Item 1.01
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Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
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On
December 13, 2007, AMIS Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (AMIS), ON Semiconductor Corporation, a Delaware corporation (ON) and Orange Acquisition Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ON and a Delaware
corporation (Merger Sub), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization (the Merger Agreement). The Merger Agreement provides that, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger
Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into AMIS, with AMIS continuing as the surviving corporation (the Merger) and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ON.
At the effective time and as a result of the Merger, each outstanding share of AMIS common stock will be converted into the right to receive 1.15 shares
of ON common stock (the Exchange Ratio). All outstanding AMIS options held by AMIS employees will be converted into options to purchase shares of ON common stock on substantially the same terms and conditions as applied to the AMIS
options. The number of shares of ON common stock to be subject to converted options and the exercise prices of such options will be adjusted based on the Exchange Ratio. All outstanding restricted stock unit awards (RSUs) held by AMIS
employees will be converted into RSUs of ON common stock on substantially the same terms and conditions as applied to AMIS RSUs. The number of ON RSUs to be issued upon conversion of each AMIS RSU will be based on the Exchange Ratio.
Consummation of the Merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including (i) adoption by the stockholders of AMIS of the
Merger Agreement, (ii) approval by the stockholders of ON of the issuance of shares in the Merger and an amendment to ONs charter to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock by 150 million shares (the ON
Voting Proposals), (iii) expiration or termination of the applicable Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period and certain other regulatory approvals, (iv) the effectiveness of an ON registration statement covering the ON shares to be issued
to AMIS stockholders, (v) the absence of any law or order prohibiting the closing, (vi) the delivery of customary opinions from counsel to AMIS and counsel to ON that the Merger will qualify as a tax-free reorganization for federal income
tax purposes, (vii) subject to certain exceptions, the accuracy of representations and warranties of AMIS and ON and (viii) subject to certain exceptions, the absence of any government action seeking to restrain, or compel the disposition
of, all or a material portion of the business of ON or AMIS.
The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for both AMIS and
ON, including for AMIS if its board of directors changes its recommendation of the Merger to its stockholders in connection with a Superior Proposal (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or as required by its fiduciary duties under specified
circumstances. The Merger Agreement also provides that ONs board of directors may change its recommendation of the ON Voting Proposals in response to a proposal for a transaction that would effect a change of control of ON or as required by
its fiduciary duties under specified circumstances. Upon termination of the Merger Agreement under certain circumstances, AMIS may be required to pay ON, or ON may be required to pay AMIS, a termination fee of $30.2 million.
The boards of directors of AMIS and ON have unanimously approved the Merger Agreement.
AMIS directors, executive officers and certain significant stockholders, who collectively hold 24% of AMIS outstanding stock, have agreed to
vote their shares in favor of the Merger and against any alternative acquisition proposal. ONs directors and executive officers have agreed to vote their shares in favor of the ON Voting Proposals.
The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates,
were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed by the contracting parties, including being qualified by disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with the execution of the Merger
Agreement. The representations and warranties may have been made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality
applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions
thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of AMIS, ON or any of their respective subsidiaries.
The foregoing
description of the Merger and the Merger Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. On
December 13, 2007, AMIS and ON issued a joint press release announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement The press release is attached hereto as
Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This filing is being made in respect of the proposed transaction involving ON and AMIS. In connection with the proposed transaction, ON plans to file with
the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 containing a Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and each of ON and AMIS plan to file with the SEC other documents regarding the proposed transaction. The definitive Joint Proxy Statement/ Prospectus will be
mailed to stockholders of ON and AMIS. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.
Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of the
Registration Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by ON and AMIS through the web site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders will be
able to obtain free copies of the Registration Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus (when available) and other documents filed with the SEC from ON by directing a request to ON Semiconductor Corporation, 5005 East McDowell Road,
Phoenix, AZ, 85008, Attention: Investor Relations (telephone: (602) 244-3437) or going to ONs corporate website at www.onsemi.com, or from AMIS by directing a request to AMIS Holdings, Inc., 2300 Buckskin Road Pocatello, ID, 83201,
Attention: Investor Relations (telephone: 208-233-4690) or going to AMIS corporate website at www.amis.com.
ON and AMIS, and their
respective directors and executive officers, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information regarding ONs directors and executive officers is contained in its annual proxy
statement filed with the SEC on April 11, 2007. Information regarding AMIS directors and executive officers is contained in AMIS annual proxy statement filed with the SEC on May 24, 2007. Additional information regarding the
interests of such potential participants will be included in the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and the other relevant documents filed with the SEC (when available).