INTRODUCTORY NOTE
On March 31, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), Ultra Clean Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Ultra Clean” or the “Company”), completed the acquisition of Ham-Let (Israel-Canada) Ltd., a public company organized under the laws of the State of Israel whose shares were traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (“Ham-Let”), pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) by and among Ultra Clean, Sir Daibus Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultra Clean, Bealish Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the State of Israel and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultra Clean and Ham-Let, with Ham-Let surviving as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Ultra Clean. The entry into the Merger Agreement was previously announced by Ultra Clean in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 17, 2020 (the “Prior Form 8-K”).
| Item 1.01 | Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
In connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Ultra Clean entered into that certain Second Amendment dated as of March 31, 2021 (the “Second Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement dated as of August 27, 2018 and amended as of October 1, 2018 (the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, as amended by the Second Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”) to, among other things, (i) refinance and reprice its approximately $273 million of existing term B borrowings that will remain outstanding (the “Repricing”) and (ii) obtain a $355 million senior secured incremental term loan B facility (the “Incremental Term Loan”) with Barclays Bank PLC, which increased the amount of term loan indebtedness outstanding under the Company’s Credit Agreement.
The term loan facility under the Credit Agreement has a maturity date of August 27, 2025, subject to quarterly amortization payments of 0.625% of the outstanding principal balance thereof as of March 31, 2021, with the remaining outstanding principal amount paid upon maturity. Under the Credit Agreement, the Company may elect that the term loans bear interest at a rate per annum equal to either (a) “ABR” (as defined in the Credit Agreement), plus the applicable margin or (b) the “Eurodollar Rate” (as defined in the Credit Agreement), based on LIBOR, plus the applicable margin. The applicable margin for the term loans under the Credit Agreement is equal to a rate per annum equal to either (i) at any time that the Company’s corporate family rating is Ba3 (with a stable outlook) or higher from Moody’s and BB- (with a stable outlook) or higher from S&P, (x) 3.50% for such Eurodollar term loans and (y) 2.50% for such ABR term loans or (ii) at all other times, (x) 3.75% for such Eurodollar term loans and (y) 2.75% for such ABR term loans. Interest on the term loans is payable on (1) in the case of such ABR term loans the last day of each calendar quarter and (2) in the case of such Eurodollar term loans, the last day of each relevant interest period and, in the case of any interest period longer than three months, on each successive date three months after the first day of such interest period. On March 29, 2021, the Company elected that the term loans outstanding as of March 31, 2021 accrue interest based on the “Eurodollar Rate” for an initial interest period of one month. As of March 31, 2021, the applicable margin with respect to the term loan facility was 3.75%. Pursuant to the Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement made effective on March 31, 2021, the Credit Agreement contains customary LIBOR replacement provisions in the event LIBOR is discontinued.
The Incremental Term Loan, together with cash on hand, was used to finance the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, to refinance existing debt of Ham-Let, and to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Incremental Term Loan and the acquisition of Ham-Let.
The foregoing summary of the Repricing, Incremental Term Loan and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Second Amendment filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
The information set forth above under the heading “Introductory Note” of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger, each ordinary share, par value one Israeli Shekel (NIS 1) per share, of Ham-Let (each, an “Ordinary Share”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, other than shares held by Ham-Let or any of its subsidiaries, automatically converted into and represents the right to receive from Ultra Clean NIS 64.0 in cash, without interest (such per share amount, the “Merger Consideration”).
In addition, at the effective time of the Merger, (i) each option to purchase Ordinary Shares of Ham-Let that was outstanding and unexercised immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, whether or not vested, was canceled in exchange for the right to receive a lump sum cash payment (without interest) equal to the product of (i) the excess, if any, of (A) the Merger Consideration over (B) the exercise price per Ordinary Share for such option multiplied by (ii) the total number of shares underlying such option.
The aggregate purchase price paid by Ultra Clean for Ham-Let’s entire share capital was approximately NIS 945 million (or approximately $284 million based on the exchange rate in effect at the close of business on March 30, 2021), which includes the gross value of shares covered by employee options. In addition, Ham-Let had approximately NIS 223 million of net debt as of March 31, 2021 (or approximately $67 million based on the exchange rate in effect at the close of business on March 30, 2021).
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