0001104659-12-052377.txt : 20120731 0001104659-12-052377.hdr.sgml : 20120731 20120730215519 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-12-052377 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 425 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120731 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120730 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PENTAIR INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000077360 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SPECIAL INDUSTRY MACHINERY (NO METALWORKING MACHINERY) [3550] IRS NUMBER: 410907434 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-04689 FILM NUMBER: 12995094 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5500 WAYZATA BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 800 CITY: GOLDEN VALLEY STATE: MN ZIP: 55416 BUSINESS PHONE: 763-545-1730 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5500 WAYZATA BLVD. STREET 2: SUITE 800 CITY: GOLDEN VALLEY STATE: MN ZIP: 55416 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PENTAIR INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19790327 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000833444 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS SERVICES [7380] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: V8 FISCAL YEAR END: 0925 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: FREIER PLATZ 10 CITY: SCHAFFHAUSEN STATE: V8 ZIP: CH-8200 BUSINESS PHONE: 609-720-4200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O TYCO INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT CO STREET 2: 9 ROSZEL ROAD CITY: PRINCETON STATE: NJ ZIP: 08540 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD /BER/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19970715 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ADT LIMITED DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19930601 425 1 a12-17319_18k.htm 8-K

 

 

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):  July 30, 2012 (July 25, 2012)

 


 

Tyco International Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Switzerland

 

98-0390500

(Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

001-13836

(Commission File Number)

 

Freier Platz 10

CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)

 

41-52-633-02-44

(Registrant’s telephone number, including Area Code)

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

x          Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

As previously disclosed, on March 27, 2012, Tyco International Ltd. (“Tyco”) entered into (i) a Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”) with Tyco Flow Control International Ltd. (“Flow Control”), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Tyco, Panthro Acquisition Co. (“AcquisitionCo”), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Flow Control, Panthro Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of AcquisitionCo, and Pentair, Inc. (“Pentair”) and (ii) a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”) with Flow Control and The ADT Corporation (“ADT”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Tyco.  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge (the “Merger”) with and into Pentair, with Pentair as the surviving corporation. As a result of the Merger, Pentair will become a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of AcquisitionCo and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Flow Control. The Merger will occur immediately following the pro-rata distribution to Tyco shareholders of all of the common shares of Flow Control owned by Tyco (the “Distribution”).

 

On July 25, 2012, Tyco entered into (i) Amendment No. 1 to the Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement Amendment”) with Flow Control, AcquisitionCo, Merger Sub and Pentair and (ii) Amendment No. 1 to the Separation Agreement (the “Separation Agreement Amendment”) with Flow Control and ADT.

 

The following descriptions of the Merger Agreement Amendment and the Separation Agreement Amendment, and the transactions contemplated thereby, are included to provide you with information regarding their terms.  They do not purport to be a complete description and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 2.1 and 2.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Merger Agreement Amendment

 

The Merger Agreement Amendment amends Section 1.06(b)(A) of the Merger Agreement to provide that the members of the Board of Directors of Flow Control as of the effective time of the Merger to be selected by Tyco shall be selected prior to the mailing of the proxy statement to be mailed to Tyco shareholders in connection with the approval by Tyco’s shareholders of the Distribution.

 

The Merger Agreement Amendment amends and restates Section 5.03(c) of the Merger Agreement to provide that Tyco, Flow Control and Pentair will cooperate in good faith for (i) a subsidiary of Flow Control to issue up to $900 million of unsecured senior notes that will be guaranteed by Flow Control prior to the Distribution and (ii) Pentair and Flow Control to establish an unsecured senior credit facility of up to $1.2 billion (with an option to increase by $500 million) that will become effective upon the closing of the Merger. Tyco, Flow Control and Pentair will use their commercially reasonable efforts to arrange such financing as mutually agreed and otherwise consistent with the Separation Agreement. Each of Tyco, Flow Control and Pentair will (i) provide to the other parties copies of all documents relating to the financing and (ii) keep the other parties reasonably informed of all material developments relating to the consummation of the financing.  The issuance of senior notes by a subsidiary of Flow Control is subject to (a) Tyco at its option receiving either (x) the required consent of a majority of the lenders under each of certain of its outstanding credit facilities or (y) Tyco causing its subsidiary, Tyco International Finance S.A., to become a subsidiary guarantor under each of such outstanding credit facilities, which designation shall be removed upon the occurrence of the closing of the Merger, (b) Tyco obtaining approval of the Tyco board of directors for such issuance of senior notes, (c) Tyco’s

 

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right to determine in its sole discretion that such senior notes issuance should not occur and (d) Pentair’s right to determine in its sole discretion that such issuance of senior notes should not occur. If a subsidiary of Flow Control issues senior notes pursuant to which an escrow is established in which the proceeds from such issuance (net of initial purchaser fees) will be held prior to the closing of the Merger, then Pentair will contribute cash to such escrow in an amount equal to the difference between such proceeds (net of initial purchaser fees) and the amount necessary to redeem such senior notes if the Merger does not occur. Upon the closing of the Merger, the proceeds from the senior notes issuance (net of initial purchaser fees) will be released to the subsidiary of Flow Control that issued the senior notes and the cash that Pentair contributed to such escrow will be released to Pentair.

 

The Merger Agreement Amendment amends and restates Section 5.03(d) of the Merger Agreement to provide that prior to the Distribution, Flow Control or a subsidiary of Flow Control will issue an intercompany note to a Tyco or a subsidiary of Tyco in an amount not to exceed $500 million. Concurrently with the closing of the Merger, Flow Control will repay, or will cause the Flow Control subsidiary that issued such intercompany note to repay, the intercompany note. In the event that Flow Control is unable to enter into the senior credit facility or issue the senior notes on acceptable terms, instead of a Flow Control or a subsidiary of Flow Control issuing to Tyco or a subsidiary of Tyco the intercompany note that would be repaid at the closing of the Merger, Flow Control or a subsidiary of Flow Control will issue a one year unsecured “bridge” note for up to $500 million to a subsidiary of Tyco that will bear interest at a rate of 14.0% and be prepayable at any time.

 

The Merger Agreement Amendment amends Article V of the Merger Agreement to add a new Section 5.03(f), pursuant to which Pentair agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Tyco and its subsidiaries from and against any and all indemnifiable losses arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with the issuance by a subsidiary of Flow Control of the senior notes or the entering into by Flow Control of the senior credit facility. In addition, Pentair agrees to reimburse Tyco for all third party costs and expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of senior notes by a subsidiary of Flow Control and the entering into by Flow Control of the senior credit facility.

 

Separation Agreement Amendment

 

The Separation Agreement Amendment amended the Separation Agreement primarily in order to state that prior to the Distribution, Flow Control or a member of its group will issue an intercompany note to Tyco or a member of its group.  In the event that Pentair is unable to enter into the senior credit facility (as contemplated by the Merger Agreement) or issue the senior notes (as contemplated by the Merger Agreement) on acceptable terms, instead of Flow Control or a member of its group issuing to Tyco or a member of its group the intercompany note that would be repaid at the closing of the Merger, Flow Control or a member of its group will issue a one year unsecured “bridge” note for up to $500 million to Tyco or a member of its group that will bear interest at a rate of 14.0% and be prepayable at any time.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)   Exhibits

 

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Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

2.1

 

Amendment No. 1 to the Merger Agreement among Tyco International Ltd., Tyco Flow Control International Ltd., Panthro Acquisition Co., Panthro Merger Sub, Inc. and Pentair, Inc.

 

 

 

2.2

 

Amendment No. 1 to the Separation and Distribution Agreement by and among Tyco International Ltd., Tyco Flow Control International Ltd. and The ADT Corporation.

 

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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.

 

Date: July 30, 2012

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

 

 

By:

 

. /s/ Judith A. Reinsdorf .

 

 

Name:

Judith A. Reinsdorf

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

 

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EX-2.1 2 a12-17319_1ex2d1.htm EX-2.1

Exhibit 2.1

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO THE MERGER AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of July 25, 2012 (this “Amendment”), to the Merger Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2012 (the “Merger Agreement”), is among Tyco International Ltd., a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland (“Trident”), Tyco Flow Control International Ltd., a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland and presently a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Trident (“Fountain”), Panthro Acquisition Co., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Fountain (“AcquisitionCo”), Panthro Merger Sub, Inc., a Minnesota corporation and a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of AcquisitionCo (“Merger Sub”), and Pentair, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Patriot” and, together with Trident, Fountain, AcquisitionCo and MergerSub, the “Parties”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Merger Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Merger Agreement as hereinafter provided; and

 

WHEREAS, Section 8.08 of the Merger Agreement provides that the Merger Agreement may be amended by the Parties in a writing executed by each of the Parties.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:

 

Section 1.01.        Amendments to Merger Agreement.  (a)  Section 5.05(a)(ii)(B) of the Merger Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the language set forth below:

 

“a registration statement on Form S-1 (together with any amendments, supplements, prospectus or information statements thereto, the “Form S-1”) to register the Fountain Common Stock to be distributed in the Distribution,”

 

(b)           Throughout the Merger Agreement, the defined term “Form 10” shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the defined term “Form S-1”; provided, that the words “Form 10” shall not be deleted in the first sentence of Section 2.05(b) of the Merger Agreement or with respect to any use of the term “Draft Form 10”.

 

(c)           Section 1.06(b)(A) of the Merger Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the language set forth below:

 

“up to two persons to be selected by Trident prior to the mailing of the Trident Proxy and reasonably acceptable to Patriot and”

 

(d)           The definition of “Proxy Statement/Prospectus” under Section 9.01 of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended by replacing “Section 5.05(b)” therein with “Section 5.05(a)”.

 



 

(e)           Section 5.03(c) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

“Each of Patriot, Trident and Fountain agrees to cooperate in good faith in order for (x) Tyco Flow Control International Finance S.A. (“FIFSA”) to issue prior to the Distribution in an unregistered offering up to $900 million of unsecured senior notes (the “Senior Notes”) that will be guaranteed as to payment by Fountain no later than the Closing (the “Senior Notes Issuance”) and (y) Patriot to execute a credit agreement prior to the Distribution with a syndicate of banks providing for an unsecured, committed senior credit facility of up to $1.2 billion (with an option to increase by $500 million) pursuant to which (i) FIFSA will become a borrower, (ii) Fountain will become a guarantor as to payment and (iii) borrowings under such credit facility will become effective concurrently with the Closing (the “Senior Credit Facility”), in each of clauses (x) and (y) subject to the following terms and conditions:

 

(i)            The commencement of an offering with respect to the Senior Notes Issuance shall be subject to the following:  (A) at Trident’s option either (1) Trident receiving the required consent of lenders under each of the $1,000,000,000 five-year senior unsecured revolving credit agreement dated June 22, 2012 among Tyco International Finance S.A. (“TIFSA”), as borrower, Trident, as guarantor, each of the initial lenders named therein, and Citibank, N.A. as administrative agent, the $750,000,000 five-year senior unsecured revolving credit agreement dated June 22, 2012 among The ADT Corporation, as borrower, Trident, as guarantor, each of the initial lenders named therein, and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the $500,000,000 five-year senior unsecured credit agreement, dated April 25, 2007, among TIFSA, as borrower, Trident, as guarantor, each of the initial lenders named therein, and Citibank, N.A. as administrative agent  with respect to the Senior Notes Issuance or (2) Trident causing FIFSA to become a “Subsidiary Guarantor” under each of the credit agreements described above (as such term is defined in each such agreement), which designation shall be removed upon the occurrence of the Closing; (B) Trident obtaining approval of the Trident board of directors for the Senior Notes Issuance; (C) Trident not determining in its sole discretion that the Senior Notes Issuance shall not occur; and (D) Patriot not determining in its sole discretion that the Senior Notes Issuance shall not occur.

 

(ii)           At the settlement of any Senior Notes Issuance, (A) Trident shall cause FIFSA to deposit the proceeds of the Senior Notes Issuance (net of initial purchaser fees) into an escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) with an escrow agent selected by Patriot and reasonably acceptable to Trident and (B) Patriot shall deposit into the Escrow Account an amount of cash (the “Patriot Escrow Amount”) that results in the total funds deposited into the Escrow Account being equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes, together with

 

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an amount equal to the interest payable on such senior notes from the issue date to the Outside Date.  The escrow agreement for the Escrow Account shall provide that, upon the Closing and the satisfaction of other conditions mutually agreed to by Patriot, Trident and the initial purchasers for the Senior Notes Issuance, the proceeds of the Senior Notes Issuance (net of initial purchaser fees) shall be released and distributed to FIFSA and the Patriot Escrow Amount shall be released and distributed to Patriot.  If by the Outside Date, the conditions to the release of the funds in the Escrow Account have not been satisfied or such other conditions mutually agreed to by Patriot, Trident and the initial purchasers for the Senior Notes have not been satisfied, then Trident shall cause FIFSA to redeem, and the indenture for the Notes shall provide for FIFSA to redeem, the Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes, together with accrued but unpaid interest on the Senior Notes, and otherwise on terms mutually agreed to by Patriot, Trident and the initial purchasers for the Senior Notes Issuance in the indenture for the Senior Notes.  The escrow agreement for the Escrow Account shall provide that the funds in the Escrow Account shall be released and distributed to pay for any such redemption in accordance with the indenture for the Senior Notes with any remaining funds after such redemption released and distributed to Pentair.

 

(iii)          None of Fountain, the Fountain Subs or Trident shall be required to incur any indebtedness pursuant to the Senior Notes unless the incurrence thereof is consistent with the foregoing or the Senior Credit Facility unless the incurrence thereof is concurrent with and subject to the Closing.

 

(iv)          The Parties agree that, subject to paragraph (v) below, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP will serve as issuer’s counsel (“Issuer’s Counsel”) and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP will serve as counsel to the initial purchasers for the Senior Notes Issuance, provided that counsel to Patriot shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on all documentation relating to the Senior Notes Issuance.  The parties agree that Foley & Lardner LLP will serve as borrower’s counsel and Mayer Brown LLP will serve as counsel to the lenders for the Senior Credit Facility.

 

(v)           Patriot shall be entitled to negotiate and, subject to the foregoing, determine the terms of the Senior Notes and the Senior Credit Facility in its sole discretion, including any related indentures, credit agreements and similar documents related thereto, and in connection therewith, each of Patriot, Trident and Fountain shall, and Trident shall cause FIFSA to, subject to Section 5.03(d) and the foregoing, enter into all necessary or appropriate arrangements and use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions

 

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and to do, or cause to be done, all other things necessary, proper or advisable with respect thereto, in each case as may be reasonably requested by Patriot or Trident.

 

Without limiting the foregoing, the Parties shall provide to each other copies of all agreements relating to the Senior Notes Issuance and the Senior Credit Facility and keep the other Parties reasonably informed of all material developments in respect thereof.  Each of Trident, Fountain and Patriot agree to allow the other’s accounting representatives a reasonable opportunity to review any financial statements required in connection therewith and to allow such representatives reasonable access to the records of Fountain, the Fountain Subs and each other Subsidiary of Trident, as appropriate, and of Patriot and each of its Subsidiaries, as appropriate, in connection therewith.  Each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its outside auditors to participate in the preparation of any pro forma financial statements related to the combination of Fountain and Patriot necessary or desirable for use in connection with obtaining any such indebtedness.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.03(c), Trident’s cooperation shall not include any requirement or obligation of Trident or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Fountain and the Fountain Subs), and Patriot’s cooperation shall not include any requirement or obligation of Patriot or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case, to pay any consideration, extend any credit, guaranty any performance, payment or other obligation, incur any financial obligation, offer or grant any financial accommodation or other benefit, release any claim or incur any other liability whatsoever (in each case other than fees and disbursements of outside counsel and any other advisors), except, in the case of Patriot, for (1) any such action the effectiveness of which is expressly conditioned upon the occurrence of the Closing, (2) Patriot’s obligations pursuant to paragraph (ii) above with respect to the Escrow Account and (3) Patriot’s obligations to Trident pursuant to Section 5.03(f).”

 

(f)            Section 5.03(d) of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

“If, following the Parties’ compliance with the provisions of Section 5.03(c), the Senior Notes Issuance is consummated or Patriot is able to execute a credit agreement providing for the Senior Credit Facility on Acceptable Terms, then, immediately prior to the Distribution, Fountain or a Fountain Sub shall issue to Trident or a Subsidiary of Trident, as directed by Trident, an intercompany note (the “Trident Note”) to provide that (x) such intercompany indebtedness shall be in a principal amount up to $500 million and shall otherwise be on terms mutually agreed to by the Parties and (y) notwithstanding any provisions of the Separation Agreement to the contrary, concurrently with the Closing, Fountain shall repay or cause the Fountain Sub that issued the Trident Note to repay in full all outstanding amounts with respect to the Trident Note such that upon repayment, from and after the Closing Date, no Parties or their Affiliates shall have any further obligations with respect thereto.  If, following the Parties’ compliance with the provisions of Section 5.03(c), the Senior Notes Issuance is not consummated and

 

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Patriot is unable to execute a credit agreement providing for the Senior Credit Facility on Acceptable Terms, then, immediately prior to the Distribution, at Trident’s discretion, either (i) Fountain or a Fountain Sub shall issue to Trident or a Subsidiary of Trident, as directed by Trident, the Bridge Note or (ii) Trident and Fountain shall modify existing intercompany indebtedness of members of the Fountain Group owed to members of the Trident Group, as selected by Trident and approved by Patriot (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) to provide that (x) such intercompany indebtedness shall be in a principal amount up to $500 million and shall otherwise be on terms consistent with the terms of the Bridge Note and (y) notwithstanding any provisions of the Separation Agreement to the contrary, such indebtedness shall survive the Closing.”

 

(g)           Article V of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following Section 5.03(f):

 

“Patriot shall (i) indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Trident Indemnitees (as such term is defined in the Separation Agreement) from and against any and all damages, losses, deficiencies, Liabilities, obligations, penalties, judgments, settlements, claims, payments, fines, interest, costs and expenses (including the costs and expenses of any and all Actions and demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and the reasonable costs and expenses of attorneys’, accountants’, consultants’ and other professionals’ fees and expenses incurred in the investigation or defense thereof or the enforcement of rights hereunder) arising out of, by reason of or otherwise in connection with the Senior Notes Issuance or the Senior Credit Facility, and (ii) promptly, as and when incurred and upon request by Trident, reimburse each member of the Trident Group for all reasonable third party costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Senior Notes Issuance and the Senior Credit Facility, including the costs and expenses of attorneys’, accountants’, financial advisors’, consultants’ and other professionals’ fees and expenses incurred in connection with the preparation of confidential information memoranda, prospectuses, offering memoranda and other marketing and syndication materials, engaging in due diligence in connection with any legal opinions, authorization letters or certificates, delivering comfort letters and obtaining any consents from any third party required in connection therewith (provided, however, that a member of the Trident Group shall not make any payment to a third party for any such consent without the approval of Patriot), which costs and expenses shall be reimbursed by Patriot regardless of whether the Senior Notes Issuance or the Senior Credit Facility is consummated; provided that Trident shall provide Patriot reasonable documentation of all such costs and expenses.”

 

(h)           Section 9.01 of the Merger Agreement is hereby amended to delete the definition of “Trident Financing.”

 

Section 2.01         Continuing Effect of Merger Agreement.  This Amendment shall only serve to amend and modify the Merger Agreement to the extent specifically provided

 

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herein.  All terms, conditions, provisions and references of and to the Merger Agreement which are not specifically modified and/or amended herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be altered by any provisions herein contained.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of the Merger Agreement and the provisions of this Amendment, the provisions of this Amendment shall control.  On and after the date of this Amendment, each reference in the Merger Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import, and each reference to the Merger Agreement in any other agreements, documents or instruments executed and delivered pursuant to the Merger Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Merger Agreement, as amended by this Agreement; provided, that references to “the date of this Agreement” and other similar references shall continue to refer to the original date of the Merger Agreement and not to the date of this Amendment.

 

Section 3.01         Entire Agreement.  This Amendment, the Merger Agreement, the Confidentiality Agreement and the Other Transaction Agreements, including any related annexes, schedules and exhibits, as well as any other agreements and documents referred to herein and therein, shall together constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and shall supersede all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings of the Parties of any nature, whether oral or written, with respect to such subject matter.

 

Section 4.01         Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with (a) the laws of the State of Minnesota with respect to matters, issues and questions relating to the duties of the Board of Directors of Patriot or Merger Sub or to general corporation law including requirements for the validity of the Merger and (b) the laws of the State of New York with respect to all other matters, issues and questions, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

 

Section 5.01         General Provisions.  Sections 8.05 (Specific Performance; Jurisdiction) and 8.06 (Waiver of Jury Trial) of the Merger Agreement shall govern this Amendment.

 

Section 6.01         No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Amendment is solely for the benefit of the Parties and does not confer on third parties (including any employees of any member of the Trident Group or the Fountain Group) any remedy, claim, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in addition to those existing without reference to this Amendment.

 

Section 7.01         Assignability; Binding Effect. This Amendment is not assignable by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties and any attempt to assign this Amendment without such consent shall be void and of no effect.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section 8.01         Severability.  Any term or provision of this Amendment which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the

 

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extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Amendment in any other jurisdiction.  If any provision of this Amendment is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.

 

Section 9.01         Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts (any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one Party), each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  This Amendment, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effects as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.  At the request of any Party, the other Party shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to the requesting Party. No Party shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic means to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature was transmitted or communicated through the use of facsimile machine or other electronic means as a defense to the formation of a Contract and each such Party forever waives any such defense.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

TYCO FLOW CONTROL INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

PANTHRO ACQUISITION CO.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

PANTHRO MERGER SUB, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

PENTAIR, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

[AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE MERGER AGREEMENT]

 


EX-2.2 3 a12-17319_1ex2d2.htm EX-2.2

Exhibit 2.2

 

EXECUTION COPY

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO THE SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1, dated as of July 25, 2012 (this “Amendment”), to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of March 27, 2012 (the “Separation Agreement”), is among Tyco International Ltd., a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland (“Trident”), Tyco Flow Control International Ltd., a corporation limited by shares (Aktiengesellschaft) organized under the laws of Switzerland and presently a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Trident (“Fountain”), and The ADT Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Trident (“Athens”, and together with Trident and Fountain, the “Parties”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Separation Agreement.

 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Separation Agreement as hereinafter provided; and

 

WHEREAS, Section 11.8 of the Separation Agreement provides that the Separation Agreement may be modified or amended by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each of the Parties and otherwise in accordance with Section 5.19 of the Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of March 27, 2012, among Trident, Fountain, Panthro Acquisition Co., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of Fountain, Panthro Merger Sub, Inc., a Minnesota corporation and a direct wholly-owned Subsidiary of AcquisitionCo and Pentair, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (“Patriot”); and

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 5.19 of the Merger Agreement, the Parties have obtained the prior written consent of Patriot to amend the Separation Agreement, which consent is attached hereto as Annex A.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in the Separation Agreement and this Amendment, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties agree as follows:

 

Section 1.01         Amendments to Separation Agreement.

 

(a)           Section 2.3(b) of the Separation Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

“Fountain shall, or, where applicable, cause one or more members of the Fountain Group to, enter into and/or abide by the terms and conditions of each of those Contracts and arrangements set forth in Schedule 2.3(b).”

 

(b)           Schedule 2.3(b) of the Separation Agreement is hereby amended and restated as set forth in Schedule 2.3(b) hereto.

 

(c)           Schedule 1.1(77) shall be amended (1) such that the reference to Sempell GmbH (f/k/a ADT Security Deutschland GmbH) shall indicate that such entity is a wholly-owned member of the Fountain Group and (2) to add a 49% interest in Erichs Armatur AB, a

 



 

Swedish company, and a 100% interest in Tyco Gulf FZE, a United Arab Emirates Company, to such Schedule.

 

(d)           Section 6.2(a)(iii)(A) of the Separation Agreement shall be amended and restated to read as follows:

 

“Each Performance Share Unit award that is outstanding immediately prior to the Distribution (as adjusted to reflect the number of such units then outstanding based on an adjusted performance period that ends no earlier than the last day of Trident’s 2012 fiscal third quarter) shall be converted in the exact same manner and at the same time that Restricted Stock Units granted on or after October 12, 2011 are converted pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(ii) above; provided, however, that each Performance Share Unit award that is held by an employee listed in Schedule 6.1(c) that was granted prior to October 12, 2011 and is outstanding immediately prior to the Distribution (as adjusted to reflect the number of such units then outstanding based on an adjusted performance period that ends no earlier than the last day of Trident’s 2012 fiscal third quarter) shall be converted into Trident Restricted Share Units, Fountain Restricted Share Units and Athens Restricted Share Units as if such awards were Restricted Stock Unit awards converted pursuant to Section 6.2(a)(i). For the avoidance of doubt, any Performance Share Unit that is adjusted to reflect performance through a date that precedes the Fountain Distribution Date shall continue to be deemed a Performance Share Unit under this Agreement notwithstanding the expiration of the applicable performance period and notwithstanding any employee communications that may refer to such Performance Share Unit as being converted to a Trident Restricted Stock Unit as of a date prior to the Fountain Distribution Date.”

 

(e)           Section 6.2(a)(iv) of the Separation Agreement shall be amended and restated to read as follows:

 

“Deferred Stock Units. Each Deferred Stock Unit that is outstanding immediately prior to the Distribution and which is held by a Trident Employee listed in Schedule 6.1(c) or by a Trident Director shall be adjusted such that the number of Deferred Stock Units reflects the impact of the Distribution as set forth in Section 6.2(a)(i); provided that fractional shares will continue to be maintained until the payment of the unit is made. Such converted awards shall remain subject to the terms and conditions in effect with respect to the award immediately preceding the Fountain Distribution Date.”

 

(f)            Section 6.2 of the Separation Agreement shall be amended by adding the following Section 6.2(c):

 

Former Employees and Former Trident Directors. (i) Trident Restricted Stock Units, Performance Share Units and Deferred Stock Units held by Former Trident Employees and Former Fountain Employees shall be treated in the same manner as described in Section 6.2(a)(i) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a

 

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written agreement between a Party (or any of their Affiliates or Subsidiaries) and the holder of any such Trident Restricted Stock Unit, Performance Share Unit or Deferred Stock Unit prior to the Fountain Distribution Date expressly provides for contrary treatment, such units shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of such individual agreement.

 

(ii) Trident Restricted Stock Units and Deferred Stock Units held by individuals who formerly served as Trident Directors and on and after the Fountain Distribution Date are not serving as Trident Directors shall be treated in the same manner as described in Section 6.2(a)(i) above, except to the extent expressly provided to the contrary in a written agreement with the holder of such Trident Restricted Stock Unit or Deferred Stock Unit, in which case such units shall be treated in accordance with the provisions of such individual agreement.”

 

(g)           Section 3.4 of the Separation Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

Certain Debt; Cash. Prior to the close of business on the day prior to the Fountain Distribution Date, (i) (x) Fountain or a member of the Fountain Group shall issue to Trident or any other member of the Trident Group as directed by Trident, the Trident Note (as defined in the Merger Agreement) in a principal amount up to $500 million in accordance with Section 5.03(d) of the Merger Agreement or (y) in the event that, notwithstanding compliance with the terms and conditions of Section 5.03(c) of the Merger Agreement, the Senior Notes Issuance (as defined in the Merger Agreement) is not consummated and Patriot is unable to execute a credit agreement for the Senior Credit Facility (as defined in the Merger Agreement) on Acceptable Terms, Fountain or a member of the Fountain Group shall issue to Trident or any other member of the Trident Group as directed by Trident, the Bridge Note in a principal amount up to $500 million in accordance with Section 5.03(d) of the Merger Agreement, and (ii) either (A) Fountain will transfer cash and cash equivalents to Trident or a member of the Trident Group, as directed by Trident or (B) Trident or a member of the Trident Group, as directed by Trident will transfer cash and cash equivalents to Fountain, such that, following completion of the transactions contemplated by clauses (i) and (ii), the Net Indebtedness of the Fountain Group as of the close of business on the day prior to the Fountain Distribution Date and as of the Effective Time shall equal $275 million.

