UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE TO

TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 2)

 

 

Thorne HealthTech, Inc.

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

 

 

Healthspan Merger Sub, Inc.

(Name of Filing Person (Offeror))

a wholly-owned subsidiary of

Healthspan Buyer, LLC

(Name of Filing Person (Parent of Offeror))

Healthspan Intermediate, LLC

Healthspan Topco, LLC

Healthspan Holdings, LP

Healthspan GP, LLC

LC10 Management, LLC

(Names of Filing Persons (Other))

 

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

885260 109

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

 

 

Marc Magliacano

Healthspan Merger Sub, Inc.

c/o Catterton Management Company, L.L.C.

599 West Putnam Avenue

Greenwich, Connecticut 06830

(203) 629-4901

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

 

 

Copy to:

Joshua Kogan, P.C.

Marshall Shaffer, P.C.

Ross Leff, P.C.

Zoey Hitzert

Kirkland & Ellis LLP

601 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10022

(212) 446-4800

 

 

 

Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

 

 

Third-party offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

 

 

Issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

 

 

Going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

 

 

Amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ☒

If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:

 

 

Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)

 

 

Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third Party Tender Offer)

 

 

 


This Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 14, 2023 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Schedule TO”) by Healthspan Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Healthspan Buyer, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”), Parent, Healthspan Intermediate, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Healthspan Topco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Healthspan Holdings, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Healthspan GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and LC10 Management, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. The Schedule TO relates to the offer by Purchaser to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”) of Thorne HealthTech, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Thorne”), at a price of $10.20 per Share, net to the seller in cash without interest and less any required withholding taxes and any Dividend Adjustments, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the offer to purchase dated September 14, 2023 (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”) and in the related letter of transmittal, copies of which are attached to the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively.

Except as set forth in this Amendment, the information set forth in the Schedule TO remains unchanged. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule TO or the Offer to Purchase, as applicable.

Items 1 through 9 and Item 11.

The Offer to Purchase and Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 of the Schedule TO are hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

“The Offer and related withdrawal rights expired as scheduled at one minute past 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, at the end of October 12, 2023, and were not extended (such date and time, the “Expiration Time”). The Depositary has advised Purchaser that, as of the Expiration Time, an aggregate of 52,596,517 Shares (excluding Shares tendered pursuant to guaranteed delivery procedures that have not yet been “received” (as defined by Section 251(h)(6) of the DGCL) by the Depositary in the Offer) had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, representing 97.3% of the issued and outstanding Shares as of the Expiration Time. Accordingly, the Minimum Condition has been satisfied. Purchaser expects to promptly accept for payment, and will promptly pay for, all Shares that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer prior to the Expiration Time.

Parent expects to consummate the Merger on October 16, 2023 in accordance with, and subject to the terms of, the Merger Agreement.

Following the consummation of the Merger, all Shares will be delisted from Nasdaq and deregistered under the Exchange Act.

A copy of the press release issued by L Catterton and Thorne on October 13, 2023 announcing the expiration and results of the Offer is filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(A) to the Schedule TO and is incorporated by reference herein.”

The Offer to Purchase and Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 of the Schedule TO, to the extent such Items incorporate by reference the information contained in the Offer to Purchase, are hereby amended and supplemented by replacing the information set forth in the second paragraph under Section 16—“Certain Legal Matters; Regulatory Approvals” of the Offer to Purchase with the following:

Certain Litigation. On September 19, 2023, a purported stockholder of Thorne filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Thorne and the members of the Thorne Board, captioned O’Dell v. Thorne HealthTech, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:23-cv-08246. On September 20, 2023, a purported stockholder of Thorne filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Thorne and the members of the Thorne Board, captioned Morgan v. Thorne HealthTech, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:23- cv-08342. On September 21, 2023, a purported stockholder of Thorne filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against Thorne and the members of the Thorne Board, captioned Taylor v. Thorne HealthTech, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:23-cv-01034. On September 21, 2023, two purported stockholders of Thorne filed complaints in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Thorne and the members of the Thorne Board, captioned Donatacci v. Thorne HealthTech, Inc., et. al., Case No. 1:23-cv-08372 and Wang v. Thorne HealthTech, Inc., et. al., Case No. 1:23-cv-08375. The complaints in this paragraph are referred to as the ‘Complaints.’”


Item 12. Exhibits

Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit:

 

Exhibit No.   Description
(a)(5)(A)   Joint Press Release issued by Thorne HealthTech, Inc. and L Catterton on October 13, 2023.


SIGNATURES

After due inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated: October 13, 2023

 

HEALTHSPAN MERGER SUB, INC.
By:  

/s/ Marc Magliacano

Name:   Marc Magliacano
Title:   President and Secretary
HEALTHSPAN BUYER, LLC
By:  

/s/ Marc Magliacano

Name:   Marc Magliacano
Title:   President and Secretary
HEALTHSPAN INTERMEDIATE, LLC
By:  

/s/ Marc Magliacano

Name:   Marc Magliacano
Its:   President and Secretary
HEALTHSPAN TOPCO, LLC
By:  

/s/ Marc Magliacano

Name:   Marc Magliacano
Title:   President and Secretary
HEALTHSPAN HOLDINGS, LP
By:   Healthspan GP, LLC
Its:   General Partner
By:  

/s/ Marc Magliacano

Name:   Marc Magliacano
Title:   President and Secretary
HEALTHSPAN GP, LLC
By:  

/s/ Marc Magliacano

Name:   Marc Magliacano
Title:   President and Secretary
LC10 MANAGEMENT, LLC
By:  

/s/ Daniel Reid

Name:   Daniel Reid
Title:   Secretary

Exhibit (a)(5)(A)

L Catterton and Thorne HealthTech, Inc. Announce Expiration of Tender Offer

NEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2023 — L Catterton and Thorne HealthTech, Inc. (“Thorne”) (NASDAQ: THRN) today announced that the tender offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Thorne’s common stock (“Shares”) for $10.20 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes (the “Offer”), expired as scheduled at one minute past 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on October 12, 2023 and was not extended (such date and time, the “Expiration Time”).

Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the depositary and paying agent for the Offer, has advised L Catterton that, as of the Expiration Time, 52,596,517 Shares were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the Offer, representing 97.3% of the issued and outstanding Shares as of the Expiration Time. Accordingly, all conditions to the Offer have been satisfied. L Catterton and its affiliate, Healthspan Merger Sub, Inc. (“Purchaser”), will promptly accept for payment, and will promptly pay for, all Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the Offer.

The parties expect to consummate the acquisition on October 16, 2023, in accordance with, and subject to the terms of, the definitive agreement for the proposed acquisition.

Advisors

BofA Securities served as financial advisor and Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal advisor to L Catterton. CG Sawaya Partners (operating under Canaccord Genuity) served as exclusive financial advisor and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati served as legal advisor to Thorne and Thorne’s Special Committee of the Board of Directors.

About L Catterton

L Catterton is a market-leading consumer-focused investment firm, managing approximately $34 billion of equity capital and three multi-product platforms: private equity, credit, and real estate. Leveraging deep category insight, operational excellence, and a broad network of strategic relationships, L Catterton’s team of more than 200 investment and operating professionals across 17 offices partners with management teams to drive differentiated value creation across its portfolio. Founded in 1989, the firm has made over 250 investments in some of the world’s most iconic consumer brands. For more information about L Catterton, please visit www.lcatterton.com.

About Thorne HealthTech, Inc.

Thorne is a leader in developing innovative solutions for delivering personalized approaches to health and wellness. As a science-driven wellness company that empowers individuals with the support, education, and solutions they need to achieve healthy aging – living healthier longer – Thorne utilizes testing and data to create improved product efficacy and to deliver personalized solutions to consumers, health professionals, and corporations. Predicated on the power of the individual, Thorne leverages artificial intelligence models to provide insights and personalized data, products, and services that help individuals take a proactive and actionable approach to improve and maintain their health over a lifetime. Thorne is the only supplement manufacturer that collaborates with Mayo Clinic on health and wellness research and content and is trusted by more than five million customers, 47,000+ health-care professionals, thousands of professional athletes, more than 100 professional sports teams, and multiple U.S. National Teams. For more information, visit www.thorne.com.


Additional Information and Where to Find It

This communication is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities, nor is it a substitute for the tender offer materials that affiliates of L Catterton, including Purchaser, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The solicitation and offer to buy outstanding Shares of Thorne was only made pursuant to the tender offer materials that affiliates of L Catterton, including Purchaser, filed with the SEC. The tender offer materials are available for free on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this communication are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “could,” “intend,” “target,” “project,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Forward-looking statements contained in this communication include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Thorne’s pending acquisition by affiliates of L Catterton (the “Transaction”), including the expected timing of the closing of the Transaction. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if any assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include risks associated with potential litigation relating to the Transaction; uncertainties as to the timing of the consummation of the Transaction and the ability of each party to consummate the Transaction; and the risks and uncertainties described in the section titled “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in Thorne’s filings made with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2023, and its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other SEC filings, copies of which are available free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Because forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. All forward-looking statements in this communication are based on information available as of the date of this communication, and neither L Catterton nor Thorne assumes any obligation to update the forward-looking statements provided to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date of this communication, except as required by law.

Contacts:

L Catterton:

Julie Hamilton

Julie.hamilton@lcatterton.com

Thorne:

Jordan Fisher

Jordan.Fisher@edelmansmithfield.com


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