Skullcandy Agrees to Be Acquired by Incipio
June 24 2016 - 11:10AM
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Headphones maker Skullcandy Inc. agreed to be acquired by
consumer-technology provider Incipio LLC. for $177 million.
The deal values Skullcandy at $5.75 a share, a 23% premium over
Thursday's closing price of $4.68. The stock, which had risen 19%
since Skullcandy's founder reported takeover talks June 7, rose 22%
to $5.71 in morning trading in New York on Friday.
The closely held Incipio has a number of owned and licensed
fashion and technology-accessory brands, such as Incase smartphone
cases and Tavik swimwear. Skullcandy makes headphones and videogame
accessories aimed at the intersection of music, sports and
technology.
Excluding Skullcandy's cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments, the deal's enterprise value is $131 million. The deal
is being funded with debt, and the boards from both companies have
approved the agreement.
Skullcandy will have a one month "go-shop" period to look for
higher offers. The deal, expected to close in the third quarter,
has a termination fee of $6.2 million that Skullcandy could pay to
Incipio.
In a securities filing, Skullcandy said it had amended its
employment agreements with its named executives, including with
Chief Executive Hoby Darling. The new agreement includes a lump-sum
payment of up to two-times the executive's salary and target bonus
as well as an accelerated vesting of share awards if there is a
"change in control" of the company.
Since pricing its initial public offering at $20 in 2011,
Skullcandy's shares have fallen as revenue growth has slowed in
recent years. The stronger dollar, among other things, has weighed
on the company as a large chunk of its sales come from outside the
U.S.
Earlier this month, the investment firm of Skullcandy founder
and former Chief Executive Rick Alden said it was exploring whether
to pursue taking the headphone maker private.
Write to Austen Hufford at austen.hufford@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
June 24, 2016 10:55 ET (14:55 GMT)
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