Varsity Group Inc - Amended Statement of Ownership: Solicitation (SC 14D9/A)
March 28 2008 - 8:47AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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
(Amendment No. 2)
Varsity Group Inc.
(Name of Subject Company)
Varsity Group Inc.
(Name of Person Filing Statement)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
9222811
(CUSIP Number of Class of
Securities)
James M. Craig
Chief Executive
Officer
2677 Prosperity Avenue, Suite 250
Fairfax, Virginia 22031
(202) 667-3400
(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices
and communications on behalf of the persons filing statement)
With a copy to:
Anthony J. Richmond
Latham & Watkins LLP
140 Scott Drive
Menlo Park, California 94025
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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 Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements Item 8(h) of the Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on March 7, 2008 (as previously filed with the SEC and as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the Schedule
14D-9) by Varsity Group Inc. (the Company), a Delaware corporation, relating to a cash tender offer (the Offer) to purchase all of the Companys common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Shares),
at a price of $0.20 per Share net to sellers in cash, without interest and subject to any required withholding taxes, made by VGI Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (Purchaser) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of VGI Holdings Corp.,
a Delaware corporation (Parent), disclosed in a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, filed with the SEC on March 7, 2008 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the Schedule TO). The terms and conditions of the
Offer are set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 22, 2008 (Merger Agreement), Purchasers offer to purchase, dated March 7, 2008 (as amended or supplemented from time to time), and the related
letter of transmittal (as amended or supplemented from time to time), which are filed as exhibits to the Schedule TO.
On March 28,
2007, the Company filed a Form 12b-25 with the SEC which reported that the Company is unable to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 within the prescribed time period without unreasonable effort or expense,
and updated certain information in Item 8(h) of the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed with the SEC on March 7, 2008. Except as otherwise indicated, the information set forth in the Schedule 14D-9 remains
unchanged.
Item 8.
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Item 8(h) is hereby
amended and supplemented by the following:
In its Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 7, 2008, the Company released certain preliminary, internal, unaudited draft financial information derived from financial statements which were not prepared with a view towards public disclosure or
compliance with the published guidelines of the SEC or the guidelines established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
While the audit of the Companys consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007 is not yet complete, the Company has substantially completed that process. Since
March 7, 2008, the Company has identified certain additional adjustments to its December 31, 2007 results, the largest of which related to Campus Outfitters. The changes in the financial information presented in this document from that
presented in the Schedule 14D-9 filed on March 7, 2008 are primarily related to:
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a $1.2 million impairment of the Campus Outfitter uniform inventory (the Company sold its Campus Outfitters business on February 27, 2008); and
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$0.8 million in increased cost of textbook sales based on the availability of actual results data as compared to historical estimates, which were used in the
preparation of the preliminary information summarized in the Schedule 14D-9.
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In addition, the Company expects to receive
a going concern opinion when the fiscal 2007 audit is completed.
Giving effect to the adjustments identified to date, the
Companys unaudited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2007 show the following:
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Unaudited consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2007: cash of $0.0, restricted cash of $2.0 million, total current assets of $9.3 million, total assets
of $12.9 million, total current liabilities of $7.1 million and total liabilities of $8.1 million;
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Unaudited statements of income of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007: net sales of $44.4 million, gross
margin of $11.4 million, total operating expenses of $21.1 million, operating loss of $9.7 million and net loss of $9.9 million; and
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Unaudited statement of cash flow of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007: cash used in operating
activities of $2.1 million, proceeds from investing activities of $3.6 million and cash used in financing activities of $1.9 million, for a net decrease in cash of $0.4 million.
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The Companys independent auditors did not review or audit the data provided above or the underlying financial statements. There can be no assurance
that this information will be consistent with final audited information, which may vary materially from the information above.
SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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VARSITY GROUP INC.
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By:
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/s/ John P. Griffin
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Name:
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John P. Griffin
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Title:
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Chief Accounting Officer, Vice President of Finance
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Date: March 28, 2008
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