UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(RULE 14d–100)
Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
SALIX PHARMACEUTICALS, LTD.
(Name of Subject Company)
Sun Merger Sub, Inc.
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
795435106
(Cusip Number of Class of Securities)
Robert Chai-Onn
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
2150 St. Elzéar Blvd. West
Laval, Quebec
(514) 744-6792
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
With copies to:
Alison S. Ressler
Sarah P. Payne
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
1888 Century Park East, Suite 2000
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(310) 712-6600
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
| Transaction Valuation* | Amount of Filing Fee* | |
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| * | Pursuant to General Instruction D to Schedule TO, 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: N/A | 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 a 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: ¨
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 filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer for the outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (“Salix”) by Sun Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, a wholly owned subsidiary of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.
Additional Information
The tender offer described in this communication has not yet commenced and this communication is not a recommendation or an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of Salix. At the time the tender offer is commenced Sun Merger Sub, Inc. and Valeant will file a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, containing an offer to purchase, form of letter of transmittal and related tender offer documents, with the SEC, and Salix will file a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 relating to the tender offer with the SEC. Valeant and Salix intend to mail these documents to the stockholders of Salix. These documents, as they may be amended from time to time, will contain important information about the tender offer and stockholders of Salix are urged to read them carefully when they become available. Stockholders of Salix will be able to obtain a free copy of these documents, when they become available, at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, the Tender Offer Statement and other documents that Valeant files with the SEC will be made available to all stockholders of Salix free of charge at www.valeant.com. The Solicitation/Recommendation Statement and the other documents filed by Salix with the SEC will be made available to all stockholders of Salix free of charge at www.salix.com.
| Item 12. | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Investor Presentation by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. on February 23, 2015 | |
| 99.2 | Email sent to employees of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. on February 22, 2015 | |
| 99.3 | Email sent to employees of Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. on February 22, 2015 | |