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| EX-1.1 - EX-1.1 - VWR Corp | d91990dex11.htm |
| EX-99.3 - EX-99.3 - VWR Corp | d91990dex993.htm |
| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - VWR Corp | d91990dex991.htm |
| EX-99.2 - EX-99.2 - VWR Corp | d91990dex992.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): March 31, 2016
VWR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36673 | 26-0237871 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Radnor Corporate Center
Building One, Suite 200
100 Matsonford Road
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087
(Address of Principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
(610) 386-1700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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:
| ¨ | 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)) |
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 31, 2016, VWR Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Barclays Capital Inc., as underwriters, and the selling stockholder Varietal Distribution Holdings, LLC (the “Selling Stockholder”). The Underwriting Agreement relates to the sale by the Selling Stockholder to the underwriters of 8,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”). Under the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,200,000 additional shares, which option was exercised in full on April 4, 2016. The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of the Company and the Selling Stockholder, conditions to closing, indemnification obligations of the Company, the Selling Stockholder and the underwriters, and termination and other customary provisions. The Shares were delivered against payment therefor on April 5, 2016.
The offering of the Shares was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-207924). This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to incorporate the Underwriting Agreement by reference into such registration statement. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On March 31, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the underwritten public offering by the Selling Stockholder. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On April 1, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the underwritten public offering by the Selling Stockholder. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Company’s common stock or any other securities, and there shall not be any offer, solicitation or sale of securities mentioned in this Current Report on Form 8-K in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such any state or jurisdiction.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2016, among VWR Corporation, Varietal Distribution Holdings, LLC, as the selling stockholder, and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Barclays Capital Inc., as underwriters | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by VWR Corporation on March 31, 2016 | |
| 99.2 | Press release issued by VWR Corporation on April 1, 2016 | |
| 99.3 | Information relating to Part II, Item 14. “Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution” of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-207924) | |
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.
| VWR CORPORATION | ||||||
| /s/ George Van Kula | ||||||
| Date: April 6, 2016 | Name: | George Van Kula | ||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Human Resources, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2016, among VWR Corporation, Varietal Distribution Holdings, LLC, as the selling stockholder, and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Barclays Capital Inc., as underwriters | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by VWR Corporation on March 31, 2016 | |
| 99.2 | Press release issued by VWR Corporation on April 1, 2016 | |
| 99.3 | Information relating to Part II, Item 14. “Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution” of the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-207924) | |