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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): March 12, 2021

 

 

LOGO

Illumina, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

001-35406

(Commission File Number)

 

Delaware   33-0804655
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

5200 Illumina Way, San Diego, CA 92122

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(858) 202-4500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value   ILMN   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13a of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


Item 8.01.

Other Events.

Illumina, Inc. (“Illumina”) is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide certain financial information with respect to GRAIL, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GRAIL”) and Illumina’s proposed acquisition of GRAIL. As previously disclosed, on September 20, 2020, Illumina entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended on February 4, 2021 by the Amendment to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, the “Merger Agreement”) with SDG Ops, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Illumina, SDG Ops, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Illumina, and GRAIL, pursuant to which, through two successive mergers, GRAIL will be acquired by Illumina (the “Transaction”).

As previously disclosed, as a result of the Transaction, each share of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, Class B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, and Series D Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of GRAIL (collectively, “GRAIL Stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the first merger (the “Effective Time”) (other than cancelled shares or dissenting shares) will be automatically converted into, at the holder’s election, either:

 

   

The right to receive (i) an amount in cash, without interest, equal to the amount obtained by dividing $3,500,000,000 plus the Aggregate Option Exercise Price (as defined below) by the GRAIL Fully Diluted Share Count (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (the “Cash Consideration”), plus (ii) a number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Illumina (the “Illumina Common Stock”) obtained by dividing the Aggregate Stock Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement) by the GRAIL Fully Diluted Share Count (the “Stock Consideration”), plus (iii) one contingent value right (a “CVR”) issued by Illumina, subject to and in accordance with the CVR Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (the “CVR Consideration”); or

 

   

The right to receive (i) the Cash Consideration, plus (ii) the Stock Consideration, plus (iii) a number of shares of Illumina Common Stock and/or an amount in cash, such number and/or amount to be determined by Illumina in its sole discretion (the “Alternative Consideration”).

In accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, Illumina has set the Alternative Consideration at a number of shares of Illumina Common Stock obtained by dividing the Aggregate Alternative Consideration (as defined below) by the GRAIL Fully Diluted Share Count.

“Aggregate Option Exercise Price” means: the aggregate exercise price of all Company Stock Options (as defined in the Merger Agreement) that are outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time.

“Aggregate Alternative Consideration” means: (i) if the Average Illumina Stock Price (as defined below) is an amount greater than or equal to $280, then the Aggregate Alternative Consideration will be a number of shares of Illumina Common Stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (x) $850,000,000 by (y) the Average Illumina Stock Price or (ii) if the Average Illumina Stock Price is an amount less than $280, then the Aggregate Alternative Consideration shall be 3,035,714 shares of Illumina Common Stock.

“Average Illumina Stock Price” means: the volume-weighted average trading price of a share of Illumina Common Stock on The NASDAQ Global Select Market over the 20 consecutive trading day period ending on (and including) the trading day that is 10 trading days prior to the date of the Effective Time, rounded to four decimal places.

No fractional shares of Illumina Common Stock will be issued in the Transaction, and GRAIL stockholders will receive cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Illumina Common Stock they otherwise would have been entitled to receive.

The foregoing description of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Merger Agreement filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Illumina’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2020 and the Amendment to the Merger Agreement filed as Exhibit 2.1 to Illumina’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2021, each of which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Included as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K are:

(a) the audited consolidated financial statements of GRAIL and the related notes thereto as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and the related report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, GRAIL’s independent registered public accounting firm, which are included as Exhibit 99.1;

(b) the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of GRAIL as of September 30, 2020 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, which are included as Exhibit 99.2; and

(c) the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Illumina giving effect to the Transaction (the “Pro Forma Financial Information”), which combines the historical financial statements of Illumina and GRAIL, after giving effect to the Transaction and related financing, and is included as Exhibit 99.3. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet is presented as if the Transaction and related financing occurred as of January 3, 2021. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the twelve months ended January 3, 2021 gives effect to the acquisition as if the Transaction and related financing had occurred on December 30, 2019, the beginning of such period.

