Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 11, 2020, certain affiliates of MacAndrews and Forbes Incorporated
("M&F") entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the "SPA") with Pivot Buyer
LLC, an affiliate of Caledonia (Private) Investments Pty ("Caledonia"), pursuant
to which a number of investors, including Caledonia, agreed to purchase shares
of Scientific Games Corporation's (the "Company") common stock (the "Common
Stock") held by M&F equal to 34.9% of the Company's outstanding Common Stock in
four tranches (the "Stock Purchase"). Pursuant to the SPA, each of Ronald O.
Perelman, Barry F. Schwartz and Frances F. Townsend resigned from the Board of
Directors of the Company (the "Board") effective as of the closing of the
initial tranche of the Stock Purchase. Once the Stock Purchase is completed, no
investor is expected to beneficially own more than 9.9% of the outstanding
Common Stock of Scientific Games.
Concurrently with the execution of the SPA, the Company entered into an
agreement with M&F, dated September 11, 2020 (the "M&F Agreement"), pursuant to
which the parties agreed to the termination of the existing stockholders'
agreement between the Company and M&F (the "Stockholders' Agreement"), except
with respect to registration rights (the "Stockholders' Agreement Termination"),
effective as of the closing of the fourth tranche contemplated by the SPA (the
"Fourth Closing"). Mr. Schwartz has been appointed as a non-voting observer of
the Board from the closing of the first tranche contemplated by the SPA (the
"First Closing") and generally until the Fourth Closing. If the Fourth Closing
does not occur by November 10, 2020, the M&F Agreement provides that the Board
will appoint Mr. Schwartz as a director on the Board until the Fourth Closing.
M&F otherwise waived its rights to appoint any directors to the Board during the
term of the M&F Agreement. The M&F Agreement will automatically terminate in the
event the SPA is terminated without the consummation of the Fourth Closing.
In addition, and in connection with the SPA, the Company simultaneously entered
into an agreement with Caledonia, dated September 11, 2020 (the "Caledonia
Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company and Caledonia agreed to the
Stockholders' Agreement Termination. The Company and Caledonia also agreed to
cooperate with each other to obtain any applicable approvals from gaming
authorities in connection with the SPA and the transactions contemplated
therein.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Resignation and Election of Directors
As noted above, in connection with the Stock Purchase, each of Ronald O.
Perelman, Barry F. Schwartz and Frances F. Townsend resigned from the Board,
effective as of September 16, 2020. Immediately following such resignations,
each of Jamie R. Odell and Antonia Korsanos were elected as directors on the
Board, effective as of September 16, 2020. Mr. Odell will serve as Executive
Chair of the Board and Ms. Korsanos will serve as Executive Vice Chair of the
Board.
Mr. Odell previously served as Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of Aristocrat
Leisure Limited ("Aristocrat") from 2009 to 2017. Prior to joining Aristocrat,
Mr. Odell held senior executive roles in the global beverage industry. Since May
2019, Mr. Odell has served as a consultant to the Company with the title of
Special Advisor to the Chairman and CEO.
Ms. Korsanos previously served as the Chief Financial Officer (2009-2018) and
Company Secretary (2011-2018) of Aristocrat. Prior to joining Aristocrat, Ms.
Korsanos held senior leadership roles in the consumer goods industry, including
at Goodman Fielder and Kellogg's. Since July 2019, Ms. Korsanos has served as a
consultant to the Company with the title of Advisor to the CEO.
As noted above, each of Mr. Odell and Ms. Korsanos are currently engaged as
consultants to the Company. The existing consulting agreements and related
compensation arrangements between the Company and each of Mr. Odell and Ms.
Korsanos, in each case, effective as of the date the applicable individual
commenced providing consulting services to the Company, provide for the
following in exchange for the consulting services provided by the applicable
individual:
? In the case of Mr. Odell, he is entitled to a $600,000 annual consulting fee
and he received (i) a sign-on grant of 10,000 restricted stock units with
respect to the Common Stock ("RSUs"), vesting 25% on each of the first four
anniversaries of the grant date and (ii) a sign-on grant of 30,000
performance-vesting options to acquire Common Stock, vesting based on the
achievement of certain performance criteria measured over the twelve-month
period ending March 31, 2021; and
? In the case of Ms. Korsanos, she is entitled to a $350,000 annual consulting
fee and she received (i) a sign-on grant of 10,000 RSUs, vesting 25% on each of
the first four anniversaries of the grant date and (ii) a sign-on grant of
30,000 performance-vesting options to acquire Common Stock, vesting based on
the achievement of certain performance criteria measured over the twelve-month
period ending June 30, 2021.
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Other than the compensation described above, Mr. Odell and Ms. Korsanos
currently do not receive any other compensation from the Company, whether in
their director roles or otherwise. In particular, Mr. Odell and Ms. Korsanos do
not currently receive the standard compensation provided to members of the Board
(as described in the Company's proxy statement filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 28, 2020).
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 14, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the Stock
Purchase and the election of Mr. Odell and Ms. Korsanos to the Board. A copy of
the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 as well as in Exhibit 99.1 is
furnished and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or
otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and such information shall
not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company's filings
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release of Scientific Games Corporation, dated September 14,
2020.
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