UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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SCHEDULE TO
(Amendment No. 2)
(RULE 14d-100)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION
14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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YY INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
YY INC.
(Name of Filing Person (Issuer))
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2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019
(Title of Class of Securities)
98426TAB2
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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Eric He
Chief Financial Officer
YY Inc.
Building B-1, North Block of Wanda Plaza
No. 79 Wanbo Er Road
Nancun Town, Panyu District, Guangzhou
511442
People’s Republic of China
+86 (20) 8212-0088
with copy to:
| Z. Julie Gao, Esq. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP c/o 42/F, Edinburgh Tower, The Landmark 15 Queen’s Road, Central Hong Kong +852 3740-4700 |
Haiping Li, Esq. 1539 Nanjing West Road Shanghai 200040, China +86 21 6193-8200 |
(Name, address and telephone number of person
authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of the
filing person)
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CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
|
Transaction Valuation |
Amount of Filing Fee |
| US$400,000,000(1) | US$46,360.00(2) |
| (1) | Calculated solely for purposes of determining the filing fee. The purchase price of the 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”), as described herein, is US$1,000 per US$1,000 principal amount outstanding. As of February 28, 2017, there was US$400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding, resulting in an aggregate maximum purchase price of US$400,000,000 (excluding accrued but unpaid interest). |
| (2) | The filing fee was previously paid. The amount of the filing fee was calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and equals US$115.90 for each US$1,000,000 of the value of the transaction. |
| ¨ | 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: Not applicable | Filing Party: Not applicable |
| Form or Registration No.: Not applicable | Date Filed: Not applicable |
¨ Check the box if the filing
relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Check the appropriate boxes to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
¨ third-party
tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.
x 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:
x
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)
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule TO (this “Amendment No. 2”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO that was initially filed by YY Inc. (the “Company”) on March 1, 2017 and then amended and supplemented by Amendment No.1 to Schedule TO on March 13, 2017 (as amended and supplemented, the “Schedule TO”) relating to the Company’s 2.25% convertible senior notes due 2019 (the “Notes”). This Amendment No. 2 relates to the final results of the Company’s repurchase of the Notes that have been validly surrendered for repurchase and not withdrawn pursuant to the Company’s Notice to the Holders dated March 1, 2017 (the “Repurchase Right Notice”) and the related notice materials filed as exhibits to the Schedule TO (which Repurchase Right Notice and related notice materials, as amended or supplemented from time to time, collectively constitute the “Repurchase Right”).The information contained in the Schedule TO, including the Repurchase Right Notice, as supplemented and amended by the information contained in Item 11 below, is incorporated herein by reference. Except as specifically provided herein, this Amendment No. 2 does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Schedule TO.
This Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements the Schedule TO as set forth below and constitutes the final amendment to the Schedule TO. This Amendment No.2 is intended to satisfy the disclosure requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
ITEM 11. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Item 11 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented to include the following information:
The Repurchase Right expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 30, 2017 (the “Repurchase Expiration Time”). The Company has been advised by Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as paying agent (the “Paying Agent”), that pursuant to the terms of the Repurchase Right Notice, US$399,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes were validly surrendered and not withdrawn as of the Repurchase Expiration Time. The Company has accepted all of the surrendered Notes for repurchase pursuant to the terms of the Repurchase Right Notice and has forwarded cash in payment of the Repurchase Price to the Paying Agent for distribution to the Holders that had exercised their Repurchase Right. The aggregate amount of the Repurchase Price is US$399,000,000. Following settlement of the Repurchase Price, US$1,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes will remain outstanding and continue to be subject to the existing terms of the Indenture and the Notes.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
| (a)(1)* | Repurchase Right Notice to Holders of 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 Issued by YY Inc., dated March 1, 2017. |
| (a)(5)(A)* | Press release issued by the Company, dated March 1, 2017. |
| (a)(5)(B) | Press release issued by the Company, dated April 3, 2017. |
| (b)* | The loan agreement made on January 19, 2017 by the Company as the evidence for the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Thai) Public Company Limited. |
| (d)* | Indenture, dated as of March 24, 2014, between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.25 from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-35729) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2015. |
| (g) | Not applicable. |
| (h) | Not applicable. |
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* Previously filed.
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.
| YY INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Eric He | |
| Name: Eric He | ||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: April 3, 2017
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. |
Description |
| (a)(1)* | Repurchase Right Notice to Holders of 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 Issued by YY Inc., dated March 1, 2017. |
| (a)(5)(A)* | Press release issued by the Company, dated March 1, 2017. |
| (a)(5)(B) | Press release issued by the Company, dated April 3, 2017. |
| (b)* | The loan agreement made on January 19, 2017 by the Company as the evidence for the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (Thai) Public Company Limited. |
| (d)* | Indenture, dated as of March 24, 2014, between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.25 from the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-35729) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 21, 2015. |
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* Previously filed.
Exhibit (a)(5)(B)
YY Inc. Announces Completion of the Repurchase Right Offer for 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019
Guangzhou, April 3, 2017 — YY Inc. (NASDAQ: YY) (“YY” or the “Company”), a live streaming platform, today announced that it has completed its previously announced repurchase right offer relating to its 2.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2019 (the “Notes”). The repurchase right offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 30, 2017. Based on information from Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas as the paying agent for the Notes, US$399,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes were validly surrendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the repurchase right offer. The aggregate purchase price of such Notes was US$399,000,000. The Company has accepted all of the surrendered Notes for repurchase and has forwarded cash in payment of the same to the paying agent for distribution to the applicable holders.
Materials filed with the SEC will be available electronically without charge at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov. Documents filed with the SEC may also be obtained without charge at the Company's website, http://investors.yy.com.
About YY Inc.
YY Inc. (“YY” or the “Company”) is a live streaming platform that enables users to interact in live online group activities through voice, text and video. Launched in July 2008, YY Client, the Company’s core product, empowers users to create and organize groups of varying sizes to discover and participate in a wide range of activities, including online music and entertainment, online games, online dating, live game broadcasting and education. YY Inc. was listed on NASDAQ in November 2012 and generated revenues of US$910 million in the fiscal year 2015.
CONTACT: For further information, please contact:
YY Inc.
Yuffie Fu
Tel: +86 (20) 8212-0000
Email: IR@YY.com
ICR, Inc.
Jessie Fan
Tel: +1 (646) 915-1611
Email: IR@YY.com