MEADWESTVACO CORP

election_required = True...0 shares and I tender all of my shares, will I be subject to proration? If you own beneficially or of record fewer than 100 shares in the aggregate, you properly tender all of these shares at or below the purchase price before the tender offer expires and you complete the section entitled “Odd Lots” in the letter of transmittal and, if applicable, in the notice of guaranteed delivery, we will purchase all of your shares without subjecting them to the proration procedure. See section 1. How will MeadWestvaco pay for the shares? We have obtained all of the funds necessary to purchase shares tendered in the tender offer, and to pay related fees and expenses, from...

expiry = 2005-06-08...ciated Preferred Stock Purchase Rights) At a Purchase Price Not Greater Than $32.50 Nor Less Than $28.25 Per Share by MeadWestvaco Corporation THE TENDER OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 5:00 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 2005, UNLESS MEADWESTVACO EXTENDS THE TENDER OFFER. MeadWestvaco Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“MeadWestvaco” or “we”), is offering to purchase for cash up to 16,000,000 shares of its common stock, including the associated preferred stoc...

listed = True.... As of May 2, 2005, we had issued and outstanding 205,083,779 shares of common stock. The 16,000,000 shares that we are offering to purchase represent approximately 7.8% of the shares of our common stock outstanding as of such date. The shares are listed and traded on the NYSE under the symbol “MWV.” See section 8. On May 6, 2005, the last trading day prior to the printing of this offer to purchase, the reported closing price per share of our common stock on the NYSE was $30.51. We urge stockholders to obtain current market quotations for the shares. 9 Table of Contents THE TENDER OFFER 1. Number of Shares; Pr...

must_tender_all = True...any of the holder’s shares are purchased in the tender offer (for which the condition was not initially satisfied) by random lot, to the extent feasible. To be eligible for purchase by random lot, stockholders whose shares are conditionally tendered must have tendered all of their shares. Because of the “odd lot” priority, proration and conditional tender provisions described above, we may not purchase all of the shares tendered pursuant to the tender offer at or below the purchase price. See sections 1, 5 and 6, respectively, for additional information concerning priority, proration and conditional tender procedures. Se...

price = USD 28.25-32.5...rred to in the preceding sentence in the manner provided in section 10. 9. Source and Amount of Funds. Assuming that 16,000,000 shares are purchased in the tender offer at a price between $28.25 and $32.50 per share, the aggregate purchase price will be between approximately $452.0 million and $520.0 million. MeadWestvaco expects that its related fees and expenses for the tender offer will be approximately $2 million. MeadWestvaco...

threshold = 100...wners of less than 100 shares), which we will purchase on a priority basis as described in the immediately following paragraph, and except for shares that were conditionally tendered and for which the condition was not satisfied. See sections 1, 5 and 6. If I own fewer than 100 shares and I tender all of my shares, will I be subject to proration? If you own beneficially or of record fewer than 100 shares in the aggregate, you properly tender all of these shares at or below the purchase price before the tender offer expires and you complete the section entitled “Odd Lots” in the letter of transmittal and, if applicable...

txn_type = TENDER_OFFEREX-99.(A)(1)(A) 2 dex99a1a.htm OFFER TO PURCHASE Offer To Purchase Table of Contents Exhibit (a)(1)(A) Offer to Purchase for Cash Up to 16,000,000 Shares of Its Common Stock (Including the Associated Preferred Stock Purchase Rights) At a Purchase Price Not Greater Than $32.50 Nor Less Than $28.25 Per Share by MeadWestvaco Corporation THE TENDER OFFER, PRORATION PERIOD AND WITHDRAWAL RI...