UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13D/A
Under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment
No. 3)*
Bronco
Drilling Company
(Name of
Issuer)
Common
Shares
(Title of
Class of Securities)
112211107
(CUSIP
Number)
Third
Avenue Management LLC
Attn: W.
James Hall
622 Third
Avenue, 32nd Floor
New York,
NY 10017
(212)
888-2290
(Name,
Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and
Communications)
August 6,
2008
(Date of
Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the
filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the
following box.
x
Note:
Schedules filed in paper
format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule,
including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to
be sent.
* The
remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The
information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to
be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but
shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
This
Amendment No. 3 to Schedule 13D amends certain information contained in the
Schedule 13D dated and filed January 25, 2008 (the “Schedule 13D”) by Third
Avenue Management LLC (“TAM”) relating to the shares of the common stock (the
“Common Stock”) of Bronco Drilling Company, Inc. an Oklahoma corporation (the
“Company”), Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D dated and filed on March 6,
2008, and Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D dated April 1, 2008, and filed on
April 8, 2008. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise
defined have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule
13D. Information regarding the ownership of Common Shares set forth
herein is as of the close of business on August 5, 2008.
Item 4.
Purpose of
Transaction
The third paragraph of Item 4 of the
Schedule 13D is amended by the addition of the following:
TAM does
not believe the Merger is in the best interests of the Issuer’s shareholders,
and intends to take action to oppose the Merger including, but not limited to,
making public statements in opposition to the Merger and voting its shares
against the Merger. Accordingly, on August 6, 2008, TAM published an open
letter to the Issuer’s Chief Executive Officer regarding the Merger Agreement,
which letter is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
Item 7.
Material to be Filed
as an Exhibit
The
following documents are filed as exhibits:
Exhibit
A: Open Letter to Chief Executive Officer
SIGNATURE
After
reasonable 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.
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Dated:
August 6, 2008
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THIRD
AVENUE MANAGEMENT LLC
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By:
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/s/ W.
James Hall
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Name:
W. James Hall
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Title:
General Counsel
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