UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
  FORM 8-K
 

 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 21, 2017
 

 
SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
Delaware
 
81-0422894
(State of incorporation)
 
(IRS Employer
 
 
Identification No.)
 
0-13063
 
 
(Commission File Number)
 
 
 
6601 Bermuda Road, Las Vegas, NV 89119
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)
 
(702) 897-7150
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 

  
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instructions A.2. below):
 
          Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
          Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CPR 240.14a-12)
 
          Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
          Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

  Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company   ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Act.  ☐
 
 

 
 

 
I tem 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously disclosed on Scientific Games Corporation’s (the “Company” or “SGMS”) Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on September 20, 2017, the Company entered into an Arrangement Agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”), among the Company, Bally Gaming And Systems UK Limited, a UK company and a wholly owned subsidiary of SGMS (“AcquireCo”), and NYX Gaming Group Limited, a Guernsey company (“NYX”) pursuant to which AcquireCo has agreed to acquire all issued and outstanding ordinary shares of NYX at a purchase price of CAD $2.40 per share in cash, without interest (the “Acquisition”).

On November 21, 2017, the Company, AcquireCo and NYX entered into the First Amendment to Arrangement Agreement amending the Arrangement Agreement (the “Amendment”).  Pursuant to the terms of the Amendment, among other things, the Company and NYX agreed that the Company will be obligated to make a contractual takeover offer to any and all NYX shareholders pursuant to Part XVIII of the Companies (Guernsey) Law, 2008 (as amended) (the “Takeover Offer”) if: (i) the required approval by NYX shareholders  is not obtained at the shareholder meetings to be held on December 20, 2017, (ii) the scheme order is not obtained at the scheme sanction hearing of the Royal Court of Guernsey, (iii) the Company and NYX mutually consent to the Takeover Offer or (iv) upon ten (10) days notice by NYX to the Company that it has reasonably determined, in good faith, that effecting the Acquisition by way of the Takeover Offer would reasonably be expected to increase the likelihood that the Acquisition will be consummated.

The Takeover Offer would include a minimum tender condition, which requires the Company to acquire no less than one NYX ordinary share more than 50% of the ordinary shares of NYX issued and outstanding (including any ordinary shares of NYX beneficially owned by the Company prior to the consummation of the takeover offer) or as otherwise required by applicable law.  The Takeover Offer would be for a purchase price of CAD $2.40 per share in cash.
 
Additional Information

Other than as expressly modified pursuant to the Amendment, the Arrangement Agreement, which was previously filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 21, 2017, remains in full force and effect.
 
The Amendment is attached as an Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide stockholders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company.

The foregoing summary of the Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 
2

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This document includes “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information” (collectively “forward-looking statements”) within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and Canadian securities laws.  Forward-looking statements describe future expectations, plans, results or strategies and can often be identified by the use of terminology such as “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “continue,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “should,” “could,” “potential,” “opportunity,” or similar terminology.  These statements are based upon management’s current expectations, beliefs, assumptions and estimates and are not guarantees of timing, future results or performance.  Similarly, statements herein that describe the proposed transaction, including its financial impact, and other statements of management’s expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates and goals regarding the proposed transaction are forward-looking statements.  It is uncertain whether any of the events or results anticipated by the forward-looking statements (including consummation of the proposed transaction) will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what impact they will have on the results of operations and financial condition of the combined company or the price of SGMS’ stock.  These forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to:  uncertainties as to the timing of the consummation of the proposed transaction and the ability of the parties to consummate the proposed transaction; the satisfaction of the conditions precedent to consummation of the proposed transaction, including the approval of NYX’s shareholders and the approval of the Royal Court of Guernsey; the ability to obtain required regulatory and gaming approvals at all or in a timely manner; the ability to obtain the debt financing necessary to consummate the proposed transaction; potential litigation related to the proposed transaction; disruption of NYX’s or SGMS’ current plans and operations as a result of the proposed transaction; the ability of NYX or SGMS to retain and hire key personnel; competitive responses to the proposed transaction; unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the proposed transaction; the ability of SGMS to successfully integrate NYX’s operations, product lines and technology; the diversion of management’s attention from SGMS’ and NYX’s ongoing business operations; the ability of SGMS to implement its plans, forecasts and other expectations with respect to NYX’s business after the completion of the transaction and realize additional opportunities for growth and innovation; potential adverse effects due to foregoing opportunities that SGMS might otherwise pursue absent the pendency of the proposed transaction; the ability of SGMS to realize the anticipated synergies from the proposed transaction in the anticipated amounts or within the anticipated timeframes or costs expectations or at all; the ability to maintain relationships with SGMS’ and NYX’s respective employees, customers, other business partners and governmental authorities; and the other risks, uncertainties and important factors contained and identified (including under the heading “Risk Factors”) in SGMS’ filings with the SEC, such as its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and NYX’s filings with Canadian securities regulators, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking statements included in this document are made only as of the date hereof and SGMS does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law.  To the maximum extent permitted by law, none of SGMS, its directors, employees or agents accepts any liability for any loss arising from the use of NYX information contained in this document. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any of these forward-looking statements.
 
 
Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)  Exhibits.
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
 
 
2.1
 
First Amendment to Arrangement Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2017, among Scientific Games Corporation, Bally Gaming And Systems UK Limited and NYX Gaming Group Limited.
 
 
3

SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION
 
       
Date:  November 27, 2017
By:
/s/ Michael A. Quartieri  
    Name:
Michael A. Quartieri
 
    Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
Treasurer and Corporate Secretary
 
       
 
 
4

 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 


 
5
Exhibit 2.1
 
 
 

 
FIRST AMENDMENT TO ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT

This First Amendment to Arrangement Agreement is entered into as of this 21st day of November, 2017 (this Amendment ) by and among Scientific Games Corporation, a corporation existing under the laws of Delaware (“ Purchaser ”), Bally Gaming And Systems UK Limited, a private company limited by shares existing under the laws of the United Kingdom (“ AcquireCo ”), and NYX Gaming Group Limited, a non-cellular company limited by shares incorporated under the laws of Guernsey with registration number 51637 (the “ Company ”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Arrangement Agreement (as defined below)

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the parties hereto entered into that certain Arrangement Agreement dated as of September 20, 2017 (the “ Arrangement Agreement ”)   ; and
 
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend and modify the Arrangement Agreement as set forth herein.
 
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual promises herein made, and in consideration of the representations, warranties and covenants herein contained, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows.

1.              Amendment.   The Arrangement Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

a.
The following is hereby added as a new Section 2.14 of the Arrangement Agreement:
 
“(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, upon the earliest to occur of (w) any of the Required Shareholder Approvals not being obtained at the Court Meeting or the General Meeting, as applicable, (x) the Scheme Order not being obtained at the Court Hearing, (y) the mutual consent of the parties hereto, or (z) ten (10) days following the delivery of notice by the Company that it has reasonably determined, in good faith, that effecting the Acquisition by way of the Offer would reasonably be expected to increase the likelihood that the Acquisition will be consummated (the earliest of such events to occur, the “ Subsequent Offer Triggering Event” ), the Parties agree (i) that Purchaser shall be obligated to commence a contractual takeover offer on the terms set forth herein, (ii) that the Parties shall, as soon as reasonably practicable following the Subsequent Offer Triggering Event, cooperate fully and in good faith to make appropriate amendments to the provisions of this Article 2 and to provide for such other modifications to this Agreement, in each case, to the extent such amendment or modification is necessitated to provide that Purchaser or one of its Affiliates shall be obligated to make a contractual takeover offer
 
