UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(RULE 14d100)
Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
THE COAST
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.
(Name of Subject Company)
KAO ACQUISITION SUB, INC.
(Offeror)
KEYSTONE
AUTOMOTIVE OPERATIONS, INC.
(Parent of Offeror)
LKQ CORPORATION
(Parent
of Parent of Offeror)
(Names of Filing Persons)
COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
190345108
(Cusip Number
of Class of Securities)
Victor M. Casini
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
500 West Madison Street,
Suite 2800, Chicago, IL
(312) 621-1950
(Name,
Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
With a
copy to:
J. Craig Walker, Esq.
K&L Gates LLP
70 W.
Madison St., Suite 3100
Chicago, Illinois 60602
(312) 807-4321
Calculation of Filing Fee
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Transaction Valuation(1) |
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Amount of Filing Fee(2) |
$28,696,301.00 |
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$3,334.51 |
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Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee. Calculated by adding (1) the product of (a) $5.50, the per share tender price, and (b) 5,197,182 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per
share (the Shares), of The Coast Distribution System, Inc., which includes restricted shares, and (2) the product of (a) the difference between (x) $5.50 and (y) an exercise price of $3.35 (the weighted-average exercise price of
outstanding options with an exercise price less than $5.50) and (b) 52,000 Shares issuable pursuant to such outstanding options. |
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The filing fee was calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Fee Rate Advisory No. 1 for Fiscal Year 2015, issued August 29, 2014, by multiplying the transaction
valuation by 0.0001162. |
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Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or
the Form or Schedule and date of its filing. |
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Amount Previously Paid: None |
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Filing Party: N/A |
Form or Registration No.: N/A |
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Date Filed: N/A |
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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
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third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
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issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
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going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
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amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
Check the following box if the filing is a final
amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ¨
This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (together with any amendments and supplements hereto, this
Schedule TO) is filed by: (i) KAO Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Purchaser) and a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (Parent)
which is a wholly owned subsidiary of LKQ Corporation, a Delaware corporation (LKQ), (ii) Parent, and (iii) LKQ. This Schedule TO relates to the offer by Purchaser to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common
stock, par value $0.001 per share (Shares), of The Coast Distribution System, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), at a price of $5.50 per Share, net to the seller in cash, without interest and subject to any required
withholding of taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated July 22, 2015 (together with any amendments and supplements thereto, the Offer to Purchase), and in the related Letter of
Transmittal, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B), respectively. Pursuant to General Instruction F to Schedule TO, the information contained in the Offer to Purchase, including all schedules and annexes to the
Offer to Purchase, is hereby expressly incorporated in this Schedule TO by reference in response to Items 1 through 11 of this Schedule TO and is supplemented by the information specifically provided for in this Schedule TO. The Agreement and Plan
of Merger, dated as of July 8, 2015 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the Merger Agreement), by and among LKQ, Parent, Purchaser and the Company, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit (d)(1) to this Schedule TO,
is incorporated in this Schedule TO by reference with respect to Items 4 through 11 of this Schedule TO.
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Summary Term Sheet. |
The information set forth in the section of the Offer to Purchase entitled
Summary Term Sheet is incorporated herein by reference.
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Subject Company Information. |
(a) The subject company and issuer of the securities subject to the Offer
is The Coast Distribution Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Its principal executive office is located at 350 Woodview Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA 95037, and its telephone number is (408) 782-6686.
(b) This Schedule TO relates to the Offer by Purchaser to purchase all issued and outstanding Shares for $5.50 per Share, net to the holder thereof in
cash, without interest and subject to any required withholding of taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal. The information set forth in the Introduction
to the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) The information concerning the principal market in which the Shares are traded and
certain high and low sales prices for the Shares in that principal market is set forth in the section of the Offer to Purchase entitled Price Range of Shares; Dividends and is incorporated herein by reference.
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Identity and Background of Filing Person. |
(a), (b), (c) The information set forth in the section
of the Offer to Purchase entitled Certain Information Concerning LKQ, Parent and Purchaser and in Schedule I to the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.
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Terms of the Transaction. |
The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by
reference.
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Past Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements. |
The information set forth in the sections of
the Offer to Purchase entitled Summary Term Sheet, Introduction, Certain Information Concerning LKQ, Parent and Purchaser, Background of the Offer; Past
Contacts or Negotiations with the Company, The Transaction Agreements and Purpose of the Offer; Plans for the Company is incorporated herein by reference.
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Purposes of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals. |
The information set forth in the sections of the
Offer to Purchase entitled Summary Term Sheet, Introduction, Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with the Company, The Transaction Agreements, Purpose of the Offer; Plans for
the Company, Certain Effects of the Offer and Dividends and Distributions is incorporated herein by reference.
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Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. |
The information set forth in the section of the
Offer to Purchase entitled Source and Amount of Funds is incorporated herein by reference.
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Interest in Securities of the Subject Company. |
The information set forth in the sections of the Offer
to Purchase entitled Certain Information Concerning LKQ, Parent and Purchaser and Certain Information Concerning the Company is incorporated herein by reference.
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Persons/Assets, Retained, Employed, Compensated or Used. |
The information set forth in the section of
the Offer to Purchase entitled Fees and Expenses is incorporated herein.
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Financial Statements of Certain Bidders. |
Not Applicable.
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Additional Information. |
(a)(1) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase
entitled Certain Information Concerning LKQ, Parent and Purchaser, Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with the Company, Purpose of the Offer; Plans for the Company and The Transaction
Agreements is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(2) The information set forth in the sections of the Offer to Purchase entitled Purpose of
the Offer; Plans for the Company, Certain Effects of the Offer, Certain Conditions of the Offer and Certain Legal Matters; Regulatory Approvals is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(3) The information set forth in the section of the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 (the Company 14D-9) filed by the
Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on July 22, 2015 entitled Item 8 Additional InformationAntitrust Compliance is incorporated herein by reference.
(a)(4) The information set forth in the section of the Offer to Purchase entitled Certain Effects of the Offer is incorporated herein by
reference.
(a)(5) None.
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The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference. |
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Exhibit |
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(a)(1)(A) |
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Offer to Purchase, dated July 22, 2015* |
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(a)(1)(B) |
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Form of Letter of Transmittal (including Form W-9)* |
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(a)(1)(C) |
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Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery* |
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(a)(1)(D) |
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Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees* |
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(a)(1)(E) |
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Form of Letter to Clients for Use by Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees* |
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Press release issued by LKQ and the Company on July 9, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 of LKQs Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 9, 2015) |
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Summary Advertisement as published in the New York Times on July 22, 2015* |
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Opinion of Duff & Phelps, LLC, dated July 8, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit (a)(1)(E) to the Company 14D-9) |
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Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated July 8, 2015, among LKQ, Parent, Purchaser and Coast (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC by LKQ, Parent, and Purchaser on July 17, 2015) |
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Tender and Support Agreement, dated July 8, 2015, among Parent, Purchaser and certain
stockholders of Coast (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Schedule 13D filed with the SEC by LKQ, Parent, and Purchaser on July 17,
2015) |
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Confidentiality Agreement, dated April 18, 2014, by and between Coast and LKQ* |
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Item 13. |
Information Required by Schedule 13E-3. |
Not Applicable.
SIGNATURE
After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: July 22, 2015
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LKQ CORPORATION |
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/s/ Walter P. Hanley |
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Name: Walter P. Hanley |
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Title: Senior Vice PresidentDevelopment |
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KEYSTONE AUTOMOTIVE OPERATIONS, INC. |
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/s/ Walter P. Hanley |
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Name: Walter P. Hanley |
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Title: Vice President |
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KAO ACQUISITION SUB, INC. |
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/s/ Walter P. Hanley |
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Name: Walter P. Hanley |
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Title: Vice President |
Exhibit (a)(1)(A)
Offer to Purchase for Cash
All Outstanding Shares of Common Stock
of
The Coast
Distribution System, Inc.
at
$5.50 NET PER SHARE
by
KAO Acquisition Sub, Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of
LKQ Corporation
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT,
NEW YORK TIME, AT THE END OF THE DAY ON AUGUST 18, 2015,
UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
This Offer (as defined herein) is being made pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 8, 2015 (the Merger
Agreement), among LKQ Corporation, a Delaware corporation (LKQ), Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of LKQ (Parent), KAO Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Parent (Purchaser), and The Coast Distribution System, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company). Purchaser is offering to purchase all the outstanding shares of common
stock of the Company, par value $0.001 per share (Shares), at a price per Share of $5.50, net to the seller in cash, without interest (such amount, as it may be adjusted from time to time on the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth in the Merger Agreement, the Offer Price), and subject to any required withholding of taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal (as defined below).
The Offer is conditioned upon the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition (as defined below) and certain other customary conditions. The term Minimum Condition is defined in Section 15Certain Conditions of the Offer
and generally requires that the number of Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Offer be a number of Shares that, together with any Shares then owned by LKQ, Parent, Purchaser and their respective
controlled affiliates (if any), represents at least a majority of all then outstanding Shares (not including Shares tendered pursuant to guaranteed delivery procedures for which the underlying shares have not been received). The Offer is also
subject to other conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase. See Section 15Certain Conditions of the Offer. There is no financing condition to the Offer.
The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted resolutions (i) authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of
the Merger Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the merger of Purchaser with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the Merger) and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement (collectively, the Transactions); (ii) resolving that the Merger Agreement and the Merger shall be governed by Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware and that the Merger shall be
consummated as soon as practicable following the consummation of the Offer; (iii) determining that the Merger Agreement and the Transactions are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; and
(iv) recommending that the stockholders of the Company accept the Offer and tender their Shares pursuant to the Offer.
IMPORTANT
Any stockholder of the Company wishing to tender Shares in the Offer must (i) complete and sign the letter of transmittal that
accompanies this Offer to Purchase (the Letter of Transmittal) in accordance with the instructions in the Letter of Transmittal and mail or deliver the Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents to the Depositary (as defined
herein), together with any certificates representing Shares tendered, (ii) follow the procedure for book-entry transfer described in Section 3Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares or (iii) request
such stockholders broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to effect the transaction for the stockholder. A stockholder whose Shares are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other
nominee must contact such person if such stockholder wishes to tender its Shares.
Any stockholder of the Company may also tender Shares
pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure described in Section 3Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares.
Questions and requests for assistance may be directed to the Information Agent (as defined herein) at the addresses and telephone number set
forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase. Additional copies of this Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal, the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery (as defined herein) and other related materials may also be obtained from the Information
Agent. Stockholders may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for copies of these documents.
July 22, 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY TERM SHEET
KAO Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Purchaser, us or we) and a wholly owned direct
subsidiary of Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (Parent), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of LKQ Corporation, a Delaware corporation (LKQ), hereby offers to purchase (the Offer)
all the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (Shares), of The Coast Distribution System, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), at a price per Share of $5.50, net to the seller in cash, without
interest (such amount, as it may be adjusted from time to time on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) dated as of July 8, 2015, among LKQ, Parent, Purchaser
and the Company, the Offer Price), and subject to any required withholding of taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase and in the related Letter of Transmittal that accompanies this Offer to
Purchase (the Letter of Transmittal). The following are answers to some of the questions you, as a stockholder of the Company, may have about the Offer. We urge you to read carefully the remainder of this Offer to Purchase and the Letter
of Transmittal and the other documents to which we have referred you, because this summary may not contain all the information that is important to you. Additional important information is contained in the remainder of this Offer to Purchase and the
Letter of Transmittal and the other documents to which we have referred you.
Who is offering to buy my securities?
Our name is KAO Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation that was formed for the purpose of making this Offer. We are a wholly owned
direct subsidiary of Parent, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of LKQ. See the Introduction to this Offer to Purchase and Section 8Certain Information Concerning LKQ, Parent and Purchaser.
What are the classes and amounts of securities sought in the Offer?
We are seeking to purchase all the outstanding Shares of the Company. See the Introduction to this Offer to Purchase and
Section 1Terms of the Offer.
How much are you offering to pay? What is the form of payment? Will I have to pay any fees or
commissions?
We are offering to purchase Shares at a price per Share of $5.50, net to the seller in cash, without interest (subject to
adjustments from time to time on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement), and subject to any required withholding of taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase and in
the related Letter of Transmittal. If you are the record holder of Shares and tender directly to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the depositary for the Offer (the Depositary), you will not be obligated to pay brokerage fees or
commissions. If you own your Shares through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, and such person tenders your Shares on your behalf, your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee may charge you a
fee for doing so. You should consult your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to determine whether any charges will apply. See the Introduction to this Offer to Purchase.
Do you have the financial resources to make payment?
We estimate that we will need approximately $29 million to (i) purchase all the outstanding Shares validly tendered in the Offer and
acquire all the remaining issued and outstanding Shares pursuant to the merger of Purchaser with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the Merger), (ii) cash out certain equity awards
granted by the Company and (iii) pay related transaction fees and expenses. Parent, our parent company, will provide us with sufficient funds to purchase all Shares validly tendered in the Offer and to provide funding for our acquisition of the
remaining Shares in the Merger, which is
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expected to follow the successful completion of the Offer in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement. LKQ currently has and expects to continue to have, and will provide
to Parent, which will provide us with, sufficient funds to consummate these transactions. See Section 9Source and Amount of Funds.
Is your financial condition relevant to my decision to tender my Shares in the Offer?
We do not think our financial condition is material to your decision whether to tender Shares and accept the Offer because:
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as described above, LKQ currently has and expects to continue to have, and will provide to Parent, which will provide us with, sufficient funds to consummate the Transactions; |
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the Offer is not subject to any financing condition; and |
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if we consummate the Offer, we expect to acquire any remaining outstanding Shares not purchased in the Offer for the same cash price per Share in the Merger. |
See Section 9Source and Amount of Funds.
How long do I have to decide whether to tender my Shares in the Offer?
Unless we extend the Offer, you will have until 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on August 18, 2015, to tender
your Shares in the Offer. Furthermore, if you cannot deliver everything required to make a valid tender by that time, you may still participate in the Offer by using the guaranteed delivery procedure that is described in Section 3 of this Offer
to Purchase prior to that time. See Section 1Terms of the Offer and Section 3Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares.
Can the Offer be extended and under what circumstances?
Yes. We have agreed in the Merger Agreement that so long as neither the Company nor Parent has terminated the Merger Agreement in accordance
with its terms:
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we must extend the Offer for any period required by any law or order, judgment, conciliation agreement, award, decision, decree, injunction, ruling, writ or assessment (each an Order) of any government,
governmental or regulatory entity, body, department, commission, subdivision, board, administrative agency or instrumentality, court, tribunal, judicial body, or an arbitrator or arbitration panel, or any non-governmental self-regulatory agency,
securities exchange, commission or authority (each a Governmental Authority) (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is binding on any person or its property under applicable law, or any rule, regulation, interpretation or
position of the United Stated Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) or its staff or the New York Stock Exchange Market Division (NYSE MKT), in any such case which is applicable to the Offer; |
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in the event that any of the conditions to the Offer, other than the Minimum Condition, are not satisfied or waived as of any then scheduled expiration of the Offer, we must extend the Offer for such number of
successive extension periods of not more than ten business days each (the length of such period to be determined by us), or any longer period that is approved in advance by the parties to the Merger Agreement, in order to permit the satisfaction of
all of the conditions to the Offer. We will not, however, be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The Outside Date is November 5, 2015; and |
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in the event that all of the conditions to the Offer have been satisfied or waived, except that the Minimum Condition has not been satisfied, as of
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extend the Offer for an extension period of up to ten business days, or any longer period that is approved in advance by the parties to the Merger Agreement. We will not, however, be required to
extend the Offer on more than one occasion, but may, in our discretion, elect to do so, and we will not in any event be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. |
See Section 1Terms of the Offer for more details on our obligation and ability to extend the Offer.
Will you provide a subsequent offering period?
We may, but are not required to, provide for a subsequent offering period of not less than three nor more than 20 business days immediately
following the expiration of the Offer.
How will I be notified if the Offer is extended?
Any extension of the Offer will be followed by a public announcement no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day
after the day on which the Offer was otherwise scheduled to expire. See Section 1Terms of the Offer.
What are the most
significant conditions to the Offer?
The Offer is conditioned upon, among other things:
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no Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction in the United States shall have (i) enacted, issued or promulgated any law that is in effect as of immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer and has the
effect of making the Offer, the acquisition of Shares by Parent or Purchaser, or the Merger illegal in the United States or which has the effect of prohibiting or otherwise preventing the consummation of the Offer, the acquisition of Shares by
Parent or Purchaser, or the Merger in the United States, or (ii) issued or granted any Order that is in effect as of immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer and has the effect of making the Offer or the Merger illegal in the United
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the Merger Agreement shall not have been terminated in accordance with its terms and the parties thereto shall not have reached an agreement that the Offer or the Merger Agreement be terminated. |
The Offer is also subject to other conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase. There is no financing condition to the Offer. We can waive some of the
conditions to the Offer without the Companys consent. We cannot, however, waive or amend the Minimum Condition without the Companys prior written consent. See Section 15Certain Conditions of the Offer.
How do I tender my Shares?
In order for
Shares to be validly tendered pursuant to the Offer, you must follow these instructions:
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If you are a record holder and you have certificated Shares, the following must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth in the Letter of Transmittal before the Offer expires: (1) the Letter
of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, (2) share certificates evidencing such Shares (Share Certificates), in proper form for transfer, and (3) any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal.
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If you are a record holder and you hold uncertificated Shares in book-entry form with the Companys transfer agent, the following must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth in the Letter
of Transmittal before the Offer expires: (1) the Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, and (2) any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal. |
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If your Shares are held in street name and are being tendered by book-entry transfer, the following must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth in the Letter of Transmittal before
the Offer expires: (1) a Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined under Section 2Acceptance for Payment and Payment for Shares), (2) the Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, or an Agents
Message (as defined under Section 2Acceptance for Payment and Payment for Shares) and (3) any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal. |
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If your Share Certificates are not immediately available, or you cannot complete the procedure for delivery by book-entry transfer on a timely basis, or you otherwise cannot deliver all required documents to the
Depositary before the Offer expires, you may be able to tender your Shares using the enclosed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. Please contact MacKenzie Partners, Inc. (the Information Agent) for assistance. |
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If you hold Shares through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, you must contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and give instructions that your Shares
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See Section 3Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares.
Until what time may I withdraw previously tendered Shares?
You may withdraw your previously tendered Shares at any time until the Offer has expired and, if we have not accepted your Shares for payment
by September 19, 2015, you may withdraw them at any time after that date until we accept Shares for payment. See Section 4Withdrawal Rights.
How do I withdraw previously tendered Shares?
To withdraw previously tendered Shares, you must deliver a written notice of withdrawal with the required information to the Depositary at any
time at which you have the right to withdraw Shares. If you tendered Shares by giving instructions to a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, you must instruct such broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other
nominee to arrange for the withdrawal of your Shares, and such broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee must effectively withdraw such Shares at any time at which you have the right to withdraw Shares. See
Section 4Withdrawal Rights.
Have any stockholders previously agreed to tender their Shares?
Yes. Contemporaneously with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Parent and Purchaser entered into a Tender and Support Agreement with
certain of the Companys stockholders. As of June 29, 2015, such stockholders beneficially owned a total of 948,261 Shares, representing approximately 18.20% of the then outstanding Shares on a fully diluted basis. See
Section 11The Transaction Agreements: Tender and Support Agreement for a more detailed description of the Tender and Support Agreement.
What is the recommendation of the Company Board with respect to the Offer?
The Board of Directors of the Company has unanimously adopted resolutions (i) authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and
performance of the Merger Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the Transactions; (ii) resolving that the Merger Agreement and the Merger shall be governed by Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware (DGCL) and that the Merger shall be consummated as soon as practicable following the consummation of the Offer; (iii) determining that the
Merger Agreement and the Transactions are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; and (iv) recommending that the
stockholders of the Company accept the Offer and tender their Shares pursuant to the Offer. A more complete description of the reasons for the Company board of directors
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approval of the Offer and the Merger is set forth in the Companys Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 that is being mailed to the Companys stockholders together
with this Offer to Purchase. See the Introduction to this Offer to Purchase.
If the Offer is completed, will the Company continue as a
public company?
No. As soon as practicable following the purchase of Shares in the Offer, we expect to consummate the Merger. If the
Merger takes place, the Company will no longer be publicly traded. Even if for some reason the Merger does not take place, if we purchase all the tendered Shares, there may be so few remaining stockholders and publicly held Shares that Shares will
no longer be eligible to be traded through the NYSE MKT or other securities exchanges, there may not be an active public trading market for Shares and the Company may no longer be required to make filings with the SEC or otherwise comply with the
SEC rules relating to publicly held companies. See Section 13Certain Effects of the Offer.
If you do not consummate the Offer,
will you nevertheless consummate the Merger?
No. None of Purchaser, Parent, LKQ or the Company is under any obligation to pursue or
consummate the Merger if the Offer has not been earlier consummated.
Will the Offer be followed by a merger if all Shares are not tendered in the
Offer?
Yes, unless the conditions to the Merger are not satisfied or waived. If we accept for payment and pay for all Shares validly
tendered and not properly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer, and the other conditions to the Merger are satisfied or waived, Purchaser will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation. If the Merger takes
place, Parent will own 100% of the Company, and all of the remaining stockholders of the Company, other than the Company, Parent, Purchaser, LKQ, any of their respective direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiaries and any dissenting stockholders of
the Company that properly exercise appraisal rights under applicable Delaware law, will have the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the Offer Price, subject to any required withholding of taxes. See the Introduction to this
Offer to Purchase. See also Section 11The Transaction Agreements and Section 15Certain Conditions of the Offer for a description of the conditions to the Merger and the Offer.
Because the Merger will be governed by Section 251(h) of the DGCL, no stockholder vote will be required to consummate the Merger in the
event that the Offer is consummated. We do not expect there to be a significant period of time between the consummation of the Offer and the consummation of the Merger. See Section 11The Transaction Agreements and
Section 12Purpose of the Offer; Plans for the Company.
If I decide not to tender, how will the Offer affect my Shares?
If you decide not to tender your Shares in the Offer and the Merger occurs, your Shares will be converted into the right to receive an amount
in cash equal to the Offer Price, subject to any required withholding of taxes. Unless you validly exercise your appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL, you will have the right to receive the same amount of cash per Share in the Merger
that you would have received had you tendered your Shares in the Offer. If you do validly exercise your appraisal rights, then you may receive the judicially determined fair value of your Shares, which could be higher or lower than the price per
Share paid by us pursuant to the Offer and the Merger.
Therefore, if the Merger takes place, and you do not validly exercise your
appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL, the only difference to you between tendering your Shares and not tendering your Shares is that you will be paid earlier if you tender your Shares. If you decide not to tender your Shares in the
Offer and we purchase Shares that are tendered, but the Merger does not occur, you will remain a stockholder of the Company. However, there may be so few remaining stockholders and publicly traded Shares that Shares will
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no longer be eligible to be traded through the NYSE MKT or other securities exchanges, and there may not be an active public trading market for Shares, which means you may not be able to sell
your Shares. Also, as described above, the Company may no longer be required to make filings with the SEC or otherwise comply with the SEC rules relating to publicly held companies. See the Introduction to this Offer to Purchase and
Section 13Certain Effects of the Offer.
What is the market value of my Shares as of a recent date?
On July 8, 2015, the last full trading day prior to the public announcement of the execution of the Merger Agreement, the closing sale
price per Share reported on the NYSE MKT was $3.62 per Share. On July 21, 2015, the last full trading day prior to the commencement of the Offer, the closing sale price per Share reported on the NYSE MKT was $5.46. Before deciding whether to
tender your Shares, you should obtain a current market quotation for Shares. See Section 6Price Range of Shares; Dividends.
If I tender my Shares, when and how will I get paid?
If the conditions to the Offer as set forth in Section 15Conditions of the Offer are satisfied or waived and Purchaser
consummates the Offer and accepts your Shares for payment, we will pay you an amount equal to the number of Shares you tendered multiplied by $5.50 in cash, without interest, less any applicable withholding taxes promptly following expiration of the
Offer. See Section 1Terms of the Offer and Section 2Acceptance for Payment and Payment for Shares.
How
will my stock options be treated in the Offer and the Merger?
Options to acquire Shares may not be tendered in the Offer. If you wish
to tender Shares subject to options, you must first exercise your options (to the extent exercisable) in accordance with their terms in sufficient time to tender the Shares received in the Offer. Under the Merger Agreement, each option to purchase
Shares issued under the Companys 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, the Companys 2008 Stock Incentive Plan, or the Companys 2012 Equity Incentive Plan that is outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger will be
cancelled and the holder thereof will receive an amount in cash equal to the product of: (a) the aggregate number of Shares that were issuable upon exercise of such option immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the $5.50, less the
per share exercise price of such option, subject to any withholding of taxes required by applicable law. See Section 11The Transaction AgreementsThe Merger Agreement of this Offer to Purchase.
What are the United States federal income tax consequences of having my Shares accepted for payment in the Offer or receiving cash in exchange for my
Shares in the Merger?
The exchange of Shares for cash pursuant to the Offer or the Merger will be a taxable transaction for U.S.
federal income tax purposes. If you hold Shares as capital assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes and are a U.S. Holder (as defined under Section 5Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences), you will
generally recognize a capital gain or loss on a sale of Shares for cash pursuant to the Offer or an exchange of Shares for cash pursuant to the Merger, in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the amount realized for the Shares and your
adjusted tax basis in such Shares. See Section 5Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences.
Will I have the
right to have my Shares appraised?
Appraisal rights are not available in connection with the Offer, and stockholders of the Company
who tender Shares in the Offer will not have appraisal rights in connection with the Merger. However, if we accept
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Shares in the Offer and the Merger is completed, holders of Shares will be entitled to exercise appraisal rights in connection with the Merger if they do not tender Shares in the Offer, subject
to and in accordance with applicable Delaware law. Stockholders who comply with the applicable statutory procedures under the DGCL will be entitled to receive a judicial determination of the fair value of their Shares (exclusive of any element of
value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the Merger) and to receive payment of such fair value in cash. Any such judicial determination of the fair value of Shares could be based upon considerations other than, or in addition to, the
price paid in the Offer and the market value of Shares. The value so determined could be higher or lower than the price per Share paid by us pursuant to the Offer and the Merger. You should be aware that opinions of investment banking firms as to
the fairness from a financial point of view of the consideration payable in a sale transaction, such as the Offer and the Merger, are not opinions as to fair value under applicable Delaware law.
The foregoing summary of the rights of dissenting stockholders under the DGCL does not purport to be a complete statement of the procedures to
be followed by stockholders of the Company desiring to exercise any available appraisal rights under Section 262 of the DGCL, and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of Section 262 of the DGCL. See Section 12Purpose
of the Offer; Plans for the Company, and Section 16Certain Legal Matters; Regulatory Approvals.
Who should I call if I
have questions about the Offer?
You may call MacKenzie Partners, Inc., the Information Agent, at (212) 929-5500 or (800)
322-2885. See the back cover of this Offer to Purchase.
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To the Holders of Shares of
Common Stock of the Company:
INTRODUCTION
KAO Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Purchaser, us or we) and a
wholly owned direct subsidiary of Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (Parent) which is a wholly owned subsidiary of LKQ Corporation, a Delaware corporation (LKQ), hereby offers to purchase (the
Offer) all outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (Shares), of The Coast Distribution System, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), at a price per Share of $5.50, net to the seller in
cash, without interest (such amount, as it may be adjusted from time to time on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (as defined herein), the Offer Price), and subject to any required withholding of
taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase and in the related Letter of Transmittal that accompanies this Offer to Purchase (the Letter of Transmittal).
The Offer is being made pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 8, 2015 (the Merger Agreement), among
LKQ, Parent, Purchaser and the Company. The Offer is conditioned upon the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition (as defined herein) and certain other customary conditions. The term Minimum Condition is defined in
Section 15Certain Conditions of the Offer and generally requires that the number of Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn (excluding Shares delivered pursuant to guaranteed delivery instructions for which
certificates have not yet been delivered) prior to the expiration of the Offer represents at least a majority of Shares then outstanding. The Offer is also subject to other conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase. See
Section 15Certain Conditions of the Offer. There is no financing condition to the Offer. Under the Merger Agreement, after the completion of the Offer and subject to specified conditions, Purchaser will merge with and into the
Company (the Merger), with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the Surviving Corporation).
The Company has advised Parent that at the close of business on June 29, 2015, (i) 5,197,182 Shares were issued and outstanding (of
which no Shares were held by the Company in its treasury) and no company preferred stock was issued and outstanding, (ii) 64,000 Shares were issuable upon exercise of outstanding options to purchase Shares (Company Stock Options)
granted under the Companys 2005 Stock Incentive Plan, the Companys 2008 Stock Incentive Plan, or the Companys 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (collectively, the Company Stock Plans), and (iii) 165,491 unvested
restricted shares (Restricted Shares) were outstanding.
The Merger Agreement is more fully described in
Section 11The Transaction Agreements.
Tendering stockholders who are record holders of their Shares and tender
directly to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., the Depositary for the Offer (the Depositary), will not be obligated to pay brokerage fees or commissions or, except as otherwise provided in Instruction 6 of the Letter of Transmittal,
stock transfer taxes with respect to the purchase of Shares by Purchaser pursuant to the Offer. Stockholders who hold their Shares through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee should consult such institution as to
whether it charges any service fees or commissions.
The Board of Directors of the Company, at a meeting duly called and held, has duly
and unanimously adopted resolutions (i) authorizing and approving the execution, delivery and performance of the Merger Agreement by the Company and the consummation of the Transactions; (ii) resolving that the Merger Agreement and the
Merger shall be governed by Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (DGCL) and that the Merger shall be consummated as soon as practicable following the consummation of the Offer;
(iii) determining that the Merger Agreement and the Transactions are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; and (iv) recommending that the stockholders of the Company accept the Offer and tender
their Shares pursuant to the Offer.
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A description of the reasons for the Company board of directors approval of the Offer and
the Merger is set forth in the Companys Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 that is being mailed to the Companys stockholders together with this Offer to Purchase (the Schedule 14D-9).
The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to the conditions described in Section 11The Transaction Agreements,
Purchaser will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation as a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Parent. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Merger will become effective at the time (such time,
the Effective Time) as the certificate of merger (the Certificate of Merger) is filed with the Delaware Secretary of State or at such later time specified in the Certificate of Merger, as may be agreed by the parties. At the
Effective Time, each Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into the right to receive $5.50, in cash, without interest, and subject to any required withholding of taxes, except for (i) any Shares
owned by LKQ, Parent or Purchaser, if any, or Shares owned by the Company as treasury stock, if any, which will be canceled and will cease to exist, (ii) any Shares owned by any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company, LKQ, Parent, or
Purchaser, if any, which will be canceled without any conversion and (iii) any Shares owned by the Companys stockholders who properly demand appraisal of their Shares pursuant to applicable Delaware law.
Because the Merger will be consummated in accordance with Section 251(h) of the DGCL, approval of the Merger following the consummation
of the Offer will not require a vote of stockholders. Section 251(h) of the DGCL provides that stockholder approval of a merger is not required if certain requirements are met, including that (i) the acquiring company consummates a tender
offer for any and all of the outstanding stock of the company to be acquired that, absent Section 251(h) of the DGCL, would be entitled to vote on the merger, (ii) following the consummation of such tender offer, the acquiring company owns
at least such percentage of the stock of the company to be acquired that, absent Section 251(h) of the DGCL, would be required to adopt the Merger Agreement, and (iii) at the time that the board of directors of the company to be acquired
approves the merger agreement, no other party to the merger agreement is an interested stockholder under the DGCL. If the Minimum Condition is satisfied and we accept Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer, we will own at least the
amount of shares of each class of stock of the Company that would, absent Section 251(h) of the DGCL, be required to approve the Merger. Following the consummation of the Offer and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to the Merger,
Purchaser, Parent and the Company will take all necessary and appropriate action to effect the Merger as promptly as practicable without a meeting of stockholders of the Company in accordance with Section 251(h) of the DGCL. See
Section 11The Transaction Agreements.
This Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal contain important
information that should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Offer.
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THE TENDER OFFER
1. Terms of the Offer.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer (including, if the Offer is extended or amended, the terms and conditions of any such
extension or amendment), Purchaser will accept for payment and pay for all Shares validly tendered prior to the expiration date of the Offer and not withdrawn as permitted under Section 4Withdrawal Rights. The time, if any, at
which Purchaser accepts for payment all Shares validly tendered, pursuant to and subject to the conditions of the Offer, which shall occur promptly after the scheduled expiration of the Offer (unless we extend the Offer pursuant to the terms of the
Merger Agreement), is referred to as the Acceptance Time. The Offer will expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 unless Purchaser, in accordance with the Merger Agreement,
extends the period during which the Offer is open, in which event the expiration date of the Offer is the latest date at which the Offer, as so extended, expires (such date and time, including any such extensions, the Expiration Time).
The Offer is conditioned upon the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition and certain other conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase.
See Section 15Certain Conditions of the Offer.
The Merger Agreement provides that so long as neither the Company
nor Parent has terminated the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms:
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we must extend the Offer for any period required by any law or order, judgment, conciliation agreement, award, decision, decree, injunction, ruling, writ or assessment (each an Order) of any government,
governmental or regulatory entity, body, department, commission, subdivision, board, administrative agency or instrumentality, court, tribunal, judicial body, or an arbitrator or arbitration panel, or any non-governmental self-regulatory agency,
securities exchange, commission or authority (each a Governmental Authority) (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is binding on any person or its property under applicable law, or any rule, regulation, interpretation or
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in the event that any of the conditions to the Offer, other than the Minimum Condition, are not satisfied or waived as of any then scheduled expiration of the Offer, we must extend the Offer for such number of
successive extension periods of not more than ten business days each (the length of such period to be determined by us), or any longer period that is approved in advance by the parties to the Merger Agreement, in order to permit the satisfaction of
all of the conditions to the Offer. We will not, however, be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. The Outside Date is November 5, 2015; and |
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in the event that all of the conditions to the Offer have been satisfied or waived, except that the Minimum Condition has not been satisfied, as of any then scheduled expiration of the Offer, we must extend the Offer
for an extension period of up to ten business days, or any longer period that is approved in advance by the parties to the Merger Agreement. We will not, however, be required to extend the Offer on more than one occasion, but may, in our discretion,
elect to do so, and we will not in any event be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. |
Any extension of the
Offer will be followed by a public announcement no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled Expiration Time. During any such extension, all Shares previously tendered and not properly
withdrawn will remain subject to the Offer, subject to the rights of a tendering stockholder to withdraw such stockholders Shares.
Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Time and, unless previously accepted for payment by
Purchaser pursuant to the Offer, may also be withdrawn at any time after September 19, 2015. For a withdrawal to be effective, a written notice of withdrawal must be timely
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received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase. Any such notice of withdrawal must specify the name of the person who tendered Shares to
be withdrawn, the number of Shares to be withdrawn and the name of the registered holder of such Shares, if different from that of the person who tendered such Shares. If Share Certificates (as defined below) evidencing Shares to be withdrawn have
been delivered or otherwise identified to the Depositary, then, prior to the physical release of such Share Certificates, the serial numbers shown on such Share Certificates must be submitted to the Depositary and the signature(s) on the notice of
withdrawal must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution (as defined in Section 3Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares), unless such Shares have been tendered for the account of an Eligible Institution. If
Shares have been tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer as set forth in Section 3Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares, any notice of withdrawal must also specify the name and number of
the account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility (as defined below) to be credited with the withdrawn Shares.
Subject to the applicable
rules and regulations of the SEC and the provisions of the Merger Agreement, Purchaser expressly reserves the right to (i) except as provided below, waive any Offer Condition, (ii) increase the Offer Price and (iii) make any other
changes in the terms of the Offer. However, no change may be made by LKQ, Parent, or Purchaser, without the prior written consent of the Company, that (a) waives the Minimum Condition or the condition that no governmental authority of competent
jurisdiction in the United States shall have (x) enacted, issued or promulgated any law that is in effect as of immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer and has the effect of making the Offer, the acquisition of the Shares by Parent or
Purchaser, or the Merger illegal in the United States or that has the effect of prohibiting or otherwise preventing the consummation of the Offer, the acquisition of the Shares by Parent or Purchaser, or the Merger in the United States, or
(y) issued or granted any order that is in effect as of immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer and has the effect of making the Offer or the Merger illegal in the United States or that has the effect of prohibiting or otherwise
preventing the consummation of the Merger in the United States, or (b) makes any change in the terms of or conditions to the Offer that (A) changes the form of consideration to be paid in the Offer, (B) decreases the Offer Price or
the number of Shares sought in the Offer, (C) extends the Offer, other than in a manner required or permitted by the provisions of the Merger Agreement, (D) imposes conditions to the Offer other than those set forth in the Merger
Agreement, (E) modifies the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, or (F) amends any other term or condition of the Offer in any manner that is adverse to the holders of Shares.
The rights reserved by Purchaser as described in the preceding paragraph are in addition to Purchasers rights described in
Section 15Certain Conditions of the Offer. Any delay, termination, waiver or amendment of the Offer will be followed promptly by public announcement if required. Subject to applicable law (including Rules 14d-4(d) and 14d-6(c)
under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act)), and without limiting the manner in which Purchaser may choose to make any public announcement, Purchaser will have no obligation to publish, advertise or
otherwise communicate any such public announcement other than by issuing a press release to a national news service.
If Purchaser extends
the Offer, is delayed in its acceptance for payment of Shares or is unable to accept Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer for any reason, then, without prejudice to Purchasers rights under the Offer, the Depositary may, nevertheless, on
behalf of Purchaser, retain tendered Shares, and such Shares may be withdrawn only to the extent that tendering stockholders are entitled to withdrawal rights as described below under Section 4Withdrawal Rights. However, the
ability of Purchaser to delay the payment for Shares that Purchaser has accepted for payment is limited by Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, which requires that a bidder pay the consideration offered or return the securities deposited by or on
behalf of stockholders promptly after the termination or withdrawal of such bidders offer.
If, subject to the terms of the Merger
Agreement, we make a material change in the terms of the Offer or the information concerning the Offer, or if we waive a material condition of the Offer, we will disseminate additional tender offer materials and extend the Offer if and to the extent
required by Rules 14d-4(d), 14d-6(c) and 14e-1 under the Exchange Act. The minimum period during which an offer must remain open following
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material changes in the terms of such offer or the information concerning such offer, other than a change in the consideration offered, a change in the percentage of securities sought or
inclusion of or changes to a dealers soliciting fee, will depend upon the facts and circumstances, including the relative materiality of the changes to the terms or information. With respect to a change in the consideration offered, a change
in the percentage of securities sought or inclusion of or changes to a dealers soliciting fee, an offer generally must remain open for a minimum of ten business days following the dissemination of such information to stockholders.
The Company has provided Purchaser with the Companys stockholder list and security position listings for the purpose of disseminating
this Offer to Purchase and related documents to holders of Shares. This Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal, together with the Schedule 14D-9, will be mailed to record holders of Shares whose names appear on the Companys
stockholder list and will be furnished, for subsequent transmittal to beneficial owners of Shares, to brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees whose names, or the names of whose nominees, appear on the stockholder list
or, if applicable, who are listed as participants in a clearing agencys security position listing.
All questions as to validity,
form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for payment of any tendered Shares will be determined by Purchaser, in its sole discretion, which determination will be final and binding upon the tendering party.
2. Acceptance for Payment and Payment for Shares.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer (including, if the Offer is extended or amended, the terms and conditions of any such
extension or amendment), Purchaser will, and LKQ and Parent will cause Purchaser to, promptly following the expiration of the Offer, accept for payment and pay for all Shares validly tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to the Offer. See
Section 1Terms of the Offer.
In all cases, payment for Shares accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer will be
made only after timely receipt by the Depositary of (i) the certificates evidencing such Shares (Share Certificates), if any, or confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such Shares (a Book-Entry Confirmation) into the
Depositarys account at The Depository Trust Company (the Book-Entry Transfer Facility) pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 3Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares, (ii) the
Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature guarantees or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agents Message (as defined below) and (iii) any other documents required by the Letter of
Transmittal. Accordingly, tendering stockholders may be paid at different times depending upon when the foregoing documents with respect to Shares are actually received by the Depositary. Under no circumstances will Purchaser pay interest on the
purchase price to be paid for any Shares, regardless of any extension of the Offer or delay in making payment.
The term
Agents Message means a message, transmitted by the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to, and received by, the Depositary and forming a part of a Book-Entry Confirmation, that states that the Book-Entry Transfer Facility has received an
express acknowledgment from the participant in the Book-Entry Transfer Facility tendering Shares that are the subject of such Book-Entry Confirmation that such participant has received and agrees to be bound by the terms of the Letter of Transmittal
and that Purchaser may enforce such agreement against such participant. The term Agents Message also includes any hard copy printout evidencing such message generated by a computer terminal maintained at the Depositarys
office.
For purposes of the Offer, Purchaser will be deemed to have accepted for payment, and thereby purchased, Shares validly tendered
and not withdrawn as, if and when Purchaser gives oral or written notice to the Depositary of Purchasers acceptance for payment of such Shares pursuant to the Offer. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, payment for Shares
accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer will be made by deposit of the Offer Price for such Shares with the Depositary, which will act as agent for tendering stockholders for the purpose of receiving payments from Purchaser and transmitting such
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stockholders whose Shares have been accepted for payment. If Purchaser extends the Offer, is delayed in its acceptance for payment of Shares or is unable to accept Shares for payment pursuant to
the Offer for any reason, then, without prejudice to Purchasers rights under the Offer, the Depositary may, nevertheless, on behalf of Purchaser, retain tendered Shares, and such Shares may only be withdrawn to the extent that tendering
stockholders are entitled to withdrawal rights as described below under Section 4Withdrawal Rights and as otherwise required by Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act.
If any tendered Shares are not accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer, or if Share Certificates are submitted evidencing more Shares than
are tendered, Share Certificates evidencing unpurchased Shares will be returned, without expense to the tendering stockholder (or, in the case of Shares tendered by book-entry transfer into the Depositarys account at the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility pursuant to the procedure set forth in Section 3Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares, such Shares will be credited to an account maintained at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility), promptly following
the expiration or termination of the Offer.
3. Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares.
Valid Tenders.
In order for Shares to be
validly tendered pursuant to the Offer, you must follow these instructions:
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If you are a record holder and you have certificated Shares, the following must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth in the Letter of Transmittal before the Offer expires: (1) the Letter
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If you are a record holder and you hold uncertificated Shares in book-entry form with the Companys transfer agent, the following must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth in the Letter
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If your Shares are held in street name and are being tendered by book-entry transfer, the following must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth in the Letter of Transmittal before
the Offer expires: (1) a Book-Entry Confirmation, (2) the Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, or an Agents Message and (3) any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal. |
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If your Share Certificates are not immediately available, or you cannot complete the procedure for delivery by book-entry transfer on a timely basis, or you otherwise cannot deliver all required documents to the
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If you hold Shares through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, you must contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and give instructions that your Shares
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Book-Entry Transfer.
The Depositary will establish an account with respect to Shares at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility for purposes of the Offer within two
business days after the date of this Offer to Purchase. Any financial institution that is a participant in the system of the Book-Entry Transfer Facility may make a book-entry delivery of Shares by causing the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to
transfer such Shares into the Depositarys account at the
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Book-Entry Transfer Facility in accordance with the Book-Entry Transfer Facilitys procedures for such transfer. However, although delivery of Shares
may be effected through book-entry transfer at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility, either the Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, together with any required signature guarantees, or an Agents Message, and any other
required documents, must, in any case, be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth on the back cover of this Offer to Purchase prior to the Expiration Time, or the tendering stockholder must comply with the guaranteed delivery
procedure described below. Delivery of documents to the Book-Entry Transfer Facility does not constitute delivery to the Depositary.
Signature
Guarantees.
No signature guarantee is required on the Letter of Transmittal if:
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the Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) (which term, for purposes of this Section 3, includes any participant in the Book-Entry Transfer Facilitys systems whose name appears on a
security position listing as the owner of Shares) of Shares tendered therewith, unless such registered holder has completed either the box entitled Special Delivery Instructions or the box entitled Special Payment
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Shares are tendered for the account of a financial institution (including most commercial banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage houses) that is a participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion
Program or any other eligible guarantor institution, as such term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 of the Exchange Act (each, an Eligible Institution and collectively, Eligible Institutions). |
In all other cases, all signatures on a Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution. See Instruction 1 of the Letter
of Transmittal. If a Share Certificate is registered in the name of a person or persons other than the signer of the Letter of Transmittal, or if payment is to be made or delivered to, or a Share Certificate not accepted for payment or not tendered
is to be issued in, the name(s) of a person other than the registered holder(s), then the Share Certificate must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate duly executed stock powers, in either case signed exactly as the name(s) of the registered
holder(s) appear(s) on the Share Certificate, with the signature(s) on such Share Certificate or stock powers guaranteed by an Eligible Institution as provided in the Letter of Transmittal. See Instructions 1 and 5 of the Letter of Transmittal.
Guaranteed Delivery.
Shares may also be
tendered if all the following conditions are satisfied:
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a properly completed and duly executed notice of guaranteed delivery (the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery), substantially in the form made available by Purchaser, must be received by the Depositary at one of
its addresses set forth in the Letter of Transmittal before the Offer expires; and |
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the following must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth in the Letter of Transmittal within three trading days after the date of execution of such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery: (A) if
Shares being tendered are certificated, (1) the Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, (2) Share Certificates evidencing such Shares, in proper form for transfer, and (3) any other documents required by the
Letter of Transmittal, (B) if Shares being tendered are uncertificated, (1) the Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, and (2) any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal and (C) if Shares are
being tendered by book-entry transfer, (1) a Book-Entry Confirmation, (2) the Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, or an Agents Message and (3) any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal.
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The Notice of Guaranteed Delivery must include a guarantee by an Eligible Institution in the form
set forth in the form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery made available by Purchaser.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Offer,
payment for Shares accepted pursuant to the Offer will in all cases only be made after timely receipt by the Depositary of (i) Share Certificates, if any, evidencing such Shares or a Book-Entry Confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such
Shares into the Depositarys account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Section 3, (ii) the Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature
guarantees or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agents Message, and (iii) any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal. Accordingly, tendering stockholders may be paid at different times depending upon when the
foregoing documents with respect to Shares are actually received by the Depositary.
Shares tendered by a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
will not be deemed validly tendered for purposes of satisfying the Minimum Condition unless and until the Shares to which such Notice of Guaranteed Delivery relates are delivered to the Depositary.
The method of delivery of the Letter of Transmittal, any Share Certificates and all other required documents, including delivery through
the Book-Entry Transfer Facility, is at the option and the risk of the tendering stockholder and the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received by the Depositary (including, in the case of book-entry transfer, by Book-Entry
Confirmation). If delivery is by mail, registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure timely delivery.
The tender of Shares pursuant to any one of the procedures described above will constitute the tendering stockholders acceptance of the
Offer, as well as the tendering stockholders representation and warranty that such stockholder has the full power and authority to tender and assign Shares tendered, as specified in the Letter of Transmittal, and that when accepted for
payment, we will acquire good and unencumbered title, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claims. Purchasers acceptance for payment of Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer will
constitute a binding agreement between the tendering stockholder and Purchaser upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.
Determination of Validity.
All
questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for payment of any tender of Shares will be determined by Purchaser, in its sole discretion, which determination will be final and binding upon the tendering
party. Purchaser reserves the absolute right to reject any and all tenders determined by it not to be in proper form or the acceptance for payment of which may, in the opinion of Purchaser, be unlawful. Purchaser also reserves the absolute right
to waive any defect or irregularity in the tender of any Shares by any particular stockholder, whether or not similar defects or irregularities are waived in the case of other stockholders. No tender of Shares will be deemed to have been validly
made until all defects and irregularities have been cured to the satisfaction of or waived by Purchaser. None of LKQ, Parent, Purchaser, the Company, the Depositary, the Information Agent, or any other person will be under any duty to give
notification of any defects or irregularities in tenders or incur any liability for failure to give any such notification.
Appointment as Proxy.
By executing the Letter of Transmittal, the tendering stockholder will irrevocably appoint designees of Purchaser as such
stockholders proxies in the manner set forth in the Letter of Transmittal, each with full power of substitution, to the full extent of such stockholders rights with respect to Shares tendered by such stockholder and accepted for payment
by Purchaser and with respect to any and all other Shares or other securities or rights
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issued or issuable in respect of such Shares. Such appointment will be effective when, and only to the extent that, Purchaser accepts for payment Shares tendered by such stockholder as provided
herein. Upon such appointment:
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the designees of Purchaser will thereby be empowered to exercise all voting and other rights with respect to such Shares and other securities or rights, including, without limitation, in respect of any annual, special
or adjourned meeting of the Companys stockholders, actions by written consent in lieu of any such meeting or otherwise, as they in their sole discretion deem proper. |
Purchaser reserves the right to require that, in order for Shares to be deemed validly tendered, immediately upon Purchasers acceptance
for payment of such Shares, Purchaser must be able to exercise full voting, consent and other rights with respect to such Shares and other related securities or rights, including voting at any meeting of stockholders. The Offer does not constitute a
solicitation of proxies, absent a purchase of Shares, for any meeting of the Companys stockholders.
4. Withdrawal
Rights.
Except as otherwise described in this Section 4, tenders of Shares made pursuant to the Offer are irrevocable. Shares
tendered pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Time and, unless theretofore accepted for payment by Purchaser pursuant to the Offer, may also be withdrawn at any time after September 19, 2015.
For a withdrawal to be effective, a written notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth
on the back cover page of this Offer to Purchase. Any such notice of withdrawal must specify the name of the person who tendered Shares to be withdrawn, the number of Shares to be withdrawn and the name of the registered holder of such Shares, if
different from that of the person who tendered such Shares. If Share Certificates evidencing Shares to be withdrawn have been delivered or otherwise identified to the Depositary, then, prior to the physical release of such Share Certificates, the
serial numbers shown on such Share Certificates must be submitted to the Depositary and the signature(s) on the notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution, unless such Shares have been tendered for the account of an Eligible
Institution. If Shares have been tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer as set forth in Section 3Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares, any notice of withdrawal must also specify the name
and number of the account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility to be credited with the withdrawn Shares.
If Purchaser extends the Offer,
is delayed in its acceptance for payment of Shares, or is unable to accept Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer for any reason, then, without prejudice to Purchasers rights under the Offer, the Depositary may, nevertheless, on behalf of
Purchaser, retain tendered Shares, and such Shares may not be withdrawn except to the extent that tendering stockholders are entitled to withdrawal rights as described herein and as otherwise required by Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act.
Withdrawals of Shares may not be rescinded.
Any Shares withdrawn will thereafter be deemed not to have been validly tendered for purposes of the Offer. However, withdrawn Shares may be
re-tendered following one of the procedures described in Section 3Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares at any time prior to the Expiration Time.
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All questions as to the form and validity (including time of receipt) of any notice of withdrawal will be
determined by Purchaser, in its sole discretion, whose determination will be final and binding upon the tendering party. None of LKQ, Parent, Purchaser, the Company, the Depositary, the Information Agent, or any other person will be under any duty
to give notification of any defects or irregularities in any notice of withdrawal or incur any liability for failure to give any such notification.
5. Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences.
The following is a general summary of certain material U.S. federal
income tax consequences of the Offer and the Merger to stockholders of the Company who hold the Shares as capital assets (generally, property held for investment) and whose Shares are tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer or whose
Shares are converted into the right to receive cash in the Merger (or as a result of exercising appraisal rights). This summary does not purport to address all U.S. federal income tax matters that may be relevant to a particular stockholder. This
summary does not address tax considerations applicable to stockholders that may be subject to special tax rules including, without limitation, the following: (i) persons that are subject to special expatriation rules; (ii) financial
institutions; (iii) insurance companies; (iv) dealers or traders in securities or currencies or notional principal contracts; (v) tax-exempt entities; (vi) persons that hold Shares as part of a hedging or
conversion transaction or as a position in a straddle or as part of a synthetic security or other integrated transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes; (vii) stockholders subject to the alternative
minimum tax; (viii) regulated investment companies; (ix) real estate investment trusts; (x) persons that own (or are deemed to own) 5% or more of the outstanding Shares; (xi) partnerships and other pass-through entities and
persons who hold Shares through such partnerships or other pass-through entities; (xii) persons that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar; and (xiii) stockholders that acquired (or will acquire) Shares through
exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation.
This summary is not a complete analysis of all potential U.S. federal
income tax consequences, nor does it address any tax consequences arising under any state, local or foreign tax laws or U.S. federal estate or gift tax laws. This summary is based on current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code), existing, proposed and temporary regulations thereunder and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof. All of the foregoing are subject to change, and changes could apply retroactively and could affect the
tax consequences described below.
For purposes of the Offer and the Merger, a U.S. Holder means a beneficial owner of Shares
that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes: (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States; (ii) a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized
under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof; (iii) an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or (iv) a trust (a) if a court within the United
States is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration and one or more U.S. persons has the authority to control all the substantial decisions of the trust or (b) that has a valid election under applicable U.S. Treasury
Regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. For purposes of the Offer and the Merger, a Non-U.S. Holder is a beneficial owner of Shares that is not a U.S. Holder. If a partnership (or other entity taxable as a partnership for U.S.
federal income tax purposes) holds Shares, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and upon the activities of the partnership. Partners of partnerships holding Shares should consult their tax advisors.
The descriptions of U.S. federal income tax consequences set forth below are for general information only. You should consult your own
tax advisors as to the particular tax consequences to you of this Offer and the Merger, including the application of U.S. federal, state, local and foreign tax laws and possible changes in such laws.
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Consequences of the Offer and the Merger to U.S. Holders.
The exchange of Shares for cash pursuant to the Offer or the Merger (or upon exercise of appraisal rights) will be a taxable transaction for
U.S. federal income tax purposes. If you hold Shares as capital assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes, you will generally recognize a capital gain or loss on a sale of Shares for cash pursuant to the Offer or an exchange of Shares for cash
pursuant to the Merger (or upon exercise of appraisal rights), in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the amount realized for the Shares and your adjusted tax basis in such Shares. Gain or loss will generally be calculated separately
for each block of Shares (that is, Shares acquired at the same cost in a single transaction) tendered pursuant to the Offer or exchanged for cash pursuant to the Merger (or upon exercise of appraisal rights). Any capital gain or loss recognized will
be long-term capital gain or loss if your holding period for such Shares exceeds one year. For both corporate and non-corporate taxpayers, the deductibility of capital losses against ordinary income is subject to limitations.
Consequences of the Offer and the Merger to Non-U.S. Holders.
Payments you receive as a Non-U.S. Holder with respect to Shares that you exchange in the Offer or the Merger (or as a result of exercising
appraisal rights) generally will be exempt from U.S. federal income tax, unless:
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your gain, if any, on Shares is effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if an income tax treaty requires, is attributable to your permanent establishment in the United
States), in which case (i) you will be subject to U.S. federal income tax in the same manner as if you were a U.S. Holder (except that you should provide an IRS Form W-8ECI instead of a Substitute Form W-9) and (ii) if you are a
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you are an individual who was present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the disposition and certain other conditions are met, in which case you will be subject to U.S. federal income tax
at a rate of 30% (or such lower rate as may be specified under an applicable income tax treaty) on the gain from the exchange of Shares (net of certain losses recognized during such year); or |
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the Shares that are exchanged constitute a U.S. real property interest within the meaning of Section 899 of the Code and the non-U.S. Holder held, actually or constructively, at any time during the five-year
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Backup Withholding.
All payments to which you would be entitled pursuant to the Offer or the Merger (as a result of exercising appraisal rights) will be subject to
backup withholding at a rate of 28%, unless you (i) are a corporation, a Non-U.S. Holder or another exempt recipient; or (ii) provide a taxpayer identification number (TIN) and certify that no loss of exemption from backup
withholding has occurred. If you are a U.S. Holder, you should complete and sign the Substitute Form W-9 that is included with the Letter of Transmittal, to be returned to the Depositary, in order to provide the information and certification
necessary to avoid backup withholding, unless an applicable exception exists and is proved in a manner satisfactory to the Depositary. If you are a Non-U.S. Holder, you must generally submit an IRS Form W-8BEN (or other applicable IRS Form W-8) attesting to your exempt foreign status in order to qualify as an exempt recipient.
If
you do not provide a correct TIN, you may be subject to penalties imposed by the IRS. Any amount paid as backup withholding does not constitute an additional tax and will be creditable against your U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the
required information is given to the IRS. If backup withholding results in an overpayment of tax, you may obtain a refund by filing a U.S. Federal income tax return. You should consult your own tax advisors as to your qualification for exemption
from backup withholding and the procedure for obtaining the exemption.
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6. Price Range of Shares; Dividends.
The Shares trade on the NYSE MKT under the symbol CRV. The following table sets forth the high and low sale prices per Share for the periods indicated. Share
prices are as reported on the NYSE MKT based on published financial sources.
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3.82 |
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3.35 |
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On July 8, 2014, the last full trading day prior to the public announcement of the execution of the Merger Agreement, the
closing sale price per Share reported on the NYSE MKT was $3.62 per Share.
On July 21, 2015, the last full day of trading prior to the commencement
of the Offer, the closing sale price per Share reported on the NYSE MKT was $5.46 per Share.
Stockholders are urged to obtain a current market
quotation for Shares.
7. Certain Information Concerning the Company.
General.
The following description of the
Company and its business has been taken from the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such report.
The Company is a Delaware corporation with its principal executive offices located at 350 Woodview Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA 95037, where its
phone number is (408) 782-6686.
The Company is one of North Americas largest suppliers of replacement parts, supplies and
accessories for recreational vehicles (RVs), to RV dealers, supply stores and service centers (Aftermarket Customers), which resell the products they purchase from the Company, at retail, to consumers. The Company supplies or
distributes more than 14,000 products and serves more than 10,000 customers throughout the United States and Canada, from 13 regional distribution centers in the United States that are located in California, Texas, Oregon, Arizona, Colorado,
Utah, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New York, Georgia, Florida and Wisconsin and four regional distribution centers in Canada located, respectively, in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver.
The Company differs from traditional wholesale product distributors in the RV market, in that approximately 30% of its sales are of
proprietary products which the Company has introduced into the marketplace. These proprietary products have been designed specifically for the Company by independent product design firms or product manufacturers and are manufactured for
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basis, by a number of different independent manufacturers, mostly, but not entirely, in Asia. The Company markets the proprietary products under its own brand-names in competition with, or in
some cases as complementary to, products from other manufacturers of RV parts, supplies and accessories. For the most part, the Companys proprietary products are comprised primarily of products that are needed or used by RV owners on a regular
or recurring basis, such as trailer hitches, plastic wastewater tanks, vent lids, stabilizing jacks and battery boxes. The Company also has recently begun to market and sell portable generators and certain other products, including some of the
proprietary products, to other product distributors, national and regional home improvement and home accessories chains, catalogue stores, hardware stores and agricultural equipment outlets that sell outdoor power equipment to consumers.
According to the Schedule 14D-9 filed on the date hereof, no transactions in the Shares have been effected during the 60 days prior to the
date of the Schedule 14D-9 by the Company or, to the Companys knowledge, by any of the Companys directors, executive officers, affiliates or subsidiaries.
Available Information.
The Company is
subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and in accordance therewith is obligated to file reports and other information with the SEC relating to its business, financial condition and other matters. Certain
information, as of particular dates, concerning the Companys business, principal physical properties, capital structure, material pending litigation, operating results, financial condition, directors and officers (including their remuneration
and stock options and other equity incentives granted to them), the principal holders of the Companys securities, any material interests of such persons in transactions with the Company, and other matters is required to be disclosed in proxy
statements and periodic reports distributed to the Companys stockholders and filed with the SEC. Such reports, proxy statements and other information should be available for inspection at the public reference room at the SECs office at
100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. Copies may be obtained by mail, upon payment of the SECs customary charges, by writing to its principal office at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. Further information on the operation of
the SECs Public Reference Room in Washington, DC can be obtained by calling the SEC at 1 (800) SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet web site that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, such as the
Company, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is http://www.sec.gov.
Sources of Information.
Except as otherwise set forth herein, the information concerning the Company contained in this Offer to Purchase has been based upon publicly
available documents and records on file with the SEC, including the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K and Amendment No. 1 to Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2014, and other public sources. The information
concerning the Company taken or derived from such documents and records is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Companys public filings with the SEC (which may be obtained and inspected as described above) and should be considered in
conjunction with the more comprehensive financial and other information in such reports and other publicly available information.
Although we have no knowledge that any such information contains any misstatements or omissions, none of LKQ, Parent or Purchaser, or any of
their respective affiliates or assigns, the Information Agent or the Depositary assumes responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning the Company contained in such documents and records or for any failure by the
Company to disclose events which may have occurred or may affect the significance or accuracy of any such information.
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8. Certain Information Concerning LKQ, Parent and Purchaser.
General.
LKQ is a Delaware corporation,
with its principal executive offices located at 500 West Madison Street, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60661. The telephone number of LKQ is (312) 627-1950. LKQ is a distributor of vehicle products, including replacement parts, components and systems
used in the repair and maintenance of vehicles, as well as specialty vehicle products and accessories. LKQ distributes a variety of products to collision and mechanical repair shops, including aftermarket collision and mechanical products, recycled
collision and mechanical products, refurbished collision products such as wheels, bumper covers and lights, and remanufactured engines. These products are referred to as alternative parts because they are not new OEM products. LKQ is the
nations largest provider of alternative vehicle collision replacement products and a leading provider of alternative vehicle mechanical replacement products, with its sales, processing, and distribution facilities reaching most major markets
in the United States and Canada. LKQ is also a leading provider of alternative vehicle replacement and maintenance products in the United Kingdom and the Benelux region of continental Europe. In addition to its wholesale operations, LKQ operates
self-service retail facilities across the U.S. that sell recycled automotive products from end-of-life vehicles. LKQ is also a leading distributor of specialty vehicle products and accessories reaching most major markets in the U.S. and Canada.
Parent is a Pennsylvania corporation, with its principal executive offices located at 500 West Madison Street, Suite 2800, Chicago, IL 60661.
The telephone number of Parent is (312) 627-1950. Parent is one of several operating companies of LKQ in the United States. Parent is a leading distributor of specialty automotive products and recreational vehicle products throughout North
America.
Purchaser is a Delaware corporation with its principal executive offices located at 500 West Madison Street, Suite 2800,
Chicago, IL 60661. The telephone number of Purchaser is (312) 627-1950. Purchaser is a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Parent, which is a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of LKQ. Purchaser was formed for the purpose of making a tender offer
for all Shares and has not engaged, and does not expect to engage, in any business other than in connection with the Offer and the Merger.
The name, citizenship, business address, business phone number, present principal occupation or employment and past material occupation,
positions, offices or employment for at least the past five years of (i) each director and executive officer of LKQ, (ii) each director and executive officer of Parent, and (iii) each director and executive officer of Purchaser and
certain other information are set forth in Schedule I hereto.
Except as provided in the Merger Agreement or as otherwise described in
this Offer to Purchase, (i) none of LKQ, Parent, Purchaser or, to the best knowledge of LKQ, Parent and Purchaser, any of the persons listed in Schedule I to this Offer to Purchase or any associate or majority owned subsidiary of LKQ, Parent or
Purchaser or any of the persons so listed beneficially owns or has any right to acquire, directly or indirectly, any Shares and (ii) none of LKQ, Parent, Purchaser or, to the best knowledge of LKQ, Parent and Purchaser, any of the persons
listed in Schedule I to this Offer to Purchase or any associate or majority-owned subsidiary of LKQ, Parent or Purchaser or any of the persons so listed has effected any transaction in Shares during the past 60 days.
Except as provided in the Merger Agreement or as otherwise described in this Offer to Purchase, none of LKQ, Parent, Purchaser or, to the best
knowledge of LKQ, Parent and Purchaser, any of the persons listed in Schedule I to this Offer to Purchase, has any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship with any other person with respect to any securities of the Company, including,
without limitation, any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship concerning the transfer or voting of such securities, finders fees, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guarantees of loans, guarantees
against loss, guarantees of profits, division of profits or loss or the giving or withholding of proxies.
Except as set forth below, none
of LKQ, Parent, Purchaser or, to the best knowledge of LKQ, Parent, Purchaser, any of the persons listed on Schedule I hereto, has had any business relationship or transaction with
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the Company or any of its executive officers, directors or affiliates that is required to be reported under the rules and regulations of the SEC applicable to the Offer. Except as set forth in
this Offer to Purchase, there have been no negotiations, transactions or material contracts between LKQ or any of its subsidiaries or, to the best knowledge of LKQ, Parent, and Purchaser, any of the persons listed in Schedule I to this Offer to
Purchase, on the one hand, and the Company or its affiliates, on the other hand, concerning a merger, consolidation or acquisition, tender offer or other acquisition of securities, an election of directors or a sale or other transfer of a material
amount of assets during the past two years. None of LKQ, Parent, Purchaser or, to the best knowledge of LKQ, Parent, and Purchaser, any of the persons listed in Schedule I has, during the past five years, been convicted in a criminal proceeding
(excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors). None of LKQ, Parent, Purchaser or, to the best knowledge of LKQ, Parent, and Purchaser, any of the persons listed in Schedule I has, during the past five years, been a party to any judicial or
administrative proceeding (except for matters that were dismissed without sanction or settlement) that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining the person from future violations of, or prohibiting activities subject to, federal or
state securities laws, or a finding of any violation of federal or state securities laws.
Available Information.
Pursuant to Rule 14d-3 under the Exchange Act, LKQ, Parent and Purchaser filed with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (the
Schedule TO), of which this Offer to Purchase forms a part, and exhibits to the Schedule TO. The Schedule TO and the exhibits thereto can be inspected and copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at 100 F Street,
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549-0213. Information regarding the public reference facilities may be obtained from the SEC by telephoning 1-800-SEC-0330. These filings are also available to the public on the SECs internet site (http://www.sec.gov).
Copies of such materials may also be obtained by mail from the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549-0213.
9. Source and Amount of Funds.
We estimate that we will need approximately $29 million to (i) purchase all the issued and outstanding Shares validly tendered in the
Offer and acquire all the remaining issued and outstanding Shares pursuant to the Merger, (ii) cash out certain equity awards granted by the Company and (iii) pay related transaction fees and expenses. LKQ has and expects to continue to
have, and will provide to Parent, which will provide Purchaser with, sufficient funds to consummate the Transactions.
10.
Background of the Offer; Past Contacts or Negotiations with the Company.
The following summarizes the material events (but only
those material events) that led to the signing of the Merger Agreement and does not purport to catalogue every conversation or meeting among representatives of LKQ and the Company.
On January 26, 2014, Mr. Ed Orzetti, the former President and CEO of Parent introduced Mr. Thomas McGuire, the Chairman of the
board of directors of the Company, to Mr. Walter Hanley, LKQs Senior Vice President of Development, via email.
On
February 5, 2014, Mr. Hanley telephoned Mr. McGuire to discuss a potential transaction. On that telephone call Mr. McGuire indicated that the Company would not sell the Company for less than its $28$29 million net book
value.
On March 17, 2014, the members of the board of directors of the Company were informed by Mr. McGuire that LKQ had expressed
an interest in exploring a possible acquisition transaction with the Company.
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On April 10, 2014, Mr. Robert Wagman, LKQs President and Chief Executive Officer,
Mr. John Quinn, at the time LKQs Chief Financial Officer and currently LKQs Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of European Operations, Mr. Hanley and Mr. Orzetti met with Mr. McGuire in Chicago and
discussed a potential business combination. Mr. McGuire indicated in that meeting that the price should exceed the Companys tangible net book value.
On April 11, 2014, LKQs board of directors was made aware of the potential transaction.
LKQ and the Company entered into a confidentiality agreement effective as of April 18, 2014.
On April 24, 2014, LKQ delivered a non-binding indication of interest to the Company valuing all equity interests in the Company at a range of
$25 to $28 million.
On April 24, 2014, the board of directors of the Company held a special telephonic meeting at which the board members
reviewed and discussed LKQs indication of interest. At that meeting, the board of directors of the Company established a special committee, comprised solely of independent directors (the Special Committee), to oversee any sales
process that might develop and any negotiations that might ensue with LKQ.
On May 13, 2014, Mr. Quinn and Mr. Hanley met
with Mr. James Musbach, the Companys President and Chief Executive Officer, and Mr. McGuire in Burr Ridge, IL. Mr. McGuire and Mr. Musbach indicated that the Companys board of directors would be willing to consider a
transaction if LKQ valued the Company at the upper end of its April 24, 2014 valuation range. LKQ requested information to refine its valuation range.
On June 16, 2014, the Company delivered certain financial information to LKQ.
On June 20, 2014, Mr. Hanley, Mr. Justin Jude, LKQs Senior Vice PresidentWholesale Parts Division, and
Mr. Robert Deitch, LKQs Vice President of Development, had a conference call with Mr. McGuire, Mr. Musbach, Mr. Leonard Danna, a member of the board of directors of the Company, and Mrs. Sandra Knell, the
Companys Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, and Secretary, to discuss certain financial information relating to the Company.
On July 17, 2014, Mr. Hanley informed Mr. McGuire that LKQs valuation of the Company was in the upper half of the $25 to
$28 million range. The Companys board of directors approved proceeding with the sale process.
On August 6, 2014, the Special
Committee engaged Robert W. Baird and Co. (Baird) to act as financial advisor to the Special Committee and the board of directors of the Company.
On October 6, 2014, LKQ reconfirmed its April 24, 2014 non-binding indication of interest in an email to Baird.
On November 18, 2014, LKQ received a Company Overview Presentation from Baird.
In December 2014, the Company, with the assistance of Baird conducted a confidential market check to assess the level of interest that other
companies operating in the recreational vehicle market, including LKQ, and other wholesale distribution companies might have in a possible acquisition of or other strategic transaction with the Company. As part of that process, the Company provided
those companies confidential information about the Companys business and received indications of interest in response to the market check.
On December 4, 2014, LKQ received a process letter from Baird.
On December 16, 2014, LKQ delivered a non-binding indication of interest to Baird, proposing a $5.00 per share valuation for the
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On January 9, 2015, LKQ was granted access to the Companys virtual data room.
On January 16, 2015, Mr. Hanley and Mr. Jude attended a management meeting/presentation with Mr. McGuire,
Mr. Musbach, Mrs. Knell, and representatives of Baird (Mr. Adam Czaia and Mr. Jacob Griffin) in Santa Clara, CA.
On
February 12, 2015, LKQ received a draft form of merger agreement from Baird.
On February 26, 2015, LKQ submitted to Baird
proposed revisions to the merger agreement, which included a $5.15 per share valuation and a new condition precedent to the obligation of Parent and LKQ to consummate the Offer and Merger.
On March 10, 2015 Baird submitted a revised proposal to LKQ which included a $5.50 per share valuation and which deleted that new condition
precedent.
On March 18, 2015, LKQ submitted to Baird a revised proposal, with a per share valuation of $5.50 if that new condition
precedent was included in the Merger Agreement or $5.35 if that new condition was deleted from the Merger Agreement.
On March 27, 2015,
Baird submitted to Mr. Wagman a counter-proposal with a per share valuation of $5.50 per share and the deletion of the new condition precedent.
Also on March 27, 2015, by email from Mr. Hanley to Baird, LKQ further modified its proposal by deleting the new condition precedent, but
maintaining the price at $5.50 per share.
Between March 18, 2015 and July 8, 2015, legal representatives of LKQ and the Company
negotiated concerning various provisions of the Merger Agreement.
On June 11, 2015, the Special Committee engaged Duff & Phelps, LLC
to render an opinion to the Special Committee and to the board of directors of the Company as to whether the price of $5.50 per share is fair, from a financial standpoint, to the Companys stockholders (other than any of LKQ, Parent and
Purchaser or their affiliates that owned any Shares).
On July 8, 2015, Duff & Phelps, LLC delivered its written opinion, addressed to
both the Special Committee and the board of directors of the Company, that the price of $5.50 per share is fair, from a financial standpoint, to the Companys stockholders (other than any of LKQ, Parent and Purchaser or their affiliates that
owned any Shares). At meetings held thereafter on July 8, 2015, the Special Committee recommended, by unanimous vote, to the Companys board of directors that the board approve the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement and the Companys board of directors unanimously approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and resolved to recommend to the Companys stockholders that they tender their shares
to Purchaser pursuant to the Offer. LKQ, Parent, Purchaser, and the Company executed the Merger Agreement on the evening of July 8, 2015.
On July 9, 2015, LKQ and the Company issued a joint press release announcing the proposed merger.
11. The Transaction Agreements.
The following is a summary of the material terms of the Merger Agreement, the Tender and Support Agreement, and the Confidentiality Agreement.
It has been included to provide stockholders with information regarding the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Tender and Support Agreement, and the Confidentiality Agreement. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about LKQ,
Parent, Purchaser or the Company, any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates, or any other party. The representations, warranties and
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covenants contained in the agreements were made only as of specified dates for the purposes of such agreements, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreements and may be subject to
qualifications and limitations agreed upon by such parties. In particular, in reviewing the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the agreements and described in the following summary, it is important to bear in mind that such
representations, warranties and covenants were negotiated with the principal purpose of allocating risk between the parties, rather than establishing matters as facts. Such representations, warranties and covenants may also be subject to a
contractual standard of materiality that may not fully reflect or include all aspects of what may be viewed as material by stockholders. Information concerning the subject matter of such representations, warranties and covenants, which do not
purport to be accurate as of the date of the Schedule TO, may have changed since the date of the agreements and subsequent information qualifying a representation, warranty or covenant may have been included in the Schedule TO. Stockholders are
not third-party beneficiaries under the agreements. Accordingly, stockholders are strongly encouraged not to rely on such representations, warranties and covenants as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Company,
Parent, Purchaser, any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates, or any other party.
The following summary of the Merger
Agreement, the Tender and Support Agreement, and the Confidentiality Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the definitive agreement itself, which has been filed as an exhibit to the Tender Offer
Statement on Schedule TO filed with the SEC, which may be examined and copied as set forth in Section 8Certain Information Concerning LKQ, Parent and Purchaser. For a complete understanding of each of the agreements, holders
of Shares are encouraged to read the full text of each definitive agreement.
The Merger Agreement
The Offer.
The Merger
Agreement provides for the commencement of the Offer as promptly as practicable (but in no event later than 10 business days) after the date of the Merger Agreement. The obligations of Purchaser to accept for payment and pay for Shares validly
tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer are subject only to the satisfaction, or waiver by Purchaser if permitted under the Merger Agreement, of the offer conditions described in Section 15Certain Conditions of the
Offer (the Offer Conditions). Purchaser expressly reserves the right to waive any Offer Condition or modify the terms of the Offer, however Purchaser may not, without the prior written consent of the Company, (a) waive the
Minimum Condition, (b) waive the condition that no governmental authority of competent jurisdiction in the United States shall have (x) enacted, issued or promulgated any law that is in effect as of immediately prior to the expiration of
the Offer and has the effect of making the Offer, the acquisition of the Shares by Parent or Purchaser, or the Merger illegal in the United States or that has the effect of prohibiting or otherwise preventing the consummation of the Offer, the
acquisition of the Shares by Parent or Purchaser, or the Merger in the United States, or (y) issued or granted any order that is in effect as of immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer and has the effect of making the Offer or the
Merger illegal in the United States or that has the effect of prohibiting or otherwise preventing the consummation of the Merger in the United States, and (c) make any change in the terms of or conditions to the Offer that (A) changes the
form of consideration to be paid in the Offer, (B) decreases the Offer Price or the number of Shares sought in the Offer, (C) extends the Offer, other than in a manner required or permitted by the provisions of the Merger Agreement,
(D) imposes conditions to the Offer other than those set forth in the Merger Agreement, (E) modifies the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, or (F) amends any other term or condition of the Offer in any manner that is
adverse to the Companys stockholders.
Subject to the parties termination rights described below under
Termination, Purchaser must extend the Offer for successive periods of not more than 10 business days (but not beyond the Outside Date) if any of the Offer Conditions are not satisfied or waived (if permitted under the Merger
Agreement), other than the Minimum Condition, at any otherwise-scheduled expiration date. If all of the Offer Conditions are satisfied, or waived (if permitted under the Merger Agreement), other than the Minimum Condition, Purchaser must extend
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the Offer for an extension period of up to 10 business days, or any longer period that is approved in advance by the parties to the Merger Agreement; however, Purchaser shall not be required to
extend the Offer on more than one occasion, but may, in its discretion, elect to do so, and shall not in any event be required to extend the Offer beyond the Outside Date. Notwithstanding any of the limitations set forth above, Purchaser must also
extend the Offer for any period required by any applicable law or judgment, or rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the SEC (or its staff) applicable to the Offer.
The Merger.
The Merger will be governed
by Section 251(h) of the DGCL and, in the event that the Offer is consummated, will be effected without a vote of the Companys stockholders. The closing of the Merger will be as soon as practicable after the Acceptance Time and subject to
the satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to the Merger. On the date of closing of the Merger or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Company will file the certificate of merger with the Delaware Secretary of State. The Merger will
become effective at the Effective Time (as defined herein).
At the Effective Time, Purchaser will be merged with and into the Company,
with the Company being the surviving corporation in the Merger (the Surviving Corporation). At the Effective Time, the separate corporate existence of Purchaser will cease and the Company will continue as the Surviving Corporation and a
wholly owned subsidiary of Parent. The certificate of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation will be amended and restated in its entirety to read identically to the certificate of incorporation of Purchaser, as in effect immediately prior to the
Effective Time (except that the name of the surviving corporation shall be The Coast Distribution System, Inc.). The bylaws of Purchaser, as in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation. The
directors of Purchaser immediately prior to the Effective Time, will be the directors of the Surviving Corporation. The officers of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time will be the officers of the Surviving Corporation.
The Merger Agreement provides that each Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be canceled and converted
into the right to receive an amount of cash equal to the Offer Price (the Merger Consideration), subject to any required withholding of taxes, except for any Shares owned by LKQ, Parent, Purchaser or the Company, or by any direct or
indirect wholly owned subsidiary of LKQ, Parent, Purchaser or the Company, in each case immediately prior to the Effective Time, which shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof or consideration paid therefor.
The Company has granted outstanding awards of equity compensation under the following equity compensation plans: the Companys 2005 Stock
Incentive Plan, the Companys 2008 Stock Incentive Plan, and the Companys 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (collectively, the Company Stock Plans). The parties to the Merger Agreement agreed that LKQ and Parent shall not assume any
Company Options or Restricted Shares in connection with the Merger or any other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The Company agreed in the Merger Agreement to take the required actions so that:
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immediately prior to the Effective Time, and without any action on the part of any holder of a Company Option, (i) the vesting of each Company
Option that is unvested and remains outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be accelerated in full, (ii) each Company Option (including each Company Option that was accelerated pursuant to the foregoing clause (i)) that
remains outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and terminated as of the Effective Time, and (iii) each holder of each such Company Option who has delivered to the Company an executed option consent agreement
shall be paid by the Company promptly after the Effective Time, subject to certain required withholdings, an amount in cash (without interest), if any, equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) the aggregate number of Shares that were
issuable upon exercise of such Company Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, by (y) the amount by which the Offer Price exceeds the per share exercise price of such Company option (the Option Consideration) (it
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immediately prior to the Effective Time (i) the vesting of each Company Restricted Share that remains outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be accelerated in full, and (ii) each
Company Restricted Share that remains outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and terminated as of the Effective Time and automatically converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without
interest thereon and less any applicable withholding taxes payable with respect to the vesting of such Company Restricted Share, upon the surrender of the certificate that represented such Company Restricted Share immediately prior to the Effective
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Representations and Warranties.
In the Merger Agreement, the Company has made representations and warranties to LKQ, Parent, and Purchaser relating to the Company and its
subsidiaries, including representations regarding: organization, standing, corporate power, enforceability, stockholder approval, non-contravention, required consents and governmental approvals, capital structure, equity interests, subsidiaries, SEC
documents, financial statements, undisclosed liabilities, absence of certain changes or events, material contracts, real property, personal property and assets, intellectual property, taxes, employment benefit matters, labor matters, permits,
compliance with applicable laws, regulatory matters, environmental matters, litigation matters, insurance, related party transactions, brokers, receipt of an opinion of the Companys financial advisor, state anti-takeover statutes, product
warranties, customers, suppliers, and Schedule TO and Schedule 14D-9, subject to certain qualifications and limitations contained therein.
In the Merger Agreement, LKQ, Parent and Purchaser have made representations and warranties to the Company, including representations
regarding: organization, good standing, corporate power, enforceability, non-contravention, required approvals, litigation matters, Schedule TO and Schedule 14D-9, ownership of capital stock of the Company by LKQ, Parent and Purchaser, brokers,
operations of Purchaser, and availability of funds.
Operating Covenants.
The Company has agreed that during the period commencing from the date of the Merger Agreement to the earlier of the termination of the Merger
Agreement and the Acceptance Time (the Pre-Closing Period), the Company will, and will cause its subsidiaries to, carry on its business in all material respects in the usual, regular and ordinary course consistent with the manner as
heretofore conducted, and use its commercially reasonable efforts, consistent with past practices and policies, to keep available the services of the current officers, key employees and consultants of the Company and each of its subsidiaries, and
preserve the current relationships of the Company and each of its subsidiaries with customers, suppliers and other persons with whom the Company or any of its subsidiaries has significant business relations.
The Company has also agreed that except (i) as expressly contemplated or permitted by the Merger Agreement, (ii) as set forth in the
Company Disclosure Letter, or (iii) as approved in writing by Parent, at all times during the Pre-Closing Period, it shall not do any of the following and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries to do any of the following:
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issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, deliver, transfer, encumber, or agree, authorize, or commit to issue, sell, pledge or dispose of, grant,
deliver, transfer, or encumber (in each case, whether through the issuance or granting of options, warrants, commitments, subscriptions, rights to purchase or otherwise), any securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except for
(A) the issuance and sale of Shares upon the exercise of stock options, or the settlement of restricted stock in certain situations, and (B) grants to newly hired employees of stock options issued in the ordinary course of business
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directly or indirectly repurchase or redeem any securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except (A) repurchases of securities pursuant to the terms and conditions of or applicable to stock options or
restricted stock and (B) in connection with tax withholdings and exercise price settlements upon the exercise of stock options or the settlement of restricted stock; |
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split, combine, subdivide, reclassify, directly or indirectly, any shares of its capital stock or securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any share of its capital stock; |
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declare, set aside or pay any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, shares or property or any combination thereof) in respect of any shares of capital stock, or make any other actual, constructive or deemed
distribution in respect of the shares of capital stock, except for cash dividends made by any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company to the Company or one of its wholly owned subsidiaries; |
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enter into any agreement with respect to the voting of its capital stock; |
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propose or adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; |
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incur or assume any long-term or short-term debt for borrowed monies or issue any debt securities in excess of $100,000 individually or $300,000 in the aggregate, except for (1) debt incurred in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice under the Companys letters of credit, lines of credit or credit facilities in effect on the date hereof in amounts not prohibited under the Companys credit facility and (2) loans or advances
between the Company and any direct or indirect subsidiaries, or between any direct or indirect subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and permitted under the Companys credit facility; |
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assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other person or entity, except (1) such liabilities incurred in the
ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and permitted by the Companys credit facility, and (2) with respect to obligations of direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Company; |
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make any loans, advances or capital contributions to or investments in any other person or entity (other than the Company or any direct or indirect subsidiaries), except for business expense advances in the ordinary
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mortgage or pledge any of its or its subsidiaries material assets, tangible or intangible, or create or suffer to exist any lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, option,
right of first or last offer, preemptive right or other restriction of similar nature (including any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, and any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of
ownership of any such asset) thereupon (other than liens permitted by the Merger Agreement); provided that any debt so incurred must be voluntarily prepayable without material premium or penalties; |
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except as may be required by applicable law, the terms of any employee benefit plan as in effect on the date of the Merger Agreement, the terms of any stock options or restricted stock outstanding on the date of the
Merger Agreement or that may be granted thereafter as permitted by the Merger Agreement, or the terms of any other agreement to which the Company is a party on the date of the Merger Agreement: |
(A) enter into, adopt, materially amend (including acceleration of vesting), modify or terminate any bonus, profit sharing,
incentive, compensation, severance, retention, termination, option, appreciation right, performance unit, stock equivalent, share purchase agreement, pension, retirement, deferred compensation, employment, severance or other employee benefit
agreement, trust, plan, fund or other arrangement for the compensation, benefit or welfare of any director, officer or employee in
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any manner, except, in any such case, with respect to stock options granted in accordance with the Merger Agreement or pursuant to agreements entered into with non-officer employees hired or
promoted to fill vacancies after the date of the Merger Agreement, with a base salary and cash incentive compensation opportunity not to exceed 125% of the base salary and cash incentive compensation of the employee being replaced, in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice; or
(B) increase the compensation or benefits payable or provided, or to
become payable or provided to any director, officer or employee (other than salary or wage rate increases, and incentive compensation increases for employees or employees hired or promoted to fill vacancies in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice pursuant to the Merger Agreement), pay or agree to pay any special bonus or special remuneration to any director, officer or employee, or pay or agree to pay any benefit not required by any employee benefit plan or
other plan, or arrangement or agreement as in effect as of the date of the Merger Agreement;
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hire, terminate or transfer any (A) officer, vice president or similar employee with senior management responsibilities with respect to the operation of the Companys business, or (B) other than in the
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settle any pending or threatened material civil, criminal or administrative actions, suits, claims or charges, litigations, arbitrations, oppositions, interferences, reexaminations, inter partes reviews, investigations
or other proceedings, except for a settlement that (A) is reflected or reserved against in the Companys balance sheet, or (B) that does not result in payment by the Company or its subsidiaries in excess of $100,000 individually or
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license, disclose, sell, lease, transfer, abandon, let lapse, encumber, subject to any lien, pledge, hypothecation, charge, mortgage, security interest, encumbrance, option, right of first or last offer, preemptive
right or other restriction of similar nature (including any restriction on the transfer of any security or other asset, and any restriction on the possession, exercise or transfer of any other attribute of ownership of any such asset), other than
liens permitted by the Merger Agreement, or otherwise dispose of any material intellectual property rights of the Company, other than licenses and disclosures in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice; |
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except as may be required as a result by applicable law or generally accepted accounting principles, as applied in the United States, make any material change in any of the accounting principles, policies, procedures or
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except as required by applicable law, (A) make, revoke, or change any material tax election of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or with respect to the assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or
(B) file any material amended tax return or material claim for refund of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or with respect to the assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (C) enter into any closing agreement affecting any
material tax liability or material refund of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (D) settle or compromise any material tax liability or material refund of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or (E) consent to any extension or
waiver of any statute of limitations with respect to any claim or assessment for material taxes of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or with respect to the assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, in each case, other than in the
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other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (A) acquire (by merger, consolidation or acquisition of stock or assets) any other person or entity or any material equity interest
therein or assets thereof or (B) sell, transfer, lease, license or otherwise dispose of any properties or assets of the Company or its subsidiaries, which in either case are material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
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waive or provide any consent under any standstill or similar restrictions contained in any confidentiality or other agreements to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party; provided, however,
that at any time prior to the Acceptance Date, the Company may waive or provide a consent under any standstill solely to permit a party to make a confidential Acquisition Proposal (as defined below) subject to the terms of, and only to
the extent permitted by, the Merger Agreement if the board of directors of the Company reasonably determines in good faith, after consultation with outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such actions could reasonably be expected to be
inconsistent with the duties of the members of the board of directors of the Company under applicable law and provided further that the Company shall not enforce and hereby waives any provision of any such confidentiality or other agreements that
would prohibit a person or entity from requesting such termination, amendment, modification or waiver or from communicating confidentially an Acquisition Proposal to the board of directors of the Company; |
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take any action to exempt or make any person (other than LKQ, Parent or Purchaser) not subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware or any other potentially
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other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, enter into, amend or modify in any material respect any material contract or collective bargaining agreement; or |
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Company Takeover Proposals; Board Recommendation.
The Company has agreed that during the period commencing from the date of the Merger Agreement to the earlier of the termination of the Merger
Agreement and the Effective Time, it will not, and will direct its subsidiaries and its and its subsidiaries directors, officers or other employees, controlled Affiliates, or any investment banker, attorney or other authorized agent or
representative retained by any of them (collectively, Representatives) not to, in each case except as expressly permitted by the Merger Agreement, (i) solicit, initiate, or knowingly encourage, or knowingly facilitate or assist, any
proposal that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal, (ii) furnish to any person or entity (other than LKQ, Parent, Purchaser or any designees of LKQ, Parent or Purchaser) any material non-public
information relating to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or afford to any person or entity (other than LKQ, Parent, Purchaser or any designees of LKQ, Parent or Purchaser) access to the business, properties, assets, books, or records of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, in any such case with the intent to induce the making, submission or announcement of, or the intent to encourage, facilitate or assist, any proposal that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to an
Acquisition Proposal, (iii) participate or engage in discussions or negotiations with any person or entity, or take any action, with respect to any proposal that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal
(provided, however, nothing contained in the Merger Agreement shall prohibit a verbal interaction initiated by a person or entity on an unsolicited basis so long as the Companys participation is solely to clarify the terms and conditions of
any proposal that constitutes or may reasonably be expected to lead to an Acquisition Proposal), (iv) approve, endorse or recommend any Acquisition Proposal (except to the extent otherwise specifically permitted in the Merger Agreement), or
(v) enter into any letter of intent or similar document, or any contract contemplating or otherwise relating to an Acquisition Transaction (other than a confidentiality agreement).
The Company has agreed that as promptly as practicable, and in any event within two business days, following receipt of any Acquisition
Proposal or any request for nonpublic information or inquiry that the Company reasonably believes would lead to an Acquisition Proposal or for a waiver or release under any standstill or similar agreement, the Company shall provide Parent with oral
and written notice of (i) the material terms and conditions of such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry, (ii) the identity of the individual, entity or group making such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry and (iii) a copy
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such individual, entity or group in connection with such Acquisition Proposal, request or inquiry. The Company shall keep Parent informed as promptly as practicable with respect to any changes to
the material terms of an Acquisition Proposal submitted to the Company (and in any event within two business days following the receipt of any such changes), including by providing a copy of all written proposals relating to any Acquisition
Proposal. The Company shall provide Parent with notice as promptly as practicable, and in any event within the same day, of any meeting of the board of directors of the Company at which the board of directors of the Company is reasonably expected to
engage in material discussions regarding any Acquisition Proposal.
The board of directors of the Company has recommended that the holders
of Shares accept the Offer and tender their Shares to Purchaser pursuant to the Offer (the Company Board Recommendation). The Company has agreed that, except as otherwise provided in the Merger Agreement, neither the board of directors
of the Company nor any committee thereof shall (i) withhold, withdraw, amend, modify or qualify in a manner adverse to Parent, or publicly propose to withhold, withdraw, amend, modify or qualify in a manner adverse to Parent, the Company Board
Recommendation or (ii) publicly approve, endorse or recommend an Acquisition Proposal (each of clauses (i) and (ii), a Company Board Recommendation Change); provided, however, that a stop, look and listen
communication by the board of directors of the Company or any committee thereof to the Companys stockholders pursuant to Rule 14d-9(f) of the Exchange Act, or any substantially similar communication, shall not be deemed to be a Company Board
Recommendation Change. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary set forth in the Merger Agreement, at any time prior to the Acceptance Time, in response to the receipt of a Superior Proposal (as defined below) or an Intervening
Event (as defined below), the board of directors of the Company may effect a Company Board Recommendation Change or terminate the Merger Agreement if all of the following conditions are met:
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The Company shall have (A) delivered to Parent written notice at least four business days prior to effecting such Company Board Recommendation Change, which notice shall state expressly (x) that it has
received a Superior Proposal or an Intervening Event has occurred, (y) in the case of a Superior Proposal, the material terms and conditions of such Superior Proposal and the identity of the individual, entity or group making the Superior
Proposal, or, in the case of an Intervening Event, the material facts and circumstances related such Intervening Event, and (z) that it intends to terminate the Merger Agreement or effect a Company Board Recommendation Change, and (B) in
the case of a Superior Proposal, provided to Parent a copy of all written proposals provided by such individual, entity or group in connection with such Superior Proposal (it being understood and agreed that delivery of a such notice shall not, by
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During such four business days after delivering the notice of a Change of
Recommendation, the Company shall provide Parent a reasonable opportunity to make adjustments to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement (the Modified Terms), and shall consider in good faith such Modified Terms. In the event
Parent proposes Modified Terms, then the board of directors of the Company may not terminate the Merger Agreement or effect a Company Board Recommendation Change unless and until the board of directors concludes in good faith, after considering the
Modified Terms and consultation with outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that the failure to terminate the Merger Agreement or to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its
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applicable Law. In the event that there is an amendment to the terms of any Superior Proposal (including any revision in the amount, form or mix of consideration the Companys stockholders
would receive as a result of the Superior Proposal), the Company shall promptly and within one business day notify Parent of such revision and provide Parent a reasonable opportunity to make additional Modified Terms. In addition, the Company has
agreed that it will consider and negotiate in good faith such additional Modified Terms with Parent for three business days after the time the Company provides notification to Parent of the revisions to the Superior Proposal and the board of
directors of the Company may not terminate the Merger Agreement or effect a Company Board Recommendation Change unless and until the board of directors concludes in good faith, after considering the additional Modified Terms and consultation with
outside legal counsel and financial advisors, that the failure to terminate the Merger Agreement or to effect a Company Board Recommendation Change would reasonably be expected to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law.
As used in the Merger Agreement, Acquisition Proposal means mean any offer or proposal (other than an offer or proposal by Parent
or Purchaser) to engage in any transaction or series of related transactions (other than the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement) resulting in (or if completed would result in): (i) any purchase from, or acquisition by, any
individual, entity or group of more than twenty percent of the total outstanding voting securities of the Company or any tender offer or exchange offer that if consummated would result in any individual, entity or group beneficially owning more than
twenty percent of the total outstanding voting securities of the Company; (ii) any merger, consolidation, business combination or other similar transaction involving the Company (A) pursuant to which any individual, entity or group, other
than the Companys stockholders (as a group) immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction, would hold Shares representing more than twenty percent of the Shares outstanding after giving effect to the consummation of such
transaction or (B) as a result of which the Companys stockholders (as a group) immediately prior to the consummation of such transaction would hold Shares representing less than eighty percent of the Shares outstanding after giving effect
to the consummation of such transaction; (iii) any sale, lease (other than in the ordinary course of business), exchange, transfer, exclusive license (other than in the ordinary course of business), acquisition or disposition of more than
twenty percent of (X) the assets of the Company (including its subsidiaries taken as a whole) as determined on a fair-market-value basis, it being understood that voting securities of any subsidiaries of the Company are to be deemed assets of
the Company, (Y) the consolidated net revenue of the Company and its subsidiaries, or (Z) the consolidated net income of the Company and its subsidiaries, (iv) any liquidation or dissolution of the Company or (v) any combination
of the foregoing; provided, however, the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement shall not be deemed an Acquisition Proposal in any case.
As used in the Merger Agreement, Intervening Event means an event, change, effect, development or occurrence that is material to
the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (other than any event or circumstance resulting from a material breach of the Merger Agreement by the Company or any of its subsidiaries) that was not known to the board of directors of the Company
nor reasonably foreseeable to the board of directors of the Company as of or prior to the date of the Merger Agreement which event, change, effect, development or occurrence becomes known to the board of directors of the Company after the date of
the Merger Agreement and prior to the Acceptance Time; provided, however, that the receipt, existence or terms of an Acquisition Proposal or any matter relating thereto or consequence thereof shall not constitute an Intervening Event.
As used in the Merger Agreement, Superior Proposal means an unsolicited, bona fide written Acquisition Proposal that is received
by the Company after the date of the Merger Agreement that the board of directors of the Company determines in its good faith judgment (after consultation with outside legal counsel and an independent financial advisor), taking into account the
consideration, terms, conditions, timing, financing terms and all financial, legal, regulatory and other aspects of the Acquisition Proposal and the Merger Agreement (including any changes to the terms of the Merger Agreement by Parent in connection
with making any modified terms), (i) if consummated to be more favorable to the Companys stockholders from a financial point of view than the terms of the Merger and (ii) is reasonably likely to be consummated in accordance with its
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provided, however, that for purposes of the reference to an Acquisition Proposal in this definition of a Superior Proposal, (y) all references to more than
twenty percent in the definition of Acquisition Transaction shall be deemed to be references to more than fifty percent and (z) reference to less than eighty percent in the definition of
Acquisition Transaction shall be deemed to be a reference to less than fifty percent.
Commercially Reasonable Efforts.
Each of the parties has agreed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or
cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other party or parties to the Merger Agreement in doing, all things reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable law or otherwise to consummate and make effective, in the most
expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including using commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) cause the conditions to the Offer to be satisfied and cause the conditions to the Merger to be
satisfied; (ii) obtain all necessary actions or non-actions, waivers, consents, approvals, orders and authorizations from governmental authorities and make all necessary registrations, declarations and filings with governmental authorities,
that are necessary to enable it to consummate the Offer and the Merger; and (iii) obtain all necessary or appropriate consents, waivers and approvals required under any material contracts to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a
party in connection with the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby so as to maintain and preserve the benefits under such material contracts following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Merger Agreement. In addition to the foregoing, neither LKQ, Parent or Purchaser, on the one hand, nor the Company, on the other hand, shall take any action, or fail to take any action, that is intended to, or would reasonably be expected to have
the effect of, preventing, impairing, delaying or otherwise adversely affecting the consummation of the Offer or the Merger or the ability of such party to fully perform its obligations under the Merger Agreement. Except for amounts that are not
either individually or in the aggregate material, neither the Company, LKQ nor Parent shall be required prior to the Effective Time to pay any consent or other similar fee, profit-sharing or other similar payment or other consideration
(including increased rent or other similar payments or any amendments, supplements or other modifications to (or waivers of) the existing terms of any contract), or the provision of additional security (including a guaranty) or otherwise assume or
agree to assume any liability that is not conditioned upon the consummation of the Merger, to obtain any consent, waiver or approval of any individual or entity (including any governmental authority) under any contract.
Employee Matters.
LKQ and Parent have
agreed that for a period of one year following the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall (and LKQ and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) provide to each employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries who, as of the
closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, continue their employment with the Surviving Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (each a Continuing Employee) (i) health and welfare benefits that are, taken as a
whole, no less favorable than the health and welfare benefits in effect for similarly situated employees of Parent on the date of the Merger Agreement, (ii) severance benefits no less favorable than the severance benefits in effect for
similarly situated employees of Parent on the date of the Merger Agreement, and (iii) base salary (or regular wages, as the case may be) and, to the extent applicable, target bonus opportunity at the level in effect for the 2014 calendar year,
as adjusted by any subsequent increases to such amounts made by the Company in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice.
LKQ and Parent have also agreed that to the extent that an employee benefit plan or other compensation or severance arrangement or agreement
of the Surviving Corporation or any of its subsidiaries (together, the Company Plans) or any employee benefit plan or other compensation or severance arrangement of Parent is made available to any Continuing Employee on or following the
Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall (and LKQ and Parent shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) cause to be granted to such Continuing Employee credit for all service with the Company and its subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time
solely for purposes of eligibility to participate, vesting and entitlement to benefits where length of service is
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relevant for purposes of vacation accrual and severance pay entitlement, but excluding for the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of any equity or equity-based awards or incentives granted after
the Effective Time; provided, however, that such service need not be credited to the extent that it would result in duplication of coverage or benefits. In addition, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, LKQ and Parent have agreed
that Parent shall (or shall cause the Surviving Corporation to) use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that, to the extent permitted by applicable law: (i) each Continuing Employee shall be immediately eligible to participate,
without any waiting time, in any and all employee benefit plans sponsored by the Surviving Corporation and its subsidiaries (other than the Company Plans) (such plans, collectively, the New Plans) to the extent coverage under any such
New Plan replaces coverage under a comparable Company Plan in which such Continuing Employee is participating immediately before the Effective Time (such plans, collectively, the Old Plans); and (ii) for purposes of each New Plan
providing medical, dental, pharmaceutical, vision and/or disability benefits to any Continuing Employee, all waiting periods, pre-existing condition exclusions, evidence of insurability requirements and actively-at-work or similar requirements of
such New Plan shall be waived for such Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents, any eligible expenses incurred by such Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents during any unfinished portion of the plan year of the Old Plan
ending on the date such employees participation in the corresponding New Plan begins shall be given full credit under such New Plan for purposes of satisfying all deductible, coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to
such Continuing Employee and his or her covered dependents for the applicable plan year as if such amounts had been paid in accordance with such New Plan, and (iii) the accounts of such Continuing Employees under any New Plan which is a
flexible spending plan are credited with any unused balance in the account of such Continuing Employee under the applicable Company Plan.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above or in the Merger Agreement, no provision of the Merger Agreement shall be deemed to
(i) guarantee employment for any period of time for, or preclude the ability of Parent or the Surviving Corporation to terminate, any Continuing Employee for any reason, (ii) require Parent or the Surviving Corporation to continue any
Company Plan or prevent the amendment, modification or termination thereof after the Effective Time, or (iii) constitute an amendment or modification of any employee benefit plan sponsored by Parent or the Surviving Corporation.
Directors and Officers Indemnification and Insurance.
LKQ, Parent, and Purchaser have agreed to cause the Surviving Corporation to honor and fulfill the obligations of the Company and its
subsidiaries with respect to indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation existing as of the date of the Merger Agreement in favor of the current or former directors and officers of the Company and its subsidiaries or any person who
becomes a director or officer of the Company or its subsidiaries prior to the Effective Time under their respective certificates of incorporation and bylaws (and other similar organizational documents) as of the date of the Merger Agreement for
actions taken prior to the Effective Time.
During the period commencing at the Effective Time and ending on the sixth anniversary of the
Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation is required (and LKQ and Parent are required to cause the Surviving Corporation) to maintain in effect directors and officers liability insurance in respect of acts or omissions occurring at or
prior to the Effective Time, covering each person covered by the Companys directors and officers liability insurance in force as of the date of the Merger Agreement, and on terms with respect to the coverage amounts that are no
less favorable than those of the Companys directors and officers liability insurance in force as of the date of the Merger Agreement. LKQ, Parent, and Surviving Corporation are not obligated to pay annual premiums in excess of 300%
of the amount paid by the Company for coverage during the coverage period in effect as of the date of the Merger Agreement. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company may purchase a six year tail prepaid insurance policy; however, the
annual premium shall not be in excess of 300% of the amount paid by the Company for coverage during the coverage period in effect as of the date of the Merger Agreement. In the event the Company elects to purchase a tail policy, the
Surviving Corporation is required to maintain such policy in full force and effect and continue to honor its obligations thereunder, in lieu of its
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obligations to purchase the directors and officers insurance policy described in the first sentence of this paragraph for so long as such tail policy is maintained in full
force and effect.
Conditions to the Merger.
The obligations of LKQ, Parent, Purchaser and the Company to effect the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or waiver by the party entitled
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No governmental authority of competent jurisdiction in the United States shall have (i) enacted, issued or promulgated any law that is in effect as of immediately prior to the Effective Time and has the effect of
making the Merger illegal in the United States or that has the effect of prohibiting or otherwise preventing the consummation of the Merger in the United States, or (ii) issued or granted any order, judgment, conciliation agreement, award,
decision, decree, injunction, ruling, writ or assessment of any governmental authority (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is binding on any Person or its property under applicable law that is in effect as of immediately prior to the
Effective Time and has the effect of making the Merger illegal in the United States or that has the effect of prohibiting or otherwise preventing the consummation of the Merger in the United States (collectively, a Restraint), provided
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Termination.
The Merger Agreement may be
terminated and the Offer and/or the Merger may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time:
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prior to the Outside Date; or
(ii) if the Offer is terminated or withdrawn pursuant to its terms and the terms of the Merger Agreement
without any Shares being purchased thereunder;
provided, however, that the right to terminate the Merger Agreement under either
clause (i) or (ii) shall not be available to any party whose action or failure to fulfill in any material respect any of its obligations under the Merger Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the event specified in such clause;
(iii) in the event of a Restraint which has become final and non-appealable; provided that the party seeking to terminate the Merger
Agreement pursuant to this clause shall have used those efforts required under the Merger Agreement to resist, lift or resolve such Restraint.
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a tender or exchange offer relating to the Companys securities is commenced by an individual, entity or group unaffiliated with Parent, and the Company shall not have sent to its security holders pursuant to Rule
14d-9 promulgated under the Exchange Act, within 10 business days after such tender or exchange offer is first published, sent or given, a statement disclosing that the board of directors of the Company recommends rejection of such tender or
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the Company shall have breached or failed to perform in any material respect any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, which breach or failure to perform
(A) would give rise to the failure of one or more conditions to the Offer and (B) is incapable of being cured or has not been cured by the Company within 15 business days after written notice has been given by Parent to the Company of such
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prior to the Acceptance Time, if the board of directors of the Company has effected a Company Board Recommendation Change in response to a Superior Proposal in order to enter into a binding written agreement concerning
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if Parent shall have breached or failed to perform in any material respect any of its representations, warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, which breach or failure to perform
(A) has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Parent to perform its obligations under the Merger Agreement or to consummate the Offer or the Merger, and (B) is incapable of being cured or
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Termination Fee.
If the Merger Agreement
is terminated pursuant to any of the provisions described below, the Company has agreed to pay Parent a termination fee of $1,000,000 (the Termination Fee):
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warranties, covenants or other agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, which breach or failure to perform (i) would give rise to the failure of one or more conditions to the Offer and (ii) is incapable of being cured or has not been
cured by the Company within 15 business days after written notice has been given by Parent to the Company of such breach or failure to perform, or if Parent or the Company terminates the Merger Agreement because the Acceptance Time shall not have
occurred on or prior to the Outside Date or the Offer is terminated or withdrawn pursuant to its terms and the terms of the Merger Agreement without any Shares being purchased thereunder and (A) at any time on or after the date of the Merger
Agreement and prior to such termination a Competing Acquisition Transaction (as defined below) shall have been publicly announced by a third party (a Competing Party), and (1) the Company shall have failed to send to its
stockholders, pursuant to Rule 14d-9 under the Exchange Act, within 10 business days after such Competing Acquisition Transaction was first publicly announced, a statement that the board of directors of the Company recommends rejection thereof and
(2) such Competing Acquisition Transaction shall not have been withdrawn or otherwise abandoned before such termination of the Merger Agreement; and (B) within 12 months after the date of such termination of the Merger Agreement, the
Company consummates any Competing Acquisition Transaction (in each case whether or not such Competing Acquisition Transaction is the same as the original Competing Acquisition Transaction announced) with the Competing Party or any affiliate thereof.
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LKQ, Parent, Purchaser and the Company have agreed that payment of the Termination Fee will be the sole and exclusive
remedy of Parent and Purchaser in the event of termination of the Merger Agreement for the reasons set forth above.
Specific Performance.
The parties have agreed that any of them will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the Merger Agreement and to
enforce specifically the terms and provisions of the Merger Agreement in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
Governing Law.
The Merger Agreement is
governed by Delaware law.
Tender and Support Agreement
Contemporaneously with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Parent and Purchaser and the following stockholders of the Company entered into a
Tender and Support Agreement: James Musbach, Thomas R. McGuire, Robert S. Throop, Ben A. Frydman, Sandra A. Knell, Dennis A. Castagnola, and David A. Berger (the Tender and Support Agreement). Pursuant to the Tender and Support
Agreement, unless the Merger Agreement has been validly terminated in accordance with its terms, each stockholder party to the Tender and Support Agreement agreed to accept the Offer with respect to all of such stockholders Shares beneficially
owned, together with any Shares that are issued to or otherwise directly or indirectly acquired or beneficially owned by such stockholder after the date of the Tender and Support Agreement and prior to the Termination Date (as defined below) (all
such Shares, the Subject Shares) and tender or cause to be tendered in the Offer all of such stockholders Subject Shares that such stockholder is permitted to tender under applicable law pursuant to and in accordance with the terms
of the Offer, free and clear of all encumbrances except for certain permitted encumbrances.
Each such stockholder also irrevocably and
unconditionally agreed that , subject to the terms of the Tender and Support Agreement, until the first to occur of (1) the valid termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms, (2) the Effective Time, (3) the
acceptance for payment by Purchaser of all of the Shares validly tendered pursuant to the Offer and not properly withdrawn, (4) upon mutual written consent of the parties to terminate the Tender and Support Agreement, and (5) the date of
any modification, waiver or amendment of the Merger Agreement in a manner that reduces the Minimum Condition or reduces the amount or changes the form of consideration payable to such stockholder (the date of termination with respect to any
stockholder being referred to herein as the Termination Date), at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Company, however called, including any adjournment or postponement thereof, and in connection with any action
proposed to be taken by written consent of the stockholders of the Company, such stockholder shall, in each case to the fullest extent that such stockholders Subject Shares are entitled to vote thereon: (a) appear at each such meeting or
otherwise cause all such Subject Shares to be counted as present thereat for purposes of determining a quorum; and (b) be present (in person or by proxy) and vote (or cause to be voted), or deliver (or cause to be delivered) a written consent
with respect to, all of such Subject Shares (i) unless the Merger Agreement has been validly terminated in accordance with its terms, against any action or agreement that is intended or would reasonably be expected to (A) result in a
breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or any other obligation or agreement of the Company contained in the Merger Agreement or of any stockholder contained in the Tender and Support Agreement or (B) result in any of the conditions
set forth in Article VIII of the Merger Agreement not being satisfied in a timely manner, (ii) against any Acquisition Proposal or any action in furtherance of a specific Acquisition Proposal and (iii) unless the Merger Agreement
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has been validly terminated in accordance with its terms, against any other action, agreement or transaction involving the Company or any Company subsidiary that is intended or would reasonably
be expected to impede, interfere with, delay, postpone, adversely affect or prevent the consummation of the Offer or the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including (x) any extraordinary corporate
transaction, such as a merger, consolidation or other business combination involving the Company (other than the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement); (y) a sale, lease, license or transfer of a material amount of assets of the
Company or any reorganization, recapitalization or liquidation of the Company; or (z) any change in the present capitalization of the Company or any amendment or other change to the bylaws or certificate of incorporation of the Company as in
effect on the date of the Tender and Support Agreement. Each such stockholder agreed not to agree or commit to take any action inconsistent with the foregoing.
Each such stockholder, with respect to the matters described in the paragraph above, for so long as the Termination Date has not occurred,
irrevocably appointed, Parent, and any individual designated in writing by Parent, and each of them individually, as its proxy and attorney-in-fact with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in the name, place and stead of such
stockholder, to the full extent of such stockholders voting rights with respect to all such stockholders Subject Shares (which proxy is irrevocable and which appointment is coupled with an interest, including for purposes of
Section 212 of the DGCL), to vote, and to execute written consents with respect to, all such stockholders Subject Shares (with respect to which the stockholder is entitled to vote) on the matters described above.
As of July 8, 2015, such stockholders beneficially owned a total of 948,261 Shares, representing approximately 18.20% of the then
outstanding Shares on a fully diluted basis.
The Confidentiality Agreement
The Company and LKQ entered into a confidentiality agreement effective as of April 18, 2014 (the Confidentiality Agreement). Under
the Confidentiality Agreement, LKQ agreed, among other things, to keep all non-public information concerning the Company confidential (subject to certain exceptions). Under the Confidentiality Agreement, LKQ is also subject to certain customary
standstill restrictions with respect to the securities of the Company and certain non-solicitation restrictions with respect to employees of the Company.
12. Purpose of the Offer; Plans for the Company.
Purpose of the Offer.
The purpose of the
Offer is to acquire control of, and the entire equity interest in, the Company. The Offer, as the first step in the acquisition of the Company, is intended to facilitate the acquisition of all outstanding Shares. The purpose of the Merger is to
acquire all outstanding Shares not tendered and purchased pursuant to the Offer. If the Offer is consummated, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to the obligations of LKQ, Parent, and Purchaser to effect the Merger contained in
the Merger Agreement, Purchaser intends to consummate the Merger promptly following the Acceptance Time.
Holders of Shares whose Shares
are purchased in the Offer will cease to have any equity interest in the Company and will no longer participate in the future growth of the Company. If the Merger is consummated, all current holders of Shares will no longer have an equity interest
in the Company, regardless of whether they tender their Shares in connection with the Offer, and instead will only have the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the Offer Price or, to the extent that holders of Shares are entitled to and have
properly demanded appraisal in connection with the Merger, the amounts to which such holders of Shares are entitled in accordance with Section 262 of the DGCL.
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Merger without a Vote.
If the Offer is consummated, we are not required to and will not seek the approval of the Companys remaining public stockholders before
effecting the Merger. Section 251(h) of the DGCL provides that following consummation of a successful tender offer for a public corporation, and subject to certain statutory provisions, if the acquiring corporation owns at least the amount of
shares of each class of stock of the target corporation that would otherwise be required to adopt a merger agreement for the target corporation, and the other stockholders receive the same consideration for their stock in the merger as was payable
in the tender offer, the acquiring corporation can effect a merger without the action of the other stockholders of the target corporation. Accordingly, if we consummate the Offer, we intend to effect the closing of the Merger without a vote of the
stockholders of the Company in accordance with Section 251(h) of the DGCL.
Appraisal Rights.
Under the DGCL, holders of Shares do not have appraisal rights as a result of the Offer. In connection with the Merger, however, stockholders
of the Company who do not tender their Shares in the Offer will have the right to demand appraisal of their Shares under the DGCL. Stockholders who comply with the applicable statutory procedures under Section 262 of the DGCL will be entitled
to receive a judicial determination of the fair value of their Shares (exclusive of any element of value arising from the accomplishment or expectation of the Merger) and to receive payment of such fair value in cash, together with interest, if any,
at the rate specified in Section 262 of the DGCL. Any such judicial determination of the fair value of Shares could be based upon considerations other than or in addition to the price per Share paid in the Merger and the market value of Shares.
In Weinberger v. UOP, Inc., the Delaware Supreme Court stated, among other things, that proof of value by any techniques or methods which are generally considered acceptable in the financial community and otherwise admissible in
court should be considered in an appraisal proceeding. Stockholders should recognize that the value so determined could be the same as, or higher or lower than, the price per Share paid pursuant to the Offer or the consideration per Share to
be paid in the Merger. Moreover, Purchaser may argue in an appraisal proceeding that, for purposes of such a proceeding, the fair value of Shares is less than the price paid in the Offer or the Merger. Stockholders also should note that investment
banking opinions as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the consideration payable in a sale transaction, such as the Offer or the Merger, are not opinions as to, and do not otherwise address, fair value under Section 262 of the
DGCL. If any stockholder who demands appraisal under Section 262 of the DGCL fails to perfect or effectively withdraws or loses his or her right to appraisal and payment under the DGCL, such holders Shares will thereupon be deemed to have
been converted as of the Effective Time into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without any interest thereon, in accordance with the Merger Agreement. A stockholder may withdraw his or her demand for appraisal by delivery to Purchaser of
a written withdrawal of his or her demand for appraisal within 60 days after the Effective Time or subsequently with the written approval of the Surviving Corporation. Failure to follow the steps required by Section 262 of the DGCL for
perfecting appraisal rights may result in the loss of such rights. Stockholders who tender their Shares in the Offer will not be entitled to exercise appraisal rights with respect thereto, but rather will receive the Offer Price.
APPRAISAL RIGHTS CANNOT BE EXERCISED AT THIS TIME. THE INFORMATION SET FORTH ABOVE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY WITH RESPECT TO ALTERNATIVES
AVAILABLE TO STOCKHOLDERS WHO DO NOT TENDER THEIR SHARES IN THE OFFER IF THE MERGER IS CONSUMMATED. STOCKHOLDERS WHO WILL BE ENTITLED TO APPRAISAL RIGHTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE MERGER WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING APPRAISAL RIGHTS
AND THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH BEFORE SUCH STOCKHOLDERS HAVE TO TAKE ANY ACTION RELATING THERETO.
THE PRESERVATION AND
EXERCISE OF APPRAISAL RIGHTS REQUIRE STRICT ADHERENCE TO THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE DGCL. FAILURE TO FULLY AND PRECISELY FOLLOW THE STEPS REQUIRED BY SECTION 262 OF THE DGCL FOR THE PERFECTION OF
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APPRAISAL RIGHTS MAY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF THOSE RIGHTS. THE FOREGOING SUMMARY OF THE RIGHTS OF DISSENTING STOCKHOLDERS UNDER THE DGCL IS NOT A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED
BY STOCKHOLDERS DESIRING TO EXERCISE ANY APPRAISAL RIGHTS AVAILABLE UNDER THE DGCL AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO THE DGCL.
Plans for the Company.
Except as
otherwise set forth in this Offer to Purchase, it is expected that, following the Merger, the business and operations of the Company will be continued substantially as they are currently being conducted. LKQ and Parent intend to continue to evaluate
the business and operations of the Company after the consummation of the Offer and the Merger and will take such additional actions as they deem appropriate under the circumstances then existing with a view to enhancing the development of the
Companys potential in conjunction with LKQs and Parents existing business. Upon completion of the Offer and the Merger, Parent expects to cause the outstanding indebtedness of the Company to be repaid.
Purchasers directors immediately prior to the Effective Time will become the directors of the surviving corporation at the Effective
Time and the Companys officers immediately prior to the Effective Time will continue as the officers of the surviving corporation at the Effective Time.
Except as described above or elsewhere in this Offer to Purchase (including Section 11The Transaction Agreements and
Section 12Purpose of the Offer; Plans for the Company), none of LKQ, Purchaser, nor Parent has any present plans or proposals that would relate to or result in (i) any extraordinary transaction involving the Company or
any of its subsidiaries (such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation), (ii) any purchase, sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, (iii) any material change in the Companys
capitalization or dividend rate or policy or indebtedness, (iv) any change in the present board of directors or management of the Company, (v) any other material change in the Companys corporate structure or business, (v) any
class of equity securities of the Company being delisted from a national securities exchange or ceasing to be authorized to be quoted in an automated quotation system operated by a national securities association, (vii) any class of equity
securities of the Company becoming eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, (viii) the suspension of the Companys obligation to file reports under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
(ix) the acquisition by any person of additional securities of the Company, or the disposition of securities of the Company, or (x) any changes in the Companys charter, bylaws or other governing instruments or other actions that
could impede the acquisition of control of the subject company.
Going Private Transactions.
The SEC has adopted Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act, which is applicable to certain going private transactions and which may
under certain circumstances be applicable to the Merger or another business combination following the purchase of Shares pursuant to the Offer in which Purchaser seeks to acquire the remaining Shares not held by it. Purchaser believes that Rule
13e-3 will not be applicable to the Merger because it is anticipated that the Merger will be effected within one year following the consummation of the Offer and, in the Merger, stockholders will receive the same price per Share as that paid in the
Offer.
13. Certain Effects of the Offer.
Because the Merger will be governed by Section 251(h) of the DGCL, no stockholder vote will be required to consummate the Merger.
Following the consummation of the Offer and subject to the satisfaction of the remaining condition set forth in the Merger Agreement, LKQ, Parent, Purchaser and the Company will consummate the Merger as soon as practicable. We do not expect
there to be a significant period of time between the consummation of the Offer and the consummation of the Merger.
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Market for Shares.
The purchase of Shares pursuant to the Offer will reduce the number of holders of Shares and the number of Shares that might otherwise trade
publicly, which could adversely affect the liquidity and market value of the remaining Shares held by stockholders other than LKQ, Purchaser and Parent.
Stock Quotation.
The Shares are
currently quoted on the NYSE MKT. However, the rules of the NYSE MKT establish certain criteria that, if not met, could lead to the discontinuance of quotation of Shares from the NYSE MKT. Among such criteria are the number of stockholders, the
number of shares publicly held and the aggregate market value of the shares publicly held. If, as a result of the purchase of Shares pursuant to the Offer or otherwise, Shares no longer meet the requirements of the NYSE MKT for continued quotation
and the quotation of Shares is discontinued, the market for Shares would be adversely affected.
Following the consummation of the Offer,
it is possible that Shares would be traded on other securities exchanges (with trades published by such exchanges), the OTC Bulletin Board or in a local or regional over-the-counter market. The extent of the public market for Shares would, however,
depend upon the number of holders of Shares and the aggregate market value of Shares remaining at such time, the interest in maintaining a market in Shares on the part of securities firms, the possible termination of registration of Shares under the
Exchange Act, as described below, and other factors.
Margin Regulations.
The Shares are currently margin securities under the Regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the
Federal Reserve Board), which designation has the effect, among other effects, of allowing brokers to extend credit on the collateral of Shares. Depending upon factors similar to those described above regarding the market for Shares and
stock quotations, it is possible that, following the Offer, Shares would no longer constitute margin securities for the purposes of the margin regulations of the Federal Reserve Board and, therefore, could no longer be used as collateral
for loans made by brokers.
Exchange Act Registration.
The Shares are currently registered under the Exchange Act. Such registration may be terminated upon application by the Company to the SEC if
Shares are neither listed on a national securities exchange nor held by 300 or more holders of record. Termination of registration of Shares under the Exchange Act would substantially reduce the information required to be furnished by the Company to
its stockholders and to the SEC and would make certain provisions of the Exchange Act no longer applicable to the Company, such as the short-swing profit recovery provisions of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, the requirement of furnishing a
proxy statement pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act in connection with stockholders meetings and the related requirement of furnishing an annual report to stockholders and the requirements of Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act with
respect to going private transactions. Furthermore, the ability of affiliates of the Company and persons holding restricted securities of the Company to dispose of such securities pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, may be impaired. If registration of Shares under the Exchange Act were terminated, Shares would no longer be margin securities or be eligible for quotation on the NYSE MKT as described above.
After consummation of the Offer, LKQ, Parent, and Purchaser currently intend to cause the Company to terminate the registration of Shares under the Exchange Act as soon as the requirements for termination of registration are met.
14. Dividends and Distributions.
The Merger Agreement provides that from the date of the Merger Agreement until the Effective Time, neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries will declare, set aside for payment or pay any dividend on, or
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make any other distribution in respect of, any shares of its capital stock, except (i) dividends and distributions by a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company to its
parent, or (ii)
with the prior written consent of Parent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
15.
Certain Conditions of the Offer.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Offer, and subject to the Merger Agreement and any
applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, including Rule 14e-1(c) of the Exchange Act (relating to Purchasers obligation to pay for or return tendered Shares promptly after the termination or withdrawal of the Offer), Purchaser will not be
required to accept for payment or pay for any Shares validly tendered in the Offer unless, prior to the expiration of the Offer, there be validly tendered and not withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Offer a number of Shares that, together
with the Shares then owned by LKQ, Parent, Purchaser and their respective controlled affiliates (if any), represents at least a majority of all then outstanding Shares (not including Shares tendered pursuant to guaranteed delivery procedures for
which the underlying shares have not been received) (the Minimum Condition);
Furthermore, notwithstanding any other provision
of the Offer, but subject to compliance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, Purchaser shall not be required to accept for payment or, subject to any applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, including Rule 14e-1(c) under the
Exchange Act (relating to the obligation of Purchaser to pay for or return tendered Shares promptly after termination or withdrawal of the Offer), to pay for any Shares that are validly tendered pursuant to the Offer and, only after complying with
any obligation to extend the Offer pursuant to the Merger Agreement, may terminate the Offer if any of the following shall have occurred and continue to exist:
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any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction in the United States shall have (i) enacted, issued or promulgated any law that is in effect as of immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer and has the
effect of making the Offer, the acquisition of Shares by Parent or Purchaser, or the Merger illegal in the United States or that has the effect of prohibiting or otherwise preventing the consummation of the Offer, the acquisition of Shares by Parent
or Purchaser, or the Merger in the United States, or (ii) issued or granted any Order that is in effect as of immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer and has the effect of making the Offer or the Merger illegal in the United States or
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(i) the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in Sections 4.6(a) through (c) (regarding capitalization and equity awards of the Company) of the Merger Agreement shall not be true and correct in
all but de minimis respects at and as of the date of the Merger Agreement and at and as of the Expiration Time as though made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case, at and as of such earlier
date); (ii) any of the representations and warranties of the Company in Section 4.1(a) (regarding organization and qualification) of the Merger Agreement that is qualified as to materiality or Company Material Adverse
Effect shall not be true and correct in all respects, or any such representation or warranty that is not so qualified as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect shall not be true and correct in all material
respects, in each case, at and as of the date of the Merger Agreement and at and as of the Expiration Time as though made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case, at and as of such earlier
date) and (iii) any other representation and warranty of the Company in the Merger Agreement (without giving effect to any qualification as to materiality or Company Material Adverse Effect qualifiers set forth therein)
shall not be true and correct in all respects at and as of the date of the Merger Agreement and at and as of the Expiration Time as though made at and as of such time (except to the extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case, at and
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the Company shall have failed to perform in all material respects any obligations, agreements or covenants to be performed, or complied with, by it under the Merger Agreement at or prior to the expiration of the Offer;
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a Company Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or any change, event, occurrence, circumstance, development or other matter that is, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to result
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the Merger Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms or the parties to the Merger Agreement shall have reached an agreement that the Offer or the Merger Agreement be terminated; or
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The foregoing conditions are
for the sole benefit of Parent and Purchaser, may be asserted by Parent or Purchaser regardless of the circumstances giving rise to such condition and may be waived by Parent or Purchaser in whole or in part at any time and from time to time in the
sole and absolute discretion of Parent or Purchaser, subject in each case to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
16. Certain
Legal Matters; Regulatory Approvals.
General.
Except as described in this Section 16, based on its examination of publicly available information filed by the Company with the SEC and
other publicly available information concerning the Company, Purchaser is not aware of any governmental license or regulatory permit that appears to be material to the Companys business that might be adversely affected by Purchasers
acquisition of Shares as contemplated herein or of any approval or other action by any governmental, administrative or regulatory authority or agency, domestic or foreign, that would be required for the acquisition or ownership of Shares by
Purchaser or Parent as contemplated herein. Should any such approval or other action be required, Purchaser currently contemplates that, except as described below under State Takeover Statutes, such approval or other action will be
sought. While Purchaser does not currently intend to delay acceptance for payment of Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer pending the outcome of any such matter, there can be no assurance that any such approval or other action, if needed, would be
obtained or would be obtained without substantial conditions or that if such approvals were not obtained or such other actions were not taken, adverse consequences might not result to the Companys business, any of which under certain
conditions specified in the Merger Agreement could cause Purchaser to elect to terminate the Offer without the purchase of Shares thereunder. See Section 15Certain Conditions of the Offer.
State Takeover Statutes.
A number of
states (including Delaware, where the Company is incorporated) have adopted laws that purport, to varying degrees, to apply to attempts to acquire securities of corporations that are incorporated in, or that have substantial assets, stockholders,
principal executive offices or principal places of business in those states or whose business operations otherwise have substantial economic effects in such states. The Company, directly or through subsidiaries, conducts business in a number of
states throughout the United States, some of which have enacted such laws. To the extent that these state takeover statutes (other than Section 203 of the DGCL as described below) purport to apply to the Offer or the Merger, LKQ, Parent, and
Purchaser believe that those laws conflict with U.S. federal law and are an unconstitutional burden on interstate commerce. In 1982, in Edgar v. MITE Corp., the Supreme Court of the United States invalidated on constitutional grounds the
Illinois Business Takeover Statute which, as a matter of state securities law, made takeovers of corporations meeting certain requirements more difficult. However, in 1987, in CTS Corp. v. Dynamics Corp. of America, the Supreme Court held
that the State of Indiana could, as a matter of corporate law, constitutionally disqualify a potential acquiror from voting shares of a target corporation without the prior approval of the remaining stockholders where, among other things, the
corporation is incorporated in, and has a substantial number of stockholders in, the state. Subsequently, in TLX Acquisition Corp. v. Telex Corp., a U.S. federal district court in Oklahoma ruled
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that the Oklahoma statutes were unconstitutional as applied to corporations incorporated outside Oklahoma in that they would subject such corporations to inconsistent regulations. Similarly, in
Tyson Foods, Inc. v. McReynolds, a U.S. federal district court in Tennessee ruled that four Tennessee takeover statutes were unconstitutional as applied to corporations incorporated outside Tennessee. This decision was affirmed by the United
States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Section 203 of the DGCL prevents certain business combinations with an
interested stockholder (generally, any person who owns or has the right to acquire 15% or more of a corporations outstanding voting stock) for a period of three years following the time such person became an interested stockholder,
unless, among other things, prior to the time the interested stockholder became such, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction in which the interested stockholder became such. The board of
directors of the Company has taken all action necessary to exempt the Merger Agreement and the Transactions (including the Offer and the Merger) from the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL.
Purchaser is not aware of any other state takeover laws or regulations that are applicable to the Offer or the Merger and has not attempted to
comply with any other state takeover laws or regulations. If any government official or third party should seek to apply any state takeover law to the Offer or the Merger or other business combination between Purchaser or any of its affiliates and
the Company, Purchaser will take such action as then appears desirable, which action may include challenging the applicability or validity of such statute in appropriate court proceedings. In the event it is asserted that one or more state takeover
statutes is applicable to the Offer or the Merger and an appropriate court does not determine that it is inapplicable or invalid as applied to the Offer or the Merger, Purchaser might be required to file certain information with, or to receive
approvals from, the relevant state authorities or holders of Shares, and Purchaser might be unable to accept for payment or pay for Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer, or be delayed in continuing or consummating the Offer or the Merger. In that
case, Purchaser may not be obligated to accept for purchase, or pay for, any Shares tendered. See Section 15Certain Conditions of the Offer.
Antitrust
The information set forth
under Item 8. Additional Information - Antitrust Compliance in the Schedule 14D-9 is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the Schedule 14D-9 accompanies this Offer to Purchase.
17. Fees and Expenses.
Parent and Purchaser have retained MacKenzie Partners, Inc. to act as the Information Agent and Computershare Trust Company, N.A. to act as the
Depositary in connection with the Offer. The Information Agent may contact holders of Shares by mail, telephone, telecopy, and personal interview and may request brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees to forward
materials relating to the Offer to beneficial owners of Shares.
The Information Agent and the Depositary each will receive reasonable and
customary compensation for their respective services in connection with the Offer, will be reimbursed for reasonable expenses and will be indemnified against certain liabilities and expenses in connection therewith.
None of LKQ, Parent or Purchaser will pay any fees or commissions to any broker or dealer or to any other person (other than to the Depositary
and the Information Agent) in connection with the solicitation of tenders of Shares pursuant to the Offer. Brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees will, upon request, be reimbursed by Purchaser for customary mailing
and handling expenses incurred by them in forwarding offering materials to their customers.
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18. Miscellaneous.
The Offer is not being made to holders of Shares in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer would not be in compliance with the
securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In those jurisdictions where applicable laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer will be deemed to be made on behalf of Purchaser by one or more registered
brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction to be designated by Purchaser.
No person has been authorized to give
any information or to make any representation on behalf of LKQ, Parent or Purchaser not contained herein or in the Letter of Transmittal, and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized. No
broker, dealer, bank, trust company, fiduciary or other person will be deemed to be the agent of LKQ, Parent, Purchaser, the Depositary, or the Information Agent for the purpose of the Offer.
LKQ, Parent and Purchaser have filed with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO pursuant to Rule 14d-3 of the Exchange Act, together
with exhibits furnishing certain additional information with respect to the Offer, and may file amendments thereto. In addition, the Company has filed with the SEC a Schedule 14D-9, together with exhibits, pursuant to Rule 14d-9 under the Exchange
Act, setting forth the Board Recommendation and the reasons for such Board Recommendation and furnishing certain additional related information. A copy of such documents, and any amendments thereto, may be examined at, and copies may be obtained
from, the SEC in the manner set forth under Section 7Certain Information Concerning the Company.
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SCHEDULE I
INFORMATION CONCERNING THE DIRECTORS AND
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF LKQ, PARENT AND PURCHASER
LKQ. The following table sets forth the name, citizenship, present principal occupation or employment and material occupations,
positions, offices or employments for the past five years of each officer and director of LKQ. If no address is given, the current business address of each person is 500 West Madison Street, Suite 2800, Chicago, Illinois 60661 and the telephone
number is (312) 621-1950. Unless otherwise indicated, each title and principal occupation set forth below refers to LKQ.
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Robert L. Wagman, President and CEO, Director |
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Robert L. Wagman became President and Chief Executive Officer of LKQ on January 1, 2012. He was elected to the Board of Directors of LKQ on November 7, 2011. Mr. Wagman was President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of LKQ
from January 1, 2011 to January 1, 2012. Prior thereto, he had been the Senior Vice President of Operations-Wholesale Parts Division of LKQ, with oversight of the companys wholesale late model operations, since August 2009. Prior thereto, from
October 1998, Mr. Wagman managed LKQs insurance company relationships, and from February 2004, added to his responsibilities the oversight of LKQs aftermarket product operations. He was elected LKQs Vice President of Insurance
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Dominick Zarcone became LKQs Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in March 2015.
Prior to joining LKQ, Mr. Zarcone was the Managing Director and the Chief Financial
Officer of Baird Financial Group, a capital markets and wealth management company, and certain of its affiliates from April 2011 to March 2015. He also served from April 2011 to March 2015 as Treasurer of Baird Funds, Inc., a family of fixed income
and equity mutual funds managed by Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated, a registered broker/dealer.
From February 1995 to April 2011, Mr. Zarcone was a Managing Director of the Investment Banking department of Robert W. Baird & Co.
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President and Chief Financial Officer of LKQ from November 2009 until March 2015.
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Justin L. Jude , Senior Vice President of OperationsWholesale Parts Division |
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Justin L. Jude is the Senior Vice President of OperationsWholesale Parts Division at LKQ. Mr. Jude has been with LKQ since February 2004 in various roles, including from March 2008 to February 2011 as Vice
PresidentSupply Chain, from February 2011 to May 2014 as Vice PresidentInformation Systems (North America), and from June 2014 to July 2015 as President of Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc., our specialty automotive
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Greenspan has been in the recycled automotive parts industry for approximately 30 years. He served as LKQs Regional Vice President-Mid-Atlantic Region from January 2003 to December 2011. He was the Manager of LKQs Atlanta facility
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Robert A. Alberico joined LKQ in January 2014 as the Senior Vice President of Human Resources. Mr. Alberico has had over 35 years of experience in the Human Resources field. He was the Vice President of Human
Resources at Morton Salt, a producer of salt and other consumer products, from January 2008 to December 2013; the Vice President of Human Resources at Allied Waste Industries, a waste services company, from 2004 to 2007; and held positions as both
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Sukhpal Singh Ahluwalia was elected to the Board of Directors of LKQ in November 2014. In addition, he became the Chairman of LKQs United Kingdom operations in November 2014. In 1978, Mr. Ahluwalia founded Euro
Car Parts Limited, a distributor of aftermarket mechanical vehicle replacement parts in the U.K., and served as its Managing Director. LKQ acquired Euro Car Parts in October 2011. Mr. Ahluwalia continued serving as the Managing Director of Euro Car
Parts until June 2014. He also is Chairman of Dominvs Group, a London-based company specializing in the acquisition, development and management of commercial, industrial, hospitality and residential property across the U.K. |
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A. Clinton Allen currently is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of A.C. Allen & Company, a holding company. Mr. Allen was Vice Chairman of Psychemedics Corporation, a provider of drug testing services, from October
1989 until March 2002, and Chairman of Psychemedics Corporation from March 2002 until he retired from the Psychemedics board in November 2003. Mr. Allen was Vice Chairman and a director of The DeWolfe Companies, Inc., a real estate company, from
1991 until it was acquired by Cendant Corporation in September 2002. He was the founding director of Blockbuster Entertainment Inc., an operator of video rental stores, serving from 1987 until the company was sold to Viacom in 1994. In March 2011,
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Robert G. Foster was the Chairman of the Board of Keystone Automotive Industries, Inc. from August 2000 until October 2007 when we acquired Keystone. In October 2007, Mr. Foster was elected to LKQs Board of Directors
pursuant to a covenant in the Keystone acquisition agreement wherein we committed to add two Keystone directors to LKQs Board of Directors. Mr. Foster has been a consultant since he left the automotive segment of Tenneco, Inc. in October 1993,
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Joseph M. Holsten has been the Chairman of the LKQ Board of Directors since November 2011. He joined LKQ in November 1998 as President and Chief Executive Officer. He was elected to LKQs Board of Directors in
February 1999. In November 2010, Mr. Holsten was appointed as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of LKQ. On January 1, 2011, his officer position changed to Co-Chief Executive Officer as part of his transition to retirement. He retired
from his officer position in January 2012. Prior to joining LKQ, Mr. Holsten held various positions of increasing responsibility with the North American and International operations of Waste Management, Inc. for approximately 17 years. From February
1997 until July 1998, Mr. Holsten served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Waste Management, Inc. From July 1995 until February 1997, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Waste Management International, plc where his
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Ms. McGarvie served for ten years as Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Leadership for International Finance, a global consulting firm specializing in leadership seminars for corporate and academic groups. During this period, she co-founded and
served as Senior Fellow for Northwestern Universitys Kellogg Innovation Network and was a visiting leader at the Shanghai-based China Europe International Business School. Prior to 2003, Ms. McGarvie was Chief Financial Officer for BIC
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private investment company with investments in healthcare, technology, and distribution-related industries, and Perspecta Trust, a trust company that provides trust and investment services. Mr. Meister previously served as Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of InVentiv Health, a leading provider of commercial, consulting and clinical research services to the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. He formerly was Chairman of the Board of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a provider of
products and services to businesses and institutions in the field of science, which was formed by the merger of Fisher Scientific International Inc. and Thermo Electron Corporation in November 2006. Mr. Meister was Vice Chairman of Fisher Scientific
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SCHEDULE I
Parent. The following table sets forth the name, citizenship, present principal
occupation or employment and material occupations, positions, offices or employments for the past five years of each officer and director of Parent. If no address is given, the current business address of each person is 500 West Madison Street,
Suite 2800, Chicago, Illinois 60661 and the telephone number is (312) 621-1950. Unless otherwise indicated, each title set forth with an individuals name refers to Parent.
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Purchaser. The following table sets forth the name, citizenship, present principal occupation or employment and
material occupations, positions, offices or employments for the past five years of each officer and director of Purchaser. If no address is given, the current business address of each person is 500 West Madison Street, Suite 2800, Chicago, Illinois
60661 and the telephone number is (312) 621-1950. Unless otherwise indicated, each title set forth with an individuals name refers to Purchaser.
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The Letter of Transmittal, any certificates evidencing Shares and any other required documents should be sent or
delivered by each stockholder or its, his or her broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth below:
The Depositary for the Offer is:
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Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
c/o Voluntxary Corporate Actions
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c/o Voluntary Corporate Actions 250
Royall Street Suite V Canton, MA 02021 |
Notice of Guarantee and Withdrawal Materials Only
By Facsimile Transmission (For Eligible Institutions Only):
(617) 360-6810
Confirm by
Telephone(For Eligible Institutions Only):
(781) 575-2332
Questions or requests for assistance or additional copies of this Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be
directed to the Information Agent at the telephone numbers and address set forth below. Stockholders may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Offer.
The Information Agent for the Offer is:
105 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10016
(212)
929-5500 (Call Collect)
or
Call Toll-Free (800) 322-2885
Email: tenderoffer@mackenziepartners.com
Exhibit (a)(1)(B)
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
To
Tender Shares of Common Stock
of
The Coast Distribution System, Inc.
at
$5.50 NET PER SHARE
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
dated July 22, 2015
by
KAO Acquisition Sub,
Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of
LKQ Corporation
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT,
NEW YORK TIME, AT THE END OF THE DAY ON AUGUST 18, 2015,
UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
The Depositary for the Offer is:
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Need not be completed by stockholders tendering uncertificated Shares or by book-entry transfer. |
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Unless otherwise indicated, it will be assumed that all Shares listed above are being tendered. See Instruction 4 below. |
Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal to an address other than as set forth above will not constitute a valid delivery to Computershare (the
Depositary). You must sign this Letter of Transmittal in the appropriate space provided therefor below, with signature guarantee if required, and complete the Form W-9 set forth below, if required. The instructions set forth in this
Letter of Transmittal should be read carefully before this Letter of Transmittal is completed.
Delivery of documents to the Book-Entry Transfer Facility (as defined below) does not constitute delivery to
the Depositary.
The Offer (as defined below) is not being made to (nor will tender of Shares (as defined below) be accepted from or
on behalf of) stockholders in any jurisdiction where it would be illegal to do so.
This Letter of Transmittal is to be used by
stockholders of The Coast Distribution System, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (Coast), if (i) certificates evidencing Shares (Share Certificates) are to be forwarded herewith, (ii) uncertificated Shares are being
tendered or (iii) unless an Agents Message (as defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase) is utilized, delivery of Shares is to be made by book-entry transfer to an account maintained by the Depositary at the Book-Entry Transfer
Facility (as defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase) pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.
Stockholders whose Share Certificates are not immediately available, or who cannot complete the procedure for delivery by book-entry transfer
on a timely basis, or who otherwise cannot deliver all required documents to the Depositary before the Offer expires, must tender their Shares pursuant to a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery according to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in
Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase in order to participate in the Offer. See Instruction 2.
Additional Information if Share
Certificates Have Been Lost, if Shares are being Delivered by Book-Entry Transfer or if Shares are being Delivered Pursuant to a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
If any Share Certificate(s) evidencing Shares that you are tendering with this Letter of Transmittal has been lost, stolen, destroyed
or mutilated, you should contact Computershare, Inc. (the Transfer Agent), at (800) 546-5141, regarding the requirements for replacement. You may be required to post a bond to secure against the risk that the Share Certificate(s)
may be subsequently recirculated. You are urged to contact the Transfer Agent immediately in order to receive further instructions, for a determination of whether you will be required to post a bond and to permit timely processing of any
necessary documentation. See Instruction 11.
TENDER OF SHARES
¨ Check here if certificates representing tendered Shares are being delivered herewith.
¨ Check here if tendered Shares are being delivered by book-entry
transfer made to an account maintained by the Depositary with the Book-Entry Transfer Facility and complete the following (only participants in the Book-Entry Transfer Facility may deliver Shares by book-entry transfer):
Name of Tendering Institution:
Account Number:
Transaction Code Number:
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Check here if tendered Shares are being delivered pursuant to a notice of guaranteed delivery previously sent to the Depositary and complete the following. Please enclose a photocopy of such notice of guaranteed delivery:
Name(s) of Tendering Stockholder(s):
Date of Execution of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery:
Name of Eligible Institution that Guaranteed Delivery:
If delivery is by book-entry transfer, provide the following:
Account Number:
Transaction Code Number:
NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW. PLEASE READ ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to KAO Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Purchaser) and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (Parent), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of LKQ Corporation, a Delaware corporation (LKQ), the above described shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per
share (Shares), of The Coast Distribution System, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Coast), pursuant to Purchasers offer to purchase (the Offer) all the issued and outstanding Shares, at a price per Share of
$5.50, net to the seller in cash, without interest (such amount, as it may be adjusted from time to time on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement), dated as of
July 8, 2015, among LKQ, Parent, Purchaser and Coast, the Offer Price), and subject to any required withholding of taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated July 22, 2015 (the
Offer to Purchase), the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and in this Letter of Transmittal.
Upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of the Offer (and if the Offer is extended or amended, the terms and conditions of any such extension or amendment), and effective upon the acceptance for payment of Shares validly tendered herewith and not validly
withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Offer, the undersigned hereby sells, assigns and transfers to or upon the order of Purchaser all right, title and interest in and to all Shares that are being tendered hereby (and any and all dividends,
distributions, rights, other Shares or other securities issued, paid or distributed or issuable, payable or distributable in respect thereof on or after the date hereof (collectively, Distributions)) and irrevocably constitutes and
appoints Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the Depositary) as the true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact of the undersigned with respect to such Shares (and any and all Distributions), with full power of substitution (such power of
attorney being deemed to be an irrevocable power coupled with an interest in the Shares (and any and all Distributions) tendered by this Letter of Transmittal), to (i) deliver certificates evidencing such Shares (Share Certificates)
(and any and all Distributions) or transfer ownership of such Shares (and any and all Distributions) on the account books maintained by the Book-Entry Transfer Facility (as defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase), together, in any such
case, with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity, to or upon the order of Purchaser, (ii) present such Shares (and any and all Distributions) for transfer on the books of Coast and (iii) receive all benefits and otherwise
exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such Shares (and any and all Distributions), all in accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.
By executing this Letter of Transmittal, the undersigned hereby irrevocably appoints each of the designees of Purchaser as the
attorneys-in-fact and proxies of the undersigned, each with full power of substitution, to (i) vote at any annual or special meeting of Coasts stockholders or any adjournment or postponement thereof or otherwise in such manner as each
such attorney-in-fact and proxy or its, his or her substitute shall in its, his or her sole discretion deem proper with respect to, (ii) execute any written consent concerning any matter as each such attorney-in-fact and proxy or its, his or
her substitute shall in its, his or her sole discretion deem proper with respect to and (iii) otherwise act as each such attorney-in-fact and proxy or its, his or her substitute shall in its, his or her sole discretion deem proper with respect
to, all Shares (and any and all Distributions) tendered hereby and accepted for payment by Purchaser. This appointment will be effective if and when, and only to the extent that, Purchaser accepts such Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer. This
power of attorney and proxy are irrevocable and coupled with an interest in the Shares (and any and all Distributions), and are granted in consideration of the acceptance for payment of such Shares in accordance with the terms of the Offer. Such
acceptance for payment shall, without further action, revoke any prior powers of attorney and proxies granted by the undersigned at any time with respect to such Shares (and any and all Distributions), and no subsequent powers of attorney, proxies,
consents or revocations may be given by the undersigned with respect thereto (and, if given, will be deemed ineffective). Purchaser reserves the right to require that, in order for Shares to be deemed validly tendered, immediately upon
Purchasers acceptance for payment of such Shares, Purchaser or its designees must be able to exercise full voting, consent and other rights with respect to such Shares (and any and all Distributions), including voting at any meeting of
Coasts stockholders.
The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to tender,
sell, assign and transfer all Shares tendered hereby (and any and all Distributions) and that, when the same are accepted for payment by Purchaser, Purchaser will acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title to
such Shares (and any and all Distributions), free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and the same will not be subject to any adverse claim and will not have been
transferred to Purchaser in violation of any contractual or other restriction on the transfer thereof. The undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Depositary or Purchaser to be necessary or
desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of all Shares tendered hereby (and any and all Distributions). In addition, the undersigned shall remit and transfer promptly to the Depositary for the account of Purchaser all Distributions in
respect of any Shares tendered hereby, accompanied by appropriate documentation of transfer, and, pending such remittance and transfer or appropriate assurance thereof, Purchaser shall be entitled to all rights and privileges as owner of each such
Distribution and, unless such Distribution is transferred to Purchaser, may deduct from the purchase price of Shares tendered hereby the amount or value of such Distribution as determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion.
All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred shall not be affected by and shall survive the death or incapacity of the
undersigned, and any obligation of the undersigned hereunder shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, personal representatives, trustees in bankruptcy, successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in the Offer to
Purchase, the tender of Shares hereby is irrevocable.
The undersigned understands that the valid tender of Shares pursuant to any of the
procedures described in the Offer to Purchase and in the instructions hereto will constitute a binding agreement between the undersigned and Purchaser upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer (and if the Offer is extended or
amended, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of any such extension or amendment).
Unless otherwise indicated under Special
Payment Instructions below, please issue the check for the purchase price of all Shares accepted for payment and, if appropriate, return any certificates evidencing Shares not tendered or not accepted for payment (and any accompanying
documents, as appropriate) in the name(s) of, and deliver such check and, if appropriate, return any such certificates (and any accompanying documents, as appropriate) to, the registered holder(s) appearing above under Description of Shares
Tendered. Similarly, unless otherwise indicated under Special Delivery Instructions, please mail the check for the purchase price of all Shares purchased and, if appropriate, return any certificates evidencing Shares not tendered
or not accepted for payment (and any accompanying documents, as appropriate) to the address of the registered holder(s) appearing above under Description of Shares Tendered. In the event that the boxes entitled Special Payment
Instructions and Special Delivery Instructions are both completed, please issue the check for the purchase price of all Shares accepted for payment and, if appropriate, return any certificates evidencing Shares not tendered or not
accepted for payment (and any accompanying documents, as appropriate) in the name(s) of, and deliver such check and, if appropriate, return any such certificates (and any accompanying documents, as appropriate) to, the person(s) so indicated. Unless
otherwise indicated in the box entitled Special Payment Instructions, please credit any Shares tendered herewith by book-entry transfer that are not accepted for payment to the account at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility designated
above. The undersigned recognizes that Purchaser has no obligation, pursuant to the Special Payment Instructions, to transfer any Shares from the name(s) of the registered holder(s) thereof if Purchaser does not accept for payment any
Shares so tendered.
SPECIAL PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 1, 5, 6 and 7)
To be completed ONLY if the check for the Merger Consideration is to be issued in the name of someone other than the registered holder.
Issue check to:
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(Taxpayer Identification or Social Security No.):
SPECIAL DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS
(See Instructions 1, 5, 6 and 7)
To be completed ONLY if the check for the Merger Consideration is to be sent to someone other than the registered holder or to the
registered holder at an address other than that shown above.
Mail check to:
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(Taxpayer Identification or Social Security No.):
IMPORTANT
SIGN HERE
Also complete the Form W-9
Signature(s) of Holder(s):
Dated:
, 2015
(Must be signed by registered holder(s) exactly as name(s) appear(s) on stock certificate(s) or on a security position listing or by person(s)
authorized to become registered holder(s) by certificates and documents transmitted herewith. If signature is by an officer of a corporation, attorney-in-fact, executor, administrator, trustee, guardian or other person(s) acting in a fiduciary or
representative capacity, please set forth full title and see Instruction 5.)
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GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S)
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Dated:
INSTRUCTIONS
FORMING PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER
1. Guarantee of Signatures. No signature guarantee is required on this Letter of Transmittal (a) if this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the
registered holder(s) (which term, for purposes of this Letter of Transmittal, includes any participant in the Book-Entry Transfer Facilitys systems whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of Shares) of Shares tendered
herewith, unless such registered holder(s) has completed either the box entitled Special Payment Instructions or the box entitled Special Delivery Instructions in this Letter of Transmittal or (b) if such Shares are
tendered for the account of a financial institution (including most commercial banks, savings and loan associations and brokerage houses) that is a participant in the Security Transfer Agents Medallion Program or by any other eligible
guarantor institution (as defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) (each, an Eligible Institution). In all other cases, all signatures on this Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by an
Eligible Institution. See Instruction 5.
2. Requirements of Tender. This Letter of Transmittal is to be completed if (a) Share Certificates
are to be forwarded herewith, (b) uncertificated Shares held in book-entry form on the books of the Transfer Agent are being tendered or (c) unless an Agents Message (as defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase) is
utilized, delivery of Shares is to be made by book-entry transfer to an account maintained by the Depositary at the Book-Entry Transfer Facility (as defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase) pursuant to the procedures set forth in
Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.
The following must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth herein before
the Offer expires:
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if Shares being tendered are uncertificated and held in book-entry form on the books of the Transfer Agent, (1) this Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, and (2) any other documents
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if Shares are being tendered by book-entry transfer, (1) a Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase), (2) this Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed,
or an Agents Message and (3) any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal. |
Stockholders whose
Share Certificates are not immediately available, or who cannot complete the procedure for delivery by book-entry transfer on a timely basis, or who otherwise cannot deliver all required documents to the Depositary before the Offer expires, may
tender their Shares by properly completing and duly executing a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery pursuant to the guaranteed delivery procedure set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase. Pursuant to such procedure:
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a properly completed and duly executed Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, substantially in the form made available by Purchaser, must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth herein before the Offer
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if Shares are being tendered by book-entry transfer, (1) a Book-Entry Confirmation, (2) this Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, or an Agents Message and (3) any other
documents required by this Letter of Transmittal. If Share Certificates are forwarded separately to the Depositary, a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal must accompany such Share Certificates. |
The method of delivery of this Letter of Transmittal, any Share Certificates and all other required documents, including delivery through
the Book-Entry Transfer Facility, is at the option and the risk of the tendering stockholder and the delivery will be deemed made only when actually received by the Depositary (including, in the case of book-entry transfer, by Book-Entry
Confirmation). If delivery is by mail, registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure timely delivery.
Purchaser will not accept any alternative, conditional or contingent tenders, and no fractional Shares will be purchased. By executing this
Letter of Transmittal, the tendering stockholder waives any right to receive any notice of the acceptance for payment of Shares.
3. Inadequate
Space. If the space provided herein is inadequate, the Share Certificate numbers, the number of Shares represented by such Share Certificates and/or the number of Shares tendered should be listed on a separate schedule attached hereto and
separately signed on each page in the same manner as this Letter of Transmittal.
4. Partial Tenders. If fewer than all Shares evidenced by any
Share Certificate delivered to the Depositary or any book-entry position are to be tendered, fill in the number of Shares which are to be tendered in the box entitled Total Number of Shares Tendered. In such case, a new Share Certificate
or a new book-entry position for the remainder of Shares evidenced by the old Share Certificate or book-entry position, as applicable, will be sent to or established for, as applicable, the person(s) signing this Letter of Transmittal, unless
otherwise provided in the appropriate box in this Letter of Transmittal, as promptly as practicable following the expiration or termination of the Offer. All Shares evidenced by Share Certificates or book-entry positions delivered to the Depositary
will be deemed to have been tendered unless otherwise indicated.
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Joint Holders. If any Shares tendered hereby are held of record by two or more persons, all such persons must sign this Letter of Transmittal. |
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Different Names on Certificates. If any Shares tendered hereby are registered in different names on different Share Certificates, it will be necessary to complete, sign and submit as many separate Letters of
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Endorsements. If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder(s) of Shares tendered hereby, no endorsements of Share Certificates for such Shares or separate stock powers are required unless
payment of the purchase price is to be made to, or Shares not tendered or not accepted for payment are to be issued in the name of, any person(s) other than the registered holder(s). Signatures on any such Share Certificates or stock powers must be
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tendered hereby, Share Certificates for such Shares must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate stock powers, in either case, signed exactly as the name(s) of the registered holder(s) appear(s) on the Share Certificates for such Shares.
Signature(s) on any such Share Certificates or stock powers must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution. See Instruction 1.
If this
Letter of Transmittal or any Share Certificate or stock power is signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney-in-fact, officer of a corporation or other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such person should
so indicate when signing, and proper evidence satisfactory to the Depositary of the authority of such person to so act must be submitted, or in lieu of evidence signatures MUST be guaranteed as described under Instruction 1.
6. Stock Transfer Taxes. Except as otherwise provided in this Instruction 6, Purchaser or any successor entity thereto will pay or cause to be paid all
stock transfer taxes with respect to the transfer and sale of any Shares to it or its order pursuant to the Offer. If, however, a transfer tax is imposed based on income or for any reason other than the tender of Shares in the Offer, then those
transfer taxes, whether imposed on the registered holder(s) or any other person(s), will not be payable to the tendering holder(s). If payment of the purchase price is to be made to, or (in circumstances permitted hereby) if Share Certificates
evidencing Shares not tendered or not accepted for payment are to be issued in the name of, any person(s) other than the registered holder(s), or if tendered Share Certificate(s) are registered in the name of any person(s) other than the person(s)
signing this Letter of Transmittal, the amount of any stock transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder(s) or such other person(s)) payable on account of the transfer to such other person(s) will be deducted from the purchase price of
such Shares purchased unless evidence satisfactory to Purchaser of the payment of such taxes, or exemption therefrom, is submitted.
Except as provided in this Instruction 6, it will not be necessary for transfer tax stamps to be affixed to the Share Certificates evidencing
Shares tendered hereby.
7. Special Payment and Delivery Instructions. If a check is to be issued in the name of, and, if appropriate, Share
Certificates for Shares not tendered or not accepted for payment are to be issued or returned to any person(s) other than the person(s) signing this Letter of Transmittal or to an address other than that shown in this Letter of Transmittal, the
appropriate boxes in this Letter of Transmittal must be completed. You must have your signature(s) medallion guaranteed, See Instruction 1.
8.
Form W-9; Backup Withholding; Taxpayer Identification Number. Under U.S. federal income tax law, if you tender your Shares, you generally are required to furnish the Depositary either (i) a properly completed Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) Form W-9 (which is included below) with your correct Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), if you are a U.S. Holder (as defined in Section 5 of the Offer to Purchase), or (ii) a properly completed
appropriate IRS Form W-8, if you are not a U.S. Holder.
Use Form W-9 only if you are a U.S. person, including a resident alien
individual. If you have been notified by the IRS that you are subject to backup withholding, you must cross out item (2) of the Certification box in Part II of the Form W-9, unless you have since been notified by the IRS that you are no longer
subject to backup withholding. You will be subject to backup withholding at a rate of 28% on all reportable payments made to you pursuant to the Offer if (i) you do not furnish your TIN to the requester, (ii) you do not certify your TIN,
(iii) the IRS tells the requester that you furnished an incorrect TIN, (iv) the IRS tells you that you are subject to backup withholding because you did not report all your interest and dividends on your tax return, or (v) you do not
certify to the requester that you are not subject to backup withholding. Certain payees are exempt from backup withholding. See the General Instructions Section of the Form W-9 for further guidance on whether you are an exempt payee.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. You may credit any amounts withheld against your regular U.S. federal income tax liability
or, if backup withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, claim a refund from the IRS.
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You are generally exempt from backup withholding if you are a nonresident alien or a foreign
entity (including a disregarded domestic entity with a foreign owner) and you submit an appropriate and properly completed IRS Form W-8, a copy of which may be obtained from the Depositary or from the IRS at its website (www.irs.gov). You should
consult a tax advisor to determine which IRS Form W-8 is appropriate for you. See the General Instructions Section of the Form W-9 for further instructions.
If you fail to furnish your correct TIN to the Depositary, you are subject to a penalty of $50 imposed by the IRS for each such failure unless
your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect. If you make a false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no backup withholding, you are subject to a $500 penalty. Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations
may subject you to criminal penalties, including fines and/or imprisonment.
9. Irregularities. All questions as to purchase price, the form of
documents and the validity, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for payment of any tender of Shares will be determined by Purchaser in its sole discretion, which determinations shall be final and binding on you. Purchaser reserves
the absolute right to reject any or all tenders of Shares it determines not to be in proper form or the acceptance of which or payment for which may, in the opinion of Purchaser, be unlawful. Purchaser also reserves the absolute right to waive any
defect or irregularity in the tender of any Shares by any particular stockholder, whether or not similar defects or irregularities are waived in the case of other stockholders. No tender of Shares will be deemed to have been validly made until all
defects and irregularities have been cured or waived to the satisfaction of Purchaser. None of LKQ , Parent, Purchaser, Coast, the Depositary, the Information Agent (as defined in the Offer to Purchase) or any other person will be under any duty to
give notification of any defects or irregularities in tenders or incur any liability for failure to give any such notification.
10. Requests for
Assistance or Additional Copies. Questions or requests for assistance or additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, this Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery should be directed to the Information Agent at its telephone
number and address set forth below. Stockholders may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Offer.
11. Lost, Destroyed or Stolen Certificates. If any Share Certificate has been lost, destroyed or stolen, the stockholder should promptly notify the
Transfer Agent at (800)546-5141. The stockholder will then be instructed as to the steps that must be taken in order to replace such Share Certificate(s). This Letter of Transmittal and related documents cannot be processed until the procedures for
replacing lost, destroyed or stolen Share Certificates have been followed.
This Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly
executed, together with all other required documents (including any Share Certificates representing Shares being tendered or any required confirmation of book-entry transfer, as applicable), must be received before 12:00 midnight, New York City
time, at the end of the day on Tuesday, August 8, 2015 or the tendering stockholder must comply with the procedures for guaranteed delivery.
IMPORTANT TAX INFORMATION
United States Federal Income Tax
Under U.S. federal income tax law, a stockholder who is a U.S. Holder surrendering Shares must, unless an exemption applies, provide the
Depositary (as payer) with the stockholders correct TIN on IRS Form W-9 included in this Letter of Transmittal. If the stockholder is an individual, the stockholders TIN is such stockholders social security number. If the
correct TIN is not provided, the stockholder may be subject to a $50 penalty imposed by the IRS and payments of cash to the stockholder (or other payee) pursuant to the Offer may be subject to backup withholding at a rate of 28%.
Certain stockholders (including, among others, all corporations (other than certain S corporations) and certain foreign individuals and
entities) are generally not subject to these backup withholding and reporting
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requirements. In order for an exempt foreign stockholder to avoid backup withholding, such person should submit an appropriate IRS Form W-8, signed under penalties of perjury, attesting to his or
her exempt status. An appropriate IRS Form W-8 can be obtained from the Depositary or from the IRS at its website (www.irs.gov). Exempt stockholders, other than foreign stockholders, should furnish their TIN, enter the appropriate code in
Part 4 of the Form W-9 and sign, date and return the Form W-9 to the Depositary in order to avoid erroneous backup withholding. See the General Instructions Section of the Form W-9 for additional instructions. A stockholder should
consult his or her tax advisor as to such stockholders qualification for an exemption from backup withholding and the procedure for such exemption.
If backup withholding applies, the Depositary is required to withhold and pay over to the IRS 28% of any reportable payments made to a
stockholder. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, the U.S. federal income tax liability of persons subject to backup withholding will be reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If backup withholding results in an overpayment of taxes,
a refund may be obtained from the IRS.
Purpose of Form W-9
To prevent backup withholding on payments that are made to a stockholder with respect to Shares purchased pursuant to the Offer, the
stockholder is required to notify the Depositary of the stockholders correct TIN by completing the Form W-9 included in this Letter of Transmittal certifying that (1) the TIN provided on the Form W-9 is correct (or that such stockholder
is awaiting a TIN), (2) the stockholder is not subject to backup withholding because (i) the stockholder is exempt from backup withholding, (ii) the stockholder has not been notified by the IRS that the stockholder is subject to
backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest and dividends or (iii) the IRS has notified the stockholder that the stockholder is no longer subject to backup withholding and (3) the stockholder is a U.S. person
(including a U.S. resident alien).
What Number to Give the Depositary
The tendering stockholder is required to give the Depositary the TIN, generally the social security number or employer identification number,
of the record holder of Shares tendered hereby. If Shares are in more than one name or are not in the name of the actual owner, consult the General Instructions Section of the Form W-9 for additional guidance on which number to report.
If the tendering stockholder has not been issued a TIN and has applied for a number or intends to apply for a number in the near future, such stockholder should write Applied for in Part I of the Form W-9, and sign and date the Form W-9.
See the General Instructions Section of the Form W-9 for additional instructions.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONTACT YOUR TAX CONSULTANT
OR THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
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Form W-9
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Request for Taxpayer
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1 Name (as shown on your income tax return). Name is required on this line; do
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¨ Limited liability company. Enter the tax classification (C=C corporation, S=S corporation, P=partnership) u
Note. For a single-member LLC that is disregarded,
do not check LLC; check the appropriate box in the line above for the tax classification of the single-member owner.
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Exemption from FATCA reporting code (if
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Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. The TIN provided must
match the name given on line 1 to avoid backup withholding. For individuals, this is generally your social security number (SSN). However, for a resident alien, sole proprietor, or disregarded entity, see the Part I instructions on page 3. For other
entities, it is your employer identification number (EIN). If you do not have a number, see How to get a TIN on page 3.
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I am not subject to backup withholding because: (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a
failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding; and |
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Certification instructions. You must cross out item 2 above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding
because you have failed to report all interest and dividends on your tax return. For real estate transactions, item 2 does not apply. For mortgage interest paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, contributions to
an individual retirement arrangement (IRA), and generally, payments other than interest and dividends, you are not required to sign the certification, but you must provide your correct TIN. See the instructions on page 3.
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General Instructions
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.
Future developments. Information about developments affecting Form W-9 (such as legislation enacted after we release it) is at www.irs.gov/fw9.
Purpose of Form
An individual or entity (Form W-9
requester) who is required to file an information return with the IRS must obtain your correct taxpayer identification number (TIN) which may be your social security number (SSN), individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), adoption taxpayer
identification number (ATIN), or employer identification number (EIN), to report on an information return the amount paid to you, or other amount reportable on an information return. Examples of information returns include, but are not limited to,
the following:
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Form 1099-DIV (dividends, including those from stocks or mutual funds) |
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Form 1099-MISC (various types of income, prizes, awards, or gross proceeds)
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Form 1099-B (stock or mutual fund sales and certain other transactions by brokers) |
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Form 1099-S (proceeds from real estate transactions) |
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Form 1099-K (merchant card and third party network transactions) |
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Form 1098 (home mortgage interest), 1098-E (student loan interest), 1098-T (tuition) |
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Form 1099-C (canceled debt) |
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Form 1099-A (acquisition or abandonment of secured property) |
Use Form W-9 only if you are a
U.S. person (including a resident alien), to provide your correct TIN.
If you do not return Form W-9 to the requester with a TIN, you
might be subject to backup withholding. See What is backup withholding? on page 2.
By signing the filled-out form, you:
1. Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct (or you are waiting for a number to be issued),
2. Certify that you are not subject to backup withholding, or
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3. Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a U.S. exempt payee. If applicable, you
are also certifying that as a U.S. person, your allocable share of any partnership income from a U.S. trade or business is not subject to the withholding tax on foreign partners share of effectively connected income, and
4. Certify that FATCA code(s) entered on this form (if any) indicating that you are exempt from the FATCA reporting, is correct. See What is
FATCA reporting? on page 2 for further information.
Note. If you are a
U.S. person and a requester gives you a form other than Form W-9 to request your TIN, you must use the requesters form if it is substantially similar to this Form W-9.
Definition of a U.S. person. For federal tax purposes, you are considered a U.S. person if you are:
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Special rules for partnerships.
Partnerships that conduct a trade or business in the United States are generally required to pay a withholding tax under section 1446 on any foreign partners share of effectively connected taxable income from such business. Further, in certain
cases where a Form W-9 has not been received, the rules under section 1446 require a partnership to presume that a partner is a foreign person, and pay the section 1446 withholding tax. Therefore, if you are a U.S. person that is a partner in a
partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States, provide Form W-9 to the partnership to establish your U.S. status and avoid section 1446 withholding on your share of partnership income.
In the cases below, the following person must give Form W-9 to the partnership for purposes of establishing its U.S. status and avoiding
withholding on its allocable share of net income from the partnership conducting a trade or business in the United States:
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In the case of a disregarded entity with a U.S. owner, the U.S. owner of the disregarded entity and not the entity; |
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In the case of a grantor trust with a U.S. grantor or other U.S. owner, generally, the U.S. grantor or other U.S. owner of the grantor trust and not the trust; and |
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In the case of a U.S. trust (other than a grantor trust), the U.S. trust (other than a grantor trust) and not the beneficiaries of the trust. |
Foreign person. If you are a foreign person or the U.S. branch of a foreign bank that has elected to be treated as a U.S. person, do not use Form W-9. Instead, use the appropriate Form W-8 or Form 8233 (see Publication 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities).
Nonresident alien who becomes a resident alien. Generally, only a nonresident alien individual may use the terms of a tax treaty to reduce or eliminate
U.S. tax on certain types of income. However, most tax treaties contain a provision known as a saving clause. Exceptions specified in the saving clause may permit an exemption from tax to continue for certain types of income even after
the payee has otherwise become a U.S. resident alien for tax purposes.
If you are a U.S. resident alien who is relying on an exception
contained in the saving clause of a tax treaty to claim an exemption from U.S. tax on certain types of income, you must attach a statement to Form W-9 that specifies the following five items:
1. The treaty country. Generally, this must be the same treaty under which you claimed exemption from tax as a nonresident alien.
2. The treaty article addressing the income.
3. The article number (or location) in the tax treaty that contains the saving clause and its exceptions.
4. The type and amount of income that qualifies for the exemption from tax.
5. Sufficient facts to justify the exemption from tax under the terms of the treaty article.
Example. Article 20 of the U.S.-China income tax treaty allows an exemption from tax for scholarship income received by a
Chinese
student temporarily present in the United States. Under U.S. law, this student will become a resident alien for tax purposes if his or her stay in the United States exceeds 5 calendar years.
However, paragraph 2 of the first Protocol to the U.S.-China treaty (dated April 30, 1984) allows the provisions of Article 20 to continue to apply even after the Chinese student becomes a resident alien of the United States. A Chinese student
who qualifies for this exception (under paragraph 2 of the first protocol) and is relying on this exception to claim an exemption from tax on his or her scholarship or fellowship income would attach to Form W-9 a statement that includes the
information described above to support that exemption.
If you are a nonresident alien or a foreign entity, give the requester the
appropriate completed Form W-8 or Form 8233.
Backup Withholding
What is backup withholding? Persons making certain payments to you must under certain conditions withhold and pay to the IRS 28% of such payments. This
is called backup withholding. Payments that may be subject to backup withholding include interest, tax-exempt interest, dividends, broker and barter exchange transactions, rents, royalties, nonemployee pay, payments made in settlement of
payment card and third party network transactions, and certain payments from fishing boat operators. Real estate transactions are not subject to backup withholding.
You will not be subject to backup withholding on payments you receive if you give the requester your correct TIN, make the proper
certifications, and report all your taxable interest and dividends on your tax return.
Payments you receive will be subject to backup withholding if:
1. You do not furnish your TIN to the requester,
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You do not certify your TIN when required (see the Part II instructions on page 3 for details),
3. The IRS tells the requester that you furnished an
incorrect TIN,
4. The IRS tells you that you are subject to backup withholding because you did not report all your interest and dividends on your tax
return (for reportable interest and dividends only), or
5. You do not certify to the requester that you are not subject to backup withholding under 4
above (for reportable interest and dividend accounts opened after 1983 only).
Certain payees and payments are exempt from backup
withholding. See Exempt payee code on page 3 and the separate Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more information.
Also see Special rules for partnerships above.
What is FATCA reporting?
The Foreign Account Tax
Compliance Act (FATCA) requires a participating foreign financial institution to report all United States account holders that are specified United States persons. Certain payees are exempt from FATCA reporting. See Exemption from FATCA reporting
code on page 3 and the Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more information.
Updating Your Information
You must provide updated information to any person to whom you claimed to be an exempt payee if you are no longer an exempt payee and anticipate receiving
reportable payments in the future from this person. For example, you may need to provide updated information if you are a C corporation that elects to be an S corporation, or if you no longer are tax exempt. In addition, you must furnish a new Form
W-9 if the name or TIN changes for the account; for example, if the grantor of a grantor trust dies.
Penalties
Failure to furnish TIN. If you fail to furnish your correct TIN to a requester, you are subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your
failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.
Civil penalty for false information with respect to withholding. If you make a
false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no backup withholding, you are subject to a $500 penalty.
Criminal penalty for falsifying
information. Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.
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Misuse of TINs. If the requester discloses or uses TINs in violation of federal law, the requester may
be subject to civil and criminal penalties.
Specific Instructions
Line 1
You must enter one of the following on this
line; do not leave this line blank. The name should match the name on your tax return.
If this Form W-9 is for a joint account,
list first, and then circle, the name of the person or entity whose number you entered in Part I of Form W-9.
a. Individual. Generally, enter the name shown on your tax return. If you have changed your last name without informing the Social
Security Administration (SSA) of the name change, enter your first name, the last name as shown on your social security card, and your new last name.
Note. ITIN applicant: Enter your individual name as it was entered on your Form W-7 application, line 1a. This should also be the
same as the name you entered on the Form 1040/1040A/1040EZ you filed with your application.
b. Sole proprietor or single-member
LLC. Enter your individual name as shown on your 1040/1040A/1040EZ on line 1. You may enter your business, trade, or doing business as (DBA) name on line 2.
c. Partnership, LLC that is not a single-member LLC, C Corporation, or S Corporation. Enter the entitys name as shown on the
entitys tax return on line 1 and any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2.
d. Other entities. Enter your name as shown
on required U.S. federal tax documents on line 1. This name should match the name shown on the charter or other legal document creating the entity. You may enter any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2.
e. Disregarded entity. For U.S. federal tax purposes, an entity that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner is treated
as a disregarded entity. See Regulations section 301.7701-2(c)(2)(iii). Enter the owners name on line 1. The name of the entity entered on line 1 should never be a disregarded entity. The name on line 1 should be the name shown on
the income tax return on which the income should be reported. For example, if a foreign LLC that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal tax purposes has a single owner that is a U.S. person, the U.S. owners name is required to be
provided on line 1. If the direct owner of the entity is also a disregarded entity, enter the first owner that is not disregarded for federal tax purposes. Enter the disregarded entitys name on line 2, Business name/disregarded entity
name. If the owner of the disregarded entity is a foreign person, the owner must complete an appropriate Form W-8 instead of a Form W-9. This is the case even if the foreign person has a U.S. TIN.
Line 2
If you have a business name, trade name, DBA
name, or disregarded entity name, you may enter it on line 2.
Line 3
Check the appropriate box in line 3 for the U.S. federal tax classification of the person whose name is entered on line 1. Check only one box in line 3.
Limited Liability Company (LLC). If the name on line 1 is an LLC treated as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes, check the Limited
Liability Company box and enter P in the space provided. If the LLC has filed Form 8832 or 2553 to be taxed as a corporation, check the Limited Liability Company box and in the space provided enter C for C
corporation or S for S corporation. If it is a single-member LLC that is a disregarded entity, do not check the Limited Liability Company box; instead check the first box in line 3 Individual/sole proprietor or
single-member LLC.
Line 4, Exemptions
If you
are exempt from backup withholding and/or FATCA reporting, enter in the appropriate space in line 4 any code(s) that may apply to you.
Exempt payee
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The following codes identify payees that are exempt from backup withholding. Enter
the appropriate code in the space in line 4.
1An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), any IRA, or a custodial
account under section 403(b)(7) if the account satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2)
2The United States or any of its
agencies or instrumentalities
3A state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. commonwealth or possession, or any of their political
subdivisions or instrumentalities
4A foreign government or any of its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities
5A corporation
6A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the United States, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. commonwealth or
possession
7A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
8A real estate investment trust
9An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940
10A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a)
11A financial institution
12A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or custodian
13A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947
The following chart shows types of payments that may be exempt from backup withholding. The chart applies to the exempt payees listed above,
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acquired prior to 2012. |
Barter exchange transactions and patronage dividends |
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Exempt payees 1 through 4 |
Payments over $600 required to be reported and direct sales over $5,0001 |
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Generally, exempt payees 1 through 52 |
Payments made in settlement of payment card or third party network transactions |
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Exempt payees 1 through 4 |
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See Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income, and its instructions. |
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However, the following payments made to a corporation and reportable on Form 1099-MISC are not exempt from backup withholding: medical and health care payments, attorneys fees, gross proceeds paid to an attorney
reportable under section 6045(f), and payments for services paid by a federal executive agency. |
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Exemption from FATCA reporting code. The following codes identify payees that are exempt from reporting
under FATCA. These codes apply to persons submitting this form for accounts maintained outside of the United States by certain foreign financial institutions. Therefore, if you are only submitting this form for an account you hold in the United
States, you may leave this field blank. Consult with the person requesting this form if you are uncertain if the financial institution is subject to these requirements. A requester may indicate that a code is not required by providing you with a
Form W-9 with Not Applicable (or any similar indication) written or printed on the line for a FATCA exemption code.
AAn organization exempt from tax under section 501(a) or any individual retirement plan as defined in section 7701(a)(37)
BThe United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities
CA state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. commonwealth or possession, or any of their political subdivisions or instrumentalities
DA corporation the stock of which is regularly traded on one or more established securities markets, as described in Regulations
section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i)
EA corporation that is a member of the same expanded affiliated group as a corporation described in
Regulations section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i)
FA dealer in securities, commodities, or derivative financial instruments (including
notional principal contracts, futures, forwards, and options) that is registered as such under the laws of the United States or any state
GA real estate investment trust
HA regulated investment company as defined in section 851 or an entity registered at all times during the tax year under the
Investment Company Act of 1940
IA common trust fund as defined in section 584(a)
JA bank as defined in section 581
KA broker
LA
trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947(a)(1)
MA tax exempt trust under a section 403(b) plan or
section 457(g) plan
Note. You may wish to consult with the financial institution requesting this form to determine whether the FATCA code
and/or exempt payee code should be completed.
Line 5
Enter your address (number, street, and apartment or suite number). This is where the requester of this Form W-9 will mail your information returns.
Line 6
Enter your city, state, and ZIP code.
Part I. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)
Enter
your TIN in the appropriate box. If you are a resident alien and you do not have and are not eligible to get an SSN, your TIN is your IRS individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN). Enter it in the social security number box. If you do not
have an ITIN, see How to get a TIN below.
If you are a sole proprietor and you have an EIN, you may enter either your
SSN or EIN. However, the IRS prefers that you use your SSN.
If you are a single-member LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate
from its owner (see Limited Liability Company (LLC) on this page), enter the owners SSN (or EIN, if the owner has one). Do not enter the disregarded entitys EIN. If the LLC is classified as a corporation or partnership,
enter the entitys EIN.
Note. See the chart on page 4 for further clarification of name and TIN combinations.
How to get a TIN. If you do not have a TIN, apply for one immediately. To apply for an SSN, get Form
SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card, from your local SSA office or get this form online at www.ssa.gov. You may also get this form by calling
1-800-772-1213. Use Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, to apply for an ITIN, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification
Number, to apply for an EIN. You can apply for an EIN online by accessing the IRS website at www.irs.gov/businesses and clicking on Employer Identification Number (EIN) under Starting a Business. You can get Forms W-7 and SS-4 from the IRS by
visiting IRS.gov or by calling 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).
If you are asked to complete Form W-9 but do not have a TIN,
apply for a TIN and write Applied For in the space for the TIN, sign and date the form, and give it to the requester. For interest and dividend payments, and certain payments made with respect to readily tradable instruments, generally
you will have 60 days to get a TIN and give it to the requester before you are subject to backup withholding on payments. The 60-day rule does not apply to other types of payments. You will be subject to backup withholding on all such payments until
you provide your TIN to the requester.
Note. Entering Applied For means that you have already applied for a TIN or that you intend to
apply for one soon.
Caution: A disregarded U.S. entity that has a foreign owner must use the appropriate Form W-8.
Part II. Certification
To establish to the withholding
agent that you are a U.S. person, or resident alien, sign Form W-9. You may be requested to sign by the withholding agent even if items 1, 4, or 5 below indicate otherwise.
For a joint account, only the person whose TIN is shown in Part I should sign (when required). In the case of a disregarded entity, the
person identified on line 1 must sign. Exempt payees, see Exempt payee code earlier.
Signature requirements. Complete the
certification as indicated in items 1 through 5 below.
1. Interest, dividend, and barter exchange accounts opened before 1984 and
broker accounts considered active during 1983. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification.
2. Interest, dividend, broker, and barter exchange accounts opened after 1983 and broker accounts considered inactive during 1983.
You must sign the certification or backup withholding will apply. If you are subject to backup withholding and you are merely providing your correct TIN to the requester, you must cross out item 2 in the certification before signing the form.
3. Real estate transactions. You must sign the certification. You may cross out item 2 of the certification.
4. Other payments. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification unless you have been notified that
you have previously given an incorrect TIN. Other payments include payments made in the course of the requesters trade or business for rents, royalties, goods (other than bills for merchandise), medical and health care services
(including payments to corporations), payments to a nonemployee for services, payments made in settlement of payment card and third party network transactions, payments to certain fishing boat crew members and fishermen, and gross proceeds paid to
attorneys (including payments to corporations).
5. Mortgage interest paid by you, acquisition or abandonment of secured property,
cancellation of debt, qualified tuition program payments (under section 529), IRA, Coverdell ESA, Archer MSA or HSA contributions or distributions, and pension distributions. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the
certification.
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List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint account has an SSN, that persons number must be furnished. |
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Circle the minors name and furnish the minors SSN. |
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You must show your individual name and you may also enter your business or DBA name on the Business name/disregarded entity name line. You may use either
your SSN or EIN (if you have one), but the IRS encourages you to use your SSN.
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List first and circle the name of the trust, estate, or pension trust. (Do not furnish the TIN of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity
itself is not designated in the account title.) Also see Special rules for partnerships on page 2. |
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Grantor also must provide a Form W-9 to trustee of trust. |
Note. If no name is circled when more than
one name is listed, the number will be considered to be that of the first name listed.
Secure Your Tax Records from Identity Theft
Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information such as your name, SSN, or other identifying information, without your permission, to commit
fraud or other crimes. An identity thief may use your SSN to get a job or may file a tax return using your SSN to receive a refund.
To
reduce your risk:
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Be careful when choosing a tax preparer. |
If your tax records are affected by identity
theft and you receive a notice from the IRS, respond right away to the name and phone number printed on the IRS notice or letter.
If
your tax records are not currently affected by identity theft but you think you are at risk due to a lost or stolen purse or wallet, questionable credit card activity or credit report, contact the IRS Identity Theft Hotline at 1-800-908-4490 or
submit Form 14039.
For more information, see Publication 4535, Identity Theft Prevention and Victim Assistance.
Victims of identity theft who are experiencing economic harm or a system problem, or are seeking help in resolving tax problems that have
not been resolved through normal channels, may be eligible for Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) assistance. You can reach TAS by calling the TAS toll-free case intake line at 1-877-777-4778 or TTY/TDD 1-800-829-4059.
Protect yourself from suspicious emails or phishing schemes. Phishing is the creation and use of email and websites designed to mimic legitimate
business emails and websites. The most common act is sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft.
The IRS does not initiate contacts with taxpayers via emails. Also, the IRS does not request personal detailed information through
email or ask taxpayers for the PIN numbers, passwords, or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank, or other financial accounts.
If you receive an unsolicited email claiming to be from the IRS, forward this message to phishing@irs.gov. You may also report
misuse of the IRS name, logo, or other IRS property to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at 1-800-366-4484. You can forward suspicious emails to the Federal Trade Commission at:
spam@uce.gov or contact them at www.ftc.gov/idtheft or 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338).
Visit IRS.gov to learn more about identity theft and how to reduce your risk.
Privacy Act Notice
Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires you to provide your correct TIN to persons (including federal agencies) who are required to file
information returns with the IRS to report interest, dividends, or certain other income paid to you; mortgage interest you paid; the acquisition or abandonment of secured property; the cancellation of debt; or contributions you made to an IRA,
Archer MSA, or HSA. The person collecting this form uses the information on the form to file information returns with the IRS, reporting the above information. Routine uses of this information include giving it to the Department of Justice for civil
and criminal litigation and to cities, states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. commonwealths and possessions for use in administering their laws. The information also may be disclosed to other countries under a treaty, to federal and state
agencies to enforce civil and criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism. You must provide your TIN whether or not you are required to file a tax return. Under section 3406, payers must generally
withhold a percentage of taxable interest, dividend, and certain other payments to a payee who does not give a TIN to the payer. Certain penalties may also apply for providing false or fraudulent information.
The Depositary for the Offer is:
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Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
c/o Voluntxary Corporate Actions
P.O. Box 43011 Providence, RI
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c/o Voluntary Corporate Actions 250
Royall Street Suite V Canton, MA 02021 |
Notice of Guarantee and Withdrawal Materials Only
By Facsimile Transmission (For Eligible Institutions Only):
(617) 360-6810
Confirm by
Telephone(For Eligible Institutions Only):
(781) 575-2332
Questions or requests for assistance or additional copies of this Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and the Notice of Guaranteed Delivery may be
directed to the Information Agent at the telephone numbers and address set forth below. Stockholders may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Offer.
The Information Agent for the Offer is:
105 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10016
(212)
929-5500 (Call Collect)
or
Call Toll-Free (800) 322-2885
Email: tenderoffer@mackenziepartners.com
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Exhibit (a)(1)(C)
NOTICE OF GUARANTEED DELIVERY
For Tender of Shares of Common Stock
of
The Coast
Distribution System, Inc.
at
$5.50 NET PER SHARE
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
dated July 22, 2015
by
KAO Acquisition Sub,
Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of
LKQ Corporation
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK TIME, AT THE END OF THE DAY ON AUGUST 18, 2015,
UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
This Notice of Guaranteed Delivery, or one substantially in the form hereof, must be used to accept the Offer (as
defined below) if (i) certificates representing shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Shares), of The Coast Distribution System, Inc., a Delaware corporation, are not immediately available, (ii) the procedure
for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis or (iii) time will not permit all required documents to reach Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the Depositary) before the Offer expires. This Notice of Guaranteed
Delivery may be delivered by facsimile transmission or mail to the Depositary. See Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase (as defined below).
The Depositary for the Offer is:
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Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
c/o Voluntxary Corporate Actions
P.O. Box 43011 Providence, RI
02940 |
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Computershare Trust Company, N.A.
c/o Voluntary Corporate Actions 250
Royall Street Suite V Canton, MA 02021 |
Notice of Guarantee and Withdrawal Materials Only
By Facsimile Transmission (For Eligible Institutions Only):
(617) 360-6810
Confirm by
Telephone (For Eligible Institutions Only):
(781) 575-2332
DELIVERY OF THIS INSTRUMENT TO AN ADDRESS, OR TRANSMISSION OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION, OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ABOVE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A
VALID DELIVERY TO THE DEPOSITARY.
THIS FORM IS NOT TO BE USED TO GUARANTEE SIGNATURES. IF A SIGNATURE ON A LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS REQUIRED TO
BE GUARANTEED BY AN ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION UNDER THE INSTRUCTIONS THERETO, SUCH SIGNATURE GUARANTEE MUST APPEAR IN THE APPLICABLE SPACE PROVIDED IN THE SIGNATURE BOX ON THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
THE GUARANTEE ON THE NEXT PAGE MUST BE COMPLETED
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby tenders to
KAO Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of LKQ Corporation, a Delaware corporation, on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in the offer to purchase, dated July 22, 2015 (the Offer to Purchase), and the related Letter of Transmittal (together with the Offer to Purchase, the Offer), receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (Shares), of The Coast Distribution System, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Coast), specified below, pursuant to the guaranteed delivery
procedure set forth in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.
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GUARANTEE
(Not to be
used for signature guarantee)
The undersigned, an Eligible Institution (as defined in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase), hereby (i)
represents that the tender of Shares effected hereby complies with Rule 14e-4 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and (ii) guarantees delivery to the Depositary, at one of its addresses set forth above, within three trading days
after the date hereof, of (A) if the Shares being tendered are certificated, (1) the Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, (2) Share Certificates evidencing such Shares, in proper form for transfer, and (3) any other documents
required by the Letter of Transmittal, (B) if Shares being tendered are uncertificated and held in book-entry form on the books of The Coast Distribution System, Inc.s transfer agent, (1) the Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly
executed, and (2) any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal and (C) if the Shares are being tendered by book-entry transfer, (1) a Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase), (2) the Letter of
Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, or an Agents Message (as defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase) and (3) any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal.
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form must communicate the guarantee to the Depositary and must deliver the Letter of Transmittal or an Agents Message and any certificates for Shares to the Depositary within the time period indicated above. Failure to do so could result in a
financial loss to such Eligible Institution.
NOTE: DO NOT SEND CERTIFICATES EVIDENCING SHARES WITH THIS NOTICE. CERTIFICATES SHOULD BE SENT WITH
YOUR LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL.
Exhibit (a)(1)(D)
Offer To Purchase For Cash
All Outstanding Shares of Common Stock
of
The Coast
Distribution System, Inc.
at
$5.50 NET PER SHARE
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
dated July 22, 2015
by
KAO Acquisition Sub,
Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of
LKQ Corporation
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK TIME, AT THE END OF THE DAY ON AUGUST 18, 2015,
UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
July 22, 2015
To Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees:
We have been engaged by KAO Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Purchaser) and a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Keystone Automotive
Operations, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (Parent), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of LKQ Corporation, a Delaware corporation (LKQ), to act as Information Agent in connection with the Purchasers offer to purchase
(the Offer) all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (Shares), of The Coast Distribution System, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Coast), at a price per Share of $5.50, net
to the seller in cash, without interest (such amount, as it may be adjusted from time to time on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 8, 2015, among LKQ, Parent, Purchaser and
Coast), and subject to any required withholding of taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated July 22, 2015 (the Offer to Purchase), and the related Letter of Transmittal enclosed
herewith.
For your information and for forwarding to your clients for whom you hold Shares registered in your name or in the name of your nominee, we are
enclosing the following documents:
1. The Offer to Purchase;
2. Coasts Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9;
3. The Letter of Transmittal for your use in accepting the Offer and tendering Shares and for the information of your clients, including IRS
Form W-9 and the General Instructions section of the Form W-9 providing information relating to backup withholding of U.S. federal income tax;
4. A Notice of Guaranteed Delivery to be used to accept the Offer if all required documents cannot be delivered to Computershare Trust Company,
N.A. (the Depositary) before the Offer expires;
5. A form of letter which may be sent to your clients for whose accounts you
hold Shares registered in your name or in the name of your nominee, with space provided for obtaining such clients instructions with regard to the Offer; and
6. A return envelope addressed to the Depositary for your use only.
Certain conditions to the Offer are described in Section 15 of the Offer to Purchase.
We urge you to contact your clients as promptly as possible. Please note that the Offer will expire at
12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on Tuesday, August 18, 2015, unless the Offer is extended. Except as otherwise described in Section 4 of the Offer to Purchase previously tendered Shares may be withdrawn at
any time until the Offer has expired and, unless previously accepted for payment by the Purchaser pursuant to the Offer, may also be withdrawn at any time after September 19, 2015.
For Shares to be properly tendered pursuant to the Offer, (a) the following must be received by the Depositary at one of its addresses set forth in the
Letter of Transmittal before the Offer expires: (i) if the Shares being tendered are evidenced by certificates, (A) the Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, (B) Share Certificates evidencing such Shares, in
proper form for transfer, and (C) any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, (ii) if the Shares being tendered are uncertificated and are held on the books of Coasts transfer agent, (A) the Letter of Transmittal,
properly completed and duly executed, and (B) any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal and (iii) if the Shares are being tendered by book-entry transfer, (A) a Book-Entry Confirmation (as defined in Section 2 of
the Offer to Purchase), (B) the Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, or an Agents Message (as defined in Section 2 of the Offer to Purchase) and (C) any other documents required by the Letter of
Transmittal or (b) the tendering stockholder must comply with the guaranteed delivery procedures, all in accordance with the Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal.
Purchaser will not pay any fees or commissions to any broker or dealer or other person (other than the Depositary and us as described in the Offer to
Purchase) for soliciting tenders of Shares pursuant to the Offer. Purchaser will, however, upon request, reimburse brokers, dealers, commercial banks and trust companies for reasonable and necessary costs and expenses incurred by them in forwarding
materials to their customers. Purchaser will pay all stock transfer taxes applicable to its purchase of Shares pursuant to the Offer, subject to Instruction 6 of the Letter of Transmittal.
Any inquiries you may have with respect to the Offer should be addressed to, and additional copies of the enclosed materials may be obtained from, the
Information Agent or the undersigned at the addresses and telephone numbers set forth on the back cover of the Offer to Purchase.
Very truly yours,
MacKenzie Partners, Inc.
Nothing contained herein or in the enclosed documents shall render you the agent of the Purchaser, Parent, LKQ, the Information Agent or the Depositary or
any affiliate of any of them or authorize you or any other person to use any document or make any statement on behalf of any of them in connection with the Offer other than the enclosed documents and the statements contained therein.
Exhibit (a)(1)(E)
Offer To Purchase For Cash
All Outstanding Shares of Common Stock
of
The Coast
Distribution System, Inc.
at
$5.50 NET PER SHARE
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
dated July 22, 2015
by
KAO Acquisition Sub,
Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of
LKQ Corporation
THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK TIME, AT THE END OF THE DAY ON AUGUST 18, 2015,
UNLESS THE OFFER IS EXTENDED.
July 22, 2015
To Our Clients:
Enclosed for your consideration are the Offer
to Purchase, dated July 22, 2015 (the Offer to Purchase), and the related Letter of Transmittal in connection with the offer (the Offer) by KAO Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Purchaser) and a
wholly owned direct subsidiary of Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (Parent), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of LKQ Corporation, a Delaware corporation (LKQ), to purchase all the issued and
outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (Shares), of The Coast Distribution System, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Coast), at a price per Share of $5.50, net to the seller in cash, without interest (such
amount, as it may be adjusted from time to time on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (as defined herein), the Offer Price) and subject to any required withholding of taxes, upon the terms and
subject to the conditions of the Offer to Purchase, dated July 8, 2015, and the related Letter of Transmittal enclosed herewith.
We or our nominees
are the holder of record of Shares held for your account. A tender of such Shares can be made only by us as the holder of record and pursuant to your instructions. The Letter of Transmittal is furnished to you for your information only and cannot
be used by you to tender Shares held by us for your account.
We request instructions as to whether you wish us to tender any or all the Shares
held by us for your account, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the enclosed Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal.
Please note carefully the following:
1. The
Offer Price is $5.50 per Share net to you in cash, without interest and subject to any required withholding of taxes, upon the terms and conditions of the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal.
2. The Offer is being made for all the issued and outstanding Shares.
3. The Offer is being made in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 8, 2015 (the Merger
Agreement), among LKQ, Parent, Purchaser and Coast, pursuant to which, as soon as practicable following the consummation of the Offer and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the
remaining conditions set forth therein, Purchaser will merge with and into Coast (the Merger), with Coast continuing as the surviving corporation in the Merger and as a wholly owned
subsidiary of Parent. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Merger will become effective at the time (such time, the Effective Time) the certificate of merger is filed with the Delaware Secretary of State or at such later time specified
therein, as may be agreed by the parties. At the Effective Time, each Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will be converted into the right to receive the Offer Price, except for (i) Shares owned by LKQ, Parent,
Purchaser or the Company, or by any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of LKQ, Parent, Purchaser or the Company, in each case immediately prior to the Effective Time, which shall be cancelled and extinguished without any conversion thereof
or consideration paid therefor, and (ii) Shares owned by Coasts stockholders who properly demand appraisal of their Shares pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the DGCL).
4. The Board of Directors of Coast, at a meeting duly called and held, has unanimously adopted resolutions (i) authorizing and approving
the execution, delivery and performance of the Merger Agreement by Coast and the consummation of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (collectively, the Transactions); (ii) resolving that the
Merger Agreement and the Merger shall be governed by Section 251(h) of the DGCL and that the Merger shall be consummated as soon as practicable following the consummation of the Offer; (iii) determining that the Merger Agreement and the
Transactions are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; and (iv) recommending that the stockholders of the Company accept the Offer and tender their Shares pursuant to the Offer.
5. The Offer will expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on Tuesday, August 18, 2015, unless the Offer is
extended by the Purchaser in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement. Except as otherwise described in Section 4 of the Offer to Purchase, previously tendered Shares may be withdrawn at any time until the Offer has expired and, unless
previously accepted for payment by the Purchaser pursuant to the Offer, may also be withdrawn at any time after September 19, 2015.
6. The Offer is subject to certain conditions described in Section 15 of the Offer to Purchase.
7. Tendering stockholders who are registered stockholders or who tender their Shares directly to Computershare Trust Company, N.A. will not be
obligated to pay any brokerage commissions or fees, solicitation fees, or, except as set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, stock transfer taxes on the Purchasers purchase of Shares pursuant to the Offer. However,
U.S. federal income tax backup withholding at a rate of 28% may be required, unless the required taxpayer identification information is provided or an exemption is available. See the Letter of Transmittal for more information.
If you wish to have us tender any or all your Shares, please so instruct us by completing, executing, detaching and returning to us the Instruction Form on
the detachable part hereof. An envelope to return your instructions to us is enclosed. If you authorize tender of your Shares, all such Shares will be tendered unless otherwise specified on the Instruction Form.
Your prompt action is requested. Your Instruction Form should be forwarded to us in ample time to permit us to submit a tender on your behalf before the
Offer expires.
The Offer is not being made to, nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of, holders of Shares in any jurisdiction in which the
making of the Offer or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction where the securities, blue sky or other laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer shall be
deemed to be made on behalf of the Purchaser by one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
INSTRUCTION FORM
With Respect to the Offer to Purchase for Cash
All Outstanding Shares of Common Stock
of
The Coast
Distribution System, Inc.
at
$5.50 NET PER SHARE
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
dated July 22, 2015
by
KAO Acquisition Sub,
Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of
LKQ Corporation
The undersigned
acknowledge(s) receipt of your letter and the enclosed Offer to Purchase, dated July 22, 2015, and the related Letter of Transmittal, in connection with the offer (the Offer) by KAO Acquisition Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(Purchaser) and a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of LKQ Corporation, a Delaware corporation, to purchase all the issued and
outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (Shares), of The Coast Distribution System, Inc., a Delaware corporation, at a price per Share of $5.50, net to the seller in cash, without interest (such amount, as it may
be adjusted from time to time on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, the Offer Price) and subject to any required withholding of taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer to
Purchase, dated July 22, 2015, and the related Letter of Transmittal.
The undersigned hereby instruct(s) you to tender to the Purchaser the number
of Shares indicated below or, if no number is indicated, all Shares held by you for the account of the undersigned, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer.
ACCOUNT NUMBER:
NUMBER OF SHARES BEING TENDERED HEREBY: SHARES*
The method of delivery of this document is at the election and risk of the tendering stockholder. If delivery is by mail, then registered mail with return
receipt requested, properly insured, is recommended. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to ensure timely delivery.
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Exhibit (a)(5)(B)
This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell Shares (as defined below). The Offer (as defined
below) is made only by the Offer to Purchase, dated July 22, 2015, and the related Letter of Transmittal and any amendments or supplements thereto, and is being made to all holders of Shares. The Offer is not being made to (nor will tenders be
accepted from or on behalf of) holders of Shares in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer or the acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In those jurisdictions where
applicable laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of Purchaser (as defined below) by one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction to
be designated by Purchaser.
Notice of Offer to Purchase for Cash
All Outstanding Shares of Common Stock
of
The Coast
Distribution System, Inc.
at
$5.50 NET PER SHARE
Pursuant to the Offer to Purchase
dated July 22, 2015
by
KAO Acquisition Sub,
Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of
Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of
LKQ Corporation
KAO Acquisition Sub, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (Purchaser) and a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Keystone Automotive Operations, Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation (Parent), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of LKQ Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (LKQ), is making an offer to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Shares), of The Coast Distribution System, Inc., a Delaware corporation (
Coast), at a price per Share of $5.50, net to the seller in cash, without interest (the Offer Price), and subject to any required withholding of taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to
Purchase, dated July 22, 2015 (the Offer to Purchase), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (together with the Offer to Purchase and any amendments or supplements thereto, the Offer).
THE OFFER WILL EXPIRE AT 12:00 MIDNIGHT, NEW YORK CITY TIME, AT THE END OF THE DAY ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2015, UNLESS THE
OFFER IS EXTENDED.
The Offer is being made pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of July 8, 2015 (the Merger
Agreement), among LKQ, Parent, Purchaser and Coast. The Offer is conditioned upon, among other things, the satisfaction of the Minimum Condition. The term Minimum Condition is defined in Section 15 Certain
Conditions of the Offer of the Offer to Purchase and generally requires that the number of Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in accordance with the terms of the Offer be a number of Shares that, together with the Shares then
owned by LKQ, Parent, Purchaser and their respective controlled affiliates (if any), represents at least a majority of all then outstanding Shares (not including Shares tendered pursuant to guaranteed delivery procedures for which the underlying
shares have not been received).
The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to certain conditions, Purchaser will be merged with and into Coast, with Coast
continuing as the surviving corporation as a wholly owned direct subsidiary of Parent. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the Merger will become effective at the time (such time, the Effective Time) as the certificate of merger (the
Certificate of Merger) is filed with the Delaware Secretary of State or at such later time specified in the Certificate of Merger, as may be agreed by the parties. At the Effective Time, each Share issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time will be converted into the right to receive the Offer Price, in cash, without interest, and subject to any required withholding of taxes, except for
(i) Shares owned by LKQ, Parent or Purchaser, if any, or Shares owned by Coast as treasury stock, if any, which will be canceled and will cease to exist, (ii) Shares owned by any direct
or indirect subsidiary of Coast, LKQ, Parent, or Purchaser, if any, which will be canceled without any conversion and (iii) Shares owned by Coasts stockholders who properly demand appraisal of their Shares pursuant to applicable Delaware
law.
The Board of Directors of Coast, at a meeting duly called and held, has duly and unanimously adopted resolutions (i) authorizing and approving
the execution, delivery and performance of the Merger Agreement by Coast and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; (ii) resolving that the Merger Agreement and the Merger shall be governed by
Section 251(h) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (DGCL) and that the Merger shall be consummated as soon as practicable following the consummation of the Offer; (iii) determining that the Merger Agreement
and the Transactions are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of Coast and its stockholders; and (iv) recommending that the stockholders of Coast accept the Offer and tender their Shares pursuant to the Offer.
Because the Merger will be consummated in accordance with Section 251(h) of the DGCL, approval of the Merger following the consummation of the Offer will
not require a vote of stockholders. Section 251(h) of the DGCL provides that stockholder approval of a merger is not required if certain requirements are met, including that (i) the acquiring company consummates a tender offer for any and
all of the outstanding stock of the company to be acquired that, absent Section 251(h) of the DGCL, would be entitled to vote on the merger, (ii) following the consummation of such tender offer, the acquiring company owns at least such
percentage of the stock of the company to be acquired that, absent Section 251(h) of the DGCL, would be required to adopt the Merger Agreement, and (iii) at the time that the board of directors of the company to be acquired approves the
merger agreement, no other party to the merger agreement is an interested stockholder under the DGCL. If the Minimum Condition is satisfied and Purchaser accepts Shares for payment pursuant to the Offer, Purchaser will own at least the
amount of shares of each class of stock of Coast that would, absent Section 251(h) of the DGCL, be required to approve the Merger. Following the consummation of the Offer and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions to the Merger,
Purchaser, Parent and Coast will take all necessary and appropriate action to effect the Merger as promptly as practicable without a meeting of stockholders of Coast in accordance with Section 251(h) of the DGCL.
For purposes of the Offer, Purchaser will be deemed to have accepted for payment, and thereby purchased, Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn as,
if and when Purchaser gives oral or written notice to Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the Depositary) of Purchasers acceptance for payment of such Shares pursuant to the Offer. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the
Offer, payment for Shares accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer will be made by deposit of the Offer Price for such Shares with the Depositary, which will act as agent for tendering stockholders for the purpose of receiving payments from
Purchaser and transmitting such payments to tendering stockholders whose Shares have been accepted for payment.
In order for Shares to be considered
validly tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to the Offer the Depositary must timely receive (i) Share Certificates, if any, or confirmation of a book-entry transfer of such Shares into the Depositarys account at The Depository
Trust Company pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 3Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares, (ii) the Letter of Transmittal, properly completed and duly executed, with any required signature
guarantees or, in the case of a book-entry transfer, an Agents Message (as defined in Section 2 Acceptance for Payment and Payment for Shares of the Offer to Purchase) and (iii) any other documents required by the
Letter of Transmittal. Tendering stockholders may be paid at different times depending upon when the foregoing documents with respect to Shares are actually received by the Depositary. Under no circumstances will Purchaser pay interest on the
purchase price to be paid for any Shares, regardless of any extension of the Offer or delay in making payment.
The Offer will expire at 12:00
midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on August 18, 2015, unless Purchaser, in accordance with the Merger Agreement, extends the period during which the Offer is open, in which event the expiration date of the Offer is the latest
date at which the Offer, as so extended, expires (such date, including any such extensions, the Expiration Date).
The Merger Agreement provides that so long as neither Coast nor Parent has terminated the Merger Agreement in
accordance with its terms: Purchaser must extend the Offer for successive periods of not more than 10 business days (but not beyond November 5, 2015) if any of the Offer Conditions are not satisfied or waived (if permitted under the Merger
Agreement), other than the Minimum Condition, at any otherwise-scheduled expiration date. If all of the Offer Conditions are satisfied, or waived (if permitted under the Merger Agreement), other than the Minimum Condition, Purchaser must extend the
Offer for an extension period of up to 10 business days, or any longer period that is approved in advance by the parties to the Merger Agreement; however, Purchaser shall not be required to extend the Offer on more than one occasion, but may, in its
discretion, elect to do so, and shall not in any event be required to extend the Offer beyond November 5, 2015. Notwithstanding any of the limitations set forth above, Purchaser must also extend the Offer for any period required by any
applicable law or judgment, or rule, regulation, interpretation or position of the Securities and Exchange Commission (or its staff) applicable to the Offer.
Any extension of the Offer will be followed by a public announcement no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the
previously scheduled Expiration Date. During any such extension, all Shares previously tendered and not validly withdrawn will remain subject to the Offer, subject to the rights of a tendering stockholder to withdraw such stockholders Shares.
Purchaser may, but is not required to, provide for a subsequent offering period of not less than three nor more than 20 business days immediately
following the expiration of the Offer.
Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date and, unless
previously accepted for payment by Purchaser pursuant to the Offer, may also be withdrawn at any time after September 19, 2015. For a withdrawal to be effective, a written notice of withdrawal must be timely received by the Depositary at one of
its addresses set forth on the back cover of the Offer to Purchase. Any such notice of withdrawal must specify the name of the person who tendered Shares to be withdrawn, the number of Shares to be withdrawn and the name of the registered holder of
such Shares, if different from that of the person who tendered such Shares. If Share Certificates evidencing Shares to be withdrawn have been delivered or otherwise identified to the Depositary, then, prior to the physical release of such Share
Certificates, the serial numbers shown on such Share Certificates must be submitted to the Depositary and the signature(s) on the notice of withdrawal must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution (as defined in Section 3
Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares of the Offer to Purchase), unless such Shares have been tendered for the account of an Eligible Institution. If Shares have been tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry
transfer as set forth in Section 3 Procedures for Accepting the Offer and Tendering Shares of the Offer to Purchase, any notice of withdrawal must also specify the name and number of the account at The Depositary Trust
Company to be credited with the withdrawn Shares.
The exchange of Shares for cash pursuant to the Offer or the Merger (or upon exercise of
appraisal rights) will be a taxable transaction for United States federal income tax purposes and may also be a taxable transaction under applicable state, local or foreign tax laws. Stockholders should consult with their tax advisors to
determine the particular tax consequences to them of the Offer and the Merger (including the application and effect of any state, local or foreign income and other tax laws). For a more complete description of material United States federal
income tax consequences of the Offer and the Merger, see Section 5 Material United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Offer to Purchase.
The information required to be disclosed by Paragraph (d)(1) of Rule 14d-6 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, is contained in the Offer to Purchase and is incorporated herein by reference. Coast has provided Purchaser with Coasts stockholder list and security position listings for the purpose of disseminating the Offer to holders of Shares.
The Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal will be mailed to record holders of Shares whose names appear on Coasts stockholder list and will be furnished, for subsequent transmittal to beneficial owners of Shares, to brokers,
dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees whose names, or the names of whose nominees, appear on the stockholder list or, if applicable, who are listed as participants in a clearing agencys security position listing.
THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND THE RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE READ
CAREFULLY BEFORE ANY DECISION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER.
Any questions or requests for assistance may be directed to the Information Agent at
its address and telephone numbers set forth below. Requests for additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and all other tender offer materials may be directed to the Information Agent, and copies will be furnished
promptly at Purchasers expense. Stockholders may also contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee for assistance concerning the Offer.
The Information Agent for the
Offer is:
105 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10016
(212)
929-5500 (Call Collect)
or
Call Toll-Free (800) 322-2885
Email: tenderoffer@mackenziepartners.com
July 22, 2015
Exhibit (d)(3)
CONFIDENTIAL
April 18, 2014
LKQ Corporation
500 West Madison Street, Suite 2800
Chicago, IL 60661
Re:
Non-Disclosure Agreement
Ladies & Gentlemen:
The Coast Distribution System, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company or we or us) understands that LKQ
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (LKQ or you) may have an interest in a Possible Transaction (as hereinafter defined) with the Company and, in connection therewith, you have requested us to provide you with certain
information relating to the Companys business, operating results, financial condition and prospects.
As a condition to such
information being furnished to you, you agree that you shall, and shall cause your affiliates and Representatives (as hereinafter defined) to, treat any and all Evaluation Material (as hereinafter defined) relating to or provided by or on behalf of
the Company (whether prepared by the Company or LKQ, or any of their respective affiliates or Representatives, and irrespective of the form in which such Evaluation Material may have been communicated or stored) in accordance with the provisions of
this Agreement, and to take or abstain from taking (as applicable) the other actions as set forth hereinafter.
1. Certain
Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:
1.1 The term Evaluation Material shall include, without limitation:
(a) all information, documents or materials (whether in written, digital, oral or other form and whether or not designated as being
confidential or non-public) of or relating to the Company or any of its affiliates or their respective businesses or business operations, operating results, financial condition or plans or future prospects, furnished (either prior to, concurrently
with or after the execution of this Agreement) to LKQ or any of its affiliates or Representatives, by or on behalf of the Company or any of its Representatives;
(b) any and all notes, analyses, compilations, studies, interpretations or other documents or materials prepared by LKQ or any of its
affiliates or Representatives which contain, reflect or comment on or are based upon, in whole or in part, any of the Evaluation Material furnished or made available to you or your Representatives pursuant to this Agreement; and
(c) any information regarding the existence of this Agreement or any of its terms or provisions, the fact that the Evaluation Material has
been or is being made available to you or any of your affiliates or Representatives, and the fact that any discussions or negotiations may be taking place or may take place concerning a Possible Transaction involving the Company and you or any of
your affiliates or any of the terms, conditions or other facts with respect thereto (including the status thereof).
Notwithstanding the
foregoing, however, the term Evaluation Material does not include information that (i) is generally available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by LKQ or any of its affiliates or Representatives,
(ii) had been independently developed by LKQ or any of its Representatives without resort to or reliance on any of the Evaluation Material, (iii) was within the possession of LKQ or any of its affiliates or Representatives prior to the
date hereof (unless that information was provided by the Company to you), or (iv) becomes available to LKQ on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Company or any of its Representatives, provided that in the case of the
exceptions set forth in clauses (iii) and (iv) of this sentence, neither LKQ nor its affiliates or Representatives knew, after reasonable inquiry, that the source of such
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bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual or legal obligation of confidentiality or any fiduciary obligation to the Company or any other person with respect to such information.
1.2 When used with reference to a party hereto, the terms affiliate and affiliates shall have the
meaning ascribed to such terms in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act); however only those affiliates that are aware of the Possible Transaction or have been granted access to any of
the Evaluation Material shall be bound by the terms of this Agreement.
1.3 When used with reference to a party hereto, the term
Representatives shall mean and include the directors, managers, general partners, officers, employees and agents (including, without limitation, the attorneys, accountants, consultants, bankers and financial or other advisors) of
such party or of any of such partys affiliates. Accordingly, references herein to the Representatives of a party or to a partys Representatives shall mean and include the Representatives not only of that party but also the
Representatives of that partys affiliates; however, for the avoidance of doubt, only those Representatives that are aware of the Possible Transaction or have been granted access to any of the Evaluation Material shall be bound by the terms of
this Agreement.
1.4 The term person shall mean and include each of the following: any natural person, corporation,
limited liability company, general or limited partnership, joint venture, firm, trust, estate, unincorporated association and any other entity and, shall include the media.
1.5 The term Legal Process shall mean and include any requests for information or documents in any legal proceedings,
including in any deposition or response to any interrogatories, or pursuant to subpoena, civil investigative demand or other similar process or by or pursuant to any order, decree, subpoena or other action taken by any court or governmental
regulatory body or agency with applicable jurisdiction.
1.6 The term Possible Transaction shall mean and be limited to
a strategic transaction or business relationship which is negotiated between the Company and LKQ and requires the approval, prior to the announcement or initiation of the Possible Transaction, of the Companys Board of Directors, a majority of
the members of which are, or were elected or appointed to serve on the Board by, the persons who are members of the Company Board of Directors on the date hereof.
1.7 The terms including and include shall mean including but not limited to and
include without limitation.
1.8 The terms herein, hereinafter,
hereof, hereto, hereunder and hereinabove and any similar terms, shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to the Section, paragraph or clause where such term
appears, unless the context indicates otherwise.
2. Use Restrictions and Confidentiality Obligations. LKQ hereby covenants and
agrees that it shall, and shall cause its affiliates and Representatives to, (a) use the Evaluation Material solely for the purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction (as hereinabove defined) between the Company and LKQ or any their
respective affiliates, and for no other purpose whatsoever, and (b) keep all of the Evaluation Material confidential and not make any disclosure of the Evaluation Material, in whole or in part, in any manner whatsoever except as expressly
provided herein. Accordingly, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the use of any of the Evaluation Material by LKQ or any of its affiliates or Representatives for or in connection with or in furtherance of any transaction that does not
constitute a Possible Transaction (as hereinabove defined) shall constitute a material breach of this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary that may be contained elsewhere in this Section 2, LKQ may (i) make a disclosure of
Evaluation Material with respect to which the Company gives its prior written consent (which it may withhold in its sole and absolute discretion), and (ii) disclose any of the
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to those of LKQs Representatives who need to know such information for the sole purpose of evaluating a Possible Transaction between the Company and LKQ or any of their respective affiliates. Any act or omission of any of LKQs affiliates
or Representatives which violates or breaches any of the provisions of this Agreement shall constitute an act or omission to act (as the case may be) of LKQ for which LKQ shall be legally responsible to the Company; and LKQ agrees, at its sole
expense, to use its commercially reasonable efforts to restrain its affiliates and its and their Representatives from making any disclosure or making any use of the Evaluation Material which, if made by LKQ, would be prohibited by or would
constitute a violation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
3. Disclosure Pursuant to Legal Process. In the event that LKQ
or any of its affiliates or Representatives is requested or required by Legal Process (as hereinabove defined) to disclose any of the Evaluation Material, then, unless prohibited by law or government regulation, LKQ shall provide the Company with
written notice within not more than the immediately succeeding three (3) calendar days of any such Legal Process, in order to enable the Company to seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with the provisions
of this Agreement to the extent necessary to enable LKQ, or its affiliates or Representatives, as the case may be, to satisfy the requirements of such Legal Process. If, in the absence of a protective order or other remedy or the receipt of a
written waiver from the Company, LKQ or any of its affiliates or Representatives is nonetheless legally required to disclose any Evaluation Material to any court or other tribunal or regulatory or investigative agency, to avoid being held liable for
contempt or suffering other censure or penalty, LKQ, such affiliate or such Representative (as the case may be) may, without liability hereunder, disclose only that portion of the Evaluation Material that LKQ, such affiliate or such Representative
is so legally required to disclose. In any case, LKQ agrees to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with Company, at the Companys request and sole expense, in any efforts by the Company to preserve the confidentiality of the
Evaluation Material that is the subject of any such Legal Process, including, without limitation, by cooperating with the Company to obtain an appropriate protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded to
such Evaluation Material.
4. Return of Evaluation Material. If either party decides it does not wish to proceed with a Possible
Transaction, it will promptly provide written notice to the other party thereof. In that case, or at any other time upon the request of the Company made for any reason or for no reason, LKQ shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Company, or destroy or cause to be destroyed (in which case it shall provide written certification of such destruction to the Company), all Evaluation Material (and all copies thereof), whether in written, digital or electronic form or otherwise in
the possession or control of LKQ or any of its affiliates or Representatives. In any such event, all Evaluation Material prepared by LKQ or any of its affiliates or Representatives also shall be destroyed and no copy thereof shall be retained.
Notwithstanding the return or destruction of the Evaluation Material, LKQ and its affiliates and Representatives shall continue to be bound by their obligations of confidentiality and their other obligations hereunder for the remainder of the term
of this Agreement (as set forth in Section 11 below).
5. No Representations or Warranties. LKQ acknowledges and agrees that
neither the Company nor any of its Representatives (i) is making any representation or warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy or completeness of the Evaluation Material or the suitability of the Evaluation Material for the purpose, as
set forth above, for which the Evaluation Material is being furnished to LKQ, and (ii) shall have any liability of any kind or nature whatsoever to LKQ or to any of its affiliates or Representatives relating to or arising or resulting from the
evaluation or use of the Evaluation Material by LKQ or any of its affiliates or Representatives; it being understood and agreed that the only representations and warranties of the Company with respect thereto shall be those contained in any
definitive agreement executed and delivered by and between the Company and LKQ or any of their respective affiliates which provides for the consummation of a Possible Transaction between them, subject to any limitations on or qualifications relating
to such representations and warranties as are contained in any such definitive agreement.
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6.
Communications and Requests. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, LKQ shall direct all inquiries, information requests and all other communications to James Musbach or Sandy Knell, the Companys CEO and CFO,
respectively, and shall not make any inquiries, information requests or any other communications directly to the Company or to any of its other employees, officers or directors, without the prior approval of the Companys CEO.
7. Non-Solicitation Covenant. In consideration of Evaluation Material being furnished hereunder to LKQ or any of its affiliates or
Representatives, LKQ hereby agrees on behalf of itself and its affiliates that, for the period of time commencing on the date hereof and ending eighteen (18) months after the date hereof, none of LKQ or its affiliates will solicit to employ any
management or sales employees of the Company who were employed by the Company or any of its affiliates at any time during the sixty (60) days prior to any purported solicitation without first having obtained the written consent of the Company
to do so; provided, however, that the foregoing restriction on employment solicitations shall not apply to general employment solicitations made through newspapers, periodicals or internet postings of general circulation by LKQ or any
of its affiliates.
8. Federal Securities Laws. LKQ hereby acknowledges and shall notify its affiliates and Representatives that
the Companys common stock is registered under the Exchange Act and that the United States securities laws and the regulations promulgated thereunder prohibit any persons (including LKQ and its affiliates and Representatives) who have received
material, non-public information about the Company from purchasing or selling any securities of the Company and from communicating any such material, non-public information to any other person under circumstances in which it is reasonably
foreseeable that the recipient of such information is likely to purchase or sell any securities of the Company in reliance upon such information. LKQ covenants and agrees that it will comply with, and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to
cause its affiliates and Representatives to comply with, such prohibitions.
9. Certain Covenants. For a period of eighteen
(18) months from and after the date of this Agreement, unless specifically approved or invited in writing by the Company to do so, neither LKQ nor any of its affiliates shall, directly or indirectly, or in any manner:
9.1 effectuate or seek, offer or propose or announce any intention (whether publicly or otherwise) to effectuate, cause or participate in or
in any way assist or encourage any other person to effectuate or seek, offer or propose or announce an intention (whether publicly or otherwise) to effectuate, cause or participate in, (i) any acquisition of any securities (including the
beneficial ownership thereof) or assets of the Company or of any of its affiliates; (ii) any tender or exchange offer, merger or other business combination or reorganization involving the Company or any of its affiliates, or (iii) any
recapitalization, restructuring, liquidation, dissolution, asset divestiture or other extraordinary transaction with respect to the Company or any of its affiliates; (iv) any solicitation of proxies (as such terms are
used in the proxy rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission) or consents to vote any voting securities of the Company or any of its affiliates or any effort to influence any person with respect to the voting of any securities of the Company or
any of its affiliates; or (v) any demand for or effort to obtain a copy of the stock ledger, list of stockholders, or any other books and records of the Company;
9.2 form, join or in any way participate in a group (as defined under the Exchange Act or the rules thereunder) with respect to
the shares of common stock or any other voting securities, or any securities that are convertible or exercisable into any voting securities, of the Company or any of its affiliates, or otherwise act in concert with any person or persons in respect
of any such securities;
9.3 otherwise act, alone or in concert with others, to seek to control or influence the management, Board of
Directors or policies of the Company;
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take any action which may require the Company, under applicable law or otherwise, to make a public announcement regarding any of the types of matters set forth in any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 9; or
9.5 enter into any discussions or arrangements with any person with respect to any of the foregoing.
10. No Agreements Relating to Possible Transaction. Each party understands, acknowledges and agrees as follows: (a) neither this
Agreement, nor any actions contemplated hereby (including any discussions between the parties), shall constitute an offer of any kind with respect to or an agreement on the part of the Company or LKQ to effectuate a Possible Transaction or any other
transaction and no such agreement shall exist unless and until a final definitive agreement providing for consummation of a Possible Transaction between the Company and LKQ or any of their respective affiliates has been executed and delivered by
them and approved by the Companys Board of Directors, and (b) neither the Company nor LKQ will be under any legal obligation of any kind whatsoever with respect to a Possible Transaction, or any other transaction, by virtue of this
Agreement, except for the rights and obligations expressly set forth herein. LKQ further acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to reject any and all proposals or offers that may be made by or
on behalf of LKQ or any of its affiliates with regard to a Possible Transaction or any other transaction between the Company and LKQ or any of their respective affiliates, and to terminate discussions and negotiations with LKQ and its affiliates at
any time, for any reason or no reason, and (ii) the Company may, in its sole and absolute discretion, conduct a process that is intended to or may lead to a Possible Transaction or any other type of strategic transaction with any other person
(including, without limitation, negotiating and entering into a final or definitive agreement to consummate a Possible Transaction or other strategic transaction with any other person) and the Company shall have no obligation to notify or include
LKQ or any of its affiliates in any such process.
11. Term. This Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for a period of
eighteen (18) consecutive months from and after the date hereof, even if discussions between the parties regarding a Possible Transaction have terminated prior to the end of that 18-month period and this Agreement shall terminate on the
expiration of such eighteen month period; provided that no such termination shall affect any rights or obligations of either party hereunder that accrued prior to the expiration of this Agreement.
12. Miscellaneous.
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Assignment. Neither party shall assign this Agreement or any of its rights, powers or privileges or delegate any of its obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that the
Company shall have the right, without having to obtain LKQs consent, to assign all of the Companys rights, powers and privileges and to delegate its duties under this Agreement, including the right to enforce all of the terms of this
Agreement, to any person that may enter into a definitive agreement with the Company providing for consummation of a Possible Transaction or other strategic transaction involving such person or any of its affiliates and the Company or any of its
affiliates. Subject to the foregoing restrictions on assignment and delegation, this Agreement shall be binding on any successor or permitted assign of LKQ.
12.2 Severability. All provisions of this Agreement are severable, and any provision of this Agreement found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.
12.3. Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be amended or otherwise modified except by a written agreement executed by both
parties. No waiver of any right or remedy or of any breach of this Agreement shall be effective unless that waiver is set forth in a written instrument that is executed by the party that is sought to be charged with such waiver. No failure or delay
by a party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right,
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preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
12.4. Equitable and Other
Remedies. It is further acknowledged and agreed that any breach of this Agreement by LKQ or any of its affiliates or Representatives may result in irreparable harm to the Company for which money damages may not, in and of themselves, be a
sufficient remedy. Accordingly, it is agreed that if LKQ, or any of its affiliates or Representatives, threatens to breach or commits a breach of any of LKQs covenants or agreements contained herein, the Company shall be entitled to seek
(i) equitable relief, including temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, to prevent the occurrence of any such threatened breach and to obtain a halt to any such breach that has occurred or is occurring, and (ii) an order of
specific performance of the covenants or agreements that are threatened to be breached or that have been breached. LKQ further agrees to waive, and to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause its affiliates and Representatives to waive, any
requirement that the Company secure or post any bond or make a cash deposit as a condition to the issuance or continued effectiveness of such equitable remedies. Such equitable remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any and all other
rights and remedies available to the Company at law or in equity.
12.5. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to its conflict of laws principles. In the event of litigation arising out of this Agreement, the non-prevailing party agrees to pay the reasonable fees
and expenses of the prevailing party (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of the prevailing partys attorneys, accountants and expert witnesses).
12.6. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which executed counterpart, any photocopy or
facsimile copy thereof, shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which, together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Facsimile or photo copies of this Agreement with a signature of a party hereto shall have the same legal effect as an
original thereof.
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Please confirm your agreement with the foregoing by signing and returning one copy of this letter to the undersigned, whereupon this Agreement
shall become a binding agreement between LKQ and the Company.
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