UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO/A
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1)
OR SECTION 13(e)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
INCO LIMITED
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
(Amendment No. 16)
TECK COMINCO LIMITED
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
COMMON SHARES
(Title of Class of Securities)
453258402
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Peter Rozee
Teck Cominco Limited
Suite 600, 200 Burrard Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
V6C 3L9
(604) 687-1117
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to
receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
CT Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10011
(212) 894-8940
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to
receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
with copies to:
| Geofrey Myers Lang Michener LLP BCE Place, P.O. Box 747 Suite 2500, 181 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2T7 (416) 360-8600 |
Edwin S. Maynard Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10019-6064 (212) 373-3000 |
This Amendment No. 16 amends and supplements the tender offer statement on Schedule TO (the "Schedule TO") filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 23, 2006 by Teck Cominco Limited, a corporation existing under the laws of Canada ("Teck").
The Schedule TO relates to the offer (the "Offer") by Teck to purchase, on and subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer and Circular dated May 23, 2006 (the "Offer and Circular"), all of the outstanding common shares of Inco Limited, a corporation existing under the laws of Canada ("Inco"), together with associated rights (the "Rights") issued and outstanding under the shareholder rights plan of Inco (together, the "Inco Shares"), other than any Inco Shares owned, directly or indirectly, by Teck and its affiliates on any date upon which Teck takes up or acquires Inco Shares pursuant to the Offer, and including any Inco Shares that may become issued and outstanding after the date of the Offer but prior to 8:00 p.m. (Toronto time) on August 16, 2006 or such other date as is set out in a notice of variation of the Offer issued at any time and from time to time accelerating or extending the period during which Inco Shares may be deposited to the Offer (the "Expiry Date") (provided that, if such day is not a business day, then the Expiry Date will be the next business day), upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any securities of Inco (other than the Rights) that are convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Inco Shares, for a combination of, at the election of each holder, (a) Cdn. $78.50 in cash or (b) 0.9776 of a Teck Class B subordinate voting share and Cdn. $0.05 in cash for each Inco common share, subject, in each case, to pro ration.
The Offer is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer and Circular dated May 23, 2006 and the related Letter of Transmittal, copies of which were filed as Exhibits (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii), respectively, to the Schedule TO, as amended by the Notice of Variation and Extension, dated July 24, 2006, filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(1)(vii) (the "Notice of Variation and Extension").
As permitted by General Instruction F to Schedule TO, the information set forth in the entire Notice of Variation and Extension, including all appendices, schedules, exhibits and annexes thereto, is hereby expressly incorporated by reference in response to all items of information required to be included in, or covered by, this Schedule TO and is supplemented by the information specifically provided herein.
Capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein have the respective meaning assigned to such terms in the Offer and Circular, as amended by the Notice of Variation and Extension.
| Item 12. |
Exhibits. |
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| Item 12 of the Schedule TO is amended and supplemented by adding the following: | ||
(a)(1)(vii) |
Notice of Variation and Extension dated July 24, 2006. |
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(a)(5)(xx) |
Press release of Teck dated July 24, 2006, incorporated by reference to Teck's filing pursuant to Rule 425 on July 25, 2006. |
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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.
| TECK COMINCO LIMITED | |||
By: |
/s/ PETER ROZEE Name: Peter Rozee Title: Senior Vice President, Commercial Affairs |
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Dated: July 25, 2006
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(a)(1)(vii) |
Notice of Variation and Extension dated July 24, 2006. |
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(a)(5)(xx) |
Press release of Teck dated July 24, 2006, incorporated by reference to Teck's filing pursuant to Rule 425 on July 25, 2006. |