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
(Amendment No. 9)
NET PERCEPTIONS, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
OBSIDIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Names of Filing Person (Offeror))
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.0001 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
________________________
64107 U 101
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Timothy S. Durham
Chief Executive Officer
Obsidian Enterprises, Inc.
111 Monument Circle, Suite 4800
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Telephone: (317) 237-4055
(Name, Address and Telephone Numbers of Person Authorized
to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
Copies to:
Stephen J. Dutton, Esq.
Barnes & Thornburg
11 South Meridian Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Telephone: (317) 236-1313
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction Valuation* Amount of Filing Fee**
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$11,206,411 $906.60
* Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of filing fee only.
Transaction value derived by multiplying 28,734,388 (the number of shares
of common stock of the subject company outstanding as of October 31, 2003)
by $.39 (the value of each share of subject company as of December 12,
2003).
** The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Fee Advisory #6
for Fiscal Year 2004 issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 24, 2003, equals 0.00008090% of the transaction valuation.
[ ] 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: $906.60 Filing Party: Obsidian Enterprises, Inc.
Form or Registration No.: Form S-4 Date Filed: December 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:
[ ] 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: [ ]
This Amendment No. 9 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on
Schedule TO originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on December 15, 2003, as amended and supplemented by the following
amendments (as amended and supplemented, this "Schedule TO"):
o Amendment No. 1 filed with the Commission on December 17, 2003;
o Amendment No. 2 filed with the Commission on December 23, 2003;
o Amendment No. 3 filed with the Commission on January 21, 2004;
o Amendment No. 4 filed with the Commission on February 17, 2004;
o Amendment No. 5 filed with the Commission on February 20, 2004;
o Amendment No. 6 filed with the Commission on February 27, 2004;
o Amendment No. 7 filed with the Commission on March 5, 2004; and
o Amendment No. 8 filed with the Commission on March 9, 2004.
This Schedule TO relates to the offer (the "Offer") by Obsidian Enterprises,
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Obsidian"), to exchange each issued and
outstanding share of common stock, par value $.0001 per share (the "Net
Perceptions Shares"), of Net Perceptions, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Net
Perceptions"), for 3/100 of a share of common stock, par value $.0001 of
Obsidian ("Obsidian Shares") and $0.20 per share in cash. In lieu of fractional
shares, cash will be provided in an amount equal to the value of the fractional
share.
Obsidian has filed a registration statement with the Commission on Form S-4
(Reg. No. 333-111191) relating to the Obsidian Shares to be issued to
stockholders of Net Perceptions in the Offer (as amended, the "Registration
Statement"). The terms and conditions of the Offer are set forth in the
prospectus which is a part of the Registration Statement (the "Prospectus") and
the related Letter of Transmittal. Obsidian has filed the following amendments
to the Registration Statement:
o Amendment No. 1 filed with the Commission on December 17, 2003; and
o Amendment No. 2 filed with the Commission on March 11, 2004.
All of the information in the Prospectus and the related Letter of Transmittal,
and any Prospectus supplement or other supplement thereto related to the Offer
hereafter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Obsidian, is
hereby incorporated by reference in answer to Items 2 through 11 of this
Schedule TO.
ITEM 1. SUMMARY TERM SHEET.
The information required by this Item is disclosed to security holders in the
Prospectus which meets the requirements of Rule 421(d) of the Securities Act of
1933. A summary term sheet is set forth on page 1 of the Prospectus.
ITEM 2. SUBJECT COMPANY INFORMATION.
Name and address. The name and address of the subject company is Net
Perceptions, Inc., having its principal executive offices at 7700 France Avenue
South, Edina, Minnesota 55435 and telephone number (952) 842-5000.
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Securities. The subject class of securities is the common stock of Net
Perceptions, par value $.0001 per share, which includes associated share
purchase rights issued pursuant to Net Perceptions' Rights Agreement, dated as
of June 1, 2001, between Net Perceptions and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A.,
as rights agent. In its Form 10-Q for the nine months ended September 30, 2003,
Net Perceptions stated that as of October 31, 2003, the number of Net
Perceptions Shares issued and outstanding was 28,145,338.
Trading market and price. The information required by this section is set forth
under the heading "Comparative Market Price Information" on page 47 of the
Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM 3. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND OF FILING PERSONS.
Name and address. The name, address and telephone number of the filing person is
Obsidian Enterprises, Inc., 111 Monument Circle, Suite 4800, Indianapolis,
Indiana 46204; (317) 237-4055. The name and address of each of Obsidian's
directors and executive officers is set forth in Annex A (beginning on page A-1)
of the Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by this reference.
Business background of entities. Information required by this Item is set forth
under the heading "Information about Obsidian Enterprises" on page 6 of the
Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by this reference.
Business background of natural persons. During the last five years, none of
Obsidian, or, to the best of its knowledge, any of its executive officers and
directors has (i) been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) been a party to any judicial or
administrative proceeding (except for matters that were dismissed without
sanction or settlement) that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order
enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities
subject to, federal or state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of
federal or state securities laws. Each director and executive officer of
Obsidian is a U.S. citizen.
ITEM 4. TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION.
Information regarding the material terms of the Offer is set forth under the
following headings of the Prospectus, which are incorporated herein by
reference:
o "The Exchange Offer," page 27 of the Prospectus;
o "Comparison of Rights of Holders of Obsidian Enterprises Common Stock
and Net Perceptions Common Stock," page 49 of the Prospectus;
o "Accounting Treatment," page 46 of the Prospectus; and
o "Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Exchange Offer
and the Proposed Merger," page 34 of the Prospectus.
ITEM 5. PAST CONTACTS, TRANSACTIONS, NEGOTIATIONS AND AGREEMENTS.
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Information required by this Item is set forth under the heading "Certain
Relationships with Net Perceptions" on page 45 of the Prospectus, which is
incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM 6. PURPOSES OF THE TRANSACTION AND PLANS OR PROPOSALS.
Purposes. Information required by this Item is set forth under the heading
"Purpose of the Exchange Offer; the Proposed Merger" on page 37 of the
Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by this reference.
Plans. Information required by this Item is set forth under the heading "Plans
for Net Perceptions After the Proposed Merger" on page 27 of the Prospectus,
which is incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM 7. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.
Source of funds. Information required by this Item is set forth under the
heading "The Exchange Offer -- Consideration to be Paid" on page 28 of the
Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by this reference.
Conditions. Information required by this Item is set forth under the heading
"The Exchange Offer -- Consideration to be Paid" on page 28 of the Prospectus,
which is incorporated herein by this reference.
Borrowed funds. Information required by this Item is set forth under the heading
"The Exchange Offer -- Consideration to be Paid" on page 28 of the Prospectus,
which is incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM 8. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE SUBJECT COMPANY.
Information required by this Item is set forth under the heading "Certain
Relationships with Net Perceptions" on page 45 of the Prospectus, which is
incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM 9. PERSONS/ASSETS, RETAINED EMPLOYED, COMPENSATED OR USED.
At this time, Obsidian does not expect that any persons will be employed,
retained or compensated to make solicitations or recommendations in connection
with the transaction. Obsidian will make any solicitation of proxies in
connection with the Offer only pursuant to separate proxy solicitation materials
complying with the requirements of Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934. Separate from the Offer, Obsidian conducted a proxy solicitation in
connection with a special meeting of Net Perceptions' stockholders for the
purpose of voting on a plan of liquidation.
ITEM 10. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Financial Information. The audited financial statements required by this section
are set forth in Item 8 on Obsidian's Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February
13, 2004, which is incorporated herein by this reference. A copy of Obsidian's
Form 10-K may be obtained on the Securities and Exchange Commission website at
http://www.sec.gov.
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Book value per share as of October 31, 2003 is set forth under the heading
"Comparative Unaudited Per Share Data" on page 17 of the Prospectus, which is
incorporated herein by this reference.
Pro Forma Information. The information required by this section is set forth
under the heading "Unaudited Condensed Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements"
on page F-1 of the Prospectus, which is incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
There is no additional information that would be material to a security holder's
decision whether to sell, tender or hold the securities sought.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
(a)(1)(i) Form of Letter of Transmittal is incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration Statement.
(a)(1)(ii) Notice of Guaranteed Delivery is incorporated by reference to the
Registration Statement.
(a)(1)(iii) Letter to Broker, Dealers, etc. is incorporated by reference to the
Registration Statement.
(a)(1)(iv) Letter to Clients is incorporated by reference to the Registration
Statement.
(a)(4)(i) Prospectus relating to Obsidian Shares to be issued in the Offer is
incorporated by reference to the Amendment No. 2 to Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (Reg. No. 333-111191) filed on March [10],
2004 (the "Registration Statement").
(a)(5)(i) *Text of press release issued by Obsidian dated December 17, 2003.
(a)(5)(ii) *Text of press release issued by Obsidian dated January 21, 2004.
(a)(5)(iii) *Text of press release issued by Obsidian dated February 17, 2004.
(a)(5)(iv) *Text of press release issued by Obsidian dated February 20, 2004.
(a)(5)(v) *Letter to Net Perceptions' stockholders issued by Obsidian dated
February 27, 2004.
(a)(5)(vi) *Text of press release issued by Obsidian dated March 5, 2004.
(a)(5)(vii) *Letter to Net Perceptions' stockholders issued by Obsidian dated
March 4, 2004.
(a)(5)(viii) *Text of press release issued by Obsidian dated March 9, 2004.
(b)(i) Promissory Note from Obsidian in favor of Fair Holdings, Inc. dated
January 2, 2002, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to the
Registration Statement.
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(b)(ii) First Amendment to Promissory Note from Obsidian in favor of Fair
Holdings, Inc. dated January 2, 2003, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.62 to the Registration Statement.
(b)(iii) Second Amendment to Promissory Note from Obsidian in favor of Fair
Holdings, Inc. dated April 1, 2003, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.68 to the Registration Statement.
(b)(iv) Third Amendment to Promissory Note from Obsidian in favor of Fair
Holdings, Inc. dated February 2, 2004, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.70 to the Registration Statement.
(b)(iv) Form of Fourth Amendment to Promissory Note from Obsidian in favor
of Fair Holdings, Inc. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.76
to the Registration Statement.
(d) Not applicable.
(g) Not applicable.
(h) Tax Opinion of Barnes & Thornburg is incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 8.1 to the Registration Statement.
*Previously filed.
ITEM 13. INFORMATION REQUIRED BY SCHEDULE 13E-3.
Not applicable.
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SIGNATURES
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify
that the information set forth in this Amendment No. 9 to Schedule TO is true,
complete and correct.
OBSIDIAN ENTERPRISES, INC.
By: /s/ Timothy S. Durham
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Timothy S. Durham
Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 11, 2004