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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 25, 2001
TLC LASER EYE CENTERS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Ontario 0-29302 980151150
(State or other (Commission File (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Number) Identification Number)
organization)
5280 Solar Drive, Suite 300
Mississauga, Ontario L4W 5M8
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (905) 602-2020
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Item 5. Other Events.
On August 25, 2001, TLC Laser Eye Centers Inc., an Ontario
corporation ("TLC"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
August 25, 2001 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Laser Vision Centers,
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Laser Vision"), TLC and TLC Acquisition II Corp.,
a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of TLC ("Merger
Subsidiary"), pursuant to which Laser Vision will become a wholly-owned
subsidiary of TLC by means of a merger of Merger Subsidiary with and into Laser
Vision (the "Merger").
Under and subject to the terms of the Merger Agreement, upon
consummation of the Merger each share of Laser Vision common stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (the
"Effective Time") will be converted into the right to receive 0.95 of a share of
TLC common stock. In addition, at the Effective Time the number of shares
receivable upon exercise of each outstanding stock option and warrant to
purchase shares of Laser Vision common stock will be proportionately adjusted on
the basis of the 0.95-to-1 ratio and become exercisable for shares of TLC common
stock on the same material terms and conditions of the Laser Vision option or
warrant on the Effective Date. Additionally, as contemplated by the Merger
Agreement, immediately prior to the Effective Time, Laser Vision will change the
exercise price of approximately 2,144,325 outstanding stock options and warrants
of Laser Vision which would have an exercise price greater than $8.688 per share
of TLC common stock after the Merger to a price equivalent to $8.688 per share
of TLC common stock. In addition, TLC will allow the holders of outstanding TLC
stock options with an exercise price greater than $8.688 to elect to reduce the
exercise price of their options to $8.688 by surrendering a number of the
existing shares subject to each repriced option as follows: for every option
with an exercise price of over $40, the holder will surrender 75% of the shares
subject to such option; for every option with an exercise price of $30 to $40,
the holder will surrender approximately 66.6% of the shares subject to such
option; for every option with an exercise price of $20 to $30, the holder will
surrender 50% of the shares subject to such option; and for every option with an
exercise price between $8.688 to $20, the holder will not surrender any of the
shares subject to such option.
The Merger Agreement provides that on the Effective Date the number
of members comprising the Board of Directors of TLC shall be increased from
seven to eleven. On the Effective Date, four representatives of Laser Vision's
current Board of Directors -- John J. Klobnak, James M. Garvey, Richard L.
Lindstrom, M.D. and David S. Joseph (the "Laser Vision Nominees") -- shall be
appointed to the Board of Directors of TLC. Management of TLC will nominate the
Laser Vision Nominees for re-election to the TLC Board of Directors at the
Annual Meeting of Shareholders of TLC in 2002. On the first anniversary of the
Merger, Mr. Klobnak and one other member of the TLC Board of Directors, other
than the other Laser Vision Nominees, will resign, and the TLC Board of
Directors will be reduced to nine directors.
Following the consummation of the Merger, the senior management of
TLC will be comprised of the following: Elias Vamvakas, TLC's current Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer, will serve as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;
James Wachtman, Laser Vision's current President & Chief Operating Officer, will
serve as President & Chief Operating Officer; Charles Bono, Laser Vision's
current Chief Financial Officer, will serve as Chief Financial Officer; and
Robert W. May and Lloyd D. Fiorini will serve as co-legal counsels. John J.
Klobnak, Laser Vision's current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will
assume a non-executive Vice Chairmanship and continue as a director of TLC for
approximately one year.
The Merger Agreement provides that the consummation of the Merger is
subject to the satisfaction or waiver, if applicable, of certain conditions
precedent, including, without limitation, (i) the requisite approval by the
stockholders of each of Laser Vision and TLC, (ii) the expiration or termination
of all required waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, (iii) the filing and effectiveness of one or more
Registration Statements to be filed by TLC with the Securities and Exchange
Commission with respect to the shares of common stock of TLC and the TLC stock
options to be issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (iv) the written opinion
of counsel to the effect that the Merger will constitute a tax-free
reorganization under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, (v) the
receipt by each of Laser Vision and TLC of a written fairness opinion from its
respective independent financial advisor, (vi) the approval for listing by The
Toronto Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq National Market of the shares of common
stock of TLC to be issued and to be subject to TLC stock options issued pursuant
to the Merger Agreement, and (vii) all material consents or approvals of
governmental agencies or bodies required in connection with the Merger. The
Merger Agreement may be terminated by either Laser Vision or TLC in the event
that, among other things, the closing price per share of the common stock of
Laser Vision or TLC on any trading day prior to the Merger is less than $1.50 or
$2.15, respectively.
The Merger will become effective upon the filing of a Certificate of
Merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, or at such later
date or time as may be set forth in the Certificate of Merger.
The joint press release of Laser Vision and TLC, issued August 27,
2001, announcing the Merger is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 7. Exhibits
99 Press Release dated August 27, 2001, incorporated herein by reference to
TLC's Form 425 filed August 27, 2001.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
TLC has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 4, 2001
TLC LASER EYE CENTERS INC.
By /s/ Lloyd D. Fiorini
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Lloyd D. Fiorini
General Counsel and Secretary
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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99 Press Release dated August 27, 2001, incorporated herein by
reference to TLC's Form 425 filed August 27, 2001.