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Check
the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications
made
before the commencement of a tender offer.
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The
Purchaser agreed not to acquire more than 15% of the Company's outstanding
voting shares until the earlier of one year from March 28, 2007 or
nine
months from the expiration of the Offer (the "Standstill Period").
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During
the Standstill Period, the Purchaser will not seek representation
on the
FHC board of directors, or propose any merger, sale of assets, other
business combination or other extraordinary corporate transaction
with FHC
(including recapitalizations, dividends, share repurchases, and
liquidations or other transactions which could result in a change
of
control) or encourage or solicit any other person to do so.
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The
Purchaser agreed during the Standstill Period not to solicit any
proxies
or make any shareholder proposals to FHC.
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The
Purchaser agreed not to enter into any voting trust or voting agreement
with other persons with respect to FHC, form a "group" with respect
to FHC
which must be reported on Schedule 13D or otherwise seek to exercise
control or influence over
the management, board of directors or policies of FHC,
during the Standstill Period.
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The
Purchaser also agreed that during the Standstill Period and until
the 2008
annual meeting of FHC it would vote in accordance with the recommendations
of the FHC board of directors with respect to the election of directors
and other matters, subject to certain exceptions described
below.
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FHC
agreed to grant the Purchaser access to its shareholder list in order
to
permit the Offer to proceed and agreed to instruct its Transfer Agent
that
FHC has no objection if FHC’s Transfer Agent serves as Depositary with
respect to the Offer.
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The
Purchaser agreed not to engage in "short sales" of FHC shares during
the
Standstill Period.
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Not
a Change of Control Transaction.
The FHC Board considered that the Offer would not by itself result
in a
change of control of the Company and that the FHC Board expected
that the
Company would continue to be an independent company and that the
Common
Stock would continue to be publicly traded following the completion
of the
Offer, regardless of whether the Offer is successfully completed
by the
Purchaser.
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Individual
Investment Decision.
The FHC Board considered that each shareholder could make an independent
judgment of whether to maintain its interest in the Company or to
reduce
or eliminate its interest in the Company by participating in the
Offer
based on all of the available information. Personal considerations
that
the FHC Board believed may be relevant to this decision include:
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Offer
Price Compared to Market Price.
Since March 29, 2007, the day on which the Purchaser announced its
intention to commence the Offer, the trading price of the Common
Stock on
the OTC Bulletin Board has generally traded slightly below the Offer
Price. For example, on April 10, 2007, the last trading date prior
to the
filing of this Schedule 14D-9, the Common Stock traded at a price as
high as $2.25 per share. The FHC Board determined that it cannot
predict
the price at which the Common Stock will trade on the OTC Bulletin
Board
in the future, including as compared to the Offer Price. Shareholders
should get current market stock price information on the Common Stock,
as
well as information on comparative broker’s commissions, before tendering
any shares in the Offer, as a shareholder who wants to tender some
or all
of its Shares in the Offer may be able to obtain a higher price for
such
shares (net of broker’s commissions) by selling such shares on the OTC
Bulletin Board.
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Ability to Change Recommendation. The FHC Board considered the fact that the FHC Board can change its position and make a recommendation to the Company's shareholders with respect to the Offer at a later time prior to the expiration of the Offer, including if there is a change of events or circumstances or additional information comes to the attention of the FHC Board. The FHC Board considered that the Company's shareholders who tender their shares in the Offer would have withdrawal rights as provided in the Offer to Purchase and could withdraw Shares tendered in the Offer prior to the expiration of the Offer if they desire to do so based on any changes to the FHC Board’s position with respect to the Offer or otherwise. |
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Shares
Purchased in the Offer will not Benefit from any Future Increase
in Value
of the Common Stock.
The FHC Board considered the fact that the nature of the Offer as
a cash
transaction would prevent the Company's shareholders who tender their
shares of Common Stock in the Offer from being able to participate
in any
value creation of the Company (whether by the Company or otherwise)
that
could be generated going forward.
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Possibility
of Alternative Strategic Transactions.
The FHC Board considered that shareholders whose shares of Common
Stock
are tendered and purchased in the Offer will not participate in any
future
strategic transactions involving the Company, such as a sale of the
Company or a significant part of its assets or capital stock. Although
no
such transaction is pending or contemplated at this time, FHC cannot
predict if or when any such transaction may result in the future
and, if
such a transaction were to occur, whether the terms of any such
transaction would be more favorable or less favorable to the Company's
shareholders than the Offer.
