UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): July 15, 2014

 

THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Maryland   001-34891   27-1594952
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

7740 Milestone Parkway, Suite 400

Hanover, Maryland 21076

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(443) 733-1600

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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))

  

 
 

  

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On July 15, 2014, The KEYW Holding Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing certain preliminary financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2014. The full text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

The information set forth under this Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K including Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On July 15, 2014, the Company filed a Certificate of Correction (the “Certificate of Correction”) of the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company dated October 6, 2010 (the “Amended Articles”) with the Department of Assessments and Taxation of the State of Maryland (“SDAT”) to include a statement, omitted from the Amended Articles, regarding the fact that the board of directors of the Company had advised, and the stockholders of the Company had approved, the Amended Articles as required by law.

 

The description of the Certificate of Correction is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Correction, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On July 15, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $125 million aggregate principal amount of new convertible senior notes due 2019 (the “notes”) under the Company’s shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 23, 2014. The Company also expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day overallotment option to purchase up to an additional $18.75 million aggregate principal amount of notes on the same terms and conditions. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit    
No.   Description
     
3.1   Certificate of Correction
99.1   Press release, dated July 15, 2014, issued by the Company.
99.2   Press release, dated July 15, 2014, issued by the Company.

  

 
 

  

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: July 15, 2014 THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION
     
  By: /s/ Philip L. Calamia
    Name: Philip L. Calamia
    Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 
 

  

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit    
No.   Description
     
3.1   Certificate of Correction
99.1   Press release, dated July 15, 2014, issued by the Company.
99.2   Press release, dated July 15, 2014, issued by the Company.

  

 

 

 

Exhibit 3.1

 

THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION

 

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION

 

OF ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT

 

THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT:

 

FIRST : The title of the document being corrected is Articles of Amendment and Restatement of The KEYW Holding Corporation (the “ Articles ”).

 

SECOND : The sole party to the Articles is The KEYW Holding Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “ Company ”).

 

THIRD : The Articles were filed with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland on October 6, 2010.

 

FOURTH : The Articles omitted to state the fact that the Articles had been duly advised by the Board of Directors and approved by the stockholders of the Corporation as required by law.

 

FIFTH : The Articles are hereby corrected to state the following immediately prior to the words “IN WITNESS WHEREOF” on the signature page to the Articles:

 

“THIRD: The Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Corporation hereinabove set forth have been duly advised by the Board of Directors and approved by the stockholders of the Corporation as required by law.”

 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Correction to be signed in its name and on its behalf by its Chief Executive Officer and attested to by its Secretary on this 15th day of July, 2014.

 

ATTEST: THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION
   
   
/s/ Kimberly J. DeChello   By:  /s/ Moodispaw  
Name: Kimberly J. DeChello   Name: Leonard E. Moodispaw
Title: Secretary   Title: Chief Executive Officer
             

  

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Contact: Chris Donaghey
    443-733-1600

 

KEYW Announces Proposed $125 Million Public Offering of New Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019

 

HANOVER, Md., July 15, 2014 (Globe Newswire) – The KEYW Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: KEYW) announced today that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $125 million aggregate principal amount of new convertible senior notes due July 15, 2019 (“notes”) under the Company's shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 23, 2014.  RBC Capital Markets and BofA Merrill Lynch are acting as joint book-running managers for the notes offering. SunTrust Robinson Humphrey is acting as co-manager. The Company also expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day overallotment option to purchase up to an additional $18.75 million aggregate principal amount of notes on the same terms and conditions.

 

The notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Company and interest will be payable semi-annually.  The notes may be converted at the option of the holders, under certain circumstances and during certain periods, into cash and/or shares of the Company's common stock. The Company will settle conversions of notes by paying or delivering, as the case may be, cash, shares of its common stock or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at its election.  The interest rate, conversion rate, offering price and other terms of the notes will be determined by the Company and the underwriters.

 

In connection with the pricing of the notes, the Company expects to enter into privately negotiated capped call transactions with one or more of the underwriters or their respective affiliates (the "hedge counterparties"). If the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option, the Company may enter into additional capped call transactions.

 

The capped call transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution and/or offset cash payments due upon conversion of the notes in the event that the market price per share of the Company’s common stock, as measured under the terms of the capped call transactions, is greater than the strike price of the capped call transactions, which is expected to initially correspond to the conversion price of the notes and be subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the conversion rate of the notes. If, however, the market price per share of the Company’s common stock, as measured under the terms of the capped call transactions, exceeds the cap price of the capped call transactions, there would nevertheless be dilution and/or there would not be an offset of such potential cash payments, in each case, to the extent that such market price exceeds the cap price of the capped call transactions.

 

In connection with establishing their initial hedge of the capped call transactions, the hedge counterparties and/or their respective affiliates expect to enter into various derivative transactions with respect to the Company’s common stock and/or purchase shares of the Company's common stock concurrently with or shortly after the pricing of the notes. This activity could increase (or reduce the size of any decrease in) the market price of the Company’s common stock or the notes at that time.

 

 
 

 

In addition, the hedge counterparties and/or their respective affiliates may modify their hedge positions by entering into or unwinding various derivatives with respect to the Company’s common stock and/or purchasing or selling the Company’s common stock or other securities of the Company in secondary market transactions following the pricing of the notes and prior to the maturity of the notes (and are likely to do so during any observation period related to a conversion of notes). This activity could also cause or avoid an increase or a decrease in the market price of the Company’s common stock or the notes, which could affect holders’ ability to convert the notes and, to the extent the activity occurs during any observation period related to a conversion of notes, it could affect the number of shares and value of the consideration that a holder will receive upon conversion of the notes.

 

The Company intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from the notes offering to repay the outstanding balances under the Company’s existing credit facility and to pay the cost of the capped call transactions.  The balance of the net proceeds will be used for working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes, including potential acquisitions.

 

The registration statement pursuant to which this offering is being made is effective pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933.  Offers and sales of the notes may be made only by the prospectus and related prospectus supplement, which, when available, may be obtained from RBC Capital Markets, Attention: Equity Syndicate, Three World Financial Center, 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10281 or by calling (877) 822-4089 or from BofA Merrill Lynch, Attention: Prospectus Department, 222 Broadway, New York, NY 10038 or by emailing dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com.

 

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities, in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

 

About KEYW

 

KEYW provides agile cyber superiority, cybersecurity, and geospatial intelligence solutions for U.S. Government intelligence and defense customers and commercial enterprises. We create our solutions by combining our services and expertise with hardware, software, and proprietary technology to meet our customers' requirements. For more information contact The KEYW Holding Corporation, 7740 Milestone Parkway, Suite 400, Hanover, Maryland 21076; Phone 443-733-1600; Fax 443-733-1601; E-mail investors@keywcorp.com.

 

 
 

 

Forward-Looking Statements: Statements made in this press release that are not historical facts constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include but are not limited to statements regarding the proposed public offering of convertible notes, the expected terms of the offering, the capped call transactions, the intended use of the net proceeds, statements about our future expectations, plans and prospects, and other statements containing the words “estimates,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “will,” “potential,” “opportunities”, and similar expressions. Our actual results, performance or achievements or industry results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. These statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to those risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated and filed March 10, 2014 with the SEC as required under the Securities Act of 1934, and other filings that we make with the SEC from time to time, including the risk that the offering of the convertible notes cannot be successfully completed and the risk these activities could increase or decrease the price of the relevant notes and/or the value of KEYW’s common stock concurrently with, or shortly after, the pricing of the relevant notes. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. KEYW is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. All forward-looking statements in this press release are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.

 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

Contact:              Chris Donaghey

443-733-1600

 

KEYW Announces Preliminary Q2 2014 Financial Results and Schedules Q2 2014 Financial Results Conference Call

 

HANOVER, Md., July 15, 2014 (Globe Newswire) – The KEYW Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: KEYW) today announced current preliminary, unaudited estimates of anticipated results for the second quarter of 2014. KEYW expects revenue for the second quarter to be in the range of $72.5 million to $74.5 million, net loss in the range of $2.9 million to $2.5 million and adjusted EBITDA in the range of $4.8 million to $5.2 million. In its commercial business, KEYW continued to make progress in its HawkEye G business development metrics with now 13 deployed systems and a HawkEye G pilot pipeline of 35 different organizations spanning the government, healthcare, financial services, energy, and technology industries.

 

These current preliminary, unaudited estimates of anticipated results are based on management’s initial review of operations for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, and remain subject to completion of the Company’s customary quarterly closing and review procedures and final adjustments and other developments that may arise between now and the time the financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 are finalized. Therefore, our actual results may differ materially from these estimates.

