S-4/A 1 d298235ds4a.htm AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4 Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-4
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2017

Registration No. 333-214393

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Amendment No. 3

to

FORM S-4

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

EVERETT SPINCO, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

7373   Delaware   61-1800317

(Primary Standard Industrial

Classification Code Number)

 

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

3000 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, California 94304

(650) 687-5817

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Rishi Varma

President and Secretary

Everett SpinCo, Inc.

3000 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, California 94304

(650) 687-5817

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

With a copy to:

 

Andrew L. Fabens

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

200 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10166-0193

(212) 351-4000

 

A. Peter Harwich

Allen & Overy LLP

1221 Avenue of the Americas

New York, NY 10020

(212) 610-6300

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public: As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.

If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box.  ☐

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company  

If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)  ☐

Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)  ☐

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of each class of

securities to be registered

 

Amount

to be registered(1)

  Proposed maximum
offering price
per unit
 

Proposed maximum
aggregate

offering price(2)

 

Amount of

registration fee

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

  142,526,075 shares   N/A   $9,984,664,184.13   $1,157,222.58

 

 

(1) This Registration Statement relates to shares of common stock of Everett SpinCo, Inc. (“Everett”), par value $0.01 per share, issuable to holders of shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Computer Sciences Corporation (“CSC”) pursuant to the proposed merger of New Everett Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of Everett SpinCo, Inc., with and into CSC. The amount of shares of Everett common stock to be registered represents the estimate, as of February 23, 2017, of the maximum number of shares that Everett will issue to holders of CSC common shares upon consummation of the merger based on a one for one exchange ratio and assuming the exercise of outstanding options to purchase 1,310,982 shares of CSC common stock.
(2) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(f)(1) of the Securities Act. Pursuant to Rules 457(f)(1) and 457(c) of the Securities Act, the proposed maximum aggregate offering price of the registrant’s common shares was calculated based upon the average of the high and low prices of CSC common shares (the securities to be canceled in the merger) on the New York Stock Exchange on February 23, 2017. Everett previously paid $875,702.70 of this filing fee upon the filing of the Form S-4 on November 2, 2016, $91,938.32 of this filing fee upon the filing of Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-4 on December 7, 2016 and $189,581.56 of this filing fee upon the filing of Amendment No. 2 to the Form S-4 on February 14, 2017.

 

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


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The information in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement is not complete and may be changed. We may not issue these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This proxy statement/prospectus-information statement is not an offer to sell or exchange securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy or exchange securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS-INFORMATION STATEMENT—

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED FEBRUARY 24, 2017

 

LOGO

February [    ], 2017

Dear Fellow Stockholders:

As previously announced, Computer Sciences Corporation (“CSC”) has entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company, a Delaware corporation (“HPE”), Everett SpinCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of HPE (“Everett”), and New Everett Merger Sub Inc., a Nevada corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett (“Merger Sub”), which provides for a series of transactions described below pursuant to which HPE will transfer its Enterprise Services business to wholly-owned subsidiaries of Everett and distribute all the shares of Everett to HPE stockholders (the “Merger Agreement”). Following the distribution, Merger Sub will merge with and into CSC, and CSC will continue as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett. At the time of the Merger, Everett will change its name to DXC Technology Company.

The principal transactions described in this document include the following:

 

    Separation—HPE and certain HPE subsidiaries will engage in a series of transactions in order to separate the Enterprise Services business from HPE’s other businesses pursuant to which (a) certain assets and liabilities not currently owned by Everett and its subsidiaries will be transferred pursuant to an internal restructuring to Everett and entities that will become Everett subsidiaries and (b) certain assets and liabilities currently owned by entities that will become Everett subsidiaries will be transferred to other non-Everett subsidiaries of HPE.

 

    Distribution—HPE will distribute on a pro rata basis all of the shares of Everett common stock it holds to HPE stockholders entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Distribution as of the record date of the Distribution. HPE will deliver the shares of Everett common stock in book-entry form to the distribution agent, which will distribute such shares to HPE stockholders.

 

    Merger—Immediately after the Distribution, Merger Sub will merge with and into CSC, whereby the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease, and CSC will continue as the surviving company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett.

The CSC Board of Directors approved and agreed to submit the Merger to a vote of CSC stockholders. The CSC Board of Directors has determined that the terms of the Merger Agreement and Merger are advisable and in the best interests of CSC and its stockholders and has adopted the Merger Agreement and the Merger.

Immediately after the consummation of the Merger, approximately 50.1% of the outstanding shares of Everett common stock is expected to be held by Everett stockholders who hold shares of Everett common stock immediately prior to the Merger and approximately 49.9% of the outstanding shares of Everett common stock will be issued to former holders of CSC common stock, in each case excluding any overlaps in the pre-transaction stockholder bases. Everett will issue, and CSC stockholders entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Merger will receive, one share of Everett common stock for every share of CSC common stock that they held prior to the Merger.

CSC is holding a special meeting of its stockholders on March 27, 2017 at 9:00 am Eastern time, to obtain the vote of its stockholders to adopt the Merger Agreement and to address certain other matters related to the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby. Your vote is very important regardless of the number of shares of CSC common stock you own. The Merger cannot be completed unless the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of CSC common stock entitled to vote approve the plan of merger included in the Merger Agreement at the special meeting. The CSC Board of Directors recommends that CSC


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stockholders vote “FOR” the approval of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, “FOR” the approval, by an advisory vote of certain merger-related compensation of CSC’s named executive officers, and “FOR” the adjournment of the special meeting, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to approve the plan of merger included in the Merger Agreement at the time of the special meeting. Whether or not you expect to attend the special meeting in person, we urge you to submit your proxy as promptly as possible through one of the delivery methods described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus-information statement.

In addition, we urge you to read carefully the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus-information statement (and the documents incorporated by reference into the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus-information statement), which includes important information about the Merger Agreement, the proposed Merger and the special meeting. Please pay particular attention to the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 32 of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus-information statement.

Thanks for your continued support.

Sincerely,

J. Michael Lawrie

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities to be issued under the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus-information statement or determined that the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus-information statement is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The accompanying proxy statement/prospectus-information statement is dated February [    ], 2017 and is first being mailed to the stockholders of CSC on or about February [    ], 2017.


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ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

HPE has supplied all information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement relating to HPE, Everett and Merger Sub. CSC has supplied all information contained in or incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement relating to CSC. HPE and CSC have both contributed information relating to the proposed transactions.

This proxy statement/prospectus-information statement forms a part of a registration statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-214393) filed by Everett with the SEC to register with the SEC the issuance of shares of Everett common stock to be issued pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 24, 2016, among HPE, Everett, CSC, Everett Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of CSC (“Old Merger Sub”), and Merger Sub, as amended as of November 2, 2016, as further amended as of December 6, 2016 and as may be further amended from time to time. It constitutes a prospectus of Everett under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, with respect to the shares of Everett common stock to be issued to CSC stockholders in the proposed transactions. It also constitutes a proxy statement under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and a notice of meeting and action to be taken with respect to the CSC special meeting of stockholders at which CSC stockholders will consider and vote on the proposal to approve the Merger. In addition, it constitutes an information statement relating to the proposed Separation and Distribution.

As permitted by SEC rules, this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement does not contain all of the information you can find in Everett’s registration statement or its exhibits. For further information pertaining to Everett and the shares of Everett common stock to be issued in connection with the proposed transactions, reference is made to that registration statement and its exhibits. Statements contained in this document or in any document incorporated into this document by reference as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to in this document or in other documents that are incorporated by reference into this document are not necessarily complete and, in each instance, reference is made to the copy of the applicable contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement or otherwise filed with the SEC. Each statement contained in this document is qualified in its entirety by reference to the underlying documents. You are encouraged to read the entire registration statement. You may obtain copies of the Form S-4 including documents incorporated by reference into the Form S-4 (and any amendments to those documents) by following the instructions under “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”

TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS

CSC, HPE and Everett own or have rights to various trademarks, logos, service marks and trade names that each uses in connection with the operation of its business. CSC, HPE and Everett each also own or have the rights to copyrights that protect the content of their respective products. Solely for convenience, the trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement are listed without the ™, ® and © symbols, but such references do not constitute a waiver of any rights that might be associated with the respective trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights included or referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement.


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WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This proxy statement/prospectus-information statement incorporates by reference important business and financial information about CSC from documents filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that have not been included herein or delivered herewith. CSC files reports (including annual, quarterly and current reports that may contain audited financial statements), proxy statements and other information with the SEC.

Stockholders may obtain CSC’s SEC reports at www.csc.com or HPE’s SEC reports at www.hpe.com. CSC’s filings with the SEC are available to the public over the internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, or at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference facilities.

The SEC allows certain information to be “incorporated by reference” into this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement. This means that CSC can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is deemed to be part of this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement, except for any information modified or superseded by information contained directly in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement or in any document subsequently filed by CSC that is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein. This proxy statement/prospectus-information statement incorporates by reference the documents set forth below that CSC has previously filed with the SEC and any future filings by CSC under section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, from the date of this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement to the date that the CSC special meeting is held, except, in any such case, for any information therein that has been furnished rather than filed, which shall not be incorporated herein. Subsequent filings with the SEC will automatically modify and supersede information in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement. These documents contain important information about CSC and its financial condition.

This proxy statement/prospectus-information statement, and the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement forms a part, hereby incorporate by reference the following documents which CSC has filed with the SEC:

 

    CSC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 1, 2016, filed with the SEC on June 15, 2016;

 

    CSC’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarters ended July 1, 2016, September 30, 2016 and December 30, 2016, filed with the SEC on August 9, 2016, November 4, 2016 and February 3, 2017, respectively;

 

    CSC’s Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the SEC on June 24, 2016, and as further supplemented on July 15, 2016, July 22, 2016 and July 28, 2016;

 

    HPE’s Definitive Proxy Statement, filed with the SEC on February 6, 2017;

 

    CSC’s Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 7, 2016, May 6, 2016, May 31, 2016, June 21, 2016, June 24, 2016, July 15, 2016, July 28, 2016, August 12, 2016, August 25, 2016, September 29, 2016, November 2, 2016, December 23, 2016, January 6, 2017, February 13, 2017 and February 23, 2017;

 

    CSC’s Annual Report on Form 11-K, filed with the SEC on July 8, 2016; and

 

    the description of CSC’s common stock contained in CSC’s registration statement on Form 10-12B/A filed on February 7, 1995, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

If you are a CSC stockholder and you have any questions about the proposed transactions, please contact CSC’s Investor Relations Department at (703) 245-9700.

If you are an HPE stockholder and you have any questions about the proposed transactions, please contact HPE’s Investor Relations Department at (650) 857-2246.


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NONE OF CSC, MERGER SUB, HPE OR EVERETT HAS AUTHORIZED ANYONE TO GIVE ANY INFORMATION OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS OR ABOUT CSC, MERGER SUB, HPE OR EVERETT THAT DIFFERS FROM OR ADDS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS-INFORMATION STATEMENT OR THE DOCUMENTS THAT CSC PUBLICLY FILES WITH THE SEC, THEREFORE, IF ANYONE GIVES YOU DIFFERENT OR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, YOU SHOULD NOT RELY ON IT.

IF YOU ARE IN A JURISDICTION WHERE OFFERS TO EXCHANGE OR SELL, OR SOLICITATIONS OF OFFERS TO EXCHANGE OR PURCHASE, THE SECURITIES OFFERED BY THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS-INFORMATION STATEMENT ARE UNLAWFUL, OR IF YOU ARE A PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DIRECT THESE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES, THEN THE OFFER PRESENTED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS-INFORMATION STATEMENT DOES NOT EXTEND TO YOU. IF YOU ARE IN A JURISDICTION WHERE SOLICITATIONS OF A PROXY ARE UNLAWFUL, OR IF YOU ARE A PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DIRECT THESE TYPES OF ACTIVITIES, THEN THE SOLICITATION PRESENTED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS-INFORMATION STATEMENT DOES NOT EXTEND TO YOU.

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS-INFORMATION STATEMENT SPEAKS ONLY AS OF ITS DATE UNLESS THE INFORMATION SPECIFICALLY INDICATES THAT ANOTHER DATE APPLIES. YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT IS ACCURATE AS OF ANY DATE OTHER THAN THE DATE HEREOF. YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN ANY DOCUMENT INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN IS ACCURATE AS OF ANY DATE OTHER THAN THE DATE OF SUCH DOCUMENT. ANY STATEMENT CONTAINED IN A DOCUMENT INCORPORATED OR DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE DEEMED TO BE MODIFIED OR SUPERSEDED TO THE EXTENT THAT A STATEMENT CONTAINED HEREIN OR IN ANY OTHER SUBSEQUENTLY FILED DOCUMENT THAT ALSO IS OR IS DEEMED TO BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS DOCUMENT MODIFIES OR SUPERSEDES SUCH STATEMENT. ANY STATEMENT SO MODIFIED OR SUPERSEDED WILL NOT BE DEEMED, EXCEPT AS SO MODIFIED OR SUPERSEDED, TO CONSTITUTE A PART OF THIS DOCUMENT. NEITHER THE MAILING OF THIS DOCUMENT TO THE RESPECTIVE STOCKHOLDERS OF CSC AND HPE, NOR THE TAKING OF ANY ACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY BY CSC OR HPE AT ANY TIME WILL CREATE ANY IMPLICATION TO THE CONTRARY.


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     Page  

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE TRANSACTIONS

     1  

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR CSC STOCKHOLDERS

     5  

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR HPE STOCKHOLDERS

     8  

SUMMARY

     10  

SUMMARY HISTORICAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF CSC

     25  

SUMMARY HISTORICAL COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF EVERETT

     27  

SUMMARY UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     28  

SUMMARY HISTORICAL AND PRO FORMA PER SHARE INFORMATION OF CSC

     30  

HISTORICAL MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION OF CSC COMMON STOCK

     31  

RISK FACTORS

     32  

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     54  

THE CSC SPECIAL MEETING

     56  

THE TRANSACTIONS

     61  

U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND MERGER

     89  

THE TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS

     94  

DEBT FINANCING

     121  

ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE SEPARATION, THE DISTRIBUTION AND THE MERGER

     124  

INFORMATION ABOUT CSC

     130  

INFORMATION ABOUT HPE

     140  

INFORMATION ABOUT EVERETT AND MERGER SUB

     141  

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF EVERETT

     146  

SELECTED HISTORICAL COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF EVERETT

     163  

SELECTED HISTORICAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF CSC

     164  

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

     166  

NON-GAAP MEASURES

     191  

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS, DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF CSC

     200  

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK OF CSC

     202  

DESCRIPTION OF EVERETT CAPITAL STOCK BEFORE AND AFTER THE MERGER

     206  

COMPARISON OF THE RIGHTS OF STOCKHOLDERS BEFORE AND AFTER THE TRANSACTIONS

     211  

CERTAIN ANTI-TAKEOVER EFFECTS OF VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF NEVADA LAW AND CSC’S AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

     218  

CERTAIN ANTI-TAKEOVER EFFECTS OF VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF NEVADA LAW AND EVERETT’S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS AFTER THE MERGER

     219  

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

     220  

LEGAL MATTERS

     221  

EXPERTS

     221  

SUBMISSION OF FUTURE STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

     222  

PROPOSAL 1

     223  

PROPOSAL 2

     224  

PROPOSAL 3

     225  

INDEX—FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

     F-1  

ANNEX A: OPINION OF RBC CAPITAL MARKETS, LLC

     A-1  

ANNEX B: GLOSSARY

     B-1  

 

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE TRANSACTIONS

The following are some of the questions that CSC stockholders and HPE stockholders may have regarding the Transactions and brief answers to those questions. For more detailed information about the matters discussed in these questions and answers, see “The Transactions” beginning on page 61 and “The Transaction Agreements” beginning on page 94. These questions and answers, as well as the summary beginning on page 10, are not meant to be a substitute for the information contained in the remainder of this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement, and this information is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed descriptions and explanations contained elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement, the annexes hereto and documents incorporated by reference herein or therein. CSC stockholders and HPE stockholders are urged to read this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement in its entirety. Additional important information is also contained in the annexes to this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement. You should pay special attention to the “Risk Factors” beginning on page 32 and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” beginning on page 54.

 

Q: What are the transactions described in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement?

 

A: References to the “Transactions” means the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2016, between HPE and Everett, as amended as of November 2, 2016, as further amended on December 6, 2016 and January 27, 2017 and as may be further amended from time to time (the “Separation Agreement”), which provide for, among other things:

 

    the separation of the Everett business from the other businesses of HPE, which this document refers to as the “Separation”;

 

    the transfer of specified assets related to the Everett business that are not already owned by Everett or any entity that is a subsidiary of Everett immediately following the effective time of the Distribution (the “Everett Group”) to members of the Everett Group and the assumption of specified liabilities related to the Everett business that are not already owed by members of the Everett Group by members of the Everett Group, and the transfer of specified assets that are not related to the Everett business that are not already owned by HPE or any entity that is a subsidiary of HPE immediately following the effective time of the Distribution (the “HPE Group”) to members of the HPE Group and the assumption of specified liabilities not related to the Everett business that are not already owed by members of the HPE Group by the HPE Group, pursuant to the Separation Agreement, which this document refers to as the “Reorganization”;

 

    the distribution by HPE of 100% of the shares of Everett common stock to HPE stockholders on a pro rata basis, which this document refers to as the “Distribution”; and

 

    the merger of Merger Sub with and into CSC, which this document refers to as the “Merger”, with CSC continuing as the surviving company and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett, as contemplated by the Merger Agreement and as described in “The Transactions” and elsewhere in this document.

 

Q: What will happen in the Separation?

 

A: Pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement, HPE and certain of HPE’s subsidiaries will engage in a series of transactions in which certain assets and liabilities not currently owned by Everett and its subsidiaries will be conveyed pursuant to an internal restructuring to Everett and entities that will become Everett subsidiaries, in order to separate the Everett business from HPE’s other businesses. This document refers to the conveyance by HPE, directly or indirectly, of specified assets and liabilities related to the Everett business to Everett as the “Contribution.” As consideration for the Contribution, Everett will (i) issue to HPE additional shares of Everett common stock such that the number of shares of Everett common stock then outstanding will be equal to the Everett Share Number, (ii) distribute to HPE securities representing the Everett Debt and (iii) distribute to HPE the Everett Payment.

 

 

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As used above and throughout this document:

 

    “Everett Share Number” means a number of shares of Everett common stock equal to 141,379,539, plus the positive number, if any, of shares of Everett common stock that would cause the shares of Everett common stock that would constitute Qualified Everett Common Stock outstanding immediately following consummation of the Merger to constitute 50.1% of all Everett common stock outstanding immediately following consummation of the Merger. Taking into account this adjustment and based on the number of shares of CSC common stock outstanding as of February 23, 2017, the total Everett Share Number would be 141,781,086.

 

    “Qualified Everett Common Stock” refers to Everett common stock that is distributed pursuant to the Distribution, except for any Everett common stock that is distributed in the Distribution to holders of HPE common stock who acquired their HPE common stock as part of a plan (or series of related transactions) that includes the Distribution, within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

    “Everett Debt,” means securities representing indebtedness of Everett in an aggregate principal amount equal to $3,008,250,000, minus $2.3 billion (or such greater amount to which such amount may be increased in accordance with the terms of the Separation Agreement), subject to adjustment as set forth in the Merger Agreement and containing terms consistent with those described in the Merger Agreement that Everett will issue to HPE and that HPE thereafter expects to exchange for existing debt obligations of HPE in the transfer of the Everett Debt by HPE on or about the closing date of the Merger to investment banks and/or commercial banks in exchange for existing HPE debt. Such Exchange is referred to in this document as the “Debt Exchange”.

 

    “Everett Payment” means cash in an aggregate amount equal to $2.3 billion (or such greater amount that such amount may be increased to in accordance with the terms of the Separation Agreement).

 

Q: What will happen in the Distribution?

 

A: Pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement, after the Separation, HPE will distribute all of the shares of Everett common stock that it holds to its stockholders as of the record date of the Distribution that are entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Distribution on a pro rata basis by delivering such shares in book-entry form to the distribution agent. The distribution agent will distribute such shares to HPE stockholders who are entitled to the Everett common stock. The Merger Agreement provides that after the Distribution but before the Merger, the number of outstanding shares of Everett common stock will not exceed 141,379,539, assuming no true-up adjustment pursuant to the Merger Agreement. This true-up adjustment, based on the number of shares of CSC common stock outstanding as of February 23, 2017, would cause a total of 141,781,086 shares of Everett common stock to be issued to HPE stockholders in the Distribution.

 

Q: What will happen in the Merger?

 

A:

Pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, in the Merger, Merger Sub will merge with and into CSC. CSC will survive the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett. Immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, Everett will be redomesticated into a Nevada corporation and will change its name to DXC Technology Company. Following completion of the Merger, Everett will be a separately traded Nevada public company and will own CSC as well as the Everett Business. Immediately following the Merger, approximately 50.1% of the outstanding shares of Everett common stock, par value $0.01 per share, is expected to be held by pre-Merger Everett stockholders and approximately 49.9% of the outstanding shares of Everett common stock is expected to be issued to pre-Merger CSC stockholders, in each case excluding any overlaps in the pre-transaction stockholder bases. In the Merger, CSC stockholders will receive one share of Everett common stock for every one share of CSC common stock held immediately prior to the Merger. Stockholders of Everett immediately prior to the Merger will continue to hold the shares of

 

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  Everett common stock they received in the Distribution. See “The Transaction Agreements—The Merger Agreement—Merger Consideration.”

 

Q: Will the Distribution and Merger occur on the same day?

 

A: No. The Merger is expected to occur at approximately 3:01 a.m. Eastern time on the day immediately after the Distribution.

 

Q: Who will serve on the Everett Board of Directors following completion of the Merger?

 

A: Effective as of the closing of the Merger, the Everett Board of Directors will consist of ten members to be comprised of five of the current nine CSC directors plus five directors who have been designated by HPE. All Everett directors were identified pursuant to a joint selection process led by a four-person committee consisting of Margaret C. Whitman, HPE’s Chief Executive Officer, and Patricia F. Russo, Chairman of HPE’s Board of Directors, as well as J. Michael Lawrie, CSC’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Peter Rutland, another member of the CSC Board of Directors. See “The Transaction Agreements—The Merger Agreement—Post-Closing Everett Board of Directors.”

 

Q: Who will manage Everett after the Merger?

 

A: J. Michael Lawrie, CSC’s Chief Executive Officer, will resign from his position with CSC and will become the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Everett immediately following the Merger. Paul N. Saleh, CSC’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will resign from his position with CSC and will become the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Everett immediately following the Merger. Other members of management of Everett following the Merger were determined by Mr. Lawrie. See “The Transactions—Board of Directors and Executive Officers of Everett Following the Merger; Operations Following the Merger.”

 

Q: Will Everett incur indebtedness in connection with the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger?

 

A: On December 16, 2016, Everett entered into a senior unsecured term loan facility (the “Term Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of the U.S. dollar equivalent of $2.0 billion and prior to the closing of the Distribution Everett intends to issue senior unsecured notes (the “Notes” and together with the Term Facility, the “Financing”) in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $1.0 billion. The proceeds of the Term Facility will be used to pay a portion of the Everett Payment to HPE, proceeds from the issuance of $300 million (subject to increase to the extent that the federal income tax basis of the Everett business exceeds $2.3 billion) in principal amount of Notes will be used to pay the remaining portion of the Everett Payment to HPE and approximately $700 million (subject to decrease to the extent that the federal income tax basis of the Everett business exceeds $2.3 billion) in principal amount of the Notes will be issued to HPE and exchanged by HPE for outstanding senior unsecured notes of HPE.

The material terms of the Term Facility and the anticipated material terms of the Notes, based on the current expectations of Everett, are described in more detail under “Debt Financing.” There can be no assurance that the Notes will be finalized on similar terms, or at all.

 

Q: How will the rights of stockholders of HPE and CSC change after the Merger?

 

A: The rights of stockholders of HPE will remain the same as prior to the Merger, except that eligible stockholders of HPE will receive shares of Everett common stock in the Distribution. See “Comparison of the Rights of Stockholders Before and After the Transactions.”

Stockholders of CSC will receive shares of Everett common stock in connection with the Merger and will no longer be stockholders of CSC following the Merger. Everett’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws will be substantially similar to CSC’s, however a share of Everett common stock will represent an interest in both Everett’s business as well as CSC’s business.

 

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Q: What are the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to CSC stockholders and HPE stockholders resulting from the Distribution and the Merger?

 

A: The completion of the Transactions is conditioned upon the receipt by HPE of the opinion of its tax counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Contribution, taken together with the Distribution, will qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 368(a), 361 and 355 of the Code (the “Distribution Tax Opinion”). Provided that the Contribution and the Distribution so qualify, HPE and its stockholders will not recognize any taxable income, gain or loss as a result of the Distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes (except for any gain or loss attributable to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Everett common stock).

In addition, the completion of the Transactions is conditioned upon the receipt by HPE and CSC of opinions of counsel to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code (the “Merger Tax Opinions”). Provided that the Merger so qualifies, CSC and its stockholders will not recognize any taxable income, gain or loss as a result of the Merger for U.S. federal income tax purposes (except for any gain or loss attributable to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Everett common stock).

The U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Distribution and the Merger are described in more detail under “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution and Merger” beginning on page 89.

 

Q: Does CSC have to pay anything to HPE if the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement is not approved by the CSC stockholders or if the Merger Agreement is otherwise terminated?

 

A: If CSC’s stockholders do not approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement at the CSC special meeting of stockholders and the Merger Agreement is terminated by either HPE or CSC, CSC must reimburse HPE’s out-of-pocket fees and expenses in connection with the Transactions in an amount up to $45 million.

In specified circumstances, depending on the reasons for termination of the Merger Agreement, CSC may have to pay HPE a termination fee of either $160 million or $275 million. For a discussion of the circumstances under which either termination fee is payable by CSC or the requirement to reimburse expenses applies, see “The Transaction Agreements—The Merger Agreement—Termination Fee and Expenses Payable in Certain Circumstances.”

 

Q: Does HPE have to pay anything to CSC if the Merger Agreement is terminated?

 

A: No. HPE will not have to pay CSC anything if the Merger Agreement is terminated.

 

Q: Are there risks associated with the Transactions?

 

A: Yes. CSC and Everett may not realize the expected benefits of the Transactions because of the risks and uncertainties discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 32 and the section entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” beginning on page 54. These risks include, among others, risks relating to the uncertainty that the Transactions will close, the uncertainty that Everett will achieve expected benefits including synergies in amounts and on the schedules anticipated, and uncertainties relating to the performance of the Everett and CSC businesses after the Transactions.

 

Q: Can CSC or HPE stockholders dissent from the Transactions or demand appraisal of their shares?

 

A: No. Neither CSC nor HPE stockholders have dissenter’s rights or appraisal rights under Nevada or Delaware law in connection with the Separation, Distribution or Merger.

 

Q: When will the Transactions be completed?

 

A: We expect to complete the Transactions on or around April 1, 2017.

 

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR CSC STOCKHOLDERS

The following are some of the questions that CSC stockholders may have regarding the special meeting of CSC stockholders, and brief answers to those questions. For more detailed information about the matters discussed in these questions and answers, see “The CSC Special Meeting” beginning on page 56. These questions and answers, as well as the following summary, are not meant to be a substitute for the information contained in the remainder of this document, and this information is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed descriptions and explanations contained elsewhere in this document, the annexes hereto and any document incorporated by reference herein or therein. CSC urges its stockholders to read this document in its entirety prior to making any decision. You should pay special attention to the “Risk Factors” beginning on page 32 and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” beginning on page 54.

 

Q: What are CSC stockholders being asked to vote on at the special meeting?

 

A: CSC stockholders are being asked to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement. CSC stockholder approval of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement is required under Nevada law and is a condition to the completion of the Distribution and the Merger.

 

     CSC stockholders are also being asked to approve, by an advisory vote, Merger-related compensation of CSC’s named executive officers, which we refer to as the Merger-related compensation proposal.

 

     CSC stockholders are also being asked to approve the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, which we refer to as the meeting adjournment proposal. The approval by CSC stockholders of the Merger-related compensation proposal and the meeting adjournment proposal is not a condition to the completion of the Distribution or the Merger.

 

Q: When and where is the special meeting of CSC stockholders?

 

A: The special meeting of CSC stockholders will be held on March 27, 2017 at 9:00 am, Eastern time at CSC’s headquarters, 1775 Tysons Boulevard, Tysons, Virginia 22102.

 

Q: Who can vote at the special meeting of CSC stockholders?

 

A: Only stockholders who own CSC common stock of record at the close of business on February 24, 2017 are entitled to vote at the special meeting. Each holder of CSC common stock is entitled to one vote per share. There were                      shares of CSC common stock outstanding on the record date.

 

Q: How does the CSC Board of Directors recommend that CSC stockholders vote?

 

A: The CSC Board of Directors has determined that the Merger and the Merger Agreement are advisable and in the best interests of CSC and its stockholders. Accordingly, the CSC Board of Directors has unanimously adopted the Merger Agreement and recommends that CSC stockholders vote “FOR” the proposal to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement and “FOR” the Merger-related compensation proposal and the meeting adjournment proposal.

 

Q: What vote is required to approve each proposal?

 

A: In accordance with the Nevada Revised Statutes, which this document refers to as the Nevada Corporation Law, the approval by CSC stockholders of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of CSC common stock entitled to vote thereon.

 

    

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  special meeting at which a quorum is present and entitled to vote thereon. This advisory vote on the Merger-related compensation of CSC’s named executive officers is non-binding on the CSC Board of Directors.

The approval of the meeting adjournment proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of CSC common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the special meeting and entitled to vote thereon, regardless of whether a quorum is present.

 

Q: What is a quorum?

 

A: The holders of a majority of the stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the special meeting, present in person or represented by proxy, will constitute a quorum. Proxies received but marked as abstentions and broker non-votes will be included in the calculation of the number of shares considered to be present at the special meeting. A quorum is required in order to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the approval of the Merger-related compensation proposal.

 

Q: What should CSC stockholders do now in order to vote on the proposals being considered at the CSC special meeting?

 

A: CSC stockholders may submit a proxy by filling out the accompanying proxy card and returning it as instructed on the proxy card. CSC stockholders may also authorize the individuals named on the proxy card to vote their shares by telephone or the internet by following the instructions printed on the proxy card.

Submitting a proxy means that a stockholder gives someone else the right to vote his or her shares in accordance with his or her instructions. In this way, the stockholder ensures that his or her vote will be counted even if he or she is unable to attend the CSC special meeting. If a CSC stockholder executes a proxy, but does not include specific instructions on how to vote, the individuals named as proxies will vote the CSC stockholders’ shares as follows:

 

    “FOR” the proposal to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and

 

    “FOR” the Merger-related compensation proposal; and

 

    “FOR” the meeting adjournment proposal.

If a CSC stockholder holds shares in “street name,” which means the shares are held of record by a broker, bank or nominee, please see “Q: If a CSC stockholder’s shares are held in ‘street name’ by his or her broker, will the broker vote the shares for the stockholder?” below.

 

Q: If a CSC stockholder is not going to attend the special meeting, should the stockholder return his or her proxy card or otherwise vote his or her shares?

 

A: Yes. Completing, signing, dating and returning the proxy card by mail or submitting a proxy by calling the toll-free number shown on the proxy card or submitting a proxy by visiting the website shown on the proxy card ensures that the stockholder’s shares will be represented and voted at the special meeting, even if the stockholder is unable to or does not attend.

 

Q: If a CSC stockholder’s shares are held in “street name” by his or her broker, will the broker vote the shares for the stockholder?

 

A:

If a CSC stockholder’s shares are held in “street name,” which means such shares are held of record by a broker, bank or nominee, the CSC stockholder will receive instructions from his or her broker, bank or other nominee that he or she must follow in order to have his or her shares of CSC common stock voted. If a CSC stockholder has not received such voting instructions or requires further information regarding such voting instructions, the CSC stockholder should contact his or her bank, broker or other nominee immediately. Brokers, banks or other nominees who hold shares of CSC common stock for a beneficial owner of those shares typically have the authority to vote in their discretion on “routine” proposals when they have not

 

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  received instructions from beneficial owners. However, brokers, banks and other nominees are not permitted to exercise their voting discretion with respect to the approval of matters that are “non-routine,” such as approval of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, without specific instructions from the beneficial owner. All proposals for the CSC special meeting are non-routine and non-discretionary. Broker non-votes are shares held by a broker, bank or other nominee that are represented at the meeting but with respect to which the broker, bank or other nominee is not instructed by the beneficial owner of such shares to vote on the particular proposal, and the broker, bank or other nominee does not have discretionary voting power on such proposal. If a CSC stockholder’s broker, bank or other nominee holds the CSC stockholder’s shares of CSC common stock in “street name,” the CSC stockholder’s bank, broker or other nominee will vote the CSC stockholder’s shares only if the CSC stockholder provides instructions on how to vote by filling out the voter instruction form sent to him by his bank, broker or other nominee with this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement.

WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE SPECIAL MEETING, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO GRANT YOUR PROXY OR PROVIDE VOTING INSTRUCTIONS TO YOUR BROKER, BANK OR OTHER NOMINEE AS DESCRIBED IN THIS DOCUMENT.

 

Q: Can CSC stockholders change their vote?

 

A: Yes. Holders of record of CSC common stock who have properly completed and submitted their proxy card or have submitted their proxy by telephone or internet can change their vote before the proxy is voted at the CSC special meeting in any of the following ways:

 

    sending a written notice that is received prior to the special meeting stating that the stockholder revokes his proxy to the corporate secretary of CSC at 1775 Tysons Boulevard, Tysons, Virginia, 22102;

 

    properly completing, signing and dating a new proxy card bearing a later date and properly submitting it so that it is received prior to the special meeting;

 

    visiting the website shown on the proxy card and submitting a new proxy in the same manner that the stockholder would submit his proxy via the internet or by calling the toll-free number shown on the proxy card to submit a new proxy by telephone; or

 

    attending the special meeting in person and voting their shares.

Simply attending the special meeting, without voting your shares, will not revoke a proxy.

 

Q: What will happen if CSC stockholders abstain from voting, fail to vote or do not instruct their broker, bank or nominee how to vote on their proxy?

 

A: The failure of a CSC stockholder to vote or to instruct his or her broker to vote if his or her shares are held in “street name” may have a negative effect on the ability of CSC to obtain the number of votes necessary to approve the proposals. For purposes of the stockholder vote, an abstention, which occurs when a stockholder attends a meeting, either in person or by proxy, but abstains from voting, will have the same effect as voting against the proposal to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, voting against the Merger-related compensation proposal and voting against the meeting adjournment proposal. All properly signed proxies that are received prior to the special meeting and that are not revoked will be voted at the special meeting according to the instructions indicated on the proxies. If a proxy is returned without an indication as to how shares of CSC common stock represented are to be voted with regard to a particular proposal, the shares of CSC common stock represented by the proxy will be voted in accordance with the recommendation of the CSC Board of Directors and therefore, “FOR” the proposal to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, “FOR” the Merger-related compensation proposal and “FOR” the proposal to adjourn the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to permit further solicitation of proxies.

 

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOR HPE STOCKHOLDERS

The following are some of the questions that HPE stockholders may have regarding the Transactions, and brief answers to those questions. For more detailed information about the matters discussed in these questions and answers, see “The Transactions” beginning on page 61. These questions and answers, as well as the following summary, are not meant to be a substitute for the information contained in the remainder of this document, and this information is qualified in its entirety by the more detailed descriptions and explanations contained elsewhere in this document. HPE stockholders are urged to read this document in its entirety. You should pay special attention to the “Risk Factors” beginning on page 32 and “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” beginning on page 54.

 

Q: What will HPE stockholders be entitled to receive pursuant to the Distribution and the Merger?

 

A: As a result of the Distribution HPE stockholders will receive in the aggregate a number of shares of Everett common stock equal to the Everett Share Number. Based on the number of shares of CSC common stock and HPE common stock outstanding as of February 23, 2017, HPE stockholders would receive upon the Distribution approximately 0.085469 shares of Everett common stock for every one share of HPE common stock that they hold (representing in the aggregate approximately 50.1% of the shares of Everett common stock outstanding immediately following the Merger).

 

Q: Has HPE set a record date for the Distribution?

 

A: No. HPE will publicly announce the record date for the Distribution once the record date has been determined. This announcement will be made prior to the completion of the Distribution and the Merger.

 

Q: What will happen to the shares of HPE common stock owned by HPE stockholders?

 

A: Holders of HPE common stock will retain all of their shares of HPE common stock.

 

Q: How will shares of Everett common stock be distributed to HPE stockholders?

 

A: Holders of HPE common stock on the record date for the Distribution will receive, in the Distribution, shares of Everett common stock in book-entry form. HPE stockholders of record will receive additional information from HPE’s distribution agent shortly after the closing of the Merger. Beneficial holders will receive information from their brokerage firms or other nominees.

 

Q: Will HPE stockholders who sell their shares of HPE common stock shortly before the completion of the Distribution and the Merger still be entitled to receive shares of Everett common stock with respect to the shares of HPE common stock that were sold?

 

A: It is currently expected that prior to the Distribution, and continuing through the business day immediately preceding the closing date of the Merger (or continuing through the closing date if the Merger closes after the close of trading in HPE common stock and CSC common stock on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) on the closing date), there will be two markets in HPE common stock on the NYSE: a “regular way” market and an “ex-distribution” market.

If an HPE stockholder sells shares of HPE common stock in the “regular way” market under the ticker symbol “HPE” during this time period, that HPE stockholder will be selling both his shares of HPE common stock and the right (represented by a “due-bill”) to receive shares of Everett common stock. HPE stockholders should consult their brokers before selling their shares of HPE common stock in the “regular way” market during this time period to be sure they understand the effect of the NYSE “due-bill” procedures. The “due-bill” process is not managed, operated or controlled by HPE or CSC.

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to receive shares of Everett common stock. It is currently expected that “ex-distribution” trades of HPE common stock will settle within three business days after the closing date of the Merger and that if the Merger is not completed, all trades in this “ex-distribution” market will be cancelled.

After the closing date of the Merger, shares of HPE common stock will no longer trade in this “ex-distribution” market, and shares of HPE common stock that are sold in the “regular way” market will no longer reflect the right to receive shares of Everett common stock.

 

Q: How may HPE stockholders sell the shares of Everett common stock which they are entitled to receive in the Distribution prior to receiving those shares of Everett common stock?

 

A: It is currently expected that prior to the Distribution, and continuing through the business day immediately preceding the Distribution, there will be a “when issued” market in Everett common stock on the NYSE.

The “when issued” market will be a market for the shares of Everett common stock that will be issued at the closing of the Distribution to HPE stockholders entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Distribution. If an HPE stockholder sells shares of Everett common stock in the “when issued” market during this time period, that HPE stockholder will be required to deliver the number of shares of Everett common stock so sold in settlement of the sale after Everett common stock is issued upon completion of the Distribution. If the Distribution is not completed, all trades in this “when issued” market will be canceled. On the first trading day following the Distribution Date, any “when-issued” trading of Everett common stock will end and “regular-way” trading of Everett common stock will begin.

 

Q: Are HPE stockholders required to do anything?

 

A: HPE stockholders are not required to take any action to approve the Separation, the Distribution or the Merger and the HPE Board of Directors has already approved the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger. However, HPE stockholders should carefully read this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement, which contains important information about the Separation, the Distribution, the Merger, Everett and CSC.

HPE STOCKHOLDERS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO SURRENDER THEIR SHARES OF HPE COMMON STOCK IN THE SEPARATION, THE DISTRIBUTION OR THE MERGER, AND THEY SHOULD NOT RETURN ANY HPE STOCK CERTIFICATES. THE SEPARATION, THE DISTRIBUTION AND THE MERGER WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY CHANGE FOLLOWING THE MERGER IN HPE STOCKHOLDERS’ OWNERSHIP OF HPE COMMON STOCK THAT SUCH STOCKHOLDERS HELD IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE MERGER.

 

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SUMMARY

This summary, together with the sections titled “Questions and Answers About the Transactions,” “Questions and Answers for CSC Stockholders” and “Questions and Answers for HPE Stockholders” immediately preceding this summary, provide a summary of the material terms of the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger. These sections highlight selected information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement and may not include all the information that is important to you. To better understand the proposed Separation, the Distribution and the Merger, and the risks related to the Transactions, and for a more complete description of the legal terms of the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger, you should read this entire proxy statement/prospectus-information statement carefully, including the annexes, as well as those additional documents to which we refer you. See also “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”

The Companies (see “Information about CSC,” “Information about HPE” and “Information about Everett and Merger Sub” beginning on pages 130, 140 and 141, respectively.)

Computer Sciences Corporation

1775 Tysons Boulevard

Tysons, Virginia, 22102

(703) 245-9675

CSC, a Nevada corporation, was founded in 1959. CSC is a next-generation global provider of information technology (“IT”) services and solutions. CSC helps lead its clients through their digital transformations to meet new business demands and customer expectations in a market of escalating complexity, interconnectivity, mobility, and opportunity. CSC’s mission is to enable superior returns on its clients’ technology investments through best-in-class vertical industry solutions, domain expertise, strategic partnerships with key technology leaders and global scale. CSC generally does not operate through exclusive agreements with hardware or software providers and believes this independence enables CSC to better identify and manage solutions specifically tailored to each client’s needs.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

3000 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, California 94304

(650) 687-5817

HPE, a Delaware corporation, was formed in 2015. HPE is a leading global provider of the cutting-edge technology solutions customers need to optimize their traditional IT while helping them build the secure, cloud-enabled, mobile-ready future that is uniquely suited to their needs. HPE conducts its business through its Enterprise Group, Software, Enterprise Services, Financial Services and Corporate Investments segments. The Enterprise Group provides a broad portfolio of enterprise technology solutions to address customer needs in building the foundation for the next generation of applications, web services and user experiences. The Software portfolio provides big data analytics and applications, enterprise security, application testing and delivery management and IT operations management solutions for businesses and other enterprises of all sizes. Enterprise Services (which is the business proposed to be subject to the Separation and the Distribution) provides technology consulting, outsourcing and support services across infrastructure, applications and business process domains in traditional and Strategic Enterprise Service offerings which includes analytics and data management, security and cloud services. Financial Services provides flexible investment solutions for HPE’s customers-such as leasing, financing, IT consumption and utility programs-and asset management services that facilitate unique technology deployment models and the acquisition of complete IT solutions, including hardware, software and services from HPE and others. Corporate Investments includes Hewlett Packard Labs and certain business incubation projects among others.

 



 

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Everett SpinCo, Inc.

c/o Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

3000 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, California 94304

(650) 687-5817

Everett is a recently formed corporation, organized in the State of Delaware on May 19, 2016, which is currently a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of HPE and will hold, via its subsidiaries, the Everett business at the time of the Distribution. In connection with the Separation, HPE will cause certain assets and liabilities to be conveyed pursuant to an internal restructuring to Everett and entities that will become subsidiaries of Everett, in order to separate the Everett business from HPE’s other businesses, and will then distribute all of the shares of Everett common stock pro rata to HPE stockholders entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Distribution. CSC, HPE and Everett will effect the Transactions through a Reverse Morris Trust transaction structure. A Reverse Morris Trust transaction structure generally involves the spin-off or split-off of a subsidiary, usually by means of a distribution of, or an exchange offer for, common stock of such subsidiary, by the subsidiary’s parent company to its stockholders, and the immediately subsequent merger or other combination of the subsidiary with a third party. The first step of the Reverse Morris Trust transaction will be the distribution of all the shares of Everett to HPE stockholders, and the second step will be the acquisition of CSC by Everett in a stock-for-stock merger transaction. HPE and its stockholders are not expected to recognize any taxable income, gain or loss as a result of the Distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes (except for any gain or loss attributable to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Everett common stock), and CSC and its stockholders are not expected to recognize any taxable income, gain or loss as a result of the Merger for such purposes (except for any gain or loss attributable to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Everett common stock). For more information regarding the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Distribution and Merger, see “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution and Merger” beginning on page 89.

The Everett business currently operates within HPE and through certain subsidiaries of HPE. Everett consists of the Enterprise Services segment of HPE excluding (a) the Mphasis Limited reporting unit and (b) the Communications and Media Solutions product group. Everett is a leading global provider of technology consulting, outsourcing and support services across infrastructure, applications and business process domains in traditional and Strategic Enterprise Service (“SES”) offerings which includes analytics and data management, security and cloud services.

In connection with the Separation and the Distribution, CSC, Everett and HPE have entered or will enter into a number of agreements that will govern the relationship between CSC, Everett and HPE following the Distribution. HPE will not retain any ownership interest in Everett following the Distribution. Later in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement, the Everett business that will be separated from HPE will be described in detail. Immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, Everett will be redomesticated into a Nevada corporation and will change its name to DXC Technology Company. Following the Merger, CSC will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett.

New Everett Merger Sub Inc.

c/o Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

3000 Hanover Street

Palo Alto, California 94304

(650) 687-5817

Merger Sub is a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett. Merger Sub was organized in the State of Nevada on October 27, 2016 for the purposes of merging with and into CSC in the Merger. Merger Sub has not carried on any activities other than in connection with the Merger Agreement. For more information on Merger Sub, see “Information About Everett and Merger Sub.”

 



 

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The Transactions (See “The Transactions” beginning on page 61)

CSC, HPE, Everett and Merger Sub are parties to a Merger Agreement pursuant to which, subject to certain conditions, HPE agreed to effect the Separation and the Distribution, and Merger Sub and CSC agreed to merge. As a result of and immediately following the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, CSC will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett, HPE stockholders as of the record date of the Distribution entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Distribution will own approximately 50.1% of Everett common stock after the Merger and current CSC stockholders will receive approximately 49.9% of Everett common stock after the Merger, in each case excluding any overlaps in the pre-transaction stockholder bases. HPE stockholders will retain the shares of HPE common stock that they held prior to the Merger.

In connection with the Transactions, HPE and Everett entered into the Separation Agreement to effect the Separation and Distribution and will enter into several other agreements to provide a framework for their relationship after the Distribution. These agreements provide for the allocation between HPE, on the one hand, and Everett, on the other hand, of certain assets, liabilities and obligations related to the Everett business and will govern the relationship between HPE and Everett after the Distribution (including with respect to employee matters, intellectual property rights, data access and tax matters). In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement, at or prior to the date on which the Distribution occurs (the “Distribution Date”) (1) Everett and HPE will enter into a Transition Services Agreement, substantially in the form attached to the Separation Agreement (the “Transition Services Agreement”), which will provide for, among other things, the provision of certain transition services between HPE and Everett, (2) CSC, Everett and HPE will enter into a Tax Matters Agreement, substantially in the form attached to the Separation Agreement (the “Tax Matters Agreement”), which will provide for, among other things, the allocation between HPE, on the one hand, and Everett and CSC, on the other hand, of certain tax assets and obligations, (3) HPE, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, a Texas limited partnership, and Everett will enter into an IP Matters Agreement, substantially in the form attached to the Separation Agreement (the “IP Matters Agreement”) in respect of certain intellectual property (including patents, trademarks and domain names) and certain technology (including software and related copyrights) used in the current conduct of the Everett business, (4) Everett and HPE will enter into a Real Estate Matters Agreement, substantially in the form attached to the Separation Agreement (the “Real Estate Matters Agreement”) pursuant to which HPE will transfer to or share with Everett certain leased and owned property, and Everett will transfer to or share with HPE certain leased and owned property, (5) Everett and HPE will enter into an information technology service agreement pursuant to which Everett and its affiliates will provide certain IT outsourcing services to HPE and (6) Everett and HPE will enter into certain preferred vendor agreements pursuant to which HPE and its affiliates will provide certain hardware and software products and technology services to Everett.

CSC, HPE and Everett also agreed to enter into an Employee Matters Agreement to be entered into at or prior to the Distribution Date among HPE, CSC and Everett (the “Employee Matters Agreement”) with respect to the transfer of employees engaged in the Everett business and related matters, including terms of employment, benefit plan transition and coverage and other compensation and labor matters.

For a more complete discussion of the agreements related to the Transactions, see “The Transaction Agreements” and “Additional Agreements Related to the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger.”

Overview (See “The Transactions—Transaction Sequence” beginning on page 61)

Below is a description of the sequence of material events relating to the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger:

 

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  restructuring to Everett and entities that will become Everett subsidiaries and (b) certain assets and liabilities currently owned by entities that will become Everett subsidiaries will be transferred to other non-Everett subsidiaries of HPE. The conveyance of specified assets and liabilities related to the Everett business to Everett is referred to as the Contribution.

 

  Step 2: Immediately prior to the Distribution, Everett will issue to HPE additional shares of Everett common stock. Following this issuance, HPE will own shares of Everett common stock in an amount equal to the Everett Share Number, which will constitute all of the outstanding stock of Everett.

 

  Step 3: On December 16, 2016, Everett entered into the Term Facility and, prior to the closing of the Distribution, Everett intends to issue the Notes, together in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $3.0 billion. The proceeds of the Term Facility will be used to pay a portion of the Everett Payment to HPE, proceeds from the issuance of $300 million (subject to increase to the extent that the federal income tax basis of the Everett business exceeds $2.3 billion) in principal amount of Notes will be used to pay the remaining portion of the Everett Payment to HPE and approximately $700 million (subject to decrease to the extent that the federal income tax basis of the Everett business exceeds $2.3 billion) in principal amount of the Notes will be issued to HPE. HPE expects to transfer such Notes on or about the close of the Distribution to investment banks and/or commercial banks in exchange for existing HPE debt. Such Notes are expected to be subsequently sold to third-party investors.

The material terms of the Term Facility and the anticipated material terms of the Notes, based on the current expectations of Everett, are described in more detail under “Debt Financing.” There can be no assurance that the Notes will be finalized on similar terms, or at all.

 

  Step 4: HPE will effect the Distribution by distributing on a pro rata basis all of the shares of Everett common stock it holds to HPE stockholders entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Distribution as of the record date of the Distribution. HPE will deliver the shares of Everett common stock in book-entry form to the distribution agent, who will distribute such shares to HPE stockholders.

The Merger Agreement provides that after the Distribution but before the Merger, the number of outstanding shares of Everett common stock will not exceed 141,379,539, assuming no true-up adjustment pursuant to the Merger Agreement. This true-up adjustment, based on the number of shares of CSC common stock outstanding as of February 23, 2017, would cause a total of 141,781,086 shares of Everett common stock to be issued to HPE stockholders in the Distribution.

The number of outstanding shares of Everett common stock issued in the Distribution is subject to a true-up mechanism that will only apply if the percentage of outstanding shares of Everett common stock after the Merger that constitute Qualified Everett Common Stock would be less than 50.1% of all outstanding Everett common stock after the Merger, in which case the number of outstanding shares of Everett common stock issued in the Distribution would be increased such that HPE stockholders would receive Qualified Everett Common Stock that would represent 50.1% of the outstanding shares of Everett common stock after the Merger.

 

  Step 5: Following the Distribution, Merger Sub will merge with and into CSC, whereby the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease and CSC will continue as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett. Immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, Everett will be redomesticated into a Nevada corporation and will change its name to DXC Technology Company. In the Merger, each share of CSC common stock will be converted into the right to receive one share of Everett common stock.” Immediately after the consummation of the Merger, approximately 50.1% of the outstanding shares of Everett common stock is expected to be held by pre-Merger Everett stockholders and approximately 49.9% of the outstanding shares of Everett common stock is expected to be held by pre-Merger CSC stockholders, in each case excluding any overlaps in the pre-transaction stockholder bases.

 



 

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Set forth below are diagrams that graphically illustrate, in simplified form, the existing corporate structure, the corporate structure immediately following the Separation and the Distribution but before the Merger, and the corporate structure immediately following the consummation of the Merger.

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The Separation and the Distribution (See “The Transactions” beginning on page 61)

Pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement, HPE and certain subsidiaries of HPE will engage in a series of transactions in which certain assets and liabilities not currently owned by Everett and its subsidiaries will be conveyed pursuant to an internal restructuring to Everett and entities that will become Everett subsidiaries, in order to separate the Everett business from HPE’s other businesses. Everett is currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of HPE that was formed on May 19, 2016, in connection with the planned spin-off of the Everett business from HPE.

The conveyance of specified assets and liabilities related to the Everett business to Everett is referred to as the Contribution. In consideration for the Contribution, Everett will (i) issue to HPE additional shares of Everett common stock such that the number of shares of Everett common stock then outstanding will be equal to the Everett Share Number, (ii) distribute to HPE securities representing the Everett Debt and (iii) distribute to HPE the Everett Payment.

After the Separation, HPE will distribute all of the shares of Everett common stock it holds to HPE stockholders entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Distribution as of the record date of the Distribution on a pro rata basis. As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement, HPE’s Board of Directors has not set a record date for the Distribution. HPE will publicly announce the record date for the Distribution when the record date has been determined. This announcement will be made prior to the completion of the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger.

HPE will effect the Distribution by delivering the shares of Everett common stock in book-entry form to the distribution agent. The distribution agent will distribute such shares to HPE stockholders that are entitled to the Everett common stock in the Distribution and pending the effective time of the Merger. After the Distribution, HPE will not own any shares of Everett common stock. The Merger Agreement provides that after the Distribution but before the Merger, the number of outstanding shares of Everett common stock will not exceed the Everett Share Number.

Conditions to the Separation and the Distribution (See “The Transaction Agreements—The Separation and Distribution Agreement—Conditions to the Distribution” beginning on page 117)

HPE’s obligation to effect the Distribution is subject to the satisfaction, or waiver, of the following conditions:

 

    completion of the Separation;

 

    completion of certain securities law matters, including the filing and effectiveness of a registration statement with respect to the Everett common stock to be distributed;

 

    listing of the Everett common stock to be distributed on the NYSE;

 

    completion of certain issuances to HPE of Everett common stock and distributions to HPE of cash and securities representing the Everett Debt;

 

    entry by HPE into a distribution agent agreement with the distribution agent;

 

    delivery of an opinion, in form and substance acceptable to HPE in its sole discretion, from an independent appraisal firm confirming the solvency and financial viability of HPE after giving effect to the Everett Debt, Everett Payment and the consummation of the Distribution; and

 

    satisfaction or waiver by the party entitled to the benefit thereof of the conditions to the obligations of the parties to the Merger Agreement to consummate the Merger and complete the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied contemporaneously with or immediately following the Distribution).

 



 

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The Merger; Merger Consideration (See “The Transactions” beginning on page 61)

Pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, immediately after the Distribution, Merger Sub will merge with and into CSC. CSC will survive the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett. Immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, Everett will be redomesticated into a Nevada corporation and will change its name to DXC Technology Company. After the Merger, Everett will be a separately traded Nevada public company and will own both the CSC and Everett businesses.

At the effective time of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of CSC common stock (except for such shares held as treasury stock or by Everett, which will be cancelled) will be automatically converted into one share of Everett common stock. As a result of the Merger, Everett’s transfer agent will distribute to CSC stockholders shares of Everett common stock that the shares of CSC common stock automatically converted into at the effective time of the Merger and cash in lieu of fractional shares (if any). Holders of HPE common stock entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Distribution will also retain all of the shares of HPE common stock they held prior to the Merger.

The Merger Agreement provides that after the Distribution but before the Merger, the number of outstanding shares of Everett common stock will not exceed 141,379,539, assuming no true-up adjustment pursuant to the Merger Agreement. This true-up adjustment, based on the number of shares of CSC common stock outstanding as of February 23, 2017, would cause a total of 141,781,086 shares of Everett common stock to be issued to HPE stockholders in the Distribution. The number of outstanding shares of Everett common stock issued in the Distribution is subject to a true-up mechanism that will only apply if the percentage of outstanding shares of Everett common stock that constitute Qualified Everett Common Stock would be less than 50.1% of all outstanding Everett common stock after the Merger, in which case the number of outstanding shares of Everett common stock issued in the Distribution would be increased such that HPE stockholders would receive Qualified Everett Common Stock that would represent 50.1% of the outstanding shares of Everett common stock after the Merger. See “The Transactions—Calculation of Merger Consideration.”

Conditions to the Merger (See “The Transaction Agreements—The Merger Agreement—Conditions to the Merger” beginning on page 109)

As more fully described in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement and in the Merger Agreement, each of CSC’s, Merger Sub’s, HPE’s and Everett’s obligations to effect the Merger is subject to the satisfaction, or to the extent permitted by law or by waiver by CSC and HPE of the following conditions, which are referred to as the “Joint Conditions” to the Merger:

 

    the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), and the receipt of applicable consents, authorizations, orders, or approvals required under other competition laws in certain specified jurisdictions;

 

    the consummation of the Reorganization and the Distribution in accordance with the Separation Agreement;

 

    the effectiveness of the registration statements of Everett and the absence of any stop order issued by the SEC or any pending proceeding before the SEC seeking a stop order with respect thereto;

 

    the approval for listing on the NYSE of the shares of Everett common stock to be issued in the Merger;

 

    the approval by CSC stockholders of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and

 

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HPE’s, Everett’s and Merger Sub’s obligation to effect the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, waiver by HPE of the following additional conditions:

 

    the performance or compliance in all material respects by CSC of all covenants required to be complied with or performed by it on or prior to the effective time of the Merger under the Merger Agreement;

 

    the truth and correctness in all material respects of CSC’s representations and warranties with respect to organization, authorization and brokers fees as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the date of the Merger (except for certain representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of a specified date, which are to be true and correct only as of such specified date);

 

    the truth and correctness in all respects of CSC’s representations and warranties with respect to the capital stock of CSC, affiliate matters and receipt of board approval as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the date of the Merger (except that the truth and correctness representation and warranty with respect to the capitalization of CSC may have de minimis deviations from the “in all respects” standard);

 

    the truth and correctness in all respects of all other representations and warranties made by CSC in the Merger Agreement (without giving effect to any materiality, material adverse effect or similar qualifiers) as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the date of the Merger (except for certain representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of a specified date, which are to be true and correct only as of such specified date), except as would not have a material adverse effect;

 

    the receipt by HPE of a certificate, dated as of the closing date of the Merger, signed by a senior officer of CSC certifying the satisfaction of the conditions described in the preceding four bullet points;

 

    the entry by CSC into the Separation Agreement, the Merger Agreement, and the ancillary agreements to be entered into in connection with the Separation (collectively, the “Transaction Documents”), and performance in all material respects of all covenants thereunder to be performed or complied with prior to the effective time of the Merger;

 

    the receipt by HPE of a tax opinion from HPE’s counsel; and

 

    the consummation of the Debt Exchange and the receipt by HPE of the Everett Payment immediately before the Distribution.

CSC’s obligation to effect the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or, to the extent permitted by applicable law, waiver by CSC of the following additional conditions:

 

    the performance or compliance in all material respects by HPE and Everett of all covenants required to be complied with or performed by them on or prior to the effective time of the Merger under the Merger Agreement;

 

    the truth and correctness in all material respects of HPE’s and Everett’s representations and warranties with respect to organization, authorization and brokers’ fees as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the date of the Merger (except for certain representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of a specified date, which are to be true and correct only as of such specified date);

 

    the truth and correctness in all respects of HPE’s representations and warranties relating to Everett with respect to capital stock, the absence of a “material adverse effect” with respect to Everett and receipt of board and stockholder approval as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the date of the Merger (except for certain representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of a specified date, which are to be true and correct only as of such specified date);

 



 

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    the truth and correctness in all respects of all other representations and warranties made by HPE in the Merger Agreement (without giving effect to any materiality, material adverse effect or similar qualifiers) as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the date of the Merger (except for certain representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of a specified date, which are to be true and correct only as of such specified date), except as would not have a material adverse effect;

 

    the receipt by CSC of a certificate, dated as of the closing date of the Merger, signed by a senior officer of HPE certifying the satisfaction of the conditions described in the preceding four bullet points;

 

    the entry by HPE, Everett and Merger Sub into all other applicable Transaction Documents, and performance in all material respects of all covenants thereunder to be performed or complied with prior to the effective time of the Merger; and

 

    the determination by CSC that the Merger and related transactions will not constitute an acquisition of a “50-percent or greater interest” (within the meaning of Section 355(d)(4) of the Code) in CSC, as determined under the principles of Section 355(e) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and the receipt by CSC of a tax opinion from its tax counsel.

Voting by CSC Directors and Executive Officers (see “The CSC Special Meeting—Voting by CSC Directors and Executive Officers” beginning on page 59)

At the close of business on the record date for CSC’s special meeting, CSC directors and executive officers and their affiliates were entitled to vote less than 1% of the shares of CSC common stock outstanding on the record date. CSC currently expects that all CSC directors and executive officers will vote their shares in favor of the proposal to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Merger-related compensation proposal and the meeting adjournment proposal.

No vote of HPE stockholders is required in connection with the Transactions. No directors, executive officers or affiliates of Everett or HPE will have voting rights in connection with the Transactions with respect to their ownership of any HPE common stock or Everett common stock.

Opinion of CSC’s Financial Advisor (see “The Transactions—Opinion of CSC’s Financial Advisor” beginning on page 70)

CSC’s financial advisor, RBC Capital Markets, LLC (“RBC Capital Markets”), delivered a written opinion, dated May 23, 2016, to the CSC Board of Directors as to the fairness, from a financial point of view and as of such date, to CSC of the Original Merger Consideration (as defined below) that would have been paid by CSC pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger among HPE, Everett, CSC and Old Merger Sub as executed on May 24, 2016 (the “Original Merger Agreement”). For purposes of RBC Capital Markets’ analyses and opinion, the term “Original Merger Consideration” refers to the 139,234,701 shares of CSC common stock, in the aggregate, that would have been issuable by CSC in the combination of the Everett business with CSC through the merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSC with and into Everett, whereby the separate corporate existence of such wholly-owned subsidiary would have ceased and Everett would have continued as the surviving company and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of CSC (the “Original Merger”), as contemplated by the Original Merger Agreement.

CSC has advised RBC Capital Markets that the terms of the Merger do not alter or otherwise impact the financial terms of the Original Merger, including, without limitation, the pro forma equity ownership in the combined company of the respective holders of CSC common stock and Everett common stock. Based solely on the foregoing, in connection with the execution of the amendment to the Merger Agreement on November 2,

 



 

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2016, RBC Capital Markets confirmed to CSC that, were it asked to do so on May 23, 2016, it would have been prepared to render an opinion to the CSC Board of Directors to the effect that, as of May 23, 2016 and based on and subject to the procedures followed, assumptions made, factors considered and qualifications and limitations on the review undertaken by RBC Capital Markets in connection with its May 23, 2016 opinion, the merger consideration to be received by holders of CSC common stock pursuant to the Merger would have been fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. RBC Capital Markets was not requested to, and it did not, update or revise its analyses for market movements, the financial performance or prospects of CSC or Everett or any other circumstances or events occurring after the date of its May 23, 2016 opinion.

The full text of RBC Capital Markets’ written opinion, dated May 23, 2016, is attached as Annex A to this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement and sets forth, among other things, the procedures followed, assumptions made, factors considered and qualifications and limitations on the review undertaken by RBC Capital Markets in connection with its opinion. RBC Capital Markets delivered its opinion to the CSC Board of Directors for the benefit, information and assistance of the CSC Board of Directors (in its capacity as such) in connection with and for purposes of its evaluation of the Original Merger. RBC Capital Markets’ opinion addressed only the fairness, from a financial point of view and as of the date of such opinion, to CSC of the Original Merger Consideration (to the extent expressly specified in such opinion) and did not address any other aspect of the Original Merger or any related transactions (including, without limitation, any amendments to the terms and conditions of the Original Merger following the delivery of RBC Capital Market’s opinion). RBC Capital Markets’ opinion also did not address the underlying business decision of CSC to engage in the Original Merger or any related transactions or the relative merits of the Original Merger or any related transactions compared to any alternative business strategy or transaction that might be available to CSC or in which CSC might engage. RBC Capital Markets does not express any opinion and does not make any recommendation to any stockholder as to how such stockholder should vote or act with respect to any proposal to be voted upon in connection with the Merger, any related transactions or otherwise.

Board of Directors and Management of Everett After the Merger (see “Information about CSC—Directors and Executive Officers of Everett After the Merger” beginning on page 136)

Prior to the effective time of the Merger, the Everett Board of Directors shall take all action necessary such that, at the effective time of the Merger, the Everett Board of Directors will consist of ten members, including five current CSC board members (one of whom will be CSC’s current Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer) and five individuals designated by HPE (one of whom will be HPE’s Chief Executive Officer). All Everett directors were identified pursuant to a joint selection process led by a four person committee consisting of Margaret C. Whitman, HPE’s Chief Executive Officer, and Patricia F. Russo, Chairman of HPE’s Board of Directors, as well as J. Michael Lawrie, CSC’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Peter Rutland, another member of the CSC Board of Directors. See “The Transaction Agreements—The Merger Agreement—Post-Closing Everett Board of Directors.” The five directors designated by HPE, or replacement individuals designated by HPE, will also be nominated and recommended for election to the Everett Board of Directors by the Everett Board of Directors at the next annual meeting of Everett stockholders following the effective time of the Merger.

Additionally, J. Michael Lawrie, CSC’s Chief Executive Officer, will resign from his position with CSC and will become the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Everett immediately following the Merger. Paul N. Saleh, CSC’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will resign from his position with CSC and will become the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Everett immediately following the Merger. Other members of management of Everett following the Merger were determined by Mr. Lawrie. See “The Transactions—Board of Directors and Executive Officers of Everett Following the Merger; Operations Following the Merger.”

 



 

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Interests of Certain Persons in the Merger

Certain of CSC’s directors and executive officers have financial interests in the Transactions that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of CSC’s stockholders generally, including transaction bonuses. The members of the CSC Board of Directors were aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in reaching the determination to approve the terms of the Transactions, including the Merger, and in recommending to CSC’s stockholders that they vote to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Risk Factors (see “Risk Factors” beginning on page 32)

CSC stockholders and HPE stockholders should carefully consider the matters described in the section “Risk Factors,” as well as other information included in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement and the other documents to which they have been referred.

Regulatory Approvals (see “The Transactions—Regulatory Approvals” beginning on page 87)

Under the HSR Act and related rules, the Merger may not be completed until the parties have filed notification and report forms with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, which are referred to as the “Antitrust Division”, and observed a specified statutory waiting period. CSC and HPE filed Notification and Report forms with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division on June 21, 2016 and the waiting period under the HSR Act expired on August 22, 2016. In connection with the execution of the First Amendment to the Merger Agreement dated November 2, 2016 (the “First Amendment to the Merger Agreement”), the parties filed Notification and Report forms with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division effective November 10, 2016 and the waiting period under the HSR Act expired on December 12, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. In addition, the parties satisfied the requisite antitrust conditions specified in the Merger Agreement in relation to the Brazilian Administrative Council of Economic Defense, the Canadian Competition Bureau, the European Commission, the Competition Commission of India, the Mexican Federal Economic Competition Commission, the Swiss Competition Commission, and the Turkish Competition Authority, or observe the applicable statutory waiting period in each of those jurisdictions. In addition, the parties submitted a foreign investment application to the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board, the approval of which is not a condition to the Merger.

Termination (see “The Transaction Agreements—The Merger Agreement—Termination” beginning on page 111)

The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the completion of the Merger by the mutual written consent of HPE and CSC. In addition, subject to specified qualifications and exceptions, either HPE or CSC may terminate the Merger Agreement at any time prior to the completion of the Merger if:

 

    any governmental authority has promulgated, entered, enforced, enacted or issued or deemed applicable to the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement any law that permanently prohibits, restrains or makes illegal the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger;

 

    the Merger has not been consummated on or prior to by August 23, 2017 (or such later date to which such date may be extended in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement); or

 

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In addition, subject to specified qualifications and exceptions, HPE may terminate the Merger Agreement if:

 

    CSC has breached any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in the Merger Agreement that would cause the Joint Conditions to the Merger or the conditions to HPE’s obligation to consummate the Merger described above not to be satisfied, and such breach is not cured by the earlier of 60 days after notice of the breach and August 23, 2017, or such later date to which such deadline may be extended in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement ( the “Outside Date”), or is incapable of cure prior to the Outside Date;

 

    the CSC Board of Directors effects a Change in Recommendation; or

 

    CSC has failed to comply with its obligations under the Merger Agreement relating to non-solicitation or to hold the CSC special meeting for approval of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

CSC, subject to specified qualifications and exceptions, may terminate the Merger Agreement if:

 

    HPE or Everett has breached any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in the Merger Agreement that would cause the Joint Conditions to the Merger or the conditions to CSC’s obligation to consummate the Merger described above not to be satisfied, and such breach is not cured by the earlier of 60 days after notice of the breach and the Outside Date, or is incapable of cure prior to the Outside Date; or

 

    the CSC Board of Directors or any committee thereof, prior to receipt of stockholder approval for the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement and subject to payment by CSC to HPE of the $275 million Alternative Termination Fee discussed below, authorizes CSC’s entry into a definitive agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal and CSC enters into such agreement, in circumstances where CSC is permitted to terminate the Merger Agreement and accept such Superior Proposal.

The Merger Agreement provides that the term “Superior Proposal” means a bona fide written Competing Proposal by a third party (except the references therein to 20% being replaced by 50%) that was not solicited by CSC or its representatives in violation of the non-solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement and that the CSC Board of Directors has determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside financial and legal advisors), taking into account the various legal, financial and regulatory aspects of the Competing Proposal, is reasonably likely to be consummated on a timely basis, and would be more favorable to CSC’s stockholders, from a financial point of view, than the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement after giving effect to all adjustments or modifications to the terms thereof which may be agreed in writing to be made by HPE.

The Merger Agreement provides that the term “Competing Proposal” means any proposal or offer from a third party relating to:

 

    a merger, reorganization, sale of assets, share exchange, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation, joint venture or similar transaction involving CSC;

 

    the acquisition (whether by merger, consolidation, equity investment, joint venture or otherwise) by any person or entity of 20% or more of the consolidated assets of CSC and its subsidiaries, as determined on a book-value or fair market value basis;

 

    the purchase or acquisition in any manner by any person or entity of 20% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of CSC common stock or any other ownership interests in CSC;

 

    any purchase, acquisition, tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any other person or entity beneficially owning 20% or more of the shares of CSC common stock, or any other ownership interests of CSC or any of its subsidiaries; or

 

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Termination Fees (See “The Transaction Agreements—The Merger Agreement—Termination Fee and Expenses Payable in Certain Circumstances” beginning on page 111)

The Merger Agreement provides that upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, CSC is required to pay HPE a termination fee of $160 million (the “Termination Fee”). The circumstances under which the Termination Fee may be payable include:

 

    if HPE terminates the Merger Agreement after CSC has materially breached its obligations under the non-solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement or its obligation to hold a special meeting of CSC stockholders to vote on the proposal to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement;

 

    if HPE terminates following a Change in Recommendation by the CSC Board of Directors;

 

    if (1) a Competing Proposal with respect to CSC is publicly made and not withdrawn five business days prior to specified events, (2) the Merger Agreement is terminated under any of the circumstances listed below and (3) CSC consummates, or enters into a definitive agreement with respect to and subsequently consummates, a Competing Proposal within twelve months of the termination of the Merger Agreement:

 

  (a) in the event the Merger Agreement is terminated by either HPE or CSC after the failure to obtain approval from CSC stockholders of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement at the CSC special meeting,

 

  (b) in the event the Merger Agreement is terminated by HPE because CSC has committed an uncured or incurable breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in the Merger Agreement such that the conditions to the closing of the Merger would not be satisfied, or

 

  (c) in the event the Merger Agreement is terminated by HPE because the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement have not been consummated prior to the Outside Date.

The Merger Agreement provides that CSC is required to pay HPE an alternative termination fee of $275 million (the “Alternative Termination Fee”) in the event that the CSC Board of Directors or any committee thereof, prior to receipt of stockholder approval for the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, authorizes CSC’s entry into a definitive agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal and CSC enters into such agreement, in circumstances where CSC is permitted to terminate the Merger Agreement and accept such Superior Proposal.

In no event will CSC be required to pay more than one Termination Fee or Alternative Termination Fee.

If the Merger Agreement is terminated because CSC’s stockholders fail to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement at the meeting of CSC stockholders, CSC will be required to reimburse HPE in cash for certain out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by HPE in connection with the Transactions, up to a maximum of $45 million in the aggregate.

Expenses (See “The Transaction Agreements—The Merger Agreement—Termination Fee and Expenses Payable in Certain Circumstances” beginning on page 111)

Except for expenses in connection with the termination of the Merger Agreement, which are discussed immediately above, and certain other specified fees and expenses that are to be shared equally by HPE and CSC, the Merger Agreement provides that each party will pay all of its own fees and expenses.

Certain Adjustments Pursuant to Separation Agreement (See “The Transaction Agreements—The Separation and Distribution Agreement—Post-Closing Adjustments” beginning on page 117)

 



 

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The Separation Agreement provides for a post-closing adjustment to the extent that the actual amounts of certain cash conversion cycle metrics of Everett and the Everett subsidiaries as of 11:59 pm on the day prior to the Distribution Date is greater or less than specified targets for such metrics, based on the average of such metrics for Everett and its subsidiaries on a combined basis for the twelve months ended April 30, 2016.

If the actual final cash conversion cycle metric exceeds the target metric, then Everett will pay to HPE the excess. If the actual final cash conversion cycle metric is less than the actual final cash conversion cycle metric, then HPE will pay to Everett the amount of such shortfall.

The Separation Agreement also provides for other post-closing adjustments based on cash and cash equivalents, net intercompany payables and receivables, VAT and other sales taxes payable and receivable, accrued payroll and accrued bonus.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution and Merger (see “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution and Merger” beginning on page 89)

The completion of the Transactions is conditioned upon the receipt by HPE of the Distribution Tax Opinion to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Contribution, taken together with the Distribution, will qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 368(a), 361 and 355 of the Code. Provided that the Contribution and the Distribution so qualify, HPE and its stockholders will not recognize any taxable income, gain or loss as a result of the Distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes (except for any gain or loss attributable to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Everett common stock).

In addition, the completion of the Transactions is conditioned upon the receipt by HPE and CSC of Merger Tax Opinions to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Provided that the Merger so qualifies, CSC and its stockholders will not recognize any taxable income, gain or loss as a result of the Merger for U.S. federal income tax purposes (except for any gain or loss attributable to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Everett common stock).

No Dissenters’ or Appraisal Rights (see “The Transactions—No Dissenter’s Rights or Rights of Appraisal” beginning on page 88)

Neither CSC nor HPE stockholders have appraisal rights under Delaware law or Nevada law, as applicable, in connection with the Separation, the Distribution or the Merger.

 



 

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SUMMARY HISTORICAL CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF CSC

The following summary historical condensed consolidated financial information of CSC as of December 30, 2016 and for the nine months ended December 30, 2016 and January 1, 2016 have been derived from the December 30, 2016 unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of CSC, which are incorporated by reference in this document. In the opinion of CSC’s management, such unaudited financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of the interim periods. The summary historical condensed consolidated financial information below is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations or financial condition that may be expected for any future period or date, and the results for the interim periods presented below are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full fiscal year. The financial information as of April 1, 2016 and April 3, 2015 and for the twelve months ended April 1, 2016, April 3, 2015 and March 28, 2014 have been derived from CSC’s audited consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in this document. The financial information as of March 28, 2014 have been derived from CSC’s unaudited consolidated financial statements not included or incorporated by reference in this document. This information is only a summary and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements of CSC and the notes thereto and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in CSC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as of and for the nine months ended December 30, 2016 and Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the twelve months ended April 1, 2016, each of which is incorporated by reference in this document, and the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements of CSC and Everett included elsewhere in this document. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”

 

    For the
nine months ended
    For the twelve months ended  
(in millions, except per-share amounts)   December 30,
2016(1)
    January 1,
2016(2)
    April 1,
2016(1)(2)(3)
    April 3,
2015(1)(2)(3)(4)
    March 28,
2014(1)(2)(3)
 
          (as adjusted)           (as adjusted)     (as adjusted)  

Results of Consolidated Operations Data

         

Revenues

  $ 5,718     $ 5,299     $ 7,106     $ 8,117     $ 8,899  

Income (loss) from continuing operations, before taxes

    13       197       10       (671     694  

Income (loss) from continuing operations

    38       180       72       (207     520  

Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes

    —         216       191       224       448  

Net income

    38       396       263       17       968  

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interest, net of tax

    13       12       12       15       21  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to CSC common stockholders

  $ 25     $ 384     $ 251     $ 2     $ 947  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per common share

         

Basic:

         

Continuing operations

  $ 0.18     $ 1.29     $ 0.51     $ (1.45   $ 3.52  

Discontinued operations

    —         1.49       1.31       1.46       2.89  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0.18     $ 2.78     $ 1.82     $ 0.01     $ 6.41  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted:

         

Continuing operations

  $ 0.17     $ 1.27     $ 0.50     $ (1.45   $ 3.45  

Discontinued operations

    —         1.45       1.28       1.46       2.83  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 0.17     $ 2.72     $ 1.78     $ 0.01     $ 6.28  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash dividend per common share

  $ 0.42     $ 2.85     $ 2.99     $ 0.92     $ 0.80  

 



 

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(1)  Income (loss) from continuing operations, before taxes was affected by restructuring costs of $85 million in the nine months ended December 30, 2016; $256 million in fiscal 2015 and $74 million in fiscal 2014; debt extinguishment costs of $95 million in fiscal 2016; and SEC settlement related charges of $197 million in fiscal 2015.
(2)  During the twelve months ended April 1, 2016, CSC completed the separation of its U.S. public sector business and merger with SRA International, Inc. to form a new publicly traded company: CSRA Inc. The operating results of the U.S. public sector business are included in Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes.
(3)  The year-over-year trend of income (loss) from continuing operations, before taxes has been impacted by the recognition of actuarial and settlement (losses) gains related to CSC’s pension and OPEB plans of $(99) million, $(584) million, and $217 million in fiscal 2016, 2015, and 2014, respectively. As a result of the separation of its U.S. public sector business, the majority of U.S. pension and other benefit plans were transferred to CSRA Inc.
(4)  Income (loss) from continuing operations for fiscal 2015 includes a $264 million tax benefit from reversal of a valuation allowance.

 

    As of and
for the
nine months
ended
    As of and
for the twelve months ended
 
(in millions)   December 30,
2016
      April 1,  
2016
    April 3,
2015
      March 28,  
2014
 
                (as adjusted)        

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data

       

Total assets

  $ 8,302     $ 7,736     $ 10,221     $ 11,361  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capitalization

       

Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt

  $ 706     $ 710     $ 883     $ 681  

Long-term debt

    2,217       1,934       1,635       2,207  

Total equity

    2,194       2,032       2,965       3,950  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capitalization

  $ 5,117     $ 4,676     $ 5,483     $ 6,838  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated Cash Flow Data

       

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 805     $ 802     $ 1,473     $ 1,577  

Net cash used in investing activities

  $ (825   $ (1,180   $ (536   $ (566

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  $ 72     $ (485   $ (1,078   $ (616

Other Consolidated Data

       

Capital expenditures

  $ 221     $ 412     $ 406     $ 595  

Current ratio

    1.1       1.3       1.4       1.6  

Net debt-to-total capitalization(1)

    35.4     31.4     8.1     6.5

Average common shares outstanding—diluted

    143.80       141.33       142.56       150.76  

 

(1)  Net debt-to-total capitalization is a non-GAAP measure used by management to assess our ability to service our debts using only our cash and cash equivalents. We present this non-GAAP measure to assist investors in analyzing our capital structure in a more comprehensive way compared to gross debt based ratios alone. Net debt-to-total capitalization is defined as total debt less total cash and cash equivalents divided by the sum of total debt and equity, including non-controlling interest.

 



 

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SUMMARY HISTORICAL COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF EVERETT

The following table presents the summary historical combined financial information for Everett. The Combined Statements of Operations information and the Combined Statements of Cash Flows information for each of the three fiscal years ended October 31, 2016 and the Combined Balance Sheets information as of October 31, 2016 and 2015 set forth below are derived from Everett’s audited Combined Financial Statements included in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement. The Combined Balance Sheets information as of October 31, 2014 is derived from Everett’s audited Combined Financial Statements that are not included in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement.

The summary historical combined financial information should be read in conjunction with the sections entitled “Selected Historical Combined Financial Information of Everett,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of Everett,” and Everett’s Combined Financial Statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement. Everett’s historical combined financial information presented below may not be indicative of its future performance and does not necessarily reflect what Everett’s financial position and results of operations would have been had it been operating as a standalone public company during the periods presented, including changes that will occur in its operations and capitalization as a result of the spin-off of Everett and the Merger. See “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information” for a further description of the anticipated changes.

 

     As of and
for the fiscal years ended October 31
 
     2016      2015      2014  
     In millions  

Combined Statements of Operations:

     

Net revenue

   $ 18,112      $ 19,032      $ 21,862  

Loss from operations

   $ (460    $ (1,367    $ (1,298

Net loss

   $ (673    $ (1,885    $ (1,408

Combined Balance Sheets:

        

Total assets

   $ 11,208      $ 12,450      $ 12,895  

Long-term debt

   $ 392      $ 397      $ 434  

Total debt

   $ 394      $ 446      $ 459  

Total capital lease obligations

   $ 1,990      $ 2,388      $ 2,485  

Combined Statements of Cash Flows:

        

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 877      $ 762      $ 807  

Net cash used in investing activities

   $ (121    $ (115    $ (101

Net cash used in financing activities

   $ (525    $ (604    $ (733

 



 

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SUMMARY UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following summary unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information present the pro forma financial information of CSC based upon the historical financial statements of each of CSC and Everett, after giving effect to the Merger and other Transactions as further described in the section of this document entitled “The Transactions.” The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information are intended to reflect the impact of the Merger and the other Transactions on CSC’s historical consolidated financial statements as if the relevant transactions occurred on April 4, 2015 for purposes of the unaudited condensed combined pro forma statement of operations and December 30, 2016 for purposes of the unaudited condensed combined pro forma balance sheet data. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial information have been prepared using, and should be read in conjunction with (i) the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of CSC as of and for the nine months ended December 30, 2016, and the audited consolidated financial statements of CSC as of and for the twelve months ended April 1, 2016, which are incorporated by reference in this document, and (ii) the audited combined financial statements of Everett as of and for the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016, which are included elsewhere in this document. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and does not purport to be indicative of the actual results that would have been achieved by CSC if the Merger and other Transactions had been consummated for the periods presented or that will be achieved in the future. This information is only a summary and has been derived from and should be read in conjunction with the more detailed unaudited condensed combined financial statements and the notes thereto, included elsewhere in this document, which have been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”

 

     Historical              
(in millions)    CSC as of
and for the
nine months
ended
December 30,
2016
    Everett as of
and for the
nine months
ended October 31,
2016(1)
    Adjustments     Pro Forma
Combined
 

Revenues

   $ 5,718     $ 13,640     $ 51     $ 19,409  

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

     13       (399     (21     (407

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (25     92       73       140  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     38       (491     (94     (547

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax

     13       4       2       19  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to the company

   $ 25     $ (495   $ (96   $ (566
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 8,302     $ 11,208     $ 10,099     $ 29,609  

Long-term debt (including capital lease obligations), net of current maturities

   $ 2,217     $ 1,570     $ 2,197     $ 5,984  

 



 

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     Historical              
(in millions)    CSC as of
and for the
twelve months
ended April 1,
2016
    Everett as of
and for the
twelve months
ended April 30,
2016(1)
    Adjustments     Pro Forma
Combined
 

Revenues

   $ 7,106     $ 18,548     $ 673     $ 26,327  

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes

     10       (1,180     (177     (1,347

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (62     522       (15     445  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

     72       (1,702     (162     (1,792

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests, net of tax

     1       5       24       30  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to the company

   $ 71     $ (1,707   $ (186   $ (1,822
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)  See Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements for Everett balances reclassified to conform to CSC’s financial statement presentation.

 



 

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SUMMARY HISTORICAL AND PRO FORMA PER SHARE INFORMATION OF CSC

The following table sets forth certain historical, pro forma and supplemental per-share data for CSC. The CSC historical data has been derived from and should be read together with CSC’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto contained in CSC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as of and for the nine months ended December 30, 2016 and Annual Report on Form 10-K as of and for the twelve months ended April 1, 2016, each of which is incorporated by reference in this document. See “Where You Can Find Additional Information.” The pro forma financial information as of and for the nine months ended December 30, 2016 and for the twelve months ended April 1, 2016 has been derived from the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information included elsewhere in this document. See “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information.”

This comparative historical, pro forma and supplemental per-share data is being provided for illustrative purposes only. CSC and Everett may have performed differently had the Merger and other Transactions occurred prior to the periods or at the date presented. You should not rely on the pro forma and supplemental per-share data presented as being indicative of the results that would have been achieved had CSC and Everett been combined during the periods or at the date presented or of the future results or financial condition of CSC or Everett to be achieved following the consummation of the Merger and other Transactions.

 

     As of and
for the nine months ended
December 30, 2016
 
     CSC Historical      Pro Forma
Combined
 

Earnings per share:

     

Income (loss) from continuing operations—basic

   $ 0.18      $ (2.00

Income (loss) from continuing operations—diluted

   $ 0.17      $ (2.00

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic

     140.13        282.66  

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted

     143.80        282.66  

Book value per share of common stock

   $ 13.25      $ 41.46  

Dividends declared per share of common stock

   $ 0.42      $ 0.42  

 

     As of and
for the twelve months ended
April 1, 2016
 
     CSC Historical      Pro Forma
Combined
 

Earnings per share:

     

Income (loss) from continuing operations—basic

   $ 0.51      $ (6.45

Income (loss) from continuing operations—diluted

   $ 0.50      $ (6.45

Weighted average common shares outstanding—basic

     138.28        282.66  

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted

     141.33        282.66  

Book value per share of common stock

   $ 14.33        N/A  

Dividends declared per share of common stock

   $ 2.99      $ 2.99  

 



 

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HISTORICAL MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION OF CSC COMMON STOCK

CSC common stock currently trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “CSC.” On May 23, 2016, the last trading day before the announcement of the signing of the Merger Agreement, the closing price of CSC common stock was $35.00 per share. On February 23, 2017, the last practicable trading day for which information is available as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement, the closing price of CSC common stock was $69.75 per share. The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices per share of CSC common stock for the periods indicated as well as cash dividends per share declared by CSC to holders of CSC common stock for the periods indicated. The quotations are as reported in published financial sources. For current price information, CSC and HPE stockholders are urged to consult publicly available sources.

 

     CSC
Per Share

Dividends
     CSC
Common Stock
 
        High      Low  

Year Ending March 31, 2017

        

Fourth Quarter Ending March 31, 2017 (through February 23, 2017)

   $ 0.14      $ 71.79      $ 57.06  

Third Quarter Ended December 30, 2016

   $ 0.14      $ 63.34      $ 50.41  

Second Quarter Ended September 30, 2016

   $ 0.14      $ 53.46      $ 45.37  

First Quarter Ended July 1, 2016

   $ 0.14      $ 52.55      $ 32.51  

Year Ended April 1, 2016

        

Fourth Quarter Ended April 1, 2016

   $ 0.14      $ 34.49      $ 24.27  

Third Quarter Ended January 1, 2016(1)(2)

   $ 2.39      $ 71.15      $ 29.51  

Second Quarter Ended October 3, 2015

   $ 0.23      $ 68.57      $ 58.77  

First Quarter Ended July 3, 2015

   $ 0.23      $ 71.00      $ 63.85  

Year Ended April 3, 2015

        

Fourth Quarter Ended April 3, 2015

   $ 0.23      $ 73.29      $ 59.80  

Third Quarter Ended January 2, 2015

   $ 0.23      $ 66.99      $ 54.23  

Second Quarter Ended October 3, 2014

   $ 0.23      $ 65.52      $ 56.19  

First Quarter Ended July 4, 2014

   $ 0.23      $ 64.72      $ 57.46  

 

(1) In connection with the spin-off of CSRA Inc. by CSC effective November 27, 2015, on November 30, 2015 a special cash dividend of $10.50 per share was paid to CSC stockholders of record as of November 18, 2015. Of that $10.50 per share dividend, $2.25 was paid by CSC and $8.25 was paid by CSRA Inc.
(2) The CSC high and low sales prices and cash dividend per share reflect the spin-off by CSC of CSRA Inc. effective November 27, 2015.

The timing, declaration, amount and payment of any future dividends to CSC stockholders will fall within the discretion of the CSC Board of Directors, and will depend on many factors, including CSC’s financial condition, results of operations and capital requirements, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, industry practice and other business considerations that CSC’s Board of Directors deems relevant from time to time. In addition, the terms of agreements governing CSC’s debt or debt that CSC may incur in the future may restrict the payment of dividends. There can be no assurance that CSC will pay any dividend in the future.

Market price data for Everett common stock has not been presented because Everett is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HPE, and shares of Everett common stock do not trade separately from shares of HPE common stock.

 



 

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RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider all of the information contained or incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement, including the risks discussed in Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors in CSC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 1, 2016 and in Part II, Item 1A—Risk Factors in CSC’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended June 30, September 30 and December 30, 2016. Some of the risks relate to the Transactions and others to the combined company after the Transactions. Some risks relate principally to the securities markets and ownership of CSC common stock.

Any of the following risks could materially and adversely affect CSC’s, Everett’s or the combined company’s business, financial condition and results of operations and the actual outcome of matters as to which forward-looking statements are made in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement. In such case, the trading price for CSC common stock could decline, and you could lose all or part of your investment. The risks described below are not the only risks that CSC currently faces or that the combined company will face after the consummation of the Transactions. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known or that are currently expected to be immaterial may also materially and adversely affect the combined company’s business, financial condition and results of operations or the price of combined company’s common stock in the future. Past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance, and historical trends should not be used to anticipate results or trends in future periods.

Risks Related to the Transactions

The Transactions may not be completed on the terms or timeline currently contemplated, or at all.

The consummation of the Transactions is subject to numerous conditions, including (1) the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the receipt of regulatory approvals in certain other jurisdictions, (2) the effectiveness of the registration statements filed with the SEC by Everett in connection with the Transactions, (3) the approval by CSC’s stockholders of the Merger, (4) the consummation of the Reorganization and Distribution in all material respects in accordance with the Separation Agreement, (5) the receipt by HPE of an opinion from its counsel with respect to certain federal income tax matters related to the Separation, Contribution, Distribution and Debt Exchange, (6) the receipt by HPE, on the one hand, and CSC, on the other hand, of an opinion from their respective counsel to the effect that the Merger will be treated as a “reorganization” for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (7) consummation of the Debt Exchange and receipt by HPE of the Everett Payment immediately before the Distribution and (8) other customary closing conditions. See “The Transaction Agreements—The Merger Agreement—Conditions to the Merger.”

If the Transactions are not completed for any reason, including the failure to complete the Merger by August 23, 2017 (or such later date to which such date may be extended in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement), the price of CSC common stock may decline to the extent that the market price of CSC common stock reflects or previously reflected positive market assumptions that the Transactions would be completed and the related benefits would be realized. In addition, CSC and HPE have expended and will continue to expend significant management time and resources and have incurred and will continue to incur significant expenses due to legal, advisory, printing and financial services fees related to the Transactions. These expenses must be paid regardless of whether the Transactions are consummated. If the Transactions are not consummated because the Merger Agreement is terminated, CSC may be required under certain circumstances to pay HPE a termination fee of $160 million or under other circumstances an alternative termination fee of $275 million. If CSC’s stockholders do not approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement at the CSC special meeting and the Merger Agreement is terminated by either HPE or CSC, CSC must reimburse HPE’s out-of-pocket fees and expenses in connection with the Transactions in an amount not to exceed $45 million. There is no assurance that the Transactions will be consummated. See “The Transaction Agreements—The Merger Agreement.”

 

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The combined company may not realize the anticipated benefits from the Transactions.

The combined company is expected to realize cost and revenue synergies, growth opportunities, and other financial and operating benefits as a result of the Transactions. The combined company’s success in realizing these benefits, and the timing of their realization, depends on the successful integration of the business operations of Everett with CSC. Even if CSC and Everett successfully integrate, CSC and Everett cannot predict with certainty if or when these cost and revenue synergies, growth opportunities and benefits will occur, or the extent to which they actually will be achieved. For example, the benefits from the Transactions may be offset by costs incurred in integrating the companies or in required capital expenditures related to the acquired Everett business. In addition, the quantification of synergies expected to result from the Transactions is based on significant estimates and assumptions that are subjective in nature and inherently uncertain. Realization of any benefits and synergies could be affected by a number of factors beyond CSC’s, Everett’s or the combined company’s control, including, without limitation, general economic conditions, increased operating costs, regulatory developments and the other risks described in these risk factors. The amount of synergies actually realized in the Transactions, if any, and the time periods in which any such synergies are realized, could differ materially from the expected synergies discussed in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement, regardless of whether the two business operations are combined successfully. If the integration is unsuccessful or if the combined company is unable to realize the anticipated synergies and other benefits of the Transactions, there could be a material adverse effect on the combined company’s business, financial condition and results of operations.

The Transactions may discourage other companies from trying to acquire the combined company.

The “no solicitation” provisions in the Merger Agreement prohibit CSC from soliciting any competing acquisition proposal involving CSC as set forth in the Merger Agreement. The Merger Agreement generally prohibits CSC from soliciting any alternative transaction proposal, although in certain circumstances CSC may terminate the Merger Agreement in order to accept an unsolicited alternative transaction proposal that the CSC Board of Directors determines is superior to the Transactions. The Merger Agreement provides that in certain circumstances CSC may be required to pay HPE a termination fee of $160 million if the Merger Agreement is terminated or an alternative termination fee of $275 million, which payment might deter third parties from proposing alternative business combination proposals that might have resulted in greater value to CSC stockholders than the Transactions.

In addition, certain provisions of the Tax Matters Agreement, which are intended to preserve the intended tax treatment of the Contribution, the Distribution, the Merger and certain related transactions consummated in connection with the Contribution, may discourage, delay or prevent acquisition proposals and otherwise limit the combined company’s ability to pursue certain strategic transactions or engage in other transactions, including mergers or consolidations for a period of time following the Transactions. Under the Tax Matters Agreement, the combined company will be restricted from taking certain actions for a period of time following the Transactions because such actions could adversely affect the intended tax treatment of the Contribution, the Distribution and the Merger, and such restrictions could be significant. See “Additional Agreements Related to the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger—Tax Matters Agreement.”

Because the combined company will be a larger company than either Everett or CSC is currently, with significantly more shares of common stock outstanding after the consummation of the Transactions than the number of CSC shares currently outstanding, an acquisition of the combined company may become more expensive than an acquisition of Everett or CSC would be currently. As a result, some potential acquirors may not seek to acquire the combined company, and the reduction in potential acquirors could reduce the prices at which the combined company’s common stock trades.

Significant costs related to the Transactions are expected to have an unfavorable effect on CSC’s or the combined company’s liquidity, cash flows and operating results.

Significant one-time costs are expected in connection with the Transactions, including approximately $60 million of advisory, legal, accounting and other professional fees incurred by CSC related to the Transactions.

 

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The incurrence of these costs will have an unfavorable effect on the combined company’s liquidity, cash flows and operating results in the periods in which they are incurred.

Current CSC stockholders’ percentage ownership interest in the combined company will be substantially lower than their current percentage ownership interest in CSC.

After the consummation of the Merger, the CSC common stock outstanding immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger will represent, in the aggregate, approximately 49.9% of the combined company’s shares of common stock outstanding immediately following the effective time of the Merger. See “The Transaction Agreements—The Merger Agreement—Merger Consideration.” Consequently, CSC’s pre-Merger stockholders, as a group, will be able to exercise less influence over the management and policies of the combined company following the consummation of the Merger than immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger.

Sales of combined company common stock may negatively affect the market price of combined company common stock.

The shares of combined company common stock to be issued in the Distribution and the Merger will generally be eligible for immediate resale. The market price of combined company common stock could decline as a result of sales of a large number of shares of combined company common stock in the market, or even the perception that these sales could occur. These sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, may also make it more difficult for the combined company to obtain additional capital by selling equity securities in the future on favorable terms when desired.

CSC, Everett and the combined company may have difficulty attracting, motivating and retaining executives and other employees in light of the Transactions.

Uncertainty about the effect of the Transactions on employees of CSC and Everett may have an adverse effect on CSC, Everett and the combined company. This uncertainty may impair the ability of CSC, Everett and the combined company to attract, retain and motivate personnel until the Transactions are completed. Employee retention may be particularly challenging during the pendency of the Transactions, as employees may feel uncertain about their future roles with the combined company after their combination. If employees of CSC, or Everett depart because of issues relating to the uncertainty and difficulty of integration or a desire not to become employees of the combined company after the Transactions, the combined company’s ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the Transactions could be reduced.

The integration of Everett with CSC following the Transactions may present significant challenges.

There is a significant degree of difficulty inherent in the process of integrating Everett and CSC. These difficulties include:

 

    the integration of Everett and CSC’s current businesses while carrying on the ongoing operations of all businesses;

 

    the challenge of integrating the business cultures of Everett and CSC, which may prove to be incompatible;

 

    the challenge and cost of integrating certain information technology systems and other systems of Everett with those of CSC; and

 

    the potential difficulty in retaining key officers and personnel of CSC and Everett.

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combined company may be required to devote considerable amounts of time to this integration process, which will decrease the time they will have to manage the business of CSC, Everett or the combined company, service existing businesses, and develop new services or strategies. In addition, certain existing contractual restrictions limit the ability to engage in certain integration activities for varying periods after the Merger. There is no assurance that the combined company will be able to manage this integration to the extent or in the time horizon anticipated, particularly given the larger scale of the Everett business in comparison to CSC’s own. If senior management of CSC, Everett or the combined company is not able to timely and effectively manage the integration process, or if any significant business activities are interrupted as a result of the integration process, the businesses of CSC, Everett or the combined company could suffer.

The delay or inability to achieve anticipated integration goals could have a material adverse effect on the combined company’s business, financial condition and results of operations after the Transactions.

Combined company results may be negatively affected if Everett is unable to obtain the same types and level of benefits, services and resources that historically have been provided by HPE, or may be unable to provide them at the same cost.

Everett has historically received benefits and services from HPE. After the Transactions, CSC will be a subsidiary of Everett, and Everett will no longer benefit from HPE’s services or business relationships to the extent not otherwise addressed in the Transaction Documents. While HPE has agreed to provide certain transition services to Everett for a period of up to nine months following the Distribution Date (with certain possibility for extension), and, although HPE, CSC and Everett will enter into certain other agreements that will provide for continued services to be provided from HPE to Everett, it cannot be assured that Everett will be able to adequately replace or provide resources formerly provided by HPE, or replace them at the same or lower cost. See “Additional Agreements Related to the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger.” If Everett is not able to replace the resources provided by HPE or is unable to replace them without incurring significant additional costs or is delayed in replacing the resources provided by HPE, or if the potential customers or other partners of Everett do not view the combined company’s business relationships as equivalent to HPE’s, the combined company’s results of operations may be harmed.

The combined company will have an ongoing relationship with HPE after the Transactions and, as a result, the future state or actions of HPE or any successor of HPE could affect the combined company’s reputation, business, financial condition and results of operations.

Certain additional agreements related to the Separation, Distribution and Merger provide for ongoing services by HPE. Changes in the strategic direction of HPE, or any successor of HPE, could, over time, impact the positioning and offerings of HPE’s brands and programs, including those being made available to the combined company. As part of its ongoing evaluation of business and strategic planning alternatives, the HPE Board of Directors and HPE’s senior management regularly review HPE’s businesses, its strategic direction, performance and prospects in the context of developments in the industries in which it operates and the competitive landscape in the markets in which it operates. See “Additional Agreements Related to the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger.”

The historical combined financial information of Everett may not be representative of its results if it had been operated independently of HPE and as a result, may not be a reliable indicator of the results that it will achieve as an independent company with CSC as a wholly owned subsidiary.

The Everett business is currently operated through various subsidiaries of HPE. Consequently, the financial information of Everett included in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement has been derived from the combined and consolidated financial statements and accounting records of HPE and reflects assumptions and allocations made by HPE. The financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Everett presented may be different from those that would have resulted if Everett had been operated as a standalone company or by a company other than HPE. For example, in preparing the financial statements of Everett, HPE made an allocation

 

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of HPE costs and expenses that are attributable to the Everett business. However, these costs and expenses reflect the costs and expenses attributable to the Everett business as part of a larger organization and do not necessarily reflect costs and expenses that would be incurred by Everett had it been operated independently, and may not reflect costs and expenses that would have been incurred had CSC been operated as a subsidiary of Everett. As a result, the historical financial information of Everett may not be a reliable indicator of Everett’s future results or the results that it will achieve with CSC as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information of CSC and Everett is not intended to reflect what actual results of operations and financial condition would have been had CSC and Everett been a combined company for the periods presented, and therefore these results may not be indicative of the combined company’s future operating performance.

Because Everett will combine with CSC only upon completion of the Transactions, Everett has no available historical consolidated financial information for Everett and CSC. The historical financial statements contained or incorporated by reference in this document consist of the separate financial statements of Everett and CSC, respectively. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information presented in this document is for illustrative purposes only and is not intended to, and does not purport to, represent what Everett’s actual results or financial condition would have been if the Transactions had occurred on the relevant date. In addition, such unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is based in part on certain assumptions regarding the Transactions that Everett and CSC believe are reasonable. These assumptions, however, are only preliminary and will be updated only after the consummation of the Transactions.

The transaction between CSC and Everett is a reverse merger acquisition with Everett representing the legal acquirer of the business and CSC representing the accounting acquirer. Following the effective date of the Merger, CSC expects to complete the purchase price allocation after considering the fair value of the assets and liabilities of Everett at the level of detail necessary to finalize the required purchase price allocation. The final purchase price allocation may be different than that reflected in the unaudited pro forma purchase price allocation presented herein, and this difference may be material.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information does not reflect the costs of any integration activities or transaction-related costs or incremental capital spend that CSC management believes are necessary to realize the anticipated synergies from the Transactions. Accordingly, the pro forma financial information included in this document does not reflect what Everett’s results of operations or operating condition would have been had CSC and Everett been a consolidated entity during all periods presented, or what the combined company’s results of operations and financial condition will be in the future.

Everett and CSC will be subject to potentially significant restrictions that could limit the combined company’s ability to undertake certain corporate actions (such as the issuance of CSC common stock or the undertaking of a merger or consolidation) that otherwise could be advantageous.

To preserve the tax-free treatment to HPE and/or its stockholders of the Distribution and certain related transactions, under the Tax Matters Agreement, Everett and CSC will be restricted from taking certain actions that could adversely affect the intended tax treatment of the Transactions. These restrictions may limit the combined company’s ability to pursue certain strategic transactions or engage in other transactions, including stock issuances, certain asset dispositions, mergers, consolidations and other strategic transactions for a period of time following the Transactions. As a result, the combined company might determine to forgo certain transactions that otherwise could be advantageous. See “Additional Agreements Related to the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger—Tax Matters Agreement” for a detailed description of these restrictions.

The Distribution could result in significant tax liabilities, and Everett and CSC may be obligated to indemnify HPE for any such tax liability imposed on HPE.

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will qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 368(a), 361 and 355 of the Code. HPE also has received a ruling from the United States Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) regarding certain issues relevant to the qualification of the Distribution and certain other aspects of the Separation for tax-free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes (the “IRS Ruling”).

Although the IRS Ruling will generally be binding on the IRS, the continuing validity of the IRS Ruling will be subject to the accuracy of factual representations and assumptions made in the ruling request. In addition, as part of the IRS’s general ruling policy with respect to split-off and spin-off transactions under Section 355 of the Code, the IRS will not rule on the overall qualification of the Distribution for tax-free treatment, but instead only on certain significant issues related thereto. As a result of this IRS ruling policy, HPE will obtain the opinion of counsel described above. The Distribution Tax Opinion will be based on current law and will rely upon various factual representations and assumptions, as well as certain undertakings made by HPE, Everett and CSC. If any of those representations or assumptions is untrue or incomplete in any material respect or any of those undertakings is not complied with, or if the facts upon which the Distribution Tax Opinion is based are materially different from the actual facts that exist at the time of the Distribution, the conclusions reached in the Distribution Tax Opinion could be adversely affected and the Distribution may not qualify for tax-free treatment. Opinions of counsel are not binding on the IRS or the courts. No assurance can be given that the IRS will not challenge the conclusions set forth in the Distribution Tax Opinion or that a court would not sustain such a challenge.

If the Distribution were determined not to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code, HPE would generally be subject to tax as if it sold the Everett common stock in a taxable transaction, which could result in a material tax liability. In addition, each HPE stockholder who receives Everett common stock in the Distribution would generally be treated as receiving a taxable distribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Everett common stock received by the stockholder in the Distribution. See “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution and Merger.”

Even if the Distribution otherwise qualifies under Section 355 of the Code, the Distribution would be taxable to HPE (but not to HPE stockholders) pursuant to Section 355(e) of the Code if one or more persons acquire a 50% or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of HPE or Everett, directly or indirectly (including through acquisitions of the combined company’s stock after the completion of the Transactions), as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the Distribution. Current law generally creates a presumption that any direct or indirect acquisition of stock of HPE or Everett within two years before or after the Distribution is part of a plan that includes the Distribution, although the parties may be able to rebut that presumption in certain circumstances. The process for determining whether an acquisition is part of a plan under these rules is complex, inherently factual in nature, and subject to a comprehensive analysis of the facts and circumstances of the particular case. Although it is expected that the Merger will be treated as part of such a plan, the Merger standing alone will not cause Section 355(e) of the Code to apply to the Distribution because holders of Everett common stock immediately before the Merger will hold more than 50% of the stock of the combined company (by vote and value) immediately after the Merger. However, if the IRS were to determine that other direct or indirect acquisitions of stock of HPE or Everett, either before or after the Distribution, were part of a plan that includes the Distribution, such determination could cause Section 355(e) of the Code to apply to the Distribution, which could result in a material tax liability.

Under the Tax Matters Agreement, Everett and CSC will be required to indemnify HPE against any taxes resulting from the Distribution or certain aspects of the Separation that arise as a result of an Everett Tainting Act (as defined in the Tax Matters Agreement). If HPE were to recognize taxable gain on the Distribution or the Separation for any reason other than an Everett Tainting Act by Everett or CSC, HPE would not be entitled to indemnification under the Tax Matters Agreement and the resulting tax liability to HPE could have a material adverse effect on HPE. If Everett or CSC were required to indemnify HPE for taxes resulting from the Distribution or the Separation, that indemnification obligation would likely be substantial and could have a material adverse effect on the combined company, including with respect to its financial condition and results of

 

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operations. For a detailed description of the Tax Matters Agreement, see “Additional Agreements Related to the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger—Tax Matters Agreement.”

If the Merger does not qualify as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code, the stockholders of CSC may incur significant tax liabilities.

The completion of the Transactions is conditioned upon the receipt by HPE and CSC of Merger Tax Opinions to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. The parties do not intend to seek a ruling from the IRS regarding such qualification.

The Merger Tax Opinions will be based on current law and will rely upon various factual representations and assumptions, as well as certain undertakings made by HPE, Everett and CSC. If any of those representations or assumptions is untrue or incomplete in any material respect or any of those undertakings is not complied with, or if the facts upon which the Merger Tax Opinions are based are materially different from the actual facts that exist at the time of the Merger, the conclusions reached in the Merger Tax Opinions could be adversely affected and the Merger may not qualify for tax-free treatment. Opinions of counsel are not binding on the IRS or the courts. No assurance can be given that the IRS will not challenge the conclusions set forth in the Merger Tax Opinions or that a court would not sustain such a challenge.

If the Merger were determined to be taxable, holders of CSC common stock would be considered to have made a taxable disposition of their shares of CSC common stock to Everett, and such stockholders would generally recognize taxable gain or loss on their receipt of Everett common stock in the Merger. See “U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution and Merger.”

Risks Related to the Combined Company, After the Transactions

The business of the combined company may be adversely impacted as a result of changes in demand, both globally and in individual market segments, for IT outsourcing, consulting, industry software and solutions, application services and next-generation cloud offerings. In addition, worldwide economic weakness and uncertainty could adversely affect the combined company’s revenue or expenses.

Current weakness in worldwide economic conditions and political uncertainty may adversely impact customers’ demand for the services of the combined company in the markets in which CSC, Everett and the combined company compete, including customers’ demand for IT outsourcing, consulting, industry software and solutions, application services and next-generation cloud offerings and other information technology services.

The primary markets of CSC and Everett, including IT outsourcing, consulting, industry software and solutions, application services, and next-generation cloud, are highly competitive markets. If the combined company is unable to compete in these highly competitive markets, the results of operations of the combined company will be materially and adversely affected.

The competitors of CSC and Everett include large, technically competent and well capitalized companies, some of which have emerged as a result of industry consolidation, as well as “pure play” companies that have a single product focus. The competition created by these companies may place downward pressure on operating margins in the combined company’s industry, particularly for technology outsourcing contract extensions or renewals. As a result, the combined company may not be able to maintain CSC’s or Everett’s current operating margins, or achieve favorable operating margins, for technology outsourcing contracts extended or renewed in the future. Any reductions in margins will require the combined company to reduce cost structure. If the combined company fails to effectively reduce cost structure during periods with declining margins, results of operations of the combined company will be adversely affected.

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brand, reputation, distribution, range of products and services, ease of use of products, account relationships, customer training, service and support, and security. If the combined company is unable to compete based on such factors, the combined company’s results of operations and business prospects could be harmed.

The combined company will have a large portfolio of products and services and will need to allocate financial, personnel and other resources across all products and services while competing with companies that have smaller portfolios or specialize in one or more of the combined company’s product or service lines. As a result, the combined company may invest less in certain business areas than competitors do, and competitors may have greater financial, technical and marketing resources available to them compared to the resources allocated to the combined company’s products and services that compete against their products and services. Industry consolidation may also affect competition by creating larger, more homogeneous and potentially stronger competitors in the markets in which the combined company operates. Additionally, competitors may affect the combined company’s business by entering into exclusive arrangements with existing or potential customers or suppliers.

Companies with whom CSC or Everett have alliances in certain areas may be or become competitors in other areas. In addition, companies with whom CSC or Everett have alliances also may acquire or form alliances with competitors, which could reduce their business with the combined company. If the combined company is unable to effectively manage these complicated relationships with alliance partners, the combined company’s business and results of operations could be adversely affected.

CSC and Everett face aggressive price competition and may have to lower prices of products and services to stay competitive, while simultaneously seeking to maintain or improve revenue and gross margin. In addition, competitors who have a greater presence in some of the lower-cost markets in which CSC and/or Everett compete, or who can obtain better pricing, more favorable contractual terms and conditions or more favorable allocations of products and components during periods of limited supply may be able to offer lower prices than the combined company is able to offer. The combined company’s cash flows, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected by these and other industry-wide pricing pressures.

The ability of the combined company to continue to develop and expand service offerings to address emerging business demands and technological trends will impact the future growth of the combined company. If the combined company is not successful in meeting these business challenges, the results of operations and cash flows of the combined company will be materially and adversely affected.

The ability of the combined company to implement solutions for customers incorporating new developments and improvements in technology that translate into productivity improvements for customers and to develop service offerings that meet current and prospective customers’ needs are critical to the success of the combined company. The markets CSC and Everett serve, and the markets the combined company expects to serve, are highly competitive. Competitors of CSC, Everett and the combined company may develop solutions or services that make the offerings of CSC, Everett or the combined company obsolete. The ability of the combined company to develop and implement up to date solutions utilizing new technologies that meet evolving customer needs in cloud, IT outsourcing, consulting, industry software and solutions and application services markets will impact its revenue growth and earnings.

The combined company will have a substantial amount of indebtedness following the Transactions, which could materially adversely affect its financial condition.

CSC has a significant amount of indebtedness and its leverage will increase as a result of the Transactions. As of December 30, 2016, CSC had total indebtedness outstanding of approximately $2.9 billion, and the combined company, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the Transactions, would have had outstanding indebtedness of $7.3 billion (including capital lease obligations).

 

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On December 16, 2016, Everett entered into the Term Facility and prior to the closing of the Distribution, Everett intends to issue the Notes, together in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $3.0 billion. The proceeds of the Term Facility will be used to pay a portion of the Everett Payment to HPE, proceeds from the issuance of $300 million (subject to increase to the extent that the federal income tax basis of the Everett business exceeds $2.3 billion) in principal amount of Notes will be used to pay the remaining portion of the Everett Payment to HPE and approximately $700 million (subject to decrease to the extent that the federal income tax basis of the Everett business exceeds $2.3 billion) in principal amount of the Notes will be issued to HPE and exchanged by HPE for outstanding senior unsecured notes of HPE. The material terms of the Term Facility and the anticipated material terms of the Notes, based on the current expectations of Everett, are described in more detail under “Debt Financing.”

Following the Transactions, the indebtedness of the combined company and the restrictive covenants contained in, or expected to be contained in the documents evidencing such indebtedness may, among other things:

 

    limit the ability of the combined company to borrow additional funds for working capital, capital expenditures, investments, acquisitions or other general business purposes;

 

    limit the ability of the combined company to use its cash flow or obtain additional financing for future working capital, capital expenditures, investments, acquisitions or other general business purposes;

 

    require the combined company to use a substantial portion of its cash flow from operations to make debt service payments;

 

    limit the flexibility of the combined company to plan for, or react to, changes in its businesses and industry;

 

    place the combined company at a competitive disadvantage compared to less leveraged competitors; and

 

    increase the vulnerability of the combined company to the impact of adverse economic and industry conditions.

The ability of the combined company to raise additional capital for future needs will impact the combined company’s ability to compete.

CSC’s credit ratings are, and the combined company’s credit ratings will be, based upon information furnished by CSC or the combined company or obtained by a rating agency from its own sources and are subject to revision, suspension or withdrawal by one or more rating agencies at any time. Rating agencies may review the ratings assigned to the combined company due to developments that are beyond the combined company’s control, including as a result of new standards requiring the agencies to reassess rating practices and methodologies.

If changes in the combined company’s credit ratings were to occur, it could result in higher interest costs under the combined company’s credit facilities. It would also cause the combined company’s borrowing costs to increase and limit the combined company’s access to capital markets. Any downgrades could negatively impact the perception of the combined company by lenders and other third parties. In addition, certain of CSC’s major contracts provide, and certain of the combined company’s major contracts are expected to provide, customers with a right of termination in certain circumstances in the event of a rating downgrade below investment grade.

 

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Achieving the growth objectives of the combined company may prove unsuccessful. The combined company may be unable to identify future attractive acquisitions and strategic partnerships, which may adversely affect its growth. In addition, the ability of CSC or the combined company to consummate agreements entered into or to integrate acquisitions and implement strategic partnerships may materially and adversely affect profitability if anticipated revenue improvements and cost reductions are not achieved.

CSC or the combined company may fail to complete strategic transactions. Closing strategic transactions is subject to uncertainties and risks, including the risk that CSC or the combined company will be unable to satisfy conditions to closing such as regulatory and financing conditions and the absence of material adverse changes to CSC’s or the combined company’s business. In addition, CSC’s or the combined company’s inability to successfully integrate the operations acquired and leverage these operations to generate substantial cost savings as well as CSC’s or the combined company’s inability to avoid revenue erosion and earnings decline could have a material adverse effect on the combined company’s results of operations, cash flows and financial position.

In order to achieve successful acquisitions, CSC or the combined company will need to:

 

    successfully integrate the operations, as well as the accounting, financial controls, management information, technology, human resources and other administrative systems, of acquired businesses with existing operations and systems;

 

    maintain third-party relationships previously established by acquired companies;

 

    attract and retain senior management and other key personnel at acquired businesses; and

 

    successfully manage new business lines, as well as acquisition-related workload.

CSC or the combined company may not be successful in meeting these challenges or any others encountered in connection with historical and future acquisitions. In addition, the anticipated benefits of one or more acquisitions may not be realized and future acquisitions could require dilutive issuances of equity securities and/or the assumption of contingent liabilities. The occurrence of any of these events could adversely affect CSC’s or the combined company’s business, financial condition and results of operations. For specific risks related to the Transactions, including the Merger with Everett, see “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Transactions.”

CSC has also entered into, and intends to identify and enter into, and expects the combined company to identify and enter into, additional strategic partnerships with other industry participants that will allow CSC or the combined company to expand its business. However, CSC or the combined company may be unable to identify attractive strategic partnership candidates or complete these partnerships on terms favorable to CSC or the combined company. In addition, if CSC or the combined company is unable to successfully implement its partnership strategies or CSC’s or the combined company’s strategic partners do not fulfill their obligations or otherwise prove advantageous to CSC’s or the combined company’s business, CSC’s or the combined company’s investments in these partnerships and CSC’s or the combined company’s anticipated business expansion could be adversely affected.

The combined company could suffer additional losses due to asset impairment charges.

The combined company is expected to have significant amounts of goodwill and intangible assets on its balance sheet. CSC tests, and the combined company is expected to test, goodwill for impairment during the second quarter of every year, and on an interim date should events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value of goodwill may not be recoverable in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 350 “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets.” If the fair value of a reporting unit is revised downward due to declines in business performance or other factors, an impairment under ASC 350 could result and a non-cash charge could be required. CSC tests, and the combined company is expected to test, intangible assets with finite lives for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. This assessment of the recoverability of finite-lived intangible assets could result in an impairment and a non-cash charge could be required.

 

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CSC also tests, and the combined company is expected to test, certain equipment and deferred cost balances associated with contracts when the contract is materially underperforming or is expected to materially underperform in the future, as compared to the original bid model or budget. If the projected cash flows of a particular contract are not adequate to recover the unamortized cost balance of the asset group, the balance is adjusted in the tested period based on the contract’s fair value.

Either of these impairments could materially affect the combined company’s reported net earnings. CSC will acquire a substantial quantity of goodwill and other intangibles as a result of the Transactions, increasing the combined company’s exposure to this risk.

If the customers of the combined company experience financial difficulties, the combined company may not be able to collect receivables, which would materially and adversely affect the profitability of CSC and/or Everett.

Over the course of a long-term contract, a customer’s financial condition may decline and lower its ability to pay its obligations. This would cause cash collections of the combined company to decrease and bad debt expense to increase. While the combined company may resort to alternative methods to pursue claims or collect receivables, these methods are expensive and time consuming and successful collection is not guaranteed. Failure to collect receivables or prevail on claims would have an adverse effect on the profitability of the combined company.

If the combined company is unable to accurately estimate the cost of services and the timeline for completion of contracts, the profitability of its contracts may be materially and adversely affected.

The commercial contracts of CSC and Everett are, and the commercial contracts of the combined company are expected to be, typically awarded on a competitive basis. Bids are based upon, among other items, the expected cost to provide the services. To generate an acceptable return on the investment in these contracts, the combined company must be able to accurately estimate costs to provide the services required by the contract and to complete the contracts in a timely manner. In addition, revenues from some of the contracts of CSC and Everett are, and revenues from some of the contracts of the combined company are expected to be, recognized using the percentage-of-completion method, which requires estimates of total costs at completion, fees earned on the contract, or both. This estimation process, particularly due to the technical nature of the services being performed and the long-term nature of certain contracts, is complex and involves significant judgment. Adjustments to original estimates are often required as work progresses, experience is gained and additional information becomes known, even though the scope of the work required under the contract may not change. If the combined company fails to accurately estimate costs or the time required to complete a contract, the profitability of contracts of the combined company may be materially and adversely affected.

CSC and Everett are defendants in pending litigation that may have a material and adverse impact on the profitability and liquidity of CSC, Everett or the combined company.

CSC and Everett are currently party to a number of disputes that involve or may involve litigation. Neither CSC nor Everett is able to predict the ultimate outcome of these disputes or the actual impact of these matters on the profitability of CSC, Everett or the combined company. If CSC, Everett or the combined company agree to settle these matters or judgments are secured against CSC, Everett or the combined company, CSC, Everett or the combined company may incur liabilities that may have a material and adverse impact on the liquidity and earnings of CSC, Everett or the combined company.

The ability of the combined company to provide customers with competitive services is dependent on the ability of the combined company to attract and retain qualified personnel.

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necessary to serve their customers. The markets the combined company expects to serve are highly competitive and competition for skilled employees in the technology outsourcing, consulting and systems integration and enterprise services markets is intense for both on-shore and offshore locales. The loss of personnel could impair the ability of the combined company to perform under certain contracts, which could have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the combined company.

The combined company will be dependent upon the management skills and continued services of members of its senior management team. The failure of such key personnel to continue to be active in the management of the business could have a material adverse effect on relationships with third parties, business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, the combined company’s failure to attract and retain key personnel would adversely impact its ability to grow the Everett business.

If the combined company does not hire, train, motivate and effectively utilize employees with the right mix of skills and experience in the right geographic regions to meet the needs of its clients, its financial performance could suffer. For example, if its employee utilization rate is too low, the combined company’s profitability and the level of engagement of its employees could suffer. If that utilization rate is too high, it could have an adverse effect on employee engagement and attrition and the quality of the work performed, as well as the combined company’s ability to staff projects. If the combined company is unable to hire and retain a sufficient number of employees with the skills or backgrounds to meet current demand, the combined company might need to redeploy existing personnel, increase its reliance on subcontractors or increase employee compensation levels, all of which could also negatively affect the combined company’s profitability. In addition, if the combined company has more employees than it needs with certain skill sets or in certain geographies, the combined company may incur increased costs as it works to rebalance its supply of skills and resources with client demand in those geographies.

The international operations of the combined company will be exposed to risks, including fluctuations in exchange rates, which may be beyond the combined company’s control.

Approximately 57% of CSC’s fiscal 2016 recognized revenues, and approximately 55% of Everett’s fiscal 2016 recognized revenues, were generated outside the United States. The exposure to currencies other than the U.S. dollar may impact the combined company’s results as they are expected to be expressed in U.S. dollars. Currency variations also contribute to variations in sales of products and services in affected jurisdictions. For example, in the event that one or more European countries were to replace the euro with another currency, sales in that country or in Europe generally may be adversely affected until stable exchange rates are established. While historically CSC has partially mitigated currency risk, including exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates, by matching costs with revenues in a given currency, CSC’s exposure to fluctuations in other currencies against the U.S. dollar increases, and the combined company’s exposure will increase, as revenue in currencies other than the U.S. dollar increase and as more of the services provided are shifted to lower cost regions of the world. The percentage of combined company revenue denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar is expected to represent a significant portion of revenue of the combined company. Also, it is expected that the combined company’s ability to match revenue and expenses in a given currency will decrease as more work is performed at offshore locations.

The combined company may use forward contracts and options designated as cash flow hedges to protect against currency exchange rate risks. The effectiveness of these hedges will depend on the combined company’s ability to accurately forecast future cash flows, which may be particularly difficult during periods of uncertain demand and highly volatile exchange rates. The combined company may incur significant losses from its hedging activities due to factors such as demand volatility and currency variations. In addition, certain or all of the combined company’s hedging activities may be ineffective, may expire and not be renewed or may not offset any or more than a portion of the adverse financial impact resulting from currency variations. Losses associated with hedging activities also may impact the combined company’s revenue and to a lesser extent its cost of sales and financial condition.

 

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On June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom (“U.K.”) held a referendum in which voters approved an exit from the European Union (“E.U.”), commonly referred to as “Brexit.” As a result of the referendum, it is expected that the U.K. government will begin negotiating the terms of the U.K.’s future relationship with the E.U. Current uncertainty over whether the U.K. will ultimately leave the E.U., as well as the final outcome of the negotiations between the U.K. and the E.U., may adversely affect the combined company’s operations and financial results. In addition, the announcement of Brexit has caused and may continue to cause significant volatility in global stock markets and fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

Future business and financial performance of the combined company could suffer due to a variety of international factors, including:

 

    ongoing instability or changes in a country’s or region’s economic or political conditions, including inflation, recession, interest rate fluctuations and actual or anticipated military or political conflicts;

 

    longer collection cycles and financial instability among customers;

 

    trade regulations and procedures and actions affecting production, pricing and marketing of products, including policies adopted by countries that may champion or otherwise favor domestic companies and technologies over foreign competitors;

 

    local labor conditions and regulations;

 

    managing its geographically dispersed workforce;

 

    changes in the international, national or local regulatory and legal environments;

 

    differing technology standards or customer requirements; and

 

    difficulties associated with repatriating earnings generated or held abroad in a tax-efficient manner, and changes in tax laws.

The business operations of CSC and Everett are subject to various and changing federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations that could result in costs or sanctions that adversely affect the business and results of operations of the combined company.

CSC operates in more than 60 countries and Everett operates in 70 countries. Both CSC and Everett operate in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. Among other things, CSC provides complex industry specific insurance processing in the UK, which is regulated by authorities in the UK and elsewhere, such as the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority and Her Majesty’s Treasury and the US Department of Treasury, which increases CSC’s exposure to compliance risk. For example, in February 2017 CSC submitted an initial notification of voluntary disclosure regarding certain possible violations of U.S. sanctions laws to the U.S. Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) pertaining to insurance premium data and claims data processed by two partially-owned joint ventures of Xchanging, which CSC acquired during the first quarter of fiscal 2017. A copy of the disclosure was also provided to Her Majesty’s Treasury Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation in the U.K. CSC’s related internal investigation is continuing, and CSC has undertaken to provide a full report of its findings to OFAC when completed. CSC’s retail investment account management business in Germany is another example of a regulated CSC business, which must maintain a banking license, is regulated by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority and the European Central Bank and must comply with German banking laws and regulations.

In addition, businesses in the countries in which CSC and Everett operate are subject to local, legal and political environments and regulations including with respect to employment, tax, statutory supervision and reporting and trade restriction. These regulations and environments are also subject to change.

Adjusting business operations to changing environments and regulations may be costly and could potentially render the particular business operations uneconomical, which may adversely affect the profitability of the combined company or lead to a change in the business operations.

 

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Notwithstanding the best efforts of the combined company, it may not be in compliance with all regulations in the countries in which it operates at all times and may be subject to sanctions, penalties or fines as a result. These sanctions, penalties or fines may materially and adversely impact the profitability of the combined company.

The combined company’s business and financial performance could suffer if it does not manage the risks associated with Everett’s business properly.

The success of Everett’s business is to a significant degree dependent on its ability to retain significant services clients and maintain or increase the level of revenues from these clients. Everett and the combined company may lose clients due to expiration of contracts with clients, client mergers or acquisitions, client business failures, selections by clients of a competing service provider or decisions by clients to in-source services. In addition, Everett and the combined company may not be able to retain or renew relationships with significant clients. As a result of business downturns or for other business reasons, Everett and the combined company are also vulnerable to reduced processing volumes from clients, which can reduce the scope of services provided and the prices for those services. Everett or the combined company may not be able to replace the revenue and earnings from any such lost clients or reductions in services. In addition, Everett is in the process of addressing challenges relating to the market shift to cloud-related IT infrastructure, software and services. Everett is experiencing commoditization in the IT infrastructure services business market that is placing pressure on traditional ITO pricing and cost structures. There is also an industry-wide shift to highly automated, asset-light delivery of IT infrastructure and applications leading to headcount consolidation. To be successful in addressing these challenges, Everett must execute on its multi-year turnaround plan, which includes a cost reduction initiative to align its costs with its revenue trajectory, a focus on new logo wins and SES and initiatives to improve execution in sales performance and accountability, contracting practices and pricing. If Everett does not succeed in these efforts, or if these efforts are more costly or time-consuming than expected, Everett’s business and results of operations may be adversely affected.

The pricing and other terms of some IT service agreements, particularly long-term IT outsourcing services agreements, require Everett to make, and will require the combined company to make, estimates and assumptions at the time Everett enters into these contracts that could differ from actual results. Any increased or unexpected costs or unanticipated delays in connection with the performance of these engagements, including delays caused by factors outside Everett’s or the combined company’s control, could make these agreements less profitable or unprofitable, which could have an adverse effect on the profit margin of the combined company’s IT services business.

Some IT service agreements require significant investment in the early stages that is expected to be recovered through billings over the life of the agreement. These agreements often involve the construction of new IT systems and communications networks and the development and deployment of new technologies. Substantial performance risk exists in each agreement with these characteristics, and some or all elements of service delivery under these agreements are dependent upon successful completion of the development, construction and deployment phases. Any failure to perform satisfactorily under these agreements may expose the combined company to legal liability, result in the loss of customers and harm the combined company’s reputation, which could harm the financial performance of its IT services business.

Some IT outsourcing services agreements contain pricing provisions that permit a client to request a benchmark study by a mutually acceptable third party. The benchmarking process typically compares the contractual price of services against the price of similar services offered by other specified providers in a peer comparison group, subject to agreed-upon adjustment and normalization factors. Generally, if the benchmarking study shows that the pricing differs from the peer group outside a specified range, and the difference is not due to the unique requirements of the client, then the parties will negotiate in good faith appropriate adjustments to the pricing. This may result in the reduction of rates for the benchmarked services performed after the implementation of those pricing adjustments, which could harm the financial performance of the combined company’s services business.

 

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The combined company may be exposed to negative publicity and other potential risks if the combined company is unable to achieve and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting.

CSC is, and the combined company will be, required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to include a report of management on internal controls that contains an assessment by management of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. In addition, the public accounting firm auditing CSC’s or the combined company’s financial statements must report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. In its Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 1, 2016, CSC reported a material weakness over the accounting, presentation, and disclosure for income taxes, including the income tax provision and related tax assets and liabilities.

Any failure to maintain effective controls or difficulties encountered in the effective improvement of internal controls, including the remediation of the material weakness in accounting for income tax, could prevent CSC or the combined company from timely and reliably reporting financial results and may harm operating results. In addition, if CSC, or the combined company, as applicable, is unable to conclude that it has effective internal control over financial reporting or, if CSC’s or the combined company’s independent registered public accounting firm is unable to provide an unqualified report as to the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of each fiscal year end, CSC or the combined company may be exposed to negative publicity, which could cause investors to lose confidence in CSC’s or the combined company’s reported financial information. Any failure to maintain effective internal controls and any such resulting negative publicity may negatively affect CSC’s or the combined company’s business and stock price.

Effective internal controls are necessary for the combined company to provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud. However, a control system, no matter how well conceived and operated can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. There can be no assurance that all control issues or fraud will be detected. In connection with the Transactions, and as the combined company continues to grow its business, its internal controls will become more complex, and the combined company will require more resources for internal controls. Additionally, the existence of any material weaknesses or significant deficiencies would require management to devote significant time and incur significant expense to remediate any such material weaknesses or significant deficiencies and management may not be able to remediate any such material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in a timely manner. The existence of any material weakness in the combined company’s internal control over financial reporting could also result in errors in its financial statements that could require the combined company to restate its financial statements, cause it to fail to meet its reporting obligations and cause stockholders to lose confidence in its reported financial information, all of which could materially and adversely affect the combined company and the market price of its common stock.

In the course of providing services to customers, the combined company may inadvertently infringe on the intellectual property rights of others and be exposed to claims for damages.

The solutions the combined company provides to customers may inadvertently infringe on the intellectual property rights of third parties resulting in claims for damages against the combined company or its customers. The contracts of CSC generally indemnify, and certain contracts of the combined company are expected to indemnify, clients from claims for intellectual property infringement for the services and equipment provided under the applicable contracts. Everett also indemnifies, and the combined company is expected to indemnify, certain vendors and customers against claims of intellectual property infringement made by third parties arising from the use by such vendors and customers of software products and services and certain other matters. Some of the applicable indemnification arrangements may not be subject to maximum loss clauses. The expense and time of defending against these claims may have a material and adverse impact on the profitability of the combined company. Additionally, the publicity resulting from infringing intellectual property rights may damage the reputation of the combined company and adversely impact the ability of the combined company to develop new business.

 

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Early contract terminations by customers of the combined company may materially and adversely affect the revenues and profitability of the combined company.

CSC’s and Everett’s contracts typically contain, and the combined company’s contracts are expected typically to contain, provisions under which customers may terminate the contract prior to completion of the term of the contract. These contracts generally allow the customer to terminate the contract for convenience upon providing written notice. If a contract is terminated for convenience, historically CSC and Everett have generally sought, and the combined company is expected generally to seek, either by defined contract schedules or through negotiations, recovery of property, plant, equipment, outsourcing costs, investments, and other intangibles. Contracts of Everett, and the combined company, may also allow a client to terminate the contract for convenience. Contracts at both Everett and CSC contain provisions permitting customers to terminate as a result of the Transactions. There is no assurance that the combined company will be able to fully recover investments if customers elect to terminate under any such circumstances. Further, the combined company may not be able to replace the revenue and earnings from these contracts in the short-term. In the long-term, the reputation of the combined company may be harmed by the publicity generated from contract terminations.

A termination arising out of a default of the combined company may expose the combined company to liability and have a material adverse effect on the combined company’s ability to compete for future contracts and orders. Contracts and the services the combined company provides under contracts are often highly complex and may include numerous mutual performance obligations and conditions as well as terms permitting each party to issue default notices unilaterally which, assuming the notices are validated as proper under the contract and the default is not remedied within the applicable cure period, may entitle the non-defaulting party to terminate the contract. During the course of a contractual relationship one or both parties may issue default notices; however, given the nature of the services and the relationships of CSC and Everett with their customers, the CSC and Everett have routinely resolved these issues on commercially reasonable terms. If the combined company is not able to negotiate a commercially reasonable resolution in a particular situation and termination rights are asserted, protracted litigation could ensue.

Failure to comply with customer contracts or, following consummation of the Transactions, government contracting regulations or requirements, could adversely affect the business and results of operations of the combined company.

Contracts with customers may include unique and specialized performance requirements. In particular, contracts of Everett with federal, state, provincial and local governmental customers are, and contracts of the combined company with such parties are expected to be, subject to various procurement regulations, contract provisions and other requirements relating to their formation, administration and performance, including the maintenance of necessary security clearances. Contracts with U.S. government agencies are also subject to audits and investigations, which may include a review of performance on contracts, pricing practices, cost structure and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Any failure by the combined company to comply with the specific provisions in customer contracts or any violation of government contracting regulations or other requirements could result in the imposition of various civil and criminal penalties, which may include termination of contracts, forfeiture of profits, suspension of payments and, in the case of government contracts, fines and suspension from future government contracting. Such failures could also cause reputational damage to the business of the combined company. In addition, the combined company may be subject to qui tam litigation brought by private individuals on behalf of the government relating to government contracts, which could include claims for treble damages. Further, any negative publicity related to customer contracts or any proceedings surrounding them, regardless of accuracy, may damage the combined company’s business by harming the ability to compete for new contracts.

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government may decrease overall government funding, result in delays in the procurement of products and services due to lack of funding, cause the U.S. federal government and government agencies to reduce their purchases under existing contracts, or cause them to exercise their rights to terminate contracts at-will or to abstain from exercising options to renew contracts, any of which would have an adverse effect on the combined company’s business, financial condition, results of operations and/or cash flows.

If customer contracts of the combined company are terminated, if the combined company is suspended or disbarred from government work, or if the combined company’s ability to compete for new contracts is adversely affected, financial performance of the combined company could suffer.

The separation agreements that HPE and Everett have entered into limit Everett’s ability to engage in certain competitive activities.

The Separation Agreement includes non-compete provisions pursuant to which Everett and HPE generally agree to not compete in certain product and service categories for two years following the Distribution subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Separation Agreement. See “The Transaction Agreements—The Separation and Distribution Agreement—Non-Competition.” HPE is party to a Separation and Distribution Agreement with HP, Inc. that restricts HPE as well as Everett from engaging in certain activities that compete with HP, Inc. until October 31, 2018. The foregoing restrictions may limit Everett’s ability to engage in certain activities, may potentially lead to disputes and may materially and adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations of Everett.

Performance under contracts, including where the combined company has partnered with third parties, may be adversely affected if the combined company or the third parties fail to deliver on commitments.

CSC and Everett’s contracts are, and the combined company’s contracts are expected to be, complex and, in some instances, may require that the combined company partner with other parties, including software and hardware vendors, to provide the complex solutions required by its customers. The ability of the combined company to deliver the solutions and provide the services required by the combined company’s customers will be dependent on the abilities of the combined company and its partners to meet customers’ delivery schedules. If the combined company or its partners fail to deliver services or products on time, the ability of the combined company to complete the contract may be adversely affected, which may have a material and adverse impact on the combined company’s revenue and profitability.

The ability of the combined company to compete in certain markets will be dependent on the ability of the combined company to continue to expand capacity in certain offshore locations. However, as the presence of the combined company in these locations increases, the combined company will be exposed to risks inherent to these locations which may adversely affect its revenue and profitability.

A significant portion of CSC’s application outsourcing and software development activities have been shifted to India, and CSC, Everett and the combined company are planned to continue to expand presence there and in other lower cost locations. As a result, is the combined company will be exposed to the risks inherent to operating in India including (1) a highly competitive labor market for skilled workers which may result in significant increases in labor costs as well as shortages of qualified workers in the future, and (2) the possibility that the U.S. federal government or the European Union may enact legislation that provides significant disincentives for customers to locate certain of their operations offshore which would reduce the demand for the services combined company provides in India and may adversely impact the combined company’s cost structure and profitability. In addition, India has experienced civil unrest and acts of terrorism and has been involved in confrontations with Pakistan. If India continues to experience this civil unrest or if its conflicts with Pakistan escalate, the combined company operations in India could be adversely affected.

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U.S. officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. The combined company is expected to pursue opportunities in certain parts of the world that experience government corruption, and in certain circumstances, compliance with anti-bribery laws may conflict with local customs and practices. CSC’s internal policies mandate, and the combined company’s internal policies will mandate, compliance with all applicable anti-bribery laws. CSC requires, and the combined company will require, employees, partners, subcontractors, agents and others to comply with the FCPA and other anti-bribery laws. There is no assurance that these policies or procedures will protect the combined company against liability under the FCPA or other laws for actions taken by agents, employees and intermediaries of the combined company. If the combined company is found to be liable for FCPA violations (either due to its own acts or omissions, or due to the acts or omissions of others), the combined company could suffer from severe criminal or civil penalties or other sanctions, which could have a material adverse effect on the combined company’s reputation, business, results of operations or cash flows. In addition, detecting, investigating and resolving actual or alleged violations of the FCPA or other anti-bribery violations is expensive and could consume significant time and attention of the combined company’s senior management.

Security breaches, cyberattacks or service interruptions could expose the combined company to liability or impair the reputation of the combined company, which could cause significant financial loss.

As providers of information technology services to private and public sector customers operating in a number of regulated industries and countries, CSC and Everett store and process, and the combined company is expected to store and process, increasingly large amounts of data for clients, including sensitive and personally identifiable information. At the same time, the continued occurrence of high-profile data breaches provides evidence of an external environment increasingly hostile to information security. CSC and Everett rely, and the combined company is expected to rely, on internal and external information and technological systems to manage operations, which exposes CSC and Everett, and will expose the combined company, to risk of loss resulting from breaches in the security or other failures of these systems. CSC and Everett collect and store, and the combined company is expected to collect and store, certain personal and financial information from customers and employees. Security breaches, or the accidental loss, inadvertent disclosure or unapproved dissemination of proprietary information or sensitive or confidential data about the combined company, its clients or its customers, could expose the combined company to a risk of loss of this information, regulatory scrutiny, actions and penalties, extensive contractual liability litigation, reputational harm, and a loss of customer confidence that could potentially have an adverse impact on future business with current and potential customers.

Experienced computer programmers and hackers may be able to penetrate the combined company’s network security and misappropriate or compromise the combined company’s confidential information or that of third parties, create system disruptions or cause shutdowns. Computer programmers and hackers also may be able to develop and deploy viruses, worms and other malicious software programs that attack the combined company’s products or otherwise exploit any security vulnerabilities of these products. In addition, sophisticated hardware and operating system software and applications produced or procured from third parties may contain defects in design or manufacture, including “bugs” and other problems that could unexpectedly interfere with the operation of the system. The costs to eliminate or alleviate cyber or other security problems, including bugs, viruses, worms, malicious software programs and other security vulnerabilities, could be significant, and the combined company’s efforts to address these problems may not be successful and could result in interruptions, delays, cessation of service and loss of existing or potential customers that may impede the combined company’s sales, manufacturing, distribution or other critical functions

Advances in computer capabilities, new discoveries in the field of cryptography or other events or developments may result in a compromise or breach of the algorithms that the combined company will use to protect sensitive customer transaction data. A party who is able to circumvent security measures of the combined company could misappropriate proprietary information or cause interruption in the operations of the combined company. CSC and Everett are, and the combined company will be, required to expend capital and other resources to protect against attempted security breaches or cyber-attacks or to alleviate problems caused by

 

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successful breaches or attacks. The security measures of CSC are, and the security measures of the combined company will be, designed to identify and protect against security breaches and cyber attacks, and no threat incident identified to date has resulted in a material adverse effect on CSC or CSC’s customers. However, the failure of the combined company to detect, prevent or adequately respond to a future threat incident could subject the combined company to liability and reputational damage and have a material adverse effect on the business of the combined company.

Increasing data privacy and information security obligations could also impose additional regulatory pressures on the businesses of the combined company’s customers, and indirectly, on operations of the combined company. In response, some of CSC’s customers have sought, and to the combined company’s customers may seek, to contractually impose certain strict data privacy and information security obligations, and some of these customer contracts may not limit CSC’s or the combined company’s liability for the loss of confidential information. If the combined company is unable to adequately address these concerns, the combined company’s business and results of operations could suffer. Compliance with new privacy and security laws, requirements and regulations, where required or undertaken by the combined company, may result in cost increases due to potential systems changes, the development of additional administrative processes and increased enforcement actions, fines and penalties. While CSC strives to comply, and the combined company will strive to comply, with all applicable data protection laws and regulations as well as internal posted privacy policies, any failure or perceived failure to comply or any misappropriation, loss or other unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential information may result in proceedings or actions against the combined company by government or other entities, private lawsuits against the combined company including class actions or the loss of customers, which could potentially have an adverse effect on the business, reputation and results of operations of the combined company.

Portions of the combined company’s infrastructure also may experience interruptions, delays or cessations of service or produce errors in connection with systems integration or migration work that takes place from time to time. The combined company may not be successful in implementing new systems and transitioning data, which could cause business disruptions and be more expensive, time-consuming, disruptive and resource intensive. Such disruptions could adversely impact the combined company’s ability to fulfill orders and respond to customer requests and interrupt other processes. Delayed sales, lower margins or lost customers resulting from these disruptions could reduce the combined company’s revenue, increase its expenses, damage its reputation and adversely affect its stock price.

Changes in tax rates could affect the results of the combined company.

The combined company’s effective tax rates could be affected by changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, or by changes in tax laws or their interpretation. CSC is, and the combined company is expected to be, subject to the continuous examination of its income tax returns by the IRS and other tax authorities. CSC regularly assesses, and the combined company will continue to assess, the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations to determine the adequacy of its provision for taxes. There can be no assurance that the outcomes from these examinations will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and operating results of the combined company.

The combined company may be adversely affected by disruptions in the credit markets, including disruptions that reduce customers’ access to credit and increase the costs to customers of obtaining credit.

The credit markets have historically been volatile and therefore it is not possible to predict the ability of the combined company’s clients and customers to access short-term financing and other forms of capital. If a disruption in the credit markets were to occur, the combined company could be unable to refinance its outstanding indebtedness on reasonable terms or at all. Such a disruption could also pose a risk to the combined company’s business if customers or suppliers are unable to obtain financing to meet payment or delivery obligations to the combined company. In addition, customers may decide to downsize, defer or cancel contracts which could negatively affect revenue of the combined company.

 

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Further, the combined company would have had $2.9 billion of floating rate debt, of which a portion has been swapped to fixed rate debt, as of December 30, 2016 on a pro forma basis giving effect to the Transactions and the Financing. A one percentage point increase in the average interest rate of this debt would increase the combined interest expense by approximately $23 million per year. Accordingly, a spike in interest rates would adversely affect the combined company’s results of operations and cash flows.

The combined company’s hedging program will be subject to counterparty default risk.

CSC enters into, and the combined company is expected to enter into, foreign currency forward contracts and options and interest rate swaps with a number of counterparties. As a result, the combined company will be subject to the risk that the counterparty to one or more of these contracts defaults on its performance under the contract. During an economic downturn, the counterparty’s financial condition may deteriorate rapidly and with little notice and the combined company may be unable to take action to protect its exposure. In the event of a counterparty default, the combined company could incur significant losses, which may harm the business and financial condition of the combined company. In the event that one or more of the combined company’s counterparties becomes insolvent or files for bankruptcy, the combined company’s ability to eventually recover any losses suffered as a result of that counterparty’s default may be limited by the liquidity of the counterparty.

CSC and Everett derive, and the combined company is expected to derive, significant revenue and profit from contracts awarded through competitive bidding processes, which can impose substantial costs on the bidder, and the combined company will not achieve revenue and profit objectives if it fails to bid on these projects effectively.

CSC and Everett derive, and the combined company is expected to derive, significant revenue and profit from government contracts that are awarded through competitive bidding processes. It is expected that most of the non-U.S. government business the combined company seek in the foreseeable future will be awarded through competitive bidding. Competitive bidding is expensive and presents a number of risks, including:

 

    the substantial cost and managerial time and effort that the combined company spends to prepare bids and proposals for contracts that may or may not be awarded to the combined company;

 

    the need to estimate accurately the resources and costs that will be required to service any contracts the combined company is awarded, sometimes in advance of the final determination of their full scope and design;

 

    the expense and delay that may arise if competitors of the combined company protest or challenge awards made to the combined company pursuant to competitive bidding;

 

    the requirement to resubmit bids protested by competitors of the combined company, and the termination, reduction, or modification of the awarded contracts; and

 

    the opportunity cost of not bidding on and winning other contracts the combined company might otherwise pursue.

Catastrophic events or climate conditions may disrupt the business of the combined company.

The customers of CSC and Everett are, and the customers of the combined company will be, subject to various federal, state, local and foreign government requirements relating to the protection of the environment. Revenues and results of operations of the combined company may be adversely affected by the passage of climate change and other environmental legislation and regulations. For example, new legislation or regulations may result in increased costs directly, to the extent the combined company incurs incremental compliance costs, or indirectly, to the extent that new requirements lead to increases in prices charged to the combined company by vendors because of their own increased compliance costs. At this point, it is not possible to determine the impact that climate change and other environmental legislation and regulations could have on the overall business of the combined company.

 

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In addition the operations of the combined company could be disrupted by earthquakes, telecommunications failures, power or water shortages, tsunamis, floods, hurricanes, typhoons, fires, extreme weather conditions, medical epidemics or pandemics and other natural or manmade disasters or catastrophic events. In addition, terrorist acts, conflicts or wars (wherever located around the world) may cause damage or disruption to the combined company’s business, employees, facilities, partners, suppliers, distributors, resellers or customers or adversely affect the combined company’s ability to manage logistics or conduct certain other critical business operations. The potential for future attacks, the national and international responses to attacks or perceived threats to national security, and other actual or potential conflicts or wars have created many economic and political uncertainties. In addition, as a multinational company with headquarters and significant operations located in the United States, actions against or by the United States may impact the combined company’s business or employees. The occurrence of any of these business disruptions could result in significant losses, seriously harm the combined company’s revenue, profitability and financial condition, adversely affect its competitive position, increase costs and expenses, and require substantial expenditures and recovery time in order to fully resume operations.

The CSRA Separation could result in significant tax liabilities to CSC and CSC stockholders that received CSRA stock in the CSRA Separation.

In connection with the spin-off by CSC of CSRA on November 27, 2015 (the “CSRA Separation”), CSC received an opinion of counsel substantially to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the CSRA Separation qualified as a tax-free transaction to CSC and holders of CSC common stock under Section 355 and related provisions of the Code. If, notwithstanding the conclusions expressed in that opinion, the CSRA Separation were determined to be taxable, CSC and CSC stockholders that received CSRA stock in the CSRA Separation could incur significant tax liabilities.

Under Section 355(e) of the Code, the CSRA Separation would generally be taxable to CSC (but not to CSC stockholders) if one or more persons acquire a 50% or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of CSC, directly or indirectly (including through acquisition of the combined company’s stock after the completion of the Transactions), as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the CSRA Separation. In general, an acquisition will be presumed to be part of a plan with the CSRA Separation if the acquisition occurs within two years before or after the CSRA Separation. This presumption may, however, be rebutted based upon an analysis of the facts and circumstances related to the CSRA Separation and the particular acquisition in question.

The completion of the Transactions is conditioned upon the receipt by CSC of an opinion of counsel to the effect that the Merger should not cause Section 355(e) of the Code to apply to the CSRA Separation or otherwise affect the qualification of the CSRA Separation as a tax-free distribution under Section 355 of the Code (the “CSRA Separation Tax Opinion”). The CSRA Separation Tax Opinion will be based on current law and will rely upon various factual representations and assumptions, as well as certain undertakings made by CSC. If any of those representations or assumptions is untrue or incomplete in any material respect or any of those undertakings is not complied with, or if the facts upon which the CSRA Separation Tax Opinion is based are materially different from the actual facts that exist at the time of the Merger, the conclusions reached in the CSRA Separation Tax Opinion could be adversely affected and the CSRA Separation may not qualify for tax-free treatment. No assurance can be given that the IRS will not challenge the conclusions set forth in the CSRA Separation Tax Opinion or that a court would not sustain such a challenge. Further, in light of the requirements of Section 355(e) of the Code, the combined company might determine to forgo certain transactions, including share repurchases, stock issuances, certain asset dispositions, mergers, consolidations and other strategic transactions, for some period of time following the Transactions.

 

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The announcement and pendency of the Merger could adversely affect the business, financial results and operations of CSC and/or Everett.

The announcement and pendency of the proposed Merger could cause disruptions in and create uncertainty surrounding business of CSC or Everett, including affecting relationships with existing and future customers, suppliers and employees, which could have an adverse effect on the business, financial results and operations of CSC, Everett or the combined company, regardless of whether the proposed Merger is completed. In particular, CSC, Everett or the combined company could also potentially lose customers or suppliers, and new customer or supplier contracts could be delayed or decreased. In addition, CSC and Everett have diverted, and will continue to divert, significant management resources towards the completion of the Merger, which could adversely affect the business and results of operations of CSC, Everett and the combined company.

Everett will assume certain material pension benefit obligations associated with Everett employees. These liabilities and the related future funding obligations could restrict cash available for operations of the combined company, capital expenditures and other requirements, and may materially adversely affect the financial condition and liquidity of the combined company.

Pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement to be entered into at or prior to the Distribution Date among HPE, CSC and Everett (“the Employee Matters Agreement”), while HPE or a member of the HPE Group will retain all U.S. defined benefit pension plan liabilities, Everett or a member of the Everett Group will retain all liabilities relating to the International Retirement Guarantee (“IRG”) programs for all Everett Group employees. The IRG is a non-qualified retirement plan for employees who transfer internationally at the request of the HPE Group. The IRG determines the country of guarantee, which is generally the country in which an employee has spent the longest portion of his or her career with the HPE Group, and the present value of a full career benefit for the employee under the HPE defined benefit pension plan and social security or social insurance system in the country of guarantee. The IRG then offsets the present value of the retirement benefits from plans and social insurance systems in the countries in which the employee earned retirement benefits for his or her total period of HPE Group employment. The net benefit value is payable as a single sum as soon as practicable after termination or retirement. This liability could restrict cash available for operations of the combined company, capital expenditures and other requirements, and may materially affect the financial condition and liquidity of the combined company.

In addition, pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement, Everett will assume certain accrued defined benefit pension liabilities in a number of non-U.S. countries (including the UK, Germany and Switzerland). Unless otherwise agreed or required by local law, where a defined benefit pension plan is maintained solely by a member of the Everett Group, Everett will assume all assets and liabilities arising out of those non-U.S. defined benefit pension plans, and where a defined benefit pension plan is not maintained solely by a member of the Everett Group, Everett will assume all assets and liabilities for those eligible Everett Group employees in connection with the Transactions. These liabilities and the related future payment obligations could restrict cash available for the operations of the combined company, capital expenditures and other requirements, and may materially affect its financial condition and liquidity. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as part of the Transactions, HPE will make cash contributions to certain acquired non-U.S. defined benefit pension plans to reduce the net level of liabilities to $570 million.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

All statements and assumptions contained in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement and in the documents attached or incorporated by reference that do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts constitute “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements often include words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecast,” “goal” “intends,” “objective,” “plans,” “projects,” “strategy,” “target” and “will” and words and terms of similar substance in connection with discussions of future operating or financial performance. These statements represent current expectations and beliefs, and no assurance can be given that the results described in such statements will be achieved.

Forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements with respect to CSC’s or Everett’s financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, business strategies, operating efficiencies or synergies, competitive position, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of management and other matters. Such statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in such statements, many of which are outside of CSC’s and Everett’s control. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:

 

    CSC’s ability to obtain stockholder approval of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement necessary to complete the Transactions;

 

    ability to satisfy conditions to the closing of the Transactions;

 

    the separation of Everett from HPE and its integration with CSC’s business, operations and culture and the ability to operate as effectively and efficiently as expected, and the combined company’s ability to successfully manage and integrate acquisitions generally;

 

    the combined company’s ability to realize the synergies and benefits expected to result from the Merger within the anticipated time frame or in the anticipated amounts;

 

    changes in governmental regulations or the adoption of new laws or regulations that may make it more difficult or expensive to operate CSC’s business or Everett before or the combined company’s business after the Merger;

 

    potential disruption of management’s time and attention from the ongoing business operations of CSC as a result of the Transactions;

 

    changes in senior management, the loss of key employees or the ability of the combined company to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with key business partners;

 

    business interruptions in connection with CSC’s or Everett’s technology systems;

 

    the competitive pressures faced by the combined company;

 

    the effects of macroeconomic and geopolitical trends and events;

 

    the need to manage third-party suppliers and the effective distribution and delivery of the products and services of CSC and Everett;

 

    the protection of the intellectual property assets of CSC and Everett, including intellectual property licensed from third parties and intellectual property shared with former parent companies;

 

    risks associated with international operations;

 

    the development and transition of new products and services and the enhancement of existing products and services to meet customer needs and respond to emerging technological trends;

 

    the execution and performance of contracts by CSC, Everett and their suppliers, customers, clients and partners;

 

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    the resolution of pending investigations, claims and disputes; and

 

    the other factors described under “Risk Factors.”

No assurance can be given that any goal or plan set forth in any forward-looking statement can or will be achieved, and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Neither CSC, HPE nor Everett undertakes any obligation to update or release any revisions to any forward-looking statement or to report any events or circumstances after the date of this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law.

 

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THE CSC SPECIAL MEETING

General

This proxy statement/prospectus-information statement is being provided to CSC stockholders as part of a solicitation of proxies by the CSC Board of Directors for use at the CSC special meeting. This proxy statement/prospectus-information statement provides CSC stockholders with important information they need to know to be able to vote, or instruct their brokers or other nominees to vote, at the CSC special meeting.

Date, Time and Place

The CSC special meeting will be held on March 27, 2017 at 9:00 am Eastern time at CSC’s headquarters, 1775 Tysons Boulevard, Tysons, Virginia 22102.

Matters for Consideration

At the special meeting, CSC stockholders will be asked to vote on the following proposals:

 

  (1) a proposal to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement;

 

  (2) a proposal to approve, by an advisory vote, the compensation of CSC’s named executive officers, which is referred to as the “Merger-related compensation proposal”; and

 

  (3) a proposal to approve the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies in the event there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, which is referred to as the “meeting adjournment proposal.”

Completion of the Merger is conditioned on approval by CSC stockholders of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, but is not conditioned on the approval of the Merger-related compensation proposal or the meeting adjournment proposal.

THE CSC BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED THE MERGER AGREEMENT AND RECOMMENDS THAT CSC STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE PLAN OF MERGER CONTEMPLATED BY THE MERGER AGREEMENT.

THE CSC BOARD OF DIRECTORS ALSO UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT CSC STOCKHOLDERS VOTE FOR THE MERGER-RELATED COMPENSATION PROPOSAL AND THE MEETING ADJOURNMENT PROPOSAL.

Record Date; Voting Information

The record date for the special meeting is February 24, 2017 . Only holders of record of CSC common stock at the close of business on the record date will be entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof. As of the record date, approximately              shares of CSC common stock were issued and outstanding and entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the special meeting, and there were approximately          holders of record of CSC common stock. Each share of CSC common stock shall entitle the holder to one vote on each of the proposals to be considered at the special meeting.

If you are a record holder of CSC common stock on the record date, you may vote your shares of CSC common stock electronically at the special meeting or by proxy as described below under “Voting by Proxy.”

Quorum

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non-votes will be included in the calculation of the number of shares considered to be present at the special meeting for purposes of determining if a quorum is present. If a quorum is not present or if there are not sufficient votes for the approval of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, CSC expects to, and if reasonably requested by HPE will, adjourn or postpone the CSC special meeting to solicit additional proxies, subject to approval of the meeting adjournment proposal by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of CSC common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the CSC special meeting. At any subsequent reconvening of the CSC special meeting, all proxies will be voted in the same manner as the proxies would have been voted at the original convening of the CSC special meeting, except for any proxies that have been effectively revoked or withdrawn prior to the subsequent meeting.

Required Vote

CSC stockholders of record on the record date for the CSC special meeting may vote “FOR” or “AGAINST,” or may abstain from voting, on the proposal to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Consummation of the Transactions requires the approval of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

In accordance with Chapter 92A of the Nevada Revised Statutes (the “Nevada Corporation Law”), the approval by CSC stockholders of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares of CSC common stock entitled to vote thereon. If you abstain, it will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the proposal to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

The approval of the Merger-related compensation proposal requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the holders of a majority of the shares of CSC common stock present in person or represented by proxy at a special meeting at which a quorum is present and entitled to vote thereon. If you abstain, it will have the same effect as an advisory vote “AGAINST” certain Merger-related compensation of CSC’s named executive officers. This advisory vote on the Merger-related compensation of CSC’s named executive officers is non-binding on the CSC Board of Directors.

The approval of the meeting adjournment proposal requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the shares of CSC common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the special meeting, regardless of whether a quorum is present. Therefore, if you abstain, it will have the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” the adoption of the meeting adjournment proposal and if you fail to vote, it will only affect the outcome of the proposal if you are present in person or represented by proxy at the special meeting.

Voting by Proxy

If you were a record holder of CSC common stock at the close of business on the record date of the special meeting, a proxy card is enclosed for your use. CSC requests that you submit your proxy to vote your shares as promptly as possible by (i) accessing the internet site listed on the proxy card, (ii) calling the toll-free number listed on the proxy card or (iii) submitting your proxy card by mail by using the provided self-addressed, stamped envelope. Information and applicable deadlines for voting through the internet or by telephone are set forth on the enclosed proxy card. When the accompanying proxy is returned properly executed, the shares of CSC common stock represented by it will be voted at the special meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof in accordance with the instructions contained in the proxy card. Your internet or telephone vote authorizes the named proxies to vote your shares in the same manner as if you had marked, signed and returned a proxy card.

If a proxy is returned without an indication as to how the shares of CSC common stock represented are to be voted with regard to a particular proposal, the CSC common stock represented by the proxy will be voted in accordance with the recommendation of the CSC Board of Directors and, therefore, “FOR” the proposal to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, “FOR” the Merger-related compensation proposal and “FOR” the meeting adjournment proposal.

 

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At the date hereof, the CSC Board of Directors has no knowledge of any business that will be presented for consideration at the special meeting and that would be required to be set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement or the related proxy card other than the matters set forth in the Notice of Special Meeting of Stockholders. If any other matter is properly presented at the special meeting for consideration, it is intended that the persons named in the enclosed form of proxy and acting thereunder will vote in accordance with their best judgment on such matter.

If your broker, bank or other nominee holds your shares of CSC common stock in street name, you must either direct your nominee on how to vote your shares or obtain a proxy from your nominee to vote electronically at the special meeting. Please check the voting form used by your nominee for information on how to submit your instructions to them.

If you participate in the CSC Matched Asset Plan (“MAP”), you will receive a voting instruction form for all shares you may vote under the plan. Under the terms of the MAP, the MAP trustee votes all shares held in the CSC Stock Fund, but each participant in the MAP may direct the trustee how to vote the shares of CSC common stock allocated to his or her account. The MAP trustee will vote all unallocated shares of common stock held by the MAP and all allocated shares for which no timely voting instructions are received in the same proportion as shares for which it has received valid voting instructions. Regardless of which voting method you use, the deadline for returning your voting instructions to the MAP trustee is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 22, 2017.

Your vote is important. Accordingly, if you were a record holder of CSC common stock on the record date of the special meeting, please sign and return the enclosed proxy card or vote via the internet or telephone whether or not you plan to attend the special meeting in person. Proxies submitted through the specified internet website or by phone must be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on March 26, 2017.

Revocation of Proxies

If you are the record holder of CSC common stock, you can change your vote or revoke your proxy at any time before your proxy is voted at the special meeting. You can do this by:

 

  (a) timely delivering a signed written notice of revocation;

 

  (b) timely delivering a new, valid proxy bearing a later date (including by telephone or through the internet); or

 

  (c) attending the CSC special meeting in person and voting electronically, which will automatically cancel any proxy previously given, or revoking your proxy in person. Simply attending the special meeting without voting will not revoke any proxy that you have previously given or change your vote.

A registered CSC stockholder may revoke a proxy by any of these methods, regardless of the method used to deliver the stockholder’s previous proxy.

Written notices of revocation and other communications with respect to the revocation of proxies should be addressed as follows:

Computer Sciences Corporation

1775 Tysons Boulevard

Tysons, Virginia, 22102

Attention: Company Secretary

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vote by attending the special meeting in person and voting electronically, your vote electronically at the special meeting will not be effective unless you have obtained and present an executed proxy issued in your name from the record holder (your broker, bank or nominee).

Voting by CSC Directors and Executive Officers

At the close of business on the record date of the special meeting, CSC directors and executive officers were entitled to vote less than 1% of the shares of CSC common stock outstanding on the record date.

No vote of HPE stockholders is required in connection with the Transactions, and the only vote required with respect to Everett is by HPE as its sole stockholder, which stockholder approval was obtained on May 24, 2016. No directors, executive officers or affiliates of Everett or HPE will have voting rights in connection with the Transactions with respect to their ownership of any HPE common stock or Everett common stock.

Solicitation of Proxies

CSC is soliciting proxies for the special meeting and will bear all expenses in connection with solicitation of proxies, except that expenses incurred in connection with the printing and mailing of this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement will be shared equally by CSC and HPE. Upon request, CSC will pay banks, brokers, nominees, fiduciaries or other custodians their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for sending proxy materials to, and obtaining instructions from, persons for whom they hold shares. CSC expects to solicit proxies primarily by mail, but directors, officers and other employees of CSC may also solicit in person or by internet, telephone or mail.

Other Matters

As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement, the CSC Board of Directors knows of no other matters that will be presented for consideration at the special meeting other than as described in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement. If any other matters properly come before the special meeting of CSC stockholders, or any adjournments or postponements of the special meeting, and are properly voted upon, the enclosed proxies will give the individuals that CSC stockholders name as proxies therein discretionary authority to vote the shares represented by these proxies as to any of these matters; provided, however, that those individuals will only exercise this discretionary authority with respect to matters that were unknown a reasonable time before the solicitation of proxies.

 

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Transfer Agent

CSC stockholders should contact the transfer agent, at the phone number or address listed below, if they have questions concerning transfer of ownership or other matters pertaining to their stock accounts.

Regular mail:

Computershare Inc.

P.O. Box 30170

College Station, TX 77842

First class, registered and certified mail:

Computershare Inc.

211 Quality Circle

Suite 210

College Station, TX 77845

www.computershare.com/investor

By phone:

1.800.676.0654 (U.S. Domestic)

1.201.680.6578 (International)

 

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THE TRANSACTIONS

Overview

On May 24, 2016, HPE and CSC announced that they had entered into the Merger Agreement, and that HPE and Everett had entered into the Separation Agreement. On November 2, 2016, HPE and CSC announced that they, along with Everett and Merger Sub, had amended both the Merger Agreement and the Separation Agreement. On December 6, 2016, the Merger Agreement and Separation Agreement were further amended. The Separation Agreement was further amended on January 27, 2017.

The actual total value of the consideration to be paid by Everett in connection with the Merger will depend on the trading price for shares of Everett common stock following the Merger. There is no trading market for shares of Everett common stock.

In order to effect the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger, CSC, HPE, Everett and Merger Sub entered into a number of agreements, including the Merger Agreement and the Separation Agreement. These agreements, which are described in greater detail in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement, provide for (1) the separation of the Everett business from HPE’s other businesses, (2) the distribution of book-entry authorizations for all of the shares of Everett common stock to a distribution agent to be distributed to HPE stockholders of record on the record date for the Distribution (which stockholders are entitled to a pro rata distribution of such shares in the Distribution and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Everett common stock), (3) the merger of CSC with Merger Sub, with CSC continuing as the surviving corporation of the Merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett and (4) the automatic conversion of shares of CSC common stock into shares of Everett common stock in the Merger, the distribution of book entry authorizations for such shares of Everett common stock to CSC stockholders entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Merger and the payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares of such Everett common stock.

Transaction Sequence

Step 1 Separation

Prior to the Distribution and the Merger, HPE will convey to Everett or one or more subsidiaries of Everett certain assets and liabilities constituting the Enterprise Services business, and will cause any applicable subsidiary of HPE to convey to HPE or its designated subsidiary (other than Everett or any of Everett’s subsidiaries) certain excluded assets and excluded liabilities in order to separate and consolidate the Enterprise Services business.

Step 2 Issuance of Everett Common Stock to HPE

Immediately prior to the Distribution, Everett will issue to HPE additional shares of Everett common stock. Following this issuance, HPE will own shares of Everett common stock in an amount equal to the Everett Share Number, which will constitute all of the outstanding stock of Everett.

Step 3 Incurrence of Everett Debt

On December 16, 2016, Everett entered into the Term Facility and prior to the closing of the Distribution, Everett intends to issue the Notes, together in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $3.0 billion. The proceeds of the Term Facility will be used to pay a portion of the Everett Payment to HPE, proceeds from the issuance of $300 million (subject to increase to the extent that the federal income tax basis of the Everett business exceeds $2.3 billion) in principal amount of Notes will be used to pay the remaining portion of the Everett Payment to HPE and approximately $700 million (subject to decrease to the extent that the federal income tax basis of the Everett business exceeds $2.3 billion) in principal amount of the Notes will be issued to HPE. HPE expects to transfer such Notes on or about the date of the Distribution to investment banks and/or

 

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commercial banks in exchange for existing HPE debt. Such Notes are expected to be subsequently sold to third-party investors.

The material terms of the Term Facility and the anticipated material terms of the Notes, based on the current expectations of Everett, are described in more detail under “Debt Financing.” There can be no assurance that the Notes will be finalized on similar terms, or at all.

Step 4 Distribution

HPE will effect the Distribution by distributing on a pro rata basis all of the shares of Everett common stock it holds to HPE stockholders entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Distribution as of the record date of the Distribution. HPE will deliver the shares of Everett common stock in book-entry form to the distribution agent, who will distribute such shares to HPE stockholders. The Merger Agreement provides that after the Distribution but before the Merger, the number of outstanding shares of Everett common stock will not exceed the Everett Share Number.

The number of outstanding shares of Everett common stock issued in the Distribution is subject to a true-up mechanism that will only apply if the percentage of outstanding shares of Everett common stock after the Merger that constitute Qualified Everett Common Stock would be less than 50.1% of all outstanding Everett common stock after the Merger, in which case the number of outstanding shares of Everett common stock issued in the Distribution would be increased such that HPE stockholders would receive Qualified Everett Common Stock that would represent 50.1% of the outstanding shares of Everett common stock after the Merger.

Step 5 Merger

Following the Distribution, CSC will merge with Merger Sub, whereby the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease and CSC will continue as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett. In the Merger, each share of CSC common stock will be converted into the right to receive one share of Everett common stock. Immediately after the consummation of the Merger, approximately 50.1% of the outstanding shares of Everett common stock is expected to be held by pre-Merger Everett stockholders and approximately 49.9% of the outstanding shares of Everett common stock is expected to be held by pre-Merger CSC stockholders, in each case excluding any overlaps in the pre-transaction stockholder bases.

 

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Existing Structure

 

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Structure Following the Separation and the Distribution but Before the Merger

 

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Structure Following the Merger

 

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* Excludes overlap

Calculation of Merger Consideration

The Merger Agreement provides that the exchange ratio is equal to one share of Everett common stock for each share of CSC common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger.

The Merger Agreement provides that after the Distribution but before the Merger, the number of outstanding shares of Everett common stock will not exceed 141,379,539, assuming no true-up adjustment pursuant to the Merger Agreement. This true-up adjustment, based on the number of shares of CSC common stock outstanding as of February 23, 2017, would cause a total of 141,781,086 shares of Everett common stock to be issued to HPE stockholders in the Distribution. See “The Transaction Agreements—The Merger Agreement—Merger Consideration.”

Trading Markets

HPE Common Stock

Following the Merger, HPE stockholders will continue to hold their shares of HPE common stock, subject to the same rights as prior to the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger, except that their shares of HPE common stock will represent an interest in HPE that no longer reflects the ownership and operation of the Everett business. Shares of HPE common stock will continue to be traded publicly on the NYSE. HPE stockholders, to the extent they were holders of record on the Distribution Date, will also hold shares of Everett common stock after the Transactions.

Everett Common Stock

There currently is no trading market for shares of Everett common stock. Everett intends to file an application to list its common stock on the NYSE under the symbol “DXC.”

 

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CSC Common Stock

CSC common stock began trading on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “CSC” on November 26, 1968. After the Merger, all outstanding shares of CSC common stock will automatically be canceled and cease to exist at the effective time of the Merger and upon their conversion into shares of Everett common stock.

Background of the Merger

The CSC Board of Directors and the HPE Board of Directors periodically, and in the ordinary course, evaluate and consider a variety of financial and strategic opportunities to enhance stockholder value as part of CSC’s and HPE’s respective long-term business plans.

In 2014 and early 2015, CSC management discussed various strategic alternatives with the CSC Board of Directors, including certain potential transactions CSC could pursue to enhance stockholder value. One such alternative was the spin-off of CSC’s government services unit into an independent, publicly-traded company.

In 2014, Hewlett-Packard Company, HPE’s former parent company, announced plans to separate into two new publicly traded Fortune 50 companies.

Early in 2015, members of senior management of Hewlett-Packard Company and CSC discussed a different potential combination of Hewlett-Packard Company’s enterprise services business with CSC. Those discussions were abandoned in April 2015, because (1) Hewlett-Packard Company had less than six months earlier announced its separation plan and it concluded that the timely completion of such previously announced separation was the highest priority but could be significantly delayed by the contemplated transaction with CSC and (2) CSC was also considering other strategic alternatives that could be pursued in lieu of a combined transaction, including a sale of certain businesses or a spin-off of its government services business. Discussions ceased before any draft documentation was prepared, and no discussions regarding that transaction ever resumed. At the time those discussions regarding a different transaction were abandoned, there was no expectation that discussions of any transaction between the parties would ever resume.

Subsequent to the abandonment of discussions between CSC and Hewlett-Packard Company, CSC announced its intention to spin off its government services business into an independent company and pay a special cash dividend of $10.50 per share and later announced its agreement to merge the government services business with SRA International, Inc. to form an independent company known as CSRA Inc.

HPE separated from Hewlett-Packard Company in November 2015, and CSC separated from CSRA in November 2015.

Following its spin-off transaction, CSC’s management team discussed with its Board of Directors a variety of financial and strategic alternatives and opportunities regarding CSC’s future growth and strategic development. Those discussions included the potential acquisition and divestitures of different businesses.

Upon completion of the separation of HPE from Hewlett-Packard Company, the HPE Board of Directors reviewed the strategic plans for each of the remaining businesses within HPE. At a meeting of the HPE Board of Directors on January 27, 2016, two months following the completion of the separation of HPE and Hewlett-Packard Company, the HPE Board of Directors reviewed and discussed the strategic direction, performance and prospects of HPE, including potential strategic alternatives and strategic opportunities to enhance stockholder value as part of HPE’s long-term business plan. Among other strategic alternatives, the HPE management team and Board of Directors discussed a potential separation and potential merger of its non-core software assets, which would eventually lead to an announcement in September 2016 that HPE had entered into definitive agreements for a spin-off and merger of its non-core software assets with Micro Focus in a Reverse Morris Trust transaction valued at approximately $8.8 billion. Also at the January 27, 2016 meeting, the HPE Board of

 

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Directors and senior management reviewed the potential divestiture of the Enterprise Services business, including through a spin-off, a merger transaction, and a spin-off and merger. In connection with such discussion, the HPE Board of Directors instructed management to explore all potential strategic transactions regarding the Enterprise Services business. As part of such exploration of potential strategic transactions, following such meeting, at the direction of the HPE Board of Directors, representatives from Goldman Sachs & Company (“GS”), financial advisor to HPE, requested information from CSC regarding CSC’s shareholder base. In late February 2016, at the direction of the HPE Board of Directors, representatives from GS contacted Allen & Overy LLP (“A&O”), legal counsel to CSC, to explore on a preliminary basis the legal constraints involved in considering and structuring a transaction involving CSC and the Enterprise Services business in light of the fact that each party recently had been involved in a spin-off transaction. Representatives of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, tax advisors to CSC, participated on calls with A&O and representatives of GS during March 2016.

On March 1, 2016, the HPE Board of Directors met and received an update on management’s exploration of potential strategic transactions and the HPE Board of Directors discussed alternatives for the potential divestiture of the Enterprise Services business.

The HPE Board of Directors held a regular meeting on March 23, 2016 and March 24, 2016 and, among other things, reviewed and discussed long-term corporate strategy, including the further exploration of a divestiture of the Enterprise Services business. Following extensive discussion, the Board determined to continue exploring a transaction with CSC.

On March 29, 2016, at the direction of the HPE Board of Directors, representatives of GS contacted CSC and A&O to propose a meeting among Margaret C. Whitman, HPE’s Chief Executive Officer, and Christopher P. Hsu, HPE’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and J. Michael Lawrie, CSC’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and Paul N. Saleh, CSC’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Between March 29 and March 31, 2016, certain logistical discussions took place among representatives of A&O, GS and HPE regarding the identity of the participants, the time, location and duration of the potential meeting and the fact that none of the participants was authorized to make or receive any substantive proposals during that meeting. As a result of these conversations, a meeting was arranged for April 1, 2016.

On April 1, 2016, Ms. Whitman and Mr. Hsu met with Messrs. Lawrie and Saleh to discuss potential advantages of a transaction between the companies involving the Everett business. No transaction terms were discussed.

The HPE Board of Directors held a meeting on April 11, 2016 at which it reviewed the potential separation of the Everett business, a potential combination of the Everett business with CSC, the requisite due diligence to complete such a transaction and the potential timeline to complete a transaction. In connection with such discussions, the HPE Board of Directors instructed members of senior management to continue to evaluate such a transaction and to begin negotiation of key terms with CSC.

The CSC Board of Directors held a meeting on April 11, 2016 at which it considered the potential combination of CSC’s business and the Everett business. Among other things, the Board of Directors considered why such a combination would have strategic advantages despite CSC’s recent spin-off of its government services business. The CSC Board of Directors also reviewed with CSC management preliminary expectations regarding the timeline to negotiate and complete due diligence for such a transaction and parameters for transaction negotiation.

On April 12, 2016 HPE and CSC executed a mutual non-disclosure agreement. On April 12, 2016 and April 13, 2016, certain representatives of HPE, CSC, A&O, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, counsel to HPE (“GDC”), McKinsey & Company and RBC Capital Markets participated on various introductory calls to coordinate on process for negotiating a potential transaction and conducting mutual due diligence.

 

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Between mid-April and late April 2016, the respective senior managements of HPE and CSC engaged in discussions regarding the terms of a potential transaction, including the valuation of Everett. During this time, the parties agreed, on a preliminary basis, on an equity valuation of the Enterprise Services business of $4,574 million, and that any transaction would be structured as a Reverse Morris Trust pursuant to which, after completion of the transactions, the HPE stockholders would own slightly in excess of 50% of the stock of the combined company and that it was the parties’ intention that, after accounting for overlap in the pre-transaction stockholder bases, each of CSC’s and HPE’s respective stockholders would own in excess of 50% of the outstanding stock of the combined company. HPE and CSC believed that the Reverse Morris Trust transaction structure had the potential to be the most tax-efficient means of effecting a potential transaction because it could allow HPE to spin off Everett on a tax-free basis to HPE and its stockholders while preserving the tax-free nature of CSC’s recent spin-off of CSRA. These discussions also included the governance of the combined company and the parties preliminarily agreed that the board of directors of the combined company would be equally split between designees of HPE and CSC. The parties also agreed, on a preliminary basis, that CSC’s Chief Executive Officer would continue as Chief Executive Officer of the combined company, and that he would select the management of the combined company. During this time, the parties also discussed that the transaction would contain customary representations and warranties, regulatory approvals and other closing conditions for a transaction of this nature and that CSC would owe a termination fee to HPE in certain circumstances, with the amount and specific circumstances to be negotiated in connection with the definitive documentation.

Between April 22, 2016 and May 17, 2016, each of the Technology Committee of the HPE Board of Directors and the Finance and Investment Committee of the HPE Board of Directors met on numerous occasions to discuss due diligence efforts related to technology and intellectual property matters and business and financial matters, respectively, as well as the status of negotiations and the key terms of the relevant transaction documents, including, in the case of the Technology Committee, the IP Matters Agreement.

The CSC Board of Directors met on April 25, 2016, together with CSC management and CSC’s legal and financial advisors, to review the status of discussions with HPE. At that meeting, the CSC Board of Directors reviewed with CSC’s management and advisors the status and key terms of a potential transaction discussed with HPE’s management, as well as priorities for management’s due diligence activities. At Mr. Lawrie’s request, the CSC Board of Directors also endorsed the participation by Messrs. Rutland and Lawande, directors of CSC, in a meeting with Mr. Hsu as well as Mike Angelakis and Patricia Russo, directors of HPE, to review the potential strategic benefits of a combination of CSC and the Everett business.

On April 25, 2016, the HPE Board of Directors held a meeting to discuss the key terms of a potential transaction that the respective senior managements of HPE and CSC had discussed and the preliminary results of ongoing due diligence efforts. Following this discussion, the HPE Board of Directors instructed members of senior management to proceed with the drafting of definitive transaction documents based on the terms that had been discussed with the Board.

On April 29, 2016, members of the HPE Board of Directors met with members of management of CSC as part of HPE’s governance process regarding mergers and acquisitions. Messrs. Rutland and Lawande also met Ms. Russo and Mr. Angelakis to discuss the level of commitment of the respective boards of directors in pursuing a potential transaction. Later, on April 29, 2016, the HPE Board of Directors met and engaged in further discussion regarding the transaction, including the tax considerations of the Reverse Morris Trust transaction.

Between late April and May 24, 2016, the parties and their respective legal advisors engaged in ongoing negotiations of various definitive transaction documents, including a merger agreement, separation agreement and various ancillary agreements. These negotiations were generally based on the terms of certain recent Reverse Morris Trust transactions, along with advice from outside legal counsel through draft documents, email correspondence and telephonic meetings. During the same period, the parties and their respective advisors and consultants engaged in mutual due diligence. CSC also negotiated the terms of various financing arrangements with various financial institutions.

 

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On April 28, 2016, HPE circulated to CSC and representatives of A&O a draft of the separation agreement. On May 4, 2016, representatives of A&O circulated to HPE and representatives of GDC an initial draft of the merger agreement relating to the proposed transaction. On May 10, 2016, representatives of A&O circulated a revised draft of the separation agreement and, on May 11, 2016, representatives of GDC sent to representatives of A&O a revised draft of the merger agreement. Between May 11 and May 24, 2016, the parties and their respective legal advisors exchanged drafts of the merger agreement, the separation agreement and other transaction documents and conducted telephone conferences to negotiate the terms of these agreements, including, among other things (1) deal protection terms, such as the size of the termination fee that could become payable by CSC and the circumstances under which the termination fee would be payable, (2) the approval mechanism for HPE and CSC’s designation of directors to the combined company’s board of directors, (3) the determination of the terms of the Debt Exchange, (4) the scope and duration of a non-compete from HPE in favor of CSC, (5) ongoing commercial arrangements between the parties, and (6) post-closing adjustments and cost protection mechanisms. These terms were ultimately determined based on commercial considerations among the parties and market precedent for similar transactions.

CSC’s Board of Directors met on May 6, 2016 at which it reviewed with CSC management, together with CSC’s legal, financial and other advisors, the preliminary results of due diligence as well as a status update on negotiations of the definitive transaction. CSC’s Board of Directors met again on May 16 and May 17 at which it reviewed with CSC management, together with CSC’s legal, financial and other advisors the results of additional due diligence activities, as well as the status of negotiations of definitive documents. The CSC Board of Directors also reviewed with CSC management the status of negotiations of the terms of various financing arrangements with various financial institutions.

The HPE Board of Directors held a meeting on May 17, 2016, at which it thoroughly reviewed the status of negotiations and the terms of the transaction, and received an in-depth summary of the due diligence results and consulted with members of HPE’s management and HPE’s advisors to consider the terms of the transaction and the results of the due diligence efforts. On May 23, 2016, the HPE Board of Directors ultimately approved the execution by HPE of definitive transaction documents. At such meeting, the HPE Board of Directors reviewed the proposed financial and legal terms of the proposed transaction. Following discussion, HPE management recommended that the HPE Board approve the proposed transaction with CSC. Following discussion among the directors, the HPE Board unanimously approved the terms of the proposed transaction and authorized HPE and its subsidiaries to enter into definitive agreements with respect to the proposed transaction.

The CSC Board of Directors held meetings on May 23 and May 24, 2016, at which it reviewed with CSC management, together with CSC’s legal, financial and other advisors, including representatives of A&O, RBC Capital Markets and McKinsey & Company, the final outcome of negotiations and results of due diligence and reviewed communications and the likely impact of the proposed transaction on CSC’s stockholders, customers, employees and other constituencies. The CSC Board of Directors ultimately unanimously approved the execution by CSC of definitive transaction documents on May 24, 2016.

CSC’s Reasons for the Merger

In reaching its decision unanimously to approve the Merger Agreement, as well as the transactions contemplated thereby and the Transaction Documents to which CSC is or is to be a party and to adopt the plan of merger contained in the Merger Agreement, and to recommend that CSC stockholders provide the requisite approval, the CSC Board of Directors considered, among other things, the strategic and financial benefits that could be achieved by combining CSC and the Everett business relative to the future prospects of CSC on a stand-alone basis, the relative actual results of operations of CSC and Everett and the net synergies expected to be realized in the combination. The CSC Board of Directors also considered the success of similar transactions as well as the risks and uncertainties associated with the Transactions.

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transactions contemplated thereby and the other Transaction Documents to which CSC is a party, and to adopt the plan of merger contained in the Merger Agreement and recommend that the CSC stockholders provide the requisite approval.

Strategic Considerations

 

    the Merger will result in a combined company with increased scale, operating 85 delivery centers and 95 data centers across 70 countries;

 

    the strategic combination with Everett is expected to result in a substantial expansion of CSC’s addressable opportunities, with more than 5,000 clients in 70 countries, covering every major global region;

 

    the complementary market access and capabilities of CSC and Everett, including the experience and strong customer relationships that the management and employees of Everett will bring to the combined company in financial services, healthcare and life sciences, transportation, consumer products, and insurance;

 

    with a collective workforce of approximately 178,000 employees, the size and scale of the combined company will enhance its ability to provide value to its customers through a broader range of resources and expertise to meet their needs; and

 

    the Merger is expected to create the number one independent, end-to-end IT services firm in the world.

Financial Considerations

 

    the Merger is expected to result in enhanced EBITDA margins and revenue growth opportunities for the combined company with strong free cash flow; and

 

    the Merger is expected to produce first-year synergies of approximately $1.0 billion post-closing, with a run rate of $1.5 billion by the end of year one.

Transaction Terms and Other Considerations

 

    subject to certain limited adjustments, the number of shares of common stock, and the resulting pro forma equity ownership upon consummation of the Merger, to be issued by Everett to CSC stockholders is fixed and will not fluctuate based upon changes in the stock price of CSC or HPE prior to the completion of the Merger;

 

    the terms of the Merger Agreement, including the merger consideration, were the result of extensive arms’-length negotiations between representatives of CSC and HPE;

 

    the prospective financial results of Everett (as well as the risks involved in achieving those results), the fit of the business combination with CSC’s previously established strategic goals (which include adding capabilities, expanding market access and increasing scale) and the results of CSC’s due diligence review of the Everett business;

 

    immediately following the Merger, the Everett Board of Directors will be expanded to include five directors to be designated by HPE and five directors to be designated by CSC;

 

    immediately following the Merger, the current executive officers of CSC would continue in their current positions, with additional executive management talent to be gained from management of Everett;

 

    the Transactions are expected to be approved by regulatory authorities without any significant disruption in the business of CSC or Everett; and

 

    the Merger Agreement permits the CSC Board of Directors to withdraw or modify its recommendation to the CSC stockholders to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement and/or to terminate the Merger Agreement in certain circumstances and subject to the payment of a termination fee.

 

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The CSC Board of Directors also considered certain countervailing factors in its deliberations concerning the Merger and the other Transactions, including:

 

    the inability of CSC to influence the operations of Everett during the potentially significant time period prior to consummating the Transactions;

 

    the possibility that the increased revenues, earnings and efficiencies expected to result from the Transactions would fail to materialize;

 

    the challenges inherent in fully and successfully separating the operations of the Everett business from HPE and integrating such business with CSC;

 

    the potential impact of the restrictions under the Merger Agreement on CSC’s ability to take certain actions during the period between execution of the Merger Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions, generally requiring CSC to conduct business only in the ordinary course or, if not in the ordinary course, to first seek and obtain HPE’s consent (which could delay or prevent CSC from undertaking business opportunities that may arise pending completion of the Transactions);

 

    the possibility that the public announcement of the Merger Agreement could have an adverse effect on CSC, including effects on CSC’s customers, operating results and share price, and CSC’s ability to attract and retain key management and personnel;

 

    the risk that the Transactions and integration may divert management attention and resources away from other strategic opportunities and from operational matters;

 

    Everett will be dependent on the provision of transition services by HPE for a period of time after completion of the Merger;

 

    the need for CSC and Everett to incur substantial indebtedness in connection with the Transactions;

 

    the potential payment of termination fees of up to $275,000,000 that CSC could be required to make in certain circumstances under the Merger Agreement;

 

    the restrictions imposed on CSC’s ability to take certain corporate actions under the terms of the Tax Matters Agreement among CSC, HPE and Everett, which could reduce its ability to engage in certain future business transactions that might be advantageous;

 

    the indemnities being provided by Everett under the Separation Agreement, and by Everett or CSC under the Employee Matters Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement and other ancillary agreements; and

 

    the possibility that the Transactions may not be consummated and the potential adverse consequences, including substantial costs that would be incurred and potential damage to CSC’s reputation, if the Transactions are not completed.

This explanation of the factors considered by the CSC Board of Directors is in part forward-looking in nature and, therefore, should be read in light of the factors discussed in the sections of this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors.”

After consideration, on May 24, 2016 and October 27, 2016, the CSC Board of Directors unanimously resolved that the Transactions, including the Merger Agreement and the Merger, are advisable and in the best interests of CSC and its stockholders and approved the Merger Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the Transactions and adopted the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement and recommended the approval of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement to CSC stockholders.

Opinion of CSC’s Financial Advisor

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evaluate the fairness, from a financial point of view, to CSC of the Original Merger Consideration that would have been paid by CSC pursuant to the Original Merger Agreement. At a May 23, 2016 meeting of the CSC Board of Directors held to evaluate the Original Merger, RBC Capital Markets rendered an oral opinion, confirmed by delivery of a written opinion dated May 23, 2016, to the CSC Board of Directors to the effect that, as of that date and based on and subject to the procedures followed, assumptions made, factors considered and qualifications and limitations described in the opinion, the Original Merger Consideration that would have been paid by CSC pursuant to the Original Merger Agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to CSC. For purposes of RBC Capital Markets’ analyses and opinion, the term “Everett Business” refers to the enterprise services business of HPE and its subsidiaries other than HPE’s business of providing software and related services that enable and support various aspects of operations for telecommunications providers and the term “Original Merger Consideration” refers to the 139,234,701 shares of CSC common stock, in the aggregate, that would have been issuable by CSC in the Original Merger.

CSC has advised RBC Capital Markets that the terms of the Merger do not in any way alter or otherwise impact the financial terms of the Original Merger, including, without limitation, the pro forma equity ownership in the combined company of the respective holders of CSC common stock and Everett common stock. Based solely on the foregoing, in connection with the execution of the amendment to the Merger Agreement on November 2, 2016, RBC Capital Markets confirmed to CSC that, were it asked to do so on May 23, 2016, it would have been prepared to render an opinion to the CSC Board of Directors to the effect that, as of May 23, 2016 and based on and subject to the procedures followed, assumptions made, factors considered and qualifications and limitations on the review undertaken by RBC Capital Markets in connection with its May 23, 2016 opinion, the merger consideration to be received by holders of CSC common stock pursuant to the Merger would have been fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. RBC Capital Markets was not requested to, and it did not, update or revise its analyses for market movements, the financial performance or prospects of CSC or Everett or any other circumstances or events occurring after the date of its May 23, 2016 opinion.

The full text of RBC Capital Markets’ written opinion, dated May 23, 2016, is attached as Annex A to this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement and is incorporated in this document by reference. The written opinion sets forth, among other things, the procedures followed, assumptions made, factors considered and qualifications and limitations on the review undertaken by RBC Capital Markets in connection with its opinion. The following summary of RBC Capital Markets’ opinion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the opinion. RBC Capital Markets delivered its opinion to the CSC Board of Directors for the benefit, information and assistance of the CSC Board of Directors (in its capacity as such) in connection with and for purposes of its evaluation of the Original Merger. RBC Capital Markets’ opinion addressed only the fairness, from a financial point of view and as of the date of such opinion, to CSC of the Original Merger Consideration (to the extent expressly specified in such opinion) and did not address any other aspect of the Original Merger or any related transactions (including, without limitation, any amendments to the terms and conditions of the Original Merger following the delivery of RBC Capital Market’s opinion). RBC Capital Markets’ opinion also did not address the underlying business decision of CSC to engage in the Original Merger or any related transactions or the relative merits of the Original Merger or any related transactions compared to any alternative business strategy or transaction that might be available to CSC or in which CSC might engage. RBC Capital Markets does not express any opinion and does not make any recommendation to any stockholder as to how such stockholder should vote or act with respect to any proposal to be voted upon in connection with the Merger, any related transactions or otherwise.

In connection with its opinion, RBC Capital Markets, among other things:

 

    reviewed the financial terms of drafts, each dated May 22, 2016, of the Original Merger Agreement and the Separation Agreement;

 

    reviewed certain publicly available financial and other information, and certain historical operating data, with respect to CSC made available to RBC Capital Markets from published sources and internal records of CSC;

 

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    reviewed certain publicly available financial and other information, and certain historical operating data, with respect to the Everett Business made available to RBC Capital Markets from published sources and internal records of HPE;

 

    reviewed publicly available financial projections and other estimates and data relating to CSC and the Everett Business prepared by the respective managements of CSC and HPE, including alternative financial projections and other estimates and data relating to the Everett Business prepared by the management of CSC that RBC Capital Markets was directed to utilize in its analyses;

 

    conducted discussions with members of the senior managements of CSC and HPE with respect to the respective businesses, prospects and financial outlook of CSC and the Everett Business and also held discussions with members of the senior managements of CSC and HPE regarding the strategic rationale and potential cost savings, revenue enhancements and other benefits anticipated by such managements to be realized in the Original Merger and related transactions (collectively, the “synergies”);

 

    reviewed the reported prices and trading activity for CSC common stock;

 

    compared certain financial metrics of CSC and the Everett Business with those of selected publicly traded companies in lines of businesses that RBC Capital Markets considered generally relevant in evaluating CSC and the Everett Business; and

 

    considered other information and performed other studies and analyses as RBC Capital Markets deemed appropriate.

In arriving at its opinion, RBC Capital Markets employed several analytical methodologies and no one method of analysis should be regarded as critical to the overall conclusion reached by RBC Capital Markets. Each analytical technique has inherent strengths and weaknesses, and the nature of the available information may further affect the value of particular techniques. The overall conclusion reached by RBC Capital Markets was based on all analyses and factors presented, taken as a whole, and also on application of RBC Capital Markets’ experience and judgment. Such conclusion may have involved significant elements of subjective judgment and qualitative analysis. RBC Capital Markets therefore gave no opinion as to the value or merit standing alone of any one or more portions of such analyses or factors.

In rendering its opinion, RBC Capital Markets assumed and relied upon the accuracy and completeness of all information that was reviewed by RBC Capital Markets, including all of the financial, legal, tax, accounting, operating and other information provided to or discussed with RBC Capital Markets by or on behalf of CSC or HPE (including, without limitation, financial statements and related notes), and upon the assurances of the respective managements of CSC and HPE that they were not aware of any relevant information that was omitted or that remained undisclosed to RBC Capital Markets. RBC Capital Markets did not assume responsibility for independently verifying and it did not independently verify such information. RBC Capital Markets also assumed that the financial projections and other estimates and data (including with respect to potential synergies) that RBC Capital Markets was directed to utilize in its analyses were reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and good faith judgments as to the future financial performance of, and were a reasonable basis upon which to evaluate, CSC, the Everett Business, the potential synergies and the other matters covered thereby and RBC Capital Markets further assumed that the financial results reflected therein would be realized in the amounts and at the times projected. RBC Capital Markets expressed no opinion as to any such financial projections and other estimates and data (including with respect to potential synergies) or the assumptions upon which they were based. RBC Capital Markets was advised that an audit of the financial statements relating to the Everett Business and Everett were not yet completed and RBC Capital Markets assumed that, upon completion, such final audited financial statements would not reflect any information that would be meaningful in any respect to its analyses or opinion. RBC Capital Markets relied upon the assessments of the managements of CSC and HPE as to, among other things, (i) the related transactions, including with respect to the timing thereof and assets, liabilities and financial and other terms involved, (ii) the potential impact on CSC and the Everett Business of market, competitive and other trends and developments in and prospects for, and governmental, regulatory and legislative matters relating to or otherwise affecting, the industries in which

 

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CSC and the Everett Business operate, including the potential impact of regulations, audits and cost adjustments by the U.S. government, (iii) existing and future relationships, agreements and arrangements with, and the ability to attract, retain and/or replace, key vendors, employees, customers and other commercial relationships of CSC and the Everett Business and (iv) the ability to integrate the operations of CSC and the Everett Business. RBC Capital Markets assumed, with the consent of the CSC Board of Directors, that there would be no developments with respect to any such matters, adjustments to the Original Merger Consideration or alternative transaction structures that would have an adverse effect on CSC, Everett (including the Everett Business), the Original Merger or related transactions (including the contemplated benefits thereof) or that would otherwise be meaningful in any respect to its analyses or opinion. RBC Capital Markets also relied on estimates of the management of CSC as to the capitalization of CSC and Everett, including as to the number of fully diluted shares of CSC common stock and Everett common stock as of the effective time of the Original Merger and RBC Capital Markets assumed that such number of shares would not vary in any respect that would be meaningful to its analyses or opinion.

In rendering its opinion, RBC Capital Markets did not assume any responsibility to perform, and it did not perform, an independent evaluation or appraisal of any of the assets or liabilities (contingent, off-balance sheet, derivative or otherwise) of CSC, Everett (including the Everett Business) or any other entity or business, and RBC Capital Markets was not furnished with any such valuations or appraisals. RBC Capital Markets did not assume any obligation to conduct, and it did not conduct, any physical inspection of the property or facilities of CSC, Everett (including the Everett Business) or any other entity or business. RBC Capital Markets did not evaluate the solvency or fair value of CSC, Everett (including the Everett Business) or any other entity or business under any state, federal or other laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or similar matters. RBC Capital Markets assumed that the Original Merger and related transactions would be consummated in accordance with the terms of the Original Merger Agreement and the Separation Agreement and in compliance with all applicable laws, documents and other requirements, without waiver, modification or amendment of any material term, condition or agreement, and that, in the course of obtaining the necessary governmental, regulatory or third party approvals, consents, releases, waivers and agreements for the Original Merger and related transactions, no delay, limitation, restriction or condition would be imposed or occur, including any divestiture or other requirements, that would have an adverse effect on CSC, Everett (including the Everett Business), the Original Merger or related transactions (including the contemplated benefits thereof) or that would otherwise be meaningful in any respect to its analyses or opinion. RBC Capital Markets also assumed that the Original Merger and related transactions would qualify, as applicable, for the intended tax treatment contemplated by the Original Merger Agreement and the Separation Agreement. RBC Capital Markets further assumed that Everett would retain or acquire all assets, properties and rights necessary for the operations of the Everett Business, that appropriate reserves, indemnification arrangements or other provisions had been made with respect to the liabilities of or relating to Everett (including the Everett Business) assumed in connection with the Original Merger and related transactions, and that Everett would not directly or indirectly assume or incur any liabilities that were contemplated to be excluded as a result of the Original Merger, the related transactions or otherwise. In addition, RBC Capital Markets assumed that the final executed Original Merger Agreement and Separation Agreement would not differ, in any respect that would be meaningful to its analyses or opinion, from the drafts of the Original Merger Agreement and Separation Agreement reviewed by RBC Capital Markets.

RBC Capital Markets’ opinion spoke only as of the date of its opinion, was based on conditions as they existed and information which RBC Capital Markets was supplied as of the date of its opinion, and was without regard to any market, economic, financial, legal or other circumstances or event of any kind or nature which may exist or occur after such date. RBC Capital Markets did not undertake to reaffirm or revise its opinion or otherwise comment upon events occurring after the date of its opinion and does not have an obligation to update, revise or reaffirm its opinion. As the CSC Board of Directors was aware, the credit, financial and stock markets, and the industries in which CSC, HPE and their respective affiliates operate, have experienced and continue to experience volatility and RBC Capital Markets expressed no opinion or view as to any potential effects of such volatility on CSC, Everett (or their respective businesses), the Original Merger or related transactions (including the contemplated benefits thereof). RBC Capital Markets’ opinion related to the relative values of CSC and

 

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Everett (including the Everett Business). RBC Capital Markets did not express any opinion as to what the value of CSC common stock or any other securities actually would be when issued or distributed or the price or range of prices at which CSC common stock or any other securities may trade or otherwise be transferable at any time, including following announcement or consummation of the Original Merger and related transactions.

RBC Capital Markets’ opinion addressed only the fairness, from a financial point of view and as of the date of its opinion, to CSC of the Original Merger Consideration (to the extent expressly specified herein). RBC Capital Markets’ opinion did not in any way address any related transactions or any other terms, conditions, implications or other aspects of the Original Merger, the Original Merger Agreement, the Separation Agreement or any related agreements, including, without limitation, the form or structure of the Original Merger and related transactions or any adjustment, indemnification or other agreement, arrangement or understanding to be entered into in connection with or contemplated by the Original Merger, the related transactions or otherwise. RBC Capital Markets did not express any opinion or view with respect to, and RBC Capital Markets relied upon the assessments of CSC and its representatives regarding, legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and similar matters, as to which RBC Capital Markets understood that CSC obtained such advice as it deemed necessary from qualified professionals. Further, in rendering its opinion, RBC Capital Markets did not express any view on, and its opinion did not address, the fairness of the amount or nature of the compensation (if any) to any officers, directors or employees of any party, or class of such persons, relative to the Original Merger Consideration or otherwise.

The issuance of RBC Capital Markets’ opinion was approved by RBC Capital Markets’ fairness opinion committee. Except as described in this summary, CSC imposed no other instructions or limitations on the investigations made or procedures followed by RBC Capital Markets in rendering its opinion.

In preparing its opinion to the CSC Board of Directors, RBC Capital Markets performed various financial and comparative analyses, including those described below. The summary below of RBC Capital Markets’ material financial analyses provided to the CSC Board of Directors in connection with RBC Capital Markets’ opinion is not a comprehensive description of all analyses undertaken or factors considered by RBC Capital Markets in connection with its opinion. The preparation of a financial opinion is a complex analytical process involving various determinations as to the most appropriate and relevant methods of financial analysis and the application of those methods to the particular circumstances and, therefore, a financial opinion is not readily susceptible to partial analysis or summary description.

In performing its analyses, RBC Capital Markets considered industry performance, general business and economic conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond the control of CSC and HPE. The estimates of the future performance of CSC and the Everett Business in or underlying RBC Capital Markets’ analyses are not necessarily indicative of actual values or actual future results, which may be significantly more or less favorable than those estimates or those suggested by RBC Capital Markets’ analyses. The analyses do not purport to be appraisals or to reflect the prices at which a company or business might actually be sold or acquired or the prices at which any securities have traded or may trade at any time in the future. Accordingly, the estimates used in, and the ranges of valuations resulting from, any particular analysis described below are inherently subject to substantial uncertainty and should not be taken as RBC Capital Markets’ view of the actual value of CSC or the Everett Business.

The Original Merger Consideration that would have been paid by CSC pursuant to the Original Merger Agreement and the merger consideration payable pursuant to the Merger Agreement were determined through negotiations between CSC and HPE and were approved by the CSC Board of Directors. The decision to enter into the Original Merger Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the Separation Agreement was solely that of the CSC Board of Directors. RBC Capital Markets’ opinion and analyses were only one of many factors considered by the CSC Board of Directors in its evaluation of the Original Merger and the Merger and should not be viewed as determinative of the views of the CSC Board of Directors, management or any other party with respect to the Original Merger, the Merger or related transactions or the consideration that would have been payable in the Original Merger or related transactions or the consideration payable in the Merger or related transactions.

 

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Financial Analyses

The following is a summary of the material financial analyses provided by RBC Capital Markets to the CSC Board of Directors in connection with RBC Capital Markets’ opinion, dated May 23, 2016. The financial analyses summarized below include information presented in tabular format. In order to fully understand the financial analyses performed by RBC Capital Markets, the tables must be read together with the text of each summary. The tables alone do not constitute a complete description of the financial analyses. Selecting portions of RBC Capital Markets’ financial analyses or factors considered or focusing on the data set forth in the tables below without considering all analyses or factors or the full narrative description of such analyses or factors, including the methodologies and assumptions underlying the analyses, could create a misleading or incomplete view of RBC Capital Markets’ financial analyses.

Introduction. In its analysis of the Original Merger Consideration from a financial point of view, RBC Capital Markets performed various financial analyses, as more fully described below. Utilizing selected public companies, sum-of-the-parts and discounted cash flow analyses, RBC Capital Markets calculated approximate implied enterprise value reference ranges for the Everett Business after taking into account debt to be assumed and/or exchanged in connection with the Original Merger and related transactions and approximate implied per share equity value reference ranges for CSC. RBC Capital Markets then calculated approximate implied reference ranges of the aggregate number of shares of CSC common stock issuable in the Original Merger (the “implied issuable shares”) based on the approximate implied enterprise value and per share equity value reference ranges derived from these analyses, by (i) in the case of the low-end of such approximate implied reference ranges, dividing the low-end of the approximate implied enterprise value reference ranges derived for the Everett Business by the high-end of the approximate implied per share equity value reference ranges derived for CSC and (ii) in the case of the high-end of such approximate implied reference ranges, dividing the high-end of the approximate implied enterprise value reference ranges derived for the Everett Business by the low-end of the approximate implied per share equity value reference ranges derived for CSC. RBC Capital Markets also performed a relative contributions analysis to derive a range of approximate implied issuable shares based on the relative contributions of the Everett Business and CSC to various financial metrics of the combined company. For purposes of such analyses, (A) the term “EBIT” refers to earnings before interest and taxes, in the case of the Everett Business and CSC, including stock-based compensation expense and certain adjustments for pension and capital lease expenses and excluding restructuring and/or other one-time costs and (B) the term “EBITDA” refers to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, in the case of the Everett Business and CSC, including certain adjustments for pension and capital lease expenses and excluding stock-based compensation expense and restructuring and/or other one-time costs.

Financial data utilized for the Everett Business in the financial analyses described below was based on financial projections and other estimates and data relating to the Everett Business prepared by the management of CSC (the “Everett Business forecasts”) and financial data utilized for CSC in such financial analyses was based on financial projections and other estimates and data relating to CSC prepared by the management of CSC (the “CSC forecasts”), in each case that RBC Capital Markets was directed to utilize in such financial analyses. For purposes of its financial analyses and opinion, RBC Capital Markets evaluated the Original Merger Consideration, which implied a pro forma equity ownership for holders of Everett common stock in the combined company of approximately 50.1% (and for holders of CSC common stock of approximately 49.9%).

Selected Public Companies Analyses. RBC Capital Markets performed separate selected public companies analyses of the Everett Business and CSC in which RBC Capital Markets reviewed certain financial information of the Everett Business, certain financial and stock market information of CSC and certain financial and stock market information of the following six selected companies that RBC Capital Markets considered generally relevant as publicly traded companies with operations in the commercial information technology services industry (collectively, the “selected commercial IT services companies”):

 

    Accenture Holdings plc

 

    Atos SE

 

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    Cap Gemini S.A.

 

    CGI Group Inc.

 

    Indra Sistemas, S.A.

 

    Unisys Corporation

In its selected public companies analyses of the Everett Business and CSC, RBC Capital Markets reviewed, among other things, enterprise values, calculated as equity values based on closing stock prices on May 20, 2016 plus debt and non-controlling interests less cash and cash equivalents, as a multiple of calendar year 2016 estimated EBIT. Financial data of the selected commercial IT services companies were based on publicly available research analysts’ estimates, public filings and other publicly available information. Financial data of the Everett Business was based on public filings and the Everett Business forecasts (with such data calendarized to a December 31 year-end) and financial data of CSC was based on public filings and the CSC forecasts (with such data calendarized to a December 31 year-end).

The overall low to high calendar year 2016 estimated EBIT multiples observed for the selected commercial IT services companies were 4.6x to 15.1x and the calendar year 2016 estimated EBIT multiple observed for CSC was 10.4x based on the CSC forecasts. In deriving an approximate implied enterprise value reference range for the Everett Business and an approximate implied per share equity value reference range for CSC, RBC Capital Markets then applied selected ranges of calendar year 2016 estimated EBIT multiples derived from the selected commercial IT services companies of 7.0x to 9.5x to corresponding data of the Everett Business and 8.0x to 11.0x to corresponding data of CSC based on, in the case of the Everett Business, the Everett Business forecasts and, in the case of CSC, the CSC forecasts. These analyses indicated an approximate implied enterprise value reference range for the Everett Business of $8.150 billion to $11.061 billion and an approximate implied equity value reference range for CSC of $23.27 to $37.66 per share. Utilizing the approximate implied enterprise value reference range derived for the Everett Business and the approximate implied per share equity value reference range derived for CSC described above, RBC Capital Markets calculated the following approximate range of implied issuable shares, as compared to the Original Merger Consideration:

 

Range of Implied Issuable Shares

   Original Merger Consideration  

119.4 million—318.3 million

     139,234,701  

RBC Capital Markets noted that such approximate range of implied issuable shares indicated a pro forma equity ownership for holders of Everett common stock in the combined company of approximately 46.3% to 69.7%.

No company used in these analyses is identical to the Everett Business or CSC. Accordingly, an evaluation of the results of these analyses is not entirely mathematical. Rather, these analyses involve complex considerations and judgments concerning differences in financial and operating characteristics and other factors that could affect the public trading or other values of the companies to which the Everett Business and CSC were compared.

Sum-of-the-Parts Analysis. With respect to the Everett Business, RBC Capital Markets performed a sum-of-the-parts analysis of the commercial client services business (the “commercial business”) and the United States public sector client services business (the “USPS business”) comprising the Everett Business that would have been acquired by CSC in the Original Merger. In evaluating the commercial business, RBC Capital Markets reviewed, among other things, enterprise values as a multiple of calendar year 2016 estimated EBIT of the selected commercial IT services companies referred to above under “-Selected Public Companies Analyses.” In evaluating the USPS business, RBC Capital Markets reviewed, among other things, enterprise values as a multiple of calendar year 2016 estimated EBITDA of the following 11 selected companies that RBC Capital Markets considered generally relevant as publicly traded companies with operations in the government information technology services industry (collectively, the “selected government IT services companies”):

 

    Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation

 

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    CACI International Inc.

 

    Engility Holdings, Inc.

 

    ICF International, Inc.

 

    Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.

 

    Leidos Holdings, Inc.

 

    ManTech International Corporation

 

    NCI, Inc.

 

    Science Applications International Corporation

 

    The KEYW Holding Corporation

 

    Vectrus, Inc.

Financial data of the selected commercial IT services companies and the selected government IT services companies were based on publicly available research analysts’ estimates, public filings and other publicly available information. Financial data of the commercial business and the USPS business were based on public filings and the Everett Business forecasts (with such data calendarized to a December 31 year-end).

The overall low to high calendar year 2016 estimated EBIT multiples observed for the selected commercial IT services companies are described above under “-Selected Public Companies Analyses.” The overall low to high calendar year 2016 estimated EBITDA multiples observed for the selected government IT services companies were 7.2x to 17.0x and the calendar year 2016 estimated EBITDA multiple observed for CSRA, which was separated from CSC in November 27, 2015, was 8.1x based on publicly available research analysts’ estimates. In deriving an approximate implied enterprise value reference range for the Everett Business, RBC Capital Markets then applied selected ranges of calendar year 2016 estimated EBIT multiples of 7.0x to 9.0x derived from the selected commercial IT services companies and calendar year 2016 estimated EBITDA multiples of 6.5x to 8.0x derived from the selected government IT services companies to corresponding data of the commercial business and the USPS business, respectively, based on the Everett Business forecasts. This analysis indicated an approximate implied enterprise value reference range for the Everett Business of $8.525 billion to $10.854 billion. Utilizing the approximate implied enterprise value reference range derived for the Everett Business describe above and the approximate implied per share equity value reference range derived for CSC described above under “-Selected Public Companies Analyses,” RBC Capital Markets calculated the following approximate range of implied issuable shares, as compared to the Original Merger Consideration:

 

Range of Implied Issuable Shares

   Original Merger Consideration  

129.3 million—309.4 million

     139,234,701  

RBC Capital Markets noted that such approximate range of implied issuable shares indicated a pro forma equity ownership for holders of Everett common stock in the combined company of approximately 48.3% to 69.1%.

No company used in these analyses is identical to the Everett Business or CSC. Accordingly, an evaluation of the results of these analyses is not entirely mathematical. Rather, these analyses involve complex considerations and judgments concerning differences in financial and operating characteristics and other factors that could affect the public trading or other values of the companies to which the Everett Business and CSC were compared.

Discounted Cash Flow Analyses. RBC Capital Markets performed separate discounted cash flow analyses of the Everett Business and CSC by calculating the estimated present values of the standalone unlevered, after-tax free cash flows that the Everett Business was forecasted to generate based on the Everett Business forecasts and that CSC was forecasted to generate based on the CSC forecasts. For purposes of these analyses, stock-based

 

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compensation was treated as a cash expense and amortization of intangibles was excluded from depreciation and amortization for CSC. RBC Capital Markets calculated terminal values for the Everett Business and CSC by applying to the respective terminal year estimated unlevered, after-tax free cash flows of the Everett Business and CSC a range of perpetuity growth rates of 0% to 1.0% in the case of the Everett Business and 0% to 1.5% in the case of CSC. The unlevered, after-tax free cash flows and terminal values were then discounted to present value (as of May 20, 2016) using a selected discount rate range of 9.0% to 10.0% in the case of the Everett Business and 8.5% to 10.0% in the case of CSC. These analyses indicated an approximate implied enterprise value reference range for the Everett Business of $9.606 billion to $11.823 billion and an approximate implied equity value reference range for CSC of $38.22 to $57.80 per share.

Utilizing the approximate implied enterprise value reference range derived for the Everett Business and the approximate implied per share equity value reference range derived for CSC described above, RBC Capital Markets calculated the following approximate range of implied issuable shares, as compared to the Original Merger Consideration:

 

Range of Implied Issuable Shares

   Original Merger Consideration  

103.0 million—213.7 million

     139,234,701  

RBC Capital Markets noted that such approximate range of implied issuable shares indicated a pro forma equity ownership for holders of Everett common stock in the combined company of approximately 42.6% to 60.6%.

Relative Contributions Analysis. RBC Capital Markets performed a relative contributions analysis of the Everett Business and CSC in which RBC Capital Markets reviewed the relative contributions of the Everett Business and CSC to the combined company’s calendar year 2016 and calendar year 2017 estimated revenue, EBIT and EBITDA. Financial data of the Everett Business was based on the Everett Business forecasts (with such data based on a March 31 fiscal year-end) and financial data of CSC was based on the CSC forecasts. This analysis indicated overall relative contributions by the Everett Business of approximately 55.6% to 69.3% and by CSC of approximately 30.7% to 44.4% to the combined company’s calendar year 2016 and calendar year 2017 estimated revenue, EBIT and EBITDA.

Utilizing the overall relative contributions of the Everett Business and CSC to the combined company described above, RBC Capital Markets calculated the following approximate range of implied issuable shares, as compared to the Original Merger Consideration:

 

Range of Implied Issuable Shares

   Original Merger Consideration  

157.4 million—367.5 million

     139,234,701  

RBC Capital Markets noted that such approximate range of implied issuable shares indicated a pro forma equity ownership for holders of Everett common stock in the combined company of approximately 53.2% to 72.6%.

Certain Informational Factors

RBC Capital Markets observed certain factors that were not considered part of RBC Capital Markets’ financial analyses with respect to its opinion but were referenced for informational purposes, including, among other things, the following:

 

    the implied enterprise value of the Everett Business based on the Original Merger Consideration and the closing price of CSC common stock on May 20, 2016, both excluding and including estimated pension expenses as provided by the management of CSC, which indicated an implied enterprise value of the Everett Business excluding estimated pension expenses of approximately $8.53 billion and including estimated pension expenses of approximately $9.1 billion;

 

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    the historical trading performance of CSC common stock from November 27, 2015 (the date of CSRA’s separation from CSC) through May 20, 2016, which indicated low and high closing prices for CSC common stock during such period of approximately $24.27 and $35.06 per share, as compared to the closing price for CSC common stock on May 20, 2016 of approximately $35.01 per share; and

 

    publicly available one-year forward research analysts’ stock price targets for CSC common stock, discounted to present value using a discount rate based on CSC’s cost of equity of 12.0%, which indicated a target stock price range for CSC common stock of approximately $25.00 to $37.50 per share, as compared to the closing price for CSC common stock on May 20, 2016 of $35.01 per share.

Miscellaneous

In connection with RBC Capital Markets’ services as CSC’s financial advisor, CSC has agreed to pay RBC Capital Markets an aggregate fee of $22 million, of which a portion was payable upon delivery of RBC Capital Markets’ opinion and $19 million is contingent upon consummation of the Merger. CSC also has agreed to reimburse RBC Capital Markets for expenses reasonably incurred in connection with RBC Capital Markets’ services and to indemnify RBC Capital Markets and related persons against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the federal securities laws, arising out of RBC Capital Markets’ engagement.

As the CSC Board of Directors was aware, at CSC’s request, RBC Capital Markets and certain of its affiliates expect to participate in certain financings to be undertaken in connection with the Merger and related transactions, for which services RBC Capital Markets and such affiliates will receive an aggregate fee currently estimated to be approximately $9.5 million, including acting as joint lead arranger for, and as a lender under, such financings. As the CSC Board of Directors also was aware, RBC Capital Markets and certain of its affiliates in the past have provided and currently are providing investment banking, commercial banking and financial advisory services to CSC, HPE and certain of their respective affiliates unrelated to the proposed Merger and related transactions, for which services RBC Capital Markets and its affiliates have received and expect to receive customary compensation, including, during the two-year period prior to the date of RBC Capital Markets’ opinion, having acted or acting as (i) in the case of CSC, (a) financial advisor to CSC in connection with its spin-off of CSRA and (b) co-syndication agent or co-documentation agent for, and as a lender under, certain credit facilities of CSC and (ii) in the case of HPE, a lender under a credit facility of HPE. During the period from January 1, 2014 to May 20, 2016, RBC Capital Markets and such affiliates received aggregate fees for such investment banking, commercial banking and financial advisory services described in clauses (i) and (ii) above of approximately $15.5 million from CSC and approximately $1 million from HPE. RBC Capital Markets and its affiliates in the future may provide investment banking, commercial banking and financial advisory services to CSC, HPE, Everett and/or their respective affiliates, for which services RBC Capital Markets and such affiliates would expect to receive compensation.

RBC Capital Markets, as part of its investment banking services, is regularly engaged in the valuation of businesses and their securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, underwritings, secondary distributions of listed and unlisted securities, private placements and valuations for corporate and other purposes. In the ordinary course of business, RBC Capital Markets or one or more of its affiliates may act as a market maker and broker in the publicly traded securities of CSC, HPE, Everett and/or any other company that may be involved in the Merger and related transactions and receive customary compensation in connection therewith, and may also actively trade securities of CSC, HPE, Everett and any other company that may be involved in the Merger and related transactions or their respective affiliates for RBC Capital Markets’ or its affiliates’ account and the accounts of RBC Capital Markets or its affiliates’ customers and, accordingly, RBC Capital Markets and its affiliates may hold a long or short position in such securities.

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RBC Capital Markets’ experience in similar transactions, reputation in the investment community and familiarity with CSC and its business.

Certain Financial Projections

Apart from current fiscal year non-GAAP diluted earnings per share from continuing operations, CSC does not as a matter of course make public projections as to future performance, earnings or other results beyond the current fiscal year due to the unpredictability of the underlying assumptions and estimates. The CSC Board of Directors was provided with non-public forward looking information and scenarios regarding projected revenues, EBIT and EBITDA of Everett and CSC as well as certain estimated synergy assumptions that were prepared by CSC management in connection with the CSC Board of Directors’ evaluation of the Merger. Such forward-looking information and estimated synergy assumptions were provided to RBC Capital Markets for its use and reliance in connection with its financial analyses and opinion described above under “—Opinion of CSC’s Financial Advisor.” In order to give stockholders access to information that was made available in connection with, and material to, the CSC Board of Directors’ consideration of the Transactions, certain forward-looking information, including financial projections, has been included in this document. However, this information is not intended to influence any stockholder to make any investment decision with respect to the Transactions or for any other purpose.

The financial projections and other forward-looking financial information set forth below were not prepared with a view toward public disclosure, nor were they prepared with a view toward compliance with published guidelines of the SEC or the guidelines established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants with respect to financial projections. CSC management believes that the assumptions used as a basis for this projected financial information were reasonable based on the information available to CSC management at the time prepared. However, this information is not fact and should not be relied upon in any way as necessarily predictive of actual future results, and readers of this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such information.

Neither CSC’s independent auditors, nor any other independent accountants, have compiled, examined, or performed any procedures with respect to the financial projections described below, nor have they expressed any opinion or any other form of assurance on such information or its achievability, and assume no responsibility for, and disclaim any association with, the financial projections described below.

The reports of CSC’s independent registered public accounting firm incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement relate to CSC’s historical financial information. The reports of Everett’s independent registered public accounting firm incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement relate to Everett’s historical financial information. None of those reports extend to any of the financial projections described below and should not be read to do so. The summary of financial projections below is not being included in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement to influence the decision of any holders of CSC common stock whether to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, but because the information was included among the factors considered by the CSC Board of Directors in evaluating the Merger and related Transactions.

Certain of the financial projections described below, including EBIT and EBITDA, may be considered non-GAAP financial measures. CSC management provided this information to the CSC Board of Directors and CSC’s financial advisor because CSC management believed it could be useful in evaluating Everett, in the case of projected Everett financial information, and the combined CSC and Everett businesses, in the case of combined financial projections. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in compliance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”), and non-GAAP financial measures as used by CSC or HPE may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts used by other companies.

 

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The financial projections described below were based on numerous variables and assumptions that are inherently uncertain, many of which are beyond the control of CSC’s management and the management of Everett. Important factors that may affect actual results and cause the financial projections described below not to be achieved include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to the businesses of each of CSC and Everett (including each of CSC’s and Everett’s ability to achieve strategic goals, objectives and targets including achievement of cost synergies), industry performance, foreign exchange rates, the regulatory environment, general business and economic conditions and other factors described under “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.” Even if such variables and assumptions prove to be correct, any delay in timing could cause future results to differ materially from projected amounts. In order to present information regarding CSC on a comparable basis to information regarding Everett for purposes of transaction analysis, CSC management conformed certain assumptions underlying projected transaction case financial information regarding Everett and CSC in some cases in ways that causes projected financial information for CSC to differ from projected financial information that CSC uses to support its own stand-alone guidance. The financial projections described below also reflect assumptions as to certain business decisions that are subject to change. As a result, actual results may differ materially from those contained in the financial projections described below. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that any aspects of the financial projections described below will be realized.

The inclusion of the financial projections described below in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement should not be regarded as an indication that any of CSC, Everett, HPE or their respective affiliates, advisors or other representatives considered that any information contained in those financial projections are necessarily predictive of actual future events, and nothing in them should be relied upon as such. None of CSC, Everett or HPE or their respective affiliates, officers, directors, partners, advisors or other representatives can give any assurance that actual results will not differ from the financial projections described below, and none of them undertakes any obligation to update or otherwise revise or reconcile them to reflect circumstances existing after the date in May 2016 when they were generated or to reflect the occurrence of future events even in the event that any or all of the assumptions underlying the projections are shown to be in error. CSC does not intend to make publicly available any update or other revision to any such financial projections. None of CSC, Everett or HPE or any of their respective affiliates, officers, directors, partners, advisors or other representatives has made, makes or is authorized in the future to make any representation to any stockholder regarding Everett’s or CSC’s ultimate performance compared to the information contained in the financial projections described below or that forecasted results will be achieved.

Everett Financial Projections

CSC management prepared and made available to the CSC Board of Directors non-public, internal transaction case financial projections with respect to Everett’s anticipated future operations that were prepared on a constant currency basis and were derived from information provided by HPE to CSC in connection with its due diligence review of Everett. Summary information regarding these internal transaction case projections is set forth below and is subject to the important qualifications, limitations and cautionary considerations described above (all figures below in millions of US dollars): Transaction Case Revenues, Transaction Case Adjusted EBIT (including stock-based compensation) and Transaction Case Adjusted EBITDA (including stock-based compensation) for (1) the fiscal year ended October 31, 2016 of $17,743, $1,150 and $1,622, respectively, and (2) the fiscal year ended October 31, 2017 of $17,211, $1,236 and $1,685, respectively.

CSC/Everett Financial Projections

In addition, CSC’s management prepared non-public, internal transaction case pro forma financial projections with respect the combined CSC and Everett businesses that were prepared on a constant currency basis and were derived from information provided by HPE to CSC in connection with its due diligence review of Everett. Summary information regarding these internal transaction case projections is set forth below and is subject to the important qualifications, limitations and cautionary considerations described above (all figures

 

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below in millions of US dollars): CSC Transaction Case Revenues, Everett Transaction Case Revenues and pro forma combined Transaction Case Revenues for (1) the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 of $8,094, $18,244 and $26,338, respectively and (2) the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 of $8,417, $17,521 and $25,939, respectively. CSC Transaction Case EBIT, Everett Transaction Case EBIT and pro forma Transaction Case EBIT (before synergies) for (1) the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 of $588, $1,129 and $1,718, respectively, and (2) the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 of $740, $1,186 and $1,926, respectively. CSC Transaction Case EBITDA, Everett Transaction Case EBITDA and pro forma Transaction Case EBITDA (before synergies) for (1) the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 of $1,312, $1,796 and $3,108, respectively, and (2) the fiscal year ended March 31, 2017 of $1,455, $1,819 and $3,274, respectively. EBITDA figures exclude stock-based compensation. Synergies were projected to total $1,000 in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018 and to be running at an annual rate of $1,500 by the end of that fiscal year.

HPE’s Reasons for the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger

The HPE Board of Directors and HPE management periodically conduct reviews of HPE’s portfolio of assets to evaluate HPE’s current structure and composition, to determine whether changes might be advisable, and to look for attractive ways to add value for HPE’s stockholders. As part of such a review, the HPE Board and HPE management determined that separating the Everett business was in the best interests of HPE and HPE’s stockholders. The Board thus began the process that resulted in the entering into of the Merger Agreement among HPE, Everett, CSC and Merger Sub. The HPE Board of Directors believes that the Transactions will accomplish a number of important business objectives for HPE, as well as provide enhanced opportunities for the resulting combined CSC and Everett business. These important business objectives include:

 

    the Transactions are expected to enable HPE to sharpen its leadership in building the vital end-to-end infrastructure solutions necessary for providing cloud and mobility services.

 

    the Transactions are expected to increase management focus on secure, next-generation, software-defined infrastructure that leverages a portfolio of servers, storage, networking, converged infrastructure and software assets to help customers run their traditional IT better, while building a bridge to multi-cloud environments.

 

    the Transactions are expected to result in, among other things, improved operating efficiencies to enable the Everett business, combined with CSC, to accelerate already-improved financial and operational performance.

 

    the Transactions will result in the combination of the Everett business with CSC, with HPE stockholders receiving, in the Distribution, approximately 50.1% of Everett common stock outstanding after the Transactions. The resulting combined business will create a more global IT services company with the ability to serve customers worldwide. In addition, the Transaction will provide customers global access to a next-generation cloud, mobility, application development and modernization, business process services, big data an analytics, IT services and security.

 

    the Transactions will create significant incremental value for HPE shareholders by unlocking the faster growing, higher margin and more free cash flow HPE.

In reaching its decision to approve the Transactions, the HPE Board of Directors consulted with members of HPE’s management and HPE’s financial and legal advisors to consider the likely impact on stockholders, as well as a wide variety of additional factors in favor of the Transactions, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

    the potential value to HPE’s stockholders of the approximately 50.1% of then-outstanding Everett common stock that they will own after the consummation of the Transactions, including value resulting from: (1) the potential cost reductions attributable to efficiencies and synergies to be realized by combining the Everett business with CSC; and (2) the benefits of separating the Everett business from HPE’s other businesses;

 

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    the strategic alternatives available to HPE’s enterprise services business and the potential risks and benefits of such alternatives, including retaining the Everett business, effecting a stand-alone spin, or engaging in a taxable transaction to stockholders;

 

    the anticipated tax-efficient structure for HPE’s stockholders; and

 

    the other terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, the Separation Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, which are summarized in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement.

The HPE Board of Directors also considered certain countervailing factors during its deliberations that did not favor the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger, including, without limitation, the possibility that the anticipated benefits of the Separation and the Merger would fail to materialize.

The above discussion is not intended to be exhaustive. In view of the variety of factors and the amount of information considered, the HPE Board of Directors did not find it practicable to, and did not make specific assessments of, quantify or otherwise assign relative weights to, the specific factors considered in reaching its determination. In addition, the HPE Board of Directors did not undertake to make any specific determination as to whether any particular factor, or any aspect of any particular factor, was favorable or unfavorable to its ultimate determination, and individual members of the HPE Board of Directors may have given different weights to different factors.

Ownership of CSC Following the Merger

Immediately after the closing of the Merger, HPE stockholders that received Everett common stock in the Distribution will own approximately 50.1% of the outstanding shares of Everett common stock, and current CSC stockholders will own approximately 49.9% of the outstanding shares of Everett common stock, in each case excluding any overlaps in the pre-transaction shareholder bases. CSC will be a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett immediately after the closing of the Merger. Immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, Everett shall be redomesticated into a Nevada corporation pursuant to the Delaware General Corporation Law, as amended (the “DGCL”) and the Nevada Corporation Law and will change its name to DXC Technology Company.

Board of Directors and Executive Officers of Everett Following the Merger; Operations Following the Merger

The Merger Agreement provides that the Everett Board of Directors will take all actions necessary such that, effective as of the effective time of the Merger, the number of directors comprising the Everett Board of Directors shall be ten, including five current CSC board members (one of whom will be CSC’s current Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer) and five individuals designated by HPE (one of whom will be HPE’s Chief Executive Officer). All Everett directors were identified pursuant to a joint selection process led by a four person committee consisting of Margaret C. Whitman, HPE’s Chief Executive Officer, and Patricia F. Russo, Chairman of HPE’s Board of Directors, as well as J. Michael Lawrie, CSC’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Peter Rutland, another member of the CSC Board of Directors. See “The Transaction Agreements—The Merger Agreement—Post-Closing Everett Board of Directors.” The Merger Agreement provides that at the next annual election of directors of Everett following the Merger, Everett also will cause each of the HPE designees to be included as nominees for the Everett Board of Directors recommended by the Everett Board of Directors for election by Everett’s stockholders.

Additionally, J. Michael Lawrie, CSC’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will resign from his position with CSC and will become the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Everett immediately following the Merger. Paul N. Saleh, CSC’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will resign from his position with CSC and will become the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Everett immediately following the Merger. Other members of management of Everett following the Merger were determined by Mr. Lawrie. See “The Transactions—Board of Directors and Executive Officers of Everett Following the Merger; Operations Following the Merger.”

 

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Interests of Certain Persons in the Merger

Certain of CSC’s directors and executive officers have financial interests in the Transactions that may be different from, or in addition to, the interests of CSC’s stockholders generally. The members of the CSC Board of Directors were aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in reaching the determination to approve the terms of the Transactions, including the Merger, and in recommending to CSC’s stockholders that they vote to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement. As of January 17, 2017, CSC’s directors and executive officers owned less than 1% of the outstanding shares of CSC’s common stock. Details of the beneficial ownership of CSC’s directors and executive officers of CSC’s common stock are set out in the section titled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners.”

Change in Control under Equity Incentive Plan

Under the terms of CSC’s equity incentive plans, including the 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan, the 2007 Employee Incentive Plan and the 2010 Non-Employee Director Incentive Plan (the “Equity Incentive Plans”), all unvested equity incentive awards, including all stock options, restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units held by all participants under the plans, including its named executive officers and directors, are subject to accelerated vesting in whole or in part upon the occurrence of a change in control or upon the participant’s termination of employment on or after the occurrence of a change in control under certain circumstances. The Transactions will constitute a change in control for purposes of these plans.

The approximate value of the restricted stock units (RSUs) held by CSC’s nonemployee directors which will vest upon the occurrence of the Transactions based on a CSC stock price of $49.25, the average closing price per share as quoted on the NYSE over the first five business days following the first public announcement of the Transactions, is as follows:

 

Director Name

  

Number
of RSUs
(#)

  

Approximate
Value ($)

 

Mukesh Aghi

   4,200      206,850  

Herman E. Bulls

   4,200      206,850  

Bruce Churchill

   4,200      206,850  

Sachin Lawande

   4,200      206,850  

Brian Patrick MacDonald

   4,200      206,850  

Peter Rutland

   4,200      206,850  

Robert Woods

   4,200      206,850  

Lizabeth Zlatkus

   4,200      206,850  
  

 

  

 

 

 

Totals

   33,600      1,654,800  

CEO Employment Agreement; Change in Control under Severance Plan

Under the terms of Mr. Lawrie’s employment agreement with CSC and CSC’s Severance Plan for Senior Management and Key Employees (the “Severance Plan”), certain payments and benefits are payable to Mr. Lawrie and to participants in the Severance Plan in the event of a qualifying termination following a change in control of CSC. The Transactions will constitute a change in control for purposes of these arrangements. Potential severance payments and benefits that an executive officer would receive upon a qualifying termination are presented here for purposes of completeness. J. Michael Lawrie, CSC’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will resign from his position with CSC and will become the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Everett immediately following the Merger. Paul N. Saleh, CSC’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will resign from his position with CSC and will become the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Everett immediately following the Merger. Other members of management of Everett following the Merger were determined by Mr. Lawrie.

 

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Quantification of Potential Payments and Benefits

In accordance with Item 402(t) of Regulation S-K, the table below, entitled “Potential Transaction-Related Payments to Executive Officers,” along with its footnotes, shows the compensation that could become payable to CSC’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer and three other most highly compensated executive officers serving on the last day of CSC’s 2016 fiscal year (collectively, the “named executive officers”), as determined for purposes of its most recent annual proxy statement, and that are based on or otherwise relate to the Transactions. Please note that, in accordance with the rules of the SEC, you are being asked to vote on the compensation and benefits that CSC’s named executive officers may receive in connection with the Transactions, as presented below.

The actual amounts that would be paid upon a named executive officer’s termination of employment in connection with a change in control can be determined only at the time of any such event. Due to the number of factors that affect the nature and amount of any benefits provided upon such an event, any actual amounts paid or distributed may be higher or lower than reported below. Factors that could affect these amounts include the timing during the year of any such event, CSC’s stock price and the executive’s age and service.

The tables assume that the consummation of the Merger occurs on April 1, 2017, and each executive officer incurs a qualifying termination on such date. The amounts indicated below are estimates of the amounts that would be payable to the executive officers and the estimates are based on multiple assumptions that may or may not actually occur, including assumptions described in this document. Some of the assumptions are based on information not currently available and, as a result, the actual amounts, if any, to be received by an executive officer may differ in material respects from the amounts set forth below.

These amounts are reported in accordance with SEC regulations, based on a CSC stock price of $49.25, the average closing price per share as quoted on the NYSE over the first five business days following the first public announcement of the Transactions. These benefits are in addition to benefits available prior to the occurrence of any termination of employment, including under any then-exercisable stock options, retirement plans and deferred compensation plans, and benefits available generally to salaried employees, such as distributions under CSC’s broad-based 401(k) plan.

The benefits payable as a result of a change in control as reported in the columns of this table are as follows:

 

    Cash Severance Benefit: Under the Severance Plan and Mr. Lawrie’s employment agreement, upon an involuntary termination without cause or voluntary termination for good reason following a change in control (and, in the case of executives other than Mr. Lawrie, within a specified number of years following a change in control), executives are paid a multiple of base salary plus average annual earned/paid under the Employee Incentive Compensation Plan (“EICP”) during the three fiscal years prior to which the employment termination had occurred;

 

    Pro-Rata Bonus: Mr. Lawrie’s employment agreement provides that, in the event of an involuntary termination without cause or a voluntary termination for good reason following a change in control, Mr. Lawrie also will receive a pro-rata annual bonus (c) for the year in which the termination occurs based on his target bonus for the fiscal year in which the termination occurs;

 

    Benefits Continuation: The Severance Plan and Mr. Lawrie’s employment agreement provide that upon an involuntary termination without cause or a voluntary termination for good reason following a change in control (and, in the case of executives other than Mr. Lawrie, within a specified number of years following a change in control), executives also receive the continuation of certain health and welfare benefits for a specified period following the termination of employment;

 

    Equity Awards: The amounts reported in the table below are the intrinsic value of stock options and restricted stock unit (“RSU”) awards (including both performance-vested restricted stock units (“PSUs”) and Career Shares and other service-vested RSUs) that vest upon a change in control;

 

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    Pre-Fiscal 2017 Equity Awards: Pre-fiscal 2017 stock options, regular-cycle target PSUs, the organizational health component of Mr. Lawrie’s December 2015 retention PSU award, and Career Shares vest regardless of whether the executive officer’s employment terminates, while the financial component of Mr. Lawrie’s December 2015 retention PSU award and the December 2015 retention PSUs awarded to the other named executive officers vest only if the executive’s employment is terminated without cause or if the executive resigns for good reason in connection with the change in control (the table below assumes such termination occurred on the change in control date);

 

    Fiscal 2017 Equity Awards: 33% of fiscal 2017 stock options and 50% of fiscal 2017 target PSUs and service-vested RSUs (including Career Shares) vest upon the occurrence of a change in control regardless of whether the executive officer’s employment terminates, while the remaining portions of the fiscal 2017 awards vest only if the executive experiences a qualifying termination of employment on or after the change in control (the table below assumes such termination occurred on the change in control date);

 

    Reduction to Avoid Excise Tax: None of the named executive officers are entitled to an excise tax gross up. To the extent that any payments or benefits provided to Severance Plan participants or to Mr. Lawrie (under his employment agreement) constitute “excess parachute payments” under Section 280G of the Internal Revenue Code, these payments will be reduced to the maximum amount that the executive may receive without becoming subject to the excise tax imposed under Section 4999 of the Code if it is determined that the executive would retain more, on an after-tax basis, having such payments so reduced.

POTENTIAL TRANSACTION-RELATED PAYMENTS TO EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

 

                   Early Vesting of:         

Name

   Cash
Severance

Benefit(1)
($)
     Misc.
Benefits
Continuation(2)
($)
     Stock
Options(3)

($)
     Time
Vesting

RSUs(3)
($)
     PSUs(3)
($)
     Total
Payments(4)

($)
 

J. Michael Lawrie

     7,080,000        47,309        5,367,061        634,242        30,888,911        44,017,523  

Paul N. Saleh.

     2,387,467        45,799        1,717,427        1,366,786        8,438,101        13,955,580  

Stephen J. Hilton

     1,300,000        65,776        1,825,972        238,961        8,586,639        12,017,348  

James R. Smith

     1,664,633        48,238        1,109,144        874,089        7,383,412        11,079,516  

William L. Deckelman, Jr.

     1,637,087        24,966        827,609        2,067,170        4,891,707        9,448,539  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Totals

     14,069,187        232,088        10,847,213        5,181,248        60,188,770        90,518,506  

 

(1) Cash severance (double trigger) was calculated using two times the named executive officer’s current base salary plus the named executive officer’s three-year average EICP payout (i.e., for FY 2014 through FY 2016 performances). In addition, Mr. Lawrie’s cash severance benefit includes a payment equal to the pro-rata Target EICP for fiscal 2017 upon employment termination ($1,875,000).
(2) 24 months of continued disability, health, life and accidental death and dismemberment benefits was used for all executives (double trigger).
(3) Pre-FY17 and 33% of the FY17 outstanding stock options were assumed to vest upon change-in-control in the following amounts (single trigger): for Mr. Lawrie, $5,364,370; for Mr. Saleh, $1,716,566; for Mr. Hilton, $1,825,372; for Mr. Smith, $1,108,544; and for Mr. Deckelman, $827,194. The remaining 67% of the FY17 outstanding stock options were assumed to vest upon the executive’s qualifying termination in the following amounts (double trigger): for Mr. Lawrie, $2,691; for Mr. Saleh, $861; for Mr. Hilton, $600; for Mr. Smith, $600; and for Deckelman, $415.

Pre-FY17 and 50% of the FY17 unvested restricted service-vesting (RSU) equity were assumed to vest upon change-in-control in the following amounts (single trigger): for Mr. Lawrie, $634,242; for Mr. Saleh, $1,238,120; for Mr. Hilton, $119,480; for Mr. Smith, $672,853; and for Mr. Deckelman, $1,967,956. The remaining 50% of the FY17 unvested RSU equity were assumed to vest upon the executive’s qualifying termination in the following amounts (double trigger): for Mr. Lawrie, $0; for Mr. Saleh, $128,666; for Mr. Hilton, $119,481; for Mr. Smith, $201,236; and for Mr. Deckelman, $99,214.

Pre-FY17 and 50% of the FY17 unvested regular-cycle performance-based (PSU) equity, plus the organizational health component of Mr. Lawrie’s December 15, 2015 PSU award, were assumed to vest at target upon change-in-control in the following amounts (single trigger): for Mr. Lawrie, $20,770,153; for Mr. Saleh, $3,308,664; for Mr. Hilton, $3,387,120; for Mr. Smith, $2,183,893; and for Mr. Deckelman, $1,594,321. The remaining 50% of the FY17 unvested PSU equity, the financial component of Mr. Lawrie’s December 15, 2015 PSU award, and the December 15, 2015 PSU awards granted to each of the other executives were assumed to vest at target upon the executive’s qualifying termination in the following amounts (double trigger): for Mr. Lawrie, $10,118,758; for Mr. Saleh, $5,129,437; for Mr. Hilton, $5,199,519; for Mr. Smith, $5,199,519; and for Mr. Deckelman, $3,297,386.

 

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These columns do not include the value of any equity awards with respect to stock of CSRA, Inc. (CSC’s former North American public sector business that was spun off in November 2015 and merged with SRA International) held by the named executive officers that may vest in connection with the change in control.

(4) Total Payments do not reflect any potential 280G excise taxes paid by executives or any potential reduction in the payments to avoid any 280G excise taxes.

Regulatory Approvals

U.S. Antitrust: Under the HSR Act and related rules, the Merger may not be completed until notifications have been given and information furnished to the Federal Trade Commission and to the Antitrust Division, and all statutory waiting period requirements have been satisfied. CSC and HPE filed Notification and Report forms with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division on June 21, 2016 and the waiting period under the HSR Act expired on August 22, 2016. In connection with the execution of the First Amendment to the Merger Agreement, the parties filed Notification and Report forms with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division effective November 10, 2016 and the waiting period under the HSR Act expired on December 12, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

Foreign Regulatory Approvals: The parties satisfied the requisite antitrust conditions specified in the Merger Agreement in relation to the Brazilian Administrative Council of Economic Defense, the Canadian Competition Bureau, the European Commission, the Competition Commission of India, the Mexican Federal Economic Competition Commission, the Swiss Competition Commission, and the Turkish Competition Authority, or observe the applicable statutory waiting period in each of those jurisdictions.

 

    The parties filed the required notification form with the Brazilian Administrative Council of Economic Defense on August 4, 2016, received initial clearance on August 18, 2016 and the statutory waiting period under Brazil’s competition law (Law No. 12,529/11) expired on September 5, 2016.

 

    The parties filed the required pre-merger notification form with the Canadian Competition Bureau on August 5, 2016 and received a letter from the Canadian Competition Bureau confirming that the Commissioner has closed the file and does not intend to make an application under Section 92 of the Competition Act on August 19, 2016. In connection with the execution of the First Amendment to the Merger Agreement, the parties notified the Canadian Bureau of the First Amendment to the Merger Agreement and received a revised letter from the Canadian Competition Bureau further confirming that the Commissioner has closed the file and does not intend to make an application under Section 92 of the Competition Act on November 28, 2016.

 

    The parties filed the required Form CO with the European Commission on August 17, 2016 and received clearance under Council Regulation (EC) No. 139/2004 on September 19, 2016. In connection with the execution of the First Amendment to the Merger Agreement, the parties filed on November 17, 2016 a revised Form CO reflecting the alternative transaction structure with the European Commission.

 

    The parties filed the required Form I with the Competition Commission of India on June 22, 2016 and received clearance under the Competition Act, 2002 on August 9, 2016. In connection with the execution of the First Amendment to the Merger Agreement, the parties made a voluntary submission reflecting the alternative transaction structure to the Competition Commission of India on December 16, 2016.

 

    The parties filed the required notification of concentration with the Mexican Federal Economic Competition Commission (“CFCE”) on August 5, 2016. The parties submitted a briefing paper reflecting the alternative transaction structure to the Mexican CFCE on September 28, 2016. The parties received clearance under the Federal Law on Economic Competition on October 17, 2016.

 

   

The parties filed the required notification of a proposed concentration with the Swiss Competition Commission (“COMCO”) on September 9, 2016 and the filing was deemed complete on September 14, 2016. The parties received clearance under the Federal Act on Cartels and Other Restrictions of Competition and the Ordinance on the Control of Concentrations of Undertakings on October 11, 2016.

 

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In connection with the execution of the First Amendment to the Merger Agreement, the parties submitted a briefing paper notifying COMCO of the alternative transaction structure on November 18, 2016. On December 15, 2016, COMCO issued a revised clearance decision reflecting the alternative structure.

 

    The parties filed the required merger notification form with the Turkish Competition Authority on August 22, 2016 and received clearance under the Law on Protection of Competition No. 4054 on October 6, 2016. The parties have submitted a notice reflecting the alternative transaction structure to the Turkish Competition Authority on September 9, 2016.

On January 9, 2017, the parties submitted a foreign investment application to the Australian Foreign Investment Review Board, the approval of which is not a condition to the Merger.

Listing

Everett intends to file an application to the NYSE for the listing of the shares of Everett common stock to be issued in connection with the Distribution and Merger under the symbol “DXC.” It is a condition to the obligation of the parties to consummate the Merger that the shares of Everett common stock to be issued in connection with the Distribution and Merger have been approved for listing on the NYSE.

Federal Securities Law Consequences; Resale Restrictions

Everett common stock issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement will not be subject to any restrictions on transfer arising under the Securities Act, except for shares issued to any CSC or HPE stockholder who may be deemed to be an “affiliate” of Everett for purposes of Rule 145 under the Securities Act.

Accounting Treatment

ASC Topic 805 “Business Combinations” requires the use of purchase accounting for business combinations. In applying purchase accounting, it is necessary to identify both the accounting acquiree and the accounting acquiror. In identifying the accounting acquiror in a combination effected through an exchange of equity interests, all pertinent facts and circumstances must be considered, including, but not limited to, the following:

 

    The relative voting interests in the combined entity after the combination. In accordance with the exchange ratio agreed to in the Merger Agreement, the holders of Everett Common Stock immediately prior to the Merger will hold at least 50.1% of issued and outstanding shares of the combined company following the Merger.

 

    The composition of the governing body of the combined entity. At the effective time of the Merger, Everett’s board of directors will consist of ten directors, including five current CSC board members (one of whom shall be CSC’s current Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer) and five individuals designated by HPE (one of whom will be HPE’s Chief Executive Officer).

 

    The composition of the senior management of the combined entity. In this case, the senior management of Everett immediately following the Merger were selected by CSC’s Chief Executive Officer.

The transaction between CSC and Everett is a reverse merger acquisition with Everett representing the legal acquirer of the business and CSC representing the accounting acquirer. CSC’s management has determined that CSC represents the accounting acquirer in this combination based on an analysis of the facts and circumstances specific to this transaction. CSC will apply purchase accounting to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities of Everett upon consummation of the Merger.

No Dissenter’s Rights or Rights of Appraisal

Neither CSC’s nor HPE’s stockholders will be entitled to exercise appraisal or dissenter’s rights under the Nevada Corporation Law or the DGCL, in connection with the Separation, the Distribution or the Merger.

 

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U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION AND MERGER

The following is a general discussion of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Distribution and the Merger to holders of HPE common stock that receive Everett common stock, and cash in lieu of fractional shares of Everett common stock, in the Distribution and holders of CSC common stock that exchange their shares of CSC common stock for Everett common stock, and cash in lieu of fractional shares of Everett common stock, pursuant to the Merger. The following discussion is based on the Code, the Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code, and interpretations of such authorities by the courts and the IRS, all as they exist as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. Any such change could affect the accuracy of the statements and conclusions set forth in this discussion. This discussion is limited to holders of HPE common stock and CSC common stock that are U.S. holders, as defined below, and hold their shares of HPE common stock and CSC common stock as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code. Further, this discussion does not purport to consider all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to stockholders in light of their particular circumstances, nor does it address any consequences to stockholders subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws, such as tax-exempt entities, partnerships (including entities treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes), persons who are subject to the alternative minimum tax, certain former citizens or long-term residents of the United States, persons who have acquired their shares of HPE common stock or CAS common stock pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation, financial institutions, insurance companies, dealers or traders in securities, and persons who hold their shares of HPE common stock or CSC common stock as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion, constructive sale, synthetic security, integrated investment or other risk-reduction transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. This discussion does not address any U.S. federal estate, gift or other non-income tax consequences or any state, local or foreign tax consequences, or the consequences of the Medicare tax on net investment income.

Holders of HPE common stock and CSC common stock should consult their tax advisors as to the particular tax consequences to them as a result of the Distribution and the Merger.

For purposes of this discussion, a U.S. holder is a beneficial owner of HPE common stock or CSC common stock that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

    an individual who is a citizen or a resident of the United States;

 

    a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized under the laws of the United States or any state or political subdivision thereof;

 

    an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

    a trust, if (i) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary jurisdiction over its administration and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions, or (ii) the trust has a valid election in effect to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

If a partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds shares of HPE common stock or CSC common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in the partnership will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A partner of a partnership holding shares of HPE common stock or CSC common stock should consult its tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of the Distribution and the Merger.

Treatment of the Distribution

The completion of the Transactions is conditioned upon the receipt by HPE of the Distribution Tax Opinion to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Contribution, taken together with the Distribution, will qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 368(a), 361 and 355 of the Code. HPE also has received the

 

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IRS Ruling regarding certain issues relevant to the qualification of the Distribution and certain other aspects of the Separation for tax-free treatment for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Assuming that the Contribution and the Distribution qualify under Sections 368(a), 361 and 355 of the Code, then, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

    HPE will not recognize income, gain or loss on the Distribution;

 

    except with respect to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Everett common stock, holders of HPE common stock will not recognize income, gain or loss on the receipt of Everett common stock in the Distribution;

 

    a stockholder’s aggregate tax basis in its shares of HPE common stock and Everett common stock (including any fractional shares deemed received, as described below) immediately after the Distribution will be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the shares of HPE common stock held by the stockholder immediately before the Distribution, allocated between such shares of HPE common stock and Everett common stock in proportion to their relative fair market values; and

 

    a stockholder’s holding period in the Everett common stock received in the Distribution (including any fractional shares deemed received, as described below) will include the holding period of the HPE common stock with respect to which such Everett common stock was received.

Stockholders that have acquired different blocks of HPE common stock at different times or at different prices should consult their tax advisors regarding the allocation of their aggregate tax basis in, and the holding period of, the Everett common stock distributed with respect to such blocks of HPE common stock.

An HPE stockholder that receives cash in lieu of a fractional share of Everett common stock in the Distribution will generally be treated as having received such fractional share pursuant to the Distribution and then as having sold such fractional share for cash. Taxable gain or loss will be recognized in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the amount of cash received in lieu of the fractional share and (ii) the stockholder’s tax basis in the fractional share, as described above. Such gain or loss will generally be long-term capital gain or loss if the holder’s holding period for its Everett common stock, as described above, exceeds one year at the effective time of the Distribution. Long-term capital gains are generally subject to preferential U.S. federal income tax rates for certain non-corporate U.S. holders (including individuals). The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations under the Code.

Although the IRS Ruling will generally be binding on the IRS, the continuing validity of the IRS Ruling will be subject to the accuracy of factual representations and assumptions made in the ruling request. In addition, as part of the IRS’s general ruling policy with respect to split-off and spin-off transactions under Section 355 of the Code, the IRS will not rule on the overall qualification of the Distribution for tax-free treatment, but instead only on certain significant issues related thereto. As a result of this IRS ruling policy, HPE will obtain the opinion of counsel described above. The Distribution Tax Opinion will be based on current law and will rely upon various factual representations and assumptions, as well as certain undertakings made by HPE, Everett and CSC. If any of those representations or assumptions is untrue or incomplete in any material respect or any of those undertakings is not complied with, or if the facts upon which the Distribution Tax Opinion is based are materially different from the actual facts that exist at the time of the Distribution, the conclusions reached in the Distribution Tax Opinion could be adversely affected and the Distribution may not qualify for tax-free treatment. Opinions of counsel are not binding on the IRS or the courts. No assurance can be given that the IRS will not challenge the conclusions set forth in the Distribution Tax Opinion or that a court would not sustain such a challenge.

If the Distribution were determined not to qualify for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code, HPE would generally be subject to tax as if it sold the Everett common stock in a taxable transaction. HPE would recognize taxable gain in an amount equal to the excess of (i) the total fair market value of the shares of Everett

 

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common stock distributed in the Distribution over (ii) HPE’s aggregate tax basis in such shares of Everett common stock. In addition, each HPE stockholder who receives Everett common stock in the Distribution would generally be treated as receiving a taxable distribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of the Everett common stock received by the stockholder in the Distribution. In general, such distribution would be taxable as a dividend to the extent of HPE’s current and accumulated earnings and profits (as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes). To the extent the distribution exceeds such earnings and profits, the distribution would generally constitute a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of the stockholder’s tax basis in its shares of HPE common stock, with any remaining amount of the distribution taxed as capital gain. A stockholder would have a tax basis in its shares of Everett common stock equal to their fair market value. Certain stockholders may be subject to special rules governing taxable distributions, such as those that relate to the dividends received deduction and extraordinary dividends.

Even if the Distribution otherwise qualifies under Section 355 of the Code, the Distribution would be taxable to HPE (but not to HPE stockholders) pursuant to Section 355(e) of the Code if one or more persons acquire a 50% or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of HPE or Everett, directly or indirectly (including through acquisitions of the combined company’s stock after the completion of the Transactions), as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the Distribution. Current law generally creates a presumption that any direct or indirect acquisition of stock of HPE or Everett within two years before or after the Distribution is part of a plan that includes the Distribution, although the parties may be able to rebut that presumption in certain circumstances. The process for determining whether an acquisition is part of a plan under these rules is complex, inherently factual in nature, and subject to a comprehensive analysis of the facts and circumstances of the particular case. Although it is expected that the Merger will be treated as part of such a plan, the Merger standing alone will not cause Section 355(e) of the Code to apply to the Distribution because holders of Everett common stock immediately before the Merger will hold more than 50% of the stock of the combined company (by vote and value) immediately after the Merger. However, if the IRS were to determine that other direct or indirect acquisitions of stock of HPE or Everett, either before or after the Distribution, were part of a plan that includes the Distribution, such determination could cause Section 355(e) of the Code to apply to the Distribution, which could result in a material tax liability.

Treatment of the Merger

The completion of the Transactions is conditioned upon the receipt by HPE and CSC of Merger Tax Opinions to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Merger will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. The parties do not intend to seek a ruling from the IRS regarding such qualification.

Assuming that the Merger qualifies as a reorganization under Section 368(a) of the Code, then, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

    CSC will not recognize income, gain or loss in the Merger;

 

    except with respect to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Everett common stock, a holder of CSC common stock will not recognize income, gain or loss upon the exchange of CSC common stock for Everett common stock in the Merger;

 

    a stockholder’s aggregate tax basis in the shares of Everett common stock received in the Merger (including any fractional shares deemed received, as described below) will be equal to the stockholder’s aggregate tax basis in its CSC common stock surrendered for such shares of Everett common stock; and

 

    a stockholder’s holding period in the Everett common stock received in the Merger (including any fractional shares deemed received, as described below) will include the holding period of the CSC common stock surrendered in the Merger.

 

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Stockholders that have acquired different blocks of CSC common stock at different times or at different prices should consult their tax advisors regarding the allocation of their aggregate tax basis in, and the holding period of, the Everett common stock received in exchange for such blocks of CSC common stock.

A stockholder that receives cash in lieu of a fractional share of Everett common stock will generally be treated as having received such fractional share pursuant to the Merger and then as having sold such fractional share for cash. Taxable gain or loss will generally be recognized in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the amount of cash received in lieu of the fractional share and (ii) the portion of the stockholder’s tax basis in the share of CSC common stock surrendered that is allocable to the fractional share. Such gain or loss will generally be long-term capital gain or loss if the holder’s holding period for its CSC common stock, as described above, exceeds one year at the effective time of the Merger. Long-term capital gains are generally subject to preferential U.S. federal income tax rates for certain non-corporate U.S. holders (including individuals). The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations under the Code.

The Merger Tax Opinions will be based on current law and will rely upon various factual representations and assumptions, as well as certain undertakings made by HPE, Everett and CSC. If any of those representations or assumptions is untrue or incomplete in any material respect or any of those undertakings is not complied with, or if the facts upon which the Merger Tax Opinions are based are materially different from the actual facts that exist at the time of the Merger, the conclusions reached in the Merger Tax Opinions could be adversely affected and the Merger may not qualify for tax-free treatment. Opinions of counsel are not binding on the IRS or the courts. No assurance can be given that the IRS will not challenge the conclusions set forth in the Merger Tax Opinions or that a court would not sustain such a challenge.

If the Merger were determined to be taxable, holders of CSC common stock would be considered to have made a taxable disposition of their shares of CSC common stock to Everett, and such stockholders would generally recognize taxable gain or loss on their receipt of Everett common stock in an amount equal to the difference between (i) the fair market value of such Everett common stock and (ii) the stockholder’s aggregate tax basis in the shares of CSC common stock surrendered, as described above.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

Current Treasury regulations require certain U.S. holders of HPE common stock who are “significant distributees” (generally, a U.S. holder that owns at least 5% of the outstanding HPE common stock immediately before the Distribution) and who receive Everett common stock pursuant to the Distribution to attach to their U.S. federal income tax returns for the taxable year in which the Distribution occurs a statement setting forth certain information with respect to the transaction. HPE will provide holders of HPE common stock with the information necessary to comply with this requirement. HPE stockholders should consult their tax advisors to determine whether they are significant distributees required to provide the foregoing statement.

Current Treasury regulations require certain U.S. holders of CSC common stock who are “significant holders” (generally, a U.S. holder that owns at least 5% of the outstanding CSC common stock immediately before the Merger) and who acquire Everett common stock pursuant to the Merger to comply with certain reporting requirements. Significant holders will generally be required to file a statement with their U.S. federal income tax returns for the taxable year in which the Merger occurs setting forth certain information with respect to the transaction. CSC stockholders should consult their tax advisors to determine whether they are significant holders required to provide the foregoing statement.

In addition, payments of cash to a holder of HPE common stock and CSC common stock in lieu of fractional shares of Everett common stock in the Distribution and the Merger, respectively, may be subject to information reporting, unless the stockholder provides proof of an applicable exemption. Such payments that are subject to information reporting may also be subject to backup withholding (currently at a rate of 28%), unless such stockholder provides a correct taxpayer identification number (generally on an IRS Form W-9) and

 

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otherwise complies with the requirements of the backup withholding rules. Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Rather, the tax liability of persons subject to backup withholding is generally reduced by the amount of tax withheld. If withholding results in an overpayment of taxes, a refund may generally be obtained from the IRS, provided that the required information is properly furnished in a timely manner to the IRS.

 

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THE TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS

THE MERGER AGREEMENT

The following is a summary of the material provisions of the Merger Agreement. The summary is qualified in its entirety by the Merger Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2016, as amended as of November 2, 2016 and as further amended on December 6, 2016, which is incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement. Stockholders of CSC and HPE are urged to read the Merger Agreement in its entirety. This summary of the Merger Agreement has been included to provide CSC stockholders and HPE stockholders with information regarding its terms. The rights and obligations of the parties are governed by the express terms of the Merger Agreement and not by this summary or any other information included in this document. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about CSC, Old Merger Sub, Merger Sub, HPE or Everett. Information about CSC, Old Merger Sub, Merger Sub, HPE and Everett can be found elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement and in the documents incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement.

The Merger Agreement contains representations and warranties of CSC that are solely for the benefit of HPE and Everett and representations and warranties of HPE, Everett and Merger Sub that are solely for the benefit of CSC. The representations and warranties in the Merger Agreement were made solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement and were used for the purpose of allocating risk among the respective parties. The Merger Agreement is included with the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement forms a part only to provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Merger Agreement, and not to provide investors with any other factual information with respect to CSC, HPE, Everett, Old Merger Sub, Merger Sub or their respective subsidiaries or businesses. Investors should not rely on the representations and warranties or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of CSC, HPE, Everett, Old Merger Sub, Merger Sub or their respective subsidiaries or businesses. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in information about CSC, HPE, Everett, Old Merger Sub, Merger Sub or their respective subsidiaries or businesses made in public disclosures.

The Merger

Under the Merger Agreement and in accordance with the Nevada Corporation Law, at the effective time of the Merger, Merger Sub will merge with and into CSC. As a result of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will terminate and CSC will continue as the surviving corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Everett. In accordance with the Nevada Corporation Law, CSC will succeed to and assume all the rights, powers and privileges and be subject to all of the obligations of Merger Sub. The articles of incorporation and bylaws of CSC as in effect immediately prior to the Merger will be amended and restated in their entirety to read as set forth in Exhibit B and Exhibit C, respectively, to the Merger Agreement and, as so amended and restated, will be the articles of incorporation and bylaws of CSC following completion of the Merger.

Closing; Effective Time

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the closing of the Merger will take place on the third business day after all conditions precedent to the Merger (other than those, including the Separation and Distribution, that are to be satisfied at the closing) have been satisfied or, where permissible under applicable law, waived, or such other date and time as the parties may mutually agree. The Distribution will occur on the day prior to the closing of the Merger.

At or prior to the closing of the Merger, CSC and Merger Sub will cause to be filed articles of merger with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada to effect the Merger. The Merger will become effective at the time of filing of the articles of merger or at such later time as CSC and Everett agree and specify in the articles of merger.

 

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Immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger, Everett shall be redomesticated into a Nevada corporation pursuant to the DGCL and the Nevada Corporation Law and will change its name to DXC Technology Company.

Merger Consideration

The Merger Agreement provides that, at the effective time of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of CSC common stock (except for any such shares held as treasury stock or by Everett, which will be cancelled) will be automatically converted into a number of shares of Everett common stock equal to the exchange ratio in the Merger Agreement. The exchange ratio in the Merger Agreement is defined as one share of Everett common stock for each share of CSC common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time. The Merger is expected to result in HPE’s stockholders entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Distribution owning an aggregate number of Everett shares equal to approximately 50.1% of the shares of Everett common stock outstanding immediately following the Merger.

The Merger Agreement provides that after the Distribution but before the Merger, the number of outstanding shares of Everett common stock will not exceed the Everett Share Number.

Pursuant to a true-up provision in the Merger Agreement, in the event that the percentage of outstanding shares of Everett common stock to be received by HPE stockholders entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Distribution with respect to Everett common stock that was not acquired directly or indirectly pursuant to a plan (or series of related transactions) which includes the Distribution (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code), other than Qualified Everett Common Stock, would be less than 50.1% of all outstanding common stock of Everett (determined before any adjustment pursuant to the true-up provision), then the aggregate number of shares of Everett common stock into which such shares will automatically be converted in the Distribution will be increased such that the number of shares of Everett common stock to be received by HPE stockholders entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Distribution with respect to Qualified Everett Common Stock will equal 50.1% of all the stock of Everett. If such an increase is necessary, then the amount of the Everett Debt distributed pursuant to the Separation Agreement may be decreased in certain circumstances, as described in the Merger Agreement.

No fractional shares of Everett common stock will be issued pursuant to the Merger.

The merger consideration and cash in lieu of fractional shares (if any) paid in connection with the Merger will be reduced by any applicable tax withholding.

Distribution of Per Share Merger Consideration

Prior to the effective time of the Merger, Everett will deposit in a reserve account with an exchange agent appointed by CSC and reasonably acceptable to HPE book-entry authorizations representing shares of Everett common stock for the benefit of the CSC stockholders entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Merger and for distribution in the Merger upon conversion of the CSC common stock. At the effective time of the Merger, all issued and outstanding shares of CSC common stock (except for such shares held as treasury stock or by Everett, which will be cancelled) will be automatically converted into the right to receive one share of Everett common stock as described above under “—Merger Consideration.”

Immediately thereafter, the exchange agent will distribute to each CSC stockholder entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Merger book-entry authorizations representing the number of whole shares of Everett common stock. The exchange agent will also distribute to each CSC stockholder entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Merger cash in lieu of fractional shares of Everett common stock as described above under “—Merger Consideration.”

 

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See “—Distributions With Respect to Shares of Everett Common Stock after the Effective Time” below for a discussion of other distributions with respect to shares of Everett common stock.

Treatment of HPE Equity Awards

Under the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement, (i) awards of HPE stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance-adjusted restricted stock units and accounts consisting of dividend equivalent units that are held by Everett employees and were granted after May 24, 2016 and (ii) vested but unexercised stock options and stock appreciation rights that are held by Everett employees and are outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger will be converted into awards of Everett time-based stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance-adjusted restricted stock units and accounts consisting of dividend equivalent units, as applicable. See “Additional Agreements Related to the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger—Employee Matters Agreement.”

Treatment of CSC Equity Awards

Under the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement, awards of CSC stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and performance share units that are held by CSC employees and directors and are outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger will be converted into awards of Everett time-based stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and performance share units, respectively. See “Additional Agreements Related to the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger—Employee Matters Agreement.”

Distributions With Respect to Shares of Everett Common Stock After the Effective Time

No dividend or other distributions declared or made after the effective time of the Merger with respect to Everett common stock will be paid with respect to any shares of Everett common stock that are not able to be distributed promptly after the effective time of the Merger, whether due to a legal impediment to such distribution or otherwise. Subject to the effect of applicable laws, following the distribution of any previously undistributed shares of Everett common stock that are able to be distributed promptly following the effective time of the Merger, the following amounts will be paid to the record holder of such shares of Everett common stock, without interest:

 

    at the time of the distribution of such previously undistributed shares, the amount of cash payable in lieu of fractional shares of Everett common stock to which such holder is entitled pursuant to the Merger Agreement and the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the effective time of the Merger theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares of Everett common stock; and

 

    at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other distributions with a record date after the effective time of the Merger but prior to the distribution of such whole shares of Everett common stock and a payment date subsequent to the distribution of such whole shares of Everett common stock.

Termination of Distribution Fund

Any portion of the amounts deposited with the exchange agent under the Merger Agreement that remains undistributed to the CSC stockholders entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Merger on the one-year anniversary of the effective time of the Merger will be delivered to Everett, and any former CSC stockholders entitled to shares of Everett common stock in the Merger who have not received shares of Everett common stock as described above may thereafter look only to Everett for payment of their claim for Everett common stock and any dividends, distributions or cash in lieu of fractional shares with respect to Everett common stock (subject to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law).

 

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Post-Closing Everett Board of Directors and Executive Officers

The Merger Agreement provides that the Everett Board of Directors will take all actions necessary such that, effective as of the effective time of the Merger, the number of directors comprising the Everett Board of Directors shall be ten, including five current CSC board members (one of whom will be CSC’s current Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer) and five individuals designated by HPE (one of whom will be HPE’s Chief Executive Officer). All Everett directors were identified pursuant to a joint selection process led by a four person committee consisting of Margaret C. Whitman, HPE’s Chief Executive Officer, and Patricia F. Russo, Chairman of HPE’s Board of Directors, as well as J. Michael Lawrie, CSC’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Peter Rutland, another member of the CSC Board of Directors. The Merger Agreement provides that at the next annual election of directors of Everett following the Merger, Everett also will cause each of the HPE designees to be included as nominees for the CSC Board of Directors recommended by the Everett Board of Directors for election by Everett’s stockholders.

Additionally, J. Michael Lawrie, CSC’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will resign from his position with CSC and will become the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Everett immediately following the Merger. Paul N. Saleh, CSC’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will resign from his position with CSC and will become the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Everett immediately following the Merger. Other members of management of Everett following the Merger were determined by Mr. Lawrie.

Stockholders Meeting

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, CSC is required to establish a record date for and, as soon as practicable following the date on which the SEC has cleared the effectiveness of this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement, call a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of voting upon the Merger. This special meeting to vote on the Merger is the meeting contemplated by the Merger Agreement. CSC is required to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit proxies from its stockholders in favor of the approval of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement and to take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the approval of CSC’s stockholders of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Representations and Warranties

In the Merger Agreement, CSC has made representations and warranties to HPE, Everett and Merger Sub, and HPE has made representations and warranties to CSC relating to HPE, Everett and Merger Sub as of the date of the Merger Agreement, which representations and warranties will also be made, subject to certain materiality, “material adverse effect,” knowledge and other qualifications, as of the date of the closing of the Merger (except for certain representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of a specified date, which are made only as of such specified date), as described below. These representations and warranties relate to, among other things:

 

    due organization, good standing and qualification;

 

    authority to enter into the Merger Agreement (and other Transaction Documents);

 

    absence of conflicts with or violations of governance documents, other obligations or laws;

 

    governmental approvals;

 

    capital structure;

 

    financial statements and the absence of undisclosed liabilities;

 

    absence of investigations or litigation;

 

    compliance with applicable laws;

 

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    material contracts;

 

    government contracts;

 

    employee benefit matters and labor matters;

 

    tax matters;

 

    payment of fees to brokers or finders in connection with the Transactions;

 

    insurance;

 

    permits;

 

    interests in real property;

 

    intellectual property matters;

 

    environmental matters;

 

    absence of certain changes or events;

 

    affiliate matters;

 

    accuracy of information supplied for use in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement and the registration statements to be filed by Everett with respect to the Separation and the Distribution;

 

    approval by the board of directors; and

 

    ownership of capital stock of a counterparty.

CSC has also made representations and warranties to HPE, Everett and Merger Sub relating to certain financing matters, the opinion of CSC’s financial advisor and the required vote of CSC stockholders on the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (including the Merger). HPE has also made representations and warranties to CSC and Everett relating to the sufficiency of assets to be transferred to the Everett Group in connection with the Separation.

Many of the representations and warranties contained in the Merger Agreement are subject to a “material adverse effect” standard (that is, they will not be deemed to be untrue or incorrect unless their failure to be true or correct, individually or in the aggregate, may, as the case may be, have a material adverse effect on CSC, HPE or Everett, as applicable), knowledge qualifications, or both, and none of the representations and warranties will survive the effective time of the Merger. The Merger Agreement does not contain any post-closing indemnification obligations with respect to these matters.

Under the Merger Agreement, a material adverse effect means any change, event, development, condition, occurrence or effect that (1), with respect to HPE, has, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the ability of HPE to perform its obligations under the Merger Agreement, or to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby and (2) with respect to CSC or Everett, as applicable, (a) is or would reasonably be expected to be materially adverse to the business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of Everett and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or CSC and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, as the case may be; or (b) has, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the ability of CSC or the Everett entities, as the case may be, to perform its obligations under the Merger Agreement, or to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby. However, only with respect to clause (2)(a) above, none of the following, either alone or in combination, will be deemed either to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there is, a material adverse effect:

 

    any changes resulting from general market, economic, financial, capital markets or political or regulatory conditions;

 

    any changes or proposed changes of law or GAAP (or, in each case, authoritative interpretations thereof);

 

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    any changes resulting from any act of terrorism, war, national or international calamity, or any worsening thereof;

 

    any changes generally affecting the industries in which CSC and its subsidiaries, or Everett and its subsidiaries, as applicable, conduct their respective businesses;

 

    any changes resulting from the execution of the Merger Agreement or the announcement or the pendency of the Merger, including any loss of employees or customers, any cancellation of or delay in customer orders or any disruption in or termination of (or loss of or other negative effect or change with respect to) customer, supplier, distributor or similar business relationships or partnerships resulting from the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (other than in the context of the representations and warranties made as to the absence of conflicts with or violations of governance documents, other obligations or laws, governmental approvals and litigation and proceedings);

 

    changes in the stock price or the trading volume of CSC or HPE stock, as applicable, or any change in the credit rating of CSC or Everett, as applicable (but not, in each case, the underlying cause of any such changes);

 

    any changes or effects resulting from any action required to be taken by the terms of the Merger Agreement;

 

    the failure to meet internal or analysts’ expectations, projections or results of operations (but not, in each case, the underlying cause of any such changes); and

 

    any action arising from or relating to the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Conduct of Business Pending the Merger

Each of the parties to the Merger Agreement has undertaken to perform customary covenants in the Merger Agreement that place restrictions on it and its subsidiaries until the effective time of the Merger. In general, each of CSC and HPE (with respect to Everett and its subsidiaries and the Everett business) has agreed that prior to the effective time of the Merger, except as contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, required by applicable law or consented to by the other party thereto (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, delayed or denied), subject to certain agreed exceptions, it will conduct its business in the ordinary course consistent with past practice.

In addition, CSC has agreed that, prior to the effective time of the Merger, except as contemplated by the Merger Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, required by applicable law, or consented to by HPE (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, delayed or denied), subject to certain agreed exceptions set forth in CSC’s disclosure schedules to the Merger Agreement, CSC will not, and will cause its subsidiaries not to, take any of the following actions:

 

    amend or modify the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of CSC or any of its subsidiaries;

 

    declare or pay any dividends on or make other distributions in respect of any of its equity interests (whether in cash, securities or property), except for cash dividends or distributions with respect to a wholly-owned subsidiary and the declaration and payment of CSC’s quarterly cash dividend in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and paid in an amount consistent with past practice;

 

    split, combine or reclassify any of its equity interests or issue or authorize or propose the issuance of any other securities for such equity interests;

 

    redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any of its equity interests (including any securities convertible or exchangeable into such capital stock);

 

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    enter into any agreement with respect to the voting or registration of its capital stock or other equity interests;

 

    issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer or encumber, or authorize any such actions with respect to, any shares of capital stock of, or any other equity interests in CSC or any of its subsidiaries, any indebtedness that grants its holders voting rights with respect to the capital stock of CSC or any of its subsidiaries, or other rights of any kind to acquire such equity interests or convertible into such equity interests, or any options, warrants, convertible security, “phantom” stock, “phantom” stock rights, stock appreciation rights or stock-based performance rights, subject to certain exceptions with respect to the issuance of CSC common stock upon the exercise of CSC options, CSC performance share unit awards or CSC restricted share unit awards in accordance with their terms or pursuant to the terms of any employment agreement outstanding as of the date of the Merger Agreement, or the issuance of equity set forth on a certain schedule or among wholly-owned subsidiaries of CSC and CSC;

 

    sell, assign, transfer, convey, lease, license, encumber (other than permitted liens under the Merger Agreement) or otherwise dispose of any assets that are material to CSC and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole) other than sales of non-core lines of business, except in the ordinary course of business;

 

    (1) sell, assign, pledge, grant or acquire, or agree to do any of the foregoing, or agree not to assert or to enforce, or otherwise encumber, transfer, license, abandon, place in the public domain, permit to lapse, disclose or agree to disclose or otherwise dispose of any material intellectual property owned by CSC or its subsidiaries other than in connection with sales of non-core lines of business, except pursuant to the terms of existing contracts or the licensing of any such intellectual property in the ordinary course of business or (2) compromise, settle or agree to settle, or consent to judgment in, any one or more actions or institute any action concerning any material intellectual property owned by CSC except in the ordinary course of business or for amounts that are not material to CSC and its subsidiaries and that do not otherwise involve the imposition of material limitations on CSC’s continued use of such intellectual property;

 

    merge or consolidate CSC or any of its subsidiaries with any person or entity or adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for a complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization (other than repayment or refinancing of debt) or other reorganization of CSC or any of its subsidiaries, other than internal restructurings in the ordinary course of business that would not have a material and adverse impact on CSC and its subsidiaries or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;

 

    acquire (including by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of shares or assets) any interest in any person or entity or any assets thereof, in each case with value in excess of $500 million in the aggregate, other than in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to specified agreements;

 

    make any material loans or investments in, or material advances of money to, any person or entity (other than any CSC subsidiary), except for advances to employees or officers of CSC or its subsidiaries for expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

    except in the ordinary course of business, materially adversely modify or terminate (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) any contract defined as a material contract or affiliate contract under the terms of the Merger Agreement, or enter into any agreement that would have been classified as such a contract if entered into prior to the date of the Merger Agreement;

 

    except as otherwise required by existing CSC employee benefit plans, policies or contracts, (1) adopt, enter into, amend or increase the benefits under any CSC employee benefit plan that would increase the benefits provided to CSC employees or the cost for providing such benefits, (2) grant any increase in compensation or severance pay to any officer of CSC or any of its subsidiaries other than in the ordinary course of business or (3) adopt, enter into or amend any labor or collective bargaining agreement;

 

    forgive any loans to directors, officers or employees of CSC or its subsidiaries;

 

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    other than as required or permitted by GAAP, make any material change to any accounting principles, methods or practices;

 

    compromise, settle or agree to settle any action or investigation (other than those in the ordinary course of business involving only the payment of monetary damages, and without the imposition of equitable relief on or any admission of wrongdoing by CSC or its subsidiaries, up to $15 million individually or $75 million in the aggregate);

 

    authorize or enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing or otherwise make any commitment to do any of the foregoing; or

 

    make, change or revoke any material tax election or settle, compromise or abandon any material tax liability, in each case, other than in the ordinary course of business or as would not be likely to have a material and adverse impact on CSC and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

HPE has agreed that, prior to the effective time of the Merger, except as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Reorganization or the other Transaction Documents, required by applicable law or consented to by CSC (which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, delayed or denied), subject to certain agreed exceptions set forth in Everett’s disclosure schedules to the Merger Agreement, HPE will not, and will cause Everett and its subsidiaries not to, take any of the following actions with respect to Everett and its subsidiaries or the Everett business:

 

    amend or modify the certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational documents) of Everett or any of its subsidiaries, other than an amendment to the certificate of incorporation of Everett to increase the number of authorized shares of Everett common stock;

 

    other than as contemplated by the Reorganization, declare or pay any dividends on or make other distributions in respect of any equity interests of Everett or its subsidiaries (whether in cash, securities or property);

 

    other than as contemplated by the Reorganization, split, combine or reclassify any of the equity interests of Everett or its subsidiaries, or issue or authorize the issuance of any other securities in respect of or in lieu of the equity interests of Everett and its subsidiaries;

 

    other than as contemplated by the Reorganization, redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire any equity interests of Everett or its subsidiaries, or permit any subsidiaries to do the same (including any securities convertible or exchangeable into such equity interests);

 

    other than as contemplated by the Reorganization, enter into any agreement with respect to the voting or registration of the capital stock or other equity interests of Everett or any of its subsidiaries;

 

    issue, sell, pledge, dispose of, grant, transfer or encumber, or authorize any such actions with respect to, any shares of capital stock of, or any other equity interests in Everett or any of its subsidiaries, any indebtedness that grants its holders voting rights with respect to the equity interests of Everett or any of its subsidiaries, or other rights of any kind to acquire such equity interests or convertible into such equity interests, or any options, warrants, convertible security, “phantom” stock, “phantom” stock rights, stock appreciation rights or stock-based performance rights, other than the issuance of equity among wholly-owned subsidiaries of Everett and Everett or to HPE;

 

    sell, assign, transfer, convey, lease, license, encumber (other than permitted liens under the Merger Agreement) or otherwise dispose of any assets (other than intellectual property) of HPE or any of its subsidiaries or Everett or any of its subsidiaries that are material to the Everett business (taken as a whole), except in the ordinary course of business;

 

   

(1) sell, assign, pledge, grant or acquire, or agree to do any of the foregoing, or agree not to assert or to enforce, or otherwise encumber, transfer, license, abandon, place in the public domain, permit to lapse, disclose or agree to disclose or otherwise dispose of any intellectual property owned by Everett or its subsidiaries that is material to the Everett business, except pursuant to the terms of existing contracts or

 

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the licensing of any such intellectual property in the ordinary course of business, (2) disclose to any third party other than representatives of CSC any trade secrets included in the intellectual property owned by Everett or its subsidiaries that is material to the Everett business, except under a confidentiality agreement or other legally binding confidentiality undertaking and except for any disclosure made as a result of publication of a patent application filed by HPE or any of its subsidiaries or (3) compromise, settle or agree to settle, or consent to judgment in, any one or more actions or institute any action concerning any such intellectual property owned by Everett and its subsidiaries that is material to the Everett business, except in the ordinary course of business;

 

    merge or consolidate Everett or any of its subsidiaries with any person or adopt a plan of complete or partial liquidation or resolutions providing for a complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization of Everett or any of its subsidiaries, other than internal reorganizations in the ordinary course of business that would not have a material and adverse impact on Everett and its subsidiaries, the Everett business or the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;

 

    acquire (including by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of shares or assets) any interest in any person or entity or any assets thereof that would be an asset of Everett or any of its subsidiaries at the effective time of the Merger, in each case with value in excess of $10 million, other than (1) in the ordinary course of business, (2) the purchase for which will be paid by HPE prior to the Distribution Date or (3) pursuant to specified agreements;

 

    permit or cause Everett or any of its subsidiaries to repurchase, repay, refinance or incur any indebtedness for borrowed money in excess of the amount necessary to effect the Everett Payment;

 

    issue any debt securities, engage in any securitization transactions or similar arrangement or assume, guarantee or endorse, or otherwise as an accommodation become responsible for in any manner the obligations of any person or entity for borrowed money, other than the obligations of Everett or any of its subsidiaries;

 

    permit or cause Everett or any of its subsidiaries to make any material loans or investments in, or material advances of money to, any person or entity (other than Everett or its subsidiaries), except for advances to employees or officers of Everett or its subsidiaries for expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

    except in the ordinary course of business, materially adversely modify or terminate (excluding any expiration in accordance with its terms) any contract defined as a Everett material contract or affiliate contract under the terms of the Merger Agreement, or enter into any agreement that would have been classified as such a contract if entered into prior to the date of the Merger Agreement;

 

    except as required by existing HPE employee benefit plans, law, or Everett benefit plans, policies or contracts, (1) adopt, enter into, amend or materially increase the benefits under any HPE or Everett employee benefit plan that would increase the benefits provided to Everett employees or the cost for providing such benefits, (2) grant any increase in compensation or severance pay to any employee of Everett or any of its subsidiaries, other than in the ordinary course of business or (3) adopt, enter into or amend any labor or collective bargaining agreement;

 

    forgive any loans to directors, officers or employees of Everett or its subsidiaries;

 

    other than as required or permitted by GAAP, make any material change to any accounting principles, methods or practices of Everett or any of its subsidiaries;

 

    compromise, settle or agree to settle any action or investigation (other than those in the ordinary course of business involving only the payment of monetary damages, and without the imposition of equitable relief on or any admission of wrongdoing by Everett or its subsidiaries or the deferral of payment until after the Distribution Date, up to $15 million individually or $75 million in the aggregate);

 

   

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modify or waive the terms of any HPE stock plan as applied to any outstanding awards held by Everett employees;

 

    authorize or enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing or otherwise make any commitment to do any of the foregoing; or

 

    other than in the ordinary course of business, make, change or revoke any material tax election with respect to the Everett business that would bind Everett or any of its subsidiaries for periods following the closing of the Merger, or settle, compromise or abandon any material tax liability for which Everett or its subsidiaries will be responsible under the Tax Matters Agreement.

Tax Matters

The Merger Agreement contains certain additional representations, warranties and covenants relating to the preservation of the tax-free status of: (1) the Contribution and the Distribution and (2) the Merger. Additional representations, warranties and covenants relating to the tax-free status of the Transactions are contained in the Tax Matters Agreement. HPE, Everett and CSC agree to use their reasonable best efforts to (1) cause the Contribution and the Distribution, taken together, to qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a), 361 and 355 of the Code and (2) cause the Merger to qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code. Indemnification for taxes generally is governed by the terms, provisions and procedures described in the Tax Matters Agreement. See “Additional Agreements Related to the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger—Tax Matters Agreement.”

SEC Filings

CSC, HPE and Everett agreed to jointly prepare this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement, the registration statement with respect to the issuance of shares of Everett common stock in the Merger and the registration statement for the distribution of Everett common stock in the Distribution, and to use reasonable best efforts to have each registration statement declared effective by the SEC as promptly as practicable after being filed.

CSC is required under the terms of the Merger Agreement to mail this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement to its stockholders as promptly as practicable after the SEC declares this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement effective. Everett is similarly required under the terms of the Merger Agreement to mail the registration statement and documents relating to the Distribution to its stockholders as promptly as practicable after the registration statement has become effective.

Regulatory Matters

The Merger Agreement provides that each party to the Merger Agreement will use reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other parties in doing or causing to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under the Merger Agreement and applicable laws to consummate the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement as soon as practicable after the date thereof, including preparing and filing as promptly as practicable all documentation to effect and taking all reasonable steps necessary to obtain all necessary applications, notices, petitions and filings to obtain any required consents.

Each party to the Merger Agreement has also agreed to make its respective filings under the HSR Act within 20 business days of the execution of the Merger Agreement and, as promptly as practicable, to make any other required filings under any competition laws with respect to the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and to supply the appropriate governmental authorities any additional information and documentary material that may be requested pursuant to the HSR Act and such other laws as promptly as practicable. The parties have agreed to use reasonable best efforts to cause the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act and the receipt of approvals under other applicable competition laws as soon as

 

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practicable. CSC and HPE filed Notification and Report forms with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division on June 21, 2016 and the waiting period under the HSR Act expired on August 22, 2016. In connection with the execution of the First Amendment to the Merger Agreement, the parties filed Notification and Report forms with the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division effective November 10, 2016 and the waiting period under the HSR Act expired on December 12, 2016 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.

In addition, each of the parties has agreed to take, or cause to be taken, any and all steps and to make any and all undertakings necessary to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any antitrust, merger control, competition or trade regulation law that may be asserted by any governmental authority with respect to the Merger so as to enable the closing of the Merger to occur as soon as reasonably possible, including proposing, negotiating, committing to, and effecting, by consent decree, hold separate order, or otherwise, the sale, divestiture, licensing or disposition of such assets or businesses of Everett (or Everett’s subsidiaries) or CSC (or CSC’s subsidiaries), as applicable, or otherwise taking or committing to take actions that limit Everett’s or its subsidiaries’ or CSC’s or CSC’s subsidiaries’, as applicable, freedom of action with respect to, or their ability to retain, any of the businesses, product lines or assets of Everett (or Everett’s subsidiaries) or CSC (or CSC’s subsidiaries), in each case, as may be required in order to avoid the entry of, or to effect the dissolution of, any injunction, temporary restraining order, or other order in any suit or proceeding, which would otherwise have the effect of preventing the closing of the Merger (provided that the effectiveness of any such sale, divestiture, license or disposition or action or commitment must be contingent on consummation of the Merger and no such action that affects CSC or Everett may be taken without the consent of CSC). However, the parties to the Merger Agreement will not have to take any such action that would be materially adverse to the business, financial condition or results of operations of CSC and its subsidiaries (including Everett and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole) or that would require such action by HPE with respect to any assets or businesses that are not part of the Everett business.

No Solicitation

The Merger Agreement contains provisions restricting CSC’s ability to seek an alternative transaction. Under these provisions, CSC agrees that it will not, and will cause its subsidiaries and representatives not to, directly or indirectly:

 

    solicit or initiate or knowingly encourage, directly or indirectly, any Competing Proposal (as defined below) or proposal which would reasonably be expected to lead to a Competing Proposal; or

 

    engage in negotiations or discussions with respect to any Competing Proposal.

The Merger Agreement provides that the term “Competing Proposal” means any proposal or offer from a third party relating to:

 

    a merger, reorganization, sale of assets, share exchange, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, dissolution, liquidation, joint venture or similar transaction involving CSC;

 

    the acquisition (whether by merger, consolidation, equity investment, joint venture or otherwise) by any person or entity of 20% or more of the consolidated assets of CSC and its subsidiaries, as determined on a book-value or fair market value basis;

 

    the purchase or acquisition in any manner by any person or entity of 20% or more of the issued and outstanding shares of CSC common stock or any other ownership interests in CSC;

 

    any purchase, acquisition, tender offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any other person or entity beneficially owning 20% or more of the shares of CSC common stock, or any other ownership interests of CSC or any of its subsidiaries; or

 

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CSC also agreed to cease, and to cause its subsidiaries and representatives to cease, any discussions or negotiations with any person that may have made a Competing Proposal prior to the date of signing of the Merger Agreement.

Under the Merger Agreement, CSC must promptly (and in any event within 24 hours) notify HPE after the receipt of a Competing Proposal or written indication that a person or entity is considering making a Competing Proposal as well of any request for non-public information relating to CSC or its subsidiaries (other than in the ordinary course, consistent with past practice and unrelated to a Competing Proposal) and of any inquiry or request for discussions or negotiations regarding any Competing Proposal. The notice must include the identity of the person or entity making the request, inquiry or proposal and a copy of the request, inquiry or proposal. CSC must also keep HPE and Everett reasonably and currently informed of any material changes or developments in connection with the foregoing (and in any event within 24 hours). CSC has also agreed that it will simultaneously provide to HPE and Everett any non-public information concerning CSC that may be made available to any other person or entity in response to such a Competing Proposal unless such information has previously been provided or made available to HPE or Everett.

Notwithstanding the covenants described in the foregoing paragraphs in this section, at any time prior to the receipt of the approval of CSC stockholders of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, CSC is permitted to furnish information to, and enter into discussions and negotiations with, a person or entity who has made an unsolicited, written, bona fide proposal or offer with respect to a Competing Proposal that did not result from a breach of the foregoing non-solicitation provisions by CSC if, prior to furnishing such information and entering into such discussions, the CSC Board of Directors has determined, in its good faith judgment that (1) after consulting with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, any Competing Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal (as defined below), and (2) after consulting with outside legal counsel, the failure to act with respect to such Competing Proposal would be inconsistent with the fiduciary duties of the CSC Board of Directors to CSC’s stockholders under applicable law. CSC must provide HPE one business day’s written notice before engaging in any such actions.

The Merger Agreement provides that the term “Superior Proposal” means a bona fide written Competing Proposal by a third party (except the references to 20% in the definition thereof being replaced by 50%) that was not solicited by CSC or its representatives in violation of the non-solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement and that the CSC Board of Directors has determined in good faith (after consultation with its outside financial and legal advisors), taking into account the various legal, financial and regulatory aspects of the Competing Proposal, is reasonably likely to be consummated on a timely basis, and would be more favorable to CSC’s stockholders, from a financial point of view, than the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement after giving effect to all adjustments or modifications to the terms thereof which may be agreed in writing to be made by HPE.

Board Recommendation

CSC has agreed in the Merger Agreement that neither the CSC Board of Directors, nor any committee thereof will (each action constituting a “Change in Recommendation”):

 

    withhold, withdraw, modify or qualify or publicly propose to withdraw, withhold, modify or qualify, in a manner adverse to HPE or Everett, the recommendation by the CSC Board of Directors that CSC’s stockholders approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement;

 

    make or permit any director or executive officer to make any public statement or make any public statement in connection with the CSC special meeting that would reasonably be expected to have the same effect; or

 

    approve, determine to be advisable or recommend, or publicly propose to approve, determine to be advisable or recommend any Competing Proposal.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the CSC Board of Directors may, at any time prior to receiving stockholder approval to the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, make a Change in Recommendation, if either of the following conditions are satisfied:

 

    CSC has received a bona fide written Competing Proposal and has not violated the provisions described in “—No Solicitation” above and the CSC Board of Directors determines in good faith (after consultation with outside financial and legal advisors), taking into account the various legal, financial and regulatory aspects of the Competing Proposal, that such Competing Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal; or

 

    the CSC Board of Directors has determined in good faith that a material event, development or change in circumstances with respect to CSC first occurring or coming to the attention of the CSC Board of Directors after the date of the Merger Agreement and prior to obtaining the CSC stockholder approval and which was not known and could not reasonably be expected to have been known or foreseen by the CSC Board of Directors as of or prior to the date of the Merger Agreement, which we refer to as an “Intervening Event”, has occurred or is continuing, such event first occurred or came to the attention of the CSC Board of Directors subsequent to the date of the Merger Agreement and was not known or foreseeable, and the CSC Board of Directors determined in good faith after consultation with outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that inaction would be inconsistent with the directors’ fiduciary duties under applicable law; provided, that the receipt, existence or terms of a Competing Proposal, any events, developments or changes in circumstances of HPE, the Everett Group, the status of the Merger under the HSR Act or any required third-party consent, any change in the price or change in the trading volume of CSC common stock (but not the underlying cause of any such change), and the meeting or exceeding of internal or analysts’ expectations, projections or results of operations or any matter relating to the foregoing or consequences of the foregoing will not constitute Intervening Events.

CSC may not take the action described above, unless:

 

    it has notified HPE and Everett in writing of its intention to take such action at least four business days prior to taking such action, which notice must include certain information required by the Merger Agreement;

 

    if requested by HPE or Everett, the CSC Board of Directors and its representatives must have negotiated in good faith with HPE during the notice period to enable HPE and Everett to propose changes to the terms of the Merger Agreement intended to cause the Superior Proposal to no longer constitute a Superior Proposal or such Intervening Event not to be material;

 

    the CSC Board of Directors concludes in good faith, after consultation with CSC’s outside legal counsel and financial advisors and considering any revisions proposed by HPE and Everett, that any Superior Proposal continues to be a Superior Proposal and the failure to make a Change in Recommendation would be inconsistent with the CSC Board of Directors’ fiduciary duties to CSC stockholders under applicable law; and

 

    if there is any amendment to the terms of the Superior Proposal during the four business day period following delivery of the notice described above, CSC provides a new written notice of the terms of such amended Superior Proposal giving HPE and Everett two business days for each subsequent amendment to make an offer to revise the terms of the Transactions.

The Merger Agreement provides that CSC is not prohibited from making disclosures to its stockholders of any Competing Proposal under Rule 14e-2(a) or Rule 14d-9 of the Exchange Act. However, CSC is required to reaffirm in any such disclosure the CSC Board of Directors recommendation in favor of the Merger.

 

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Financing

Everett Bridge Facility

In connection with the Transactions, Everett entered into a debt financing commitment letter dated as of January 18, 2017 (the “Everett Commitment Letter”) with certain financial institutions, including the CSC Commitment Parties (as defined below) (the “Everett Commitment Parties”). Pursuant to the Everett Commitment Letter, the Everett Commitment Parties have committed to provide Everett with a $1.055 billion senior unsecured bridge facility that may be borrowed by Everett in lieu of the Notes. In connection with the entry into the Everett Commitment Letter, CSC, Everett and the Everett Commitment Parties agreed that the commitments of the CSC Commitment Parties under the CSC Commitment Letter (as defined below) with respect to the CSC Bridge Facility (as defined below) would terminate and all obligations of the CSC Commitment Parties and CSC in respect of the CSC Bridge Facility would be of no further force or effect. See “Debt Financing.”

CSC Bridge Facility

In connection with entering into the Merger Agreement, CSC entered into a debt financing commitment letter dated as of May 24, 2016 (including the joinder and amendment thereto, the “CSC Commitment Letter”) with certain financial institutions (the “CSC Commitment Parties”). Pursuant to the CSC Commitment Letter, the CSC Commitment Parties committed to provide CSC with, among other financings, a $3.055 billion senior unsecured bridge facility (the “CSC Bridge Facility”). See “Debt Financing.”

The Merger Agreement provides that CSC will use reasonable best efforts to take all actions necessary to consummate the debt financing contemplated by the CSC Commitment Letter as promptly as practicable after the date of the Merger Agreement on terms and conditions no less favorable in the aggregate than the terms and conditions of the CSC Commitment Letter. Furthermore, CSC is required to, and to cause its affiliates to:

 

    use reasonable best efforts to comply with and maintain the CSC Commitment Letter and negotiate and execute definitive agreements on the terms and conditions contained in the CSC Commitment Letter;

 

    satisfy the conditions in the CSC Commitment Letter and the definitive agreements for the debt financing that are within CSC’s control;

 

    fully enforce its rights under the CSC Commitment Letter and the definitive agreements for the debt financing; and

 

    use reasonable best efforts to draw upon and consummate the debt financing contemplated by the CSC Commitment Letter at or prior to the Distribution.

The Merger Agreement provides that if any portion of the CSC Bridge Facility or the related definitive agreements becomes unavailable on the terms and conditions contemplated in the CSC Commitment Letter or such definitive agreements, CSC will use reasonable best efforts to obtain alternative financing that is sufficient to finance the payments to be made to HPE under the Separation Agreement on terms that do not expand the conditions to the funding from those in the CSC Commitment Letter with respect to the CSC Bridge Facility. CSC will be subject to the same obligations described in the preceding paragraph with respect to any such alternative financing arrangements.

CSC has agreed to keep HPE informed of the status of its efforts to arrange the debt financing. Except in limited circumstances, CSC may not, without HPE’s consent, amend, modify, supplement, restate, substitute, replace, terminate, assign or agree to any waiver under relating to the CSC Bridge Facility, the CSC Commitment Letter or any definitive agreement relating to the debt financing in a manner that expands on the conditions precedent or contingencies to the funding on the closing date of the debt financing or that could otherwise prevent, impair or materially delay the consummation of the Transactions. In connection with the entry by Everett into the Term Facility, CSC, Everett and the lenders party to the commitment letter executed in

 

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connection with the Term Facility, including the CSC Commitment Parties, agreed that the aggregate principal amount of the commitments with respect to the Term Facility would be applied to make a pro rata permanent reduction of the commitments under the CSC Bridge Facility. Upon execution of the Term Facility, the commitments under the CSC Bridge Facility were reduced by $2 billion.

Debt Exchange

The Merger Agreement provides that HPE will use its reasonable best efforts to, prior to the Distribution, (i) cause Everett to distribute to HPE the Everett Debt (containing terms consistent with those set forth in the Merger Agreement) and (ii) consummate the Debt Exchange in a process to be jointly managed by HPE and CSC in good faith. The Merger Agreement contains covenants requiring HPE and CSC to cooperate in the preparation of documents and the making of filings required for the issuance of the Everett Debt and the consummation of the Debt Exchange and to coordinate their activities with respect to the Debt Exchange and the other components of the debt financing. However, HPE will have the right to make the final determination, after good faith consultation with CSC, on any matters as to which the parties disagree (including the determination of whether to effect the Debt Exchange by means of a direct or intermediated exchange).

Mutual Employee Non-Solicitation

Under the Merger Agreement, for a period starting on May 24, 2016 and ending 12 months after the closing date of the Merger, each of HPE, on the one hand, and CSC and Everett (in the case of Everett, after the effective time of the Merger), on the other hand, has agreed that, without the other party’s prior written consent, it will not, directly or indirectly:

 

    solicit, hire or offer to hire any of the employees of the other party;

 

    seek to cause any employees of the other party to leave the employ of such other party or its subsidiaries; or

 

    enter into a consulting agreement with any employee of such other party.

The restrictions in the preceding paragraph do not apply to general solicitations or advertisements that are not targeted at the employees of the other party. In addition, neither party is restricted from soliciting, hiring, offering to hire or entering into a consulting agreement with any employee of the other party whose employment with such other party was terminated by such other party.

Certain Other Covenants and Agreements

The Merger Agreement contains certain other covenants and agreements, including covenants (with certain exceptions specified in the Merger Agreement) relating to:

 

    access to each of CSC’s and Everett’s properties, contracts and books and records and appropriate senior-level officers and employees;

 

    preservation of the indemnification provisions in the governing documents of Everett with respect to directors, officers, employees or agents of Everett;

 

    advanced consent requirements for public announcements concerning the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;

 

    defense of any derivative action brought against CSC and/or its directors in connection with the Transactions;

 

    steps required to cause any disposition of CSC common stock or acquisitions of Everett common stock resulting from the Transactions by each officer or director who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to CSC or Everett to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act;

 

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    HPE’s and Everett’s obligations to ensure Everett has a sufficient number of authorized shares to effect the issuances under the Distribution and the Merger;

 

    the obligations of CSC to obtain the release of HPE and its affiliates from certain contracts, instruments or other arrangements to the extent relating to Everett and for which HPE or its affiliate is a guarantor or person required to provide financial support, including by substituting CSC or one of its subsidiaries for the applicable HPE entity and HPE’s indemnification obligations following the closing of the Merger with respect thereto;

 

    HPE’s obligation to deliver to CSC certain audited and unaudited financial statements of the Everett business;

 

    the continued obligations of Everett with respect to certain non-competition restrictions in existing agreements;

 

    cooperation by CSC to provide IT outsourcing services to HPE pursuant to mutually agreed upon terms; and

 

    CSC’s and HPE’s obligations to cause all Transaction Documents to be executed and delivered at the closing of the Merger.

Conditions to the Merger

The obligations of the parties to the Merger Agreement to consummate the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted under applicable law, waiver, of the following conditions:

 

    the expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under the HSR Act, and the receipt of applicable consents, authorizations, orders, or approvals required under other competition laws in certain specified jurisdictions;

 

    the consummation of the Reorganization and the Distribution in accordance with the Separation Agreement;

 

    the effectiveness of the registration statements of Everett and the absence of any stop order issued by the SEC or any pending proceeding before the SEC seeking a stop order with respect thereto;

 

    the approval for listing on a nationally recognized securities exchange of the shares of Everett common stock to be issued in the Merger;

 

    the approval by CSC stockholders of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement; and,

 

    the absence of any law or action by a governmental authority that enjoins, restrains or prohibits the consummation of the Reorganization, the Distribution or the Merger.

CSC’s obligations to effect the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable law, waiver, of the following additional conditions:

 

    the performance or compliance in all material respects by HPE and Everett of all covenants required to be complied with or performed by them on or prior to the effective time of the Merger under the Merger Agreement;

 

    the truth and correctness in all material respects of HPE’s and Everett’s representations and warranties with respect to organization, authorization and brokers’ fees as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the date of the Merger (except for certain representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of a specified date, which are to be true and correct only as of such specified date);

 

   

the truth and correctness in all respects of HPE’s representations and warranties relating to Everett with respect to capital stock, the absence of a “material adverse effect” with respect to Everett and receipt of board and stockholder approval as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the date of the

 

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Merger (except for certain representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of a specified date, which are to be true and correct only as of such specified date);

 

    the truth and correctness in all respects of all other representations and warranties made by HPE in the Merger Agreement (without giving effect to any materiality, material adverse effect or similar qualifiers) as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the date of the Merger (except for certain representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of a specified date, which are to be true and correct only as of such specified date), except as would not have a material adverse effect;

 

    the receipt by CSC of a certificate, dated as of the closing date of the Merger, signed by a senior officer of HPE certifying the satisfaction of the conditions described in the preceding four bullet points;

 

    the entry by HPE, Everett and Merger Sub’s into all other applicable Transaction Documents, and performance in all material respects of all covenants thereunder to be performed or complied with prior to the effective time of the Merger; and

 

    the determination by CSC that the Merger and related transactions will not constitute an acquisition of a “50-percent or greater interest” (within the meaning of Section 355(d)(4) of the Code) in CSC, as determined under the principles of Section 355(e) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and the receipt by CSC of a tax opinion from its tax counsel.

HPE’s, Everett’s and Merger Sub’s obligations to effect the Merger are subject to the satisfaction or, if permitted by applicable law, waiver, of the following additional conditions:

 

    the performance or compliance in all material respects by CSC of all covenants required to be complied with or performed by it on or prior to the effective time of the Merger under the Merger Agreement;

 

    the truth and correctness in all material respects of CSC’s representations and warranties with respect to organization, authorization and brokers fees as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the date of the Merger (except for certain representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of a specified date, which are to be true and correct only as of such specified date);

 

    the truth and correctness in all respects of CSC’s representations and warranties with respect to the capital stock of CSC, affiliate matters and receipt of board approval as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the date of the Merger (except that the truth and correctness representation and warranty with respect to the capitalization of CSC may have de minimis deviations from the “in all respects” standard);

 

    the truth and correctness in all respects of all other representations and warranties made by CSC in the Merger Agreement (without giving effect to any materiality, material adverse effect or similar qualifiers) as of the date of the Merger Agreement and as of the date of the Merger (except for certain representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of a specified date, which are to be true and correct only as of such specified date), except as would not have a material adverse effect;

 

    the receipt by HPE of a certificate, dated as of the closing date of the Merger, signed by a senior officer of CSC certifying the satisfaction of the conditions described in the preceding four bullet points;

 

    the entry by CSC into all applicable other Transaction Documents, and performance in all material respects of all covenants thereunder to be performed or complied with prior to the effective time of the Merger;

 

    the receipt by HPE of a tax opinion from HPE’s counsel; and

 

    the consummation of the Debt Exchange and the receipt by HPE of the Everett Payment immediately before the Distribution.

 

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Termination

The Merger Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the consummation of the Merger by the mutual written consent of HPE and CSC. Also, subject to specified qualifications and exceptions, either HPE or CSC may terminate the Merger Agreement at any time prior to the consummation of the Merger if:

 

    any governmental authority has promulgated, entered, enforced, enacted or issued or deemed applicable to the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement any law that permanently prohibits, restrains or makes illegal the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by the Merger;

 

    the Merger has not been consummated on or prior to the Outside Date; or

 

    CSC’s stockholders fail to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement at the meeting of CSC’s stockholders held for such purpose (including any adjournment or postponement thereof).

In addition, subject to specified qualifications and exceptions, HPE may terminate the Merger Agreement if:

 

    CSC has breached any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in the Merger Agreement that would cause the Joint Conditions to the Merger or the conditions to HPE’s obligation to consummate the Merger described above not to be satisfied, and such breach is not cured by the earlier of 60 days after notice of the breach and the Outside Date, or is incapable of cure prior to the Outside Date;

 

    the CSC Board of Directors effects a Change in Recommendation; or

 

    CSC has failed to comply with its obligations under the Merger Agreement relating to non-solicitation or to hold the CSC special meeting for approval of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

In addition, subject to specified qualifications and exceptions, CSC may terminate the Merger Agreement if:

 

    HPE or Everett has breached any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in the Merger Agreement that would cause the Joint Conditions to the Merger or the conditions to CSC’s obligation to consummate the Merger described above not to be satisfied, and such breach is not cured by the earlier of 60 days after notice of the breach and the Outside Date, or is incapable of cure prior to the Outside Date; or

 

    the CSC Board of Directors or any committee thereof, prior to receipt of stockholder approval of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement and subject to payment by CSC to HPE of the $275 million Alternative Termination Fee, authorizes CSC’s entry into a definitive agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal and CSC enters into such agreement, in circumstances where CSC is permitted to terminate the Merger Agreement and accept such Superior Proposal.

In the event of termination of the Merger Agreement, the Merger Agreement will terminate without any liability on the part of any party except as described below under “—Termination Fee and Expenses Payable in Certain Circumstances,” provided that nothing in the Merger Agreement will relieve any party of liability for fraud or willful breach prior to termination.

Termination Fees and Expenses Payable in Certain Circumstances

The Merger Agreement provides that upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, CSC is required to pay HPE the $160 million Termination Fee. The circumstances under which the Termination Fee may be payable include:

 

    if HPE terminates the Merger Agreement after CSC has materially breached its obligations under the non-solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement or its obligation to hold a special meeting of CSC stockholders to vote on the proposal to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement;

 

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    if HPE terminates the Merger Agreement following a Change in Recommendation by the CSC Board of Directors;

 

    if (1) a Competing Proposal with respect to CSC is publicly made and not withdrawn five business days prior to specified events, (2) the Merger Agreement is terminated under any of the circumstances listed below and (3) CSC consummates, or enters into a definitive agreement with respect to and subsequently consummates, a Competing Proposal within twelve months of the termination of the Merger Agreement:

 

  (a) in the event the Merger Agreement is terminated by either HPE or CSC after the failure to obtain approval from CSC stockholders of the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement at the CSC special meeting,

 

  (b) in the event the Merger Agreement is terminated by HPE because CSC has committed an uncured or incurable breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement in the Merger Agreement such that the conditions to the closing of the Merger would not be satisfied, or

 

  (c) in the event the Merger Agreement is terminated by HPE because the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement have not been consummated prior to the Outside Date.

The Merger Agreement provides that CSC is required to pay HPE an Alternative Termination Fee of $275 million in the event that the CSC Board of Directors or any committee thereof, prior to receipt of stockholder approval for the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, authorizes CSC’s entry into a definitive agreement with respect to a Superior Proposal and CSC enters into such agreement, in circumstances where CSC is permitted to terminate the Merger Agreement and accept such Superior Proposal.

In no event will CSC be required to pay more than one Termination Fee or Alternative Termination Fee.

If the Merger Agreement is terminated because CSC’s stockholders fail to approve the plan of merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement at the meeting of CSC stockholders, CSC will be required to reimburse HPE in cash for certain out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred by HPE in connection with the Transactions, up to a maximum of $45 million in the aggregate.

Payment of the Termination Fee or Alternative Termination Fee will be HPE’s sole and exclusive remedy, unless HPE commences an action alleging CSC has committed a willful breach or fraud, in which case HPE will be entitled to any damages received in such action that it receives above the amount of the Termination Fee or Alternative Termination Fee.

Specific Performance

In the Merger Agreement, the parties acknowledge and agree any breach of the Merger Agreement by any party could not be adequately compensated by monetary damages alone and that the parties would not have any adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, the parties have agreed that in addition to any other right or remedy to which a party may be entitled, in the event of any actual or threatened default or breach of any of the terms or conditions or provisions of the Merger Agreement, the aggrieved party will have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief in respect of its rights under the Merger Agreement or any other Transaction Document, including the right to enforce specifically the other parties’ obligations to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

Amendments

The Merger Agreement may not be amended or modified, in whole or in part, except by an instrument in writing duly signed by an authorized representative of each party to the Merger Agreement that expressly references the Merger Agreement.

 

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THE SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

The following is a summary of the material provisions of the Separation Agreement. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of May 24, 2016, as amended as of November 2, 2016, as further amended on December 6, 2016 and January 27, 2017 and as may be further amended from time to time, by and between HPE and Everett, which is incorporated by reference in this document. Stockholders of HPE and CSC are urged to read the Separation Agreement in its entirety. This description of the Separation Agreement has been included to provide HPE stockholders and CSC stockholders with information regarding its terms. The rights and obligations of the parties are governed by the express terms and conditions of the Separation Agreement and not by this summary or any other information included in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about CSC, Merger Sub, HPE or Everett. Information about CSC, Merger Sub, HPE and Everett can be found elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement and in the documents incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement. See also “Where You Can Find Additional Information.”

Descriptions regarding the assets and liabilities conveyed to Everett and retained by HPE contained in the Separation Agreement are qualified by certain information that has been exchanged separately between HPE and Everett and that is not reflected in the Separation Agreement. Accordingly, HPE stockholders and CSC stockholders should not rely on the general descriptions of assets and liabilities in the Separation Agreement, as they may have been modified in important ways by the information exchanged separately between HPE and CSC.

Overview

The Separation Agreement provides for the Separation of Everett from HPE. Among other things, the Separation Agreement specifies which assets of HPE related to the Everett business are to be transferred to, and which liabilities of HPE related to the Everett business are to be assumed by, Everett and its subsidiaries and other entities, and sets forth when and how these transfers and assumptions will occur. The Separation Agreement also includes procedures by which HPE and Everett will become separate and independent companies. The matters addressed by the Separation Agreement include the matters described below.

In consideration of the transfer of the specified assets and liabilities relating to the Everett business to Everett or other members of the Everett Group, Everett will:

 

    issue to HPE additional shares of Everett common stock such that the number of shares of Everett common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Merger will be equal to the Everett Share Number;

 

    distribute to HPE securities representing the Everett Debt; and

 

    distribute to HPE the Everett Payment.

Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities

The Separation Agreement identifies the assets to be transferred, the liabilities to be assumed and the contracts to be assigned to each of HPE and Everett as part of the separation of HPE into two independent companies, and it provides for when and how these transfers, assumptions and assignments will occur.

In particular, the Separation Agreement provides that subject to the terms and conditions contained therein, assets related to the Everett business will generally be retained by or transferred to Everett, including, among others:

 

    assets listed on certain schedules to the Separation Agreement;

 

    shares of capital stock and other equity interests in certain subsidiaries and other entities of the Everett Group;

 

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    contracts (or portions thereof) exclusively related to the Everett business;

 

    assets reflected on the combined unaudited pro forma pre-tax balance sheet of the Everett Group as of January 31, 2016, and any assets acquired by or for the Everett business after the date of such balance sheet which would have been reflected on such balance sheet had such assets been acquired on or before the date of such balance sheet;

 

    certain intellectual property rights allocated to the Everett Group, as further described under “IP Matters Agreement” below;

 

    certain rights under occurrence-based insurance policies in place prior to the Distribution, but only to the extent such policies provide coverage to members of the Everett Group without cost to HPE and its subsidiaries;

 

    certain owned and leased real property allocated to the Everett Group, as further described under “Real Estate Matters Agreement” below;

 

    certain office equipment, trade fixtures and furnishings located at physical sites of the Everett Group;

 

    intercompany receivables owed to a member of the Everett Group, on the one hand, by HPE or any of its subsidiaries, on the other hand, that: (A) are in respect of goods or services sold to or by a member of the Everett Group; (B) are effective or outstanding as of the Distribution, after giving effect to any settlement and payment made prior to or as of the Distribution; and (C) are included in the calculation of the post-closing adjustments relating to intercompany receivables and payables; and

 

    rights and assets expressly transferred to a member of the Everett Group pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement or the ancillary agreements to be entered into in connection with the Separation;

All of the assets other than the assets allocated to Everett will be retained by or transferred to HPE. The Separation Agreement identifies specific assets that will not be allocated to Everett, including:

 

    assets listed on certain schedules to the Separation Agreement;

 

    cash and cash equivalents, other than cash or cash equivalents held by or in the name of a member of the Everett Group as of the Distribution;

 

    shares of capital stock and other equity interests in certain subsidiaries and other entities held by HPE that are not members of the Everett Group;

 

    contracts not allocated to the Everett Group;

 

    intellectual property rights owned by HPE or any of its subsidiaries that are not allocated to the Everett Group;

 

    owned and leased real property allocated to HPE or any of its subsidiaries; and

 

    other assets that are expressly contemplated by the Separation Agreement or any ancillary agreement as assets to be retained by HPE or any of its subsidiaries.

The Separation Agreement provides that liabilities related to the Everett business or the assets allocated to Everett will generally be retained by or transferred to Everett, including:

 

    liabilities listed on certain schedules to the Separation Agreement;

 

    liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the operation of the Everett business at any time, the operation of any business conducted by any member of the Everett Group at any time after the Distribution, assets allocated to the Everett Group; and any environmental condition or matter relating to, arising out of or resulting from (A) any properties owned, leased or occupied by any member of the Everett Group; (B) the ownership, occupancy or use of the Everett Assets; (C) the presence on or release of hazardous materials on or from any Everett Assets; (D) the conduct or operation of the Everett business; or (E) the use, treatment, release, handling, transportation or disposal of hazardous materials by the Everett business or by or on behalf of any member of the Everett Group;

 

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    liabilities reflected on the combined unaudited pro forma pre-tax balance sheet of the Everett Group as of January 31, 2016, and any liabilities arising or assumed after the date of such balance sheet which would have been reflected on such balance sheet had such liabilities arisen or been assumed on or before the date of such balance sheet;

 

    liabilities arising out of or resulting from: (A) the Everett Debt and any debt incurred by Everett to finance the Everett Payment; (B) the Zero-Coupon Convertible Senior Notes Due October 1, 2021, 3.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 and 7.45% Notes due 2029 of HP Enterprise Services, LLC (formerly known as Electronic Data Systems LLC, formerly known as Electronic Data Systems Corporation); (C) all capitalized lease obligations that expire on or before March 31, 2019; (D) up to $250,000,000 in the aggregate among all Everett Group members of capitalized lease obligations that expire after March 31, 2019; and (E) certain other liabilities specified in the Separation Agreement;

 

    intercompany payables owed by a member of the Everett Group, on the one hand, to HPE or any of its subsidiaries, on the other hand, that: (A) are in respect of goods or services sold to or by a member of the Everett Group; (B) are effective or outstanding as of the Distribution, after giving effect to any settlement and payment made prior to or as of the Distribution; and (C) are included in the calculation of the post-closing adjustments relating to intercompany receivables and payables; and

 

    liabilities that are expressly provided by the Separation Agreement or any ancillary agreements to be assumed by Everett or any other member of the Everett Group, and all liabilities of Everett or any other member of the Everett Group under the Separation Agreement or any ancillary agreement.

All of the liabilities other than the liabilities allocated to Everett will be retained by or transferred to HPE. The Separation Agreement identifies specific liabilities that will not be allocated to Everett, including:

 

    liabilities listed on certain schedules to the Separation Agreement;

 

    liabilities of HPE or any of its subsidiaries to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from any assets not allocated to the Everett Group;

 

    liabilities arising out of or resulting from any debt or capitalized lease obligations other than: (A) the Everett Debt and any debt incurred by Everett to finance the Everett Payment; (B) the Zero-Coupon Convertible Senior Notes Due October 1, 2021, 3.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 and 7.45% Notes due 2029 of HP Enterprise Services, LLC (formerly known as Electronic Data Systems LLC, formerly known as Electronic Data Systems Corporation); (C) all capitalized lease obligations that expire on or before March 31, 2019; (D) up to $250,000,000 in the aggregate among all Everett Group members of capitalized lease obligations that expire after March 31, 2019; and (E) certain other liabilities specified in the Separation Agreement; and

 

    liabilities that are expressly contemplated by the Separation Agreement or any ancillary agreements to be retained or assumed by HPE or any of its subsidiaries, and all liabilities of HPE or any of its subsidiaries under the Separation Agreement or any ancillary agreements.

Information in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement with respect to the assets and liabilities of Everett and HPE following the Distribution is presented based on the allocation of such assets and liabilities pursuant to the Separation Agreement and the ancillary agreements, unless the context otherwise requires. The Separation Agreement provides that, in the event that the transfer or assignment of assets and liabilities to Everett or HPE, as applicable, does not occur prior to the Separation, then until such assets or liabilities are able to be transferred or assigned, Everett or HPE, as applicable, will hold such assets on behalf and for the benefit of the other party and will pay, perform and discharge such liabilities in the ordinary course of business, provided that a party shall not be obligated to expend any money unless the other party advances or agrees to reimburse the necessary funds.

 

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Consents and Delayed Transfers

The Separation Agreement provides that Everett and HPE will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain or make any consents, approvals, notifications, substitutions or amendments in connection with the transfer or assignment of any assets or the assumption of any liabilities, or as required to novate or assign obligations under agreements, leases, licenses and other liabilities, or to obtain releases or substitutions such that it and its subsidiaries are solely liable for the liabilities allocated to it under the Separation Agreement. However, except as expressly provided in any ancillary agreement, neither HPE nor Everett will be obligated to contribute any capital or pay any consideration to any person for such consent, approval, notice, registration or other filing, substitution or amendment. The transfer or assignment of assets or the assumption of liabilities, as the case may be, shall be automatically deemed deferred if and to the extent that the valid, complete and perfected transfer or assignment of such assets or the assumption of such liabilities would be a violation of applicable law or require any consents, approvals or notifications that have not been made or obtained at or prior to the Distribution until such time as all legal impediments are removed or such consents, approvals and notifications have been obtained or made. The party retaining such asset will hold such asset in trust for the use and benefit of the other (at such other party’s expense) until properly conveyed. The obligations to obtain or make such consents, approvals and notifications will generally terminate 24 months after the Distribution.

Shared Assets and Contracts

The Separation Agreement provides that HPE and Everett will use their respective commercially reasonable efforts to separate assets and contracts that relate both to the Everett business and HPE’s other businesses into separate assets and contracts so that the Everett Group or HPE and its subsidiaries, as applicable, will retain the rights and benefits, and be subject to the liabilities, with respect to or arising from each shared asset or contract to the extent relating to its business. If any third-party consent to the separation of such asset or contract has not be obtained or the separation has not been completed as of the Distribution, then HPE and Everett will use commercially reasonable efforts to develop and implement arrangements to pass along the benefits and liabilities of the portion of any such shared asset or contracts as relates to the other party’s business. These obligations with respect to shared assets and contracts will terminate 24 months after the Distribution. HPE and Everett will share equally any costs relating to separating shared assets and contracts.

Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties

Except as expressly set forth in the Separation Agreement, the Merger Agreement or any ancillary agreement, neither Everett nor HPE makes any representation or warranty as to the assets, businesses or liabilities transferred or assumed as part of the Separation, the Distribution or the Merger, as to any approvals or notifications required in connection with the transfers or assumptions, as to the value or the freedom from any security interests of any assets of Everett or HPE, as to the absence of any defenses or right of setoff or freedom from counterclaim with respect to any claim or other asset of either Everett or HPE or as to the legal sufficiency of any assignment, document, certificate or instrument delivered under the Separation Agreement, Merger Agreement or any ancillary agreement to convey title to any asset or thing of value. Except as expressly set forth in the Separation Agreement, the Merger Agreement or any ancillary agreement, all assets are transferred on an “as is,” “where is” basis and the respective transferees will bear the economic and legal risks that any conveyance will prove to be insufficient to vest in the transferee good or marketable title, free and clear of all security interests, and that any necessary approvals or notifications are not obtained or made or that any requirements of laws or judgments are not complied with.

The Distribution

In the Distribution, HPE will distribute all of the outstanding shares of Everett common stock to HPE stockholders. The Separation Agreement provides that the Distribution may be effected, at HPE’s option, by way of a spin-off, in which HPE would make a pro rata distribution of Everett common stock to HPE stockholders, or

 

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a split-off, in which HPE would exchange shares of Everett common stock for shares of HPE common stock. HPE intends to effect the Distribution as a spin-off.

Conditions to the Distribution

The obligation of HPE to complete the Distribution is subject to the satisfaction or waiver by HPE (subject to the limitation that certain waivers shall also be subject to the prior written consent of CSC) of the following conditions:

 

    completion of the Separation;

 

    completion of certain securities law matters, including the filing and effectiveness of a registration statement with respect to the Everett common stock to be distributed;

 

    the listing of the Everett common stock to be distributed in the Distribution on a nationally recognized securities exchange.

 

    completion of certain issuances to HPE of Everett common stock and distributions to HPE of cash and securities representing the Everett Debt;

 

    entry by HPE into a distribution agent agreement with the distribution agent;

 

    delivery of an opinion, in form and substance acceptable to HPE in its sole discretion, from an independent appraisal firm confirming the solvency and financial viability of HPE after giving effect to the Everett Debt, Everett Payment and the consummation of the Distribution; and

 

    satisfaction or waiver by the party entitled to the benefit thereof of the conditions to the obligations of the parties to the Merger Agreement to consummate the Merger and complete the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied contemporaneously with or immediately following the Distribution).

Cost Structure Protection

If the annualized cost of performing certain activities identified by the Separation Agreement as “horizontal cost activities,” as calculated as of the Distribution Date, exceeds $1,200,000,000, then HPE will pay Everett within 120 days after the Distribution Date the excess of such annualized horizontal cost over $1,200,000,000 and Everett’s reasonable expenses (including projected severance and other restructuring costs) in connection with reducing the total annualized horizontal cost to $1,200,000,000. Costs for resources substituted or added to support the Everett business at CSC’s written request that would have otherwise been stranded costs for HPE will not be reflected in the calculation of the annualized horizontal cost.

Post-Closing Adjustments

The Separation Agreement provides for a post-closing adjustment to the extent that the actual amounts of certain cash conversion cycle metrics of Everett and the Everett subsidiaries as of 11:59 pm on the day prior to the Distribution Date is greater or less than specified targets for such metrics, based on the average of such metrics for Everett and its subsidiaries on a combined basis for the twelve months ended April 30, 2016.

If the actual final cash conversion cycle metric exceeds the target metric, then Everett will pay to HPE the excess. If the actual final cash conversion cycle metric is less than the actual final cash conversion cycle metric, then HPE will pay to Everett the amount of such shortfall.

The Separation Agreement also provides for other post-closing adjustments based on cash and cash equivalents, net intercompany payables and receivables, VAT and other sales taxes payable and receivable, accrued payroll and accrued bonus.

 

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Treatment of Intercompany Agreements, Receivables and Payables

The Separation Agreement provides that all agreements that are between members of the Everett Group, on the one hand, and HPE and its subsidiaries, on the other hand, and that do not involve any third parties will be terminated as of the Distribution, except for the Separation Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the ancillary agreements, certain shared contracts and other arrangements specified in the Separation Agreement. The Separation Agreement provides that all intercompany receivables owed and intercompany payables due solely between members of the Everett Group, on the one hand, and HPE and its subsidiaries, on the other hand, that are in respect of goods or services, are effective or outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the Distribution and are included in the calculation of the post-closing adjustments relating to intercompany receivables and payables will be settled and paid as of the effective time of the Distribution, or as promptly as practicable thereafter, subject to limited exceptions. The Separation Agreement also provides that by the effective time of the Distribution or as soon as possible thereafter, all bank and brokerage accounts owned by a member of the Everett Group will be de-linked from the accounts owned by HPE or any of its subsidiaries, and all bank and brokerage accounts owned by HPE or any of its subsidiaries will be de-linked from the accounts owned by a member of the Everett Group.

Releases

The Separation Agreement provides that, except as expressly provided in the Separation Agreement, any ancillary agreement or the Merger Agreement, Everett and its affiliates will release and discharge HPE and its affiliates from all liabilities to the extent existing or arising from any acts and events occurring or failing to occur, and any conditions existing, at or prior to the effective time of the Distribution, including in connection with the implementation of the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger. The Separation Agreement provides that, except as expressly provided in the Separation Agreement, any ancillary agreement or the Merger Agreement, HPE and its affiliates will release and discharge Everett and its affiliates from all liabilities to the extent existing or arising from any acts and events occurring or failing to occur, and any conditions existing, at or prior to the effective time of the Distribution, including in connection with the implementation of the Separation, the Distribution and the Merger.

These releases will not extend to obligations or liabilities under any agreements between the parties that remain in effect following the Separation, which agreements include, among others, the Separation Agreement, the Merger Agreement and the ancillary agreements.

Indemnification

In the Separation Agreement, Everett agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless HPE, each of its subsidiaries and each of their respective directors, officers and employees, from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

 

    any liabilities allocated to the Everett Group;

 

    the failure of any member of the Everett Group to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any liabilities allocated to Everett, whether prior to, at or after the effective time of the Distribution;

 

    any guarantee, indemnification obligation, surety bond or other credit support arrangement by HPE or its subsidiaries for the benefit of any member of the Everett Group that survives the effective time of the Distribution, except to the extent related to a liability allocated to HPE or its subsidiaries; and

 

    any breach by any member of the Everett Group of the Separation Agreement or any of the ancillary agreements (other than the ancillary agreements that expressly contain indemnification provisions, which shall be subject to the indemnification provisions contained therein) or any action by Everett in contravention of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws.

 

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HPE agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each member of the Everett Group and each of its respective directors, officers and employees from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

 

    the liabilities allocated to HPE and its subsidiaries;

 

    the failure of HPE or any of its subsidiaries, other than members of the Everett Group, to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any of the liabilities allocated to HPE, whether prior to, at or after the effective time of the Distribution;

 

    any guarantee, indemnification obligation, surety bond or other credit support arrangement by a member of the Everett Group for the benefit of HPE or any of its subsidiaries that survives the effective time of the Distribution, except to the extent related to a liability allocated to a member of the Everett Group; and

 

    any breach by HPE or any of its subsidiaries of the Separation Agreement or any of the ancillary agreements (other than the ancillary agreements that expressly contain indemnification provisions, which shall be subject to the indemnification provisions contained therein) or any action by HPE in contravention of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws.

The Separation Agreement also establishes procedures with respect to claims subject to indemnification and related matters. Under the Separation Agreement, the amount of any indemnifiable loss will be reduced by any insurance proceeds or similar amounts actually recovered by the indemnified party in respect of the indemnifiable loss.

Indemnification with respect to taxes will generally be governed solely by the Tax Matters Agreement.

Litigation

Each party to the Separation Agreement will direct the defense or prosecution of litigation solely related to its own business. With respect to litigation in which Everett entities and HPE entities are named and that are related to both parties’ businesses, each of Everett and HPE shall be entitled to assume its own defense and shall consult in good faith with each other regarding the management of the defense of such actions. Any other litigation related to both parties’ businesses will be managed by the party with the greater financial exposure with respect to the litigation, provided that if an action involves the pursuit of criminal sanctions or penalties or seeks equitable or injunctive relief against any party, that party will be entitled to control the defense of the claim.

Insurance

Prior to the effective time of the Distribution, Everett and the Everett business will continue to be covered under insurance policies of HPE or the subsidiaries of HPE. Following the effective time of the Distribution, Everett and the Everett business will no longer be covered under the insurance policies of HPE or the subsidiaries of HPE. Everett and the subsidiaries of Everett will have the right to access occurrence-based coverage (to the extent such coverage exists) for claims asserted after the effective time of the Distribution but arising out of an occurrence prior to the effective time of the Distribution, but only to the extent such policies provide such coverage without cost to HPE and its subsidiaries.

Non-Competition

The Separation Agreement includes non-compete provisions pursuant to which HPE agrees to not engage for two years from the Distribution Date in certain activities that were conducted exclusively by the Everett business immediately prior to the Distribution Date, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Separation Agreement (e.g., for relatively minor acquisitions or acquisitions of businesses with relatively minor percentages of their revenues from activities conducted exclusively by the Everett business).

 

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Additionally, the Separation Agreement includes non-compete provisions pursuant to which Everett and CSC agree to not engage for two years from the Distribution Date in certain activities that were conducted exclusively by HPE (and not the Everett business) immediately prior to the Distribution Date, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Separation Agreement (e.g., for relatively minor acquisitions or acquisitions of businesses with relatively minor percentages of their revenues from activities conducted exclusively by HPE (and not the Everett business)).

Further Assurances

In addition to the actions specifically provided for in the Separation Agreement, each of Everett and HPE agree in the Separation Agreement to use commercially reasonable efforts, prior to, at and for 12 months after the effective time of the Distribution, to take all actions and to do all things reasonably necessary under applicable laws, regulations and agreements to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement and the ancillary agreements.

Expenses

Except as expressly set forth in the Separation Agreement or in any ancillary agreement, HPE will be responsible for all out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses of HPE, Everett and any of their subsidiaries incurred in connection with the Separation or the Distribution prior to the effective time, other than the separation expenses that CSC agrees in writing should be reimbursed by Everett to HPE.

Dispute Resolution

The Separation Agreement contains provisions that govern, except as otherwise provided in certain ancillary agreements, the resolution of disputes, controversies or claims that may arise between Everett and HPE related to such agreements, the Separation or the Distribution. These provisions contemplate that efforts will be made to resolve disputes, controversies and claims first by escalation of the dispute to senior management of Everett and HPE, before availing themselves of any other remedies. If senior management is unable to resolve a dispute within a specified period, the dispute may be submitted by either party to mediation in accordance with the Separation Agreement. If the parties are unable to resolve the dispute through mediation within a specified period, the dispute may be submitted by either party to binding arbitration in accordance with the Separation Agreement.

Termination

The Separation Agreement will terminate simultaneously with a valid termination of the Merger Agreement prior to the closing of the Merger. After the effective time of the Distribution, the Separation Agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by both HPE and Everett. In the event of such a termination, neither party, nor any of their respective officers and directors, will have any liability to any person by reason of the Separation Agreement.

Other Matters

The Separation Agreement also governs, among other matters, access to information, confidentiality, access to and provision of witnesses and records, counsel and legal privileges, and treatment of outstanding guarantees.

 

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DEBT FINANCING

Everett Financings

On December 16, 2016, Everett entered into the Term Facility and prior to the closing of the Distribution, Everett intends to issue the Notes, together in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $3.0 billion. The proceeds of the Term Facility will be used to pay a portion of the Everett Payment to HPE, proceeds from the issuance of $300 million (subject to increase to the extent that the federal income tax basis of the Everett business exceeds $2.3 billion) in principal amount of Notes will be used to pay the remaining portion of the Everett Payment to HPE and approximately $700 million (subject to decrease to the extent that the federal income tax basis of the Everett business exceeds $2.3 billion) in principal amount of the Notes will be issued to HPE and exchanged by HPE for outstanding senior unsecured notes of HPE.

The material terms of the Term Facility and the anticipated material terms of the Notes are described below based on our current expectations. There can be no assurance that the Term Facility or the Notes will be finalized on similar terms, or at all.

Term Facility

On December 16, 2016, Everett entered into a Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”; the term loan facility described therein, the “Term Facility”), by and among Everett, certain financial institutions party thereto (the “Everett Lenders”), the arrangers named therein (the “Arrangers”) and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (“BTMU”), as administrative agent (the “Everett Administrative Agent”). Pursuant to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, Everett will issue term loans with an aggregate principal amount of $2.0 billion, comprising: (i) a delayed-draw senior unsecured term loan A facility denominated in U.S. dollars in an aggregate principal amount of $375 million that is scheduled to mature on the date that is three years following the Funding Date (as defined below) (the “Tranche A-1 Loans”), (ii) a delayed-draw senior unsecured term loan A facility denominated in U.S. dollars in an aggregate principal amount of $1.310 billion that is scheduled to mature on the date that is five years following the Funding Date (the “Tranche A-2 Loans”) and (iii) a delayed-draw senior unsecured term loan A facility denominated in Euros in an aggregate principal amount of the Euro equivalent of $315 million, determined as of the date that is three business days prior to the Funding Date, that is scheduled to mature on the date that is five years following the Funding Date (the “Tranche A-3 Loans”).

The permitted use of proceeds from the Term Facility is (i) to pay the Everett Payment, (ii) to pay a portion of the fees, premiums and expenses incurred in connection with the Transactions, including the Everett Payment and (iii) for general corporate purposes. The funding date of the Term Facility (the “Funding Date”) is conditioned, among other things, on the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to consummation of the Merger (other than the consummation of the Distribution).

Commitments under the Term Loan Credit Agreement will be available until August 27, 2017 or, at the election of the Arrangers, September 30, if the Outside Date is also extended to such date.

Borrowings under the Term Loan Credit Agreement will bear interest at rates per annum, determined, at Everett’s option, by reference either to an alternate base rate (“ABR Borrowing”) or to LIBOR (“Eurodollar Borrowing”).

With respect to Tranche A-1 Loans, ABR Borrowings will bear interest at (a) the highest of (i) the prime rate announced by BTMU, (ii) the federal funds effective rate plus one-half of 1%, and (iii) one-month LIBOR plus 1% (the “Alternative Base Rate”), plus (b) a margin of between zero and 62.5 basis points based on the public rating that has been most recently announced by Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of S&P Global Inc. (or any successor thereto) or Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and any successor thereto with

 

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respect to the senior, unsecured, non-credit enhanced, long-term debt securities (the “Rating”) of (i) initially, CSC and (ii) from and after the date on which Everett has a Rating, Everett, or if any such rating agency shall have issued more than one such public rating, the lowest such public rating issued by such rating agency. Eurodollar Borrowings will bear interest at (a) the London interbank offered rate for deposits in dollars with a term equivalent to the interest period for such borrowing (“LIBOR”) plus (b) a margin of between 87.5 and 162.5 basis points based on the Rating.

With respect to Tranche A-2 Loans, ABR Borrowings will bear interest at (a) the Alternative Base Rate, plus (b) a margin of between zero and 75.0 basis points based on the Pricing Grid. Eurodollar Borrowings will bear interest at (a) LIBOR plus (b) a margin of between 100 and 175 basis points based on the Pricing Grid.

With respect to Tranche A-3 Loans, Eurodollar Borrowings will bear interest at (a) LIBOR plus (b) a margin of between 75 and 135 basis points based on the Pricing Grid.

The Term Loan Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative, negative and financial covenants. Other than certain customary financial reporting obligations, none of the affirmative, negative and financial covenants will apply until the occurrence of the Funding Date. Such covenants contain, among other things, limitations on Everett and its subsidiaries incurring liens and entering into certain types of fundamental change transactions. Under the financial covenants, commencing with the end of its first fiscal quarter after the Funding Date, Everett (i) may not permit the ratio of its consolidated EBITDA to its consolidated interest expense to be less than 3.0 to 1.0 for any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters and (ii) may not permit the ratio of its consolidated total debt to consolidated EBITDA to be greater than 3.0 to 1.0 as of the last day of any such fiscal quarter.

The Term Loan Credit Agreement includes customary events of default, including events of default relating to non-payment of amounts due under the Term Facility, material inaccuracy of representations and warranties, violation of covenants, non-payment or acceleration of other material indebtedness, bankruptcy, insolvency, unsatisfied material judgments, change of control, certain ERISA events and actual or asserted invalidity of any guarantee by CSC during the period of effectiveness of any guarantee by CSC. If an event of default occurs under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, the lenders will be able to terminate the commitments and accelerate the maturity of the loans under the Term Facility and exercise other rights and remedies.

The Term Facility will require Everett to pay a ticking fee for ratable benefit and account of each Everett Lender, accruing from December 16, 2016 until the earlier to occur of (i) the date of expiration or termination of commitments under the Term Facility and (ii) the Funding Date, at a rate of 0.07% to 0.25% on the aggregate principal amount of the commitments under the Term Facility then outstanding.

Notes

Everett expects, prior to the closing of the Distribution, to: (1) issue Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $300 million (subject to increase to the extent that the federal income tax basis of the Everett business exceeds $2.3 billion), which will be used to pay a portion of the Everett Payment, and (2) issue to HPE Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to approximately $700 million (subject to decrease to the extent that the federal income tax basis of the Everett business exceeds $2.3 billion), which will in turn be exchanged by HPE for outstanding senior unsecured notes of HPE pursuant to a debt-for-debt exchange. All of the Notes are expected to have a term of at least seven years and to be subject to covenants consistent with market practice for comparable issuers.

Depending on market conditions and other factors, the allocation of the Financing between the Term Facility and the Notes may be adjusted.

 

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Everett Bridge Facility

As discussed above under “The Transaction Agreements—The Merger Agreement—Financing—Everett Bridge Facility,” certain financial institutions have committed to provide Everett with a $1.055 billion senior unsecured bridge facility that may be borrowed by Everett in lieu of the Notes.

Credit Facility

On September 29, 2016, CSC received commitments to extend the maturity date of the $2.98 billion of commitments under that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 11, 2013, among Computer Sciences Corporation, certain of its subsidiaries and the lenders named therein (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”; the senior unsecured revolving credit facility described therein, the “Revolving Credit Facility”). On December 30, 2016, CSC exercised its option under the Revolving Credit Agreement to incur incremental commitments thereunder in an aggregate amount of $40 million, which resulted in an increase in the aggregate outstanding facility size from $2.98 billion to $3.02 billion. Of the $3.02 billion of commitments, $2.88 billion will mature on January 15, 2022, $70 million will mature on January 15, 2021 and $70 million will mature on January 15, 2020.

In connection with entering into the Merger Agreement, CSC entered into a debt financing commitment letter (including the joinder and amendment thereto, the “CSC Debt Commitment Letter”) with certain financial institutions. Pursuant to the CSC Debt Commitment Letter, these financial institutions have committed to provide CSC with $740 million of incremental commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility, the availability of which is conditioned upon the closing of the Merger. If the conditions to these commitments are satisfied, and if CSC elects to accept all incremental commitments, the availability of these commitments will result in an increase in the aggregate facility size of the Credit Facility from $3.02 billion up to $3.76 billion. The Revolving Credit Facility was amended on June 21, 2016 to increase the maximum amount of incremental commitments that can be incurred under the Revolving Credit Facility from $500 million to $1.5 billion, which results in a maximum potential facility size of $4.0 billion.

 

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ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THE SEPARATION,

THE DISTRIBUTION AND THE MERGER

EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

In connection with the Transactions, HPE, Everett and CSC have entered into an Employee Matters Agreement with respect to the transfer of certain employees engaged in the Everett business and related matters, including terms of employment, benefit plan transition and coverage and other compensation and labor matters. This summary is qualified by reference to the complete text of the Employee Matters Agreement, which is incorporated by reference herein and is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this document is a part.

The Employee Matters Agreement provides that:

 

    The HPE Group generally will be responsible for liabilities associated with employees who have been identified as HPE Group employees (collectively, the “HPE Group Employees”) and liabilities for former employees who primarily served the business of the HPE Group;

 

    The Everett Group generally will be responsible for liabilities associated with employees who have been identified as Everett Group employees and liabilities for former employees who primarily served the business of the Everett Group; and

 

    the HPE Group and the Everett Group will each be responsible for 50% of the liabilities associated with former employees who were not primarily serving the business of either the HPE Group or the Everett Group, including former global function employees.

Notwithstanding the general rule described above:

 

    The HPE Group will retain all U.S. defined benefit pension plan and subsidized retiree medical liabilities in the U.S. for all former employees, HPE Group Employees and Everett Group employees. Pension assets and liabilities and subsidized retiree medical liabilities in non-U.S. jurisdictions are allocated on a jurisdiction by jurisdiction basis. HPE and CSC agreed to a net amount of pension assets and liabilities and subsidized retiree medical liabilities in non-U.S. jurisdictions that Everett will retain. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Combined Company, After the Transactions—Everett will assume certain material pension benefit obligations associated with Everett employees. These liabilities and the related future funding obligations could restrict cash available for operations of the combined company, capital expenditures and other requirements, and may materially adversely affect the financial condition and liquidity of the combined company.”

 

    The HPE Group will retain all liabilities relating to the IRG programs for all former employees and HPE Group employees and the Everett Group will retain all liabilities relating to the IRG programs for all Everett Group employees.

 

    The HPE Group will retain all liabilities relating to the Global Retirement Supplement for all HPE Group employees and the Everett Group will retain all liabilities relating to the Global Retirement Supplement for all Everett Group employees.

 

    The HPE Group will retain all liabilities relating to the HPE Group’s 401(k) plan for all former employees, HPE Group employees and Everett Group employees. CSC will establish or maintain a 401(k) plan for the benefit of Everett Group employees, effective no later than the effective time of the distribution.

 

   

Following the closing date of the Merger, the combined company will provide each Everett employee with an annual base salary and target annual cash incentive compensation opportunities that are, in the aggregate, comparable to the annual base salary and target annual cash incentive compensation opportunities provided to similarly situated employees of CSC. Following the Closing Date, the

 

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combined company will provide each Everett employee benefits (with certain exclusions including defined benefit pension benefits and retiree medical or insurance benefits) that are comparable to, and severance benefits that are no less favorable than, those provided to similarly situated employees of CSC.

 

    The combined company will establish or designate health and welfare plans for the benefit of all Everett Group employees, as of the effective time of the distribution. HPE will provide health and welfare coverage to Everett Group employees who are unable to enroll in the CSC health and welfare plans as of the effective time of the distribution until the first available entry point for Everett Group employees in such plans, such time period not to extend farther than December 31, 2017, with CSC reimbursing HPE for the cost of such coverage.

 

    The combined company will establish or make available to Everett Group employees a nonqualified deferred compensation plan, and the HPE Group will transfer to such plan accounts of current and former Everett Group employee participants in HPE’s Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.

 

    The HPE Group will be solely responsible for determining the amount of, and paying, all awards due to be paid to former employees and HPE Group Employees who were participants in the HPE Group incentive plans at the time of separation from employment, and the Everett Group will be responsible for determining, subject to the reasonable approval of CSC, the amount, and paying, of all awards due to be paid to former employees and Everett Group employees who were participants in the Everett Group incentive plans at the time of separation from employment.

The Employee Matters Agreement also provides, in general, for the conversion of each outstanding HPE Group equity award held by Everett Group employees and each outstanding CSC equity award held by CSC employees into an adjusted award relating to Everett common shares. Specifically:

 

    Each outstanding HPE award of options (including performance-contingent options), stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, performance-adjusted restricted stock units and accounts consisting of dividend equivalent units relating to HPE common stock granted under HPE’s 2015 Stock Incentive Plan and held by Everett Group employees will be converted into an adjusted award relating to Everett common shares and shall otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions after the Merger as the terms and conditions applicable to such awards immediately prior to the Merger.

 

    Each outstanding CSC award of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units and performance share units relating to CSC common stock granted under CSC’s 2011 Omnibus Incentive Plan and held by CSC employees will be converted into an adjusted award relating to Everett common shares and shall otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions after the Merger as the terms and conditions applicable to such awards immediately prior to the Merger.

TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT

Everett and HPE will enter into a tax matters agreement that will govern the parties’ respective rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to taxes (including taxes arising in the ordinary course of business and taxes, if any, incurred as a result of any failure of the Distribution and certain related transactions to qualify for their intended tax treatment), tax attributes, the preparation and filing of tax returns, the control of audits and other tax proceedings, and assistance and cooperation in respect of tax matters. This summary is qualified by reference to the complete text of the form of the tax matters agreement, which is incorporated by reference and is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this document is a part.

In general, under the agreement:

 

   

HPE will be responsible for (i) any US federal income taxes imposed on HPE’s consolidated group for any period, (ii) any US federal, state, local or foreign taxes (and any related interest, penalties or audit adjustments) imposed on Everett and/or any of its subsidiaries (excluding CSC and its subsidiaries) for

 

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any tax period or portion thereof ending on or prior to the date of the Distribution, (iii) certain transaction and transfer taxes arising from the Contribution, the Distribution and certain related transactions and (iv) any taxes resulting from a breach by HPE of any covenant set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement or other transaction document; and

 

    Everett will be responsible for (i) any US federal, state, local or foreign taxes (and any related interest, penalties or audit adjustments) imposed on Everett and/or any of its subsidiaries for any period or portion thereof beginning after the date of the Distribution and (ii) any taxes resulting from a breach by Everett of any covenant set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement or other transaction document.

Neither party’s obligations under the agreement will be limited in amount or subject to any cap.

The agreement will also assign responsibilities for administrative matters, such as the filing of returns, payment of taxes due, retention of records and conduct of audits, examinations or similar proceedings. In general, in the case of any tax contest with respect to any tax return, the party that would be primarily liable under the Tax Matters Agreement to pay the applicable tax authority the taxes resulting from such tax contest will administer and control such tax contest. In addition, the agreement provides for cooperation and information sharing with respect to tax matters.

The Tax Matters Agreement will also impose certain restrictions on CSC, Everett and its subsidiaries with respect to actions that could cause the Distribution and certain related transactions to fail to qualify for their intended tax treatment. Such restrictions include, without limitation, restrictions on share issuances, certain debt issuances, business combinations, transactions (other than the Merger) that would (when combined with certain other transactions or changes in ownership of Everett stock) have the effect of causing one or more persons to acquire stock (directly or indirectly) comprising 40 percent or more the vote or value of all outstanding shares of Everett stock, sales of assets, partial and full liquidations, the cessation of the active conduct of certain businesses, amendments of organizational documents, actions that affect the voting rights of Everett stock, share redemptions and repurchases, and certain other actions that could adversely affect the intended tax treatment of the Distribution and certain related transactions. The Tax Matters Agreement will provide special rules that allocate tax liabilities in the event the Distribution and certain related transactions fail to qualify for their intended tax treatment. In general, under the Tax Matters Agreement, each party is expected to be responsible for any taxes imposed on HPE or Everett that arise from (i) the failure of the Distribution, together with certain related transactions, to qualify as a transaction that is generally tax-free, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) and certain other relevant provisions of the Code, or (ii) the failure of certain other related transactions consummated in connection with HPE’s internal restructuring to qualify for their intended tax treatment, in each case, to the extent that the failure to so qualify is attributable to certain actions (or inactions) of, or certain events relating to, such party or certain persons related to such party. To the extent that the failure to qualify is not so attributable, such taxes will generally be the responsibility of HPE.

The Tax Matters Agreement is binding on and will inure to the benefit of any successor to any of the parties of the Tax Matters Agreement to the same extent as if such successor had been an original party to the Tax Matters Agreement.

IP MATTERS AGREEMENT

HPE, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (together with HPE, “HPE Grantors”) and Everett will enter into an IP Matters Agreement in respect of certain intellectual property (including patents, trademarks and domain names) and certain technology (including software and related copyrights) used in the current conduct of the Everett business. Pursuant to the IP Matters Agreement, HPE Grantors will transfer to Everett patents, registered trademarks and registered copyrights, and applications for any of the foregoing, and domain names owned by the HPE Grantors or any other members of the HPE Group that are listed on exhibits to the IP Matters Agreement, and software, unregistered trademarks and trade secrets owned by the HPE Grantors or any other members of the HPE

 

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Group that are used exclusively in the current conduct of the Everett Business. Such transferred intellectual property will be transferred to Everett subject to any pre-existing (i) non-exclusive licenses and (ii) portfolio-wide patent cross-licenses or other commercial arrangements, in each case, that are granted in the ordinary course and are not material to the Everett business. HPE Grantors will also transfer to Everett certain specified agreements that grant third parties rights in such transferred intellectual property. Everett will grant back to the HPE Group a perpetual, nonexclusive, fully paid up, royalty-free, generally nontransferable and nonsublicensable license to the patents and patent applications included in such transferred intellectual property to conduct HPE’s retained businesses as conducted prior to the Distribution Date and natural evolutions thereof.

HPE Grantors will grant to Everett a nonexclusive, fully paid up, royalty-free, generally nontransferable and generally nonsublicensable license:

 

    to patents and patent applications owned by the HPE Group to conduct the Everett business as conducted prior to the Distribution Date and natural evolutions thereof. Everett may sublicense its rights under this patent license to certain specified spin-offs or other divestments of CSC’s or Everett’s business (including the public sector business) (collectively, “Permitted Transferees”);

 

    on a worldwide basis, to internally use and modify software that is owned by or licensed to any member of the HPE Group, is used in the conduct of the Everett business and in the possession of the Everett business prior to the Distribution Date and is not made commercially available by the HPE Group, solely for purposes of developing, maintaining or supporting Everett’s products and services. Everett may sublicense its rights to subsidiaries, Permitted Transferees and certain specified vendors and contractors; provided that, any such software that is licensed by the applicable member of the HPE Group from a third party will be sublicensed to Everett only if such software (i) is sublicensable to Everett within the scope of the license granted to the applicable member of the HPE Group without, (a) breaching any obligation owed to such third party, (b) requiring any consent from such third party or (c) incurring any obligation to make any payment or pay other consideration to such third party and (ii), in the case of software used to provide information technology-related infrastructure for an enterprise, is used by the Everett business directly to provide commercial products or services to customers or related to the development of such products or services;

 

    on a worldwide basis, to internally use and modify trade secrets (excluding source code) that are owned by the HPE Group and used in the conduct of the Everett business and in the possession of the Everett business prior to the Distribution Date, solely for developing, maintaining or supporting Everett’s products and services being provided as of the Distribution Date and natural evolutions thereof. Everett may not sublicense its rights under this trade secret license; and

 

    to distribute or otherwise make available, in object code form, software that is owned by or licensed to any member of the HPE Group to the extent such software is incorporated in Everett’s products and services (excluding internal use software) as of the Distribution Date and natural evolutions thereof. Everett may sublicense its rights under this distribution license to Permitted Transferees, distributors and customers.

Each license and permitted sublicense expressly excludes CSC’s pre-existing products and services. With respect to software that is made commercially available by the HPE Group, HPE Grantors will use good faith efforts to enter into standard customer or other commercial arrangements with Everett or its customers. With respect to software owned by or licensed to any member of the HPE Group, HPE Grantors have no obligation to provide source code, documentation, support, updates or upgrades.

The IP Matters Agreement prohibits either party from assigning the IP Matters Agreement without consent from the non-assigning party, except (x) an assignment by Everett to CSC and (y) an assignment by Everett or CSC to a public sector business spin-off, in each case, in whole and on a one-time basis only. CSC may not further assign the IP Matters Agreement other than in connection with a merger, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of CSC’s assets or businesses.

 

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TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT

Everett and HPE will enter into a transition services agreement pursuant to which HPE and its subsidiaries and Everett and its subsidiaries will provide, on an interim, transitional basis, various services to each other. The services that will be provided under the agreement will be described in service schedules attached to the agreement. The charges for the services will be determined on a cost-plus basis. The recipient will also pay any exit and stranded costs associated with the provision of services on a pro rata basis over the applicable service duration.

The Transition Services Agreement will terminate on the last date on which either party is obligated to provide any service to the other party, which will generally be up to nine months following the Distribution Date. The recipient will have the opportunity to extend the duration of a particular service under the Transition Services Agreement for two extension periods of three months each, subject to specified exceptions. The provider or recipient of a particular service will generally be able to terminate that service prior to the scheduled expiration date in the event of the other party’s uncured material breach with respect to such service, and the recipient of a particular service may terminate such service for convenience, subject to a specified minimum notice period and, in the case of certain services, payment of any termination charges specified in the applicable service schedule. Termination is subject to the recipient’s payment of any unpaid exit and stranded costs and other termination costs payable by the provider solely as a result of the early termination.

The cumulative liability of each party under the Transition Services Agreement will be limited to the aggregate charges paid to such party in connection with the provision of the services to the other party under the agreement, except for such party’s liability with respect to payment of charges, breaches of confidentiality obligations, its gross negligence or willful misconduct, or third-party claims for which it is required to indemnify the other party. The agreement will include a waiver of any special, indirect, incidental, punitive or consequential damages, except where such damages arise from breaches of confidentiality obligations or in the case of gross negligence or willful misconduct.

REAL ESTATE MATTERS AGREEMENT

Everett and HPE will enter into a Real Estate Matters Agreement pursuant to which HPE will transfer to or share with Everett certain leased and owned property, and Everett will transfer to or share with HPE certain leased and owned property. The Real Estate Matters Agreement describes the manner in which the specified leased and owned properties are transferred or shared, including the following types of transactions: (i) conveyances to Everett of specified properties that HPE owns; (ii) conveyances to HPE of specified properties that Everett owns; (iii) leases to Everett of portions of specified properties owned by HPE; (iv) leases to HPE of portions of specified properties owned by Everett; (v) assignments of HPE’s leases for specified leased properties to Everett; (vi) assignments of Everett’s leases for specified leased properties to HPE; (vii) subleases to Everett of portions of specified properties leased by HPE (at the same rate paid by HPE to the lessor of the applicable property); and (viii) subleases to HPE of portions of specified properties leased by Everett (at the same rate paid by Everett to the lessor of the applicable property). The Real Estate Matters Agreement describes the leased and owned property transferred or shared for each type of transaction.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AGREEMENT

Everett and HPE will enter into an Information Technology Services Agreement pursuant to which Everett will provide information technology services to HPE. The charges for the services will generally be determined on a volumetric basis. Each year under the term of the agreement, HPE has agreed to a minimum annual revenue commitment.

The Information Technology Services Agreement will terminate on the fifth anniversary of the effective date of the agreement, unless earlier terminated by the parties in accordance with its terms. HPE will have the opportunity to extend the duration of the services under the agreement for two extension periods of up to one

 

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year each. HPE may terminate any service for convenience, subject to a specified minimum notice period and payment of any termination charges. Everett may only terminate the agreement upon HPE’s failure to cure HPE’s non-payment of undisputed charges owed under the agreement.

The Information Technology Services Agreement includes a waiver of any special, indirect, punitive or consequential damages and the cumulative liability of each party under the agreement will be limited to the aggregate charges paid to Everett for the 18 months prior to the month in which the most recent event giving rise to liability occurred, except, in each case, for such party’s liability with respect to fraud, willful misconduct, intentional tortious conduct, gross negligence, breaches of confidentiality obligations (except breaches related to HPE data, which are subject to a cumulative liability cap equal to 24 months’ charges), intellectual property infringement, certain third-party claims for which it is required to indemnify the other party, breaches of law by a party, damages related to bodily injury or tangible or real property damage, HPE’s payment obligations and Everett’s abandonment of the services.

PREFERRED VENDOR AGREEMENTS

Everett and HPE will enter into Preferred Vendor Agreements, pursuant to which HPE will (i) make available to Everett for purchase hardware products sold by HPE, and technology services provided by HPE and (ii) make available to Everett for purchase and license software products sold or licensed by HPE, and technology (including SaaS), support, professional and other services provided by HPE. The Preferred Vendor Agreements will require HPE to offer Everett pricing for these products and services that is at equal to or better than that offered by HPE to similarly situated customers in the market.

The Preferred Vendor Agreements have a three year term from the Distribution Date, subject to early termination by HPE for convenience, subject to a specified minimum notice period, or in the event of a change of control of Everett or an uncured material breach.

 

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INFORMATION ABOUT CSC

CSC Overview

CSC was founded in 1959 and incorporated in the state of Nevada and is listed on the NYSE under the symbol “CSC.”

CSC is a next-generation global provider of IT services and solutions. CSC helps lead its clients through their digital transformations to meet new business demands and customer expectations in a market of escalating complexity, interconnectivity, mobility, and opportunity. CSC’s strategy is to lead its clients on their digital journey with a new generation of offerings by leveraging partners, industry IP and domain expertise across the globe. CSC strives to be a trusted IT partner through providing next-generation IT services which include applications modernization, cloud infrastructure, cyber security, big data and mobility.

For a more detailed description of CSC’s business, see CSC’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended December 30, 2016 and CSC’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 1, 2016, which is incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus-information statement.

Business After the Merger

The combination of the Everett business with CSC’s existing business is intended to create the number one independent, end-to-end IT services firm in the world, uniquely positioned to lead clients on their digital transformations. The new company is expected to have annual revenues of $26 billion and more than 5,000 clients in 70 countries, covering every major global region.

CSC expects the Transactions to have the following strategic benefits: