Transaction Valuation* | Amount of Filing Fee** | |
$681,521,712.48 | $48,592.50 |
* | Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only, in accordance with Rule 0-1l(d) under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). The transaction valuation was calculated by multiplying the offer price of $22.12 per share by 33,810,204, the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (Shares), of Superior Well Services, Inc. (Superior) outstanding on a fully diluted basis as of August 4, 2010, as represented by Superior in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 6, 2010, with Nabors Industries Ltd. and Diamond Acquisition Corp., which Shares consist of 30,810,204 Shares issued and outstanding, plus 3,000,000 Shares that would be issued upon conversion of the 4% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock. | |
** | The filing fee was calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of the Exchange Act and Fee Rate Advisory #4 for fiscal year 2010, issued December 17, 2009, by multiplying the transaction value of $681,521,712.48 by 0.00007130. |
þ | 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: $48,592.50
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Filing Party: Diamond Acquisition Corp. | |
Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO
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Date Filed: August 11, 2010 |
o | Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
þ | third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
o | issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
o | going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
þ | amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
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(1) | The following paragraph shall be added on page 23 as the last paragraph under the heading Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with Superior of the Offer to Purchase. | |
On August 25, 2010, Stephen Bushansky, a purported stockholder of Superior Well Services, Inc., filed a complaint on behalf of himself and as a putative class action on behalf of Superiors stockholders, against Superior, each of Superiors officers and directors, Offeror and Nabors in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania under the caption Bushansky v. Superior Well Services, Inc., et al. (Civil Action No. 2:10-CV-01121-CB). The complaint alleges, among other things, that the disclosures contained in the Schedule 14D-9 filed by Superior with the SEC are false and misleading and contain misrepresentations and omissions of material fact in violation of Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act, and that defendants breached their fiduciary duties and violated Sections 14(e) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act by entering into the Merger Agreement and filing the Schedule 14D-9, and that Nabors and Offeror aided and abetted those breaches. The complaint does not state how many shares are purportedly held by the plaintiff, Stephen Bushansky. The complaint seeks, among other things, a judgment determining that the action brought by the complaint is properly maintainable as a class action, a declaration that the defendants have breached fiduciary duties and violated Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act, an injunction preventing the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, an award of compensatory damages to the plaintiff and other members of the class, and award of the plaintiffs costs, including attorneys and experts fees. Nabors views the complaint as lacking merit, and intends to defend the case vigorously. |
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(2) | The first full paragraph that appears on page 34 of the Offer to Purchase under the heading Conditions of the Offer is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: | |
The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of Offeror and may be asserted or waived by Offeror in whole or in part on or before the Expiration Date, subject in each case to the terms and requirements of the Merger Agreement and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC. The failure by Offeror at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right, and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right which may be asserted on or before the Expiration Date. If Offeror waives a material condition to the Offer, Offeror will extend the Offer and disseminate additional tender offer materials to the extent required by applicable law and the applicable regulations of the SEC. The minimum period during which a tender offer must remain open following material changes in the terms of the Offer, other than a change in price or a change in percentage of securities sought, depends upon the facts and circumstances, including the materiality of the changes. In the SECs view, an offer should remain open for a minimum of five business days from the date the material change is first published, sent or given to stockholders, and, if material changes are made with respect to information that approaches the significance of price and the percentage of securities sought, a minimum of 10 business days may be required to allow for adequate dissemination and investor response. With respect to a change in price, a minimum 10-business-day period from the date of the change is generally required to allow for adequate dissemination to stockholders. Accordingly, if, prior to the Expiration Date, Offeror decreases the number of Shares being sought (which would require the consent of Superior), or increases or decreases (which decrease would require the consent of Superior) the consideration offered pursuant to the Offer, and if the Offer is scheduled to expire at any time earlier than the period ending on the 10th business day from the date that notice of the increase or decrease is first published, sent or given to Superior stockholders, Offeror will extend the Offer at least until the expiration of that period of 10 business days. |
(a)(1)(A)
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Offer to Purchase, dated August 11, 2010.(1) | |
(a)(1)(B)
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Form of Letter of Transmittal.(1) | |
(a)(1)(C)
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Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.(1) | |
(a)(1)(D)
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Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.(1) | |
(a)(1)(E)
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Form of Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.(1) | |
(a)(1)(F)
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IRS Form W-9.(1) | |
(a)(5)(A)
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Press Release Issued by Nabors and Superior, dated August 9, 2010, announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement by and among Nabors, Offeror and Superior (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed by Nabors on August 9, 2010). | |
(d)(1)
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 6, 2010, by and among Nabors, Offeror and Superior (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed by Nabors on August 9, 2010). | |
(d)(2)
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Tender and Voting Agreement, by and among Nabors, Offeror and certain stockholder signatories thereto, dated as of August 6, 2010 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed by Nabors on August 9, 2010). |
(1) | Incorporated by reference from the Initial Schedule TO, filed by Nabors and Offeror with the SEC on August 11, 2010. |
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NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
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By: | /s/ Mark D. Andrews | |||
Name: | Mark D. Andrews | |||
Title: | Corporate Secretary | |||
DIAMOND ACQUISITION CORP. |
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By: | /s/ Jose S. Cadena | |||
Name: | Jose S. Cadena | |||
Title: | Vice President | |||
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(a)(1)(A)
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Offer to Purchase, dated August 11, 2010.(1) | |
(a)(1)(B)
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Form of Letter of Transmittal.(1) | |
(a)(1)(C)
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Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.(1) | |
(a)(1)(D)
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Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.(1) | |
(a)(1)(E)
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Form of Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.(1) | |
(a)(1)(F)
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IRS Form W-9.(1) | |
(a)(5)(A)
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Press Release Issued by Nabors and Superior, dated August 9, 2010, announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement by and among Nabors, Offeror and Superior (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed by Nabors on August 9, 2010). | |
(d)(1)
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 6, 2010, by and among Nabors, Offeror and Superior (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed by Nabors on August 9, 2010). | |
(d)(2)
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Tender and Voting Agreement, by and among Nabors, Offeror and certain stockholder signatories thereto, dated as of August 6, 2010 (incorporated by reference to the Form 8-K filed by Nabors on August 9, 2010). |
(1) | Incorporated by reference from the Initial Schedule TO, filed by Nabors and Offeror with the SEC on August 11, 2010. |
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