Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 6, 2017

 

 

ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-19406   36-2675536
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)		   (Commission
File Number)		   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

3 Overlook Point, Lincolnshire, Illinois   60069
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 847-634-6700

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 6, 2017, Zebra Technologies Corporation (the “Company”) provided notice (the “Notice”) of a conditional partial redemption (the “Redemption”) to the holders of its $1,050,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”) pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of October 15, 2014, by and between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by that certain supplemental indenture, dated October 27, 2014, by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto and the Trustee (as amended, supplemented or modified, the “Indenture”). Pursuant to the Notice, the Company has elected to redeem $750,000,000 in principal amount of the outstanding Notes on August 7, 2017 (the “Redemption Date”). The redemption price of the Notes, as set forth in the Indenture, is equal to 100.000% of the principal amount of such Notes redeemed, plus the Applicable Premium thereon (as defined in the Indenture) as of the Redemption Date, and accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to, but excluding, the Redemption Date.

The Redemption will be conditioned upon the Company’s receipt of proceeds from one or more new lower-cost financing transactions, including a term loan credit facility, sufficient in the Company’s sole discretion, to pay the redemption price and to effect the other transactions contemplated by such financing transactions, including paying the related fees and expenses, on or prior to the Redemption Date (the “Financing Condition”). If the Financing Condition is not satisfied by August 7, 2017, at the Company’s discretion, the Redemption Date may be delayed until such time the Financing Condition is satisfied, or the redemption or purchase may not occur or the notice of redemption may be rescinded.

The Company has instructed the Trustee to send a notice of conditional partial redemption in the name of the Company to all currently registered holders of the Notes. This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute a notice of redemption under the Indenture, nor an offer to tender for, or purchase, any Notes or any other security.

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements related to, among other things, the completion of the conditional partial redemption of the Notes or the consummation of the related financing transactions constitute forward-looking statements. For a description of factors that may cause Zebra’s actual results, performance or expectations to differ from any forward-looking statements, please review the information under the heading “Risk Factors” included in Item 1A of Zebra’s 2016 Annual Report on Form 10-K and other documents of Zebra’s on file with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements made in this press release are qualified by these cautionary statements, and there can be no assurance that the actual results or developments anticipated by Zebra will be realized or, even if substantially realized, that they will have the expected consequences to, or effects on, Zebra or its business or operations. Except as required by law, Zebra undertakes no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise. We caution you that actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed, implied or forecasted by Zebra’s forward-looking statements.

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.

 

    ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
Date: July 6, 2017     By:   /s/ Jim L. Kaput
    Name:   Jim L. Kaput
    Title:   SVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary