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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): May 10, 2016

 

United Online, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

Delaware 000-33367 77-0575839

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission File
Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

21255 Burbank Boulevard, Suite 400
Woodland Hills, California 91367
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

Telephone: (818) 287-3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A
(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))

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.02.Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On May 10, 2016, United Online, Inc. (“United Online”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2016 and other financial information.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.  The information in this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

 

As previously announced, on May 4, 2016, United Online, Inc. entered into a definitive agreement under which B. Riley Financial, Inc. (“B. Riley”) and certain of its affiliates will acquire all of United Online’s common stock for approximately $170 million in cash or $11.00 per share. Closing, which is expected in the third quarter of 2016, is pending satisfaction of customary conditions, including a favorable vote by the stockholders of United Online. United Online expects to provide additional detail on the transaction and the upcoming stockholder vote in a proxy statement that it expects to file shortly with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Additional Information and Where to Find It

 

This communication may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of the proposed transaction involving United Online and B. Riley Financial, Inc. A special stockholder meeting will be announced soon to obtain stockholder approval in connection with the proposed transaction between United Online and B. Riley. United Online expects to file with the SEC a proxy statement and other relevant documents in connection with the proposed merger. The definitive proxy statement will be sent or given to the stockholders of United Online and will contain important information about the proposed transaction and related matters. INVESTORS OF UNITED ONLINE ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT UNITED ONLINE, B. RILEY AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors may obtain a free copy of these materials (when they are available) and other documents filed by United Online with the SEC at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, at United Online’s website at www.unitedonline.net or by sending a written request to United Online at 21255 Burbank Boulevard, Suite 400, Woodland Hills, California, 91367, Attention: Investor Relations Department.

 

Participants in the Solicitation

 

United Online and its directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in soliciting proxies from its stockholders in connection with the proposed merger. Information regarding United Online’s directors and executive officers is set forth in United Online’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, and on Amendment No. 1 thereto. Information regarding other persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be considered to be participants in the solicitation of United Online’s stockholders in connection with the proposed merger will be set forth in United Online’s proxy statement for its special stockholder meeting. Additional information regarding these individuals and United Online’s directors and officers and any direct or indirect interests they may have in the proposed merger will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement when and if it is filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed merger.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, without limitation, statements relating to the completion of the proposed merger transaction. There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Additional factors that may affect the future results of United Online are set forth in its filings with the SEC, including its recent filings on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K, including, but not limited to, those described in United Online’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the annual period ended December 31, 2015 and Amendment No. 1 thereto.  In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the forward-looking events discussed in this Current Report on Form 8-K may not occur. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. United Online is not under any obligation and does not intend to make publicly available any update or other revisions to any of the forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K to reflect circumstances existing after the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K or to reflect the occurrence of future events even if experience or future events make it clear that any expected results expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements will not be realized.

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.    
       
  Exhibit No.   Description
  99.1   Press release dated May 10, 2016

 

 

 

 

 

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.

 

Date: May 10, 2016 UNITED ONLINE, INC.
     
     
    By: /s/ Edward K. Zinser
      Edward K. Zinser
      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit No.   Description
99.1   Press release dated May 10, 2016