UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

February 23, 2017

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Commission File No. 1-34795

 

 

MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

OREGON   93-0786033

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

8005 S.W. BOECKMAN ROAD

WILSONVILLE, OR 97070-7777

(Address of principal executive offices, zip code)

(503) 685-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 23, 2017, Mentor Graphics Corporation, an Oregon corporation (the “Company”) and Siemens Industry, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), received clearance by the Korea Fair Trade Commission under the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act to complete the pending acquisition of the Company by Parent pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 12, 2016 (“the Merger Agreement”), among the Company, Parent, and Meadowlark Subsidiary Corporation, an Oregon corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (the “Merger”).

The notice of clearance by the Korea Fair Trade Commission satisfies one of the conditions to the closing of the Merger, which remains subject to other customary closing conditions, including other regulatory approvals.


Additional Information and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed transaction, the Company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and mailed or otherwise provided to its shareholders a proxy statement regarding the proposed transaction. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement and other documents that the Company files with the SEC (when available) from the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and the Company’s website at www.mentor.com . In addition, the proxy statement and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC (when available) may be obtained from the Company free of charge by directing a request to Mentor Graphics Corporation, Investor Relations, 8005 SW Boeckman Rd., Wilsonville, OR 97070, 1-503-685-1462.

Forward Looking Statements

Any statements in this communication about the Company’s expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, prospects, financial condition, assumptions or future events or performance, including statements regarding the proposed acquisition of the Company by Siemens Industry, Inc., the expected timetable for completing the transaction, benefits and synergies of the transaction and future opportunities for the combined company that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. The Company intends such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the following words: “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “project,” “potential,” “continue,” “ongoing,” “outlook,” “guidance” and similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. The forward-looking information and statements are or may be based on a series of projections and estimates and involve risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include such factors as: (1) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement, (2) the failure to satisfy any closing conditions, (3) risks related to disruption of management’s attention from the Company’s ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction, and (4) the effect of the announcement of the transaction on the ability of the Company to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with its customers, suppliers and others with whom it does business, or on its operating results and business generally. Additional risks relating to the Company and its business are described under Item 1A, “Risk Factors,” in the Company’s periodic filings with the SEC, including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2015 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended April 30, 2016, July 31, 2016 and October 31, 2016. Given these risks and uncertainties, prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date of this communication and the Company disclaims any obligation to update any such forward-looking statements or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to any of the forward-looking statements to reflect future events or developments.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION
    (Registrant)
Date: February 24, 2017     By:   /s/ Dean Freed
      Dean Freed
      Vice President and General Counsel
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