Varsity Group Inc - Amended Statement of Ownership: Solicitation (SC 14D9/A)
10 März 2008 - 9:02PM
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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
(Amendment No. 1)
Varsity Group Inc.
(Name of Subject Company)
Varsity Group Inc.
(Name of Person Filing Statement)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
9222811
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
James M. Craig
Chief Executive Officer
2677 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 250
Fairfax, Virginia 22031
(202) 667-3400
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices
and communications on behalf of the persons filing statement)
With a copy to:
Anthony J. Richmond
Latham & Watkins LLP
140 Scott Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025
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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements Item 9 of the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") on March 7, 2008 (as previously filed with the SEC and as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Schedule 14D-9") by Varsity
Group Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, relating to a cash tender offer (the "Offer") to purchase all of the Company's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Shares"), at a
price of $0.20 per Share net to sellers in cash, without interest and subject to any required withholding taxes, made by VGI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Purchaser") and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of VGI Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), disclosed in a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, filed with the SEC on March 7, 2008 (as amended or supplemented
from time to time, the "Schedule TO"). The terms and conditions of the Offer are set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 22, 2008 ("Merger Agreement"), Purchaser's
offer to purchase, dated March 7, 2008 (as amended or supplemented from time to time), and the related letter of transmittal (as amended or supplemented from time to time), which are filed as
exhibits to the Schedule TO.
Except
as otherwise indicated, the information set forth in the Schedule 14D-9 remains unchanged.
Item 9. Exhibits
Item 9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit:
Exhibit No.
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Description
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(a)(10)
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Press Release issued by Follett Corporation on March 7, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(2)(H) to the Schedule TO of VGI Acquisition Corp. and VGI Holdings Corp. (File No. 005-60967)
filed with the SEC on March 7, 2008).
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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.
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VARSITY GROUP INC.
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By:
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/s/
JAMES M. CRAIG
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Name:
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James M. Craig
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer, President and Chief Financial Officer
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Date: March 10, 2008
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