 

(h)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Separation Agreement, (1) the Trident Note (as defined the Merger Agreement) or the Bridge Note, as the case may be, shall be (A) a Fountain Liability, (B) taken into account in determining the amount of Net Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.4 of the Separation Agreement and Closing Net Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.5 of the Separation Agreement and (C) to the extent not repaid in full in connection with the Closing, shall be a Continuing Arrangement for all purposes under the Separation Agreement, (2) the Senior Notes (as defined in the Merger Agreement) shall be a Fountain Liability and the net proceeds from the Senior Notes Issuance shall be a Fountain Asset, (3) the Patriot Escrow Amount (as defined in the Merger Agreement) shall not be a

 

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Fountain Asset and (4) the calculations of Net Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.4 of the Separation Agreement and of Closing Working Capital and Closing Net Indebtedness pursuant to Section 3.5 of the Separation Agreement shall not take into account the Senior Notes Issuance (including any expenses, fees or other Liabilities incurred in connection therewith or arising therefrom), any indebtedness or net proceeds related thereto or the Patriot Escrow Amount.

 

Section 2.01         Continuing Effect of Separation Agreement.  This Amendment shall only serve to amend and modify the Separation Agreement to the extent specifically provided herein.  All terms, conditions, provisions and references of and to the Separation Agreement which are not specifically modified and/or amended herein shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be altered by any provisions herein contained.  In the event of any conflict or inconsistency between the provisions of the Separation Agreement and the provisions of this Amendment, the provisions of this Amendment shall control.  On and after the date of this Amendment, each reference in the Separation Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, “herein” or words of like import, and each reference to the Separation Agreement in any other agreements, documents or instruments executed and delivered pursuant to the Separation Agreement, shall mean and be a reference to the Separation Agreement, as amended by this Agreement; provided, that references to “the date of this Agreement” and other similar references shall continue to refer to the original date of the Separation Agreement and not to the date of this Amendment.

 

Section 3.01         Entire Agreement.  This Amendment, the Separation Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including any related annexes, schedules and exhibits, shall together constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof and shall supersede all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings of the Parties of any nature, whether oral or written, with respect to such subject matter.

 

Section 4.01         Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

 

Section 5.01         General Provisions.  Sections 11.19 (Consent to Jurisdiction), 11.20 (Specific Performance) and 11.21 (Waiver of Jury Trial) of the Separation Agreement shall govern this Amendment.

 

Section 6.01         No Third-Party Beneficiaries.  Except (i) as otherwise provided in the Separation Agreement and (ii) for Patriot, which is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Amendment, this Amendment is solely for the benefit of the Parties and should not be deemed to confer upon third parties any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Amendment.

 

Section 7.01         Assignability; Binding Effect.  Except as otherwise provided for in the Separation Agreement and this Amendment, this Amendment is not assignable by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties and Patriot, and any attempt to assign

 

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this Amendment without such consent shall be void and of no effect; provided that a Party may assign this Amendment in whole in connection with a merger transaction in which such Party is not the surviving entity or the sale by such Party of all or substantially all of its Assets; provided that the surviving entity of such merger or the transferee of such Assets shall agree in writing, reasonably satisfactory to the other Parties and Pentair, to be bound by the terms of this Amendment as if named as a “Party” hereto.

 

Section 8.01         Successors and Assigns.  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and each of their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

Section 9.01         Severability.  Any term or provision of this Amendment which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms and provisions of this Amendment in any other jurisdiction.  If any provision of this Amendment is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.  The Parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

 

Section 10.01       Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts (any one of which need not contain the signatures of more than one Party), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  This Amendment, to the extent signed and delivered by means of a facsimile machine or other electronic transmission, shall be treated in all manner and respects as an original agreement and shall be considered to have the same binding legal effects as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person.  At the request of any Party, the other Party shall re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them to the requesting Party.  No Party shall raise the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic means to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature was transmitted or communicated through the use of a facsimile machine or other electronic means as a defense to the formation of a Contract, and each such Party forever waives any such defense.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

TYCO INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

TYCO FLOW CONTROL INTERNATIONAL LTD.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

THE ADT CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title: