UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
CHATTEM, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
RIVER ACQUISITION CORP.
SANOFI-AVENTIS
SANOFI-AVENTIS AMERIQUE DU NORD S.N.C.
AVENTIS INC.
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
Common Stock, without par value (including the associated
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock Purchase Rights)
(Title of Class of Securities)
162456107
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Karen Linehan
Senior Vice President Legal Affairs and General Counsel
Sanofi-Aventis
174 avenue de France
75013 Paris, France
Telephone: +33 1 53 77 40 00
(Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized
to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
Copy to:
Michael J. Aiello, Esq.
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
Telephone: (212) 310-8000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
| Transaction Valuation* | Amount of Filing Fee* | |
| Not Applicable* | Not Applicable* | |
| * | A filing fee is not required in connection with this filing as it relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
| ¨ | 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: Not applicable
Form or Registration No.: Not applicable
Filing Party: Not applicable
Date Filed: Not applicable
| x | 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 fee is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ¨
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Transcript of sanofi-aventis conference call held on December 21, 2009. | |
| 99.2 | Transcript of Chattem, Inc. conference call held on December 21, 2009. | |