UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 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): June 23, 2009
VELOCITY
EXPRESS CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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0-28452
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87-0355929
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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One
Morningside Drive North
Bldg.
B, Suite 300
Westport,
Connecticut
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06880
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrants’
telephone number, including area code: (203) 349-4160
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the
appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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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))
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Status of Sale
Process
As previously reported, on March 13,
2009, Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee for the holders (the “Noteholders”)
of the Company’s Senior Secured Notes (the “Senior Notes”), consented to a Fifth
Supplemental Indenture modifying the indenture governing the Senior
Notes. As a condition to the Noteholders consent to the Company's new
revolving credit facility with Burdale Capital Finance, Inc. ("Burdale") in
March, the Company was required to covenant (the "Sale Covenant"), that it would
initiate a process to attempt to sell the Company or all or substantially all of
its assets or Senior Notes (a "Transaction"). To satisfy its
obligations under the Sale Covenant, the Company appointed a special board
committee of independent directors (the "Committee"), consisting of Richard A.
Kassar and John J. Perkins, to oversee the sale process. The
Committee engaged the firm of Scura, Rise & Partners Securities, LLC
("Scura") to act as exclusive financial advisor to the Committee to assist it in
attempting to effectuate a Transaction. The Committee also engaged
independent legal counsel to assist it in its work.
The Company was required under the Sale
Covenant to enter into a letter of intent for a Transaction by June 21, 2009,
which letter of intent, under the terms of the Sale Covenant, could be subject
to requisite approvals and consents including governmental consents and the
approval of Burdale, the Noteholders, and the Company's
stockholders. On June 23, 2009 the Company announced that it had
entered into such a letter of intent with a management buyout group led by
Vincent A. Wasik, chief executive officer of the Company and his private equity
firm, MCG Global, LLC (the "Management Buyout Group"). The
transaction is subject to a number of conditions, including financing,
definitive documentation, continued listing on Nasdaq, continuation of a senior
credit facility and the approval of the Noteholders and the Company's preferred
and common stockholders. There is no obligation on the part of the
Company to negotiate exclusively with the Management Buyout Group, but the Group
will be entitled to expense reimbursement, up to a maximum of $150,000, if
another transaction is accepted. The anticipated terms of the
Transaction, while not final due to the need to negotiate with the various
stakeholders of the Company, will involve issuances of a substantial number of
shares of common stock of the Company, which will likely substantially dilute
the value of the currently outstanding shares. The
letter of intent may be terminated by either party if the Management Buyout
Group has not received a binding financing commitment and consent of those
holding at least 67% of the Senior Notes, and executed definitive documents, by
July 10, 2009.
There can be no assurances that the
Management Buyout Group will be successful in securing all required financing,
or in negotiating requisite concessions from the Noteholders or the preferred
stockholders, nor can any assurances be given that the Company will continue to
be listed on Nasdaq. As previously reported, following an appeal from
a de-listing determination, Nasdaq has given the Company until August 3, 2009 to
come into compliance with its $2.5 million stockholder's equity requirement for
continued listing. There can accordingly be no assurances that any
extraordinary Transaction will be completed.
Forward Looking
Statements
This
Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to
the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, including statements with respect to its new senior
financing. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use
of terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,”
“plan,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate” and similar words, although some
forward-looking statements are expressed differently. Forward-looking
statements, such as the Company's ability to complete a transaction, or
negotiate satisfactory arrangements with its current lenders or for new
financing, represent the Company’s management’s judgment regarding future
events. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements are reasonable, the Company can give no assurance
that such expectations will prove to be correct, including whether there will be
a sale of the Company or the terms of such a sale. All statements
other than statements of historical fact included in this Current Report on Form
8-K are forward-looking statements. The Company cannot guarantee the
accuracy of the forward-looking statements, and you should be aware that the
Company’s actual results could differ materially from those contained in the
forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including the statements
under the heading “Risk Factors” contained in the Company’s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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99.1
Press Release dated June 23, 2009.
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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VELOCITY
EXPRESS CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
Edward W. Stone
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Title:
Chief Financial Officer
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Date:
June 23, 2009