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29-Jun-2009
Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities
On June 23, 2009, LodgeNet Interactive Corporation (the "Company") entered
into a purchase agreement with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated ("Merrill Lynch"), as representative (the "Representative") of the
initial purchaser named therein (the "Initial Purchaser"), pursuant to which the
Company agreed to sell up to 50,000 shares of the Company's 10% Series B
Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value, with a liquidation
preference of $1,000.00 per share (the "Preferred Stock"), of the Company. In
addition, the Company granted to the Initial Purchaser an option to purchase up
to an additional 7,500 shares of Preferred Stock (the "Additional Securities"
and together with the Firm Securities, the "Securities"). The offering was made
pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). The global certificate for the Preferred Stock contains a
legend stating that the securities have not been registered under the Securities
Act and setting forth the restrictions on the transferability and the sale of
the securities. The Initial Purchaser has represented to the Company that it has
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters and in
investments of the type contemplated by the purchase agreement that allows it to
evaluate the merits and risks of the purchase.
On June 29, 2009, the Company completed its offering of 57,500 shares of the
Preferred Stock (inclusive of the Initial Purchaser's exercise of the option to
purchase an additional 7,500 shares of Preferred Stock) bringing the total
aggregate liquidation preference of the Preferred Stock sold to $57.5 million.
The Company will pay the Initial Purchaser discounts and commissions of 6% of
the aggregate liquidation preference of the Preferred Stock sold.
The terms of the Preferred Stock provide for cumulative dividends from the
date of original issue at a rate of 10% per annum of the $1,000 liquidation
preference per share (equivalent to an annual rate of $100 per share), subject
to adjustment in certain circumstances. Dividends on the Preferred Stock will be
payable quarterly in arrears, beginning on October 15, 2009. Any dividends must
be declared by the Company's board of directors and must come from funds that
are legally available for dividend payments.
As provided in the Certificate of Powers, Designations, Preferences and
Rights of the 10% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock
($0.01 Par Value) (Liquidation Preference $1,000 Per Share) (the "Certificate of
Designations"), the Preferred Stock will be convertible, at the holder's option,
in certain circumstances, into common stock of the Company at an initial
conversion rate of 264.5503 shares of the Company's common stock per share of
preferred stock, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of $3.78 per
share.
The Company may also elect, on or prior to July 15, 2014, to mandatorily
convert some or all of the Preferred Stock into shares of the Company's common
stock if the closing price of the Company's common stock has equaled or exceeded
150% of the conversion price for at least 20 of the 30 consecutive trading days
ending the day before the Company sends the notice of mandatory conversion not
less than 15 nor more than 30 days' notice. If the Company elects to mandatorily
convert any Preferred Stock, it will make an additional payment on the Preferred
Stock equal to the aggregate amount of dividends that would have accrued and
become payable through and including July 15, 2014, less any dividends already
paid on the Preferred Stock.
After July 15, 2014, the Company may elect to mandatorily convert some or all
of the Preferred Stock into shares of the Company's common stock if the closing
price of the Company's common stock has exceeded 125% of the conversion price,
for at least 20 of the 30 consecutive trading days ending the day before the
Company sends the notice of mandatory conversion not less than 15 nor more than
30 days' notice. If the Company elects to mandatorily convert any Preferred
Stock, it will make an additional payment on the Preferred Stock equal to all
accrued and unpaid dividends.
If a holder elects to convert the Preferred Stock in connection with certain
specified fundamental changes that occur on or prior to July 15, 2014, the
Company may be obligated to increase the conversion rate of the Preferred Stock.
In addition, upon a fundamental change when the stock price of the Company's
common stock is less than $3.43, the holders may require the Company to convert
some or all of the holders' shares of Preferred Stock at a conversion rate equal
to the liquidation preference of the Preferred Stock, plus all accrued and
unpaid dividends, divided by 97.5% of the market price of the Company's common
stock; provided that in no event will a holder of the Preferred stock be
entitled to receive upon conversion more than 291.5451 shares of common stock
per $1,000 liquidation preference of the Preferred Stock for such liquidation
preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends with respect thereto.
For so long as the Preferred Stock is outstanding and the Company's credit
facility (or any other agreement with a similar restriction) limits the
Company's ability to declare or pay any dividend (other than dividends payable
solely in Common Stock) on, or make any payment on account of, or set apart
assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for, the purchase, redemption,
defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any of the Company's capital
stock, including the Preferred Stock, or make any other distribution in respect
thereof, which may be subject to certain exceptions, including a general
exception for an aggregate amount the calculation of which is specified in such
credit facility or other agreement (a "Restricted Payment Basket"), the Company
shall not use availability under the Restricted Payment Basket other than with
respect to payment of dividends, or make-whole payments, on the Securities,
except with respect to any such restricted payment that would not reduce
availability under the Restricted Payment Basket to an amount less than (1)
$25 million, less (2) any dividends actually paid on the Preferred Stock from
the date of issuance to the date of determination of availability under the
Restricted Payment Basket.
The Preferred Stock has no maturity date or voting rights prior to conversion
into the Company's common stock, except in limited circumstances.
The terms of the Preferred Stock are more fully described in the Certificate
of Designations. The description of the Certificate of Designations is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of
Designations, which is attached as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report and
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.03. Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders.
The information included in Item 3.02 of this Form 8-K regarding the Preferred Stock is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03. Item 8.01. Other Events.
On June 29, 2009, the Company issued a press release entitled, "LodgeNet
Interactive Announces Completion of Offering of $57.5 Million of Convertible
Preferred Stock," which is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by
reference into this Item 8.01.
The press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the Preferred Stock in any
state in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
3.1 Certificate of Designation for 10% Series B Cumulative Perpetual
Convertible Preferred Stock
4.1 Form of Specimen Stock Certificate for Common Stock issued upon conversion
4.2 Form of Specimen Stock Certificate for 10% Series B Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock
99.1 Press Release (furnished)
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