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
W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
Arrow Masters LP, Arrow Partners LP and Arrow Offshore, Ltd., Arrow Advisors
LLC, Arrow Offshore Advisors, LLC, Arrow Capital Management LLC, Alexandre von
Furstenberg and Mal Serure
(Names of Filing Persons) (Offerors)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
G84922106
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Mal Serure David J. Heymann
c/o Arrow Advisors LLC Post Heymann & Koffler LLP
499 Park Avenue Two Jericho Plaza, Wing A, Suite 211
New York, New York 10022 Jericho, New York 11753
Tel: 212-243-7338 Tel: 516-681-3636
Fax: 212-243-2195 Fax: 516-433-2777
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(Name, address, and telephone numbers of
person authorized to receive notices and
communications on behalf of filing persons)
Calculation of Filing Fee
Transaction valuation* Amount of Filing Fee
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$31,843,200 $1,252
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* For purposes of the filing fee only assumes the purchase of 19,902,000
shares at a purchase price of $1.60 per share in cash.
|_| 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 number, or
the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.
Amount Previously Paid: ____________________
Form or Registration No.: ____________________
Filing Party: ____________________
Date Filed: ____________________
|_| 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.
|_| 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: |_|
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TENDER OFFER
This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO relates to the offer (the
"Offer") by Arrow Masters LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Masters"), Arrow
Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership ("Partners"), and Arrow Offshore,
Ltd., a Cayman Island exempted company ("Offshore", and collectively with
Masters and Partners, the "Purchaser") to purchase up to 19,902,000 common
shares (the "Shares") in W.P. Stewart & Co., Ltd. (the "Corporation"), the
subject company, par value $0.001 per share, at a purchase price equal to $1.60
per Share, less the amount of any dividends declared from and after the date
hereof (the "Offer Date"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the Offer to Purchase dated May 28, 2008 (the "Offer to Purchase") and
the related Letter of Transmittal, copies of which are attached hereto as
Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2), respectively. The Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m.
eastern time on July 9, 2008 or such other date to which this Offer may be
extended (the "Expiration Date"). Arrow Advisors LLC ("Advisors"), Arrow
Offshore Advisors, LLC ("Offshore Advisors"), Arrow Capital Management LLC
("Management"), Alexandre von Furstenberg ("von Furstenberg") and Mal Serure
("Serure") are named as offerors herein because (i) Advisors is the sole general
partner of Masters and Partners, (ii) Offshore Advisors is the co-investment
advisor of Offshore, (iii) Management is the investment advisor of Masters and
Partners and the co-investment advisor of Offshore, and (iv) von Furstenberg and
Serure are the sole members of Advisors, Offshore Advisors and Management, but
are otherwise not participating in the offer described in this schedule.
In the event of a price reduction resulting from a Corporation dividend
declared from and after the date hereof, the Purchaser will file an amendment to
this Schedule TO reflecting such reduction and will, to the extent necessary,
extend the Expiration Date to assure there is a minimum ten business day period
following the amendment before the Offer expires. Tender of Shares will include
the tender of any and all securities into which the Shares may be converted and
any securities distributed with respect to the Shares from and after the Offer
Date.
As of May 20, 2008 the Corporation had approximately 50,351,566 shares
outstanding held by approximately 163 shareholders of record. Neither the
Purchaser nor any of their affiliates own any Shares. The 19,902,000 Shares
subject to the Offer constitute 39.5% of the outstanding Shares. Consummation of
the Offer, if all Shares sought are tendered, would require payment by the
Purchaser of up to $31,843,200 in aggregate purchase price. The Purchaser has
sufficient current working capital to fund the purchase price and pay all
expenses of the offer.
The address of the Corporation's principal executive offices is Trinity
Hall, 43 Ceder Avenue, Hamilton, HMLX, Bermuda, and its phone number is (441)
295-8585.
The information in the Offer to Purchase, including all schedules thereto,
is hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference in response to Items 1
through 11 of this Statement.
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Item 12. Exhibits
(a)(1) Offer to Purchase, dated May 28, 2008.
(a)(2) Form of Letter of Transmittal.
(a)(3) Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
(a)(4) Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust
Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(5) Form of Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers,
Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(6) Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number
on Substitute Form W-9.
(a)(7) Form of summary advertisement published in Investor's Business
Daily on May 28, 2008.
(a)(8) Text of press release issued by the Company, dated May 20,
2008 (incorporated herein by reference to the Company's Form
6-K dated May 21, 2008).
(b) Not applicable
(d)(1) Investment Agreement between the Company and the Purchaser,
dated as of May 20, 2008.
(d)(2) Registration Rights Agreement the Company and the Purchaser,
dated as of May 20, 2008.
(d)(3) Agreement between the Company, the Purchaser and William
Stewart, dated May 20, 2008.
(d)(4) Agreement between the Company, the Purchaser and Robert Kahn,
dated May 20, 2008.
(d)(5) Confidentiality Agreement between the Company and Arrow
Capital Management, LLC, dated April 16, 2008.
(g) None
(h) Not applicable
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 statement is true, complete and correct.
ARROW MASTERS LP
By: Arrow Advisors LLC
General Partner
By: /s/ Mal Serure
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Mal Serure
Co-Managing Member
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ARROW PARTNERS LP
By: Arrow Advisors LLC
General Partner
By: /s/ Mal Serure
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Mal Serure
Co-Managing Member
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ARROW OFFSHORE, LTD.
By: /s/ Mal Serure
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Mal Serure
Director
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ARROW ADVISORS LLC
By: /s/ Mal Serure
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Mal Serure
Co-Managing Member
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ARROW OFFSHORE ADVISORS LLC
By: /s/ Mal Serure
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Mal Serure
Co-Managing Member
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ARROW CAPITAL MANAGMENT LLC
By: /s/ Mal Serure
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Mal Serure
Co-Managing Member
/s/ Mal Serure
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Mal Serure
/s/ Alexandre von Furstenberg
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Alexandre von Furstenberg
Dated: May 28, 2008
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
(a)(1) Offer to Purchase, dated May 28, 2008.*
(a)(2) Form of Letter of Transmittal.*
(a)(3) Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
(a)(4) Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks,
Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(5) Form of Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers,
Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.*
(a)(6) Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification
Number on Substitute Form W-9.*
(a)(7) Form of summary advertisement published in Investor's
Business Daily on May 28, 2008.*
(a)(8) Text of press release issued by the Company, dated May
20, 2008 (incorporated herein by reference to the
Company's Form 6-K dated May 21, 2008).
(d)(1) Investment Agreement between the Company and the
Purchaser, dated as of May 20, 2008.*
(d)(2) Registration Rights Agreement between the Company and
the Purchaser, dated as of May 20, 2008.*
(d)(3) Agreement between the Company, the Purchaser and William
Stewart, dated May 20, 2008.*
(d)(4) Agreement between the Company, the Purchaser and Robert
Kahn, dated May 20, 2008.*
(d)(5) Confidentiality Agreement between the Company and Arrow
Capital Management, LLC, dated April 16, 2008.
(g) None
(h) Not applicable
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* Filed herewith.
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