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 Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7, 2014
SPX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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38-1016240 |
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13320 Ballantyne Corporate Place
Charlotte, North Carolina 28277
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrants telephone number, including area code (704) 752-4400
NOT APPLICABLE
(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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On November 7, 2014, SPX Corporation (the Company) announced that it had received, pursuant to its previously announced consent solicitation (the Consent Solicitation) with respect to its outstanding 6.875% Notes due 2014 (the Notes), the requisite consents to adopt proposed amendments (the Proposed Amendments) to the indenture governing the Notes (the Indenture) to clarify the application of Article Five of the indenture to the Companys previously announced spin-off. The Consent Solicitation expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 7, 2014.
As of 5:00 p.m. New York City time on November 7, 2014, holders of $591.174 million aggregate principal amount of Notes, representing 98.53% of the outstanding Notes, had validly delivered and not revoked their consents. As a result, the requisite number of consents has been received with respect to the Consent Solicitation.
On November 7, 2014, the Company, the subsidiary guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, executed the Second Supplemental Indenture (the Second Supplemental Indenture) to the Indenture implementing the Proposed Amendments. A copy of the Second Supplemental Indenture is attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On November 10, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing the receipt of requisite consents and expiration of the previously announced consent solicitation relating to its 6.875% Senior Notes due 2017. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 7, 2014, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, to the Indenture, dated as of August 16, 2010. |
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99.1 |
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Press release, dated November 10, 2014. |
SIGNATURE
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.
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SPX CORPORATION | |
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Date: November 10, 2014 |
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/s/ Jeremy W. Smeltser |
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Jeremy W. Smeltser |
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Vice President and |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 7, 2014, among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined therein) and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, to the Indenture, dated as of August 16, 2010. |
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Press release, dated November 10, 2014. |
Exhibit 4.1
SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE (this Supplemental Indenture), dated as of November 7, 2014, is entered into by and among SPX Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the Company), the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Indenture referred to below) and U.S. Bank National Association (or its permitted successor) as trustee (the Trustee) under the Indenture referred to below.
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture (as amended and supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of January 23, 2014, the Indenture), dated as of August 16, 2010, providing for the issuance of 6.875% Senior Notes due 2017 (the Notes);
WHEREAS, the Company has solicited (the Consent Solicitation) Holders of the Notes to deliver their consents (the Consents) to amend the Indenture to clarify the application of Article Five of the Indenture to the Companys proposed transfer of its current Flow Technology reportable segment, along with its hydraulic technologies business, to a separate company which will then be spun off to the Companys shareholders and be a separate, publicly traded company, with the Companys remaining business, consisting of its Thermal Equipment and Services reportable segment and its power transformer, Radiodetection, Genfare and communication businesses, to continue as a separate, publicly traded company, as described in the Consent Solicitation Statement, dated October 29, 2014 (the Statement), by amending certain provisions in Article One and Article Five of the Indenture;
WHEREAS, the first paragraph of Section 9.02 of the Indenture provides that the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee may amend certain of the provisions of the Indenture and the Notes with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Consent Solicitation, Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes outstanding (determined as provided for by the Indenture) have duly delivered Consents in writing (as evidenced by their execution of a Consent Form) to the Proposed Amendment (as defined in the Statement) set forth in the Statement and this Supplemental Indenture in accordance with the first paragraph of Section 9.02 of the Indenture and (ii) all other conditions precedent provided under the Indenture to permit the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee to enter into this Supplemental Indenture have been satisfied as certified by an Officers Certificate delivered to the Trustee on the date hereof;
WHEREAS, this Supplemental Indenture shall be effective upon its execution by the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee, and the amendments effected by this Supplemental Indenture shall become operative with respect to the Notes upon the payment of the Consent Fee (as defined in the Statement) to the Tabulation Agent (as defined in the Statement) for the benefit of each Holder who delivers a valid and unrevoked Consent prior to the Expiration Time (as defined in the Statement) and all remaining Conditions (as defined in the Statement) are satisfied or waived, in accordance with Section 3 hereof;
WHEREAS, the Company has requested the Trustee to join with it in entering into this Supplemental Indenture for the purpose of amending the Indenture in accordance with the Proposed Amendment as permitted by the first paragraph of Section 9.02 of the Indenture; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Indenture, the Trustee is authorized to execute and deliver this Supplemental Indenture.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee mutually covenant and agree for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Notes as follows:
1. CAPITALIZED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture.
2. AMENDMENTS.
(a) Amendment of Article One. Article One of the Indenture is hereby amended as follows:
(1) The current definition of Credit Agreement in Section 1.01 is hereby replaced with the following definition:
Credit Agreement means (x) until immediately prior to the consummation of the Flowco Asset Transfer, the credit agreement, dated as of September 21, 2007, as amended, among SPX Corporation and other borrowers party thereto from time to time, as Borrowers, the lenders party thereto from time to time, Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent, Deutsche Bank AG Deutschlandgёschaft Branch as Foreign Trade Facility Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Syndication Agent, Citibank, N.A. and The Bank of Nova Scotia as Co-Documentation Agents, Banc of America Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank AG Deutschlandgёschaft Branch as Joint Lead Arrangers, Banc of America Securities LLC, Deutsche Bank AG Deutschlandgёschaft Branch and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., together with any agreements, instruments, security agreements, guaranties and other documents executed or delivered pursuant to or in connection with such credit agreement, as such credit agreement or such agreements, instruments, security agreements, guaranties or other documents may be amended, supplemented, extended, restated, renewed or otherwise modified from time to time and any successive refundings, refinancings, replacements or substitutions thereof or therefor, whether with the same or different lenders, and (y) from and after the consummation of the Flowco Asset Transfer, any credit agreement in effect among Flow Company and any other borrowers party thereto from time to time, the lenders or other providers of credit party thereto from time to time, any agents or arrangers party thereto from time to time, together with any agreements, instruments, security agreements, guaranties and other documents executed or delivered pursuant to or in connection with such credit agreement, as such credit agreement or such agreements, instruments, security agreements, guaranties or other documents may be amended, supplemented, extended, restated, renewed or otherwise modified from time to time and any successive refundings, refinancings, replacements or substitutions thereof or therefor, whether with the same or different lenders or other providers of credit.
(2) The following definitions are hereby inserted between the definitions fair market value and Foreign Subsidiary in Section 1.01:
Flowco Assets means the assets and property of the Companys Flow Technology reportable segment and its Subsidiaries hydraulic technologies business prior to the Flowco Asset Transfer.
Flowco Asset Transfer means the completion of the transfer of the Flowco Assets to Flow Company (either directly to Flow Company or to one or more subsidiaries of Flow Company) in one transaction or a series of related transactions in connection with the Spin-off.
Flowco Notes has the meaning provided in Section 5.03.
Flow Company means the company which will directly and indirectly hold the Flowco Assets after the Flowco Asset Transfer.
(3) The following bold, underlined language is hereby added to the definition of Notes in Section 1.01:
Notes means any of the securities, as defined in the first paragraph of the recitals hereof, that are authenticated and delivered under this Indenture. For all purposes of this Indenture, the term Notes shall include the Notes initially issued on the Closing Date, any Exchange Notes to be issued and exchanged for any Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and this Indenture, the Flowco Notes and any other Notes issued after the Closing Date under this Indenture. For purposes of this Indenture, all Notes shall vote together as one series of Notes under this Indenture.
(4) Adding the following definition in Section 1.01, between the definitions Significant Subsidiary and Stated Maturity:
Spin-off means the distribution, promptly after the Flowco Asset Transfer, of all of the shares of Flow Company to the stockholders of SPX Corporation in a spin-off transaction, after which Flow Company will be a separate, publicly traded company.
(b) Amendment of Article Five. Article Five of the Indenture is hereby amended as follows:
(1) The following provision is hereby inserted as a new paragraph at the end of Section 5.01:
The provisions in this Section 5.01 shall be interpreted as follows: the transfer of the Flowco Assets to Flow Company pursuant to the Flowco Asset Transfer shall be deemed to be the transfer of substantially all of the Companys property and assets (as an entirety or substantially an entirety in one transaction or a series of related transactions) to Flow Company so long as the Flowco Assets accounted for a majority of the consolidated revenues of SPX Corporation for the most recent four fiscal quarter period ending prior to the Spin-off.
(2) The following provision is hereby inserted as new Section 5.03:
SECTION 5.03 Flow Company Substitution. If Flow Company is substituted for the Company pursuant to Section 5.02 as a result of the Flowco Asset Transfer, such substitution shall be treated for tax purposes as an issuance by Flow Company to the Company of notes in the same amount as, and with terms identical to, the Notes (the Flowco Notes), as partial consideration for the Flowco Asset Transfer, followed by a distribution by the Company of the Flowco Notes to the Holders in exchange for the Notes.
