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): April 1, 2014

 

 

Quanex Building Products Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-33913   26-1561397

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1800 West Loop South, Suite 1500,

Houston, Texas

  77027
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 961-4600

(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:

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously announced, on February 7, 2014, Quanex Building Products Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and its wholly owned subsidiary Nichols Aluminum, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Nichols”), entered into a Limited Liability Company Interest Purchase Agreement (“Purchase Agreement”) with Aleris International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Buyer”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to Buyer all of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of Nichols and Nichols’ wholly owned subsidiary, Nichols Aluminum-Alabama, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Nichols Alabama”).

On April 1, 2014, the Company, Nichols and Buyer entered into the First Amendment to Limited Liability Company Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Amendment”). Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company agreed to sell all of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of Nichols to Aleris Rolled Products, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer, and the Company agreed to cause Nichols to sell all of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of Nichols Alabama to UWA Acquisition Co., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Buyer.

The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such Amendment, which is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On April 1, 2014, the Company completed its previously announced sale of all of the issued and outstanding limited liability company interests of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Nichols and Nichols Alabama, to Buyer and Buyer’s affiliates, pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement. The sale of such limited liability company interests was completed for a purchase price in cash of $110,000,000, which amount is subject to adjustment as described in the Purchase Agreement.

The foregoing description does not purport to be a complete statement of the parties’ rights and obligations under the Purchase Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby or a complete explanation of the material terms thereof. The foregoing description is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which was attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on February 10, 2014, and which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(b) Pro forma financial information: Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein includes the following unaudited pro forma financial statements giving effect to the transaction pursuant to the Purchase Agreement described under Item 2.01 above:

 

    Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of January 31, 2014;

 

    Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) for the three months ended January 31, 2014, and the years ended October 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011; and

 

    Notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements

(d) Exhibits: The following exhibits are filed or furnished as part of this report:

Exhibits

 

  2.1    Limited Liability Company Interest Purchase Agreement dated February 7, 2014, by and among Quanex Building Products Corporation, Nichols Aluminum, LLC and Aleris International Inc. (included as Exhibit 2.1 to Quanex Building Products Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 10, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).
10.1    First Amendment to Limited Liability Company Interest Purchase Agreement dated March 24, 2014, by and among Quanex Building Products Corporation, Nichols Aluminum, LLC and Aleris International, Inc.
99.1    Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information.


SIGNATURE

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

  QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS

CORPORATION

Date: April 7, 2014

  By:  

/s/ Brent L. Korb

    Brent L. Korb
   

Senior Vice President — Finance and

Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  2.1    Limited Liability Company Interest Purchase Agreement dated February 7, 2014, by and among Quanex Building Products Corporation, Nichols Aluminum, LLC and Aleris International Inc. (included as Exhibit 2.1 to Quanex Building Products Corporation’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 10, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).
10.1    First Amendment to Limited Liability Company Interest Purchase Agreement dated March 24, 2014, by and among Quanex Building Products Corporation, Nichols Aluminum, LLC and Aleris International, Inc.
99.1    Unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information.

Exhibit 10.1

Execution Version

FIRST AMENDMENT TO

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTEREST PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”) is made and entered into as of April 1, 2014, by and among Quanex Building Products Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Seller ”), Nichols Aluminum, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Company ”) and Aleris International Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Buyer ”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Buyer, Seller and the Company are parties (the “ Parties ”) to that certain Limited Liability Company Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 7, 2014 (the “ Agreement ”);

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 10.09 of the Agreement, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement as herein set forth; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Agreement, the Parties also desire to specify the Closing Date.

AGREEMENTS

NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the Parties, the Parties agree as follows:

1. Section 2.01 of the Agreement is hereby deleted and restated in its entirety as follows:

“Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, at the Closing, for the consideration specified in Section 2.02 , (i) Seller shall sell to Aleris Rolled Products, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Seller, all of Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the LLC Interests, and (ii) the Seller shall cause the Company to sell to UWA Acquisition Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Seller, all of the Company’s right, title and interest to the limited liability company interests of Nichols Aluminum – Alabama, LLC (which consideration shall be paid directly to Seller and not Company).”

2. Section 2.02(c)(i) of the Agreement is hereby deleted and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(i)(A) an assignment of the LLC Interests to Aleris Rolled Products, Inc. in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer and duly executed by Seller, and (B) an assignment of the Company’s right, title and interest to the limited liability company interests of Nichols Aluminum – Alabama, LLC to UWA Acquisition Co. in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer and duly executed by Company (collectively, the “ Assignment ”); and


Execution Version

 

3. Section 8.02(e) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(i) the Seller’s amendment of the Union 401(k) Plan described in Section 6.05(e) and (ii) operational plan failures relating to either the Union 401(k) Plan or the Seller 401(k) Plan for periods prior to the Closing, notwithstanding correction of any such plan failures made by the Company prior the Closing.”

4. Section 8.03 of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following clause to the end thereof:

“or (e) the restructuring of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as reflected in the First Amendment to the Limited Liability Company Purchase Agreement dated as of April 1, 2014.”

5. In accordance with Section 2.03 of the Agreement, the Closing shall take place on April 1, 2014, to be effective as of 12:01 A.M. on April 1, 2014, at the offices of Norton Rose Fulbright, Fulbright Tower, 1301 McKinney, Suite 5100, Houston, Texas 77010.

6. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts (delivery of which may be by facsimile), each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instruments.

7. Except as expressly amended by this Amendment, all other terms and provisions of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment shall in no way reduce or limit the obligations of Buyer under the Agreement.

8. Capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Agreement.

[Signature pages follow]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first above written.

 

BUYER:

ALERIS INTERNATIONAL INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

Signature Page to First Amendment to Limited Liability Company

Interest Purchase Agreement


SELLER:

QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

COMPANY:

NICHOLS ALUMINUM, LLC
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

Signature Page to First Amendment to Limited Liability Company

Interest Purchase Agreement

Exhibit 99.1

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet and statements of income (loss) were prepared based on the Company’s historical financial information, and gives effect to the sale of Nichols to the Buyer on April 1, 2014, for $110.0 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The Company will provide certain transition services through May 31, 2014. No pro forma adjustments are presented herein with respect to the transition services agreement, as the amount is not deemed to be significant to the Company.

The unaudited pro forma balance sheet at January 31, 2014, reflects the pro forma effect of the Nichols disposition as if the transaction was consummated on that date. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) for the three months ended January 31, 2014 and the years ended October 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, reflect the pro forma effect of the Nichols disposition as if the transaction was consummated on November 1, 2010. The historical balance sheet and statement of income (loss) for the three months ended January 31, 2014 were included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended January 31, 2014. The historical statements of income (loss) for the years ended October 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were provided in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2013. The accompanying unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the referenced filings.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet and statements of income (loss) are presented in tabular format as follows: (i) historical consolidated results, as previously filed; (ii) less results of Nichols (the disposal group); (iii) plus pro forma adjustments, to arrive at the pro forma results. The results for Nichols were adjusted for LIFO inventory reserve, incurred but not reported costs related to workers’ compensation insurance and an effective tax rate adjustment in order to present the disposal group on a stand-alone basis for this pro forma presentation.

The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet and statements of income (loss) include pro forma adjustments which reflect transactions and events that are directly attributable to the sale and are factually supportable. These pro forma adjustments are described in the notes which accompany these unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.


QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

AS OF JANUARY 31, 2014

 

     Consolidated
As Reported
     Disposal
Group
     Pro Forma
Adjustments
    Pro Forma  
     (In thousands)  
ASSETS           

Current assets:

          

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 25,807       $ 2       $ 110,000 (a)    $ 135,805   

Accounts receivable, net

     72,459         31,110         —          41,349   

Inventories, net

     74,498         21,314         —          53,184   

Deferred income taxes

     24,769         2,102         —          22,667   

Prepaid and other current assets

     7,352         5,970         —          1,382   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     204,885         60,498         110,000        254,387   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     160,531         50,342         —          110,189   

Deferred income taxes

     13,277         7,713         —          5,564   

Goodwill

     71,838         —           —          71,838   

Intangible assets, net

     76,969         —           —          76,969   

Other assets

     13,543         8,179         —          5,364   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 541,043       $ 126,732       $ 110,000      $ 524,311   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY           

Current liabilities:

          

Accounts payable

   $ 67,278       $ 29,702       $ —        $ 37,576   

Accrued liabilities

     29,679         7,997         2,500 (a)      24,182   

Income tax payable

     —           —           9,930 (a)      9,930   

Current maturities of long-term debt

     187         24         —          163   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     97,144         37,723         12,430        71,851   

Long-term debt

     721         35         —          686   

Deferred pension and postretirement benefits

     4,506         310         —          4,196   

Liability for uncertain tax positions

     5,435         —           —          5,435   

Non-current environmental reserves

     8,862         8,862         —          —     

Other liabilities

     12,114         673         —          11,441   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     128,782         47,603         12,430        93,609   

Commitments and contingencies

          

Stockholders’ equity

     412,261         79,129         97,570 (a)      430,702   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 541,043       $ 126,732       $ 110,000      $ 524,311   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements


QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS)

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED JANUARY 31, 2014

 

     Consolidated
As Reported
    Disposal
Group
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
    Pro Forma  
     (In thousands, except per share data)  

Net sales

   $ 202,362      $ 79,491      $ 3,508 (b)    $ 126,379   

Cost and expenses:

        

Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)

     171,904        80,319        3,508 (b)      95,093   

Selling, general and administrative

     24,767        2,264        221 (c)      22,724   

Depreciation and amortization

     10,294        1,750        —          8,544   

Asset impairment charges

     510        505        —          5   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     (5,113     (5,347     (221     13   

Non-operating income (expense):

        

Interest expense

     (158     (17     —          (141

Other, net

     96        —          —          96   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (5,175     (5,364     (221     (32

Income tax benefit (expense)

     1,275        1,984        77 (c)      (632
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (3,900   $ (3,380   $ (144   $ (664
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings(loss) per common share:

        

Basic

   $ (0.11       $ (0.02

Diluted

   $ (0.11       $ (0.02

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     37,003            37,003   

Diluted

     37,003            37,003   

Cash dividends declared per share

   $ 0.04          $ 0.04   

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements


QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2013

 

     Consolidated
As Reported
    Disposal
Group
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
    Pro Forma  
     (In thousands, except per share data)  

Net sales

   $ 952,642      $ 410,380      $ 12,718 (b)    $ 554,980   

Cost and expenses:

        

Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)

     799,077        391,948        12,718 (b)      419,847   

Selling, general and administrative

     109,325        10,357        2,172 (c)      101,140   

Depreciation and amortization

     60,504        6,983        —          53,521   

Asset impairment charges

     1,465        —          —          1,465   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     (17,729     1,092        (2,172     (20,993

Non-operating income (expense):

        

Interest expense

     (640     (19     —          (621

Other, net

     168        (2     —          170   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (18,201     1,071        (2,172     (21,444

Income tax benefit (expense)

     6,498        (391     760 (c)      7,649   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (11,703   $ 680      $ (1,412   $ (13,795
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings(loss) per common share:

        

Basic

   $ (0.32       $ (0.37

Diluted

   $ (0.32       $ (0.37

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     36,864            36,864   

Diluted

     36,864            36,864   

Cash dividends declared per share

   $ 0.16          $ 0.16   

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements


QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2012

 

     Consolidated
As Reported
    Disposal
Group
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
    Pro Forma  
     (In thousands, except per share data)  

Net sales

   $ 828,976      $ 362,315      $ 11,917 (b)    $ 478,578   

Cost and expenses:

        

Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)

     703,844        360,092        11,917 (b)      355,669   

Selling, general and administrative

     111,577        10,692        1,812 (c)      102,697   

Depreciation and amortization

     37,596        7,621        —          29,975   

Asset impairment charges

     912        —          —          912   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     (24,953     (16,090     (1,812     (10,675

Non-operating income (expense):

        

Interest expense

     (454     (23     —          (431

Other, net

     222        (3     —          225   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (25,185     (16,116     (1,812     (10,881

Income tax benefit (expense)

     8,651        6,143        634 (c)      3,142   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ (16,534   $ (9,973   $ (1,178   $ (7,739
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings(loss) per common share:

        

Basic

   $ (0.45       $ (0.21

Diluted

   $ (0.45       $ (0.21

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     36,622            36,622   

Diluted

     36,622            36,622   

Cash dividends declared per share

   $ 0.16          $ 0.16   

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements


QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS CORPORATION

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME (LOSS)

FOR THE YEAR ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2011

 

     Consolidated
As Reported
    Disposal
Group
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
    Pro Forma  
     (In thousands, except per share data)  

Net sales

   $ 848,294      $ 440,495      $ 12,459 (b)    $ 420,258   

Cost and expenses:

        

Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)

     712,091        408,785        12,459 (b)      315,765   

Selling, general and administrative

     83,994        8,075        133 (c)      76,052   

Depreciation and amortization

     33,932        8,542        —          25,390   

Asset impairment charges

     1,799        —          —          1,799   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     16,478        15,093        (133     1,252   

Non-operating income (expense):

        

Interest expense

     (449     (19     —          (430

Other, net

     (514     (4     —          (510
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations before income taxes

     15,515        15,070        (133     312   

Income tax benefit (expense)

     (6,437     (5,580     47        (810
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

     9,078        9,490        (86     (498

Loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes

     (12     —          —          (12
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 9,066      $ 9,490      $ (86 )(c)    $ (510
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic earnings per common share:

        

Basic earnings from continuing operations

   $ 0.24          $ (0.01

Basic earnings (loss) from discontinued operations

     —              —     
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share

   $ 0.24          $ (0.01
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per common share:

        

Diluted earnings from continuing operations

   $ 0.24          $ (0.01

Diluted earnings (loss) from discontinued operations

     —              —     
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

   $ 0.24          $ (0.01
  

 

 

       

 

 

 

Weighted-average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     37,007            37,007   

Diluted

     37,537            37,007 (d) 

Cash dividends declared per share

   $ 0.16          $ 0.16   

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements


Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The following adjustments are included in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet and/or statements of income (loss):

 

(a) The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet at January 31, 2014 presents anticipated proceeds from the sale of $110.0 million, less net assets (presented as an adjustment to stockholders’ equity), less estimated transaction fees of $2.5 million, resulting in a gain on the sale, with tax effect recorded at the statutory rate of 35%. The impact of this net gain on net income, estimated at $18.5 million, is a component of the change in stockholder’s equity at January 31, 2014. However, this net gain is not included in the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of income (loss) presented as the transaction does not have a continuing impact to the ongoing operations of the Company.

 

(b) Historically, intercompany sales between Nichols and other subsidiaries of the Company have been eliminated in consolidation. The Nichols historical results include these intercompany sales. Therefore, an adjustment is required to add back the sales and a corresponding amount for cost of sales, in order to properly present the pro forma consolidated results.

 

(c) Historically, the Company has allocated certain information technology (IT) and other costs to Nichols. This adjustment increases the Company’s pro forma consolidated expense equal to the amount of this allocation, and records the related tax effect calculated at the statutory rate of 35%.

 

(d) Diluted weighted-average share calculations include the dilutive effect of employee stock options and unvested restricted stock. For the year ended October 31, 2011, after pro forma adjustments, the Company is in a loss position, so these stock-based compensation instruments are deemed anti-dilutive and have been removed from the weighted-average share calculation for that year.