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. 2)

 

ADC Therapeutics SA
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

 

ADC Therapeutics SA, as Issuer and Offeror
(Name of Filing Persons (Identifying status as offeror, issuer, or other person))

 

Options to purchase common shares, par value CHF 0.08 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)

 

H0036K147 for the common shares
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

 

Peter J. Graham
ADC Therapeutics America, Inc.
430 Mountain Avenue, 4th Floor
Murray Hill, NJ 07974
(908) 546-5556
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)

 

Copy to:
Deanna L. Kirkpatrick
Yasin Keshvargar
Kyoko Takahashi Lin
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 450-4000

 

Check the box if 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:

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:

 

If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:

Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)

Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

This Amendment to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 6, 2023 (as amended, the “Schedule TO”), by ADC Therapeutics SA, a Swiss stock corporation (société anonyme) organized under the laws of Switzerland (the “Company”), to the offer by the Company to certain optionholders to exchange certain outstanding options to purchase the Company’s common shares for new options to purchase the Company’s common shares (the “Exchange Offer”). This Amendment is made to supplement Item 12 of the Schedule TO. The information in the Schedule TO, including all schedules and annexes to the Schedule TO that were previously filed with the Schedule TO, is incorporated herein by reference to answer the items required in this Amendment. Except as specifically set forth herein, this Amendment does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Schedule TO. You should read this Amendment together with the Schedule TO.

 

ITEM 12.Exhibits.

 

Item 12 of the Schedule TO is amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibits:

 

Exhibit Number   Description
(a)(1)(N)   Form of Reminder Email to Eligible Participants With No Election Regarding the Expiration of the Exchange Offer

 

 

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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.

 

  ADC THERAPEUTICS SA
       
  By: /s/ Ameet Mallik
    Name: Ameet Mallik
    Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: March 29, 2023

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Exhibit (a)(1)(N)

 

Form of Reminder Email to Eligible Participants With No Election Regarding the Expiration of the Exchange Offer

 

From: AwardTraq Exchange

 

Subject: Exchange Offer Reminder – ACTION REQUESTED

 

Hello [First Name],

 

If you are receiving this notice, this means your elections have not been confirmed in the system. Please note that you should receive a confirmation email when your election is submitted successfully.

 

As a reminder, the previously announced Offer to Exchange Eligible Options for New Options (the “Exchange Offer”) is still open and you are able to make an election until 4pm ET on April 3, 2023 unless extended by ADC Therapeutics in accordance with the Offer to Exchange. Our records indicate that you have not yet made an election.

 

Please read the Offer to Exchange Eligible Options for New Options, dated March 6, 2023, which is Exhibit (a)(1)(A) to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on March 6, 2023 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, the “Schedule TO”), the Schedule TO and all other exhibits to the Schedule TO (the foregoing documents, collectively, the “Offering Documents”), which contain the rules, procedures and other information related to this Exchange Offer. The Offering Documents can be accessed at ir.adctherapeutics.com/sec-filings/default.aspx or through the SEC website at www.sec.gov. We will send a copy of all documents, free of charge, to any employee that requests them from hr@adctherapeutics.com.

 

An email with the link and instructions to access the Election Form via the Exchange Portal was also previously sent to you on Monday, March 6th, 2023. For your convenience you may access your Election Form through the Exchange Portal here: exchange.awardtraq.com

 

For any questions, please contact hr@adctherapeutics.com.

 

This notice does not constitute an offer. The full terms of the Exchange Offer are described in the Offering Documents, which can be accessed at ir.adctherapeutics.com/sec-filings/default.aspx or through the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this email shall have the meanings set forth in the Offering Documents.

 

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