UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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Amendment No. 4
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Vertrue Incorporated
(Formerly MemberWorks
Incorporated)
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
Vertrue Incorporated
(Formerly MemberWorks
Incorporated)
(Name of Filing Person, the Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
586002 107
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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GEORGE W. M. THOMAS, ESQ.
VERTRUE INCORPORATED
680 WASHINGTON BLVD., SUITE 1100
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06901
(203) 324-7635
(Name, address and telephone number of person
authorized to receive notices and communications on
behalf of filing person)
COPY TO:
STEPHEN T. GIOVE, ESQ.
SHEARMAN & STERLING LLP
599 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
(212) 848-4000
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CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
Transaction valuation* Amount of filing fee
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$19,250,000 $2,423.22
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* Calculated solely for purposes of determining the filing fee. This calculation
assumes the purchase of 500,000 of common stock of Vertrue Incorporated, par
value $0.01 per share, at the maximum tender offer purchase price of $38.50 per
share in cash.
[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: $2,423.22
Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO
Filing Party: MemberWorks Incorporated
Date Filed: December 20, 2004
(Note that $2,217.25 was paid on November 15, 2004 and $205.97 was paid on
December 20, 2004. Note further that on November 15, 2004, the filing party
was MemberWorks Incorporated but that the filing party changed its name on
November 18, 2004 to Vertrue Incorporated. Therefore, the filing party on
December 20, 2004 was Vertrue Incorporated.)
[ ] 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.
[X] 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 a tender offer: [ ]
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This Amendment No. 4 amends and supplements the tender offer Statement on
Schedule TO originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
November 15, 2004 (the "Schedule TO"), as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 1, 2004, Amendment
No. 2 thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15,
2004 and Amendment No. 3 thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December 20, 2004 relating to the issuer tender offer of
MemberWorks Incorporated, a Delaware corporation ("MemberWorks"), to purchase up
to 500,000 shares of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share. When the
Schedule TO was filed on November 15, 2004, the Company's name was MemberWorks
Incorporated. The tender offer was also commenced on this date. On November 18,
2004, upon shareholder approval, the Company changed its name to Vertrue
Incorporated. Therefore, all references in this Amendment No. 4, and all related
documents to "the Company", "MemberWorks", "we" or "us" refer to Vertrue
Incorporated. The Company is offering to purchase these shares upon the terms
and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated November
15, 2004, (the "Offer to Purchase"), and in the related Letter of Transmittal,
which, as amended or supplemented from time to time, together constitute the
tender offer. This tender offer Statement on Schedule TO is intended to satisfy
the reporting requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.
The information in the Offer to Purchase and related Letter of Transmittal
is incorporated in this Amendment No. 4 to the Schedule TO by reference to all
of the applicable items in the Schedule TO, except that such information is
hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided herein.
Item 6. Purposes of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals
Item 6 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the
following language:
On December 21, 2004, Vertrue Incorporated (the "Company") announced the
addition of Mr. Joseph Heid to its Board of Directors. Mr. Heid was elected to
serve on the Board on December 15, 2004 and he will serve as the Chairman of the
Audit Committee. In addition, the Company announced that Mr. Scott Flanders
retired from the Vertrue Board of Directors effective December 20, 2004.
Item 11. Additional Information
Item 11 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding
the following:
On December 21, 2004, the Company announced the addition of Mr. Joseph
Heid to its Board of Directors. Mr. Heid was elected to serve on the Board on
December 15, 2004 and he will serve as the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
In addition, the Company announced that Mr. Scott Flanders retired from the
Vertrue Board of Directors effective December 20, 2004. A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit (a)(5)(vi).
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Item 12. Exhibits.
Exhibit Description
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(a)(1)(i) Offer to Purchase.**
(a)(1)(ii) Letter of Transmittal.**
(a)(1)(iii) Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number
on Substitute Form W-9.*
(a)(1)(iv) Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(1)(v) Instruction form for shares held by brokers, dealers,
commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees.*
(a)(1)(vi) Letter from Bankers Trust Co., NA to the Participants in the
MemberWorks Incorporated 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan with
Direction Form.**
(a)(1)(vii) Letter from Computershare Trust Company Incorporated to the
Participants in the MemberWorks Incorporated Employee Stock
Purchase Plan with Direction Form.**
(a)(1)(viii) Notice from MemberWorks Incorporated to Holders of Vested
Stock Options.*
(a)(1)(ix) Supplement to the Offer to Purchase.****
(a)(1)(x) Amended Letter of Transmittal.****
(a)(1)(xi) Amended Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.****
(a)(1)(xii) Amended Instruction form for shares held by brokers, dealers,
commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees.****
(a)(1)(xiii) Amended Letter from Bankers Trust Co., NA to the Participants
in the MemberWorks Incorporated 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan
with Direction Form.****
(a)(1)(xiv) Amended Letter from Computershare Trust Company Incorporated
to the Participants in the MemberWorks Incorporated Employee
Stock Purchase Plan with Direction Form.****
(a)(1)(xv) Amended Notice from Vertrue Incorporated to Holders of Vested
Stock Options.****
(a)(2) None.
(a)(3) None.
(a)(4) None.
(a)(5)(i) Form of letter to brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust
companies and other nominees.*
(a)(5)(ii) Form of letter to be used by brokers, dealers, commercial
banks, trust companies and other nominees to their clients.*
(a)(5)(iii) Press release, dated December 15, 2004, announcing the
extension of the expiration date and the increase in purchase
price of the tender offer.***
(a)(5)(iv) Amended Form of letter to brokers, dealers, commercial banks,
trust companies and other nominees.****
(a)(5)(v) Amended Form of letter to be used by brokers, dealers,
commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees to their
clients.****
(a)(5)(vi) Press release dated December 21, 2004, announcing change in
composition of Board of Directors.
(d)(i) 1995 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan. (filed as
Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-1, Registration No. 333-10541, filed on October 18, 1996)
(d)(ii) 1995 Executive Officers Stock Option Plan. (filed as Exhibit
10.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1,
Registration No. 333 - 10541, filed on October 18, 1996)
(d)(iii) 1996 Stock Option Plan. (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No.
333-10541, filed on October 18, 1996)
* Filed previously with Schedule TO on November 15, 2004
** Filed previously with Amendment No. 1 to Schedule TO on December 1, 2004
*** Filed previously with Amendment No. 2 to Schedule TO on December 15, 2004
**** Filed previously with Amendment No. 3 to Schedule TO on December 20, 2004
Item 13. Information Required by Schedule 13E-3.
Not applicable.
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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: December 21, 2004
VERTRUE INCORPORATED
By: /s/ George W. M. Thomas
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Name: George W. M. Thomas
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel
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