SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(Rule 14d-100)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 1)
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Steel Partners Holdings L.P.
(Name of Subject Company)
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Steel Partners Holdings L.P.
(Names of Filing Persons - Offeror)
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Common Units, No Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
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85814R107
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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James F. McCabe, Jr.
Chief Financial Officer
590 Madison Avenue, 32nd Floor,
New York, New York 10022
(212) 520-2300
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
Copy to:
Steve Wolosky, Esq.
Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP
Park Avenue Tower, 65 East 55th Street
New York, New York 10022
(212) 451-2300
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CALCULATION OF FILING FEE:
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Transaction Valuation(1)
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Amount of Filing Fee(2)
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$49,000,000
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$6,312
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(1) The transaction value is estimated only for purposes of calculating the filing fee. The transaction value was calculated assuming that $49,000,000 in value of common units, no par value, of Steel Partners Holdings L.P. will be purchased at the maximum tender offer price of $17.50 per unit.
(2) The amount of the filing fee, calculated pursuant to Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals $128.80 per $1,000,000 of the value of the transaction.
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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.
Amount Previously Paid: $6,312
Form or Registration No.: SC TO-I
Filing Party: Steel Partners Holdings L.P.
Date Filed: March 25, 2014
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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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third party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
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issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
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going private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
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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 a tender offer: ¨
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If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:
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¨Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)
¨Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)
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INTRODUCTION
This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the “Original Statement”) filed on March 25, 2014 by Steel Partners Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Company”), relating to the offer (the “Offer”) by the Company to purchase up to $49 million in value of its common units, no par value, at a price not less than $16.50 nor greater than $17.50 per unit, net to the seller in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase for Cash dated March 25, 2014 (the “Offer to Purchase”), a copy of which is attached to the Original Statement as Exhibit (a)(1)(A), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), a copy of which is attached to the Original Statement as Exhibit (a)(1)(B). The Original Statement, as amended by this Amendment No. 1, is intended to satisfy the reporting requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The information contained in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal is incorporated herein by reference in response to all of the items of the Original Statement, as supplemented and amended by the information specifically provided herein. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “units” are to the Company’s common units, no par value.
All capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 1 without definition have the meanings ascribed to them in the Offer to Purchase.
The items of the Original Statement set forth below are hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
Item 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Item 11 to the Original Statement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following information to the end thereof:
On April 24, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the preliminary results of the Offer, which expired at 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on April 23, 2014. A copy of such press release is filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(B) to this Amendment No. 1 to the Original Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. EXHIBITS
Item 12 to the Original Statement is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following exhibit to the exhibit index:
(a)(5)(B) Press release dated April 24, 2014.
SIGNATURE
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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STEEL PARTNERS HOLDINGS L.P.
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By:
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Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc.
its General Partner
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By:
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/s/ James F. McCabe, Jr.
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Name:
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James F. McCabe, Jr.
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Title:
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Chief Financial Officer
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Date: April 24, 2014
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit
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Description
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(a)
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(1)
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(A)
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Offer to Purchase for Cash, dated March 25, 2014.*
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(B)
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Letter of Transmittal (including Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Form W-9).*
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Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
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(D)
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Form of letter to brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees.*
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Form of letter to be used by brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees to their clients.*
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(5)
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(A)
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Press Release dated March 24, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to the Schedule TO-C filed by the Company on March 24, 2014).
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(B)
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Press Release dated April 24, 2014.
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(b)
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Credit Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2013, by and among SPH Group Holdings LLC, Steel Partners Holdings L.P., the lenders thereunder and PNC Bank, National Association, in its capacity as administrative agent for the lenders thereunder (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Company's Report on Form 8-K dated October 23, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2013).
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(2)
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Pledge Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2013, by and among SPH Group Holdings LLC, Steel Partners Holdings L.P., and PNC Bank, National Association, as agent for the benefit of the lenders (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to Company's Report on Form 8-K dated October 23, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2013).
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(d)
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Fifth Amended and Restated Management Agreement by and among Steel Partners Holdings L.P., SPH Group LLC and SP General Services LLC, dated as of May 11, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K dated October 10, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 2013).
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(2)
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Second Amended and Restated Deferred Fee Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2002, as amended and restated as of January 1, 2005, and as further amended and restated as of July 15, 2009, by and between Steel Partners Holdings L.P. and WGL Capital Corp (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form 10 filed January 20, 2012).
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Investor Services Agreement by and among Steel Partners Holdings L.P., Steel Partners LLC and WGL Capital Corp., dated July 15, 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 10 filed December 15, 2011).
