Item 8.01. Other Events.
On September 21, 2021, Inotiv, Inc. ("Inotiv" or the "Company"), Dolphin
MergeCo, Inc. ("Merger Sub"), Dolphin Merger Sub, LLC ("Merger Sub LLC" and
together with Merger Sub, "Merger Subs"), Envigo RMS Holding Corp. ("Envigo"),
and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, solely in its capacity as the
securityholder representative, agent and attorney-in-fact of the
Securityholders, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger
Agreement"). Each of the Merger Subs is a wholly owned direct or indirect
subsidiary of Inotiv. The Merger Agreement provides for the merger of Merger Sub
with and into Envigo (the "Merger"), with Envigo continuing as the surviving
corporation of the Merger, followed by the merger of the surviving corporation
of the Merger with and into Merger Sub LLC (the "Second Merger" and, together
with the Merger, the "Mergers"), with Merger Sub LLC continuing as the surviving
entity of the Second Merger.
The Company called a special meeting of its shareholders to be held at Courtyard
Marriott Lafayette, 150 Fairington Avenue, Lafayette, IN 47905 on November 4,
2021 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (the "Special Meeting") to vote on, among other
things, (i) a proposal to approve an amendment to the Company's articles of
incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of the Company to
75,000,000 shares, consisting of 74,000,000 Common Shares and 1,000,000
Preferred Shares (the "Authorized Share Increase Proposal"); and (ii) a proposal
to approve the issuance of Common Shares pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as
required by NASDAQ Rule 5635(a) (the "Merger Share Issuance Proposal"). The
Company filed a definitive proxy statement (the "Proxy Statement") relating to
the Special Meeting with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 5,
2021 and commenced mailing of the Proxy Statement and form of proxy to its
shareholders on October 8, 2021.
On October 12, 2021, the Company received a letter on behalf of a purported
shareholder of the Company stating the shareholder's belief that the Company's
proxy statement omits material information with respect to the Mergers and
demanding that the Company make additional and supplemental disclosures
regarding the Mergers prior to the Special Meeting. On October 21, 2021, a
complaint was filed on behalf of a purported shareholder of the Company in the
United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York against the
Company and its directors, captioned Lee Horowitz v. Inotiv, Inc, et al., Case
No. 1:21-cv-05858 (the "Merger Litigation"). The Merger Litigation also alleges
that that the Company's proxy statement omits material information with respect
to the Mergers. The plaintiff in the Merger Litigation seeks various remedies,
including, among other things, injunctive relief to prevent the consummation of
the Mergers unless certain allegedly material information is disclosed, an order
of rescission or rescissory damages if the Mergers are consummated and an award
of attorneys' fees and expenses.
The Company believes that the claims asserted in the demand letter and the
Merger Litigation are entirely without merit and that no further disclosure is
required by applicable rule, statute, regulation or law beyond that already
contained in the Proxy Statement. However, to avoid the risk that the Merger
Litigation or other potential lawsuits may delay or otherwise adversely affect
the consummation of the Mergers, the Company has determined that it will
voluntarily make certain supplemental disclosures to the Proxy Statement related
to the proposed Mergers set forth below (the "Supplemental Disclosures").
Nothing in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall be deemed an admission of the
legal necessity or materiality under applicable laws of any of the Supplemental
Disclosures set forth herein. To the contrary, the Company specifically denies
that any additional disclosure was or is required.
These Supplemental Disclosures will not affect the merger consideration to be
paid to Envigo's stockholders in connection with the Mergers or the timing of
the Special Meeting. The Inotiv board of directors continues to unanimously
recommend that shareholders vote "FOR" the Authorized Share Increase Proposal
and the Merger Share Issuance Proposal.
Supplemental Disclosures to the Proxy Statement
The following information is added to the Proxy Statement under the caption
1. "Proposal 2 - Approval of the Merger Share Issuance Proposal" immediately
prior to the subcaption "- Opinion of Inotiv's Financial Advisor" on page 59
of the Proxy Statement.
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Certain Unaudited Forecasted Financial Information
The Company does not, as a matter of course, make public long-term forecasts or
internal projections as to future performance, revenues, earnings or other
results due to, among other reasons, the uncertainty of the underlying
assumptions and estimates. However, in connection with its evaluation of the
Merger, the Company's management provided to the Board and to the Company's
financial advisor, in connection with the preparation of its analysis and
opinion, certain unaudited internal financial forecasts with respect to the
Company on a stand-alone basis prepared by the Company's management (the "Inotiv
Forecasts") and certain unaudited financial forecasts with respect to Envigo on
a stand-alone basis prepared by the Company's management (the "Inotiv Envigo
Forecasts" and together with the Inotiv Forecasts, the "Forecasts"). The
inclusion of this summary of the Forecasts should not be regarded as an
indication that any of the Board, the Company, its advisors or other
representatives, or any other recipient of the Forecasts considered, or now
considers, them to be necessarily predictive of actual future performance or
events, or that they should be construed as financial guidance, and such summary
projections set forth below should not be relied on as such.
The Forecasts were prepared solely for internal use and is subjective in many
respects. While presented with numeric specificity, the Forecasts reflect
numerous estimates and assumptions that are inherently uncertain and may be
beyond the control of the Company's and Envigo's management, including, but not
limited to, the Company's and Envigo's future results and sales volume levels,
levels of demand and pricing for the Company's and Envigo's products and
services, levels of demand for contract research services and research models
generally, competitive conditions, technology, the availability of financing to
fund the Company's growth plans, levels of capital expenditures and operating
costs, general economic and regulatory conditions, including the effects of
the COVID-19 pandemic, and other matters described in the sections of the proxy
statement entitled "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,"
"Where You Can Find More Information; Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference" and "Risk Factors." The Forecasts reflect both assumptions as to
certain business decisions that are subject to change and, in many respects,
subjective judgment, and thus are susceptible to multiple interpretations and
periodic revisions based on actual experience and business developments. Neither
the Company nor Envigo can give assurance that the Forecasts and the underlying
estimates and assumptions will be realized. The Forecasts constitute
"forward-looking statements" and actual results may differ materially and
adversely from those set forth below.
The Forecasts were not prepared with a view toward compliance with published
guidelines of the Securities and Exchange Commission or the guidelines
established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for
preparation or presentation of prospective financial information. The Forecasts
included in this document have been prepared by, and are the responsibility of,
management of the Company. Neither RSM US LLP, the Company's independent
registered public accounting firm, nor any other independent accountants, have
audited, reviewed, examined, compiled or applied agreed-upon procedures with
respect to the Forecasts summarized in this proxy statement and, accordingly,
neither RSM US LLP nor any other independent accountant expresses an opinion or
any other form of assurance with respect thereto. The RSM US LLP report
incorporated by reference in this proxy statement relates to the Company's
previously issued financial statements. It does not extend to the Forecasts and
should not be read to do so.
Furthermore, the Forecasts do not take into account any circumstances or events
occurring after the date such information was prepared. There can be no
assurance that, had the Forecasts been prepared either as of the date of the
Merger Agreement or as of the date of this proxy statement, similar estimates
and assumptions would be used. Except as required by applicable securities laws,
the Company does not intend to, and disclaims any obligation to, make publicly
available any update or other revision to the Forecasts to reflect circumstances
existing since their preparation or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events, even if any or all of the underlying assumptions are shown to be in
error, including with respect to the accounting treatment of the Merger under
GAAP, or to reflect changes in general economic or industry conditions. The
Forecasts do not take into account all of the possible financial and other
effects of the Merger on the Company or Envigo, the effect on the Company or
Envigo of any business or strategic decision or action that has been or will be
taken as a result of the Merger Agreement having been executed, or the effect of
any business or strategic decisions or actions that would likely have been taken
if the Merger Agreement had not been executed, but which were instead altered,
accelerated, postponed or not taken in anticipation of the Merger. Further, the
Forecasts do not take into account the effect on the Company or Envigo of any
possible failure of the Merger to occur. None of the Company or any of its
affiliates, officers, directors, advisors or other representatives has made,
makes or is authorized in the future to make any representation to any Company
shareholder or other person regarding the Company's or Envigo's ultimate
performance compared to the information contained in the Forecasts or that the
Forecasts will be achieved. The inclusion
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of the Forecasts herein should not be deemed an admission or representation by
the Company, its advisors or any other person that they are viewed as material
information of the Company, particularly in light of the inherent risks and
uncertainties associated with such forecasts. The summary of the Forecasts
included below are not being included in this proxy statement in order to
influence any Company shareholder's decision or to induce any shareholder to
vote in favor of any of the proposals at the Special Meeting, but are being
provided solely because they were made available to the Board and the Company's
financial advisor in connection with the Merger.
