Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On June 15, 2009, The SCO Group, Inc., (the "Company") executed and
delivered, subject to Bankruptcy Court approval upon notice and a hearing, a
definitive agreement to provide for the sale of a substantial portion of its
assets and the assignment of certain of its liabilities to unXis, Inc. (the
"Agreement"). The Company entered into the Agreement with SCO Operations, Inc.
and SCO Global, Inc., each a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company
(collectively, the "Sellers"), and unXis, Inc. (the "Purchaser").
Pursuant to the Agreement, and upon Bankruptcy Court approval thereof, the
Sellers agree to sell to the Purchaser, at closing under the Agreement, all
rights it will require to operate the UNIX business in the future. In addition,
the sale will include the Company's equity interests in certain foreign
subsidiaries, or alternatively, selected assets of such foreign subsidiaries.
Under the Agreement, the Company will retain the UNIX related rights and claims
the Company requires to continue pursuing its pending litigation and related
claims. The aggregate purchase price is $5,250,000, plus the Purchaser's
assumption of certain "assumed liabilities" as described in the Agreement.
The purchase price is payable at closing in the form of a $250,000 cash
deposit presently held in escrow by the Company's counsel, a letter of credit
for $2,150,000 (the "Letter of Credit-Balance"), and a second letter of credit
for $2,850,000 (the "Letter of Credit-Sun") required to be posted by the
Purchaser as a source of funds to pay, if necessary, Novell's November 20, 2008
judgment against the Company (the "Novell Judgment") that is currently under
appeal (the "Appeal").
At closing under the Agreement, the cash deposit is required to be paid to
the Sellers and the Letter of Credit-Balance may be drawn upon by the Sellers.
The Letter of Credit-Sun is required to be posted in escrow concurrently with
the closing and to be held pending adjudication of the Appeal. If and when
monies are determined by final adjudication to be due to Novell on account of
the Novell Judgment, the Letter of Credit-Sun is to be drawn upon and applied to
the extent necessary to pay Novell the amount determined to be due to Novell on
account of the claims underlying the Novell Judgment. If no decision is rendered
in connection with the Appeal by August 31, 2009, or if for any reason the
Letter of Credit-Sun is not drawn upon December 31, 2009, then, the Letter of
Credit-Sun will terminate as of such date, and the Purchaser will have no
obligation to pay the portion of the purchase price represented by the Letter of
Credit-Sun.
If the Appeal is reversed or remanded in whole or in part by no later than
August 31, 2009, the Letter of Credit-Sun may not be drawn upon until a final
non-appealable judgment is entered on the claims that are the subject of the
Novell Judgment; and in such event the Purchaser is granted certain rights with
respect to further appellate efforts.
Certain assets are excluded from the sale, and retained by the Sellers. The
excluded or retained assets include, without limitation, the purchase price, the
Company's "Java Patent" and "Me Inc." products and business, as described in the
Agreement, cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, equity interests in
subsidiaries other than the particular foreign subsidiaries to be acquired by
the Purchaser, contracts other than designated assumed contracts, and certain
copyrights, contract rights and litigation rights pertaining to the Company's
pending litigation against Novell, IBM, Red Hat, Inc. and AutoZone, Inc. (the
"Retained SCO Rights"). The Retained SCO Rights include rights to assert claims
against certain third parties, other than most
material customers of unXis, based on allegations that the Linux operating
system or use of Linux-based products infringes the Retained SCO Rights. The
Retained SCO Rights are subject to releases and covenants not to sue, and to
various qualifications and conditions, including transfer rights in favor of the
Purchaser upon circumstances stated in the Agreement.
The Agreement is subject to various closing conditions, including without
limitation, approval by the Bankruptcy Court, and approval of the United States
government's Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Upon closing,
the employment of various employees will be terminated and certain identified
employees will be offered employment with the Purchaser. The Sellers will be
subject to certain non-compete and non-solicitation covenants after closing, and
the Company's chief executive officer will be subject to a non-compete
agreement.
The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Agreement which
is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 8.01 Other Events
The information set forth in item 1.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Forward Looking Statements
The statements contained in this Form 8-K regarding (1) the Company's plan of
reorganization and (2) the Company's financing efforts are forward-looking
statements and are made under the safe harbor provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on
management's current expectations and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We
wish to advise readers that a number of important factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated in
such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to,
outcomes and developments of our Chapter 11 case, court rulings in our
bankruptcy proceedings, the impact of the bankruptcy proceedings on our other
pending litigation, and our cash balances and available cash. These and other
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated are discussed in more detail in the Company's periodic and current
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2008, as amended, and future
filings with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date
on which such statements are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to
update such statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after such
date.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
2.1 Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated June 15, 2009.*
* Schedules and
exhibits to the
Purchase and
Sale Agreement
have been
omitted
pursuant to
Item 601(b)(2)
of
Regulation S-K.
The Company
hereby
undertakes to
furnish on a
supplemental
basis, a copy
of any omitted
schedules and
exhibits to the
Securities and
Exchange
Commission upon
request.