SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OCTOBER 30, 1998
------------------------------------------------
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
RECONDITIONED SYSTEMS, INC.
--------------------------------------------------
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
ARIZONA
----------------------------------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
0-20924 86-0576290
------------------------ ------------------
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
444 WEST FAIRMONT, TEMPE, ARIZONA 85282
---------------------------------------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(602) 968-1772
----------------------------------------------------
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
-------------------------------------------------------------
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
<PAGE>
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
GENERAL
On October 30, 1998, Reconditioned Systems, Inc., an Arizona corporation
("RSI" or the "Registrant") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the
"Merger Agreement") with Cort Investment Group, Inc., a Texas corporation d/b/a
Contract Network ("CNI"), and RSI Acquisition Corp., an Arizona corporation and
wholly-owned subsidiary of CNI ("Merger Corp.").
THE FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE MERGER
AGREEMENT, WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY FILED AS EXHIBIT 2.1 TO RSI'S FORM 10-QSB FOR
THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1998. THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE MERGER AGREEMENT.
The Merger Agreement provides that, following the approval of the Merger
Agreement by RSI shareholders, and the satisfaction or waiver of the other
conditions to the Merger, Merger Corp. will be merged with and into RSI, with
RSI as the surviving corporation (the "Surviving Corporation"). Upon the
effectiveness of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), the Surviving Corporation
will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of CNI and each issued and outstanding
share of RSI common stock, no par value ("RSI Common Stock") (except shares
("RSI Dissenting Shares") held by RSI shareholders entitled to relief as
dissenters under the Arizona Business Corporation Act (the "BCA")), and the
options and warrants to acquire shares of RSI Common Stock outstanding on the
effective date of the Merger (the "Options") will be canceled and converted into
the right to receive the sum of $8,575,000 plus the Adjustment Amount (as
defined below) (the "Merger Consideration") without any action on the part of
the RSI shareholders. The Merger Consideration shall be allocated among the
shares of RSI Common Stock and Options as follows:
(i) Each outstanding share of RSI Common Stock shall be converted into
an amount in cash (the "Net Price Per Share") equal to (x) $8,575,000 plus
the total dollar amount that would be paid to RSI upon the exercise of all
outstanding Options on the effective date of the Merger (other than Options
which have an exercise price per share equal to or greater than the Net
Price Per Share) ("Out of the Money Options") divided by (y) the total
number of shares of RSI Common Stock and Options (other than Out of the
Money Options) outstanding on the effective date of the Merger
(collectively "RSI Common Stock Equivalents"). This Net Price Per Share
will be $5.00 per share, subject to nominal upward adjustments of no more
than $0.10 per share;
(ii) Each outstanding Option (other than Out of the Money Options)
shall be canceled and converted into an amount of cash equal to the product
of (x) the number of shares of RSI Common Stock subject to the canceled
Option and (y) the excess of the Net Price Per Share over the exercise
price of the Option; and
(iii) Each Out of the Money Option shall be canceled without cost or
liability to RSI or the Surviving Corporation.
2
<PAGE>
The Adjustment Amount is a portion of the amount, if any, by which the
Merger Consideration has been increased during the time in which the Exchange
Agent holds the $8,575,000, less any amounts reserved for Dissenting Shares (the
"Exchange Fund"). See "Computation of Adjustment Amount." The Exchange Agent
will hold the Exchange Fund in escrow and may invest the Exchange Fund as
directed by CNI. Of the net earnings, if any, which are generated on the
Exchange Fund, 50% of such net earnings generated from the Escrow Closing Date
through the Closing Date, minus the Cure Amount (as defined in "Computation of
Adjustment Amount"), shall become a part of the Merger Consideration (the
"Adjustment Amount").
THE ESCROW CLOSING
A closing into escrow of the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement will take place at the offices of RSI in Tempe, Arizona at 10:00 a.m.,
local time, on the date (i) on which the Special Meeting occurs or (ii) as soon
as practicable thereafter when each of the other conditions set forth in the
Merger Agreement has been satisfied or waived, or at such other place, time and
date as shall be fixed by mutual agreement between RSI and CNI (the "Escrow
Closing"). RSI and CNI will cause to be prepared, executed and delivered into
escrow with counsel to RSI and CNI (the "Co-Escrow Agents") the Articles of
Merger and all other appropriate and customary documents as RSI, CNI or their
respective counsel may reasonably request for the purpose of consummating the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. CNI shall deposit with the
Exchange Agent the Exchange Fund. To facilitate the Escrow Closing, RSI will
allow CNI's lenders to perfect security interests in RSI's assets as of the
Escrow Closing Date. However, such lenders will irrevocably undertake in writing
to immediately release such security interests if the Closing does not occur as
contemplated in the Merger Agreement. Such lenders shall also have a security
interest in the Exchange Fund, which shall be released on the Effective Date of
the Merger.
The consummation of the Merger shall then occur promptly upon the
occurrence of the delivery of joint written instructions by RSI and CNI to the
Co-Escrow Agents to effect the filing of the Articles of Merger. The day on
which such joint written instructions are delivered to the Co-Escrow Agents is
the Closing Date.
EXCHANGE AGENT
On the Escrow Closing, CNI shall deposit the Exchange Fund with the
Exchange Agent. The Exchange Agent shall hold the Exchange Fund in escrow until
the earliest of (i) the receipt by the Exchange Agent of a copy of the joint
written instructions of RSI and CNI to the Co-Escrow Agents to cause the
Articles of Merger to be filed, whereupon the Exchange Agent shall notify the
holders of RSI Common Stock as set forth in "The Merger Agreement - Exchange of
Certificates for Merger Consideration"; (ii) receipt by the Exchange Agent of a
notice from CNI that it is entitled, and so elects, to terminate the Merger
Agreement, whereupon the Exchange Agent will promptly deliver the Exchange Fund
to CNI; or (iii) the failure of the Exchange Agent to receive the notices under
clause (i) or (ii) above prior to May 15, 1999, whereupon the Exchange Agent
will promptly deliver the Exchange Fund to CNI.
3
<PAGE>
The Exchange Agent may invest the Exchange Fund as directed by CNI only in
direct obligations of the United States, obligations for which the full faith
and credit of the United States is pledged to provide for the payment of
principal and interest, commercial paper rated of the highest quality by Moody's
Investors Services, Inc. or Standard & Poor's Corporation or certificates of
deposit, bank repurchase agreements or bankers' acceptances of a commercial bank
having at least $100,000,000 in assets (collectively, "Permitted Investments")
or in money market funds which are invested in Permitted Investments. Of the net
earnings which are generated on the Exchange Fund, 50% of all net earning
generated from the Escrow Closing through the Closing Date shall be segregated
from the Exchange Fund, reserved for CNI and paid to CNI as and when requested
by CNI. The remaining 50% of such net earnings generated for such period (such
remaining 50% portion, net of the Cure Amount defined in "Computation of
Adjustment Amount" is referred to as the "Adjustment Amount") shall be retained
in the Exchange Fund and shall become a part of the Merger Consideration. If
applicable, the Exchange Agent shall also deduct from the Adjustment Amount, and
pay to CNI, the Cure Amount. See "Computation of Adjustment Amount."
COMPUTATION OF ADJUSTMENT AMOUNT
The Merger Agreement provides that no later than 30 days after the Escrow
Closing, CNI will prepare and deliver to the Board of Directors of RSI an
unaudited statement of the current assets and current liabilities of RSI as of
the Escrow Closing (the "Closing Balance Sheet"), prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"). CNI shall make available to
RSI and its accountants all work papers and other pertinent information used in
preparing the Closing Balance Sheet. RSI will then have 5 days after receiving
the Closing Balance Sheet to examine it and deliver to CNI either (i) a written
acknowledgment accepting the Closing Balance Sheet or (ii) a written report (the
"Objection Report") setting forth in reasonable detail any proposed objections
to the Closing Balance Sheet. RSI's failure to deliver the Objection Report
within the required five-day period shall constitute its acceptance of the
calculations set forth in the Closing Balance Sheet.
During a period of 10 days following CNI's receipt of the Objection Report,
RSI and CNI will attempt to resolve any differences they may have with respect
to the matters RSI raises in the Objection Report. If the parties are unable to
agree on any of RSI's proposed adjustments in the Objection Report within the
10-day period, they will submit such dispute to the Phoenix office of Arthur
Andersen, LLP to make the final determination, prior to the 60th day after the
Escrow Closing Date, with respect to the Closing Balance Sheet. Arthur Andersen
LLP's decision shall be final and binding on the parties. Each of RSI and CNI
will equally bear the costs and expenses of Arthur Andersen LLP.
If, after finalization of the Closing Balance Sheet (which shall be either
the acceptance by RSI of the Closing Balance Sheet or resolution of the matters
raised in the Objection Report, but which shall in no event occur prior to
February 28, 1999), the Closing Balance Sheet shall reveal that RSI failed to
comply with the financial covenants set forth in the Merger Agreement (all
computed in accordance with GAAP), then
(i) if the smallest dollar amount that would cure any and all
deficiencies in the financial covenants set forth in "Conditions to Each
Party's Obligations to Effect the Merger" (the "Cure Amount") is equal to
or less than the Adjustment Amount, then the Cure Amount will be segregated
4
<PAGE>
from the Exchange Fund and will be paid to CNI, whereupon CNI and RSI will
furnish joint written instructions to the Co-Escrow Agents (and a copy to
the Exchange Agent) to file the Articles of Merger with the Arizona
Corporation Commission; or
(ii) if the Cure Amount is greater than the Adjustment Amount, then
CNI shall elect either to (x) waive its right to receive any Cure Amount in
excess of the Adjustment Amount (whereupon CNI and RSI shall furnish the
joint written instructions to the Co-Escrow Agents) or (y) terminate the
Merger Agreement (whereupon CNI will provide notice of such termination to
the Co-Escrow Agents and the Exchange Agent).
CERTAIN COVENANTS
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, RSI has agreed that, during the period
from the date of the Merger Agreement until the Effective Time, except as
permitted by the Merger Agreement or as otherwise consented to in writing by
CNI, RSI will, subject to certain specified exceptions, among other things:
* comply with certain financial covenants;
* carry on its business only in the ordinary course consistent with
prior practice;
* not amend its Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws;
* not issue, sell or grant any options or warrants;
* not declare or pay any dividends on or make any distributions;
* not engage in acquisitions, mergers or sales;
* use its reasonable efforts to preserve intact the corporate existence,
goodwill and business organization of RSI, to keep the officers and
employees of RSI available to RSI, and to preserve the relationships
of RSI with third parties;
* not incur any debt except in the ordinary course of business;
* not assume or otherwise become liable for the obligations of any other
person or make any capital contributions to, or investments in, any
person;
* not make any loans in excess of $1,000;
* not enter into or modify the terms of any employment or severance
agreements with officers or directors, not increase compensation to
officers or directors, and not increase compensation to other
employees except in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with past practice;
* not make or incur any capital expenditures in excess of $5,000 or in
the aggregate in excess of $10,000;
* perform all obligations under all material contracts and not enter
into, assume or amend any material contract or commitment;
* prepare and file all tax returns and pay all taxes;
* promptly notify CNI in writing of any material change to RSI's
representations and warranties;
* permit CNI to have reasonable access to RSI's premises, contracts,
commitments, books, records and other information; and
* conduct a shareholders' special meeting to approve the Merger
Agreement and prepare a Proxy Statement.
The Merger Agreement generally requires the parties to use their reasonable
best efforts to cause the Merger to be consummated. In addition, it provides
5
<PAGE>
that if a claim, action, suit or investigation by any governmental body or other
person is commenced which questions the validity of the Merger Agreement or any
of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, RSI and CNI shall
cooperate and use all reasonable efforts to defend against such claim, action
suit, or investigation and, if an injunction or other order is issued, shall use
all reasonable efforts to have such injunction or other order lifted.
NO SOLICITATION
The Merger Agreement provides that from the date of the Merger Agreement
until it is terminated as provided therein, RSI will not, and will not permit
any of its representatives to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit or initiate
discussion with or (ii) enter into negotiations with, or furnish information to,
any person or entity other than CNI (a "Third Party") concerning any proposal
for a merger, sale of substantial assets, sale of shares of stock or securities
or other takeover or business combination transaction (an "Acquisition
Proposal") involving RSI. RSI may, however, at any time before the RSI
shareholders approve the Merger Agreement, engage in discussions or negotiations
with a Third Party and may furnish such Third Party information concerning
itself and its business, properties and assets if, and only to the extent that,
the RSI Board of Directors, in the exercise of good faith judgment as to its
fiduciary duties, authorizes such discussions or negotiations relating to an
Acquisition Proposal. If the Board of Directors authorizes such discussions or
negotiations, the Board's authorization must be based upon the advice of
independent, outside legal counsel that a failure of the Board of Directors to
authorize such action would likely constitute a breach of its fiduciary duties
to such shareholders. Additionally, RSI or the Board of Directors may (1) take
and disclose to the RSI shareholders a position contemplated by Rules 14d-9 and
14e-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act with regard to any tender offer, or (2)
make such disclosure to the RSI shareholders which, as advised in the opinion of
counsel, is required under applicable law.
RSI must notify CNI promptly if RSI becomes aware of any inquiries or
proposals with respect to an Acquisition Proposal or if any information is
requested or any negotiations or discussions are sought to be initiated with RSI
with respect to an Acquisition Proposal. RSI must provide CNI with any written
inquiries or proposals relating to an Acquisition Proposal unless independent
counsel has advised RSI that providing such information to CNI would likely
result in a breach of the fiduciary duties of RSI's Board of Directors to the
RSI shareholders. Each time, if any, that the RSI Board of Directors determines,
upon advise of such legal counsel and in the exercise of its good faith judgment
as to its fiduciary duties to the RSI shareholders, that it must enter into
negotiations with, or furnish any information to, a Third Party concerning any
Acquisition Proposal, RSI will give CNI prompt notice of such determination,
except in instances where RSI receives the advice of independent, outside legal
counsel for RSI that providing such information to CNI would be a breach of the
RSI Board of Directors' fiduciary duties.
CONDITIONS TO EACH PARTY'S OBLIGATION TO EFFECT THE MERGER
The respective obligations of RSI and CNI to effect the Merger are subject
to the following conditions: (a) RSI shareholders shall approve the Merger
Agreement; (b) no temporary restraining order, preliminary or permanent
injunction or other order shall be in effect that prevents consummation of the
Merger; (c) RSI and CNI each shall certify the accuracy in all material respects
6
<PAGE>
of the representations and warranties required to be performed by that party
under the Merger Agreement as of October 30, 1998 and as of the Closing Date;
(d) RSI and CNI shall each perform in all material respects all obligations
required to be performed under the Merger Agreement; (e) RSI and CNI shall each
receive officers' certificates from each other stating that certain conditions
set forth in the Merger Agreement have been satisfied; (f) CNI shall have
conducted its due diligence review of RSI's business, which shall not have
revealed any item which in CNI's reasonable judgment would constitute a material
adverse change or a prospect of a material adverse change in a particular
balance sheet or statement of income item of RSI; and (g) CNI shall have entered
into employment agreements with Wayne R. Collignon and Dirk D. Anderson.
In addition, RSI must satisfy the following financial conditions for the
Merger to occur: (a) cash and cash equivalents, plus net accounts receivable,
minus customer deposits must exceed $1,925,000; (b) cash, plus net accounts
receivable, plus inventory, minus total liabilities must exceed $2,475,000; (c)
total liabilities must be less than $800,000; (d) accounts payable must be less
than $475,000; (e) inventory must be at least $900,000; (f) total assets, minus
intangible assets, plus the value of intangible assets listed on Schedule 2.4 of
the Merger Agreement ($45,078.37), plus $800,000, minus total liabilities, must
exceed $3,275,000; and (g) the shareholder's equity must be at least $2,925,000.
TERMINATION
The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time (a) on or before the
Closing Date, whether before or after approval by RSI shareholders by mutual
consent of RSI and CNI; (b) on or before the Escrow Closing, by CNI if there has
been a material misrepresentation or breach of warranty in the representations
and warranties of RSI set forth in the Merger Agreement or a failure by RSI to
perform in any material respect a covenant with respect to its representations,
warranties and covenants set forth in the Merger Agreement; (c) on or before the
Escrow Closing, by RSI if there has been a material misrepresentation or breach
of warranty in the representations and warranties of CNI set forth in the Merger
Agreement or a failure by CNI to perform in any material respect a covenant with
respect to its representations, warranties and covenants set forth in the Merger
Agreement; (d) on or before the Escrow Closing, by either RSI or CNI if the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are not consummated by March
31, 1999, unless such failure to consummate is due to the failure of the
terminating party to perform or observe the covenants, agreements, and
conditions of the Merger Agreement that must be performed or observed at or
before the Closing Date; (e) on or before the Escrow Closing, by either RSI or
CNI if the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement violate any
nonappealable final order, decree, or judgment of any court or governmental body
or agency having competent jurisdiction; (f) on or before the Escrow Closing, by
RSI if, in the exercise of good faith judgment of its Board of Directors (which
judgment is based upon the advice of independent, outside legal counsel) as to
its fiduciary duties to its shareholders, such termination is required by reason
of an Acquisition Proposal or, if the Board of Directors of RSI withdraws or
materially modifies or changes its recommendation to its shareholders to approve
the Merger Agreement and the Merger if there exists at such time an Acquisition
Proposal for RSI and such change in recommendation is based upon the advice of
independent, outside legal counsel; (g) on or before the Escrow Closing, by CNI
if the RSI Board of Directors withdraws or materially modifies its
recommendation to the RSI shareholders to approve the Merger Agreement and the
7
<PAGE>
Merger if there exists at such time an Acquisition Proposal; or (h) by CNI under
certain circumstances if RSI was not in compliance with certain financial
covenants.
TERMINATION FEES; EXPENSES
If the Merger is not consummated, each party shall pay its own expenses
incurred in connection with the Merger Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby. Additionally, if the Merger is terminated due to the
termination of the Merger Agreement by virtue of the occurrence of an
Acquisition Proposal, and RSI enters into such an Acquisition Proposal within 24
months of such termination, CNI's option to purchase 230,000 shares of RSI
Common Stock at a purchase price equal to $3.75 per share will become effective
immediately. See "The Warrant."
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
The parties may amend, modify or supplement the Merger Agreement by a
written instrument executed by the party against which enforcement of the
amendment, modification or supplement is sought.
THE WARRANT
The following is a brief summary of the terms of the Common Stock Purchase
Warrant (the "Warrant"). The Warrant is intended to increase the likelihood that
RSI and CNI will consummate the Merger in accordance with the terms of the
Merger Agreement. Consequently, certain aspects of the Warrant may discourage
persons who might now or prior to the Effective Time be interested in acquiring
all or a significant interest in, or otherwise effecting a business combination
with, RSI from considering or proposing such a transaction, even if such persons
were prepared to offer to pay consideration to the RSI shareholders which
constitutes more than RSI shareholders will receive pursuant to the Merger
Agreement.
Pursuant to the Warrant entered into concurrently with the Merger
Agreement, RSI has granted to CNI the right (the "Option") to purchase, under
certain circumstances, up to 230,000 shares (the "Warrant Shares") of RSI Common
Stock at a price of $3.75 per share, subject to normal adjustments for
dividends, reclassifications and the like.
CNI may exercise the Option immediately upon the occurrence of both the
following: (i) certain terminations of the Merger Agreement and (ii) the
entering by the Company of such Acquisition Proposal within 24 months after such
termination. CNI shall be entitled to purchase the RSI Common Stock at a price
equal to $3.75 per share from RSI at any time prior to 5:00 p.m. (Arizona time)
on the date (the "Expiration Date") which is the later of (i) the termination
date set in the Acquisition Proposal or (ii) the closing date of the Acquisition
Proposal (if the holder of the Warrant has received at least 15 days' prior
written notice of such date). CNI may exercise the Option in whole or in part at
any time prior to the Expiration Date (but not as to fractional shares). If CNI
purchases less than all the Warrant Shares, RSI shall cancel the Warrant and
execute and deliver a new Warrant of like tenor for the balance of the Warrant.
8
<PAGE>
EXHIBITS
99.1 -- Press Release dated October 30, 1998
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.
Date: November 16, 1998. Reconditioned Systems, Inc.
By: /s/ Dirk D. Anderson
--------------------------------------
Dirk D. Anderson,
Chief Financial Officer
9
EXHIBIT 99.1
RECONDITIONED SYSTEMS, INC. NEWS RELEASE
444 WEST FAIRMONT
TEMPE, AZ 85282 CONTACT:
(602) 968-1772 (TELEPHONE) INVESTOR RELATIONS
(602) 894-1907 (FAX)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NASDAQ: RESY
RECONDITIONED SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES
SIGNING OF DEFINITIVE MERGER AGREEMENT
TEMPE, AZ, OCTOBER 30, 1998 - Reconditioned Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:RESY), based
in Tempe, Arizona has signed a definitive merger agreement with Cort Investment
Group, Inc., a private Texas corporation d/b/a Contract Network ("CNI"). Under
the terms of the agreement, CNI will acquire RESY for $8,575,000 in cash. CNI is
a leader in the remanufactured modular office furniture industry since 1988,
specializing in the reconditioning and marketing of workstations originally
manufactured by Steelcase and Herman Miller. RESY specializes in the
reconditioning and marketing of workstations originally manufactured by Haworth,
Inc.
RESY Chairman Scott Ryan stated that "We are very pleased with this combination.
CNI and RESY are an excellent fit from both a strategic and operational
standpoint. Our product lines are complementary and geographically the
combination makes sense. We have developed and executed a sound business plan
over the last three years and we have built an excellent financial base in
Tempe. I am now ready to turn the company over to CNI to take it to the next
level."
CNI Chairman and CEO Michael O'Neal stated that "This acquisition better
positions us to service our growing customer base by offering additional product
lines. Upon completion, we believe that CNI will be the largest privately-held
remanufacturer in the United States."
The closing of the acquisition is scheduled for early 1999, and is subject to,
among other things, RESY meeting certain financial conditions, the completion of
satisfactory due diligence by CNI, approval by RESY shareholders, and approval
of the transaction by relevant regulatory agencies.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ, perhaps materially,
from the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but
are not limited to the risk that the merger will not be consummated and other
risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in RESY's Securities and
Exchange Commission filings.
