SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE TO - C
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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ELITE INFORMATION GROUP, INC.
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(Name of Subject Company)
GULF ACQUISITION CORP.
THE THOMSON CORPORATION
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(Names of Filing Persons (Offerors))
Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
28659M106
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(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
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EDWARD A. FRIEDLAND, ESQ.
THE THOMSON CORPORATION
ONE STATION PLACE
STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT 06902
TELEPHONE: (203) 969-8700
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive
Notices and Communications on Behalf of filing persons)
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COPY TO:
PETER A. ROONEY, ESQ.
SHEARMAN & STERLING
599 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
TELEPHONE: (212) 848-4000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction Valuation | Amount of Filing Fee
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Not Applicable | 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: None 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 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: |_|
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Exhibit Name
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99.1 Joint Press Release issued by The Thomson Corporation and
Elite Information Group, Inc. on April 3, 2003.
99.2 Communication by The Thomson Corporation and Elite Information
Group, Inc. to customers of Elite Information Group, Inc.
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