Statement of Ownership: Solicitation (sc 14d9)
October 22 2018 - 5:14PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14D-9
SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT
UNDER SECTION 14(d)(4) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
JetPay Corporation
(Name of Subject Company)
JetPay Corporation
(Names of Persons Filing Statement)
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE
SERIES A CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK,
PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE
SERIES A-1 CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK,
PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE
SERIES A-2 CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK,
PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE
(Title of Class of Securities)
477177109 (Common Stock)
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Diane (Vogt) Faro
Chief Executive Officer
7450 Tilghman Street
Allentown, PA 18106
With copies to:
James A. Lebovitz, Esq.
Ian A. Hartman, Esq.
Dechert LLP
2929 Arch Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
(215) 994-4000
(Name, address, and telephone numbers
of person authorized to receive notices and communications
on behalf of the persons filing statement)
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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
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This Schedule 14D-9 filing consists of the following communications
related to the proposed acquisition of JetPay Corporation (the “
Company
”) by NCR Corporation, a Maryland corporation
(“
Parent
”), and Orwell Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent
(“
Merger Sub
”), pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “
Merger Agreement
”)
entered into by and among the Company, Merger Sub and Parent on October 19, 2018:
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The information set forth under Items 1.01 and 8.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on October 22, 2018
(including all exhibits attached thereto) is incorporated herein by reference.
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Certain communications, as described in more detail below:
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Frequently Asked Questions, first used October 22, 2018
Email to Employees, first used October 22, 2018
Form of Email to Customers, first used October 22, 2018
Notice to Investors
The tender offer for the outstanding shares of common stock
and preferred stock of the Company has not yet commenced. This communication is for informational purposes only and does not constitute
an offer to buy or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities of the Company. The solicitation and offer to buy shares
of common stock and preferred stock will only be made pursuant to an Offer to Purchase and related materials. At the time the
tender offer is commenced, Merger Sub will file a tender offer statement on Schedule TO with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the “
SEC
”) and the Company will file a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9
with the SEC with respect to the tender offer.
Investors are urged to read these materials when they become available, as well
as any other relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available, carefully and in their entirety because they will
contain important information, including the terms and conditions of the tender offer.
Investors may obtain a free copy of
the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement and other documents (when available) that the Company files with the SEC at the SEC’s
website at www.sec.gov, or free of charge from the Company at
www.jetpay.com
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement includes “forward-looking
statements.” You can sometimes identify forward looking-statements by our use of the words “believes,” “anticipates,”
“expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “forecast,” “guidance” and similar expressions.
You are cautioned that there can be no assurance actual results or business conditions will not differ materially from those projected
or suggested in such forward-looking statements as a result of such factors. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited
to, statements with respect to the plans, strategies and objectives of management for business strategy, outlook, objectives, milestones,
plans, intentions, goals, future financial condition or otherwise as to future events. Please refer to the risks detailed from
time to time in the reports we file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, for additional risk factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially
from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement made by the Company in this
announcement are based only on information currently available to the Company and speak only as of the date on which it is made.
The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written or oral, that may be made
from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, unless required by law.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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99.1
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Frequently Asked Questions, first used October 22, 2018
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99.2
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Email to Employees, first used October 22, 2018
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99.3
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Form of Email to Customers, first used October 22, 2018
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