JABIL CIRCUIT INC. FORM 8-K (Current report filing) Filed 11/29/2006 For Period Ending 11/22/2006

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1 JABIL CIRCUIT INC FORM 8-K (Current report filing) Filed 11/29/2006 For Period Ending 11/22/2006 Address NINTH ST NORTH ST PETERSBURG, Florida Telephone CIK Industry Electronic Instr. & Controls Sector Technology Fiscal Year 08/31

2 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 22, 2006 Jabil Circuit, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (Commission File Number) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Street North, St. Petersburg, Florida (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant s telephone number, including area code: (727) N/A (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) (IRS Employer Identification No.) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR ) Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR a-12) Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR d-2(b)) Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR e-4(c))

3 Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement On November 22, 2006, Jabil Circuit (Taiwan) Limited ( Merger Sub ), a Taiwan corporation and indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Jabil Circuit, Inc. ( Jabil ), entered into a merger agreement (the Merger Agreement ) with Taiwan Green Point Enterprises Co., Ltd. ( Green Point ), a Taiwan corporation whose stock is traded on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The Merger Agreement contemplates that the Merger Sub would commence an offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of Green Point (the Green Point Shares ) at a purchase price of NT$109 per share in cash (the Offer ). Green Point has represented that there are 265,708,828 Green Point Shares outstanding and 1,516,500 Green Point Shares issuable upon the exercise of the vested employee stock options to purchase Green Point Shares. The Offer commenced on November 24, 2006 and is currently expected to stay open for 50 days. The closing of the Offer is subject to various closing conditions, including (i) obtaining all necessary governmental approvals, such as competition clearance under the laws of Taiwan and China, (ii) obtaining at least a majority of the outstanding Green Point Shares being tendered pursuant to the Offer, (iii) that there is no material event or change in the financial or business condition of Green Point (including a material untrue disclosure or omission in financial statements filed or published by Green Point, and other business related documents), and (iv) no other event has occurred that would cause applicable government agencies to require the Merger Sub to terminate or cancel the Offer. Shareholders of Green Point owning approximately 42.7% of the outstanding Green Point Shares have entered into agreements under which they have agreed to tender their shares in the Offer. Assuming that the Offer is successfully closed, Green Point will merge into Merger Sub (the Merger ) pursuant to the Merger Agreement provided that all other closing conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement (many of which are similar to the conditions to the closing of the Offer) have been met, including, without limitation, the approval of the Merger by Green Point s shareholders after the Offer closes (unless more than 90% of the outstanding shares are tendered, in which case no shareholder approval is required) and there not being certain breaches of the representations, warranties and covenants of Green Point contained in the Merger Agreement. The Merger Agreement provides that Green Point shareholders will receive NT$109 in cash per Green Point Share. The Merger Agreement also contains various limitations on Green Point s operation of its business prior to the closing of the Merger. If the Offer is not successfully closed by March 2, 2007 or the Merger is not closed by July 15, 2007, then either party may terminate the Merger Agreement. Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure On November 22, 2006, Jabil issued a press release announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement. The press release is attached as Exhibit The information furnished herewith pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be filed for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act ), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date of this Current Report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing, unless otherwise expressly stated in such filing. Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibit No. Exhibits The following exhibit is furnished herewith: Description 99.1 Press Release dated November 22,

4 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. JABIL CIRCUIT, INC. (Registrant) November 29, 2006 By: /s/ Forbes I.J. Alexander Forbes I.J. Alexander, Chief Financial Officer 3

5 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press Release dated November 22, 2006.

6 Exhibit 99.1 This news release contains forward-looking statements, including those regarding our ability to successfully satisfy the conditions to complete each of the tender offer and merger, our ability to realize the benefits of this transaction, including enhancing our product and services offerings and augment customer relationships, our growth strategy, our long term growth prospects and other statements. These statements are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions involving risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to consummate the tender offer and satisfy the conditions to closing the tender offer and merger; our ability to successfully address the challenges associate with integrating this acquisition; our ability to take advantage of perceived benefits of offering customers vertically integrated service; the finalization of our forth quarter and fiscal year 2006 financial statements and the audit thereof, including those portions relating to our review of our historical stock option grants; the results of the review of our past stock option grants being conducted by a Special Committee of our Board and Governmental Authorities; the accuracy of the stated dates of our historical option grants and whether all proper corporate and other procedures were followed; the impact of our contemplated restatement of certain of our historical or other actions that may be taken or required as a result of such reviews; risks and costs inherent in litigation, including that related to the Company s stock option grants and the restatement of certain of our historical financial statements; whether our capacity realignments will adversely affect our cost structure, ability to service customers and labor relations; our ability to effectively address certain operational issues that have adversely affected certain of our US operations; changes in technology; competition; anticipated growth for us and our industry that may not occur; managing rapid growth; managing any rapid declines in customer demand that may occur; risks associated with international sales and operations; retaining key personnel; our dependence on a limited number of large customers; business and competitive factors generally affecting the electronic manufacturing services industry, our customers and our business; other factors that we may not have currently identified or quantified; and other risks, relevant factors and uncertainties identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2005, subsequent Reports on Form 10-Q and Form 8-K and our other securities filings. Jabil disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. JABIL TO LAUNCH TENDER OFFER FOR TAIWAN GREEN POINT ENTERPRISES Evolving Service Offerings to Meet Changing Global Market St. Petersburg, FL November 22, Jabil Circuit, Inc. (NYSE: JBL), a global electronic product solutions company, announced today that it is going to launch a tender offer to acquire 100 percent of the outstanding shares of Taiwan Green Point Enterprises Co., Ltd. (3007.TW) for NT$109 per share in cash through a wholly-owned Jabil subsidiary. The acquisition includes nine Asian plants, including seven located in China and one in both Taiwan and Malaysia. We are thrilled to announce this deal with Green Point Enterprises a market leader in advanced electro-mechanical manufacturing and services for the mobile product and consumer market, said Tim Main, President and CEO of Jabil. Green Point has significant scale in the design and production of advanced plastics and metals for the mobile products market. When combined with Jabil s global infrastructure, systems and electronic expertise, we will possess a market leading end-to-end capability with outstanding long-term growth prospects, said Main. Per the proposed agreement, approximately 30,000 Green Point employees will join Jabil, including the current management team. The Green Point name will be retained and will operate as an independent business within Jabil. Jabil and Green Point management will work together to jointly market the integrated services. Acquiring Green Point is a natural extension of Jabil s business strategy to provide sector-specific supply chain solutions to our diversified base of customers, said Main. Our growth strategy contemplates diversification of end-markets served and providing a best in class end-toend solution within each of those segments. Electro-mechanical integration in the consumer and mobile products market is consistent with this strategy. Main said Jabil would continue to utilize a well-developed set of strategic component suppliers in our other segments. M O R E

7 Jabil To Launch Tender Offer Add One November 22, 2006 The acquisition provides Jabil with new capabilities in advanced decoration and coating technologies and will augment existing and new customer relationships. Main said that Jabil must continually evolve its service offerings to the changing global market conditions. The transaction is structured as a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Green Point followed by a merger. It is currently anticipated that the tender offer will be launched on Thursday, November 23, 2006 in Taiwan and remain open for 50 days. The tender offer may be extended or withdrawn for certain reasons. The closing of the tender offer is subject to customary closing conditions, including competition clearance under the laws of Taiwan and China and acquisition of a majority of the outstanding Green Point shares in the tender offer. Shareholders owning approximately 42.7% of the outstanding shares of Green Point common stock have entered into agreements under which they have agreed to tender their shares to Jabil. Assuming that the Tender is successfully closed, it is then anticipated that the two companies will merge pursuant to a merger agreement between them that provides any remaining shareholders NT$109 cash per share. Completion of the merger, which would be subject to approval by Green Point s shareholders after the tender closes (unless more than 90% of the outstanding shares are tendered, in which case no shareholder approval is acquired), would be expected to take place in Jabil s fiscal third quarter. The purchase price, depending upon final shares outstanding and the exchange rate at the time of the closing is anticipated to be between $875 and $900 million. Citigroup is acting as an exclusive financial advisor to Jabil in this transaction. Company Conference Call Information Jabil will conduct a conference call to discuss the transaction this morning at 10:30 a.m. ET live on the Internet at This conference call will be recorded and archived for playback on the web at The news release and information will also be available in the investors section of the web site ( jabil.com) by approximately 10:00 a.m., ET. To access the conference call, dial (800) from within the United States, or (706) outside the United States. Enter conference ID# A taped replay of the conference call will also be available November 22, 2006 at approximately 7:30 p.m. ET through midnight on November 29, To access the replay, call (800) from within the United States, or (706) outside the United States. Enter Conference ID# An archived webcast of the conference call will be available at Additional Information The tender offer described in this press release has not yet commenced, and this press release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell securities. Prior to the time the tender offer is commenced, a subsidiary of Jabil will file a tender offer circular with the Taiwanese Financial Supervisory Commission (the FSC ). Green Point shareholders are strongly advised to read the tender offer circular (including an offer to purchase and related tender offer documents) and the related public notice that will be filed by Green Point with the FSC, because they will contain important information. These documents will be available at no charge at 14F, No. 225, Sec. 3, Nanking E. RD., Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.- Yuanta Core Pacific Securities Co., Ltd. or website: About Jabil Jabil is an electronic product solutions company providing comprehensive electronics design, manufacturing and product management services to global electronics and technology companies. Jabil helps bring electronics products to the market faster and more cost effectively by providing complete product supply chain management

8 around the world. With more than 65,000 employees and facilities in 20 countries, Jabil provides comprehensive, individualized-focused solutions to customers in a broad range of industries. Jabil common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol, JBL. Further information is available on the company s website: jabil.com. Investor & Media Contact: Beth Walters Vice President, Investor Relations Jabil Circuit, Inc. (727) investor_relations@jabil.com