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ABBOTT LABORATORIES M&A Activity 2009

Feb 6, 2009

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M&A Activity

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*SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION*

*Washington, D.C. 20549*

*SCHEDULE TO/A*

*Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)*

*of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934*

*(Amendment No. 1)*

*Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.*

(Name of Issuer)

*Rainforest Acquisition Inc.*

*a wholly-owned subsidiary of*

*Abbott Laboratories*

(Name of Filing Persons, Offerors)

*Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share,*

*Associated Preferred Stock Purchase Rights*

(Title of Class of Securities)

*00763M108*

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

*Laura J. Schumacher*

*Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary*

*Abbott Laboratories*

*100 Abbott Park Road*

*Abbott Park, Illinois 60064*

*(847) 937-6100*

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized

to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

*Copy to:*

*Elizabeth C. Kitslaar, Esq.*

*Jones Day*

*77 West Wacker*

*Chicago, Illinois 60601*

*Telephone: (312) 782-3939*

*Calculation of Filing Fee*

Transaction Valuation(1) Amount of Filing Fee(2)
$ 1,356,814,206 $53,323

| (1) | Estimated for
purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only, in accordance with
Rule 0-11(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the “Exchange Act”). Calculated by multiplying $22.00, the per share tender
offer price, by 61,673,373, the number of outstanding shares of common stock
of Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. as of January 5, 2009. | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| (2) | The filing fee was
calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of the Exchange Act and Fee Rate
Advisory #2 for fiscal year 2009, issued September 29, 2008, by
multiplying the transaction value by .0000393. | |
| x | 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 date of its filing. | |
| | Amount Previously
Paid: $53,323 | Filing Party: Abbott
Laboratories |
| | Form or
Registration No.: Schedule TO | Date Filed: January 27,
2009 |
| o | 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: | | |
| x | third-party tender
offer subject to Rule 14d-1. | |
| o | issuer tender offer
subject to Rule 13e-4. | |
| o | going-private
transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. | |
| o | 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: o

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AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO SCHEDULE TO

This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2009 (as amended or supplemented, the “Schedule TO”) by Rainforest Acquisition Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Purchaser”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories, an Illinois corporation (“Abbott”), and Abbott. The Schedule TO relates to the offer by the Purchaser to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “AMO Common Stock”), and the associated preferred stock purchase rights issued in connection with the Rights Agreement, dated June 24, 2002, by and between Advanced Medical Optics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“AMO”), and Mellon Investor Services, LLC (together with the AMO Common Stock, the “Shares”), of AMO, at a price of $22.00 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and subject to any required withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the offer to purchase, dated January 27, 2009 (as it may be amended or supplemented, the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related letter of transmittal (as it may be amended or supplemented, the “Letter of Transmittal,” and together with the Offer to Purchase, the “Offer”), copies of which were filed with the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively.

*Item 11. Additional Information.*

Item 11 is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following:

“At 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on February 5, 2009, the waiting period under the HSR Act applicable to the Offer and the Merger expired.”

*Item 12. Exhibits* .

Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

(a)(1)(A)* Offer to Purchase, dated January 27, 2009.
(a)(1)(B)* Form of Letter of Transmittal.
(a)(1)(C)* Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
(a)(1)(D)* Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers,
Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(E)* Form of Letter to Clients for Use by
Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(5)(A)* Press release issued by
Abbott and AMO on January 12, 2009 (incorporated into this Schedule TO
by reference to the Schedule TO-C filed by Abbott on January 12, 2009).
(a)(5)(B)* Summary Advertisement as published in the Wall
Street Journal on January 27, 2009.
(a)(5)(C)* Press release issued by Abbott on
January 26, 2009 (incorporated into this Schedule TO by reference to the
Schedule TO-C filed by Abbott on January 26, 2009).
(a)(5)(D)* Frequently-Asked Questions provided to certain
employees of AMO (incorporated into this Schedule TO by reference to the
Schedule TO-C filed by Abbott on January 12, 2009).
(a)(5)(E) Press release issued by Abbott on
February 6, 2009.
(b) Not applicable.
(d)(1)* Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
January 11, 2009, by and among Abbott, the Purchaser and AMO
(incorporated into this Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the
Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Abbott on January 15, 2009).
(d)(2)* Support Agreement, dated as of January 11,
2009, by and among ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., ValueAct Capital
Master Fund III, L.P., G. Mason Morfit, Abbott and the Purchaser
(incorporated into this Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the
Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Abbott on January 15, 2009).
(d)(3)* Support Agreement, dated as of January 11,
2009, by and among James V. Mazzo, Abbott and the Purchaser (incorporated
into this Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Current Report
on Form 8-K filed by Abbott on January 15, 2009).
(d)(4)* Employment and Retention Agreement, dated as of
January 11, 2009, by and among James V. Mazzo, Abbott and the Purchaser
(incorporated into this Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Current Report on Form 8-K filed by AMO on January 13, 2009).
(g) Not applicable.
(h) Not applicable.
  • Filed previously

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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.

Dated: February 6, 2009

| Rainforest
Acquisition Inc. | |
| --- | --- |
| By: | /s/ Thomas C.
Freyman |
| | Thomas
C. Freyman |
| | President |
| Abbott
Laboratories | |
| By: | /s/ Thomas C.
Freyman |
| | Thomas
C. Freyman |
| | Executive
Vice President, Finance |
| | and
Chief Financial Officer |

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*EXHIBIT INDEX*

(a)(1)(A)* Offer to Purchase, dated January 27, 2009.
(a)(1)(B)* Form of Letter of Transmittal.
(a)(1)(C)* Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
(a)(1)(D)* Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers,
Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(E)* Form of Letter to Clients for Use by
Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(5)(A)* Press release issued by
Abbott and AMO on January 12, 2009 (incorporated into this Schedule TO
by reference to the Schedule TO-C filed by Abbott on January 12, 2009).
(a)(5)(B)* Summary Advertisement as published in the Wall
Street Journal on January 27, 2009.
(a)(5)(C)* Press release issued by Abbott on
January 26, 2009 (incorporated into this Schedule TO by reference to the
Schedule TO-C filed by Abbott on January 26, 2009).
(a)(5)(D)* Frequently-Asked Questions provided to certain
employees of AMO (incorporated into this Schedule TO by reference to the
Schedule TO-C filed by Abbott on January 12, 2009).
(a)(5)(E) Press release issued by Abbott on
February 6, 2009.
(b) Not applicable.
(d)(1)* Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
January 11, 2009, by and among Abbott, the Purchaser and AMO
(incorporated into this Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the
Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Abbott on January 15, 2009).
(d)(2)* Support Agreement, dated as of January 11,
2009, by and among ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., ValueAct Capital
Master Fund III, L.P., G. Mason Morfit, Abbott and the Purchaser (incorporated
into this Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report
on Form 8-K filed by Abbott on January 15, 2009).
(d)(3)* Support Agreement, dated as of January 11,
2009, by and among James V. Mazzo, Abbott and the Purchaser (incorporated into
this Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Current Report on
Form 8-K filed by Abbott on January 15, 2009).
(d)(4)* Employment and Retention Agreement, dated as of
January 11, 2009, by and among James V. Mazzo, Abbott and the Purchaser
(incorporated into this Schedule TO by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Current Report on Form 8-K filed by AMO on January 13, 2009).
(g) Not applicable.
(h) Not applicable.
  • Filed previously

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