← Back to LCII filing summaryThis is the extracted source text from the SEC filing. Formatting may differ from the original document.
Other than the risk factors set forth below, there have been no material changes to the matters discussed in Part I, Item 1A – Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K as filed with the SEC on February 26, 2026.
Risks Relating to the Mergers with Patrick
We have identified certain additional risk factors in connection with the Merger Agreement and the Mergers. These risks and the other risks associated with the Mergers will be more fully discussed in the joint proxy statement/prospectus that will be included in the registration statement on Form S-4 that Patrick intends to file with the SEC in connection with the Mergers.
The Mergers are subject to conditions, including certain conditions that are beyond our and Patrick’s control and may not be satisfied at all or on a timely basis. Failure to complete the Mergers could have material and adverse effects on us.
Completion of the Mergers is subject to a number of conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement. Some of the conditions, such as approval by our stockholders and by Patrick stockholders and certain regulatory approvals, are beyond our and Patrick’s control, which make the completion and timing of the completion of the Mergers uncertain. In addition, the Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for both us and Patrick, which if exercised, will also result in the Mergers not being consummated. Furthermore, the governmental authorities from which the regulatory approvals are required may impose conditions on the completion of the Mergers or require changes to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
If the Mergers are not completed for any reason, our ongoing business may be adversely affected and, without realizing any of the benefits of having completed the Mergers, we would be subject to a number of risks, including the following:
•we may experience negative reactions from the financial markets, including negative effects on our stock price;
•we may experience negative reactions from our customers and vendors;
•we will have incurred substantial expenses and will be required to pay certain costs relating to the Mergers, including legal, accounting and other fees, whether or not the Mergers are completed; and
•our management team will have devoted substantial time and resources to matters relating to the Mergers, and would otherwise have devoted such time and resources to other opportunities that may have been beneficial to us, which could cause us to lag competitor advances.
In addition, if the Merger Agreement is terminated and we seek another merger or business combination, our stock price could decline, which could make it more difficult to find a party willing to offer equivalent or more attractive consideration than the consideration Patrick has agreed to provide in the Mergers.
We will be subject to business uncertainties and contractual restrictions while the Mergers are pending.
Uncertainty about the effect of the Mergers on our employees and customers may have an adverse effect on us. These uncertainties may impair our ability to attract, retain, and motivate key personnel until the Mergers are completed and could cause customers and others that deal with us to seek to change existing business relationships with us. In addition, subject to certain exceptions, we have agreed to operate our business in the ordinary course in all material respects and to refrain from taking certain actions that may adversely affect our ability to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Merger
41
Agreement on a timely basis without the consent of Patrick. These restrictions may prevent us from pursuing attractive business opportunities that may arise prior to the completion of the Mergers. Employee retention may be particularly challenging during the pendency of the Mergers, as employees may experience uncertainty about their roles with the combined company following the Mergers.
The Merger Agreement limits our and Patrick’s abilities to pursue alternatives to the Mergers and could discourage a potential competing acquiror or other strategic transaction partner from making a favorable alternative transaction proposal.
In the Merger Agreement, we and Patrick have agreed, subject to certain exceptions, not to directly or indirectly solicit competing acquisition proposals or to enter into discussions concerning, or provide confidential information in connection with, any unsolicited alternative acquisition proposals. In addition, upon termination of the Merger Agreement under certain circumstances specified therein, we or Patrick would be required to pay the other party a termination fee equal to $94.2 million. These provisions could discourage a potential acquirer or other strategic transaction partner that might have an interest in acquiring all or a significant portion of our company from considering or pursuing an alternative transaction with us or proposing such a transaction. These provisions might also result in a potential acquirer or other strategic transaction partner proposing to pay a lower price than it might otherwise have proposed to pay because of the added expense of the termination fee that may become payable in certain circumstances.
Shareholder litigation could prevent or delay the closing of the Mergers or otherwise negatively affect our business and operations.
Securities class action lawsuits and derivative lawsuits are often brought against public companies that have entered into acquisition or merger agreements. Even if the lawsuits are without merit, defending against these claims can result in substantial costs and divert management time and resources. An adverse judgment could result in monetary damages, which could have a negative impact on our and Patrick’s respective liquidity and financial condition. Additionally, if a plaintiff is successful in obtaining an injunction prohibiting completion of the Mergers, that injunction may delay or prevent the Mergers from being completed, which may adversely affect our and Patrick’s businesses, financial positions and results of operations, as described above under “The Mergers are subject to conditions, including certain conditions that are beyond our and Patrick’s control and may not be satisfied at all or on a timely basis. Failure to complete the Mergers could have material and adverse effects on us.”
We have incurred and are expected to incur substantial costs related to the Mergers.
We have incurred and expect to incur a number of non-recurring costs associated with the Mergers. These costs include, or will include, legal, financial advisory, accounting, consulting and other advisory fees, retention, severance and employee benefit-related costs, public company filings fees and other regulatory fees, financial printing and other printing costs. Some of these costs are payable by us regardless of whether or not the Mergers are completed.
Because the market price of Patrick common stock may fluctuate, our stockholders cannot be certain of the precise value of the consideration they may receive in the Mergers.
At the time the First Merger is completed, each issued and outstanding share of our common stock (other than certain shares held by us, Patrick or any of our respective subsidiaries) will be converted into the right to receive 1.2440 shares of Patrick common stock. Because such exchange ratio is fixed (subject to adjustments in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement), it will not change between now and the time the First Merger is completed, regardless of whether the market price of our common stock or Patrick common stock changes, and the value of the consideration our stockholders will receive in the Mergers will depend on the market price of Patrick common stock at the time the First Merger is completed. This market value may be less or more than the value used to determine the exchange ratio stated in the Merger Agreement. The market price of our common stock and Patrick common stock have fluctuated since the date of the announcement of the parties’ entry into the Merger Agreement and will continue to fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors, including general market and economic conditions, changes in our and Patrick’s businesses, operations and prospects, and regulatory considerations. Many of these factors are outside of our and Patrick’s control. Because the market prices of our common stock and Patrick common stock will fluctuate prior to the consummation of the Mergers, our stockholders will not know, or be able to determine, the market value of shares of Patrick common stock that they will receive in the Mergers as compared to the market value of our common stock immediately prior to the Mergers.
42
The Merger Agreement between us and Patrick may be terminated in accordance with its terms and the Mergers may not be completed.
The Merger Agreement is subject to a number of conditions which must be fulfilled in order to complete the Mergers. Those conditions include, among other things: (i) adoption of the Merger Agreement by our stockholders, (ii) approval by Patrick stockholders of (a) the issuance of shares of Patrick common stock in connection with the First Merger and (b) an amendment to the articles of incorporation of Patrick to, among other things, increase the number of authorized shares set forth therein and (iii) receipt of required regulatory approvals. These conditions to the closing may not be fulfilled in a timely manner or at all, and, accordingly, the Mergers may not be completed. In addition, the parties can mutually decide to terminate the Merger Agreement at any time, before or after the requisite stockholder approvals, or we or Patrick may elect to terminate the Merger Agreement in certain other circumstances.
Combining us and Patrick may be more difficult, costly or time-consuming than expected, and the combined company may fail to realize the anticipated benefits of the Mergers.
The success of the Mergers will depend, in part, on the ability to realize the anticipated synergies from combining the businesses of us and Patrick. To realize the anticipated synergies from the Mergers, we and Patrick must successfully integrate and combine businesses in a manner that permits those synergies to be realized without adversely affecting current revenues and future growth. If we and Patrick are not able to successfully achieve these objectives, the anticipated benefits of the Mergers may not be realized fully or at all or may take longer to realize than expected. In addition, the synergies of the Mergers could be less than anticipated, and integration may result in additional and unforeseen expenses.
An inability to realize the full extent of the anticipated benefits of the Mergers, as well as any delays encountered in the integration process, could have an adverse effect upon the revenues, levels of expenses and operating results of the combined company following the completion of the Mergers, which may adversely affect the value of the common stock of the combined company following the completion of the Mergers.
We and Patrick have operated and, until the completion of the Mergers, must continue to operate, independently. It is possible that the integration process could result in the loss of key employees or the disruption of each company’s ongoing businesses. Integration efforts between the companies may also divert management attention and resources. These integration matters could have an adverse effect on us during this transition period and for an undetermined period after completion of the Mergers on the combined company.
The combined company may be unable to retain our and/or Patrick personnel successfully after the Mergers are completed.
The success of the Mergers will depend in part on the combined company’s ability to retain the talent and dedication of key employees currently employed by us and Patrick. It is possible that these employees may decide not to remain with us or Patrick, as applicable, while the Mergers are pending or with the combined company after the Mergers are consummated. If we and Patrick are unable to retain key employees, including management, who are critical to the successful integration and future operations of the companies, we and Patrick could face disruptions in operations, loss of existing customers, loss of key information, expertise or know-how and unanticipated additional recruitment costs. In addition, following the Mergers, if key employees terminate their employment, the combined company’s business activities may be adversely affected, and management’s attention may be diverted from successfully hiring suitable replacements, all of which may cause the combined company’s business to suffer. We and Patrick also may not be able to locate or retain suitable replacements for any key employees who leave either company.