As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2016

Registration No.

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

__________________________

 

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

_______________________________

 

THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION

and certain subsidiaries identified in the “Table of Additional Registrants” below

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland 27-1594952

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

7740 Milestone Parkway, Suite 400

Hanover, MD 21076

443-733-1600

 

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

William J. Weber

President and Chief Executive Officer

The KeyW Holding Corporation

7740 Milestone Parkway, Suite 400

Hanover, MD 21076

443-733-1600

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

Copies To:

Jonathan F. Wolcott, Esq.

Holland & Knight LLP

1650 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1700

Tysons, VA 22102

703-720-8600

Philip Luci, Jr., Esq.

General Counsel

The KeyW Holding Corporation

7740 Milestone Parkway, Suite 400

Hanover, MD 21076

   

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

 

If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.

 

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.

  

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier registration statement for the same offering.

 

If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.

 

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

        Proposed
Maximum
  Proposed
Maximum
   
Title of Each Class of   Amount to be   Offering Price
Per
  Aggregate
Offering
  Amount of
Registration
Securities to be Registered(1)   Registered(1)(2)(3)(4)   Unit(1)(3)   Price(1)(2)(3)   Fee(4)
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share                                        $ 0
Preferred Stock $0.001 per share               $ 0
Warrants               $ 0
Debt Securities               $ 0
Units               $ 0
Guarantees of Debt Securities by subsidiaries of the registrant (5)                                               $ 0
Total           $ 175,000,000   $ 20,282.50

 

(1) Not specified as to each class of securities to be registered pursuant to General Instruction II.D. of Form S-3 under the Securities Act.
(2) The registrant is hereby registering an indeterminate amount of each identified class of its securities up to a proposed maximum aggregate offering price of $175,000,000, which may be offered from time to time in unspecified numbers at unspecified prices. The proposed maximum aggregate offering price has been estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o) of the Securities Act.
(3) The registrant is hereby registering such indeterminate amount of each identified class of the identified securities as may be issued upon conversion, exchange, or exercise of any other securities that provide for such conversion, exchange or exercise.
(4) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act.
(5) The guarantees of debt securities will be issued by one or more of the co-registrants identified in the “Table of Additional Registrants” below, each of which is a direct or indirect 100% owned subsidiary of The KeyW Holding Corporation, and will be issued without additional consideration. Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act, no registration fee is payable with respect to any such guarantees.

 

 

 

 

TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS

 

The following direct or indirect 100% owned subsidiaries of the registrant may guarantee the debt securities issued hereunder and are co-registrants under this registration statement. The address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, for each of the co-registrants is c/o The KeyW Holding Corporation, 7740 Milestone Parkway, Suite 400, Hanover, MD 21076, telephone number: 443-733-1600. 

 

Name of Co-Registrant   Jurisdiction of Organization  

I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.

The KeyW Corporation  Maryland   26-2620786
Aeroptic, LLC Massachusetts   20-8789874
GeoVantage, Inc. Delaware   04-3445394
Hexis Cyber Solutions, Inc. Maryland   06-1643722
SenSage, Inc.  California   94-3384824

 

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion, dated December 15, 2016

 

Prospectus

 

 

 

THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION

 

$175,000,000 of Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Warrants, Debt Securities, Units and
Guarantees of Debt Securities

 

By this prospectus, we may offer and sell from time to time, in one or more offerings, our common stock, preferred stock, warrants, debt securities and units at an aggregate initial offering price not to exceed $175,000,000. Our debt securities may be guaranteed by one or more of the co-registrants, each of which is a direct or indirect 100% owned subsidiary of The KeyW Holding Corporation.

 

In this prospectus, we refer to the common stock, preferred stock, warrants, debt securities, units, or guarantees of debt securities or any combination of the foregoing securities to be sold by us in a primary offering collectively as “shelf securities.” The total dollar amount of all shelf securities that we may issue under this prospectus will not exceed $175,000,000. The securities may be offered separately, together, or in series, and in amounts, at prices and on other terms to be determined at the time of each offering. We will provide the specific terms of the securities to be sold in a prospectus supplement.

 

We may sell the securities directly to investors, through agents designated from time to time, or to or through underwriters or dealers, among other methods. The prospectus supplement for each offering will describe the specific methods by which we will sell the securities. The prospectus supplement also will set forth the price to the public of such securities and the net proceeds we expect to receive from the sale of the securities.

 

This prospectus may not be used to consummate the sale of any securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement relating to the securities to be sold. You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplements carefully before you invest.

 

Our common stock is listed for trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “KEYW.” On December 13, 2016, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $12.49.

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See the section entitled “Risk Factors” appearing on page 5 in this prospectus and elsewhere in any supplements for a discussion of information that should be considered in connection with an investment in our securities.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus is December    , 2016

 

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You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS     2  
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION     2  
NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS     3  
THE COMPANY     4  
RISK FACTORS     5  
USE OF PROCEEDS     5  
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES     5  
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK     5  
DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS     10  
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES     11  
DESCRIPTION OF UNITS     17  
LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES     17  
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION     20  
LEGAL MATTERS     22  
EXPERTS     22  

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS

 

This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf process, we may, from time to time, sell or issue any combination of shelf securities in one or more offerings with a maximum aggregate offering price of up to $175,000,000.

 

Our debt securities may be guaranteed by one or more of the co-registrants, each of which is a direct or indirect 100% owned subsidiary of The KeyW Holding Corporation. Any such guarantees will be full and conditional, joint and several, and will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement for the debt securities to which such guarantees relate.

 

This prospectus provides you with a general description of the shelf securities we may offer. Each time securities are sold by us, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, together with the additional information described below under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 

This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell any securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement relating to the securities offered.

 

You should not assume that the information appearing in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of this prospectus. You should not assume that the information contained in the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the respective dates of those documents. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospects may have changed since that date.

 

References in this prospectus to “KeyW,” the “Company” and “we,” “us” and “our” refer to The KeyW Holding Corporation, a Maryland corporation, and its subsidiaries. The phrase “this prospectus” refers to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, unless the context otherwise requires.

 

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

 

We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the public reference room.

 

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The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. This prospectus incorporates by reference our documents listed below and any subsequent filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, until all of the securities are sold.

 

· Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 (filed on March 15, 2016) (the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report have been superseded by the financial statements in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 15, 2016 referred to below);
· Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016 (filed on May 10, 2016), for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016 (filed on August 9, 2016) and for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2016 (filed on November 2, 2016);
· Current Reports on Form 8-K dated February 19, 2016 (filed on February 23, 2016), dated February 25, 2016 (filed on March 2, 2016), dated March 2, 2016 (filed on March 8, 2016), dated March 21, 2016 (filed on March 21, 2016), dated May 2, 2016 (filed on May 5, 2016), dated May 18, 2016 (filed on May 19, 2016), dated May 23, 2016 (filed on May 27, 2016), dated June 4, 2016 (filed on June 9, 2016), dated June 10, 2016 (filed on June 15, 2016), dated November 9, 2016 (filed on November 23, 2016) and dated December 15, 2016 (filed on December 15, 2016); and
· Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated September 28, 2010 (filed on September 28, 2010), registering our common stock under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.

 

Any statement contained in a document filed before the date of this prospectus and incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus. Any information that we file after the date of this prospectus with the SEC will automatically update and supersede the information contained in this prospectus. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we are not incorporating any document or portion thereof or information deemed to have been furnished and not filed in accordance with SEC rule.

 

Potential investors may obtain a copy of any of our SEC filings, excluding exhibits, without charge, by written or oral request directed to The KeyW Holding Corporation, Attention: Investor Relations, 7740 Milestone Parkway, Suite 400, Hanover, Maryland, 21076.

 

NOTE ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

The matters discussed in this prospectus may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results, activity levels, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, activity levels, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “could”, “expect”, “estimate”, “may”, “potential”, “will”, and “would”, or similar words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss our future expectations, contain projections of our future results of operations or of our financial position, or state other forward-looking information. There may be events in the future that we are not able to predict or control accurately, and numerous factors may cause events, our results of operations, financial performance, achievements, or industry performance, to differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking statements. The factors listed in the section captioned “Risk Factors,” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2016, as well as any cautionary language in such Annual Report and the other reports we file under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, provide examples of such risks, uncertainties, and events.

 

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You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this Annual Report. Subsequent events and developments may cause our views to change. While we may elect to update the forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so.

 

THE COMPANY

 

KeyW seeks to protect our nation and its allies by providing advanced engineering and technology solutions to support the collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of information across the full spectrum of the Intelligence, Cyber and Counterterrorism communities’ missions. Our solutions fall into five main areas of expertise—cyber, geospatial, cloud and data analytics, engineering and analysis and operations—and are designed to meet critical needs for agile intelligence and U.S. government national security priorities. We address some of the nation’s most complex problems such as preventing cyber threats, transforming data into intelligence and combating global terrorism.

 

Our platforms include numerous modified commercial turboprop aircraft for electro-optical and hyperspectral imagery and light detection and ranging (LIDAR) collection and products that we manufacture and integrate with hardware and software to meet unique –and evolving—mission requirements.

  

Our customers include agencies such as the National Security Agency (NSA), the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (NGA), the Army Geospatial Center (AGC) and other agencies within the Intelligence Community and Department of Defense. In addition, we provide our products and services to U.S. federal, state and local law enforcement agencies and foreign governments. The combination of our advanced solutions, mission knowledge, customer partnerships, operational capabilities and highly skilled, cleared workforce continues to expand our footprint in the Intelligence, Cyber and Counterterrorism markets.

 

We believe that KeyW’s capabilities and offerings align well to national security needs and we have aligned our strategic business development efforts to target these opportunities. The Intelligence Community is focused on enhancing its next-generation affordable Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) programs, which is a major strength of our solution set. In addition, studies indicate that the Intelligence Community is actively seeking better solutions for analyzing and curating massive amounts of data. 

 

Our primary areas of expertise include:

 

· providing sophisticated engineering services and solutions that help our customers solve discreet and complex cybersecurity, cyber superiority and geospatial and other intelligence challenges;

 

· using multiple intelligence collection techniques to collect data and information in cyberspace, encompassing the entire electromagnetic spectrum;

 

· processing data and information from cyberspace to make it accessible to a wide range of analytical needs and resources;

 

· analyzing data and information that have been collected, processed, correlated and made easily accessible to transform into usable information for our customers;

 

· providing specialized training, field support and test and evaluation services;

 

· developing, integrating, rapidly deploying and sustaining agile airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance collection platforms to austere environments; and

 

· responding quickly and decisively to demanding and emergent customer requirements, with agile processes and methods that satisfy evolving requirements.

 

The KeyW Holding Corporation, incorporated in Maryland in December 2009, is a holding company and conducts its operations through The KeyW Corporation and its respective subsidiaries. The KeyW Corporation was incorporated in Maryland in May 2008 and began operations on August 4, 2008. The KeyW Corporation became our 100% owned subsidiary on December 29, 2009, as part of a corporate reorganization. The company currently operates in one business segment – Government Solutions. Since our founding in 2008, we have completed more than 22 acquisitions. Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “KEYW”.

 

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Our principal executive offices are located at 7740 Milestone Parkway, Suite 400, Hanover, MD 21076, and our telephone number is 443-733-1600.

 

RISK FACTORS

 

Investing in our securities involves risk. You should carefully consider the specific factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus supplement, together with all the other information contained in the prospectus supplement or appearing or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Additional risks, including those that relate to any particular securities we offer, may be included in a prospectus supplement. You should also consider the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed under Item 1A. “Risk Factors” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2016, each of which is incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and will be amended, supplemented or superseded from time to time by other reports we file with the SEC in the future.

 

USE OF PROCEEDS

 

Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of shelf securities offered hereby for general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, capital expenditures, debt repayment or acquisitions. Our management will retain broad discretion in the allocation of the net proceeds.

 

RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

 

The table below sets forth our ratio of earnings to fixed charges on a historical basis for the periods indicated. The information set forth in the table should be read in conjunction with the financial information incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

 

    Nine
Months
ended
9/30/2016
    Twelve
Months
ended
12/31/2015
    Twelve
Months
ended
12/31/2014
    Twelve
Months
ended
12/31/2013
    Twelve
Months
ended
12/31/2012
    Twelve
Months
ended
12/31/2011
 
                                                 
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges     1.9       1.6       2.1       (0.6 )     1.1       1.8  
                                                 

  

The ratios are calculated by dividing earnings by fixed charges. For the purposes of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges, earnings consist of pretax income from continuing operations plus fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of interest expense. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the amount of the deficiency was $5.4 million.

 

We had no shares of preferred stock outstanding for any period presented.

 

DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

 

The following description of our capital stock, together with the additional information we may include in any prospectus supplements (which may differ from the terms summarized below), summarizes the material terms and provisions of our capital stock that we may offer under this prospectus. For the complete terms of our capital stock, please refer to our articles of incorporation and bylaws that are filed as exhibits to the reports incorporated by reference into the registration statement that includes this prospectus. Additionally, the Maryland General Corporation Law, as amended (the “MGCL”) may also affect the terms of our capital stock.

 

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Common Stock

 

The holders of shares of common stock are entitled to one vote per share held on all matters submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders. Each stockholder may exercise its vote either in person or by proxy. Stockholders are not entitled to cumulate their votes for the election of directors, which means that, subject to any rights as may be granted to the holders of shares of preferred stock, if any, the holders of more than 50% of the outstanding shares of common stock are able to elect all of the directors to be elected by holders of shares of common stock and the holders of the remaining shares of common stock will not be able to elect any director. Subject to any preferences to which holders of shares of preferred stock, if any, may be entitled, the holders of outstanding shares of common stock are entitled to receive ratably the dividends, if any, as may be declared from time to time by the board of directors out of funds legally available therefore. In the event that we liquidate, dissolve or wind up, the holders of outstanding shares of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all of our assets which are legally available for distribution to stockholders, subject to the prior rights on liquidation of creditors and to preferences, if any, to which holders of shares of preferred stock, if any, may be entitled. The holders of outstanding shares of common stock do not have any preemptive, subscription, redemption or sinking fund rights. The outstanding shares of common stock are, and the shares to be issued in the offering will, upon issuance and sale as contemplated hereby, be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

 

Preferred Stock

 

Our articles of incorporation authorizes us to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, in one or more series and containing the rights, privileges and limitations, including dividend rights, voting rights, conversion privileges, redemption rights, liquidation rights and/or sinking fund rights, as may from time to time be determined by our board of directors. Preferred stock may be issued in the future in connection with acquisitions, financings or other matters as the board of directors deems to be appropriate. In the event that any shares of preferred stock shall be issued, a certificate of designation, setting forth the series of the preferred stock and the relative rights, privileges and limitations with respect thereto, is required to be filed with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation. The effect of having preferred stock authorized is that our board of directors alone, within the bounds and subject to the federal securities laws and the Maryland law, may be able to authorize the issuance of preferred stock, which may adversely affect the voting and other rights of holders of common stock. The issuance of preferred stock may also have the effect of delaying or preventing a change-of-control of the Company.

 

You should refer to the prospectus supplement relating to the series of preferred stock being offered for a description of the specific terms of that series, including:

 

· the title of the series and the number of shares in the series;
· the price at which the preferred stock will be offered;
· the dividend rate or rates or method of calculating the rates, the dates on which the dividends will be payable, whether or not dividends will be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the dates from which dividends on the preferred stock being offered will cumulate;
· the voting rights, if any, of the holders of shares of the preferred stock being offered;
· the provisions for a sinking fund, if any, and the provisions for redemption, if applicable, of the preferred stock being offered;
· the liquidation preference per share;
· the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred stock being offered will be convertible into our common stock, including the conversion price, or the manner of calculating the conversion price, and the conversion period;
· the terms and conditions, if applicable, upon which the preferred stock being offered will be exchangeable for debt securities, including the exchange price, or the manner of calculating the exchange price, and the exchange period;
· any listing of the preferred stock being offered on any securities exchange;
· whether interests in the shares of the series will be represented by depositary shares;
· a discussion of any material Federal income tax considerations applicable to the preferred stock being offered;
· the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred stock being offered as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs;

 

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· any limitations on the issuance of any class or series of preferred stock ranking senior or equal to the series of preferred stock being offered as to dividend rights and rights upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs; and
· any additional rights, preferences, qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the series.

 

The preferred stock of each series will rank senior to the common stock in priority of payment of dividends, and in the distribution of assets in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs, to the extent of the preferential amounts to which the preferred stock of the respective series will be entitled.

 

Upon issuance, the shares of preferred stock will be fully paid and non-assessable, which means that their holders will have paid their purchase price in full and we may not require them to pay additional funds. Holders of preferred stock will not have any preemptive rights.

 

The transfer agent and registrar for the preferred stock will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

No Preemptive Rights

 

No holder of any of our stock of any class authorized has any preemptive right to subscribe for any of our securities of any kind or class.

 

Transfer Agent and Registrar

 

The Transfer Agent and Registrar for our common stock is Computershare.

 

Warrants

 

In conjunction with the private placement of our common stock to investors and in certain acquisitions, we have from time to time issued warrants to purchase shares of our common stock. We issued these warrants at a per share exercise price equal to the per share purchase price at which such investors purchased shares of our common stock in these private placements, or, in the case of acquisitions, at the fair market value of our common stock at the acquisition date. The warrants issued expire seven years from the date of their original issuance.

 

Registration Rights Agreements

 

2009 Registration Rights Agreement

 

Under our May 2009 amended and restated registration rights agreement, certain of our stockholders and directors, including Caroline Pisano, The Caroline S. Pisano 2009 Irrevocable Trust, John Hannon, The Hannon Family, LLC, and the John G. Hannon Revocable Trust U/A Dated March 9, 2004 have registration rights with respect to certain shares of common stock beneficially held by them.

 

These registration rights are as follows:

 

Demand Registration Rights. Holders of at least 20% of the registrable shares can request that we file up to three registration statements registering all or a portion of their registrable shares. Under specified circumstances, we have the right to defer filing of a requested registration statement for a period of not more than 90 days and may only defer a filing once per calendar year. These registration rights are subject to additional conditions and limitations, including the right of the underwriters to limit the number of shares included in any such registration under certain circumstances. The number of the demand registrations is limited to three if the registrations cover more than 75% of the amount of the shares requested to be registered.

 

“Piggy-Back” Registration Rights. Whenever we propose to file a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (known as the Securities Act) for an offering of common stock for our own account or for the account of any holder or holders of common stock other than a registration statement in connection with employee benefit or acquisition-related matters, the holders of registrable shares are entitled to notice of the registration and have the right to include their registrable shares in such registration. These registration rights are subject to additional conditions and limitations, including the right of the underwriters to limit the number of shares having registration rights to be included in the registration under certain circumstances.

 

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Form S-3 Registration Rights. If we are eligible to file a registration statement on Form S-3, the holders of registrable shares have the right to demand that we file a registration statement, including shelf registration statements, for the requesting holders on Form S-3 so long as the aggregate offering price of securities to be sold under the registration statement on Form S-3 is at least $1,000,000. These registration rights are subject to additional conditions and limitations, including the right of the underwriters to limit the number of shares having registration rights to be included in the registration under certain circumstances. There is no limit to the number of registrations on Form S-3 that may be requested.

 

We are required to bear all registration fees and expenses related to the registrations under the registration rights agreement, excluding any transfer taxes relating to the sale of the shares held by the stockholders entitled to registration rights and any underwriting discounts or selling commissions. In addition, we will indemnify the selling stockholders in such transactions.

 

The registration rights cease to apply to any holder of registrable shares under the registration rights agreement (i) at such time as the holder is eligible to sell, in a single transaction, all of its registrable shares under Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act, or (ii) October 6, 2018.

 

All shareholders who had registration rights under the 2009 registration rights agreement with respect to this registration statement have waived in writing such registration rights.

 

Maryland Anti-Takeover Law and Selected Charter and Bylaw Provisions

 

The board of directors believes that it is appropriate to include certain provisions as part of our articles of incorporation and our bylaws to be effective upon the completion of this offering to protect the corporation and its stockholders from takeovers which our board of directors might conclude are not in the best interests of KeyW or its stockholders. The following discussion is a general summary of the material provisions of KeyW’s articles of incorporation and bylaws and certain other regulatory provisions that may be deemed to have an “anti-takeover” effect. This is a general description of these provisions and reference should be made in each case to the document in question, each of which is part of this Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Directors. As permitted by Subtitle 8 of Title 3 of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”), our articles of incorporation and bylaws provide that directors may only be removed for cause and then only upon a two-thirds supermajority vote of the stockholders. The board of directors has the exclusive right to fill any vacancies on the board regardless of the reason for the vacancy. The advance notice provisions in our Bylaws impose notice and information requirements in connection with the nomination by stockholders of candidates for election to the board of directors or the proposal by stockholders of business to be acted upon at the annual meeting of stockholders.

 

Maryland Business Combination Statute. Under the MGCL, certain “business combinations” (including a merger, consolidation, share exchange or, in certain circumstances specified under the statute, an asset transfer or issuance or reclassification of equity securities) between a Maryland corporation and any interested stockholder, or an affiliate of such an interested stockholder, are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Maryland law defines an interested stockholder as (i) any person who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s voting stock, or (ii) an affiliate or associate of the corporation who, at any time within the two-year period prior to the date in question, was the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the then outstanding voting stock of the corporation.

 

A person is not an interested stockholder under the statute if the board of directors approves in advance the transaction by which the person otherwise would have become an interested stockholder. In approving a transaction, however, the board of directors may provide that its approval is subject to compliance at or after the time of the approval, with any terms and conditions determined by the board of directors.

 

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After the five-year prohibition, any business combination between the company and an interested stockholder generally must be recommended by the board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of at least (i) 80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding voting shares of stock of the corporation, and (ii) two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of voting shares of stock of the corporation other than shares held by the interested stockholder with whom (or with whose affiliate) the business combination is to be effected or shares held by an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder, unless, among other conditions, the corporation’s common stockholders receive a minimum price (as described under Maryland law) for their shares and the consideration is received in cash or in the same form as previously paid by the interested stockholder for its shares.

 

These provisions of the MGCL do not apply, however, to business combinations that are approved or exempted by a corporation’s board of directors prior to the time that the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Pursuant to the statute, our board of directors has by resolution opted out of the business combination provisions of the MGCL and, consequently, the five-year prohibition and the supermajority vote requirements will not apply to business combinations between us and an interested stockholder, unless our board in the future alters or repeals this resolution. As a result, any person who later becomes an interested stockholder may be able to enter into business combinations with us without compliance by our company with the supermajority vote requirements and the other provisions of the statute.

 

We cannot assure you that our board of directors will not determine to become subject to such business combination provisions in the future. However, an alteration or repeal of this resolution will not have any effect on any business combinations that have been consummated or upon any agreements existing at the time of such modification or repeal.

 

Control Share Acquisitions. The MGCL provides that “control shares” of a Maryland corporation acquired in a “control share acquisition” have no voting rights except to the extent approved at a special meeting of stockholders by the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, excluding shares of stock in a corporation in respect of which any of the following persons is entitled to exercise or direct the exercise of the voting power of such shares in the election of directors: (1) a person who makes or proposes to make a control share acquisition, (2) an officer of the corporation or (3) an employee of the corporation who is also a director of the corporation. “Control shares” are voting shares of stock that, if aggregated with all other such shares of stock previously acquired by the acquirer or in respect of which the acquirer is able to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power (except solely by virtue of a revocable proxy), would entitle the acquirer to exercise voting power in electing directors within one of the following ranges of voting power (i) one-tenth or more but less than one-third, (ii) one-third or more but less than a majority, or (iii) a majority or more of all voting power.

 

Control shares do not include shares the acquiring person is then entitled to vote as a result of having previously obtained stockholder approval. A “control share acquisition” means the acquisition, directly or indirectly, of ownership of, or the power to direct the exercise of voting power with respect to, issued and outstanding control shares, subject to certain exceptions.

 

A person who has made or proposes to make a control share acquisition, upon satisfaction of certain conditions (including an undertaking to pay expenses and making an “acquiring person statement” as described in the MGCL), may compel our board of directors to call a special meeting of stockholders to be held within 50 days of demand to consider the voting rights of the control shares. If no request for a special meeting is made, we may present the question at any stockholders meeting.

 

If voting rights of control shares are not approved at the meeting or if the acquiring person does not deliver an “acquiring person statement” as required by Maryland law, then, subject to certain conditions and limitations, the corporation may redeem any or all of the control shares (except those for which voting rights have previously been approved) for fair value. Fair value is determined, without regard to the absence of voting rights for the control shares, as of the date of the last control share acquisition by the acquirer or of any meeting of stockholders at which the voting rights of such shares are considered and not approved. If voting rights for control shares are approved at a stockholders meeting and the acquirer becomes entitled to vote a majority of the shares entitled to vote, all other stockholders may exercise appraisal rights. The fair value of the shares as determined for purposes of such appraisal rights may not be less than the highest price per share paid by the acquirer in the control share acquisition. The control share acquisition statute does not apply (1) to shares acquired in a merger, consolidation or share exchange if we are a party to the transaction or (2) to acquisitions approved or exempted by the charter or bylaws of the corporation.

 

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Our bylaws contain a provision exempting from the control share acquisition statute any and all acquisitions by any person of our common stock. There is no assurance, however, that our board of directors will not amend or eliminate this provision at any time in the future.

 

Limitation of Liability and Indemnification

 

Our articles of incorporation contain provisions permitted under Maryland law limiting the liability of directors to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages with the exception of liability resulting from (i) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services, or (ii) active and deliberate dishonesty established by a final judgment as being material to the cause of action. These provisions do not limit or eliminate our rights or any stockholders’ rights to seek non-monetary relief, such as an injunction or rescission, in the event of a breach of a director’s fiduciary duty. These provisions will not alter a directors’ liability under federal securities laws.

 

Our bylaws require us to indemnify our directors and executive officers who have been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made or threatened to be made a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. Such indemnification is required under Maryland law unless it is established that:

 

· the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (1) was committed in bad faith, or (2) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty;
· the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or
· in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.

 

Under our bylaws, we may also advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon the receipt of (i) a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the corporation, and (ii) a written undertaking by the director or on the director’s behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed by the corporation if it is ultimately determined that the director did not meet the standard of conduct.

 

We do not intend to enter into indemnification agreements with each of our current directors and executive officers at this time. We have obtained directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.

 

DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS

 

We may issue warrants for the purchase of common or preferred stock or any of the other securities that may be sold under this prospectus, or any combination of these securities. Warrants may be issued independently or together with other securities and may be attached to or separate from any offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between a warrant agent and us. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not have any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of warrants. The following outlines some of the general terms and provisions of the warrants that we may issue from time to time. Additional or different terms of the warrants and the applicable warrant agreement will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

We will file as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from reports that we file with the SEC, the form of warrant agreement that describes the terms of the series of warrants we are offering before the issuance of those warrants. The following summaries of material provisions of the warrants are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the warrant agreement applicable to a particular series of warrants. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements, as well as the complete warrant agreement that contains the terms of the series of warrants.

 

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General

 

The prospectus supplement relating to a particular issue of warrants will describe the terms of those warrants and the price or prices at which will offer the warrants. The description may include:

 

· the title of the warrants;
· the offering price for the warrants, if any;
· the aggregate number of the warrants;
· the designation and/or terms of the securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants;
· if applicable, the designation and/or terms of the securities that the warrants are issued with and the number of warrants issued with each security;
· if applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and any securities issued with the warrants will be separately transferable;
· the amount and price of securities that may be purchased upon exercise of a warrant;
· the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants commence and expire;
· if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
· whether the warrants represented by the warrant certificates or, if applicable, the securities that may be issued upon exercise of the warrants, will be issued in registered or bearer form;
· if applicable, information relating to book-entry procedures;
· if applicable, a discussion of material U.S. Federal income tax considerations;
· anti-dilution provisions of the warrants, if any;
· redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the warrants; and
· any additional terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures and limitations relating to the exchange and exercise of the warrants.

 

Exercise of Warrants

 

Each warrant will entitle the holder of the warrant to purchase at the exercise price set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement the amount of the underlying securities being offered. Holders may exercise warrants at any time up to the close of business on the expiration date set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will be void. Holders may exercise warrants as set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the warrants being offered.

 

Until a holder exercises the warrants to purchase any securities underlying the warrants, the holder will not have any rights as a holder of the underlying securities by virtue of ownership of warrants.

 

DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES

 

We may issue debt securities, in one or more series, as either senior or subordinated debt or as senior or subordinated convertible debt. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any debt securities that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any debt securities offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. Unless the context requires otherwise, whenever we refer to the indentures, we also are referring to any supplemental indentures that specify the terms of a particular series of debt securities.

 

Each prospectus supplement will describe, as to the debt securities to which it relates, any guarantees by our subsidiaries which may guarantee the debt securities, including the identity of the subsidiaries that will be the initial guarantors of the series and the terms of subordination, if any, of any such guarantee. The applicable prospectus supplement will also describe provisions for the release of guarantor subsidiaries from their guarantees.

 

We will issue the senior debt securities under the senior indenture dated July 21, 2014 between us and Wilmington Trust, National Association as trustee. We will issue the subordinated debt securities under the subordinated indenture that we will enter into with the trustee to be named in the subordinated indenture. The indentures have been or will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939. We use the term “debenture trustee” to refer to either the trustee under the senior indenture or the trustee under the subordinated indenture, as applicable. We have filed the senior indenture and the form of the subordinated indenture as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and supplemental indentures and forms of debt securities containing the terms of the debt securities being offered will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or will be incorporated by reference from reports that we file with the SEC.

 

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The following summaries of material provisions of the senior debt securities, the subordinated debt securities and the indentures are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the indenture applicable to a particular series of debt securities. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements, as well as the complete indenture that contains the terms of the debt securities. Except as we may otherwise indicate, the terms of the senior indenture and the subordinated indenture are identical.

 

General

 

We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of debt securities being offered, including:

 

· the terms (if any) under which the securities will be guaranteed by our subsidiaries;
· the title;
· the principal amount being offered, and if a series, the total amount authorized and the total amount outstanding;
· any limit on the amount that may be issued;
· whether or not we will issue the series of debt securities in global form, the terms and who the depositary will be;
· the maturity date;
· whether and under what circumstances, if any, we will pay additional amounts on any debt securities held by a person who is not a U.S. person for tax purposes, and whether we can redeem the debt securities if we have to pay such additional amounts;
· the annual interest rate, which may be fixed or variable, or the method for determining the rate and the date interest will begin to accrue, the dates interest will be payable and the regular record dates for interest payment dates or the method for determining such dates;
· whether the interest is payable in property other than cash, including in securities of ours, or by increasing the principal amount of the debt securities;
· whether or not the debt securities will be secured or unsecured, and the terms of any secured debt;
· the terms of the subordination of any series of subordinated debt;
· the place where payments will be payable;
· restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any;
· our right, if any, to defer payment of interest and the maximum length of any such deferral period;
· the date, if any, after which, and the price at which, we may, at our option, redeem the series of debt securities pursuant to any optional or provisional redemption provisions and the terms of those redemption provisions;
· the date, if any, on which, and the price at which we are obligated, pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund or analogous fund provisions or otherwise, to redeem, or at the holder’s option to purchase, the series of debt securities and the currency or currency unit in which the debt securities are payable;
· whether the indenture will restrict our ability to:
o incur additional indebtedness;
o issue additional securities;
o create liens;
o pay dividends and make distributions in respect of our capital stock;
o redeem capital stock;
o make investments or other restricted payments;
o sell or otherwise dispose of assets;
o enter into sale-leaseback transactions;
o engage in transactions with shareholders and affiliates; or

 

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o effect a consolidation or merger;
· whether the indenture will require us to maintain any interest coverage, fixed charge, cash flow-based, asset-based or other financial ratios;
· a discussion of any material U.S. Federal income tax considerations applicable to the debt securities;
· information describing any book-entry features;
· provisions for a sinking fund purchase or other analogous fund, if any;
· the applicability of the provisions in the indenture on discharge;
· whether the debt securities are to be offered at a price such that they will be deemed to be offered at an “original issue discount” as defined in paragraph (a) of Section 1273 of the Internal Revenue Code;
· the denominations in which we will issue the series of debt securities, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof;
· the currency of payment of debt securities if other than U.S. dollars and the manner of determining the equivalent amount in U.S. dollars; and
· any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the debt securities, including any additional events of default or covenants provided with respect to the debt securities, and any terms that may be required by us or advisable under applicable laws or regulations.

 

Subsidiary Guarantors

 

One or more of our subsidiaries may fully and unconditionally guarantee any series of debt securities offered by this prospectus, as set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. These subsidiaries are sometimes referred to in this prospectus as possible subsidiary guarantors. The term “subsidiary guarantors” with respect to a series of debt securities refers to our subsidiaries that guaranty such series of debt securities. The applicable prospectus supplement will name the subsidiary guarantors, if any, for that series of debt securities and will describe the terms of the guarantee by the subsidiary guarantors.

 

The KeyW Holding Corporation (the “Parent”) is a holding company with no independent assets or operations (other than the ownership of its subsidiaries). We contemplate that if we issue any guaranteed debt securities pursuant to this prospectus, all guarantees will be full and unconditional and joint and several, and any of our subsidiaries that are not subsidiary guarantors will be “minor” subsidiaries as such term is defined under the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The agreements governing our long-term indebtedness do not contain any significant restrictions on the ability of the Parent or any guarantor subsidiary to obtain funds from its subsidiaries by dividend, loan or otherwise. Accordingly, we do not provide separate financial statements of any guarantor subsidiaries.

 

Conversion or Exchange Rights

 

We will set forth in the prospectus supplement the terms on which a series of debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock or our other securities. We will include provisions as to whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option. We may include provisions pursuant to which the number of shares of our common stock or our other securities that the holders of the series of debt securities receive would be subject to adjustment.

 

Consolidation, Merger or Sale

 

Unless we provide otherwise in the prospectus supplement applicable to a particular series of debt securities, the indentures will not contain any covenant that restricts our ability to merge or consolidate, or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets. However, any successor to or acquirer of such assets must assume all of our obligations under the indentures or the debt securities, as appropriate. If the debt securities are convertible into or exchangeable for our other securities or securities of other entities, the person with whom we consolidate or merge or to whom we sell all of our property must make provisions for the conversion of the debt securities into securities that the holders of the debt securities would have received if they had converted the debt securities before the consolidation, merger or sale.

 

Events of Default Under the Indenture

 

Unless we provide otherwise in the prospectus supplement applicable to a particular series of debt securities, the following are events of default under the indentures with respect to any series of debt securities that we may issue:

 

· if we fail to pay interest when due and payable and our failure continues for 90 days and the time for payment has not been extended or deferred;
· if we fail to pay the principal, premium or sinking fund payment, if any, when due and payable and the time for payment has not been extended or delayed;

 

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· if we fail to observe or perform any other covenant contained in the debt securities or the indentures, other than a covenant specifically relating to another series of debt securities, and our failure continues for 90 days after we receive notice from the debenture trustee or holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the applicable series; and
· if specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur.

 

If an event of default with respect to debt securities of any series occurs and is continuing, other than an event of default specified in the last bullet point above, the debenture trustee or the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series, by notice to us in writing, and to the debenture trustee if notice is given by such holders, may declare the unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest, if any, due and payable immediately. If an event of default specified in the last bullet point above occurs with respect to us, the principal amount of and accrued interest, if any, of each issue of debt securities then outstanding shall be due and payable without any notice or other action on the part of the debenture trustee or any holder.

 

The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of an affected series may waive any default or event of default with respect to the series and its consequences, except defaults or events of default regarding payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, unless we have cured the default or event of default in accordance with the indenture. Any waiver shall cure the default or event of default.

 

Subject to the terms of the indentures, if an event of default under an indenture shall occur and be continuing, the debenture trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under such indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the applicable series of debt securities, unless such holders have offered the debenture trustee reasonable indemnity. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the debenture trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the debenture trustee, with respect to the debt securities of that series, provided that:

 

· the direction so given by the holder is not in conflict with any law or the applicable indenture; and
· subject to its duties under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the debenture trustee need not take any action that might involve it in personal liability or might be unduly prejudicial to the holders not involved in the proceeding.

 

A holder of the debt securities of any series will have the right to institute a proceeding under the indentures or to appoint a receiver or trustee, or to seek other remedies only if:

 

· the holder has given written notice to the debenture trustee of a continuing event of default with respect to that series;
· the holders of at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made written request, and such holders have offered reasonable indemnity to the debenture trustee to institute the proceeding as trustee; and
· the debenture trustee does not institute the proceeding, and does not receive from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series other conflicting directions within 90 days after the notice, request and offer.

 

These limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of debt securities if we default in the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on, the debt securities.

 

We will periodically file statements with the debenture trustee regarding our compliance with specified covenants in the indentures.

 

Modification of Indenture; Waiver

 

We and the debenture trustee may change an indenture without the consent of any holders with respect to specific matters:

 

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· to fix any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in the indenture;
· to comply with the provisions described above under “Description of Debt Securities — Consolidation, Merger or Sale;”
· to comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection with the qualification of any indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939;
· to add to, delete from or revise the conditions, limitations, and restrictions on the authorized amount, terms, or purposes of issue, authentication and delivery of debt securities, as set forth in the indenture;
· to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of the debt securities of any series as provided under “Description of Debt Securities — General,” to establish the form of any certifications required to be furnished pursuant to the terms of the indenture or any series of debt securities, or to add to the rights of the holders of any series of debt securities;
· to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor trustee;
· to provide for uncertificated debt securities in addition to or in place of certificated debt securities and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose;
· to add to our covenants such new covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for the protection of the holders, and to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and the continuance, of a default in any such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions an event of default; or
· to change anything that does not materially adversely affect the interests of any holder of debt securities of any series.

 

In addition, under the indentures, the rights of holders of a series of debt securities may be changed by us and the debenture trustee with the written consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series that is affected. However, unless we provide otherwise in the prospectus supplement applicable to a particular series of debt securities, we and the debenture trustee may make the following changes only with the consent of each holder of any outstanding debt securities affected:

 

· extending the fixed maturity of the series of debt securities;
· reducing the principal amount, reducing the rate of or extending the time of payment of interest, or reducing any premium payable upon the redemption of any debt securities; or
· reducing the percentage of debt securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver.

 

Discharge

 

Each indenture provides that we can elect to be discharged from our obligations with respect to one or more series of debt securities, except for specified obligations, including obligations to:

 

· register the transfer or exchange of debt securities of the series;
· replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities of the series;
· maintain paying agencies;
· hold monies or other property for payment in trust;
· recover excess money held by the debenture trustee;
· compensate and indemnify the debenture trustee; and
· appoint any successor trustee.

 

In order to exercise our rights to be discharged, we must deposit with the debenture trustee money or government obligations (or, if the debt securities are payable otherwise than in cash, we must have made other arrangements satisfactory to the debenture trustee for payment in property other than cash), sufficient to pay all the principal of, any premium, if any, and interest on, the debt securities of the series on the dates payments are due.

 

Form, Exchange and Transfer

 

We will issue the debt securities of each series only in fully registered form without coupons and, unless we provide otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof. The indentures provide that we may issue debt securities of a series in temporary or permanent global form and as book-entry securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company or another depositary named by us and identified in a prospectus supplement with respect to that series. See “Legal Ownership of Securities” for a further description of the terms relating to any book-entry securities.

 

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At the option of the holder, subject to the terms of the indentures and the limitations applicable to global securities described in the applicable prospectus supplement, the holder of the debt securities of any series can exchange the debt securities for other debt securities of the same series, in any authorized denomination and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.

 

Subject to the terms of the indentures and the limitations applicable to global securities set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the debt securities may present the debt securities for exchange or for registration of transfer, duly endorsed or with the form of transfer endorsed thereon duly executed if so required by us or the security registrar, at the office of the security registrar or at the office of any transfer agent designated by us for this purpose. Unless otherwise provided in the debt securities that the holder presents for transfer or exchange, we will impose no service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange, but we may require payment of any taxes or other governmental charges.

 

We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement the security registrar, and any transfer agent in addition to the security registrar, that we initially designate for any debt securities. We may at any time designate additional transfer agents or rescind the designation of any transfer agent or approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent acts, except that we will be required to maintain a transfer agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of each series.

 

If we elect to redeem the debt securities of any series, we will not be required to:

 

· issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any debt securities of that series during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of any debt securities that may be selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing; or
· register the transfer of or exchange any debt securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any debt securities we are redeeming in part.

 

Information Concerning the Debenture Trustee

 

The debenture trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under an indenture, undertakes to perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in the applicable indenture. Upon an event of default under an indenture, the debenture trustee must use the same degree of care as a prudent person would exercise or use in the conduct of his or her own affairs. Subject to this provision, the debenture trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers given it by the indentures at the request of any holder of debt securities unless it is offered reasonable security and indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that it might incur.

 

Payment and Paying Agents

 

Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will make payment of the interest on any debt securities on any interest payment date to the person in whose name the debt securities, or one or more predecessor securities, are registered at the close of business on the regular record date for the interest.

 

We will pay principal of and any premium and interest on the debt securities of a particular series at the office of the paying agents designated by us, except that unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will make interest payments by check that we will mail to the holder or by wire transfer to certain holders (or, if the debt securities are payable otherwise than in cash, in accordance with provisions set forth in the prospectus supplement). Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will designate the corporate trust office of the debenture trustee in the City of New York as our sole paying agent for payments with respect to debt securities of each series. We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement any other paying agents that we initially designate for the debt securities of a particular series. We will maintain a paying agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of a particular series.

 

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All money or other property we pay to a paying agent or the debenture trustee for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any debt securities that remains unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable will be repaid to us, and the holder of the debt security thereafter may look only to us for payment thereof.

 

Governing Law

 

The indentures, the debt securities and any guarantees of the debt securities will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is applicable.

 

Subordination of Subordinated Debt Securities

 

The subordinated debt securities will be unsecured and will be subordinate and junior in priority of payment to certain of our other indebtedness to the extent described in a prospectus supplement. The subordinated indenture does not limit the amount of subordinated debt securities that we may issue, nor does it limit us from issuing any other secured or unsecured debt.

 

DESCRIPTION OF UNITS

 

We may offer units comprised of any of the other securities described in this prospectus in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. The units may be issued under units agreements to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as unit agent, as detailed in the prospectus supplement relating to units being offered.

 

We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from reports that we file with the SEC, the form of unit agreement, if any, that describes the terms of the series of units we are offering, and any supplemental agreements, before the issuance of the related series of units. The following summaries of material terms and provisions of the units are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the unit agreement, if any, and any supplemental agreements applicable to a particular series of units. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the particular series of units that we may offer under this prospectus, as well as the complete unit agreement, if any, and any supplemental agreements that contain the terms of the units.

 

The prospectus supplement relating to a particular issue of units will describe the terms of those units and the price or prices at which we will offer the units. The description may include:

 

· the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances the securities comprising the units may be held or transferred separately;
· a description of the terms of any unit agreement governing the units;
· a description of the provisions for the payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units;
· a discussion of material Federal income tax considerations, if applicable; and
· whether the units will be issued in fully registered or global form.

 

LEGAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

 

We can issue securities in registered form or in the form of one or more global securities. We describe global securities in greater detail below. We refer to those persons who have securities registered in their own names on the books that we or any applicable trustee, depositary or warrant agent maintain for this purpose as the “holders” of those securities. These persons are the legal holders of the securities. We refer to those persons who, indirectly through others, own beneficial interests in securities that are not registered in their own names, as “indirect holders” of those securities. As we discuss below, indirect holders are not legal holders, and investors in securities issued in book-entry form or in street name will be indirect holders.

 

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Book-Entry Holders

 

We may issue securities in book-entry form only, as we will specify in the applicable prospectus supplement. This means securities may be represented by one or more global securities registered in the name of a financial institution that holds them as depositary on behalf of other financial institutions that participate in the depositary’s book-entry system. These participating institutions, which are referred to as participants, in turn, hold beneficial interests in the securities on behalf of themselves or their customers.

 

Only the person in whose name a security is registered is recognized as the holder of that security. Securities issued in global form will be registered in the name of the depositary or its participants. Consequently, for securities issued in global form, we will recognize only the depositary as the holder of the securities, and we will make all payments on the securities to the depositary. The depositary passes along the payments it receives to its participants, which in turn pass the payments along to their customers who are the beneficial owners. The depositary and its participants do so under agreements they have made with one another or with their customers; they are not obligated to do so under the terms of the securities.

 

As a result, investors in a book-entry security will not own securities directly. Instead, they will own beneficial interests in a global security, through a bank, broker or other financial institution that participates in the depositary’s book-entry system or holds an interest through a participant. As long as the securities are issued in global form, investors will be indirect holders, and not holders, of the securities.

 

Street Name Holders

 

We may terminate a global security or issue securities in non-global form. In these cases, investors may choose to hold their securities in their own names or in “street name.” Securities held by an investor in street name would be registered in the name of a bank, broker or other financial institution that the investor chooses, and the investor would hold only a beneficial interest in those securities through an account he or she maintains at that institution.

 

For securities held in street name, we will recognize only the intermediary banks, brokers and other financial institutions in whose names the securities are registered as the holders of those securities, and we will make all payments on those securities to them. These institutions pass along the payments they receive to their customers who are the beneficial owners, but only because they agree to do so in their customer agreements or because they are legally required to do so. Investors who hold securities in street name will be indirect holders, not holders, of those securities.

 

Legal Holders

 

Our obligations, as well as the obligations of any applicable trustee and of any third parties employed by us or a trustee, run only to the legal holders of the securities. We do not have obligations to investors who hold beneficial interests in global securities, in street name or by any other indirect means. This will be the case whether an investor chooses to be an indirect holder of a security or has no choice because we are issuing the securities only in global form.

 

For example, once we make a payment or give a notice to the holder, we have no further responsibility for the payment or notice even if that holder is required, under agreements with depositary participants or customers or by law, to pass it along to the indirect holders but does not do so. Similarly, we may want to obtain the approval of the holders to amend an indenture, to relieve us of the consequences of a default or of our obligation to comply with a particular provision of the indenture or for other purposes. In such an event, we would seek approval only from the holders, and not the indirect holders, of the securities. Whether and how the holders contact the indirect holders is up to the holders.

 

Special Considerations For Indirect Holders

 

If you hold securities through a bank, broker or other financial institution, either in book-entry form or in street name, you should check with your own institution to find out:

 

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· how it handles securities payments and notices;
· whether it imposes fees or charges;
· how it would handle a request for the holders’ consent, if ever required;
· whether and how you can instruct it to send you securities registered in your own name so you can be a holder, if that is permitted in the future;
· how it would exercise rights under the securities if there were a default or other event triggering the need for holders to act to protect their interests; and
· if the securities are in book-entry form, how the depositary’s rules and procedures will affect these matters.

 

Global Securities

 

A global security is a security that represents one or any other number of individual securities held by a depositary. Generally, all securities represented by the same global securities will have the same terms.

 

Each security issued in book-entry form will be represented by a global security that we deposit with and register in the name of a financial institution or its nominee that we select. The financial institution that we select for this purpose is called the depositary. Unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, known as DTC, will be the depositary for all securities issued in book-entry form.

 

A global security may not be transferred to or registered in the name of anyone other than the depositary, its nominee or a successor depositary, unless special termination situations arise. We describe those situations below under “Special Situations When a Global Security Will Be Terminated.” As a result of these arrangements, the depositary, or its nominee, will be the sole registered owner and holder of all securities represented by a global security, and investors will be permitted to own only beneficial interests in a global security. Beneficial interests must be held by means of an account with a broker, bank or other financial institution that in turn has an account with the depositary or with another institution that does. Thus, an investor whose security is represented by a global security will not be a holder of the security, but only an indirect holder of a beneficial interest in the global security.

 

If the prospectus supplement for a particular security indicates that the security will be issued in global form only, then the security will be represented by a global security at all times unless and until the global security is terminated. If termination occurs, we may issue the securities through another book-entry clearing system or decide that the securities may no longer be held through any book-entry clearing system.

 

Special Considerations For Global Securities

 

The rights of an indirect holder relating to a global security will be governed by the account rules of the investor’s financial institution and of the depositary, as well as general laws relating to securities transfers. We do not recognize an indirect holder as a holder of securities and instead deal only with the depositary that holds the global security.

