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 (Date of earliest event reported): February 23, 2015
(February 17, 2015)
Aramark
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-36223 | 20-8236097 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1101 Market Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
19107 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code): (215) 238-3000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On February 17, 2015, Aramark (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (the “Underwriter”) and the selling stockholders listed on Schedule I thereto (the “Selling Stockholders”), relating to the offering and sale by the Selling Stockholders of 30,000,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-202133), filed on February 17, 2015, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated February 17, 2015.
The Underwriting Agreement contains certain representations, warranties, covenants and conditions. It also provides that the Company will indemnify the Underwriter against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or contribute to payments the Underwriter may be required to make because of any of those liabilities.
The foregoing description of the terms of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Underwriting Agreement, which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
The previously announced underwritten secondary offering by the Selling Stockholders of the Shares closed on February 23, 2015. Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriter purchased the Shares at a price of $29.88 per share. The Selling Stockholders received all of the proceeds from this offering. No Shares were sold by the Company. In connection with this offering, the legal opinion as to the legality of the Shares is filed herewith as Exhibit 5.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated February 17, 2015, by and among Aramark, the selling stockholders listed on Schedule I thereto and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as underwriter. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
SIGNATURE
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.
| Aramark | ||
| By: | /s/ Joseph Munnelly | |
| Name: | Joseph Munnelly | |
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer | |
February 23, 2015
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated February 17, 2015, by and among Aramark, the selling stockholders listed on Schedule I thereto and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as underwriter. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |