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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 11)
LAFARGE NORTH AMERICA INC.
(Name of Subject Company (issuer))
EFALAR INC.
a wholly owned subsidiary of
LAFARGE S.A.
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
505862-10-2
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Laurent Alpert
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006
Telephone: (212) 225-2340
(Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized
to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
Calculation of Filing Fee
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Transaction valuation* |
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Amount of filing fee** |
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$2,875,439,983.50
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307,672.08 |
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Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of filing fee only. The calculation assumes the
purchase of all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Lafarge North
America Inc., a Maryland corporation, other than the shares owned by Lafarge S.A. and its
subsidiaries, at a purchase price of $85.50 per share, net to the seller in cash. As of March 31,
2006 there were 73,350,851 shares of common stock outstanding, of which 39,719,974 shares are owned
by Lafarge S.A. and its subsidiaries. As a result, this calculation assumes the purchase of
33,630,877 shares. |
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the amount of filing fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 240.0-11 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Fee Rate Advisory No. 5 for fiscal year 2006 issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 23, 2005. Such fee equals 0.010700% of the
transaction value. |
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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. |
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1.
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Amount Previously Paid:
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$255,446.94
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Amount Previously Paid:
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$23,841.71 |
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Form or Registration No.:
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Schedule TO-T
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Form or Registration No.:
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Schedule TO-T/A |
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Filing Party:
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Lafarge S.A.
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Filing Party:
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Lafarge S.A. |
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Date Filed:
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February 21, 2006
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Date Filed:
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April 7, 2006 |
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Amount Previously Paid:
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$28,383.43
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Form or Registration No.:
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Schedule TO-T/A
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Filing Party:
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Lafarge S.A.
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Date Filed:
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May 1, 2006
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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:
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third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
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issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
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going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
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amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
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SEC2559 (6-05) |
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Persons who respond to the collection of
information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a
currently valid OMB control number. |
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender
offer: o
This Amendment No. 11 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement and Rule 13E-3
Transaction Statement filed under cover of Schedule TO (this Schedule TO) with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 21, 2006, by Lafarge S.A., a French société anonyme
(Parent) and Efalar Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent
(Purchaser). This Schedule TO relates to the amended offer by Purchaser to purchase all
outstanding shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share (Common Shares), of Lafarge North
America Inc., a Maryland corporation (the Company) not owned by Parent and its subsidiaries, at a
purchase price of $85.50 per Common Share, net to the seller in cash, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated February 21, 2006, the First Supplement to
the Offer to Purchase, dated April 7, 2006, in each case as amended by amendments to the Schedule
TO filed by Parent with the SEC prior to the date hereof, the Second Supplement to the Offer to
Purchase, dated May 1, 2006 (the Second Supplement), and the related second revised (gray) Letter
of Transmittal (which, as amended or supplemented from time to time, collectively constitute the
Second Amended Offer).
Item 11. Additional Information.
Section (b) of Item 11 is amended and supplemented as follows.
On May 2, 2006, counsel for the Schwartz class action plaintiffs joined in the agreement in
principle with respect to the settlement of outstanding class action litigation. Accordingly,
counsel to Parent, counsel to the Company and counsel to the special committee executed an
Amended Memorandum of Understanding (the Amended MOU) with counsel for the Rice consolidated
class action plaintiffs and counsel for the Schwartz class action plaintiffs, the basic terms of
which are consistent with the Memorandum of Understanding previously filed by Parent with the SEC
as Exhibit (a)(5)(i) to Amendment No. 10 to the Schedule TO on May 1, 2006. The full text of the
Amended MOU is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(5)(ii).
Item 12. Exhibits.
(a)(5(ii) Amended Memorandum of Understanding
SIGNATURES
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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LAFARGE S.A. |
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By: /s/ Michel Bisiaux |
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Michel Bisiaux |
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Corporate Secretary |
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EFALAR INC. |
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By: /s/ Michel Bisiaux |
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Michel Bisiaux |
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Secretary |
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Dated: May 4, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT |
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DESCRIPTION |
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(a)(5)(ii)
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Amended Memorandum of Understanding |