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): December 29, 1997
IWERKS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 0-22558 95-4439361
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
4540 West Valerio Street
Burbank, California 91505-1045
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(818) 841-7766
(Registrant's Telephone Number)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Reference is made to the press release of Registrant, issued on December
30, 1997, which contains information meeting the requirements of this Item 5,
and which is incorporated herein by this reference. A copy of the press
release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
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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.
December 30, 1997 IWERKS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
By: /S/ ROY WRIGHT
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Roy Wright
Chief Executive Officer
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2.1 Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Reorganization
99.1 Press Release dated December 30, 1997
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Reorganization (the "Amendment
No. 1") dated this December 29, 1997, by and among Iwerks Entertainment, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), IWK-1 Merger Corporation, a Delaware
corporation ("Sub") and Showscan Entertainment Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Company").
R E C I T A L S
A. Parent, Sub and the Company have entered into that certain Agreement
and Plan of Reorganization (the "Merger Agreement") dated August 4, 1997
pursuant to which Sub shall merge with and into the Company, the separate
existence of Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving
corporation. As used herein and in the Merger Agreement the term "Agreement"
shall mean the Merger Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 1, and the
term "Merger" shall mean the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement as
amended by this Amendment No. 1. Terms used herein without definition shall
have the meanings given those terms in the Merger Agreement.
B. The consummation of the Merger is subject to the satisfaction of
various conditions, including but not limited to, the approval of the
stockholders of Parent.
C. The Merger Agreement provides, in certain circumstances, that either
Parent or the Company shall have the right to terminate the Merger Agreement if
the Merger is not consummated prior to December 31, 1997.
D. Because of the uncertainty associated with the receipt of approval
from Parent's stockholders and because of the uncertainty associated with the
consummation of the Merger prior to the termination of the Merger Agreement,
the parties have agreed to the amendment of Section 2.5 of the Merger Agreement
and the other amendments provided for herein.
E. The Boards of Directors of Parent, Company and Sub each has
determined that a business combination among Parent, the Company and Sub is in
the best interest of their respective companies and stockholders, and
accordingly have approved and adopted this Amendment No. 1 and adoption of the
Merger Agreement and Merger as amended hereby by their respective stockholders.
A G R E E M E N T
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and mutual
covenants herein provided, the parties agree as follows:
1. Section 2.5(a) (i) and (ii) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended
and restated
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to read in its entirety as follows:
"(i) each share of Company Common Stock outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time shall entitle the holder thereof to 0.62 validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock (the "Per Share
Consideration");
(ii) each share of Company Preferred Stock outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall entitle the holder thereof to that number of
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Parent Common Stock as
is equal to the number of shares of Company Common Stock into which such share
of Company Preferred Stock is convertible immediately prior to the Effective
Time multiplied by 0.62;"
2. Section 6.16 of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following to the end of such Section:
"The first sentence of this Section 6.16 shall not become applicable until
January 15, 1998, except that the Company shall notify Parent in writing
prior to furnishing any information to, or entering into discussions or
negotiations with, any Person concerning an Alternative Proposal (provided
that nothing herein shall require the Company to identify such Person)."
3. Section 6.18 of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated
to read in its entirety as follows:
"APPOINTMENT OF COMPANY NOMINATED DIRECTOR. Parent hereby agrees to
appoint, immediately after the Effective Time, the Person designated by the
Company, which Person shall be one of the Company's directors on the date of
the Agreement and which shall be designated prior to the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement (the "Company Nominated Director") to serve as a
director on Parent's Board of Directors as a Class I director, all in
accordance with Parent's Bylaws until such time as such director's successor
has been duly elected or appointed and qualified or until the earlier death,
resignation or removal of such director in accordance with Parent's Bylaws.
Parent further agrees, as soon as practicable following the Effective Time, to
expand the number of directors to serve on Parent's Board of Directors to seven
and to commence a search for two additional qualified candidates to serve as a
Class II and a Class III director, respectively, who shall be elected by a
majority of Parent's then existing Board of Directors."
4. Section 8.1 of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated to
read in its entirety as follows:
"The Company shall have performed in all material respects its agreements
contained in this Agreement required to be performed on or prior to the
Effective Time."
5. Section 8.2 of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated to
read in its entirety as follows:
"Intentionally omitted."
