Edgar Filing: Foundation Medicine, Inc.

FOUNDATION MEDICINE, INC.

Dated: March 2, 2015

/s/ Robert W. Hesslein

Robert W. Hesslein

Senior Vice President, General

Counsel and Secretary

SC 14D9/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14D-9

(Amendment No. 3)

SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT

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

Foundation Medicine, Inc.

(Name of Subject Company)

Foundation Medicine, Inc.

(Names of Persons Filing Statement)

COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.0001 PER SHARE

(Title of Class of Securities)

350465100

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Michael J. Pellini, M.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Foundation Medicine, Inc.

150 Second Street

Cambridge, MA 02141

(617) 418-2200

With copies to:


Stuart M. Cable, Esq.		Robert W. Hesslein, Esq.
Lisa R. Haddad, Esq.		Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Kingsley L. Taft, Esq.		and Secretary
Goodwin Procter LLP		Foundation Medicine, Inc.
Exchange Place		150 Second Street
Boston, MA 02109		Cambridge, MA 02141
(617) 570-1000		(617) 418-2200

(Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized to receive notices and communications

on behalf of the persons filing statement)

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

This Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 14D-9 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Schedule 14D-9 filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 2, 2015 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Schedule 14D-9”) by Foundation Medicine, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Foundation”). The Schedule 14D-9 relates to the tender offer by Roche Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Offeror”), to purchase up to 15,604,288 shares of Foundation’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (each, a “Share”), representing, when added to the Shares already owned by Roche Holding Ltd, an indirect parent of Offeror, and its subsidiaries, and together with the 5,000,000 newly issued Shares to be purchased by Offeror in consideration of Offeror’s primary investment in Foundation of $250 million in cash (the “Issuance”), up to approximately 56.3% of the outstanding Shares on a fully diluted basis at the closing of the Issuance, at a purchase price of $50.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, less any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated February 2, 2015 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Letter of Transmittal,” and which, together with the Offer to Purchase, constitutes the “Offer”). The Offer is described in a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, as amended or supplemented from time to time, filed by Offeror with the SEC on February 2, 2015. The Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal are filed as Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2) to the Schedule 14D-9, respectively.

Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined, in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Schedule 14D-9. The information in the Schedule 14D-9 is incorporated into this Amendment by reference to all applicable items in the Schedule 14D-9, except that such information is hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided herein.

ITEM 8.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

Item 8 (“Additional Information”) of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding a new section immediately prior to the section beginning with the heading “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”, as set forth below:

Extension of the Offer.

On March 2, 2015, Offeror announced an extension of the expiration of the Offer until 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on Monday, April 6, 2015, unless further extended. The Offer, which was previously scheduled to expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on Monday, March 2, 2015, was extended to allow additional time for Foundation to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), which is a condition to the Offer. Foundation has scheduled a special meeting of stockholders to be held on April 2, 2015 (subject to adjournment or postponement), at which Foundation will seek the Company Stockholder Approval. As of March 1, 2015, approximately 7,739,202 Shares (none of which were tendered by notice of guaranteed delivery) had been tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer.

On March 2, 2015, Offeror issued a press release announcing the extension to the expiration of the Offer. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit (a)(16) hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 9.

EXHIBITS.

Item 9 (“Exhibits”) of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit to the exhibit index:

Incorporated by Reference

Exhibit

No.

Exhibit

Form

File Date

Exhibit or File
No.

Filed
Herewith

Furnished
Herewith

(a)(16)

Media Release issued by Roche Holdings, Inc. on March 2, 2015

Schedule TO-T

3/2/15

(a)(5)(v)

SIGNATURE

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Schedule 14D-9 is true, complete and correct.