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 11, 2011
 
 
U.S. AUTO PARTS NETWORK, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 

 
Delaware
 
001-33264
 
68-0623433
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
17150 South Margay Avenue, Carson, CA 90746
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code   (310) 735-0092
 
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 

 
 
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
 
On October 11, 2011, U.S. Auto Parts Network, Inc. (“U.S. Auto”), Whitney Automotive Group, Inc., U.S. Auto’s wholly-owned subsidiary (“Whitney”), and Discovery Communications, LLC (“Discovery”), entered into a Buyout Agreement for the purpose of providing Discovery with an incentive to enter into a direct lease agreement (the “Direct Lease”) with 111 East Wacker LLC (“East Wacker”) for Whitney’s former corporate offices located at 111 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois. Contingent and effective upon Discovery entering into the Direct Lease, U.S. Auto will pay Discovery a lump sum payment of $1,210,938.00, as well as a $203,367.38 commission to Discovery’s brokers.
 
The description of the Buyout Agreement set forth above does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Buyout Agreement, a copy of which will be filed with our next Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
 
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
 
On October 14, 2011, U.S. Auto, Whitney, East Wacker and Marketing Werks, Inc. (“Marketing Werks”) entered into a Lease, Sublease and License Termination and Surrender Agreement (the “Termination Agreement”) for the purpose of terminating Whitney’s sublease agreement with Marketing Werks, dated December 4, 2007 (the “Sublease”), related to Whitney’s former corporate offices located at 111 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois. The termination of the Sublease is contingent upon Discovery entering into the Direct Lease and U.S. Auto’s fulfillment of its obligations under the Buyout Agreement.
 
 
 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Dated:  October 17, 2011
 
U.S. AUTO PARTS NETWORK, INC.
         
     
By:
/s/ Theodore R. Sanders
       
Theodore R. Sanders
Chief Financial Officer