Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration No. 333-203821
The information in this preliminary prospectus supplement is not complete and may be changed. This preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of an effective registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are not an offer to sell, nor do they seek an offer to buy, these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT (Subject to Completion) | ||
(to Prospectus dated May 28, 2015) | Dated July 15, 2015 |
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Common Stock
We are offering shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and the selling stockholders named herein are offering an additional shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, in this offering. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders.
Our common stock is traded on the NYSE-MKT under the symbol RLGT. On July 14, 2015, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $7.55 per share.
Our business and an investment in our common stock involve significant risks. These risks are described under the caption Risk Factors beginning on page S-7 of this prospectus supplement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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The underwriters may also purchase up to an additional shares from us and shares from the selling stockholders at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount, within 30 days from the date of this prospectus to cover over-allotments.
The underwriters expect to deliver the shares against payment in New York, New York on , 2015.
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Cowen and Company | BB&T Capital Markets |
The date of this prospectus supplement is July , 2015
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You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized any other person to provide you with additional or different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. Offers to sell, and solicitations of offers to buy, shares of our common stock are being made only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is current as of the respective dates such information is presented. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
Market data and industry statistics used in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are based on independent industry publications and other publicly available information. Neither we nor the underwriters have independently verified, and neither we nor the underwriters guarantee, the accuracy of any of this information. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on this information.
Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, in this prospectus supplement:
n | Radiant, the Company, we, us and our refer to Radiant Logistics, Inc. and its subsidiaries; |
n | the information in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus assumes that the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option; and |
n | all references in this prospectus supplement to our consolidated financial statements include the related notes. |
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus (and the documents incorporated herein and therein) contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and such statements are subject to the safe harbor created by these sections and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended.
Any statements that are not statements of historical fact or that refer to estimated or anticipated future events are forward-looking statements. We have based our forward-looking statements on our managements beliefs and assumptions based on information available to them at the time such statements were made. Such forward-looking statements reflect our current perspective of our business, future performance, existing trends and information as of the date of this prospectus supplement. These include, but are not limited to, our beliefs about future revenue and expense levels, growth rates, prospects related to our strategic initiatives and business strategies, express or implied assumptions about, among other things: the continued retention of our relationships with our independent agents (which we also refer to as our strategic operating partners); the performance of our historic business as well as the operations of the businesses we have recently acquired; our ability to successfully integrate our recently acquired businesses into our business model; locating suitable acquisition opportunities and securing the financing necessary to complete such acquisitions; general industry conditions and competition; domestic and international economic and political factors; transportation costs; our ability to mitigate, to the best extent possible, our dependence on current management and certain of our larger strategic operating partners; and laws and governmental regulations affecting the transportation industry in general and our operations in particular. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as may, will, expect, believe, anticipate, intend, could, would, estimate, project, continue, or pursue, or the negative other variations thereof or comparable terminology, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. We caution you that certain important factors may affect our actual operating results and could cause such results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. See Risk Factors in this prospectus supplement and in the accompanying prospectus.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date such statements are made. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. We also may make additional disclosures in filings that we make from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of a shelf registration statement on Form S-3, Registration Number 333-203821, filed with the SEC on May 4, 2015, subsequently amended on May 18, 2015, and declared effective on May 28, 2015. Since the accompanying prospectus provides general information about us, some of the information may not apply to this offering. This prospectus supplement describes the specific details regarding this offering. Generally, when we refer to the prospectus, we are referring to both documents combined. Additional information is incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement. If information in this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on this prospectus supplement. You should read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and any information incorporated by reference before you make any investment decision.
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You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is accurate as of any date other than their respective dates, or that the information contained in any document incorporated by reference in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on which that document was filed with the SEC.
We and the underwriters are not making an offer to sell the common stock in jurisdictions where the offer or sale is not permitted. The distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus and the offer and sale of our common stock in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law. Persons outside the United States who come into possession of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus must inform themselves about and observe any restrictions relating to the offering of the common stock and the distribution of this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus outside the United States. This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus do not constitute an offer of, or an invitation to purchase, any shares of common stock in any jurisdiction in which such offer or invitation would be unlawful.
You should rely only on the information contained in the prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents we incorporate by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information that is different. The information contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus is accurate only as of their respective dates, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus supplement, or of any sale of our common stock.
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This summary highlights selected information related to our business. Since it is a summary, this section may not contain all the information that you should consider before investing in our common stock. You should carefully read the entire prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, and other filings with the SEC under the Exchange Act incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement.
Our Company
We are a comprehensive North American provider of third party logistics (3PL) and multimodal transportation services. As a 3PL, we arrange for the delivery of our customers freight by matching their domestic and international freight forwarding, truck and rail brokerage, and other value-added supply chain management needs against the asset-based capacity of over 6,000 truck, rail, air and ocean providers in our carrier network. Our customer relationships are supported by 33 Company offices and 130 locations operated by independent operating agents in North America, as well as an integrated service partner network serving other key markets around the globe. We believe shippers value our services because we are able to recommend the most effective transportation provider based on service and cost parameters because we are not influenced by the ownership of transportation assets. In addition, our minimal investment in physical assets affords us the opportunity for higher return on invested capital and net cash flows than our asset-based competitors.
Our business began in January 2006 with our initial acquisition of Airgroup Corporation. Since then, we have significantly increased the size and scope of our business through organic growth and 14 additional acquisitions. We believe the freight transportation logistics industry remains highly fragmented and subject to additional consolidation. We intend to continue our growth and consolidation strategy in four distinct ways. First, we intend to continue to acquire transportation and logistics providers that expand the scope and breadth of our service offerings. Second, we intend to use our scale, back office systems, and carrier network to attract additional independent agents, who we also refer to as strategic operating partners. Third, where appropriate, we intend to offer buy-out opportunities to selected strategic operating partners as they seek an exit strategy. Fourth, we intend to cross-sell our customer base with an ever-increasing range of services to take advantage of their desire to deal with fewer and more meaningful supply chain partners.
Recent Developments
During our fourth fiscal quarter of 2015 (ended June 30, 2015), we completed the following three acquisitions, which collectively are expected to significantly increase our annualized revenue compared with our annualized revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.
n | Wheels Group, Inc. (Wheels), our most significant acquisition to date, is one of the largest 3PL and transportation service providers in Canada. Wheels provides 3PL intermodal and truck brokerage services throughout the United States and Canada along with third party logistics solutions and value added warehouse and distribution service offerings in support of U.S. shippers looking to access the Canadian markets. Based on its historical financial statements, Wheels generated approximately CAN$375 million in revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014. |
n | Service by Air (SBA) is a domestic and international air freight forwarder serving manufacturers, distributors and retailers through a combination of three company-owned operating locations and forty independent agency locations across North America. Based on |
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its historical financial statements, SBA generated approximately $130.7 million in revenue for the twelve months ended August 31, 2014, including revenue attributable to the operations of SBAs Highways and Skyways independent agency. |
n | Highways and Skyways is a provider of a full range of domestic and international transportation and logistics services, and former agent of SBA. Based on management generated internal historical financial statements, Highways and Skyways generated approximately $11.5 million in revenue for the twelve months ended December 31, 2014, $7.5 million of which was reported as SBA revenue and $4.0 million of which was reported as Highways and Skyways revenue. |
Company Information
Our executive offices are located at 405 114th Avenue, S.E., Third Floor, Bellevue, Washington 98004, and our telephone number is (425) 943-4599. We maintain a website at www.radiantdelivers.com where general information about us is available. The contents of our website are not incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement. Our common stock is listed on the NYSE-MKT under the symbol RLGT. For further information regarding us, including financial information, you should refer to our recent filings with the SEC. See Where You Can Find More Information.
We report financial information on a quarterly and fiscal year basis. The most recent fiscal year for which we have reported consolidated financial results is the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. All references herein to a fiscal year or Fiscal refer to the applicable fiscal year ending June 30.
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The Offering
Common stock offered by us |
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Common stock offered by the selling stockholders(1) |
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Underwriters option to purchase additional shares from us |
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Underwriters option to purchase additional shares from the selling stockholders |
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Common stock to be outstanding after this offering(2) |
shares ( shares assuming the underwriters over-allotment option is exercised in full) |
Use of proceeds |
We intend to use the expected net proceeds from this offering of approximately $ million (or $ million if the underwriters over-allotment option is exercised in full) to repay borrowings under our revolving credit facility, subject to our ability to re-borrow under the terms of the facility. Any additional proceeds remaining after such repayment will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. For more information about our use of proceeds from this offering, see Use of Proceeds. |
Risk factors |
Before investing in our common stock, you should carefully read and consider the information set forth under the heading Risk Factors on page S-7 of this prospectus supplement, as well as all other information included in, or incorporated by reference in, this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. |
Listing |
Our common stock currently trades on NYSE-MKT under the ticker symbol RLGT. |
Transfer agent and registrar |
Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. |
(1) | The proportion of shares sold by the selling stockholders will be allocated among the selling stockholders in approximately the following manner: |
n | Shares beneficially owned by Bohn H. Crain, which includes shares held by Radiant Capital Partners, LLC ( %); |
n | Shares held of record by Douglas Tabor ( %); |
n | Shares beneficially owned by Stephen M. Cohen, which consists of shares held of record by his wife, Ruth Cohen ( %); and |
n | Shares beneficially owned by Stephen P. Harrington, which includes shares held by SPH Investments, Inc. ( %). |
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For additional information, see the section entitled Selling Stockholders.
(2) | The number of shares of our common stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering as shown above assumes that all of the shares offered hereby are sold and is based on 42,563,224 shares of common stock outstanding as of July 13, 2015. Such number of shares excludes the following: |
n | 4,509,887 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of stock options outstanding as of July 13, 2015, at a weighted average exercise price of $2.80; |
n | 6,522,199 shares of our common stock available for future awards pursuant to our long-term incentive plan as of July 13, 2015; and |
n | Approximately 400,000 shares of our common stock that may be awarded as earn-outs to the prior owners of companies that we have acquired. |
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You should carefully consider the risk factors set forth below as well as the other information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus before investing in our common stock. Any of the following risks could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In such a case, you may lose all or part of your investment. The risks described below are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or those we currently view to be immaterial may also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. The future trading price of shares of our common stock will be affected by the performance of our business relative to, among other things, competition, market conditions and general economic and industry conditions.
Risks Related to our Business
We are not presently able to report on, or estimate, our expected consolidated financial results for our quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2015.
We have not yet had sufficient time to report on, or estimate, our expected consolidated financial results for our quarter and fiscal year ended June 30, 2015. In addition to uncertainty concerning our operating performance, our financial results will be burdened by significant transaction expenses, interest expense and amortization expense (associated with allocations of acquired intangible assets) in connection with our three recent acquisitions. Accordingly, historical results, pro forma financial information and estimates published by research analysts or others may not be indicative of our actual results for the quarter and year ended June 30, 2015. We do not expect to report these results until September 2015, and the trading price of our common stock could decline if these results are perceived negatively by investors, research analysts or other market participants.
We need to maintain and expand our existing strategic operating partner network to increase revenues.
We sell our services through Company-owned locations and through a network of independent agency locations (which we also refer to as our strategic operating partners) throughout North America operating under the Airgroup®, Adcom®, DBA, On Time, Wheels, Service By Air, and Highways and Skyways brands. For the years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 (which precede our most recent acquisitions of Wheels, SBA and Highways and Skyways), approximately 66% and 75% of our consolidated revenues for the years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, were derived through our strategic operating partners. We believe our strategic operating partners will remain critical to our success for the foreseeable future. Although the terms of our strategic operating partner agreements vary widely, they generally cover the manner and amount of payments, the services to be performed, the length of the contract, and provide us with certain protections such as partner-funded reserves and indemnification obligations, and in certain instances include a personal guaranty of the independent owner. Additionally, certain of our strategic operating partner agreements may impose restrictions on us, including our ability to provide services in certain territories or to certain customers and our ability to hire employees of our strategic operating partners. Certain of our strategic operating partner agreements are for defined terms, while others are subject to evergreen terms or contain automatic renewal provisions or are at-will on a month-to-month basis. Regardless of stated term, in most situations, however, the agreements can be terminated by the strategic operating partner with prior notice. As certain agreements expire, there can be no assurance that we will be able to enter into new agreements that provide for the same terms and economics as those previously agreed upon, if at all. Thus, we are subject to the risk of strategic operating partner terminations and the failure or refusal of certain of our strategic operating partners to renew their existing agreements. This risk is often accentuated upon the acquisition of a new agency-based network as, for example, we experienced the loss of certain strategic operating partners when we acquired DBA in 2011, and could face similar
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departures in connection with our recent acquisition of SBA, particularly as certain of their agents are operating under month-to-month arrangements. We have a number of customers and strategic operating partner locations with significant volume and stature, although with the benefit of our recent acquisitions, no single strategic operating partner location represents more than 2.5% of our net revenues. We cannot be certain that we will be able to maintain and expand our existing strategic operating partner relationships or enter into new strategic operating partner relationships, or that new or renewed strategic operating partner relationships will be available on commercially reasonable terms. If we are unable to maintain and expand our existing strategic operating partner relationships, renew existing strategic operating partner relationships, or enter into new strategic operating partner relationships, we may lose customers, customer introductions and co-marketing benefits, and our operating results may be negatively impacted, and we may be restricted from growing in certain territories or with certain customers, except through our strategic operating partners.
If our strategic operating partners fail to maintain adequate reserves against unpaid customer invoices, or if we are unable to offset against amounts payable by us to our strategic operating partners for unpaid customer invoices, our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.
We derive a substantial portion of our revenue pursuant to agreements with independently-owned strategic operating partners operating under our various brands. Under these agreements, each individual strategic operating partner office is responsible for some or all of the bad debt expense related to the underlying customers being serviced by the strategic operating partner. Certain of our strategic operating partners are required to maintain a security deposit with us that is recognized as a liability in our financial statements and used as a bad debt reserve for each strategic operating partner. We charge each of these strategic operating partners bad debt reserve account for any accounts receivable aged beyond 90 days. The bad debt reserve account may carry a deficit balance when amounts charged to this reserve exceed amounts otherwise available in the bad debt reserve account. In these circumstances, deficit bad debt reserve accounts as well as other deficit balances owed to us by our strategic operating partners are recognized as a receivable in our financial statements. Other strategic operating partners are not responsible to establish a bad debt reserve, however, they are still responsible for deficits and their strategic operating partner agreements provide that we may withhold all or a portion of future commission checks payable to the strategic operating partner in satisfaction of any deficit balance. As of May 31, 2015, a number of our strategic operating partners had a deficit balance in their bad debt reserve account totaling approximately $382,000. To the extent any of these strategic operating partners cease operations or are otherwise unable to replenish these deficit accounts or repay the deficit balances, we would be at risk of loss for any such amount.
Failure to comply with obligations as an indirect air carrier could result in penalties and fines and limit our ability to ship freight.
We are regulated, among other things, as indirect air carriers by the Transportation Security Administration of the Department of Homeland Security. These agencies provide requirements, guidance and, in some cases, administer licensing requirements and processes applicable to the freight forwarding industry. We monitor our compliance and the compliance of our subsidiaries with such agency requirements. We rely on our strategic operating partners to monitor their own compliance, except when we are notified of a violation, when we may become involved. Failure to comply with these requirements, policies and procedures could result in penalties and fines. To date, a limited number of our strategic operating partners have been out of compliance with the indirect air carrier regulations, resulting in fines to us, which we attempt to collect from the strategic operating partners. There is no assurance that additional violations will not take place, which could result in penalties or fines or, in the extreme case, limits on our ability to ship freight.
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Our business will be seriously harmed if we fail to develop, implement, maintain, upgrade, enhance, protect and integrate information technology systems.
We rely heavily on our information technology systems to efficiently run our business, and they are a key component of our growth strategy. To keep pace with changing technologies and customer demands, we must correctly interpret and address market trends and enhance the features and functionality of our technology platform in response to these trends, which may lead to significant ongoing software development or licensing costs. We may be unable to accurately determine the needs of our customers and strategic operating partners and the trends in the transportation services industry, or to design or license and implement the appropriate features and functionality of our technology platform in a timely and cost-effective manner, which could result in decreased demand for our services and a corresponding decrease in our revenues. Despite testing, external and internal risks, such as malware, insecure coding, Acts of God, data leakage and human error pose a direct threat to our information technology systems and operations. We may also be subject to cybersecurity attacks and other intentional hacking. Any failure to identify and address such defects or errors or prevent a cyber-attack could result in service interruptions, operational difficulties, loss of revenues or market share, liability to customers or others, diversion of resources, injury to our reputation and increased service and maintenance costs. Addressing such issues could prove to be impossible or very costly and responding to resulting claims or liability could similarly involve substantial cost. We must maintain and enhance the reliability and speed of our information technology systems to remain competitive and effectively handle higher volumes of freight through our network and the various service modes we offer. If our information technology systems are unable to manage additional volume for our operations as our business grows, or if such systems are not suited to manage the various service modes we offer or businesses we acquire, our service levels and operating efficiency could decline. We expect customers and strategic operating partners to continue to demand more sophisticated, fully integrated information systems from their supply chain services providers. If we fail to hire and retain qualified personnel to implement, protect and maintain our information technology systems or if we fail to upgrade our systems to meet our customers and strategic operating partners demands, our business and results of operations could be seriously harmed. This could result in a loss of customers or a decline in the volume of freight we receive from customers.
In addition, acquired companies will need to be integrated with our information technology systems, which may cause additional training or licensing cost and disruption. In such event, our revenue, financial results and ability to operate profitably could be negatively impacted. The challenges associated with integration of our acquisitions may increase these risks.
During the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2015, we anticipate installing the updated version of our accounting software package. At the same time, we will be integrating the financial reporting systems of several acquired operations. If we experience problems with the installation or operation of the accounting system update, or if we fail to adequately onboard the data of our recently acquired operations into the new system, our business and financial results could be negatively affected.
Our management information and financial reporting systems are spread across diverse platforms and geographies, and we depend on information provided by strategic operating partners and acquired companies, not all of which have systems that are compatible with ours.
The growth of our business through acquisitions and strategic operating partners has resulted in our reliance on the accounting, business information, and other computer systems of these acquired or affiliated entities to capture and transmit information concerning customer orders, carrier payment, payroll, and other critical business data. Our intention is to convert acquired companies to our main accounting system, including the recent acquisitions of Wheels, Service by Air, and Highways and Skyways, but given that these transactions occurred recently, they have yet to be integrated. In addition, in certain instances our strategic operating partners remain on their own systems and are not
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integrated. As long as an acquired business or strategic operating partner remains on another information technology system, we face additional manual calculations, training costs, delays, and an increased possibility of inaccuracies in the data we use to manage our business and report our financial results. Any delay in compiling, assessing, and reporting information could adversely impact our business, our ability to timely react to changes in volumes, prices, or other trends, or to take actions to comply with financial covenants, all of which could negatively impact our stock price.
We depend on third-party carriers to transport our customers cargo.
We rely on commercial airfreight carriers and air charter operators, ocean freight carriers, trucking companies, major U.S. railroads, other transportation companies, draymen and longshoremen for the movement of our customers cargo. Consequently, our ability to provide services for our customers could be adversely impacted by: shortages in available cargo capacity; changes by carriers and transportation companies in policies and practices such as scheduling, pricing, payment terms and frequency of service or increases in the cost of fuel, taxes and labor; and other factors not within our control. Reductions in airfreight or ocean freight capacity could negatively impact our yields. Material interruptions in service or stoppages in transportation, whether caused by strike, work stoppage, lock-out, slowdown or otherwise, could adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We operate principally as a non-asset based transportation and logistics services company. As a result, we depend on a variety of asset-based third-party carriers, whose actions we do not directly control.
The quality and profitability of our services depend upon our effective selection and management of third-party carriers. Changes in the financial stability, operating capabilities and capacity of our third-party carriers could affect us in unpredictable ways, including volatility in pricing and to our ability to remain profitable. Any determination that our third-party carriers have violated laws and regulations could seriously damage our reputation and brands, resulting in diminished revenue and profit and increased operating costs.
Our profitability depends on our ability to effectively manage our cost structure as we grow the business.
We have increased, and intend to increase, our revenue through organic growth, adding strategic operating partners, and acquisitions. We believe that certain of our costs, such as those related to information technology, physical locations, senior management, and sales and general operations, and excluding non-cash amortization, should grow more slowly than our revenue, which would lead to improved cash flow margins over time. Historically, our cash flow margins have fluctuated, and have not always improved as we have grown. To the extent we fail to manage our costs, including purchased transportation, strategic operating partner commissions, personnel expenses, and sales and general expenses, our profitability may not improve or may decrease. This could adversely impact our business, results of operation, financial condition, and the trading price of our common stock.
Our business is subject to seasonal trends.
Historically, our operating results have been subject to seasonal trends when measured on a quarterly basis. Our first and fourth fiscal quarters are traditionally weaker compared with our second and third fiscal quarters. As a result, our quarterly operating results are likely to continue to fluctuate. This trend is dependent on numerous factors, including the markets in which we operate, holiday seasons, climate, economic conditions and numerous other factors. A substantial portion of our revenue is derived from customers in industries whose shipping patterns are tied closely to consumer demand which can sometimes be difficult to predict or are based on just-in-time production schedules. Therefore, our revenue is, to a large degree, affected by factors that are outside of our control. There can be no assurance that our historic operating patterns will continue in future periods as we cannot influence or forecast many of these factors.
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Comparisons of our operating results from period to period are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indicator of future performance.
Our operating results have fluctuated in the past and likely will continue to fluctuate in the future because of a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control. A substantial portion of our revenue is derived from customers in industries whose shipping patterns are tied closely to economic trends and consumer demand that can be difficult to predict, or are based on just-in-time production schedules. Because our quarterly revenues and operating results vary significantly, comparisons of our results from period to period are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indicator of future performance. Additionally, the timing of acquisitions, as well as the revenue and expenses of the acquired operations, the transaction expenses, amortization of intangibles, and interest expense associated with acquisitions can make our operating results from period to period difficult to compare. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that our historical operating patterns will continue in future periods or that comparisons to prior periods will be meaningful.
Economic recessions and other factors that reduce freight volumes could have a material adverse impact on our business.
The transportation industry historically has experienced cyclical fluctuations in financial results due to economic recession, downturns in business cycles of our customers, interest rate fluctuations and other economic factors beyond our control. Deterioration in the economic environment subjects our business to various risks that may have a material impact on our operating results and cause us to not reach our long-term growth goals, and which may include the following:
n | A reduction in overall freight volumes in the marketplace reduces our opportunities for growth. In addition, if a downturn in our customers business cycles causes a reduction in the volume of freight shipped by those customers, our operating results could be adversely affected; |
n | Some of our customers may face economic difficulties and may not be able to pay us, and some may go out of business. In addition, some customers may not pay us as quickly as they have in the past, causing our working capital needs to increase; |
n | A significant number of our transportation providers may go out of business and we may be unable to secure sufficient equipment or other transportation services to meet our commitments to our customers; and |
n | We may not be able to appropriately adjust our expenses to changing market demands. In order to maintain high variability in our business model, it is necessary to adjust staffing levels to changing market demands. In periods of rapid change, it is more difficult to match our staffing level to our business needs. In addition, we have other primarily variable expenses that are fixed for a period of time, and we may not be able to adequately adjust them in a period of rapid change in market demand. |
Higher carrier prices may result in decreased net revenue margin.
Carriers can be expected to charge higher prices if market conditions warrant, or to cover higher operating expenses. Our net revenues and income from operations may decrease if we are unable to increase our pricing to our customers. Increased demand for truckload services and pending changes in regulations may reduce available capacity and increase carrier pricing.
We face intense competition in the freight forwarding, freight brokerage, logistics and supply chain management industry.
The freight forwarding, freight brokerage, logistics and supply chain management industry is intensely competitive and is expected to remain so for the foreseeable future. We face competition from a number of companies, including many that have significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources. Customers increasingly are turning to competitive bidding processes, in which they solicit bids from a number of competitors, including competitors that are larger than us. Increased
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competition may lead to revenue reductions, reduced profit margins, or a loss of market share, any one of which could harm our business. There are many factors that could impair our profitability, including the following:
n | competition with other transportation services companies, some of which have a broader coverage network, a wider range of services, more fully developed information technology systems and greater capital resources than we do; |
n | reduction by our competitors of their rates to gain business, especially during times of declining growth rates in the economy, which reductions may limit our ability to maintain or increase rates, maintain our operating margins or maintain significant growth in our business; |
n | shift in the business of shippers to asset-based trucking companies that also offer brokerage services in order to secure access to those companies trucking capacity, particularly in times of tight industry-wide capacity; |
n | solicitation by shippers of bids from multiple transportation providers for their shipping needs and the resulting depression of freight rates or loss of business to competitors; and |
n | establishment by our competitors of cooperative relationships to increase their ability to address shipper needs. |
Our industry is consolidating and if we cannot gain sufficient market presence, we may not be able to compete successfully against larger companies in our industry.
