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:  February 5, 2018 

Real Industry, Inc. 

 

 

   

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (805) 435-1255 

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As previously disclosed, on November 17, 2017, Real Industry, Inc. (the “Company”), Real Alloy Intermediate Holding, LLC (“RAIH”), Real Alloy Holding, Inc. (“Real Alloy”) and certain of Real Alloy’s wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries (collectively with RAIH and Real Alloy, the “Real Alloy Debtors,” and the Real Alloy Debtors with the Company, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”) seeking relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”). The Chapter 11 cases are being jointly administered under the caption “In re Real Industry, Inc., et al.”, Case No. 17-12464, in the Bankruptcy Court (the “Chapter 11 Proceedings”). The Debtors continue to operate their business and manage their properties as “debtors-in-possession” under the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable provisions and orders of the Bankruptcy Code.

 

Real Alloy Stalking Horse Bid

 

Also as previously disclosed, in connection with the debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing obtained by the Real Alloy Debtors (the “RA DIP Financing”), the Real Alloy Debtors agreed to pursue a sale of substantially all of their assets pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code (a “Section 363 Sale”) and to obtain approval of the Bankruptcy Court for certain auction and bidding procedures related to such Section 363 Sale (the “Bidding Procedures”), along with certain other Section 363 Sale milestones. On December 19, 2017, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order, Order (I) Establishing Bidding Procedures Relating to the Sale of Assets, (II) Establishing Procedures Relating to the Assumption and Assignment of Certain Executory Contracts and Unexpired Leases, including Notice of Proposed Cure Amounts, (III) Establishing Procedures in connection with the Selection and Protections Afforded to Any Stalking Horse Bidders, (IV) Approving Form and Manner of Notice relating thereto, (V) Scheduling a Hearing to Consider the Proposed Sale, and (IV) Granting Related Relief, approving, among other things, these Bidding Procedures.

 

The Bankruptcy Court’s final order related to the RA DIP Financing, Final Order (I) Authorizing Debtors to Obtain Postpetition Financing Pursuant to Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code, (II) Authorizing the Use of Cash Collateral Pursuant to Section 363 of the Bankruptcy Code, (III) Granting Adequate Protection to the Prepetition Secured Parties Pursuant to Sections 361, 362, 363 and 364 of the Bankruptcy Code, (IV) Granting Liens and Superpriority Claims, and Modifying the Automatic Stay (the “Final DIP Order”),  places additional requirements on the Real Alloy Debtors related to the Section 363 Sale process. Among these is a requirement that the Real Alloy Debtors obtain the prior written consent of a majority of the Required Holders (as defined in the Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement,  dated and effective as of January 19, 2018 and as filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed January 25, 2018; the “Required DIP Noteholders”) and Bank of America, N.A.  (as administrative agent and collateral agent under the Debtor-in-Possession Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of November 20, 2017, and as filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed November 27, 2017;  the “DIP ABL Agent”) in order to sell, or enter into a binding agreement to sell, the assets of the Real Alloy Debtors, unless the obligations under the RA DIP Financing, the prepetition Real Alloy 10% senior secured notes and the prepetition obligations under the Real Alloy revolving credit facility (collectively, the “Required Obligations”) are repaid in full in cash upon the closing of such sale.  Further, under the Final DIP Order, the Required DIP Noteholders, the  DIP ABL Agent, and the collateral trustee/agent for the new money senior secured priming and superpriority postpetition notes (“New Money DIP Notes”) issued as part of the RA DIP Financing must approve any stalking horse bid and bid protections for such stalking horse bid.

 

On February 5, 2018, the Real Alloy Debtors filed a Notice of Stalking Horse Proposal Deadline and Submission of Credit Bid Proposal from Prepetition Lenders with the Bankruptcy Court in the Chapter 11 Proceedings (the “Stalking Horse Notice”), reiterating the above information and advising that on February 2, 2018, the Required DIP Noteholders notified the Real Alloy Debtors of their intention to provide a credit bid to purchase substantially all of the assets of the Real Alloy Debtors (the “Credit Bid Proposal”). The Real Alloy Debtors and Required DIP Noteholders intend to finalize the terms of the Credit Bid Proposal in a binding definitive agreement (the “Noteholder Credit Bid”), which shall be filed with the Bankruptcy Court once executed.

 

The Stalking Horse Notice states that the Real Alloy Debtors determined that each of the proposed bids from the three entities interested in serving as a stalking horse bidder would be insufficient to pay the Required Obligations in full in cash upon closing of such transaction. Further, the Stalking Horse Notice states that the Required DIP Noteholders, DIP ABL Agent, and trustees of the collateral under the New Money DIP Notes and Roll-Up Notes issued as part of the RA DIP Financing DIP Collateral Trustee (collectively, the “DIP Lender Consultation Parties”) do not believe the offers reflect the true value of the Real Alloy Debtors’ assets, and thus have informed the Real Alloy Debtors that the DIP Lender Consultation Parties would decline to consent to a sale on the terms in the proposed stalking horse bids, as well as bid protections in connection with such proposals.

 

Following entry into the Noteholder Credit Bid, the Debtors may no longer consult with the parties submitting the Noteholder Credit Bid with respect to a sale of the Real Alloy assets or the Noteholder Credit Bid unless and until the Noteholder Credit

Bid is revoked. Pursuant to the Bidding Procedures, in order to determine the highest and otherwise best offer for the assets of the Real Alloy Debtors and whether or not to conduct an auction for substantially all of the Real Alloy Debtors’ assets, the Debtors will continue to consider and evaluate all bids meeting the requirements set forth in the Bidding Procedures for the assets of the Real Alloy Debtors.

 

On February 5, 2018, Real Alloy Holding, Inc. issued a press release announcing the receipt of stalking horse bids and selection of the stalking horse bidder, a copy of which is attached to this Item 8.01 as Exhibit 99.1. 

 

 

Cautionary Note Regarding the Company’s Common Stock

 

The Company cautions that trading in its securities during the pendency of the Chapter 11 Proceedings is highly speculative and poses substantial risks. Trading prices for the Company’s securities may bear little or no relationship to the actual recovery, if any, by holders of such securities in the Chapter 11 Proceedings.

 

Additional Information on the Chapter 11 Proceedings 

 

Court filings and other information related to the court-supervised proceedings are available at a website administered by the Company’s claims agent, Prime Clerk, at https://cases.primeclerk.com/realindustry.  Additional information on Real Industry can be found at its website www.realindustryinc.com.  

 

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements, which are based on our current expectations, estimates, and projections about the businesses and prospects of the Company, Real Alloy and their subsidiaries (“we” or “us”), as well as management’s beliefs, and certain assumptions made by management. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “may,” “should,” “will” and variations of these words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements speak only as of the date hereof and are subject to change. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Forward-looking statements discuss, among other matters: our financial and operational results, as well as our expectations for future financial trends and performance of our business in future periods; our strategy; risks and uncertainties associated with Chapter 11 proceedings; the negative impacts on our businesses as a result of filing for and operating under Chapter 11 protection; the time, terms and ability to confirm a Chapter 11 plan of reorganization for our businesses; the adequacy of the capital resources of our businesses and the difficulty in forecasting the liquidity requirements of the operations of our businesses; the unpredictability of our financial results while in Chapter 11 proceedings; our ability to discharge claims in Chapter 11 proceedings; negotiations with the “stalking horse” bidder on a definitive agreement for the terms of purchase; receipts of other acquisition bids and negotiations with associated bidders; negotiations with the holders of Real Alloy’s senior secured notes, its asset-based facility lender, and its trade and other unsecured creditors; risks and uncertainties with performing under the terms of the Debtors’ debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) financing arrangements and any other arrangement with lenders or creditors while in Chapter 11 proceedings; the Debtors’ ability to operate our businesses within the terms of our respective DIP financing arrangements;  the forecasted uses of funds in the Debtors’ DIP budgets; negotiations with DIP lenders; the impact of Real Alloy’s Chief Restructuring Officer on its restructuring efforts and negotiations with creditors and other stakeholders in the Chapter 11 proceedings; our ability to retain employees, suppliers and customers as a result of Chapter 11 proceedings; the ability to pay any amounts under key employee incentive or retention plans adopted in connection with the Chapter 11 proceedings; Real Alloy’s ability to conduct business as usual in the United States and worldwide; Real Alloy’s ability to continue to serve customers, suppliers and other business partners at the high level of service and performance they have come to expect from Real Alloy; our ability to continue to pay suppliers and vendors;  our ability to fund ongoing business operations through the applicable DIP financing arrangements; the use of the funds anticipated to be received in the DIP financing arrangements;  the ability to control costs during Chapter 11 proceedings; the risk that our Chapter 11 proceedings may be converted to cases under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code; the ability of the Company to preserve and utilize the NOLs following Chapter 11 proceedings; the Company’s ability to secure operating capital; the Company’s ability to take advantage of opportunities to acquire assets with upside potential; the Company’s ability to execute on its strategic plan to evaluate and close potential M&A opportunities; our long-term outlook; our preparation for future market conditions; and any statements or assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties, and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Accordingly, actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors.

 

Important factors that may cause such differences include, but are not limited to, the decisions of the bankruptcy court; negotiations with Real Alloy’s debtholders,  our creditors and any committee approved by the bankruptcy court;  negotiations with lenders on the definitive DIP financing, equity investment and post-emergence credit facility documents; the Company’s ability to meet the closing conditions of its DIP financing, equity investment or post-emergence credit facilities; the Debtors’ ability to meet the requirements, and compliance with the terms, including restrictive covenants, of their respective DIP financing arrangements and any other financial arrangement while in Chapter 11 proceedings; changes in our operational or cash needs from the assumptions underlying our DIP budgets and forecasts; changes in our cash needs as compared to our historical operations or our planned reductions in operating expense; adverse litigation; changes in domestic and international demand for recycled aluminum; the cyclical nature and general health of the aluminum industry and related industries; commodity and scrap price fluctuations and our ability to enter into effective commodity derivatives or arrangements to effectively manage our exposure to such commodity price fluctuations; inventory risks, commodity price risks, and energy risks associated with Real Alloy’s buy/sell business model; the impact of tariffs and trade regulations on our operations; the impact of the recently approved U.S. tax legislation and any other changes in U.S. or non-U.S. tax laws on our operations or the value of our NOLs; our ability to successfully identify, acquire and integrate additional companies and businesses that perform and meet expectations after completion of such acquisitions; our ability to achieve future profitability; our ability to control operating costs and other expenses; that general economic conditions may be worse than expected; that competition may increase significantly; changes in laws or government regulations or policies affecting our current business operations and/or our legacy businesses, as well as those risks and uncertainties disclosed under the sections entitled “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Real Industry, Inc.’s Forms 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 10, 2017, August 8, 2017 and November 9, 2017 and Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 13, 2017, and similar disclosures in subsequent reports filed with the SEC. 

 

 

(d) EXHIBITS.  The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit 99.1Real Alloy Holding, Inc. Press Release, dated February 5, 2018.

 

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX 

 

 

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.