UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 19, 2007
SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS, INC.
SYNIVERSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware Delaware |
001-32432 333-88168 |
30-0041666 06-1262301 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
8125 Highwoods Palm Way
Tampa, Florida 33647-1765
Telephone: (813) 637-5000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants’ principal executive offices)
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 Instruction A.2. below):
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| Item 2.01 | Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. |
On December 19, 2007, Syniverse Holdings, Inc. (“Syniverse”) announced the completion of its acquisition of the wireless services business of Billing Services Group Limited (“BSG”) pursuant to a Share Purchase Agreement, dated April 1, 2007, by and among Syniverse Technologies, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, Highwoods Corporation and BSG (the “Purchase Agreement”). Under the Purchase Agreement, Syniverse acquired all of the outstanding share capital of Billing Services Group Luxembourg S. à r.l. and Billing Services Group Asia Limited from BSG for an aggregate purchase price of $290 million in cash (which includes debt refinanced at closing). The acquisition was funded through the draw down of Syniverse’s amended and restated credit facility completed in August 2007. Included in the facility was a delayed draw term loan of $160 million in aggregate principal amount and a Euro-denominated delayed draw term loan facility of the equivalent of $130 million intended to finance this acquisition.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 “Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement” in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 2, 2007 is incorporated in this Item 2.01 by reference.
A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(a) Financial Statements of Business to be Acquired
The Registrant will amend this Current Report on Form 8-K to include the required financial statements within the time permitted by Item 9.01(a)(4) of Form 8-K.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information
The Registrant will amend this Current Report on Form 8-K to include the required pro forma financial information within the time permitted by Item 9.01(b)(2) of Form 8-K.
(c) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated December 19, 2007 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 19, 2007
| SYNIVERSE HOLDINGS, INC | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ David W. Hitchcock | |
| Name: | David W. Hitchcock | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
| SYNIVERSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ David W. Hitchcock | |
| Name: | David W. Hitchcock | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated December 19, 2007 |
Filed herewith electronically.