General Mills, Inc. Amendment No. 2 to Schedule TO-I
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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
(Amendment No. 2)
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
GENERAL MILLS, INC.
(Name of Filing Person (Issuer))
Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2022
(Title of Class of Securities)
370334 AT1 and 370334 AU8
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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Copy to: |
Siri S. Marshall, Esq. |
Gary L. Tygesson, Esq. |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
General Mills, Inc. |
50 South Sixth Street |
Number One General Mills Boulevard |
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 |
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55426 |
(612) 340-2600 |
(763) 764-7600 |
(Name, address and telephone number of person
authorized to receive notices and communications on
behalf of filing person)
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction Valuation*: $1,592,279,466 |
Amount of Filing Fee**: $187,412 |
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Calculated solely for purposes of
determining the filing fee. The purchase price of the Zero Coupon Convertible Senior
Debentures Due 2022, as described herein, is $712.97 per $1,000 principal amount at
maturity outstanding. As of September 13, 2005, there was $2,233,305,000 in aggregate
principal amount at maturity outstanding, resulting in an aggregate maximum purchase price
of $1,592,279,466.
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The amount of the filing fee was
calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and equals $117.70 for each $1,000,000 of the value of the transaction.
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x |
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.
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Amount Previously Paid: |
$187,412 |
Filing Party: |
General Mills, Inc. |
Form or Registration No.: |
005-34820 |
Date Filed: |
September 15, 2005 |
o |
Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
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Check the appropriate boxes to
designate any transactions to which this statement relates:
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third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
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going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
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issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
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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: x
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
This
Amendment No. 2 relates to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO originally filed by
General Mills, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on September 15, 2005, as amended and
supplemented by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with the SEC on October 4, 2005
(collectively, the Schedule TO), with respect to the right of each holder of
the Companys Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2022 (the
Debentures) to surrender Debentures for purchase by the Company, upon the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Indenture, dated as of October 28,
2002, between the Company and BNY Midwest Trust Company, an Illinois trust company, as
trustee (the Trustee), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture,
dated as of September 14, 2005, between the Company and the Trustee (collectively, the
Indenture), the Debentures, the Company Notice, dated September 15, 2005, as
amended and supplemented by the Revised Company Notice, dated October 4, 2005, and the
related notice materials filed as exhibits to the Schedule TO (collectively, the
Put Option).
This
Amendment No. 2 is being filed by the Company to amend and supplement certain provisions
of the Schedule TO to the extent set forth herein.
The
Schedule TO, as amended and supplemented by this Amendment No. 2, is intended to
satisfy the disclosure requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(2) and (4) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 4. Terms of the Transaction.
Item
4 of the Schedule TO is amended and supplemented by adding the following language:
The Put
Option expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on Friday, October 28, 2005 (the
Purchase Date). Debentures in an aggregate principal amount at maturity of
approximately $1.86 billion were validly surrendered for purchase, and the Company has
purchased all such Debentures. The purchase price of the Debentures was $712.97 in cash
per $1,000 principal amount at maturity of the Debentures. Accordingly, the aggregate
purchase price for all of the Debentures validly surrendered for purchase was
approximately $1.33 billion. This leaves outstanding approximately $371 million in
aggregate principal amount at maturity of the Debentures or approximately $264 million of
current accreted value. The Company used the proceeds from the issuance of commercial
paper to fund the purchase price of the Debentures. As of October 31, 2005, the Company
had outstanding approximately $2.28 billion of commercial paper with a weighted average
remaining maturity of approximately 40 days and a weighted average interest rate of
approximately 3.62%.
Item 12. Exhibits.
Item
12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following exhibit:
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(a)(5)(B) |
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Press
release issued by the Company on November 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 1, 2005). |
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.
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By: |
/s/ James A. Lawrence |
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Name: James A. Lawrence
Title: Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and International |
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Dated: November 1, 2005 |
EXHIBIT INDEX
(a)(1)(A)* |
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Company
Notice to Holders of Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2022, dated September
15, 2005. |
(a)(1)(B)* |
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Revised
Company Notice to Holders of Zero Coupon Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2022, dated
October 4, 2005. |
(a)(1)(C)* |
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Form
of Purchase Notice. |
(a)(1)(D)* |
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Revised
Form of Purchase Notice. |
(a)(1)(E)* |
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Form
of Notice of Withdrawal. |
(a)(1)(F)* |
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Revised
Form of Notice of Withdrawal. |
(a)(1)(G)* |
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Form
of Substitute Form W-9 and Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number
on Substitute Form W-9. |
(a)(5)(A) |
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Press
release issued by the Company on September 15, 2005 (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 99.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2005). |
(a)(5)(B) |
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Press
release issued by the Company on November 1, 2005 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.1 to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 1, 2005). |
(d)(1) |
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Indenture,
dated as of October 28, 2002, between the Company and BNY Midwest Trust Company,
as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Companys
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 12, 2002). |
(d)(2) |
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First
Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 14, 2005, between the Company and
BNY Midwest Trust Company, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1
to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 15, 2005). |
(d)(3) |
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Call
Option Agreement, dated as of October 23, 2002, by and between the Company
and Diageo Midwest B.V. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the
Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 12, 2002). |
(d)(4) |
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Call
Option Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2002, by and between the Company
and Diageo Midwest B.V. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the
Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 12, 2002). |
(d)(5) |
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Stockholders
Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2001, by and among the Company, Diageo
plc and Gramet Holdings Corp. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2
to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November 2, 2001). |
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* Previously filed.