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): August 26, 1999
TJ INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-7469 82-0250992
(Commission File No.) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
200 E. Mallard Drive 83706
Boise, Idaho (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (208) 364-3300
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On August 26, 1999, the Board of Directors of our Company, TJ
International, Inc., a Delaware corporation, declared a dividend of one
preferred share purchase right (a "Right") for each outstanding share of common
stock, par value $1.00 per share. The dividend is payable on September 22, 1999
to the stockholders of record on September 22, 1999. These rights will replace
rights to purchase common stock that will expire on September 22, 1999.
Our Board has adopted this Rights Agreement to protect stockholders from
coercive or otherwise unfair takeover tactics. In general terms, it works by
imposing a significant penalty upon any person or group which acquires 20% or
more of our outstanding common stock without the approval of our Board. The
Rights Agreement should not interfere with any merger or other business
combination approved by our Board.
For those interested in the specific terms of the Rights Agreement as made
between our Company and First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as the Rights
Agent, on August 26, 1999, we provide the following summary description. Please
note, however, that this description is only a summary, and is not complete, and
should be read together with the entire Rights Agreement, which is incorporated
by reference and has been filed as an exhibit to this Form 8-K.
The Rights. Our Board authorized the issuance of a Right with respect to each
issued and outstanding share of common stock on September 22, 1999. The Rights
will initially trade with, and will be inseparable from, the common stock. The
Rights are evidenced only by certificates or book-entry credits that represent
shares of common stock. New Rights will accompany any new shares of common stock
we issue after September 22, 1999 until the Distribution Date described below.
Exercise Price. Each Right will allow its holder to purchase from our Company
one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
("Preferred Share") for $135, once the Rights become exercisable. This portion
of a Preferred Share will give the stockholder approximately the same dividend,
voting, and liquidation rights as would one share of common stock. Prior to
exercise, the Right does not give its holder any dividend, voting, or
liquidation rights.
Exercisability. The Rights will not be exercisable until
o 10 days after the public announcement that a person or group has become an
"Acquiring Person" by obtaining beneficial ownership of 20% or more of our
outstanding common stock, or, if earlier,
o 10 business days (or a later date determined by our Board before any person
or group becomes an Acquiring Person) after a person or group begins a
tender or exchange offer which, if consummated, would result in that person
or group becoming an Acquiring Person.
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We refer to the date when the Rights become exercisable as the
"Distribution Date." Until that date, the common stock certificates will also
evidence the Rights, and any transfer of shares of common stock will constitute
a transfer of Rights. After that date, the Rights will separate from the common
stock and be evidenced by book-entry credits or by Rights certificates that we
will mail to all eligible holders of common stock. Any Rights held by an
Acquiring Person are void and may not be exercised.
Our Board may reduce the threshold at which a person or group becomes an
Acquiring Person from 20% to not less than 10% of the outstanding common stock.
Consequences of a Person or Group Becoming an Acquiring Person.
o Flip In. If a person or group becomes an Acquiring Person, all holders of
Rights except the Acquiring Person may, for $135, purchase shares of our
common stock with a market value of $270, based on the market price of the
common stock prior to such acquisition.
o Flip Over. If our Company is later acquired in a merger or similar
transaction after the Rights Distribution Date, all holders of Rights
except the Acquiring Person may, for $135, purchase shares of the acquiring
corporation with a market value of $270 based on the market price of the
acquiring corporation's stock, prior to such merger.
Preferred Share Provisions.
Each one one-hundredth of a Preferred Share, if issued:
o will not be redeemable.
o will entitle holders to quarterly dividend payments of $.01 per share,
or an amount equal to the dividend paid on one share of common stock,
whichever is greater.
o will entitle holders upon liquidation either to receive $1 per share or an
amount equal to the payment made on one share of common stock, whichever is
greater.
o will have the same voting power as one share of common stock.
o if shares of our common stock are exchanged via merger, consolidation, or a
similar transaction, will entitle holders to a per share payment equal to
the payment made on one share of common stock.
The value of one one-hundredth interest in a Preferred Share should approximate
the value of one share of common stock.
Expiration. The Rights will expire on September 22, 2009.
Redemption. Our Board may redeem the Rights for $.001 per Right at any time
before any person or group becomes an Acquiring Person. If our Board redeems any
Rights, it must redeem
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all of the Rights. Once the Rights are redeemed, the only right of the holders
of Rights will be to receive the redemption price of $.001 per Right. The
redemption price will be adjusted if we have a stock split or stock dividends of
our common stock.
Exchange. After a person or group becomes an Acquiring Person, but before an
Acquiring Person owns 50% or more of our outstanding common stock, our Board may
extinguish the Rights by exchanging one share of common stock or an equivalent
security for each Right, other than Rights held by the Acquiring Person.
Anti-Dilution Provisions. Our Board may adjust the purchase price of the
Preferred Shares, the number of Preferred Shares issuable and the number of
outstanding Rights to prevent dilution that may occur from a stock dividend, a
stock split, a reclassification of the Preferred Shares or common stock. No
adjustments to the Exercise Price of less than 1% will be made.
Amendments. The terms of the Rights Agreement may be amended by our Board
without the consent of the holders of the Rights. However, our Board may not
amend the Rights Agreement to lower the threshold at which a person or group
becomes an Acquiring Person to below 10% of our outstanding common stock. In
addition, the Board may not cause a person or group to become an Acquiring
Person by lowering this threshold below the percentage interest that such person
or group already owns. After a person or group becomes an Acquiring Person, our
Board may not amend the agreement in a way that adversely affects holders of the
Rights.
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ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits.
4.1 Rights Agreement, dated as of August 26, 1999, between TJ
International, Inc. and First Chicago Trust Company of New
York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 of the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 1999).
99.1 Press Release issued by TJ International, Inc. on August 30,
1999.
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SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 17, 1999
TJ INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ THOMAS H. DENIG
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Name: Thomas H. Denig
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT LIST
Exhibit
No. Description
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4.1 Rights Agreement, dated as of August 26, 1999, between TJ
International, Inc. and First Chicago Trust Company of New
York (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 of the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commisssion on September 17, 1999).
99.1 Press Release issued by TJ International, Inc. on August 30,
1999.
EXHIBIT 99.1
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TJ INTERNATIONAL
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"Our Business is Satisfied Customers"
TJ International, Inc. Declares Distribution of Preferred
Share Purchase Rights and Regular Quarterly Dividend
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of TJ
International, Inc. (Nasdaq: TJCO) declared a divided distribution of one
Preferred Share Purchase Right on each outstanding share of TJ International,
Inc. common stock, replacing similar rights that will expire on September 22,
1999.
Thomas H. Denig, President and Chief Executive Officer of TJ International,
Inc., stated: "Like our prior Rights Plan, the Rights Plan adopted today is
designed to assure that all of TJ International's stockholders receive fair and
equal treatment in the event of any proposed takeover of the Company and to
guard against partial tender offers, squeeze-outs, open market accumulations and
other abusive tactics to gain control of TJ International without paying all
stockholders a control premium."
The Rights will be exercisable only if a person or group acquires 20% or
more of TJ International's common stock or announces a tender offer the
consummation of which would result in ownership by a person or group of 20% or
more of the common stock. Each Right will entitle stockholders (other than the
20% or more acquiror) to buy one one-hundredth of a share of TJ International's
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $135.
If a person or group acquires 20% or more of TJ International's outstanding
common stock, each Right will entitle its holder (other than such person or
members of such group) to purchase, at the Right's then-current exercise price,
a number of TJ International's common shares having a market value of twice such
price. In addition, if TJ International is acquired in a merger or other
business combination transaction after a person has acquired 20% or more the
Company's outstanding common stock, each Right will entitle its holder to
purchase, at the Right's then-current exercise price, a number of the acquiring
company's common shares having a market value of twice such price. The acquiring
person will not be entitled to exercise these Rights.
Prior to the acquisition by a person or group of beneficial ownership of
20% or more of the Company's common stock, the Rights are redeemable for $0.001
per Right at the option of TJ International's Board of Directors.
TJ International's Board of Directors is also authorized to reduce the 20%
thresholds referred to above to not less than 10% (which would exempt holders of
greater than 10% so long as they acquired no additional shares).
The Rights are intended to enable all TJ International stockholders to
realize the long-term value of their investment in the Company. The Rights will
not necessarily prevent a takeover, but should encourage anyone seeking to
acquire the Company to negotiate with TJ International's Board of Directors
prior to attempting a takeover.
The dividend distribution will be made on September 22, 1999, payable to
stockholders of record on that date. The Rights will expire ten years after the
date of issuance. The Rights distribution is not taxable to stockholders.
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The Board of Directors also approved payment of the regular quarterly
dividend of five and one-half cents (5-1/2 cents) per share to be paid on all of
the issued and outstanding common stock of the Company for the third quarter of
the calendar year 1999, payable October 13, 1999 to all stockholders of record
as of September 24, 1999.
TJ International is the majority owner and managing partner of Trus Joist
MacMillan, the global leader in the manufacturing and marketing of engineered
lumber. Engineered lumber products are high-quality, resource-efficient
alternatives for the dwindling supply of wide-dimension lumber traditionally cut
from large logs. Canadian forest products company MacMillan Bloedel owns 49
percent of Trus Joist MacMillan.
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements include, without limitation, statements regarding expectations of
residential housing demand and growth in North America and Europe. Investors are
cautioned that forward-looking statements are subject to an inherent risk that
actual results may vary materially from those described, projected, or implied
herein. Factors that may result in such variance include changes in interest
rates, commodity prices, and other economic conditions; actions by competitors;
changing weather conditions and other natural phenomena; actions by government
authorities; results in litigation; technological developments; future decisions
by management in response to changing conditions; changes in the TJM
partnership; and, misjudgments in the course of preparing forward-
looking statements.
Information about the Company can be obtained by calling 208-364-3300 or by
visiting the Company's web site at www.tjco.com.
SOURCE TJ International, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Tom Denig, 208-364-3300, or home, 208-336-7443, or Val
Heusinkveld, 208-364-3300, or home, 208-853-3607, or Mel Landers, 208-364-3300,
or home, 208-461-1214, all of TJ International, Inc./
/Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/847550.html or fax,
800-758-5804, ext. 847550/
/Web site: http://www.tjco.com/
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