Introductory Note
Due to the large number of events reported under the specified items of Form 8-K, this Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed in two parts. An amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K is being submitted for filing on the same date to include additional matters under Items 3.03, 5.03 and 5.06.
On June 16, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), the registrant consummated the previously announced business combination pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 21, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. II, a Delaware corporation (“FAII”), FVAC Merger Corp. II, a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of FAII (“Merger Sub”), and Wilco Holdco, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Wilco”), which provided for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into Wilco, with Wilco being the surviving corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of FAII (the “Merger,” and together with the other transactions and ancillary agreements contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the “Business Combination”).
In connection with the closing of the Business Combination (the “Closing”), the registrant owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the stock of Wilco and its subsidiaries, and the stockholders of Wilco as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the “ATI Stockholders”) hold a portion of the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the registrant (the “Class A Common Stock”).
On the Closing Date, a number of purchasers (each, a “Subscriber”) purchased from the Company an aggregate of 30,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (the “PIPE Shares”), for a purchase price of $10.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of approximately $300 million, pursuant to separate subscription agreements (each, a “Subscription Agreement”) entered into concurrently with the Merger Agreement, effective as of February 21, 2021. Pursuant to the Subscription Agreements, the Company gave certain registration rights to the Subscribers with respect to the PIPE Shares.
In connection with the Closing, the registrant changed its name from “Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. II” to “ATI Physical Therapy, Inc.” Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Current Report on Form 8-K, the “registrant” and the “Company” refer to Fortress Value Acquisition Corp. II prior to the Closing and to the combined company and its subsidiaries following the Closing, and “ATI” refers to the business of Wilco Holdco, Inc. and its subsidiaries prior to the Closing.
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Incentive Plan
The Company’s board of directors approved the ATI 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Incentive Plan”) on May 5, 2021, and the Company’s stockholders approved the Incentive Plan at the Special Meeting (as defined below). The purpose of the Incentive Plan is to align the interests of eligible participants with the Company’s stockholders by providing incentive compensation tied to the Company’s performance. The intent of the Incentive Plan is to advance the Company’s interests and increase stockholder value by attracting, retaining and motivating key personnel. These incentives are provided through the grant of stock options, including incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units, and other stock-based awards. The Incentive Plan is described in greater detail in the section of the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on May 14, 2021 (the “Definitive Proxy Statement,” as supplemented by the definitive additional materials supplementing the Definitive Proxy Statement (a) filed on Schedule 14A on June 3, 2021 and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.5 and (b) filed on Schedule 14A on June 4, 2021 and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.6, the “Proxy Statement”), entitled “Proposal No. 6 – The Incentive Plan Proposal” beginning on page 258, which information is incorporated herein by reference.
The foregoing description of the Incentive Plan is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Incentive Plan, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.16 and is incorporated herein by reference.