 

If securities are issued only in the form of a global security, an investor should be aware of the following:

 

· an investor cannot cause the securities to be registered in his or her name, and cannot obtain non-global certificates for his or her interest in the securities, except in the special situations we describe below;
· an investor will be an indirect holder and must look to his or her own bank or broker for payments on the securities and protection of his or her legal rights relating to the securities, as we describe above;
· an investor may not be able to sell interests in the securities to some insurance companies and to other institutions that are required by law to own their securities in non-book-entry form;
· an investor may not be able to pledge his or her interest in a global security in circumstances where certificates representing the securities must be delivered to the lender or other beneficiary of the pledge in order for the pledge to be effective;
· the depositary’s policies, which may change from time to time, will govern payments, transfers, exchanges and other matters relating to an investor’s interest in a global security;

 

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· we and any applicable trustee have no responsibility for any aspect of the depositary’s actions or for its records of ownership interests in a global security, nor do we or any applicable trustee supervise the depositary in any way;
· the depositary may, and we understand that DTC will, require that those who purchase and sell interests in a global security within its book-entry system use immediately available funds, and your broker or bank may require you to do so as well; and
· financial institutions that participate in the depositary’s book-entry system, and through which an investor holds its interest in a global security, may also have their own policies affecting payments, notices and other matters relating to the securities.

 

There may be more than one financial intermediary in the chain of ownership for an investor. We do not monitor and are not responsible for the actions of any of those intermediaries.

 

Special Situations When a Global Security Will Be Terminated

 

In a few special situations described below, the global security will terminate and interests in it will be exchanged for physical certificates representing those interests. After that exchange, the choice of whether to hold securities directly or in street name will be up to the investor. Investors must consult their own banks or brokers to find out how to have their interests in securities transferred to their own name, so that they will be direct holders. We have described the rights of holders and street name investors above.

 

Unless we provide otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, the global security will terminate when the following special situations occur:

 

· if the depositary notifies us that it is unwilling, unable or no longer qualified to continue as depositary for that global security and we do not appoint another institution to act as depositary within 90 days;
· if we notify any applicable trustee that we wish to terminate that global security; or
· if an event of default has occurred with regard to securities represented by that global security and has not been cured or waived.

 

The prospectus supplement may also list additional situations for terminating a global security that would apply only to the particular series of securities covered by the applicable prospectus supplement. When a global security terminates, the depositary, and not we or any applicable trustee, is responsible for deciding the names of the institutions that will be the initial direct holders.

 

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

 

We may sell or issue the shelf securities from time to time in any one or more of the following ways:

 

· through underwriters or dealers;
· directly to purchasers;
· through agents; or
· through a combination of these methods.

 

Registration of the shelf securities covered by this prospectus does not mean, however, that the securities will necessarily be offered or sold.

 

Shelf securities may be distributed from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed; at market prices prevailing at the time of sale; at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or at negotiated prices.

 

For each offering of securities hereunder, we will describe the method of distribution of such securities, among other things, in the applicable prospectus supplement. The prospectus supplement will set forth the terms of the offering of the securities, including, as applicable:

 

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· the name or names of any agents or underwriters;
· the amount of securities underwritten or purchased by any underwriter;
· the initial public offering price;
· the amounts of any commissions discounts paid or allowed to any agents or underwriters;
· the proceeds we will receive;
· any other items constituting underwriters’ compensation;
· any discounts, commissions or concessions allowed or paid to dealers;
· the material terms of any agreement with any underwriters or agents; and
· any securities exchanges on which the securities may be listed.

 

Shelf securities may be offered through underwriters. Any underwriter will be named, and any discounts allowed or other compensation payable to any underwriter will be set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement. The securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The securities may be either offered to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or by underwriters without a syndicate. Unless otherwise set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to certain conditions precedent and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the securities if any are purchased. We may grant the underwriters an over-allotment option under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us.

 

Underwriters may sell the securities to or through dealers, and such dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters or commissions from the purchasers for which they may act as agents. Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.

 

Shelf securities may be offered to purchasers directly or through agents designated by us from time to time. Any agent involved in the offer or sale of the securities will be named, and any commissions or other compensation payable by us to such agent will be set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.

 

Shelf securities may be offered to purchasers through dealers as principals. The dealer may then resell the offered securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. The name of the dealer and the terms of the transaction will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

Shelf securities may be offered into an existing trading market for such securities at other than a fixed price. Underwriters, dealers, and agents who participate in any such at-the-market offerings will be named in the applicable prospectus, along with the terms and conditions of any agency, marketing or similar agreement and the commissions payable or other compensation upon sales of the securities.

 

We may make direct sales of shelf securities through subscription rights distributed to our existing shareholders on a pro rata basis, which may or may not be transferable. In any distribution of subscription rights to our shareholders, if all of the underlying securities are not subscribed for, we may then sell the unsubscribed securities directly to third parties or may engage the services of one or more underwriters, dealers or agents, including standby underwriters, to sell the unsubscribed securities to third parties. Any underwriters, dealers or agents involved in the offer or sale of the securities will be named, and any commissions or other compensation payable by us to such underwriter, dealer or agent will be set forth, in the applicable prospectus supplement.

 

We may offer shelf securities directly to service providers or suppliers in payment of outstanding invoices.

 

Underwriters, broker-dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be “underwriters” as defined in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Any commissions paid or any discounts or concessions allowed to any such persons, and any profits they receive on resale of the securities, may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.

 

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Agents and underwriters may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments which the agents or underwriters may be required to make in respect of their liabilities.

 

We may authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by institutional investors, such as commercial banks and investment companies, to purchase the shelf securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The terms and conditions of these contracts and the commissions payable for solicitation of the contracts will be set forth in the prospectus supplement.

 

During and after an offering through underwriters, the underwriters may purchase and sell the securities in the open market. These transactions may include over allotment and stabilizing transactions and purchases to cover syndicate short positions created in connection with the offering. The underwriters may also impose a penalty bid, whereby selling concessions allowed to syndicate members or other broker-dealers for the offered securities sold for their account may be reclaimed by the syndicate if such offered securities are repurchased by the syndicate in stabilizing or covering transactions. These activities may stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the offered securities, which may be higher than the price that might otherwise prevail in the open market. If commenced, these activities may be discontinued at any time.

 

Any underwriters who are qualified market makers may engage in passive market making transactions in the securities in accordance with Rule 103 of Regulation M.

 

Agents and underwriters may be our customers, engage in transactions with us, or perform services for us in the ordinary course of business.

 

In compliance with guidelines of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, the aggregate maximum discount, commission or agency fees or other items constituting underwriting compensation to be received by any FINRA member or independent broker-dealer will not exceed 8% of any offering pursuant to this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement.

 

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, shelf securities offered by us under this prospectus will be a new issue and, other than the common stock, which is quoted on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, will have no established trading market. We may elect to list any other class or series of securities on an exchange, and in the case of the common stock, on any additional exchange, but, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we shall not be obligated to do so. Any underwriters to whom securities are sold for public offering and sale may make a market in the securities, but the underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. The securities may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange or a foreign securities exchange. No assurance can be given as to the liquidity of the trading market for any of the securities.

 

All costs, expenses and fees associated with the registration and distribution of shelf securities, including underwriting discounts and commissions, placement agent fees and similar compensation will be borne by us.

 

LEGAL MATTERS

 

The validity of the securities offered will be passed on for us by our counsel, Holland & Knight LLP, Tysons, Virginia. Counsel for any underwriter or agent will be noted in the applicable prospectus.

 

EXPERTS

 

The audited consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2016, and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2016 have been so incorporated by reference in reliance upon the reports of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

 

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

 

The estimated expenses (other than underwriting discounts and commissions) to be incurred in connection with the distribution of the securities being registered hereby are as follows:

 

SEC Registration Fee   $ 20,282.50  
Legal Fees and Expenses       (1)
Accounting Fees and Expenses       (1)
Indenture Trustees’ Fees and Expenses       (1)
Printing, Engraving and Mailing Expenses       (1)
Rating Agency Fees       (1)
Miscellaneous       (1)
Total   $   (1)

 

(1) Because an indeterminate amount of securities are covered by this Registration Statement and the number of offerings is indeterminable, these fees cannot be estimated at this time.

 

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

 

Maryland General Corporation Law . The Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”) permits a Maryland corporation to include in its charter a provision limiting the liability of its directors and officers to the corporation and its stockholders for money damages. The MGCL also requires a corporation to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made or threatened to be made a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. In addition, the MGCL permits a corporation to indemnify its present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding made or threatened to be made by reason of their service to the corporation.

 

Charter and Bylaw s. Our Charter and Bylaws obligate us, to the fullest extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, to indemnify and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses to present and former officers and directors in advance of final disposition of a proceeding made or threatened to be made by reason of such officer’s or director’s service to KeyW.

 

Insurance . We maintain directors and officers liability insurance, which covers the directors and officers of The KeyW Holding Corporation and each of its direct and indirect subsidiaries against certain claims or liabilities arising out of the performance of their duties.

 

Item 16. Exhibits

 

A list of the exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K to be filed as part of this registration statement is set forth in the Exhibit Index below.

 

Item 17. Undertakings

 

(a) Each of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes:

 

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

 

(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 % change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;

 

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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

 

Provided , however , that:

 

(B) Paragraphs (a)(l)(i), (ii) and (iii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or as to a registration statement on Form S-3, is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

 

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

 

(i)(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and

 

(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date; or

 

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(ii) Each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

 

(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities: The undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

 

(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

 

(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

 

(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

(c) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering.

 

(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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(j) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hanover, Maryland, on this 15th day of December, 2016.

 

  THE KEYW HOLDING CORPORATION  
     
  /s/ William J. Weber  
  William J. Weber  
  President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

 

We, the undersigned officers, directors and authorized representatives of The KeyW Holding Corporation hereby severally constitute and appoint William J. Weber and Michael J. Alber, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed herewith and any and all pre-effective and post-effective amendments to said Registration Statement, and any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable The KeyW Holding Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto or to any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b).

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ William J. Weber       December 15, 2016
William J. Weber   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Michael J. Alber       December 15, 2016
Michael J. Alber   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
         
/s/ Deborah A. Bonanni       December 15, 2016
Deborah A. Bonanni   Director    
         
/s/ William I. Campbell       December 15, 2016
William I. Campbell   Director    
         
/s/ Shephard Hill       December 15, 2016
Shephard Hill   Director    
         
/s/ Chris Inglis       December 15, 2016
Chris Inglis   Director    
         
/s/ Kenneth A. Minihan       December 15, 2016
Kenneth A. Minihan   Director    
         
/s/ Arthur L. Money       December 15, 2016
Arthur L. Money   Director    
         
/s/ Caroline S. Pisano       December 15, 2016
Caroline S. Pisano   Director    
         
/s/ Mark W. Sopp       December 15, 2016
Mark W. Sopp   Director    

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hanover, Maryland, on this 15th day of December, 2016.

 

  THE KEYW CORPORATION  
     
  /s/ William J. Weber  
  William J. Weber  
  President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

 

We, the undersigned officers, directors and authorized representatives of The KeyW Corporation hereby severally constitute and appoint William J. Weber and Michael J. Alber, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed herewith and any and all pre-effective and post-effective amendments to said Registration Statement, and any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable The KeyW Corporation to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto or to any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b).

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ William J. Weber       December 15, 2016
William J. Weber   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Michael J. Alber       December 15, 2016
Michael J. Alber   Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
         
/s/ Kimberly J. DeChello       December 15, 2016
Kimberly J. DeChello   Secretary, Chief Administrative Officer and Director    

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hanover, Maryland, on this 15th day of December, 2016.

 

  AEROPTIC, LLC  
     
  /s/ William J. Weber  
  William J. Weber  
  President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

 

We, the undersigned officers, managers and authorized representatives of Aeroptic, LLC hereby severally constitute and appoint William J. Weber and Michael J. Alber, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed herewith and any and all pre-effective and post-effective amendments to said Registration Statement, and any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and managers to enable Aeroptic, LLC to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto or to any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b).

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ William J. Weber       December 15, 2016
William J. Weber   President, Chief Executive Officer, Manager (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Michael J. Alber       December 15, 2016
Michael J. Alber   Manager (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
         
/s/ Mark A. Willard       December 15, 2016
Mark A. Willard    Manager     
         
         

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hanover, Maryland, on this 15th day of December, 2016.

 

  GEOVANTAGE, INC.  
     
  /s/ William J. Weber  
  William J. Weber  
  President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

 

We, the undersigned officers, directors and authorized representatives of GeoVantage, Inc. hereby severally constitute and appoint William J. Weber and Michael J. Alber, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed herewith and any and all pre-effective and post-effective amendments to said Registration Statement, and any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable GeoVantage, Inc. to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto or to any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b).

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ William J. Weber       December 15, 2016
William J. Weber   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Michael J. Alber       December 15, 2016
Michael J. Alber   Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
         
/s/ Kimberly J. DeChello       December 15, 2016
Kimberly J. DeChello   Secretary, Chief Administrative Officer and Director    

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hanover, Maryland, on this 15th day of December, 2016.

 

  HEXIS CYBER SOLUTIONS, INC.  
     
  /s/ William J. Weber  
  William J. Weber  
  President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

 

We, the undersigned officers, directors and authorized representatives of Hexis Cyber Solutions, Inc. hereby severally constitute and appoint William J. Weber and Michael J. Alber, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed herewith and any and all pre-effective and post-effective amendments to said Registration Statement, and any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable Hexis Cyber Solutions, Inc. to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto or to any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b).

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ William J. Weber       December 15, 2016
William J. Weber   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Michael J. Alber       December 15, 2016
Michael J. Alber   Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
         
/s/ Kimberly J. DeChello       December 15, 2016
Kimberly J. DeChello   Secretary, Chief Administrative Officer and Director    

 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hanover, Maryland, on this 15th day of December, 2016.

 

  SENSAGE, INC.  
     
  /s/ William J. Weber  
  William J. Weber  
  President and Chief Executive Officer  

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY AND SIGNATURES

 

We, the undersigned officers, directors and authorized representatives of SenSage, Inc. hereby severally constitute and appoint William J. Weber and Michael J. Alber, and each of them singly, our true and lawful attorneys with full power to them, and each of them singly, with full powers of substitution and resubstitution, to sign for us and in our names in the capacities indicated below, the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed herewith and any and all pre-effective and post-effective amendments to said Registration Statement, and any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b), and generally to do all such things in our names and on our behalf in our capacities as officers and directors to enable SenSage, Inc. to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and all requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming our signatures as they may be signed by our said attorneys, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, to said Registration Statement and any and all amendments thereto or to any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b).

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature   Title   Date
         
/s/ William J. Weber       December 15, 2016
William J. Weber   President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)    
         
/s/ Michael J. Alber       December 15, 2016
Michael J. Alber   Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    
         
/s/ Kimberly J. Dechello       December 15, 2016
Kimberly J. DeChello   Secretary, Chief Administrative Officer and Director    

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.   Exhibit Description  
1.1   Form of Agency Agreement *
1.2   Form of Underwriting Agreement(s) *
3.1   Articles of Amendment and Restatement (1)
3.2   Certificate of Correction of Articles of Amendment and Restatement (2)
3.3   Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (1)
4.1   Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (3)
4.2   Indenture, dated July 21, 2014, between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. (4)
4.3   First Supplemental Indenture, dated July 21, 2014, between the Company and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. (5)
4.4   Form of 2.50% Convertible Senior Note due 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 hereto) (5)
4.5   Form of Subordinated Debt Securities Indenture (6)
4.6   Form of Debt Security *
4.7   Form of Preferred Stock Certificate *
4.8   Form of Warrant Agreement *
4.9   Form of Unit Agreement *
5.1   Opinion of Holland & Knight LLP X
12.1   Statement regarding computation of ratio of earnings to fixed charges X
23.1   Consent of Grant Thornton LLP X
23.2   Consent of Holland & Knight LLP **
24.1   Power of Attorney ***
25.1   Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended *

 

X Filed herewith.
* To be filed, if necessary, by an amendment to this Registration Statement or incorporated by reference to a Current Report on Form 8-K in connection with the offering of securities registered hereunder.
** Included in Exhibit 5.1.
*** Included on signature pages filed herewith.
(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 to Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed March 29, 2011, File No. 001-34891.
(2) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Form 8-K filed July 15, 2014, File No. 001-34891.
(3) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, filed September 30, 2010, File No. 333-16768.
(4) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 21, 2014, File No. 001-34891.
(5) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 21, 2014, File No. 001-34891.
(6) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended, filed April 23, 2014, File No. 333-195458.

 

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