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6. Section 10.1(b) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and
restated to read in its entirety as follows:
"by either Parent or the Company, if the Merger shall not have been
consummated by March 31, 1998 (provided that the right to terminate this
Agreement under this Section 10.1(b) shall not be available to any party whose
failure to fulfill any obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of or
a substantial contributor to the failure of the Merger to occur on or before
such date);
7. Section 10.3(a) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and
restated to read in its entirety as follows:
"The Company shall pay Parent a fee of $1,500,000 (the "Company
Termination Fee") in the event that (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant
to (x) Section 10.1(d)(i) or 10.1(e), or (y) Section 10.1(f) if prior to the
meeting of the stockholders of the Company contemplated pursuant to Section 6.4
an Alternative Proposal is publicly announced and the Company consummates such
Alternative Proposal within 12 months of the termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 10.1(f), or (ii) the condition set forth in Section 7.6 is
not satisfied as a result of either (x) false or inaccurate statements made by
the Company in the representation letter delivered by the Company to Ernst &
Young or (y) a sale or other transfer after the date hereof of the capital
stock of the Company or of Parent by an "affiliate" of the Company, as such
term is defined and used in Accounting Series Releases 130 and 135, as amended;
or (z) any action taken by the Company subsequent to the date of this
Agreement; provided, however, the Company Termination Fee shall not be payable
by the Company if this Agreement is terminated by the Company pursuant to
Section 10.1(d)(i) prior to January 15, 1998, in which case the Company shall
reimburse Parent an amount equal to all out of pocket expenses incurred by
Parent up to the date of termination of this Agreement in connection with the
Merger, but in no event shall such reimbursement obligation exceed $1,000,000
(the "Merger Expenses"). The Company Termination Fee and the Merger Expenses
shall be payable by wire transfer of same day funds either on the date
contemplated in the last sentence of Section 10.1(d) if applicable, or
otherwise, within two business days after such amount becomes due. The Company
acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 10.3(a) are an
integral part of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement, and that,
without these agreements, Parent would not enter into this Agreement;
accordingly, if the Company fails to promptly pay the amount due pursuant to
this Section 10.3(a) and, in order to obtain such payment, Parent commences a
suit which results in a judgment against the Company for the fee set forth in
this Section 10.3(a) the Company shall pay to Parent its costs and expenses
(including attorneys' fees) in connection with such suit, together with
interest on the amount of the fee at the rate of 10% per annum."
8. The parties agree that the combined knowledge and experience of the
executive management teams of the respective companies will benefit the
stockholders of the Surviving Corporation. Accordingly, Parent shall use its
commercially reasonable efforts to retain the services of Messrs. Pope and
Lemon to assist in the integration of the two companies for a period of up to
six months following the closing on terms and conditions mutually satisfactory
to Parent and such persons; provided, however, Parent under no circumstances
shall be obligated to compensate either Mr. Pope or Mr. Lemon for such services
at a rate greater than that their current base salaries as
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employees of Company; and provided that under no circumstances shall such
retention of Messrs. Pope and Lemon be given any effect under, or have any
affect on, their existing employment, severance and similar arrangements with
the Company.
9. The Company hereby represents and warrants to Parent that the Board
of Directors of the Company has approved this Amendment No. 1, has determined
that the Merger is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders
and has resolved to recommend the adoption of the Merger Agreement (as amended
hereby) and the Merger by its stockholders. In connection with such actions,
the Board of Directors of the Company has received an opinion of Allen &
Company, Inc., its financial adviser, to the effect that the consideration to
be paid to the holders of Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock
pursuant to the Merger is fair to such holders from a financial point of view.
10. Parent hereby represents and warrants to the Company that the Board
of Directors of Parent has approved this Amendment No. 1, has determined that
the Merger is in the best interests of Parent and its stockholders and has
resolved to recommend the approval of the issuance of Parent Common Stock
pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement (as amended hereby) by its
stockholders. In connection with such actions, the Board of Directors of the
Parent has received an opinion of Resource Financial Corporation, its financial
adviser, to the effect that the consideration to be paid to the holders of
Company Common Stock and Company Preferred Stock pursuant to the Merger is fair
to Parent's stockholders from a financial point of view.
11. This Amendment No. 1 may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all such
counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
12. Except as expressly modified or amended by the terms hereof, each and
everyone of the other provisions of the Merger Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect.
13. This Amendment No. 1, the Merger Agreement, the Exhibits and
Schedules attached thereto, the other schedules referred to in the Merger
Agreement and the Confidentiality Agreement contain the entire understanding of
the parties and there are no further or other agreements or understandings,
written or oral, in effect between the parties relating to the subject matter
hereof unless expressly referred to herein.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment No. 1 to
Agreement and Plan of Reorganization to be duly executed as of the date and
year first above written.
IWERKS ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
A DELAWARE CORPORATION
By: /s/ ROY WRIGHT
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Name: Roy A. Wright
Title: Chief Executive Officer
SHOWSCAN ENTERTAINMENT INC.
