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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): February 24, 2023

 

 

 

Regal Rexnord Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Wisconsin 1-7283 39-0875718
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

200 State Street, Beloit, Wisconsin 53511-6254

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

 

Registrant's Telephone Number: (608) 364-8800

 

 

 

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:

 

¨ 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 CFR 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 Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:

 

Title of each class Trading symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock RRX New York Stock Exchange

 

 

 

 

 

Item 8.01.Other Events.

 

On February 24, 2023, Regal Rexnord Corporation (the “Offeror”) announced that, according to information provided by D.F. King & Co., Inc., the Information, Tender and Tabulation Agent for the Offeror’s previously announced cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) and consent solicitation (together with the Tender Offer, the “Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation”), as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 24, 2023, the Offeror had received tenders and consents from holders of $361,122,000 in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 6.125% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) of Stevens Holding Company, Inc. (the “Issuer”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (“Altra”), representing approximately 94.12% of the total outstanding principal amount of the Notes.

 

As a result of receiving the requisite consents (the “Requisite Consents”) to approve certain proposed amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) to the indenture relating to the Notes, dated as of October 1, 2018 (as amended and supplemented through the date hereof, the “Indenture”), the Issuer and the guarantors (the “Guarantors”) and the trustee (the “Trustee”) under the Indenture executed a supplemental indenture relating to the Notes on February 24, 2023 (the “Supplemental Indenture”) to effect the Proposed Amendments. The Proposed Amendments amend the Indenture by eliminating substantially all restrictive covenants (including the requirement in Section 4.11 of the Indenture to make a “Change of Control Offer” for the Notes in connection with the merger (the “Merger”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 26, 2022, by and among the Offeror, Altra, and Aspen Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Offeror), certain events of default and certain other provisions in the Indenture. The Supplemental Indenture provides that the Proposed Amendments will not become operative unless and until the Issuer notifies the Trustee that the Notes representing the Requisite Consents that were validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) are accepted for purchase by the Offeror pursuant to the Offeror’s Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated February 10, 2023.

 

As a result of the Issuer, the Guarantors and the Trustee entering into the Supplemental Indenture, the Offeror terminated its previously announced change of control offer for all of the outstanding Notes, which offer was separate from the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation.

 

A copy of the press release issued by the Offeror announcing the completion of the Consent Solicitation, the execution of the Supplemental Indenture and the termination of the change of control offer is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, and such Exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a)Not Applicable

 

(b)Not Applicable

 

(c)Not Applicable

 

(d)Exhibits. The following exhibit is being filed herewith:

 

Exhibit
Number
 Description
99.1  Press release issued by Regal Rexnord Corporation on February 24, 2023.
104.1  Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Statements made in this communication concerning the Offeror, the Offeror’s or management’s intentions, expectations, outlook or predictions about future results or events are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements reflect management’s current intentions or beliefs and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to vary from stated expectations, which variations could be material and adverse. Factors that could produce such a variation include, but are not limited to, the following: the possibility that the conditions to the consummation of the Merger or the proposed Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation and Change of Control Offer will not be satisfied on the terms or timeline expected, or at all; the failure to obtain, or delays in obtaining, or adverse conditions related to obtaining, regulatory approvals sought in connection with the Merger; the Offeror’s substantial indebtedness as a result of the Merger and the effects of such indebtedness on the combined company’s financial flexibility after the Merger; the Offeror’s ability to achieve its objectives on reducing its indebtedness on the desired timeline; the possibility that the pendency of the Merger could materially and adversely affect the Offeror’s and Altra’s businesses, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows; dependence on key suppliers and the potential effects of supply disruptions; fluctuations in commodity prices and raw material costs; any unforeseen changes to or the effects on liabilities, future capital expenditures, revenue, expenses, synergies, indebtedness, financial condition, losses and future prospects; the possibility that the Offeror may be unable to achieve expected benefits, synergies and operating efficiencies in connection with the Merger, the merger with the Rexnord Process & Motion Control business (the “Rexnord PMC business”) within the expected time-frames or at all and to successfully integrate Altra and the Rexnord PMC business; expected or targeted future financial and operating performance and results; operating costs, customer loss and business disruption (including, without limitation, difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees, customers, clients or suppliers) being greater than expected following the Merger and the merger with the Rexnord PMC business; the Offeror’s ability to retain key executives and employees; the continued financial and operational impacts of and uncertainties relating to the COVID-19 pandemic on customers and suppliers and the geographies in which they operate; uncertainties regarding the ability to execute restructuring plans within expected costs and timing; actions taken by competitors and their ability to effectively compete in the increasingly competitive global electric motor, drives and controls, power generation and power transmission industries; the ability to develop new products based on technological innovation, such as the Internet of Things, and marketplace acceptance of new and existing products, including products related to technology not yet adopted or utilized in geographic locations in which the Offeror does business; dependence on significant customers; seasonal impact on sales of products into HVAC systems and other residential applications; risks associated with climate change and uncertainty regarding our ability to deliver on our climate commitments and/or to meet related investor, customer and other third party expectations relating to our sustainability efforts; risks associated with global manufacturing, including risks associated with public health crises and political, societal or economic instability, including instability caused by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine; issues and costs arising from the integration of acquired companies and businesses and the timing and impact of purchase accounting adjustments; prolonged declines in one or more markets, such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, power generation, oil and gas, unit material handling, water heating and aerospace; economic changes in global markets, such as reduced demand for products, currency exchange rates, inflation rates, interest rates, recession, government policies, including policy changes affecting taxation, trade, tariffs, immigration, customs, border actions and the like, and other external factors that the Offeror cannot control; product liability, asbestos and other litigation, or claims by end users, government agencies or others that products or customers’ applications failed to perform as anticipated, particularly in high volume applications or where such failures are alleged to be the cause of property or casualty claims; unanticipated liabilities of acquired businesses; unanticipated adverse effects or liabilities from business exits or divestitures, including in connection with our evaluation of strategic alternatives for the global motors and generators portion of our Industrial Systems operating segment; the Offeror’s ability to identify and execute on future M&A opportunities, including significant M&A transactions; the impact of any such M&A transactions on the Offeror’s results, operations and financial condition, including the impact from costs to execute and finance any such transactions; unanticipated costs or expenses that may be incurred related to product warranty issues; infringement of intellectual property by third parties, challenges to intellectual property, and claims of infringement on third party technologies; effects on earnings of any significant impairment of goodwill; losses from failures, breaches, attacks or disclosures involving information technology infrastructure and data; costs and unanticipated liabilities arising from rapidly evolving data privacy laws and regulations; cyclical downturns affecting the global market for capital goods; and other risks and uncertainties including, but not limited, to those described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Offeror’s and Altra’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and from time to time in other filed reports including the Offeror’s and Altra’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Offeror’s forward-looking statements speak only as of the time made, and management assumes no obligation to publicly update any such statements, except as required by law. The Offeror undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events, new information or future circumstances.

 

 

 

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.

 

REGAL REXNORD CORPORATION    
     
Date: February 24, 2023 By: /s/ Thomas E. Valentyn
  Thomas E. Valentyn
  Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

 

FOR RELEASE ON: February 24, 2023

 

CONTACT:Robert Barry, VP - Investor Relations
  608-361-7530
  robert.barry@regalrexnord.com

 

Regal Rexnord Announces Completion of Consent Solicitation and Termination of Change of Control Offer

 

February 24, 2023

 

BELOIT, WI—February 24, 2023— Regal Rexnord Corporation (NYSE: RRX) (the “Offeror”) announced today that, according to information provided by D.F. King & Co., Inc. (“D.F. King”), the Information, Tender and Tabulation Agent for the Offeror’s previously announced cash tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) and consent solicitation (together with the Tender Offer, the “Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation”), as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on February 24, 2023 (the “Early Tender Date”), the Offeror had received tenders and consents from holders (the “Holders”) of $361,122,000 in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 6.125% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) of Stevens Holding Company, Inc. (the “Issuer”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (“Altra”), representing approximately 94.12% of the total outstanding principal amount of the Notes. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Offeror’s Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated February 10, 2023 (the “Statement”).

