DIME BANCORP, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.
(Name of Filing Person (Offeror))
COMMON STOCK, $0.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
00025429 Q1
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
JOHN ADAM KANAS
CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT
AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.
275 BROADHOLLOW ROAD
MELVILLE, NEW YORK 11747
(631) 844-1004
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on behalf of Filing Person)
Copy to:
WILLIAM S. RUBENSTEIN, ESQ.
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
4 TIMES SQUARE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036
(212) 735-3000
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made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which
the statement relates:
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| | issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.
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This Amendment No. 14 (this "Amendment No. 14") amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, dated March 15, 2000, as amended (the "Schedule TO"), filed by North Fork Bancorporation, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("North Fork"), and Fleet Boston Corporation, a Rhode Island corporation ("FleetBoston"), relating to the offer (the "Offer") by North Fork to exchange each issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Dime Shares"), of Dime Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Dime"), for 0.9302 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "North Fork Shares"), of North Fork and $2.00 in cash, on the terms and subject to the conditions described in the Prospectus (as defined below).
On May 15, 2000, North Fork filed Amendment No. 3 to its registration statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the North Fork Shares to be issued to stockholders of Dime in the Offer (the "Registration Statement"). The terms and conditions of the Offer are set forth in the preliminary prospectus dated May 15, 2000, which is a part of the Registration Statement (the "Prospectus"), and the related Letter of Transmittal, which are annexed to the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(20) and (a)(2), respectively.
ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Item 11 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented
as follows:
On May 26, 2000 North Fork issued a press release announcing that it was extending the expiration date of the Offer until June 30, 2000. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit (a)(23) and the information set forth in the press release is incorporated by reference.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
Item 12 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
(a)(23) Text of press release issued by North Fork on May 26, 2000.
SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: May 26, 2000
NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC.
By: /s/ Daniel M. Healy
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Name: Daniel M. Healy
Title: Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION (a)(23) Text of press release issued by North Fork on May 26, 2000. |
Exhibit (a)(23)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE INVESTOR: DANIEL M. HEALY
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
631-844-1258
PRESS: KEKST AND COMPANY
ROBERT D. SIEGFRIED
212-521-4832
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NORTH FORK EXTENDS DIME OFFER, RESPONDS TO
RECENT DIME DISCLOSURES
MELVILLE, N.Y. - MAY 26, 2000 - NORTH FORK BANCORPORATION, INC. (NYSE:NFB) announced today that, in accordance with its previously disclosed intention, it officially extended its pending exchange offer to acquire Dime Bancorp, Inc., until June 30, 2000. To date, approximately 12.5 million Dime common shares have been tendered. "We noted with skepticism Dime's recent announcement regarding the pursuit of a 'strategic transaction'," stated John Adam Kanas, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We are particularly intrigued by the vagueness of their process and we remain completely unconvinced that it will produce a sale of the company," he said.
"By claiming to undertake this process, we believe Dime is attempting to convince its shareholders that it is 'doing the right thing' in order to generate shareholder support at the upcoming Dime annual meeting. However, we are convinced there is a genuine risk that Dime will hide behind its newly initiated 'merger discussion process' through the annual meeting, after which it will eventually announce that it was unable to come to terms with any third party concerning a transaction. By tendering your shares to North Fork and voting to 'withhold authority' for the Dime's director nominees at the meeting, shareholders can send a strong and unequivocal message to the Dime Board of Directors that you want to see Dime sold now, that you do not want Dime to remain independent, and that Dime should engage in good faith merger negotiations with all interested parties, including North Fork, " said Mr. Kanas. "We encourage the Dime shareholders to vote to 'withhold authority' on any proxy card you receive in order to have your vote against Dime management recorded and to tender your shares now," he said.
North Fork said that it expects to be sending out proxy materials shortly to solicit votes from Dime shareholders to withhold authority for Dime's director nominees.
North Fork also indicated that it made yet another request to be involved in Dime's self-described strategic option process and has not been invited to participate in that process despite this request. "Their refusal to include all parties into their process underscores their ongoing insincerity toward the entire matter," said Mr. Kanas.
Investors and security holders are advised to read North Fork's registration statement and tender offer statement with respect to its exchange offer for Dime common stock, North Fork's preliminary proxy statement with respect to North Fork's proposed solicitation of proxies from Dime stockholders in connection with Dime's 2000 annual meeting of stockholders, and any amendments or supplements to any of such documents (when they become available), because each of these documents contains, or will contain, important information. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the exchange offer registration statement, the tender offer statement, the proxy statement, any amendments or supplements to any of such documents (when they become available), and any other documents filed by North Fork with the SEC, at the SEC's Internet web site at www.sec.gov. Each of these documents may also be obtained free of charge by overnight mail or direct electronic transmission by calling North Fork's information agent, D.F. King & Co., Inc. toll-free at 1-800-755-7250.
North Fork, its directors and executive officers and certain other persons may be deemed to be "participants" in North Fork's solicitation of proxies from Dime stockholders. A detailed list of the names, affiliations and interests of the participants in the solicitation is contained in North Fork's preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 2000, with respect to its proposed solicitation of proxies from Dime stockholders in connection with Dime's 2000 annual meeting of stockholders.