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): October 31, 2018

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
 
Delaware
 
001-37796
 
47-4787177
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
6325 Digital Way
Suite 460
Indianapolis, Indiana
 
46278
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (765) 828-2580
 
None.
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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On November 2, 2018, IEA Energy Services LLC (“IEA”), a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (the “Company”), completed its previously announced acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of William Charles Construction Group, including Ragnar Benson (“William Charles”), pursuant to the terms of the Equity Purchase Agreement, dated October 12, 2018 (the “Equity Purchase Agreement”), by and among IEA, William Charles and the owners thereof.

Item 1.01 Entry in Material Definitive Agreement.

At closing of the Acquisition, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated November 2, 2018, (the “A&R Credit Agreement”), which amends and restates that certain Credit Agreement (the “Existing Credit Agreement”), dated September 25, 2018 (such date, the “Original Closing Date”), by and among the Company, as a guarantor thereunder, IEA Intermediate Holdco, LLC, as a guarantor thereunder, IEA Energy Services LLC, as borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors thereunder, Jefferies Finance LLC, as administrative and collateral agent, KeyBank National Association (“KeyBank”), as revolving agent, and certain other parties party thereto as lenders thereunder (together with Jefferies and KeyBank and any other lenders from time to time party thereto, the “Lenders”).

The A&R Credit Agreement provides for (a) a term loan facility of $300.0 million (the “Term Loan Facilities”), of which $200.0 million was drawn on the Original Closing Date in connection with the acquisition of the ACC Companies and Saiia. The Term Loan Facilities also include a delayed-draw term loan facility of $75.0 million and an incremental term loan facility of $25.0 million drawn in connection with the closing of the Acquisition of William Charles (together, the “Incremental Term Loan”), and (b) a revolving credit facility of $50.0 million (collectively, the “Credit Facilities”). The Incremental Term Loan was used to pay the cash portion of the purchase price, to refinance existing indebtedness of William Charles, and to pay transaction expenses related to the acquisition of William Charles and fees and expenses, including original issue discount, in connection with the entry into the A&R Credit Agreement.

The A&R Credit Agreement provides that borrowings under the Credit Facilities will bear interest at a fluctuating rate equal to, at IEA’s option, LIBOR or the applicable base rate plus a margin calculated as described in the Credit Agreement, which margin is equal to 625 basis points. The A&R Credit Agreement provides for annual repayments of 10% of the outstanding term loan borrowings and an additional annual payment based equal to 75% of excess cash flow (as defined in the A&R Credit Agreement) beginning with fiscal 2019, with the percentage of excess cash flow subject to reduction based upon the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio.

Under the A&R Credit Agreement, the financial covenant to which the credit parties are subject is amended to provide that the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined therein) may not exceed (i) prior to the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2020, 3.50:1.0 and (ii) from and after the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2020, 2.25:1.0. The A&R Credit Agreement also provided for certain amendments to the Company’s affirmative and negative covenants.

On October 31, 2018, the parties to the Equity Purchase Agreement entered into an Amendment No. 1 thereto related to the extension of the termination date thereunder. 

Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On November 2, 2018, IEA completed its previously announced acquisition of William Charles pursuant to the terms of the Equity Purchase Agreement.

The aggregate amount of the consideration payable pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement was approximately 85.0 million of cash and 477,621 shares of common stock of the Company. IEA funded the cash portion of the acquisition consideration and certain costs associated with the acquisition through borrowings under the Incremental Term Loan.
    
The foregoing description of the Equity Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Equity Purchase Agreement filed on the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of the Company on October 15, 2018, which agreement is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information regarding the A&R Credit Agreement under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.






Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

The disclosure set forth under Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein. The shares of common stock of the Company issued pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement were issued in reliance on the exemption from registration set forth in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 2, 2018, the Company announced the acquisition of William Charles. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission nor incorporated by reference in any registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

As announced on the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on October 16, 2018, the Lenders began syndication of the Credit Facilities on October 16, 2018 and, in connection with the syndication, the Credit Facilities may be further amended.  The syndication of the Credit Facilities has not concluded, and it is expected that the Company will enter into a further amended and restated credit agreement upon conclusion of the syndication, which amendment could include additional changes to the terms of the A&R Credit Agreement.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits








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.
 
Dated: November 2, 2018
 
 
 
 
INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY ALTERNATIVES, INC.
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Andrew D. Layman
 
Name: Andrew D. Layman
 
Title:   Chief Financial Officer






AMENDMENT NO 1. TO EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO EQUITY PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of October 31, 2018 (this “ Amendment ”), is made by and among IEA Energy Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Purchaser ”), and William Charles, Ltd., an Illinois corporation (“ Sellers’ Representative ”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, Purchaser, Sellers’ Representative, the Acquired Companies party thereto, Sellers party thereto, and Nathan J. Howard, solely for purposes of Section 6.08 thereof, have entered into that certain Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of October 12, 2018 (the “ Purchase Agreement ”); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10.08 of the Purchase Agreement, Purchaser and Sellers’ Representative desire to amend the Purchase Agreement on the terms and conditions set forth herein.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Purchaser and Sellers’ Representative hereby agree as follows:

1. Amendments .

(a) Section 2.02 of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

The Closing . The closing of the Transactions (the “ Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of HolmstromKennedyPC, 800 N. Church Street, Rockford, Illinois 61103, at 10:00 a.m., Central time (whether in person or by teleconference or other electronic means), on or before November 9, 2018 or at such other place or at such other time or on such other date as the parties mutually may agree in writing (the “ Closing Date ”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, an additional amount of $250,000 per day (an “ Additional Amount ”) shall be payable by Purchaser to Sellers’ Representative for each day after November 5, 2018 until and including November 8, 2018 (each an “ Additional Day ”) that Purchaser does not fulfill the conditions set forth in Section 7.01 or Section 7.02 , which Additional Amount shall be payable at Closing in addition to and as part of the Estimated Closing Equity Value or at the time of payment of the Purchaser Termination Fee, as applicable. For example: (a) if the Closing occurs on or before November 5, 2018, no Additional Amount is owed to Sellers’ Representative from Purchaser; and (b) for each day the Closing doesn’t occur from November 6, 2018 to and including November 8, 2018, each Additional Day Purchaser shall pay Sellers’ Representative $250,000 per day. The Closing shall be deemed to occur at, and the calculation of all Closing amounts determined as of the Closing Date (including Company Transaction Expenses and Leakage Impact) shall be made as of, 12:01 A.M. Central time on the Closing Date.”
(b) Section 6.19 and Section 9.01(c) of the Purchase Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety.

(c) Section 9.01(d) of the Purchase Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
“by Sellers’ Representative, if (i) all of the obligations of the Acquired Companies, Sellers’ Representative and each Seller set forth in Section 7.01 and Section 7.03 have been and continue to be satisfied or waived (other than those obligations that by their nature are to be satisfied at the





Closing, each of which is capable of being satisfied assuming a Closing would occur or would have been waived assuming a Closing would occur); (ii) Sellers’ Representative has irrevocably given notice to Purchaser in writing via e-mail (with no acknowledgment of receipt required) by 5:00 p.m. Central Time on November 8, 2018 that (A) all of the conditions to Sellers’ and the Acquired Companies’ obligations to consummate the Closing have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, each of which is capable of being satisfied assuming a Closing would occur or would have been waived assuming a Closing would occur) and (B) if Purchaser performs its obligations hereunder, then Sellers, Sellers’ Representative and the Acquired Companies are prepared, willing and able to consummate the Closing; and (iii) Purchaser failed to consummate the Closing on or before November 9, 2018, and the Parties hereby agree that if Purchaser fails to consummate the Closing on or before November 9, 2018, Sellers’ Representative shall not be required to allow Purchaser to cure any condition set forth in Section 7.01 or Section 7.02 pursuant to Section 9.01(b)(i) and Sellers’ Representative shall be entitled to the Purchaser Termination Fee and the Other Fees pursuant to Section 9.03 and the $750,000 Additional Amounts pursuant to Section 2.02 ; or”

(d) Each of Sections 9.02(a), 9.03(b)(iv), 9.03(c) and 9.03(d) of the Purchase Agreement are hereby amended by inserting the words “and the Additional Amounts” immediately following the words “the Other Fees” in each of the foregoing Sections.

(e) The following definitions are inserted in alphabetical order in Article I of the Purchase Agreement:
““ Additional Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02 .
Additional Day ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.02 .”
2. Acknowledgment . Purchaser acknowledges and agrees that, to its knowledge, as of October 31, 2018, all of the obligations of the Acquired Companies, Sellers’ Representative and each Seller set forth in Section 7.01 and Section 7.03 of the Purchase Agreement have been and continue to be satisfied or waived (other than those obligations that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, each of which is capable of being satisfied assuming a Closing would occur or would have been waived assuming a Closing would occur).
3. Limited Effect . Except as amended hereby, the Purchase Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. By executing this Amendment, each of Purchaser and Sellers’ Representative certifies that this Amendment has been executed and delivered in compliance with Section 10.08 of the Purchase Agreement. Reference to this Amendment need not be made in the Purchase Agreement or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to, or with respect to, the Purchase Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the Purchase Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Purchase Agreement as amended hereby.
4. Incorporation by Reference . The provisions of Sections 10.03 through 10.14 and 10.19 of the Purchase Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and shall apply to the terms and provisions of this Amendment and the parties hereto mutatis mutandis .










[ Signature Pages Follow ]IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Amendment has been executed by the duly authorized representatives of the parties hereto as of the date first written above.

    
Purchaser:
IEA ENERGY SERVICES LLC
 


By: /s/ J.P. Roehm
Name: J.P. Roehm
 
Its:  President and CEO
 
 
 
 
Sellers’ Representative:
WILLIAM CHARLES, LTD.
 


By: /s/ Jeff Potter
Name: Jeff Potter
Its: Treasurer





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INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENERGY ALTERNATIVES, INC. COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF WILLIAM CHARLES CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INCLUDING RAGNAR BENSON


Indianapolis, IN - November 2, 2018 - Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (NASDAQ: IEA), a leading construction services company with specialized energy and heavy civil expertise, today announced that it has completed its acquisition (“the transaction”) of William Charles Construction Group, including Ragnar Benson (“William Charles”), pursuant to the terms of the previously announced definitive agreement. The transaction, valued at approximately $90 million, includes $85 million in cash and 477,621 shares of common stock of the Company, which equates to approximate 4.3x multiple of William Charles’ pro forma Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $21.1 million for the twelve months ended June 30, 2018 (before the realization of any synergy-related cost savings). The year-to-date pro forma adjustments to EBITDA include $5.2 million for the anticipated conversion of William Charles' operating leases to capital leases and $3 million to eliminate corporate overhead costs that will not continue post-closing.

JP Roehm, Chief Executive Officer of IEA, commented, “It is our pleasure to welcome William Charles Construction Group and Ragnar Benson to IEA. We look forward to working with the impressive management and great talent at both companies as partners. This combination accelerates our diversification and growth strategy through entry into the rail construction market. It will also equip us to capture a greater portion of the heavy and light civil infrastructure markets, while deepening our presence in environmental remediation. We now have an expanded national footprint with licenses to operate across all 50 states, and together we are committed to driving significant value for our shareholders.”

For full year 2018, William Charles is expected to generate approximately $300 million to $330 million in revenue and add approximately $520 million in total backlog as of May 2018. Eighteen months post-close, the acquisition is anticipated to generate approximately $5 million in additional annual cost savings through the benefits of equipment ownership as compared to equipment leasing, integrated insurance programs and combined financial and IT systems.

The Company financed the cash portion of the purchase price, the payment of fees and expenses and the repayment of existing indebtedness of William Charles with borrowings under the previously disclosed $75 million delayed draw facility and an incremental $25 million term loan.

Kirkland & Ellis LLP acted as legal counsel to IEA, and HolmstromKennedy acted as legal counsel to William Charles.

About IEA

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, Inc. (IEA) is a leading infrastructure construction company with specialized energy and heavy civil expertise. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, with operations throughout the country, IEA’s service offering spans the entire construction process. The company offers a full spectrum of delivery models including full engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC), turnkey, design-build, balance of plant (BOP), and subcontracting services. IEA is one of three Tier 1 wind energy contractors in the United States and has completed more than 200 wind and solar projects across North America. In the heavy civil space, IEA offers a number of specialty services including environmental remediation, industrial maintenance, specialty transportation infrastructure and other site development for public and private projects. For more information, please visit IEA’s website at www.iea.net or follow IEA on Facebook , LinkedIn and Twitter for the latest company news and events.

Forward Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The use of words such as “anticipate,” “expect,” “could,” “may,” “intend,” “plan” and “believe,” among others, generally identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on currently





available operating, financial, economic and other information, and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results. A variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control, could cause actual future results or events to differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements in this release. These factors include, but are not limited to: (1) the ability to realize financial and strategic goals from acquisition and investment activity, including the ability to integrate acquired businesses; (2) our ability to manage projects effectively and in accordance with management estimates, as well as the ability to accurately estimate the costs associated with ours fixed price and other contracts, including any material changes in estimates for completion of projects; (3) the effect on demand for our services and changes in the amount of capital expenditures by customers and (4) significant changes in tax and other economic incentives and political and governmental policies which could materially and adversely affect the U.S. wind and solar industries. . For a full description of the risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements, please refer to IEA’s periodic filings with the Securities & Exchange Commission including those described as “Risk Factors” in IEA’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed on February 9, 2018. IEA does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.

The estimates, forecasts and projections contained herein involve significant elements of subjective judgment and analysis and reflect numerous judgments, estimates and assumptions that are inherently uncertain in prospective financial information of any kind. As such, no representation can be made as to the attainability of such estimates, forecasts and projections. Investors are cautioned that such estimates, forecasts or projections have not been audited and have not been prepared in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles.

This release includes projections that are forward-looking and based on growth assumptions that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond IEA’s control. While all projections are necessarily speculative, IEA believes that projections relating to periods beyond 12 months from their date of preparation carry increasingly higher levels of uncertainty and should be read in that context. There will be differences between actual and projected results, and actual results may be materially greater or materially less than those contained in the projections.

This release includes non-GAAP financial measures. IEA believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to management and investors regarding certain financial and business trends relating to IEA’s financial condition and results of operations. These non-GAAP financial measures may exclude items that are significant in understanding and assessing financial results. Therefore, these financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income or other measures of profitability or performance under GAAP. Because these non-GAAP financial measures are not in conformity with GAAP, we urge you to review IEA’s audited financial statements, which have been filed with the SEC.

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