Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-12B

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 13, 2020

File No. 001-39494

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Amendment No. 1

to

FORM 10

 

 

GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

Pursuant to Section 12(b) or (g) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Concentrix Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   27-1605762

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

44111 Nobel Drive, Fremont, California   94538
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (800) 747-0583

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class
to be so registered

 

Name of each exchange on which
each class is to be registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer      Smaller reporting company  
     Emerging growth company  

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 

 


CONCENTRIX CORPORATION

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT

CROSS-REFERENCE SHEET BETWEEN INFORMATION STATEMENT AND ITEMS OF FORM 10

Certain information required to be included herein is incorporated by reference to specifically identified portions of the body of the information statement filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1. None of the information contained in the information statement shall be incorporated by reference herein or deemed to be a part hereof unless such information is specifically incorporated by reference.

 

Item 1.

Business.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Forward-Looking Statements,” “The Spin-off,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Business,” “Management,” “Board of Directors,” “Board Compensation,” “Executive Compensation,” “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions,” “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Index to Combined Financial Statements” (and the statements referenced therein) of the information statement. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors.

The information required by this item is contained under the section “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” of the information statement. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.

Financial Information.

The information required by this item is contained under sections “Summary Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information,” “Capitalization,” “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” and “Index to Combined Financial Statements” (and the statements referenced therein) of the information statement. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 3.

Properties.

The information required by this item is contained under the section “Business—Properties” of the information statement. That section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 4.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.

The information required by this item is contained under the section “Principal Stockholders” of the information statement. That section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.

Directors and Executive Officers.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Management,” and “Board of Directors” of the information statement. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 6.

Executive Compensation.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Board of Directors,” “Board Compensation” and “Executive Compensation” of the information statement. These sections are incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Board of Directors” and “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” of the information statement. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.

Legal Proceedings.

The information required by this item is contained under the section “Business—Legal Proceedings” of the information statement. That section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.

Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Risk Factors,” “The Spin-off,” “Dividend Policy,” “Capitalization,” and “Description of Capital Stock” of the information statement. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 10.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.

Not applicable.

 

Item 11.

Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The information required by this item is contained under the section “Description of Capital Stock” of the information statement. That section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 12.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

The information required by this item is contained under the section “Description of Capital Stock—Indemnification Arrangements” of the information statement. That section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 13.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

The information required by this item is contained under the sections “Summary Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information,” “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and “Index to Financial Statements” (and the statements referenced therein) of the information statement. Those sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 14.

Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

None.

 

Item 15.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements

The information required by this item is contained under the section “Index to Financial Statements” (and the statements referenced therein) beginning on page F-1 of the information statement. That section is incorporated herein by reference.

(b) Exhibits.

 

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The following documents are filed as exhibits hereto:

 

Number

  

Description

  2.1    Form of Separation and Distribution Agreement between SYNNEX Corporation and Concentrix Corporation.
  3.1    Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Concentrix Corporation.
  3.2    Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Concentrix Corporation.
10.1*    Form of Employee Matters Agreement between SYNNEX Corporation and Concentrix Corporation.
10.2    Form of Tax Matters Agreement between SYNNEX Corporation and Concentrix Corporation.
10.3*    Form of Master Commercial Agreement between SYNNEX Corporation and Concentrix Corporation.
10.4+    Form of Indemnification Agreement between Concentrix Corporation and individual directors and officers.
10.5+    Form of Concentrix Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan.
21.1    List of Subsidiaries of Concentrix Corporation.
99.1    Preliminary Information Statement of Concentrix Corporation, subject to completion, dated October 13, 2020.

 

*

To be filed by amendment.

+

Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

      CONCENTRIX CORPORATION
Date:  

October 13, 2020

  By:  

/s/ Christopher A. Caldwell

     

Name: Christopher A. Caldwell

Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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EX-2.1

Exhibit 2.1

 

 

 

FORM OF

SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

BY AND BETWEEN

SYNNEX CORPORATION

AND

CONCENTRIX CORPORATION

DATED AS OF [•], 2020


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS      2  
ARTICLE II. THE SEPARATION      13  

2.1.

 

Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities

     13  

2.2.

 

Concentrix Assets; SYNNEX Assets

     15  

2.3.

 

Concentrix Liabilities; SYNNEX Liabilities

     17  

2.4.

 

Approvals and Notifications

     18  

2.5.

 

Novation of Liabilities

     21  

2.6.

 

Release of Guarantees

     23  

2.7.

 

Termination of Agreements

     24  

2.8

 

Treatment of Shared Contracts

     24  

2.9.

 

Bank Accounts; Cash Balances

     25  

2.10.

 

Ancillary Agreements

     26  

2.11.

 

Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties

     26  

2.12.

 

Financial Information Certifications

     27  
ARTICLE III. THE DISTRIBUTION      27  

3.1.

 

Sole and Absolute Discretion; Cooperation

     27  

3.2.

 

Actions Prior to the Distribution

     28  

3.3.

 

Conditions to the Distribution

     29  

3.4.

 

The Distribution

     30  
ARTICLE IV. MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION      31  

4.1.

 

Release of Pre-Distribution Claims

     31  

4.2.

 

Indemnification by Concentrix

     33  

4.3.

 

Indemnification by SYNNEX

     34  

4.4.

 

Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts

     35  

4.5.

 

Procedures for Indemnification of Third-Party Claims

     35  

4.6.

 

Additional Matters

     38  

4.7.

 

Right of Contribution

     40  

4.8.

 

Covenant Not to Sue

     40  

4.9.

 

Remedies Cumulative

     40  

4.10.

 

Survival of Indemnities

     40  

4.11.

 

Coordination with Ancillary Agreements

     41  

 

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ARTICLE V. CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS

     41  

5.1.

 

Insurance Matters

     41  

5.2.

 

Late Payments

     44  

5.3.

 

Inducement

     44  

5.4.

 

Post-Effective Time Conduct

     44  

ARTICLE VI. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

     45  

6.1.

 

Agreement for Exchange of Information

     45  

6.2.

 

Ownership of Information

     45  

6.3.

 

Compensation for Providing Information

     46  

6.4.

 

Record Retention

     46  

6.5.

 

Limitations of Liability

     46  

6.6.

 

Other Agreements Providing for Exchange of Information

     46  

6.7.

 

Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation

     47  

6.8.

 

Privileged Matters

     47  

6.9.

 

Confidentiality

     50  

6.10.

 

Protective Arrangements

     51  

ARTICLE VII. DISPUTE RESOLUTION

     52  

7.1.

 

Good-Faith Negotiation

     52  

7.2.

 

Non-Binding Mediation

     52  

7.3.

 

Arbitration

     53  

7.4.

 

Litigation and Unilateral Commencement of Arbitration

     54  

7.5.

 

Conduct During Dispute Resolution Process

     54  

ARTICLE VIII. FURTHER ASSURANCES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

     54  

8.1.

 

Further Assurances

     54  

ARTICLE IX. TERMINATION

     55  

9.1.

 

Termination

     55  

9.2.

 

Effect of Termination

     55  

ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS

     55  

10.1.

 

Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power

     55  

10.2.

 

Governing Law

     56  

10.3.

 

Assignability

     56  

10.4.

 

Third-Party Beneficiaries

     57  

 

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10.5.

 

Notices

     57  

10.6.

 

Severability

     58  

10.7.

 

Force Majeure

     58  

10.8.

 

No Set-Off

     58  

10.9.

 

Publicity

     58  

10.10.

 

Expenses

     58  

10.11.

 

Headings

     59  

10.12.

 

Survival of Covenants

     59  

10.13.

 

Waivers of Default

     59  

10.14.

 

Specific Performance

     59  

10.15.

 

Amendments

     59  

10.16.

 

Interpretation

     59  

10.17.

 

Limitations of Liability

     60  

10.18.

 

Performance

     60  

10.19.

 

Mutual Drafting

     60  

SCHEDULES

 

Schedule 1.1    Commercial Agreements
Schedule 1.13(c)    Concentrix Registered IP
Schedule 1.15    Concentrix Patents
Schedule 1.17(a)    Concentrix Real Property (Owned)
Schedule 1.18(b)    Concentrix Real Property Leases
Schedule 1.22    Transferred Entities
Schedule 2.1(a)    Plan of Reorganization
Schedule 2.7(b)(ii)    Intercompany Agreements
Schedule 2.8(a)    Shared Contracts
Schedule 4.2(d)    Certain Ancillary Agreements
Schedule 4.3(f)    Specified SYNNEX Information
Schedule 10.10    Expenses

EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit A    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Concentrix Corporation
Exhibit B    Amended and Restated Bylaws of Concentrix Corporation

 

 

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SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

This SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of [●], 2020 (this “Agreement”), is by and between SYNNEX Corporation., a Delaware corporation (“SYNNEX”), and Concentrix Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Concentrix”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in Article I.

R E C I T A L S

WHEREAS, the board of directors of SYNNEX (the “SYNNEX Board”) has determined that it is in the best interests of SYNNEX and its stockholders to make Concentrix an independent publicly traded company operating the Concentrix Business;

WHEREAS, in furtherance of the foregoing, the SYNNEX Board has determined that it is appropriate and desirable to separate the Concentrix Business from the SYNNEX Business (the “Separation”) and, following the Separation, to make a distribution, on a pro rata basis, to the holders of SYNNEX Shares on the Record Date of all of the outstanding Concentrix Shares owned by SYNNEX (the “Distribution”);

WHEREAS, the Distribution will be preceded by the Plan of Reorganization (as defined herein), which shall include (a) the transfer by SYNNEX of the Concentrix Assets and the Concentrix Liabilities to Concentrix in exchange for the Concentrix Shares and cash (the “Contribution”), (b) Concentrix’ entry into certain Concentrix financing arrangements and (c) the settlement of intercompany debt;

WHEREAS, for United States federal income tax purposes, it is intended that (i) the Contribution and the Distribution, taken together, will qualify as a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and (ii) the Distribution will qualify as a tax-free transaction under Section 355 of the Code, and SYNNEX expects to receive a tax opinion from Ernst & Young LLP to such effect (the “Tax Opinion”);

WHEREAS, this Agreement, together with the Ancillary Agreements (as defined herein) and the other documents implementing the Contriubtion and the Distribution, is intended to be, and is hereby adopted as, a “plan of reorganization” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.368-2(g);

WHEREAS, Concentrix and SYNNEX have prepared, and Concentrix has filed with the SEC, the Form 10, which includes the Information Statement, and which sets forth certain disclosures concerning Concentrix, the Separation and the Distribution; and

WHEREAS, each of SYNNEX and Concentrix has determined that it is appropriate and desirable to set forth the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Separation and the Distribution and certain other agreements that will govern certain matters relating to the Separation and the Distribution and the relationship of SYNNEX, Concentrix and the members of their respective Groups following the Distribution.

 

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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

DEFINITIONS

For the purpose of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Action” shall mean any demand, action, claim, counterclaim, dispute, suit, countersuit, arbitration, hearing, inquiry, subpoena, proceeding, examination or investigation of any nature (whether criminal, civil, legislative, administrative, regulatory, prosecutorial, appellate or otherwise) by or before any federal, state, local, foreign or international Governmental Authority or any arbitration or mediation tribunal.

Affiliate” shall mean, when used with respect to a specified Person, a Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such specified Person. For the purpose of this definition, “control” (including with correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), when used with respect to any specified Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise. It is expressly agreed that, prior to, at and after the Effective Time, for purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, (a) no member of the Concentrix Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the SYNNEX Group and (b) no member of the SYNNEX Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the Concentrix Group. For the avoidance of doubt, a Person that owns less than 30% of the outstanding voting securities of another Person shall not be deemed to control such other Person, absent a contractual or other arrangement that enables such owner to appoint a majority of the board of the directors or otherwise cause the direction of management of such other Person.

Agent” shall mean the trust company or bank duly appointed by SYNNEX to act as distribution agent, transfer agent and registrar for the Concentrix Shares in connection with the Distribution.

Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Ancillary Agreement” shall mean any agreement (other than this Agreement) entered into by the Parties or any members of their respective Groups (but as to which no Third Party is a party) in connection with the Separation, the Distribution, or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Tax Matters Agreement, the Employee Matters Agreement and the Transfer Documents; provided, that no Commercial Agreement shall be an Ancillary Agreement.

Approvals or Notifications” shall mean any consents, waivers, approvals, permits or authorizations to be obtained from, notices, registrations or reports to be submitted to, or other filings to be made with, any third Person, including any Governmental Authority.

 

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Arbitration Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(a).

Arbitration Rules” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3(a).

Assets” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the assets, properties, claims and rights (including goodwill) of such Person, wherever located (including in the possession of vendors or other third Persons or elsewhere), of every kind, character and description, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible, intangible or contingent, in each case whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of such Person, including rights and benefits pursuant to any contract, license, permit, indenture, note, bond, mortgage, agreement, concession, franchise, instrument, undertaking, commitment, understanding or other arrangement.

Cash Amounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.12.

Claiming Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(d).

Code” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Commercial Agreements” shall mean the agreements entered into by the Parties or the members of their respective Groups (but as to which no Third Party is a party) set forth on Schedule 1.1.

Concentrix” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Concentrix Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a).

Concentrix Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

Concentrix Balance Sheet” shall mean the unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet of the Concentrix Business, including any notes and subledgers thereto, as of [●], 2020, as presented in the Information Statement made available to the Record Holders.

Concentrix Business” shall mean (a) the business, operations, products, platforms, services and activities of the Concentrix segment of SYNNEX (a portfolio of technology-enabled strategic solutions and end-to-end business services focused on customer engagement, process optimization, technology innovation, front and back-office automation and business transformation to clients) conducted at any time prior to the Effective Time by either Party or any of their current or former Subsidiaries and (b) any terminated, divested or discontinued businesses, operations and activities that, at the time of termination, divestiture or discontinuation, primarily related to the business, operations or activities described in clause (a) as then conducted.

Concentrix Bylaws” shall mean the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Concentrix, substantially in the form of Exhibit B.

Concentrix Certificate of Incorporation” shall mean the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Concentrix, substantially in the form of Exhibit A.

 

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Concentrix Contracts” shall mean the following contracts and agreements to which either Party or any member of its Group is a party or by which it or any member of its Group or any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in writing; provided, that Concentrix Contracts shall not include any contract or agreement that is contemplated to be retained by SYNNEX or any member of the SYNNEX Group from and after the Effective Time pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement:

(a) (i) any services contract, client contract, vendor agreement or other agreement entered into prior to the Effective Time exclusively related to the Concentrix Business and (ii) with respect to any services contract, client contract, vendor agreement or other agreement entered into prior to the Effective Time that relates to the Concentrix Business but is not exclusively related to the Concentrix Business, that portion of any such customer, distribution, supply or vendor contract or agreement that relates to the Concentrix Business;

(b) any license agreement or other agreement conferring Intellectual Property Rights entered into prior to the Effective Time primarily related to the Concentrix Business;

(c) (i) any contract or agreement with a Third Party pursuant to which such Third Party provides colocation or disaster recovery services entered into prior to the Effective Time primarily related to the Concentrix Information Technology;

(d) any customer or user contract or agreement primarily used or held primarily for use in the Concentrix Business as of the Effective Time;

(e) any joint venture or partnership contract or agreement that relates primarily to the Concentrix Business as of the Effective Time;

(f) any guarantee, indemnity, representation, covenant, warranty or other Liability of either Party or any member of its Group in respect of any other Concentrix Contract, any Concentrix Liability or the Concentrix Business;

(g) (i) any employment, change of control, retention, consulting, indemnification, termination, severance or other similar agreement with any current or former Concentrix Group employee or current or former consultant of the Concentrix Group entered into prior to the Effective Time and (ii) any proprietary information and inventions agreement or similar Intellectual Property Rights assignment or license agreement with any current or former Concentrix Group employee, SYNNEX Group employee, consultant of the Concentrix Group or consultant of the SYNNEX Group, in each case entered into prior to the Effective Time, to the extent such agreement relates to the Concentrix Business;

(h) any contract or agreement that is otherwise expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be assigned to Concentrix or any member of the Concentrix Group; and

(i) any interest rate, currency, commodity or other swap, collar, cap or other hedging or similar agreements or arrangements related exclusively to the Concentrix Business or entered into by or on behalf of any division, business unit or member of the Concentrix Group.

 

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Concentrix Designees” shall mean the entities (including corporations, general or limited partnerships, trusts, joint ventures, unincorporated organizations, limited liability entities or other entities) that will be members of the Concentrix Group as of immediately prior to the Effective Time designated by Concentrix to accept Concentrix Assets and assume Concentrix Liabilities.

Concentrix Group” shall mean (a) prior to the Effective Time, Concentrix and each Person that is a Subsidiary of Concentrix as of immediately after the Effective Time, even if, prior to the Effective Time, such Person is not a Subsidiary of Concentrix; and (b) on and after the Effective Time, Concentrix and each Person that is a Subsidiary of Concentrix.

Concentrix Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

Concentrix Information Technology” shall mean: (a) all Software and all Information Technology owned or licensed by either Party or any member of its Group primarily used or primarily held for use in the Concentrix Business as of the Effective Time; and (b) all Intellectual Property Rights of either Party or any member of its Group in any of the foregoing.

Concentrix Intellectual Property” shall mean: (a) the Concentrix Patents; (b) the other Registered IP set forth on Schedule 1.13(c); (c) all Other IP owned by, licensed by or to, or sublicensed by or to either Party or any member of its Group as of the Effective Time primarily used or primarily held for use in the Concentrix Business; and (d) all Intellectual Property Rights of either Party or any member of its Group in any of the foregoing.

Concentrix Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a).

Concentrix Patents” shall mean: (a) the issued patents set forth on Schedule 1.15; (b) any patent issuing on any patent application set forth on Schedule 1.15; (c) any patent claims issuing on any patent application that claims priority from, and that cover exclusively subject matter that is entitled to priority to, any patent or patent application set forth on Schedule 1.15 (including, but not limited to, any divisional, continuation, continuation-in-part, reissue, reexamination, or extension) with a priority date that is on or before the Distribution Date; and (d) any foreign counterpart of any of the foregoing patents and patent applications with a priority date that is on or before the Distribution Date.

Concentrix Permits” shall mean all Permits owned or licensed by either Party or member of its Group primarily used or primarily held for use in the Concentrix Business as of the Effective Time.

Concentrix Real Property” shall mean (a) all of the Real Property owned by either Party or member of its Group as of the Effective Time listed or described on Schedule 1.17(a), and (b) all the Real Property Leases to which either Party or member of its Group is party as of the Effective Time set forth on Schedule 1.18(b).

Concentrix Shares” shall mean the shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Concentrix.

Contribution” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

 

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Delayed SYNNEX Asset” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(h).

Delayed SYNNEX Liability” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(h).

Delayed Concentrix Asset” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c).

Delayed Concentrix Liability” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(c).

Disclosure Document” shall mean any registration statement (including the Form 10) filed with the SEC by or on behalf of any Party or any member of its Group, and also includes any information statement (including the Information Statement), prospectus, offering memorandum, offering circular, periodic report or similar disclosure document, whether or not filed with the SEC or any other Governmental Authority, in each case which describes the Separation or the Distribution or primarily relates to the transactions contemplated hereby.

Dispute” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

Distribution” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Distribution Date” shall mean the date of the consummation of the Distribution, which shall be determined by the SYNNEX Board in its sole and absolute discretion.

Distribution Ratio” shall mean a number equal to one.

Effective Time” shall mean [●], on the Distribution Date.

Employee Matters Agreement” shall mean the Employee Matters Agreement to be entered into by and between SYNNEX and Concentrix or any members of their respective Groups in connection with the Separation, the Distribution or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time.

Exchange Act” shall mean the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

First Post-Distribution Report” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 10.9.

Force Majeure” shall mean, with respect to a Party, an event beyond the control of such Party (or any Person acting on its behalf), which event (a) does not arise or result from the fault or negligence of such Party (or any Person acting on its behalf) and (b) by its nature would not reasonably have been foreseen by such Party (or such Person), or, if it would reasonably have been foreseen, was unavoidable, and includes acts of God, acts of civil or military authority, embargoes, epidemics, pandemics, war, riots, insurrections, fires, explosions, earthquakes, floods, unusually severe weather conditions, labor problems or unavailability of parts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the receipt by a Party of an unsolicited takeover offer or other acquisition proposal, even if unforeseen or unavoidable, and such Party’s response thereto shall not be deemed an event of Force Majeure.

 

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Form 10” shall mean the registration statement on Form 10 filed by Concentrix with the SEC to effect the registration of Concentrix Shares pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with the Distribution, as such registration statement may be amended or supplemented from time to time prior to the Distribution.

Governmental Approvals” shall mean any Approvals or Notifications to be made to, or obtained from, any Governmental Authority.

Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state, municipality or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity, body, agency, commission, department, board, bureau, court, tribunal or other instrumentality, whether federal, state, provincial, local, domestic, foreign, supranational or multinational, exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, administrative or other similar functions of, or pertaining to, a government and any executive official thereof, including the NYSE and any similar self-regulatory body under applicable securities Laws.

Group” shall mean either the Concentrix Group or the SYNNEX Group, as the context requires.

Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).

Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).

Indemnity Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).

Information” shall mean information, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, stored in any medium, including studies, reports, records, books, contracts, instruments, surveys, discoveries, ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, flow charts, data, computer data, disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs or other Software, marketing plans, customer names and records, supplier names and records, customer and supplier lists, customer and vendor data or correspondence, communications by or to attorneys (including attorney-client privileged communications), memos and other materials prepared by attorneys or under their direction (including attorney work product), and other technical, financial, employee or business information or data, files, papers, tapes, keys, correspondence, plans, invoices, forms, product data and literature, promotional and advertising materials, technical data, operating manuals, instructional documents, quality records and regulatory and compliance records; provided, that “Information” shall not include Registered IP.

Information Statement” shall mean the information statement to be made available to the holders of SYNNEX Shares in connection with the Distribution, as such information statement may be amended or supplemented from time to time prior to the Distribution.

Information Technology” shall mean all technology, hardware, computers, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communication lines, network and telecommunications equipment, Internet-related information technology infrastructure and other information technology equipment, in each case, other than Software.

 

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Initial Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.

Insurance Administration” shall mean, with respect to each insurance policy maintained by SYNNEX or any member of the SYNNEX Group, the accounting for premiums, retrospectively-rated premiums, defense costs, indemnity payments, deductibles and retentions, as appropriate, under the terms and conditions of each such policy; discussions or negotiations with insurers and the control of any Actions relating to any such policy; the reporting to excess insurance carriers of any losses or claims which may cause the per-occurrence, per claim or aggregate limits of any such policy to be exceeded; and the distribution of Insurance Proceeds as contemplated by this Agreement.

Insurance Proceeds” shall mean those monies:

(a) received by an insured from an insurance carrier; or

(b) paid by an insurance carrier on behalf of the insured;

in any such case net of any costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof to the extent such adjustment is demonstrably related to such proceeds and net of any applicable premium adjustments, including reserves and retrospectively rated premium adjustments (it being understood that Insurance Proceeds shall include amounts received under a captive insurance arrangement).

Intellectual Property Rights” shall mean the rights associated with any of the following whether arising under the Laws of the United States or of any foreign or multinational jurisdiction: (a) patents, patent applications (including patents issued thereon) and statutory invention registrations, including reissues, divisions, continuations, continuations in part, substitutions, renewals, extensions and reexaminations of any of the foregoing, and all rights in any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions; (b) trademarks, service marks, trade names, service names, trade dress, logos and other source or business identifiers, including all goodwill associated with any of the foregoing, and any and all common law rights in and to any of the foregoing, registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing, all rights in and to any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions, and all reissues, extensions and renewals of any of the foregoing; (c) Internet domain names, accounts with Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and similar social media platforms, registrations and related rights; (d) copyrightable works, copyrights, moral rights, mask work rights, database rights and design rights, in each case, other than Software, whether or not registered, and all registrations and applications for registration of any of the foregoing, and all rights in and to any of the foregoing provided by international treaties or conventions; (e) confidential and proprietary information, including trade secrets, invention disclosures, processes and know-how, in each case, other than Software; and (f) arising from or in respect of any Technology.

Law” shall mean any national, supranational, international, federal, state, provincial, local or similar law (including common law), statute, code, order, ordinance, rule, regulation, treaty (including any Tax treaty), license, permit, authorization, approval, consent, decree, injunction, binding judicial or administrative interpretation or other requirement, in each case, enacted, promulgated, issued or entered by a Governmental Authority.

 

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LHO” shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 4.5(f).

Liabilities” shall mean all debts, guarantees, assurances, commitments, liabilities, responsibilities, Losses, remediation, deficiencies, damages, fines, penalties, settlements, sanctions, costs, expenses, interest and obligations of any nature or kind, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, accrued or not accrued, asserted or unasserted, liquidated or unliquidated, foreseen or unforeseen, known or unknown, reserved or unreserved, or determined or determinable, including those arising under any Law, claim (including any Third-Party Claim), demand, Action, or order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any Governmental Authority or arbitration tribunal, and those arising under any contract, agreement, obligation, indenture, instrument, lease, promise, arrangement, release, warranty, commitment undertaking or terms of employment, whether imposed or sought to be imposed by a Governmental Authority, another third Person, or a Party, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute, or otherwise, in each case including all costs, expenses, interest, attorneys’ fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, expert and consulting fees and costs related thereto or to the investigation or defense thereof and any equitable relief that is imposed in connection therewith.

Linked” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a).

Losses” shall mean actual losses, costs, damages, penalties and expenses (including legal and accounting fees and expenses and costs of investigation and litigation), whether or not involving a Third-Party Claim.

Mediation Request” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.

Mediation Rules” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.

Non-Claiming Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(d).

NYSE” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.

Other IP” shall mean all Technology, other than Registered IP, that is owned by either Party or any member of its Group as of the Effective Time.

Parties” shall mean the parties to this Agreement.

Permits” shall mean permits, approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses or certificates issued by any Governmental Authority.

Person” shall mean an individual, a general or limited partnership, a corporation, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a limited liability entity, any other entity and any Governmental Authority.

Plan of Reorganization” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

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Prime Rate” shall mean the rate that Bloomberg displays as “Prime Rate by Country United States” at www.bloomberg.com/markets/rates-bonds/key-rates/ or on a Bloomberg terminal at PRIMBB Index.

Privileged Information” shall mean any information, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, including, without limitation, any communications by or to attorneys (including attorney-client privileged communications), memoranda and other materials prepared by attorneys or under their direction (including attorney work product), as to which a Party or any member of its Group would be entitled to assert or have asserted a privilege, including the attorney-client and attorney work product privileges.

Real Property” shall mean land together with all easements, rights and interests arising out of the ownership thereof or appurtenant thereto and all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures located thereon.

Real Property Leases” shall mean all leases to Real Property and, to the extent covered by such leases, any and all buildings, structures, improvements and fixtures located thereon.

Record Date” shall mean the close of business on the date to be determined by the SYNNEX Board as the record date for determining holders of SYNNEX Shares entitled to receive Concentrix Shares pursuant to the Distribution.

Record Holders” shall mean the holders of record of SYNNEX Shares as of the Record Date.

Registered IP” shall mean all Intellectual Property Rights that are registered, filed, issued or granted under the authority of, with or by, any Governmental Authority, including all patents, invention registrations, registered copyrights, registered trademarks, registered service marks, registered trade secrets, registered Internet domain names, and all applications for any of the foregoing.

Representatives” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any of such Person’s directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants, attorneys or other representatives.

SEC” shall mean the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Security Interest” shall mean any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien, charge, claim, option, right to acquire, voting or other restriction, right-of-way, covenant, condition, easement, encroachment, restriction on transfer, or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever.

Separation” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Shared Contingent Liabilities” shall mean (i) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from a general corporate matter of SYNNEX occurring or existing at or prior to the Effective Time, including any such Liabilities (including any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from stockholder litigation or controversies arising out of or relating to actions or omissions occurring prior to the Effective Time, to the extent unresolved prior to the Effective Time and any amount paid or payable after the Effective Time by either Party or any member of

 

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its Group in respect of such Liabilities, and any Liabilities under federal and state securities laws) relating to, arising out of or resulting from claims made by or on behalf of holders of any of SYNNEX’s securities (including debt securities), in their capacities as such, in respect of such general corporate matter; and

(ii) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any (a) claims for indemnification by any current or former directors, officers or employees of SYNNEX or any of its current or former Subsidiaries (including any member of the Concentrix Group), in their capacities as such, or (b) claims for breach of fiduciary duties brought against current or former directors, officers or employees of SYNNEX or any of its current or former Subsidiaries (including any member of the Concentrix Group), in their capacities as such, in each case, relating to any acts, omissions or events at or prior to the Effective Time; provided, however that Shared Contingent Liabilities shall not include (i) any Liability that relates to, arises out of or results from the Concentrix Business or a Concentrix Asset, (ii) any Liability that relates to, arises out of or results from the SYNNEX Business or a SYNNEX Asset, (iii) any Liability that relates to, arises out of or results from any Action with respect to the Separation or the Distribution (other than any Action related to any Disclosure Document), (iv) any Liability for Taxes, which shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement, or (v) any Liability that is otherwise specifically allocated under this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement.

Shared Contract” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a).

Software” shall mean any and all (a) computer programs, including any and all software implementation of algorithms, models and methodologies, whether in source code, object code, human readable form or other form, (b) databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data, whether machine readable or otherwise, (c) descriptions, flow charts and other work products used to design, plan, organize and develop any of the foregoing, (d) screens, user interfaces, report formats, firmware, development tools, templates, menus, buttons and icons and (e) documentation, including user manuals and other training documentation, relating to any of the foregoing.

Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, joint venture or partnership of which such Person (a) beneficially owns, either directly or indirectly, more than fifty percent (50%) of (i) the total combined voting power of all classes of voting securities, (ii) the total combined equity interests or (iii) the capital or profit interests, in the case of a partnership, or (b) otherwise has the power to vote, either directly or indirectly, sufficient securities to elect a majority of the board of directors or similar governing body.

SYNNEX” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

SYNNEX Accounts” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(a).

SYNNEX Assets” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b).

SYNNEX Board” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

SYNNEX Business” shall mean (a) the business, operations, products, platforms, services and activities of the Technology Solutions segment of SYNNEX conducted at any time prior to

 

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the Effective Time by either Party or any member of its Group, and (b) any terminated, divested or discontinued businesses, operations and activities that, at the time of termination, divestiture or discontinuation, primarily related to the business, operations or activities described in clause (a) as then conducted.

SYNNEX Group” shall mean SYNNEX and each Person that is a Subsidiary of SYNNEX (other than Concentrix and any other member of the Concentrix Group).

SYNNEX Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2.

SYNNEX Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b).

SYNNEX Shares” shall mean the shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of SYNNEX.

Tangible Information” shall mean Information that is contained in written, electronic or other tangible forms.

Tax” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.

Tax Matters Agreement” shall mean the Tax Matters Agreement to be entered into by and between SYNNEX and Concentrix in connection with the Separation, the Distribution or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time.

Tax Opinion” shall have the meaning set forth in the Recitals.

Tax Return” shall have the meaning set forth in the Tax Matters Agreement.

Technology” shall mean all technology, designs, formulae, algorithms, procedures, methods, discoveries, processes, techniques, ideas, know-how, research and development, technical data, tools, materials, specifications, processes, inventions (whether patentable or unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), apparatus, creations, improvements, works of authorship in any media, confidential, proprietary or nonpublic information, and other similar materials, and all recordings, graphs, drawings, reports, analyses and other writings, and other tangible embodiments of the foregoing in any form whether or not listed herein, in each case, other than Software.

Third Party” shall mean any Person other than the Parties or any members of their respective Groups.

Third-Party Claim” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(a).

Transfer Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

Transferred Cash Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.11.

Transferred Entities” shall mean the entities set forth on Schedule 1.22.

Unreleased SYNNEX Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(b)(ii).

 

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Unreleased Concentrix Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.5(a)(ii).

ARTICLE II.

THE SEPARATION

2.1. Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities.

(a) On or prior to the Effective Time, but in any case, prior to the Distribution, in accordance with the plan and structure set forth on Schedule 2.1(a) (the “Plan of Reorganization”):

(i) Transfer and Assignment of Concentrix Assets. SYNNEX shall, and shall cause the applicable members of its Group to, contribute, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Concentrix, or the applicable Concentrix Designees, and Concentrix or such Concentrix Designees shall accept from SYNNEX and the applicable members of the SYNNEX Group, all of SYNNEX’s and such SYNNEX Group members’ respective direct or indirect right, title and interest in and to all of the Concentrix Assets;

(ii) Acceptance and Assumption of Concentrix Liabilities. Concentrix and the applicable Concentrix Designees shall accept, assume and agree faithfully to perform, discharge and fulfill all the Concentrix Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms. Concentrix and such Concentrix Designees shall be responsible for all Concentrix Liabilities, regardless of when or where such Concentrix Liabilities arose or arise, or whether the facts on which they are based occurred prior to or subsequent to the Effective Time, regardless of where or against whom such Concentrix Liabilities are asserted or determined (including any Concentrix Liabilities arising out of claims made by SYNNEX’s or Concentrix’s respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates or Representatives, or by the respective Representatives of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates, against any member of the SYNNEX Group or the Concentrix Group) or whether asserted or determined prior to the date hereof, and regardless of whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the SYNNEX Group or the Concentrix Group, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates or Representatives;

(iii) Transfer and Assignment of SYNNEX Assets. SYNNEX and Concentrix shall cause Concentrix and the Concentrix Designees to contribute, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to SYNNEX or certain members of the SYNNEX Group designated by SYNNEX, and SYNNEX or such members of the SYNNEX Group shall accept from Concentrix and the Concentrix Designees, all of Concentrix’s and such Concentrix Designees’ respective direct or indirect right, title and interest in and to all SYNNEX Assets held by Concentrix or a Concentrix Designee; and

(iv) Acceptance and Assumption of SYNNEX Liabilities. SYNNEX and the applicable members of the SYNNEX Group designated by SYNNEX shall accept and assume and agree faithfully to perform, discharge and fulfill all of the SYNNEX Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms. SYNNEX and the applicable members of the SYNNEX Group shall be responsible for all SYNNEX Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms, regardless of when or where such SYNNEX Liabilities arose or arise, whether the facts on which they are based occurred prior to or subsequent to the Effective

 

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Time, where or against whom such SYNNEX Liabilities are asserted or determined (including any such SYNNEX Liabilities arising out of claims made by SYNNEX’s or Concentrix’s respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates or Representatives, or by the respective Representatives of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates, against any member of the SYNNEX Group or the Concentrix Group) or whether asserted or determined prior to the date hereof, and regardless of whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, recklessness, violation of Law, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the SYNNEX Group or the Concentrix Group, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, Affiliates or Representatives.