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Assignment and Assumption Agreement by and among Steel Partners II (Offshore) Ltd., WGL Capital Corp. and Steel Partners Holdings L.P., dated July 15, 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form 10 filed January 20, 2012).
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Amended and Restated Services Agreement by and between Steel Partners Holdings L.P. and SP Corporate Services, LLC, effective as of dated July 15, 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form 10 filed January 20, 2012).
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Management Services Agreement by and between SP Corporate Services LLC and Handy & Harman Ltd. and Handy & Harman Group Ltd., dated as of January 1, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form 10 filed January 20, 2012).
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First Amendment to the Management Services Agreement by and between SP Corporate Services LLC and Handy & Harman Ltd. and Handy & Harman Group Ltd., dated as of March 27, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K dated April 2, 2013 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 2, 2013).
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Amended and Restated Management Services Agreement between SP Corporate Services LLC and Steel Excel Inc dated August 1, 2012 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K dated January 9, 2014 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14, 2014).
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Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Management Services Agreement between SP Corporate Services LLC and Steel Excel Inc. dated April 5, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K dated January 9, 2014 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14, 2014).
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Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Management Services Agreement between SP Corporate Services LLC and Steel Excel Inc., effective January 1, 2014 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Report on Form 8-K dated January 9, 2014 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 14, 2014).
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None.
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(h)
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Not applicable.
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* Previously filed with the Schedule TO on March 25, 2014.
Exhibit (a)(5)(B)
Steel Partners Holdings L.P. Announces Preliminary Results of Its Dutch Auction Tender Offer
New York, New York, April 24, 2014 – Steel Partners Holdings L.P. (NYSE: SPLP) (“SPLP” or the “Company”), a global diversified holding company, today announced the preliminary results of its previously announced modified Dutch Auction tender offer to purchase for cash up to $49 million in value of its common units, no par value, at a price per unit of not less than $16.50 nor greater than $17.50 per unit. The tender offer expired at 5:00 P.M., Eastern Time, on April 23, 2014.
Based on the preliminary count by American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the Depositary for the tender offer, approximately 4,273,328 common units were properly tendered and not withdrawn at or below the final purchase price of $16.50 per unit, including approximately 119,294 common units that were tendered through notice of guaranteed delivery. Since the tender offer is oversubscribed, the Company intends to purchase a pro-rated amount of common units, after taking into account priority given to holders of less than 100 units, as provided in the Offer to Purchase dated March 25, 2014, using a proration factor to be determined by the Company in consultation with the Depositary. Based on the preliminary count, the Company expects to purchase 2,969,696 common units at the final purchase price of $16.50, for an expected total cost of approximately $49 million, excluding fees and expenses related to the tender offer.
The number of common units to be purchased, the purchase price and the proration information are preliminary and are subject to verification by the Depositary and to the proper delivery of all units tendered and not properly withdrawn (including units tendered pursuant to guaranteed delivery procedures). The actual number of common units validly tendered and not withdrawn and the proration factor will be announced promptly following completion of the verification process. Promptly after such announcement, the Depositary will issue payment for the units validly tendered and accepted under the tender offer and will return all other common units tendered and not purchased.
Investor questions concerning the tender offer may be directed to the information agent, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., at 800-322-2885 or tenderoffer@mackenziepartners.com.
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Steel Partners Holdings L.P. is a global diversified holding company that engages in multiple businesses through consolidated subsidiaries, associated companies and other interests. It owns and operates businesses and has significant interests in leading companies in various industries, including diversified industrial products, energy, defense, supply chain management and logistics, banking, food products and services, oilfield services, sports, training, education, and the entertainment and lifestyle industries.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This press release may contain certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that reflect SPLP's current expectations and projections about its future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. Forward-looking statements are based on information currently available to the Company and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause its actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities in 2014 and beyond to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. These factors include, without limitation, SPLP's subsidiaries need for additional financing and the terms and conditions of any financing that is consummated, their customers' acceptance of its new and existing products, the risk that the Company and its subsidiaries will not be able to compete successfully, and the possible volatility of the Company's unit price and the potential fluctuation in its operating results. Although SPLP believes that the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable and achievable, any such statements involve significant risks and uncertainties and no assurance can be given that the actual results will be consistent with the forward-looking statements. Investors should read carefully the factors described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company's filings with the SEC, including the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 for information regarding risk factors that could affect the Company's results. Except as otherwise required by federal securities laws, SPLP undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.
Investor contact:
Steel Partners Holdings GP Inc.
James F. McCabe, Jr., Chief Financial Officer
212-520-2300
jmccabe@steelpartners.com