ITEM 1.01
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ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
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On October 17, 2018, the Company entered into amendment no. 2 (the Amendment) to the Arrangement Agreement, dated as of March 15, 2018 (as amended
by both amendment no. 1 dated as of September 10, 2018 and the Amendment, the Arrangement Agreement), among Alithya Group inc. (New Alithya) (f/k/a 9374-8572 Québec Inc.), Alithya Group Inc. (Alithya),
9374-8572 Delaware Inc, and Edgewater. The Amendment fixes the Equity Exchange Ratio, as defined in the Arrangement Agreement, at 1.1918 New Alithya Subordinate Voting Shares for each share of Edgewater common stock.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
On October 17, 2018, the Company issued a press release regarding indications received from certain stockholders. A copy of the press release is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Important Information for Shareholders and Other Investors
This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or
approval. The proposed business combination will be submitted to the stockholders of Edgewater for their consideration. Edgewater has prepared and filed with the SEC a proxy statement dated September 28, 2018
on Form 14-A (File No. 000-20971) regarding the business combination described in the Arrangement Agreement. Edgewater has also filed, and may also file in the future, other documents with the SEC from time to time.
BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING OR INVESTMENT DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION DESCRIBED IN THE ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT, STOCKHOLDERS
AND OTHER INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS THAT ARE FILED OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT EDGEWATER, ALITHYA AND
NEW ALITHYA AND THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION.
Stockholders and other investors may obtain free copies of the prospectus/proxy statement and other
documents containing important information about New Alithya, Edgewater and Alithya as filed with the SEC through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC are also available free of charge on
Edgewaters website at www.edgewater.com under the tab Investor Relations and then through the link titled SEC Filings or by contacting by e-mail at ir@edgewater.com, or by phone at (781) 246-3343.
Participants in the Solicitation
Edgewater and
certain of its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Edgewater in connection with the proposed business combination. Information about the directors and executive
officers of Edgewater is set forth in the proxy statement. That document can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and
indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the proxy statement and other relevant materials filed with the SEC.
Cautionary
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements which are protected as
forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that are not limited to historical facts, but reflect Edgewaters current beliefs, expectations or intentions regarding future events. Words such as
may, will, could, should, expect, plan, project, intend, anticipate, believe, estimate, predict,
potential, pursuant, target, continue, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K that are not historical
statements, including statements regarding the expected timetable for completing the proposed business combination, benefits and synergies of the proposed business combination, costs and other anticipated financial impacts of the proposed business
combination, the combined companys plans and objectives, the tax treatment of the proposed business combination, future opportunities for the combined company and services, future financial performance and operating results, and any other
statements regarding the Edgewaters future expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, financial conditions, assumptions or future events or performance, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These
statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond Edgewaters or control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by the statements.
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