UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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): March 14, 2019
SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-34675 | 71-0987913 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 80 Lamberton Road, Windsor, CT | 06095 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (860) 298-4500
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed by SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the matters described herein.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On March 14, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SS&C Technologies, Inc., intends to offer $750 million in aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”) in a private placement, subject to market and other conditions. SS&C Technologies, Inc. intends use the net proceeds of this offering to repay a portion of the outstanding term B-3 loan under its existing senior secured credit facilities. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
This Current Report on Form 8-K shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the Notes in any state in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
The following document is attached as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated March 14, 2019, of SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. entitled “SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. Announces Offering of $750 Million of Senior Notes” | |
Caution Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information contained or incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K constitutes forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, expectations, intentions, projections, developments, future events, performance, underlying assumptions, and other statements that are other than statements of historical facts. Without limiting the foregoing, the words “believes”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “expects”, “estimates”, “projects”, “forecasts”, “may”, “assume”, “intend”, “will”, “continue”, “opportunity”, “predict”, “potential”, “future”, “guarantee”, “likely”, “target”, “indicate”, “would”, “could” and “should” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements are accompanied by such words. Such statements reflect management’s best judgment based on factors currently known but are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the offering of the Notes and the anticipated use of proceeds therefrom. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
SIGNATURE
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.
| Date: March 14, 2019 | SS&C TECHNOLOGIES HOLDINGS, INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Patrick J. Pedonti | |||||
| Patrick J. Pedonti | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||