As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2023
Registration No. 333-
Delaware | | | 83-3789412 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg | | | 98-1507045 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Large accelerated filer | | | ☒ | | | Accelerated filer | | | ☐ |
Non-accelerated filer | | | ☐ | | | Smaller reporting company | | | ☐ |
| | | | Emerging growth company | | | ☐ |
1. | Otis’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022; |
2. | Otis’ Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 27, 2023 and March 10, 2023 (other than the portions of those documents not deemed to be filed); and |
3. | The description of Otis’ common stock contained in Exhibit 4.6 to Otis’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, and any other amendments and reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. |
• | the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which Otis and its businesses operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices and other inflationary pressures, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction, pandemic health issues (including COVID-19 and variants thereof and the ongoing economic recovery therefrom and their effects on, among other things, global supply, demand and distribution), natural disasters (whether as a result of climate change or otherwise) and the financial condition of Otis’ customers and suppliers; |
• | the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which Otis and its businesses operate, including the effects of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine and related sanctions and export controls, on general market conditions, commodity costs, global trade policies, currency exchange rates and stakeholder perception in the near term and beyond; |
• | challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; |
• | future levels of indebtedness, capital spending and research and development spending; |
• | future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; |
• | the timing and scope of future repurchases of Otis’ common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash; |
• | fluctuations in prices and delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers, whether as a result of COVID-19, the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine or otherwise; |
• | cost reduction or containment actions, restructuring costs and related savings and other consequences thereof; |
• | new business and investment opportunities; |
• | the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; |
• | pension plan assumptions and future contributions; |
• | the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes and labor inflation in the markets in which Otis and its businesses operate globally; |
• | the effect of changes in tax, environmental, regulatory (including among other things import/export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which Otis and its businesses operate, including as a result of the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine; |
• | the ability of Otis to retain and hire key personnel; |
• | the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture activity, the integration of acquired businesses into existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation and incurrence of related costs; |
• | the determination by the Internal Revenue Service and other tax authorities that the distribution or certain related transactions in connection with the Separation should be treated as taxable transactions; and |
• | our obligations and disputes that have or may hereafter arise under the agreements we entered into with RTX and Carrier in connection with the Separation. |
• | to or through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters; |
• | through one or more underwriters without a syndicate for them to offer and sell to the public; |
• | through dealers or agents; or |
• | directly to investors. |
• | at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed; |
• | at market prices prevailing at the time of sale; |
• | at prices related to prevailing market prices; or |
• | at negotiated prices. |
Item 14. | Other Expenses of Issuance of Distribution |
Filing Fee—Securities and Exchange Commission | | | $ (1) |
Accounting fees and expenses | | | (2) |
Legal fees and expenses | | | (2) |
Trustee and depositary fees and expenses | | | (2) |
Printing and engraving expenses | | | (2) |
Blue Sky fees and expenses | | | (2) |
Rating agency fees | | | (2) |
Listing fees and expenses | | | (2) |
Miscellaneous expenses | | | (2) |
Total expenses | | | $ (2) |
(1) | The registrants are registering an indeterminate amount of securities under this Registration Statement and in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r), the registrants are deferring payment of any additional registration fees until the time the securities are sold under this Registration Statement pursuant to a prospectus supplement. |
(2) | These fees are calculated based on the number of issuances and amount of securities offered and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time. |
Item 15. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers |
Item 16. | Exhibits |
Exhibit Number | | | Exhibit Description |
1.1* | | | Form of Underwriting Agreement for Common Stock |
1.2* | | | Form of Underwriting Agreement for Debt Securities |
1.3* | | | Form of Underwriting Agreement for Preferred Stock |
1.4* | | | Form of Underwriting Agreement for Units |
1.5* | | | Form of Underwriting Agreement for Warrants |
| | Separation and Distribution Agreement by and among United Technologies Corporation, Carrier Global Corporation and Otis Worldwide Corporation (filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on April 3, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference) | |
| | Certificate of Amendment (filed as Exhibit 3.1(A) to the Current Report on Form 8-K on April 3, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference) | |
| | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Otis Worldwide Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1(B) to the Current Report on Form 8-K on April 3, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference) | |
| | Amended and Restated By-Laws of Otis Worldwide Corporation (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on April 3, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference) | |
| | Deed of Incorporation of Highland Holdings S.à r.l., dated as of 16 August 2019 (filed as Exhibit 3.3 to Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 on October 26, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference) | |
| | Amended and Restated Articles of Association of Highland Holdings S.à r.l., dated as of 28 February 2023 | |
| | Indenture, dated as of February 27, 2020, between Otis Worldwide Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form 10 on March 11, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference) | |
| | Indenture, dated November 12, 2021, among Highland Holdings S.à r.l., as the company, Otis Worldwide Corporation, as the guarantor and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K on November 12, 2021 and incorporated herein by reference). | |
4.3* | | | Form of Debt Security |
4.4* | | | Form of Certificate of Designation for Preferred Stock |
Exhibit Number | | | Exhibit Description |
4.5* | | | Form of Preferred Stock Certificate |
4.6* | | | Form of Unit Agreement |
4.7* | | | Form of Unit Certificate |
4.8* | | | Form of Warrant Agreement |
4.9* | | | Form of Warrant Certificate |
| | Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz | |
| | Opinion of NautaDutilh Avocats Luxembourg S.à r.l. | |
| | List of Guarantor Subsidiaries (filed as Exhibit 22 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K on February 3, 2023 and incorporated herein by reference) | |
| | Consent of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (included in Exhibit 5.1) | |
| | Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | |
| | Consent of NautaDutilh Avocats Luxembourg S.à r.l. (included in Exhibit 5.2) | |
| | Power of Attorney of Otis Worldwide Corporation (included on the signature pages) | |
| | Power of Attorney of Highland Holdings S.à r.l. (included on the signature pages) | |
| | Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as Trustee under the Indenture, dated as of February 27, 2020, between Otis Worldwide Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | |
| | Statement of Eligibility of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as Trustee under the Indenture, dated as of November 12, 2021, among Highland Holdings S.à r.l., Otis Worldwide Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. | |
| | Filing Fee Table |
* | To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein. |
** | Previously filed. |
Item 17. | Undertakings |
(1) | To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: |
(i) | To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”); |
(ii) | To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and |
(iii) | To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement; |
(2) | That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(3) | To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. |
(4) | That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser: |
(i) | Each prospectus filed by a registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and |
(ii) | Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date. |
(5) | That, for the purpose of determining liability of a registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, each undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the respective undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the respective undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: |
(i) | Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the respective undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; |
(ii) | Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the respective undersigned registrant or used or referred to by respective undersigned registrant; |
(iii) | The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the respective undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the respective undersigned registrant; and |
(iv) | Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the respective undersigned registrant to the purchaser. |
(6) | That, for purposes of determining liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrants’ annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. |
(7) | Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrants pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the |
| | OTIS WORLDWIDE CORPORATION | ||||
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| | By: | | | /s/ Anurag Maheshwari | |
| | | | Anurag Maheshwari Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Signature | | | Title | | | Date |
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/s/ Judith F. Marks | | | Director, Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | | | March 24, 2023 |
Judith F. Marks | | |||||
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/s/ Anurag Maheshwari | | | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | | | March 24, 2023 |
Anurag Maheshwari | | |||||
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/s/ Michael P. Ryan | | | Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | | | March 24, 2023 |
Michael P. Ryan | | |||||
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/s/ Jeffrey H. Black | | | Director | | | March 24, 2023 |
Jeffrey H. Black | | |||||
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/s/ Nelda J. Connors | | | Director | | | March 24, 2023 |
Nelda J. Connors | | |||||
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/s/ Kathy Hopinkah Hannan | | | Director | | | March 24, 2023 |
Kathy Hopinkah Hannan | | |||||
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/s/ Shailesh G. Jejurikar | | | Director | | | March 24, 2023 |
Shailesh G. Jejurikar | | |||||
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/s/ Christopher J. Kearney | | | Director | | | March 24, 2023 |
Christopher J. Kearney | |
Signature | | | Title | | | Date |
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/s/ Harold W. McGraw III | | | Director | | | March 24, 2023 |
Harold W. McGraw III | | |||||
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/s/ Margaret M. V. Preston | | | Director | | | March 24, 2023 |
Margaret M. V. Preston | | |||||
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/s/ Shelley Stewart, Jr. | | | Director | | | March 24, 2023 |
Shelley Stewart, Jr. | | |||||
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/s/ John H. Walker | | | Director | | | March 24, 2023 |
John H. Walker | |
| | HIGHLAND HOLDINGS S.À R.L. | ||||
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| | By: | | | /s/ Bradley G. Thompson | |
| | | | Bradley G. Thompson Principal Executive Officer |
Signature | | | Title |
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/s/ Bradley G. Thomson | | | Class A Manager (Principal Executive Officer) |
Bradley G. Thomson | | ||
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/s/ Michael P. Ryan | | | Class A Manager (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) |
Michael P. Ryan | | ||
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/s/ Filipa Alexandra Justino Grancho | | | Class A Manager |
Filipa Alexandra Justino Grancho | | | |
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/s/ Johannes Jansen | | | Class A Manager |
Johannes Jansen | | | |
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/s/ Kristina Velicka | | | Class B Manager |
Kristina Velicka | | | |
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/s/ Anita Griotti | | | Class B Manager |
Anita Griotti | | | |
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/s/ Angela Fuentes | | | Class B Manager |
Angela Fuentes | | | |
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/s/ Debra F. Guss | | | Corporate Secretary (Authorized Representative in the United States) |
Debra F. Guss | |