Introductory Note
As previously disclosed, on February 4, 2020, Infor, Inc. (the “Company” or “Infor”) announced that an affiliate of Koch Equity Development LLC entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining equity stake in the Company’s parent companies held by Golden Gate Capital and its affiliates (the “Acquisition”). On March 31, 2020, the Acquisition was completed as more fully described below in this Current Report on Form8-K. Infor is a voluntary filer and is not subject to the filing requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). As a result of the completion of the Acquisition and redemption transactions described below, the Company intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a certification on Form 15 under the Exchange Act and does not intend to file future periodic reports with the SEC on a voluntary basis.
Item 5.01 | Changes in Control of Registrant |
On March 31, 2020, Koch Software Investments, LLC (“Koch”), an affiliate of Koch Equity Development LLC, the investment and acquisition subsidiary of Koch Industries, Inc. (“Koch Industries”), completed the Acquisition (such transaction, the “Change in Control Transaction”). As a result of the Change in Control Transaction, Koch, together with its affiliates, Koch Software Equity, LLC, Koch Software Resources, LLC and Koch Software Financing, LLC (collectively, the “Koch Affiliates”), beneficially owns all of the voting securities of Infor, and Infor became a standalone indirect subsidiary of Koch Industries.
The amount of funds required for the payment of the consideration for the Change in Control Transaction was funded by Koch with cash on hand.
Following the completion of the Change in Control Transaction, there are no arrangements or understandings among Golden Gate Capital, on the one hand, and Koch, the Koch Affiliates, and Koch Industries, on the other hand, with respect to the election of directors or any other matters pertaining to the Company.
Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective as of March 31, 2020, the following individuals will no longer serve as directors of the Company: David Dominik, Jim Schaper, Rishi Chandna, Charles E. Phillips, Jr, Doug Ceto, Steve Feilmeier, Matthew Flamini, James B. Hannan, Sanjay Poonen, Tony Sementelli and Brett Watson. Following the closing of the Acquisition on March 31, 2020, the following individuals were elected to the board of directors of the Company: Gregory M. Giangiordano and Jay Hopkins. As of the time of this filing, the board of directors of the Company has not made a final determination regarding the committees of the board, if any, to which any of Messrs. Giangiordano, and Hopkins will be appointed. There have been no transactions involving Messrs. Giangiordano and Hopkins that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of RegulationS-K.
On March 30, 2020, Infor (US), Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, issued notices of conditional full redemption to the holders of its 6.500% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Dollar Notes”) and its 5.750% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Euro Notes”) for the redemption in full of all of its outstanding $1.630 billion aggregate principal amount of Dollar Notes and €350 million aggregate principal amount of its Euro Notes on May 26, 2020 (the “Redemption Date”) at a redemption price equal to the sum of 100.000% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the Redemption Date. On March 31, 2020, as a result of the completion of the Acquisition, the condition to the redemption was satisfied.
On April 6, 2020, Infor issued a press release announcing the completion of the Change in Control Transaction, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, and is incorporated into this report by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits