Amended Tender Offer Statement by Issuer (sc To-i/a)
07 October 2021 - 12:01AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1
to
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1)
OR 13(E)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
ARDAGH GROUP S.A.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer) and Filing Person
(Offeror))
Class A Common Shares, nominal value €0.01
per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
L0223L101
(CUSIP Number of Ordinary Shares)
Ardagh Metal Beverage USA Inc.
8770 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue
Chicago, IL 60631
United States
(773) 399 3000
(Name, address and telephone number of person
authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
With a copy to:
Richard Alsop, Esq.
Lara Aryani, Esq.
Clare O’Brien, Esq.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10022
(212) 848-4000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction
Valuation*
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Amount
Of Filing Fee**
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$1,230,026,959
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$134,195.95
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*
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The
transaction value is estimated only for purposes of calculating the filing fee. This amount is based on the offer to purchase up
to 18,672,136 of the Class A Common Shares, with a nominal value of €0.01 per share.
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**
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The amount
of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Fee Rate Advisory
#1 for fiscal year 2021, by multiplying the transaction valuation by 0.0001091.
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x
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Check
the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was
previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
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Amount
Previously Paid: $134,195.95
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Filing
Party: Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A.
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Form
or Registration No.: 333-259225
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Date
Filed: September 1, 2021
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☐
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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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Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to
which the statement relates:
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¨
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third-party
tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
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x
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issuer
tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
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¨
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going-private
transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
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¨
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amendment
to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.
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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:
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¨
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Rule
13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)
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¨
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Rule
14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third Party Tender Offer)
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This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the
Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO originally filed on September 7, 2021 by Ardagh Group S.A., a public limited liability company
(société anonyme) incorporated and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg having its registered
office at 56, Rue Charles Martel, L-2134 Luxembourg, Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies
(R.C.S. Luxembourg) under number B 160804 (“AGSA”), in relation to its offer to exchange all issued and outstanding
AGSA Class A Common Shares, with a nominal value of EUR 0.01 per share (each, an “AGSA Share”) for shares, with a nominal
value of EUR 0.01 per share (“AMPSA Shares”), of Ardagh Metal Packaging S.A., a public limited liability company (société
anonyme) incorporated and existing under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg having its registered office at 56, Rue Charles
Martel, L-2134 Luxembourg, Luxembourg and registered with the Luxembourg Register of Commerce and Companies (R.C.S. Luxembourg)
under registration number B 251465 (“AMPSA”). The exchange offer was made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the offer to exchange/prospectus, dated September 7, 2021, the applicable letter of transmittal and other related materials
as amended or supplemented. This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO is intended to satisfy the reporting requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(2)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The offer to exchange/prospectus and the letter
of transmittal form part of AMPSA’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (Reg. No. 333-259225) filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September 1, 2021, as amended on September 7, 2021 and September 27, 2021 (as may be amended or supplemented from time
to time, the “Registration Statement”).
Except as otherwise set forth in this Amendment
No. 1, the information set forth in the Schedule TO remains unchanged and is incorporated herein by reference to the extent relevant
to the items in this Amendment No. 1.
ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Item 11 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
On October 6, 2021 the Company issued a press
release announcing the preliminary results of the exchange offer, which expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on October 5, 2021.
A copy of such press release is filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(B) to this Schedule TO and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 12. EXHIBIT INDEX
Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding
the following exhibit:
SIGNATURES
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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Ardagh Group
S.A.
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Dated: October 6, 2021
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By:
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/s/
David Matthews
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Name:
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David Matthews
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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