SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(Amendment No. 1)
Tender Offer Statement Under
Section 14(d)(1) or Section 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
VORNADO
REALTY TRUST
VORNADO REALTY L.P.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
VORNADO REALTY TRUST
(Name of Filing Person (Offeror))
3.625%
Convertible Senior Debentures due 2026
2.85% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2027
(Title of Class of
Securities)
929043AE7
(3.625% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2026)
929042AC3 (2.85% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2027)
(CUSIP Number of Class of
Securities)
Joseph Macnow
Vornado Realty Trust
888 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
(212) 894-7000
(Name, address and
telephone number of person authorized to receive notices
and communications on behalf of filing person)
With copies to:
William G. Farrar, Esq.
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
(212) 558-4000
Calculation of Filing Fee
Transaction valuation (1) |
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Amount of filing fee (2) |
$412,503,105 |
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$29,411.43 |
(1) Calculated solely for purposes of determining the amount of the filing fee. The transaction valuation was calculated based on the purchase of (i) $382,046,000 aggregate principal amount of the Vornado Realty Trusts 3.625% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2026, which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Vornado Realty L.P., at the tender offer price of $1,020 per $1,000 principal amount of such debentures and (ii) $22,479,000 aggregate principal amount of Vornado Realty Trusts 2.85% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2027, which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Vornado Realty L.P., at the tender offer price of $1,015 per $1,000 principal amount of such debentures. No separate consideration is being offered or paid in respect of the guarantees.
(2) The amount of the filing fee was calculated at a rate of $71.30 per $1,000,000 of transaction value.
x Check 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: $29,411.43 |
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Filing Party: Vornado Realty Trust |
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Form or Registration No.: SC TO-I |
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Date Filed: September 2, 2010 |
o 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:
o third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
x issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
o going private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.
o 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: o
INTRODUCTION
This Amendment No. 1 (the Final Amendment) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 2, 2010 (the Schedule TO), which related to separate offers (each an Offer and collectively, the Offers) by Vornado Realty Trust (the Company), a fully integrated real estate investment trust organized under the laws of the State of Maryland, to purchase any and all of the Companys issued and outstanding (i) 3.625% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2026 (the 2026 Debentures), which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Vornado Realty L.P. (the Partnership), a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, for cash, at the consideration equal to $1,020 per $1,000 principal amount of the 2026 Debentures purchased and (ii) 2.85% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2027 (the 2027 Debentures and together with the 2026 Debentures, the Debentures), which are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Partnership, for cash, at the consideration equal to $1,015 per $1,000 principal amount of the 2027 Debentures purchased, in each case upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated September 2, 2010 (the Offer to Purchase) and the related Letter of Transmittal. These Offers consisted of two separate offers, one for each series of Debentures. The Companys obligation to accept for payment, and to pay for, any Debentures validly tendered pursuant to an Offer was subject to satisfaction of the applicable conditions described in the Offer to Purchase. This Amendment is intended to satisfy the reporting requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(2) and Rule 13e-4(c)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The information in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, which were previously filed with the Schedule TO, is hereby expressly incorporated by reference into this Amendment, except that such information is hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided herein. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Offer to Purchase.
Item 7. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Item 7 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
The Company funded its purchases of the Debentures in the Offers with available cash paid to the Company by the Partnership in satisfaction of the Partnerships obligations to the Company, and the Partnership satisfied its obligations to the Company with its own cash on hand.
Item 11. Additional Information.
Item 11 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
The Offers for the Debentures each expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on September 30, 2010. The Depositary has advised the Company that an aggregate of $189,827,000 principal amount of its 2026 Debentures and $12,246,000 principal amount of its 2027 Debentures were validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) in the applicable Offer for such Debentures prior to the applicable Expiration Time of each such Offer. In accordance with the terms of each such Offer, the Company accepted for payment $189,827,000 principal amount of its 2026 Debentures (representing approximately 49.69% of the 2026 Debentures outstanding prior to the Offer) at a purchase price of $1,020 per $1,000 principal amount of such 2026 Debentures, and $12,246,000 principal amount of its 2027 Debentures (representing approximately 54.48% of the 2027 Debentures outstanding prior to the Offer) at a purchase price of $1,015 per $1,000 principal amount of such 2027 Debentures, plus, with respect to each such series of Debentures, accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, the Payment Date, which is October 1, 2010.
On October 1, 2010, the Company issued a press release announcing the final results of the Offers. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(ii) to this Final Amendment.
Item 12. Exhibits
Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following exhibit:
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.
Dated: October 1, 2010 |
VORNADO REALTY TRUST |
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By: |
/s/ Joseph Macnow |
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Name: |
Joseph Macnow |
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Title: |
Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits filed as a part of this Amendment No. 1 are listed below. Exhibits incorporated by reference are indicated in parentheses.
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(a)(1)(i) |
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Offer to Purchase dated September 2, 2010.* |
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(a)(1)(ii) |
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Form of Letter of Transmittal (including Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9).* |
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(a)(1)(iii) |
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Form of Letter to Brokers, Securities Dealers, Trust Companies and Other Nominees that are Holders of Debentures.* |
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(a)(1)(iv) |
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Form of Letter to Clients who are Beneficial Owners of Debentures.* |
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(a)(5)(i) |
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Press Release dated September 2, 2010.* |
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(a)(5)(ii) |
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Press Release dated October 1, 2010. |
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(b) |
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Not applicable. |
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(c) |
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Not applicable. |
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(d)(1) |
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Indenture, dated as of November 20, 2006 among Vornado Realty Trust, as Issuer, Vornado Realty L.P., as Guarantor and The Bank of New York, as Trustee (the 2006 Indenture) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Vornado Realty Trusts Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-11954), filed on November 27, 2006. |
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(d)(2) |
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Form of 3.625% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2026 of Vornado Realty Trust Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Vornado Realty Trusts Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-11954), filed on November 27, 2006. |
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(d)(3) |
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Form of Guarantee of Vornado Realty L.P. relating to the 3.625% Senior Debentures due 2026 of Vornado Realty Trust Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Vornado Realty Trusts Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-11954), filed on November 27, 2006. |
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(d)(4) |
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Companys officers certificate forming a part of the 2006 Indenture and setting forth additional terms of the 3.625% Senior Debentures due 2026 of Vornado Realty Trust Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Vornado Realty Trusts Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-11954), filed on November 27, 2006. |
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(d)(5) |
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Form of 2.85% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2027 of Vornado Realty Trust Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Vornado Realty Trusts Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-11954), filed on April 2, 2007. |
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(d)(6) |
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Form of Guarantee of Vornado Realty L.P. relating to the 2.85% Senior Debentures due 2027 of Vornado Realty Trust Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Vornado Realty Trusts Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-11954), filed on April 2, 2007. |
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Companys officers certificate forming a part of the 2006 Indenture and setting forth additional terms of the 2.85% Senior Debentures due 2027 of Vornado Realty Trust Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to Vornado Realty Trusts Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-11954), filed on April 2, 2007. |
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(e) |
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Not applicable. |
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(f) |
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Not applicable. |
Exhibit 99.(a)(5)(ii)
CONTACT: JOSEPH MACNOW
(201) 587-1000
210 Route 4 East
Paramus, NJ, 07652
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2010
Vornado Realty Trust Announces Completion of Cash Tender Offers
For Its 3.625% Convertible Senior
Debentures and
Its 2.85% Convertible Senior Debentures
PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO) (Vornado) today announced that it has completed its previously announced cash tender offers for any and all of its 3.625% Convertible Senior Debentures (CUSIP No. 929043AE7) (the 3.625% Debentures) and its 2.85% Convertible Senior Debentures (CUSIP No. 929042AC3) (the 2.85% Debentures and together with the 3.625% Debentures, the Securities), each of which is guaranteed by Vornado Realty L.P. (the Operating Partnership), the operating partnership through which Vornado conducts its business and holds substantially all of its assets.
The tender offers for the Securities expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on September 30, 2010. Pursuant to the terms of the tender offers, Vornado purchased an aggregate of $189,827,000 principal amount of the 3.625% Debentures (representing approximately 49.69% of the 3.625% Debentures outstanding prior to the tender offer) and $12,246,000 principal amount of the 2.85% Debentures (representing approximately 54.48% of the 2.85% Debentures outstanding prior to the tender offer). The Securities purchased have been retired, thereby leaving $192,219,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 3.625% Debentures outstanding and $10,233,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2.85% Debentures outstanding.
In accordance with the terms of the tender offers, the consideration paid for the Securities was $1,020 per $1,000 in principal amount of the 3.625% Debentures and $1,015 per $1,000 in principal amount of the 2.85% Debentures, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, October 1, 2010, the settlement date for the tender offers. The aggregate consideration paid for the Securities purchased, exclusive of accrued interest, was approximately $206,053,230. Vornado paid for all of the Securities purchased pursuant to the tender offers with available cash received from the Operating Partnership.
Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as Dealer Manager for the tender offers and Global Bondholder Services Corporation acted as the information agent for the tender offers.
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell, or to solicit any consents related to, the Securities. The offers to purchase Securities were only made pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and related letter of transmittal that Vornado has filed with the SEC and mailed to holders of Securities. Holders of Securities should read those materials carefully because they contain important information, including the various terms of, and conditions to, the tender offers.
Vornado Realty Trust is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust.
Certain statements contained herein may constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Vornado to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, risks associated with the timing of and costs associated with property improvements, financing commitments, general competitive factors and the risk factors discussed in documents filed by Vornado from time to time with the SEC, including Vornados Annual Report on Form 10-K and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
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