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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: April 17, 2000
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BRUNSWICK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maine
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-22089 01-0405052
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(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
43 Bibber Parkway, Brunswick, Maine 04011
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(207) 729-7792
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
FORM 8-K
April 17, 2000
Item Page
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Item 5. Other Events 1
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits 5
Signature 2
Exhibits E-1
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On April 16, 2000, the Board of Directors of Brunswick Technologies, Inc.
(the "Company") approved the declaration of a dividend of one preferred share
purchase right (a "Right") for each outstanding share of Common Stock, par value
$.0001 per share (the "Common Shares"), of the Company. The dividend is payable
to the stockholders of record on April 17, 2000 (the "Record Date"). Each Right
entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Company one one-hundredth of
a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $10.00 per
share (the "Preferred Shares"), of the Company at a price of $ 30.00 per one
one-hundredth of a Preferred Share (the "Purchase Price"), subject to
adjustment.
Until the earlier to occur of (i) 10 days following a public announcement
that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons have acquired
beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding Common Shares (an
"Acquiring Person") or (ii) 10 business days (or such later date as may be
determined by action of the Board of Directors prior to such time as any person
or group of affiliated persons becomes an Acquiring Person) following the
commencement of, or announcement of an intention to make, a tender offer or
exchange offer the consummation of which would result in the beneficial
ownership by a person or group of 15% or more of the outstanding Common Shares
(the earlier of such dates being called the "Distribution Date"), the Rights
will be evidenced, with respect to any of the Common Share certificates
outstanding as of the Record Date, by such Common Share certificate, with a copy
of the Summary of Rights attached thereto.
Until the Distribution Date (or earlier redemption or expiration of the
Rights), the Rights are NOT detachable and will be transferred WITH and ONLY
WITH the Common Shares. Until the Distribution Date (or earlier redemption or
expiration of the Rights), new Common Share issued after the Record Date upon
transfer or new issuance of Common Shares will contain a notation incorporating
the Rights Agreement by reference. Until the Distribution Date (or earlier
redemption or expiration of the Rights), the surrender for transfer of any
certificates for Common Shares outstanding as of the Record Date, even without
such notation or a copy of this Summary of Rights being attached thereto, will
also constitute the transfer of the Rights associated with the Common Shares
represented by such certificate. As soon as practicable following the
Distribution Date, separate certificates evidencing the Rights ("Right
Certificates") will be mailed to holders of record of the Common Shares as of
the close of business on the Distribution Date and such separate Right
Certificates alone will evidence the Rights.
The Rights are not exercisable until the Distribution Date. The Rights will
expire on April 17, 2010 (the "Final Expiration Date"), unless the Final
Expiration Date is extended or unless the Rights are earlier redeemed or
exchanged by the Company, in each case, as described below.
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The Purchase Price payable, and the number of Preferred Shares or other
securities or property issuable, upon exercise of the Rights are subject to
adjustment from time to time to prevent dilution (i) in the event of a stock
dividend on, or a subdivision, combination or reclassification of, the Preferred
Shares, (ii) upon the grant to holders of the Preferred Shares of certain rights
or warrants to subscribe for or purchase Preferred Shares at a price, or
securities convertible into Preferred Shares with a conversion price, less than
the then-current market price of the Preferred Shares or (iii) upon the
distribution to holders of the Preferred Shares of evidences of indebtedness or
assets (excluding regular periodic cash dividends paid out of earnings or
retained earnings or dividends payable in Preferred Shares) or of subscription
rights or warrants (other than those referred to above).
The number of outstanding Rights and the number of one one-hundredths of a
Preferred Share issuable upon exercise of each Right are also subject to
adjustment in the event of a stock split of the Common Shares or a stock
dividend on the Common Shares payable in Common Shares or subdivisions,
consolidations or combinations of the Common Shares occurring, in any such case,
prior to the Distribution Date.
Preferred Shares purchasable upon exercise of the Rights will not be
redeemable. Each Preferred Share will be entitled to a minimum preferential
quarterly dividend payment of $1 per share but will be entitled to an aggregate
dividend of 100 times the dividend declared per Common Share. In the event of
liquidation, the holders of the Preferred Shares will be entitled to a minimum
preferential liquidation payment of $100 per share but will be entitled to an
aggregate payment of 100 times the payment made per Common Share. Each Preferred
Share will have 100 votes, voting together with the Common Shares. Finally, in
the event of any merger, consolidation or other transaction in which Common
Shares are exchanged, each Preferred Share will be entitled to receive 100 times
the amount received per Common Share. These rights are protected by customary
antidilution provisions.
Because of the nature of the Preferred Shares' dividend, liquidation and
voting rights, the value of the one one-hundredth interest in a Preferred Share
purchasable upon exercise of each Right should approximate the value of one
Common Share.
In the event that any person or group of affiliated or associated persons
becomes an Acquiring Person, proper provision shall be made so that each holder
of a Right, other than Rights beneficially owned by the Acquiring Person (which
will thereafter be void), will thereafter have the right to receive upon
exercise -- in lieu of Preferred Shares -- that number of Common Shares having a
market value of two times the exercise price of the Right. At any time after any
person or group becomes an Acquiring Person and prior to the acquisition by such
person or group of 50% or more of the outstanding Common Shares, the Board of
Directors of the Company may exchange the Rights (other than Rights owned by
such person or group which will have become void), in whole or in part, at an
exchange ratio of one Common Share, or one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share
(or of a share of a class or series of the Company's preferred stock having
equivalent rights, preferences and privileges), per Right (subject to
adjustment).
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The Rights Agreement provides that none of the Company's directors,
officers or financial advisers shall be deemed to beneficially own any Common
Shares owned by any other director, officer or financial adviser by virtue of
such persons acting in their capacities as such, including in connection with
the formulation and publication of the Board of Directors recommendation of its
position, and actions taken in furtherance thereof, with respect to an
acquisition proposal relating to the Company or a tender or exchange offer for
the Common Shares.
In the event that the Company is acquired in a merger or other business
combination transaction or 50% or more of its consolidated assets or earning
power are sold after a person or group has become an Acquiring Person, proper
provision will be made so that each holder of a Right will thereafter have the
right to receive, upon the exercise thereof at the then current exercise price
of the Right, that number of shares of common stock of the acquiring company
which at the time of such transaction will have a market value of two times the
exercise price of the Right.
With certain exceptions, no adjustment in the Purchase Price will be
required until cumulative adjustments require an adjustment of at least 1% in
such Purchase Price. No fractional Preferred Shares will be issued (other than
fractions which are integral multiples of one one-hundredth of a Preferred
Share, which may, at the election of the Company, be evidenced by depositary
receipts) and in lieu thereof, an adjustment in cash will be made based on the
market price of the Preferred Shares on the last trading day prior to the date
of exercise.
At any time prior to the acquisition by a person or group of affiliated or
associated persons of beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding
Common Shares, the Board of Directors of the Company may redeem the Rights in
whole, but not in part, at a price of $.001 per Right (the "Redemption Price").
The redemption of the Rights may be made effective at such time on such basis
with such conditions as the Board of Directors in its sole discretion may
establish. Immediately upon any redemption of the Rights, the right to exercise
the Rights will terminate and the only right of the holders of Rights will be to
receive the Redemption Price.
The terms of the Rights may be amended by the Board of Directors of the
Company without the consent of the holders of the Rights, including an amendment
to (a) lower certain thresholds described above to not less than the greater of
(i) the sum of .001% and the largest percentage of the outstanding Common Shares
then known to the Company to be beneficially owned by any person or group of
affiliated or associated persons and (ii) 10%, (b) fix a Final Expiration Date
later than April 17, 2010 or (c) increase the Purchase Price, except that from
and after such time as any person or group of affiliated or associated persons
becomes an Acquiring Person no such amendment may adversely affect the interests
of the holders of the Rights (other than the Acquiring Person and its affiliates
and associates).
Until a Right is exercised, the holder thereof, as such, will have no
rights as a stockholder of the Company, including, without limitation, the right
to vote or to receive dividends.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit
No. Title
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99 Press Release.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Brunswick Technologies, Inc.
Dated: April 17, 2000 By:/s/ Martin S. Grimnes
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Martin S. Grimnes
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. Title
99 Press Release.
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EXHIBIT 99
BRUNSWICK TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
ADOPTS SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN
Brunswick, ME, April 17, 2000 - Brunswick Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:
BTIC), a leading manufacturer and innovative developer of composite
reinforcements, today announced that it has received from Saint-Gobain
Reinforcement Division an unsolicited expression of interest to negotiate a sale
of the Company to Saint-Gobain. Saint-Gobain has filed an amended Schedule 13D
with the Securities and Exchange Commission in this regard. The Board of
Directors of the Company has determined that the Company is not for sale at this
time. As a precautionary measure, the Board of Directors has approved the
adoption of a shareholder rights plan intended to protect the long-term share
value for its current and future shareholders.
Under the Plan, a dividend of one right to purchase a fraction of a
share of a newly created class of preferred stock was declared for each share of
Common Stock outstanding at the close of business on April 17, 2000. The rights,
which with some exceptions, expire on April 17, 2010, may be exercised only if
certain conditions are met, such as the acquisition (or the announcement of a
tender offer the consummation of which would result in the acquisition) of 15
percent or more of the Company's common stock by a person or affiliated group.
Issuance of the rights does not in any way affect the finances of the Company,
interfere with the Company's operations or business plan or affect earnings per
share. The dividend is not taxable to the Company or its shareholders and does
not change the way in which the Company's shares may be traded.
Martin S. Grimnes, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brunswick
Technologies, stated "We are adopting a plan that is similar to plans adopted by
many other companies. The rights are designed to assure that the board of
directors of the Company will be provided greater flexibility and authority in
the face of takeover techniques that might provide inadequate value to the
shareholders. The Plan would allow for a change of control of the Company that
is in the best interests of the Company's shareholders."
Examples of products manufactured with BTI engineered reinforcements
include: ballistic armor, boats, snowboards, railcars, truck panels, wind
blades, airframe structures, automotive parts, marine pilings, bridges, and
offshore oil and gas production equipment. BTI has manufacturing facilities in
the Maine, Texas and the UK.
Matters discussed in this news release, including any discussion of or impact,
expressed or implied, on the Company's anticipated revenue growth, operating
results and future earnings per share contain forward-looking statements
(identified by the words "expect", "estimate", "project", "plans", "believe",
and similar expressions) that involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties.
For these statements the company claims the protection of the safe harbor of the
private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The company's results may
differ significantly form the results indicated by such forward-looking
statements. The Company's future results are dependent upon general economic
conditions, the availability of supplies of fiberglass, the ability to expand
new and existing markets, competition from competing product lines from both
fiberglass and non-fiberglass suppliers, the ability to manage growth in
inventory, the stability of its customers' capital spending plans and the
ability of the company to obtain necessary capital from time to time. These and
other risks are detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports,
including Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 1999.
