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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO/A
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 8)
Taubman Centers, Inc.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
Simon Property Acquisitions, Inc.
Simon Property Group, Inc.
Westfield America, Inc.
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
876664103
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
James M. Barkley, Esq. Peter R. Schwartz, Esq.
Simon Property Group, Inc. Westfield America Inc.
National City Center 11601 Wilshire Boulevard
115 West Washington Street 12th Floor
Suite 15 East Los Angeles, CA 90025
Indianapolis, IN 46024 Telephone: (310) 445-2427
Telephone: (317) 636-1600
(Name, Address and Telephone Numbers of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
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Copies to:
Steven A. Seidman, Esq. Scott V. Simpson, Esq.
Robert B. Stebbins, Esq. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Willkie Farr & Gallagher One Canada Square
787 Seventh Avenue Canary Wharf
New York, New York 10019 London, E14 5DS, England
Telephone: (212) 728-8000 Telephone: (44) 20 7519 7000
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CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction Valuation* Amount of Filing Fee**
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$1,243,725,540 $248,745.11
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* Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only.
Calculated by multiplying $20.00, the per share tender offer price, by
62,186,277 shares of Common Stock, consisting of (i) 52,207,756 outstanding
shares of Common Stock, (ii) 2,269 shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of 31,767,066 outstanding shares of Series B Non-Participating
Convertible Preferred Stock, (iii) 7,097,979 shares of Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of outstanding partnership units of The Taubman
Realty Group, Limited Partnership ("TRG") and (iv) 2,878,273 shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of outstanding options (each of which
entitles the holder thereof to purchase one partnership unit of TRG which,
in turn, is convertible into one share of Common Stock), based on the
Registrant's Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on December
20, 2002, the Registrant's Schedule 14D-9 filed on December 11, 2002 and
the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 2002.
** The amount of the filing fee calculated in
accordance with Regulation 240.0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, equals 1/50th of one percent of the value of the transaction.
[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.
Amount Previously Paid: $248,745.11 Filing Party: Simon Property Group, Inc.;
Simon Property
Form or Registration Schedule TO (File No. 005-42862), Acquisitions, Inc.;
No.: Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule Westfield America, Inc.
TO Date Filed: December 5, 2002,
and Amendment No. 5 December 16, 2002 and
to the Schedule TO January 15, 2003
[ ] 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: |_|
SCHEDULE TO
This Amendment No. 8 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement
on Schedule TO originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on December 5, 2002, as amended and supplemented by Amendment No.
1 thereto filed with the Commission on December 16, 2002, by Amendment No. 2
thereto filed with the Commission on December 27, 2002, by Amendment No. 3
thereto filed with the Commission on December 30, 2002, by Amendment No. 4
thereto filed with the Commission on December 31, 2002, by Amendment No. 5
thereto filed with the Commission on January 15, 2003, by Amendment No. 6
thereto filed with the Commission on January 15, 2003, by Amendment No. 7
thereto filed with the Commission January 16, 2003 (as amended and supplemented,
the "Schedule TO") relating to the offer by Simon Property Acquisitions, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Purchaser") and wholly owned subsidiary of Simon
Property Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("SPG Inc."), to purchase all of
the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Shares"),
of Taubman Centers, Inc. (the "Company") at a purchase price of $20.00 per
Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated December 5,
2002 (the "Offer to Purchase"), and the Supplement to the Offer to Purchase,
dated January 15, 2003 (the "Supplement"), and in the related revised Letter of
Transmittal (which, together with any supplements or amendments, collectively
constitute the "Offer"). This Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule TO is being filed
on behalf of the Purchaser, SPG Inc. and Westfield America, Inc. ("WEA").
Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to such terms in the Offer to Purchase, the Supplement and the Schedule
TO, as applicable.
The item numbers and responses thereto below are in accordance with
the requirements of Schedule TO.
Item 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
On January 21, 2003, SPG Inc. and WEA issued a press release in
response to the Schedule 14D-9/A (Amendment No. 8) filed with the
Commission by the Company, the full text of which is filed
herewith as Exhibit A(5)(N).
Item 12. EXHIBITS.
(a)(5)(N) Press Release issued by Simon Property Group, Inc. and
Westfield America, Inc., dated January 21, 2003.
SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief,
the undersigned hereby certify as of January 22, 2003 that the information set
forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ James M. Barkley
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Name: James M. Barkley
Title: Secretary and General Counsel
SIMON PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS, INC.
By: /s/ James M. Barkley
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Name: James M. Barkley
Title: Secretary and Treasurer
After due inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
the undersigned hereby certifies as of January 22, 2003 that the information set
forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
WESTFIELD AMERICA, INC.
By: /s/ Peter R. Schwartz
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Name: Peter R. Schwartz
Title: Senior Executive Vice President
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION
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(a)(5)(N) Press Release issued by Simon Property Group, Inc. and
Westfield America, Inc., dated January 21, 2003.