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): December 1, 2016

 

 

DTS, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-50335   77-0467655
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File
Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

5220 Las Virgenes Road

Calabasas, CA, 91302

(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

(818) 436-1000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2.):

 

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Introductory Note

On December 1, 2016, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “ Merger Agreement ”), dated as of September 19, 2016, among Tessera Technologies, Inc. (“ Tessera ”), DTS, Inc. (“ DTS ”), Tessera Holding Corporation (f/k/a Tempe Holdco Corporation) (“ Tessera Holding ”), Tempe Merger Sub Corporation (“ Parent Merger Sub ”) and Arizona Merger Sub Corporation (“ Company Merger Sub ,” and together with Parent Merger Sub, the “ Merger Subs ”), Tessera implemented a holding company reorganization whereby Parent Merger Sub merged with and into Tessera (the “ Parent Merger ”), with Tessera as the surviving corporation, and thereafter Company Merger Sub merged with and into DTS (the “ Company Merger ” and, together with the Parent Merger, the “ Mergers ”), with DTS as the surviving corporation. As a result of the Mergers, both DTS and Tessera became wholly owned subsidiaries of Tessera Holding. Following the Parent Merger, Tessera Holding, a Delaware corporation, became the successor issuer to Tessera, a Delaware corporation, pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”).

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 1, 2016, Tessera Holding entered into a Credit Agreement (the “ Credit Agreement ”) among Tessera Holding, Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto.

The Credit Agreement provides for a $600 million seven-year term B loan facility (the “ Term B Loan Facility ”). The interest rates applicable to loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement with respect to the Term B Loan Facility are (i) until the delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after December 1, 2016 equal to, at Tessera Holding’s option, either a base rate plus a margin of 2.25% per annum or LIBOR plus a margin of 3.25% per annum (the “ Effective Date Margin ”) and (ii) thereafter, (x) the Effective Date Margin or (y) so long as the ratio of consolidated indebtedness of Tessera Holding and its subsidiaries (minus all unrestricted cash and cash equivalents) to consolidated EBITDA (subject to other customary adjustments) is equal to or less than 1.50 to 1.00, equal to, at Tessera Holding’s option either a base rate plus a margin of 2.00% per annum or LIBOR plus a margin of 3.00% per annum. Commencing March 31, 2017, the Term B Loan Facility will amortize in equal quarterly installments in aggregate quarterly amounts equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount of the Term B Loan Facility, with the balance payable on the maturity date of the Term B Loan Facility (in each case subject to adjustment for prepayments).

The obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by DTS and certain other of Tessera Holding’s wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries (the “ Guarantors ”) pursuant to the Guaranty (the “ Guaranty ”), dated December 1, 2016, among DTS, Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, and the other subsidiary guarantors party thereto. The obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a lien on substantially all of the assets of Tessera Holding and the Guarantors pursuant to the Security Agreement (the “ Security Agreement ”), dated December 1, 2016, among DTS, Royal Bank of Canada, as collateral agent, and the other pledgors party thereto.

The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, upon the occurrence of which, after any applicable grace period, the lenders will have the ability to accelerate all outstanding loans thereunder.

The Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of Tessera Holding and its subsidiaries, including DTS, to create or incur certain liens, incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, merge or consolidate with other companies, transfer or sell assets and make restricted payments. These covenants are subject to a number of limitations and exceptions set forth in the Credit Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty and the Security Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit Agreement, the Guaranty and the Security Agreement, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Tessera Holding on September 20, 2016, Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Tessera Holding on December 1, 2016 and Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Tessera Holding on December 1, 2016, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

In connection with the Company Merger, on December 1, 2016, DTS repaid all of the outstanding obligations in respect of principal, interest and fees under the Credit Agreement by and among DTS, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, and other lenders referred to therein, dated as of October 1, 2015, as amended by the First Amendment, dated as of June 24, 2016 (the “ Credit Agreement ”), and terminated all commitments under the Credit Agreement.

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

At the effective time of the Company Merger, each then issued and outstanding share of DTS common stock (other than each share of DTS common stock owned by Tessera, Tessera Holding or any of their respective subsidiaries or by DTS or any wholly owned subsidiary of DTS, or held by a holder who has properly made a demand for appraisal of such shares in accordance with Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law) was converted into the right to receive $42.50 in cash.

At the effective time of the Company Merger, (i) each then outstanding, in-the-money, vested option to purchase shares of DTS common stock was canceled, and the holder of such option was entitled to receive cash as set forth in the Merger Agreement; (ii) each then outstanding vested DTS restricted stock unit award was canceled, and the holder of such restricted stock unit award was entitled to receive cash as set forth in the Merger Agreement; and (iii) each then outstanding DTS performance-based restricted stock unit award (treating for this purpose any performance-based vesting condition to which such DTS performance-based restricted stock unit award was subject as of the effective time of the Company Merger (or was subject to as of the date of the Merger Agreement) as having been attained at the “target level”) became fully vested and canceled, and the holder of such performance-based restricted stock unit award was entitled to receive cash as set forth in the Merger Agreement. In addition, at the effective time of the Company Merger, (i) each then outstanding, out-of-the-money, vested or unvested option and each then outstanding, in-the-money, unvested option to purchase shares of DTS common stock was assumed by Tessera Holding and converted into an option to purchase shares of Tessera Holding common stock pursuant to the exchange ratio set forth in the Merger Agreement; and (ii) each then outstanding unvested DTS restricted stock unit award was assumed by Tessera Holding and converted into a Tessera Holding restricted stock unit award pursuant to the exchange ratio set forth in the Merger Agreement. in each case with substantially the same terms and conditions as applied to such DTS equity award immediately prior to the effective time of the Company Merger.

Shares of DTS common stock were suspended from trading on NASDAQ effective as of close of trading on December 1, 2016 DTS intends to file a Form 15 with the SEC and take other actions as necessary to terminate its registration under the Exchange Act and suspend all of its reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by DTS on September 20, 2016 and which is incorporated herein by reference. The Merger Agreement and this summary are not intended to modify or supplement any factual disclosures about Tessera Holding, DTS or Tessera, and should not be relied upon as disclosure about Tessera Holding, DTS or Tessera without consideration of the periodic and current reports and statements that Tessera Holding, DTS and Tessera file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”). The terms of the Merger Agreement govern the contractual rights and relationships, and allocate risks, among the parties in relation to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. In particular, the representations and warranties made by the parties to each other in the Merger Agreement reflect negotiations between, and are solely for the benefit of, the parties thereto and may be limited or modified by a variety of factors, including: subsequent events,


information included in public filings, disclosures made during negotiations, correspondence between the parties and disclosure schedules to the Merger Agreement. Accordingly, the representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs at the date they were made or at any other time and you should not rely on them as statements of fact. DTS acknowledges that, notwithstanding the inclusion of the foregoing cautionary statements, it is responsible for considering whether additional specific disclosures of material information regarding material contractual provisions are required to make the statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K not misleading.

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note and Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 3.03 Material Modification to the Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note, Item 2.01 and Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.01 Changes in Control of Registrant.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note and Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

At the effective time of the Company Merger, the Certificate of Incorporation of DTS was amended and restated in the form of the Certificate of Incorporation that is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Following the effective time of the Company Merger, the Bylaws of DTS will be amended and restated in the form of the Bylaws that are filed as Exhibit 3.2 hereto and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 19, 2016, among Tessera Technologies, Inc., DTS, Inc., Tessera Holding Corporation (f/k/a Tempe Holdco Corporation), Tempe Merger Sub Corporation and Arizona Merger Sub Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by DTS, Inc. on September 20, 2016)
3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of DTS, Inc.
3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of DTS, Inc.
10.1    Credit Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2016, among Tessera Holding Corporation (f/k/a Tempe Holdco Corporation), the lenders party thereto and Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Tessera Holding Corporation on December 1, 2016)
10.2    Guaranty, dated December 1, 2016, among DTS, Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, and the other subsidiary guarantors party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Tessera Holding Corporation on December 1, 2016)
10.3    Security Agreement, dated December 1, 2016, among DTS, Royal Bank of Canada, as collateral agent, and the other pledgors party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Tessera Holding Corporation on December 1, 2016)


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.

Date: December 1, 2016

 

DTS, INC.
By:   /s/ Thomas Lacey
Name:   Thomas Lacey
Title:   President


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

No.

  

Description

2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 19, 2016, among Tessera Technologies, Inc., DTS, Inc., Tessera Holding Corporation (f/k/a Tempe Holdco Corporation), Tempe Merger Sub Corporation and Arizona Merger Sub Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by DTS, Inc. on September 20, 2016)
3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of DTS, Inc.
3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of DTS, Inc.
10.1    Credit Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2016, among Tessera Holding Corporation (f/k/a Tempe Holdco Corporation), the lenders party thereto and Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent and collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Tessera Holding Corporation on December 1, 2016)
10.2    Guaranty, dated December 1, 2016, among DTS, Royal Bank of Canada, as administrative agent, and the other subsidiary guarantors party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Tessera Holding Corporation on December 1, 2016)
10.3    Security Agreement, dated December 1, 2016, among DTS, Royal Bank of Canada, as collateral agent, and the other pledgors party thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Tessera Holding Corporation on December 1, 2016)
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