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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): January 4, 2001
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THE INTERCEPT GROUP, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in its Charter)
Georgia 01-14213 58-2237359
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(State or Other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
Incorporation)
3150 Holcomb Bridge Road, Suite 200, Norcross, Georgia 30071
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (770) 248-9600
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N/A
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On November 29, 2000, The InterCept Group, Inc. entered into a definitive
agreement to acquire certain assets of SLMsoft.com, an Ontario corporation ("SLM
Canada"), and SLMsoft.com Inc., a Kansas corporation ("SLM Kansas"), subject to
regulatory approval. Effective as of December 19, 2000, InterCept received
early termination of its waiting period with respect to its Hart-Scott-Rodino
application filed in connection with the transaction.
On January 4, 2001, InterCept closed the transactions contemplated by the
Purchase Agreement (amended and restated) dated as of November 29, 2000 (the
"Purchase Agreement"), between InterCept, SLM Canada, and SLM Kansas. In
connection with the Purchase Agreement, InterCept also entered into a Software
Agreement and a Registration Rights Agreement.
Under the Purchase Agreement, InterCept acquired certain equipment used in its
U.S. core data processing, check imaging, and item capture center operations.
InterCept paid $40 million in cash and issued or agreed to issue up to 1,253,942
shares of InterCept's common stock. InterCept used its working capital to pay
the cash portion of the purchase price. A portion of these shares will be held
in escrow for a period of time after the closing, and the issuance of some of
the shares is subject to certain earn-out provisions in the Purchase Agreement.
Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, SLM Canada has certain rights to
register the shares of InterCept common stock that were issued in connection
with the Purchase Agreement.
The amount of the consideration was determined based upon arm's length
negotiations. InterCept will treat this transaction as a purchase for
accounting purposes and as an asset acquisition for tax purposes.
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Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
It is impractical to provide the required financial statements for SLM
at the date of the filing of this Form 8-K. The required financial
statements will be provided as soon as practicable but not later than
sixty days after the date on which this Form 8-K must be filed.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
It is impractical to provide the required pro forma financial
information at the date of the filing of this Form 8-K. The required
pro forma financial information will be provided as soon as
practicable but not later than sixty days after the date on which this
Form 8-K must be filed.
(c) Exhibits.
2.1 Purchase Agreement (amended and restated) dated as of November 29,
2000, between The InterCept Group, Inc. and SLMsoft.com Inc., an
Ontario corporation, and SLMsoft.com Inc., a Kansas corporation.*
2.2 Software Agreement dated January 4, 2001, between The InterCept Group,
Inc., and SLMsoft.com Inc., an Ontario corporation.*
2.3 Registration Rights Agreement dated January 4, 2001, between The
InterCept Group, Inc., and SLMsoft.com Inc., an Ontario corporation.
99.1 Press Release dated January 4, 2001.
*Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, the Company agrees to furnish
supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the Securities and
Exchange Commission upon request.
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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.
THE INTERCEPT GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Scott R. Meyerhoff
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Scott R. Meyerhoff
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: January 19, 2001
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
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2.1 Purchase Agreement (amended and restated) dated as of November 29,
2000, between The InterCept Group, Inc. and SLMsoft.com Inc., an
Ontario corporation, and SLMsoft.com Inc., a Kansas corporation.*
2.2 Software Agreement dated January 4, 2001, between The InterCept Group,
Inc., and SLMsoft.com Inc., an Ontario corporation.*
2.3 Registration Rights Agreement dated January 4, 2001, between The
InterCept Group, Inc., and SLMsoft.com Inc., an Ontario corporation.
99.1 Press Release dated January 4, 2001
*Pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K, InterCept agrees to furnish
supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the Securities and
Exchange Commission upon request.
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