QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Unaudited Condensed Combined Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022 |
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Item 2. | Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION | ||||||
Item 1. | Legal Proceedings | 41 | ||||
Item 1A. | Risk Factors | 41 | ||||
Item 2. | Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 41 | ||||
Item 3. | Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 42 | ||||
Item 4. | Mine Safety Disclosures | 42 | ||||
Item 5. | Other Information | 42 | ||||
Item 6. | Exhibits | 42 | ||||
Signatures | 45 |
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ITEM 1. |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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• | Immediately prior to the closing of the IPO, the Company issued shares of its Class B common stock to Yuma, Yuma Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Yuma (“Yuma Sub”), and TPG Rise Flash, L.P. (“TPG Rise”), an affiliate of the private equity firm TPG (“TPG”), in exchange for cash consideration, which number of shares was equal to the number of common units of the LLC (the “LLC Common Units”) held directly or indirectly by Yuma, Yuma Sub and TPG Rise immediately following the Transactions and before giving effect to the IPO. |
• | Immediately prior to the closing of the IPO, the LLC made a cash distribution in an aggregate amount of $ million (the “Distribution”). With respect to such Distribution, $ million was distributed to TPG Rise and $ million to Yuma and Yuma Sub in accordance with their pro rata LLC units. The Distribution was financed, in part, with net proceeds from the $ million term loan under the 2023 Credit Agreement, as further discussed below, together with cash on hand. |
• | The Company used all of the net proceeds from the IPO ($ million) as consideration for Yuma’s transfer to the Company of Common Units at a price per unit equal to $, and, as a result, did not retain any of the net proceeds from the IPO. |
• | In connection with Yuma’s transfer to the Company of LLC Common Units , a corresponding number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock held by Yuma was canceled. |
• | In connection with the IPO, the LLC’s redeemable preferred units designated as “Series A Preferred Units” held by TPG Rise were automatically converted into LLC Common Units which are exchangeable, together with a corresponding number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, for shares of the Company’s Class A common stock (or cash). Notwithstanding the foregoing, as permitted under and in accordance with the limited liability company agreement of the LLC in effect prior to the IPO (the “Prior LLC Agreement”), on February 8, 2023, TPG Rise exercised its right to have certain blocker corporations affiliated with TPG Rise each merge with a separate direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, with the blocker corporations surviving each such merger, in a transaction intended to qualify as a tax-free transaction. In connection with such blocker corporations’ mergers, the investors in each such blocker corporation received a number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock with a value based on the Series A Preferred Units held by such blocker corporation for a total of |
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1. | Organization of Nextracker |
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(1) | Primarily represents certain international operations where related income and/or losses are included in Nextracker’s condensed combined statements of operations. Cash was also collected by the international operations on behalf of Nextracker, for which Nextracker and Flex do not intend to settle in the future. For the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022, the balance includes the legal settlement paid by Flex as further disclosed in Note 7. |
(2) | Primarily represents financing activities for cash pooling and capital transfers. |
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10. | Subsequent events |
• | Immediately prior to the closing of the IPO, Nextracker Inc. issued |
• | Immediately prior to the closing of the IPO, the LLC made a distribution in an aggregate amount of $ |
• | Nextracker Inc. used all of the net proceeds from the IPO ($ million ) as consideration for Yuma’s transfer to Nextracker Inc. of LLC common units (the “LLC Common Units”) at a price per unit equal to $ |
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• | In connection with the IPO, the Series A Preferred Units held by TPG Rise were automatically converted into |
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ITEM 2. | MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to “Nextracker”, the “Company”, “we”, “us” and “our” shall mean the LLC (formerly known as NEXTracker Inc.), together with its consolidated subsidiaries and with the operations that comprise the legacy solar tracker business of Flex Ltd. (“Flex”), which conducts all operations and all of the business operations of Nextracker Inc. (which was formed on December 19, 2022, for the purpose of completing the IPO and related Transactions, as further described in Note 1, “Description of the business and summary of significant accounting policies,” and Note 4, “Subsequent events,” in the notes to the Nextracker Inc. unaudited condensed financial statement, and Note 1, “Organization of Nextracker,” and Note 10, “Subsequent events,” in the notes to the unaudited condensed combined financial statements included elsewhere in this quarterly report Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”). References in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations to “Flex” or “Parent” refer to Flex Ltd., a Singapore incorporated public company limited by shares and having a registration no. 199002645H, and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise indicates.
This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is designed to provide a reader of our combined financial statements with a narrative from the perspective of the Company’s management. You should read the following discussion in conjunction with our unaudited condensed combined financial statements and the related notes and other information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, as well as our audited combined financial statements and related notes included in the prospectus dated February 8, 2023 that forms a part of Nextracker Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-269238), as filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Prospectus”). In addition to historical financial information, the following discussion and analysis contains forward- looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements are based upon current expectations that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. For example, the words “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Our actual results and timing of selected events may differ materially from those results anticipated and discussed in the forward-looking statements as a result of many factors, Factors that might cause such a discrepancy include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the sections entitled “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below and “Risk Factors”. All forward-looking statements in this document are based on information available to us as of the date of this Quarterly Report and we assume no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements.
OVERVIEW
We are a leading provider of intelligent, integrated solar tracker and software solutions used in utility-scale and ground-mounted distributed generation solar projects around the world. Our products enable solar panels, also known as modules, in utility-scale power plants to follow the sun’s movement across the sky and optimize plant performance. We have led the solar industry based on gigawatts (“GW”) shipped globally from 2015 to 2021 and in the U.S. from 2016 to 2021. We delivered 15 GW, 12 GW and over 10 GW to our customers in fiscal years 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively. In addition, we delivered 13.2 GW during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022 compared to approximately 10.7 GW during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2021.
We were founded in 2013 by our Chief Executive Officer, Dan Shugar, and were acquired by Flex Ltd. in 2015. Flex provides design, manufacturing and supply chain services through a network of over 100 locations in approximately 30 countries across five continents. Flex’s expertise in global supply chains and procurement and its strong financial backing has helped us accelerate our penetration of our end markets and run a more optimized supply chain, and we intend to continue leveraging these learnings from Flex now that we are a standalone company. Over time, we have developed new and innovative hardware and software products and services to scale our capabilities. In 2016, Flex acquired BrightBox Technologies on our behalf to further our machine learning capabilities.
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We have shipped approximately 75 GW of solar tracker systems as of December 31, 2022 to projects on six continents. Our customers include engineering, procurement and construction firms (“EPCs”), as well as solar project developers and owners. Developers originate projects, select and acquire sites, obtain permits, select contractors, negotiate power offtake agreements, and oversee the building of projects. EPCs design and optimize the system, procure components, build and commission the plant, and operate the plant for a limited time until transfer to a long- term owner. Owners, which are often independent power producers, own and operate the plant, typically as part of a portfolio of similar assets. Owners generate cash flows through the sale of electricity to utilities, wholesale markets, or end users.
For the majority of our projects, our direct customer is the EPC. We also engage with project owners and developers and enter into master supply agreements that cover multiple projects. We are a qualified, preferred provider to some of the largest solar EPCs, project owners, and developers in the world. We had revenues of $1.4 billion for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022 and $1.5 billion in fiscal year 2022.
The following tables set forth geographic information of revenue based on the locations to which the products are shipped:
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Initial Public Offering
On February 8, 2023, Nextracker Inc.’s registration statement on Form S-1 relating to its initial public offering (“IPO”) was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the shares of our Class A common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on February 9, 2023. At the closing of the IPO on February 13, 2023, Nextracker Inc. issued and sold 30,590,000 shares of its Class A common stock (including 3,990,000 shares issued to the underwriters upon the exercise in full of their option to purchase additional shares) at a public offering price of $24.00 per share. Nextracker Inc. received net proceeds of $693.8 million, after deducting $40.4 million in underwriting discount. Nextracker Inc. used all of the net proceeds from the offering to purchase 30,590,000 LLC Common Units from Yuma, Inc., a Delaware corporation and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Flex Ltd. (“Yuma”) at a price per share of $22.68, or $24.00 less the underwriting discount. Upon closing of the IPO, approximately $8.3 million of offering costs were paid by Flex. See further discussion of the Transactions related to the IPO in Note 4, “Subsequent events,” in the notes to the Nextracker Inc. unaudited condensed financial statement, and, Note 10, “Subsequent events,” in the notes to the unaudited condensed combined financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
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Reverse Unit Split
The Board of Managers and the members of Nextracker LLC approved an amendment to the LLC Agreement in effect prior to the IPO, effecting a 1-for-2.1 reverse unit split of the units issued by the LLC. The reverse split was effected on January 30, 2023.
Our business model
We generate revenue from the sale of solar trackers, such as NX Horizon and NX Gemini, and from licensing our TrueCapture software product. Our most significant source of revenue is the sale of solar tracking products. Our customers include EPCs, as well as solar project developers and owners. We usually enter into a different contract with our customers for each individual solar project. Contracts typically stipulate total price, technical solution, specifications of the system sold, delivery and activation schedule, warranty terms and related services provided. The delivery period for a specific contract can range from days to several months depending on the size of the project. Our contract prices range from a few hundred thousand dollars for the smallest projects to over one hundred million dollars for the largest.
Demand for our products is largely driven by installations of utility-scale solar projects around the world. The volume of solar projects installations is dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the cost of solar plants in comparison to other forms of power generation, prevailing electricity prices, conventional power generation plant retirement, global renewable energy targets, government regulations, and public incentives promoting solar energy. Our revenue is subject to variability as these factors change over time, and as a result may cause variability in our quarterly shipments. Increases in competitive tracker pricing pressure can also affect our revenue by lowering the average selling price (“ASP”) of our products.
We operate in nearly all significant tracker markets around the world. We have dedicated sales staff in the United States, Mexico, Spain, Australia, Brazil, Singapore, India and the United Arab Emirates to support our sales activities in those geographies. Our local presence is complemented with the following go-to-market strategies:
• | Our sales and marketing strategy is focused on building long-term relationships with key stakeholders involved in developing, building, owning, and maintaining utility-scale solar projects. We educate those stakeholders on the benefits of our solutions, including increased energy yield performance, superior constructability, reliability, ease of maintenance, and advanced software and sensor capabilities compared to competing products. |
• | In the United States and more mature international markets, our sales team maintains active relationships with key stakeholders and customers such as developers and builders of utility-scale solar systems. We leverage these relationships and knowledge of the available project pipeline, inbound requests for proposals (“RFPs”) from potential customers, and competitive dynamics. Frequently we are either awarded the project outright or become ‘short-listed’ among a group of eligible bidders. In each case we create a detailed proposal that leverages our project engineering expertise to offer a compelling project and/or project portfolio-specific value proposition. |
• | In less mature international markets, we leverage a variety of broad and account-based marketing techniques to acquire customers. These include conducting thought leadership seminars and developer forums, installation training programs, and participation in industry conferences, events, and trade associations. |
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• | We set pricing for our products based on the long-term value derived from energy yield performance and total cost of ownership. For our core tracker products, we offer differing pricing to address multiple market segments based on site characteristics and weather protection requirements, among other factors. |
Basis of presentation
We have historically operated as part of Flex and not as a separate, publicly-traded company. Our unaudited condensed combined financial statements have been derived from Flex’s historical accounting records and are presented on a carve-out basis. All sales and costs as well as assets and liabilities directly associated with our business activity are included as a component of the unaudited condensed combined financial statements. The unaudited condensed combined financial statements also include allocations of certain general, administrative, sales and marketing expenses and cost of sales from Flex’s corporate office and allocations of related assets, liabilities and Flex’s investment, as applicable. The allocations have been determined on what we believe to be a reasonable basis; however, the amounts are not necessarily representative of the amounts that would have been reflected in the unaudited condensed combined financial statements had we been an entity that operated separately from Flex during these periods presented. Further, the historical condensed combined financial statements may not be reflective of what our final position, results of operations, or cash flows will be in the future as a separate public company. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022, we entered into a transition service agreement with Flex, whereby Flex agreed to provide, or cause to be provided, certain services to us, which were previously included as part of the allocations from Flex. As consideration, we agreed to pay Flex the amount specified for each service as described in the transition service agreement. Related-party allocations, including the method for such allocations, are discussed further in Note 6, “Relationship with parent and related parties” in the notes to the unaudited condensed combined financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
For example, our historical condensed combined financial statements in this Quarterly Report include expense allocations for certain support functions that are provided on a centralized basis within Flex, such as corporate costs, shared services and other selling, general and administrative costs that benefit the Company, among others. Under the transition service agreement Flex will continue to provide us with some of the services related to these functions on a transitional basis in exchange for agreed-upon fees, we will incur other costs to replace the services and resources that will not be provided by Flex. Since our IPO, we have incurred and will continue to incur additional costs as a separate public company. Our total costs related to such support functions may differ from the costs that were historically allocated to us from Flex. These additional costs are primarily for the following:
• | additional personnel costs, including salaries, benefits and potential bonuses and/or stock-based compensation awards for staff, including staff additions to replace support provided by Flex that is not covered by the transition services agreement; and |
• | corporate governance costs, including director and officer insurance costs, board of director compensation and expenses, audit and other professional services fees, annual report and proxy statement costs, SEC filing fees, transfer agent fees, consulting and legal fees and Nasdaq fees, bank fees or other costs related to existing or future financing arrangements. |
Certain factors could impact the nature and amount of these separate public company costs, including the finalization of our staffing and infrastructure needs. We expect to incur additional separate public company costs in excess of the costs that have been historically allocated to us.
As part of Flex, we have been dependent upon Flex for all of our working capital and financing requirements as Flex used a centralized approach to cash management and financing of its operations. Our financial transactions are accounted for through our “net parent investment” account and none of Flex’s debt at the corporate level has been assigned to us in the financial statements. Historically, as we generated cash flows from operations, cash has been swept by Flex into global cash accounts managed at the parent level. In March 2021, the U.S. cash pooling arrangement between us and Flex was terminated, and we executed a new cash pooling agreement. For as long as Nextracker is a controlled entity of Flex, Nextracker’s U.S. operations may continue to participate in the Flex cash pooling management programs intra-quarter, and all outstanding positions are settled or scheduled for settlement as of each quarter end. We have also historically utilized Flex for financial support in the form of parent guarantees and letters of financial support to execute certain arrangements with our customers.
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Key business and operational metrics
In addition to information related to our financial performance, we use certain operating metrics to evaluate our business. These metrics, together with our financial statements, are used by our management to measure our performance, identify trends impacting our business and formulate projections. The primary operating metric we use to evaluate our sales performance and to track market acceptance of our products from year to year is GW delivered generally and the change in GWs delivered from period to period specifically. GWs delivered is the only operational metric that directly relates to our revenues. GWs delivered is a commonly used operational metric by analysts and competitors in our industry and can provide additional information to investors related to the relative size of our operations as well as a basis to measure our market share. GWs is calculated specifically for each project and represents the nameplate, or maximum, power output capacity of the project under optimized conditions once the project is fully operational. GWs delivered for a project is calculated as the total nameplate capacity of the project multiplied by the cost of materials delivered to the project as a percentage of the total materials cost of the project.
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Key components of our results of operations
The following discussion describes certain line items in our combined statements of operations and comprehensive income.
Revenue
We derive our revenue from the sale of solar trackers and software products to our customers. Our revenue growth is dependent on (i) our ability to maintain and expand our market share, (ii) total market growth and (iii) our ability to develop and introduce new products driving performance enhancements and cost efficiencies throughout the solar power plant.
Cost of sales and gross profit
Cost of sales consists primarily of purchased components, shipping and other logistics costs, applicable tariffs, standard product warranty costs, amortization of certain acquired intangible assets, stock-based compensation and direct labor. Direct labor costs represent expenses of personnel directly related to project execution such as supply chain, logistics, quality, tooling, operations and customer satisfaction. Amortization of intangibles consists of developed technology and certain acquired patents over its expected period of use and is also included under cost of sales.
Steel prices, cost of transportation, and labor costs in countries where our suppliers perform manufacturing activities affect our cost of sales. Our ability to lower our cost of sales depends on implementation and design improvements to our products as well as on driving more cost-effective manufacturing processes with our suppliers. We generally do not directly purchase raw materials such as steel or electronic components and do not hedge against changes in their price. Most of our cost of sales are directly affected by sales volume. Personnel costs related to our supply chain, logistics, quality, tooling and operations are not directly impacted by our sales volume.
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Operating expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs associated with our administrative and support functions. These costs include, among other things, personnel costs, stock-based compensation, facilities charges including depreciation associated with administrative functions, professional services, travel expenses, and allowance for bad debt. Professional services include audit, legal, tax and other consulting services. We have expanded our sales organization and expect to continue growing our sales headcount to support our planned growth. We have incurred and expect to continue to incur on an ongoing basis certain new costs related to the requirements of being a separate publicly-traded company, including insurance, accounting, tax, legal and other professional services costs, which could be material. Amortization of intangibles consists of customer relationships and trade names over their expected period of use and is also included under selling, general and administrative expenses.
If the performance-based vesting condition for our equity-based compensation awards issued under the Restated 2022 Nextracker LLC Equity Incentive Plan had occurred on December 31, 2022, we would have recognized $10.4 million of equity-based compensation expense for the awards that had satisfied or partially satisfied the time-based vesting condition on that date and would have approximately $37.1 million of unrecognized compensation cost that represents the awards which have not met the time-based vesting condition as of December 31, 2022.
Research and development
Research and development expenses consist primarily of personnel-related costs associated with our engineering employees as well as third party consulting. Research and development activities include improvements to our existing products, development of new tracker products and software products. We expense substantially all research and development expenses as incurred. We expect that the dollar amount of research and development expenses will increase in amount over time.
Non-operating expenses
Income tax expense
We expect our taxable income to primarily be from the allocation of taxable income from the LLC. We are subject to federal and state income taxes in the United States on the income allocated to us from the LLC. In addition, while the majority of the LLCs taxable income will be from United States sources and will not be subject to LLC level income tax, the LLC will have taxable income in some foreign subsidiaries that will be subject to tax at the level of the LLC. We may be entitled to foreign tax credits in the United States for our share of the foreign tax paid by the LLC.
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
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Non-GAAP measures
We present Non-GAAP gross profit, Non-GAAP operating income, Non-GAAP net income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Adjusted free cash flow as supplemental measures of our performance. We define Non-GAAP gross profit as gross profit plus stock-based compensation expense and intangible amortization. We define Non-GAAP operating income as operating income plus stock-based compensation expense and intangible amortization. We define Non-GAAP net income as net income (loss) plus stock-based compensation expense, intangible amortization, and certain nonrecurring legal costs and other discrete events as applicable, net of their tax effects. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) plus (i) interest, net, (ii) provision for income taxes, (iii) depreciation expense, (iv) intangible amortization, (v) stock-based compensation expense, and (vi) certain nonrecurring legal costs and other discrete events as applicable. Future adjustments to net income related to the Tax Receivable Agreement may be added back to or subtracted from net income to calculate Adjusted EBITDA. We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as the percentage derived from Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue. We define Adjusted free cash flow as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities less cash used for purchases of property and equipment plus proceeds from the disposition of property and equipment.
Non-GAAP gross profit, Non-GAAP operating income, Non-GAAP net income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Adjusted free cash flow are intended as supplemental measures of performance that are neither required by, nor presented in accordance with, GAAP. We present these non-GAAP financial measures because we believe they assist investors and analysts in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. In addition, we may use all or any combination of Non-GAAP gross profit, Non-GAAP operating income, Non-GAAP net income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Adjusted free cash flow as factors in evaluating management’s performance when determining incentive compensation and to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies.
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Among other limitations, Non-GAAP gross profit, Non-GAAP operating income, Non-GAAP net income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Adjusted free cash flow do not reflect our cash expenditures or future capital expenditures or contractual commitments (including under the Tax Receivable Agreement), do not reflect the impact of certain cash or non-cash charges resulting from matters we consider not to be indicative of our ongoing operations and do not reflect the associated income tax expense or benefit related to those charges. In addition, other companies in our industry may calculate Non-GAAP gross profit, Non-GAAP operating income, Non-GAAP net income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Adjusted free cash flow differently from us, which further limits their usefulness as comparative measures.
Because of these limitations, Non-GAAP gross profit, Non-GAAP operating income, Non-GAAP net income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Adjusted free cash flow should not be considered in isolation or as substitutes for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using non-GAAP financial measures on a supplemental basis. You should review the reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP measure of Non-GAAP gross profit, Non-GAAP operating income, Non-GAAP net income, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Adjusted free cash flow below and not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.
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$ | 82,672 | $ | 34,253 | $ | 197,954 | $ | 113,164 | ||||||||
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18,603 | (76,239 | ) | 69,753 | (110,698 | ) |
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(1) | Represents additional charges incurred in relation to the litigation with Array Technologies, Inc (“ATI”), as further described in Note 7, “Commitments and contingencies” in the notes to the unaudited condensed combined financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. The estimated net settlement and direct legal costs in aggregate are excluded from the Company’s Non-GAAP income. Based on historical experience we do not believe that the settlement and associated charges are normal, recurring operating expenses indicative of our core operating performance, nor were these charges taken into account as factors in evaluating management’s performance when determining incentive compensation or to evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s business strategies. |
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Comparison of the three-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
Revenue
Revenue increased by $175.8 million, or 52%, for the three-month period ended December 31, 2022 compared to the three-month period ended December 31, 2021. Approximately $130 million of the increase was the result of a 37% increase in gigawatts delivered as we delivered 5.2 GW for the three-month period ended December 31, 2022, compared to 3.8 GW for the three-month period ended December 31, 2021, coupled with a slight increase in our average selling price directly associated with higher freight and logistics costs included in our selling price compared to the prior year period. Revenue increased approximately $165.8 million, or 103%, in the U.S. and $9.9 million or 6% in the Rest of the World for the three-month period ended December 31, 2022 compared to the three-month period ended December 31, 2021.
Cost of sales and gross profit
Cost of sales increased by $127.3 million, or 42%, for the three-month period ended December 31, 2022 compared to the three-month period ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to the increase in sales noted above, partially offset by a decrease in freight and logistics costs. Freight and logistics costs as a percentage of cost of sales decreased by approximately 220 basis points for the three-month period ended December 31, 2022 compared to the three-month period ended December 31, 2021.
Gross profit increased by $48.5 million, or 144%, for the three-month period ended December 31, 2022 compared to the three-month period ended December 31, 2021 primarily resulting from the increase in sales noted above coupled with higher recovery of freight and logistics costs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $5.6 million, or 43%, to $18.6 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2022, from approximately $13.0 million in the three-month period ended December 31, 2021, while remaining somewhat flat at approximately 4% as a percent of revenue in both periods. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily the result of our continued expansion of our sales organization in line with the growth in the global market.
Research and development
Research and development expenses increased $1.3 million, or 37%, to $5.0 million for the three-month period ended December 31, 2022 from approximately $3.6 million in the three-month period ended December 31, 2021 as a result of continuous product innovation and development, including software enhancements.
