UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 14D-9

(Rule 14d-101)

Solicitation/Recommendation Statement

Under Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 4)

 

 

SALARY.COM, INC.

(Name of Subject Company)

SALARY.COM, INC.

(Name of Person(s) Filing Statement)

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

794006106

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

 

 

Paul R. Daoust

President and Chief Executive Officer

Salary.com, Inc.

160 Gould Street

Needham, Massachusetts 02494

(781) 851-8000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive

Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Person(s) Filing Statement)

With copies to:

Stuart M. Cable, Esq.

James A. Matarese, Esq.

Goodwin Procter LLP

Exchange Place

Boston, Massachusetts 02109

(617) 570-1000

 

 

 

¨ Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

 

 

 


This Amendment No. 4 to Schedule 14D-9 (this “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Schedule 14D-9 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 2, 2010 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Schedule 14D-9”) by Salary.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”). The Schedule 14D-9 relates to the tender offer by Spirit Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Purchaser”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Kenexa Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (“Parent”), to purchase all of the outstanding common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company (collectively, the “Shares”) at a purchase price of $4.07 per Share, net to the seller thereof in cash, without interest and less any required withholding taxes, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase for Cash, dated September 2, 2010 (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”), and in the related Letter of Transmittal (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Letter of Transmittal”). The Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal are filed as Exhibits (a)(1)(A) and (a)(1)(B) to the Schedule 14D-9, respectively.

Capitalized terms used, but not otherwise defined, in this Amendment shall have the meanings given in the Schedule 14D-9. The information in the Schedule 14D-9 is incorporated into this Amendment by reference to all applicable items in the Schedule 14D-9, except that such information is hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided herein.

 

Item 4. The Solicitation or Recommendation

Item 4 (“The Solicitation or Recommendation—Recommendation of the Company Board”) of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by:

(1) adding and supplementing the information on page 31 of the Schedule 14D-9 to the “Opinion of Financial Advisor to the Company Board—Selected Company Analysis” by replacing the list of companies under “Selected Company Analysis” on page 31 of the Schedule 14D-9 with the following chart of the same list of companies:

 

       Valuation Multiples
       Aggregate Value to
Revenues
     Aggregate Value to
Pro  Forma EBITDA
     Equity Value to Pro Forma
Net Income

Company

     2010      2011      2010      2011      2010      2011

HCM

                             

Callidus Software Inc.

     1.2x      1.0x      N.M.      15.1x      N.M.      42.0x

Kenexa Corp.

     1.1x      0.9x      7.2x      6.0x      20.0x      15.6x

Saba Software Inc.

     1.1x      1.0x      10.2x      8.6x      16.2x      13.2x

Ultimate Software Group Inc.

     3.9x      3.3x      26.1x      18.7x      N.M.      41.2x

SaaS

                             

Convio Inc.

     1.6x      1.4x      13.9x      10.7x      31.0x      22.1x

DealerTrack Holdings Inc.

     1.9x      1.7x      8.8x      6.2x      29.1x      17.9x

DemandTec Inc.

     2.4x      2.1x      41.9x      26.1x      N.M.      56.6x

RightNow Technologies Inc.

     2.6x      2.3x      16.5x      10.5x      38.6x      25.2x

SPS Commerce Inc.

     1.9x      1.7x      18.3x      13.8x      41.5x      28.0x

Vocus Inc.

     2.2x      2.0x      13.2x      11.1x      24.1x      21.0x

Websense Inc.

     2.5x      2.4x      9.0x      8.3x      16.5x      14.6x


Similar Financial Profile

                           

Absolute Software Corp.

   2.0x      N.A.      N.M.      N.A.      N.M.      N.A.

CDC Software Corp.

   0.7x      0.6x      3.0x      2.5x      5.3x      4.4x

Falconstor Software Inc.

   1.4x      1.2x      N.M.      N.M.      N.M.      N.M.

Guidance Software Inc.

   1.1x      1.0x      21.0x      13.0x      N.M.      40.4x

OpenWave Systems Inc.

   0.1x      0.1x      N.M.      N.M.      N.M.      N.M.

Pervasive Software Inc.

   1.0x      1.0x      5.7x      4.9x      17.5x      15.1x

Pros Holdings Inc.

   2.2x      2.0x      15.8x      12.0x      38.8x      23.9x

QAD Inc.

   0.4x      0.4x      5.1x      5.2x      20.6x      18.1x

Scientific Learning Corp.

   0.6x      0.6x      3.2x      2.8x      12.6x      11.0x

SoundBite Communications Inc.

   0.2x      0.2x      N.M.      N.M.      N.M.      N.M.

Note: “N.M.” denotes not meaningful multiples because of assumed negative multiples or minute metrics. “N.A.” denotes no estimates available.


(2) adding and supplementing the information on page 33 of the Schedule 14D-9 to the “Opinion of Financial Advisor to the Company Board—Selected Transactions Analysis” by replacing the first table on page 33 of the Schedule 14D-9 under the heading “Selected Transactions Analysis” with the following table:

 

          Aggregate Value to:   Equity Value to:

Announce
    Date

  

Acquirer

  

Target

   Equity
Value
  Enterprise
Value
  LTM
Revenues
  NTM
Revenues
  LTM
EBITDA
  NTM
EBITDA
  LTM Pro
Forma
Net
Income
  NTM Pro
Forma
Net
Income

3/26/10

   Thoma Bravo    Plato Learning    $ 143.0   $ 115.3   1.8x   1.7x   7.4x   6.8x   41.6x   26.4x

2/1/10

   Haemonetics    Global Med Technologies    $ 60.0   $ 61.5   2.0x   N.A.   16.1x   N.A.   39.7x   N.A.

7/10/09

   Thoma Bravo    Entrust    $ 122.9   $ 96.4   1.0x   0.9x   11.4x   8.8x   19.4x   13.9x

7/1/09

   Micro Focus    Borland Software    $ 113.0   $ 104.6   0.6x   N.A.   N.M.   N.A.   N.M.   N.A.

5/11/09

   Ixia    Catapult Communications Corp.    $ 105.3   $ 64.3   1.7x   N.A.   N.M   N.A.   N.M.   N.A.

9/4/08

   OpenText    Captaris    $ 127.2   $ 105.6   0.9x   N.A.   N.M.   N.A.   N.M.   N.A.

6/18/08

   Health Care Services Corp    MEDecision    $ 121.0   $ 120.3   2.6x   2.3x   N.M.   17.8x   N.M.   N.M.

6/17/08

   Alcatel-Lucent SA    Motive Inc.    $ 67.9   $ 50.7   0.7x   N.A.   N.M.   N.A.   N.M.   N.A.

6/6/08

   Sopra
Group/Axway Inc.
   Tumbleweed Communications    $ 141.3   $ 112.8   2.0x   1.8x   N.M.   N.M.   N.M.   N.M.

5/1/08

   Micro Focus    NetManage    $ 73.3   $ 43.4   1.2x   N.A.   11.9x   N.A.   30.2x   N.A.

12/27/07

   EMC    Document Sciences    $ 85.7   $ 85.3   2.6x   N.A.   N.M.   N.M.   N.M.   N.M.

7/11/07

   Megasoft, Ltd.    Boston Communications Group    $ 64.4   $ 17.2   0.2x   N.A.   7.9x   N.A.   44.6x   N.A.

4/27/07

   DealerTrack    Arkona    $ 58.9   $ 58.1   4.5x   3.8x   38.2x   N.A.   40.0x   N.A.

4/1/07

   Battery Ventures    Quovadx Inc.    $ 136.0   $ 105.4   1.3x   1.4x   12.0x   12.3x   N.M.   N.M.

Note: “N.M.” denotes not meaningful multiples because of assumed negative multiples or minute metrics. “N.A.” denotes no estimates available.


(3) adding and supplementing the information on pages 33 and 34 of the Schedule 14D-9 to the “Opinion of Financial Advisor to the Company Board—Premiums Paid Analysis” by:

(A) replacing the following sentence under the heading “Premiums Paid Analysis” on page 33 of the Schedule 14D-9:

“SNW reviewed the consideration paid in 31 comparable U.S. public company acquisitions which involved equity values ranging between $50 and $150 million and were announced on or after January 1, 2007.”

with the following sentence:

“SNW reviewed the consideration paid in the following 31 comparable U.S. public company acquisitions which involved all-cash transactions with equity values ranging between $50 and $150 million and were announced on or after January 1, 2007.”

(B) adding the following table after the first paragraph on page 33 of the Schedule 14D-9 under the heading “Premiums Paid Analysis”:

 

Announce
    Date

  

Acquiror

 

Target

  Premium One
Day Prior to
Announcement
    Premium One
Week Prior to
Announcement
    Premium Four
Weeks Prior to
Announcement
 
03/26/2010    Thoma Bravo LLC   Plato Learning Inc   14.1   15.0   27.5
02/01/2010    Haemonetics Corp   Global Med Technologies Inc   64.9   68.0   56.9
12/14/2009    ON Semiconductor Corp   California Micro Devices Corp   54.1   53.1   55.2
12/08/2009    Francisco Partners LP   QuadraMed Corp   32.6   30.2   33.3
09/25/2009    Project Skyline Intermediate   Pomeroy IT Solutions Inc   10.2   10.9   10.5
08/27/2009    NYSE Technologies Inc   NYFIX Inc   94.8   83.9   86.5
07/10/2009    Thoma Bravo LLC   Entrust Inc   9.3   10.0   9.5
07/01/2009    Micro Focus International PLC   Borland Software Corp   16.3   22.0   27.9
05/11/2009    IXIA   Catapult Communications Corp   9.5   15.3   28.2
03/05/2009    TriNet Group Inc   Gevity HR Inc   97.0   97.2   84.4
02/23/2009    EXAR Corp   Hifn Inc   58.7   43.6   31.7
09/25/2008    Lineage Power Holdings Inc   Cherokee International Corp   33.3   38.6   22.8
09/09/2008    Tripos LP   Pharsight Corp   37.8   36.0   31.8
09/04/2008    Open Text Corp   Captaris Inc   28.3   26.5   35.1
06/19/2008    Deluxe Corp   Hostopia.com Inc   135.6   127.5   125.4
06/18/2008    Health Care Service Corp   MEDecision Inc   309.4   292.8   316.5


06/17/2008    Alcatel Lucent SA    Motive Inc      52.7      40.3      48.0
06/06/2008    Sopra Group    Tumbleweed Communications Corp      52.5      57.3      63.2
05/01/2008    Micro Focus International PLC    NetManage Inc      73.5      74.5      68.3
03/10/2008    TriQuint Semiconductor Inc    WJ Communications Inc      17.6      22.6      38.8
02/22/2008    Imperium Partners Group LLC    ESS Technology Inc      36.7      36.7      34.7
02/04/2008    Freescale Semiconductor Inc    SigmaTel Inc      67.6      75.4      68.9
01/15/2008    Thoma Cressey Bravo Inc    Manatron Inc      36.4      41.3      38.6
12/27/2007    EMC Corp    Document Sciences Corp      79.1      77.9      74.8
10/02/2007    Vector Capital Corp    Printronix Inc      18.3      18.7      18.4
07/11/2007    Megasoft, Ltd.    Boston Communications Group      80.9      95.4      115.8
05/14/2007    Emerson Electric Co    Stratos International Inc      (0.6 %)       (1.5 %)       1.2
04/27/2007    DealerTrack Holdings Inc    Arkona Inc      3.0      3.8      6.2
04/01/2007    Battery Ventures    Quovadx Inc      21.6      22.0      20.9
02/22/2007    KEG Holdings Inc    Applied Innovation Inc      7.8      8.0      9.4
01/20/2007    Qinetic North America Op LLC    Analex Corp      95.8      96.6      83.9

(C) adding the following sentence before the table on page 34 of the Schedule 14D-9 under the heading “Premiums Paid Analysis”:

“The following table sets forth the premiums indicated by this analysis:”

(4) adding the following sentence to the end of the first paragraph on page 34 of the Schedule 14D-9:

“The financial analyses performed by SNW were based on the fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011 financial forecasts it received from the Company. The analyses did not include a discounted cash flow analysis as uncertainty in economic conditions, including in unemployment trends, would render predictions of long term trends in the Company’s business unreliable, and any extrapolation beyond fiscal year 2011 would not be useful for valuation purposes. In addition, SNW noted that there were no long term financial forecasts approved by the Company Board.”


Item 8. Additional Information

Item 8 (“Additional Information”) of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by deleting the text “and plans to vigorously defend against it” in the last sentence of each of the first two paragraphs under the heading “Litigation.”

Item 8 (“Additional Information”) of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby further amended and supplemented by inserting the following paragraphs in the Schedule 14D-9 after the second paragraph under the heading “Litigation:”

“On September 24, 2010, the Company, the members of the Company Board and the plaintiffs in the Piller Action and the Mills Action (together, the “Court Actions”) entered into a memorandum of understanding (“MOU”) reflecting their agreement to settle the Court Actions as between them. The Company and the members of the Company Board are referred to herein as the “Company Defendants.” Pursuant to the MOU, the settling parties agreed that the Company will provide certain supplemental disclosures to the Schedule 14D-9, which are set forth in this Amendment. In exchange for such additional disclosures, following confirmatory discovery, the settling parties to the Court Actions will use their best efforts to agree upon, execute and present to the court in the Mills Action as promptly as is practicable a stipulation of settlement and such other documents as may be necessary and appropriate to obtain the prompt approval by the court of such stipulation and dismissal with prejudice. Following the Massachusetts court’s approval of the settlement of the Mills Action, the plaintiff in the Piller Action shall seek dismissal of the Piller Action with prejudice. The MOU also provides that the defendants in the Court Actions, including the Company Defendants, will be released by the plaintiffs from all claims arising out of the Offer, the Merger and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The settlement, including the payment by the Company or any successor thereto of attorneys’ fees, is also contingent upon, among other things, the Merger becoming effective under applicable law. In the event that the stipulation of settlement is not approved and such conditions are not satisfied, the Company Defendants will continue to vigorously defend both the Court Actions.”

“The MOU provides that the Company Defendants deny that they engaged in any wrongdoing, committed any violation of law or acted improperly in any way, and believe that they acted properly at all times and that the Court Actions have no merit, but wish to settle the Court Actions in order to eliminate the burden and expense of further litigation. In the event that the settlement is not approved, the Company Defendants plan to vigorously defend against the Court Actions.”

“This summary of the MOU does not purport to be a complete description of the terms and conditions thereof and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the MOU, which is filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(E) hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.”

 

Item 9. Exhibits

Item 9 (“Exhibits”) of the Schedule 14D-9 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit thereto:

“(a)(5)(E) Memorandum of Understanding, dated September 24, 2010, among the Company Defendants and the plaintiffs in the Court Actions.”


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.

 

Salary.com, Inc.
By:   / S /    B RYCE C HICOYNE        

Name:

Title:

 

Bryce Chicoyne

Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

Dated: September 24, 2010

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