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)
ALCAN INC.
(Name of Subject Company)
ALCAN INC.
(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)
Common Shares
Common Share Purchase Rights
(Title of Class of Securities)
013716105
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Roy Millington, Corporate Secretary
Alcan Inc.
1188 Sherbrooke Street West
Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 3G2
514-848-8000
(Name, address and telephone number of person
authorized to receive
notices and communications on behalf of the person(s) filing statement)
With copies to:
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Scott D. Miller George J. Sampas Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 125 Broad Street New York, NY 10004 |
Norman M. Steinberg Andrew Bleau Ogilvy Renault LLP 1981 McGill College Avenue Montreal QC, Canada H3A 3C1 |
o Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
Introduction
This Amendment No. 10 to Schedule 14D-9 amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (the “Statement”) originally filed by Alcan Inc. on July 24, 2007, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed on August 1, 2007, Amendment No. 2 filed on August 2, 2007, Amendment No. 3 filed on August 3, 2007, Amendment No. 4 filed on August 8, 2007, Amendment No. 5 filed on August 29, 2007, Amendment No. 6 filed on August 31, 2007, Amendment No. 7 filed on September 11, 2007, Amendment No. 8 filed on October 10, 2007 and Amendment No. 9 filed on October 11, 2007. Except as otherwise noted, the information set forth in the original Statement, as amended by Amendments No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 thereto, remains unchanged.
| Exhibit No. |
Description |
| (a)(30) | Press release re. Rio Tinto receives all regulatory approvals for the Alcan Offer issued on October 18, 2007 |
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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.
October 18, 2007
/s/ Roy Millington
Roy Millington
Corporate Secretary
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