UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE TO

(Rule 14d-100)

TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc.

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

SPN MergerSub, Inc.

(Offeror)

A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of

Société des Produits Nestlé S.A.

(Parent of Offeror)

(Names of Filing Persons (identifying status as offeror, issuer or other person))

COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.0001 PER SHARE

(Title of Class of Securities)

00900T107

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Avenue Nestlé, 55

1800 Vevey

Switzerland

Attention: General Counsel

Phone: +41 21 924 1111

(Name, address, and telephone numbers of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)

Copies to:

David A. Carpenter, Esq.

Mayer Brown LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

Phone: (212) 506-2195

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

Transaction Valuation	Amount of Filing Fee
N/A*	N/A*

* A filing fee is not required in connection with this filing as it relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

☐  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:	n/a
Form of Registration No.:	n/a

☒  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 filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a planned tender offer by SPN MergerSub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., a société anonyme organized under the laws of Switzerland (“Nestlé”), for all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Aimmune”), to be commenced pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 29, 2020, by and among Aimmune, Purchaser and Nestlé.

Exhibits
99.1	Press release, dated August 31, 2020

Additional Information and Where to Find It:

The tender offer described above has not yet commenced. This communication is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities of Aimmune. The solicitation and the offer to purchase shares of Aimmune’s common stock will only be made pursuant to a tender offer statement on Schedule TO, including an offer to purchase, a letter of transmittal and other related materials that Nestlé and Purchaser intend to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In addition, Aimmune will file with the SEC a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 and a Schedule 13E-3 transaction statement, in each case with respect to the tender offer. Once filed, investors will be able to obtain a free copy of these materials and other documents filed by Nestlé, Purchaser and Aimmune with the SEC at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Investors may also obtain, at no charge, any such documents filed with or furnished to the SEC by Aimmune under the “Investors & Media” section of Aimmune’s website at www.aimmune.com. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THESE DOCUMENTS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, INCLUDING THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT AND THE SCHEDULE 13E-3 TRANSACTION STATEMENT OF AIMMUNE, AND ANY AMENDMENTS THERETO, AS WELL AS ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THE TENDER OFFER AND THE MERGER THAT ARE FILED WITH THE SEC, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY PRIOR TO MAKING ANY DECISIONS WITH RESPECT TO WHETHER TO TENDER THEIR SHARES INTO THE TENDER OFFER BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE TENDER OFFER.