Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
The Credit Agreement consists of (i) a
The loans under the Revolving Facility and Term A Facility will bear interest, at the Company's option, at either a rate equal to (x) the bank's base rate plus a margin based on the better of (i) the debt rating of the Company's non-credit-enhanced, senior unsecured long-term debt (the "Debt Rating") and (ii) the ratio of consolidated funded debt to consolidated EBITDA (the "Total Leverage Ratio") of the Company or (y) the secured overnight financing rate ("SOFR"), plus a credit spread adjustment plus a margin based on (i) the Debt Rating and (ii) the Total Leverage Ratio of the Company (the "Adjusted SOFR Rate"). The loans under the Term B Facility will bear interest, at the Company's option, at either a rate equal to (x) the bank's base rate plus a 1.00% margin or (y) SOFR, plus a credit spread adjustment plus a 2.00% margin (the "Term B Adjusted SOFR Rate"). Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Company may select an interest period of one, three or six months for each loan if the Adjusted SOFR Rate or Term B Adjusted SOFR Rate is chosen.
The Company may voluntarily prepay outstanding loans under the Revolving Facility and Term A Facility at any time without premium or penalty. Prior to the six month anniversary of the closing date of the Merger (the "Closing Date"), any voluntary prepayment by the Company of loans under the Term B Facility made in connection with a Repricing Transaction (as defined in the Credit Agreement) is subject to a 1.00% prepayment premium. On and after the six month anniversary of the Closing Date, the Company may voluntarily prepay outstanding loans under the Term B Facility at any time without premium or penalty. Voluntary prepayments under the Credit Agreement may be applied as directed by the Company.
The Revolving Facility will mature five years from the Closing Date, and will have no amortization. The Term A Facility will mature five years from the Closing Date, and will amortize in equal quarterly installments in aggregate annual amounts equal to 5.00% of the original principal amount for the entire term of such facility. The Term B Facility will mature seven years from the Closing Date, and will amortize in equal quarterly installments in aggregate annual amounts equal to 1.00% of the original principal amount for the entire term of such facility.
The obligations under the Credit Agreement are (i) guaranteed by certain material domestic subsidiaries of the Company and (ii) secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all tangible and intangible personal property of the Company and each guarantor (subject to certain exclusions).
The Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants. Each of the Revolving Facility and Term A Facility will be subject to a covenant that the Company maintain a Total Leverage Ratio that is less than or equal to (i) 6.00:1.00 from the Closing Date through the last day of the fourth full fiscal quarter following the Closing Date, (ii) 5.75:1.00 following the last day of the fourth fiscal quarter after . . .
Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
As described above in the Introductory Note, on
On
On
The foregoing description of the Merger does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the Rule 2.7 Announcement for the
Merger, which was filed as Exhibit 2.01 to the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K filed on
Exhibit 2.01 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The description of the Credit Agreement set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of
As described in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, the Company will issue 94,201,223 Company Shares as part of the consideration in the Merger. The shares will be issued in reliance on the exemption from registration afforded by Section 3(a)(10) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
In connection with the completion of the Merger, with effect from the end of the
Company's annual general meeting to be held on
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Mr. Vl?ek, age 45, served as Avast's chief executive officer from
In connection with Mr. Vl?ek's service as the President of the combined Company,
the Company anticipates entering into an agreement with Mr. Vl?ek whereby Mr.
Vl?ek will receive an annual base salary of approximately
In connection with Mr. Baudiš' service as a member of the Board, he will receive
substantially similar compensation to that paid by the Company to its
non-employee directors as disclosed in the Company's 2022 Proxy Statement, filed
with the
Item 8.01. Other Events.
Press Release Announcing Completion of the Merger
On
Pricing of Senior Notes Offering
On
This Current Report is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the Senior Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
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Avast's audited consolidated financial statements as of and for each of the
years ended
Avast's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for each
of the six months ended
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of the Company
giving effect to the acquisition of Avast, which includes the unaudited pro
forma condensed combined statement of financial position as of
(d) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Exhibit Title or Description 2.01 Rule 2.7 Announcement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.01 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed onAugust 10, 2021 ). 2.02 Amendment and Restated Agreement, dated as ofJuly 15, 2022 , by and between the Company, Bidco and Avast (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.01 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed onJuly 18, 2022 ). 10.01* Restatement Agreement, dated as ofSeptember 12, 2022 , by and among the Company, the other Loan Parties thereto, the Lenders party thereto,JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A ., as term loan administrative agent and collateral agent under the Existing Credit Agreement,Wells Fargo Bank, National Association , as revolver administrative agent under the Existing Credit Agreement, andBank of America, N.A ., in its capacity as Successor Administrative Agent. 99.01 Press release datedSeptember 12, 2022 . 99.02 The historical audited consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Avast as of and for each of the years endedDecember 31, 2021 and 2020, the notes related thereto and the related reports ofErnst & Young LLP , Avast plc's independent auditors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.5 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed onSeptember 7, 2022 ). 99.03 The historical unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Avast as of and for each of the six months endedJune 30, 2022 and 2021, and the notes related thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.6 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed onSeptember 7, 2022 ). 5 99.04 Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information ofNortonLifeLock Inc. giving effect to the acquisition of Avast plc, which includes the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of financial position as ofJuly 1, 2022 and the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of comprehensive income for the year endedApril 1, 2022 and the three months endedJuly 1, 2022 , and the notes related thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed onSeptember 7, 2022 ). 104 The cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.
* Certain schedules and similar attachments to the exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Regulation S-K Item 601(a)(5).
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