UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant To Section 13 Or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of earliest event reported: March 2, 2021
CANTEL MEDICAL CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | | 001-31337 | | 22-1760285 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 150 Clove Road, Little Falls, New Jersey | | 07424 | | (973) 890-7220 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip code) | | (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| x | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Common Stock | | CMD | | New York Stock Exchange |
| (Title of each class) | | (Trading Symbol) | | (Name of each exchange on which registered) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Explanatory Note
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed by Cantel Medical Corp. (the “Company”) for the purpose of incorporating it by reference into the registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed by STERIS plc (“STERIS”), as it may be amended or supplemented, in connection with the pending merger transaction between the Company and STERIS.
Important Information for Investors and Shareholders
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. In connection with the proposed merger between STERIS and Cantel, STERIS will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4 that will include a proxy statement of Cantel that also constitutes a prospectus of STERIS. The definitive proxy statement/prospectus will be delivered to shareholders of Cantel. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF STERIS AND CANTEL ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the registration statement and the definitive proxy statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by STERIS and Cantel through the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by STERIS will be available free of charge on STERIS’s internet website at www.STERIS.com or by contacting STERIS’s Investor Relations Department at (440) 392-7245. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Cantel will be available free of charge on Cantel’s internet website at www.cantelmedical.com or by contacting Cantel’s Investor Relations Department at (763) 553-3341.
Participants in the Merger Solicitation
STERIS, Cantel, their respective directors and certain of their respective executive officers and employees may be considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the solicitation of Cantel shareholders in connection with the proposed merger will be set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus when it is filed with the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of Cantel is set forth in its proxy statement for its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on November 18, 2020 and certain of its Current Reports on Form 8-K. Information about the directors and executive officers of STERIS is set forth in its proxy statement for its 2020 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on June 5, 2020 and certain of its Current Reports on Form 8-K. Additional information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitations and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the proxy statement/prospectus filed with the above-referenced registration statement on Form S-4 and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements of Business to be Acquired.
| The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Dental Holding, LLC and Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2019, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 and the notes related thereto, are filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. |
(b) Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. |
| | (Registrant) |
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| Date: March 2, 2021 | By: | /s/ Brian R. Capone |
| | | Brian R. Capone |
| | | Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer |
