SPECTRUM BRANDS GLOBAL AUTO CARE DIVISION
NOTES TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016
NOTE 13 - RELATED PARTIES (continued)
to GAC were $2.5 million, $2.6 million, and $1.8 million, respectively. General corporate expenses are recognized as General & Administrative Expenses on the Combined Statements of Income.
GAC also uses the shared technology infrastructure with SBH. There were no individual businesses of SBH that are considered a predominant user and therefore a proportionate share of the costs for the shared technology infrastructure was allocated to GAC for use of shared assets. Shared asset cost for the use of the SBH headquarters is recognized as General & Administrative Expenses on the Combined Statements of Income. For the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016, the shared asset cost was $0.8 million, $0.7 million, and $0.4 million, respectively.
GAC participates in a centralized cash management and financing programs of SBH. Disbursements are made through centralized accounts payables which are operated by SBH. Cash receipts are transferred to centralized accounts, also maintained by SBH. As cash is disbursed and received by SBH, it is accounted for by GAC through SBH Net Parent Investment. All short and long-term debt is financed by SBH and financing decisions for subsidiaries is determined by centralized SBH treasury operations, with the exception of certain capital lease obligations directly attributable to GAC operations that are recognized on the Combined Balance Sheets.
NOTE 14 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
In connection with the preparation of the combined financial statements, GAC evaluated subsequent events through December 21, 2018, the date the combined financial statements were available to be issued and include the subsequent events discussed below.
Energizer Holdings, Inc.
On November 15, 2018, subsequent to the year ended September 30, 2018, SBH entered into an acquisition agreement with Energizer Holdings, Inc. (“Energizer”) (“Agreement”) to sell the GAC business to Energizer for a $1.25 billion purchase price comprised of $937.5 million of cash and $312.5 million of Energizer equity.
The Agreement provides that Energizer will purchase the equity of certain subsidiaries of SBH, and acquire certain assets and assume certain liabilities of other subsidiaries used or held for the purpose of the GAC business. SBH and Energizer have made customary representations and warranties and have agreed to customary covenants relating to the acquisition. Among other things, prior to the consummation of the acquisition, SBH will be subject to certain business conduct restrictions with respect to its operation of the GAC business. SBH and Energizer have agreed to indemnify each other for losses arising from certain breaches of the Agreement and for certain other matters. In particular, the SBH has agreed to indemnify Energizer for certain liabilities relating to the assets retained by SBH, and Energizer has agreed to indemnify SBH for certain liabilities assumed by Energizer, in each case as described in the Agreement. SBH and Energizer have agreed to enter into related agreements ancillary to the acquisition that will become effective upon the consummation of the acquisition, including a customary transition services agreement and reverse transition services agreement.
The consummation of the acquisition is subject to certain customary conditions, including, among other things, (i) the expiration or termination of required waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, (ii) the expiration or termination of certain waiting periods and the receipt of certain other antitrust approvals in certain specified foreign jurisdictions (the conditions contained in (i) and (ii) together, the “Antitrust Conditions”), (iii) the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the parties generally subject to a
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