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CUSIP No. 46124A101 | | 13D | | Page 4 of 9 pages |
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction. |
On January 31, 2023, Invacare Corporation (“Old Invacare”) and two of its U.S. direct subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions under chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Bankruptcy Court”).
As described in the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K (“Current Report”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 8, 2023, on April 28, 2023, the Debtors filed the First Amended Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Invacare Corporation and its Debtor Affiliates (Technical Modifications) (as so amended, the “Plan”) with the Bankruptcy Court, and the Bankruptcy Court entered the Order Confirming the First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (the “Confirmation Order”), which approved and confirmed the Plan. The Confirmation Order is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report filed with the SEC on May 8, 2023. The Plan is attached as an exhibit to the Confirmation Order.
On May 5, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), the Plan became effective in accordance with its terms, Old Invacare completed a series of restructuring transactions pursuant to which it became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, and the Issuer became the successor registrant to Old Invacare pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
On the Effective Date, investment funds affiliated with Azurite Management LLC (collectively, “Azurite”) acquired 535,312 shares of Common Stock and 490,912 shares of the Issuer’s 9.00% Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Convertible Preferred Stock”). Of these shares, Azurite acquired an aggregate of 187,796 shares of Convertible Preferred Stock at a price of $25.00 per share pursuant to (i) a rights offering of Convertible Preferred Stock conducted by the Issuer as a part of the Plan (the “Rights Offering”) and (ii) that certain First Amended and Restated Backstop Commitment Agreement dated as of March 29, 2023 (the “Backstop Commitment Agreement”) by and among Old Invacare and certain other holders of unsecured note claims. Pursuant to the Backstop Commitment Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, Azurite agreed to acquire an allocable portion of the shares of the Issuer’s Convertible Preferred Stock not sold during the Rights Offering. All of the shares of Common Stock reported herein and the balance of the shares of Convertible Preferred Stock were acquired by Azurite pursuant to the Plan in exchange for unsecured note claims and backstop fee claims held by the Reporting Persons.
Also on the Effective Date, Azurite acquired $7,500,000 in principal amount of the New Notes. Interest on the New Notes will be payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2023, at a rate of 7.50% per year. The New Notes will mature on May 1, 2028, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased in accordance with their terms. Holders of the New Notes have the right, at their option, at any time prior to the close of business on the second business day immediately preceding May 1, 2028 (the maturity date), to convert any New Notes or portion thereof that is $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof, subject to certain conditions, into Common Stock (subject to, and in accordance with, the settlement provisions set forth in the indenture governing the new notes (the “Indenture”)). The initial conversion rate for the New Notes is 581.3953 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as provided for in the Indenture) per $1,000 in principal amount of the New Notes, which is equal to an initial conversion price of $1.72 per share.