 

The table below identifies the aggregate principal amount of Notes validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) as of the Early Tender Date.

 

Notes  CUSIP* 

Aggregate Principal

Amount Tendered

 

Percentage of Principal

Amount Outstanding

Tendered

$383,685,000
6.125% Senior
Notes due 2026
  86024TAA5 /  U85869AA0  $ 361,122,000  94.12 %

* CUSIPs are provided for the convenience of Holders. No representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of such numbers.

 

As a result of receiving the requisite consents (the “Requisite Consents”) to approve certain proposed amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) to the indenture relating to the Notes, dated as of October 1, 2018 (as amended and supplemented through the date hereof, the “Indenture”), the Issuer and the guarantors and the trustee under the Indenture executed a supplemental indenture relating to the Notes on February 24, 2023 (the “Supplemental Indenture”) to effect the Proposed Amendments. The Proposed Amendments amend the Indenture by eliminating substantially all restrictive covenants (including the requirement in Section 4.11 of the Indenture to make a “Change of Control Offer” for the Notes in connection with the merger (the “Merger”) pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 26, 2022, by and among the Offeror, Altra, and Aspen Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Offeror), certain events of default and certain other provisions in the Indenture. The Supplemental Indenture provides that the Proposed Amendments will not become operative unless and until the Issuer notifies the trustee under the Indenture that the Notes representing the Requisite Consents that were validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) are accepted for purchase by the Offeror pursuant to the Statement.

 

 

 

Consummation of the Tender Offer and payment for the Notes validly tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer are subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, but not limited to, the consummation of the Merger. The Offeror reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to waive any and all conditions to the Tender Offer. The Offeror intends to extend the Expiration Date, without extending the February 24, 2023 Withdrawal Deadline (unless required by law), to have the Settlement Date coincide with the completion of the Merger. Concurrently with, but separate from the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation, the Offeror commenced an offer to purchase for cash any and all of the Notes at a purchase price equal to 101.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes repurchased (the “Change of Control Offer”), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase. Because the Requisite Consents have been received and the Supplemental Indenture has been executed, the Offeror is terminating the Change of Control Offer.

 

Except as set forth herein, all other terms, provisions and conditions of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation will remain in full force and effect as set forth in the Statement. The complete terms and conditions of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation are described in the Statement, copies of which may be obtained at no charge from D.F. King. The Offeror reserves the right to further amend the terms of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation, to further extend the Expiration Date for the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation or to waive any and all conditions to the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation, in its sole discretion, at any time.

 

Requests for documents relating to the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc., the Information, Tender and Tabulation Agent, toll free at (866) 227-7300, toll at (212) 269-5550 (Banks and Brokers) or email at rrx@dfking.com. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (“J.P. Morgan”) is acting as Dealer Manager for the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation. Questions regarding the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation may be directed to J.P. Morgan at (212) 834-4045 (collect) or (866) 834-4666 (toll free).

 

This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell, or a solicitation of consents with respect to, any security. No offer, solicitation or purchase will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or purchase would be unlawful. The Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation is being made solely by the Statement. The full details of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation, including complete instructions on how to tender the Notes, are included in the Statement. Holders of the Notes are strongly encouraged to carefully read the Statement because it contains important information.

 

 

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

Statements made in this press release concerning the Offeror, the Offeror’s or management’s intentions, expectations, outlook or predictions about future results or events are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements reflect management’s current intentions or beliefs and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to vary from stated expectations, which variations could be material and adverse. Factors that could produce such a variation include, but are not limited to, the following: the possibility that the conditions to the consummation of the Merger or the proposed Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation and Change of Control Offer will not be satisfied on the terms or timeline expected, or at all; the failure to obtain, or delays in obtaining, or adverse conditions related to obtaining, regulatory approvals sought in connection with the Merger; the Offeror’s substantial indebtedness as a result of the Merger and the effects of such indebtedness on the combined company’s financial flexibility after the Merger; the Offeror’s ability to achieve its objectives on reducing its indebtedness on the desired timeline; the possibility that the pendency of the Merger could materially and adversely affect the Offeror’s and Altra’s businesses, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows; dependence on key suppliers and the potential effects of supply disruptions; fluctuations in commodity prices and raw material costs; any unforeseen changes to or the effects on liabilities, future capital expenditures, revenue, expenses, synergies, indebtedness, financial condition, losses and future prospects; the possibility that the Offeror may be unable to achieve expected benefits, synergies and operating efficiencies in connection with the Merger, the merger with the Rexnord Process & Motion Control business (the “Rexnord PMC business”) within the expected time-frames or at all and to successfully integrate Altra and the Rexnord PMC business; expected or targeted future financial and operating performance and results; operating costs, customer loss and business disruption (including, without limitation, difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees, customers, clients or suppliers) being greater than expected following the Merger and the merger with the Rexnord PMC business; the Offeror’s ability to retain key executives and employees; the continued financial and operational impacts of and uncertainties relating to the COVID-19 pandemic on customers and suppliers and the geographies in which they operate; uncertainties regarding the ability to execute restructuring plans within expected costs and timing; actions taken by competitors and their ability to effectively compete in the increasingly competitive global electric motor, drives and controls, power generation and power transmission industries; the ability to develop new products based on technological innovation, such as the Internet of Things, and marketplace acceptance of new and existing products, including products related to technology not yet adopted or utilized in geographic locations in which the Offeror does business; dependence on significant customers; seasonal impact on sales of products into HVAC systems and other residential applications; risks associated with climate change and uncertainty regarding our ability to deliver on our climate commitments and/or to meet related investor, customer and other third party expectations relating to our sustainability efforts; risks associated with global manufacturing, including risks associated with public health crises and political, societal or economic instability, including instability caused by the conflict between Russia and Ukraine; issues and costs arising from the integration of acquired companies and businesses and the timing and impact of purchase accounting adjustments; prolonged declines in one or more markets, such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, power generation, oil and gas, unit material handling, water heating and aerospace; economic changes in global markets, such as reduced demand for products, currency exchange rates, inflation rates, interest rates, recession, government policies, including policy changes affecting taxation, trade, tariffs, immigration, customs, border actions and the like, and other external factors that the Offeror cannot control; product liability, asbestos and other litigation, or claims by end users, government agencies or others that products or customers’ applications failed to perform as anticipated, particularly in high volume applications or where such failures are alleged to be the cause of property or casualty claims; unanticipated liabilities of acquired businesses; unanticipated adverse effects or liabilities from business exits or divestitures, including in connection with our evaluation of strategic alternatives for the global motors and generators portion of our Industrial Systems operating segment; the Offeror’s ability to identify and execute on future M&A opportunities, including significant M&A transactions; the impact of any such M&A transactions on the Offeror’s results, operations and financial condition, including the impact from costs to execute and finance any such transactions; unanticipated costs or expenses that may be incurred related to product warranty issues; infringement of intellectual property by third parties, challenges to intellectual property, and claims of infringement on third party technologies; effects on earnings of any significant impairment of goodwill; losses from failures, breaches, attacks or disclosures involving information technology infrastructure and data; costs and unanticipated liabilities arising from rapidly evolving data privacy laws and regulations; cyclical downturns affecting the global market for capital goods; and other risks and uncertainties including, but not limited, to those described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Offeror’s and Altra’s Annual Reports on Form 10-K on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and from time to time in other filed reports including the Offeror’s and Altra’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The Offeror’s forward-looking statements speak only as of the time made, and management assumes no obligation to publicly update any such statements, except as required by law. The Offeror undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events, new information or future circumstances.

 

About Regal Rexnord

 

The Offeror is a global leader in the engineering and manufacturing of industrial powertrain solutions, power transmission components, electric motors and electronic controls, air moving products and specialty electrical components and systems, serving customers around the world. Through longstanding technology leadership and an intentional focus on producing more energy-efficient products and systems, the Offeror helps create a better tomorrow – for its customers and for the planet.

 

The Offeror is comprised of four segments: Motion Control Solutions, Climate Solutions, Commercial Systems and Industrial Systems. The Offeror is headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin and has manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide.