Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Share Purchase Agreement
On March 1, 2021, Thryv Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into and completed the previously announced acquisition of Sensis Holding Limited (“Sensis”) pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of March 1, 2021 (the “Closing Date”), by and among the Company, Thryv Australia Pty Ltd. (“Buyer”), an Australian proprietary limited company and a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Thryv International Holdings LLC, a direct and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Sensis, the Sellers (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), and the other parties thereto. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, Buyer acquired all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of (i) Sunshine NewCo Pty Ltd, an Australian proprietary limited company, and its subsidiaries and (ii) Sensis Holding Limited, a private limited company, which is incorporated under the laws of England and Wales, and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Transaction”).
The Company paid an aggregate consideration of approximately $200 million in cash, financed by the Term Loan Agreement, as further described below, subject to customary adjustments for net working capital (including cash), indebtedness and transaction expenses. A portion of the purchase price has been placed into separate escrow accounts in support of any payment owed to the Company with respect to the purchase price adjustment and pre-closing taxes payable in connection with a tax indemnity provided by the Sellers.
The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and covenants. The Company has obtained representation and warranty insurance in connection with the Purchase Agreement.
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual terms of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which has been publicly filed.
Financing Agreements
Term Loan Agreement
On March 1, 2021, the Company entered into a new Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement”), by and among the Company, Thryv, Inc., a direct and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the “Borrower”), the lenders party thereto from time to time and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the administrative agent, the proceeds of which were used to finance the Transaction, refinance in full the Borrower’s existing term loan facility agented by Wilmington Trust, National Association and pay fees and expenses in connection therewith.
The Term Loan Agreement established a senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount equal to $700 million (as such amount may be increased pursuant to any incremental term loans incurred thereunder, as more fully described in the Term Loan Agreement). The Term Loan Facility matures on March 1, 2026 and borrowings under the Term Loan Facility will bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, LIBOR or base rate, in each case, plus an applicable margin per annum equal to (i) 8.50% (for LIBOR loans) and (ii) 7.50% (for base rate loans). The Term Loan Facility requires mandatory amortization payments equal to $17.5 million per fiscal quarter commencing June 30, 2021.
The Term Loan Facility may be optionally prepaid from time to time, but to the extent any optional prepayment is made prior to March 1, 2023 with the proceeds of other pari passu indebtedness having a lower all-in-yield than the loans under the Term Loan Facility, such prepayment shall be subject to a prepayment premium equal to (i) in the case of any prepayment made prior to March 1, 2022, 2% of the term loans outstanding immediately prior to such prepayment, (ii) in the case of any prepayment made prior to March 1, 2023, 1% of the term loans outstanding immediately prior to such prepayment and (iii) 0% thereafter. The Term Loan also contains mandatory prepayment provisions that are customary for secured financings of this type from excess cash flow and with the proceeds of certain assets sales and debt issuances, each as more fully described in the Term Loan Agreement.
The Term Loan Agreement contains representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and events customary for secured financings of this type and substantially consistent with the ABL Credit Agreement, as well as a financial covenant requiring that, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021, the Company’s Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) shall not be less than 3.00:1.00, as more fully described in the Term Loan Agreement.
The Term Loan Facility is guaranteed by substantially all of the Company’s wholly-owned U.S. and Australian subsidiaries, including the entities acquired pursuant to the Transaction, subject to customary exceptions. The Term Loan Facility is secured by (i) first priority security interests in substantially all of the Company’s fixed assets and (ii) second priority security interests in substantially all of the Company’s current assets, in each case, subject to permitted liens and other customary exceptions.
ABL Credit Agreement
On March 1, 2021, the Company entered into that certain Fifth Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, First Amendment to Guaranty and Security Agreement and Joinder (the “ABL Amendment”), among the Company, the Borrower and the other borrowers from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, which amended that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2017 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to March 1, 2021, the “ABL Credit Agreement” and, the asset-based revolving loan facility established thereunder, the “ABL Facility”).
The ABL Amendment was entered into in order to permit the term loan refinancing, the Transaction and make certain other changes to the ABL Credit Agreement, including, among others:
| • | reduce the interest rate per annum to (i) 3.00% (for LIBOR loans) and (ii) 2.00% (for base rate loans); |
| • | reduce the commitment fee on undrawn amounts under the ABL Facility to 0.375%; |
| • | extend the maturity date of the ABL Facility to March 1, 2026. |
| • | add the Australian subsidiaries acquired pursuant to the Transaction as borrowers and guarantors, and establish an Australian borrowing base; and |
| • | make certain other conforming changes consistent with the Term Loan Agreement. |
The ABL Facility is guaranteed by substantially all of the Company’s wholly-owned U.S. and Australian subsidiaries, including the entities acquired pursuant to the Transaction, subject to customary exceptions. The ABL Facility is secured by (i) first priority security interests in substantially all of the Company’s current assets and (ii) second priority security interests in substantially all of the Company’s fixed assets, in each case, subject to permitted liens and other customary exceptions.
The foregoing descriptions of the Term Loan Agreement and the ABL Amendment do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the actual terms thereof, copies of which have been publicly filed.