Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
On November 18, 2022, Black Knight, Inc. (“Black Knight”) issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a definitive transaction agreement to sell its TitlePoint line of business (“TitlePoint”) to an affiliate of Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (“FNF”) for $225 million in cash, subject to a customary working capital adjustment as set forth in the definitive transaction agreement.
In connection with the contribution of Property Insight, LLC, which included TitlePoint, by affiliates of FNF to an affiliate of Black Knight, pursuant to an agreement entered into among affiliates of Black Knight and FNF in 2014, Black Knight had previously granted FNF a right to repurchase the entity that previously held the TitlePoint business in the event of a change in control of Black Knight. In connection with the pending acquisition of Black Knight by Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (“ICE”), FNF notified Black Knight of its desire to repurchase TitlePoint. The sale of TitlePoint is not conditioned on the completion of ICE’s acquisition of Black Knight.
The completion of the TitlePoint transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in December 2022. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, Revenues, Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) and Operating income related to Black Knight’s TitlePoint line of business were approximately $31.2 million, $15.6 million and $14.0 million, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, Revenues related to Black Knight’s TitlePoint line of business were approximately $10.1 million, which includes revenues of $7.2 million that were more sensitive to fluctuations in home buying activity and origination volumes. Revenues, EBITDA and Operating income are presented in conformity with Accounting Standards Codification Topic 280, Segment Reporting. For this reason, these measures are excluded from the definition of non-GAAP financial measures under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation G and Item 10(e) of Regulation S-K.
The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits