UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14D-9
(Amendment No. 15)
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement
under Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Complete Genomics, Inc.
(Name of Subject Company)
Complete Genomics, Inc.
(Names of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
20454K104
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
A. W. Homan
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Complete Genomics, Inc.
2071 Stierlin Court
Mountain View, California 94043
(650) 943-2800
(Name, address and telephone numbers of person authorized to receive
notices and communications on behalf of the persons filing statement)
with copies to:
Alan C. Mendelson
Latham & Watkins LLP
140 Scott Drive
Menlo Park, CA 94025
(650) 328-4600
| ¨ | Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
This Amendment No. 15 (the “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 of Complete Genomics, Inc. (“Complete” or the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 25, 2012 and amended on September 27, 2012, October 2, 2012, October 5, 2012, October 22, 2012, November 2, 2012, November 13, 2012, November 15, 2012, November 20, 2012, November 26, 2012, November 27, 2012, November 28, 2012, December 7, 2012 and December 13, 2012 (as amended, the “Schedule 14D-9”). The Schedule 14D-9 relates to the tender offer by Beta Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of BGI-Shenzhen, a company organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“Parent” or “BGI”), to purchase all of the outstanding common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Complete (the “Shares”), at a price of $3.15 per Share, net to seller in cash, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated September 25, 2012 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and the related Letter of Transmittal (which, together with the Offer to Purchase, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, constitute the “Offer”). The Offer is described in a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed by Parent and Purchaser with the SEC on September 25, 2012. The Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal were filed with the Schedule 14D-9 as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively.
Except as otherwise set forth below, the information set forth in the Schedule 14D-9 remains unchanged and is incorporated by reference as relevant to the items in this Amendment. Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Schedule 14D-9. This Amendment is being filed to reflect certain updates as reflected below.
Item 9. Exhibits.
Item 9 of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following exhibit:
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| (a)(5)(B) | Letter to the San Jose Mercury News: “National security not an issue in merger.” | |
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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.
| COMPLETE GENOMICS, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ A. W. Homan | |||||
| Name: | A. W. Homan | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||
Dated: December 17, 2012
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| (a)(5)(B) | Letter to the San Jose Mercury News: “National security not an issue in merger.” | |
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