DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) today announced that it expects to commence a modified “Dutch Auction” tender offer to purchase up to 7,317,073 shares of its common stock at a price per share not less than $38.00 and not greater than $41.00. The tender offer is expected to commence on November 24, 2015, and to expire on December 23, 2015, unless extended. The number of shares proposed to be purchased in the tender offer represents approximately 6.1% of Copart’s currently outstanding common stock. Assuming 7,317,073 shares are repurchased at the maximum price of $41.00 per share in the tender offer, the Company will repurchase a total of approximately $300.0 million of its common stock in the tender offer.
Tenders of shares must be made prior to the expiration of the tender offer and may be withdrawn at any time prior to that time.
On the terms and subject to the conditions of the tender offer, Copart’s stockholders will have the opportunity to tender some or all of their shares at a price within the $38.00 to $41.00 per share range. Based on the number of shares tendered and the prices specified by the tendering stockholders, Copart will determine the lowest per-share price within the range that will enable it to purchase 7,317,073 shares or such lesser number of shares that are tendered and not withdrawn. All shares accepted in the tender offer will be purchased at the same price per share even if a stockholder tenders at a lower price. If stockholders tender more than 7,317,073 shares at or below the purchase price per share, Copart will purchase the shares tendered at or below the determined purchase price by those stockholders, subject to pro-ration and certain other factors.
The tender offer is not contingent upon any minimum number of shares being tendered. The tender offer is, however, subject to a number of customary terms and conditions.
None of Copart, its board of directors, the depositary, or the information agent is making any recommendations to stockholders as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering their shares into the tender offer. Stockholders must decide how many shares they will tender, if any, and the price within the stated range at which they will offer their shares for purchase by Copart.
Copart’s directors and executive officers have advised Copart that they do not intend to tender any of their shares in the tender offer.
The information agent is Georgeson Inc. and the depositary is Computershare Trust Company, N.A. The Offer to Purchase, a letter of transmittal, and related documents will be mailed to stockholders of record and also will be made available for distribution to beneficial owners of Copart’s stock. For questions and information, please call the information agent at 1-800-932-9864.
News Release for Informational Purposes Only
THIS PRESS RELEASE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO BUY OR SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO SELL SHARES OF COPART’S COMMON STOCK. THE TENDER OFFER WILL BE MADE ONLY PURSUANT TO THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, AND RELATED MATERIALS THAT COPART WILL DISTRIBUTE TO ITS STOCKHOLDERS AFTER COPART FILES WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ITS “SCHEDULE TO” AND OFFER TO PURCHASE. STOCKHOLDERS AND INVESTORS SHOULD READ CAREFULLY THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, AND RELATED MATERIALS BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING THE VARIOUS TERMS OF, AND CONDITIONS TO, THE TENDER OFFER. AFTER COPART FILES ITS “SCHEDULE TO” AND OFFER TO PURCHASE WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, WHICH FILING IS PRESENTLY EXPECTED TO BE MADE ON NOVEMBER 24, 2015, STOCKHOLDERS AND INVESTORS MAY OBTAIN A FREE COPY OF THE TENDER OFFER STATEMENT ON “SCHEDULE TO,” THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT COPART WILL BE FILING WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION’S WEBSITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV OR BY CONTACTING GEORGESON INC., THE INFORMATION AGENT FOR THE TENDER OFFER, AT 1-800-932-9864. STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THESE MATERIALS PRIOR TO MAKING ANY DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE TENDER OFFER.
About Copart
Copart, founded in 1982, provides vehicle sellers with a full range of remarketing services to process and sell salvage and clean title vehicles to dealers, dismantlers, rebuilders, exporters and, in some locations, to end users. Copart remarkets the vehicles through Internet sales utilizing its VB3 technology. Copart sells vehicles on behalf of insurance companies, banks, finance companies, fleet operators, dealers, car dealerships and others as well as cars sourced from the general public. The company currently operates in the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom, Brazil, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Bahrain, India, and Spain.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, as defined under federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding Copart’s expectations regarding the timing for filing its Schedule TO, Offer to Purchase, and other tender offer documents and launching and completing its common stock tender offer. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees and are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that could cause the timing of the filing of the Schedule TO, Offer to Purchase, and other tender documents and launching and completing the tender offer to differ materially and adversely from the timing expressed in the forward-looking statements in this press release. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks associated with the completion of the review and preparation of such filings and the review and completion of our application by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as to Copart’s expectations as of the date hereof. Copart undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements as a result of events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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