3. EFFECT AND OPERATION OF SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE. This Supplemental Indenture shall be effective and binding immediately upon its execution by the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Trustee, and thereupon this Supplemental Indenture shall form a part of the Indenture for all purposes, and every Note and Note Guarantee heretofore or hereafter authenticated and delivered under the Indenture shall be bound hereby; provided however, notwithstanding anything in the Indenture or this Supplemental Indenture to the contrary, the amendments set forth in Section 2 of this Supplemental Indenture shall become operative only upon and simultaneously with, and shall have no force and effect prior to, the Companys payment of a Consent Fee to each Holder that delivered a valid and unrevoked Consent prior to the Expiration Time, it being understood that payment to the Tabulation Agent for the Consent Solicitation of the aggregate Consent Fees owing to such Holders shall conclusively be deemed payment to each such Holder. Prior to the time of the Companys payment of such Consent Fee, the Company may terminate this Supplemental Indenture upon written notice to the Trustee, including in connection with any termination or withdrawal of the Solicitation with respect to the Proposed Amendment or if for any other reason the Consents are not accepted pursuant to the Solicitation. If the Solicitation is terminated or withdrawn, or the Company does not accept the Consents and pay the Consent Fee for any reason, this Supplemental Indenture shall not become operative. Except as modified and amended by this Supplemental Indenture, all provisions of the Indenture and the Notes shall remain in full force and effect.
4. INDENTURE AND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE CONSTRUED TOGETHER. This Supplemental Indenture is an indenture supplemental to, and in implementation of, the Indenture, and the Indenture and this Supplemental Indenture shall henceforth be read and construed together.
5. TRUST INDENTURE ACT CONTROLS. If any provision of the Indenture, as amended by this Supplemental Indenture, limits, qualifies or conflicts with another provision which is required or deemed to be included in the Indenture, as amended by this Supplemental Indenture, by the Trust Indenture Act, such required or deemed provision of the Trust Indenture Act shall control.
6. NO RECOURSE AGAINST OTHERS. No recourse for the payment of the principal of,
premium, if any, or interest on any of the Notes, or for any claim based thereon or otherwise in respect thereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company contained in the Indenture or in any of the Notes, as amended by this Supplemental Indenture, or because of the creation of any Indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator or against any past, present or future partner, stockholder, other equityholder, officer, director, employee or controlling person, as such, of the Company or of any successor Person, either directly or through the Company or any successor Person, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute, rule of law, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or otherwise; it being expressly understood that all such liability is expressly waived and released as a condition of, and as a consideration for, the execution of the Indenture and the issue of the Notes, in each case as amended by this Supplemental Indenture.
7. NEW YORK LAW TO GOVERN. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
8. SEPARABILITY. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture, the Indenture as supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.
9. DUPLICATE ORIGINALS. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Supplemental Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement.
10. EFFECT OF HEADINGS. The Section headings herein have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms and provisions hereof.
11. THE TRUSTEE. The Trustee shall not be responsible in any manner whatsoever for or in respect of the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture or for or in respect of the recitals contained herein, all of which recitals are made solely by the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed, all as of the date first above written.
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SPX CORPORATION | ||
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By: |
/s/ Kevin L. Lilly | |
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Kevin L. Lilly |
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Senior V.P., Secretary & General Counsel |
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THE MARLEY-WYLAIN COMPANY | ||
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/s/ John Swann | |
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John Swann |
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President |
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SPX TRANSFORMER SOLUTIONS, INC. | ||
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(F/K/A WAUKESHA ELECTRIC) | ||
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/s/ Kevin L. Lilly | |
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Kevin L. Lilly |
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Vice President and Secretary |
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MCT SERVICES LLC | ||
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/s/ Gene Lowe | |
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Gene Lowe |
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Vice President |
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SPX COOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||
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/s/ Kevin L. Lilly | |
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Kevin L. Lilly |
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Executive Vice President and Secretary |
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THE MARLEY COMPANY LLC | ||
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/s/ Kevin L. Lilly | |
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Kevin L. Lilly |
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Executive Vice President and Secretary |
[Second Supplemental Indenture]
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KAYEX CHINA HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
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/s/ Kevin L. Lilly | |
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Kevin L. Lilly |
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Vice President and Secretary |
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MARLEY ENGINEERED PRODUCTS LLC | ||
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/s/ Kevin L. Lilly | |
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Kevin L. Lilly |
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Executive Vice President and Secretary |
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SPX FLOW TECHNOLOGY USA, INC. | ||
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/s/ Kevin L. Lilly | |
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Kevin L. Lilly |
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Executive Vice President and Secretary |
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SPX HOLDING INC. | ||
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/s/ Kevin L. Lilly | |
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Kevin L. Lilly |
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Vice President and Secretary |
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FLASH TECHNOLOGY, LLC | ||
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/s/ Kevin L. Lilly | |
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Kevin Lilly |
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Vice President and Secretary |
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SPX HEAT TRANSFER LLC | ||
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/s/ Kevin L. Lilly | |
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Kevin L. Lilly |
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Vice President and Secretary |
[Second Supplemental Indenture]
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SPX FLOW TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC. | ||
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/s/ Kevin L. Lilly | |
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Kevin L. Lilly |
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Vice President and Secretary |
[Second Supplemental Indenture]
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U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | ||
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Paul Vaden |
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Vice President |
[Second Supplemental Indenture]
Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
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SPX Announces Receipt of Requisite Consents and Expiration of Previously Announced Consent Solicitation
CHARLOTTE, N.C., November 10, 2014 SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW) today announced the expiration of its previously announced consent solicitation relating to its 6.875% Senior Notes due 2017 (the Notes), and that it has received the requisite consents to amend the indenture governing the Notes. The consent solicitation expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 7, 2014 (the Expiration Time). The consent solicitation was made upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Consent Solicitation Statement dated October 29, 2014.
The purpose of the consent solicitation was to amend certain provisions of the indenture governing the Notes to clarify the application of Article Five of the indenture to the spin-off (the Spin-off) of SPXs Flow Technology reportable segment, along with its hydraulic technologies business (collectively, the Flowco Assets). Pursuant to the Spin-off, SPX would transfer the Flowco Assets to a separate company (Future Flow Company), and then distribute all shares of Future Flow Company to the stockholders of SPX. Future Flow Company would become a separate, publicly traded company and SPX would continue as a separate, publicly traded company, holding its current Thermal Equipment and Services reportable segment and its power transformer, Radiodetection, Genfare and communication businesses (Future Infrastructure Company). The transfer of the Flowco Assets to Future Flow Company is referred to as the Flowco Asset Transfer.
At the Expiration Time, consents from holders of $591.174 million aggregate principal amount of Notes, representing 98.53% of the outstanding Notes, had been validly delivered and not revoked. As a result, the requisite number of consents have been received with respect to the consent solicitation. Accordingly, the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, the trustee under the indenture governing the Notes, entered into a supplemental indenture, which amended the indenture to clarify that the Flowco Asset Transfer would constitute the transfer of substantially all of SPXs property and assets to Future Flow Company for purposes of Section 5.01 of the indenture
Holders of Notes who validly delivered and did not revoke consents at or prior to the Expiration Time received the Consent Fee (as defined in the Consent Solicitation Statement) on November 10, 2014.
Until the Flowco Asset Transfer and Spin-off are consummated, the Notes will continue to be the obligations of SPX, subject to any other transactions that may take place prior to such consummation.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC acted as the Solicitation Agent in connection with the consent solicitation and D.F. King & Co., Inc. is serving as Information Agent and
Tabulation Agent. Questions regarding the consent solicitation may be directed to Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC at (212) 538-1862 (collect) or (800) 820-1653 (toll free) or D.F. King & Co., Inc. at (212) 270-1200 (collect) or (800) 245-8812 (toll free).
This announcement is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to purchase, a solicitation of an offer to purchase, or a solicitation of consents with respect to any security. The consent solicitation was made solely by the Consent Solicitation Statement and is subject to the terms and conditions stated therein. No dealer, salesperson or other person is authorized to give any information or to make any representation not contained in the Consent Solicitation Statement and, if given or made, such information or representation may not be relied upon as having been authorized by SPX, the Solicitation Agent or the Information Agent and Tabulation Agent. None of SPX, the Solicitation Agent or the Information and Tabulation Agent made any recommendation in connection with the consent solicitation.
About SPX:
Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, SPX Corporation (NYSE: SPW) is a global, multi-industry manufacturing leader with approximately $5 billion in annual revenue, operations in more than 35 countries and over 14,000 employees. The companys highly-specialized, engineered products and technologies are concentrated in flow technology and energy infrastructure. Many of SPXs innovative solutions are playing a role in helping to meet rising global demand for electricity and processed foods and beverages, particularly in emerging markets. The companys products include food processing systems for the food and beverage industry, critical flow components for oil and gas processing, power transformers for utility companies, and cooling systems for power plants. For more information, please visit www.spx.com.
Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and are subject to the safe harbor created thereby. Please read these results in conjunction with the companys documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the companys annual reports on Form 10-K, and any amendments thereto, and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. These filings identify important risk factors and other uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from these statements. The words expect, anticipate, project and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Although the company believes that the expectations reflected in its forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. In addition, estimates of future operating results are based on the companys current complement of businesses, which is subject to change. Statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release, and SPX disclaims any responsibility to update or revise such statements.
Contacts:
Ryan Taylor (Investors) |
Jennifer H. Epstein (Media) |
704-752-4486 |
704-752-7403 |
E-mail: investor@spx.com |
jennifer.epstein@spx.com |