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
AVX CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company)
KYOCERA CORPORATION
(Names of Filing Persons – Offeror)
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
002444107
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Shoichi Aoki
Kyocera Corporation
6, Takeda Tobadono-cho
Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612-8501, Japan
Telephone: +81-75-604-3500
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
Copies to:
George R. Bason, Jr.
Michael Davis
Kenneth J. Lebrun
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Telephone: (212) 450-4000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
| | |
| Transaction Valuation* | Amount of Filing Fee* |
| N/A | N/A |
| * | A filing fee is not required in connection with this filing as it relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of the tender offer |
| ¨ | Check 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: | Not applicable. | | Filing Party: | Not applicable. |
| Form or Registration No.: | Not applicable. | | Date Filed: | Not applicable. |
| x | 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. |
| x | 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. ¨
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description |
| | | |
| 99.1 | | Press release issued by Kyocera Corporation on February 21, 2020. |
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| 99.2 | | Outline of Q&A on the Acquisition of the Remaining Shares of AVX Corporation dated February 21, 2020. |
