COGENT, INC. Filed by 3M CO FORM SC TO-C (Written communication relating to an issuer or third party) Filed 08/30/10 Address Telephone CIK SIC Code Industry Sector Fiscal Year 639 NORTH ROSEMEAD BLVD BUILDING 1 PASADENA, CA 91107 626-325-9600 0001289434 3841 - Surgical and Medical Instruments and Apparatus Constr. - Supplies & Fixtures Capital Goods 12/31 http://www.edgar-online.com © Copyright 2015, EDGAR Online, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Distribution and use of this document restricted under EDGAR Online, Inc. Terms of Use. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE TO TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 COGENT, INC. (Name of Subject Company (Issuer)) 3M COMPANY VENTURA ACQUISITION CORPORATION (Names of Filing Persons (Offerors)) Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value Per Share (Title of Class of Securities) 19239Y 10 8 (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) Gregg M. Larson Deputy General Counsel and Secretary 3M Company 3M Center St. Paul, Minnesota 55144 (651) 733-2204 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons) Copies to: Christopher E. Austin Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP One Liberty Plaza New York, New York 10006 (212) 225-2000 CALCULATION OF FILING FEE * Transaction Valuation* Amount of Filing Fee* Not Applicable* Not Applicable* A filing fee is not required in connection with this filing as it relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. 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: Form of Registration No.: N/A N/A Filing Party: Date Filed: N/A N/A Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of the tender offer. Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates: third party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1 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: This filing on Schedule TO relates to a planned tender offer by Ventura Acquisition Corporation (“Purchaser”), a Delaware corporation and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M Company, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), to purchase all outstanding shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Cogent, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Cogent”), to be commenced pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 29, 2010, by and among the Company, Purchaser and Cogent. Additional Information The planned tender offer described in this document and the exhibits hereto has not yet been commenced. This document and the exhibits hereto are neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of Cogent. At the time the tender offer is commenced, the Company and Purchaser intend to file a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO containing an offer to purchase, forms of letters of transmittal and other documents relating to the tender offer and Cogent intends to file a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the tender offer. The Company, Purchaser and Cogent intend to mail these documents to the stockholders of Cogent. These documents will contain important information about the tender offer and stockholders of Cogent are urged to read them carefully when they become available. Stockholders of Cogent will be able to obtain a free copy of these documents (when they become available) and other documents filed by Cogent, the Company or Purchaser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) at the website maintained by the Commission at www.sec.gov. In addition, stockholders will be able to obtain a free copy of these documents (when they become available) from the information agent named in the offer to purchase or from the Company. Forward-Looking Statements This document and the exhibits hereto contain forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If such risks or uncertainties materialize or such assumptions prove incorrect, the results of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including statements about the expected terms of the proposed acquisition; the ability to complete the proposed transaction; the expected benefits and costs of the transaction; management plans relating to the transaction; the expected timing of the completion of the transaction; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations, including the execution of integration plans; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include that the transaction may not be timely completed, if at all, upon favorable terms; the possibility that expected benefits may not materialize as expected; that, prior to the completion of the transaction, Cogent’s business may not perform as expected due to transaction-related uncertainty or other factors; that the Company is unable to successfully implement integration strategies; and other risks that are described in the Company’s and Cogent’s reports filed with the Commission, including but not limited to the risks described under “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and in Part II, Item 1A in the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2010 and June 30, 2010. The Company and Cogent assume no obligation and do not intend to update these forward-looking statements. 2 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number 99.1 99.2 Description 3M Company Presentation to Cogent, Inc. Employees, dated August 30, 2010 3M Company Presentation to Cogent, Inc. Employees, dated August 30, 2010 3 Exhibit 99.1 © 3M 2010. All R ight s Rese rved. © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rved. © 3M 2010. All R ight s Rese rved. Today w e announc ed a de fi ni tive agre eme nt for 3M ’s acquisit ion of Ve nt ura. W e expec t to conclude t he agre eme nt some time i n the fourth qua rte r follow ing all the nec essa ry steps associa ted w ith the ac quisition of a public company. We’ll be able to provide more de tail s i n the w eeks a nd months a head. In the me anti me , it is busine ss as usua l. © 3M 2010. A ll Rights Rese rved. Welc ome © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rve d. © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rve d. 3M Compa ny Fac ts BA CKE D BY 3M RES OU RCE S $23.1 billion Sale s in 2009 63% Sal es outsi de of U S $3.2 billion N et Income $1.3 bi llion R&D Spending $903 mi llion Capit al Spending 75,000 Employee s >3M Corporate Sourc e: 3M Compa ny 2009 Ye ar-End Fa ct Shee t © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rve d. © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rve d. 3M Compa ny Fac ts ST RUC TU RE Ge orge Buc kley, Chairman, Pre sident a nd CEO 35 internationa l companie s with ma nufa cturing ope ra tions 35 with la bora torie s More tha n 35 busine ss units, organiz ed into six busine sses Operat ions i n more tha n 65 countrie s 6,700 re searche rs worldwide >3M Corporate S ourc e: 3M Compa ny 2009 Y ear-End Fac t Shee t © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rve d. © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rve d. 3M Corpora te Struc ture Di splay & Graphics S ale s: $3.1B O .I: $0.6B Safety, S ecurity & Prote cti on S ervice s Sale s: $3.2B O.I: $0.7B Consumer & Offic e S ale s: $3.5B O.I: $0.7B Industrial & Transportation Sale s: $7.1B O.I: $1.2B > 3M Corporate > 3M Businesse s He alth Care Sa les: $4.3B O.I: $1.4B E le ctro & C ommunic ati ons Sale s: $2.3B O.I: $0.3B S ource : 3M Compa ny 2009 Annual Re port © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rve d. © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rve d. SS&P S Business Struc ture Industrial Mi ne ra ls Products Division Oc cupationa l He alth a nd Environme ntal Safety D ivision Building and Comme rcia l Service s Divi sion Sec urity S ys tems Division T ra ck & Trac e D ivision >3M Corporate >3M Businesse s >Sa fe ty Sec urit y & P rote cti on Service s Jea n Lobey, E xec utive VP C orrosion Prote cti on Produc ts Divisi on © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rve d. © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rve d. SSD Business Struc ture Se curity Ma teria ls >3M Corporate > 3M Businesse s >Sa fe ty Sec urit y & P rote cti on Service s >Se curity Systems D ivision Mi chae l De lkoski, VP a nd GM Issuanc e S yst ems Authenti ca tion Systems © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rved. © 3M 2010. A ll Rights Rese rved. Sec urity Systems Division Trusted partne r committe d t o security G lobal industry lea der with loc al pe rspe ctive Broa d capa bilitie s to me et your ne eds >3M Corporate >3M Businesse s >Sa fe ty Sec urity & Prote cti on Service s >Se curity Systems Division He lping protec t pe ople, doc uments and goods 30 years industry experienc e Ongoing innova tion and R&D E xpert consultants a nd de signers Le verage 3M Compa ny’s gl oba l re sourc es 3M offic es in 60 countrie s 3M contri bute s to security sol ut ions a round the w orld Customde signed syst ems Proprieta ry 3M tec hnologie s End-to-end sol ut ions © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rved. © 3M 2010. All R ight s Rese rve d. 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Personaliz ati on Cre ate / ac tivate va lid ID (print, ma teria ls) Q C (rea de r) Personaliz ati on applica tion softw are Entit leme nt Permission (que ry dB s – ma y include bi ome trics a nd unique identifiers) Entit leme nt applica tion softw are D eli ve ry De livery service De livery applica tion softw are Ca rds Card bodie s Cont act chip inlays Contac tle ss chip inlays F ixed print Pa ssports Passport bookle ts ePa ssport c hip inlays Fixe d print Othe r D ocs / Tokens P aper doc uments La bels / converting Fixed print Pe rson Authenti ca tion Biometric applica tion (mat ching) softw are Docume nt Eva luation Docume nt integrity (a ut he ntica tion) applica tion softw are Re spons e Use r inte rfac e (door, ga te, lights) Use case spec ific applica tion softw are Issuance Authenti ca tion Sec urity M a terial s Sec ure Ma teria ls Sec urity substrate s La minate s Embe dde d ma teria ls Da ta Capture Biome tric capture D ocument capture H uman evalua tion and re act ion Enrollment Bre eder document capture a nd authentic ati on Biometric c apture Enrollment applica tion softw are Biometrics Is K ey to O ur Portfolio © 3M 2010. 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Personaliz ati on Cre ate / ac tivate va lid ID (print, ma teria ls) Q C (rea de r) Personaliz ati on applica tion softw are Entit leme nt Permission (que ry dB s – ma y include bi ome trics a nd unique identifiers) Entit leme nt applica tion softw are D eli ve ry De livery service De livery applica tion softw are Ca rds Card bodie s Cont act chip inlays Contac tle ss chip inlays F ixed print Pa ssports Passport bookle ts ePa ssport c hip inlays Fixe d print Othe r D ocs / Tokens P aper doc uments La bels / converting Fixed print Pe rson Authenti ca tion Biometric applica tion (mat ching) softw are Docume nt Eva luation Docume nt integrity (a ut he ntica tion) applica tion softw are Re spons e Use r inte rfac e (door, ga te, lights) Use case spec ific applica tion softw are Issuance Authenti ca tion Sec urity M a terial s Sec ure Ma teria ls Sec urity substrate s La minate s Embe dde d ma teria ls Da ta Capture Biome tric capture D ocument capture H uman evalua tion and re act ion Enrollment Bre eder document capture a nd authentic ati on Biometric c apture Enrollment applica tion softw are Biometrics Is K ey to O ur Portfolio © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rve d. © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rve d. EN RO LL & EN T IT L E 3M Issuanc e S yst ems Core sol ut ion: 3M ™ Ide ntity Docume nt Issuanc e S yst em Industry-lea di ng da ta-capture de vice s and ID ma nage ment softw are Customde signed softwa re and hardw are t o he lp mee t your ne eds D esigne d t o enhance ope ra tional effic ienc y, reduc e costs and a ddress risks > 3M Corporate > 3M Businesse s >Sa fe ty Sec urit y & P rote cti on Service s >Se curity Syste ms Division > 3M Issuanc e S yst ems customize d re liable compre hensive Stat e of the art fingerpri nt and pa lm print tec hnology Cost effe ctive , F BI certified N IS T compliant Ha ndhe ld porta bl e de vice s Supporting gove rnment agenc ies © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rve d. © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rved. 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All Rights Rese rve d. 3M Authenti ca tion Systems > 3M Corporate > 3M Businesse s >Sa fe ty Sec urit y & P rote cti on Service s >Se curity Systems D ivision >3M Authenti ca tion Systems se cure integrate d acc ura te Border Ma nageme nt Solutions Softw a re Solutions for Trave ler Proc essing Docume nt Authenti ca tion Solutions Biogra phi c va lidat ion S ec ure Docume nt Qual ity Assurance Full Line of D ocument Rea de rs Biometric Capture D evic es and M atc hi ng Softw a re Consul tancy Ma intena nce Service s and Te ch. Support Systems Inte grat ion © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rve d. © 3M 2010. All Rights Rese rve d. Issuanc e Authenti ca tion 3M /V e nt ura EN RO LL & EN T IT L E PRO DU CE PE RSO NA L IZ E DE L IV E R CAP TU RE DA T A EV AL U AT E DO CU ME N T ID EN T IF Y & VE RIFY RES PO ND >3M Corporate > 3M Businesse s >Sa fe ty Sec urity & Prote cti on S ervice s >Se curity Syste ms Division T ogethe r we are the globa l lea de r for identifica tion and authentic ati on syst ems © 3M 2010. All R ight s Rese rved. Tha nk Y ou Exhibit 99.2 Innovative De liver Grow 3M China Corporate Overview Ke nne th Yu, Ma naging Direc tor, 3M China & China Region Our Mi ssion To be the most innova tive enterpri se T o be the preferred supplie r i n serve d markets Our Va lues Sati sfying our customers wi th supe rior qualit y, va lue a nd servi ce. Providing inve stors w ith a n attrac tive return through sust ained, high qua lity grow th. Respec ting our soc ial and physic al environme nt . Being a company employee s are proud to be part of. 3M O verview Founde d in1902 He adquarter: St. Paul, M innesota , USA O ne of 30 companie s in the Dow Jone s Industrial Average A compone nt of the Sta ndard & Poor’s 500 Index 2009 Fac ts Worldw ide sa les $ 23.12 billion R&D Expenditures $ 1.29 billion Employee s 74,835 person Ranks No. 351 on F ortune Global 500 companie s in 2009 3M China Overview Founde d in 1984, the first foreign-inve sted enterpri se outsi de of Shenzhe n spe cia l economic zones Tota l inve stment more tha n $ 700 mi llion Ove r 5700+ employee s “Most A dmired Fore igninve sted Ente rprise in China” “ The Best Citiz enship” 3M China Fac ilitie s HQ : Shanghai Ma nufa ctories: Shanghai(5 ), Suzhou (1),GuangZ hou (1) 3M R&D Cente r / T ec hnica l Cente rs : Shanghai / Beiji ng, Guangz hou, Suzhou 3M Offic es: 25 munic ipal c itie s & di stric ts Distribution Cente rs: T ia nj in ShenZ hen Shanghai F uzhou Guangz hou Wuhan Shenya ng Chengdu S hanghai Beiji ng S he nzhe n Suzhu Qi ngda o Na nj in Ha ngz hou Xi’an Chongqing Tia njin Da lia n Kunming Zhe ngZ hou Urumqi xi amen Jinan Ni ngbo Wuxi Changchun Changsha Growth E ngine is Working in China 3M China R&D Cente r Custome r Te chnica l Ce nt er Consume r D ispla y Cente r H all of Fame Innovation Auditorium Ta pe/Fi lm De ve lopment L ab Aging L ab Communic ati on Ma rke t L ab Dyneon L ab South China T ec hnic al Cente r Custome r Te chnica l Ce nt er Adhesi ve & Ta pe La b C hemic al L ab North China Te chnica l Ce nt er Respiratory La b De nt al L ab Suz hou Optic al L ab PUJIA NG JIN SH AN GU AN G ZH O U CAO H EJIN G XINQ IAO SUZ H OU 3M Expands Ma nufa cturing Capac ity 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 +41% 3M China Capex WAIG AO Q IA O Suzhou Plant Guangz hou Plant Jinsha n Plant Pujiang Plant Xinqia o Plant M ore tha n 60,000 products deve loped Promote ove r 500 ne w products annually 50% of gl oba l popula tion use 3M ’s products in da ily live s Consume r a nd Offic e E le ctro and Communic ati ons Displa y and Graphics S afety, Sec urity & Prote cti on Industrial a nd Transportation He alth Ca re Six Ma rke t-Le ading Businesse s Industri al & Transportation Business Safety, Sec urity & Prote cti on Service Business He alth Ca re Business Displa y & Graphics Business Ele ctro & Communic ati on Business Consume r & Offic e Business M ore T han 45 Core Te chnologies Innovation -Core Te chnology Plat forms 3M Core T ec hnologi es Ma rke ts A dhe sives Abrasive s Ceramic s Ele ctronic P acka ging Mi crorepl ica tion Light Ma nageme nt Spe cia lty Ma teria ls Nonw oven Ma teria ls Polymer Me lt Proce ssing Archite cture & Const ruc tion Automotive, M a rine & Ae rospac e E le ctroni cs Ma nufa cturing Graphic A rts He alt h Care H ome & L eisure Ma nufa cturing & Industry O ffic e Sa fe ty: Transportation & Personal S ecurity Util ities & Te lec ommunic ati ons Inte gr. Syste ms De sign Te chnologies Plat formsM ul tiple Ma rke ts Innovation Paradigm 15% princi pl e to encourage sponta neous innova tion Explore new tec hnology fi elds Boundle ss communica tion & colla borati on c ross functi ons & de partments 69,000 new products over 1 century (3 new products e ve ry 2 da ys) 35% of sale s comes from the ne w products in the las t 4 ye ars Average 500 ne w products e ach ye ar T hanks!