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
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): July 1, 1999
RGC RESOURCES, INC.
(Successor to Roanoke Gas Company)
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia 070-09391 54-1909697
(State or other (Commission (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of File Number) Identification No.)
incorporation)
519 Kimball Avenue, N.E.
Roanoke, Virginia 24016
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (540) 777-4427
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
As previously reported, at the 1999 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of
Roanoke Gas Company ("Roanoke Gas") held on March 31, 1999 (the "Roanoke Gas
Annual Meeting"), the shareholders of Roanoke Gas approved an Agreement and Plan
of Merger and Reorganization ("Merger Agreement") as part of a reorganization of
Roanoke Gas into a holding company structure (the "Reorganization"). On May 24,
1999, the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization was amended and
restated, as permitted by the Agreement, to permit Roanoke Gas shareholders to
retain their current share certificates as evidence of their ownership interest
in RGC Resources, Inc. As described in the Proxy Statement of Roanoke Gas and
Prospectus of RGC Resources, Inc. ("Resources") dated February 5, 1999 (the
"Proxy Statement/Prospectus"), the Merger Agreement provided for a merger (the
"Merger"), which became effective after the close of business on July 1, 1999
(the "Effective Time"), pursuant to which the holders of shares of Roanoke Gas
common stock outstanding at the Effective Time automatically became holders of
shares of common stock of Resources, the successor issuer to Roanoke Gas, with
each share of Roanoke Gas common stock outstanding at the Effective Time being
converted into one share of Resources common stock, $5.00 par value per share
("Resources Common Stock"). As a result of the Merger, Resources became the
holding company for Roanoke Gas.
The shares of Resources Common Stock issued pursuant to the Merger were
registered under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Resources' Registration
Statement on Form S-4 (No. 333-67311, filed January 28, 1999). Reference is made
to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus included in such Registration Statement for
additional information regarding the Reorganization, including a description of
Resources Common Stock.
Pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange
Act"), Resources Common Stock is deemed to be registered under Section 12(g) of
the Exchange Act. Resources shares were approved for quotation and listed on the
Nasdaq National Market System. Roanoke Gas is delisting the Roanoke Gas Company
common stock from the Nasdaq National Market System and filing a Form 15 with
the Securities and Exchange Commission to terminate the registration under the
Exchange Act of the Roanoke Gas Company common stock.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits - See Exhibit Index.
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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.
ROANOKE GAS COMPANY
By s/John B. Williamson, III
John B. Williamson, III
President and CEO
Date: July 2, 1999
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Description
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2 Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger and
Reorganization
99 Press Release
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Exhibit 2
AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND REORGANIZATION
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER AND
REORGANIZATION ("Agreement") dated as of May 24, 1999, amends and restates the
Agreement and Plan of Merger, made as of September 28, 1998, by and among
ROANOKE GAS COMPANY, a Virginia public service corporation ("Roanoke Gas"), RGC
ACQUISITION CORP., a Virginia corporation ("Acquisition"), RGC RESOURCES, INC.,
a Virginia corporation ("Resources"), DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY, a Virginia
corporation ("Diversified"), BLUEFIELD GAS COMPANY, a West Virginia public
service corporation ("Bluefield"), and COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATION,
a Virginia public service corporation ("Commonwealth"), and provides as follows:
RECITALS:
A. Roanoke Gas has authorized capital stock consisting of 3,000,000
shares of common stock, $5.00 par value per share ("Roanoke Gas Common Stock"),
of which 1,794,416 shares are issued and outstanding; and
B. Acquisition has authorized capital stock consisting of 5,000 shares
of common stock ("Acquisition Common Stock"), no par value per share, of which
10 shares are issued and outstanding and owned beneficially and of record by
Resources; and
C. Resources has authorized capital stock consisting of 10,000,000
shares of common stock, $5.00 par value per share ("Resources Common Stock"), of
which 10 shares are issued and outstanding and owned beneficially and of record
by Roanoke Gas, and 5,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, no par value per share,
none of which have been issued; and
D. Diversified has authorized capital stock consisting of 15,000 shares
of common stock, $10 par value per share ("Diversified Common Stock"), of which
11,000 shares are issued and outstanding and owned beneficially and of record by
Roanoke Gas; and
E. Bluefield has authorized capital stock consisting of 250,000 shares
of common stock, $0.20 par value per share ("Bluefield Common Stock"), of which
247,520 shares are issued and outstanding and owned beneficially and of record
by Roanoke Gas; and
F. Commonwealth has authorized capital stock consisting of 500 shares of
common stock, $100.00 par value per share ("Commonwealth Common Stock"), of
which 5 shares are issued and outstanding and owned beneficially and of record
by Bluefield; and
G. The Boards of Directors of Roanoke Gas, Acquisition and Resources
deem it advisable to merge Acquisition with and into Roanoke Gas in accordance
with the Virginia Stock
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Corporation Act ("Virginia Stock Corporation Act") and this Agreement for the
purpose of establishing Resources as the parent corporation of Roanoke Gas; and
H. The Boards of Directors of the parties hereto have determined that
the amendments enacted by this Agreement do not materially and adversely affect
the rights of the shareholders of Roanoke Gas and have deemed it advisable to
undertake the other reorganization matters set forth herein.
AGREEMENT:
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements
contained herein, the parties agree that (i) Roanoke Gas shall be merged with
and into Acquisition (the "Merger"), (ii) Roanoke Gas shall be the corporation
surviving the Merger, (iii) Commonwealth shall become a wholly owned subsidiary
of and then be merged into, Roanoke Gas, (iv) Bluefield and Diversified shall
each become wholly owned subsidiaries of Resources and (v) the terms and
conditions of the Merger and the other reorganization matters, the mode of
carrying them into effect, the manner of converting, exchanging and/or
transferring shares of capital stock of the parties hereto and other matters
relating thereto shall be as follows:
ARTICLE 1
THE MERGER
1.1 Articles of Merger. Subject to and in accordance with the provisions
of this Agreement, in the event this Agreement and Plan of Merger and
Reorganization is approved by the stockholders of Roanoke Gas in accordance with
the Virginia Stock Corporation Act, Articles of Merger of Roanoke Gas shall be
delivered to the Clerk's Office of the Virginia State Corporation Commission for
filing, all as provided by the Virginia Stock Corporation Act.
1.2 Effective Time. The Merger shall become effective at the time of
filing on the date on which the Articles of Merger are filed with the Clerk's
Office of the Virginia State Corporation Commission, as contemplated by Section
1.1 above, unless otherwise specified in such Articles of Merger (the "Effective
Time"). At the Effective Time, the separate existence of Acquisition shall cease
and Acquisition shall be merged with and into Roanoke Gas, which shall continue
its corporate existence as the surviving corporation (Roanoke Gas and
Acquisition being sometimes referred to herein as the "Constituent Corporations"
and Roanoke Gas, as the surviving corporation, being sometimes referred to
herein as the "Surviving Corporation"). Roanoke Gas shall succeed, without other
transfer, to all the rights and property of Acquisition and shall be subject to
all the debts and liabilities of Acquisition in the same manner as if Roanoke
Gas had itself incurred them. All rights of creditors and all liens upon the
property of each of Roanoke Gas and Acquisition shall be preserved unimpaired.
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1.3 Appropriate Actions. Prior to and after the Effective Time,
Resources, Roanoke Gas and Acquisition, respectively, shall take all such
actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate the Merger. In
this connection, Resources shall issue and pay the shares of Resources Common
Stock into which outstanding shares of Roanoke Gas Common Stock will be
converted on the basis and to the extent provided in Article 2 of this
Agreement, and shall take such other actions as are necessary to fulfill
Resources' obligations hereunder, including, without limitation, those specified
in Article 6 of this Agreement. In case at any time after the Effective Time any
further action is necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this
Agreement and to vest the Surviving Corporation with full title to all
properties, assets, privileges, rights, immunities and franchises of either of
the Constituent Corporations, the officers and directors of each of the
Constituent Corporations as of the Effective Time shall take all such further
action.
ARTICLE 2
TERMS OF CONVERSION AND EXCHANGE OF SHARES
2.1 Roanoke Gas Common Stock. At the Effective Time, shares of Roanoke
Gas Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger shall be
automatically changed and converted into shares of Resources Common Stock, at
the ratio of one share of Resources Common Stock for each one share of Roanoke
Gas Common Stock, and such Resources Common Stock shall thereupon be issued and
fully-paid and non-assessable; provided, however, that such conversion shall not
affect shares of holders, if any, who perfect their rights as dissenting
stockholders under the Virginia Stock Corporation Act with respect to such
shares.
2.2 Acquisition Shares. The shares of Acquisition Common Stock issued
and outstanding immediately prior to the Merger shall be automatically changed
and converted into all of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of
the Surviving Corporation, which shall thereupon be issued and fully-paid and
non-assessable, with the effect that the number of issued and outstanding shares
of Common Stock of the Surviving Corporation shall be the same as the number of
issued and outstanding shares of Acquisition Common Stock immediately prior to
the Effective Time.
2.3 Resources Shares. Each share of Resources Common Stock issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Merger shall be canceled.
ARTICLE 3
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS
3.1 Roanoke Gas Articles. From and after the Effective Time, and until
thereafter amended as provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation of Roanoke
Gas as in effect
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immediately prior to the Merger shall be and continue to be the Articles of
Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation.
3.2 Roanoke Gas By-Laws. From and after the Effective Time, and until
thereafter amended as provided by law, the By-Laws of Roanoke Gas as in effect
immediately prior to the Merger shall be and continue to be the By-Laws of the
Surviving Corporation.
3.3 Resources Articles and Bylaws. From and after the Effective Time,
and until thereafter amended as provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation
and Bylaws of Resources as in effect immediately prior to the Merger shall be
and continue unchanged to be the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws of
Resources.
ARTICLE 4
DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
4.1 Roanoke Gas Directors and Officers. The persons who are directors
and officers of Roanoke Gas immediately prior to the Merger shall continue as
directors and officers, respectively, of the Surviving Corporation and shall
continue to hold office as provided in the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws
of the Surviving Corporation. If, at or following the Effective Time, a vacancy
shall exist in the Board of Directors or in the position of any officer of the
Surviving Corporation, such vacancy may be filled in the manner provided in the
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
4.2 Resources Directors and Officers. The persons who are directors and
officers of Resources immediately prior to the Merger shall continue as
directors and officers, respectively, of Resources and shall continue to hold
office as provided in the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Resources. If,
at or following the Effective Time, a vacancy shall exist in the Board of
Directors or in the position of any officer of Resources, such vacancy may be
filled in the manner provided in the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of
Resources.
ARTICLE 5
STOCK CERTIFICATES
5.1 Rights of Holders of Certificates. Following the Effective Time,
certificates representing shares of Roanoke Gas Common Stock outstanding at the
Effective Time (hereinafter sometimes referred to as "Roanoke Gas Certificates")
shall evidence the shares of Resources Common Stock into which such shares of
Roanoke Gas Common Stock were converted in accordance with Section 2.1, without
any further action by the holder of the Roanoke Gas Certificates. Following the
Effective Time, the Transfer Agent for Resources (the "Transfer Agent") shall
issue Resources shares to any holder of Roanoke Gas Certificates desiring to
surrender his/her Roanoke Gas Certificates for certificates issued in the name
of
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Resources. Upon the proper surrender and delivery to the Transfer Agent of
properly completed transmittal materials by a former stockholder of Roanoke Gas
of such stockholder's Roanoke Gas Certificate(s), and in exchange therefor, the
Transfer Agent shall as soon as practicable, issue, register and deliver to such
stockholder a certificate evidencing the number of shares of Resources Stock to
which such stockholder is entitled pursuant to Section 2.1 above.
5.2 Outstanding Certificates. Each outstanding certificate which, prior
to the Effective Time, represented Roanoke Gas Common Stock shall be deemed for
all corporate purposes to represent only the number of shares of Resources
Common Stock into which such Roanoke Gas Common Stock was converted.
5.3 Stock Transfer Books. The stock transfer books for Roanoke Gas
Common Stock shall be deemed to be closed at the Effective Time and no transfer
of shares of Roanoke Gas Common Stock outstanding prior to the Effective Time
shall thereafter be made on such books. As of the Effective Time, Resources
shall establish a stock register reflecting ownership of Resources Common Stock
by former holders of record of Roanoke Gas Common Stock.
5.4 Post-Merger Rights of Holders. Following the Effective Time, the
holders of certificates representing Roanoke Gas Common Stock outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall cease to have any rights with
respect to stock of the Surviving Corporation and their sole rights shall be
with respect to the Resources Common Stock into which their shares of Roanoke
Gas Common Stock shall have been converted by the Merger, subject to the rights
of any dissenting stockholders who perfect dissenters' rights under Article 13
of the Virginia Stock Corporation Act.
5.5 Lost, etc., Certificates. Any stockholder of Roanoke Gas whose
certificate evidencing shares of Roanoke Gas Common Stock has been lost,
destroyed, stolen or otherwise is missing shall be entitled to receive a
certificate representing the shares of Resources Common Stock to which he or she
is entitled in accordance with and upon compliance with conditions imposed by
the Transfer Agent or Resources (including, without limitation, a requirement
that the stockholder provide a lost instruments indemnity or surety bond in
form, in substance and amount satisfactory to the Transfer Agent and Resources).
ARTICLE 6
ROANOKE GAS STOCK PLANS
Roanoke Gas and Resources shall take all actions required to provide
that, from and after the Effective Time, all director, officer, employee,
customer and other plans of Roanoke Gas or its affiliates, to the extent they
directly or indirectly utilize Roanoke Gas Common Stock, shall utilize Resources
Common Stock instead of Roanoke Gas Common Stock.
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ARTICLE 7
CONDITIONS OF THE MERGER
Completion of the Merger is subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions:
7.1 Stockholder Approval. The principal terms of this Agreement shall
have been approved by such holders of capital stock of the parties hereto as is
required by the Virginia Stock Corporation Act.
7.2 Resources Common Stock Listed. All conditions for the listing on the
NASDAQ National Market as of the Effective Time of the Resources Common Stock to
be issued and to be reserved for issuance pursuant to the Merger shall have been
satisfied.
7.3 Regulatory Approvals. All necessary orders, consents, authorization,
approvals or waivers from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Virginia
State Corporation Commission and all other regulatory bodies, boards or
agencies, or from other third parties, shall have been received, remain in full
force and effect, and shall not include, in the sole judgment of the Board of
Directors of Roanoke Gas, unacceptable conditions.
ARTICLE 8
TRANSFER AND MERGER OF COMMONWEALTH
8.1 Dividend. Bluefield, as the holder of all of the Commonwealth Common
Stock, shall pay declares a non-cash dividend of all of the Commonwealth Common
Stock to its parent corporation, Roanoke Gas (the "Commonwealth Shares
Dividend"). The Commonwealth Shares Dividend shall, subject to receipt of all
required regulatory approvals, be paid at the Effective Time immediately
following the consummation of the Merger.
8.2 Commonwealth Merger. Immediately following the payment of the
Commonwealth Shares Dividend, Commonwealth shall be merged with and into its
parent, Roanoke Gas (the "Commonwealth Merger"), pursuant to the Articles of
Merger attached hereto as Exhibit 1.
ARTICLE 9
TRANSFER OF DIVERSIFIED AND BLUEFIELD
9.1 Dividend. Roanoke Gas, as the holder of all of the Diversified
Common Stock and as the holder of all of the Bluefield Common Stock, shall pay a
non-cash dividend of all of the Diversified Common Stock and all of Bluefield
Common Stock to Resources (the "Bluefield Shares and Diversified Shares
Dividend"). The Bluefield Shares and Diversified Shares
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Dividend shall, subject to receipt of all required regulatory approvals, be paid
immediately following the payment of the Commonwealth Shares Dividend.
9.2 Effect. Immediately following the payment of the Bluefield Shares
and Diversified Shares Dividend, each of Roanoke Gas, Bluefield and Diversified
shall be wholly owned subsidiaries of Resources.
ARTICLE 10
AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
10.1 Amendment. The parties to this Agreement, by mutual consent of
their respective boards of directors, may amend, modify or supplement this
Agreement in such manner as may be agreed upon by them in writing at any time
before or after approval of this Agreement by the pre-Merger stockholders of
Roanoke Gas (as provided in Section 7.1 above); provided, however, that no such
amendment, modification or supplement shall, if agreed to after such approval by
the pre-Merger stockholders of Roanoke Gas, change any of the principal terms of
this Agreement in a manner which would materially and adversely affect the
rights of the stockholders of Roanoke Gas.
10.2 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger
dividend payments and other transactions provided for by this Agreement may be
abandoned at any time, whether before or after approval of this Agreement by the
pre-Merger stockholders of Roanoke Gas, by action of the board of directors of
Roanoke Gas if such board of directors determines for any reason that the
completion of the transactions provided for herein would for any reason be
inadvisable or not in the best interests of Roanoke Gas or its stockholders.
ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original hereof.
11.2 Virginia Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted
in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Roanoke Gas, Resources, Acquisition, Bluefield,
Diversified and Commonwealth, pursuant to approval and authorization duly given
by resolutions adopted by their respective boards of directors, have each caused
this Agreement to be executed by its President or one of its Vice Presidents and
attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries.
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Roanoke Gas:
ROANOKE GAS COMPANY, a Virginia public
service corporation
By: s/John B. Williamson, III
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Its: President & CEO
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Attest:
By: s/Roger L. Baumgardner
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Its: Secretary
Resources:
RGC RESOURCES, INC., a Virginia corporation
By: s/John B. Williamson, III
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Its: s/President & CEO
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Attest:
By: s/Roger L. Baumgardner
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Its: Secretary
Acquisition:
RGC ACQUISITION CORP., a Virginia
corporation
By: s/John B. Williamson, III
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Its: s/President & CEO
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Attest:
By: s/Roger L. Baumgardner
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Its: Secretary
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Bluefield:
BLUEFIELD GAS COMPANY, a West Virginia
public service corporation
By: s/John B. Williamson, III
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Its: s/President
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Attest
By: s/Roger L. Baumgardner
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Its: Secretary
Diversified:
DIVERSIFIED ENERGY COMPANY, a Virginia
corporation
By: s/John B. Williamson, III
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Its: s/President
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Attest:
By: s/Roger L. Baumgardner
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Its: Secretary
Commonwealth:
COMMONWEALTH PUBLIC SERVICE
CORPORATION,
a Virginia public service corporation
By: s/John B. Williamson, III
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Its: s/President
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Attest
By: s/Roger L. Baumgardner
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Its: Secretary
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Exhibit 99
NEWS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
July 1, 1999
Contact: John B. Williamson, III
President and CEO
(540) 777-3810
ROANOKE GAS COMPANY REORGANIZES
Effective after the close of business on July 1, 1999, Roanoke Gas
Company completed its reorganization into a holding company structure. Under the
new structure, Roanoke Gas Company, Bluefield Gas Company and Diversified Energy
Company (d/b/a Highland Propane Company) are each subsidiaries of the new
holding company, RGC Resources, Inc. Formerly, Bluefield Gas Company and
Diversified Energy were subsidiaries of Roanoke Gas.
The restructuring process included approvals from the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the State Corporation Commission in Virginia and the Public
Service Corporation in West Virginia. John B. Williamson, III, President and CEO
of RGC Resources, Inc. stated "I am pleased with the timely reorganization
completion and firmly believe that our restructured company is in a stronger
position to manage the challenges and opportunities of deregulation,
diversification and growth."
After the reorganization, shares of Roanoke Gas Company stock will
represent shares of RGC Resources, Inc stock, eliminating the immediate need for
the shares to be exchanged. The Board of Directors amended the reorganization
plan to remove the requirement that shares of Roanoke Gas stock be immediately
exchanged for Resources stock. Shareholders have the option of exchanging
Roanoke Gas Company shares for RGC Resources, Inc. shares now or waiting to
exchange the certificates at a later time. There is no action required on the
part of shareholders to insure continued timely receipt of dividends and the
Company will send detailed information directly to shareholders.
RGC Resources, Inc. has approximately 70,000 customers through its
natural gas distribution companies that serve the Roanoke Valley and Bluefield,
Virginia and West Virginia areas and Diversified Energy Company, which serves
the Roanoke Valley, Southwestern Virginia and Southern West Virginia. The
company's stock will continue to be listed on the Nasdaq National Market,
trading symbol RGCO.
