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12-Mar-2009
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Results of Operations and Fin
• Payment of $2 million to OMAX upon the signing of the Second Amended and Restated Merger Agreement, which amount was paid by the Company on March 12, 2009;
• At closing, payment of $52.55 million, of which $15 million will be paid through the release of the amounts now held in escrow. The Company may, at its discretion, pay up to $14 million of this consideration payable at closing in the form of Flow common stock in lieu of cash. Of the $15 million in escrow, $9 million was placed into escrow pursuant to the Option Agreement dated December 4, 2007 between Flow and OMAX and the original Agreement and Plan of Merger between Flow and OMAX dated September 9, 2008; and $6 million was placed into escrow upon signing of the Settlement Agreement described below;
• At closing, the Company will place an $8.45 million promissory note into escrow to secure claims by the Company for indemnification and for adjustments based on net working capital, to be paid at the Company's option in cash or shares of Flow stock 18 months after the closing date, net of any claims; and
• The right of OMAX shareholders to a contingent consideration of up to $52 million, determined and paid according to the same provisions as set forth in the Merger Agreement as was amended by the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 10, 2008, as described in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on November 11, 2008.
The Second Amended and Restated Merger Agreement also provides that if the merger is not consummated by August 15, 2009, the Second Amended and Restated Merger Agreement will terminate and the Company will pay OMAX an additional $4 million as liquidated damages in the form of a promissory note. The promissory note will bear interest at 2% annually, and accumulated interest and principal is payable in August 2013.
A copy of the Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger is
attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The Company has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with respect to
the merger (File No. 333-155588), and will amend its Registration Statement to
reflect the Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger. Investors
and OMAX shareholders are urged to read the Registration Statement and all
relevant documents filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission because they contain important information. Investors can obtain
these documents for free on the Commission's website at www.sec.gov or from the
Company by contacting the Company's corporate secretary.
OMAX Settlement Agreement Including Cross-Licensing Agreement
On March 12, 2009, the Company entered into a Settlement Agreement Including
Cross-Licensing Agreement with OMAX (the "Settlement Agreement"), in which the
parties agreed to dismiss with prejudice the litigation pending between them,
releasing all claims made up to the date of execution of the Agreement. Upon
execution of the Settlement Agreement, the Company paid OMAX $8 million, and
placed $6 million into escrow to settle all claims between the parties. In
addition, if the Company has not completed the merger with OMAX by August 15,
2009, the Company will pay OMAX an additional $21 million, to be paid by the
release of $15 million from escrow (as set forth in the description of the
Second Amended and Restated Merger Agreement, above), and a promissory note in
the principal amount of $6 million. The promissory note will bear interest at 2%
annually payable at maturity, with accumulated interest and principal is payable
in August 2013. In the event the Company fails to pay any portion of the amounts
above when due, all remaining amounts shall immediately accelerate and become
due, subject to an interest rate of 15% per annum, compounded annually.
In the Settlement Agreement, OMAX granted the Company a worldwide,
irrevocable, non-assignable, non-exclusive paid-up license to practice each and
every claim of the OMAX Patents (as defined in the Settlement Agreement). The
Company also granted to OMAX a worldwide, irrevocable, non-assignable,
non-exclusive paid-up license to practice each and every claim of the Flow
Patents as defined in the Settlement Agreement. The intent of this Settlement
Agreement is to minimize the possibility of future disputes between the parties.
A copy of the Settlement Agreement is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item No. Description
10.1 Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
10.2 Second Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger
10.3 Settlement Agreement Including Cross-Licensing Agreement
99.1 Press Release dated March 12, 2009
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