0000903423-12-000461.txt : 20120926 0000903423-12-000461.hdr.sgml : 20120926 20120925182219 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000903423-12-000461 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 14D9/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120926 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120925 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001049108 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-AUTO RENTAL & LEASING (NO DRIVERS) [7510] IRS NUMBER: 731356520 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D9/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-52267 FILM NUMBER: 121109852 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5330 EAST 31ST STREET CITY: TULSA STATE: OK ZIP: 74135 BUSINESS PHONE: 9186607700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5330 EAST 31ST STREET CITY: TULSA STATE: OK ZIP: 74135 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001049108 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-AUTO RENTAL & LEASING (NO DRIVERS) [7510] IRS NUMBER: 731356520 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 14D9/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5330 EAST 31ST STREET CITY: TULSA STATE: OK ZIP: 74135 BUSINESS PHONE: 9186607700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5330 EAST 31ST STREET CITY: TULSA STATE: OK ZIP: 74135 SC 14D9/A 1 dt14da4_0925.htm Unassociated Document

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 14D-9
 
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT
UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
(Amendment No. 4)
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DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
(Name of Subject Company)
 
DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
(Name of Person Filing Statement)
 
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
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256743105
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
 
Vicki J. Vaniman, Esq.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc.
5330 East 31st Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74135
(918) 660-7700
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive
notices and communications on behalf of the persons filing statement)
 
With copies to:
Paul J. Shim, Esq.
Matthew P. Salerno, Esq.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
One Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006
(212) 225-2000
 
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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.


 

 
 
 


 
This Amendment No. 4, which we refer to as the Amendment, amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (as amended or supplemented from time to time), which we refer to as the Schedule 14D-9, originally filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the SEC, by Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, which we refer to as Dollar Thrifty, on September 10, 2012. The Statement relates to the offer by HDTMS, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, which entities we refer to, respectively, as Purchaser and Hertz, as disclosed in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO dated September 10, 2012 (as amended or supplemented from time to time) filed by Purchaser with the SEC, to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Dollar Thrifty common stock, par value $0.01 per share, for $87.50 in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated September 10, 2012 and the related Letter of Transmittal.
 
All information in the Schedule 14D-9 is incorporated into this Amendment by reference, except that such information is hereby amended to the extent specifically provided herein.
 
This Amendment is being filed to reflect certain updates as reflected below.
 
ITEM 8.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
 
Item 8 of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by inserting the following language immediately after the first paragraph in the subsection entitled “Litigation”:
 
“On September 20, 2012, the actions consolidated under the caption Henzel v. Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group, Inc., et al., Consolidated Case No. CJ-2010-02761, in the District Court of Tulsa County, Oklahoma, were dismissed without prejudice by the plaintiff.
 
On September 24, 2012, the Delaware Court of Chancery entered a Stipulation and Order (the “Order”) in the actions consolidated under the caption In re Dollar Thrifty Shareholder Litigation, Cons. C.A. No. 5458-CS. The Order clarifies and redefines the certified class in the Delaware litigation and proposes to dismiss the Delaware litigation as moot, following a hearing at which the Delaware Court of Chancery will hear and consider any objections by members of the certified class. The hearing contemplated by the Order will be held on November 9, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. in Wilmington, Delaware.”
 

 
 
 

SIGNATURES
 
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.
 
September 25, 2012
DOLLAR THRIFTY AUTOMOTIVE GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
   
 
By:
/s/ Vicki J. Vaniman                     
Vicki J. Vaniman
Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary