Westaff Inc - Current report filing (8-K)
29 September 2008 - 11:23PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report:
September 27,
2008
(Date of earliest event reported)
WESTAFF,
INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
000-24990
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94-1266151
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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298 North
Wiget Lane, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(925) 930-5300
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 1.01 Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 27, 2008, Westaff, Inc. (the Company) entered into
a Share Sale Agreement (the Sale Agreement) with Humanis Blue Pty Limited, an
Australian company and a subsidiary of Humanis Group Limited (the Buyer),
pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell to the Buyer all of the Companys
shares (the Shares) in Westaff (Australia) Pty Limited (Westaff Australia) and
Westaff NZ Limited (Westaff NZ and, together with Westaff Australia, the Subsidiaries). Westaff Australia and Westaff NZ are indirect
wholly-owned subsidiaries, of the Company.
Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Sale Agreement, the purchase
price payable by the Buyer to the Company for the Shares would be A$19,000,000.
A$16,000,000 of the purchase price would
be payable at closing, and the remaining A$3,000,000 of the purchase price
would be payable in the form of a deferred payment due one year after closing,
which deferred payment would bear interest at a floating rate equal to 4% per
annum above the 90 day bank bill swap rate in Australia for the first twelve
months after closing and 8% above the 90 day bank bill swap rate in Australia
following the first anniversary of the closing.
The purchase price is subject to adjustment based on the net operating
assets of the Australian and New Zealand Subsidiaries at closing. The Company has made customary
representations and warranties and covenants in the Sale Agreement.
The sale of the Shares pursuant to the Sale Agreement is subject to the
satisfaction of certain conditions precedent, including, among other things,
the execution of a license agreement providing for the license of certain
trademarks of the Company to Buyer following closing, the obtaining of certain third-party
consents, the repayment of external debt of the Australian and New Zealand
Subsidiaries, the repayment or cancellation of certain intercompany balances
and the retaining of cash by the Australian and New Zealand Subsidiaries in an
aggregate amount of A$1 million.
The Sale Agreement provides, among other things, that the Sale
Agreement may be terminated by either party upon giving the other party notice
if any of the conditions precedent are not satisfied within 30 days after execution
of the Sale Agreement (and such conditions precedent have not been waived
pursuant to the Sale Agreement).
The foregoing description of the Sale Agreement does not purport to be
complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the
Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Companys next
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Item 7.01 Regulation
FD Disclosure.
On September 29, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing
the Sale Agreement. A copy of this press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K
(including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) is being furnished in accordance with
General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed filed for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
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(the
Exchange Act
), or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated
by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such
filing.
Item 9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
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Description of Document
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99.1
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Press Release, dated September 29, 2008
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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WESTAFF, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Christa C. Leonard
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Christa C. Leonard
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Senior Vice President and
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Chief Financial Officer
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Date: September 29, 2008
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description of Document
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99.1
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Press Release, dated September 29, 2008
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