CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP — M&A Activity 2011

Mar 3, 2011

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE TO

(RULE 14d-100)

TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR SECTION 13(e)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Amendment No. 4)

CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION (Name of Filing Person (Offeror))

COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE (Title of Class Securities)

225310-10-1 (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Charles A. Pearce Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary Credit Acceptance Corporation 25505 West Twelve Mile Road Southfield, MI 48034-8339 (248) 353-2700

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

With a copy to: Richard C. Witzel, Jr., Esq. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 155 N. Wacker Dr. Chicago, IL 60606 (312) 407-0700

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

TRANSACTION VALUATION*	$
AMOUNT OF FILING FEE**	$ 14,512.49

| * | Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only. The amount assumes the purchase of a total of
1,904,761 shares of the outstanding common stock at a price of $62.625 per share in cash. |
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| ** | The amount of the filing fee equals $116.10 per $1 million of the transaction value and is estimated in accordance with Rule
0-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
| þ | 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. Amount Previously Paid: $14,512.49 Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO Filing Party: Credit Acceptance Corporation Date Filed: February 9, 2011 |

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:

o third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

þ 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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This Amendment No. 4 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 9, 2011 (“Schedule TO”), as amended by Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2 and Amendment No. 3 filed with the SEC on February 24, 2011, February 28, 2011 and February 28, 2011, respectively, by Credit Acceptance Corporation, a Michigan corporation (“CA”), in connection with the offer by CA to purchase for cash up to 1,904,761 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, at a price of $65.625 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest, upon and subject to the terms and conditions described in the Offer to Purchase, dated February 9, 2011 (the “Offer to Purchase”), and the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), which, in each case, as amended and supplemented from time to time, constitute the tender offer and which are appended to and filed with the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii), respectively.

All information in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal is hereby expressly incorporated in this Amendment No. 4 by reference in response to all of the applicable items in Schedule TO, except that such information is hereby amended and supplemented to the extent provided herein.

Items 1 through 11. Summary Term Sheet; Subject Company Information; Identity and Background of Filing Person; Terms of the Transaction; Past Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements; Purposes of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals; Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration; Interest in Securities of the Subject Company; Persons/Assets Retained, Employed, Compensated or Used; Financial Statements; Additional Information

1. The first bullet point of the response to the question “Are there any conditions to the tender offer?” in the “Summary Term Sheet” section of the Offer to Purchase on page 2 thereof is hereby amended and restated as follows:

• Consummation by us of the Debt Financing, on terms reasonably satisfactory to us (the “Financing Condition”), which condition has been satisfied as of March 3, 2011.

1. The first bullet point following the second paragraph in the “Forward-Looking Statements” section of the Offer to Purchase on page 8 thereof is hereby deleted.

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| Notwithstanding any other provision of the tender offer, CA will not be required to accept
for payment, purchase or pay for any shares tendered, and may terminate or amend the tender
offer or may postpone the acceptance for payment of, or the purchase of or the payment for
shares tendered, subject to Rule 13e-4(f) under the Exchange Act, if the Financing Condition
is not satisfied (which condition has been satisfied as of March 3, 2011 as further
described in Section 9) or if any of the following events or circumstance shall have
occurred (or shall have been determined by CA in its reasonable judgment to have occurred): |

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| The Financing Condition has been satisfied as of March 3, 2011 as a result of the
consummation of the Debt Financing through CA’s issuance in a private placement of 9.125%
First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2017 (the “Senior Notes”) in an aggregate principal
amount of $100.0 million at an issue price of 106% of the principal amount. The
newly-issued $100.0 million of Senior Notes are referred to as the “Additional Notes.” CA
does not have any alternative financing arrangements or plans that would fund the purchase
of shares in the tender offer. |

