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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc | d339298dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 24, 2012
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-34675 | 71-0987913 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 80 Lamberton Road, Windsor, CT | 06095 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (860) 298-4500
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 14, 2012, SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe S.A.R.L. (“SS&C Sarl”), a Luxembourg société à responsabilité limitée and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (“SS&C”), entered into a cooperation agreement (the “Cooperation Agreement”) with GlobeOp Financial Services S.A. (“GlobeOp”), a Luxembourg sociéte anonyme. Pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement, SS&C Sarl announced pursuant to Rule 2.7 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers the terms of a recommended cash offer under which SS&C, acting through SS&C Sarl, would acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of GlobeOp for 485 pence per share (the “Offer”). The full terms of, and conditions to, the Offer are set forth in the offer document issued by SS&C Sarl on March 26, 2012 (the “Offer Document”). The first closing date of the Offer was 5:00 p.m. (London time) on April 23, 2012.
On April 24, 2012, SS&C issued a press release relating to the Offer, which provided the following update with respect to the Offer and the level of acceptances on the first closing date:
| • | As of 5:00 p.m. (London time) on April 23, 2012, SS&C Sarl had received valid acceptances of the Offer in respect of 26,789,547 GlobeOp shares, representing approximately 24.9 percent of the existing issued share capital of GlobeOp. No irrevocable commitments or letters of intent have been procured by SS&C Sarl or any person acting in concert with it. |
| • | The Offer, which remains subject to the terms and conditions set out in the Offer Document, has been extended to, and will remain open for acceptance until, 1:00 p.m. (London time) on May 8, 2012. |
A copy of the full press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, irrespective of any general incorporation language.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, issued on April 24, 2012 (furnished herewith) | |
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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.
| SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: April 24, 2012 |
By: | /s/ Patrick J. Pedonti | ||||
| Patrick J. Pedonti | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, issued on April 24, 2012 (furnished herewith) | |