BURLINGTON, Mass. and
CHANTILLY, Va., Oct. 31, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Intersections
Inc. ("Intersections") (NASDAQ: INTX), a theft protection and
privacy services company based in Chantilly, VA, and WC SACD
One Parent, Inc. ("WC SACD"), a new joint venture entity formed by
iSubscribed, WndrCo and General Catalyst, today announced that they
have entered into a definitive merger agreement for the acquisition
of Intersections by WC SACD.
Under the terms of the merger agreement, a subsidiary of WC SACD
will commence shortly an all-cash tender offer to acquire all of
the issued and outstanding shares of Intersections for $3.68 per share. The transaction has been
unanimously approved by a Special Committee of the Board of
Directors of Intersections comprised of independent and
disinterested directors. Certain affiliates of Intersections have
agreed, subject to customary conditions, not to tender a majority
of their shares into the tender offer, but to roll over such shares
in the transaction into an affiliate of WC SACD. Such affiliates
have also entered into tender and support agreements with WC SACD
pursuant to which they have, among other things, agreed to tender
to WC SACD in the offer the shares of Intersections stock that they
are not rolling over in the transaction. The transaction is subject
to customary closing conditions, including the expiration of the
applicable period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and a minimum
tender condition that requires the tender of both more than 50
percent of Intersections' outstanding shares and more than 50
percent of Intersections' outstanding shares held by stockholders
other than directors, executive officers, and rollover
participants. The transaction is not subject to any financing
contingency. Following the tender offer, WC SACD will effect a
second-step merger, pursuant to Section 251(h) of Delaware's corporate law, for all remaining
Intersections shares at the same per share consideration. The
transaction is expected to close during the first quarter of 2019,
at which time Hari Ravichandran, the
CEO and Founder of iSubscribed, is expected to assume the role of
CEO of Intersections. It is also expected that shortly after the
closing of the acquisition of Intersections by WC SACD, subject to
certain conditions, iSubscribed will be merged into WC SACD to
combine businesses with Intersections.
In connection with entry into the merger agreement, WC SACD,
together with certain existing noteholders of Intersections (who
exchanged their existing notes for the New Notes), acquired
approximately $34 million of senior
secured convertible notes of Intersections (the "New Notes") at a
conversion price of $2.27 per share,
the proceeds of which will be used by Intersections to repay in
full its existing term loan facility with PEAK6 Investments, L.P.
and related transaction costs, and for general working capital
purposes.
The vision of iSubscribed and WC SACD is that iSubscribed,
through its Intrusta brand and the pending combination with
Intersections, will create a unified digital threat protection
platform that uses adaptive technology to make it easy for
consumers to manage disparate cybersecurity needs. With the
addition of Intersections' Identity Guard® comprehensive identity
theft protection solutions, WC SACD and iSubscribed
expect the transaction to enhance Intrusta's digital threat
protection offerings beyond antivirus and accelerate growth,
expanding its customer base by more than a million users.
"The rapid adoption of internet and sensor-enabled technologies
in the consumer space has introduced new challenges and risks in
the already complex and fragmented digital security landscape,"
said Ravichandran, on behalf of WC SACD. "Intersections' Identity
Guard® consumer identity protection services will be a great
addition for Intrusta as we look to expand and grow our
cybersecurity solutions and build a simple and unified
consumer-centric platform."
For Intersections, the transaction is expected to offer enhanced
financial and operational scale. "This acquisition is expected to
create value and new opportunities for both our team and our
customers while providing Intersections with the necessary capital
for growth," said Michael R.
Stanfield, Executive Chairman and President of
Intersections.
PJ SOLOMON acted as lead financial advisor for iSubscribed.
North Point Advisors LLC acted as independent financial advisor for
the Special Board Committee of Intersections. Gibson, Dunn &
Crutcher LLP served as counsel to WC SACD, Ropes & Gray LLP
served as counsel to General Catalyst, Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP and
Venable LLC served as counsel to Intersections, McDermott Will & Emery LLP served as counsel
to iSubscribed and Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP served as counsel to
the Special Board Committee of
Intersections.
Forward Looking
Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements in addition to historical information. When used in this
press release, the words "can," "will," "intends," "expects,"
"believes," similar expressions and any other statements that are
not historical facts are intended to identify those assertions as
forward-looking statements.
All statements that address activities, events or developments
that Intersections, iSubscribed, General Catalyst and/or WndrCo
intend, expect or believe may occur in the future are
forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may
relate to such matters as business strategy, goals and expectations
concerning the acquisition (including the anticipated timing of
consummation of the acquisition of Intersections and of the
business combination of iSubscribed), future operations, future
performance or results.
The following are some of the factors that could cause actual
future results to differ materially from those expressed in any
forward looking statements: (i) uncertainties as to the timing of
the offer and the subsequent merger; (ii) the risk that the offer
or the subsequent merger may not be completed in a timely manner or
at all; (iii) uncertainties as to the percentage of Intersections
stockholders tendering their shares in the offer; (iv) the
possibility that competing offers or acquisition proposals for
Intersections will be made; (v) the possibility that any or all of
the various conditions to the consummation of the offer or the
subsequent merger may not be satisfied or waived, including the
failure to receive a tender of majority of the shares held by
unaffiliated stockholders of Intersections; (vi) the occurrence of
any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the
termination of the Merger Agreement, including in circumstances
which would require Intersections to pay a termination fee or other
expenses; (vii) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement on Intersections'
ability to retain and hire key personnel, its ability to maintain
relationships with its customers, suppliers and others with whom it
does business, or its operating results and business generally;
(viii) risks related to diverting management's attention from
Intersections' ongoing business operations; (ix) the risk that
stockholder litigation in connection with the transactions
contemplated by the Merger Agreement may result in significant
costs of defense, indemnification and liability and (x) other
factors as set forth from time to time in Intersections' filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2017 and any subsequently filed Form 10-Qs. Any
forward-looking statements made by Intersections, iSubscribed,
WndrCo or General Catalyst in this press release speak only as of
the date hereof. Factors or events that affect the transactions or
could cause Intersections' actual results to differ may emerge from
time to time, and it is not possible for Intersections,
iSubscribed, WndrCo or General Catalyst to predict all of them.
None of Intersections, iSubscribed, WndrCo or General Catalyst
undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by any
applicable securities laws.
Additional Information
The tender offer referenced in this press release has not yet
commenced. This press release is for informational purposes only
and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer
to sell any securities. When the tender offer is commenced, WC SACD
will file with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a
Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO and Intersections will file a
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with
respect to the tender offer and a Transaction Statement on Schedule
13E-3 will be filed with respect to Intersections.
Intersections' stockholders and other investors are strongly
advised to read the tender offer materials (including the Offer to
Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and certain other
tender offer documents that have yet to be filed) and the
Solicitation / Recommendation Statement and the Transaction
Statement because they will contain important information, which
should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect
to the tender offer. The Tender Offer Statement and the
Solicitation / Recommendation Statement and the Transaction
Statement will be available for free at the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov. In addition, copies of these materials and other
tender offer documents will be made available for free by the
information agent for the tender offer.
Intersections files annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy
statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and
copy any reports, statements or other information filed by
Intersections at the SEC public reference room at 100 F Street,
N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.
Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further
information on the public reference room. Intersections' filings
with the SEC are also available to the public from commercial
document-retrieval services and at the website maintained by the
SEC at www.sec.gov.
About iSubscribed
iSubscribed is a holding company
committed to creating, scaling, investing and acquiring disruptive
technology to simplify digital security for consumers. Intrusta is
part of the iSubscribed family. For more information, visit
www.iSubscribed.com.
About Intrusta
Intrusta is a unified digital threat
protection platform that makes security simple for everyone. Using
adaptive technology and relentless focus on customer experience,
Intrusta enables customers to manage disparate cybersecurity needs
with ease. The company is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. For more
information, visit www.intrusta.com.
About Intersections Inc.
Intersections Inc. (Nasdaq:
INTX) provides innovative software solutions to help consumers and
businesses manage the potential risks associated with the
proliferation of their data in the virtual world. Under its
IDENTITY GUARD® brand, the company utilizes
advanced data-enabled technologies, including artificial
intelligence, to help monitor, manage and protect sensitive
information. Headquartered in Chantilly,
Virginia, the company was founded in 1996. To learn more,
visit www.intersections.com.
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CONTACTS:
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Lark-Marie
Antón
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Samantha
Stark
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Ron Barden
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Intrusta/iSubscribed
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Ketchum
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Intersections
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(781)
552-3259
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(202)
835-9424
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(703)
488-6810
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lark.anton@intrusta.com
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samantha.stark@ketchum.com
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IR@intersections.com
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