Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: February 22, 2011

Date of Earliest Event Reported: February 21, 2011

 

 

LOGO

 

 

1111 West Jefferson Street, Suite 200

Boise, Idaho 83702-5388

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(208) 384-7000

(Registrants’ telephone number, including area code)

 

Commission

File Number

 

Exact Name of Registrant as

Specified in Its Charter

 

I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.

 

State or Other

Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or

Organization

                    001-33541

                     333-166926-04

 

        Boise Inc.

        BZ Intermediate Holdings LLC

 

20-8356960

27-1197223

 

Delaware

Delaware

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

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

This Form 8-K filing is a combined report being filed separately by two registrants: Boise Inc. and BZ Intermediate Holdings LLC. Unless the context indicates otherwise, any reference in this report to the “company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or “Boise” refers to Boise Inc. together with BZ Intermediate Holdings LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries.

 

 

 


Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Stock Purchase Agreement

On February 21, 2011, through our wholly-owned subsidiary Boise Paper Holdings, L.L.C. (Boise), we entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (Agreement) to purchase Tharco Packaging, Inc. (Tharco). By the terms of the Agreement, which contains customary representations and warranties, we will acquire all of Tharco’s outstanding stock for a purchase price of $200 million, subject to the adjustments set forth in the Agreement. A portion of the purchase price will be held in escrow to fund post-closing purchase price adjustments and to secure Tharco’s obligations to indemnify Boise for breaches of representations, warranties, or covenants in the Agreement. We expect the transaction to close in early March 2011. The foregoing description of the Stock Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Stock Purchase Agreement, which is to be filed with our Quarterly Report on Form10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2011.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 22, 2011, we issued a news release announcing we had entered into the Stock Purchase Agreement described above. A copy of our news release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01. Management will host a webcast and conference call today, February 22, 2011, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern. To link to the webcast, go to our website at www.BoiseInc.com and click on the link to the webcast under Webcasts & Presentations on the Investors drop-down menu. To join the conference call, dial 866-841-1001. International callers should dial 832-445-1689.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

Exhibit 99.1    News Release dated February 22, 2011


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrants have duly caused this report to be signed on their behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

BOISE INC.     BZ INTERMEDIATE HOLDINGS LLC
By   

/S/    KAREN E. GOWLAND        

    By  

/S/    KAREN E. GOWLAND        

  

Karen E. Gowland

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

     

Karen E. Gowland

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Date: February 22, 2011