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): March 20, 2007
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-5397 | 22-1467904 | ||
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One ADP Boulevard, Roseland, New Jersey | 07068 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (973) 974-5000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On March 20, 2007, Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the Agreement) with Broadridge Financial Solutions, LLC (Broadridge), which contains the key provisions relating to the separation of ADPs brokerage services and securities clearing and outsourcing services businesses (to be carried on after the separation by Broadridge) from the remainder of ADPs business (the Separation) and the distribution, following Broadridges conversion from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware corporation, of Broadridge common stock to ADPs stockholders (the Distribution). Among other things, the Agreement identifies the assets to be transferred and contracts to be assigned to Broadridge by ADP and by Broadridge to ADP in the Separation, and the liabilities to be assumed by each of Broadridge and ADP in the Separation, and describes when and how these transfers, assignments and assumptions will occur. In addition, it includes procedures by which ADP and Broadridge will become separate and independent companies. It also contains the conditions that must be satisfied, or waived by ADP, prior to the Separation and the completion of the Distribution.
Pre-Distribution Occurrences . The Agreement provides, subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Agreement and prior to the Distribution, that the following will occur:
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the consolidation of Broadridges international and domestic subsidiaries that are engaged in providing investor communication solutions, securities processing solutions and clearing and outsourcing solutions under Broadridge; and |
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Broadridges conversion from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware corporation. |
Distribution . The Agreement provides that the Separation and the completion of the Distribution are subject to several conditions that must be satisfied, or waived by ADP, including:
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the Board of Directors of ADP shall have given final approval of the Separation and the Distribution, which approval the Board of Directors of ADP may give in its sole and absolute discretion; |
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the Securities and Exchange Commission shall have declared effective Broadridges registration statement under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Registration Statement), and no stop order shall be in effect with respect to the Registration Statement; |
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the actions and filings necessary or appropriate to comply with federal and state securities and blue sky laws and any comparable foreign laws shall have been taken and where applicable become effective or been accepted; |
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the NYSE shall have accepted for listing the shares of Broadridges common stock to be issued in the Distribution, subject to official notice of issuance; |
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no order by any court or other legal or regulatory restraint preventing completion of the Separation or the Distribution shall be in effect; |
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ADP shall have received (i) an opinion from its counsel, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, satisfactory to ADP, to the effect that the distribution of Broadridges shares by ADP to its stockholders will qualify as a distribution that is tax-free under Section 355 and other related provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and (ii) a private letter ruling issued to ADP by the Internal Revenue Service regarding the tax-free status of the Distribution, which private letter ruling shall not have been revoked or materially amended; |
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all consents and governmental or other regulatory approvals required in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Agreement shall have been received; |
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each of the tax allocation agreement, transition services agreement, data center outsourcing services agreement, intellectual property transfer agreement and employee matters agreement referred to in the Agreement shall have been entered into prior to the Distribution and remain in full force and effect; |
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each of the other pre-Distribution occurrences shall have occurred, including the execution by Broadridge of a new credit facility, under which Broadridge will borrow $690.0 million and use the proceeds to pay a dividend to ADP, and the receipt by ADP of approximately $60 million distributed from its Canadian subsidiaries; and |
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the Board of Directors of ADP shall not have determined that any event or development has occurred or exists that makes it inadvisable to effect the Distribution. |
Assumption of Liabilities and Indemnification . In general, under the Agreement, Broadridge will indemnify ADP and its representatives and affiliates against certain liabilities, to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from:
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Broadridges failure to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any of Broadridges liabilities or any of Broadridges contracts or agreements; |
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the operation of Broadridges business, whether prior to or after the Distribution; |
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any breach by Broadridge of the Agreement; and |
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any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or material omission or alleged material omission in the Registration Statement, other than certain information relating to ADP and the Distribution. |
In general, under the Agreement, ADP will indemnify Broadridge and its representatives and affiliates against certain liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from:
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the failure of ADP to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any liability of ADP or any ADP contract or agreement; |
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the operation of its business, whether prior to or after the Distribution; |
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any breach by ADP of the Agreement; and |
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any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or material omission or alleged material omission in the Registration Statement, in each case, only for certain information relating to ADP and the Distribution. |
Indemnification with respect to taxes will be governed by the tax allocation agreement.
Further Action and Delayed Transfers . The Agreement provides that ADP and Broadridge will cooperate to effect any contributions, assignments, transfers or assumptions not completed on the date of the Distribution, due to approval, consent or other issues, as promptly following that date as is practicable. Until these contributions, assignments, transfers or assumptions can be completed, the party retaining the assets, liabilities or contracts to be contributed, assigned, transferred or assumed will hold in trust for the benefit of the other party any such assets, liabilities or contracts. In an effort to place each party, insofar as reasonably possible, in the same position as that party would have been in had the contributions, assignments, transfers or assumptions occurred at the time contemplated by the Agreement, the Agreement provides that the economic benefit or detriment associated with those assets, liabilities or contracts will generally be passed on to the party that would have received the assets, liabilities or contracts if the contributions, assignments, transfers or assumptions had occurred as contemplated.
Access to Information . Under the Agreement, the following terms govern access to information:
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after the Distribution, subject to applicable confidentiality provisions and other restrictions, Broadridge and ADP will each give the other any information within that companys possession that the requesting party reasonably needs (a) to comply with the requirements imposed on the requesting party by a governmental authority, (b) for use in any proceeding to satisfy audit, accounting, insurance claims, regulatory, litigation or other similar requirements, (c) to comply with its obligations under the Agreement or the ancillary agreements or (d) to enable the requesting partys auditors to be able to complete their audit and preparation of financial statements and to meet the requesting partys timetable for dissemination of its financial statements; |
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Broadridge and ADP will retain certain information owned or in each partys respective possession in accordance with Broadridges and ADPs policies relating to such information; and |
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Broadridge and ADP will, subject to applicable confidentiality provisions and other restrictions, use reasonable best efforts to make available to the other party, each partys respective past and present directors, officers, employees and other personnel and agents to the extent reasonably required in connection with any proceedings in which the other party may become involved. |
Limited Representations and Warranties . Pursuant to the Agreement, Broadridge and ADP make customary representations and warranties only with respect to each partys capacity to enter into, and the validity and enforceability of, the Agreement and the ancillary agreements. Except as otherwise agreed, both parties take all assets and liabilities as is, where is and bear the economic risk relating to conveyance of, title to or the assumption of the assets and liabilities conveyed to one another.
Termination and Amendment . The Agreement may be terminated or amended at any time prior to the Distribution, in ADPs sole discretion. In the event of the termination of the Agreement, neither party shall have any further liability to the other party.
Expenses . In general, ADP will be responsible for expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated in the Agreement.
The foregoing does not purport to be a full and complete description of the Agreement. A copy of the Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On March 21, 2007, the Registrant announced updated fiscal 2007 guidance which includes updated financial results for fiscal 2006. Such results have been updated to reflect the Brokerage Services Group as discontinued operations in anticipation of the completion of the Brokerage Services Group spin-off on March 30, 2007.
A copy of the Registrants press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are included as part of this Report on Form 8-K:
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Exhibit
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Description |
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| 10.1 | Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2007, between Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and Broadridge Financial Solutions, LLC. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 21, 2007, issued by Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 21, 2007
| AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ James B. Benson |
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| Name: | James B. Benson | |
| Title: | Vice President | |
Exhibit Index
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Exhibit
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Description |
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| 10.1 | Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of March 20, 2007, between Automatic Data Processing, Inc. and Broadridge Financial Solutions, LLC. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 21, 2007, issued by Automatic Data Processing, Inc. | |
Exhibit 10.1
SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
between
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING, INC.
