TransUnion (NYSE:TRU) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive AgreementItem 2.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 19, 2018, TransUnion Intermediate Holdings, Inc. (“Holdings”) and Trans Union LLC (the “Borrower”), wholly-owned subsidiaries of TransUnion (“TransUnion” or the “Company”), amended the Credit Agreement, dated as of June15, 2010, by and among Holdings, the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Administrative Agent, and the lenders party thereto from time to time (as amended, amended and restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified to Amendment No.1, dated as of February10, 2011, Amendment No.2, dated as of February27, 2012, Amendment No.3, dated as of April17, 2012, Amendment No.4, dated as of February5, 2013, Amendment No.5, dated as of November22, 2013, Amendment No.6, dated as of December16, 2013, Amendment No.7, dated as of April9, 2014, Amendment No.8, dated as of June2, 2015, Amendment No.9, dated as of June30, 2015, Amendment No.10, dated as of March31, 2016, Amendment No.11, dated as of May31, 2016, Amendment No.12, dated as of January31, 2017, Amendment No. 13, dated as of August 9, 2017, and Amendment No. 14, dated as of May 2, 2018, collectively, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the respective meanings given such terms in the Credit Agreement. to the Amendment No.15 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 19, 2018 (the “Fifteenth Amendment”), by and among Holdings, the Borrower, the guarantors party thereto, Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Capital One, N.A., as Joint Lead Arrangers, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent, and the lenders party thereto, the Credit Agreement was amended to provide for Incremental Term B-4 Loans (the “2018 Incremental Term B-4 Loans”) in an aggregate principal amount of $600,000,000 and Incremental Term A-2 Loans (the “2018 Incremental Term A-2 Loans”) in an aggregate principal amount of $800,000,000, the proceeds of which were used (i) to finance the acquisition of Crown Acquisition Topco Limited, a private limited company incorporated and registered in England and Wales (“Crown”) from the equity holders thereof (collectively, the “Crown Sellers”) to that certain Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2018, by and among Crown, Vail Holdings UK Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Borrower, and the Crown Sellers, (ii) to repay certain outstanding debt of Crown and (iii) to pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition. The 2018 Incremental Term B-4 Loans rank pari passu in right of payment and pari passu in right of security with the Revolving Credit Loans, the 2017 Replacement Term B-3 Loans, the 2017 Replacement Term A-2 Loans and the 2018 Incremental Term A-2 Loans and will be treated the same in all respects as the 2017 Replacement Term B-3 Loans except that the Maturity Date of the 2018 Incremental Term B-4 Loans is June 19, 2025, and as otherwise set forth in the Credit Agreement, as amended. The 2018 Incremental Term A-2 Loans rank pari passu in right of payment and pari passu in right of security with the Revolving Credit Loans, the 2017 Replacement Term B-3 Loans, the 2018 Incremental Term B-4 Loans and the Existing 2017 Replacement Term A-2 Loans and will be treated the same in all respects as the Existing 2017 Replacement Term A-2 Loans except as otherwise set forth in the Credit Agreement, as amended.
Holdings and its direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries party to the Credit Agreement and ancillary agreements and documents (other than the Borrower) continue to provide an unconditional guaranty of all amounts owing under the Credit Agreement. With certain exceptions, the obligations are secured by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, Holdings and the other guarantors, including their investments in subsidiaries. The Credit Agreement contains various restrictions and nonfinancial covenants, including restrictions on dividends, investments, dispositions, future borrowings and other specified payments.
Item 2.01Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
As previously announced, Vail Holdings UK, Ltd., a private limited company incorporated and registered in England and Wales (the “Purchaser”), an indirect subsidiary of each of TransUnion, a Delaware corporation (the “Parent”), and Trans Union LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), and the Parent entered into a Share Purchase Agreement, dated April 20, 2018 (the “Acquisition Agreement”) with Crown Acquisition Topco Limited (“Crown”), Crown Holdco S.À R.L., the EBT Beneficiary Sellers named therein, and the Individual Sellers named therein, providing for the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding share capital from the equity holders of Crown (the “Acquisition”) in exchange for approximately £1 billion in cash, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the Acquisition Agreement. Crown is the indirect parent of Callcredit Information Group Limited (“Callcredit”). Founded in 2000, Callcredit features the U.K.’s second largest credit reference agency,
offering products and services that include credit and marketing data, analytics, ID verification & fraud prevention, and consumer empowerment. The Acquisition was completed on June 19, 2018.
Item 2.01Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information set forth under Item 2.01 is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.01 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d)On June 20, 2018, Robert E. Beauchamp was appointed by the Board of Directors as a Class III director of TransUnion, effective as of that date, to fill a current vacancy in the Board of Directors and to serve as a Class III director for the balance of the three-year term expiring at the 2021 annual meeting of stockholders and until the election and qualification of his successor. Mr. Beauchamp, 58, served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BMC Software, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise IT management solutions, from 2001 through 2016, and has served as Chairman of the board of directors of BMC Software since 2008. During his 27-year career with BMC Software, he has served in a variety of leadership roles in sales, marketing, corporate development, and product management and development. Mr. Beauchamp has also been a director of Raytheon, Inc., a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil and cybersecurity markets throughout the world, since July 2015; a director of Forcepoint LLC, a global human-centric cybersecurity company transforming the digital enterprise by continuously adapting security response to the dynamic risk posed by individual users and machines, since November 2016; and a director of Agile Upstream, a provider of artificial intelligence software developed specifically for the oil and gas industry, since December 2017. He served as a member of the Board of Regents of Baylor University for nine years. Mr. Beauchamp holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Science from Houston Baptist University.
Mr. Beauchamp will be compensated in accordance with TransUnion’s standard compensation policies and practices for the non-employee, independent members of the Board. There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Beauchamp and any other person to which they were appointed as a director. Mr. Beauchamp is not a party to any transaction that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 2.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.
Any required historical financial information with respect to Crown will be filed by amendment to this Item 2.01(a) within 71 calendar days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Any required unaudited pro forma condensed financial information with respect to the combined company will be filed by amendment to this Item 2.01(b) within 71 calendar days after the date on which this Current Report on Form 8-K is required to be filed.
(d) Exhibits.
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Description |
Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2018 by and among Vail Holdings UK Ltd., Crown Acquisition Topco Limited, Crown Holdco S.À R.L., the EBT Beneficiary Sellers named therein, the Individual Sellers named therein, the EBT Seller named therein, each additional Seller who may become a party thereto, Crown Holdco S.À R.L., solely in its capacity as the Seller Representative and TransUnion, solely for purposes of Section 11.21 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to TransUnion’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 25, 2018).* † |
* Schedules have been omitted to Item601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant hereby undertakes to furnish copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
† Confidential treatment has been granted for portions of this exhibit. These portions have been omitted and submitted separately to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
About TransUnion (NYSE:TRU)
TransUnion, formerly TransUnion Holding Company, Inc., is a risk and information solutions provider to businesses and consumers. The Company operates through three segments: US Information Services (USIS), International and Consumer Interactive. The USIS segment provides consumer reports, risk scores, analytical services and decisioning capabilities to businesses. The International segment provides services similar to its USIS segment to businesses in select regions outside the United States. The Company’s Consumer Interactive segment offers solutions that help consumers manage their personal finances and take precautions against identity theft. The Company has operations across various industry verticals, including financial services, insurance and healthcare. The Company has presence in over 30 countries across North America, Africa, Latin America and Asia.