The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement and the Merger does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Oclaro’s Current Report on Form8-K dated March 12, 2018 and is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference.
Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
In connection with the completion of the Merger on December 10, 2018, Oclaro notified the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) of the effectiveness of the Merger and requested (i) that trading of Oclaro common stock on NASDAQ be suspended after the close of trading on December 10, 2018 and (ii) that NASDAQ file with the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) an application on Form 25 to delist and deregister Oclaro common stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Oclaro also intends to file a certification on Form 15 with the SEC requesting the termination of registration of Oclaro common stock with the SEC under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and its reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.
The information in Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form8-K is incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.
At the Effective Time, each holder of Oclaro common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time ceased to have any rights as a stockholder of Oclaro other than the right to receive the Merger Consideration into which such Oclaro common stock has been converted.
Item 5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant.
The information in Items 2.01 and 3.03 of this Current Report on Form8-K is incorporated into this Item 5.01 by reference.
At the Effective Time on December 10, 2018, a change in control of Oclaro occurred and the surviving corporation became a wholly owned subsidiary of Lumentum. The aggregate amount paid by Lumentum to former Oclaro stockholders in connection with the Merger was approximately $1.0 billion in cash and approximately 12.1 million shares of Lumentum common stock, which had a value of approximately $500 million based on the closing price of shares of Lumentum common stock on NASDAQ on December 7, 2018.
Lumentum funded the Merger Consideration by a combination of $500 million in Lumentum common stock, $500 million in new debt, and the remaining amount from the cash balances of the combined company.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, as of the Effective Time on December 10, 2018, the directors and officers of Oclaro ceased serving in such capacities and the directors and officers of Merger Sub immediately prior to the Effective Time became the directors and officers, respectively, of Oclaro, as the surviving corporation in the Merger.
Additionally, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Lumentum has appointed Ian Small to serve as a member of the Lumentum board of directors effective as of immediately after the Effective Time to serve until the next annual meeting of Lumentum’s shareholders in accordance with Lumentum’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws.