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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 9, 2015

 

 

The Advisory Board Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-33283   52-1468699

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

2445 M Street, NW

Washington, District of Columbia

  20037
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (202) 266-5600

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ 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))

 

 

 


Explanatory Note

This Current Report on Form 8-K/A is filed as an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K of The Advisory Board Company (the “Company”) that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 2015 (the “Original Form 8-K”) to report, among other matters, the completion of the Company’s acquisition of Royall Acquisition Co. (“Royall”), on January 9, 2015. This Form 8-K/A amends Item 9.01 of the Original Form 8-K to provide certain financial statements of Royall and to provide certain unaudited pro forma financial information of the Company in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Royall.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired

The audited consolidated financial statements of Royall Acquisition Co. and its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012, and for the years then ended (including the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in stockholder’s equity and cash flows for Royall & Company Holding, Inc. and its subsidiaries for the period from July 1, 2011 to December 22, 2011), and the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Royall Acquisition Co. and its subsidiaries as of and for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A and incorporated by reference in this Item 9.01(a).

 

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information of The Advisory Board Company as of September 30, 2014, for the six months ended September 30, 2014, and for the year ended March 31, 2014 are filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K/A and incorporated by reference in this Item 9.01(b).

 

(c) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description of Exhibit

23.1

   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, independent auditor for Royall Acquisition Co.

99.1

   Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Royall Acquisition Co. and Subsidiaries:
   Reports of Independent Auditor
   Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012
   Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012
   Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder’s Equity for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012
   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012
   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

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   Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of Royall Acquisition Co. and Subsidiaries:
   Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013
   Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013
   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013
   Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

99.2

   Unaudited pro forma combined financial information of The Advisory Board Company as of September 30, 2014, for the six months ended September 30, 2014, and for the year ended March 31, 2014

 

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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.

 

  The Advisory Board Company
Date: January 20, 2015  

/s/ Michael T. Kirshbaum

  Michael T. Kirshbaum
 

Chief Financial Officer

(Duly Authorized Officer)


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description of Exhibit

23.1    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, independent auditor for Royall Acquisition Co.
99.1    Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Royall Acquisition Co. and Subsidiaries:
   Reports of Independent Auditor
   Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012
   Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012
   Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholder’s Equity for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012
   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June 30, 2014, 2013 and 2012
   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
   Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of Royall Acquisition Co. and Subsidiaries:
   Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013
   Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013
   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013
   Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
99.2    Unaudited pro forma combined financial information of The Advisory Board Company as of September 30, 2014, for the six months ended September 30, 2014, and for the year ended March 31, 2014