This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with any amendments and supplements hereto, this “Schedule TO”) is filed by Spaceship Group MergerCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Spaceship Purchaser, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and Parent. This Schedule TO relates to the offer by Merger Sub to purchase all of the outstanding shares of common stock, consisting of (1) Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class A Common Stock”), (2) Class B Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class B Common Stock”) and (3) Class C Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Class C Common Stock” and the shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock, collectively, the “Shares”) , of Squarespace, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Squarespace”), at a purchase price of $46.50 per Share (the “Offer Price”), to the seller in cash, without interest and subject to deduction for any required tax withholding, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and in the related Letter of Transmittal, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively.
All information contained in the Offer to Purchase (including Schedule I to the Offer to Purchase) and the accompanying Letter of Transmittal is hereby expressly incorporated herein by reference in response to Items 1 through 9 and Item 11 of this Schedule TO.
The Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 9, 2024 (as it may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Squarespace, Parent and Merger Sub, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit (d)(1) hereto, is incorporated herein by reference with respect to Items 4, 5, 6 and 11 of this Schedule TO.
Item 1.
| Summary Term Sheet. |
The information set forth in the “Summary Term Sheet” of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.
| Subject Company Information. |
(a) Name and Address. The name of the subject company and the issuer of the securities to which this Schedule TO relates is Squarespace, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Squarespace’s principal executive offices are located at 225 Varick Street, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10014. Squarespace’s telephone number is (646) 580-3456.
(b) Securities. This Schedule TO relates to the outstanding Shares (including those Shares that may be issued and delivered upon the exercise of Squarespace stock options). Squarespace has advised Merger Sub and Parent that, as of September 1, 2024 (the most recent practicable date): (i) 91,086,529 shares of Class A Common Stock, 47,844,755 shares of Class B Common Stock and 0 shares of Class C Common Stock were issued and outstanding, and (ii) 81,593 shares of Squarespace common stock were subject to outstanding Squarespace stock options.
(c) Trading Market and Price. The information set forth in Section 6 (entitled “Price Range of Shares; Dividends on the Shares”) of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.
| Identity and Background of the Filing Person. |
(a) - (c) This Schedule TO is filed by Merger Sub and Parent. The information set forth in Section 8 (entitled “Certain Information Concerning Parent and Merger Sub”) of the Offer to Purchase and Schedule I to the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4.
| Terms of the Transaction. |
(a) Material Terms. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5.
| Past Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements. |
(a), (b) The information set forth in the following sections of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference:
• | the “Summary Term Sheet” |
• | “Special Factors and Other Relevant Information—Section 1—Background of the Offer” |