SUPPLEMENT TO THE PROXY STATEMENT FOR
THE SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO BE HELD AUGUST 17, 2016
August 3, 2016
These
Definitive Additional Materials amend and supplement the Definitive Proxy Statement dated July 6, 2016 (the
Definitive Proxy Statement
), initially mailed to stockholders on or about July 11, 2016, by Qlik Technologies
Inc., a Delaware corporation (
Qlik
,
we
, or
our
), for a special meeting of stockholders of Qlik to be held on August 17, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time, at the offices of Ballard Spahr
LLP, 1735 Market Street, 48th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103. The purpose of the special meeting is to consider and vote upon, among other things, a proposal to adopt the Agreement and Plan of Merger (as it may be amended from time to time, the
Merger Agreement
), dated June 2, 2016, by and among Qlik, Project Alpha Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (
Parent
), and Project Alpha Merger Corp., a Delaware corporation (
Merger
Sub
). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Qlik (the
Merger
), and Qlik will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent.
These Definitive Additional Materials have been filed by Qlik with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2016. Qlik
previously filed Definitive Additional Materials with the SEC on July 22, 2016 (the
Prior Definitive Additional Materials
). These Definitive Additional Materials supplement, revise and supersede the Prior Definitive
Additional Materials. As a result, Qlik intends to mail these Definitive Additional Materials to stockholders. No separate mailing will occur for the Prior Definitive Additional Materials.
If any stockholders have not already submitted a proxy for use at the special meeting, they are urged to do so promptly. No action in
connection with this supplement is required by any shareholder who has previously delivered a proxy and who does not wish to revoke or change that proxy.
If any stockholders have more questions about the Merger or how to submit their proxies or if any stockholders needs additional copies of the
proxy statement, this supplement, the proxy card or voting instructions, please call our proxy solicitor D.F. King & Co., Inc., toll free at (866) 406-2290.
The information contained herein speaks only as of August 3, 2016 unless the information specifically indicates that another date
applies.
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES TO DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT
This supplemental information should be read in conjunction with the Definitive Proxy Statement, which should be read in its entirety. Qlik
believes that no further disclosure is required to supplement the Definitive Proxy Statement under applicable laws; however to avoid the risk that lawsuits may delay or otherwise adversely affect the consummation of the proposed Merger and to
minimize the expense of defending such action, Qlik wishes to voluntarily make supplemental disclosures related to the proposed Merger, which are set forth below, in response to certain allegations. Nothing in these supplemental disclosures shall be
deemed an admission of the legal necessity or materiality under applicable laws of any of the disclosures set forth herein. Defined terms used but not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement. Supplemental
disclosure is indicated by double underlines and strikethroughs as appropriate.
Legal Proceedings Regarding the Merger
The following disclosure supplements and restates the fourth full paragraph on page 7 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
Pennsylvania Stockholder Litigation
On
June 9, 2016 and
June 15, 2016,
a
two
putative class action
lawsuit was
lawsuits were
filed by a
purported
stockholder
stockholders
of Qlik against Qlik, its directors,
Thoma Bravo,
Parent and Merger Sub in Pennsylvania Court of Common
Pleas of Delaware County, captioned
Solak v. Golden, et al
, Case No. 2016-005036 (the
Solak
Action), and
Willems v. Qlik Technologies Inc., et al
, Case
No. 2016-005249
. The action generally alleges
(the
Willems
Action). The
Willems
Action was also filed against Thoma Bravo. Both lawsuits
generally allege
that the members of the Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed Merger by, among other things, failing to take steps to maximize the value of Qlik to its stockholders
.
Plaintiff
and agreeing to unfair terms. They
further
alleges
allege
that Qlik,
Thoma
Bravo,
Parent and Merger Sub aided and abetted the directors alleged breaches of fiduciary duties.
Plaintiff seeks
The
Willems
Action also alleges aiding
and abetting by Thoma Bravo. Plaintiffs in both actions seek
, among other things, equitable relief to enjoin consummation of the Merger
,
and attorneys fees and costs. In addition, the
Solak
Action seeks
rescission of the Merger and/or rescissory damages
, and attorneys fees and
costs.
Delaware Stockholder Litigation
On July 12, 2016, a putative class action lawsuit was filed by a purported
stockholder of Qlik against the Board of Directors in the Delaware Court of Chancery (the Delaware Court), captioned
Charles v. Golden, et al
, Case No. 12552-VCS. The action generally alleges that the members of the Board of
Directors breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed Merger by failing to disclose material information in the Definitive Proxy Statement. Plaintiff seeks, among other things, equitable relief to enjoin consummation of the
Merger and attorneys fees and costs.
On July 15, 2016, Plaintiff
filed a motion to expedite proceedings. The Delaware Court scheduled a hearing on Plaintiffs motion for July 25, 2016. On July 22, 2016, Qlik filed with the SEC supplemental disclosures in a Proxy Supplement to the Definitive Proxy
Statement. The same day, Defendants filed an opposition to Plaintiffs motion to expedite. That afternoon, Plaintiff informed the Delaware Court that his claims had been mooted and that the hearing on Plaintiffs motion to expedite may be
removed from the Delaware Courts calendar.
On July 22, 2016 and
July 26, 2016, two more putative class action lawsuits were filed in the Delaware Court of Chancery by purported stockholders of Qlik against the Board of Directors, Thoma Bravo, LLC, Project Alpha Holding, LLC, Project Alpha Merger Corp., and
Elliott Associates, L.P., captioned
Garagarza v. Thoma Bravo, LLC, et al
., C.A. No. 12586-VCS, and
Laborers Pension Fund v. Thoma Bravo, LLC, et al
., C.A. No. 12597-VCS. Both actions generally allege that the members of the
Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed Merger by, among other things, failing to maximize the value of Qlik to its stockholders, failing to ensure a fair process, and failing to disclose all material
information in the Definitive Proxy Statement. Both actions further allege that Thoma Bravo, LLC, Project Alpha Holding, LLC, Project Alpha Merger Corp., and Elliott Associates, L.P. aided and abetted the directors alleged breaches of
fiduciary duties. Plaintiffs in these actions seek, among other things, equitable relief to enjoin the consummation of the Merger, rescissory damages, and attorneys fees and costs.
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Federal Stockholder Litigation
On July 13, 2016 and July 20, 2016, two putative class action lawsuits were
filed by purported stockholders of Qlik against Qlik and the Board of Directors in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, captioned
Jeweltex Manufacturing Inc. Retirement Plan, et al v. Qlik Technologies, Inc.,
et al
, Case No. 16-3800 (the
Jeweltex
Action), and
Walker v. Qlik Technologies, Inc., et al
, Case No. 16-3903 (the
Walker
Action). The
Walker
Action additionally names Thoma Bravo,
Parent and Merger Sub as defendants. Both lawsuits generally allege that Qlik and members of the Board of Directors violated Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, and that members of the
Board of Directors violated Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in connection with the proposed Merger by failing to disclose material information in the Definitive Proxy Statement. The
Walker
Action further alleges
that Thoma Bravo violated Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with the proposed Merger by failing to disclose material information in the Definitive Proxy Statement. Plaintiffs in both actions seek, among other
things, equitable relief to enjoin consummation of the Merger, rescission of the Merger and/or rescissory damages, and attorneys fees and costs.
Qlik, Thoma Bravo, Parent, Merger Sub and the individual defendants all believe that the claims asserted against each of them are without
merit and intend to vigorously defend against these lawsuits.
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THE MERGER
Background of the Merger
The following disclosure
supplements and restates the fourth and fifth full paragraphs on page 32 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
On February 18, 2016,
the Board of Directors held a meeting in New York City attended in person or telephonically by members of senior management and representatives of Morgan Stanley during which, among other things, representatives of Morgan Stanley provided its views
as to trends in shareholder activism and the likelihood and reasons that an activist investor might pursue an investment in Qlik.
With respect to the likelihood and reasons that an activist
investor might pursue an investment in Qlik, Morgan Stanley noted Qliks stock performance relative to the market and its peers and Qliks operating expenses as a percentage of revenues relative to its peers (also noting certain of these
measurements against revenue growth). Morgan Stanley also noted a hypothetical activist view of creating shareholder value through a share repurchase or M&A process, noting a hypothetical financial sponsor view of opportunity in an acquisition
of Qlik
.
On March 3, 2016, a representative of Elliott contacted Mr. Björk by telephone and indicated that Elliott had
acquired an investment in Qlik and would be filing a Schedule 13D later that day. Later that day, Elliott and certain of its affiliates filed with the SEC a Statement on Schedule 13D (the
13D
), disclosing that Elliott and its
affiliates had accumulated beneficial ownership of approximately 5.0% of Qliks outstanding common stock and additionally held economic exposure to approximately 3.9% of Qliks outstanding common stock pursuant to notional principal amount
derivative agreements. Elliott stated in the 13D that it believed that Qliks shares were significantly undervalued and that it was commencing a dialogue with Qliks management and the Board of Directors regarding strategic and operational
opportunities that had the potential to increase stockholder value
(such strategic and operational opportunities were later outlined in letters from Elliott to the Board of Directors, as
described below). The 13D stated that Elliott may take positions and/or make proposals with respect to potential changes in operations, management, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws, board composition, ownership, capital or corporate
structure, dividend policy, strategy and plans of Qlik.
On the same day, the Board of Directors met telephonically with members of senior management and representatives of Morgan Stanley to discuss, among other things, the 13D and the
communication from Elliott.
The following disclosure supplements and restates the third full paragraph on page 33 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
Also on March 8, 2016, the Board of Directors received a letter from Elliott (the
March 8 Letter
). The
March 8 Letter outlined Elliotts views of Qliks recent performance, cost structure, operating margins and licensing model, including relative to peers and competitors, citing similar views from unnamed investors, analysts and
customers, and urged the Board of Directors to either execute significant operational and management changes or explore strategic alternatives in a sale process.
With respect to significant
operational and management changes, Elliott commented that Qliks evolution from a one-product company to a multi-product company and from channel-only to a hybrid Go-To-Market business had increased complexity and led to lower profitability,
and cited unspecified issues identified by Elliotts unnamed operational advisors in the Go-To-Market model, product development organization, tech support/professional services and corporate back office.
The March 8 Letter expressed
that Elliott viewed a sale of Qlik as the preferred course as Elliott believed a sale process would attract several interested parties (including unnamed financial buyers and industry participants purportedly contacted directly by Elliott) and
maximize stockholder value
, specifically commenting that the option to explore strategic alternatives in a sale process was attractive from a risk-return perspective. The March 8 Letter
also expressed Elliotts view that the proposals therein would be well received in a public forum, but did not indicate an intention to initiate a proxy contest.
The following disclosure supplements and restates the eighth full paragraph on page 33 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
On March 15, 2016, Bruce Golden, the Chairman of the Board of Directors and an independent director, and Steffan Tomlinson, another
independent director, participated in a conference call with representatives of Elliott. On March 18, 2016, Mr. Björk and Mr. MacCarrick met with representatives of Elliott in Radnor, Pennsylvania. Thereafter, from time to time
following requests by Elliott, Mr. Golden and Mr. Tomlinson met telephonically with representatives of Elliott. In each case, the purpose of these meetings from the perspective of the Board of Directors was to listen to and better
understand Elliotts views as a significant stockholder of Qlik.
At no point during these meetings did Elliott express an intention to initiate a proxy
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contest with respect to Qlik. The Board of Directors was aware that Elliott had conducted a proxy contest in a number of prior campaigns at
other companies and had reviewed certain of these prior campaigns with Morgan Stanley to better understand Elliotts potential strategies with respect to an investment in Qlik.
The following disclosure supplements and restates the paragraph overlapping pages 33-34 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
On March 21, 2016, the Board of Directors held a meeting in San Francisco, California attended in person or telephonically by members of
senior management and representatives of Morgan Stanley and Skadden at which, among other things, it received an update on Qliks first quarter business performance and on the recent interactions between Mr. Golden, Mr. Tomlinson,
Mr. Björk and Mr. MacCarrick with Elliott. Representatives of Skadden discussed with the Board of Directors the due diligence process that Skadden had conducted as to Morgan Stanleys potential conflicts of interest relative to
Elliott.
This process revealed that in the two years prior to the review, Morgan Stanley had not been engaged on any financial advisory or financing assignments on behalf of Elliott or certain
of its related entities. In the course of discussing the relevant experience of Morgan Stanley at such meeting, it was noted that representatives of Morgan Stanley had been engaged as an advisor for companies responding to potential activist
shareholders, including Elliott, and had also encountered and interacted with representatives of Elliott in the past in other professional contexts. Representatives of Skadden also noted that it would be typical for Morgan Stanleys sales and
trading platform to have relationships with hedge funds such as Elliott and to receive fees for such services, but that Morgan Stanley had indicated that it maintains Chinese walls between its sales and trading platform and its investment
banking/M&A advisory platform and is subject to confidentiality obligations to clients (including obligations to Qlik under the proposed engagement letter) that would restrict investment banking/M&A advisory employees from having visibility
into whether Elliott worked with its sales and trading platform and would also appropriately restrict the flow of information between the public and private sides of Morgan Stanley.
Following review of these findings
and after considering both the benefit of Morgan Stanleys relevant experience as well as the fact that such experience derived in part from past encounters and interactions with
representatives of Elliott as an advisor for companies responding to activist campaigns by Elliott and in other contexts and the ability of the Board of Directors to continue to monitor and mitigate the impact of any potential conflicts of interest
(which findings and considerations were viewed by the Board of Directors as not requiring the retention of a second financial advisor)
, the Board of Directors approved the retention of Morgan Stanley as financial advisor to the Board of
Directors in connection with stockholder relations and defense matters, following which Qlik countersigned and delivered to Morgan Stanley an engagement letter dated March 16, 2016.
Pursuant to the terms of this engagement letter and as disclosed on page 57 of this proxy statement, Morgan Stanley received less than $1 million in fees. This engagement letter provided for
Morgan Stanley to earn additional fees if Elliott engaged in a proxy contest, which contest did not occur.
A representative of Morgan Stanley indicated that a representative of Elliott had contacted Morgan Stanley on or around March 11,
2016 and requested the opportunity to meet with such representative of Morgan Stanley. The Board of Directors authorized Morgan Stanley to meet with Elliotts representative in order to better understand Elliotts views as a stockholder.
Representatives of Skadden discussed with the Board of Directors their fiduciary duties in connection with the various matters to be discussed at the meeting. Representatives of Morgan Stanley then discussed with the Board of Directors their
preliminary views of various strategic alternatives for Qlik, including pursuing a standalone path as a public company and a potential sale to a strategic or financial buyer, and noted that based on such preliminary views a sale transaction could
potentially be a value-maximizing strategy for Qlik. The standalone path as a public company was discussed under various scenarios as to investment in growth opportunities and significant additional cost-cutting (in addition to cost-cutting measures
already taken by management) to drive margin enhancement, as well as financial options such as a leveraged recapitalization. The forecasts used by Morgan Stanley for purposes of developing its preliminary views of such strategic alternatives
included street forecasts, a five-year steady state scenario for Qlik prepared by management as well as an additional hypothetical scenario in which Qlik would look to improve margins more aggressively. The Board of Directors instructed
management to continue to refine and develop
a
management forecast
s
for future review by the Board
of Directors in order to assess the desirability of reviewing strategic alternatives, noting the difficulty of predicting how transitioning to cloud-based delivery for Qliks products would affect such forecasts and other uncertainties and
changes affecting Qliks business. The Board of Directors determined that management, with the assistance of Morgan Stanley, should initiate contact with a broad range of potential strategic and financial buyers along the parameters recommended
by Morgan Stanley in order for the Board of Directors to assess the availability of a sale transaction and whether such an alternative, if available, would be in the best interests of Qlik and its stockholders.
At this meeting, the Board of Directors also discussed the potential conflicts of interest of management in evaluating interest from strategic and financial buyers, including due to the
increased equity participation for management commonly seen in going private transactions with private equity buyers.
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The following disclosure supplements and restates the first full paragraph on page 34 of the Definitive Proxy
Statement.
On March 22, 2016, a representative of Morgan Stanley spoke with a representative of Elliott. Thereafter, from time to
time in response to outreach by Elliott, such representative of Morgan Stanley met telephonically or in person with such representative of Elliott. In each case, the purpose of these meetings from the perspective of the Board of Directors was for
Morgan Stanley to better understand Elliotts views as a significant stockholder of Qlik and to report these views to the Board of Directors.
At no point during these meetings did Elliott
express an intention to initiate a proxy contest with respect to Qlik.
On several occasions through the time of entry into the Merger Agreement, representatives of Elliott proposed a non-disclosure agreement with Qlik. At the end of May 2016,
Elliott provided a draft of such an agreement to Morgan Stanley, and representatives of Skadden engaged in discussions with Elliotts counsel at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP related thereto; however, no non-disclosure agreement was entered
into by the parties.
The following disclosure supplements and restates the fourth full paragraph on page 34 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
On March 28, 2016, Elliott amended its 13D to disclose that it had increased its position in Qlik and, as of that date, held
beneficial ownership of approximately 5.0% of Qliks outstanding common stock and additional economic exposure to approximately 5.8% of Qliks outstanding common stock pursuant to notional principal amount derivative agreements.
The amendment did not include any updated disclosure as to Elliotts intentions with regard to its investment in Qlik.
The following disclosure supplements and restates the second full paragraph on page 36 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
On April 15, 2016, the Board of Directors held a telephonic meeting attended by members of senior management and representatives of Morgan
Stanley and Skadden at which, among other things, it received an update on developments related to the process to explore sale alternatives, including potential strategic and financial buyers contacted to date by Morgan Stanley, the status of
management presentations and the level of interest among potential buyers who had received management presentations. Representatives of Morgan Stanley advised implementing a near term checkpoint bid for financial buyers to encourage
interested private equity buyers to progress their work towards a bid to enable such private equity buyers to more effectively compete with strategic buyers and to narrow the size of the process and focus on more engaged buyers. The Board of
Directors then approved requesting initial non-binding indications of interest from financial buyers by April 26, 2016. A representative of Morgan Stanley also updated the Board of Directors regarding a meeting with a representative of Elliott,
who had asserted that he was in direct contact with potential bidders participating in Qliks process, including Thoma Bravo, as well as prospective financing sources. The Elliott representative expressed his desire for Qlik to be acquired and
for Qlik to publicly announce that it was reviewing strategic alternatives, noting that Elliott intended to deliver a letter to the Board of Directors prior to Qliks upcoming April 28, 2016 earnings call. The Board of Directors discussed
their concerns as to potential unauthorized disclosures in connection with the process and the need to reinforce with bidders and their potential financing sources their confidentiality obligations. Also at the April 15, 2016 meeting, the Board
of Directors reviewed a refined draft six-year management forecast which was materially consistent with the projections provided to the Board of Directors at the April 1, 2016 meeting, which reflected input from directors to management over the
prior two weeks and reflected managements forecast for an additional year, for the purpose of providing a forecast to bidders participating in the process (such forecast being the Bidder Case described under the section captioned
Certain Financial Projections below). The Board of Directors authorized Qlik and Morgan Stanley to provide the Bidder Case to bidders and discussed the need for creation of management forecasts with additional refinement and
potentially reflecting various sensitivities or alternative assumptions, for the purpose of further informing the Board of Directors view of Qliks intrinsic value.
Following such
discussion, the Board of Directors directed Qlik to continue to work on one or more alternative management forecasts for the purpose of informing the Board of Directors view of Qliks intrinsic value.
Members of the Board of Directors
discussed a number of factors and risks that could affect the long-term plan for Qlik, including the ability to improve margin performance and reduce G&A spending and the impact on growth rates, as well as timing and financial impact associated
with the companys Qlik Sense product transition and transitioning to cloud-based product technologies. Representatives of Skadden discussed with the Board of Directors the initial due diligence conducted as to Morgan Stanleys potential
conflicts of interest relative to the large number of bidders identified to date in the process, noting that the engagement letter contemplated that additional due diligence would be conducted as the process progressed as to a smaller number of
relevant bidders (including as to portfolio companies of private equity bidders). Following review of these findings, the Board of Directors authorized the retention of Morgan Stanley as financial advisor to the Board of Directors in connection with
Qliks review of strategic alternatives, including a potential sale transaction. Following the meeting, Qlik entered into an engagement letter with Morgan Stanley dated April 15, 2016, in connection with its review of strategic
alternatives, including a sale transaction.
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The following disclosure supplements and restates the fourth full paragraph on page 36 of the Definitive Proxy
Statement.
On April 18, 2016, the Board of Directors received a letter from Elliott (the April 18 Letter). The
April 18 Letter continued to urge the Board of Directors to pursue an immediate sale process, reiterated Elliotts view that stockholders would be highly supportive of such a process, and noted that Qliks stock price had increased
16% since the filing of the 13D.
The April 18 Letter did not indicate an intention to initiate a proxy contest.
The following disclosure supplements and restates the paragraph overlapping pages 37-38 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
On April 27, 2016, the Board of Directors held a telephonic meeting attended by members of senior management and representatives of Morgan
Stanley and Skadden, at which, among other things, management provided an update on first quarter performance for Qliks business and the quarterly report to be filed following the upcoming April 28, 2016 earnings call. Management also
provided an update on managements progress on developing four alternative forecast cases to the Bidder Case for the purpose of further informing the Board of Directors view of Qliks intrinsic value and confirmed certain parameters
and key assumptions for such alternative forecast cases (the four alternative forecast cases, as later refined and approved by the Board of Directors, were the Higher Revenue Growth Rates Case, the Faster Margin Improvement
Case, the Aggressive Cloud Strategy Case and the Historical Performance Case described under the section captioned Certain Financial Projections below). Representatives of Morgan Stanley also
summarized the checkpoint bids received from
Party A and Party B (as a joint bid), Party C and Thoma Bravo and the verbal expression received from Party E, as described above,
financial buyers
and follow-up discussions with financial buyers who had not submitted checkpoint bids and updated the Board of Directors that Strategic Party 1 had followed up to express interest in continued due diligence, but
that the three (3) other strategic buyers who received management presentations during the week of April 18 had either declined or were perceived by Morgan Stanley as likely to decline to pursue an acquisition of Qlik. Morgan Stanley
discussed with the Board of Directors that two (2) strategic buyers who had declined management presentations (
Strategic Party 2
and
Strategic Party 3
, respectively) had expressed a desire to be kept
informed as to whether Qlik would be sold at the conclusion of its process, noting that these strategic buyers would not require financing and were capable of moving quickly if interested in acquiring Qlik. The Board of Directors authorized Morgan
Stanley to reinitiate contact with each of Strategic Parties 2 and 3 at an appropriate time as the process continued. In addition, the Board of Directors discussed with Morgan Stanley and Skadden the PIPE structure proposed by several private equity
firms. Although the Board of Directors desired to continue to evaluate a PIPE or leveraged recapitalization along with other strategic alternatives, these structures were viewed as unlikely to be in the best interests of Qlik and its stockholders,
including due to Qliks existing cash balance and, in the case of a PIPE transaction that would increase Qliks cash balance, the perceived lack of any available acquisition candidate or merger partner that would be transformative to
Qliks business. Representatives of Morgan Stanley then updated the Board of Directors that during the past week representatives of Elliott (including a representative focused on strategic private investments in debt and equity rather than
hedge fund investing) had contacted Morgan Stanley to express a desire to provide debt financing in connection with a sale transaction for Qlik, either by partnering with a specific debt financing source, which debt financing source was at that time
working with Party A, Party B, Party C and Thoma Bravo, or by working directly with Party A or Thoma Bravo. Representatives of Skadden further updated the Board of Directors that they had subsequently discussed with this debt financing source its
confidentiality obligations and its processes for preventing inappropriate flow of information among deal teams working with different bidders. The Board of Directors determined that it would not be in the best interests of Qlik or its stockholders
to authorize Elliott to pursue a debt financing role at such time, given that multiple debt financing sources appeared to be available to bidders (and no bidder had expressed an interest in working with Elliott) and that Elliott, if allowed to
participate as a debt financing source, would have an interest in the outcome of the transaction that would differ from the interests of other stockholders of Qlik. In addition, the Board of Directors viewed Elliotts interest in providing debt
financing, contact with a potential debt financing source to multiple bidders and contact with potential bidders as presenting significant risk to the competitive integrity and confidentiality of the overall process, and directed Qlik and its
advisors to remind bidders and their financing sources of their confidentiality obligations.
The following disclosure supplements and restates the
first full paragraph on page 39 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
On May 6, 2016, the Board of Directors held a telephonic
meeting attended by members of senior management and representatives of Morgan Stanley and Skadden at which, among other things, it reviewed the Higher Revenue Growth Rates Case, the Faster Margin Improvement Case, the Aggressive Cloud Strategy Case
and the Historical Performance Case and authorized Morgan Stanley to use these alternative scenarios, together with the Bidder Case, for purposes of preparing financial analyses with respect to Qlik and its evaluation of strategic alternatives.
The Board of Directors had instructed management to prepare these cases in order to allow the Board of Directors to review and evaluate them for the relevant reasons described under the caption
The Merger Recommendation of the Board of Directors and Reasons for the Merger, and the Board of Directors did not make any determination as to which of such cases represented the most likely scenario.
Representatives of
Morgan Stanley also provided an update on communications received from Elliott as to its interest in providing debt financing
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and request for a non-disclosure agreement. Representatives of Morgan Stanley provided an update on the level of interest and engagement among potential strategic and financial buyers contacted
to date by Morgan Stanley, including that Strategic Party 1 had informed Morgan Stanley it was less likely to proceed and needed one to two weeks to further evaluate, that Morgan Stanley recommended reaching out to Strategic Parties 2 and 3 closer
to a final bid deadline and that only one of the large technology companies contacted following April 11, 2016 had expressed interest in potentially receiving a management presentation (
Strategic Party 4
). In addition,
representatives of Morgan Stanley provided an update regarding their follow-up discussions with Party C during the week of May 2, 2016, and indicated that none of Party C, Party D or Party E appeared likely to pursue an acquisition of 100% of
Qlik. Upon the recommendation of Morgan Stanley, the Board of Directors authorized Qlik to permit Party A, Party B and Thoma Bravo to each engage with equity financing sources, subject to various limitations discussed with Morgan Stanley and Skadden
intended to preserve confidentiality of bids and prevent a bidder from locking up a financing source.
The following disclosure supplements and
restates the fourth full paragraph on page 39 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
On May 12, 2016, Qlik held its annual
stockholder meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Following this meeting, the Board of Directors held a meeting attended in person or telephonically by members of senior management and representatives of Morgan Stanley, Skadden and Gunderson
Dettmer Stough Villeneuve Franklin & Hachigian, LLP, legal counsel to Qlik (
Gunderson
). Representatives of Skadden and Gunderson reviewed the directors fiduciary duties. Among other matters discussed, the Board of
Directors received an update on the level of interest and engagement among potential strategic buyers, including that Strategic Party 1 appeared unlikely to proceed and had not continued to engage, that Morgan Stanley had met with Strategic Party 2
to assess their interest and had scheduled a meeting with Strategic Party 3 and that Strategic Party 4 had not continued to engage. The Board of Directors also received an update on the level of interest and engagement among potential financial
buyers, noting that Thoma Bravo appeared more engaged than Party A and Party B. Representatives of Morgan Stanley also reviewed with the Board of Directors their preliminary financial analyses. The Board of Directors discussed the strategic
alternatives available to Qlik, including continuing as a standalone public company while implementing alternatives reflected by the Management Projections, a leveraged recapitalization (either on a standalone basis or through a debt or equity
investment by a private equity firm), or a sale of Qlik to a strategic or financial buyer to the extent available on attractive terms, and determined to continue to evaluate each of these alternatives while engaging with interested potential buyers.
The Board of Directors expressed concern over the effect of leaks to the media and other unauthorized disclosures on Qliks process for seeking potential buyers, including concern that remaining private equity buyers would cease to be willing
to participate in the process or alter their bidding strategies as a result of speculation concerning the process or inappropriate flow of information. Representatives of Skadden and Gunderson also reviewed with the Board of Directors key terms of
Qliks draft merger agreement which was to be provided to bidders.
In addition, at this meeting, it was noted that Thoma Bravo, Party A and Party B had continued to express their interest
in an ongoing employment role for Mr. Björk and potentially other members of management, and that although it had been confirmed with management that no specific employment, compensation or equity participation proposals had been discussed
with these private equity firms, managements understanding (based on a meeting with Thoma Bravo on May 9, 2016) was that Thoma Bravo intended to include in its model for the business an assumption of a 12% equity pool for Qlik management
(which pool would be similar in size to Qliks existing incentive pool).
The following disclosure supplements and restates the first
full paragraph on page 40 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
On May 25, 2016, the Board of Directors held a telephonic meeting
attended by members of senior management and representatives of Morgan Stanley and Skadden at which, among other things, representatives of Skadden discussed with the Board of Directors the further due diligence conducted as to Morgan Stanleys
potential conflicts of interest relative to Party A, Party B, Thoma Bravo and certain of their respective portfolio companies known to Morgan Stanley, as well as updated due diligence conducted as to Morgan Stanleys potential conflicts of
interest relative to Elliott.
It was noted that Morgan Stanley had provided initial information as to its fees for financial advisory and financing services provided to Thoma Bravo in the past
two years, as well as information as to its fees for financial advisory and financing services provided to Party A and Party B in the past two years (which fees for services provided to Party A and Party B exceeded the range of fees for services
provided to Thoma Bravo set forth on page 57 of this proxy statement). It was also noted that Morgan Stanley was currently a lender to or serving as administrative agent for credit facilities with portfolio companies of each of Party A, Party B
and Thoma Bravo and that Morgan Stanley had ongoing financial advisory or financing assignments for each of Party A, Party B and Thoma Bravo that were unrelated to the proposed transaction with Qlik. With respect to Elliott, representatives of
Skadden indicated to the Board of Directors that Morgan Stanley had confirmed there were no updates to the prior review conducted and again discussed with the Board of Directors that representatives of Morgan Stanley had encountered and interacted
with representatives of Elliott in the past in professional contexts and would continue to do so, including where Morgan Stanley may be engaged by other companies involved in situations where Elliott has taken a position in a company.
The Board
of Directors reviewed these
8
findings and
after considering the benefit of Morgan Stanleys relevant experience (as well as the fact that such experience derived
in part from past encounters and interactions with representatives of Elliott as an advisor for companies responding to activist campaigns by Elliott and in other contexts), the significant disruption to the process that would result from ceasing to
use Morgan Stanley or seeking to involve another financial advisor and the ability of the Board of Directors to continue to monitor and mitigate the impact of any potential conflicts of interest (which findings and considerations were viewed by the
Board of Directors as not requiring the retention of a second financial advisor),
determined that it would be in the best interests of Qlik and its stockholders for the Board of Directors to continue to use Morgan Stanley as its financial
advisor.
The following disclosure supplements and restates the third full paragraph on page 41 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
At 9:30 a.m., Eastern time, on June 1, 2016, the Board of Directors held a telephonic meeting attended by members of senior
management and representatives of Morgan Stanley and Skadden at which, among other things, it reviewed and discussed Thoma Bravos $29.00 per share final bid submission (including the proposed debt financing terms), Party A and Party Bs
$28.0029.00 per share offer and the likelihood of receiving a higher bid from either a strategic or financial buyer in the near term or longer term.
It was noted that while Thoma Bravo
had submitted a complete bid and stated that it was prepared to finalize an agreement within twenty-four (24) hours, the bid letter from Party A and Party B had not included a markup of the draft merger agreement and stated that Party A and
Party B would require an additional period of ten (10) days for due diligence, negotiation of the merger agreement and to obtain financing.
Representatives of Morgan Stanley reviewed with the Board of Directors its financial analyses of the
proposed transaction based on the $29.00 per share proposal. The Board of Directors reviewed potential alternatives available to Qlik, including remaining a standalone public company while seeking to successfully implement alternatives reflected by
the Management Projections, a leveraged recapitalization (either on a standalone basis or through a PIPE transaction with a private equity firm), or a sale of Qlik to Thoma Bravo or another strategic or financial buyer. Representatives of Morgan
Stanley updated the Board of Directors as to the management presentation provided to Strategic Party 4 on May 31, 2016, which meeting was the initial meeting with Strategic Party 4 after Morgan Stanley first contacted them on May 5, 2016.
The Board of Directors decided to continue to pursue discussions with Thoma Bravo regarding a potential transaction and instructed Morgan Stanley to discuss consideration of $31.00 per share with Thoma Bravo. The Board of Directors also discussed
their significant concern over the effect of leaks to the media and other unauthorized disclosures on Qliks process for negotiating transaction terms with Thoma Bravo and the risk that Thoma Bravo would alter its bidding strategy as a result
of speculation concerning the process or inappropriate flow of information. In light of these perceived risks and the view of the Board of Directors that additional time would not likely result in an increase to the proposed consideration from Thoma
Bravo or another buyer, the Board of Directors authorized Morgan Stanley to seek to negotiate consideration of $31.00 per share with Thoma Bravo and to offer exclusivity for a period of 48 hours. Representatives of Skadden reviewed with the Board of
Directors certain unresolved issues in Thoma Bravos markup of the draft merger agreement, including the size of the termination fee payable by Qlik, new closing conditions affecting deal certainty (including a condition in Thoma Bravos
debt commitment letter as to minimum pro forma cash), the expiration date for Thoma Bravos debt commitment letter, Thoma Bravos proposal as to remedies available to Qlik where specific performance is not available because Thoma
Bravos debt financing is not available, the circumstances under which Thoma Bravo would be obligated to pay Qlik the reverse termination fee and the size of this fee and the treatment of unvested restricted stock units, which treatment was
viewed by the Board of Directors as significant to retention of key personnel through closing of the transaction. The Board of Directors discussed that the interests of Qliks management differed from other stockholders as to the treatment of
unvested restricted stock units, as Thoma Bravo had proposed that all unvested restricted stock units would be converted at closing of the Merger into time-based cash awards, which would delay the cash outlay required to satisfy these obligations.
In light of this potential conflict of interest, the Board of Directors directed the Transaction Committee to oversee the resolution of the treatment of unvested restricted stock units. Representatives of Skadden discussed with the Board of
Directors the potential benefits of adopting a Delaware forum selection bylaw in connection with the entry into a merger agreement in order to eliminate the costs of multijurisdictional litigation in connection with the proposed transaction.
The following disclosure supplements and restates the second full paragraph on page 43 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
At 10:00 p.m., Eastern time, on June 1, 2016, the Board of Directors held a telephonic meeting attended by members of senior management
and representatives of Morgan Stanley and Skadden at which, among other things, representatives of Skadden reviewed with the Board of Directors the material terms of the merger agreement and the resolution of open items previously discussed with the
Board of Directors. In addition, representatives of Skadden identified key remaining unresolved issues, including the threshold for accuracy of Qliks capitalization representations and methodology for calculating the same and the request for
Thoma Bravo to seek an extension of the expiration date for its debt commitment letter and a corresponding extension to the end date under the merger agreement. Representatives of Morgan Stanley then provided an update as to
9
Elliotts offer to provide preferred equity financing.
It was noted that any discussion with Elliott as to the proposed Thoma Bravo
transaction would require Thoma Bravos consent and that engaging in such discussions would result in delay and potentially create risk for the transaction with Thoma Bravo, which already had committed financing, without providing a clear
potential benefit to Qliks stockholders (other than Elliott).
The Board of Directors discussed that Thoma Bravo had not requested to engage with Elliott as a potential debt or equity financing source and determined that the risks to the
proposed transaction of pursuing Elliotts proposal or allowing Thoma Bravo to pursue Elliotts proposal outweighed the potential benefits. After considering the foregoing, the Board of Directors determined that pursuing Elliotts
proposal would not be in the best interests of Qlik and its stockholders. Representatives of Skadden and Morgan Stanley then reviewed with the Board of Directors an update to prior due diligence conducted as to Morgan Stanleys potential
conflicts of interest relative to Thoma Bravo and certain of its portfolio companies known to Morgan Stanley, as well as updated due diligence conducted as to Morgan Stanleys potential conflicts of interest relative to Elliott.
With respect to Thoma Bravo, Morgan Stanley noted a revision to its initial information as to financial advisory and financing fees received during the past two years, which updated fees were
within the range set forth on page 57 of this proxy statement and included an additional transaction of which the Board of Directors was already aware. With respect to Elliott, representatives of Morgan Stanley confirmed to the Board of
Directors that there were no relevant updates to the prior review conducted.
The Board of Directors reviewed these findings and determined
in light of the considerations noted in the course
of the prior determination on May 25, 2016
that it would be in the best interests of Qlik and its stockholders for the Board of Directors to continue to use Morgan Stanley as financial advisor. Representatives of Morgan Stanley then
reviewed with the Board of Directors their financial analyses with respect to the proposed transaction. Following this presentation, representatives of Morgan Stanley delivered to the Board of Directors its oral opinion that, as of the date of its
opinion and based upon and subject to the factors and assumptions set forth therein, the $30.50 in cash per share to be paid to holders of Qlik common stock was fair from a financial point of view to such holders. After further discussing potential
reasons for and against the proposed transaction (see below under the heading Recommendation of the Board of Directors and Reasons for the Merger
Reasons for the Merger
), the Board of Directors directed representatives
of Skadden to continue to finalize the terms of the merger agreement in accordance with the proposal reviewed with the Board of Directors.
Opinion of
Qliks Financial Advisor
The following disclosure supplements and restates the second paragraph on page 50 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
Morgan Stanley performed a public trading comparables analysis, which attempts to provide an implied value of a company by comparing
it to similar companies that are publicly traded. Morgan Stanley reviewed and compared certain financial estimates for Qlik with comparable publicly available consensus equity analyst research estimates for selected companies, selected based on
Morgan Stanleys professional judgement and experience, that share similar business characteristics and/or other similar operating characteristics
including, among other things, similarly
sized revenue and/or revenue growth rates, market capitalizations, profitability, scale and/or other similar operating characteristics
(these companies are referred to as the comparable companies). These comparable companies were the
following:
The following disclosure supplements and restates the fourth full paragraph on page 53 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
Morgan Stanley performed a precedent transactions analysis, which is designed to imply a value of a company based on publicly available
financial terms of selected transactions that share some characteristics with the Merger. Morgan Stanley compared publicly available statistics for selected transactions involving businesses that Morgan Stanley judged to be similar in certain
respects to Qliks business and aspects thereof based on Morgan Stanleys experience and familiarity with Qliks industry that closed between 2010 and May 31, 2016 (the last full trading day prior to the date on which Morgan
Stanley rendered its opinion). Morgan Stanley selected such comparable transactions because they shared certain characteristics with the Merger
, most notably
because they were in the cloud and software sectors and each had a
transaction value of greater than $1 billion and all types of consideration. The following is a list of the transactions reviewed:
The following
disclosure supplements and restates the first full paragraph on page 55 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
Based on its analysis of
the relevant metrics and time frame for each of the transactions listed above and upon the application of its professional judgment and experience, Morgan Stanley selected representative ranges of financial multiples of the transactions
in the software sector based on the current nature of Qliks business and its determination, for the reasons set forth above, that these transactions were most appropriate
and applied
these ranges of financial multiples to the last twelve months revenue and next twelve months revenue for Qlik to calculate a range of implied equity values per share for Qlik common stock. For purposes of the NTM Revenue, Morgan Stanley
utilized publicly available consensus equity analyst research estimates. The following table summarizes Morgan Stanleys analysis of implied equity value per share for Qlik common stock, rounded to the nearest $0.25:
10
Certain Financial Projections
The following disclosure supplements and restates the paragraph overlapping pages 57-58 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
In connection with the Board of Directors review of potential strategic alternatives and its evaluation of a potential sale
transaction, Qliks management team prepared projections of Qliks financial performance for the fiscal years 2016 through 2021 (the
Bidder Case
). The Bidder Case was prepared to assist potential buyers participating in
the process in valuing the
C
c
ompany. The Board of Directors reviewed the Bidder Case and
, at its meeting on
April 15, 2016,
authorized management to provide the Bidder Case to potential buyers, including Thoma Bravo.
At this meeting,
T
t
he Board of Directors also simultaneously instructed management to further develop alternative scenarios to the Bidder Case reflecting assumptions different from those
underlying the Bidder Case as discussed with the Board of Directors.
This reflected the view of the Board of Directors that Qliks business was subject to a number of potential risks and
benefits relating to a variety of possible strategic alternatives under consideration and an understanding of the challenges to correctly projecting and realizing long-term forecasts in such business.
Accordingly, management prepared financial
projections for the fiscal years 2016 through 2021 reflecting the four alternative scenarios described below (the
Higher Revenue Growth Rates Case
, the
Faster Margin Improvement Case
, the
Aggressive
Cloud Strategy Case
and the
Historical Performance Case
and collectively with the Bidder Case, the
Management Projections
).
The following disclosure supplements and restates the sixth full paragraph on page 58 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
For each set of Management Projections, financial projections were prepared for fiscal years 2022 through 2025 by extrapolating for future
years (the
Extrapolated Projections
) based on assumptions provided by management and such extrapolations were reviewed and approved by Qlik management.
The Extrapolated
Projections were used only for purposes of calculating unlevered free cash flows for fiscal years 2022 through 2025 for purposes of the discounted cash flow analysis.
The following disclosure supplements and restates the second table on page 62 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
Unlevered Free Cash Flows
(amounts in
millions)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management Projections
|
|
|
Extrapolated Projections
|
|
|
|
2016
|
|
|
2017
|
|
|
2018
|
|
|
2019
|
|
|
2020
|
|
|
2021
|
|
|
2022
|
|
|
2023
|
|
|
2024
|
|
|
2025
|
|
Bidder Case
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
730
|
|
|
$
|
865
|
|
|
$
|
1,015
|
|
|
$
|
1,185
|
|
|
$
|
1,375
|
|
|
$
|
1,585
|
|
|
$
|
1,795
|
|
|
$
|
2,005
|
|
|
$
|
2,215
|
|
|
$
|
2,425
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA (Unburdened by SBC)
|
|
$
|
93
|
|
|
$
|
154
|
|
|
$
|
216
|
|
|
$
|
261
|
|
|
$
|
310
|
|
|
$
|
366
|
|
|
$
|
439
|
|
|
$
|
518
|
|
|
$
|
603
|
|
|
$
|
694
|
|
Less: Depreciation and Amortization
|
|
$
|
(17
|
)
|
|
$
|
(17
|
)
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
|
$
|
(20
|
)
|
|
$
|
(23
|
)
|
|
$
|
(26
|
)
|
|
$
|
(33
|
)
|
|
$
|
(41
|
)
|
|
$
|
(51
|
)
|
|
$
|
(61
|
)
|
Less: Stock-Based Compensation
|
|
$
|
(44
|
)
|
|
$
|
(52
|
)
|
|
$
|
(61
|
)
|
|
$
|
(71
|
)
|
|
$
|
(83
|
)
|
|
$
|
(95
|
)
|
|
$
|
(108
|
)
|
|
$
|
(120
|
)
|
|
$
|
(133
|
)
|
|
$
|
(146
|
)
|
EBIT (Burdened by SBC)
|
|
$
|
32
|
|
|
$
|
85
|
|
|
$
|
137
|
|
|
$
|
170
|
|
|
$
|
205
|
|
|
$
|
245
|
|
|
$
|
298
|
|
|
$
|
357
|
|
|
$
|
420
|
|
|
$
|
488
|
|
Less: Unlevered Cash Taxes
|
|
$
|
(10
|
)
|
|
$
|
(13
|
)
|
|
$
|
(34
|
)
|
|
$
|
(43
|
)
|
|
$
|
(51
|
)
|
|
$
|
(61
|
)
|
|
$
|
(75
|
)
|
|
$
|
(89
|
)
|
|
$
|
(105
|
)
|
|
$
|
(122
|
)
|
Plus: Depreciation and Amortization
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
$
|
23
|
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
|
$
|
33
|
|
|
$
|
41
|
|
|
$
|
51
|
|
|
$
|
61
|
|
Less: Capital Expenditures
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
|
$
|
(22
|
)
|
|
$
|
(25
|
)
|
|
$
|
(30
|
)
|
|
$
|
(34
|
)
|
|
$
|
(40
|
)
|
|
$
|
(45
|
)
|
|
$
|
(50
|
)
|
|
$
|
(55
|
)
|
|
$
|
(61
|
)
|
Plus: (Increase)/Decrease in Operating Working Capital
|
|
$
|
32
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
$
|
34
|
|
|
$
|
31
|
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
$
|
11
|
|
Unlevered Free Cash Flow
|
|
$
|
53
|
|
|
$
|
72
|
|
|
$
|
122
|
|
|
$
|
147
|
|
|
$
|
176
|
|
|
$
|
201
|
|
|
$
|
238
|
|
|
$
|
279
|
|
|
$
|
326
|
|
|
$
|
376
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Higher Revenue Growth Case
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
730
|
|
|
$
|
883
|
|
|
$
|
1,059
|
|
|
$
|
1,262
|
|
|
$
|
1,496
|
|
|
$
|
1,762
|
|
|
$
|
2,028
|
|
|
$
|
2,294
|
|
|
$
|
2,560
|
|
|
$
|
2,826
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA (Unburdened by SBC)
|
|
$
|
93
|
|
|
$
|
138
|
|
|
$
|
184
|
|
|
$
|
246
|
|
|
$
|
300
|
|
|
$
|
360
|
|
|
$
|
443
|
|
|
$
|
533
|
|
|
$
|
630
|
|
|
$
|
735
|
|
Less: Depreciation and Amortization
|
|
$
|
(17
|
)
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
|
$
|
(19
|
)
|
|
$
|
(22
|
)
|
|
$
|
(25
|
)
|
|
$
|
(29
|
)
|
|
$
|
(38
|
)
|
|
$
|
(48
|
)
|
|
$
|
(59
|
)
|
|
$
|
(71
|
)
|
Less: Stock-Based Compensation
|
|
$
|
(44
|
)
|
|
$
|
(53
|
)
|
|
$
|
(64
|
)
|
|
$
|
(76
|
)
|
|
$
|
(90
|
)
|
|
$
|
(106
|
)
|
|
$
|
(122
|
)
|
|
$
|
(138
|
)
|
|
$
|
(154
|
)
|
|
$
|
(170
|
)
|
EBIT (Burdened by SBC)
|
|
$
|
32
|
|
|
$
|
67
|
|
|
$
|
102
|
|
|
$
|
149
|
|
|
$
|
185
|
|
|
$
|
225
|
|
|
$
|
283
|
|
|
$
|
347
|
|
|
$
|
418
|
|
|
$
|
495
|
|
Less: Unlevered Cash Taxes
|
|
$
|
(10
|
)
|
|
$
|
(10
|
)
|
|
$
|
(25
|
)
|
|
$
|
(37
|
)
|
|
$
|
(46
|
)
|
|
$
|
(56
|
)
|
|
$
|
(71
|
)
|
|
$
|
(87
|
)
|
|
$
|
(104
|
)
|
|
$
|
(124
|
)
|
Plus: Depreciation and Amortization
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
|
$
|
19
|
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
$
|
38
|
|
|
$
|
48
|
|
|
$
|
59
|
|
|
$
|
71
|
|
Less: Capital Expenditures
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
|
$
|
(22
|
)
|
|
$
|
(26
|
)
|
|
$
|
(32
|
)
|
|
$
|
(37
|
)
|
|
$
|
(44
|
)
|
|
$
|
(51
|
)
|
|
$
|
(57
|
)
|
|
$
|
(64
|
)
|
|
$
|
(71
|
)
|
Plus: (Increase)/Decrease in Operating Working Capital
|
|
$
|
32
|
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
$
|
38
|
|
|
$
|
47
|
|
|
$
|
51
|
|
|
$
|
41
|
|
|
$
|
32
|
|
|
$
|
23
|
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
Unlevered Free Cash Flow
|
|
$
|
53
|
|
|
$
|
57
|
|
|
$
|
98
|
|
|
$
|
140
|
|
|
$
|
174
|
|
|
$
|
205
|
|
|
$
|
241
|
|
|
$
|
283
|
|
|
$
|
331
|
|
|
$
|
384
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Faster Margin Improvement Case
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
730
|
|
|
$
|
858
|
|
|
$
|
995
|
|
|
$
|
1,148
|
|
|
$
|
1,315
|
|
|
$
|
1,492
|
|
|
$
|
1,670
|
|
|
$
|
1,847
|
|
|
$
|
2,025
|
|
|
$
|
2,202
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA (Unburdened by SBC)
|
|
$
|
93
|
|
|
$
|
159
|
|
|
$
|
220
|
|
|
$
|
286
|
|
|
$
|
341
|
|
|
$
|
411
|
|
|
$
|
476
|
|
|
$
|
545
|
|
|
$
|
618
|
|
|
$
|
694
|
|
Less: Depreciation and Amortization
|
|
$
|
(17
|
)
|
|
$
|
(17
|
)
|
|
$
|
(17
|
)
|
|
$
|
(19
|
)
|
|
$
|
(21
|
)
|
|
$
|
(23
|
)
|
|
$
|
(30
|
)
|
|
$
|
(37
|
)
|
|
$
|
(46
|
)
|
|
$
|
(55
|
)
|
Less: Stock-Based Compensation
|
|
$
|
(44
|
)
|
|
$
|
(51
|
)
|
|
$
|
(60
|
)
|
|
$
|
(69
|
)
|
|
$
|
(79
|
)
|
|
$
|
(90
|
)
|
|
$
|
(100
|
)
|
|
$
|
(111
|
)
|
|
$
|
(121
|
)
|
|
$
|
(132
|
)
|
EBIT (Burdened by SBC)
|
|
$
|
32
|
|
|
$
|
90
|
|
|
$
|
143
|
|
|
$
|
198
|
|
|
$
|
241
|
|
|
$
|
298
|
|
|
$
|
346
|
|
|
$
|
397
|
|
|
$
|
450
|
|
|
$
|
507
|
|
Less: Unlevered Cash Taxes
|
|
$
|
(10
|
)
|
|
$
|
(13
|
)
|
|
$
|
(36
|
)
|
|
$
|
(50
|
)
|
|
$
|
(60
|
)
|
|
$
|
(75
|
)
|
|
$
|
(87
|
)
|
|
$
|
(99
|
)
|
|
$
|
(113
|
)
|
|
$
|
(127
|
)
|
Plus: Depreciation and Amortization
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
19
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
$
|
23
|
|
|
$
|
30
|
|
|
$
|
37
|
|
|
$
|
46
|
|
|
$
|
55
|
|
Less: Capital Expenditures
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
