EX-99.1 4 d243281dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

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5995 Opus Parkway

 

Minnetonka, MN 55343

 

952.912.5500

 

952.912.5999 (Fax)

 

1.800.GKCARES

 

www.gkservices.com

 

Press Release

FOR RELEASE:   August 16, 2016

For Further Information:

Jeff Huebschen

Director, Investor Relations

952-912-5773

jeff.huebschen@gkservices.com

 

 

 

G&K SERVICES ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO BE ACQUIRED BY CINTAS IN $2.2 BILLION

ALL-CASH TRANSACTION; REPORTS RECORD FISCAL 2016 FOURTH

QUARTER RESULTS

G&K Services Agrees to be Acquired for $97.50 Per Share

Purchase Price Represents Nearly 20 Percent Premium to the Stock’s All-Time Closing

High and 14.0x LTM EBITDA Multiple1

Full-Year Earnings Reach Record $3.61 Per Diluted Share

Full-Year Cash Flow from Operations Grows 42 Percent to Record $134 Million

MINNEAPOLIS, MN, August 16, 2016 – G&K Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: GK) today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved a definitive agreement pursuant to which Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) will acquire G&K Services in a transaction valued at approximately $2.2 billion, including G&K’s outstanding indebtedness. G&K shareholders will receive $97.50 per share in cash for each outstanding share of common stock held. This purchase price represents a nearly 20 percent premium to the stock’s all-time closing high and a 69 percent premium to the stock’s 52-week closing low.

“This is a compelling transaction that delivers substantial and immediate cash value to our shareholders and expands options for our customers going forward,” said Douglas A. Milroy, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We believe the combination has strong strategic logic and creates the right partnership to meet the evolving needs of our customers. In addition, a larger, more diversified company offers employee opportunities as well.”

 

 

 

  1  LTM EBITDA on a 52-week basis.

 

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Mr. Milroy continued, “This transaction comes as we announce another set of strong results, with our team delivering record earnings per share and record cash flow in fiscal 2016. These results, the latest in a multi-year trend of strong performance, together with the underlying strength of our business and team, were the driving force in the value created today for our shareholders, with our Board’s agreement to be acquired by Cintas.”

The boards of directors of both companies have approved the transaction, which is subject to approval by the holders of G&K Services common stock, the expiration or termination of applicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and other customary closing conditions. The transaction is expected to close in the next four to six months.

BofA Merrill Lynch acted as exclusive financial advisor and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Stinson Leonard Street LLP acted as legal advisors to G&K Services.

Fiscal 2016 Fourth Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results:

Fourth quarter revenue grew 9.3 percent to $258.5 million, compared to $236.6 million in last year’s fourth quarter. The fourth quarter included 14 weeks of operations, compared to 13 weeks in the prior year quarter. The extra week of operations added 7.7 percent to fourth quarter revenue growth, organic growth added 2.0 percent, and acquisitions contributed 0.3 percent. This growth was partially offset by the negative impact of a lower exchange rate for the Canadian dollar, which reduced revenue growth by 0.7 percent.

Earnings per diluted share grew to $1.00, compared to earnings of $0.71 per diluted share in the prior year period. Earnings in last year’s fourth quarter included a $0.12 per share charge due to an increase in the company’s environmental reserves. Excluding this charge, adjusted earnings in the prior year quarter were $0.83 per diluted share.

Fourth quarter operating margin improved to 12.7 percent, compared to 10.2 percent in last year’s fourth quarter. Operating margin in the prior year included the impact of the previously mentioned charge related to environmental reserves. Excluding this charge, adjusted operating margin in last year’s fourth quarter was 11.9 percent.

For the full fiscal year revenue grew 4.3 percent to $978 million and earnings increased to a company record $3.61 per diluted share. Full-year operating margin improved to 12.5 percent.

Cash provided by operating activities for the fiscal year grew to a company record $134.2 million, up 42 percent compared to $94.2 million last year. Capital expenditures for the fiscal year were $45.3 million, compared to $55.8 million last year. During the fiscal year, G&K returned $64.9 million of cash to shareholders through dividend payments and share repurchases, a 54 percent increase compared to the prior year.

