Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ:LUNA) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 7.01Entry into a Definitive Material Agreement.
On March 1, 2019, Luna Technologies, Inc. (the “Buyer”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Luna Innovations Incorporated (“Luna”), entered into and closed a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Stock Purchase Agreement”) among General Photonics Corporation (the “Seller”), the shareholders of the Seller (the “Shareholders”), Steve Yao (“Yao”) as representative of the Shareholders and Luna, solely as the Buyer guarantor. to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Buyer acquired all outstanding capital stock of the Seller, for aggregate consideration of $19.0 million, including $17.1 million in cash paid at closing, and $1.9 million placed in escrow until later of September 1, 2020 or the date that specified matters are resolved as agreed by the Buyer and Yao, as representative of the Shareholders (altogether, the “Transaction”). In the Transaction, the Shareholders retained the cash and debt of the Seller. Additionally, Luna can become obligated to pay additional cash consideration of up to $1.0 million to the Shareholders if certain revenue targets for the Seller’s historical business are met for the twelve months following the closing of the Transaction. The purchase price is subject to positive or negative adjustment based upon the final determination of working capital of the Seller compared to a target working capital amount specified in the Stock Purchase Agreement. The Stock Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and indemnities.
In connection with the Transaction, Yao separately entered into a Consulting Agreement with Buyer whereby in return for providing consulting services to Buyer over a period of four years, Yao will receive compensation of $120 per consulting hour for the duration of the Consulting Agreement with minimum annual compensation of $120,000 for each of the first two years. In connection with the Transaction, Yao was also issued a stock option under Luna’s 2016 Equity Incentive plan to purchase 485,070 shares of common stock (the “Yao Grant”). In addition, for a period of four years after closing, Yao has agreed not to compete or engage in any competing business and not to solicit customers, employees or consultants of the Buyer, subject to specified exceptions.
The foregoing summary is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Stock Purchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Stock Purchase Agreement were made only for the purposes of the Stock Purchase Agreement, were made as of specific dates, and were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Stock Purchase Agreement and may not have been intended to be statements of fact but, rather, as a method of allocating risk and governing the contractual rights and relationships among the parties to the Stock Purchase Agreement. The assertions embodied in those representations and warranties may be subject to important qualifications and limitations agreed to by the parties in connection with negotiating their respective terms. Moreover, the representations and warranties may be subject to a contractual standard of materiality that may be different from what may be viewed as material to stockholders of Luna. For the foregoing reasons, none of Luna’s stockholders or any other person should rely on such representations and warranties, or any characterizations thereof, as statements of factual information at the time they were made or otherwise.
Item 7.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
The information included in Item 7.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On March 4, 2019, Luna issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2018, as well as information regarding a conference call to discuss these financial results and the Transaction. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Also on March 4, 2019, Luna is posting an updated slide presentation on its corporate website and will be using the presentation in connection with the conference call discussed above. A copy of the presentation is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 7.01 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers;
On February 26, 2019, John B. Williamson, III, a member of Luna’s board of directors (the “Board”), and Gary Spiegel, a member of the Board, exchanged classes of directorships to which they are appointed. For that purpose, on that date, Mr. Williamson resigned as a Class I director of Luna and Mr. Spiegel resigned as a Class II director of Luna. Immediately effective on their resignations, the Board reappointed Mr. Williamson to the Board to serve as a Class II director until the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, and the Board reappointed Mr. Spiegel to the Board to serve as a Class I director until the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified. Mr. Williamson continues to serve as the chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board and as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. Mr. Spiegel continues to serve as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board and the Compensation Committee of the Board.
Mr. Williamson’s previous term was scheduled to expire at the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders, and Mr. Williamson had expressed to the Board an inability to commit to serving another full three-year term if reelected. The Board determined that it was in the best interests of Luna for Mr. Williamson to continue serving on the Board for at least another year, with which he agreed. The exchanging of classes between Messrs. Williamson and Spiegel, therefore, allows the Board to retain the services of Mr. Williamson for one additional year. The exchange also means that Mr. Spiegel will be nominated for reelection to a three-year term at the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders, reflecting the confidence the Board has in Mr. Spiegel.
Additional information about Messrs. Williamson and Spiegel is set forth in Luna’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 9, 2018. As non-employee directors, Messrs. Williamson and Spiegel will continue to be compensated in accordance with Luna’s non-employee director compensation policy, as described in Luna’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the SEC on April 9, 2018.
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Item 7.01. |
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On March 4, 2019, Luna issued a press release announcing the Transaction. A copy of this press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.3 to this report.
In accordance with general instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01, including the press release furnished as an exhibit hereto, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
Item 7.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
The financial statements required by this Item, with respect to the acquisition described in Item 7.01 herein, will be filed as soon as practicable, and in any event not later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed to Item 7.01.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
The pro forma financial information required by this Item, with respect to the acquisition described in Item 7.01 herein, will be filed as soon as practicable, and in any event not later than 71 days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K was required to be filed to Item 7.01.
+ to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, certain exhibits and schedules to this agreement have been omitted. Luna hereby agrees to furnish supplementally to the SEC, upon its request, any or all of such omitted exhibits or schedules.
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LUNA INNOVATIONS INC Exhibit
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About Luna Innovations Incorporated (NASDAQ:LUNA)
Luna Innovations Incorporated develops, manufactures and markets fiber optic sensing and test, and measurement products. The Company is focused on bringing technology solutions to measure and monitor processes in the aerospace, automotive, energy, composite, telecommunications and defense industries. The Company operates in two business segments: Products and Licensing, and Technology Development. The Products and Licensing segment develops, manufactures and markets its suite of products, including high-speed optical receiver (HSOR), custom optoelectronic subsystems (Optoelectronics), and Terahertz (THz) products, and fiber optic sensing, as well as test and measurement products. The Technology Development segment performs applied research principally in the areas of sensing and instrumentation, advanced materials and health sciences. The Company’s HSOR transmission products are deployed in the Internet communications equipment infrastructure for high-speed bandwidth.