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| EX-10.1 - SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT OF PURCHASE AND SALE AND ESCROW INSTRUCTIONS - MISSION WEST PROPERTIES INC | d453401dex101.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 12, 2012
MISSION WEST PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-34000 | 95-2635431 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) | ||
| 10050 Bandley Drive Cupertino, CA |
95014 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(408) 725-0700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 12, 2012, Mission West Properties, Inc. (“Mission West” or the “Company”) entered into a Second Amendment to Agreement of Purchase and Sale and Escrow Instructions (the “Amendment”), which amended that certain Agreement of Purchase and Sale and Escrow Instructions dated as of November 2, 2012 (the “Agreement”) by and between Mission West and M West Holdings, L.P. (together with its assignees, the “Buyer”). The Amendment amends, among other things, certain provisions of the Agreement with respect to the properties to be acquired by the Buyer. The foregoing is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
In addition, on December 12, 2012, Mission West received notice that the Buyer waived its termination right pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Agreement.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Mission West held a Special Meeting of Stockholders on December 13, 2012. As of the record date of the Special Meeting, there were 22,674,020 shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, of which more than 50.1% of the outstanding shares were voted in person or by proxy. The following matters were voted upon as follows:
| Proposal 1: | To consider and vote on the approval of a recapitalization of the Company operating partnerships pursuant to the Asset Alignment and Limited Partnership Conversion Agreement and the Partnership Separation Agreement each dated November 2, 2012 by and among the Company, each of our operating partnerships and the limited partners of the operating partnership (OP Recapitalization). |
| FOR |
AGAINST |
ABSTAIN |
BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 15,660,328 |
27,920 | 7,200 | 0 |
| In addition, Proposal 1 was approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of shares of the Company’s common stock entitled to be cast at the Special Meeting, disregarding votes cast or entitled to be cast by M West Holdings, L.P., Carl E. Berg, or any person who is a member of the immediate family of Carl E. Berg or any entity which is controlled by Carl E. Berg. |
| FOR |
AGAINST |
ABSTAIN |
BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 13,659,028 |
27,920 | 7,200 | 0 |
| Proposal 2: | To consider and vote on the approval of the sale of substantially all of the Company’s assets following the OP Recapitalization to M West Holdings, L.P., pursuant to the Agreement of Purchase and Sale and Escrow Instructions (Asset Sale). |
| FOR |
AGAINST |
ABSTAIN |
BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 15,667,026 |
22,422 | 6,000 | 0 |
| Proposal 3: | To consider and vote on the approval of the liquidation and dissolution of the Company, subject to and conditioned upon the approval and consummation of the OP Recapitalization and Asset Sale (Liquidation). |
| FOR |
AGAINST |
ABSTAIN |
BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 15,667,023 |
22,425 | 6,000 | 0 |
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| Proposal 4: | To consider and vote on a nonbinding advisory proposal to approve compensation to certain executive officers in connection with the OP Recapitalization, the Asset Sale and the Liquidation. |
| FOR |
AGAINST |
ABSTAIN |
BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 15,560,551 |
127,298 | 7,600 | 0 |
| Proposal 5: | To consider and vote on the approval of the adjournment of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve any of Proposals 1, 2 and 3. |
| FOR |
AGAINST |
ABSTAIN |
BROKER NON-VOTES | |||
| 14,633,436 | 1,055,012 | 7,000 | 0 | |||
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Second Amendment to Agreement of Purchase and Sale and Escrow Instructions dated as of December 12, 2012, by and among Mission West Properties, Inc., M West Holdings, L.P. and the assignees of M West Holdings which are signatories thereto. | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 13, 2012
| MISSION WEST PROPERTIES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Carl E. Berg | |
| Carl E. Berg | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Second Amendment to Agreement of Purchase and Sale and Escrow Instructions dated as of December 12, 2012, by and among Mission West Properties, Inc., M West Holdings, L.P. and the assignees of M West Holdings which are signatories thereto. | |
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