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): October 8,
2008
MANDALAY
MEDIA, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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00-10039
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22-2267658
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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2121
Avenue of the Stars, Suite 2550
Los
Angeles, CA 90067
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (310) 601-2500
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see
General
Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM
1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
On
October 8, 2008, Mandalay Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Buyer”),
entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Jonathan
Cresswell (“Cresswell”), Nathaniel MacLeitch (“MacLeitch,” or, the “Sellers’
Representative,” and together with Cresswell, the “Founding Sellers”), and
certain shareholders of AMV Holding Limited, a United Kingdom private limited
company (“AMV”) signatories thereto (the “Non-Founding Sellers”), pursuant to
which Buyer will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding share capital of
AMV
(the “AMV Shares”) and 80% of the issued and outstanding share capital (the
“Fierce Shares,” and together with the AMV Shares, the “Shares”) of Fierce Media
Limited, a United Kingdom private limited company (“Fierce,” and together with
AMV, the “Acquired Companies”) (the “Acquisition”). The Founding Sellers and the
Non-Founding Sellers, together with the holders of options to purchase shares
of
capital stock of AMV (the “Option Holder Sellers”) who have exercised such
options prior to closing and delivered their shares of capital stock of AMV
to
Buyer at closing, as provided in the Agreement, are referred to herein as the
“Sellers.”
In
consideration for the Shares, and subject to adjustment as set forth in the
Agreement, the aggregate purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) will consist of:
(a) $5,375,000 in cash (the “Cash Consideration”); (b) 4,500,000 fully paid and
non-assessable shares of common stock of Buyer, par value $0.0001 per share
(“Buyer Common Stock”); (c) a secured promissory note in the aggregate original
principal amount of $5,375,000 (the “Note”); and (d) additional earn-out
amounts, if any, if the Acquired Companies achieve certain targeted earnings
for
each of the periods from October 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009, April 1, 2009 to
March 31, 2010, and April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010, as determined in
accordance with the Agreement. The Purchase Price is subject to certain
adjustments based on the working capital of AMV, to be determined initially
within 75 days of the closing, and subsequently within 60 days following June
30, 2009. Any such adjustment of the Purchase Price will be made first by means
of an adjustment to the principal sum due under the Note, as set forth in the
Agreement
Prior
to
closing, the Founding Sellers will ensure that each outstanding option to
purchase shares of capital stock of AMV (an “AMV Option”) will either be
exercised in full or terminated on or prior to closing. Of the Cash
Consideration payable to the Sellers, an amount equal to the exercise price
of
the AMV Options being exercised will be paid to AMV for consideration of such
Option Holder Seller’s exercise of such AMV Options, and will be deducted from
the amount of Cash Consideration otherwise payable to such Option Holder Seller.
Additionally, of the Cash Consideration, an amount equal to the maximum taxation
liability that would be incurred with respect to the payment of the Purchase
Price to any Option Holder Sellers under applicable tax laws (the “Tax
Withholding”), will be delivered to AMV to be held in a separate account. The
amount of the Tax Withholding will be deducted from the amount of the Cash
Consideration otherwise payable to the applicable Option Holder Seller, and
treated as if having been paid to the person to whom such amounts would
otherwise have been paid. Such amounts are to be held by AMV and subsequently
delivered by AMV to the applicable taxing authority or Seller, as applicable,
in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
It
is
currently contemplated that the Note to be issued at closing will mature on
January 30, 2010, and bear interest at an initial rate of 5% per annum, subject
to adjustment as provided therein. In the event Buyer completes an equity
financing that results in gross proceeds of over $6,000,000, then Buyer will
prepay a portion of the Note in an amount equal to one-third of the excess
of
the gross proceeds of such financing over $6,000,000, but in no event shall
such
prepayment exceed the principal sum plus accrued interest then outstanding
under
the Note. In addition, if within nine months of the issuance date of the Note,
Buyer completes a financing that results in gross proceeds of over $15,000,000,
then Buyer shall prepay to the holder the entire principal amount then
outstanding under the Note, plus accrued interest. If within nine months of
the
issuance date of the Note, the aggregate principal sum then outstanding under
the Note plus accrued interest thereon has not been prepaid, then on and after
such date interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of the Note
at a
rate of 7% per annum.
At
closing, each of the Sellers will agree to not dispose of or transfer any of
the
shares of Buyer Common Stock they own for a period of one year following the
closing.
Representations
and Warranties
The
Agreement contains representations and warranties of the Sellers relating to
the
Acquired Companies, with respect to, among other things: (a) proper company
organization and similar matters; (b) capital structure of the Acquired
Companies; (c) the subsidiaries of the Acquired Companies; (d) no conflicts
and
required filings and consents; (e) compliance with laws; (f) financial
statements; (g) absence of undisclosed liabilities; (h) absence of certain
changes; (i) litigation; (j) employee benefits and compensation; (k) labor
matters; (l) inventory; (m) real property; (n) accounts receivable; (o)
condition of tangible assets; (p) suppliers and customers; (q) taxes; (r)
environmental matters; (s) brokers; (t) intellectual property; (u) contracts;
(v) insurance; (w) authorizations; (x) books and records; (y) product warranty;
(z) bank accounts; (aa) title to personal properties; (bb) powers of attorney;
and (cc) a potential closing down of Fierce. The Sellers have additionally
represented and warranted, among other things, as to their authority to enter
into the Agreement and to complete the Acquisition, their ability to satisfy
the
requirements of Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
in
order to receive securities under the Agreement, their ownership of the Shares
and the absence of encumbrances on the Shares.
The
Agreement also contains representations and warranties of Buyer relating to,
among other things: (a) proper corporate organization and similar corporate
matters; (b) the authorization, performance and enforceability of the Agreement;
(c) no conflicts and required filings and consents; (d) Securities and Exchange
Commission filings and financial statements; (e) litigation; (f) brokers; (g)
indebtedness; and (h) purchase for investment.
Covenants
Buyer
and
Sellers have each agreed to take such actions as are necessary, proper or
advisable to consummate the Acquisition. Founding Sellers have also agreed
to
cause the Acquired Companies and their subsidiaries to continue to operate
their
respective businesses in the ordinary course prior to the closing and not take
certain specified actions without the prior written consent of
Buyer.
The
Agreement also contains additional covenants of the parties, including covenants
providing for, among other things: (a) the parties to use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary approvals from governmental agencies
and other third parties that are required for the consummation of the
Acquisition; (b) the protection of confidential information of the parties
and,
subject to confidentiality requirements, the provision of reasonable access
to
information; (c) the release of all liens and similar encumbrances upon the
properties and assets of the Acquired Companies or their subsidiaries, except
with respect to the charge existing in favor of HSBC; (d) no solicitation by
Founding Sellers or their affiliates of any other merger, sale of assets or
similar transaction; (e) delivery by Sellers to Buyer within 60 days following
closing of the audited consolidated financial statements for the nine month
period ending on September 30, 2008; (f) repayment by the directors of the
Acquired Companies to AMV of any amounts owed by such directors to AMV in
connection with any overdrawn accounts, prior to closing; (g) tax matters;
(h)
Buyer may obtain key man life insurance on the lives of Messrs. MacLeitch and
Cresswell; (i) Founding Sellers to designate one representative, reasonably
acceptable to Buyer, to serve as an observer on Buyer’s board of directors in a
nonvoting capacity, which right shall be of no force or effect at such time
as
the Founding Sellers own less than 50% of the Buyer Common Stock issued at
closing; (j) in the event Sellers provide customary evidence of their compliance
with Rule 144, Buyer will provide the appropriate instructions to its transfer
agent to permit such a sale of Buyer Common Stock pursuant to Rule 144; (k)
Founding Sellers, prior to closing, shall ensure that each AMV Option will
be
either be exercised in full or terminated; and (l) prior to closing, Founding
Sellers and Non-Founding Sellers shall ensure that the drag-along provisions
of
Article 6 of AMV’s Articles of Association have been initiated and that all
shares of capital stock of AMV, including shares issued upon exercise of the
AMV
Options, shall be delivered to Buyer (the “Drag Along”).
