On July 5 and 6, 2017, representatives from Parent visited Supreme’s manufacturing operations in Texas, Georgia and Pennsylvania. During these visits, members of Parent’s management team, including Dustin Smith, Parent’s Senior Vice President & General Manager — Commercial Trailer Products and Mr. Yeagy, met with members of Supreme’s management team, including Messrs. Weber and Oium, to learn more about Supreme, including information about operations, manufacturing processes, and environmental and safety management.
On July 6, Baird sent to Parent and Company F drafts of the merger agreement.
On July 7, 2017, representatives from Parent visited Supreme’s California manufacturing location and met with Mr. Long to learn more about Supreme, including information about operations, manufacturing processes, and environmental and safety management.
On July 10, 2017, representatives from Company F, including the chief executive officer, president of fleet vehicles and services, vice president, operations, and a financial advisor, visited Supreme’s Jonestown, Pennsylvania facilities and met with Mr. Oium to learn more about Supreme. Later that day Company F’s chief executive officer, president of fleet vehicles and services, and vice president, operations visited Supreme’s Griffin, Georgia manufacturing site and met with Mr. Weber to learn more about Supreme.
On July 11, 2017, representatives from Company F, including the chief executive officer, president of fleet vehicles and services, vice president, operations, and chief administrative officer, visited Supreme’s Cleburne Texas manufacturing facility and met with Mr. Oium and learn more about Supreme. Those same individuals visited Supreme’s California manufacturing location later that same day to meet with Mr. Long to learn more about Supreme.
On July 11, 2017, Company G was given access to an electronic data room providing access to various due diligence materials, including the draft merger agreement.
On July 13, 2017, representatives from Company F, including the Company F’ chief executive officer, president of fleet vehicles and services, vice president, operations, chief administrative officer, and a financial advisor, visited Supreme’s Goshen Indiana and Ligonier Indiana facilities. In addition, they also met with representatives of Supreme’s management, including Messrs. Weber, Long, and Oium to learn more about Supreme.
On July 18, 2017, Supreme’s management team conducted a meeting, hosted by Baird, with Company G to discuss a potential sale of Supreme. At this meeting, Messrs. Long and Weber gave presentations highlighting the business, growth strategy, a multi-year financial forecast and specific synergy opportunities tailored to Company G. Attending the meeting for Company G were its chief executive officer, chief financial officer, and financial advisor.
On July 20, 2017, Baird sent drafts of the disclosure schedules to the Merger Agreement, form of tender, a form of voting agreement to Parent and Company F.
Between July 21, 2017 and July 26, 2017, Baird shared with Company F and Parent Supreme’s preliminary 2017 second quarter and six month financial results and business updates along with Supreme’s outlook for the second half of 2017.
On July 24, 2017, Company G notified Baird that they were withdrawing from the bid process due to the lack of strategic fit between the two companies. Company G did not receive a copy of the second quarter financial results, business updates and Supreme’s outlook for the second half of 2017.
On July 27, 2017, third party accounting advisors for Company F visited Supreme’s Goshen and Ligonier, Indiana manufacturing operations and met with Mr. Oium. The third party accounting advisors also met with representatives of Supreme including Messrs. Long, Terry Pipp, Vice President, Controller, and Jeffery Mowery, Vice President, Treasurer to learn more about Supreme.
On July 27, 2017, Baird received pre-bid submissions from Parent and Company F that included revisions to the Merger Agreement, the disclosure schedules to the Merger Agreement and the Form Tender and Voting agreement, as well as for Parent, the financing commitment papers. Parent also informed Supreme that the employment agreements for Messrs. William J. Barrett and Herbert M. Gardner would