Filing of Certain Prospectuses and Communications in Connection With Business Combination Transactions (425)
24 Februar 2020 - 12:01PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
Filed by Xerox Holdings Corporation
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
and deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 and Rule 14d-2
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: HP Inc.
(Commission
File No. 001-04423)
Xerox Holdings Corporation (Xerox) is using or making available the
following communications through the website www.XplusHP.com (the microsite), which was first made publicly available as of February 10, 2020 and provides information relating to the proposal that Xerox has made for a business
combination transaction with HP Inc. (HP):
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Exhibit
1.2:
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Supplemental information regarding the pro forma implied value of the increased offer to HPs stockholders, which can be viewed by clicking Supplemental Information Regarding Increased Offer under the News
Releases section of the News page
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Exhibit
1.3:
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A copy of a statement made by Xerox on February 21, 2020 regarding the adoption of a poison pill by HP, which can be viewed by clicking on the Xerox Statement Regarding HPs Poison Pill under the News
Releases section of the News page
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Exhibit
2.1:
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New version of the page of the microsite entitled Director Nominees
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Exhibit 1.2
Equity Upside for HP Shareholders from Ownership in Combined Company The stock consideration of Xeroxs proposal results in HP
shareholders owning ~45%(1) of the combined company. This gives HP shareholders significant equity upside, which we conservatively value at ~$15 per share without multiple expansion and before any revenue synergies are achieved. Equity Upside for HP
Shareholders from Ownership in Combined Company The stock consideration of Xeroxs proposal results in HP shareholders owning ~45%(1) of the combined company. This gives HP shareholders significant equity upside, which we conservatively value
at ~$15 per share without multiple expansion and before any revenue synergies are achieved. Pro Forma Implied Value to HP Shareholders of ~$33 Per Share ($/share) ~$15 ~$33 $18.40 Cash Value Equity Value of ~45% Implied Value to HP Ownership in
Combined Shareholders Company at Market Weighted P/E multiples since Conduent and HPE spin(3) Equity Value of Combined Company ($ in bn except per share data) Based on Company Guidance for Adjusted EPS (2) Blended Multiple Xerox CY 20E Net Income
$0.8 HP CY 20E Net Income 3.4 Plus: $2bn Run-Rate Cost Synergies (tax-effected)(3) 1.7 Less: Interest Expense from Acquisition (estimated) (0.5) Combined Company Pro Forma Net Income $5.4 x P/E Multiple 9x Combined Company Pro Forma Equity Value
$48.4 HP Shareholder Ownership ~45% Equity Value to HP Shareholders ($bn) ~$22 HP Shares Outstanding (bn) 1.5 Equity Value to HP Shareholders ($ / share) ~$15 Source: Company filings. 1 Includes the dilutive impact from issuance of equity and
equity-linked securities to fund the increased cash consideration. 2 Based on calendarized midpoint of company guidance Adj. EPS for HP 2020E and Wall Street Consensus FY2021. 1 3 Achieved within 24 months.
Exhibit 1.3
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News from Xerox Holdings Corporation
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Xerox Statement Regarding HPs Poison Pill
February 21, 2020
The HP board clearly adopted a
poison pill because our offer is receiving overwhelming support from their shareholders. Regardless of what the company and its army of advisors announce Monday, we believe HP shareholders appreciate that the value we could create by combining Xerox
and HP outweighs - and is incremental to - anything HP could achieve on its own. Despite the HP boards intention to deny shareholders the chance to choose for themselves, we will press ahead with our previously announced tender offer and
electing our slate of highly qualified director candidates.
Exhibit 2.1
Betsy Atkins Notable executive and Board experience: Ascend Communications, Wynn Resorts, SL Green Realty, Schneider Electric, Cognizant
Technology Solutions o Betsy Atkins was previously Chair and CEO of Clear Standards, a software company acquired by SAP in 2009. She also co-founded Ascend Communications, which was acquired by Lucent Technologies in 1999 for $23 billion. o Today,
she is Chief Executive Officer of Baja Corporation, a venture capital firm she founded to make seed investments in technology, energy and life sciences companies. o Ms. Atkins serves on the Boards of Wynn Resorts and SL Green Realty and previously
served on the Boards of Schneider Electric, Cognizant Technology Solutions, HD Supply Holdings and Darden Restaurants, among others. o She is a venture capital investor, three-time CEO and expert on corporate governance and board oversight, having
written two books on the subject (Be Board Ready: The Secrets to Landing a Board Seat and Being a Great Director and Behind Boardroom Doors: Lessons of a Corporate Director). Notable executive and Board experience: Novartis Pharma AG, Axovant
Sciences, Innoviva, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals o George Bickerstaff is currently co-founder and Managing Director of M.M. Dillon & Co., a leading healthcare and technology boutique investment bank. o Prior to co-founding M.M. Dillon, he had a
successful career as a corporate executive in the technology and healthcare industries, most recently as the Chief Financial Officer of Novartis Pharma AG. o He currently serves on the Board of Innoviva, among others, and previously served on the
Boards of Axovant Sciences and ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, which was acquired by Takeda for $5.2 billion in 2017. o Mr. Bickerstaff brings financial and operational experience in the healthcare, pharmaceutical and information technology industries, along
with expertise in accounting and regulatory matters and insight into the views of shareholders, investors, analysts and others in the financial community.
Carolyn Byrd Notable executive and Board experience: The Coca-Cola Company, Regions Financial Corporation, Freddie Mac, Popeyes
Louisiana Kitchen, GlobalTech Financial o Carolyn Byrd is Chair and Chief Executive Officer of GlobalTech Financial, which she founded in 2000 after a long career at The Coca-Cola Company. o She currently serves on the Board of Regions Financial
Corporation and has previously served on the Boards of, among others, Freddie Mac, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and the St. Paul Companies, which merged with Travelers in 2003 to create the second largest business insurer in the U.S. o Ms. Byrd has
held many positions in which she was responsible for key managerial, strategic, financial and operational decisions. In 2018, she was named one of the 2018 Most Influential Corporate Directors by Womentnc. Notable executive and Board
experience: Verizon Communications, Windstream Holdings, U.S. National Security Agency, Tufts University, courageNpurpose o Jeannie Diefenderfer spent 28 years at Verizon, where, among other things, she led the integration of GTE into Bell Atlantic
after GTE was acquired in an all-stock deal valued at $52.8 billion. o She now advises Boards and Chief Executive Officers as founder and Chief Executive Officer of consulting firm courageNpurpose. o She currently serves on the Board of Windstream
Holdings, is Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees of Tufts University and is a member of the Workforce Development & Support Advisory Panel at the U.S. National Security Agency, where she advises on workforce development and diversity and
inclusion. o Ms. Diefenderfer has considerable technology expertise as a senior engineer at Verizon and significant experience integrating complex legacy operations.
Kim S. Fennebresque Notable executive and Board experience: Ally Financial, BlueLinx Holdings, Albertsons Companies, Cowen Group, UBS o
Kim Fennebresque was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cowen Group for nine years. o Prior to Cowen, he led the Corporate Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions departments at UBS and the Investment Banking division at Lazard Freres
& Co. o He currently serves on the Boards of Ally Financial, BlueLinx Holdings and Albertsons Companies, and he previously served on the Boards of several civic organizations, including the TEAK Fellowship and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund
Finance Committee. o Mr. Fennebresque has experience evaluating, negotiating and executing complex mergers and acquisitions and overseeing capital allocation and risk-management matters. Notable executive and Board experience: EP Energy Corporation,
AlixPartners, Lazard Freres & Co., Credit Suisse o Carol Flaton has served as a Managing Director at AlixPartners, a global consulting firm specializing in restructuring, turnarounds, enterprise improvement and digital consulting. o She
previously held senior positions at Lazard Freres & Co. and Credit Suisse, among others. Her board experience includes EP Energy Corporation and Jupiter Resources. o Ms. Flaton has expertise in banking, finance and restructuring across multiple
industries, with a focus on companies undergoing complex transformations.
Matthew Hart Notable executive and Board experience: Hilton Hotels, American Airlines, American Homes 4 Rent, U.S. Airways, Kilroy
Realty Corporation o Matthew Hart most recently served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Hilton Hotels until the buyout of Hilton by Blackstone in 2007. o He currently serves on the Boards of American Airlines, American Homes 4 Rent and
Air Lease Corporation. o He previously served on the Boards of U.S. Airways, Kilroy Realty Corporation and America West Holdings, among others. o Mr. Hart brings experience as a senior operating and finance executive for several large global
companies including Hilton, Walt Disney and Marriott. Fred Hochberg Notable executive and Board experience: Export-lmport Bank of the United States, Lillian Vernon Corporation o Fred Hochberg was most recently the Chairman and President of the
Export-lmport Bank of the United States during the Obama administration. o Before entering public service, Mr. Hochberg served as, among other things, President and Chief Operating Officer of Lillian Vernon Corporation, a company he transformed from
a small private business into an international, publicly traded corporation.
o Mr. Hochbergs tenure as the longest ever serving Chairman of the Export-lmport Bank of the United States gives him significant
expertise and insight into global trade matters, and his experience leading and modernizing large, complex organizations, both in the government and for-profit spheres, provides him with substantial transformation experience. Jacob Katz Notable
executive and Board experience: Grant Thornton, Jefferies, Here Holdings o Jacob Katz was Chairman of Grant Thornton, a leading independent audit, tax and advisory firm, o He currently serves on the Boards of Jefferies Financial Group and Here
Holdings. o Mr. Katz has executive management and leadership skills gained in many leadership roles at Grant Thornton, including as Chairman, New York and Northeast Managing Partner, and Global Leader of Financial Services. o His experience with
various industries during his long tenure with Grant Thornton provides him with knowledge in addressing public company financial and accounting matters. Nichelle Maynard-Elliott Notable executive and Board experience: Praxair, Element Solutions o
Nichelle Maynard-Elliott most recently served as Executive Director of Mergers & Acquisitions for Praxair, where, among other things, she helped lead Praxair through its $90 billion merger with the Linde Group in 2018. o Ms. Maynard-Elliott
currently serves on the Board of Element Solutions, a specialty chemicals company.
o Ms. Maynard-Elliott has a track record of creating shareholder value by employing financial, legal, mergers and acquisitions and
business development expertise. Thomas Sabatino, Jr. Notable executive and Board experience: Aetna, Hertz, Walgreens, United Airlines, Teligent o Thomas Sabatino, Jr. most recently served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Aetna,
where he was also a member of its Executive Committee. o He has held a number of other General Counsel and executive leadership positions at global companies, including Hertz, Walgreens and United Airlines, where he helped lead the company through
its merger with Continental Airlines. o He is currently on the Board of Teligent, a pharmaceutical company. o Mr. Sabatino brings business acumen and legal expertise in corporate governance, crisis management, mergers and acquisitions and complex
litigation resolution. Supplemental Information Regarding The Director Nominees Each Director Nominee has entered into a Nomination Agreement with Xerox Holdings Corporation (Xerox) in which such Director Nominee has agreed to stand for
election as a director of HP Inc. (HP) and, if elected, to serve as a director of HP. Pursuant to the Nomination Agreements, Xerox has agreed to pay each of the Director Nominees $100,000 in cash, payable in two installments as follows:
(i) $50,000 promptly following Xerox or HP publicly announcing that Xerox has formally submitted the applicable Director Nominees name to HP as a Director Nominee for HPs 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and (ii) $50,000 promptly
following the earlier of (A) the mailing by Xerox to HP stockholders of a definitive proxy statement that includes the applicable Director Nominees name as a member of the slate of Director Nominees (including as an alternate nominee) and (B)
the execution by Xerox and HP of a definitive acquisition agreement providing for a negotiated business combination between Xerox and HP. Each Director Nominee is required to reimburse to Xerox the full amount of the fee paid if, prior to the
completion of the proxy solicitation, such Director Nominee voluntarily withdraws from serving as a nominee or otherwise refuses to serve as a director of HP. Xerox has also agreed to reimburse each Director Nominee for reasonable expenses incurred
by such Director Nominee in connection with the proxy solicitation and has also agreed to indemnify each Director Nominee with respect to certain losses or other expenses incurred by such Director Nominee in connection with the proxy solicitation.
In addition, as of February 19,2020, Messrs. Hochberg and Sabatino each respectively beneficially owned 1,000 and 35 shares of HP common stock. Xerox Holdings Corporation 2020. Privacy Policy Terms and Conditions
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Xeroxs ability to finance the proposed transaction with HP; Xeroxs indebtedness, including the substantial indebtedness Xerox expects to incur in connection with the proposed transaction with HP and the need to generate sufficient cash
flows to service and repay such debt; the possibility that Xerox may be unable to achieve expected synergies and operating efficiencies within the expected time-frames or at all and to successfully integrate HPs operations with those of Xerox;
that such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; that operating costs, customer loss and business disruption (including, without limitation, difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees, customers or
suppliers) may be greater than expected following the proposed transaction or the public announcement of the proposed transaction; the retention of certain key employees may be difficult; and general economic conditions that are less favorable than
expected. Additional risks that may affect Xeroxs operations and other factors that are set forth in the Risk Factors section, the Legal Proceedings section, the Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations section and other sections of Xerox Corporations 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as in Xerox Corporations and Xerox Holdings
Corporations Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC). These
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this communication or as of the date to which they refer, and Xerox assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events or
developments, except as required by law.
Additional Information
This communication relates to a proposal that Xerox has made for a business combination transaction with HP. In furtherance of this proposal and subject to
future developments, Xerox (and, if applicable, HP) may file one or more registration statements, proxy statements, tender offer statements or other documents with the SEC. This communication is not a substitute for any proxy statement, registration
statement, tender offer statement, prospectus or other document Xerox and/or HP may file with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction.
Xerox
has not yet commenced the tender offer referred to in this communication, and this communication does not constitute an offer to buy or solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. Upon the commencement of any tender offer, Xerox will file a
tender offer statement with the SEC. Investors and security holders of Xerox and HP are urged to read the proxy statement(s), registration statement, tender offer statement (including an offer to purchase, a related letter of transmittal and other
offer documents), prospectus and/or other documents filed with the SEC carefully in their entirety if and when they become available as they will contain important information about the proposed transaction. Any definitive proxy statement(s) or
prospectus(es) (if and when available) will be mailed to shareholders of Xerox and/or HP, as applicable. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain free copies of these documents (if and when available) and other documents filed with the
SEC by Xerox through the web site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov, and by visiting Xeroxs investor relations site at www.xerox.com/investor.
This document shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any
jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the
requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
This communication is neither a solicitation of a proxy nor a substitute
for any proxy statement or other filings that may be made with the SEC. Nonetheless, Xerox and its directors and executive officers and other members of management and employees and the candidates identified by Xerox in the notice of its intention
to nominate such candidates for election at HPs 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Xerox nominees) may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transactions, including with
respect to HPs 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. You can find information about Xeroxs executive officers and directors in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Xerox Holdings Corporation with
the SEC on July 31, 2019, the prospectus filed by Xerox Holdings Corporation with the SEC on April 23, 2019 and the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 filed by Xerox
Corporation with the SEC on February 25, 2019. To the extent holdings of Xerox securities by Xeroxs executive officers and directors have changed from the amounts of securities of Xerox Corporation (the predecessor issuer to Xerox
Holdings Corporation) held by such persons as reflected in the prospectus filed by Xerox Holdings Corporation with the SEC on April 23, 2019, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with
the SEC. Information about the Xerox nominees is available at www.XplusHP.com and will be included in the proxy statement Xerox intends to file with the SEC should Xerox determine to commence a proxy contest for election of directors to HPs
board of directors. Additional information regarding the interests of such potential participants will be included in one or more registration statements, proxy statements, tender offer statements or other documents filed with the SEC if and when
they become available. These documents (if and when available) may be obtained free of charge from the SECs website www.sec.gov, and by visiting Xeroxs investor relations site at www.xerox.com/investor.
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