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EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC | d403941dex991.htm |
EX-10.1 - EX-10.1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC | d403941dex101.htm |
EX-5.1 - EX-5.1 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INC | d403941dex51.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): May 30, 2017
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New York | 0-26481 | 16-0816610 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
220 Liberty Street, Warsaw, New York | 14569 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (585) 786-1100
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On May 30, 2017, Financial Institutions, Inc. (the Company or we) entered into a Sales Agency Agreement (the Agreement) with Sandler ONeill + Partners, L.P., as sales agent (Sandler ONeill), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time through Sandler ONeill, shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the Common Stock), having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $40.0 million.
Any sales of our Common Stock made under the Agreement will be sales deemed to be at-the-market offerings, as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These sales will be made by means of ordinary broker transactions on the NASDAQ Global Select Market at market prices prevailing at the time, at prices related to the prevailing market prices, or at negotiated prices. We will pay Sandler ONeill a commission rate of 3.0% of the aggregate purchase price of each sale of shares of Common Stock.
We are not obligated to make any sales of Common Stock under the Agreement. We also may instruct Sandler ONeill as to the maximum number of shares of Common Stock it may sell on any given day, as well as the minimum price per share.
The Agreement includes indemnification and contribution provisions that are customary for at-the-market offerings. The Agreement may be terminated by either the Company or Sandler ONeill, each in its sole discretion, by giving written notice to the other party as provided for in the Agreement. The Agreement will automatically terminate following the sale of shares of Common Stock having an aggregate gross sales price of $40.0 million.
In addition, we also may sell shares of Common Stock to Sandler ONeill as principal for its own account, at a price agreed upon at the time of sale. If we sell shares to Sandler ONeill as principal or other than in accordance with the Agreement, we will enter into a separate agreement setting forth the terms of such transaction.
A copy of the Companys press release relating to our entry into the Agreement is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The foregoing description of the Agreement, as well as the description of it included in Exhibit 99.1, is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The opinion of our legal counsel as to the validity of the shares of Common Stock that will be issued pursuant to the Agreement is also filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this current report on Form 8-K are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements include statements about the expected sale and purchase of securities described herein and the Companys receipt of net proceeds therefrom. For such statements, the Company claims the protection of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual events or results may differ materially from the Companys expectations. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the Companys ability to satisfy applicable closing conditions under the Agreement. Additional factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those stated or implied by the Companys forward-looking statements are disclosed in the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) in connection with the Agreement, and the Companys periodic reports, also filed with the SEC.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit |
Description | |
5.1 | Opinion of Harter Secrest & Emery LLP | |
10.1 | Sales Agency Agreement, dated May 30, 2017, by and between the Company and Sandler ONeill + Partners, L.P. | |
99.1 | Press Release of the Company, dated May 30, 2017. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, INC. | ||||||
Date: May 30, 2017 |
By: | /s/ Kevin B. Klotzbach | ||||
Name: | Kevin B. Klotzbach | |||||
Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |