Amended Statement of Ownership: Solicitation (sc 14d9/a)

 

 

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 14D-9

(Rule 14d-101)

Solicitation/Recommendation Statement
Under Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

(Amendment No. 7)

 

 

 

Collectors Universe, INC.

(Name of Subject Company)

 

 

 

Collectors Universe, INC.

(Name of Person Filing Statement)

 

 

 

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per Share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

19421R200

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

 

Joseph J. Orlando
President and Chief Executive Officer
Collectors Universe, Inc.
1610 E. Saint Andrew Place

Santa Ana, CA 92705
[phone]

(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications
on behalf of the persons filing statement)

 

With copies to:

Robert F. Kornegay

Robert T. Ishii

David J. Berger

Douglas K. Schnell

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Professional Corporation

12235 El Camino Real

San Diego, CA 92130-3002

[phone]

 

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This Amendment No. 7 (which we refer to as this “Amendment No. 7”) amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (which we refer to as the “SEC”) on December 17, 2020, by Collectors Universe, Inc., a Delaware corporation (which we refer to as “Collectors Universe”). We refer to the Schedule 14D-9, together with the exhibits thereto and as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, as the “Schedule 14D-9.” The Schedule 14D-9 relates to the cash tender offer (which we refer to as the “Offer”) by Cards Parent LP, a Delaware limited partnership (which we refer to as “Parent”), and Cards Acquisition Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (which we refer to as “Purchaser”), to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Collectors Universe. The tender offer is disclosed in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, as amended or supplemented from time to time, filed by Parent and Purchaser with the SEC on December 17, 2020, and is made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the related offer to purchase (which we refer to, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, as the “Offer to Purchase”) and the related letter of transmittal (which we refer to, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, as the “Letter of Transmittal”). The Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal were filed as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B) to the Schedule 14D-9, respectively. Unless the context otherwise indicates, we use the terms “us,” “we” and “our” to refer to Collectors Universe.

 

Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Amendment No. 7 have the meanings given to them in the Schedule 14D-9. The information in the Schedule 14D-9 is incorporated by reference into this Amendment No. 7, except that such information is amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided in this Amendment No. 7

 

Item 8. Additional Information

 

Item 8 of the Schedule 14D-9 is amended and supplemented by adding the following immediately prior to the section captioned “Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”:

 

Completion of the Offer

 

The Offer and any withdrawal rights expired at 12:00 midnight, New York time (one minute after 11:59 p.m., New York time, on February 5, 2021) on February 5, 2021 (the “Expiration Date”) and was not extended. Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc., the depositary for the Offer (the “Depositary”), advised Parent and Purchaser that, as of the Expiration Date, an aggregate of 5,179,075 Shares (including the Turner Rollover shares, but excluding Shares tendered pursuant to guaranteed delivery procedures that have not yet been “received” (as defined by Section 251(h)(6) of the DGCL by the Depositary in the Offer) had been validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer (or, in the case of the Turner Rollover Shares, are counted as if they were tendered for purposes of determining whether the Minimum Condition was satisfied in accordance with Section 251(h) of the DGCL). These tendered Shares represent approximately 57 percent of the aggregate number of Shares then outstanding. In addition, the Depositary has advised Purchaser that notices of guaranteed delivery have been delivered with respect to 1,093,255 additional Shares prior to the Expiration Date, representing approximately 12 percent of the outstanding Shares as of the Expiration Date. Because all conditions to the Offer were satisfied or waived as of the Expiration Date, Purchaser accepted for payment all Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, and, in accordance with the terms of the Offer, payment for such Shares will be promptly made to the Depositary, which will then transmit such payments to tendering Collectors Universe stockholders whose Shares have been accepted for payment.

 

The full text of the press release issued on February 8, 2021, announcing the expiration and results of the Offer is filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(J) to this Schedule 14D-9 and is incorporated by reference.

 

Item 9. Exhibits

 

Item 9 of the Schedule 14D-9 is amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit:

 

(a)(5)(J)

Press Release issued by Collectors Universe, Inc. on February 8, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(1)(J) to the Schedule TO).

 

 

 

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.

 

	COLLECTORS UNIVERSE, INC.
	By:	/s/ Joseph J. Wallace
		Joseph J. Wallace
		Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: February 8, 2021