Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): February 14, 2023

COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-34927

57-6218917

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

COMPASS GROUP DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-34926

20-3812051

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

301 Riverside Avenue, Second Floor, Westport, CT 06880

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 221-1703

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered

Shares representing beneficial interests in Compass Diversified Holdings

CODI

New York Stock Exchange

Series A Preferred Shares representing beneficial interests in Compass Diversified Holdings

CODI PR A

New York Stock Exchange

Series B Preferred Shares representing beneficial interests in Compass Diversified Holdings

CODI PR B

New York Stock Exchange

Series C Preferred Shares representing beneficial interests in Compass Diversified Holdings

CODI PR C

New York Stock Exchange

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. o

Section 8 Other Events

Item 8.01 Other Events

Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC (the “Company”) and Compass Diversified Holdings (“Holdings” and, together with the Company, collectively “CODI,” “us” or “we”) acquires and manages small to middle market businesses in the ordinary course of its business. The following description relates to the recent divestiture of one such business.

Advanced Circuits

On January 10, 2023, the Company, solely in its capacity as the representative of the holders of stock and options of Compass AC Holdings, Inc. (“Advanced Circuits”), a majority owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Agreement”) with APCT Inc. (“Purchaser”), Circuit Merger Sub, Inc. (“Merger Sub”) and Advanced Circuits, pursuant to which Purchaser agreed to acquire all of the issued and outstanding securities of Advanced Circuits, the parent company of the operating entity, Advanced Circuits, Inc., through a merger of Merger Sub with and into Advanced Circuits, with Advanced Circuits surviving the merger and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Purchaser (the “Merger”).

On February 14, 2023, the parties completed the Merger pursuant to the Agreement. The sale price of Advanced Circuits was based on an enterprise value of $220 million, subject to certain adjustments based on matters such as the working capital and cash and debt balances of Advanced Circuits at the time of the closing. After the allocation of the sales price to Advanced Circuits non-controlling equityholders and the payment of transaction expenses, CODI received approximately $170 million of total proceeds at closing. The proceeds will be used to repay outstanding debt under the Company's revolving credit facility. CODI expects to record a pre-tax gain on the sale of Advanced Circuits ranging between $100 million and $110 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.

The foregoing brief description of the Agreement is not meant to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety by the Agreement itself, which is incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to CODI’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 11, 2023.

On February 15, 2023, CODI issued a Press Release announcing the closing of the Advanced Circuits sale. The foregoing description of the Press Release is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Press Release furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

Section 9 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number						Description

99.1						Press Release dated February 15, 2023 announcing the closing of the Advanced Circuits sale.

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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.


Date: February 15, 2023	COMPASS DIVERSIFIED HOLDINGS

	By:	/s/ Ryan J. Faulkingham

		Ryan J. Faulkingham
		Regular Trustee

SIGNATURES

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.