Arko Holdings, Ltd.
Arko Holdings, Ltd. (“Arko”) is a company incorporated in Israel whose main activity as of September 30, 2020 is holding, through fully owned and controlled subsidiaries, of controlling rights in GPM Investments, LLC. Until the Closing Date Arko was a public company, whose securities were listed for trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Ltd. Following the Closing Date, Arko is a private company which is a “Reporting Company” because its bonds are listed for trading on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange. Arie Kotler, director and Chief Executive Officer of Arko, had until the Closing Date an approximately 33% ownership stake in Arko, with the remaining shares owned until the Closing Date by Morris Willner (approximately 31%) and other public Arko shareholders (approximately 36%). Following the Closing Date, all of Arko shares are owned by a fully owned subsidiary of New Parent.
GPM Investments, LLC
GPM Investments, LLC (“GPM”) is a Delaware limited liability company formed on June 12, 2002 and is engaged directly and through fully owned and controlled subsidiaries (directly or indirectly) in retail activity which includes the operations of a chain of convenience stores, most of which include adjacent gas stations, and in wholesale activity which includes the supply of fuel to gas stations operated by third parties. As of September 30, 2020, GPM’s activity included the self-operation of approximately 1,250 sites and the supply of fuel to 139 gas stations operated by external operators (dealers), all in 23 states in the Mid-Atlantic, Midwestern, Northeastern, Southeastern and Southwestern United States. GPM is the seventh largest convenience store chain in the United States. Arko owns approximately 68% of GPM and the remaining approximately 32% was held until the Closing Date by Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP, Harvest Partners SCF, L.P and Ares Capital Corporation and certain funds managed or controlled by Ares Capital Management (together “GPM Minority Investors”). Following the Closing Date, the GPM Minority Investors’ stake in GPM is held indirectly by New Parent.
Empire Petroleum Partners, LLC
Empire Petroleum Partners, LLC and its subsidiaries (“Empire”) was formed on June 15, 2011 as a Delaware limited liability company and commenced operations on July 7, 2011 when it acquired substantially all of the assets and liabilities of Empire Petroleum Holdings, LLC. Empire is one of the largest and most geographically diversified independent wholesale distributors of motor fuel in the United States. Empire’s motor fuel distribution network serves retail fuel outlets primarily in its four core markets of the Southwest, East, North and Central regions of the United States.
Description of the Business Combination
Haymaker, New Parent, Merger Sub I, Merger Sub II, and Arko entered into the Business Combination Agreement, pursuant to which, on the Closing Date, Arko and Haymaker became wholly owned subsidiaries of New Parent. The consideration payable under the Business Combination Agreement to the shareholders of Arko consisted of $717,273,400 in a combination of cash and shares of New Parent (as further explained below) and the stockholders and warrantholders of Haymaker received shares and warrants of New Parent. On the Closing Date, (i) Merger Sub I merged with and into Haymaker, with Haymaker surviving the First Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Parent (ii) Merger Sub II merged with and into Arko, with Arko surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of New Parent.
In connection with the Business Combination Agreement, New Parent, Haymaker, and the GPM Minority Investors entered into the GPM Equity Purchase Agreement. The GPM Equity Purchase Agreement resulted in New Parent purchasing from the GPM Minority Investors, directly or indirectly, all of their (a) membership interests in GPM, (b) warrants, options or other rights to purchase or otherwise acquire securities of GPM, equity appreciation rights or profits interests relating to GPM, and (c) obligations, evidences of indebtedness or other securities or interests, but only to the extent convertible or exchange into securities described in clauses (a) or (b) including its membership interests (the “Equity Securities”). In exchange for such Equity Securities, the GPM Minority Investors received shares of New Parent Common Stock and the warrants of GPM held by Ares were exchanged for new warrants of New Parent (“New Ares Warrants”).
In connection with the Business Combination, New Parent entered into a subscription agreement with certain investors (collectively, the “PIPE Investors”) on November 18, 2020 (the “Subscription Agreement”) pursuant to which, among other things, the PIPE Investors agreed to subscribe for and purchase, and New Parent agreed to issue and sell to such investors, up to 1,000,000 shares of New Parent’s Series A convertible preferred stock, par value 0.0001 per share (the “Series A Convertible Preferred Stock” and the “PIPE Investment”). The shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock sold in connection with the PIPE Investment was issued at a price per share of $100.00. The closing of the PIPE Investment occurred on the Closing Date.