UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)
ONLINE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Name of Subject Company)
ACI WORLDWIDE, INC.
OCELOT ACQUISITION CORP.
(Names of Filing Persons Offeror)
Common Stock, Par Value $0.0001 Per Share
(Title of Class of Securities)
68273G101
(Cusip Number of Class of Securities)
Dennis P. Byrnes, Esq.
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer,
General Counsel and Secretary
ACI Worldwide, Inc.
6060 Coventry Drive
Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022
(402) 778-2183
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
Copies to:
Robert A. Profusek, Esq.
Jones Day
222 East 41st Street
New York, New York 10017
Telephone: (212) 326-3939
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Transaction Valuation* | Amount of Filing Fee** | |
$136,680,278.35 |
$18,644 | |
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* | Estimated for purposes of calculating the filing fee only. This amount is based on the offer to purchase at a purchase price of $3.85 cash per share all shares of common stock of the subject company, which represents (1) 32,949,685 outstanding shares of common stock of the subject company, other than those shares held by Online Resources Corporation, ACI Worldwide, Inc. and Ocelot Acquisition Corp. and their wholly owned subsidiaries, (2) 937,872 shares of common stock of the subject company issuable by the subject company upon the exercise of outstanding stock options pursuant to the subject companys stock option plans and (3) 1,613,814 shares of common stock subject to issued and outstanding restricted share unit awards pursuant to the subject companys stock option plans. The foregoing share figures have been provided by the subject company to the offerors and are as of February 5, 2013, the most recent practicable date before filing. |
** | The amount of the filing fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Fee Rate Advisory #1 for the fiscal year 2013, issued August 31, 2012, by multiplying the transaction valuation by 0.0001364. |
x | Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. |
Amount Previously Paid: $18,644. | Filing Party: ACI Worldwide, Inc. and Ocelot Acquisition Corp. | |
Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO. | Date Filed: February 8, 2013. |
¨ | Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
x | third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
¨ | issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
¨ | going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
¨ | amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer. ¨
This Amendment No. 1 (this Amendment) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the Schedule TO) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 8, 2013, and is filed by (i) Ocelot Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (Purchaser) and a wholly owned subsidiary of ACI Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation (ACI), and (ii) ACI. The Schedule TO relates to the offer by Purchaser and ACI to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Shares), of Online Resources Corporation, a Delaware corporation (ORCC), at $3.85 per Share in cash, without interest, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated February 7, 2013 (the Offer to Purchase), and in the related Letter of Transmittal, copies of which were filed with the Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively (which, together with any amendments or supplements, collectively constitute the Offer). The Offer is made pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, dated January 30, 2013, among ACI, Purchaser and ORCC.
The information in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal is incorporated in this Amendment by reference to all of the applicable items in the Schedule TO, except that such information is amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided in this Amendment. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Offer to Purchase or in the Schedule TO.
Item 11. | Additional Information. |
Item 11 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:
The information set forth in Section 15 Certain Legal Matters; Regulatory Approvals of the Offer to Purchase is hereby amended and supplemented by inserting the following paragraph as the third paragraph under the sub-heading Antitrust Compliance:
On February 15, 2013, ACI and ORCC received notification that the DOJ and FTC have granted early termination of the waiting period applicable under the HSR Act in connection with the Offer. Termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act satisfies one of the conditions to the consummation of the Offer.
The information set forth in Section 15 Certain Legal Matters; Regulatory Approvals of the Offer to Purchase is hereby amended and supplemented by deleting the first paragraph, and inserting the following paragraph as the first paragraph, under the sub-heading Legal Proceedings:
On February 14, 2013, plaintiff Scerra filed an amended complaint (the Scerra Amended Complaint) and added, among other things, allegations that the Individual Defendants failed to disclose all material information regarding the proposed transaction. Two other putative class actions have been filed against the same defendants asserting substantially similar claims in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware by other Shareholders: Ilya Pichkhadze v. Joseph Cowan, et al., Case No. 8311 (the Pichkhadze Complaint, filed February 13, 2013), and James Saxton v. Online Resources Corporation, et al., Case No. 8312 (the Saxton Complaint, filed February 13, 2013). The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Scerra Amended Complaint, the Pichkhadze Complaint, and the Saxton Complaint, which are filed as Exhibits (a)(5)(E), (a)(5)(F) and (a)(5)(G) to the Schedule TO and which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. | Exhibits. |
Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibits:
Exhibit |
Description | |
**(a)(5)(E) | Amended Complaint filed on February 14, 2013 in Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, captioned James J. Scerra v. Joseph L. Cowan, et al. (Case No. 8280-VCN). | |
**(a)(5)(F) | Complaint filed on February 13, 2013 in Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, captioned Ilya Pichkhadze v. Joseph L. Cowan, et al. (Case No. 8311). | |
**(a)(5)(G) | Complaint filed on February 13, 2013 in Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, captioned James Saxton v. Online Resources Corporation, et al. (Case No. 8312). |
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Exhibit |
Description | |
**(a)(5)(H) | Press Release, dated February 19, 2013 |
** | Filed herewith. |
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SIGNATURES
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 19, 2013
ACI WORLDWIDE, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Dennis P. Byrnes | |
Name: | Dennis P. Byrnes | |
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel and Secretary | |
OCELOT ACQUISITION CORP. | ||
By: | /s/ Dennis P. Byrnes | |
Name: | Dennis P. Byrnes | |
Title: | President |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description | |
*(a)(1)(A) | Offer to Purchase dated February 7, 2013. | |
*(a)(1)(B) | Form of Letter of Transmittal (including Internal Revenue Service Form W-9). | |
*(a)(1)(C) | Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. | |
*(a)(1)(D) | Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees. | |
*(a)(1)(E) | Form of Letter to Clients for use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees. | |
*(a)(1)(F) | Form of Summary Advertisement published in The Wall Street Journal on February 8, 2013. | |
* (a)(5)(A) | Press Release, dated January 31, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ACI Worldwide, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2013). | |
* (a)(5)(B) | Investor Presentation Materials, dated January 31, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ACI Worldwide, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2013). | |
* (a)(5)(C) | Transcript of Investor Presentation Call, held on January 31, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.6 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ACI Worldwide, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2013). | |
*(a)(5)(D) | Complaint filed on February 6, 2013 in Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, captioned James J. Scerra v. Joseph L. Cowan, et al. (Case No. 8280). | |
**(a)(5)(E) | Amended Complaint filed on February 14, 2013 in Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, captioned James J. Scerra v. Joseph L. Cowan, et al. (Case No. 8280-VCN). | |
**(a)(5)(F) | Complaint filed on February 13, 2013 in Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, captioned Ilya Pichkhadze v. Joseph L. Cowan, et al. (Case No. 8311). | |
**(a)(5)(G) | Complaint filed on February 13, 2013 in Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, captioned James Saxton v. Online Resources Corporation, et al. (Case No. 8312). | |
**(a)(5)(H) | Press Release, dated February 19, 2013 | |
* (b)(1) | Commitment Letter, dated January 30, 2013, by and among ACI Worldwide, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ACI Worldwide, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2013). | |
*(b)(2) | Amended and Restated Commitment Letter, dated February 6, 2013, by and among ACI Worldwide, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. | |
* (d)(1) | Transaction Agreement, dated January 30, 2013, by and among ACI Worldwide, Inc., Ocelot Acquisition Corp. and Online Resources Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ACI Worldwide, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2013). | |
* (d)(2) | Shareholder Agreement, dated January 30, 2013, by and among ACI Worldwide, Inc., Ocelot Acquisition Corp. and Special Value Opportunities Fund, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ACI Worldwide, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2013). | |
* (d)(3) | Shareholder Agreement, dated January 30, 2013, by and among ACI Worldwide, Inc., Ocelot Acquisition Corp. and Special Value Expansion Fund, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ACI Worldwide, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2013). |
Exhibit |
Description | |
* (d)(4) | Shareholder Agreement, dated January 30, 2013, by and among ACI Worldwide, Inc., Ocelot Acquisition Corp. and Joseph L. Cowan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by ACI Worldwide, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 2013). | |
* (d)(5) | Shareholder Agreement, dated January 30, 2013, by and among ACI Worldwide, Inc., Ocelot Acquisition Corp. and Tennenbaum Opportunities Partners V, LP (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Schedule 13D filed by ACI Worldwide, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4, 2013). |
* | Previously filed. |
** | Filed herewith. |
Exhibit (a)(5)(E)
EFiled: Feb 14 2013 06:05PM EST Transaction ID 49546156 Case No. 8280VCN |
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IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
JAMES J. SCERRA, On Behalf of Himself and All |
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Others Similarly Situated, |
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Plaintiff, | ) | C.A. No. 8280-VCN | ||
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JOSEPH L. COWAN, JOHN C. DORMAN, |
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EDWARD D. HOROWITZ, BRUCE A. JAFFE, |
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DONALD W. LAYDEN, JR., MICHAEL E. |
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LEITNER, ERVIN R. SHAMES, WILLIAM H. |
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WASHECKA, BARRY D. WESSLER, ONLINE |
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RESOURCES CORPORATION, ACI |
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WORLDWIDE, INC. and OCELOT |
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ACQUISITION CORP., |
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Defendants. |
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VERIFIED AMENDED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT
Plaintiff James J. Scerra (Plaintiff), on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, by his attorneys, alleges the following upon information and belief, except as to those allegations pertaining to Plaintiff which are alleged upon personal knowledge:
NATURE OF THE ACTION
1. This is a shareholder class action brought by Plaintiff on behalf of holders of the common stock of Online Resources Corporation (Online Resources or the Company) to enjoin the acquisition of the publicly owned shares of Online Resources common stock by ACI Worldwide, Inc. (ACI) through its wholly owned subsidiary Ocelot Acquisition Corp., (Acquisition Sub).
2. On January 31, 2013, Online Resources and ACI jointly announced that they had entered into a definitive transaction agreement for ACI to acquire Online Resources, via a tender offer, in a deal with a total enterprise value of approximately $263 million. Under the terms of the Proposed Buyout (defined below), Online Resources common shareholders will receive $3.85 per share in cash for each Online Resources share they own.
3. Specifically, the Transaction Agreement dated January 31, 2013 ACI will cause Acquisition Sub to commence a tender offer (the Offer) as promptly as practicable after January 30, 2013, for all of Online Resources outstanding shares of common at a purchase price of $3.85 per share in cash, without interest, less any applicable withholding taxes. The Offer is subject to the condition that there be validly tendered that number of Online Resources shares that constitutes a majority of all of the Online Resources outstanding shares and entitled to vote in the election of directors. Following the Offer, ACI will acquire any Online Resources shares not purchased in the Offer in a second-step merger (collectively the Offer and the Second-Step Merger are referred to herein as the Proposed Buyout).
4. In early 2011, Online Resources reported that it had received unsolicited bids from multiple third parties and thereafter solicited bids from additional third parties. On March 15, 2011, Online Resources announced that it had determined that the completion of a transaction on acceptable terms was unlikely at this time and that the best course of action to achieve the highest shareholder value is to continue to aggressively pursue our long-term strategic growth plan. After trading consistently above $4 even before announcement of possible business combinations and consistently above $6 in anticipation of a possible combination, Online Resources stock collapsed and has never recovered.
5. Since March 2011, Online Resources has aggressively pursued its long-term strategic growth plan and has been reporting significant improvements in its financials and prospects. Indeed, Online Resources reports that it is in the middle of the investment heavy stage of its strategic growth plan, which should set the groundwork for greatly improved earnings and financial conditions.
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6. ACI is well aware of Online Resources improving financial metrics. Knowing that the Companys new strategic vision is in place and the Companys performance is recovering, ACI recognized that it had an opportunity to cash in on Online Resources undervalued stock price by acquiring the Company before it felt the full effects of its improving financial condition resulting from the Companys implementation of its strategic overhaul. As such, ACI, is in possession of non-public information regarding the performance of Online Resources and is taking advantage of its position to acquire the Company at a substantial discount to its true value.
7. Thus, the consideration being offered to Online Resources public stockholders in the Proposed Buyout is unfair and grossly inadequate because, among other things, the intrinsic value of Online Resources common stock is materially in excess of the amount offered given the Companys recent financial performance together with its prospects for future growth and earnings.
8. The Individual Defendants (defined below) conduct constitutes a breach of their fiduciary duties owed to all public shareholders of Online Resources, and a violation of applicable legal standards governing the Defendants conduct. The Proposed Buyout is designed to preclude other potential bidders to emerge with superior offers while also precluding shareholders from voicing opposition, as the Transaction Agreement contains certain preclusive devices, including a substantial termination fee ($8,000,000) and a top-up option (Top-Up Option), which is coercive because it can be used to reach the 90% threshold to effectuate a short form merger, thus allowing the Company to pursue a merger without a shareholder vote.
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9. In pursuing the unlawful plan to facilitate the acquisition of Online Resources by ACI for grossly inadequate consideration, through a flawed process, each of the Defendants (defined below) violated applicable law by directly breaching and/or aiding the other Defendants breaches of their fiduciary duties of loyalty, due care, independence, good faith and fair dealing.
10. In addition, on February 8, 2013, Online Resources, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) a Solicitation/Tender Offer Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (together with any exhibits and annexes attached thereto or incorporated therein by reference, the Schedule 14D-9) related to the Offer, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated February 7, 2013 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the Offer to Purchase), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the Letter of Transmittal), in each case filed by Acquisition Sub and ACI with the SEC. The Offer is described in, and the Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal are included in, a Tender Offer Statement (as amended or supplemented from time to time, and together with the exhibits thereto, the Tender Offer Statement), filed by Acquisition Sub and ACI with the SEC on February 8, 2013. Copies of the Offer to Purchase and form of Letter of Transmittal are being mailed to Online Resources shareholders together with the Schedule 14D-9.
11. The Schedule 14D-9 fails to disclose material information concerning the events leading up to the announcement of the Proposed Buyout.
12. For these reasons and as set forth in detail herein, Plaintiff seeks to enjoin Defendants from taking any steps to consummate the Offer or, in the event the Offer is consummated, recover damages resulting from the Individual Defendants violations of their fiduciary duties of loyalty, good faith and due care.
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THE PARTIES
13. Plaintiff is, and at all relevant times was a stockholder of Defendant Online Resources since prior to the wrongs complained of herein.
14. Online Resources is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware, with its principal executive offices located at 4795 Meadow Wood Lane, Chantilly, Virginia. Online Resources develops and supplies our proprietary Digital Payment Framework to power ePayments choices between millions of consumers and financial institutions, creditors and billers.
15. Defendant John C. Dorman (Dorman) is and has been Chairman of the Board of Online Resources since 2010.
16. Defendant Joseph L. Cowan (Cowan) is and has been a director of Online Resources and President and Chief Executive Officer since 2010.
17. Defendant Edward D. Horowitz (Horowitz) is and has been a director of Online Resources since 2009.
18. Defendant Bruce A. Jaffe (Jaffe) is and has been a director of Online Resources since 2009.
19. Defendant Donald W. Layden, Jr. (Layden) is and has been a director of Online Resources since 2010.
20. Defendant Michael E. Leitner (Leitner) is and has been a director of Online Resources since 2007.
21. Defendant Ervin R. Shames (Shames) is and has been a director of Online Resources since 2000.
22. Defendant William H. Washecka (Washecka) is and has been a director of Online Resources since 2004.
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23. Defendant Barry D. Wessler (Wessler) is and has been a director of Online Resources since 2000.
24. Defendants Dorman, Cowan, Horowitz, Jaffe, Layden, Leitner, Shames, Washecka and Wessler are collectively referred to hereinafter as the Individual Defendants.
25. Each of the Individual Defendants herein is sued individually, and as an aider and abettor, as well as in his or her capacity as an officer and/or director of the Company, and the liability of each arises from the fact that he or she has engaged in all or part of the unlawful acts, plans, schemes, or transactions complained of herein.
26. Defendant ACI is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware, with its principal executive offices located at 120 Broadway, Suite 3350, New York, New York. ACI develops, markets, installs and supports a broad line of software products and services primarily focused on facilitating electronic payments.
27. Defendant Acquisition Sub is a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of ACI formed solely for the purpose of entering into the Transaction Agreement and consummating the Offer, and has not conducted any business operations other than those incident to its formation.
28. Collectively, the Individual Defendants, ACI, Online Resources and Acquisition Sub are referred to herein as the Defendants.
THE FIDUCIARY DUTIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT
29. By reason of the Individual Defendants positions with the Company as officers and/or directors, said individuals are in a fiduciary relationship with Plaintiff and the other shareholders of Online Resources and owe Plaintiff and the other members of the Class (defined herein) the duties of good faith, fair dealing and loyalty.
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30. By virtue of their positions as directors and/or officers of Online Resources, the Individual Defendants, at all relevant times, had the power to control and influence, and did control and influence and cause Online Resources to engage in the practices complained of herein.
31. Each of the Individual Defendants is required to act in good faith, in the best interests of the Companys shareholders and with such care, including reasonable inquiry, as would be expected of an ordinarily prudent person. In a situation where the directors of a publicly traded company undertake a transaction that may result in a change in corporate control, the directors must take all steps reasonably required to maximize the value shareholders will receive rather than use a change of control to benefit themselves, and to disclose all material information concerning the proposed change of control to enable the shareholders to make an informed voting decision. To diligently comply with this duty, the directors of a corporation may not take any action that:
(a) | adversely affects the value provided to the corporations shareholders; |
(b) | contractually prohibits them from complying with or carrying out their fiduciary duties; |
(c) | discourages or inhibits alternative offers to purchase control of the corporation or its assets; |
(d) | will otherwise adversely affect their duty to search for and secure the best value reasonably available under the circumstances for the corporations shareholders; or |
(e) | will provide the directors and/or officers with preferential treatment at the expense of, or separate from, the public shareholders. |
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32. Plaintiff alleges herein that the Individual Defendants, separately and together, in connection with the Proposed Buyout, violated duties owed to Plaintiff and the other shareholders of Online Resources, including their duties of loyalty, good faith and independence, insofar as they, inter alia, engaged in self-dealing and obtained for themselves personal benefits, including personal financial benefits, not shared equally by Plaintiff or the other shareholders of Online Resources common stock.
CLASS ACTION ALLEGATIONS
33. Plaintiff brings this action pursuant to the Court of Chancery Rule 23, on behalf of all holders of Online Resources common stock who are being and will be harmed by Defendants actions described below (the Class). Excluded from the Class are Defendants herein and any person, firm, trust, corporation or other entity related to or affiliated with any of the Defendants.
34. This action is properly maintainable as a class action.
35. The Class is so numerous that joinder of all members is impracticable. As of October 31, 2012, there were 32,889,083 shares of Online Resources common stock issued and outstanding. The actual number of public shareholders of Online Resources will be ascertained through discovery.
36. Questions of law and fact that are common to the Class, including, among others:
(a) | whether the Individual Defendants have fulfilled and are capable of fulfilling their fiduciary duties owed to Plaintiff and the Class; |
(b) | whether the Individual Defendants have engaged and continue to engage in a scheme to benefit themselves at the expense of Online Resources shareholders in violation of their fiduciary duties; |
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(c) | whether the Individual Defendants are acting in furtherance of their own self-interest to the detriment of the Class; and |
(d) | whether Plaintiff and the other members of the Class will be irreparably damaged if Defendants are not enjoined from continuing the conduct described herein. |
37. Plaintiff is committed to prosecuting this action and has retained competent counsel experienced in litigation of this nature. Plaintiffs claims are typical of the claims of the other members of the Class and Plaintiff has the same interests as the other members of the Class. Accordingly, Plaintiff is an adequate representative of the Class and will fairly and adequately protect the interests of the Class.
38. The prosecution of separate actions by individual members of the Class would create the risk of inconsistent or varying adjudications with respect to individual members of the Class, which would establish incompatible standards of conduct for Defendants, or adjudications with respect to individual members of the Class which would, as a practical matter, be dispositive of the interests of the other members not parties to the adjudications or substantially impair or impede their ability to protect their interests.
39. Preliminary and final injunctive relief on behalf of the Class as a whole is entirely appropriate because Defendants have acted, or refused to act, on grounds generally applicable and causing injury to the Class.
SUBSTANTIVE ALLEGATIONS
A. | Background |
40. Online Resources develops and supplies our proprietary Digital Payment Framework to power ePayments choices between millions of consumers and financial institutions, creditors and billers. The Company has two primary business lines: bill payment and transaction processing, and online banking and account presentation. The Companys digital
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bill payment services directly link financial interactions between banks and billers, while our outsourced, web- and phone-based financial technology services enable clients to fulfill payment, banking and other financial services to their millions of end users. The Companys Digital Payment Framework is built upon a foundation of security and innovation, and features a wide range of configurable services enabling the Companys clients to take advantage of industry-leading agility, flexibility and breadth of solution.
41. On January 21, 2011, Online Resources announced that:
[the] Boards of Directors [are] evaluating unsolicited expressions of interest in potential business combinations that it has received from third parties. The Board is considering these alternatives against the long-term strategic growth plan that it recently approved in order to determine whether there is now an option that can deliver greater shareholder value. Under the strategic plan, the Company has enhanced its management team and is currently investing in technology, products and organizational structure to drive revenue growth and margin improvement.
42. Defendant Cowan, president and chief executive officer of Online Resources, stated, in part:
Since I arrived as CEO in June, we have worked diligently to develop a long-term plan to put Online Resources back on the path to sustainable growth by investing in new ways to provide exceptional value to our customers . We have a robust and unique set of core assets at Online Resources, and I believe that with the strong team we have in place, we can deliver against the objectives defined in the plan. However, because we have also been approached by other parties, the Company has an obligation to examine other potential value-creating alternatives that may now exist for our shareholders.
43. On March 15, 2011, Online Resources reported its 4Q financial results and announced that it had abandoned pursuit of a business combination. The press release stated, in part that [t]he Companys Board of Directors announced that, after careful consideration, it has terminated its evaluation of potential business combinations and is not actively pursuing alternatives to the Companys long-term strategic growth plan. In addition, Defendant Cowan, stated:
The Board of Directors determined that the completion of a transaction on acceptable terms was unlikely at this time and that the best course of action to achieve the highest shareholder value is to continue to aggressively pursue our long-term strategic growth plan . We have identified clear objectives to re-focus and maximize our technology, products and organizational structure to drive revenue and earnings growth. We are bullish about the opportunities that lie ahead for Online Resources. (emphasis added)
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44. After trading consistently above $4 even before announcement of possible business combinations and consistently above $6 in anticipation of a possible combination, Online Resources stock collapsed as evidenced in the chart below:
45. Since March 2011, Online Resources has aggressively pursued its long-term strategic growth plan and has been reporting significant improvements in its financials and prospects.
46. On March 14, 2012, Online Resources reported its 4Q and full-year results and confirmed that it was on track with its strategic growth plan. Defendant Cowan stated, in part:
We made a great deal of progress on the long-term strategic growth plan we presented in March 2011 . Weve focused the Company on becoming an innovative, best-of-breed solution provider in the payments market, opened a first-class development center in India and began the process of optimizing and consolidating the technology that we possess. All the while, weve met or exceeded the revenue and earnings direction we provided for 2011 at this time last year and for each of the 2011 quarters.
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We had record sales in the fourth quarter, contributing to a record sales year. Im very pleased with this as I believe it validates some of the early steps weve taken. With opportunity often comes challenge however, and this is no exception. In 2012, we expect to make additional investments, reprioritize planned investments and extend our investment period to ensure we can implement and service this new business. (emphasis added)
47. On May 7, 2012, Online Resources reported its 1Q financial results and confirmed again progress in achieving its strategic growth plan. Defendant Cowan stated, in part:
In the first quarter, revenue was in-line with our expectations, growing by 5% relative to the first quarter of last year, . Earnings measures were higher than our expectations owing to some expense reversals that are not expected to recur in the future and the deferral of other expenses to later this year.
