- Tender offer statement by Issuer (SC TO-I)
16 Juin 2009 - 4:00PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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
FIRST TRUST/FOUR CORNERS SENIOR FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))
FIRST TRUST/FOUR CORNERS SENIOR FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND
(Name of Filing Person (Issuer))
MONEY MARKET CUMULATIVE PREFERRED (MMP(R)) SHARES,
PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
33733Q206
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
W. Scott Jardine, Esq.
Secretary
First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400
Wheaton, Illinois 60187
Telephone: (800) 621-1675
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Person(s))
With a Copy to:
Eric F. Fess
Chapman and Cutler LLP
111 West Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Telephone: (312) 845-3000
Calculation of Filing Fee
Transaction Valuation Amount of Filing Fee
$20,907,905.33(a) $1,166.66(b)
(a) Calculated as the aggregate maximum purchase price to be paid
for 880 shares in the offer, based upon a price of 95% of the
liquidation preference of $25,000 per share plus unpaid dividends
accrued through July 14, 2009 at an assumed rate equal to the
current dividend rate.
(b) Calculated at $55.80 per $1,000,000 of the Transaction Valuation.
[ ] 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 appropriate boxes below 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:
[ ]
ITEMS 1 THROUGH 11.
This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO is filed by
First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund, a
Massachusetts business trust (the "Fund"). This Schedule TO
relates to the Fund's offer to purchase for cash up to 100% of
its outstanding Money Market Cumulative Preferred Shares, par
value $0.01 per share (the "MMP Shares"), upon the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the Fund's Offer to
Purchase dated June 16, 2009 and the related Letter of
Transmittal, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits
(a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii), respectively (which together, as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time,
constitute the "Offer"). The price to be paid for the MMP Shares
is an amount per share, net to the seller in cash, equal to 95%
of the liquidation preference of $25,000 per share, plus any
unpaid dividends accrued through the Expiration Date (as defined
herein). The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase and
the related Letter of Transmittal is incorporated herein by
reference with respect to Items 1 through Item 11 of this Tender
Offer Statement on Schedule TO.
ITEM 12. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit No. Document
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(a)(1)(i) Offer to Purchase dated June 16, 2009.
(a)(1)(ii) Letter of Transmittal (including Guidelines for Certification of
Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9).
(a)(1)(iii) Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
(a)(1)(iv) Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies
and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(v) Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial
Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(vi) Notice of Withdrawal
(a)(5) Press Release issued by the Fund dated June 16, 2009.
(b)(1) Credit Agreement dated as of May 13, 2008 (the "Credit
Agreement") between the Fund and Bank of Nova Scotia
(the "Bank");
(b)(2) Security Agreement dated as of May 13, 2008 between the Fund
and the Bank (the "Security Agreement")
(b)(3) Consent No. 1 and Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement and
Amendment No. 1 to the Security Agreement dated as of
July 11, 2008
(b)(4) Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement and Amendment No. 2 to
the Security Agreement dated May 12, 2009
(b)(5) Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement dated June 2, 2009.
(d) Letter Agreement dated June 15, 2009 among the Fund and
Karpus Management, Inc.
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ITEM 13. NOT APPLICABLE.
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.
FIRST TRUST/FOUR CORNERS SENIOR
FLOATING RATE INCOME FUND
By: /s/ James A. Bowen
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Name: James A. Bowen
Title: President
Dated: June 16, 2009
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Document
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(a)(1)(i) Offer to Purchase dated June 16, 2009.
(a)(1)(ii) Letter of Transmittal (including Guidelines for Certification of
Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9).
(a)(1)(iii) Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.
(a)(1)(iv) Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies
and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(v) Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial
Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(vi) Notice of Withdrawal
(a)(5) Press Release issued by the Fund dated June 16, 2009.
(b)(1) Credit Agreement dated as of May 13, 2008 (the "Credit
Agreement") between the Fund and Bank of Nova Scotia (the
"Bank");
(b)(2) Security Agreement dated as of May 13, 2008 between the Fund and
the Bank (the "Security Agreement")
(b)(3) Consent No. 1 and Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement and
Amendment No. 1 to the Security Agreement dated as of July 11,
2008
(b)(4) Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement and Amendment No. 2 to
the Security Agreement dated May 12, 2009
(b)(5) Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement dated June 2, 2009.
(d) Letter Agreement dated June 15, 2009 among the Fund and
Karpus Management, Inc.
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