Smith & Nephew PLC, et al. – ‘SC TO-C’ on 2/19/02 re: Oratec Interventions Inc

On:  Tuesday, 2/19/02   ·   Accession #:  950131-2-594   ·   File #:  5-60941

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Tender-Offer Statement — Preliminary Communication   —   Schedule TO
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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: SC TO-C     Communication Relating to Third Party Tender Offer     2      8K 
 2: EX-99.4     Trans of Smith & Nephew's Webcast of Conf. Call       46     71K 

SC TO-C   —   Communication Relating to Third Party Tender Offer
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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 SCHEDULE TO
(RULE 14D-100)
 TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1)
OR SECTION 13(e)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

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ORATEC INTERVENTIONS, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

 ORCHID MERGER CORP.
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.
SMITH & NEPHEW PLC
(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))

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 COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)

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68554M
 (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

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 James A. Ralston, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
1450 Brooks Road
Memphis, Tennessee 38116
(901) 399-5000

(Name, address and telephone number of
person authorized to receive notices
 and communications on behalf of filing persons)

Copy to:
Pran Jha
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood
Bank One Plaza
10 South Dearborn Street
 Chicago, Illinois 60603
 Telephone: (312) 853-7000

 CALCULATION OF FILING FEE

Transaction Valuation: Not Applicable       Amount of Filing Fee: Not Applicable
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[_]  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

[X]  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:                                                              

[X]    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: [ ]                                                        

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Item 12.  Exhibits                                                              
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Exhibit 99.4 Transcript of Smith & Nephew's webcast of conference call.