INTRODUCTORY NOTE
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed in connection with the closing on October 8, 2020 (the “Closing Date”), of the acquisition of Vivint Solar, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Vivint Solar”), by Sunrun Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Sunrun”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of July 6, 2020, by and among Sunrun, Vivint Solar and Viking Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of Sunrun (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Vivint Solar, with Vivint Solar continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”).
| Item 2.01. | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
On October 8, 2020, Sunrun completed the acquisition of Vivint Solar pursuant to the Merger Agreement, pursuant to which Merger Sub merged with and into Vivint Solar, with Vivint Solar continuing as the surviving corporation. As a result of the Merger, Vivint Solar became a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Sunrun.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, each share of Vivint Solar common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Vivint Solar Common Stock”), issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”) (other than the shares of Vivint Solar Common Stock owned by Sunrun, Merger Sub, and any other wholly owned subsidiary of Sunrun or Vivint Solar immediately prior the Effective Time, including Vivint Solar Common Stock held in treasury by Vivint Solar, and in each case not held on behalf of third parties) was converted automatically into the right to receive 0.55 shares (the “Exchange Ratio”) of Sunrun common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Sunrun Common Stock”), and, if applicable, an amount in cash, without interest, rounded down to the nearest cent, in lieu of any fractional share interest in Sunrun Common Stock to which such holder otherwise would have been entitled.
At the Effective Time, Vivint Solar’s equity awards granted under Vivint Solar’s equity compensation plans outstanding as of the Effective Time were, except as set forth below, converted into a corresponding award with respect to Sunrun Common Stock, with the number of shares underlying such award (and, in the case of stock options, the applicable exercise price) adjusted based on the Exchange Ratio. Certain options to purchase shares of Vivint Solar Common Stock and restricted stock units outstanding as of the Effective Time and held by non-employee directors or current and former employees of Vivint Solar who will not be employed by Sunrun following the closing of the Merger were cancelled and such holders have the right to receive an amount in cash calculated based on the Exchange Ratio. Each award of “LTIP Credits” pursuant to a Vivint Solar long term incentive pool plan (an “LTIP Award”) that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was canceled and terminated and, as soon as practicable following the Effective Time and Sunrun’s filing of a Form S-8 registration statement registering the remaining share reserves of the Vivint Solar, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, each holder of a cancelled LTIP Award will be granted a restricted stock unit award that can be settled in shares of Sunrun Common Stock (a “Replacement RSU Award”), with the number of shares underlying such award (and the applicable exercise price) calculated as if certain performance hurdles were achieved. The Replacement RSU Award will vest in three equal installments, subject to the grantee’s continued provision of services to Sunrun or the Surviving Corporation, through each of 30 days, nine months and 18 months following October 8, 2020.
The issuance of Sunrun Common Stock in connection with the Merger, as described above, was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, pursuant to Amendment No. 1 to Sunrun’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-246371) (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and declared effective on September 2, 2020.
The foregoing summary description of the completion of the Merger does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the Merger Agreement, which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Sunrun with the SEC on July 10, 2020 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers. |
As of the Effective Time, the Sunrun board increased the number of directors on the Sunrun board from seven (7) to nine (9) and appointed each of David Bywater (designated as a Sunrun Class I director) and Ellen S. Smith (designated as a Sunrun Class III director) to serve as members of the Sunrun board of directors.
