|
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
Equity Purchase Agreement
As previously reported in a Current Report on
Form 8-K
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 22, 2024 (the “Original
Form 8-K”),
Xerox Corporation (“Xerox Corporation” or “Xerox”) entered into an Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Ninestar Group Company Limited (the “Seller”) and Lexmark International II, LLC (“Lexmark”), which provided, among other things, that, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, Xerox Corporation will purchase from the Seller all of the issued and outstanding equity securities of Lexmark (the “Lexmark Acquisition”).
On July 1, 2025 (the “Closing Date”), Xerox Corporation completed its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding equity securities of Lexmark for total consideration of $1.5 billion, inclusive of net debt and other assumed liabilities.
The material terms of the Purchase Agreement were previously reported in Item 1.01 of the Original Form
8-K.
The foregoing summary and description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Purchase Agreement, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Original Form
8-K,
and is incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.
Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement
On the Closing Date, Xerox Corporation made an incremental term loan borrowing of $327,152,215.80 (“Incremental Term Loans”) under its First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of November 17, 2023, among Xerox Corporation, as borrower, Xerox Holdings Corporation (“Holdings”) and certain subsidiaries of Xerox Corporation as guarantors, Jefferies Finance LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent and the lenders party thereto (the “TLB Facility”) pursuant to an amendment to the TLB Facility. Certain lenders under the Lexmark Credit Agreement (as defined below) (collectively, the “Incremental Term Lenders”) agreed to provide the Incremental Term Loans in an amount equal to their respective outstanding term loans under the Lexmark Credit Agreement and, with respect to Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. (“MSSF”), its revolving loans and undrawn revolving commitments, in each case under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of July 13, 2022 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, extended, renewed or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the Closing Date, “Lexmark Credit Agreement”) among Lexmark, as US holdings, Lexmark International, Inc., as borrower, the other guarantors party thereto, MSSF, as administrative agent and collateral agent and the lenders party thereto, outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date. Substantially all of the net proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans were used to repay (through a cashless settlement) a portion of Lexmark’s outstanding debt under the Lexmark Credit Agreement (together with accrued interest and any applicable expenses, fees or premiums) and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the Lexmark Acquisition and the related transactions.
For a summary and description of the TLB Facility governing the Incremental Term Loans, please refer to the full text of the TLB
Facility
, a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form
8-K
filed on November 20, 2023, together with Amendment No. 1 to the TLB Facility, dated July 1, 2025, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form
8-K,
in each case as incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference.
13.00% Senior Notes Due 2030
On the Closing Date, Holdings completed its private offering of $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 13.00% Senior Notes due 2030 (the “2030 Notes”) issued by Holdings. The 2030 Notes were purchased in lieu of the notes originally contemplated by the PIK Notes Commitment Letter (as defined in the Purchase Agreement).
The 2030 Notes are governed by an Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date (the “2030 Indenture”), among Holdings, certain of Holdings’ domestic subsidiaries and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, with certain of Holdings’ foreign subsidiaries to be joined as guarantors on a post-closing basis. The 2030 Notes bear interest at a rate of 13.00% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on April 1, July 1, October 1 and January 1 of each year, beginning on October 1, 2025. The 2030 Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis by Xerox and certain of Xerox’s domestic subsidiaries, with certain of Xerox’s foreign subsidiaries to provide guarantees on a post-closing basis. The net proceeds of the 2030 Notes were used to fund a portion of the purchase price for the Lexmark Acquisition and to repay a portion of Lexmark’s outstanding debt (together with accrued interest and any applicable expenses, fees or premiums) and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the Lexmark Acquisition and the related transactions.
- 2 -