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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
(Amendment No. 3)
Tender Offer Statement
Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Triton Energy Limited
(Name of Subject Company)
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Amerada Hess Corporation
Amerada Hess (Cayman) Limited
(Names of Filing Persons)
Ordinary Shares, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
G90751101: Ordinary Shares
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(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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J. Barclay Collins II, Esq.
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Amerada Hess Corporation
1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
(212) 997-8500
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
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Copies to:
Timothy B. Goodell, Esq.
Gregory Pryor, Esq.
White & Case LLP
1155 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
(212) 819-8200
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction Valuation* Amount of Filing Fee
$ 2,891,688,585 $ 578,337.78
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* Based on the product of (i) $45.00 per ordinary share and (ii) 64,259,753,
the estimated maximum number of Triton Energy Limited ordinary shares to be
received by the Offeror in the Offer.
|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: $578,337.78
Form or Registration No: 005-49539
Filing Parties: Amerada Hess Corporation and Amerada Hess (Cayman)
Limited
Date Filed: July 17, 2001
|_| 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.
|X| 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|
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This Amendment No. 3 to Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO ("Amendment
No. 3") amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 17, 2001 ("Schedule TO"), as
amended by Amendment No. 1 filed July 30, 2001 and Amendment No. 2 filed August
3, 2001, by Amerada Hess (Cayman) Limited ("Purchaser"), a company limited by
shares organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Amerada Hess Corporation ("Amerada Hess"), a Delaware corporation,
relating to the offer to purchase all unconditionally allotted or issued and
fully paid ordinary shares, par value $0.01 per share, of Triton Energy Limited
("Triton") and any further ordinary shares which are unconditionally allotted or
issued and fully paid before the date and time on which the Offer (as defined
below) expires (including the associated Series A junior participating preferred
share purchase rights issued pursuant to the Rights Agreement, dated as of March
25, 1996, by and between Triton and Mellon Investor Services LLC, as
amended)(the "Ordinary Shares"), at a price of U.S. $45.00 per Ordinary Share,
on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase,
dated July 17, 2001 (the "Offer to Purchase"), a copy of which is attached as
Exhibit (a)(1) to the Schedule TO, and in the related Letter of Transmittal, a
copy of which is attached as Exhibit (a)(2) to the Schedule TO (which, as they
may be amended and supplemented from time to time, together constitute the
"Offer"). This Amendment No. 3 is being filed on behalf of Purchaser and Amerada
Hess.
Item 11. Additional Information
Items 4, 8 and 11 of the Schedule TO are hereby amended and supplemented to
include the following information:
"The Offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on Monday,
August 13, 2001. Based on reports from the Depositary, as of the
Expiration Date, a total of 63,751,116 Ordinary Shares (including
22,899,985 Ordinary Shares subject to guarantees of delivery),
representing approximately 99.6% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares, have
been validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer. The
Purchaser has accepted for payment all Ordinary Shares validly tendered
pursuant to the Offer."
Item 12. Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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Exhibit (a)(1) Offer to Purchase.(1)
Exhibit (a)(2) Letter of Transmittal.(1)
Exhibit (a)(3) Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.(1)
Exhibit (a)(4) Guidelines for Substitute Form W-9.(1)
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(1) Previously filed.
Exhibit (a)(5) Form of letter to brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust
companies and other nominees.(1)
Exhibit (a)(6) Form of letter to be used by brokers, dealers, commercial
banks, trust companies and other nominees to their
clients.(1)
Exhibit (a)(7) Press Release issued by the Purchaser dated July 10, 2001
announcing the tender offer.(2)
Exhibit (a)(8) Summary newspaper advertisement, dated July 17, 2001,
published in The Wall Street Journal.(1)
Exhibit (a)(9) Press Release issued by the Purchaser dated August 14, 2001
announcing expiration of the tender offer.(3)
Exhibit (b)(1) Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
January 23, 2001 among Amerada Hess Corporation, the lenders
party thereto and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. as
joint book runner, joint lead arranger and sole syndication
agent, Chase Securities, Inc. as joint book runner and joint
lead arranger and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent ("Facility A").(4)
Exhibit (b)(2) Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
January 23, 2001 among Amerada Hess Corporation, the Lenders
Party thereto and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. as
joint book runner, joint lead arranger and sole syndication
agent, Chase Securities, Inc. as joint book runner and joint
lead arranger and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent ("Facility B").(5)
Exhibit (b)(3) Credit Agreement dated as of July 30, 2001 between Amerada
Hess Corporation and Citibank, N.A.(1)
Exhibit (d)(1) Acquisition Agreement dated as of July 9, 2001 among Amerada
Hess Corporation, Amerada Hess (Cayman) Limited and Triton
Energy Limited.(1)
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(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K/A filed on July
10, 2001 by Amerada Hess Corporation.
(3) Filed herewith.
(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(4) to the Form 10-K filed by Amerada
Hess Corporation on March 28, 2001, Commission File No. 333-50358.
(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(5) to the Form 10-K filed by Amerada
Hess Corporation on March 28, 2001, Commission File No. 333-50358.
Exhibit (d)(2) Principal Shareholders Agreement dated as of July 9, 2001
among Amerada Hess Corporation, Amerada Hess (Cayman)
Limited, Triton Energy Limited, HM4 Triton, L.P. and the
other shareholders of Triton Energy Limited listed on Annex
A thereto.(1)
Exhibit (d)(3) Confidentiality Agreement dated as of June 4, 2001 between
Amerada Hess Corporation and Triton Energy Limited.(1)
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: August 14, 2001
AMERADA HESS CORPORATION
By: /s/ J. Barclay Collins II
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Name: J. Barclay Collins II
Title: Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
AMERADA HESS (CAYMAN) LIMITED
By: /s/ J. Barclay Collins II
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Name: J. Barclay Collins II
Title: Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
Exhibit No. Description
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Exhibit (a)(1) Offer to Purchase.(1)
Exhibit (a)(2) Letter of Transmittal.(1)
Exhibit (a)(3) Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.(1)
Exhibit (a)(4) Guidelines for Substitute Form W-9.(1)
Exhibit (a)(5) Form of letter to brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust
companies and other nominees.(1)
Exhibit (a)(6) Form of letter to be used by brokers, dealers, commercial
banks, trust companies and other nominees to their
clients.(1)
Exhibit (a)(7) Press Release issued by the Purchaser dated July 10, 2001
announcing the tender offer.(2)
Exhibit (a)(8) Summary newspaper advertisement, dated July 17, 2001,
published in The Wall Street Journal.(1)
Exhibit (a)(9) Press Release issued by the Purchaser dated August 14, 2001
announcing expiration of the tender offer.(3)
Exhibit (b)(1) Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
January 23, 2001 among Amerada Hess Corporation, the lenders
party thereto and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. as
joint book runner, joint lead arranger and sole syndication
agent, Chase Securities, Inc. as joint book runner and joint
lead arranger and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent ("Facility A").(4)
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(1) Previously filed.
(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K/A filed on July
10, 2001 by Amerada Hess Corporation.
(3) Filed herewith.
(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(4) to the Form 10-K filed by Amerada
Hess Corporation on March 28, 2001, Commission File No. 333-50358.
Exhibit (b)(2) Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of
January 23, 2001 among Amerada Hess Corporation, the Lenders
Party thereto and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. as
joint book runner, joint lead arranger and sole syndication
agent, Chase Securities, Inc. as joint book runner and joint
lead arranger and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., as
administrative agent ("Facility B").(5)
Exhibit (b)(3) Credit Agreement dated as of July 30, 2001 between Amerada
Hess Corporation and Citibank, N.A.(1)
Exhibit (d)(1) Acquisition Agreement dated as of July 9, 2001 among Amerada
Hess Corporation, Amerada Hess (Cayman) Limited and Triton
Energy Limited.(1)
Exhibit (d)(2) Principal Shareholders Agreement dated as of July 9, 2001
among Amerada Hess Corporation, Amerada Hess (Cayman)
Limited, Triton Energy Limited, HM4 Triton, L.P. and the
other shareholders of Triton Energy Limited listed on Annex
A thereto.(1)
Exhibit (d)(3) Confidentiality Agreement dated as of June 4, 2001 between
Amerada Hess Corporation and Triton Energy Limited.(1)
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(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(5) to the Form 10-K filed by Amerada
Hess Corporation on March 28, 2001, Commission File No. 333-50358.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AMERADA HESS ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF TRITON SHARES
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New York, New York, August 14, 2001. . . . . . Amerada Hess Corporation
(NYSE: AHC) announced today that in response to its cash tender offer, made
through its wholly owned subsidiary, Amerada Hess (Cayman) Limited, to purchase
all of the Ordinary Shares of Triton Energy Limited for $45 per share, based on
reports from The Bank of New York as Depositary, 63,751,116 Ordinary Shares
(including 22,899,985 Ordinary Shares subject to guarantees of delivery) or
99.64% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares of Triton had been validly tendered
and not withdrawn as of 12:00 midnight, New York time, on Monday, August 13,
2001, the expiration date of the offer. Amerada Hess (Cayman) has accepted for
payment the tendered shares. The shares tendered include Ordinary Shares
(subject to guarantees of delivery) issued on the conversion of the Preference
Shares of Triton owned by Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst Incorporated.
As previously announced, Amerada Hess (Cayman) intends to effect a
compulsory acquisition of the remaining Ordinary Shares that are not owned by
Amerada Hess, Amerada Hess (Cayman) or any subsidiary of Amerada Hess in
accordance with the law of the Cayman Islands as soon as is permitted by the law
of the Cayman Islands.
About Amerada Hess Corporation
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Amerada Hess, headquartered in New York, is a global integrated energy
company engaged in the exploration for and the production, purchase,
transportation and sale of crude oil and natural gas, as well as the production
and sale of refined petroleum products. Exploration
and production activities take place primarily in the United States, the United
Kingdom, Norway, Denmark, Brazil, Algeria, Gabon, Indonesia, Azerbaijan,
Thailand and Malaysia.
Amerada Hess produces approximately 425,000 barrels of oil equivalent per
day, two-thirds of which is oil and one-third natural gas. Amerada Hess' total
proved oil and gas reserves at December 31, 2000 were about 1.1 billion barrels
of oil equivalent.
Amerada Amerada Hess' refined petroleum products are manufactured at the
HOVENSA refinery in St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands, which is owned
jointly with Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. The refinery is one of the largest in
the world with a capacity of 500,000 barrels per day. Amerada Hess markets
refined petroleum products on the East Coast of the United States through its
terminal network and approximately 1,180 HESS brand retail outlets.
CONTACT: AMERADA HESS CORPORATION.......C.T. TURSI (212) 536-8593
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