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Effect
of Successful Completion of the Offer in Making the Purchaser a Large
Shareholder.
The FHC Board considered the fact that if the Offer is fully subscribed
for and is completed by the Purchaser, the Purchaser will become
a large
shareholder of the Company, with approximately 6.9% of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock (based on the information contained in the
Offer to
Purchase). In that capacity, the Purchaser's influence over the Company
and its policies may be greater than its current influence, and such
influence on the Company may have effects on the Company’s business
strategy, policies or performance. The Standstill Agreement does
prohibit
the Purchaser from acquiring more than 15% of the Company's voting
shares
during the Standstill Period and imposes other restrictions on the
Purchaser during the Standstill Period. However, those limits will
lapse
at the end of the Standstill Period and also are suspended earlier
upon
certain events as described under "Background" above in this
Item 4(b).
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Pro
Ration.
The FHC Board also considered that if the Offer is oversubscribed,
the
Purchaser may not Aaccept for purchase all of the shares tendered
in
accordance with the pro ration mechanism set forth in the Offer to
Purchase, and as a result a shareholder may not be able to dispose
of all
of its shares of Common Stock in the Offer even if it wishes to do
so.
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Tax
Treatment. The
FHC Board considered the fact that gains from the sale of shares
of Common
Stock to the Purchaser in the Offer would be taxable for U.S. federal
income tax purposes to the Company's shareholders who tender their
shares
in the Offer.
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Offer
Price Represents a Premium to Pre-Announcement Trading Price.
The
FHC Board reviewed the historical market prices, volatility and trading
information with respect to the Common Stock, including the fact
that the
Offer Price represented a premium of $0.15 per share, or approximately
7.0% over the $2.12 closing price per share of the Common Stock on
the OTC
Bulletin Board on March 28, 2007, the last trading day prior to the
announcement by the Purchaser of its intention to commence the
Offer.
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Shares
Purchased in the Offer will not be Subject to Company Operation Risk.
The
FHC Board considered that the Offer provides for a cash tender offer
for
Shares to the Company's shareholders, thereby enabling shareholders
to
obtain a premium value to prior market prices of their shares in
exchange
for their shares and eliminating many risks and uncertainties that
come
with owning shares of the Common Stock, including those related to
the
performance of FHC, the industry in which FHC operates, the financial
markets and prices at which other offerors may be willing to pay
for their
shares of Common Stock.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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(a)(1)(A)
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Offer
to Purchase, dated March 30, 2007.*
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(a)(1)(B)
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Forms
of Letter of Transmittal.*
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(a)(1)(C)
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Form
of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*
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(a)(1)(D)
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Letter
from Red Oak Fund, L.P. to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust
Companies and Other Nominees, dated March 30,
2007.*
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(a)(1)(E)
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Letter
to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies
and Other Nominees, dated March 30, 2007.*
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(a)(1)(F)
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Letter
from Red Oak Fund, L.P. to Shareholders.*
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(a)(1)(G)
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Form
of Summary Advertisement published in Investor's Business Daily on
March 31, 2007.*
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(a)(1)(H)
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Press
release issued by Red Oak Fund, L.P., dated March 29, 2007
(incorporated by reference to the pre-commencement Schedule TO-C
filed by
Red Oak Fund, L.P. on March 29, 2007).
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(a)(2)
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Press
release issued by The Female Health Company, dated April 11,
2007.
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(a)(3)
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Not
Applicable
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(a)(4)
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Not
Applicable
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(a)(5)
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Not
Applicable
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(e)(1)
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Excerpts
from The Female Health Company's Proxy Statement filed by The Female
Health Company on Schedule 14A on February 20,
2007.
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(e)(2)
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Standstill
Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2007, between The Female Health
Company and Red Oak Fund, L.P. (incorporated by reference to the
Form 8-K
filed by The Female Health Company on March 30,
2007).
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(e)(3)
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Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation of The Female Health Company
(incorporated by reference to the registration statement on Form
SB-2 of
The Female Health Company filed on October 19, 1999).
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(e)(4)
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Amended
and Restated By-Laws of The Female Health Company (incorporated by
reference to the registration statement on Form S-18 of The Female
Health
Company filed on May 25, 1990).
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(g)
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Not
Applicable
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