SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

  

SCHEDULE TO/A

 

(Rule 14d-100) 

Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 3)

 

 

 

American Independence Corp.

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

 

Independence Holding Company

(Name of Filing Person (Offeror))

 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

026760405

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

 

 

 

Adam C. Vandervoort
Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Independence Holding Company

c/o The IHC Group
485 Madison Avenue, 14th Floor

New York, New York 10022
(212) 355-4141

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and

Communications on Behalf of Filing Person)

 

 

  

Copies to:

 

Steven B. Stokdyk, Esq.

Latham & Watkins LLP
355 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1560

(213) 485-1234

 

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

 

Transaction Valuation*   Amount of Filing Fee**
$7,626,400.00   $1,040.24

 

 
 

 

* Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the filing fee. The transaction valuation was determined by multiplying $10.00 (the tender offer price) by 762,640, the estimated maximum number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01, of American Independence Corp. to be acquired in the tender offer.

 

** The filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is calculated by multiplying the transaction valuation by 0.0001364.

 

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: $1,040.24

Filing Party: Independence Holding Company

   

Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO-T

Date Filed: September 4, 2013

 

¨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:

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.

o 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: o

 

If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:

o Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Tender Offer)

o Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)

 

 
 

 

This Amendment No. 3 (this “Amendment”) further amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 4, 2013 (together with any amendments and supplements thereto, the “Schedule TO”). The Schedule TO relates to the offer by Independence Holding Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”), to purchase up to 762,640 of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), of American Independence Corp., a Delaware corporation (“AMIC”), at a price of $10.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding tax (such price, or any different price per Share as may be paid in the Offer (as defined below), the “Offer Price”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated September 13, 2013 (as amended, the “Offer to Purchase”), which replaced in its entirety the Offer to Purchase previously filed on September 4, 2013, and in the related Letter of Transmittal (as amended, the “Letter of Transmittal”), copies of which were filed with the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively (which, together with any amendments or supplements thereto, collectively constitute the “Offer”). This Amendment is being filed on behalf of the Purchaser.

 

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Item 11. Additional Information

 

Item 11 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

At 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on October 2, 2013, the Offer expired. Based on information from the depositary, a total of 952,999 shares of American Independence Corp. common stock (including 481 shares tendered pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedures) were validly tendered and not withdrawn.

 

The number of Shares validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer exceeded the maximum tender amount of 762,640 shares. Since the Offer was oversubscribed, the number of shares that Independence Holding Company will accept for purchase from each of the tendering stockholders will be prorated to limit its purchase to 762,640 shares. The estimated proration factor, based on information reported by the depositary, is approximately 80% of the tendered shares (including shares tendered in accordance with the guaranteed delivery procedures).

 

Independence Holding Company has accepted for payment in accordance with the terms of the Offer 762,640 Shares that were validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer and payment for such Shares will be made promptly in accordance with the Terms of the Offer. Together with the shares of American Independence Corp. that Independence Holding Company already owns, after acceptance of the American Independence Corp. shares tendered for payment, Independence Holding Company beneficially owns 7,265,296 shares of American Independence Corp. common stock, or approximately 90% of the issued and outstanding shares of American Independence Corp. common stock. 

 

The news release announcing the completion of the Offer, including the estimated proration factor for the Offer, is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(5)(B).

 

Item 12. Exhibits

 

Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

 

(a)(5)(B) News Release, dated October 3, 2013, announcing completion of the Offer.

 

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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.

 

Date:  October 4, 2013   INDEPENDENCE HOLDING COMPANY
     
  By: /s/ Adam C. Vandervoort
  Name: Adam C. Vandervoort
  Title: Corporate Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

(a)(1)(A)*  

Amended Offer to Purchase, dated as of September 13, 2013.

     
(a)(1)(B)*  

Amended Letter of Transmittal.

     
(a)(1)(C)*   Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
     
(a)(1)(D)*   Letter to Clients.
     
(a)(1)(E)*   Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
     
(a)(5)(A)*   News Release, dated September 4, 2013, announcing the Offer to Purchase.
     
(a)(5)(B)   News Release, dated October 3, 2013, announcing completion of the Offer.

 

* Filed Previously

 

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