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| 5. |
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| The Additional Notes were issued as additional Senior Notes under an indenture, dated as of
February 1, 2010 (the “2010 Indenture”), among CA; CA’s subsidiaries Buyers Vehicle
Protection Plan, Inc. and Vehicle Remarketing Services, Inc. (the “Guarantors”); and U.S.
Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), pursuant to which on February 1, 2010
CA issued $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes (the “Prior Notes”),
which remain outstanding. The 2010 Indenture, as amended or supplemented, is referred to as
the “Indenture.” The Additional Notes have the same terms as the Prior Notes, other than
issue price and issue date, and, together with the Prior Notes and any further Senior Notes
that may be issued under the Indenture, will be treated as a single class under the
Indenture. |
| The Senior Notes mature on February 1, 2017 and bear interest at a rate of 9.125% per annum,
computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months and payable
semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 of each year. Interest on the Additional Notes
accrues from February 1, 2011, and the first interest payment date for the Additional Notes
is August 1, 2011. |
| The Senior Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the Guarantors, which are also
guarantors of obligations under the credit agreement. The Senior Notes and the Guarantors’
guarantee of the Senior Notes, or “Note Guarantees” are secured on a first-priority basis
(subject to specified exceptions and permitted liens), together with all indebtedness
outstanding from time to time under the credit agreement and, under certain circumstances,
other future indebtedness, by a security interest in substantially all of the assets of CA
and the Guarantors, subject to certain exceptions such as real property, cash (except to the
extent it is deposited with the collateral agent), certain leases and equity interests of
CA’s subsidiaries (other than those of specified subsidiaries including the Guarantors). The
assets of CA and the Guarantors securing the Senior Notes and the Note Guarantees will not
include assets transferred to special purpose subsidiaries in connection with securitization
transactions and will generally be the same as the collateral securing indebtedness under
the credit agreement and, under certain circumstances, other future indebtedness. |
| CA may redeem some or all of the Senior Notes, at its option, at any time and from time to
time on and after February 1, 2014, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of the
principal amount of the Senior Notes to be redeemed) of 104.563%, declining to 102.281% on
February 1, 2015 and declining to par on February 1, 2016, in each case plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. At any time and from time to time prior to
February 1, 2014, CA may redeem some or all of the Senior Notes at a price equal to 100% of
the principal amount of the Senior Notes redeemed, plus a “make-whole” premium set forth in
the Indenture and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. In addition,
at any time on or prior to February 1, 2013, CA may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate
principal amount of the Senior Notes with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings
at a redemption price of 109.125% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes redeemed, plus
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. |
| If CA experiences specified change of control events, CA must offer to repurchase the Senior
Notes at an offer price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes
to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable repurchase
date. Under specified circumstances, the Indenture requires CA to use net proceeds from
certain dispositions of assets to offer to repurchase Senior Notes at a repurchase price
equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes repurchased, plus accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable repurchase date. |

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| | The Indenture requires that CA maintain a ratio of consolidated funded debt to consolidated
tangible net worth of no more than 3.25 to 1.0 as of the end of each fiscal quarter and a
collateral coverage ratio of at least 1.25 to 1.0. The Indenture also contains covenants
that limit the ability of CA and its subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur or
guarantee additional indebtedness; (ii) pay dividends or purchase capital stock; (iii) make
investments; (iv) sell assets; (v) incur liens; (vi) merge, consolidate or sell all or
substantially all of their assets; and (vii) enter into transactions with affiliates. These
covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions. |
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| | The Indenture provides for customary events of default. In the case of an event of default
arising from specified events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Senior Notes will
become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other event of
default under the Indenture occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the holders of at least
25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Senior Notes may declare all the Senior
Notes to be due and payable immediately. |
| 6. | The third bullet in the “Certain Information Concerning CA — Incorporation By Reference”
section of the Offer to Purchase on page 32 thereof is hereby amended and restated as follows: |

• Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on February 9, 2011 and March 3, 2011.

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Item 12. Exhibits.

Item 12 is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following:

EXHIBIT
NUMBER	DESCRIPTION
(a)(5)(viii)	Press release dated March 3, 2011 (incorporated by
reference to CA’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on March 3, 2011).
(b)(xii)	Indenture, dated as of February 1, 2010, among Credit
Acceptance Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and
U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (incorporated by
reference to CA’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the
SEC on February 5, 2010).
(b)(xiii)	First Supplemental Indenture, dated March 3, 2011
(incorporated by reference to CA’s Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2011).

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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.

CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
By:	/s/ Douglas W. Busk
Name:	Douglas W. Busk
Title:	Senior Vice President and Treasurer

Dated: March 3, 2011

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EXHIBIT
NUMBER	DESCRIPTION
(a)(1)(i)	Offer to Purchase.*
(a)(1)(ii)	Letter of Transmittal.*
(a)(5)(i)	Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(5)(ii)	Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(5)(iii)	Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and
Other Nominees.*
(a)(5)(iv)	Letter to Participants in the Credit Acceptance 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust.*
(a)(5)(v)	Press release dated February 9, 2011 announcing the commencement of the offer
(incorporated by reference to CA’s Form 8-K dated February 9, 2011).
(a)(5)(vi)	Press release dated February 28, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to
CA’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2011).
(a)(5)(vii)	Press release dated February 28, 2011 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to
CA’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 28, 2011).
(a)(5)(viii)	Press release dated March 3, 2011.**
(b)(i)	Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2006, among CA,
the Lenders which are parties thereto from time to time, Comerica Bank as
administrative agent and Banc of America Securities LLC as sole lead arranger and
sole bank manager (incorporated by reference to CA’s Form 8-K dated February 10,
2006).
(b)(ii)	Amendment No. 1, dated September 20, 2006, to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement as of February 7, 2006, among CA, the Lenders which are parties thereto
from time to time and Comerica Bank as administrative agent (incorporated by
reference to CA’s Form 8-K dated June 19, 2007).
(b)(iii)	Amendment No. 2, dated January 19, 2007, to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement as of February 7, 2006, among CA, the Lenders which are parties thereto
from time to time and Comerica Bank as administrative agent (incorporated by
reference to CA’s Form 8-K dated June 19, 2007).
(b)(iv)	Amendment No. 3, dated June 14, 2007, to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement as of February 7, 2006, among CA, the Lenders which are parties thereto
from time to time and Comerica Bank as administrative agent (incorporated by
reference to CA’s Form 8-K dated June 19, 2007).
(b)(v)	Amendment No. 4, dated January 25, 2008, to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement as of February 7, 2006, among CA, the Lenders which are parties thereto
from time to time and Comerica Bank as administrative agent (incorporated by
reference to CA’s Form 8-K dated January 31, 2008).
(b)(vi)	Fifth Amendment, dated as of July 31, 2008, to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated February 7, 2006, among CA, the Lenders which are parties thereto
from time to time, and Comerica Bank as administrative agent (incorporated by
reference to CA’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008).
(b)(vii)	Sixth Amendment, dated as of December 9, 2008, to the Fourth Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated February 7, 2006, among CA, the Lenders which are parties
thereto from time to time, and Comerica Bank as administrative agent (incorporated by
reference to CA’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008).
(b)(viii)	Seventh Amendment, dated as of June 15, 2009, to Fourth Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated February 7, 2006, among CA, the Lenders which are parties thereto
from time to time, and Comerica Bank as administrative agent (incorporated by
reference to CA’s Form 8-K dated June 18, 2009).
(b)(ix)	Eighth Amendment, dated as of October 20, 2009, to the Fourth Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated February 7, 2006, among CA, the Lenders which are parties
thereto from time to time, and Comerica Bank as administrative agent (incorporated by
reference to CA’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009).

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EXHIBIT
NUMBER	DESCRIPTION
(b)(x)	Ninth Amendment, dated as of February 1, 2010, to the Fourth Amended and Restated
Credit Agreement, dated February 7, 2006, among CA, the Lenders which are parties
thereto from time to time, and Comerica Bank as administrative agent (incorporated by
reference to CA’s Form 8-K dated February 5, 2010).
(b)(xi)	Tenth Amendment, dated as of June 9, 2010, to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement, dated February 7, 2006, among CA, the Lenders which are parties thereto
from time to time, and Comerica Bank as administrative agent (incorporated by
reference to CA’s Form 8-K dated June 9, 2010).
(b)(xii)	Indenture, dated as of February 1, 2010, among Credit Acceptance Corporation, the
Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. ***
(b)(xiii)	First Supplemental Indenture, dated March 3, 2011.**
(d)(1)	Credit Acceptance Corporation Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan, as
amended, April 6, 2009 (incorporated by reference to Annex A to CA’s Definitive Proxy
Statement on Schedule 14A dated April 10, 2009).
(d)(2)	Credit Acceptance Corporation 1992 Stock Option Plan, as amended and restated May
1999 (incorporated by reference to CA’s Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June
30, 1999).
(d)(3)	Credit Acceptance Corporation Director Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference
to CA’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001).

*	Previously filed.
**	Incorporated by reference to CA’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2011.
***	Incorporated by reference to CA’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 5, 2010.

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