| Item 1.01. |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
As previously announced, on October 26, 2021, BellRing Brands, Inc. (“BellRing”) entered into a Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Transaction Agreement”) with Post Holdings, Inc. (“Post”), BellRing Distribution, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Post (“New BellRing”), and BellRing Merger Sub Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of New BellRing (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the Transaction Agreement and subject to certain conditions, among other things, (i) Post will contribute its share of BellRing Class B common stock, all of its membership interests of BellRing Brands, LLC and cash to New BellRing in exchange for all of the then-outstanding equity of New BellRing and debt securities of New BellRing (“New BellRing notes”), (ii) New BellRing will convert into a Delaware corporation, (iii) following such conversion, Post will then distribute at least 80.1% of its shares of New BellRing common stock to Post shareholders in a pro-rata distribution and (iv) upon completion of such distribution, Merger Sub will merge with and into BellRing, with BellRing as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of New BellRing (the “merger”). The Transaction Agreement also provides that the New BellRing notes will have a term of ten years.
On February 28, 2022, BellRing, Post, New BellRing and Merger Sub entered into an Amendment No. 1 to Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Amendment No. 1 to the Transaction Agreement”), pursuant to which the Transaction Agreement was amended to provide that, unless otherwise agreed by the parties thereto in writing, the New BellRing notes will have a term of no less than eight years but no greater than ten years.
The foregoing summary description of Amendment No. 1 to the Transaction Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to Amendment No. 1 to the Transaction Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1 and the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.
Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Language
Certain matters discussed in this filing are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made based on known events and circumstances at the time of release, and as such, are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding the proposed transaction among Post, BellRing, New BellRing and Merger Sub. There is no assurance that the proposed transaction will be completed as anticipated or at all, and there are a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made herein, including risks relating to unanticipated developments that prevent, delay or negatively impact the proposed transaction, the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, the rapidly changing situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic and other risks and uncertainties described in BellRing’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These forward-looking statements represent BellRing’s judgment as of the date of this filing. BellRing disclaims, however, any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Additional Information and Where to Find it
This filing does not constitute an offer to sell, the solicitation of 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 offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In connection with the proposed transaction, New BellRing (as BellRing Distribution, LLC) has filed a registration statement of New BellRing on Form S-4 (File No. 333-261741) with the SEC, which contains a prospectus of New BellRing and a definitive proxy statement of BellRing, dated February 3, 2022, and a registration statement of New BellRing on Form S-4/S-1 (File No. 333-261873) with the SEC, which contains a prospectus of New BellRing, dated February 14, 2022. INVESTORS AND SECURITYHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENTS/ PROSPECTUSES, PROXY STATEMENT AND ANY DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE THEREIN, ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE FILINGS, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT NEW BELLRING, BELLRING AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. The registration statements were declared effective by the SEC on February 3, 2022, and a definitive proxy statement/prospectus was mailed on or about February 3, 2022 to stockholders of BellRing seeking that such stockholders adopt the definitive agreement for the proposed transaction. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain these materials (when they are available) and other documents filed with the SEC free of charge from the SEC’s website, www.sec.gov, BellRing’s website, www.bellring.com, or Post’s website, www.postholdings.com.
The transaction and distribution of this filing may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons who come into possession of any document or other information referred to herein should inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering of securities will be made, directly or indirectly, in or into any jurisdiction where to do so would be inconsistent with the laws of such jurisdiction.
