Item 1.01 Entry Into A Material Definitive Agreement.
On
The Merger Agreement Transactions
As a result of the Transactions, the Company and the various operating subsidiaries of Holdings will become subsidiaries of Parent, with Seller and former stockholders of the Company becoming stockholders of Parent.
Consideration
The aggregate consideration to be paid in the Transactions will consist of (i)
based on Holdings' current capitalization, assuming no redemptions, an estimated
Redemption Offer
Pursuant to the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation and in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company will be providing its public stockholders with the opportunity to redeem, upon the closing of the Transactions, their shares of Company Class A common stock for cash equal to their pro rata share of the aggregate amount on deposit as of two (2) business days prior to the consummation of the Transactions in the Company's trust account (which holds the proceeds of the Company's initial public offering (the "IPO"), less taxes payable(the "Redemption Offer").
Representations, Warranties and Covenants
Each of Seller, Holdings, Parent, the Company, Merger Sub, Blocker and Blocker Seller have made representations, warranties and covenants in the Merger Agreement that are customary for transactions of this nature. The representations and warranties of Seller, Holdings, Parent, the Company, Merger Sub, Blocker and Blocker Seller will not survive the closing of the Transactions.
Conditions to Consummation of the Transactions
Consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement is subject
to customary conditions of the respective parties, including, among others, that
(i) the Transactions be approved by the Company's stockholders; (ii) there has
been no material adverse effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement) with
respect to Holdings or the Company since the date of the Merger Agreement; (iii)
the registration statement on Form S-4 of Parent containing the proxy
statement/prospectus for the Company's special meeting of stockholders will have
become effective; (iv) the Company will have at least
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The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the consummation of
the Transactions (whether before or after the required Company stockholder vote
has been obtained) by mutual written consent of the Company and Seller and in
certain other limited circumstances, including if the Transactions have not been
consummated by
If the Merger Agreement is validly terminated, no party thereto will have any liability or any further obligation to any other party under the Merger Agreement.
Additional Agreements to be Executed at Closing
The Merger Agreement provides that, upon consummation of the Transactions, Parent will enter into a registration rights agreement, a director nomination agreement and a tax receivables agreement.
Registration Rights Agreement
At the closing, Parent will enter into a Registration Rights Agreement with
certain stockholders of the Company and certain former stockholders of Holdings
with respect to the shares of Parent common stock that will be issued as partial
consideration under the Merger Agreement. The Registration Rights Agreement will
require Parent to, among other things, file a resale shelf registration
statement on behalf of the stockholders promptly after the closing of the
Transactions. The Registration Rights Agreement will also provide certain demand
rights and piggyback rights to the stockholders, subject to underwriter cutbacks
and issuer blackout periods. Parent will agree to pay certain fees and expenses
relating to registrations under the Registration Rights Agreement. The
Registration Rights Agreement will also prohibit the transfer (subject to
limited exceptions) of the shares of Parent common stock received as equity
consideration by Seller and Blocker Seller and the shares of Parent common stock
held by the Company's Sponsors (
Director Nomination Agreement
At the closing, Parent will enter into a Director Nomination Agreement with . . .
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of
The information set forth under the heading "PIPE Subscription Agreements" in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.l and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference is the investor presentation that will be used by the Company in making presentations to certain existing and potential stockholders of the Company with respect to the Transactions.
Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by
reference is a copy of the joint press release issued on
In addition, on
The information in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4) is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Additional Information About the Transaction and Where to Find It
Parent intends to file with the
Participants in Solicitation
The Company, Holdings and certain of their directors and officers may be deemed
participants in the solicitation of proxies of the Company's stockholders with
respect to the approval of the Transactions. Information regarding the Company's
directors and officers and a description of their interests in the Company is
contained in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
In connection with the Transactions, at any time prior to the special meeting to approve the Transactions, certain existing Company stockholders, which may include certain of the Company's officers, directors and other affiliates, may enter into transactions with stockholders and other persons with respect to the Company's securities to provide such investors or other persons with incentives in connection with the approval and consummation of the Transactions. While the exact nature of such incentives has not yet been determined, they might include, without limitation, arrangements to purchase shares from or sell shares to such investors and persons at nominal prices or prices other than fair market value. These stockholders will only effect such transactions when they are not then aware of any material nonpublic information regarding the Company, Holdings or their respective securities.
Forward Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipate", "believe", "could", "continue", "expect", "estimate", "may", "plan", "outlook", "future" and "project" and other similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable and may also relate to the Company's or Holdings' future prospects, developments and business strategies. In particular, such forward-looking statements include statements concerning the timing of the Transactions; the business plans, objectives, expectations and intentions of the public company once the transaction is complete, and Holdings' estimated and future results of operations, business strategies, competitive position, industry environment and potential growth opportunities. These statements are based on the Company's or Holdings' management's current expectations and beliefs, as well as a number of assumptions concerning future events.
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Such forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are
outside the Company's or Holdings' control that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements.
These risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors include, but
are not limited to, (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other
circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement;
(2) the inability to complete the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement due to the failure to obtain approval of the stockholders of the
Company or other conditions to closing in the Merger Agreement; (3) the ability
of the public entity to meet NASDAQ's listing standards following the
Transactions; (4) the inability to complete the
This communication is not intended to be all-inclusive or to contain all the information that a person may desire in considering an investment in the Company and is not intended to form the basis of an investment decision in the Company. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning the Company and Holdings, the proposed transaction or other matters and attributable to the Company and Holdings or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements above.
Disclaimer
This communication shall neither constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Description 2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, datedAugust 3 2020 , by and amongGTCR-Ultra Holdings, LLC ,GTCR Ultra-Holdings II, LLC ,FinTech Acquisition Corp. III Parent Corp. ,FinTech Acquisition Corp. III ,FinTech III Merger Sub Corp. ,GTCR/Ultra Blocker, Inc. andGTCR Fund XI/C LP .* 10.1 Sponsor Support Agreement datedAugust 3, 2020 , by and amongFinTech Acquisition Corp. III ,GTCR-Ultra Holdings II, LLC ,FinTech Acquisition Corp. III Parent Corp. ,GTCR-Ultra Holdings, LLC and certain stockholders ofFinTech Acquisition Corp. III 10.2 Form of PIPE Subscription Agreement 10.3 Agreement datedAugust 3, 2020 betweenFinTech Acquisition Corp. III andCantor Fitzgerald & Co. 99.1 Investor Presentation 99.2 Press Release, datedAugust 3, 2020 99.3 Script forAugust 3, 2020 Investor Call 99.4 Internal and Partner Communication Guide
*Schedules and other similar attachments to this Exhibit have been omitted in
accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(2). The Registrant agrees to furnish
supplementally a copy of all omitted schedules to the
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