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 (date of earliest event reported): November 5, 1997
JP FOODSERVICE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-24954 52-1634568
(State of Incorporation) (Commission File (IRS Employer
Number) Identification
Number)
9830 Patuxent Woods Drive
Columbia, Maryland 21046
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 312-7100<PAGE>
Item 5. Other Events.
On November 5, 1997, JP Foodservice, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Registrant"), Hudson Acquisition Corp., a
Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Reg-
istrant ("Acquisition Corp."), and Rykoff-Sexton, Inc., a Dela-
ware corporation ("Rykoff"), entered into Amendment No. 2
("Amendment No. 2") to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the
"Merger Agreement"), dated as of June 30, 1997, as amended as
of September 3, 1997, by and among the Registrant, Acquisition
Corp. and Rykoff. Under the Merger Agreement as amended by
Amendment No. 2, Rykoff stockholders will receive shares of the
Registrant's common stock at a fixed exchange ratio of 0.775 of
a share of Registrant's common stock for each share of Rykoff
common stock held. Prior to the effectiveness of Amendment No.
2, the fixed exchange ratio was 0.84. The foregoing description
of Amendment No. 2 is not complete and is qualified in its en-
tirety by reference to the text of such Amendment No. 2, which
is included as Exhibit 2.3 hereto and is hereby incorporated
herein by reference.
In connection with entering into Amendment No. 2, the
Registrant and Rykoff issued a joint press release, dated No-
vember 5, 1997. The foregoing description of such joint press
release is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by
reference to the text of such joint press release, which is
attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is hereby incorporated
herein by reference.<PAGE>
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information
and Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this
report:
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 30,
1997, by and among the Registrant, Rykoff-Sexton,
Inc. and Hudson Acquisition Corp. (incorporated by
reference to the Registrant's Current Report on Form
8-K, filed July 2, 1997, dated as of June 30, 1997).
2.2 Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of September 3, 1997, by and among the Reg-
istrant, Rykoff-Sexton, Inc. and Hudson Acquisition
Corp. (incorporated by reference to the Registrant's
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed September 9, 1997,
dated as of September 3, 1997).
2.3 Amendment No. 2 to Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of November 5, 1997, by and among the Regis-
trant, Rykoff-Sexton, Inc. and Hudson Acquisition
Corp.
99.1 Joint Press Release, dated November 5, 1997.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned here-
unto duly authorized.
Dated: November 7, 1997
JP FOODSERVICE, INC.
By: /s/ David M. Abramson
Name: David M. Abramson
Title: Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June
30, 1997, by and among the Registrant, Rykoff-
Sexton, Inc. and Hudson Acquisition Corp. (in-
corporated by reference to the Registrant's
Current Report on Form 8-K, filed July 2,
1997, dated as of June 30, 1997).
2.2 Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of September 3, 1997, by and
among the Registrant, Rykoff-Sexton, Inc. and
Hudson Acquisition Corp. (incorporated by ref-
erence to the Registrant's Current Report on
Form 8-K, filed September 9, 1997, dated as of
September 3, 1997).
2.3 Amendment No. 2 to Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of November 5, 1997, by and
among the Registrant, Rykoff-Sexton, Inc. and
Hudson Acquisition Corp.
99.1 Joint Press Release, dated November 5, 1997.
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EXHIBIT 2.3
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AMENDMENT NO. 2 ("Amendment No. 2") dated as of
November 5, 1997, to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the
"Merger Agreement"), dated as of June 30, 1997, by and among JP
Foodservice, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("JPFI"), Rykoff-
Sexton, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("RSI"), and Hudson
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of JP Foodservice ("Merger Sub").
WHEREAS, JPFI, RSI and Merger Sub have previously
executed and delivered the Merger Agreement; and
WHEREAS, JPFI, RSI and Merger Sub have previously
executed and delivered Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and
Plan of Merger ("Amendment No. 1"); and
WHEREAS, JPFI, RSI and Merger Sub desire to further
amend the Merger Agreement as set forth herein and pursuant to
Section 7.3 thereof (it being understood that all references to
the Merger Agreement herein or any provision thereof refer to
such Merger Agreement or provision as amended by Amendment No.
1);
NOW, THEREFORE, JPFI, RSI and Merger Sub agree as
follows:
1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not
expressly defined herein shall have the meanings accorded such
terms in the Merger Agreement.
2. Amendment of Section 2.1(b) of Merger Agreement.
The first sentence of Section 2.1(b) of the Merger Agreement is
hereby amended to read, in its entirety, as follows:
Subject to Section 2.2(e), each issued and
outstanding share of RSI Common Stock (other
than shares to be canceled in accordance
with Section 2.1(a)) shall be converted into
the right to receive 0.775 (the "Exchange
Ratio") validly issued, fully paid and non-
assessable shares of common stock, par value
$.01 per share ("JPFI Common Stock"), of
JPFI.
All references to the Exchange Ratio in the Merger Agreement or
in any other instrument or agreement contemplated thereby shall
be deemed to refer to the Exchange Ratio as amended hereby.<PAGE>
3. Amendment of Section 2.1(e)(iii). Section
2.1(e)(iii) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:
"(iii) At the Effective Time, the warrants,
dated May 17, 1996, between RSI and each of Teachers
Insurance and Annuity Association of America, the
Nippon Credit Bank, Ltd. and Dresdner Bank AG (each,
an "Assumed Warrant") shall be assumed by JPFI and
shall constitute a warrant to acquire, otherwise on
the same terms and conditions as were applicable
under such Assumed Warrant, a number of shares of
JPFI Common Stock determined pursuant to the terms of
Sections 2 and 3 of the Assumed Warrants, copies of
which have been delivered to JPFI.
4. Amendment of Article III. Article III of the
Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety
to read as set forth on Schedule IV hereto.
5. Amendment of Section 4.1(a) of Merger Agreement.
(a) The introductory paragraph to Section 4.1(a) of the Merger
Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety as follows:
"(a) Conduct of Business by RSI. Except (i) as
disclosed to an executive officer of JPFI in writing
prior to the date of Amendment No. 2 to this
Agreement ("Amendment No. 2"), or (ii) as disclosed
in (A) the RSI Disclosure Schedule, (B) any RSI Filed
SEC Document, or (C) any press release issued by RSI
prior to the date of this Amendment (each, an "RSI
Press Release"), (iii) as otherwise expressly
contemplated by this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated thereby, or (iv) as consented to by JPFI
in writing, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld or delayed, during the period from the date
of this Agreement to the Effective Time, (I) RSI
shall, and shall cause its subsidiaries to, carry on
their respective businesses in the ordinary course
consistent with past practice and in compliance in
all material respects with all applicable laws and
regulations, and, to the extent consistent therewith,
use all reasonable efforts to preserve intact their
current business organizations, (II) except as may be
required by law or any plan, program, contract or
arrangement in effect on the date of Amendment No. 2,
during the period from the date of this Agreement to
the Effective Time, RSI shall not, and shall not
permit any of its subsidiaries to, (A) grant to any
current or former director, officer, any regional
vice president or president of any division of RSI or
its subsidiaries any increase in compensation, bonus
or other benefits, except as required by employment
agreements in effect as of April 27, 1996; (B) grant
to any such current or former director, officer, any
regional vice president or president of any division
any increase in severance or termination pay; or (C)
enter into, or amend, any employment, deferred
compensation, consulting, severance, termination or
indemnification agreement with any such current or
former director, officer, regional vice president or
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president of any division, or (III) except as may be
required by law or any plan, program, contract or
arrangement in effect on the date of Amendment No. 2,
during the period from the date of Amendment No. 2 to
the Effective Time, RSI shall not, and shall not
permit any of its subsidiaries to adopt or amend, and
to RSI's knowledge since October 8, 1997, RSI has not
and has not permitted any of its subsidiaries to,
adopt or amend, any collective bargaining agreement
(other than renegotiations required by any such
collective bargaining agreement), employment
agreement, consulting agreement, severance agreement
or any bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred
compensation, incentive compensation, stock
ownership, stock purchase, stock option, phantom
stock, retirement, vacation, severance, disability,
death benefit, hospitalization, medical or other
plan, arrangement or understanding providing benefits
to any current or former employee, officer or
director of RSI or any of its wholly-owned
subsidiaries (collectively, the "RSI Benefit Plans"),
in any manner which would, individually, or in the
aggregate, involve amounts in excess of $1,000,000.
Anything in this Section 4.1(a) to the contrary
notwithstanding, RSI and any RSI subsidiary shall not
be deemed in violation of this Section 4.1(a) if such
violation is cured prior to the Effective Time.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing (but
subject to the above exceptions), during the period
from the date of this Agreement to the Effective
Time, RSI shall not, and shall not permit any of its
subsidiaries to:"
(b) Existing Section 4.1 (a)(vi) of the Merger
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the following:
"make any tax election that individually or in
the aggregate would have a material adverse effect on
RSI or any of its tax attributes or settle or
compromise any material income tax liability"
6. Amendment of Section 4.1(b) of Merger Agreement.
(a) The introductory paragraph to Section 4.1(b) of the Merger
Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety as follows:
"(b) Conduct of Business by JPFI. Except (i)
as disclosed to an executive officer of RSI in
writing prior to the date of Amendment No. 2, or (ii)
as disclosed in (A) the JPFI Disclosure Schedule as
amended by Schedule V to Amendment No. 2, (B) any
JPFI Filed SEC Document, or (C) any press release
issued by JPFI prior to the date of Amendment No. 2
(each, a "JPFI Press Release"), (iii) as otherwise
expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated thereby, or (iv) as
consented to by RSI in writing, such consent not to
be unreasonably withheld or delayed, during the
period from the date of this Agreement to the
Effective Time, (I) JPFI shall, and shall cause its
subsidiaries to, carry on their respective businesses
in the ordinary course consistent with past practice
and in compliance in all material respects with all
applicable laws and regulations, and, to the extent
consistent therewith, use all
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reasonable efforts to preserve intact their current
business organizations, (II) except as may be
required by law or any plan, program, contract or
arrangement in effect on the date of Amendment No. 2,
during the period from the date of this Agreement to
the Effective Time, JPFI shall not, and shall not
permit any of its subsidiaries to, (A) grant to any
current or former director, officer, any regional
vice president or president of any division of JPFI
or its subsidiaries any increase in compensation,
bonus or other benefits, except as required by
employment agreements in effect as of June 29, 1996;
(B) grant to any such current or former director,
officer, any regional vice president or president of
any division any increase in severance or termination
pay, or (C) enter into, or amend, any employment,
deferred compensation, consulting, severance,
termination or indemnification agreement with any
such current or former director, officer or any
regional vice president or president of any division,
or (III) except as may be required by law or any
plan, program, contract or arrangement in effect on
the date of Amendment No. 2, during the period from
the date of Amendment No. 2 to the Effective Time,
JPFI shall not, and shall not permit any of its
subsidiaries to adopt or amend, and to JPFI's
knowledge since October 8, 1997, JPFI has not and has
not permitted any of its subsidiaries to, adopt or
amend, any collective bargaining agreement (other
than renegotiations required by any such collective
bargaining agreement), employment agreement,
consulting agreement, severance agreement or any
bonus, pension, profit sharing, deferred
compensation, incentive compensation, stock
ownership, stock purchase, stock option, phantom
stock, retirement, vacation, severance, disability,
death benefit, hospitalization, medical or other
plan, arrangement or understanding providing benefits
to any current or former employee, officer or
director of JPFI or any of its wholly-owned
subsidiaries (collectively, the "JPFI Benefit
Plans"), in any manner which would, individually, or
in the aggregate, involve amounts in excess of
$1,000,000. Anything in this Section 4.1(b) to the
contrary notwithstanding, JPFI and any JPFI
subsidiary shall not be deemed in violation of this
Section 4.1(b) if such violation is cured prior to
the Effective Time. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing (but subject to the above
exceptions), during the period from the date of this
Agreement to the Effective Time, JPFI shall not, and
shall not permit any of its subsidiaries to:"
(b) Existing Section 4.1 (b)(vi) of the Merger
Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with
the following:
"make any tax election that individually or in
the aggregate would have a material adverse effect on
JPFI or any of its tax attributes or settle or
compromise any material income tax liability"
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7. Amendment of Section 5.7.
(a) Section 5.7(a) of the Merger Agreement is hereby
amended to add at the end of the penultimate sentence the
following:
"The certificate of incorporation and bylaws of
the Surviving Corporation shall contain the
provisions (and the Surviving Corporation's
Certification of Incorporation and by-laws may be
amended to incorporate such provisions) with respect
to indemnification that are set forth in the
certificate of incorporation and bylaws of RSI (in
each case in effect as of June 30, 1997 and as
provided to JPFI prior to such date), which
provisions shall not be amended, repealed or
otherwise modified, except as required by law, for a
period of six years from the Effective Time in any
manner that would affect adversely the rights
thereunder of individuals who at (or at any time
prior to) the Effective Time were directors or
officers of RSI or its subsidiaries (or any of its
predecessors).
(b) Section 5.7(b) of the Merger Agreement is hereby
amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
"(b) In the event that JPFI, the Surviving
Corporation or any of their respective successors or
assigns (i) consolidates with or merges into any
other person and is not the continuing or surviving
corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger
or (ii) transfers or conveys all or substantially all
of its properties and assets to any person, then, and
in each such case, proper provision will be made so
that the successors and assigns of JPFI or the
Surviving Corporation (as the case may be) assume the
obligations set forth in this Section 5.7."
(c) The Merger Agreement is hereby amended by
the addition of the following new Section 5.7(e):
"(e) Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, the provisions of this Section
5.7 shall apply to any litigation, action, suit,
claim, investigation or proceeding described in
Item 11 to Schedule II to Amendment No. 2."
8. Amendment of Section 5.18. Section 5.18 of the
Merger Agreement is hereby amended to add at the end thereof
the following:
"Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of RSI and
JPFI agrees that taking into account the modification
of the Exchange Ratio, substantial authority exists
as of the date of Amendment No. 2 that, as of the
Effective Time, the position set forth in this
Section 5.18 shall continue to be
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applicable. Without the prior written consent of
RSI, JPFI agrees that it shall not, and shall not
permit any of its subsidiaries to, take any action
not required by any binding contract or plan in
effect as of the date of Amendment No. 2 or by
applicable law that would prevent the statement set
forth in the preceding sentence from being true and
correct as of the Effective Time, including without
limitation, any action with respect to the issuance
of shares of its capital stock, any other voting
securities or any securities convertible into, or any
rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such
shares, voting securities or convertible securities,
whether or not permitted by any other provision of
this Agreement."
9. Amendment of Section 6.2(a) of the Merger
Agreement. Section 6.2(a) of the Merger Agreement shall be
amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"(a) Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties of RSI set forth
herein shall be true and correct both when made, and
at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as
of such time (except (i) to the extent expressly made
as of an earlier date, in which case such
representations and warranties shall be true and
correct as of such date, and (ii) for the
representations and warranties set forth in Sections
3.1(f) and 3.1(g)(i), in which case such
representations and warranties shall be true and
correct as of the date of Amendment No. 2) except
where the failure of such representations and
warranties to be so true and correct (without giving
effect to any limitation to "materiality" or
"material adverse effect" set forth therein) does not
have, and is not likely to have, individually or in
the aggregate, a material adverse effect on RSI.
10. Amendment of Section 6.2(b) of Merger Agreement.
Section 6.2(b) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the period at the end thereof and by substituting
therefor the following:
"; provided, however, that the obligations of
RSI set forth in Clauses (II) and (III) of Section
4.1(a) shall have been performed in all respects,
without reference to any limitation on such RSI
obligations in respect of "materiality" or "material
adverse effect."
11. Amendment of Section 6.3(a) of the Merger
Agreement. Section 6.3(a) of the Merger Agreement shall be
amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"(a) Representations and Warranties. The
representations and warranties of JPFI set forth
herein shall be true and correct both when made, and
at and as of the Closing Date, as if made at and as
of such time (except (i) to the extent expressly made
as of an earlier date, in which case such
representations and warranties shall be true and
correct as of such
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date, and (ii) for the representations and warranties
set forth in Sections 3.2(f) and 3.2(g)(i), in which
case such representations and warranties shall be
true and correct as of the date of Amendment No. 2)
except where the failure of such representations and
warranties to be so true and correct (without giving
effect to any limitation to "materiality" or
"material adverse effect" set forth therein) does not
have, and is not likely to have, individually or in
the aggregate, a material adverse effect on JPFI.
12. Amendment of Section 6.2(c) of Merger Agreement.
Section 6.2(c) of the Merger Agreement and any cross references
thereto are hereby deleted in their entirety.
13. Amendment of Section 6.3(b) of Merger Agreement.
Section 6.3(b) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting the period at the end thereof and by substituting
therefor the following:
"; provided, however, that the obligations of
JPFI set forth in Clauses (II) and (III) of Section
4.1(b) shall have been performed in all respects,
without reference to any limitation on such JPFI
obligations in respect of "materiality" or "material
adverse effect."
14. Amendment of Section 6.3(c) of the Merger
Agreement. Section 6.3(c) of the Merger Agreement and any
cross references thereto are hereby deleted in their entirety.
15. Amendment of Section 7.1(c) of Merger
Agreement. Section 7.1(c) of the Merger Agreement is hereby
amended by inserting the following between the phrases
"agreements contained in this Agreement," and "which breach or
failure to perform":
"or if RSI shall have breached or failed to
perform in any respect its covenants and agreements
set forth in Clause (II) or Clause (III) of the first
paragraph of Section 4.1(a),"
16. Amendment of Section 7.1(d) of Merger Agreement.
Section 7.1(d) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended by
inserting the following between the phrases "agreements
contained in this Agreement," and "which breach or failure to
perform":
"or if JPFI shall have breached or failed to
perform in any respect its covenants and agreements
set forth in Clause (II) or Clause (III) of the first
paragraph of Section 4.1(b),"
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17. Amendment of Section 8.3. (a) Section 8.3(b)
of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended by adding the
following to the end thereof:
"provided, however, that no change, effect,
event, occurrence or state of facts relating to, or
arising or resulting from, any of the following
matters, regardless of the amounts involved shall
constitute a "material adverse change" or "material
adverse effect": (i) any actions taken or omitted to
be taken with the prior written approval of JPFI in
anticipation or reliance upon the consummation of the
Merger or the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii)
any failure by RSI or its subsidiaries to keep
available the services of their current officers or
other employees, or to preserve any relationships
with those persons having business dealings with
them; or (iii) any of the matters disclosed in the
RSI Disclosure Schedule, in any RSI Filed SEC
Document, in any RSI Press Release, or otherwise
disclosed to an executive officer of JPFI in writing
by RSI prior to the date of Amendment No. 2."
(b) Section 8.3 of the Merger Agreement is hereby
amended to add the following new Sections 8.3(f), (g), (h), (i)
and (j):
"(f) "Securities Act" means the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended."
"(g) "RSI SEC Documents" means all required
reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents (including exhibits and all other
information incorporated therein) filed with the SEC
by RSI since June 28, 1997, and the Form S-4 as filed
prior to the date of Amendment No. 2."
"(h) "JPFI SEC Documents" means all required
reports, schedules, forms, statements and other
documents (including exhibits and all other
information incorporated therein) filed with the SEC
by JPFI since June 28, 1997 and the Form S-4 as filed
prior to the date of Amendment No. 2."
"(i) "To RSI's knowledge" shall mean the actual
knowledge, without any inquiry or investigation
whatsoever, of Mark Van Stekelenburg, RSI's Chairman,
CEO and President, Robert J. Harter Jr., RSI's Senior
Vice President and General Counsel, Richard J.
Martin, RSI's Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer, and Christopher Mellon, RSI's Vice
President and Controller. "To JPFI's knowledge"
shall mean the actual knowledge, without any inquiry
or investigation whatsoever, of Jim Miller, JPFI's
Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, David
Abramson, JPFI's Senior Vice President and General
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Counsel, Lewis Hay, III, JPFI's Senior Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer and George T. Megas,
JPFI's Vice President-Finance."
"(j) "Form S-4" means the registration
statement on Form S-4 to be filed with the SEC by
JPFI in connection with the issuance of JPFI Common
Stock in the Merger."
18. Deemed Disclosure.
(a) The parties hereto agree that the matters set
forth on the Schedules to this Amendment (i) shall be, and
hereby are, deemed to have been disclosed in such sections
of the RSI Disclosure Schedule with respect to which such
matters are relevant, in each case as of the date of the
Merger Agreement, and accordingly such disclosures shall
be, and hereby are, deemed to modify the representations
and warranties of RSI in the Merger Agreement as of such
date; (ii) shall not be asserted by JPFI as a breach of
the Merger Agreement; and (iii) shall not be asserted by
JPFI as the cause of a failure to be satisfied any
condition set forth in the Merger Agreement.
(b) Section 4.1 of the RSI Disclosure Schedule shall
be amended by adding Schedule I hereto thereto. Section
4.1 of the JPFI Disclosure Schedule shall be amended by
adding Schedule V hereto thereto.
(c) The introduction to the JPFI and RSI Disclosure
Schedules shall be amended by adding the following
sentence:
"All information set forth in the agreements,
documents and instruments referred to herein shall be
deemed disclosed in the following schedules as fully
and completely as if set forth herein. Any
information disclosed in any of the following
schedules shall be deemed disclosed and incorporated
into any other schedule to the merger agreement where
such disclosure would be relevant."
19. Filings. As soon as practicable following the
date of this Amendment, RSI and JPFI shall prepare and file
with the SEC an amendment to the Joint Proxy Statement, and
JPFI shall prepare and file with the SEC an amendment to the
Form S-4, in which the Joint Proxy Statement will be included.
The parties will use their best efforts to make such filings
within 10 days of the date of this Amendment. Each of RSI and
JPFI shall use best efforts to have the Form S-4 declared
effective under the Securities Act as promptly as practicable
after such filing.
20. Release. (a) Each of JPFI and Merger Sub
hereby waives, and releases and discharges RSI, and its
stockholders, affiliates, successors, assigns, officers,
directors, agents, representatives and employees (collectively
"Representatives") of RSI
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from, any claim for damages (whether for loss of benefit of the
bargain, costs or expenses or otherwise), other claims,
liabilities, damages and causes of action, in each case to the
extent related to or based on (i) any breach or alleged breach
of the Merger Agreement prior to the date of this Amendment, or
(ii) this Amendment, the subject matter thereof or any matter
set forth on the Schedules to this Agreement. This paragraph
does not limit JPFI's or Merger Sub's right to terminate the
Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms as amended hereby
based on any such breach or alleged breach.
(b) RSI and its affiliates hereby waive, and release
and discharge JPFI, Merger Sub and the Representatives of each
of them from, any claim for damages (whether for loss of
benefit of the bargain, costs or expenses or otherwise), other
claims, liabilities, damages and causes of action, in each case
to the extent related to or based on (i) any breach or alleged
breach of the Merger Agreement prior to the date of this
Amendment, or (ii) this Amendment, the subject matter thereof
or any matter set forth on the Schedules to this Agreement.
This paragraph does not limit RSI's right to terminate the
Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms as amended hereby
based on any such breach or alleged breach.
21. Disclaimer of Projections. Each of RSI and JPFI
acknowledges that any financial projections that may have been
or are hereafter delivered to the other party (the "Financial
Projections") reflect a number of estimates and highly
subjective assumptions and judgments concerning anticipated
results of operations. These assumptions and judgments may or
may not prove to be correct and there can be no assurance that
any projected results are attainable or will be realized. Each
of JPFI and RSI expressly disclaims any representation or
warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or
completeness of the Financial Projections and each of RSI and
JPFI acknowledges that it has not relied and will not rely on
the Financial Projections, in connection with its evaluation of
the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and shall
have no right to terminate this Agreement or to not consummate
the Merger on the basis of RSI's or JPFI's failure to achieve
any Financial Projections.
22. Authority
(a) RSI has all requisite corporate power and
authority to enter into this Amendment. The execution and
delivery of this Amendment and the consummation by RSI of
the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part
of RSI, including without limitation the due approval of
this Amendment by the Board of Directors of RSI (for the
purposes contemplated by Section 3.1(h) of the Agreement
and otherwise) and a majority of the ML Directors. This
Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by RSI and,
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery
thereof by each of JPFI and Merger Sub, constitutes the
legal, valid and binding obligation of RSI, enforceable
against RSI in accordance with its terms.
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(b) Each of JPFI and Merger Sub has all requisite
corporate power and authority to enter into this
Amendment. The execution and delivery of this Amendment
and the consummation by each of JPFI and Merger Sub of the
transactions contemplated hereby has been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of each of
JPFI and Merger Sub, including without limitation the due
approval of this Amendment by the Board of Directors of
JPFI (for the purposes contemplated by Section 3.2(h) of
the Agreement and otherwise). This Amendment has been
duly executed and delivered by each of JPFI and Merger
Sub, and assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery thereof by RSI, constitutes the legal, valid and
binding obligation of each of JPFI and Merger Sub,
enforceable against each of JPFI and Merger Sub in
accordance with its terms.
23. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
Delaware, regardless of the laws that might otherwise govern
under applicable principles of conflict of laws thereof.
24. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in
one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one
and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or
more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and
delivered to the other parties.
25. Merger Agreement Confirmed. Except as amended
hereby, the Merger Agreement is ratified and confirmed in all
respects. All representations, warranties, covenants or
agreements of the parties set forth in the Merger Agreement, as
amended hereby, shall be deemed to have been made June 30, 1997
and as of the date hereof, except as otherwise expressly
provided therein or herein, and RSI and JPFI hereby waive any
right to terminate, or not consummate the transactions
contemplated by, the Merger Agreement according to its original
terms and agree that any such rights shall arise only out of
the provisions of the Merger Agreement as amended hereby.
26. Notice of Breaches. JPFI and RSI shall give
prompt written notice to the other party to the extent it has
knowledge of breach by it or such other party of the covenants
and agreements set forth in Section 4.1(a) or 4.1(b).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, JPFI, RSI and Merger Sub have
caused this Amendment to be signed by their respective officers
thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first written
above.
JP FOODSERVICE, INC.
By: /s/ James L. Miller
Name: James L. Miller
Title: Chairman, President
and Chief Executive
Officer
RYKOFF-SEXTON, INC.
By: /s/ Mark Van Stekelenburg
Name: Mark Van Stekelenburg
Title: Chairman, President
and Chief Executive
Officer
HUDSON ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/ James L. Miller
Name: James L. Miller
Title: Chairman, President
and Chief Executive
Officer
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EXHIBIT 99.1
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5 10:06 AM EST
COMPANY PRESS RELEASE
JP FOODSERVICE AND RYKOFF-SEXTON REVISE MERGER
TERMS; EXPECT TO CLOSE BY YEAR END
COLUMBIA, Md. and WILKES-BARRE, Pa., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- JP
Foodservice, Inc. ("JP") (NYSE:JPF - news) of Columbia,
Maryland, and Rykoff-Sexton, Inc. ("Rykoff") (NYSE:RYK), of
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, which also does business under the
US Foodservice name, today announced that they have amended the
merger agreement JP and Rykoff signed on June 30, 1997.
Under the amended merger agreement, Rykoff shareholders will
receive shares of JP at a fixed exchange ratio of 0.775 JP
common shares for each Rykoff common share they hold. Prior to
the amendment, the fixed exchange ratio was 0.84. Based on the
new exchange ratio, Rykoff is valued at $1.4 billion including
assumed debt.
The amendment also eliminates certain of the original closing
conditions from the merger agreement. The Boards of Directors
of Rykoff and JP each have, by a unanimous vote of those
directors voting, approved the amendment to the merger
agreement and recommended that Rykoff's and JP's stockholders
vote in favor of the amended Agreement and Plan of Merger and
the transactions contemplated thereby.
As before, the merger will be accounted for using the pooling-
of-interest method and is intended to qualify as a tax-free
reorganization.
Mr. Jim Miller, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive
Officer of JP, stated: "We are pleased that we've been able to
work out a revised agreement with Rykoff-Sexton. The new
agreement was precipitated by a change in the relative values
of both companies from the time of our original agreement last
June."
Rykoff and JP stated that the new terms reflect changes in debt
levels from the end of the third quarter ended March 29, 1997
to the present which were attributable to a number of factors,
primarily changes in timing of sales by Rykoff of certain idle
facilities, delays in utilization of tax benefits anticipated
by Rykoff and higher investment levels in Rykoff's computer
related assets.
The amended terms also give effect to higher than anticipated
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and integration of US Foodservice and Rykoff operations. Mr.
Mark Van Stekelenburg, Rykoff's Chairman, CEO and President
said, "The accelerated consolidation of US Foodservice, which
is now essentially complete, had a negative impact on our sales
and expenses in fiscal 1997, but has nevertheless allowed us to
better focus our business going forward."
The new terms reflect strengths in JP's business, including the
acquisition of new accounts and the Outwest Meat Company
acquisition.
Mr. Miller further stated: "Delays in closing the merger will
likely push back the realization of projected synergies, and
thus are expected to dilute slightly our fiscal year 1998
earnings. However, with many of the integration plans well
underway, we believe that the merger will be accretive to our
calendar year 1998 results and beyond.
"There are significant strategic benefits of this merger which
will create incremental value for both JP and Rykoff
shareholders. We are fortunate to have this phase of the
merger behind us, and I am looking forward to working with the
foodservice professionals at both companies to continue the
building of an outstanding company."
Based on JP's closing stock price of $31.50 on Tuesday,
November 4, 1997, the 0.775 exchange ratio, the approximately
29.6 million shares of Rykoff common stock on a fully diluted
basis, and the assumption by JP of approximately $670 million
of Rykoff debt, the transaction has a total enterprise value of
$1.4 billion. Current shareholders of JP and Rykoff will own
approximately equal stakes in the combined enterprise.
"After careful consideration of the relative contributions to
be made by the two companies, the Rykoff Board has determined
that this course of action represents the best alternative to
Rykoff stockholders," said Van Stekelenburg. "As a result of
this amendment, we are able to protect the value from the
original transaction for our shareholders, increase the
certainty of a timely consummation of the merger, and enhance
the likelihood of a quick and successful integration of the
operations of JP and our company. Rykoff and JP have jointly
developed a merger plan to maximize efficiencies, and are ready
to implement the plan upon consummation of the merger."
Both companies plan on mailing proxies to their respective
shareholders within approximately one week of SEC effectiveness
of JP's registration statement and plan on holding special
shareholder meetings one month following mailing. Assuming the
merger is approved by shareholders, the merger is expected to
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close immediately following shareholder approval which is
anticipated to occur next month.
Rykoff provides over 35,000 food and non-food related items to
approximately 100,000 restaurants and other dining
establishments, health care, and educational facilities, and
wherever food is prepared away from home, and employs over
8,500 foodservice professionals. Distribution centers,
manufacturing operations and contract design facilities are
located throughout the United States.
JP Foodservice distributes food and related products to
restaurants and institutional foodservice establishments in the
Mid-Atlantic, Midwestern, and Northeastern regions of the
United States as well as Las Vegas, Nevada. JP markets and
distributes 30,000 national, private label, and signature brand
items to over 34,000 customers, including restaurants, hotels,
healthcare facilities, cafeterias and schools, and employs over
3,500 foodservice professionals. The Company's diverse
customer base encompasses both independent and chain
businesses, including Old Country Buffet, Perkins Family
Restaurants, Subway, Compass Group, Pizzeria Uno, and Ruby
Tuesday.
The statements in this press release concerning management's
expectations regarding acquisitions and future operations
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause either JP
Foodservice, Inc.'s or Rykoff-Sexton, Inc.'s actual operating
results to differ materially. Such risks and uncertainties
include the sensitivity of both companies' businesses to
national and regional economic conditions, the effects of
inflation and deflation in food prices, the highly competitive
markets in which both companies operate and difficulties in
achieving costs savings and operating synergies in integrating
the merged businesses. JP's Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 1997
discusses some of the important factors that could cause JP
Foodservice, Inc.'s actual results to differ materially from
those in such forward-looking statements. Similarly, Rykoff's
SEC filings and reports describe important factors that could
cause Rykoff's actual results to differ materially from those
in such forward-looking statements.
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