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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): June 28, 2007
infoUSA Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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0-19598
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47-0751545 |
(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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5711 South 86th Circle, Omaha Nebraska
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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68127
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(402) 593-4500
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
þ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On June 28, 2007, infoUSA Inc., a Delaware corporation (infoUSA), announced that it had
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement), dated as of June 28, 2007,
by and among infoUSA, Knickerbocker Acquisition Corp., a New York corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of infoUSA (Purchaser), and Guideline, Inc., a New York corporation (the Company).
The total transaction value, including assumption of debt, will be approximately $41.6 million.
The press release announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1.
Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Purchaser will commence a cash tender offer to acquire (i)
all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the
Company (the Common Shares), at a price of $1.35 per Common Share, in cash and (ii) all of the
issued and outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the
Company (the Preferred Shares and, along with the Common Shares, the Shares), at a price equal
to the liquidation preference of $1.50 per share and accrued dividends thereon, in cash (the Offer).
Following completion of the Offer, Purchaser will be merged with and into the Company, with the
Company becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of infoUSA (the Merger). In the Merger, all Shares
not tendered to Purchaser in the Offer will be converted into the right to receive the cash amount
payable in the Offer without interest. The Offer and the Merger are subject to the satisfaction of
customary closing conditions, including a condition to the Offer that there be validly tendered at
least 66 2/3% of the outstanding Shares on a fully-diluted basis. A copy of the Merger Agreement
is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.
In the Merger Agreement, the Company has granted to Purchaser an option (the Top-Up Stock
Option) to purchase a number of Common Shares that, when added to the number of shares owned by
infoUSA and Purchaser immediately following the completion of the Offer, will constitute more than
90% of the Common Shares on a fully-diluted basis (assuming the issuance of the shares issued upon
exercise of the Top-Up Stock Option), at a purchase price per share equal to the price paid per
Common Share in the Offer. The Top-Up Stock Option may only be exercised if Purchaser has accepted
for payment at least 90% of the outstanding Preferred Shares in the Offer and if exercise thereof
will result in the ownership by the infoUSA and Purchaser of more than 90% of the Common Shares on a
fully-diluted basis. The Top-Up Stock Option may not be exercised for a number of Common Shares
that would require the approval of the companys shareholders under applicable law, or that exceeds
the number of Common Shares authorized in the Companys certificate of incorporation.
The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for each of infoUSA, Purchaser and
the Company, and further provides that, upon termination of the Merger Agreement under certain
circumstances, the Company would be required to pay to infoUSA a termination fee of up to
$1,375,000.
In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, infoUSA and
Purchaser entered into Shareholder Support Agreements, pursuant to which the following shareholder have
agreed to tender their Shares pursuant to the Offer and vote in favor of the Merger: (i) Petra
Mezzanine Fund, (ii) Special Situations Fund III Q.P., L.P. and certain of its affiliates, (iii)
Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value L.P. and certain of its affiliates, (iv) Marlin Equities, LLC
and one of its affiliates, (v) David Walke, (vi) Marc Litvinoff, (vii) Douglas House, (viii) Peter
Hooper, and (ix) Andrew Garvin. Such shareholders currently hold approximately 59% of the
outstanding Shares of the Company. Copies of the Shareholder Support Agreements are attached
hereto as Exhibits 2.2 through 2.4 and are hereby incorporated by reference.
The foregoing descriptions of the Merger Agreement and the Shareholder Support Agreements and
the transactions contemplated thereby are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Merger
Agreement and the Shareholder Support Agreements, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 2.1 and 2.2
through 2.4, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
The Offer described above has not yet commenced and this announcement is neither an offer to
purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any shares of the Company. Additional details
regarding the Offer will be disclosed in tender offer documents, which will be filed concurrently
with commencement of the Offer. If the Offer is commenced, a tender offer statement on Schedule TO
will be filed by infoUSA and Purchaser with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and,
following commencement, a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 will be filed by
the Company with the SEC. Company shareholders are urged to read the tender offer statement, the
solicitation/recommendation statement and any other relevant documents relating to the Offer, when
they become available, because they will contain important information about the Company, infoUSA
and the proposed transaction. The tender offer statement and the solicitation/recommendation
statement should be read carefully before making a decision concerning the Offer.
Company shareholders will be able to obtain copies of these documents when they become
available, along with other documents filed with the SEC, free of charge, through the website
maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Shareholders can also obtain, free of charge, copies
of the solicitation/recommendation statement when it becomes available, along with any documents
the Company has filed with the SEC, by directing a request to the Company at 625 Avenue of the
Americas, New York, NY 10011, Attention: Controller, telephone: (212) 645-4500.
Company shareholders can also obtain, free of charge, copies of the tender offer statement
(including an offer to purchase, letter of transmittal and related tender offer documents) when it
becomes available, along with any documents infoUSA has filed with the SEC, by directing a request
to infoUSA at 5711 S. 86th Circle, Omaha NE 68127, Attention: Chief Financial Officer, telephone:
(402) 593-4500.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
The following are filed as Exhibits to this Report:
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Exhibit |
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Description of Exhibit |
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2.1
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 28, 2007, by and among infoUSA Inc.,
Knickerbocker Acquisition Corp. and Guideline, Inc. (filed herewith) |
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2.2
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Shareholder Support Agreement, dated June 28, 2007, by and between infoUSA
Inc., Knickerbocker Acquisition Corp., Special Situations Fund III Q.P., L.P., Special
Situations Fund III, L.P., Special Situations Private Equity Fund, L.P. and Special
Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. (filed herewith) |
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2.3
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Shareholder Support Agreement, dated June 28, 2007, by and between infoUSA
Inc., Knickerbocker Acquisition Corp., and David Walke (filed herewith) |
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2.4
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Shareholder Support Agreement, dated June 28, 2007, by and between infoUSA
Inc., Knickerbocker Acquisition Corp., Petra Mezzanine Fund, Wynnefield Partners Small
Cap Value, L.P., Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I, Wynnefield Small Cap
Value Offshore Fund, Ltd., Channel Partnership II, L.P., Marlin Equities, LLC, Martin
Franklin, Mark Litvinoff, Douglas House, Peter Hooper, and Andrew Garvin (filed
herewith) |
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99.1
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Joint press release issued by infoUSA and Guideline, Inc. on June 28, 2007
(incorporated by reference to the Schedule TO-C filed by infoUSA Inc.
on June 28, 2007) |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
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infoUSA Inc.
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By: |
/s/ STORMY L. DEAN
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Stormy L. Dean |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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Dated: July 5, 2007
Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K
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Exhibit |
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Description of Exhibit |
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2.1
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated June 28, 2007, by and among infoUSA Inc.,
Knickerbocker Acquisition Corp. and Guideline, Inc. (filed herewith) |
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2.2
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Shareholder Support Agreement, dated June 28, 2007, by and between infoUSA
Inc., Knickerbocker Acquisition Corp., Special Situations Fund III Q.P., L.P., Special
Situations Fund III, L.P., Special Situations Private Equity Fund, L.P. and Special
Situations Cayman Fund, L.P. (filed herewith) |
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2.3
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Shareholder Support Agreement, dated June 28, 2007, by and between infoUSA
Inc., Knickerbocker Acquisition Corp., and David Walke (filed herewith) |
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2.4
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Shareholder Support Agreement, dated June 28, 2007, by and between infoUSA
Inc., Knickerbocker Acquisition Corp., Petra Mezzanine Fund, Wynnefield Partners Small
Cap Value, L.P., Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I, Wynnefield Small Cap
Value Offshore Fund, Ltd., Channel Partnership II, L.P., Marlin Equities, LLC, Martin
Franklin, Mark Litvinoff, Douglas House, Peter Hooper, and Andrew Garvin (filed
herewith) |
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99.1
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Joint press release issued by infoUSA and Guideline, Inc. on June 28, 2007
(incorporated by reference to the Schedule TO-C filed by infoUSA Inc.
on June 28, 2007) |