Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 31, 2019, OrthoPediatrics Corp. (the "Company") and its wholly-owned
subsidiaries, Vilex in Tennessee, Inc. ("Vilex") and Orthex, LLC ("Orthex"),
entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with
Squadron Capital LLC ("Squadron Capital"), and its wholly-owned subsidiary,
Squadron Newco LLC ("Squadron Newco" and, together with Squadron Capital, the
"Purchasers"), pursuant to which (i) Vilex agreed to sell substantially all of
the assets relating to its adult product offerings (the "Vilex Adult Business"),
and (ii) the Company, Vilex and Orthex (collectively, the "Sellers") agreed to
grant Squadron Newco a license to manufacture and sell products utilizing the
external fixation technology developed by Orthex, subject to restrictions in
favor of the Company on sales to certain pediatric accounts. As previously
reported, Squadron Capital is the Company's largest investor, currently owning
32.6% of the Company's outstanding common stock and with two representatives on
the Company's board of directors (the "Board").
Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, as consideration for the Vilex Adult
Business, (a) Squadron Capital will reduce by $25.0 million that certain Term
Note B issued by the Company and payable to Squadron Capital, (b) Squadron Newco
will grant to the Sellers licenses to use and sell certain intellectual property
that Squadron Newco acquired as part of the Vilex Adult Business, and (c)
Squadron Newco will assume certain trade payables and other liabilities relating
to the Vilex Adult Business. In addition, at closing, the Company will fund a
collateral account with $1.25 million in cash to secure any potential
indemnification obligations of the Company for a period of up to twenty (20)
months.
The Company had previously reported its plan to divest the Vilex Adult Business
when it acquired Vilex and Orthex in June 2019. In July 2019, the Board formed a
special committee of independent directors (the "Special Committee") to exercise
oversight over the divestiture process. In October 2019, following the Special
Committee's consideration of various offers generated through a competitive
bidding process, the Company entered into a non-binding letter of intent with
Squadron Capital for the sale of the Vilex Adult Business. Upon the
recommendation of the Special Committee, the Board, at a special meeting held on
December 27, 2019, approved the sale of the Vilex Adult Business pursuant to the
terms of the Purchase Agreement. As executive officers of Squadron Capital,
Company directors David Pelizzon and Harald Ruf were deemed to have interests in
the sale transaction that were different from, or in addition to, the interests
of the Company's stockholders. As such, the two directors recused themselves
from the Board's consideration and approval of the sale of the Vilex Adult
Business.
The Purchase Agreement contains negotiated representations, warranties and
covenants by the parties, which the Company believes are customary for
transactions of this kind. The assertions embodied in such representations and
warranties are qualified by information contained in confidential disclosure
schedules that the parties exchanged in connection with signing the Purchase
Agreement. In addition, these representations and warranties (i) may be intended
not as statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating risk to one of the
parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate, (ii) may apply materiality
standards different from what may be viewed as material to investors and (iii)
were made only as of the date of the Purchase Agreement or as of such other date
or dates as may be specified in the Purchase Agreement. Moreover, information
concerning the subject matter of such representations and warranties may change
after the date of the Purchase Agreement, which subsequent information may or
may not be fully reflected in the Company's public disclosures. Investors are
urged not to rely on such representations and warranties as characterizations of
the actual state of facts or circumstances at this time or any other time.
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the complete text thereof, a copy of which is included as
Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On December 31, 2019, concurrently with the execution and delivery of the
Purchase Agreement described above in Item 1.01, the Company, the other Sellers
and the Purchasers completed the transactions contemplated thereby. The
information disclosed in response to Item 1.01 is incorporated herein by
reference.
The Vilex Adult Business has been reported within current assets and liabilities
held for sale in the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as
of September 30, 2019, as included in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for such
period (the "2019 Third Quarter Report"). For further discussion of the
accounting for the Vilex Adult Business, reference is made to Note 4,
"Discontinued Operations," of the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements in the 2019 Third Quarter Report. The purchase price
allocation relating to the Orthex and Vilex acquisition, as set forth in the
Company's September 30, 2019 condensed consolidated financial statements
included in the 2019 Third Quarter Report, is preliminary and subject to
revision over a 12-month measurement period that began on June 4, 2019, the
closing date of the acquisition. As a result, any potential gain or loss on
disposition of the Vilex Adult Business is indeterminable at this time. However,
any resulting loss could have a materially adverse effect on the Company's
business.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 6, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion
of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement described above in
Item 1.01. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to
this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) is being
furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current
Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
As discussed above in Item 1.01, the outstanding principal amount of the
Company's Term Note B, which was issued in the original principal amount of
$30.0 million, was reduced by $25.0 million as part of the sale of the Vilex
Adult Business. The remaining outstanding principal amount of the Term Note B,
plus all accrued interest, was repaid by the Company in full, on December 31,
2019, with funds received from a draw against its revolving credit facility with
Squadron Capital.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
The pro forma financial information required by this Item 9.01(b) is filed as
Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by
reference.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
2.1 Asset Purchase Agreement, dated December 31, 2019, by and among
OrthoPediatrics Corp., Vilex in Tennessee, Inc., Orthex, LLC,
Squadron Capital LLC and Squadron Newco LLC.
99.1 Press Release of OrthoPediatrics Corp. dated January 6, 2020.
99.2 Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of
OrthoPediatrics Corp. as of and for the nine months ended September
30, 2019 and the year ended December 31, 2018 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.1 of registrant's Form 8-K/A filed on
December 11, 2019 - SEC File No. 001-38242).
* The schedules to the Purchase Agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item
601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish a copy of any
schedule omitted from the Purchase Agreement to the Securities and Exchange
Commission upon request.
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