 
1

 
(which will be an offer for the purposes of Part XVIII of the Companies Law) (the “ Subsequent Offer ”) for any and all Ordinary Shares and that any condition to the consummation of the Subsequent Offer relating to the minimum tender of Ordinary Shares tendered into the Subsequent Offer (the “ Minimum Condition ”) shall only require that Purchaser and its Affiliates acquire one Ordinary Share more than 50% of the Ordinary Shares outstanding (including any such Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by Purchaser and its Affiliates prior to the consummation of the Subsequent Offer) or as otherwise required by applicable Law; provided, however, no such amendment or modification shall (a) alter or change in any way (including as to the amount or kind) the Consideration except as may be required by applicable Law, (b) adversely affect in any material respect the Tax treatment of Company Securityholders as a result of the Acquisition or (c) adversely and materially affect any Party’s ability to satisfy any of the conditions set forth in Article 6; provided, further, that, other than as set forth in Section 2.14(3) of this Agreement, all other provisions of this Agreement that are not required to be amended or modified in order to give effect to the Subsequent Offer shall apply to the Subsequent Offer and the subsequent consummation of the Subsequent Offer, mutatis mutandis (such definitive agreement, the “ Amended and Restated Agreement ”); (iii) that the Parties shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to execute the Amended and Restated Agreement as promptly as practicable following the Subsequent Offer Triggering Event; and (iv) that each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Agreement to be consummated as soon as practicable thereafter and in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Agreement.
 
(2) As soon as reasonably practicable, but in any event no later than November 29, 2017, Purchaser shall prepare a good-faith, proposed draft of the Amended and Restated Agreement on the terms described in this Section 2.14 for execution by the Parties, and the Parties shall use good faith to negotiate and agree upon, in writing, a final form of the Amended and Restated Agreement as promptly as practicable thereafter.
 
(3) Notwithstanding Section 2.14(1), the Parties hereby agree that the Amended and Restated Agreement shall also provide that (a) the Company will shorten the deposit period for the Subsequent Offer to the extent permitted by applicable Law, (b) if the Minimum Condition is not met, the deposit period for the Subsequent Offer shall be automatically extended by Purchaser for up to 4 (four) 10-day extensions until such Minimum Condition is met, unless otherwise determined by the Company at its sole discretion, (c) in the event the Subsequent Offer does not result in the acquisition of all outstanding Ordinary Shares by Purchaser, Purchaser or one of its Affiliates shall make up to three (3) additional takeover offers (or pursue similar transactions) on the same terms as the Subsequent Offer as soon as reasonably practicable following the consummation of the Subsequent Offer or additional takeover offer, as applicable, and each such additional takeover offer shall remain open for a period of no less than the initial deposit period for the Subsequent Offer, and each shall be automatically extended by Purchaser for up to 4 (four) 10-day extensions until all outstanding Ordinary Shares are owned by Purchaser or its Affiliates, unless otherwise determined by the Company at its sole discretion, and use its reasonable best efforts to make available and publicize such offers to all remaining minority holders of Ordinary Shares, (d)
 
 
2

 
if, during the period of 365 days commencing with date of commencement of the Subsequent Offer, any holder of Ordinary Shares notifies Purchaser that such holder would like to transfer its Ordinary Shares to Purchaser in exchange for the Consideration, than Purchaser shall use reasonable best efforts to purchase such Ordinary Shares from such holder on terms no less favorable than the Subsequent Offer, subject to any requirements of applicable Law, (e) the “ Outside Date ” shall be amended to mean nine (9) months following the execution of the Amended and Restated Agreement, provided, however, the Outside Date shall be automatically extended thereafter (i) until the Subsequent Offer ceases to be automatically extended, provided that all conditions other than the Minimum Condition were satisfied as of the Outside Date (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing), (ii) for a period of thirty (30) days if all conditions set forth in Article 6 other than the condition set forth in Section 6.2(4) were satisfied as of the Outside Date (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing), or (iii) as otherwise may be agreed to in writing by the Parties, (f) any terms in the Agreement related to Purchaser’s or its Affiliates’ financing (including, but not limited to, Sections 4.8, 4.9, and 7.2(1)(c)(3) of this Agreement) shall be removed from the Amended and Restated Agreement, and (g) for the avoidance of doubt, the rights and obligations under Article V of the Agreement, including such rights and obligations of the Company Board to negotiate an Acquisition Proposal, enter into a Superior Proposal and terminate the agreement or effect a Company Change in Recommendation, shall be exercised until the consummation of the Subsequent Offer.”
 
b.
Each of Sections 7.2(1)(b)(i) and 7.2(1)(b)(ii) of the Arrangement Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:
 
“[Intentionally Omitted.]”
 
c.
The first clause of Section 8.2(1)(b)(iii) of the Arrangement Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read as follows:
 
“by the Company or Purchaser pursuant to Section 7.2(1)(b)(iv) or by Purchaser pursuant to Section 7.2(1)(d)(i) if:”
 
d.
The following is hereby added as a new subsection (m) to the definition of “Material Adverse Effect” in Section 1.1 of the Arrangement Agreement:
 
 (m) the occurrence of any Subsequent Offer Triggering Event;
 

2.              Effect of Amendment.   This Amendment constitutes an instrument in writing duly signed by the parties under Section 8.1 of the Arrangement Agreement.  This Amendment shall not constitute a waiver, amendment or modification of any other provision of the Arrangement Agreement or the Schedules to the Arrangement Agreement not expressly referred to in this Amendment.  Except as specifically modified and amended hereby, the Arrangement Agreement and the Schedules to the Arrangement Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.  References to the date of the Arrangement Agreement, and references to the “date hereof”, “the date of this Agreement” or words of
 
 
3

 
similar meaning in the Arrangement Agreement shall continue to refer to September 20, 2017.
 
3.              Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction.  This Amendment and all actions, proceedings or counterclaims (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this Amendment, or the actions of Purchaser, AcquireCo or the Company in the negotiation, administration, performance and enforcement thereof, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware (except that the provisions of the laws of Guernsey shall apply with respect to (i) the fiduciary duties of the Company Board, and (ii) any provisions set forth herein where such laws are mandatorily applicable to the transactions contemplated hereby).

Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the State of Delaware, for the purpose of any action, proceeding or counterclaim (whether based on contract, tort or otherwise) arising out of or relating to this Amendment, or the actions of Purchaser, AcquireCo or the Company in the negotiation, administration, performance and enforcement thereof, other than in respect of any matter which is in the jurisdiction of the Court, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims with respect to such action or proceeding may be heard and determined exclusively in any Delaware state or federal court, other than in respect of any matter which is in the jurisdiction of the Court.
 
Each of the parties hereto (i) irrevocably consents to the service of the summons and complaint and any other process in any other action or proceeding relating to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment, on behalf of itself or its property, by personal delivery of copies of such process to such party and nothing in this paragraph shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law, (ii) consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery, any other court of the State of Delaware and any federal court sitting in the State of Delaware in the event any dispute arises out of this Amendment, (iii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court and (iv) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Amendment in any court other than the Delaware Court of Chancery (or, if (but only if) the Delaware Court of Chancery shall be unavailable, any other court in the State of Delaware or any federal court sitting in the State of Delaware).  Each of Purchaser, AcquireCo and the Company agrees that a final judgment in any action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law.
 
4.              Waiver of Jury Trial.

 
4

EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT OR THE ACTIONS OF THE PARTIES IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, PERFORMANCE AND ENFORCEMENT OF THIS AMENDMENT. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE EITHER OF SUCH WAIVERS, (B) IT UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF SUCH WAIVERS, (C) IT MAKES SUCH WAIVERS VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) IT HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AMENDMENT, BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 4.
 

5.              Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto in any number of counterparts (including counterparts by facsimile or electronic mail) and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. The parties hereto shall be entitled to rely upon delivery of an executed facsimile or similar executed electronic copy of this Amendment, and such facsimile or similar executed electronic copy shall be legally effective to create a valid and binding agreement between the parties hereto.
 
5

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the Parties have executed this Amendment to Arrangement Agreement.
 
 
SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION,
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Kevin Sheehan  
    Name:  Kevin Sheehan  
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer  
       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[Signature Page to Amendment to Arrangement Agreement]
 
 

 
 
Executed by
)
/s/ Derik J. Mooberry
 
BALLY GAMING AND SYSTEMS
)
............................................................
 
UK LIMITED
)
Director
 
acting by two directors
)
 
 
 
)
/s/ Marco Herrera
 
 
)
............................................................
 
 
)
Director
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[Signature Page to Amendment to Arrangement Agreement]

 

 
 
 
NYX GAMING GROUP LIMITED,
 
       
 
By:
/s/ Matt Davey  
    Name:  Matt Davey  
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer  
       
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[Signature Page to Amendment to Arrangement Agreement]