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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):
September 14, 2004
Fidelity National
Financial, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
1-9396
(Commission File Number)
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Delaware |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
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601 Riverside Avenue
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
(Addresses of Principal
Executive Offices)
(904) 854-8100
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former
Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On September 14, 2005, Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. (FIS), a Delaware
corporation and a majority-owned subsidiary of Fidelity National Financial, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (FNF), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) among
FIS, Certegy Inc., a Delaware corporation (Certegy) and C Co Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Certegy (Merger Sub). The Merger Agreement
provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, FIS will merge
with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity as a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Certegy (the Merger). Following the Merger, Certegy will change its name to
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
The Merger Agreement
At the effective time and as a result of the Merger, each share of FIS common stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted
automatically into the right to receive 0.6396 shares of Certegys common stock, par value $0.01
per share (Certegy Stock). As a result of the Merger, it is anticipated that FNF and the other
FIS stockholders (collectively, the FIS Stockholders) will own, on a fully-diluted basis,
approximately 67.5% of the total outstanding Certegy Stock with FNF owning approximately 50.3%.
The approximately 132 million shares of Certegy Stock to be issued to FIS Stockholders in the
Merger will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act),
but instead will be issued in a private placement exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. Certegy and the FIS Stockholders will
enter into a registration rights agreement in connection with the closing of the Merger providing
for certain registration rights in favor of the FIS Stockholders with respect to their shares of
Certegy Stock.
The Merger Agreement provides that Certegy will declare and pay a special dividend of $3.75
per share to existing Certegy shareholders prior to the Merger. Certegys options, restricted
shares and restricted stock units will fully vest, and will remain outstanding or be paid in
accordance with the terms of the plans and agreements under which they were issued. All Certegy
options, restricted shares and restricted stock units will be adjusted for the special dividend.
Certegy will also assume FISs outstanding options and option plan and convert them into options
for Certegy Stock, subject to adjustments described in the Merger Agreement.
After the Merger, William P. Foley, II, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FNF, will
be the Chairman of Certegys Board of Directors. Certegys current Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, Lee A. Kennedy, will continue as a director and as Certegys Chief Executive Officer.
Certegys Board of Directors will change upon the effective time of the Merger as described under
the heading The Shareholders Agreement in this Item 1.01.
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Certegy and FIS have made customary representations, warranties, and covenants in the Merger
Agreement, including, among others, covenants (i) to conduct their respective businesses in the
ordinary course consistent with past practice during the interim period between the execution of
the Merger Agreement and consummation of the Merger, (ii) not to engage in certain kinds of
transactions during such period, (iii) subject to certain exceptions, to cause a shareholder
meeting to be held by Certegy to consider approval of the Merger and certain other transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement and (iv) that, subject to certain exceptions, the Certegy
Board of Directors will recommend approval by its shareholders of the Merger Agreement. In
addition, Certegy made certain additional customary covenants, including, among others, covenants
not to (i) solicit proposals relating to alternative business combination transactions or (ii)
subject to certain exceptions, enter into discussions concerning or provide confidential
information in connection with any proposals for alternative business combination transactions.
Consummation of the Merger is subject to customary conditions, including (i) approval of
Certegys shareholders, (ii) absence of any injunction or order prohibiting the closing, and (iii)
expiration or termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period. In addition, each partys
obligation to consummate the Merger is subject to certain other conditions, including (a) subject
to certain exceptions, the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the other party, (b)
material compliance of the other party with its covenants and (c) the delivery of customary
opinions from counsel to FIS and counsel to Certegy that the Merger will qualify as a tax-free
reorganization for federal income tax purposes.
The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for both FIS and Certegy, and further
provides that, upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, Certegy may
be required to pay FIS transaction expenses of up to $10 million or a termination fee of $65
million.
The Shareholders Agreement
In connection with the Merger, on September 14, 2005, Certegy and the FIS Stockholders entered
into a Shareholders Agreement (the Shareholders Agreement) which places certain post-Merger
restrictions on FNF and the other FIS Stockholders and makes certain arrangements concerning the
post-Merger governance of Certegy. The Shareholders Agreement, among other things, (i) places
certain restrictions on the acquisition or disposition of Certegy Shares by the FIS Shareholders;
(ii) places certain conditions upon FNFs ability to effectuate a going-private transaction with
Certegy; (iii) provides that the Board of Directors of Certegy upon the effective time of the
Merger will consist of four directors designated by the existing Certegy Board (including Certegys
current Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Lee A. Kennedy), four directors designated by FNF
(including William P. Foley, II, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of FNF) and two directors
designated by two existing FIS minority stockholders; and (iv) provides that so long as FNF holds
at least 30% of the total outstanding Certegy Stock, Certegy may not, without FNFs consent, engage
or terminate a Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer or adopt an annual budget.
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The Commitment Agreement
In connection with the Merger, on September 14, 2005, Certegy and the FIS Stockholders entered
into a Commitment Agreement (the Commitment Agreement) pursuant to which the FIS Stockholders
agreed to execute and deliver, immediately after the execution and delivery of the Merger
Agreement, a written consent adopting the Merger Agreement, and thereafter, to refrain from
revoking, modifying or taking any other action in conflict with, such consent. The FIS
Stockholders also agreed that, subject to customary exceptions, they will not transfer any of their
shares of FIS stock pending consummation of the Merger. In addition, each of the FIS Stockholders
agreed to generally support the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.
Amendments to Existing Agreements
On March 9, 2005, FIS completed the issuance of a 25% interest in its common stock to certain
affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. (THL), certain affiliates of Texas Pacific Group
(TPG), Evercore METC Capital Partners II L.P. (Evercore) and Banc of America Capital Investors,
L.P. (BOFA). In connection with this issuance, FIS entered into (i) a Stockholders Agreement and
a Registration Rights Agreement, each dated as of March 9, 2005, with FNF, THL, TPG, Evercore and
BOFA and (ii) separate Management Agreements, each dated as of March 9, 2005, with an affiliate of
each of THL, TPG and Evercore (the foregoing agreements, the Existing Agreements). The
Stockholders Agreement and Registration Rights Agreement were previously filed as Exhibits 99.2 and
99.3 to FNFs Form 8-K report filed March 15, 2005, and the Management Agreements with each of the
TPG affiliate and the THL affiliate were previously filed as Exhibits 99.5 and 99.6 to FNFs Form
8-K report filed December 29, 2004.
In connection with the Merger, FIS, FNF, THL, TPG, Evercore and BOFA have agreed in the Merger
Agreement and the Commitment Agreement that, effective immediately prior to the effective time of
the Merger, each of the Existing Agreements shall be automatically terminated without any further
action on the part of any such party.
General
The foregoing summaries of the Merger Agreement, the Shareholders Agreement and the Commitment
Agreement do not purport to be complete, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the
full text of the agreements filed as exhibits to this report, which are all incorporated herein by
this reference. In the event of any conflict between the foregoing summaries and the full text of
the agreements, the text of such agreements shall control.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
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Exhibit |
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Description |
2.1
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Agreement and Plan of Merger among Certegy Inc., C Co Merger Sub,
LLC and Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. dated as of
September 14, 2005 |
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Shareholders Agreement dated September 14, 2005 among Certegy
Inc., Fidelity National Financial, Inc. and the other parties
thereto |
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Commitment Agreement dated as of September 14, 2005 among Certegy
Inc. and the stockholders of Fidelity National Information
Services, Inc. parties 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 thereunto duly authorized.
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Fidelity National Financial, Inc.
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Date: September 20, 2005 |
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/s/ Alan
L. Stinson |
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Name: Alan L.
Stinson Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer |
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit |
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Description |
2.1
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Agreement and Plan of Merger among Certegy Inc., C Co Merger Sub,
LLC and Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. dated as of
September 14, 2005 |
10.1
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Shareholders Agreement dated September 14, 2005 among Certegy
Inc., Fidelity National Financial, Inc. and the other parties
thereto |
10.2
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Commitment Agreement dated as of September 14, 2005 among Certegy
Inc. and the stockholders of Fidelity National Information
Services, Inc. parties thereto |
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