sctoi0714_collabriumjapan.htm

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE TO

(Rule 14d-100)

Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

COLLABRIUM JAPAN ACQUISITION CORPORATION

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer) and Name of Filing Person (Issuer))

Ordinary Shares, no par value

(Title of Class of Securities)

G2266G102

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Koji Fusa, Chief Executive Officer

c/o Collabrium Advisors LLP

16 Old Bond Street

London W1S 4PS

44-20-7408-4710

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)

with a copy to:

David Alan Miller, Esq.

Jeffrey M. Gallant, Esq.

Graubard Miller

The Chrysler Building

405 Lexington Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10174

(212) 818-8800

CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

Transaction valuation*		Amount of filing fee**
$14,168,684.42		$1,824.93

Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only, in accordance with Rule 0-11(d) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). This calculation assumes the purchase of a total of 1,346,041 ordinary shares of Collabrium Japan Acquisition Corporation, no par value, at the tender offer price of $10.52619 per share.

**	The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11(b) under the Exchange Act, equals $128.80 per million dollars of the transaction valuation.

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: Not applicable

Filing Party: Not applicable

Form or Registration No.: Not applicable

Date Filed: Not applicable

¨	Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a 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: ¨

SCHEDULE TO

This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (“Schedule TO”) is being filed by Collabrium Japan Acquisition Corporation, a British Virgin Islands business company with limited liability (“Collabrium” or the “Company”), pursuant to Rule 13e-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), in connection with the Company’s offer to purchase for cash up to 1,346,041 of its ordinary shares, no par value (“Ordinary Shares”), at a price of $10.52619 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest (the “Share Purchase Price”) for an aggregate purchase price of up to $14,168,684.42. The Company’s offer is being made upon the terms and subject to certain conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated July 23, 2014 (the “Offer to Purchase”) and in the related Letter of Transmittal (the “Letter of Transmittal”), which, as amended or supplemented from time to time, together constitute the offer (the “Offer”). This Schedule TO is intended to satisfy the reporting requirements of Rule 13e-4(c)(2) under the Exchange Act.

All information in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, copies of which are attached to this Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively, is hereby expressly incorporated by reference in response to all of the items in this Schedule TO, and as more particularly set forth below.

Item 1. Summary Term Sheet.

The information set forth in the section of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers” is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2. Subject Company Information.

(a) Name and Address.

The name of the issuer is Collabrium Japan Acquisition Corporation, a British Virgin Islands business company with limited liability. The address of Collabrium’ principal executive office is c/o Collabrium Advisors LLP, 16 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4PS; telephone: 44-20-7408-4710.

(b) Securities.

This Schedule TO relates to the Company’s Ordinary Shares, no par value. As of July 23, 2014, the date of commencement of the tender offer, there were 3,829,054 Ordinary Shares issued and outstanding.

The information set forth in the section of the Offer to Purchase titled “Price Range of Securities and Dividends” is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3. Identity and Background of Filing Person.

(a) Name and Address.

The Company is the subject company and the filing person. The business address and telephone number of the Company are set forth under Item 2(a) above.

The executive officers and directors of the Company are set forth in the following table:

Name	Age	Position
Andrew Williams	59	Chairman of the Board
Koji Fusa	52	Chief Executive Officer and Director
Hiroshi Tamada	46	Director

The address and telephone number of each director and executive officer is c/o Collabrium Advisors LLP, 16 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4PS; telephone: 44-20-7408-4710.

Mason Forty Partners LLC (“Mason Forty”) beneficially owns 27.4% of the Company’s outstanding Ordinary Shares. Michael Krull is the manager of Mason Forty. The business address and telephone of Mason Forty and Mr. Krull is 600 Washington Avenue, Suite 2500, St. Louis, Missouri 63101; telephone: (314) 548-6200.

Item 4. Terms of the Transaction.

(a) Material Terms.

(1)(i) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers” and “The Offer—Number of Ordinary Shares; Share Purchase Price; No Proration” is incorporated herein by reference.

(1)(ii) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers,” “The Offer—Number of Ordinary Shares; Share Purchase Price; No Proration,” and “The Offer—Purchase of Shares and Payment of Purchase Price” is incorporated herein by reference.

(1)(iii) The information set forth in the section of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers” is incorporated herein by reference.

(1)(iv) Not applicable.

(1)(v) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers” and “The Offer—Extension of the Offer; Termination; Amendment” is incorporated herein by reference.

(1)(vi) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers” and “The Offer—Withdrawal Rights” is incorporated herein by reference.

(1)(vii) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers,” “The Offer—Procedures for Tendering Shares” and “The Offer—Withdrawal Rights” is incorporated herein by reference.

(1)(viii) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers” and “The Offer—Purchase of Shares and Payment of Purchase Price” is incorporated herein by reference.

(1)(ix) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers,” “The Offer—Number of Ordinary Shares; Share Purchase Price; No Proration” and “The Offer—Conditions of the Offer” is incorporated herein by reference.

(1)(x) Not applicable.

(1)(xi) Not applicable.

(1)(xii) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers,” and “The Offer—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” is incorporated herein by reference.

(2)(i)-(vii) Not applicable.

(b) Purchases.

Based upon information provided or available to us, none of our directors, officers or affiliates intends to tender ordinary shares pursuant to the Offer. Holders of our ordinary shares issued prior to our initial public offering, including our officers and directors and Mason Forty, have agreed not to participate in the Offer with respect to such shares.

Item 5. Past Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements.

(e) Agreements Involving the Subject Company’s Securities.

The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers,” “Risk Factors,” “The Extension—Interests of Certain Persons in the Extension,” “The Offer—Purpose of the Offer; Certain Effects of the Offer,” “The Offer—Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Ordinary Shares” and “Beneficial Ownership of Securities” is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 6. Purposes of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals.

(a) Purposes.

The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers,” “Summary,” “The Extension” and “The Offer—Purpose of the Offer; Certain Effects of the Offer,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(b) Use of Securities Acquired.

The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “The Offer—Purpose of the Offer; Certain Effects of the Offer” is incorporated herein by reference.

The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers,” “The Extension,” “The Offer— Purpose of the Offer; Certain Effects of the Offer,” and “Price Range of Securities and Dividends” is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

(a) Sources of Funds.

The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers,” “Summary” and “The Offer—Source and Amount of Funds” is incorporated herein by reference.

(b) Conditions.

The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers,” “Summary,” “The Extension” and “The Offer—Conditions of the Offer” is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Borrowed funds.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Interest in Securities of the Subject Company.

(a) Securities Ownership.

(b) Securities Transactions.

The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers,” “The Extension—Interests of Certain Persons in the Extension,” “The Offer—Purpose of the Offer; Certain Effects of the Offer” and “The Offer—Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Ordinary Shares” is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9. Persons/Assets, Retained, Employed, Compensated or Used.

(a) Solicitations or Recommendations.

The information set forth in the section of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers” and “The Offer—Fees and Expenses” is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 10. Financial Statements.

(a) Financial Information.

Not applicable.

(b) Pro Forma Information.

Not applicable.

Item 11. Additional Information.

(a) Agreements, Regulatory Requirements and Legal Proceedings.

The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers,” “Summary,” “The Extension—Interests of Certain Persons in the Extension,” “The Offer—Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Ordinary Shares” and the Letter of Transmittal, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit (a)(l)(B) hereto, is incorporated herein by reference.

The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase titled “Summary Term Sheet and Questions and Answers,” “Forward-Looking Statements,” “Risk Factors,” “Summary,” “The Extension,” “Price Range of Securities and Dividends” and “Where You Can Find More Information” is incorporated herein by reference.

The Offer is not being made to owners of Ordinary Shares in any state in which the making of the Offer would not comply with the securities or “blue sky” laws of that state. The Company is not aware of any state in which the making of the Offer would not be in compliance with the laws of such state. The Company, however, reserves the right to not make the Offer in any state in which it is asserted that the Offer cannot lawfully be made. So long as the Company makes a good-faith effort to comply with any state law deemed applicable to the Offer, the Company believes that not making the Offer to holders residing in any such state is permitted under Rule 13e-4(f)(9) promulgated under the Exchange Act.

Item 12. Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
(a)(1)(A)*		Offer to Purchase dated July 23, 2014.
(a)(1)(B)*		Letter of Transmittal To Tender Ordinary Shares.
(a)(1)(C)*		Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(D)*		Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(E)*		Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.
(a)(1)(F)		Proxy Solicitation Materials dated July 23, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Form 6-K filed by Collabrium on July 23, 2014).
(b)		Not applicable.
(d)(1)		Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (incorporated by reference to the Form 6-K filed by Collabrium April 24, 2014).
(d)(2)		Underwriting Agreement between The PrinceRidge Group LLC and the Company, dated October 18, 2012 (incorporated by reference to the Form 6-K filed by Collabrium October 24, 2012).
(d)(3)		Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust and the Company, dated October 18, 2012 (incorporated by reference to the Form 6-K filed by Collabrium October 24, 2012).
(d)(4)		Unit Purchase Option (incorporated by reference to the Form F-1 filed by Collabrium on September 7, 2012).
(d)(5)		Letter Agreement between the Company, Initial Shareholders and Officers and Directors of Company, dated October 18, 2012 (incorporated by reference to the Form 6-K filed by Collabrium on October 24, 2012).
(d)(6)		Form of Subscription Agreement for Private Placement Warrants (incorporated by reference to the Form F-1 filed by Collabrium on September 7, 2012).
(d)(7)		Registration Rights Agreement among the Company, Initial Shareholders and Initial Investors, dated October 18, 2012 (incorporated by reference to the Form 6-K filed by Collabrium October 24, 2012).
(g)		Not applicable.
(h)		Not applicable.

*	Filed herewith.

Item 13. Information Required by Schedule 13e-3.

Not applicable.

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.

	COLLABRIUM JAPAN ACQUISITION CORPORATION

	By:	/s/ Koji Fusa
		Koji Fusa
		Title
		Chief Executive Officer

	Date: July 23, 2014

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number		Description
(a)(1)(A)*		Offer to Purchase dated July 23, 2014.
(a)(1)(B)*		Letter of Transmittal To Tender Ordinary Shares.
(a)(1)(C)*		Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(D)*		Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees.
(a)(1)(E)*		Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.
(a)(1)(F)		Proxy Solicitation Materials dated July 23, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Form 6-K filed by Collabrium on July 23, 2014).
(b)		Not applicable.
(d)(1)		Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association (incorporated by reference to the Form 6-K filed by Collabrium April 24, 2014).
(d)(2)		Underwriting Agreement between The PrinceRidge Group LLC and the Company, dated October 18, 2012 (incorporated by reference to the Form 6-K filed by Collabrium October 24, 2012).
(d)(3)		Warrant Agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust and the Company, dated October 18, 2012 (incorporated by reference to the Form 6-K filed by Collabrium October 24, 2012).
(d)(4)		Unit Purchase Option (incorporated by reference to the Form F-1 filed by Collabrium on September 7, 2012).
(d)(5)		Letter Agreement between the Company, Initial Shareholders and Officers and Directors of Company, dated October 18, 2012 (incorporated by reference to the Form 6-K filed by Collabrium on October 24, 2012).
(d)(6)		Form of Subscription Agreement for Private Placement Warrants (incorporated by reference to the Form F-1 filed by Collabrium on September 7, 2012).
(d)(7)		Registration Rights Agreement among the Company, Initial Shareholders and Initial Investors, dated October 18, 2012 (incorporated by reference to the Form 6-K filed by Collabrium October 24, 2012).
(g)		Not applicable.
(h)		Not applicable.

*	Filed herewith.