- Amended Statement of Ownership: Solicitation (SC 14D9/A)
May 10 2010 - 2:46PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14D-9
Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement under Section 14(d)(4) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Amendment
No. 1
DIALYSIS
CORPORATION OF AMERICA
(Name
of Subject Company)
DIALYSIS
CORPORATION OF AMERICA
(Name
of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title
of Class of Securities)
252529102
(CUSIP
Number of Class of Securities)
Stephen
W. Everett
President
and Chief Executive Officer
Dialysis
Corporation of America
1302
Concourse Drive, Suite 204
Linthicum,
Maryland 21090
(410)
694-0500
(Name,
address and telephone number of person
authorized
to receive notices and communications on
behalf
of the person(s) filing statement)
With
copies to:
Michael
S. Blass, Esq.
Arent
Fox LLP
1675
Broadway
New
York, NY 10019
(212)
484-3900
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Check
the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made
before the commencement of a tender
offer.
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Explanatory
Statement
This
Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule 14D-9 initially filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “
SEC
”)
on April 22, 2010 (which together with any amendments and supplements thereto,
collectively constitute, the “
Schedule 14D-9
”) by Dialysis
Corporation of America, a Florida corporation (“
DCA
” or the “
Company
”), relating to the
offer (the “
Offer
”) by
Urchin Merger Sub, Inc., a Florida corporation (“
Purchaser
”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
U.S. Renal Care, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“
Parent
” or “
USRC
”), as set forth in a
Tender Offer Statement filed by USRC and Purchaser on Schedule TO, dated April
22, 2010 (which together with any amendments and supplements thereto,
collectively constitute, the “
Schedule TO
”), to purchase all
outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “
Shares
”), of DCA, at a
purchase price of $11.25 per Share, net to the holder thereof in cash, without
interest, but subject to any applicable tax withholding, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated April 22,
2010, and in the related Letter of Transmittal, copies of which are filed with
the Schedule 14D-9 as Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2), respectively. Any capitalized
term used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to
such term in the Schedule 14D-9.
All
information in the Schedule 14D-9 is incorporated into this Amendment No. 1
by reference, except that such information is hereby amended to the extent
specifically provided herein.
This Amendment No. 1 is being
filed to reflect certain updates as reflected below.
Item 8 of the Schedule 14D-9 is
hereby amended and supplemented by inserting the following new Section to the
end of “Item 8. Additional Information” on page 31 of the Schedule
14D-9
:
“
Legal Proceedings Regarding
the Offer
On or
about April 30, 2010, a purported class action lawsuit related to the Offer and
the Merger was filed in the Circuit Court located in Anne Arundel County,
Maryland, captioned
Francis
Myskowsky, et al. v. Dialysis Corporation of America, et al.
The action,
brought by Francis and Marian Lee Myskowsky, purported shareholders of DCA,
seeks certification of a class of all holders of shares of DCA Common Stock
(except the defendants and their affiliates) and names DCA, each of DCA’s
directors, USRC and Purchaser as defendants. The lawsuit alleges, among other
things, that DCA’s directors breached their fiduciary duties by, among other
things: (i) agreeing to certain provisions in the Merger Agreement that could
discourage or inhibit alternative competing offers; (ii) failing to maximize
shareholder value; and (iii) omitting or failing to disclose material
information related to the Offer and the Merger to the investing public. In
addition, the lawsuit alleges that DCA and USRC aided and abetted such alleged
breaches of fiduciary duties by DCA’s directors. Based on these allegations, the
lawsuit seeks, among other relief, injunctive relief enjoining the defendants
from consummating the Offer and the Merger, unspecified damages and costs,
attorney's fees and other expenses.
On May 7,
2010, plaintiffs counsel filed combined motions for expedited discovery and for
an order shortening defendants’ time to respond to such motion. DCA
and DCA’s directors believe that the allegations set forth in the complaint in
the action are baseless. They intend to vigorously defend the action
and oppose plaintiff’s combined motions.”
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.
DIALYSIS
CORPORATION OF AMERICA
By:
/s/ STEPHEN
W. EVERETT
Stephen
W. Everett
President
and Chief Executive Officer
Dated:
May 10, 2010
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