Merger

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Merger

Merger

On April 19, 2024, the Company completed the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 17, 2024 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, SH Residential Holdings, LLC (“Parent”), Clear Line, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and, solely for the purposes of Section 6.2, Section 6.17 and Section 9.15 of the Merger Agreement, Sekisui House, Ltd. (“Guarantor”), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”):

(i) each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Company Common Stock”) outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares of Company Common Stock that are (A)(1) held by the Company as treasury stock; (2) held directly by Parent or Merger Sub; or (3) held by any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent or Merger Sub, in each case, immediately prior to the Effective Time (collectively, the “Owned Company Shares”), (B) held by any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time, (C) held by a holder who is entitled to demand, and has properly and validly demanded, appraisal for such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with, and who complies in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL (“Dissenting Shares”), or (D) subject to vesting restrictions and/or forfeiture back to the Company (“Company RSAs”)) was automatically converted into the right to receive $63.00 per share, in cash, without interest thereon (the “Merger Consideration”);

(ii) each Owned Company Share was automatically cancelled and ceased to exist, and no consideration or payment will be delivered in exchange therefor or in respect thereof; and

(iii) each share of Company Common Stock held by any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company was be converted into such number of shares of common stock of the surviving corporation with an aggregate value immediately after the consummation of the Merger equal to the Merger Consideration.

The Merger Agreement also provides that, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger:

(i) each option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock granted under any Company Equity Plan (each, a “Company Option”) that was outstanding and unexercised, whether vested or unvested, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was fully vested, cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash (without interest), if any, equal to the product of (A) the excess (if any) of (1) the Merger Consideration over (2) the exercise price per share of such Company Option, multiplied by (B) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option, subject to any required withholding of Taxes; provided, however, that any Company Option with respect to which the applicable per share exercise price is greater than the Merger Consideration will be cancelled without consideration;

(ii) each Company RSA, whether vested or unvested, that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was fully vested, cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash (without interest) equal to the product of (A) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company RSA, multiplied by (B) the Merger Consideration, subject to any required withholding of Taxes; and

(iii) each performance stock unit award relating to shares of Company Common Stock granted under any Company Equity Plan (each, a “Company PSU”), whether vested or unvested, that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was fully vested, cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (A) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company PSU based on maximum performance, multiplied by (B) the Merger Consideration, subject to any required withholding of Taxes.

The Merger Agreement further provides that, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger each issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub shall be automatically converted into and become one fully paid and non-assessable share of Surviving Corporation Stock. This resulted in 100 shares of common stock at a $0.01 par value per share issued and outstanding.

The aggregate consideration of the Merger was approximately $4.9 billion, of which the Company funded $664.6 million. Included within these amounts is $53.2 million of compensation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, related to the vesting of equity awards as of the closing of the Merger, which are included within the Selling, general and administrative expenses line item within the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

On April 19, 2024, the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) filed with the SEC a notification of removal from listing and registration on Form 25 to effect the delisting of all shares of the Company’s Common Stock from the NYSE, as well as the deregistration of the Company’s Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). As a result, the Company’s Common Stock will no longer be listed on the NYSE.

On April 30, 2024, the Company filed with the SEC a certification on Form 15, requesting the termination of registration of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and the suspension of the Company’s reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act with respect to the shares of the Company’s Common Stock.

On June 13, 2024, the Company filed with the SEC a certification on Form 15, requesting the termination of registration of the shares of the Company’s 6.000% Senior Notes due 2043 under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and the suspension of the Company’s reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act with respect to the all of the Company's senior notes.

Parent has accounted for the Merger under the acquisition method of accounting with the Company deemed to be the acquiree for accounting purposes. The Company and Parent have elected not to push down purchase accounting adjustments to reflect the assets and liabilities acquired at fair value, and therefore amounts reflected in the financial statements hereto have not been adjusted.

The Company incurred $0.3 million and $38.6 million of transaction costs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, in connection with the Merger, which are disclosed within the Transaction costs line item within the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. There were no transaction related costs during the same periods in the prior year. Further, the Company incurred $19.4 million of expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, related to key executives' transaction bonuses in connection with the Merger, which are included within the Selling, general and administrative expenses line item within the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.