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6-Dec-2012
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Other Events, Financial Statements and E
Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger
On December 5, 2012, Dex One Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Dex One"), Newdex, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Dex One ("Newco"), Spruce Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Newco ("Merger Sub"), and SuperMedia Inc., a Delaware corporation ("SuperMedia"), entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), providing for the business combination of SuperMedia and Dex One. The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Dex One will be merged with and into Newco with Newco continuing as the surviving corporation and Merger Sub will be merged with and into SuperMedia with SuperMedia continuing as the surviving corporation (collectively, the "Mergers"). As a result of the Mergers, Newco will become a newly listed company and SuperMedia will become a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Newco. The Merger Agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of Dex One and SuperMedia, in each case, by the unanimous vote of all directors voting.
The parties entered into the Merger Agreement to amend and restate the Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into by Dex One, SuperMedia, Newco and Merger Sub on August 20, 2012, to, among other things, (i) extend the date on which a party may unilaterally terminate the Merger Agreement from December 31, 2012 to June 30, 2013, (ii) reduce the number of directors of Newco after the effectiveness of the Mergers from eleven to ten, and (iii) provide that if either Dex One or SuperMedia is unable to obtain the requisite consents to the Mergers from its stockholders and to the contemplated amendments to its respective financing agreements from its senior secured lenders, the Mergers may be effected through voluntary pre-packaged plans under chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy code (the "Chapter 11 Cases"). Neither Dex One nor SuperMedia has at this time taken any action to approve any bankruptcy filing or effect any restructuring under chapter 11 of the U.S. bankruptcy code, and neither party has any obligation to commence any Chapter 11 Cases.
Subject to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Mergers, (i) each outstanding share of Dex One common stock (other than shares held by SuperMedia, Dex One, Newco or any of their respective subsidiaries) will be converted into the right to receive 0.20 shares of Newco common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Newco Common Stock"), which reflects a 1-for-5 reverse stock split of Dex One common stock and (ii) each outstanding share of SuperMedia common stock (other than shares held by SuperMedia, Dex One, Newco or any of their respective subsidiaries) will be converted into the right to receive 0.4386 shares of Newco Common Stock. Outstanding Dex One stock options will be cancelled at the effective time of the Mergers if the closing price of Dex One Common Stock on the day before the closing date is less than or equal to the strike price under the stock options and, to the extent that Dex One's closing stock price on the day before the Mergers exceeds the option strike price, then the option will be converted into a fully vested option to purchase shares of Newco Common Stock after giving effect to the exchange ratio. All other outstanding Dex One equity awards will generally convert into Newco Common Stock, after giving effect to the exchange ratio. After the consummation of the Mergers, current Dex One stockholders will own approximately 60% of Newco and current SuperMedia stockholders will own approximately 40% of Newco.
Completion of the Mergers is subject to conditions, including, among others:
(i) unless Dex One has commenced Chapter 11 Cases, Dex One having obtained
stockholder approval, (ii) unless SuperMedia has commenced Chapter 11 Cases,
SuperMedia having obtained stockholder approval, (iii) the registration
statement on Form S-4 used to register the Newco Common Stock to be issued as
consideration for the Mergers having been declared effective by the Securities
and Exchange Commission
The Merger Agreement provides that, upon consummation of the Mergers, the Chairman of the board of directors of Newco will be Alan Schultz, who is a current director and Chairman of Dex One, and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Newco will be Peter McDonald, who is the current Chief Executive Officer of SuperMedia. The Merger Agreement further provides that, upon consummation of the Mergers, the board of directors of Newco will consist of ten directors, comprising (i) the five current non-employee Dex One directors (one of which will be Mr. Schultz), (ii) four current non-employee SuperMedia directors designated by SuperMedia, and (iii) Mr. McDonald.
The Merger Agreement also provides that, upon the consummation of the Mergers, the Newco certificate of incorporation will include specific transfer restrictions on the Newco Common Stock to reduce the possibility of certain ownership changes occurring after the merger of Merger Sub with and into SuperMedia.
Dex One and SuperMedia have made customary representations and warranties and have agreed to certain covenants in the Merger Agreement. Each of Dex One and SuperMedia has agreed, among other things: (i) to conduct operations in the ordinary course, and not to engage in certain activities, subject to certain exceptions, during the interim period between the execution of the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the Mergers, (ii) not to solicit alternative business combination transactions, (iii) subject to certain exceptions, not to engage in discussions or negotiations regarding any alternative business combination transactions, and (iv) to use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain consent from their respective lenders to the Mergers and to the amendment and extension of their respective credit facilities. In addition, the Merger Agreement contains covenants that require each of Dex One and SuperMedia to call and hold special stockholder meetings and, subject to certain exceptions, require Dex One's board of directors to recommend to Dex One's stockholders the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the SuperMedia board of directors to recommend to the SuperMedia stockholders the adoption of the Merger Agreement and transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Dex One, in its capacity as sole stockholder of Newco, has agreed to approve the issuance of the Newco Common Stock as consideration in the Mergers.
The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for both Dex One and SuperMedia, including, among others, if the Mergers are not consummated on or before June 30, 2013. The Merger Agreement further provides that, upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances following receipt from or announcement by a third party of an alternative transaction proposal, including termination of the Merger Agreement by Dex One and SuperMedia as a result of an adverse change in the recommendation of the Mergers by the other party's board of directors, Dex One may be required to pay to SuperMedia, or SuperMedia may be required to pay to Dex One, an expense reimbursement up to a maximum amount of $7.5 million.
The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement and the exhibits included therein does not purport to be complete and is qualified in their entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement and applicable exhibits filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Support and Limited Waiver Agreement
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Press Release
On December 6, 2012, Dex One and SuperMedia issued a joint press release announcing that they had entered into the Merger Agreement and separate Support Agreements with the Administrative Agents. The full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Communications Related to the Mergers
Beginning December 6, 2012, Dex One distributed a lender presentation, which is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number Description
2.1 Amended and Restated Plan of Merger by and among SuperMedia, Inc., Dex
One Corporation, Newdex, Inc., and Spruce Acquisition Sub, Inc., dated
December 5, 2012*
10.1 Support and Limited Waiver Agreement by and among Dex One Corporation,
subsidiaries of Dex One Corporation named therein, the lenders that
from time to time become party thereto, and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.
as Administrative Agent under the Dex Media East, Inc. and Dex Media
West, Inc. Credit Facilities, and Deutsche Bank Trust Companies
Americas, as Administrative Agent under the R.H. Donnelley Inc. Credit
Facility, dated December 5, 2012
99.1 Joint Press Release, dated December 6, 2012
99.2 Lender Presentation
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* A copy of any omitted schedules will be provided to the SEC upon request.
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. The proposed merger transaction between Dex One and SuperMedia will be submitted to the respective stockholders of Dex One and SuperMedia. In connection with the proposed transaction, Newdex, Inc., a subsidiary of Dex One ("Newdex") will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a joint proxy statement/prospectus to be used by SuperMedia and Dex One to solicit the required approval of their stockholders and that also constitutes a prospectus of Newdex. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF SUPERMEDIA AND DEX ONE ARE ADVISED TO CAREFULLY READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS) AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSACTION, THE PARTIES TO THE TRANSACTION AND THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSACTION. A definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus will be sent to security holders of Dex One and SuperMedia seeking their approval of the proposed transaction. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the joint proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other relevant documents filed by SuperMedia and Dex with the SEC from the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed by Dex One with the SEC will be available free of charge on Dex One's website at www.dexone.com under the tab "Investors" or by contacting Dex One's Investor Relations Department at (800) 497-6329. Copies of the documents filed by SuperMedia with the SEC will be available free of charge on SuperMedia's website at www.supermedia.com under the tab "Investors" or by contacting SuperMedia's Investor Relations Department at (877) 343-3272.
Dex One and SuperMedia and their respective directors, executive officers and certain other members of management may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from their respective security holders with respect to the transaction. Information about these persons is set forth in Dex One's proxy statement relating to its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as filed with the SEC on April 11, 2012 and March 22, 2012, and SuperMedia's proxy statement relating to its 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, respectively, and subsequent statements of changes in beneficial ownership on file with the SEC. These documents can be obtained free of charge from the sources described above. Security holders and investors may obtain additional information regarding the interests of such persons, which may be different than those of the respective companies' security holders generally, by reading the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents regarding the transaction (when available), which will be filed with the SEC.
Certain statements contained in this document are "forward-looking statements" subject to the safe harbor created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements about the benefits of the proposed transaction and combined company, including future financial and operating results and synergies, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements relating to the proposed transaction and the combined company that are not historical facts. Where possible, the words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "should," "will," "would," "planned," "estimated," "potential," "goal," "outlook," "may," "predicts," "could," or the negative of such terms, or other comparable expressions, as they relate to Dex, SuperMedia, the combined company or their respective management, have been used to identify such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements reflect only Dex One's and SuperMedia's current beliefs and assumptions with respect to future business plans, prospects, decisions and results, and are based on information currently available to Dex and SuperMedia. Accordingly, the statements are subject to significant risks, uncertainties and contingencies, which could cause Dex One's, SuperMedia's or the combined company's actual operating results, performance or business plans or prospects to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include risks and other factors described in Dex One's and SuperMedia's publicly available reports filed with the SEC, which contain discussions of various factors that may affect the business or financial results of Dex One, SuperMedia or the combined company. Such risks and other factors, which in some instances are beyond either company's control, include: the continuing decline in the use of print directories; increased competition, particularly from existing and emerging digital technologies; ongoing weak economic conditions and continued decline in advertising sales; the companies' ability to collect trade receivables from customers to whom they extend credit; the companies' ability to generate sufficient cash to service their debt; the companies' ability to comply with the financial covenants contained in their debt agreements and the potential impact to operations and liquidity as a result of restrictive covenants in such debt agreements; the companies' ability to refinance or restructure their debt on reasonable terms and conditions as might be necessary from time to time; increasing interest rates; changes in the companies' and the companies' subsidiaries credit ratings; changes in accounting standards; regulatory changes and judicial rulings impacting the companies' businesses; adverse results from litigation, governmental investigations or tax related proceedings or audits; the effect of labor strikes, lock-outs and negotiations; successful realization of the expected benefits of acquisitions, divestitures and joint ventures; the companies' ability to maintain agreements with major Internet search and local media companies; the companies' reliance on third-party vendors for various services; and other events beyond their control that may result in unexpected adverse operating results.
With respect to the proposed merger, important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements included herein, including, but not limited to, the ability of Dex One and SuperMedia to consummate the transaction on the terms set forth in the merger agreement; the risk that anticipated cost savings, growth opportunities and other financial and operating benefits as a result of the transaction may not be realized or may take longer to realize than expected; the risk that benefits from the transaction may be significantly offset by costs incurred in integrating the companies; potential adverse impacts or delay in completing the transaction as a result of obtaining consents from lenders to Dex One or SuperMedia; failure to receive the approval of the stockholders of either Dex One or SuperMedia for the transaction; the bankruptcy court falling to confirm the pre-packaged plan of reorganization if Chapter 11 Cases are filed; and difficulties in connection with the process of integrating Dex One and SuperMedia, including: coordinating geographically separate organizations; integrating business cultures, which could prove to be
None of Dex One, SuperMedia or the combined company is responsible for updating the information contained in this document beyond the publication date, or for changes made to this document by wire services or Internet service providers.
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