As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2004
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 4
to
SCHEDULE TO
(Rule 14d-100)
Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
GOLD FIELDS LIMITED
(Name of Subject Company (issuer))
HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED
(Name of Filing Person (offeror))
Ordinary Shares,
nominal value Rand 0.50 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
38059R100
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
American Depositary Shares
(each representing one Ordinary Share)
(Title of Class of Securities)
38059T106
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
| Marian van der Walt Suite No. 1 Private Bag X1 Melrose Arch, 2076 South Africa Tel: 011-27-11-684-0140 | ||
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)
With copies to:
| Steven N. Robinson Hogan & Hartson LLP Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20004-1109 (202) 637-5600 |
Elizabeth L. Katkin John M. Basnage Hogan & Hartson One Angel Court London EC2R 7HJ United Kingdom 011-44-20-7367-0200 |
| þ | Check 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. Form F-4 Registration Statement No. 333-119880. |
| ¨ | Check box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
Check the appropriate boxes to designate any transactions to which this statement relates:
| þ | 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. 4 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (this “Schedule TO”), filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on October 21, 2004, as amended, by Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of South Africa, in connection with Harmony’s offer to acquire (1) 34.9% of the ordinary shares, nominal value Rand 0.50 per share, of Gold Fields Limited, a corporation organized under the laws of the Republic of South Africa, that are held by holders who are located in the United States and (2) 34.9% of the American Depositary Shares of Gold Fields (each an “Gold Fields ADS”, and each Gold Fields ADS representing one Gold Fields ordinary share), held by holders wherever located. This offer is being made on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Prospectus, dated November 19, 2004 (the “Prospectus”) attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(4)(iv) and incorporated herein by reference, and the related ADS Letter of Transmittal and Form of Acceptance attached hereto as Exhibits (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(vi), respectively, and incorporated herein by reference (collectively, the “U.S. Offer”). Concurrently with the U.S. Offer, Harmony is also making, on substantially similar terms and subject to the same conditions, a South African offer (the “South African Offer”) open to all holders of Gold Fields ordinary shares who are located in South Africa and to holders of Gold Fields ordinary shares who are located outside of South Africa and the United States, if, pursuant to local laws and regulations applicable to such holders, they are permitted to participate in the South African Offer. Together, the U.S. Offer and the South African Offer are being made for 34.9% of the outstanding ordinary shares of Gold Fields, including Gold Fields ordinary shares represented by Gold Fields ADSs.
Items 1 through 11.
As permitted by General Instruction F to Schedule TO, all of the information in the Prospectus, attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(4), and the related ADS Letter of Transmittal and Form of Acceptance, attached hereto as Exhibits (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(vi), respectively, and any amendment or supplement thereto related to the U.S. Offer hereafter filed with the SEC by Harmony, is hereby incorporated herein by reference in answer to Items 1 through 11 of this Schedule TO.
Items 12. Exhibits
| (a)(1)(i) | ADS Letter of Transmittal (Gold Fields ADSs) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration Statement on Amendment No. 5 to Form F-4, filed on November 18, 2004) | |
| (a)(1)(ii) | Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (Gold Fields ADSs) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Registration Statement on Form F-4, filed on October 21, 2004, as amended (the “2004 Form F-4”)) | |
| (a)(1)(iii) | Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees (Gold Fields ADSs) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the 2004 Form F-4) | |
| (a)(1)(iv) | Letter to Clients from Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and other Nominees (Gold Fields ADSs) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the 2004 Form F-4) | |
| (a)(1)(v) | Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Indemnification Number on Substitute Form W-9 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to the 2004 Form F-4) | |
| (a)(1)(vi) | Form of Acceptance (Gold Fields Ordinary Shares) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.6 to the 2004 Form F-4) | |
| (a)(1)(vii) | Technical Notice to South African Financial Intermediaries and U.S. Custodians (Gold Fields ordinary shares) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.7 to the 2004 Form F-4) | |
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| (a)(1)(viii) | Letter to Clients from Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and other Nominees (Gold Fields ordinary shares) (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.8 to the 2004 Form F-4) | |
| (a)(2) | None | |
| (a)(3) | None | |
| (a)(4)(i) | Prospectus, dated October 21, 2004 (Incorporated by reference to the 2004 Form F-4) | |
| (a)(4)(ii) | Prospectus, dated November 15, 2004 (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Amendment No. 3 to Form F-4, filed on November 15, 2004) | |
| (a)(4)(iii) | Prospectus, dated November 18, 2004 (Incorporated by reference to the Registration Statement on Amendment No. 6 to Form F-4, filed on November 19, 2004) | |
| (a)(4)(iv) | Prospectus, dated November 19, 2004 (Incorporated by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) on November 22, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(i) | Press release announcing the offer for Gold Fields, dated October 18, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filings made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6–K on October 18, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(ii) | Press release announcing the offer for Gold Fields, dated October 18, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filings made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on October 18, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(iii) | Press release announcing the offer for Gold Fields, dated October 18, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filings made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6–K on October 18, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(iv) | Slide presentation filed by Harmony (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on October 18, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(v) | Conference call transcript, first made publicly available on October 19, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filings made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on October 19, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(vi) | Slide presentation filed by Harmony (incorporated by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on October 20, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(vii) | Text of newspaper advertisement, dated October 21, 2004, and published in the Wall Street Journal (previously filed) | |
| (a)(5)(viii) | Summary presentation filed by Harmony (incorporated by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on October 22, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(ix) | Press release announcing the commencement of the US offer for Gold Fields, dated October 22, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filings made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on October 22, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(x) | Press release dated October 25, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filings made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on October 25, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xi) | Quarterly report dated October 25, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on October 26, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xii) | Presentation dated October 25, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on October 26, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xiii) | Press release dated October 25, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony on Form 6-K on October 26, 2004) | |
