SC TO-I/A

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE TO

(Amendment No. 2)

TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(D)(1) OR 13(E)(1)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

CANNAE HOLDINGS, INC.

(Name Of Subject Company (Issuer) And Filing Person (Offeror))

 

 

Cannae Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

13765N107

(CUSIP Number of Cannae Common Stock)

Michael L. Gravelle

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

1701 Village Center Circle

Las Vegas, NV 89134

(702) 323-7330

(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)

 

 

With a copy to:

Patrick S. Brown

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

1888 Century Park East, Suite 2100

Los Angeles, California 90067

(310) 712-6600

 

 

 

☐ 

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:

 

  ☐ 

third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

  ☒ 

issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

  ☐ 

going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

  ☐ 

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: ☒

If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:

 

  ☐ 

Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)

  ☐ 

Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third Party Tender Offer)

 

 

 


AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SCHEDULE TO

This Amendment No. 2 (this “Amendment No. 2”) amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO originally filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission by Cannae Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Cannae” or the “Company”), on March 1, 2024, as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1, filed April 2, 2024 (as so amended and supplemented, the “Schedule TO”), in connection with the Company’s offer to purchase up to $200 million in value of shares of its common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Shares”), at a price not greater than $23.75 nor less than $20.75 per Share, to the seller in cash, less any applicable withholding taxes and without interest.

Only those items amended or supplemented are reported in this Amendment No. 2. Except as specifically provided herein, the information contained in the Schedule TO remains unchanged and this Amendment No. 2 does not modify any of the information previously reported on the Schedule TO. You should read this Amendment No. 2 together with the Schedule TO, the Offer to Purchase, dated March 1, 2024, and the related Letter of Transmittal.


ITEM 11.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Item 11 is hereby amended and supplemented as follows:

On April 4, 2024, Cannae issued a press release announcing the final results of the tender offer, which expired at 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on April 1, 2024. A copy of such press release is filed as Exhibit (a)(5)(vi) to this Amendment No. 2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 12.

EXHIBITS

Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following Exhibit:

 

(a)(5)(vi)

Press Release, dated April 4, 2024.


SIGNATURES

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this Amendment No. 2 to Schedule TO is true, complete and correct.

 

CANNAE HOLDINGS, INC.
By:   /s/ Michael Gravelle
  Name: Michael Gravelle
 

Title:  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Dated: April 5, 2024


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

(a)(1)(i)

   Offer to Purchase, dated March 1, 2024.*

(a)(1)(ii)

   Form of Letter of Transmittal (including IRS Form W-9).*

(a)(1)(iii)

   Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.*

(a)(1)(iv)

   Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees. *

(a)(1)(v)

   Letter to Clients for Use by Brokers, Dealers, Banks, Trust Companies and Other Nominees. *

(a)(1)(vi)

   Summary Advertisement, dated March 1, 2024.*

(a)(2)

   Not applicable.

(a)(3)

   Not applicable.

(a)(4)

   Not applicable.

(a)(5)(i)

   Letter to Shareholders, issued on February 21, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Schedule TO-C, as filed with the SEC on February 21, 2024).

(a)(5)(ii)

   Transcript of Cannae Holdings, Inc. Q4 Earnings Call held on February 21, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Schedule TO-C, as filed with the SEC on February 22, 2024).

(a)(5)(iii)

   Annual Report on Form 10-K of Cannae Holdings, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed on February 29, 2024 (incorporated by reference to such filing).

(a)(5)(iv)

   Press Release, dated March 1, 2024.*

(a)(5)(v)

   Press Release, dated April 2, 2024.*

(a)(5)(vi)

   Press Release, dated April 4, 2024.**

(d)(i)

   Cannae Holdings, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed November 21, 2017).

(d)(ii)

   Form of Notice of Restricted Stock Award Agreement dated as of November 11, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed February 25, 2022).

(d)(iii)

   Form of Notice of Restricted Stock Award Agreement dated as of March 15, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed on February 29, 2024).

(d)(iv)

   Incentive-Based Compensation Recovery Policy, with an effective date of October 3, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed on February 29, 2024).

(d)(v)

   Employment Agreement, dated February 28, 2024, by and between Cannae Holdings, Inc. and William P. Foley, II (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed on February 29, 2024).

(d)(vi)

   Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement dated as of February 26, 2024, by and between Cannae Holdings, Inc. and William P. Foley, II (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed on February 29, 2024).

(d)(vii)

   Employment Agreement, dated February 28, 2024, by and between Cannae Holdings, Inc. and Ryan R. Caswell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed on February 29, 2024).

(d)(viii)

   Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement dated as of February 26, 2024, by and between Cannae Holdings, Inc. and Ryan R. Caswell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, filed on February 29, 2024).


(g)

   Not applicable.

(h)

   Not applicable.

107

   Filing Fee Table.**

 

*

Previously filed.

**

Filed herewith.

EX-99.(a)(5)(vi)

Exhibit (a)(5)(vi)

 

LOGO    LOGO

Cannae Holdings, Inc. Announces Final Results

of Modified Dutch Auction Tender Offer

Las Vegas, April 4, 2024 - Cannae Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CNNE) (“Cannae” or the “Company”) today announced the final results of its modified “Dutch auction” tender offer (the “Offer”) to purchase up to $200 million in aggregate purchase price of its outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (each, a “Share”), at a single per-Share price not greater than $23.75 nor less than $20.75 per Share. The Offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of the day on April 1, 2024.

Based on the final count by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, the depositary for the tender offer (the “Depositary”), a total of 9,672,540 Shares were properly tendered and not properly withdrawn at or below a purchase price of $22.95 per Share.

In accordance with the terms and conditions of the tender offer, the Company accepted for purchase an aggregate of 9,672,540 Shares, representing approximately 13.4% of the Shares issued and outstanding as of April 1, 2024, at a purchase price of $22.95 per Share, for an aggregate cost of approximately $222.0 million, excluding fees and expenses related to the tender offer. Included in the 9,672,540 Shares Cannae expects to accept for purchase in the Offer are 957,943 Shares that Cannae has elected to purchase pursuant to its right to purchase up to an additional 2% of its outstanding Shares. As the Company accepted for purchase all of the Shares which were properly tendered and not properly withdrawn at a price at or below $22.95 there is no proration factor. The Depositary has paid for all of the Shares accepted for purchase on April 4, 2024.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC acted as dealer manager and D. F. King & Co., Inc. acted as the information agent for the Offer. Holders of the Shares who have questions or would like additional information about the Offer, should contact D.F. King & Co., Inc. at (866) 406-2284 (toll-free) or (212) 257-2468 (banks and brokers).

About Cannae Holdings, Inc.

We primarily acquire interests in operating companies and are actively engaged in managing and operating a core group of those companies. We believe that our long-term ownership and active involvement in the management and operations of companies helps maximize the value of those businesses for our shareholders. We are a long-term owner that secures control and governance rights of other companies primarily to engage in their lines of business and we have no preset time constraints dictating when we sell or dispose of our businesses.


Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors

This press release, and any related oral statements contain forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our expectations, hopes, beliefs, plans, intentions, or strategies regarding the future are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management. Because such statements are based on expectations as to future financial and operating results and are not statements of fact, actual results may differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The risks and uncertainties that forward-looking statements are subject to include, but are not limited to: risks associated with our investment in JANA; changes in general economic, business and political conditions, including changes in the financial markets and changes in macroeconomic conditions resulting from the outbreak of a pandemic or escalation of the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine; risks associated with the Investment Company Act of 1940; our potential inability to find suitable acquisition candidates, acquisitions in lines of business that will not necessarily be limited to our traditional areas of focus, or difficulties in integrating acquisitions; significant competition that our operating subsidiaries face; risks related to the externalization of certain of our management functions to an external manager; and other risks.

This press release should be read in conjunction with the risks detailed in the “Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information,” “Risk Factors” and other sections of the Company’s Forms 10-Q, Form 10-K and our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contacts

Jamie Lillis

Managing Director, Solebury Strategic Communications

(203) 428-3223

jlillis@soleburystrat.com

Source: Cannae Holdings, Inc.

EX-FILING FEES

Exhibit 107

Calculation of Filing Fee Table

SC TO-I/A

(Form Type)

Cannae Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Table 1: Transaction Valuation

 

       
      Transaction 
Valuation
 

Fee

 Rate 

   Amount of 
Filing Fee
       

Fees to Be Paid

  $221,984,793.00(1)   $147.60 per $1,000,000.00    $32,765.00(2)
       

Fees Previously Paid

  $200,000,000.00   $147.60 per $1,000,000.00    $29,520.00(3)
       

Total Transaction Valuation

  $221,984,793.00(1)      
       

Total Fees Due for Filing

      $32,765.00(2)
       

Total Fees Previously Paid

      $29,520.00(3)
       

Total Fee Offsets

     
       

Net Fee Due

          $3,245.00

 

1.

Calculated solely for purposes of determining the amount of the filing fee. This amount is based upon the Registrant’s offer to purchase up to $221,984,793.00 in value of shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share.

2.

The amount of the filing fee, calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, equals $147.60 per million dollars of the transaction valuation.

3.

An aggregate fee of $29,520.00 was previously paid in connection with the filing of the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO on March 1, 2024 by Cannae Holdings, Inc. (File No. 005-90276).