Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 16, 2009, Harris Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Harris"),
entered into a definitive Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement"), with Tyco
Electronics Group S.A., a company organized under the laws of Luxembourg (the
"Seller") and a subsidiary of Tyco Electronics Ltd., a corporation incorporated
under the laws of Bermuda ("Tyco Electronics"), and, solely for the limited
purposes of Section 11.09 of the Agreement, Tyco Electronics. Pursuant to the
terms of the Agreement, Harris will acquire substantially all of the assets of
Seller's wireless systems business (the "Business") and will assume liabilities
primarily related to the Business, with exceptions as set forth in the
Agreement. The exceptions include the State of New York wireless network
contract awarded to the Business in December 2004. The purchase price for the
Business is $675 million in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments as set
forth in the Agreement. The Business conducts a worldwide wireless network
systems business which designs, builds, distributes, maintains and supplies
wireless communications systems, including land mobile radio and broadband
equipment systems and networks and equipment for the public safety, utility,
federal, military and commercial markets.
The closing of the acquisition is conditioned upon, among other things,
customary closing conditions, including: (1) expiration or termination of the
waiting period of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and
other applicable antitrust laws, (2) the accuracy of the representations and
warranties of each party as of the closing or other applicable date, without
giving effect to any materiality, material adverse effect (as defined in the
Agreement) or similar qualifiers contained in such representations and
warranties (other than as set forth in the Agreement), except for such
inaccuracies as have not and would not reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect (as defined in the Agreement), (3) the performance in all
material respects by the parties of their respective material obligations under
the Agreement, and (4) in the case of Harris, the absence of any change or event
which has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect
(as defined in the Agreement) on the Business. The acquisition is expected to
close prior to Harris' fiscal year end on July 3, 2009 (the "Closing").
Harris and the Seller, with respect to the acquisition, have each made customary
representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities in the Agreement
including, among others, covenants that (i) prior to the Closing, subject to
certain exceptions, the Seller will operate and carry on the Business in all
material respects in the ordinary course consistent with past practice; and (ii)
subject to the terms of the Agreement, that each of the parties will use its
reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or
cause to be done, all things necessary, proper, advisable or desirable to
consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by the Agreement,
including making all filings necessary to obtain all necessary regulatory or
other approvals.
There can be no assurances that the closing conditions set forth in the
Agreement will be satisfied or waived or that the Closing will occur on or
before July 3, 2009. The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport
to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, and should be
read in conjunction with, the full text of the Agreement, which is filed as
Exhibit 2.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the press
release regarding the acquisition was previously furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to
Harris' Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 16, 2009.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is filed herewith:
2.1 Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2009, between Harris
Corporation, Tyco Electronics Group S.A. and, solely for the limited
purposes of Section 11.09, Tyco Electronics Ltd.*
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* Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2)
of Regulation S-K. Harris hereby agrees to furnish supplementally
copies of any of the omitted schedules and exhibits upon request by
the Securities and Exchange Commission.