and
BROADRIDGE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC
Dated as of March 20, 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I |
DEFINITIONS | 2 | ||
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Section 1.1 |
Definitions | 2 | ||
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Section 1.2 |
General Interpretive Principles | 11 | ||
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ARTICLE II |
THE PRE-DISTRIBUTION TRANSACTIONS | 12 | ||
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Section 2.1 |
Restructuring, Recapitalization and Other Transactions | 12 | ||
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Section 2.2 |
Broadridge Cash Dividend | 12 | ||
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Section 2.3 |
The Separation and Related Transactions | 12 | ||
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Section 2.4 |
Conditions Precedent to Consummation of the Pre-Distribution Transactions | 18 | ||
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ARTICLE III |
THE DISTRIBUTION | 19 | ||
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Section 3.1 |
Actions Prior to the Distribution | 19 | ||
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Section 3.2 |
The Distribution | 20 | ||
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Section 3.3 |
Conditions to Distribution | 21 | ||
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ARTICLE IV |
SURVIVAL AND INDEMNIFICATION; RELEASE | 23 | ||
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Section 4.1 |
Survival of Agreements | 23 | ||
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Section 4.2 |
Indemnification by Broadridge | 23 | ||
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Section 4.3 |
Indemnification by ADP | 24 | ||
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Section 4.4 |
Insurance | 24 | ||
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Section 4.5 |
Procedures for Indemnification of Third Party Claims | 25 | ||
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Section 4.6 |
Procedures for Indemnification of Non-Third Party Claims | 27 | ||
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Section 4.7 |
Survival of Indemnities | 27 | ||
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Section 4.8 |
Remedies Cumulative | 27 | ||
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Section 4.9 |
Ancillary Agreements | 27 | ||
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Section 4.10 |
Mutual Release. | 27 | ||
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ARTICLE V |
ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS | 29 | ||
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Section 5.1 |
Data Center Outsourcing Services Agreement | 29 | ||
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Section 5.2 |
Employee Matters Agreement | 29 | ||
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Section 5.3 |
Intellectual Property Transfer Agreement | 29 | ||
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Section 5.4 |
Tax Allocation Agreement | 30 | ||
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Section 5.5 |
Transition Services Agreement | 30 | ||
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ARTICLE VI |
CERTAIN ADDITIONAL COVENANTS | 30 | ||
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Section 6.1 |
Consents for Business | 30 | ||
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Section 6.2 |
Additional Consents | 30 | ||
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Section 6.3 |
Further Assurances | 30 | ||
(i)
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Section 6.4 |
Future Activities | 31 | ||
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Section 6.5 |
Settlement of Certain Insurance Claims | 32 | ||
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Section 6.6 |
Transitional Use of ADP Name | 32 | ||
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ARTICLE VII |
ACCESS TO INFORMATION | 33 | ||
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Section 7.1 |
Agreement for Exchange of Information | 33 | ||
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Section 7.2 |
Ownership of Information | 34 | ||
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Section 7.3 |
Compensation for Providing Information | 34 | ||
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Section 7.4 |
Record Retention | 35 | ||
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Section 7.5 |
Limitation of Liability | 35 | ||
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Section 7.6 |
Other Agreements Providing for Exchange of Information | 35 | ||
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Section 7.7 |
Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation | 35 | ||
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Section 7.8 |
Confidentiality | 36 | ||
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ARTICLE VIII |
NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES | 38 | ||
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Section 8.1 |
NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES | 38 | ||
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ARTICLE IX |
TERMINATION | 39 | ||
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Section 9.1 |
Termination | 39 | ||
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Section 9.2 |
Effect of Termination | 39 | ||
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ARTICLE X |
MISCELLANEOUS | 39 | ||
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Section 10.1 |
Complete Agreement; Representations | 39 | ||
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Section 10.2 |
Costs and Expenses | 40 | ||
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Section 10.3 |
Governing Law | 40 | ||
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Section 10.4 |
Notices | 40 | ||
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Section 10.5 |
Amendment, Modification or Waiver | 41 | ||
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Section 10.6 |
No Assignment; Binding Effect; No Third Party Beneficiaries | 41 | ||
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Section 10.7 |
Counterparts | 42 | ||
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Section 10.8 |
Negotiation | 42 | ||
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Section 10.9 |
Specific Performance | 42 | ||
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Section 10.10 |
New York Forum | 42 | ||
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Section 10.11 |
WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL | 43 | ||
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Section 10.12 |
Interpretation; Conflict With Ancillary Agreements | 43 | ||
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Section 10.13 |
Severability | 43 | ||
(ii)
| EXHIBITS | ||
| Bylaws of Broadridge | Exhibit A | |
| Certificate of Incorporation of Broadridge | Exhibit B | |
| Form of Data Center Outsourcing Services Agreement | Exhibit C | |
| Form of Employee Matters Agreement | Exhibit D | |
| Form of Intellectual Property Transfer Agreement | Exhibit E | |
| Form of Tax Allocation Agreement | Exhibit F | |
| Form of Transition Services Agreements | Exhibit G | |
| SCHEDULES | ||
| ADP Assigned Agreements | Schedule 2.3(c)(i) | |
| Broadridge Assigned Agreements | Schedule 2.3(c)(ii) | |
| Surviving ADP Group and Broadridge Group Agreements | Schedule 2.3(d) | |
| Guarantee Fees | Schedule 2.3(f) | |
| ADP Statements in Information Statement | Schedule 4.3(d) | |
| Transaction Expenses | Schedule 10.2 | |
| ANNEXES | ||
| Timeline | Annex A | |
(iii)
SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT dated as of March 20, 2007, between Automatic Data Processing, Inc., a Delaware corporation ( ADP ), and Broadridge Financial Solutions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company whose sole member is ADP (each, a Party and collectively, the Parties ).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of ADP has determined that it is in the best interests of ADP to separate the Broadridge Business (as defined below) and the ADP Business (as defined below) into two independent companies (the Separation ), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, in order to provide greater flexibility for the management, capital requirements and growth of the Broadridge Business while ensuring that ADP can focus its time and resources on the development of the ADP Business;
WHEREAS, to effect the Separation, Broadridge (as defined below) intends to retain ownership and possession of all Broadridge Assets (as defined below) and ADP intends to retain ownership and possession of all ADP Assets (as defined below);
WHEREAS, to further effect the Separation, Broadridge intends to remain solely liable for all Broadridge Liabilities (as defined below) and ADP intends to remain solely liable for all ADP Liabilities (as defined below);
WHEREAS, to further effect the Separation, and as an integral part thereof, ADP intends to cause the Restructuring (as defined below) to occur prior to the Separation;
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Parties that, following the Restructuring and the Separation but prior to the Distribution (as defined below), Broadridge will be converted from a Delaware limited liability company into a Delaware corporation pursuant to Section 18-216 of the Delaware Limited Liability Act (the LLC Conversion ), and will be recapitalized such that all of the shares of common stock of Broadridge, par value $0.01 per share ( Broadridge Common Stock ), then outstanding will be owned by ADP;
WHEREAS, following the Restructuring, the Separation and the LLC Conversion but prior to the Distribution, Broadridge intends to effect the Broadridge Cash Dividend (as defined below);
WHEREAS, following the Restructuring, the Separation, the LLC Conversion and the Broadridge Cash Dividend, ADP intends to distribute on a pro rata basis to holders of issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, of ADP ( ADP Common Stock ), other than shares of ADP Common Stock held in the treasury of ADP, all of the issued and outstanding shares of Broadridge Common
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Stock owned by ADP, by means of a dividend of the Broadridge Common Stock to ADPs stockholders (the Distribution ), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Parties that, for United States federal income tax purposes, (i) the U.S. Restructuring (as defined below) shall qualify as tax-free pursuant to Section 332 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code ), (ii) the Dutch Restructuring (as defined below) shall qualify as a tax-free split-off pursuant to Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code, (iii) the Canadian Restructuring (as defined below) shall qualify as a tax-free split-off pursuant to Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code, (iv) the LLC Conversion and the Distribution shall qualify as a tax-free spin-off pursuant to Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code and (v) this Agreement shall constitute, and is hereby adopted as, a plan of liquidation under Section 332 of the Code and a plan of reorganization under Section 368 of the Code;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of ADP has (i) determined that the Restructuring, the Separation, the LLC Conversion, the Broadridge Cash Dividend, the Distribution and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (as defined below) are in furtherance of and consistent with its business strategy and are in the best interests of ADP and (ii) approved this Agreement and each of the Ancillary Agreements; and
WHEREAS, the Restructuring, the Separation, the LLC Conversion, the Broadridge Cash Dividend, the Distribution and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (as defined below) shall be consummated in the order and in the manner described on the timeline attached hereto as Annex A ; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate and desirable to set forth the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Separation, the Broadridge Cash Dividend and the Distribution and certain other agreements that will govern certain matters relating to these transactions and the relationship of ADP and Broadridge and their respective subsidiaries following the Distribution.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1 Definitions . As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
Action means any claim, demand, action, cause of action, suit, countersuit, arbitration, litigation, inquiry, proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Authority or any arbitration or mediation tribunal or authority.
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ADP has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble hereto.
ADP Assets means all Assets of the ADP Group (including the amount of the Broadridge Cash Dividend after declaration thereof), other than the Broadridge Assets.
ADP Business means all businesses and operations of the ADP Group, other than the Broadridge Business.
ADP Claims has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.10(a).
ADP Common Stock has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals hereto.
ADP Group means ADP and each of its Affiliates and Subsidiaries, and any corporation or other entity that may become part of such Group from time to time, other than the Broadridge Group.
ADP Indemnified Parties has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.2.
ADP Liabilities means those Liabilities of ADP, other than the Broadridge Liabilities.
ADP Parties has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.10(b).
ADP Releasors has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.10(a).
Affiliate means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such specified Person; provided , however , that for purposes of this Agreement, no member of either Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the other Group. As used herein, control means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise.
Agreement means this Agreement, as the same may be modified, amended or supplemented from time to time.
Ancillary Agreements means the Employee Matters Agreement, the Intellectual Property Transfer Agreement, the Data Center Outsourcing Services Agreement, the Transition Services Agreement and the Tax Allocation Agreement.
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Asset means any right, property or asset, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, of any kind, nature and description, whether accrued, contingent or otherwise, and wheresoever situated and whether or not carried or reflected, or required to be carried or reflected, on the books of any Person.
Balance Sheet has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Broadridge Assets.
Broadridge means, prior to the LLC Conversion, Broadridge Financial Solutions, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company whose sole member is ADP and, immediately after the LLC Conversion, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation whose sole shareholder is ADP.
Broadridge Assets means, without duplication:
(i) all of the outstanding shares of all classes of capital stock of (or other equity interests in) Broadridge Subsidiaries owned (either of record or beneficially) by Broadridge or a Broadridge Subsidiary, as of the Effective Time;
(ii) all of the Assets included on the unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet of Broadridge, including the notes thereto, as of December 31, 2006 that is included in the Registration Statement (the Balance Sheet ) to the extent such Assets would have been included as Assets on a consolidated balance sheet of Broadridge, and the notes thereto, as of the Effective Time (were such balance sheet and notes to be prepared) on a basis consistent with the determination of Assets included on the Balance Sheet;
(iii) all other Assets that are of a nature or type that would have resulted in such Assets being included as Assets on a consolidated balance sheet of Broadridge, and the notes thereto, as of the Effective Time (were such balance sheet and notes to be prepared) on a basis consistent with the determination of Assets included on the Balance Sheet;
(iv) the Assets expressly contributed, assigned, transferred, conveyed or delivered to any member of the Broadridge Group pursuant to the Ancillary Agreements;
(v) the contract rights, licenses, Trade Secrets, know-how, and any other rights and Intellectual Property, and any other rights, claims or properties (including any and all rights as an insured party under any ADP insurance policy), in each case of any member of the Broadridge Group and as of the Effective Time; and
(vi) all other Assets that are held by any member of the Broadridge Group as of the Effective Time and that are used or held primarily for use in or necessary to the operation of the Broadridge Business.
Broadridge Business means the business and operations conducted by the Broadridge Group from time to time, whether prior to, at or after the Effective Time,
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including, without duplication, (i) the Brokerage Services and Securities Clearing and Outsourcing Services Businesses conducted by ADP prior to the Restructuring and (ii) the business and operations conducted by the Broadridge Group, as more fully described in the Information Statement.
Broadridge Bylaws means the Bylaws of Broadridge substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
Broadridge Cash Dividend means (i) the borrowing under the new credit facility to be entered into by Broadridge as described in the Registration Statement and (ii) the distribution of $690 million of the proceeds of such borrowing as well as approximately $60 million from ADPs Canadian subsidiaries to ADP in one or more transactions intended to qualify as tax-free pursuant to Section 361(b) of the Code.
Broadridge Certificate of Incorporation means the Certificate of Incorporation of Broadridge substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
Broadridge Claims has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.10(b).
Broadridge Common Stock has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals hereto.
Broadridge Group means Broadridge and each of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and any corporation or other entity that may become part of such Group from time to time.
Broadridge Indemnified Parties has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.3.
Broadridge Liabilities means, without duplication:
(i) all outstanding Liabilities included on the Balance Sheet, to the extent such Liabilities would have been included on a consolidated balance sheet of Broadridge, and the notes thereto, as of the Effective Time (were such balance sheet and notes to be prepared) on a basis consistent with the determination of Liabilities included on the Balance Sheet;
(ii) all other Liabilities that are of a nature or type that would have resulted in such Liabilities being included as Liabilities on a consolidated balance sheet of Broadridge, and the notes thereto, as of the Effective Time (were such balance sheet and notes to be prepared) on a basis consistent with the determination of Liabilities included on the Balance Sheet;
(iii) all Liabilities expressly assumed by any member of the Broadridge Group pursuant to the Ancillary Agreements; and
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(iv) all Liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances occurring or existing prior to, at or after the Effective Time, in each case to the extent such Liabilities relate to, arise out of or result from any Broadridge Asset or the Broadridge Business.
Broadridge Parties has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.10(a).
Broadridge Releasors has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.10(b).
Brokerage Services and Securities Clearing and Outsourcing Services Businesses means all of the ADP Brokerage Services and Securities Clearing and Outsourcing Services business and operations, as more fully described in ADPs Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2006.
Business means the Broadridge Business and/or the ADP Business, as the context requires.
Canadian Restructuring means the transfer of the Brokerage Services and Securities Clearing and Outsourcing Services Businesses conducted, directly or indirectly, by ADP Canada Co., a Canadian corporation, to a new Canadian company that will be transferred to a second Canadian company that will be a subsidiary of Broadridge in a transaction intended to qualify as a tax-free split-off pursuant to Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code.
Code has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals hereto.
Consents means any consents, waivers, notices, reports or other filings to be made, or any registrations, licenses, permits, authorizations to be obtained from, or approvals from, or notification requirements to, any third parties, including any Governmental Authority.
Continuing ADP Guarantees has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.3(f)(ii).
Data Center Outsourcing Services Agreement means the Data Center Outsourcing Services Agreement to be entered into between ADP, Inc. and Broadridge, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C , with such changes as may be agreed to by the Parties.
Delayed Transfer Asset and/or Liability has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.3(b).
Dispute Escalation Notice has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.8.
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Distribution has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals hereto.
Distribution Agent means American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.
Distribution Agent Agreement has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 3.1(b).
Distribution Date means the date on which the Distribution shall be effected, such date to be determined by, or under the authority of, the Board of Directors of ADP in its sole and absolute discretion.
Dutch Restructuring means the transfer of the Brokerage Services and Securities Clearing and Outsourcing Services Businesses conducted by the subsidiaries of ADP Nederland BV, a Dutch corporation, to a new Dutch company that will be transferred to a second Dutch company that will be a subsidiary of Broadridge in a transaction intended to qualify as a tax-free split-off pursuant to Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code.
Effective Time means the time at which the Distribution occurs on the Distribution Date.
Employee Matters Agreement means the Employee Matters Agreement to be entered into between ADP and Broadridge, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, with such changes as may be agreed to by the Parties.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
FIFO Basis means, with respect to the payment of Unrelated Claims pursuant to the same ADP insurance policy, the payment in full of each successful claim (regardless of whether ADP or Broadridge is the claimant) in the order in which such successful claim is approved by the insurance carrier, until the limit of the applicable ADP insurance policy is met.
Governmental Authority means any federal, state, local, foreign or international court, government, department, commission, board, bureau or agency, or any other regulatory, self-regulatory, administrative or governmental organization or authority, including the NYSE.
Group means the ADP Group and/or the Broadridge Group, as the context requires.
Indemnified Party has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.3.
Indemnifying Party means Broadridge, for any indemnification obligation arising under Section 4.2, and ADP, for any indemnification obligation arising under Section 4.3.
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Information means all information of either the ADP Group or the Broadridge Group, as the context requires, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, stored in any medium, including non-public financial information, studies, reports, records, books, accountants work papers, contracts, instruments, surveys, discoveries, ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts, data, computer data, disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs or other Software (as defined in the definition of Intellectual Property), marketing plans, customer data, communications by or to attorneys, memos and other materials prepared by attorneys and accountants or under their direction (including attorney work product), and other technical, financial, legal, employee or business information or data.
Information Statement means the information statement and any related documentation to be distributed to holders of ADP Common Stock in connection with the Distribution, including any amendments or supplements thereto.
Intellectual Property means all intellectual property and other similar proprietary rights in any jurisdiction, whether owned or held for use under license, whether registered or unregistered, including such rights in and to: (i) trademarks, trade dress, service marks, certification marks, logos, and trade names, and the goodwill associated with the foregoing (collectively, Trademarks ); (ii) patents and patent applications, and any and all divisions, continuations, continuations-in-part, reissues, continuing patent applications, reexaminations, and extensions thereof, any counterparts claiming priority therefrom, utility models, patents of importation/confirmation, certificates of invention, certificates of registration, design registrations or patents and like rights (collectively, Patents ); inventions, invention disclosures, discoveries and improvements, whether or not patentable; (iii) writings and other works of authorship ( Copyrights ); (iv) trade secrets (including, those trade secrets defined in the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and under corresponding foreign statutory Law and common law), Information, business, technical and know-how information, business processes, non-public information, proprietary information and confidential information and rights to limit the use or disclosure thereof by any Person (collectively, Trade Secrets ); (v) software, including data files, source code, object code, application programming interfaces, databases and other software-related specifications and documentation (collectively, Software ); (vi) domain names and uniform resource locators; (vii) moral rights; (viii) privacy and publicity rights; (ix) any and all technical information, Software, specifications, drawings, records, documentation, works of authorship or other creative works, ideas, knowledge, invention disclosures or other data, not including works subject to Copyright, Patent or Trademark protection ( Technology ); (x) advertising and promotional materials, whether or not copyrightable; and (xi) claims, causes of action and defenses relating to the enforcement of any of the foregoing; in each case, including any registrations of, applications to register, and renewals and extensions of, any of the foregoing with or by any Governmental Authority in any jurisdiction.
Intellectual Property Transfer Agreement means the Intellectual Property Transfer Agreement to be entered into between ADP and Broadridge, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E , with such changes as may be agreed to by the Parties.
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Inter-Group Indebtedness means any intercompany receivables, payables, accounts, advances, loans, guarantees, commitments and indebtedness for borrowed funds between a member of the ADP Group and a member of the Broadridge Group; provided , that Inter-Group Indebtedness shall not include any contingent Liabilities and accounts payable arising pursuant to the Ancillary Agreements, any agreements with respect to continuing transactions between a member of the ADP Group and a member of the Broadridge Group and any other agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business.
Law means any applicable foreign, federal, national, state, provincial or local law (including common law), statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, code or other requirement enacted, promulgated, issued or entered into, or act taken, by a Governmental Authority.
Liabilities means all debts, liabilities, obligations, responsibilities, response actions, Losses, damages (whether compensatory, punitive, consequential, treble or other), fines, penalties and sanctions, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, foreseen or unforeseen, on- or off-balance sheet, joint, several or individual, asserted or unasserted, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, whenever arising, including those arising under or in connection with any Law, or other pronouncements of Governmental Authorities constituting an Action, order or consent decree of any Governmental Authority or any award of any arbitration tribunal, and those arising under any contract, guarantee, commitment or undertaking, whether sought to be imposed by a Governmental Authority, private party, or a Party, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute, or otherwise, and including any costs, expenses, interest, attorneys fees, disbursements and expense of counsel, expert and consulting fees, fees of third party administrators, and costs related thereto or to the investigation or defense thereof.
LLC Conversion has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals hereto.
Loss means any claim, demand, complaint, damages, loss, liability, cost or expense arising out of, relating to or in connection with any Action.
Mixed Account has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.3(g)(ii).
Mixed Contract has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.3(g)(i).
NYSE means the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Parties has the meaning assigned to such term in the Preamble hereto.
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Person means any natural person, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company or partnership, joint stock company, joint venture, association, trust, bank, trust company, land trust, business trust or other organization, whether or not a legal entity, and any Governmental Authority.
Pre-Distribution Transactions means, collectively, the Restructuring, the Separation, the LLC Conversion, the Recapitalization and the Broadridge Cash Dividend.
Recapitalization has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.1(c).
Record Date means the date to be determined by the Board of Directors of ADP as the record date for determining stockholders of ADP entitled to receive shares of Broadridge Common Stock pursuant to the Distribution.
Registration Statement means the Registration Statement on Form 10 of Broadridge relating to the registration under the Exchange Act of Broadridge Common Stock, including any amendments or supplements thereto.
Reimbursing Party has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.2.
Related Claims means a claim or claims against an ADP insurance policy made by each of ADP and/or its insured parties, on the one hand, or Broadridge and/or its insured parties, on the other hand, filed in connection with Losses suffered by each of ADP and Broadridge arising out of the same underlying transaction, transactions, event or events.
Restructuring means, collectively, the Dutch Restructuring, the U.S. Restructuring, the Canadian Restructuring, the Swiss Restructuring and the U.S. Contribution.
SEC means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Separation has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals hereto.
Shared Person has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.3(i).
SOX means the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended from time to time.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person, any other Person of which a Person (either alone or through or together with any other Subsidiary of such Person) owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the stock or other equity interests the holders of which are generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other governing body of such corporation or other legal entity.
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Swiss Restructuring means the transfer of the Brokerage Services and Securities Clearing and Outsourcing Services Businesses conducted by ADP Suisse S.A., a Swiss company, to a new Swiss company that will be transferred to Broadridge.
Tax Allocation Agreement means the Tax Allocation Agreement to be entered into between ADP and Broadridge, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F , with such changes as may be agreed to by the Parties.
Third Party Claim has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 4.5(a).
Transaction Expenses has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 10.2.
Transition Services Agreement means the Transition Services Agreement to be entered into between ADP and Broadridge, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G , with such changes as may be agreed to by the Parties.
Unrelated Claims means a claim or claims against an ADP insurance policy made by each of ADP and/or its insured parties, on the one hand, or Broadridge and/or its insured parties, on the other hand, filed in connection with Losses suffered by each of ADP and Broadridge arising out of unrelated and separate transactions or events.
U.S. Contribution means the contribution by ADP to Broadridge of Financial Information Services (Japan) Limited and the U.S. Subsidiaries that will have been subsidiaries of ADP Atlantic, Inc., a Delaware corporation ( ADP Atlantic ), immediately prior to the U.S. Restructuring and that conduct the Brokerage Services and Securities Clearing and Outsourcing Services Businesses.
U.S. Restructuring means the transfer by ADP Atlantic, to ADP of the U.S. Subsidiaries of ADP Atlantic that conduct the Brokerage Services and Securities Clearing and Outsourcing Services Businesses, in a transaction intended to qualify as tax-free pursuant to Section 332 of the Code.
Section 1.2 General Interpretive Principles . (a) Words in the singular shall include the plural and vice versa, and words of one gender shall include the other gender, in each case, as the context requires, (b) the words hereof , herein , hereunder , and herewith and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and references to Article, Section, paragraph, exhibit and schedule are references to the Articles, Sections, paragraphs, exhibits and schedules to this Agreement unless otherwise specified, (c) the word including and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall mean including, without limitation, unless otherwise specified and (d) any reference to any federal, state, local or non-U.S. statute or Law shall be deemed to also refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, unless the context otherwise requires.
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