Sears makes offer for Restoration Hardware

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. Sears Holdings reported in an SEC filing today that it had sent a letter to the special committee of the board of directors of Restoration Hardware, in which it proposed a tender offer to purchase the company’s shares for $6.75 per share, and that it would contemplate entering into a merger agreement. In the letter, Sears also sought to enter into a confidentiality agreement with Restoration Hardware.

According to Sears Holdings, after sending the Nov. 23 letter, its representatives, along with representatives from Restoration Hardware met to discuss Sears’ proposal. On Nov. 25, 2007, the special committee of Restoration Hardware informed Sears Holdings that it was unwilling to enter into a confidentiality agreement providing for the superior tender offer exception sought by Sears Holdings.