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EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE, DATED SEPTEMBER 11, 2012, ISSUED BY JARDEN CORPORATION - JARDEN CORPd411810dex991.htm
EX-99.2 - PRESS RELEASE, DATED SEPTEMBER 13, 2012, ISSUED BY JARDEN CORPORATION - JARDEN CORPd411810dex992.htm
EX-10.1 - PURCHASE AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 12, 2012 - JARDEN CORPd411810dex101.htm

 

 

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) September 12, 2012

 

 

Jarden Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-13665   35-1828377
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

555 Theodore Fremd Avenue, Rye, New York   10580
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (914) 967-9400

(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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On September 12, 2012, Jarden Corporation (the “Company”) (and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto) entered into a purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), with Barclays Capital Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, acting for themselves and as representatives for the several initial purchasers named in Schedule I to the Purchase Agreement (collectively, the “Initial Purchasers”) for the offer and sale in a private offering (the “Offering”) pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) by the Company of $450 million in aggregate principal amount of its 1 7/8% Senior Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2018 (the “Convertible Notes”). In connection with the Offering, the Company granted to the Initial Purchasers an option to purchase an additional $50 million aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes. The Company expects to close the Offering on or about September 18, 2012, subject to the satisfaction of various customary closing conditions.

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and agreements by the Company and customary conditions to closing, obligations of the parties and termination provisions. Additionally, the Company has agreed to indemnify the Initial Purchasers against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the Initial Purchasers may be required to make because of any of those liabilities. Furthermore, the Company has agreed with the Initial Purchasers not to offer or sell any shares of common stock or securities exchangeable for or convertible into shares of common stock of the Company (other than the Convertible Notes), subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, for a period of 90 days after the date of the Purchase Agreement without the prior written consent of Barclays Capital Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC.

A copy of the Purchase Agreement is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1, and is incorporated herein by reference as though fully set forth herein. The foregoing summary description of the Purchase Agreement is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the complete text of the Purchase Agreement.

The Initial Purchasers and their affiliates have provided and may, from time to time, continue to provide investment banking, financial advisory and other services to the Company, for which they have received customary fees and reimbursements of expenses, and for which they expect to receive customary fees and reimbursement of expenses, respectively. Affiliates of certain of the Initial Purchasers are agents and/or lenders (i) under the Company’s senior secured credit facility, including Barclays Bank PLC, an affiliate of Barclays Capital Inc., as a lender and the administrative and collateral agent, Barclays Capital Inc., as the sole lead arranger and a joint book-running manager, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as a joint book-running manager, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., an affiliate of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as a co-documentation agent and a lender, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as a joint book-running manager, Wells Fargo, N.A., an affiliate of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as a co-documentation agent and a lender, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., an affiliate of HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., as a co-documentation agent and a lender, Royal Bank of Canada, an affiliate of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, as a lender, SunTrust Bank, an affiliate of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as a co-documentation agent and a lender, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as a joint book-running manager and UBS Loan Finance LLC, an affiliate of UBS Securities LLC, as a lender and (ii) under the Company’s securitization facility, including Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, an affiliate of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as a lender, SunTrust Bank, an affiliate of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey,


Inc., as a lender and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc., as administrator. In addition, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, an affiliate of Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, will act as the trustee under the Convertible Notes.

 

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 11, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing the launch of the Offering of the Convertible Notes to the Initial Purchasers. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

On September 13, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Offering of the Convertible Notes to the Initial Purchasers. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are hereby filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

Number

  

Exhibit

10.1    Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2012, among Jarden Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors named therein, and Barclays Capital Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the initial purchasers.
99.1    Press release, dated September 11, 2012, issued by Jarden Corporation.
99.2    Press release, dated September 13, 2012, issued by Jarden Corporation.


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 hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: September 13, 2012

 

JARDEN CORPORATION
By:   /s/ John E. Capps
  Name:    John E. Capps
  Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary


Exhibit Index

 

Number

  

Exhibit

10.1    Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 12, 2012, among Jarden Corporation, the subsidiary guarantors named therein, and Barclays Capital Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representatives of the initial purchasers.
99.1    Press release, dated September 11, 2012, issued by Jarden Corporation.
99.2    Press release, dated September 13, 2012, issued by Jarden Corporation.