Edgar Filing: KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC

SEC Document

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): May 17, 2016

KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)



Ontario, Canada (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	001-15204 (Commission File Number)	Not Applicable (IRS Employer Identification No.)

45 St. Clair Ave. West, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4V 1K9

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (416) 848-1171

Not Applicable

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

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ITEM 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 17, 2016 (the “Execution Date”), CMC Acquisition, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Buyer”) (a newly formed indirect subsidiary of Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (“Kingsway”)), entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with CRIC TRT Acquisition LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Seller”) and BNSF-Delpres Investments Ltd., an Ontario corporation (“Parent”) (the parent of Seller), pursuant to which, among other things, Buyer agreed to purchase 81% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of CMC Industries, Inc., a Texas corporation (“CMC”) from Seller. The closing of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement (the “Closing”) is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, and is currently anticipated to occur no later than June 17, 2016.

The Purchase Agreement contains representations and warranties of Buyer, Seller and Parent, including, among others, with respect to corporate organization, capitalization, corporate authority, assets and liabilities, real property, tax matters, environmental matters and compliance with applicable laws.

At the Closing, (i) Buyer will acquire 81% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of CMC for a purchase price of $1,500,000 (which is currently being held in escrow), (ii) Buyer and Seller will enter into a new Stockholders’ Agreement (the “Stockholders’ Agreement”) governing the rights and obligations of the stockholders’ of CMC (described in further detail below) and (iii) a subsidiary of CMC and an affiliate of Seller will enter into a Management Services Agreement (the “Management Services Agreement”) whereby Seller’s affiliate will provide certain services to CMC and its subsidiaries in exchange for service fees (described in further detail below).

If the Purchase Agreement is terminated by Seller because either (i) Buyer has breached any representation, warranty or covenant contained in the Purchase Agreement which individually, or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, or (ii) the Closing has not occurred on or before June 17, 2016 for reasons other than Seller’s breach of a representation, warranty or covenant contained in the Purchase Agreement, then Buyer will be obligated to pay liquidated damages in the amount of $150,000 to Seller (which payment will be Seller’s sole and exclusive remedy with respect to such termination).

CMC owns, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary (the “Property Owner”), a parcel of real property consisting of approximately 192 acres located in the State of Texas (the “Real Property”). The Real Property is leased to a third party pursuant to a long-term triple net lease. The Real Property is also subject to a mortgage in the principal amount of approximately $180,000,000 (the “Mortgage”). The Mortgage is non-recourse indebtedness with respect to CMC and its subsidiaries (including the Property Owner), and the Mortgage is not, nor will it be, guaranteed by Kingsway or its affiliates. All lease income generated by the Real Property is applied to make principal and interest payments on the Mortgage.

The Stockholders’ Agreement to be entered into at Closing will contain terms that are generally customary for a Stockholders’ Agreement between stockholders holding majority and minority positions similar to those held by Buyer and Seller. In certain limited circumstances (i.e., CMC failing to maintain its organization and good standing, failure to pay taxes or materially defaulting under the Mortgage, and failing to cure such default after a 30-day cure period), Seller will have the right to either (X) loan such

amounts to CMC as are necessary to cure such failure or default or (Y) add such amounts to the fees payable pursuant to the Management Services Agreement. In the event that Seller elects to loan such amounts to CMC, Buyer will be required to repay such loaned amounts to Seller within 90 days, together with interest on such amounts. If Buyer fails to so reimburse Seller within such 90-day time period, then Seller may elect to purchase all (but not less than all) of Buyer’s stock in CMC for a pre-determined price.

Pursuant to the terms of the Management Services Agreement to be entered into at Closing, an affiliate of Seller (the “Service Provider”) will provide certain services to CMC and its subsidiaries in exchange for service fees. Such services (collectively, the “Services”) will include (i) causing an affiliate of the Service Provider to guaranty certain obligations of the Property Owner (pursuant to an Indemnity and Guaranty Agreement (the “Indemnity and Guaranty Agreement”) between such affiliate and the holder of the Mortgage (the “Mortgagor”)), (ii) providing certain individuals to serve as members of the board of directors and/or certain executive officers of CMC and/or its subsidiaries and (iii) providing asset management services with respect to the Real Property. In exchange for the Services, the Property Owner will pay certain fees to the Service Provider. The payment of such service fees will be triggered by (i) a sale of the Real Property, (ii) a restructuring of the lease to which the Real Property is subject or (iii) a refinancing or restructuring of the Mortgage. The amount of the service fees will range from 40%-80% of the net proceeds generated by the event triggering the payment of the service fees (depending on the nature and timing of the triggering event).

The Management Services Agreement also provides that Kingsway will indemnify the Service Provider and its affiliates (in limited circumstances) from and against liabilities they incur due to claims brought by the Mortgagor under the Indemnity and Guaranty Agreement, but only if such claims are directly caused by actions taken by Kingsway, its subsidiaries, or their respective directors, manager or executive officers, and only if such actions directly trigger liability to or obligations of the Service Provider’s affiliate pursuant to the Indemnity and Guaranty Agreement. Further, liability to or obligations of the Service Provider’s affiliate pursuant to the Indemnity and Guaranty Agreement can only be triggered in limited circumstances, including (without limitation) losses to the Mortgagor caused by (i) misapplication of rents received or security deposits under the lease of the Real Property, (ii) voluntary or permissive waste of the Real Property, (iii) defaulting under the Mortgage due to the occurrence of voluntary bankruptcy, insolvency or similar debt relief proceedings initiated by the Property Owner, (iv) failure to discharge additional liens on the Real Property in violation of the Mortgage that are caused by the Property Owner (and not caused by the Mortgagor), (v) any amendment, modification, cancellation or termination of the lease of the Real Property or any waiver of default by the tenant thereunder, by the Property Owner without the prior consent of the Mortgagor or (vi) the Property Owners’ own acts of gross negligence, fraud or misrepresentation, willful misconduct or bad faith.

The representations and warranties of each party set forth in the Purchase Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the Purchase Agreement. In addition, such representations and warranties (i) are subject to materiality and other qualifications contained in the Purchase Agreement, which may differ from what may be viewed as material by investors, (ii) were made and will be made only as of the Execution Date and as of the Closing (or such other date as is specified in the Purchase Agreement) and (iii) may have been included in the Purchase Agreement for the purpose of allocating risk between the parties rather than establishing matters as facts.

ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 19, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Buyer entered into the Purchase Agreement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.



Exhibit Number	Exhibits Description
99.1	Press Release dated May 19, 2016.

SIGNATURE

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.





	KINGSWAY FINANCIAL SERVICES INC.


May 19, 2016	By:	/s/ Larry G. Swets, Jr.
		Larry G. Swets, Jr.
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number	Exhibits Description
99.1	Press Release dated May 19, 2016.