Im pleased with the progress the Company is making on the long-term strategic growth plan. I believe the revenue and earnings growth we saw this past quarter are partially the result of the plan we set upon over a year ago. As such, Im confident in the course we have set for the Company and the expectations we discussed two months ago.
48. On November 8, 2012, Online Resources reported its 3Q financial results and confirmed continued progress in achieving its strategic growth plan. Defendant Cowan stated, in part:
Revenue and earnings were better than expected in the third quarter, . During the quarter we benefited from higher professional services revenue in our banking business that is non-recurring in nature. Excluding the higher professional services revenue, revenue and earnings would still have been at the high end of guidance.
As can be seen from the sequential decline in earnings in the third quarter, we have entered the major investment stage of our strategic growth plan, . We anticipate that these investments will continue to grow in the fourth quarter of 2012. These investments in product management, marketing, sales and client services, operations and technology should allow us to drive increased revenue and earnings growth in late 2013 and beyond.
49. Rather than permitting the Companys shares to trade freely and allowing its public shareholders to reap the benefits of the Companys long-term strategic growth plan, the Individual Defendants have acted for their personal benefit and the benefit of ACI as well as to the detriment of the Companys public shareholders, by entering into the Transaction Agreement.
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B. | The Proposed Buyout |
50. On January 31, 2013, ACI and Online Resources issued a joint press release announcing the Proposed Buyout which stated:
Naples, FLAJanuary 31, 2013ACI Worldwide (NASDAQ: ACIW), a leading international provider of payment systems, and Online Resources (NASDAQ: ORCC), a leading provider of online banking and full-service bill pay solutions, today announced that they have entered into a definitive transaction agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, ACI Worldwide will acquire Online Resources in an all cash transaction for $3.85 per share. The boards of directors of both companies have approved the transaction. [ .]
The integration of ACI Worldwide and Online Resources will make available to financial institutions the preeminent online and mobile banking, bill payment and presentment solutions. ACI Worldwide is recognized as the leader in the U.S. Large Bank Market for 2012 and a Company to Watch in 2013 by Aite Group. The addition of Online Resources payment and presentment capabilities will benefit customers by giving them the choice and flexibility to address a broader set of needs from a single integrated source.
The acquisition would also broaden ACI Worldwides customer base with the addition of 1,000 banks, credit unions, billers, credit card issuers, and other credit and payment service providers.
Built on our heritage of producing highly reliable and trusted solutions, ACI Worldwides mission is to deliver universal payment solutions that provide control, choice and flexibility to our customers while maintaining their peace of mind, said Philip Heasley, President and CEO of ACI Worldwide. Online Resources robust product set and talented employee base of online banking and payment experts is well-aligned with this focus and our desire to lead in a category undergoing accelerating change.
I believe the combination of the two companies will allow the Online Resources product suite to now achieve its full potential in the Banking and Biller Markets, provide even better services and functionality for our clients and customers, and create additional opportunity for our dedicated and hardworking employees, said Joe L. Cowan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Online Resources. [ .]
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Terms of the Transaction
ACI Worldwide and Online Resources have entered into a definitive transaction agreement under which ACI Worldwide would acquire Online Resources for $3.85 per share in cash in a transaction valued at an enterprise value of approximately $263 million, which includes the redemption of Online Resources preferred stock. ACI Worldwide will commence a cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Online Resources no later than February 15, 2013.
Upon the successful closing of the tender offer, stockholders of Online Resources will receive $3.85 per share in cash for each share of Online Resources common stock validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the offer, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes. [ .]
51. The $3.85 per share consideration being offered to Online Resources public stockholders in the Proposed Buyout is unfair and grossly inadequate because, among other things, the intrinsic value of Online Resources common stock is materially in excess of the amount offered given the Companys recent financial performance together with its prospects for future growth and earnings.
52. Further, ACI will achieve significant synergies from the Proposed Buyout, enhancing the value to ACI and, in turn, the per share consideration Online Resources shareholders should receive. According to the press release announcing the Proposed Buyout, ACI anticipates annual cost synergies of approximately $19.5 million. It is unlikely that the $3.85 per share merger price ACI offers includes those material synergies.
C. | The Preclusive Deal Protection Devices |
53. To the detriment of the Plaintiff and other members of the Class, the terms of the Transaction Agreement substantially favor ACI and are calculated to unreasonably dissuade potential suitors from making competing offers.
54. On January 31, 2013, the Company filed a Form 8-K with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) wherein it disclosed the terms of the Transaction
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Agreement. As part of the Transaction Agreement, the Individual Defendants agreed to certain onerous and preclusive deal protection devices that operate conjunctively to make the Proposed Buyout a fait accompli and ensure that no competing offers will emerge for the Company.
55. Defendants are attempting to circumvent the requirements of a shareholder vote through an irrevocable Top-Up Option which the Online Resources Board granted to ACI. The Top-Up Option is contained in Section 2.3 of the Transaction Agreement and states that in the event ACI falls short of obtaining the minimum number of shares in the Offer necessary to effectuate a short form merger under § 253 of the Delaware General Corporations Law, ACI may purchase, at its option, the number of shares necessary for it to exceed the ninety percent threshold. The Top-Up Option therefore allows Online Resources to pursue a merge without ever having to conduct a shareholder vote.
56. ACI as part of the Proposed Buyout has entered into Shareholder Agreements with Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC (Tennenbaum), which collectively beneficially owned approximately 22.3% of all outstanding shares in Online Resources and Defendant Cowan, who beneficially owns approximately 1.4% of all the outstanding shares in Online Resources. By entering into these Shareholder Agreements, Tennebaum and Defendant Cowan have committed to tendering approximately 22.7% of all outstanding shares of Online Resources common stock in the Offer.
57. In addition to the Top-Up Option, Online Resources through the Individual Defendants agreed to onerous and preclusive deal protection devices. For example, the Transaction Agreement contains a strict no shop provision prohibiting the Board from taking any affirmative action to comply with their fiduciary duties to maximize shareholder value, including soliciting alternative acquisition proposals or business combinations. The Transaction
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Agreement also includes a strict standstill provision which prohibits, except under extremely limited circumstances, the Defendants from even engaging in discussions or negotiations relating to proposals regarding alternative business combinations. Further, in addition to the no-shop and standstill provisions, the Transaction Agreement includes a $8 million termination fee that will all but ensure that no competing offer will emerge.
58. Specifically, §5.8(a) of the Transaction Agreement includes a no solicitation provision barring the Board and any Company personnel from soliciting, initiating, facilitating or encouraging alternative proposals in an attempt to procure a price in excess of the amount offered by ACI. This section also demands that the Company terminate any and all prior or ongoing discussions with other potential suitors.
59. Similarly, §5.8(e) of the Transaction Agreement provides a matching rights provision whereby the Company must notify ACI of any unsolicited competing bidders offer within 24 hours after receipt. Then, if and only if, the Board determines that the competing offer constitutes a Superior Proposal, (as defined in the Merger Agreement) ACI is granted at least three (3) business days (the Notice Period) to amend the terms of the Transaction Agreement to make a counter-offer that the Company must consider in determining whether the competing bid still constitutes a Superior Proposal. Moreover, ACI will be able to match the unsolicited offer because it will be granted unfettered access to the details of the unsolicited offer, in its entirety, eliminating any leverage that the Company has in receiving the unsolicited offer. Accordingly, the Transaction Agreement unfairly assures that any auction will favor ACI and piggy-back upon the due diligence of the foreclosed alternative bidder.
60. To further ensure the success of the Proposed Buyout, the Board locked up the deal by agreeing to pay a termination fee of $8 million. The terms of the Transaction Agreement
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essentially requires that the alternative bidder agree to pay a naked premium for the right to provide Online Resources shareholders with a superior offer. Accordingly, the Transaction Agreement unfairly assures that any auction will favor ACI and piggy-back upon the due diligence efforts of the alternative bidder.
61. These provisions cumulatively discourage bidders from making a competing bid for the Company.
D. | The Inadequacy of Disclosure Under The Schedule 14D-9 |
62. On February 8, 2013, Online Resources, filed with SEC its Schedule 14D-9 related to the Proposed Buyout, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated February 7, 2013, and in the related Letter of Transmittal. The Proposed Buyout is described in (and the Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal are included in) the Tender Offer Statement filed by Acquisition Sub and ACI with the SEC on February 8, 2013. Copies of the Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal are being mailed to Online Resources shareholders together with the Schedule 14D-9.
63. The Schedule 14D-9 fails to disclose material information concerning the events leading up to the announcement of the Proposed Buyout. In particular, the Schedule 14D-9 fails to disclose:
(a) The necessity of and basis for the Boards determination that it was in the best interest of Online Resources shareholders for Online Resources to enter into, on November 15, 2012, a Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement (Confidentiality Agreement) with ACI;
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(b) The identity or identities of any other person with whom Online Resources entered into a non-disclosure and confidentiality agreement similar in purpose or effect as the Confidentiality Agreement;
(c) The necessity of and basis for the Boards determination that it was in the best interest of Online Resources shareholders for Online Resources to enter into, on November 20, 2012, a letter agreement with ACI (the Exclusivity Agreement), providing that until December 20, 2012 (the Exclusivity End Date), Online Resources would not solicit, initiate, facilitate or negotiate with any other person concerning a potential acquisition of Online Resources;
(d) The necessity of and basis for the Boards determination that it was in the best interest of Online Resources shareholders for Online Resources agreement, on December 20, 2012, and on January 7, 2013, to extend the Exclusivity End Date such that the Exclusivity End Date continued until January 11, 2013;
(e) The identity of the December 2010 industry participant who submitted to Online Resources an unsolicited expression of interest at a substantial premium to the market price of the Online Resources shares at that time and what information or disclosures were made by Online Resources to the industry participant to form the basis for the industry participants determination of concerns about the ability to obtain U.S. Department of Justice (the DOJ) and U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the FTC) approval in connection with the antitrust review of the possible transaction;
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(f) Whether the Board considered any other financial advisors prior to the retention of Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (Raymond James) on January 1, 2011;
(g) The identities of members of management that held meetings, made presentations or had discussions with potential partners between January 2011 to March 2011;
(h) Whether any other industry participants were solicited or considered as potential acquirers of Online Resources banking business as part of the March 2, 2011 non-binding indication of interest from a private equity firm to purchase the outstanding shares for $6.40 to $6.50 per share conditioned on the sale of the Online Resources banking business to a specific industry participant as part of the proposed transaction;
(i) The identities of members of management that held meetings, made presentations or had discussions with potential partners between November 2011 to January 2012;
(j) The basis of and reasons for January 20, 2012 withdrawal of Strategic Acquirer As proposal to acquire Online Resources;
(k) Whether the Board considered any other financial advisors prior to the retention of Barclays Capital (Barclays) on March 27, 2012;
(l) The basis for the Boards determination between March 2012 and July 2012 that possible refinancing and restructuring proposals presented by Barclays would have dilutive effects on common stockholders and/or contained borrowing constraints implied by the limit of funds legally available, and/or would adversely impact the operation of the Online Resources business;
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(m) The facts of and basis and likelihood of success of retrial of fee calculation of Online Resources former chairman and chief executive officer, Matthew P. Lawlors lawsuit against Online Resources;
(n) The facts of and basis and likelihood of success of possible appeal from the former chief executive officer of Internet Transaction Solutions, Inc. (ITS), Kent D. Stuckey, and all of the former ITS stockholders (whose business had been acquired by Online Resources in August 2007) lawsuit;
(o) The criteria used by Raymond James to identify and solicit five industry participants in a possible acquisition of Online Resources and the basis for Raymond James determination on November 15, 2012 that none of these industry participants had expressed significant interest in pursuing a possible acquisition;
(p) The facts and circumstances of Online Resources discovery in November 2012 that there was a cash deficit of approximately $4.5 million in its Princeton Biller and Banking operating accounts and its determination in January 2013 that approximately $3.8 million of the cash deficit originated prior to its acquisition of Princeton eCom in July 2006;
(q) The basis for the Boards determination on December 18, 2012 to retain SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. (SunTrust Robinson Humphrey) rather than one or other investment bank to provide a fairness opinion with respect to the Offer;
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(r) The basis for the Boards determination in January 2013 that existing capital was insufficient to invest in its strategic growth plan (announced in March 2011), and that such insufficient capital would constrain future growth and increase customer concerns regarding its financial stability;
(s) The basis for Raymond James January 15, 2013 solicitation of a possible transaction with Strategic Acquirer A rather than or in addition to one or more other strategic and/or equity firm buyers either previously or newly contacted;
(t) The identification and details of the so-called open issues for the Special Committees consideration during the meeting of January 27, 2013, including, but not limited to, a proposal by ACI to the effect that, while there was no assurance from ACI of continued employment or levels of compensation for Online Solutions executive officers post-acquisition, to the extent that the executive officers continued to be employed after the transaction they would be treated in the same manner as comparable ACI executive officers as to severance and change of control benefits;
(u) From December 2010 to January 2013, how many potential acquisition, merger and other equity investments were solicited, offered and/or discussed by the Board and/or Special Committee and whether the parties identified as Strategic Acquirer A, B, C, etc., and/or Industry Participant A, B, C, etc., and/or Private Equity A, B, C, etc., respectively, were the same person when so identified subsequently in the Tender Offer Statement or whether such persons were different, and if different, why such parties are identified with the same name;
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(v) The basis for not contacting previously contacted parties to determine their interest prior to entering into the Exclusivity Agreement;
(w) The basis for the Special Committees conclusion that proposals from Private Equity Firm A and Private Equity Firm B on January 22, 2013 to redeem Online Resources Preferred Stock in full would have dilutive effects on common stockholders and unreasonable cash flow demands of principal and interest payments, and were therefore inferior alternatives to ACIs Offer;
(x) What, if any, questions or issues arose among the Board or the Special Committee with respect to SunTrust Robinson Humphreys implied valuation reference ranges of $2.69 to $4.66 per share in its Selected Companies Analysis, and an implied valuation reference range of $4.61 to $6.57 per share in its Selected Transaction Analysis.
64. This information which bears directly on the process undertaken by the Board and the fairness of the consideration offered to Online Resources shareholders is material. The omission of this information regarding the process and consideration obtained renders all statements pertaining to the Boards belief that the Proposed Buyout provided a better opportunity to the Companys shareholders than any alternatives available misleading.
Disclosures Related to the Companys Financial Forecasts and Financial Analyses Performed by Raymond James and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey
65. The Schedule 14D-9 also fails to disclose the free cash flows from FY 2012 to FY 2016 as used in the Discounted Cash Flow Analysis, as well as the valuation guidance provided by Raymond James to potential acquirers.
66. The Schedule 14D-9 fails to disclose the financial projection items below provided by Online Resources management and relied upon by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey for purposes of its analyses:
(a) | Transition Costs (2014-2016); |
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(b) | Cost of product sales (2012-2016); |
(c) | Operating costs (2012-2016); |
(d) | Operating income (2012-2016); |
(e) | Stock-based compensation expense (2012-2016); |
(f) | Taxes or tax rate (2012-2016); |
(g) | Increases in working capital (2012-2016); |
(h) | Capital expenditures (2012-2019). |
67. Information regarding the financial forecasts of Online Resources is material to Online Resources shareholders given the reliance by the financial advisors on such information in their fairness opinions. The absence of these underlying financial projections renders the various valuation analyses conducted by the financial advisors misleading.
68. The Schedule 14D-9 fails to disclose certain information underlying the valuation analyses performed by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey in providing its fairness opinion to Online Resources. Specifically, the Schedule 14D-9 fails to disclose:
(a) With respect to the Selected Companies Analysis, the criteria for selecting the companies utilized in the analysis, the multiples observed for each company, the basis for selecting the multiple ranges 6.9x10x enterprise value to 2012E EBITDA and 6.9x9.2x price to 2013E EBITDA to apply to company and Wall Street forecasts, and which Wall Street forecasts were used to derive an implied equity value per share; whether SunTrust Robinson Humphrey produced any kind of benchmarking analysis with respect to Online Resources in relation to the selected comparable companies; and how, if at all, was the value of the Online Resources net operating losses (NOLs) accounted for in this analysis;
(b) With respect to the Selected Transactions Analysis, the amount of the transaction, the percentage premium for the closing price for each transaction, the
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criteria for selecting the transactions utilized in the analysis; whether SunTrust Robinson Humphrey produced any kind of benchmarking analysis with respect to Online Resources in relation to the selected comparable transactions; and how, if at all, was the value of the Online Resources NOLs accounted for in this analysis
(c) With respect to the Illustrative Discounted Cash Flow Analysis, the definitions of weighted average cost of capital, size and comparability to similarly sized companies; how was stock-based compensation treated in this analysis (i.e. cash or non-cash expense); what was the concluded present value of usable net operating loss carryforwards used in this analysis; the basis for the selection of the terminal value multiple range of 6.5x to 8.5x FY 2016E adjusted EBITDA, which appears to be significantly lower than similar multiples from the selected companies and selected transactions analyses; the inputs and assumptions used to determine the discount rate range of 15.7% to 17.7% used in this analysis.
69. This information, which formed the basis for SunTrust Robinson Humphreys various analyses, is material to shareholders. Without an understanding of the underlying inputs and objective criteria used by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey in its analyses, shareholders have no understanding of what factors influenced the financial advisors analyses, thereby rendering all statements pertaining to the analyses misleading.
FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION
Claim for Breach of Fiduciary Duties Against the Individual Defendants
70. Plaintiff repeats and realleges each allegation set forth herein.
71. The Individual Defendants have violated fiduciary duties of care, loyalty and good faith owed to public shareholders of Online Resources.
72. By the acts, transactions and courses of conduct alleged herein, the Individual
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Defendants, individually and acting as a part of a common plan, are attempting to unfairly deprive Plaintiff and other members of the Class of the true value of their investment in Online Resources.
73. As demonstrated by the allegations above, the Individual Defendants failed to exercise the care required, and breached their duties of loyalty, good faith and independence owed to the shareholders of Online Resources because, among other reasons, they failed to take steps to maximize the value of Online Resources to its public shareholders.
74. The Individual Defendants dominate and control the business and corporate affairs of Online Resources, and are in possession of private corporate information concerning Online Resources assets, business and future prospects. Thus, there exists an imbalance and disparity of knowledge and economic power between them and the public shareholders of Online Resources which makes it inherently unfair for them to benefit their own interests to the exclusion of maximizing shareholder value.
75. Moreover, the Individual Defendants have failed to disclose all material information relating to the Proposed Buyout.
76. By reason of the foregoing acts, practices and course of conduct, the Individual Defendants have failed to exercise ordinary care and diligence in the exercise of their fiduciary obligations toward Plaintiff and the other members of the Class.
77. As a result of the actions of Defendants, Plaintiff and the Class will suffer irreparable injury in that they have not and will not receive their fair portion of the value of Online Resources assets and businesses and have been and will be prevented from obtaining a fair price for their common stock.
78. Unless the Individual Defendants are enjoined by the Court, they will continue to breach their fiduciary duties owed to Plaintiff and the members of the Class, all to the irreparable harm of the members of the Class.
79. Plaintiff and the members of the Class have no adequate remedy at law.
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SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION
On Behalf of Plaintiff and the Class
Against ACI and Acquisition Sub for Aiding and Abetting the
Individual Defendants Breaches of Fiduciary Duty
80. Plaintiff repeats and realleges each allegation set forth herein.
81. ACI and Acquisition Sub (collectively The Entities) have acted and are acting with knowledge of, or with reckless disregard to, the fact that the Individual Defendants are in breach of their fiduciary duties to Online Resources public shareholders, and has participated in such breaches of fiduciary duties.
82. The Entities knowingly aided and abetted the Individual Defendants wrongdoing alleged herein. In so doing, the Entities rendered substantial assistance in order to effectuate the Individual Defendants plan to consummate the Proposed Buyout in breach of their fiduciary duties.
83. Plaintiff has no adequate remedy at law.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands injunctive relief in his favor and in favor of the Class and against Defendants as follows:
A. Declaring that this action is properly maintainable as a Class action and certifying Plaintiff as Class representative;
B. Enjoining Defendants, their agents, counsel, employees and all persons acting in concert with them from consummating the Proposed Buyout, unless and until the Company adopts and implements a procedure or process to obtain a Transaction Agreement providing the best possible terms for shareholders and disclosing all material information;
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C. Rescinding, to the extent already implemented, the Proposed Buyout or any of the terms thereof, or granting Plaintiff and the Class rescissory damages;
D. Directing the Individual Defendants to account to Plaintiff and the Class for all damages suffered as a result of the Individual Defendants wrongdoing;
E. Awarding Plaintiff the costs and disbursements of this action, including reasonable attorneys and experts fees; and
F. Granting such other and further equitable relief as this Court may deem just and proper.
DATED: February 14, 2013 | FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP | |||
By: | /s/ Peter B. Andrews | |||
Peter B. Andrews (#4623) | ||||
Craig J. Springer (#5529) | ||||
20 Montchanin Road, Suite 145 | ||||
Wilmington, DE 19807 | ||||
Tel: (302) 482-3182 | ||||
Fax: (302) 482-3612 | ||||
Counsel for Plaintiff |
Of Counsel:
FARUQI & FARUQI, LLP
Juan E. Monteverde
369 Lexington Ave., Tenth Floor
New York, NY 10017
Tel: (212) 983-9330
Fax: (212) 983-9331
ADEMI & OREILLY, LLP
Guri Ademi
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Tel: (414) 482-8000
Fax: (414) 482-8001
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Exhibit (a)(5)(F)
EFiled: Feb 13 2013 02:12PM EST |
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Transaction ID 49507524 | ||||
Case No. 8311- |
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
ILYA PICHKHADZE, individually and on | ) | |||
behalf of all others similarly situated, | ) | |||
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Plaintiff, | ) | C.A. No.: | ||
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v. | ) | |||
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JOSEPH COWAN, JOHN DORMAN, | ) | |||
EDWARD HOROWITZ, BRUCE JAFFE, | ) | |||
DONALD LAYDEN, JR., MICHAEL | ) | |||
LEITNER, ERVIN SHAMES, WILLIAM | ) | |||
WASHECKA, BARRY WESSLER, ONLINE | ) | |||
RESOURCES CORPORATION, ACI | ) | |||
WORLDWIDE, INC., and OCELOT | ) | |||
ACQUISITION CORP., | ) | |||
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Defendants. | ) |
VERIFICATION AND AFFIDAVIT OF
ILYA PICHKHADZE
STATE OF NEW JERSEY | } | |||
} | s.s.: | |||
COUNTY OF HUDSON | } |
Ilya Pichkhadze, being duly sworn deposes and says that:
1. I am the Plaintiff in the above-entitled action, have read the foregoing Verified Class Action Complaint for Breach of Fiduciary Duty, and believe it to be true and correct, and the same is true to my own knowledge, except as to the matters therein stated to be alleged upon information and belief, and as to those matters I believe them to be true.
2. I have not received, been promised or offered and will not accept any form of compensation, directly or indirectly, for prosecuting or serving as a representative party in this action except (i) such damages or other relief as the Court may award me as a member of the
Class; (ii) such fees, costs or other payments as the Court expressly approves to be paid to me, or (iii) reimbursement, paid by my attorneys, of actual and reasonable out-of-pocket expenditures incurred directly in connection with the prosecution of this action.
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STATE OF NEW JERSEY |
Ilya Pichkhadze | |||
COUNTY OF HUDSON | ||||
Sworn to before me this | ||||
12 Day of FEBRUARY, 2013 |
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Notary Public |
My commission expires: |
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Exhibit (a)(5)(G)
EFiled: Feb 13 2013 04:00PM EST |
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Transaction ID 49515190 | ||||
Case No. 8312- |
IN THE COURT OF CHANCERY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
JAMES SAXTON, on behalf of himself | ) | |||
and all others similarly situated, | ) | |||
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Plaintiff, |
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v. |
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ONLINE RESOURCES CORPORATION, | ) | |||
JOSEPH L. COWAN, JOHN DORMAN, | ) | |||
EDWARD D. HOROWITZ, BRUCE A. | ) | |||
JAFFE, DONALD W. LAYDEN, JR., | ) | |||
MICHAEL E. LEITNER, ERVIN R. | ) | |||
SHAMES, WILLIAM H. WASHECKA, | ) | |||
BARRY D. WESSLER, ACI WORLDWIDE, | ) | |||
INC. and OCELOT ACQUISITION CORP., | ) | |||
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Defendants. |
VERIFIED CLASS ACTION COMPLAINT
Plaintiff James Saxton (Plaintiff), by his attorneys, on behalf of himself and those similarly situated files this action against defendants and alleges upon information and belief, except for those allegations that pertain to him, which are alleged upon personal knowledge, as follows:
1. Plaintiff, James Saxton, brings this action against Online Resources Corporation (ORC or the Company), ORCs Board of Directors (the Board), ACI Worldwide, Inc. (ACI) and Ocelot Acquisition Corp. (the Merger Sub) (ORC, the Board, ACI and Merger Sub are collectively referred to as Defendants), seeking equitable relief for their breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law arising out of the definitive merger agreement (the Merger Agreement) entered into with ACI, pursuant to which the Company will merge with and into ACI, with ACI surviving the merger. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, ACI has
agreed to cause Merger Sub, a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of ACI, to commence a tender offer (the Tender Offer) as promptly as practicable after January 30, 2013, for all of ORCs outstanding shares of common stock, at a purchase price of $3.85 per ORC share in cash (the Proposed Acquisition or Merger). The Proposed Acquisition has an enterprise value of approximately $263 million, which includes the redemption of Online Resources preferred stock. The Tender Offer commenced on February 7, 2013, and will expire March 28, 2013.
2. The Merger Agreement further contains a Top-Up Option that permits ACI to purchase from the Company, at a price per share equal to the offer price, the number of newly issued shares of ORC common stock such that, when added to the number of ORC shares owned by ACI at the time of exercise of the Top-Up Option, constitutes 90% of the number of ORC shares that will be outstanding immediately after the issuance of the Top-Up Option Shares. If ACI acquires at least 90% of the outstanding ORC shares and at least 90% of the outstanding shares of ORC Preferred Stock, ACI may affect the Merger as a short form merger without a meeting of Company shareholders.
3. Thus, the Top-Up Option ensures that ACI, through the Merger Sub, will be able to unilaterally affect a merger by and between ORC and ACI upon closing of the Tender Offer. The effect of this self-interested, unilateral action will be to cash out the Companys common shareholders at the unfairly low price of $3.85 per share.
4. Significantly, ORC shares have a reported book value of $4.04 per share for the most recent quarter.
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5. On February 8, 2013, the Company filed its Solicitation/Tender Offer Statement with the SEC on Schedule 14D-9 (the 14D-9). The 14D-9 contains numerous material misstatements and omissions. As explained below, the 14D-9 exposes some details of the highly conflicted sales process, but fails to disclose material facts concerning the Proposed Acquisition preventing shareholders from making an informed decision whether or not to tender their shares in the Offer. For example, the 14D-9 omits and/or misrepresents material information concerning, among other things: (a) the sales process for ORC; (b) ORCs financial projections; and (c) the data and inputs underlying the financial valuation exercises that purport to support the so-called fairness opinion provided by its financial advisor, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. (SunTrust Robinson Humphrey). Moreover, review of the 14D-9 further establishes that the price offered to ORC shareholders is woefully inadequate and cannot be supported by a properly prepared valuation of the Company
6. In addition, in connection with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, ACI has entered into separate shareholder agreements (the Shareholder Agreements) with certain funds affiliated with Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC (collectively, Tennenbaum), which collectively beneficially own approximately 22.3% of all outstanding ORC shares, and Joseph L. Cowan (Cowan), ORCs Chief Executive Officer who beneficially owns approximately 1.4% of all outstanding ORC shares. Pursuant to such Shareholder Agreements, Tennenbaum and Cowan have agreed, among other things, to tender in the Tender Offer the ORC shares beneficially owned by them. The funds affiliated with Tennenbaum also agreed to sell to ACI all shares of ORC Preferred Stock owned by them for cash immediately following the date on which ACI accepts for payment the ORC shares validly tendered in the
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Tender Offer. Further, Tennenbaum and Cowan have agreed to certain actions in support of the Merger, including granting an irrevocable limited proxy and power of attorney, to the fullest extent possible, to ACI to vote all their ORC shares (i) in favor of adoption of the Merger Agreement and (ii) against (a) any alternative acquisition proposal made by a third party and (b) any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, agreement, representation or warranty of ORC under the Merger Agreement.
7. Moreover, at the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding and/or unvested Company stock option and/or restricted stock unit held by member of the ORC Board will be canceled in exchange for an amount of cash equal to the product of (x) the excess of the per share amount over such per share exercise price times (y) the number of shares of Company common stock subject to such Company stock option. Significantly, upon information and belief, ORC Board Members collectively own Company stock option and/or restricted stock units worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
8. In addition, while the Merger Agreement contemplates that defendant Cowan will retain his positions as CEO and President of the surviving corporation following the effective time of the Merger, if Cowans employment is terminated within on year following consummation of the Proposed Acquisition, Cowman will be entitled to receive approximately $2,380,258 in Change in Control compensation.
9. Defendants have breached their fiduciary duties of loyalty, due care, independence, candor, good faith and fair dealing, and/or have aided and abetted such breaches. Immediate judicial intervention is warranted here to rectify existing and future irreparable harm to the shareholders of ORC. Plaintiff seeks to enjoin the Proposed Acquisition.
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THE PARTIES
10. Plaintiff is a citizen of the United States and resident of the state of New Jersey. He is, and has been, a shareholder of ORC at all relevant times hereto.
11. Defendant ORC is a Delaware Corporation that develops and supplies its proprietary Digital Payment Framework to enable ePayment choices between consumers and financial institutions, creditors, and billers in the United States. ORC was founded in 1989 and is headquartered at 4795 Meadow Wood Lane, Chantilly, Virginia. The Companys stock trades on NasdaqGS under the symbol ORCC.
12. Defendant Cowan joined ORC in June 2010 as President and Chief Executive Officer, and serves on the Companys Board of Directors. In connection with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, ACI entered into a Shareholder Agreements with Cowan pursuant to which Cowan has agreed, among other things, to tender in the Tender Offer the ORC shares beneficially owned by him as well as to grant an irrevocable limited proxy and power of attorney, to the fullest extent possible, to ACI to vote all his ORC shares (i) in favor of adoption of the Merger Agreement and (ii) against (a) any alternative acquisition proposal made by a third party and (b) any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, agreement, representation or warranty of ORC under the Merger Agreement. Significantly, Cowan is the beneficial owner of ORC shares equal to approximately 1.4% of all outstanding Company shares. In addition, while the Merger Agreement contemplates that defendant Cowan will retain his positions as CEO and President of the surviving corporation following the effective time of the Merger, if Cowans employment is terminated within on year following consummation of the Proposed Acquisition, Cowman will be entitled to receive approximately $2,380,258 in Change in Control compensation.
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13. Defendant John Dorman (Dorman) is Chairman of the ORC Board, having joined as a Director in May 2009. Dorman also serves as Chairman of the Governance Committee. According to the Companys April 27, 2012, Schedule 14A SEC filing, Dorman is the beneficial owner of 104,714 ORC shares including 8,280 shares issuable upon exercise of options to purchase common stock and 10,492 restricted stock units.
14. Defendant Edward Horowitz (Horowitz) has been a Director of the Company since May 2009. Horowitz is a member of the Compensation and Risk Management Committees. According to the Companys April 27, 2012, Schedule 14A SEC filing, Horowitz is the beneficial owner of 44,797 shares of ORC stock including 8,280 shares issuable upon exercise of options to purchase common stock and 10,492 restricted stock units.
15. Defendant Bruce A. Jaffe (Jaffe) has been a Director of the Company since May 2009. Jaffe is a member of the Audit and Governance Committees. According to the Companys April 27, 2012, Schedule 14A SEC filing, Jaffe is the beneficial owner of 46,091 ORC shares including 8,280 shares issuable upon exercise of options to purchase common stock and 10,675 restricted stock units.
16. Defendant Donald W. Layden, Jr. (Layden), has been a Director of the Company since May 2010. Layden is a member of the Audit and Governance Committees. According to the Companys April 27, 2012, Schedule 14A SEC filing, Layden is the beneficial owner of 37,468 ORC shares including 104 shares issuable upon exercise of options to purchase common stock and 11,211 restricted stock units.
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17. Defendant Michael E. Leitner (Leitner) has been a Director of the Company since February 2007. Leitner is a member of the Compensation and Governance Committees. Leitner has also served as a Managing Director of Tennenbaum since 2007, and served as Partner of Tennenbaum from 2005 to 2007. Leitner currently serves as the designee of Tennenbaum on the boards of directors of Integra Communications, Inc. and Integra Telecom Inc., and as a board observer to Permacon GmbH. Currently Leitner serves as the appointed designee of the holders of our Series A-1 Preferred Stock for which Tennenbaum is the advisor. According to the Companys April 27, 2012, Schedule 14A SEC filing, Leitner is the beneficial owner of 8,432,970 ORC shares which represent approximately 22.8% of all outstanding ORC shares.
18. Defendant Ervin R. Shames (Shames) has been a Director of the Company since January 2000. Shames serves as Chairman of the Compensation Committee and is a member of the Governance Committee. According to the Companys April 27, 2012, Schedule 14A SEC filing, Shames is the beneficial owner of 65,814 ORC shares including 42,220 shares issuable upon exercise of options to purchase common stock and 11,177 restricted stock units.
19. Defendant William H. Washecka (Washecka) has been a Director of the Company since February 2004. Washecka serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and is a member of the Risk Management Committee. According to the Companys April 27, 2012, Schedule 14A SEC filing, Washecka is the beneficial owner of 83,391 ORC shares including 27,753 shares issuable upon exercise of options to purchase common stock and 11,802 restricted stock units.
20. Defendant Barry D. Wessler (Wessler) has been a Director of the Company since February 2004. Wessler serves as Chairman of the Risk Management Committee and is a
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member of the Audit Committee. According to the Companys April 27, 2012, Schedule 14A SEC filing, Wessler is the beneficial owner of 88,420 ORC shares including 23,740 shares issuable upon exercise of options to purchase common stock and 11,132 restricted stock units.
21. Defendants referenced in ¶¶ 12 through 20 are collectively referred to as Individual Defendants and/or the Board. The Individual Defendants as officers and/or Directors of ORC have a fiduciary relationship with Plaintiff and other public shareholders of ORC, as well as the Company and owe them the highest obligations of good faith, fair dealing, loyalty and due care.
22. Defendant ACI, a Delaware corporation, powers electronic payments and banking for more than 1,650 financial institutions, retailers and processors around the world. ACI software enables $12 trillion in payments each day, processing transactions for 14 of the leading global retailers, and 24 of the worlds 25 largest banks.
23. Defendant Merger Sub is a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of ACI.
SUBSTANTIVE ALLEGATIONS
24. ORC first began to explore a possible merger and/or strategic partner in early 2011 when the Company began to receive unsolicited bids. On January 21, 2011, ORC stated the following:
[the] Boards of Directors [are] evaluating unsolicited expressions of interest in potential business combinations that it has received from third parties. The Board is considering these alternatives against the long-term strategic growth plan that it recently approved in order to determine whether there is now an option that can deliver greater shareholder value. Under the strategic plan, the Company has enhanced its management team and is currently investing in technology, products and organizational structure to drive revenue growth and margin improvement.
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25. After a brief exploratory process regarding a potential transaction, on March 15, 2011, defendant Cowan stated via the Companys quarterly press release that ORC had determined that the completion of a transaction on acceptable terms was unlikely at this time and that the best course of action to achieve the highest shareholder value is to continue to aggressively pursue our long-term strategic growth plan. At the time of this announcement, ORC shares consistently traded above $4 per share and as high as $6 per share.
26. Following the March 15, 2011, press release wherein the Company further stated that [t]he Companys Board of Directors announced that, after careful consideration, it has terminated its evaluation of potential business combinations and is not actively pursuing alternatives to the Companys long-term strategic growth plan, ORCs stock price fell precipitously. Since this time, ORC has aggressively pursued its long-term strategic growth plan
27. Nearly two years later, in a joint press release dated January 31, 2013, ORC and ACI announced that the boards of directors of both companies had unanimously approved the Proposed Acquisition. The press release stated in relevant part:
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ACI Worldwide (ACIW), a leading international provider of payment systems, and Online Resources (ORCC), a leading provider of online banking and full-service bill pay solutions, today announced that they have entered into a definitive transaction agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, ACI Worldwide will acquire Online Resources in an all cash transaction for $3.85 per share. The boards of directors of both companies have approved the transaction. ACI Worldwide will hold a conference call on January 31, 2013, at 8:30 a.m. EST to discuss this information. Interested persons may access a real-time audio broadcast of the teleconference at http://www.aciworldwide.com/investorrelations or use the following numbers for dial-in participation: US/Canada: (866) 914-7436, International/Local: +1 (817) 385-9117. Please provide your name, the conference name ACI Worldwide and conference code 95383321. There will be a replay available for two weeks on (855) 859-2056 for US/Canada dial-in and +1 (404) 537- 3406 for International/Local dial-in participants.
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The integration of ACI Worldwide and Online Resources will make available to financial institutions the preeminent online and mobile banking, bill payment and presentment solutions. ACI Worldwide is recognized as the leader in the U.S. Large Bank Market for 2012 and a Company to Watch in 2013 by Aite Group. The addition of Online Resources payment and presentment capabilities will benefit customers by giving them the choice and flexibility to address a broader set of needs from a single integrated source.
The acquisition would also broaden ACI Worldwides customer base with the addition of 1,000 banks, credit unions, billers, credit card issuers, and other credit and payment service providers.
Built on our heritage of producing highly reliable and trusted solutions, ACI Worldwides mission is to deliver universal payment solutions that provide control, choice and flexibility to our customers while maintaining their peace of mind, said Philip Heasley, President and CEO of ACI Worldwide. Online Resources robust product set and talented employee base of online banking and payment experts is well-aligned with this focus and our desire to lead in a category undergoing accelerating change.
I believe the combination of the two companies will allow the Online Resources product suite to now achieve its full potential in the Banking and Biller Markets, provide even better services and functionality for our clients and customers, and create additional opportunity for our dedicated and hardworking employees, said Joe L. Cowan, President and Chief Executive Officer of Online Resources.
Online Resources is a leading provider of hosted online banking and bill payment solutions, providing its services to over 1,000 financial institutions and billers. The company processes over 245 million bill payment transactions annually. Backed by its proprietary payments engine, Online Resources bill payment solutions connect over 9,000 billers.
The acquisition strengthens ACI Worldwides leadership in the online channel with the addition of complementary online banking and full-service bill payment solutions for financial institutions and billers. The pro forma financial implications of the transaction are compelling. ACI Worldwide anticipates that with Online Resources it will achieve annual cost synergies of approximately $19.5 million. The transaction is expected to be accretive to full year non-GAAP earnings in 2013.
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For the last twelve months ending September 30, 2012, the companies combined generated pro forma revenue of approximately $860 million and adjusted EBITDA of $182 million. The acquisition is being financed with a new $300 million Incremental Term Loan. ACI Worldwide has received fully committed financing for the transaction from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
Terms of the Acquisition
ACI Worldwide and Online Resources have entered into a definitive transaction agreement under which ACI Worldwide would acquire Online Resources for $3.85 per share in cash in a transaction valued at an enterprise value of approximately $263 million, which includes the redemption of Online Resources preferred stock. ACI Worldwide will commence a cash tender offer to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of Online Resources no later than February 15, 2013.
Upon the successful closing of the tender offer, stockholders of Online Resources will receive $3.85 per share in cash for each share of Online Resources common stock validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the offer, without interest and less any applicable withholding taxes. ACI Worldwide will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) a tender offer statement on Schedule TO which sets forth in detail the terms of the tender offer. Additionally, Online Resources will file with the SEC a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 that includes the recommendation of Online Resources board of directors that Online Resources stockholders accept the tender offer and tender their shares.
The tender offer will expire at 12:00 midnight New York City time, twenty business days after the tender is launched unless extended in accordance with the transaction agreement and the applicable rules and regulations of the SEC.
Offering materials will be available on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. Online Resources stockholders are urged to read the offering materials filed by ACI Worldwide, as well as materials filed by Online Resources relating to the tender offer, which contain important information about the tender offer.
Timing
The closing of the tender offer is subject to customary terms and conditions, and is anticipated to close at the end of first quarter of 2013.
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Advisors
Wells Fargo Securities is serving as financial advisor to ACI Worldwide, and Jones Day is serving as its legal advisor. Raymond James & Associates Inc. is serving as financial advisor to Online Resources, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. provided certain financial advice to the Special Committee of the Board of Directors, and Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP is serving as its legal advisor.
28. The Proposed Acquisition is unfair and significantly undervalues the Company. Indeed, ORC shares have a reported book value of $4.04 per share for the most recent quarter. Furthermore, ORC has outperformed Wall Street expectations throughout calendar year 2012. For example, on August 2, 2012, Cowan was quoted in the Companys Q2 2012 press release the following:
[B]oth revenue and earnings were higher than our expectations owing to higher biller transactions and professional services revenue. Additionally, costs were lower due it taking longer than anticipated to fill several new positions as part of our investment plans. As a result of our stronger than expected performance through the first half of 2012, I now believe that our financial performance for the full year will be slightly better than what we have previously disclosed. That being said, we still anticipate incurring material increased costs over the next two quarters as we continue to make growth investments. These investments will likely result in lower earnings in the second half of 2012 when compared to the first half of the year, but should drive increased revenue and earnings growth in late 2013 and beyond.
29. ORC continued to post better than expected results in Q3 2012 as growth investments accelerated. On November 8, 2012, Cowan was stated in the Companys quarter three press release the following:
Revenue and earnings were better than expected in the third quarter. During the quarter we benefited from higher professional services revenue in our banking business that is non-recurring in nature. Excluding the higher professional services revenue, revenue and earnings would still have been at the high end of guidance. As can be seen from the sequential decline in earnings in the third quarter, we have entered the major investment stage of our strategic growth plan. e anticipate that these investments will continue to grow in the fourth quarter of 2012. These investments in product management, marketing, sales and client services, operations and technology should allow us to drive increased revenue and earnings growth in late 2013 and beyond.
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30. In addition, in connection with the execution and delivery of the Merger Agreement, ACI has entered into separate Shareholder Agreements with Tennenbaum, which collectively beneficially own approximately 22.3% of all outstanding ORC shares, and Cowan who beneficially owns approximately 1.4% of all outstanding ORC shares. Pursuant to such Shareholder Agreements, Tennenbaum and Cowan have agreed, among other things, to tender in the Tender Offer the ORC shares beneficially owned by them. The funds affiliated with Tennenbaum also agreed to sell to ACI all shares of ORC Preferred Stock owned by them for cash immediately following the date on which ACI accepts for payment the ORC shares validly tendered in the Tender Offer. Further, Tennenbaum and Cowan have agreed to certain actions in support of the Merger, including granting an irrevocable limited proxy and power of attorney, to the fullest extent possible, to ACI to vote all their ORC shares (i) in favor of adoption of the Merger Agreement and (ii) against (a) any alternative acquisition proposal made by a third party and (b) any action or agreement that would result in a breach in any respect of any covenant, agreement, representation or warranty of ORC under the Merger Agreement.
31. Because the ORC Board has unanimously approved the Proposed Acquisition, the Individual Defendants have effectively committed their shares in favor of the Merger regardless of whether or not they have entered into shareholder agreements. Thus, approximately 26% of all outstanding ORC shares have been committed towards the Merger when the Individual Defendants ORC shares are added to those shares that are already subject to the Shareholder Agreements. This is made even more significant by the fact that the Merger Agreement contemplates that only a fraction, or even none, of ORCs common shareholders will tender their shares in the Tender Offer. Accordingly, the Merger Agreement contains numerous provisions that permit ACI to acquire ORC regardless of whether a majority of the Companys shareholders support the deal or not.
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32. For example, the Merger Agreement contains a Top-Up Option that permits ACI to purchase from the Company, at a price per share equal to the offer price, the number of newly issued shares of ORC common stock such that, when added to the number of ORC shares owned by ACI at the time of exercise of the Top-Up Option, constitutes 90% of the number of ORC shares that will be outstanding immediately after the issuance of the Top-Up Option Shares. If ACI acquires at least 90% of the outstanding ORC shares and at least 90% of the outstanding shares of ORC Preferred Stock, ACI may affect the Merger as a short form merger without a meeting of Company shareholders. Before common ORC shareholders had even had a chance to review the Merger Agreement, ACI had already acquired the support of approximately 46% of the outstanding ORC shares.
33. The Top-Up Option virtually ensures that ACI, through the Merger Sub, will be able to unilaterally affect a merger by and between ORC and ACI upon closing of the Tender Offer. The effect of this self-interested, unilateral action will be to cash out the Companys common shareholders at the unfairly low price of $3.85 per share.
34. Thus, rather than base their decision whether to tender on the financial merits of the transaction, ORCs public stockholders will be coerced to tender their shares in the Tender Offer because the Merger Agreement renders meaningless any ability for non-tendering stockholders to vote down the Merger and share in the future financial upside of the Company.
35. Moreover, ACI does not even have to pay ORC for the shares issued pursuant to the Top-Up Option. Pursuant to Section 2.3 (b), the Top-Up consideration may be paid by issuance of a promissory note by Parent having a principal amount equal to the balance of the aggregate purchase price for the Top-Up Option shares.
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36. The appraisal rights of shareholders are likewise impacted by the Top-Up Option. Section 3.1 of the Merger Agreement contemplates that Company stockholders who do not tender their shares in the Tender Offer (in exchange for $3.85 per share) and who own shares as of the effective time may seek appraisal of their shares in accordance with 8 Del. C. § 262 (Section 262). Yet the issuance of Top-Up shares threatens a substantial reduction in the fair value determination of shares of ORC common stock for which appraisal is sought pursuant to Section 262.
37. At the time that Company stockholders will be asked to either tender their shares in the Tender Offer or determine to pursue an appraisal remedy they will not have information necessary to assess the Top-Up Options potential impact, including: (i) whether any and how many Top-Up Shares will be issued after the close of the Tender Offer or (ii) the impact of the Top-Up Shares on the value of their shares in an appraisal action. Such lack of knowledge compels the Companys common stockholders to tender their shares in the Tender Offer rather than consider exercising their legal right to seek an appraisal of their stock. Thus, the issuance of millions of Top-Up Shares could substantially reduce the fair value of the stockholders shares.
38. Moreover, at the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding and/or unvested Company stock option and/or restricted stock unit held by member of the ORC Board will be canceled in exchange for an amount of cash equal to the product of (x) the excess of the per share amount over such per share exercise price times (y) the number of shares of Company common stock subject to such Company stock option. Significantly, according to the
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Companys April 27, 2012, Schedule 14A SEC filing, ORC Board Members collectively own Company stock options and/or restricted stock units worth hundreds of thousands of dollars which will vest upon consummation of the Merger.
39. Furthermore, certain of the defendants will recognize benefits not shared equally with Plaintiff and the class. The Merger Agreement contemplates that defendant Cowan will retain his positions as CEO and President of the surviving corporation following the effective time of the Merger. This is particularly significant because on April 1, 2012, Cowan received a special bonus arrangement as a retention incentive to maintain his employment in good standing with the Company through March 31, 2013. Under this arrangement, if Cowan is actively employed by the Company on March 31, 2013, he will be entitled to a one-time payment from the Company equal to $343,333.00. However, if Cowans employment is terminated within on year following consummation of the Proposed Acquisition, Cowman will be entitled to receive approximately $2,380,258 in Change in Control compensation.
40. The Proposed Acquisition is wrongful, unfair, and harmful to ORCs public shareholders. The consideration offered in the Proposed Acquisition does not reflect the true inherent value of the Company and is not the result of a fair process and arms-length negotiation to which Plaintiff and ORCs public shareholders are entitled in a sale of their Company.
41. Accordingly, the Companys true value is compromised by the consideration offered in the Proposed Acquisition and the Proposed Acquisition is the product of the Boards breaches of fiduciary duty, aided and abetted by ACI.
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PRECLUSIVE DEAL PROTECTION DEVICES
42. The Merger Agreement contains certain provisions that unduly benefit ACI by making an alternative transaction either prohibitively expensive or otherwise impossible.
43. Here, for example, the Merger Agreement contains a termination fee provision that requires ORC to pay $8,000,000 to ACI if the Merger Agreement is terminated under certain circumstances. For instance, under one scenario, ORC must pay this fee even if it consummates any Acquisition Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement) within 9 months following the termination of the Merger Agreement.
44. In contrast, the Merger Agreement does not require ACI to pay a reciprocal termination fee to ORC under any circumstances.
45. The termination fee payable under this provision will make the Company that much more expensive to acquire for potential purchasers, while resulting in a corresponding decline in the amount of consideration payable to ORCs shareholders.
46. The Merger Agreement also contains a No Solicitation provision that restricts ORC from considering alternative acquisition proposals by, inter alia, constraining ORCs ability to solicit or communicate with potential acquirers or consider their proposals.
47. Moreover, even the Boards consideration of unsolicited proposal is restricted: prior to considering any such proposal, the Board must determine, in consultation with its financial advisors, that its fiduciary duties require it to consider the proposal. Thus, the Board cannot consider alternative proposals even if it reasonably believes that any such proposal would be beneficial to shareholders.
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48. Further, the Agreement further reduces the possibility of a topping offer from an unsolicited purchaser. Here, Defendants agreed to provide ACI information in order to match any other offer, thus providing ACI access to the unsolicited bidders financial information and giving ACI the ability to top the superior offer. Thus, a rival bidder is not likely to emerge with the cards stacked so much in favor of ACI.
49. Accordingly, the Companys true value is compromised by the consideration offered in the Proposed Acquisition and the Proposed Acquisition is the product of the Boards breaches of fiduciary duty, aided and abetted by ACI.
THE 14D-9 CONTAINS NUMEROUS MATERIAL OMISSIONS
50. In an attempt to secure shareholder support for the Proposed Acquisition, on February 8, 2013, ORC filed with the SEC the materially false and misleading 14D-9, which recommends that ORC shareholders tender their shares in the Offer. As set forth below in detail, the 14D-9 omits material information about the Proposed Acquisition that must be disclosed to the Companys shareholders to enable them to make a fully informed decision. This omitted information, if disclosed, would significantly alter the total mix of information available to them. The 14D-9 fails to provide the Companys shareholders with material information and/or provides them with materially misleading information thereby rending the shareholders unable to make a fully informed decision whether or not to tender their shares in the Offer.
51. The 14D-9 omits material information with respect to the process and events leading up to the execution of the Merger Agreement, including:
a. | The necessity of and basis for the Boards determination that it was in the best interest of ORCs shareholders for ORC to enter into, on November 15, 2012, a Non-Disclosure and Confidentiality Agreement (Confidentiality Agreement) with ACI. |
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b. | The identity or identities of any other entity with which ORC entered into a non-disclosure and confidentiality agreement. |
c. | The necessity of and basis for the Boards determination that it was in the best interest of ORCs shareholders for ORC to enter into, on November 20, 2012, a letter agreement with ACI (the Exclusivity Agreement). |
d. | The necessity of and basis for the Boards determination that it was in the best interest of ORCs shareholders for ORCs agreement, on December 20, 2012, and on January 7, 2013, to extend the Exclusivity End Date such that the Exclusivity End Date continued until January 11, 2013. |
e. | The identity of the December 2010 industry participant who submitted to ORC an unsolicited expression of interest at a substantial premium to the market price of the ORCs shares at that time and what information or disclosures were made by ORC to the industry participant to form the basis for the industry participants determination of concerns about the ability to obtain U.S. Department of Justice (the DOJ) and U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the FTC) approval in connection with the antitrust review of the possible transaction. |
f. | Whether the Board considered any other financial advisors prior to the retention of Raymond James on January 1, 2011. |
g. | The identities of members of management that held meetings, made presentations or had discussions with potential partners between January 2011 to March 2011. |
h. | Whether any other industry participants were solicited or considered as potential acquirers of ORCs banking business as part of the March 2, 2011 non-binding indication of interest from a private equity firm to purchase the outstanding shares for $6.40 to $6.50 per share. |
i. | The identities of members of management that held meetings, made presentations or had discussions with potential partners between November 2011 to January 2012. |
j. | The basis of and reasons for the January 20, 2012 withdrawal of Strategic Acquirer As proposal to acquire ORC. |
k. | Whether the Board considered any other financial advisors prior to the retention of Barclays Capital (Barclays) on March 27, 2012. |
l. | The basis for the Boards determination between March 2012 and July 2012 that possible refinancing and restructuring proposals presented by Barclays would |
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have dilutive effects on common stockholders and/or contained borrowing constraints implied by the limit of funds legally available, and/or would adversely impact the operation of the ORCs business. |
m. | The facts of and basis and likelihood of success of ORCs former chairman and chief executive officer, Matthew P. Lawlors lawsuit against ORC. |
n. | The facts of and basis and likelihood of success of possible appeal from the former chief executive officer of Internet Transaction Solutions, Inc. (ITS), Kent D. Stuckey, and all of the former ITS stockholders (whose business had been acquired by ORC in August 2007) lawsuit. |
o. | The criteria used by Raymond James to identify and solicit five industry participants in a possible acquisition of ORC and the basis for Raymond James determination on November 15, 2012 that none of these industry participants had expressed significant interest in pursuing a possible acquisition. |
p. | The facts and circumstances of ORC discovery in November 2012 that there was a cash deficit of approximately $4.5 million in its Princeton Biller and Banking operating accounts and its determination in January 2013 that approximately $3.8 million of the cash deficit originated prior to its acquisition of Princeton eCom in July 2006. |
q. | The basis for the Boards determination on December 18, 2012, to retain SunTrust Robinson Humphrey to provide a fairness opinion with respect to the Offer. |
r. | The basis for the Boards determination in January 2013 that existing capital was insufficient to invest in its strategic growth plan (announced in March 2011), and that such insufficient capital would constrain future growth and increase customer concerns regarding its financial stability. |
s. | The basis for Raymond James January 15, 2013, solicitation of a possible transaction with Strategic Acquirer A rather than or in addition to one or more other strategic and/or equity firm buyers either previously or newly contacted. |
t. | The identification and details of the so-called open issues for the Special Committees consideration during the meeting of January 27, 2013, including, but not limited to, a proposal by ACI to the effect that, while there was no assurance from ACI of continued employment or levels of compensation for Online Solutions executive officers post-acquisition, to the extent that the executive officers continued to be employed after the transaction they would be treated in the same manner as comparable ACI executive officers as to severance and change of control benefits. |
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u. | From December 2010 to January 2013, how many potential acquisition, merger and other equity investments were solicited, offered and/or discussed by the Board and/or Special Committee and whether the parties identified as Strategic Acquirer A, B, C, etc., and/or Industry Participant A, B, C, etc., and/or Private Equity A, B, C, etc., respectively, were the same person when so identified subsequently in the Tender Offer Statement or whether such persons were different, and if different, why such parties are identified with the same name. |
v. | The basis for not contacting previously contacted parties to determine interest prior to entering into the Exclusivity Agreement. |
w. | The basis for the Special Committees conclusion that proposals from Private Equity Firm A and Private Equity Firm B on January 22, 2013, to redeem ORCs Preferred Stock in full would have dilutive effects on common stockholders and unreasonable cash flow demands of principal and interest payments, and were therefore inferior alternatives to ACIs Offer. |
x. | What, if any, questions or issues arose among the Board or the Special Committee with respect to SunTrust Robinson Humphreys implied valuation reference ranges of $2.69 to $4.66 per share in its Selected Companies Analysis, and an implied valuation reference range of $4.61 to $6.57 per share in its Selected Transaction Analysis. |
52. The 14D-9 also omits material information with respect to the financial matters disclosed in the 14D-9, including the analyses conducted by ORCs financial advisors, Raymond James and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. The failure to disclose is particularly acute given that the information that should be provided to shareholders is set forth in the presentations made by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey to the Board. With respect to SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, in rendering its fairness opinion, the 14D-9 indicates SunTrust Robinson Humphreys position that it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, the Common Stock Consideration to be received by the Unaffiliated Stockholders in exchange for their shares of Common Stock in the Offer and the Merger pursuant to the Agreement is fair from a financial point of view to the Unaffiliated Stockholders. Based on the completion of such a narrowly prescribed fairness opinion, as set forth herein, the 14D-9 fails to provide adequate information to evaluate both the Proposed Acquisition and SunTrust Robinson Humphreys analysis thereof as follows:
Selected Companies Analysis:
a. | The 14D-9 fails to disclose the criteria for selecting the companies utilized in the analysis. |
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b. | The 14D-9 fails to disclose the multiples observed for each company. |
c. | The 14D-9 fails to disclose the basis for selecting the multiple ranges 6.9x 10x enterprise value to 2012E EBITDA and 6.9x 9.2x price to 2013E EBITDA to apply to company and Wall Street forecasts. |
d. | The 14D-9 fails to disclose which Wall Street forecasts were used to derive an implied equity value per share. |
e. | The 14D-9 fails to disclose whether SunTrust Robinson Humphrey produced any kind of benchmarking analysis with respect to ORC in relation to the selected comparable companies. |
f. | The 14D-9 fails to disclose how, if at all, was the value of ORCs net operating losses (NOLs) accounted for in this analysis. |
Selected Transactions Analysis:
a. | The 14D-9 fails to disclose the amount of the transaction. |
b. | The 14D-9 fails to disclose the percentage premium for the closing price for each transaction and the criteria for selecting the transactions utilized in the analysis. |
c. | The 14D-9 fails to disclose whether SunTrust Robinson Humphrey produced any kind of benchmarking analysis with respect to ORC in relation to the selected comparable transactions. |
d. | The 14D-9 fails to disclose how, if at all, the value of ORCs NOLs accounted for in this analysis. |
Illustrative Discounted Cash Flow Analysis:
a. | The 14D-9 fails to disclose the definitions of weighted average cost of capital, size and comparability to similarly sized companies. |
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b. | The 14D-9 fails to disclose how stock-based compensation was treated in this analysis (i.e. cash or non-cash expense). |
c. | The 14D-9 fails to disclose what the present value of usable net operating loss carry-forwards was as used in this analysis. |
d. | The 14D-9 fails to disclose the basis for the selection of the terminal value multiple range of 6.5x to 8.5x FY 2016E adjusted EBITDA, which appears to be significantly lower than similar multiples from the selected companies and selected transactions analyses. |
e. | The 14D-9 fails to disclose the inputs and assumptions used to determine the discount rate range of 15.7% to 17.7% that was used in this analysis. |
53. The 14D-9 also fails to disclose the free cash flows from FY 2012 to FY 2016 as used in the Discounted Cash Flow Analysis, as well as the valuation guidance provided by Raymond James to potential acquirers.
54. The 14D-9 also fails to disclose the financial projection items below provided by ORCs management and relied upon by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey for purposes of its analyses:
a. | Transition Costs (2014-2016); |
b. | Cost of product sales (2012-2016); |
c. | Operating costs (2012-2016); |
d. | Operating income (2012-2016); |
e. | Stock-based compensation expense (2012-2016); |
f. | Taxes or tax rate (2012-2016); |
g. | Increases in working capital (2012-2016); and |
h. | Capital expenditures (2012-2019). |
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55. Information regarding the financial forecasts of ORC is material to ORCs shareholders given the reliance by the financial advisors on such information in their fairness opinions. The absence of these underlying financial projections renders the various valuation analyses conducted by the financial advisors misleading. Without an understanding of the underlying inputs and objective criteria used by SunTrust Robinson Humphrey in its analyses, shareholders have no understanding of what factors influenced the financial advisors analyses, thereby rendering all statements pertaining to the analyses misleading.
THE INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS FIDUCIARY DUTIES
56. In accordance with their duties of loyalty and good faith, the Individual Defendants, as directors and/or officers of ORC, are obligated to refrain from:
(a) | participating in any transaction where the directors or officers loyalties are divided; |
(b) | participating in any transaction where the directors or officers are entitled to receive a personal financial benefit not equally shared by the public shareholders of the Company; and/or |
(c) | unjustly enriching themselves at the expense or to the detriment of the public shareholders. |
57. Plaintiff alleges herein that the Individual Defendants, separately and together, in connection with the Proposed Acquisition, violated, and are violating, the fiduciary duties they owe to Plaintiff and the other minority public shareholders of ORC, including their duties of loyalty, good faith, and due care. For example, at the effective time of the Merger, each outstanding and/or unvested Company stock option and/or restricted stock unit held by member of the ORC Board will be canceled in exchange for an amount of cash equal to the product of (x) the excess of the per share amount over such per share exercise price times (y) the number of
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shares of Company common stock subject to such Company stock option. Significantly, according to the Companys April 27, 2012, Schedule 14A SEC filing, ORC Board Members collectively own Company stock option and/or restricted stock units worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. In addition, while the Merger Agreement contemplates that defendant Cowan will retain his positions as CEO and President of the surviving corporation following the effective time of the Merger, thereby entitling Cowan to a one-time special bonus payment from the Company equal to $343,333.00, if Cowans employment is terminated within on year following consummation of the Proposed Acquisition, Cowman will be entitled to receive approximately $2,380,258 in Change in Control compensation. As a result of the Individual Defendants divided loyalties, Plaintiff and Class members will not receive adequate or fair or value for their ORC common stock in the Proposed Acquisition.
58. As a result of these breaches of fiduciary duty, the Companys public shareholders will not receive adequate or fair value for their common stock in the Proposed Acquisition.
CLASS ACTION ALLEGATIONS
59. Plaintiff brings this action on his own behalf and as a class action, individually and on behalf of all holders of ORC common stock who are being and will be harmed by the Defendants actions, described herein (the Class). Excluded from the Class are Defendants and any person, firm, trust, corporation or other entity related to or affiliated with any Defendant any person, firm, trust, corporation or other entity related to or affiliated with any Defendant.
60. This action is properly maintainable as a class action because, inter alia:
(a) | The Class is so numerous that joinder of all members is impracticable. As of February 13, 2013, there were approximately 32.89 million shares of ORC |
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common stock outstanding. ORC stock is publicly traded on the NasdaqGS and Plaintiff believes that there are hundreds if not thousands of holders of such shares. Moreover, the holders of these shares are geographically dispersed throughout the United States; |
(b) | There are questions of law and fact which are common to the Class including, inter alia: (i) whether the Proposed Acquisition is unfair to the Class, in that the price is inadequate and is not the fair value that could be obtained under the circumstances; (ii) whether ACI, and Merger Sub aided and abetted the Individual Defendants breaches of fiduciary duty; and (iii) whether the Class is entitled to injunctive relief and/or damages as a result of the wrongful conduct committed by Defendants; |
(c) | Plaintiff is committed to prosecuting this action and has retained competent counsel experienced in litigation of this nature. The claims of Plaintiff are typical of the claims of the other members of the Class and Plaintiff has the same interests as the other members of the Class. Accordingly, Plaintiff is an adequate representative of the Class and will fairly and adequately protect the interests of the Class; |
(d) | The prosecution of separate actions by individual members of the Class would create the risk of inconsistent or varying adjudications with respect to individual members of the Class which would establish incompatible standards of conduct for Defendants, or adjudications with respect to individual members of the Class which would, as a practical matter, be dispositive of the interests of the other members not parties to the adjudications or substantially impair or impede their ability to protect their interests; and |
(e) | Defendants have acted, or refused to act, on grounds generally applicable to, and causing injury to, the Class and, therefore, preliminary and final injunctive relief on behalf of the Class as a whole is appropriate. |
FIRST COUNT
Breach of Fiduciary Duty against the Individual Defendants
61. Plaintiff repeats all previous allegations as if set forth in full herein.
62. Plaintiff has no adequate remedy at law.
63. As alleged herein, Defendants have initiated a process to sell ORC that undervalues the Company. Indeed, the reported book value for the Companys stock during the
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current quarter if $4.04 per share. The Individual Defendants are privy to non-public information concerning the Company that the public stock shareholders are not; thus, there exists a fiduciary duty to protect these shareholders and ensure the cash out process entails both fair dealing and a fair price. Defendants have failed to sufficiently inform themselves of ORCs value, or have disregarded the true value of the Company. Furthermore, the Individual Defendants have agreed to onerous deal protection devices that discourage any alternate acquirer from coming forward in the face of the knowledge that ACI can block the purchase.
64. Unless the Individual Defendants conduct is enjoined by the Court, they will continue to breach their fiduciary duties to Plaintiff and the other members of the Class, and will further a process that inhibits the maximization of shareholder value, all to the benefit of ACI and to the cost of the Plaintiff and the Class.
65. Plaintiff and the Class have no adequate remedy at law. Only through the exercise of this Courts equitable powers can Plaintiff and the Class be fully protected from the immediate and irreparable injury which the Individual Defendants actions threaten to inflict.
SECOND COUNT
Aiding and Abetting the Boards Breaches of Fiduciary Duty
Against ACI and the Merger Sub
66. Plaintiff incorporates each and every allegation set forth above as if fully set forth herein.
67. Defendants ACI and the Merger Sub knowingly assisted the Individual Defendants breaches of fiduciary duties in connection with the Proposed Acquisition, which, without such aid, would not have occurred. In connection with discussions regarding the Proposed Acquisition, ACI and Merger Sub obtained, sensitive non-public information concerning ORCs operations and thus had unfair advantages that are enabling them to acquire the Company at an unfair and inadequate price.
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68. As a result of this conduct, Plaintiff and the other members of the Class have been and will be damaged in that they have been and will be prevented from obtaining a fair price for their ORC shares.
69. Plaintiff and the members of the Class have no adequate remedy at law.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiff demands injunctive relief, in his favor and in favor of the Class, and against the Defendants, as follows:
A. Declaring that this action is properly maintainable as a class action, certifying Plaintiff as Class representative and certifying his counsel as class counsel;
B. Preliminarily and permanently enjoining Defendants, their agents, counsel, employees and all persons acting in concert with them from consummating the Proposed Acquisition;
C. Directing the Individual Defendants to exercise their fiduciary duties to obtain a transaction that is in the best interests of ORC shareholders;
D. Directing Defendants to account to Plaintiff and the Class for any damages suffered by them as a result of Defendants wrongful conduct;
E. Awarding Plaintiff the costs and disbursements of this action, including reasonable attorneys and experts fees; and
F. Granting such other and further equitable relief as this Court may deem just and proper.
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Dated: February 13, 2013 | COOCH AND TAYLOR | |||||
By: | /s/ Blake A. Bennett | |||||
Blake A. Bennett (#5133) | ||||||
The Brandywine Building | ||||||
100 West Street, 10th Floor | ||||||
Wilmington, DE 19801 | ||||||
(302) 984-3800 | ||||||
Attorneys for Plaintiff |
OF COUNSEL:
BRODSKY & SMITH, LLC
Evan J. Smith
Marc L. Ackerman
Two Bala Plaza, Suite 602
Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
(610) 667-6200
THE BRISCOE LAW FIRM, PLLC
Willie Briscoe, Esquire
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1575
Dallas, TX 75206
POWERS TAYLOR LLP
Patrick Powers, Esquire
8150 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1575
Dallas, TX 75206
T: (214) 239-4565
F: (214) 550-2635
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Exhibit (a)(5)(H)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ACI WORLDWIDE ANNOUNCES EARLY TERMINATION OF
HSR WAITING PERIOD FOR ACIS ACQUISITION OF
ONLINE RESOURCES
NEW YORK, February 19, 2013 ACI Worldwide, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACIW) announced today that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976 (HSR) in connection with ACIs tender offer for common stock of Online Resources Corporation (NASDAQ: ORCC) was terminated early on February 15, 2013 by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. The waiting period was scheduled to expire on February 21, 2013.
As announced on January 31, 2013, ACI and Online Resources entered into a definitive agreement contemplating the acquisition of Online Resources by ACI via a tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Online Resourcess common stock at a price of $3.85 per share in cash. The termination of the HSR waiting period satisfies one of the conditions to consummate the tender offer. Other closing conditions remain, including, among others, a minimum tender of a majority of outstanding Online Resources shares on a fully diluted basis.
The tender offer will remain open for Online Resources shareholders to tender their shares until 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of Friday, March 8, 2013, unless it is extended in accordance with the parties agreement. The complete Offer to Purchase dated February 7, 2013 related to the tender offer has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and can be viewed online at www.sec.gov.
About ACI Worldwide
ACI Worldwide powers electronic payments and banking for more than 1,650 financial institutions, retailers and processors around the world. ACI Worldwide software enables $12 trillion in payments each day, processing transactions for 14 of the leading global retailers, and 24 of the worlds 25 largest banks. Through our integrated suite of software products and hosted services, we deliver a broad range of solutions for payments processing, card and merchant management, online banking, mobile, branch and voice banking, fraud detection, and trade finance. To learn more about ACI Worldwide and the reasons why our solutions are trusted globally, please visit www.aciworldwide.com. You can also find us on www.paymentsinsights.com or on Twitter @ACI_Worldwide.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements based on current expectations that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, are statements that could be deemed forward-looking statements, including statements about the planned completion of the tender offer and the merger, estimates of revenues, operating margins, capital expenditures, cash, other financial metrics, expected legal, arbitration, political, regulatory results or practices, customer patterns or practices and other such estimates and results. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual results may differ materially from those that ACI and ORCC project. Numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement, many of which are outside of the control of management. These factors include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the definitive agreement; (2) successful completion of the proposed transaction on a timely basis; (3) the impact of regulatory reviews on the proposed transaction; (4) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against one or both of ACI and ORCC and others following the announcement of the definitive agreement; (5) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations and the potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the transaction; and (6) other factors described in ACIs filings with the SEC, including its reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q, and 8-K. Except to the extent required by applicable law, ACI undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future results or otherwise.
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For more information contact
For more information contact:
John Kraft, Vice President, Investor Relations & Strategic Analysis
ACI Worldwide
239-403-4627
john.kraft@aciworldwide.com
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