The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state or other jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
PROSPECTUS
Subject to Completion, dated June 4, 2019
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This is the initial public offering of Vericity, Inc. We are offering up to 20,125,000 shares of our common stock for sale at a price of $10.00 per share in connection with the conversion of Members Mutual Holding Company, or Members Mutual, from mutual to stock form of organization. Immediately following the conversion, we will acquire all of the newly issued shares of common stock of converted Members Mutual.
We are offering shares of our common stock in a subscription offering and a community offering. The subscription offering will be made to eligible members of Members Mutual, who were the policyholders of Fidelity Life Association, an Illinois life insurance company and indirect subsidiary of Members Mutual, as of July 31, 2018, and to the directors and officers of Members Mutual. The subscription offering will end at 5:00 PM, Central Time, on [●]. Concurrently with the subscription offering and subject to the prior right of subscribers in the subscription offering, shares will be offered in an offering we refer to as the community offering to eligible employees of Members Mutual and possibly to a limited number of other potential investors.
Our ability to complete this offering is subject to two conditions. First, a minimum of 14,875,000 shares of common stock must be sold to complete this offering. Second, Members Mutual’s plan of conversion and amended and restated articles of incorporation must be approved by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes cast at the special meeting of members to be held on [●]. Until such time as these conditions are satisfied, all funds submitted to purchase shares will be held in escrow with Computershare Trust Company, N.A. If the offering is terminated, purchasers will have their funds promptly returned without interest. A portion of the net offering proceeds may not be invested in our company but may be used to pay a special dividend. All purchasers of stock in this offering who remain stockholders until the ex-dividend date set with respect to the special dividend, if one is declared, would be eligible to receive the special dividend.
In addition, we have entered into an agreement with Apex Holdco L.P., an affiliate of J.C. Flowers IV L.P., a private equity fund advised by J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC, under which Apex Holdco L.P. has agreed to act as the standby purchaser for this offering. If the number of shares subscribed for in the subscription offering, together with any subscriptions accepted in the community offering, is less than 14,875,000 shares, and if all of the conditions to the standby purchaser’s purchase commitment have been satisfied, the standby purchaser will be obligated to purchase enough shares to guarantee the sale of 14,875,000 shares in the offerings, and may purchase additional shares as may be necessary in order to permit the standby purchaser to acquire a majority of the shares sold, provided that no more than 20,125,000 shares may be sold in the offerings. Under our agreement with the standby purchaser, the standby purchaser will have the right to designate a majority of the nominees to serve on our board of directors. We refer to the offering of shares to the standby purchaser as the standby offering, and to the subscription offering, the community offering, and the standby offering collectively as the offerings.
In fulfilling its standby purchase commitment, the standby purchaser will acquire a majority of our shares issued in the offerings if the number of shares subscribed for in the subscription offering, together with any subscriptions accepted in the community offering, total fewer than 7,437,500 shares. The directors and officers of Members Mutual have indicated their intention to subscribe for approximately 2,123,675 shares, or approximately 14% of the shares at the offering minimum. Due to the standby purchaser’s commitment, the level of sales to eligible members and directors and officers of Members Mutual will not impact the condition that at least 14,875,000 shares must be sold to complete this offering. Accordingly, the sale of the minimum number of shares necessary to complete this offering does not indicate that sales have been made to investors who have no financial or other interest in the offerings, and the sale of the minimum number of shares should not be viewed as an indication of the merits of this offering.
The minimum number of shares that a person may subscribe to purchase is 25 shares. The maximum number of shares that a person may subscribe to purchase in the subscription offering is the lesser of 743,750 or the individual maximum purchase limitations described in this prospectus. If orders are received for more shares than shares offered, shares will be allocated in the manner and priority described in this prospectus.
Raymond James & Associates, Inc. will act as our marketing agent and will use its best efforts to assist us in selling our common stock in this offering, but Raymond James is not obligated to purchase any shares of common stock that are being offered for sale. Any commissions paid in connection with the purchase of shares of common stock in this offering will be paid by us from the gross proceeds of the offering.
There is currently no public market for our common stock. Our common stock has been approved for listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “VERY.”
We are an “emerging growth company” under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules and will be eligible for reduced public company reporting requirements. See “Summary—Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company and a Smaller Reporting Company.”
Investing in our common stock involves risks. For a discussion of the material risks that you should consider, see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 13 of this prospectus.
OFFERING SUMMARY
Price: $10.00 per share
| | | | | | | | |
| | Minimum | | | Maximum | |
Number of shares offered | | | 14,875,000 | | | | 20,125,000 | |
Gross offering proceeds | | $ | 148,750,000 | | | $ | 201,250,000 | |
Estimated offering expenses | | $ | 9,696,188 | | | $ | 9,696,188 | |
Commissions(1)(2) | | $ | 3,525,398 | | | $ | 2,012,500 | |
Net proceeds | | $ | 135,528,415 | | | $ | 189,541,312 | |
Net proceeds per share | | $ | 9.11 | | | $ | 9.42 | |
(1) | Represents commissions to be paid to Raymond James, based on 1.0% of the proceeds from shares sold in the subscription offering, up to 6.0% of the proceeds from shares sold to other potential investors in the community offering, and 3.0% of the proceeds from the shares sold to the standby purchaser. No commission will be paid on the sale of shares sold to directors, officers and eligible employees. Any shares sold to the standby purchaser in the standby offering will be sold in a private placement to close concurrently with the subscription offering at a price equal to the public offering price in this offering. The shares sold to the standby purchaser in the standby offering are not being registered as part of this offering and will be restricted securities. See “The Conversion and Offering—Marketing Arrangements” for a description of the marketing agent compensation. |
(2) | Assumes (x) at the offering minimum, 1,500,000 shares are sold in the subscription offering to eligible members, 2,123,675 shares are sold in the subscription offering to directors and officers of Members Mutual and 11,251,325 shares are sold in the standby offering to the standby purchaser; and (y) at the maximum, that all 20,125,000 shares are sold in the subscription offering to eligible members. We are unable to predict the number of shares the eligible members, eligible employees or other potential investors may subscribe for, and the number of shares the standby purchaser may acquire. |
None of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Illinois Department of Insurance or any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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