Exhibit 10.1
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BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. BOFA SECURITIES, INC. One Bryant Park New York, New York 10036 | | ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 200 Vesey Street New York, New York 10281 |
December 18, 2019
Xperi Corporation
3025 Orchard Parkway
San Jose, CA 95134
Attention: Robert Andersen
TiVo Corporation
2160 Gold St,
San Jose, CA 95002
Attention: Pamela Sergeeff
Project Wildlife
Commitment Letter
Ladies and Gentlemen:
You have advised Bank of America, N.A. (acting through itself or one of its affiliates or branches as it deems appropriate, “Bank of America”), BofA Securities, Inc. (acting through itself or one of its affiliates as it deems appropriate, “BofAS” and, together with Bank of America, “BofAML”), Royal Bank of Canada (“Royal Bank”) and RBC Capital Markets1 (“RBCCM” and, together with Royal Bank, BofAML and any Additional Arranger appointed pursuant to paragraph 1 below, the “Commitment Parties”, “we” or “us”) that Xperi Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“XRAY”), and TiVo Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“TWOLF” and, together with XRAY, “you”), intend to effect a business combination pursuant to a transaction (the “Merger”) in which (x) a newly formed Delaware corporation (the “XRAY Merger Sub”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”) that was newly formed at the direction of XRAY and TWOLF, will merge with and into XRAY, with XRAY surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings, and (y) a newly formed Delaware corporation (the “TWOLF Merger Sub”), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings, will merge with and into TWOLF, with TWOLF surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. The Merger will be effected pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger and reorganization (together with all exhibits, schedules, annexes and attachments thereto, the “Merger Agreement”) by and among XRAY, TWOLF, Holdings, the XRAY Merger Sub and the TWOLF Merger Sub. In connection with the Merger, the following existing indebtedness of XRAY and TWOLF will be discharged and repaid in full, all commitments thereunder will be terminated (if applicable) and the guarantees and security interests with respect thereto (if any) will be released (the “Refinancing”): (i) the Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2019, by and among TWOLF, as borrower, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto from time to time, and HPS Investment Partners, LLC, as administrative agent, (ii) the ABL Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of November 22, 2019, by and among TWOLF, as borrower, the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto from time to time, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, asco-collateral agent, (iii) the Indenture, dated as of March 4, 2015, between Rovi Corporation and U.S. Bank National Association and (iv) the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2016 (the “Existing XRAY Credit Agreement”), among XRAY, as borrower, the lenders party thereto from time to time and Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent
1 | RBC Capital Markets is a brand name for the capital markets business of Royal Bank of Canada and its affiliates. |