UNITED STATES
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
CHORDIANT SOFTWARE, INC.
(Name of subject company (Issuer))
MAPLE LEAF ACQUISITION CORP.
a wholly owned subsidiary of
PEGASYSTEMS INC.
(Name of Filing Persons (Offerors))
| Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | 170404305 | |
| (Title of classes of securities) | (CUSIP number of common stock) |
Shawn Hoyt
General Counsel and Secretary
Pegasystems, Inc.
101 Main Street
Cambridge, MA 02142
(617) 374-9600
(Name, address, and telephone number of person authorized to receive
notices and communications on behalf of Filing Persons)
Copies to:
Jeffrey D. Saper
Lawrence M. Chu
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
650 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 493-9300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
| Transaction Valuation |
Amount of Filing Fee* | |
| Not applicable. | Not Applicable. |
| * | A filing fee is not required in connection with this filing as it relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
| ¨ | 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: | None | Filing Party: | N/A | |||||
| Form of Registration No.: | N/A | Date Filed: | N/A |
| x | Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of the tender offer. |
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
| x | third party tender 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: ¨
| Item 12. | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Joint Press Release of Pegasystems Inc. and Chordiant Software, Inc., dated March 15, 2010 | |