A DELAWARE CORPORATION
By: /s/ DENNIS POPE
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Name: Dennis Pope
Title: President & CEO
IWK-1 MERGER CORPORATION
A DELAWARE CORPORATION
By: /s/ ROY WRIGHT
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Name: Roy A. Wright
Title: Chief Executive Officer
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IWERKS ENTERTAINMENT - SHOWSCAN ENTERTAINMENT
MERGER AGREEMENT REVISED;
CONSUMMATION EXPECTED BY FEBRUARY 1998
Los Angeles, CA - December 30, 1997 - Iwerks Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:IWRK)
and Showscan Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:SHOW) jointly announced today that they
have amended their merger agreement that, when consummated in the first quarter
of 1998, will result in a combined entity that is the largest provider of ride
simulation entertainment attractions and software in the world.
The amended agreement calls for each share of Showscan common stock to be
converted into 0.62 of a share of Iwerks common stock. Outstanding Showscan
convertible preferred stock will be exchanged for Iwerks common stock at the
0.62 ratio on an as converted basis. The earlier agreement called for a ratio
of 0.85. Completion of the transaction is subject to stockholder approval by
both companies, as well as customary closing and regulatory conditions.
Iwerks Entertainment expects to issue approximately 4.1 million shares of
common stock in the merger, plus shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding
Showscan options and convertible notes. This will result in an estimated
transaction value of approximately $16 million, based upon the closing price of
Iwerks common stock on the Nasdaq National Market on December 29, 1997 of $2.25
per share. In addition, as part of the amendment, the two companies have
extended the agreement to March 31, 1998 from December 31, 1997. The
transaction will be accounted for as a pooling of interests, after which
Showscan will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Iwerks.
In connection with the execution of the definitive merger agreement,
certain stockholders of Showscan Entertainment, holding approximately 1.2
million shares of capital stock, have granted Iwerks an irrevocable proxy to
vote those shares in favor of the merger at a meeting of Showscan's
stockholders in the latter part of February 1998. In addition, certain
stockholders of Iwerks Entertainment, holding approximately 1.6 million shares
of Iwerks common stock, have granted Showscan an irrevocable proxy to vote
those shares in favor of the merger at a meeting of Iwerks' stockholders in the
latter part of February 1998.
Iwerks and Showscan said the merger amendment will facilitate the
consummation of the transaction and better allow for the enhancement of
shareholder value.
As a result of the merger, the combined company will have:
- more than 160 simulation theatres, which is the largest installed
base of simulation theatres in the world;
- pro forma recurring film licensing revenues of approximately $12
million, based on Iwerks' and Showscan's fiscal 1997 results;
- distribution rights to an industry-leading film library of
approximately 80 ride simulation titles, including the critically
acclaimed DEVIL'S MINE RIDE and COSMIC PINBALL from the Showscan 39-
title library and DINO ISLAND and SECRETS OF THE LOST TEMPLE from the
Iwerks 40-title library; and
- Showscan's interests in owned and operated attractions in Los
Angeles, California at Universal City Walk and in London, England at
the Trocadero, among others.
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Roy A. Wright, Iwerks' Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said "The
combination of these two companies will create a true leader in location based
entertainment. This merger creates the critical mass necessary to provide
outstanding software and attractions support for what soon will be a network of
almost 200 simulation theaters worldwide. From this base we hope to grow a
company that will become increasingly more valuable to our customers and our
shareholders."
Dennis Pope, President and Chief Executive Officer of Showscan, said that
"While this process has seemed a long one, it was necessary in order to
provide the constituencies of both companies the strongest overall opportunity
to reap the benefits of the strength of the combined entity. Moreover, we
believe that major shareholders of both companies will concur that our strategy
for consummation of this transaction is correct and that the resulting company
will be stronger for it."
Iwerks Entertainment, Inc. is one of the world's leading producers of
high-tech, multi-sensory experiences such as ride simulation, 2D and 3D giant
screen theaters, 360-degree video dance clubs and other immersive attractions.
Serving prestigious entertainment, information and marketing providers, over
250 Iwerks attractions can be found worldwide at location based entertainment
centers, amusement parks, family entertainment centers, shopping centers,
casinos, resorts, nightclubs, restaurants, museums, fairs, festivals and more.
Showscan Entertainment Inc. was founded in 1984 to commercially exploit
the patented Showscan(TM) film process created by Douglas Trumbull and
Paramount Pictures. In 1984, Showscan created the first major simulation
entertainment attraction at the CN Tower in Toronto, Canada. Showscan then
developed a motion simulation theatre product using the hyper-realistic
Showscan process which was marketed to theme parks and entertainment centers
worldwide. Showscan has long-term multi-theatre installation agreements with
United Artists Theatre Circuit, Imagine Japan, Kings' Entertainment Co.
(Taiwan) and Reality Cinemas (Australia). Presently, Showscan has 63 screens
at 56 sites.
CONTACTS:
For Showscan Entertainment:
Stern and Company - Steven D. Stern: (310) 442-8414
For Iwerks Entertainment:
William J. Battison - (818) 840-6111
Bozell, Sawyer, Miller - Joseph Kessler: (310) 442-2532