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| (a)(5)(xiv) | Transcript of conference call made available on October 26, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on October 26, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xv) | Quarterly review dated October 27, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on October 27, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xvi) | Press Release dated October 27, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on October 27, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xvii) | Press Release dated October 28, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on October 28, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xviii) | Press Release dated October 28, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on October 28, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xix) | Press Release dated October 28, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on October 28, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xx) | Press Release dated October 29, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on October 29, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxi) | Press Release dated October 29, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on October 29, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxii) | Press Release dated October 29, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on October 29, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxiii) | Press Release dated November 1, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 1, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxiv) | Press Release dated November 1, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 1, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxv) | Open letter to I. Cockerill dated November 2, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on November 2, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxvi) | Press Release dated November 4, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 4, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxvii) | Slide presentation dated November 4, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on November 4, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxviii) | Press Release dated November 4, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 4, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxix) | Press Release dated November 5, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 5, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxx) | Audio conference transcript first made publicly available on November 5, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on November 5, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxxi) | Press Release dated November 8, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 8, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxxii) | Press Release dated November 8, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 8, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxxiii) | Press Release dated November 9, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 9, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxxiv) | Press Release dated November 9, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on November 9, 2004) | |
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| (a)(5)(xxxv) | Press Release dated November 9, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 9, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxxvi) | Press Release dated November 10, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 10, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxxvii) | Press Release dated November 10, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 10, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxxviii) | Press Release dated November 12, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 12, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xxxix) | Press Release dated November 12, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 12, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(xl) | Press Release dated November 15, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 15, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(l) | Notice dated November 15, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 15, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(li) | Circular distributed to Harmony’s South African shareholders dated October 20, 2004, in connection with the South African offer (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on November 15, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(lii) | Notice dated November 15, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 15, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(liii) | Notice dated November 15, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 15, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(liv) | Press Release dated November 16, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 16, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(lv) | Press Release dated November 16, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on November 16, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(lvi) | Press Release dated November 17, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 17, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(lvii) | Letter to Gold Fields Shareholders from Bernard Swanepoel dated November 17, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on November 17, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(lviii) | Letter to Gold Fields Shareholders from Bernard Swanepoel dated November 17, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on November 17, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(lix) | Notice of Voting Instructions to Gold Fields Shareholders issued on November 17, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on November 17, 2004) | |
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| (a)(5)(lx) | Notice of Voting Instructions to Gold Fields Shareholders issued on November 17, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on November 17, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(lxi) | Notice of Voting Instructions to The Bank of New York, as Depositary, issued on November 17, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on November 17, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(lxii) | Press Release dated November 18, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 18, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(lxiii) | Letter to Gold Fields Shareholders from Bernard Swanepoel dated November 17, 2004, including Notice of Voting Instructions to Gold Fields Shareholders and The Bank of New York (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on November 18, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(lxiv) | Form of Proxy Card of Gold Fields issued on November 17, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 on November 18, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(lxv) | Press Release dated November 19, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 19, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(lxvi) | Press Release dated November 22, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 22, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(lxvii) | Letter to Gold Fields’ Shareholders from B. Swanepoel dated November 23, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 23, 2004) | |
| (a)(5)(lxviii) | Press Release dated November 23, 2004 (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Rule 425 and on Form 6-K on November 23, 2004) | |
| (b) | None | |
| (c) | None | |
| (d) | Irrevocable undertaking, dated October 16, 2004, by and among Harmony and MMC Norilsk Nickel (incorporated herein by reference to the filing made by Harmony pursuant to Schedule 13D on October 26, 2004) | |
| (e) | None | |
| (f) | None | |
| (g) | None | |
| 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 Amendment No. 4 to Schedule TO is true, complete and correct.
| HARMONY GOLD MINING COMPANY LIMITED | ||
| By: | /s/ Zacharias Bernardus Swanepoel | |
| Name: Zacharias Bernardus Swanepoel Title: Chief Executive Officer | ||
November 23, 2004
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