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Form DEFA14A LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL

April 29, 2016 6:22 PM EDT
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):
 
April 26, 2016
 
 
 
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
1-14050
(Commission
File Number)
06-1308215
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

One Lexmark Centre Drive
740 West New Circle Road
Lexington, Kentucky 40550
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
 

 
 
(859) 232-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 

 
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)
 
x
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 8.01                      Other Events.
 
On April 26, 2016, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 19, 2016 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Ninestar Holdings Company Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted limited liability company (“Holdings”), Ninestar Group Company Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings (“Parent”), Ninestar Lexmark Company Limited, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent, Lexmark International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Apex Technology Co., Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“Apex”), Parent delivered to the Company, an original, executed irrevocable standby letter of credit issued by the New York branch of the Bank of China Limited in the face amount of US$150 million and naming the Company as the beneficiary (the “Letter of Credit”).  The Letter of Credit was issued April 22, 2016 and expires June 20, 2017.
 
The Company will have the right to draw against the Letter of Credit in connection with a termination fee becoming payable by Parent pursuant to the Merger Agreement.
 
The Merger Agreement was previously filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 20, 2016.
 
Additional Information and Where to Find It
 
In connection with the proposed transaction, the Company will file with the SEC and mail or otherwise provide to its stockholders a proxy statement regarding the proposed transaction.  BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, THE COMPANY’S STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT IN ITS ENTIRETY WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE THEREIN BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND THE PARTIES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.  Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement and other documents that the Company files with the SEC (when available) from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and the “Investors” section of www.lexmark.com.  In addition, the proxy statement and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC (when available) may be obtained from the Company free of charge by directing a request to Lexmark International, Inc., Investor Relations Department, One Lexmark Centre Drive, 740 West New Circle Road, Lexington, Kentucky 40550, (859) 232-5568.
 
Participants in the Solicitation
 
The Company and its directors, executive officers and employees may be deemed, under SEC rules, to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s stockholders with respect to the proposed transaction.  Security holders may obtain information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of such individuals in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, and its definitive proxy statement for the 2016 annual meeting of stockholders.  Additional information regarding the interests of such individuals in the proposed transaction will be included in the proxy statement relating to the
 

 
 

 


transaction when it is filed with the SEC.  These documents may be obtained free of charge from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and the “Investors” section of www.lexmark.com.
 
Forward-Looking Statements
 
Statements about the expected timing, completion and effects of the proposed transaction and all other statements in this report and the exhibits furnished or filed herewith, other than historical facts, constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and any such forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the following cautionary statements.  All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof and are based on current expectations and involve a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements.  The Company may not be able to complete the proposed transaction on the terms described herein or other acceptable terms or at all because of a number of factors, including without limitation (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement, (2) the failure to obtain the requisite approval of the Company’s stockholders or the failure to satisfy the other closing conditions, (3) risks related to disruption of management’s attention from the Company’s ongoing business operations due to the pending transaction and (4) the effect of the announcement of the pending transaction on the ability of the Company to retain and hire key personnel, maintain relationships with its customers and suppliers, and maintain its operating results and business generally.
 
Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements.  In addition, the forward-looking statements represent the Company’s views as of the date on which such statements were made.  The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause its views to change.  However, although the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.  These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date hereof.  Additional factors that may affect the business or financial results of the Company are described in the risk factors included in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2016, which risk factors are incorporated herein by reference.
 

 
 

 


 
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.
 
Lexmark International, Inc.
 
(Registrant)
 
Date:   April 29, 2016                                                           /s/ Robert J. Patton                                                                                      
Robert J. Patton
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary



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