 

Adjusted EBITDA is a financial measure that is not calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or U.S. GAAP. The adjusted EBITDA reconciliation table below provides a reconciliation of this non-U.S. GAAP financial measure to net income (loss), the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income, operating income or any other measure of financial performance calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Our adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies because other companies may not calculate adjusted EBITDA or similarly titled measures in the same manner as we do. We prepare adjusted EBITDA to eliminate the impact of items that we do not consider indicative of our core operating performance. We encourage you to evaluate these adjustments and the reasons we consider them appropriate. In addition, our board of directors and management use adjusted EBITDA:

 

· as a measure of operating performance;
· to determine a significant portion of management’s incentive compensation;
· for planning purposes, including the preparation of our annual operating budget; and
· to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies.

 

Adjusted EBITDA is not a recognized term under U.S. GAAP and does not purport to be an alternative to net income as a measure of operating performance or the cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. Please refer to the table below that reconciles GAAP net income to adjusted EBITDA.

 

 
 

Exhibit 99.2

 

 

    (Unaudited in millions)  
    Three Months Ended
June 30, 2014
 
       
    Range  
    Low     High  
Revenue   $ 72.5     $ 74.5  
                 
Net Loss   $ (2.9 )   $ (2.5 )
                 
EBITDA Adjustments                
Depreciation     1.9       1.9  
Intangible Amortization     2.9       2.9  
Acquisition and Other Nonrecurring Costs     0.1       0.1  
Stock Compensation Amortization     1.7       1.7  
Interest Expense, Net     1.2       1.2  
Tax Benefit     (0.1 )     (0.1 )
Adjusted EBITDA   $ 4.8     $ 5.2  

 

The Company will report results for the second quarter of 2014 in its regularly scheduled earnings release and conference call after the market closes on July 31, 2014. The Company will host a conference call and live webcast for analysts and investors at 5:00 PM Eastern time on that day. At that time, management will review the Company’s second quarter 2014 financial results, followed by a question-and-answer session to further discuss the results.

 

Interested parties will be able to connect to our webcast via the Investor page on our website, http://investors.keywcorp.com on July 31, 2014. We encourage people to register for an email reminder about the Webcast on the Event Calendar tab, also found on the Investors page of our website. Interested parties may also listen to the conference call by calling 1-877-853-5645. The International Dial-In access number will be 1-408-940-3868. The conference ID for the event is 74646528.

 

An archive of the webcast will be available on our webpage following the call. In addition, a podcast of our conference call will be available for download from our Investors page of our website at approximately the same time as the webcast replay.

 

The Company has filed a shelf registration statement including a prospectus and a prospectus supplement with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus and prospectus supplement and other documents the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and this offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov . Alternatively, the prospectus and prospectus supplement may be obtained by sending a request to RBC Capital Markets, Attention: Equity Syndicate, Three World Financial Center, 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10281 or by calling (877) 822-4089 or from BofA Merrill Lynch, Attention: Prospectus Department, 222 Broadway, New York, NY 10038 or by emailing dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com. Offers and sales of the notes may be made only by the prospectus and related prospectus supplement.

 

 
 

Exhibit 99.2

 

 

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities, in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.

 

About KEYW

 

KEYW provides agile cyber superiority, cybersecurity, and geospatial intelligence solutions for U.S. Government intelligence and defense customers and commercial enterprises. We create our solutions by combining our services and expertise with hardware, software, and proprietary technology to meet our customers’ requirements. For more information contact The KEYW Holding Corporation, 7740 Milestone Parkway, Suite 400, Hanover, Maryland 21076; Phone 443-733-1600; Fax 443-733-1601; E-mail investors@keywcorp.com.

 

Forward-Looking Statements: Statements made in this press release that are not historical facts constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include but are not limited to statements about our future expectations, plans and prospects, and other statements containing the words “estimates,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “plans,” “expects,” “will,” “potential,” “opportunities”, and similar expressions, including our expected second quarter results. Our actual results, performance or achievements or industry results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements. These statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to completion of the company’s customary quarterly closing and review procedures,final adjustments and other developments that may arise between now and the time the financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 are finalized, those risk factors set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, dated and filed March 10, 2014 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as required under the Securities Act of 1934, and other filings that we make with the SEC from time to time. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. KEYW is under no obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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