0001193125-13-107562.txt : 20130509 0001193125-13-107562.hdr.sgml : 20130509 20130314164610 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-107562 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-1/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 18 FILED AS OF DATE: 20130314 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130411 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: EVERTEC, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001559865 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-COMPUTER PROCESSING & DATA PREPARATION [7374] IRS NUMBER: 660783622 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PR FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-1/A SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-186487 FILM NUMBER: 13690984 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: CUPEY CENTER BUILDING STREET 2: ROAD 176, KM 1.3 CITY: RIO PIEDRAS STATE: PR ZIP: 00926 BUSINESS PHONE: (787) 759-9999 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: PO BOX 364527 CITY: SAN JUAN STATE: PR ZIP: 00936-4527 S-1/A 1 d427686ds1a.htm AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-1 Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2013

Registration No. 333-186487

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

EVERTEC, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Puerto Rico   7374   66-0783622

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

 

Cupey Center Building

Road 176, Kilometer 1.3

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926

(787) 759-9999

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants’ principal executive offices)

 

 

Luisa Wert Serrano, Esq.

EVERTEC, Inc.

Cupey Center Building

Road 176, Kilometer 1.3

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926

(787) 759-9999

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

With a copy to:

Rosa A. Testani, Esq.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

One Bryant Park

New York, NY 10036

(212) 872-8115

 

Michael J. Ohler, Esq.

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

80 Pine Street

New York, NY 10005

(212) 701-3000

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.  ¨

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.:

 

Large Accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer    ¨
Non-accelerated filer   x (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company    ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of each class of

securities to be registered

  Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price (1)
  Amount of
registration fee (2)

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share

  $ 100,000,000.00   $13,640.00

 

 

 

(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(2) Previously paid in connection with the filing of this Registration Statement on February 6, 2013.

 

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We and the selling stockholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to completion, dated March 14, 2013

 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

   LOGO

             Shares

EVERTEC, Inc.

Common Stock

$             per share

 

 

This is our initial public offering. We are selling              of the shares being offered hereby. The selling stockholders identified in this prospectus are selling an additional              shares. We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares being sold by the selling stockholders.

We expect the public offering price to be between $             and $             per share. Currently, no public market exists for our common stock. Our shares of common stock have been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the symbol “EVTC.” Following the completion of this offering, we will remain a “controlled company” as defined under the NYSE listing rules because the group consisting of funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, LLC and Popular, Inc. will beneficially own     % of our shares of outstanding common stock, assuming the underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase up to              additional shares from the selling stockholders. See “Principal and Selling Stockholders.”

 

 

We are an “emerging growth company” under applicable federal securities laws and are eligible for reduced public company reporting requirements. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—As an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain reporting and disclosure requirements, which may make our future public filings different than that of other public companies.”

Investing in our common stock involves risks that are described in the “Risk Factors” section beginning on page 20 of this prospectus.

 

 

 

     Price to
Public
     Underwriting
Discounts
     Proceeds to
EVERTEC, Inc.
     Proceeds to
Selling
Stockholders
 

Per Share

   $        $        $        $    

Total

   $        $        $        $    

The underwriters also have an option to purchase up to an additional             shares from the selling stockholders at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discount.

Delivery of the shares of common stock will be made on or about                     , 2013.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

  J.P. Morgan

 

William

Blair

   UBS Investment Bank    Popular Securities    Morgan Stanley    Deutsche Bank Securities    Credit Suisse    Citigroup    BofA Merrill Lynch    Apollo
Global Securities

 

 

The date of this prospectus is             , 2013.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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SUMMARY

     1   

RISK FACTORS

     20   

CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     40   

INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA

     41   

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

     41   

EMERGING GROWTH COMPANY STATUS

     42   

USE OF PROCEEDS

     43   

DIVIDEND POLICY

     44   

CAPITALIZATION

     45   

DILUTION

     46   

SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA

     48   

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

     50   

BUSINESS

     75   

MANAGEMENT

     87   

PRINCIPAL AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

     113   

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

     116   

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

     131   

DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS

     136   

SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

     141   

MATERIAL TAX CONSEQUENCES

     143   

UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)

     151   

LEGAL MATTERS

     157   

EXPERTS

     157   

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

     157   

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     F-1   

 

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized any person to provide you with any information or represent anything about us or this offering that is not contained in this prospectus. If given or made, any such other information or representation should not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. We are not making an offer in any jurisdiction where an offer or sale is not permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is current only as of its date.

Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, (a) the terms “EVERTEC,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “the Company” and “our company” refer to EVERTEC, Inc. and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, (b) the term “Holdings” refers to EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC, but not to any of its subsidiaries and (c) the term “EVERTEC, LLC” refers to EVERTEC Group, LLC and its predecessor entities and their subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, including the operations of its predecessor entities prior to the Merger (as defined below). Neither EVERTEC nor Holdings conducts any operations other than with respect to its indirect or direct ownership of EVERTEC, LLC.

 

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SUMMARY

This summary highlights key aspects of the information contained elsewhere in this prospectus and may not contain all of the information you should consider before making an investment decision. You should read this summary together with the entire prospectus, including the information presented under the heading “Risk Factors” and the more detailed information in the historical financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. For a more complete description of our business, see the “Business” section in this prospectus.

Company Overview

EVERTEC is the leading full-service transaction processing business in Latin America and the Caribbean. We are based in Puerto Rico and provide a broad range of merchant acquiring, payment processing and business process management services across 19 countries in the region. We process over 1.8 billion transactions annually, and manage the electronic payment network for over 4,100 automated teller machines (“ATM”) and over 104,000 point-of-sale (“POS”) payment terminals. According to the July 2012 Nilson Report, we are the largest merchant acquirer in the Caribbean and Central America and the sixth largest in Latin America based on total number of transactions. We own and operate the ATH network, one of the leading ATM and personal identification number (“PIN”) debit networks in Latin America. In addition, we provide a comprehensive suite of services for core bank processing, cash processing and technology outsourcing in the regions we serve. We serve a broad and diversified customer base of leading financial institutions, merchants, corporations and government agencies with ‘mission critical’ technology solutions that are essential to their operations, enabling them to issue, process and accept transactions securely, and we believe that our business is well positioned to continue to expand across the fast growing Latin American region.

We are differentiated, in part, by our diversified business model, which enables us to provide our varied customer base with a broad range of transaction processing services from a single source across numerous channels and geographic markets. We believe this single source capability provides several competitive advantages which will enable us to continue to penetrate our existing customer base with new, complementary services, win new customers, develop new sales channels and enter new markets. We believe these competitive advantages include:

 

   

Our ability to package and provide a range of services across our customers’ business that often need to be sourced from different vendors;

 

   

Our ability to serve customers with disparate operations in several geographies with a single integrated technology solution that enables them to manage their business as one enterprise; and

 

   

Our ability to capture and analyze data across the transaction processing value chain to provide value-added services that are differentiated from those offered by ‘pure play’ vendors that only have the technology, capabilities and products to serve one portion of the transaction processing value chain (such as only merchant acquiring or payment processing).

Our broad suite of services span the entire transaction processing value chain and include a range of front-end customer facing solutions as well as back-end support services. These include: (i) merchant acquiring services, which enable POS and e-commerce merchants to accept and process electronic methods of payment such as debit, credit, prepaid and electronic benefits transfer (“EBT”) cards; (ii) payment processing services, which enable financial institutions and other issuers to manage, support and facilitate the processing for credit, debit, prepaid, ATM and EBT card programs; and (iii) business process management solutions, which provide ‘mission critical’ technology solutions such as core bank processing, as well as information technology (“IT”) outsourcing and cash management services to financial institutions, enterprises and governments. We provide these services through a highly scalable, end-to-end technology platform that we manage and operate in-house. Our end-to-end technology platform includes solutions that encompass the entire transaction processing value chain. This enables us to provide ‘front-end’ processing services, such as the electronic capture and authorization of transactions at the point-of-sale, and ‘back-end’ services, such as the clearing and settlement of transactions and account reconciliation for card issuers. Our platform provides us with the broad range of capabilities, flexibility and operating leverage that enable us to innovate and develop new services, differentiate ourselves in the marketplace and generate significant operating efficiencies to continue to maximize profitability.

 

 

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We sell and distribute our services primarily through a proprietary direct sales force with strong customer relationships. We are also increasingly building a variety of indirect sales channels which enable us to leverage the distribution capabilities of partners in adjacent markets, including value-added resellers, joint ventures and merchant acquiring alliances. Given our breadth across the transaction processing value chain, our customer base is highly diversified by size, type and geographic footprint.

We benefit from an attractive business model, which is characterized by recurring revenue, significant operating margins and low capital expenditure requirements. Our revenue is recurring in nature because of the mission-critical and embedded nature of the services we provide, the high switching costs associated with these services and the multi-year contracts we negotiate with our customers. Our scalable business model creates significant operating efficiencies. In addition, our business model enables us to continue to grow our business organically without significant additional capital expenditures.

We generate revenues based primarily on transaction fees paid by our merchants and financial institutions in our Merchant Acquiring and Payment Processing segments and on transaction fees or fees based on number of accounts on file in our Business Solutions segment. Our total revenues increased from $276.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 to $341.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”) of 7%. Our Adjusted EBITDA (as defined below in Note 3 to “—Summary Historical Consolidated and Combined Financial Data”) increased from $117.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 to $169.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, representing a CAGR of 13%. Our Adjusted Net Income (as defined below in Note 3 to “—Summary Historical Consolidated and Combined Financial Data”) increased from $58.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 to $84.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, representing a CAGR of 13%.

History and Separation from Popular

We have a 25 year operating history in the transaction processing industry. Prior to the Merger on September 30, 2010, EVERTEC, LLC was 100% owned by Popular, Inc. (“Popular”), the largest financial institution in the Caribbean, and operated substantially as an independent entity within Popular. In September 2010, Apollo Global Management, LLC, a leading private equity investor, acquired a 51% interest in EVERTEC and shortly thereafter, we began the transition to a separate, stand-alone entity. As a stand-alone company, we have made substantial investments in our technology and infrastructure, recruited various senior executives with significant transaction processing experience in Latin America, enhanced our profitability through targeted productivity and cost savings actions and broadened our footprint beyond the markets historically served.

We continue to benefit from our relationship with Popular. Popular is our largest customer, acts as one of our largest merchant referral partners and sponsors us with the card associations (such as Visa or MasterCard), enabling merchants to accept these card associations’ credit card transactions. Popular also provides merchant sponsorship as one of the participants of the ATH network, enabling merchants to connect to the ATH network and accept ATH debit card transactions. We provide a number of critical products and services to Popular, which are governed by a 15-year Amended and Restated Master Services Agreement (the “Master Services Agreement”) that runs through 2025. For more information on the Master Services Agreement and other related party agreements, see “—Principal Stockholders” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions in Connection with the Closing of the Merger.”

Industry Trends

Shift to Electronic Payments

The ongoing migration from cash, check and other paper methods of payment to electronic payments continues to benefit the transaction processing industry globally. This migration is driven by factors including customer convenience, marketing efforts by financial institutions, card issuer rewards and the development of new

 

 

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forms of payment. We believe that the penetration of electronic payments in the markets where we principally operate is significantly lower relative to more mature U.S. and European markets and that this ongoing shift will continue to generate substantial growth opportunities for our business.

Fast Growing Latin American and Caribbean Financial Services and Payments Markets

Currently, the adoption of banking products, including electronic payments, in the Latin American and Caribbean region is lower relative to the mature U.S. and European markets. As these markets continue to evolve and grow, the emergence of a larger and more sophisticated consumer base will influence and drive an increase in card and electronic payments usage. According to the November 2011 and May 2012 Nilson Reports, the Latin American payments market is projected to continue to grow at a CAGR of 23.0% through 2015 (as illustrated in the chart below) and represents the second fastest growing market in the world.

 

LOGO

We believe that the attractive characteristics of our markets and our leadership positions across multiple services and sectors will continue to drive growth and profitability in our businesses.

Ongoing Technology Outsourcing Trends

Financial institutions globally are facing significant challenges including the entrance of non-traditional competitors, the compression of margins on traditional products, significant channel proliferation and increasing regulation that could potentially curb profitability. Many of these institutions have traditionally fulfilled their IT needs through legacy computer systems, operated by the institution itself. Legacy systems are generally highly proprietary, inflexible and costly to operate and maintain and we believe the trend to outsource in-house technology systems and processes by financial institutions will continue. According to estimates published by Gartner Dataquest Market Statistics in January 2013, the banking and securities sector in Latin America is forecasted to have $29 billion of annual IT expenditures by 2016. We believe our ability to provide integrated, open, flexible, customer-centric and efficient IT products and services cater to the evolving needs of our customers, particularly for small- and mid-sized financial institutions in the Latin American markets in which we operate.

Industry Innovation

The electronic payments industry experiences ongoing technology innovation. Emerging payment technologies such as prepaid cards, contactless payments, payroll cards, mobile commerce, online “wallets” and innovative POS devices facilitate the continued shift away from cash, check and other paper methods of payment. According to the 2012 World Payments Report, the number of online payments for e-commerce activities and number of payments using mobile devices are projected to grow at compound annual growth rates of 20.0% and 52.7%, respectively from 2009 to 2013. The increasing demand for new and flexible payment options catering to a wider range of consumer segments is driving growth in the electronic payment processing sector.

 

 

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Our Competitive Strengths

Market Leadership in Latin America and the Caribbean

We believe we have an inherent competitive advantage relative to U.S. competitors based on our ability to locally leverage our infrastructure, as well as our first-hand knowledge of the Latin American and Caribbean markets, language and culture. We have built leadership positions across the transaction processing value chain in the geographic markets that we serve, which we believe will enable us to continue to penetrate our core markets and provide advantages to enter new markets. According to the July 2012 Nilson Report, we are the sixth largest merchant acquirer in Latin America and the largest in the Caribbean and Central America based on total number of transactions. We own and operate the ATH network, one of the leading ATM and PIN debit networks in Latin America. The ATH network and processing businesses processed over one billion transactions in 2012, which according to management estimates, makes ATH branded products the most frequently used electronic method of payment in Puerto Rico, exceeding the total transaction volume of Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover, combined. Given our scale and customer base of top tier financial institutions and government entities, we believe we are the leading card issuer and core bank processor in the Caribbean and the only non-bank provider of cash processing services to the U.S. Federal Reserve in the Caribbean. We believe our competitive position and strong brand recognition increases card acceptance, driving usage of our proprietary network, and presents opportunities for future strategic relationships.

Diversified Business Model Across the Transaction Processing Value Chain

Our leadership position in the region is driven in part by our diversified business model which provides the full range of merchant acquiring, payment processing and business solutions services to financial institutions, merchants, corporations and government agencies across different geographies. We offer end-to-end technology solutions through a single provider and we have the ability to tailor and customize the features and functionality of all our products and services to the specific requirements of our customers in various industries and across geographic markets. We believe the breadth of our offerings enables us to penetrate our customer base from a variety of perspectives and positions us favorably to cross-sell our other offerings over time. For example, we may host a client’s electronic cash register software (part of the Business Solutions segment), acquire transactions that originate at that electronic cash register (part of the Merchant Acquiring segment), route the transaction through the ATH network (part of the Payment Processing segment), and finally settle the transaction between the client and the issuer bank (part of the Payment Processing segment). In addition, we can serve customers with disparate operations in several geographies with a single integrated technology solution that enables them to access one processing platform and manage their business as one enterprise. We believe these services are becoming increasingly complementary and integrated as our customers seek to capture, analyze and monetize the vast amounts of data that they process across their enterprises. As a result, we are able to capture significant value across the transaction processing value chain and believe that this combination of attributes represents a differentiated value proposition vis-à-vis our competitors who have a limited product and service offering.

Broad and Deep Customer Relationships and Recurring Revenue Business Model

We have built a strong and long-standing portfolio of top tier financial institution, merchant, corporate and government customers across Latin America and the Caribbean, which provide us with a reliable, recurring revenue base and powerful references that have helped us expand into new channels and geographic markets. Customers representing approximately 99% of our 2011 revenue continued to be customers in 2012, due to the mission-critical and embedded nature of the services provided and the high switching costs associated with these services. Our Payment Processing and Merchant Acquiring segments, as well as certain business lines representing the majority of our Business Solutions segment, generate recurring revenues that collectively accounted for approximately 87% of our total revenues in 2012. We receive recurring revenues from services based on our customers’ on-going daily commercial activity such as processing loans, hosting accounts and information on our servers, and processing everyday payments at grocery stores, gas stations and similar establishments. We generally provide these services under one to five year contracts, often with automatic renewals. We also provide a few project-based services that generate non-recurring revenues in our Business Solutions segment such as IT consulting for a specific project or integration. Additionally, we entered into a 15-year Master Services Agreement with Popular on September 30, 2010. We provide a number of critical payment processing and business solutions

 

 

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products and services to Popular and benefit from the bank’s distribution network and continued support. Through our long-standing and diverse customer relationships, we are able to gain valuable insight into trends in the marketplace that allows us to identify new market opportunities. In addition, we believe the recurring nature of our business model provides us with significant revenue and earnings stability.

Highly Scalable, End-to-End Technology Platform

Our diversified business model is supported by our highly scalable, end-to-end technology platform which allows us to provide a full range of transaction processing services and develop and deploy a broad suite of technology solutions to our customers at low incremental costs and increasing operating efficiencies. We have spent over $130 million over the last five years on technology investments to continue to build the capacity and functionality of our platform and we have been able to achieve attractive economies of scale with flexible product development capabilities. We have a proven ability to seamlessly leverage our existing platforms to develop new products and services and expand in new markets. We believe that our platform will increasingly allow us to provide differentiated services to our customers and facilitate further expansion into new sales channels and geographic markets.

Experienced Management Team with a Strong Track Record of Execution

We have grown our revenue organically by introducing new products and services and expanding our geographic footprint throughout Latin America. We have a proven track record of creating value from operational and technology improvements and capitalizing on cross-selling opportunities. We have combined new leadership at EVERTEC, bringing many years of industry experience, with long-standing leadership at the operating business level. In 2012, Peter Harrington, former President of Latin America and Canada for First Data Corporation, joined our management team as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Also, in 2012, Philip Steurer, former Senior Vice President of Latin America for First Data Corporation, joined our management team as our Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Harrington and Mr. Steurer both have extensive experience managing and growing transaction processing businesses in Latin America as well as North America, Asia and Europe. In addition, we successfully executed our separation from Popular, transitioning EVERTEC from a division of a larger company to a stand-alone entity with public company best practices. Instrumental to this transition was our Chief Financial Officer Juan J. Román, former CFO of Triple-S Management, a publicly listed insurance company. Collectively our management team benefits from an average of over 20 years of industry experience and we believe they are well positioned to continue to drive growth across business lines and regions.

Our Growth Strategy

We intend to grow our business by continuing to execute on the following business strategies:

Continue Cross-Sales to Existing Customers

We seek to grow revenue by continuing to sell additional products and services to our existing merchant, financial institution, corporate and government customers. We intend to broaden and deepen our customer relationships by leveraging our full suite of end-to-end technology solutions. For example, we believe that there is significant opportunity to cross-sell our network services, ATM point-of-sale processing and card issuer processing services to our over 180 existing financial institution customers, particularly in markets outside of Puerto Rico. We will also seek to continue to cross-sell value added services into our existing merchant base of over 25,000 locations.

Leverage Our Franchise to Attract New Customers in the Markets We Currently Serve

We intend to attract new customers by leveraging our comprehensive product and services offering, the strength of our brand and our leading end-to-end technology platform. Furthermore, we believe we are uniquely positioned to develop new products and services to take advantage of our access to and position in markets we currently serve. For example, in markets we serve outside of Puerto Rico, we believe there is a significant opportunity to penetrate small to medium financial institutions with our products and services, as well as to penetrate governments with offerings such as EBT.

 

 

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Expand in the Latin American Region

We believe there is substantial opportunity to expand our businesses in the Latin American region. We believe that we have a competitive advantage relative to U.S. competitors based on our ability to locally leverage our infrastructure, breadth of products and services as well as our first-hand knowledge of Latin American markets, language and culture. Significant growth opportunities exist in a number of large markets such as Colombia, México, Chile and Argentina. We also believe that there is an opportunity to provide our services to existing financial institution customers in other regions where they operate. Additionally, we continually evaluate our strategic plans for geographic expansion, which can be achieved through joint ventures, partnerships, alliances or strategic acquisitions.

Develop New Products and Services

Our experience with our customers provides us with insight into their needs and enables us to continuously develop new transaction processing services. We plan to continue growing our merchant, financial institution, corporate and government customer base by developing and offering additional value-added products and services to cross-sell along with our core offerings. We intend to continue to focus on these and other new product opportunities in order to take advantage of our leadership position in the transaction processing industry in the Latin American and Caribbean region.

 

 

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Our Business

We offer our customers end-to-end products and solutions across the transaction processing value chain from a single source across numerous channels and geographic markets, as further described below.

Merchant Acquiring

According to the July 2012 Nilson Report, we are the largest merchant acquirer in the Caribbean and Central America and the sixth largest in Latin America based on total number of transactions. Our Merchant Acquiring business provides services to merchants at over 25,000 locations that allow them to accept electronic methods of payment such as debit, credit, prepaid and EBT cards carrying the ATH, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express brands. Our full suite of merchant acquiring services includes, but is not limited to, the underwriting of each merchant’s contract, the deployment of POS devices and other equipment necessary to capture merchant transactions, the processing of transactions at the point-of-sale, the settlement of funds with the participating financial institution, detailed sales reports and customer support. In 2012, our Merchant Acquiring business processed over 280 million transactions.

Our Merchant Acquiring business generated $69.6 million, or 20.4%, of total revenues and $33.8 million, or 26.6%, of total segment income from operations for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Payment Processing

We are the largest card processor and network services provider in the Caribbean. We provide an innovative and diversified suite of payment processing services to blue chip regional and global corporate customers, government agencies, and financial institutions across Latin American and the Caribbean. These services provide the infrastructure technology necessary to facilitate the processing and routing of payments across the transaction processing value chain.

At the point-of-sale, we sell transaction processing technology solutions, similar to the services in our Merchant Acquiring business, to other merchant acquirers to enable them to service their own merchant customers. We also offer terminal driving solutions to merchants, merchant acquirers (including our Merchant Acquiring business) and financial institutions, which provide the technology to securely operate, manage and monitor POS terminals and ATMs. We also rent POS devices to financial institution customers who seek to deploy them across their own businesses. We currently provide technology services for over 4,100 ATMs and over 104,000 POS terminals in the region and are continuously certifying new machines and devices to expand this reach.

To connect the POS terminals to card issuers, we own and operate the ATH network, one of the leading ATM and PIN debit networks in Latin America. The ATH network connects the merchant or merchant acquirer to the card issuer and enables transactions to be routed or “switched” across the transaction processing value chain. The ATH network offers the technology, communications standards, rules and procedures, security and encryption, funds settlement and common branding that allow consumers, merchants, merchant acquirers, ATMs, card issuer processors and card issuers to conduct commerce seamlessly, across a variety of channels, similar to the services provided by Visa and MasterCard. The ATH network and processing businesses processed over one billion transactions in 2012. Over 70% of all ATM transactions and over 80% of all debit transactions in Puerto Rico are processed through the ATH network.

To enable financial institutions, governments and other businesses to issue and operate a range of payment products and services, we offer an array of card processing and other payment technology services, such as internet and mobile banking software services, bill payment systems and EBT solutions. Financial institutions and certain retailers outsource to us certain card processing services such as card issuance, processing card applications, cardholder account maintenance, transaction authorization and posting, fraud and risk management services, and settlement. Our payment products include electronic check processing, automated clearing house (“ACH”), lockbox, online, interactive voice response and web-based payments through personalized websites, among others.

We have been the only provider of EBT services to the Puerto Rican government since 1998, processing approximately $2.5 billion in volume annually. Our EBT application allows certain agencies to deliver government benefits to participants through a magnetic card system and serves over 840,000 active participants.

Our Payment Processing business accounted for $94.8 million, or 27.7%, of total revenues and $53.7 million, or 42.1%, of total segment income from operations for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

 

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Business Solutions

We provide our financial institution, corporate and government customers with a full suite of business process management solutions including specifically core bank processing, network hosting and management, IT consulting services, business process outsourcing, item and cash processing, and fulfillment. In addition, we believe we are the only non-bank provider of cash processing services to the U.S. Federal Reserve in the Caribbean.

Our Business Solutions business accounted for $177.3 million, or 51.9%, of total revenues and $39.8 million, or 31.3%, of total segment income from operations for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Risk Factors

Participating in this offering involves substantial risk. Our ability to execute our strategy also is subject to certain risks. The risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” immediately following this summary may cause us not to realize the full benefits of our competitive strengths or may cause us to be unable to successfully execute all or part of our strategy. Some of the more significant challenges and risks we face include the following:

 

   

our high level of indebtedness;

 

   

our reliance on our relationship with Popular;

 

   

the continuing market position of the ATH network despite competition and potential shifts in consumer payment preferences;

 

   

the geographical concentration of our business in Puerto Rico;

 

   

operating an international business in multiple regions with potential political and economic instability, including Latin America;

 

   

our dependence on our processing systems, technology infrastructure, security systems and fraudulent payment detection systems and our ability to develop, install and adopt new software, technology and computing systems;

 

   

the impacts of being subject to regulatory oversight and examination, including the possibility of being restricted from engaging in certain new activities or businesses, whether organically or by acquisition;

 

   

our ability to execute our geographic expansion and corporate development strategies;

 

   

we will be a “controlled company” after this offering and Apollo and Popular will continue to control all matters affecting us; and

 

   

evolving industry standards, changes in the regulatory environment and adverse changes in global economic, political and other conditions.

Before you participate in this offering, you should carefully consider all of the information in this prospectus, including matters set forth under the heading “Risk Factors.”

 

 

EVERTEC, Inc. (formerly Carib Latam Holdings, Inc.) is a Puerto Rico corporation organized in April 2012. EVERTEC’s main operating subsidiary, EVERTEC Group, LLC (formerly EVERTEC, LLC and EVERTEC, Inc.) was organized in 1988 and was formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of Popular. On September 30, 2010, pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), EVERTEC, LLC became a wholly-owned subsidiary of EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (formerly Carib Holdings, LLC and Carib Holdings, Inc.), with Apollo owning approximately 51% and Popular owning approximately 49% of the then outstanding voting capital stock of Holdings (the “Merger”). See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” for additional information regarding the Merger Agreement.

 

 

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On April 13, 2012, EVERTEC, Inc. was formed in order to act as the new parent company of Holdings and its subsidiaries, including EVERTEC, LLC, and shortly thereafter Holdings and EVERTEC, LLC were converted from Puerto Rico corporations to Puerto Rico limited liability companies for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of our company. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions After the Closing of the Merger—Reorganization.” Prior to such Reorganization, EVERTEC, LLC was a corporation known as EVERTEC, Inc. and Holdings was a corporation known as Carib Holdings, Inc.

Our principal executive offices are located at Cupey Center Building, Road 176, Kilometer 1.3, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926 and our telephone number is (787) 759-9999. Our website is www.evertecinc.com. We make our website content available for information purposes only. We do not incorporate the information on our website into this prospectus, and you should not consider it part of this prospectus. You should not rely upon the information on our website for investment purposes.

 

 

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Ownership and Corporate Structure

The following chart summarizes our corporate organization as of December 31, 2012 after giving effect to this offering (assuming no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to                  additional shares of common stock from the selling stockholders).

 

LOGO

Principal Stockholders

Apollo: AP Carib Holdings, Ltd. (“Apollo”), an investment vehicle indirectly managed by Apollo Management VII, L.P. (“Apollo Management”), an affiliate of Apollo Global Management, LLC (together with its subsidiaries, including Apollo Management, “AGM”), acquired an approximately 51% indirect ownership interest in EVERTEC, LLC as part of the Merger, and after the consummation of this offering, will own approximately     % of our common stock (or     % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full). AGM is a leading global alternative investment manager with offices in New York, Los Angeles, London, Frankfurt, Luxembourg, Singapore, Hong Kong and Mumbai. As of December 31, 2012, AGM and its subsidiaries had assets under management of approximately $113 billion invested in its private equity, credit and real estate businesses.

Popular: Popular retained an approximately 49% indirect ownership interest in EVERTEC, LLC as part of the Merger and after the consummation of this offering, will own approximately     % of our common stock (or     % if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full). Popular, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPOP), whose principal banking subsidiary’s history dates back to 1893, is the No. 1 bank holding company by both assets and deposits based in Puerto Rico, and, as of December 31, 2012, ranks 44th by assets among U.S. bank holding companies. In the United States, Popular has established a community-banking franchise providing a broad range of financial services and products with branches in New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Florida and California. In 2010, Popular raised $1.15 billion in proceeds from a public equity offering, and successfully completed an FDIC-assisted acquisition of Westernbank Puerto Rico.

 

 

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In connection with the Merger, we entered into several agreements with Apollo and Popular, including a Stockholder Agreement with Apollo, Popular and our other stockholders (as amended, the “Stockholder Agreement”) and a 15-year Master Services Agreement with Popular. Under the Stockholder Agreement, Apollo and Popular were granted significant control over matters requiring board or stockholder approval, including the election of directors, amendment of our organizational documents and certain corporate transactions such as issuances of equity, acquisition or disposition of significant assets, incurring debt for borrowed money, and entering into significant contracts and related party transactions. In accordance with the Stockholder Agreement, our Board is currently comprised of five directors nominated by Apollo, three directors nominated by Popular and one management director. Subject to certain exceptions and adjustments and applicable law, each of Apollo and Popular will have these director nomination rights so long as it owns, together with its affiliates, at least 25% of our outstanding voting common stock. Each of Apollo and Popular has agreed to vote all of the shares of our voting common stock owned by it and its affiliates, and to take all other actions within its control, to cause the election of directors nominated in accordance with the Stockholder Agreement. Similarly, we have agreed to take all actions within our control necessary and desirable to cause the election of directors nominated in accordance with the Stockholder Agreement. Immediately after this offering, Apollo and Popular will own     % and     %, respectively (or     % and     %, respectively, if the underwriters’ option to purchase up to              additional shares of common stock from the selling stockholders is exercised in full), of our outstanding common stock and as a result will continue to have the power to nominate and control the election of directors at our annual meetings. The Stockholder Agreement also grants certain demand and piggyback registration rights to Apollo, Popular and the other parties thereto. Under the Stockholder Agreement, we agreed not to engage in any business (including commencing operations in any country in which we do not currently operate), subject to certain exceptions, if such activity would reasonably require Popular or an affiliate of Popular to seek regulatory approval from, or provide notice to, any bank regulatory authority. Under the Master Services Agreement, we provide a number of critical payment processing and business solutions products and services to Popular, who agreed to continue to utilize our services on an exclusive basis on commercial terms consistent with the terms of our historical relationship. For more information on the Stockholder Agreement, Master Services Agreement and other agreements, with Apollo and Popular, see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

 

 

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The Offering

 

Issuer

EVERTEC, Inc.

 

Common stock offered by us

            shares

 

Common stock offered by selling stockholders

            shares

 

Common stock to be outstanding immediately after the offering

            shares

 

Underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of common stock in this offering

The selling stockholders have granted to the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to             additional shares, respectively, at the initial public offering price less underwriting discounts.

 

Common stock voting rights

Each share of our common stock will entitle its holder to one vote.

 

Dividend policy

We currently intend to retain all future earnings, if any, for use in the operation of our business and to fund future growth. The decision whether to pay dividends will be made by our board of directors (our “Board”) in light of conditions then existing, including factors such as our financial condition, earnings, available cash, business opportunities, legal requirements, restrictions in our debt agreements and other contracts, and other factors our Board deems relevant. See “Dividend Policy.”

 

Use of proceeds

We estimate that our net proceeds from this offering will be approximately $             million after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and other expenses of $             million payable by us, assuming the shares are offered at $             per share, which represents the midpoint of the range set forth on the front cover of this prospectus. We intend to use the net cash proceeds for general corporate purposes. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of our common stock by the selling stockholders. See “Use of Proceeds.”

 

Listing

Our shares of common stock have been approved for listing on the NYSE under the trading symbol “EVTC.”

 

Risk factors

You should carefully read and consider the information set forth under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 20 of this prospectus and all other information set forth in this prospectus before deciding to invest in our common stock.

 

 

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Conflicts of interest

Each of Apollo Global Securities, LLC, an affiliate of Apollo, and Popular Securities, Inc., an affiliate of Popular, will be an underwriter of this offering. Since each of Apollo and Popular owns more than 10% of our outstanding common stock, a “conflict of interest” would be deemed to exist under Rule 5121(f)(5)(B) of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. In addition, because Apollo and Popular as selling stockholders will receive more than 5% of the proceeds of this offering, a “conflict of interest” would be deemed to exist under Rule 5121(f)(5)(C)(ii) of the Conduct Rules of FINRA. Accordingly, we intend that this offering will be made in compliance with the applicable provisions of Rule 5121. Since neither Apollo Global Securities, LLC nor Popular Securities, Inc. is primarily responsible for managing this offering, pursuant to FINRA Rule 5121(a)(1)(A), the appointment of a qualified independent underwriter is not necessary. As such, neither Apollo Global Securities, LLC nor Popular Securities, Inc. will confirm sales to accounts in which it exercises discretionary authority without the prior written consent of the customer. See “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)” and “Use of Proceeds.”

 

Directed Share Program

At our request, the underwriters have reserved for sale, at the initial public offering price, up to 5% of the shares offered by this prospectus for sale to some of our employees, officers and directors and certain other persons who are otherwise associated with us. If these persons purchase reserved shares, it will reduce the number of shares available for sale to the general public. Any reserved shares that are not so purchased will be offered by the underwriters to the general public on the same terms as the other shares offered by this prospectus. Reserved shares purchased by our officers and directors will be subject to the lock-up provisions described in “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)—Lock-Up Agreements.”

Except as otherwise indicated, all of the information in this prospectus assumes or reflects:

 

   

the             for one stock split described below has been completed;

 

   

no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to             additional shares of common stock from the selling stockholders;

 

   

an initial offering price of $             per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus;

 

   

the conversion of all outstanding shares of our Class B Non-Voting Common Stock into shares of our voting common stock on a one-for-one basis; and

 

   

our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws are in effect, pursuant to which the provisions described under “Description of Capital Stock” will become operative.

Prior to the effectiveness of the registration statement filed with the SEC in connection with this offering and of which this prospectus is a part, we will increase our authorized shares of common stock and effect a stock split, whereby (1) each of the holders of our Class A Common Stock will receive             shares of our Class A Common Stock for each share of our Class A Common Stock it holds immediately prior to such stock split and (2) each of the holders of our Class B Non-Voting Common Stock will receive             shares of our Class B Non-Voting Common Stock for each share of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock it holds immediately prior to such stock split. Immediately prior to the effectiveness of the above-referenced registration statement, all of our outstanding Class B Non-Voting Common Stock will be converted into shares of our Class A Common Stock on a one-for-one basis. Further, upon the effectiveness of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which will occur immediately prior to the completion of this offering, we will redesignate our Class A Common Stock as common stock and, thereafter, we will only have one class of common stock.

The number of shares of common stock to be outstanding after completion of this offering is based on             shares of our common stock to be sold by us and the selling stockholders in this offering and, except where we state otherwise, the information with respect to our common stock we present in this prospectus, including as set forth above:

 

 

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does not give effect to             shares of our common stock issuable upon the exercise of outstanding options as of                     , 2013, at a weighted-average exercise price of $             per share; and

 

   

does not give effect to             shares of common stock reserved for future issuance under the Equity Incentive Plans (as defined in “Management —Executive Compensation”).

You should refer to the section entitled “Risk Factors” for an explanation of certain risks of investing in our common stock.

 

 

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Summary Historical Consolidated and Combined Financial Data

We have presented in this prospectus selected historical combined financial data of EVERTEC Business Group (“Predecessor”) and selected historical consolidated financial data of EVERTEC and Holdings (Successor) during the periods presented. We have also presented in this prospectus the audited consolidated financial statements of EVERTEC as of and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, which have been prepared, in each case, in accordance with GAAP.

The summary consolidated financial data as of and for the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2012 have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of EVERTEC and related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. The summary historical consolidated financial data as of December 31, 2010 and for the three months ended December 31, 2010 have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of Holdings not included in this prospectus. Also, the summary historical combined financial data for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 have been derived from the audited combined financial statements of EVERTEC Business Group (Predecessor) not included in this prospectus. The summary historical combined financial data for the year ended December 31, 2009 has been derived from the unaudited combined financial statements of EVERTEC Business Group (Predecessor) not included in this prospectus.

The results of operations for any period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period and the historical consolidated and combined financial data presented below and elsewhere in this prospectus does not necessarily reflect what our financial position, results of operations and cash flows would have been had we operated as a separate stand-alone entity during the Predecessor period. The summary historical consolidated and combined financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified by reference to, “Capitalization,” “Selected Historical Consolidated and Combined Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

 

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SUMMARY HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA

 

     Predecessor     Successor  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    Year ended
December  31,
2009
    Nine months
ended
September 30,
2010
    Three
months
ended
December 31,
2010 (1)
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Statement of Income Data:

            

Revenues:

            

Merchant acquiring, net

   $ 48,744      $ 39,761      $ 14,789      $ 61,997      $ 69,591   

Payment processing

     74,728        56,777        21,034        85,691        94,801   

Business solutions

     152,827        118,482        46,586        173,434        177,292   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     276,299        215,020        82,409        321,122        341,684   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating costs and expenses

            

Cost of revenues, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below

     150,070        113,246        41,839        155,377        158,860   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     25,639        27,000        8,392        33,339        31,686   

Depreciation and amortization

     24,500        19,425        17,722        69,891        71,492   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

     200,209        159,671        67,953        258,607        262,038   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     76,090        55,349        14,456        62,515        79,646   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-operating income (expenses)

            

Interest income

     1,048        360        118        797        320   

Interest expense

     (91     (70     (13,436     (50,957     (54,331

Earnings of equity method investments

     3,508        2,270        —          833        564   

Other (expenses) income:

            

Voluntary Retirement Program (“VRP”) expense

     —          —          —          (14,529     —     

Merger and advisory-related costs

     —          —          (34,848     —          —     

Other income (expenses)

     7,942        2,276        (1,316     (3,672     (8,491
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

     7,942        2,276        (36,164     (18,201     (8,491
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-operating income (expenses)

     12,407        4,836        (49,482     (67,528     (61,938
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     88,497        60,185        (35,026     (5,013     17,708   

Income tax expense (benefit)

     30,659        23,017        (14,450     (29,227     (59,658
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

     57,838        37,168        (20,576     24,214        77,366   

Net income from discontinued operations

     1,813        117        —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 59,651      $ 37,285      $ (20,576   $ 24,214      $ 77,366   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other Financial Data:

            

EBITDA(2)

   $ 112,040      $ 79,320      $ (3,986   $ 115,038      $  143,211   

Adjusted EBITDA(2)

     117,575        92,290        36,508        149,118        169,586   

Adjusted Net Income(2)

     58,223        49,420        14,702        71,625        84,443   

Cash interest expense(3)

     91        70        12,861        43,394        49,643   

Capital expenditures

     22,701        30,468        10,541        21,858        27,262   

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from continuing operations

     65,464        63,701        (16,752     69,371        82,664   

Net cash provided (used in) by investing activities from continuing operations

     (2,692     16,153        (496,598     (31,747     (27,042

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities from continuing operations

     (77,710     (65,796     539,990        (36,623     (86,188

Balance Sheet Data (at period end):

            

Cash(4)

   $ 11,891      $ —        $ 55,199      $ 56,200      $ 25,634   

Working capital(5)

     82,272        —          62,226        87,267        33,078   

Total assets

     243,445        —          1,092,179        1,046,860        977,745   

Total long-term liabilities

     481        —          673,736        615,713        758,395   

Total debt

     1,413        —          562,173        523,833        763,756   

Total net debt (6)

     —          —          506,974        467,633        738,122   

Total equity

     211,475        —          339,613        366,176        122,455   

 

 

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(1) We define the “three months ended December 31, 2010” as the financial results of Holdings for the period from its inception on June 25, 2010 to December 31, 2010, consisting primarily of merger and advisory-related costs incurred prior to the Merger on September 30, 2010, and following the Merger consisting primarily of EVERTEC, LLC results of operations.
(2) EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. They are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as alternatives to cash flows from operating activities, as indicators of cash flows or as measures of our liquidity.

 

     We define “EBITDA” as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define “Adjusted EBITDA” as EBITDA as further adjusted to exclude unusual items and other adjustments described below. We define “Adjusted Net Income” as net income as adjusted to exclude unusual items and other adjustments described below.

 

     We caution investors that amounts presented in accordance with our definitions of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other issuers, because not all issuers and analysts calculate EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income in the same manner. We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because we consider them important supplemental measures of our performance and believe they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. In addition, our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented is consistent with the equivalent measurements that are contained in the senior secured credit facilities and the indenture governing the notes in testing EVERTEC, LLC’s compliance with the covenants therein such as interest coverage and debt incurrence. We use Adjusted Net Income to measure our overall profitability because it better reflects our cash flow generation by capturing the actual cash taxes paid rather than our tax expense as calculated under GAAP and excludes the impact of the non-cash amortization and depreciation that was created as a result of the Merger. In addition, in evaluating EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses such as those excluded in calculating them. Further, our presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that our future operating results will not be affected by unusual or nonrecurring items.

Some of the limitations of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income are as follows:

 

   

they do not reflect cash outlays for capital expenditures or future contractual commitments;

 

   

they do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital;

 

   

although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect cash requirements for such replacements;

 

   

in the case of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, they do not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest, or principal payments, on indebtedness;

 

   

in the case of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, they do not reflect income tax expense or the cash necessary to pay income taxes; and

 

   

other companies, including other companies in our industry, may not use EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income or may calculate EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income differently than as presented in this prospectus, limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure.

 

 

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A reconciliation of net income to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income is provided below:

 

     Predecessor     Predecessor     Successor     Successor  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    Year ended
December  31,
2009
    Nine months
ended
September 30,
2010
    Three months
ended

December  31,
2010
    Year ended
December 31,
2011
    Year ended
December 31,
2012
 

Net income (loss)

   $ 57,838      $ 37,168      $ (20,576   $ 24,214      $ 77,366   

Income tax expense (benefit)

     30,659        23,017        (14,450     (29,227     (59,658

Interest (income) expense

     (957     (290     13,318        50,160        54,011   

Depreciation and amortization

     24,500        19,425        17,722        69,891        71,492   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

     112,040        79,320        (3,986     115,038        143,211   

Stand-alone cost savings and software maintenance reimbursement(a)

     6,411        4,930        36        2,570        2,429   

Disposals(b)

     (9,440     (3,916     60        —          —     

Equity income(c)

     47        (852     1,514        635        1,057   

Compensation and benefits(d)

     (629     6,976        (408     15,970        3,795   

Pro forma cost reduction adjustments(e)

     —          —          —          —          2,150   

Pro forma VRP benefits(f)

     —          —          1,584        4,751        —     

Transaction, refinancing and other non-recurring fees(g)

     1,246        565        37,113        8,015        15,246   

Management fees(h)

     —          —          —          2,532        2,982   

Westernbank EBITDA(i)

     7,900        5,267        —          —          —     

Purchase accounting(j)

            —          595        (393     (1,284
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     117,575        92,290        36,508        149,118        169,586   

Pro forma EBITDA adjustments(k)

     (14,221     (8,727     (1,425     (4,755     (2,150

Operating depreciation and amortization(l)

     (23,690     (18,881     (7,401     (28,935     (31,287

Cash interest income (expense)(m)

     957        290        (12,533     (42,165     (48,921

Cash income taxes(n)

     (22,398     (15,552     (448     (1,638     (2,785
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income

   $ 58,223      $ 49,420      $ 14,701      $ 71,625      $ 84,443   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012, primarily represents reimbursements received for certain software maintenance expenses as part of the Merger. For the year ended December 31, 2009 and the 2010 periods, primarily represents stand-alone net savings for costs historically allocated to EVERTEC by Popular which did not continue post closing of the merger. The allocations were primarily based on a percentage of revenues or costs (and not based on actual costs incurred) and related to corporate functions such as accounting, tax, treasury, payroll and benefits, risk management, institutional marketing, legal, public relations and compliance. The allocations amounted to $9.8 million and $7.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 and the nine months ended September 30, 2010, respectively, which were partially offset by estimated annual stand-alone costs of $3.4 million and $2.6 million for the same respective periods.
  (b)

Relates to adjustments on the disposal of investments and businesses as follows: (i) removal of the gain resulting from the sale of Visa stock, (ii) removal of the EBITDA of the Health Care Division which was sold to Inmediata Health Group, Corp. a medical transaction processing company, in April 2008 (in exchange for an equity interest in Inmediata Health Group, Corp.) and gain realized on this transaction, (iii) removal of the gain realized on the sale of our equity interest in Inmediata Health Group, Corp., in April 2010 and related equity income, (iv) removal of the allocations previously charged to our discontinued Venezuela operations and (v) the write-off of certain investment securities during the three months ended December 31, 2010.

  (c)

Represents the elimination of historical non-cash equity in earnings of investments reported in net income from our 53.97% equity ownership in CONTADO and 31.11% equity ownership in Serfinsa prior to September 30, 2010 and 19.99% equity ownership of CONTADO after March 31, 2011, net of cash dividends received from CONTADO. Cash dividends from CONTADO were $1.9 million and $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 and nine months ended September 30, 2010. Cash dividends from CONTADO for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012 were $1.5 million and $1.6 million, respectively.

 

 

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  See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions After the Closing of the Merger—CONTADO and Serfinsa.”
  (d) For the year ended December 31, 2012 mainly represents a one-time payment of $2.2 million as a result of the former CEO’s employment modification agreement and other adjustments related to non-cash equity based compensation. For the year ended December 31, 2011 mainly represents one-time costs related to the VRP and other adjustments related to non-cash equity based compensation. For the 2010 periods primarily represents non-recurring bonuses and the payroll tax impact of awards given to certain of our employees in connection with the Merger, partially offset by estimated costs for the anticipated reinstatement of EVERTEC’s matching contribution plan that was suspended in March 2009 and reinstated in March 2011.
  (e) Reflects the pro forma effect of the expected net savings primarily in compensation and benefits from the reduction of certain temporary employees and, and professional services. This pro forma amount was calculated using the net amount of actual expenses for temporary employees and professional services for the 12 month period prior to their replacement and/or elimination net of the incremental cost of the new full-time employees that were hired.
  (f) For the year ended December 31, 2011 and the three months ended December 31, 2010, adjustment represents the pro forma net savings in compensation and benefits related to the employees that participated in the VRP. The pro forma impact was calculated using the actual payroll, benefit and bonus payments of employees participating in the VRP for the 12 month period prior to their termination.
  (g) Represents primarily: (i) the transaction costs, such as due diligence costs, legal and other advisors fees incurred in connection with the Merger of approximately $34.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2010; (ii) costs associated with the issuance and refinancing of EVERTEC’s debt of approximately $2.4 million and $8.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively; (iii) costs associated with certain non-recurring corporate transactions, including, for example, costs related to EVERTEC Group’s conversion to an LLC and the distributions made to our stockholders during 2012 of $4.0 million and $3.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively; and (iv) a non-recurring, non-cash asset write-off of $1.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2012 and other non-recurring expenses of $1.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2011.
  (h) Represents the management fee payable to our equity sponsors which commenced in January 2011. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions in Connection with the Closing of the Merger—Consulting Agreements.”
  (i) Represents an estimated adjustment for additional EBITDA related to the Westernbank business. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico (“Banco Popular”) acquired Westernbank’s Puerto Rico operations on April 30, 2010, and we did not realize the impact of these additional volumes and associated revenues until the third quarter of 2010. The estimate was arrived at using the pricing schedule in the Master Services Agreement as well as management’s estimated related costs of the contribution of additional business volume. The estimate of Westernbank EBITDA was added to previous periods for comparative purposes, and reflects the estimated, rather than observed, impact. See “—Principal Stockholders” and “—Key Relationship with Popular.”
  (j) Represents the elimination of the effects of purchase accounting impacts associated with (i) certain customer service and software related arrangements where we receive reimbursements from Popular; and (ii) EVERTEC’s rights and obligations to buy equity interests in CONTADO and Serfinsa.
  (k) Represents the elimination of EBITDA adjustments to reflect the pro forma benefit related to headcount reductions in 2010, post merger stand-alone cost savings and the VRP described in notes (a), (d) and (e) above.
  (l) Represents operating depreciation and amortization expense which excludes amounts generated as a result of the Merger.
  (m) Represents interest expense adjusted to exclude non-cash amortization of the debt issue cost, premium and accretion of discount.
  (n) Represents cash taxes paid for each period presented.

 

(3) Represents cash interest expense accrued during each period related to our indebtedness (excluding amortization of discount, premiums and debt issuance costs).
(4) Excludes restricted cash of $3.7 million, $6.1 million, $5.3 million and $4.9 million as of December 31, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.
(5) Working capital is defined as the excess of current assets over current liabilities.
(6) Total net debt is defined as total debt (including short-term borrowings) less cash.

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

Investing in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, as well as other information contained in this prospectus, before investing in our common stock. If any of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial condition, operating results or cash flow could be materially and adversely affected. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or not believed by us to be material may also negatively impact us.

Risks Related to Our Business

We expect to continue to derive a significant portion of our revenue from Popular.

Our services to Popular account for a significant portion of our revenues, and we expect that our services to Popular will continue to represent a significant portion of our revenues for the foreseeable future. In 2012, products and services billed through Popular accounted for approximately 44% of our total revenues, of which approximately 83% (or approximately 37% of total revenues) are derived from core bank processing and related services for Popular and approximately 17% (or approximately 7% of total revenues) are transaction processing activities driven by third parties. If Popular were to terminate, or fail to perform under, the Master Services Agreement or our other material agreements with Popular, our revenues could be significantly reduced. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

In 2012, our next largest customer, the Government of Puerto Rico represented approximately 9% of our total revenues. Our revenues from the Government of Puerto Rico span numerous individual agencies and public corporations.

We depend, in part, on our merchant relationships and our alliance with Banco Popular, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Popular, to grow our Merchant Acquiring business. If we are unable to maintain these relationships and this alliance, our business may be adversely affected.

Growth in our Merchant Acquiring business is derived primarily from acquiring new merchant relationships, new and enhanced product and service offerings, cross selling products and services into existing relationships, the shift of consumer spending to increased usage of electronic forms of payment, and the strength of our relationship with Banco Popular. A substantial portion of our business is generated from our ISO Agreement with Banco Popular. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions in Connection with the Closing of the Merger—Independent Sales Organization Sponsorship and Service Agreement.” Banco Popular acts as a merchant referral source and provides sponsorship into the ATH, Visa, Discover and MasterCard networks for merchants, as well as card association sponsorship, clearing and settlement services. We provide transaction processing and related functions. Both alliance partners may provide management, sales, marketing, and other administrative services. We rely on the continuing growth of our merchant relationships, our alliance with Banco Popular and other distribution channels. There can be no guarantee that this growth will continue and the loss or deterioration of these relationships could negatively impact our business and result in a reduction of our revenue and profit.

If we are unable to renew client contracts at favorable terms, we could lose clients and our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.

Failure to achieve favorable renewals of client contracts could negatively impact our business. Our contracts with private clients generally run for a period of one to five years, except for the Master Services Agreement with Popular, which has a term of 15 years, and provide for termination fees upon early termination. Our government contracts generally run for one year without automatic renewal periods due to requirements of the government procurement rules. Our standard merchant contract has an initial term of one or three years, with automatic one-year renewal periods. At the end of the contract term, clients have the opportunity to renegotiate their contracts with us and to consider whether to engage one of our competitors to provide products and services. If we are not successful in achieving high renewal rates and contract terms that are favorable to us, our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.

 

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We rely on our systems, employees and certain counterparties, and certain failures could materially adversely affect our operations.

Our businesses are dependent on our ability to process, record and monitor a large number of transactions. If any of our financial, accounting, or other data processing systems or applications fail or have other significant shortcomings or limitations, we could be materially adversely affected. We are similarly dependent on our employees. We could be materially adversely affected if one of our employees causes a significant operational breakdown or failure, either as a result of human error or where an individual purposefully sabotages or fraudulently manipulates our operations or systems. Third parties with which we do business could also be sources of operational risk to us, including relating to breakdowns or failures of such parties’ own systems or employees. Any of these occurrences could diminish our ability to operate one or more of our businesses, or result in potential liability to clients, reputational damage and regulatory intervention, any of which could materially adversely affect us.

We may be subject to disruptions of our operating systems arising from events that are wholly or partially beyond our control, which may include, for example, computer viruses or electrical or telecommunications outages, natural disasters, disease pandemics or other unanticipated damage to property or physical assets. Such disruptions may give rise to losses in service to customers and loss or liability to us. In addition, there is the risk that our controls and procedures as well as business continuity and data security systems prove to be inadequate. Any such failure could affect our operations and could materially adversely affect our results of operations by requiring us to expend significant resources to correct the defect, as well as by exposing us to litigation, regulatory fines or penalties or losses not covered by insurance.

Our risk management procedures may not be fully effective in identifying or helping us mitigate our risk exposure against all types of risks.

We operate in a rapidly changing industry, and we have experienced significant change in the past three years, including our separation from Popular following the Merger and this offering. Accordingly, we may not be fully effective in identifying, monitoring and managing our risks. In some cases, the information we use to perform our risk assessments may not be accurate, complete or up-to-date. In other cases, our risk assessments may depend upon information that we may not have or cannot obtain. If we are not fully effective or we are not always successful in identifying all risks to which we are or may be exposed, we could be subject to losses, penalties, litigation or regulatory actions that could harm our reputation or have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Security breaches or our own failure to comply with privacy regulations and industry security requirements imposed on providers of services to financial institutions and card processing services could harm our business by disrupting our delivery of services and damaging our reputation.

As part of our business, we electronically receive, process, store and transmit sensitive business information of our customers. In addition, we collect personal consumer data, such as names and addresses, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers, cardholder data and payment history records. The uninterrupted operation of our information systems and the confidentiality of the customer/consumer information that resides on such systems are critical to the successful operations of our business. Despite the safeguards we have in place, unauthorized access to our computer systems or databases could result in the theft or publication of confidential information, the deletion or modification of records or could otherwise cause interruptions in our operations. These risks are increased when we transmit information over the Internet. Our visibility in the global payments industry may attract hackers to conduct attacks on our systems that could compromise the security of our data or could cause interruptions in the operations of our businesses and subject us to increased costs, litigation and other liabilities. There is also a possibility of mishandling or misuse, for example, if such information were erroneously provided to parties who are not permitted to have the information, either by fault of our systems, employees acting contrary to our policies, or where such information is intercepted or otherwise improperly taken by third parties. An information breach in the system and loss of confidential information such as credit card numbers and related information could have a longer and more significant impact on the business operations than a hardware failure and could result in claims against us for misuse of personal information, such as identity theft.

Additionally, as a provider of services to financial institutions and card processing services, we are subject directly (or indirectly through our clients) to the same laws, regulations, industry standards and limitations on disclosure of the information we receive from our customers as apply to the customers themselves. If we fail to comply with these regulations, standards and limitations, we could be exposed to suits for breach of contract, governmental proceedings, or prohibitions on card processing services. In addition, as more restrictive privacy laws, rules or industry security requirements are adopted in the future on the federal or local level or by a specific industry body, the change could have an adverse impact on us through increased costs or restrictions on business processes. We may be required to expend significant capital and other resources to comply with mandatory privacy and security standards required by law, industry standard, or contracts.

Any inability to prevent security or privacy breaches or failure to comply with privacy regulations and industry security requirements could cause our existing customers to lose confidence in our systems and terminate their agreements with us, and could inhibit our ability to attract new customers, damage our reputation and/or adversely impact our relationship with administrative agencies.

 

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We may experience breakdowns in our processing systems that could damage customer relations and expose us to liability.

We depend heavily on the reliability of our processing systems in our core businesses. A system outage or data loss, regardless of reason, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Not only would we suffer damage to our reputation in the event of a system outage or data loss, but we may also be liable to third parties. Some of our contractual agreements with financial institutions require the crediting of certain fees if our systems do not meet certain specified service levels. To successfully operate our business, we must be able to protect our processing and other systems from interruption, including from events that may be beyond our control. Events that could cause system interruptions include, but are not limited to, fire, natural disasters, telecommunications failure, computer viruses, terrorist acts and war. Although we have taken steps to protect against data loss and system failures, there is still risk that we may lose critical data or experience system failures. We perform the vast majority of disaster recovery operations ourselves, though we utilize select third parties for some aspects of recovery. To the extent we outsource our disaster recovery, we are at risk of the vendor’s unresponsiveness in the event of breakdowns in our systems. Furthermore, our property and business interruption insurance may not be adequate to compensate us for all losses or failures that may occur.

Lack of system integrity, fraudulent payments or credit quality related to funds settlement could result in a financial loss.

We settle funds on behalf of financial institutions, other businesses and consumers and process funds transactions from clients, card issuers, payment networks and consumers on a daily basis for a variety of transaction types. Transactions facilitated by us include debit card, credit card, electronic bill payment transactions, ACH payments and check clearing that supports consumers, financial institutions and other businesses. These payment activities rely upon the technology infrastructure that facilitates the verification of activity with counterparties, the facilitation of the payment and, in some cases, the detection or prevention of fraudulent payments. If the continuity of operations, integrity of processing, or ability to detect or prevent fraudulent payments were compromised this could result in a financial loss to us.

We may experience defects, development delays, installation difficulties, system failure, or other service disruptions with respect to our technology solutions, which would harm our business and reputation and expose us to potential liability.

Many of our services are based on sophisticated software, technology and computing systems, and we may encounter delays when developing new technology solutions and services. Further, the technology solutions underlying our services have occasionally contained and may in the future contain undetected errors or defects when first introduced or when new versions are released. In addition, we may experience difficulties in installing or integrating our technologies on platforms used by our customers. Finally, our systems and operations could be exposed to damage or interruption from fire, natural disaster, power loss, telecommunications failure, unauthorized entry and computer viruses or other cyber attacks. Defects in our technology solutions, errors or delays in the processing of electronic transactions, or other difficulties could result in: (1) interruption of business operations; (2) delay in market acceptance; (3) additional development and remediation costs; (4) diversion of technical and other resources; (5) loss of customers; (6) negative publicity; or (7) exposure to liability claims.

Any one or more of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The ability to adopt technology to changing industry and customer needs or trends may affect our competitiveness or demand for our products, which may adversely affect our operating results.

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customer needs and preferences. Also, our customers continue to adopt new technology for business and personal uses. We must anticipate and respond to these industry and customer changes in order to remain competitive within our relative markets. For example, the ability to adopt technological advancements surrounding POS technology available to merchants could have an impact on our Merchant Acquiring business. For example, “EMV” is a credit and debit card authentication methodology that the card associations are mandating to processors, issuers and acquirers in the payment industry. Compliance deadlines for EMV mandates vary by country and by payment network. We are investing significant resources and man-hours to develop and implement this methodology in all our payment related platforms. However, we are not certain if or when our financial institution customers will use or accept the methodology and the time it will take for this technology to be rolled-out to all customer ATM and POS devices connected to our platforms or adopted by our card issuing clients. Non-compliance with EMV mandates could result in lost business or financial losses from fraud or fines from network operators. Our inability to respond to new competitors and technological advancements could impact all of our businesses.

Consolidations in the banking and financial services industry could adversely affect our revenues by eliminating existing or potential clients and making us more dependent on a more limited number of clients.

In recent years, there have been a number of mergers and consolidations in the banking and financial services industry. Mergers and consolidations of financial institutions reduce the number of our clients and potential clients, which could adversely affect our revenues. Further, if our clients fail or merge with or are acquired by other entities that are not our clients, or that use fewer of our services, they may discontinue or reduce their use of our services. It is also possible that the larger banks or financial institutions resulting from mergers or consolidations would have greater leverage in negotiating terms with us or could decide to perform in-house some or all of the services which we currently provide or could provide. Any of these developments could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to the credit risk that our merchants will be unable to satisfy obligations for which we may also be liable.

We are subject to the credit risk of our merchants being unable to satisfy obligations for which we also may be liable. For example, as the merchant acquirer, we are contingently liable for transactions originally acquired by us that are disputed by the card-holder and charged back to the merchants. If we or Banco Popular are unable to collect this amount from the merchant, due to the merchant’s insolvency or other reasons, we will bear the loss for the amount of the refund paid to the cardholder. Notwithstanding our adherence to industry standards with regards to the acceptance of new merchants and certain steps to screen for credit risk, it is possible that a default on such obligations by one or more of our merchants could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Increased competition or changes in consumer spending or payment preferences could adversely affect our business.

A decline in the market for our services, either as a result of increased competition, a decrease in consumer spending or a shift in consumer payment preferences, could have a material adverse effect on our business. We may face increased competition in the future as new companies enter the market and existing competitors expand their services. Some of these competitors could have greater overall financial, technical and marketing resources than us, which could enhance their ability to finance acquisitions, fund internal growth and respond more quickly to professional and technological changes. Some competitors could have or may develop a lower cost structure. New competitors or alliances among competitors could emerge, resulting in a loss of business for us and a corresponding decline in revenues and profit margin. Further, if consumer confidence decreases in a way that adversely affects consumer spending, we could experience a reduction in the volume of transactions we process. In addition, if we fail to respond to changes in technology or consumer payment preferences, we could lose business to competitors.

Changes in credit card association or other network rules or standards could adversely affect our business.

In order to provide our transaction processing services, we, Banco Popular, and several of our subsidiaries are registered with or certified by Visa, Discover and MasterCard and other networks as members or service providers for member institutions. As such, we and many of our customers are subject to card association and network rules that could subject us or our customers to a variety of fines or penalties that may be levied by the card associations or networks for certain acts or omissions by us, acquirer customers, processing customers and merchants. Visa, Discover, MasterCard and other networks, some of which are our competitors, set the standards with respect to which we must comply. The termination of Banco Popular’s or our subsidiaries’ member registration or our subsidiaries’ status as a certified service provider, or any changes in card association or other network rules or standards, including interpretation and implementation of the rules or standards, that increase the cost of doing business or limit our ability to provide transaction processing services to or through our customers, could have an adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

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Changes in interchange fees or other fees charged by card associations and debit networks could increase our costs or otherwise adversely affect our business.

From time to time, card associations and debit networks change interchange, processing and other fees, which could impact our Merchant Acquiring and Payment Processing businesses. It is possible that competitive pressures will result in our Merchant Acquiring and Payment Processing businesses absorbing a portion of such increases in the future, which would increase our operating costs, reduce our profit margin and adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

Our revenues from the sale of services to merchants that accept Visa, Discover and MasterCard cards are dependent upon our continued Visa, Discover and MasterCard registration and financial institution sponsorship.

In order to provide our Visa, Discover and MasterCard transaction processing services, we must be registered as a merchant processor of Visa, Discover and MasterCard. These designations are dependent upon our being sponsored by member clearing banks of those organizations. If our sponsor banks should stop providing sponsorship for us, we would need to find another financial institution to serve as a sponsor, which could prove to be difficult and/or more expensive. If we are unable to find a replacement financial institution to provide sponsorship we may no longer be able to provide processing services to the affected customers which would negatively impact our revenues and earnings.

For purposes of U.S. federal banking laws, we are deemed to be controlled by Popular, and as such we are subject to supervision and examination by U.S. federal banking regulators, and our activities are limited to those permissible for Popular. Furthermore, as a technology service provider to regulated financial institutions, we are subject to additional regulatory oversight and examination. As a regulated institution, we may be required to obtain regulatory approval before engaging in certain new activities or businesses, whether organically or by acquisition.

Because of Popular’s control of us, we are deemed to be a “subsidiary” of Popular for purposes of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHC Act”). We are therefore subject to regulation and supervision by the Federal Reserve Board. We will remain subject to such regulation and examination until Popular is no longer deemed to control us for bank regulatory purposes, which the BHC Act defines differently than GAAP requirements. As long as we are deemed to be controlled by Popular for bank regulatory purposes, we may conduct only those activities that are authorized for a bank holding company or a financial holding company. These activities generally include activities that are related to banking, financial in nature or complementary to financial activities. In addition, we are subject to regulatory oversight and examination by the Federal Financial Institution Examination Council because we are a technology service provider to regulated financial institutions, including Banco Popular.

New lines of business, other new activities, divestitures or acquisitions that we may wish to commence in the future may not be permissible for us under the BHC Act, Regulation K or other relevant U.S. federal banking laws. Further, as a result of being subject to regulation and supervision by the Federal Reserve Board, we may be required to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve Board before engaging in certain new activities or businesses, whether organically or by acquisition. More generally, the Federal Reserve Board has broad powers to approve, deny or refuse to act upon applications or notices for us to conduct new activities, acquire or divest businesses or assets, or reconfigure existing operations.

For as long as we are deemed to be controlled by Popular for bank regulatory purposes, we are subject to regulation, supervision, examination and potential enforcement action by the Federal Reserve and to most banking laws, regulations and orders that apply to Popular. In July 2011, Popular entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York that may restrict our ability to consummate a merger or acquisition by requiring prior approval of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for any such transaction. There can be no assurance that any required regulatory approvals will be obtained. Additional restrictions placed on Popular as a result of supervisory or enforcement actions may restrict us or our activities in certain circumstances, even if these actions are unrelated to our conduct or business.

Changes in laws, regulations and enforcement activities may adversely affect the products, services and markets in which we operate.

We and our customers are subject to Federal, Puerto Rico and other countries’ laws, rules and regulations that affect the electronic payments industry in the countries in which our services are used. In particular, our customers are subject to numerous regulations applicable to banks, financial institutions, processors and card issuers in the United States and abroad, and, consequently, we are at times affected by such laws, rules and regulations. Failure to comply may result in the suspension or revocation of licenses or registrations, the limitation, suspension or termination of service, and/or the imposition of civil and criminal penalties, including fines which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition. In addition, even an inadvertent failure by us to comply with laws, rules and regulations, as well as rapidly evolving social expectations of corporate fairness, could damage our reputation or brands.

Furthermore, regulation of the electronic payment card industry, including regulations applicable to us and our customers, has increased significantly in recent years. There is also increasing scrutiny by the U.S. Congress of the manner in which payment card networks and card issuers set various fees, from which some of our customers derive significant revenue. For example, on July 21, 2010, the Wall Street Reform Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) was signed into law in the United States, which includes Section 1075 (commonly referred to as the “Durbin Amendment”). To implement this provision, the Federal Reserve adopted rules which took effect on October 1, 2011 and April 1, 2012. These rules, among other things, place certain restrictions on the interchange transaction fees that a card issuer can receive for an electronic debit transaction originated at a merchant and also places various exclusivity prohibitions and routing requirements on such transactions. To date, the Durbin Amendment has had mixed implications for our business, but the overall net impact has been positive due to lower interchange costs improving the overall margins of the business. However, we cannot assure you that this trend will continue, and we believe that any future impact (positive or negative) resulting from the Durbin Amendment is uncertain due to the competitive landscape in which we operate. See “Business—Government Regulation and Payment Network Rules—Regulatory Reform and Other Legislative Initiatives.”

Further changes to laws, rules and regulations, or interpretation or enforcement thereof, could have a negative financial effect on us. We have structured our business in accordance with existing tax laws and interpretations of such laws. Changes in tax laws or their interpretations could decrease the value of revenues we receive and the amount of our cash flow and have a material adverse impact on our business.

 

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Our business concentration in Puerto Rico imposes risks.

For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, approximately 86% and 88% of our total revenues were generated from our operations in Puerto Rico. In addition, some of our total revenues generated from our operations outside Puerto Rico are dependent upon our operations in Puerto Rico. Since 2006, the Puerto Rico economy has been experiencing recessionary conditions. Continuing economic decline or other adverse political developments, natural disasters (including hurricanes), and other events could affect, among other things, our customer base, general consumer spending, our cost of operations, our ability to provide services and our physical locations, property and equipment and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

There are risks associated with our presence in international markets, including political or economic instability.

Our financial performance may be significantly affected by general economic, political and social conditions in the emerging markets where we operate. Many countries in Latin America have suffered significant economic, political and social crises in the past, and these events may occur again in the future. Instability in Latin America has been caused by many different factors, including:

 

   

exposure to foreign exchange variation;

 

   

significant governmental influence over local economies;

 

   

substantial fluctuations in economic growth;

 

   

high levels of inflation;

 

   

exchange controls or restrictions on expatriation of earnings;

 

   

high domestic interest rates;

 

   

wage and price controls;

 

   

changes in governmental economic or tax policies;

 

   

imposition of trade barriers;

 

   

unexpected changes in regulation which may restrict the movement of funds or result in the deprivation of contract rights or the taking of property without fair compensation; and

 

   

overall political, social and economic instability.

Adverse economic, political and social conditions in the Latin America markets where we operate may create uncertainty regarding our operating environment, which could have a material adverse effect on our company.

Our business in countries outside the United States and transactions with foreign governments increase our compliance risks.

Our operations outside the United States could expose us to trade and economic sanctions or other restrictions imposed by the United States or other local governments or organizations. The U.S. Departments of the Treasury and Justice (“Treasury”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and other federal agencies and authorities have a broad range of civil and criminal penalties they may seek to impose against corporations and individuals for violations of economic sanctions laws, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and other federal statutes. Under economic sanctions laws, the Treasury may seek to impose modifications to business practices, including cessation of business activities involving sanctioned countries, and modifications to compliance programs, which may increase compliance costs. In addition, we are also subject to compliance with local government regulations. If any of the risks described above materialize, it could adversely impact our business, operating results and financial condition.

 

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These regulations also prohibit improper payments or offers of payments to foreign governments and their officials and political parties by the United States and other business entities for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. We have operations and deal with government entities and financial institutions in countries known to experience corruption, particularly certain emerging countries in Latin America, and further international expansion may involve more of these countries. Our activities in these countries create the risk of unauthorized payments or offers of payments by one of our employees or consultants that could be in violation of various laws including the FCPA, even though these parties are not always subject to our control. Our existing safeguards and any future improvements may prove to be less than effective, and our employees or consultants may engage in conduct for which we may be held responsible. Violations of the FCPA may result in severe criminal or civil sanctions, and we may be subject to other liabilities, which could negatively affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

We are also subject to the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security which regulates the export, re-export and re-transfer abroad of items made or originating in the United States as well as the transfer of U.S.-origin technology abroad. We have adopted an Export Management Compliance Policy, a comprehensive compliance program under which the goods and technologies that we export are identified and classified under the EAR to make sure they are being exported in compliance with the requirements of the EAR. However, there can be no assurance that we have not violated the EAR in past transactions or that our new policies and procedures will prevent us from violating the EAR in every transaction in which we engage. Any such violations of the EAR could result in fines, penalties or other sanctions being imposed on us, which could negatively affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

We and our subsidiaries conduct business with financial institutions and/or card payment networks operating in countries whose nationals, including some of our customers’ customers, engage in transactions in countries that are the targets of U.S. economic sanctions and embargoes. If we are found to have failed to comply with applicable U.S. sanctions laws and regulations in these instances, we and our subsidiaries could be exposed to fines, sanctions and other penalties or other governmental investigations.

We and our subsidiaries conduct business with financial institutions and/or card payment networks operating in countries whose nationals, including some of our customers’ customers, engage in transactions in countries that are the target of U.S. economic sanctions and embargoes, including Cuba. As a U.S.-based entity, we and our subsidiaries are obligated to comply with the economic sanctions regulations administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). These regulations prohibit U.S.-based entities from entering into or facilitating unlicensed transactions with, for the benefit of, or in some cases involving the property and property interests of, persons, governments, or countries designated by the U.S. government under one or more sanctions regimes. Failure to comply with these sanctions and embargoes may result in material fines, sanctions or other penalties being imposed on us or other governmental investigations. In addition, various state and municipal governments, universities and other investors maintain prohibitions or restrictions on investments in companies that do business involving sanctioned countries or entities.

For these reasons, we have established risk-based policies and procedures designed to assist us and our personnel in complying with applicable U.S. laws and regulations. These policies and procedures include the use of software to screen transactions we process for evidence of sanctioned-country and persons involvement. Consistent with a risk-based approach and the difficulties of identifying all transactions of our customers’ customers that may involve a sanctioned country, there can be no assurance that our policies and procedures will prevent us from violating applicable U.S. laws and regulations in every transaction in which we engage, and such violations could adversely affect our reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.

Because we process transactions on behalf of the aforementioned financial institutions through the aforementioned payment networks, we have processed a limited number of transactions potentially involving sanctioned countries and there can be no assurances that, in the future, we will not inadvertently process such transactions. Due to a variety of factors, including technical failures and limitations of our transaction screening process, conflicts between U.S. and local laws, political or other concerns in certain countries in which we and our subsidiaries operate, and/or failures in our ability effectively to control employees operating in certain non-U.S. subsidiaries, we have not rejected every transaction originating from or otherwise involving sanctioned countries, or persons and there can be no assurances that, in the future, we will not inadvertently fail to reject such transactions.

 

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On June 25, 2010, EVERTEC, LLC discovered potential violations of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (“CACR”), which are administered by OFAC, which occurred due to an oversight in the activation of screening parameters for two customers located in Haiti and Belize. Upon discovery of these potential violations, EVERTEC, LLC initiated an internal review and submitted an initial notice of voluntary self-disclosure to OFAC on July 1, 2010. OFAC responded to this initial report with requests for additional information. EVERTEC, LLC provided the information requested on September 24, 2010 in its final notice of voluntary self-disclosure, which also included information on the remedial measures and new and enhanced internal controls adopted by EVERTEC, LLC to avoid this situation in the future. These potential violations involved a small number of processed transactions from Cuba compared to the overall number of transactions processed for these customers during the two-month period in which the screening failures occurred. Nevertheless, should OFAC determine that these activities constituted violations of U.S. sanctions regulations, civil penalties and/or criminal fines, could be assessed against EVERTEC, LLC. We cannot predict the timing or ultimate outcome of the OFAC review, the total costs to be incurred in response to this review, the potential impact on our personnel, the effect of implementing any further measures that may be necessary to ensure full compliance with U.S. sanctions regulations, or to what extent, if at all, we could be subject to penalties or other governmental investigations.

Separately, on September 15, 2010, EVERTEC, LLC submitted an initial notice of voluntary self-disclosure to OFAC regarding certain activities of its former Venezuelan subsidiary, EVERTEC de Venezuela, C.A. (“EVERTEC Venezuela”) (which ceased being a subsidiary of EVERTEC, LLC after the closing of the Merger) and one of EVERTEC, LLC’s Costa Rican subsidiaries (which continues to be a subsidiary of EVERTEC, LLC after the closing of the Merger). This initial self-disclosure informed OFAC that these subsidiaries appeared to have been involved in processing Cuba-related credit card transactions that EVERTEC, LLC and the subsidiaries believed they could not reject under governing local law and policies, but which nevertheless may not be consistent with the CACR. With respect to EVERTEC, LLC and its former Venezuelan subsidiary, we disclosed that they completely ceased processing Cuba-related transactions for financial institutions operating in Venezuela on September 4, 2010. We also disclosed that EVERTEC, LLC’s Costa Rican subsidiary completely ceased processing Cuba-related credit card transactions for financial institutions operating in Costa Rica in January 2009. In addition, it was also disclosed that EVERTEC, LLC’s Costa Rican subsidiary’s switch had served as a conduit through which information about Cuban-related debit card transactions was transmitted to credit card associations and issuer banks, which made the decisions to approve or reject the transactions.

On November 15, 2010, EVERTEC, LLC submitted its final notice of voluntary self-disclosure on these transactions to OFAC. The final report indicated the measures that we had taken to determine the amount of the credit transactions relating to Cuba that had not been rejected between 2007 and 2010. In addition, we confirmed that EVERTEC, LLC terminated the routing of the Cuban-related debit card transaction information on September 30, 2010. While the credit and debit card transactions at issue represent a small proportion of the overall number of transactions processed for these financial institutions, the transactions occurred over an extended period of time. Should OFAC determine that EVERTEC, LLC’s processing activities constituted violations of the CACR, civil or criminal penalties could be assessed against EVERTEC, LLC and/or its subsidiaries. Since the November 15, 2010 submission by EVERTEC, LLC, there have been no communications between OFAC and EVERTEC, LLC regarding the transactions included in the voluntary self-disclosures.

Popular agreed to specific indemnification obligations with respect to all of the matters described above and certain other matters, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Merger Agreement. However, we cannot assure you that we will be able to fully collect any claims made with respect to such indemnities or that Popular will satisfy its indemnification obligations to us. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions in Connection with the Closing of the Merger—Merger Agreement.”

 

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Our expansion and selective acquisition strategy exposes us to risks, including the risk that we may not be able to successfully integrate acquired businesses.

As part of our growth strategy, we evaluate opportunities for acquiring complementary businesses that may supplement our internal growth. However, there can be no assurance that we will be able to identify and purchase suitable operations. Further, as a “subsidiary” of a bank holding company for purposes of the BHC Act, we may conduct only activities authorized under the BHC Act and the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation K and other related regulations for a bank holding company or a financial holding company. These restrictions may limit our ability to acquire other businesses or enter into other strategic transactions. See “—For purposes of U.S. federal banking laws, we are deemed to be controlled by Popular, and as such we are subject to supervision and examination by U.S. federal banking regulators, and our activities are limited to those permissible for Popular. Furthermore, as a technology service provider to regulated financial institutions, we are subject to additional regulatory oversight and examination. As a regulated institution, we may be required to obtain regulatory approval before engaging in certain new activities or businesses, whether organically or by acquisition.” In addition, in connection with any acquisitions, we must comply with U.S. federal and other antitrust and/or competition law requirements. Further, the success of any acquisition depends in part on our ability to integrate the acquired company, which may involve unforeseen difficulties and may require a disproportionate amount of our management’s attention and our financial and other resources. Although we conduct due diligence investigations prior to each acquisition, there can be no assurance that we will discover all operational deficiencies or material liabilities of an acquired business for which we may be responsible as a successor owner or operator. The failure to successfully integrate these acquired businesses or to discover such liabilities could adversely affect our operating results.

Failure to protect our intellectual property rights and defend ourselves from potential intellectual property infringement claims may diminish our competitive advantages or restrict us from delivering our services.

Our trademarks, proprietary software, and other intellectual property, including technology/software licenses, are important to our future success. For example, the ATH trademark and trade name is widely recognized in Latin America and the Caribbean and is associated with quality and reliable service. Therefore, such marks represent substantial intangible assets and are important to our business. Limitations or restrictions on our ability to use such marks or a diminution in the perceived quality associated therewith could have an adverse impact on the growth of our businesses. We also rely on proprietary software and technology, including third party software that is used under various licenses. It is possible that others will independently develop the same or similar software or technology, which would permit them to compete with us more efficiently. Furthermore, if any of the third party software or technology licenses are terminated or otherwise determined to be unenforceable, then we would have to obtain a comparable license, which may involve increased license fees and other costs.

Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary or confidential business know-how and other intellectual property rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy or misappropriate certain aspects of our services, infringe upon our rights, or to obtain and use information that we regard as proprietary. Policing such unauthorized use of our proprietary rights is often very difficult, and therefore, we are unable to guarantee that the steps we have taken will prevent misappropriation of our proprietary software/technology or that the agreements entered into for that purpose will be effective or enforceable in all instances. Misappropriation of our intellectual property or potential litigation concerning such matters could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition. Our registrations and/or applications for trademarks, copyrights, and patents could be challenged, invalidated or circumvented by others and may not be of sufficient scope or strength to provide us with maximum protection or meaningful advantage. If we are unable to maintain the proprietary nature of our software or technologies, we could lose competitive advantages and our businesses may be materially adversely affected. Furthermore, the laws of certain foreign countries in which we do business or contemplate doing business in the future may not protect intellectual property rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States or Puerto Rico. Adverse determinations in judicial or administrative proceedings could prevent us from selling our services and products, or prevent us from preventing others from selling competing services, and may result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

If our applications or services or third party applications upon which we rely are found to infringe the proprietary rights of others, we may be required to change our business practices and may also become subject to significant costs and monetary penalties.

As our IT applications and services develop, we are increasingly subject to potential claims for intellectual property infringement, for example, patent or copyright infringement. Any such claims, even if lacking merit, could: (i) be expensive and time-consuming to defend; (ii) cause us to cease making, licensing or using software or applications that incorporate the challenged intellectual property; (iii) require us to redesign our software or applications, if feasible; (iv) divert management’s attention and resources; and (v) require us to enter into royalty or licensing agreements in order to obtain the right to use necessary technologies. Unfavorable resolution of these claims could result in us being restricted from delivering the related service and products, liable for damages, or otherwise result in a settlement that could be material to us.

 

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The ability to recruit, retain and develop qualified personnel is critical to our success and growth.

All of our businesses function at the intersection of rapidly changing technological, social, economic and regulatory developments that requires a wide ranging set of expertise and intellectual capital. For us to successfully compete and grow, we must retain, recruit and develop the necessary personnel who can provide the needed expertise across the entire spectrum of our intellectual capital needs. In addition, we must develop our personnel to provide succession plans capable of maintaining continuity in the midst of the inevitable unpredictability of human capital. However, the market for qualified personnel is competitive and we may not succeed in recruiting additional personnel or may fail to effectively replace current personnel who depart with qualified or effective successors. Our effort to retain and develop personnel may also result in significant additional expenses, which could adversely affect our profitability. We cannot assure you that key personnel, including executive officers, will continue to be employed or that we will be able to attract and retain qualified personnel in the future. Failure to retain or attract key personnel could have a material adverse effect on us.

Failure to comply with state and federal antitrust requirements could adversely affect our business.

Due to our ownership of the ATH network and our Merchant Acquiring and Payment Processing business in Puerto Rico, we are involved in a significant percentage of the debit and credit card transactions conducted in Puerto Rico each day. Regulatory scrutiny of, or regulatory enforcement action in connection with, compliance with state and federal antitrust requirements could have a material adverse effect on our reputation and business.

The market for our electronic commerce services is evolving and may not continue to develop or grow rapidly enough for us to maintain and increase our profitability.

If the number of electronic commerce transactions does not continue to grow or if consumers or businesses do not continue to adopt our services, it could have a material adverse effect on the profitability of our business, financial condition and results of operations. We believe future growth in the electronic commerce market will be driven by the cost, ease-of-use, and quality of products and services offered to consumers and businesses. In order to consistently increase and maintain our profitability, consumers and businesses must continue to adopt our services.

The historical financial information for certain periods presented in this prospectus may not be representative of our results as a consolidated, stand-alone company and may not be a reliable indicator of our future results.

The historical financial statements of EVERTEC, LLC’s predecessor entities for certain periods included in this prospectus were prepared on a “carved-out” basis from Popular’s consolidated financial statements and do not reflect our operations as a separate stand-alone entity for such periods. Because our businesses were either wholly-owned subsidiaries of Popular, or were operated as divisions of wholly-owned subsidiaries of Popular, the historical financial statements for certain periods include assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses directly attributable to our operations and allocations to us of certain corporate expenses of Popular. These expenses for corporate services, which include expenses for accounting, tax, treasury, payroll and benefits administration, risk management, legal, public relations and compliance, have been allocated to us on the basis that management considers to reflect most fairly or reasonably the utilization of the services provided to or the benefit obtained by businesses comprising our company. However, the historical financial statements do not necessarily reflect what our financial position and results of operations would have been if we had been operated as a stand-alone entity during such periods, and may not be indicative of future results of operations or financial position. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions in Connection with the Closing of the Merger—Transition Services Agreement” for further detail on the transition services provided by Popular.

We are a holding company and rely on dividends and other payments, advances and transfers of funds from our subsidiaries to meet our obligations and pay any dividends.

We have no direct operations and no significant assets other than ownership of 100% of the stock of Holdings, which in turn has no significant assets other than ownership of 100% of the membership interests of EVERTEC, LLC. Because we conduct our operations through our subsidiaries, we depend on those entities for dividends and other payments to generate the funds necessary to meet our financial obligations, and to pay any

 

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dividends with respect to our common stock. Legal and contractual restrictions in the senior secured credit facilities and the indenture governing the notes and other agreements which may govern future indebtedness of our subsidiaries, as well as the financial condition and operating requirements of our subsidiaries, may limit our ability to obtain cash from our subsidiaries. The earnings from, or other available assets of, our subsidiaries may not be sufficient to pay dividends or make distributions or loans to enable us to pay any dividends on our common stock or other obligations.

As an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain reporting and disclosure requirements, which may make our future public filings different than that of other public companies.

As an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain reporting and disclosure requirements. We will be an emerging growth company until the earliest of: (i) the last day of the fiscal year during which we had total annual gross revenues of $1 billion or more; (ii) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement; (iii) the date on which we have, during the previous 3-year period, issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt; or (iv) the date on which we are deemed a “large accelerated filer” as defined under the federal securities laws. For so long as we remain an emerging growth company, we will not be required to:

 

   

have an auditor attestation report on our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act;

 

   

comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis);

 

   

submit certain executive compensation matters to shareholders advisory votes pursuant to the “say on frequency” and “say on pay” provisions (requiring a non-binding shareholder vote to approve compensation of certain executive officers) and the “say on golden parachute” provisions (requiring a non-binding shareholder vote to approve golden parachute arrangements for certain executive officers in connection with mergers and certain other business combinations) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; or

 

   

include detailed compensation discussion and analysis in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and instead may provide a reduced level of disclosure concerning executive compensation.

We may choose to take advantage of some or all of these reduced burdens and, if we do, the information that we provide you in our public filings may be different than that of other public companies. In this prospectus we have taken advantage of reduced financial reporting requirements available under the JOBS Act for an emerging growth company in the registration statement for its initial public offering. Specifically, we have provided only two years of audited financial statements and selected financial data and related discussion in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result of these reduced disclosure obligations, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile, which could cause our stock price to decline. Furthermore, because investors may be unable to compare our business with other companies in our industry if they believe that our financial accounting is not as transparent as that of other companies in our industry, we may have more difficulty raising additional capital, potentially adversely impacting our financial condition.

Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” may take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an emerging growth company can delay the adoption of certain new accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. However, we are choosing to “opt out” of such extended transition period, and as a result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. Our decision to opt out of the extended transition period is irrevocable pursuant to Section 107 of the JOBS Act.

 

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The exact implications of the JOBS Act for us are still subject to interpretations and guidance by the SEC and other regulatory agencies. In addition, as our business grows, we may no longer satisfy the conditions of an emerging growth company. We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to these new rules and we cannot assure you that we will be able to take advantage of all of the benefits from the JOBS Act.

Risks Related to Our Indebtedness

Our substantial leverage could adversely affect our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, limit our ability to react to changes in the economy or our industry, expose us to interest rate risk to the extent of our variable rate debt and prevent us from meeting our obligations under the notes and the senior secured credit facilities.

We are highly leveraged. As of December 31, 2012, the total principal amount of our indebtedness, excluding short-term borrowings, before giving effect to discounts and premiums, was approximately $745.5 million. Our high degree of leverage could have important consequences for you, including:

 

   

increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic, industry or competitive developments;

 

   

requiring a substantial portion of cash flow from operations to be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on our indebtedness, therefore reducing our ability to use our cash flow for other purposes, including for our operations, capital expenditures and future business opportunities;

 

   

exposing us to the risk of increased interest rates because certain of our borrowings, including borrowings under the senior secured credit facilities, will be at variable rates of interest;

 

   

making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our indebtedness, including the notes, and any failure to comply with the obligations of any of our other debt instruments, including restrictive covenants and borrowing conditions, could result in an event of default under the indenture governing the notes and the agreements governing such other indebtedness;

 

   

restricting us from making strategic acquisitions or causing us to make non-strategic divestitures;

 

   

limiting our ability to obtain additional debt or equity financing for working capital, capital expenditures, business development, debt service requirements, acquisitions and general corporate or other purposes; and

 

   

limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business or market conditions and placing us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors who are less highly leveraged and who therefore, may be able to take advantage of opportunities that our leverage prevents us from exploiting.

For the year ended December 31, 2012, our cash interest expense on the senior secured credit facilities amounted to $23.3 million. Our interest expense could increase if interest rates increase because the entire amount of the indebtedness under the senior secured credit facilities bears interest at a variable rate. At December 31, 2012, we had approximately $495.0 million aggregate principal amount of variable rate indebtedness under the senior secured credit facilities. A 100 basis point increase in the applicable margins over our floor(s) on our debt balances outstanding as of December 31, 2012 under the senior secured credit facilities would increase our annual interest expense by approximately $5.0 million.

 

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Despite our high indebtedness level, we and our subsidiaries still may be able to incur significant additional amounts of debt, which could further exacerbate the risks associated with our substantial indebtedness.

We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional indebtedness in the future, some of which may be secured. Although the agreement governing the senior secured credit facilities and the indenture governing the notes contain restrictions on the incurrence of additional indebtedness, these restrictions are subject to a number of significant qualifications and exceptions and under certain circumstances, the amount of indebtedness, including secured indebtedness, that could be incurred in compliance with those restrictions could be substantial.

In addition to the $35.3 million which was available for borrowing under the revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2012, the terms of the senior secured credit facilities enable us to increase the amount available under the term loan and/or revolving credit facilities if we are able to obtain loan commitments from banks and satisfy certain other conditions. If new debt is added to our and our subsidiaries’ existing debt levels, the related risks that we face would increase. In addition, the indenture does not prevent us from incurring obligations that do not constitute indebtedness under such indenture. See “Description of Certain Indebtedness.”

Our debt agreements contain restrictions that limit our flexibility in operating our business.

The indenture governing the notes and the agreement governing the senior secured credit facilities contain, and any future indebtedness we incur may contain, various covenants that limit our ability to engage in specified types of transactions. These covenants limit our and our restricted subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things:

 

   

incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred shares;

 

   

pay dividends on, repurchase or make distributions in respect of our capital stock or make other restricted payments;

 

   

make certain investments;

 

   

sell certain assets;

 

   

create liens;

 

   

consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets;

 

   

enter into certain transactions with our affiliates; and

 

   

designate our subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries.

As a result of these covenants, we are limited in the manner in which we conduct our business and we may be unable to engage in favorable business activities or finance future operations or capital needs. In addition, the covenants in the senior secured credit facilities require us to maintain a maximum senior secured leverage ratio and also limit our capital expenditures. A breach of any of these covenants could result in a default under one or more of these agreements, including as a result of cross default provisions and, in the case of the revolving credit facility, permit the lenders to cease making loans to us. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the senior secured credit facilities, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under the senior secured credit facilities to be immediately due and payable and terminate all commitments to extend further credit. Such actions by those lenders could cause cross defaults under our other indebtedness. If we were unable to repay those amounts, the lenders under the senior secured credit facilities could proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure that indebtedness. We have pledged a significant portion of our assets as collateral under the senior secured credit facilities. If the lenders under the senior secured credit facilities accelerate the repayment of borrowings, the proceeds from the sale or foreclosure upon such assets will first be used to repay debt under the senior secured credit facilities and we may not have sufficient assets to repay our unsecured indebtedness thereafter. See “Description of Certain Indebtedness—Senior Secured Credit Facilities.”

 

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We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness and may be forced to take other actions to satisfy our obligations under our indebtedness, which may not be successful.

Our ability to make scheduled payments on or to refinance our debt obligations depends on our financial condition and operating performance, which is subject to prevailing economic and competitive conditions and to certain financial, business and other factors beyond our control. We may not be able to maintain a level of cash flows from operating activities sufficient to permit us to pay the principal, premium, if any, and interest on our indebtedness.

If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures, or to sell assets, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness. Our ability to restructure or refinance our debt will depend on the condition of the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. Any refinancing of our debt could be at higher interest rates and may require us to comply with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict our business operations. The terms of existing or future debt instruments and the indenture governing the notes may restrict us from adopting some of these alternatives. In addition, any failure to make payments of interest and principal on our outstanding indebtedness on a timely basis would likely result in a reduction of our credit rating, which could harm our ability to incur additional indebtedness. These alternative measures may not be successful and may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations.

 

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Risks Related to This Offering

There is no existing market for our common stock, and we do not know if one will develop, which could impede your ability to sell your shares and may depress the market price of our common stock.

There has not been a public market for our common stock prior to this offering. We cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in us will lead to the development of an active trading market or how liquid that market might become. If an active trading market does not develop, you may have difficulty selling any of our common stock that you buy. The initial public offering price for the common stock will be determined by negotiations between us and the underwriters and may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the open market following this offering. See “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest).” Consequently, you may be unable to sell our common stock at prices equal to or greater than the price you pay in this offering.

The interests of our principal stockholders may conflict with or differ from your interests as a stockholder.

After the consummation of this offering, Apollo will own approximately     % of our common stock, assuming the underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase additional shares, or     % if the underwriters exercise their option in full and Popular will own approximately     % of our common stock, assuming the underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase additional shares, or     % if the underwriters exercise their option in full. After the consummation of this offering, the group consisting of Apollo and Popular will beneficially own     % of our shares of outstanding common stock, assuming the underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase up to              additional shares from the selling stockholders. As a result, subject to applicable law and the Stockholder Agreement described in this prospectus, Apollo and Popular will continue to control all matters affecting us, including decisions regarding extraordinary business transactions, fundamental corporate transactions, appointment of members to our management, election of directors and our corporate and management policies. The interests of Apollo and/or Popular could conflict with your interests as a holder of our common stock. For example, the concentration of ownership held by Apollo and Popular, the terms of the Stockholder Agreement and our organizational documents (including Apollo’s and Popular’s quorum rights and consent rights over certain significant corporate actions including amendments to our organizational documents) and Popular’s right to terminate certain of its agreements with us in certain situations upon a change of control of EVERTEC, LLC, could delay, defer or prevent certain significant corporate actions that you as a stockholder may otherwise view favorably, including a change of control of us (whether by merger, takeover or other business combination). See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” for a description of the circumstances under which Popular may terminate certain of its agreements with us. Further, Apollo and Popular will realize substantial benefits from the sale of their shares in this offering and may have less interest in our successor as their ownership decreases. A sale of a substantial number of shares of stock in the future by Apollo or Popular could cause our stock price to decline.

Furthermore, Popular operates in the financial services industry and Apollo Management and its affiliates are in the business of managing funds that make investments in companies and one or more of them may from time to time manage funds that acquire and hold interests in businesses that compete directly or indirectly with us, as well as businesses that represent major customers of our business. Funds and businesses managed by Apollo Management and its affiliates and/or Popular may also pursue acquisition opportunities that may be complementary to our business, and as a result, those acquisition opportunities may not be available to us.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that we expressly renounce any interest or expectancy in any business opportunity, transaction or other matter in which Apollo, Popular or certain of their respective transferees or any director nominated by Apollo, Popular or any of such transferees participates or desires or seeks to participate in, even if the opportunity is one that we would reasonably be deemed to have pursued if given the opportunity to do so. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Stockholder Agreement.”

 

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We will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE listing rules and, as a result, will qualify for, and intend to rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements.

Upon the closing of this offering, Apollo and Popular as a group will continue to control a majority of our voting common stock. As a result, we will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of applicable corporate governance standards. Under the NYSE listing rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including:

 

   

the requirement that we have a majority of independent directors on our Board;

 

   

the requirement that we have a nominating committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities;

 

   

the requirement that we have a compensation committee that is composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities; and

 

   

the requirement for an annual performance evaluation of the nominating and compensation committees.

Following this offering, we intend to utilize the foregoing exemptions from the applicable corporate governance requirements. As a result, we will not have a majority of independent directors nor a separate nominating committee. In addition, our compensation committees will not consist entirely of independent directors and we will not be required to have an annual performance evaluation of the compensation committees. See “Management.” Accordingly, you will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the applicable corporate governance requirements.

Certain underwriters have interests in this offering beyond customary underwriting discounts; specifically, certain underwriters are affiliates of our controlling stockholders and affiliates of an underwriter will receive a portion of the proceeds.

Each of Apollo Global Securities, LLC, an affiliate of Apollo, and Popular Securities, Inc., an affiliate of Popular, will be an underwriter of this offering. Since each of Apollo and Popular owns more than 10% of our outstanding common stock, a “conflict of interest” would be deemed to exist under Rule 5121(f)(5)(B) of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. In addition, because Apollo and Popular as selling stockholders will receive more than 5% of the proceeds of this offering, a “conflict of interest” would be deemed to exist under Rule 5121(f)(5)(C)(ii) of the Conduct Rules of FINRA. There may be a conflict of interest between such underwriter’s interests (e.g., in negotiating the initial public offering price) and your interest as a purchaser. As affiliates of participants in this offering that may seek to realize the value of their investments in us, these underwriters could have interests beyond customary underwriting discounts. Accordingly, we intend that this offering will be made in compliance with the applicable provisions of Rule 5121. Since neither Apollo Global Securities, LLC nor Popular Securities, Inc. is primarily responsible for managing this offering, pursuant to FINRA Rule 5121, the appointment of a qualified independent underwriter is not necessary. As such, neither Apollo Global Securities, LLC nor Popular Securities, Inc. will confirm sales to accounts in which it exercises discretionary authority without the prior written consent of the customer.

The price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly and you could lose all or part of your investment.

Volatility in the market price of our common stock may prevent you from being able to sell your common stock at or above the price you paid for your common stock. The market price for our common stock could fluctuate significantly for various reasons, including:

 

   

our operating and financial performance and prospects;

 

   

changes in earnings estimates or recommendations by securities analysts who track our common stock or industry;

 

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market and industry perception of our success, or lack thereof, in pursuing our growth strategy; and

 

   

sales of common stock by us, our stockholders, Apollo or its affiliates, Popular or members of our management team.

In addition, the stock market has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations in recent years. This volatility has had a significant impact on the market price of securities issued by many companies, including companies in our industries. The changes frequently appear to occur without regard to the operating performance of the affected companies. Hence, the price of our common stock could fluctuate based upon factors that have little or nothing to do with us, and these fluctuations could materially reduce our share price.

We currently have no plans to pay regular dividends on our common stock, so you may not receive funds without selling your common stock.

We currently have no plans to pay regular dividends on our common stock. Any payment of future dividends will be at the discretion of our Board and will depend on, among other things, our earnings, financial condition, capital requirements, level of indebtedness, contractual restrictions applying to the payment of dividends, and other considerations that our Board deems relevant. The terms of the senior secured credit facilities and the indenture governing the notes include limitations on our ability to pay dividends and/or the ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends to us. Accordingly, you may have to sell some or all of your common stock in order to generate cash flow from your investment.

Future sales or the possibility of future sales of a substantial amount of our common stock may depress the price of shares of our common stock.

We may sell additional shares of common stock in subsequent public offerings or otherwise, including to finance acquisitions. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will authorize us to issue              shares of common stock, of which              shares will be outstanding upon consummation of this offering. The outstanding share number includes shares that we or the selling stockholders are selling in this offering, which may be resold immediately in the public market. The remaining outstanding shares are restricted from immediate resale under the lock-up agreements with the underwriters described in the “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)” section of this prospectus, but may be sold into the market in the near future. Following the expiration of the applicable lock-up period, which is 180 days after the date of this prospectus,              shares of our common stock will be freely transferable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, except for any such shares which are held or may be acquired by any of our “affiliates” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, which will be subject to the resale limitations of Rule 144. See “Shares Eligible for Future Sale” for a discussion of the shares of our common stock that may be sold into the public market in the future. Pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement with Apollo and Popular, each of Apollo and Popular have certain rights to demand underwritten registered offerings in respect of the approximately                  shares of common stock that they will own immediately following this offering, and we have granted Apollo, Popular and certain members of management incidental registration rights, in respect of shares of common stock. Upon the effectiveness of such a registration statement, all shares covered by the registration statement would be freely transferable. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Stockholder Agreement.”

As soon as practicable after the completion of this offering, we intend to file a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act covering              shares of our common stock reserved for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plans. Accordingly, shares of our common stock registered under such registration statement may become available for sale in the open market upon grants under the Equity Incentive Plans, subject to vesting restrictions, Rule 144 limitations applicable to our affiliates and the contractual lock-up provisions described below.

 

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We cannot predict the size of future issuances of our common stock or the effect, if any, that future issuances and sales of our common stock will have on the market price of our common stock. Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock (including any shares issued in connection with an acquisition), or the perception that such sales could occur, may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock.

Our organizational documents and Stockholder Agreement may impede or discourage a takeover, which could deprive our investors of the opportunity to receive a premium for their shares.

Provisions of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws and the Stockholder Agreement may make it more difficult for, or prevent a third party from, acquiring control of us without the approval of our Board and/or each of Apollo and Popular. These provisions include:

 

   

a voting agreement among Apollo and Popular to vote such stockholder’s shares in favor of the Apollo and Popular director nominees (which currently comprise eight of our nine directors) and the management director and to remove and replace any such directors in accordance with the terms of the Stockholder Agreement and applicable law and an agreement by us to take all actions within our control necessary and desirable to cause the election, removal and replacement of such directors in accordance with the Stockholder Agreement and applicable law;

 

   

requiring that a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the stockholders (other than a reconvened meeting with the same agenda as the originally adjourned meeting) consist of (1) stockholders holding a majority of our outstanding voting common stock and entitled to vote at such meeting and (2) each of Apollo and Popular, for so long as it owns, together with its respective affiliates, 20% or more of our outstanding voting common stock;

 

   

requiring that a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board (other than a reconvened meeting with the same agenda as the originally adjourned meeting) consist of (1) a majority of the total number of directors then serving on the Board and (2) at least one director nominated by each of Apollo and Popular, for so long as it owns, together with its respective affiliates, 5% or more of our outstanding voting common stock;

 

   

prohibiting cumulative voting in the election of directors;

 

   

authorizing the issuance of “blank check” preferred stock without any need for action by stockholders other than Apollo and Popular;

 

   

prohibiting stockholders from acting by written consent unless the action is taken by unanimous written consent;

 

   

requiring that each of Apollo and Popular, for so long as it, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 20% of our outstanding common stock, approve certain corporate actions before we may take those actions, including amendments to our organizational documents, equity issuances, acquisitions or dispositions of material assets and certain other significant matters; and

 

   

establishing advance notice requirements for nominations for election to our Board or for proposing matters that can be acted on by stockholders at stockholder meetings, which advance notice requirements are not applicable to (1) any directors nominated in accordance with the terms of the Stockholder Agreement and (2) for so long as Apollo and Popular, together with their respective affiliates, own greater than 50% of our outstanding voting common stock, any other business included in the notice of a meeting at the request of either Apollo or Popular.

 

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Our issuance of shares of preferred stock could delay or prevent a change in control of us. Our Board has authority to issue shares of preferred stock, subject to the approval of each of Apollo and Popular for so long as it, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 20% of our outstanding common stock and the approval of at least one director nominated by each of Apollo and Popular for so long as it, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 10% of our outstanding common stock. Our Board may issue preferred stock in one or more series, designate the number of shares constituting any series, and fix the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions thereof, including dividend rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption, redemption price or prices and liquidation preferences of such series. The issuance of shares of our preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control without further action by the stockholders, even where stockholders are offered a premium for their shares.

In addition, Apollo and Popular, under and subject to the Stockholder Agreement and our organizational documents, will have significant control over matters requiring board or stockholder approval, including the election of directors, amendment of our organizational documents and certain corporate transactions. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions After the Closing of the Merger—Stockholder Agreement.”

Together, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, bylaws and Stockholder Agreement could make the removal of management more difficult and may discourage transactions that otherwise could involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our common stock. Furthermore, the existence of the foregoing provisions, as well as the significant common stock owned by Apollo and Popular following this offering and their individual rights to nominate a specified number of directors in certain circumstances, could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock. They could also deter potential acquirers of us, thereby reducing the likelihood that you could receive a premium for your common stock in an acquisition. See “Description of Capital Stock—Certain Anti-Takeover, Limited Liability and Indemnification Provisions.”

You will experience an immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book deficit of the common stock you purchase.

After giving effect to this offering and the other adjustments described elsewhere in this prospectus under “Dilution,” we expect that our pro forma as adjusted net tangible book deficit as of December 31, 2012 would be $             per share. Based on an assumed initial public offering price of $             per share, the midpoint of the estimated offering range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, you will experience immediate and substantial dilution of approximately $             per share in net tangible book deficit of the common stock you purchase in this offering. See “Dilution,” including the discussion of the effects on dilution from a change in the price of this offering.

The additional requirements of having a class of publicly traded equity securities may strain our resources and distract management.

Even though EVERTEC, LLC currently files reports with the SEC, after the consummation of this offering, we will be subject to additional reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), and the Dodd-Frank Act. The Dodd-Frank Act effects comprehensive changes to public company governance and disclosures in the United States and will subject us to additional federal regulation. We cannot predict with any certainty the requirements of the regulations ultimately adopted or how the Dodd-Frank Act and such regulations will impact the cost of compliance for a company with publicly traded common stock. We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to the Dodd-Frank Act and other new and proposed rules and cannot predict or estimate the amount of the additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs. These laws, regulations and standards are subject to varying interpretations, in many cases due to their lack of specificity, and, as a result, their application in practice may evolve over time as new guidance is provided by regulatory and governing bodies. This could result in continuing uncertainty regarding compliance matters and higher costs necessitated by ongoing revisions to disclosure and governance practices. We intend to invest resources to comply with evolving laws, regulations and standards, and this investment may result in increased general and administrative expenses and a diversion of management’s time and attention from revenue-generating activities to compliance activities. If our efforts to comply with new laws, regulations and standards differ from the activities

 

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intended by regulatory or governing bodies due to ambiguities related to practice, regulatory authorities may initiate legal proceedings against us and our business may be harmed. We also expect that being a company with publicly traded common stock and these new rules and regulations will make it more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, and we may be required to accept reduced coverage or incur substantially higher costs to obtain coverage. These factors could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our Board, particularly to serve on our audit committee, and qualified executive officers.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that we maintain effective disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting. These requirements may place a strain on our systems and resources. Under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, we will be required to include a report of management on our internal control over financial reporting in our Annual Reports on Form 10-K beginning with the Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2013. In order to maintain and improve the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, significant resources and management oversight will be required. This may divert management’s attention from other business concerns, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows. If we are unable to conclude that our disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting are effective, or if we are no longer an emerging growth company and our independent public accounting firm is unable to provide us with an unqualified report on our internal control over financial reporting in future years, investors may lose confidence in our financial reports and our stock price may decline.

We have broad discretion to apply the proceeds to us from this offering, and we may use them in ways that may not enhance our operating results or the price of our common stock.

Our management will have broad discretion over the use of proceeds from this offering, and we could spend the proceeds from this offering in ways our stockholders may not agree with or that do not yield a favorable return, if at all. If we do not invest or apply the proceeds of this offering in ways that improve our operating results, we may fail to achieve expected financial results, which could cause our stock price to decline.

If securities analysts do not publish research or reports about our company, or if they issue unfavorable commentary about us or our industry or downgrade our common stock, the price of our common stock could decline.

The trading market for our common stock will depend in part on the research and reports that third-party securities analysts publish about our company and our industry. One or more analysts could downgrade our common stock or issue other negative commentary about our company or our industry. In addition, we may be unable or slow to attract research coverage. Alternatively, if one or more of these analysts cease coverage of our company, we could lose visibility in the market. As a result of one or more of these factors, the trading price of our common stock could decline.

 

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CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning our plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing information and other information that is not historical information. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “estimates,” “will,” “should,” “plans” or “anticipates” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. Readers are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and may involve significant risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may vary materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Among the factors that significantly impact our business and could impact our business in the future are:

 

   

our reliance on our relationship with Popular for a significant portion of our revenues and with Banco Popular, Popular’s principal banking subsidiary, to grow our Merchant Acquiring business;

 

   

our ability to renew our client contracts on terms favorable to us;

 

   

our dependence on our processing systems, technology infrastructure, security systems and fraudulent payment detection systems, as well as on our personnel and certain third parties with whom we do business;

 

   

our ability to develop, install and adopt new software, technology and computing systems;

 

   

a decreased client base due to consolidations and failures in the financial services industry;

 

   

the credit risk of our merchant clients, for which we may also be liable;

 

   

the continuing market position of the ATH network despite competition and potential shifts in consumer payment preferences;

 

   

our dependence on credit card associations, including any adverse changes in credit card association or network rules or fees;

 

   

changes in the regulatory environment and changes in international, legal, political, administrative or economic conditions;

 

   

the geographical concentration of our business in Puerto Rico;

 

   

operating an international business in multiple regions with potential political and economic instability, including Latin America;

 

   

our ability to execute our geographic expansion and acquisition strategies;

 

   

our ability to protect our intellectual property rights against infringement and to defend ourselves against claims of infringement brought by third parties;

 

   

our ability to recruit and retain the qualified personnel necessary to operate our business;

 

   

our ability to comply with federal, state and local regulatory requirements;

 

   

evolving industry standards and adverse changes in global economic, political and other conditions;

 

   

our high level of indebtedness and restrictions contained in our debt agreements, including the senior secured credit facilities and the indenture governing the notes, as well as debt that could be incurred in the future;

 

   

our ability to generate sufficient cash to service our indebtedness and to generate future profits; and

 

   

other risks and uncertainties discussed in this prospectus, including in the section entitled “Risk Factors.”

 

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These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should, therefore, be considered in light of various factors, including those set forth in this prospectus under “Risk Factors,” in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this prospectus. In light of such risks and uncertainties, we caution you not to rely on these forward-looking statements in deciding whether to participate in this offering. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this prospectus, and we do not undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this prospectus or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

INDUSTRY AND MARKET DATA

This prospectus includes industry data that we obtained from periodic industry publications, including the November 2011, May 2012 and July 2012 Nilson Reports, the January 2013 Gartner Dataquest Market Statistics and the 2012 World Payments Report. Industry publications generally state that the information contained therein has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable. This prospectus also includes market share and industry data that were prepared primarily based on management’s knowledge of the industry and industry data. Unless otherwise noted, statements as to our market share and market position relative to our competitors are approximated and based on management estimates using the above-mentioned latest-available third-party data and our internal analyses and estimates. While we are not aware of any misstatements regarding any industry data presented herein, our estimates, in particular as they relate to market share and our general expectations, involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed under “Risk Factors,” “Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in this prospectus.

The Gartner report, “Forecast: Enterprise IT Spending by Vertical Industry Market, Worldwide, 2010-2016, 4Q12 Update,” January 2013, described herein (the “Gartner Report”), represents data, research opinion or viewpoints published as part of a syndicated subscription service by Gartner, Inc. and are not representations of fact. The Gartner Report speaks as of its original publication date (and not as of the date of this Prospectus) and the opinions expressed in the Gartner Report are subject to change without notice.

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

Our comparison of Successor and Predecessor periods, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income, as presented in this prospectus, are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). They are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as alternatives to cash flows from operating activities, as indicators of cash flows or as measures of our liquidity.

We define the “three months ended December 31, 2010” as the financial results of Holdings for the period from its inception on June 25, 2010 to December 31, 2010, consisting primarily of merger and advisory-related costs incurred prior to the Merger on September 30, 2010, and following the Merger consisting primarily of EVERTEC, LLC results of operations (the Successor period).

We define “EBITDA” as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define “Adjusted EBITDA” as EBITDA as further adjusted to exclude unusual items and other adjustments as described under “Summary—Summary Historical Consolidated and Combined Financial Data.” We define “Adjusted Net Income” as net income as adjusted to exclude unusual items and other adjustments as described under “Summary—Summary Historical Consolidated and Combined Financial Data.” We caution investors that amounts presented in accordance with our definitions of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other issuers, because not all issuers and analysts calculate EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA or Adjusted Net Income in the same manner. We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because we consider them important supplemental measures of our performance and believe they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. In addition, our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is consistent with the equivalent measurements that are contained in the

 

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senior secured credit facilities and the indenture governing the notes in testing EVERTEC, LLC’s compliance with covenants therein such as interest coverage and debt incurrence. We use Adjusted Net Income to measure our overall profitability because it better reflects our cash flow generation by capturing the actual cash taxes paid rather than our tax expense as calculated under GAAP and excludes the impact of the non-cash amortization and depreciation that was created as a result of the Merger. See “Summary—Summary Historical Consolidated and Combined Financial Data” for a quantitative reconciliation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income to the most directly comparable GAAP financial performance measure, which is net income. In addition, in evaluating EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses such as those excluded in calculating them. Further, our presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that our future operating results will not be affected by unusual or nonrecurring items.

Some of the limitations of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income are as follows:

 

   

they do not reflect cash outlays for capital expenditures or future contractual commitments;

 

   

they do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital;

 

   

although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect cash requirements for such replacements;

 

   

in the case of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, they do not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest, or principal payments, on indebtedness;

 

   

in the case of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, they do not reflect income tax expense or the cash necessary to pay income taxes; and

 

   

other companies, including other companies in our industry, may not use EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income or may calculate EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income differently than as presented in this prospectus, limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure.

EMERGING GROWTH COMPANY STATUS

We are an “emerging growth company” as defined in the recently-enacted Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), and we are eligible to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting and disclosure requirements that are applicable to public companies that are not “emerging growth companies.” See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—As an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act, we are permitted to, and intend to, rely on exemptions from certain reporting and disclosure requirements, which may make our future public filings different than that of other public companies.”

Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) for complying with new or revised accounting standards. In other words, an “emerging growth company” can delay the adoption of certain new accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. However, we are choosing to “opt out” of such extended transition period, and as a result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. Our decision to opt out of the extended transition period is irrevocable.

We will remain an “emerging growth company” until the earliest of: (i) the last day of the fiscal year during which we had total annual gross revenues of $1 billion or more, (ii) the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the date of the first sale of our common stock pursuant to an effective registration statement, (iii) the date on which we have, during the previous 3-year period, issued more than $1 billion in non-convertible debt, or (iv) the date on which we are deemed a “large accelerated filer” as defined under the federal securities laws.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Assuming an initial public offering price of $             per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, we estimate that we will receive net proceeds from this offering of approximately $             million, after deducting underwriting discounts and other estimated expenses of $             million payable by us. We will not receive any net proceeds from the sale by the selling stockholders of shares in this offering.

Each $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $             per share would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering by $              million, assuming the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and estimated expenses payable by us. An increase (decrease) of 1,000,000 in the number of shares we are offering would increase (decrease) the net proceeds to us from this offering, after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and estimated expenses payable by us, by approximately $             million, assuming the initial public offering price per share remains the same.

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DIVIDEND POLICY

We currently intend to retain all future earnings, if any, for use in the operation of our business and to fund future growth. The decision whether to pay dividends will be made by our Board in light of conditions then existing, including factors such as our financial condition, earnings, available cash, business opportunities, legal requirements, restrictions in our debt agreements and other contracts, and other factors our Board deems relevant.

We are a holding company and have no direct operations. We will only be able to pay dividends from our available cash on hand and funds received from our subsidiaries, Holdings and EVERTEC, LLC, whose ability to make any payments to us will depend upon many factors, including their operating results and cash flows. In addition, the senior secured credit facilities and the indenture governing the notes limit EVERTEC, LLC’s ability to pay distributions on its equity interests. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources—Contractual Obligations and Commitments” and “Description of Certain Indebtedness.”

We paid a special dividend to our stockholders on May 9, 2012 in the aggregate amount of approximately $270.0 million. This dividend was financed with net proceeds from a $170.0 million incremental term loan entered into by EVERTEC, LLC and an offering of $40.0 million of 11% senior notes due 2018, together with cash on hand. In addition, on December 18, 2012 we paid a special dividend to our stockholders and authorized an equitable adjustment to holders of vested options as discussed below in the aggregate amount of approximately $50.3 million. This dividend and equitable adjustment was financed primarily with cash on hand at EVERTEC, LLC. In the case of stockholders who held restricted shares at the time of such dividend, the per share dividend amount was paid or is payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable restricted stock award agreement. The equitable adjustment was effective on December 18, 2012 and was paid (in the case of options that had vested at such time) or is payable as such options vest (in the case of options that were outstanding at such time but will vest in the future) in the form of a one-time cash bonus to holders of such options for shares of our common stock in the amount of $1.37 per share. In the case of options that had vested as of December 18, 2012, the equitable adjustment was paid on December 21, 2012 and in the case of unvested options will be paid in the future as the options vest, subject to our ability at such time to comply with our debt agreements and applicable law. We have not otherwise paid any dividends on our capital stock since the Merger.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our capitalization as of December 31, 2012:

(1) On an actual basis; and

(2) On an as adjusted basis giving further effect to our sale of                      shares of common stock in this offering at an assumed offering price of $            , which is the midpoint of the range listed on the cover page of this prospectus.

You should read this table in conjunction with “Selected Historical Consolidated and Combined Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our historical financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, as well as the sections “Summary—Summary Historical Consolidated and Combined Financial Data” and “Use of Proceeds” included in this prospectus.

 

     December 31, 2012  
     Actual      As  Adjusted(1)  
(In thousands)           (unaudited)  

Cash

   $ 25,634       $     

Debt:

     

Senior secured credit facilities

     

Senior secured revolving credit facility(2)

   $ —         $                

Senior secured term loan facility(3)

     495,023      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

11% senior notes(3)

     250,500      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt, including current portion

     745,523      

Total equity

     122,455      
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total capitalization

   $ 867,978       $     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $             per share would increase (decrease) cash and total capitalization by $             million, assuming the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and estimated expenses payable by us.
(2) We had borrowing availability of $35.3 million under the revolving credit facility (after giving effect to $14.0 million of outstanding short-term borrowings and $0.7 million of outstanding letters of credit). See “Description of Certain Indebtedness—Senior Secured Credit Facilities.”
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DILUTION

Dilution is the amount by which the offering price paid by the purchasers of the common stock to be sold in this offering exceeds the net tangible book value (deficit) per share of common stock after the offering. Net tangible book value per share is determined at any date by subtracting our total liabilities from the total book value of our tangible assets and dividing the difference by the number of shares of common stock deemed to be outstanding at that date. There will be shares of our common stock reserved for future awards under the Equity Incentive Plans as of the consummation of this offering.

Our net tangible book deficit as of December 31, 2012 was $             million, or $             per share. After giving effect to the receipt of approximately $             million of estimated net proceeds from our sale of                     shares of common stock in this offering at an assumed offering price of $             per share, which represents the midpoint of the range set forth on the front cover of this prospectus, our as adjusted net tangible book deficit as of December 31, 2012 would have been approximately $             million, or $             per share. This represents an immediate decrease in our net tangible book deficit of $             per share to our existing stockholders and an immediate dilution of $             per share to new investors purchasing shares of common stock in the offering. The following table illustrates this substantial and immediate per share dilution to new investors:

 

     Per Share  

Assumed initial public offering price per share

   $                

Net tangible book value (deficit) before the offering

  

Increase per share attributable to investors in the offering

  

As adjusted net tangible book value (deficit) after the offering

  

Dilution per share to new investors

   $     

A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $             per share would decrease (increase) our as adjusted net tangible book value (deficit) by $             million, or $             per share, and increase (decrease) the dilution per share to new investors in this offering by $            , assuming the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and after deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and estimated expenses payable by us.

The following table summarizes on an as adjusted basis as of December 31, 2012, giving effect to:

 

   

the total number of shares of common stock purchased from us;

 

   

the total consideration paid to us, assuming an initial public offering price of $ per share (before deducting the estimated underwriting discounts and offering expenses payable by us in connection with this offering); and

 

   

the average price per share paid by our existing stockholders and by new investors purchasing shares in this offering:

 

     Shares Purchased     Total Consideration     Average Price
Per Share
 
     

Number

   Percent     Amount    Percent    

Existing stockholders

                                   $                

Investors in the offering

                                  

Total

        100        100   $     

 

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A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $             per share (the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus) would increase (decrease) total consideration paid by new investors, total consideration paid by all stockholders and the average price per share by $             million, $             million and $            , respectively, assuming the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same.

The tables and calculations above also assume no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase              additional shares. If the underwriters exercise their option to purchase              additional shares in full, then new investors would purchase              shares, or approximately     % of shares outstanding, the total consideration paid by new investors would increase to $            , or     % of the total consideration paid (based on the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus), and the additional dilution per share to new investors would be $            .

 

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SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA

The following table sets forth our selected historical consolidated and combined financial data as of the dates and for the periods indicated. The selected consolidated financial data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of EVERTEC, included elsewhere in this prospectus. The selected historical consolidated financial data as of December 31, 2010, and for the three months ended December 31, 2010 have been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of EVERTEC (Successor), not included in this prospectus. The selected historical combined financial data as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 have been derived from the audited combined financial statements of EVERTEC Business Group (Predecessor), not included in this prospectus.

The results of operations for any period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period and the historical consolidated and combined financial data presented below and elsewhere in this prospectus does not necessarily reflect what our financial position, results of operations and cash flows would have been had we operated as a separate stand-alone entity during the Predecessor period. The selected historical consolidated and combined financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified by reference to, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

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    Successor     Predecessor  
    Year ended
December 31,

2012
    Year ended
December 31,

2011
    June 25, 2010
(inception) to
December 31,

2010
    Nine months
ended
September 30,

2010
    Years ended
December 31,
 
             2009     2008  
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)                                    

Statements of Income Data:

             

Merchant acquiring, net

  $ 69,591      $ 61,997      $ 14,789      $ 39,761      $ 48,744      $ 47,782   

Payment processing

    94,801        85,691        21,034        56,777        74,728        72,159   

Business solutions

    177,292        173,434        46,586        118,482        152,827        161,171   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

    341,684        321,122        82,409        215,020        276,299        281,112   

Cost of revenues, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below

    158,860        155,377        41,839        113,246        150,070        164,421   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    31,686        33,339        8,392        27,000        25,639        27,643   

Depreciation and amortization

    71,492        69,891        17,722        19,425        24,500        30,389   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

    262,038        258,607        67,953        159,671        200,209        222,453   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

    79,646        62,515        14,456        55,349        76,090        58,659   

Interest income

    320        797        118        360        1,048        1,283   

Interest expense

    (54,331     (50,957     (13,436     (70     (91     (170

Earnings of equity method investments

    564        833        —          2,270        3,508        4,229   

Other (expenses) income

    (8,491     (18,201     (36,164     2,276        7,942        9,449   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

    17,708        (5,013     (35,026     60,185        88,497        73,450   

Income tax (benefit) expense

    (59,658     (29,227     (14,450     23,017        30,659        23,914   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) from continuing operations

    77,366        24,214        (20,576     37,168        57,838        49,536   

Net income from discontinued operations

    —          —          —          117        1,813        3,673   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

  $ 77,366      $ 24,214      $ (20,576   $ 37,285      $ 59,651      $ 53,209   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share from continuing operations(1)

  $ 2.13      $ 0.67      $ (0.57   $ 1.03      $ 1.61      $ 1.37   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash dividends declared per common share

  $ 8.78      $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance Sheet Data (at period end):

             

Cash

  $ 25,634      $ 56,200      $ 55,199      $ —        $ 11,891      $ 24,734   

Working capital(2)

    33,078        87,267        62,226        —          82,272        94,220   

Total assets

    977,745        1,046,860        1,092,179        —          243,445        260,906   

Total long-term liabilities

    758,395        615,713        673,736        —          481        1,969   

Total debt

    763,756        523,833        562,173        —          —          1,413   

Total net debt(3)

    738,122        467,633        506,974        —          —          —     

Total equity

    122,455        366,176        339,613        —          211,475        228,469   

 

(1) For each of the periods presented above, net income per common share from continuing operations represents basic and diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations, respectively, except for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, in which the diluted earnings per common share from continuing operations amounted to $2.00 and $0.66, respectively.
(2) Working capital is defined as the excess of current assets over current liabilities.
(3) Total net debt is defined as total debt (including short-term borrowings) less cash.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (“MD&A”) covers: (i) the results of operations for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011; and (ii) the financial condition as of December 31, 2012 and 2011. See Note 1 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about the Company and the basis of presentation of our financial statements. You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere herein. This MD&A contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. See “Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions associated with these statements.

Overview

EVERTEC is the leading full-service transaction processing business in Latin America and the Caribbean. We are based in Puerto Rico and provide a broad range of merchant acquiring, payment processing and business process management services across 19 countries in the region. We process over 1.8 billion transactions annually, and manage the electronic payment network for over 4,100 automated teller machines (“ATM”) and over 104,000 point-of-sale (“POS”) payment terminals. According to the July 2012 Nilson Report, we are the largest merchant acquirer in the Caribbean and Central America and the sixth largest in Latin America based on total number of transactions. We own and operate the ATH network, one of the leading ATM and personal identification number (“PIN”) debit networks in Latin America. In addition, we provide a comprehensive suite of services for core bank processing, cash processing and technology outsourcing in the regions we serve. We serve a broad and diversified customer base of leading financial institutions, merchants, corporations and government agencies with ‘mission critical’ technology solutions that are essential to their operations, enabling them to issue, process and accept transactions securely, and we believe that our business is well positioned to continue to expand across the fast growing Latin American region.

We are differentiated, in part, by our diversified business model, which enables us to provide our varied customer base with a broad range of transaction processing services from a single source across numerous channels and geographic markets. We believe this single source capability provides several competitive advantages which will enable us to continue to penetrate our existing customer base with new, complementary services, win new customers, develop new sales channels and enter new markets. We believe these competitive advantages include:

 

   

Our ability to package and provide a range of services across our customers’ business that often need to be sourced from different vendors;

 

   

Our ability to serve customers with disparate operations in several geographies with a single integrated technology solution that enables them to manage their business as one enterprise; and

 

   

Our ability to capture and analyze data across the transaction processing value chain to provide value-added services that are differentiated from those offered by ‘pure play’ vendors that only have the technology, capabilities and products to serve one portion of the transaction processing value chain (such as only merchant acquiring or payment processing).

Our broad suite of services span the entire transaction processing value chain and include a range of front-end customer facing solutions as well as back-end support services. These include: (i) merchant acquiring services, which enable POS and e-commerce merchants to accept and process electronic methods of payment such as debit,

 

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credit, prepaid and electronic benefits transfer (“EBT”) cards; (ii) payment processing services, which enable financial institutions and other issuers to manage, support and facilitate the processing for credit, debit, prepaid, ATM and EBT card programs; and (iii) business process management solutions, which provide ‘mission critical’ technology solutions such as core bank processing, as well as information technology (“IT”) outsourcing and cash management services to financial institutions, enterprises and governments. We provide these services through a highly scalable, end-to-end technology platform that we manage and operate in-house. Our end-to-end technology platform includes solutions that encompass the entire transaction processing value chain. This enables us to provide ‘front-end’ processing services, such as the electronic capture and authorization of transactions at the point-of-sale, and ‘back-end’ services, such as the clearing and settlement of transactions and account reconciliation for card issuers. Our platform provides us with the broad range of capabilities, flexibility and operating leverage that enable us to innovate and develop new services, differentiate ourselves in the marketplace and generate significant operating efficiencies to continue to maximize profitability.

We sell and distribute our services primarily through a proprietary direct sales force with strong customer relationships. We are also increasingly building a variety of indirect sales channels which enable us to leverage the distribution capabilities of partners in adjacent markets, including value-added resellers, joint ventures and merchant acquiring alliances. Given our breadth across the transaction processing value chain, our customer base is highly diversified by size, type and geographic footprint.

We benefit from an attractive business model, which is characterized by recurring revenue, significant operating margins and low capital expenditure requirements. Our revenue is recurring in nature because of the mission-critical and embedded nature of the services we provide, the high switching costs associated with these services and the multi-year contracts we negotiate with our customers. Our scalable business model creates significant operating efficiencies. In addition, our business model enables us to continue to grow our business organically without significant additional capital expenditures.

Separation from and Key Relationship with Popular

Prior to the Merger on September 30, 2010, EVERTEC, LLC was 100% owned by Popular, the largest financial institution in the Caribbean, and operated substantially as an independent entity within Popular. After the consummation of the Merger, Popular retained an approximately 49% indirect ownership interest in EVERTEC, LLC and is our largest customer. In connection with, and upon consummation of, the Merger, EVERTEC, LLC entered into a 15-year Master Services Agreement, as well as several other related agreements, with Popular. Under the terms of the Master Services Agreement, Popular agreed to continue to utilize our services on an ongoing exclusive basis, for the duration of the agreement, on commercial terms consistent with the terms of our historical relationship. Additionally, Popular granted us a right of first refusal on the development of certain new financial technology products and services for the duration of the Master Services Agreement.

Recent Developments

On April 17, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC was converted from a Puerto Rico corporation to a Puerto Rico limited liability company (the “Conversion”) for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of EVERTEC, LLC and its subsidiaries by taking advantage of recent changes to the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011, as amended (the “PR Code”), that permit limited liability companies to be treated as partnerships that are pass-through entities for Puerto Rico tax purposes. Through this new structure, EVERTEC, LLC will benefit from at least $30.0 million of net operating losses (“NOLs”) and certain other tax attributes for Puerto Rico income tax purposes that prior to the Conversion and change in tax law were available to Holdings but not to EVERTEC, LLC. We expect our strong cash flow characteristics to be enhanced through the utilization of these NOLs and tax attributes, which will reduce our cash tax liability in years we generate taxable income. Concurrent with the Conversion, EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (formerly known as Carib Holdings, LLC and, prior to the Conversion, Carib Holdings, Inc., “Holdings”), which is EVERTEC, LLC’s direct parent, was also converted from a Puerto Rico corporation to a Puerto Rico limited liability company and we were formed in order to act as the new parent company of Holdings.

 

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In addition, in May 2012, among other things, EVERTEC, LLC (i) issued $40.0 million principal amount of additional 11% senior notes due 2018 (“notes”), (ii) incurred $170.0 million of secured incremental term loans and (iii) made a distribution of approximately $267.2 million to Holdings, which was ultimately paid as cash dividends to the stockholders of EVERTEC, Inc.

On October 19, 2012, our subsidiary EVERTEC, LLC was granted a tax exemption under the Economic Incentives Act for the Development of Puerto Rico, Act No. 73 of May 28, 2008 (“Act 73”). Under this grant, EVERTEC, LLC will benefit from a preferential income tax rate on industrial development income, as well as from tax exemptions with respect to its municipal and property tax obligations for certain activities derived from its data processing operations in Puerto Rico. The grant has a term of 15 years effective as of January 1, 2012 with respect to income tax obligations and January 1, 2013 with respect to municipal and property tax obligations.

The grant establishes a base taxable income amount with respect to EVERTEC, LLC’s industrial development income, which amount will continue to be subject to the ordinary income tax rate under existing law. Applicable taxable income in excess of the established base taxable income amount will be subject to a preferential rate of 4%. The base taxable income amount will be ratably reduced to zero by the fourth taxable period at which point all of EVERTEC, LLC’s applicable industrial development income will be taxed at the preferential rate of 4% for the remaining period of the grant. Our industrial development income consists primarily of our data processing activities in Puerto Rico, which represented approximately 73% of our income before income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2012. The grant also establishes a 90% exemption on certain real and personal property taxes and a 60% exemption on municipal taxes, in each case imposed on EVERTEC, LLC. In addition, distributions to stockholders by EVERTEC, Inc. of the industrial development income will not be subject to Puerto Rico tollgate taxes.

The grant contains customary commitments, conditions and representations that EVERTEC, LLC will be required to comply with in order to maintain the grant. The more significant commitments include: (i) maintaining at least 750 employees in EVERTEC, LLC’s Puerto Rico data processing operations during 2012 and at least 700 employees for the remaining years of the grant; and (ii) investing at least $200 million in building, machinery, equipment or computer programs to be used in Puerto Rico during the effective term of the grant (to be made in $50 million increments over four year capital investment cycles). Failure to meet the requirements could result, among other things, in reductions in the benefits of the grant or revocation of the grant in its entirety, which could result in EVERTEC, LLC or EVERTEC, Inc. paying additional taxes or other payments relative to what such parties would be required to pay if the full benefits of the grant are available. In addition, the protection from Puerto Rican tollgate taxes on distributions to stockholders may be lost.

On December 18, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC paid a cash distribution of approximately $50.3 million to its parent company, Holdings, primarily using cash on hand, and Holdings in turn paid a distribution to EVERTEC, Inc. EVERTEC, Inc. used the proceeds of such distribution to pay a dividend to its stockholders and to pay an equitable adjustment to holders of vested options as discussed below in the aggregate amount of approximately $50.3 million. Effective December 18, 2012, our Board approved an equitable adjustment to stock options previously granted pursuant to the 2010 Plan payable in form of a one-time cash bonus to holders of vested options for shares of common stock in the amount of $1.37 per share, which in the case of vested options was paid on December 21, 2012 and in the case of unvested options will be paid in the future as the options vest, subject to certain conditions. The adjustment was made pursuant to the 2010 Plan, which requires EVERTEC, Inc. to make an equitable adjustment to outstanding options upon the occurrence of certain events, including the payment of dividend.

For additional information regarding these recent events, see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions After the Closing of the Merger—Reorganization,” “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions After the Closing of the Merger—Tax Payment Agreement” and “Dividend Policy.”

 

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Factors and Trends Impacting the Results of Our Operations

The ongoing migration from cash and paper methods of payment to electronic payments continues to benefit the transaction processing industry globally. The increased penetration of electronic payments has been a driver for many merchants to offer acceptance of such methods in order to increase customer traffic and drive sales. We believe that the penetration of electronic payments in the markets where we principally operate is significantly lower relative to the U.S. market and that this ongoing shift will continue to generate substantial growth opportunities for our business. For example, currently the adoption of banking products, including electronic payments, in the Latin American and Caribbean region is lower relative to the mature U.S. and European markets. We believe that the unbanked and underbanked population in our markets will continue to shrink, and therefore drive incremental penetration and growth of electronic payments in Puerto Rico and other Latin American regions.

In addition, our revenue is also impacted by the trend in outsourcing of in-house technology systems and processes. The medium and small size institutions in the Latin American markets in which we operate currently face challenges in updating and renewing their IT legacy computer systems, which we believe will continue the trend to outsource in-house technology systems and processes. We believe that our technology and business outsourcing solutions cater to the evolving needs of the financial institution customer base we target, by providing integrated, open, flexible, customer-centric and efficient IT products and services.

We also expect our results of operations to be impacted by regulatory changes which occur as the payments industry has come under increased scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators. The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) signed into law in July 2010 is an example of such scrutiny and of changes in laws and regulations that could impact our operating results and financial condition.

In addition, our financial condition and results of operations are, in part, dependent on the economic and general conditions of the geographies in which we operate.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a description of recent accounting standards, see Note 2 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income, as presented in this prospectus, are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). They are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to total revenues, net income or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as alternatives to cash flows from operating activities or as measures of our liquidity.

For more information regarding EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income, including a quantitative reconciliation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income to the most directly comparable GAAP financial performance measure, which is net income, see “—Net Income Reconciliation to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income” and “—Covenant Compliance” below.

Overview of Results of Operations

The following briefly describes the components of revenues and expenses as presented in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. Descriptions of the revenue recognition policies are detailed in Note 1 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

Merchant acquiring, net. Merchant acquiring revenues consist of revenues from services that allow merchants to accept electronic methods of payment. Our standard merchant contract has an initial term of one or three years, with automatic one-year renewal periods. In the merchant acquiring segment, revenues include a discount fee and membership fees charged to merchants, debit network fees and rental income from POS devices and other equipment, net of credit card interchange and assessment fees charged by credit cards associations (such as VISA or MasterCard) or payment networks. The discount fee is generally a percentage of the sales amount of a credit or debit card transaction value. We also charge merchants for other services that are unrelated to the number of transactions or the transaction value.

Our Merchant Acquiring business generated $69.6 million, or 20.4%, of total revenues and $33.8 million, or 26.6%, of total segment income from operations for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Payment processing. Payment processing revenues are comprised of revenues related to providing access to the ATH network and other card networks to financial institutions, including related services such as authorization, processing, management and recording of ATM and POS transactions, and ATM management and monitoring. Payment processing revenues also include revenues from card processing services (such as credit and debit card processing, authorization and settlement and fraud monitoring and control to debit or credit issuers), payment processing services (such as payment and billing products for merchants, businesses and financial institutions) and EBT (which principally consist of services to the Puerto Rico government for the delivery of government benefits to participants).

We generally enter into one to five year contracts with our private payment processing clients and one year contracts with our government payment processing clients. For ATH network and processing services, revenues are primarily driven by the number of transactions processed. Revenues are derived primarily from network fees, transaction switching and processing fees, and the selling and leasing of POS devices. For card issuer processing, revenues are primarily dependent upon the number of cardholder accounts on file, transactions and authorizations processed, the number of cards embossed and other processing services. For EBT services, revenues are primarily derived from the number of beneficiaries on file.

 

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Our Payment Processing business accounted for $94.8 million, or 27.7%, of total revenues and $53.7 million, or 42.1%, of total segment income from operations for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Business solutions. Business solutions revenues consist of revenues from a full suite of business process management solutions including specifically core bank processing, network hosting and management, IT consulting services, business process outsourcing, item and cash processing, and fulfillment. We generally enter into one to five year contracts with our private business solutions clients and one year contracts with our government business solutions clients.

In addition, we are a reseller of hardware and software products and these resale transactions are generally one-time transactions. Revenues from sales of hardware or software products are recognized once the following four criteria are met: (i) evidence of an agreement exists, (ii) delivery and acceptance has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the selling price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collection of the selling price is reasonably assured.

Our Business Solutions business accounted for $177.3 million, or 51.9%, of total revenues and $39.8 million, or 31.3%, of total segment income from operations for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Cost of revenues. This caption includes the costs directly associated with providing services to customers as well as product and software sales, including software licensing and maintenance costs, telecommunications costs, personnel and infrastructure costs to develop and maintain applications, operate computer networks and provide associated customer support, and other operating expenses.

Selling, general and administrative. This caption primarily consists of salaries, wages and related expenses paid to sales personnel, administrative employees and management, advertising and promotional costs, audit and legal fees, and other selling expenses.

Depreciation and amortization. This caption consists of our depreciation and amortization expense. Following the completion of the Merger, our depreciation and amortization expense increased as a result of the purchase price allocation adjustments to reflect the fair market value and revised useful life assigned to property and equipment and intangible assets in connection with the Merger.

Results of Operations

The following tables set forth certain consolidated financial information for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. The following tables and discussion should be read in conjunction with the information contained in our Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

Comparison of the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

The following tables present the components of our audited consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income by business segment and the change in those amounts for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

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Revenues

 

     Years ended
December 31,
               
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012      2011      Variance  

Merchant acquiring, net

   $ 69,591       $ 61,997       $ 7,594         12

Payment processing

     94,801         85,691         9,110         11

Business solutions

     177,292         173,434         3,858         2
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 341,684       $ 321,122       $ 20,562         6
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2012 were $341.7 million, representing an increase of $20.6 million or 6% as compared to the corresponding 2011 period.

Merchant acquiring revenues for the year ended December 31, 2012 were $69.6 million, representing an increase of $7.6 million or 12% as compared to the corresponding 2011 period. The increase in merchant acquiring revenues during 2012 was primarily attributable to volume growth in our core business of $5.0 million.

Payment processing revenues for the year ended December 31, 2012 were $94.8 million, representing an increase of $9.1 million or 11% as compared to the corresponding 2011 period. The increase in payment processing revenues during 2012 was primarily attributable to an increase in volume.

Business solutions revenues for the year ended December 31, 2012 were $177.3 million, representing an increase of $3.9 million or 2% as compared to the corresponding 2011 period. The increase in business solutions revenues during 2012 was primarily due to higher demand for our services.

Operating costs and expenses

 

     Years ended
December 31,
              
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012      2011      Variance  

Cost of revenues, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below

   $ 158,860       $ 155,377       $ 3,483        2

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     31,686         33,339         (1,653     -5

Depreciation and amortization

     71,492         69,891         1,601        2
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

   $ 262,038       $ 258,607       $ 3,431        1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Total operating costs and expenses for the year ended December 31, 2012 were $262.0 million, representing an increase of $3.4 million or 1% as compared to the corresponding 2011 period.

Cost of revenues for the year ended December 31, 2012 were $158.9 million, representing an increase of $3.5 million or 2% as compared to the corresponding 2011 period. The increase in cost of revenues during 2012 was primarily attributable to the increase in revenues described above. Gross margin percentage for the year ended December 31, 2012 improved to 53.5% from 51.6% in 2011. The improvement in gross margin was principally driven by our highly scalable technology platform which allows us to support incremental volumes with low incremental costs.

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2012 were $31.7 million, representing a decrease of $1.7 million or 5% as compared to the corresponding 2011 period. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses in 2012 was primarily attributable to a reduction in personnel costs of $1.4 million as a result of cost control initiatives.

Depreciation and amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $71.5 million, representing an increase of $1.6 million or 2% as compared to the corresponding 2011 period. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense in 2012 was primarily a result of an increase in capital expenditures associated with certain new projects.

Income from operations

The following table presents income from operations by reportable segments.

 

     Years ended
December 31,
       
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012     2011     Variance  

Segment income from operations

         

Merchant acquiring

   $ 33,836      $ 30,258      $ 3,578         12

Payment processing

     53,682        45,031        8,651         19

Business solutions

     39,845        36,690        3,155         9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment income from operations

     127,363        111,979        15,384         14

Merger related depreciation and amortization and other unallocated expenses(1)

     (47,717     (49,464     1,747         -4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income from operations

   $ 79,646      $ 62,515      $ 17,131         27
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Represents certain incremental depreciation and amortization expenses generated as a result of the Merger, non-recurring compensation and benefits expenses, and professional fees.

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to the corresponding 2011 period. The increase in income from operations in 2012 was driven by the aforementioned factors impacting our revenues and operating costs and expenses. For a reconciliation of the income from operations to net income see Note 21 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements.

Non-operating (expenses) income

 

     Years ended
December 31,
       
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012     2011     Variance  

Non-operating (expenses) income

        

Interest income

   $ 320      $ 797      $ (477     -60

Interest expense

     (54,331     (50,957     (3,374     -7

Earnings of equity method investment

     564        833        (269     -32

Other expenses

     (8,491     (18,201     9,710        53
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-operating (expenses) income

   $ (61,938   $ (67,528   $ 5,590        8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2012 were $61.9 million, representing a decrease of $5.6 million or 8% as compared to the 2011 period. The decrease in non-operating expenses in 2012 was primarily driven by lower other expenses of $9.7 million, partially offset by an increase in interest expense of $3.4 million from the issuance of additional debt in May 2012.

Income tax benefit

Income tax benefit for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $59.7 million as compared to $29.2 million for the corresponding 2011 period. The income tax benefit in 2012 was primarily attributable to a $66.4 million benefit resulting from a tax exemption granted in the fourth quarter of 2012. The income tax benefit in 2011 was primarily attributable to a $27.6 million reduction in the Company’s deferred tax liability following the enactment of certain tax reforms in Puerto Rico on January 31, 2011 which reduced the

 

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marginal corporate income tax rate from 39% to 30%. See Note 10 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this prospectus for additional information regarding income taxes.

Net Income

Net income for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $77.4 million as compared to $24.2 million for the corresponding 2011 period. Net income for the 2012 period was favorably impacted by the aforementioned $66.4 million income tax benefit and by income before income taxes of $17.7 million. Net income for the 2011 period was also driven by a $29.2 million income tax benefit on extinguishing a portion of our deferred tax liability, partially offset by a $5.0 million loss before income taxes.

 

 

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

Our principal source of liquidity is cash generated from operations, while our primary liquidity requirements are the funding of capital expenditures and working capital needs. We also have a $50 million revolving credit facility of which $35.3 million was available as of December 31, 2012, after giving effect to $14.0 million of short-term borrowings outstanding and a $0.7 million letter of credit on behalf of EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. as of December 31, 2012. In addition, our international operations have credit facilities available of approximately $3.9 million in aggregate.

At December 31, 2012, we had cash of $25.6 million of which $21.4 million is in possession of our subsidiaries located outside of Puerto Rico for purposes of (i) funding the respective subsidiary’s current business operations and (ii) funding potential future investment outside of Puerto Rico.

 

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Over the long-term, it is the Company’s intention to reinvest these funds outside Puerto Rico and based on its forecast, the Company’s current liquidity requirements would not require the repatriation of these funds for purposes of funding the Company’s Puerto Rico operations over a long-term period or debt service obligations. However, if in the future the Company determines that there is no longer a need to maintain such cash within its foreign subsidiaries, it may elect to distribute such cash to the Company in Puerto Rico. Distributions from the Company’s foreign subsidiaries to Puerto Rico may be subject to tax withholdings and other tax consequences.

Our primary use of cash is for operating expenses, working capital requirements, capital expenditures and debt service obligations as they become due. Also, we may pay dividends to our stockholders if approved by our Board at its sole discretion and in compliance with EVERTEC, LLC’s debt covenants. On May 9, 2012, we paid a cash dividend of $269.8 million to our stockholders and on December 18, 2012, we paid a cash dividend to our stockholders and made an equitable adjustment to holders of vested options in an aggregate amount of approximately $50.3 million. For additional information, see Note 13 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements.

Under the senior secured credit facilities, EVERTEC, LLC is required to make prepayments from a portion of excess cash flows as a result of increases in the senior secured leverage ratio. As of December 31, 2012, the senior secured leverage ratio was 2.93. Accordingly, within five business days after the filing of EVERTEC, LLC’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012, it will be required to make a prepayment of $6.1 million. For additional information, see “—Senior Secured Credit Facilities” below.

Based on our current level of operations, we believe our cash flows from operations and available senior secured revolving credit facility will be adequate to meet our liquidity needs for the next twelve months. However, our ability to fund future operating expenses and capital expenditures and our ability to make scheduled payments of interest, to pay principal on or refinance our indebtedness and to satisfy any other of our present or future debt obligations will depend on our future operating performance, which will be affected by general economic, financial and other factors beyond our control.

Comparison of the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

The following table presents our cash flows from operations for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

 

     Years ended December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012     2011  

Cash provided by operating activities

   $ 82,664      $ 69,371   

Cash used in investing activities

     (27,042     (31,747

Cash used in financing activities

     (86,188     (36,623
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in cash

   $ (30,566   $ 1,001   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $82.7 million as compared to $69.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. The increase of $13.3 million was primarily due to an increase in cash earnings from operations of $19.8 million partially offset by a net change in assets and liabilities of $6.5 million.

 

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Net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $27.0 million as compared to $31.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. The decrease of $4.7 million was primarily due to our acquisition of an equity interest in CONTADO for $9.2 million in 2011 partially offset by a $4.1 million increase in the acquisition of property, equipment and intangibles in 2012.

Net cash used in financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $86.2 million as compared to $36.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2011. During the year ended December 31, 2012 we paid $320.0 million in dividend, which was partially funded and offset by $235.7 million in proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt and short-term borrowings. During the year ended December 31, 2011 cash used in financing activities was primarily attributable to a $38.6 million voluntary repayment and purchase of our long-term debt.

 

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Capital Resources

Our principal capital expenditures are for hardware and computer software (purchased and internally developed) and additions to property and equipment. We invested approximately $27.5 million and $23.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Capital expenditures are expected to be funded by cash flows from operations and, if necessary, borrowings under the revolving credit facility.

Financial Obligations

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

In connection with the Merger, on September 30, 2010 EVERTEC, LLC entered into senior secured credit facilities consisting of (1) a $355.0 million six-year term loan facility and (2) a $50.0 million five-year revolving credit facility. The term loan facility was subject to quarterly amortization payments totaling 1% per annum of the original principal amount of the facility, with the balance payable on the final maturity date. As a result of a voluntary repayment made on May 4, 2011, EVERTEC, LLC has no scheduled quarterly amortization payment obligation until the final lump-sum payment at the maturity date. However, the senior secured credit agreement contains certain provisions that may require prepayments as a result of increases in the senior secured leverage ratio. If the senior secured leverage ratio at year end is equal to or greater than 2.50, a 50% prepayment of the excess cash flow generated must be made. If the senior secured leverage ratio is less than or equal to 2.50 and greater than 2.00, a 25% prepayment of the excess cash flow is required. If the senior secured leverage ratio is less than or equal to 2.00 no prepayments are necessary. At December 31, 2012, the senior secured leverage ratio was 2.93. As a result of this ratio being higher than 2.50, EVERTEC, LLC is required to make a prepayment within five business days after the filing of EVERTEC, LLC’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012 of approximately $6.1 million.

The senior secured credit facilities allow EVERTEC, LLC to obtain, on an uncommitted basis at the sole discretion of participating lenders, an incremental amount of term loan and/or revolving credit facility commitments not to exceed the maximum principal amount of debt that would not cause EVERTEC, LLC’s senior secured leverage ratio to exceed 3.25 to 1.00.

The senior secured revolving credit facility is available for general corporate purposes and includes borrowing capacity available for letters of credit and for short-term borrowings referred to as swing line borrowings. All obligations under the senior secured credit facilities are unconditionally guaranteed by Holdings and, subject to certain exceptions, each of EVERTEC, LLC’s existing and future wholly-owned subsidiaries. All obligations under the senior secured credit facilities, and the guarantees of those obligations, are secured by substantially all of EVERTEC, LLC’s assets and the assets of the guarantors, subject to certain exceptions. Borrowings under the senior secured term loan facility and the revolving credit facility bear interest, at our option, at a rate equal to a margin over either (a) a base rate as defined in the credit agreement or (b) a LIBOR rate.

On March 3, 2011, these senior secured credit facilities were amended to, among other things, reduce the interest rate margins payable on the term loan and revolving loan borrowings, decrease the applicable LIBOR and alternate base rate floors, and increase the amount available for future borrowings under the uncommitted incremental facility. The amendment also modified certain restrictive covenants to provide us generally with additional flexibility. The amendment did not modify the term or the size of the existing credit facilities.

 

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On April 7, 2011, EVERTEC, LLC repaid $1.7 million of borrowings under the term loan using the cash received from Popular in connection with the acquisition of CONTADO as required under the terms of the senior secured credit facilities. In addition, on May 4, 2011, EVERTEC, LLC made a voluntary prepayment of $24.7 million on the term loan. There was no penalty associated with these prepayments.

On May 9, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC entered into an amendment to the agreement governing the senior secured credit facilities to allow, among other things, a restricted dividend payment in an amount not to exceed $270.0 million and certain adjustments to the financial covenant therein. In addition, we borrowed an additional $170.0 million under a secured incremental term loan. As of December 31, 2012, the principal outstanding balance under the senior secured term loan and revolving credit facility amounted to $495.0 million and $14.0 million, respectively.

Senior Notes

In connection with the Merger on September 30, 2010, EVERTEC, LLC issued $220.0 million of unsecured 11% senior notes due 2018.

On May 7, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC and EVERTEC Finance Corp., as co-issuers, issued $40.0 million aggregate principal amount of 11% senior notes due 2018. These notes constituted “Additional Notes” under the indenture pursuant to which the notes were originally issued on September 30, 2010. In addition, we obtained a consent from the holders of the notes as of the record date of April 27, 2012 to amend the limitation on restricted payments covenant in the indenture in order to allow additional dividend or distribution payments by EVERTEC, LLC in an aggregate amount not to exceed $270.0 million.

EVERTEC, LLC’s existing wholly-owned subsidiaries that guarantee its obligations under the senior secured credit facilities also guarantee the notes. The notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 11.0% per annum and mature on October 1, 2018. The notes are not subject to any mandatory or sinking fund payments. However, under certain circumstances related to change of control or asset sales (each as defined in the indenture governing the notes), EVERTEC, LLC may be required to offer to purchase notes. As of December 31, 2012, the principal outstanding balance of the notes was $250.5 million.

Other Short-Term Borrowings

In December 2012, we entered into a financing agreement in the ordinary course of business, to purchase certain software and related services in the amount of $13.0 million to be repaid in three payments over a term of 10 months.

Covenant Compliance

The senior secured credit facilities and the indenture governing the notes contain various restrictive covenants. The senior secured credit facilities require EVERTEC, LLC to maintain on a quarterly basis a specified maximum senior secured leverage ratio. The senior secured leverage ratio as defined in its credit facility (total first lien senior secured debt minus available cash, up to a maximum of $50.0 million, as defined, to Adjusted EBITDA)

 

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must be less than 3.85 to 1.0 at December 31, 2012. In addition, the senior secured credit facilities, among other things, restrict EVERTEC, LLC’s ability to incur indebtedness or liens, make investments, declare or pay any dividends to our parent and prepay indebtedness that is junior to such debt. The indenture, among other things: (a) limits EVERTEC, LLC’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, issue certain preferred shares, incur liens, pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments and enter into certain transactions with affiliates; (b) limits EVERTEC, LLC’s ability to enter into agreements that would restrict the ability of its subsidiaries to pay dividends or make certain payments to its parent company; and (c) places restrictions on EVERTEC, LLC’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to merge or consolidate with any other person or sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. However, all of the covenants in these agreements are subject to significant exceptions. As of December 31, 2012, the senior secured leverage ratio was 2.93 to 1.0.

EVERTEC, LLC has the ability to incur additional debt, subject to limitations imposed by the senior secured credit facilities and the indenture governing the notes. Under the indenture, in addition to specified permitted indebtedness, we will be able to incur additional indebtedness as long as on a pro forma basis our fixed charge coverage ratio (the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to fixed charges, as defined) is at least 2.0 to 1.0. In this prospectus, we refer to the term “Adjusted EBITDA” to mean EBITDA as so defined and calculated for purposes of determining compliance with the senior secured leverage ratio based on the financial information for the last twelve months at the end of each quarter.

Net Income Reconciliation to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income

We define “EBITDA” as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define “Adjusted EBITDA” as EBITDA as further adjusted to exclude unusual items and other adjustments described below. We define “Adjusted Net Income” as net income as adjusted to exclude unusual items and other adjustments described below.

We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because we consider them important supplemental measures of our performance and believe they are frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry. In addition, our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is consistent with the equivalent measurements that are contained in the senior secured credit facilities and the indenture governing the notes in testing EVERTEC, LLC’s compliance with covenants therein such as the senior secured leverage ratio and the fixed charge coverage ratio. We use Adjusted Net Income to measure our overall profitability because it better reflects our cash flow generation by capturing the actual cash taxes paid rather than our tax expense as calculated under GAAP and excludes the impact of the non-cash amortization and depreciation that was created as a result of the Merger. In addition, in evaluating EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses such as those excluded in calculating them. Further, our presentation of these measures should not be construed as an inference that our future operating results will not be affected by unusual or nonrecurring items.

Some of the limitations of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income are as follows:

 

   

they do not reflect cash outlays for capital expenditures or future contractual commitments;

 

   

they do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital;

 

   

although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect cash requirements for such replacements;

 

   

in the case of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, they do not reflect interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest, or principal payments, on indebtedness;

 

   

in the case of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, they do not reflect income tax expense or the cash necessary to pay income taxes; and

 

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other companies, including other companies in our industry, may not use EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income or may calculate EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income differently than as presented in this prospectus, limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure.

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income are not measurements of liquidity or financial performance under GAAP. You should not consider EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income as alternatives to cash flows from operating activities or any other performance measures determined in accordance with GAAP, as an indicator of cash flows, as a measure of liquidity or as an alternative to operating or net income determined in accordance with GAAP.

A reconciliation of net income to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income is provided below.

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)    Year ended
December 31,  2012
 

Net income

   $ 77,366   

Income tax benefit

     (59,658

Interest expense, net

     54,311   

Depreciation and amortization

     71,492   
  

 

 

 

EBITDA

     143,211   

Software maintenance reimbursement and other costs(a)

     2,429   

Equity income(b)

     1,057   

Compensation and benefits(c)

     3,795   

Pro forma cost reduction adjustments(d)

     2,150   

Transaction, refinancing and other non-recurring fees(e)

     15,246   

Management fees(f)

     2,982   

Purchase accounting(g)

     (1,284
  

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     169,586   

Pro forma EBITDA adjustments(h)

     (2,150

Operating depreciation and amortization(i)

     (31,287

Cash interest expense(j)

     (48,921

Cash income taxes(k)

     (2,785
  

 

 

 

Adjusted Net Income

   $ 84,443   
  

 

 

 

 

(a) Primarily represents reimbursements received for certain software maintenance expenses as part of the Merger.
(b)

Represents CONTADO’s non-cash equity income, net of cash dividends received. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions after the Closing of the Merger—CONTADO and Serfinsa.”

(c) Mainly represents a one-time payment of $2.2 million as a result of the former CEO’s employment modification agreement. Also, includes other adjustments related to non-cash equity based compensation.
(d) Represents the pro forma effect of the expected net savings primarily in compensation and benefits from the reduction of certain temporary employees and professional services. This pro forma amount was calculated using the net amount of actual expenses for temporary employees and professional services for the 12 month period prior to their replacement and/or elimination net of the incremental cost of the new full-time employees that were hired.

 

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(e) Represents primarily: (i) costs associated with the issuance and refinancing of EVERTEC’s debt of approximately $8.8 million; (ii) costs associated with certain non-recurring corporate transactions, including, for example, costs related to EVERTEC, LLC’s conversion to an LLC and the distributions made to EVERTEC, LLC’s direct parent of $3.9 million; and (iii) a nonrecurring, non-cash asset write-off of $1.6 million.
(f) Represents the management fee payable to our equity sponsors. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions in Connection with the Closing of the Merger—Consulting Agreements.”
(g) Represents the elimination of purchase accounting impacts associated with certain customer service and software related arrangements where EVERTEC, LLC receives reimbursements from Popular.
(h) Represents the elimination of EBITDA adjustments to reflect the pro forma effect of the expected net savings primarily in compensation and benefits and professional services as discussed in note (d) above.
(i) Represents operating depreciation and amortization expense which excludes amounts generated as a result of the Merger.
(j) Represents interest expense adjusted to exclude non-cash amortization of the debt issue cost, premium and accretion of discount.
(k) Represents cash taxes paid.

Contractual Obligations

The Company’s contractual obligations as of December 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

     Payment due by periods  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    Total      Less than 1 year      1-3 years      3-5 years      After 5 years  

Long term debt(1)

   $ 999,879       $ 54,910       $ 109,553       $ 564,250       $ 271,166   

Operating leases(2)

     11,190         4,664         6,094         432         —     

Short-term borrowings

     26,995         26,995         —           —           —     

Other long-term liabilities

     3,072         —           685         2,387         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,041,136       $ 86,569       $ 116,332       $ 567,069       $ 271,166   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Long-term debt includes the payments of cash interest (based on interest rates as of December 31, 2012 for variable rate debt) and aggregate principal amount of the senior secured term loan facility and the notes, as well as commitments fees related to the unused portion of the senior secured revolving credit facility, as required under the terms of the long-term debt agreements. The amount of long-term debt does not give effect to the mandatory prepayment of $6.1 million under the senior secured term loan facility to be made within five business days of the filing of EVERTEC, LLC’s audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012, as explained above. However, the interest payments reported as long-term debt includes the impact of such payment.
(2) Includes certain facilities and equipment under operating leases. See Note 20 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding operating lease obligations.

 

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Amounts in the table do not reflect the use of proceeds of this offering as described in “Use of Proceeds.”

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with GAAP. In connection with the preparation of our financial statements, we are required to make estimates and assumptions about future events, and apply judgments that affect the reported amounts of certain assets and liabilities, and in some instances, the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period.

We base our assumptions, estimates, and judgments on historical experience, current events and other factors that management believes to be relevant at the time our consolidated financial statements are prepared. However, because future events are inherently uncertain and their effects cannot be determined with certainty, actual results could differ from our assumptions and estimates, and such differences could be material. A summary of significant accounting policies is included in Note 1 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. We believe that the following accounting estimates are the most critical and they require our most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, resulting for the need to make estimates about this effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.

Revenue recognition

The Company’s revenue recognition policy follows the guidance from Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605-25, “Revenue Recognition—Multiple-Element Arrangements” and Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-13, “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements,” which provides guidance on the recognition, presentation, and disclosure of revenue in financial statements. The Company recognizes revenue when the following four criteria are met: (i) evidence of an agreement exists, (ii) delivery and acceptance has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the selling price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collection of the selling price is reasonably assured.

For multiple deliverable arrangements, we evaluate each arrangement to determine if the elements or deliverables within the arrangement represent separate units of accounting pursuant to ASC 605-25. If the deliverables are determined to be separate units of accounting, revenues are recognized as units of accounting are delivered and the revenue recognition criteria are met. If the deliverables are not determined to be separate units of accounting, revenues for the delivered services are combined into one unit of accounting and recognized (i) over the life of the arrangement if all services are consistently delivered over such term, or if otherwise, (ii) at the time that all services and deliverables have been delivered. The selling price for each deliverable is based on vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) if available, third party evidence (“TPE”) if VSOE is not available, or management best estimate of selling price (“BESP”) if neither VSOE nor TPE is available. We establish VSOE of selling price using the price charged when the same element is sold separately. We bifurcate or allocate the arrangement consideration to each of the deliverables based on the relative selling price of each unit of accounting.

We have two main categories of revenues according to the type of transactions we enter into with our customers: (a) transaction-based fees and (b) fixed fees and time and material.

Transaction-based fees

We provide services that generate transaction-based fees. Typically transaction-based fees depend on factors such as number of accounts or transactions processed. These factors typically consist of a fee per transaction or item processed, a percentage of dollar volume processed or a fee per account on file, or some combination thereof. Revenues derived from transaction-based fee contracts are recognized when the underlying transactions are processed, which constitutes delivery of service.

Revenues from business contracts in our Merchant Acquiring segment are primarily comprised of discount fees charged to the merchants based on the sales amount of transactions processed. Revenues include a discount fee and membership fees charged to merchants and debit network fees as well as POS rental fees. Pursuant to the guidance from ASC 605-45-45, “Revenue Recognition—Principal Agent Considerations,” we record merchant acquiring revenues net of interchange and assessments charged by the credit and debit card network associations and recognize such revenues at the time of the sale (when a transaction is processed).

 

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Payment processing revenues are comprised of revenues related to providing access to the ATH network and other card networks to financial institutions, and related services. Payment processing revenues also include revenues from card issuer processing services (such as credit and debit card processing, authorization and settlement, and fraud monitoring and control to debit or credit card issuers), payment processing services (such as payment and billing products for merchants, businesses and financial institutions) and EBT (which principally consists of services to the Puerto Rico government for the delivery of government benefits to participants). Revenues in our Payment Processing segment are primarily comprised of fees per transaction processed or per account on file, or a combination of both, and are recognized at the time transactions are processed or on a monthly basis for accounts on file.

Transaction-based fee revenues within our Business Solutions segment consist of revenues from business process management solutions including core bank processing, business process outsourcing, item and cash processing, and fulfillment. Transaction-based fee revenues generated by our core bank processing services are derived from fees based on various factors such as the number of accounts on file (e.g., savings or checking accounts, loans, etc.), and the number of transactions processed or registered users (e.g., for online banking services). For services dependent on the number of transactions processed, revenues are recognized as the underlying transactions are processed. For services dependent on the number of users or accounts on file, revenues are recognized on a monthly basis based on the number of accounts on file each month. Item and cash processing revenues are based upon the number of items (e.g., checks) processed and revenues are recognized when the underlying item is processed. Fulfillment services include technical and operational resources for producing and distributing print documents such as statements, bills, checks and benefits summaries.

Fulfillment revenues are based upon the number of pages for printing services and the number of envelopes processed for mailing services. Revenues are recognized as services are delivered based on a fee per page printed or envelope mailed, as applicable.

Fixed fees and time and material

We also provide services that generate a fixed fee per month or fees based on time and expenses incurred. These services are mostly provided in our Business Solutions segment. Revenues are generated from our core bank solutions, network hosting and management and IT consulting services.

In core bank solutions, we mostly provide access to applications and services such as back-up or recovery, hosting and maintenance that enable a bank to operate the related hosted services accessing our IT infrastructure. These contracts generally contain multiple elements or deliverables which are evaluated by us and revenues are recognized according to the applicable guidance. Revenues are derived from fixed fees charged for the use of hosted services and are recognized on a monthly basis as delivered. Set-up fees are billed to the customer when the service is rendered; however, they are deferred and recognized as revenues over the term of the arrangement or the expected period of the customer relationship, whichever is longer, as set-up services rarely provide value to the customer on a stand-alone basis and are interrelated with the service to be provided under the contract.

 

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In network hosting and management, we provide hosting services for network infrastructure at our facilities, automated monitoring services, maintenance of call centers, and interactive voice response solutions, among other related services. Revenues are primarily derived from monthly fees as services are delivered. Set-up fees are billed up-front to the customer when the set-up service is rendered; however, they are deferred and recognized as revenues over the term of the arrangement or the expected period of the customer relationship, whichever is longer, as set-up services rarely provide value to the customer on a stand-alone basis and are interrelated with the service to be provided under the contract. There are some arrangements under this line of service category that may contain undelivered elements. In such cases, the undelivered elements are evaluated and recognized when the services are delivered or at the time that all deliverables under the contract have been delivered.

IT consulting services primarily consist of time billings based upon the number of hours dedicated to each client. Revenues from time billings are recognized as services are delivered.

We also charge members of the ATH network an annual membership fee; however, these fees are deferred and recognized as revenues on a straight-line basis over the year and recorded in our Payment Processing segment. In addition, occasionally we are a reseller of hardware and software products and revenues from these resale transactions are recognized when such product is delivered and accepted by the client.

Service level arrangements

The Company’s service contracts may include service level arrangements (“SLA”) generally allowing the customer to receive a credit for part of the service fee when the Company has not provided the agreed level of services. The SLA performance obligation is committed on a monthly basis, thus SLA performance is monitored and assessed for compliance with arrangements on a monthly basis, including determination and accounting for its economic impact, if any.

Goodwill and other intangible assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price and related costs over the value assigned to net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment at least annually. Last year, the goodwill impairment test used was a two-step process at each reporting unit level. The first step used to identify potential impairment, compared the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit was not considered impaired and the second step of the impairment test was unnecessary. If needed, the second step consisted of comparing the implied fair value of the reporting unit with the carrying amount of that goodwill.

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that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the answer is no, then the fair value of the reporting unit does not need to be measured, and step one and step two are bypassed. In assessing the fair value of a reporting unit, which is based on the nature of the business and reporting unit’s current and expected financial performance, the Company uses a combination of factors such as general macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions, overall financial performance and the entity and reporting unit specific events.

Other identifiable intangible assets with a definitive useful life are amortized using the straight-line method. These intangibles are evaluated periodically for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.

Other identifiable intangible assets with a definitive useful life acquired in the Merger, include customer relationship, trademark, software packages and non-compete agreement. Customer relationship was valued using the excess earnings method under the income approach. Trademark was valued using the relief-from-royalty method under the income approach. Software packages, which include capitalized software development costs, were recorded at cost. Non-compete agreement was valued based on the estimated impact that theoretical competition would have on revenues and expenses.

 

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Allowance for doubtful accounts

An allowance for doubtful accounts is provided based on the estimated uncollectible amounts of the receivables. The estimate is primarily based on a review of the current status of specific accounts receivable. Receivables are considered past due if full payment is not received by the contractual date. Past due accounts are generally written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts only after all collection attempts have been exhausted.

Share-based compensation

On September 30, 2010, the Holdings board of directors adopted the Carib Holdings, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”) to grant stock options, rights to purchase shares, restricted stock units and other stock-based rights to employees, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company. On April 17, 2012, in connection with the Reorganization, the Company assumed the 2010 Plan and all of the outstanding equity awards issued thereunder or subject thereto. The Company expenses employee stock-based payments under the fair value method. ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, which requires compensation cost for the fair value of stock-based payments at the date they are granted to be recognized over the requisite service period. The Company estimates the fair value of stock-based awards, on a contemporaneous basis, at the date they are granted using the Black-Sholes-Merton option pricing model for Tranche A options and the Monte Carlo simulation analysis for Tranche B and Tranche C options using the following assumptions: (1) stock price; (2) risk-free rate; (3) expected volatility; (4) expected annual dividend yield and (5) expected term. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Constant Maturities Treasury Interest Rate as of the grant date. The expected volatility is based on a combination of historical volatility and implied volatility from publicly traded companies in our industry. The expected annual dividend yield is based on management’s expectations of future dividends as of the grant date. The expected term is based on the vesting time of the options.

The fair value of the common stock underlying stock-based awards is determined by the Company’s board of directors using an internal valuation. The board of directors intends all awards to be exercisable at a price per share equal to the per share fair value of the Company’s common stock on the date of the grant. In the absence of a public trading market, management estimates the fair value of the Company’s common stock based on the financial performance of the Company measured using Adjusted EBITDA, calculated using the most recent quarterly information, and an acquisition multiple that management believes is representative of the implied market value for the Company.

See Note 14 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus for details regarding the Company’s share-based compensation.

Income tax

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the consolidated statements of income in the period that includes the enactment date. We recognize the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not to be sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely to be realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. A deferred tax valuation allowance is established if it is considered more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

 

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All companies within EVERTEC are legal entities which file separate income tax returns. Notwithstanding, a proportionate share of Banco Popular’s income tax expense based upon reportable taxable income using the statutory tax rates in Puerto Rico related to the merchant acquiring business and Ticketpop business has been recorded in the EVERTEC Business Group’s combined financial statements that include the nine months ended September 30, 2010 as required under the separate return method to allocate the intercorporate tax for a carve-out. That allocation is not included in the Company’s income tax returns. No temporary differences that give rise to any deferred tax asset or liability resulted as part of this allocation.

See Note 17 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus for details regarding the Company’s income taxes.

JOBS Act

We qualify as an “emerging growth company,” as such term is defined in the JOBS Act, which was signed into law on April 5, 2012. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act for complying with new or revised accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. However, we are choosing to “opt out” of such extended transition period, and as a result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. Our decision to opt out of the extended transition period is irrevocable.

The JOBS Act also contains provisions that, among other things, reduce certain reporting requirements for “emerging growth companies.” We are in the process of evaluating the benefits of relying on these reduced reporting requirements.

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of December 31, 2012, we had one outstanding a letter of credit of $0.7 million with a maturity of less than three months.

Debt Repurchases

We have in the past purchased and we or our affiliates in the future may, from time to time, purchase the notes. Any such future purchase may be made through open market or privately negotiated transactions with third parties (who may be our affiliates) or pursuant to tender, exchange or other offers, upon such terms and at such prices as we or any such affiliates may determine. See Note 11 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus for additional information regarding our past purchases of notes.

Seasonality

EVERTEC’s business generally experiences increased activity during the traditional holiday shopping periods and around other nationally recognized holidays.

Effect of Inflation

While inflationary increases in certain inputs costs, such as occupancy, labor and benefits, and general administrative costs, have an impact on our operating results, inflation has had minimal net impact on our operating results during the last three years, except for our operation in Venezuela which was not acquired as part of the Merger, as overall inflation has been offset by increased selling process and cost reduction actions. We cannot assure you, however, that we will not be affected by general inflation in the future.

 

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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We are exposed to market risks arising from our normal business activities. These market risks principally involve the possibility of change in interest rates that will adversely affect the value of our financial assets and liabilities or future cash flows and earnings. Market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices.

Interest rate risks

We issued fixed and floating-rate debt which is subject to fluctuations in interest rates in respect of our floating-rate debt. Borrowings under the senior secured credit facilities accrue interest at variable rates but are subject to floors or minimum rates. A 100 basis point increase in the applicable margins over our floor(s) on our debt balances outstanding as of December 31, 2012, under the senior secured credit facilities would increase our annual interest expense by approximately $5.0 million. The impact on future interest expense as a result of future changes in interest rates will depend largely on the gross amount of our borrowings at that time.

Foreign exchange risk

We conduct business in certain countries in Latin America. Some of this business is conducted in the countries’ local currencies. The resulting foreign currency translation adjustments, from operations for which the functional currency is other than the U.S. dollar, are reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated balance sheets, except for highly inflationary environments in which the effects would be included in other operating income in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had $0.8 million and $1.3 million, respectively, in an unfavorable foreign currency translation adjustment as part of accumulated other comprehensive loss.

 

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BUSINESS

Company Overview

EVERTEC is the leading full-service transaction processing business in Latin America and the Caribbean. We are based in Puerto Rico and provide a broad range of merchant acquiring, payment processing and business process management services across 19 countries in the region. We process over 1.8 billion transactions annually, and manage the electronic payment network for over 4,100 automated teller machines (“ATM”) and over 104,000 point-of-sale (“POS”) payment terminals. According to the July 2012 Nilson Report, we are the largest merchant acquirer in the Caribbean and Central America and the sixth largest in Latin America based on total number of transactions. We own and operate the ATH network, one of the leading ATM and personal identification number (“PIN”) debit networks in Latin America. In addition, we provide a comprehensive suite of services for core bank processing, cash processing and technology outsourcing in the regions we serve. We serve a broad and diversified customer base of leading financial institutions, merchants, corporations and government agencies with ‘mission critical’ technology solutions that are essential to their operations, enabling them to issue, process and accept transactions securely, and we believe that our business is well positioned to continue to expand across the fast growing Latin American region.

We are differentiated, in part, by our diversified business model, which enables us to provide our varied customer base with a broad range of transaction processing services from a single source across numerous channels and geographic markets. We believe this single source capability provides several competitive advantages which will enable us to continue to penetrate our existing customer base with new, complementary services, win new customers, develop new sales channels and enter new markets. We believe these competitive advantages include:

 

   

Our ability to package and provide a range of services across our customers’ business that often need to be sourced from different vendors;

 

   

Our ability to serve customers with disparate operations in several geographies with a single integrated technology solution that enables them to manage their business as one enterprise; and

 

   

Our ability to capture and analyze data across the transaction processing value chain to provide value-added services that are differentiated from those offered by ‘pure play’ vendors that only have the technology, capabilities and products to serve one portion of the transaction processing value chain (such as only merchant acquiring or payment processing).

Our broad suite of services span the entire transaction processing value chain and include a range of front-end customer facing solutions as well as back-end support services. These include: (i) merchant acquiring services, which enable POS and e-commerce merchants to accept and process electronic methods of payment such as debit, credit, prepaid and electronic benefits transfer (“EBT”) cards; (ii) payment processing services, which enable financial institutions and other issuers to manage, support and facilitate the processing for credit, debit, prepaid, ATM and EBT card programs; and (iii) business process management solutions, which provide ‘mission critical’ technology solutions such as core bank processing, as well as information technology (“IT”) outsourcing and cash management services to financial institutions, enterprises and governments. We provide these services through a highly scalable, end-to-end technology platform that we manage and operate in-house. Our end-to-end technology platform includes solutions that encompass the entire transaction processing value chain. This enables us to provide ‘front-end’ processing services, such as the electronic capture and authorization of transactions at the point-of-sale, and ‘back-end’ services, such as the clearing and settlement of transactions and account reconciliation for card issuers. Our platform provides us with the broad range of capabilities, flexibility and operating leverage that enable us to innovate and develop new services, differentiate ourselves in the marketplace and generate significant operating efficiencies to continue to maximize profitability.

We sell and distribute our services primarily through a proprietary direct sales force with strong customer relationships. We are also increasingly building a variety of indirect sales channels which enable us to leverage the distribution capabilities of partners in adjacent markets, including value-added resellers, joint ventures and merchant acquiring alliances. Given our breadth across the transaction processing value chain, our customer base is highly diversified by size, type and geographic footprint.

 

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We benefit from an attractive business model, which is characterized by recurring revenue, significant operating margins and low capital expenditure requirements. Our revenue is recurring in nature because of the mission-critical and embedded nature of the services we provide, the high switching costs associated with these services and the multi-year contracts we negotiate with our customers. Our scalable business model creates significant operating efficiencies. In addition, our business model enables us to continue to grow our business organically without significant additional capital expenditures.

We generate revenues based primarily on transaction fees paid by our merchants and financial institutions in our Merchant Acquiring and Payment Processing segments and on transaction fees or fees based on number of accounts on file in our Business Solutions segment. Our total revenues increased from $276.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 to $341.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, representing a compound annual growth rate (“CAGR”) of 7%. Our Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in Note 3 to “Summary—Summary Historical Consolidated and Combined Financial Data”) increased from $117.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 to $169.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, representing a CAGR of 13%. Our Adjusted Net Income (as defined in Note 3 to “Summary—Summary Historical Consolidated and Combined Financial Data”) increased from $58.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2009 to $84.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, representing a CAGR of 13%.

History and Separation from Popular

We have a 25 year operating history in the transaction processing industry. Prior to the Merger on September 30, 2010, EVERTEC, LLC was 100% owned by Popular, the largest financial institution in the Caribbean, and operated substantially as an independent entity within Popular. In September 2010, Apollo Global Management, LLC, a leading private equity investor, acquired a 51% interest in EVERTEC and shortly thereafter, we began the transition to a separate, stand-alone entity. As a stand-alone company, we have made substantial investments in our technology and infrastructure, recruited various senior executives with significant transaction processing experience in Latin America, enhanced our profitability through targeted productivity and cost savings actions and broadened our footprint beyond the markets historically served.

We continue to benefit from our relationship with Popular. Popular is our largest customer, acts as one of our largest merchant referral partners and sponsors us with the card associations (such as Visa or MasterCard), enabling merchants to accept these card associations’ credit card transactions. Popular also provides merchant sponsorship as one of the participants of the ATH network, enabling merchants to connect to the ATH network and accept ATH debit card transactions. We provide a number of critical products and services to Popular, which are governed by a 15-year Amended and Restated Master Services Agreement that runs through 2025. For more information on the Master Services Agreement and other related party agreements, see “Summary—Principal Stockholders” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions in Connection with the Closing of the Merger.”

Industry Trends

Shift to Electronic Payments

The ongoing migration from cash, check and other paper methods of payment to electronic payments continues to benefit the transaction processing industry globally. This migration is driven by factors including customer convenience, marketing efforts by financial institutions, card issuer rewards and the development of new forms of payment. We believe that the penetration of electronic payments in the markets where we principally operate is significantly lower relative to more mature U.S. and European markets and that this ongoing shift will continue to generate substantial growth opportunities for our business.

 

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Fast Growing Latin American and Caribbean Financial Services and Payments Markets

Currently, the adoption of banking products, including electronic payments, in the Latin American and Caribbean region is lower relative to the mature U.S. and European markets. As these markets continue to evolve and grow, the emergence of a larger and more sophisticated consumer base will influence and drive an increase in card and electronic payments usage. According to the November 2011 and May 2012 Nilson Reports, the Latin American payments market is projected to continue to grow at a CAGR of 23.0% through 2015 (as illustrated in the chart below) and represents the second fastest growing market in the world.

 

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We believe that the attractive characteristics of our markets and our leadership positions across multiple services and sectors will continue to drive growth and profitability in our businesses.

Ongoing Technology Outsourcing Trends

Financial institutions globally are facing significant challenges including the entrance of non-traditional competitors, the compression of margins on traditional products, significant channel proliferation and increasing regulation that could potentially curb profitability. Many of these institutions have traditionally fulfilled their IT needs through legacy computer systems, operated by the institution itself. Legacy systems are generally highly proprietary, inflexible and costly to operate and maintain and we believe the trend to outsource in-house technology systems and processes by financial institutions will continue. According to estimates published by Gartner Dataquest Market Statistics in January 2013, the banking and securities sector in Latin America is forecasted to have $29 billion of annual IT expenditures by 2016. We believe our ability to provide integrated, open, flexible, customer-centric and efficient IT products and services cater to the evolving needs of our customers, particularly for small- and mid-sized financial institutions in the Latin American markets in which we operate.

Industry Innovation

The electronic payments industry experiences ongoing technology innovation. Emerging payment technologies such as prepaid cards, contactless payments, payroll cards, mobile commerce, online “wallets” and innovative POS devices facilitate the continued shift away from cash, check and other paper methods of payment. According to the 2012 World Payments Report, the number of online payments for e-commerce activities and number of payments using mobile devices are projected to grow at compound annual growth rates of 20.0% and 52.7%, respectively from 2009 to 2013. The increasing demand for new and flexible payment options catering to a wider range of consumer segments is driving growth in the electronic payment processing sector.

Our Competitive Strengths

Market Leadership in Latin America and the Caribbean

We believe we have an inherent competitive advantage relative to U.S. competitors based on our ability to locally leverage our infrastructure, as well as our first-hand knowledge of the Latin American and Caribbean markets, language and culture. We have built leadership positions across the transaction processing value chain in the geographic markets that we serve, which we believe will enable us to continue to penetrate our core markets and

 

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provide advantages to enter new markets. According to the July 2012 Nilson Report, we are the sixth largest merchant acquirer in Latin America and the largest in the Caribbean and Central America based on total number of transactions. We own and operate the ATH network, one of the leading ATM and PIN debit networks in Latin America. The ATH network and processing businesses processed over one billion transactions in 2012, which according to management estimates, makes ATH branded products the most frequently used electronic method of payment in Puerto Rico, exceeding the total transaction volume of Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover, combined. Given our scale and customer base of top tier financial institutions and government entities, we believe we are the leading card issuer and core bank processor in the Caribbean and the only non-bank provider of cash processing services to the U.S. Federal Reserve in the Caribbean. We believe our competitive position and strong brand recognition increases card acceptance, driving usage of our proprietary network, and presents opportunities for future strategic relationships.

Diversified Business Model Across the Transaction Processing Value Chain

Our leadership position in the region is driven in part by our diversified business model which provides the full range of merchant acquiring, payment processing and business solutions services to financial institutions, merchants, corporations and government agencies across different geographies. We offer end-to-end technology solutions through a single provider and we have the ability to tailor and customize the features and functionality of all our products and services to the specific requirements of our customers in various industries and across geographic markets. We believe the breadth of our offerings enables us to penetrate our customer base from a variety of perspectives and positions us favorably to cross-sell our other offerings over time. For example, we may host a client’s electronic cash register software (part of the Business Solutions segment), acquire transactions that originate at that electronic cash register (part of the Merchant Acquiring segment), route the transaction through the ATH network (part of the Payment Processing segment), and finally settle the transaction between the client and the issuer bank (part of the Payment Processing segment). In addition, we can serve customers with disparate operations in several geographies with a single integrated technology solution that enables them to access one processing platform and manage their business as one enterprise. We believe these services are becoming increasingly complementary and integrated as our customers seek to capture, analyze and monetize the vast amounts of data that they process across their enterprises. As a result, we are able to capture significant value across the transaction processing value chain and believe that this combination of attributes represents a differentiated value proposition vis-à-vis our competitors who have a limited product and service offering.

Broad and Deep Customer Relationships and Recurring Revenue Business Model

We have built a strong and long-standing portfolio of top tier financial institution, merchant, corporate and government customers across Latin America and the Caribbean, which provide us with a reliable, recurring revenue base and powerful references that have helped us expand into new channels and geographic markets. Customers representing approximately 99% of our 2011 revenue continued to be customers in 2012, due to the mission-critical and embedded nature of the services provided and the high switching costs associated with these services. Our Payment Processing and Merchant Acquiring segments, as well as certain business lines representing the majority of our Business Solutions segment, generate recurring revenues that collectively accounted for approximately 87% of our total revenues in 2012. We receive recurring revenues from services based on our customers’ on-going daily commercial activity such as processing loans, hosting accounts and information on our servers, and processing everyday payments at grocery stores, gas stations and similar establishments. We generally provide these services under one to five year contracts, often with automatic renewals. We also provide a few project-based services that generate non-recurring revenues in our Business Solutions segment such as IT consulting for a specific project or integration. Additionally, we entered into a 15-year Master Services Agreement with Popular on September 30, 2010. We provide a number of critical payment processing and business solutions products and services to Popular and benefit from the bank’s distribution network and continued support. Through our long-standing and diverse customer relationships, we are able to gain valuable insight into trends in the marketplace that allows us to identify new market opportunities. In addition, we believe the recurring nature of our business model provides us with significant revenue and earnings stability.

 

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Highly Scalable, End-to-End Technology Platform

Our diversified business model is supported by our highly scalable, end-to-end technology platform which allows us to provide a full range of transaction processing services and develop and deploy a broad suite of technology solutions to our customers at low incremental costs and increasing operating efficiencies. We have spent over $130 million over the last five years on technology investments to continue to build the capacity and functionality of our platform and we have been able to achieve attractive economies of scale with flexible product development capabilities. We have a proven ability to seamlessly leverage our existing platforms to develop new products and services and expand in new markets. We believe that our platform will increasingly allow us to provide differentiated services to our customers and facilitate further expansion into new sales channels and geographic markets.

Experienced Management Team with a Strong Track Record of Execution

We have grown our revenue organically by introducing new products and services and expanding our geographic footprint throughout Latin America. We have a proven track record of creating value from operational and technology improvements and capitalizing on cross-selling opportunities. We have combined new leadership at EVERTEC, bringing many years of industry experience, with long-standing leadership at the operating business level. In 2012, Peter Harrington, former President of Latin America and Canada for First Data Corporation, joined our management team as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Also, in 2012, Philip Steurer, former Senior Vice President of Latin America for First Data Corporation, joined our management team as our Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Harrington and Mr. Steurer both have extensive experience managing and growing transaction processing businesses in Latin America as well as North America, Asia and Europe. In addition, we successfully executed our separation from Popular, transitioning EVERTEC from a division of a larger company to a stand-alone entity with public company best practices. Instrumental to this transition was our Chief Financial Officer Juan J. Román, former CFO of Triple-S Management, a publicly listed insurance company. Collectively our management team benefits from an average of over 20 years of industry experience and we believe they are well positioned to continue to drive growth across business lines and regions.

Our Growth Strategy

We intend to grow our business by continuing to execute on the following business strategies:

Continue Cross-Sales to Existing Customers

We seek to grow revenue by continuing to sell additional products and services to our existing merchant, financial institution, corporate and government customers. We intend to broaden and deepen our customer relationships by leveraging our full suite of end-to-end technology solutions. For example, we believe that there is significant opportunity to cross-sell our network services, ATM point-of-sale processing and card issuer processing services to our over 180 existing financial institution customers, particularly in markets outside of Puerto Rico. We will also seek to continue to cross-sell value added services into our existing merchant base of over 25,000 locations.

Leverage Our Franchise to Attract New Customers in the Markets We Currently Serve

We intend to attract new customers by leveraging our comprehensive product and services offering, the strength of our brand and our leading end-to-end technology platform. Furthermore, we believe we are uniquely positioned to develop new products and services to take advantage of our access to and position in markets we currently serve. For example, in markets we serve outside of Puerto Rico, we believe there is a significant opportunity to penetrate small to medium financial institutions with our products and services, as well as to penetrate governments with offerings such as EBT.

 

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Expand in the Latin American Region

We believe there is substantial opportunity to expand our businesses in the Latin American region. We believe that we have a competitive advantage relative to U.S. competitors based on our ability to locally leverage our infrastructure, breadth of products and services as well as our first-hand knowledge of Latin American markets, language and culture. Significant growth opportunities exist in a number of large markets such as Colombia, México, Chile and Argentina. We also believe that there is an opportunity to provide our services to existing financial institution customers in other regions where they operate. Additionally, we continually evaluate our strategic plans for geographic expansion, which can be achieved through joint ventures, partnerships, alliances or strategic acquisitions.

Develop New Products and Services

Our experience with our customers provides us with insight into their needs and enables us to continuously develop new transaction processing services. We plan to continue growing our merchant, financial institution, corporate and government customer base by developing and offering additional value-added products and services to cross-sell along with our core offerings. We intend to continue to focus on these and other new product opportunities in order to take advantage of our leadership position in the transaction processing industry in the Latin American and Caribbean region.

Our Business

We offer our customers end-to-end products and solutions across the transaction processing value chain from a single source across numerous channels and geographic markets, as further described below.

Merchant Acquiring

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Acquiring business provides services to merchants at over 25,000 locations that allow them to accept electronic methods of payment such as debit, credit, prepaid and EBT cards carrying the ATH, Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express brands. Our full suite of merchant acquiring services includes, but is not limited to, the underwriting of each merchant’s contract, the deployment of POS devices and other equipment necessary to capture merchant transactions, the processing of transactions at the point-of-sale, the settlement of funds with the participating financial institution, detailed sales reports and customer support. In 2012, our Merchant Acquiring business processed over 280 million transactions.

Our Merchant Acquiring business generated $69.6 million, or 20.4%, of total revenues and $33.8 million, or 26.6%, of total segment income from operations for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Payment Processing

We are the largest card processor and network services provider in the Caribbean. We provide an innovative and diversified suite of payment processing services to blue chip regional and global corporate customers, government agencies, and financial institutions across Latin American and the Caribbean. These services provide the infrastructure technology necessary to facilitate the processing and routing of payments across the transaction processing value chain.

At the point-of-sale, we sell transaction processing technology solutions, similar to the services in our Merchant Acquiring business, to other merchant acquirers to enable them to service their own merchant customers. We also offer terminal driving solutions to merchants, merchant acquirers (including our Merchant Acquiring business) and financial institutions, which provide the technology to securely operate, manage and monitor POS terminals and ATMs. We also rent POS devices to financial institution customers who seek to deploy them across their own businesses. We currently provide technology services for over 4,100 ATMs and over 104,000 POS terminals in the region and are continuously certifying new machines and devices to expand this reach.

To connect the POS terminals to card issuers, we own and operate the ATH network, one of the leading ATM and PIN debit networks in Latin America. The ATH network connects the merchant or merchant acquirer to the card issuer and enables transactions to be routed or “switched” across the transaction processing value chain. The ATH network offers the technology, communications standards, rules and procedures, security and encryption, funds settlement and common branding that allow consumers, merchants, merchant acquirers, ATMs, card issuer processors and card issuers to conduct commerce seamlessly, across a variety of channels, similar to the services provided by Visa and MasterCard. The ATH network and processing businesses processed over one billion transactions in 2012. Over 70% of all ATM transactions and over 80% of all debit transactions in Puerto Rico are processed through the ATH network.

To enable financial institutions, governments and other businesses to issue and operate a range of payment products and services, we offer an array of card processing and other payment technology services, such as internet and mobile banking software services, bill payment systems and EBT solutions. Financial institutions and certain retailers outsource to us certain card processing services such as card issuance, processing card applications, cardholder account maintenance, transaction authorization and posting, fraud and risk management services, and settlement. Our payment products include electronic check processing, automated clearing house (“ACH”), lockbox, online, interactive voice response and web-based payments through personalized websites, among others.

We have been the only provider of EBT services to the Puerto Rican government since 1998, processing approximately $2.5 billion in volume annually. Our EBT application allows certain agencies to deliver government benefits to participants through a magnetic card system and serves over 840,000 active participants.

Our Payment Processing business accounted for $94.8 million, or 27.7%, of total revenues and $53.7 million, or 42.1%, of total segment income from operations for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

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Business Solutions

We provide our financial institution, corporate and government customers with a full suite of business process management solutions including specifically core bank processing, network hosting and management, IT consulting services, business process outsourcing, item and cash processing, and fulfillment. In addition, we believe we are the only non-bank provider of cash processing services to the U.S. Federal Reserve in the Caribbean.

Our Business Solutions business accounted for $177.3 million, or 51.9%, of total revenues and $39.8 million, or 31.3%, of total segment income from operations for the year ended December 31, 2012.

For additional information regarding the Company’s segments, see Note 21 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.

Competition

Competitive factors impacting the success of our services include the quality of the technology-based application or service, application features and functions, ease of delivery and integration, ability of the provider to maintain, enhance, and support the applications or services, and price. We believe that we compete favorably in each of these categories. In addition, we believe that our relationship with Banco Popular, large market share and financial institution industry expertise, combined with our ability to offer multiple applications, services and integrated solutions to individual customers, enhances our competitiveness against companies with more limited offerings.

In Merchant Acquiring, we compete with several other service providers and financial institutions, including Vantiv, Inc., First Data Corporation, Global Payment Inc., Elavon, Inc., Sage Payment Solutions and some local banks. Also, the card associations and payment networks are increasingly offering products and services that compete with ours. The main competitive factors are price, brand awareness, strength of the relationship with financial institutions, system functionality, service capabilities and innovation. Our business is also impacted by the expansion of new payment methods and devices, card association business model expansion, and bank consolidation.

In Payment Processing, we compete with several other third party card processors and debit networks, including First Data Corporation, Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., Fiserv, Inc., Total System Services, Inc., Vantiv, Inc. and Global Payment Inc. Also, card associations and payment networks are increasingly offering products and services that compete with our products and services. The main competitive factors are price, system performance and reliability, system functionality, security, service capabilities and disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities.

In Business Solutions, our main competition includes internal technology departments within financial institutions, retailers, data processing or software development departments of large companies and/or large computer manufacturers. Main competitive factors are price, system performance and reliability, system functionality, security, service capabilities, and disaster recovery and business continuity capabilities.

Intellectual Property

We own numerous registrations for several trademarks in different jurisdictions and own or have licenses to use certain software and technology, which are critical to our business and future success. For example, we own the ATH and EVERTEC trademarks, which are associated by the public, financial institutions and merchants with high quality and reliable electronic commerce, payments, and debit network solutions and services. Such goodwill allows us to be competitive, retain our customers, and expand our business. Further, we also use a combination of (i) proprietary software, and (ii) duly licensed third party software to operate our business and deliver secure and reliable products and services to our customers. The licensed software is subject to terms and conditions that we consider within industry standards. Most are perpetual licenses and the rest are term licenses with renewable terms. In addition, we monitor these license agreements and maintain close contact with our suppliers to ensure their continuity.

We seek to protect our intellectual property rights by securing appropriate statutory intellectual property protection in the relevant jurisdictions, including patents. We also protect proprietary know-how and trade secrets through company confidentiality policies, licenses, programs, and contractual agreements.

 

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For a description of our arrangements with Popular regarding intellectual property, see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

Employees

As of December 31, 2012, we employed 1,660 persons across 6 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. None of our employees are subject to collective bargaining agreements, and we consider our relationships with our employees to be good. We have not experienced any work stoppages.

Government Regulation and Payment Network Rules

Oversight by the Federal Reserve

Popular is a bank holding company that has elected to be treated as a financial holding company under the provisions of the Graham-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999. Because of Popular’s control of us, we are deemed to be a “subsidiary” of Popular for purposes of the BHC Act and therefore we are subject to regulation and oversight by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”) and our activities are subject to several related significant restrictions, the more significant of which are discussed below.

Transactions with Affiliates

There are various restrictions on our ability to borrow from, and engage in certain other transactions with, Popular’s bank subsidiaries, Banco Popular and Banco Popular North America (“BPNA”). In general, Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act and the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation W require that any “covered transaction” that we enter into with Banco Popular or BPNA (or any of their respective subsidiaries), as the case may be, must be secured by designated amounts of specified collateral and must be limited to 10% of Banco Popular’s or BPNA’s, as the case may be, capital stock and surplus. In addition, all “covered transactions” between Banco Popular or BPNA, on the one hand, and Popular and all of its subsidiaries and affiliates (which for these purposes includes EVERTEC, LLC) on the other hand, must be limited to 20% of Banco Popular’s or BPNA’s, as the case may be, capital stock and surplus. “Covered transactions” are defined by statute to include a loan or extension of credit, as well as a purchase of securities issued by an affiliate, a purchase of assets (unless otherwise exempted by the Federal Reserve Board) from the affiliate, the acceptance of securities issued by the affiliate as collateral for a loan, and the issuance of a guarantee, acceptance or letter of credit on behalf of an affiliate.

In addition, Section 23B and Regulation W require all transactions between us and either Banco Popular or BPNA be on terms and conditions, including credit standards, that are substantially the same or at least as favorable to Banco Popular or BPNA, as the case may be, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions involving other non-affiliated companies or, in the absence of comparable transactions, on terms and conditions, including credit standards, that in good faith would be offered by Banco Popular or BPNA to, or would apply to, non-affiliated companies.

Permissible Activities

As long as we are deemed to be controlled by Popular for bank regulatory purposes, we may conduct only those activities that are authorized for a bank holding company or a financial holding company under the BHC Act, Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation K and other relevant U.S. federal banking laws. These activities generally include activities that are related to banking, financial in nature or incidental to financial activities. In addition, restrictions placed on Popular as a result of supervisory or enforcement actions may restrict us or our activities in certain circumstances, even if these actions are unrelated to our conduct or business. We are considered to be a foreign subsidiary of a bank holding company under the Federal Reserve Board’s regulations. Consequently, we rely on the authority granted under the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation K to conduct our data processing, management consulting and related activities outside the United States. The Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation K generally limits activities of a bank holding company outside the United States that are not banking or financial in nature or necessary to carry on such activities. Furthermore, before our predecessor was acquired by Popular, it was engaged in certain activities that are not otherwise permissible for a foreign subsidiary under the banking regulations. We continue to engage in such activities pursuant to authority under the Federal Reserve Board’s Regulation K, which allows a bank holding company to retain, in the context of an acquisition of a going concern, such otherwise impermissible activities if they account for not more than 5% of either the consolidated assets or consolidated revenues of the acquired organization.

Examinations

As a technology service provider to financial institutions, we are also subject to regulatory oversight and examination by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (the “FFIEC”), an interagency body of federal financial regulators that includes the Federal Reserve Board. The Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico also participates in such examinations by the FFIEC. In addition, independent auditors annually review several of our operations to provide reports on internal controls for our clients’ auditors and regulators.

 

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Regulatory Reform and Other Legislative Initiatives

The payment card industry has come under increased scrutiny from lawmakers and regulators. In July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Act was signed into law in the United States. The Dodd-Frank Act sets forth significant structural and other changes to the regulation of the financial services industry and establishes a new agency, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, to regulate consumer financial products and services (including many offered by us and by our customers). In addition, the Durbin Amendment imposes new restrictions on card networks and debit card issuers. More specifically, the Durbin Amendment provides that interchange transaction fees that a card issuer may receive or charge for an electronic debit transaction must be “reasonable and proportional” to the cost incurred by the card issuer in processing the transaction.

The Federal Reserve Board adopted the final regulations on June 22, 2011. The final regulations (a) set a cap on debit transaction interchange fees to $.21 + 5 bps + $.01 (as a fraud adjustment for issuers that have in place policies and measures to address fraud); (b) require that issuers must enable two unaffiliated payment card networks on their debit cards without regard to authentication method; and (c) prohibit card issuers and payment card networks from entering into exclusivity arrangements for debit card processing and restricts card issuers and payment networks from inhibiting the ability of merchants to direct the routing of debit card transactions over networks of their choice. The final regulations also allows merchants to set minimum dollar amounts (currently, not to exceed $10) for the use of a credit card and provide discounts to consumers who pay with various payment methods, such as cash (which two practices previously violated applicable payment card network rules).

To date, the Durbin Amendment has had mixed implications for our business, but the overall net impact has been positive due to lower interchange costs improving the overall margins of the business. However, we cannot be certain that this trend will continue, and we believe that any future impact (positive or negative) resulting from the Durbin Amendment is uncertain due to the competitive landscape in which we operate. In addition to the Dodd-Frank Act, from time to time, various legislative and regulatory initiatives are introduced in Congress and state legislatures, as well as by regulatory agencies. Such initiatives may include proposals to diminish the powers of bank holding companies and their affiliates. Such legislation could change banking statutes and our operating environment in substantial and unpredictable ways. If enacted, such legislation could increase the cost of doing business or limit permissible activities. We cannot predict whether any such legislation will be enacted, and, if enacted, the effect that it, or any implementing regulations, would have on our financial condition or results of operations.

Other Government Regulations

In addition to oversight by the Federal Reserve Board, our services are subject to a broad range of complex federal, state, Puerto Rico and foreign regulation, including privacy laws, international trade regulations, the Bank Secrecy Act, anti-money laundering laws, the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, the PR Code, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and other Puerto Rico laws and regulations. Failure of our services to comply with applicable laws and regulations could result in restrictions on our ability to provide them, as well as the imposition of civil fines and/or criminal penalties. The principal areas of regulation (in addition to oversight by the Federal Reserve Board) that impact our business are described below.

Privacy

We and our financial institution clients are required to comply with various state, federal and foreign privacy laws and regulations, including those imposed under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. These regulations place restrictions on the use of non-public personal information. All financial institutions must disclose detailed privacy policies to their customers and offer them the opportunity to direct the financial institution not to share information with third parties. The regulations, however, permit financial institutions to share information with non-affiliated parties who perform services for the financial institutions. These laws also impose requirements for safeguarding personal information through the issuance of data security standards or guidelines. Certain state laws impose similar privacy obligations, as well as, in certain circumstances, obligations to provide notification to affected individuals, states officers and consumer reporting agencies, as well as businesses and governmental agencies that own data, of security breaches of computer databases that contain personal information. In addition, State and Federal government agencies have been contemplating or

 

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developing new initiatives to safeguard privacy and enhance data security. As a provider of services to financial institutions, we are required to comply with the privacy regulations and are bound by the same limitations on disclosure of the information received from our customers as apply to the financial institutions themselves. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Business—Security breaches or our own failure to comply with privacy regulations and industry security requirements imposed on providers of services to financial institutions and card processing services could harm our business by disrupting our delivery of services and damaging our reputation.”

Anti-Money Laundering and Office of Foreign Assets Control Regulation

Because of Popular’s ownership interest in EVERTEC and because we provide data processing services to both foreign and domestic financial institutions, we are required to comply with certain anti-money laundering and terrorist financing laws and economic sanctions imposed on designated foreign countries, nationals and others. Specifically, we must adhere to the requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act regarding processing and facilitation of financial transactions. Furthermore, as a data processing company that provides services to foreign parties and facilitates financial transactions between foreign parties, we are obligated to screen transactions for compliance with the sanctions programs administered by OFAC. These regulations prohibit us from entering into or facilitating a transaction that involves persons, governments, or countries designated by the U.S. Government under one or more sanctions regimes.

A major focus of governmental policy in recent years has been aimed at combating money laundering and terrorist financing. Preventing and detecting money laundering, and other related suspicious activities at their earliest stages warrants careful monitoring. The Bank Secrecy Act, along with a number of other anti-money laundering laws, imposes various reporting and record-keeping requirements concerning currency and other types of monetary instruments. Actions, such as structuring transactions to avoid Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering law reporting requirements, failing to prepare or file required reports, preparing inaccurate reports, money laundering, attempted money laundering, and advising customers in any of these activities are violations or potential violations of law. These laws and regulations impose obligations to maintain appropriate policies, procedures and controls to detect, prevent and report money laundering and terrorist financing and to verify the identity of their customers. Failure to maintain and implement adequate programs to combat money laundering and terrorist financing, or to comply with all of the relevant laws or regulations, could have serious legal and reputational consequences for us.

The United States has imposed economic sanctions that affect transactions with designated foreign countries, nationals and others. The OFAC-administered sanctions targeting countries take many different forms. Generally, however, they contain one or more of the following elements: (1) restrictions on trade with or investment in a sanctioned country, including prohibitions against direct or indirect imports of goods or services from and exports to a sanctioned country and prohibitions on “U.S. persons” engaging in financial transactions relating to making investments in, or providing investment-related advice or assistance to, a sanctioned country; and (2) a blocking of assets in which the government or specially designated nationals of the sanctioned country have an interest, by prohibiting transfers of property subject to U.S. jurisdiction (including property in the possession or control of U.S. persons). Blocked assets (e.g., property and bank deposits) cannot be paid out, withdrawn, set off or transferred in any manner without a license from OFAC. Failure to comply with these sanctions could have serious legal and reputational consequences.

FCPA and Other

As a data processing company that services both foreign and domestic clients, our business activities in foreign countries, and in particular our transactions with foreign governmental entities, subject us to the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA. Pursuant to applicable anti-bribery laws, our transactions with foreign government officials and political candidates are restricted. Finally, in the course of business with foreign clients and subsidiaries, we export certain software and hardware that is controlled by the Export Administration Regulations from the United States to the foreign parties. Together, these regulations place restrictions on who we can transact with, what transactions may be facilitated, how we may operate in foreign jurisdictions, and what we may export to foreign countries.

 

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Association and Network Rules

We and certain of our subsidiaries are members of or certified processors for several card associations and payment networks, including the ATH network, MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Discover and numerous debit and EBT networks in connection with the services we provide to our customers. As such, we are subject to applicable card association and network rules, which could subject us to a variety of fines or penalties that may be levied by the card associations or networks for certain acts and/or omissions by us, our acquirer customers, processing customers and/or merchants. For example, “EMV” is a credit and debit card authentication methodology that the card associations are mandating to processors, issuers and acquirers in the payment industry. Compliance deadlines for EMV mandates vary by country and by payment network. We are investing significant resources and man-hours to develop and implement this methodology in all our payment related platforms. However, we are not certain if or when our financial institution customers will use or accept the methodology and the time it will take for this technology to be rolled-out to all customer ATM and POS devices connected to our platforms or adopted by our card issuing clients. Non-compliance with EMV mandates could result in lost business or financial losses from fraud or fines from network operators. We are also subject to network operating rules promulgated by the National Automated Clearing House Association relating to payment transactions processed by us using the Automated Clearing House Network and to various government laws regarding such operations, including laws pertaining to EBT.

Geographic Concentration

Our revenue composition by geographical area is based on Latin America and Caribbean. Latin America includes, among others, Costa Rica, México, Guatemala and Panamá. The Caribbean includes Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Virgin Islands, among others. See Note 21 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus for additional information.

Legal Proceedings

We are defendants in various lawsuits or arbitration proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Management believes, based on the opinion of legal counsel and other factors, that the aggregated liabilities, if any, arising from such actions will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, results of operations and the cash flows of the Company.

Properties

Our principal operations are conducted in Puerto Rico. Our principal executive offices are located at Cupey Center Building, Road 176, Kilometer 1.3, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926.

We own one property in Costa Rica, in the province of San Jose, which is used by our Costa Rican subsidiaries for their Payment Processing businesses. We also lease space in 9 other locations across Latin America and the Caribbean, including our headquarters in San Juan, Puerto Rico and various data centers and office facilities to meet our sales and operating needs. We believe that our properties are in good operating condition and adequately serve our current business operations. We also anticipate that suitable additional or alternative space, including those under lease options, will be available at commercially reasonable terms for future expansion.

 

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MANAGEMENT

Executive Officers and Directors

The following table sets forth information regarding the individuals who currently serve as our executive officers and members of our Board as of March 8, 2013.

 

Name

   Age     

Title

Peter Harrington

     53       President and Chief Executive Officer

Juan J. Román

     47       Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Philip E. Steurer

     44       Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Carlos J. Ramírez

     51       Executive Vice President, Head of Business Solutions

Miguel Vizcarrondo

     39       Executive Vice President, Head of Merchant Acquiring Business and Payment Processing

Marc E. Becker

     40       Chairman of the Board and Director

Félix M. Villamil

     51       Vice Chairman of the Board and Director

Jorge Junquera

     64       Director

Nathaniel J. Lipman

     48       Director

Matthew H. Nord

     33       Director

Richard L. Carrión Rexach

     60       Director

Néstor O. Rivera

     66       Director

Scott I. Ross

     33       Director

Thomas M. White

     55       Director

Peter Harrington has been our President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) since April 17, 2012 and EVERTEC, LLC’s President and Chief Executive Officer since February 22, 2012. Prior to joining EVERTEC, Mr. Harrington served as President of Latin America and Canada for First Data Corporation, a merchant acquiring and payment processing company (“First Data”), from 2002 to 2008. Prior to that role, Mr. Harrington served as President of PaySys International, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of First Data. Mr. Harrington joined First Data in 1998 as the Director of European Operations. Prior to joining First Data, he was a Managing Director responsible for the card processing business of EDS Africa, a subsidiary of Electronic Data Systems. Mr. Harrington also managed lending and credit card operations at The Massachusetts Company (a subsidiary of Travelers Insurance Company) and Fleet National Bank. In 2009, Mr. Harrington founded a consulting business focused on the payments industry where he consulted for major international payment companies and leading private equity firms operating in Canada and Latin America.

Juan J. Román has been our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) since April 17, 2012 and EVERTEC, LLC’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since August 1, 2011. Prior to joining EVERTEC, Mr. Román served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Triple-S Management Corporation, a provider of managed care and related products, since 2002. From 1996 to 2002, Mr. Román held numerous positions with Triple-S Management Corporation or its subsidiaries. From 1987 to 1995, Mr. Román worked at KPMG, LLP. Mr. Román has been a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the Puerto Rico Society of Certified Public Accountants as well as the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants since 1989.

Philip E. Steurer has been our and EVERTEC, LLC’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since August 1, 2012. Previously, Mr. Steurer served as Senior Vice President of Latin America and Caribbean for First Data from 2001 to 2012. Prior to that role, Mr. Steurer served as Unit Manager, Credit Services for Sears, Roebuck and Co. from 1999 to 2001.

 

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Carlos J. Ramírez has been our Executive Vice President, Head of Business Solutions since April 17, 2012 and EVERTEC, LLC’s Executive Vice President, Head of Business Development since 2004. From 1997 to 2004, Mr. Ramírez served as Senior Executive Vice President of Business Development for GM Group, Inc. Puerto Rico. From 1990 to 1997, Mr. Ramírez served as Senior Executive Vice President for GM Group, Inc. International Division. From 1984 to 1990, Mr. Ramírez served as Sales Manager for Multiple Computer Services and as Systems Engineer from 1983 to 1984.

Miguel Vizcarrondo has been our Executive Vice President, Head of Merchant Acquiring Business and Payment Processing since April 17, 2012 and Executive Vice President, Head of Merchant Acquiring Business since February 22, 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Vizcarrondo served as EVERTEC, LLC’s Senior Vice President, Head of the Merchant Acquiring Business since the consummation of the Merger. Prior to the Merger, Mr. Vizcarrondo has served in that capacity for Banco Popular since 2006. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Vizcarrondo served as Vice President–Corporate Banking for Banco Popular. From 1996 to 2000, Mr. Vizcarrondo served as Portfolio Manager–Treasury Division for Banco Popular. Mr. Vizcarrondo is the nephew of Mr. Carrión, who has been a member of EVERTEC, LLC’s Board of Managers (the “EVERTEC, LLC Board”) since the consummation of the Merger.

Marc E. Becker has been our Chairman of the Board since April 17, 2012 and EVERTEC, LLC’s Chairman of the Board since the consummation of the Merger. Mr. Becker is a partner of Apollo Management. He has been employed with affiliates of Apollo Management since 1996 and has served as an officer of certain affiliates of Apollo Management. Prior to that time, Mr. Becker was employed by Smith Barney Inc. within its Investment Banking division. Mr. Becker serves on several boards of directors, including Affinion Group, Inc., Apollo Residential Mortgage, Inc., Realogy Holdings Corp. and SourceHOV Holdings, Inc. During the past five years, Mr. Becker also served as a director of Vantium Capital, Inc. (from January 2007 to October 2012), Quality Distribution, Inc. (from June 1998 to May 2011), Countrywide plc (from May 2007 to February 2009), National Financial Partners (from January 1999 to May 2007), SourceCORP (from January 2006 to April 2011) and Metals USA Holdings Corp. (from May 2005 to December 2007), and prior thereto, Mr. Becker also served as a director of UAP Holding Corp. (from November 2003 to November 2006). Mr. Becker has significant experience in making and managing private equity investments on behalf of Apollo Management and over 17 years experience in financing, analyzing and investing in public and private companies.

Félix M. Villamil has been Vice Chairman of our Board since April 17, 2012 and has served as EVERTEC, LLC’s Vice Chairman of the Board since February 22, 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Villamil served as member of the EVERTEC, LLC Board and President and Chief Executive Officer of EVERTEC, LLC from 2004

 

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until February 22, 2012. Prior to joining EVERTEC, Mr. Villamil served as Executive Vice President of Popular (NASDAQ: BPOP) from 2002 to 2004. From 1990 to 2004, Mr. Villamil was employed by Banco Popular where he served as Vice President–Assistant General Auditor from 1990 to 1995, as Senior Vice President and General Auditor from 1995 to 1997, as Senior Vice President–Credit Risk Management Division from 1997 to 2001 and as Senior Vice President–Retail Banking Group from 2001 to 2002. Before his employment with Banco Popular, Mr. Villamil served as Vice President–General Auditor for Banco de Ponce from 1989 to 1990. Mr. Villamil began his career as Audit Manager, primarily in the financial institutions segment, for KPMG LLP from 1984 to 1989. Mr. Villamil has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1985. Mr. Villamil has significant experience in the banking and processing business.

Jorge Junquera has been a member of our Board since April 17, 2012 and a member of the EVERTEC, LLC Board since the consummation of the Merger. Mr. Junquera has been Senior Executive Vice President of Popular since 1997. Mr. Junquera has been Chief Financial Officer of Popular and Banco Popular and Supervisor of the Financial Management Group of Popular since 1996. As of March 15, 2013, Mr. Junquera is expected to assume the role of Vice Chairman and Special Assistant to the CEO of Popular, and will no longer serve as Chief Financial Officer of Popular. Mr. Junquera has also served as President and Director of Popular International Bank, Inc., a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Popular, since 1996. Mr. Junquera served as Director of Banco Popular until 2000. He again undertook the role of Director from 2001 to the present. Mr. Junquera has also served as a Director of Popular North America, Inc. since 1996 and of other indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Popular. Mr. Junquera has significant experience managing financial institutions and serving on boards of directors.

Nathaniel J. Lipman has been a member of our Board since April 17, 2012 and a member of the EVERTEC, LLC Board since the consummation of the Merger. Mr. Lipman has served as the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of Affinion Group Holdings, Inc. and Affinion Group, Inc. since October 17, 2005. Previously, he also served as the Chief Executive Officer of Affinion Group Holdings, Inc. and Affinion Group, Inc. from October 17, 2005 to September 20, 2012. Mr. Lipman served as the President of Affinion Group Holdings, Inc. from October 17, 2005 to January 14, 2011, and as the President of Affinion Group, Inc. from October 17, 2005 to January 13, 2010. Mr. Lipman was formerly the President and Chief Executive Officer of Trilegiant, Inc. starting in August 2002 and President and Chief Executive Officer of Cendant Marketing Group starting in January 2004. From September 2001 until August 2002, he was Senior Executive Vice President of Business Development and Marketing of Trilegiant. Mr. Lipman served as Executive Vice President of Business Development for Cendant Membership Services from March 2000 to August 2001. He joined the Alliance Marketing Division of Cendant in June 1999 as Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategic Planning. Mr. Lipman was previously Senior Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategic Planning, for Planet Hollywood International, Inc., from 1996 until April 1999. Prior to his tenure at Planet Hollywood, Mr. Lipman was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of House of Blues Entertainment, Inc. and Senior Corporate Counsel at The Walt Disney Company. Mr. Lipman has over 15 years of experience managing and serving on the boards of various corporations.

Matthew H. Nord has been a member of our Board since April 17, 2012 and a member of the EVERTEC, LLC Board since the consummation of the Merger. Mr. Nord is a partner of Apollo Management and has been employed with affiliates of Apollo Management since 2003. Prior to that time, Mr. Nord was a member of the Investment Banking division of Salomon Smith Barney Inc. Mr. Nord serves on several boards of directors, including Affinion Group, Inc., SourceHOV Holdings, Inc., the holding company for Constellium and Noranda Aluminum Holding Corporation. During the past five years, Mr. Nord has also served as a director of Mobile Satellite Ventures, a subsidiary of Skyterra Communications, Inc. (from September 2006 to April 2008) and Hughes Telematics, Inc. (from December 2006 to July 2012). Mr. Nord also serves on the Board of Overseers of the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design. Mr. Nord has significant experience in making and managing private equity investments on behalf of Apollo Management and over ten years experience in financing, analyzing and investing in public and private companies.

Richard L. Carrión Rexach has been a member of our Board since April 17, 2012 and a member of the EVERTEC, LLC Board since the consummation of the Merger. Mr. Carrión has been Chairman of the Board of Popular since 1993, Chief Executive Officer since 1994 and President from 1991 to January 2009 and from

 

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May 2010 to the present. Mr. Carrión has been Chairman of Banco Popular since 1993 and Chief Executive Officer since 1989. Mr. Carrión has been President of Banco Popular from May 2010 to present and from 1985 to 2004. Mr. Carrión is also Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Popular North America, Inc. and other direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Popular. Mr. Carrión has also been a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York since January 2008; Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Fundación Banco Popular, Inc. since 1982; and Chairman and Director of Banco Popular Foundation, Inc. since 2005. Mr. Carrión has also been a Member of the Board of Directors of Verizon Communications, Inc. since 1995; and former member of the Board of Directors of Wyeth from 2000 to 2006. Mr. Carrión’s 36 years of banking experience and 27 years at the head of Popular has given him a significant level of knowledge of the Puerto Rico financial system. Mr. Carrión is the uncle of Mr. Vizcarrondo, who serves as our Executive Vice President.

Néstor O. Rivera has been a member of our Board since April 17, 2012 and a member of the EVERTEC, LLC Board since the consummation of the Merger. Mr. Rivera has been Executive Vice President of Banco Popular, in charge of the Retail Banking and Operations Group since April 2004. Before assuming this position, Mr. Rivera served as Senior Vice-President in charge of the Retail Banking Division from 1988 to 2004. Mr. Rivera has significant experience managing financial institutions.

Scott I. Ross has been a member of our Board since April 17, 2012 and a member of the EVERTEC, LLC Board since the consummation of the Merger. Mr. Ross is a partner of Apollo Management. Mr. Ross joined Apollo Management and has been employed with affiliates of Apollo Management since 2004 (except for the period from August 2008 until September 2009 when he was employed by Shumway Capital Partners). Prior to 2004, Mr. Ross was a member of the Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities Division and then a member of the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman, Sachs & Co. Mr. Ross also serves on the board of directors of Great Wolf Resorts, Inc. Mr. Ross has significant experience in making and managing private equity investments on behalf of Apollo Management and over ten years experience in financing, analyzing and investing in public and private companies.

Thomas M. White has been a member of our Board since April 17, 2012 and a member of the EVERTEC, LLC Board since March 2011. Mr. White joined Apollo Management in May 2007 as an Operating Partner in the distribution and transportation industries. From November 2011 to September 2012, Mr. White served as Chief Financial Officer of Constellium Holdco B.V., an aluminum products manufacturer affiliated with Apollo and based in France. From November 2009 to November 2010, Mr. White served as interim Chief Financial Officer of SkyLink Aviation, Inc., a transportation and logistics entity affiliated with Apollo and based in Toronto. From April 2009 to July 2009, Mr. White served as interim Chief Financial Officer of CEVA Group, plc, a global logistics and supply chain company affiliated with Apollo and based in the Netherlands. From 2002 to 2007, Mr. White was the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Hub Group, Inc., a NASDAQ listed company providing transportation management, intermodal, truck brokerage and logistics services. Prior to joining Hub Group, Mr. White was a senior audit partner with Arthur Andersen, which he joined in 1979. Mr. White currently serves on the board of directors of Quality Distribution Inc., CEVA Group plc, and Landauer, Inc. During the past five years, Mr. White has also served as a director of SkyLink Aviation, Inc. (from November 2009 to November 2010) and as a director of FTD, Inc. (from February 2006 to August 2008). Mr. White is a Certified Public Accountant. With his experience as a Chief Financial Officer, as a senior audit partner at Arthur Andersen, and service on other audit committees, including that of a public company, as well as his educational background, Mr. White brings an understanding of financial statements, financial reporting and internal controls, to our Board.

Board Composition

Our Board will be comprised of nine directors as of the consummation of this offering, all of whom are named in this prospectus. Upon the closing of this offering, Apollo and Popular as a group will continue to control a majority of our voting common stock. As a result, we will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE listing rules, which state that a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a “controlled company. We intend to avail ourselves of the “controlled company” exception, which eliminates the requirements that we have a majority of independent directors on our Board and that we have compensation and nominating committees composed entirely of independent directors. We will be required, however, to have an audit committee with one independent director during the 90-day period beginning on the date of effectiveness of the registration statement filed with the SEC in connection with this

 

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offering and of which this prospectus is part. After such 90-day period and until one year from the date of effectiveness of the registration statement, we will be required to have a majority of independent directors on our audit committee. Thereafter, we will be required to have an audit committee comprised entirely of independent directors.

If at any time we cease to be a “controlled company” under the NYSE listing rules, our Board will take all action necessary to comply with the NYSE listing rules, including appointing a majority of independent directors to our Board and establishing certain committees composed entirely of independent directors, subject to a permitted “phase-in” period. We will cease to qualify as a “controlled company” once the group consisting of Apollo and Popular ceases to control a majority of our voting stock.

Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Stockholder Agreement described elsewhere in this prospectus and applicable law, so long as Apollo owns at least 25% of our outstanding voting common stock, Apollo will generally have the right to nominate five directors, and so long as Popular, together with its affiliates, owns at least 25% of our outstanding voting common stock, Popular will generally have the right to nominate three directors, subject to certain adjustments if Popular and its affiliates own at least 10% more of our voting common stock than the amount of our voting common stock owned by Apollo at such time. Apollo will own approximately     % and Popular will own approximately    % of our common stock after this offering, assuming the underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase up to             additional shares. Each of Apollo and Popular has agreed to vote all of the shares of our voting common stock owned by it and its affiliates, and to take all other actions within its control, to cause the election of directors nominated in accordance with the Stockholder Agreement. Similarly, we have agreed to take all actions within our control necessary and desirable to cause the election of directors nominated in accordance with the Stockholder Agreement. Accordingly, immediately after this offering, Apollo and Popular will have the power to control the election of directors at our annual meetings. Except for certain exceptions described in the Stockholder Agreement and subject to applicable law, a director only may be removed and replaced by the stockholder having the right to nominate such director. Our executive officers and key employees serve at the discretion of our Board. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions After the Closing of the Merger—Stockholder Agreement.”

Pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement, Messrs. Becker, Lipman, Nord, Ross and White, who currently serve as directors, were nominated by Apollo, and Messrs. Carrión, Junquera and Rivera, who currently serve as directors, were nominated by Popular. Pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement, Mr. Villamil currently serves as a management director.

Audit Committee

Immediately prior to the consummation of this offering, our Audit Committee consisted of for Apollo, Messrs. Ross, chairperson, and Nord and, for Popular, Mr. Junquera. Following the consummation of this offering, our Audit Committee will consist of for Apollo, Messrs.                    , chairperson, and                      and, for Popular, Mr.                    . Our Board has determined that                      qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K and that                      is independent as independence is defined in Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and under NYSE listing standards. We intend to avail ourselves of the “controlled company” exception under the NYSE listing rules which means we will be required to have an audit committee with one independent director during the 90-day period beginning on the date of effectiveness of the registration statement filed with the SEC in connection with this offering and of which this prospectus is part. After such 90-day period and until one year from the date of effectiveness of the registration statement, we will be required to have a majority of independent directors on our audit committee. Thereafter, we will be required to have an audit committee comprised entirely of independent directors. Our Audit Committee will consist of at least three board members which must meet at least four times a year, including once every fiscal quarter. The responsibilities of our Audit Committee will include overseeing the following: the integrity of our financial statements; its independent auditor’s qualifications, independence and performance; the performance of our internal audit function; and our compliance with laws and regulations.

 

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Compensation Committee

Following the consummation of this offering, our Compensation Committee (the “Company Committee”) will consist of for Apollo, Messrs. Becker, chairperson, and Ross and, for Popular, Mr. Rivera. We intend to avail ourselves of the “controlled company” exception under the NYSE listing rules which eliminates the requirement that we have a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors. The Company Committee must meet at least once a year and will make decisions related to the equity-based compensation of EVERTEC employees and managers. The responsibilities of the Company Committee will include: reviewing the CEO’s equity based compensation; administering all equity based compensation plans; in consultation with the EVERTEC, LLC Compensation Committee (the “EVERTEC, LLC Committee”), approving all equity-based compensation for other officers and managers; and, in consultation with the EVERTEC, LLC Committee, adopting, modifying, or terminating the equity-based compensation plans.

Nominating Committee

Following the consummation of this offering, we do not anticipate that our Board will have a nominating committee. Instead, the members of our Board will continue to be nominated in accordance with the terms of the Stockholder Agreement, our organizational documents and applicable law. The Stockholder Agreement provides, among other things, that for so long as each of Apollo and Popular, together with its affiliates, owns at least 25% of our outstanding voting common stock, eight members of our Board will be nominees of either Apollo or Popular. However, if there are any vacancies on our Board as a result of the aggregate number of our directors that Apollo and Popular have the right to nominate pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement being less than eight, then a committee consisting of our entire Board (other than our independent directors and any directors who are to be replaced because either Apollo or Popular has lost the right to nominate such director) has the right to nominate the individuals to fill such vacancies, which nominees must be reasonably acceptable to each of Apollo and Popular for so long as it, together with its affiliates, owns at least 5% of our outstanding voting common stock. The Stockholder Agreement further clarifies that it does not eliminate the right of stockholders holding a majority of our outstanding common stock to remove any such director with or without cause or the right of any of our stockholders to nominate a person for election as a director (whether to fill a vacancy or otherwise) at any meeting of the stockholders in accordance with applicable law, our amended and restate certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws.

As a “controlled company” under the NYSE listing rules, we will not be required to have a nominating committee. In light of the terms of the Stockholder Agreement and the current composition of the Board, our Board does not believe that a separately-designated nominating committee is necessary to discuss and determine the nominees for election to the Board. If at any time we cease to be a “controlled company” under the NYSE listing rules, our Board will take all action necessary to comply with the NYSE listing rules, including establishing a nominating committee composed entirely of independent directors, subject to a permitted “phase-in” period.

Other Committees

Our amended and restated bylaws will provide that our Board may establish one or more additional committees. The Stockholder Agreement provides that, unless otherwise prohibited by applicable law or regulation or the NYSE listing rules (including the independence requirements described above), for so long as Apollo or Popular owns, together with its affiliates, at least 5% of our outstanding common stock, it has the right to representation on each committee of the Board in the same proportion as the number of directors, if any, nominated by it bears to the total number of Directors.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to all our directors, officers and employees, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Our Code of Ethics is posted on our website at www.evertecinc.com in the “Investor Relations” section under “Governance Documents.” We intend to include on our website any amendments to, or waivers from, a provision of the Code of Ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer, or controller that relates to any element of the “code of ethics” as defined by the SEC.

 

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Executive Compensation

The information in this Executive Compensation section reflects the compensation structure and policies of EVERTEC as of December 31, 2012, unless otherwise noted. The information in this section does not reflect the              for one stock split or the conversion of all outstanding shares of our Class B Non-Voting Common Stock into shares of our voting common stock on a one-for-one basis, each of which will be effected prior to completion of this offering.

Overview of Compensation Committees

The EVERTEC, LLC Committee is responsible for recommending to the EVERTEC, LLC Board our general compensation philosophy and objectives, making decisions relating to the compensation of our CEO, approving the compensation of our other executive officers, and making recommendations to the Company Committee with respect to the equity-based compensation for our executive officers and directors. The EVERTEC, LLC Committee is also charged with overseeing the risk assessment of our compensation arrangements applicable to our executive officers and other employees, and reviewing and considering the relationship between risk management policies and practices, and compensation.

The Company Committee is responsible for the decisions related to the equity-based compensation of our CEO and other executive officers as well as the administration of our equity-based compensation plans, in which our named executive officers may participate.

Both compensation committees meet jointly and as often as necessary, but at least once each year. Although, the Company Committee and the EVERTEC, LLC Committee are primarily responsible for analyzing the compensation programs and making recommendations to our Board, both committees have the authority to hire a compensation consultant to assist them in fulfilling their duties. However, to date no compensation consultants have been retained.

The Compensation Discussion and Analysis below describes our compensation objectives, practices and philosophy with respect to our NEOs for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Our named executive officers (each, an “NEO,” and collectively, the “NEOs”) at December 31, 2012 are listed in the table below. All of our NEOs are (or were) primarily employed by EVERTEC, LLC, which is our principal operating subsidiary, but also serve in similar functions at EVERTEC, Inc.

 

Named executive officers

  

Title

Peter Harrington (1)

   President and Chief Executive Officer

Juan J. Román(2)

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Philip E. Steurer(3)

   Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Miguel Vizcarrondo(4)

   Executive Vice President, Head of Merchant Acquiring Business and Payment Processing

Carlos J. Ramírez

   Executive Vice President, Head of Business Solutions

Felix M. Villamil(5)

   Former President and Chief Executive Officer; Current Vice Chairman of the Board

 

 

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(1) Mr. Harrington was appointed as CEO of EVERTEC, LLC on February 22, 2012.
(2) Mr. Román was appointed as CFO of EVERTEC, LLC on August 1, 2011.
(3) Mr. Steurer was appointed as Chief Operating Officer of EVERTEC, LLC on August 1, 2012.
(4)

Mr. Vizcarrondo served as Senior Vice President of EVERTEC, LLC until February 22, 2012 when he was promoted to Executive Vice President.

(5) Mr. Villamil served as President and Chief Executive Officer of EVERTEC, LLC until February 22, 2012. Mr. Villamil has assumed the role of Vice Chairman of the Board of EVERTEC, LLC and continues to serve as a member of our Board.

Compensation Philosophy and Objectives

As mentioned above, the EVERTEC, LLC Committee is responsible for establishing, implementing and continually monitoring adherence with our compensation philosophy. Its intent is to ensure that the total compensation paid to our executive officers is fair, reasonable and competitive.

The philosophy behind our compensation program is to:

 

   

Support an environment that rewards performance with respect to established goals;

 

   

Integrate our incentive compensation program with our short and long-term success; and

 

   

Align the interest of executives with the long-term interests of stockholders through equity based awards that can result in ownership of stock.

Compensation for our NEOs is designed to provide rewards commensurate with each NEO’s contribution. Our executive compensation strategy is designed to achieve the following objectives:

 

   

Attract and retain highly qualified executives;

 

   

Provide executives with compensation that is competitive within the industry in which we operate;

 

   

Establish compensation packages that take into consideration the executive’s role, qualifications, experience, responsibilities, leadership potential, individual goals and performance; and

 

   

Align executive compensation to support our objectives.

The EVERTEC, LLC Committee believes the executive compensation packages provided by us to our executives, including to our NEOs, should include both cash and equity-based compensation that rewards performance as measured against established goals and that ensure management is not encouraged to take unnecessary and/or excessive risks that may harm the Company.

Role of Executive Officers in Compensation Decisions

Our CEO annually reviews the performance of each of our other NEOs. The conclusions reached and recommendations based on these reviews, including with respect to salary adjustments and annual incentive awards target and actual payout amounts, are presented to the EVERTEC, LLC Committee, which has the discretion to modify any recommended adjustments or awards to executives.

The EVERTEC, LLC Committee has final approval over all compensation decisions for our NEOs and approves recommendations regarding cash and equity awards to all of our NEOs.

 

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Our CEO is not permitted to attend any meetings of the EVERTEC, LLC Committee or the Company Committee where the CEO’s performance or compensation is discussed, unless specifically invited by the committee.

Executive Compensation Program

On an annual basis, the EVERTEC, LLC and Company Committees may conduct a comprehensive review of the executive compensation philosophy and objectives, and could make changes they consider appropriate following, as applicable, the general compensation practices in the processing industry and the prevailing economic scenarios in the countries in which we do business.

Our compensation program for our NEOs consists of the following key elements:

 

   

Base salary;

 

   

Short-term cash incentives based on performance;

 

   

Long-term equity incentives also based on performance; and

 

   

Other benefits and perquisites.

Elements of Compensation

Base Salary

We provide our NEOs and other employees with base salary to compensate them for services rendered during each fiscal year. Base salary ranges for NEOs are determined for each executive based on his or her position and scope of responsibility. The initial base salary for our NEOs is established in their employment agreements.

Annual base salary for our NEOs is subject to annual review by the EVERTEC, LLC Committee for possible increase at the EVERTEC, LLC Board’s sole discretion. In reviewing base salaries, the EVERTEC, LLC Committee may consider (i) changes in individual responsibility; (ii) internal analysis of the executive’s compensation, both individually and relative to other officers; and (iii) the individual performance of the executive.

Performance-Based Incentive Compensation

Annual Bonus

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The annual cash incentive is intended to focus the entire organization on the budgeted Adjusted EBITDA. The EVERTEC, LLC Committee uses Adjusted EBITDA as the performance goal because it is a critical metric used by management to direct and measure our business performance and achievement of strategy goals. We believe that this measure is clearly understood by both our employees and stockholders, and that achievement of the stated goal is a key component in

 

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the creation of long-term value for our stockholders. For 2012, the EVERTEC, LLC Board established an Adjusted EBITDA performance goal of $172.3 million. Reported actual Adjusted EBITDA was $169.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. As a result, for 2012 the EVERTEC, LLC Committee approved annual incentive payouts to our NEOs who were eligible to receive annual bonuses for 2012 at an average of 93% based on the Company’s 2012 financial and operating performance and individual executive performance.

The annual incentive, as mentioned above, is divided into two elements, a performance-based element and a discretionary element, neither of which are payable unless approved by the EVERTEC, LLC Board. The performance-based element is based on the budgeted Adjusted EBITDA and the discretionary element is based on the EVERTEC, LLC Committee’s assessment of the individual employee’s performance. In assessing the individual performance of our NEOs, the EVERTEC, LLC Committee, in its discretion, considers recommendations of our CEO (except in determining the CEO’s own bonus) and the following list of factors (this list is not exclusive) and makes its determinations as of the date the bonus is payable: (i) achievement of internal financial and operating targets, (ii) improvement of management and (iii) organizational capabilities and implementation of long-term strategic plans.

The target bonus percentage (which is segregated between the percentage applied to the performance-based element and to the discretionary element) for our NEOs is established in their employment agreements, which are summarized below under “Employment Agreements” following the “Summary Compensation” Table.

The target annual cash bonus, and the performance-based and discretionary elements, for each NEO as a percentage of salary were as follows:

 

Named executive officers

   Target bonus percentage     Performance-based     Discretionary  

Peter Harrington(1)

     100     —          100

Juan J. Román

     75     50     25

Philip E. Steurer(2)

     75     —          75

Miguel Vizcarrondo

     75     30     45

Carlos J. Ramírez

     75     30     45

Félix M. Villamil(3)

     n/a        n/a        n/a   

 

(1) With respect to fiscal year 2012, Mr. Harrington’s employment agreement provides the executive can earn a bonus of up to 50% of his annual base salary.
(2) In the case of Mr. Steurer, in connection with his hire on August 1, 2012, his 2012 annual bonus amount of $100,000 was specified in his employment agreement.
(3) In connection with Mr. Villamil’s transition from President and Chief Executive Officer of EVERTEC, LLC to Vice Chairman of the EVERTEC, LLC Board, EVERTEC, LLC and Mr. Villamil entered into a modification agreement which is summarized below under “CEO Compensation”. In accordance with the modification agreement, Mr. Villamil was not eligible to receive an annual bonus payment.

2010 Equity Incentive Plan

On September 30, 2010, the board of directors of Holdings adopted the Carib Holdings, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, as described below, the “2010 Plan”). Holdings reserved 2,921,604 shares of its Class B Non-Voting Common Stock for issuance upon exercise and grants of stock options, restricted stock and other equity awards under the 2010 Plan. In connection with the Reorganization, on April 17,

 

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2012 (i) the 2010 Plan was amended and assumed by the Company, (ii) each of the then outstanding stock options to purchase shares of Holdings’ Class B Non-Voting Common Stock (including, without limitation, those described in this section) became a stock option to purchase the same number and class of shares of the Company’s Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, in each case on the same terms (including exercise price) as the original stock option and (iii) each of the then outstanding shares of restricted stock of Holdings (including, without limitation, those described in this section) was converted into the same number of shares of restricted stock of Company. The purpose of the 2010 Plan is to provide a means through which EVERTEC and its subsidiaries may attract and retain key personnel and whereby its directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors can acquire and maintain an equity interest in EVERTEC or be paid incentive compensation, thereby strengthening their commitment to the welfare of EVERTEC and its subsidiaries and aligning their interests with those of EVERTEC’s stockholders. Our Board was in charge of administering the 2010 Plan until May 31, 2012 when it delegated this responsibility to the Company Committee.

This “Executive Compensation” section assumes that EVERTEC, Inc. had adopted the 2010 Plan as of September 30, 2010.

Equity awards are generally awarded to executives upon commencement of employment or in connection with promotions. Awards typically take the form of stock options with a mix of time-based and performance-based vesting.

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the respective stock option agreement and the 2010 Plan, Holdings granted 2010 Plan participants the right to purchase shares of Holdings Class B Non-Voting Common Stock in three vesting tranches as follows: (i) Tranche A options will generally vest in five equal installments; (ii) Tranche B options will vest at such time as the Investor Internal Rate of Return (“IRR”) equals or exceeds 25% based on cash proceeds received by the Investor; and (iii) Tranche C options will vest at such time as the IRR equals or exceeds 30% based on cash proceeds received by the Investor; provided, that, the participant is then employed by us or an affiliate. Notwithstanding the vesting provision of the stock options, the awards will only because exercisable upon the earlier to occur of a change of control or an initial public offering of EVERTEC.

On February 22, 2012, in connection with his employment, Mr. Harrington and Holdings entered into a stock option agreement (the “Harrington Option Agreement”), in accordance with the 2010 Plan. The Harrington Option Agreement provides for a grant of 350,000 options, of which 116,667 are Tranche A options, 116,667 are Tranche B options and 116,666 are Tranche C options that vest upon the attainment of certain performance criteria as described above, each with an exercise price of $9.66 per share. Mr. Harrington and Holdings also entered into a Subscription Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2012, pursuant to which Mr. Harrington purchased 14,646 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock of the Company. In addition, Mr. Harrington and Holdings also entered into a restricted stock agreement, dated as of February 22, 2012, pursuant to which Mr. Harrington was granted 14,646 restricted shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock of Holdings, which vest on the earlier to occur of (i) the date that Mr. Harrington receives a bonus in respect of 2012 from EVERTEC, LLC and (ii) May 1, 2013, subject to Mr. Harrington’s continuous service on the applicable vesting date. The restricted shares were granted to Mr. Harrington outside the Plan but will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan.

 

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Also, on February 22, 2012, in connection with his promotion to Executive Vice President, Mr. Vizcarrondo was granted an additional 10,000 options: 3,334 Tranche A options, 3,333 Tranche B options and 3,333 Tranche C options in accordance with the 2010 Plan, each with an exercise price of $9.66 per share. The Tranche A options vest in four equal installments and the Tranche B and C options vest upon the attainment of certain performance criteria.

On August 1, 2012, in connection with his employment, Mr. Steurer and EVERTEC, Inc. entered into a stock option agreement, in accordance with the 2010 Plan. Mr. Steurer’s option agreement provides for a grant of 150,000 options, of which 50,000 Tranche A options vest in five equal installments and 50,000 Tranche B options and 50,000 Tranche C options vest upon the attainment of certain performance criteria, each with an exercise price of $12.08 per share. Mr. Steurer and EVERTEC, Inc. also entered into a Subscription Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2012, pursuant to which Mr. Steurer purchased 16,556 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock at a price of $12.08 per share.

On February 11, 2011, pursuant to a December 8, 2010 authorization by the board of directors of Holdings, Holdings entered into stock option agreements with Mr. Vizcarrondo and Mr. Ramirez, as well as other senior executives. As to Mr. Román, on June 30, 2011, the EVERTEC, LLC Board approved Mr. Román’s employment agreement, which included, among other provisions, the grant of 195,000 stock options and the subscription and sale of 15,000 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock.

See the “Grants of Plan Based Awards” and “Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End” tables, as well as Note 14 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus for additional information related to share-based compensation.

For purposes of these vesting provisions, the Investor is Apollo Investment Fund VII, L.P., and the IRR is the rate of return measured in cash and any securities received by the Investor as a return on its investment in the common stock of EVERTEC, Inc.

The stock options granted to our NEOs are as follows:

 

Named executive officers

   Total Stock Options      Tranche A      Tranche B      Tranche C  

Peter Harrington

     350,000         116,667         116,667         116,666   

Juan J. Román

     195,000         65,000         65,000         65,000   

Philip E. Steurer

     150,000         50,000         50,000         50,000   

Miguel Vizcarrondo

     185,296         61,766         61,765         61,765   

Carlos J. Ramírez

     233,728         77,910         77,909         77,909   

Félix M. Villamil(1)

     77,910         77,910         —           —     

 

(1) On February 24, 2012, EVERTEC, Inc. and Mr. Villamil entered into an amendment to his existing stock option agreement pursuant to which all unvested stock options (545,365) granted under his stock option agreement have expired. As of that date, 38,955 Tranche A options have vested. Also, pursuant to this amendment agreement Mr. Villamil was given the opportunity to vest in an additional 38,955 of Tranche A options as described below under “CEO Compensation.”

 

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2013 Equity Incentive Plan

We intend to adopt the EVERTEC, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan, as described below (the “2013 Plan” and, together with the 2010 Plan, the “Equity Incentive Plans”). The terms of the 2013 Plan will be substantially similar to the terms of the Plan. We anticipate that              shares of our Common Stock will be reserved for issuance upon exercise and grants of stock options, restricted stock and other equity awards under the 2013 Plan. We also anticipate that the 2013 Plan will be administered by the Company Committee.

In connection with the adoption of the 2013 Plan, the 2010 Plan will remain in effect. However, no new awards will be granted under the 2010 Plan following the adoption of the 2013 Plan.

Other Compensation

Statutory Cash Bonus Payment

Each NEO received in 2012 the payment of a Christmas bonus. As a general rule, Puerto Rico law requires that employers pay employees that worked more than 700 hours in a year, an amount which cannot be less than $600.00 as a Christmas bonus, which must be paid on or before December 15. In 2012, our policy was to pay a Christmas bonus to employees in Puerto Rico in an amount equivalent to half a month’s payment of the employee’s base salary. In Costa Rica, the law requires an amount equivalent to one month of total earnings to be paid as a Christmas bonus.

Benefits and Perquisites

Our NEOs participate in the same benefit programs as the rest of our general employee population. These benefits include health insurance coverage, short-term and long-term disability insurance, and life insurance, among others. In addition, our senior executives, including our NEOs, are eligible for certain perquisites, which do not constitute a significant portion of their total compensation package. During 2012, these additional perquisites included the use of Company-owned automobiles, periodic comprehensive medical examinations, a limited number of personal tickets to events sponsored by EVERTEC, LLC and club membership fees. Also in 2012, for new expatriate executives, the Company paid for relocation and temporary lodging expenses. For 2013, we anticipate that we will maintain the same perquisites and benefits for senior executives, including our NEOs. Such benefits could be periodically reviewed based on market trends and regulatory developments.

Also, our NEOs, as all of our other employees, are eligible to participate in the EVERTEC, LLC Savings and Investment Plan. This plan is a tax-qualified retirement savings plan (similar to a 401(k) plan) to which all Puerto Rico employees are able to contribute up to $10,000 pre-tax and up to 10% after-tax of their total annual compensation. We match 50% of the employee contributions up to 3% of base salary. All matching contributions to the EVERTEC, LLC Savings and Investment Plan vest 20% each year for a five-year period.

 

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CEO Compensation

On February 22, 2012, the EVERTEC, LLC Board appointed Peter Harrington as EVERTEC, LLC’s President and CEO. In connection with Mr. Harrington’s appointment as EVERTEC, LLC’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Harrington and EVERTEC, LLC entered into an employment agreement, dated as of February 22, 2012 (the “Harrington Employment Agreement”). The Harrington Employment Agreement provides for, among other things: (1) an annual base salary of $500,000 (which will be pro-rated for any partial calendar year), subject to annual review by our Board; and (2) an annual bonus opportunity of up to 100% of base salary contingent upon the achievement of qualitative and quantitative performance goals established by the EVERTEC, LLC Board (provided that Mr. Harrington’s maximum bonus opportunity for 2012 is 50% of base salary). Mr. Harrington is eligible to participate in EVERTEC, LLC’s retirement and other employee benefit plans and policies that are generally available to other executives, except severance plans or policies. EVERTEC, LLC also agreed to reimburse Mr. Harrington for reasonable costs associated with his relocation to Puerto Rico, temporary lodging and other incidental expenses.

In addition, Mr. Harrington and Holdings entered into a stock option agreement and a restricted stock agreement dated as of February 22, 2012, in accordance with the 2010 Plan, as discussed above. Mr. Harrington and Holdings also entered into a Subscription Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2012, pursuant to which Mr. Harrington purchased 14,646 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock of EVERTEC, Inc. at a price of $17.07 per share.

On February 24, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC announced that Mr. Villamil was assuming the role of Vice Chairman of the EVERTEC, LLC Board and would no longer serve as EVERTEC, LLC’s President and CEO. In connection with Mr. Villamil’s transition from President and CEO to Vice Chairman of the EVERTEC, LLC Board, EVERTEC, LLC and Mr. Villamil entered into a modification agreement and general release (the “Villamil Modification Agreement”). The Villamil Modification Agreement provides for, among other things, a payment by EVERTEC, LLC to Mr. Villamil of $2,216,170, less applicable withholding taxes. In addition, the Villamil Modification Agreement sets forth the terms of Mr. Villamil’s service with EVERTEC, LLC for the two year period following February 22, 2012, for which he will be paid $150,000 per year. Mr. Villamil will serve as an officer of EVERTEC, LLC and executive Vice Chairman of the EVERTEC, LLC Board until June 1, 2013 (the “Retirement Date”), at which time he will voluntarily retire from employment with EVERTEC, LLC, but will continue to serve as the non-executive Vice Chairman of the EVERTEC, LLC Board.

In connection with the Villamil Modification Agreement, the restricted shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock of Holdings granted to Mr. Villamil pursuant to his restricted stock agreement will continue to vest pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in his restricted stock agreement until the Retirement Date, at which time such restricted shares shall become fully vested and non-forfeitable, subject to Mr. Villamil’s continued employment until the Retirement Date.

The stock options granted to Mr. Villamil under his stock option agreement which had vested as of February 24, 2012 remain outstanding, however all stock options that had not vested or modified as of that date have expired. On February 24, 2012, EVERTEC, Inc. and Mr. Villamil entered into an amendment to Mr. Villamil’s stock option agreement which provides that Mr. Villamil will become vested in an additional 38,955 Tranche A options in two substantially equal installments on each of the first two anniversaries of the date on which he commences service as Vice Chairman of the EVERTEC, LLC Board.

 

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Tax Deductibility of Executive Compensation

The EVERTEC, LLC Committee and Company Committee intend that all applicable compensation payable for NEOs residing in Puerto Rico be deductible for Puerto Rican income tax purposes, unless there are valid compensatory reasons for paying non-deductible amounts in order to ensure competitive levels of total compensation.

Compensation Risk Assessment

At this time, no compensation risk assessment has been performed. Existing employment and compensation arrangements were put in place in the context of the Merger without giving consideration to risk.

Summary Compensation Table

The following table summarizes the total compensation of each of our NEOs for services rendered during 2012, 2011 and for the post-Merger period from October 1 through December 31, 2010.

 

Name and principal position

  Year     Salary     Bonus(1)     Stock
awards(2)
    Option
awards(2)(3)
    Non-equity
incentive plan
compensation(4)
    Change in
pension
value and
nonqualified
deferred
compensation
earnings
    All other
compensation(6)
    Total  

Peter Harrington

   
2012
  
  $  413,462      $ 235,833      $  250,007      $  1,384,134      $ —        $  —        $  79,766      $  2,363,202   

President and CEO

                 

Juan J. Román

   
2012
  
    375,000        15,625       
—  
  
   
—  
  
    262,500       
—  
  
    35,997        689,122   

Executive Vice President and CFO

    2011        151,442        6,250        —          534,300        109,375        —          495        801,862   

Philip E. Steurer

    2012        93,096        100,000        —          327,800        —          —          28,645        549,541   

Executive Vice President and COO

                 

Miguel Vizcarrondo

   
2012
  
    227,731        9,792       
—  
  
   
38,734
  
    164,500       
—  
  
    50,697        491,454   

Executive Vice President,

    2011        190,000        7,917        —          535,821        121,600        —          8,813        864,151   

Head of Merchant Acquiring Business and Payment Processing

    2010        48,885        450,719        —          —          275,588       
—  
  
    1,800        776,992   

Carlos J. Ramírez

   
2012
  
    235,000        9,792       
—  
  
   
—  
  
    164,500       
—  
  
    61,070        470,362   

Executive Vice President,

    2011        235,000        9,792        —          714,429        150,400        —          7,875        1,117,496   

Head of Business Solutions

    2010        58,750        830,621       
—  
  
    —          92,689       
—  
  
    2,354        984,414   

 

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Félix M. Villamil(5)

     2012         207,885         81,500         —           —           —           —           3,035,105         3,324,490   

Former President and Chief Executive Officer,

     2011         500,000         320,833         800,000         1,786,072         —           —           186,949         3,593,854   

Current Vice Chairman of the Board

     2010         125,000         17,375         —           —           196,875         —           185,920         525,170   

 

(1) Includes Christmas bonus equivalent to half a month payment of the employee’s base salary in accordance with general practice applicable to EVERTEC, LLC employees working in Puerto Rico, which was paid on December 1, 2012. Also, includes for Mr. Steurer, the annual bonus that was specified under his employment agreement and Mr. Harrington’s discretionary annual bonus.
(2) Aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For a discussion of assumptions made in the valuation of awards, refer to Note 14 of the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus.
(3) Aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 related to Tranche A, Tranche B and Tranche C options. As previously described, NEO’s have the right to purchase shares of EVERTEC, Inc. Class B Non-Voting Common Stock in three tranches. EVERTEC, LLC recognizes share-based compensation related to Tranche A, but not to Tranche B and C options as vesting is not considered probable.
(4) Includes annual performance bonus.
(5) On February 24, 2012, Mr. Villamil assumed the role of Vice Chairman of the EVERTEC, LLC Board and no longer served as an officer of EVERTEC, LLC. Accordingly, the amounts reported above relate to the compensation received as an officer of EVERTEC, LLC and as Vice Chairman of the EVERTEC, LLC Board.
(6) 

Other annual compensation consists of the following:

 

Name and principal position

   Year      Car(7)      Matching
Contributions
to defined
contribution
plans(8)
     Rent      Other(9)      Total  

Peter Harrington

     2012       $ 14,167       $ 2,901       $ 36,000       $ 26,698       $ 79,766   

President and CEO

                 

Juan J. Román

     2012         11,200         4,411         —           20,386         35,997   

Executive Vice President and CFO

     2011         —           495         —           —           495   

Philip E. Steurer

     2012         4,583         —           17,733         6,329         28,645   

Executive Vice President and COO

                 

Miguel Vizcarrondo

     2012         17,533         —           —           33,164         50,697   

Executive Vice President,

     2011         8,813         —           —           —           8,813   

Head of Merchant Acquiring Business and Payment Processing

     2010         1,800         —           —           —           1,800   

Carlos J. Ramírez

     2012         18,375         —           —           42,695         61,070   

Executive Vice President,

     2011         7,875         —           —           —           7,875   

Head of Business Solutions

     2010         2,354         —           —           —           2,354   

Félix M. Villamil

     2012         56,667         6,500         —           2,971,938         3,035,105   

Former President and Chief Executive Officer

     2011         15,920         1,029         —           170,000         186,949   

Current Vice Chairman of the Board

     2010         15,920         —           —           170,000         185,920   
(7)

Annual car-value depreciation as recognized in the financial statements for each of the years listed.

(8) Matching contributions made by EVERTEC, LLC as part of 401(k)/1165(e) plan benefits.
(9) Other compensation for 2012 principally relates to an equitable adjustment to stock options previously granted pursuant to the 2010 Plan payable in the form of a one-time cash bonus to holders of vested options in the amount of $1.37 per share. Mr. Villamil’s other compensation for 2012 relates to a payment of $2,216,170 in connection with his modification agreement, $592,800 related to a distribution made by the Company on May 9, 2012 on its restricted stock of $7.41 per share and $162,968 related to the one-time cash bonus made on December 21, 2012 on its restricted stocks and vested stock options, as explained above.

 

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards

The following table sets forth certain information for plan-based awards granted to each of our NEOs for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

Named executive officers

  Grant date     Estimated future
payouts under non-
equity incentive
plan awards(1)
    Estimated
future payouts
under equity
incentive
target (#)
    All other stock
awards: number
of shares
of stock
or units(#)
    All other
option awards:
number of
securities
underlying
options(#)
    Exercise or
base price of
option
awards ($/Sh)
    Market price on
the date of the
grant ($/Sh)(2)
    Grant date
fair value
of stock
and option
awards
 
    Target
($)
    Maximum
($)
             

Peter Harrington Restricted shares

    February 22, 2012        —          —            14,646        $ 9.66      $ 17.07      $ 250,007   

Tranche A

              116,667        9.66        17.07        519,635   

Tranche B

          116,667            9.66        17.07        442,168   

Tranche C

          116,666            9.66        17.07        442,331   

Juan J. Román

    February 22, 2012      $ 262,500      $ 281,250               

Philip E. Steurer

    August 1, 2012        —          —                 

Tranche A

              50,000        12.08        12.08       
134,300
  

Tranche B

          50,000            12.08        12.08       
100,000
  

Tranche C

          50,000            12.08        12.08        93,500   

Miguel Vizcarrondo

    February 22, 2012      $ 164,500      $ 176,250               

Tranche A

              3,334        9.66        17.07        14,036   

Tranche B

          3,333            9.66        17.07       
12,632
  

Tranche C

          3,333            9.66        17.07        12,065   

Carlos J. Ramírez

    February 22, 2012      $ 164,500      $ 176,250               

Félix M. Villamil

                 

 

 

(1) Maximum amounts reported are based on the amount determined by their employment agreements.

 

(2) There is not active market value for the EVERTEC, Inc. Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, therefore the fair value of the common stock underlying stock-based compensation awards is determined by the EVERTEC, LLC Board using an internal valuation. See Note 14 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus for additional information related to share-based compensation.

Employment Agreements

We generally enter into employment agreements with our executives upon commencement of employment.

We entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Harrington on February 22, 2012 with a term ending on

 

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February 22, 2017, with Mr. Steurer on August 1, 2012 with a term ending on August 1, 2017. We entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Román on June 30, 2011 with a term ending on June 30, 2016. On October 1, 2010, we entered into employment agreements with Messrs. Ramírez and Vizcarrondo, each with a term ending on October 1, 2015.

Peter Harrington. The terms of Mr. Harrington’s employment agreement as in effect as of December 31, 2012 provided for, among other things, (1) an annual base salary of $500,000; and (2) an annual bonus with a target of up to 100% of Mr. Harrington’s annual base salary contingent upon the achievement of qualitative and quantitative performance goals established by the EVERTEC, LLC Board, provided that with respect to fiscal year 2012, will be eligible to an the annual bonus up to 50% of the annual salary. Mr. Harrington is eligible to participate in our retirement and other employee benefit plans and policies that we make generally available to our other executives, except severance plans or policies, and is entitled to directors and officers insurance coverage.

Juan J. Román. The terms of Mr. Román’s employment agreement provide for, among other things, (1) an annual base salary of $375,000; and (2) an annual bonus with a target of up to 75% of Mr. Román’s annual base salary, consisting of a bonus of 50% of base salary contingent on EVERTEC, LLC’s attainment of the annual budget as established by the EVERTEC, LLC Board and a bonus of 25% of base salary contingent on the achievement of qualitative and quantitative performance goals established by the EVERTEC, LLC Board. Mr. Román is eligible to participate in our retirement and other employee benefit plans and policies that we make generally available to our other executives, except severance plans or policies, and is entitled to directors and officers insurance coverage.

Philip E. Steurer. The terms of Mr. Steurer’s employment agreement provide for, among other things, (1) an annual base salary of $235,000; and (2) an annual bonus with a target of up to 75% of Mr. Steurer’s annual base salary contingent upon the achievement of qualitative and quantitative performance goals established by the EVERTEC, LLC Board. Mr. Steurer is eligible to participate in our retirement and other employee benefit plans and policies that we make generally available to our other executives, except severance plans or policies, and is entitled to directors and officers insurance coverage.

Miguel Vizcarrondo. The terms of Mr. Vizcarrondo’s employment agreement (as amended on February 22, 2012) provide for, among other things, (1) an annual base salary of $235,000; and (2) an annual bonus with a target of up to 75% of Mr. Vizcarrondo’s annual base salary, consisting of a bonus of 30% of base salary contingent on EVERTEC, LLC’s attainment of the annual budget as established by the EVERTEC, LLC Board and a bonus of 45% of base salary contingent on the achievement of certain other qualitative and quantitative performance goals established by the EVERTEC, LLC Board. Mr. Vizcarrondo is eligible to participate in our retirement and other employee benefit plans and policies that we make generally available to our other executives, except severance plans or policies, and is entitled to directors and officers insurance coverage.

Carlos J. Ramírez. The terms of Mr. Ramírez’s employment agreement provide for, among other things, (1) an annual base salary of $235,000; and (2) an annual bonus with a target of up to 75% of Mr. Ramírez’s annual base salary, consisting of a bonus of 30% of base salary contingent on EVERTEC, LLC’s attainment of the annual budget as established by the EVERTEC, LLC Board, a bonus of 25% of base salary contingent on the achievement of certain financial performance goals for the business lines over which he is responsible and a bonus of 20% of base salary contingent on the achievement of qualitative and quantitative performance goals established by the EVERTEC, LLC Board. Mr. Ramírez is eligible to participate in our retirement and other employee benefit plans and policies that we make generally available to our other executives, except severance plans or policies, and is entitled to directors and officers insurance coverage.

 

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2010 Equity Incentive Plan

We maintain the 2010 Plan which became effective on September 30, 2010. The purpose of the 2010 Plan is to provide a means for us to attract and retain key personnel and for our directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors to acquire and maintain an equity interest in our company, thereby strengthening their commitment to our welfare and aligning their interests with those of our stockholders.

The 2010 Plan will terminate automatically on September 30, 2020. No awards will be granted under the 2010 Plan after that date, but awards granted prior to that date may extend beyond that date. Our Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the 2010 Plan or any portion thereof at any time.

Awards. Under the 2010 Plan, awards of stock options, including both incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock units, stock bonus awards and performance compensation awards may be granted.

Eligibility. Our employees, consultants and directors and those of our affiliated companies, as well as those whom we reasonably expect to become our employees, consultants and directors or those of our affiliated companies are eligible for awards, provided that incentive stock options may be granted only to employees. A written agreement between us and each participant will evidence the terms of each award granted under the 2010 Plan.

Shares Subject to the 2010 Plan. The shares that may be issued pursuant to awards will be our Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, and subject to adjustment for certain corporate events, the maximum aggregate number of shares available for issuance under the 2010 Plan is 2,921,604 shares.

If any award under the 2010 Plan expires or otherwise terminates, in whole or in part, without having been exercised in full, the common stock withheld from issuance under that award will become available for future issuance under the 2010 Plan. If shares issued under the 2010 Plan are reacquired by us pursuant to the terms of any forfeiture provision, those shares will become available for future awards under the 2010 Plan.

Administration. Our Board, or a committee of members of our Board appointed by our Board, may administer the 2010 Plan (such administrator, the “administrator.”) Among other responsibilities, the administrator selects participants from among the eligible individuals, determines the number of common stock that will be subject to each award and determines the terms and conditions of each award, including exercise price, methods of payment and vesting schedules.

 

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Stock Options. Incentive and nonqualified stock options may be granted under the 2010 Plan. Employees, directors, consultants and those whom the administrator reasonably expects to become employees, directors and consultants may be granted nonqualified stock options, but only employees may be granted incentive stock options. The administrator determines the exercise price of stock options granted under the 2010 Plan. The exercise price of an incentive or nonqualified stock option will be at least 100% (and in the case of an incentive stock option granted to a more than 10% shareholder, 110%) of the fair market value of the common stock subject to that option on the date that option is granted.

Stock Appreciation Rights. The administrator may, in its discretion, grant stock appreciation rights to participants. Generally, stock appreciation rights permit a participant to exercise the right and receive a payment equal to the value of the appreciation of our common stock over a span of time in excess of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant of the stock appreciation right. Stock appreciation rights may be settled in shares, cash or a combination thereof. The strike price per common share for each stock appreciation right will not be less than 100% of the fair market value per share as of the date of grant. The administrator determines the rate at which stock appreciation rights vest and any other conditions with respect to exercise of stock appreciation rights granted under the 2010 Plan.

Restricted Awards. The administrator may grant restricted awards, including both restricted stock and restricted stock units (a hypothetical account that is paid in the form of common stock or cash). The administrator will determine, in its sole discretion, the terms of each award. Subject to the terms of the award, the participant generally shall have the rights and privileges of a shareholder with respect to the restricted stock, including the right to vote the shares and the right to receive dividends. A restricted award may, but need not, provide that the restricted award may not be sold, assigned, pledged or transferred during the restricted period. The administrator may also require recipients of restricted stock to execute escrow agreements whereby the company would hold the restricted stock pending the release of any applicable restrictions.

Stock Bonus Awards. The administrator may issue unrestricted common stock, or other awards denominated in common stock, under the 2010 Plan to eligible persons, either alone or in tandem with other awards, in such amounts as the administrator shall from time to time in its sole discretion determine. Each stock bonus award granted under the 2010 Plan will be subject to such conditions not inconsistent with the 2010 Plan as may be reflected in the applicable award agreement.

Performance Compensation Awards. The administrator has the authority, at the time of grant of any award, to designate such award as a performance compensation award that is subject to the achievement of one or more performance goals.

Adjustments in Capitalization. Subject to the terms of an award agreement, in the event of certain corporate events, such as a dividend or distribution, recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, combination, exchange or other relevant changes in capitalization, appropriate equitable adjustments or substitutions will be made to the number of common stock under, and the share terms of, the 2010 Plan and the awards granted thereunder, including the maximum number of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2010 Plan, and the number, price or kind of shares other consideration subject to awards to the extent necessary to preserve the economic intent of the award. In addition, subject to the terms of an award agreement, upon the occurrence of such events, the administrator may cancel outstanding awards and cause participants to receive, in cash, shares or a combination thereof, the value of the awards.

Change in Control. In the event of a “change in control” (as defined in the 2010 Plan), the administrator may provide that all options and stock appreciation rights granted under the 2010 Plan will become fully vested and immediately exercisable and any restricted period imposed upon restricted awards will expire immediately (including a waiver of applicable performance goals). Accelerated exercisability and lapse of restricted periods will, to the extent practicable, occur at a time which allows participants to participate in the change in control. In the event of a change in control, all incomplete performance periods will end, the administrator will determine the extent to which performance goals have been met, and such awards will be paid based upon the degree to which performance goals were achieved.

 

 

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Termination of Employment or Service. Unless otherwise provided by the administrator in an award agreement: (i) the unvested portion of an option or stock appreciation right shall expire upon termination of employment or service of the participant granted the option or stock appreciation right, and the vested portion of such option or stock appreciation right shall remain exercisable for (A) one year following termination of employment or service by reason of such participant’s death or disability, but not later than the expiration of the exercise period or (B) 90 days following termination of employment or service for any reason other than such participant’s death or disability, and other than such participant’s termination of employment or service for “cause” (as defined in the 2010 Plan), but not later than the expiration of the exercise period and (ii) both the unvested and the vested portion of an option or stock appreciation right shall expire upon the termination of the participant’s employment or service for cause. With respect to restricted stock and restricted stock units, unless otherwise provided by the administrator in an award agreement, the unvested portion of restricted stock and restricted stock units shall terminate and be forfeited upon termination of employment or service of the participant.

Nontransferability. In general, each award granted under the 2010 Plan may be exercisable only by a participant during the participant’s lifetime or, if permissible under applicable law, by the participant’s legal guardian or representative. Except in very limited circumstances, no award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance will be void and unenforceable against us. However, the designation of a beneficiary will not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance.

2013 Equity Incentive Plan

In connection with this offering, we intend to adopt the 2013 Plan, which will become effective upon consummation of this offering. The purpose of the 2013 Plan is to provide a means for us to attract and retain key personnel and for our directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors to acquire and maintain an equity interest in our company, thereby strengthening their commitment to our welfare and aligning their interests with those of our shareholders. Except as specifically noted below, the terms and conditions of the 2013 Plan are substantially similar to the terms and conditions of the 2010 Plan.

The 2013 Plan will terminate automatically on the tenth anniversary of the date it becomes effective. No awards will be granted under the 2013 Plan after that date, but awards granted prior to that date may extend beyond that date. Our Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the 2013 Plan or any portion thereof at any time.

Shares Subject to the 2013 Plan. The shares that may be issued pursuant to awards will be our common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and subject to adjustment for certain corporate events, the maximum aggregate number of shares available for issuance under the 2013 Plan is              shares.

If any award under the 2013 Plan expires or otherwise terminates, in whole or in part, without having been exercised in full, the common stock withheld from issuance under that award will become available for future issuance under the 2013 Plan. If shares issued under the 2013 Plan are reacquired by us pursuant to the terms of any forfeiture provision, those shares will become available for future awards under the 2013 Plan.

Change in Control. Except to the extent otherwise provided in an award agreement, in the event of a (i) change in control and, within twelve (12) months following such change in control, (ii) (x) a participant’s employment or service is terminated without cause (other than due to the participant’s death or disability) or (y) the participant terminates his or her employment or service for “good reason” as defined in the participant’s employment or consulting or similar agreement in effect at the time of such termination, as applicable, with respect to any outstanding awards then held by the participant, all options and stock appreciation rights granted under the 2013 Plan will become fully vested and immediately exercisable and any restricted period imposed upon restricted awards will expire immediately (including a waiver of applicable performance goals). Accelerated exercisability and lapse of restricted periods will, to the extent practicable, occur at a time which allows participants to participate in the change in control. In the event of a change in control, all incomplete performance periods will end, the administrator will determine the extent to which performance goals have been met, and such awards will be paid based upon the degree to which performance goals were achieved.

Clawback. Notwithstanding any provision in the 2013 Plan or any award agreement to the contrary, awards granted under the 2013 Plan will be subject, to the extent applicable, to any clawback policy adopted by the Company, and to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as amended, and rules, regulations and binding, published guidance thereunder, which legislation provides for the clawback and recovery of incentive compensation in the event of certain financial statement restatements. In addition, incentive-based compensation payable under the 2013 Plan will be subject to clawback required by applicable securities laws and regulations.

 

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Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

The following table sets forth the outstanding equity awards for our NEOs as of December 31, 2012.

 

    Option awards     Stock awards  

Named executive officers

  Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options (#)
exercisable
    Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options (#)
unexercisable(1)
    Equity
incentive plan
awards:
number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
unearned
options(#)
    Option
exercise
price ($)
    Option
expiration date
    Number of
shares or
units of
stock that
have not
vested
(#)(2)
    Market
value of
shares or
units of
stock that
have not
vested ($)
    Equity
incentive
plan
awards:
number of
unearned
shares,
units or
other
rights that
have not
vested (#)
    Equity
incentive
plan awards:
market or
payout value
of unearned
shares, units
or other
rights that
have not
vested($)
 

Peter Harrington

    —          350,000        —        $ 9.66        February 22, 2022        14,646      $ 205,776 (3)      —          —     

Juan J. Román

    —          195,000        —          2.59        June 30, 2021        —          —          —          —     

Philip E. Steurer

    —          150,000        —          12.08        August 1, 2022        —          —          —          —     

Miguel Vizcarrondo

    —          175,296        —          2.59
       September 30, 2020        —          —          —          —     
    —          10,000        —          9.66        September 30, 2021        —          —          —          —     

Carlos J. Ramírez

    —          233,728        —          2.59        September 30, 2020        —          —          —          —     

Félix M. Villamil

    —          77,910        —          2.59        September 30, 2020        36,936        518,951 (3)      —          —     

 

 

(1) 

Includes unexercisable options related to the three tranches: (i) Tranche A options that will vest in five equal installments, except for 38,955 options of Mr. Villamil that will vest in two years and Mr. Vizcarrondo’s options granted on February 22, 2012 that will vest in four years; (ii) Tranche B options that will vest at such time as the IRR equals or exceeds 25% based on cash proceeds received by the Investor, and (iii) Tranche C options that vest at such time as the IRR equals or exceeds 30% provided, that, the participant is then employed by us or an affiliate. During 2012, for Tranche B and C the Company did not recognize share-based compensation expense as vesting was not considered probable. As of December 31, 2012, Messrs. Román, Vizcarrondo, Ramirez, and Villamil had become vested in 13,000, 24,207, 31,164 and 38,955 Tranche A options respectively. However, these options will remain unexercisable until the occurrence of a change of control or an initial public offering of EVERTEC.

(2) Mr. Harrington’s restricted shares of EVERTEC, Inc.’s Class B Non-Voting Common Stock will vest on the date Mr. Harrington is paid a bonus for 2012 (or May 1, 2013, if earlier), while Mr. Villamil’s restricted shares will vest in bi-weekly equal installments until May 2013.
(3) There is not an active market value for the EVERTEC, Inc.’s Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, therefore a $14.05 value per share was established at December 31, 2012 based on an internal valuation.

Option Exercises and Stock Vested

No stock options were exercised by our NEOs for the year ended December 31, 2012. Stock awards vested for the year ended December 31, 2012 are as follow:

 

      Stock awards  

Named executive officers

   Number of
shares
acquired on
vesting (#)
     Value realized
on vesting ($)
 

Peter Harrington

     —         $ —     

Juan J. Román

     —           —     

Philip E. Steurer

     —           —     

Miguel Vizcarrondo

     —           —     

Carlos J. Ramírez

     —           —     

Félix M. Villamil(1)

     43,064         605,049   

 

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(1) The value realized on vesting was calculated using the estimated market value of the underlying shares of EVERTEC, Inc. as of December 31, 2012.

Pension Benefits and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation

We do not provide defined benefit pension benefits or non-qualified deferred compensation.

Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control

We do not have change-in-control agreements with our NEOs. Nevertheless, our NEO’s stock option agreements provide that in the event of a change in control of EVERTEC, LLC, any Tranche A options that have not become vested at the time of such change in control shall become vested on the first anniversary of such change in control. Also, in the event the NEO’s employment with the Company is terminated by the Company without “cause” (as defined below) or by the NEO for “good reason” (as defined below) prior to such first anniversary date, such Tranche A options shall automatically become vested prior to the date of such termination. For purposes of the NEO’s stock option agreement, a “change-in-control” is deemed to occur upon (1) the consummation of a sale of EVERTEC, Inc.; or (2) any transaction or series of related transactions in which Apollo Investment Fund VII, L.P., or any other investment fund or vehicle managed by Apollo Management or any of its affiliates, successors or assigns, sells at least 50% of the common stock of EVERTEC, Inc. directly or indirectly acquired by Apollo Investment Fund VII, L.P. and its affiliates and the investment funds and vehicles managed by Apollo Management or any of its affiliates, and at least 50% of the aggregate of all investments in shares of any EVERTEC, Inc. capital stock made by such entities on or after September 30, 2010, but excluding any common stock purchased on any securities exchange or national market system after an initial public offering or any investment originally made in a person other than EVERTEC, Inc. or one of its subsidiaries. However, any acquisition by Apollo Investment Fund VII, L.P., or any other investment fund or vehicle managed by Apollo Management or any of its affiliates, successors or assigns, or by Popular, EVERTEC, Inc., or any affiliate of any of them, will not be deemed to result in a change in control.

Potential Payments Upon Termination of Employment

Upon termination of employment for any reason, including death or disability, each of Messrs. Harrington, Román, Steurer, Vizcarrondo and Ramírez would be entitled to receive his accrued but unpaid salary, any unpaid bonus earned for any fiscal year ended before the date of termination, and unpaid expense reimbursements, and any vested payments or benefits to which he may be entitled under our benefit plans or applicable law. We refer to the NEOs entitlements in the preceding sentence collectively as our “Accrued Obligations.”

Upon termination by us without “cause” or resignation for “good reason” (both as defined below), in addition to the Accrued Obligations, Messrs. Vizcarrondo and Ramírez would be entitled to receive a lump sum severance payment pursuant to Puerto Rico’s Law 80 severance formula in force at signage date. Upon termination by us without cause or resignation for good reason, in addition to the Accrued Obligations, Mr. Román and Mr. Steurer would be entitled to receive a lump sum severance payment equal to one year’s base salary.

 

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Upon termination by us without cause or resignation for good reason, in addition to the Accrued Obligations, Mr. Harrington would be entitled to receive a lump sum severance payment equal to the sum of the his annual base salary and maximum bonus.

If Mr. Román, Vizcarrondo or Ramírez were terminated by us without cause or he resigned for good reason after September 30 of any year, he would also be entitled to receive a prorated amount of his annual bonus for that year based on the number of days elapsed, referred to as a “Prorated Bonus.” If employment were terminated due to our non-extension of the employment agreement, the executive would be entitled to receive the Accrued Obligations, his Prorated Bonus, and a continuation of his base salary for six months.

For Mr. Harrington and Mr. Steurer, if employment were terminated due to our non-extension of the employment agreement, the executive would be entitled to receive the Accrued Obligations. The executive would be required to sign a separation agreement and general release of claims against us and our affiliates as a condition to his entitlement to receive any severance payment or salary continuation from us under his employment agreement.

Messrs. Harrington’s, Román’s, Steurer’s, Vizcarrondo’s and Ramírez’s employment agreements also would restrict them from (i) competing with us for twelve months following termination, (ii) soliciting any of our employees, customers or other business relations for twelve months following termination, and (iii) disparaging us at any time following termination.

The NEO employment agreements generally define “cause” as any of the following:

 

   

commission of a felony or a crime of moral turpitude;

 

   

engaging in conduct that constitutes fraud or embezzlement;

 

   

engaging in conduct that constitutes gross negligence or willful gross misconduct that results or could reasonably be expected to result in harm to our business or reputation;

 

   

breach of any material terms of employment, including the NEO’s employment agreement, which results or could reasonably be expected to result in harm to our business or reputation, if not cured (if curable) by the NEO within 15 days following his receipt of written notice from us;

 

   

continued willful failure to substantially perform the duties of his position, if not cured (if curable) by the executive within 15 days following the receipt of written notice from us; or

 

   

in the case of expatriates, failure to relocate the primary residence in Puerto Rico within six months following the effective date of the employment contract.

For purposes of his employment agreement the NEO would generally have “good reason” to terminate his employment if, without written consent, any of the following events occurred that are not cured by us within 30 days of written notice specifying the occurrence of such event, which notice must be given by the NEO to us within 30 days following his knowledge of the occurrence of the good reason event:

 

   

a material failure by us to fulfill our obligations under the employment agreement;

 

   

a material and adverse change to, or a material reduction of, the NEO’s duties and responsibilities to us;

 

   

a material reduction in the NEO’s base salary and target annual bonus (not including any reduction related to a broader compensation reduction that is not limited to the NEO specifically and that is no more than 10% in the aggregate);

 

   

other than with respect to Messrs. Harrington and Steurer, the relocation of the NEO’s primary office to a location more than 25 miles from the prior location that materially increases his commute to work; or

 

   

the failure of any successor to all or substantially all of EVERTEC’s assets to assume the NEO’s employment agreement.

 

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Regardless of the circumstances pursuant to which NEOs terminate their employment with us, they are entitled to receive certain amounts earned during their employment.

The following table sets forth the compensation that each NEO would have been entitled to receive upon termination of employment, assuming termination of employment as of December 31, 2012.

 

Name and position

   Severance payment      Other
cash  payments(2)
     Accelerated vesting of
outstanding option
awards ($)(3)
 

Peter Harrington

        

President and CEO

        

Resignation without good reason/Termination with cause

   $ —         $ —         $ —     

Resignation with good reason/Termination without cause(1)

     750,000         —           1,639,171   

Death or disability

     —           —           —     

Change in control

     —           —           1,639,171   

Juan J. Román

        

Executive Vice President and CFO

        

Resignation without good reason/Termination with cause

     —           —           —     

Resignation with good reason/Termination without cause(1)

     375,000         281,250         730,600   

Death or disability

     —           —           —     

Change in control

     —           —           730,600   

Philip E. Steurer

        

Executive Vice President and COO

        

Resignation without good reason/Termination with cause

     —           —           —     

Resignation with good reason/Termination without cause(1)

     235,000         100,000         702,500   

Death or disability

     —           —           —     

Change in control

     —           —           702,500   

Miguel Vizcarrondo

        

Executive Vice President,

        

Head of Merchant Acquiring Business and Payment Processing

        

Resignation without good reason/Termination with cause

     —           —           —     

Resignation with good reason/Termination without cause(1)

     347,981         176,250         527,714   

Death or disability

     —           —           —     

Change in control

     —           —           527,714   

Carlos J. Ramírez

        

Executive Vice President,

        

Head of Business Solutions

        

Resignation without good reason/Termination with cause

     —           —           —     

Resignation with good reason/Termination without cause(1)

     524,231         176,250         656,781   

Death or disability

     —           —           —     

Change in control

     —           —           656,781   

 

(1) Mr. Harrington’s severance payment is an amount equal to his annual base salary and maximum bonus. Mr. Steurer’s and Mr. Román’s severance payments are equal to one year’s base salary. Mr. Vizcarrondo and Mr. Ramírez would receive severance calculated under Puerto Rico’s Law 80.
(2) Other cash payment amounts include the equivalent of the annual bonus that the NEO would have been entitled to receive in respect of 2012 based on the determination of the EVERTEC, LLC Board, except for Mr. Harrington, that was included as severance payment based on his employment agreement.

 

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(3) Subject to the NEO’s Stock Option Agreement, the unvested Tranche A options shall become vested under certain circumstances as described above in the narrative “Potential Payments upon Termination or Change in Control.” Amounts reported are based on Tranche A unvested options and the ‘market value’ of EVERTEC, Inc.’s Class B Non-Voting Common Stock at December 31, 2012.

Directors Compensation in Fiscal Year 2012

The following table sets forth the compensation paid for the year ended December 31, 2012 to our directors for their service.

 

Name

   Fees earned
or paid in
cash ($)
     Stock awards      Option  awards      Non-equity
incentive plan
compensation
     Change in pension
value and
nonqualified
deferred
compensation
earnings
     All other
compensation
     Total  

Marc E. Becker

   $ —         $  —         $  —         $  —         $  —         $  —         $ —     

Jorge Junquera

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Nathaniel J. Lipman

     45,000         —           —           —           —           —           45,000   

Matthew H. Nord

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Richard L. Carrión Rexach

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Néstor O. Rivera

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Scott I. Ross

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —     

Thomas M. White

     45,000         —           —           —           —           —           45,000   

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

For the year ended December 31, 2012, compensation-related decisions with respect to our NEOs were made by our Board and the EVERTEC, LLC Board, the members of which include Messrs. Becker and Ross, each of whom is a partner and officer of certain affiliates of Apollo, which acquired an approximately 51% indirect ownership interest in us as part of the Merger. Other than Mr. Villamil, who served as EVERTEC, LLC’s President and CEO until February 22, 2012, none of our directors has ever been one of our officers or employees. During 2012 none of our directors had any relationship that requires disclosure in this prospectus as a transaction with a related person. During 2012, none of our executive officers served as a member of the compensation committee of another entity, any of whose executive officers served on our Board, and none of our executive officers served as a director of another entity, any of whose executive officers served on our Board.

 

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PRINCIPAL AND SELLING STOCKHOLDERS

The following table provides certain information regarding the beneficial ownership of our outstanding capital stock as of                     , 2013, and after giving effect to the offering (assuming that the underwriters do not exercise their option to purchase additional shares), for:

 

   

the selling stockholders;

 

   

each other person or group who beneficially owns more than 5% of our capital stock on a fully diluted basis; and

 

   

each of our directors, each of the named executive officers in the Summary Compensation Table and all of our current executive officers and directors as a group.

The percentage of ownership indicated before this offering is based on 36,033,124 shares of Class A Common Stock and 389,948 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock outstanding on March 8, 2013, without giving effect to the             for one stock split and the conversion of the Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, and the percentage of ownership after this offering is based on             shares of common stock outstanding, including the shares to be issued and sold by the Company.

The amounts and percentages of common stock beneficially owned are reported on the basis of regulations of the SEC governing the determination of beneficial ownership of securities. Under the rules of the SEC, a person is deemed to be a “beneficial owner” of a security if that person has or shares “voting power,” which includes the power to vote or to direct the voting of such security, or “investment power,” which includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any securities of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial ownership within 60 days. Under these rules, more than one person may be deemed a beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be deemed a beneficial owner of securities as to which he has no economic interest. Except as indicated by footnote and in the next paragraph, the persons named in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned by them.

As described in more detail under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions–Related Party Transactions After the Closing of the Merger–Stockholder Agreement,” Apollo and Popular have agreed to act together to vote for the election of each of their director nominees and the management director to the Board. Upon the completion of this offering, Apollo and Popular will be deemed a “group” under the rules of the SEC. Upon the closing of this offering, Apollo and Popular as a group will continue to control a majority of our voting common stock. As a result, we will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of applicable corporate governance standards. See “Management,” “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions,” “Description of Capital Stock” and “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)” for additional information regarding the material relationships we have with the selling stockholders in this offering.

 

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The following table assumes an offering at $             per share, the midpoint of the range set forth on the cover of this prospectus.

 

Name of Beneficial Owner

   Shares Beneficially Owned
Before the Offering
    Number
of
Shares
to be
Sold in
the
Offering
   Shares Beneficially
Owned After the
Offering
   Maximum
Number of
Shares to
be Sold if
Over-
Allotment
Option is
Exercised
in Full
   Shares Beneficially
Owned After the
Offering if the Over-
Allotment Option is
Exercised in Full
   Shares      Percentage        Shares    Percentage       Shares    Percentage

Class A Common Stock

                      

AP Carib Holdings, Ltd.(1)

     18,376,893         51                 

Popular, Inc.(2)

     17,656,231         49                 

Class B Non-Voting Common Stock

                      

Peter Harrington(3)

     29,292         7.51                 

Juan J. Román(4)

     15,000         3.85                 

Philip E. Steurer(5)

     16,556         4.25                 

Carlos Ramírez(6)

     18,500         4.74                 

Miguel Vizcarrondo(7)

     13,400         3.44                 

Félix M. Villamil(8)

     80,000         20.52                 

Marc E. Becker(9)

     —           —                      

Jorge Junquera(10)

     —           —                      

Nathaniel J. Lipman(11)

     —           —                      

Matthew H. Nord(9)

     —           —                      

Richard L. Carrión Rexach(10)

     —           —                      

Néstor O. Rivera(10)

     —           —                      

Scott I. Ross(9)

     —           —                      

Thomas M. White(12)

     25,000         6.41                 

Directors and executive officers as a group (14 persons)

     194,748         50.71                 

 

* Less than one percent.
(1) 

Reflects 18,376,893 shares of Class A Common Stock owned of record by AP Carib Holdings, Ltd. AIF VII Euro Holdings, L.P. (“Euro Holdings”) is the sole shareholder of AP Carib Holdings, Ltd. Apollo Management VII, L.P. is the sole director of AP Carib Holdings, Ltd. and the manager of Euro Holdings. AIF VII Management, LLC (“AIF VII”) is the general partner of Apollo Management VII, L.P. Apollo Management, L.P. is the sole member and manager of AIF VII, and Apollo Management GP, LLC (“Management GP”) is the general partner of Apollo Management, L.P. Apollo Management Holdings, L.P. (“Management Holdings”) is the sole member and manager of Management GP, and Apollo Management Holdings GP, LLC (“Management Holdings GP”) is the general partner of Management Holdings. Apollo Advisors VII (EH), L.P. (“Advisors VII (EH)”) is the general partner of Euro Holdings and Apollo Advisors VII (EH-GP) Ltd. (“Advisors VII (EH-GP)”) is the general partner of Advisors VII (EH). Apollo Principal Holdings III, L.P. (“Principal III”) is the sole shareholder of Advisors VII (EH-GP) and Apollo Principal Holdings III GP, Ltd. (“Principal III GP”) is the general partner of Principal III. Leon Black, Joshua Harris and Marc Rowan are the managers, as well as principal executive officers, of Management Holdings GP, and the directors of Principal III GP, and as such may be deemed to have voting and dispositive control over the shares of our common stock held by AP Carib Holdings, Ltd. The number of shares reflected in the table above as beneficially owned by AP Carib Holdings, Ltd. does not include shares held by Popular that are subject to the terms of the Stockholder Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, Apollo and Popular have agreed to act together to vote for the election of each of their director nominees to the Board (as described in more detail under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions–Related Party Transactions After the Closing of the Merger–Stockholder Agreement).”

     The address of each of AP Carib Holdings, Ltd, Euro Holdings, Advisors VII (EH), Advisors VII (EH-GP), Principal III and Principal III GP is c/o Intertrust Corporate Services (Cayman) Limited, 190 Elgin Avenue, George Town, Grand Cayman, KY1-9005 Cayman Islands. The address of each of Apollo Management VII, L.P., AIF VII, Apollo Management, L.P., Management GP, Management Holdings, Management Holdings GP and Messrs. Black, Harris and Rowan is 9 West 57th St., 43rd Floor, New York, New York 10019.
(2) 

Represents 17,656,231 shares of Class A Common Stock owned of record by Popular, Popular disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of common stock held of record or beneficially owned by it except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein. The address of Popular is 209 Muñoz Rivera Avenue, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918. The number of shares reflected in the table above as beneficially owned by Popular does not include shares held by AP Carib Holdings, Ltd. that are subject to the terms of the Stockholder Agreement pursuant to which, among other things, Apollo and Popular have agreed to act together to vote for the election of each of their director nominees to the Board (as described in more detail under “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions–Related Party Transactions After the Closing of the Merger–Stockholder Agreement).”

(3) 

Includes 14,646 shares of restricted Class B Non-Voting Common Stock which are subject to forfeiture. Does not include 326,667 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Tranche A, Tranche B and Tranche C options that remain subject to vesting and none of which are exercisable until the occurrence of certain triggering events.

(4) 

Does not include 195,000 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Tranche A, Tranche B and Tranche C options, of which 182,000 remain subject to vesting and none of which are exercisable until the occurrence of certain triggering events.

(5) 

Does not include 150,000 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Tranche A, Tranche B and Tranche C options that remain subject to vesting.

 

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(6) Does not include 233,728 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Tranche A, Tranche B and Tranche C options, of which 202,564 remain subject to vesting and none of which are exercisable until the occurrence of certain triggering events.
(7) Does not include 185,296 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Tranche A, Tranche B and Tranche C options, of which 161,089 remain subject to vesting and none of which are exercisable until the occurrence of certain triggering events.
(8) Consists of 80,000 shares of restricted Class B Non-Voting Common Stock which are subject to forfeiture. Does not include 77,910 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Tranche A options, of which 19,477 remain subject to vesting and none of which are exercisable until the occurrence of certain triggering events.
(9) Messrs. Becker, Nord and Ross are each principals and officers of certain affiliates of Apollo. Although each of Messrs. Becker, Nord and Ross, may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of shares beneficially owned by Apollo, each of them disclaims beneficial ownership of any such shares.
(10) Messrs. Junquera, Carrión and Rivera are each officers and/or directors of Popular. Although each of Messrs. Junquera, Carrión and Rivera may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of shares beneficially owned by Popular, each of them disclaims beneficial ownership of any such shares.
(11) Does not include 5,000 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options.
(12) Consists of 25,000 of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock held by Thomas M. White 2006 Trust, over which Mr. White has voting and investment power. Does not include 45,000 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of options held by Thomas M. White 2006 Trust, of which 40,500 remain subject to vesting and none of which are exercisable until the occurrence of certain triggering events.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

On September 30, 2010, the board of directors of Holdings adopted the 2010 Plan. Holdings reserved 2,921,604 shares of its Class B Non-Voting Common Stock for issuance upon exercise and grants of stock options, restricted stock and other equity awards under the Plan. On April 17, 2012, in connection with the Reorganization, the Company assumed the 2010 Plan and all of the outstanding equity awards issued thereunder or subject thereto. As a result, each of the then outstanding stock options to purchase shares of Holdings’ Class B Non-Voting Common Stock became a stock option to purchase the same number and class of shares of the Company’s Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, in each case on the same terms (including exercise price) as the original stock option. Similarly, each of the then outstanding shares of restricted stock of Holdings was converted into the same number of shares of restricted stock of the Company.

For additional discussion of our equity compensation, including the 2010 Plan, see “Management—Executive Compensation” and Note 14 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

The table below summarizes the equity issuances under the 2010 Plan as of December 31, 2012.

 

Plan category

   Number of securities to
be issued upon exercise
of outstanding options,
warrants and rights
    Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options
warrants and rights
     Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
plans (excluding
securities reflected in
first column)
 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

       

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

     2,683,437 (1)    $ 4.37         238,168   

 

(1) Includes 50,000 stock options and 94,646 shares of restricted stock that were not granted under the 2010 Plan, but are subject to certain of terms of the 2010 Plan.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Related Party Transactions in Connection with the Closing of the Merger

Merger Agreement

The following is a summary of certain provisions of the Merger Agreement. The description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is included as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

Popular agreed, subject to the limitations contained in the Merger Agreement, to indemnify Apollo and its affiliates and certain related parties for breaches of representations, warranties and covenants made by Popular, as well as for certain other specified matters. Apollo and EVERTEC, LLC have agreed, subject to the limitations contained in the Merger Agreement, to indemnify Popular and its affiliates and certain related parties for breaches of representations, warranties and covenants made by Apollo and EVERTEC, LLC. Generally, the indemnification obligations of each party with respect to claims for breaches of representations and warranties (1) expired on April 1, 2012, subject to certain exceptions providing for longer or indefinite survival periods, (2) are not effective until the aggregate amount of losses suffered by the indemnified parties exceeds $5.0 million and (3) are limited to $100.0 million of recovery. In addition, EVERTEC, LLC has agreed, subject to the limitations contained in the Merger Agreement, to indemnify Popular and its affiliates and certain related parties for breaches of certain EVERTEC, LLC’s post-closing covenants, EVERTEC, LLC and its subsidiaries liabilities and certain losses arising from EVERTEC, LLC’s assets and employees. In addition to customary covenants for an agreement of this nature, Popular and Apollo have provided certain non-compete covenants and Popular has provided certain non-solicitation covenants in favor of EVERTEC.

In addition to the Merger Agreement, the parties entered into a number of ancillary agreements, including those described below. Each of the agreements described below that were entered into at the closing of the Merger were negotiated on an arms-length basis and are comparable to those that the Company could have obtained in a transaction with an unrelated third party.

Master Services Agreement

We historically provided various processing and IT services to Popular and its subsidiaries pursuant to a master services agreement among us, Popular and certain of Popular’s subsidiaries.

At the closing of the Merger, we amended and restated the current master services agreement. Under the Master Services Agreement, Popular and Banco Popular agreed to, and caused their respective subsidiaries to, receive the services covered by the Master Services Agreement, including certain changes, modifications, enhancements or upgrades to such covered services, on an exclusive basis from us. In exchange for the services, Popular, Banco Popular and their respective subsidiaries initially pay amounts that are set forth in a price list incorporated into the Master Services Agreement, which is generally based on the historical pricing practices among the parties. The parties agreed to review the service fees on an ongoing basis and may change such fees upon mutual agreement. Following the second anniversary of the date of the Master Services Agreement, such service fees will be adjusted annually to reflect changes in the consumer price index, provided that any such fee adjustment may not exceed 5% per year. The Master Services Agreement provides that it is the intent of the parties to such agreement that the fees we charge to any “banking affiliate” under the Master Services Agreement will be in compliance with applicable laws, and, in order to ensure such compliance, the parties agreed to periodically review such fees to ensure that they represent and remain at levels consistent with the market terms that such banking affiliate would pay to an independent third party for providing similar services. The Master Services Agreement provides that when performing such review, the parties will pay particular attention to any available information on comparable market terms for similar services, and will evaluate and take into consideration the contracting terms and our performance of the services under the Master Services Agreement. The Master Services Agreement defines “banking affiliate” as any banking institution (including its subsidiaries) that is our affiliate for purposes of Section 23A and Section 23B of the Federal Reserve Act and Regulation W of the Federal Reserve Board. Currently, Banco Popular, BPNA and their subsidiaries are our affiliates for purposes of Section 23A and Section 23B of the Federal Reserve Act and Regulation W of the Federal Reserve Board.

 

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In addition, Popular, Banco Popular and their respective subsidiaries agreed to grant us a right of first refusal to (1) provide our services to support Popular, Banco Popular and their respective subsidiaries’ implementation of any development, maintenance, enhancement or modification of any services provided by us under the Master Services Agreement; (2) create or offer certain new services or products that Popular, Banco Popular or one of their respective subsidiaries determine to offer to their customers; or (3) provide certain core bank processing and credit card processing services that are currently provided by third parties to certain subsidiaries of Popular, if Popular and Banco Popular and their respective subsidiaries determine to extend or renew these services, which are currently provided by third parties. We agreed to grant Popular, Banco Popular and their respective subsidiaries a right of first refusal to purchase any new service or product created or developed by us internally or by a third party, unless the service or product was created or developed by, or at the specific request of, a client other than Popular, Banco Popular and their respective subsidiaries.

We agreed under the Master Services Agreement that we will not compete with Popular, Banco Popular and their respective subsidiaries in offering, providing or marketing certain payment processing services that are currently offered by Popular, Banco Popular and their respective subsidiaries to certain identified customers of Popular, Banco Popular and their respective subsidiaries. Popular, Banco Popular and their subsidiaries agreed not to hire or solicit any of our employees, subject to customary carve-outs. The Master Services Agreement also contained a non-circumvention covenant, which is intended to prohibit us on the one hand, and Popular, Banco Popular and their subsidiaries on the other hand, from engaging in certain actions designed or intended to divert customers from the other.

Except for cases of our gross negligence or willful misconduct, our liability for breach under the Master Services Agreement is limited to the amount paid for such services under the Master Services Agreement. Under certain circumstances, breaches with respect to certain services result only in service credits accruing to Popular, Banco Popular and their respective subsidiaries in lieu of the payment of monetary damages.

The Master Services Agreement provides for a 15-year term which commenced upon the closing of the Merger (subject to our option to extend such term by an additional three years upon a change of control (as defined in the Master Services Agreement) of Popular or Banco Popular). After the initial term, the Master Services Agreement will renew automatically for successive 3-year periods, unless a party gives written notice of non-renewal to the other parties not less than 1 year prior to the relevant renewal date. The Master Services Agreement provides for termination by a party (1) for the other party’s breach of the agreement that results in a material adverse effect on the terminating party that continues for more than 90 days, (2) for a failure by the other party to pay any properly submitted invoice for a material amount in the aggregate that is undisputed for a period of more than 60 days, or (3) for a prohibited assignment of the Master Services Agreement by the other party. In addition, Popular and Banco Popular are permitted to terminate the Master Services Agreement up to 30 days following the occurrence of a change of control of EVERTEC, LLC (an “EVERTEC change of control” as defined in the Master Services Agreement), unless (1) the acquirer is identified to Popular and Banco Popular at least 30 business days prior to the proposed EVERTEC change of control, (2) neither the acquirer nor any of its affiliates is engaged, directly or indirectly, in the banking, securities, insurance or lending business, from which they derive aggregate annual revenues from Puerto Rico in excess of $50.0 million unless none of them has a physical presence in Puerto Rico that is used to conduct any such business, (3) we (or our successor, as applicable) will be solvent (as defined in the Master Services Agreement) after the proposed EVERTEC change of control and (4) following the EVERTEC change of control, we (or our successor, as applicable) will be capable of providing the services under the Master Services Agreement at the level of service that is required under the Master Services Agreement.

We agreed to provide certain transition assistance to Popular, Banco Popular and their respective subsidiaries in connection with (1) the termination of the Master Services Agreement, (2) the termination of a particular service provided by us under the Master Services Agreement or (3) a release event under the Technology Agreement (as described below).

 

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For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, we recorded revenue of approximately $151.4 million, $147.2 million and $142.3 million, respectively, from Popular, Banco Popular and their respective subsidiaries under the Master Services Agreement.

Technology Agreement

At the closing of the Merger, we and Popular entered into a Technology Agreement, pursuant to which we deposited certain proprietary software, technology and other assets into escrow. According to the Technology Agreement we must continue to make deposits on a semi-annual basis during the term of the Master Services Agreement and the term of any transition period under the Master Services Agreement. As specified in the Technology Agreement, Popular has the right and option, upon the occurrence of certain release events, to obtain the release of part, and upon the occurrence of other release events, all of the materials deposited into escrow. Upon the occurrence of any release event, Popular will also have the option to elect to exercise its rights under a license granted by us to Popular to use and otherwise exploit all or any part of the released materials for the term (perpetual or term-limited) specified by Popular. We and Popular will negotiate the fair market value of the rights elected by Popular upon the release of the escrow.

Popular is permitted to terminate the Technology Agreement up to 30 days following the occurrence of a change of control of EVERTEC, LLC (an “EVERTEC change of control” as defined in the Technology Agreement), unless the acquirer (1) is identified to Popular at least 30 business days prior to the proposed EVERTEC change of control, (2) neither the acquirer nor any of its affiliates is engaged, directly or indirectly, in the banking, securities, insurance or lending business, from which they derive aggregate annual revenues from Puerto Rico in excess of $50.0 million unless none of them has a physical presence in Puerto Rico that is used to conduct any such business, (3) EVERTEC, LLC (or its successor, as applicable) will be solvent (as defined in the Technology Agreement) after the proposed EVERTEC change of control and (4) following the EVERTEC change of control, EVERTEC, LLC (or its successor, as applicable) will be capable of performing the obligations and duties of EVERTEC, LLC under the Technology Agreement.

ATH Network Participation Agreement

We historically gave Banco Popular access to the ATH network pursuant to an ATH network participation agreement between us and Banco Popular. At the closing of the Merger, we amended and restated the current ATH network participation agreement (as amended and restated, the “ATH Network Participation Agreement”). Under the ATH Network Participation Agreement, we (1) give Banco Popular access to the ATH network by providing various services, including by connecting Banco Popular’s ATMs to the ATH network, monitoring Banco Popular’s ATMs, agreeing to forward transactions from connected terminals to the participant of the ATH network and settling transactions among ATH network participants from all POS and ATM terminals on a daily basis (collectively, the “ATH Network Services”) and (2) grant to Banco Popular a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited, royalty free license to use the ATH logo and the ATH word mark and any other trademarks or service marks used by us in connection with the ATH network (collectively, the “ATH Mark”) within the U.S. territories, Puerto Rico, and any other country where the ATH Mark is registered or subject to registration.

The ATH Network Participation Agreement provides for a 15-year term which commenced upon the closing of the Merger (subject to our option to extend such term by an additional three years upon a change of control (as defined in the ATH Network Participation Agreement) of Banco Popular). After the initial term, the ATH Network Participation Agreement will renew automatically for successive 3-year periods, unless a party gives written notice to the other party not less than 1 year prior to the relevant renewal date. The ATH Network Participation Agreement provides for termination (1) by us if Banco Popular commits a material breach, which includes, but is not limited to (a) any activities or actions of Banco Popular which reflect adversely on our business reputation, any participant in the ATH network or the ATH network or (b) any breach of the license described above, (2) by Banco Popular, if we commit a breach or series of breaches that results in a material adverse effect on Banco Popular or (3) by either party (a) for a failure by the other party to pay any properly submitted invoice for a material amount in the aggregate that is undisputed for a period of more than 60 days, or (b) for a prohibited assignment of the ATH Network Participation Agreement by the other party. In addition, Banco Popular is permitted to terminate the ATH Network Participation Agreement up to 30 days following the occurrence a change of control of EVERTEC, LLC (an “EVERTEC change of control” as defined in the ATH Network Participation Agreement),

 

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unless (1) the acquirer is identified to Banco Popular at least 30 business days prior to the proposed EVERTEC change of control, (2) neither the acquirer nor any of its affiliates is engaged, directly or indirectly, in the banking, securities, insurance or lending business, from which they derive aggregate annual revenues from Puerto Rico in excess of $50.0 million unless none of them has a physical presence in Puerto Rico that is used to conduct any such business, (3) EVERTEC, LLC (or its successor, as applicable) will be solvent (as defined in the ATH Network Participation Agreement) after the proposed EVERTEC change of control and (4) following the EVERTEC change of control, EVERTEC, LLC (or its successor, as applicable) will be capable of performing the obligations and duties of EVERTEC, LLC under the ATH Network Participation Agreement.

Banco Popular also agreed to grant us a right of first refusal with respect to any development, maintenance or other technology project related to the ATH Network Services and will agree to exclusively use us to provide the ATH Network Services throughout the term of the ATH Network Participation Agreement.

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, we recorded revenue of approximately $13.9 million, $13.6 million and $21.3 million, respectively, from Banco Popular under the ATH Network Participation Agreement.

ATH Support Agreement

We and Banco Popular entered into the ATH Support Agreement at the closing of the Merger pursuant to which Banco Popular agreed to support the ATH brand by (1) supporting, promoting and marketing the ATH network and brand and debit cards bearing the symbol of the ATH network, either exclusively or with the symbol of another credit card association and (2) issuing in each successive twelve month period at least a set minimum number of debit cards exclusively bearing the symbol of the ATH network (“ATH Debit Cards”). Banco Popular is not responsible for any failure to issue at least the required minimum number of ATH Debit Cards under the ATH Support Agreement during any twelve month period if as a result of factors outside of Banco Popular’s control there is a change in demand for debit cards (including a reduction in the demand for ATH Debit Cards), an increase in demand for debit cards bearing the symbol of the ATH network and the symbol of another credit card association (“Dual Branded Debit Cards”) or the development of new payment technologies in the market that result in a decrease in demand for debit cards (including a reduction in demand for ATH Debit Cards). Banco Popular also agreed not to, and will not create incentives for its or its affiliates’ personnel to, promote, support or market (1) debit cards other than ATH Debit Cards or Dual Branded Debit Cards or (2) credit cards in a manner targeted to negatively impact the issuance of ATH Debit Cards and Dual Branded Debit Cards. The ATH Support Agreement terminates upon the earlier of 15 years after the date of the closing of the Merger or the termination of the Master Services Agreement.

Banco Popular agreed that, during the term of the ATH Support Agreement, it may not directly or indirectly enter into any agreement with another card association to issue Dual Branded Debit Cards without our prior written consent. Under the ATH Support Agreement, if Banco Popular desires to enter into such an agreement, it will consult with us and provide documentation and other support requested by us to demonstrate that Banco Popular’s entry into the agreement will have a direct economic benefit to us. We will then be required to make a good faith determination based on such documentation and support whether to consent to Banco Popular’s entry into the agreement.

Banco Popular is permitted to terminate the ATH Support Agreement up to 30 days following the occurrence of a change of control of EVERTEC, LLC (an “EVERTEC change of control” as defined in the ATH Support Agreement), unless (1) the acquirer is identified to Banco Popular at least 30 business days prior to the proposed EVERTEC change of control, (2) neither the acquirer nor any of its affiliates is engaged, directly or indirectly, in the banking, securities, insurance or lending business, from which they derive aggregate annual revenues from Puerto Rico in excess of $50.0 million unless none of them has a physical presence in Puerto Rico that is used to conduct any such business, (3) EVERTEC, LLC (or its successor, as applicable) will be solvent (as defined in the ATH Support Agreement) after the proposed EVERTEC change of control and (4) following the EVERTEC change of control, EVERTEC, LLC (or its successor, as applicable) will be capable of performing the obligations and duties of EVERTEC, LLC under the ATH Support Agreement.

 

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Independent Sales Organization Sponsorship and Service Agreement

At the closing of the Merger, we amended and restated an interim ISO Agreement previously entered into with Banco Popular (as amended and restated, the “ISO Agreement”). Under the ISO Agreement, Banco Popular sponsors us as an independent sales organization with respect to certain credit card associations and we provide various services including, among other things, the payment processing services to merchants (“Merchant Services”), the signing up and underwriting of merchants to accept such Merchant Services and the sale of various products related to the Merchant Services. This agreement also provides that the parties will establish the fees to be paid by EVERTEC, LLC to Banco Popular for the fraud monitoring services provided by Banco Popular. The term of the ISO Agreement will continue until December 31, 2025 and thereafter will be automatically renewed for successive three year periods unless written notice of non-renewal is given at least one year in advance by either party.

Pursuant to the ISO Agreement, Banco Popular is the acquiring member with respect to the credit card associations covered by the ISO Agreement for anyone in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands. However, if Banco Popular is unable (for any reason other than a merchants’ refusal to enter into a merchant agreement with Banco Popular through no fault of Banco Popular) or unwilling to act as the acquiring member for any merchant, we may enter into an agreement with another financial institution to serve as the sponsoring bank with respect to such person. However, in order to use another financial institution as the sponsoring bank with respect to any merchant, we must make a good faith determination that the provision of Merchant Services to the merchant does not pose an unreasonable financial, regulatory or reputational risk to us or Banco Popular.

Additionally, pursuant to the ISO Agreement, Banco Popular agreed to exclusively refer to us any merchant that inquires about, requests or otherwise evidences interest in the Merchant Services. Banco Popular will receive a referral fee for each merchant referred that subsequently agrees to receive Merchant Services from us. We also agreed under the ISO Agreement to refer to Banco Popular any merchant doing business in Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands that inquires about, requests or otherwise evidences interest in banking services or products. Banco Popular also agreed to make monthly payments to EVERTEC, LLC as a means of subsidizing certain Merchant Services provided by EVERTEC, LLC on less than favorable terms in connection with two existing customer relationships that are favorable to Popular and its affiliates as a whole. These subsidies were historically reflected in an agreement between the Merchant Acquiring business and Banco Popular. The monthly payments with respect to one customer will continue until the earlier of February 29, 2012 and the date on which the underlying customer contract expires or is terminated. The monthly payments with respect to a second customer will continue until either Banco Popular or EVERTEC, LLC gives 30 days prior written notice to the other party of its desire to terminate the arrangement.

During the term of the ISO Agreement and for one year following the termination of the ISO Agreement for any reason, Banco Popular may not and may not cause any independent sales organization sponsored by Banco Popular to solicit any merchant receiving Merchant Services from us to receive such services instead from another independent sales organization. This non-solicitation restriction does not apply, however, to (1) any banking customer of Banco Popular to which we are unable or unwilling to provide Merchant Services and (2) to any merchant with respect to the solicitation by Banco Popular to provide banking services and products.

Banco Popular is permitted to terminate the ISO Agreement up to 30 days following the occurrence of a change of control of EVERTEC, LLC (an “EVERTEC change of control” as defined in the ISO Agreement), unless (1) the acquirer is identified to Banco Popular at least 30 business days prior to the proposed EVERTEC change of control, (2) neither the acquirer nor any of its affiliates is engaged, directly or indirectly, in the banking, securities, insurance or lending business, from which they derive aggregate annual revenues from Puerto Rico in excess of $50.0 million unless none of them has a physical presence in Puerto Rico that is used to conduct any such business, (3) EVERTEC, LLC (or its successor, as applicable) will be solvent (as defined in the ISO Agreement) after the proposed EVERTEC change of control and (4) following the EVERTEC change of control, EVERTEC, LLC (or its successor, as applicable) will be capable of performing the obligations and duties of EVERTEC, LLC under the ISO Agreement.

Cash Depot Subcontract

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us and Banco Popular (the “Subcontract”). However, we do not make any payments to, or receive any payments from, Banco Popular under the Subcontract (although we are required under the Subcontract to reimburse Banco Popular for any costs they may incur under the Cash Depot Agreement). Instead, we bill the Puerto Rico Bankers Association (“PRBA”), who pays us directly and the PRBA then separately invoices those depository institutions that use the Cash Depot Services. In order to use the Cash Depot Services, depository institutions must apply through, and be approved by, the quasi-government organization who holds the prime contract with Banco Popular and the PRBA (the “Cash Depot Agreement”) and who ultimately decides who can provide the Cash Depot Services and who has the right to terminate the services as further described below. Banco Popular is one of the 38 depository institutions that receive services from us under the Subcontract, on the same terms and conditions as the other participants, and Banco Popular pays the PRBA for those services.

The Subcontract is effective for so long as the Cash Depot Agreement is in effect. Under the terms of the Subcontract, either party may terminate the subcontract prior to the expiration of the Subcontract by giving the other party advance notice. However, under the Merger Agreement, Popular agreed that until the termination of the ISO Agreement, the Master Services Agreement or the assignment of the Cash Depot Agreement, Popular will cause Banco Popular to not terminate the Cash Depot Agreement or take any action that would deprive us of the economic benefit that we derive from the Cash Depot Agreement. In addition, the quasi-government organization that is a party to the Cash Depot Agreement may terminate the Cash Depot Agreement and thereby cause the termination of the Subcontract upon the occurrence of certain triggering events, one of which is a material change in the ownership, management and/or operations of Banco Popular and/or EVERTEC. The quasi-government organization that is a party to the Cash Depot Agreement waived the triggering event that would have arisen in connection with the Merger. In addition, we are seeking confirmation from the quasi-government organization that is a party to the Cash Depot Agreement that the consummation of this offering, including related transactions, will not be a triggering event under the Cash Depot Agreement.

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, we recorded revenue of approximately $1.5 million, $1.4 million and $1.6 million, respectively, under this subcontract.

Ticketpop Services Agreement

At the closing of the Merger, we amended an interim Ticketpop Services Agreement previously entered into with Banco Popular (as amended, the “Ticketpop Services Agreement”). Under the Ticketpop Services Agreement, customers that purchase event tickets through the Ticketpop internet-based ticket sales and processing that is operated by us were able to obtain printed tickets and make payment for such tickets from Banco Popular tellers and dispensing machines located at certain Banco Popular branches (“Outlet Services”). In addition, Banco Popular made available its “Telebanco” call and phone assistance center to receive and attend to telephone calls related to the Ticketpop services (“Call Center Services”).

The original term of the Ticketpop Services Agreement was five years following the closing of the Merger with automatic renewals for successive one year periods unless written notice of non-renewal is given at least 30 days in advance by either party. The Ticketpop Services Agreement provided for termination by (1) us at any time upon giving at least 30 days advance written notice and (2) Banco Popular in the event we (a) commit a material breach of the Ticketpop Services Agreement and fail to cure such breach and/or (b) fail to pay a material amount of undisputed invoiced amounts. In addition, Banco Popular is permitted to terminate the Ticketpop Services Agreement up to 30 days following the occurrence of a change of control of EVERTEC, LLC (an “EVERTEC change of control” as defined in the Ticketpop Services Agreement), unless (1) the acquirer is identified to Banco Popular at least 30 business days prior to the proposed EVERTEC change of control, (2) neither the acquirer nor any of its affiliates is engaged, directly or indirectly, in the banking, securities, insurance or lending business, from which they derive aggregate annual revenues from Puerto Rico in excess of $50 million unless none of them has a physical presence in Puerto Rico that is used to conduct any such business, (3) EVERTEC, LLC (or its successor, as applicable) will be solvent (as defined in the Ticketpop Services Agreement) after the proposed EVERTEC change of control and (4) following the EVERTEC change of control, EVERTEC, LLC (or its successor, as applicable) will be capable of performing the obligations and duties of EVERTEC, LLC under the Ticketpop Services Agreement.

 

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On February 3, 2011, we notified Banco Popular of our intent to terminate the portion of the Ticketpop Services Agreement related to Outlet Services because on even date, we entered into a new agreement with an unaffiliated third party to provide these services. On November 15, 2011, we terminated the remaining portion of the Ticketpop Services Agreement because we began performing Call Center Services in house. Accordingly, the Ticketpop Services Agreement has been terminated in its entirety.

For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, we paid approximately $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively, to Banco Popular under the Ticketpop Services Agreement.

Transition Services Agreement

In connection with the Merger, we entered into a transition services agreement with Popular pursuant to which Popular, or an affiliate of Popular, provides certain services to us for different periods of time generally not exceeding 12 months from the closing of the Merger. These services include access and use of SAP and Hyperion systems and other IT services, access to the employee activity center in the Cupey Center, payroll accounting and processing, comptroller function services. Some of the services were historically provided by third-party vendors who have agreed to continue to provide such services for the duration of the transition. Popular agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to obtain consents of such third-party vendors to provide such services for the agreed-upon duration, or obtain substantially similar services from other sources on substantially similar terms and conditions. Popular bears the cost of obtaining such consents. Popular also provides certain transition support to us in connection with the termination of the transition services agreement.

The Transition Services Agreement was amended on September 28, 2011 and January 31, 2012, in each case, to reduce the number of services provided by Popular to EVERTEC, LLC. Currently, the Transition Services Agreement requires Popular to provide only one service to EVERTEC, LLC for approximately $5,000 per month.

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, we paid approximately $62,000, $0.2 million and $78,000, respectively, to Popular under the Transition Services Agreement.

Amended Leases

In connection with the Merger, we and Banco Popular entered into the Third Amendment to the Master Lease Agreement governing the premises leased by us at the Cupey Center for use as its headquarters. As amended, the initial term of the lease expires on March 31, 2015, but can be renewed at our option for up to four additional five-year terms. The annual rent under the lease is approximately $5.3 million (including estimated operating expenses). We have a right of first refusal over substantially all of the leased premises in the event that Banco Popular desires to sell the property.

We and Banco Popular also entered into the Third Amendment to the Sublease Agreement governing the premises subleased by us at the Tres Monjitas property for use as a backup data site. The sublease expired on October 23, 2012. The annual rent under the sublease was approximately $0.4 million.

Consulting Agreements

In connection with the Merger, Holdings and EVERTEC, LLC entered into consulting agreements with each of Apollo Management and Popular (each, a “Holdings consultant”) pursuant to which Holdings and EVERTEC, LLC receive certain advisory services from each Holdings consultant. Each consulting agreement terminates on the earlier of (1) the twelfth anniversary of the date of the consulting agreement, (2) the time at which the applicable Holdings consultant and its affiliates own equity interests in both Holdings and EVERTEC, LLC, in each case in an aggregate amount less than 5% of the then outstanding equity interests of such entity and (3) such earlier date as is mutually agreed upon by Holdings, EVERTEC, LLC and the applicable Holdings consultant. As consideration for agreeing to render the services set forth in the consulting agreement, Holdings will pay (1) an annual fee to Apollo Management equal to the product of 0.51 multiplied by the greater of (a) $2.0 million and (b) 2% of the combined EBITDA of EVERTEC, LLC and its subsidiaries for the immediately preceding year, and

 

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(2) an annual fee to Popular equal to the product of 0.49 multiplied by the greater of (a) $2.0 million and (b) 2% of the combined EBITDA of EVERTEC, LLC and its subsidiaries for the immediately preceding year. In addition, upon the consummation of the Merger, Holdings paid an aggregate transaction fee of $18.0 million to the Holdings consultants, 51% of which is payable to Apollo Management and 49% of which is payable to Popular, which was the entire amount paid to the Holdings consultants for the year ended December 31, 2010. The consulting agreements also provide for reimbursement by Holdings of certain expenses of the Holdings consultants incurred in connection with the performance of the Holdings consultants obligations under the consulting agreements.

For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, Holdings paid $1.9 million and $2.0 million, respectively, to Apollo Management and $1.5 million and $1.2 million, respectively, to Popular under the consulting agreements. In connection with the consummation of this offering and upon a payment of approximately $             to Apollo Management and $             to Popular (plus any unreimbursed expenses), the consulting agreement with each Holdings consultant will be terminated in its entirety.

Venezuela Transition Services Agreement

In connection with the transfer of EVERTEC Venezuela and the assignment of all the assets and liabilities related to the EVERTEC Venezuela business, we entered into a transition services agreement with Popular and EVERTEC Venezuela (the “Venezuela Transition Services Agreement”) pursuant to which we will provide certain services to EVERTEC Venezuela for approximately 12 months from the closing of the Merger. These services include the operation of certain transaction authorization and credit card processing applications on behalf of EVERTEC Venezuela and certain IT professional services, including maintenance services, relating to various accounting and back-office applications. Popular and EVERTEC Venezuela are responsible for obtaining any consents or licenses that we may need in order to provide the transition services. In addition, under the terms of the Venezuela Transition Services Agreement, we may terminate the agreement or cease providing any service if (1) upon a change of control of EVERTEC Venezuela (an “EVE-VEN change of control” as defined in the Venezuela Transition Services Agreement), the acquirer, or resulting entity, is not reasonably acceptable to us or (2) EVERTEC Venezuela, Popular or any of their affiliates, (a) violate certain international trade laws or (b) engage in any conduct, or otherwise use the transition services in a manner that we reasonably believe would cause us, Holdings, any holder of any equity interest in Holdings or any of their affiliates to violate any applicable law or any agreement or undertaking to which EVERTEC, LLC, Holdings or any of their affiliates is a party or is bound.

In June 2011, Popular determined that it would terminate the operations of the successor to EVERTEC Venezuela, S.A., Tarjetas y Transacciones en Red Tranred, C.A. (“Tranred”). In connection with such termination, Tranred assigned certain offshore service agreements with entities outside of Venezuela to EVERTEC, LLC and agreed to continue to provide certain services to EVERTEC, LLC to facilitate such assignments. In connection with the assignments, on July 1, 2011, EVERTEC, LLC, Tranred and Popular entered into an amendment of the Venezuela Transition Services Agreement. The Venezuela Transition Services Agreement was further amended on March 9, 2012 to extend the term to December 31, 2013 and provide for a 10% increase in the fees charged by us.

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, we were paid approximately $1.9 million, $2.0 million and $0.5 million, respectively, by Popular, under the Venezuela Transition Services Agreement.

Virgin Islands Services Agreement

We entered into a Virgin Islands Services Agreement whereby Banco Popular provides our Merchant Acquiring business with the services that are provided by the Virgin Islands employees that Banco Popular did not transfer to us under in connection with the Merger. The term of the Virgin Islands Services Agreement continues until three years following the closing of the Merger and thereafter will be automatically renewed for successive one year periods unless written notice of non-renewal is given at least 30 days in advance by either party. The Virgin Islands Services Agreement provides for termination by (1) us at any time upon giving at least 30 days advance written notice and (2) Banco Popular in the event we fail to pay a material undisputed invoiced amounts. In addition, Banco Popular is permitted to terminate the Virgin Islands Services Agreement up to 30 days following the occurrence a change of control of EVERTEC, LLC (an “EVERTEC change of control” as defined in the Virgin

 

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Islands Services Agreement), unless (1) the acquirer is identified to Banco Popular at least 30 business days prior to the proposed EVERTEC change of control, (2) neither the acquirer nor any of its affiliates is engaged, directly or indirectly, in the banking, securities, insurance or lending business, from which they derive aggregate annual revenues from Puerto Rico in excess of $50.0 million unless none of them has a physical presence in Puerto Rico that is used to conduct any such business, (3) EVERTEC, LLC (or its successor, as applicable) will be solvent (as defined in the Virgin Islands Services Agreement) after the proposed EVERTEC change of control and (4) following the EVERTEC change of control, EVERTEC, LLC (or its successor, as applicable) will be capable of performing the obligations and duties of EVERTEC, LLC under the Virgin Islands Services Agreement.

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, we paid approximately $0.5 million, $0.5 million and $0.1 million, respectively, to Banco Popular under the Virgin Island Services Agreement.

Related Party Transactions After the Closing of the Merger

Director Arrangements

It is our Board’s policy that any director who is not also an employee of either (i) us or any of our subsidiaries, (ii) Popular or (iii) AGM will receive annual compensation in the amount of $45,000 payable in equal quarterly installments, plus $2,000 for each regular or special meeting of the Board or Board committee that they attend in person, plus an additional $1,000 for each regular or special meeting of the Board or Board committee that they attend by teleconference. In addition, on April 5, 2011, Thomas White and Nathaniel Lipman received options to purchase 45,000 and 5,000 shares, respectively, of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock of Holdings (now options to purchase shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock of the Company following the Reorganization). The options issued to Messrs. Lipman and White were granted outside of the 2010 Plan. Mr. Lipman’s options vested one year after the grant date as long as he is then providing services to us or our affiliates. Mr. White’s options are divided evenly among Tranche A options and Tranche B options. The Tranche A options will vest in equal installments on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date and the Tranche B options will vest at such time as Internal Rate of Return (as defined in the 2010 Plan) of Apollo Investment Funds VII, L.P. and its affiliates equals or exceeds 20% based on cash proceeds received by Apollo Investment Funds VII, L.P. and its affiliates, in each case as long as Mr. White is providing services to us or our affiliates at such time. Also on April 5, 2011, Mr. White entered into a subscription agreement to purchase 25,000 shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock of Holdings (now Class B Non-Voting Common Stock of the Company) for a purchase price of $250,000.

On February 22, 2012, Mr. Villamil assumed the role of Vice Chairman of the Board. The Company will pay Mr. Villamil as Vice Chairman an annual fee of $150,000. In addition, Mr. Villamil will become vested in an additional 38,955 Tranche A options as follows: (i) 50% of such stock options vested on the first anniversary of the grant date and (ii) the remaining 50% will vest on the second anniversary of the grant date. Mr. Villamil will be eligible to participate in the Company’s employee benefit plans generally made available to the Company’s employees, including without limitation, the Company’s medical plan and retirement plan, and will continue to use the same automobile previously provided as an employee and will be entitled to full possession of such automobile after the retirement date of his position.

Stockholder Agreement

In connection with the Merger, Holdings entered into a Stockholder Agreement with Popular, Apollo and the other stockholders of Holdings, which was amended and restated in connection with the Reorganization and which is now an agreement among the Company, Popular, Apollo and our other stockholders. The amended and restated Stockholder Agreement, among other things, sets forth certain rights and restrictions with respect to our common stock. Prior to the completion of this offering, we will enter into an amendment to the Stockholder Agreement. The description below is a summary of the terms of the amended and restated Stockholder Agreement following the consummation of this offering.

 

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Director Nomination Rights

Our Board is currently comprised of five directors nominated by Apollo, three directors nominated by Popular and a management director. Félix Villamil shall be the management director for so long as he holds the position of Vice Chairman of the EVERTEC, LLC Board, after which time the individual holding the office of chief executive officer of EVERTEC, LLC will be the management director. The Stockholder Agreement provides that, subject to applicable law, Apollo will have the right to nominate five members of our Board and Popular will have the right to nominate three members of our Board, in each case for so long as Apollo or Popular, as the case may be, owns, together with its affiliates, 25% or more of our then outstanding voting common stock. In addition, for so long as Apollo or Popular, as the case may be, owns, together with its affiliates, more than 10% but less than 25% of our then outstanding voting common stock, it will have the right to nominate two members of our Board (the “10% board right”). Similarly, for so long as Apollo or Popular, as the case may be, owns, together with its affiliates, more than 5% but less than 10% of our then outstanding voting common stock, it will have the right to nominate one member of our Board (the “5% board right”). In addition, if there are any vacancies on our Board as a result of the aggregate number of our directors that Apollo and Popular have the right to nominate pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement being less than eight, then a committee consisting of our entire Board (other than our independent directors and any directors who are to be replaced because either Apollo or Popular has lost the right to nominate such director) has the right to nominate the individuals to fill such vacancies, which nominees must be reasonably acceptable to each of Apollo and Popular for so long as it owns, together with its affiliates, at least 5% of our outstanding voting common stock. Our Stockholder Agreement further clarifies that it does not eliminate the right of stockholders holding a majority of our outstanding common stock to remove any such director with or without cause or the right of any of our stockholders to nominate a person for election as a director (whether to fill a vacancy or otherwise) at any meeting of the stockholders in accordance with applicable law, our amended and restate certificate of incorporation and our amended and restated bylaws.

Each of Apollo and Popular has agreed to vote all of such holder’s shares of our common stock and to take all other actions within its control to cause the election of directors nominated in accordance with the Stockholder Agreement. Similarly, we have agreed to take all actions within our control necessary and desirable to cause the election of directors nominated in accordance with the Stockholder Agreement.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at any time Popular owns, together with its affiliates, shares of our voting common stock representing 10% more than the amount of our voting common stock owned by Apollo and its affiliates at such time (the “first board trigger date”), each of Apollo and Popular will have the right to nominate four members of our Board, in each case for so long as it owns, together with its affiliates, 25% or more of our then outstanding voting common stock. Furthermore, on the second anniversary of the first board trigger date, Popular will have the right to nominate five members and Apollo will have the right to nominate three members of our Board, in each case for so long as it owns, together with its affiliates, 25% or more of our then outstanding voting common stock. If at any time following the first board trigger date Apollo owns, together with its affiliates, more of our voting common stock than the amount of our voting common stock owned by Popular and its affiliates at such time, the director nomination rights will be as set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph.

Except for certain exceptions described in the Stockholder Agreement, and subject to applicable law, directors may only be removed and replaced by the stockholder having the right to nominate such director. The Stockholder Agreement also provides that we will, at all times, cause the EVERTEC, LLC Board and the board of directors of Holdings to be comprised of the same individuals as our Board.

Quorum Rights

The Stockholder Agreement provides that a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the stockholders consist of (1) stockholders holding a majority of our outstanding voting common stock and entitled to vote at such meeting and (2) each of Apollo and Popular, for so long as it owns, together with its respective affiliates, 20% or more of our outstanding voting common stock; provided, that, if a stockholder meeting is adjourned for lack of a quorum due to Apollo or Popular failing to attend such meeting, a quorum at a reconvened meeting of the stockholders (with the same agenda as the adjourned meeting) shall not require the presence of Apollo or Popular, as applicable , in each case, as long as a stockholders holding a majority of our outstanding voting common stock and entitled to vote at such meeting are in attendance at such reconvened meeting.

 

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The Stockholder Agreement provides that a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board consist of (1) a majority of the total number of directors then serving on the Board and (2) at least one director nominated by each of Apollo and Popular, for so long as it owns, together with its respective affiliates, 5% or more of our outstanding voting common stock; provided, that, if a Board is adjourned for lack of a quorum due to Apollo’s or Popular’s director nominees failing to attend such meeting, a quorum at a reconvened meeting of the Board (with the same agenda as the adjourned meeting) shall not require the presence of the Apollo and Popular director nominees, in each case, as long as a majority of the directors then in office are in attendance at such reconvened meeting.

Additional Stockholder Rights

Each of Apollo and Popular has the right, for so long as it owns, together with its affiliates, 20% or more of our outstanding voting common stock, to approve certain corporate actions before we may take such actions. Among the corporate actions requiring Apollo’s and Popular’s prior approval are: (1) amending the organizational documents of us or any of our subsidiaries; (2) issuing equity of us or any of our subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions; (3) acquiring or disposing of significant assets; (4) incurring debt for borrowed money under certain circumstances; (5) entering into or amending certain significant contracts; (6) entering into certain related party transactions; (7) materially changing the terms and conditions of the management long-term compensation plan; and (8) causing a change of control (as defined in the Stockholder Agreement) of us prior to March 30, 2013. These consent rights described in this paragraph may be assigned to a complete rights transferee (as defined below).

In addition, for so long as Apollo or Popular owns, together with its affiliates, 10% or more of our then outstanding voting common stock and has the right to nominate at least one director, the approval of at least one director nominated by Apollo or Popular (as applicable) shall be necessary, to approve (i) any issuance of preferred stock of us or any of our subsidiaries (other than the issuance of preferred stock by one of our wholly owned subsidiaries to us or another of our wholly owned subsidiaries) and (ii) any transfer of equity in Holdings or EVERTEC, LLC, in each case subject to certain exceptions.

Apollo, Popular and certain of their transferees are also entitled to information rights and inspection rights, in each case for so long as it satisfies certain ownership thresholds set forth in the Stockholder Agreement.

Registration Rights

The Stockholder Agreement grants each of Apollo and Popular the right to request up to four registrations under the Securities Act on Form S-1 (or any successor form) or similar long-form registration statement (each, a “Long-Form Registration”) of all or any portion of the shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the requesting holder if the shares to be sold in any such registration (including piggyback shares and before deduction of any underwriting discounts) reasonably are expected to exceed $75 million, subject to cutbacks. The requesting holder may request that any such Long-Form Registration be an underwritten offering, and no registration shall count as one of the requesting holder’s four permitted Long-Form Registrations, unless such registration (i) has become effective and (ii) includes at least 75% of the shares of our common stock sought by the requesting holder to be included in such Long-Form Registration.

The Stockholder Agreement also grants each of Apollo and Popular the right, at any time after we are eligible to file a registration statement on Form S-3, to request an unlimited number of registrations under the Securities Act on Form S-3 (or any successor form) or any similar short form registration statement (each, a “Short-Form Registration”) of all or any portion of the shares of our common stock beneficially owned by the requesting holder if the shares to be sold in any such Short-Form Registration (including piggyback shares and before deduction of any underwriting discounts) reasonably are expected to exceed $50 million, subject to cutbacks. The requesting holder may request that any such Short-Form Registration be an underwritten offering.

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the resale of shares of our common stock. Following the effectiveness of the Form S-3 Shelf, Apollo and Popular may request unlimited shelf-takedowns if the total offering price of the shares to be sold in such offering (including piggyback shares and before deduction of underwriting discounts) reasonably is expected to exceed $25 million.

Whenever we propose to register any shares of our common stock, whether in a primary or secondary offering, each holder of shares of our common stock party to the Stockholder Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Apollo and Popular) has the right to request that shares beneficially owned by such holder be included in such registration, subject to cutbacks. Under the Stockholder Agreement, we have agreed to pay the fees and expenses associated with registration (excluding discounts and commissions and other selling expenses payable by the selling holders), including the fees and expenses incurred in connection with this offering. The Stockholder Agreement contains customary provisions with respect to registration proceedings, underwritten offerings, and indemnity and contribution rights.

Transfer Restrictions

Subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Stockholder Agreement, without the prior written consent of each of Apollo and Popular for so long as it owns, together with its affiliates, at least 5% of our then outstanding voting common stock, none of the parties to the Stockholder Agreement may sell shares of our common stock representing 20% or more of the total number of outstanding shares of our common stock at the time of such sale directly to certain transferees previously identified by Popular to the other parties to the Stockholder Agreement.

The members of our management who are party to the Stockholder Agreement are also subject to certain restrictions set forth in the Stockholder Agreement, but can generally sell their shares of common stock pursuant to a registered public offering or pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Additional Restrictions

The Stockholder Agreement contains a covenant restricting us and our subsidiaries from engaging in any business (including commencing operations in any country in which they do not currently operate), subject to certain exceptions, if such activity would reasonably require Popular or an affiliate of Popular to seek regulatory approval from, or provide notice to, any bank regulatory authority. This covenant will remain in effect for so long as the activities and investments of us and our subsidiaries are subject to restrictions under the BHC Act because of Popular’s and/or its affiliates’ ownership of our common stock.

The Stockholder Agreement also provides that the adoption of any stockholder rights plan, rights agreement or other form of “poison pill” which is designed to or has the effect of making an acquisition of large holdings of our common stock more difficult or expensive must be approved by a majority of our Board and approved by at least one director nominated by each of Apollo and Popular (or certain of their respective transferees) in each case for so long as Apollo or Popular, as the case may be (or certain of their respective transferees) owns, together with its affiliates, 5% or more of our outstanding voting common stock.

 

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Certain Provisions Particular to Management Holders

We have the right to purchase all of our common stock (and options and warrants exercisable for our common stock) beneficially owned by any of our stockholders who is employed by or who serves as consultant or director for us or any of our subsidiaries upon such stockholder (1) ceasing to be employed by us or any of our subsidiaries for any reason or (2) experiencing a bankruptcy event. Subject to tolling under certain circumstances set forth in the Stockholder Agreement, we must exercise this repurchase right within twelve months following the date on which such stockholder ceases to provide services to us or our subsidiaries. We may designate this repurchase right to Apollo, Popular or any complete rights transferee.

The Stockholder Agreement also provides that each such stockholder (other than Thomas White and Nathaniel Lipman) is subject to certain non-solicitation and non-competition restrictions which remain in effect until the stockholder ceases to be employed by us or any of our subsidiaries.

Under the Stockholder Agreement, the restrictions described in the paragraph above do not apply to Apollo, Popular or any of their respective affiliates.

Assignment of Rights

The rights granted to each of Apollo and Popular under the Stockholder Agreement (including the director nomination rights, stockholder meeting quorum rights, Board meeting quorum rights, rights to consent to certain actions, registration rights, information rights and inspection rights described above) can be assigned in whole to any person to whom Apollo or Popular, as the case may be, transfers 80% of more of the shares of our common stock held by it and its affiliates as of the date of the Stockholder Agreement (a “complete rights transferee”). Such complete rights transferee can in turn assign such rights to any person to whom it transfers 100% of the shares of our common stock acquired by it in connection with the assignment pursuant to which it became a complete rights transferee. In addition, subject to certain limitations set forth in the Stockholder Agreement, Apollo, Popular and their respective complete rights transferees may assign the stockholder meeting quorum rights, 10% board right, 5% board right and up to two long form demand registration rights to any person to whom Apollo or Popular, as the case may be, transfers 20% of more of the shares of our common stock held by Apollo or Popular as of the date of the Stockholder Agreement. Such transferee can in turn assign such rights to any person to whom it transfers 100% of the shares of our common stock acquired by it in connection with the assignment in part to pursuant to which it became a partial rights transferee. Such transferees are also entitled to certain other rights set forth in the Stockholder Agreement (including the registration rights, information rights and inspection rights described above) upon becoming a party thereto.

CONTADO and Serfinsa

On May 17, 2010, Popular and its subsidiaries Banco Popular, PIBI and EVERTEC, LLC entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of May 17, 2010 and subsequently amended such agreement pursuant to the First Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of June 30, 2010 and the Second Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of September 15, 2010 (as amended, the “Master Reorganization Agreement”).

In accordance with the terms of the Master Reorganization Agreement and the Merger Agreement, PIBI and Popular were required to transfer (i) PIBI’s 53.97% equity interest in CONTADO, a merchant acquirer and ATM network in the Dominican Republic, and (ii) PIBI’s 31.11% equity interest in Serfinsa, an ATM network in El Salvador, to us, in each case subject to compliance with the applicable rights of first refusal in each of the entities’ corresponding shareholder agreements.

The transfer by PIBI to Popular and the subsequent transfer by Popular to us of PIBI’s equity interests in CONTADO and Serfinsa were subject to compliance with certain rights of first refusal granted in favor of the other shareholders in those entities. Under the terms of the Master Reorganization Agreement, PIBI was required to promptly transfer to Popular and Popular was required immediately thereafter to transfer to us each of the aforementioned equity interests that were not transferred to the other shareholders pursuant to the rights of first refusal

 

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triggered by such proposed transactions after satisfying the requirements of such rights of first refusal. However, the Master Reorganization Agreement further provides that to the extent any such transfers were not completed by the closing of the Merger, PIBI and Popular would continue to pursue such transfer in accordance with the terms provided in the Merger Agreement.

On March 31, 2011, after a final agreement was reached between Popular and the other shareholders of CONTADO, (i) Popular transferred to EVERTEC, LLC 19.99% of the equity interest in CONTADO, (ii) Popular paid to EVERTEC, LLC $10.8 million, which represented 50% of the after tax proceeds received by Popular from the sale of the 33.98% equity interest not transferred to EVERTEC, LLC, and (iii) EVERTEC, LLC transferred to Popular $20.0 million held back at the closing of the Merger. On June 30, 2011, after a final agreement was reached between Popular and the other shareholders of Serfinsa, (i) Popular paid to EVERTEC, LLC $0.2 million, which represented 50% of the after tax proceeds received by Popular from the sale of the entire 31.11% equity interest not transferred to EVERTEC, LLC, and (ii) EVERTEC, LLC transferred to Popular $0.3 million held back at the closing of the Merger.

We use the equity method of accounting to account for our 19.99% investment in CONTADO. We recognized $0.6 million and $0.8 million, respectively, as equity in CONTADO’s net income in the consolidated statement of income for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

Settlement Agreement with Popular

On December 31, 2011, EVERTEC, LLC entered into a settlement agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) with Popular in order to settle any claims among the parties related to the Closing Statement or the Working Capital True-Up Amount. In accordance with the Settlement Agreement, we made a one-time payment of $1.7 million to Popular. See Note 19 of the Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements appearing elsewhere in this prospectus for additional information.

Reorganization

On April 17, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC was converted from a Puerto Rico corporation to a Puerto Rico limited liability company for the purpose of improving the consolidated tax efficiency of EVERTEC, LLC and its subsidiaries by taking advantage of recent changes to the PR Code that permit limited liability companies to be treated as partnerships that are pass-through entities for Puerto Rico tax purposes. Concurrently, Holdings, EVERTEC, LLC’s direct parent, was also converted into a limited liability company. Prior to these conversions, we were formed in order to act as the new parent company of Holdings and its subsidiaries, including EVERTEC, LLC. We, Holdings, Apollo, Popular and each of the holders of then outstanding shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock of Holdings entered into a Stock Contribution and Exchange Agreement (the “Contribution and Exchange Agreement”) pursuant to which each of the then outstanding shares of common stock of Holdings was contributed to the Company in exchange for the same number and class of shares of our common stock. In addition, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Stock Contribution and Exchange Agreement, we assumed the 2010 Plan and all of the outstanding equity awards issued thereunder or subject thereto. As a result, each of the then outstanding stock options to purchase shares of Holdings’ Class B Non-Voting Common Stock became a stock option to purchase the same number and class of shares of our Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, in each case on the same terms (including exercise price) as the original stock option. Similarly, each of the then outstanding shares of restricted stock of Holdings was converted into the same number of shares of our restricted stock. The transactions described in this section are collectively referred to in this prospectus as the “Reorganization.”

Tax Payment Agreement

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States of America or such other jurisdiction, that would have been imposed on EVERTEC, LLC if it had been a corporation for tax purposes of that jurisdiction, together with all interest and penalties with respect thereto (“Taxes”), reduced by taking into account any of our or Holdings’ applicable net operating losses or other tax attributes that reduce our or Holdings’ Taxes in such period. For the avoidance of doubt, the Tax Payment Agreement provides that the payments thereunder shall not exceed the net amount of Taxes that we and Holdings actually owe to the appropriate taxing authority for a taxable period. Further, the Tax Payment Agreement provides that if we or Holdings receives a tax refund attributable to any taxable period or portion thereof occurring on or after the Effective Date, we shall be required to recalculate the payment for such period required to be made by EVERTEC, LLC to us or Holdings. If the payment, as recalculated, is less than the amount of the payment EVERTEC, LLC already made to us or Holdings in respect of such period, we or Holdings or shall promptly make a payment to EVERTEC, LLC in the amount of such difference. Through the new structure resulting from the Reorganization, including the Tax Payment Agreement, EVERTEC, LLC will benefit from at least $30.0 million of net operating losses and certain other tax attributes for Puerto Rico income tax purposes that prior to the Reorganization and change in tax law were available to its parent but not to EVERTEC, LLC.

Review, Approval or Ratification of Transactions with Related Persons

Upon completion of this offering, pursuant to its written charter, our Audit Committee will review and, subject to certain exceptions, approve or recommend to our Board for approval, all related-party transactions, which include any related party transactions that we would be required to disclose pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. For a discussion of the composition and responsibilities of our audit committee see “Management—Board Composition—Audit Committee.” In determining whether to approve a related party transaction, the audit committee will consider a number of factors including whether the related party transaction complies with the restrictions set forth in our debt agreements and the Stockholder Agreement and is on terms and conditions no less favorable to us than may reasonably be expected in arm’s-length transactions with unrelated parties.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

The discussion below describes the most important terms of our capital stock, amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws as they will be in effect upon completion of this offering. Because it is only a summary, it does not contain all the information that may be important to you. For a complete description refer to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, copies of which have been included as exhibits to the registration statement of which the prospectus is a part.

Upon completion of the offering, our authorized capital stock will consist of             shares of common stock, par value $         per share (the “common stock”), and             shares of preferred stock, par value $         per share (the “preferred stock”), the rights and preferences of which may be designated by our Board. Upon completion of the offering, there will be              shares of common stock issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. As of             , 2013, there were             holders of record of our common stock.

Common Stock

Voting Rights. The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders on which the holders of shares of common stock are entitled to vote. Subject to the rights of the holders of any then-outstanding preferred stock and to the director nomination rights and associated voting agreement described in “Related Party Transactions After the Closing of the Merger—Stockholder Agreement—Director Nomination Rights”, at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders, holders of common stock shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and on all other matters properly submitted to a vote of the stockholders.

Dividend Rights. All shares of our common stock will be entitled to share equally in any dividends our Board may declare from legally available sources, subject to the terms of any then outstanding preferred stock and the terms and conditions set forth in any applicable restricted stock award agreement. Provisions of our debt agreements and other contracts may impose restrictions on our ability to declare dividends with respect to our common stock.

Liquidation Rights. Upon liquidation or dissolution of our company, whether voluntary or involuntary, all shares of our common stock will be entitled to share equally in the assets available for distribution to stockholders after payment of all of our prior obligations, including any then-outstanding preferred stock.

Registration Rights. Under the terms of the Stockholder Agreement, we have agreed to register shares of our common stock owned by the stockholders party to the Stockholder Agreement under certain circumstances. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions After the Closing of the Merger—Stockholder Agreement” for more detail regarding these registration rights.

Other Matters. The holders of our common stock will have no preemptive rights, and our common stock will not be subject to further calls or assessments by us. There are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to our common stock.

Preferred Stock

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may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible future financings and acquisitions and other corporate purposes could, under certain circumstances, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us and might affect the market price of our common stock. See “—Certain Anti-Takeover, Limited Liability and Indemnification Provisions.”

Certain Anti-Takeover, Limited Liability and Indemnification Provisions

Certain provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, amended and restated bylaws and Stockholder Agreement summarized below may be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, deter or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a stockholder might consider to be in its best interests, including attempts that might result in a premium being paid over the market price for the shares held by stockholders.

“Blank Check” Preferred Stock. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation authorizes our Board to issue shares of preferred stock, subject to the approval of each of Apollo and Popular for so long as it, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 20% of our outstanding common stock and the approval of at least one director nominated by each of Apollo and Popular for so long as it, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 10% of our outstanding common stock. The issuance of preferred stock could be issued by our Board to increase the number of outstanding shares making a takeover more difficult and expensive. See “—Preferred Stock.”

No Cumulative Voting. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will not provide that stockholders with the right to cumulative votes in the election of directors.

Director Nomination Rights; Voting Agreement; Removing Directors; Filling Vacancies. The Stockholder Agreement provides that each of Apollo and Popular, for so long as it, together with its respective affiliates, owns certain percentages of our outstanding common stock, will have the right to nominate a certain number of directors. In addition, if there are any vacancies on our Board as a result of the aggregate number of our directors that Apollo and Popular have the right to nominate pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement being less than eight, then a committee consisting of our entire Board (other than our independent directors and any directors who are to be replaced because either Apollo or Popular has lost the right to nominate such director) shall nominate the individuals to fill such vacancies, which nominees must be reasonably acceptable to each of Apollo and Popular for so long as it owns, together with its affiliates, at least 5% of our outstanding voting common stock. Each of Apollo and Popular has agreed to vote all of the shares of our voting common stock owned by it and its affiliates, and to take all other actions within its control, to cause the election of directors nominated in accordance with the Stockholder Agreement. Similarly, we have agreed to take all actions within our control necessary and desirable to cause the election of directors nominated in accordance with the Stockholder Agreement. Subject to applicable law, each of Apollo and Popular shall have the right to remove any director nominated by it, with or without cause, and to fill any vacancy caused by the removal of any such director. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions After the Closing of the Merger—Stockholder Agreement.”

Stockholder Action by Written Consent. Following this offering, any action required to be or that may be taken at any meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if and only if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the holders of outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon.

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timely notice thereof in writing. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice generally must be delivered to and received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, that, in the event that the date of such meeting is advanced more than 30 days prior to, or delayed by more than 60 days after, the anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of our stockholders, a stockholder’s notice to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to such meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to such meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. Our amended and restated bylaws also will specify certain requirements as to the form and content of a stockholder’s notice. The advance notice provisions set forth in our amended and restated bylaws will not be applicable to (1) any directors nominated in accordance with the terms of the Stockholder Agreement and (2) for so long as Apollo and Popular, together with their respective affiliates, own greater than 50% of our outstanding voting common stock, any other business included in the notice of a meeting at the request of either Apollo or Popular. These provisions may preclude stockholders from bringing matters before an annual meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at an annual meeting of stockholders.

Additional Rights of Major Stockholders. Each of Apollo and Popular, for so long as it, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 20% of our outstanding common stock, will have the right to approve certain corporate actions before we may take such actions (See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions After the Closing of the Merger—Stockholder Agreement”); and a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the stockholders must include each of Apollo and Popular.

In addition, for so long as each of Apollo and Popular, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 10% of our outstanding common stock, each of Apollo and Popular shall have the right to consent to any amendments of the Stockholder Agreement provided that if any amendment affects the rights or obligations of either of Apollo and Popular, together with its respective affiliates, in a manner that is materially adverse and substantially different relative to the other, then such amendment shall not be enforceable against such stockholder without its consent, and no shares of preferred stock may be issued with the approval of at least director nominated by each of Apollo and Popular.

Lastly, for so long as each of Apollo and Popular, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 5% of our outstanding common stock, (i) each of Apollo and Popular will be entitled to certain information; (ii) a quorum for the transaction of business at any Board meeting must include one or more directors elected by each of Apollo and Popular; (iii) each of Apollo and Popular will have the right to proportional representation on each committee of our Board and on each board of directors or similar governing body of each of our subsidiaries and each committee thereof; and (iv) one director appointed by each of Apollo and Popular must approve of the adoption of any stockholders rights plan.

Amendments to Organizational Documents. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that we have the ability to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision in our certificate of incorporation by (1) the affirmative vote of the stockholders holding a majority of shares of our voting common stock and entitled to vote and (2) the written consent of each of Apollo and Popular, for so long as it, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 20% of our outstanding common stock, and all rights, preferences and privileges set forth in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation are subject to our right to amend, alter, change and/or repeal our amended and restated certificate of incorporation. Similarly, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws will provide that our amended and restated bylaws may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the Board, subject to the prior written consent of each of Apollo and Popular, for so long as it, together with its respective affiliates, owns at least 10% of our outstanding common stock. Certain provisions of our amended and restated certificate may not be amended without the consent of various interested parties, including (i) the provisions related to the election, removal and replacement of directors (the consent of each of Apollo and Popular is required for so long as it owns, together with its affiliates, at least 5% of our outstanding voting common stock), (ii) the provisions related to adopting, amending and repealing our bylaws (the consent of each of Apollo and Popular is required for so long as it owns, together with its affiliates, at least 10% of our outstanding voting common stock) and (iii) the provisions related to the waiver of corporate opportunities (the consent of Apollo or Popular is required in certain circumstances).

 

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Limitation of Officer and Director Liability and Indemnification Arrangements. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws limit the liability of our directors to the maximum extent permitted by Puerto Rico law. However, if Puerto Rico law is amended to authorize corporate action further limiting or eliminating the personal liability of directors, then the liability of our directors will be limited or eliminated to the fullest extent permitted by Puerto Rico law, as so amended. The modification or repeal of this provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws will not adversely affect any right or protection of a director existing at the time of such modification or repeal.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws will provide that we will, from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify our directors and officers against all liabilities and expenses in any suit or proceeding, arising out of their status as an officer or director or their activities in these capacities. We also will indemnify any person who, at our request, is or was serving as a director, officer or employee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. We may, by action of our Board, provide indemnification to our employees and agents within the same scope and effect as the foregoing indemnification of directors and officers.

The right to be indemnified will include the right of an officer or a director to be paid expenses, including attorneys’ fees, in advance of the final disposition of any proceeding, provided that, if required by law, we receive an undertaking to repay such amount if it will be determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified.

Our Board may take certain action it deems necessary to carry out these indemnification provisions, including purchasing insurance policies. Neither the amendment nor the repeal of these indemnification provisions, nor the adoption of any provision of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation inconsistent with these indemnification provisions, will eliminate or reduce any rights to indemnification relating to such person’s status or any activities prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.

We intend to enter into separate indemnification agreements with each of our directors, which may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in Puerto Rico law. These indemnification agreements will require us, among other things, to indemnify our directors against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors. These indemnification agreements will also require us to advance any expenses incurred by the directors as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified and to use reasonable efforts to cause our directors to be covered by any of our insurance policies providing insurance for our directors and officers. A director will not be entitled to indemnification by us under such agreements if (a) the director did not act in good faith and in a manner he or she deemed to be reasonable and consistent with, and not opposed to, our best interests or (b) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the director had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

Currently, to our knowledge, there is no pending litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers, employees or agents in which indemnification by us is sought, nor are we aware of any threatened litigation or proceeding that may result in a claim for indemnification.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted for our directors, officers and controlling persons under the foregoing provisions or otherwise, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the SEC, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.

We believe these provisions will assist in attracting and retaining qualified individuals to serve as directors and officers.

Corporate Opportunity

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that we expressly renounce any interest or expectancy in any business opportunity, transaction or other matter in which Apollo, Popular or certain of their respective transferees or any director nominated by Apollo, Popular or any of such transferees participates or desires or seeks to participate in, even if the opportunity is one that we would reasonably be deemed to have pursued if given the opportunity to do so.

 

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Transfer Agent and Registrar

Computershare Trust Company, N.A. is the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock.

Listing

Our shares of common stock have been approved for listing on the NYSE under the symbol “EVTC.”

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

General

In connection with the closing of the Merger, EVERTEC, LLC entered into a credit agreement concerning the senior secured credit facilities, dated as of September 30, 2010, consisting of a $355.0 million term loan facility and a $50.0 million revolving credit facility with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders party thereto. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. act as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners for the senior secured credit facilities. On March 3, 2011 and May 9, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC entered into amendments to the credit agreement. The key terms of the senior secured credit facilities, as amended, are described below. Such description is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the credit agreement, security agreements, and amendments thereto, copies of which have been included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and which are available upon request as described under “Where You Can Find More Information.”

The senior secured credit facilities originally provided for a $355.0 million term loan facility, which matures September 30, 2016. EVERTEC, LLC used borrowings under the original term loan facility to finance a portion of the Merger, including, without limitation, payment of fees and expenses contemplated thereby. On May 9, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC entered into a second amendment to the credit agreement to allow, among other things, a dividend in an amount not to exceed $270.0 million and certain adjustments to the financial covenant therein. In addition, EVERTEC, LLC borrowed an additional $170.0 million under an incremental term loan. The incremental term loan also matures on September 30, 2016.

The senior secured credit facilities provide for a $50.0 million revolving credit facility, which matures September 30, 2015 and includes:

 

   

a letter of credit subfacility; and

 

   

a swingline loan subfacility.

EVERTEC, LLC may use the revolving credit facility for general corporate purposes, including, without limitation, effecting permitted acquisitions and investments. The senior secured credit facilities also permit EVERTEC, LLC to obtain additional credit facilities or increase the existing senior secured credit facilities, subject to certain conditions, by an aggregate amount equal to the greater of (a) $125.0 million and (b) the maximum principal amount of debt that would not cause our first lien secured leverage ratio to exceed 3.25 to 1.00 without the consent of the existing lenders under the senior secured credit facilities.

As of December 31, 2012, the principal outstanding balance under the senior secured term loan and revolving credit facility amounted to $495.0 million and $14.0 million, respectively.

 

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Scheduled Amortization Payments and Mandatory Prepayments

The term loan facility provides for quarterly amortization payments totaling 1% per annum of the original principal amount of the term loan facility, with the balance payable on the final maturity date. Prior to the date hereof, we have made optional prepayments of the term loans that have been applied to pay in full all quarterly amortization payments (other than the final installment payment on the final maturity date).

Mandatory prepayment obligations under the term loan facility include, subject to exceptions:

100% of the net cash proceeds of asset sales, dispositions and casualty or insurance proceeds, subject to certain exceptions and customary reinvestment provisions;

50% of our excess cash flow, with such percentage subject to reduction to 25% or 0% based on achievement of specified first lien secured leverage ratios; and

100% of the net cash proceeds received from issuances of certain debt incurred after the closing of the Merger.

Voluntary Prepayments and Reduction and Termination of Commitments

The terms of the senior secured credit facilities allow us to prepay loans and permanently reduce the loan commitments under the senior secured credit facilities at any time, subject to the payment of customary LIBOR breakage costs, if any, provided that, in connection with certain refinancings on or prior to the six month anniversary of the closing date of the second amendment to the credit agreement, a prepayment premium of 1% will be required.

Interest, Applicable Margins and Fees

The interest rates with respect to loans to us under the term loan facility are based on, at our option, (a) (x) the greater of adjusted LIBOR and 1.50% plus (y) an interest margin of 4.0% or (b) (x) the greater of the higher of the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.5% and Bank of America, N.A.’s prime rate (“ABR”) and 2.50% plus (y) an interest margin of 3.0%. The interest rates with respect to loans to us under the revolving credit facility are based on, at our option, (a)(x) the greater of adjusted LIBOR and 1.50% plus (y) an interest margin of 3.75% or (b)(x) the greater of ABR and 2.50% plus (y) an interest margin of 2.75%. The interest margins under the senior secured credit facilities are subject to reduction based on achievement of specified first lien secured leverage ratios. The revolving credit facility requires us to pay the respective participating lenders a quarterly commitment fee initially equal to 0.75% per annum of the actual daily amount of undrawn commitments under the revolving credit facility during the preceding quarter, subject to reduction based on achievement of specified first lien secured leverage ratios.

Guarantees and Collateral

Our obligations under the senior secured credit facilities and under any cash management, interest rate protection or other hedging arrangements entered into with a lender or any affiliate thereof are guaranteed by Holdings and each of our existing and subsequently acquired or organized wholly-owned subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions.

Subject to certain exceptions, the senior secured credit facilities are secured to the extent legally permissible by substantially all of the assets of (1) Holdings, including a perfected pledge of all of the limited liability company interests of EVERTEC, LLC, and (2) EVERTEC, LLC and the subsidiary guarantors, including but not limited to: (a) a pledge of substantially all capital stock held by EVERTEC, LLC or any guarantor and (b) a perfected security interest in substantially all tangible and intangible assets of EVERTEC, LLC and each guarantor.

 

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Covenants

The senior secured credit facilities contain financial, affirmative and negative covenants that we believe are usual and customary for a senior secured credit agreement. The negative covenants in the senior secured credit facilities include, among other things, limitations (subject to exceptions) on our ability to:

 

   

declare dividends and make other distributions;

 

   

redeem or repurchase our capital stock;

 

   

grant liens;

 

   

make loans or investments (including acquisitions);

 

   

merge or enter into acquisitions;

 

   

sell our assets;

 

   

enter into any sale or lease-back transactions;

 

   

incur additional indebtedness;

 

   

prepay, redeem or repurchase certain of our indebtedness;

 

   

modify the terms of certain debt;

 

   

restrict dividends from our subsidiaries;

 

   

change our business or business of our subsidiaries;

 

   

enter into transactions with our affiliates; and

 

   

make capital expenditures.

In addition, the senior secured credit facilities require us to maintain a maximum first lien secured leverage ratio.

Events of Default

The events of default under the senior secured credit facilities include, without limitation, nonpayment, material misrepresentation, breach of covenants, insolvency, bankruptcy, certain judgments, change of control (as defined in the credit agreement governing the senior secured credit facilities) and cross-events of default on material indebtedness.

Notes

General

On September 30, 2010, EVERTEC, LLC issued $220.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 11% senior notes due 2018 under an indenture, dated as of September 30, 2010, among EVERTEC, LLC, Holdings, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. These notes were exchanged in September 2011 for substantially identical notes that were registered with the SEC. The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by EVERTEC, LLC’s existing and future wholly-owned restricted subsidiaries that guarantee the senior secured credit facilities. In connection with the Reorganization, on April 17, 2012, the Co-Issuers and Wilmington Trust, National Association, entered into Supplemental Indenture No. 1 to the indenture to among other things (i) have EVERTEC, LLC assume the obligations of EVERTEC under the indenture and the existing notes, (ii) add EVERTEC Finance as a co-issuer party to the indenture and (iii) permit EVERTEC, LLC to make payments to Holdings as contemplated by the Tax Payment Agreement. On May 7, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC and EVERTEC Finance issued an additional $40.0 million in aggregate principal amount of notes and in September 2012, approximately $39.3 million of these additional notes were exchanged for substantially identical notes that were registered with the SEC. In addition, EVERTEC, LLC and EVERTEC Finance obtained a consent from the holders of the notes as of the record date of April 27, 2012 to amend the limitation on restricted payments covenant in the indenture governing the notes in order to allow additional dividend or distribution payments by them in an aggregate amount not to exceed $270.0 million.

 

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The notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 11.0% per annum and mature on October 1, 2018. Interest on the notes is payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year. The notes are not subject to any mandatory or sinking fund payments. However, under certain circumstances related to change of control or asset sales (each as defined in the indenture governing the notes), we may be required to offer to purchase notes. As of December 31, 2012, the principal outstanding balance of the notes was $250.5 million.

The indenture governing the notes contains restrictive covenants that limit EVERTEC, LLC, EVERTEC Finance and its guarantor subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things: incur additional debt; declare or pay dividends, redeem stock or make other distributions to stockholders; make investments; create liens or use assets as security in other transactions; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; merge or consolidate, or sell, transfer, lease or dispose of substantially all their assets; enter into transactions with affiliates; and sell or transfer certain assets. Failure to comply with these covenants constitutes a default and may lead to the acceleration of the principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest on the notes.

We are currently in compliance with the covenants included in the indenture governing notes.

EVERTEC, LLC and EVERTEC Finance may make redemptions of the notes prior to the maturity date, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days’ prior notice, in the following circumstances: (1) on or prior to October 1, 2013, they may redeem up to 35% of the original aggregate principal amount of the notes with the proceeds of certain equity offerings, including this offering, at a redemption price of 111% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest; provided that (x) the net cash proceeds of the equity offering are contributed to the common equity capital of EVERTEC, LLC, (y) at least 50% of the original aggregate principal amount of the notes remains outstanding after each such redemption and (z) such redemption occurs within 90 days after the date of such equity offering, (2) on or after October 1, 2014, they may redeem all or any portion of the notes during the 12-month periods commencing October 1, 2014, October 1, 2015, and October 1, 2016 and thereafter at redemption prices of 105.50%, 102.75%, 100%, respectively, of the aggregate principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, and (3) prior to October 1, 2014, they may redeem all or any portion of the notes at a price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus a make-whole premium and accrued and unpaid interest. Upon a change of control (as defined in the indenture governing the notes), the holders of the notes each have the right to require us to redeem their notes at a redemption price of 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest.

We may give notice of any redemption of notes (including, but not limited to, with the net cash proceeds of an equity offering, including this offering) prior to the completion thereof, and any such redemption or notice may, at our discretion, be subject to one or more conditions precedent (including, but not limited to, completion of any related equity offering, such as this offering).

 

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Other

EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. has a credit facility with Banco Popular for approximately $2.9 million, under which a letter of credit of a similar amount was issued in favor of Visa International. In addition, our Costa Rican subsidiaries have local lines of credit with Banco LAFISE of approximately $0.9 million in the aggregate.

 

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock, and no predictions can be made about the effect, if any, that market sales of shares of our common stock or the availability of such shares for sale will have on the market price prevailing from time to time. Nevertheless, the actual sale of, or the perceived potential for the sale of, our common stock in the public market may have an adverse effect on the market price for our common stock and could impair our ability to raise capital through future sales of our securities. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to This Offering—Future sales or the possibility of future sales of a substantial amount of our common stock may depress the price of shares of our common stock.”

Sale of Restricted Shares

Upon completion of this offering, we will have an aggregate of shares of our common stock outstanding. Of these shares, shares of our common stock to be sold in this offering will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act, except for any shares which may be acquired by any of our “affiliates” as that term is defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, which will be subject to the resale limitations of Rule 144. The remaining shares of our common stock outstanding will be restricted securities, as that term is defined in Rule 144, and may in the future be sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or under the Securities Act to the extent permitted by Rule 144 or any other available exemption under the Securities Act.

Equity Incentive Plans

Following the completion of this offering, we intend to file a registration statement on Form S-8 under the Securities Act with the SEC to register shares of our common stock issued or reserved for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plans. Subject to the expiration of any lock-up restrictions as described below and following the completion of any vesting periods, shares of our common stock issued under the Equity Incentive Plans, issuable upon the exercise of options granted or to be granted under the plan, will be freely tradable without restriction under the Securities Act, unless such shares are held by any of our affiliates.

Lock-up Agreements

The Company and its executive officers, directors and selling stockholders have agreed not to sell or transfer any shares of our common stock for a period of 180 days from the date of this prospectus, subject to certain exceptions and extensions, without the prior written consent of Goldman Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. See “Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)” for a description of these lock-up provisions.

Rule 144

In general, under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a person who is not deemed to have been an affiliate of ours at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 for at least six months (including any period of consecutive ownership of preceding non-affiliated holders) would be entitled to sell those shares, subject only to the availability of current public information about us. A non-affiliated person who has beneficially owned restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 for at least one year would be entitled to sell those shares without regard to the provisions of Rule 144.

All of our outstanding common stock before this offering is held by affiliates. A person who is deemed to be an affiliate of ours and who has beneficially owned restricted securities within the meaning of Rule 144 for at least six months would be entitled to sell within any three-month period a number of shares (when aggregated with sales by certain related parties) that does not exceed the greater of one percent of the then outstanding shares of our common stock (             shares following this offering) or the average weekly trading volume of our common stock reported through the NYSE during the four calendar weeks preceding such sale. Such sales are also subject to certain manner of sale provisions, notice requirements and the availability of current public information about us.

 

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Registration Rights

Pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement, we have granted certain stockholders demand registration rights and/or incidental registration rights, in each case, with respect to certain shares of common stock owned by them. See “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Related Party Transactions After the Closing of the Merger—Stockholder Agreement.”

 

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MATERIAL TAX CONSEQUENCES

The following discussion contains a description of certain U.S. federal income tax and Puerto Rico tax consequences of the acquisition, ownership and disposition of our common stock, but it does not purport to be a comprehensive description of all the tax considerations that may be relevant to a decision to purchase common stock. The discussion is based upon the federal income tax laws of the U.S. (including applicable regulations, rulings and court decisions), and Puerto Rico legislation and regulations thereunder as of the date hereof, which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. To the extent that the discussion states definitive legal conclusions under U.S. federal income tax law as to the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of an investment in our common stock, and subject to the qualifications herein, it represents the opinion of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, our special U.S. tax counsel. To the extent that this discussion states definitive legal conclusions under Puerto Rico tax law as to the material Puerto Rico tax consequences of an investment in our common stock, and subject to the qualifications herein, it represents the opinion of Goldman, Antonetti & Córdova, LLC, Puerto Rico tax counsel to the Company.

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

The following discussion describes the material U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to acquiring, owning and disposing of our common stock by a U.S. Holder (as defined below) that will acquire our common stock in the offering and will hold the common stock as “capital assets” (generally, property held for investment) under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). This discussion is based upon existing U.S. federal income tax law, including the Code, U.S. Treasury regulations thereunder, rulings and court decisions, all of which are subject to differing interpretations or change, possibly with retroactive effect. No ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has been sought with respect to any U.S. federal income tax consequences described below, and there can be no assurance that the IRS or a court will not take a contrary position.

This discussion does not address all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to particular investors in light of their individual circumstances, including investors subject to special tax rules (for example, financial institutions, insurance companies, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, broker-dealers, traders in securities that elect mark-to-market treatment, partnerships or other pass-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes and their partners and investors, tax-exempt organizations (including private foundations), investors who are not U.S. Holders, U.S. Holders who own (directly, indirectly or constructively) 10% or more of our stock (by vote or value), U.S. Holders that acquire their common stock pursuant to any employee share option or otherwise as compensation, U.S. Holders that will hold their common stock as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion, wash sale, constructive sale or other integrated transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, U.S. Holders that are bona fide residents of Puerto Rico within the meaning of section 933 of the Code, and U.S. Holders that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar, all of whom may be subject to tax rules that differ significantly from those summarized below). In addition, this discussion does not discuss any U.S. federal estate, gift or alternative minimum tax consequences, any tax consequences of the Medicare tax on certain investment income pursuant to the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, or any non-U.S. tax consequences. Each U.S. Holder is urged to consult its tax advisor regarding the U.S. federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and other tax considerations of an investment in our common stock.

If you are considering acquiring, owning or disposing of our common stock, you should consult your own tax advisors concerning the U.S. federal income tax consequences to you in light of your particular situation as well as any consequences arising under the laws of any other jurisdiction.

General

For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. Holder” is a beneficial owner of our common stock that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created in, or organized under the laws of, the United States or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii) an estate the income of which is includible in gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes regardless of its source, or (iv) a trust (A) the administration of

 

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which is subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and which has one or more U.S. persons who have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (B) that has otherwise validly elected to be treated as a U.S. person under the Code.

If a partnership (or other pass-through entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is a beneficial owner of our common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner, the activities of the partnership and certain determinations made at the partner level. Partnerships holding our common stock, and partners in such partnerships, are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding an investment in our common stock.

In general, as a Puerto Rico corporation, we are treated as a foreign corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We believe that we will not be a “passive foreign investment company” for U.S. federal income tax purposes (or a “PFIC”) for the current taxable year and that we have not been a PFIC for prior taxable years, and we expect that we will not become a PFIC in the foreseeable future, although, as noted below, there can be no assurance regarding our past, current or future classification as a PFIC. A foreign corporation will be a PFIC in any taxable year in which, after taking into account the income and assets of the corporation and certain subsidiaries pursuant to applicable “look-through rules,” either (i) at least 75% of its gross income is “passive income,” or (ii) at least 50% of its assets are assets that produce or are held for the production of “passive income.” For this purpose, “passive income” generally includes dividends, interest, royalties and rents and certain other categories of income, subject to certain exceptions. We believe that we do not satisfy either the 75% test or the 50% test described above, because our subsidiaries’ income generally does not fall into those categories of “passive income.” The determination of whether we are a PFIC is a fact-intensive determination that includes ascertaining the fair market value (or, in certain circumstances, the tax basis) of all of our assets on a quarterly basis and the character of each item of income we earn. This determination is made annually and cannot be completed until the close of a taxable year. This determination depends upon the portion of our assets (including goodwill) and income characterized as passive under the PFIC rules, as described above. Accordingly, it is possible that we may become a PFIC due to changes in our income or asset composition or a decline in the market value of our equity. Because PFIC status is a fact-intensive determination, no assurance can be given that we are not, have not been, or will not become, classified as a PFIC. If we are a PFIC for any taxable year, U.S. Holders will be subject to special tax rules not discussed below and materially adverse consequences could result for U.S. Holders, including an increase in the U.S. federal income tax rate for dividends received by noncorporate U.S. holders and subjecting U.S. holders that receive dividends or dispose of our common stock to certain interest and penalties.

The remainder of the discussion below assumes that we are not a PFIC, have not been a PFIC and will not become a PFIC in the future.

Distributions

The gross amount of distributions with respect to our common stock (before reduction for Puerto Rican withholding taxes) will be taxable as dividends, to the extent paid out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. Such distributions will be includable in a U.S. Holder’s gross income as dividend income on the day actually or constructively received by the U.S. Holder. Such dividends will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction generally allowed to U.S. corporations under the Code in respect of dividends received from other U.S. corporations.

To the extent that the amount of the distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits for a taxable year, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles, the distribution will be treated first as a tax-free return of a U.S. Holder’s tax basis in our common stock, and to the extent the amount of the distribution exceeds the U.S. Holder’s tax basis, the excess will be taxed as capital gain recognized on a sale or exchange. Because we do not expect to determine our earnings and profits in accordance with U.S. federal income tax principles, U.S. Holders should expect that a distribution will generally be reported as a dividend for U.S. federal income tax purposes, even if that distribution would otherwise be treated as a tax-free return of capital or as capital gain under the rules described above.

 

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With respect to non-corporate U.S. Holders, certain dividends received from a qualified foreign corporation may be subject to reduced rates of U.S. federal income taxation, which vary from 0% to 20%, depending on the U.S. Holder’s individual circumstances. A non-U.S. corporation is treated as a qualified foreign corporation with respect to dividends paid by that corporation on shares that are readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. Although we expect our common stock, which we intend to list on the , will be considered to be readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States as a result of such listing, there can be no assurance that our common stock will continue to be considered readily tradable on an established securities market. Non-corporate U.S. Holders that do not meet a minimum holding period requirement during which they are not protected from the risk of loss, or that elect to treat the dividend income as “investment income” pursuant to Section 163(d)(4) of the Code, will not be eligible for the reduced rates of taxation regardless of our status as a qualified foreign corporation. In addition, even if the minimum holding period requirement has been met, the rate reduction will not apply to dividends if the recipient of a dividend is obligated to make related payments with respect to positions in substantially similar or related property. You should consult your own tax advisors regarding the application of these rules given your particular circumstances.

You may be entitled to deduct, or claim a U.S. foreign tax credit for, Puerto Rican taxes that are withheld on dividends received by you, subject to applicable limitations in the Code. Dividends paid with respect to our common stock are expected to constitute income from sources without the United States and to be treated as “passive category income” or, in the case of some U.S. holders, “general category income,” for U.S. foreign tax credit limitation purposes. The amount of foreign income taxes that may be claimed as a credit in any year is subject to complex limitations and restrictions, which must be determined on an individual basis by each holder. You are urged to consult your own tax advisors regarding the availability of the foreign tax credit under your particular circumstances.

Sale, Exchange or Other Disposition

For U.S. federal income tax purposes, a U.S. Holder generally will recognize taxable gain or loss on any sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our common stock in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized for our common stock and the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in such common stock (as determined on a share-by-share basis). Such gain or loss will generally be capital gain or loss. Capital gains of non-corporate U.S. Holders derived with respect to capital assets held for more than one year generally are eligible for reduced rates of U.S. federal income taxation, which vary from 0% to 20%, depending on the U.S. Holder’s individual circumstances. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations. Any gain or loss recognized by a U.S. Holder will generally be treated as U.S. source gain or loss for U.S. foreign tax credit limitation purposes.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Pursuant to recently enacted legislation, an individual U.S. Holder (and certain U.S. entities to the extent provided in IRS guidance) with interests in “specified foreign financial assets” (as defined in Section 6038D of the Code) generally is required to file IRS Form 8938 with information relating to the asset for each taxable year in which the aggregate value of all such assets is greater than $75,000 at any time during the taxable year or $50,000 on the last day of the taxable year (or such higher dollar amount as prescribed by applicable IRS guidance). For this purpose, “specified foreign financial assets” generally include, among other assets, a U.S. Holder’s common stock, unless such shares were held on such U.S. Holder’s behalf through a U.S. financial institution. Substantial penalties may be imposed upon a U.S. Holder that fails to comply. Also, in the event an individual U.S. Holder (and certain U.S. entities to the extent provided in IRS guidance) that is required to file IRS Form 8938 does not file such form, the statute of limitations on the assessment and collection of U.S. federal income taxes of such U.S. Holder for the related tax year may not close until three years after the date the required information is filed. Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor as to the possible obligation to file IRS Form 8938.

In addition, U.S. Holders may be required to file IRS Form 926 reporting the payment of the offering price for our common stock to us if (a) immediately after the transfer the U.S. Holder holds directly, indirectly or constructively at least 10% of the total voting power or the total value of our shares or (b) the amount of cash transferred by the U.S. Holder or any related person to us during the 12-month period ending on the date of the transfer exceeds $100,000. Substantial penalties may be imposed upon a U.S. Holder that fails to comply. Also, in the event a U.S. Holder does not file IRS Form 926, the statute of limitations on the assessment and collection of

 

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U.S. federal income taxes of such U.S. Holder for the related tax year may not close until three years after the date the required information is filed. Each U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor as to the possible obligation to file IRS Form 926.

Moreover, information reporting generally will apply to dividends in respect of our common stock and the proceeds from the sale, exchange or other disposition of our common stock that are paid to a U.S. Holder within the United States (and in certain cases, outside the United States), unless the U.S. Holder is an exempt recipient. Backup withholding (currently at a rate of 28%) may also apply to such payments if the U.S. Holder fails to provide a taxpayer identification number or certification of other exempt status or fails to report in full dividend and interest income. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules generally will be allowed as a refund or a credit against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS. You should consult your tax advisors regarding the application of the U.S. information reporting and backup withholding rules to your particular circumstances.

Material Puerto Rico Income Tax Consequences

In the opinion of Goldman Antonetti & Córdova, LLC, our Puerto Rico counsel in this transaction, the following discussion summarizes the material Puerto Rico tax considerations relating to the ownership and disposition of our common stock.

This discussion is based on the tax laws of Puerto Rico as in effect on the date of this registration statement, as well as regulations, administrative pronouncements and judicial decisions available on or before such date and now in effect. All of the foregoing are subject to different interpretations and are also subject to change, which change could apply retroactively and could affect the continued validity of this summary. An opinion of counsel represents only such counsel’s best legal judgment and is not binding on the Puerto Rico Treasury Department (the “PR Treasury”), or any municipality or agency of Puerto Rico. We will not seek a ruling from the PR Treasury with respect to any matters discussed in this section, and we cannot assure you that the PR Treasury will not challenge one or more of the tax consequences described below. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the opinions set forth herein, if challenged, would be sustained.

This discussion deals only with shares of common stock held by a holder who purchases and holds them as “capital assets” within the meaning of Section 1034.01 of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011, as amended (the “PR Code”) (i.e., generally property held for investment) and does not describe any tax consequences arising under the laws of any state, locality or taxing jurisdiction other than Puerto Rico.

The following discussion does not intend to cover all aspects of Puerto Rico taxation that may be relevant to a purchaser of our common stock in light of the purchaser’s particular circumstances, or to purchasers subject to special rules of taxation, such as life insurance companies, partnerships or other pass-through entities for Puerto Rico income tax purposes, “Special Partnerships,” “Subchapter N Corporations,” registered investment companies and certain pension trusts.

For purposes of the discussion below, a “domestic corporation” is a corporation organized under the laws of the jurisdiction of Puerto Rico. Furthermore, a “foreign corporation” is a corporation organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than Puerto Rico. Corporations organized under the laws of the United States or any of the states of the United States are considered “foreign corporations” for Puerto Rico income tax purposes.

If you are considering acquiring, owning or disposing of our common stock, you should consult your own tax advisors concerning the Puerto Rico income tax consequences to you in light of your particular situation as well as any consequences arising under the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

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Distributions

General

Distributions of cash or other property made with respect to our common stock will be treated as dividends to the extent that they are paid out of current or accumulated earnings and profits. To the extent that a distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits, the distribution will be applied against and reduce the adjusted Puerto Rico income tax basis of our common stock in the hands of the holder. The excess of any distribution of this type over the adjusted Puerto Rico income tax basis will be treated as a gain on the sale or exchange of the shares of our common stock and will be subject to income tax as described below.

Individuals Resident of Puerto Rico and Domestic Corporations

In general, individuals who are residents of Puerto Rico will be subject to a 10% Puerto Rico income tax on dividends paid on the shares of our common stock. This tax is generally required to be withheld by us. Such individuals may elect for this withholding not to apply by providing us a written statement opting-out of such withholding provided the shares of our common stock are held in their names. If such individual holds the shares of our common stock in the name of a broker or other direct or indirect participant of Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), certain other procedures may need to be followed for purposes of opting-out of the 10% Puerto Rico withholding tax. If the Puerto Rico resident individual opts-out of the 10% Puerto Rico withholding tax, he or she will be required to include the amount of the dividend as ordinary income and will be subject to Puerto Rico income tax thereon at the normal income tax rates, which currently may be up to 33%. Even if the withholding is actually made, the individual may elect, upon filing his/her Puerto Rico income tax return for the year the dividend is paid, for the dividends to be taxed at the normal income tax rates applicable to individuals. In this case, the 10% Puerto Rico income tax withheld is creditable against the normal tax so determined.

Individual residents of Puerto Rico are subject to alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) on the AMT net income if their regular tax liability is less than the AMT liability. The AMT rates range from 10% to 20% depending on the AMT net income. At present, AMT applies with respect to individual taxpayers that have AMT net income of $150,000 or more. The AMT net income includes various categories of tax-exempt income and income subject to preferential tax rates as provided in the PR Code, such as dividends on our common stock and long-term capital gains recognized on the disposition of our common stock.

Domestic corporations will be subject to Puerto Rico income tax on dividends paid on the shares of our common stock at the normal corporate income tax rates, subject to the dividend received deduction. The dividend received deduction will be equal to 85% of the dividend received, but the deduction may not exceed 85% of the corporation’s net taxable income. Based on the applicable maximum corporate income tax rate of 30%, the maximum effective income tax rate on these dividends will be 4.50% after accounting for the dividend received deduction. No Puerto Rico income tax withholding will be imposed on dividends paid on the shares of our common stock provided such shares are held in the name of the domestic corporation. If such domestic corporation holds the shares of our common stock in the name of a broker or other direct or indirect participant of DTC, then a 10% Puerto Rico income tax withheld at source will be made on dividends paid on the shares of our common stock held on behalf of such domestic corporation unless certain other procedures are followed for purposes of opting-out of the 10% Puerto Rico withholding tax. If the withholding is actually made, the 10% Puerto Rico income tax withheld is creditable against the Puerto Rico income tax liability of the domestic corporation.

The AMT liability of a domestic corporation is not affected by the receipt of dividends on the shares of our common stock.

Please note that distributions of industrial development income pursuant to Act 73 to shareholders that are individual residents of Puerto Rico or domestic corporations are not subject to income tax, AMT or tollgate tax under the PR Code. Subsequent distributions of said income are also not subject to income tax, AMT or tollgate tax under the PR Code. The determination of the amount of distributions subject to the tax exemption provided under Act 73 shall be determined and allocated by us.

Individuals Who Are Not Residents of Puerto Rico and Foreign Corporations

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constitute income from sources within Puerto Rico unless the corporation derived less than 20% of its gross income from sources within Puerto Rico for the three taxable years preceding the year of the declaration. We believe that we have derived more than 20% of our gross income from Puerto Rico sources on an annual basis since our incorporation and expect that in the future more than 20% of our gross income will be from Puerto Rico sources on an annual basis.

Any individual who is a citizen of the United States and who is not a resident of Puerto Rico is entitled to the same tax treatment as are individuals that are residents of Puerto Rico, although taxed solely on his/her Puerto Rico source income. As such, dividends paid on the shares of our common stock to any individual who is a citizen of the United States and who is not a resident of Puerto Rico will generally be subject to a 10% Puerto Rico income tax which will be withheld at source by us.

Dividends paid on the shares of our common stock to any individual who is not a citizen of the United States and who is not a resident of Puerto Rico will also generally be subject to a 10% Puerto Rico income tax which will be withheld at source by us.

The Puerto Rico income taxation of dividends paid on the shares of our common stock to a foreign corporation will depend on whether or not the corporation is engaged in a trade or business in Puerto Rico.

A foreign corporation that is engaged in a trade or business in Puerto Rico will be subject to the normal corporate income tax rates applicable to domestic corporations on its net income that is effectively connected with the trade or business in Puerto Rico. This income will include net income from sources within Puerto Rico and certain items of net income from sources outside Puerto Rico that are effectively connected with the trade or business in Puerto Rico. Net income from sources within Puerto Rico will include dividends on the shares of our common stock. A foreign corporation that is engaged in a trade or business in Puerto Rico will be entitled to claim the 85% dividend received deduction discussed above in connection with dividends received from domestic corporations. No Puerto Rico income tax withholding will be imposed on dividends paid to foreign corporations engaged in a trade or business in Puerto Rico on the shares of our common stock provided such shares are held in the name of such foreign corporation. If such foreign corporation holds the shares of our common stock in the name of a broker or other direct or indirect participant of DTC, then, a 10% Puerto Rico income tax withheld at source will apply to dividends paid on the shares of our common stock held on behalf of such foreign corporation unless certain other procedures are followed to certify to us through DTC that the beneficial owner of our common stock is a foreign corporation engaged in a trade or business in Puerto Rico. If the withholding is actually made, the 10% Puerto Rico income tax withheld is creditable against the Puerto Rico income tax liability of the foreign corporation.

In general, foreign corporations that are engaged in a trade or business in Puerto Rico are also subject to a 10% branch profits tax. However, dividends on the shares of our common stock received by foreign corporations will be excluded from the computation of the branch profits tax liability of these corporations.

A foreign corporation that is not engaged in a trade or business in Puerto Rico will be subject to a 10% Puerto Rico withholding tax on dividends received on the shares of our common stock.

Please note that distributions of industrial development income pursuant to Act 73 to shareholders that are individuals who are not residents of Puerto Rico or foreign corporations are not subject to income tax, AMT or tollgate tax under the PR Code. Subsequent distributions of said income are also not subject to income tax, AMT or tollgate tax under the PR Code. The determination of the amount of distributions subject to the tax exemption provided under Act 73 shall be determined and allocated by us.

We note that although Puerto Rico is a possession of the United States, Puerto Rico withholding taxes with respect to dividends paid to foreign persons are unlikely to be eliminated or reduced by any income tax treaty to which the United State is a party because as a general matter such treaties do not currently apply to U.S. overseas territories such as Puerto Rico. However, foreign persons are urged to consult their own tax advisors in order to determine the availability of benefits under any such income tax treaty in their specific circumstances.

 

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Taxation of gains upon sales or exchanges

General

The sale or exchange of shares of our common stock will give rise to gain or loss for Puerto Rico tax purposes equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale or exchange and the Puerto Rico income tax basis of the shares of our common stock in the hands of the holder. Any gain or loss that is required to be recognized will be a capital gain or loss if the shares of our common stock are held as a capital asset by the holder and will be a long-term capital gain or loss if the holder’s holding period of the shares of our common stock exceeds six months. Additionally, Act 73 imposes additional rules in determining the tax basis of the shares of our common stock in the hands of the holder upon their sale or exchange.

Individual Residents of Puerto Rico and Domestic Corporations

Gain on the sale or exchange of shares of our common stock by an individual resident of Puerto Rico or a domestic corporation will generally be required to be recognized as gross income and will be subject to income tax. If the holder is an individual and the gain is a long-term capital gain, the gain will be taxable at a maximum rate of 10%. If the holder is a domestic corporation and the gain is a long-term capital gain, the gain will qualify for an alternative tax rate of 15%.

However, a portion of the gain on the sale or exchange of shares of our common stock by an individual resident of Puerto Rico or a domestic corporation may be subject to a special capital gain tax of 4% pursuant to Act 73 if it is sold during the duration of the grant. The amount of gain subject to the special 4% tax rate will depend on the portion of the gain attributable to the exempt operations carried out by us. If the sale or exchange takes place after the expiration of the tax grant, the amount of gain subject to the special 4% tax rate will be limited to the value of the shares at the date of expiration of the tax grant reduced by: (1) the amount of exempt distributions received by the shareholder; and (2) tax basis of the shares of our common stock in the hands of the holder as computed pursuant to Act 73. Any remaining gain shall be subject to taxation pursuant to the provisions of the PR Code.

Individual residents of Puerto Rico are subject to AMT on the AMT net income if their regular tax liability is less than the AMT liability. The current AMT rates range from 10% to 20% depending on the AMT net income. At present, AMT applies with respect to individual taxpayers that have AMT net income of $150,000 or more. The AMT net income includes various categories of tax-exempt income and income subject to preferential tax rates as provided in the PR Code, such as dividends on our common stock and long-term capital gains recognized on the disposition of our common stock. Please note that any capital gain subject to the special 4% tax rate will not be subject to the AMT.

The AMT liability of a domestic corporation is not affected by the recognition of long-term capital gains on the disposition of the shares of our common stock. Additionally, please note that any capital gain subject to the special 4% tax rate will not be subject to the AMT.

Individuals Who Are Not Residents of Puerto Rico

Individuals who are not residents of Puerto Rico will not be subject to Puerto Rico income tax on the sale or exchange of shares of our common stock since the gain resulting thereof constitutes income from sources outside Puerto Rico and since it should not fall within one of the exceptions for the gain, profit or income derived from the sale or exchange of personal property pursuant to the PR Code.

Foreign Corporations

A foreign corporation that is engaged in a trade or business in Puerto Rico will generally be subject to domestic corporate income tax on any gain realized on the sale or exchange of shares of our common stock if the gain is: (1) from sources within Puerto Rico, or (2) from sources outside Puerto Rico and effectively connected with a trade or business in Puerto Rico. Any such gain will qualify for an alternative tax of 15% if it qualifies as a long-term capital gain.

 

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In general, foreign corporations that are engaged in a trade or business in Puerto Rico will also be subject to a 10% branch profits tax. In the computation of this tax, any gain realized by these corporations on the sale or exchange of shares of our common stock and that is subject to Puerto Rico income tax will be taken into account. However, a deduction will be allowed in the computation for any income tax paid on the gain realized on the sale or exchange.

A foreign corporation that is not engaged in a trade or business in Puerto Rico will not be subject to Puerto Rico income tax on any capital gain realized on the sale or exchange of our common stock since the gain from the sale or exchange of the common stock by a foreign corporation constitutes income from sources outside Puerto Rico.

Estate and Gift Taxation

The transfer of shares of our common stock by inheritance by a decedent who: (1) either (A) is a citizen of the United States who acquired his or her citizenship solely by reason of birth or residence in Puerto Rico or (B) is not a citizen of the United States, (2) was a resident of Puerto Rico at the time of his or her death, and (3) did not own more than 10% of our stock (by value or vote), will not be subject to Puerto Rico estate tax. Likewise, the transfer of shares of our common stock by gift by an individual who is a resident of Puerto Rico at the time of the gift and did not own more than 10% of our stock (by value or vote) will not be subject to gift tax. Other individuals are urged to consult their own tax advisors in order to determine the appropriate treatment for Puerto Rico estate and gift tax purposes of the transfer of the shares of our common stock by death or gift.

Municipal License Taxation

Individuals and corporations that are not engaged in a trade or business in Puerto Rico will not be subject to municipal license tax on dividends paid on the shares of our common stock or on any gain realized on the sale, exchange or redemption of the shares of our common stock.

Individuals, residents or non-residents, and corporations, domestic or foreign, that are engaged in a trade or business in Puerto Rico will generally be subject to municipal license tax on dividends paid on the shares of our common stock and on the gain realized on the sale, exchange or redemption of the shares of our common stock if the dividends or gain are attributable to that trade or business. The municipal license tax is imposed on the volume of business of the taxpayer, and the tax rates vary by municipalities with the current maximum rate being 1.5% in the case of financial businesses and 0.5% for other businesses.

Property Taxation

The shares of our common stock will not be subject to Puerto Rico property tax.

 

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UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)

Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC are acting as representatives of each of the underwriters named below. Under the terms and subject to the conditions in an underwriting agreement dated the date of this prospectus, the underwriters named below have severally agreed to purchase, and we and the selling stockholders have agreed to sell to them, severally, the number of shares indicated below:

 

Name

   Number of Shares

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

  

William Blair & Company, L.L.C.

  

UBS Securities LLC

  

Popular Securities, Inc.

  

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

  

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                          Incorporated

  

Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.

  

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

  

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

  

Apollo Global Securities, LLC

  
  

 

Total

  
  

 

The underwriters and the representatives are collectively referred to as the “underwriters” and the “representatives,” respectively. The underwriters are offering the shares of common stock subject to their acceptance of the shares from us and the selling stockholders and subject to prior sale. The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the several underwriters to pay for and accept delivery of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus are subject to the approval of certain legal matters by their counsel and to certain other conditions. The underwriters are obligated to take and pay for all of the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus if any such shares are taken. However, the underwriters are not required to take or pay for the shares covered by the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares, as described below.

Commissions and Discounts

The underwriters initially propose to offer part of the shares of common stock directly to the public at the offering price listed on the cover page of this prospectus and part to certain dealers. After the initial offering of the shares of common stock, the offering price and other selling terms may from time to time be varied by the representatives. The offering of the shares by the underwriters is subject to receipt and acceptance and subject to the underwriters’ right to reject any order in whole or in part.

The following table shows the per share and total public offering price and underwriting discounts, and proceeds before expenses to us and the selling stockholders. These amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase up to an additional shares of common stock.

 

            Total  
     Per Share      No Exercise      Full Exercise  

Public offering price

   $                        $                        $                    

Underwriting discounts to be paid by:

        

Us

   $         $         $     

The selling stockholders

   $         $         $     

Proceeds, before expenses, to us

   $         $         $     

Proceeds, before expenses, to selling stockholders

   $         $         $     

The estimated offering expenses payable by us, exclusive of the underwriting discounts, are approximately $             million. The selling stockholders will not pay any offering expenses (other than the underwriting discounts). We have agreed with the underwriters to pay actual accountable legal fees and filing fees and other reasonable disbursements of counsel to the underwriters relating to the review and qualification of this offering by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000.

 

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Option to Purchase Additional Shares

The selling stockholders have granted to the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days from the date of this prospectus, to purchase up to             additional shares of common stock at the public offering price listed on the cover page of this prospectus, less underwriting discounts and the per share amount, if any, of dividends or distributions declared by us and payable on the shares purchased by them from us or the selling stockholders other than by exercise of their option to purchase additional shares but not payable on the shares subject to that option.

To the extent the option is exercised, each underwriter will become obligated, subject to certain conditions, to purchase about the same percentage of the additional shares of common stock as the number listed next to the underwriter’s name in the preceding table bears to the total number of shares of common stock listed next to the names of all underwriters in the preceding table.

Discretionary Sales

The underwriters have informed us that they do not intend sales to discretionary accounts to exceed 5% of the total number of shares of common stock offered by them.

Listing

Our shares of common stock have been approved for listing on the NYSE under the trading symbol “EVTC”.

Lock-Up Agreements

We, the selling stockholders and all of our directors and officers have agreed that, without the prior written consent of the representatives, we and they will not, during the period ending 180 days after the date of this prospectus:

 

   

offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of common stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for common stock or publicly disclose the intention to make any offer, sale, pledge, or disposition; or

 

   

enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the common stock or any such other securities,

whether any such transaction described above is to be settled by delivery of common stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. We have agreed that without the prior written consent of the representatives, we will not, during the period ending 180 days after the date of this prospectus, file any registration statement (other than a Registration Statement on Form S-8) with the SEC relating to any shares of common stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for common stock or publicly disclose the intention to make any filing, whether any such transaction described above is to be settled by delivery of common stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise. In addition, the selling stockholders and all of our directors and officers agree that, without the prior written consent of the representatives, they will not, during the period ending 180 days after the date of this prospectus, make any demand for, or exercise any right with respect to, the registration of any shares of common stock or any security convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for common stock.

The restrictions described in the immediately preceding paragraph do not apply to the sale of shares to the underwriters and are subject to other customary exceptions.

 

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Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, in their sole discretion, may release or waive the restrictions on our common stock and other securities subject to the lock-up agreements described above in whole or in part at any time as more fully described in such lock-up agreements. When determining whether or not to release our common stock and other securities from the lock-up agreements, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC will consider, among other factors, the holder’s reasons for requesting the release, the number of shares of our common stock and other securities for which the release is being requested and market conditions at the time.

The selling stockholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act.

Price Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids

In order to facilitate the offering of the common stock, the underwriters may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the common stock. Specifically, the underwriters may sell more shares than they are obligated to purchase under the underwriting agreement, creating a short position. A short sale is covered if the short position is no greater than the number of shares available for purchase by the underwriters under their option to purchase additional shares. The underwriters can close out a covered short sale by exercising their option to purchase additional shares or purchasing shares in the open market. In determining the source of shares to close out a covered short sale, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the open market price of shares compared to the price available under their option to purchase additional shares. The underwriters may also sell shares in excess of their option, to purchase additional shares creating a naked short position. The underwriters must close out any naked short position by purchasing shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the common stock in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in this offering. As an additional means of facilitating this offering, the underwriters may bid for, and purchase, shares of common stock in the open market to stabilize the price of the common stock. These activities may raise or maintain the market price of the common stock above independent market levels or prevent or retard a decline in the market price of the common stock. The underwriters are not required to engage in these activities and may end any of these activities at any time.

The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid. This occurs when a particular underwriter repays to the underwriters a portion of the underwriting discount received by it because the representatives have repurchased shares sold by or for the account of such underwriter in stabilizing or short covering transactions. We and the selling stockholders have agreed to indemnify the several underwriters, including their controlling persons, against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.

Electronic Distribution

A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on websites maintained by one or more underwriters, or selling group members, if any, participating in this offering. The representatives may agree to allocate a number of shares of common stock to underwriters for sale to their online brokerage account holders. Internet distributions will be allocated by the representatives to underwriters that may make Internet distributions on the same basis as other allocations.

Directed Share Program

At our request, the underwriters have reserved for sale, at the initial public offering price, up to 5% of the shares offered by this prospectus for sale to some of our employees, officers and directors and certain other persons who are otherwise associated with us. If these persons purchase reserved shares, it will reduce the number of shares available for sale to the general public. Any reserved shares that are not so purchased will be offered by the underwriters to the general public on the same terms as the other shares offered by this prospectus. Reserved shares purchased by our officers and directors will be subject to the lock-up provisions described above.

 

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Indemnification

We and the selling stockholders have agreed to indemnify the several underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act and to contribute to payments that the underwriters may be required to make for these liabilities.

Pricing of the Offering

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. The initial public offering price was determined by negotiations between us, the selling stockholders and the representatives. Among the factors considered in determining the initial public offering price were our future prospects and those of our industry in general, our sales, earnings and certain other financial and operating information in recent periods, and the price-earnings ratios, price-sales ratios, market prices of securities and certain financial and operating information of companies engaged in activities similar to ours.

Selling Restrictions

European Economic Area

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “Relevant Member State”) an offer to the public of any shares of our common stock may not be made in that Relevant Member State, except that an offer to the public in that Relevant Member State of any shares of our common stock may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the Prospectus Directive, if they have been implemented in that Relevant Member State:

 

  (a) to any legal entity that is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive;

 

  (b) to fewer than 100 or, if the Relevant Member State has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive, 150, natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive), as permitted under the Prospectus Directive, subject to obtaining the prior consent of the representatives for any such offer; or

 

  (c) in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, provided that no such offer of shares of our common stock shall result in a requirement for the publication by us or any underwriter of a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

For the purposes of this provision, (1) the expression an “offer to the public” in relation to any shares of our common stock in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and any shares of our common stock to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase any shares of our common stock, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State, (2) the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State, and (3) the expression “2010 PD Amending Directive” means Directive 2010/73/EU.

United Kingdom

Each underwriter has represented and agreed that:

 

  (a) it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the shares of our common stock in circumstances in which Section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us; and

 

  (b) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the shares of our common stock in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.

 

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Hong Kong

The shares may not be offered or sold by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap.32, Laws of Hong Kong), and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the shares may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to shares which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap.571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder.

Singapore

This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”), (ii) to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.

Where the shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 by a relevant person which is: (a) a corporation (which is not an accredited investor) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or (b) a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary is an accredited investor, shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest in that trust shall not be transferable for 6 months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the shares under Section 275 except: (1) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the SFA or to a relevant person, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions, specified in Section 275 of the SFA; (2) where no consideration is given for the transfer; or (3) by operation of law.

Japan

The securities have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan (the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law) and each underwriter has agreed that it will not offer or sell any securities, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to, or for the benefit of, any resident of Japan (which term as used herein means any person resident in Japan, including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), or to others for re-offering or resale, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to a resident of Japan, except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of, and otherwise in compliance with, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and any other applicable laws, regulations and ministerial guidelines of Japan.

Switzerland

We have not and will not register with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (“FINMA”) as a foreign collective investment scheme pursuant to Article 119 of the Federal Act on Collective Investment Scheme of 23 June 2006, as amended (“CISA”), and accordingly the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus have not and will not be approved, and may not be licenseable, with FINMA. Therefore, the securities have not been authorized for distribution by FINMA as a foreign collective investment scheme pursuant to Article 119 CISA and the securities offered hereby may not be offered to the public (as this term is defined in Article 3 CISA) in or from Switzerland. The securities may solely be offered to “qualified investors,” as this term is defined in Article 10 CISA, and in the circumstances set out in Article 3 of the Ordinance on Collective Investment Scheme of 22 November 2006, as amended (“CISO”), such that there is no public offer. Investors, however, do not benefit

 

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from protection under CISA or CISO or supervision by FINMA. This prospectus and any other materials relating to the securities are strictly personal and confidential to each offeree and do not constitute an offer to any other person. This prospectus may only be used by those qualified investors to whom it has been handed out in connection with the offer described herein and may neither directly or indirectly be distributed or made available to any person or entity other than its recipients. It may not be used in connection with any other offer and shall in particular not be copied and/or distributed to the public in Switzerland or from Switzerland. This prospectus does not constitute an issue prospectus as that term is understood pursuant to Article 652a and/or 1156 of the Swiss Federal Code of Obligations. We have not applied for a listing of the securities on the SIX Swiss Exchange or any other regulated securities market in Switzerland, and consequently, the information presented in this prospectus does not necessarily comply with the information standards set out in the listing rules of the SIX Swiss Exchange and corresponding prospectus schemes annexed to the listing rules of the SIX Swiss Exchange.

The Dubai International Financial Centre

This prospectus relates to an Exempt Offer in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”). This prospectus is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for the prospectus. The shares to which this prospectus relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the shares offered should conduct their own due diligence on the shares. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus you should consult an authorized financial advisor.

Affiliations

The underwriters and their respective affiliates are full service financial institutions engaged in various activities, which may include securities trading, commercial and investment banking, financial advisory, investment management, investment research, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities and other financial and non-financial activities and services. Certain of the underwriters and their respective affiliates have, from time to time, performed, and may in the future perform, various financial advisory and investment banking services for us, for which they have received or may receive customary fees and expenses. Certain of the underwriters or their affiliates may have an indirect ownership interest in us through various private equity funds, including funds affiliated with Apollo. Certain affiliates of the underwriters are agents and/or lenders under our existing senior secured credit facilities. Additionally, certain of the underwriters may hold positions in the notes.

In the ordinary course of business, the underwriters and their respective affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments, including serving as counterparties to certain derivative and hedging arrangements and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account or for the accounts of their customers, and such investment and securities activities may involve or relate to assets, securities or instruments of the issuer (directly, as collateral securing other obligations or otherwise) or persons and entities with relationships with the issuer. The underwriters and their respective affiliates may also make investment recommendations, market color or trading ideas or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or instruments and may at any time hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long or short positions in such assets, securities and instruments.

Conflicts of Interest

Each of Apollo Global Securities, LLC, an affiliate of Apollo, and Popular Securities, Inc., an affiliate of Popular, will be an underwriter of this offering. Since each of Apollo and Popular owns more than 10% of our outstanding common stock, a “conflict of interest” would be deemed to exist under Rule 5121(f)(5)(B) of the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA. In addition, because Apollo and Popular as selling stockholders will receive more than 5% of the proceeds of this offering, a “conflict of interest” would be deemed to exist under Rule 5121(f)(5)(C)(ii) of the Conduct Rules of FINRA. Accordingly, we intend that this offering will be made in compliance with the applicable provisions of Rule 5121. Since neither Apollo Global Securities, LLC nor Popular Securities, Inc. is primarily responsible for managing this offering, pursuant to FINRA Rule 5121(a)(1)(A), the appointment of a qualified independent underwriter is not necessary. As such, neither Apollo Global Securities, LLC nor Popular Securities, Inc. will confirm sales to accounts in which it exercises discretionary authority without the prior written consent of the customer. See “Use of Proceeds.”

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

Certain legal matters in connection with this offering will be passed upon for us by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, New York, New York. The validity of the shares of common stock offered hereby will be passed upon for us by Goldman Antonetti & Córdova, LLC. Certain legal matters in connection with this offering will be passed upon for the underwriters by Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP, New York, New York.

EXPERTS

The audited consolidated financial statements of EVERTEC, Inc. as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 included in this prospectus, have been so included in reliance on the reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act, with respect to the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, filed as a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement or the exhibits and schedules thereto as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information about us and our common stock, you should refer to the registration statement. This prospectus summarizes provisions that we consider material of certain contracts and other documents to which we refer you. You should review the full text of those documents. We have included copies of those documents as exhibits to the registration statement.

EVERTEC, LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, is required to file annual and quarterly reports and other information with the SEC, and expects to continue to make such filings after the consummation of this offering. Such periodic reports are not incorporated into this prospectus by reference.

The registration statement and the exhibits thereto and EVERTEC, LLC’s periodic reports filed with the SEC may be inspected, without charge, and copies may be obtained at prescribed rates, at the public reference facility maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may request copies of the documents, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing the Public Reference Section of the SEC. Please call 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms. EVERTEC, LLC’s filings with the SEC are also available to the public from commercial document retrieval services and at the web site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.

As a result of the offering, we and our stockholders will also become subject to the proxy solicitation rules, annual and periodic reporting requirements and other requirements of the Exchange Act. These periodic reports, proxy statements and other information will be available for inspection and copying at the regional offices, public reference facilities and web site of the SEC referred to above. We will furnish our stockholders with annual reports containing audited financial statements certified by an independent registered public accounting firm and quarterly reports containing unaudited financial statements for the first three quarters of each fiscal year.

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Audited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     F-2   

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2012 and 2011

     F-3   

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income for the years ended December  31, 2012 and 2011

     F-4   

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December  31, 2012 and 2011

     F-5   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011

     F-6   

Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-7   

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of EVERTEC, Inc.:

In our opinion, the consolidated balance sheets and the related consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income, of changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of EVERTEC, Inc. and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended December 31, 2012 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying information contained in Schedule I is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

March 13, 2013

CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

(OF PUERTO RICO)

License No. 216 Expires Dec. 1, 2013

Stamp E48076 of the P.R. Society of

Certified Public Accountants has been

affixed to the file copy of this report

 

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EVERTEC, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

     December 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  

Assets

    

Current Assets:

    

Cash

   $ 25,634      $ 56,200   

Restricted cash

     4,939        5,288   

Accounts receivable, net

     78,621        60,930   

Deferred tax asset

     1,434        8,294   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     19,345        21,526   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     129,973        152,238   

Investment in equity investee

     11,080        12,267   

Property and equipment, net

     36,737        36,685   

Goodwill

     372,307        371,712   

Other intangible assets, net

     403,170        448,914   

Long-term deferred tax asset

     —          2,150   

Other long-term assets

     24,478        22,894   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 977,745      $ 1,046,860   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

    

Current Liabilities:

    

Accrued liabilities

   $ 34,609      $ 29,581   

Accounts payable

     24,482        21,786   

Unearned income

     1,166        900   

Income tax payable

     2,959        3,383   

Current portion of long-term debt

     6,052        —     

Short-term borrowings

     26,995        —     

Deferred tax liability, net

     632        9,321   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     96,895        64,971   

Long-term debt

     730,709        523,833   

Long-term deferred tax liability, net

     24,614        91,431   

Other long-term liabilities

     3,072        449   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     855,290        680,684   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 20)

    

Stockholders’ equity

    

Preferred stock, par value $0.01; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

     —          —     

Common stock, par value $0.01; 103,000,000 shares authorized; 36,388,432 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 (December 31, 2011 - 36,314,166)

     364        363   

Additional paid-in capital

     52,519        363,493   

Accumulated earnings

     70,414        3,638   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax of $0 and $13

     (842     (1,318
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     122,455        366,176   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 977,745      $ 1,046,860   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited financial statements.

 

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EVERTEC, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2012     2011  

Revenues

    

Merchant acquiring, net

   $ 69,591      $ 61,997   

Payment processing (from affiliates: $29,477 and $27,323)

     94,801        85,691   

Business solutions (from affiliates: $125,635 and $122,347)

     177,292        173,434   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     341,684        321,122   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating costs and expenses

    

Cost of revenues, exclusive of depreciation and amortization shown below

     158,860        155,377   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     31,686        33,339   

Depreciation and amortization

     71,492        69,891   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

     262,038        258,607   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     79,646        62,515   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-operating (expenses) income

    

Interest income

     320        797   

Interest expense

     (54,331     (50,957

Earnings of equity method investment

     564        833   

Other expenses:

    

Voluntary Retirement Program (“VRP”) expense

     —          (14,529

Other expenses

     (8,491     (3,672
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expenses

     (8,491     (18,201
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-operating (expenses) income

     (61,938     (67,528
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     17,708        (5,013

Income tax benefit

     (59,658     (29,227
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     77,366        24,214   

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax of $13 and $13

    

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     476        (1,176
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

   $ 77,842      $ 23,038   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per common share - basic

   $ 2.13      $ 0.67   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per common share - diluted

   $ 2.03      $ 0.66   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pro forma net income per common share - basic

   $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pro forma net income per common share - diluted

   $ —        $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited financial statements.

 

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EVERTEC, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

     Number of
Shares of
Common Stock
     Common
Stock
     Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Accumulated
(Losses)
Earnings
    Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Loss
    Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 

Balance at December 31, 2010

     36,033,124       $ 360       $ 359,971      $ (20,576   $ (142   $ 339,613   

Issuance of common stock

     281,042         3         2,638            2,641   

Share-based compensation recognized

           884            884   

Net income

             24,214          24,214   

Other comprehensive loss, net of income tax of $13

               (1,176     (1,176
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

     36,314,166       $ 363       $ 363,493      $ 3,638      $ (1,318   $ 366,176   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Issuance of common stock

     74,266         1         449            450   

Share-based compensation recognized

           1,204            1,204   

Dividends (1)

           (312,627     (10,590       (323,217

Net income

             77,366          77,366   

Other comprehensive income, net of income tax of $13

               476        476   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2012

     36,388,432       $ 364       $ 52,519      $ 70,414      $ (842   $ 122,455   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Includes an equitable adjustment to holders of outstanding stock options in consideration to dividends declared on December 18, 2012 amounting to approximately $3.6 million.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited financial statements.

 

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EVERTEC, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollar amounts in thousands)

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2012     2011  

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net income

   $ 77,366      $ 24,214   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     71,492        69,891   

Amortization of debt issue costs and premium and accretion of discount

     5,091        7,995   

Provision for doubtful accounts and sundry losses

     1,645        1,005   

Deferred tax benefit

     (66,568     (22,083

Share-based compensation

     1,204        884   

Realized loss on derivative

     —          1,399   

Unrealized (gain) loss of indemnification assets

     (966     292   

Amortization of a contract liability

     (703     (7,440

Loss on disposition of property and equipment and other intangibles

     1,671        122   

Earnings of equity method investment

     (564     (833

Dividend received from equity investee

     1,630        1,467   

Prepayment penalty related to debt refinancing

     —          (3,387

Premium on issuance of long-term debt

     2,000        —     

(Increase) decrease in assets:

    

Accounts receivable, net

     (15,966     3,703   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     2,257        (7,409

Other long-term assets

     (3,567     —     

Increase (decrease) in liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     6,800        (1,977

Income tax payable

     (424     944   

Unearned income

     266        584   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total adjustments

     5,298        45,157   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     82,664        69,371   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Net decrease in restricted cash

     349        812   

Intangible assets acquired

     (10,896     (14,466

Property and equipment acquired

     (16,613     (8,963

Proceeds from sales of property and equipment

     118        114   

Acquisition of an equity method investment

     —          (9,244
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (27,042     (31,747
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt

     208,725        —     

Debt issuance costs

     (2,174     —     

Short-term borrowings

     26,995        —     

Dividends paid

     (319,959     —     

Issuance of common stock

     450        2,641   

Repayment and repurchase of long-term debt

     —          (38,590

Repayment of other financing agreement

     (225     (674
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (86,188     (36,623
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash

     (30,566     1,001   

Cash at beginning of the period

     56,200        55,199   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash at end of the period

   $ 25,634      $ 56,200   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 46,107      $ 43,860   

Cash paid for income taxes

     2,837        1,638   

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:

    

Liability related to unvested portion of stock options as a result of equitable adjustment (Note 14)

   $ 3,151      $ —     

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these audited financial statements.

 

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Notes to Audited Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Note 1 – The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

    F-8   

Note 2 – Recent Accounting Pronouncements

    F-13   

Note 3 – Cash

    F-14   

Note 4 – Accounts Receivable, Net

    F-14   

Note 5 – Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

    F-14   

Note 6 – Investment in Equity Investee

    F-15   

Note 7 – Property and Equipment, net

    F-16   

Note 8 – Goodwill

    F-16   

Note 9 – Other Intangible Assets

    F-17   

Note 10 – Other Long-Term Assets

    F-17   

Note 11 – Debt and Short-Term Borrowings

    F-18   

Note 12 – Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

    F-21   

Note 13 – Equity

    F-22   

Note 14 – Share-based Compensation

    F-23   

Note 15 – Employee Benefit Plan

    F-25   

Note 16 – Total Other Expenses

    F-25   

Note 17 – Income Tax

    F-25   

Note 18 – Net Income Per Common Share

    F-29   

Note 19 – Related Party Transactions

    F-29   

Note 20 – Commitments and Contingencies

    F-31   

Note 21 – Segment Information

    F-31   

Note 22 – Subsequent Events

    F-33   

 

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Note 1—The Company and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Company

EVERTEC, Inc. (formerly known as Carib Latam Holdings, Inc.) and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Company,” “EVERTEC,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) is the leading full-service transaction processing business in Latin America and the Caribbean. We are based in Puerto Rico and provide a broad range of merchant acquiring, payment processing and business process management services across 19 countries in the region. We are the largest merchant acquirer in the Caribbean and Central America and the sixth largest in Latin America on total number of transactions. We own and operate the ATH network, one of the leading automated teller machine (“ATM”) and personal identification number debit networks and financial services brands in Latin America. In addition, we provide a comprehensive suite of services for core bank processing, cash processing and technology outsourcing in the regions we serve. We serve a broad and diversified customer base of leading financial institutions, merchants, corporations and government agencies with ‘mission critical’ technology solutions. Our subsidiaries and affiliates include EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (“Holdings,” formerly known as Carib Holdings, Inc.), EVERTEC Group, LLC (“EVERTEC, LLC”), Sense Software International Corp. (“Sense”), EVERTEC Dominicana SAS., EVERTEC Latinoamérica, S.A., EVERTEC Costa Rica, S.A. (“EVERTEC CR”), EVERTEC Finance Corp. (“EVERTEC Finance”), Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. and EVERTEC Guatemala, S.A. (f/k/a T.I.I. Smart Solutions, S.A.), among other indirect subsidiaries.

In November 2012, T.I.I. Smart Solutions, Inc., a British Virgin Islands corporation, and direct parent company of Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. and TII Smart Solutions, S. A., was merged to EVERTEC Group. As a result of this merger, EVERTEC Group is now direct parent company of Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. and owner of a 50% of TII Smart Solutions, S. A. Tarjetas Inteligentes Internacionales, S.A. is the owner of the additional 50% of TII Smart Solutions, S.A.

In September 2012, EVERTEC, LLC amended its Certificate of Formation to change its name to EVERTEC Group, LLC. On April 13, 2012, EVERTEC, Inc. was formed in order to act as the new parent company of Holdings and its subsidiaries, including EVERTEC, LLC. On April 17, 2012, Holdings was converted from a Puerto Rico corporation to a Puerto Rico limited liability company. Concurrently, EVERTEC, LLC was also converted from a Puerto Rico corporation to a Puerto Rico limited liability company (the “Conversion”) for the purpose of improving its consolidated tax efficiency of EVERTEC, LLC and its subsidiaries by taking advantage of recent changes to the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 2011, as amended (the “PR Code”), that permit limited liability companies to be treated as partnerships that are pass-through entities for Puerto Rico tax purposes. In addition, in connection with the Conversion, EVERTEC, LLC formed a new wholly owned subsidiary, EVERTEC Finance, a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, to act as co-issuer of the 11% senior notes due 2018.

Basis of Presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements, prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), contain all adjustments, all of which are normal and recurring in nature, necessary for a fair presentation.

Certain prior period balances have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation format which did not have any impact on net income.

A summary of the most significant accounting policies used in preparing the accompanying consolidated and combined financial statements is as follows:

Principles of Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of the Company, which are presented in accordance with GAAP. The Company consolidates all entities that are controlled by ownership of a majority voting interest. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in the consolidated financial statements.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

 

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Revenue recognition

The Company’s revenue recognition policy follows the guidance from Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605-25, “Revenue Recognition – Multiple-Element Arrangementsand Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2009-13, “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements,” which provides guidance on the recognition, presentation, and disclosure of revenue in financial statements. The Company recognizes revenue when the following four criteria are met: (i) evidence of an agreement exists, (ii) delivery and acceptance has occurred or services have been rendered, (iii) the selling price is fixed or determinable, and (iv) collection of the selling price is reasonably assured.

For multiple deliverable arrangements, the Company evaluates each arrangement to determine if the elements or deliverables within the arrangement represent separate units of accounting pursuant to ASC 605-25. If the deliverables are determined to be separate units of accounting, revenues are recognized as units of accounting are delivered and the revenue recognition criteria are met. If the deliverables are not determined to be separate units of accounting, revenues for the delivered services are combined into one unit of accounting and recognized (i) over the life of the arrangement if all services are consistently delivered over such term, or if otherwise, (ii) at the time that all services and deliverables have been delivered. The selling price for each deliverable is based on vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) if available, third party evidence (“TPE”) if VSOE is not available, or management best estimate of selling price (“BESP”) if neither VSOE nor TPE is available. The Company establishes VSOE of selling price using the price charged when the same element is sold separately and bifurcate or allocate the arrangement consideration to each of the deliverables based on the relative selling price of each unit of accounting.

The Company has two main categories of revenues according to the type of transactions it enter into with its customers: (a) transaction-based fees and (b) fixed fees and time and material.

Transaction-based fees

The Company provides services that generate transaction-based fees. Typically transaction-based fees depend on factors such as number of accounts or transactions processed. These factors typically consist of a fee per transaction or item processed, a percentage of dollar volume processed or a fee per account on file, or some combination thereof. Revenues derived from transaction-based fee contracts are recognized when the underlying transactions are processed, which constitutes delivery of service.

Revenues from business contracts in the Merchant Acquiring segment are primarily comprised of discount fees charged to the merchants based on the sales amount of transactions processed. Revenues include a discount fee and membership fees charged to merchants and debit network fees as well as POS rental fees. Pursuant to the guidance from ASC 605-45-45, “Revenue Recognition – Principal Agent Considerations,” the Company records merchant acquiring revenues net of interchange and assessments charged by the credit and debit card network associations and recognize such revenues at the time of the sale (when a transaction is processed).

Payment processing revenues are comprised of revenues related to providing access to the ATH network and other card networks to financial institutions, and related services. Payment processing revenues also include revenues from card issuer processing services (such as credit and debit card processing, authorization and settlement, and fraud monitoring and control to debit or credit card issuers), payment processing services (such as payment and billing products for merchants, businesses and financial institutions) and EBT (which principally consists of services to the Puerto Rico government for the delivery of government benefits to participants). Revenues in the Payment Processing segment are primarily comprised of fees per transaction processed or per account on file, or a combination of both, and are recognized at the time transactions are processed or on a monthly basis for accounts on file.

Transaction-based fee revenues within the Business Solutions segment consist of revenues from business process management solutions including core bank processing, business process outsourcing, item and cash processing, and fulfillment. Transaction-based fee revenues generated by the Company’s core bank processing services are derived from fees based on various factors such as the number of accounts on file (e.g., savings or checking accounts, loans, etc.), and the number of transactions processed or registered users (e.g., for online banking services). For services dependent on the number of transactions processed, revenues are recognized as the underlying transactions are processed. For services dependent on the number of users or accounts on file, revenues are recognized on a monthly basis based on the number of accounts on file each month. Item and cash processing revenues are based upon the number of items (e.g., checks) processed and revenues are recognized when the underlying item is processed. Fulfillment services include technical and operational resources for producing and distributing print documents such as statements, bills, checks and benefits summaries.

Fulfillment revenues are based upon the number of pages for printing services and the number of envelopes processed for mailing services. Revenues are recognized as services are delivered based on a fee per page printed or envelope mailed, as applicable.

 

 

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Fixed fees and time and material

Also the Company provides services that generate a fixed fee per month or fees based on time and expenses incurred. These services are mostly provided in the Company’s Business Solutions segment. Revenues are generated from core bank solutions, network hosting and management and IT consulting services.

In core bank solutions, the Company mostly provides access to applications and services such as back-up or recovery, hosting and maintenance that enable a bank to operate the related hosted services accessing the Company’s IT infrastructure. These contracts generally contain multiple elements or deliverables which are evaluated by the Company and revenues are recognized according to the applicable guidance. Revenues are derived from fixed fees charged for the use of hosted services and are recognized on a monthly basis as delivered. Set-up fees are billed to the customer when the service is rendered; however, they are deferred and recognized as revenues over the term of the arrangement or the expected period of the customer relationship, whichever is longer, as set-up services rarely provide value to the customer on a stand-alone basis and are interrelated with the service to be provided under the contract.

In network hosting and management, the Company provides hosting services for network infrastructure at the Company’s facilities, automated monitoring services, maintenance of call centers, and interactive voice response solutions, among other related services. Revenues are primarily derived from monthly fees as services are delivered. Set-up fees are billed up-font to the customer when the set-up service is rendered; however, they are deferred and recognized as revenues over the term of the arrangement or the expected period of the customer relationship, whichever is longer, as set-up services rarely provide value to the customer on a stand-alone basis and are interrelated with the service to be provided under the contract. There are some arrangements under this line of service category that may contain undelivered elements. In such cases, the undelivered elements are evaluated and recognized when the services are delivered or at the time that all deliverables under the contract have been delivered.

IT consulting services primarily consist of time billings based upon the number of hours dedicated to each client. Revenues from time billings are recognized as services are delivered.

The Company also charges members of the ATH network an annual membership fee; however, these fees are deferred and recognized as revenues on a straight-line basis over the year and recorded in the Payment Processing segment. In addition, occasionally the Company acts as a reseller of hardware and software products and revenues from these resale transactions are recognized when such product is delivered and accepted by the client.

Service level arrangements

The Company’s service contracts may include service level arrangements (“SLA”) generally allowing the customer to receive a credit for part of the service fee when the Company has not provided the agreed level of services. The SLA performance obligation is committed on a monthly basis, thus SLA performance is monitored and assessed for compliance with arrangements on a monthly basis, including determination and accounting for its economic impact, if any.

Investment in Equity Investee

The Company accounts for investments using the equity method of accounting if the investment provides the Company the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over an investee. Significant influence is generally deemed to exist if the Company has an ownership interest in the voting stock of an investor of between 20 percent and 50 percent, although other factors are considered in determining whether the equity method of accounting is appropriate. Under this method, the investment, originally recorded at cost, is adjusted to recognize the Company’s share of net income or losses as they occur. The Company’s share of investee earnings or losses is recorded, net of taxes, within earnings in equity method investment caption in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. The Company’s consolidated revenues include fees for services provided to an investee accounted under the equity method. Additionally, the Company’s interest in the net asset of its equity method investee is reflected in the consolidated balance sheets. On the acquisition of the investment any difference between the cost of the investment and the amount of the underlying equity in net assets of an investee is required to be accounted as if the investee were a consolidated subsidiary. If the difference is assigned to depreciable or amortizable assets or liabilities, then the difference should be amortized or accreted in connection with the equity earnings based on the Company’s proportionate share of the investee’s net income or loss. If the investor is unable to relate the difference to specific accounts of the investee, the difference should be considered to be goodwill.

 

 

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The Company considers whether the fair values of its equity method investment have declined below their carrying value whenever adverse events or changes in circumstances indicate that recorded values may not be recoverable. If the Company considered any such decline to be other than temporary (based on various factors, including historical financial results, product development activities and the overall health of the investee’s industry), then the Company would record a write-down to estimated fair value.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation of property and equipment is computed using the straight-line method and expensed over their estimated useful lives. Amortization of leasehold improvements is computed over the terms of the respective leases, including renewal options considered by management to be reasonably assured of being exercised, or the estimated useful lives of the improvements, whichever is shorter. Costs of maintenance and repairs which do not improve or extend the life of the respective assets are expensed as incurred.

 

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Impairment on Long-lived Asset

Long-lived assets to be held and used, and long-lived assets to be disposed of, are evaluated for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.

Capitalization of Software

EVERTEC, LLC develops software that is used in providing processing services to customers. Capitalized software includes purchased software and internally-developed software and is recognized as software packages within the other intangible assets line item in the consolidated balance sheets. Capitalization of internally developed software occurs only after the preliminary project stage is complete and management’s estimation that the likehood of successful development and implementation reaches a provable level. Tasks that are generally capitalized are as follows: (a) system design of a chosen path including software configuration and software interfaces; (b) employee costs directly associated with the internal-use computer software project; (c) software development (coding) and software and system testing and verification; (d) system installation; and (e) enhancements that add function and are considered permanent. These tasks are capitalized and amortized using the straight line method over its estimated useful life, which range from three to five years and is included in depreciation and amortization in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

The Company capitalizes interest costs incurred in the development of software. The amount of interest capitalized is an allocation of the interest cost incurred during the period required to substantially complete the asset. The interest rate for capitalization purposes is based on a weighted average rate on the Company’s outstanding borrowing. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, interest cost capitalized amounted to approximately $0.4 million in both periods.

Software and Maintenance Contracts

Software and maintenance contracts are recorded at cost. Amortization of software and maintenance contracts is computed using the straight-line method and expensed over their estimated useful lives which range from one to five years and are recognized in cost of revenues in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

Software and maintenance contracts are recognized as prepaid expenses and other assets or within other long-term assets depending on their remaining useful lives.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price and related costs over the value assigned to net assets acquired. Goodwill is not amortized, but is tested for impairment at least annually. Last year, the goodwill impairment test used was a two-step process at each reporting unit level. The first step used to identify potential impairment, compared the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. If the fair value of a reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount, goodwill of the reporting unit was not considered impaired and the second step of the impairment test was unnecessary. If needed, the second step consisted of comparing the implied fair value of the reporting unit with the carrying amount of that goodwill.

In 2012, the Company used a “qualitative assessment” option or “step zero” for the goodwill impairment test for all of its reporting units. With this process, the Company first assesses whether it is “more likely than not” that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If the answer is no, then the fair value of the reporting unit does not need to be measured, and step one and step two are bypassed. In assessing the fair value of a reporting unit, which is based on the nature of the business and reporting unit’s current and expected financial performance, the Company uses a combination of factors such as general macroeconomic conditions, industry and market conditions, overall financial performance and the entity and reporting unit specific events.

For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, no impairment losses associated with goodwill were recognized.

Other identifiable intangible assets with a definitive useful life are amortized using the straight-line method. These intangibles are evaluated periodically for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, no impairment losses associated with other intangible assets subject to amortization were recognized.

Other identifiable intangible assets with a definitive useful life acquired in connection with the merger transaction (the “Merger”) on September 30, 2010, through which EVERTEC Group became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings, which in turn is a subsidiary of EVERTEC, Inc. with affiliates of Apollo and Popular owning approximately 51% and 49%, respectively, of the outstanding voting capital stock of EVERTEC, Inc., include customer relationship, trademark, software packages and non-compete agreement. Customer

 

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relationship was valued using the excess earnings method under the income approach. Trademark was valued using the relief-from-royalty method under the income approach. Software packages, which include capitalized software development costs, were recorded at cost. Non-compete agreement was valued based on the estimated impact that theoretical competition would have on revenues and expenses.

Indemnification Assets

Indemnification assets represent the Company’s estimates of payments from Popular related to expected losses on services provided to certain common customers of the Company and Popular, and for certain incremental software and license costs expected to be incurred by the Company (see Note 19) during the five years following the Merger date. Indemnification assets are recorded at the fair value of the expected cash flows. The indemnification asset decreases by the payments received from Popular and is subsequently adjusted to reflect the asset at fair value. The fair value adjustment, if any, is included in current period earnings. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company’s indemnification related to the software amounted to $6.1 million and $7.1 million, respectively. The current portion of the indemnification assets is included within accounts receivable, net and the other long-term portion is included within other long-term assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. During 2012, the agreement for reimbursement of expected costs with Popular expired. Therefore, no fair value was recorded as of December 31, 2012. As of December 31, 2011, the fair value of indemnification asset related to the reimbursements for services provided to the common customers amounted to $0.4 million. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company recorded a gain amounting to $1.0 million and a loss of $0.8 million, respectively, related to the reimbursements for services provided to the common customers and a gain of $33,000 and $0.5 million, respectively, related to the software.

Derivatives

Derivatives are recognized on the balance sheet at fair value and are designated as either fair value hedge, cash flow hedge or as a free-standing derivative instrument. For a fair value hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument and changes in the fair value of the hedged asset or liability or of an unrecognized firm commitment attributable to the hedged risk are recorded in current period earnings. For a cash flow hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative instrument, to the extent that it is effective, are recorded net of taxes in accumulated other comprehensive loss and subsequently reclassified to net income in the same period(s) that the hedged transaction impacts earnings. The ineffective portions of cash flow hedges are immediately recognized in current earnings. For free-standing derivative instruments, changes in fair values are reported in current period earnings. The Company did not have any derivatives outstanding as of December 31, 2012 and 2011.

Income Tax

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income in the period that includes the enactment date. The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. A deferred tax valuation allowance is established if it is considered more likely than not that all or a portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.

All companies within EVERTEC are legal entities which file separate income tax returns.

Cash

Cash includes cash on hand and in banks.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash represents cash received on deposits from participating institutions of the ATH network that has been segregated for the development of the ATH brand. Also, restricted cash includes certain cash collected from the Ticketpop business and a reserve account for payment and transaction processing services to merchants. The restrictions of these accounts are based on contractual provisions entered into with third parties. This cash is maintained in separate accounts at a financial institution in Puerto Rico.

 

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Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

An allowance for doubtful accounts is provided for based on the estimated uncollectible amounts of the related receivables. The estimate is primarily based on a review of the current status of specific accounts receivable. Receivables are considered past due if full payment is not received by the contractual date. Past due accounts are generally written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts only after all collection attempts have been exhausted.

Foreign Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated to U.S. dollars using prevailing rates of exchange at the end of the period. Revenues, expenses, gains and losses are translated using weighted average rates for the period. The resulting foreign currency translation adjustment from operations for which the functional currency is other than the U.S. dollar is reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss, except for highly inflationary environments for which the effects are included in the statement of income and comprehensive income. Gains and losses on transactions denominated in currencies other than the functional currencies are included in determining net income for the period in which exchange rates change.

Share-based Compensation

On September 30, 2010, EVERTEC, Inc.’s board of directors adopted the Carib Holdings, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plan”) to grant stock options, rights to purchase shares, restricted stock units and other stock-based rights to employees, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company. The Company expenses employee stock-based payments under the fair value method. Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, which requires compensation cost for the fair value of stock-based payment at the date they are granted to be recognized over the requisite service period. The Company estimates the fair value of stock-based awards, on a contemporaneous basis, at the date they are granted using the Black-Sholes-Merton option pricing model Tranche A options (subject to service conditions) and the Monte Carlo simulation analysis for Tranche B and Tranche C options (subject to certain performance conditions) using the following assumptions: (1) stock price; (2) risk-free rate; (3) expected volatility; (4) expected annual dividend yield and (5) expected term. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Constant Maturities Treasury Interest Rate as of the grant date. The expected volatility is based on a combination of historical volatility and implied volatility from publicly traded companies in our industry. The expected annual dividend yield is based on management’s expectations of future dividends as of the grant date. The expected term is based on the vesting time of the options.

The fair value of the common stock underlying our awards is determined by EVERTEC, Inc.’s board of directors using an internal valuation. EVERTEC, Inc.’s board of directors intended all grants to be exercisable at a price per share be equal to the per share fair value of our common stock on the date of the grant. In the absence of a public trading market, we estimate the fair value of our common stock based on the financial performance of the Company measured using the adjusted EBITDA, calculated using the most recent quarterly information, and an acquisition multiple that Company believes is representative of the implied market value for the Company.

JOBS Act

We qualifies as an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (the “JOBS Act”), which was signed into law on April 5, 2012. As an “emerging growth company” under the JOBS Act, EVERTEC is permitted to, and intends to, rely on exemptions from certain reporting and disclosure requirements. Section 107 of the JOBS Act provides that an “emerging growth company” can take advantage of the extended transition period provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for complying with new or revised accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. However, we has chosen to “opt out” of such extended transition period, and as a result, we will comply with new or revised accounting standards on the relevant dates on which adoption of such standards is required for non-emerging growth companies. The decision to opt out of the extended transition period is irrevocable.

Note 2—Recent Accounting Pronouncements

ASU No. 2013-03-Financial Instruments (Topic 825). In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2013-03 in order to clarify the scope and applicability of ASU No. 2011-04-Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820) to nonpublic entities. Contrary to the stated intent of ASU No. 2011-04 to exempt all nonpublic entities for a particular disclosure, that Update’s amendment to Topic 825 suggested that nonpublic entities that have total assets of $100 million or more or that have one or more derivative instruments would not qualify for the intended exemption.

The amendments clarify that the requirement to disclose “the level of the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurements are categorized in their entirety (Level 1, 2 or 3)” does not apply to nonpublic entities for items that are not measured at

 

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fair value in the statement of financial position but for which fair value is disclosed. The amendments in this Update affect nonpublic entities that have total assets of $100 million or more or that have one or more derivative instruments. The amendment will be effective upon existence. Management does not expect any effect on the financial statements as a result of this Update.

ASU No. 2013-02-Comprehensive Income (Topic 220). In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02 in order to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The amendments in this Update seek to attain that objective by requiring an entity to report the effect of significant reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income. For other amounts that are not required under GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety to net income in the same reporting period, an entity is required to cross-reference other disclosures required under GAAP that provide additional detail about those amounts. This would be the case when a portion of the amount reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income is reclassified to a balance sheet account instead of directly to income or expense in the same reporting period.

The amendments in this Update apply to all entities that issue financial statements that are presented in conformity with GAAP and that report items of other comprehensive income. Public companies are required to comply with these amendments for all reporting periods presented, including interim periods. Nonpublic entities are required to comply with all requirements of the amendments for annual reporting periods. Management does not expect any effect on the financial statements as a result of this Update.

Note 3—Cash

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company’s cash amounted to $25.6 million and $56.2 million, respectively, which is deposited in interest bearing deposit accounts within financial institutions. Cash deposited in an affiliate financial institution amounted to $12.0 million and $50.5 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Note 4—Accounts Receivable, Net

Accounts receivable, net consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012     2011  

Trade

   $ 61,585      $ 45,868   

Due from affiliates, net

     18,027        15,591   

Other

     (7     346   

Less: allowance for doubtful accounts

     (984     (875
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

   $ 78,621      $ 60,930   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note 5—Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

Prepaid expenses and other assets consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012      2011  

Taxes other than income

   $ 2,204       $ 2,543   

Software licenses and maintenance contracts

     7,751         5,967   

Prepaid income taxes

     5,685         9,732   

Postage

     754         709   

Insurance

     1,017         1,104   

Deferred project costs

     338         647   

Other

     1,596         824   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

   $ 19,345       $ 21,526   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Note 6—Investment in Equity Investee

CONTADO is the largest merchant acquirer and ATM network in the Dominican Republic. The Company uses the equity method of accounting to account for its equity interest in CONTADO. As a result of CONTADO’s 19.99% equity interest acquisition in 2011, the Company preliminarily calculated an excess cost of the investment in CONTADO over the amount of underlying equity in net assets of approximately $9.0 million, which was mainly attributed to customer relationships, trademark and goodwill intangibles. The Company’s excess basis allocated to amortizable assets is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lives of the appropriate intangibles. Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 amounted to approximately $0.4 million and $0.3 million, respectively, was recorded as earnings of equity method investments in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. The Company recognized $0.6 million and $0.8 million as equity in CONTADO’s net income, net of amortization, in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company received $1.6 million and $1.5 million, respectively in dividends from CONTADO.

CONTADO fiscal year ends December 31 and is reported in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the period subsequent to the acquisition date on a one month lag. No significant event occurred in these operations subsequent to November 30, 2012 that would have materially affected our reported results.

The following tables summarize the financial information of CONTADO:

 

     December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012      2011  

Balance Sheet

     

Current assets

   $ 28,278       $ 33,249   

Noncurrent assets

     24,945         26,888   

Current liabilities

     34,929         41,549   

Noncurrent liabilities

     3,720         20   

 

     Years ended December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012      2011  

Statement of Income

     

Total revenues

   $ 40,567       $ 36,556   

Income from operations

     9,515         7,210   

Net income

     4,637         8,261   

 

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Note 7—Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:

 

          December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    Useful life
in years
   2012     2011  

Buildings

   30    $ 2,096      $ 2,091   

Data processing equipment

   3 - 5      59,901        45,346   

Furniture and equipment

   3 - 20      6,183        5,912   

Leasehold improvements

   5 - 10      2,380        1,147   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        70,560        54,496   

Less - accumulated depreciation and amortization

        (35,331     (19,316
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciable assets, net

        35,229        35,180   

Land

        1,508        1,505   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

      $ 36,737      $ 36,685   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense related to property and equipment was $16.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 and $15.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Note 8—Goodwill

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill, allocated by reportable segments, were as follows (See Note 21):

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)    Merchant
acquiring
     Payment
processing
    Business solutions     Total  

Balance at December 31, 2010

   $ 138,121       $ 187,294      $ 47,169      $ 372,584   

Foreing currency translation adjustments

     —           (824     (48     (872
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

     138,121         186,470        47,121        371,712   

Foreing currency translation adjustments

     —           558        37        595   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2012

   $ 138,121       $ 187,028      $ 47,158      $ 372,307   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Goodwill is tested for impairment at least annually. This year the Company used the “qualitative assessment” option or “step zero” process for this annual test. Using this process, the Company first assesses whether it is “more likely than not” that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount.

During the third quarter of 2012, the Company conducted a qualitative assessment of each reporting unit’s fair value as of August 31, 2012. As a starting point, the Company considered the results for our 2011 impairment test, which indicated that the fair value of each reporting unit was in excess of 25% of its carrying amount. The Company also considered financial projections, current market conditions, and any changes in the carrying amount of the reporting units. Based on the results of this qualitative assessment, the Company believes the fair value of goodwill of each of the Company’s reporting units continue to exceed their respective carrying amounts and concluded that it was not necessary to conduct the two-step goodwill impairment test. No impairment losses for the period were recognized.

 

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Note 9—Other Intangible Assets

The carrying amount of other intangibles for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following:

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)         December 31, 2012  
     Useful life in years    Gross
amount
     Accumulated
amortization
    Net carrying
amount
 

Customer relationships

   14    $ 313,726       $ (50,769   $ 262,957   

Trademark

   10 - 15      39,950         (7,794     32,156   

Software packages

   3 - 5      110,478         (50,479     59,999   

Non-compete agreement

   15      56,539         (8,481     48,058   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other intangible assets, net

      $ 520,693       $ (117,523   $ 403,170   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)         December 31, 2011  
     Useful life in years    Gross
amount
     Accumulated
amortization
    Net carrying
amount
 

Customer relationships

   14    $ 313,543       $ (28,372   $ 285,171   

Trademark

   10 - 15      39,950         (4,330     35,620   

Software packages

   3 - 5      106,865         (30,569     76,296   

Non-compete agreement

   15      56,539         (4,712     51,827   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other intangible assets, net

      $ 516,897       $ (67,983   $ 448,914   
     

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The estimated amortization expenses of balances outstanding at December 31, 2012 for the next five years are as follows:

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)       

Year ended December 31,

  

2013

   $ 54,153   

2014

     48,624   

2015

     43,336   

2016

     39,512   

2017

     32,198   

Amortization expense related to intangibles was $55.1 million and $54.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Amortization expense related to software costs was $25.4 million and $24.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Note 10—Other Long-Term Assets

As of December 31, 2012, other long-term assets included $17.0 million related to deferred debt-issuance costs, $3.9 million related to the long-term portion of certain indemnification asset (See Note 19) and $3.6 million related to the long-term portion of certain software and maintenance contracts.

As of December 31, 2011, other long-term assets included $17.7 million of debt issuance costs and $5.2 million related to the long-term portion of certain indemnification asset (See Note 19).

 

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Note 11—Debt and Short-Term Borrowings

Net debt consists of the following:

 

     December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012      2011  

Senior Secured Credit Facility due in September 2016 paying interest at a variable interest rate (London InterBank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus margin(1) )

   $ 484,414       $ 313,333   

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility paying interest at a variable interest rate

     14,000         —     

Senior Notes due on October 1, 2018, paying interest semi-annually at a rate of 11% per annum

     252,347         210,500   

Other short-term borrowing

     12,995         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total net debt

   $ 763,756       $ 523,833   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1)

Subject to a minimum rate (“LIBOR floor”) of 1.50% at December 31, 2012 and 2011.

Senior Secured Credit Facilities:

In connection with the Merger, on September 30, 2010, EVERTEC, LLC entered into senior secured credit facilities consisting of a $355.0 million six-year term loan facility and a $50.0 million five-year revolving credit facility (“Credit Agreement”).

EVERTEC, LLC’s term loan facility provides for quarterly amortization payments totaling 1% per annum of the original principal amount of the term loan facility, with the balance payable on the final maturity date. Mandatory prepayment obligations also include, subject to expectations:

 

   

100% of the net cash proceeds of asset sales, dispositions and casualty or insurance proceeds, subject to certain exceptions and customary reinvestment provisions;

 

   

50% of the Company’s excess cash flows, which is defined in the Credit Agreement, with such percentage subject to reduction to 25% or 0% based on achievement of specified first lien secured leverage ratios; and

 

   

100% of the net cash proceeds received from issuances of certain debt incurred after the closing of the Merger.

If the senior secured leverage ratio at year end is equal to or greater than 2.50, a 50% prepayment of the excess cash flow generated must be made. If the senior secured leverage ratio is less than or equal to 2.50 and a greater than 2.00, a 25% prepayment of the excess cash flows is required. If the senior secured leverage ratio is less than or equal to 2.00 no prepayment are necessary.

The terms of EVERTEC, LLC’s senior secured credit facilities allow EVERTEC, LLC to prepay loans and permanently reduce the loan commitments under the senior secured credit facilities at any time, subject to the payment of customary LIBOR breakage costs, if any, provided that, in connection with certain refinancing on or prior to the first anniversary of the closing date of the senior secured credit facilities, certain premium is paid.

On March 3, 2011, EVERTEC, LLC entered into a credit agreement amendment concerning its existing senior secured credit facility. The amendment did not modify the term or the size of the facility. Under the amended senior secured credit facility:

 

  (i) The interest rate margins have been reduced from 5.25% to 4.00% per annum on term loans bearing interest at LIBOR, from 4.25% to 3.00% per annum on term loans bearing interest at an alternate base rate (“ABR”), from 5.25% to 3.75% per annum on revolving loans bearing interest at LIBOR, and from 4.25% to 2.75% per annum on revolving loans bearing interest at an ABR;

 

  (ii) The LIBOR floor has been decreased from 1.75% to 1.50% per annum and the ABR floor has been reduced from 2.75% to 2.50% per annum; and

 

  (iii) The incremental facility under the existing credit agreement has been increased from $115.0 million to the greater of $125.0 million and the maximum principal amount of debt that would not cause EVERTEC’s senior secured leverage ratio to exceed 3.25 to 1.00.

 

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The amendment also modified certain restrictive covenants in the existing senior credit agreement to provide the Company generally with additional flexibility. Among other things, the amendment modified certain financial performance covenants. In connection with the amendment, the Company was required to pay a call premium of $3.5 million.

The Company evaluated this amendment of the senior credit facility under ASC 470-50, Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments, and determined that most of these syndicated borrowings were modified. Accordingly, $3.4 million of prepayment penalties for the modified debts was capitalized and accounted for as an adjustment to interest expense over the remaining term of the debt using the interest method, and $0.2 million of prepayment penalties for the extinguished debts that was recorded in the other expenses caption in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. In addition, the Company wrote off $0.6 million of debt issuance costs and $0.5 million of a debt discount for the extinguished debts. The Company also expensed $2.1 million of third party fees incurred in connection with the amendment, which was recorded in the other expenses caption in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.

On April 7, 2011, EVERTEC, LLC repaid $1.7 million of its senior secured term loan using the cash received from Popular in connection with the acquisition of CONTADO as required under the terms of its senior secured credit facility. In addition, on May 4, 2011, EVERTEC, LLC made a voluntary prepayment of $24.7 million on its senior secured term loan, with no prepayment penalty. As a result of this voluntary prepayment, EVERTEC, LLC has no scheduled quarterly amortization payment obligation until the final lump-sum payment at the maturity date. However, from time to time the Company may make voluntary payments at its discretion.

On May 9, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC entered into an amendment to the agreement governing its senior secured credit facilities to allow, among other things, a restricted dividend payment in an amount not to exceed $270.0 million and certain adjustments to the financial covenant therein. In addition, EVERTEC, LLC borrowed an additional $170.0 million under a secured incremental term loan with the same terms as the original.

On August 14, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC achieved a senior secured leverage ratio over 2.25 to 1.00 and as a result the applicable margins on the senior secured credit facility debt increased from 3.75% to 4.00% under the LIBOR option and from 2.75% to 3.00% under the ABR option.

On August 14, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC achieved a senior secured leverage ratio above 2.50 to 1.00 and as a result the applicable commitment fee for the revolving facility was increased from 0.375% to 0.75% as well as the applicable margins from 3.00% to 3.75% under the LIBOR option and from 2.00% to 2.75% under the ABR option.

As of December 31, 2012, the applicable interest rate for the senior secured term loan under the LIBOR option is 5.50%. This is composed of the applicable LIBOR margin of 4.00% plus the LIBOR floor of 1.50%.

The senior secured leverage ratio was 2.93 at December 31, 2012. As a result of this ratio being higher than 2.50%, the Company is required to make a mandatory repayment within the next three months of approximately $6.1 million.

At December 31, 2012, the aggregate principal amount of the senior secured facility amounted to $495.0 million.

At December 31, 2012, the outstanding balance and weighted average interest rate of the revolving credit facility amounted to $14.0 million and 6%, respectively. This amount was recognized as short-term borrowing in the consolidated balance sheets.

Senior Notes:

In connection with the Merger, on September 30, 2010, EVERTEC, LLC issued $220.0 million in principal amount of the senior notes in a private placement, which are unsecured. Debt issuance costs to the senior notes are amortized to interest expense over the term of the notes using the effective interest method.

In connection with the initial issuance of senior notes (the “old notes”), EVERTEC, LLC entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers which provided that an exchange offer of the old notes for new registered notes be consummated no later than 366 calendar days after the original issue date of the old notes. The exchange offer registration statement was declared effective on August 2, 2011 and the exchange offer was consummated on September 14, 2011. The terms of the new registered notes (the “Notes”) are identical in all material respects to the terms of the old notes, except for the elimination of the transfer restrictions and related rights. All outstanding original senior notes were validly tendered and exchanged for substantially similar notes which have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

As part of the Company liquidity management plan, on November 18, 2011 EVERTEC, LLC purchased in the open market $9.5 million aggregate principal amount of its Notes. The premium paid of $0.2 million and the deferred financing costs of $0.3 million were accounted for as interest expense. On the settlement date, the Notes were cancelled. As a result of this purchase, the Notes outstanding balance as of December 31, 2011 amounted to $210.5 million.

 

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On May 4, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC and EVERTEC Finance obtained the requisite consents from holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Notes as of the record date April 27, 2012, pursuant to their previously announced consent solicitation to provide for additional dividend capacity. As a result, on May 7, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC, EVERTEC Finance, certain subsidiaries of EVERTEC, LLC and the Trustee executed Supplemental Indenture No. 3 to the indenture to provide EVERTEC, LLC with additional dividend capacity of up to $270.0 million.

On May 7, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC and EVERTEC Finance, as co-issuers, issued $40.0 million aggregate principal amount of 11% senior notes due 2018 (the “New Notes”) under the indenture pursuant to which $220.0 million aggregate principal amount of 11% senior notes due 2018 were originally issued on September 30, 2010 and $210.5 million principal amount were outstanding as of December 31, 2011 (the “Existing Notes”). The New Notes were issued pursuant to Supplemental Indenture No. 2 to the indenture and were treated as a single class under the indenture with the Existing Notes.

On May 9, 2012, the Company used the net proceeds from the incremental term loan described above and the New Notes, together with cash on hand, to pay a cash distribution of $269.8 million to its stockholders.

The Company incurred $11.4 million in fees in connection with the issuance of the New Notes and the incremental term loan, of which $2.2 million was capitalized and will be amortized over the remaining term of the debt.

In connection with the issuance of the New Notes, the Company entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers which provided that an exchange offer of the New Notes for new registered notes be consummated no later than 366 calendar days after the original issue date of the New Notes. The exchange offer registration statement was declared effective on July 27, 2012 and the exchange offer was consummated on September 10, 2012.

EVERTEC, LLC may redeem some or all of the exchanged notes, in whole or in part, at any time on or after October 1, 2014 on the following redemption dates and at the following redemption prices: 2014 at 105.50%; 2015 at 102.75%; 2016 and thereafter at 100.00%. Also, EVERTEC, LLC may redeem some or all of the notes prior to October 1, 2014 at 100% of their principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, plus a “make whole” premium. EVERTEC, LLC may redeem up to 35% of the notes before October 1, 2013 with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings. In addition, EVERTEC, LLC may require to make an offer to purchase the exchanged notes upon the sale of certain assets and upon a change of control.

The senior notes are guaranteed by EVERTEC, LLC’s 100% owned subsidiaries.

The senior secured credit facilities and the senior notes contain various restrictive covenants. The secured credit facilities require EVERTEC, LLC to maintain on a quarterly basis a specified maximum senior secured leverage ratio. The senior secured leverage ratio as defined in EVERTEC, LLC’s credit facility (total first lien senior secured debt minus available cash, up to a maximum of $50.0 million, as defined, to adjusted EBITDA) must be less than 3.85 to 1.0 at December 31, 2012. The applicable ratio will be adjusted as required by the credit agreement in subsequent periods. In addition, EVERTEC, LLC’s senior secured credit facility, among other things, restrict EVERTEC, LLC ability to incur indebtedness or liens, make investments, declare or pay any dividends to its parent and from prepaying indebtedness that is junior to such debt. The indenture governing the notes, among other things: (a) limit our ability and the ability of EVERTEC, LLC’s subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, issue certain preferred shares, incur liens, pay dividends or make certain other restricted payments and enter into certain transactions with affiliates; (b) limits EVERTEC, LLC ability to enter into agreements that would restrict the ability of its subsidiaries to pay dividends or make certain payments to us; and (c) places restrictions on EVERTEC, LLC’s ability and the ability of its subsidiaries to merge or consolidate with any other person or sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets. As of December 31, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC was in compliance with the applicable restrictive covenants under its debt agreements.

Other short-term borrowing:

In December 2012, EVERTEC, LLC entered into a financing agreement in the ordinary course of business, to purchase certain software and related services in the amount of $13.0 million to be repaid in three payments over a term of 10 months.

 

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Note 12—Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

Fair value measurement provisions establish a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. This guidance describes three levels of input that may be used to measure fair value:

Level 1: Inputs are unadjusted, quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets at the measurement date.

Level 2: Inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, which are observable for the asset or liability through corroboration with market data at the measurement date.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that reflect management’s best estimate of what market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability at the measurement date.

The Company uses observable inputs when available. Fair value is based upon quoted market prices when available. If market prices are not available, the Company may employ internally-developed models that primarily use market-based inputs including yield curves, interest rates, volatilities, and credit curves, among others. The Company limits valuation adjustments to those deemed necessary to ensure that the financial instrument’s fair value adequately represents the price that would be received or paid in the marketplace. Valuation adjustments may include consideration of counterparty credit quality and liquidity as well as other criteria. The estimated fair value amounts are subjective in nature and may involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment for certain financial instruments. Changes in the underlying assumptions used in estimating fair value could affect the results. The fair value measurement levels are not indicative of risk of investment.

The following table summarizes fair value measurements by level at December 31, 2012 and 2011, for assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets:

                       

Indemnification assets:

                       

Software cost reimbursement

   $ —         $ —         $ 6,099       $ 6,099       $ —         $ —         $ 7,113       $ 7,113   

Expected reimbursement

     —           —           —           —           —           —           351         351   

The fair value of financial instruments is the amount at which an asset or obligation could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced liquidation sale. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time based on the type of financial instrument and relevant market information. Many of these estimates involve various assumptions and may vary significantly from amounts that could be realized in actual transactions.

For those financial instruments with no quoted market prices available, fair values have been estimated using present value calculations or other valuation techniques, as well as management’s best judgment with respect to current economic conditions, including discount rates and estimates of future cash flows.

Indemnification assets include the present value of the expected future cash flows of certain expense reimbursement agreements with Popular. These contracts have termination dates up to September 2015 and were entered into in connection with the Merger. Management prepared estimates of the expected reimbursements to be received from Popular until the termination of the contracts, discounted the estimated future cash flows and recorded the indemnification assets as of the Merger closing date. Payments received during the quarters reduced the indemnification asset balance. The remaining balance was adjusted to reflect its fair value as of December 31, 2012, therefore resulting in a net unrealized gain of approximately $1.0 million and an unrealized loss of $0.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, which are reflected within the other expenses caption in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. The current portion of the indemnification assets is included within accounts receivable, net and the other long-term portion is included within other long-term assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. See Note 19 for additional information regarding the expense reimbursement agreements.

The unobservable inputs related to the Company’s indemnification assets as of December 31, 2012 using the discounted cash flow model include the discount rate of 7.86% and the projected cash flows of $6.1 million.

For indemnification assets a significant increase or decrease in market rates and cash flows could result in a significant impact to the fair value. Also, the credit rating and/or the non-performance credit risk of Popular, which is subjective in nature, also could increase or decrease the sensitivity of the fair value of these assets.

 

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The following table presents the carrying value, as applicable, and estimated fair values for financial instruments at December 31, 2012 and 2011:

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    Carrying
Amount
     Fair
Value
     Carrying
Amount
     Fair
Value
 

Financial assets:

           

Indemnification assets

           

Software cost reimbursement

   $ 6,099       $ 6,099       $ 7,113       $ 7,113   

Expected reimbursements

     —           —           351         351   

Financial liabilities:

           

Senior secured term loan

   $ 484,414       $ 497,498       $ 313,333       $ 317,979   

Senior notes

     252,347         275,550         210,500         213,921   

The fair value of senior secured term loan and the senior notes at December 31, 2012 and 2011 were obtained using the prices provided by third party service providers. Their pricing is based on various inputs such as: market quotes, recent trading activity in a non-active market or imputed prices. Also, the pricing may include the use of an algorithm that could take into account movement in the general high yield market, among other variants.

The senior secured term loan and senior notes, which are not measured at fair value in the balance sheet, could be categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy.

The following table provides a summary of the change in fair value of the Company’s Level 3 assets:

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)    Indemnification
Assets
    Derivative
Assets
 

Balance - December 31, 2010

   $ 14,836      $ 4,960   

Payments received

     (7,080     —     

Unrealized loss recognized in other expenses

     (292     —     

Net settlement of derivative

     —          (3,561

Realized loss on derivative

     —          (1,399
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance - December 31, 2011

   $ 7,464      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payments received

     (2,331     —     

Unrealized gain recognized in other expenses

     966        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance - December 31, 2012

   $ 6,099      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

There were no transfers in or out of Level 3 during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.

Note 13—Equity

The Company is authorized to issue up to 103,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value, including 100,000,000 common stock Class A and 3,000,000 common stock Class B non-voting. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had 36,388,432 and 36,314,166 shares outstanding of Class A and Class B non-voting, respectively. The Company is also authorized to issue 1,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value preferred stock. As of December 31, 2012, no shares of preferred stock have been issued.

On December 18, 2012, the Company’s board of directors declared a special dividend of approximately $53.4 million to its stockholders. The Company recorded excess over accumulated earnings of the cash distribution amounting to $52.4 million as a return of capital reducing additional paid in capital caption in the consolidated balance sheets.

On May 9, 2012, the Company used the net proceeds from the incremental term loan and the New Notes (as described Note 11), together with cash on hand, to pay a special cash dividend of $269.8 to its stockholders. The Company recorded the excess over accumulated earnings of the cash distribution amounting to $260.2 million as a return of capital reducing additional paid in capital caption in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

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Note 14—Share-based Compensation

Equity Incentive Plan

The Equity Incentive Plan was established to grant stock options, rights to purchase shares, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other stock-based rights to employees, directors, consultants and advisors of EVERTEC, LLC. EVERTEC, Inc. reserved 2,921,604 shares of its Class B non-voting common stock for issuance upon exercise and grants of stock options, restricted stock and other equity awards under the Stock Incentive Plan. The maximum option term is ten years from the date of grant. The initial grant of 2,624,570 options was made on February 11, 2011 to certain employees of EVERTEC, LLC. Plan participants have the right to purchase shares of EVERTEC, Inc.’ Class B non-voting common stock in three tranches: Tranche A options vest in equal installments, Tranche B options vest at such time as the Investor Internal Rate of Return (“Investor IRR”) equals or exceeds 25% based on cash proceeds received by the Investor, and Tranche C options vest at such time as the investor rate of return equals or exceeds 30%. For purposes of these vesting provisions, the Investor’s IRR is the rate of return measured in cash and any securities received by the Investor as a return on its investment in our common stock.

The following table summarizes the nonvested stock options activity for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011:

 

Nonvested stock options

   Shares     Weighted-average
exercise prices
 

Nonvested at December 31, 2010

     —        $ —     

Granted(1)(2)

     2,869,570        2.59   

Vested(3)(4)

     (163,287     2.59   

Forfeitures (2)

     (175,296     2.59   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nonvested at December 31, 2011(2)

     2,530,987      $ 2.59   

Granted

     510,000        9.89   

Vested(3)(4)

     (139,041     2.59   

Forfeitures

     (615,483     2.59   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nonvested at December 31, 2012

     2,286,463      $ 4.22   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Includes 50,000 of stock options that were not granted under the Equity Incentive Plan, but are subject to certain terms of the Equity Incentive Plan.

(2) 

Exercise price was retroactively adjusted to reflect the equitable adjustment of $7.41 per share as discussed below.

(3) 

Amount of options exercisable as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The weighted average remaining contractual term of these options is 7.85 years and 8.75 years as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

(4) 

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the aggregate intrinsic value amounted to $1.6 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

In connection with the cash dividend declared on December 18, 2012, the board of directors of EVERTEC, Inc. approved an equitable adjustment to stock options previously granted as required by the Plan payable in form of a one-time cash bonus to holders of vested options for shares of common stock in the amount of $1.37 per share, which in the case of vested options was on December 21, 2012 and in the case of unvested options will be paid in the future as the options vest, subject to certain conditions. Accordingly, $2.8 million was recognized as other long-term liabilities related the accrual of the unvested portion of the stock options.

As a result of the cash dividend, on May 9, 2012, the board of directors of EVERTEC, Inc. approved an equitable adjustment to stock options previously granted as required by its Equity Incentive Plan in order to reduce the exercise price of the outstanding options granted under or subject to the terms of the Plan by $7.41 per share. This adjustment to the exercise price did not impact the compensation expense recognized by the Company for the year ended December 31, 2012 or the maximum unrecognized cost.

 

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Management uses the fair value method of recording stock-based compensation as described in the guidance for stock compensation in ASC topic 718. The fair value of the stock options granted during 2011 and 2012 was estimated using the Black-Scholes-Merton (“BSM”) option pricing model for Tranche A options granted under the Equity Incentive Plan and the Monte Carlo simulation analysis for Tranche B and Tranche C options, with the following assumptions:

 

     Years ended December 31,  
     2012     2011  
     Stock options granted
under the Stock
Incentive Plan
    Stock options granted
under the Stock
Incentive Plan
    Stock options not
granted under the
Stock Incentive Plan
 

Stock Price(1)

   $ 10.37 per share      $ 2.59 per share      $ 2.59 per share   

Risk-free rate

     0.59     2.14     2.06

Expected volatility

     31.12     35.00     35.00

Expected annual dividend yield

     0.00     0.00     0.00

Expected term

     3.87 years        4.60 years        4.49 years   

 

(1) 

As discussed above, on May 9, 2012 an equitable adjustment to stock options was approved with caused a reduction of $7.41 per share of the exercise price of the outstanding options. Accordingly, the stock price presented above reflects this equitable adjustment for both periods as applicable.

The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Constant Maturities Treasury Interest Rate as of the grant date. The expected volatility is based on a combination of historical volatility and implied volatility from public trade companies in our industry. The expected annual dividend yield is based on management’s expectations of future dividends as of the grant date. The expected term is based on the vesting time of the options.

The following table summarizes the nonvested restricted shares activity for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011:

 

Nonvested restricted shares

   Shares     Weighted-average
grant date fair value
 

Nonvested at December 31, 2010

     —        $ —     

Granted

     80,000        10.00   

Vested(1)

     (16,942     10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nonvested at December 31, 2011

     63,058      $ 10.00   

Granted

     14,646        17.07   

Vested(1)

     (43,064     10.00   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Nonvested at December 31, 2012

     34,640      $ 12.99   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the aggregate intrinsic value amounted to $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

Share-based compensation recognized was as follows:

 

     Year ended December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012      2011  

Share-based compensation recognized, net

     

Stock options, net of income tax expense of $62 and $214

   $ 595       $ 714   

Restricted shares, net of income tax expense of $47 and $51

     609         170   

The maximum unrecognized cost for stock options was $6.7 million as of December 31, 2012, which includes $1.8 million, $2.5 million and $2.4 million related to Tranche A, Tranche B and C options, respectively. The Company did not recognize share-based compensation expense related to Tranche B and C options as vesting was not considered probable. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.11 years.

The maximum unrecognized compensation cost for restricted stock was $0.3 million as of December 31, 2012. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.38 years.

 

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Note 15—Employee Benefit Plan

Employee savings and investment plan

EVERTEC, Inc. Puerto Rico Savings and Investment plan was established (“the EVERTEC Savings Plan”), a defined contribution savings plan qualified under section 1165(e) of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code. Investments in the plan are participant directed, and employer matching contributions are determined based on specific provisions of the EVERTEC Savings Plan. Employees are fully vested in the employer’s contributions after five years of service. For the year ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the costs incurred under the plan amounted to approximately $0.6 million for both periods.

Note 16—Total Other Expenses

For the year ended December 31, 2012, other expenses primarily comprised of $8.8 million associated with the issuance of additional debt and $2.2 million of personnel separation charges, partially offset by $1.3 related to a gain in foreign exchange transactions of Latin America operations.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, other expenses includes $14.5 million related to a one-time separation charge of the Voluntary Retirement Program (“VRP”) offered by the Company to all employees who were at least 50 years of age and with a minimum of 15 years of service by December 31, 2011, $2.2 million relating to the refinancing of our senior secured credit facilities, $1.2 million related to a gain in foreign exchange transactions of Latin America operations and a non-recurring and non-cash loss of $1.2 million from the settlement of the derivatives related to our acquisition of a 19.99% equity interest in CONTADO from Popular.

For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, other expenses also includes a gain of $1.0 million and a loss of $0.3 million, respectively, related to the fair value adjustment of certain indemnification assets, software reimbursements and derivative assets only in 2011 (see Note 12).

Note 17—Income Tax

On April 17, 2012, as explained in Note 1, EVERTEC, LLC was converted from a Puerto Rico corporation into a Puerto Rico limited liability company in order to take advantage of recent changes to the PR Code that allow limited liability companies to be treated as partnerships that are pass-through entities for Puerto Rico tax purposes. As a result of the Conversion, EVERTEC, LLC’s taxable income from its Puerto Rico operations flows through to its direct parent company and therefore to EVERTEC, Inc.

EVERTEC, LLC, Holdings and EVERTEC, Inc. entered into a Tax Payment Agreement pursuant to which the EVERTEC, LLC is obligated to make certain payments to Holdings or EVERTEC, Inc. for taxable periods or portions thereof occurring on or after April 17, 2012 (the “Effective Date”). Under the Tax Payment Agreement, EVERTEC, LLC will make payments with respect to any and all taxes (including estimated taxes) imposed under the laws of Puerto Rico, the United States of America and any other jurisdiction or any political (including municipal) subdivision or authority or agency in Puerto Rico, the United States of America or such other jurisdiction, that would have been imposed on EVERTEC, LLC if EVERTEC, LLC had been a corporation for tax purposes of that jurisdiction, together with all interest and penalties with respect thereto (“Taxes”), reduced by taking into account any applicable net operating losses or other tax attributes of Holdings or EVERTEC, Inc. that reduce Holdings’ or EVERTEC, Inc.’s taxes in such period. The Tax Payment Agreement provides that the payments thereunder shall not exceed the net amount of Taxes that Holdings and EVERTEC, Inc. actually owe to the appropriate taxing authority for a taxable period. Further, the Tax Payment Agreement provides that if Holdings or EVERTEC, Inc. receives a tax refund attributable to any taxable period or portion thereof occurring on or after the Effective Date, EVERTEC, Inc. shall be required to recalculate the payment for such period required to be made by EVERTEC, LLC to Holdings or EVERTEC, Inc. If the payment, as recalculated, is less than the amount of the payment EVERTEC, LLC already made to Holdings or EVERTEC, Inc. in respect of such period, Holdings or EVERTEC, Inc. shall promptly make a payment to EVERTEC, LLC in the amount of such difference.

 

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The components of income tax benefit consisted of the following:

 

     Years ended December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012     2011  

Current tax provision (benefit)

   $ 6,910      $ (7,144

Deferred tax benefit

     (66,568     (22,083
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax benefit

   $ (59,658   $ (29,227
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company recognized a reduction in its deferred tax liability of $27.6 million as a result of the approval in January 2011 of the new Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code, which provides for a reduction in the statutory tax rates from 39% to 30%.

The Company conducts operations in Puerto Rico and certain countries throughout the Caribbean and Latin America. As a result, the income tax benefit includes the effect of taxes paid to the Puerto Rico government as well as foreign jurisdictions. The following table presents the segregation of income tax benefit based on location of operations:

 

     Years ended December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012     2011  

Current tax provision (benefit)

    

Puerto Rico

   $ 4,661      $ (9,521

United States

     622        385   

Foreign countries

     1,627        1,992   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current tax provision (benefit)

   $ 6,910      $ (7,144
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax benefit

    

Puerto Rico

   $ (65,822   $ (21,479

United States

     (38     —     

Foreign countries

     (708     (604
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax benefit

   $ (66,568   $ (22,083
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Taxes payable to foreign countries by EVERTEC’s subsidiaries will be paid by such subsidiary and the corresponding liability and expense will be presented in EVERTEC’s consolidated financial statements.

As of December 31, 2012, the Company has reported $8.3 million of unremitted earnings for foreign subsidiaries in the consolidated statement of income and comprehensive income. The Company had not recognized a deferred tax liability on undistributed earnings for our foreign subsidiaries, because these earnings are intended to be permanently reinvested. The amount of the unrecognized deferred tax liability depends on judgment required to analyze the withholding tax due, the applicable tax law and factual circumstances in effect at the time of any such distributions, therefore, we believe it is not practicable at this time to reliably determine the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability related to the Company’s undistributed earnings. If circumstances change and it becomes apparent that some or all of the undistributed earnings of a subsidiary will be remitted in the next twelve months and income taxes have not been recognized by the parent entity, the parent entity shall accrue as an expense of the current period income taxes attributable to that remittance.

On October 19, 2012, EVERTEC, LLC was granted with an additional tax exemption under the Tax Incentive Act No. 73 of 2008. Under this grant, EVERTEC, LLC will benefit from a preferential income tax rate on industrial development income, as well as from tax exemptions with respect to its municipal and property tax obligations for certain activities derived from its data processing operations in Puerto Rico. The grant has a term of 15 years effective as of January 1, 2012 with respect to income tax obligations and January 1, 2013 with respect to municipal and property tax obligations.

The grant establishes a base taxable income amount with respect to EVERTEC, LLC’s industrial development income, which amount will continue to be subject to the ordinary income tax rate under existing law. Applicable taxable income in excess of the established base taxable income amount will be subject to a preferential rate of 4%. The base taxable income amount will be ratably reduced to

 

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zero by the fourth taxable year at which point all of EVERTEC, LLC’s applicable industrial development income will be taxed at the preferential rate of 4% for the remaining period of the grant. The grant also establishes a 90% exemption on certain real and property taxes and a 60% exemption on municipal taxes, in each case imposed on EVERTEC, LLC. In addition, distributions to stockholders by EVERTEC, Inc. of the industrial development income will not be subject to Puerto Rico tollgate taxes.

The grant contains customary commitments, conditions and representations that EVERTEC, LLC will be required to comply with in order to maintain the grant. The more significant commitments include: (i) maintaining at least 750 employees in EVERTEC, LLC’s Puerto Rico data processing operations during 2012 and at least 700 employees for the remaining years of the grant; and (ii) investing at least $200.0 million in building, machinery, equipment or computer programs to be used in Puerto Rico during the effective term of the grant (to be made in $50.0 million increments over four year capital investment cycles). Failure to meet the requirements could result, among other things, in reductions in the benefits of the grant or revocation of the grant in its entirety, which could result in EVERTEC, Inc. paying additional taxes or other payments relative to what such parties would be required to pay if the full benefits of the grant are available. In addition, the protection from Puerto Rican tollgate taxes on distributions to stockholders may be lost.

On October 11, 2011, the Puerto Rico Government approved a grant under Tax Incentive Law No. 73 of 2008, retroactively to December 1, 2009. Under this grant, activities derived from consulting and data processing services provided outside Puerto Rico are subject to a preferred rate that declines gradually from 7% to 4% by December 1, 2013. After this date, the rate remains at 4% until its expiration in November 1, 2024. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, income subject to the exemption amounted to $1.5 million and $4.9 million, respectively.

In addition, EVERTEC, LLC has a base tax rate of 7% on income derived from certain development and installation service in excess of a determined income for a 10-year period from January 1, 2008. For the year ended December 31, 2012, the income subject to this exemption amounted to $0.2 million. No income was subject to the exemption for years prior to 2012 since the income covered by the decree did not exceed the determined base income amount.

The following table presents the components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities:

 

     December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012     2011  

Deferred tax assets

    

Allowance for doubtful accounts

   $ 307      $ 540   

Net operating loss

     7,141        10,444   

Unfavorable contract liability

     —          211   

Other temporary assets

     399        909   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross deferred tax assets

     7,847        12,104   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities (“DTL”)

    

Deferred compensation

   $ 768      $ 2,915   

Difference between the assigned values and the tax basis of assets and liabilities recognized in purchase

     28,871        90,766   

Debt issue cost

     2,353        8,513   

Other temporary liabilities

     (333     218   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total gross deferred tax liabilities

     31,659        102,412   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax liability, net

   $ (23,812   $ (90,308
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Pursuant to the provision of the PR Code, net operating losses can be carried forward for a period of ten taxable years. The net operating loss carried forward outstanding at December 31, 2012 expires in 2020.

Specific tax indemnification obligations were agreed under the Merger Agreement: (i) to the extent EVERTEC has incurred taxes already paid by Popular at or prior to the closing related to the post-closing period, EVERTEC is required to reimburse Popular for these prepaid taxes; and (ii) to the extent EVERTEC has incurred taxes payable after closing related to the pre-closing period, Popular is required to reimburse EVERTEC for such taxes.

The Company recognizes in its financial statements the benefits of tax return positions if it is more likely than not to be sustained on audit based on its technical merits. On a quarterly basis, EVERTEC evaluates its tax positions and revises its estimates accordingly. The Company records accrued interest, if any, to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense, while the penalties, if any reported in operating costs and expenses. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company accrued $0.2 million and $0.3

 

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million for potential payment of interest based on an average 10% interest rate, respectively. As of December 31, 2010, the Company had not accrued any amount for potential payment of penalties and interest. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, EVERTEC had a liability for unrecognized tax benefits of $0.8 million and $1.5 million, respectively, which, if recognized in the future, would impact EVERTEC’s effective tax rate.

The reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits, including accrued interest, was as follows:

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)       

Balance as of December 31, 2010

   $ 1,222   

Accrued estimated interest

     281   
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2011

     1,503   

Foreign currency translation adjustment

     7   

Reversal of tax uncertainties reserve

     (707

Accrued estimated interest

     25   
  

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2012

   $ 828   
  

 

 

 

The income tax benefit differs from the amount computed by applying the Puerto Rico statutory income tax rate to the income before income taxes as a result of the following:

 

     Years ended December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012     2011  

Computed income tax at statutory rates

   $ 5,313      $ (1,504

Benefit of net tax-exempt interest income

     (13     (23

Benefit of net tax-exempt dividend income

     —          (620

Non taxable loss on settlement of derivative asset

     —          420   

Tax expense (benefit) due to a change in estimate

     320        (2,416

Adjustment to DTL due to changes in enacted tax rate and tax grant

     (66,423     (23,813

Effect of net operating losses in effective tax rate

     1,012        —     

Differences in tax rates due to multiple jurisdictions

     720        285   

Effect of income subject to tax-exemption grant

     (58     (1,737

Reversal of tax uncertainties reserve

     (707     —     

Fair value adjustment of indemnification assets

     340        (288

Tax expense of CONTADO dividend

     —          81   

Tax uncertainties reserve

     —          250   

Other

     (162     138   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax benefit

   $ (59,658   $ (29,227
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2012, the statute of limitations for all tax years prior to 2007 expired for the Company in Puerto Rico, subsequent years are subject to review by the Puerto Rico Treasury Department. For the subsidiaries in Costa Rica the statute of limitations for all tax years prior to 2009 expired and subsequent years are subject to review by their government authorities.

 

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Note 18—Net Income Per Common Share

The reconciliation of the numerator and the denominator of the earnings per common share is as follows:

 

     Years ended December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands, except per share data)    2012      2011  

Net income

   $ 77,366       $ 24,214   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     36,353,771         36,271,750   

Weighted average potential dilutive common shares (1)

     1,824,983         355,149   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - assuming dilution

     38,178,754         36,626,899   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income per common share - basic

   $ 2.13       $ 0.67   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net income per common share - diluted

   $ 2.03       $ 0.66   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pro forma net income per common share - basic (2)

   $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Pro forma net income per common share - diluted (2)

   $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Potential common shares consist of common stock issuable under the assumed exercise of stock options and restricted stock awards using the treasury stock method.

(2) 

Pro forma net income per common share basic and diluted includes [            ] as incremental shares being offered in the initial public offering.

Note 19—Related Party Transactions

The following table presents the Company’s transactions with related parties for each of the period presented below:

 

     Years ended December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012      2011  

Total revenues(1)(2)

   $ 155,112       $ 149,670   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     

Rent and other fees(3)

   $ 11,319       $ 11,841   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest earned from and charged by affiliate

     

Interest income

   $ 222       $ 627   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest expense(4)

   $ 7,476       $ 8,440   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other expenses(5)

   $ —         $ 1,700   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

As discussed below, all services to Popular, its subsidiaries and affiliates are governed by the Master Services Agreement (“MSA”) under which EVERTEC, LLC has a contract to provide such services for at least 15 years on an exclusive basis for the duration of the agreement on commercial terms consistent with historical pricing practices among the parties. Total revenues from Popular represent 44% and 46% of total revenues for each of the periods presented above.

(2) 

Includes revenues generated from investee accounted for under the equity method (CONTADO) of $3.7 million and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

(3) 

Includes management fees paid to stockholders amounting to $3.7 million and $3.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

(4) 

Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 is related to interest accrued related to our senior secured term loan and senior notes held by Popular.

(5) 

On December 31, 2011, EVERTEC, LLC entered into a (“Settlement Agreement”) with Popular in order to settle any claims among the parties related to the Closing Statement or the Working Capital True-Up Amount. In accordance with the Settlement Agreement, we made a payment of $1.7 million to Popular.

 

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At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had the following balances arising from transactions with related parties:

 

     December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012      2011  

Cash and restricted cash deposits in affiliated bank

   $ 16,924       $ 52,613   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Indemnification assets from Popular reimbursement(1)

     

Accounts receivable

   $ 2,157       $ 2,553   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other long-term assets

   $ 3,942       $ 5,212   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liability related to contract with Popular(2)

     

Accounts payable

   $ —         $ 703   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other due to/from affiliates

     

Accounts receivable

   $ 19,587       $ 16,375   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounts payable

   $ 6,564       $ 3,036   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term debt

   $ 90,186       $ 90,186   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Recorded in connection with (a) reimbursement from Popular regarding services the Company provides to certain customers of Popular at preferential prices and (b) reimbursement from Popular regarding certain software license fees. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company received $6.1 million and $7.1 million, respectively, related to these reimbursements.

(2) 

Represents contract liability to provide certain services to a customer of Popular that expired on February 2012.

The balance of cash and restricted cash deposits in an affiliated bank was included within the cash and restricted cash line items in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Due from affiliates mainly included the amounts outstanding related to processing and information technology services billed to Popular subsidiaries according to the terms of the MSA. This amount was included in the accounts receivable, net in the consolidated balance sheets.

Upon the Merger, Holdings and the Company entered into a consulting agreement whereby the Company agreed to reimburse Apollo and Popular for certain expenses and an annual management fee of the greater of (i) $2.0 million and (ii) 2% of EVERTEC, LLC EBITDA, in total in exchange for which Holdings and EVERTEC, LLC will receive certain advisory services from Apollo and Popular.

The Company was entitled to receive reimbursements from Popular regarding services the Company provides to certain customers of Popular at a preferential price for a period of approximately 17 months from the closing date of the Merger. As of the Merger date, the Company recorded $5.6 million as an expected reimbursement asset from Popular at fair value related to this subsidy. The Company also recorded an unfavorable contract liability at fair value of $10.1 million related to the contract with one of Popular’s client. During 2012, the service terms related to those clients expired which caused the elimination of related asset and liability from the consolidated balance sheets. Gains and losses related to the reimbursement asset are included within the other expenses caption in the accompanying consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. See Note 12.

In addition, the Company is entitled to receive reimbursements from Popular regarding certain software license fees if such amounts exceed certain amounts for a period of five years from the closing date of the Merger. As a result of this agreement, the Company recorded approximately $11.2 million as a software reimbursement asset at fair value as of the Merger date. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the current portion of said asset of $2.2 million for both periods is included within the accounts receivable, net caption and the long-term portion of $3.9 million and $5.2 million, respectively, is included in the other long-term assets caption in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Gains and losses related to the asset are included within the other expenses caption in the accompanying consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. See Note 12.

From time to time, EVERTEC, LLC obtains performance bonds from insurance companies covering the obligations of EVERTEC, LLC under certain contracts. Under the Merger Agreement, Popular is required to, subject to certain exceptions, cause the then outstanding performance bonds to remain outstanding or replace such bonds as needed for five years from the closing date of the Merger. EVERTEC, LLC entered into a reimbursement agreement with Popular to mirror Popular’s obligations. As a result, EVERTEC, LLC is required to reimburse Popular for payment of premiums and related charges and indemnification of Popular for certain losses, in case EVERTEC, LLC fails to perform or otherwise satisfy its obligations covered by such performance bonds.

 

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As of December 31, 2012, EVERTEC CR has a credit facility with Popular for $2.9 million, under which a letter of credit of a similar amount was issued. EVERTEC, LLC entered into a reimbursement agreement with Popular to mirror Popular’s obligations. As a result, EVERTEC, LLC is required to indemnify Popular for losses, in case EVERTEC, LLC fails to honor these letters of credit.

Note 20—Commitments and Contingencies

The Company leases certain facilities and equipment under operating leases. Most leases contain renewal options for varying periods. Future minimum rental payments on such operating leases at December 31, 2012 are as follows:

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)    Unrelated
parties
     Related party      Minimum
future rentals
 

2013

   $ 806       $ 3,858       $ 4,664   

2014

     636         3,973         4,609   

2015

     484         1,001         1,485   

2016

     314         —           314   

2017 and thereafter

     118         —           118   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,358       $ 8,832       $ 11,190   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Certain lease agreements contain provisions for future rent increases. The total amount of rental payments due over the lease term is being charged to rent expense on the straight-line method over the term of the lease. The difference between rent expense recorded and the amount paid is recorded as a deferred rent obligation. Total deferred rent obligation as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 amounted to $0.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively, and is included within the accounts receivable, net caption in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Rent expense of office facilities and real estate for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 amounted to $7.8 million and $7.9 million, respectively. Also, rent expense for telecommunications and other equipment for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 amounted to $7.1 million and $7.7 million, respectively.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company may enter in commercial commitments. As of December 31, 2012, we have an outstanding a letter of credit of $0.7 million with a maturity of less than three months.

EVERTEC is a defendant in a number of legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. Based on the opinion of legal counsel, management believes that the final disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the business, results of operations or financial condition of the Company. The Company has identified certain claims in which a loss may be incurred, but in the aggregate the loss would be minimal. For other claims, where the proceedings are in an initial phase, the Company is unable to estimate the range of possible loss for such legal proceedings. However, the Company at this time believes that any loss related to these latter claims will not be material.

Note 21—Segment Information

The Company operates in three business segments: merchant acquiring, payment processing and business solutions.

The merchant acquiring segment consists of revenues from services that allow merchants to accept electronic methods of payment. In the merchant acquiring segment, revenues include a discount fee and membership fees charged to merchants, debit network fees and rental income from point-of-sale (“POS”) devices and other equipment, net of credit card interchange and assessment fees charged by credit cards associations (such as VISA or MasterCard) or payment networks. The discount fee is generally a percentage of the transaction value. We also charge merchants for other services that are unrelated to the number of transactions or the transaction value.

The payment processing segment revenues are comprised of revenues related to providing access to the ATH network and other card networks to financial institutions, including related services such as authorization, processing, management and recording of ATM and POS transactions, and ATM management and monitoring. Payment processing revenues also include revenues from card processing services (such as credit and debit card processing, authorization and settlement and fraud monitoring and control to debit or credit issuers), payment processing services (such as payment and billing products for merchants, businesses and financial institutions) and electronic benefit transfer (“EBT”) (which principally consist of services to the Puerto Rico government for the delivery of government benefits to participants).

For ATH network and processing services, revenues are primarily driven by the number of transactions processed. Revenues are derived primarily from network fees, transaction switching and processing fees, and the selling and leasing POS devices. For card issuer processing, revenues are primarily dependent upon the number of cardholder accounts on file, transactions and authorizations processed, the number of cards embossed and other processing services. For EBT services, revenues are primarily derived from the number of beneficiaries on file.

 

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EVERTEC, Inc. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

In September 2012, the Company renamed the transaction processing segment to payment processing segment. The change of name does not constitute a change in the segment composition.

The business solutions segment consist of revenues from a full suite of business process management solutions in various product areas such as core bank processing, network hosting and management, IT professional services, business process outsourcing, item processing, cash processing, and fulfillment. Core bank processing and network services revenues are derived in part from a recurrent fee and from fees based on the number of accounts on file (i.e. savings or checking accounts, loans, etc) or computer resources utilized. Revenues from other processing services within the business solutions segment are generally volume-based and depend on factors such as the number of accounts processed.

The Company’s business segments are organized based on the nature of products and services. The Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) reviews their separate financial information to assess performance and to allocate resources.

Management evaluates the operating results of each of its reportable segments based upon revenues and operating income. Segment asset disclosure is not used by the CODM as a measure of segment performance since the segment evaluation is driven by earnings. As such, segment assets are not disclosed in the notes to the accompanying consolidated and combined financial statements.

The following tables set forth information about the Company’s operations by its three business segments for the periods indicated:

 

(Dollar amounts in thousands)    Merchant
acquiring, net
     Payment
processing
     Business
solutions
     Other     Total  

Year ended December 31, 2012

             

Revenues

   $ 69,591       $ 116,019       $ 177,292       $ (21,218 )(1)    $ 341,684   

Income from operations

     33,836         53,682         39,845         (47,717 )(2)      79,646   

Year ended December 31, 2011

             

Revenues

     61,997         105,184         173,434         (19,493 )(1)      321,122   

Income from operations

     30,258         45,031         36,690         (49,464 )(2)      62,515   

 

(1) 

Represents the elimination of intersegment revenues for services provided by the payment processing segment to the merchant acquiring segment, and other miscellaneous intersegment revenues.

(2) 

Represents certain incremental depreciation and amortization expenses generated as a result of the Merger non-recurring compensation and benefits expenses and professional fees.

 

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EVERTEC, Inc. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

 

The reconciliation of income from operations to consolidated net income is as follows:

 

     Years ended December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012     2011  

Segment income from operations

    

Merchant acquiring

   $ 33,836      $ 30,258   

Payment processing

     53,682        45,031   

Business solutions

     39,845        36,690   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment income from operations

     127,363        111,979   

Merger related depreciation and amortization and other unallocated expenses(1)

     (47,717     (49,464
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

   $ 79,646      $ 62,515   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

     (54,011     (50,160

Earnings of equity method investment

     564        833   

Other expenses

     (8,491     (18,201

Income tax benefit

     59,658        29,227   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 77,366      $ 24,214   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Represents certain incremental depreciation and amortization expenses generated as a result of the Merger non-recurring compensation and benefits expenses and professional fees.

The geographic segment information below is classified based on the geographic location of the Company’s subsidiaries:

 

     Years ended December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012      2011  

Revenues (1)

     

Puerto Rico

   $ 294,479       $ 281,392   

Caribbean

     16,280         13,051   

Latin America

     30,925         26,679   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 341,684       $ 321,122   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Revenues are based on subsidiaries’ country of domicile.

Major customers

For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had one major customer which accounted for approximately $151.4 million or 44% and $147.1 million or 46%, respectively, of total revenues. See Note 19.

Our next largest customer, the Government of Puerto Rico, consolidating all individual agencies and public corporations, represented 9% and 11% of our total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Note 22—Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date that these audited financial statements were issued. There were no additional subsequent events requiring disclosure, other than the disclosure below.

Sense. On January 1, 2013, Sense Software International Corp. and EVERTEC Group entered into a Plan of Liquidation and Dissolution (the “Plan”). As a result of this Plan, Sense’s assets and liabilities were transferred to EVERTEC Group.

 

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Schedule I

EVERTEC, Inc. Condensed Financial Statements

Parent Company Only

Condensed Balance Sheets

 

     December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012     2011  

Assets

    

Current assets:

    

Cash

   $ 557      $ 2,677   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     6,378        —     

Deferred tax asset

     1,396        8,294   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     8,331        10,971   

Investment in subsidiaries, at equity

     133,325        353,055   

Long-term deferred tax asset

     —          2,150   

Other long-term assets

     2,847        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 144,503      $ 366,176   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accrued liabilities

   $ 1,414      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     1,414        —     

Long-term deferred tax liability, net

     17,787        —     

Other long-term liabilities

     2,847        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     22,048        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock

     364        363   

Additional paid-in capital

     52,519        363,493   

Accumulated earnings

     70,414        3,638   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax of $ 0 and $ 13

     (842     (1,318
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     122,455        366,176   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 144,503      $ 366,176   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


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Condensed Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

 

     Years ended December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012     2011  

Non-operating income (expenses)

    

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries

   $ 95,382      $ 28,004   

Interest income

     5        37   

Other expenses

     (374     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-operating income (expenses)

     95,013        28,041   

Income before income taxes

     95,013        28,041   

Income tax expense

     17,646        3,827   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

     77,367        24,214   

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

    

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     476        (1,176
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

   $ 77,843      $ 23,038   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

 

     Years ended December 31,  
(Dollar amounts in thousands)    2012     2011  

Cash flows from operating activities

   $ 317,389      $ 36   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Dividends paid

     (319,959     —     

Issuance of common stock

     450        2,641   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (319,509     2,641   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash

     (2,120     2,677   

Cash at beginning of the period

     2,677        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash at end of the period

   $ 557      $ 2,677   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities:

    

Transfer of prepaid income taxes from subsidiary

   $ 6,719      $ —     

Liability related to unvested portion of stock options as a result of equitable adjustment (Note 14)

     3,151        —     

On December 18, 2012, the parent company received a cash distribution from Holdings of approximately $50.3 million and used the proceeds of such distribution to pay a dividend to its stockholders and to pay an equitable adjustment to holders of vested options. The Board approved an equitable adjustment to stock options payable in form of a one-time cash bonus to holders of vested options and in the case of unvested options will be paid as the options vest.

On May 9, 2012, the parent company received a cash distribution from Holdings of approximately $269.8 million and used the proceeds of such distribution to pay a dividend to its stockholders. The Board approved an equitable adjustment to stock options in order to reduce the exercise price of the outstanding stock options.


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        Shares

 

LOGO

EVERTEC, Inc.

Common Stock

 

 

PROSPECTUS

 

 

Goldman, Sachs & Co.

J.P. Morgan

 

William

Blair

   UBS Investment Bank    Popular
Securities
   Morgan Stanley    Deutsche Bank
Securities
   Credit Suisse    Citigroup    BofA Merrill Lynch    Apollo
Global
Securities

            , 2013

Until             , 2013 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers effecting transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

 

 


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PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

 

Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

The following table sets forth the estimated fees and expenses, other than underwriting discounts, paid or payable by the registrant in connection with the issuance and distribution of the common stock. All amounts are estimates except for the SEC registration, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. and stock exchange and listing fees.

 

SEC registration fee

   $ 13,640   

Stock exchange filing fee and listing fee

     *   

Transfer agent and registrar fees

     *   

Printing and engraving costs

     *   

Legal fees and expenses

     *   

Accountants’ fees and expenses

     *   

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. filing fee

     15,500   

Miscellaneous

     *   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ *   
  

 

 

 

 

* To be filed by amendment.

 

Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Article 1.02(b)(6) of the Puerto Rico General Corporation Law of 2009, as amended (the “PR-GCL”), provides that a corporation may include in its certificate of incorporation a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of the directors or stockholders for breach of a director’s fiduciary duty. However, no such provision may eliminate or limit the liability of a director for breaching his duty of loyalty, failing to act in good faith, engaging in intentional misconduct or knowingly violating a law, paying an unlawful dividend or approving an unlawful stock repurchase or redemption or obtaining an improper personal benefit. Section 8.1 of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation contains such a provision.

Article 4.08 of the PR-GCL authorizes a Puerto Rico corporation to indemnify its officers and directors against liabilities arising out of pending or threatened actions, suits or proceedings to which such officers and directors are or may be made parties by reason of being officers or directors. Such rights of indemnification are not exclusive of any other rights to which such officers or directors may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of uninterested stockholders or directors or otherwise.

Article 2.02(n) of the PR-GCL states that every corporation created under the provisions of the PR-GCL shall have the power to reimburse to all directors and officers or former directors and officers the expenses which necessarily or in fact were incurred with respect to the defense in any action, suit or proceeding in which such persons, or any of them, are included as a party or parties for having been directors or officers of one or another corporation, pursuant to and subject to the provisions of Article 4.08 of the PR-GCL described above.

Section 8.2 of our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and Section 8.1 of our amended and restated bylaws provides that our directors, officers, employees and agents shall be indemnified to the fullest extent authorized by the PR-GCL against expenses and certain other liabilities arising out of legal action brought or threatened against them for their conduct on our behalf, provided that each such person acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she deemed to be reasonable and consistent with, and not opposed to, our best interests. Indemnification by us is available in a criminal action only if such person had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.


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Section 8.2 of our amended and restated bylaws provides that we will pay expenses incurred in defending any proceeding covered by Section 8.1 of our amended and restated bylaws in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding; provided, that if the PR-GCL requires, we may first require an undertaking by or on behalf of any person covered by Section 8.2 to repay such amounts, if it is ultimately determined that he is not entitled to be indemnified by us.

Section 8.5 of our amended and restated bylaws provides that we may maintain insurance covering certain liabilities of our officers, directors, employees and agents, whether or not we would have the power or would be required under the PG-GCL to indemnify them against such liabilities. We maintain a directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy.

We intend to enter into separate indemnification agreements with each of our directors, which may be broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in Puerto Rico law. These indemnification agreements will require us, among other things, to indemnify our directors against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors. These indemnification agreements will also require us to advance any expenses incurred by the directors as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified and to use reasonable efforts to cause our directors to be covered by any of our insurance policies providing insurance for our directors and officers. A director will not be entitled to indemnification by us under such agreements if (a) the director did not act in good faith and in a manner he or she deemed to be reasonable and consistent with, and not opposed to, our best interests or (b) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the director had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

 

Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

Set forth below is certain information regarding securities issued by the registrant during the last three years in transactions that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), including the consideration, if any, received by the registrant for such issuances.

On April 17, 2012, in connection with its incorporation, the registrant issued 18,376,893 shares of its Class A Common Stock to Apollo and 17,656,231 shares of its Class A Common Stock to Popular in exchange for all of the Apollo’s and Popular’s right, title and interest in and to their respective shares of common stock of Holdings. In addition, the registrant assumed the 2010 Plan and all of the outstanding equity awards issued thereunder or subject thereto. The registrant also issued 301,840 shares of its Class B Non-Voting Common Stock to certain directors and key employees in exchange for all of such persons’ right, title and interest in and to their shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock of Holdings. In addition, the registrant issued 56,906 restricted shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock to Felix Villamil and 14,646 restricted shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock to Peter Harrington, which restricted shares remain subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable restricted stock agreements described under “Management —Executive Compensation”.

On August 1, 2012, the registrant issued 16,556 shares of its Class B Non-Voting Common Stock and 150,000 options to purchase shares of its Class B Non-Voting Common Stock to Philip E. Steurer in connection with his appointment as EVERTEC’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer.

None of these transactions involved any underwriters or any public offerings. Each of these transactions was exempt from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act or Regulation D or Rule 701 promulgated thereunder, as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. With respect to each transaction listed above, no general solicitation was made by either the registrant or any person acting on its behalf; the recipient of our securities agreed that the securities would be subject to the standard restrictions applicable to a private placement of securities under applicable state and federal securities laws; and appropriate legends were affixed to the certificates issued in such transactions.

 

Item 21. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) Exhibits

See the Exhibit Index immediately following the signature page hereto, which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.


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(b) Financial Statement Schedules

All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are inapplicable, not required or the information has been disclosed elsewhere in the financial statements or notes thereto.

 

Item 17. Undertakings

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the Underwriting Agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertake:

 

  (1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

  (2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in San Juan, Puerto Rico on the 13th day of March, 2013.

 

EVERTEC, INC.

By:

 

/s/ Peter Harrington

  Peter Harrington
    President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated below.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Peter Harrington

Peter Harrington

  

President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

  March 13, 2013

/s/ Juan J. Román

Juan J. Román

  

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

  March 13, 2013

*

Marc E. Becker

  

Chairman of the Board and Director

  March 13, 2013

*

Félix M. Villamil

  

Vice Chairman of the Board and Director

  March 13, 2013

*

Jorge Junquera

  

Director

  March 13, 2013

*

Nathaniel J. Lipman

  

Director

  March 13, 2013

*

Matthew H. Nord

  

Director

  March 13, 2013

*

Richard L. Carrión Rexach

  

Director

  March 13, 2013

*

Néstor O. Rivera

  

Director

  March 13, 2013

*

Scott I. Ross

  

Director

  March 13, 2013

*

Thomas M. White

  

Director

  March 13, 2013

*By: /s/ Juan J. Román

Juan J. Román

Attorney-in-Fact

    


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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

  1.1**   Form of Underwriting Agreement
  2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 30, 2010, by and among Popular, Inc., AP Carib Holdings, Ltd., Carib Acquisitions, Inc. and EVERTEC Group, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Popular, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 8, 2010, File No. 001-34084)
  2.2   Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 5, 2010, by and among Popular, Inc., AP Carib Holdings, Ltd., Carib Acquisition, Inc. and EVERTEC Group, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
  2.3   Second Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated August 8, 2010, by and among Popular, Inc., AP Carib Holdings, Ltd., Carib Acquisition, Inc. and EVERTEC Group, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Popular, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2010, File No. 001-34084)
  2.4   Third Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 15, 2010, by and among Popular, Inc., AP Carib Holdings, Ltd., Carib Acquisition, Inc. and EVERTEC Group, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Popular, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2010, File No. 001-34084)
  2.5   Fourth Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 30, 2010, by and among Popular, Inc., AP Carib Holdings, Ltd., Carib Acquisition, Inc. and EVERTEC Group, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Popular, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2010, File No. 001-34084)
  3.1   Certificate of Incorporation of Carib Latam Holdings, Inc. (now known as EVERTEC, Inc.)
  3.2*   Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Carib Latam Holdings, Inc. (now known as EVERTEC, Inc.)
  3.3   Form of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of EVERTEC, Inc.
  3.4   Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of EVERTEC, Inc.
  3.5   Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of EVERTEC, Inc.
  4.1   Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2010, among EVERTEC Group, LLC, the guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust FSB, as trustee. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
  4.2   Supplemental Indenture No. 1, dated as of April 17, 2012, among EVERTEC Group, LLC, EVERTEC Finance Corp. and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 18, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
  4.3   Supplemental Indenture No. 2, dated as of May 7, 2012, among EVERTEC Group, LLC, EVERTEC Finance Corp., the guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
  4.4   Supplemental Indenture No. 3, dated as of May 7, 2012, among EVERTEC Group, LLC, EVERTEC Finance Corp., the guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
  4.5   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, by and among EVERTEC Group, LLC, the guarantors party thereto and Banc of America Securities LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)

 

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No.

 

Description

  4.6   Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2012, by and among EVERTEC Group, LLC, EVERTEC Finance Corp., the guarantors party thereto and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as representative of the initial purchasers. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
  4.7   Form of 11% Senior Note due 2018 (included in the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
  4.8   Stockholder Agreement, dated April 17, 2012, among EVERTEC, Inc. and the holders party thereto. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Popular, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 23, 2012, File No. 001-34084).
  4.9**   Form of common stock certificate of EVERTEC, Inc.
  5.1**   Opinion of Goldman Antonetti & Córdova, LLC re: legality
  8.1**   Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP re: tax matters
  8.2**   Opinion of Goldman Antonetti & Córdova, LLC re: tax matters
10.1   Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC, EVERTEC Group, LLC, the lenders from time to time parties thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swingline lender and L/C issuer. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.2   Amendment No. 1, dated as of March 3, 2011, to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC, EVERTEC Group, LLC, the lenders from time to time parties thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swingline lender and L/C issuer. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.3   Amendment No. 2, dated as of May 9, 2012, to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC, EVERTEC Group, LLC, the lenders from time to time parties thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swingline lender and L/C issuer. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.4   Incremental Assumption Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2012, among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC, EVERTEC Group, LLC, the lenders from time to time parties thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.5   Guarantee Agreement dated as of September 30, 2010, by and among EVERTEC Group, LLC, the loan parties identified on the signature pages thereof and Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent and collateral agent. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.6   Collateral Agreement dated as of September 30, 2010, among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC, EVERTEC Group, LLC, each subsidiary of EVERTEC Group, LLC identified therein and Bank of America, N.A. as collateral agent. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.7   Amended and Restated Master Service Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, among Popular, Inc. Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and EVERTEC Group, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of Popular, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 14, 2011, File No. 001-34084) †

 

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Exhibit
No.

  

Description

10.8    Technology Agreement, made and entered into as of September 30, 2010, by and between Popular, Inc. and EVERTEC Group, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 of Popular, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 6, 2010, File No. 001-34084)
10.9    Amended and Restated Independent Sales Organization Sponsorship and Services Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, by and between Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and EVERTEC Group, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.10    IP Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated June 30, 2010, by and between Popular, Inc. (and Affiliates and Subsidiaries) and EVERTEC Group, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Popular, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 8, 2010, File. No. 001-34084)
10.11    Consulting Agreement dated as of September 30, 2010, among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC, EVERTEC Group, LLC and Apollo Management VII, L.P. (the “Apollo Consulting Agreement”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.12    Consulting Agreement dated as of September 30, 2010, among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC, EVERTEC Group, LLC and Popular, Inc. (the “Popular Consulting Agreement”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.13    Employment Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010, by and between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Felix M. Villamil Pagani. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.14    Promissory Note and Forgivable Loan, Stock Pledge Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2010, between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Félix M. Villamil. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.15    Employment Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010, by and between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Luis O. Abreu. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.16    Employment Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010, by and between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Carlos J. Ramírez. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.17    Employment Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010, by and between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Luis G. Alvarado. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.18    Employment Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010, by and between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Jorge R. Hernandez. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.19    EVERTEC, Inc. Amended and Restated 2010 Equity Incentive Plan. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 18, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.20    Subscription Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2011, by and between EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC and Thomas M. White 2006 Trust. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.21    Subscription Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2011, by and between EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC and Luis O. Abreu. This Agreement is one of six substantially identical subscription agreements and includes a schedule which identifies material details in which each agreement differs from the one that is filed herewith. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 of Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on April 14, 2011, File No. 333-173504)

 

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10.22    Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2011, by and among EVERTEC Group, LLC, EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC and Luis O. Abreu and Ileana Gonzalez. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 15, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.23    Employment Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011, by and between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Juan Jose Román-Jiménez. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 15, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.24    Subscription Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011, by and between EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC and Juan Jose Román-Jiménez. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 15, 2011, File No. 333-173504)
10.25    Employment Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2012, by and between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Peter Harrington. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.26    Subscription Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2012, by and between EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC and Peter Harrington. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.27    Amended and Restated Restricted Stock Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2012, by and between EVERTEC, Inc. and Peter Harrington. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 18, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.28    Amended and Restated Restricted Stock Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2012, by and between EVERTEC, Inc. and Felix M. Villamil Pagani. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 18, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.29    Confidential Modification Agreement and General Release, dated as of February 24, 2012, by and between EVERTEC Group, LLC, EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC, Felix M. Villamil Pagani and Lourdes Duran. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.30    EVERTEC, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2012, by and between EVERTEC, Inc. and Peter Harrington. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.31    EVERTEC, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2012, by and between EVERTEC, Inc. and Felix M. Villamil Pagani. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.32    EVERTEC, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2012, by and between EVERTEC, Inc. and Juan Jose Román-Jimenez. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.33    EVERTEC, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2012, by and between EVERTEC, Inc. and Carlos J. Ramírez. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.34    EVERTEC, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2012, by and between EVERTEC, Inc. and Luis G. Alvarado. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2012, File No. 333-173504)

 

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10.35*   EVERTEC, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2012, by and between EVERTEC, Inc. and Jorge Hernandez.
10.36   EVERTEC, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2012, by and between EVERTEC, Inc. and Miguel Vizcarrondo. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.37   EVERTEC, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2012, by and between EVERTEC, Inc. and Miguel Vizcarrondo. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.38   EVERTEC, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2012, by and between EVERTEC, Inc. and Nathaniel Lipman. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.39   EVERTEC, Inc. Amended and Restated Stock Option Agreement, dated as of May 9, 2012, by and between EVERTEC, Inc. and Thomas M. White 2006 Trust. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.40   Tax Payment Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2012, by and among EVERTEC, Inc., EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC and EVERTEC Group, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 18, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.41   Stock Contribution and Exchange Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2012, by and among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC, EVERTEC, Inc., and the holders shares of common stock of EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC.
10.42   Employment Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2012, by and between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Philip E. Steurer. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.43   Stock Option Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2012, by and between EVERTEC, Inc. and Philip E. Steurer. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.44   Subscription Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2012, by and between EVERTEC, Inc. and Philip E. Steurer. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 14, 2012, File No. 333-173504)
10.45   Form of Termination Agreement for Apollo Consulting Agreement.
10.46   Form of Termination Agreement for Popular Consulting Agreement.
10.47**   Form of Amendment to Stockholder Agreement.
10.48*   Amended and Restated ATH Network Participation Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, by and between Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and EVERTEC Group, LLC and service riders related thereto †
10.49*   ATH Support Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, by and between Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and EVERTEC Group, LLC. †
10.50*   Amended and Restated TicketPop Services Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, by and between Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and EVERTEC Group, LLC. †
10.51*   Venezuela Transition Service Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2010, among EVERTEC Group, LLC, EVERTEC de Venezuela, C.A. and Popular, Inc. †

 

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10.52*   First Amendment to Venezuela Transition Service Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2011, among EVERTEC Group, LLC, EVERTEC de Venezuela, C.A. and Popular, Inc. †
10.53*   Second Amendment to Venezuela Transition Service Agreement, dated as of March 9, 2012, among EVERTEC Group, LLC, EVERTEC de Venezuela, C.A. and Popular, Inc. †
10.54*   Virgin Islands Services Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2010, by and between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Banco Popular de Puerto Rico.
10.55*   Master Lease Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2004, by and between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Banco Popular de Puerto Rico.
10.56*   First Amendment to Master Lease Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2006, by and between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Banco Popular de Puerto Rico.
10.57*   Second Amendment to Master Lease Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2010, by and between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Banco Popular de Puerto Rico.
10.58*   Third Amendment to Master Lease Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, by and between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Banco Popular de Puerto Rico.
10.59*   Employment Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2010, by and between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Miguel Vizcarrondo.
10.60*   Amendment to Employment Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2012, by and between EVERTEC Group, LLC and Miguel Vizcarrondo.
10.61   Form of EVERTEC, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.
10.62   Form of Indemnification Agreement among EVERTEC, Inc. and its directors.
21.1**   Subsidiaries of EVERTEC, Inc.
23.1   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accountants.
23.2**   Consent of Goldman Antonetti & Córdova, P.S.C. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
23.3**   Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 8.1 to this Registration Statement).
23.4**   Consent of Goldman Antonetti & Córdova, P.S.C. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 8.2 to this Registration Statement).
24.1*   Powers of Attorney of Directors and Officers of the registrant (included on signature pages to this Registration Statement).

 

* Previously filed.
** To be filed by amendment.
Confidential treatment has been requested with respect to certain portions of this exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the SEC.

 

EX-VI

EX-3.1 2 d427686dex31.htm EX-3.1 EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

CARIB LATAM HOLDINGS, INC.

a Puerto Rico corporation

(the “Corporation”)

(Adopted as of April 13, 2012)


CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

CARIB LATAM HOLDINGS, INC.

THE UNDERSIGNED, acting as the incorporator of a corporation under and in accordance with the General Corporations Law of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of 2009, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended from time to time (the “General Corporations Law”), hereby adopts the following Certificate of Incorporation (this “Certificate”) for such corporation:

ARTICLE I

NAME

The name of the corporation is Carib Latam Holdings, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE

The nature of the business of the corporation, to the extent permitted by applicable law, will be to invest, acquire, maintain, hold, re-invest, transact, sell, exchange, pledge, assign, transfer, convey, deal in shares, private or public, equity, participations and other interests in any entity, corporation, partnership, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and other forms of legal entities, and any other lawful business authorized by the General Corporations Law and other applicable laws.

ARTICLE III

REGISTERED AGENT

The street address of the registered office of the Corporation in Puerto Rico is Carretera 176, Km. 1.3, Cupey Bajo, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926, and the name of the Corporation’s initial resident agent at such address is Carib Latam Holdings, Inc.

ARTICLE IV

CAPITALIZATION

Section 4.1 Authorized Capital Stock. The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 104,000,000 shares, consisting of 103,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), and subject to Section 4.2 hereof, 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The Common Stock shall be divided into two classes as follows: (i) Class A Common Stock, of which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue 99,000,000 shares (collectively, the “Class A Common Stock”); and (ii) Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, of which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue 4,000,000 shares (collectively, the “Class B Non-Voting Common Stock”). In accordance with Article 8.02(B)(2) of the General Corporations Law, the number of authorized shares of any class or classes of stock of the Corporation may be increased or decreased (but not to less than the number of shares then outstanding) by (a) the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the Class A Common Stock of the Corporation


entitled to vote and (b) (1) prior to the initial Qualified Public Offering, for so long as any Principal Stockholder beneficially owns, together with its Affiliates, at least 10% of the Class A Common Stock then outstanding, the written consent of such Principal Stockholder and (2) following the initial Qualified Public Offering, for so long as any Principal Stockholder beneficially owns, together with its Affiliates, at least 20% of the Class A Common Stock then outstanding, the written consent of such Principal Stockholder. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the respective classes of the Corporation’s capital stock or the holders thereof and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof are set forth in this ARTICLE IV.

Section 4.2 Preferred Stock. Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more series from time to time, with each such series to consist of such number of shares and to have such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of such series adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) and included in a certificate of designations (a “Preferred Stock Designation”), and, the Board is hereby expressly vested with the authority, to the full extent now or hereafter provided by law, to adopt any such resolution or resolutions, provided that no such series of preferred may be authorized, and no such Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued, without the prior approval of the terms of the Preferred Stock Designation and of the terms of the issuance by at least one Director nominated by each Principal Stockholder whose Proportionate Percentage is 10% or more and who has the right to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement.

Section 4.3 Common Stock.

(a) Class A Common Stock. The holders of shares of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each such share on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders on which the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock are entitled to vote. Except as otherwise required by law or this Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders the Class A Common Stock shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of Directors and on all other matters properly submitted to a vote of the stockholders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise required by law or this Certificate (including a Preferred Stock Designation), holders of Class A Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate (including any amendment to any Preferred Stock Designation) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation).

(b) Class B Non-Voting Common Stock. The Class B Non-Voting Common Stock shall be identical to shares of the Class A Common Stock in every respect, and the rights and privileges of the holders thereof shall be identical (including with respect to dividends and distributions) and shall include all the rights and privileges of holders of shares of Class A Common Stock under the General Corporations Law, except that (i) the holders of shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock shall not, by virtue of holding such shares, have any right to vote on any matter voted on by the stockholders of the Corporation and (ii) the shares of Class B

 

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Non-Voting Common Stock shall be convertible into Class A Common Stock as set forth in Section 4.3(c) and Section 4.3(d). The voting power for the election of Directors, and for all other purposes, except as is otherwise specifically provided by the General Corporations Law, is vested exclusively in the holders of the Class A Common Stock. The holders of the Class B Non-Voting Common Stock shall not be entitled to, and expressly waive (i) any right to vote the Class B Non-Voting Common Stock at elections for Directors, or on any question or for any purpose whatsoever, except as is otherwise specifically provided by the General Corporations Law, and (ii) the right to participate in any meeting of stockholders unless matters are to be voted upon at such meeting upon which the holders of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock are entitled to vote pursuant to the specific provisions of the General Corporations Law.

(c) Automatic Conversion of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock into Class A Common Stock.

1. At any time immediately prior to or after the closing of a Qualified Public Offering, at the election of the Board, each share of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock outstanding as of immediately prior to such election by the Board shall automatically convert into one share of Class A Common Stock, subject to adjustments as determined by the Board for stock dividends, stock splits or stock combinations (an “Automatic Conversion”). The Board’s election to cause the Automatic Conversion shall require the approval of (i) a majority of the entire Board and (ii) for so long as any Principal Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage is at least 20%, at least one Director nominated by such Principal Stockholder. At the request of the Initial Requesting Holder in connection with an Initial Demand Registration, if (A) it is necessary to comply with the rules and regulations of any applicable Self-Regulatory Organization or (B) if the managing and lead underwriters, in their reasonable judgment, determine that it is advisable and inform the Initial Requesting Holder and the Corporation of such determination, the Corporation will cause an Automatic Conversion.

2. In order to effectuate an Automatic Conversion, each holder of shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock shall surrender, to the Corporation at its principal office (or such other office or agency of the Corporation as the Corporation may designate by notice in writing to such holders) during its usual business hours, the certificate or certificates duly endorsed for the shares so converted. As promptly as practicable thereafter, the Corporation shall issue and deliver to such holder a certificate or certificates for the number of whole shares of Class A Common Stock to which such holder is entitled. Following the Board’s election to effectuate an Automatic Conversion, until such time as a holder of shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock shall surrender his, her or its certificates therefor as provided above, such certificates shall be deemed to represent the shares of Class A Common Stock to which such holder shall be entitled upon the surrender thereof and shall be deemed to have all of the rights, privileges, qualifications, restrictions and limitations of shares of Class A Common Stock.

(d) Optional Conversion of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock into Class A Common Stock.

1. At any point in time, in connection with (i) any sale, occurring simultaneously with or after a Qualified Public Offering, (A) pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act or (B) in the manner described by the provisions of Rule 144(f) under the

 

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Securities Act, other than an offering relating to employee incentive plans or (ii) the exercise of piggyback registration rights in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Stockholder Agreement, a holder of outstanding shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock may elect to convert each share of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock to be sold by such stockholder into one share of Class A Common Stock, subject to adjustments as determined by the Board for stock dividends, stock splits or stock combinations. At the time of the consummation of a Tag-Along Transaction involving the Transfer of a majority of the Class A Shares then outstanding in which both Principal Stockholders or Affiliates of each of them are selling Class A Shares, the Tag-Along Offeror may elect to convert each share of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock acquired or to be acquired by it in connection with such Tag-Along Transaction into one share of Class A Common Stock, subject to adjustments as determined by the Board for stock dividends, stock splits or stock combinations. A conversion pursuant to this Section 4.3(d) is referred to as an “Optional Conversion”. In order to exercise an Optional Conversion, a holder of outstanding shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock (or, in the case of a Tag-Along Transaction, the Tag-Along Offeror) shall provide written notice to the Corporation identifying the number of shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock to be converted. Upon the Corporation’s receipt of such written notice (or, in the case of a Tag-Along Transaction, upon consummation thereof), each share of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock identified in the notice shall immediately and automatically convert as set forth above.

2. In order to effectuate an Optional Conversion, shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock shall be surrendered, to the Corporation at its principal office (or such other office or agency of the Corporation as the Corporation may designate by notice in writing to such holders) during its usual business hours, the certificate or certificates duly endorsed for the shares so converted. As promptly as practicable thereafter, the Corporation shall issue and deliver to such holder (or, in the case of a Tag-Along Transaction, the Tag-Along Offeror) a certificate or certificates for the number of whole shares of Class A Common Stock to which such holder (or, in the case of a Tag-Along Transaction, the Tag-Along Offeror) is entitled. Following the exercise of an Optional Conversion, until such time as the applicable certificates shall be surrendered as provided above, such certificates shall be deemed to represent the shares of Class A Common Stock into which such shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock shall be converted into and shall be deemed to have all of the rights, privileges, qualifications, restrictions and limitations of shares of Class A Common Stock.

(e) Reservation of Class A Common Stock. So long as any shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock remain outstanding, the Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available, from its authorized and unissued Class A Common Stock solely for issuance and delivery upon the conversion of the shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock and free of preemptive rights, such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as from time to time shall be issuable upon the conversion in full of all outstanding shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock. The Corporation shall further, from time to time, take all steps necessary to increase the authorized number of shares of its Class A Common Stock if at any time the authorized number of shares of Class A Common Stock remaining unissued would otherwise be insufficient to allow delivery of all the shares of Class A Common Stock then deliverable upon the conversion in full of all outstanding shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock.

 

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(f) Dividends and Other Distributions. Dividends shall be paid in accordance with the General Corporations Law. Subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock, if any, as provided in the General Corporations Law, this Certificate (as amended from time to time) or any resolution or resolutions approved thereon by the Board in connection with the issuance of Preferred Stock (any such resolution or resolution of the Board being subject to the prior approval of at least one Director nominated by each Principal Stockholder whose Proportionate Percentage is 10% or more and who has the right to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement), the record holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions (payable in cash, property or capital stock of the Corporation) when, as and if declared thereon by the Board from time to time out of any assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor and shall share equally on a per share basis in all such dividends and distributions.

(g) Liquidation. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation, subject to the rights of holders of Preferred Stock, if any, in respect thereof, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by them.

(h) Rights, Powers, Restrictions and Limitations. As required by the General Corporations Law, while the Corporation is entitled to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, any information consisting of the number of shares, voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions with respect to the issuance of any class or series of stock as approved by resolution or resolutions of the Board shall either be entered in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate or certificates issued by the Corporation to represent such stock, or a statement to the effect that the Corporation will provide, without charge to each stockholder who so requests, a list of such powers, designations, preferences, limitations or restrictions shall be inserted therein.

ARTICLE V

PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS

Section 5.1 General.

(a) If the Corporation proposes to issue or incur, as applicable, any (A) equity securities, (B) debt securities or other Indebtedness, (C) securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for equity or debt securities or other Indebtedness or (D) other securities, other than Excluded Securities (the “Offered Securities”), the Corporation shall deliver to each Principal Stockholder and its applicable Partial Rights Transferees a written notice (which notice shall state the number or amount of the Offered Securities proposed to be issued, the purchase price therefor and any other material terms or conditions of the proposed Offered Securities and of their issuance or incurrence, as applicable, including any linked or grouped securities that comprise Offered Securities) of such issuance or incurrence, as applicable (the “Preemptive Offer Notice”) at least ten Business Days prior to the date of the proposed issuance (the period beginning on the date that the Preemptive Offer Notice is delivered to the Principal Stockholders

 

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and applicable Partial Rights Transferees and the date that is ten Business Days following such date being the “Preemptive Offer Period”).

(b) Each Principal Stockholder and applicable Partial Rights Transferees shall have the option, exercisable at any time during the Preemptive Offer Period by delivering a written notice to the Corporation (a “Preemptive Offer Acceptance Notice”), (A) to subscribe for the number or amount of such Offered Securities up to its Proportionate Percentage (excluding for the purposes of this calculation Common Stock beneficially owned by stockholders who are not Principal Stockholders or their applicable Partial Rights Transferees) of the total number or amount of Offered Securities proposed to be issued and (B) in the case of Offered Securities that are not debt securities or other Indebtedness, to offer to subscribe for up to its Proportionate Percentage (excluding for the purposes of this calculation shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by stockholders of Common Stock who are not Subscribing Preemptive Rights Holders) of the Offered Securities not subscribed for by the other Principal Stockholders or their applicable Partial Rights Transferees (as further described below). In the case of Offered Securities that are not debt securities or other Indebtedness, any Offered Securities not subscribed for by a Principal Stockholder or applicable Partial Rights Transferees shall be deemed to be re-offered to and accepted by each of the other Principal Stockholders and applicable Partial Rights Transferees that has exercised its option specified in clause (B) of the immediately preceding sentence (each a “Subscribing Preemptive Rights Holder”), with respect to the lesser of (x) the amount specified in such Subscribing Preemptive Rights Holder’s Preemptive Offer Acceptance Notice and (y) an amount equal to the Offered Securities not subscribed for by the Principal Stockholders and applicable Partial Rights Transferees who are not Subscribing Preemptive Rights Holders. Such deemed re-offer and acceptance procedures described in the immediately preceding sentence shall be deemed to be repeated until either (1) all of the Offered Securities are accepted by the Principal Stockholders and applicable Partial Rights Transferees or (2) no Principal Stockholders or applicable Partial Rights Transferees desire to subscribe for more Offered Securities. The Corporation shall notify each Subscribing Preemptive Rights Holder within five Business Days following the expiration of the Preemptive Offer Period of the number or amount of Offered Securities that such Subscribing Preemptive Rights Holder has subscribed to purchase.

(c) If Preemptive Offer Acceptance Notices are not given by the Principal Stockholders and applicable Partial Rights Transferees for all the Offered Securities, the Corporation may issue the part of such Offered Securities as to which Preemptive Offer Acceptances Notices have not been given by the Principal Stockholders and their applicable Partial Rights Transferees (the “Refused Securities”) to any other Person (a “New Investor”) in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the Preemptive Offer Notice. Any Refused Securities not purchased by one or more New Investors in accordance with this Section 5.1 within 60 days after the expiration of the Preemptive Offer Period may not be sold or otherwise disposed of until they are again offered to the Principal Stockholders under the procedures specified in this Section 5.1.

Section 5.2 Excluded Securities. The rights under this ARTICLE V shall not apply to the following securities issued by the Corporation at any time in compliance with the Stockholder Agreement (the “Excluded Securities”):

 

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(a) shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon the conversion of any shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock in accordance with the terms thereof;

(b) non-voting securities, including any options, warrants or other securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any non-voting securities, issued pursuant to the Management Long-Term Compensation Plan, in an aggregate amount (inclusive of any such securities that have been converted into, exercised or exchanged for voting securities) at any time outstanding not to exceed 7.5% (on an as converted, exercised or exchanged basis) of the Corporation’s outstanding Common Stock as of the date hereof (taking into account any stock dividends or distributions, stock splits, reclassifications, recapitalizations or other subdivisions or combinations of such Common Stock);

(c) Common Stock issued as a dividend on Common Stock or upon any stock split;

(d) securities issued in connection with a consolidation, merger, purchase of all or substantially all of the assets or similar transaction involving the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, and a business entity that is not an Affiliate (disregarding clauses (i)(y) and (ii) of the definition of such term) of the Corporation or one of the Principal Stockholders, in each case to the extent that such transaction is conducted in compliance with the Stockholder Agreement;

(e) with the approval of a majority of the Board and, for so long as any Principal Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage is at least 5%, the approval of at least one Director nominated by such Principal Stockholder (to the extent such Principal Stockholder has the right to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement), securities issued as an equity kicker to one or more Persons to whom the Corporation or one or more of its Subsidiaries is becoming Indebted in connection with the incurrence of such Indebtedness by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that such incurrence otherwise occurs in compliance with the Stockholder Agreement, and provided further that (A) to the extent any Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee exercises its Preemptive Rights to such Indebtedness, it shall be entitled to Preemptive Rights pursuant to this ARTICLE V (without respect to this Section 5.2(e)) with respect to such securities issued as an equity kicker) and (B) the effect of such issuance does not discriminate against any Principal Stockholder (including by having a different adverse impact on any Principal Stockholder based on such Principal Stockholder’s identity or any of its attributes);

(f) with the approval of a majority of the Board and, for so long as any Principal Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage is at least 5%, the approval of at least one Director nominated by such Principal Stockholder (to the extent such Principal Stockholder has the right to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement), to the extent that the Corporation concludes that an issuance is appropriate and desirable and in order to further the business relationship with a customer of the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries, Common Stock issued on customary terms to such customer, provided that such customer is not an Affiliate (disregarding clauses (i)(y) and (ii) of the definition of such term) of the Corporation or one of the Principal Stockholders, provided further that the effect of such issuance does not discriminate against any Principal Stockholder (including by having a different adverse impact

 

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on any Principal Stockholder based on such Principal Stockholder’s identity or any of its attributes); and

(g) securities issued upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of any options, warrants or any other derivative securities of the Corporation issued in compliance with (or not otherwise in violation of) this ARTICLE V.

Section 5.3 Termination. The rights set forth in this ARTICLE V shall terminate immediately prior to the consummation of a Qualified Public Offering.

Section 5.4 Treasury Stock. For the avoidance of doubt, the Transfer (other than to a wholly owned Subsidiary of the Corporation) by the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries of any security issued by the Corporation shall be deemed to be an issuance of such security by the Corporation for the purposes of this Certificate.

Section 5.5 Certain Debt Issuances. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this ARTICLE V, if the managing underwriters for an offering of debt securities or the lead arrangers for issuances of bank or other Indebtedness by the Corporation advise the Corporation in writing that in their opinion the availability of Preemptive Rights to the Principal Stockholders and their Partial Rights Transferees would significantly jeopardize the success of such offering or debt raising (including by adversely affecting the terms on which such debt securities or Indebtedness could be issued or incurred, as applicable), then the Corporation shall provide notice of such opinion in the Preemptive Rights Notice and no Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee shall have any such Preemptive Rights pursuant to Section 5.1 with respect to such offering or incurrence of debt securities or Indebtedness; provided, however, that, the Principal Stockholders may participate in such offering or debt raising to the extent permitted under Section 8(f) of the Stockholder Agreement.

ARTICLE VI

DIRECTORS

Section 6.1 Board Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by, or under the direction of, the Board. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon the Board by statute, this Certificate or the Bylaws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws”), the Board is hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of the General Corporations Law, this Certificate, any Bylaws adopted by the stockholders and the Stockholder Agreement (including but not limited to Section 3(c) thereof); provided, however, that, no Bylaws hereafter adopted by the stockholders shall invalidate any prior act of the Board that would have been valid if such Bylaws had not been adopted.

Section 6.2 Election, Removal and Replacement. Unless and except to the extent that the Bylaws shall so require, the election of Directors need not be by written ballot. Directors may be elected, removed and/or replaced only in compliance with the provisions set forth in the Stockholder Agreement.

Section 6.3 Number of Directors. The Board shall consist of nine Directors.

 

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ARTICLE VII

BYLAWS

The Bylaws may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed only by (a) the affirmative vote of the holders holding at least a majority of the Class A Common Stock and (b) for so long as any Principal Stockholder beneficially owns, together with its Affiliates, at least 10% of the Class A Common Stock then outstanding, the written consent of such Principal Stockholder.

ARTICLE VIII

CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES

If any Director nominated by a Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee (other than a Management Director) or Holder (other than a Management Holder) (i) acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be an investment or business opportunity or prospective economic or competitive advantage in which the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries could have an interest or expectancy (a “Competitive Opportunity”) or (ii) otherwise is then exploiting any Competitive Opportunity, neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries will have any interest in, or expectation that, such Competitive Opportunity be offered to it. Any such interest or expectation is hereby renounced so that such Director or stockholder shall (x) have no duty to communicate or present such Competitive Opportunity to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and (y) have the right to either hold any such Competitive Opportunity for such Director’s or stockholder’s own account and benefit or to recommend, assign or otherwise transfer such Competitive Opportunity to Persons other than the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall Apollo, Popular or any of their respective Affiliates be deemed to be either a Management Director or Management Holder for purposes of this ARTICLE VIII.

ARTICLE IX

LIMITATION OF DIRECTOR LIABILITY;

INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES

Section 9.1 Limitation of Director Liability. To the fullest extent that the General Corporations Law or any other law of Puerto Rico as the same exists or is hereafter amended permits the limitation or elimination of the liability of directors, no person who is or was a Director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director, except to the extent that such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the General Corporations Law or any other law of Puerto Rico as the same exists or is hereafter amended. Any repeal, modification or amendment of this Section 9.1 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate inconsistent with this Section 9.1, will, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to further limit or eliminate the liability of Directors) and shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a Director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

 

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Section 9.2 Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporations Law or any other applicable law of Puerto Rico, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an incorporator, agent, resident agent, Director or officer of the Corporation or, while an incorporator, agent, resident agent, Director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as an incorporator, resident agent, Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a Director, officer, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a Director, officer, employee or agent, against all expenses, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the Corporation, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person (i) did not act in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful. The right to indemnification conferred by this Section 9.2 shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation for the expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred in defending, testifying or otherwise participating in any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, if the General Corporations Law requires, an advancement of expenses shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for the expenses under this Section 9.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 9.2 shall be contract rights, and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be an incorporator, agent, resident agent, Director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 9.2, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.

(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 9.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors, or otherwise.

 

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(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 9.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate inconsistent with this Section 9.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto) and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

(d) This Section 9.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than indemnitees.

(e) The Corporation hereby acknowledges that an indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, insurance and/or advancement of expenses provided by one or more Persons who employ such indemnitee or of which such indemnitee is a partner or member or with such Persons’ respective affiliated investment funds, managed funds and management companies, if applicable, or such Persons’ respective affiliates (collectively, the “Secondary Indemnitors”). The Corporation hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort—meaning that, its obligations under this Section 9.2 are primary and any obligation of the Secondary Indemnitors to advance expenses and provide indemnification for the same expenses and liabilities incurred by any such indemnitee are secondary, (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by any such indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) to the extent legally permitted and as required by this Certificate, the Bylaws or any other agreement between the Corporation and such indemnitee, without regard to any rights that such indemnitee may have against the Secondary Indemnitors and (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Secondary Indemnitors from any and all claims that it has or may have against the Secondary Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Corporation further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Secondary Indemnitors shall affect the foregoing and that the Secondary Indemnitors shall be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of any such indemnitee against the Corporation. The Corporation and each indemnitee agree that Secondary Indemnitors are express third-party beneficiaries of this Section 9.2.

ARTICLE X

STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN

Notwithstanding anything in this Certificate or the Stockholder Agreement to the contrary, the adoption of any stockholder rights plan, rights agreement or any other form of “poison pill” that is designed to or has the effect of making an acquisition of large holdings of the Corporation’s Common Stock more difficult or expensive (“Stockholder Rights Plan”) or the amendment of any such Stockholder Rights Plan that has the effect of extending the term of a Stockholder Rights Plan or any rights or options provided thereunder, shall require the affirmative vote of (i) a majority of the entire Board and (ii) for so long as any Principal

 

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Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage is at least 5%, at least one Director nominated by such Principal Stockholder.

ARTICLE XI

DURATION

This Certificate will become effective upon the filing date. The term of existence of the Corporation will be perpetual.

ARTICLE XII

SEVERABILITY

If any provision or provisions of this Certificate shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Certificate (including, without limitation, each portion of the paragraph of this Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Certificate (including, without limitation, each portion of the paragraph of this Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

ARTICLE XIII

AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate by (a) the affirmative vote of the stockholders holding at least a majority of the Class A Common Stock then outstanding and (b) (1) prior to the initial Qualified Public Offering, for so long as any Principal Stockholder beneficially owns, together with its Affiliates, at least 10% of the Class A Common Stock then outstanding, the written consent of such Principal Stockholder and (2) following the initial Qualified Public Offering, for so long as any Principal Stockholder beneficially owns, together with its Affiliates, at least 20% of the Class A Common Stock then outstanding, the written consent of such Principal Stockholder, and except as set forth in ARTICLE VIII, all rights, preferences and privileges herein conferred upon stockholders, Directors or any other persons by and pursuant to this Certificate in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the rights reserved in this Article.

ARTICLE XIV

CONFLICT WITH STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT

The Corporation is a party to the Stockholder Agreement and governed by the provisions thereof. To the extent that the terms of this Certificate and the terms of the Stockholder Agreement are inconsistent, the terms of the Stockholder Agreement shall control.

 

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ARTICLE XV

DEFINITIONS

Defined terms in this Certificate, and in the Appendices and Annexes to this Certificate, which may be identified by the capitalization of the first letter of each principal word thereof, have the meanings assigned to them in Appendix A. Other terms may be defined elsewhere in the text of this Agreement and, unless otherwise indicated, shall have such meaning throughout this Certificate and the Appendices and Annexes hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, for the purpose of forming a corporation pursuant to the General Corporations Law, hereby swears that the facts herein stated are true, this 13th day of April, 2012.

 

/s/ Thelma Rivera

Thelma Rivera, Incorporator

Certificate of Incorporation of Carib Latam Holdings, Inc.


Appendix A

In this Appendix, and in this Certificate and the Annexes hereto, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned below, and the terms listed in the chart below shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Section of this Certificate set forth opposite of such term.

 

Term:

  

Section:

Automatic Conversion

   Section 4.3(c)1

Board

   Section 4.2

Bylaws

   Section 6.1

Certificate

   Preamble

Class A Common Stock

   Section 4.1

Class B Non-Voting Common Stock

   Section 4.1

Common Stock

   Section 4.1

Competitive Opportunity

   ARTICLE VIII

Corporation

   ARTICLE I

Excluded Securities

   Section 5.2

General Corporations Law

   Preamble

indemnitee

   Section 9.2(a)

New Investor

   Section 5.1(c)

Offered Securities

   Section 5.1(a)

Optional Conversion

   Section 4.3(d)1

Preemptive Offer Acceptance Notice

   Section 5.1(b)

Preemptive Offer Notice

   Section 5.1(a)

Preemptive Offer Period

   Section 5.1(a)

Preferred Stock

   Section 4.1

Preferred Stock Designation

   Section 4.2

proceeding

   Section 9.2(a)

Refused Securities

   Section 5.1(c)

Secondary Indemnitors

   Section 9.2(e)

Stockholder Rights Plan

   ARTICLE X

Subscribing Preemptive Rights Holder

   Section 5.1(b)

 

Appendix A


Adoption Agreement” means an Adoption Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Stockholder Agreement.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with, such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) with respect to Apollo, the term “Affiliate” shall (x) include any investment fund with respect to which Apollo Global Management LLC or its Controlled Affiliates (including its and their respective successors) are the sole, or if not sole, primary investment managers and, subject to clause (y) below, each of their Subsidiaries and (y) not include portfolio companies of Apollo Global Management LLC or its Controlled Affiliates and, (ii) with respect to Popular (to the extent that at the time of determination it is engaged in a private equity or similar business), the term “Affiliate” shall not include portfolio companies of Popular or its Controlled Affiliates.

Apollo” means AP Carib Holdings, Ltd., an exempted company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

Assignment in Part” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10 of the Stockholder Agreement.

Assignment in Whole” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10 of the Stockholder Agreement.

beneficially owned”, “beneficial ownership” and similar phrases have the same meanings as such terms have under Rule 13d-3 (or any successor rule then in effect) under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such stockholder has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable upon the occurrence of a subsequent event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Principal Stockholder shall be deemed to beneficially own any Common Stock beneficially owned by another Person who is not a Controlled Affiliate of such Principal Stockholder’s Ultimate Parent Entity (disregarding solely for the purposes of determining Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person (i) application of this sentence to any Common Stock that has been Transferred (other than in the form of a pledge, hypothecation or similar grant of a security interest only and which shall not involve the grant of a proxy or other right with respect to the voting of such Common Stock) to such Person in compliance with this Agreement and (ii) any Group Common Stock with respect to such Person), including without limitation, another Principal Stockholder or any Partial Rights Transferee, in either case, that is not a Controlled Affiliate of such Principal Stockholder’s Ultimate Parent Entity.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks in New York, New York or San Juan, Puerto Rico are authorized or obligated by Law or executive order to close.

Change of Control” means, with respect to any Person, any:

(i) merger, consolidation or other business combination of such Person (or any Subsidiary or Subsidiaries that alone or together represent all or substantially all of


such Person’s consolidated business at that time) or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries that results in the stockholders of such Person (or such Subsidiary or Subsidiaries) or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries or the surviving entity thereof, as applicable, immediately before the consummation of such transaction or a series of related transactions (or, in the case of the Corporation, the Principal Stockholders and the Controlled Affiliates of their respective Ultimate Parent Entities), holding, directly or indirectly, less than 50% of the voting power of such Person (or such Subsidiary or Subsidiaries) or any successor, other entity or the surviving entity thereof, as applicable, immediately following the consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions, provided that for the purpose of the second sentence of Section 3(c) of the Stockholder Agreement, this clause (i) shall not be deemed applicable to any merger, consolidation or other business combination, if, as a result of any such merger, consolidation or other business combination, no Person or Group of Persons shall have obtained “control” of Popular, as such term is defined under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956;

(ii) Transfer (other than in the form of a pledge, hypothecation or similar grant of a security interest only and which shall not involve the grant of a proxy or other right with respect to the voting of such equity), in one or a series of related transactions, of equity representing 50% or more of the voting power of such Person (or any Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of such Person that alone or together represent all or substantially all of such Person’s consolidated business at that time) or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries to a Person or Group of Persons (other than, in the case of the Corporation, a Transfer of such equity to Apollo’s Ultimate Parent Entity or any of its Controlled Affiliates or Popular or any of its Controlled Affiliates);

(iii) transaction in which a majority of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such Person (or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries) immediately following or as a proximate cause of such transaction is comprised of persons who were not members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such Person (or such successor or other entity) immediately prior to such transaction (or, in the case of the Corporation, are not designees of Apollo or Popular (or their respective Affiliates)) except, with respect to the Corporation, (X) resulting from the compliance, at the time of the Initial Public Offering, with the listing requirements, listed company manual or similar rules or regulations of the securities exchange on which the Corporation’s equity securities will be listed pursuant to its Initial Public Offering, (Y) if a majority of the Board is not “independent” under the rules of the applicable securities exchange on the date following such Initial Public Offering upon which the Corporation first ceases to be a “controlled company” (or similar status) under the rules and regulations of such exchange, resulting from compliance with the rules and regulations of such exchange that first apply upon the Corporation ceasing to be a “controlled company” (or similar status) or (Z) the loss of directors pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement that does not result in another Person or Group of Persons having the right or ability to appoint a majority of the Board as a result of such transaction; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, this


clause (Z) shall only apply to the resignation and initial replacement of such directors and not to any subsequent replacement of such directors (whether in connection with another transaction or otherwise); or

(iv) sale or other disposition in one or a series of related transactions of all or substantially all of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries (or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries).

Complete Rights Transferee” means (i) any Person to whom Apollo or Popular, as the case may be, (A) Transfers 80% or more of the Common Stock held by it and its Affiliates as of the date of September 30, 2010 and (B) has made or is making an Assignment in Whole and (ii) any Person to whom a Complete Rights Transferee (A) Transfers 100% of the Common Stock acquired by such Complete Rights Transferee in connection with an Assignment in Whole pursuant to which such Complete Rights Transferee became a Complete Rights Transferee and (B) has made or is making an Assignment in Whole; provided, that, in each case, such Transferee (x) has acquired such Common Stock in one or more Transfers of Common Stock which are in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Stockholder Agreement, including the requirements set forth in Section 4 of the Stockholder Agreement and (y) has executed and delivered an Adoption Agreement to each party to the Stockholder Agreement.

Control,” and its correlative meanings, “Controlling” and “Controlled,” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Director” means a member of the Board.

Encumbrances” means any direct or indirect encumbrances, lien, pledge, security interest, claim, charges, option, right of first refusal or offer, mortgage, deed of trust, easement or any other restriction or third-party right, including restrictions on the right to vote equity interests.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended.

Government Entity” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, Commonwealth, local or foreign or similar government, governmental subdivision, regulatory or administrative body or other governmental or quasi-governmental agency, tribunal, commission, court, judicial or arbitral body or other entity with competent jurisdiction.

Group Common Stock” means any Common Stock beneficially owned by a Person solely as a result of the Stockholder Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, that have not been Transferred to such Person’s Ultimate Parent Entity or any of its Controlled Affiliates.

Group of Persons” means a group of Persons that would constitute a “group” as determined pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.


Holders” and “stockholders” mean the holders of Common Stock who are parties to the Stockholder Agreement as set forth in Schedule I to the Stockholder Agreement, as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

Indebtedness” and its correlative meaning, “Indebted,” means, with respect to any Person, (a) all indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent, for borrowed money and (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar debt instruments.

Initial Public Offering” means the consummation of an initial underwritten public offering of Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (other than on Forms S-4 or S-8 or successors to such forms) under the Securities Act.

Initial Requesting Holder” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5(a) of the Stockholder Agreement.

Law” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, local or foreign or similar law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order, writ, judgment, injunction, directive, guideline or decree enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered by a Government Entity or Self-Regulatory Organization (including, for the sake of clarity, any policy statement or interpretation that has the force of law with respect to any of the foregoing, and including common law).

Management Director” means a Director of the Corporation that is also the individual holding the office of Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation from time to time.

Management Holder” means stockholders who are employed by, or serve as consultants or directors, to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, that, in no event shall Apollo, Popular or any of their respective Affiliates be deemed a Management Holder.

Management Long-Term Compensation Plan” means the Management Long-Term Compensation Plan adopted by EVERTEC, Inc. or the Corporation, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

Non-Controlled Public Entity” means a Person that has equity securities listed on a national stock exchange and which the Affiliates of such Person do not beneficially own securities representing the majority of the voting power to elect the members of the board of directors or other governing body of such Person.

Partial Rights Transferee” means (i) any Person to whom a Principal Stockholder (A) Transfers 20% or more of the Common Stock held by Apollo or Popular as of the date of this Agreement and (B) has made or is making an Assignment in Part and, except as set forth in Section 10(d) to the Stockholder Agreement, solely to the extent of such Assignment in Part and (ii) any Person to whom a Partial Rights Transferee (A) Transfers 100% of the Common Stock acquired by such Partial Rights Transferee in connection with the Assignment in Part pursuant to which such Partial Rights Transferee became a Partial Rights Transferee and (B) has made or is making an Assignment in Part of all rights assigned to such Partial Rights Transferee and, except


as set forth in Section 10(d) to the Stockholder Agreement, solely to the extent of such Assignment in Part; provided, that, in each case, (x) such Transferee (1) has acquired such Common Stock in one or more Transfers of Common Stock that are in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the requirements set forth in Section 4 of the Stockholder Agreement and (2) has agreed in writing to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement applicable to Partial Rights Transferees, (y) in the case of an Assignment in Part by a Principal Stockholder involving the assignment of a 5% Board Right or 10% Board Right (in each case as defined in the Stockholder Agreement), such Principal Stockholder shall not make such Assignment in Part unless it and such Transferee have agreed (and set forth such agreement in the Adoption Agreement entered into in connection with such Transfer) whether the Director(s) nominated by such Principal Stockholder or such Transferee shall resign from the Board in the event such Principal Stockholder loses its right under Section 2 to the Stockholder Agreement to nominate one or more Directors and (z) in the case of an Assignment in Part by a Partial Rights Transferee, such Partial Rights Transferee shall not make such Assignment in Part until such Transferee has agreed (and set forth such agreement in the Adoption Agreement entered into in connection with such Transfer) to be bound by the agreement in respect of the resignation of Directors set forth in clause (y) above between such Partial Rights Transferee and the Principal Stockholder who made the initial Assignment in Part giving rise to such rights.

Person” shall be construed broadly and shall include, without limitation, an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a Governmental Entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

Popular” means Popular, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Preemptive Rights” means the rights set forth in ARTICLE V of this Certificate.

Principal Stockholder” means Apollo, Popular and each of their respective Complete Rights Transferees.

Proportionate Percentage” means, with respect to any Person at the time of an event, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the total number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person’s Ultimate Parent Entity or any of its Controlled Affiliates, in each case at such time, and the denominator of which is the total number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock at such time.

Qualified Public Offering” means an underwritten public offering of Common Stock by the Corporation pursuant to an effective registration statement filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (other than on Form S-4 or S-8 or successors to such forms) under the Securities Act, pursuant to which the aggregate offering price of the Common Stock actually sold in such offering is at least $75 million.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Self-Regulatory Organization” means the FINRA, the American Stock Exchange, the National Futures Association, the Chicago Board of Trade, the NYSE, any national securities


exchange (as defined in the Exchange Act), any other securities exchange, futures exchange, contract market, any other exchange or corporation or similar self-regulatory body or organization.

SPV Affiliate” means, with respect to any Principal Stockholder, any Controlled Affiliate of such Principal Stockholder’s Ultimate Parent Entity whose direct or indirect interest in the Common Stock constitutes more than 30% (by value) of the equity securities portfolio of such Controlled Affiliate.

Stockholder Agreement” means that certain Stockholder Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2012, by and among the Corporation, Apollo, Popular, Carib Holdings, Inc. and the other stockholders of the Corporation, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which 50% or more of the total voting power or equity interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of Directors, managers, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by (a) such Person, (b) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (c) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

Tag-Along Offeror” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(e) of the Stockholder Agreement.

Tag-Along Right” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(e) of the Stockholder Agreement.

Tag-Along Transaction” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 4(e) of the Stockholder Agreement.

Transfer” means any direct or indirect sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, gift, bequest by will or under intestacy laws, pledge, hypothecation or other Encumbrance, or any other disposition, of the stated security (or any interest therein or right thereto, including the issuance of any total return swap or other derivative whose economic value is primarily based upon the value of the stated security) or of all or part of the voting power (other than the granting of a revocable proxy) associated with the stated security (or any interest therein) whatsoever, or any other transfer of beneficial ownership of the stated security, with or without consideration and whether voluntarily or involuntarily (including by operation of law). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Stockholder Agreement, (i) each of (x) a Transfer of equity interests of Popular and (y) a Change of Control of Popular shall be deemed not to constitute a Transfer of any Common Stock beneficially owned by Popular; (ii) each of (x) a Transfer of equity interests of Apollo’s Ultimate Parent Entity or any of its Controlled Affiliates that is not an SPV Affiliate and (y) a Change of Control of Apollo’s Ultimate Parent Entity or any of its Controlled Affiliates that is not an SPV Affiliate shall be deemed not to constitute a Transfer of any Common Stock beneficially owned by Apollo’s Ultimate Parent Entity or such Controlled Affiliate, as applicable; and (iii) each of (x) a Transfer of equity interests of any Complete Rights Transferee’s Ultimate Parent Company or any of its Controlled Affiliates that is


not an SPV Affiliate and (y) a Change of Control of any Complete Rights Transferee’s Ultimate Parent Company or any of its Controlled Affiliates that is not an SPV Affiliate shall be deemed not to constitute a Transfer of any Common Shares beneficially owned by such Complete Rights Transferee’s Ultimate Parent Company or such Controlled Affiliate, as applicable; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to clause (i) above, any Change of Control of an SPV Affiliate shall be deemed to constitute a Transfer of the Common Stock beneficially owned by such SPV Affiliate.

Transferee” means any Person to whom a stockholder has transferred Common Stock pursuant to a Transfer.

Ultimate Parent Entity” means (i) with respect to Apollo, Apollo Global Management LLC and its successors, (ii) with respect to Popular, Popular and its successors and (iii) with respect to a Complete Rights Transferee, (x) the Person which (A)(i) Controls such Complete Rights Transferee or (ii) if no Person Controls such Complete Rights Transferee, the beneficial owner of a majority of the voting power of such Complete Rights Transferee and (B) is not itself Controlled by any other Person that is an Ultimate Parent Entity of such Complete Rights Transferee or (y) if no such Person exists, the Complete Rights Transferee; provided, that, with respect to determining an Ultimate Parent Entity (i) the Control of any entity by a natural person shall be disregarded and (ii) the Control of any Non-Controlled Public Entity by any Person shall be disregarded.

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Exhibit 3.3

COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

EVERTEC, INC.

REGISTRY NUMBER: 206,131

EVERTEC, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify as follows:

1.    This Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (this “Amendment”) was duly adopted by the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Corporation and the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.02(b)(1) of the General Corporations Law of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of 2009 (the “General Corporations Law”) (14 L.P.R.A. §§ 3682(b)(1)).

2.    This Amendment further amends provisions of the original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, which was filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on April 13, 2012 (as amended on September 19, 2012, the “Original Certificate”).

3.    Effective as of the filing of this Amendment with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Original Certificate is hereby amended as follows:

(a)    Section 4.1 of the Original Certificate is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

“Section 4.1 Authorized Capital Stock.

(a)    Effective as of [] (the “Effective Time”), (i) each share of Class A Common Stock of the Corporation outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (“Old Class A Common Stock”) shall be subdivided into [] shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A Common Stock”) and (ii) each share of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock of the Corporation outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (“Old Class B Common Stock”) shall be subdivided into [] shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class B Non-Voting Common Stock”). Any certificate or certificates representing Old Class A Common Stock shall, from and after the Effective Time, be deemed to represent the number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which the shares of Old Class A Common Stock have been subdivided. Any certificate or certificates representing Old Class B Common Stock shall, from and after the Effective Time, be deemed to represent the number of shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock into which the shares of Old Class B Common Stock have been subdivided. Each holder of record of a certificate or certificates representing outstanding shares of Old Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to receive upon surrender of such certificate or certificates to the Corporation for cancellation, a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which the shares of Old Class A Common Stock have been subdivided. Each holder of record of a certificate or certificates representing outstanding shares of Old Class B Common Stock shall be entitled to


receive upon surrender of such certificate or certificates to the Corporation for cancellation, a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock into which the shares of Old Class B Common Stock have been subdivided.

(b)    The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is [], consisting of [] shares of common stock, par value $[] per share (“Common Stock”), and subject to Section 4.2 hereof, [] shares of preferred stock, par value $[•] per share (“Preferred Stock”). The Common Stock shall be divided into two classes as follows: (i) Class A Common Stock, of which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue [] shares; and (ii) Class B Non-Voting Common Stock, of which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue [] shares.

(c)    The number of authorized shares of any class or classes of stock of the Corporation may be increased or decreased (but not to less than the number of shares then outstanding) by (i) the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the Class A Common Stock of the Corporation entitled to vote and (ii) (A) prior to the initial Qualified Public Offering, for so long as any Principal Stockholder beneficially owns, together with its Affiliates, at least 10% of the Class A Common Stock then outstanding, the written consent of such Principal Stockholder and (B) following the initial Qualified Public Offering, for so long as any Principal Stockholder beneficially owns, together with its Affiliates, at least 20% of the Common Stock then outstanding, the written consent of such Principal Stockholder. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the respective classes of the Corporation’s capital stock or the holders thereof and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof are set forth in this ARTICLE IV.”

(b)    Section 4.3(c)(1) of the Original Certificate is hereby amended to read as follows:

“1.    In connection with a Qualified Public Offering, at the election of the Board, each share of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock outstanding as of the time specified by the Board shall automatically convert into one share of Class A Common Stock, subject to adjustments as determined by the Board for stock dividends, stock splits or stock combinations (an “Automatic Conversion”). The Automatic Conversion shall occur at the time specified by the Board, which may be at any time immediately prior to or after the effectiveness of the registration statement filed in connection with such Qualified Public Offering. The Board’s election to cause the Automatic Conversion shall require the approval of (i) a majority of the entire Board and (ii) for so long as any Principal Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage is at least 20%, at least one Director nominated by such Principal Stockholder. At the request of the Initial Requesting Holder in connection with an Initial Demand Registration, if (A) it is necessary to comply with the rules and regulations of any applicable Self-Regulatory Organization or (B) if the managing and lead underwriters, in their reasonable judgment, determine that it is advisable and inform the Initial Requesting Holder and the Corporation of such determination, the Board will cause an Automatic Conversion.”


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby swears that the facts herein stated are true, this [] day of [], 2013.

 

 
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Exhibit 3.4

COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT

OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

EVERTEC, INC.

REGISTRY NUMBER: 206,131

EVERTEC, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify as follows:

1. This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “Certificate”) was duly adopted by the board of directors (the “Board”) of the Corporation and the stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with the provisions of Article 8.02(b)(1) of the General Corporations Law of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of 2009 (the “General Corporations Law”) (14 L.P.R.A. §§ 3682(b)(1) and 3685).

2. This Certificate restates, integrates and further amends provisions of the original certificate of incorporation of the Corporation, which was filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico on April 13, 2012 (as amended on September 19, 2012 and [], 2013, the “Original Certificate”).

3. Prior to the adoption of this Certificate, the board of directors of the Corporation caused the automatic conversion of each share of Class B Non-Voting Common Stock of the Corporation into one share of Class A Voting Common Stock of the Corporation (the “Old Common Stock”). Effective as of upon the filing of this Certificate with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “Effective Time”), each share of Old Common Stock is hereby renamed “Common Stock”. Any certificate or certificates representing Old Common Stock (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any certificate representing Class A Voting Common Stock or Class B Non-Voting Common Stock ) shall, from and after the Effective Time, be deemed to represent the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Old Common Stock have been renamed. Each holder of record of a certificate or certificates representing outstanding shares of Old Common Stock shall be entitled to receive upon surrender of such certificate or certificates to the Corporation for cancellation, a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Common Stock into which the shares of Old Common Stock have been renamed.

4. The text of the Original Certificate is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

EVERTEC, INC.

THE duly elected BOARD OF DIRECTORS of the below named corporation, a corporation organized and existing under and in accordance with the General Corporations Law of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of 2009, as amended (the “General Corporations Law”), has duly adopted, with the express consent of the stockholders of the corporation as required by the provisions of Section 8.05 of the General Corporations Law (14 L.P.R.A. §3685), the following Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (this “Certificate”) for such corporation:

ARTICLE I

NAME

The name of the corporation is EVERTEC, Inc. (the “Corporation”).

ARTICLE II

PURPOSE

The nature of the business of the corporation, to the extent permitted by applicable law, will be to invest, acquire, maintain, hold, re-invest, transact, sell, exchange, pledge, assign, transfer, convey, deal in shares, private or public, equity, participations and other interests in any entity, corporation, partnership, limited liability companies, limited liability partnerships, and other forms of legal entities, and any other lawful business authorized by the General Corporations Law and other applicable laws.

ARTICLE III

REGISTERED AGENT

The street address of the registered office of the Corporation in Puerto Rico is Carretera 176, Km. 1.3, Cupey Bajo, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926, and the name of the Corporation’s initial resident agent at such address is EVERTEC, Inc.

ARTICLE IV

CAPITALIZATION

Section 4.1 Authorized Capital Stock.

(a) The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is [] shares, consisting of [] shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), and, subject to Section 4.2 hereof, [] shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).

(b) The number of authorized shares of any class or classes of stock of the Corporation may be increased or decreased (but not to less than the number of shares

 

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then outstanding) by (i) the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the Common Stock of the Corporation entitled to vote and (ii) for so long as any Principal Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage is at least 20%, the prior written consent of such Principal Stockholder. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the respective classes of the Corporation’s capital stock or the holders thereof and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions thereof are set forth in this ARTICLE IV.

Section 4.2 Preferred Stock. Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued in one or more series from time to time, with each such series to consist of such number of shares and to have such voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of such series adopted by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) and included in a certificate of designations (a “Preferred Stock Designation”), and, the Board is hereby expressly vested with the authority, to the full extent now or hereafter provided by law, to adopt any such resolution or resolutions, provided that no such series of preferred may be authorized, and no such Shares of Preferred Stock may be issued, without the prior approval of the terms of the Preferred Stock Designation and of the terms of the issuance by at least one Director nominated by each Principal Stockholder whose Proportionate Percentage is 10% or more and who has the right to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement.

Section 4.3 Common Stock. The terms of the Common Stock set forth below shall be subject to the express terms of any series of Preferred Stock.

(a) Voting Rights. The holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to one vote for each such share on each matter properly submitted to the stockholders on which the holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to vote. Except as otherwise required by law or this Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation), at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders the Common Stock shall have the exclusive right to vote on all matters properly submitted to a vote of the stockholders in accordance with the provisions of this Certificate and the Bylaws of the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, except as otherwise required by law or this Certificate (including a Preferred Stock Designation), holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate (including any amendment to any Preferred Stock Designation) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate (including any Preferred Stock Designation).

(b) Dividends and Other Distributions. Dividends shall be paid in accordance with the General Corporations Law. Subject to the rights of the holders of Preferred Stock, if any, as provided in the General Corporations Law, this Certificate (as amended from time to time) or any resolution or resolutions approved thereon by the Board in connection with the issuance of Preferred Stock (any such resolution or resolution of the Board being subject to the prior approval of at least one Director nominated by each Principal Stockholder whose Proportionate Percentage is 10% or more and who has the

 

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right to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement), the record holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive such dividends and other distributions (payable in cash, property or capital stock of the Corporation) when, as and if declared thereon by the Board from time to time out of any assets or funds of the Corporation legally available therefor and shall share equally on a per share basis in all such dividends and distributions.

(c) Liquidation. In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding-up of the Corporation, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation, subject to the rights of holders of Preferred Stock, if any, in respect thereof, the holders of shares of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive all the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders, ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by them.

(d) Rights, Powers, Restrictions and Limitations. As required by the General Corporations Law, while the Corporation is entitled to issue more than one class of stock or more than one series of any class, any information consisting of the number of shares, voting powers, full or limited, or no voting powers, and such designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, conditions, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and rights as approved by resolution or resolutions of the Board shall either be entered in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate or certificates issued by the Corporation to represent such stock, or a statement shall be inserted therein to the effect that the Corporation will provide, without charge to each stockholder who so requests, a list of such powers, rights, designations and preferences, and the qualifications, conditions, limitations or restrictions thereof.

ARTICLE V

DIRECTORS

Section 5.1 Board Powers. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by, or under the direction of, the Board. In addition to the powers and authority expressly conferred upon the Board by statute, this Certificate or the Bylaws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws”), the Board is hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation, subject, nevertheless, to the provisions of (a) the General Corporations Law, (b) this Certificate, (c) any Bylaws adopted in accordance with this Certificate and (d) the Stockholder Agreement; provided, however, that, no Bylaws hereafter adopted shall invalidate any prior act of the Board that would have been valid if such Bylaws had not been adopted.

Section 5.2 Election, Removal and Replacement. Unless and except to the extent that the Bylaws shall so require, the election of Directors need not be by written ballot. Subject to applicable law, Directors shall be elected, removed and/or replaced in compliance with the provisions set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement. This Section 5.2 may not be amended, modified or repealed without the prior written consent of each Principal Stockholder

 

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and Partial Rights Transferee entitled to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement.

Section 5.3 Number of Directors. The Board shall consist of nine Directors.

ARTICLE VI

BYLAWS

The Bylaws may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by the Board, subject to (a) any limitations that may be contained in such Bylaws (including, without limitation, Section 8.7 thereof) and (b) the prior written consent of each Principal Stockholder having been obtained for so long as such Principal Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage is at least 10%. Any Bylaws so adopted by the Board may be amended, modified or repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders holding at least a majority of the Common Stock and entitled to vote thereon, subject to (i) any limitations that may be contained in such Bylaws (including, without limitation, Section 8.7 thereof) and (ii) the prior written consent of each Principal Stockholder having been obtained for so long as such Principal Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage is at least 10%. For so long as a Principal Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage is at least 10%, this ARTICLE VI may not be amended, modified or repealed without the prior written consent of such Principal Stockholders.

ARTICLE VII

CORPORATE OPPORTUNITIES

Section 7.1 If any (a) Director nominated by a Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee (other than a Management Director), (b) Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee, (c) Affiliate (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries) of any Person described in clause (b) of this Section 7.1 or (d) portfolio company (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries) of any Person described in clauses (b) or (c) of this Section 7.1 (i) acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter which may be an investment or business opportunity or prospective economic or competitive advantage in which the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries could have an interest or expectancy (a “Competitive Opportunity”) or (ii) otherwise is then exploiting any Competitive Opportunity, neither the Corporation nor any of its Subsidiaries will have any interest in, or expectation that, such Competitive Opportunity be offered to it. Any such interest or expectation is hereby renounced so that each such Director, Principal Stockholder, Partial Rights Transferee, Affiliate or portfolio company shall (x) have no duty to communicate or present such Competitive Opportunity to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries and (y) have the right to either hold any such Competitive Opportunity for such Director’s, Principal Stockholder’s, Partial Rights Transferee’s, Affiliate’s or portfolio company’s own account and benefit or to recommend, assign or otherwise transfer such Competitive Opportunity to Persons other than the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation.

Section 7.2 Any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this ARTICLE VII.

 

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Section 7.3 This ARTICLE VII may not be amended, modified or repealed (a) with respect to Apollo or any of its Affiliates or any of its or its Affiliates’ portfolio companies (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries), without the prior written consent of Apollo, (b) with respect to Popular or any of its Affiliates or any of its or its Affiliates’ portfolio companies (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries), without the prior written consent of Popular, (c) with respect to any Complete Rights Transferee or any of its Affiliates or any of its or its Affiliates’ portfolio companies (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries), without the prior written consent of such Complete Rights Transferee or (d) with respect to any Partial Rights Transferee or any of its Affiliates or any of its or its Affiliates’ portfolio companies (other than the Corporation and its Subsidiaries), without the prior written consent of such Partial Rights Transferee.

ARTICLE VIII

LIMITATION OF DIRECTOR LIABILITY;

INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES

Section 8.1 Limitation of Director Liability. To the fullest extent that the General Corporations Law or any other law of Puerto Rico as the same exists or is hereafter amended permits the limitation or elimination of the liability of directors, no person who is or was a Director of the Corporation shall be personally liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a Director, except to the extent that such exemption from liability or limitation thereof is not permitted under the General Corporations Law or any other law of Puerto Rico as the same exists or is hereafter amended. Any repeal, modification or amendment of this Section 8.1 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.1, will, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to further limit or eliminate the liability of Directors and the Corporation does so) and shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a Director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

Section 8.2 Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses.

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by the General Corporations Law or any other applicable law of Puerto Rico, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, the Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless each person who is or was made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an incorporator, agent, resident agent, Director or officer of the Corporation or, while an incorporator, agent, resident agent, Director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as an incorporator, resident agent, Director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (an “indemnitee”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a Director, officer, employee or agent, or in any other capacity

 

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while serving as a Director, officer, employee or agent, against all liability and loss suffered by such indemnitee and all expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) incurred in a reasonable manner by such indemnitee in connection with such proceeding if such indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner such indemnitee deemed to be reasonable and consistent with the best interests of the Corporation and not opposed thereto, and with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such indemnitee (i) did not act in good faith and in a manner that such indemnitee deemed to be reasonable and consistent with the best interests of the Corporation and not opposed thereto, and (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful. The right to indemnification conferred by this Section 8.2 shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation for the expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred in defending, testifying or otherwise participating in any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that, if the General Corporations Law requires, an advancement of expenses shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of the indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for the expenses under this Section 8.2 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred by this Section 8.2 shall be contract rights, and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be an incorporator, agent, resident agent, Director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.2, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to an indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.

(b) The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses conferred on any indemnitee by this Section 8.2 shall not be exclusive of any other rights that any indemnitee may have or hereafter acquire under law, this Certificate, the Bylaws, an agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested Directors, or otherwise.

(c) Any repeal or amendment of this Section 8.2 by the stockholders of the Corporation or by changes in law, or the adoption of any other provision of this Certificate inconsistent with this Section 8.2, shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto) and shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing at the time of such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

 

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(d) This Section 8.2 shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than indemnitees.

(e) The Corporation hereby acknowledges that an indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, insurance and/or advancement of expenses provided by one or more Persons who employ such indemnitee or of which such indemnitee is a partner or member or with such Persons’ respective affiliated investment funds, managed funds and management companies, if applicable, or such Persons’ respective affiliates (collectively, the “Secondary Indemnitors”). The Corporation hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort—meaning that, its obligations under this Section 8.2 are primary and any obligation of the Secondary Indemnitors to advance expenses and provide indemnification for the same expenses and liabilities incurred by any such indemnitee are secondary, (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by any such indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) to the extent legally permitted and as required by this Certificate, the Bylaws or any other agreement between the Corporation and such indemnitee, without regard to any rights that such indemnitee may have against the Secondary Indemnitors and (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Secondary Indemnitors from any and all claims that it has or may have against the Secondary Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Corporation further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Secondary Indemnitors shall affect the foregoing and that the Secondary Indemnitors shall be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of any such indemnitee against the Corporation. The Corporation and each indemnitee agree that Secondary Indemnitors are express third-party beneficiaries of this Section 8.2.

ARTICLE IX

STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN

Notwithstanding anything in this Certificate or the Stockholder Agreement to the contrary, the adoption of any stockholder rights plan, rights agreement or any other form of “poison pill” that is designed to or has the effect of making an acquisition of large holdings of the Corporation’s Common Stock more difficult or expensive (“Stockholder Rights Plan”) or the amendment of any such Stockholder Rights Plan that has the effect of extending the term of a Stockholder Rights Plan or any rights or options provided thereunder, shall require the affirmative vote of (i) a majority of the entire Board and (ii) for so long as any Principal Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage is at least 5%, at least one Director nominated by such Principal Stockholder.

ARTICLE X

DURATION

This Certificate will become effective upon the filing date. The term of existence of the Corporation will be perpetual.

 

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ARTICLE XI

SEVERABILITY

If any provision or provisions of this Certificate shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Certificate (including, without limitation, each portion of the paragraph of this Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Certificate (including, without limitation, each portion of the paragraph of this Certificate containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

ARTICLE XII

AMENDMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate by (a) the affirmative vote of the stockholders holding at least a majority of the Common Stock then outstanding and entitled to vote and (b) for so long as any Principal Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage is at least 20%, the written consent of such Principal Stockholder, in the case of any such amendment, alteration, change or repeal, subject to the limitations on amending, altering, changing and repealing contained in Section 5.2, ARTICLE VI, ARTICLE VII and ARTICLE XIII. All rights, preferences and privileges herein conferred upon stockholders, Directors or any other persons by and pursuant to this Certificate in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the rights reserved in this ARTICLE XII. Any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this ARTICLE XII.

ARTICLE XIII

CONFLICT WITH STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT

The Corporation is a party to the Stockholder Agreement and governed by the provisions thereof. Subject to applicable law, to the extent that the terms of this Certificate and the terms of the Stockholder Agreement are inconsistent, the terms of the Stockholder Agreement shall control. Neither this ARTICLE VII nor any reference in this Certificate to the Stockholder Agreement may be amended, modified or repealed without the prior written consent of each Principal Stockholder. Any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any shares of the capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this ARTICLE XIII and the Stockholder Agreement. The Corporation will, upon written request, furnish a copy of the Stockholder Agreement to any Person holding any shares of the capital stock of the Corporation.

 

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ARTICLE XIV

DEFINITIONS

Defined terms in this Certificate, and in the Appendices and Annexes to this Certificate, which may be identified by the capitalization of the first letter of each principal word thereof, have the meanings assigned to them in Appendix A. Other terms may be defined elsewhere in the text of this Agreement and, unless otherwise indicated, shall have such meaning throughout this Certificate and the Appendices and Annexes hereto.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby swears that the facts herein stated are true, this [] day of [], 2013.

 

 

Certificate of Incorporation of EVERTEC, Inc.


Appendix A

In this Appendix, and in this Certificate and the Annexes hereto, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned below, and the terms listed in the chart below shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Section of this Certificate set forth opposite of such term.

 

Term:

  

Section:

Board    Section 4.2
Bylaws    Section 5.1
Certificate    Preamble
Common Stock    Section 4.1
Competitive Opportunity    Section 7.1
Corporation    ARTICLE I
General Corporations Law    Preamble
indemnitee    Section 8.2(a)
Preferred Stock    Section 4.1
Preferred Stock Designation    Section 4.2
proceeding    Section 8.2(a)
Secondary Indemnitors    Section 8.2(e)
Stockholder Rights Plan    ARTICLE IX

Adoption Agreement” means an Adoption Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit A to the Stockholder Agreement.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with, such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) with respect to Apollo, the term “Affiliate” shall (x) include any investment fund with respect to which Apollo Global Management LLC or its Controlled Affiliates (including its and their respective successors) are the sole, or if not sole, primary investment managers and, subject to clause (y) below, each of their Subsidiaries and (y) not include portfolio companies of Apollo Global Management LLC or its Controlled Affiliates and, (ii) with respect to Popular (to the extent that at the time of determination it is engaged in a private equity or similar business), the term “Affiliate” shall not include portfolio companies of Popular or its Controlled Affiliates.

Apollo” means AP Carib Holdings, Ltd., an exempted company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

Assignment in Part” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10 of the Stockholder Agreement.


Assignment in Whole” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 10 of the Stockholder Agreement.

beneficially owned”, “beneficial ownership” and similar phrases have the same meanings as such terms have under Rule 13d-3 (or any successor rule then in effect) under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any stockholder, such stockholder shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such stockholder has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable upon the occurrence of a subsequent event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no stockholder shall be deemed to beneficially own any Common Stock beneficially owned by another Person who is not a Controlled Affiliate of such stockholder’s Ultimate Parent Entity (disregarding solely for the purposes of determining Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person (i) application of this sentence to any Common Stock that has been Transferred (other than in the form of a pledge, hypothecation or similar grant of a security interest only and which shall not involve the grant of a proxy or other right with respect to the voting of such Common Stock) to such Person in compliance with this Agreement and (ii) any Group Common Stock with respect to such Person), including without limitation, another Principal Stockholder, Partial Rights Transferee or other stockholder, in each case, that is not a Controlled Affiliate of such stockholder’s Ultimate Parent Entity.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks in New York, New York or San Juan, Puerto Rico are authorized or obligated by Law or executive order to close.

Change of Control” means, with respect to any Person, any:

(i) merger, consolidation or other business combination of such Person (or any Subsidiary or Subsidiaries that alone or together represent all or substantially all of such Person’s consolidated business at that time) or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries that results in the stockholders of such Person (or such Subsidiary or Subsidiaries) or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries or the surviving entity thereof, as applicable, immediately before the consummation of such transaction or a series of related transactions (or, in the case of the Corporation, the Principal Stockholders and the Controlled Affiliates of their respective Ultimate Parent Entities), holding, directly or indirectly, less than 50% of the voting power of such Person (or such Subsidiary or Subsidiaries) or any successor, other entity or the surviving entity thereof, as applicable, immediately following the consummation of such transaction or series of related transactions, provided that for the purpose of the second sentence of Section 3(c) of the Stockholder Agreement, this clause (i) shall not be deemed applicable to any merger, consolidation or other business combination, if, as a result of any such merger, consolidation or other business combination, no Person or Group of Persons shall have obtained “control” of Popular, as such term is defined under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956;

(ii) Transfer (other than in the form of a pledge, hypothecation or similar grant of a security interest only and which shall not involve the grant of a proxy or other right


with respect to the voting of such equity), in one or a series of related transactions, of equity representing 50% or more of the voting power of such Person (or any Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of such Person that alone or together represent all or substantially all of such Person’s consolidated business at that time) or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries to a Person or Group of Persons (other than, in the case of the Corporation, a Transfer of such equity to Apollo’s Ultimate Parent Entity or any of its Controlled Affiliates or Popular or any of its Controlled Affiliates);

(iii) transaction in which a majority of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such Person (or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries) immediately following or as a proximate cause of such transaction is comprised of persons who were not members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such Person (or such successor or other entity) immediately prior to such transaction (or, in the case of the Corporation, are not designees of Apollo or Popular (or their respective Affiliates)) except, with respect to the Corporation, (X) resulting from the compliance, at the time of the Initial Public Offering, with the listing requirements, listed company manual or similar rules or regulations of the securities exchange on which the Corporation’s equity securities will be listed pursuant to its Initial Public Offering, (Y) if a majority of the Board is not “independent” under the rules of the applicable securities exchange on the date following such Initial Public Offering upon which the Corporation first ceases to be a “controlled company” (or similar status) under the rules and regulations of such exchange, resulting from compliance with the rules and regulations of such exchange that first apply upon the Corporation ceasing to be a “controlled company” (or similar status) or (Z) the loss of directors pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement that does not result in another Person or Group of Persons having the right or ability to appoint a majority of the Board as a result of such transaction; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, this clause (Z) shall only apply to the resignation and initial replacement of such directors and not to any subsequent replacement of such directors (whether in connection with another transaction or otherwise); or

(iv) sale or other disposition in one or a series of related transactions of all or substantially all of the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries (or any successor or other entity holding all or substantially all the assets of such Person and its Subsidiaries).

Complete Rights Transferee” means (i) any Person to whom Apollo or Popular, as the case may be, (A) Transfers 80% or more of the Common Stock held by it and its Affiliates as of the date of September 30, 2010 and (B) has made or is making an Assignment in Whole and (ii) any Person to whom a Complete Rights Transferee (A) Transfers 100% of the Common Stock acquired by such Complete Rights Transferee in connection with an Assignment in Whole pursuant to which such Complete Rights Transferee became a Complete Rights Transferee and (B) has made or is making an Assignment in Whole; provided, that, in each case, such Transferee (x) has acquired such Common Stock in one or more Transfers of Common Stock which are in compliance with the terms and conditions of the Stockholder Agreement, including the requirements set forth in Section 4 of the Stockholder Agreement and (y) has executed and delivered an Adoption Agreement to each party to the Stockholder Agreement.


Control,” and its correlative meanings, “Controlling” and “Controlled,” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Director” means a member of the Board.

Encumbrances” means any direct or indirect encumbrances, lien, pledge, security interest, claim, charges, option, right of first refusal or offer, mortgage, deed of trust, easement or any other restriction or third-party right, including restrictions on the right to vote equity interests.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as amended.

Government Entity” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, Commonwealth, local or foreign or similar government, governmental subdivision, regulatory or administrative body or other governmental or quasi-governmental agency, tribunal, commission, court, judicial or arbitral body or other entity with competent jurisdiction.

Group Common Stock” means any Common Stock beneficially owned by a Person solely as a result of the Stockholder Agreement and, for the avoidance of doubt, that have not been Transferred to such Person’s Ultimate Parent Entity or any of its Controlled Affiliates.

Group of Persons” means a group of Persons that would constitute a “group” as determined pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Holders” mean the holders of Common Stock who are parties to the Stockholder Agreement.

Indebtedness” and its correlative meaning, “Indebted,” means, with respect to any Person, (a) all indebtedness of such Person, whether or not contingent, for borrowed money and (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar debt instruments.

Initial Public Offering” means the consummation of an initial underwritten public offering of Common Stock pursuant to an effective registration statement filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (other than on Forms S-4 or S-8 or successors to such forms) under the Securities Act.

Initial Requesting Holder” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 5(a) of the Stockholder Agreement.

Law” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, local or foreign or similar law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, code, order, writ, judgment, injunction, directive, guideline or decree enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or entered by a Government Entity or Self-Regulatory Organization (including, for the sake of


clarity, any policy statement or interpretation that has the force of law with respect to any of the foregoing, and including common law).

Management Director” means a Director of the Corporation that is also the individual holding the office of Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation from time to time.

Management Holder” means Holders who are employed by, or serve as consultants or directors, to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, that, in no event shall Apollo, Popular or any of their respective Affiliates be deemed a Management Holder.

Non-Controlled Public Entity” means a Person that has equity securities listed on a national stock exchange and which the Affiliates of such Person do not beneficially own securities representing the majority of the voting power to elect the members of the board of directors or other governing body of such Person.

Partial Rights Transferee” means (i) any Person to whom a Principal Stockholder (A) Transfers 20% or more of the Common Stock held by Apollo or Popular as of the date of this Agreement and (B) has made or is making an Assignment in Part and, except as set forth in Section 10(d) to the Stockholder Agreement, solely to the extent of such Assignment in Part and (ii) any Person to whom a Partial Rights Transferee (A) Transfers 100% of the Common Stock acquired by such Partial Rights Transferee in connection with the Assignment in Part pursuant to which such Partial Rights Transferee became a Partial Rights Transferee and (B) has made or is making an Assignment in Part of all rights assigned to such Partial Rights Transferee and, except as set forth in Section 10(d) to the Stockholder Agreement, solely to the extent of such Assignment in Part; provided, that, in each case, (x) such Transferee (1) has acquired such Common Stock in one or more Transfers of Common Stock that are in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the requirements set forth in Section 4 of the Stockholder Agreement and (2) has agreed in writing to comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement applicable to Partial Rights Transferees, (y) in the case of an Assignment in Part by a Principal Stockholder involving the assignment of a 5% Board Right or 10% Board Right (in each case as defined in the Stockholder Agreement), such Principal Stockholder shall not make such Assignment in Part unless it and such Transferee have agreed (and set forth such agreement in the Adoption Agreement entered into in connection with such Transfer) whether the Director(s) nominated by such Principal Stockholder or such Transferee shall resign from the Board in the event such Principal Stockholder loses its right under Section 2 to the Stockholder Agreement to nominate one or more Directors and (z) in the case of an Assignment in Part by a Partial Rights Transferee, such Partial Rights Transferee shall not make such Assignment in Part until such Transferee has agreed (and set forth such agreement in the Adoption Agreement entered into in connection with such Transfer) to be bound by the agreement in respect of the resignation of Directors set forth in clause (y) above between such Partial Rights Transferee and the Principal Stockholder who made the initial Assignment in Part giving rise to such rights.

Person” shall be construed broadly and shall include, without limitation, an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a Governmental Entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.


Popular” means Popular, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Principal Stockholder” means Apollo, Popular and each of their respective Complete Rights Transferees.

Proportionate Percentage” means, with respect to any Person at the time of an event, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by such Person’s Ultimate Parent Entity or any of its Controlled Affiliates, in each case at such time, and the denominator of which is the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock at such time.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Self-Regulatory Organization” means the FINRA, the American Stock Exchange, the National Futures Association, the Chicago Board of Trade, the NYSE, any national securities exchange (as defined in the Exchange Act), any other securities exchange, futures exchange, contract market, any other exchange or corporation or similar self-regulatory body or organization.

SPV Affiliate” means, with respect to any Principal Stockholder, any Controlled Affiliate of such Principal Stockholder’s Ultimate Parent Entity whose direct or indirect interest in the Common Stock constitutes more than 30% (by value) of the equity securities portfolio of such Controlled Affiliate.

Stockholder Agreement” means that certain Stockholder Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2012, by and among the Corporation, Apollo, Popular, EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (f.k.a. Carib Holdings, Inc.) and the Holders, as amended on [], 2013, as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time.

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company or other business entity of which 50% or more of the total voting power or equity interests (including partnership interests) entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of Directors, managers, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by (a) such Person, (b) such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or (c) one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.

Transfer” means any direct or indirect sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance, gift, bequest by will or under intestacy laws, pledge, hypothecation or other Encumbrance, or any other disposition, of the stated security (or any interest therein or right thereto, including the issuance of any total return swap or other derivative whose economic value is primarily based upon the value of the stated security) or of all or part of the voting power (other than the granting of a revocable proxy) associated with the stated security (or any interest therein) whatsoever, or any other transfer of beneficial ownership of the stated security, with or without consideration and whether voluntarily or involuntarily (including by operation of law). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in the Stockholder Agreement, (i) each of (x) a Transfer of equity interests of Popular and (y) a Change of Control of Popular shall be deemed not to


constitute a Transfer of any Common Stock beneficially owned by Popular; (ii) each of (x) a Transfer of equity interests of Apollo’s Ultimate Parent Entity or any of its Controlled Affiliates that is not an SPV Affiliate and (y) a Change of Control of Apollo’s Ultimate Parent Entity or any of its Controlled Affiliates that is not an SPV Affiliate shall be deemed not to constitute a Transfer of any Common Stock beneficially owned by Apollo’s Ultimate Parent Entity or such Controlled Affiliate, as applicable; and (iii) each of (x) a Transfer of equity interests of any Complete Rights Transferee’s Ultimate Parent Company or any of its Controlled Affiliates that is not an SPV Affiliate and (y) a Change of Control of any Complete Rights Transferee’s Ultimate Parent Company or any of its Controlled Affiliates that is not an SPV Affiliate shall be deemed not to constitute a Transfer of any Common Shares beneficially owned by such Complete Rights Transferee’s Ultimate Parent Company or such Controlled Affiliate, as applicable; provided, that, for the avoidance of doubt, subject to clause (i) above, any Change of Control of an SPV Affiliate shall be deemed to constitute a Transfer of the Common Stock beneficially owned by such SPV Affiliate.

Transferee” means any Person to whom a stockholder has transferred Common Stock pursuant to a Transfer.

Ultimate Parent Entity” means (i) with respect to Apollo, Apollo Global Management LLC and its successors, (ii) with respect to Popular, Popular and its successors and (iii) with respect to any other stockholder, (x) the Person which (A)(i) Controls such stockholder or (ii) if no Person Controls such stockholder, the beneficial owner of a majority of the voting power of such stockholder and (B) is not itself Controlled by any other Person that is an Ultimate Parent Entity of such stockholder or (y) if no such Person exists, the stockholder; provided, that, with respect to determining an Ultimate Parent Entity (i) the Control of any entity by a natural person shall be disregarded and (ii) the Control of any Non-Controlled Public Entity by any Person shall be disregarded.

EX-3.5 5 d427686dex35.htm EX-3.5 EX-3.5

Exhibit 3.5

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

EVERTEC, INC.

a Puerto Rico corporation

(the “Company”)

(Adopted as of [], 2013)


AMENDED AND RESTATED

BYLAWS

OF

EVERTEC, INC.

ARTICLE I.

OFFICES

Section 1.1 Registered Office. The registered office of the Company within the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall be located at either (i) the principal place of business of the Company in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or (ii) the office of the corporation or individual acting as the Company’s registered agent in Puerto Rico.

Section 1.2 Additional Offices. The Company may, in addition to its registered office in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, have such other offices and places of business, both within and outside of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) may from time to time determine or as the business and affairs of the Company may require.

ARTICLE II.

STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS

Section 2.1 Annual Meetings. Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held on such date, and at such time and place, either within or without the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or may not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication, in each case as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company and stated in the notice of the meeting, at which the stockholders shall elect the directors of the Company and transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting.

Section 2.2 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders, for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, (i) may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President and (ii) shall be called by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or Secretary at the request in writing of a majority of the Board, any Principal Stockholder or stockholders owning capital stock of the Company representing a majority of the votes of all capital stock of the Company entitled to vote thereat. Such request of the Board or the stockholders shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting.

Section 2.3 Notices. Written notice of each stockholders’ meeting stating the place, date and hour of the meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat by or at the direction of the officer calling such meeting not less than ten nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting. Any such notice shall be given either personally, by electronic transmission in the manner provided in Section 7.21 of the General Corporations Law of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of 2009 (the “General Corporations Law”) (14 L.P.R.A. §3661) (except to the extent prohibited by Section 7.21(E) of the General Corporations Law) (14

 

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L.P.R.A. § 3661(e)) or by mail, to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail with postage thereon prepaid, addressed to the stockholder at his or her address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the Company. If notice is given by electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be given at the times provided in the General Corporations Law. If said notice is for a stockholders meeting other than an annual meeting, it also shall state the purpose or purposes for which said meeting is called, and the business transacted at such meeting shall be limited to the matters so stated in said notice and any matters reasonably related thereto. Attendance of a person at a meeting or the participation thereof therein shall constitute a waiver of the notice of such meeting, except when a person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the commencement of the meeting that the same was not called nor commenced in accordance with Section 7.18 of the General Corporations Law (14 L.P.R.A. §3658).

Section 2.4 Quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the stockholders shall consist of (i) holders of a majority of the total amount of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at such meeting and (ii) for so long as the Proportionate Percentage of a Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee, as applicable, is at least 20%, each such Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee; provided, that, in the event a meeting of the stockholders is adjourned for a lack of a quorum because a Principal Stockholder or its applicable Partial Rights Transferee has not appeared at a duly called meeting for which such Principal Stockholder or its applicable Partial Rights Transferee received proper notice, the absence of such Principal Stockholder or its applicable Partial Rights Transferee shall not prevent a quorum at a Reconvened Meeting at which holders of a majority of the total amount of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at such meeting are in attendance. At a Reconvened Meeting at which a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified. If a quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, a majority of the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. If the adjournment is for more than 30 days, or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the Reconvened Meeting, a notice of said meeting shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at said meeting. The stockholders present at a duly convened meeting may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.

Section 2.5 Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations.

Section 2.5.1 Annual Meetings of Stockholders.

(a) At any annual meeting of the stockholders, only such nominations of persons for election to the Board and only other business shall be considered or conducted, as shall have been properly brought before the meeting in compliance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.5 to the extent applicable. For nominations to be properly made at an annual meeting, and proposals of other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting, nominations and proposals of other business must be: (i) pursuant to the Company’s notice of meeting, (ii) by

 

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or at the direction of the Board or (iii) by any stockholder of the Company who (A) was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 2.5 and at the time of the annual meeting, (B) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (C) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.5 as to such business or nomination. Except as set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, clause (iii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder (other than a Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee) to make nominations or submit other business (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and included in the Company’s notice of meeting) before an annual meeting of stockholders.

(b) Without qualification or limitation, for any nominations or any other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to Section 2.5.1(a)(iii) of these Bylaws, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary and such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day and not later than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that (and only if) the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, to be timely, notice by the stockholder must be so delivered (i) not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the 90th day prior to the date of such annual meeting or (ii) if the first public announcement of the date of such annual meeting is less than 100 days prior to the date of such annual meeting, the 10th day following the date on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Company. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. In addition, to be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall further be updated and supplemented, if necessary, so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct as of the record date for the meeting and as of the date that is ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Such update and supplement shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company not later than (i) five business days after the record date for the meeting in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of the record date, and (ii) not later than eight business days prior to the date for the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof in the case of the update and supplement required to be made as of ten business days prior to the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. To be in proper form, a stockholder’s notice (whether given pursuant to this Section 2.5.1(b) or Section 2.5.2) to the Secretary must: (i) set forth, as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made (A) the name and address of such stockholder, as they appear on the Company’s books, the name and address of such beneficial owner, if any, and the name and address of their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, (B) (1) the class or series and number of shares of the Company which are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially and of record by such stockholder, such beneficial owner, and of their respective affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, (2) any option, warrant, convertible security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to any class or series of shares of the Company or with a value derived in whole or in part from the value of any class or series

 

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of shares of the Company, any derivative or synthetic arrangement having the characteristics of a long position in any class or series of shares of the Company, or any contract, derivative, swap or other transaction or series of transactions designed to produce economic benefits and risks that correspond substantially to the ownership of any class or series of shares of the Company, including due to the fact that the value of such contract, derivative, swap or other transaction or series of transactions is determined by reference to the price, value or volatility of any class or series of shares of the Company, whether or not such instrument, contract or right shall be subject to settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the Company or otherwise, through the delivery of cash or other property, or otherwise, and without regard of whether the stockholder of record, the beneficial owner, if any, or any affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, may have entered into transactions that hedge or mitigate the economic effect of such instrument, contract or right, or and any other direct or indirect opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Company (any of the foregoing, a “Derivative Instrument”) directly or indirectly owned beneficially by such stockholder, the beneficial owner, if any, or any affiliates or associates or others acting in concert therewith, (3) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding, or relationship pursuant to which such stockholder has a right to vote any shares of any security of the Company, (4) any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise, including any repurchase or similar so-called “stock borrowing” agreement or arrangement, engaged in, directly or indirectly, by such stockholder, the purpose or effect of which is to mitigate loss to, reduce the economic risk (of ownership or otherwise) of any class or series of the shares of the Company by, manage the risk of share price changes for, or increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder with respect to any class or series of the shares of the Company, or which provides, directly or indirectly, the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease in the price or value of any security of the Company (any of the foregoing, a “Short Interest”), (5) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Company owned beneficially by such stockholder that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Company, (6) any proportionate interest in shares of the Company or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such stockholder is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner of such general or limited partnership, (7) any performance-related fees (other than an asset-based fee) that such stockholder is entitled to based on any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Company or Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including without limitation any such interests held by members of such stockholder’s immediate family sharing the same household, (8) any significant equity interests or any Derivative Instruments or Short Interests in any principal competitor of the Company held by such stockholder, and (9) any direct or indirect interest of such stockholder in any contract with the Company, any affiliate of the Company or any principal competitor of the Company (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement), and (C) any other information relating to such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement and form of proxy or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for, as applicable, the proposal and/or for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (ii) if the notice relates to any business other than a nomination of a director or directors that the stockholder proposes to bring before the meeting, set forth (A) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting, the

 

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reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest of such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, in such business, (B) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration) and (C) a description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings between such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such stockholder; (iii) set forth, as to each person, if any, whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection to the Board (A) all information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected) and (B) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings during the past three years, and any other material relationships, between or among such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, and their respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the one hand, and each proposed nominee, and his or her respective affiliates and associates, or others acting in concert therewith, on the other hand, including, without limitation all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K if the stockholder making the nomination and any beneficial owner on whose behalf the nomination is made, if any, or any affiliate or associate thereof or person acting in concert therewith, were the “registrant” for purposes of such rule and the nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant; and (iv) with respect to each nominee for election or reelection to the Board, include a completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 2.5.4 of these Bylaws. The Company may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Company to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as an independent director of the Company or that could be material to a reasonable stockholder’s understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such nominee.

(c) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of Section 2.5.1(b) of these Bylaws to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board is increased and there is no public announcement by the Company naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board at least 100 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 2.5 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Company.

Section 2.5.2 Special Meetings of Stockholders. Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Company’s notice of meeting or reasonable related thereto. Nominations of persons for election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Company’s notice of meeting (a) by or at the direction of the Board in accordance with Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, (b) by a Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee in accordance with such Principal Stockholder’s or Partial Rights Transferee’s Director Nomination Right or (c) provided that the Board has

 

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determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Company who (i) is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this Section 2.5 and at the time of the special meeting, (ii) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (iii) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 2.5 as to such nomination. Except as set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, the immediately preceding sentence shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder (other than a Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee pursuant to a Director Nomination Right) to make nominations (other than matters properly brought under Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act and included in the Company’s notice of meeting) before a special meeting of stockholders. In the event the Company calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board, any such stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Company’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice required by Section 2.5.1(b) of these Bylaws with respect to any nomination (including the completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 2.5.4 of these Bylaws) shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the date of such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of such special meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such special meeting is less than 100 days prior to the date of such special meeting, the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board to be elected at such meeting. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of a special meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

Section 2.5.3 General.

(a) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement or in this Section 2.5 shall be eligible to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.5. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section and, if any proposed nomination or business is not in compliance with this Section 2.5, to declare that such defective proposal or nomination shall be disregarded. Unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Company to make a nomination or present a proposal of other business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Company. For purposes of this Section 2.5, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

 

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(b) For purposes of this Section 2.5, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.5, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2.5; provided, however, that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act or the rules promulgated thereunder are not intended to and shall not limit the requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to Section 2.5.1(a)(iii) or Section 2.5.2 of these Bylaws. Nothing in this Section 2.5 shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Company’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, (ii) of any Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee under the Stockholder Agreement or (iii) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock if and to the extent provided for under law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws. Subject to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, nothing in these Bylaws shall be construed to permit any stockholder, or give any stockholder the right, to include or have disseminated or described in the Company’s proxy statement any nomination of director or directors or any other business proposal.

Section 2.5.4 Submission of Questionnaire, Representation and Agreement. To be eligible to be a nominee for election or reelection as a director of the Company, a person must deliver (in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under this Section 2.5) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Company a written questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made (which questionnaire shall be provided by the Secretary upon written request) and a written representation and agreement (in the form provided by the Secretary upon written request) that such person (a) is not and will not become a party to (i) any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a director of the Company, will act or vote on any issue or question (a “Voting Commitment”) that has not been disclosed to the Company or (ii) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such person’s ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Company, with such person’s fiduciary duties under applicable law, (b) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Company with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director that has not been disclosed therein and (c) in such person’s individual capacity and on behalf of any person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made, would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Company, and will comply with all applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Company.

Section 2.5.5 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the provisions set forth in this Section 2.5 shall not apply to (i) the nomination of any Director Nominee by any Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee in accordance with a Director Nomination Right or (ii) any business included in a notice of a meeting delivered in accordance with these Bylaws at the request of a Principal Stockholder if, at the time of such request and at

 

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the time of the annual or special meeting for which such notice has been delivered, the Principal Stockholders’ aggregate Proportionate Percentage is greater than 50%.

Section 2.6 Voting of Shares.

Section 2.6.1 Voting Lists. The officer or agent who has charge of the stock ledger of the Company shall prepare, at least ten days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote thereat arranged in alphabetical order and showing the address and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any such stockholder for any purpose germane to the meeting during ordinary business hours for a period of at least ten days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or, if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held. The list also shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. The original stock transfer books shall be prima facie evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine such list or transfer books or to vote at any meeting of stockholders. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall not affect the validity of any action taken at said meeting.

Section 2.6.2 Votes Per Share. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting or with respect to the matter under consideration shall be entitled to one vote in person or by proxy at every stockholders meeting for each share of capital stock held by such stockholder.

Section 2.6.3 Proxies. Every stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting or to express consent or dissent without a meeting or a stockholder’s duly authorized attorney-in-fact may authorize another person or persons to act for him by proxy. Each proxy shall be in writing, executed by the stockholder giving the proxy or by his duly authorized attorney. No proxy shall be voted on or after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. Unless and until voted, every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the person who executed it, or his legal representatives or assigns, except in those cases where an irrevocable proxy permitted by statute has been given.

Section 2.6.4 Required Vote. When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders, present in person or represented by proxy, of capital stock of the Company representing a majority of the votes of capital stock of the Company entitled to vote thereon present in person or by proxy at the meeting shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which, by express provision of law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the Stockholder Agreement, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.

Section 2.6.5 Inspectors of Elections; Opening and Closing the Polls. The Board of Directors by resolution shall appoint one or more inspectors, which inspector or inspectors may include individuals who serve the Company in other capacities, including, without limitation, as officers, employees, agents or representatives, to act at the meetings of stockholders and make a written report thereof. One or more persons may be designated as

 

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alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate has been appointed to act or is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before discharging his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspectors shall have the duties prescribed by law. The chairman of the meeting shall fix and announce at the meeting the date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting. No ballot, proxy or vote, nor any revocation thereof or change thereto, shall be accepted by the inspectors after the closing of the polls. In determining the validity and counting of proxies and ballots, the inspectors shall be limited to an examination of the proxies, any envelopes submitted therewith, any information provided by a stockholder who submits a proxy by telegram, cablegram, or other electronic transmission from which it can be determined that the proxy was authorized by the stockholder, any written ballot or, if authorized by the Board, a ballot submitted by electronic transmission together with any information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the stockholder, any information provided in a record of a vote if such vote was taken at the meeting by means of remote communication along with any information used to verify that any person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder, ballots and the regular books and records of the corporation, and they may also consider other reliable information for the limited purpose of reconciling proxies and ballots submitted by or on behalf of banks, brokers, their nominees or similar persons which represent more votes than the holder of a proxy is authorized by the record owner to cast or more votes than the stockholder holds of record. If the inspectors consider other reliable information for such purpose, they shall, at the time they make their certification, specify the precise information considered by them, including the person or persons from whom they obtained the information, when the information was obtained, the means by which the information was obtained and the basis for the inspectors’ belief that such information is accurate and reliable.

Section 2.6.6 Consents in Lieu of Meeting. Any action required to be or which may be taken at any meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the holders of outstanding shares entitled to vote thereon.

Section 2.6.7 Remote Meetings. If authorized by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, stockholders and proxyholders not physically present at a meeting of stockholders may, by means of remote communication: (a) participate in a meeting of stockholders; and (b) be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of stockholders whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication; provided, that (i) the Company shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder or proxyholder, (ii) the Company shall implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrently with such proceedings, and (iii) if any stockholder or proxyholder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the Company. In the

 

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case of any annual meeting of stockholders or any special meeting of stockholders called upon order of the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, determine that the meeting shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communications as authorized by this Section 2.6.7.

ARTICLE III.

DIRECTORS

Section 3.1 Purpose. The business of the Company shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board, which may exercise all of the powers of the Company and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the Stockholder Agreement directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders and/or the Principal Stockholders. Directors need not be stockholders or residents of Puerto Rico.

Section 3.2 Number. The Board shall consist of nine directors.

Section 3.3 Election. The directors will be elected at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders (or by written consent in lieu of a meeting of the stockholders). Subject to applicable law, directors may be elected only in compliance with the provisions set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement. Each director shall hold office until his successor has been duly elected and qualified pursuant to the terms of Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement and applicable law or until his earlier death, disability, resignation or removal (with or without cause).

Section 3.4 Vacancies. Subject to applicable law, vacancies may be filled only in compliance with the procedures set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement. Except as provided for in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, a vacancy created by any former director who was nominated by a Holder pursuant to a Director Nomination Right may, subject to applicable law, only be filled by a nominee of the Holder who was entitled to nominate such former director pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement. Subject to applicable law, the Company and the Holders shall fill any vacancies on the Board in accordance with procedures set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, as soon as practicable following the date such vacancy is created.

Section 3.5 Removal. Subject to applicable law, directors may be removed and/or replaced only in compliance with the provisions set forth in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement. Except as provided for in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement and subject to applicable law, no director who was nominated by a Holder pursuant to a Director Nomination Right may be removed without the consent of the Holder who was entitled to nominate such individual as a director pursuant to the terms of Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement and subject to applicable law. Except as provided for in Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, a director who was nominated by a Holder pursuant to a Director Nomination Right may only be removed at the direction of the Holder that was entitled to nominate such director pursuant to the terms of Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement. The Company will, as promptly as practicable, take all necessary and desirable actions within its control (including, without limitation, calling special meetings of the Board and the stockholders), so that each director who was nominated by

 

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a Holder pursuant to a Director Nomination Right shall be removed as directed by the Holder entitled to nominate such director pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement.

Section 3.6 Compensation. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the Board shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors may be reimbursed their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board and may be paid either a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board or a stated salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Company in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of committees of the Board may be allowed like compensation for attending committee meetings.

ARTICLE IV.

BOARD MEETINGS

Section 4.1 Annual Meetings. The Board shall meet as soon as practicable after the adjournment of each annual stockholders’ meeting at the place of the annual stockholders’ meeting. No notice to the directors shall be necessary to legally convene this meeting, provided a quorum is present.

Section 4.2 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held within 60 days of the end of each fiscal year and at least once every fiscal quarter, in each case at such times and places as shall from time to time be determined by resolution of the Board and communicated to all directors. Written notice of each regular meeting of the Board shall be given to each director at least five business days before the date of such meeting.

Section 4.3 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board (i) may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President and (ii) shall be called by the Chief Executive Officer, the President or Secretary on the written request of two or more directors. Notice of each special meeting of the Board shall be given, either personally or as hereinafter provided, to each director at least 48 hours before the meeting if such notice is delivered personally or by means of telephone, telegram, telex, email or facsimile transmission and delivery; four days before the meeting if such notice is delivered by a recognized express overnight delivery service; and seven days before the meeting if such notice is delivered through the United States mail. Subject to the last sentence of this Section 4.3, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting which may be transacted at a regular meeting of the Board. Except as may be otherwise expressly provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, or a resolution approved by (x) a majority of the directors then in office and (y) for so long as a Principal Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage is 20% or more, at least one director nominated by such Principal Stockholder, the notice for any special meeting of the Board shall also state the purpose or purposes for which said meeting is called, and the business transacted at such meeting shall be limited to the matters so stated in said notice and any matters reasonably related thereto.

Section 4.4 Quorum; Required Vote. A quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board shall consist of (i) a majority of the total number of directors then in office and (ii) for so long as a Principal Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage is at least 5%, at least one director nominated by such Principal Stockholder; provided, that, in the event a

 

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meeting of the Board is adjourned for a lack of a quorum because a director nominated by such a Principal Stockholder has not appeared at a duly called meeting for which such director received proper notice, the absence of such director shall not prevent a quorum at a Reconvened Meeting at which a majority of the total number of directors then in office are in attendance. The act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the Stockholder Agreement. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting, a majority of the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.

Section 4.5 Consent in Lieu of Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the Stockholder Agreement, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board or any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board or committee.

ARTICLE V.

COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS

Section 5.1 Establishment; Standing Committees. The Board may by resolution establish, name or dissolve one or more committees, each committee to consist of three or more of the directors and be comprised of such members of the Board as required by the Stockholder Agreement. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and report the same to the Board when required.

Section 5.2 Available Powers. Any committee established pursuant to Section 5.1 hereof, but only to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board establishing such committee or otherwise delegating specific power and authority to such committee and as limited by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws and the Stockholder Agreement, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Company and may authorize the seal of the Company to be affixed to all papers which may require it.

Section 5.3 Unavailable Powers. No committee of the Board shall have the power or authority to (i) amend the Certificate of Incorporation; (ii) amend the Bylaws of the Company; (iii) adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation; (iv) recommend to the stockholders (a) the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Company’s property and assets or (b) a dissolution of the Company or a revocation of such a dissolution; or (v) unless the resolution establishing such committee or the Certificate of Incorporation expressly so provides, declare a dividend, authorize the issuance of stock or adopt a certificate of ownership and merger. Without limiting the foregoing, such committee may, but only to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the Board (such resolution or resolutions subject to the approval of at least one Director nominated by a Principal Stockholder for so long as such Principal Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage is 10% or more and such Principal Stockholder has the right to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement) and as provided in Section 4.01(c)(2) of the

 

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General Corporations Law (14 L.P.R.A. §3561(c)(2)), fix any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the Company or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the Company.

Section 5.4 Alternate Members. The Board may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of such committee. If any Principal Stockholder or its Partial Rights Transferee has any director designation rights pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, an alternate member of any director designated by such Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee shall be designated by such Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee.

Section 5.5 Procedures. The time, place and notice, if any, of meetings of a committee shall be determined by such committee. At meetings of a committee, a majority of the number of members designated by the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The act of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee, except as otherwise specifically provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the Stockholder Agreement. If a quorum is not present at a meeting of a committee, the members present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than an announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.

ARTICLE VI.

OFFICERS

Section 6.1 Elected Officers. The Board shall elect a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Secretary and a Treasurer (collectively, the “Required Officers”) having the respective duties enumerated below and may elect such other officers having the titles and duties set forth below that are not reserved for the Required Officers or such other titles and duties as the Board may by resolution from time to time establish.

Section 6.1.1 Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall preside when present at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board. The Chairman of the Board shall advise and counsel the Chief Executive Officer, the President and other officers and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be assigned to or required of the Chairman of the Board from time to time by the Board or these Bylaws.

Section 6.1.2 Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer (i) shall have general supervision of the affairs of the Company and general control of all of its business, subject to the ultimate authority of the Board and (ii) shall be responsible for the execution of the policies of the Board. In the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer (if he or she shall be a director) shall preside when present at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board. If no Chief Executive Officer has been elected or is duly serving, the President shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer.

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have general management and control of the day-to-day business operations of the Company and (iii) shall consult with and report to the Chief Executive Officer. The President shall put into operation the business policies of the Company as determined by the Chief Executive Officer and the Board and as communicated to the President by the Chief Executive Officer and the Board. The President shall make recommendations to the Chief Executive Officer on all operational matters that normally would be reserved for the final executive responsibility of the Chief Executive Officer. In the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, the President (if he or she shall be a director) shall preside when present at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board.

Section 6.1.4 Vice Presidents. In the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the President, the Vice President (or, in the event there be more than one Vice President, the Vice Presidents in the order designated by the Board) shall perform the duties and have the powers of the President. Any one or more of the Vice Presidents may be given an additional designation of rank or function.

Section 6.1.5 Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the stockholders, the Board and (as required) committees of the Board and shall record the proceedings of such meetings in books to be kept for that purpose. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. The Secretary shall have custody of the corporate seal of the Company and the Secretary, or any Assistant Secretary, shall have authority to affix the same to any instrument requiring it, and when so affixed, it may be attested by his or her signature or by the signature of such Assistant Secretary. The Board may give general authority to any other officer to affix the seal of the Company and to attest the affixing thereof by his or her signature. The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office of the Company or at the office of the Company’s transfer agent or registrar, if one has been appointed, a stock ledger, or duplicate stock ledger, showing the names of the stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each and, with respect to certificated shares, the number and date of certificates issued for the same and the number and date of certificates cancelled.

Section 6.1.6 Assistant Secretaries. The Assistant Secretary (or, if there be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order designated by the Board) shall, in the absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Secretary, perform the duties and have the powers of the Secretary.

Section 6.1.7 Treasurer. The Treasurer shall perform all duties commonly incident to that office, including, without limitation, the care and custody of the funds and securities of the Company that from time to time may come into the Treasurer’s hands and the deposit of the funds of the Company in such banks or trust companies as the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President may authorize.

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absence (or inability or refusal to act) of the Treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer.

Section 6.1.9 Divisional Officers. Each division of the Company, if any, may have a president, secretary, treasurer or controller and one or more vice presidents, assistant secretaries, assistant treasurers and other assistant officers. Any number of such offices may be held by the same person. Such divisional officers will be appointed by, report to and serve at the pleasure of the Board and such other officers that the Board may place in authority over them. The officers of each division shall have such authority with respect to the business and affairs of that division as may be granted from time to time by the Board, and in the regular course of business of such division may sign contracts and other documents in the name of the division where so authorized; provided, that, in no case and under no circumstances shall an officer of one division have authority to bind any other division of the Company except as necessary in the pursuit of the normal and usual business of the division of which he is an officer.

Section 6.2 Election. All elected officers shall serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, disqualification, retirement, resignation or removal from office.

Section 6.3 Appointed Officers. The Board may also appoint or delegate the power to appoint such other officers, assistant officers and agents and may also remove such officers and agents or delegate the power to remove the same, as it shall from time to time deem necessary, and the titles and duties of such appointed officers may be as described in Section 6.1 hereof for elected officers; provided, that, the officers and any officer possessing authority over or responsibility for any functions of the Board shall be elected officers.

Section 6.4 Multiple Officeholders, Stockholder and Director Officers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws otherwise provide. Officers need not be stockholders or residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Officers, such as the Chairman of the Board, possessing authority over or responsibility for any function of the Board must be directors.

Section 6.5 Compensation; Vacancies. The compensation of elected officers shall be set by the Board. The Board also shall fill any vacancy in an elected office, subject to any requirements set forth in the Stockholder Agreement. The compensation of appointed officers and the filling of vacancies in appointed offices may be delegated by the Board to the same extent as permitted by these Bylaws for the initial filling of such offices.

Section 6.6 Additional Powers and Duties. In addition to the foregoing especially enumerated powers and duties, the several elected and appointed officers of the Company shall perform such other duties and exercise such further powers as may be provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws or as the Board may from time to time determine or as may be assigned to them by any competent committee or superior officer.

Section 6.7 Removal. Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by a majority vote of the directors in office at the time at any regular or special meeting of the Board.

 

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ARTICLE VII.

SHARE CERTIFICATES

Section 7.1 Entitlement to Certificates. The shares of the Company shall be represented by certificates, provided that, subject to any requirements set forth in the Stockholder Agreement, the Board may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares that, inter alia, may be evidenced by a book-entry system maintained by the duly appointed registrar of such stock. If shares are represented by certificates, such certificates shall be in a form, other than bearer form, approved by the Board. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Company.

Section 7.2 Multiple Classes of Stock. Subject to the approval of at least one Director nominated by a Principal Stockholder for so long as such Principal Stockholder’s Proportionate Percentage is 10% or more and such Principal Stockholder has the right to nominate a Director pursuant to Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement, if the Company shall be authorized to issue more than one class of capital stock or more than one series of any class, a statement of the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualification, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights shall, unless the Board shall by resolution provide that such class or series of stock shall be uncertificated, be set forth in full or summarized on the face or back of the certificate which the Company shall issue to represent such class or series of stock; provided that, to the extent allowed by law, in lieu of such statement, the face or back of such certificate may state that the Company will furnish a copy of such statement without charge to each requesting stockholder.

Section 7.3 Signatures. Each certificate representing capital stock of the Company shall be signed by or in the name of the Company by (i) the Chairman of the Board, the President or a Vice President; and (ii) the Treasurer, an Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Company. The signatures of the officers of the Company may be facsimiles. In case any officer or duly appointed transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to hold such office before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Company with the same effect as if he held such office on the date of issue.

Section 7.4 Issuance and Payment. Subject to the provisions of law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws and the Stockholder Agreement, shares may be issued for such consideration and to such persons as the Board may determine from time to time. Shares may not be issued until the full amount of the consideration has been paid, unless upon the face or back of each certificate issued to represent any partly paid shares of capital stock there shall have been set forth the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor and the amount paid thereon up to and including the time said certificate is issued.

Section 7.5 Lost Certificates. The Board may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Company alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. When

 

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authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Board may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require and/or to give the Company a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Company with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

Section 7.6 Transfer of Stock. Transfers of stock shall be made on the books of the Company only by the holder of record thereof, by such person’s attorney lawfully constituted in writing and, in the case of certificated shares, upon surrender to the Company or its transfer agent, if any, of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to transfer and of the payment of all taxes applicable to the transfer of said shares. In the case of certificated shares, upon transfer the Company shall be obligated to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books; provided, however, that, the Company shall not be so obligated unless such transfer was made in compliance with applicable state and federal securities laws and shall not do so unless said transfer was made in compliance with the provisions of Section 4 of the Stockholder Agreement.

Section 7.7 Registered Stockholders. The Company shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, vote and be held liable for calls and assessments and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any person other than such registered owner, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by law.

Section 7.8 Transfer Agents and Registrars. The Board may appoint, or authorize any officer or officers to appoint, one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars.

ARTICLE VIII.

INDEMNIFICATION

Section 8.1 Right to Indemnification. To the fullest extent that the General Corporations Law or any other applicable law as the same exists or is hereafter amended permits, each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an incorporator, resident agent, director or officer of the Company or, while an incorporator, resident agent, director or officer of the Company, is or was serving at the request of the Company as such an incorporator, resident agent, director or officer, or as an employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (hereinafter a “Covered Person”), whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as an incorporator, resident agent, director, officer, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee or agent, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by the General Corporations Law or

 

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other applicable law, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, against all liability and loss suffered by such Covered Person and all expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) incurred in a reasonable manner by such Covered Person in connection with such proceeding if such Covered Person acted in good faith and in a manner such Covered Person deemed to be reasonable and consistent with the best interests of the Company and not opposed thereto and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such Covered Person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that such person (i) did not act in good faith and in a manner that such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company and (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 8.3 with respect to proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Company shall indemnify a Covered Person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Covered Person only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board.

Section 8.2 Right to Advancement of Expenses. In addition to the right to indemnification conferred in Section 8.1, a Covered Person also shall have the right to be paid by the Company for the expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred in defending, testifying or otherwise participating in any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition (hereinafter an “advancement of expenses”); provided, however, that, if the General Corporations Law requires, an advancement of expenses incurred by a Covered Person in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Company (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such Covered Person, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Company of an undertaking (hereinafter an “undertaking”), by or on behalf of such Covered Person, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal (hereinafter a “final adjudication”) that such Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Article VIII or otherwise.

Section 8.3 Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit. If a claim under Section 8.1 or Section 8.2 is not paid in full by the Company within 60 days after a written claim therefor has been received by the Company, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be 20 days, the Covered Person may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Company to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Company to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Covered Person also shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. In any suit brought by (a) the Covered Person to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by a Covered Person to enforce a right to an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (b) the Company to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Company shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final adjudication that, the Covered Person has not met any applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the General Corporations Law. Neither the failure of the Company (including its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the Covered Person is proper in the circumstances because the Covered Person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the General Corporations Law, nor an actual determination by the Company (including a determination by its directors who are not parties to such action, a committee of such directors, independent legal counsel, or its

 

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stockholders) that the Covered Person has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Covered Person has not met the applicable standard of conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the Covered Person, shall be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the Covered Person to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or by the Company to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article VIII or otherwise shall be on the Company.

Section 8.4 Non-Exclusivity of Rights. The rights provided to Covered Persons pursuant to this Article VIII shall not be exclusive of any other right that any Covered Person may have or hereafter acquire under the General Corporations Law, other applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, the Stockholder Agreement, any other agreement, a vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.

Section 8.5 Insurance. The Company may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and/or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Company would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the General Corporations Law.

Section 8.6 Indemnification of Other Persons. This Article VIII shall not limit the right of the Company to the extent and in the manner authorized or permitted by law to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, grant rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to any employee or agent of the Company and to any other person who is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article VIII with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of Covered Persons under this Article VIII.

Section 8.7 Amendments. Any repeal or amendment of this Article VIII by the Board or the stockholders of the Company or by changes in applicable law or the adoption of any other provision of these Bylaws inconsistent with this Article VIII, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in applicable law permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights to Covered Persons on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto) and will not in any way diminish or adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or amendment or adoption of such inconsistent provision.

 

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Section 8.8 Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Article VIII, (a) references to “other enterprise” shall include any employee benefit plan; (b) references to “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; (c) references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service that imposes duties on, or involves services by, a person with respect to any employee benefit plan, its participants, or beneficiaries; and (d) a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interest of the Company” for purposes of Section 4.08(i) of the General Corporations Law (14 L.P.R.A. §3568(i)).

Section 8.9 Contract Rights. The rights provided to Covered Persons pursuant to this Article VIII (a) shall be contract rights based upon good and valuable consideration, pursuant to which a Covered Person may bring suit as if the provisions of this Article VIII were set forth in a separate written contract between the Covered Person and the Company, (b) shall fully vest at the time the Covered Person first assumes his or her position as a director or officer of the Company, (c) are intended to be retroactive and shall be available with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to the adoption of this Article VIII, (d) shall continue as to a Covered Person who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Company, and (e) shall inure to the benefit of the Covered Person’s heirs, executors and administrators.

Section 8.10 Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Article VIII shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Article VIII shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Article VIII (including, without limitation, each such portion of this Article VIII containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

Section 8.11 Indemnitor of First Resort. The Company hereby acknowledges that Covered Persons may have certain rights to indemnification, insurance and/or advancement of expenses provided by one or more Persons who employ Covered Persons or of which any Covered Person is a partner or member or with such Persons’ respective affiliated investment funds, managed funds and management companies, if applicable, or such Persons’ respective affiliates (collectively, the “Secondary Indemnitors”). The Company hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort—meaning that, its obligations under this Article VIII are primary and any obligation of the Secondary Indemnitors to advance expenses and provide indemnification for the same expenses and liabilities incurred by Covered Persons are secondary, (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Covered Persons and shall be liable for the full amount of any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and expenses, judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of these Bylaws, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Stockholder Agreement or any other agreement between the Company and any Covered Persons, without regard to any rights that Covered Persons may have against the Secondary Indemnitors and (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Secondary Indemnitors from any and all claims that it has or may have against the Secondary Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of

 

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any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Secondary Indemnitors shall affect the foregoing and that the Secondary Indemnitors shall be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Covered Persons against the Company. The Company and each Covered Person agree that Secondary Indemnitors are express third-party beneficiaries of this Article VIII.

ARTICLE IX.

INTERESTED DIRECTORS, OFFICERS AND STOCKHOLDERS

Section 9.1 Validity. Any contract or other transaction between the Company and any of its directors, officers or stockholders (or any corporation or firm in which any of them are directly or indirectly interested) shall be valid for all purposes notwithstanding the presence of such director, officer or stockholder at the meeting authorizing such contract or transaction or his participation or vote in such meeting or authorization.

Section 9.2 Disclosure; Approval. The foregoing shall, however, apply only if the material facts of the relationship or the interest of each such director, officer or stockholder is known or disclosed:

(a) to the Board and it nevertheless in good faith authorizes or ratifies the contract or transaction by a majority of the directors present, each such interested director to be counted in determining whether a quorum is present but not in calculating the majority necessary to carry the vote; or

(b) to the stockholders and they nevertheless in good faith authorize or ratify the contract or transaction by a majority of the shares present, each such interested person to be counted in determining whether a quorum is present but not in calculating the majority necessary to carry the vote.

Section 9.3 Nonexclusive. This provision shall not be construed to invalidate any contract or transaction that would be valid in the absence of this provision.

ARTICLE X.

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.1 Definitions. Defined terms in these Bylaws, and in the Appendices and Annexes to these Bylaws, which may be identified by the capitalization of the first letter of each principal word thereof, have the meanings assigned to them in Appendix A. Other terms may be defined elsewhere in the text of these Bylaws and, unless otherwise indicated, shall have such meaning throughout these Bylaws and the Appendices and Annexes hereto.

Section 10.2 Place of Meetings. All stockholders, directors and committee meetings shall be held at such place or places, within or outside of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, as shall be designated from time to time by the Board or such committee and stated in the notices thereof. If no such place is so designated, said meetings shall be held at the principal business office of the Company.

 

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Section 10.3 Fixing Record Dates.

(a) In order that the Company may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board may fix, in advance, a record date, that shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board, which record date shall not be more than 60 nor less than ten days prior to any such action. If no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that, the Board may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

(b) In order that the Company may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board and which record date shall not be more than ten days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board. If no record date has been fixed by the Board, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, when no prior action by the Board is otherwise required, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Company by delivery to its registered office in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, its principal place of business or to an officer or agent of the Company having custody of the book in which proceedings of meetings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Company’s registered office shall be by hand delivery or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. If no record date has been fixed by the Board and prior action by the Board is required, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

(c) In order that the Company may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted and which record date shall be not more than 60 days prior to such action. If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts the resolution relating thereto.

Section 10.4 Means of Giving Notice. Whenever under law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, notice is required to be given to any director or stockholder, such notice may be given in writing and delivered personally, through the United States mail, by a recognized express delivery service (such as Federal Express) or by means of telegram, telex or facsimile transmission, addressed to such director or stockholder at his address or telex or facsimile transmission number, as the case may be, appearing on the records of the Company, with postage and fees thereon prepaid. Such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when

 

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the same shall be deposited in the United States mail or with an express delivery service or when transmitted, as the case may be. Notice of any meeting of the Board may be given to a director by telephone and shall be deemed to be given when actually received by the director.

Section 10.5 Waiver of Notice. Except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws, whenever any notice is required to be given under law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver of such notice, signed before or after the date of such meeting by the person or persons entitled to said notice, shall be deemed equivalent to such required notice. All such waivers shall be filed with the corporate records. Attendance at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a person attends for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

Section 10.6 Attendance via Communications Equipment. Unless otherwise restricted by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, members of the Board, any committee thereof or, if done in accordance with Section 2.6.7, the stockholders may hold a meeting by means of telephone conference or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can effectively communicate with each other. Such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting, except where a person participates in the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. The Board shall make such communications equipment available upon the request of any director.

Section 10.7 Dividends. Dividends on the capital stock of the Company, paid in cash, property or securities of the Company and as may be limited by the General Corporations Law, other applicable law and applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation (if any) may be declared by the Board at any regular or special meeting.

Section 10.8 Reserves. Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Company available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board from time to time, in its absolute discretion, deems proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies, for equalizing dividends, for repairing or maintaining any property of the Company or for such other purpose as the Board shall determine to be in the best interest of the Company. The Board may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.

Section 10.9 Reports to Stockholders. The Board shall present at each annual meeting of stockholders, and at any special meeting of stockholders when called for by vote of the stockholders, a statement of the business and condition of the Company.

Section 10.10 Contracts and Negotiable Instruments. Except as otherwise provided by law or these Bylaws, any contract or other instrument relative to the business of the Company may be executed and delivered in the name of the Company and on its behalf by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President. The Board may authorize any other officer or agent of the Company to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any contract in the name and on behalf of the Company, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances as the Board may by resolution determine. All bills, notes, checks

 

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or other instruments for the payment of money shall be signed or countersigned by such officer, officers, agent or agents and in such manner as are permitted by these Bylaws and/or as, from time to time, may be prescribed by resolution (whether general or special) of the Board. Unless authorized so to do by these Bylaws or by the Board, no officer, agent or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the Company by any contract or engagement, or to pledge its credit, or to render it liable pecuniarily for any purpose or any amount.

Section 10.11 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Company shall end on December 31 of each calendar year.

Section 10.12 Seal. The seal of the Company shall be in such form as shall from time to time be adopted by the Board. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed, affixed or otherwise reproduced. Whenever the Company is permitted or required to affix its seal to a document, it shall be sufficient to meet the requirements of any law, rule or regulation relating to a seal to place the word (“SEAL”) adjacent to the signature of the person authorized to execute the document on behalf of the Company.

Section 10.13 Books and Records. The Company shall keep correct and complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its stockholders, Board and committees and shall keep at its registered office or principal place of business in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The Company shall keep a record of its stockholders at its registered office or principal place of business or at the office of its transfer agent or registrar, stating the names and addresses of all stockholders and the number and class of the shares held by each.

Section 10.14 Resignation. Any director, committee member, officer or agent may resign by giving written notice to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Secretary. The resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if no time is specified, immediately. Unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

Section 10.15 Surety Bonds. Such officers and agents of the Company (if any) as the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Board may direct, from time to time, shall be bonded for the faithful performance of their duties and for the restoration to the Company, in case of their death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal from office, of all books, papers, vouchers, money and other property of whatever kind in their possession or under their control belonging to the Company, in such amounts and by such surety companies as the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or the Board may determine. The premiums on such bonds shall be paid by the Company and the bonds so furnished shall be in the custody of the Secretary.

Section 10.16 Proxies in Respect of Securities of Other Corporations. The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President or the Secretary may from time to time appoint an attorney or attorneys or an agent or agents for the Company to exercise, in the name and on behalf of the Company, the powers and rights that the Company may have as the holder of stock or other securities in any other corporation to vote or consent in respect of such stock or other securities. The Chairman of the Board, the Chief

 

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Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President or the Secretary may instruct such person or persons as to the manner of exercising such powers and rights. The Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President or the Secretary may execute or cause to be executed, in the name and on behalf of the Company and under its corporate seal or otherwise, all such written proxies or other instruments as he may deem necessary or proper in order that the Company may exercise such powers and rights.

Section 10.17 Conflict with Stockholder Agreement. The Company is a party to the Stockholder Agreement. To the extent that the terms of these Bylaws and the terms of the Stockholder Agreement are inconsistent, the terms of the Stockholder Agreement shall control.

Section 10.18 Amendments. These Bylaws may be amended, altered, changed or repealed or new Bylaws may be adopted only in accordance with Article VII of the Certificate of Incorporation.

 

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Appendix A

In this Appendix, and in these Bylaws and the Annexes hereto, the following terms shall have the meanings assigned below, and the terms listed in the chart below shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Section of these Bylaws set forth opposite of such term.

 

Term:

  

Section:

advancement of expenses    Section 8.2
Board    Section 1.2
Covered Person    Section 8.1
Derivative Instrument    Section 2.5.1(b)
Exchange Act    Section 2.5.1(a)
final adjudication    Section 8.2
General Corporations Law    Section 2.3
Proceeding    Section 8.1
Required Officers    Section 6.1
Secondary Indemnitors    Section 8.11
Short Interest    Section 2.5.1(b)
undertaking    Section 8.2
Voting Commitment    Section 2.5.4

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controlling, Controlled by, or under common Control with, such Person. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) with respect to Apollo, the term “Affiliate” shall (x) include any investment fund with respect to which Apollo Global Management LLC or its Controlled Affiliates (including its and their respective successors) are the sole or, if not sole, primary investment managers and, subject to clause (y) below, each of their Subsidiaries and (y) not include portfolio companies of Apollo Global Management LLC or its Controlled Affiliates and, (ii) with respect to Popular (to the extent that at the time of determination it is engaged in a private equity or similar business), the term “Affiliate” shall not include portfolio companies of Popular or its Controlled Affiliates.

Apollo” means AP Carib Holdings, Ltd., an exempted company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands.

Certificate of Incorporation” shall mean the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, dated as of [], 2013, as amended from time to time.

 

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Common Stock” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Certificate of Incorporation.

Complete Rights Transferees” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Certificate of Incorporation.

Control,” and its correlative meanings, “Controlling” and “Controlled,” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Director Nomination Right” means the right of a Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee to nominate one or more Directors in accordance with Section 2 of the Stockholder Agreement.

Director Nominee” means a Director nominated by a Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee pursuant to a Director Nomination Right.

Government Entity” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, Commonwealth, local or foreign or similar government, governmental subdivision, regulatory or administrative body or other governmental or quasi-governmental agency, tribunal, commission, court, judicial or arbitral body or other entity with competent jurisdiction.

Holders” mean the holders of Common Stock who are parties to the Stockholder Agreement.

Partial Rights Transferee” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Certificate of Incorporation.

Person” shall be construed broadly and shall include, without limitation, an individual, a partnership, a limited liability company, a corporation, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization and a Governmental Entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

Popular” means Popular, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

Principal Stockholder” means Apollo, Popular and each of their respective Complete Rights Transferees.

Proportionate Percentage” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Certificate of Incorporation.

Reconvened Meeting” means a meeting of the Board or the stockholders, as the case may be, that (i) has been properly called in accordance with these Bylaws (including by given proper notice of such meeting in accordance with Section 2.3 or Section 4.4, as applicable) as if such meeting was not an adjourned meeting and (ii) has the same agenda as a previously convened meeting that was adjourned due to the lack of a quorum.

 

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Stockholder Agreement” means that certain Stockholder Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2012, among the Company, Apollo, Popular, EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (f.k.a. Carib Holdings, Inc.) and each of the Holders, as amended on [], 2013, as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time.

 

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EX-10.41 6 d427686dex1041.htm EX-10.41 EX-10.41

Exhibit 10.41

STOCK CONTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE AGREEMENT

This Stock Contribution Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of April 17, 2012 by and among Carib Holdings, Inc. a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (the “Company”), Carib Latam Holdings, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“Parent”) and each of the holders of shares of common stock of the Company listed on Schedule I attached hereto (each a “Holder”).

RECITALS

 

  A. The Holders collectively own all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Company Common Stock”).

 

  B. Each of the Holders desires to contribute to Parent, and Parent desires to accept from each such Holder, the number and class of shares of Company Common Stock owned by such Holder, as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto, in exchange for an issuance by Parent to such Holder of the same number and class of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Parent (the “Parent Common Stock”).

 

  C. As a condition to the issuance of any shares of Parent Common Stock, the parties hereto desire to enter into a Stockholder Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Parent Stockholder Agreement”), which agreement shall, among other things, set forth certain rights and restrictions in respect of the share of Parent Common Stock and also amend, restate and supersede the Stockholder Agreement, dated September 30, 2010 (as amended on February 11, 2011), by and among Carib Holdings, Inc. and its stockholders.

 

  D. The contributions of Company Common Stock contemplated hereby and the subsequent Conversion (as defined below) are intended to be a tax-free reorganization pursuant to Section 368(a) of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and Section 1034.04(g) of the 2011 Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code, as amended.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and of the mutual agreements, representations, warranties, provisions and covenants herein contained, and of other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

THE CONTRIBUTION AND EXCHANGE

1.1 Contribution and Exchange of Shares of Class A Common Stock.

(a) Contribution. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Holder of shares of class A voting common stock of the Company (the “Company Class A Common Stock”) and each Holder of shares of class B non-voting common stock of the Company (the “Company Class B Common Stock”) shall contribute, transfer, grant,


assign and deliver to Parent all of its right, title and interest in and to all shares of Company Common Stock owned by such Holder, as set forth on Schedule I attached hereto (the “Contributed Shares”), free and clear of all liens, charges, claims, encumbrances or other restrictions of any kind (“Liens”), other than restrictions under applicable securities laws and restrictions set forth in the Company’s organizational documents or in that certain Stockholder Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010, by and among the Company and its stockholders (as amended, the “Original Stockholder Agreement”).

(b) Exchange. In exchange for (i) each share of Company Class A Common Stock contributed by a Holder, the Company shall issue to such Holder one share of class A voting common stock of Parent (“Parent Class A Common Stock”) and (ii) each share of Company Class B Common Stock contributed by a Holder, one share of class B non-voting common stock of Parent (the “Parent Class B Common Stock”), in each case, free and clear of all Liens, other than restrictions under applicable securities laws and restrictions set forth in Parent’s organizational documents or in the Parent Stockholder Agreement.

1.2 Closing Deliverables.

(a) Deliverables by the Holders. In order to effectuate the contributions and exchanges described in Section 1.1 of this Agreement, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, each Holder shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Parent, original stock certificates evidencing the shares of Company Class A Common Stock or Company Class B Common Stock, as applicable, owned by such Holder, together with duly executed stock powers attached in proper form for transfer to Parent.

(b) Deliverables by Parent. In order to effectuate the contributions and exchanges described in Section 1.1 of this Agreement, contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, Parent shall deliver or cause to be delivered to each Holder, a stock certificate in the name of such Holder for the number of fully paid and non-assessable shares of Parent Class A Common Stock or Parent Class B Common Stock, as applicable, to be issued to such Holder in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

1.3 Miscellaneous.

(a) No Further Ownership Rights in Shares of Company Common Stock. All shares of Parent Common Stock issued pursuant to this Agreement will be deemed to have been issued in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to the shares of Company Common Stock exchanged therefor.

(b) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. If any stock certificate representing shares of Company Common Stock (each a “Company Stock Certificate”) has been lost, stolen or destroyed, Parent will issue the applicable number and class of shares of Parent Common Stock deliverable in respect thereof upon (i) the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person or entity claiming such Company Stock Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and (ii) the posting by such person or entity of a bond in such reasonable amount as Parent may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Company Stock Certificate.

 

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ARTICLE II

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to Parent and to each of the Holders as follows:

(a) Due Organization. The Company (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, (ii) is duly authorized to conduct its business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, and (iii) has the requisite corporate power and authority necessary to own or lease its properties and to carry on its businesses as currently conducted. There is no pending or, to the Company’s knowledge, threatened action or other proceeding for its dissolution, liquidation, insolvency or rehabilitation.

(b) Authorization; Enforceability. The Company has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, conservatorship, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium, or similar events affecting the Company or its assets, or by general principles of equity.

2.2 Representations and Warranties of Parent. Parent represents and warrants to the Company and to each of the Holders as follows:

(a) Due Organization. Parent (i) is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, (ii) is duly authorized to conduct its business and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where such qualification is required, and (iii) has the requisite corporate power and authority necessary to own or lease its properties and to carry on its businesses as currently conducted. There is no pending or, to Parent’s knowledge, threatened action or other proceeding for its dissolution, liquidation, insolvency or rehabilitation.

(b) Authorization; Enforceability. Parent has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery and performance by Parent of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Parent. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Parent and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of Parent enforceable against Parent in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, conservatorship, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium, or similar events affecting Parent or its assets, or by general principles of equity.

(c) Issuance of Shares of Parent Common Stock. Upon issuance, all of the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this Agreement, will have been duly authorized and validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

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2.3 Representations and Warranties of the Holders. Each Holder represents and warrants to the Company, Parent and each of the other Holders as follows:

(a) Authority. Such Holder has the power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. The execution, delivery, and performance by such Holder of this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Holder. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Holder and is the legal, valid and binding obligation of Holder enforceable against Holder in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, conservatorship, reorganization, liquidation, moratorium, or similar events affecting such Holder or its assets, or by general principles of equity.

(b) Ownership of Company Common Stock. Such Holder is the record and beneficial owner of the number and class of shares of Company Common Stock set forth opposite such Holder’s name on Schedule I attached hereto, in each case free and clear of all Liens, other than restrictions under applicable securities laws and restrictions set forth in the Company’s organizational documents or in the Original Stockholder Agreement. Except for the share of Company Common Stock set forth opposite such Holder’s name on Schedule I attached hereto, such Holder is not the record or beneficial owner of any shares of capital stock of the Company. Upon the contribution by such Holder of the shares of Company Common Stock set forth opposite such Holder’s name on Schedule I attached hereto, Parent will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all Liens, other than restrictions under applicable securities laws and restrictions set forth in the Company’s organizational documents or in the Original Stockholder Agreement.

(c) Investment Related Representation and Warranties. Such Holder represents and warrants that each of the representations and warranties made by it and set forth in Section 7(a)(iv) of the Parent Stockholder Agreement is true, correct and complete in all respects.

ARTICLE III

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS

3.1 Agreements with Respect to Company Options.

(a) Assumption of Company Options. At and as of the Effective Date, automatically and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, Parent will assume each option to purchase shares of Company Class B Common Stock (each a “Company Option”) outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Date and each such Company Option will become an option (each, a “Parent Option”) to purchase, at an exercise price per share equal to the per share exercise price of such Company Option and upon the same terms and conditions as such Company Option, the number of shares of Parent Class B Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Company Class B Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of such Company Option.

(b) Reservation of Shares. Following the Effective Date, Parent will take all corporate actions necessary to reserve for issuance a sufficient number of shares of Parent Class B Common Stock for delivery upon exercise of the Company Options that Parent assumes under this Section 3.1.

 

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(c) Assumption of Equity Incentive Plan. At and as of the Effective Date, automatically and without any action on the part of any party hereto, Parent will assume the Carib Holdings, Inc. 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the “Plan”) and all related award agreements providing for the issuance or grant of Company Options or other equity awards. Upon assumption of the Plan and the related award agreements, such amendments thereto as may be required to reflect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be deemed to have been made.

3.2 Agreement with Respect to Post-Contributions Merger. Following the Effective Time, in the event that one or more Holders of shares of Company Class B Common Stock does not execute and deliver a counterpart to this Agreement, Parent may, in its sole discretion, take the following actions: (a) contribute the Contributed Shares received by Parent at such time to a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”) and (b) cause the merger of Merger Sub into the Company, with the Company as the surviving entity (the “Post-Contributions Merger”). As a result of the Post- Contributions Merger, all the shares of Company Common Stock owned by Holders that do not elect to participate in the contribution will be cancelled and the shares of Class B Common Stock held by such Holders will be converted into shares of Parent Class B Common Stock.

3.3 Agreement with Respect to Post-Contributions Conversion. Following the consummation of the contribution and exchange described in Section 1.1 of this Agreement, each of the Company and EVERTEC, Inc, a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“EVERTEC”), shall be converted into a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (collectively, the “Conversion”). Each Holder, to the extent that such Holder has a right of consent or approval (if any), hereby consents to and approves the Conversion and hereby authorizes each of the Company and EVERTEC, in its sole discretion, to approve, execute and deliver any and all other documents, agreements, certificates and instruments evidencing or implementing the Conversion (including, without limitation, the adoption of a Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement and the execution and delivery of a Certificate of Conversion and a Certificate of Formation with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the timely filing of an election to treat each of the Company and EVERTEC as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes and as a partnership for Puerto Rico income tax purposes effective immediately after the effective time of the contributions of Company Common Stock contemplated hereby and the Conversion).

3.4 Stockholder Agreement. Each party to this Agreement and, to the extent applicable, such party’s spouse acknowledges and agrees that the Original Stockholder Agreement is being amended and restated in the form of the Parent Stockholder Agreement and that each such party and all shares of Parent Class A Common Stock and Parent Class B Common Stock issued in accordance with this Agreement shall be bound by and subject to the Parent Stockholder Agreement.

 

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ARTICLE IV

MISCELLANEOUS

4.1 Further Assurances. The parties hereto agree that, from time to time, they will execute and deliver to each other such additional documents and instruments as may be required in order to carry out the purposes of this Agreement.

4.2 Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the Exhibits and Schedules hereto, constitutes the entire agreement and understanding of the parties in respect of its subject matter and supersedes all prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, to the extent they relate in any way to the subject matter hereof.

4.3 Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their successors and assigns; provided, however, that this Agreement may not be assigned by either party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party.

4.4 Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented without the written consent of each of the parties hereto.

4.5 Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, without giving effect to any choice of law principles.

4.6 Headings. Headings are for reference only and shall not in any manner affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

4.7 Effectiveness; Counterparts. This Agreement shall be effective as to each of A.P. Carib Holdings, Ltd. and Popular, Inc. as of the date on which both of A.P. Carib Holdings, Ltd. and Popular, Inc. have executed this Agreement (the “Effective Date”), and following such date, this Agreement shall become effective as to each Holder as of the date on which such Holder executes this Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

[signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

CARIB LATAM HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Carlos Ramirez

  Name:   Carlos Ramirez
  Title:   Executive Vice President

 

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CARIB HOLDINGS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Carlos Ramirez

  Name:   Carlos Ramirez
  Title:   Executive Vice President

 

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AP CARIB HOLDINGS, LTD.
By:  

/s/ Mark Becker

  Name:   Mark Becker
  Title:  

 

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POPULAR, INC.
By:  

/s/ Ivan Pagan

  Name:   Ivan Pagan
  Title:   Senior Vice President

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Felix M. Villamil Pagani

  Name: Felix M. Villamil Pagani

The spouse of the above signed Holder hereby executes this Agreement to acknowledge (a) the fairness of this Agreement and (b) that binding such spouse’s community interest, if any, in the shares of Company Class B Common Stock, Company Options and any other securities referred to in this Agreement to the terms of this Agreement is in such spouse’s best interest.

 

SPOUSE OF CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Lourdes Durand Villamil

  Name: Lourdes Durand Villamil

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Carlos J. Ramirez

  Name: Carlos J. Ramirez

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Jorge Rafael Hernandez Gonzalez

  Name: Jorge Rafael Hernandez Gonzalez

The spouse of the above signed Holder hereby executes this Agreement to acknowledge (a) the fairness of this Agreement and (b) that binding such spouse’s community interest, if any, in the shares of Company Class B Common Stock, Company Options and any other securities referred to in this Agreement to the terms of this Agreement is in such spouse’s best interest.

 

SPOUSE OF CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Soraya Cheleuitte

  Name: Soraya Cheleuitte

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Luis Gerardo Alvarado

  Name: Luis Gerardo Alvarado

The spouse of the above signed Holder hereby executes this Agreement to acknowledge (a) the fairness of this Agreement and (b) that binding such spouse’s community interest, if any, in the shares of Company Class B Common Stock, Company Options and any other securities referred to in this Agreement to the terms of this Agreement is in such spouse’s best interest.

 

SPOUSE OF CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Alexandra Pilbalohor

  Name: Alexandra Pilbalohor

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Miguel Vizcarrondo

  Name: Miguel Vizcarrondo

The spouse of the above signed Holder hereby executes this Agreement to acknowledge (a) the fairness of this Agreement and (b) that binding such spouse’s community interest, if any, in the shares of Company Class B Common Stock, Company Options and any other securities referred to in this Agreement to the terms of this Agreement is in such spouse’s best interest.

 

SPOUSE OF CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ J. Cardena

  Name: J. Cardena

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Raul A. Aponte

  Name: Raul A. Aponte

The spouse of the above signed Holder hereby executes this Agreement to acknowledge (a) the fairness of this Agreement and (b) that binding such spouse’s community interest, if any, in the shares of Company Class B Common Stock, Company Options and any other securities referred to in this Agreement to the terms of this Agreement is in such spouse’s best interest.

 

SPOUSE OF CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Madeline Fontanes

  Name: Madeline Fontanes

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Ramon Luis Melendez

  Name: Ramon Luis Melendez

The spouse of the above signed Holder hereby executes this Agreement to acknowledge (a) the fairness of this Agreement and (b) that binding such spouse’s community interest, if any, in the shares of Company Class B Common Stock, Company Options and any other securities referred to in this Agreement to the terms of this Agreement is in such spouse’s best interest.

 

SPOUSE OF CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Ana M. Hernóval

  Name: Ana M. Hernóval

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Jose Luis Casas

  Name: Jose Luis Casas

The spouse of the above signed Holder hereby executes this Agreement to acknowledge (a) the fairness of this Agreement and (b) that binding such spouse’s community interest, if any, in the shares of Company Class B Common Stock, Company Options and any other securities referred to in this Agreement to the terms of this Agreement is in such spouse’s best interest.

 

SPOUSE OF CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Enii Escriba

  Name: Enii Escriba

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Miguel Angel Mercado Morales

  Name: Miguel Angel Mercado Morales

The spouse of the above signed Holder hereby executes this Agreement to acknowledge (a) the fairness of this Agreement and (b) that binding such spouse’s community interest, if any, in the shares of Company Class B Common Stock, Company Options and any other securities referred to in this Agreement to the terms of this Agreement is in such spouse’s best interest.

 

SPOUSE OF CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Marena Rodriguez

  Name: Marena Rodriguez

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Luisa Wert Serrano

  Name: Luisa Wert Serrano

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Wanda Betancourt Diaz

  Name: Wanda Betancourt Diaz

The spouse of the above signed Holder hereby executes this Agreement to acknowledge (a) the fairness of this Agreement and (b) that binding such spouse’s community interest, if any, in the shares of Company Class B Common Stock, Company Options and any other securities referred to in this Agreement to the terms of this Agreement is in such spouse’s best interest.

 

SPOUSE OF CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Joseph Andino

  Name: Joseph Andino

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Lilia Sylvette Ramos Figueroa

  Name: Lilia Sylvette Ramos Figueroa

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Luis Cabrera

  Name: Luis Cabrera

The spouse of the above signed Holder hereby executes this Agreement to acknowledge (a) the fairness of this Agreement and (b) that binding such spouse’s community interest, if any, in the shares of Company Class B Common Stock, Company Options and any other securities referred to in this Agreement to the terms of this Agreement is in such spouse’s best interest.

 

SPOUSE OF CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Elisa Sánchez

  Name: Elisa Sánchez

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ James Gonzalez, Jr.

  Name: James Gonzalez, Jr.

The spouse of the above signed Holder hereby executes this Agreement to acknowledge (a) the fairness of this Agreement and (b) that binding such spouse’s community interest, if any, in the shares of Company Class B Common Stock, Company Options and any other securities referred to in this Agreement to the terms of this Agreement is in such spouse’s best interest.

 

SPOUSE OF CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Marin S. Lizardi

  Name: Marin S. Lizardi

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Juan Jose Román Jimenez

  Name: Juan Jose Román Jimenez

The spouse of the above signed Holder hereby executes this Agreement to acknowledge (a) the fairness of this Agreement and (b) that binding such spouse’s community interest, if any, in the shares of Company Class B Common Stock, Company Options and any other securities referred to in this Agreement to the terms of this Agreement is in such spouse’s best interest.

 

SPOUSE OF CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Maday A. Viera

  Name: Maday A. Viera

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Miguel Arocho

  Name: Miguel Arocho

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Marcelino Zayas

  Name: Marcelino Zayas

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Maria Gois

  Name: Maria Gois

The spouse of the above signed Holder hereby executes this Agreement to acknowledge (a) the fairness of this Agreement and (b) that binding such spouse’s community interest, if any, in the shares of Company Class B Common Stock, Company Options and any other securities referred to in this Agreement to the terms of this Agreement is in such spouse’s best interest.

 

SPOUSE OF CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Renzo Pilotta

  Name: Renzo Pilotta

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
By:  

/s/ Peter Harrington

  Name: Peter Harrington

 

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CLASS B HOLDER
THOMAS M. WHITE 2006 TRUST
By:  

/s/ Thomas M. White

  Name:   Thomas M. White
  Title:   Trustee

 

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Exhibit A

PARENT STOCKHOLDER AGREEMENT

[see attached]


Schedule I

LIST OF HOLDERS

 

Holder

   Class of Company
Common Stock
   Shares of Company
Common Stock
 

AP Carib Holdings, Ltd.

   A      18,376,893   

Popular, Inc.

   A      17,656,231   

Carlos J. Ramirez

   B      18,500   

Jorge R. Hernandez

   B      20,500   

Luis G. Alvarado

   B      27,300   

Miguel Vizcarrondo

   B      13,400   

Raul A. Aponte

   B      14,800   

Ramon L. Melendez

   B      21,000   

Jose L. Casas

   B      25,100   

Miguel A. Mercado

   B      18,300   

Luisa Wert Serrano

   B      16,200   

Wanda Betancourt

   B      17,500   

Sylvette Ramos

   B      11,000   

Luis Cabrera

   B      15,000   

James Gonzalez, Jr.

   B      1,000   

Maria Gois

   B      1,000   

Marcelino Zayas

   B      2,000   

Miguel Arocho

   B      1,500   

Juan Jose Román Jimenez

   B      15,000   

Thomas M. White 2006 Trust

   B      25,000   

Félix Villamil

   B      23,094   

Peter Harrington

   B      14,645   
EX-10.45 7 d427686dex1045.htm EX-10.45 EX-10.45

Exhibit 10.45

[], 2013

Apollo Management VII, L.P.

9 West 57th Street

New York, NY 10019

 

  Re: Termination of Apollo Consulting Agreement

Reference is hereby made to that certain Consulting Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010 (the “Consulting Agreement”), by and among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC (f.k.a. Carib Holdings, Inc.), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“EVERTEC Holdings”), EVERTEC Group, LLC (f.k.a. EVERTEC, Inc.), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“EVERTEC LLC”), and Apollo Management VII, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Apollo”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Consulting Agreement.

EVERTEC, Inc. (f.k.a. Carib Latam Holdings, Inc.), a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“EVERTEC”) and the ultimate parent company of EVERTEC Holdings and EVERTEC LLC, is pursuing an underwritten public offering of its equity securities (the “IPO”). In connection with the consummation of the IPO, the parties hereto desire to terminate the Consulting Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions described in this letter agreement.

The parties hereto hereby agree that the Consulting Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the later to occur of (a) the consummation of the IPO on the “Closing Date” as defined in the underwriting agreement entered into by EVERTEC and the selling stockholders named therein in connection with the IPO (such date and time being referred to as the “IPO Closing”) and (b) receipt by Apollo of (i) a Lump Sum Payment of $[], which shall be paid to Apollo upon the IPO Closing, (ii) the Consulting Fee for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2012 in the amount set forth in Section 4(a) of the Consulting Agreement, which shall be paid to Apollo promptly following execution of this agreement, (iii) any and all expenses which are owed but have not been reimbursed in accordance with Section 4(c) of the Consulting Agreement, which expenses shall be paid to Apollo upon the IPO Closing, and (iv) any other unpaid fees and expenses owed, as of the termination of the Consulting Agreement, to Apollo pursuant to the Consulting Agreement (including, without limitation, fees payable pursuant to Sections 6 and 7 of the Consulting Agreement), which amounts shall be paid to Apollo upon the IPO Closing. The parties further agree that any payments set forth in this letter agreement may be paid to Apollo by EVERTEC, EVERTEC Holdings or EVERTEC LLC.


Upon the IPO Closing and the payment of the amounts set forth in this letter agreement, (i) the Consulting Agreement shall terminate, and shall be of no further force and effect, except that Section 5 (Indemnification) of the Consulting Agreement shall survive such termination and continue in full force and effect and (ii) no party to the Consulting Agreement shall have any further rights or obligations under the Consulting Agreement (other than Section 5 thereof).

This letter agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes any and all prior agreements, and neither it nor any part of it may in any way be altered, amended, extended, waived, discharged or terminated except by a written agreement signed by each of the parties hereto.

This letter agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.

This letter agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (without regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws rules of the State of New York).

This letter agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature Page Follows]


Please acknowledge your consent and agreement by signing a counterpart hereof in the space provided below.

 

Sincerely,
EVERTEC, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

EVERTEC INTERMEDIATE

HOLDINGS, LLC

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
EVERTEC GROUP, LLC
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

AGREED AND ACCEPTED AS OF THE

DATE SET FORTH ABOVE:

APOLLO MANAGEMENT VII, L.P.
By:   AIF VII Management, LLC, its General Partner
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
POPULAR, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

[Signature Page to Termination of Apollo Consulting Agreement]


cc:

 

 

Apollo Management VII, L.P.

9 West 57th Street, 43rd Floor

New York, New York 10019

Attention: Mark Becker

  

 

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

One Bryant Park

New York, New York 10036

Attention: Adam Weinstein, Esq.

EX-10.46 8 d427686dex1046.htm EX-10.46 EX-10.46

Exhibit 10.46

[], 2013

Popular, Inc.

209 Muñoz Rivera Avenue

Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918

 

  Re: Termination of Popular Consulting Agreement

Reference is hereby made to that certain Consulting Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2010 (the “Consulting Agreement”), by and among EVERTEC Intermediate Holdings, LLC. (f.k.a. Carib Holdings, Inc.), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“EVERTEC Holdings”), EVERTEC Group, LLC. (f.k.a. EVERTEC, Inc.), a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“EVERTEC LLC”), and Popular, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“Popular”). Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in the Consulting Agreement.

EVERTEC, Inc. (f.k.a. Carib Latam Holdings, Inc.), a corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (“EVERTEC”) and the ultimate parent company of EVERTEC Holdings and EVERTEC LLC, is pursuing an underwritten public offering of its equity securities (the “IPO”). In connection with the consummation of the IPO, the parties hereto desire to terminate the Consulting Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions described in this letter agreement.

The parties hereto hereby agree that the Consulting Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the later to occur of (a) the consummation of the IPO on the “Closing Date” as defined in the underwriting agreement entered into by EVERTEC and the selling stockholders named therein in connection with the IPO (such date and time being referred to as the “IPO Closing”) and (b) receipt by Popular of (i) a Lump Sum Payment of $[], which shall be paid to Popular upon the IPO Closing, (ii) the Consulting Fee for the fiscal year ending December 30, 2012 in the amount set forth in Section 4(a) of the Consulting Agreement, which shall be paid to Popular promptly following execution of this agreement, (iii) any and all expenses which are owed but have not been reimbursed in accordance with Section 4(c) of the Consulting Agreement, which expenses shall be paid to Popular upon the IPO Closing, and (iv) any other unpaid fees and expenses owed, as of the termination of the Consulting Agreement, to Popular pursuant to the Consulting Agreement (including, without limitation, fees payable pursuant to Sections 6 and 7 of the Consulting Agreement), which amounts shall be paid to Popular upon the IPO Closing. The parties further agree that any payments set forth in this letter agreement may be paid to Popular by EVERTEC, EVERTEC Holdings or EVERTEC LLC.


Upon the IPO Closing and the payment of the amounts set forth in this letter agreement, (i) the Consulting Agreement shall terminate, and shall be of no further force and effect, except that Section 5 (Indemnification) of the Consulting Agreement shall survive such termination and continue in full force and effect and (ii) no party to the Consulting Agreement shall have any further rights or obligations under the Consulting Agreement (other than Section 5 thereof).

This letter agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes any and all prior agreements, and neither it nor any part of it may in any way be altered, amended, extended, waived, discharged or terminated except by a written agreement signed by each of the parties hereto.

This letter agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of each of the parties hereto.

This letter agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York (without regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws rules of the State of New York).

This letter agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.

[Signature Page Follows]


Please acknowledge your consent and agreement by signing a counterpart hereof in the space provided below.

 

Sincerely,
EVERTEC, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

EVERTEC INTERMEDIATE

HOLDINGS, LLC

By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
EVERTEC GROUP, LLC
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

AGREED AND ACCEPTED AS OF THE

DATE SET FORTH ABOVE:

POPULAR, INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  
AP CARIB HOLDINGS, LTD.
By:   Apollo Management VII, L.P., its sole director
By:   AIF VII Management, LLC, its general partner
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

[Signature Page to Termination of Apollo Consulting Agreement]


cc:

 

 

Popular, Inc.

209 Muñoz Rivera Avenue

Hato Rey, Puerto Rico 00918

Attention: Ignacio Alvarez, Esq.

  

 

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

125 Broad Street

New York, New York 10004

Attention: Donald J. Toumey

EX-10.61 9 d427686dex1061.htm EX-10.61 EX-10.61

Exhibit 10.61

EVERTEC, INC.

2013 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Purpose. The purpose of the EVERTEC, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan is to provide a means through which the Company and its Subsidiaries may attract and retain key personnel and to provide a means whereby directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors (and prospective directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors) of the Company and its Subsidiaries can acquire and maintain an equity interest in the Company, or be paid incentive compensation, which may (but need not) be measured by reference to the value of Common Shares, thereby strengthening their commitment to the welfare of the Company and its Subsidiaries and aligning their interests with those of the Company’s shareholders.

2. Definitions. The following definitions shall be applicable throughout the Plan:

(a) “Affiliate” means (i) with respect to any Person (including, without limitation, the Company), any Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person and/or (ii) with respect to the Company, to the extent provided by the Committee, any Person in which the Company has a significant interest. The term “control” (including, with correlative meaning, the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such person or entity, whether through the ownership of voting or other securities, by contract or otherwise.

(b) “Award” means, individually or collectively, any Incentive Stock Option, Nonqualified Stock Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, Stock Bonus Award, and Performance Compensation Award granted under the Plan.

(c) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(d) “Cause” means, in the case of a particular Award, unless the applicable Award agreement states otherwise, (i) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries having “cause” to terminate a Participant’s employment or service, as defined in any employment or consulting or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in effect at the time of such termination or (ii) in the absence of any such employment or consulting or similar agreement (or the absence of any definition of “Cause” contained therein), (A) the Participant’s commission of, conviction for, plea of guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, or other material act or omission involving dishonesty or fraud, (B) the Participant’s conduct that results in or is reasonably likely to result in harm to the reputation or business of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in any material way, (C) the Participant’s failure to perform duties as reasonably directed by the Company or the Participant’s material violation of any rule, regulation, policy or plan for the conduct of any service provider to the Company or its Subsidiaries or its or their business (which, if curable, is not cured within 10 days after notice thereof is provided to the Participant) or (D) the Participant’s gross negligence, willful malfeasance or material act of disloyalty with respect to the Company or its Subsidiaries (which, if curable, is not cured within 10 days after notice thereof is provided to the Participant). Any determination of whether Cause exists shall be made by the Committee in its sole discretion.

 

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(e) “Capital Stock” means any and all shares of, interests and participations in, and other equivalents (however designated) of stock of the Company, including, without limitation, all Common Shares and preferred stock.

(f) “Change in Control” shall, in the case of a particular Award, unless the applicable Award agreement states otherwise or contains a different definition of “Change in Control,” be deemed to occur upon:

(i) Any Person (other than an Excluded Entity) acquires “beneficial ownership” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of Capital Stock of the Company representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities; provided, however, that if the Company engages in a merger or consolidation in which the Company or the surviving entity in such merger or consolidation becomes a subsidiary of another entity, then references to the Company’s then outstanding securities shall be deemed to refer to the outstanding securities of such parent entity;

(ii) During any period of two (2) consecutive years, a majority of the members of the Board shall not be Continuing Directors;

(iii) The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity (or if the surviving entity is or shall become a subsidiary of another entity, then such parent entity)) more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company (or such surviving entity or parent entity, as the case may be) outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or

(iv) The consummation of a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company or the sale or disposition by the Company (in one or a series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

To the extent an Award provides for “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code and a Change in Control is intended to constitute a payment event under such Plan Award, then Change in Control shall mean a “change in control event” as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) and any interpretative guidance promulgated under Section 409A of the Code. In addition, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in any circumstance in which the definition of “Change in Control” under this Plan would otherwise be operative and with respect to which the additional tax under Section 409A of the Code would apply or be imposed, but where such tax would not apply or be imposed if the meaning of the term “Change in Control” met the requirements of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(v) of the Code, then the term “Change in Control” herein shall mean, but only for the transaction, event or circumstance so affected and the item of income with respect to which the additional tax under Section 409A of the Code would otherwise be imposed, a transaction, event or circumstance that is both (x) described in the preceding provisions of this definition, and (y) a “change in control event” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.409A-3(i)(5).

 

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(g) “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any successor thereto or the Puerto Rico Code. Reference in the Plan to any section of the Code shall be deemed to include any regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, regulations or guidance.

(h) “Committee” means a committee of at least two people as the Board may appoint to administer the Plan or, if no such committee has been appointed by the Board, the Board.

(i) “Common Shares” means the voting and non-voting common shares, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (and any stock or other securities into which such common shares may be converted or into which they may be exchanged).

(j) “Company” means EVERTEC, Inc., a corporation formed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

(k) “Continuing Directors” means, as of any date of determination, any member of the Board who: (i) was a member of the Board on the Effective Date; (ii) was nominated for election to the Board by any Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee pursuant to the Stockholders’ Agreement or (iii) was nominated for election or elected to the Board with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of the Board at the time of such nomination or election.

(l) “Date of Grant” means the date on which the granting of an Award is authorized, or such other date as may be specified in such authorization.

(m) “Effective Date” means the date on which the initial public offering of the Company’s Common Shares pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-1, as initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 6, 2013, is consummated.

(n) “Eligible Director” means a person who is a “non-employee director” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.

(o) “Eligible Person” means any (i) individual employed by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that no such employee covered by a collective bargaining agreement shall be an Eligible Person unless and to the extent that such eligibility is set forth in such collective bargaining agreement or in an agreement or instrument relating thereto; (ii) director of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (iii) consultant or advisor to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that if the Securities Act applies such persons must be eligible to be offered securities registrable on Form S-8 under the Securities Act; or (iv) prospective employees, directors, officers, consultants or advisors who have accepted offers of employment or consultancy from the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (and would satisfy the provisions of clauses (i) through (iii) above once he or she begins employment with or begins providing services to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries).

(p) “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any reference in the Plan to any section of (or rule promulgated under) the Exchange Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section or rule, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations or guidance.

 

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(q) “Excluded Entity” means the Investor, Popular, Inc., the Company and any Affiliate of any of the foregoing.

(r) “Exercise Price” has the meaning given such term in Section 7(c) of the Plan.

(s) “Fair Market Value” means, as of any date, the value of Common Shares determined as follows:

(i) If the Common Shares are listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system will be the closing sales price for such shares (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported) as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable;

(ii) If the Common Shares are regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, the Fair Market Value of a Common Share will be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Shares on the day of determination, as reported in The Wall Street Journal or such other source as the Committee deems reliable; or

(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Shares, the Fair Market Value will be determined in good faith by the Committee in accordance with Section 409A of the Code.

(t) “Immediate Family Members shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15(b).

(u) “Incentive Stock Option” means an Option that is designated by the Committee as an incentive stock option as described in Section 422 of the Code or a “qualified stock option” as described in Section 1046 of the Puerto Rico Internal Code of 1994, as amended (the “Puerto Rico Code”) and, in each case, otherwise meets the requirements set forth in the Plan.

(v) “Indemnifiable Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(e) of the Plan.

(w) “Investor” means Apollo Investment Fund VII, L.P., each of its Affiliates and any other investment fund or vehicle managed by Apollo Management VII, L.P. or any of its Affiliates (including any successors or assigns of any such manager).

(x) “Mature Shares” means Common Shares owned by a Participant that are not subject to any pledge or security interest and that have been either previously acquired by the Participant on the open market or meet such other requirements, if any, as the Committee may determine are necessary in order to avoid an accounting earnings charge on account of the use of such shares to pay the Exercise Price or satisfy a withholding obligation of the Participant.

(y) “Negative Discretion” shall mean the discretion authorized by the Plan to be applied by the Committee to eliminate or reduce the size of a Performance Compensation Award.

 

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(z) “Nonqualified Stock Option” means an Option that is not designated by the Committee as an Incentive Stock Option.

(aa) “Option” means an Award granted under Section 7 of the Plan.

(bb) “Option Period” has the meaning given such term in Section 7(d) of the Plan.

(cc) “Partial Rights Transferee” has the meaning given such term in the Stockholders’ Agreement.

(dd) “Participant” means an Eligible Person who has been selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan and to receive an Award pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan.

(ee) “Performance Compensation Award” shall mean any Award designated by the Committee as a Performance Compensation Award pursuant to Section 11 of the Plan.

(ff) “Performance Criteria” shall mean the criterion or criteria that the Committee shall select for purposes of establishing the Performance Goal(s) for a Performance Period with respect to any Performance Compensation Award under the Plan.

(gg) “Performance Formula” shall mean, for a Performance Period, the one or more objective formulae applied against the relevant Performance Goal to determine, with regard to the Performance Compensation Award of a particular Participant, whether all, some portion but less than all, or none of the Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period.

(hh) “Performance Goals” shall mean, for a Performance Period, the one or more goals established by the Committee for the Performance Period based upon the Performance Criteria.

(ii) “Performance Period” shall mean the one or more periods of time, as the Committee may select, over which the attainment of one or more Performance Goals will be measured for the purpose of determining a Participant’s right to, and the payment of, a Performance Compensation Award.

(jj) “Permitted Transferee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 15(b) of the Plan.

(kk) “Person” means “person” as such term is used in Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act.

(ll) “Plan” means this EVERTEC, Inc. 2013 Equity Incentive Plan.

(mm) “Principal Stockholder” has the meaning given such term in the Stockholders’ Agreement.

 

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(nn) “Restricted Period” means the period of time determined by the Committee during which an Award is subject to restrictions or, as applicable, the period of time within which performance is measured for purposes of determining whether an Award has been earned.

(oo) “Restricted Stock Unit” means an unfunded and unsecured promise to deliver Common Shares, cash, other securities or other property, subject to certain restrictions (including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant remain continuously employed or provide continuous services for a specified period of time), granted under Section 9 of the Plan.

(pp) “Restricted Stock” means Common Shares, subject to certain specified restrictions (including, without limitation, a requirement that the Participant remain continuously employed or provide continuous services for a specified period of time), granted under Section 9 of the Plan.

(qq) “SAR Period” has the meaning given such term in Section 8(c) of the Plan.

(rr) “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto. Reference in the Plan to any section of the Securities Act shall be deemed to include any rules, regulations or other interpretative guidance under such section, and any amendments or successor provisions to such section, rules, regulations or guidance.

(ss) “Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means an Award granted under Section 8 of the Plan.

(tt) “Stock Bonus Award” means an Award granted under Section 10 of the Plan.

(uu) “Stockholders’ Agreement” means that certain Stockholder Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2012, among EVERTEC, Inc. and the holders party thereto, as it may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.

(vv) “Strike Price” means, except as otherwise provided by the Committee in the case of Substitute Awards, (i) in the case of a SAR granted in tandem with an Option, the Exercise Price of the related Option, or (ii) in the case of a SAR granted independent of an Option, an amount not less than the Fair Market Value on the Date of Grant.

(ww) “Subsidiary” means, with respect to the Company:

(1) any corporation, association or other business entity of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of capital stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency and after giving effect to any voting agreement or shareholders’ agreement that effectively transfers voting power) to vote in the election of directors, managers, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the Company or one or more of the Company’s other Subsidiaries (or a combination thereof); and

(2) any partnership (or any comparable foreign entity (a) the sole general partner (or functional equivalent thereof) or the managing general partner of which is the Company or one of the Company’s other Subsidiaries or (b) the only general partners (or functional equivalents thereof) of which are the Company or one or more of the Company’s Subsidiaries (or any combination thereof).

 

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(xx) “Substitute Award” has the meaning given such term in Section 5(e).

3. Effective Date; Duration. The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date. The expiration date of the Plan, on and after which date no Awards may be granted hereunder, shall be the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date; provided, however, that such expiration shall not affect Awards then outstanding, and the terms and conditions of the Plan shall continue to apply to such Awards.

4. Administration.

(a) The Committee shall administer the Plan. To the extent required to comply with the provisions of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (if the Board is not acting as the Committee under the Plan), it is intended that each member of the Committee shall, at the time he takes any action with respect to an Award under the Plan, be an Eligible Director. However, the fact that a Committee member shall fail to qualify as an Eligible Director shall not invalidate any Award granted by the Committee that is otherwise validly granted under the Plan. The acts of a majority of the members present at any meeting at which a quorum is present or acts approved in writing by a majority of the Committee shall be deemed the acts of the Committee. Whether a quorum is present shall be determined based on the Committee’s charter as approved by the Board.

(b) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and applicable law, the Committee shall have the sole and plenary authority, in addition to other express powers and authorizations conferred on the Committee by the Plan, to: (i) designate Participants; (ii) determine the type or types of Awards to be granted to a Participant; (iii) determine the number of Common Shares to be covered by, or with respect to which payments, rights, or other matters are to be calculated in connection with, Awards; (iv) determine the terms and conditions of any Award; (v) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances Awards may be settled or exercised in cash, Common Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property, or canceled, forfeited, or suspended and the method or methods by which Awards may be settled, exercised, canceled, forfeited, or suspended; (vi) determine whether, to what extent, and under what circumstances the delivery of cash, Common Shares, other securities, other Awards or other property and other amounts payable with respect to an Award shall be deferred either automatically or at the election of the Participant or of the Committee; (vii) interpret, administer, reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in the Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or Award granted under, the Plan; (viii) establish, amend, suspend, or waive any rules and regulations and appoint such agents as the Committee shall deem appropriate for the proper administration of the Plan; (ix) accelerate the vesting or exercisability of, payment for or lapse of restrictions on, Awards; and (x) make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan.

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obligation, or election that is the responsibility of or that is allocated to the Committee herein, and that may be so delegated as a matter of law, except for grants of Awards to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(d) Unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the Plan or any Award or any documents evidencing Awards granted pursuant to the Plan shall be within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all persons or entities, including, without limitation, the Company, any Affiliate of the Company, any Participant, any holder or beneficiary of any Award, and any shareholder of the Company.

(e) No member of the Board, member of the Committee, delegate of the Committee or any employee or agent of the Company (each such person, an “Indemnifiable Person”) shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken or any determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award hereunder. Each Indemnifiable Person shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company against and from any loss, cost, liability, or expense (including attorneys’ fees) that may be imposed upon or incurred by such Indemnifiable Person in connection with or resulting from any action, suit or proceeding to which such Indemnifiable Person may be a party or in which such Indemnifiable Person may be involved by reason of any action taken or omitted to be taken under the Plan or any Award agreement and against and from any and all amounts paid by such Indemnifiable Person with the Company’s approval, in settlement thereof, or paid by such Indemnifiable Person in satisfaction of any judgment in any such action, suit or proceeding against such Indemnifiable Person, provided, that the Company shall have the right, at its own expense, to assume and defend any such action, suit or proceeding and once the Company gives notice of its intent to assume the defense, the Company shall have sole control over such defense with counsel of the Company’s choice. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be available to an Indemnifiable Person to the extent that a final judgment or other final adjudication (in either case not subject to further appeal) binding upon such Indemnifiable Person determines that the acts or omissions of such Indemnifiable Person giving rise to the indemnification claim resulted from such Indemnifiable Person’s bad faith, fraud or willful criminal act or omission or that such right of indemnification is otherwise prohibited by law or by the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws. The foregoing right of indemnification shall not be exclusive of any other rights of indemnification to which such Indemnifiable Persons may be entitled under the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws, as a matter of law, or otherwise, or any other power that the Company may have to indemnify such Indemnifiable Persons or hold them harmless.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Plan, the Board may, in its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, grant Awards and administer the Plan with respect to such Awards. In any such case, the Board shall have all the authority granted to the Committee under the Plan.

5. Grant of Awards; Shares Subject to the Plan; Limitations.

(a) The Committee may, from time to time, grant Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Stock Bonus Awards and/or Performance Compensation Awards to one or more Eligible Persons.

 

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(b) Awards granted under the Plan shall be subject to the following limitations: subject to Section 12 of the Plan, (i) the Committee is authorized to deliver under the Plan no more than an aggregate of             Common Shares and (ii) no more than             Common Shares shall be subject to grants of Incentive Stock Options under the Plan to any single Participant during any calendar year.

(c) Use of Common Shares to pay the required Exercise Price or tax obligations, or that are used or withheld to satisfy tax obligations of the Participant shall, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, not be available again for other Awards under the Plan. Shares underlying Awards under this Plan that are forfeited, cancelled, expire unexercised, or are settled in cash are available again for Awards under the Plan.

(d) Common Shares delivered by the Company in settlement of Awards may be authorized and unissued shares, shares held in the treasury of the Company, shares purchased on the open market or by private purchase, or a combination of the foregoing.

(e) Awards may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be granted under the Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an entity acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines (“Substitute Awards”) to a person would otherwise be an Eligible Person following the closing of such acquisition or combination. The number of Common Shares underlying any Substitute Awards shall be counted against the aggregate number of Common Shares available for Awards under the Plan.

6. Eligibility. Participation shall be limited to Eligible Persons who have entered into an Award agreement or who have received written notification from the Committee, or from a person designated by the Committee, that they have been selected to participate in the Plan.

7. Options.

(a) Generally. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)), which shall set forth the vesting and other applicable terms and conditions. Each Option so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 7, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award agreement.

(b) Incentive Stock Options. All Options granted under the Plan shall be Nonqualified Stock Options unless the applicable Award agreement expressly states that the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option. Incentive Stock Options shall be granted only to Eligible Persons who are employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries, and no Incentive Stock Option shall be granted to any Eligible Person who is ineligible to receive an Incentive Stock Option under the Code. No Option shall be treated as an Incentive Stock Option unless the Plan has been approved by the shareholders of the Company in a manner intended to comply with the stockholder approval requirements of Section 422(b)(1) of the Code or Section 1046 of the Puerto Rico Code, provided that any Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option shall not fail to be effective solely on account of a failure to obtain such approval, but rather such Option shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option unless and until such approval

 

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is obtained. To the extent an Incentive Stock Option is intended to be a “qualified stock option” as described in Section 1046 of the Puerto Rico Code, prior to the grant of such Incentive Stock Option, the Company shall submit the Plan to the Secretary of the Treasury of Puerto Rico for a determination that the Plan complies with the provisions of Section 1046 of the Puerto Rico Code. In the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the terms and conditions of such grant shall be subject to and comply with such rules as may be prescribed by Section 422 of the Code or Section 1046 of the Puerto Rico Code, as applicable. If for any reason an Option intended to be an Incentive Stock Option (or any portion thereof) shall not qualify as an Incentive Stock Option, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option or portion thereof shall be regarded as a Nonqualified Stock Option appropriately granted under the Plan.

(c) Exercise Price. The exercise price (“Exercise Price”) per Common Share for each Option shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such share determined as of the Date of Grant; provided, however, that in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to an employee who, at the time of the grant of such Option, owns shares representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or any of its Affiliates, the Exercise Price per share shall not be less than 110% of the Fair Market Value per share on the Date of Grant and provided, further, that, notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, the Exercise Price shall not be less than the par value per Common Share.

(d) Vesting and Expiration. Options shall vest and become exercisable in such manner and on such date or dates determined by the Committee and shall expire after such period, not to exceed ten years, as may be determined by the Committee (the “Option Period”); provided, however, that the Option Period shall not exceed five years from the Date of Grant in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Participant who on the Date of Grant owns shares representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or any of its Affiliates; provided, further, that, notwithstanding any vesting dates set by the Committee, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the exercisability of any Option, which acceleration shall not affect the terms and conditions of such Option other than with respect to exercisability. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award agreement: (i) the unvested portion of an Option shall expire upon termination of employment or service of the Participant granted the Option, and the vested portion of such Option shall remain exercisable for (A) one year following termination of employment or service by reason of such Participant’s death or disability (as determined by the Committee), but not later than the expiration of the Option Period or (B) 90 days following termination of employment or service for any reason other than such Participant’s death or disability, and other than termination of such Participant’s employment or service for Cause, but not later than the expiration of the Option Period; and (ii) both the unvested and the vested portion of an Option shall expire upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or service by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for Cause.

(e) Method of Exercise and Form of Payment. No Common Shares shall be delivered pursuant to any exercise of an Option until payment in full of the Exercise Price therefor is received by the Company and the Participant has paid to the Company an amount equal to any federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and employment taxes required to be withheld. Options that have become exercisable may be exercised by delivery of written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Option accompanied by

 

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payment of the Exercise Price. The Exercise Price shall be payable (i) in cash, check, cash equivalent and/or Common Shares valued at the Fair Market Value at the time the Option is exercised (including, pursuant to procedures approved by the Committee, by means of attestation of ownership of a sufficient number of Common Shares in lieu of actual delivery of such shares to the Company); provided, that such Common Shares are Mature Shares; and (ii) by such other method as the Committee may permit in accordance with applicable law, in its sole discretion, including without limitation: (A) in other property having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the Exercise Price or (B) if there is a public market for the Common Shares at such time, by means of a broker-assisted “cashless exercise” pursuant to which the Company is delivered a copy of irrevocable instructions to a stockbroker to sell the Common Shares otherwise deliverable upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount equal to the Exercise Price or (C) by a “net exercise” method whereby the Company withholds from the delivery of the Common Shares for which the Option was exercised that number of Common Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate Exercise Price for the Common Shares for which the Option was exercised. Any fractional Common Shares shall be settled in cash.

(f) Notification upon Disqualifying Disposition of an Incentive Stock Option. Each Participant awarded an Incentive Stock Option under the Plan shall notify the Company in writing immediately after the date he makes a disqualifying disposition of any Common Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Incentive Stock Option. A disqualifying disposition is any disposition (including, without limitation, any sale) of such Common Shares before the later of (A) two years after the Date of Grant of the Incentive Stock Option or (B) one year after the date of exercise of the Incentive Stock Option. The Company may, if determined by the Committee and in accordance with procedures established by the Committee, retain possession of any Common Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of an Incentive Stock Option as agent for the applicable Participant until the end of the period described in the preceding sentence.

(g) Compliance With Laws, etc. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a Participant be permitted to exercise an Option in a manner that the Committee determines would violate the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, if applicable, or any other applicable law or the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission or the applicable rules and regulations of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or traded.

8. Stock Appreciation Rights.

(a) Generally. Each SAR granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)), which shall set forth the vesting and other applicable terms and conditions. Each SAR so granted shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 8, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award agreement. Any Option granted under the Plan may include tandem SARs. The Committee also may award SARs to Eligible Persons independent of any Option.

 

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(b) Strike Price. The Strike Price per Common Share for each SAR shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of such share determined as of the Date of Grant.

(c) Vesting and Expiration. A SAR granted in connection with an Option shall become exercisable and shall expire according to the same vesting schedule and expiration provisions as the corresponding Option. A SAR granted independent of an Option shall vest and become exercisable and shall expire in such manner and on such date or dates determined by the Committee and shall expire after such period, not to exceed ten years, as may be determined by the Committee (the “SAR Period”); provided, however, that notwithstanding any vesting dates set by the Committee, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the exercisability of any SAR, which acceleration shall not affect the terms and conditions of such SAR other than with respect to exercisability. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award agreement: (i) the unvested portion of a SAR shall expire upon termination of employment or service of the Participant granted the SAR, and the vested portion of such SAR shall remain exercisable for (A) one year following termination of employment or service by reason of such Participant’s death or disability (as determined by the Committee), but not later than the expiration of the SAR Period or (B) 90 days following termination of employment or service for any reason other than such Participant’s death or disability, and other than termination of such Participant’s employment or service for Cause, but not later than the expiration of the SAR Period; and (ii) both the unvested and the vested portion of a SAR shall expire upon the termination of the Participant’s employment or service by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for Cause.

(d) Method of Exercise. SARs that have become exercisable may be exercised by delivery of written or electronic notice of exercise to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Award, specifying the number of SARs to be exercised and the date on which such SARs were awarded. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the last day of the Option Period (or in the case of a SAR independent of an option, the SAR Period), the Fair Market Value exceeds the Strike Price, the Participant has not exercised the SAR or the corresponding Option (if applicable), and neither the SAR nor the corresponding Option (if applicable) has expired, such SAR shall be deemed to have been exercised by the Participant on such last day and the Company shall make the appropriate payment therefor.

(e) Payment. Upon the exercise of a SAR, the Company shall pay to the Participant an amount equal to the number of shares subject to the SAR that are being exercised multiplied by the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value of one Common Share on the exercise date over the Strike Price, less an amount equal to any federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and employment taxes required to be withheld. The Company shall pay such amount in cash, in Common Shares valued at Fair Market Value, or any combination thereof, as determined by the Committee. Any fractional Common Share shall be settled in cash.

9. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units.

(a) Generally. Each grant of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall be evidenced by an Award agreement (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)), which shall set forth the vesting and other applicable terms and conditions. Each such grant shall be subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 9, and to such other conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award agreement.

 

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(b) Restricted Accounts; Escrow or Similar Arrangement. Upon the grant of Restricted Stock, a book entry in a restricted account shall be established in the Participant’s name at the Company’s transfer agent and, if the Committee determines that the Restricted Stock shall be held by the Company or in escrow rather than held in such restricted account pending the release of the applicable restrictions, the Committee may require the Participant to additionally execute and deliver to the Company (i) an escrow agreement satisfactory to the Committee, if applicable, and (ii) the appropriate share power (endorsed in blank) with respect to the Restricted Stock covered by such agreement. If a Participant shall fail to execute an agreement evidencing an Award of Restricted Stock and, if applicable, an escrow agreement and blank share power within the amount of time specified by the Committee, the Award shall be null and void. Subject to the restrictions set forth in this Section 9 and the applicable Award agreement, the Participant generally shall have the rights and privileges of a shareholder as to such Restricted Stock, including, without limitation, the right to vote such Restricted Stock and the right to receive dividends, if applicable. To the extent shares of Restricted Stock are forfeited, any share certificates issued to the Participant evidencing such shares shall be returned to the Company, and all rights of the Participant to such shares and as a shareholder with respect thereto shall terminate without further obligation on the part of the Company.

(c) Vesting; Acceleration of Lapse of Restrictions. Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award agreement, the unvested portion of Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units shall terminate and be forfeited upon termination of employment or service of the Participant granted the applicable Award.

(d) Delivery of Restricted Stock and Settlement of Restricted Stock Units.

(i) Upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any shares of Restricted Stock, the restrictions set forth in the applicable Award agreement shall be of no further force or effect with respect to such shares, except as set forth in the applicable Award agreement. If an escrow arrangement is used, upon such expiration, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or his beneficiary, without charge, the share certificate evidencing the shares of Restricted Stock that have not then been forfeited and with respect to which the Restricted Period has expired (rounded down to the nearest full share). Dividends, if any, that may have been withheld by the Committee and attributable to any particular share of Restricted Stock shall be distributed to the Participant in cash or, at the sole discretion of the Committee, in shares of Common Stock having a Fair Market Value equal to the amount of such dividends, upon the release of restrictions on such share and, if such share is forfeited, the Participant shall have no right to such dividends (except as otherwise set forth by the Committee in the applicable Award agreement).

(ii) Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an Award agreement, upon the expiration of the Restricted Period with respect to any outstanding Restricted Stock Units, the Company shall deliver to the Participant, or his beneficiary, without charge, one Common Share for each such outstanding Restricted Stock Unit; provided, however, that the Committee may, in its sole discretion, elect to (i) pay cash or part cash and part Common Share

 

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in lieu of delivering only Common Shares in respect of such Restricted Stock Units or (ii) defer the delivery of Common Shares (or cash or part Common Shares and part cash, as the case may be) beyond the expiration of the Restricted Period if such delivery would result in a violation of applicable law until such time as is no longer the case. If a cash payment is made in lieu of delivering Common Shares, the amount of such payment shall be equal to the Fair Market Value of the Common Shares as of the date on which the Restricted Period lapsed with respect to such Restricted Stock Units, less an amount equal to any federal, state, local and non-U.S. income and employment taxes required to be withheld.

10. Stock Bonus Awards. The Committee may issue unrestricted Common Shares, or other Awards denominated in Common Shares, under the Plan to Eligible Persons, either alone or in tandem with other awards, in such amounts as the Committee shall from time to time in its sole discretion determine. Each Stock Bonus Award granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under contract with the Company)), which shall set forth the vesting and other applicable terms and conditions. Each Stock Bonus Award so granted shall be subject to such conditions not inconsistent with the Plan as may be reflected in the applicable Award agreement.

11. Performance Compensation Awards.

(a) Generally. The Committee shall have the authority, at the time of grant of any Award described in Sections 7 through 10 of the Plan, to designate such Award as a Performance Compensation Award. The Committee shall have the authority to make an award of a cash bonus to any Participant.

(b) Discretion of Committee with Respect to Performance Compensation Awards. With regard to a particular Performance Period, the Committee shall have sole discretion to select the length of such Performance Period, the type(s) of Performance Compensation Awards to be issued, the Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goal(s), the kind(s) and/or level(s) of the Performance Goals(s) that is (are) to apply and the Performance Formula. Within the first 90 days of a Performance Period (if applicable), the Committee shall, with regard to the Performance Compensation Awards to be issued for such Performance Period, exercise its discretion with respect to each of the matters enumerated in the immediately preceding sentence and record the same in writing.

(c) Performance Criteria. The Performance Criteria that will be used to establish the Performance Goal(s) shall be based on the attainment of specific levels of performance of the Company (and/or one or more of its Affiliates, divisions or operational units, or any combination of the foregoing) and may include the following or any such other Performance Criteria as determined by the Committee in its discretion: (i) net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); (ii) basic or diluted earnings per share (before or after taxes); (iii) net revenue or revenue growth; (iv) gross profit or gross profit growth; (v) operating profit (before or after taxes); (vi) return measures (including, but not limited to, return on assets, capital, invested capital, equity, or sales); (vii) cash flow (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, free cash flow, and cash flow return on capital); (viii) earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation and/or amortization; (ix) gross or operating margins; (x) productivity ratios; (xi) share price

 

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(including, but not limited to, growth measures and total shareholder return); (xii) expense targets; (xiii) margins; (xiv) operating efficiency; (xv) objective measures of customer satisfaction; (xvi) working capital targets; (xvii) measures of economic value added; (xviii) inventory control; (xix) enterprise value; (xx) sales; (xxi) debt levels and net debt; (xxii) combined ratio; (xxiii) timely launch of new facilities; (xxiv) client retention; (xxv) employee retention; (xxvi) timely completion of new product rollouts; and (xxvii) objective measures of personal targets, goals or completion of projects. Any one or more of the Performance Criteria may be used on an absolute or relative basis to measure the performance of the Company and/or one or more of its Affiliates as a whole or any business unit(s) of the Company and/or one or more of its Affiliates or any combination thereof, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or any of the above Performance Criteria may be compared to the performance of a selected group of comparison companies, or a published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or as compared to various stock market indices. The Committee also has the authority to provide for accelerated vesting of any Award based on the achievement of Performance Goals pursuant to the Performance Criteria specified in this paragraph.

(d) Modification of Performance Goal(s). In the event that applicable tax and/or securities laws change to permit Committee discretion to alter the governing Performance Criteria without obtaining shareholder approval of such alterations, the Committee shall have sole discretion to make such alterations without obtaining shareholder approval. The Committee is authorized at any time, in its sole discretion, to adjust or modify the calculation of a Performance Goal for such Performance Period, based on and in order to appropriately reflect the following events: (i) asset write-downs; (ii) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (iii) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or regulatory rules affecting reported results; (iv) any reorganization and restructuring programs; (v) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 30 (or any successor pronouncement thereto) and/or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in the Company’s annual report to shareholders for the applicable year; (vi) acquisitions or divestitures; (vii) any other specific unusual or nonrecurring events, or objectively determinable category thereof; (viii) foreign exchange gains and losses; (ix) a change in the Company’s fiscal year and (x) any other extraordinary event that, in the reasonable determination of the Committee, impacts the applicable Performance Criteria.

(e) Payment of Performance Compensation Awards.

(i) Condition to Receipt of Payment. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award agreement, a Participant must be employed by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries on the last day of a Performance Period to be eligible for payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award for such Performance Period.

(ii) Limitation. A Participant shall be eligible to receive payment in respect of a Performance Compensation Award only to the extent that: (A) the Performance Goals for such period are achieved; and (B) all or some of the portion of such Participant’s Performance Compensation Award has been earned for the Performance Period based on the application of the Performance Formula to such achieved Performance Goals.

 

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(iii) Certification. Following the completion of a Performance Period, the Committee shall review and certify in writing whether, and to what extent, the Performance Goals for the Performance Period have been achieved and, if so, calculate and certify in writing that amount of the Performance Compensation Awards earned for the period based upon the Performance Formula. The Committee shall then determine the amount of each Participant’s Performance Compensation Award actually payable for the Performance Period and, in so doing, may apply Negative Discretion.

(iv) Use of Negative Discretion. In determining the actual amount of an individual Participant’s Performance Compensation Award for a Performance Period, the Committee may reduce or eliminate the amount of the Performance Compensation Award earned under the Performance Formula in the Performance Period through the use of Negative Discretion if, in its sole judgment, such reduction or elimination is appropriate.

(f) Timing of Award Payments. Performance Compensation Awards granted for a Performance Period shall be paid to Participants as soon as administratively practicable following completion of the certifications required by this Section 11, but in no event later than two-and-one-half months following the end of the fiscal year during which the Performance Period is completed.

12. Changes in Capital Structure and Similar Events. In the event of (a) any dividend or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, Common Shares, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, amalgamation, consolidation, split-up, split-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of Common Shares or other securities of the Company, issuance of warrants or other rights to acquire Common Shares or other securities of the Company, or other similar corporate transaction or event (including, without limitation, a Change in Control) that affects the Common Shares, or (b) unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, a Change in Control) affecting the Company, any of its Affiliates, or the financial statements of the Company or any of its Affiliates, or changes in applicable rules, rulings, regulations or other requirements of any governmental body or securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system, accounting principles or law, such that in either case an adjustment is determined by the Committee in its sole discretion to be necessary or appropriate, then the Committee shall make any such adjustments in such manner as it may deem equitable, including without limitation any or all of the following:

(i) adjusting any or all of (A) the number of Common Shares or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or other property) that may be delivered in respect of Awards or with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan (including, without limitation, adjusting any or all of the limitations under Section 5 of the Plan) and (B) the terms of any outstanding Award, including, without limitation, (l) the number of Common Shares or other securities of the Company (or number and kind of other securities or other property) subject to outstanding Awards or to which outstanding Awards relate, (2) the Exercise Price or Strike Price with respect to any Award or (3) any applicable performance measures (including, without limitation, Performance Criteria and Performance Goals);

 

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(ii) providing for a substitution or assumption of Awards, accelerating the exercisability of, lapse of restrictions on, or termination of, Awards or providing for a period of time for exercise prior to the occurrence of such event; and

(iii) canceling any one or more outstanding Awards and causing to be paid to the holders thereof, in cash, Common Shares, other securities or other property, or any combination thereof, the value of such Awards, if any, as determined by the Committee (which if applicable may be based upon the price per Common Share received or to be received by other shareholders of the Company in such event), including, without limitation, in the case of an outstanding Option or SAR, a cash payment in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the Fair Market Value (as of a date specified by the Committee) of the Common Shares subject to such Option or SAR over the aggregate Exercise Price or Strike Price of such Option or SAR, respectively (it being understood that, in such event, any Option or SAR having a per share Exercise Price or Strike Price equal to, or in excess of, the Fair Market Value of a Common Share subject thereto may be canceled and terminated without any payment or consideration therefor);

provided, however, that in the case of any “equity restructuring” (within the meaning of the Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004)), the Committee shall make an equitable or proportionate adjustment to outstanding Awards to reflect such equity restructuring. Any adjustment in Incentive Stock Options under this Section 12 (other than any cancellation of Incentive Stock Options) shall be made only to the extent not constituting a “modification” within the meaning of Section 424(h)(3) of the Code or Section 1046 of the Puerto Rico Code, and any adjustments under this Section 12 shall be made in a manner that does not adversely affect the exemption provided pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. The Company shall give each Participant notice of an adjustment hereunder and, upon notice, such adjustment shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes.

13. Effect of Change in Control. Except to the extent otherwise provided in an Award agreement, in the event of a (i) Change in Control and, within twelve (12) months following such Change in Control, (ii) (x) a Participant’s employment or service is terminated by the Company without cause (other than due to the Participant’s death or disability) or (y) the Participant terminates his or her employment or service for “good reason” as defined in any employment or consulting or similar agreement between the Participant and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in effect at the time of such termination, as applicable, notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, with respect to any outstanding Awards then held by such Participant:

(a) the then outstanding Options and SARs shall become immediately exercisable as of a time prior to the Change in Control;

(b) the Restricted Period shall expire as of a time prior to the Change in Control (including without limitation a waiver of any applicable Performance Goals);

(c) Performance Periods in effect on the date the Change in Control occurs shall end on such date, and the Committee shall (i) determine the extent to which Performance Goals with

 

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respect to each such Performance Period have been met based upon such audited or unaudited financial information or other information then available as it deems relevant and (ii) cause the Participant to receive partial or full payment of Awards for each such Performance Period based upon the Committee’s determination of the degree of attainment of the Performance Goals, or assuming that the applicable “target” levels of performance have been attained or on such other basis determined by the Committee.

To the extent practicable, any actions taken by the Committee under the immediately preceding clauses (a) through (c) shall occur in a manner and at a time which allows affected Participants the ability to participate in the Change in Control transactions with respect to the Common Shares subject to their Awards.

14. Amendments and Termination,

(a) Amendment and Termination of the Plan. The Board may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided, that (i) no amendment to Section 14(b) (to the extent required by the proviso in such Section 14(b)) shall be made without shareholder approval and (ii) no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination shall be made without shareholder approval if such approval is necessary to comply with any tax or regulatory requirement applicable to the Plan (including, without limitation, as necessary to comply with any rules or requirements of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Shares may be listed or quoted); provided, further, that any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant or any holder or beneficiary of any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant, holder or beneficiary.

(b) Amendment of Award Agreements. The Committee may, to the extent consistent with the terms of any applicable Award agreement, waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, any Award theretofore granted or the associated Award agreement, prospectively or retroactively; provided that any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant with respect to any Award theretofore granted shall not to that extent be effective without the consent of the affected Participant; provided, further, that without shareholder approval, except as otherwise permitted under Section 12 of the Plan, (i) no amendment or modification may reduce the Exercise Price of any Option or the Strike Price of any SAR, (ii) the Committee may not cancel any outstanding Option or SAR and replace it with a new Option or SAR, another Award or cash and (iii) the Committee may not take any other action that is considered a “repricing” for purposes of the shareholder approval rules of the applicable securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the Common Shares are listed or quoted.

15. General.

(a) Award Agreements. Each Award under the Plan shall be evidenced by an Award agreement, which shall be delivered to the Participant (whether in paper or electronic medium (including email or the posting on a web site maintained by the Company or a third party under

 

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contract with the Company)) and shall specify the terms and conditions of the Award and any rules applicable thereto, including, without limitation, the effect on such Award of the death, disability or termination of employment or service of a Participant, or of such other events as may be determined by the Committee.

(b) Nontransferability.

(i) Each Award shall be exercisable only by a Participant during the Participant’s lifetime, or, if permissible under applicable law, by the Participant’s legal guardian or representative. No Award may be assigned, alienated, pledged, attached, sold or otherwise transferred or encumbered by a Participant other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Company and its Affiliates; provided that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer or encumbrance.

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit Awards (other than Incentive Stock Options) to be transferred by a Participant, without consideration, subject to such rules as the Committee may adopt consistent with any applicable Award agreement to preserve the purposes of the Plan, to: (A) any person who is a “family member” of the Participant, as such term is used in the instructions to Form S-8 under the Securities Act (collectively, the “Immediate Family Members”); (B) a trust solely for the benefit of the Participant and his or her Immediate Family Members; or (C) a partnership or limited liability company whose only partners or stockholders are the Participant and his or her Immediate Family Members; or (D) any other transferee as may be approved either (I) by the Board or the Committee in its sole discretion, or (II) as provided in the applicable Award agreement (each transferee described in clauses (A), (B) (C) and (D) above is hereinafter referred to as a “Permitted Transferee”); provided, that the Participant gives the Committee advance written notice describing the terms and conditions of the proposed transfer and the Committee notifies the Participant in writing that such a transfer would comply with the requirements of the Plan.

(iii) The terms of any Award transferred in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence shall apply to the Permitted Transferee and any reference in the Plan, or in any applicable Award agreement, to a Participant shall be deemed to refer to the Permitted Transferee, except that (A) Permitted Transferees shall not be entitled to transfer any Award, other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution; (B) Permitted Transferees shall not be entitled to exercise any transferred Option unless there shall be in effect a registration statement on an appropriate form covering the Common Shares to be acquired pursuant to the exercise of such Option if the Committee determines, consistent with any applicable Award agreement, that such a registration statement is necessary or appropriate; (C) the Committee or the Company shall not be required to provide any notice to a Permitted Transferee, whether or not such notice is or would otherwise have been required to be given to the Participant under the Plan or otherwise; and (D) the consequences of the termination of the Participant’s employment by, or services to, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries under the terms of the Plan and the applicable Award agreement shall continue to be applied with respect to the Participant, including, without limitation, that an Option shall be exercisable by the Permitted Transferee only to the extent, and for the periods, specified in the Plan and the applicable Award agreement.

 

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(c) Tax Withholding.

(i) A Participant shall be required to pay to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold, from any cash, Common Shares, other securities or other property deliverable under any Award or from any compensation or other amounts owing to a Participant, the amount (in cash, Common Shares, other securities or other property) of any required withholding taxes in respect of an Award, its exercise, or any payment or transfer under an Award or under the Plan and to take such other action as may be necessary in the opinion of the Committee or the Company to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding and taxes.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of clause (i) above, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit a Participant to satisfy, in whole or in part, the foregoing withholding liability by (A) the delivery of Common Shares (which are Mature Shares) owned by the Participant having a Fair Market Value equal to such withholding liability or (B) having the Company withhold from the number of Common Shares otherwise issuable or deliverable pursuant to the exercise or settlement of the Award a number of shares with a Fair Market Value equal to such withholding liability (but no more than the minimum required statutory withholding liability).

(d) No Claim to Awards; No Rights to Continued Employment; Waiver. No employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or other person, shall have any claim or right to be granted an Award under the Plan or, having been selected for the grant of an Award, to be selected for a grant of any other Award. There is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants or holders or beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards and the Committee’s determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant and may be made selectively among Participants, whether or not such Participants are similarly situated. Neither the Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be construed as giving any Participant any right to be retained in the employ or service of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, nor shall it be construed as giving any Participant any rights to continued service on the Board. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment or discontinue any consulting relationship, free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Plan or any Award agreement. By accepting an Award under the Plan, a Participant shall thereby be deemed to have waived any claim to continued exercise or vesting of an Award or to damages or severance entitlement related to non-continuation of the Award beyond the period provided under the Plan or any Award agreement, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in any written employment contract or other agreement between the Company and its Subsidiaries and the Participant, whether any such agreement is executed before, on or after the Date of Grant.

(e) International Participants. With respect to Participants who reside or work outside of the United States of America, the Committee may in its sole discretion amend the terms of the Plan or outstanding Awards with respect to such Participants in order to conform such terms with the requirements of local law or to obtain more favorable tax or other treatment for a Participant, the Company or its Affiliates.

 

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(f) Designation and Change of Beneficiary. Each Participant may file with the Committee a written designation of one or more persons as the beneficiary(ies) who shall be entitled to receive the amounts payable with respect to an Award, if any, due under the Plan upon his death. A Participant may, from time to time, revoke or change his beneficiary designation without the consent of any prior beneficiary by filing a new designation with the Committee. The last such designation received by the Committee shall be controlling; provided, however, that no designation, or change or revocation thereof, shall be effective unless received by the Committee prior to the Participant’s death, and in no event shall it be effective as of a date prior to such receipt. If no beneficiary designation is filed by a Participant, the beneficiary shall be deemed to be his or her spouse or, if the Participant is unmarried at the time of death, his or her estate.

(g) Termination of Employment/Service. Unless determined otherwise by the Committee at any point following such event: (i) neither a temporary absence from employment or service due to illness, vacation or leave of absence nor a transfer from employment or service with the Company to employment or service with a Subsidiary of the Company (or vice versa) shall be considered a termination of employment or service with the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company; and (ii) if a Participant’s employment with the Company and its Subsidiaries terminates, but such Participant continues to provide services to the Company and its Subsidiaries in a non-employee capacity (or vice versa), such change in status shall not be considered a termination of employment with the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company.

(h) No Rights as a Stockholder. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan or any Award agreement, no person shall be entitled to the privileges of ownership in respect of Common Shares that are subject to Awards hereunder until such shares have been issued or delivered to that person.

(i) Government and Other Regulations.

(i) The obligation of the Company to settle Awards in Common Shares or other consideration shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, and to such approvals by governmental agencies as may be required. Notwithstanding any terms or conditions of any Award to the contrary, the Company shall be under no obligation to offer to sell or to sell, and shall be prohibited from offering to sell or selling, any Common Shares pursuant to an Award unless such shares have been properly registered for sale pursuant to the Securities Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission or unless the Company has received an opinion of counsel, satisfactory to the Company, that such shares may be offered or sold without such registration pursuant to an available exemption therefrom and the terms and conditions of such exemption have been fully complied with. The Company shall be under no obligation to register for sale under the Securities Act any of the Common Shares to be offered or sold under the Plan. The Committee shall have the authority to provide that all certificates for Common Shares or other securities of the Company or any of its Affiliates delivered under the Plan shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee may deem advisable under the Plan, the applicable Award agreement, the federal securities laws, or

 

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the rules, regulations and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system upon which such shares or other securities are then listed or quoted and any other applicable federal, state, local or non-U.S. laws, and, without limiting the generality of Section 9 of the Plan, the Committee may cause a legend or legends to be put on any such certificates to make appropriate reference to such restrictions. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the Committee reserves the right to add any additional terms or provisions to any Award granted under the Plan that it in its sole discretion deems necessary or advisable in order that such Award complies with the legal requirements of any governmental entity to whose jurisdiction the Award is subject.

(ii) The Committee may cancel an Award or any portion thereof if it determines, in its sole discretion, that legal or contractual restrictions and/or blockage and/or other market considerations would make the Company’s acquisition of Common Shares from the public markets, the Company’s issuance of Common Shares to the Participant, the Participant’s acquisition of Common Shares from the Company and/or the Participant’s sale of Common Shares to the public markets illegal, impracticable or inadvisable. If the Committee determines to cancel all or any portion of an Award in accordance with the foregoing, the Company shall pay to the Participant an amount equal to the excess of (A) the aggregate Fair Market Value of the Common Shares subject to such Award or portion thereof canceled (determined as of the applicable exercise date, or the date that the shares would have been vested or delivered, as applicable), over (B) the aggregate Exercise Price or Strike Price (in the case of an Option or SAR, respectively) or any amount payable as a condition of delivery of Common Shares (in the case of any other Award). Such amount shall be delivered to the Participant as soon as practicable following the cancellation of such Award or portion thereof.

(iii) Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan or any Award agreement to the contrary, Awards granted hereunder shall be subject, to the extent applicable, (A) to any clawback policy adopted by the Company, and (B) to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, as amended, and rules, regulations and binding, published guidance thereunder, which legislation provides for the clawback and recovery of incentive compensation in the event of certain financial statement restatements. If, pursuant to Section 10D of the Exchange Act, the Company would not be eligible for continued listing, if applicable, under Section 10D(a) of the Exchange Act if it did not adopt policies consistent with Section 10D(b) of the Exchange Act, then, in accordance with those policies that are so required, any incentive-based compensation payable to a Participant under this Plan shall be subject to clawback in the circumstances, to the extent, and in the manner, required by Section 10D(b)(2) of the Exchange Act, as interpreted by rules of the Securities Exchange Commission.

(j) Payments to Persons Other Than Participants. If the Committee shall find that any person to whom any amount is payable under the Plan is unable to care for his affairs because of illness or accident, or is a minor, or has died, then any payment due to such person or his estate (unless a prior claim therefor has been made by a duly appointed legal representative) may, if the Committee so directs the Company, be paid to his spouse, child, relative, an institution maintaining or having custody of such person, or any other person deemed by the Committee to be a proper recipient on behalf of such person otherwise entitled to payment. Any such payment shall be a complete discharge of the liability of the Committee and the Company therefor.

 

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(k) Nonexclusivity of the Plan. Neither the adoption of this Plan by the Board nor the submission of this Plan to the shareholders of the Company for approval, as applicable, shall be construed as creating any limitations on the power of the Board to adopt such other incentive arrangements as it may deem desirable, including, without limitation, the granting of stock options or other equity-based awards otherwise than under this Plan, and such arrangements may be either applicable generally or only in specific cases.

(l) No Trust or Fund Created. Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and a Participant or other person or entity, on the other hand. No provision of the Plan or any Award shall require the Company, for the purpose of satisfying any obligations under the Plan, to purchase assets or place any assets in a trust or other entity to which contributions are made or otherwise to segregate any assets, nor shall the Company maintain separate bank accounts, books, records or other evidence of the existence of a segregated or separately maintained or administered fund for such purposes. Participants shall have no rights under the Plan other than as unsecured general creditors of the Company, except that insofar as they may have become entitled to payment of additional compensation by performance of services, they shall have the same rights as other employees under general law.

(m) Reliance on Reports. Each member of the Committee and each member of the Board shall be fully justified in acting or failing to act, as the case may be, and shall not be liable for having so acted or failed to act in good faith, in reliance upon any report made by the independent public accountant of the Company and its Affiliates and/or any other information furnished in connection with the Plan by any agent of the Company or the Committee or the Board, other than himself.

(n) Relationship to Other Benefits. No payment under the Plan shall be taken into account in determining any benefits under any pension, retirement, profit sharing, group insurance or other benefit plan of the Company except as otherwise specifically provided in such other plan.

(o) Governing Law. The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and performed wholly within the State of New York without giving effect to the conflict of laws provisions thereof.

(p) Severability. If any provision of the Plan or any Award or Award agreement is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any person or entity or Award, or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or the Award, such provision shall be construed or deemed stricken as to such jurisdiction, person or entity or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full force and effect.

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amalgamation, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company, or upon any successor corporation or organization succeeding to substantially all of the assets and business of the Company.

(r) Expenses; Gender; Titles and Headings. The expenses of administering the Plan shall be borne by the Company and its Affiliates. Masculine pronouns and other words of masculine gender shall refer to both men and women. The titles and headings of the sections in the Plan are for convenience of reference only, and in the event of any conflict, the text of the Plan, rather than such titles or headings, shall control.

(s) Shareholder Approval. The Plan shall become effective on the Effective Date, provided, however, that, no Incentive Stock Options shall be valid as an Incentive Stock Option unless and until the Plan has been approved by shareholders within the twelve (12) month period following adoption of by the Board in the manner provided under Code Section 424 and Treasury Regulations thereunder, and any Option awarded as an Incentive Stock Option prior to such shareholder approval shall be treated as a Nonqualified Stock Option.

(t) Shareholder/Other Agreements. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall Common Shares be delivered pursuant to any Award under this Plan unless and until the Participant executes the Stockholders’ Agreement or any other applicable shareholder agreement, which in all events shall be within thirty (30) days following the vesting and exercise of the Award, as applicable. In addition, the Committee may require, as a condition to the grant of and/or the receipt of Common Shares under an Award, that the Participant execute lock-up or other agreements, as it may determine in its sole and absolute discretion.

(u) Payments. Participants shall be required to pay, to the extent required by applicable law, any amounts required to receive Common Shares under any Award made under the Plan.

(v) Section 409A. The Plan and the Awards hereunder are intended to either comply with, or be exempt from, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. To the extent that the Plan or any Award is not exempt from the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Plan and any such Award intended to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code shall be limited, construed and interpreted in accordance with such intent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event whatsoever shall the Company be liable for any additional tax, interest or penalty that may be imposed by Section 409A of the Code or any damages relating to any failure to comply with Section 409A of the Code.

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EX-10.62 10 d427686dex1062.htm EX-10.62 EX-10.62

Exhibit 10.62

DIRECTOR AND OFFICER INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

THIS DIRECTOR AND OFFICER INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of this [] day of [] 2013, by and between EVERTEC, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation (the “Company”), and the indemnitee named on the signature page hereto (the “Indemnitee”).

WHEREAS, the Company desires to attract and retain the services of highly qualified individuals to act as directors and officers;

WHEREAS, increased corporate litigation and investigations have subjected directors and officers to litigation risks and expenses, and the limitations on the availability and terms of director and officer liability insurance have made it increasingly difficult for the Company to attract and retain such persons;

WHEREAS, the Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws each require that the Company indemnify the Company’s directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by the General Corporations Law of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of 2009, as amended (“General Corporations Law”), under which the Company is incorporated, and such certificate of incorporation and bylaws expressly provide that the indemnification provided therein is not exclusive and contemplate that the Company may enter into separate agreements with its directors, officers and other persons to set forth specific indemnification provisions;

WHEREAS, each of the Principal Stockholders has approved this Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Stockholder Agreement;

WHEREAS, in light of the fact that the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company are subject to change and do not contain all the provisions and protections set forth in this Agreement, the Company has determined that the Indemnitee and other directors and officers of the Company may not be willing to serve or continue to serve in such capacities without additional protection;

WHEREAS, the Company desires and has requested the Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Company, as the case may be, and has proffered this Agreement to the Indemnitee as an additional inducement to serve in such capacity; and

WHEREAS, the Indemnitee is willing to serve, or to continue to serve, as a director or officer of the Company, as the case may be, if the Indemnitee is furnished the indemnity provided for herein by the Company.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

 

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1. Definitions.

(a) “Change in Control” means, and shall be deemed to have occurred if, (i) any “person” (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), other than (x) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Company acting in such capacity or (y) a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of stock of the Company, becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under said Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing more than fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then outstanding voting stock, (ii) during any period of two (2) consecutive years (not including any period prior to the execution of this Agreement), (x) individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Company and (y) any new director nominated by a Principal Stockholder pursuant to the Stockholder Agreement, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof, (iii) the stockholders of the Company approve a merger or consolidation of the Company with any other corporation other than a merger or consolidation that would result in the voting stock of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting stock of the surviving entity) at least fifty percent (50%) of the total voting power represented by the voting stock of the Company or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation or with the power to elect at least a majority of the board of directors or other governing body of the surviving entity, or (iv) the stockholders of the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Company (in one transaction or a series of related transactions) of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

(b) “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is serving or has served (i) as a director or officer of the Company, (ii) as a Company employee in a fiduciary capacity with respect to an employee benefit plan of the Company or (iii) as a director or officer of any other Entity at the request of the Company. For purposes of subsection (iii) of this Section l(b), a director or officer of the Company who is serving or has served as a director or officer of a Subsidiary shall be deemed to be serving at the request of the Company.

(c) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who (i) is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by the Indemnitee and (ii) is determined to be “disinterested” under applicable Puerto Rico law.

(d) “Entity” shall mean any corporation, partnership (general or limited), limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, company, foundation, non-profit entity, association, organization or other legal entity, other than the Company.

(e) “Expenses” shall be construed broadly to mean all direct and indirect fees of any type or nature whatsoever, costs and expenses incurred in connection with any Proceeding, including, without limitation, all attorneys’ fees and costs, disbursements and retainers (including, without limitation, any fees, disbursements and retainers incurred by the Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11 hereof), fees and disbursements of experts, witnesses, private investigators and professional advisors (including, without limitation, accountants and investment bankers), court costs, filing fees, transcript costs, fees of experts, travel expenses,

 

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duplicating, imaging, printing and binding costs, telephone and fax transmission charges, computer legal research costs, postage, delivery service fees, secretarial services, fees and expenses of third party vendors; the premium, security for, and other costs associated with any bond (including supersedeas or appeal bonds, injunction bonds, cost bonds, appraisal bonds or their equivalents), in each case incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding (including, without limitation, any judicial or arbitration Proceeding brought to enforce the Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement), as well as all other “expenses” within the meaning of that term as used in Section 4.08 (14 L.P.R.A. § 3568) of the General Corporations Law, any federal, state, local, Commonwealth or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, and all other disbursements or expenses of types customarily and reasonably incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, or otherwise participating in, actions, suits, or proceedings similar to or of the same type as the Proceeding with respect to which such disbursements or expenses were incurred. Expenses also shall include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding.

(f) “Indemnifiable Expenses,” “Indemnifiable Liabilities” and “Indemnifiable Amounts” shall have the meanings ascribed to those terms in Section 3(a) hereof.

(g) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a person admitted to practice law in any State of the United States or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past three years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or the Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning the Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnities under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any law firm or person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or the Indemnitee in an action to determine the Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

(h) “Liabilities” shall be broadly construed to mean, without limitation, all judgments, damages, liabilities, losses, penalties, taxes, fines and amounts paid in settlement, in each case, of any type whatsoever, in connection with a Proceeding. References herein to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan.

(i) “Partial Rights Transferee” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholder Agreement.

(j) “Principal Stockholders” shall have the meaning set forth in the Stockholder Agreement.

(k) “Proceeding” shall be construed broadly to mean, without limitation, any threatened, pending or completed claim, government, regulatory and self-regulatory action, suit,

 

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arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution process, investigation (including any internal investigation), inquiry, administrative hearing, appeal, or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative nature, whether formal or informal, including a proceeding initiated by the Indemnitee pursuant to Section 11 of this Agreement to enforce the Indemnitee’s rights hereunder.

(l) “Stockholder Agreement” shall mean that certain Stockholder Agreement, dated as of April 17, 2012 among the Company, AP Carib Holdings, Ltd., Popular Inc., and each of the other stockholders party thereto, as amended on March [], 2013, as it may be further amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms.

(m) “Subsidiary” shall mean any Entity of which the Company owns (either directly or indirectly) either (i) a general partner, managing member or other similar interest or (ii) (A) 50% or more of the voting power of the voting capital equity interests of such Entity, or (B) 50% or more of the outstanding voting capital stock or other voting equity interests of such Entity.

(n) References herein to a director of any other Entity shall include, in the case of any Entity that is not managed by a board of directors, such other position, such as manager or trustee or member of the board of managers or other governing body of such Entity, that entails responsibility for the management and direction of such Entity’s affairs, including, without limitation, the general partner of any partnership (general or limited) and the manager, managing member or board of managers of any limited liability company.

2. Services by the Indemnitee. In consideration of the Company’s covenants and commitments hereunder, the Indemnitee agrees to serve or continue to serve as either a director on the board of directors of the Company or as an officer, as applicable, so long as the Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed and until such time as the Indemnitee is removed, terminated, or tenders his or her resignation.

3. Agreement to Indemnify. The Company agrees to indemnify the Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted, and in the manner permitted, by the General Corporations Law or other applicable law as in effect as of the date hereof or as such laws may, from time to time, be amended (but only if amended in a way that broadens the right to indemnification and advancement of expenses) as follows:

(a) Indemnification for Third Party Proceedings. Subject to the exceptions contained in Section 4(a) hereof, if the Indemnitee was or is a party to, threatened to be made a party to or otherwise involved in any capacity in any Proceeding (other than an action initiated by the Company or initiated to protect the interests of the Company) by reason of the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified by the Company against all Expenses and Liabilities incurred in a reasonable manner whether paid by the Indemnitee or on the Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such a Proceeding (such Expenses and Liabilities are referred to herein as “Indemnifiable Expenses” and “Indemnifiable Liabilities,” respectively, and collectively as “Indemnifiable Amounts”). In addition, the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status may

 

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allow for indemnification under certain agreements containing indemnity provisions with another Entity or protections under the organization documents of such other Entity. In those instances, the Company shall remain wholly liable for making any indemnification payments for all Indemnifiable Amounts notwithstanding the payment obligation of such amounts by a third party to the Indemnitee.

(b) Indemnification in Derivative Actions and Direct Actions by the Company. Subject to the exceptions contained in Section 4(b) hereof, if the Indemnitee was or is a party to, threatened to be made a party to or otherwise involved in any capacity in any Proceeding initiated by the Company or initiated to protect the interests of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified by the Company against all Indemnifiable Expenses. In addition, the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status may allow for indemnification under certain agreements containing indemnity provisions with another Entity or protections under the organization documents of such other Entity. In those instances, the Company shall remain wholly liable for making any indemnification payments for all Indemnifiable Expenses notwithstanding the payment obligation of such amounts by a third party to the Indemnitee.

(c) Other Indemnification Rights. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Company hereby acknowledges that an Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, insurance and/or advancement of expenses provided by one or more Entities who employ such Indemnitee or of which such Indemnitee is a partner or member or with such Entity’s respective affiliated investment funds, managed funds and management companies, if applicable, or such Entity’s respective affiliates (collectively, the “Secondary Indemnitors”). The Company hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort—meaning that, its obligations under this Agreement are primary and any obligation of the Secondary Indemnitors to advance expenses and provide indemnification for the same expenses and liabilities incurred by any such Indemnitee are secondary, (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of Indemnifiable Expenses incurred by any such Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of any Indemnifiable Amounts to the extent legally permitted and as required by this Agreement, the certificate of incorporation, the bylaws or any other agreement between the Company and such Indemnitee, without regard to any rights that such Indemnitee may have against the Secondary Indemnitors and (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Secondary Indemnitors from any and all claims that it has or may have against the Secondary Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Secondary Indemnitors shall affect the foregoing and that the Secondary Indemnitors shall be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of any such Indemnitee against the Company. The Company and each Indemnitee agree that Secondary Indemnitors are express third-party beneficiaries of this Section 5(c). In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, in the event that Apollo Management VII, L.P., Popular Inc. or any of their respective affiliates (other than the Company or any of its Subsidiaries) pays, forwards or otherwise satisfies any Indemnifiable Amounts to the Indemnitee, such amounts shall be promptly reimbursed by the Company to such payor to the extent that such Indemnifiable Amounts were required to be paid by the Company to the Indemnitee pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(d) Employee Benefit Plans. For the avoidance of doubt, the indemnification rights and obligations contained herein shall extend to any Proceeding in which the Indemnitee was of is a party to, was or is threatened to be made a party to or was or is otherwise involved in any capacity in by reason of Indemnittee’s Corporate Status as a fiduciary capacity with respect to an employee benefit plan. In connection therewith, if the Indemnitee has acted in good faith and in a manner which appeared to be consistent with the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan and not opposed thereto, the Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in a manner not opposed to the best interests of the Company.

4. Exceptions to Indemnification. The Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification under Section 3(a) and Section 3(b) hereof in all circumstances other than the following:

(a) Exceptions to Indemnification for Third Party Proceedings. If indemnification is requested under Section 3(a) and there has been a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that, in connection with the subject of the Proceeding out of which the claim for indemnification has arisen, (i) the Indemnitee failed to act (x) in good faith and (y) in a manner the Indemnitee deemed to be reasonable and consistent with the best interests of the Company and not opposed thereto or (ii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that the Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful, the Indemnitee shall not be entitled to payment of Indemnifiable Amounts hereunder.

(b) Exceptions to Indemnification in Derivative Actions and Direct Actions by the Company. If indemnification is requested under Section 3(b) and

i. there has been a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that, in connection with the subject of the Proceeding out of which the claim for indemnification has arisen, the Indemnitee failed to act (x) in good faith and (y) in a manner the Indemnitee deemed to be reasonable and consistent with the best interests of the Company and not opposed thereto, the Indemnitee shall not be entitled to payment of Indemnifiable Expenses hereunder; or

ii. there has been a final non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnitee is liable to the Company with respect to any claim, issue or matter involved in the Proceeding out of which the claim for indemnification has arisen, then no Indemnifiable Expenses shall be paid with respect to such claim, issue or matter unless, and only to the extent that, the court of competent jurisdiction in which such Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability, but in view of all the circumstances of the case, the Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such Indemnifiable Expenses which such court shall deem proper.

5. Procedure for Payment of Indemnifiable Amounts.

(a) Subject to Section 9, the Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request specifying in reasonable detail the Indemnifiable Amounts for which the Indemnitee seeks payment under Section 3Section 6, or Section 7 hereof and a short description of the basis for the claim. The Company shall pay such Indemnifiable Amounts to the Indemnitee within sixty (60) calendar days of receipt of the request. At the request of the Company, the Indemnitee shall

 

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furnish such documentation and information as are reasonably available to the Indemnitee and necessary to establish that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder.

(b) Upon written request by the Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of Section 5(a) hereof, if required by applicable law and to the extent not otherwise provided pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, a determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be made in the specific case as follows: (i) if a Change in Control shall have occurred and if so requested in writing by the Indemnitee, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors; or (ii) if a Change in Control shall not have occurred (or if a Change in Control shall have occurred but the Indemnitee shall not have requested that indemnification be determined by Independent Counsel as provided in subpart (i) of this Section 5(b)), (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, or (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board of Directors, (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors, or if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, (D) if requested by any Principal Stockholder or Partial Rights Transferee, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, or (E) if a quorum of Disinterested Directors so directs, by the Company’s stockholders in accordance with applicable law. Notice in writing of any determination as to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be delivered to the Indemnitee promptly after such determination is made, and if such determination of entitlement to indemnification has been made by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, then such notice shall be accompanied by a copy of such written opinion. If it is determined that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, then payment to the Indemnitee of all amounts to which the Indemnitee is determined to be entitled (other than sums that were already advanced) shall be made within sixty (60) calendar days after such determination. If it is determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, then the written notice to the Indemnitee (or, if such determination has been made by Independent Counsel in a written opinion, the copy of such written opinion delivered to the Indemnitee) shall disclose the basis upon which such determination is based. The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons, or entity making the determination with respect to the Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons, or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information that is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and that is reasonably available to the Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification.

(c) If the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof, the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 5(c). If a Change in Control shall not have occurred (or if a Change in Control shall have occurred but the Indemnitee shall not have requested that indemnification be determined by Independent Counsel as provided in subpart (i) of Section 5(b)), then the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board of Directors, and the Company shall give written notice to the Indemnitee advising the Indemnitee of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. If a Change in Control shall have occurred and the Indemnitee shall have requested that indemnification be determined by Independent Counsel, then the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Indemnitee (unless the Indemnitee shall request that such selection be made by the Board of Directors, in which case the preceding sentence shall apply),

 

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and the Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either case, the Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within thirty (30) calendar days after such written notice of selection has been given, deliver to the Company or to the Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, that such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the law firm or person so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 1 hereof, and the objection shall set forth the basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If such written objection is so made and substantiated, the law firm or person so selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court of competent jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico has determined that such objection is without merit. If the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof and, following the expiration of sixty (60) calendar days after submission by the Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 5(a) hereof, Independent Counsel shall not have been selected, or an objection thereto has been made and not withdrawn, then either the Company or the Indemnitee may petition a court of competent jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for resolution of any objection that shall have been made by the Company or the Indemnitee to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for appointment as Independent Counsel of a law firm or person selected by such court (or selected by such person as the court shall designate), and the law firm or person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the law firm or person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 5(b) hereof. Upon the due commencement of any Proceeding pursuant to Section 11(e) hereof, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing). If the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof, then the Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such Independent Counsel and to fully indemnify and hold harmless such Independent Counsel against any and all expenses, claims, liabilities, and damages arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.

6. Indemnification for Expenses if the Indemnitee is Wholly or Partly Successful. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent that the Indemnitee is or was, or is or was threatened to be made, by reason of the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a party to any Proceeding and the Indemnitee is successful (on the merits or otherwise) in defending all claims, issues and matters in such Proceeding, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Indemnifiable Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee or on the Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with the defense of such Proceeding. If the Indemnitee is successful (on the merits or otherwise) in defending one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify, hold harmless and exonerate the Indemnitee for that portion of the Expenses reasonably incurred in connection with defending those claims, issues or matters with respect to which the Indemnitee was successful in defending. For purposes of this Agreement, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, nothing herein shall be construed to limit the Indemnitee’s right to indemnification which he or she would otherwise be

 

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entitled to in accordance with Section 3 and Section 4 hereof, regardless of the Indemnitee’s success in a Proceeding.

7. Indemnification for Expenses as a Witness. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to the extent that the Indemnitee, by reason of the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, is or was, or is or was threatened to be made, a witness in any Proceeding to which the Indemnitee is not a party, the Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Indemnifiable Expenses incurred by the Indemnitee or on the Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification for Expenses incurred in connection with being or threatened to be made a witness, as provided in this Section 7, regardless of whether the Indemnitee met the standards of conduct set forth in Sections 4(a) and 4(b) hereof.

8. Agreement to Advance Expenses; Conditions. The Company shall pay to the Indemnitee all Indemnifiable Expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in connection with any Proceeding to which the Indemnitee was or is a party or was or is otherwise involved or was or is threatened to be made a party to or was or is otherwise involved in any capacity in any Proceeding by reason of the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company, in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding. The Indemnitee hereby undertakes to repay the amount of Indemnifiable Expenses paid to the Indemnitee if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, from which decision there is no further right to appeal, that the Indemnitee is not entitled under this Agreement to, or is prohibited by applicable law from, indemnification with respect to such Indemnifiable Expenses. Any advances and undertakings to repay pursuant to this Section 8 shall be unsecured and interest free. Subject to the second sentence of this Section 8, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses as provided in this Section 8 prior to the final resolution of any Proceeding and determination by or on behalf of the Company of whether the Indemnitee has not met the standards of conduct set forth in Sections 4(a) and 4(b) hereof.

9. Procedure for Advance Payment of Expenses. The Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request specifying in reasonable detail the Indemnifiable Expenses for which the Indemnitee seeks an advancement under Section 8 hereof, together with documentation reasonably evidencing that the Indemnitee has incurred such Indemnifiable Expenses. Payment of Indemnifiable Expenses under Section 8 hereof shall be made no later than sixty (60) calendar days after the Company’s receipt of such request.

10. Burden of Proof; Defenses; and Presumptions.

(a) In any Proceeding pursuant to Section 11 hereof brought by the Indemnitee to enforce rights to indemnification or to an advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses hereunder, or in any Proceeding brought by the Company to recover an advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses (whether pursuant to the terms of an undertaking or otherwise), the burden shall be on the Company to prove that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such an advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses, as the case may be.

 

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(b) It shall be a defense in any Proceeding pursuant to Section 11 hereof to enforce rights to indemnification under Section 3(a) or Section 3(b) hereof (but not in any Proceeding pursuant to Section 11 hereof to enforce a right to an advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses under Sections 8 and 9 hereof) that the Indemnitee has not met the standards of conduct set forth in Section 4(a) or Section 4(b) hereof, as the case may be, but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Company. With respect to any Proceeding pursuant to Section 11 hereof brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder, or any Proceeding brought by the Company to recover an advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses (whether pursuant to the terms of an undertaking or otherwise), neither (i) the failure of the Company (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such Proceeding that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because the Indemnitee has met the applicable standards of conduct, nor (ii) an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or independent legal counsel) that the Indemnitee has not met such applicable standards of conduct, shall create a presumption that the Indemnitee has not met the applicable standards of conduct or, in the case of a Proceeding pursuant to Section 11 hereof brought by the Indemnitee seeking to enforce a right to indemnification, be a defense to such Proceeding.

(c) The termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, in and of itself, adversely affect the right of the Indemnitee to indemnification hereunder or create a presumption that the Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, shall not create a presumption that the Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful.

(d) For purposes of any determination of good faith, the Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if the Indemnitee’s action is reasonably based on the records or books of account of the Company or other Entity, including financial statements, or on information supplied to the Indemnitee by the officers of the Company or other Entity in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Company or other Entity or on information or records given or reports made to the Company or other Entity by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected by the Company or other Entity. The provisions of this Section 10(d) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which the Indemnitee may be deemed or found to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

(e) The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director, officer, agent, or employee of the Company or of another Entity shall not be imputed to the Indemnitee for purposes of determining the Indemnitee’s right to indemnification or advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses under this Agreement.

11. Remedies of the Indemnitees.

(a) Right to Petition Court. In the event that the Indemnitee makes a request for payment of Indemnifiable Amounts under Section 3 or Section 5 hereof or a request for an advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses under Sections 8 or Section 9 hereof and the Company

 

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fails to make such payment or advancement in a timely manner in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Indemnitee may petition a court to enforce the Company’s obligations under this Agreement.

(b) Expenses. The Company agrees to reimburse the Indemnitee in full for any Expenses actually incurred in a reasonable manner by the Indemnitee in connection with investigating, preparing for, litigating, defending or settling any action brought by the Indemnitee under Section 11(a) hereof; providedhowever, that to the extent the Indemnitee is unsuccessful on the merits in such action then the Company shall have no obligation to reimburse the Indemnitee under this Section 11(b).

(c) Validity of Agreement. The Company shall be precluded from asserting in any Proceeding, including, without limitation, an action under Section 11(a) hereof, that the provisions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable or that there is insufficient consideration for this Agreement and shall stipulate in court that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement.

(d) Failure to Act Not a Defense. The failure of the Company (including its Board of Directors or any committee thereof, independent legal counsel, or stockholders) to make a determination concerning the permissibility of the payment of Indemnifiable Amounts or the advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses under this Agreement shall not be a defense in any action brought under Section 11(a) hereof, and shall not create a presumption that such payment or advancement is not permissible.

(e) Entitlement to Indemnification; Independent Counsel. In the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 5 hereof that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is not to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof, no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof within sixty (60) calendar days after receipt by the Company of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification, (iii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof, no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof within (A) eighty (80) calendar days after receipt by the Company of the Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification or (B) if an objection to the selection of such Independent Counsel has been made and substantiated and not withdrawn, seventy (70) calendar days after a court of competent jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (or such person appointed by such court to make such determination) has determined or appointed the person to act as Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof, (iv) payment of Indemnified Amounts payable pursuant to Section 6 or Section 7 hereof is not made within sixty (60) calendar days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, or (v) payment of Indemnified Amounts payable pursuant to Section 6 or Section 7 hereof is not made within sixty (60) calendar days after a determination has been made pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof that the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, then in each instance described in clauses (i) through (v), the Indemnitee shall be entitled to seek an adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico of the Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses.

 

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(f) Not Prejudiced by Adverse Determination. In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 5(b) hereof that the Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any Proceeding commenced pursuant to this Section 11 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and the Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination.

12. Settlement of Proceedings.

(a) The Indemnitee agrees that it will not settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment as to the Indemnitee in any pending or threatened Proceeding (whether or not the Indemnitee is an actual or potential party to such Proceeding) in which Indemnitee has sought indemnification hereunder without the Company’s prior written consent, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed unless such settlement, compromise or consent respecting such Proceeding includes an unconditional release of the Company and does not (i) require or impose any injunctive or other non-monetary remedy on the Company or its affiliates, (ii) require or impose an admission or consent as to any wrongdoing by the Company or its affiliates, or (iii) otherwise result in a direct or indirect payment by or monetary cost to the Company or its affiliates.

(b) The Company agrees that it will not settle, compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment as to the Indemnitee in any pending or threatened Proceeding (whether or not the Indemnitee is an actual or potential party to such Proceeding) in which the Indemnitee has sought indemnification hereunder without the Indemnitee’s prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of the Indemnitee and does not (i) require or impose any injunctive or other non-monetary remedy on the Indemnitee, (ii) require or impose an admission or consent as to any wrongdoing by the Indemnitee or (iii) otherwise result in a direct or indirect payment by or monetary cost to the Indemnitee personally (as opposed to a payment to be made or cost to be paid by the Company on the Indemnitee’s behalf).

13. Notice by the Indemnitee. The Indemnitee agrees to notify the Company promptly upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information, or other document relating to any Proceeding which could reasonably be expected to result in the payment of Indemnifiable Amounts or the advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses hereunder; providedhowever, that the failure to give any such notice shall not disqualify the Indemnitee from the right to receive payments of Indemnifiable Amounts or advancements of Indemnifiable Expenses.

14. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Indemnitee as follows:

(a) Authority. The Company has all necessary power and authority to enter into, and be bound by the terms of, this Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance of the undertakings contemplated by this Agreement have been duly authorized by the Company.

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Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by equitable principles and applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally.

(c) No Conflicts. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Company in accordance with the provisions hereof, does not, and the Company’s performance of its obligations under the Agreement will not, violate the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, other agreements to which the Company is a party to or applicable law.

(d) Insurance. The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Indemnitee, at the Company’s expense, to be covered by such insurance policies or policies providing liability insurance for directors or officers of the Company or of any Subsidiary, if any, in accordance with its or their terms to the same extent as provided to any then-current director or officer of the Company or any Subsidiary under such policy or policies.

15. Contract Rights Not Exclusive; Subrogation. The rights to payment of Indemnifiable Amounts and advancement of Indemnifiable Expenses provided by this Agreement shall be in addition to, but not exclusive of, any other rights that the Indemnitee may have at any time under applicable law, the Company’s bylaws or certificate of incorporation, or any other agreement, vote of stockholders or directors (or a committee of directors), or otherwise, both as to action in the Indemnitee’s official capacity and as to action in any other capacity as a result of the Indemnitee’s serving in a Corporate Status. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy, given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion or employment of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prevent the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy. In the event of any payment to or on behalf of the Indemnitee under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.

16. Successors. This Agreement (a) shall be binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company (including any transferee of all or a substantial portion of the business, stock and/or assets of the Company and any direct or indirect successor by merger or consolidation or otherwise by operation of law) and (b) shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, personal representatives, executors and administrators of the Indemnitee. This Agreement shall continue for the benefit of the Indemnitee and such heirs, personal representatives, executors and administrators after the Indemnitee has ceased to have Corporate Status.

17. Change in Law. To the extent that a change in Puerto Rico law (whether by statute or judicial decision) shall permit broader indemnification or advancement of expenses than is provided under the terms of the bylaws of the Company and this Agreement, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to such broader indemnification and advancements, and this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to such extent, but only to the extent such amendment permits the

 

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Indemnitee to broader indemnification and advancement rights other than Puerto Rico law permitted prior to the adoption of such amendment.

18. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement, or any clause thereof, shall be determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part, such provision or clause shall be limited or modified in its application to the minimum extent necessary to make such provision or clause valid, legal and enforceable, and the remaining provisions and clauses of this Agreement shall remain fully enforceable and binding on the parties.

19. Modifications and Waiver. Except as provided in Section 17 hereof with respect to changes in Puerto Rico law which broaden the right of the Indemnitee to be indemnified by the Company, no supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by each of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions of this Agreement (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver. No failure or delay of any party in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such right or power, or any course of conduct, shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power.

20. General Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (a) when delivered by hand, (b) when transmitted by facsimile and receipt is acknowledged, or (c) if mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed:

 

  i. If to the Indemnitee, to the address specified on the signature page hereto;

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  ii. If to the Company, to:

EVERTEC, Inc.

Cupey Center Building

Road 176, Kilometer 1.3

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926

Attention: General Counsel

or to such other address as may have been furnished in the same manner by any party to the others.

21. Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever other than any of those set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Company, in lieu of

 

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indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).

22. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be exclusively governed by and construed and enforced under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico without giving effect to the provisions thereof relating to conflicts of law of such state.

23. Consent to Jurisdiction.

(a) Each of the Company and the Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (i) agrees and consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the state and federal courts of the State of Delaware and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (each, a “Chosen Court”) for all purposes in connection with any action, suit, or proceeding that arises out of or relates to this Agreement and agrees that any such action instituted under this Agreement shall be brought only in one of the Chosen Courts; (ii) consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Courts for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement; (iii) waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in any of the Chosen Courts; and (iv) waives, and agrees not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in any of the Chosen Courts has been brought in an improper or otherwise inconvenient forum.

(b) Each of the Company and the Indemnitee hereby consents to service of any summons and complaint and any other process that may be served in any action, suit, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any of the Chosen Courts by mailing by certified or registered mail, with postage prepaid, copies of such process to such party at its address for receiving notice pursuant to Section 20 hereof. Nothing herein shall preclude service of process by any other means permitted by applicable law.

24. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including by PDF or facsimile), each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart need be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

25. Headings. The headings of the sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction hereof.

26. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings and negotiations, written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, providedhowever, that this Agreement is supplement to

 

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and in furtherance of the Company’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, the General Corporations Law and any other applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefor, and does not diminish or abrogate any rights of the Indemnitee thereunder.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

COMPANY:
EVERTEC, INC.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
INDEMNITEE:
By:  

 

  Name:
  Address for notices:

[Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement]

EX-23.1 11 d427686dex231.htm EX-23.1 EX-23.1

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the use in this Registration Statement on Form S-1 of EVERTEC, Inc. of our report dated March 13, 2013 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of EVERTEC, Inc., which appear in such Registration Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading “Experts” in such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

San Juan, Puerto Rico

March 13, 2013

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ROSA A. TESTANI

212.872.8115/fax: 212.872.1002

rtestani@akingump.com

March 14, 2013

VIA EDGAR

Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

Division of Corporation Finance

Attention: Matthew Crispino

 

Re:   EVERTEC, Inc.
  Registration Statement on Form S-1
  Submitted February 6, 2013
  File No. 333-186487

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Set forth below are the responses of EVERTEC, Inc. (the “Company”) to the letter of the staff (the “Staff”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) dated February 20, 2013, with respect to the registration statement referenced above (the “Registration Statement”). Separately today, the Company has filed publicly with the Commission Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Amendment”). Although the Amendment filed today via EDGAR was a clean unmarked version, we have arranged for courtesy copies of the Amendment to be delivered to the Staff, with such courtesy copies marked to indicate changes from the Registration Statement.

For your convenience, we have set forth below the Staff’s comments as set forth in the February 20, 2013 letter, followed by the Company’s responses thereto (including page references to the Amendment, when applicable). Terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Amendment. The Company has reviewed this letter and authorized us to make the representations to you on their behalf.

General

 

1. Please update your financial statements through December 31, 2012. Refer to Rule 3-12 of Regulation S-X.

The financial statements included in the Amendment have been updated through December 31, 2012 pursuant to Rule 3-12 of Regulation S-X in response to this comment.


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Our Business, page 7

 

2. Please revise to describe how your segments are supported by your technology processing platform, proprietary network and direct sales force.

The Company has deleted the graphic and accompanying explanatory disclosure that appeared on page 6 of the Registration Statement and believes that by omitting this information from the Amendment, no additional disclosures to page 7 are required.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Results of Operations

Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2012 to September 30, 2011

Income tax expense (benefit), page 49

 

3. We have reviewed your expanded disclosure in response to prior comment 11. In consideration that the effect of income subject to tax-exemption grant is one of the largest reconciling items for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as noted in your table on page F-16, it is unclear why you have omitted this item from your discussion. Also, your discussion indicates that for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, your income tax expense was impacted by a change in estimates of $0.3 million. Your table on page F-16 shows this amount as zero for the respective period. Please advise. Further, each of the respective periods in your table on page F-16 does not appear to foot. Please advise or revise accordingly.

Revisions have been made to pages 58-59 and F-28 in response to this comment.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Revenue and expense recognition, page 59

 

4. Your revised disclosure in response to prior comments 13 and 14 indicates that the majority of your revenues are comprised of transaction-based fees. Please clarify this statement and tell us whether your business solution revenues also include transaction fees. We note that you disclose that your Business Solution segment represented 54% of your revenue (see your page 47). In this regard, we note in your statements of income on pages F-3 and F-24 that over half of your revenue is generated in your Business Solutions segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2011.

Revisions have been made to pages 68-70 in response to this comment by expanding the disclosure regarding the Company’s transaction-based fee revenues within the Business Solutions segment. For example, as disclosed on pages 68-70, the Company’s


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(i) core banking services include services that are billed based on the number of online transactions processed or the number of accounts on file, (ii) item and cash processing services include services that are billed based on the number of items processed and (iii) fulfillment services are billed based on the number of printed pages and number of envelopes processed, as applicable.

As of December 31, 2012 revenues from the Company’s Business Solutions, Merchant Acquiring and Payment Processing segments represented 52%, 20% and 28%, respectively, of its total revenues. The Staff is supplementally advised that approximately 45% of the revenues from the Business Solutions segment are derived from transaction-based fee contracts and substantially all of the revenues in the Payment Processing and Merchant Acquiring segments are derived from transaction-based fee contracts. Thus, well in excess of the majority of the Company’s revenues are derived from transaction-based fee contracts. The Company also refers the Staff to the response to comment 5 below for additional supplemental information regarding the services provided in the Business Solutions segment and their revenue recognition treatment.

 

 

5. It is unclear to us how you have addressed prior comment 13. Clarify whether you bifurcate the arrangement fee to any of the elements within your multiple element arrangement. In this regard, clarify whether all elements are delivered or recognized as revenue at the same time. Indicate whether any of your arrangements include an undelivered element. Revise your disclosures accordingly.

Revisions have been made to pages 68-70 in response to this comment. The contracts or arrangements that the Company enters into with its clients may contain multiple deliverables during the life of the arrangement. For multiple deliverable arrangements, the Company evaluates each arrangement to determine if the elements or deliverables within the arrangement represent separate units of accounting pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 605-25, “Revenue Recognition–Multiple-Element Arrangements,” which provides guidance on the allocation of the consideration. As disclosed on page 68, if the deliverables are determined to be separate units of accounting, revenue is recognized as units of accounting are delivered and the revenue recognition criteria are met. If the deliverables are not determined to be separate units of accounting, revenues for the delivered services are combined into one unit of accounting and recognized (i) over the life of the arrangement if all services are consistently delivered over such term, or if otherwise, (ii) at the time that all services and deliverables have been delivered. The selling price for each deliverable is based on vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”) if available, third party evidence (“TPE”) if VSOE is not available, or management best estimate of selling price (“BESP”) if neither VSOE nor TPE is available. The Company establishes VSOE of selling price using the price charged when the same element is sold separately. The Company bifurcates or allocates the arrangement consideration to each of the deliverables based on the relative selling price of each unit of accounting.

As disclosed on page 70, there are some arrangements that contain undelivered elements (e.g., network hosting and management) and the Company has disclosed when those revenues are recognized.

In consideration of the Company’s response, the Company is supplementally furnishing the following examples of how it applies its revenue recognition policies to its individual lines of business, including whether all elements are delivered or recognized as revenue at the same time and whether any arrangements include an undelivered element.


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Transaction-based fees

The Company provides services that generate transaction-based fees. Typically transaction-based fees depend on factors such as number of accounts or transactions processed. These factors typically consist of a fee per transaction or item processed, a percentage of dollar volume processed or a fee per account on file, or some combination thereof. Revenues derived from transaction-based fee contracts are recognized when the underlying transactions are processed, which constitutes delivery of service. Revenues derived from the transaction-based fee under each individual contract do not have undelivered elements since services are provided over the same period that the transactions are processed.

Revenues from business contracts in the Company’s Merchant Acquiring segment are primarily comprised of discount fees charged to the merchants based on the sales amount of transactions processed. Revenues include a discount fee and membership fees charged to merchants and debit network fees as well as POS rental fees. Pursuant to the guidance from ASC 605-45-45, “Revenue Recognition–Principal Agent Considerations,” the Company records merchant acquiring revenues net of interchange and assessments charged by the credit and debit card network associations and recognizes such revenues at the time of the sale (when a transaction is processed).

Payment processing revenues are comprised of revenues related to providing access to the ATH network and other card networks to financial institutions, and related services. Payment processing revenues also include revenues from card issuer processing services (such as credit and debit card processing, authorization and settlement, and fraud monitoring and control to debit or


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credit card issuers), payment processing services (such as payment and billing products for merchants, businesses and financial institutions) and EBT (which principally consists of services to the Puerto Rico government for the delivery of government benefits to participants). Revenues in the Payment Processing segment are primarily comprised of fees per transaction processed or per account on file, or a combination of both, and are recognized at the time transactions are processed or on a monthly basis for accounts on file.

The following is a brief description of the primary sources of revenue within the Payment Processing segment:

 

 

   

ATH Network and Processing Services. Revenues are derived primarily from transaction-based fees which primarily include network fees, transaction switching and processing fees, POS device rental fees and other revenue items, including maintenance fees. Network and transaction switching and processing fees are recognized daily as the underlying transactions are processed or ATMs are connected to the network.

 

   

Card Issuer Processing. Revenues are primarily dependent upon the number of cardholder accounts on file, transactions and authorizations processed, the number of cards embossed and other processing services. Revenue is recognized on a monthly basis based on a fee per account on file or transaction processed.

 

   

Payment Processing Services. The Company provides different payment solutions including electronic check processing, mobile POS, “peer to peer” payments, personalized websites, integration with financial institution’s websites, online billing, online or batch authorization of funds, lockbox services and electronic business data delivery. For these services revenues are primarily dependent upon the number of transactions processed and are recognized as the underlying transactions are processed.

 

   

Electronic Benefits Transfer. Revenues are primarily derived from the number of beneficiaries on file and recognized on a monthly basis based on a fee per account (beneficiary) on file.

Transaction-based fees within the Business Solutions segment consist of revenues from business process management solutions including core bank processing, business process outsourcing, item and cash processing, and fulfillment. The following is a brief description of the primary sources of revenue within the Business Solutions segment:

 

   

Core Bank Processing. The core bank processing applications that the Company provides are the principal systems that enable a bank to operate and include systems that process customer deposit and loan accounts, an institution’s general ledgers, central information files and other financial information. These solutions include features that financial institutions need to process transactions for their depositors and other customers, as well as to meet their regulatory compliance


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requirements and their own management information needs. Core bank processing revenues are derived in part from fees based on various factors such as the number of accounts on file (e.g., savings or checking accounts, loans, etc.), and the number of transactions processed or registered users (e.g., for online banking services). For services dependent on the number of transactions processed, revenues are recognized as the underlying transactions are processed. For services dependent on the number of users or accounts on file, revenues are recognized on a monthly basis based on the number of accounts on file each month.

 

   

Item and Cash Processing. Item and cash processing revenues are based upon the number of items (i.e. checks) processed. Revenues are recognized when the underlying items are processed.

 

   

Fulfillment. Fulfillment services include technical and operational resources for producing and distributing printed documents such as statements, bills, checks and benefits summaries. Also, the Company offers storage and management of promotional flyers and inserts. Fulfillment revenues are based upon the number of pages for printing services and the number of envelopes processed for mailing services. Revenues are recognized as services are delivered based on a fee per page printed or envelope mailed, as applicable.

Fixed fees and time and material

The Company also provides services that generate a fixed fee per month or fees based on time and expenses incurred. These services are mostly provided in the Company’s Business Solutions segment. Revenues are generated from the Company’s core bank solutions, network hosting and management and IT consulting services.

 

   

Core Bank Solutions. In core bank solutions, the Company mostly provides access to applications and services such as back-up or recovery, hosting and maintenance that enable a bank to operate the related hosted services accessing the Company’s IT infrastructure. These contracts generally contain multiple elements or deliverables which are evaluated by the Company and revenues are recognized according to the applicable guidance. Revenues are derived from fixed fees charged for the use of hosted services and are recognized on a monthly basis as delivered. Set-up fees are billed to the customer when the service is rendered; however, they are deferred and recognized as revenues over the term of the arrangement or the expected period of the customer relationship, whichever is longer, as set-up services rarely provide value to the customer on a stand-alone basis and are interrelated with the service to be provided under the contract.

 

   

Network Hosting and Management. The Company provides hosting services for network infrastructure at the Company’s facilities, automated monitoring services, maintenance of call centers, and interactive voice response solutions, among other related services. Revenues are primarily derived from monthly fees as services are delivered. Set-up fees are billed up-front to the customer when the set-up service is rendered; however, they are deferred and recognized as revenues over the term of the arrangement or the expected period of the customer relationship, whichever is longer, as set-up services rarely provide value to the customer on a stand-alone basis and are interrelated with the service to be provided under the contract. There are some arrangements under this line of service category that contain undelivered elements. In such cases, the undelivered elements are evaluated and recognized when the services are delivered or at the time that all deliverables under the contract have been delivered.

 

   

IT Consulting Services. IT consulting services primarily consist of time billings based upon the number of hours dedicated to each client. Revenues from time billings are recognized as services are delivered. Revenues derived from this type of service category do not have undelivered elements.


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The Company also charges members of the ATH network an annual membership fee; however, these fees are deferred and recognized as revenues on a straight-line basis over the year and recorded in the Payment Processing segment. In addition, occasionally the Company is a reseller of hardware or software products and revenues from these resale transactions are recognized when such product is delivered and accepted by the client. Hardware and software sales represented 3% of total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2012 and thus the Company feels that no separate disclosure is required. Hardware and software sales are recorded in the Business Solutions segment.

The Company’s service contracts may include service level arrangements (“SLA”) generally allowing the customer to receive a credit for part of the service fee when the Company has not provided the agreed level of services. The SLA performance obligation is committed on a monthly basis, thus SLA performance is monitored and assessed for compliance with arrangements on a monthly basis, including determination and accounting for its economic impact, if any. The Company generally complies with SLAs and credits given to the Company’s customers have not been material.

 

 

6. We note your response to prior comment 14. Please tell us how you considered the guidance in FASB ASC 605-25-25-3.

From time to time, the Company is party to multiple concurrent contracts with the same customer. In these situations, the Company makes a determination of whether the individual contract should be combined or evaluated separately for revenue recognition. To determine the accounting treatment of such contracts, the Company considers the timing of negotiating and executing the contracts, whether the different elements of the contracts are interdependent and whether any of the payment terms of the contracts are interrelated. If the contracts are determined to be negotiated as a package, they are evaluated as a single arrangement in considering whether there is more than one unit of accounting.


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7. Please revise your revenue recognition policy footnote on page F-29 to include some of the revisions you made to your critical accounting policy disclosure. Further, ensure that your footnote properly identifies significant judgments applied in your policy including identifying deliverables, allocation basis, and timing of recognition. We refer you to SAB Topic 13 (B). Also, disclose whether all of your arrangements are within the scope of 605-25-15 including your judgment and conclusions of ASC 985-605-15-4(e) and 15-4A.

Revisions have been made to pages F-9 and F-10 in response to this comment.

Executive compensation, page 79

 

8. Please revise to include the disclosure required by Item 402 of Regulation S-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

Revisions have been made to pages 93-112 in response to this comment.

Form of legal opinion

 

9. Please provide us with support and analysis for counsel’s belief that the assumptions contained in the third paragraph of the form of legal opinion are necessary and appropriate. Refer to Section II.B.3(a) of Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19.

Attached as Annex A to this letter is a revised draft of the Exhibit 5 opinion, which is marked to show changes from the draft opinion provided to the Staff on February 6, 2013. The only assumptions that remain in the third paragraph are that (i) the amended and restated certificate of incorporation be filed with and recorded by the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and (ii) the Underwriting Agreement has been duly executed and delivered and the shares to be sold by the Company have been issued and delivered against payment in full of the consideration payable therefor as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee and as contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement. We believe that the assumption in the preceding clause (ii) is necessary and appropriate and is consistent with the examples of permitted assumptions listed in the last 2 bullets of Section II.B.3(a) of Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19. We believe that the assumption in the preceding clause (i) is necessary and appropriate because the amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as disclosed on page 13 of the Amendment, will not be in effect until the consummation of the offering. As noted in Section II.B.2(f) of Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19, the Staff has noted that in the situation of an offering conditioned upon stockholder approval of a charter amendment that it would not object if “the legality opinion submitted with the registration statement is subject to the assumptions that the required shareholder approval will be obtained and any necessary filings will be made in accordance with state law so


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that the amendment to the articles or certificate of incorporation becomes effective.” Since the amended and restated certificate of incorporation described in the Amendment will not be filed and recorded until the date of the completion of the offering, which will occur days after the date the Registration Statement is declared effective, we believe that this assumption is necessary and appropriate and akin to the examples of other permitted assumptions outlined in Staff Legal Bulletin No. 19.

Form of tax opinion

 

10. The exhibit short-form opinions must state clearly that the disclosure in the tax consequences section of the prospectus is the opinion of the named counsel. Please revise.

Attached as Annexes B and C to this letter are revised drafts of the tax opinions the Company expects to file in the future as Exhibits 8.1 and 8.2, each of which is marked to show changes from the applicable draft opinion provided to the Staff on February 6, 2013. The attached drafts have been revised to clearly state that the applicable tax consequences disclosure in the prospectus is the opinion of the named counsel.

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Please do not hesitate to contact the undersigned at (212) 872-8115, or Shinah Chang at (310) 728-3061, with any questions or comments regarding any of the foregoing.

 

Sincerely,
/s/ Rosa A. Testani
Rosa A. Testani

Enclosures

 

cc:   Securities and Exchange Commission
  Barbara C. Jacobs
  Stephen Krikorian
  Allicia Lam
  Ryan Rohn
  EVERTEC, Inc.
  Luisa Wert Serrano, Esq.
  Cahill, Gordon, and Reindel, LLP
  Michael J. Ohler, Esq.


ANNEX A

[GOLDMAN ANTONETTI & CÓRDOVA, LLC LETTERHEAD]

[                 , 2013]

EVERTEC, Inc.

Cupey Center Building

Road 176, Kilometer 1.3

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926

 

Re:  

   EVERTEC, Inc.
   Registration Statement on Form S-1
   File No. 333-[            ]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to EVERTEC, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission of a Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333- [            ]) (the “Registration Statement), under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”). The Registration Statement relates to an underwritten public offering (the “IPO”) by the Company of up to [            ] shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.01 per share (“Common Stock”) (the “Primary Shares”) and up to [            ] shares (including up to [            ] shares subject to the Underwriters’ (as defined below) overallotment option) of Common Stock (the “Secondary Shares”) to be sold by the selling stockholders listed in the Registration Statement (the “Selling Stockholders”) pursuant to the terms of an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) to be executed by the Company, the Selling Stockholders and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”). This opinion is being furnished in accordance with the requirements of Item 601(b)(5) of Regulation S-K under the Act.

We have examined originals or certified copies of such corporate records of the Company and other certificates and documents of officials of the Company, public officials and others as we have deemed appropriate for purposes of this letter. We have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of all natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all copies submitted to us as conformed, certified or reproduced copies. We have also assumed that, upon sale, the certificates for the Primary Shares will conform to the specimen thereof filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, will have been duly countersigned by the transfer agent and duly registered by the registrar for the Common Stock, and will have been delivered to the purchasers thereof or, if uncertificated, valid book-entry notations for the issuance of the Primary Shares in uncertificated form will have been duly made in the share register of the Company. As to various questions of fact relevant to this letter, we have relied, without independent investigation, upon certificates of public officials and certificates of officers of the Company, all of which we assume to be true, correct and complete.


Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the assumptions, exceptions, qualifications and limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that (i) when (x) the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of the Company, to be in effect in connection with the consummation of the IPO and filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, has been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company and duly approved by the required stockholders in accordance with Article XIII of the current certificate of incorporation of the Company, and filed with and recorded by the Secretary of State of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, (y) the amended and restated bylaws of the Company, to be in effect in connection with the consummation of the IPO and filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, have been duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company and duly approved by the required stockholders in accordance with Section 10.18 of the current bylaws of the Company, and (zy) the Underwriting Agreement has been duly executed and delivered and the Primary Shares have been issued and delivered in accordance with the resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company approving such issuance and the Underwriting Agreement against payment in full of the consideration payable therefor as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company or a duly authorized committee thereof and as contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement, the Primary Shares will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and (ii) the Secondary Shares are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable.

The opinions and other matters in this letter are qualified in their entirety and subject to the following:

 

  A. We express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.

 

  B. This opinion letter is limited to the matters expressly stated herein and no opinion is to be inferred or implied beyond the opinion expressly set forth herein. We undertake no, and hereby disclaim any, obligation to make any inquiry after the date hereof or to advise you of any changes in any matter set forth herein, whether based on a change in the law, a change in any fact relating to the Company or any other person or any other circumstance.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the use of our name in the Prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement under the caption “Legal Matters”. In giving this consent, we do not thereby admit that we are within the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.

Very truly yours,

****DRAFT****


ANNEX B

[                 , 2013]

EVERTEC, Inc.

Cupey Center Building

Road 176, Kilometer 1.3

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926

 

Re:  

 

EVERTEC, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form S-1

File No. 333-[            ]

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to EVERTEC, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the offering of the Company’s common stock described in the Registration Statement.

We have reviewed the Registration Statement and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion set forth below, and we have assumed that all facts and other information set forth therein are true, correct and complete and will continue to be true, correct and complete through the date hereof. Our opinion assumes and is expressly conditioned on, among other things, the accuracy and completeness of the facts and other information set forth in the documents referred to above. We have also made such other inquiries as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion set forth below. Based on the foregoing, we hereby confirm that, in our opinion, the statements of legal conclusions set forth in the discussion in the Registration Statement under the heading “Material Puerto Rico Income Tax Consequences,” insofar as such statements summarize the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico tax laws referred to therein, andconstitute our opinion, subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations set forth therein, fairly summarize in all material respects the matters described therein.

In rendering this opinion, we do not express any opinion concerning any laws other than the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico tax laws. Our opinion is based upon the existing provisions of applicable law, published rulings and releases of applicable agencies or other governmental bodies and existing case law, any of which or the effect of any of which could change at any time. Any such changes may be retroactive in application and could modify the legal conclusions upon which our opinion is based. Moreover, there can be no assurance that our opinion will be accepted by the Puerto Rico Treasury Department or, if challenged, by a court.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references therein to us. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Very truly yours,

****DRAFT****


ANNEX C

[AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP LETTERHEAD]

[                 , 2013]

EVERTEC, Inc.

Cupey Center Building

Road 176, Kilometer 1.3

San Juan, Puerto Rico 00926

 

Re:    

EVERTEC, Inc.

Registration Statement on Form S-1

File No. 333-[            ]

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to EVERTEC, Inc., a Puerto Rico corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the offering of the Company’s common stock described in the Registration Statement.

We have reviewed the Registration Statement and such other documents as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion set forth below, and we have assumed that all facts and other information set forth therein are true, correct and complete and will continue to be true, correct and complete through the date hereof. Our opinion assumes and is expressly conditioned on, among other things, the accuracy and completeness of the facts and other information set forth in the documents referred to above. We have also made such other inquiries as we have deemed necessary or appropriate to enable us to render the opinion set forth below.

WeBased on the foregoing, we hereby confirm that, in our opinion, the statements of legal conclusions set forth in the discussion in the Registration Statement under the heading “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences,insofar as such statements summarize the U.S. federal tax laws referred to therein, andconstitute our opinion, subject to the assumptions, qualifications and limitations set forth therein, fairly summarize in all material respects the matters described therein.

In rendering this opinion, we do not express any opinion concerning any laws other than the U.S. federal income tax laws. Our opinion is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), Treasury Regulations promulgated under the Code, judicial decisions and administrative pronouncements of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), all as in effect on the date hereof, and any of which or the effect of any of which could change at any time. Any such changes may be retroactive in application and could modify the legal conclusions upon which our opinion is based. Moreover, there can be no assurance that our opinion will be accepted by the IRS or, if challenged, by a court.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and to the references therein to us. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in


the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Very truly yours,

****DRAFT****

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP