Form 8-K RED HAT INC For: Jun 22
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): June 22, 2016
Red Hat, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
001-33162 | 06-1364380 | |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
100 East Davie Street, Raleigh, North Carolina | 27601 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(919) 754-3700
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On June 22, 2016, Red Hat, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Red Hat), 3scale, Inc., a Delaware corporation (3scale), Troika Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Red Hat (Troika), 3scale Networks, S.L., a corporation organized under the laws of Spain and a subsidiary of 3scale, and Shareholder Representative Services LLC, as holder agent, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) pursuant to which, upon the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions in the Merger Agreement, Red Hat will acquire 3scale through a merger of Troika with and into 3scale (the Merger). The closing of the Merger is conditioned upon customary closing conditions, including approval by the stockholders of 3scale. A press release announcing this transaction, as well as information on the anticipated impact of such transaction on Red Hats guidance for the second fiscal quarter and fiscal year ending February 28, 2017, was issued on June 22, 2016 and is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) | Exhibits |
See Exhibit Index attached hereto.
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.
Date: June 22, 2016 | RED HAT, INC. | |||||
By: | /s/ Frank A. Calderoni | |||||
Name: Frank A. Calderoni | ||||||
Title: Executive Vice President, Operations and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated June 22, 2016 |
Exhibit 99.1
Red Hat to Acquire API Management Leader 3scale
Accelerates digital transformation with API driven hybrid-cloud architectures
RALEIGH, N.C. JUNE 22, 2016 Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT), the worlds leading provider of open source solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 3scale, a leading provider of application programming interface (API) management technology. By adding 3scale to its existing portfolio, including Red Hat JBoss Middleware, Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat Mobile Application Platform, Red Hat strengthens its enablement of the API economy with simplified cloud integration and microservices-based architectures.
In an era of digital transformation, agile development practices, and hybrid technology footprints, the API economy has become the norm. Forrester has estimated that 40 percent of U.S. companies will have API management solutions in 2020, spending $660 million in that year.1 Managed APIs are becoming strategic in the enterprise because they enable organizations to rapidly deliver new services that are easy to consume yet secure, scalable, and reliable, as well as enabling services (as APIs) to be monetized as products. Emerging architectures that decompose functionality into ever more finely-grained componentsmicroservicesdriven by mobile, the Internet of Things (IoT), and other trends, have further heightened the need for API management.
3scale was founded in 2007 with a goal of enabling organizations of all sizes to successfully create, manage, and use APIs in a web-enabled world where APIs became paramount. Today, 3scale offers a hybrid cloud based API management platform, which separates the cloud management layer from the API gateway, providing customers with flexibility, performance, and scale. 3scale provides this API management platform within a self-service model at more than 700 organizations across multiple industries, including Campbells Soup; Cartera Commerce; CrunchBase; Johnson Controls; Oxford University Press; SITA; and the University of California, Berkeley. 3scale has offices in Barcelona and San Francisco.
3scale and Red Hat began partnering in early 2015 to deliver a comprehensive platform for API-based application development. The joint solution combined the 3scale API Management Platform with technologies from Red Hat JBoss Middleware, Red Hat OpenShift and Red Hat Mobile Application Platform to provide an API-centric development, deployment, and management offering designed to accelerate application time-to-market. Red Hat JBoss Middleware customers will benefit from the hybrid-cloud capabilities from 3scale for modern architectures. Mobile application development in particular is highly API-centric and 3scales platform combined with the Red Hat Mobile Application Platform can lead to development and management simplicity at massive scales.
1 | Forrester Research, Sizing The Market for API Management Solutions, April 2, 2015. |
Most recently, 3scale introduced a containerized version of their API Gateway for Red Hat OpenShift, enabling users to easily and consistently create applications with microservices distributed across diverse, hybrid environments. The combined power of Red Hats container application platform and 3scales API management capabilities enables customers to simplify and automate tasks, helping reduce errors while increasing flexibility and control.
Red Hat has provided enterprises with leading open source platforms for building modern applications, integration and automation solutions. With the addition of 3scales API management solutions, and its existing middleware, container application platform, and mobile offerings, Red Hat can further simplify and accelerate customers digital strategies and accelerate time-to-market for API initiatives, and enable enterprises to innovate faster, in a smarter way.
The acquisition is expected to have no material impact to Red Hats revenue for the second fiscal quarter ending August 31, 2016 (the second quarter), or its fiscal year ending Feb. 28, 2017 (fiscal 2017). Management expects GAAP operating expense to increase by approximately $3 million, or ($0.01) per share, in the second quarter and approximately $7 million, or ($0.03) per share, for fiscal 2017 as a result of the transaction. Management expects that non-GAAP operating expense will increase by approximately $1.5 million, or approximately ($0.01) per share, in the second quarter and approximately $5 million, or approximately ($0.03) per share, for fiscal 2017 as a result of the transaction. Red Hat calculates non-GAAP operating expense by subtracting from GAAP operating expense the estimated impact of non-cash share-based compensation expense, which is expected to increase by approximately $0.8 million for the second quarter, amortization of intangible assets, which is expected to increase by approximately $0.2 million for each of the remaining quarters in fiscal 2017, and transaction costs related to business combinations, which are expected to be less than $1 million in the second quarter. For Red Hats full forecast, including the expected impact of the transaction on GAAP and non-GAAP operating margin and GAAP and non-GAAP earnings per share, refer to the guidance provided in its June 22, 2016 earnings press release.
The transaction is expected to close in June 2016, subject to customary closing conditions.
Supporting Quotes
Craig Muzilla, senior vice president, Application Platforms Business, Red Hat
APIs play an important role in helping to accelerate innovation and business growth in the digital economy. With digital transformation initiatives identified as a top priority for organizations today, API management has become the foundation for exposing those APIs for better use, performance, and value creation. 3scale complements our existing middleware product portfolio and Red Hat OpenShift by enabling companies to create and publish APIs with tools such as Red Hat JBoss Fuse, and then manage and drive adoption of those APIs once they have been published.
Steve Willmott, CEO, 3scale
Weve already seen great customer success combining Red Hats excellent middleware platform with 3scale API management, and we see tremendous opportunity to benefit customers even more as they expand their API, middleware and microservices plans. We see this as a natural extension of our relationship, and were excited to be joining an organization with such a strong commitment to open standards, open source and spreading the benefits of technology.
About Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat is the worlds leading provider of open source software solutions, using a community-powered approach to provide reliable and high-performing cloud, Linux, middleware, storage and virtualization technologies. Red Hat also offers award-winning support, training, and consulting services. As a connective hub in a global network of enterprises, partners, and open
source communities, Red Hat helps create relevant, innovative technologies that liberate resources for growth and prepare customers for the future of IT. Learn more at http://www.redhat.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including: risks related to the ability of the Company to compete effectively; the integration of acquisitions and the ability to market successfully acquired technologies and products; the ability to deliver and stimulate demand for new products and technological innovations on a timely basis; delays or reductions in information technology spending; the effects of industry consolidation; uncertainty and adverse results in litigation and related settlements; the inability to adequately protect Company intellectual property and the potential for infringement or breach of license claims of or relating to third party intellectual property; risks related to data and information security vulnerabilities; ineffective management of, and control over, the Companys growth and international operations; fluctuations in exchange rates; and changes in and a dependence on key personnel, as well as other factors contained in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K (copies of which may be accessed through the Securities and Exchange Commissions website at http://www.sec.gov), including those found therein under the captions Risk Factors and Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. In addition to these factors, actual future performance, outcomes, and results may differ materially because of more general factors including (without limitation) general industry and market conditions and growth rates, economic and political conditions, governmental and public policy changes and the impact of natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods. The forward-looking statements included in this press release represent the Companys views as of the date of this press release and these views could change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Companys views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.
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