UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2009
CAMDEN
LEARNING CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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000-52919
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83-0479936
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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500
East Pratt Street, Suite 1200
Baltimore,
MD
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21202
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (410) 878-6800
Not
Applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation to the registrant under any
of the following provisions:
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
CAMDEN
LEARNING CORPORATION (“CAMDEN”) AND DLORAH, INC. (“DLORAH”) CLAIM THE PROTECTION
OF THE SAFE HARBOR FOR “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE
PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE
STATEMENTS THAT ARE NOT HISTORICAL FACTS. SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, BASED
UPON THE CURRENT BELIEFS AND EXPECTATIONS OF MANAGEMENT OF CAMDEN AND DLORAH
REGARDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, CAMDEN’S PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH
DLORAH DISCUSSED HEREIN AND THE BUSINESS OF DLORAH, ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES, WHICH COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER FROM THE
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THE FOLLOWING FACTORS, AMONG OTHERS, COULD CAUSE
ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER FROM THOSE SET FORTH IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
CHANGING INTERPRETATIONS OF GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES; CONTINUED
COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS; CHANGING LEGISLATION OR REGULATORY
ENVIRONMENTS; REQUIREMENTS OR CHANGES AFFECTING THE BUSINESS IN WHICH DLORAH IS,
AND CAMDEN WILL BE, ENGAGED; MANAGEMENT OF GROWTH; INTENSITY OF COMPETITION;
GENERAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; AS WELL AS OTHER RELEVANT RISKS DETAILED IN
CAMDEN’S FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”) IN
CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION. THE INFORMATION SET FORTH
HEREIN SHOULD BE READ IN LIGHT OF SUCH RISKS. NEITHER CAMDEN NOR DLORAH ASSUMES
ANY OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS CURRENT
REPORT.
CAMDEN
INTENDS TO HOLD PRESENTATIONS FOR CERTAIN OF ITS SECURITYHOLDERS, AS WELL AS
OTHER PERSONS WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING CAMDEN’S SECURITIES,
REGARDING ITS PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION WITH DLORAH, AS DESCRIBED IN THIS
CURRENT REPORT. THIS CURRENT REPORT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO PARTICIPANTS AT SUCH
PRESENTATIONS.
CAMDEN
HAS FILED A PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT AND CERTAIN AMENDMENTS THERETO WITH THE
SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS. STOCKHOLDERS AND
WARRANTHOLDERS OF CAMDEN AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS ARE URGED TO READ THESE
DOCUMENTS BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH PERSONS CAN ALSO READ
CAMDEN’S FINAL PROSPECTUS, DATED NOVEMBER 29, 2007, ITS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM
10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MAY 31, 2009 (THE “ANNUAL REPORT”) AND OTHER
REPORTS AS FILED WITH THE SEC, FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITY HOLDINGS OF
CAMDEN’S OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS AND THEIR AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
INTERESTS IN THE SUCCESSFUL CONSUMMATION OF THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS. THE
DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WILL BE MAILED TO STOCKHOLDERS AND WARRANTHOLDERS AS
OF A RECORD DATE TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR VOTING ON THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS.
STOCKHOLDERS, WARRANTHOLDERS AND OTHERS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO OBTAIN A COPY OF
THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WITHOUT CHARGE, BY DIRECTING A REQUEST TO CAMDEN
IN WRITING AT 500 EAST PRATT STREET, SUITE 1200, BALTIMORE, MD 21202, OR BY
TELEPHONE AT (410) 878-6800. FREE COPIES OF THESE DOCUMENTS CAN ALSO BE
OBTAINED, WHEN AVAILABLE, AT THE SEC’S INTERNET SITE (
http://www.sec.gov
).
CAMDEN
AND DLORAH AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS MAY BE
DEEMED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING
OF CAMDEN’S STOCKHOLDERS AND WARRANTHOLDERS TO BE HELD TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED
TRANSACTIONS. THE UNDERWRITERS OF CAMDEN’S INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING MAY PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE TO CAMDEN, DLORAH AND THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS, AND MAY BE DEEMED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES. A
SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THE UNDERWRITERS’ FEES RELATING TO CAMDEN’S INITIAL
PUBLIC OFFERING WERE DEFERRED PENDING STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL OF CAMDEN’S INITIAL
BUSINESS COMBINATION, AND STOCKHOLDERS AND WARRANTHOLDERS ARE ADVISED THAT THE
UNDERWRITERS HAVE A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME OF THE PROXY
SOLICITATION. INFORMATION ABOUT CAMDEN’S DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IS
AVAILABLE IN ITS ANNUAL REPORT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE INTERESTS
OF POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS IS INCLUDED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT FILED BY CAMDEN
WITH THE SEC.
THE
INFORMATION ON DLORAH’S WEBSITE IS NOT, AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO BE, A
PART OF THIS CURRENT REPORT OR INCORPORATED IN FILINGS CAMDEN MAKES WITH
THE SEC.
THIS
COMMUNICATION SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE SOLICITATION OF AN
OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES, NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF SECURITIES IN ANY
JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR
TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH
JURISDICTION. NO OFFERING OF SECURITIES SHALL BE MADE EXCEPT BY MEANS OF A
PROSPECTUS MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 10 OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED.
Item
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Amendment
No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization
On
October 26, 2009, Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Agreement and Plan
of Reorganization, dated as of August 7, 2009, as amended in its entirety by the
Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of August
11, 2009 (as amended, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Camden Learning
Corporation (“Camden” or the “Company”), Dlorah Subsidiary, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of Camden (“Merger Sub”), and Dlorah, Inc., a South Dakota
corporation which owns and operates National American University (“Dlorah”), was
executed by the parties. Pursuant to the terms of the Merger
Agreement, the Dlorah stockholders have agreed to contribute all of the
outstanding capital stock of Dlorah to Camden in exchange for shares of a newly
created class of stock, warrants and restricted shares of currently authorized
common stock of Camden, as further described below under the heading
“Consideration.” At the closing, Merger Sub will merge with and into
Dlorah with Dlorah surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Camden (the
“Transaction”).
Consideration
Pursuant
to Amendment No. 1, the number of shares of restricted common stock to be issued
to the Dlorah stockholders in connection with the Transaction has been reduced
from 575,000 shares to 250,000 shares. Consequently, at the effective
time of the Transaction, all equity interests of Dlorah issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Transaction shall automatically convert into the right
to receive an aggregate of: (i) 100,000 shares of Class A Stock, par value
$.0001 per share, of Camden, which such Class A Common Stock shall be
convertible into 15,730,000 shares of Camden common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share (the “Common Stock”), as such conversion number may be adjusted as
described in the Merger Agreement, (2) 2,800,000 newly issued common stock
purchase warrants (the “Warrant Consideration”) to purchase up to 2,800,000
shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.50 per share, and (3) 250,000
shares of restricted Common Stock, which such shares shall not be freely
tradable until such time as the Common Stock trades at or above $8.00 per share
for any sixty (60) consecutive trading day period; provided, that such shares of
restricted Common Stock shall be forfeited on the fifth (5
th
)
anniversary of the date of issuance if such restriction has not been
satisfied.
Further,
the minimum amount of consideration to be received by Dlorah’s stockholders in
the Transaction was increased from 70% to 74.4% of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of Camden, on an as-converted and fully diluted basis as of the
date of closing. As a result, if, as of the date of closing of the Transaction,
the consideration to be received by Dlorah’s stockholders represents less than
an aggregate of 74.4% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Camden, on
an as-converted and fully diluted basis, then the number of shares of Common
Stock into which the Class A Stock is convertible shall be increased such that
the consideration to be received by Dlorah’s stockholders equals 74.4% of the
issued and outstanding capital stock of Camden, on an as-converted and fully
diluted basis as of the date of the closing of the Transaction. For
purposes of calculating the consideration to be received by Dlorah’s
stockholders and the number of shares of issued and outstanding capital stock of
Camden, on an as-converted and fully diluted basis, the number of shares of
Common Stock constituting the Warrant Consideration shall be 855,556 shares
(based on a cashless exercise of the 2,800,000 common stock purchase warrants
using a fair market value of $7.92 per share).
Founders’
Warrants
Amendment
No. 1 also increases the number of shares of restricted Common Stock to be
issued to Camden Learning, LLC, the Company’s sponsor, in exchange for the
2,800,000 common stock purchase warrants owned by Camden Learning, LLC, from
250,000 shares to 575,000 shares. Consequently, at the effective time
of the Transaction, the 2,800,000 common stock purchase warrants owned by Camden
Learning, LLC shall be exchanged for 575,000 shares of restricted Common Stock,
which shares shall not be freely tradable until such time as the Common Stock
trades at or above $8.00 per share for any sixty (60) consecutive trading day
period; provided, that such shares of restricted Common Stock shall be forfeited
on the fifth (5
th
)
anniversary of the date of issuance if such restriction has not been
satisfied.
Elimination
of Certain Closing Conditions
Amendment
No. 1 eliminated the closing condition that the Common Stock and the Company’s
warrants be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market or the Nasdaq Global
Market. The Common Stock shall continue to be listed on the OTC
Bulletin Board.
Elimination
of Underwriters' Option and Amendment of Underwriting Agreement
The
underwriters of Camden's initial public offering hold a unit purchase option to
purchase up to 625,000 shares of Common Stock and 625,000 warrants (convertible
into 625,000 shares of Common Stock). In connection with Amendment No. 1,
the underwriters have agreed to surrender such unit purchase option in exchange
for aggregate deferred underwriting compensation of $1,750,000 in the event the
Transaction closes, such amount to be paid without regard to the number of
shares of Common Stock redeemed by the Company in connection with those public
stockholders who vote against the Transaction and seek redemption of
their Common Stock for a pro rata portion of the amount held
in Camden’s trust account.
A copy of
Amendment No. 1 is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by
reference herein.
Item
8.01 Other Events
On October 27, 2009, Camden announced
that the Special Meeting of the Warrantholders and the Special Meeting of the
Stockholders will be held on November 23, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Eastern time, respectively, at the offices of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole
LLP, Camden’s counsel, at 150 East 42
nd
Street,
11
th
Floor, New York, New York 10017. The record date has yet to be
determined.
A copy of
Camden’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.
Item 9.01.
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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10.1
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Amendment
No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization
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99.1
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Press Release, dated October 27,
2009
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
authorized.
October
27, 2009
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CAMDEN
LEARNING CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
David Warnock
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Name:
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David
Warnock
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Title:
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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AMENDMENT
NO. 1 TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT
AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION
This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE AMENDED AND
RESTATED AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF REORGANIZATION (this “
Amendment
”) is made and
entered into this 26
th
day of
October, 2009, by and among Camden Learning Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(“
Camden
”), Dlorah
Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Camden
(“
Merger Sub
”), and
Dlorah, Inc., a South Dakota corporation (“
Company
”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS,
Camden, Merger Sub and Company entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization dated August 7, 2009, as amended in its entirety by that certain
Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Reorganization dated August 11, 2009
(as amended, the “
Merger
Agreement
”), pursuant to which, among other things, Merger Sub will merge
with and into Company with Company surviving as a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Camden; and
WHEREAS,
each of Camden, Merger Sub and Company wish to amend certain terms and
provisions of the Merger Agreement as set forth herein.
NOW
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements and covenants
set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE
I
Defined
Terms
Section
1.1 Capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to
such terms in the Merger Agreement.
ARTICLE
II
Amendments
to Merger Agreement
Section
2.1. Section
1.3(a) is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as
follows:
“At the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of
the Company or the holders of any securities of the Company, all of the Equity
Interests issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other
than Dissenting Equity Interests) shall automatically be converted into the
right to receive an aggregate of: (i) 100,000 shares of a class of stock to be
created immediately prior to the Closing, such series to be known as Class A
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Parent (the “
Class A Stock
” or the “
Stock Consideration
”), which
such shares shall be convertible into 15,730,000 shares of the common stock, par
value $0.0001 per share, of Parent (the “
Common Stock
”), as such number
may be adjusted pursuant to this Section 1.3, and (ii) 2,800,000 newly issued
common stock purchase warrants (the “
Warrant Consideration
”) to
purchase up to 2,800,000 shares of Common Stock at a purchase price of $5.50 per
share, and (iii) 250,000 shares of restricted Common Stock (the “
Restricted Stock
Consideration
”), which such shares shall not be freely tradable until
such time as the Common Stock trades at or above $8.00 per share for any sixty
(60) consecutive Trading Day period; provided, that such shares of restricted
Common Stock shall be forfeited on the fifth (5
th
)
anniversary of the date of issuance if such restriction has not been satisfied
by then (the Stock Consideration, the Warrant Consideration and the Restricted
Stock Consideration are referred to collectively herein as the “
Merger
Consideration
”). The Merger Consideration shall be distributed
to the stockholders of the Company (individually, a “
Company Stockholder
” and
collectively, the “
Company
Stockholders
”) in accordance with the allocation set forth on
Exhibit A
attached
hereto. The warrants which comprise the Warrant Consideration shall
be in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
B
.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, and subject to potential further adjustment as described below in
Sections 1.3(b), 1.3(e) and 1.8, (x) if the Merger Consideration, following
consummation of the Merger, would be less than an aggregate of seventy four and
four-tenths percent (74.4%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock of
Parent, on an as-converted and fully diluted basis (taking into account the
cancellation of the 2,800,000 common stock warrants owned by Camden Learning,
LLC, the issuance of 575,000 shares of restricted Common Stock to Camden
Learning, LLC, and the Warrant Redemption (as defined herein)), then the number
of shares of Common Stock into which the Class A Stock is convertible shall be
increased such that the Merger Consideration equals seventy four and four-tenths
percent (74.4%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Parent, on an
as-converted and fully diluted basis, or (y) if the Merger Consideration,
following consummation of the Merger, equals or exceeds an aggregate of seventy
four and four-tenths percent (74.4%) of the issued and outstanding capital stock
of Parent, on an as-converted and fully diluted basis (taking into account the
cancellation of the 2,800,000 common stock warrants owned by Camden Learning,
LLC, the issuance of 575,000 shares of restricted Common Stock to Camden
Learning, LLC, and the Warrant Redemption), then there shall be no adjustment to
the number of shares of Common Stock into which the Class A Stock is
convertible. For purposes of calculating the Merger Consideration and
the number of shares of issued and outstanding capital stock of Parent, on an
as-converted and fully diluted basis, pursuant to this paragraph, the number of
shares of Common Stock constituting the Warrant Consideration shall be 855,556
shares (based on a cashless exercise of the 2,800,000 common stock purchase
warrants using a fair market value of $7.92 per share).
Section
2.2. Section
3.2(a) is hereby amended to delete the following sentence in its
entirety:
“As of
the date hereof, options to purchase 376,300 shares of Common Stock and 376,300
warrants (convertible into 376,300 shares of Common Stock), in the aggregate,
were issued and outstanding (collectively, the “
Option
Securities
”).”
In
addition, the term “Option Securities” shall be deleted from the Index of
Defined Terms.
Section
2.3. The
beginning of Section 3.2(c), which reads as follows, “Except for the Warrants
and Option Securities,” is hereby amended to read, “Except for the
Warrants,”
Section
2.4. Section
4.6(b)(i) is hereby amended to add the following at the end of such
section:
“,
including the effectuation of the transfer of any shares of Common Stock owned
by Camden Learning, LLC;”
Section
2.5. Section
4.6(b)(x) is hereby amended and restated as follows:
“other
than (1) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or as
contemplated hereunder, (2) for legal, accounting, fairness opinion and other
fees to be incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated hereunder,
(3) in connection with the termination of the unit purchase option or any change
in the deferred underwriting compensation payable to Morgan Joseph & Co.
Inc., (4) in connection with the purchase of any outstanding Common Stock or
Warrants from any public stockholder or warrantholder as contemplated in the
Proxy Statement or (5) in connection with the transfer of any shares owned by
Camden Learning, LLC, terminate or waive or assign any material right under any
Parent Material Contract or enter into any contract (A) involving amounts
potentially exceeding $25,000, (B) that would be a Parent Material Contract or
(C) with a term longer than one year that cannot be terminated without payment
of a material penalty and upon notice of 60 days or less (in the event any such
contract is entered into, Parent will, within seven (7) days of execution of
same provide a fully executed copy thereof to Company);”
Section
2.6. In
Section 5.7(a), the name “NAU Holdings, Inc.” is hereby changed to the name
“National American University Holdings, Inc.”
Section
2.7. Section
6.3(l) is hereby amended and restated as follows:
“The
2,800,000 common stock purchase warrants owned by Camden Learning, LLC shall
have been cancelled and exchanged for 575,000 shares of restricted Common Stock,
which such shares shall not be freely tradable until such time as the Common
Stock trades at or above $8.00 per share for any sixty (60) consecutive Trading
Day period; provided, that such shares of restricted Common Stock shall be
forfeited on the fifth (5
th
)
anniversary of the date of issuance if such restriction has not been satisfied
by then.”
Section
2.8. Section
6.1(j) is hereby deleted in its entirety.
ARTICLE
III
Miscellaneous
Section
3.1.
References
. All
references in the Merger Agreement to “Agreement,” “herein,” “hereof,” or terms
of like import referring to the Agreement or any portion thereof are hereby
amended to refer to the Merger Agreement as amended by this
Amendment.
Section
3.2.
Effect of
Amendment
. Except as and to the extent expressly modified by
this Amendment, the Merger Agreement (including all schedules and exhibits
thereto) shall remain in full force and effect in all respects, and the Parties
hereby reaffirm and approve the Merger Agreement as amended by this
Amendment.
[Signature
Page Follows]
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be signed and
delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the date first
above written.
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DLORAH,
INC.
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By:
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/s/
Robert Buckingham
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Name:
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Robert
Buckingham
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Title:
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Chairman
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CAMDEN
LEARNING CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/
David L. Warnock
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Name:
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David
L. Warnock
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer,
President
and Chairman
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DLORAH
SUBSIDIARY, INC.
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By:
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/s/
David L. Warnock
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Name:
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David
L. Warnock
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Title:
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President
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NATIONAL
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY AND CAMDEN LEARNING
CORPORATION
AMEND TERMS OF TRANSACTION
RAPID CITY, SD and
BALTIMORE, MD – October 27, 2009 –
Dlorah, Inc. (“Dlorah”), a
privately-held company doing business as National American University, and
Camden Learning Corporation (“
Camden
”), a publicly-held company
(
OTCBB: Units:
“CAELU,” Common Stock: “CAEL,” Warrants: “CAELW”
),
today jointly announced they have
entered into Amendment No. 1 (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization, originally executed on August 7, 2009, as amended and restated
in its entirety by that certain Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization, dated as of August 11, 2009, through which Dlorah and Camden
will merge and the combined entity will be a publicly-held
company. The transaction is expected to close in November
2009.
Pursuant
to Amendment No. 1, the restricted stock portion of the consideration to be
received by Dlorah’s stockholders has been reduced from 575,000 shares of
restricted Common Stock to 250,000 shares of restricted Common Stock, which
shares will not be freely tradable until Camden’s Common Stock trades at or
above $8.00 per share for sixty consecutive trading days and will be forfeited
if such condition is not satisfied within five years of the anniversary date of
their issuance. In addition, the number of shares of restricted
Common Stock to be received by Camden’s sponsor (Camden Learning, LLC) in
consideration for the cancellation of 2,800,000 Common Stock purchase warrants
owned by Camden Learning, LLC, was increased from 250,000 shares of restricted
Common Stock to 575,000 shares of restricted Common Stock, which shares are
subject to the same restrictions applicable to the restricted Common Stock to be
received by Dlorah’s stockholders.
Additionally,
the minimum amount of consideration to be received by Dlorah’s stockholders in
the transaction was increased from 70% to 74.4% of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of Camden, on an as-converted and fully diluted basis, as of the
date of closing.
Further,
pursuant to Amendment No. 1, the purchase option held by the underwriters of
Camden's initial public offering to purchase up to 625,000 units has been
forfeited and the aggregate deferred underwriting compensation has been fixed at
$1,750,000 in the event the transaction closes, such amount to be
paid without regard to the number of shares of Common Stock redeemed by the
Company in connection with those public stockholders who vote against the
transaction and seek redemption of their Common Stock for a pro rata
portion of the amount held in Camden's trust account.
Finally, the closing condition that the
Common Stock and Warrants shall be listed on the Nasdaq Capital Market or the
Nasdaq Global Market has been eliminated.
The Common Stock
will
continue to be listed on the OTC
Bulletin Board
following
the closing
.
Camden’s Special
Meeting of Warrantholders and Special Meeting of Stockholders will be held on
November 23, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., Eastern time, respectively, at
the offices of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, Camden’s counsel, at 150 East
42
nd
Street, 11
th
Floor, New York, New
York 10017. A record date has not yet been determined for those
warrantholders and stockholders entitled to attend and vote at the Special
Meetings.
The full meeting agendas will be
detailed in the definitive proxy statement, which shall be mailed to all Camden
warrantholders and Camden stockholders who held such securities as of the record
date. Investors and security holders are advised to read the
definitive proxy statement because it contains important
information.
Additional information regarding Camden,
Dlorah, the transaction and related matters will be available in the Definitive
Proxy Statement to be filed by Camden with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, a copy of which may be obtained without charge at the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
About Camden
Learning Corporation
Camden is a special purpose acquisition
company formed in 2007 for the purpose of acquiring through a merger, capital
stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar
business combination one or more businesses or assets. Camden’s
initial public offering was consummated on December 5, 2007 and it received net
proceeds of approximately $53 million through the sale of 6,250,000 units, and
an additional 376,300 units pursuant to the underwriters’ over-allotment option,
at $8.00 per unit. Each unit is comprised of one share of Camden
common stock and one warrant with an exercise price of $5.50. As of
August 31, 2009, Camden held approximately $52.5 million (or approximately $7.92
per share) in a trust account maintained by an independent trustee, which will
be released upon the consummation of the transaction.
About
National American University
Accredited by the Higher Learning
Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and
Schools, National American University has been providing quality career
education since 1941. National American University opened its first
campus in Rapid City, S.D., and the university has grown to 16 locations
throughout the central United States. In 1996, National American
University started developing online courses through its distance learning
virtual campus, and today offers students the flexibility and convenience to
take classes when it fits their busy lifestyle. Undergraduate program
offerings vary from diploma, associate and bachelor’s degrees in areas ranging
from accounting, allied health, athletic training, business, criminal justice,
healthcare management, information technology, legal studies, organizational
leadership, veterinary technology and nursing. The university added
graduate studies programs in 2000 and offers Master of Management and Master of
Business Administration degrees.
Not a Proxy
Statement
This press release is not a proxy
statement or a solicitation of proxies from the holders of Camden securities and
does not constitute an offer of any securities of Camden for
sale. Any solicitation of proxies will be made only by the definitive
proxy statement/prospectus that is being mailed to stockholders and
warrantholders who held such securities as of the record
date. Interested investors and security holders are urged to read the
definitive proxy statement/prospectus and appendices thereto because they
contain important information about Camden, Dlorah and the proposals to be
presented at the Special Meetings.
Forward
Looking Statements
This press release may contain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding Camden, Dlorah and Camden’s business
after completion of the proposed transactions. Forward-looking
statements are statements that are not historical facts. Such
forward-looking statements, which are based upon the current beliefs and
expectations of the management of Camden and Dlorah, are subject to risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from the
forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others,
could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking
statements: changing interpretations of generally accepted accounting
principles, continued compliance with government regulations, changing
legislation or regulatory environments, requirements or changes affecting the
business in which Dlorah is, and Camden will be, engaged, management of rapid
growth, intensity of competition, general economic conditions, as well as other
relevant risks detailed in Camden’s filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The information set forth herein should be read in light
of such risks. Neither Camden nor Dlorah assumes any obligation to
update the information contained in this release.
Additional
Information and Where to Find It
This press release is being made
pursuant to and in compliance with Rules 145, 165 and 425 of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale
or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Camden, Dlorah
and their respective directors and officers may be deemed to be participants in
the solicitation of proxies for the special meetings of Camden’s stockholders to
be held to approve the transactions described herein and of Camden’s
warrantholders to amend the terms of the warrant agreement. The
underwriters of Camden’s initial public offering may provide assistance
to Camden, Dlorah and their respective directors and executive
officers, and may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of
proxies. A substantial portion of the underwriters’
fees relating to Camden’s initial public offering were deferred pending
stockholder approval of Camden’s initial business combination, and
stockholders and warrantholders are advised that the underwriters have a
financial interest in the successful outcome of the proxy
solicitation. In connection with the proposed transaction, Camden has
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a preliminary proxy statement
and will file a definitive proxy statement. Camden’s stockholders and
warrantholders are advised to read, when available, the proxy statement and
other documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection
with the solicitation of proxies for the special meetings because these
documents will contain important information. The definitive proxy
statement will be mailed to Camden’s stockholders and warrantholders as of a
record date to be established for voting. Camden’s stockholders and
warrantholders will also be able to obtain a copy of the proxy statement,
without charge, by directing a request to: Camden Learning Corporation, 500 East
Pratt Street, Suite 1200, Baltimore, MD 21202. The preliminary proxy
statement and definitive proxy statement, once available, can also be obtained,
without charge, at the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at
http://www.sec.gov.
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Contacts:
Camden Learning
Corporation
Contact: Mr. David
Warnock
410-878-6800
dwarnock@camdenpartners.com
Dlorah, Inc.
Contact: Dr. Ronald
Shape
605-721-5220
rshape@national.edu