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

 

March 31, 2006

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

Security Capital Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware

 

1-7921

 

13-3003070

(State or Other

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Jurisdiction of

 

 

 

Identification No.)

Incorporation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eight Greenwich Office Park, Third Floor, Greenwich, CT

 

06831

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

203-625-0770

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 


 

 

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

 

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:

 

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)

o 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))

 

 



 

Item 1.01.                                          Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

The information required by this Item 1.01 is included in Item 2.01 below and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 1.02.                                          Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

The information required by this Item 1.02 is included in Item 2.01 below and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 2.01.                                          Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

On March 31, 2006, Security Capital Corporation (the “Company”) announced that, on March 31, 2006 it completed its previously announced sale of its 91.52% interest (on a fully diluted basis) in its Primrose Holdings, Inc. (“Primrose”) subsidiary to an affiliate of American Capital Strategies, Ltd. The aggregate purchase price for the Company’s interest in Primrose and those interests in Primrose held by minority stockholders and option holders was $85 million, subject to adjustments. The net aggregate purchase price was $82.8 million, after giving effect to certain adjustments set forth in the definitive stock purchase agreement that related to, among other things, payables owed to the Company and Capital Partners, Inc. (“Capital Partners”), employee bonuses and transaction costs. The Company received $76.8 million, on a pre-tax basis, and $58.2 million (or $8.44 per diluted share of the Company), on a post-tax basis, for its 91.52% interest in Primrose.

 

Primrose is engaged in the franchising of educational child care centers, with related activities in real estate consulting and site selection services, in the Southeast, Southwest and Midwest. Primrose was one of the Company’s two reportable segments, with the other being the employer cost containment and health services segment that consists of WC Holdings, Inc. (“WC”).

 

As previously announced, the Company’s Board of Directors has initiated a formal sale process for the Company. In the course of conducting the formal sale process, the Board determined that the best way to maximize value for the Company’s stockholders was to sell Primrose, and WC and the balance of the Company in separate transactions. Accordingly, the Company has sold its interest in Primrose and is considering offers for its interest in WC and the balance of the Company. The Company currently expects to enter into a definitive agreement during the second quarter of 2006 to sell WC and the balance of the Company.

 

In connection with the closing of the Primrose sale, the following agreements were terminated, on March 31, 2006 pursuant to the stock purchase agreement:

 

             Amended and Restated Stockholders’ Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2003, among the Company, Primrose, Jo Kirchner and Robert Benowitz, to which Derek Fuller, Jim Steger and Lee Scott have been joined, as amended;

 

             Tax Sharing Joinder Agreement, dated as of April 6, 1999, among the Company, Primrose and Primrose School Franchising Company (“PSFC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Primrose; and

 

             Amended and Restated Management Advisory Services Agreement, dated as of April 5, 2002, between the Company and PSFC.

 

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In connection with the Primrose closing pursuant to the stock purchase agreement, the following agreement was amended on March 31, 2006 to remove Primrose as a party and to require Primrose to pay Capital Partners at closing Primrose’s $193,750 share of the advisory fee owed by the Company to Capital Partners:

 

             Second Amended and Restated Advisory Services Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2005, among the Company, Primrose and Capital Partners.

 

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on March 31, 2006 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.                                          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(b)                                 Pro Forma Financial Information.

 

The following unaudited pro forma condensed financial statements of the Company (“pro forma statements”) give effect to the sale of Primrose, a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company, to an affiliate of American Capital Strategies, Ltd. The aggregate purchase price for the Company’s 91.52% interest (on a fully diluted basis) in Primrose and those interests in Primrose held by minority stockholders and option holders was $85 million, subject to adjustments. The net aggregate purchase price was $82.8 million, after adjustments.

 

Primrose is engaged in the franchising of educational child care centers, with related activities in real estate consulting and site selection services in the Southeast, Southwest and Midwest. Primrose was one of the Company’s two reportable segments, with the other being the employer cost containment and health services segment that consists of WC.

 

The historical financial information set forth below has been derived from, and should be read in conjunction with, the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The pro forma statements give effect to the disposition of Primrose as if the transaction had been consummated on January 1, 2005 for the condensed statement of operations and at December 31, 2005 for the condensed balance sheet. The pro forma statements are provided for informational purposes only and do not purport to represent what the condensed financial position or results of operations of the Company would have been had the disposition occurred on the dates indicated. In addition, the accompanying pro forma statements are not necessarily indicative of the financial position or results of operations that may be achieved in the future.

 

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Security Capital Corporation

Pro Forma Condensed Balance Sheet (unaudited)

As of December 31, 2005

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Security
Capital
Historical

 

Adjustments

 

Pro Forma

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

12,340

 

$

76,750

(1)

$

89,090

 

Restricted cash

 

175

 

(175

)(2)

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

22,524

 

(1,400

)(2)

21,124

 

Recoverable costs, net

 

817

 

(817

)(2)

 

Deferred income taxes

 

2,592

 

(1,348

)(2)

1,244

 

Other current assets

 

1,865

 

(285

)(2)

1,580

 

Total current assets

 

40,313

 

72,725

 

113,038

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

8,591

 

(309

)(2)

8,282

 

Goodwill, net

 

72,557

 

(16,830

)(2)

55,727

 

Intangible assets, net

 

18,537

 

(6,179

)(2)

12,358

 

Deferred income taxes

 

668

 

 

668

 

Other assets

 

1,108

 

(54

)(2)

1,054

 

Total assets

 

$

141,774

 

$

49,353

 

$

191,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

2,425

 

$

(254

)(2)

$

2,171

 

Other accrued expenses

 

12,762

 

(749

)(2)

12,013

 

Income taxes payable

 

6,784

 

18,564

(3)

25,348

 

Unearned revenue

 

28,539

 

(3,300

)(2)

25,239

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

9,674

 

 

9,674

 

Total current liabilities

 

60,184

 

14,261

 

74,445

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

24,751

 

 

24,751

 

Other long-term obligations

 

2,465

 

 

2,465

 

Deferred taxes

 

2,862

 

(2,862

)(2)

 

Minority interests

 

3,957

 

(320

)(2)

3,637

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

47,555

 

76,750

(1)

85,829

 

 

 

 

 

(19,912

)(2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(18,564

)(3)

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

141,774

 

$

49,353

 

$

191,127

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these pro forma condensed financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

 


(1)                                  To reflect the net proceeds received by the Company.

 

Gross sales price

 

$

85,000

 

Cash held at Primrose at time of closing

 

3,642

 

Gross cash proceeds

 

88,642

 

Transaction and other costs (see table below)

 

(4,777

)

Purchase price adjustment to buyer

 

(1,110

)

Net cash proceeds

 

$

82,755

 

Minority interests (a)

 

(6,005

)

Net proceeds to the Company

 

$

76,750

 

 

Transaction and other costs were composed of the following:

 

Investment banking fee

 

$

1,800

 

Employee stay-pay plan bonuses

 

1,077

 

Legal fees

 

567

 

Reimbursement of due diligence fees

 

800

 

Fairness opinion fee

 

258

 

Due to Capital Partners (b)

 

194

 

Other

 

81

 

 

 

$

4,777

 

 


(a)                                        The minority interests received cash of $3,907 and purchased equity in the acquiror with the balance of their proceeds.

 

(b)                                       Represents amounts due to Capital Partners for advisory services to be provided to Primrose through September 30, 2006 in accordance with the Second Amended and Restated Advisory Services Agreement dated December 23, 2005, as amended on March 31, 2006.

 

(2)                                  To reflect the sale of the assets and liabilities of Primrose.

 

(3)                                  To reflect the estimated tax liability to be paid by the Company from the gain on the sale of its interest in Primrose.

 

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Security Capital Corporation

Pro Forma Condensed Statement of Operations (unaudited)

For the Year Ended December 31, 2005

 

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Security
Capital
Historical

 

Adjustments

 

Pro Forma

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

155,311

 

$

(14,525

)(1)

$

140,786

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

132,245

 

(7,247

)(1)

124,998

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

4,984

 

(545

)(1)

4,439

 

Operating income

 

18,082

 

(6,733

)

11,349

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(2,607

)

22

(1)

(2,585

)

Other income, net

 

59

 

 

59

 

Income before income taxes and minority interest

 

15,534

 

(6,711

)

8,823

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

(4,770

)

2,409

(1)

(2,361

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiaries

 

(1,329

)

60

(1)

(1,269

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

9,435

 

$

(4,242

)

$

5,193

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.40

 

 

 

$

0.77

 

Diluted

 

$

1.34

 

 

 

$

0.72

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares used in computation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

6,725

 

 

 

6,725

 

Diluted

 

6,824

 

 

 

6,824

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these pro forma condensed financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO PRO FORMA CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

 


(1)                                   To remove the operating results of Primrose for the year ended December 31, 2005.

 

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(d)                                 Exhibits.

 

99.1                           Press Release of Security Capital Corporation, dated March 31, 2006

 

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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.

 

Date: April 6, 2006

 

 

SECURITY CAPITAL CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

/s/ William R. Schlueter

 

 

 

Name:

William R. Schlueter

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press release issued by Security Capital Corporation on March 31, 2006

 

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