Conditions
to Closing
The
obligations of Buyer and Sellers to consummate the Acquisition are subject
to
certain closing conditions, including the following: (a) the receipt of all
applicable filing and licensing requirements, regulatory approvals, consents,
orders and authorizations required in order to permit the completion of the
Acquisition; (b) the delivery by each party to the other party of a
certificate to the effect that the representations and warranties of each party
are true and correct in all respects as of the closing and all covenants
contained in the Agreement have been complied with by each party; (e) the
receipt of all necessary consents and approvals by third parties; (f) the
absence of any action, suit or proceeding challenging or preventing the
Acquisition; (g) delivery of legal opinions and other closing documents; and
(h)
delivery of an executed security agreement in favor of Sellers securing Buyer’s
obligation to pay the Note.
The
obligations of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by the
Agreement also are conditioned upon each of the following, among other things:
(a) certain persons shall have resigned as directors of AMV and its
subsidiaries, and three of Buyer’s nominees shall have been appointed as
directors of AMV and its subsidiaries; (b) any amounts owed by any directors
of
the Acquired Companies to AMV or any of its subsidiaries shall have been repaid;
(c) Messrs. MacLeitch and Cresswell shall have entered into employment
agreements with AMV; (d) Buyer shall have completed a financing sufficient
to
enable it to consummate the Acquisition (the “Financing”); (e) Founding Sellers
shall have delivered to Buyer a certificate setting forth the estimated working
capital of the Acquired Companies; (f) Founding Sellers shall have delivered
to
Buyer audited financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31,
2006
and December 31, 2007; (g) each of the Sellers shall have entered into lock-up
agreements with Buyer; (h) no material adverse change shall have occurred with
respect to the Acquired Companies; (i) Buyer shall have received copies of
the
executed non-competition agreements from certain individuals; (j) Buyer shall
have received an executed Regulation S certificate from each Seller; (k)
Founding Sellers shall have taken all necessary action to ensure that AMV is
the
registered and beneficial owner of 100% of the share capital of SkyNet
Interactive Limited; (l) Founding Sellers shall have obtained and delivered
to
Buyer certified copies of the power of attorney, executed by the Sellers listed
on the signature page to the Agreement; (m) all AMV Options shall have been
properly exercised or terminated and the AMV EMI Share Option Plan shall have
been terminated; (n) the Drag Along shall have been properly completed and
all
shares of capital stock of AMV shall have been properly delivered to Buyer.
Termination
The
Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the closing, as follows: (a)
by
mutual written consent of Buyer and Sellers; (b) by either Buyer or Sellers
if
the closing does not occur on or prior to October 31, 2008; (c) by either Buyer
or Sellers if a governmental entity shall have issued an order, decree or ruling
or taken any other action, in any case having the effect of permanently
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Acquisition, which order,
decree, ruling or other action is final and nonappealable; or (d) subject to
a
15-day cure period, by either Buyer or Sellers if any condition to the
obligations of such party pursuant to the Agreement becomes incapable of
fulfillment other than as a result of a breach by such party of any covenant
or
agreement contained the Agreement and such condition is not waived, or if the
other party has breached any of its covenants or representations and warranties
in any material respect.
In
the
event the Agreement is terminated because the closing does not occur on or
prior
to October 31, 2008, (a) by reason of the failure of the Sellers to satisfy
any
of Buyer’s closing conditions set forth in the Agreement, and Buyer is ready,
willing and able to satisfy Sellers’ conditions to closing set forth in the
Agreement, then AMV shall pay to Buyer up to an aggregate of $75,000 for all
of
Buyer’s out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with the Acquisition; or (b)
by reason of the failure of Buyer to obtain or consummate the Financing or
to
satisfy any of Sellers’ conditions to closing set forth in the Agreement, and
Sellers are ready, willing and able to satisfy Buyer’s conditions to closing set
forth in the Agreement, then Buyer shall pay to the Sellers’ Representative, for
the benefit of Sellers, up to an aggregate of $75,000 for all of Sellers’
out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with the Acquisition.
Indemnification
The
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in the Agreement will
survive the closing until June 30, 2010, with certain exceptions.
Sellers
are obligated to indemnify the Buyer against losses arising from: (a) the
failure of any representation and warranty made by Sellers in the Agreement,
or
any document furnished or to be furnished to Buyer in connection with the
Agreement, to be true and correct in all respects as of the date of the
Agreement’s execution and as of the closing; (b) any breach of any covenant or
agreement of Seller contained in the Agreement or any document furnished or
to
be furnished to Buyer in connection with the Agreement; (c) any fees, expenses
or other payments incurred or owed by Sellers, the Acquired Companies or any
of
their subsidiaries to any agent, broker, investment banker or other such person
or firm; and (d) fraud of the Sellers in connection with the Agreement or any
document delivered pursuant to the Agreement.
With
certain exceptions, claims for indemnification may be asserted by Buyer once
the
damages exceed £100,000, and are indemnifiable back to the first dollar. The
aggregate liability for losses shall not exceed the Purchase Price.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the limitations set forth above shall not apply
to any claims arising from the breach of certain representations, warranties
and
covenants as set forth in the Agreement and in the case of claims arising from
fraud. Additionally, in seeking any recovery for losses on the part of Sellers,
Buyer’s recourse against the Non-Founding Sellers and Option Holder Sellers may
only be with respect to any breach or failure of a representation or warranty
set forth in Article III of the Agreement, and then only, pro rata in accordance
with such Non-Founding Seller’s or Option Holder Seller’s ownership interest,
and for losses in the aggregate amount of up to $2,451,000, which losses shall
be satisfied by means of a set-off against the Note or their pro rata
entitlement to any earn-out payment; provided, that, Buyer is not precluded
from
seeking indemnification from the Founding Sellers to the extent that
indemnification from the Non-Founding Sellers or Option Holder Sellers does
not
satisfy losses arising from such a breach or failure on the part of the
Non-Founding Sellers or Option Holder Sellers.
Buyer
is
obligated to indemnify the Sellers against losses arising from: (a) the failure
of any representation and warranty made by Buyer in the Agreement or any
document furnished or to be furnished to Sellers in connection with the
Agreement, to be true and correct in all respects as of the date of the
Agreement’s execution and as of the closing; and (b) any breach of any covenant
or agreement of Buyer contained in the Agreement or any other document furnished
or to be furnished to Sellers in connection with the Agreement.
Employment
Agreements
In
connection with the closing, each of Messrs. MacLeitch and Cresswell will enter
into full-time employment agreements with AMV. Under the terms of their
employment agreements, they will serve as joint managing directors of AMV.
Both
employment agreements will contain certain restrictive covenants including
covenants that prohibit them from disclosing information and property that
is
confidential to AMV, an agreement not to compete with AMV, and an agreement
that
ownership of inventions, ideas, copyrights, patents and other intellectual
property, which may be used in the business of AMV, whether in existence at
the
time of employment or coming into existence in the future, are the sole property
of AMV.
The
foregoing is not a complete summary of the terms of the Agreement and reference
is made to the complete text of the Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1,
which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM
9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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10.1 |
Stock
Purchase Agreement, by and among Mandalay Media, Inc., Jonathan
Cresswell,
Nathaniel MacLeitch and the shareholders of AMV Holding Limited
signatories thereto, dated as of October 8,
2008.
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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.
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MANDALAY
MEDIA, INC.
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Dated
: October 15, 2008
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/s/ James
Lefkowitz |
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James
Lefkowitz |
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President
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