SC TO-T/A
 
 

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)

 

 

Blueprint Medicines Corporation

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

ROTHKO MERGER SUB, INC.

AVENTIS INC.

SANOFI

(Names of Filing Persons — Offerors)

Common Stock, Par Value $0.001 Per Share

(Title of Class of Securities)

09627Y109

(Cusip Number of Class of Securities)

Roy Papatheodorou

Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Head of Legal, Ethics & Business Integrity

Sanofi

46, avenue de la Grande Armée, 75017

Paris, France

Telephone: 011 + 33 1 53 77 40 00

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

 

 

Copies to:

Michael J. Aiello, Esq.

Sachin Kohli, Esq.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue

New York, New York 10153

(212) 310-8000

 

 

 

Check the 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: 1,465,193.42

   Filing Party: Sanofi, Aventis Inc. and Rothko Merger Sub, Inc.

Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO-T

(File No. 005-88827)

   Date Filed: June 17, 2025

 

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:

 

 

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 No. 2 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed by (i) Rothko Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”) and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of SANOFI, a French société anonyme (“Parent”), (ii) Parent, and (iii) Aventis Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent and direct parent of Purchaser (“Aventis”) on June 17, 2025 (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, including this Amendment, the “Schedule TO”), relating to the offer by Purchaser to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value, $0.001 per share (each a “Share” and collectively, “Shares”), of Blueprint Medicines Corporation., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), for $129.00 per Share in cash, without interest (the “Cash Offer Price”) and subject to any withholding of taxes required by applicable legal requirements, plus one (1) non-transferable contractual contingent value right (each, a “CVR”) per Share, representing the right to receive contingent payments of up to an aggregate amount of $6.00 per Share in cash, without interest, upon the achievement of one or both of the milestones on or prior to the expiration of the applicable milestone period set forth in the CVR Agreement (the CVR, together with the Cash Offer Price, or any other amount paid pursuant to the Offer to the extent permitted under the Merger Agreement, the “Offer Consideration”), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated June 17, 2025 (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the “Offer to Purchase”) and in the accompanying Letter of Transmittal, which are annexed to and filed with the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively.

All information set forth in the Offer to Purchase, including Schedule I thereto, is incorporated by reference herein in response to Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 of this Schedule TO and is supplemented by the information specifically provided in this Amendment, except as otherwise set forth below. This Amendment should be read together with the Schedule TO. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the meanings given to such terms in the Offer to Purchase.

Items 1 through 9 and Item 11.

The Offer to Purchase and Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 of the Schedule TO, to the extent such Items incorporate by reference the information contained in the Offer to Purchase, are hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

“On July 17, 2025, Purchaser announced an extension of the Expiration Time until 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on July 17, 2025, unless the Offer is further extended or earlier terminated as permitted by the Merger Agreement. The Offer was previously scheduled to expire at one minute following 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on July 16, 2025.

The Depositary has advised Purchaser that, as of 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on July 16, 2025, approximately 29,742,419 Shares have been validly tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, representing approximately 45.85% of the outstanding Shares and approximately 23,400,152 Shares have been tendered by notice of guaranteed delivery, representing approximately 36.08% of the outstanding Shares. Shares tendered by notice of guaranteed delivery are not deemed validly tendered for purposes of satisfying the Minimum Tender Condition unless and until the Shares underlying such notice of guaranteed delivery are delivered to and “received” (as such term is defined in 251(h) of the DGCL) by the Depositary prior to the Offer Expiration Time. The procedures for the guaranteed delivery of Shares require as a condition to the tender of such Shares that such Shares are delivered to the Depositary within one (1) NASDAQ trading day after the date of execution of the notice of guaranteed delivery.

The press release announcing the extension of the Offer is attached hereto as Exhibit (a)(5)(I) and incorporated herein by reference.”


Amendments to the Offer to Purchase and Exhibits to the Schedule TO

All references to “one minute following 11:59 p.m., Eastern time, on July 16, 2025” set forth in the Offer to Purchase (Exhibit (a)(1)(A)), Letter of Transmittal (Exhibit (a)(1)(B)), Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees (Exhibit (a)(1)(C)), Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees (Exhibit (a)(1)(D)) and Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (Exhibit (a)(1)(E)) are hereby amended and replaced with “5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on July 17, 2025.”

Item 12. Exhibits.

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

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

(a)(5)(I)   Press Release issued by Sanofi, dated July 17, 2025.


SIGNATURES

After due inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: July 17, 2025

 

  Rothko Merger Sub, Inc.
By:  

/s/ Michael J. Tolpa

  Name:   Michael J. Tolpa
  Title:   President
  SANOFI
By:  

/s/ Roy Papatheodorou

  Name:   Roy Papatheodorou
  Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel
  Aventis Inc.
By:  

/s/ Jamie Haney

  Name:   Jamie Haney
  Title:   Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary
EX-99.(a)(5)(I)

Exhibit (a)(5)(I)

 

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Sanofi announces extension of Blueprint tender offer

Paris, July 17, 2025. Sanofi today announces that Rothko Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sanofi, has extended the expiration date of its tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share of Blueprint Medicines Corporation for $129.00 per share in cash, plus one non-transferable contractual contingent right per share, representing the right to receive contingent payments of up to an aggregate amount of $6.00 per share in cash, upon the achievement of specified milestones on or prior to the expiration of the applicable milestone period.

The offer, which was previously scheduled to expire at one minute after 23:59 EDST, on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, has been extended until 17:00 EDST, on Thursday, July 17, 2025.

Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the depositary for the offer, has advised Sanofi that as of 23:59 EDST, on July 16, 2025, approximately 29,742,419 shares, representing approximately 45.85% of the total outstanding shares of Blueprint, have been validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) pursuant to the offer. In addition, approximately 23,400,152 shares have been tendered by notice of guaranteed delivery, representing approximately 36.08% of the outstanding shares of Blueprint. Shares tendered by notice of guaranteed delivery are not deemed validly tendered for purposes of satisfying the minimum tender condition in the offer unless and until the shares underlying such notice of guaranteed delivery are delivered to and “received” (as such term is defined in 251(h) of the Delaware General Corporation Law) by the depositary prior to the time of expiration of the offer. Holders that have previously tendered their shares do not need to re-tender their shares or take any other action in response to this extension.

The offer is being made pursuant to the terms and conditions described in the offer to purchase, dated June 17, 2025 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time), the related letter of transmittal and certain other offer documents, copies of which are attached to the tender offer statement on Schedule TO filed by Sanofi and offeror with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, as amended.

The offer is conditioned upon the fulfilment of certain conditions described in Section 15—“Conditions to the Offer” of the offer to purchase, including, but not limited to, the tender of a majority of the then-outstanding shares of Blueprint’s common stock.

Innisfree M&A Incorporated is acting as information agent for the offer. Requests for documents and questions regarding the offer may be directed to Innisfree M&A Incorporated by telephone, toll-free at +1 877 750-0831 for shareholders, or collect at +1 212 750-5833 for banks and brokers.

 

 

About Sanofi

Sanofi is an R&D driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. We apply our deep understanding of the immune system to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world, with an innovative pipeline that could benefit millions more. Our team is guided by one purpose: we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives; this inspires us to drive progress and deliver positive impact for our people and the communities we serve, by addressing the most urgent healthcare, environmental, and societal challenges of our time. Sanofi is listed on EURONEXT: SAN and NASDAQ: SNY

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Additional information and where to find it

This communication is for informational purposes only and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of Blueprint Medicines Corporation (“Blueprint”) common stock. Sanofi and its acquisition subsidiary have filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a tender offer statement on Schedule TO, and Blueprint has filed a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9, all with respect to the Offer (as defined in those documents). HOLDERS OF SHARES OF BLUEPRINT ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THE RELEVANT TENDER OFFER MATERIALS (INCLUDING THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, THE RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND THE OTHER TENDER OFFER DOCUMENTS) AND THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT ROTHKO STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION REGARDING TENDERING THEIR SHARES. The Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and certain other tender offer documents, as well as the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement, are available to all holders of shares of Blueprint at no expense to them. The tender offer materials and the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement are available for free at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Additional copies may be obtained for free by contacting Sanofi’s Investor Relations Team at investor.relations@sanofi.com or on Sanofi’s website at https://www.sanofi.com/en/investors.

In addition to the Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and certain other tender offer documents, as well as the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement, Sanofi files annual and special reports and other information with the SEC and Blueprint files annual, quarterly, and special reports and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports or other information filed by Sanofi and Blueprint at the SEC public reference room at 100 F. Street, N.E., Washington D.C. 20549. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Sanofi’s and Blueprint’s filings with the SEC are also available to the public from commercial document-retrieval services and at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.

 

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