Item 8.01. Other Events.
Underwriting Agreement
On January 12, 2023, Expro Group Holdings N.V. (the "Company") entered into an
underwriting agreement by and among the Company, the selling shareholders named
therein (the "Selling Shareholders") and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and J.P. Morgan
Securities LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein
(the "Underwriters"), providing for the offer and sale by the Selling
Shareholders (the "Secondary Offering") of 9,200,000 shares of the Company's
common stock, nominal value €0.06 per share ("Common Stock"), which includes
1,200,000 shares of Common Stock sold pursuant to the Underwriters' exercise in
full of their option to purchase additional shares of Common Stock, at a public
offering price of $16.50 per share. The Secondary Offering closed on January 18,
2023.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of
the parties, and indemnification and contribution provisions under which the
Company and the Selling Shareholders have agreed to indemnify the Underwriters
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement
and as more fully described in the prospectus supplement referred to below
(which description is incorporated herein by reference), the Company has agreed,
subject to certain exceptions, not to sell or transfer any shares of Common
Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for
Common Stock for 60 days after January 12, 2023. The foregoing description of
the Underwriting Agreement is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the complete text of the Underwriting Agreement filed as Exhibit
1.1 hereto.
The Secondary Offering was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration
statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on
January 12, 2023 (File No. 333-269193), a base prospectus included as part of
the registration statement, and a prospectus supplement, dated January 12, 2023,
filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. The Company
is filing as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K an opinion of its
counsel, Van Campen Liem (Liem & Partners N.V.), regarding the validity of the
shares of Common Stock sold in the Secondary Offering.
Amendment to Registration Rights Agreement
On January 18, 2023, the Company and certain holders of the Common Stock
(including the Selling Shareholders) entered into an amendment (the "Amendment")
to that certain Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 10, 2021 (the
"Registration Rights Agreement"), to increase the maximum number of Demand
Registrations (as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement) available after
completion of the Secondary Offering to three, which equals the number of Demand
Registrations available under the Registration Rights Agreement prior to the
Secondary Offering.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is a summary and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the complete text of the Amendment filed as Exhibit 4.1
hereto.
Item 9.01. Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No. Description
1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated January 12, 2023, by and among the
Company, the Selling Shareholders and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the several
Underwriters.
4.1 Amendment No. 1 to Registration Rights Agreement, dated January 18,
2023, by and among the Company and the shareholders party thereto.
5.1 Opinion of Van Campen Liem (Liem & Partners N.V.).
23.1 Consent of Van Campen Liem (Liem & Partners N.V.) (contained in
Exhibit 5.1 above).
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document).
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