Also included in this Current Report on Form 8-K is the consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP consenting to the inclusion of its report dated April 21, 2020 relating to the financial statements of GRAIL included as Exhibit 99.1, which is included as Exhibit 23.1.

The pro forma financial information included in this Current Report on Form 8-K has been presented for informational purposes only. It does not purport to represent the actual results of operations that Illumina and GRAIL would have achieved had the companies been combined during the periods presented in the Pro Forma Financial Information and is not intended to project the future results of operations that the combined company may achieve after the Transaction is consummated.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) by Illumina through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov, through Illumina’s Investor Relations page (investor.illumina.com) or by writing to Illumina Investor Relations, 5200 Illumina Way, San Diego, CA 92122.

No Offer or Solicitation

This communication is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to subscribe for, buy or sell, or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for, buy or sell, or an invitation to subscribe for, buy or sell any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, invitation, sale or solicitation would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and otherwise in accordance with applicable law.

Cautionary Notes on Forward-Looking Statements

This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In this context, forward-looking statements often address expected future business and financial performance and financial condition, and often contain words such as “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “see,” “will,” “would,” “may,” “target,” similar expressions and variations or negatives of these words. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, such as statements about the consummation of the proposed Transaction and the anticipated benefits thereof. These and other forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements, including the failure to consummate the proposed Transaction or to make any filing or take other action required to consummate such Transaction in a timely matter or at all. Important risk factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to: (i) the proposed Transaction may not be completed on anticipated terms and timing, (ii) a condition to closing of the Transaction may not be satisfied, including obtaining regulatory approvals, (iii) the potential impact of unforeseen liabilities, future capital expenditures, revenues, costs, expenses, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial condition and losses on the future prospects, business and management strategies for the management, expansion and growth of Illumina’s business after the consummation of the Transaction, (iv) potential adverse reactions or changes to business relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the Transaction, (v) any negative effects of the announcement, pendency or consummation of the Transaction on the market price of Illumina’s common stock and on Illumina’s operating results, (vi) risks associated with third-party contracts containing consent and/or

 

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other provisions that may be triggered by the proposed Transaction, (vii) the risks and costs associated with the integration of, and the ability of Illumina to integrate, GRAIL’s business successfully and to achieve anticipated synergies, (viii) the risks and costs associated with the development and commercialization of, and Illumina’s ability to develop and commercialize, GRAIL’s products, (ix) the risk that disruptions from the proposed Transaction will harm Illumina’s business, including current plans and operations, (x) legislative, regulatory and economic developments, (xi) the other risks described in Illumina’s most recent annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and in Illumina’s registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on November 25, 2020, as amended on February 5, 2021, and (xii) management’s response to any of the aforementioned factors.

While the list of factors presented here is considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. Consequences of material differences in results as compared with those anticipated in the forward-looking statements could include, among other things, business disruption, operational problems, financial loss, legal liability to third parties and similar risks, any of which could have a material adverse effect on Illumina’s financial condition, results of operations, credit rating or liquidity. Illumina does not assume any obligation to publicly provide revisions or updates to any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, should circumstances change, except as otherwise required by securities and other applicable laws.

 

Item 9.01.

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description of Exhibit

23.1    Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm of GRAIL, Inc.
99.1    The audited consolidated financial statements of GRAIL, Inc. and the related notes thereto as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 and the related report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, GRAIL, Inc.’s independent registered public accounting firm.
99.2    The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of GRAIL, Inc. as of September 30, 2020 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.
99.3    The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of Illumina, Inc., which combines the historical financial statements of Illumina, Inc. and GRAIL, Inc., after giving effect to the acquisition and related financing.
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

 

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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.

Date: March 12, 2021

 

ILLUMINA, INC.
By:  

/s/ Sam A. Samad

Name:   Sam A. Samad
Title:   Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer