UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 6, 2010
SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-34675
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71-0987913 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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80 Lamberton Road, Windsor, CT
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06095 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code (860) 298-4500
(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
Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
Amendment and Restatement of Certificate of Incorporation
On April 6, 2010, SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. (the Company) filed a restated
certificate of incorporation (the Restated Certificate) with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware in connection with the closing of the Companys initial public offering of shares of
its common stock (the IPO). The Companys board of directors and stockholders previously
approved the Restated Certificate to be filed in connection with, and to be effective upon, the
closing of the IPO.
The Restated Certificate amends and restates in its entirety the Companys certificate of
incorporation, as amended, to, among other things: (i) authorize 100,000,000 shares of common
stock, (ii) authorize 5,000,000 shares of class A non-voting common stock, (iii) authorize
5,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock that may be issued from time to time by the
Companys board of directors in one or more series; (iv) provide that action may be taken by
written consent of stockholders only for so long as William C. Stone, the Companys chairman and
chief executive officer, funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group (Carlyle), and certain
transferees of Carlyle collectively hold a majority of the outstanding common stock; (v) provide
that special meetings of stockholders may be called only by the board of directors, the chairman of
the board of directors or the chief executive officer; (vi) provide that directors may be removed
only for cause and only by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the votes
that all of the Companys stockholders would be entitled to cast in an annual election of
directors, provided that for so long as any of the Companys stockholders has a contractual right
with the Company to remove a director, such director may be removed, with or without cause, by the
holders that have the contractual right to remove such director by the affirmative vote of at least
a majority of the votes that all such holders would be entitled to cast in an annual election of
directors; (vii) amend the provisions relating to the indemnification of, and limitation of
liability of, officers and directors of the Company; and (viii) establish a staggered board,
divided into three classes, each of whose members will serve for staggered three-year terms.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Restated
Certificate, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit No. |
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3.1 (1)
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant. |
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(1) |
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Previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 3.3 to the
registrants registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-164043), and incorporated
herein by reference. |
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