sc14d9za
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. 10)
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
(Name of Subject Company)
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
(Name of Persons Filing Statement)
Common Shares, no par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
73755L107
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
William J. Doyle
President and Chief Executive Officer
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
122 1st Avenue South, Suite 500
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7K 7G3
(306) 933-8500
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Persons Filing Statement)
Copies to:
|
|
|
Robert A. Profusek
Philip S. Stamatakos
Jones Day
222 East 41st Street
New York, New York 10017
(212) 326-3939
|
|
William Braithwaite
Stikeman Elliott
5300 Commerce Court West
199 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5L 1B9
(416) 869-5500 |
o |
|
Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
This Amendment No. 10 amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on
Schedule 14D-9 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 23, 2010 (as amended or
supplemented, the Statement) by Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc., a corporation organized
under the laws of Canada (PotashCorp or the Company). The Statement relates to the offer (the
BHP Offer) by BHP Billiton Development 2 (Canada) Limited, a corporation organized under the laws
of Canada and a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of BHP Billiton Plc, to purchase all of the issued
and outstanding common shares, no par value (the Common Shares), of PotashCorp, together with the
associated common stock purchase rights.
Items 4 and 8.
Items 4 and 8 of the Statement are hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following
information:
On September 22, 2010, PotashCorp filed a complaint (the Complaint) against BHP Billiton
Limited, BHP Billiton Plc, and BHP Billiton Development 2 (Canada) Limited in the United States
District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. A copy of the Complaint is filed as Exhibit
(a)(18) hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9. Exhibits.
Item 9 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit:
|
|
|
Exhibit No. |
|
Description |
|
(a)(18) |
|
Complaint filed by PotashCorp on September 22, 2010 in the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. |
2
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.
Dated: September 22, 2010
|
|
|
|
|
|
POTASH CORPORATION OF
SASKATCHEWAN INC.
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ Joseph Podwika
|
|
|
|
Name: |
Joseph Podwika |
|
|
|
Title: |
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary |
|
3
EXHIBIT INDEX
|
|
|
Exhibit No. |
|
Description |
|
(a)(18) |
|
Complaint filed by PotashCorp on September 22, 2010 in the United States District Court for
the Northern District of Illinois. |