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EX-2.1 - EX-2.1 - ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. | l42600exv2w1.htm |
EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. | l42600exv99w1.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 29, 2011
Robbins & Myers, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio | 001-13651 | 31-0424220 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
51 Plum St., Suite 260, Dayton, Ohio | 45440 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
937-458-6600
(Registrants telephone number including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.01 Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
On April 29, 2011, Robbins & Myers, Inc., an Ohio corporation (Robbins & Myers), and certain
of its subsidiaries and affiliated entities (collectively with Robbins & Myers, Sellers),
completed the sale of all the shares and equity interests in Sellers Romaco businesses (the
Transaction) to a group of funds led by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG, a Frankfurt, Germany-based
private equity investment firm (collectively, DBAG) pursuant to the terms of an Agreement dated
March 28, 2011 (the Romaco Agreement). The consideration paid to Robbins & Myers was
approximately 65 million (approximately $96 million) and included 61 million in cash and 4
million of liabilities assumed by DBAG, subject to post-closing adjustments.
The foregoing description of the Transaction is not complete and is subject to and qualified
in its entirety by reference to the Romaco Agreement, which is included as Exhibit 2.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and the terms of which are incorporated by reference.
The Romaco Agreement has been included to provide information regarding its terms. It is not
intended to provide any other factual information about Robbins & Myers or DBAG. The
representations, warranties, and covenants contained in the Romaco Agreement were made solely for
purposes of the agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to
the Romaco Agreement, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties,
including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating
contractual risk among the parties to the Romaco Agreement instead of establishing these matters as
facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that
differ from those applicable to security holders. Security holders are not third-party
beneficiaries under the Romaco Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties and
covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or
condition of Robbins & Myers or any other entity. Moreover, information concerning the subject
matter of the representations and warranties may have changed after the date of the Romaco
Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in Robbins & Myers
public disclosures.
Also on April 29, 2011, Robbins & Myers issued a press release announcing the completion of
the Transaction. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits See Index to Exhibits.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
ROBBINS & MYERS, INC. |
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May 5, 2011 | By | /s/ PETER C. WALLACE | ||
Name: | Peter C. Wallace | |||
Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
2.1*
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Agreement, dated March 28, 2011, among Robbins & Myers, Inc., Romaco International B.V., Robbins & Myers Finance Europe B.V., Pfaudler Werke GmbH, Romaco Holdings UK Limited, Robbins & Myers Italia S.r.l., Robbins & Myers Holdings, Inc., DBG Alpha 9 GmbH, DBG Alpha 10 GmbH and Maple Holding S.r.l., together with Schedules 1.1(d) (Sellers Statements) and 13.1.5 (Conduct of Business Prior to Closing) to the Agreement. | |
99.1
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Press Release of Robbins & Myers, Inc., dated April 29, 2011. |
* | The Agreement filed as Exhibit 2.1 omits all Schedules and Sub-Schedules to the Agreement, other than Schedules 1.1(d) (Sellers Statements) and 13.1.5 (Conduct of Business Prior to Closing). Robbins & Myers agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of these documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. |
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