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): October 15, 2014
ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware |
000-19406 |
36-2675536 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 475 Half Day Road, Suite 500, Lincolnshire, Illinois |
60069 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 847-634-6700
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 15, 2014, Zebra Technologies Corporation (“Zebra”) issued a press release announcing the closing of its private offering of $1.05 billion in aggregate principal amount of 7 1⁄4% senior unsecured notes due 2022 (the “Notes”). Zebra intends to use the net proceeds from the Notes offering, together with cash on hand and proceeds from Zebra’s previously announced $2.2 billion senior secured term loan, to fund the $3.45 billion cash acquisition (the “Acquisition”) of the Enterprise business of Motorola Solutions, Inc., as well as to pay related transaction fees and expenses. The proceeds from the private offering of the Notes have been placed into escrow until the closing of the Acquisition. The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of Zebra and will be guaranteed by certain of Zebra’s domestic subsidiaries following the closing of the Acquisition.
The Notes and related guarantees have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. The offering was made only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
A copy of the press release announcing the private offering of the Notes is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Zebra Technologies Corporation on October 15, 2014 announcing the closing of its offering of the Notes. | |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Jim Kaput | |||||
| Date: October 15, 2014 | Name: Jim Kaput | |||||
| Title: SVP and General Counsel | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Zebra Technologies Corporation on October 15, 2014 announcing the closing of its offering of the Notes. | |
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