04/21/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/21/2026 14:02
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 2
SCHEDULE TO
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer) and Filing Person (Offeror))
Common Stock, par value $0.01
(Title of Class of Securities)
807066105
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Scholastic Corporation
Attention: Chris Lick
557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012-3999
(212) 343-6100
(Name, address, and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing person)
Copy to:
Thomas J. Rice, Esq.
Michael S. Pilo, Esq.
Baker & McKenzie LLP
452 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10018
(212) 626-4100
Marisa D. Stavenas
John O'Connell
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
(212) 455-2000
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Check the box if 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:
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third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
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issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
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going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
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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: ☐
This Amendment No. 2 (this "Amendment") amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Scholastic Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Scholastic," or the "Company"), on March 23, 2026 and amended on March 30, 2026 (the "Schedule TO") relating to the offer by Scholastic to purchase for cash up to $200 million in value of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (each, a "Share," and collectively, the "Shares"), of the Company at a price of not less than $36.00 and not greater than $40.00 per Share, to the seller in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest. Scholastic's offer was made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated March 23, 2026, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit (a)(1)(A) to the Schedule TO (together with such amendments or supplements thereto, the "Offer to Purchase"), and the related Letter of Transmittal (together with any amendments or supplements thereto, the "Letter of Transmittal") and, together with the Offer to Purchase, as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the "Offer", a copy of which was filed as Exhibit (a)(1)(B) to the Schedule TO.
The purpose of this Amendment is to amend and supplement the Schedule TO and the Offer to Purchase. Only those items that are amended are reported in this Amendment. Except as specifically provided herein, the information contained in the Schedule TO, the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal remains unchanged. This Amendment should be read together with the Schedule TO, the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal.
Item 11. Additional Information
Item 11 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:
(d) On April 21, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the preliminary results of the Tender Offer, which expired at 5:00 p.m. New York City time on April 20, 2026. A copy of such press release is filed as Exhibit (a)(8) to this Amendment and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Exhibits. |
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Filed herewith |
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Previously filed with the Schedule TO on March 23, 2026 |
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Information Required by Schedule 13E-3. |
Not applicable.
SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct.
| Date: April 21, 2026 | ||||||
| SCHOLASTIC CORPORATION | ||||||
| By: |
/s/ Chris Lick |
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| Name: | Chris Lick | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||