UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 12, 2013
CECO Environmental Corp.
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-7099 | 13-2566064 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of in corporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4625 Red Bank Road Cincinnati, OH |
45227 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (513) 458-2600
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
x | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 12, 2013, CECO Environmental Corp. (CECO) and Met-Pro Corporation (Met-Pro) issued a joint press release announcing the anticipated closing date under the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated April 21, 2013 between CECO and Met-Pro wherein Met-Pro will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of CECO. The press release also announces the deadline for Met-Pro shareholders to specify the type of consideration they wish to receive in the merger.
For additional information concerning the foregoing, a copy of the press release dated August 12, 2013 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) | Exhibits |
Exhibit |
Exhibit Title | |
99.1 | Press Release dated August 12, 2013 |
Safe Harbor
Any statements other than statements of historical facts, including statements about managements beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements and should be evaluated as such. These statements are made on the basis of managements views and assumptions regarding future events and business performance. Words such as estimate, believe, anticipate, expect, intend, plan, target, project, should, may, will and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements (including oral representations) involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include but are not limited to the ability of the CECO Environmental Corp. (CECO) to complete the Met-Pro Corporation (Met-Pro) acquisition and successfully integrate the operations of Met-Pro and realize the synergies from the acquisition, as well as a number of other factors related to the businesses of the Company and Met-Pro, including economic and financial market conditions generally and economic conditions in the Company and Met-Pros service areas; dependence on fixed price contracts and the risks associated therewith, including actual costs exceeding estimates and method of accounting for contract revenue; fluctuations in operating results from period to period due to seasonality of the business; the effect of growth on the Companys infrastructure, resources, and existing sales; the ability to expand operations in both new and existing markets; the potential for contract delay or cancellation; changes in or developments with respect to any litigation or investigation; the potential for fluctuations in prices for manufactured components and raw materials; the substantial amount of debt in connection with the acquisition and the Companys ability to repay or refinance it or incur additional debt in the future; the impact of federal, state or local government regulations; economic and political conditions generally; and the effect of competition in the air pollution control and industrial ventilation industry. These and other risks and uncertainties are discussed in more detail in the Companys and Met-Pros filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our respective reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q.
Many of these risks are beyond managements ability to control or predict. All forward-looking statements attributable to the Company, Met-Pro or persons acting on behalf of each of them are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements and risk factors contained in this communication and the companies filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Because of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Furthermore, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Except as required under the federal securities laws or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, we do not undertake any obligation to update or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. In connection with the proposed transaction, CECO has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a prospectus on Form 424B3 that includes a joint proxy statement of Met-Pro and CECO that also constitutes a prospectus of CECO, and Met-Pro has filed with the SEC its definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A. The definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus was first mailed to CECOs stockholders and shareholders of Met-Pro on July 29, 2013. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF CECO AND MET-PRO ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and shareholders may obtain free copies of the definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC by CECO and Met-Pro through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by CECO can be obtained free of charge by contacting CECO Investor Relations at 4625 Red Bank Road, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Met-Pro can be obtained free of charge by contacting Met-Pro Investor Relations at 160 Cassell Road, Harleysville, Pennsylvania 19438.
Participants in the Solicitation
CECO, Met-Pro, and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of CECO and the shareholders of Met-Pro in connection with the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of CECO is set forth in the proxy statement for CECOs 2013 annual meeting of stockholders and CECOs 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Information about the directors and executive officers of Met-Pro is set forth in the proxy statement for Met-Pros 2013 annual meeting of shareholders. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in the definitive joint proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 12, 2013 | CECO Environmental Corp. | |||||
By: | /s/ Benton L. Cook | |||||
Benton L. Cook | ||||||
Interim Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 99.1
CECO Environmental Corp. and Met-Pro Corporation
Anticipate Closing Mergers between August 27-29,Set Merger Consideration
Election Deadline
Cincinnati, OH; Harleysville, PA, August 12, 2013 CECO Environmental Corp. (NasdaqGM: CECE) and Met-Pro Corporation (NYSE: MPR) today announced that they anticipate the closing date of the proposed merger transactions pursuant to which Met-Pro will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of CECO to occur between August 27-29, 2013. Closing is contingent upon approvals by Met-Pros and CECOs respective shareholders, among other matters. Special meetings of the Met-Pro and CECO shareholders to obtain the requisite shareholder approvals have been scheduled for August 26, 2013.
In accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 21, 2013, as amended, between Met-Pro and CECO, the deadline for the submission of the election form where Met-Pro shareholders may specify the type of consideration they wish to receive in the proposed merger (which election form has been provided to Met-Pro stockholders of record as of July 19, 2013) has been set for 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, August 23, 2013, which is the date that is one business day before the Met-Pro special shareholder meeting.
Met-Pro shareholders who wish to make an election with respect to the consideration to be received in the proposed merger must deliver a properly completed election form to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC by no later than 5:00 PM Eastern time on Friday, August 23, 2013. Met-Pro shareholders who hold their shares in street name may have an earlier election deadline and should carefully review any materials they received from their bank, broker or other nominee to determine the election deadline applicable to them. Likewise, Met-Pro shareholders who own their shares through Met-Pros 401(k) plan or through the Met-Pro Employee Stock Ownership Plan should also carefully review the materials they received to determine the election deadline and procedures applicable to them. For questions concerning the election forms, or to obtain copies of the election forms, please contact Morrow & Co., LLC at (800) 662-5200, or metproinfo@morrowco.com.
As previously disclosed by CECO and Met-Pro, if the closing of the proposed merger transactions occurs before August 30, 2013, as is currently anticipated, then the Met-Pro quarterly dividend declared on June 5, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on August 30, 2013 will not be paid to Met-Pros shareholders. However, in such event, CECO has agreed to set its record date for the payment of its third dividend occurring during its current fiscal year to occur on a date that is at least two business days after the closing date of the proposed merger transactions. Accordingly, if the proposed merger transactions close as is currently anticipated between August 27-29, 2013, the dividend declared by Met-Pro on June 5, 2013 will not be paid to Met-Pros shareholders.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed merger, Met-Pro and CECO have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a joint proxy statement/prospectus dated July 25, 2013, which contains important information, including detailed risk factors. This press release is not a substitute for the joint proxy statement/prospectus. Investors in Met-Pro or CECO are urged to read the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents that have or will be filed by Met-Pro and CECO with the SEC. You may obtain free copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other documents that have been or will be filed by Met-Pro and CECO with the SEC at the SECs website, www.sec.gov, or by directing a request to Met-Pro Corporation, P.O. Box 144, Harleysville, Pennsylvania 19438, Attention: Investor Relations; or to CECO Environmental Corp., 4625 Red Bank Road, Suite 200, Cincinnati, Ohio 45227, Attention: Investor Relations. The joint proxy statement/prospectus has been mailed to Met-Pro and CECO shareholders.
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.
Proxy Solicitation
Met-Pro and CECO, and certain of their respective directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees are participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed merger transactions. Information about the directors and executive officers of Met-Pro is set forth in the joint proxy statement/prospectus dated July 25, 2013 for the special meeting of shareholders to be held on August 26, 2013 as well as in Met-Pros proxy statement for its 2013 annual meeting of shareholders and Met-Pros Form 10-K for the year ended January 31, 2013. Information about the directors and executive officers of CECO is set forth in the in the joint proxy statement/prospectus dated July 25, 2013 for the special meeting of shareholders to be held on August 26, 2013 as well as in CECOs proxy statement for its 2013 annual meeting of shareholders and CECOs 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interests of such participants in the proposed transactions by reading Met-Pros and CECOs joint proxy statement/prospectus dated July 25, 2013.
About CECO
CECO Environmental is a leading global provider of air pollution control technology. Through its subsidiaries Adwest Technologies, Aarding, Busch International, CECO Filters, CECO Abatement Systems, Kirk & Blum, Effox-Flextor, Fisher-Klosterman/Buell, CECO China and A.V.C. Specialists CECO provides a wide spectrum of air quality products and services including engineered equipment, cyclones, scrubbers, dampers, diverters, RTOs, component parts and monitoring and management services. Industries served include refining, petrochemical, power, natural gas, aluminum, steel, automotive, chemical and large industrial processes. Global growth, operational excellence, margin expansion, safety leadership and employee development are CECOs core competencies and long term objectives. For more information on CECO Environmental, please visit www.cecoenviro.com.
Contact:
Corporate Information
Jason DeZwirek, Chairman
Jeff Lang, Chief Executive Officer
1-800-333-5475
About Met-Pro
Met-Pro Corporation, with headquarters at 160 Cassell Road, Harleysville, Pennsylvania, is a leading niche-oriented global provider of product recovery, pollution control, fluid handling and filtration solutions. The Companys diverse and synergistic solutions and products address the worlds growing need for clean air and water, reduced energy consumption and improved operating efficiencies. Through its global sales organization, internationally recognized brands, and operations in North America, South America, Europe and The Peoples Republic of China, Met-Pros solutions, products and systems are sold to a well-diversified cross-section of customers and markets around the world. For more information, please visit www.met-pro.com.
Contact:
Neal E. Murphy
Vice President of Finance, CFO
215-723-6751
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this news release, and other materials filed or to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (as well as information included in oral or other written statements made or to be made by CECO or Met-Pro), contain statements that are forward-looking. Such statements may relate to plans for future expansion, business development activities, capital spending, financing, the effects of regulation and competition, or anticipated sales or earnings results. Such information involves risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of CECO or Met-Pro. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to, the risk and uncertainties as to whether the shareholders of CECO and Met-Pro will approve the matters referred to in the joint proxy statement/prospectus; whether the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement between CECO and Met-Pro will be completed, and the likely adverse impact upon CECOs and Met-Pros respective stock prices if the transactions contemplated by the merger agreement are not completed; the ability of CECO to successfully integrate the operations of Met-Pro and to realize the synergies from the acquisition; the results of CECOs operations pending the completion of the merger transactions between it and Met-Pro, and including its ability to integrate acquisitions that CECO recently completed; the various additional risks that are identified in the joint proxy statement/prospectus dated July 25, 2013, all of which are incorporated herein by reference; the cancellation or delay of purchase orders and shipments, product development activities, goodwill impairment, computer systems implementation, dependence on existing management, the continuation of effective cost and quality control measures, retention of customers, global economic and market conditions, and changes in federal or state laws. You should carefully consider the factors discussed under Risk Factors in CECOs Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, CECOs Quarterly Report for the quarter ended March 31, 2013, Met-Pros Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2013, Met-Pros Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended April 30, 2013, and the joint proxy statement/prospectus dated July 25, 2013, as filed with the SEC.
CECO common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol CECE.
Met-Pro common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol MPR.
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