Audible Inc - Written communication by the subject company relating to a third party tender offer (SC14D9C)

 

 

 

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

Schedule 14D-9

 

 

 

SOLICITATION/ RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT

UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Audible, Inc.

(Name of Subject Company)

Audible, Inc.

(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)

 

COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE

(Title of Class of Securities)

05069A302

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Donald R. Katz

Chief Executive Officer

Audible, Inc.

1 Washington Park - 16th Floor

Newark, New Jersey 07102-3116

[phone]

(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive

notices and communications on behalf of person(s) filing statement)

with copies to:

Edwin M. Martin, Jr., Esq.

Nancy A. Spangler, Esq.

John E. Depke, Esq.

DLA Piper US LLP

1251 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020-1104

 

x	Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

 

 

 

 

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STOCKHOLDER COMMUNICATIONS

Thursday, January 31, 2008

Dear Stockholder:

Thank you again for your interest in Audible.com. To answer your question, Audible will continue to operate as an independent company, but as a subsidiary of Amazon. Currently, the two companies have a merchandising relationship, and we believe that creating a tighter integration will be good for both content providers and customers. This acquisition by Amazon will allow better integration and faster innovation, ultimately benefiting both content providers and customers. As always, our focus and dedication to our customers and shareholders remains the same, and we expect, will expand with our association with Amazon.

Kind regards,

Lois E. Puttbach

Executive Assistant to CEO’s Office

Dear Stockholder:

Thank you for your email. We very much appreciate your interest in and concern about Audible.com, although we regret you don’t share our enthusiasm for our new relationship with Amazon.com. Amazon and Audible have a long-standing merchandising relationship, and we believe that creating a tighter integration will be good for both content providers and customers. This acquisition will allow better integration and faster innovation, ultimately benefiting our shareholders as well.

Audible.com will file documents with the SEC providing the board’s recommendation to shareholders with respect to the offer. These documents will be mailed to our shareholders, and shareholders will have at least 20 business days to tender their shares.

Again, thank you for your interest in Audible.com.

Regards,

Lois E. Puttbach

Executive Assistant to CEO’s Office

Important Information :

This information is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. The tender offer for the outstanding shares of Audible, Inc. common stock has not commenced. At the time the offer is commenced, AZBC Holdings, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., will file a tender offer statement on Schedule TO with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Company will file a solicitation/ recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the tender offer. The tender offer statement (including an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal and other offer documents) and the solicitation/recommendation statement will contain important information that should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the tender offer. Those materials will be made available to the Company’s security holders at no expense to them. In addition, all of those materials (and all other offer documents filed with the SEC) will be available at no charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov .