Radyne Corp - Amended Statement of Ownership: Solicitation (SC 14D9/A)
24 June 2008 - 2:40AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Schedule 14D-9
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT
UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
(Amendment No. 1)
Radyne Corporation
(Name of Subject Company)
Radyne Corporation
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
750611402
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Carl Myron Wagner
Chief Executive Officer
Radyne
Corporation
3138 East Elwood Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
(602) 437-9620
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive
notices
and communications on behalf of person(s) filing statement)
with a copy to:
Steven D. Pidgeon, Esq.
DLA Piper
US LLP
2415 East Camelback Road
Suite 700
Phoenix, Arizona 85016-4245
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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
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This Amendment No. 1 (this Amendment) amends and supplements the
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the Schedule 14D-9) initially filed by Radyne Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company), with the U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on May 22, 2008. The Schedule
14D-9 relates to a tender offer by Comtech TA Corp., a Delaware corporation (Purchaser) and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Comtech
Telecommunications Corp., a Delaware corporation (Comtech), as disclosed in a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, dated May 22, 2008 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the Schedule TO), to purchase all of
the outstanding common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company at a price of $11.50 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and less any required withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated May 22, 2008 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the Offer to Purchase), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time,
the Letter of Transmittal and, together with the Offer to Purchase, the Offer), which are annexed to and filed with the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively.
Except as otherwise set forth below, the information set forth in the Schedule 14D-9 remains unchanged and is incorporated by reference as relevant to
the items in this Amendment. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 14D-9.
Item 8. Additional Information.
Item 8 of the Schedule 14D-9, entitled Additional Information, is
hereby amended and supplemented by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
Extension of Offer
On June 23, 2008, Comtech announced that Purchaser had extended the expiration date of the Offer to 12:00 midnight, New York City
time, on Tuesday, July 15, 2008. A copy of the press release issued by Comtech on June 23, 2008 announcing the extension of the Offer is filed as Exhibit (a)(11) hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Exhibits.
Item 9 of the Schedule
14D-9, entitled Exhibits, is hereby amended and supplemented by adding to the listed exhibits the following exhibit:
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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(a)(11)
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Press release issued by Comtech on June 23, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(5)(B) to the Amendment No. 1 to Schedule TO filed by Comtech and Purchaser with the SEC on
June 23, 2008.
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SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 14D-9 is true, complete and correct.
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RADYNE CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Malcolm C. Persen
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Malcolm C. Persen
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Chief Financial Officer
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Dated: June 23, 2008
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