|
$
|
(21
|
)
|
|
$
|
(25
|
)
|
|
$
|
(29
|
)
|
|
$
|
(33
|
)
|
|
$
|
(37
|
)
|
|
$
|
(42
|
)
|
|
$
|
(46
|
)
|
|
$
|
(51
|
)
|
|
$
|
(55
|
)
|
Plus: (Increase)/Decrease in Operating Working Capital
|
|
$
|
32
|
|
|
$
|
6
|
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
$
|
33
|
|
|
$
|
37
|
|
|
$
|
36
|
|
|
$
|
29
|
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
Unlevered Free Cash Flow
|
|
$
|
53
|
|
|
$
|
78
|
|
|
$
|
129
|
|
|
$
|
171
|
|
|
$
|
206
|
|
|
$
|
245
|
|
|
$
|
277
|
|
|
$
|
311
|
|
|
$
|
348
|
|
|
$
|
389
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical Performance Case
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
712
|
|
|
$
|
830
|
|
|
$
|
961
|
|
|
$
|
1,110
|
|
|
$
|
1,271
|
|
|
$
|
1,451
|
|
|
$
|
1,630
|
|
|
$
|
1,809
|
|
|
$
|
1,989
|
|
|
$
|
2,168
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA (Unburdened by SBC)
|
|
$
|
78
|
|
|
$
|
106
|
|
|
$
|
142
|
|
|
$
|
189
|
|
|
$
|
232
|
|
|
$
|
281
|
|
|
$
|
332
|
|
|
$
|
387
|
|
|
$
|
446
|
|
|
$
|
509
|
|
Less: Depreciation and Amortization
|
|
$
|
(17
|
)
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
|
$
|
(20
|
)
|
|
$
|
(22
|
)
|
|
$
|
(25
|
)
|
|
$
|
(31
|
)
|
|
$
|
(38
|
)
|
|
$
|
(46
|
)
|
|
$
|
(54
|
)
|
Less: Stock-Based Compensation
|
|
$
|
(43
|
)
|
|
$
|
(50
|
)
|
|
$
|
(58
|
)
|
|
$
|
(67
|
)
|
|
$
|
(76
|
)
|
|
$
|
(87
|
)
|
|
$
|
(98
|
)
|
|
$
|
(109
|
)
|
|
$
|
(119
|
)
|
|
$
|
(130
|
)
|
EBIT (Burdened by SBC)
|
|
$
|
19
|
|
|
$
|
38
|
|
|
$
|
66
|
|
|
$
|
103
|
|
|
$
|
133
|
|
|
$
|
169
|
|
|
$
|
203
|
|
|
$
|
241
|
|
|
$
|
281
|
|
|
$
|
325
|
|
Less: Unlevered Cash Taxes
|
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
|
$
|
(6
|
)
|
|
$
|
(17
|
)
|
|
$
|
(26
|
)
|
|
$
|
(33
|
)
|
|
$
|
(42
|
)
|
|
$
|
(51
|
)
|
|
$
|
(60
|
)
|
|
$
|
(70
|
)
|
|
$
|
(81
|
)
|
Plus: Depreciation and Amortization
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
|
$
|
20
|
|
|
$
|
22
|
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
|
$
|
31
|
|
|
$
|
38
|
|
|
$
|
46
|
|
|
$
|
54
|
|
Less: Capital Expenditures
|
|
$
|
(18
|
)
|
|
$
|
(21
|
)
|
|
$
|
(24
|
)
|
|
$
|
(28
|
)
|
|
$
|
(32
|
)
|
|
$
|
(36
|
)
|
|
$
|
(41
|
)
|
|
$
|
(45
|
)
|
|
$
|
(50
|
)
|
|
$
|
(54
|
)
|
Plus: (Increase)/Decrease in Operating Working Capital
|
|
$
|
34
|
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
|
$
|
32
|
|
|
$
|
36
|
|
|
$
|
33
|
|
|
$
|
27
|
|
|
$
|
21
|
|
|
$
|
15
|
|
|
$
|
9
|
|
Unlevered Free Cash Flow
|
|
$
|
46
|
|
|
$
|
37
|
|
|
$
|
70
|
|
|
$
|
101
|
|
|
$
|
127
|
|
|
$
|
149
|
|
|
$
|
170
|
|
|
$
|
195
|
|
|
$
|
222
|
|
|
$
|
252
|
|
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Interests of Qliks Directors and Executive Officers in the Merger
Executive Officers Following the Merger
The
following disclosure supplements and restates the second full paragraph on page 68 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
As of the date
of this proxy statement, none of our executive officers has entered into any new agreement or arrangement with Qlik, Thoma Bravo or any of their affiliates regarding employment with, or the right to purchase or participate in the equity of, the
Surviving Corporation or one or more of its affiliates. Prior to the date of the Merger Agreement, Thoma Bravo expressed interest in retaining Qliks executive officers following the Merger and for its internal purposes in modeling illustrative
returns in an acquisition of Qlik assumed that Qlik employees would have an aggregate 12% direct or indirect equity interest in the Surviving Corporation. Although this assumption was disclosed to certain executive officers of Qlik, no agreement or
arrangement has been entered into in this regard and Thoma Bravo could alter or elect not to pursue this equity interest in its discretion. In addition, on May 27, 2016,
Morgan Stanley
provided an update on Thoma Bravos recent due diligence process with Qliks management and expressed its view that it would be highly beneficial to encourage Thoma Bravos commitment to the sale process by authorizing
Mr. Björk to provide an indication to Thoma Bravo of his potential interest in rolling over his shares of Qliks common stock into equity of the acquirer in a merger transaction. B
ased on the view that this would be in the best
interests of Qlik and its stockholders in advance of the final bid deadline of May 31, 2016, the Board of Directors authorized Mr. Björk to indicate to Thoma Bravo that he would be willing to roll over in the range of 20% of his
pre-tax holdings of outstanding shares of Qlik common stock into equity in the Surviving Corporation or one of its affiliates
; but not to discuss other aspects of his potential role or other
terms. It was noted at such meeting that Mr. Björk should be prepared to offer the same indication to another bidder if necessary. At no point did Mr. Björk conduct similar discussions with any other party.
No agreement or
arrangement has been entered into in this regard and Thoma Bravo or Mr. Björk could alter or elect not to pursue this rollover in its or his discretion. Prior to or following the Effective Time (but in any case following the time Qlik and
Thoma Bravo agreed upon the Per Share Merger Consideration), it is anticipated that Thoma Bravo and Qliks executive officers will engage in negotiations regarding compensation, benefits and the right to purchase or participate in the equity of
the Surviving Corporation and may enter into definitive agreements with certain of Qliks executive officers regarding employment or the right to purchase or participate in the equity of the Surviving Corporation or one or more of its
affiliates on a going-forward basis following completion of the Merger. The Merger is not conditioned upon any Qlik executive officer agreeing to remain with the Surviving Corporation or to purchase or participate in such equity.
Legal Proceedings Regarding the Merger
The following
disclosure supplements and restates the fifth full paragraph on page 80 of the Definitive Proxy Statement.
Pennsylvania Stockholder Litigation
On
June 9, 2016 and
June 15, 2016,
a
two
putative class action
lawsuit was
lawsuits were
filed by
a
purported
stockholder
stockholders
of Qlik against Qlik, its directors,
Thoma Bravo,
Parent and Merger Sub in Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County,
captioned
Solak v. Golden, et al
, Case No. 2016-005036 (the
Solak
Action), and
Willems v. Qlik
Technologies Inc., et al
, Case No. 2016-005249
. The action generally alleges
(the
Willems
Action). The
Willems
Action was also filed against Thoma Bravo. Both lawsuits generally allege
that the members of the Board of
Directors breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed Merger by, among other things, failing to take steps to maximize the value of Qlik to its stockholders
.
Plaintiff
and agreeing to unfair terms. They
further
alleges
allege
that Qlik,
Thoma
Bravo,
Parent and Merger Sub aided and abetted the directors alleged breaches of fiduciary duties.
Plaintiff seeks
The
Willems
Action also alleges aiding
and abetting by Thoma Bravo. Plaintiffs in both actions seek
, among other things, equitable relief to enjoin consummation of the Merger,
and attorneys fees and costs. In addition, the
Solak
Action seeks
rescission of the Merger and/or rescissory damages
, and attorneys fees and costs.
Delaware Stockholder Litigation
On July 12, 2016, a putative class action lawsuit was filed by a purported
stockholder of Qlik against the Board of Directors in the Delaware Court, captioned
Charles v. Golden, et al
, Case No. 12552-VCS. The action generally alleges that the members of the Board of Directors breached their fiduciary duties in
connection with the proposed Merger by failing to disclose material information in the Definitive Proxy Statement. Plaintiff seeks, among other things, equitable relief to enjoin consummation of the Merger and attorneys fees and costs.
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On July 15, 2016, Plaintiff filed a
motion to expedite proceedings. The Delaware Court scheduled a hearing on Plaintiffs motion for July 25, 2016. On July 22, 2016, Qlik filed with the SEC supplemental disclosures in a Proxy Supplement to the Definitive Proxy
Statement. The same day, Defendants filed an opposition to Plaintiffs motion to expedite. That afternoon, Plaintiff informed the Delaware Court that his claims had been mooted and that the hearing on Plaintiffs motion to expedite may be
removed from the Delaware Courts calendar.
On July 22, 2016 and
July 26, 2016, two more putative class action lawsuits were filed in the Delaware Court by purported stockholders of Qlik against the Board of Directors, Thoma Bravo, LLC, Project Alpha Holding, LLC, Project Alpha Merger Corp., and Elliott
Associates, L.P., captioned
Garagarza v. Thoma Bravo, LLC, et al
., C.A. No. 12586-VCS, and
Laborers Pension Fund v. Thoma Bravo, LLC, et al
., C.A. No. 12597-VCS. Both actions generally allege that the members of the Board of
Directors breached their fiduciary duties in connection with the proposed Merger by, among other things, failing to maximize the value of Qlik to its stockholders, failing to ensure a fair process, and failing to disclose all material information in
the Definitive Proxy Statement. Both actions further allege that Thoma Bravo, LLC, Project Alpha Holding, LLC, Project Alpha Merger Corp., and Elliott Associates, L.P. aided and abetted the directors alleged breaches of fiduciary duties.
Plaintiffs in these actions seek, among other things, equitable relief to enjoin the consummation of the Merger, rescissory damages, and attorneys fees and costs.
Federal Stockholder Litigation
On July 13, 2016 and July 20, 2016, two putative class action lawsuits were
filed by purported stockholders of Qlik against Qlik and the Board of Directors in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, captioned
Jeweltex Manufacturing Inc. Retirement Plan, et al v. Qlik Technologies, Inc.,
et al
, Case No. 16-3800 (the
Jeweltex
Action), and
Walker v. Qlik Technologies, Inc., et al
, Case No. 16-3903 (the
Walker
Action). The
Walker
Action additionally names Thoma Bravo,
Parent and Merger Sub as defendants. Both lawsuits generally allege that Qlik and members of the Board of Directors violated Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 14a-9 promulgated thereunder, and that members of the
Board of Directors violated Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, in connection with the proposed Merger by failing to disclose material information in the Definitive Proxy Statement. The
Walker
Action further alleges
that Thoma Bravo violated Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in connection with the proposed Merger by failing to disclose material information in the Definitive Proxy Statement. Plaintiffs in both actions seek, among other
things, equitable relief to enjoin consummation of the Merger, rescission of the Merger and/or rescissory damages, and attorneys fees and costs.
Qlik, Thoma Bravo, Parent, Merger Sub and the individual defendants all believe that the claims asserted against each of them are without
merit and intend to vigorously defend against these lawsuits.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission at the SECs
public reference room at the following location: Station Place, 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, DC 20549. You may also obtain copies of those documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at that
address. Please call the SEC at (800) SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. These SEC filings are also available to the public from commercial document retrieval services and at
www.sec.gov
.
You may obtain any of the documents we file with the SEC, without charge, by requesting them in writing or by telephone from us at the
following address:
Qlik Technologies Inc.
Attn: Corporate Secretary
150 N.
Radnor Chester Road, Suite E220
Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087
If you would like to request documents from us, please do so as soon as possible, to receive them before the Special Meeting. Please note that
all of our documents that we file with the SEC are also promptly available through the Investor Relations section of our website,
www.Qlik.com
. The information included on our website is not incorporated by reference into these Definitive
Additional Materials.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
These Definitive Additional Materials, contain forward-looking statements that do not directly or exclusively relate to historical
facts. You can typically identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking words, such as predicts, plan, expects, focus, anticipates, believes,
goal, target, estimate, potential, may, will, might, momentum, can, could, design, see, seek,
forecast and other words of similar import. Stockholders are cautioned that any forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and may involve significant risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may vary
materially from those in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks detailed in our filings with the SEC, including in our most recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, factors and matters
described or incorporated by reference in the Definitive Proxy Statement, and the following factors:
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|
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the inability to complete the Merger due to the failure to obtain stockholder approval or failure to satisfy the other conditions to the completion of the Merger;
|
|
|
|
the failure by Parent to obtain the necessary equity and debt financing set forth in the commitments entered into in connection with the Merger, or alternative financing, or the failure of any such financing to be
sufficient to complete the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement;
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|
|
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the fact that, although Parent must use reasonable best efforts to obtain the financing contemplated by the Debt Commitment Letter, there is a risk that the debt financing might not be obtained and that, in certain
instances, Qliks only viable recourse would be the $206,710,000 reverse termination fee payable by Parent under the terms of the Merger Agreement;
|
|
|
|
the risk that the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances that require us to pay Parent a termination fee of $103,350,000 and in certain circumstances reimburse Parents expenses related to the
transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement up to $5,000,000;
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|
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the outcome of any legal proceedings that may have been or may be instituted against us and others related to the Merger Agreement;
|
|
|
|
risks that the proposed Merger disrupts our current operations or affects our ability to retain or recruit key employees;
|
|
|
|
the fact that receipt of the all-cash Per Share Merger Consideration would be taxable to stockholders that are treated as U.S. holders for U.S. federal income tax purposes;
|
|
|
|
the fact that, if the Merger is completed, stockholders will forgo the opportunity to realize the potential long-term value of the successful execution of Qliks current strategy as an independent company;
|
|
|
|
the possibility that Parent could, at a later date, engage in unspecified transactions, including restructuring efforts, special dividends or the sale of some or all of Qliks assets to one or more as-yet unknown
purchasers, that could conceivably produce a higher aggregate value than that available to stockholders in the Merger;
|
|
|
|
the fact that under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Qlik is unable to solicit other alternative proposals during the pendency of the Merger;
|
|
|
|
the effect of the announcement or pendency of the Merger on our business relationships, operating results and business generally;
|
|
|
|
the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to the Merger Agreement or the Merger;
|
|
|
|
risks related to the Merger diverting managements or employees attention from ongoing business operations; and
|
|
|
|
risks that our stock price may decline significantly if the Merger is not completed.
|
Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements that we make in these Definitive Additional Materials are qualified by the information
contained herein or in the Definitive Proxy Statement or incorporated by reference in the Definitive Proxy Statement, including (1) the information contained under this caption and (2) the information contained under the captions
Risk Factors and Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and information in our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our most recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q. No assurance can be
given that these are all of the factors that could cause actual results to vary materially from the forward-looking statements.
Except as
required by applicable law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Stockholders are advised to consult any future disclosures that we make on
related subjects as may be detailed in our other filings made from time to time with the SEC.
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