There currently is a trend within our industry towards consolidation of the niche players into larger companies that are attempting to increase global operations through the acquisition of regional and local freight forwarders, brokers, and other freight logistics providers. If we cannot gain sufficient market presence or otherwise establish a successful strategy in our industry, we may not be able to compete successfully against larger companies in our industry.
If we are not able to limit our liability for customers claims for loss or damage to their goods through contract terms and limit our exposure through the purchase of insurance, we could be required to pay large amounts to our customers as compensation for their claims and our results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
In our freight forwarding operations, we have liability under law to our customers for loss or damage to their goods. We attempt to limit our exposure through release limits, indemnification by the air, ocean, and ground carriers that transport the freight, and insurance. Moreover, because a freight forwarder relationship to an airline or ocean carrier is that of a shipper to a carrier, the airline or ocean carrier generally assumes the same responsibility to us as we assume to our customers. When we act in the capacity of an authorized agent for an air or ocean carrier, the carrier, rather than us, assumes liability for the safe delivery of the customers cargo to its ultimate destination, unless due to our own errors and omissions. However, these efforts may prove unsuccessful and we may be liable for loss and damage to the goods.
In addition to legal liability, from time to time customers exert economic pressure when the underlying carrier fails to cover the costs of loss or damage. We have, from time to time, made payments to our customers for claims related to our services and may make such payments in the future. Should we experience an increase in the number or size of such claims or an increase in liability pursuant to claims or unfavorable resolutions of claims, our results could be adversely affected.
There can be no assurance that our insurance coverage will provide us with adequate coverage for such claims or that the maximum amounts for which we are liable in connection with our services will not change in the future or exceed our insurance levels. As with every insurance policy, there are limits, exclusions and deductibles that apply and we could be subject to claims for which insurance coverage may be inadequate or even disputed and such claims could adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, significant increases in insurance costs could reduce our profitability.
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We may be subject to claims arising from transportation of freight by the carriers with which we contract.
We use the services of thousands of transportation companies in connection with our transportation operations. From time to time, the drivers employed and engaged by the carriers we contract with are involved in accidents which may result in serious personal injuries. The resulting types and/or amounts of damages may be excluded from or exceed the amount of insurance coverage maintained by the contracted carrier. Although these drivers are not our employees and all of these drivers are employees, owner-operators, or independent contractors working for carriers, from time to time, claims may be asserted against us for their actions, or for our actions in retaining them. Claims against us may exceed the amount of our insurance coverage, or may not be covered by insurance at all. A material increase in the frequency or severity of accidents, liability claims or workers compensation claims, or unfavorable resolutions of claims could materially and adversely affect our operating results. In addition, significant increases in insurance costs or the inability to purchase insurance as a result of these claims could reduce our profitability. Our involvement in the transportation of certain goods, including but not limited to hazardous materials, could also increase our exposure in the event one of our contracted carriers is involved in an accident resulting in injuries or contamination.
We are subject to various claims and lawsuits that could result in significant expenditures.
Our business exposes us to claims and litigation related to damage to cargo, labor and employment practices (including wage-and-hour, employment classification of independent contractor drivers, sales representatives, brokerage agents and other individuals, and other federal and state claims), personal injury, property damage, business practices, environmental liability and other matters. We carry insurance to cover most exposures, subject to specific coverage exceptions, aggregate limits, and self-insured retentions that we negotiate from time to time. However, not all claims are covered, and there can be no assurance that our coverage limits will be adequate to cover all amounts in dispute. For example, we are currently defending an employment-based claim with a wage and hour component that would not be covered by our insurance (description previously included in our annual and quarterly reports), and a claim for which the amount of asserted damages relating to the shipment of a customers goods exceeds our coverage limits. Based on the early stages of both of these proceedings, we are unable to determine the likelihood of a successful defense or the ultimate amount of any damages that would be awarded. To the extent we experience claims that are uninsured, exceed our coverage limits, or involve significant aggregate use of our self-insured retention amounts, the expenses could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows, particularly in the quarter in which the amounts are accrued. In addition, in the future, we may be subject to higher insurance premiums or increase our self-insured retention amounts, which could increase our overall costs or the volatility of claims expense.
Our failure to comply with, or the costs of complying with, government regulation could negatively affect our results of operation.
Our business is subject to heavy, evolving, complex and increasing regulation by national and international sources. Regulatory changes could affect the economics of our industry by requiring changes in operating practices or influencing the demand for, and the costs of providing, services to customers. Future regulation and our failure to comply with any applicable regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business.
If we are unable to maintain our brand images and corporate reputation, our business may suffer.
Our success depends in part on our ability to maintain the image of the Radiant, Airgroup, Adcom, DBA, On Time, Wheels, SBA and Highways and Skyways brands and our reputation for providing excellent service to our customers. Service quality issues, actual or perceived, even when false or
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unfounded, could tarnish the image of our brand and may cause customers to use other freight-forwarding companies. Damage to our reputation and loss of brand equity could reduce demand for our services and thus have an adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations, and could require additional resources to rebuild our reputation and restore the value of our brands.
Issues related to the intellectual property rights on which our business depends, whether related to our failure to enforce our own rights or infringement claims brought by others, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We use both internally developed and purchased technology in conducting our business. Whether internally developed or purchased, it is possible that the user of these technologies could be claimed to infringe upon or violate the intellectual property rights of third parties. In the event that a claim is made against us by a third party for the infringement of intellectual property rights, any settlement or adverse judgment against us either in the form of increased costs of licensing or a cease and desist order in using the technology could have an adverse effect on us and our results of operation.
We also rely on a combination of intellectual property rights, including copyrights, trademarks, domain names, trade secrets, intellectual property licenses and other contractual rights, to establish and protect our intellectual property and technology. Any of our owned or licensed intellectual property rights could be challenged, invalidated, circumvented, infringed or misappropriated; our trade secrets and other confidential information could be disclosed in an unauthorized manner to third-parties or we may fail to secure the rights to intellectual property developed by our employees, contractors and others. Given our international operations, we seek to register our trademarks and other intellectual property domestically and internationally. The laws of certain foreign countries may not protect trademarks to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. Efforts to enforce our intellectual property rights may be time consuming and costly, distract managements attention and resources and ultimately be unsuccessful. Moreover, our failure to develop and properly manage new intellectual property could adversely affect our market positions and business opportunities.
Our failure to obtain, maintain and enforce our intellectual property rights could therefore have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may not successfully manage our growth.
We intend to grow rapidly and substantially, including by expanding our internal resources, making acquisitions and entering into new markets. We may experience difficulties and higher-than-expected expenses in executing this strategy as a result of unfamiliarity with new markets, change in revenue and business models and entering into new geographic areas.
Our growth will place a significant strain on our management, operational and financial resources. We will need to continually improve existing procedures and controls as well as implement new transaction processing, operational and financial systems, and procedures and controls to expand, train and manage our employee base. Our working capital needs will increase substantially as our operations grow. Failure to manage growth effectively, or obtain necessary working capital, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, cash flows, stock price and financial condition.
Our loans and credit facilities contain financial covenants that may limit current availability and impose ongoing operational limitations and risk of compliance.
We currently maintain (i) a USD$65.0 million revolving credit facility (the Senior Credit Facility) with Bank of America, N.A. (the Senior Lender) on its own behalf and as agent to the other lenders named therein, currently consisting of the Bank of Montreal (as the initial member of the syndicate
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under such loan), pursuant to an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the Senior Loan Agreement), (ii) a CAD$29.0 million senior secured Canadian term loan from Integrated Private Debt Fund IV LP (IPD) pursuant to a $29,000,000 Credit Facilities Loan Agreement (the IPD Loan Agreement), and (iii) a USD$25.0 million subordinated secured term loan from Alcentra Capital Corporation ($10.0 million) and Triangle Capital Corporation ($15.0 million) (collectively, the Subordinated Lenders) pursuant to a Loan and Security Agreement (the Alcentra/Triangle Subordinated Loan Agreement). Repayment of the foregoing credit facilities is secured by our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries, including, without limitation, all of the capital stock of our subsidiaries.
Under the terms of the foregoing credit facilities, we are required to comply with certain financial covenants, including maintaining a fixed charge coverage ratio ranging from 1.05 to 1.0 and 1.1 to 1.0, depending on the type of loan facility and whether certain conditions are triggered. In addition, (i) under the IPD Loan Agreement, we are required to maintain (a) a debt service coverage ratio of at least 1.2 to 1.0 and (b) a senior debt to EBITDA ratio of at least 3.0 to 1.0, and (ii) under the Alcentra/Triangle Subordinated Loan Agreement, we are required to initially maintain a maximum adjusted leverage ratio and a maximum total leverage ratio of up to 3.75:1.00 and 4.25:1.00, respectively, with such amounts decreasing by .10 for every year of the loan, such that during the final year of the loan, the maximum adjusted leverage ratio and the maximum total leverage ratio will be 3.25:1.00 and 3.75:1.00, respectively.
Our compliance with the financial covenants of our credit facilities is particularly important given the materiality of such facilities to our day-to-day operations and overall acquisition strategy. If we fail to comply with these covenants and are unable to secure a waiver or other relief, our financial condition would be materially weakened and our ability to fund day-to-day operations would be materially and adversely affected. Accordingly, we intend to employ EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA as management tools to measure our historical financial performance and as a benchmark for future financial flexibility.
Under our credit facilities, we are prohibited from declaring and paying dividends unless: (i) there are no existing events of default under the credit facility or an event of default would not be caused by the declaration or payment of such dividend, and (ii) upon giving pro forma effect to the dividend, (1) the amount available under the credit facility after the pro forma effect of such dividend is equal to the greater of 20% of the U.S. borrowing base under the Senior Credit Facility or $12.5 million, and (2) U.S. availability is at least $7.5 million.
We operate with a significant amount of indebtedness, which is secured by substantially all of our assets, subject to variable interest rates, and contains restrictive covenants.
Our substantial indebtedness could have adverse consequences, such as:
n | require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness with our lenders, which could reduce the availability of our cash flow to fund future operating capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes; |
n | expose us to the risk of increased interest rates, as a substantial portion of our borrowings are at variable rates of interest; |
n | require us to sell assets to reduce indebtedness or influence our decisions about whether to do so; |
n | increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions; |
n | limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry; |
n | restrict us from making strategic acquisitions, buying assets or pursuing business opportunities; and |
n | limit, along with the financial and other restrictive covenants in our indebtedness, among other things, our ability to borrow additional funds. |
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In addition, violating covenants in these agreements could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Consequences if the violations are not cured or waived could include substantially increasing our cost of borrowing, restricting our future operations, termination of our lenders commitments to supply us with further funds, cross defaults to other obligations, or acceleration of our obligations. If some or all of our obligations are accelerated, we may not be able to fully repay them.
Dependence on key personnel.
For the foreseeable future, our success will depend largely on the continued services of our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bohn H. Crain, as well as certain of the other key executives and executives of our acquired businesses because of their collective industry knowledge, marketing skills and relationships with vendors, customers and strategic operating partners. Should any of these individuals leave us, we could have difficulty replacing them with qualified individuals and it could have a material adverse effect on our future results of operations.
Our results of operations could vary as a result of the methods, estimates, and judgments that we use in applying our accounting policies.
The methods, estimates, and judgments that we use in applying our accounting policies have a significant impact on our results of operations (see Critical Accounting Policies in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K). Such methods, estimates, and judgments are, by their nature, subject to substantial risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, and factors may arise over time that lead us to change our methods, estimates, and judgments. Changes in those methods, estimates, and judgments could significantly affect our results of operations.
Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence or war may affect our operations and our profitability.
As a result of the potential for terrorist attacks, federal, state and municipal authorities have implemented and continue to follow various security measures, including checkpoints and travel restrictions on large trucks. Such measures may reduce the productivity of our independent contractors and transportation providers or increase the costs associated with their operations, which we could be forced to bear. For example, security measures imposed at bridges, tunnels, border crossings and other points on key trucking routes may cause delays and increase the non-driving time of our independent contractors and transportation providers, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. Congress has mandated security screening of air cargo traveling on passenger airlines effective July 2010, and for ocean freight, effective July 2012, which have increased costs associated with our air and freight forwarding operations. War, risk of war, or a terrorist attack also may have an adverse effect on the economy. A decline in economic activity could adversely affect our revenues or restrict our future growth. Instability in the financial markets as a result of terrorism or war also could impact our ability to raise capital. In addition, the insurance premiums charged for some or all of the coverage currently maintained by us could increase dramatically or such coverage could be unavailable in the future.
We intend to continue growing our international operations and will become increasingly subject to variations in the international trade market.
We provide services to customers engaged in international commerce, and intend to grow our international business in the coming years. For the years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, international transportation revenue accounted for 39% and 46% of our revenue, respectively. This amount is expected to increase after giving effect to our recent acquisition of Wheels Group Inc. (Wheels). All factors that affect international trade have the potential to expand or contract our international business and impact our operating results. For example, international trade is influenced by, among other things:
n | currency exchange rates and currency control regulations; |
n | interest rate fluctuations; |
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n | changes in governmental policies, such as taxation, quota restrictions, tariffs, other forms of trade barriers and/or restrictions and trade accords; |
n | changes in and application of international and domestic customs, trade and security regulations; |
n | wars, strikes, civil unrest, acts of terrorism, and other conflicts, such as the recent conflict in the Ukraine that has led to the imposition of economic sanctions by the United States and the European Union against Russia; |
n | natural disasters and pandemics; |
n | changes in consumer attitudes regarding goods made in countries other than their own; |
n | changes in availability of credit; |
n | economic conditions in other countries and regions; |
n | changes in supply chain design including those resulting from near shoring, widening and deepening of canals, and port congestion or disruption; |
n | changes in the price and readily available quantities of oil and other petroleum-related products; and |
n | increased global concerns regarding environmental sustainability. |
If any of the foregoing factors have a negative effect on the international trade market, we could suffer a decrease in our international business, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
In connection with our international business, we are subject to certain foreign regulatory requirements, and any failure to comply with these requirements could be detrimental to our business.
We provide services in parts of the world where common business practices could constitute violations of the anti-corruption laws, rules, regulations and decrees of the United States, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act and of all other countries in which we conduct business; as well as trade control laws, or laws, regulations and Executive Orders imposing embargoes and sanctions; and anti-boycott laws and regulations. Compliance with these laws, rules, regulations and decrees is dependent on our employees, subcontractors, consultants, agents, third-party brokers and customers, whose individual actions could violate these laws, rules, regulations and decrees. Failure to comply could result in substantial penalties, damages to our reputation and restrictions on our ability to conduct business. In addition, any investigation or litigation related to such violations may require significant management time and could cause us to incur extensive legal and related costs, all of which may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and operating cash flows.
Ineffective internal controls could impact our business and operating results as well as our public reporting and stock price.
We are a relatively small company that has grown rapidly, and we face additional challenges of disparate systems and geographically dispersed management. Our internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure are strained at times due to acquisitions and other corporate development activities. From time to time, we have experienced delays in filing certain reports required under the Exchange Act.
Our internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements because of its inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error, the circumvention or overriding of controls, or fraud. Even effective internal controls can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements. If we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, including any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or if we experience difficulties in their implementation, our business and operating results could be harmed and we could fail to meet our financial reporting obligations.
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Risks Related to our Acquisition Strategy
There is a scarcity of and competition for acquisition opportunities.
There are a limited number of operating companies available for acquisition that we deem to be desirable targets. In addition, there is a very high level of competition among companies seeking to acquire these operating companies. We are and will continue to be a very minor participant in the business of seeking acquisitions of these types of companies. A large number of established and well-financed entities are active in acquiring interests in companies that we may find to be desirable acquisition candidates. Many of these entities have significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than us. Consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in negotiating and executing possible acquisitions of these businesses. Even if we are able to successfully compete with these entities, this competition may affect the terms of completed transactions and, as a result, we may pay more or receive less favorable terms than we expected for potential acquisitions. We may not be able to identify operating companies that complement our strategy, and even if we identify a company that complements our strategy, we may be unable to complete an acquisition of such a company for many reasons, including:
n | failure to agree on the terms necessary for a transaction, such as the purchase price; |
n | incompatibility between our operational strategies or management philosophies with those of the potential acquiree; |
n | competition from other acquirers of operating companies; |
n | lack of sufficient capital to acquire a profitable logistics company; |
n | unwillingness of a potential acquiree to agree to subordinate any future payment of earn-outs or promissory notes to the payments due to our lenders; and |
n | unwillingness of a potential acquiree to work with our management. |
Risks related to acquisition financing.
We have a limited amount of financial resources and our ability to make additional acquisitions without securing additional financing from outside sources is limited. In order to continue to pursue our acquisition strategy, we may be required to obtain additional financing. We intend to obtain such financing through a combination of traditional debt financing or the placement of debt and equity securities. We may finance some portion of our future acquisitions by either issuing equity or by using shares of our common stock for all or a portion of the purchase price for such businesses. In the event that our common stock does not attain or maintain a sufficient market value, or potential acquisition candidates are otherwise unwilling to accept our common stock as part of the purchase price for the sale of their businesses, we may be required to use more of our cash resources, if available, in order to maintain our acquisition program. If we do not have sufficient cash resources, we will not be able to complete acquisitions and our growth could be limited unless we are able to obtain additional capital through debt or equity financings. The terms of our credit facility require that we obtain the consent of our lenders prior to securing additional debt financing. There could be circumstances in which our ability to obtain additional debt financing could be constrained if we are unable to secure such consent.
Our credit facilities place certain limits on the acquisitions we may make.
Under the terms of our credit facilities, we may be required to obtain the consent of each of our lenders prior to making any additional acquisitions.
We are permitted to make additional acquisitions without the consent of the lenders only if certain conditions are satisfied. These conditions include the following: (i) the absence of an event of default under the Senior Credit Facility, (ii) the acquisition must be consensual; (iii) the company to be acquired must be in the transportation and logistics industry, located in the United States or certain other approved jurisdictions, and have a positive EBITDA for the 12 month period most recently ended prior to such acquisition, (iv) no debt or liens may be incurred, assumed or result from the acquisition,
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subject to limited exceptions, and (v) after giving effect for the funding of the acquisition, we must have availability under the Senior Credit Facility of at least the greater of 20% of the U.S.-based borrowing base and Canadian-based borrowing base or $12.5 million, and U.S. availability of at least $7.5 million.
In the event we are not able to satisfy the conditions of our credit facilities in connection with a proposed acquisition, we must either forego the acquisition, obtain the consent of the lenders, or retire the credit facility. This may prevent us from completing acquisitions that we determine are desirable from a business perspective and limit or slow our ability to achieve the critical mass we need to achieve our strategic objectives.
To the extent we make any material acquisitions, our earnings will be adversely affected by non-cash charges relating to the amortization of intangibles, which may cause our stock price to decline.
Under applicable accounting standards, purchasers are required to allocate the total consideration paid in a business combination to the identified acquired assets and liabilities based on their fair values at the time of acquisition. The excess of the consideration paid to acquire a business over the fair value of the identifiable tangible assets acquired must be allocated among identifiable intangible assets including goodwill. The amount allocated to goodwill is not subject to amortization. However, it is tested at least annually for impairment. The amount allocated to identifiable intangibles, such as customer relationships and the like, is amortized over the life of these intangible assets. We expect that this will subject us to periodic charges against our earnings to the extent of the amortization incurred for that period. Because our business strategy focuses, in part, on growth through acquisitions, our future earnings will be subject to greater non-cash amortization charges than a company whose earnings are derived solely from organic growth. As a result, we will experience an increase in non-cash charges related to the amortization of intangible assets acquired in our acquisitions. Our financial statements will show that our intangible assets are diminishing in value, even if the acquired businesses are increasing (or not diminishing) in value. Because of this discrepancy, we believe our EBITDA, a measure of financial performance that does not conform to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), provides a meaningful measure of our financial performance. However, the investment community generally measures a public companys performance by its net income. Further, the financial covenants of our credit facility adjust EBITDA to exclude costs related to share based compensation and other non-cash charges. Thus, we believe that EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA provide a meaningful measure of our financial performance. If the investment community elects to place more emphasis on net income, the future price of our common stock could be adversely affected.
We are not obligated to follow any particular criteria or standards for identifying acquisition candidates.
Other than as required under the credit facility, we are not obligated to follow any particular operating, financial, geographic or other criteria in evaluating candidates for potential acquisitions or business combinations. We will determine the purchase price and other terms and conditions of acquisitions. Our stockholders will not have the opportunity to evaluate the relevant economic, financial and other information that our management team will use and consider in deciding whether or not to enter into a particular transaction.
We may be required to incur a significant amount of indebtedness in order to successfully implement our acquisition strategy.
Subject to the restrictions contained under our current credit facilities, we may be required to incur a significant amount of indebtedness in order to complete future acquisitions. If we are not able to generate sufficient cash flow from the operations of acquired businesses to make scheduled payments of principal and interest on the indebtedness, then we will be required to use our capital for such payments. This will restrict our ability to make additional acquisitions. We may also be forced to sell an
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acquired business in order to satisfy indebtedness. We cannot be certain that we will be able to operate profitably once we incur this indebtedness or that we will be able to generate a sufficient amount of proceeds from the ultimate disposition of such acquired businesses to repay the indebtedness incurred to make these acquisitions.
We may experience difficulties in integrating the operations, personnel and assets of acquired businesses that may disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value and adversely affect our operating results.
A core component of our business plan is to acquire businesses and assets in the transportation and logistics industry. There can be no assurance that we will be able to identify, acquire or profitably manage businesses or successfully integrate acquired businesses into the Company without substantial costs, delays or other operational or financial problems. Such acquisitions also involve numerous operational risks, including:
n | difficulties in integrating operations, technologies, services and personnel; |
n | the diversion of financial and management resources from existing operations; |
n | the risk of entering new markets; |
n | the potential loss of existing or acquired strategic operating partners following an acquisition; |
n | the potential loss of key employees following an acquisition and the associated risk of competitive efforts from such departed personnel; |
n | possible legal disputes with the acquired company following an acquisition; and |
n | the inability to generate sufficient revenue to offset acquisition or investment costs. |
As a result, if we fail to properly evaluate and execute any acquisitions or investments, our business and prospects may be seriously harmed.
In certain acquisitions, we may recognize non-cash gains or losses on changes in contingent consideration. We include contingent consideration based on future financial performance as a portion of the purchase price of certain acquisitions. To the extent that an acquired operation underperforms relative to anticipated earnings levels, we are able to set-off certain levels of future unpaid purchase price for such acquired operations. This will result in the recognition of a non-cash gain on the change in contingent consideration. This occurred in connection with the performance of the Companys ISLA, ALBS, Marvir, IFS, On Time and PCA operations. In the alternative, to the extent an acquired operation over performs anticipated earnings levels, we will recognize a non-cash expense on change in contingent consideration. These non-cash gains and expenses may have a material impact on our financial results, and the impact could be opposite to the underlying results of the acquired operation.
Not every acquisition is structured utilizing contingent consideration. Our acquisition in 2011 of DBA and our recent acquisitions of Wheels and Service by Air were structured without using contingent consideration. We will be unable to reduce the purchase price of either of these entities if they underperform relative to anticipated earnings levels.
We recently acquired Wheels, Service by Air and Highways and Skyways and are currently integrating their businesses into our operations.
On April 2, 2015, we acquired all of the capital stock of Wheels through a court-approved plan of arrangement. Wheels will operate as our wholly-owned subsidiary. There can be no assurance of Wheels ability following the acquisition to maintain and grow its revenues and operating margins in a manner consistent with its most recent operating results. Moreover, Wheels was our largest acquisition to date, and our ability to integrate Wheels operations with our historic operations, to realize cost synergies with Wheels, and manage the effects of the acquisition on Wheels existing customers and employees may be challenging.
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In June 2015, we acquired Service by Air and Highways and Skyways. These acquisitions were smaller than Wheels, but on a combined basis, the three acquisitions may strain our resources and ability to effectively integrate the companies into our operations. If we fail to integrate any or all of these companies effectively, or fail to achieve our revenue and cost expectations, our financial condition, results of operations, and stock price could be adversely affected.
Claims against us or other liabilities we incur relating to any acquisition or business combination may necessitate our seeking claims against the seller for which the seller may not indemnify us or that may exceed the sellers indemnification obligations.
There may be liabilities we assume in any acquisition or business combination that we did not discover or underestimated in the course of performing our due diligence investigation. A seller will normally have indemnification obligations to us under an acquisition or merger agreement, but these obligations will be subject to financial limitations, such as general deductibles and a cap, as well as time limitations. There can be no assurance that our right to indemnification from any seller will be enforceable, collectible or sufficient in amount, scope or duration to fully offset the amount of any undiscovered or underestimated liabilities. Any such liabilities, individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.
We may face competition from parties who sell us their businesses and from professionals who cease working for us.
In connection with our acquisitions, we generally obtain non-solicitation agreements from the professionals we hire, as well as non-competition agreements from senior managers and professionals. The agreements prohibit such individuals from competing with us during the term of their employment and for a fixed period afterwards and seeking to solicit our employees or clients. In some cases, but not all, we may obtain non-competition or non-solicitation agreements from parties who sell us their business or assets. Certain activities may be carved out of or otherwise may not be prohibited by these arrangements. We cannot assure that one or more of the parties from whom we acquire assets or a business or who do not join us or leave our employment will not compete with us or solicit our employees or clients in the future. Even if ultimately resolved in our favor, any litigation associated with the non-competition or non-solicitation agreements could be time consuming, costly and distract managements focus from locating suitable acquisition candidates and operating our business. Moreover, states and foreign jurisdictions may interpret restrictions on competition narrowly and in favor of employees.
Therefore, certain restrictions on competition or solicitation may be unenforceable. In addition, we may not pursue legal remedies if we determine that preserving cooperation and a professional relationship with the former employee or his clients, or other concerns, outweigh the benefits of any possible legal recourse or the likelihood of success does not justify the costs of pursuing a legal remedy. Such persons, because they have worked for us or a business that we acquire, may be able to compete more effectively with us, or be more successful in soliciting our employees and clients, than unaffiliated third parties.
We have incurred significant transaction costs in the fourth fiscal quarter of 2015 in connection with our recent acquisitions.
We have incurred significant transaction costs, including legal and accounting expenses, in connection with our recent acquisition of Wheels, Service by Air, and Highways and Skyways. These expenses will negatively affect our results of operations for our fourth fiscal quarter of 2015.
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Risks Related to our Securities
The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly, and this may make it difficult for you to resell our common stock at times or at prices you find attractive.
The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly as a result of a number of factors, many of which are outside our control. The current market price of our common stock may not be indicative of future market prices. Fluctuations may occur in response to the other risk factors listed in this prospectus supplement and for many other reasons, including:
n | actual or anticipated variations in earnings, financial or operating performance or liquidity, including those resulting from the seasonality of our business; |
n | our financial performance or the performance of our competitors and similar companies; |
n | the publics reaction to our press releases, other public announcements and filings with the SEC; |
n | changes in estimates of our performance or recommendations by securities analysts; |
n | failure to meet securities analysts quarterly and annual projections; |
n | the impact of new federal or state regulations; |
n | changes in accounting standards, policies, guidance, interpretations or principles; |
n | the introduction of new services by us or our competitors; |
n | the arrival or departure of key personnel; |
n | acquisitions, strategic alliances or joint ventures involving us or our competitors; |
n | technological innovations or other trends in our industry; |
n | news affecting our customers; |
n | operating and stock performance of other companies deemed to be peers; |
n | regulatory or labor conditions applicable to us, our industry or the industries we serve; |
n | market conditions in our industry, the industries we serve, the financial markets and the economy as a whole; |
n | changes in our capital structure; and |
n | sales of our common stock by us or members of our management team. |
In addition, the stock market historically has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations. These fluctuations are often unrelated to the operating performance of a particular company. These broad market fluctuations may cause declines in the market price of our common stock.
Volatility in the market price of our common stock may make it difficult for you to resell shares of our common stock when you want or at attractive prices. In addition, when the market price of a companys common stock drops significantly, stockholders often institute securities class action lawsuits against the company. A lawsuit against us could cause us to incur substantial costs, including settlement costs or awards for legal damages, and could divert the time and attention of our management and other resources.
Provisions of our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and Delaware law may make a contested takeover more difficult.
Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (DGCL) could deter a change in our management or render more difficult an attempt to obtain control of us, even if such a proposal is favored by a majority of our stockholders. For example, we are subject to the provisions of the DGCL that prohibit a public Delaware corporation from engaging in a broad range of business combinations with a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns 15% or more of such corporations outstanding voting shares (an interested stockholder) for three years after the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. Our certificate of incorporation provides that directors
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may only be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of 75% of our outstanding shares and that amendments to our bylaws require the affirmative vote of holders of two-thirds of our outstanding shares. Our certificate of incorporation also includes undesignated preferred stock, which may enable our board of directors to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or otherwise. Finally, our bylaws include an advance notice procedure for stockholders to nominate directors or submit proposals at a stockholders meeting.
Trading in our common stock has been limited and there is no significant trading market for our common stock.
Although our common stock is traded on the NYSE-MKT, it may remain relatively illiquid, or thinly traded. Because of this limited liquidity, stockholders may be unable to sell their shares. The trading price of our shares may from time to time fluctuate widely. The trading price may be affected by a number of factors including events described in the risk factors set forth in this report as well as our operating results, financial condition, announcements, general conditions in the industry and the financial markets, and other events or factors. In recent years, broad stock market indices, in general, and smaller capitalization companies, in particular, have experienced substantial price fluctuations. In a volatile market, we may experience wide fluctuations in the market price of our common stock. These fluctuations may have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock.
The influx of additional shares of our common stock onto the market may create downward pressure on the trading price of our common stock.
We have completed several acquisitions which often include the issuance of additional shares pursuant to the purchase agreements. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, we have issued approximately 7.1 million unregistered shares of our common stock as part of the purchase price, or associated with the financing of a transaction. In addition, we may issue additional shares in connection with such acquisitions upon the achievement of certain earn-out thresholds or in connection with future acquisitions as part of the purchase consideration. The availability of additional shares for sale to the public under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) and sale of such shares in public markets could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock. Such an adverse effect on the market price would make it more difficult for us to sell our equity securities in the future at prices we deem appropriate or to use our shares as currency for future acquisitions which will make it more difficult to execute our acquisition strategy.
The issuance of additional shares may result in additional dilution to our existing stockholders.
The universal shelf registration statement to which this prospectus supplement relates allows us to publicly issue up to $100 million of additional securities, including debt, common stock, preferred stock, and warrants. The shelf registration is intended to provide greater flexibility to us in financing growth or changing our capital structure.
At any time we may make private offerings of our securities. We have issued, and may be required to issue, additional shares of common stock or common stock equivalents in payment of the purchase price of businesses we have acquired. This will have the effect of further increasing the number of shares outstanding. In connection with future acquisitions, we may undertake the issuance of more shares of common stock without notice to our then existing stockholders. We may also issue additional shares in order to, among other things, compensate employees or consultants or for other valid business reasons in the discretion of our board of directors, which could result in diluting the interests of our existing stockholders.
The exercise or conversion of our outstanding options, warrants or other convertible securities or any derivative securities we issue in the future will result in the dilution of the ownership interests of our
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existing stockholders and may create downward pressure on the trading price of our common stock. We are currently authorized to issue 100 million shares of common stock. As of June 30, 2015, we had 42,563,224 outstanding shares of common stock. We may in the future issue up to 4,509,887 additional shares of our common stock upon exercise of existing options.
We may issue shares of preferred stock with greater rights than our common stock.
Our certificate of incorporation authorizes our board of directors to issue shares of preferred stock and to determine the price and other terms for those shares without the approval of our stockholders. Any such preferred stock we may issue in the future could rank ahead of our common stock in many ways, including in terms of dividends, liquidation rights, and voting rights.
As we do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock, investors in our shares of common stock will not receive any dividend income.
We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our inception and we do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Any dividends that we may pay in the future will be at the discretion of our board of directors, and will depend on our future earnings, any applicable regulatory considerations, our financial requirements and other similarly unpredictable factors. Our ability to pay dividends on our common stock is further limited by the terms of our credit facilities and outstanding Series A Preferred Stock. Accordingly, investors seeking dividend income should not purchase our stock.
If we are unable to pay quarterly dividends to the holders of our Series A Preferred Shares, we may be subject to additional penalties and requirements, all of which could have a negative effect on the holders of our common stock.
We are required to pay quarterly dividends on the shares of our Series A Preferred Shares equal to 9.75% per annum per $25.00 stated liquidation preference per Series A Preferred Share. If we do not pay dividends in full on the Series A Preferred Shares on any two dividend payment dates (whether consecutive or not), then the per annum dividend rate will increase by an additional 2.00% per $25.00 stated liquidation preference, or $0.50 per annum per Series A Preferred Share, commencing on and after the day following such second dividend payment date. On each subsequent dividend payment date on which cash dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares are not declared and paid, the annual dividend rate on the Series A Preferred Shares payable shall increase by an additional 2.00% per annum per $25.00 stated liquidation preference per Series A Preferred Share, up to a maximum annual dividend rate on the Series A Preferred Shares of 19.00%. The increase in dividend rates would have a detrimental effect on the value of the Company and the holders of its common stock.
In addition, while the voting rights of Series A Preferred Shares is extremely limited, in the event that we fail to pay six quarterly dividends, whether consecutive or not, on the Series A Preferred Shares or fail to maintain a listing on a national securities exchange, the holders of Series A Preferred Shares will have the right, voting together as a class with all other classes or series of parity securities upon which like voting rights have conferred and are exercisable, to elect two additional directors to serve on our board of directors. The appointment of such two designees to our board of directors could inhibit our ability to execute our business plan and pursue additional acquisitions.
If securities or industry analysts do not publish research about our business, or publish negative reports about our business, our stock price and trading volume could decline.
The trading market for our common stock, to some extent, depends on the research and reports that securities or industry analysts publish about our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. If one or more of the analysts who cover us downgrade our shares or lower their opinion of our shares, our share price may decline. If one or more of these analysts ceases coverage of our business or fails to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause our share price or trading volume to decline.
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From time to time, we publish certain forward-looking information regarding our future anticipated performance, which information may be materially different than our actual future results.
From time to time, we publish certain forward-looking information regarding our future anticipated performance, including guidance with respect to our estimated future revenues and profits. This forward-looking information is not a guaranty and is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. While it is impossible to identify all of the factors that may cause our actual operating performance, events, trends or plans to differ materially from those set forth in such forward-looking information, such factors include the inherent risks associated with our recent and future acquisitions, our operations, management and other outside competitive and economic influences on our business. Important factors with regard to our recent and future acquisitions that could cause our actual results to differ from our expectations, include but are not limited to: our ability to maintain the future operations of our recently acquired businesses in a manner consistent with their past practices; our recently acquired businesses will be able to maintain and grow their revenues and operating margins in a manner consistent with their most recent results of operations; our ability to integrate the operations of such businesses with our existing operations, as well as our ability to realize expected financial and operational cost and revenue synergies through such integration; our reliance on the acquired management teams and the continued customer relationships provided by the acquired businesses; the effect that these acquisitions will have on their existing customers and employees; the effect that the acquisitions will have on our historic and existing network of locations; our ability to maintain relationships with members of any agency-based networks that we may acquire; and any material adverse change in the composition of their customers. Important additional factors related to our operations that could cause our actual results to differ from our expectations include, but are not limited to, our ability to: use our Bellevue, Washington operations as a platform upon which we can build a profitable global transportation and supply chain management company; retain and build upon the relationships we have with our strategic operating partners; continue the development of our back-office infrastructure and transportation and accounting systems in a manner sufficient to service our expanding revenues and network of operating locations; maintain and enhance the future operations of our Company-owned operating locations; continue growing our business and maintain historical or increased gross profit margins; locate suitable acquisition opportunities; secure the financing necessary to complete any acquisition opportunities we locate; assess and respond to competitive practices in the industries in which we compete; mitigate, to the best extent possible, our dependence on current management and certain of our larger strategic operating partners; assess and respond to the impact of current and future laws and governmental regulations affecting the transportation industry in general and our operations in particular; and assess and respond to such other factors that may be identified from time to time in our SEC filings and other public announcements.
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We estimate that our net proceeds from the sale of shares by us in this offering will be approximately $ million, after deducting the estimated offering expenses payable by us (approximately $ million if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full). We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders.
We intend to use the net proceeds we receive from this offering to repay borrowings under our revolving credit facility, subject to our ability to re-borrow as discussed below. Any additional proceeds remaining after such repayment will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. As of July 10, 2015, total borrowings under our revolving credit facility were approximately $36.4 million and were subject to an interest rate of 3.5%. Our revolving credit facility matures in August 2018. We may re-borrow any amounts repaid under our revolving credit facility, subject to the terms of the facility, to pay for working capital and general corporate purposes, including capital expenditures and future acquisitions. We regularly review acquisition candidates but currently do not have any agreement to make any acquisition.
Our common stock has been traded on the NYSE-MKT under the symbol RLGT since June 2013. The following table sets forth for the indicated periods the high and low intraday sales prices per share for our common stock on the NYSE-MKT.
Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2014
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$ | 3.45 | $ | 2.72 |
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$ | 4.24 | $ | 3.65 | ||||
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$ | 7.75 | $ | 6.90 |
The last reported sale price for our common stock on the NYSE-MKT was $7.55 per share on July 14, 2015. There were approximately 130 holders of record of our common stock as of July 13, 2015; however, we estimate that we have a significantly greater number of stockholders because a substantial number of shares of our common stock are held of record by brokers or dealers for their customers in street name.
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We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock. In addition, we and our subsidiaries are subject to certain restrictions on declaring dividends under our existing credit facilities and the Certificate of Designation of our 9.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock. We currently do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to declare cash dividends will be made at the discretion of our board of directors, subject to applicable laws and contractual restrictions, and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, general business conditions and other factors that our board of directors may deem relevant.
The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and our consolidated capitalization as of March 31, 2015:
n | on an actual basis; |
n | on a pro forma combined basis to reflect the acquisition of Wheels; and |
n | an as adjusted basis to give effect to (i) the sale of the shares of common stock offered by us in this offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us, and (ii) our application of the estimated net proceeds from this offering as described in the section entitled Use of Proceeds. |
You should read the following table in conjunction with the information set forth under the heading Use of Proceeds on page S-26 of this prospectus supplement, the section entitled Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and our financial statements and the related notes included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, and our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 8, 2015, as amended on April 27, 2015, which is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. See Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference on page S-41 of the prospectus supplement.
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(1) | This information is presented as of March 31, 2015 and does not take into account our recent acquisitions of SBA and Highways and Skyways, which occurred during the fourth fiscal quarter, and for which we have not provided pro forma financial information. In connection with the acquisitions of SBA and Highways and Skyways, we incurred approximately $14,750,000 in additional borrowings under our revolving credit facility and issued 27,799 additional shares of common stock, which is not reflected in the Capitalization table above. |
The information above assumes that the underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option and excludes the following:
n | 4,509,887 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock options outstanding as of March 31, 2015 at a weighted average exercise price of $2.80 per share; |
n | 6,522,199 shares of our common stock available for future awards pursuant to our long-term incentive plan as of March 31, 2015; and |
n | Approximately 400,000 shares of our common stock that may be awarded as earn-outs to the prior owners of companies that we have acquired. |
DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK
Common Stock
The following description of the general terms and provisions of our common stock is a summary only and therefore is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the terms and provisions of our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws. Our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws have been filed with the SEC as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and you should read each for provisions that may be important to you.
General
We have authority to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share. As of July 13, 2015, we had 42,563,224 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
Voting Rights
The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, including the election of directors, and do not have cumulative voting rights.
Dividends
Holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to dividends as and when declared by our board of directors from funds legally available therefore, and upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities, subject to the payment of the liquidation preference on our outstanding shares of preferred stock. We have not paid any dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Our ability to pay dividends is limited by the terms of our credit facilities (subject to limited exceptions) and our preferred stock. As such, it is our present policy to retain earnings, if any, for use in the development of our business.
Liquidation
Subject to any preferential rights of any then outstanding preferred stock, in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in the assets remaining after payment of liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any then outstanding preferred stock.
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Rights and Preferences
Our common stock does not carry any preemptive rights enabling a holder to subscribe for, or receive shares of, any class of our common stock or any other securities convertible into shares of any class of our common stock, or any redemption rights.
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaw Provisions
See Anti-Takeover Effects of Various Provisions of Delaware Law and our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws for a description of provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws that may have the effect of delaying changes in our control or management.
Stock Exchange Listing
Our common stock is listed and traded on the NYSE-MKT under the symbol RLGT.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. The transfer agent and registrars address is 1717 Arch Street, Suite 1300, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
Preferred Stock
The following description of the terms of the preferred stock we may issue sets forth certain general terms and provisions of any series of preferred stock to which any prospectus supplement may relate. Particular terms of the preferred stock offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which these general terms and provisions will apply to any series of preferred stock so offered will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the applicable preferred stock. The applicable prospectus supplement may also state that any of the terms set forth in this description are inapplicable to such series of preferred stock. This description does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to applicable Delaware law and the provisions of our certificate of incorporation relating to preferred stock.
We currently have 5,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 839,200 shares are issued and outstanding as of the date of this prospectus. Preferred stock may be issued independently or together with any other securities and may be attached to or separate from the other securities.
Pursuant to Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation, our board may establish one or more series of preferred stock and fix the number of shares constituting such series, the designation of such series, the voting powers (if any) of the shares of such series and the preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series. Such rights, preferences, powers and limitations as may be established could have the effect of discouraging an attempt to obtain control of the Company.
The board, in approving the issuance of a series of preferred stock and the applicable prospectus supplement, will set forth with respect to such series, the following:
n | the number of shares constituting such series; |
n | the designation of such series; |
n | the voting powers, if any, of the shares of such series; |
n | the right, if any, to receive dividends; and |
n | the preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series. |
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The terms of each series of preferred stock will be described in the prospectus supplement related to such series of preferred stock and will contain a discussion of any material U.S. Federal income tax considerations applicable to such series of preferred stock.
9.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock
General
We currently have authorized 1,150,000 Series A Preferred Shares, of which 839,200 shares are currently outstanding.
The Series A Preferred Shares will entitle the holders thereof to receive cumulative cash dividends when, as and if declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for such purpose. Each Series A Preferred Share has a fixed liquidation preference equal to $25.00 per share plus an amount equal to accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to the date fixed for payment, whether or not declared.
The Series A Preferred Shares represent perpetual equity interests in us and, unlike our indebtedness, do not entitle the holders thereof to receive payment of a principal amount at a particular date. As such, the Series A Preferred Shares rank junior to all of our indebtedness and other liabilities with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against us.
Ranking
The Series A Preferred Shares will, with respect to dividend distributions and distributions upon the liquidation of our affairs, rank:
n | senior to all classes of our common shares and to each other class or series of capital stock established after the original issue date of the Series A Preferred Shares that is not expressly made senior to or on parity with the Series A Preferred Shares as to the payment of dividends and amounts payable upon the liquidation of our affairs (collectively, Junior Securities); |
n | pari passu with any class or series of capital stock established after the original issue date of the Series A Preferred Shares that is not expressly subordinated or senior to the Series A Preferred Shares as to the payment of dividends and amounts payable upon the liquidation of our affairs (collectively, Parity Securities); |
n | junior to all of our indebtedness and other liabilities with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against us; and |
n | junior to each other class or series of capital stock expressly made senior to the Series A Preferred Shares as to the payment of dividends and amounts payable upon the liquidation of our affairs (collectively, Senior Securities). |
Our board of directors has the authority to determine the preferences, powers, qualifications, limitations, restrictions and special or relative rights or privileges, if any, of any such class or series of securities before the issuance of any shares of that class or series. Our board of directors will also determine the number of shares constituting each class or series of securities. Under the Certificate of Designations, we may issue from time to time additional Series A Preferred Shares or Junior Securities in one or more series without the consent of the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares. Our ability to issue Parity Securities or Senior Securities is limited as described under Voting Rights.
Other than the Series A Preferred Shares that we propose to issue hereunder and our currently outstanding common stock, we have no other class or series of capital stock outstanding on the date hereof.
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Liquidation Rights
Subject to the rights of our creditors and the holders of any of our Senior Securities or Parity Securities, the holders of outstanding Series A Preferred Shares will be entitled, in the event of any liquidation of our affairs, to receive a cash payment equal to the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share plus an amount equal to accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not declared) to the date fixed for payment of such amount, and no more, before any distribution will be made to the holders of our common shares or any other Junior Securities. Each reference in this prospectus to a liquidation of our affairs shall mean any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, whether voluntary or involuntary. A consolidation or merger of us with or into any other entity, individually or in a series of transactions, will not be deemed a liquidation of our affairs for this purpose. In the event that our assets available for distribution to holders of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities are insufficient to permit payment of all such required amounts, our assets then remaining will be distributed among the holders of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities, as applicable, ratably on the basis of their relative aggregate liquidation preferences. After payment of all required amounts to the holders of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares and Parity Securities, our remaining assets and funds will be distributed among the holders of the common shares and any other Junior Securities then outstanding according to their respective rights, and the holders of Series A Preferred Shares will have no right or claim to any of our remaining assets and funds.
Voting Rights
Holders of the Series A Preferred Shares have no voting rights except as set forth below or as otherwise provided by Delaware law. In the event that six quarterly dividends, whether consecutive or not, payable on the Series A Preferred Shares are in arrears, the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares will have the right, voting as a class together with holders of any Parity Securities upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, at the next meeting of shareholders called for the election of directors, to elect two members of our board of directors, and the size of our board of directors will be increased as needed to accommodate such change. The right of such holders of Series A Preferred Shares to elect two members of our board of directors will continue until such time as all dividends accumulated and in arrears on the Series A Preferred Shares have been paid in full, at which time such right will terminate. However, after the dividends accumulated and in arrears have been paid and the right of such holders of Series A Preferred Shares to elect two members of our board of directors has terminated, such right to elect two members of our board of directors may be reinstated in the event of a subsequent failure to pay six additional quarterly dividends, as described above. Upon any termination of the right of the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares and any other Parity Securities to vote as a class for directors, the term of office of all directors then in office elected by such holders voting as a class will terminate immediately. Any directors elected by the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares and any other Parity Securities shall each be entitled to one vote per director on any matter before our board of directors.
Unless we have received the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares, voting as a single class, we may not adopt any amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation that adversely alters the preferences, powers or rights of the Series A Preferred Shares.
In addition, unless we have received the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares, voting as a class together with holders of any other Parity Securities upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, we may not:
n | create or issue any Parity Securities if the cumulative dividends payable on outstanding Series A Preferred Shares are in arrears; or |
n | create or issue any Senior Securities. |
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may amend our Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of our Preferred Stock. On any of the above-referenced matters in which the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote as a class, such holders will be entitled to one vote per share.
Dividends
General. Holders of Series A Preferred Shares are entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for such purpose, cumulative cash dividends. Under our current loan agreements, we are prohibited from declaring and paying dividends unless: (i) there are no existing events of default under the credit facility or an event of default would not be caused by the declaration or payment of such dividend, and (ii) upon giving pro forma effect to the dividend, (1) the amount available under the credit facility after the pro forma effect of such dividend is equal to the greater of 20% of the U.S. borrowing base under the Senior Credit Facility or $12.5 million, and (2) U.S. availability is at least $7.5 million.
Dividend Rate. Dividends on Series A Preferred Shares are cumulative and payable on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 (each a Dividend Payment Date), when, as and if declared by our board of directors out of funds legally available for such purpose. Subject to adjustment in the manner described below under Penalties as a Result of Failure to Pay Dividends, dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares will accrue at a rate of 9.75% per annum per $25.00 stated liquidation preference per Series A Preferred Share.
Dividend Payment Date. Dividends will accumulate in arrears each dividend period from and including the preceding Dividend Payment Date or the initial issue date, as the case may be, to but excluding the applicable Dividend Payment Date for such dividend period, and dividends will accrue on accumulated and unpaid dividends at the applicable dividend rate. If any Dividend Payment Date otherwise would fall on a day that is not a business day, declared dividends will be paid on the immediately succeeding business day without the accumulation of additional dividends. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares will be payable based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
Payment of Dividends. Not later than the close of business, New York City time, on each Dividend Payment Date, we will pay those dividends, if any, on the Series A Preferred Shares that have been declared by our board of directors to the holders of such shares as such holders names appear on our stock transfer books maintained by the Registrar and Transfer Agent on the applicable record rate. The applicable record date will be the business day immediately preceding the applicable Dividend Payment Date, except as otherwise provided below in the case of payments of dividends in arrears.
No dividend may be declared or paid or set apart for payment on any junior securities (other than a dividend payable solely in shares of junior securities) unless (a) full cumulative dividends have been or contemporaneously are being paid or provided for on all outstanding Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities through the most recent respective Dividend Payment Dates and (b) we are in compliance with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio described below under Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Accumulated dividends in arrears for any past dividend period may be declared by our board of directors and paid on any date fixed by our board of directors, whether or not a Dividend Payment Date, to holders of the Series A Preferred Shares on the record date for such payment, which may not be more than 60 days, nor less than 15 days, before such payment date. Subject to the next succeeding sentence, if all accumulated dividends in arrears on all outstanding Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities have not been declared and paid, or sufficient funds for the payment thereof have not been set apart, payment of accumulated dividends in arrears will be made in order of their respective Dividend Payment Dates, commencing with the earliest. If less than all dividends payable with respect to all Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities are paid, any partial
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payment will be made pro rata with respect to the Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities entitled to a dividend payment at such time in proportion to the aggregate amounts remaining due in respect of such shares at such time. Holders of the Series A Preferred Shares will not be entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, property or stock, in excess of the full cumulative dividends described herein. Except insofar as dividends accrue on the amount of any accumulated and unpaid dividends as described under Dividends Dividend Payment Date, no interest or sum of money in lieu of interest will be payable in respect of any dividend payment which may be in arrears on the Series A Preferred Shares.
Penalties as a Result of Failure to Pay Dividends. If we do not pay dividends in full on the Series A Preferred Shares on any two Dividend Payment Dates (whether consecutive or not), then the per annum dividend rate will increase by an additional 2.00% per $25.00 stated liquidation preference, or $0.50 per annum, or $0.125 per quarter, per Series A Preferred Share commencing on and after the day following such second Dividend Payment Date.
On each subsequent Dividend Payment Date on which cash dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares shall not be declared and paid, the annual dividend rate on the Series A Preferred Shares payable shall increase by an additional 2.00% per annum per $25.00 stated liquidation preference per Series A Preferred Share, up to a maximum annual dividend rate on the Series A Preferred Shares of 19.00%.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each such increase in the annual dividend rate on the Series A Preferred Shares will lapse if and when we have paid all accrued but unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares for two consecutive Dividend Payment Dates. The dividend rate will then return to the initial dividend rate set at issuance before any such increases had occurred, subject to the revesting of the right of holders of the Series A Preferred Shares to receive a per annum dividend rate increase on the terms and under the circumstances described above.
Redemption
Optional Redemption. Commencing on December 20, 2018, we may redeem, at our option, in whole or in part, the Series A Preferred Shares at a cash redemption price equal to $25.00 per share plus an amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not declared) to, but not including, the date of redemption.
A written notice of optional redemption will be mailed, postage prepaid, not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date, addressed to the holders of record of our Series A Preferred Shares at their addresses as they appear on our stock transfer records. A failure to give such notice or any defect in the notice or in its mailing will not affect the validity of the proceedings for the optional redemption of the shares of Series A Preferred Shares, except as to any holder to whom notice was defective or not given. Each notice will state:
n | the redemption date; |
n | the redemption price; |
n | the number of Series A Preferred Shares to be redeemed and, if less than all outstanding Series A Preferred Shares are to be redeemed, the number (and the identification) of shares to be redeemed from such holder; |
n | the place or places where the certificates, if any, evidencing the shares of Series A Preferred Shares to be redeemed are to be surrendered for payment; |
n | that the shares of Series A Preferred Shares are being redeemed pursuant to our optional redemption right; and |
n | that dividends on the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such redemption date. |
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If fewer than all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares are to be redeemed, the number of shares to be redeemed will be determined by us, and those shares will be redeemed by lot or such other method of selection as the Securities Depository shall determine, with adjustments to avoid redemption of fractional shares. So long as all Series A Preferred Shares are held of record by the nominee of the Securities Depository, we will give notice, or cause notice to be given, to Depository Trust Company of the number of Series A Preferred Shares to be redeemed, and Depository Trust Company will determine the number of Series A Preferred Shares to be redeemed from the account of each of its participants holding such shares in its participant account. Thereafter, each participant holding more shares than the number subject to redemption will select the number of shares to be redeemed from each beneficial owner for whom it acts (including the participant, to the extent it holds Series A Preferred Shares for its own account). Under these circumstances, a participant may determine to redeem Series A Preferred Shares from some beneficial owners (including the participant itself) without redeeming Series A Preferred Shares from the accounts of other beneficial owners.
If only a portion of the Series A Preferred Shares represented by a certificate has been called for redemption, upon the actual or deemed surrender of the certificate to our transfer agent, the transfer agent will issue to the holder of such shares a new certificate (or adjust the applicable book-entry account) representing the number of Series A Preferred Shares represented by the surrendered certificate that have not been called for redemption.
Procedures Applicable to Redemptions. So long as the Series A Preferred Shares are held of record by the nominee of Depository Trust Company, the redemption price will be paid by the transfer agent to Depository Trust Company on the redemption date. Depository Trust Companys normal procedures provide for it to distribute the amount of the redemption price in same-day funds to its participants who, in turn, are expected to distribute such funds to the persons for whom they are acting as agent.
If we give or cause to be given a notice of redemption, then we will deposit with our transfer agent funds sufficient to redeem the Series A Preferred Shares as to which notice has been given by the close of business, New York City time, no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the date fixed for redemption, and will give the transfer agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the redemption price to the holder or holders thereof upon the actual or deemed surrender of the certificates therefor.
We will be entitled to receive from the transfer agent the interest income, if any, earned on such funds deposited with the transfer agent (to the extent that such interest income is not required to pay the redemption price of the shares to be redeemed), and the holders of any shares so redeemed will have no claim to any such interest income. Any funds deposited with the transfer agent hereunder by us for any reason, including, but not limited to, redemption of Series A Preferred Shares, that remain unclaimed or unpaid after two years after the applicable redemption date or other payment date, shall be, to the extent permitted by law, repaid to us upon our written request after which repayment the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares entitled to such redemption or other payment shall have recourse only to us.
Notwithstanding any notice of redemption, there will be no redemption of any Series A Preferred Shares called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full redemption price of such shares, including all accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not declared) to the date of redemption, have been deposited by us with the transfer agent.
If notice of redemption shall have been given, then from and after the date fixed for redemption, unless we default in providing funds sufficient for such redemption at the time and place specified for payment pursuant to the applicable redemption notice, all dividends on such shares will cease to
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accumulate and all rights of holders of such shares as our shareholders will cease, except the right to receive the redemption price, including an amount equal to accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not declared ) to the date of redemption.
Other Provisions Applicable to Redemptions or Purchases. Any optional redemption of the Series A Preferred Shares may be effected only out of funds legally available for such purpose.
Subject to compliance with all applicable laws, we and our affiliates may from time to time purchase the Series A Preferred Shares by tender, in the open market or by private agreements. Neither we nor any of our affiliates has any obligation, or any present plan or intention, to purchase any Series A Preferred Shares. Any shares repurchased and cancelled by us will revert to the status of authorized but unissued preferred shares, undesignated as to series.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event as of any particular date that full cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities have not been paid or declared and set apart for payment, we may not repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, in whole or in part:
n | any Series A Preferred Shares or Parity Securities unless (i) all outstanding Series A Preferred Shares and Parity Securities are simultaneously redeemed; or (ii) any such repurchase, redemption or acquisition is effected pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to all holders of Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities; or |
n | any common shares or other Junior Securities. |
No Sinking Fund
The Series A Preferred Shares will not have the benefit of any sinking fund, or otherwise require us to set aside funds to secure our obligations thereunder.
Stock Exchange Listing
The Series A Preferred Shares are listed and traded on the NYSE-MKT under the symbol RLGT-PA. If we fail to obtain or maintain the listing of the Series A Preferred Shares on the NYSE-MKT or other securities exchange for thirty days or more, the per annum dividend rate will increase by an additional 2.00% per $25.00 stated liquidation preference, or $0.50 per annum (or $0.125 per quarter), per Series A Preferred Share for so long as such listing failure continues.
Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
The Certificate of Designation includes a restrictive covenant that we shall not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than 2.00. If the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is less than 2.00, the Certificate of Designation provides that we may not declare, pay or set apart for payment any cash dividend on any Junior Securities. The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is the ratio of (a) the result of Adjusted EBITDA (consisting of earnings before interest expense and income, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, share based compensation expense, impairment of intangibles and change in contingent consideration on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP) of the Company for a particular period, and (b) with respect to such period and with respect to the Company determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the sum, without duplication, of (i) interest expense accrued (other than interest paid-in-kind, amortization of financing fees, and other non-cash interest expense) during such period, (ii) principal payments in respect of indebtedness that are required to be paid during such period, and (iii) all federal, state, and local income taxes paid during such period.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our Series A Preferred Shares is Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. The transfer agent and registrars address is 1717 Arch Street, Suite 1300, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
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The following table (including the notes thereto) presents information concerning the beneficial ownership of the shares of our common stock as of July 13, 2015, by the selling stockholders. We have determined beneficial ownership in accordance with SEC rules. We have agreed to pay the fees and expenses of the registration of the shares of the selling stockholders (other than underwriting discounts and commissions).
Percentage of beneficial ownership in the table below is based on 42,563,224 shares of common stock outstanding as of July 13, 2015, before this offering, and assuming shares of common stock outstanding after completion of this offering ( shares if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full).
Name |
Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Before the Offering |
Percent of Common Stock Beneficially Owned Before the Offering |
Maximum Number of Shares of Common Stock Offered (With No Exercise of Over- Allotment) |
Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned After the Offering (With No Exercise of Over- Allotment) |
Percent of Common Stock Beneficially Owned After the Offering (With No Exercise of Over- Allotment) |
Maximum Number of Shares of Common Stock Offered (With Full Exercise of Over- Allotment) |
Number of Shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned After the Offering (With Full Exercise of Over- Allotment) |
Percent of Common Stock Beneficially Owned After the Offering (With Full Exercise of Over- Allotment) | ||||||||||||
Bohn H. Crain (1) |
10,880,485(2) | 25.5 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Douglas K. Tabor |
3,287,716(3) | 7.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Stephen M. Cohen |
2,370,000(4) | 5.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Stephen. P. Harrington |
1,365,000(5) | 3.2 | % |
(1) | Mr. Crain serves as our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of our board of directors. |
(2) | Consists of 9,169,862 shares held by Radiant Capital Partners, LLC over which Mr. Crain has sole voting and dispositive power, 1,679,004 shares directly held by Mr. Crain, 2,329 of which are subject to forfeiture until vested, and 31,619 shares issuable upon exercise of options. Does not include 56,595 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are subject to vesting. |
(3) | This information is based on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2014 reporting that Mr. Tabor has sole voting power with respect to 3,250,716 shares of common stock and shared voting power with Texas Time Express, Inc. over 37,000 shares of common stock. The business address for Mr. Tabor is 401 N. Carroll #194, Southlake, Texas 76092. Mr. Tabor is the owner of one of our largest strategic operating partners. |
(4) | Consists of shares held of record by Mr. Cohens wife over which he shares voting and dispositive power. Mr. Cohen is a partner of Fox Rothschild LLP, which serves as outside counsel to Radiant. |
(5) | Consists of shares held by SPH Investments, Inc., over which Mr. Harrington has sole voting and dispositive power, and 100,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options. Does not include 150,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are subject to vesting. Mr. Harrington serves as a member of our board of directors. |
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We, the selling stockholders and the underwriters for the offering named below have entered into an underwriting agreement with respect to the common stock being offered. Subject to the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement, each underwriter has severally agreed to purchase from us and the selling stockholders the number of shares of our common stock set forth opposite its name below. Cowen and Company, LLC and BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC, are the representatives of the underwriters.
Underwriter |
Number of Shares | |
Cowen and Company, LLC |
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BB&T Capital Markets, a division of BB&T Securities, LLC |
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Total |
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The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the underwriters are subject to certain conditions precedent and that the underwriters have agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase all of the shares sold under the underwriting agreement if any of these shares are purchased, other than those shares covered by the over-allotment option described below. If an underwriter defaults, the underwriting agreement provides that the purchase commitments of the non-defaulting underwriters may be increased or the underwriting agreement may be terminated.
We and the selling stockholders have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, and to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect thereof.
The underwriters are offering the shares, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel and other conditions specified in the underwriting agreement. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.
Over-allotment Option to Purchase Additional Shares. We have granted to the underwriters an option to purchase up to additional shares of common stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount. This option is exercisable for a period of 30 days. The underwriters may exercise this option for the purpose of covering over-allotments, if any, made in connection with the sale of common stock offered hereby. To the extent that the underwriters exercise this option, the underwriters will purchase additional shares from us in approximately the same proportion as shown in the table above.
Discounts and Commissions. The following table shows the public offering price, underwriting discount and proceeds, before expenses to us and the selling stockholders. These amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters option to purchase additional shares.
We estimate that the total expenses of the offering, excluding underwriting discount, will be approximately $ and are payable by us.
Total | ||||||
Per Share | Without Over- Allotment |
With Over- Allotment | ||||
Public offering price |
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Underwriting discount |
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Proceeds, before expenses, to us |
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Proceeds, before expenses, to selling stockholders |
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The underwriters propose to offer the shares of common stock to the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus. The underwriters may offer the shares of common stock to securities dealers at the public offering price less a concession not in excess of $ per share. If all of the shares are not sold at the public offering price, the underwriters may change the offering price and other selling terms.
Discretionary Accounts. The underwriters do not intend to confirm sales of the shares to any accounts over which they have discretionary authority.
Stabilization. In connection with this offering, the underwriters may engage in stabilizing transactions, over-allotment transactions, syndicate covering transactions, penalty bids and purchases to cover positions created by short sales.
n | Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase shares of common stock so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum, and are engaged in for the purpose of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the common stock while the offering is in progress. |
n | Over-allotment transactions involve sales by the underwriters of shares of common stock in excess of the number of shares the underwriters are obligated to purchase. This creates a syndicate short position which may be either a covered short position or a naked short position. In a covered short position, the number of shares over-allotted by the underwriters is not greater than the number of shares that they may purchase in the over-allotment option. In a naked short position, the number of shares involved is greater than the number of shares in the over-allotment option. The underwriters may close out any short position by exercising their over-allotment option and/or purchasing shares in the open market. |
n | Syndicate covering transactions involve purchases of common stock in the open market after the distribution has been completed in order to cover syndicate short positions. In determining the source of shares to close out the short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared with the price at which they may purchase shares through exercise of the over-allotment option. If the underwriters sell more shares than could be covered by exercise of the over-allotment option and, therefore, have a naked short position, the position can be closed out only by buying shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that after pricing there could be downward pressure on the price of the shares in the open market that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering. |
n | Penalty bids permit the representatives to reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when the common stock originally sold by that syndicate member is purchased in stabilizing or syndicate covering transactions to cover syndicate short positions. |
These stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of our common stock or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of our common stock. As a result, the price of our common stock in the open market may be higher than it would otherwise be in the absence of these transactions. Neither we nor the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of our common stock. These transactions may be effected on the NYSE-MKT, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise and, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.
Passive Market Making. In connection with this offering, the underwriter and selling group members may engage in passive market making transactions in the shares of common stock, prior to the pricing and completion of this offering. Passive market making is permitted by Regulation M of the
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Securities Act and consists of displaying bids no higher than the bid prices of independent market makers and making purchases at prices no higher than these independent bids and effected in response to order flow. Net purchases by a passive market maker on each day are limited to a specified percentage of the passive market makers average daily trading volume in the shares of common stock during a specified period and must be discontinued when such limit is reached. Passive market making may cause the price of the shares of common stock to be higher than the price that otherwise would exist in the open market in the absence of such transactions.
Lock-Up Agreements. Pursuant to certain lock-up agreements, we and our executive officers, directors and certain of our other stockholders, including the selling stockholders, have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to directly or indirectly offer, sell, assign, transfer, pledge, contract to sell, or otherwise dispose of, or announce the intention to otherwise dispose of, or enter into any swap, hedge or similar agreement or arrangement that transfers, in whole or in part, the economic risk of ownership of, engage in any short selling, or make any demand or request or exercise any right with respect to the registration of, or file with the SEC a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to, any common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for any common stock without the prior written consent of Cowen and Company, LLC, for a period of 90 days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement. The 90-day restricted period will be automatically extended if (i) during the last 17 days of the 90-day restricted period we issue an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to us occurs or (ii) prior to the expiration of the 90-day restricted period, we announce that we will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 90-day restricted period, in either of which case the restrictions described above will continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event.
This lock-up provision applies to common stock and to securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for common stock. It also applies to common stock owned now or acquired later by the person executing the agreement or for which the person executing the agreement later acquires the power of disposition. The exceptions permit us, among other things and subject to restrictions, to issue common stock upon exercise of outstanding options or warrants. In addition, the lock-up provision will not restrict broker-dealers from engaging in market making and similar activities conducted in the ordinary course of their business.
Cowen and Company, LLC, in its sole discretion, may release our common stock and other securities subject to the lock-up agreements described above in whole or in part at any time. When determining whether or not to release our common stock and other securities from lock-up agreements, Cowen and Company, LLC will consider, among other factors, the holders reasons for requesting the release, the number of shares for which the release is being requested and market conditions at the time of the request.
United Kingdom. Each of the underwriters has represented and agreed that:
n | it has not made or will not make an offer of the securities to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of section 102B of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended) (FSMA) except to legal entities which are authorized or regulated to operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorized or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in securities or otherwise in circumstances which do not require the publication by us of a prospectus pursuant to the Prospectus Rules of the Financial Services Authority (FSA); |
n | it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of FSMA) to persons who have professional experience |
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in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 or in circumstances in which section 21 of FSMA does not apply to us; and |
n | it has complied with and will comply with all applicable provisions of FSMA with respect to anything done by it in relation to the securities in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom. |
Switzerland. The securities will not be offered, directly or indirectly, to the public in Switzerland and this prospectus does not constitute a public offering prospectus as that term is understood pursuant to article 652a or 1156 of the Swiss Federal Code of Obligations.
European Economic Area. In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area (the EEA) which has implemented the European Prospectus Directive (each, a Relevant Member State), an offer of our shares may not be made to the public in a Relevant Member State other than:
n | to any legal entity which is a qualified investor, as defined in the European Prospectus Directive; |
n | to fewer than 100 or, if the Relevant Member State has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive, 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the European Prospectus Directive), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the relevant dealer or dealers nominated by us for any such offer, or; |
n | in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the European Prospectus Directive, |
provided that no such offer of our shares shall require us or any underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the European Prospectus Directive or supplement prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the European Prospectus Directive.
For the purposes of this description, the expression an offer to the public in relation to the securities in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the securities to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the securities, as the expression may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the European Prospectus Directive in that member state, and the expression European Prospectus Directive means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments hereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State) and includes any relevant implementing measure in each Relevant Member State. The expression 2010 PD Amending Directive means Directive 2010/73/EU.
We have not authorized and do not authorize the making of any offer of securities through any financial intermediary on our behalf, other than offers made by the underwriters and their respective affiliates, with a view to the final placement of the securities as contemplated in this document. Accordingly, no purchaser of the shares, other than the underwriters, is authorized to make any further offer of shares on our behalf or on behalf of the underwriters.
Electronic Offer, Sale and Distribution of Shares. A prospectus in electronic format may be made available on the websites maintained by one or more of the underwriters or selling group members, if any, participating in this offering and one or more of the underwriters participating in this offering may distribute prospectuses electronically. The representatives may agree to allocate a number of shares to underwriters and selling group members for sale to their online brokerage account holders. Internet distributions will be allocated by the underwriters and selling group members that will make internet distributions on the same basis as other allocations. Other than the prospectus in electronic format, the information on these websites is not part of this prospectus or the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, has not been approved or endorsed by us or any underwriter in its capacity as underwriter, and should not be relied upon by investors.
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Other Relationships. Certain of the underwriters and their affiliates have provided, and may in the future provide, various investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services for us and our affiliates for which they have received, and may in the future receive, customary fees.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy these documents at the SECs public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference room. Our SEC filings are also available over the Internet at the SECs website at http://www.sec.gov. Our common stock is quoted on NYSE-MKT under the trading symbol RLGT.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows incorporation by reference into this prospectus supplement of information that we file with the SEC. This permits us to disclose important information to you by referencing these filed documents. Any information referenced this way is considered to be a part of this prospectus supplement and any information filed by us with the SEC subsequent to the date of this prospectus supplement will automatically be deemed to update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the following documents which we have filed with the SEC:
n | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, filed with the SEC on September 24, 2014 (as amended on July 15, 2015); |
n | our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2014, filed with the SEC on November 12, 2014 (as amended on December 3, 2014); |
n | our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on February 12, 2015; |
n | our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on May 18, 2015; |
n | our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 3, 2014, July 17, 2014, August 27, 2014, September 4, 2014 (with respect to Items 8.01 and 9.01), October 17, 2014, November 14, 2014, December 17, 2014, January 20, 2015, January 23, 2015, April 8, 2015 (as amended on April 27, 2015), April 17, 2015, and June 12, 2015; |
n | our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for our 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the SEC on October 8, 2014 (but only the information set forth therein that is incorporated by reference into Part III of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2014); |
n | the description of our common stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on January 6, 2012 (file number 001-35392), including any amendment updating such description; and |
n | the description of our 9.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the SEC on December 13, 2013 (file number 001-35392), including any amendment updating such description. |
All documents and reports that we file with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date hereof and prior to the termination of this offering shall be deemed incorporated into this prospectus supplement.
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You should only rely on the information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference. Information in this prospectus supplement supersedes information incorporated by reference that we filed with the SEC prior to the date of this prospectus supplement, while information that we file later will automatically supersede the information in this prospectus supplement. Any statement that is modified or superseded shall not, except as so modified or superseded, constitute a part of this prospectus supplement (except as provided in the forms governing the documents we incorporate by reference, including, with respect to Current Reports on Form 8-K, any information furnished under Item 2.02 or 7.01 and related exhibits).
We will provide without charge to each person to whom this prospectus supplement is delivered, upon written or oral request, a copy of any and all of the documents that have been or may be incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement. You should direct requests for documents to:
Radiant Logistics, Inc.
405 114th Avenue S.E.,
Bellevue, WA 98004
(425) 943-4599
Bohn H. Crain
Chief Executive Officer
We also maintain a website at www.radiantdelivers.com, through which you can access our SEC filings. The information set forth on our website is not part of this prospectus supplement.
The validity of the common stock being offered hereby will be passed upon by Fox Rothschild LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Stephen M. Cohen, who holds voting and dispositive power of certain of the shares being sold by the selling stockholders (and which are held of record by his wife), is a partner of Fox Rothschild LLP. Scudder Law Firm, P.C., L.L.O., Lincoln, Nebraska, is acting as counsel for the underwriters in connection with this offering.
The consolidated financial statements of the Company as of June 30, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2014, have been incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the reports of Peterson Sullivan, LLP certified public accountants, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of Wheels Group Inc. as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2014 incorporated in this prospectus supplement by reference from Radiant Logistics, Inc.s Current Report on Form 8/K-A filed with the SEC on April 27, 2015, have been audited by Deloitte LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
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PROSPECTUS
RADIANT LOGISTICS, INC.
$100,000,000
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Debt Securities
Warrants
Units
3,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
Offered by Selling Stockholders
From time to time, we may sell common stock, preferred stock, debt securities or warrants to purchase common stock or debt securities, units, or any combination of these securities, in one or more offerings in amounts, at prices and on the terms that we and they will determine at the time of the offering. The aggregate initial offering price of all securities sold by us under this prospectus will not exceed $100 million.
This prospectus also covers the resale of up to 3,000,000 shares of our common stock by the selling stockholders named in this prospectus. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of any securities by the selling stockholders. We have paid the fees and expenses incident to the registration of the shares of common stock for sale by the selling stockholders.
Each time we offer securities under this prospectus, we will provide you with specific terms of the securities offered in supplements to this prospectus. Depending upon the method of distribution, a prospectus supplement may also be required in connection with certain sales of common stock by the selling stockholders. Any prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus, the information incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest in any securities.
Our common stock is listed and traded on the NYSE-MKT under the symbol RLGT. On May 15, 2015, the last reported sales price for our common stock was $5.10 per share. Our 9.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (Series A Preferred Shares) is listed and traded on the NYSE-MKT under the symbol RLGT-PA. On May 15, 2015, the last reported sales price for our Series A Preferred Shares was $28.03 per share.
THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED BY US TO OFFER OR SELL SECURITIES UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.
The securities may be sold by us or the selling stockholders to or through underwriters or dealers, directly to purchasers or through agents designated from time to time. For additional information on the methods of sale, you should refer to the section entitled Plan of Distribution in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement. If any underwriters are involved in the sale of the securities with respect to which this prospectus is being delivered, the names of such underwriters and any applicable discounts or commissions and over-allotment options will be set forth in this prospectus or a prospectus supplement. The price to the public of such securities and the net proceeds we expect to receive from such sale will be set forth in a prospectus supplement.
INVESTING IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH AN INVESTMENT IN OUR SECURITIES WILL BE DESCRIBED IN THE APPLICABLE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND CERTAIN OF OUR FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS PROSPECTUS, AS DESCRIBED UNDER RISK FACTORS ON PAGE 3.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is May 28, 2015
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You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. This prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate. We are not making an offer of the securities to be sold under this prospectus in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of this prospectus or such prospectus supplement, or that the information contained in any document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date other than the date of such document incorporated by reference, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of securities.
Unless the context requires otherwise, in this prospectus, the terms Radiant, the Company, we, us, our and similar references refer to Radiant Logistics, Inc. and its subsidiaries; the term securities refers collectively to our common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock or debt securities, units or any combination of the foregoing securities; and the term selling stockholders refers to certain of our stockholders who may sell their securities under this prospectus or any prospectus supplement.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) using a shelf registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $100 million. In addition, the selling stockholders may sell up to 3,000,000 shares of our common stock. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we or the selling stockholders may offer. Each time we sell any securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain more specific information about the terms of that offering. Depending upon the method of distribution, a prospectus supplement may also be required in connection with certain sales of common stock by the selling stockholders. We may also add, update or change in a prospectus supplement any of the information contained in this prospectus or in documents we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus. To the extent that any statements that we make in a prospectus supplement are inconsistent with statements made in this prospectus, the statements made in this prospectus will be deemed modified or superseded by those made in the prospectus supplement. This prospectus, together with the applicable prospectus supplements and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, includes all material information relating to the offering of the securities described in this prospectus. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of securities. You should carefully read both this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, including all documents incorporated herein or therein by reference, together with the additional information described under Where You Can Find More Information and Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference before buying securities offered hereby.
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This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors referred to in Risk Factors and elsewhere in this prospectus.
The following summary does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. You should read this entire prospectus, including the financial statements and other information incorporated by reference in this prospectus, before making an investment decision.
The Company
We are a comprehensive North American provider of third party logistics (3PL) and multimodal transportation services. As a non-asset provider, with minimal investment in equipment, Radiant develops advanced supply chain solutions delivered through its network of over 6,000 truck, rail, air and ocean carriers. Through a network of Company offices and independent agency stations (which we also refer to as our strategic operating partners), we provide our customers with domestic and international freight forwarding services, truck and rail brokerage services and other value-added supply chain management services, including customs brokerage, order fulfillment, inventory management and warehousing.
Our business began in January 2006 with our initial acquisition of Airgroup Corporation (Airgroup). Since our first acquisition in 2006, we have executed on an acquisition and consolidation strategy in which we have significantly increased the size and scope of our business as we completed eleven (11) additional acquisitions. Through the addition of the Airgroup®, Adcom®, DBA, On Time and Wheels network brands, we have developed a diversified account base including manufacturers, distributors and retailers that we service using a network of 27 Company offices and 83 station locations operated by independent operating agents throughout North America and an integrated service partner network serving other key markets around the globe. Most recently, we have expanded the scope of our operations through the acquisition of Wheels Group, Inc. (Wheels), one of the largest 3PL and transportation service providers in Canada. Wheels, founded in 1988, provides 3PL intermodal and truck brokerage services throughout the United States and Canada along with third party logistics solutions and value added warehouse and distribution service offerings in support of U.S. shippers looking to access the Canadian markets. Wheels, now formally amalgamated into Wheels International, Inc., provides these services primarily to the food and beverage, consumer packaged goods, frozen foods and refrigerated product, and building products industries. Wheels generates approximately 10%15% of its revenues from owned light assets.
We continue to believe that the industry within which we operate is highly fragmented and subject to consolidation which offers revenue, operating and cost synergies. Accordingly, we continue to adopt and implement a growth strategy in which we intend to expand our operations through a combination of organic growth and the strategic acquisition of non-asset based or light-asset based transportation and logistics providers meeting our acquisition criteria. For organic growth, we continue to focus on strengthening and retaining existing, and expanding new, customer relationships. As well, we continue to expand the scope and quality of our service offerings, improve our back-office infrastructure, transportation and accounting systems, as we also continue to focus on building and strengthening our relationship with existing and new independent agents.
Our executive offices are located at 405 114th Avenue, S.E., Third Floor, Bellevue, Washington 98004, and our telephone number is (425) 943-4599. We maintain a website at www.radiantdelivers.com where general information about us is available. The contents of our website are not incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Our common stock is listed on the NYSE-MKT under the symbol RLGT. For further information regarding Radiant, including financial information, you should refer to our recent filings with the SEC. See Where You Can Find More Information.
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You should carefully consider the risk factors set forth below as well as the other information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus before investing in our common stock. Any of the following risks could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. In such a case, you may lose all or part of your investment. The risks described below are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or those we currently view to be immaterial may also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. The future trading price of shares of our common stock will be affected by the performance of our business relative to, among other things, competition, market conditions and general economic and industry conditions.
Risks Related to our Business
We need to maintain and expand our existing operating partner network to increase revenues.
We sell our services through Company-owned locations and through a network of independent agency locations (which we also refer to as our strategic operating partners) throughout North America operating under our brands. Approximately 66% and 75% of our consolidated revenues for the years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively, were derived through our operating partners. We believe our strategic operating partners will remain critical to our success for the foreseeable future. We have long-term contractual relationships with many of our operating partners. Although the terms of our operating partner agreements vary widely, they generally cover the manner and amount of payments, the services to be performed, the length of the contract, and provide us with certain protections such as partner-funded reserves and indemnification obligations, and often include a personal guaranty of the independent owner. Certain of our operating partner agreements are for defined terms, while others are subject to evergreen terms or contain automatic renewal provisions. In most situations, however, the agreements can be terminated by the operating partner with prior notice, regardless of the stated term. While at times operating agreements technically expire, we endeavor to work with the partner to renew the agreement while continuing to operate pursuant to the most recent contract terms, based on historic and on-going course of dealings with the partner. As certain agreements expire, there can be no assurance that we will be able to enter into new agreements that provide for the same terms and economics as those previously agreed upon, if at all. Thus, we are subject to the risk of operating partner terminations and the failure or refusal of certain of our operating partners to renew their existing agreements. While we have no customers or operating partner locations that separately account for more than 10% of our consolidated revenues, we do have a number of customers and operating partner locations with significant volume and stature, the loss of one or more of which could materially and negatively impact our ability to retain and service our customers. We will need to expand our existing relationships and enter into new relationships in order to increase our current and future market share and revenue. We cannot be certain that we will be able to maintain and expand our existing operating partner relationships or enter into new operating partner relationships, or that new or renewed operating partner relationships will be available on commercially reasonable terms. If we are unable to maintain and expand our existing operating partner relationships, renew existing operating partner relationships, or enter into new operating partner relationships, we may lose customers, customer introductions and co-marketing benefits, and our operating results may suffer significantly.
We operate principally as a non-asset based transportation and logistics services company. As a result, we depend on a variety of asset-based third-party carriers, whose actions we do not directly control.
The quality and profitability of our services depend upon effective selection, management and discipline of third-party carriers. Changes in the financial stability, operating capabilities and capacity of our third-party carriers could affect us in unpredictable ways, including volatility in pricing and challenge
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our ability to remain profitable. Any determination that our third-party carriers have violated laws and regulations could seriously damage our reputation and brands, resulting in diminished revenue and profit and increased operating costs.
If our operating partners fail to maintain adequate reserves against unpaid customer invoices, or if we are unable to offset against amounts payable by us to our operating partners for unpaid customer invoices, our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected.
We derive a substantial portion of our revenue pursuant to agreements with independently-owned operating partners operating under our various brands. Under these agreements, each individual operating partner office is responsible for some or all of the bad debt expense related to the underlying customers being serviced by the office. To support this arrangement, each operating partner is required to maintain a security deposit with us that is recognized as a liability in our financial statements and used as a bad debt reserve for each operating partner. We charge each operating partners bad debt reserve account for any accounts receivable aged beyond 90 days. The bad debt reserve account is continually replenished with a portion (typically 5%-10%) of such operating partners weekly commission check being directed to fund this account. However, the bad debt reserve account may carry a deficit balance when amounts charged to this reserve exceed amounts otherwise available in the bad debt reserve account. In these circumstances, deficit bad debt reserve accounts are recognized as a receivable in our financial statements. Further, under the agreement with the operating partner, the operating partner is responsible for such deficits and the operating partner agreements provide that we may withhold all or a portion of future commission checks payable to the operating partner in satisfaction of any deficit balance. Currently, a number of our operating partners have a deficit balance in their bad debt reserve account totaling approximately $559,000 with one operating partner representing approximately $351,000 of that amount. We expect to replenish these funds through the future business operations of these operating partners. However, to the extent any of these operating partners were to cease operations or otherwise be unable to replenish these deficit accounts, we would be at risk of loss for any such amount. While there can be no assurance as to the amount that may be recovered in the future, based upon, among others: (i) our historic collection experience; (ii) the portion of the bad debt recoverable from the individual operating partners responsible for the account; and (iii) the anticipated recovery likely from these customers; we do not believe its exposure to these customers will be material.
Failure to comply with obligations as an indirect air carrier could result in penalties and fines and limit our ability to ship freight.
We are regulated, among other things, as indirect air carriers by the Transportation Security Administration of the Department of Homeland Security. These agencies provide requirements, guidance and, in some cases, administer licensing requirements and processes applicable to the freight forwarding industry. We actively monitor our compliance and the compliance of our subsidiaries with such agency requirements to ensure that we, our subsidiaries, and our operating partners satisfactorily complete applicable security requirements and satisfy applicable qualifications and implement the required policies and procedures. We rely on our operating partners offices to comply with such requirements, however, we do not actively monitor compliance by our operating partners until we are made aware that there is an inspection by such agencies or we are notified of a potential violation. These agencies generally require companies to fulfill these qualifications prior to and while operating as a freight forwarder. Failure to comply with such requirements, policies and procedures could result in penalties and fines. To date, a limited number of our operating partners have been out of compliance with the indirect air carrier regulations, resulting in small fines to us, which are then charged to the operating partners. While we are working with our operating partners to eliminate any additional violations, there is no assurance that additional violations will not take place, which could result in penalties or fines or, in the extreme case, limits on our ability to ship freight.
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If we fail to enhance and integrate information technology systems or we fail to upgrade or replace our information technology systems to handle increased volumes and levels of complexity, meet the demands of our operating partners and customers and protect against disruptions of our operations, we may suffer a loss in our business.
Increasingly, we compete for business based upon the flexibility, sophistication and security of the information technology systems supporting our services. The failure of the hardware or software that supports our information technology systems, the loss of data contained in the systems, or the inability to access or interact with our web site or connect electronically, could significantly disrupt our operations, prevent customers from placing orders, or cause us to lose inventory items, orders or customers. If our information technology systems are unable to handle additional volume for our operations as our business and scope of services grow, our service levels and operating efficiency will decline. In addition, we expect our operating partners to continue to demand more sophisticated, fully integrated information technology systems from us as customers demand the same from their supply chain services providers. If we are unable to enhance, maintain and protect our information technology systems or we fail to upgrade or replace our information technology systems to handle increased volumes and levels of complexity, meet the demands of our operating partners and customers and protect against disruptions of our operations, our business may be adversely affected.
Our information technology systems are subject to risks we cannot control.
Our information technology systems are dependent upon third-party communications providers, web browsers, telephone systems and other aspects of the internet infrastructure that may experience significant system failures and electrical outages. Our systems are susceptible to outages due to fire, floods, power loss, telecommunications failures, break-ins and similar events. Despite our implementation of network security measures, our servers are vulnerable to computer viruses, break-ins and similar disruptions from unauthorized tampering with our computer systems. The occurrence of any of these events could disrupt or damage our information technology systems and inhibit our internal operations, and our ability to provide services to our customers.
We are dependent on third-party carriers to transport our customers cargo.
We rely on commercial airfreight carriers and air charter operators, ocean freight carriers, trucking companies, major U.S. railroads, other transportation companies, draymen and longshoremen for the movement of our customers cargo. Consequently, our ability to provide services for our customers could be adversely impacted by: shortages in available cargo capacity; changes by carriers and transportation companies in policies and practices such as scheduling, pricing, payment terms and frequency of service or increases in the cost of fuel, taxes and labor; and other factors not within our control. Reductions in airfreight or ocean freight capacity could negatively impact our yields. Material interruptions in service or stoppages in transportation, whether caused by strike, work stoppage, lock-out, slowdown or otherwise, could adversely impact our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Our profitability depends on our ability to effectively manage our cost structure as we grow the business.
As we continue to increase our revenue through the expansion of our network of independent operating partners, we must maintain an appropriate cost structure to maintain and increase our profitability. While we intend to increase our revenue by increasing the number and quality of our operating partner relationships, by strategic acquisitions, and by maintaining and expanding our gross profit margins by reducing transportation costs, our profitability will be driven by our ability to manage our operating partner commissions, personnel and general and administrative costs as a function of our net revenues. There can be no assurances that we will be able to increase revenues or maintain profitability.
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Our business is subject to seasonal trends.
Historically, our operating results have been subject to seasonal trends when measured on a quarterly basis. Our first and fourth fiscal quarters are traditionally weaker compared with our second and third fiscal quarters. As a result, our quarterly operating results are likely to continue to fluctuate. This trend is dependent on numerous factors, including the markets in which we operate, holiday seasons, climate, economic conditions and numerous other factors. A substantial portion of our revenue is derived from customers in industries whose shipping patterns are tied closely to consumer demand which can sometimes be difficult to predict or are based on just-in-time production schedules. Therefore, our revenue is, to a large degree, affected by factors that are outside of our control. There can be no assurance that our historic operating patterns will continue in future periods as we cannot influence or forecast many of these factors.
Comparisons of our operating results from period to period are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indicator of future performance.
Our operating results have fluctuated in the past and likely will continue to fluctuate in the future because of a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control. A substantial portion of our revenue is derived from customers in industries whose shipping patterns are tied closely to economic trends and consumer demand that can be difficult to predict, or are based on just-in-time production schedules. Because our quarterly revenues and operating results vary significantly, comparisons of our results from period to period are not necessarily meaningful and should not be relied upon as an indicator of future performance. Additionally, there can be no assurance that our historic operating patterns will continue in future periods as we cannot influence or forecast many of these factors.
Economic recessions and other factors that reduce freight volumes could have a material adverse impact on our business.
The transportation industry historically has experienced cyclical fluctuations in financial results due to economic recession, downturns in business cycles of our customers, interest rate fluctuations and other economic factors beyond our control. Deterioration in the economic environment subjects our business to various risks that may have a material impact on our operating results and cause us to not reach our long-term growth goals, and which may include the following:
n | A reduction in overall freight volumes in the marketplace reduces our opportunities for growth. In addition, if a downturn in our customers business cycles causes a reduction in the volume of freight shipped by those customers, our operating results could be adversely affected; |
n | Some of our customers may face economic difficulties and may not be able to pay us, and some may go out of business. In addition, some customers may not pay us as quickly as they have in the past, causing our working capital needs to increase; |
n | A significant number of our transportation providers may go out of business and we may be unable to secure sufficient equipment or other transportation services to meet our commitments to our customers; and |
n | We may not be able to appropriately adjust our expenses to changing market demands. In order to maintain high variability in our business model, it is necessary to adjust staffing levels to changing market demands. In periods of rapid change, it is more difficult to match our staffing level to our business needs. In addition, we have other primarily variable expenses that are fixed for a period of time, and we may not be able to adequately adjust them in a period of rapid change in market demand. |
We face intense competition in the freight forwarding, logistics and supply chain management industry.
The freight forwarding, logistics and supply chain management industry is intensely competitive and is expected to remain so for the foreseeable future. We face competition from a number of
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companies, including many that have significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources. Customers increasingly are turning to competitive bidding situations soliciting bids from a number of competitors, including competitors that are larger than us. Increased competition may lead to revenue reductions, reduced profit margins, or a loss of market share, any one of which could harm our business. There are many factors that could impair our profitability, including the following:
n | competition with other transportation services companies, some of which have a broader coverage network, a wider range of services, more fully developed information technology systems and greater capital resources than we do; |
n | reduction by our competitors of their rates to gain business, especially during times of declining growth rates in the economy, which reductions may limit our ability to maintain or increase rates, maintain our operating margins or maintain significant growth in our business; |
n | shift in the business of shippers to asset-based trucking companies that also offer brokerage services in order to secure access to those companies trucking capacity, particularly in times of tight industry-wide capacity; |
n | solicitation by shippers of bids from multiple transportation providers for their shipping needs and the resulting depression of freight rates or loss of business to competitors; and |
n | establishment by our competitors of cooperative relationships to increase their ability to address shipper needs. |
Our industry is consolidating and if we cannot gain sufficient market presence, we may not be able to compete successfully against larger companies in our industry.
There currently is a trend within our industry towards consolidation of the niche players into larger companies that are attempting to increase global operations through the acquisition of regional and local freight forwarders. If we cannot gain sufficient market presence or otherwise establish a successful strategy in our industry, we may not be able to compete successfully against larger companies in our industry.
If we are not able to limit our liability for customers claims through contract terms and limit our exposure through the purchase of insurance, we could be required to pay large amounts to our customers as compensation for their claims and our results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
In general, we seek to limit by contract and/or International Conventions and laws our liability to our customers for loss or damage to their goods to $20 per kilogram (approximately $9.07 per pound) and $500 per carton or customary unit, for ocean freight shipments, depending on the International Convention. For truck/land based risks, there are a variety of limits ranging from a nominal amount to full value. However, because a freight forwarder relationship to an airline or ocean carrier is that of a shipper to a carrier, the airline or ocean carrier generally assumes the same responsibility to us as we assume to our customers. When we act in the capacity of an authorized agent for an air or ocean carrier, the carrier, rather than us, assumes liability for the safe delivery of the customers cargo to its ultimate destination, unless due to our own errors and omissions.
We have, from time to time, made payments to our customers for claims related to our services and may make such payments in the future. Should we experience an increase in the number or size of such claims or an increase in liability pursuant to claims or unfavorable resolutions of claims, our results could be adversely affected. There can be no assurance that our insurance coverage will provide us with adequate coverage for such claims or that the maximum amounts for which we are liable in connection with our services will not change in the future or exceed our insurance levels. As with every insurance policy, there are limits, exclusions and deductibles that apply and we could be subject to claims for which insurance coverage may be inadequate or even disputed and such claims could adversely impact our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, significant increases in insurance costs could reduce our profitability.
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We may be subject to various claims and lawsuits that could result in significant expenditures.
The nature of our business exposes us to the potential for various claims and litigation related to labor and employment (including wage-and-hour litigation relating to independent contractor drivers, sales representatives, brokerage agents and other individuals), personal injury, property damage, business practices, environmental liability and other matters. Any material litigation could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. We have included in our prior annual and quarterly reports descriptions of material legal proceedings to which we are a party, along with any material changes to such proceedings. Certain of the legal proceedings to which we are a party are in the early stages and we are unable to determine at this time whether such early-stage proceedings will have a material impact on our Company.
Our failure to comply with, or the costs of complying with, government regulation could negatively affect our results of operation.
Our business is subject to heavy, evolving, complex and increasing regulation by national and international sources. Regulatory changes could affect the economics of our industry by requiring changes in operating practices or influencing the demand for, and the costs of providing, services to customers. Future regulation and our failure to comply with any applicable regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business.
If we are unable to maintain our brand images and corporate reputation, our business may suffer.
Our success depends in part on our ability to maintain the image of the Radiant, Airgroup, Adcom, DBA, On Time and Wheels brands and our reputation for providing excellent service to our customers. Service quality issues, actual or perceived, even when false or unfounded, could tarnish the image of our brand and may cause customers to use other freight-forwarding companies. Damage to our reputation and loss of brand equity could reduce demand for our services and thus have an adverse effect on our business, financial position and results of operations, and could require additional resources to rebuild our reputation and restore the value of our brands.
Our loans and credit facilities contain financial covenants that may limit current availability and impose ongoing operational limitations and risk of compliance.
We currently maintain (i) a USD$65.0 million revolving credit facility (the Senior Credit Facility) with Bank of America, N.A. (the Senior Lender) on its own behalf and as agent to the other lenders named therein, currently consisting of the Bank of Montreal (as the initial member of the syndicate under such loan), pursuant to an Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement (the Senior Loan Agreement), (ii) a CAD$29.0 million senior secured Canadian term loan from Integrated Private Debt Fund IV LP (IPD) pursuant to a $29,000,000 Credit Facilities Loan Agreement (the IPD Loan Agreement), and (iii) a USD$25.0 million subordinated secured term loan from Alcentra Capital Corporation ($10.0 million) and Triangle Capital Corporation ($15.0 million) (collectively, the Subordinated Lenders) pursuant to a Loan and Security Agreement (the Alcentra/Triangle Subordinated Loan Agreement). Under the terms of the foregoing credit facilities, we are required to comply with certain financial covenants, including maintaining a fixed charge coverage ratio ranging from 1.05 to 1.0 and 1.1 to 1.0, depending on the type of loan facility and whether certain conditions are triggered. In addition, (i) under the IPD Loan Agreement, we are required to maintain (a) a debt service coverage ratio of at least 1.2 to 1.0 and (b) a senior debt to EBITDA ratio of at least 3.0 to 1.0, and (ii) under the Alcentra/Triangle Subordinated Loan Agreement, we are required to initially maintain a maximum adjusted leverage ratio and a maximum total leverage ratio of up to 3.75:1.00 and 4.25:1.00, respectively, with such amounts decreasing by .10 for every year of the loan, such that during the final year of the loan, the maximum adjusted leverage ratio and the maximum total leverage ratio will be 3.25:1.00 and 3.75:1.00, respectively.
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Our compliance with the financial covenants of our credit facilities is particularly important given the materiality of such facilities to our day-to-day operations and overall acquisition strategy. If we fail to comply with these covenants and are unable to secure a waiver or other relief, our financial condition would be materially weakened and our ability to fund day-to-day operations would be materially and adversely affected. Accordingly, we intend to employ EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA as management tools to measure our historical financial performance and as a benchmark for future financial flexibility.
Under our credit facilities, we are prohibited from declaring and paying dividends unless: (i) there are no existing events of default under the credit facility or an event of default would not be caused by the declaration or payment of such dividend, and (ii) upon giving pro forma effect to the dividend, (1) the amount available under the credit facility after the pro forma effect of such dividend is equal to the greater of 20% of the U.S. borrowing base under the Senior Credit Facility or $12.5 million, and (2) U.S. availability is at least $7.5 million.
We operate with a significant amount of indebtedness, which is secured by substantially all of our assets, subject to variable interest rates and contain restrictive covenants.
Our substantial indebtedness could have adverse consequences, such as:
n | require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness with our lenders, which could reduce the availability of our cash flow to fund future operating capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes; |
n | expose us to the risk of increased interest rates, as a substantial portion of our borrowings are at variable rates of interest; |
n | require us to sell assets to reduce indebtedness or influence our decisions about whether to do so; |
n | increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions; |
n | limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry; |
n | restrict us from making strategic acquisitions, buying assets or pursuing business opportunities; |
n | limit, along with the financial and other restrictive covenants in our indebtedness, among other things, our ability to borrow additional funds; and |
n | violating covenants in these agreements could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations; including substantially increasing our cost of borrowing and restricting our future operations, if not cured or waived. In addition, the lender may be able to terminate any commitments they had made to supply us with further funds. Accordingly, we may not be able to fully repay our debt obligations, if some or all of our debt obligations are accelerated upon an event of default. |
Dependence on key personnel.
For the foreseeable future, our success will depend largely on the continued services of our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bohn H. Crain, as well as certain of the other key executives and executives of our acquired businesses because of their collective industry knowledge, marketing skills and relationships with vendors, customers and operating partners. We have secured employment arrangements with each of these individuals, which contain non-competition covenants that survive their actual term of employment. Nevertheless, should any of these individuals leave us, we could have difficulty replacing them with qualified individuals and it could have a material adverse effect on our future results of operations.
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Our results of operations could vary as a result of the methods, estimates, and judgments that we use in applying our accounting policies.
The methods, estimates, and judgments that we use in applying our accounting policies have a significant impact on our results of operations (see Critical Accounting Policies in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K). Such methods, estimates, and judgments are, by their nature, subject to substantial risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, and factors may arise over time that lead us to change our methods, estimates, and judgments. Changes in those methods, estimates, and judgments could significantly affect our results of operations.
Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence or war may affect our operations and our profitability.
As a result of the potential for terrorist attacks, federal, state and municipal authorities have implemented and continue to follow various security measures, including checkpoints and travel restrictions on large trucks. Such measures may reduce the productivity of our independent contractors and transportation providers or increase the costs associated with their operations, which we could be forced to bear. For example, security measures imposed at bridges, tunnels, border crossings and other points on key trucking routes may cause delays and increase the non-driving time of our independent contractors and transportation providers, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations. Congress has mandated security screening of air cargo traveling on passenger airlines effective July 31, 2010, and for ocean freight, effective July 2012, which have increased costs associated with our air and freight forwarding operations. War, risk of war, or a terrorist attack also may have an adverse effect on the economy. A decline in economic activity could adversely affect our revenues or restrict our future growth. Instability in the financial markets as a result of terrorism or war also could impact our ability to raise capital. In addition, the insurance premiums charged for some or all of the coverage currently maintained by us could increase dramatically or such coverage could be unavailable in the future.
We intend to continue growing our international operations and will become increasingly subject to variations in the international trade market.
We provide services to customers engaged in international commerce, and intend to grow our international business in the coming years. For the years ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, international transportation revenue accounted for 39% and 46% of our revenue, respectively. This amount is expected to increase after giving effect to our recent acquisition of Wheels Group Inc. (Wheels). All factors that affect international trade have the potential to expand or contract our international business and impact our operating results. For example, international trade is influenced by, among other things:
n | currency exchange rates and currency control regulations; |
n | interest rate fluctuations; |
n | changes in governmental policies, such as taxation, quota restrictions, tariffs, other forms of trade barriers and/or restrictions and trade accords; |
n | changes in and application of international and domestic customs, trade and security regulations; |
n | wars, strikes, civil unrest, acts of terrorism, and other conflicts, such as the recent conflict in the Ukraine that has led to the imposition of economic sanctions by the United States and the European Union against Russia; |
n | natural disasters and pandemics; |
n | changes in consumer attitudes regarding goods made in countries other than their own; |
n | changes in availability of credit; |
n | changes in the price and readily available quantities of oil and other petroleum-related products; and |
n | increased global concerns regarding environmental sustainability. |
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If any of the foregoing factors have a negative effect on the international trade market, we will likely suffer a decrease in our international business, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
In connection with our international business, we are subject to certain foreign regulatory requirements, and any failure to comply with these requirements could be detrimental to our business.
We provide services in parts of the world where common business practices could constitute violations of the anti-corruption laws, rules, regulations and decrees of the United States, including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act and of all other countries in which we conduct business; as well as trade control laws, or laws, regulations and Executive Orders imposing embargoes and sanctions; and anti-boycott laws and regulations. Compliance with these laws, rules, regulations and decrees is dependent on our employees, subcontractors, consultants, agents, third-party brokers and customers, whose individual actions could violate these laws, rules, regulations and decrees. Failure to comply could result in substantial penalties, damages to our reputation and restrictions on our ability to conduct business. In addition, any investigation or litigation related to such violations may require significant management time and could cause us to incur extensive legal and related costs, all of which may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and operating cash flows.
Risks Related to our Acquisition Strategy
There is a scarcity of and competition for acquisition opportunities.
There are a limited number of operating companies available for acquisition that we deem to be desirable targets. In addition, there is a very high level of competition among companies seeking to acquire these operating companies. We are and will continue to be a very minor participant in the business of seeking acquisitions of these types of companies. A large number of established and well-financed entities are active in acquiring interests in companies that we may find to be desirable acquisition candidates. Many of these entities have significantly greater financial resources, technical expertise and managerial capabilities than us. Consequently, we will be at a competitive disadvantage in negotiating and executing possible acquisitions of these businesses. Even if we are able to successfully compete with these entities, this competition may affect the terms of completed transactions and, as a result, we may pay more than we expected for potential acquisitions. We may not be able to identify operating companies that complement our strategy, and even if we identify a company that complements our strategy, we may be unable to complete an acquisition of such a company for many reasons, including:
n | failure to agree on the terms necessary for a transaction, such as the purchase price; |
n | incompatibility between our operational strategies or management philosophies with those of the potential acquiree; |
n | competition from other acquirers of operating companies; |
n | lack of sufficient capital to acquire a profitable logistics company; |
n | unwillingness of a potential acquiree to agree to subordinate any future payment of earn-outs or promissory notes to the payments due to our lenders; and |
n | unwillingness of a potential acquiree to work with our management. |
Risks related to acquisition financing.
We have a limited amount of financial resources and our ability to make additional acquisitions without securing additional financing from outside sources is limited. In order to continue to pursue our acquisition strategy, we may be required to obtain additional financing. We intend to obtain such financing through a combination of traditional debt financing or the placement of debt and equity
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securities. We may finance some portion of our future acquisitions by either issuing equity or by using shares of our common stock for all or a portion of the purchase price for such businesses. In the event that our common stock does not attain or maintain a sufficient market value, or potential acquisition candidates are otherwise unwilling to accept our common stock as part of the purchase price for the sale of their businesses, we may be required to use more of our cash resources, if available, in order to maintain our acquisition program. If we do not have sufficient cash resources, we will not be able to complete acquisitions and our growth could be limited unless we are able to obtain additional capital through debt or equity financings. The terms of our credit facility require that we obtain the consent of our lenders prior to securing additional debt financing. There could be circumstances in which our ability to obtain additional debt financing could be constrained if we are unable to secure such consent.
Our credit facilities place certain limits on the acquisitions we may make.
Under the terms of our credit facilities, we may be required to obtain the consent of each of our lenders prior to making any additional acquisitions.
We are permitted to make additional acquisitions without the consent of the lenders only if certain conditions are satisfied. These conditions include the following: (i) the absence of an event of default under the Senior Credit Facility, (ii) the acquisition must be consensual; (iii) the company to be acquired must be in the transportation and logistics industry, located in the United States or certain other approved jurisdictions, and have a positive EBITDA for the 12 month period most recently ended prior to such acquisition, (iv) no debt or liens may be incurred, assumed or result from the acquisition, subject to limited exceptions, and (v) after giving effect for the funding of the acquisition, we must have availability under the Senior Credit Facility of at least the greater of 20% of the U.S.-based borrowing base and Canadian-based borrowing base or $12.5 million, and U.S. availability of at least $7.5 million.
In the event we are not able to satisfy the conditions of our credit facilities in connection with a proposed acquisition, we must either forego the acquisition, obtain the consent of the lenders, or retire the credit facility. This may prevent us from completing acquisitions that we determine are desirable from a business perspective and limit or slow our ability to achieve the critical mass we need to achieve our strategic objectives.
To the extent we make any material acquisitions, our earnings will be adversely affected by non-cash charges relating to the amortization of intangibles, which may cause our stock price to decline.
Under applicable accounting standards, purchasers are required to allocate the total consideration paid in a business combination to the identified acquired assets and liabilities based on their fair values at the time of acquisition. The excess of the consideration paid to acquire a business over the fair value of the identifiable tangible assets acquired must be allocated among identifiable intangible assets including goodwill. The amount allocated to goodwill is not subject to amortization. However, it is tested at least annually for impairment. The amount allocated to identifiable intangibles, such as customer relationships and the like, is amortized over the life of these intangible assets. We expect that this will subject us to periodic charges against our earnings to the extent of the amortization incurred for that period. Because our business strategy focuses, in part, on growth through acquisitions, our future earnings will be subject to greater non-cash amortization charges than a company whose earnings are derived solely from organic growth. As a result, we will experience an increase in non-cash charges related to the amortization of intangible assets acquired in our acquisitions. Our financial statements will show that our intangible assets are diminishing in value, when, in fact, we believe they may be increasing because we are growing the value of our intangible assets (e.g. customer relationships). Because of this discrepancy, we believe our EBITDA, a measure of financial performance that does not conform to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), provides a meaningful measure of our financial performance. However, the investment community generally measures a public
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companys performance by its net income. Further, the financial covenants of our credit facility adjust EBITDA to exclude costs related to share based compensation and other non-cash charges. Thus, we believe that EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA provide a meaningful measure of our financial performance. If the investment community elects to place more emphasis on net income, the future price of our common stock could be adversely affected.
We are not obligated to follow any particular criteria or standards for identifying acquisition candidates.
Even though we have developed general acquisition guidelines, other than as required under the credit facility, we are not obligated to follow any particular operating, financial, geographic or other criteria in evaluating candidates for potential acquisitions or business combinations. We will target businesses that we believe will provide the best potential long-term financial return for our stockholders and we will determine the purchase price and other terms and conditions of acquisitions. Our stockholders will not have the opportunity to evaluate the relevant economic, financial and other information that our management team will use and consider in deciding whether or not to enter into a particular transaction.
We may be required to incur a significant amount of indebtedness in order to successfully implement our acquisition strategy.
Subject to the restrictions contained under our current credit facilities, we may be required to incur a significant amount of indebtedness in order to complete future acquisitions. If we are not able to generate sufficient cash flow from the operations of acquired businesses to make scheduled payments of principal and interest on the indebtedness, then we will be required to use our capital for such payments. This will restrict our ability to make additional acquisitions. We may also be forced to sell an acquired business in order to satisfy indebtedness. We cannot be certain that we will be able to operate profitably once we incur this indebtedness or that we will be able to generate a sufficient amount of proceeds from the ultimate disposition of such acquired businesses to repay the indebtedness incurred to make these acquisitions.
We may experience difficulties in integrating the operations, personnel and assets of acquired businesses that may disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value and adversely affect our operating results.
A core component of our business plan is to acquire businesses and assets in the transportation and logistics industry. There can be no assurance that we will be able to identify, acquire or profitably manage businesses or successfully integrate acquired businesses into the Company without substantial costs, delays or other operational or financial problems. Such acquisitions also involve numerous operational risks, including:
n | difficulties in integrating operations, technologies, services and personnel; |
n | the diversion of financial and management resources from existing operations; |
n | the risk of entering new markets; |
n | the potential loss of existing or acquired operating partners following an acquisition; |
n | the potential loss of key employees following an acquisition and the associated risk of competitive efforts from such departed personnel; |
n | possible legal disputes with the acquired company following an acquisition; and |
n | the inability to generate sufficient revenue to offset acquisition or investment costs. |
As a result, if we fail to properly evaluate and execute any acquisitions or investments, our business and prospects may be seriously harmed.
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We attempt to mitigate these risks, in part and when possible, by providing that a portion of the ultimate purchase price for each acquired operation is structured as contingent consideration (i.e. an earn-out) based on the future financial performance of the business. This structure is intended to mitigate the impact of an acquired business underperforming relative to its anticipated earnings level. To the extent that an acquired operation underperforms relative to anticipated earnings levels, we are able to set-off certain levels of future unpaid purchase price for such acquired operations. This will result in the recognition of a non-cash gain on the change in contingent consideration. This occurred in connection with the performance of the Companys ISLA, ALBS, Marvir, IFS, On Time and PCA operations. In the alternative, to the extent an acquired operation over performs anticipated earnings levels, we will recognize a non-cash expense on change in contingent consideration. Not every acquisition is structured utilizing contingent consideration. Our acquisition in 2011 of DBA and our recent acquisition of Wheels were structured without using contingent consideration. We will be unable to reduce the purchase price of either of these entities underperforms relative to anticipated earnings levels.
We recently acquired Wheels and are currently integrating its business into our operations.
On April 2, 2015, we acquired all of the capital stock of Wheels through a court-approved plan of arrangement. Wheels will operate as our wholly-owned subsidiary. There can be no assurance of Wheels ability following the acquisition to maintain and grow its revenues and operating margins in a manner consistent with its most recent operating results, our ability to integrate Wheels operations with our historic operations, or our ability to realize cost synergies with Wheels, as well as the effect that the acquisition may have on Wheels existing customers and employees.
Risks Related to our Securities
Provisions of our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and Delaware law may make a contested takeover more difficult.
Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (DGCL) could deter a change in our management or render more difficult an attempt to obtain control of us, even if such a proposal is favored by a majority of our stockholders. For example, we are subject to the provisions of the DGCL that prohibit a public Delaware corporation from engaging in a broad range of business combinations with a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns 15% or more of such corporations outstanding voting shares (an interested stockholder) for three years after the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. Our certificate of incorporation provides that directors may only be removed for cause by the affirmative vote of 75% of our outstanding shares and that amendments to our bylaws require the affirmative vote of holders of two-thirds of our outstanding shares. Our certificate of incorporation also includes undesignated preferred stock, which may enable our Board of Directors to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or otherwise. Finally, our bylaws include an advance notice procedure for stockholders to nominate directors or submit proposals at a stockholders meeting.
Trading in our common stock has been limited and there is no significant trading market for our common stock.
Although our common stock is traded on the NYSE MKT, it may remain relatively illiquid, or thinly traded. Because of this limited liquidity, stockholders may be unable to sell their shares. The trading price of our shares may from time to time fluctuate widely. The trading price may be affected by a number of factors including events described in the risk factors set forth in this report as well as our operating results, financial condition, announcements, general conditions in the industry and the financial markets, and other events or factors. In recent years, broad stock market indices, in general,
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and smaller capitalization companies, in particular, have experienced substantial price fluctuations. In a volatile market, we may experience wide fluctuations in the market price of our common stock. These fluctuations may have a negative effect on the market price of our common stock.
The influx of additional shares of our common stock onto the market may create downward pressure on the trading price of our common stock.
We have completed several acquisitions which often include the issuance of additional shares pursuant to the purchase agreements. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, we have issued approximately 280,591 unregistered shares of our common stock as part of the purchase price, or associated with the financing of a transaction. In addition, we may issue additional shares in connection with such acquisitions upon the achievement of certain earn-out thresholds. In April 2015, we issued an additional 6.9 million shares of common stock in connection with our acquisition of Wheels. The availability of additional shares for sale to the public under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act) and sale of such shares in public markets could have an adverse effect on the market price of our common stock. Such an adverse effect on the market price would make it more difficult for us to sell our equity securities in the future at prices we deem appropriate or to use our shares as currency for future acquisitions which will make it more difficult to execute our acquisition strategy.
The issuance of additional shares may result in additional dilution to our existing stockholders.
This universal shelf registration statement will allow us to publicly issue up to $100 million of additional securities, including debt, common stock, preferred stock, and warrants. The shelf registration is intended to provide greater flexibility to us in financing growth or changing our capital structure.
At any time we may make private offerings of our securities. We have issued, and may be required to issue, additional shares of common stock or common stock equivalents in payment of the purchase price of businesses we have acquired. This will have the effect of further increasing the number of shares outstanding. In connection with future acquisitions, we may undertake the issuance of more shares of common stock without notice to our then existing stockholders. We may also issue additional shares in order to, among other things, compensate employees or consultants or for other valid business reasons in the discretion of our Board of Directors, which could result in diluting the interests of our existing stockholders.
The exercise or conversion of our outstanding options, warrants or other convertible securities or any derivative securities we issue in the future will result in the dilution of the ownership interests of our existing stockholders and may create downward pressure on the trading price of our common stock. We are currently authorized to issue 100 million shares of common stock. As of May 15, 2015, we had 42,035,628 outstanding shares of common stock. We may in the future issue up to 5,437,436 additional shares of our common stock upon exercise of existing options.
We may issue shares of preferred stock with greater rights than our common stock.
Our certificate of incorporation authorizes our Board of Directors to issue shares of preferred stock and to determine the price and other terms for those shares without the approval of our stockholders. Any such preferred stock we may issue in the future could rank ahead of our common stock in many ways, including in terms of dividends, liquidation rights, and voting rights.
As we do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock, investors in our shares of common stock will not receive any dividend income.
We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock since our inception and we do not anticipate paying cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Any dividends that we
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may pay in the future will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors, and will depend on our future earnings, any applicable regulatory considerations, our financial requirements and other similarly unpredictable factors. Our ability to pay dividends is further limited by the terms of our credit facilities. Accordingly, investors seeking dividend income should not purchase our stock.
If we are unable to pay quarterly dividends to the holders of our Series A Preferred Shares, we may be subject to additional penalties and requirements, all of which could have a negative effect on the holders of our common stock.
We are required to pay quarterly dividends on the shares of our Series A Preferred Shares equal to 9.75% per annum per $25.00 stated liquidation preference per Series A Preferred Share. If we do not pay dividends in full on the Series A Preferred Shares on any two dividend payment dates (whether consecutive or not), then the per annum dividend rate will increase by an additional 2.00% per $25.00 stated liquidation preference, or $0.50 per annum per Series A Preferred Share, commencing on and after the day following such second dividend payment date. On each subsequent dividend payment date on which cash dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares are not declared and paid, the annual dividend rate on the Series A Preferred Shares payable shall increase by an additional 2.00% per annum per $25.00 stated liquidation preference per Series A Preferred Share, up to a maximum annual dividend rate on the Series A Preferred Shares of 19.00%. The increase in dividend rates would have a detrimental effect on the value of the Company and the holders of its common stock.
In addition, while the voting rights of Series A Preferred Shares is extremely limited, in the event that we fail to pay six quarterly dividends, whether consecutive or not, on the Series A Preferred Shares or fail to maintain a listing on a national securities exchange, the holders of Series A Preferred Shares will have the right, voting together as a class with all other classes or series of parity securities upon which like voting rights have conferred and are exercisable, to elect two additional directors to serve on our Board of Directors. The appointment of such two designees to our Board of Directors could inhibit our ability to execute our business plan and pursue additional acquisitions.
From time to time, we publish certain forward-looking information regarding our future anticipated performance, which information may be materially different than our actual future results.
From time to time, we publish certain forward-looking information regarding our future anticipated performance, including guidance with respect to our estimated future revenues and profits. This forward-looking information is not a guaranty and is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. While it is impossible to identify all of the factors that may cause our actual operating performance, events, trends or plans to differ materially from those set forth in such forward-looking information, such factors include the inherent risks associated with our recent and future acquisitions, our operations, management and other outside competitive and economic influences on our business. Important factors with regard to our recent and future acquisitions that could cause our actual results to differ from our expectations, include but are not limited to: our ability to maintain the future operations of our recently acquired businesses in a manner consistent with their past practices; our recently acquired businesses will be able to maintain and grow their revenues and operating margins in a manner consistent with their most recent results of operations; our ability to integrate the operations of such businesses with our existing operations, as well as our ability to realize expected financial and operational cost and revenue synergies through such integration; our reliance on the acquired management teams and the continued customer relationships provided by the acquired businesses; the effect that these acquisitions will have on their existing customers and employees; the effect that the acquisitions will have on our historic and existing network of locations; our ability to maintain relationships with members of any agency-based
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networks that we may acquire; and any material adverse change in the composition of their customers. Important additional factors related to our operations that could cause our actual results to differ from our expectations include, but are not limited to, our ability to: use our Bellevue, Washington operations as a platform upon which we can build a profitable global transportation and supply chain management company; retain and build upon the relationships we have with our operating partners; continue the development of our back-office infrastructure and transportation and accounting systems in a manner sufficient to service our expanding revenues and network of operating locations; maintain and enhance the future operations of our Company-owned operating locations; continue growing our business and maintain historical or increased gross profit margins; locate suitable acquisition opportunities; secure the financing necessary to complete any acquisition opportunities we locate; assess and respond to competitive practices in the industries in which we compete; mitigate, to the best extent possible, our dependence on current management and certain of our larger operating partners; assess and respond to the impact of current and future laws and governmental regulations affecting the transportation industry in general and our operations in particular; and assess and respond to such other factors that may be identified from time to time in our SEC filings and other public announcements.
Ineffective internal controls could impact our business and operating results.
Our internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements because of its inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error, the circumvention or overriding of controls, or fraud. Even effective internal controls can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements. If we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, including any failure to implement required new or improved controls, or if we experience difficulties in their implementation, our business and operating results could be harmed and we could fail to meet our financial reporting obligations.
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Unless we state differently in the applicable prospectus supplement, we expect to use the net proceeds we receive from the sale of the securities offered by us pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement for general corporate purposes and working capital.
The selling stockholders will receive all of the net proceeds from the resale of their shares of common stock pursuant to any applicable prospectus supplement.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE OFFERED
We may from time to time offer our common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and warrants to purchase common stock or debt securities up to an aggregate initial offering price of $100 million under this prospectus. In addition, the selling stockholders may from time to time offer up to 3,000,000 shares of our common stock. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of securities by the selling stockholders. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we or the selling stockholders may offer. Each time we offer securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain more specific information about the terms of that offering. Depending upon the method of distribution, a prospectus supplement may also be required in connection with certain sales of common stock by the selling stockholders. Any prospectus supplement may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or in documents we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus.
This prospectus may not be used by us to offer or sell any securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
We and the selling stockholders may sell the securities directly or through underwriters, dealers or agents. We, the selling stockholders and our underwriters, dealers or agents, reserve the right to accept or reject all or part of any proposed purchase of securities. If we or the selling stockholders do offer securities through underwriters or agents, we will include the following information in the applicable prospectus supplement:
n | the names of those underwriters or agents; |
n | applicable fees, discounts and commissions to be paid to them; |
n | details regarding over-allotment options, if any; and |
n | the net proceeds to us or to the selling stockholders. |
COMMON STOCK
We may issue shares of our common stock from time to time. The following description of the general terms and provisions of our common stock is a summary only and therefore is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the terms and provisions of our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws. Our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws have been filed with the SEC as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and you should read each for provisions that may be important to you.
General
We have authority to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share. As of May 15, 2015, we had 42,035,628 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
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Voting Rights
The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders, including the election of directors, and do not have cumulative voting rights.
Dividends
Holders of shares of our common stock are entitled to dividends as and when declared by our Board of Directors from funds legally available therefore, and upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities. We have not paid any dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future. Our ability to pay dividends is limited by the terms of our credit facilities (subject to limited exceptions). As such, it is our present policy to retain earnings, if any, for use in the development of our business.
Liquidation
Subject to any preferential rights of any then outstanding preferred stock, in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in the assets remaining after payment of liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any then outstanding preferred stock.
Rights and Preferences
Our common stock does not carry any preemptive rights enabling a holder to subscribe for, or receive shares of, any class of our common stock or any other securities convertible into shares of any class of our common stock, or any redemption rights.
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaw Provisions
See Anti-Takeover Effects of Various Provisions of Delaware Law and our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws for a description of provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws that may have the effect of delaying changes in our control or management.
Stock Exchange Listing
Our common stock is listed and traded on the NYSE-MKT under the symbol RLGT.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. The transfer agent and registrars address is 1717 Arch Street, Suite 1300, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
PREFERRED STOCK
The following description of the terms of the preferred stock we may issue sets forth certain general terms and provisions of any series of preferred stock to which any prospectus supplement may relate. Particular terms of the preferred stock offered by any prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which these general terms and provisions will apply to any series of preferred stock so offered will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to the applicable preferred stock. The applicable prospectus supplement may also state that any of the terms set forth in this description are inapplicable to such series of preferred stock. This description does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to applicable Delaware law and the provisions of our certificate of incorporation relating to preferred stock.
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We currently have 5,000,000 authorized shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which 839,200 shares are issued and outstanding as of the date of this prospectus. Preferred stock may be issued independently or together with any other securities and may be attached to or separate from the other securities.
Pursuant to Delaware law and our certificate of incorporation, our board may establish one or more series of preferred stock and fix the number of shares constituting such series, the designation of such series, the voting powers (if any) of the shares of such series and the preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series. Such rights, preferences, powers and limitations as may be established could have the effect of discouraging an attempt to obtain control of the Company.
The board, in approving the issuance of a series of preferred stock and the applicable prospectus supplement, will set forth with respect to such series, the following:
n | the number of shares constituting such series; |
n | the designation of such series; |
n | the voting powers, if any, of the shares of such series; |
n | the right, if any, to receive dividends; and |
n | the preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series. |
The terms of each series of preferred stock will be described in the prospectus supplement related to such series of preferred stock and will contain a discussion of any material U.S. Federal income tax considerations applicable to such series of preferred stock.
9.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock
General
We currently have authorized 1,150,000 Series A Preferred Shares, of which 839,200 shares are currently outstanding.
The Series A Preferred Shares will entitle the holders thereof to receive cumulative cash dividends when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available for such purpose. Each Series A Preferred Share has a fixed liquidation preference equal to $25.00 per share plus an amount equal to accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to the date fixed for payment, whether or not declared.
The Series A Preferred Shares represent perpetual equity interests in us and, unlike our indebtedness, do not entitle the holders thereof to receive payment of a principal amount at a particular date. As such, the Series A Preferred Shares rank junior to all of our indebtedness and other liabilities with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against us.
Ranking
The Series A Preferred Shares will, with respect to dividend distributions and distributions upon the liquidation of our affairs, rank:
n | senior to all classes of our common shares and to each other class or series of capital stock established after the original issue date of the Series A Preferred Shares that is not expressly made senior to or on parity with the Series A Preferred Shares as to the payment of dividends and amounts payable upon the liquidation of our affairs (collectively, Junior Securities); |
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n | pari passu with any class or series of capital stock established after the original issue date of the Series A Preferred Shares that is not expressly subordinated or senior to the Series A Preferred Shares as to the payment of dividends and amounts payable upon the liquidation of our affairs (collectively, Parity Securities); |
n | junior to all of our indebtedness and other liabilities with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against us; and |
n | junior to each other class or series of capital stock expressly made senior to the Series A Preferred Shares as to the payment of dividends and amounts payable upon the liquidation of our affairs (collectively, Senior Securities). |
Our Board of Directors has the authority to determine the preferences, powers, qualifications, limitations, restrictions and special or relative rights or privileges, if any, of any such class or series of securities before the issuance of any shares of that class or series. Our Board of Directors will also determine the number of shares constituting each class or series of securities. Under the Certificate of Designations, we may issue from time to time additional Series A Preferred Shares or Junior Securities in one or more series without the consent of the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares. Our ability to issue Parity Securities or Senior Securities is limited as described under Voting Rights.
Other than the Series A Preferred Shares that we propose to issue hereunder and our currently outstanding common stock, we have no other class or series of capital stock outstanding on the date hereof.
Liquidation Rights
Subject to the rights of our creditors and the holders of any of our Senior Securities or Parity Securities, the holders of outstanding Series A Preferred Shares will be entitled, in the event of any liquidation of our affairs, to receive a cash payment equal to the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share plus an amount equal to accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not declared) to the date fixed for payment of such amount, and no more, before any distribution will be made to the holders of our common shares or any other Junior Securities. Each reference in this prospectus to a liquidation of our affairs shall mean any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, whether voluntary or involuntary. A consolidation or merger of us with or into any other entity, individually or in a series of transactions, will not be deemed a liquidation of our affairs for this purpose. In the event that our assets available for distribution to holders of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities are insufficient to permit payment of all such required amounts, our assets then remaining will be distributed among the holders of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities, as applicable, ratably on the basis of their relative aggregate liquidation preferences. After payment of all required amounts to the holders of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares and Parity Securities, our remaining assets and funds will be distributed among the holders of the common shares and any other Junior Securities then outstanding according to their respective rights, and the holders of Series A Preferred Shares will have no right or claim to any of our remaining assets and funds.
Voting Rights
Holders of the Series A Preferred Shares have no voting rights except as set forth below or as otherwise provided by Delaware law. In the event that six quarterly dividends, whether consecutive or not, payable on the Series A Preferred Shares are in arrears, the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares will have the right, voting as a class together with holders of any Parity Securities upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, at the next meeting of shareholders called for the election of directors, to elect two members of our Board of Directors, and the size of our Board of Directors will be increased as needed to accommodate such change. The right of such holders of Series A Preferred Shares to elect two members of our Board of Directors will continue until such time
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as all dividends accumulated and in arrears on the Series A Preferred Shares have been paid in full, at which time such right will terminate. However, after the dividends accumulated and in arrears have been paid and the right of such holders of Series A Preferred Shares to elect two members of our Board of Directors has terminated, such right to elect two members of our Board of Directors may be reinstated in the event of a subsequent failure to pay six additional quarterly dividends, as described above. Upon any termination of the right of the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares and any other Parity Securities to vote as a class for directors, the term of office of all directors then in office elected by such holders voting as a class will terminate immediately. Any directors elected by the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares and any other Parity Securities shall each be entitled to one vote per director on any matter before our Board of Directors.
Unless we have received the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares, voting as a single class, we may not adopt any amendment to our Certificate of Incorporation that adversely alters the preferences, powers or rights of the Series A Preferred Shares.
In addition, unless we have received the affirmative vote or consent of the holders of a majority of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares, voting as a class together with holders of any other Parity Securities upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, we may not:
n | create or issue any Parity Securities if the cumulative dividends payable on outstanding Series A Preferred Shares are in arrears; or |
n | create or issue any Senior Securities. |
Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may amend our Certificate of Incorporation to increase the authorized number of shares of our Preferred Stock. On any of the above-referenced matters in which the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote as a class, such holders will be entitled to one vote per share.
Dividends
General. Holders of Series A Preferred Shares are entitled to receive, when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available for such purpose, cumulative cash dividends. Under our current loan agreements, we are prohibited from declaring and paying dividends unless: (i) there are no existing events of default under the credit facility or an event of default would not be caused by the declaration or payment of such dividend, and (ii) upon giving pro forma effect to the dividend, (1) the amount available under the credit facility after the pro forma effect of such dividend is equal to the greater of 20% of the U.S. borrowing base under the Senior Credit Facility or $12.5 million, and (2) U.S. availability is at least $7.5 million.
Dividend Rate. Dividends on Series A Preferred Shares are cumulative and payable on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31 (each a Dividend Payment Date), when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors out of funds legally available for such purpose. Subject to adjustment in the manner described below under Penalties as a Result of Failure to Pay Dividends, dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares will accrue at a rate of 9.75% per annum per $25.00 stated liquidation preference per Series A Preferred Share.
Dividend Payment Date. Dividends will accumulate in arrears each dividend period from and including the preceding Dividend Payment Date or the initial issue date, as the case may be, to but excluding the applicable Dividend Payment Date for such dividend period, and dividends will accrue on accumulated and unpaid dividends at the applicable dividend rate. If any Dividend Payment Date otherwise would fall on a day that is not a business day, declared dividends will be paid on the immediately succeeding business day without the accumulation of additional dividends. Dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares will be payable based on a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months.
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Payment of Dividends. Not later than the close of business, New York City time, on each Dividend Payment Date, we will pay those dividends, if any, on the Series A Preferred Shares that have been declared by our Board of Directors to the holders of such shares as such holders names appear on our stock transfer books maintained by the Registrar and Transfer Agent on the applicable record rate. The applicable record date will be the business day immediately preceding the applicable Dividend Payment Date, except as otherwise provided below in the case of payments of dividends in arrears.
No dividend may be declared or paid or set apart for payment on any junior securities (other than a dividend payable solely in shares of junior securities) unless (a) full cumulative dividends have been or contemporaneously are being paid or provided for on all outstanding Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities through the most recent respective Dividend Payment Dates and (b) we are in compliance with the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio described below under Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. Accumulated dividends in arrears for any past dividend period may be declared by our Board of Directors and paid on any date fixed by our Board of Directors, whether or not a Dividend Payment Date, to holders of the Series A Preferred Shares on the record date for such payment, which may not be more than 60 days, nor less than 15 days, before such payment date. Subject to the next succeeding sentence, if all accumulated dividends in arrears on all outstanding Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities have not been declared and paid, or sufficient funds for the payment thereof have not been set apart, payment of accumulated dividends in arrears will be made in order of their respective Dividend Payment Dates, commencing with the earliest. If less than all dividends payable with respect to all Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities are paid, any partial payment will be made pro rata with respect to the Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities entitled to a dividend payment at such time in proportion to the aggregate amounts remaining due in respect of such shares at such time. Holders of the Series A Preferred Shares will not be entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, property or stock, in excess of the full cumulative dividends described herein. Except insofar as dividends accrue on the amount of any accumulated and unpaid dividends as described under DividendsDividend Payment Date, no interest or sum of money in lieu of interest will be payable in respect of any dividend payment which may be in arrears on the Series A Preferred Shares.
Penalties as a Result of Failure to Pay Dividends. If we do not pay dividends in full on the Series A Preferred Shares on any two Dividend Payment Dates (whether consecutive or not), then the per annum dividend rate will increase by an additional 2.00% per $25.00 stated liquidation preference, or $0.50 per annum, or $0.125 per quarter, per Series A Preferred Share commencing on and after the day following such second Dividend Payment Date.
On each subsequent Dividend Payment Date on which cash dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares shall not be declared and paid, the annual dividend rate on the Series A Preferred Shares payable shall increase by an additional 2.00% per annum per $25.00 stated liquidation preference per Series A Preferred Share, up to a maximum annual dividend rate on the Series A Preferred Shares of 19.00%.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each such increase in the annual dividend rate on the Series A Preferred Shares will lapse if and when we have paid all accrued but unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares for two consecutive Dividend Payment Dates. The dividend rate will then return to the initial dividend rate set at issuance before any such increases had occurred, subject to the revesting of the right of holders of the Series A Preferred Shares to receive a per annum dividend rate increase on the terms and under the circumstances described above.
Redemption
Optional Redemption. Commencing on December 20, 2018, we may redeem, at our option, in whole or in part, the Series A Preferred Shares at a cash redemption price equal to $25.00 per share plus an amount equal to all accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not declared) to, but not including, the date of redemption.
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A written notice of optional redemption will be mailed, postage prepaid, not less than 15 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date, addressed to the holders of record of our Series A Preferred Shares at their addresses as they appear on our stock transfer records. A failure to give such notice or any defect in the notice or in its mailing will not affect the validity of the proceedings for the optional redemption of the shares of Series A Preferred Shares, except as to any holder to whom notice was defective or not given. Each notice will state:
n | the redemption date; |
n | the redemption price; |
n | the number of Series A Preferred Shares to be redeemed and, if less than all outstanding Series A Preferred Shares are to be redeemed, the number (and the identification) of shares to be redeemed from such holder; |
n | the place or places where the certificates, if any, evidencing the shares of Series A Preferred Shares to be redeemed are to be surrendered for payment; |
n | that the shares of Series A Preferred Shares are being redeemed pursuant to our optional redemption right; and |
n | that dividends on the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such redemption date. |
If fewer than all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Shares are to be redeemed, the number of shares to be redeemed will be determined by us, and those shares will be redeemed by lot or such other method of selection as the Securities Depository shall determine, with adjustments to avoid redemption of fractional shares. So long as all Series A Preferred Shares are held of record by the nominee of the Securities Depository, we will give notice, or cause notice to be given, to Depository Trust Company of the number of Series A Preferred Shares to be redeemed, and Depository Trust Company will determine the number of Series A Preferred Shares to be redeemed from the account of each of its participants holding such shares in its participant account. Thereafter, each participant holding more shares than the number subject to redemption will select the number of shares to be redeemed from each beneficial owner for whom it acts (including the participant, to the extent it holds Series A Preferred Shares for its own account). Under these circumstances, a participant may determine to redeem Series A Preferred Shares from some beneficial owners (including the participant itself) without redeeming Series A Preferred Shares from the accounts of other beneficial owners.
If only a portion of the Series A Preferred Shares represented by a certificate has been called for redemption, upon the actual or deemed surrender of the certificate to our transfer agent, the transfer agent will issue to the holder of such shares a new certificate (or adjust the applicable book-entry account) representing the number of Series A Preferred Shares represented by the surrendered certificate that have not been called for redemption.
Procedures Applicable to Redemptions. So long as the Series A Preferred Shares are held of record by the nominee of Depository Trust Company, the redemption price will be paid by the transfer agent to Depository Trust Company on the redemption date. Depository Trust Companys normal procedures provide for it to distribute the amount of the redemption price in same-day funds to its participants who, in turn, are expected to distribute such funds to the persons for whom they are acting as agent.
If we give or cause to be given a notice of redemption, then we will deposit with our transfer agent funds sufficient to redeem the Series A Preferred Shares as to which notice has been given by the close of business, New York City time, no later than the Business Day immediately preceding the date fixed for redemption, and will give the transfer agent irrevocable instructions and authority to pay the redemption price to the holder or holders thereof upon the actual or deemed surrender of the certificates therefor.
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We will be entitled to receive from the transfer agent the interest income, if any, earned on such funds deposited with the transfer agent (to the extent that such interest income is not required to pay the redemption price of the shares to be redeemed), and the holders of any shares so redeemed will have no claim to any such interest income. Any funds deposited with the transfer agent hereunder by us for any reason, including, but not limited to, redemption of Series A Preferred Shares, that remain unclaimed or unpaid after two years after the applicable redemption date or other payment date, shall be, to the extent permitted by law, repaid to us upon our written request after which repayment the holders of the Series A Preferred Shares entitled to such redemption or other payment shall have recourse only to us.
Notwithstanding any notice of redemption, there will be no redemption of any Series A Preferred Shares called for redemption until funds sufficient to pay the full redemption price of such shares, including all accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not declared) to the date of redemption, have been deposited by us with the transfer agent.
If notice of redemption shall have been given, then from and after the date fixed for redemption, unless we default in providing funds sufficient for such redemption at the time and place specified for payment pursuant to the applicable redemption notice, all dividends on such shares will cease to accumulate and all rights of holders of such shares as our shareholders will cease, except the right to receive the redemption price, including an amount equal to accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon (whether or not declared ) to the date of redemption.
Other Provisions Applicable to Redemptions or Purchases. Any optional redemption of the Series A Preferred Shares may be effected only out of funds legally available for such purpose.
Subject to compliance with all applicable laws, we and our affiliates may from time to time purchase the Series A Preferred Shares by tender, in the open market or by private agreements. Neither we nor any of our affiliates has any obligation, or any present plan or intention, to purchase any Series A Preferred Shares. Any shares repurchased and cancelled by us will revert to the status of authorized but unissued preferred shares, undesignated as to series.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event as of any particular date that full cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities have not been paid or declared and set apart for payment, we may not repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire, in whole or in part:
n | any Series A Preferred Shares or Parity Securities unless (i) all outstanding Series A Preferred Shares and Parity Securities are simultaneously redeemed; or (ii) any such repurchase, redemption or acquisition is effected pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to all holders of Series A Preferred Shares and any Parity Securities; or |
n | any common shares or other Junior Securities. |
No Sinking Fund
The Series A Preferred Shares will not have the benefit of any sinking fund, or otherwise require us to set aside funds to secure our obligations thereunder.
Stock Exchange Listing
The Series A Preferred Shares are listed and traded on the NYSE-MKT under the symbol RLGT-PA. If we fail to obtain or maintain the listing of the Series A Preferred Shares on the NYSE-MKT or other securities exchange for thirty days or more, the per annum dividend rate will increase by an additional 2.00% per $25.00 stated liquidation preference, or $0.50 per annum (or $0.125 per quarter), per Series A Preferred Share for so long as such listing failure continues.
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Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
The Certificate of Designation includes a restrictive covenant that we shall not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than 2.00. The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is the ratio calculated by dividing (i) the earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, of the Company, less certain capital expenditures by (ii) its interest expense, dividends on preferred stock and certain other amounts. A fixed charge ratio measures a companys ability to pay amounts due under its indebtedness and preferred stock in a particular period.
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our Series A Preferred Shares is Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc. The transfer agent and registrars address is 1717 Arch Street, Suite 1300, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103.
DEBT SECURITIES
We may issue debt securities from time to time, in one or more series, as either senior or subordinated debt or as senior or subordinated convertible debt. Any senior debt securities will rank equally with any other unsubordinated debt that we may have and may be secured or unsecured. Any subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner described in the instrument governing such debt securities, to all or some portion of our indebtedness. Any convertible debt securities that we issue will be convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock or other securities of ours. Conversion may be mandatory or at the lenders option and would be at prescribed conversion rates.
Other than promissory notes issued pursuant to the Senior Loan Agreement, IPD Loan Agreement and Alcentra/Triangle Subordinated Loan Agreement, we do not currently have any issued or outstanding debt securities. We may not incur any additional indebtedness without the consent of our existing lenders. This description of our debt securities presumes that our current indebtedness has been paid off or that we have obtained the consent of our existing lenders to issue additional debt securities.
The following description sets forth certain general terms and provisions of the debt securities that we may issue. We will set forth the particular terms of the debt securities we offer in a prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which the following general terms and provisions will apply to particular debt securities. The prospectus supplement for a particular series of debt securities may add, update or change the terms and conditions of the debt securities as described in this prospectus.
The following description of general terms and provisions relating to the debt securities and the indenture under which the debt securities will be issued (the indenture) is a summary only and, therefore, is not complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the terms and provisions of the indenture. The form of the indenture has been filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and you should read the indenture for provisions that may be important to you. Capitalized terms used in this section and not defined herein have the meanings specified in the indenture.
General
The terms of each series of debt securities will be established by or pursuant to a resolution of our Board of Directors and set forth or determined in the manner provided in a resolution of our Board of Directors, a supplemental indenture or an officers certificate. The particular terms of each series of debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series (including any pricing supplement or term sheet).
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We can issue an unlimited amount of debt securities under the indenture that may be in one or more series with the same or various maturities, at par, at a premium or at a discount. We will set forth in a prospectus supplement (including any pricing supplement or term sheet) relating to any series of debt securities being offered, the aggregate principal amount and the following terms of the debt securities, if applicable:
n | the title of the series of debt securities; |
n | the price or prices (expressed as a percentage of the principal amount) at which the debt securities will be issued; |
n | any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the series of debt securities; |
n | the date or dates on which the principal on the series of debt securities is payable; |
n | the rate or rates (which may be fixed or variable) per annum, if applicable, or the method used to determine such rate or rates (including any commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index) at which the series of debt securities will bear interest, if any, the date or dates from which such interest will accrue, the date or dates on which such interest will commence and be payable and any regular record date for the interest payable on any interest payment date; |
n | the place or places where the principal of, and premium and interest, if any, on, the series of debt securities will be payable; |
n | if applicable, the period within which, the price at which and the terms and conditions upon which the series of debt securities may be redeemed; |
n | any obligation we may have to redeem or purchase the series of debt securities pursuant to any sinking fund or analogous provisions or at the option of a holder of a series of debt securities; |
n | the dates on which and the price or prices at which we will repurchase the series of debt securities at the option of the holders of such series of debt securities and other detailed terms and provisions of such repurchase obligations; |
n | the denominations in which the series of debt securities will be issued, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof; |
n | the form of the series of debt securities and whether the series of debt securities will be issuable as global debt securities; |
n | the portion of principal amount of the series of debt securities payable upon declaration of acceleration of the maturity date, if other than the principal amount; |
n | the currency of denomination of the debt securities; |
n | the designation of the currency, currencies or currency units in which payment of principal of, and premium and interest, if any, on, the series of debt securities will be made; |
n | if payments of principal of, and premium or interest, if any, on, the series of debt securities will be made in one or more currencies or currency units other than that or those in which the series of debt securities are denominated, the manner in which the exchange rate with respect to such payments will be determined; |
n | the manner in which the amounts of payment of principal of, and premium or interest, if any, on, the series of debt securities will be determined, if such amounts may be determined by reference to an index based on a currency or currencies or by reference to a commodity, commodity index, stock exchange index or financial index; |
n | any provisions relating to any security provided for the series of debt securities; |
n | any addition to or change in the Events of Default (as defined below) described in this prospectus or in the indenture which applies to the series of debt securities and any change in the right of the trustee or the holders of the series of debt securities to declare the principal amount thereof due and payable; |
n | any addition to or change in the covenants described in this prospectus or in the indenture with respect to the series of debt securities; |
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n | any other terms of the series of debt securities, which may supplement, modify or delete any provision of the indenture as it applies to such series; |
n | any depositaries, interest rate calculation agents, exchange rate calculation agents or other agents with respect to the series of debt securities; |
n | any provisions relating to conversion of the series of debt securities; and |
n | whether the series of debt securities will be senior or subordinated debt securities and a description of the subordination thereof. |
In addition, the indenture does not limit our ability to issue convertible or subordinated debt securities. Any conversion or subordination provisions of a particular series of debt securities will be set forth in the resolution of our Board of Directors, an officers certificate or supplemental indenture related to such series of debt securities and will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. Such terms may include provisions for conversion, either mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option, in which case the number of shares of common stock or other securities to be received by the holders of debt securities would be calculated as of a time and in the manner stated in the applicable prospectus supplement.
We may issue debt securities that provide for an amount less than their stated principal amount to be due and payable upon declaration of acceleration of their maturity pursuant to the terms of the indenture. We will provide you with information on the U.S. federal income tax considerations and other special considerations applicable to any of these debt securities in the applicable prospectus supplement.
If we denominate the purchase price of any of the debt securities in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or units, or if the principal of, and any premium and interest, if any, on, any series of debt securities is payable in a foreign currency or currencies or a foreign currency unit or units, we will provide you with information on the restrictions, elections, general tax considerations, specific terms and other information with respect to that issue of debt securities and such foreign currency or currencies or foreign currency unit or units in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Transfer and Exchange
Each debt security will be represented by either one or more global securities registered in the name of a depository that will be named in a prospectus supplement as Depositary (the Depositary), or a nominee (we will refer to any debt security represented by a global debt security as a book-entry debt security), or a certificate issued in definitive registered form (we will refer to any debt security represented by a certificated security as a certificated debt security) as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Except as set forth under the heading Global Debt Securities and Book-Entry System below, book-entry debt securities will not be issuable in certificated form.
Certificated Debt Securities. You may transfer or exchange certificated debt securities at any office we maintain for this purpose in accordance with the terms of the indenture. No service charge will be made for any transfer or exchange of certificated debt securities, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection with a transfer or exchange.
You may effect the transfer of certificated debt securities and the right to receive the principal of, and premium and interest, if any, on, certificated debt securities only by surrendering the certificate representing those certificated debt securities and either reissuance by us or the trustee of the certificate to the new holder or the issuance by us or the trustee of a new certificate to the new holder.
Global Debt Securities and Book-Entry System. Each global debt security representing book-entry debt securities will be issued to the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary and registered in the name of the Depositary or a nominee of the Depositary.
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The Depositary has indicated it intends to follow the following procedures with respect to book-entry debt securities.
Ownership of beneficial interests in book-entry debt securities will be limited to persons that have accounts with the Depositary for the related global debt security (participants) or persons that may hold interests through participants. Upon the issuance of a global debt security, the Depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the participants accounts with the respective principal amounts of the book-entry debt securities represented by such global debt security beneficially owned by such participants. The accounts to be credited will be designated by any dealers, underwriters or agents participating in the distribution of the book-entry debt securities. Ownership of book-entry debt securities will be shown on, and the transfer of such ownership interests will be effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary for the related global debt security (with respect to interests of participants) and on the records of participants (with respect to interests of persons holding through participants). The laws of some states may require that certain purchasers of securities take physical delivery of such securities in definitive form. These laws may impair the purchasers ability to own, transfer or pledge beneficial interests in book-entry debt securities.
So long as the Depositary for a global debt security, or its nominee, is the registered owner of such global debt security, the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner or holder of the book-entry debt securities represented by such global debt security for all purposes under the indenture. Except as described below, beneficial owners of book-entry debt securities will not be entitled to have securities registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of a certificate in definitive form representing securities and will not be considered the owners or holders of those securities under the indenture. Accordingly, each person beneficially owning book-entry debt securities must rely on the procedures of the Depositary for the related global debt security and, if such person is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which such person owns its interest, to exercise any rights of a holder under the indenture.
We understand, however, that under existing industry practice, the Depositary will authorize the persons on whose behalf it holds a global debt security to exercise certain rights of holders of debt securities, and the indenture provides that we, the trustee and our respective agents will treat as the holder of a debt security the persons specified in a written statement of the Depositary with respect to such global debt security for purposes of obtaining any consents, declarations, waivers or directions required to be given by holders of the debt securities pursuant to the indenture.
We will make payments of principal of, and premium and interest, if any, on, book-entry debt securities to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the registered holder of the related global debt security. We, the trustee and any other agent of ours or agent of the trustee will not have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interests in a global debt security or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to beneficial ownership interests.
We expect that the Depositary, upon receipt of any payment of principal of, and premium or interest, if any, on, a global debt security, will immediately credit participants accounts with payments in amounts proportionate to the respective amounts of book-entry debt securities held by each participant as shown on the records of such Depositary. We also expect that payments by participants to owners of beneficial interests in book-entry debt securities held through those participants will be governed by standing customer instructions and customary practices, as is now the case with the securities held for the accounts of customers in bearer form or registered in street name, and will be the responsibility of those participants.
We will issue certificated debt securities in exchange for each global debt security only if (i) the Depositary notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such global debt
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security or if at any time such Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), and, in either case, we fail to appoint a successor Depositary registered as a clearing agency under the Exchange Act within 90 days of such event or (ii) we execute and deliver to the trustee an officers certificate to the effect that such global debt security shall be so exchangeable. Any certificated debt securities issued in exchange for a global debt security will be registered in such name or names as the Depositary shall instruct the trustee. We expect that such instructions will be based upon directions received by the Depositary from participants with respect to ownership of book-entry debt securities relating to such global debt security.
We have obtained the foregoing information concerning the Depositary and the Depositarys book-entry system from sources we believe to be reliable, but we take no responsibility for the accuracy of this information.
No Protection In the Event of a Change of Control
Unless we state otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the debt securities will not contain any provisions which may afford holders of the debt securities protection in the event we have a change in control or in the event of a highly leveraged transaction (whether or not such transaction results in a change in control) which could adversely affect holders of debt securities.
Covenants
We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement any restrictive covenants applicable to any issue of debt securities.
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets
We may not consolidate with or merge with or into, or convey, transfer or lease all or substantially all of our properties and assets to, any person (a successor person) unless:
n | we are the surviving corporation or the successor person (if other than us) is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of any U.S. domestic jurisdiction and expressly assumes our obligations on the debt securities and under the indenture; |
n | immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default, shall have occurred and be continuing under the indenture; and |
n | certain other conditions are met. |
Notwithstanding the above, any of our subsidiaries may consolidate with, merge into or transfer all or part of its properties to us.
Events of Default
Event of Default means with respect to any series of debt securities, any of the following events, unless in the board resolution, supplemental indenture or officers certificate, it is provided that such series of debt securities shall not have the benefit of a particular Event of Default:
n | default in the payment of any interest upon any debt security of such series when it becomes due and payable, and continuance of that default for a period of 30 days (unless the entire amount of the payment is deposited by us with the trustee or with a paying agent prior to the expiration of such period of 30 days); |
n | default in the payment of principal of, or premium, if any, on, any debt security of such series when at maturity or which such principal otherwise becomes due and payable; |
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n | default in the performance or breach of any other covenant or warranty by us in the indenture (other than a covenant or warranty that has been included in the indenture solely for the benefit of a series of debt securities other than such series), which default continues uncured for a period of 60 days after written notice thereof has been given, by registered or certified mail, to us by the trustee or to us and the trustee by the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series as provided in the indenture; |
n | certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization applicable to us; and |
n | any other Event of Default provided with respect to debt securities of such series that is described in the applicable board resolution, supplemental indenture or officers certificate establishing such series of debt securities. |
No Event of Default with respect to a particular series of debt securities (except as to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization) necessarily constitutes an Event of Default with respect to any other series of debt securities. The occurrence of certain Events of Default or an acceleration under the indenture may constitute an event of default under certain of our other indebtedness outstanding from time to time.
If an Event of Default with respect to debt securities of any series at the time outstanding occurs and is continuing, then the trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series may, by a notice in writing to us (and to the trustee if given by the holders), declare to be due and payable immediately the principal (or, if the debt securities of such series are discount securities, that portion of the principal amount as may be specified in the terms of such series) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all debt securities of such series. In the case of an Event of Default resulting from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the principal (or such specified amount) of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all outstanding debt securities will become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or any holder of outstanding debt securities. At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to debt securities of any series has been made, and before a judgment or decree for payment of the money due has been obtained by the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series may rescind and annul the acceleration if all Events of Default, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal and interest, if any, with respect to debt securities of such series, have been cured or waived as provided in the indenture. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to any series of debt securities that are discount securities for the particular provisions relating to acceleration of a portion of the principal amount of such discount securities upon the occurrence of an Event of Default.
The indenture provides that the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture unless the trustee receives indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. Subject to certain rights of the trustee, the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the trustee with respect to the debt securities of such series.
No holder of any debt security of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee, or for any remedy under the indenture, unless:
n | that holder has previously given to the trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to debt securities of such series; and |
n | the holders of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series have made written request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to the trustee to |
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institute the proceeding as trustee, and the trustee has not received from the holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of such series a direction inconsistent with that request and has failed to institute the proceeding within 60 days. |
Notwithstanding any other provision of the indenture, the holder of any debt security will have an absolute and unconditional right to receive payment of the principal of, and premium and interest, if any, on, such debt security on or after the due dates expressed in such debt security and to institute suit for the enforcement of payment.
The indenture requires us, within 120 days after the end of our fiscal year, to furnish to the trustee an officers certificate as to compliance with the indenture. The indenture provides that the trustee may withhold notice to the holders of debt securities of any series of any event which, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default or any Event of Default (except in payment of principal of, or premium or interest, if any, on, any debt securities of such series) with respect to debt securities of such series if it in good faith determines that withholding notice is in the interest of the holders of those debt securities.
Modification and Waiver
We may modify and amend the indenture with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series affected by the modifications or amendments. We may not make any modification or amendment without the consent of the holders of each affected debt security then outstanding if that amendment will:
n | reduce the principal amount of debt securities whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver; |
n | reduce the rate of or extend the time for payment of interest (including default interest) on any debt security; |
n | reduce the principal of, or premium, if any, on or change the stated maturity date of, any debt security or reduce the amount of, or postpone the date fixed for, the payment of any sinking fund or analogous obligation with respect to any series of debt securities; |
n | reduce the principal amount of discount securities payable upon acceleration of maturity; |
n | waive a default in the payment of the principal of, and premium or interest, if any, on, any debt security (except a rescission of acceleration of the debt securities of any series by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding debt securities of such series and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration); |
n | make the principal of, or premium or interest, if any, on, any debt security payable in currency other than that stated in the debt security; |
n | make any change to certain provisions of the indenture relating to, among other things, the right of holders of debt securities to receive payment of the principal of, and premium and interest, if any, on, those debt securities and to institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment and to waivers or amendments; or |
n | waive a redemption payment with respect to any debt security. |
Except for certain specified provisions, the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of such series waive our compliance with provisions of the indenture. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all the debt securities of such series waive any past default under the indenture with respect to such series and its consequences, except a default in the payment of principal of, or premium or interest, if any, on, any
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debt security of such series; provided, however, that the holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted from such acceleration. |
Defeasance of Debt Securities and Certain Covenants in Certain Circumstances
Legal Defeasance. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, we may be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the debt securities of any series (except for certain obligations to register the transfer or exchange of debt securities of such series, to replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities of such series, and to maintain paying agencies and certain provisions relating to the treatment of funds held by paying agents). We will be so discharged upon the deposit with the trustee, in trust, of money and/or U.S. Government Obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a single currency other than U.S. dollars, Foreign Government Obligations, that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants to pay and discharge each installment of principal of, premium and interest, if any, on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of the debt securities of, such series on the stated maturity of those payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and those debt securities.
This discharge may occur only if, among other things, we have delivered to the trustee an officers certificate and an opinion of counsel stating that we have received from, or there has been published by, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service a ruling or, since the date of execution of the indenture, there has been a change in the applicable U.S. federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the holders of the debt securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit, defeasance and discharge had not occurred.
Defeasance of Certain Covenants. The indenture provides that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, upon compliance with certain conditions:
n | we may omit to comply with the covenant described under the heading Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets and certain other covenants set forth in the indenture, as well as any additional covenants which may be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement; and |
n | any omission to comply with those covenants will not constitute an Event of Default with respect to the debt securities of such series (covenant defeasance). |
The conditions include:
n | depositing with the trustee money and/or U.S. Government Obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a single currency other than U.S. dollars, Foreign Government Obligations, that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants to pay and discharge each installment of principal of, premium and interest, if any, on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of, the debt securities of such series on the stated maturity of those payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and those debt securities; and |
n | delivering to the trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that the holders of the debt securities of such series will not recognize income, gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax |
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purposes as a result of the deposit and related covenant defeasance and will be subject to U.S. federal income tax on the same amounts and in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if the deposit and related covenant defeasance had not occurred. |
Covenant Defeasance and Events of Default. In the event we exercise our option to effect covenant defeasance with respect to any series of debt securities and the debt securities of such series are declared due and payable because of the occurrence of any Event of Default, the amount of money and/or U.S. Government Obligations or Foreign Government Obligations on deposit with the trustee will be sufficient to pay amounts due on the debt securities of such series at the time of their stated maturity but may not be sufficient to pay amounts due on the debt securities of such series at the time of the acceleration resulting from the Event of Default. However, we shall remain liable for those payments.
Certain Defined Terms
Foreign Government Obligations means, with respect to debt securities of any series that are denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars:
n | direct obligations of the government that issued or caused to be issued such currency for the payment of which obligations its full faith and credit is pledged which are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof; or |
n | obligations of a person controlled or supervised by or acting as an agency or instrumentality of that government the timely payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation by that government which are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer thereof. |
U.S. Government Obligations means debt securities that are:
n | direct obligations of The United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged; or |
n | obligations of a person controlled or supervised by and acting as an agency or instrumentality of The United States of America the payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as full faith and credit obligation by The United States of America, |
which, in either case, are not callable or redeemable at the option of the issuer itself and shall also include a depository receipt issued by a bank or trust company as custodian with respect to any such U.S. Government Obligation or a specific payment of interest on or principal of any such U.S. Government Obligation held by such custodian for the account of the holder of a depository receipt. Except as required by law, such custodian is not authorized to make any deduction from the amount payable to the holder of such depository receipt from any amount received by the custodian in respect of the U.S. Government Obligation evidenced by such depository receipt.
Governing Law
The indenture and the debt securities will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York.
WARRANTS
We may issue warrants for the purchase of common stock and/or debt securities in one or more series, from time to time. Currently, we do not have any warrants issued or outstanding.
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The following description sets forth the general terms of the warrants that we may offer and sell by this prospectus. We will set forth the particular terms of the warrants we offer in a prospectus supplement and the extent, if any, to which the following general terms and provisions will apply to particular warrants. The prospectus supplement for a particular series of warrants may add, update or change the terms and conditions of the warrants as described in this prospectus.
General
We may issue equity warrants to purchase common stock, as well as debt warrants to purchase debt securities. The warrants may be issued independently or together with any securities and may be attached to or separate from such securities. The warrants are to be issued under warrant agreements to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, all of which will be set forth in an applicable prospectus supplement relating to warrants we are offering.
Equity Warrants
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the following terms of equity warrants offered:
n | the title of the equity warrants; |
n | the price or prices at which the equity warrants will be issued; |
n | the number of equity warrants issued with each share of common stock; |
n | if applicable, the date on and after which the equity warrants and the related common stock will be separately transferable; |
n | if applicable, a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations; and |
n | any other terms of the equity warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the equity warrants. |
Prior to exercise of the equity warrants, holders of equity warrants will not be entitled, solely by virtue of being such holders, to vote, consent, receive dividends, receive notice as stockholders with respect to any meeting of stockholders for the election of our directors or any other matter, or to exercise any rights whatsoever as a holder of common stock.
Debt Warrants
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of debt warrants offered, the warrant agreement relating to the debt warrants and the debt warrant certificates representing the debt warrants, including the following:
n | the title of the debt warrants; |
n | the aggregate number of the debt warrants; |
n | the price or prices at which the debt warrants will be issued; |
n | the designation, aggregate principal amount and terms of the debt securities purchasable upon exercise of the debt warrants, and the procedures and conditions relating to the exercise of the debt warrants; |
n | the designation and terms of any related debt securities with which the debt warrants are issued, and the number of debt warrants issued with each debt security; |
n | the date, if any, on and after which the debt warrants and the related debt securities will be separately transferable; |
n | the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of each debt warrant; |
n | the date on which the right to exercise the debt warrants will commence, and the date on which this right will expire; |
n | the maximum or minimum number of debt warrants which may be exercised at any time; |
n | a discussion of any material U.S. federal income tax considerations; and |
n | any other terms of the debt warrants and terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exercise of the debt warrants. |
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Debt warrants may be exercised at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement. Prior to the exercise of their debt warrants, holders of debt warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the debt securities purchasable upon exercise and will not be entitled to payment of principal of, or premium or interest, if any, on, such debt securities.
Exercise of Warrants
Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase for cash such number of shares of common stock or such principal amount of debt securities, as the case may be, at such exercise price as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. Warrants may be exercised at any time up to the close of business on the expiration provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, any unexercised warrants will be void.
The warrants may be exercised as set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants offered. Upon receipt of payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement, we will, as soon as practicable, forward the shares of common stock or debt securities, as the case may be, purchasable upon such exercise. If less than all of the warrants represented by such warrant certificate are exercised, a new warrant certificate will be issued for the remaining warrants.
UNITS
We may issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities described in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder, with the rights and obligations of a holder, of each security included in the unit. The unit certificate may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date or upon the occurrence of a specified event or occurrence.
The applicable prospectus supplement may describe:
n | the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately; |
n | any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units; and |
n | whether the units will be issued in fully registered or global form. |
ANTI-TAKEOVER EFFECTS OF VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF DELAWARE LAW AND OUR CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS
Provisions of the DGCL could make it more difficult to acquire us by means of a tender offer, a proxy contest or otherwise, or to remove incumbent officers and directors. These provisions, summarized below, are expected to discourage types of coercive takeover practices and inadequate takeover bids and to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of us to first negotiate with us. We believe that the benefits of increased protection of our potential ability to negotiate with the proponent of an unfriendly or unsolicited proposal to acquire or restructure us outweigh the disadvantages of discouraging takeover or acquisition proposals because, among other things, negotiation of these proposals could result in an improvement of their terms.
Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute. We are subject to Section 203 of the DGCL, an anti-takeover statute. In general, Section 203 prohibits a publicly-held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years following the time
the person became an interested stockholder, unless (with certain exceptions) the business
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combination or the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder is approved in a prescribed manner. Generally, a business combination includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Generally, an interested stockholder is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns (or within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status did own) 15 percent or more of a corporations voting stock. The existence of this provision would be expected to have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions not approved in advance by the Board, including discouraging attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of Common Stock.
No Cumulative Voting. The DGCL provides that stockholders are denied the right to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless a corporations certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. The Company Certificate prohibits cumulative voting.
Limitation of Liability and Indemnification of Officers and Directors. The DGCL authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of directors fiduciary duties as directors. Our certificate of incorporation provides that no director shall have any liability for monetary damages for breaches of directors fiduciary duties as directors. Our bylaws include provisions that indemnify, to the fullest extent allowable under the DGCL, the personal liability of directors or officers for monetary damages for actions taken as a director or officer of the Company, or for serving at our request as a director or officer or in another position at another corporation or enterprise, as the case may be. The bylaws also provide that we must indemnify and advance expenses to our directors and officers, subject to our receipt of an undertaking from the indemnitee as may be required under the DGCL. We are also expressly authorized to carry directors and officers insurance to protect the Company and our directors, officers, employees and agents from certain liabilities.
The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our certificate of incorporation and our bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. We may be adversely affected to the extent that, in a class action or direct suit, we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. There is currently no pending material litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers, employees or agents for which indemnification is sought.
Authorized but Unissued Shares of Common Stock. Our authorized but unissued shares of common stock will be available for future issuance without approval by the holders of common stock. We may use additional shares for a variety of corporate purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, employee benefit plans and as consideration for or to finance future acquisitions, investments or other purposes. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of common stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.
Advance Notice Requirement. Stockholder proposals to be brought before an annual meeting of our stockholders must comply with advance notice procedures. These advance notice procedures require timely notice and apply in several situations, including stockholder proposals relating to the nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors. These requirements could make it more difficult for a stockholder to bring a proposal before an annual meeting.
Undesignated Preferred Stock. Our certificate of incorporation authorizes undesignated preferred stock. As a result, our board may, without the approval of our stockholders, issue shares of preferred stock with super voting, special approval, dividend or other rights or preferences on a
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discriminatory basis that could impede the success of any attempt to acquire us. These and other provisions may have the effect of deferring, delaying or discouraging hostile takeovers, or changes in control or management of the Company. After taking into account the designation and issuance of our Series A Preferred Stock, we have 3,850,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock.
Election and Removal of Directors. Our bylaws require that directors may be removed for cause and only with the approval of the holders of at least 75% of our outstanding shares entitled to vote in the election of directors. Any vacancy on our Board of Directors, including vacancies resulting from increasing the size of our Board of Directors, may be filled by a majority of the remaining directors in office. The foregoing provisions could make our acquisition by a third party, a change in our incumbent directors, or a similar change of control more difficult by limiting the methods available for removing directors.
Amendments to Organizational Documents
The DGCL provides generally that the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares entitled to vote on any matter is required to amend a corporations certificate of incorporation or bylaws.
When we refer to the selling stockholders in this prospectus, we mean those persons specifically identified in the table below, as well as the permitted transferees, pledges, donees, assignees, successors and others successors-in-interest who may subsequently hold any of the selling stockholders interests other than through a public sale.
This prospectus may also relate to the possible resale by certain of our stockholders of up to 3,000,000 shares of our common stock that were issued and outstanding prior to the original date of filing of the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. The common stock offered by the selling stockholders was originally issued pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
Our four largest stockholders, who are also the selling stockholders hereunder, are Bohn H. Crain, Douglas K. Tabor, Stephen M. Cohen and Stephen P. Harrington. Mr. Crain is the Chairman of our Board of Directors and our Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Cohen is a partner at Fox Rothschild LLP, which serves as outside legal counsel to the Company. Mr. Harrington is a member of the board of directors of the Company. Mr. Tabor is not an employee, officer or director of the Company.
As of May 15, 2015, the four selling stockholders beneficially owned, in the aggregate, 18,489,638 shares, or 43.36% of our outstanding common stock. They may (but are not required to) sell up to 3,000,000 of those shares under this prospectus, and may sell additional shares pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act that are not intended to be covered by this prospectus. If the selling stockholders sell 3,000,000 shares under this prospectus, after such sale these selling stockholders will own 36.32% of our common stock. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares by the selling stockholders in this offering.
The table below sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common stock held as of May 15, 2015 by the selling stockholders, the number of shares being offered hereby and information with respect to shares to be beneficially owned by the selling stockholders assuming all the shares registered hereunder are sold. Information in the table below with respect to beneficial ownership has been furnished by each of the selling stockholders.
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Information concerning the selling stockholders may change from time to time and any changed information will be set forth in supplements to this prospectus, if and when necessary. The selling stockholders may offer all, some or none of their shares of common stock. We cannot advise you as to whether the selling stockholders will, in fact, sell any or all of such shares of common stock. In addition, the selling stockholders listed in the table below may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of, or may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of, at any time and from time to time, shares of our common stock in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act after the date on which they provided the information set forth in the table below.
Each of the selling stockholders may be deemed to be an underwriter, as such term is defined in the Securities Act. Except as indicated in the footnotes to the table below, the business address of each of the stockholders listed below is the address of each of the stockholders listed below is the address of our principal executive office, 405 114th Avenue S.E., Third Floor, Bellevue, Washington 98004.
Shares Beneficially Owned Prior to the Offering |
Shares Offered Hereby |
Shares Beneficially Owned After the Offering |
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Name |
Number | Percentage(1) | Number | Number | Percentage | |||||||||||||||
Bohn H. Crain(2) |
11,321,922 | 26.60 | % | 1,500,000 | 9,821,922 | 23.07 | % | |||||||||||||
Douglas K. Tabor (3) |
3,287,716 | 7.82 | % | 500,000 | 2,787,716 | 6.63 | % | |||||||||||||
Stephen M. Cohen (4) |
2,500,000 | 5.95 | % | 500,000 | 2,000,000 | 4.76 | % | |||||||||||||
Stephen P. Harrington (5) |
1,380,000 | 3.28 | % | 500,000 | 880,000 | 2.09 | % |
* | Less than one percent |
(1) | Based on 42,035,628 shares of common stock outstanding as of May 15, 2015. |
(2) | Consists of 9,169,862 shares held by Radiant Capital Partners, LLC over which Mr. Crain has sole voting and dispositive power, 1,620,442 shares directly held by Mr. Crain, 2,329 of which are subject to forfeiture until vested, and 531,618 shares issuable upon exercise of options. Does not include 54,219 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are subject to vesting. |
(3) | This information is based on a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC on February 14, 2014 reporting that Mr. Tabor has sole voting power with respect to 3,250,716 shares of common stock and shared voting power with Texas Time Express, Inc. over 37,000 shares of common stock. The business address for Mr. Tabor is 401 N. Carroll #194, Southlake, Texas 76092. |
(4) | Consists of shares held of record by Mr. Cohens wife over which he shares voting and dispositive power. |
(5) | Consists of shares held by SPH Investment Corp., over which Mr. Harrington has sole voting and dispositive power, and 80,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options. Does not include 170,000 shares issuable upon exercise of options that are subject to vesting. |
We and the selling stockholders may sell the securities covered by this prospectus in any of three ways (or in any combination):
n | to or through underwriters or dealers; |
n | directly to a limited number of purchasers or to a single purchaser; or |
n | through agents. |
Each time we offer and sell securities under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will set forth the terms of the offering of the securities covered by this prospectus, including:
n | the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or agents and the amounts of securities underwritten or purchased by each of them; |
n | the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds we will receive from the sale; |
n | any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities; |
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n | any underwriting discounts or commissions or agency fees and other items constituting underwriters or agents compensation; |
n | the initial public offering price of the securities; |
n | any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and |
n | any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed. |
Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.
Underwriters or dealers may offer and sell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. If underwriters or dealers are used in the sale of any securities, the securities will be acquired by such underwriters or dealers for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions described above. We and the selling stockholders may offer the securities to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters, or directly by underwriters or dealers. Subject to certain conditions, the underwriters or dealers will be obligated to purchase all the securities of the series offered by the prospectus supplement. We will describe the nature of any such relationship in the prospectus supplement, naming the underwriter or dealer.
We and the selling stockholders may use underwriters with whom we or they have a material relationship. We and the selling stockholders may sell the securities through agents from time to time. The prospectus supplement will name any agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities and any commissions we and the selling stockholders pay to them. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
We and the selling stockholders may authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain purchasers to purchase securities from us or them at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The prospectus supplement will set forth the conditions to these contracts and any commissions we or the selling stockholders pay for solicitation of these contracts.
We may provide agents, dealers and underwriters indemnification against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribution with respect to payments that the agents or underwriters may be required to make in respect of such liabilities. Agents, dealers and underwriters may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.
All securities we offer other than common stock will be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters may make a market in the securities, but will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. We cannot guarantee the liquidity of the trading markets for any securities.
Any underwriter may engage in overallotment, stabilizing transactions, short covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Overallotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying securities so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Short covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution is completed to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of the activities at any time.
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We may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from us in settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a post-effective amendment).
In addition to offerings by the selling stockholders that may be described in a prospectus supplement, the selling stockholders may, from time to time, without a prospectus supplement, sell any or all of their shares of common stock covered by this prospectus in private transactions at prevailing market prices, or privately negotiated prices, and may sell either directly or through a broker-dealer in transactions between selling stockholders and purchasers, or otherwise.
The selling stockholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling shares:
n | ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
n | block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
n | purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
n | privately negotiated transactions; |
n | short sales; |
n | agreements with broker-dealers to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; |
n | a combination of any such methods of sale; and |
n | any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The selling stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
The selling stockholders and any agents or broker-dealers that the selling stockholders use to sell their shares of our common stock may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act, and any discount, concession or commission received by them or any profit on the resale of shares as principal may be deemed to be an underwriting discount or commission under the Securities Act. Because the selling stockholders may be deemed to be underwriters, the selling stockholders may be subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. In addition, the selling stockholders may have liability as underwriters under the Securities Act.
The selling stockholders have advised us that, as of the date of this prospectus, they have not entered into any agreements, understandings or arrangements with any underwriters or broker-dealers regarding the sale of their shares of common stock, nor is there an underwriter or coordinating broker acting in connection with a proposed sale of shares of common stock by any selling stockholder. If required at the time a particular offer of shares is made, a supplement to this prospectus will be distributed that will set forth:
n | the number of shares being offered; |
n | the terms of the offering, including the name of any underwriter, dealer or agent; |
n | the purchase price paid by any underwriter; |
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n | any discount, commission and other underwriter compensation; |
n | any discount, commission or concession allowed or reallowed or paid to any dealer; |
n | the proposed selling price to the public; and |
n | other facts material to the transaction. |
We are required to pay certain of the fees and expenses incurred incident to the registration of the shares, except for underwriting discounts and commissions, all of which will be borne by the selling stockholders. We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders and their respective underwriters, officers, directors, trustees, employees, agents and controlling person, against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the federal securities laws.
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The validity of the securities being offered by this prospectus will be passed upon by Fox Rothschild LLP, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Stephen M. Cohen, a partner at Fox Rothschild LLP, is the beneficial owner of 2,500,000 shares of common stock, or 5.95%, of the outstanding common stock of the Company. Such shares are held of record by Mr. Cohens wife, but Mr. Cohen has shared voting and dispositive control over such shares. Mr. Cohen is a selling stockholder under this prospectus.
The consolidated financial statements of the Company as of June 30, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the years in the two-year period ended June 30, 2014, have been incorporated by reference herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the reports of Peterson Sullivan, LLP certified public accountants, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of Wheels Group Inc. as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, and for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2014 incorporated in this Prospectus by reference from Radiant Logistics, Inc.s Current Report on Form 8/K-A dated April 27, 2015, have been audited by Deloitte LLP, independent auditors, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference. Such financial statements have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings are available to the public at the SECs web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file at the SECs public reference room at 100 F Street, NE., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the SECs public reference room in Washington, D.C. by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference into this prospectus the information in documents we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded, for purposes of this prospectus, to the extent that a statement contained in or omitted from this prospectus, or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus. We incorporate by reference into this prospectus:
n | our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, filed with the Commission on September 24, 2014; |
n | our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2014, filed with the Commission on November 12, 2014 and subsequently amended on December 3, 2014; |
n | our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2014, filed with the Commission on February 12, 2015; |
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n | our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015, filed with the Commission on May 18, 2015; |
n | our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 3, 2014, July 17, 2014, August 27, 2014, September 4, 2014, October 17, 2014, November 14, 2014, December 17, 2014, January 20, 2015, January 23, 2015, April 8, 2015 (as amended on April 27, 2015) and April 17, 2015; |
n | our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for our 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, filed with the SEC on October 8, 2014 (but only the information set forth therein that is incorporated by reference into Part III of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2014); |
n | the description of our common stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on January 6, 2012 (file number 001-35392), including any amendment updating such description; and |
n | the description of our 9.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on December 13, 2013 (file number 001-35392), including any amendment updating such description. |
We also incorporate by reference any future filings we will make with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus and after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement but prior to the termination of the offering (other than current reports or portions thereof furnished under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K or certain exhibits furnished pursuant to Item 9.01 of Form 8-K).
We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request of such person, a copy of any and all of the documents that have been incorporated by reference in this prospectus (not including exhibits to such documents, unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in this prospectus or into such documents). Such request may be directed to:
Radiant Logistics, Inc.
405 114th Avenue S.E.,
Bellevue, WA 98004
(425) 943-4599
Bohn H. Crain
Chief Executive Officer
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-3 under the Securities Act covering the securities described in this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain or incorporate by reference all of the information included in the registration statement, some of which is contained in exhibits included with or incorporated by reference into the registration statement. The registration statement, including the exhibits contained or incorporated by reference therein, can be read at the SEC web site or at the SEC office referred to above. Any statement made or incorporated by reference in this prospectus concerning the contents of any contract, agreement or other document is only a summary of the actual contract, agreement or other document. If we have filed or incorporated by reference any contract, agreement or other document as an exhibit to the registration statement, you should read the exhibit for a more complete understanding of the document or matter involved. Each statement regarding a contract, agreement or other document is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual document.
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