Income tax expense
We accrue and pay the appropriate amount of income taxes according to the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction in which we operate. The majority of our revenue and profits are generated in the United States with a statutory income tax rate of approximately 21% in the three-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. For the three-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we recorded total income tax expense of $18.4 million and $4.5 million, respectively, which reflected effective tax rates of 30.2% and 26.3%, respectively. These effective tax rates differ from the U.S. domestic statutory income tax rate of 21% primarily due to the U.S state and local income taxes coupled with the jurisdictional mix of income between the U.S. and other operating jurisdictions. We may in the future be subject to tax return audits and examinations by various taxing jurisdictions around the world, and there can be no assurance that the final determination of any tax examinations will not be materially different than that which is reflected in our income tax provisions and accruals. Should additional taxes be assessed as a result of a current or future examination, there could be a material adverse effect on our tax position, operating results, financial position and cash flows.
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Comparison of the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021
Revenue
Revenue increased by $366.0 million, or 36%, for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022 compared to the nine-month period ended December 31, 2021. Approximately $250 million of the increase was the result of a 23% increase in gigawatts delivered as we delivered 13.2 GW for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022, compared to 10.7 GW for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2021. The remaining increase was a result of an approximate 9% increase in our average selling price directly associated with higher freight and logistics costs included in our selling price compared to the prior year period. Revenue increased approximately $302.6 million, or 50%, in the U.S. and $63.3 million or 15% in the Rest of the World for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022 compared to the nine-month period ended December 31, 2021. The growth from the Rest of the World was driven primarily from larger projects in Brazil.
Cost of sales and gross profit
Cost of sales increased by $277.4 million, or 30%, for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022 compared to the nine-month period ended December 31, 2021 primarily due to the increase in sales noted above, and to a lesser extent, an increase in freight and logistics costs. Freight and logistics costs as a percentage of cost of sales increased by approximately 190 basis points for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022 compared to the nine-month period ended December 31, 2021.
Gross profit increased by $88.6 million, or 82%, for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022 compared to the nine-month period ended December 31, 2021 primarily resulting from the increase in sales noted above coupled with improved pricing on contracts allowing higher recovery of freight and logistics costs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $16.3 million, or 42%, to $55.5 million for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022, from approximately $39.1 million in the nine-month period ended December 31, 2021, while remaining somewhat flat at approximately 4% as a percent of revenue in both periods. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily the result of our continued expansion of our sales organization in line with the growth in the global market.
Research and development
Research and development expenses increased $2.7 million, or 25%, to $13.3 million for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022 from approximately $10.6 million in the nine-month period ended December 31, 2021 as a result of continuous product innovation and development, including software enhancements.
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Income tax expense
We accrue and pay the appropriate amount of income taxes according to the laws and regulations of each jurisdiction in which we operate. The majority of our revenue and profits are generated in the United States with a statutory income tax rate of approximately 21% in the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. For the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, we recorded total income tax expense of $35.2 million and $12.8 million, respectively, which reflected effective tax rates of 27.3% and 22.2%, respectively. These effective tax rates differ from the U.S. domestic statutory income tax rate of 21% primarily due to the U.S state and local income taxes coupled with the jurisdictional mix of income between the U.S. and other operating jurisdictions. We may in the future be subject to tax return audits and examinations by various taxing jurisdictions around the world, and there can be no assurance that the final determination of any tax examinations will not be materially different than that which is reflected in our income tax provisions and accruals. Should additional taxes be assessed as a result of a current or future examination, there could be a material adverse effect on our tax position, operating results, financial position and cash flows.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We have historically financed our operations primarily with cash provided by operations and net parent contributions. Our principal uses of cash have been to fund our operations and invest in research and development. Excess cash has historically been distributed pursuant to a centralized cash management program administered by Flex. For as long as Nextracker is a controlled entity of Flex, Nextracker’s U.S. operations will continue to participate in the Flex cash pooling management programs intra-quarter and all outstanding positions are settled or scheduled for settlement as of each quarter end. On February 13, 2023, we borrowed $150.0 million in term loan that we entered into in connection with the IPO. We used the proceeds of the term loan, together with cash on hand, to make a distribution of $175.0 million to Flex (through Yuma and Yuma Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Yuma (“Yuma Sub”)) and TPG Rise Flash, L.P. (“TPG Rise”), an affiliate of the private equity firm TPG, (the “Distribution”) on February 13, 2023, immediately prior to the closing of the IPO. The revolving credit facility, which is available in U.S. dollars and euros on a revolving basis until the maturity date, will be available to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes. See “Credit Facilities” below.
Credit Facilities
In connection with the IPO, Nextracker Inc. and the LLC, as the borrower, entered into a senior credit facility with a syndicate of banks (the “2023 Credit Agreement”) comprised of (i) a term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $150.0 million (the “Term Loan”), and (ii) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $500.0 million (the “RCF”). The LLC borrowed the Term Loan, and used the proceeds to finance, in part, the Distribution.
The RCF is available in U.S. dollars, euros and such currencies as mutually agreed on a revolving basis during the five-year period through February 11, 2028 and is available to fund working capital and other general corporate purposes. A portion of the RCF not to exceed $300.0 million is available for the issuance of letters of credit. A portion of the RCF not to exceed $50.0 million is available for swing line loans. Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, the LLC will be permitted to incur incremental term loan facilities or increase the RCF commitment in an aggregate principal amount equal to $100.0 million plus an additional amount such that the secured net leverage ratio or total net leverage ratio, as applicable, is equal to or less than a specified threshold after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence.
The obligations of the LLC under the 2023 Credit Agreement and related loan documents are jointly and severally guaranteed by Nextracker Inc., certain other holding companies (collectively, the “Guarantors”) and, subject to certain exclusions, certain of the LLC’s existing and future direct and indirect wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries.
As of the closing of the 2023 Credit Agreement, all obligations of the LLC and the guarantors are secured by certain equity pledges by the LLC and the Guarantors. However, if the LLC’s total net leverage ratio exceeds a specified threshold, the collateral will include substantially all of the assets of the LLC and the Guarantors and, if the LLC meets certain investment grade conditions, such lien will be released.
The Term Loan requires quarterly principal payments beginning on June 30, 2024 in an amount equal to 0.625% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan. From June 30, 2025, the quarterly principal payment will increase to 1.25% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan. The remaining balance of the Term Loan and the outstanding balance of any RCF loans will be repayable on February 11, 2028. Borrowings under the 2023 Credit Agreement are prepayable and commitments subject to being reduced in each case at the LLC’s option without premium or penalty. The 2023 Credit Agreement contains certain mandatory prepayment provisions in the event that the LLC or its restricted subsidiaries incur certain types of indebtedness or, subject to certain reinvestment rights, receive net cash proceeds from certain asset sales or other dispositions of property.
Borrowings in U.S. dollars under the 2023 Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate based on either (a) a term secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”)-based formula (including a credit spread adjustment of 10 basis points) plus a margin of 162.5 basis points to 200 basis points, depending on the LLC’s total net leverage ratio, or (b) a base rate formula plus a margin of 62.5 basis point to 100 basis points, depending on the LLC’s total net leverage ratio. Borrowings under the RCF in euros will bear interest based on the adjusted EURIBOR rate plus a margin of 162.5 basis points to 200 basis points, depending on the LLC’s total net leverage ratio. The LLC will also be required to pay a quarterly commitment fee on the undrawn portion of the RCF commitments of 20 basis points to 35 basis points, depending on the LLC’s total net leverage ratio. The interest rate for the Term Loan is 5.12% (SOFR rate of 3.49% plus a margin of 1.63%).
The 2023 Credit Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, limit the ability of the LLC and its restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness or liens, to dispose of assets, change their fiscal year or lines of business, pay dividends and other restricted payments, make investments and other acquisitions, make optional payments of subordinated and junior lien debt, enter into transactions with affiliates and enter into restrictive agreements. In addition, the 2023 Credit Agreement requires the LLC to maintain a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio.
Tax Receivable Agreement
In connection with the IPO, on February 13, 2023, Nextracker Inc. also entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement that provided for the payment by us to Yuma, Yuma Sub, TPG Rise, and the following affiliates of TPG Rise: TPG Rise Climate Flash Cl BDH, L.P., TPG Rise Climate BDH, L.P. and The Rise Fund II BDH, L.P. (or certain permitted transferees thereof) of 85% of the tax benefits, if any, that we are deemed to realize under certain circumstances, as more fully described in Note 4, “Subsequent events,” in the notes to the Nextracker Inc. unaudited condensed financial statement, and Note 10, “Subsequent events,” in the notes to the unaudited condensed combined financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. There may be a material negative effect on our liquidity if, as a result of timing discrepancies or otherwise, the payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement exceed the actual benefits we realize in respect of the tax attributes subject to the Tax Receivable Agreement or distributions to us by the LLC are not sufficient to permit us to make payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement after we have paid taxes.
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We believe that our cash provided by operations and other existing and committed sources of liquidity, including our revolving credit facility, will provide adequate liquidity for ongoing operations, planned capital expenditures and other investments, potential debt service requirements and payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement for at least the next 12 months. We did not retain the proceeds of the IPO.
Cash Flows Analysis
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
$ | 72,382 | $ | (105,742 | ) | |||
Net cash used in investing activities |
(2,629 | ) | (4,956 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
1,258 | (14,872 | ) |
Nine-month period ended December 31, 2022
Net cash provided by operating activities was $72.4 million during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022. Total cash provided during the period was driven by net income of $93.8 million adjusted for non-cash charges of approximately $3.6 million related to depreciation and amortization. Cash from net income was decreased by the overall increase in our net operating assets and liabilities, primarily our net working capital accounts, resulting in an outflow of approximately $25.0 million. Accounts receivable and contract assets in aggregate increased approximately $93.7 million during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022, resulting from longer billing and collection periods. Inventory increased by $79.0 million and other assets increased by $24.0 million primarily due to advance payments to suppliers to secure product with longer lead times and expansion of supplier capacity in the United States, continued logistics constraints and increased operations. Offsetting the cash outflows were increases in deferred revenue of approximately $88.4 million, primarily resulting from upfront funding of new contracts, increases in account payable of approximately $44.5 million directly associated with the increased inventory level, and increases in other liabilities of approximately $30.9 million.
Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $2.6 million and directly attributable to the purchase of property and equipment.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $1.3 million resulting from net cash transfers from Flex primarily pursuant to the centralized cash management function performed by Flex.
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Nine-month period ended December 31, 2021
Net cash used in operating activities was $105.7 million during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2021. Net working capital and other was a net use of approximately $160.8 million. Cash used for inventory, accounts receivable and contract assets was approximately $234.9 million in the nine-month period ended December 31, 2021, as we funded increased operations and expansion of supplier capacity in the United States. Additionally, approximately $13.7 million in cash was used for other current and noncurrent assets during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2021, primarily due to increased advance payments made to suppliers for future procurement of inventory. This increase was offset by increased accounts payable of approximately $78.0 million directly associated with the increased inventory level, in addition to increased deferred revenue of approximately $19.2 million, primarily resulting from upfront funding of new contracts and timing of cash collections coupled with delays in projects as a result of logistics constraints. Further offsetting cash used for net working capital and other, net was net income of approximately $45.1 million adjusted for noncash charges of approximately $9.9 million related to depreciation and amortization.
Net cash used in investing activities was approximately $5.0 million and directly attributable to the purchase of property and equipment.
Net cash used in financing activities was $14.9 million resulting primarily from net cash transfers to Flex pursuant to the centralized cash management function performed by Flex.
Cash management and financing
We have historically participated in a centralized cash management program administered by Flex; disbursements are independently managed by us. The cash balance reflected in the combined balance sheets as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022 and 2021 consist of the cash managed and controlled by us that is not part of the Flex centralized cash management pool. For as long as Nextracker is a controlled entity of Flex, Nextracker’s U.S. operations may continue to participate in the Flex cash pooling management programs intra-quarter, and all outstanding positions are settled or scheduled for settlement as of each quarter end. “Due to related parties” are balances resulting from transactions between us and Flex subsidiaries that have historically been cash settled and are treated as operating activities in the statement of cash flows. Flex intercompany balances resulting from transactions between us and Flex that have not been historically cash settled are reflected within net parent investment on the combined balance sheets as these are deemed to be internal financing transactions and accordingly are treated as financing activities in the statement of cash flows.
Contractual obligations and commitments
As discussed in the “Credit Facilities” section above, we borrowed $150.0 million under the term loan in February 2023. There have been no other material changes to our contractual obligations and commitments from those disclosed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” set forth in the Prospectus.
Off-Balance sheet arrangements
We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2022.
Critical accounting policies and significant management estimates
Our unaudited condensed combined financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report are prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of condensed combined financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues, costs, and expenses during the reporting period. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. To the extent that there are differences between our estimates and actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows will be affected.
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Our critical accounting policies and significant management estimates are described under the heading “Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations—Critical accounting policies and significant management estimates” in the Prospectus and the notes to the audited combined financial statements appearing elsewhere in the Prospectus. During the three- and nine months ended December 31, 2022, there were no material changes to our critical accounting policies and significant management estimates from those discussed in our Prospectus, except for the estimated additional product warranty reserve of $8.7 million as discussed in Note 2, “Summary of accounting policies–Product warranty,” in the notes to our unaudited condensed combined financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
Recently adopted accounting pronouncements
See Note 2 “Summary of accounting policies - Recently issued accounting pronouncement” in the notes to our unaudited condensed combined financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report for recently adopted accounting pronouncements.
ITEM 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
We are exposed to market risk in the ordinary course of our business. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our market risk exposure is primarily a result of fluctuations in commodity prices, such as steel and customer concentrations. We do not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes and had no outstanding indebtedness for borrowed money as of December 31, 2022. On February 13, 2023, we borrowed $150.0 million under the term loan. For more information, see note 10 “Subsequent events” in the notes to the unaudited condensed combined final statements in this Quarterly Report.
There were no material changes in our exposure to market risks for changes in interest and foreign currency exchange rates for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022 as compared to the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.
Concentration of major customers
Our customer base consists primarily of EPC, as well as solar project owners and developers. We do not require collateral on our trade receivables. The loss of any one of our top five customers could have a materially adverse effect on the revenue and profits of the Company.
The following table sets forth the revenue from our customers that exceeded 10% of our total revenue and the total revenue from our five largest customers by percentage of our total revenue during the periods included below:
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Customer A* |
25.7 | % | 10.5 | % | 21.3 | % | 13.8 | % | ||||||||
Top five largest customers |
56.1 | % | 41.4 | % | 40.6 | % | 37.6 | % |
* | SOLV Energy |
Our trade accounts receivables and contract assets are from companies within the solar industry and, as such, we are exposed to normal industry credit risks. We periodically evaluate our reserves for potential credit losses and establish reserves for such losses.
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The following table sets forth the total accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts and contract assets, from our largest customers that exceeded 10% of such total, and the total accounts receivable, net of allowance and contract assets, from our top five customers by percentage during the periods included below:
As of | ||||||||
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Customer A* |
16.3 | % | 10.3 | % | ||||
Customer E |
— | 13.0 | % | |||||
Customer F |
10.0 | % | — | |||||
Top five largest customers |
42.5 | % | 45.5 | % |
* | SOLV Energy |
Commodity price risk
We are subject to risk from fluctuating market prices of certain commodity raw materials, such as steel, that are used in our products. Prices of these raw materials may be affected by supply restrictions or other market factors from time to time, and we do not enter into hedging arrangements to mitigate commodity risk. Significant price changes for these raw materials could reduce our operating margins if we are unable to recover such increases from our customers, and could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, we are subject to risk from fluctuating logistics costs. As a result of disruptions caused by COVID-19, consumer and commercial demand for shipped goods has increased across multiple industries, which in turn has reduced the availability and capacity of shipping containers and available ships worldwide. These disruption have caused, and may continue to cause, increased logistics costs and shipment delays affecting the timing of our project deliveries, the timing of our recognition of revenue and our profitability.
Foreign currency exchange risk
We transact business in various foreign countries and are, therefore, subject to risk of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. We have established a foreign currency risk management policy to manage this risk. We intend to manage our foreign currency exposure by evaluating and using non-financial techniques, such as currency of invoice, leading and lagging payments and receivables management.
Based on our overall currency rate exposures as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, including the derivative financial instruments intended to hedge the nonfunctional currency-denominated monetary assets, liabilities and cash flows, and other factors, a 10% appreciation or depreciation of the U.S. dollar from its cross-functional rates would not be expected, in the aggregate, to have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows in the near-term.
ITEM 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Principal Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of December 31, 2022, disclosure controls and procedures were effective as required by the Exchange Act. The design of any disclosure controls and procedures also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
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Change in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
In the ordinary course of conducting our business, we have in the past and may in the future become involved in various legal actions and other claims. We may also become involved in other judicial, regulatory and arbitration proceedings concerning matters arising in connection with the conduct of our businesses. Some of these matters may involve claims of substantial amounts. In addition, from time to time, third parties may assert intellectual property infringement claims against us in the form of letters and other forms of communication. These legal proceedings may be subject to many uncertainties and there can be no assurance of the outcome of any individual proceedings. We do not believe that these matters, and we are not a party to any other legal proceedings that we believe, if determined adversely to us, would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.
For more information, see note 7 “Commitments and contingencies” in the notes to the unaudited condensed combined final statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
ITEM 1A. | RISK FACTORS |
There have been no material changes to our risk factors that we believe are material to our business, results of operations and financial condition, from the risk factors previously disclosed in the section entitled “Risk factors” included in the Prospectus.
ITEM 2. | UNREGISTERED SALE OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities; Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer or Affiliated Purchaser
On December 19, 2022, we issued 100 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, to Yuma in exchange for $0.10, which shares were repurchased from Yuma and cancelled upon the filing our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the completion of the Transactions. The issuance was exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, as a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering.
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Use of Proceeds
On February 13, 2023, the Company closed the IPO and issued 30,590,000 shares of its Class A common stock to the purchaser of the offering (including 3,990,000 shares of Class A common stock issued to the underwriters upon exercise in full of their option to purchase such additional shares), at a public offering price of $24.00 per share. The Company received net proceeds of $693.8 million, after deducting $40.4 million in underwriting discount, and before offering expenses. The estimated total expenses for the IPO were $8.3 million which were paid by Flex. The underwriters agreed to pay a portion of the expenses incurred in the IPO.
The Company used all of the net proceeds from the IPO as consideration for Yuma’s transfer to the Company of 30,590,000 LLC common units at a price per unit equal to $22.68, representing the initial public offering price per share of Class A common stock, less the underwriting discount. Yuma is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Flex Ltd. which owns through one or more subsidiaries 60.91% of the Company’s total outstanding shares of Class A common stock. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc. acted as joint book-running managers in the IPO.
For additional details on the IPO, refer to the section “The Initial Public Offering” in Note 1, “Organization of Nextracker,” and to the section “The Transactions” in Note 10 “Subsequent events” in the notes to the unaudited condensed combined financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report.
Dividend Restrictions
Restrictions Relating to the 2023 Credit Agreement
The 2023 Credit Agreement includes covenants limiting our ability to pay dividends or make distributions on our capital stock if a default exists under the 2023 Credit Agreement or would be caused by giving effect to such dividend.
Restrictions Relating to the Separation Agreement
Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Separation Agreement by and among Flex, the Company, the LLC, and Flextronics International USA, Inc., the Company may not declare or pay any dividend on Nextracker securities without the prior written consent of Flex unless expressly authorized by the Company’s governing documents in effect as of February 1, 2022.
ITEM 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
None.
ITEM 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES |
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. | OTHER INFORMATION |
None.
ITEM 6. | EXHIBITS |
Incorporated by reference | ||||||||||||
Exhibit Number |
Description | Filed Herewith |
Form | File No. | Exhibit | Filing Date | ||||||
3.1 |
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Nextracker Inc. | x | ||||||||||
3.2 |
Restated Bylaws of Nextracker Inc. | x | ||||||||||
10.1 |
Form of Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Nextracker LLC. | S-1/A | 333-269238 | 10.1 | February 1, 2023 | |||||||
10.2 |
Form of Exchange Agreement. | S-1 | 333-269238 | 10.2 | January 13, 2023 | |||||||
10.3 |
Form of Tax Receivable Agreement. | S-1/A | 333-269238 | 10.3 | January 24, 2023 | |||||||
10.4 |
Form of Letter Agreement. | S-1/A | 333-269238 | 10.4 | January 24, 2023 |
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31.2 |
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.4 | x | ||||||||||
32.1 |
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | x | ||||||||||
32.2* |
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | x | ||||||||||
101 |
The following financial statements from Nextracker Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the nine months ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 8 2023, formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Unaudited condensed combined balance sheets, (ii) the Unaudited condensed combined statements of operations and comprehensive income (Loss), (iii) the Unaudited condensed combined statements of parent company equity (deficit) and redeemable preferred units, (iv) the Unaudited condensed combined statements of cash flows, and (v) the Notes to the Unaudited condensed Combined Financial Statements. | x | ||||||||||
104 |
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). | x |
* | The certifications furnished in Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 hereto are deemed to accompany this Form 10-Q and are not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Nextracker Inc. | ||||||
Date: March 8, 2023 | By: | /s/ David Bennett | ||||
David Bennett | ||||||
Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
NEXTRACKER INC.
Nextracker Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware (the Corporation), hereby certifies as follows:
1. | The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 19, 2022 (the Original Certificate). |
2. | The Corporation is filing this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (as the same may be further amended and/or restated, this Certificate of Incorporation), which restates and further amends the Original Certificate and has been duly adopted by all necessary action of the board of directors of the Corporation (the Board) and the stockholders of the Corporation, pursuant to Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended and/or supplemented from time to time (the DGCL). |
3. | The text of the Original Certificate is hereby amended and restated in its entirety hereby to read in full as follows: |
ARTICLE I
The name of the corporation (hereinafter the Corporation) is Nextracker Inc.
ARTICLE II
The address of the Corporations registered office in the State of Delaware is 1209 Orange Street, New Castle County, Wilmington, Delaware 19801. The name of the Corporations registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.
ARTICLE III
The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL.
ARTICLE IV
Section 4.01 Authorized Capital Stock. The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 1,450,000,000 (one billion, four hundred fifty million) shares of which 1,400,000,000 shall be a single class of common stock,
par value $0.0001 per share (the Common Stock), and 50,000,000 shares shall be a single class of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Preferred Stock). The class of Common Stock shall be subdivided into two series comprised of 900,000,000 shares designated as Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Class A Common Stock), and 500,000,000 shares designated as Class B common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Class B Common Stock). For the avoidance of doubt, the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock are separate series within the single class of Common Stock. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL or any successor provision thereof, and no vote of the holders of any of the Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Common Stock or Preferred Stock voting separately as a class or series shall be required therefor.
Section 4.02 Common Stock. The terms of the Common Stock set forth below shall be subject to the express terms of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding.
(a) Voting Rights. Except as otherwise required by applicable law or this Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of Class A Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of the Corporations stockholders generally. Except as otherwise required by applicable law or this Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of Class B Common Stock, as such, shall be entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of the Corporations stockholders generally. Except as otherwise required by applicable law or this Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock shall vote together as a single class (or, if any holders of shares of Preferred Stock are entitled to vote together with the holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, as a single class with such holders of Preferred Stock) on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation.
(b) Dividends. Subject to applicable law and the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Common Stock with respect to the payment of dividends or distributions, the holders of Class A Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, as, if and when declared by the Board out of the funds of the Corporation legally available therefor, such dividends (payable in cash, shares of stock of the Corporation, property or assets of the Corporation or otherwise) as the Board may from time to time in its sole discretion determine. Dividends shall not be declared or paid on the Class B Common Stock and the holders of shares of Class B Common Stock shall have no right to receive dividends in respect of such shares of Class B Common Stock.
(c) Liquidation. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after the payment or provision for the payment of any debts and other liabilities of the Corporation, and subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock or other class or series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Common Stock with respect to the distribution
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of assets upon any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the remaining assets of the Corporation available for distribution to stockholders shall be distributed among and paid to the holders of Class A Common Stock ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Class A Common Stock held by them respectively. Holders of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock shall have no right to receive a distribution upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.
(d) Common Stock. The Corporation shall undertake all actions, including without limitation, an issuance, reclassification, distribution, division or recapitalization, with respect to the Common Units (as defined below) and the Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock, as applicable, to at all times maintain (a) a one-to-one ratio between the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding and the number of Common Units owned by the Corporation (directly or indirectly) and (b) a one-to-one ratio between the number of shares of Class B Common Stock issued by the Corporation at any time to, or otherwise held of record by, any Permitted Class B Owner (as defined below) and the aggregate number of Common Units held of record by such Permitted Class B Owner in accordance with the terms of the LLC Agreement (as defined below). This ratio requirement disregards (x) Unvested Corporate Shares (as defined in the LLC Agreement) issued by the Corporation, (y) treasury stock and (z) preferred stock or other debt or equity securities (including warrants, options or rights) issued by the Corporation that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock (except to the extent the net proceeds from such other securities, including any exercise or purchase price payable upon conversion, exercise or exchange thereof, has been contributed by the Corporation to the equity capital of the LLC (as defined below)). In the event the Corporation issues, transfers or delivers from treasury stock or repurchases Class A Common Stock in a transaction not contemplated by the LLC Agreement, the Corporation shall take all actions such that, after giving effect to all such issuances, transfers, deliveries or repurchases, the number of outstanding Common Units owned, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation will equal on a one-for-one basis the number of outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock. As used in this Certificate of Incorporation, Common Unit means a membership interest in Nextracker LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the LLC), authorized and issued under the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the LLC, dated on or around February 13, 2023, as such agreement may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (the LLC Agreement), and constituting a Common Unit as defined in such LLC Agreement.
(e) Class B Common Stock. The shares of Class B Common Stock shall be issued only to, and shall be held only by, Yuma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Yuma), Yuma Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Yuma Sub), TPG Rise Flash, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (TPG), and their respective Permitted Transferees (as defined in the Exchange Agreement dated on or around February 13, 2023, by and among the LLC, the Corporation and the other parties thereto, as such agreement may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time) (including all successors by way of merger or consolidation) (Yuma, Yuma Sub, TPG and such other persons, the Permitted Class B Owners). Any purported sale, transfer, pledge or other disposition (hereinafter a transfer) of the shares of Class B Common Stock to any person, other than a Permitted Class B Owner shall be null and void and of no force and effect. Upon any purported transfer of the shares of Class B Common Stock by the holder thereof other than as expressly permitted above, and without any
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further action by the Corporation, such holder or any other person or entity, such shares of Class B Common Stock shall, to the extent of funds legally available therefor and subject to the other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation, be automatically redeemed by the Corporation, and thereupon such shares shall no longer be deemed outstanding, and neither such holder nor any purported transferee thereof shall have in respect thereof any of the voting powers or other rights or powers ascribed to the shares of Class B Common Stock hereunder, but rather such holder thereafter shall only be entitled to receive the amount payable upon redemption in accordance with this Section 4.02(e). The redemption price to be paid in connection with any redemption shall be $0.0001 per share of Class B Common Stock. Upon any such redemption, all rights of the holder of Class B Common Stock as such, except the right to receive the redemption price of such shares upon the surrender of the certificates, if any, formerly representing the same, shall cease and terminate and such share shall not thereafter be deemed to be outstanding for any purpose whatsoever. The certificates, if any, representing the shares of Class B Common Stock shall be legended to reflect the restrictions on transfer and automatic redemption provided for herein.
Section 4.03 Preferred Stock. The Board is authorized, by resolution or resolutions, to provide, out of the authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for the issuance from time to time of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series and, by filing a certificate of designation (a Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation) pursuant to the applicable provisions of the DGCL, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each such series, with such powers (including voting powers, if any), designations, preferences, participating, optional or other rights, if any, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, as are stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance thereof adopted by the Board, including, but not limited to, determination of any of the following:
(a) the distinctive designation of the series, whether by number, letter or title, and the number of shares which will constitute the series;
(b) the dividend rate, if any, and the times of payment of dividends, if any, on the shares of the series, whether such dividends will be cumulative and, if so, from what date or dates, and the relation which such dividends, if any, shall bear to the dividends payable on any other class or classes or series of stock;
(c) the price or prices at which, and the terms and conditions on which, the shares of the series may be redeemed at the option of the Corporation or the holder thereof or upon the happening of a specified event;
(d) whether or not the shares of the series will be entitled to the benefit of a retirement or sinking fund to be applied to the purchase or redemption of such shares and, if so entitled, the amount of such fund and the terms and provisions relative to the operation thereof;
(e) the amounts payable on, and the preferences, if any, of the shares of the series in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation or upon the happening of any other specified event;
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(f) whether or not the shares of the series will be convertible into, or exchangeable for, at the option of either the holder or the Corporation or upon the happening of a specified event, shares of any other class or classes or series of stock of the Corporation and, if so convertible or exchangeable, the conversion price or prices, or the rates of exchange, and any adjustments thereof, at which such conversion or exchange may be made, and any other terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange;
(g) whether or not the shares of the series will have priority over or be on a parity with or be junior to the shares of any other class or classes or series of stock of the Corporation in any respect, or will be entitled to the benefit of limitations restricting the issuance of shares of any other class or classes or series of stock of the Corporation, restricting the payment of dividends on or the making of other distributions in respect of shares of any other class or classes or series of stock of the Corporation ranking junior to the shares of the series as to dividends or distributions, or restricting the purchase or redemption of the shares of any such junior class or classes or series of stock of the Corporation, and the terms of any such restriction;
(h) whether or not the shares of the series will have voting rights or powers and, if so, the terms of such voting rights and powers; and
(i) any other powers, preferences and rights, and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the series.
Except as otherwise required by law, holders of any series of Preferred Stock shall be entitled to only such voting rights and powers, if any, as shall expressly be granted thereto by this Certificate of lncorporation. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Certificate of Incorporation, no vote of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of any shares of any series of the Preferred Stock so authorized in accordance with this Certificate of lncorporation. Except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock shall not be entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation 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 as a class or together with the holders of one or more other such series as a separate class, to vote thereon pursuant to this Certificate of incorporation or pursuant to the DGCL. Unless otherwise provided by this Certificate of incorporation, the Board may, by resolution or resolutions, increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock established by a Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation pursuant to this Article IV and the DGCL and, if the number of shares of such series shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status that they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.
ARTICLE V
The Corporation shall at all times reserve and keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares of Class A Common Stock at least as many shares equal to the number of Common Units held by the holders of Common Units and shares of Class B Common Stock held by Permitted Class B Owners (other than the Corporation and any direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Corporation) under the LLC Agreement.
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ARTICLE VI
Section 6.01 General Powers. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law or this Certificate of Incorporation, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board.
Section 6.02 Number of Directors. Except as otherwise provided for or fixed pursuant to Article IV and this Article VI (relating to the rights of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors), and subject to the terms of the Separation Agreement dated as of February 1, 2022, by and among the LLC, Flex (as defined below) and for certain limited purposes, Flextronics International USA, Inc., a California corporation (as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the Separation Agreement), the total number of directors shall be as determined from time to time exclusively by the Board; provided, that in no event shall the total number of directors be fewer than three (3) nor more than fifteen (15). Election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the amended and restated bylaws of the Corporation (as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time bylaws (the Bylaws) shall so require.
Section 6.03 Classified Board: Term of Office. The directors (other than those directors elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, voting separately as a series or together with one or more other such series, as the case may be) shall be divided into three classes designated Class I, Class II and Class III. Each class shall consist, as nearly as possible, of one-third of the total number of such directors. Class I directors shall initially serve for a term expiring at the first annual meeting of stockholders following the date the Common Stock is first publicly traded (the IPO Date), Class II directors shall initially serve for a term expiring at the second annual meeting of stockholders following the IPO Date and Class III directors shall initially serve for a term expiring at the third annual meeting of stockholders following the IPO Date. At each succeeding annual meeting, successors to the class of directors whose term expires at that annual meeting shall be elected for a term expiring at the third succeeding annual meeting of stockholders. If the number of such directors is changed, any increase or decrease shall be apportioned among the classes so as to maintain the number of directors in each class as nearly equal as possible, and any such additional director of any class elected to fill a newly created directorship resulting from an increase in such class shall hold office for a term that shall coincide with the remaining term of that class, but in no case shall a decrease in the number of directors remove or shorten the term of any incumbent director. Each director shall hold office until the annual meeting at which his or her term expires and until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified, subject, however, to such directors earlier death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification. The Board is authorized to assign members of the Board already in office to their respective class.
Section 6.04 Quorum. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or applicable law, but in addition to any requirements set forth in this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law, if Yuma, Yuma Sub, their respective Permitted Transferees and any successor by way of merger or consolidation owns, beneficially or of record, at least 10% of the combined voting power of the outstanding Common Stock of the Corporation and there is at least one member of the Board who is a Flex Designee (as defined in the Separation Agreement), a quorum for the transaction of business at
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any meeting of the Board shall include at least one Flex Designee unless each Flex Designee provides notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Corporation waiving his or her right to be included in the quorum at such meeting.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, but in addition to any other vote required by this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or applicable law, at any time that Yuma, Yuma Sub, their respective Permitted Transferees and any successor by way of merger or consolidation owns, beneficially or of record, at least 10% of the combined voting power of the outstanding Common Stock of the Corporation, the Corporation shall not (directly or indirectly, by merger, consolidation or otherwise) amend, alter or repeal this Section 6.04, or adopt any provision inconsistent herewith, without the prior written consent of Flex.
Section 6.05 Vacancies; Newly Created Directorships. Except as otherwise provided by this Certificate of Incorporation, and subject to the terms of the Separation Agreement, any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of a director or other cause, or any newly created directorship in the Board, shall be filled only by an affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director, and shall not be filled by the stockholders of the Corporation; provided, that, for so long as Yuma, Yuma Sub, their respective Permitted Transferees and any successor by way of merger or consolidation owns, beneficially or of record, at least 10% of the combined voting power of the outstanding Common Stock of the Corporation, any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause in respect of any Flex Designee, including the failure of any Flex Designee to be elected, shall be filled only by Flex. Except as otherwise provided by this Certificate of Incorporation, a director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship shall hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors of the class to which he or she has been appointed and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, subject, however, to such directors earlier death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification. Except as otherwise provided by this Certificate of Incorporation, a director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship shall hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors of the class to which he or she has been appointed and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, subject, however, to such directors earlier death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification.
Section 6.06 Removal of Directors. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Separation Agreement or this Certificate of Incorporation, directors may be removed only for cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the outstanding shares of the stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon.
Section 6.07 Voting Rights of Preferred Stock. Notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever the holders of any one or more series of Preferred Stock shall have the right, voting separately as a series or separately as a class with one or more such other series of Preferred Stock, to elect directors, the election, term of office, removal, filling of vacancies (including filling any newly created directorships) any and other features of such directorships shall be governed by the terms of the other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, during any period when the holders of any series of Preferred Stock have the right to elect
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additional directors, then upon commencement and for the duration of the period during which such right continues: (i) the then otherwise total number of directors of the Corporation shall automatically be increased by such specified number of directors, and the holders of such Preferred Stock shall be entitled to elect the additional directors so provided for or fixed pursuant to such provisions, and (ii) each such additional director shall serve until such directors successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such directors right to hold such office terminates pursuant to such provisions, whichever occurs earlier, subject to his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification. Except as otherwise provided by the Board in the resolution or resolutions establishing such series, whenever the holders of any series of Preferred Stock having such right to elect additional directors are divested of such right pursuant to the provisions of such stock, the terms of office of all such additional directors elected by the holders of such stock, or elected to fill any vacancies resulting from the death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification of such additional directors, shall forthwith terminate, and the total authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall be reduced accordingly.
ARTICLE VII
In furtherance and not in limitation of the rights, powers, privileges and discretionary authority granted or conferred by the DGCL or other statutes or laws of the State of Delaware, the Board is expressly authorized and empowered, without the assent or vote of the stockholders, to adopt, amend and repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of the Bylaws of the Corporation by the Board shall require the approval by the majority of the entire Board. The stockholders shall also have power to adopt, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation: provided, however, that, in addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the Corporation required by law or by this Certificate of Incorporation, from and after such time as Flex ceases to own, beneficially or of record, a majority of the total voting power of the Corporations outstanding voting stock (the Trigger Event), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, shall be required in order for the stockholders of the Corporation to alter, amend or repeal, in whole or in part, any provision of the Bylaws or to adopt any provision inconsistent therewith.
ARTICLE VIII
Except as otherwise required by law, and subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation maybe called only by (i) Secretary of the Corporation at the direction of a majority of the directors then in office, at any time, or (ii) the Chairperson of the Board, at any time, or (iii) until the Trigger Event, the Secretary of the Corporation at the written request of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the then outstanding voting stock, and special meetings may not be called by any other person or persons. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice.
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ARTICLE IX
To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as it now exists or may hereafter be amended, a director or officer of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty owed to the Corporation or its stockholders. Any repeal or amendment or modification of this Article IX (including by changes in applicable law), or the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article IX, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in applicable law permits the Corporation to provide a broader limitation on a retroactive basis than permitted prior thereto), and shall not adversely affect any limitation on the personal liability of any director or officer of the Corporation with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the time of such repeal or amendment or modification or adoption of such inconsistent provision. If any provision of the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors and officers, then the liability of directors and officers shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended. For purposes of this Article IX, officer shall have the meaning provided in Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL as the same exists or may hereafter be amended.
ARTICLE X
Subject to the rights of the holders of one or more series of Preferred Stock then outstanding to act by written consent as provided in any Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation, any action required or permitted to be taken by stockholders must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders: provided that, prior to the Trigger Event, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by or on behalf of the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation in accordance with the DGCL.
ARTICLE XI
Section 11.01 Indemnification. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a Proceeding), by reason of the fact that he or she or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative is or was, at any time during which this Certificate of Incorporation is in effect (whether or not such person continues to serve in such capacity at the time any indemnification or payment of expenses pursuant hereto is sought or at the time any proceeding relating thereto exists or is brought), a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was at any such time serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans maintained or sponsored by the Corporation (hereinafter, an Indemnitee), whether the basis of such Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent,
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shall be (and shall be deemed to have a contractual right to be) indemnified and held harmless by the Corporation (and any successor of the Corporation by merger or otherwise) to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or may hereafter be amended or modified from time to time (but, in the case of any such amendment or modification, only to the extent that such amendment or modification permits the Corporation to provide greater indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment or modification), against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys fees, judgments, fines, excise taxes or penalties arising under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) incurred or suffered by such person in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators; provided, however, that the Corporation shall indemnify any such person seeking indemnification in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if such Proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized in the first instance by the Board.
Section 11.02 Advancement of Expenses. The right to indemnification conferred upon Indemnitees in this Article XI shall include the right, without the need for any action by the Board, to be paid by the Corporation (and any successor of the Corporation by merger or otherwise) the expenses incurred in defending any such Proceeding in advance of its final disposition, such advances to be paid by the Corporation within twenty (20) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements from the claimant requesting such advance or advances from time to time; provided, however, the payment of such expenses incurred by a director or officer in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such person while a director or officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right of appeal that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses under this Article XI or otherwise.
Section 11.03 Nature of Rights: Other Sources. The rights conferred upon Indemnitees in this Article XI shall be contract rights between the Corporation and each Indemnitee to whom such rights are extended that vest at the commencement of such persons service to or at the request of the Corporation and all such rights shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation or ceased to serve at the Corporations request as a director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, as described herein, and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitees heirs, executors and administrators. The Corporation hereby acknowledges that certain Indemnitees may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance (other than directors and officers liability insurance or similar insurance obtained or maintained by or on behalf of the Corporation, its affiliates or any of the foregoing s respective subsidiaries) from persons or entities other than the Corporation (collectively, the Other Indemnitors). The Corporation hereby agrees (i) that it is the indemnitor of first resort of the Indemnitees (i.e., its obligations to an Indemnitee hereunder are primary and any obligation of the Other Indemnitors to advance expenses or to provide indemnification for the same expenses or liabilities incurred by such Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) that it shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by an Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of
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all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys fees.judgments, fines, penalties and amounts paid in settlement) to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms hereof, without regard to any rights an Indemnitee may have against the Other Indemnitors, and (iii) that it irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Other Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Other 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 Other Indemnitors on behalf of an Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which such Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Corporation hereunder shall affect the foregoing and the Other Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of such Indemnitee against the Corporation. For the avoidance of doubt, no person or entity providing directors or officers liability insurance or similar insurance obtained or maintained by or on behalf of the Corporation, any of its affiliates or any of the foregoings respective subsidiaries, including any person or entity providing such insurance obtained or maintained as contemplated by Section 11.08, shall be an Other Indemnitor.
Section 11.04 Claims. To obtain indemnification under this Article XI, a claimant shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the claimant and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent the claimant is entitled to indemnification. Upon written request by a claimant for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 11.04, a determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to the claimants entitlement thereto shall be made as follows: (i) if requested by the claimant, by Independent Counsel (as hereinafter defined), or (ii) if no request is made by the claimant for a determination by Independent Counsel, (a) by a majority vote of Disinterested Directors (as hereinafter defined), even though less than a quorum, (b) if there are no such Disinterested Directors, or if a majority of the Disinterested Directors so directs, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to the claimant, or (c) if a majority of Disinterested Directors so directs, by a majority of the voting power of the Corporations outstanding shares of voting stock entitled to vote thereon. In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board. If it is so determined that the claimant is entitled to indemnification, payment to the claimant shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination.
Section 11.05 Enforcement. If a claim under Section 11.01 of this Article XI is not paid in full by the Corporation within sixty (60) days after a written claim pursuant to Section 11.04 of this Article XI has been received by the Corporation, or if a claim under Section 11.02 of this Article XI is not paid in full by the Corporation within twenty (20) days after a written claim therefor has been made, the claimant may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by law. It shall be a defense to any such action that in the case of a claim for indemnification, the claimant has not met the standard of conduct which makes it permissible under the DGCL for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board, Disinterested Directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the
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applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including its Board, Disinterested Directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders) that the claimant has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard of conduct.
Section 11.06 Procedures. If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 11.04 of this Article XI that the claimant is entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to Section 11.05 of this Article XI. The Corporation shall be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to Section 11.05 of this Article XI that the procedures and presumptions of this Article XI are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in such proceeding that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of this Article XI.
Section 11.07 Non-Exclusive Rights. The right to indemnification and the payment of expenses incurred in defending a Proceeding in advance of its final disposition conferred in this Article XI: (i) shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or Disinterested Directors or otherwise and (ii) cannot be terminated by the Corporation, the Board or the stockholders of the Corporation with respect to any act or omission that is the subject of the Proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought prior to the date of such termination. Any amendment, modification, alteration or repeal of this Article XI (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) that in any way diminishes, limits, restricts, adversely affects or eliminates any right of an Indemnitee or his or her successors to indemnification, advancement of expenses or otherwise shall be prospective only and shall not, without the written consent of the Indemnitee, in any way diminish, limit, restrict, adversely affect or eliminate any such right with respect to any actual or alleged state of facts, occurrence, action or omission then or previously existing, or any action, suit or proceeding previously or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part upon any such actual or alleged state of facts, occurrence, action or omission.
Section 11.08 Insurance. The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the DGCL.
Section 11.09 Additional Rights. The Board may grant rights to indemnification, and rights to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in connection with any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition, to any current or former employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of this Article XI with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of current or former directors and officers of the Corporation.
Section 11.10 Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Article XI 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 Article XI (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Article IX 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
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way be affected or impaired thereby; and (ii) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Article XI (including, without limitation, each such portion of any Section of this Article IX 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 11.11 Definitions; Construction. For purposes of this Article IX Disinterested Director means a director of the Corporation who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by the claimant; and Independent Counsel means a law firm, a member of a law firm, or an independent practitioner, that is experienced in matters of corporate law and shall include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would not have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or the claimant in an action to determine the claimants rights under this Article XI. Any reference to an officer of the Corporation in this Article XI shall be deemed to refer exclusively to the officers appointed as such pursuant to the Bylaws by the Board or by an officer to whom the Board has delegated the power to appoint officers, and any reference to an officer of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall be deemed to refer exclusively to an officer appointed by the board of directors (or equivalent governing body) of such other entity pursuant to the certificate of incorporation and bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents) of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise. The fact that any person who is or was an employee of the Corporation or an employee of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise has been given or has used the title of vice president or any other title that could be construed to suggest or imply that such person is or may be an officer of the Corporation or of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall not result in such person being constituted as, or being deemed to be, an officer of the Corporation or of such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise for purposes of this Article XI.
Section 11.12 Notices. Any notice, request or other communication required or permitted to be given to the Corporation under this Article XI shall be in writing and either delivered in person or sent by fax, email, overnight mail or courier service, or certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the Secretary of the Corporation and shall be effective only upon receipt by the Secretary.
ARTICLE XII
Section 12.01 General. In recognition and anticipation that (i) the Corporation will not be a wholly owned subsidiary of Flex and that Flex will be a controlling stockholder of the Corporation, (ii) directors, officers and/or employees of Flex may serve as directors, officers and/or employees of the Corporation, (iii) Flex may engage in the same, similar or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage and/or other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, (iv) Flex may have an interest in the same areas of corporate opportunity as the Corporation and Affiliated Companies (as defined below) and (v) as a consequence of the foregoing, it is in the best interests of the Corporation that the respective rights and obligations of the Corporation and of Flex, and the duties of any directors, officers and/or employees of the Corporation who are also directors, officers and/or employees of Flex, be determined and
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delineated in respect of any transactions between, or opportunities that may be suitable for both, the Corporation and Affiliated Companies, on the one hand, and Flex, on the other hand, the sections of this Article XII shall to the fullest extent permitted by law regulate and define the conduct of certain of the business and affairs of the Corporation in relation to Flex and the conduct of certain affairs of the Corporation as they may involve Flex and its directors, officers and/or employees, and the power, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its director, officers, employees and stockholders in connection therewith.
For purposes of this Certificate of Incorporation, Flex shall mean Flex Ltd., a Singapore incorporated public company limited by shares and having a registration no. 199002645H, any and all successors to Flex Ltd. by way of merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of its assets, and any and all corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, limited liability companies, associations and other entities (A) in which Flex Ltd. owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock, voting power, partnership interests or similar ownership interests, (B) of which Flex Ltd. otherwise directly or indirectly controls or directs the policies or operations or (C) that would be considered subsidiaries of Flex Ltd. within the meaning of Regulation S-K or Regulation S-X of the general rules and regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, now or hereafter existing: provided, however, that the term Flex shall not include the Corporation or any entities (A) in which the Corporation owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the outstanding voting stock, voting power, partnership interests or similar ownership interests, (B) of which the Corporation otherwise directly or indirectly controls or directs the policies or operations or (C) that would be considered subsidiaries of the Corporation within the meaning of Regulation S-K or Regulation S-X of the general rules and regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, now or hereafter existing (such entities, Affiliated Companies).
For purposes of this Certificate of Incorporation, corporate opportunities shall include, but not be limited to, business opportunities which the Corporation or Affiliated Companies are financially able to undertake, which are, from their nature, in the line of the Corporations or Affiliated Companies business, are of practical advantage to it and are ones in which the Corporation or Affiliated Companies would have an interest or a reasonable expectancy, and in which, by embracing the opportunities or allowing such opportunities to be embraced by Flex, the self-interest of Flex or its directors, officers and/or employees will be brought into conflict with that of the Corporation or Affiliated Companies.
Nothing in this Article XII creates or is intended to create any fiduciary duty on the part of Flex, the Corporation, any Affiliated Company, or any stockholder, director, officer or employee of any of them that does not otherwise exist under Delaware law and nothing in this Article XII expands any such duty of any such person that may now or hereafter exist under Delaware law.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, any person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, or any interest therein, shall be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article XII.
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Section 12.02 Certain Agreements and Transactions Permitted. The Corporation may from time to time enter into and perform, and cause or permit any Affiliated Company to enter into and perform, one or more agreements (or modifications or supplements to pre-existing agreements) with Flex pursuant to which the Corporation or an Affiliated Company, on the one hand, and Flex, on the other hand, agree to engage in transactions of any kind or nature with each other and/or agree to compete, or to refrain from competing or to limit or restrict their competition, with each other, including to allocate, and to cause their respective directors, officers and/or employees (including any who are directors, officers and/or employees of both) to allocate opportunities between them or to refer opportunities to each other. Subject to Section 12.04, no such agreement, or the performance thereof by the Corporation or any Affiliated Company, or Flex, shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be considered contrary to any fiduciary duty that any director, officer or employee of the Corporation or any Affiliated Company who is also a director, officer or employee of Flex may owe or be alleged to owe to the Corporation or any such Affiliated Company, or to any stockholder thereof, or any legal duty or obligation Flex may be alleged to owe on any basis, notwithstanding the provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation stipulating to the contrary. Subject to Section 12.04, to the fullest extent permitted by law, no director, officer or employee of the Corporation who is also a director, officer or employee of Flex shall have or be under any fiduciary duty to the Corporation or any Affiliated Company to refer any corporate opportunity to the Corporation or any Affiliated Company or to refrain from acting on behalf of the Corporation or any Affiliated Company or of Flex in respect of any such agreement or transaction or performing any such agreement in accordance with its terms.
Section 12.03 Authorized Business Activities. Without limiting the other provisions of this Article XII, Flex shall have no duty to communicate information regarding a corporate opportunity to the Corporation or to refrain from (i) engaging in the same or similar activities or lines of business as the Corporation, (ii) doing business with any client, customer or vendor of the Corporation or (iii) employing or otherwise engaging any director, officer or employee of the Corporation. To the fullest extent permitted by law, except as provided in Section 12.04, no officer, director or employee of the Corporation who is also a director, officer or employee of Flex shall be deemed to have breached his or her fiduciary duties, if any, to the Corporation solely by reason of Flexs engaging in any such activity.
Section 12.04 Corporate Opportunities. Except as otherwise agreed in writing between the Corporation and Flex, for so long as Yuma, Yuma Sub, their respective Permitted Transferees and any successor by way of merger or consolidation owns, beneficially or of record, at least 10% of the combined voting power of the outstanding Common Stock of the Corporation or Flex otherwise has one or more directors, officers or employees serving as a director, officer or employee of the Corporation, in the event that a director, officer or employee of the Corporation who is also a director, officer or employee of Flex acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or matter that may be a corporate opportunity for both the Corporation and Flex, such director, officer or employee shall to the fullest extent permitted by law have fully satisfied and fulfilled his or her fiduciary duty, if any, with respect to such corporate opportunity, and the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law renounces any interest or expectancy in such business opportunity and waives any claim that such business opportunity constituted a corporate opportunity that should have been presented to the Corporation or any Affiliated Company, if such director, officer or employee acts in a manner consistent with the following policy: such a corporate opportunity offered to any person who is a director, officer or employee of the Corporation and who is also a director, officer or employee of Flex shall belong to the Corporation only if such opportunity is expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director, officer or employee of the Corporation and otherwise shall belong to Flex.
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The foregoing policy, and the action of any director, officer or employee of Flex, the Corporation or any Affiliated Company taken in accordance with, or in reliance upon, the foregoing policy or in entering into or performing any agreement, transaction or arrangement is deemed and presumed to be fair to the Corporation.
Except as otherwise agreed in writing between the Corporation and Flex, if a director, officer or employee of the Corporation, who also serves as a director, officer or employee of Flex, acquires knowledge of a potential corporate opportunity for both the Corporation and Flex in any manner not addressed by this Article XII, such director, officer or employee shall have no duty to communicate or present such corporate opportunity to the Corporation and shall to the fullest extent permitted by law not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, officer or employee of the Corporation by reason of the fact that Flex pursues or acquires such corporate opportunity for itself, directs such corporate opportunity to another person or does not present such corporate opportunity to the Corporation, and the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law renounces any interest or expectancy in such business opportunity and waives any claim that such business opportunity constituted a corporate opportunity that should be presented to the Corporation.
Section 12.05 Delineation of Indirect Interests. To the fullest extent permitted by law, no director, officer or employee of the Corporation or any Affiliated Company shall be deemed to have an indirect interest in any matter, transaction or corporate opportunity that may be received or exploited by, or allocated to, Flex, merely by virtue of being a director, officer or employee of Flex, unless such director, officer or employees role with Flex involves direct responsibility for such matter, in his or her role with Flex, such director, officer or employee exercises supervision over such matter, or the compensation of such director, officer or employee is materially affected by such matter. Such director, officer or employees compensation shall not be deemed to be materially affected by such matter if it is only affected by virtue of its effect on the value of Flex capital stock generally or on Flexs results or performance on an enterprise-wide basis.
Section 12.06 Special Approval Procedures. If, notwithstanding the provisions of this Article XII, it is deemed desirable by Flex, the Corporation or an Affiliated Company or any other party that the Corporation take action with specific regard to a particular transaction, corporate opportunity or a type or series of transactions or corporate opportunities to ensure, out of an abundance of caution, that such transaction or transactions are not voidable, or that such an opportunity or opportunities are effectively disclaimed, the Corporation may employ any of the following procedures:
(a) the material facts of the transaction and the directors, officers or employees interest are disclosed or known to the Board or a duly appointed committee of the Board and the Board or such committee authorizes, approves, or ratifies the transaction by the affirmative vote or consent of a majority of the directors (or committee members) who have no direct or indirect interest in the transaction and, in any event, of at least two directors (or committee members); or
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(b) the material facts of the transaction and the directors interest are disclosed or known to the stockholders entitled to vote and they authorize, approve or ratify such transaction.
The interested director or directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at such meeting. The presence of, or a vote cast by, a director with a direct or indirect interest in the transaction does not affect the validity of any actions taken under clause (a) above.
One or more matters, transactions or corporate opportunities approved pursuant to any of the foregoing procedures are not void or voidable and shall not give rise to any equitable relief or damages or other sanctions against any director, officer, employee or stockholder (including Flex) of the Corporation on the ground that the matter, transaction or corporate opportunity should have first been offered to the Corporation. Nothing in this Article XII requires any matter to be considered by the Board or the stockholders of the Corporation and, in all cases, directors, officers and employees of the Corporation are authorized to refrain from bringing a matter otherwise addressed in this Article XII before the Board or the stockholders for consideration unless such matter is required to be considered by the Board or stockholders, as applicable, under Delaware law. This Article XII shall not be construed to invalidate any contract or other transaction which would otherwise be valid under the common, equitable, or statutory law applicable thereto.
ARTICLE XIII
Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery does not have jurisdiction, another state court in Delaware or the federal district court for the District of Delaware) shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation, (c) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or of this Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, or (d) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director, officer or other employee of the Corporation governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, but subject to the foregoing provisions of this Article XIII, the federal district courts of the United States shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any action, suit or proceeding asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, including all causes of action asserted against any defendant named in such complaint. The provisions of this Article XIII do not apply to claims arising under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any claim for which the federal district courts of the United States have exclusive jurisdiction. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to have consented to the provisions of this Article XIII.
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ARTICLE XIV
If any provision or provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any circumstance for any reason whatsoever: (i) the validity, legality and enforceability of such provisions in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each portion of any Article (or section or subsection thereof) of this Certificate of Incorporation 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 of Incorporation (including, without limitation, each such portion of any Article (or any section or subsection thereof) of this Certificate of Incorporation containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to permit the Corporation to protect its directors, officers, employees and agents from personal liability in respect of their good faith service to or for the benefit of the Corporation to the fullest extent permitted by law.
ARTICLE XV
The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by this Certificate of Incorporation and the DGCL, and all rights, preferences and privileges herein conferred upon stockholders by and pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation in its current form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the right reserved in this Article XV. Notwithstanding the foregoing, from and after the occurrence of the Trigger Event, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Certificate of Incorporation or any provision of law which might otherwise permit a lesser vote or no vote, but in addition to greater or additional vote or consent required hereunder (including any vote of the holders of any particular class or classes or series of stock required by law or by this Certificate of Incorporation), the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class, shall be required to alter, amend or repeal Section 4.03 of Article IV, Articles VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII and XIII, and this Article XV.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by a duly authorized officer as of this 8th date of February, 2023.
NEXTRACKER INC. | ||
By: | /s/ David Bennett | |
Name: | David P. Bennett | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Nextracker Inc.]
Exhibit 3.2
AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
NEXTRACKER INC.
(Adopted as of February 8, 2023)
ARTICLE I
OFFICES
Section 1.01 Registered Office. The address of the registered office of Nextracker Inc. (hereinafter the Corporation) in the State of Delaware, and the name of its registered agent at such address, shall be as set forth in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as the same may be amended and/or restated from time to time (the Certificate of Incorporation).
Section 1.02 Other Offices. The Corporation may have a principal or other office or offices at such other place or places, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or as shall be necessary or appropriate for the conduct of the business of the Corporation.
ARTICLE II
STOCKHOLDERS
Section 2.01 Place of Meetings. All meetings of stockholders shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation or at such other place, if any, within or without the State of Delaware, or solely by means of remote communication in accordance with Section 2.13 of these Bylaws and applicable law, as may be designated by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting.
Section 2.02 Annual Meetings. If required by applicable law, an annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors and the transaction of such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting shall be held on such day and at such hour, as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and designated in the notice of meeting. The Board of Directors may postpone, adjourn, reschedule or cancel any previously scheduled annual meeting of stockholders.
Section 2.03 Special Meetings. Special meetings of stockholders may only be called in the manner provided in the Certificate of Incorporation. Special meetings of stockholders shall be held on such day and at such hour, as shall be designated in the notice of meeting. Business transacted at any special meeting of stockholders shall be limited to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting. The Corporation may postpone, adjourn, reschedule or cancel any previously scheduled special meeting of stockholders.
Section 2.04 Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by the Certificate of Incorporation or applicable law, notice, stating the place, if any, date and time of the meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders not physically
present may be deemed to be present and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given not less than ten (10) days nor more than sixty (60) days before the date on which the meeting is to be held, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting. Notice may be given either personally, by courier service, by electronic mail, by other form of electronic transmission in the manner provided in Section 232 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or by mail. 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 such stockholders address as it appears on the stock transfer books of the Corporation. If delivered by courier service, such notice shall be deemed to be given at the earlier of when the notice is received or left at such stockholders address. If notice is given by electronic mail or other electronic transmission, such notice shall be deemed to be given at the times provided in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Such further notice shall be given as may be required by law.
Section 2.05 Quorum; Adjournment of Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote at the meeting, represented in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of stockholders, except that when specified business is to be voted on by a class or series or classes or series of stock voting as a separate class, the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares of such class or series or classes or series shall constitute a quorum of such class or series or classes or series with respect to the vote on such business. The chairperson of the meeting may adjourn the meeting from time to time, whether or not there is such a quorum, and notice of an adjourned meeting need not be given (including an adjournment taken to address a technical failure to convene or continue a meeting using remote communication) if the time and place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person or represented by proxy and vote at such adjourned meeting are (a) announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, (b) displayed during the time scheduled for the meeting, on the same electronic network used to enable stockholders and proxy holders to participate in the meeting by means of remote communication or (c) set forth in the notice of meeting given in accordance with these Bylaws. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. The stockholders present at a duly called meeting at which a quorum is present may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough stockholders to leave less than a quorum.
Section 2.06 Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy in any manner provided by applicable law, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after one (1) year from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power. A stockholder may revoke any proxy which is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person or by delivering to the Secretary a revocation of the proxy or a new proxy
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bearing a later date. Any stockholder directly or indirectly soliciting proxies from other stockholders may use any proxy card color other than white, which shall be reserved for exclusive use of the Board of Directors.
Section 2.07 Notice of Stockholder Business and Nominations.
(a) Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
(i) At any annual meeting of the stockholders, only such nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors and only other business shall be considered or conducted, as shall have been properly brought before the meeting. 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: (A) pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) delivered pursuant to Section 2.04 of these Bylaws, given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof, (B) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof, (C) by any stockholder of the Corporation who (1) was a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in these Bylaws and at the time of the annual meeting, (2) is entitled to vote at the meeting and (3) complies with the notice procedures set forth in these Bylaws as to such business or nomination or (D) as provided in the Separation Agreement (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation). Subject to the Separation Agreement, compliance with the foregoing clause (C) of this Section 2.07(a)(i) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or to propose any other business (other than a proposal included in the Corporations proxy materials pursuant to and in compliance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act (defined below)), at an annual meeting of stockholders.
(ii) In addition to any other applicable requirements, for nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting of stockholders by a stockholder pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)(C) of this Bylaw, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary and any such nomination or proposed business must otherwise be a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, a stockholders notice shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation 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 years annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the preceding year or the date of the annual meeting is more than thirty (30) days before or more than sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered 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, if the first public announcement of the date of such annual meeting is less than one-hundred (100) days prior to the date of such annual meeting or no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholders notice as described above. To be in proper written form, the notice of any stockholder of record giving notice (each, a Noticing Party) to the Secretary (whether given pursuant to this paragraph (a)(ii) or paragraph (b)) must:
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(A) set forth, as to such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person (defined below), on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made: (1) the name and address of such Noticing Party and each Stockholder Associated Person, as they appear on the Corporations books and records, if applicable, (2) (a) the class, series and number of shares of each class or series of capital stock (if any) of the Corporation that are, directly or indirectly, owned beneficially or of record (specifying the type of ownership) by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person (including any right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time in the future, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time or the fulfillment of a condition), the date or dates on which such shares were acquired, and the investment intent of such acquisition, (b) the name of each nominee holder for, and number of, any securities of the Corporation owned beneficially but not of record by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person, and any pledge by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to any of such securities, (c) a complete and accurate description of any Derivative Instrument (defined below) that has been entered into by, or on behalf of, such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person, (d) any substantial interest, direct or indirect (including any existing or prospective commercial, business or contractual relationship with the Corporation), by security holdings or otherwise, of such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person in the Corporation or any affiliate thereof, other than an interest arising from the ownership of Corporation securities where such Noticing Party or such Stockholder Associated Person receives no extra or special benefit not shared on a pro rata basis by all other holders of the same class or series, (e) a complete and accurate description of all agreements, arrangements or understandings, written or oral, (I) between or among such Noticing Party and any Stockholder Associated Person, or (II) between or among such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person and any other person or entity (naming each such person or entity), in each case, relating to the Corporation or its securities or the voting thereof, including (x) any proxy, agreement, arrangement, understanding or relationship pursuant to which such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person, directly or indirectly, has a right to vote any security of the Corporation (other than any revocable proxy given in response to a solicitation made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act by way of a solicitation statement filed on Schedule 14A) and (y) any agreement, arrangement or understanding, written or oral, that such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person has with any stockholder of the Corporation (including the name of such stockholder) with respect to how such stockholder will vote such stockholders shares in the Corporation at any meeting of the Corporations stockholders or take other action in support of the election of any Proposed Nominee (defined below) or other business, or other action to be taken, by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person, (f) any rights to dividends on the shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person that are separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (g) any proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership, limited liability company or similar entity in which such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person: (I) is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in a general partner of such general or limited partnership, or (II) is the manager, managing member or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns an interest in the manager or managing member of such limited liability company or similar entity, (h) any significant equity interests or any Derivative Instruments in
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any principal competitor of the Corporation held by such Noticing Party and Stockholder Associated Person, (i) any direct or indirect interest of such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person in any agreement, arrangement or understanding with the Corporation, any affiliate of the Corporation or any principal competitor of the Corporation (including, in any such case, any employment agreement, collective bargaining agreement or consulting agreement), (j) a description of any material interest of such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person in the business proposed by such Noticing Party, if any, or the election of a Proposed Nominee, (k) a written representation and undertaking that (I) neither such Noticing Party nor any Stockholder Associated Person has breached any agreement or understanding with the Corporation except as disclosed to the Corporation pursuant hereto and (II) such Noticing Party and each Stockholder Associated Person has complied, and will comply, with all applicable requirements of state law and the Exchange Act with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 2.07, (l) a complete and accurate description of any performance-related fees (other than asset-based fees) to which such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person may be entitled as a result of any increase or decrease in the value of the Corporations securities or any Derivative Instruments, including any such fees to which members of the immediate family of such Stockholder Associated Person sharing the same household may be entitled, (m) (I) a description of the investment strategy or objective, if any, of such Noticing Party who is not an individual, and (II) a copy of any presentation, document or marketing material provided to third parties (including investors and potential investors) to solicit an investment in the Noticing Party that contains or describes the Noticing Partys or such Stockholder Associated Persons investment thesis, plans or proposals, with respect to the Corporation , (n) all information that would be required to be set forth in a Schedule 13D filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(a) under the Exchange Act or an amendment pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a) under the Exchange Act if such a statement were required to be filed under the Exchange Act by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person, or such Noticing Partys or any Stockholder Associated Persons associates, with respect to the Corporation (regardless of whether such person or entity is actually required to file a Schedule 13D), including a description of any agreement, arrangement or understanding that would be required to be disclosed by such Noticing Party, any Stockholder Associated Person or any of their respective associates pursuant to Item 5 or Item 6 of Schedule 13D, (o) a certification that such Noticing Party and each Stockholder Associated Person has complied with all applicable federal, state and other legal requirements in connection with such Noticing Partys or Stockholder Associated Persons acquisition of shares of capital stock or other securities of the Corporation and such Noticing Partys or Stockholder Associated Persons acts or omissions as a stockholder of the Corporation, if such Stockholder Associated Person is or has been a stockholder of the Corporation, and (p) (I) if the Noticing Party (or the beneficial owner(s) on whose behalf such Noticing Party is submitting a notice to the Corporation) is not a natural person, the identity of each natural person associated with such Noticing Party (or beneficial owner(s)) responsible for the formulation of and decision to propose the business or nomination to be brought before the meeting (such person or persons, the Responsible Person), the manner in which such Responsible Person was selected, any fiduciary duties owed by such Responsible Person to the equity holders or other beneficiaries of such Noticing Party (or beneficial owner(s)), the qualifications and background of such Responsible Person and any material interests or relationships of such Responsible Person that are not shared generally by any other record or beneficial holder of the shares of any class or series of the
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capital stock of the Corporation and that reasonably could have influenced the decision of such Noticing Party (or beneficial owner(s)) to propose such business or nomination to be brought before the meeting and (II) if the Noticing Party (or the beneficial owner(s) on whose behalf such Noticing Party is submitting a notice to the Corporation) is a natural person, the qualifications and background of such natural person and any material interests or relationships of such natural person that are not shared generally by any other record or beneficial holder of the shares of any class or series of the capital stock of the Corporation and that reasonably could have influenced the decision of such Noticing Party (or beneficial owner(s)) to propose such business or nomination to be brought before the meeting, (3) all other information relating to such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person, or such Noticing Partys or any Stockholder Associated Persons associates, or Proposed Nominee or proposed business, that, in each case, would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies in support of such Proposed Nominee (in a contested election of directors) or proposal pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the Proxy Rules); provided, however, that the disclosures described in the foregoing subclauses (a) through (p) shall not include any such disclosures with respect to the ordinary course business activities of any broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee who is a Noticing Party solely as a result of being the stockholder directed to prepare and submit the notice required by these Bylaws on behalf of a beneficial owner, (4) a written representation and undertaking that the Noticing Party is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation as of the date of submission of the notice and intends to appear in person or cause a Qualified Representative of such Noticing Party to appear in person at the meeting to bring such nomination or other business before the meeting, and an acknowledgment that, unless otherwise required by law, if such Noticing Party (or a Qualified Representative of such Noticing Party) does not appear in person at the meeting to present a nomination or other proposed business, such nomination will be disregarded or such proposed business will not be transacted, as the case may be, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such nomination or business may have been received by the Corporation and counted for purposes of determining a quorum, (5) a complete and accurate description of any pending or, to such Noticing Partys knowledge, threatened legal proceeding in which such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person is a party or participant involving or relating to the Corporation or, to such Noticing Partys knowledge, any current or former officer, director, affiliate or associate of the Corporation, (6) identification of the names and addresses of other stockholders (including beneficial owners) known by such Noticing Party to support the nomination(s) or other business proposal(s) submitted by such Noticing Party and, to the extent known, the class and number of all shares of the Corporations capital stock owned beneficially or of record by such other stockholder(s) or other beneficial owner(s), and (7) a written representation that such Noticing Party and any Stockholder Associated Person intends, or is part of a group that intends, to (I) solicit proxies in support of the election of any Proposed Nominee in accordance with Rule 14a-19 under the Exchange Act or (II) engage in a solicitation (within the meaning of Exchange Act Rule 14a-1(l)) with respect to the nomination or other business, as applicable, and if so, the name of each participant (as defined in Item 4 of Schedule 14A under the Exchange Act) in such solicitation;
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(B) set forth, as to any business other than director nominations: (1) a reasonably brief description of the business desired to be brought before the meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting, (2) the text of the proposal or business (including the complete text of any resolutions proposed for consideration, and, in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the text of such proposed amendment), and (3) all other information relating to such business that that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person, in connection with solicitations of proxies in support of such proposed business by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person, pursuant to the Proxy Rules; and
(C) set forth, as to each person whom the Noticing Party proposes to nominate for election as a director (each a Proposed Nominee), if any: (1) the name, age, business address, residential address and principal occupation or employment of such Proposed Nominee; (2) such Proposed Nominees written consent to being named in such Noticing Partys proxy statement as a nominee of such Noticing Party and to serving as a director if elected; (3) a description of all direct and indirect compensation and other material monetary agreements, arrangements and understandings, written or oral, during the past three (3) years, and any other material relationships, between or among such Proposed Nominee and or any of such Proposed Nominees affiliates or associates (each as defined below), on the one hand, and any Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person, on the other hand, including all information that would be required to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 404 promulgated under Regulation S-K as if such Noticing Party and any Stockholder Associated Person were the registrant for purposes of such rule and such Proposed Nominee were a director or executive officer of such registrant (a Third-Party Compensation Arrangement); (4) a description of any business or personal interests that could reasonably be expected to place such nominee in a potential conflict of interest with the Corporation or its subsidiaries; and (5) and all such information relating to such Proposed Nominee or such Proposed Nominees respective affiliates and associates that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made by such Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person in connection with solicitations of proxies for the election of directors in a contested election pursuant to the Proxy Rules.
(iii) Notwithstanding anything in the second sentence of paragraph (a)(ii) of this Bylaw to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors is increased effective after the time period for which nominations would otherwise be due under paragraph (a)(ii) of this Bylaw and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at least one-hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting, a stockholders notice required by these Bylaws shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new directorships created by such increase, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation. For purposes of these Bylaws, public announcement shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.
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(b) 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 Corporations notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto). Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) (A) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof, (B) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any stockholder of the Corporation who (1) is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in these Bylaws and at the time of the special meeting, (2) is entitled to vote at the meeting, and (3) complies with the notice procedures set forth in these Bylaws as to such nomination, or (C) as provided in the Separation Agreement. The immediately preceding sentence shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations before a special meeting of stockholders at which directors are to be elected or appointed. In the event that the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, other than with respect to any nomination made in the manner provided in the Separation Agreement, any stockholder may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporations notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) only if the stockholders notice required by paragraph (a)(ii) of this Bylaw with respect to any nomination (including the completed and signed questionnaire, representation and agreement required by Section 2.08 of these Bylaws) shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation 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 one hundred (100) days prior to the date of such special meeting, the tenth (10th) day following the day on which the Corporation first makes a public announcement of the date of the special meeting at which directors are to be elected. In no event shall any adjournment or postponement of a special meeting or the announcement thereof commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholders notice as described in the immediately preceding sentence.
(c) Additional Information.
(i) In addition to the information required pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.07, the Corporation may require any Noticing Party to furnish such other information as the Corporation may reasonably require to determine the eligibility or suitability of a Proposed Nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation or that could be material to a reasonable stockholders understanding of the independence, or lack thereof, of such Proposed Nominee, under the listing standards of each securities exchange upon which the Corporations securities are listed, any applicable rules of the SEC, any publicly disclosed standards used by the Board of Directors in selecting nominees for election as a director and for determining and disclosing the independence of the Corporations directors, including those applicable to a directors service on any of the committees of the Board of Directors, or the requirements of any other laws or regulations applicable to the Corporation. If requested by the Corporation, any supplemental information required under this paragraph shall be provided by a Noticing Party within ten (10) days after it has been requested by the Corporation.
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(ii) The Board of Directors may require any Proposed Nominee to submit to interviews with the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, and such Proposed Nominee shall make himself or herself available for any such interviews within ten (10) days following any reasonable request therefor from the Board of Directors or any committee thereof.
(d) General.
(i) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws or in the Separation Agreement 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 these Bylaws. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the chairperson 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 these Bylaws and, if the chairperson of the meeting determines that any proposed nomination or business was not properly brought before the meeting, the chairperson shall declare to the meeting that such nomination shall be disregarded or such business shall not be transacted, and no vote shall be taken with respect to such nomination or proposed business, in each case, notwithstanding that proxies with respect to such vote may have been received by the Corporation; provided, that nothing herein shall limit the power and authority of the Board of Directors to make any such determinations in advance of any meeting of stockholders.
(ii) The number of nominees a Noticing Party may nominate for election at a stockholder meeting may not exceed the number of directors to be elected at such meeting, and for the avoidance of doubt, no Noticing Party shall be entitled to make additional or substitute nominations following the expiration of the time periods set forth in Section 2.07(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.07, unless otherwise required by law, if the Noticing Party (or a Qualified Representative of the Noticing Party) proposing a nominee for director or business to be conducted at a meeting does not appear at the meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present such nomination or propose such business, such proposed nomination shall be disregarded or such proposed business shall not be transacted, as applicable, and no vote shall be taken with respect to such nomination or proposed business, notwithstanding that proxies with respect to such vote may have been received by the Corporation.
(iii) A Noticing Party shall update such Noticing Partys notice provided under the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.07, if necessary, such that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice shall be true and correct as of (A) the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of the meeting and (B) the date that is ten (10) business days prior to the meeting (or any postponement, rescheduling or adjournment thereof), and such update shall (1) be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (x) not later than the close of business five (5) business days after the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to receive notice of such meeting (in the case of an update required to be made under clause (A)) and (y) not later than the close of business seven (7) business days prior to the date for the meeting or, if practicable, any postponement, rescheduling or adjournment thereof (and, if not practicable, on the first
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practicable date prior to the date to which the meeting has been postponed, rescheduled or adjourned) (in the case of an update required to be made pursuant to clause (B)) and (2) clearly identify the inaccuracy or change. For the avoidance of doubt, any information provided pursuant to this Section 2.07(d)(iii) shall not be deemed to cure any deficiencies or inaccuracies in a notice previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.07 and shall not extend the time period for the delivery of notice pursuant to this Section 2.07. If a Noticing Party fails to provide such written update within such period, the information as to which such written update relates may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 2.07.
(iv) If any information submitted pursuant to this Section 2.07 by any Noticing Party nominating individuals for election or reelection as a director or proposing business for consideration at a stockholder meeting shall be inaccurate in any material respect (as determined by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof), such information shall be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 2.07. Any such Noticing Party shall notify the Secretary in writing at the principal executive offices of the Corporation of any inaccuracy or change in any information submitted pursuant to this Section 2.07 (including if any Noticing Party or Stockholder Associated Person no longer intends to solicit proxies) within two (2) business days after becoming aware of such inaccuracy or change, and any such notification shall clearly identify the inaccuracy or change, it being understood that no such notification may cure any deficiencies or inaccuracies with respect to any prior submission by such Noticing Party. Upon written request of the Secretary on behalf of the Board of Directors (or a duly authorized committee thereof), any such Noticing Party shall provide, within seven (7) business days after delivery of such request (or such other period as may be specified in such request), (A) written verification, reasonably satisfactory to the Board of Directors, any committee thereof or any authorized officer of the Corporation, to demonstrate the accuracy of any information submitted by such Noticing Party pursuant to this Section 2.07 and (B) a written affirmation of any information submitted by such Noticing Party pursuant to this Section 2.07 as of an earlier date. If a Noticing Party fails to provide such written verification or affirmation within such period, the information as to which written verification or affirmation was requested may be deemed not to have been provided in accordance with this Section 2.07.
(v) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if (A) any Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act with respect to any Proposed Nominee and (B) (1) such Noticing Party or Stockholder Associated Person subsequently either (x) notifies the Corporation that such Noticing Party or Stockholder Associated Person no longer intends to solicit proxies in support of the election or reelection of such Proposed Nominee in accordance with Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act or (y) fails to comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(2) or Rule 14a- 19(a)(3) under the Exchange Act (or fails to timely provide reasonable evidence sufficient to satisfy the Corporation that such Noticing Party or Stockholder Associated Person has met the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(3) under the Exchange Act in accordance with the following sentence) and (2) no other Noticing Party or Stockholder Associated Person that has provided notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act with respect to such Proposed Nominee (x) to the Corporations knowledge, still intends to solicit proxies in support of the election or reelection of such Proposed Nominee in accordance with Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act and (y) has complied with the requirements of Rule 14a-19(a)(2) and Rule 14a- 19(a)(3) under the Exchange Act and the requirements set forth in the following sentence, then
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the nomination of such Proposed Nominee shall be disregarded and no vote on the election of such Proposed Nominee shall occur (notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation). Upon request by the Corporation, if any Noticing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person provides notice pursuant to Rule 14a-19(b) under the Exchange Act, such Noticing Party shall deliver to the Secretary, no later than five (5) business days prior to the applicable meeting date, reasonable evidence that the requirements of Rule 14a- 19(a)(3) under the Exchange Act have been satisfied.
(vi) In addition to complying with the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.07, a Noticing Party shall also comply with all applicable requirements of state law and the Exchange Act with respect to the matters set forth in this 2.07. Nothing in this Section 2.07 shall be deemed to affect any rights of (A) a Noticing Party to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, (B) a Noticing Party to request inclusion of nominees in the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to the Proxy Rules or (C) the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation.
(vii) Any written notice, supplement, update or other information required to be delivered by a Noticing Party to the Corporation pursuant to this Section 2.07 must be given by personal delivery, by overnight courier or by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the Secretary at the Corporations principal executive offices.
(viii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the nomination of any Flex Designee (as defined in the Separation Agreement) shall not be subject to the provisions of this Section 2.07.
(ix) For purposes of these Bylaws, (A) affiliate and associate each shall have the respective meanings set forth in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act; (B) beneficial owner or beneficially owned shall have the meaning set forth for such terms in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act; (C) close of business shall mean 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on any calendar day, whether or not the day is a business day; (D) Derivative Instrument shall mean any agreement, arrangement or understanding, written or oral (including any derivative or short positions, profit interests, hedging transactions, forwards, futures, swaps, options, warrants, convertible securities, stock appreciation or similar rights, repurchase agreements or arrangements, borrowed or loaned shares and so-called stock borrowing agreements or arrangements), the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss, manage risk or benefit from changes in the price of any securities of the Corporation, or maintain, increase or decrease voting power with respect to securities of the Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to settlement in underlying shares of capital stock of the Corporation; (E) Exchange Act shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, inclusive of the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; (F) Qualified Representative shall mean, with respect to a Noticing Party, (1) a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such Noticing Party or (2) a person authorized by a writing executed by such Noticing Party (or a reliable reproduction or electronic transmission of the writing) delivered by such Noticing Party to the Corporation prior to the making of any nomination or proposal at a stockholder meeting stating that such person is authorized to act for such Noticing Party as proxy at the meeting of stockholders, which writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission,
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must be produced at the meeting of stockholders; and (G) Stockholder Associated Person shall mean, with respect to a Noticing Party and if different from such Noticing Party, any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation on whose behalf such Noticing Party is providing notice of any nomination or other business proposed, (1) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Noticing Party or beneficial owner(s), (2) any member of the immediate family of such Noticing Party or beneficial owner(s) sharing the same household, (3) any person or entity who is a member of a group (as such term is used in Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act (or any successor provision at law)) with, or is otherwise known by such Noticing Party or other Stockholder Associated Person to be acting in concert with, such Noticing Party, such beneficial owner(s) or any other Stockholder Associated Person with respect to the stock of the Corporation, (4) any affiliate or associate of such Noticing Party, such beneficial owner(s) or any other Stockholder Associated Person, (5) if such Noticing Party or any such beneficial owner is not a natural person, any Responsible Person, (6) any participant (as defined in paragraphs (a)(ii)-(vi) of Instruction 3 to Item 4 of Schedule 14A) with such Noticing Party, such beneficial owner(s) or any other Stockholder Associated Person with respect to any proposed business or nominations, as applicable, (7) any beneficial owner of shares of stock of the Corporation owned of record by such Noticing Party or any other Stockholder Associated Person (other than a stockholder that is a depositary) and (8) any Proposed Nominee.
Section 2.08 Submission of Questionnaire, Representation and Agreement. To be eligible to be a nominee for election or reelection as a director of the Corporation and qualified to serve as a director, the Proposed Nominee must deliver (such delivery to be made, in the case of a person nominated for election as a director of the Corporation pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)(C) or paragraph (b) of Section 2.07 of these Bylaws, in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under Section 2.07 of these Bylaws) to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation a signed written questionnaire completed by the Proposed Nominee with respect to the background and qualifications of such Proposed Nominee, such other information as may be reasonably required by the Corporation to determine eligibility of such Proposed Nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation or to serve as an independent director of the Corporation, and the background of any other persons or entities on whose behalf the nomination is being made pursuant to paragraph (a)(i)(C) or paragraph (b) Section 2.07 of these Bylaws in the form required by the Corporation (which form such Noticing Party shall request in writing from the Secretary and which the Secretary shall provide within ten (10) days after receiving such written request), and a written representation and agreement completed by such Proposed Nominee in the form required by the Corporation (which form such Noticing Party shall request in writing from the Secretary and which the Secretary shall provide within ten (10) days after receiving such written request) that such Proposed Nominee (A) is not and will not become a party to (1) 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 Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question (a Voting Commitment) that has not been disclosed to the Corporation or (2) any Voting Commitment that could limit or interfere with such persons ability to comply, if elected as a director of the Corporation, with such Proposed Nominees fiduciary duties under applicable law, (B) is not and will not become a party to any Third-Party Compensation Arrangement that has not been disclosed to the Corporation, (C) in such Proposed Nominees 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
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director of the Corporation, and will comply with all applicable rules of any securities exchange upon which the Corporations securities are listed, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, all applicable publicly disclosed corporate governance, ethics, conflict of interest, confidentiality and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Corporation generally applicable to directors (which other guidelines and policies will be provided to such Proposed Nominee within five (5) business days after the Secretary receives any written request therefor from such Proposed Nominee) and all applicable fiduciary duties under state law, (D) if elected, intends to serve a full term on the Board of Directors, (E) will provide facts, statements and other information in all communications with the Corporation and its stockholders that are or will be true and correct and that do not and will not omit to state any fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, and (F) will tender his or her resignation as a director of the Corporation if the Board of Directors determines that such Proposed Nominee failed to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.08 in any material respect, provides such Proposed Nominee notice of any such determination and, if such non-compliance may be cured, such Proposed Nominee fails to cure such non-compliance within ten (10) business days after delivery of such notice to such Proposed Nominee.
Section 2.09 Required Vote. At all meetings of the stockholders at which directors are to be elected and a quorum is present, a plurality of the votes cast by stockholders entitled to vote for the election of such directors shall be sufficient to elect such directors. Except as otherwise provided by applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, the rules or regulations of any stock exchange applicable to the Corporation, or any regulation applicable to the Corporation, its stockholders or its securities (in which case such vote as prescribed by applicable law shall be the applicable vote on the matter), in all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter shall be the act of the stockholders.
Section 2.10 Inspectors of Elections. The Corporation may, and to the extent required by applicable law shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election, which inspector or inspectors may include individuals who serve the Corporation in other capacities, including 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 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 chairperson 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.
Section 2.11 Action Without a Meeting. Unless prohibited by the Certificate of Incorporation, any action permitted or required to be taken at a meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by or on behalf of the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and shall be delivered to the Corporation in accordance with applicable law.
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Prompt notice of the taking of corporate action without a meeting by less than a unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for notice of such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of the holders to take the action were delivered to the Corporation.
Section 2.12 Conduct of Meetings. The chairperson of any stockholders meeting shall be the Chairperson of the Board unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors. 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 shall be announced at the meeting by the chairperson of the meeting. The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules, regulations and procedures for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules, regulations and procedures as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairperson of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such presiding person, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairperson of the meeting, may include the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules, regulations and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairperson of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairperson of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.
Section 2.13 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 Corporation 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 Corporation 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 Corporation.
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ARTICLE III
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 3.01 General Powers. Except as otherwise provided in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or the Certificate of Incorporation, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.
Section 3.02 Number of Directors. The total number of directors shall be fixed from time to time in the manner provided by the Certificate of Incorporation. No decrease in the total number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.
Section 3.03 Quorum; Required Vote. Except as otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, a majority of the total number of directors then in office shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors, but in no event shall less than one-third of the total number of directors (including any vacancies or unfilled newly created directorships) constitute a quorum. Except as otherwise provided by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, the vote of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.
Section 3.04 Telephonic Participation. All or any one or more directors may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other and participation in a meeting pursuant to such communications equipment shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.
Section 3.05 Place of Meetings. The Board of Directors may hold its meetings at such place or places, if any, within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.
Section 3.06 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such time and place, if any, within or without the State of Delaware, as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors. After there has been such determination, and notice thereof has been given to each member of the Board of Directors, regular meetings may be held without further notice being given.
Section 3.07 Special Meetings. Subject to the notice requirements of Section 3.08, special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held whenever called by the Chairperson of the Board, if any, or by a majority of the directors.
Section 3.08 Notice. Notice of any special meeting of directors shall be given to each director at his or her business or residence in writing by hand delivery, overnight mail or courier service, facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic transmission, or orally in person or by telephone. If by overnight mail or courier service, such notice shall be deemed adequately delivered when the notice is delivered to the overnight mail or courier service company at least twenty-four (24) hours before such meeting. If by facsimile, electronic mail or other electronic
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transmission, such notice shall be deemed adequately delivered when the notice is transmitted at least twelve (12) hours before such meeting. If given orally in person or by telephone or by hand delivery, the notice shall be given at least twelve (12) hours prior to the time set for the meeting. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice of such meeting.
Section 3.09 Resignation. Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission thereof to the Corporation. The resignation of any director shall be effective when the resignation is delivered, unless the resignation specifies a later effective date or an effective date determined upon the happening of an event or events; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 3.10 Vacancies on Board of Directors; Newly Created Directorships. Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, and subject to the terms of the Separation Agreement, any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal or disqualification of any director or other cause, or any newly created directorship, shall be filled only by an affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by the sole remaining director, and shall not be filled by the stockholders of the Corporation; provided, that, for so long as Yuma, Yuma Sub, their respective Permitted Transferees and any successor by way of merger or consolidation (as such terms are defined in the Certificate of Incorporation) owns, beneficially or of record, at least 10% of the combined voting power of the Corporations outstanding common stock, any vacancy resulting from the death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause in respect of any Flex Designee, including the failure of any Flex Designee to be elected, shall be filled only by Flex (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation). Except as otherwise provided by these Bylaws, a director elected to fill a vacancy or newly created directorship shall hold office until the annual meeting of stockholders for the election of directors of the class to which he or she has been appointed and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified, subject, however, to such directors earlier death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification.
Section 3.11 Executive and Other Committees. The Board of Directors may designate one or more committees of the Board of Directors, including an Executive Committee, to exercise, subject to applicable provisions of law, all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation when the Board of Directors is not in session. The Executive Committee and each such other committee shall consist of two (2) or more directors of the Corporation and, subject to applicable law and any other law, rule or regulation applicable to the Corporation (including the rules and regulations of any securities exchange on which the Corporations shares are listed). The Board of Directors may designate one (1) or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Except to the extent restricted by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any such committee, to the extent provided by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, these Bylaws or the designating resolution, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors. In the absence or disqualification of any member of such committee or committees, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not constituting a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of
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Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Each committee shall keep written minutes of its proceedings and shall report such proceedings to the Board of Directors when required.
Each committee of the Board of Directors may fix its own rules of procedure and shall hold its meetings as provided by such rules, except as may otherwise be provided by in these Bylaws or by resolution of the Board of Directors designating such committee. Notice of such meetings shall be given to each member of the committee in the manner provided for in Section 3.08 of these Bylaws. Each committee shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and the Board of Directors shall have power at any time to fill vacancies in, to change the membership of, or to dissolve any such committee. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or the resolution of the Board of Directors designating the committee, a committee may create one or more subcommittees, each subcommittee to consist of one or more members of the committee, and delegate to a subcommittee any or all of the powers and authority of the committee. Except as otherwise expressly provided in these Bylaws or the by resolution of the Board of Directors designating such committee, every reference to a committee or to a member of a committee in these Bylaws shall apply to any subcommittee or member of a subcommittee mutatis mutandis.
Section 3.12 Action Without Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission. After an action is taken, the consent or consents relating thereto shall be filed with the minutes or proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee in the same paper or electronic form as the minutes are maintained.
Section 3.13 Fees and Compensation. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation, including fees, reimbursement of expenses and equity compensation, of directors for services to the Corporation in any capacity, including for attendance of meetings of the Board of Directors or participation on any committees. Directors who are officers or employees of the Corporation may receive, if the Board of Directors desires, compensation for service as directors. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.
ARTICLE IV
OFFICERS
Section 4.01 Officers. The elected officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and may include a Chairperson of the Board, a Chief Executive Officer, one or more Presidents, a Chief Financial Officer, and a Secretary, all of whom shall be elected by the Board of Directors. The Chairperson of the Board, if any, shall be chosen from among the directors. All officers elected by the Board of Directors shall each have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the specific provisions of this Article IV. Such officers shall also have such powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred by the Board of Directors or by any committee thereof. In addition, the Board of Directors or any
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committee thereof may from time to time elect, or the Chief Executive Officer may appoint, such other officers (including one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries, Treasurers and Controllers) and such agents, as may be necessary or desirable for the conduct of the business of the Corporation. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, but no officer may act in more than one capacity where action of two or more officers is required. Such other officers and agents shall have such duties and shall hold their offices for such terms as shall be provided in these Bylaws or as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or such committee or by the Chief Executive Officer, as the case may be.
Section 4.02 Term of Office. The principal officers of the Corporation shall hold office until his or her successor shall have been duly chosen and shall qualify, or until his or her earlier death, resignation, retirement, removal or disqualification.
Section 4.03 Removal. Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, at any time, by the Board of Directors. Any officer or agent appointed by the Chief Executive Officer may also be removed by him or her whenever, in his or her judgment, the best interests of the Corporation would be served thereby. No elected officer shall have any contractual rights against the Corporation for compensation by virtue of such election beyond the date of the election of his or her successor or his or her earlier death, resignation, removal or disqualification, whichever event shall first occur, except as otherwise provided in an employment contract or under an employee deferred compensation plan.
Section 4.04 Resignations. Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission thereof to the Corporation. The resignation of any officer shall be effective when the resignation is delivered, unless the resignation specifies a later effective date or an effective date determined upon the happening of an event or events; and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.
Section 4.05 Vacancies. A vacancy in any office may be filled in the manner prescribed in these Bylaws for appointment to such office.
Section 4.06 Powers and Duties. Subject to the control of the Board of Directors, the officers shall each have such authority and perform such duties in the management of the Corporation as from time to time may be prescribed by the Board of Directors and as may be delegated by the Chief Executive Officer without limiting the foregoing:
(a) Chairperson of the Board. The Chairperson of the Board, if any, shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and he or she shall have and perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors.
(b) Chief Executive Officer. The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and officers of the Corporation. The Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and, in the absence of a Chairperson of the Board, at all meetings of the Board of Directors. Unless there shall have been elected one or more Presidents of the Corporation, the Chief Executive Officer shall be the President of the Corporation.
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(c) President. Each President shall have such general powers and duties of supervision and management as shall be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors.
(d) Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation. He or she shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositaries as may be designated by the Board of Directors. He or she shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or a President, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements. He or she shall render to the Chairperson of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, each President and the Board of Directors at the regular meetings of the Board of Directors, or whenever they may request it, an account of all his or her transactions as Chief Financial Officer and of the financial condition of the Corporation. If required by the Board of Directors, he or she shall give the Corporation a bond for the faithful discharge of his or her duties in such amount and with such surety as the Board of Directors shall prescribe. The Chief Executive Officer may direct the Treasurer or any assistant Treasurer to assume and perform the duties of the Chief Financial Officer in the absence or disability of the Chief Financial Officer, and the Treasurer or any assistant Treasurer shall perform other duties commonly incident to his or her office and shall also perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer shall designate from time to time.
(e) Secretary. The Secretary, if present, shall act as secretary at all meetings of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof and of the stockholders and keep the minutes thereof in a book or books to be provided for that purpose. He or she shall see that all notices required to be given by the Corporation are duly given and served; he or she shall have charge of the stock records of the Corporation; he or she shall see that all reports, statements and other documents required by law are properly kept and filed; and in general, he or she shall perform all the duties incident to the office of Secretary and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Chief Executive Officer or the Board of Directors.
Section 4.07 Salaries. The salaries of the principal officers shall be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors or a committee thereof appointed for such purpose, and the salaries of any other officers may be fixed by the Chief Executive Officer; provided that such salaries of any other officers fixed by the Chief Executive Officer must be approved by a majority of the Board of Directors or a committee thereof appointed for such purpose.
ARTICLE V
ARTICLE V CAPITAL STOCK
Section 5.01 Certificated and Uncertificated Stock; Transfers.
(a) Subject to clause (d) below, the shares of stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates; provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of the Corporations stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation.
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(b) The shares of the stock of the Corporation shall be transferable in the manner prescribed by law and in these Bylaws. In the case of certificated shares of stock, transfers shall be made on the books of the Corporation only by the holder thereof or by such holders attorney duly authorized in writing, upon surrender for cancellation of certificate(s) for at least the same number of shares, with an assignment and power of transfer endorsed thereon or attached thereto, duly executed, with such proof of the authenticity of the signature as the Corporation or its agents may reasonably require. In the case of uncertificated shares of stock, transfers shall be made on the books of the Corporation only upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered holder of the shares or by such persons attorney duly authorized in writing, and upon compliance with appropriate procedures for transferring shares in uncertificated form. No transfer of stock shall be valid as against the Corporation for any purpose until it shall have been entered in the stock records of the Corporation by an entry showing from and to whom transferred.
(c) Every holder of stock in the Corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by any two authorized officers certifying the number and class of shares of stock of the Corporation owned by such holder. Unless the Board of Directors by resolution directs otherwise, the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, any President, any Vice President, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Secretary and any Assistant Secretary of the Corporation shall be authorized to sign stock certificates. Any or all of the signatures on such certificates may be an electronic signature. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose electronic signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Bylaws, at all times that the Corporations stock is listed on a stock exchange, the shares of the stock of the Corporation shall comply with all direct registration system eligibility requirements established by such exchange, including any requirement that shares of the Corporations stock be eligible for issue in uncertificated or book-entry form. All issuances and transfers of shares of the Corporations stock shall be entered on the books of the Corporation with all information necessary to comply with such direct registration system eligibility requirements, including the name and address of the person to whom the shares of stock are issued, the number of shares of stock issued and the date of issue. The Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to make such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary or proper concerning the issue, transfer and registration of shares of stock of the Corporation in both the certificated and uncertificated form.
Section 5.02 Lost, Stolen, Mutilated or Destroyed Certificates. As a condition to the issue of a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued and alleged to have been lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed, the Corporation may require the owner of any such certificate, or such owners legal representatives, to give the Corporation a bond in such sum and in such form as it may direct or to otherwise indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft,
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mutilation or destruction of any such certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares. Proper evidence of such loss, theft, mutilation or destruction shall be procured for the Corporation, if required. The Corporation may authorize the issuance of such new certificate without any bond when in its judgment it is proper to do so.
Section 5.03 Record Owners. The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders of the Corporation and the Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its stock ledger as the owner of shares to receive dividends, to vote and to receive notice, and otherwise to exercise all of the rights and powers of an owner of such shares, 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 other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise required by law.
Section 5.04 Transfer and Registry Agents. The Corporation may from time to time maintain one or more transfer offices or agencies and registry offices or agencies at such place or places as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.
Section 5.05 List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote. The officer of the Corporation who has charge of the stock ledger of the Corporation shall prepare and make or have prepared and made, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (provided, however, that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth (10th) day before the meeting date), arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Nothing in this Section 5.05 shall require the Corporation to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least ten (10) days ending on the day before the meeting date: (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation.
Section 5.06 Record Date.
(a) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors 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, unless otherwise required by law, shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no such record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, then the record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice of such meeting 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.
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(b) In order that the Corporation 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 of Directors 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 not be more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no such 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 of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.
(c) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors 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 of Directors and which record date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting has been fixed by the Board of Directors (i) when no prior action of the Board of Directors is required by law, the record date for such purpose 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 Corporation in accordance with applicable law, and (ii) if prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law, the record date for such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.
ARTICLE VI
AMENDMENTS
Section 6.01 Amendments by Stockholders. These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed and new Bylaws may be added by the stockholders (i) prior to the occurrence of the Trigger Event (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation), by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the stock entitled to vote thereon and (ii) from and after the occurrence of the Trigger Event, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of the stock entitled to vote thereon at any annual meeting of the stockholders or at any special meeting thereof if notice of the proposed alteration, amendment, repeal or addition is contained in the notice of such special meeting.
Section 6.02 Amendments by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may adopt, amend or repeal these Bylaws as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.
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ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 7.01 Fiscal Year. The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.
Section 7.02 Voting of Securities Owned by the Corporation. The Board of Directors may authorize any person on behalf of the Corporation to attend and vote at any meeting of security holders of any entity in which the Corporation holds securities and to exercise, on behalf of the Corporation, any and all of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such securities, including the authority to execute and deliver proxies, powers of attorney and consents on behalf of the Corporation. Unless the Board of Directors directs otherwise, each of the Chairperson, the Chief Executive Officer and any President shall have the powers specified in the preceding provisions of this Section 7.02.
Section 7.03 Dividends. Subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Board of Directors may, out of funds legally available therefor, declare dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation as and when they deem expedient, in accordance with law. Before declaring any dividend there may be set apart out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the directors from time to time in their discretion may deem proper for working capital or as a reserve fund to meet contingencies or for equalizing dividends or for such other purposes as the directors may deem conducive to the interests of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may abolish any such reserve at any time.
Section 7.04 Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual, regular or special meeting of the stockholders or the Board of Directors or committee thereof need be specified in any waiver of notice of such meeting.
Section 7.05 Contracts. Except as otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any contracts or other instruments may be executed and delivered in the name and on the behalf of the Corporation by such officer or officers of the Corporation as the Board of Directors may from time to time direct. Such authority may be general or confined to specific instances as the Board of Directors may determine. Subject to any restrictions imposed by the Board of Directors, the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, each President, the Chief Financial Officer or any Vice President may execute bonds, contracts, deeds, leases and other instruments to be made or executed for or on behalf of the Corporation. Subject to any restrictions imposed by the Board of Directors or the Chairperson of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, each President, the Chief Financial Officer or any Vice President of
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the Corporation may delegate contractual powers to others under his or her jurisdiction, it being understood, however, that any such delegation of power shall not relieve such officer of responsibility with respect to the exercise of such delegated power.
Section 7.06 Severability. To the extent any provision of these Bylaws would be, in the absence of this Section 7.06, invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, such provision shall be severable from the other provisions of these Bylaws, and all provisions of these Bylaws shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by these Bylaws, including, to the maximum extent possible, the provision that would be otherwise invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Daniel Shugar, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Nextracker Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) [Paragraph intentionally omitted pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14];
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
/s/ Daniel Shugar |
Daniel Shugar |
Chief Executive Officer |
(Principal Executive Officer) |
Dated: March 8, 2023 |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, David Bennett, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Nextracker Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) [Paragraph intentionally omitted pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14];
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
/s/ David Bennett |
David Bennett |
Chief Financial Officer |
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
Dated: March 8, 2023 |
Exhibit 32.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Nextracker Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ending December 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, Daniel Shugar, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
/s/ Daniel Shugar |
Daniel Shugar |
Chief Executive Officer |
(Principal Executive Officer) |
Dated: March 8, 2023 |
Exhibit 32.2
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Nextracker Inc. (the Company) on Form 10-Q for the period ending December 31, 2022, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report), I, David Bennett, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.
/s/ David Bennett |
David Bennett |
Chief Financial Officer |
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
Dated: March 8, 2023 |
Condensed Combined Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Mar. 31, 2022 |
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Allowance for credit loss on accounts receivable | $ 1,926 | $ 3,574 |
Temporary equity, par value per share | $ 0.001 | $ 0.001 |
Temporary equity, shares issued | 23,809,524 | 238,096 |
Temporary equity, shares outstanding | 23,809,524 | 238,096 |
Parent Company [Member] | ||
Common stock, par or stated value per share | $ 0.01 | |
Common stock, shares authorized | 100 | |
Common stock, shares, issued | 100 | |
Common stock, shares, outstanding | 100 |
Condensed Combined Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
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Income Statement [Abstract] | ||||
Revenue | $ 513,370 | $ 337,607 | $ 1,383,742 | $ 1,017,779 |
Cost of sales | 431,111 | 303,843 | 1,187,081 | 909,700 |
Gross profit | 82,259 | 33,764 | 196,661 | 108,079 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 18,613 | 13,009 | 55,475 | 39,149 |
Research and development | 4,984 | 3,649 | 13,283 | 10,600 |
Operating income | 58,662 | 17,106 | 127,903 | 58,330 |
Interest and other (income) expense, net | (2,366) | 91 | (1,118) | 371 |
Income before income taxes | 61,028 | 17,015 | 129,021 | 57,959 |
Provision for income taxes | 18,442 | 4,469 | 35,218 | 12,840 |
Net income and comprehensive income | $ 42,586 | $ 12,546 | $ 93,803 | $ 45,119 |
Organization of Nextracker |
9 Months Ended | ||
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Organization of Nextracker |
The accompanying unaudited condensed combined financial statements reflect the operations that comprise the legacy solar tracker business of Flex Ltd., a Singapore incorporated public company limited by shares and having a registration no. 199002645H, and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Flex” or the “Parent”), including Nextracker LLC (formerly known as NEXTracker Inc.) (the “LLC”) and its subsidiaries, collectively called Nextracker (or the “Company”). On December 19 ,2022, Nextracker Inc. was formed as a Delaware corporation which is a %- owned subsidiary of Yuma, Inc., a Delaware corporation and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Flex Ltd. Nextracker Inc. was formed for the purpose of completing a public offering of its Class A common stock (the “IPO”) and other related Transactions (as described in Note 10), in order to carry on the business of Nextracker LLC. As of the date of and for the periods presented in the financial statements, set forth in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”), and prior to the IPO and the completion of the Transactions (see Note 10), Nextracker Inc. had no operations and all of the business operation of Nextracker Inc. were conducted through Nextracker. The condensed combined financial statements have been derived from the condensed consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Flex. See Note 2 for basis of presentation details. Nextracker was acquired by Flex in 2015. In 2016, Flex acquired BrightBox Technologies, Inc. (“BrightBox”) on behalf of Nextracker to further its machine learning capabilities. Nextracker operates as a separate operating and reportable segment of Flex and its results of operations have been reported in Flex’s consolidated financial statements. Nextracker is the leading provider of intelligent, integrated solar tracker and software solutions used in utility-scale and distributed generation solar projects around the world. Nextracker’s products enable solar panels in utility-scale power plants to follow the sun’s movement across the sky and optimize plant performance. Nextracker has operations in the United States, Mexico, Chile, Spain and other countries in Europe, India, Australia, the Middle East, Africa and Brazil. The Initial Public Offering On February 8, 2023, Nextracker Inc.’s registration statement on Form S-1 relating to its IPO was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the shares of its Class A common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on February 9, 2023. The IPO closed on February 13, 2023, pursuant to which Nextracker Inc. issued and sold 30,590,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of $24.00 per share, giving effect to the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. Nextracker Inc. received net proceeds of $693.8 million, after deducting $40.4 million in underwriting discount. Upon closing of the IPO, approximately $8.3 million of offering costs were paid by Flex, and the Company netted the previously capitalized offering costs ($7.9 million as of December 31, 2022) against the net parent investment. See further discussion of the Transactions related to the IPO in Note 10.
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Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies |
Basis of presentation Throughout the period covered by the condensed combined financial statements, Nextracker did not operate as a separate entity and stand-alone separate historical financial statements for Nextracker have not been prepared. The financial statements in this Quarterly Report have been derived from Flex’s historical accounting records and are presented on a carve-out basis. Nextracker is primarily comprised of certain stand-alone legal entities for which discrete financial information is available. The accompanying condensed combined financial statements have been prepared on a stand-alone basis and are derived from Flex’s consolidated financial statements and accounting records, using Flex’s historical basis in Nextracker’s assets and liabilities. The accompanying condensed combined financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the requirements of the SEC for interim reporting. As permitted under these rules, certain information and disclosures normally included in combined financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The interim condensed combined financial statements are unaudited. The unaudited interim condensed combined financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual combined financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of December 31, 2022 and its results of operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 and its cash flows for the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. Nextracker’s results of operations for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023 or for any other future annual or interim period. Further, the results stated herein may not be indicative of what Nextracker’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows might be now that Nextracker operates as a separate, stand-alone company since the IPO. The condensed combined financial statements included herein do not reflect any changes that have occurred or may occur in Nextracker’s financing and operations as a result of the IPO. The condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2022 was derived from the Company’s audited combined financial statements. These condensed combined financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited combined financial statements included in the prospectus dated February 8, 2023 that forms a part of Nextracker Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-269238), as filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The first quarters for fiscal years 2023 and 2022 ended on July 1, 2022 (92 days), and July 2, 2021 (93 days), respectively. The second quarters for fiscal years 2023 and 2022 ended on September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021 (91 days in each period), respectively. The third quarters for fiscal years 2023 and 2022 ended on December 31, 2022 and 2021, which are comprised of 93 days and 92 days, respectively. The condensed combined financial statements include all revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities directly attributable to Nextracker. Where it is possible to specifically attribute such expenses to activities of Nextracker, these amounts have been charged or credited directly to Nextracker without allocation or apportionment. The condensed combined statements of operations and comprehensive income also include allocations of certain costs from Flex incurred on Nextracker’s behalf. Such corporate-level costs are allocated to Nextracker using methods based on proportionate formulas such as revenue and headcount, among others. Such corporate-level costs include costs pertaining to accounting and finance, legal, human resources, information technology, insurance, tax services, and other costs. Such costs may not represent the amounts that would have been incurred had Nextracker operated autonomously or independently from Flex as of the relevant time period. Management considers the expense allocation methodology and results to be reasonable for all periods presented. However, these costs may not be indicative of what Nextracker may incur in the future. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022, Nextracker entered into a Transition Service Agreement (“TSA”) with Flex, whereby Flex agreed to provide or cause to be provided certain services to Nextracker which were previously included as part of the allocations from Flex. As consideration, Nextracker agreed to pay Flex the amount specified for each service as described in the TSA. All intracompany transactions and accounts within Nextracker have been eliminated. All significant transactions between Nextracker and Flex that have not been historically cash settled have been included in the condensed combined balance sheets within accumulated net parent investment and reflected in the condensed combined statements of cash flows as a financing activity as these are deemed to be internal financing transactions. In connection with the Parent’s acquisition of Nextracker and BrightBox in 2015 and 2016, respectively, Flex applied pushdown accounting to separate financial statements of acquired entities in accordance with ASC 805. The application of pushdown accounting impacted goodwill and intangible assets (see Note 4). Cash included in the condensed combined balance sheets reflects cash that is controlled by Nextracker. Flex’s debt has not been allocated to Nextracker for any of the periods presented because the debt is not specifically identifiable to Nextracker. Redeemable preferred units that are redeemable upon the occurrence of conditions outside of the control of Nextracker are reported as temporary equity in the condensed combined balance sheets. Flex historically maintains stock-based compensation plans at a corporate level. Starting in fiscal year 2023, Nextracker is granting equity compensation awards to its employees under the First Amended and Restated 2022 Nextracker LLC Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Nextracker Plan”). Nextracker employees participate in those plans and a portion of the cost of those plans is included in Nextracker’s condensed combined financial statements. See Note 5 for a further description of the accounting for stock-based compensation. Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the 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. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Estimates are used in accounting for, among other things, impairment of goodwill, impairment of long-lived assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, reserve for excess or obsolete inventories, valuation of deferred tax assets, warranty reserves, contingencies, operation accruals, and fair values of stock options and restricted share unit awards granted under stock-based compensation plans. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical conflicts (including the Russian invasion of Ukraine), there has been and will continue to be uncertainty and disruption in the global economy and financial markets. The Company has made estimates and assumptions taking into consideration certain possible impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These estimates may change, as new events occur, and additional information is obtained. Actual results may differ from previously estimated amounts, and such differences maybe material to the condensed combined financial statements. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically, and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period they occur. Management believes that these estimates and assumptions provide a reasonable basis for the fair presentation of the condensed combined financial statements. Product warranty Nextracker offers an assurance type warranty for its products against defects in design, materials and workmanship for a period ranging from five to ten years, depending on the component. For these assurance type warranties, a provision for estimated future costs related to warranty expense is recorded when they are probable and reasonably estimable, which is typically when products are delivered. The estimated warranty liability is based on our warranty model which relies on historical warranty claim information and assumptions based on the nature, frequency and average cost of claims for each product line by project. When little or no experience exists, the estimate is based on comparable product lines and/or estimated potential failure rates. These estimates are based on data from Nextracker specific projects and overall industry statistics. Estimates related to the outstanding warranty liability are re-evaluated on an ongoing basis using best-available information and revisions are made as necessary. The following table summarizes the activity related to the estimated accrued warranty reserve for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (on a first-in, first-out basis) or net realizable value. Nextracker’s inventory primarily consists of finished goods to be used and to be sold to customers, including components procured to complete the tracker system projects. Other current assets Other current assets include short-term deposits and advances of $22.6 million and $9.3 million as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively, primarily related to advance payments to certain vendors for procurement of inventory. Additionally, other current assets include $22.3 million as of March 31, 2022, for an estimated insurance recovery related to a certain litigation settlement as further described in Note 7. The insurance recovery amount, which w ill be received by Flex, has been netted with net parent investment on the condensed combined balance sheet as of December 31, 2022. Capitalized offering costs Capitalized offering costs consist primarily of legal and accounting fees, which are direct and incremental fees related to the offering. These associated costs will be paid by Flex and offset against the net parent investment upon the IPO (see Note 1). The Company had $ 7.9 million and $5.3 million in capitalized offering costs as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively, which are included in other current assets on the condensed combined balance sheets. Accrued expenses Accrued expenses include accruals primarily for freight and tariffs of $31.5 million and $20.7 million as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively. In addition, it includes $12.7 million and $5.5 million accrued payroll as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively. Other liabilities Other liabilities primarily include the long-term portion of standard product warranty liabilities of $ 9.3 million and $8.8 million, respectively, and the long-term portion of deferred revenue of $22.6 million and $29.6 million as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively.Redeemable preferred units On February 1, 2022, the LLC issued redeemable preferred units designated as “Series A Preferred Units,” representing a 16.67% interest in the LLC, to Flex in exchange for the cancellation of a portion of the LLC’s previously issued and outstanding common units. Flex sold all of the LLC’s Series A Preferred Units to TPG Rise Flash, L.P. (“TPG Rise”), an affiliate of the private equity firm TPG (“TPG”), on the same day. The holder of the Series A Preferred Units is entitled to cumulative paid-in-kind s the option to redeem the Series A Preferred Units or convert the Series A Preferred Units upon certain conditions. Because the redemption or conversion conditions are outside of the control of the Company, the Company had classified the Series A Preferred Units as temporary equity on the combined balance sheets. For the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022, Nextracker recorded $18.8 million dividend to be paid in kind to TPG Rise based on a rate of 5% per annum. At TPG Rise’s election, Flex is required to repurchase all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Units at their liquidation preference, which shall include all contributed but unreturned capital plus accrued but unpaid dividends, at the earlier of certain change in control events and February 1, 2028. Additionally, if Nextracker has not completed a Qualified Public Offering prior to February 1, 2027, then TPG Rise may cause Flex to repurchase all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Units at their fair market value. Nextracker has determined that a Qualified Public Offering is likely and that the change in control is not probable as of December 31, 2022, and as such, it is not probable that the Series A Preferred Units will become redeemable as of December 31, 2022 and the Series A Preferred Units are not accreted to current redemption value. In April 2022, the Board approved the amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (“A&R LLC Agreement”) dated as of February 1, 2022. Such amendment provided for, among other things, an increase in the total number of Series A Preferred Units issued with a proportionate reduction in the Series A issue price, such that the ownership percentage of TPG Rise remained unchanged at 16.67%. As a result of the amendment, the number of Series A Preferred Units issued and outstanding was increased to 23,809,524. Recently issued accounting pronouncement In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU
2022-06 “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848”, which defers the sunset date of ASC 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024. ASC 848 provides relief for companies preparing for the discontinuation of interest rates, such as LIBOR. Entities that apply ASC 848 can continue to do so until December 31, 2024. The Company adopted the guidance during the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 with an immaterial impact on its condensed combined financial statements. |
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Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 1. Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Background and Nature of Operations Nextracker Inc. (the “Company”) was formed as a Delaware corporation on December 19, 2022 (“date of incorporation”) as a 100%-owned subsidiary of Yuma, Inc. (“Yuma”), a Delaware corporation and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Flex Ltd., a Singapore incorporated public company limited by shares and having a registration no. 199002645H, and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Flex”). The Company was formed for the purpose of completing an initial public offering (the “IPO”) and related transactions (the “Transactions”) in order to carry on the business of Nextracker LLC (formerly known as NEXTracker Inc.) (the “LLC”) and its subsidiaries, which is an entity comprised of the legacy solar tracker business of Flex that is a leading provider of intelligent, integrated solar tracker and software solutions used in utility-scale and ground-mounted distributed generation solar projects around the world. The Initial Public Offering On February 8, 2023, the Company’s registration statement on Form S-1 relating to its IPO was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the shares of its Class A common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on February 9, 2023. The IPO closed on February 13, 2023, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold 30,590,000 shares of its Class A common stock at a public offering price of $24.00 per share, giving effect to the exercise in full of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares. The Company received net proceeds of $693.8 million, after deducting $40.4 million in underwriting discount. See further discussion of the Transactions related to the IPO in Note 4. Basis of Presentation The accompanying condensed financial statement is presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the requirements of the SEC for interim reporting. As permitted under these rules, certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The interim condensed financial statement is unaudited. The unaudited interim condensed financial statement has been prepared on the same basis as the December 19, 2022 audited financial statement and, in the opinion of management, reflects all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of December 31, 2022. Separate statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in stockholder’s equity, and cash flows have not been presented because there have been no activities in this entity from the date of incorporation to December 31, 2022. Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our financial statement and the accompanying notes. Actual results may differ materially from our estimates. |
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Based on Topic 606 provisions, the Company disaggregates its revenue from contracts with customers by those sales recorded over time and sales recorded at a point in time. The following table presents Nextracker’s revenue disaggregated based on timing of transfer—point in time and over time for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
Contract balances The timing of revenue recognition, billings and cash collections results in contract assets and contract liabilities (deferred revenue) on the condensed combined balance sheets. Nextracker’s contract amounts are billed as work progresses in accordance with agreed-upon contractual terms, which generally coincide with the shipment of one or more phases of the project. When billing occurs subsequent to revenue recognition, a contract asset results. Contract assets of $267.7 million and $292.4 million as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively, are presented in the condensed combined balance sheets, of which $120.9 million and $86.5 million, respectively, will be invoiced at the end of the projects as they represent funds withheld until the products are installed by a third party, arranged by the customer, and the project is declared operational. The remaining unbilled receivables will be invoiced throughout the project based on a set billing schedule such as milestones reached or completed rows delivered. Contract assets decreased $24.7 million from March 31, 2022 to December 31, 2022 due to fluctuations in the timing and volume of billings for the Company’s revenue recognized over-time. During the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, Nextracker converted $73.1 million and $71.3 million deferred revenue to revenue, respectively, which represented 68% and 77%, respectively, of the beginning period balance of deferred revenue. Remaining performance obligations As of December 31, 2022, Nextracker had $195.8 million of the transaction price allocated to the remaining performance obligations. The Company expects to recognize revenue on approximately 88% of these performance obligations in the next 12 months. The remaining long-term unperformed obligation primarily relates to extended warranty and deposits collected in advance on certain tracker projects.
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Goodwill Goodwill relates to the 2015 acquisition of Nextracker and the 2016 acquisition of BrightBox by Flex on behalf of Nextracker. As of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, goodwill totaled $265.2 million, respectively and is not deductible for tax purposes. Other intangible assets Nextracker amortizes identifiable intangible assets consisting of developed technology, customer relationships, and trade names because these assets have finite lives. Nextracker’s intangible assets are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives. The basis of amortization approximates the pattern in which the assets are utilized over their estimated useful lives. No residual value is estimated for any intangible assets. The fair value of Nextracker’s intangible assets is determined based on management’s estimates of cash flows and recoverability. Intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an intangible asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of an intangible asset exceeds its fair value. Nextracker reviewed the carrying value of its intangible assets as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022 and concluded that such amounts continued to be recoverable. The components of identifiable intangible assets are as follows:
Total intangible asset amortization expense recognized in operations during the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:
Estimated future annual amortization expense for the above amortizable intangible assets are as follows:
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Flex maintains several stock-based incentive plans (collectively, the “Plans”) for the benefit of certain of its officers, directors and employees, including the employees of Nextracker. The following disclosures represent Nextracker’s portion of the Plans maintained by Flex in which Nextracker’s employees participated. All awards granted under the Plans consist of Flex common shares. Accordingly, the amounts presented are not necessarily indicative of future performance and do not necessarily reflect the results that Nextracker would have experienced as a stand-alone company for the period presented. The following table summarizes Nextracker’s stock-based compensation expense related to Flex equity incentive plans:
Stock-based compensation expense includes an allocation of Parent’s corporate and shared functional employee expense of immaterial amounts for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. These charges were recorded within selling, general and administrative expenses. The Flex 2017 equity incentive plan (the “2017 Plan”) All options have been fully expensed and none were outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2022. The executives, officers and employees of Flex, including Nextracker, were granted restricted share unit (“RSU”) awards under the 2017 Plan. RSU awards are rights to acquire a specified number of ordinary Flex shares for no cash consideration in exchange for continued service with Flex. RSU awards generally vest in installments over a to four-year period and unvested RSU awards are forfeited upon termination of employment. Vesting for certain RSU awards is contingent upon service and market conditions, or service and performance conditions. As of December 31, 2022, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSU awards held by Nextracker employees was approximately $2.7 million under the 2017 Plan. These costs will be amortized generally on a straight-line basis over a weighted-average period of approximately one year. There were no options and no RSU awards granted under the 2017 Plan during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022. Of the 338,000 unvested RSU awards outstanding under the 2017 Plan as of December 31, 2022, an immaterial amount of these unvested RSU awards represent the target amount of grants made to certain key employees whereby vesting is contingent on meeting certain market conditions. The 2022 Nextracker equity incentive plan During the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022, Nextracker awarded 5.3 million equity-based compensation awards to its employees under the First Amended and Restated 2022 Nextracker LLC Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Nextracker Plan”). Of the 5.3 million unvested awards under that plan, the Company granted approximately 2.7 million unit options with an exercise price of $21.00 per unit and 1.9 million RSU awards whereby vesting is contingent upon continued service over a four-year and three-year period, respectively, and the occurrence of an initial public offering event or a sale of the Company. Vesting of the unit options is also contingent upon the growth of the equity valuation of the Company in the four years following the grant date, which could result in a range of 0-100% of such unit options ultimately vesting. Finally, approximately 0.7 million unvested awards are performance-based restricted share unit awards (“PSU”) contingent upon the achievement of certain metrics specific to Nextracker measured over a three-year period and the occurrence of an IPO or a sale of the Company, which could result in a range of 0-200% of such PSUs ultimately vesting. The performance-based metrics for the second and third years of vesting for the PSUs are not yet determined, and therefore only 0.2 million PSUs have met the criteria for a grant date under ASC 718 as of December 31, 2022. Additionally, during the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022, approximately million awards were forfeited due to employee terminations. The valuation of our common units and RSUs was determined in accordance with the guidance provided by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Practice Aid, “Valuation of Privately-Held-Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation”. Application of these approaches involves the use of estimates, judgment and assumptions that are highly complex and subjective, such as those regarding our expected future revenue and EBITDA, discount rates, market multiples, the selection of comparable companies and the probability of possible future events. Changes in any or all of these estimates and assumptions or the relationships between those assumptions impact our valuations as of each valuation date and may have a material impact on the valuation of our common stock. The fair values of our option units and PSUs were estimated using Monte-Carlo simulation models which is a probabilistic approach for calculating the fair value of the awards. Key assumptions for the Monte-Carlo simulation model are the risk-free interest rate, expected volatility, expected dividends and correlation coefficient. The weighted average grant date fair values were service period. The total unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested awards under the 2022 Nextracker Plan as of December 31, 2022 was approximately $47.5 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately three years. |
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The condensed combined financial statements have been prepared on a stand-alone basis and are derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of Flex. Prior to the IPO, Nextracker was historically managed and operated in the normal course of business by Flex. Accordingly, certain shared costs have been allocated to Nextracker and reflected as expenses in these condensed combined financial statements. Nextracker’s management and the management of Flex consider the expenses included and the allocation methodologies used to be reasonable and appropriate reflections of the historical Flex expenses attributable to Nextracker for purposes of the stand-alone financial statements; however, the expenses reflected in these condensed combined financial statements may not be indicative of the actual expenses that would have been incurred during the periods presented if Nextracker historically operated as a separate, stand-alone entity and would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organizational structure, what functions were outsourced or performed by employees and strategic decisions made in areas such as information technology and infrastructure. In addition, the expenses reflected in the condensed combined financial statements may not be indicative of expenses that Nextracker will incur in the future. Allocation of corporate expenses The condensed combined financial statements include expense allocations for certain functions provided by Flex, including, but not limited to, general corporate expenses related to finance, legal, information technology, human resources, and stock-based compensation. These expenses have been allocated to Nextracker on the basis of direct usage when identifiable, with the remainder allocated on the basis of revenue, headcount or other measure. During the three-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, Nextracker was allocated $1.0 million and $3.4 million, respectively, of general corporate expenses incurred by Flex. Of these expenses $0.7 million and $2.6 million, respectively, are included within selling, general and administrative expenses and $0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively, are included in cost of sales in the condensed combined statements of operations and comprehensive income. During the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, Nextracker was allocated $4.2 million and $10.1 million, respectively, of general corporate expenses incurred by Flex. Of these expenses $2.8 million and $7.8 million, respectively, are included within selling, general and administrative expenses and $1.4 million and $2.3 million, respectively, are included in cost of sales in the condensed combined statements of operations and comprehensive income. Risk management Flex carries insurance for property, casualty, product liability matters, auto liability, and workers’ compensation and maintain excess policies to provide additional limits. Nextracker pays a premium to Flex in exchange for the coverage provided. In fiscal years 2023 and 2022, the policies with significant premiums included the Marine Cargo/Goods in Transit and the multiple Errors and Omissions policies all through various insurance providers. Expenses related to coverage provided by Flex are reflected in the condensed combined statements of operations and comprehensive income and were immaterial for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Cash management and financing Nextracker participates in Flex’ centralized cash management programs. Disbursements are independently managed by Nextracker. All significant transactions between Nextracker and Flex that have not been historically cash settled have been included in the condensed combined balance sheets within accumulated net parent investment and reflected in the condensed combined statement of cash flows as net transfers to parent as these are deemed to be internal financing transactions. All intra-company accounts, profits and transactions among the combined entities have been eliminated. The following is a summary of material transactions reflected in the accumulated net parent investment during the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
The cash balance reflected in the condensed combined balance sheets consist of the cash managed and controlled by Nextracker. For as long as Nextracker is a controlled entity of Flex, Nextracker’s U.S. operations may continue to participate in the Flex cash pooling management programs intra-quarter; all outstanding positions are settled or scheduled for settlement as of each quarter end. Cash pooling activities are reflected under net transfers from Parent in the condensed combined statements of parent company equity (deficit) and redeemable preferred units and condensed combined statements of cash flows. Due to related parties relates to balances resulting from transactions between Nextracker and Flex subsidiaries that have historically been cash settled. Nextracker purchased certain components and services from other Flex affiliates of $14.1 million and $43.0 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022, respectively, compared to $10.4 million and $37.1 million for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2021, respectively. Flex also administers on behalf of Nextracker payments to certain freight providers as well as payrolls to certain employees based in the U.S. Nextracker’s average due to related parties balance was $43.0 million and $33.3 million for the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. All related cash flow activities are under net cash used in operating activities in the condensed combined statement of cash flows. Net parent investments The net parent investment in the condensed combined balance sheets represents Flex’s net investment in Nextracker and is presented in lieu of stockholders’ equity.
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Litigation and other legal matters In connection with the matters described below, Nextracker has accrued for loss contingencies where it believes that losses are probable and estimable. The amounts accrued are not material. Although it is reasonably possible that actual losses could be in excess of Nextracker’s accrual, Nextracker is unable to estimate a reasonably possible loss or range of loss in excess of its accrual, except as discussed below, due to various reasons, including, among others, that: (i) the proceedings are in early stages or no claims have been asserted, (ii) specific damages have not been sought in all of these matters, (iii) damages, if asserted, are considered unsupported and/or exaggerated, (iv) there is uncertainty as to the outcome of pending appeals, motions, or settlements, (v) there are significant factual issues to be resolved, and/or (vi) there are novel legal issues or unsettled legal theories presented. Any such excess loss could have a material adverse effect on Nextracker’s results of operations or cash flows for a particular period or on Nextracker’s financial condition. On July 15, 2022, the Company settled a case that was brought in January 2017 by Array Technologies, Inc. (“ATI”), in which ATI had alleged that Nextracker and Flex caused a former ATI employee to breach his
non-compete agreement with ATI by joining Nextracker and made claims of, among other things, fraud, constructive fraud, trade secret misappropriation, breach of contract and related claims. All claims are fully released as part of a $42.8 million settlement reached in July 2022. The full settlement amount was paid by Flex on August 4, 2022, and is subject to partial coverage under the Flex insurance policy. The estimated insurance recovery of $22.3 million, which was included in other current assets in the condensed combined balance sheets as of March 31, 2022, has been netted with net parent investment on the condensed combined balance sheet as of December 31, 2022. |
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The Company follows the guidance under ASC 740-270, “Interim Reporting”, which requires that an estimated tax rate is applied to year-to-date The following table presents income tax expense recorded by the Company along with the respective combined effective tax rates for each period presented :
The effective tax rates differ from the U.S. domestic statutory income tax rate of 21% primarily due to the U.S state and local income taxes coupled with the jurisdictional mix of income between the U.S. and other operating jurisdictions. |
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Income Taxes | 3. Income Taxes As of the date of incorporation and through December 31, 2022, we did not have any taxable income. The Company is subject to statutory tax requirements of the locations in which it conducts its business. State and local income taxes will be accrued as deemed required in the best judgment of management based on analysis and interpretation of respective tax laws. |
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Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), or a decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. Resource allocation decisions and Nextracker’s performance are assessed by its Chief Executive Officer, identified as the CODM. For all periods presented, Nextracker has one operating and reportable segment. The following table sets forth geographic information of revenue based on the locations to which the products are shipped:
The United States is the principal country of domicile.
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The Company evaluated subsequent events through March 8, 2023, the date the condensed combined financial statements were available to be issued. Reverse unit split In January 2023 the Board of Managers and the members of the Company approved a 1-for-2.1 reverse unit split of the units authorized and outstanding, which was effected on January 30, 2023. All unit and per unit data shown in the accompanying condensed combined financial statements and related notes has been retroactively revised to give effect to this reverse unit split for all periods presented. Units underlying authorized and outstanding equity-based awards were proportionately decreased and the respective per unit value and exercise prices, if applicable, were proportionately increased in accordance with the terms of the agreements governing such securities. There was no change in the par value of the Company’s Series A Preferred Units as a result of the reverse stock split. The Transactions Nextracker Inc. and the Company completed the following organizational and other transactions in connection with the IPO (see Note 1) (collectively, referred to as the “Transactions”):
On February 13, 2023, the members of the LLC entered into the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the LLC to, among other things, effect the Transactions described above and to appoint Nextracker Inc. as the managing member of the LLC. Nextracker Inc. beneficially owns LLC Common Units after the completion of the IPO and the Transactions. 2023 Credit Agreement On February 13, 2023, Nextracker Inc. and the LLC, as the borrower, entered into a senior credit facility with a syndicate of banks (the “2023 Credit Agreement”) comprised of (i) a term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $ million (the “Term Loan”), and (ii) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $ million (the “RCF”). The LLC borrowed the Term Loan, and used the proceeds to finance, in part, the Distribution. The RCF is available in U.S. dollars, euros and such currencies as mutually agreed on a revolving basis during the five-year period through February 11, 2028 and is available to fund working capital and other general corporate purposes. A portion of the RCF not to exceed $ million is available for the issuance of letters of credit. A portion of the RCF not to exceed $ million is available for swing line loans. Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, the LLC will be permitted to incur incremental term loan facilities or increase the RCF commitment in an aggregate principal amount equal to $ million plus an additional amount such that the secured net leverage ratio or total net leverage ratio, as applicable, is equal to or less than a specified threshold after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence. NEXTRACKER Notes to unaudited condensed combined financial statements The obligations of the LLC under the 2023 Credit Agreement and related loan documents are jointly and severally guaranteed by Nextracker Inc., certain other holding companies (collectively, the “Guarantors”) and, subject to certain exc lusio ns, certain of the LLC’s existing and future direct and indirect wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries. As of the closing of the 2023 Credit Agreement, all obligations of the LLC and the guarantors are secured by certain equity pledges by the LLC and the Guarantors. However, if the LLC’s total net leverage ratio exceeds a specified threshold, the collateral will include substantially all of the assets of the LLC and the Guarantors and, if the LLC meets certain investment grade conditions, such lien will be released. The Term Loan requires quarterly principal payments beginning on June 30, 2024 in an amount equal to 0.625 % of the original aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan. From June 30, 2025, the quarterly principal payment will increase to 1.25 % of the original aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan. The remaining balance of the Term Loan and the outstanding balance of any RCF loans will be repayable on February 11, 2028. Borrowings under the 2023 Credit Agreement are prepayable and commitments subject to being reduced in each case at the LLC’s option without premium or penalty. The 2023 Credit Agreement contains certain mandatory prepayment provisions in the event that the LLC or its restricted subsidiaries incur certain types of indebtedness or, subject to certain reinvestment rights, receive net cash proceeds from certain asset sales or other dispositions of property. Borrowings in U.S. dollars under the 2023 Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate based on either (a) a term secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”)-based formula (including a credit spread adjustment of 10 basis points) plus a margin of 162.5 basis points to basis points, depending on the LLC’s total net leverage ratio, or (b) a base rate formula plus a margin of basis point to basis points, depending on the LLC’s total net leverage ratio. Borrowings under the RCF in euros will bear interest based on the adjusted EURIBOR rate plus a margin of basis points to basis points, depending on the LLC’s total net leverage ratio. The LLC will also be required to pay a quarterly commitment fee on the undrawn portion of the RCF commitments of basis points to basis points, depending on the LLC’s total net leverage ratio. The interest rate for the Term Loan is 5.12 % ( SOFR rate of 3.49 % plus a margin of 1.63 %). The 2023 Credit Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, limit the ability of the LLC and its restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness or liens, to dispose of assets, change their fiscal year or lines of business, pay dividends and other restricted payments, make investments and other acquisitions, make optional payments of subordinated and junior lien debt, enter into transactions with affiliates and enter into restrictive agreements. In addition, the 2023 Credit Agreement requires the LLC to maintain a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio. Exchange Agreement On February 13, 2023, Nextracker Inc., the LLC, Yuma, Yuma Sub and TPG entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) under which Yuma, Yuma Sub and TPG (or certain permitted transferees thereof) have the right, subject to the terms of the Exchange Agreement, to require the LLC to exchange LLC Common Units (together with a corresponding number of shares of Nextracker Inc.’s Class B common stock) for newly-issued shares of Nextracker Inc.’s Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, or, in the alternative, Nextracker Inc. may elect to exchange such LLC Common Units (together with a corresponding number of shares of its Class B common stock) for cash equal to the product of (i) the number of LLC Common Units (together with a corresponding number of shares of Nextracker Inc.’s Class B common stock) being exchanged, (ii) the then-applicable exchange rate under the Exchange Agreement (which will initially be one and is subject to adjustment) and (iii) the Nextracker Inc. Class A common stock value (based on the market price of Nextracker Inc.’s Class A common stock), subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications and other similar transactions; provided further, that in the event of an exchange request by an exchanging holder, Nextracker Inc. may at its option effect a direct exchange of shares of its Class A common stock for LLC Common Units and shares of its Class B common stock in lieu of such exchange or make a cash payment to such exchanging holder, in each case pursuant to the same economic terms applicable to an exchange between the exchanging holder and the LLC. Tax Receivable Agreement On February 13, 2023, Nextracker Inc. entered into a tax receivable agreement (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”) with the LLC, Yuma, Yuma Sub, TPG Rise and the following affiliates of TPG Rise: TPG Rise Climate Flash Cl BDH, L.P., TPG Rise Climate BDH, L.P. and The Rise Fund II BDH, L.P. (collectively, the “TPG Affiliates”). The Tax Receivable Agreement provides for the payment by Nextracker Inc. to Yuma, Yuma Sub, TPG and the TPG Affiliates (or certain permitted transferees thereof) of 85 % of the tax benefits, if any, that Nextracker Inc. is deemed to realize under certain circumstances as a result of (i) its allocable share of existing tax basis in tangible and intangible assets resulting from exchanges or acquisitions of outstanding Series A Preferred Units or LLC Common Units (Series A Preferred Units and the LLC Common Units, collectively, the “LLC Units”), including as part of the Transactions or under the Exchange Agreement, (ii) increases in tax basis resulting from exchanges or acquisitions of LLC Units and shares of Nextracker Inc.’s Class B common stock (including as part of the Transactions or under the Exchange Agreement), (iii) certain pre-existing tax attributes of certain blocker corporations affiliated with TPG Rise that each merged with a separate direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Nextracker Inc., as part of the Transactions, and (iv) certain other tax benefits related to Nextracker Inc. entering into the Tax Receivable Agreement, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. Brazil Umbrella Agreement In February 2023, Nextracker Brasil Ltda., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Nextracker Inc., and Flextronics International Technologia Ltda., an affiliate of Flex, entered into an umbrella agreement (the “Umbrella Agreement”) that governs the terms, conditions and obligations of a strategic commercial relationship between Nextracker Inc. and Flex for the sale of the Company’s solar trackers in Brazil. The Umbrella Agreement is renewable automatically for successive one-year periods, unless a party provides written notice to the other parties that such party does not intend to renew within at least ninety days prior to the end of any term. |
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Subsequent Events | 4. Subsequent events The Company evaluated subsequent events through March 8, 2023, the date the condensed financial statement was available to be issued. Reverse Unit Split of the LLC In January 2023, the Board of Managers and the members of the LLC approved a 1-for-2.1 reverse unit split of the units of the LLC authorized and outstanding, which was effected on January 30, 2023. All unit and per unit data shown in the accompanying condensed financial statement and related notes has been retroactively revised to give effect to this reverse unit split for all periods presented. The Transactions The Company and the LLC completed the following organizational and other transactions in connection with the IPO (see Note 1):
On February 8, 2023, the Company amended and restated its certificate of incorporation to, among other things, authorize 900,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value Class A common stock, 500,000,000 shares of $0.0001 par value Class B common stock, and 50,000,000 shares of par value $0.0001 preferred stock. On February 13, 2023, the members of the LLC entered into the Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of the LLC to, among other things, effect the Transactions described above and to appoint the Company as the managing member of the LLC. The Company beneficially owns LLC Common Units after the closing of the IPO and the Transactions. 2023 Credit Agreement On February 13, 2023, the Company and the LLC, as the borrower, entered into a senior credit facility with a syndicate of banks (the “2023 Credit Agreement”) comprised of (i) a term loan in the aggregate principal amoun t of $ 150.0 million (the “Term Loan”), and (ii) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $ 500.0 million (the “RCF”). The LLC borrowed the Term Loan, and used the proceeds to finance, in part, the Distribution. The RCF is available in U.S. dollars, euros and such currencies as mutually agreed on a revolving basis during the five-year period through February 11, 2028 and is available to fund working capital and other general corporate purposes. A portion of the RCF not to exce ed $ 300.0 million is available for the issuance of letters of credit. A portion of the RCF not to exceed million is available for swing line loans. Subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, the LLC will be permitted to incur incremental term loan facilities or increase the RCF commitment in an aggregate principal amount million plus an additional amount such that the secured net leverage ratio or total net leverage ratio, as applicable, is equal to or less than a specified threshold after giving pro forma effect to such incurrence. The obligations of the LLC under the 2023 Credit Agreement and related loan documents are jointly and severally guaranteed by the Company, certain other holding companies (collectively, the “Guarantors”) and, subject to certain exclusions, certain of the LLC’s existing and future direct and indirect wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries. As of the closing of the 2023 Credit Agreement, all obligations of the LLC and the guarantors are secured by certain equity pledges by the LLC and the Guarantors. However, if the LLC’s total net leverage ratio exceeds a specified threshold, the collateral will include substantially all of the assets of the LLC and the Guarantors and, if the LLC meets certain investment grade conditions, such lien will be released. The Term Loan requires quarterly principal payments beginning on June 30, 2024 in an amount equal to 0.625% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan. From June 30, 2025, the quarterly principal payment will increase to 1.25% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan. The remaining balance of the Term Loan and the outstanding balance of any RCF loans will be repayable on February 11, 2028. Borrowings under the 2023 Credit Agreement are prepayable and commitments subject to being reduced in each case at the LLC’s option without premium or penalty. The 2023 Credit Agreement contains certain mandatory prepayment provisions in the event that the LLC or its restricted subsidiaries incur certain types of indebtedness or, subject to certain reinvestment rights, receive net cash proceeds from certain asset sales or other dispositions of property. Borrowings in U.S. dollars under the 2023 Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate based on either (a) a term secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”)-based formula (including a credit spread adjustment of 10 basis points) plus a margin of 162.5basis points to basis points, depending on the LLC’s total net leverage ratio, or (b) a base rate formula plus a margin of 62.5 basis point to 100basis points, depending on the LLC’s total net leverage ratio. Borrowings under the RCF in euros will bear interest based on the adjusted EURIBOR rate plus a margin of 162.5 basis points to 200basis points, depending on the LLC’s total net leverage ratio. The LLC will also be required to pay a quarterly commitment fee on the undrawn portion of the RCF commitments of 20 basis points to 35basis points, depending on the LLC’s total net leverage ratio. The interest rate for the Term Loan is 5.12% (SOFR rate of 3.49% plus a margin of 1.63%). The 2023 Credit Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, limit the ability of the LLC and its restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness or liens, to dispose of assets, change their fiscal year or lines of business, pay dividends and other restricted payments, make investments and other acquisitions, make optional payments of subordinated and junior lien debt, enter into transactions with affiliates and enter into restrictive agreements. In addition, the 2023 Credit Agreement requires the LLC to maintain a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio. Exchange Agreement On February 13, 2023, the Company, the LLC, Yuma, Yuma Sub and TPG entered into an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) under which Yuma, Yuma Sub and TPG (or certain permitted transferees thereof) have the right, subject to the terms of the Exchange Agreement, to require the LLC to exchange LLC Common Units (together with a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock) for newly-issued shares of Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, or, in the alternative, the Company may elect to exchange such LLC Common Units (together with a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock) for cash equal to the product of (i) the number of LLC Common Units (together with a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock) being exchanged, (ii) the then-applicable exchange rate under the Exchange Agreement (which will initially be one and is subject to adjustment) and (iii) the Class A common stock value (based on the market price of our Class A common stock), subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications and other similar transactions; provided further, that in the event of an exchange request by an exchanging holder, the Company may at its option effect a direct exchange of shares of Class A common stock for LLC Common Units and shares of Class B common stock in lieu of such exchange or make a cash payment to such exchanging holder, in each case pursuant to the same economic terms applicable to an exchange between the exchanging holder and the LLC. Tax Receivable Agreement On February 13, 2023, the Company entered into a tax receivable agreement (the “Tax Receivable Agreement”) with the LLC, Yuma, Yuma Sub, TPG Rise and the following affiliates of TPG Rise: TPG Rise Climate Flash Cl BDH, L.P., TPG Rise Climate BDH, L.P. and The Rise Fund II BDH, L.P. (collectively, the “TPG Affiliates”). The Tax Receivable Agreement provides for the payment by the Company to Yuma, Yuma Sub, TPG and the TPG Affiliates (or certain permitted transferees thereof) of % of the tax benefits, if any, that the Company is deemed to realize under certain circumstances as a result of (i) its allocable share of existing tax basis in tangible and intangible assets resulting from exchanges or acquisitions of outstanding Series A Preferred Units or LLC Common Units (the Series A Preferred Units and the LLC Common Units, collectively, the “LLC Units”), including as part of the Transactions or under the Exchange Agreement, (ii) increases in tax basis resulting from exchanges or acquisitions of LLC Units and shares of the Company’s Class B common stock (including as part of the Transactions or under the Exchange Agreement), (iii) certain pre-existing tax attributes of certain blocker corporations affiliated with TPG Rise that each merged with a separate direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, as part of the Transactions, and (iv) certain other tax benefits related to the Company entering into the Tax Receivable Agreement, including tax benefits attributable to payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement. Brazil Umbrella Agreement In February 2023, Nextracker Brasil Ltda., an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and Flextronics International Technologia Ltda., an affiliate of Flex, entered into an umbrella agreement (the “Umbrella Agreement”) that governs the terms, conditions and obligations of a strategic commercial relationship between the Company, and Flex for the sale of the LLC’s solar trackers in Brazil. The Umbrella Agreement is renewable automatically for successive one-year periods, unless a party provides written notice to the other parties that such party does not intend to renew within at least ninety days prior to the end of any term. |
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Basis of presentation | Basis of presentation Throughout the period covered by the condensed combined financial statements, Nextracker did not operate as a separate entity and stand-alone separate historical financial statements for Nextracker have not been prepared. The financial statements in this Quarterly Report have been derived from Flex’s historical accounting records and are presented on a carve-out basis. Nextracker is primarily comprised of certain stand-alone legal entities for which discrete financial information is available. The accompanying condensed combined financial statements have been prepared on a stand-alone basis and are derived from Flex’s consolidated financial statements and accounting records, using Flex’s historical basis in Nextracker’s assets and liabilities. The accompanying condensed combined financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the requirements of the SEC for interim reporting. As permitted under these rules, certain information and disclosures normally included in combined financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The interim condensed combined financial statements are unaudited. The unaudited interim condensed combined financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual combined financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of December 31, 2022 and its results of operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 and its cash flows for the nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. Nextracker’s results of operations for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023 or for any other future annual or interim period. Further, the results stated herein may not be indicative of what Nextracker’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows might be now that Nextracker operates as a separate, stand-alone company since the IPO. The condensed combined financial statements included herein do not reflect any changes that have occurred or may occur in Nextracker’s financing and operations as a result of the IPO. The condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2022 was derived from the Company’s audited combined financial statements. These condensed combined financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited combined financial statements included in the prospectus dated February 8, 2023 that forms a part of Nextracker Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-269238), as filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b)(4) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The first quarters for fiscal years 2023 and 2022 ended on July 1, 2022 (92 days), and July 2, 2021 (93 days), respectively. The second quarters for fiscal years 2023 and 2022 ended on September 30, 2022 and October 1, 2021 (91 days in each period), respectively. The third quarters for fiscal years 2023 and 2022 ended on December 31, 2022 and 2021, which are comprised of 93 days and 92 days, respectively. The condensed combined financial statements include all revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities directly attributable to Nextracker. Where it is possible to specifically attribute such expenses to activities of Nextracker, these amounts have been charged or credited directly to Nextracker without allocation or apportionment. The condensed combined statements of operations and comprehensive income also include allocations of certain costs from Flex incurred on Nextracker’s behalf. Such corporate-level costs are allocated to Nextracker using methods based on proportionate formulas such as revenue and headcount, among others. Such corporate-level costs include costs pertaining to accounting and finance, legal, human resources, information technology, insurance, tax services, and other costs. Such costs may not represent the amounts that would have been incurred had Nextracker operated autonomously or independently from Flex as of the relevant time period. Management considers the expense allocation methodology and results to be reasonable for all periods presented. However, these costs may not be indicative of what Nextracker may incur in the future. During the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022, Nextracker entered into a Transition Service Agreement (“TSA”) with Flex, whereby Flex agreed to provide or cause to be provided certain services to Nextracker which were previously included as part of the allocations from Flex. As consideration, Nextracker agreed to pay Flex the amount specified for each service as described in the TSA. All intracompany transactions and accounts within Nextracker have been eliminated. All significant transactions between Nextracker and Flex that have not been historically cash settled have been included in the condensed combined balance sheets within accumulated net parent investment and reflected in the condensed combined statements of cash flows as a financing activity as these are deemed to be internal financing transactions. In connection with the Parent’s acquisition of Nextracker and BrightBox in 2015 and 2016, respectively, Flex applied pushdown accounting to separate financial statements of acquired entities in accordance with ASC 805. The application of pushdown accounting impacted goodwill and intangible assets (see Note 4). Cash included in the condensed combined balance sheets reflects cash that is controlled by Nextracker. Flex’s debt has not been allocated to Nextracker for any of the periods presented because the debt is not specifically identifiable to Nextracker. Redeemable preferred units that are redeemable upon the occurrence of conditions outside of the control of Nextracker are reported as temporary equity in the condensed combined balance sheets. Flex historically maintains stock-based compensation plans at a corporate level. Starting in fiscal year 2023, Nextracker is granting equity compensation awards to its employees under the First Amended and Restated 2022 Nextracker LLC Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Nextracker Plan”). Nextracker employees participate in those plans and a portion of the cost of those plans is included in Nextracker’s condensed combined financial statements. See Note 5 for a further description of the accounting for stock-based compensation. |
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Use of estimates | Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the 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. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. Estimates are used in accounting for, among other things, impairment of goodwill, impairment of long-lived assets, allowance for doubtful accounts, reserve for excess or obsolete inventories, valuation of deferred tax assets, warranty reserves, contingencies, operation accruals, and fair values of stock options and restricted share unit awards granted under stock-based compensation plans. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical conflicts (including the Russian invasion of Ukraine), there has been and will continue to be uncertainty and disruption in the global economy and financial markets. The Company has made estimates and assumptions taking into consideration certain possible impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These estimates may change, as new events occur, and additional information is obtained. Actual results may differ from previously estimated amounts, and such differences maybe material to the condensed combined financial statements. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically, and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period they occur. Management believes that these estimates and assumptions provide a reasonable basis for the fair presentation of the condensed combined financial statements. |
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Product warranty | Product warranty Nextracker offers an assurance type warranty for its products against defects in design, materials and workmanship for a period ranging from five to ten years, depending on the component. For these assurance type warranties, a provision for estimated future costs related to warranty expense is recorded when they are probable and reasonably estimable, which is typically when products are delivered. The estimated warranty liability is based on our warranty model which relies on historical warranty claim information and assumptions based on the nature, frequency and average cost of claims for each product line by project. When little or no experience exists, the estimate is based on comparable product lines and/or estimated potential failure rates. These estimates are based on data from Nextracker specific projects and overall industry statistics. Estimates related to the outstanding warranty liability are re-evaluated on an ongoing basis using best-available information and revisions are made as necessary. The following table summarizes the activity related to the estimated accrued warranty reserve for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
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Inventories | Inventories Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (on a
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Other current assets | Other current assets Other current assets include short-term deposits and advances of $22.6 million and $9.3 million as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively, primarily related to advance payments to certain vendors for procurement of inventory. Additionally, other current assets include $22.3
million as of March 31, 2022, for an estimated insurance recovery related to a certain litigation settlement as further described in Note 7. The insurance recovery amount, which w ill be received by Flex, has been netted with net parent investment on the condensed combined balance sheet as of December 31, 2022. |
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Capitalized offering costs | Capitalized offering costs Capitalized offering costs consist primarily of legal and accounting fees, which are direct and incremental fees related to the offering. These associated costs will be paid by Flex and offset against the net parent investment upon the IPO (see Note 1). The Company had $
7.9 million and $5.3 million in capitalized offering costs as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively, which are included in other current assets on the condensed combined balance sheets. |
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Accrued expenses | Accrued expenses Accrued expenses include accruals primarily for freight and tariffs of $31.5 million and $20.7 million as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively. In addition, it includes $12.7 million and $5.5 million accrued payroll as of December 31, 2022 and March 31, 2022, respectively.
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Other liabilities | Other liabilities Other liabilities primarily include the long-term portion of standard product warranty liabilities of $
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Redeemable preferred units | Redeemable preferred units On February 1, 2022, the LLC issued redeemable preferred units designated as “Series A Preferred Units,” representing a 16.67% interest in the LLC, to Flex in exchange for the cancellation of a portion of the LLC’s previously issued and outstanding common units. Flex sold all of the LLC’s Series A Preferred Units to TPG Rise Flash, L.P. (“TPG Rise”), an affiliate of the private equity firm TPG (“TPG”), on the same day. The holder of the Series A Preferred Units is entitled to cumulative paid-in-kind s the option to redeem the Series A Preferred Units or convert the Series A Preferred Units upon certain conditions. Because the redemption or conversion conditions are outside of the control of the Company, the Company had classified the Series A Preferred Units as temporary equity on the combined balance sheets. For the nine-month period ended December 31, 2022, Nextracker recorded $18.8 million dividend to be paid in kind to TPG Rise based on a rate of 5% per annum. At TPG Rise’s election, Flex is required to repurchase all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Units at their liquidation preference, which shall include all contributed but unreturned capital plus accrued but unpaid dividends, at the earlier of certain change in control events and February 1, 2028. Additionally, if Nextracker has not completed a Qualified Public Offering prior to February 1, 2027, then TPG Rise may cause Flex to repurchase all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Units at their fair market value. Nextracker has determined that a Qualified Public Offering is likely and that the change in control is not probable as of December 31, 2022, and as such, it is not probable that the Series A Preferred Units will become redeemable as of December 31, 2022 and the Series A Preferred Units are not accreted to current redemption value. In April 2022, the Board approved the amendment and restatement of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (“A&R LLC Agreement”) dated as of February 1, 2022. Such amendment provided for, among other things, an increase in the total number of Series A Preferred Units issued with a proportionate reduction in the Series A issue price, such that the ownership percentage of TPG Rise remained unchanged at 16.67%. As a result of the amendment, the number of Series A Preferred Units issued and outstanding was increased to 23,809,524.
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Recently issued accounting pronouncement | Recently issued accounting pronouncement In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU
2022-06 “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848”, which defers the sunset date of ASC 848 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024. ASC 848 provides relief for companies preparing for the discontinuation of interest rates, such as LIBOR. Entities that apply ASC 848 can continue to do so until December 31, 2024. The Company adopted the guidance during the third quarter of fiscal year 2023 with an immaterial impact on its condensed combined financial statements. |
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Background and Nature of Operations | Background and Nature of Operations Nextracker Inc. (the “Company”) was formed as a Delaware corporation on December 19, 2022 (“date of incorporation”) as a 100%-owned subsidiary of Yuma, Inc. (“Yuma”), a Delaware corporation and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Flex Ltd., a Singapore incorporated public company limited by shares and having a registration no. 199002645H, and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Flex”). The Company was formed for the purpose of completing an initial public offering (the “IPO”) and related transactions (the “Transactions”) in order to carry on the business of Nextracker LLC (formerly known as NEXTracker Inc.) (the “LLC”) and its subsidiaries, which is an entity comprised of the legacy solar tracker business of Flex that is a leading provider of intelligent, integrated solar tracker and software solutions used in utility-scale and ground-mounted distributed generation solar projects around the world. |
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Basis of presentation | Basis of Presentation The accompanying condensed financial statement is presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the requirements of the SEC for interim reporting. As permitted under these rules, certain information and disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The interim condensed financial statement is unaudited. The unaudited interim condensed financial statement has been prepared on the same basis as the December 19, 2022 audited financial statement and, in the opinion of management, reflects all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the Company’s financial position as of December 31, 2022. Separate statements of income and comprehensive income, changes in stockholder’s equity, and cash flows have not been presented because there have been no activities in this entity from the date of incorporation to December 31, 2022. |
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Use of estimates | Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our financial statement and the accompanying notes. Actual results may differ materially from our estimates. |
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Summary of Product Warranty | The following table summarizes the activity related to the estimated accrued warranty reserve for the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
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Schedule of Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation of Recognized Period Costs | The following table summarizes Nextracker’s stock-based compensation expense related to Flex equity incentive plans:
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Summary of Material Transactions Reflected in Accumulated Net Parent Investment | The following is a summary of material transactions reflected in the accumulated net parent investment during the three- and nine-month periods ended December 31, 2022 and 2021:
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Income Taxes (Tables) |
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Summary of Income Tax Expense | The following table presents income tax expense recorded by the Company along with the respective combined effective tax rates for each period presented :
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Segment Reporting (Tables) |
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Summary of Geographic Information of Revenue | The following table sets forth geographic information of revenue based on the locations to which the products are shipped:
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Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Product Warranty (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
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Product Warranty Liability [Line Items] | ||||
Beginning balance | $ 11,431 | $ 16,213 | $ 10,485 | $ 17,085 |
Provision (release) for warranties issued | 8,582 | (2,373) | 9,974 | (2,608) |
Payments | (117) | (404) | (563) | (1,041) |
Ending balance | $ 19,896 | $ 13,436 | $ 19,896 | $ 13,436 |
Description of the Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Product Warranty (Parenthetical) (Details) $ in Millions |
9 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2022
USD ($)
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Cost of Sales [Member] | |
Product Warranty Liability [Line Items] | |
Product Warranty Expense | $ 8.7 |
Stockholder's Equity - Additional Information (Details) - Parent Company [Member] |
Dec. 31, 2022
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shares
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Class of Stock [Line Items] | |
Common Stock, Shares Authorized | 100 |
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | 100 |
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares | $ 0.01 |
Nextracker Inc. [Member] | |
Class of Stock [Line Items] | |
Common Stock, Shares, Issued | 100 |
Yuma, Inc. [Member] | |
Class of Stock [Line Items] | |
Common Stock, Shares Authorized | 100 |
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ / shares | $ 0.001 |
Revenue - Summary of Nextracker's Revenue Disaggregation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
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Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | ||||
Revenues | $ 513,370 | $ 337,607 | $ 1,383,742 | $ 1,017,779 |
Point in time [Member] | ||||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | ||||
Revenues | 7,618 | 41,220 | 40,771 | 63,024 |
Over time [Member] | ||||
Disaggregation of Revenue [Line Items] | ||||
Revenues | $ 505,752 | $ 296,387 | $ 1,342,971 | $ 954,755 |
Revenue - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
9 Months Ended | |||
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Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 19, 2022 |
Mar. 31, 2022 |
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Revenue From Contract With Customer [Line Items] | ||||
Contract assets | $ 267,665 | $ 267,700 | $ 292,407 | |
Contract with customer assets funds withheld | 120,900 | $ 86,500 | ||
Contract with customer asset change in measure of timing and volume of billings | 24,700 | |||
Contract with customer liability, revenue recognized | $ 73,100 | $ 71,300 | ||
Percentage of revenue recognized | 68.00% | 77.00% | ||
Transaction price allocated to performance obligation | $ 195,800 | |||
Revenue remaining performance obligation percentage | 88.00% |
Goodwill and intangible assets - Summary of Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Mar. 31, 2022 |
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Gross carrying amount | $ 15,900 | $ 15,900 |
Accumulated amortization | (14,517) | (13,372) |
Net carrying amount | 1,383 | 2,528 |
Trade name and other intangibles [Member] | ||
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] | ||
Gross carrying amount | 15,900 | 15,900 |
Accumulated amortization | (14,517) | (13,372) |
Net carrying amount | $ 1,383 | $ 2,528 |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Intangible Asset Amortization Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
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Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Line Items] | ||||
Amortization expense | $ 63 | $ 541 | $ 1,145 | $ 7,924 |
Cost of sales [Member] | ||||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Line Items] | ||||
Amortization expense | 63 | 63 | 188 | 3,980 |
Selling general and administrative expense [Member] | ||||
Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense [Line Items] | ||||
Amortization expense | $ 0 | $ 478 | $ 957 | $ 3,944 |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Summary of Future Annual Amortization Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Mar. 31, 2022 |
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Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Amortization Expense, Maturity Schedule [Abstract] | ||
2023 | $ 62 | |
2024 | 250 | |
2025 | 250 | |
2026 | 250 | |
2027 | 250 | |
Thereafter | 321 | |
Total amortization expense | $ 1,383 | $ 2,528 |
Goodwill and Intangible Assets - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Mar. 31, 2022 |
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Goodwill And Intangible Assets Disclosure [Line Items] | ||
Goodwill | $ 265,153 | $ 265,153 |
Stock-based compensation - Schedule of Employee Service Share Based Compensation Allocation of Recognized Period Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
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Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items] | ||||
stock-based compensation expense | $ 940 | $ 842 | $ 2,790 | $ 2,222 |
Cost of Sales [Member] | ||||
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items] | ||||
stock-based compensation expense | 350 | 426 | 1,105 | 1,105 |
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses [Member] | ||||
Share-Based Payment Arrangement, Expensed and Capitalized, Amount [Line Items] | ||||
stock-based compensation expense | $ 590 | $ 416 | $ 1,685 | $ 1,117 |
Relationship with parent and related parties - Additional information (Details) - Flex Ltd [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
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Related Party Transaction [Line Items] | ||||
General corporate expenses | $ 1.0 | $ 3.4 | $ 4.2 | $ 10.1 |
Selling, general and administrative expenses | 0.7 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 7.8 |
Cost of sales | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.3 |
Related party transaction purchases from related party | 14.1 | 10.4 | 43.0 | 37.1 |
Due to related parties | $ 43.0 | $ 33.3 | $ 43.0 | $ 33.3 |
Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
1 Months Ended | |
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Jul. 31, 2022 |
Mar. 31, 2022 |
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Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
Litigation settlement amount awarded to other party | $ 42.8 | |
Loss contingency insurance recovery receivable | $ 22.3 |
Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) |
9 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2022 | |
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] | |
U.S. domestic statutory income tax rate | 21.00% |
Income Taxes - Summary of Income Tax Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
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Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] | ||||
Income tax | $ 18,442 | $ 4,469 | $ 35,218 | $ 12,840 |
Effective tax rates | 30.20% | 26.30% | 27.30% | 22.20% |
Segment Reporting - Summary of Geographic Information of Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||
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Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
Dec. 31, 2022 |
Dec. 31, 2021 |
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Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] | ||||
Revenue | $ 513,370 | $ 337,607 | $ 1,383,742 | $ 1,017,779 |
UNITED STATES | ||||
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] | ||||
Revenue | 327,548 | 161,703 | 908,361 | 605,743 |
Non-US [Member] | ||||
Revenue, Major Customer [Line Items] | ||||
Revenue | $ 185,822 | $ 175,904 | $ 475,381 | $ 412,036 |
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