UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
January 4, 2023
(Date of earliest event reported)
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Cayman Islands, B.W.I. |
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| 98-0619652 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of |
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Regatta Office Park
Windward Three, 4th Floor
West Bay Road, P.O. Box 1114
Grand Cayman, KY1-1102
Cayman Islands
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(345) 945-4277
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Class A common stock, $0.60 par value |
| CWCO |
| The Nasdaq Global Select Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
As previously reported, in October 2022, Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (the “Company”), through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Consolidated Water U.S. Holdings, Inc. (“CW-Holdings”), exercised its option to purchase shares constituting the remaining 39% interest (the “Remaining Interest”) in PERC Water Corporation (“PERC”) not owned by CW-Holdings at a price to be determined by an independent valuation.
On January 4, 2023, CW-Holdings entered into a stock purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Johan Perslow, Nathan Owen, Steven Owen and Colton Schmidt (collectively, the “Sellers”), pursuant to which CW-Holdings acquired the Remaining Interest in exchange for approximately $2.44 million in cash and 368,383 shares of the Company’s common stock, having a value of approximately $5.36 million based upon the opening trading price of the Company’s common stock on The Nasdaq Global Market on the date of the transaction. After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, CW-Holdings owns 100% of the outstanding capital stock of PERC.
PERC designs, builds, sells, operates and manages water, wastewater and water reuse infrastructure. PERC generated approximately $17.8 million and $13.4 million in revenues over the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, respectively.
The Purchase Agreement is provided to give investors information regarding the agreement terms. It is not provided to give investors factual information about the Company, CW-Holdings or any other parties thereto. In addition, the representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Purchase Agreement were made only for purposes of those agreements and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to the Purchase Agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed by the contracting parties, including being qualified by disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with the execution of the Purchase Agreement. The representations and warranties may have been made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Purchase Agreement and should not view the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or conditions of the Company.
Item 2.01Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
To the extent required by Item 2.01 of Form 8-K, the information relating to the consummation of the transaction contained or incorporated elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
To the extent required by Item 3.02 of Form 8-K, the information relating to the consummation of the transaction contained or incorporated elsewhere in this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference herein. The issuance of the common stock was exempt from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Sellers are knowledgeable, sophisticated and experienced in making investment decisions of this kind and received adequate information about the Company or had adequate access, including through the their business relationship with the Company, to information about the Company.
Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 9, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing the consummation of the transaction described in Item 1.01, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language in those filings.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| By: | /s/ David W. Sasnett |
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| Name: | David W. Sasnett | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | |
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Date: January 9, 2023
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EXHIBIT 10.1
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
THIS STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of January 4, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), is entered into by and among the UNDERSIGNED SHAREHOLDERS (collectively, the “Sellers,” and each, a “Seller”) of PERC Water Corporation, a California corporation (the “Company”), and CONSOLIDATED WATER U.S. HOLDINGS, INC., a Florida corporation with principal offices at 5810 Coral Ridge Drive, Suite 220, Coral Springs, Florida 33076 (the “Buyer”).
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.01(a)(i) of the Stock Purchase Agreement dated October 24, 2019 (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and among the Company, certain shareholders of the Company, including the Sellers (collectively, the “Shareholders”), and the Buyer, each of the Shareholders granted the Buyer the right (the “Call Right”) to purchase all of the remaining shares of capital stock of the Company held by the Shareholders;
WHEREAS, the Buyer exercised the Call Right by written notice to the Sellers dated October 25, 2022;
WHEREAS, as of the Effective Date, the Sellers collectively own 269,081 shares of stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), of the Company, with such Shares being all of the capital stock of the Company owned by the Sellers;
WHEREAS, although Section 3.01(f) of the Purchase Agreement provides the method by which the “Fair Market Value” (as defined therein) is to be determined, the Sellers and the Buyer have agreed that the Fair Market Value shall be equal to $20 million;
WHEREAS, the Sellers and the Buyer have agreed that a portion of the Shares will be sold by the Sellers to the Buyer for cash and the balance of such Shares will be exchanged for ordinary shares, par value CI$0.50 per share (the “CWCO Stock”), of Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (“CWCO”); and
WHEREAS, the Sellers wish to sell a portion of the Shares to the Buyer and exchange the balance of the Shares with the Buyer for CWCO Stock, and the Buyer wishes to purchase a portion of the Shares from the Sellers and exchange shares of CWCO Stock with the Sellers for the balance of the Shares, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the date first written above.
| BUYER: CONSOLIDATED WATER U.S. HOLDINGS, INC., a Florida corporation |
| By: /s/ Frederick W. McTaggart Name: Frederick W. McTaggart Title: Directors |
| SELLERS: |
| /s/ Johan Perslow Johan Perslow |
| /s/ Steven D. Owen Steven D. Owen |
| /s/ Nathan C. Owen Nathan C. Owen |
| /s/ Colton Schmidt Colton Schmidt |
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SCHEDULE A
Seller | Number of Shares to be Sold | Portion of Purchase Price | Number of Shares to be Exchanged | Number of Shares of CWCO Stock to be Received1 |
Johan Perslow | 18,629 | $540,013.68 | 167,656 | 334,016 |
Steven D. Owen | 27,598 | $799,993.79 | 6,900 | 13,747 |
Nathan C. Owen | 27,598 | $799,993.79 | 6,900 | 13,747 |
Colton Schmidt | 10,350 | $300,026.09 | 3,450 | 6,873 |
1 The number of shares of CWCO Stock issuable in exchange for the Shares being exchanged has been determined based upon a price of $28.987553935 per Share and the opening price of CWCO Stock on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on the date hereof.
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EXHIBIT 99.1
Consolidated Water Acquires Remaining 39% Interest in PERC Water Corporation for $7.8 Million
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, January 9, 2023 -- Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ Global Select Market: CWCO), a leading developer and operator of advanced water supply and treatment plants, has exercised its option to purchase the remaining 39% equity ownership in its subsidiary, PERC Water Corporation (PERC), for approximately $7.8 million, comprised of $2.44 million in cash and 368,383 shares of common stock valued at approximately $5.36 million.
Headquartered in Fountain Valley, California, PERC is a leading water infrastructure company that designs, builds, and operates water and wastewater infrastructure throughout the Western U.S. As a result of the transaction completed on January 4, 2023, Consolidated Water became the 100% owner of PERC.
PERC generated revenues of approximately $17.8 million in the first nine months of 2022, compared to $13.4 million for the full year of 2021. In the third quarter of 2022, Consolidated Water’s services segment revenue grew by $5.5 million due primarily to PERC’s ongoing construction of an $82 million advanced water treatment plant in Goodyear, Arizona. In October 2022, PERC was awarded an expanded 10-year, $49.2 million contract to operate and maintain two advanced water treatment facilities in Southern California.
“Given PERC’s strong operating performance, revenue growth and profitability, as well as its synergies with other areas of our business and future growth prospects, we believe acquiring the remaining 39% of PERC significantly enhances shareholder value,” stated Consolidated Water’s president and CEO, Rick McTaggart. “Since we acquired a controlling interest in PERC in the fourth quarter of 2019, we have strengthened its capabilities and resources, resulting in financial performance that has exceeded our expectations for this subsidiary.”
“We appreciate the confidence the selling PERC shareholders demonstrated in our company and its bright future by taking a substantial portion of the purchase price in common stock,” added McTaggart. “Completing this transaction supports our plans for expanding PERC’s presence in the Western U.S., a region that urgently needs new fresh water sources due to unprecedented drought conditions.”
Additional details about the transaction will be made available in a Form 8-K on www.sec.gov here as well in the investor section of the company’s website.
About Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. develops and operates advanced water supply and treatment plants and water distribution systems. The company operates water production facilities in the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas and the British Virgin Islands and operates water treatment facilities in the United States. The company also manufactures and services a wide range of products and provides design, engineering, management, operating and other services applicable to commercial and municipal water production, supply and treatment, and industrial water and wastewater treatment. For more information, visit www.cwco.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes statements that may constitute "forward-looking" statements, usually containing the words "believe", "estimate", "project", "intend", "expect", "should", "will" or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that would cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to (i) continued acceptance of the company's products and services in the marketplace; (ii) changes in its relationships with the governments of the jurisdictions in which it operates; (iii) the outcome of its negotiations with the Cayman government regarding a new retail license agreement; (iv) the collection of its delinquent accounts receivable in the Bahamas; (v) the possible adverse impact of the COVID-19 virus on the company’s business; and (vi) various other risks, as detailed in the company's periodic report filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). For more information about risks and uncertainties associated with the company’s business, please refer to the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Risk Factors” sections of the company’s SEC filings, including, but not limited to, its annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which may be obtained by contacting the company’s Secretary at the company’s executive offices or at the “Investors – SEC Filings” page of the company’s website at http://ir.cwco.com/docs. Except as otherwise required by law, the company undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Company Contact:
David W. Sasnett
Executive Vice President and CFO
Tel (954) 509-8200
Email Contact
Investor Relations Contact
Ron Both or Grant Stude
CMA
Tel (949) 432-7566
Email Contact
Media Contact:
Tim Randall
CMA
Tel (949) 432-7572
Email Contact