In light of the foregoing, and considering that the Special Meeting will be held
several weeks after the Forecasts were prepared, as well as the uncertainties
inherent in any forecasted information, Company shareholders are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on such information, and the Company urges you to review
the Company's most recent SEC filings for a description of the Company's
reported financial results included therein. See the section in the proxy
statement entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."
The summarized prospective financial and operating information described below
is based on various assumptions as described above. The summarized prospective
financial and operating information also reflects assumptions regarding the
continuing nature of ordinary course operations that may be subject to change.
The following table presents a summary of certain information included in the
Inotiv Forecasts provided to the Board in connection with its evaluation of the
Merger, and to the Company's financial advisor in connection with the
preparation of its analysis and opinion, based on the above-referenced
assumptions (in millions):
Year ended September 30,
2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E 2026E
Revenue $ 128 $ 149 $ 178 $ 205 $ 225
Adjusted EBITDA $ 18 $ 26 $ 37 $ 48 $ 58
Unlevered Free Cash Flow $ (13) $ (7) $ 2 $ 17 $ 33
Company management also provided to the Board in connection with its evaluation
of the Merger, and to the Company's financial advisor in connection with the
preparation of its analysis and opinion, unaudited prospective financial and
operating information with respect to Envigo (defined above as the "Inotiv
Envigo Forecasts"), which was prepared by Company management and which reflected
the diligence undertaken by Company management with respect to Envigo.
The following table presents a summary of certain information included in the
Inotiv Envigo Forecasts using the same pricing assumptions described above (in
millions):
Year ended September 30,
2021E 2022E 2023E 2024E 2025E 2026E
Revenue $ 281 $ 315 $ 355 $ 393 $ 433 $ 478
Adjusted EBITDA $ 40 $ 49 $ 59 $ 69 $ 79 $ 90
Unlevered Free Cash Flow $ N/A $ 21 $ 27 $ 34 $ 40 $ 47
The forecasted information set forth in the tables above are not measures that
have a standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP and may not be comparable with
similar measures presented by other companies. For purposes of the forecasted
information presented above, (1) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as adjusted earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation
expense and non-recurring charges, (2) Unlevered Free Cash Flow is defined as
revenue less operating expenses, minus taxes, plus depreciation and
amortization, minus any increase in net working capital or plus any decrease in
net working capital, less any capital expenditures. None of Adjusted EBITDA or
Unlevered Free Cash Flow is a measure of financial performance under GAAP.
Accordingly, none of them should be considered as a substitute for net income
(loss), operating income (loss) or other measures prepared in accordance with
GAAP.
The Company does not intend to update or otherwise revise the above forecasted
information to reflect circumstances existing after the date when made or to
reflect the occurrence of future events, even in the event that any or all of
the
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assumptions underlying such forecasted information are no longer appropriate,
except as may be required by applicable law.
The disclosure under the heading "Proposal 2 - Approval of the Merger Share
Issuance Proposal - Opinion of Inotiv's Financial Advisor" is hereby amended
2. by amending and replacing in its entirety the disclosure that begins with
"Selected Public Companies Analysis" on page 63 and ends with "Selected Public
Companies Analysis - Early Stage" on page 63 of the Proxy Statement with the
following:
Selected Public Companies Analysis. Jefferies reviewed publicly available
financial, stock market and operating information of Envigo and six selected
publicly traded companies that are contract research organizations providing
either preclinical (early stage) research services or clinical (late stage)
research services that Jefferies considered generally relevant for purposes of
its analysis, which are collectively referred to as the "Envigo selected
companies."
Jefferies reviewed, among other information and to the extent publicly
available, enterprise values of the Envigo selected companies, calculated as
fully diluted equity values based on closing stock prices on September 20, 2021,
plus total debt, preferred equity and non-controlling interests, minus cash and
cash equivalents, as a multiple of such company's estimated adjusted earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and, where applicable,
stock-based compensation expense and non-recurring charges ("Adjusted EBITDA"),
for calendar years 2022 and 2023, which we refer to as CY 2022E and CY 2023E,
respectively. Financial data of the Envigo selected companies (including Inotiv)
were based on publicly available research analysts' estimates, public filings
and other publicly available information, and financial data of Envigo were
based on the Inotiv Envigo Forecast.
The selected public companies and the financial data reviewed included the
following:
Selected Public Companies Analysis - Envigo
Enterprise Value / Enterprise Value /
Company CY 2022E EBITDA CY 2023E EBITDA
Early Stage
Inotiv 21x 15x
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 24x 21x
Late Stage
ICON plc 21x 19x
IQVIA Holdings Inc. 18x 16x
Medpace Holdings, Inc. 25x 22x
Syneos Health, Inc. 15x 13x
The mean and median multiples for the Envigo selected companies were as follows:
The disclosure under the heading "Proposal 2 - Approval of the Merger Share
Issuance Proposal - Opinion of Inotiv's Financial Advisor" is hereby amended
3. by amending and replacing in its entirety the disclosure that begins with
"Selected Transactions Analysis" on page 64 and ends with "Selected
Transactions Analysis" on page 65 of the Proxy Statement with the following:
Selected Transactions Analysis. Jefferies reviewed, among other things,
financial information, to the extent available, for thirteen selected
transactions, collectively referred to as the "selected transactions", involving
contract research organizations that Jefferies considered generally relevant for
purposes of its analysis.
Jefferies reviewed the transaction values of the selected transactions,
calculated, as applicable, as the consideration paid or proposed to be paid or
the enterprise values implied based on the consideration paid or proposed to be
paid in the selected transactions, as a multiple of the target companies' or
assets' last 12 months, or LTM, and next 12 months, or NTM, Adjusted EBITDA as
reported prior to or as of the applicable announcement dates of such
transactions. Financial data of the selected transactions and Envigo were based
on public filings and other available information, and the Inotiv Envigo
Forecasts, respectively.
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The selected transactions and the financial data reviewed included the
following:
Selected Transactions Analysis - Envigo
Announcement Enterprise Value Enterprise Value
Date Acquiror Target / LTM EBITDA / NTM EBITDA
EQT IX Fund / Parexel
Goldman SachsAsset International
7/2/2021 Management Corporation Confidential* Confidential*
Thermo Fisher
4/15/2021 Scientific Inc. PPD, Inc. 23x 20x
PRA Health
2/24/2021 ICON plc Sciences, Inc. 24x 20x
Precision
11/20/2020 Blackstone Medicine Group Confidential* Confidential*
10/28/2020 Syneos Health, Inc. Synteract Confidential* Confidential*
9/1/2020 ArchiMed NAMSA Confidential* Confidential*
4/17/2019 LabCorp (Covance) Envigo CRS Confidential* Confidential*
Charles River
Laboratories
2/13/2019 International, Inc. Citoxlab 14x 12x
Charles River
Laboratories
2/13/2018 International, Inc. MPI Research 12x N/A
7/31/2017 LabCorp (Covance) Chiltern Confidential* Confidential*
Parexel
Pamplona Capital International
6/20/2017 Management, LLP Corporation 14x 13x
Charles River
Laboratories
1/7/2016 International, Inc. WIL Research 13x N/A
Charles River Celsis
Laboratories International
7/9/2015 International, Inc. Ltd. 14x N/A
"N/A" means not available.
"*" transaction data is confidential but is included in the calculation of mean
and median statistics below.
The mean and median multiples for the selected transactions were as follows:
The disclosure under the heading "Proposal 2 - Approval of the Merger Share
Issuance Proposal - Opinion of Inotiv's Financial Advisor" is hereby amended
4. by amending and replacing in its entirety the disclosure that begins with
"Selected Public Companies Analysis" on page 65 and ends with "Selected Public
Companies Analysis" on page 66 of the Proxy Statement with the following:
Selected Public Companies Analysis. Jefferies reviewed publicly available
financial, stock market and operating information of Inotiv and the Envigo
selected companies, excluding Inotiv, that Jefferies considered generally
relevant for purposes of its analysis, which are collectively referred to as the
"Inotiv selected companies."
Jefferies reviewed, among other information and to the extent publicly
available, enterprise values of the Inotiv selected companies as a multiple of
such company's Adjusted EBITDA for CY 2022E and CY 2023E.
Financial data of the Inotiv selected companies were based on public filings and
other publicly available information, and financial data of Inotiv were based on
the Inotiv Forecasts.
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The selected public companies and the financial data reviewed included the
following:
Selected Public Companies Analysis - Inotiv
Enterprise Value / Enterprise Value /
Company CY 2022E EBITDA CY 2023E EBITDA
Early Stage
Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. 24x 21x
Late Stage
ICON plc 21x 19x
IQVIA Holdings Inc. 18x 16x
Medpace Holdings, Inc. 25x 22x
Syneos Health, Inc. 15x 13x
The mean and median multiples for the Inotiv selected companies were as follows:
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication relates to a proposed business combination transaction
between Inotiv and Envigo. This communication includes forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Act"), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. Forward-looking statements relate to future events and anticipated
results of operations, business strategies, the anticipated benefits of the
proposed transaction, the anticipated impact of the proposed transaction on the
combined company's business and future financial and operating results, the
expected amount and timing of synergies from the proposed transaction, the
anticipated closing date for the proposed transaction and other aspects of our
operations or operating results. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate,"
"plan," "intend," "foresee," "should," "would," "could," "attempt," "appears,"
"forecast," "outlook," "estimate," "project," "potential," "may," "will," "are
likely," "guidance," "goal," "model," "target," "budget" and other similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, which are
generally not historical in nature. Statements may be forward looking even in
the absence of these particular words. It is uncertain whether any of the events
anticipated by the forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any
of them do, what impact they will have on the results of operations and
financial condition of Inotiv, Envigo or the price of Inotiv's. These
forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, many of
which are beyond the parties' control, that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements, including
but not limited to: the impact of public health crises, such as pandemics
(including coronavirus (COVID-19)) and epidemics and any related company or
government policies and actions to protect the health and safety of individuals
or government policies or actions to maintain the functioning of national or
global economies and markets; the effect of the announcement of the merger on
the ability of Inotiv or Envigo to retain and hire key personnel and maintain
relationships with customers, suppliers and others with whom Inotiv or Envigo do
business, or on Inotiv's or Envigo's operating results and business generally;
risks that the Merger disrupts current plans and operations and the potential
difficulties in employee retention as a result of the Merger; the outcome of any
legal proceedings related to the Merger; the ability of the parties to
consummate the proposed transaction on a timely basis or at all; the
satisfaction of the conditions precedent to consummation of the proposed
transaction; the ability of Inotiv to successfully integrate Envigo's
operations; the ability of Inotiv to implement its plans, forecasts and other
expectations with respect to Envigo's business after the completion of the
transaction and realize expected synergies; and business disruption following
the Merger. These risks, as well as other risks related to the proposed
transaction, are included and incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement.
While the list of factors presented here is, and the list of factors presented
or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement are, considered
representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of
all potential risks and uncertainties. For additional information about other
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
described in the forward-looking statements, please refer to Inotiv's periodic
reports and other filings with the SEC, including the risk factors identified in
Inotiv's most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on
Form 10-K and in Exhibit 99.5 to Inotiv's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with
the SEC on September 21, 2021. The forward-looking statements included in this
communication are made only as of the date hereof. Neither Inotiv nor Envigo
undertakes any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect
subsequent events or circumstances, except as required by law.
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Additional Information about the Merger and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed transaction, Inotiv filed with the Proxy
Statement with the SEC. The Proxy Statement was first mailed to shareholders of
Inotiv on or about October 8, 2021. Inotiv may also file other relevant
documents with the SEC regarding the proposed transaction. The information in
the Proxy Statement may be changed. This document is not a substitute for the
Proxy Statement or any other document that Inotiv may file with the SEC.
INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY OTHER
RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT MAY BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR
SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY
CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.
Investors and shareholders are able to obtain free copies of the Proxy Statement
and all other documents containing important information about Inotiv and the
proposed transaction, once such documents are filed with the SEC, through the
website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents
filed with the SEC by Inotiv will be available free of charge on Inotiv's
website at https://www.inotivco.com/investors or by contacting Inotiv's
Secretary at 2701 Kent Avenue, Wes Lafayette, IN 47906; telephone: (765)
463-4527.
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