 

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Cancelling Fiscal Fourth Quarter Conference Call

In light of the announced agreement with Cintas, G&K Services has cancelled its fiscal fourth quarter 2016 conference call with analysts and investors previously scheduled for August 16, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Central Time. G&K Services has also suspended any prior guidance provided as a result of the transaction announcement.

About G&K Services, Inc.

G&K Services, Inc. is a service-focused market leader of branded uniform and facility services programs in the United States and Canada. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, G&K Services has 8,000 employees serving customers from 165 facilities in North America. G&K Services is a publicly held company traded over the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol GK and is a component of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index. For more information visit www.gkservices.com.

Important Information About the Transaction and Where to Find It

In connection with the proposed transaction, the Company plans to file a proxy statement (the “Proxy Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), in connection with the solicitation of proxies for a meeting of G&K Services’ shareholders to be called at a future date (the “meeting”). Promptly after filing its Proxy Statement in definitive form with the SEC, the Company will mail the Proxy Statement to each shareholder entitled to vote at the meeting. Shareholders are urged to read the Proxy Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto) and any other relevant documents that the Company will file with the SEC when they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction and related matters. Shareholders may obtain, free of charge, copies of the Proxy Statement and any other documents filed by the Company with the SEC in connection with the transaction at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov) or by contacting the investor relations department of the Company at:

jeff.huebschen@gkservices.com

+1.952.912.5773

Investor Relations

5995 Opus Parkway

Minnetonka, MN, 55343

Participants in the Solicitation

The Company, its directors and certain executive officers are or may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company’s shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding such participants, including their direct or indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, can be found in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 27, 2015 and in

 

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any subsequent Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed by such individuals with the SEC, and will be included in the Proxy Statement and other relevant documents to be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction when the Proxy Statement becomes available.

 

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Cautionary Statements Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This communication contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor from civil litigation for forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain, such as statements about the potential timing or consummation of the proposed transaction or the anticipated benefits thereof, including, without limitation, future financial and operating results. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “estimates,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “plans,” “expects,” “intends,” “believes,” “seeks,” “could,” “should,” “may” and “will” or the negative versions thereof and similar expressions and by the context in which they are used. Such statements are based upon our current expectations and speak only as of the date made. These statements are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in or implied by this press release. Factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties related to (i) the ability to obtain shareholder and regulatory approvals, or the possibility that they may delay the transaction or that such regulatory approval may result in the imposition of conditions that could cause the parties to abandon the transaction, (ii) the risk that a condition to closing of the merger may not be satisfied, (iii) the ability of the Company and Cintas to integrate their businesses successfully and to achieve anticipated cost savings and other synergies, (iv) the possibility that other anticipated benefits of the proposed transaction will not be realized, including without limitation, anticipated revenues, expenses, earnings and other financial results, and growth and expansion of the new combined company’s operations, and the anticipated tax treatment, (v) potential litigation relating to the proposed transaction that could be instituted against the Company or Cintas or their respective directors, (vi) possible disruptions from the proposed transaction that could harm the Company’s or Cintas’ business, including current plans and operations, (vii) the ability of the Company or Cintas to retain, attract and hire key personnel, (viii) potential adverse reactions or changes to relationships with clients, employees, suppliers or other parties resulting from the announcement or completion of the merger, (ix) potential business uncertainty, including changes to existing business relationships, during the pendency of the merger that could affect the Company’s and/or Cintas’ financial performance, (x) certain restrictions during the pendency of the merger that may impact the Company’s and/or Cintas’ ability to pursue certain business opportunities or strategic transactions, (xi) continued availability of capital and financing and rating agency actions, (xii) legislative, regulatory and economic developments and (xiii) unpredictability and severity of catastrophic events, including, but not limited to, acts of terrorism or outbreak of war or hostilities, as well as management’s response to any of the aforementioned factors. These risks, as well as other risks associated with the proposed transaction, will be more fully discussed in the Proxy Statement that will be filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction. While the list of factors presented here is, and the list of factors to

 

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be presented in the Proxy Statement are, considered representative, no such list should be considered to be a complete statement of all potential risks and uncertainties. Unlisted factors may present significant additional obstacles to the realization of forward-looking statements. Consequences of material differences in results as compared with those anticipated in the forward-looking statements could include, among other things, business disruption, operational problems, financial loss, legal liability to third parties and similar risks, any of which could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s or Cintas’ consolidated financial condition, results of operations, credit rating or liquidity. Neither the Company nor Cintas undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances arising after the date on which they are made, except as required by law.

 

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Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The company reports its consolidated financial results in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). To supplement these consolidated financial results, management believes that certain non-GAAP operating results provide a meaningful measure on which to compare the company’s results of operations between periods. The company believes these non-GAAP results provide useful information to both management and investors by excluding certain amounts that impact comparability of the results. A reconciliation of operating income, net income and earnings per diluted share on a GAAP basis to adjusted earnings per diluted share on a non-GAAP basis is presented in the table below:

 

(unaudited)                                                               
     Three Months Ended
July 2, 2016
            Three Months Ended
June 27, 2015
 
  (U.S. Dollars, in thousands, except per share data)    Revenue      Operating
Income
     Net Income      Earnings Per
Share
            Revenue      Operating
Income
     Net Income      Earnings Per
Share
 

As Reported

   $ 258,503       $ 32,917       $ 19,828       $ 1.00          $ 236,577       $ 24,139       $ 14,120       $ 0.71   

Add: Environmental Reserves (2)

     -           -           -           -              -           3,904         2,446         0.12   

As Adjusted

   $ 258,503       $ 32,917       $ 19,828       $ 1.00          $ 236,577       $ 28,043       $ 16,566       $ 0.83   
     Twelve Months Ended
July 2, 2016
            Twelve Months Ended
June 27, 2015
 
  (U.S. Dollars, in thousands, except per share data)    Revenue      Operating
Income
     Net Income      Earnings Per
Share
            Revenue      Operating
Income
     Net Income      Earnings Per
Share
 

As Reported

   $ 978,041       $ 122,640       $ 72,439       $ 3.61          $ 937,642       $ 101,214       $ 59,870       $ 2.95   

Add: Impact of pension withdrawal and associated expenses (1)

     -           -           -           -              -           6,500         4,069         0.21   

Add: Environmental Reserves (2)

     -           -           -           -              -           3,904         2,446         0.12   

As Adjusted

   $     978,041       $     122,640       $     72,439       $         3.61          $     937,642       $     111,618       $     66,385       $         3.28   

(1) In the third quarter of fiscal 2015, we increased our estimated liability associated with the withdrawal from certain MEPPs, by $6,500.

(2) In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, we increased our estimated reserves for environmental related items by $3,904.

These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for measures prepared in accordance with, GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. Investors should consider non-GAAP measures in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The following table reconciles net income, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, to EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP financial measures:

 

(unaudited)       
  (U.S. Dollars, in thousands)   

    Twelve months ended    
July 2, 2016

 

Net income

   $ 72,439   

Add: Interest expense

     6,835   

Add: Provision for income taxes

     43,366   

Add: Depreciation and amortization

     36,504   

EBITDA (non-GAAP)

     159,144   

Less: Adjustement for 53rd week of operations

     (4,443

Adjusted EBITDA (non-GAAP)

   $ 154,701   

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

G&K Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(unaudited)

 

     For the Three Months Ended      For the Twelve Months Ended  
     July 2, 2016     June 27, 2015      July 2, 2016     June 27, 2015  
(U.S. Dollars, in thousands, except per share data)    (14 weeks)     (13 weeks)      (53 weeks)     (52 weeks)  

Rental and direct sale revenue

     258,503        236,577         978,041        937,642   

Cost of rental and direct sale revenue

     169,363        158,117         643,067        621,135   

Gross Margin

     89,140        78,460         334,974        316,507   

Pension withdrawal and associated expenses

     -             -              -             6,500   

Selling and administrative

     56,223        54,321         212,334        208,793   

Income from Operations

     32,917        24,139         122,640        101,214   

Interest expense

     1,803        1,675         6,835        7,138   

Income before Income Taxes

     31,114        22,464         115,805        94,076   

Provision for income taxes

     11,286        8,344         43,366        34,206   

Net Income

   $ 19,828      $ 14,120       $             72,439      $             59,870   

Basic Earnings per Common Share

   $ 1.01      $ 0.72       $ 3.65      $ 3.01   

Diluted Earnings per Common Share

   $ 1.00      $ 0.71       $ 3.61      $ 2.95   

Earnings available to common stockholders:

         

Net income

   $ 19,828      $ 14,120       $ 72,439      $ 59,870   

Less: Income allocable to participating securities

     (257     59         (1,025     (713

Net income available to common stockholders

   $ 19,571      $             14,179       $ 71,414      $ 59,157   

Weighted average number of shares outstanding, basic

     19,422        19,746         19,586        19,676   

Weighted average number of shares outstanding, diluted

     19,633        20,077         19,808        20,047   

Dividends Declared per Share

   $             0.37      $ 0.31       $ 1.48      $ 1.24   

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

G&K Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries

 

(U.S. Dollars, in thousands)    July 2, 2016      June 27, 2015  
      (unaudited)          

ASSETS

     

Current Assets

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 24,279       $ 16,235   

Accounts receivable, net

     102,657         100,402   

Inventory

     34,077         36,258   

Merchandise in service, net

     131,801         133,942   

Other current assets

     20,539         30,383   

Total current assets

     313,353         317,220   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     228,642         222,056   

Goodwill

     324,520         325,183   

Other noncurrent assets

     55,022         63,738   

Total assets

   $ 921,537       $ 928,197   

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     

Current Liabilities

     

Accounts payable

   $ 44,792       $ 51,616   

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     72,736         71,739   

Current maturities of long-term debt

     0         169   

Total current liabilities

     117,528         123,524   

Long-term debt, net of current maturities

     231,148         243,600   

Deferred income taxes

     68,895         59,280   

Other noncurrent liabilities

     114,426         107,443   

Stockholders’ Equity

     389,540         394,350   

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $                 921,537       $                 928,197   

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

G&K Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries

(unaudited)

     For the Twelve Months Ended  
    

July 2,

2016

   

June 27,

2015

 
(U.S. Dollars, in thousands)    (53 weeks)     (52 weeks)  

Operating Activities:

    

Net income

   $ 72,439      $ 59,870   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net

    

cash provided by operating activities -

    

Depreciation and amortization

     36,504        32,298   

Pension withdrawal and associated expenses

     -        6,500   

Deferred income taxes

     19,606        18,638   

Share-based compensation

     6,749        6,219   

Changes in operating items, exclusive of acquisitions and divestitures-

    

Accounts receivable

     (3,048     (2,908

Inventory and merchandise in service

     4,590        (9,429

Accounts payable

     (3,662     7,201   

Other current assets and liabilities

     18,789        (3,352

Multi-employer pension plan settlement payment

     (7,903     (24,799

Other

     (9,888     3,997   

Net cash provided by operating activities

     134,176        94,235   

Investing Activities:

    

Capital expenditures

     (45,349     (55,838

Acquisition of business

     (2,982     -   

Net cash used for investing activities

     (48,331     (55,838

Financing Activities:

    

Repayments of long-term debt

     (75,168     (843

Proceeds from (repayments of) revolving credit facilities, net

     62,548        (22,362

Cash dividends paid

     (30,418     (24,544

Proceeds from issuance of common stock under stock option plans

     2,160        6,283   

Repurchase of common stock

     (34,524     (17,597

Shares withheld for taxes under equity compensation plans

     (4,750     (2,076

Excess tax benefit from shared-based compensation

     2,528        5,205   

Net cash used for financing activities

     (77,624     (55,934

Effect of Exchange Rates on Cash

     (177     (3,346

Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents

     8,044        (20,883

Cash and Cash Equivalents:

    

Beginning of year

     16,235        37,118   

End of year

   $                 24,279      $                 16,235   

Supplemental Cash Flow Information:

    

Cash paid for-

    

Interest

   $ 6,658      $ 6,647   

Income taxes

   $ 11,290      $ 11,539   

Supplemental Non-cash Investing Information:

    

Capital expenditures not yet paid and included in accounts payable

   $ 1,792      $ 3,662   

 

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