(b) Transfer Documents. In furtherance of the contribution, assignment, transfer, conveyance and delivery of the Concentrix Assets and the SYNNEX Assets and the acceptance and assumption of the Concentrix Liabilities and the SYNNEX Liabilities in accordance with Section 2.1(a), (i) each Party shall execute and deliver, and shall cause the applicable members of its Group to execute and deliver, such bills of sale, quitclaim deeds, stock powers, certificates of title, assignments of contracts and other instruments of transfer, conveyance and assignment as and to the extent necessary to evidence the transfer, conveyance and assignment of all of such Party’s and the applicable members of its Group’s right, title and interest in and to such Assets to the other Party and the applicable members of its Group in accordance with Section 2.1(a), and (ii) each Party shall execute and deliver, and shall cause the applicable members of its Group to execute and deliver, to the other Party such assumptions of contracts and other instruments of assumption as and to the extent necessary to evidence the valid and effective assumption of the Liabilities by such Party or the applicable members of its Group in accordance with Section 2.1(a). All of the foregoing documents contemplated by this Section 2.1(b) shall be referred to collectively herein as the “Transfer Documents.”

(c) Misallocations. In the event that at any time or from time to time (whether prior to, at or after the Effective Time), one Party (or any member of such Party’s Group) shall receive or otherwise possess any Asset that is allocated to the other Party (or any member of such Party’s Group) pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, such Party shall promptly transfer, or cause to be transferred, such Asset to the Party so entitled thereto (or to any member of such Party’s Group), and such Party (or member of such Party’s Group) shall accept such Asset. Prior to any such transfer, the Person receiving or possessing such Asset shall hold such Asset in trust for any such other Person. In the event that at any time or from time to time (whether prior to, at or after the Effective Time), one Party hereto (or any member of such Party’s Group) shall receive or otherwise assume any Liability that is allocated to the other Party (or any member of such Party’s Group) pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, such Party shall promptly transfer, or cause to be transferred, such Liability to the Party responsible therefor (or to the applicable member of such Party’s Group), and such Party (or member of such Party’s Group) shall accept, assume and agree to faithfully perform such Liability. The Parties shall, and shall cause the applicable members of their respective Group to, execute such Transfer Documents and take such further actions as may be required to effectuate the Transfers denoted in this Section 2.1.

(d) Waiver of Bulk-Sale and Bulk-Transfer Laws. Concentrix hereby waives compliance by each and every member of the SYNNEX Group with the requirements and provisions of any “bulk-sale” or “bulk-transfer” Laws of any jurisdiction that may otherwise be applicable with respect to the transfer or sale of any or all of the Concentrix Assets to any member of the Concentrix Group. SYNNEX hereby waives compliance by each and every member of the

 

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Concentrix Group with the requirements and provisions of any “bulk-sale” or “bulk-transfer” Laws of any jurisdiction that may otherwise be applicable with respect to the transfer or sale of any or all of the SYNNEX Assets to any member of the SYNNEX Group.

(e) Intellectual Property Rights.

(i) If and to the extent that, as a matter of Law in any jurisdiction, SYNNEX or the applicable members of its Group cannot assign, transfer or convey any of SYNNEX’s or such SYNNEX Group members’ respective direct or indirect right, title and interest in and to any Registered IP, Other IP, Software or Intellectual Property Rights included in the Concentrix Assets, then, to the extent possible, SYNNEX shall, and shall cause the applicable members of its Group to, irrevocably grant to Concentrix, or the applicable Concentrix Designees, an exclusive, irrevocable, assignable, transferable, sublicenseable, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free license to use, exploit and commercialize in any manner now known or in the future discovered and for whatever purpose, any such right, title or interest.

(ii) If and to the extent that, as a matter of Law in any jurisdiction, Concentrix or the applicable members of its Group cannot assign, transfer or convey any of Concentrix’s or such Concentrix Group members’ respective direct or indirect right, title and interest in and to any Registered IP, Other IP, Software or Intellectual Property Rights included in the SYNNEX Assets, then, to the extent possible, Concentrix shall, and shall cause the applicable members of its Group to, irrevocably grant to SYNNEX, or the applicable SYNNEX Designees, an exclusive, irrevocable, assignable, transferable, sublicenseable, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free license to use, exploit and commercialize in any manner now known or in the future discovered and for whatever purpose, any such right, title or interest.

(iii) Each Party hereby grants to the other Party a non-exclusive, irrevocable, unassignable, non-transferable, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free license to use the granting Party’s Registered IP, Other IP, Software or Intellectual Property Rights if the receiving Party used such Registered IP, Other IP, Software or Intellectual Property Rights in its business at or prior to the Distribution Date.

2.2. Concentrix Assets; SYNNEX Assets.

(a) Concentrix Assets. For purposes of this Agreement, “Concentrix Assets” shall mean:

(i) all Assets (including cash and cash equivalents) of either Party or any of the members of its Group included or reflected as assets of the Concentrix Group on the Concentrix Balance Sheet, subject to any dispositions of such Assets subsequent to the date of the Concentrix Balance Sheet; provided, that the amounts set forth on the Concentrix Balance Sheet with respect to any Assets shall not be treated as minimum amounts or limitations on the amount of such Assets that are included in the definition of Concentrix Assets pursuant to this subclause (i);

 

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(ii) all Assets of either Party or any of the members of its Group as of the Effective Time that are of a nature or type that would have resulted in such Assets being included as Assets of Concentrix or members of the Concentrix Group on a pro forma combined balance sheet of the Concentrix Group or any notes or subledgers thereto as of the Effective Time (were such balance sheet, notes and subledgers to be prepared on a basis consistent with the determination of the Assets included on the Concentrix Balance Sheet), it being understood that (x) the Concentrix Balance Sheet shall be used to determine the types of, and methodologies used to determine, those Assets that are included in the definition of Concentrix Assets pursuant to this subclause (ii); and (y) the amounts set forth on the Concentrix Balance Sheet with respect to any Assets shall not be treated as minimum amounts or limitations on the amount of such Assets that are included in the definition of Concentrix Assets pursuant to this subclause (ii);

(iii) all Assets of either Party or any of the members of its Group as of the Effective Time that are expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement as Assets to be transferred to or owned by Concentrix or any other member of the Concentrix Group;

(iv) all Concentrix Contracts as of the Effective Time and all rights, interests or claims of either Party or any of the members of its Group thereunder as of the Effective Time;

(v) all Concentrix Intellectual Property and all rights, interests or claims of either Party or any of the members of its Group thereunder as of the Effective Time;

(vi) all Concentrix Information Technology and all rights, interests or claims of either Party or any of the members of its Group thereunder as of the Effective Time;

(vii) all Concentrix Permits as of the Effective Time and all rights, interests or claims of either Party or any of the members of its Group thereunder as of the Effective Time;

(viii) all Concentrix Real Property as of the Effective Time;

(ix) to the extent not already identified in clauses (i) through (ix) of this Section 2.2(a), all Assets of either Party or any of the members of its Group as of the Effective Time that are primarily used or primarily held for use in the Concentrix Business; provided, however, that if the Parties do not agree whether an Asset is primarily used or primarily held for use in the Concentrix Business, they will attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution and, if the Parties are unable to negotiate a resolution, such Asset shall not be considered primarily used or primarily held for use in the Concentrix Business; and

(x) subject to applicable Law and the provisions of the applicable Ancillary Agreements, to the extent not already identified in clauses (i) through (ix) of this Section 2.2(a), all rights, interests and claims of either Party or any of the members of its Group as of the Effective Time with respect to Information that is exclusively related to the Concentrix Assets, the Concentrix Liabilities or the Concentrix Business, and a non-exclusive right to all Information that is related to, but not exclusively related to, the

 

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Concentrix Assets, the Concentrix Liabilities or the Concentrix Business (it being understood that no member of the SYNNEX Group or the Concentrix Group shall be required to delete any Information from its systems).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Concentrix Assets shall not in any event include any Asset referred to in clauses (i) or (ii) of Section 2.2(b).

(b) SYNNEX Assets. For the purposes of this Agreement, “SYNNEX Assets” shall mean (i) all issued and outstanding capital stock or other equity interests of the Transferred Entities that are owned by either Party or any members of its Group as of the Effective Time and (ii) all Assets of either Party or the members of its Group as of the Effective Time, other than the Concentrix Assets.

2.3. Concentrix Liabilities; SYNNEX Liabilities.

(a) Concentrix Liabilities. For the purposes of this Agreement, “Concentrix Liabilities” shall mean the following Liabilities of either Party or any of the members of its Group:

(i) all Liabilities included or reflected as liabilities or obligations of Concentrix or the members of the Concentrix Group on the Concentrix Balance Sheet, subject to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the Concentrix Balance Sheet; provided, that the amounts set forth on the Concentrix Balance Sheet with respect to any Liabilities shall not be treated as minimum amounts or limitations on the amount of such Liabilities that are included in the definition of Concentrix Liabilities pursuant to this subclause (i);

(ii) all Liabilities as of the Effective Time that are of a nature or type that would have resulted in such Liabilities being included or reflected as liabilities or obligations of Concentrix or the members of the Concentrix Group on a pro forma combined balance sheet of the Concentrix Group or any notes or subledgers thereto as of the Effective Time (were such balance sheet, notes and subledgers to be prepared on a basis consistent with the determination of the Liabilities included on the Concentrix Balance Sheet), it being understood that (x) the Concentrix Balance Sheet shall be used to determine the types of, and methodologies used to determine, those Liabilities that are included in the definition of Concentrix Liabilities pursuant to this subclause (ii); and (y) the amounts set forth on the Concentrix Balance Sheet with respect to any Liabilities shall not be treated as minimum amounts or limitations on the amount of such Liabilities that are included in the definition of Concentrix Liabilities pursuant to this subclause (ii);

(iii) all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances occurring or existing prior to the Effective Time (whether or not such Liabilities cease being contingent, mature, become known, are asserted or foreseen, or accrue, in each case before, at or after the Effective Time), in each case, to the extent that such Liabilities relate to, arise out of or result from the Concentrix Business or a Concentrix Asset;

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Concentrix Group (as compared to the relative benefits received by the SYNNEX Group and the relative fault of the SYNNEX Group), in connection with the matter that gave rise to such Shared Contingent Liability; provided, however, that any Dispute between the Parties regarding the appropriate allocation of a Shared Contingent Liability between the Parties shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article VII;

(v) all Liabilities that are expressly provided by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Liabilities to be assumed by Concentrix or any other member of the Concentrix Group, and all agreements, obligations and Liabilities of any member of the Concentrix Group under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;

(vi) all Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Concentrix Contracts, the Concentrix Intellectual Property, the Concentrix Information Technology, the Concentrix Permits or the Concentrix Real Property; and

(vii) all Liabilities arising out of claims made by any Third Party (including, but not limited to, SYNNEX’s or Concentrix’s respective directors, officers, stockholders, current and former employees, agents and service providers) against any member of the SYNNEX Group or the Concentrix Group to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Concentrix Business or the Concentrix Assets or the other business, operations, activities or Liabilities referred to in clauses (i) through (vi) above;

provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties agree that (A) the Liabilities set forth in Section 2.3(b) shall not be Concentrix Liabilities but instead shall be SYNNEX Liabilities.

(b) SYNNEX Liabilities. For the purposes of this Agreement, “SYNNEX Liabilities” shall mean the all Liabilities of either Party or the members of its Group as of the Effective Time, other than the Concentrix Liabilities. For the avoidance of doubt, SYNNEX Liabilities shall include (i) the portion of any Shared Contingent Liabilities that are not Concentrix Liabilities and (ii) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Action with respect to the Separation or the Distribution (other than any Action related to any Disclosure Document) made or brought by any Third Party against either Party or any member of its Group.

2.4. Approvals and Notifications.

(a) Approvals and Notifications for Concentrix Assets. To the extent that the transfer or assignment of any Concentrix Asset, the assumption of any Concentrix Liability, the Separation, or the Distribution requires any Approvals or Notifications, the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain or make such Approvals or Notifications as soon as reasonably practicable; provided, that, except to the extent expressly provided in this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or as otherwise agreed between SYNNEX and Concentrix, neither SYNNEX nor Concentrix shall be obligated to contribute capital or pay any consideration in any form (including providing any letter of credit, guaranty or other financial accommodation) to any Person in order to obtain or make such Approvals or Notifications.

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by the Concentrix Group of any Concentrix Liability would be a violation of applicable Law or require any Approvals or Notifications in connection with the Separation or the Distribution that have not been obtained or made by the Effective Time then, unless the Parties mutually shall otherwise determine, the transfer or assignment to the Concentrix Group of such Concentrix Assets or the assumption by the Concentrix Group of such Concentrix Liabilities, as the case may be, shall be automatically deemed deferred and any such purported transfer, assignment or assumption shall be null and void until such time as all legal impediments are removed or such Approvals or Notifications have been obtained or made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such Concentrix Assets or Concentrix Liabilities shall continue to constitute Concentrix Assets and Concentrix Liabilities, as the case may be, for all other purposes of this Agreement.

(c) Treatment of Delayed Concentrix Assets and Delayed Concentrix Liabilities. If any transfer or assignment of any Concentrix Asset or any assumption of any Concentrix Liability intended to be transferred, assigned or assumed hereunder, as the case may be, is not consummated on or prior to the Effective Time, whether as a result of the provisions of Section 2.4(b) or for any other reason (any such Concentrix Asset, a “Delayed Concentrix Asset” and any such Concentrix Liability, a “Delayed Concentrix Liability”), then, insofar as reasonably possible and subject to applicable Law, the member of the SYNNEX Group retaining such Delayed Concentrix Asset or such Delayed Concentrix Liability, as the case may be, shall thereafter hold such Delayed Concentrix Asset or Delayed Concentrix Liability, as the case may be, for the use and benefit (or the performance and obligation, in the case of a Liability) of the member of the Concentrix Group entitled thereto (at the expense of the member of the Concentrix Group entitled thereto). In addition, the member of the SYNNEX Group retaining such Delayed Concentrix Asset or such Delayed Concentrix Liability shall, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Delayed Concentrix Asset or Delayed Concentrix Liability in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practice and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the member of the Concentrix Group to whom such Delayed Concentrix Asset is to be transferred or assigned, or which will assume such Delayed Concentrix Liability, as the case may be, in order to place such member of the Concentrix Group in a substantially similar position as if such Delayed Concentrix Asset or Delayed Concentrix Liability had been transferred, assigned or assumed as contemplated hereby and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Delayed Concentrix Asset or Delayed Concentrix Liability, as the case may be, including use, risk of loss, potential for gain, and dominion, control and command over such Delayed Concentrix Asset or Delayed Concentrix Liability, as the case may be, and all costs and expenses related thereto, shall inure from and after the Effective Time to the Concentrix Group.

(d) Transfer of Delayed Concentrix Assets and Delayed Concentrix Liabilities. If and when the Approvals or Notifications, the absence of which caused the deferral of transfer or assignment of any Delayed Concentrix Asset or the deferral of assumption of any Delayed Concentrix Liability pursuant to Section 2.4(b), are obtained or made, and, if and when any other legal impediments for the transfer or assignment of any Delayed Concentrix Asset or the assumption of any Delayed Concentrix Liability have been removed, the transfer or assignment of the applicable Delayed Concentrix Asset or the assumption of the applicable Delayed Concentrix Liability, as the case may be, shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and/or the applicable Ancillary Agreement.

 

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(e) Costs for Delayed Concentrix Assets and Delayed Concentrix Liabilities. Any member of the SYNNEX Group retaining a Delayed Concentrix Asset or Delayed Concentrix Liability due to the deferral of the transfer or assignment of such Delayed Concentrix Asset or the deferral of the assumption of such Delayed Concentrix Liability, as the case may be, shall not be obligated, in connection with the foregoing, to expend any money unless the necessary funds are advanced (or otherwise made available) by Concentrix or the member of the Concentrix Group entitled to the Delayed Concentrix Asset or Delayed Concentrix Liability, other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, attorneys’ fees and recording or similar fees, all of which shall be promptly reimbursed by Concentrix or the member of the Concentrix Group entitled to such Delayed Concentrix Asset or Delayed Concentrix Liability.

(f) Approvals and Notifications for SYNNEX Assets. To the extent that the transfer or assignment of any SYNNEX Asset or the assumption of any SYNNEX Liability requires any Approvals or Notifications, the Parties shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain or make such Approvals or Notifications as soon as reasonably practicable; provided, that, except to the extent expressly provided in this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or as otherwise agreed between SYNNEX and Concentrix, neither SYNNEX nor Concentrix shall be obligated to contribute capital or pay any consideration in any form (including providing any letter of credit, guaranty or other financial accommodation) to any Person in order to obtain or make such Approvals or Notifications.

(g) Delayed SYNNEX Transfers. If and to the extent that the valid, complete and perfected transfer or assignment to the SYNNEX Group of any SYNNEX Asset or assumption by the SYNNEX Group of any SYNNEX Liability would be a violation of applicable Law or require any Approval or Notification in connection with the Separation or the Distribution that has not been obtained or made by the Effective Time then, unless the Parties mutually shall otherwise determine, the transfer or assignment to the SYNNEX Group of such SYNNEX Assets or the assumption by the SYNNEX Group of such SYNNEX Liabilities, as the case may be, shall be automatically deemed deferred and any such purported transfer, assignment or assumption shall be null and void until such time as all legal impediments are removed or such Approval or Notification has been obtained or made. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such SYNNEX Assets or SYNNEX Liabilities shall continue to constitute SYNNEX Assets and SYNNEX Liabilities, as the case may be, for all other purposes of this Agreement.

(h) Treatment of Delayed SYNNEX Assets and Delayed SYNNEX Liabilities. If any transfer or assignment of any SYNNEX Asset or any assumption of any SYNNEX Liability intended to be transferred, assigned or assumed hereunder, as the case may be, is not consummated on or prior to the Effective Time whether as a result of the provisions of Section 2.4(g) or for any other reason (any such SYNNEX Asset, a “Delayed SYNNEX Asset” and any such SYNNEX Liability, a “Delayed SYNNEX Liability”), then, insofar as reasonably possible, the member of the Concentrix Group retaining such Delayed SYNNEX Asset or such Delayed SYNNEX Liability, as the case may be, shall thereafter hold such Delayed SYNNEX Asset or Delayed SYNNEX Liability, as the case may be, for the use and benefit (or the performance or obligation, in the case of a Liability) of the member of the SYNNEX Group entitled thereto (at the expense of the member of the SYNNEX Group entitled thereto). In addition, the member of the Concentrix Group retaining such Delayed SYNNEX Asset or such Delayed SYNNEX Liability shall, insofar as reasonably possible and to the extent permitted by applicable Law, treat such Delayed SYNNEX

 

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Asset or Delayed SYNNEX Liability in the ordinary course of business in accordance with past practice. Such member of the Concentrix Group shall also take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the member of the SYNNEX Group to which such Delayed SYNNEX Asset is to be transferred or assigned, or which will assume such Delayed SYNNEX Liability, as the case may be, in order to place such member of the SYNNEX Group in a substantially similar position as if such Delayed SYNNEX Asset or Delayed SYNNEX Liability had been transferred, assigned or assumed and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Delayed SYNNEX Asset or Delayed SYNNEX Liability, and all costs and expenses related thereto, shall inure from and after the Effective Time to the SYNNEX Group.

(i) Transfer of Delayed SYNNEX Assets and Delayed SYNNEX Liabilities. If and when the Approvals or Notifications, the absence of which caused the deferral of transfer or assignment of any Delayed SYNNEX Asset or the deferral of assumption of any Delayed SYNNEX Liability pursuant to Section 2.5(g), are obtained or made, and, if and when any other legal impediments for the transfer or assignment of any Delayed SYNNEX Asset or the assumption of any Delayed SYNNEX Liability have been removed, the transfer or assignment of the applicable Delayed SYNNEX Asset or the assumption of the applicable Delayed SYNNEX Liability, as the case may be, shall be effected in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and/or the applicable Ancillary Agreement.

(j) Costs for Delayed SYNNEX Assets and Delayed SYNNEX Liabilities. Any member of the Concentrix Group retaining a Delayed SYNNEX Asset or Delayed SYNNEX Liability due to the deferral of the transfer or assignment of such Delayed SYNNEX Asset or the deferral of the assumption of such Delayed SYNNEX Liability, as the case may be, shall not be obligated, in connection with the foregoing, to expend any money unless the necessary funds are advanced (or otherwise made available) by SYNNEX or the member of the SYNNEX Group entitled to the Delayed SYNNEX Asset or Delayed SYNNEX Liability, other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, attorneys’ fees and recording or similar fees, all of which shall be promptly reimbursed by SYNNEX or the member of the SYNNEX Group entitled to such Delayed SYNNEX Asset or Delayed SYNNEX Liability.

2.5. Novation of Liabilities.

(a) Novation of Concentrix Liabilities.

(i) Each of SYNNEX and Concentrix, at the request of the other Party, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, as soon as reasonably practicable, any consent, substitution, approval or amendment required to novate or assign all Concentrix Liabilities and obtain in writing the unconditional release of each member of the SYNNEX Group that is a party to or otherwise bound by any such arrangements, so that, in any such case, the members of the Concentrix Group shall be solely responsible for such Concentrix Liabilities; provided, that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, neither SYNNEX nor Concentrix shall be obligated to contribute any capital or pay any consideration in any form (including providing any letter of credit, guaranty or other financial accommodation) to any third Person from whom any such consent, substitution, approval, amendment or release is requested.

 

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(ii) If SYNNEX or Concentrix is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required consent, substitution, approval, amendment or release and the applicable member of the SYNNEX Group continues to be bound by such agreement, lease, license or other obligation or Liability (each, an “Unreleased Concentrix Liability”), Concentrix shall, to the extent not prohibited by Law, as indemnitor, guarantor, agent or subcontractor for such member of the SYNNEX Group, as the case may be, (A) pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such member of the SYNNEX Group that constitute Unreleased Concentrix Liabilities from and after the Effective Time and (B) use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such payment, performance or discharge prior to the time any demand for such payment, performance or discharge is permitted to be made by the obligee thereunder on any member of the SYNNEX Group. If and when any such consent, substitution, approval, amendment or release shall be obtained or the Unreleased Concentrix Liabilities shall otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, SYNNEX shall promptly assign, or cause to be assigned, and Concentrix or the applicable Concentrix Group member shall assume, such Unreleased Concentrix Liabilities without exchange of further consideration.

(b) Novation of SYNNEX Liabilities.

(i) Each of SYNNEX and Concentrix, at the request of the other, shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, as soon as reasonably practicable, any consent, substitution, approval or amendment required to novate or assign all SYNNEX Liabilities and obtain in writing the unconditional release of each member of the Concentrix Group that is a party to or otherwise bound by any such arrangements, so that, in any such case, the members of the SYNNEX Group shall be solely responsible for such SYNNEX Liabilities; provided, that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, neither SYNNEX nor Concentrix shall be obligated to contribute any capital or pay any consideration in any form (including providing any letter of credit, guaranty or other financial accommodation) to any third Person from whom any such consent, substitution, approval, amendment or release is requested.

(ii) If SYNNEX or Concentrix is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required consent, substitution, approval, amendment or release and the applicable member of the Concentrix Group continues to be bound by such agreement, lease, license or other obligation or Liability (each, an “Unreleased SYNNEX Liability”), SYNNEX shall, to the extent not prohibited by Law, as indemnitor, guarantor, agent or subcontractor for such member of the Concentrix Group, as the case may be, (A) pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such member of the Concentrix Group that constitute Unreleased SYNNEX Liabilities from and after the Effective Time and (B) use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect such payment, performance or discharge prior to the time any demand for such payment, performance or discharge is permitted to be made by the obligee thereunder on any member of the Concentrix Group. If and when any such consent, substitution, approval, amendment or release shall be obtained or the Unreleased SYNNEX Liabilities shall otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, Concentrix shall promptly assign, or cause to be assigned, and SYNNEX or the applicable SYNNEX Group member shall assume, such Unreleased SYNNEX Liabilities without exchange of further consideration.

 

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2.6. Release of Guarantees. In furtherance of, and not in limitation of, the obligations set forth in Section 2.5:

(a) On or prior to the Effective Time, each of SYNNEX and Concentrix shall, with the reasonable cooperation of the other Party and the applicable member(s) of such other Party’s Group, use its reasonable best efforts to (i) have any member(s) of the SYNNEX Group removed as guarantor of or obligor for any Concentrix Liability to the extent that they relate to Concentrix Liabilities, including the removal of any Security Interest on or in any SYNNEX Asset that may serve as collateral or security for any such Concentrix Liability; and (ii) have any member(s) of the Concentrix Group removed as guarantor of or obligor for any SYNNEX Liability to the extent that they relate to SYNNEX Liabilities, including the removal of any Security Interest on or in any Concentrix Asset that may serve as collateral or security for any such SYNNEX Liability.

(b) To the extent required to obtain a release from a guarantee of:

(i) any member of the SYNNEX Group, Concentrix shall execute a guarantee agreement in the form of the existing guarantee or such other form as is agreed to by the relevant parties to such guarantee agreement, which agreement shall include the removal of any Security Interest on or in any SYNNEX Asset that may serve as collateral or security for any such SYNNEX Liability, except to the extent that such existing guarantee contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (A) with which Concentrix would be reasonably unable to comply or (B) which Concentrix would not reasonably be able to avoid breaching; and

(ii) any member of the Concentrix Group, SYNNEX shall execute a guarantee agreement in the form of the existing guarantee or such other form as is agreed to by the relevant parties to such guarantee agreement, which agreement shall include the removal of any Security Interest on or in any Concentrix Asset that may serve as collateral or security for any such Concentrix Liability, except to the extent that such existing guarantee contains representations, covenants or other terms or provisions either (A) with which SYNNEX would be reasonably unable to comply or (B) which SYNNEX would not reasonably be able to avoid breaching.

(c) If SYNNEX or Concentrix is unable to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any such required removal or release as set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 2.6, (i) the Party or the relevant member of its Group that has assumed the Liability with respect to such guarantee shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the guarantor or obligor against or from any Liability arising from or relating thereto in accordance with the provisions of Article IV and shall, as agent or subcontractor for such guarantor or obligor, pay, perform and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such guarantor or obligor thereunder; and (ii) each of SYNNEX and Concentrix, on behalf of itself and the other members of its Group, agree not to renew or extend the term of, increase any obligations under, or transfer to a Third Party, any loan, guarantee, lease, contract or other obligation for which the other Party or a member of its Group is or may be liable unless all obligations of such other Party and the members of such other Party’s Group with respect thereto are thereupon terminated by documentation satisfactory in form and substance to such other Party.

 

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2.7. Termination of Agreements.

(a) Except as set forth in Section 2.7(b), in furtherance of the releases and other provisions of Section 4.1, Concentrix and each member of the Concentrix Group, on the one hand, and SYNNEX and each member of the SYNNEX Group, on the other hand, hereby terminate any and all agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings, whether or not in writing, between or among Concentrix and/or any member of the Concentrix Group, on the one hand, and SYNNEX and/or any member of the SYNNEX Group, on the other hand, effective as of the Effective Time. No such terminated agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding (including any provision thereof which purports to survive termination) shall be of any further force or effect after the Effective Time. Each Party shall, at the reasonable request of the other Party, take, or cause to be taken, such other actions as may be necessary to effect the foregoing.

(b) The provisions of Section 2.7(a) shall not apply to any of the following agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings (or to any of the provisions thereof): (i) this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Commercial Agreements (and each other agreement or instrument expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or Commercial Agreement to be entered into by any of the Parties or any of the members of their respective Groups or to be continued from and after the Effective Time); (ii) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings listed or described on Schedule 2.7(b)(ii); (iii) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings to which any Third Party is a party; (iv) any intercompany accounts payable or accounts receivable accrued as of the Effective Time that are reflected in the books and records of the Parties or otherwise documented in writing in accordance with past practices, which shall be settled in the manner contemplated by Section 2.7(c); and (v) any Shared Contracts.

(c) All of the intercompany accounts receivable and accounts payable between any member of the SYNNEX Group, on the one hand, and any member of the Concentrix Group, on the other hand, outstanding as of the Effective Time and arising out of the contracts or agreements described in Section 2.7(b) or out of the provision, prior to the Effective Time, of the services to be provided following the Effective Time pursuant to the Ancillary Agreements or the Commercial Agreements shall be repaid or settled following the Effective Time in the ordinary course of business or, if otherwise mutually agreed prior to the Effective Time by duly authorized representatives of Concentrix and SYNNEX, cancelled, assigned or assumed by Concentrix or one or more Concentrix Subsidiaries. All other intercompany accounts receivable and accounts payable between any member of the SYNNEX Group, on the one hand, and any member of the Concentrix Group, on the other hand, outstanding as of the Effective Time shall be repaid or settled as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time.

2.8. Treatment of Shared Contracts.

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to the applicable Party pursuant to this Agreement or an Ancillary Agreement, any (i) contract or agreement, a portion of which is a Concentrix Contract, and the remainder of which is an SYNNEX Asset or (ii) any contract or agreement entered into prior to the Effective Time that relates to the Concentrix Business but is not exclusively related to the Concentrix Business and with respect to which the portion that relates to the Concentrix Business cannot be divided (any such contract or agreement, a “Shared Contract”), shall be assigned in relevant part to the applicable member(s) of the applicable Group, if so assignable, or appropriately amended prior to, on or after the Effective Time, so that each Party or applicable member of its Group shall, as of the Effective Time, be entitled to the rights and benefits, and shall assume the related portion of any Liabilities, inuring to its respective businesses; provided, that (A) in no event shall any member of any Group be required to assign (or amend) any Shared Contract in its entirety or to assign a portion of any Shared Contract which is not assignable (or cannot be amended) by its terms (including any terms imposing consents or conditions on an assignment where such consents or conditions have not been obtained or fulfilled) and (B) if any Shared Contract cannot be so partially assigned by its terms or otherwise or cannot be amended, if such assignment or amendment would impair the benefit the parties thereto derive from such Shared Contract or if such Shared Contract is listed or described on Schedule 2.8(a), then the Parties shall, and shall cause each of the members of their respective Groups to, take such other reasonable and permissible actions (including by providing prompt written notice to the other Party with respect to any relevant claim of Liability or other relevant matters arising in connection with a Shared Contract so as to allow such other Party the ability to exercise any applicable rights under such Shared Contract) to cause a member of the Concentrix Group or the SYNNEX Group, as the case may be, to receive the rights and benefits of that portion of each Shared Contract that relates to the Concentrix Business or the SYNNEX Business, respectively (in each case, to the extent so related), as if such Shared Contract had been assigned to (or amended to admit) a member of the applicable Group pursuant to this Section 2.8, and to bear the burden of the corresponding Liabilities (including any Liabilities that may arise by reason of such arrangement), as if such Liabilities had been assumed by a member of the applicable Group pursuant to this Section 2.8.

(b) Each of SYNNEX and Concentrix shall, and shall cause the members of its Group to, (i) treat for all Tax purposes the portion of each Shared Contract inuring to its respective businesses as Assets owned by, and/or Liabilities of, as applicable, such Party, or the members of its Group, as applicable, not later than the Effective Time, and (ii) neither report nor take any Tax position (on a Tax Return or otherwise) inconsistent with such treatment (unless required by applicable Law).

(c) Nothing in this Section 2.8 shall require any member of any Group to make any non-de minimis payment (except to the extent advanced, assumed or agreed in advance to be reimbursed by any member of the other Group), incur any non-de minimis obligation or grant any non-de minimis concession for the benefit of any member of the other Group in order to effect any transaction contemplated by this Section 2.8.

2.9. Bank Accounts; Cash Balances.

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member of the Concentrix Group (collectively, the “Concentrix Accounts”) and all contracts or agreements governing each bank or brokerage account owned by SYNNEX or any other member of the SYNNEX Group (collectively, the “SYNNEX Accounts”) so that each such Concentrix Account and SYNNEX Account, if currently linked (whether by automatic withdrawal, automatic deposit or any other authorization to transfer funds from or to, hereinafter “Linked”) to any SYNNEX Account or Concentrix Account, respectively, is de-Linked from such SYNNEX Account or Concentrix Account, respectively, and (ii) all actions necessary to remove all SYNNEX Representatives as signatories or authorized persons with respect to the Concentrix Accounts and all Concentrix Representatives as signatories or authorized persons with respect to the SYNNEX Accounts.

(b) With respect to any outstanding checks issued or payments initiated by SYNNEX, Concentrix, or any of the members of their respective Groups prior to the Effective Time, such outstanding checks and payments shall be honored following the Effective Time by the Person or Group owning the account on which the check is drawn or from which the payment was initiated, respectively.

(c) As between SYNNEX and Concentrix (and the members of their respective Groups), all payments made and reimbursements or other payments received after the Effective Time by either Party (or member of its Group) that relate to a business, Asset or Liability of the other Party (or member of its Group), shall be held by such Party in trust for the use and benefit of the Party entitled thereto and, promptly following receipt by such Party of any such payment or reimbursement, such Party shall pay over, or shall cause the applicable member of its Group to pay over, to the other Party the amount of such payment or reimbursement without right of set-off.

2.10. Ancillary Agreements. Effective on or prior to the Effective Time, each of SYNNEX and Concentrix will, or will cause the applicable members of its Group to, execute and deliver all Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party.

2.11. Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties. EACH OF SYNNEX (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE SYNNEX GROUP) AND CONCENTRIX (ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND EACH MEMBER OF THE CONCENTRIX GROUP) UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT, NO PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER AGREEMENT OR DOCUMENT CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT, ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT, ANY COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT OR OTHERWISE, IS REPRESENTING OR WARRANTING IN ANY WAY AS TO THE ASSETS, BUSINESSES OR LIABILITIES TRANSFERRED OR ASSUMED AS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, AS TO ANY CONSENTS OR APPROVALS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, AS TO THE VALUE OR FREEDOM FROM ANY SECURITY INTERESTS OF, OR ANY OTHER MATTER CONCERNING, ANY ASSETS OF SUCH PARTY, OR AS TO THE ABSENCE OF ANY DEFENSES OR RIGHT OF SETOFF OR FREEDOM FROM COUNTERCLAIM WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM OR OTHER ASSET, INCLUDING ANY ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE, OF ANY PARTY, OR AS TO THE LEGAL SUFFICIENCY OF ANY ASSIGNMENT, DOCUMENT OR INSTRUMENT DELIVERED HEREUNDER TO CONVEY TITLE TO ANY ASSET OR THING OF VALUE UPON THE EXECUTION,

 

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DELIVERY AND FILING HEREOF OR THEREOF. EXCEPT AS MAY EXPRESSLY BE SET FORTH HEREIN OR IN ANY ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR ANY COMMERCIAL AGREEMENT, ALL SUCH ASSETS ARE BEING TRANSFERRED ON AN “AS IS,” “WHERE IS” BASIS (AND, IN THE CASE OF ANY REAL PROPERTY, BY MEANS OF A QUITCLAIM OR SIMILAR FORM OF DEED OR CONVEYANCE) AND THE RESPECTIVE TRANSFEREES SHALL BEAR THE ECONOMIC AND LEGAL RISKS THAT (I) ANY CONVEYANCE WILL PROVE TO BE INSUFFICIENT TO VEST IN THE TRANSFEREE GOOD AND MARKETABLE TITLE, FREE AND CLEAR OF ANY SECURITY INTEREST, AND (II) ANY NECESSARY APPROVALS OR NOTIFICATIONS ARE NOT OBTAINED OR MADE OR THAT ANY REQUIREMENTS OF LAWS OR JUDGMENTS ARE NOT COMPLIED WITH.

2.12. Financial Information Certifications. SYNNEX’s disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting (as each is contemplated by the Exchange Act) are currently applicable to the Concentrix Group insofar as the members of the Concentrix Group are Subsidiaries of SYNNEX. In order to enable the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of Concentrix to make the certifications required of them under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 in respect of quarterly and annual periods beginning prior to and ending after the Effective Time, SYNNEX, as soon as reasonably practicable following the Distribution Date and, in any event, within forty (40) days of the end of any fiscal quarter other than the fourth fiscal quarter, and within sixty (60) days of the end of any fiscal year, in each case beginning prior to and ending after the Effective Time, shall provide Concentrix with one (1) or more certifications with respect to such disclosure controls and procedures, its internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness thereof, which certification(s) shall be in substantially the same form as those that had been provided by officers or employees of SYNNEX in similar certifications delivered prior to the Distribution Date. Such certification(s) shall be provided by SYNNEX (and not by any officer or employee in his or her individual capacity).

ARTICLE III.

THE DISTRIBUTION

3.1. Sole and Absolute Discretion; Cooperation.

(a) SYNNEX shall, in its sole and absolute discretion, determine the terms of the Distribution, including the form, structure and terms of any transaction(s) and/or offering(s) to effect the Distribution and the timing and conditions to the consummation of the Distribution. In addition, SYNNEX may, at any time and from time to time until the consummation of the Distribution, modify or change the terms of the Distribution, including by accelerating or delaying the timing of the consummation of all or part of the Distribution. Nothing shall in any way limit SYNNEX’s right to terminate this Agreement or the Distribution as set forth in Article IX or alter the consequences of any such termination from those specified in Article IX.

(b) Concentrix shall cooperate with SYNNEX to accomplish the Distribution and shall, at SYNNEX’s direction, promptly take any and all actions necessary or desirable to effect the Distribution, including in respect of the registration under the Exchange Act of Concentrix Shares on the Form 10. SYNNEX shall select any investment bank or manager in connection with the Distribution, as well as any financial printer, solicitation and/or exchange agent and financial, legal, accounting and other advisors. Concentrix and SYNNEX will provide to the Agent any information required in order to complete the Distribution.

 

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3.2. Actions Prior to the Distribution. Prior to the Effective Time and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Parties shall take, or cause to be taken, the following actions in connection with the Distribution:

(a) Notice to NYSE. SYNNEX shall, to the extent possible, give the NYSE not less than ten (10) days’ advance notice of the Record Date in compliance with Rule 10b-17 under the Exchange Act.

(b) Concentrix Certificate of Incorporation and Concentrix Bylaws. On or prior to the Distribution Date, SYNNEX and Concentrix shall take all necessary actions so that, as of the Effective Time, the Concentrix Certificate of Incorporation and the Concentrix Bylaws shall become the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Concentrix, respectively.

(c) Concentrix Directors and Officers. On or prior to the Distribution Date, SYNNEX and Concentrix shall take all necessary actions so that as of the Effective Time: (i) the directors and executive officers of Concentrix shall be those set forth in the Information Statement made available to the Record Holders prior to the Distribution Date, unless otherwise agreed by the Parties; and (ii) Concentrix shall have such other officers as the board of directors of Concentrix shall appoint.

(d) Exchange Listing. Concentrix shall prepare and file, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to have approved, an application for the listing of the Concentrix Shares to be distributed in the Distribution on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, subject to official notice of distribution.

(e) Securities Law Matters. Concentrix shall file any amendments or supplements to the Form 10 as may be necessary or advisable in order to cause the Form 10 to become and remain effective as required by the SEC or federal, state or other applicable securities Laws. SYNNEX and Concentrix shall cooperate in preparing, filing with the SEC and causing to become effective registration statements or amendments thereof that are required to reflect the establishment of, or amendments to, any employee benefit and other plans necessary or advisable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. SYNNEX and Concentrix will prepare, and Concentrix will, to the extent required under applicable Law, file with the SEC any such documentation and any requisite no-action letters that SYNNEX determines are necessary or desirable to effectuate the Distribution, and SYNNEX and Concentrix shall each use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all necessary approvals from the SEC with respect thereto as soon as practicable. SYNNEX and Concentrix shall take all such action as may be necessary or appropriate under the securities or blue sky Laws of the United States (and any comparable Laws under any foreign jurisdiction) in connection with the Distribution.

(f) Availability of Information Statement. SYNNEX shall, as soon as is reasonably practicable after the Form 10 is declared effective under the Exchange Act and the SYNNEX Board has approved the Distribution, cause the Information Statement to be mailed to the Record Holders or, in connection with the delivery of a notice of Internet availability of the Information Statement to such holders, posted on the Internet.

 

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(g) The Distribution Agent. SYNNEX shall enter into a distribution agent agreement with the Agent or otherwise provide instructions to the Agent regarding the Distribution.

(h) Stock-Based Employee Benefit Plans. SYNNEX and Concentrix shall take all actions as may be necessary to approve the grants of adjusted equity awards by SYNNEX (in respect of SYNNEX Shares) and Concentrix (in respect of Concentrix Shares) in connection with the Distribution in order to satisfy the requirements of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.

3.3. Conditions to the Distribution.

(a) The consummation of the Distribution will be subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by SYNNEX in its sole and absolute discretion, of the following conditions:

(i) The SEC shall have declared effective the Form 10; no order suspending the effectiveness of the Form 10 shall be in effect; and no proceedings for such purpose shall have been instituted or threatened by the SEC.

(ii) The Information Statement shall have been mailed to the Record Holders or, in connection with the delivery of a notice of Internet availability of the Information Statement to such holders, posted on the Internet.

(iii) SYNNEX shall have received the Tax Opinion regarding the qualification of the Contribution and the Distribution, taken together, as a transaction that is generally tax free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code.

(iv) The transfer of the Concentrix Assets (other than any Delayed Concentrix Asset) and Concentrix Liabilities (other than any Delayed Concentrix Liability) contemplated to be transferred from SYNNEX to Concentrix on or prior to the Distribution shall have occurred as contemplated by Section 2.1, and the transfer of the SYNNEX Assets (other than any Delayed SYNNEX Asset) and SYNNEX Liabilities (other than any Delayed SYNNEX Liability) contemplated to be transferred from Concentrix to SYNNEX on or prior to the Distribution Date shall have occurred as contemplated by Section 2.1, in each case pursuant to the Plan of Reorganization.

(v) An independent appraisal firm acceptable to SYNNEX shall have delivered one or more opinions to the SYNNEX Board confirming the solvency and financial viability of SYNNEX and Concentrix after consummation of the Distribution, and such opinions shall be acceptable to SYNNEX in form and substance in SYNNEX’s sole discretion and such opinions shall not have been withdrawn or rescinded.

(vi) The actions and filings necessary or appropriate under applicable U.S. federal, U.S. state or other securities Laws or blue sky Laws and the rules and regulations thereunder shall have been taken or made, and, where applicable, have become effective or been accepted by the applicable Governmental Authority.

 

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(vii) Any Approvals or Notifications of any Governmental Authorities required for the consummation of the Separation and Distribution have been obtained.

(viii) Each of the Ancillary Agreements shall have been duly executed and delivered by the applicable parties thereto.

(ix) No order, injunction or decree issued by any Governmental Authority of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Separation, the Distribution or any of the transactions related thereto shall be in effect.

(x) The Concentrix Shares to be distributed to the SYNNEX stockholders in the Distribution shall have been accepted for listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, subject to official notice of distribution.

(xi) No other events or developments shall exist or shall have occurred that, in the judgment of the SYNNEX Board, in its sole and absolute discretion, make it inadvisable to effect the Separation, the Distribution or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

(b) The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of SYNNEX and shall not give rise to or create any duty on the part of SYNNEX or the SYNNEX Board to waive or not waive any such condition or in any way limit SYNNEX’s right to terminate this Agreement as set forth in Article IX or alter the consequences of any such termination from those specified in Article IX. Any determination made by the SYNNEX Board prior to the Distribution concerning the satisfaction or waiver of any or all of the conditions set forth in Section 3.3(a) shall be conclusive and binding on the Parties. If SYNNEX waives any material condition, it shall promptly issue a press release disclosing such fact and file a Current Report on Form 8-K with the SEC describing such waiver.

3.4. The Distribution.

(a) Subject to Section 3.3, on or prior to the Effective Time, Concentrix will deliver to the Agent, for the benefit of the Record Holders, book-entry transfer authorizations for such number of the outstanding Concentrix Shares as is necessary to effect the Distribution, and shall cause the transfer agent for the SYNNEX Shares to instruct the Agent to distribute at the Effective Time the appropriate number of Concentrix Shares to each such holder or designated transferee or transferees of such holder by way of direct registration in book-entry form. Concentrix will not issue paper stock certificates in respect of the Concentrix Shares. The Distribution shall be effective at the Effective Time.

(b) Subject to Sections 3.3, each Record Holder will be entitled to receive in the Distribution a number of whole Concentrix Shares equal to the number of SYNNEX Shares held by such Record Holder on the Record Date multiplied by the Distribution Ratio.

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the Parties agree that all obligations to provide such Concentrix Shares shall be obligations of Concentrix, subject in each case to applicable escheat or other abandoned property Laws, and SYNNEX shall have no Liability with respect thereto.

(d) Until the Concentrix Shares are duly transferred in accordance with this Section 3.4 and applicable Law, from and after the Effective Time, Concentrix will regard the Persons entitled to receive such Concentrix Shares as record holders of Concentrix Shares in accordance with the terms of the Distribution without requiring any action on the part of such Persons. Concentrix agrees that, subject to any transfers of such shares, from and after the Effective Time (i) each such holder will be entitled to receive all dividends payable on, and exercise voting rights and all other rights and privileges with respect to, the Concentrix Shares then held by such holder, and (ii) each such holder will be entitled, without any action on the part of such holder, to receive evidence of ownership of the Concentrix Shares then held by such holder.

ARTICLE IV.

MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION

4.1. Release of Pre-Distribution Claims.

(a) Concentrix Release of SYNNEX. Except as provided in Sections 4.1(c) and 4.3, effective as of the Effective Time, Concentrix does hereby, for itself and each other member of the Concentrix Group, and their respective successors and assigns, and, to the extent permitted by Law, all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Concentrix Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), surrender, relinquish, release and forever discharge (i) SYNNEX and the members of the SYNNEX Group, and their respective successors and assigns, and (ii) all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the SYNNEX Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, in each case from: (A) all Concentrix Liabilities, (B) all Liabilities arising from or in connection with the transactions and all other activities to implement the Separation and the Distribution and (C) all Liabilities arising from or in connection with actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances occurring or existing prior to the Effective Time (whether or not such Liabilities cease being contingent, mature, become known, are asserted or foreseen, or accrue, in each case before, at or after the Effective Time), in each case to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Concentrix Business, the Concentrix Assets or the Concentrix Liabilities.

(b) SYNNEX Release of Concentrix. Except as provided in Sections 4.1(c) and 4.2, effective as of the Effective Time, SYNNEX does hereby, for itself and each other member of the SYNNEX Group and their respective successors and assigns, and, to the extent permitted by Law, all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the SYNNEX Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), surrender, relinquish, release and forever discharge (i) Concentrix and the members of the Concentrix Group and their respective successors and assigns, and (ii) all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Concentrix Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from (A) all

 

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SYNNEX Liabilities, (B) all Liabilities arising from or in connection with the transactions and all other activities to implement the Separation and the Distribution and (C) all Liabilities arising from or in connection with actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts or circumstances occurring or existing prior to the Effective Time (whether or not such Liabilities cease being contingent, mature, become known, are asserted or foreseen, or accrue, in each case before, at or after the Effective Time), in each case to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the SYNNEX Business, the SYNNEX Assets or the SYNNEX Liabilities.

(c) Obligations Not Affected. Nothing contained in Sections 4.1(a) or 4.1(b) shall impair any right of any Person to enforce this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings that are specified in Section 2.7(b) or the applicable Schedules thereto as not to terminate as of the Effective Time, in each case in accordance with its terms. Nothing contained in Sections 4.1(a) or 4.1(b) shall release any Person from:

(i) any Liability provided in or resulting from any agreement among any members of the SYNNEX Group and any members of the Concentrix Group that is specified in Section 2.7(b) or the applicable Schedules thereto as not to terminate as of the Effective Time, or any other Liability specified in Section 2.7(b) as not to terminate as of the Effective Time;

(ii) any Liability, contingent or otherwise, assumed, transferred, assigned or allocated to the Group of which such Person is a member in accordance with, or any other Liability of any member of any Group under, this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement;

(iii) any Liability for the sale, lease, construction or receipt of goods, property or services purchased, obtained or used in the ordinary course of business by a member of one Group from a member of the other Group prior to the Effective Time;

(iv) any Liability for unpaid amounts for products or services or refunds owing on products or services due on a value-received basis for work done by a member of one Group at the request or on behalf of a member of the other Group;

(v) any Liability provided in or resulting from any Contract or understanding that is entered into after the Effective Time between any Party (and/or a member of such Party’s Group), on the one hand, and any other Party (and/or a member of the other Party’s Group), on the other hand;

(vi) any Liability that the Parties may have with respect to indemnification or contribution pursuant to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise for claims brought against the Parties by third Persons, which Liability shall be governed by the provisions of this Article IV and Article V and, if applicable, the appropriate provisions of the Ancillary Agreements; or

(vii) any Liability the release of which would result in the release of any Person other than a Person released pursuant to this Section 4.1.

 

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In addition, nothing contained in Section 4.1(a) shall release any member of the SYNNEX Group from honoring its existing obligations to indemnify any director, officer or employee of Concentrix who was a director, officer or employee of any member of the SYNNEX Group on or prior to the Effective Time, to the extent such director, officer or employee becomes a named defendant in any Action with respect to which such director, officer or employee was entitled to such indemnification pursuant to such existing obligations, it being understood that, if the underlying obligation giving rise to such Action is a Concentrix Liability, Concentrix shall indemnify SYNNEX for such Liability (including SYNNEX’s costs to indemnify the director, officer or employee) in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Article IV.

(d) No Claims. Concentrix shall not make, and shall not permit any other member of the Concentrix Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against SYNNEX or any other member of the SYNNEX Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 4.1(a), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 4.1(a). SYNNEX shall not make, and shall not permit any other member of the SYNNEX Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification against Concentrix or any other member of the Concentrix Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 4.1(b), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 4.1(b).

(e) Execution of Further Releases. At any time at or after the Effective Time, at the request of either Party, the other Party shall cause each member of its respective Group to execute and deliver releases reflecting the provisions of this Section 4.1.

4.2. Indemnification by Concentrix. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, Concentrix shall, and shall cause the other members of the Concentrix Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless SYNNEX, each member of the SYNNEX Group and each of their respective past, present and future directors, officers, employees and agents, in each case in their respective capacities as such, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “SYNNEX Indemnified Parties”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the SYNNEX Indemnified Parties relating to, arising out of or resulting from, directly or indirectly, any of the following items (without duplication):

(a) any Concentrix Liability;

(b) any failure of Concentrix, any other member of the Concentrix Group or any other Person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any Concentrix Liabilities in accordance with their terms, whether prior to, on or after the Effective Time;

(c) fifty percent (50%) of the Shared Contingent Liabilities;

(d) any breach by Concentrix or any other member of the Concentrix Group of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements (other than the Ancillary Agreements set forth on Schedule 4.2(d), which shall be subject to the indemnification provisions contained therein);

 

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(e) except to the extent it relates to an SYNNEX Liability, any guarantee, indemnification or contribution obligation, surety bond or other credit support agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding for the benefit of any member of the Concentrix Group by any member of the SYNNEX Group that survives following the Distribution; and

(f) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to all information contained in the Form 10, the Information Statement (as amended or supplemented if Concentrix shall have furnished to SYNNEX any amendments or supplements thereto) or any other Disclosure Document that is filed with the SEC or otherwise disclosed publicly prior to the Distribution Date, other than the matters described in clause (f) of Section 4.3.

4.3. Indemnification by SYNNEX. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, SYNNEX shall, and shall cause the other members of the SYNNEX Group to, indemnify, defend and hold harmless Concentrix, each member of the Concentrix Group and each of their respective past, present and future directors, officers, employees or agents, in each case in their respective capacities as such, and each of the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Concentrix Indemnified Parties”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the Concentrix Indemnified Parties relating to, arising out of or resulting from, directly or indirectly, any of the following items (without duplication):

(a) any SYNNEX Liability;

(b) any failure of SYNNEX, any other member of the SYNNEX Group or any other Person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any SYNNEX Liabilities in accordance with their terms, whether prior to, on or after the Effective Time;

(c) fifty percent (50%) of the Shared Contingent Liabilities;

(d) any breach by SYNNEX or any other member of the SYNNEX Group of this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements (other than the Ancillary Agreements set forth on Schedule 4.2(d), which shall be subject to the indemnification provisions contained therein);

(e) except to the extent it relates to a Concentrix Liability, any guarantee, indemnification or contribution obligation, surety bond or other credit support agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding for the benefit of any member of the SYNNEX Group by any member of the Concentrix Group that survives following the Distribution; and

(f) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to statements made explicitly in SYNNEX’s name in the Form 10, the Information Statement (as amended or supplemented if Concentrix shall have furnished to SYNNEX any amendments or supplements thereto) or any other Disclosure Document; it being agreed that the only statements considered to be made explicitly in SYNNEX’s name in the Form 10, the Information Statement or any other Disclosure Document shall be the statements set forth on Schedule 4.3(f), and all other information contained in the Form 10, the

 

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Information Statement or any other Disclosure Document that is filed with the SEC or otherwise disclosed publicly prior to the Distribution Date shall be deemed to be information supplied by Concentrix.

4.4. Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other Amounts.

(a) The Parties intend that any Liability subject to indemnification, contribution or reimbursement pursuant to this Article IV or Article V will be net of Insurance Proceeds or other amounts actually recovered (net of any out-of-pocket costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof) from any Person by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party in respect of such indemnifiable Liability. Accordingly, the amount that either Party (an “Indemnifying Party”) is required to pay to any Person entitled to indemnification or contribution hereunder (an “Indemnified Party”) will be reduced by any Insurance Proceeds or other amounts actually recovered (net of any out-of-pocket costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof) from any Person by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party in respect of the related Liability. If an Indemnified Party receives a payment (an “Indemnity Payment”) under this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any Liability and subsequently receives Insurance Proceeds or any other amounts in respect of the same Liability, then the Indemnified Party will pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the excess of the Indemnity Payment received over the amount of the Indemnity Payment that would have been due if the Insurance Proceeds or such other amounts (net of any out-of-pocket costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof) had been received, realized or recovered before the Indemnity Payment was made.

(b) The Parties agree that an insurer that would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim shall not be relieved of the responsibility with respect thereto or, solely by virtue of any provision contained in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, have any subrogation rights with respect thereto, it being understood that no insurer or any other Third Party shall be entitled to a “windfall” (i.e., a benefit they would not be entitled to receive in the absence of the indemnification provisions) by virtue of the liability allocation, indemnification and contribution provisions hereof. Accordingly, any provision herein that could have the result of giving any insurer or other Third Party such a “windfall” shall be suspended or amended to the extent necessary to not provide such “windfall.” Each Party shall, and shall cause the members of its Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts (taking into account the probability of success on the merits and the cost of expending such efforts, including attorneys’ fees and expenses) to collect or recover any Insurance Proceeds that may be collectible or recoverable respecting the Liabilities for which indemnification or contribution may be available under this Article IV. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Indemnifying Party may not delay making any indemnification payment required under the terms of this Agreement, or otherwise satisfying any indemnification obligation, pending the outcome of any Action to collect or recover Insurance Proceeds, and an Indemnified Party need not attempt to collect any Insurance Proceeds prior to making a claim for indemnification or contribution or receiving any Indemnity Payment otherwise owed to it under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

4.5. Procedures for Indemnification of Third-Party Claims.

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Governmental Authority) who is not a member of the SYNNEX Group or the Concentrix Group of any claim or of the commencement by any such Person of any Action (collectively, a “Third-Party Claim”) with respect to which an Indemnifying Party may be obligated to provide indemnification to such Indemnified Party pursuant to Sections 4.2 or 4.3, or any other Section of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, such Indemnified Party shall give such Indemnifying Party written notice thereof as soon as practicable, but in any event within thirty (30) days of becoming aware of such Third-Party Claim (or sooner if the nature of the Third-Party Claim so requires). Any such notice shall include copies of all notices and documents (including court papers) received by the Indemnified Party relating to the Third-Party Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of an Indemnified Party to provide notice in accordance with this Section 4.5(a) shall not relieve an Indemnifying Party of its indemnification obligations under this Agreement, except to the extent to which the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by the Indemnified Party’s failure to provide notice in accordance with this Section 4.5(a).

(b) Control of Defense. An Indemnifying Party may elect to control the defense of (and unless the Indemnifying Party has specified any reservations or exceptions, seek to settle or compromise), at its own expense and with its own counsel, any Third-Party Claim; provided, that, prior to the Indemnifying Party assuming and controlling defense of such Third-Party Claim, it shall first confirm to the Indemnified Party in writing that, assuming the facts presented to the Indemnifying Party by the Indemnified Party being true, the Indemnifying Party shall indemnify the Indemnified Party for any such Damages to the extent resulting from, or arising out of, such Third-Party-Claim. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Indemnifying Party assumes such defense and, in the course of defending such Third-Party Claim, (i) the Indemnifying Party discovers that the facts presented at the time the Indemnifying Party acknowledged its indemnification obligation in respect of such Third-Party Claim were not true in all material respects or that such facts, while true in all material respects, do not form the basis upon which such Third-Party Claim is predicated (e.g., as a result of the allegations made in such Third-Party Claim changing over time) and (ii) such untruth or change provides a reasonable basis for asserting that the Indemnifying Party does not have an indemnification obligation in respect of such Third-Party Claim, then (A) the Indemnifying Party shall not be bound by such acknowledgment, (B) the Indemnifying Party shall promptly thereafter provide the Indemnified Party written notice of its assertion that it does not have an indemnification obligation in respect of such Third-Party Claim (giving the reasons therefor) and (C) the Indemnified Party shall have the right to assume the defense of such Third-Party Claim. Within thirty (30) days after the receipt of a notice from an Indemnified Party in accordance with Section 4.5(a) (or sooner, if the nature of the Third-Party Claim so requires), the Indemnifying Party shall provide written notice to the Indemnified Party indicating whether the Indemnifying Party shall assume responsibility for defending the Third-Party Claim, which written notice shall specify any reservations or exceptions by the Indemnifying Party. If an Indemnifying Party elects not to assume responsibility for defending any Third-Party Claim or fails to notify an Indemnified Party of its election within thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice from an Indemnified Party as provided in Section 4.5(a), then the Indemnified Party that is the subject of such Third-Party Claim shall be entitled to continue to conduct and control the defense of such Third-Party Claim. Notwithstanding an election by an Indemnifying Party to defend a Third-Party Claim pursuant to this Section 4.5(b), the Indemnified Party may, upon written notice to the Indemnifying Party, elect to take over the defense of such Third-Party Claim (although the Indemnifying Party may continue to participate but not control such defense) if (I) in its exercise of reasonable business judgment, the Indemnified Party determines that the

 

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Indemnifying Party is not defending such Third-Party Claim competently or in good faith, (II) the Indemnified Party determines in good faith that such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party have actual or potential differing defenses or conflicts of interest between them that make joint representation inappropriate, (III) the Indemnifying Party makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors, has filed against it or files a petition in bankruptcy or insolvency or is declared bankrupt or insolvent or declares that it is bankrupt or insolvent, or (IV) there occurs a change of control of the Indemnifying Party.

(c) Allocation of Defense Costs. If an Indemnifying Party has elected to assume the defense of a Third-Party Claim, then such Indemnifying Party shall be solely liable for all fees and expenses incurred by it in connection with the defense of such Third-Party Claim and shall not be entitled to seek any indemnification or reimbursement from the Indemnified Party for any such fees or expenses incurred by the Indemnifying Party during the course of the defense of such Third-Party Claim by such Indemnifying Party, regardless of any subsequent decision by the Indemnifying Party to reject or otherwise abandon its assumption of such defense. If an Indemnifying Party elects not to assume responsibility for defending any Third-Party Claim or fails to notify an Indemnified Party of its election within thirty (30) days after receipt of a notice from an Indemnified Party as provided in Section 4.5(a) or the Indemnified Party takes over the defense of any Third Party-Claim pursuant to Section 4.5(b), and the Indemnified Party conducts and controls the defense of such Third-Party Claim and the Indemnifying Party has an indemnification obligation with respect to such Third-Party Claim, then the Indemnifying Party shall be liable for all reasonable fees and expenses incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with the defense of such Third-Party Claim.

(d) Right to Monitor and Participate. An Indemnified Party that does not conduct and control the defense of any Third-Party Claim, or an Indemnifying Party from whom the Indemnified Party has taken over control of defense of the claim pursuant to Section 4.5(b), nevertheless shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel as necessary) of its own choosing to monitor and participate in (but not control) the defense of any Third-Party Claim for which it is a potential Indemnified Party or Indemnifying Party, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be borne by such Indemnified Party or non-controlling Indemnifying Party, as the case may be, and the provisions of Section 4.5(c) shall not apply to such fees and expenses; provided, that if the Indemnifying Party has elected to defend the Third-Party Claim but has specified, and continues to assert, any reservations or exceptions, then the Indemnifying Party shall reimburse the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel for the potential Indemnified Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but subject to Sections 6.7 and 6.8, and whether or not participating in the defense of a claim, such Party shall cooperate with the Party entitled to conduct and control the defense of such Third-Party Claim in such defense and make available to the controlling Party, all witnesses, information and materials in such Party’s possession or under such Party’s control relating thereto as are reasonably required by the controlling Party (with the reasonable out-of-pocket costs associated with such cooperation being at the expense of the Indemnifying Party). In addition to the foregoing, if any Indemnified Party shall in good faith determine that such Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party have actual or potential differing defenses or conflicts of interest between them that make joint representation inappropriate, then the Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel (including local counsel as necessary) and to participate in (but not control) the defense, compromise, or settlement thereof, and the Indemnifying Party shall bear the reasonable fees and expenses of one such counsel and local counsel (as appropriate) for all Indemnified Parties.

 

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(e) No Settlement. Neither Party may settle or compromise any Third-Party Claim for which either Party is seeking to be indemnified hereunder without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, unless such settlement or compromise is solely for monetary damages that are fully payable by the settling or compromising Party, does not involve any admission, finding or determination of wrongdoing or violation of Law by the other Party and provides for a full, unconditional and irrevocable release of the other Party from all Liability in connection with the Third-Party Claim. The Parties hereby agree that if a Party presents the other Party with a written notice containing a proposal to settle or compromise a Third-Party Claim for which either Party is seeking to be indemnified hereunder and the Party receiving such proposal does not respond in any manner to the Party presenting such proposal within thirty (30) days (or within any such shorter time period that may be required by applicable Law or court order) of receipt of such proposal, then the Party receiving such proposal shall be deemed to have consented to the terms of such proposal.

(f) Legal Hold Orders. Concentrix shall prepare and circulate a legal hold order (“LHO”) covering relevant categories of documents as promptly as practical following receipt of any notice pursuant to Section 4.5(a) with respect to any Action that Concentrix determines in good faith is meritorious and shall promptly notify SYNNEX after such LHO has been circulated. SYNNEX shall prepare and circulate a LHO covering documents in the possession, custody or control of the SYNNEX Group with respect to any Action so notified to Concentrix. SYNNEX shall prepare and circulate an LHO covering relevant categories of documents as promptly as practical following receipt of any notice pursuant to Section 4.5(a) with respect to any Action that SYNNEX determines in good faith is meritorious and shall promptly notify Concentrix after such LHO has been circulated. Concentrix shall prepare and circulate a LHO covering documents in the possession, custody or control of the Concentrix Group with respect to any Action so notified to SYNNEX.

(g) Reporting. Upon request and as otherwise reasonably necessary to keep the Indemnified Party informed, the Indemnifying Party shall provide the Indemnified Party with a written report identifying any Third-Party Claims that such Indemnifying Party has elected to defend pursuant to Section 4.5(b) and the Actions relating to the Shared Contingent Liabilities, as applicable. In addition, the Indemnifying Party shall establish a procedure reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party to send written notice from the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party when any such Third-Party Claim is closed, regardless of whether such Third-Party Claim was decided by settlement, verdict, dismissal or was otherwise disposed of.

4.6. Additional Matters.

(a) Timing of Payments. Indemnification or contribution payments in respect of any Liabilities for which an Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification or contribution under this Article IV shall be paid reasonably promptly (but in any event within thirty (30) days of the final determination of the amount that the Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification or contribution under this Article IV) by the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party as such Liabilities are incurred upon demand by the Indemnified Party, including reasonably satisfactory

 

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documentation setting forth the basis for the amount of such indemnification or contribution payment, including documentation with respect to calculations made and consideration of any Insurance Proceeds or other amounts received from Third Parties that actually reduce the amount of such Liabilities. The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in this Article IV shall remain operative and in full force and effect, regardless of (i) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Indemnified Party, and (ii) the knowledge by the Indemnified Party of Liabilities for which it might be entitled to indemnification hereunder.

(b) Notice of Direct Claims. Any claim for indemnification or contribution under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement that does not result from a Third-Party Claim shall be asserted by written notice given by the Indemnified Party to the applicable Indemnifying Party; provided, that the failure by an Indemnified Party to so assert any such claim shall not prejudice the ability of the Indemnified Party to do so at a later time except to the extent (if any) that the Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced thereby. Such Indemnifying Party shall have a period of thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice within which to respond thereto. If such Indemnifying Party does not respond within such thirty (30)-day period, such specified claim shall be conclusively deemed a Liability of the Indemnifying Party under this Section 4.6(b) or, in the case of any written notice in which the amount of the claim (or any portion thereof) is estimated, on such later date when the amount of the claim (or such portion thereof) becomes finally determined. If such Indemnifying Party does not respond within such thirty (30)-day period or rejects such claim in whole or in part, such Indemnified Party shall, subject to the provisions of Article VII, be free to pursue such remedies as may be available to such party as contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, without prejudice to its continuing rights to pursue indemnification or contribution hereunder.

(c) Pursuit of Claims Against Third Parties. If (i) a Party incurs any Liability arising out of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; (ii) an adequate legal or equitable remedy is not available for any reason against the other Party to satisfy the Liability incurred by the incurring Party; and (iii) a legal or equitable remedy may be available to the other Party against a Third Party for such Liability, then the other Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the incurring Party, at the incurring Party’s expense, to permit the incurring Party to obtain the benefits of such legal or equitable remedy against the Third Party.

(d) Substitution. In the event of an Action for which a Party is entitled to indemnification hereunder in which the Indemnifying Party is not a named defendant, if either the Indemnified Party or Indemnifying Party shall so request, the Parties shall endeavor to substitute the Indemnifying Party for the named defendant. If such substitution or addition cannot be achieved for any reason or is not requested, the named defendant shall allow the Indemnifying Party to manage the Action as set forth in Section 4.5 and this Section 4.6, and the Indemnifying Party shall fully indemnify the named defendant against all costs of defending the Action (including court costs, sanctions imposed by a court, attorneys’ fees, experts fees and all other external expenses), the costs of any judgment or settlement and the cost of any interest or penalties relating to any judgment or settlement.

 

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4.7. Right of Contribution.

(a) Contribution. If any right of indemnification contained in Sections 4.2 or 4.3 is held unenforceable or is unavailable for any reason, or is insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party in respect of any Liability for which such Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification hereunder, then the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amounts paid or payable by the Indemnified Parties as a result of such Liability (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and the members of its Group, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Parties entitled to contribution, on the other hand, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.

(b) Allocation of Relative Fault. Solely for purposes of determining relative fault pursuant to this Section 4.7: (i) any fault associated with the business conducted with the Delayed Concentrix Assets or Delayed Concentrix Liabilities (except for the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of a member of the SYNNEX Group) shall be deemed to be the fault of Concentrix and the other members of the Concentrix Group, and no such fault shall be deemed to be the fault of SYNNEX or any other member of the SYNNEX Group; (ii) any fault associated with the business conducted with Delayed SYNNEX Assets or Delayed SYNNEX Liabilities (except for the gross negligence or intentional misconduct of a member of the Concentrix Group) shall be deemed to be the fault of SYNNEX and the other members of the SYNNEX Group, and no such fault shall be deemed to be the fault of Concentrix or any other member of the Concentrix Group; (iii) any fault associated with the ownership, operation or activities of the SYNNEX Business prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed to be the fault of SYNNEX and the other members of the SYNNEX Group, and no such fault shall be deemed to be the fault of Concentrix or any other member of the Concentrix Group; and (iv) any fault associated with the ownership, operation or activities of the Concentrix Business prior to the Effective Time shall be deemed to be the fault of Concentrix and the other members of the Concentrix Group, and no such fault shall be deemed to be the fault of SYNNEX or any other member of the SYNNEX Group.

4.8. Covenant Not to Sue. Each Party hereby covenants and agrees that none of it, the members of such Party’s Group or any Person claiming through it shall bring suit or otherwise assert any claim against any Indemnified Party, or assert a defense against any claim asserted by any Indemnified Party, before any court, arbitrator, mediator or administrative agency anywhere in the world, alleging that: (a) the assumption of any Concentrix Liabilities by Concentrix or a member of the Concentrix Group on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements is void or unenforceable for any reason; (b) the retention of any SYNNEX Liabilities by SYNNEX or a member of the SYNNEX Group on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements is void or unenforceable for any reason; or (c) the provisions of this Article IV are void or unenforceable for any reason.

4.9. Remedies Cumulative. The remedies provided in this Article IV shall be cumulative and, subject to the provisions of Article VII, shall not preclude assertion by any Indemnified Party of any other rights or the seeking of any and all other remedies against any Indemnifying Party.

4.10. Survival of Indemnities. The rights and obligations of each of SYNNEX and Concentrix and their respective Indemnified Parties under this Article IV shall survive (a) the sale or other transfer by either Party or any member of its Group of any Assets or businesses or the assignment by it of any Liabilities; or (b) any merger, consolidation, business combination, sale of all or substantially all of its Assets, restructuring, recapitalization, reorganization or similar transaction involving either Party or any of the members of its Group.

 

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4.11. Coordination with Ancillary Agreements. The provisions of Sections 4.2 through 4.10 hereof shall not apply with respect to Taxes or Tax matters (including the control of Tax related proceedings), which shall be governed by the Tax Matters Agreement. In the case of any conflict between this Agreement and the Tax Matters Agreement in relation to any matters addressed by the Tax Matters Agreement, the Tax Matters Agreement shall control.

ARTICLE V.

CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS

5.1. Insurance Matters.

(a) SYNNEX and Concentrix agree to cooperate in good faith to provide for an orderly transition of insurance coverage from the date hereof through the Effective Time. In no event shall SYNNEX, any other member of the SYNNEX Group or any SYNNEX Indemnified Party have Liability or obligation whatsoever to any member of the Concentrix Group in the event that any insurance policy or other contract or policy of insurance shall be terminated or otherwise cease to be in effect for any reason, shall be unavailable or inadequate to cover any Liability of any member of the Concentrix Group for any reason whatsoever, or shall not be renewed or extended beyond the current expiration date.

(b) From and after the Effective Time, with respect to any losses, damages and Liability incurred by any member of the Concentrix Group prior to the Effective Time, SYNNEX will provide Concentrix with access to, and Concentrix may, upon prior written notice to SYNNEX in accordance with procedures to be mutually agreed upon and documented by the Parties from time to time (which documented procedures shall be binding upon the Parties), make claims under, SYNNEX’s policies or contracts of insurance in place immediately prior to the Effective Time and SYNNEX’s historical policies of insurance, but solely to the extent that such policies provided coverage for members of the Concentrix Group prior to the Effective Time; provided, that such access to, and the right to make claims under, such insurance policies, shall be subject to the terms and conditions of such insurance policies, including any limits on coverage or scope, any deductibles and other fees and expenses, and shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(i) Concentrix shall report any claim to SYNNEX, as promptly as practicable, and in any event in sufficient time so that such claim may be made in accordance with SYNNEX’s claim reporting procedures in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time (or in accordance with any modifications to such procedures after the Effective Time communicated by SYNNEX to Concentrix in writing in advance of such claim);

(ii) Concentrix and the members of the Concentrix Group shall indemnify, hold harmless and reimburse SYNNEX and the members of the SYNNEX Group for any deductibles, self-insured retention (other than any such retention under a SYNNEX Group captive insurance arrangement), fees and expenses incurred by SYNNEX or any members of the SYNNEX Group to the extent resulting from any access to, any claims made by

 

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Concentrix or any other members of the Concentrix Group under, any insurance provided pursuant to this Section 5.1(b), including any indemnity payments, settlements, judgments, legal fees and allocated claims expenses and claim handling fees, whether such claims are made by Concentrix, its employees or Third Parties (it being understood that amounts recovered under an SYNNEX Group captive insurance arrangement shall not be deemed to be fees and expenses incurred by SYNNEX or any member of the SYNNEX Group); and

(iii) Concentrix shall exclusively bear (and neither SYNNEX nor any members of the SYNNEX Group shall have any obligation to repay or reimburse Concentrix or any member of the Concentrix Group for) and shall be liable for all uninsured, uncovered, unavailable or uncollectible amounts of all such claims made by Concentrix or any member of the Concentrix Group under the policies as provided for in this Section 5.1(b). In the event an insurance policy aggregate is exhausted, or believed likely to be exhausted, due to noticed claims, the Concentrix Group, on the one hand, and the SYNNEX Group, on the other hand, shall be responsible for their pro rata portion of the reinstatement premium, if any, based upon the losses of such Group submitted to SYNNEX’s insurance carrier(s) (including any submissions prior to the Effective Time). To the extent that the SYNNEX Group or the Concentrix Group is allocated more than its pro rata portion of such premium due to the timing of losses submitted to SYNNEX’s insurance carrier(s), the other party shall promptly pay the first party an amount so that each Group shall be properly allocated its pro rata portion of the reinstatement premium. Subject to the following sentence, SYNNEX may elect not to reinstate the policy aggregate. In the event that SYNNEX elects not to reinstate the policy aggregate, it shall provide prompt written notice to Concentrix, and Concentrix may direct SYNNEX in writing to, and SYNNEX shall, in such case, reinstate the policy aggregate; provided, that Concentrix shall be responsible for all reinstatement premiums and other costs associated with such reinstatement.

In the event that any member of the SYNNEX Group incurs any losses, damages or Liability prior to or in respect of the period prior to the Effective Time for which such member of the SYNNEX Group is entitled to coverage under Concentrix’s insurance policies, the same process pursuant to this Section 5.1(b) shall apply, substituting “SYNNEX” for “Concentrix” and “Concentrix” for “SYNNEX.”

(c) Except as provided in Section 5.1(b), from and after the Effective Time, neither Concentrix nor any member of the Concentrix Group shall have any rights to or under any of the insurance policies of SYNNEX or any other member of the SYNNEX Group. At the Effective Time, Concentrix shall have in effect all insurance programs required to comply with Concentrix’s contractual obligations and such other insurance policies required by Law or as reasonably necessary or appropriate for companies operating a business similar to Concentrix’s. Such insurance programs may include general liability, commercial auto liability, workers’ compensation, employer’s liability, product liability, professional services liability, property, cargo, employment practices liability, employee dishonesty/crime, directors’ and officers’ liability and fiduciary liability.

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nor SYNNEX nor any member of the SYNNEX Group, in connection with making a claim under any insurance policy of Concentrix or any member of the Concentrix Group, in each case pursuant to this Section 5.1, shall take any action (other than the act of making the claim) that would be reasonably likely to (i) have an adverse impact on the then-current relationship between the other Party or any member of its Group, on the one hand, and the applicable insurance company, on the other hand; (ii) result in the applicable insurance company terminating or reducing coverage, or increasing the amount of any premium owed by the other Party or any member of its Group under the applicable insurance policy; or (iii) otherwise compromise, jeopardize or interfere with the rights of the other Party or any member of its Group under the applicable insurance policy. Concentrix and the other members of the Concentrix Group, in connection with reporting, administering or handling a claim on behalf of SYNNEX or any member of the SYNNEX Group under any insurance policy of Concentrix or any member of the Concentrix Group, and SYNNEX and the other members of the SYNNEX Group, in connection with reporting, administering or handling a claim on behalf of Concentrix or any member of the Concentrix Group under any insurance policy of SYNNEX or any member of the SYNNEX Group, in each case pursuant to this Section 5.1, will use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid taking any action (other than the acts of reporting, administering or handling the claim) that would be reasonably likely to have an adverse impact on the then-current relationship between the other Party or any member of its Group, on the one hand, and the applicable insurance company, on the other hand, if such insurance company is also an insurer of the other Party or any member of its Group. All payments and reimbursements by a Party (the “Claiming Party”) pursuant to this Section 5.1 will be made within thirty (30) days after the Claiming Party’s receipt of an invoice therefor from the other Party (the “Non-Claiming Party”). If the Non-Claiming Party incurs costs to enforce the Claiming Party’s obligations herein, the Claiming Party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Non-Claiming Party for such enforcement costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees pursuant to Section 4.6(b).

(e) The Non-Claiming Party shall retain responsibility for and have the exclusive right to control Insurance Administration of its insurance policies and programs and any and all other rights with respect to its insurance policies and programs, including the right to exhaust, settle, release, commute, buyback or otherwise resolve disputes with respect to any of its insurance policies and programs and to amend, modify or waive any rights under any such insurance policies and programs, notwithstanding whether any such policies or programs apply to any Claiming Party Liabilities and/or claims the Claiming Party has made or could make in the future, and no member of the Claiming Party’s Group shall (without the prior written consent of the Non-Claiming Party) erode, exhaust, settle, release, commute, buyback or otherwise resolve disputes with the Non-Claiming Party’s insurers with respect to any of the Non-Claiming Party’s insurance policies and programs, or amend, modify or waive any rights under any such insurance policies and programs. The Claiming Party shall cooperate with the Non-Claiming Party and share such information as is reasonably necessary to permit the Non-Claiming Party to manage and conduct its insurance matters as it deems appropriate. Neither the Non-Claiming Party nor any of the members of the Non-Claiming Party’s Group shall have any obligation to secure extended reporting for any claims under any Liability policies of the Non-Claiming Party or any member of the Non-Claiming Party’s Group for any acts or omissions by any member of the Claiming Party’s Group incurred prior to the Effective Time.

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Claiming Party complies with the requirements of Section 5.1(b)), to assist the Claiming Party in making claims under the Non-Claiming Party insurance policies described in Section 5.1(b), (ii) notify the Claiming Party within thirty (30) days of any election by the Non-Claiming Party to control any claim under a Non-Claiming Party insurance policy or program to the extent such claim relates to a Claiming Party’s Asset and/or Claiming Party’s Liability and (iii) promptly (and in any event within thirty (30) days after the Non-Claiming Party’s receipt thereof) pay over to the Claiming Party or the applicable member of its Group any Insurance Proceeds that are received by the Non-Claiming Party or any member of its Group in respect of such claims.

(g) This Agreement shall not be considered as an attempted assignment of any policy of insurance or as a contract of insurance and shall not be construed to waive any right or remedy of any member of the SYNNEX Group or the Concentrix Group in respect of any insurance policy or any other contract or policy of insurance.

(h) Concentrix does hereby, for itself and each other member of the Concentrix Group, agree that no member of the SYNNEX Group shall have any Liability whatsoever as a result of the insurance policies and practices of SYNNEX and the members of the SYNNEX Group as in effect at any time, including as a result of the level or scope of any such insurance, the creditworthiness of any insurance carrier, the terms and conditions of any policy, the adequacy or timeliness of any notice to any insurance carrier with respect to any claim or potential claim or otherwise.

5.2. Late Payments. Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, any amount not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (and any amounts billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that are not paid within thirty (30) days of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to Prime Rate plus two percent (2%).

5.3. Inducement. Concentrix acknowledges and agrees that SYNNEX’s willingness to cause, effect and consummate the Separation and the Distribution has been conditioned upon and induced by Concentrix’s covenants and agreements in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including Concentrix’s assumption of the Concentrix Liabilities pursuant to the Separation and the provisions of this Agreement and Concentrix’s covenants and agreements contained in Article IV.

5.4. Post-Effective Time Conduct. The Parties acknowledge that, after the Effective Time, each Party shall be independent of the other Party, with responsibility for its own actions and inactions and its own Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from the conduct of its business, operations and activities following the Effective Time, except as may otherwise be provided in any Ancillary Agreement, and each Party shall (except as otherwise provided in Article IV) use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent such Liabilities from being inappropriately borne by the other Party.

 

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ARTICLE VI.

EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

6.1. Agreement for Exchange of Information.

(a) Subject to Section 6.9, any other applicable confidentiality obligations, any Ancillary Agreement or any other agreement between the Parties, each of SYNNEX and Concentrix, on behalf of itself and each member of its Group, agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide or make available, or cause to be provided or made available, to the other Party and the members of such other Party’s Group, at any time before, on or after the Effective Time, as soon as reasonably practicable after written request therefor, any information (or a copy thereof) in the possession or under the control of such Party or its Group which the requesting Party or its Group requests to the extent that (i) such information relates (A) to the Concentrix Business, or any Concentrix Asset or Concentrix Liability, if Concentrix is the requesting Party, or (B) to the SYNNEX Business, or any SYNNEX Asset or SYNNEX Liability, if SYNNEX is the requesting Party; (ii) such information is required by the requesting Party to comply with its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; or (iii) such information is required by the requesting Party to comply with any obligation imposed by any Governmental Authority; provided, that if the Party to whom the request has been made determines that, in the reasonable good faith judgment of such Party, any such provision of information could be detrimental to the Party providing the information, violate any Law or agreement, or waive any privilege available under applicable Law, including any attorney-client privilege, then the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to permit compliance with such obligations to the extent and in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence. The Party providing information pursuant to this Section 6.1 shall only be obligated to provide such information in the form, condition and format in which it then exists, and in no event shall such Party be required to perform any improvement, modification, conversion, updating or reformatting of any such information, and nothing in this Section 6.1 shall expand the obligations of a Party under Section 6.4.

(b) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, until the end of the Concentrix fiscal year during which the Distribution Date occurs (and for a reasonable period of time afterwards as required for each Party to prepare consolidated financial statements or complete a financial statement audit for the fiscal year during which the Distribution Date occurs), each Party shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the other Party’s information requests to enable (i) the other Party to meet its timetable for dissemination of its earnings releases, financial statements and management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures and its internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Items 307 and 308, respectively, of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act; and (ii) the other Party’s accountants to timely complete their review of the quarterly financial statements and audit of the annual financial statements, including, to the extent applicable to such Party, its auditor’s audit of its internal control over financial reporting and management’s assessment thereof in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the SEC’s and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s rules and auditing standards thereunder and any other applicable Laws.

6.2. Ownership of Information. The provision of any information pursuant to Section 6.1 or Section 6.7 shall not affect the ownership of such information (which shall be determined solely in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements), or constitute a grant of rights in or to any such information.

 

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6.3. Compensation for Providing Information. Subject to any Ancillary Agreement or any other agreement between the Parties, the Party requesting information agrees to reimburse the other Party for the reasonable costs, if any, of creating, gathering, copying, transporting and otherwise complying with the request with respect to such information (including any reasonable costs and expenses incurred in any review of information for purposes of protecting the Privileged Information of the providing Party or in connection with the restoration of backup media for purposes of providing the requested information). Except as may be otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any other agreement between the Parties, such costs shall be computed in accordance with the providing Party’s standard methodology and procedures as provided to the other Party from time to time.

6.4. Record Retention. To facilitate the possible exchange of information pursuant to this Article VI and other provisions of this Agreement after the Effective Time, the Parties agree to use their commercially reasonable efforts, which shall be no less rigorous than those used for retention of such Party’s own information, to retain all information in their respective possession or control at the Effective Time (including information that is subject to an LHO) in accordance with the policies of SYNNEX as in effect at the Effective Time or such other policies as may be adopted by SYNNEX after the Effective Time (provided, that in the case of Concentrix, SYNNEX notifies Concentrix of any such change). Except in accordance with its, or its applicable Subsidiaries’, policies and ordinary course practices, no Party will destroy, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to destroy, any information that would, in accordance with such policies or ordinary course practices, be archived or otherwise filed in a centralized filing system by such party or its applicable Subsidiaries and, without limiting the foregoing, each Party will comply with the requirements of any LHO that relates to (x) any Action that is pending as of the Effective Time; or (y) any Action that arises or becomes threatened or reasonably anticipated after the Effective Time as to which such Party or its Subsidiaries has received a notice of the applicable LHO from the other Party. Notwithstanding anything in this Article VI to the contrary, (a) the Tax Matters Agreement shall govern the retention of Tax related records and the exchange of Tax related information, and (b) the Employee Matters Agreement shall govern the retention of employment and benefits related records.

6.5. Limitations of Liability. Neither Party shall have any Liability to the other Party in the event that any information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement is found to be inaccurate in the absence of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct by the Party providing such information. Neither Party shall have any Liability to any other Party if any information is destroyed after commercially reasonable efforts by such Party to comply with the provisions of Section 6.4.

6.6. Other Agreements Providing for Exchange of Information.

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(b) Any party that receives, pursuant to a request for information in accordance with this Article VI, Tangible Information that is not relevant to its request shall (i) return it to the providing Party or, at the providing Party’s request, destroy such Tangible Information; and (ii) deliver to the providing Party written confirmation that such Tangible Information was returned or destroyed, as the case may be, which confirmation shall be signed by an authorized representative of the requesting Party.

6.7. Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation.

(a) After the Effective Time, except in the case of an adversarial Action or Dispute between SYNNEX and Concentrix or any members of their respective Groups or as prohibited by applicable Law, each Party shall use its reasonable best efforts (which shall not impose undue burden on such Party) to make available to the other Party, upon reasonable advance written request, the former and then-current directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of the members of its respective Group as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its possession, custody or control, to the extent that any such person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with any Action in which the requesting Party (or member of its Group) may from time to time be involved, regardless of whether such Action is a matter with respect to which indemnification may be sought hereunder. The requesting Party shall bear all costs and expenses in connection therewith.

(b) If an Indemnifying Party chooses to defend or to seek to compromise or settle any Third-Party Claim, the other Party shall make available to such Indemnifying Party (without undue burden to such other Party), upon reasonable advance written request, the former and then-current directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of the members of its respective Group as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its possession, custody or control, to the extent that any such person (giving consideration to business demands of such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with such defense, settlement or compromise, or such prosecution, evaluation or pursuit, as the case may be, and shall otherwise cooperate in such defense, settlement or compromise, or such prosecution, evaluation or pursuit, as the case may be.

(c) Without limiting the foregoing, the Parties shall cooperate and consult with each other to the extent reasonably necessary with respect to any Actions.

(d) The obligation of the Parties to provide witnesses pursuant to this Section 6.7 is intended to be interpreted in a manner so as to facilitate cooperation and shall include the obligation to provide as witnesses directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents without regard to whether the witness or the employer of the witness could assert a possible business conflict (subject to the exception set forth in the first sentence of Section 6.7(a)).

6.8. Privileged Matters.

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members of the SYNNEX Group and the Concentrix Group, and that each of the members of the SYNNEX Group and the Concentrix Group shall be deemed to be the client with respect to such services for the purposes of asserting all privileges which may be asserted under applicable Law in connection therewith. The Parties recognize that legal and other professional services will be provided following the Effective Time, which services will be rendered solely for the benefit of the SYNNEX Group or the Concentrix Group, as the case may be.

(b) The Parties agree as follows:

(i) SYNNEX shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to the SYNNEX Business and not to the Concentrix Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the SYNNEX Group or any member of the Concentrix Group. SYNNEX shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to any SYNNEX Liabilities resulting from any other Actions that are now pending or may be asserted in the future, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the SYNNEX Group or any member of the Concentrix Group; and

(ii) Concentrix shall be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to the Concentrix Business and not to the SYNNEX Business, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Concentrix Group or any member of the SYNNEX Group. Concentrix shall also be entitled, in perpetuity, to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any Privileged Information that relates solely to any Concentrix Liabilities resulting from any other Actions that are now pending or may be asserted in the future, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Concentrix Group or any member of the SYNNEX Group.

(iii) If the Parties do not agree as to whether certain information is Privileged Information, then such information shall be treated as Privileged Information, and the Party that believes that such information is Privileged Information shall be entitled to control the assertion or waiver of all privileges and immunities in connection with any such information until such time as it is finally judicially determined that such information is not Privileged Information, unless the Parties otherwise agree. The Parties shall use the procedures set forth in Article VII to resolve any Disputes as to whether any information relates solely to the SYNNEX Business, solely to the Concentrix Business, or to both the SYNNEX Business and the Concentrix Business.

(c) Subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 6.8, the Parties agree that they shall have a shared privilege or immunity with respect to all privileges and immunities not allocated pursuant to Section 6.8(b) and all privileges and immunities relating to any Actions or other matters that involve both Parties (or one or more members of their respective Groups) and in respect of which both Parties have Liabilities under this Agreement, and that no such shared privilege or immunity may be waived by either Party without the written consent of the other Party.

 

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The Parties will enter into common interest or joint defense agreements as deemed necessary to preserve privilege, allow coordination of defenses, and avoid waivers of privilege in connection with any Privileged Information that relates to Shared Contingent Liabilities, whether or not the Privileged Information is in the possession or under the control of any member of the Concentrix Group or any member of the SYNNEX Group.

(d) If any Dispute arises between the Parties or any members of their respective Group regarding whether a privilege or immunity should be waived to protect or advance the interests of either Party and/or any member of their respective Groups, each Party agrees that it shall (i) negotiate with the other Party in good faith; (ii) endeavor to minimize any prejudice to the rights of the other Party; and (iii) not unreasonably withhold consent to any request for waiver by the other Party. Further, each Party specifically agrees that it shall not withhold its consent to the waiver of a privilege or immunity for any purpose except in good faith to protect its own legitimate interests.

(e) Subject to Section 6.9, in the event of any adversarial Action or Dispute between SYNNEX and Concentrix, or any members of their respective Groups, either Party may waive a privilege in which the other Party or member of such other Party’s Group has a shared privilege, without obtaining consent pursuant to Section 6.8(c); provided, that such waiver of a shared privilege shall be effective only as to the use of information with respect to the Action or Dispute between the Parties and/or the applicable members of their respective Groups, and shall not operate as a waiver of the shared privilege with respect to any Third Party.

(f) Upon receipt by either Party, or by any member of its respective Group, of any subpoena, discovery or other request (or of written notice that it will or has received such subpoena, discovery or other request) that may reasonably be expected to result in the production or disclosure of Privileged Information subject to a shared privilege or immunity or as to which another Party has the sole right hereunder to assert a privilege or immunity, or if either Party obtains knowledge or becomes aware that any of its, or any member of its respective Group’s, current or former directors, officers, agents or employees have received any subpoena, discovery or other requests (or have received written notice that they will or have received such subpoena, discovery or other requests) that may reasonably be expected to result in the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information, such Party shall promptly notify the other Party of the existence of the request (which notice shall be delivered to such other Party no later than five (5) business days following the receipt of (or of written notice that it will or has received) any such subpoena, discovery or other request) and shall provide the other Party a reasonable opportunity to review the Privileged Information and to assert any rights it or they may have, under this Section 6.8 or otherwise, to prevent the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information; provided, that if such Party is prohibited by applicable Law from disclosing the existence of the request, such Party shall provide written notice of such related information for which disclosure is not prohibited by applicable Law and use commercially reasonable efforts to inform the other Party of any related information such Party determines, in its discretion, is necessary or appropriate for the other Party to be informed of to enable the other Party to review the Privileged Information and to assert its rights, under this Section 6.8 or otherwise, to prevent the production or disclosure of such Privileged Information.

 

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(g) In the event either Party inadvertently discloses any Privileged Information or inadvertently waives any privilege or immunity as to which the other Party has any interest, that Party shall immediately (i) advise the other Party of the inadvertent disclosure or waiver and (ii) take all reasonably available steps to claw back any waived or disclosed information.

(h) Any furnishing of, or access or transfer of, any information pursuant to this Agreement is made in reliance on the agreement of SYNNEX and Concentrix set forth in this Section 6.8 and in Section 6.9 to maintain the confidentiality of Privileged Information and to assert and maintain all applicable privileges and immunities. The Parties agree that their respective rights to any access to information, witnesses and other Persons, the furnishing of notices and documents and other cooperative efforts between the Parties contemplated by this Agreement, and the transfer of Privileged Information between the Parties and members of their respective Groups pursuant to this Agreement, shall not be deemed a waiver of any privilege that has been or may be asserted under this Agreement or otherwise. The Parties further agree that (i) the exchange by one Party to the other Party of any Privileged Information that should not have been transferred pursuant to the terms of this Article VI shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver of any privilege or immunity that has been or may be asserted under this Agreement or otherwise with respect to such Privileged Information; and (ii) the Party receiving such Privileged Information shall promptly return such Privileged Information to the Party who has the right to assert the privilege or immunity.

(i) In connection with any matter contemplated by Section 6.7 or this Section 6.8, the Parties agree to, and to cause the applicable members of their Group to, use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain their respective separate and joint privileges and immunities, including by executing joint defense and/or common interest agreements where necessary or useful for this purpose.

6.9. Confidentiality.

(a) Confidentiality. Subject to Section 6.10 and any Ancillary Agreement, from and after the Effective Time until the five (5) year anniversary of the Effective Time, each of SYNNEX and Concentrix, on behalf of itself and each member of its respective Group, agrees to hold, and to cause its respective Representatives to hold, in strict confidence, with at least the same degree of care that applies to SYNNEX’s confidential and proprietary information pursuant to policies in effect as of the Effective Time, all confidential and proprietary information concerning the other Party or any member of the other Party’s Group or their respective businesses that is either (i) in its possession (including confidential and proprietary information in its possession prior to the date hereof) or (ii) furnished by any such other Party or any member of such Party’s Group or their respective Representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise, and shall not use any such confidential and proprietary information other than for such purposes as shall be expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder, except, in each case, to the extent that such confidential and proprietary information is or was (A) in the public domain or generally available to the public, other than as a result of a disclosure by such Party or any member of such Party’s Group or any of their respective Representatives in violation of this Agreement, (B) later lawfully acquired from other sources by such Party (or any member of such Party’s Group) which sources are not themselves bound by a confidentiality obligation or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality with respect to such confidential and proprietary

 

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information, or (C) independently developed or generated without reference to or use of any proprietary or confidential information of the other Party or any member of such Party’s Group. If any confidential and proprietary information of one Party or any member of its Group is disclosed to the other Party or any member of such other Party’s Group in connection with providing services to such first Party or any member of such first Party’s Group under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, then such disclosed confidential and proprietary information shall be used only as required to perform such services.

(b) No Release; Return or Destruction. Each Party agrees not to release or disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed, any information addressed in Section 6.9(a) to any other Person, except its Representatives who need to know such information in their capacities as such (who shall be advised of their obligations hereunder with respect to such information), and except in compliance with Section 6.10. Without limiting the foregoing, when any such information is no longer needed for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, each Party shall, at its option and as promptly as practicable after receiving a written request from the other Party, either (i) return to the other Party all such information in a tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon) or (ii) destroy, and certify to the other Party that it has destroyed, such information (and such copies thereof and such notes, extracts or summaries based thereon); provided, that such Party’s Representatives may retain one (1) copy of such information to the extent required by applicable Law or professional standards, and the Parties and their Representatives shall not be required to destroy any such information located in routine back-up, archival electronic storage; provided, further, that any such information so retained shall remain subject to the confidentiality provisions of the Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement).

(c) Third-Party Information; Privacy or Data Protection Laws. Each Party acknowledges that it and members of its Group may presently have and, following the Effective Time, may gain access to or possession of confidential or proprietary information of, or personal information relating to, Third Parties (i) that was received under confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements entered into between such Third Parties, on the one hand, and the other Party or members of such Party’s Group, on the other hand, prior to the Effective Time; or (ii) that, as between the Parties, was originally collected by the other Party or members of such Party’s Group and that may be subject to and protected by privacy, data protection or other applicable Laws. Subject to any other Ancillary Agreement, each Party agrees that it shall hold, protect and use, and shall cause the members of its Group and its and their respective Representatives to hold, protect and use, in strict confidence the confidential and proprietary information of, or personal information relating to, Third Parties in accordance with privacy, data protection or other applicable Laws and the terms of any agreements that were either entered into before the Effective Time or affirmative commitments or representations that were made before the Effective Time by, between or among the other Party or members of the other Party’s Group, on the one hand, and such Third Parties, on the other hand.

6.10. Protective Arrangements. In the event that a Party or any member of its Group either determines on the advice of its counsel that it is required to disclose any information pursuant to applicable Law or receives any request or demand under lawful process or from any Governmental Authority to disclose or provide information of the other Party (or any member of the other Party’s Group) that is subject to the confidentiality provisions hereof, such Party shall

 

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notify the other Party (to the extent legally permitted) as promptly as practicable under the circumstances prior to disclosing or providing such information and shall cooperate, at such other Party’s cost and expense, in seeking any appropriate protective order requested by the other Party. In the event that such other Party fails to receive such appropriate protective order in a timely manner and the Party receiving the request or demand reasonably determines that its failure to disclose or provide such information will actually prejudice the Party receiving the request or demand, then the Party that received such request or demand may thereafter disclose or provide information to the extent required by such Law (as so advised by its counsel) or by lawful process or such Governmental Authority, and the disclosing Party shall promptly provide the other Party with a copy of the information so disclosed, in the same form and format so disclosed, together with a list of all Persons to whom such information was disclosed, in each case to the extent legally permitted.

ARTICLE VII.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

7.1. Good-Faith Negotiation. Subject to Section 7.5, either Party seeking resolution of any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or Ancillary Agreement (including regarding whether any Assets are Concentrix Assets, any Liabilities are Concentrix Liabilities or the validity, interpretation, breach or termination of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement) (a “Dispute”) shall provide written notice thereof to the other Party (the “Initial Notice”), and within thirty (30) days of the delivery of the Initial Notice, the Parties shall attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution of the Dispute. The negotiations shall be conducted by executives who hold, at a minimum, the title of senior vice president and who have authority to settle the Dispute. If the Parties are unable for any reason to resolve a Dispute within thirty (30) days after the delivery of the Initial Notice or if a Party reasonably concludes that the other Party is not willing to negotiate as contemplated by the preceding sentences of this Section 7.1, the Dispute shall be submitted to the Chief Executive Officer of SYNNEX and the Chief Executive Officer of Concentrix, who shall negotiate in good faith to resolve the Dispute. If within ten (10) days after submission of the Dispute to the Chief Executive Officer of SYNNEX and the Chief Executive Officer of Concentrix, the Parties have been unable for any reason to resolve the Dispute, either Party may submit the Dispute to mediation in accordance with Section 7.2. All negotiations pursuant to this Section 7.1 shall be confidential and shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of applicable rules of evidence.

7.2. Non-Binding Mediation. Any Dispute not resolved pursuant to Section 7.1 shall, upon the written request of a Party (a “Mediation Request”), be submitted to nonbinding mediation in accordance with the then current JAMS International Mediation Rules (the “Mediation Rules”), except as modified herein. The mediation shall be held in (i) Fremont, California or (ii) such other place as the Parties may mutually agree in writing. The Parties shall have twenty (20) days from receipt by a Party of a Mediation Request to agree on a mediator. If no mediator has been agreed upon by the Parties within twenty (20) days of receipt by a party of a Mediation Request, then a Party may request (on written notice to the other Party), that JAMS appoint a mediator in accordance with the Mediation Rules. All mediation pursuant to this clause shall be confidential and shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations for purposes of applicable rules of evidence, and no oral or documentary representations made by the Parties during such mediation shall be admissible for any purpose in any subsequent proceedings. No Party shall disclose or permit

 

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the disclosure of any information about the evidence adduced or the documents produced by the other Party in the mediation proceedings or about the existence, contents or results of the mediation without the prior written consent of such other Party, except in the course of a judicial or regulatory proceeding or as may be required by Law or requested by a Governmental Authority or securities exchange. Before making any disclosure permitted by the preceding sentence, the Party intending to make such disclosure shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, give the other Party reasonable written notice of the intended disclosure and afford the other party a reasonable opportunity to protect its interests. If the Dispute has not been resolved within sixty (60) days of the appointment of a mediator, or within ninety (90) days after receipt by a Party of a Mediation Request (whichever occurs sooner), or within such longer period as the Parties may agree to in writing, then the Dispute shall be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with Section 7.3.

7.3. Arbitration.

(a) In the event that a Dispute has not been resolved within sixty (60) days of the appointment of a mediator in accordance with Section 7.2, or within ninety (90) days after receipt by a Party of a Mediation Request (whichever occurs sooner), or within such longer period as the Parties may agree to in writing, then such Dispute shall, upon the written request of a Party (an “Arbitration Request”) be submitted to be finally resolved by binding arbitration pursuant to the then current CPR Arbitration Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (the “Arbitration Rules”). The arbitration shall be held in the same location as the mediation pursuant to Section 7.2. Unless otherwise agreed by the Parties in writing, any Dispute to be decided by binding arbitration pursuant to this Section 7.4 will be decided (i) before a sole independent arbitrator if the amount in dispute, inclusive of all claims and counterclaims, totals $5 million or less; or (ii) by a panel of three (3) arbitrators if the amount in dispute, inclusive of all claims and counterclaims, totals more than $5 million.

(b) The panel of three (3) arbitrators will be chosen as follows: (i) within fifteen (15) days from the date of the receipt of the Arbitration Request, each Party will name an arbitrator; and (ii) the two (2) Party-appointed arbitrators will thereafter, within thirty (30) days from the date on which the second of the two (2) arbitrators was named, name a third, independent arbitrator who will act as chairperson of the arbitral tribunal. In the event that either Party fails to name an arbitrator within fifteen (15) days from the date of receipt of the Arbitration Request, then upon written application by either Party, that arbitrator shall be appointed pursuant to the Arbitration Rules. In the event that the two (2) Party-appointed arbitrators fail to appoint the third, then the third, independent arbitrator will be appointed pursuant to the Arbitration Rules. If the arbitration will be before a sole independent arbitrator, then the sole independent arbitrator will be appointed by agreement of the Parties within fifteen (15) days of the date of receipt of the Arbitration Request. If the Parties cannot agree to a sole independent arbitrator, then upon written application by either party, the sole independent arbitrator will be appointed pursuant to the Arbitration Rules.

(c) The arbitrator(s) will have the right to award, on an interim basis, or include in the final award, any relief which it deems proper in the circumstances, including money damages (with interest on unpaid amounts from the due date), injunctive relief (including specific performance) and attorneys’ fees and costs. The arbitrator(s) will decide the substance of all claims in accordance with applicable Law, including recognized principles of equity, and will honor all claims of privilege recognized by Law. In no event shall the arbitrator(s) award any relief not specifically

 

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requested by the Parties or award any indirect, punitive, exemplary, remote, speculative or similar damages in excess of compensatory damages of the other arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (other than any such Liability with respect to a Third-Party Claim). Upon selection of the arbitrator(s) following any grant of interim relief by a special arbitrator or court pursuant to Section 7.4, the arbitrator(s) may affirm or disaffirm that relief, and the Parties will seek modification or rescission of the order entered by the court as necessary to accord with the decision of the arbitrator(s). The award of the arbitrator(s) shall be final and binding on the Parties, and may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction. The Parties shall share equally the administration and arbitrator fees associated with the arbitration.

(d) The initiation of mediation or arbitration pursuant to this Article VII will toll the applicable statute of limitations for the duration of any such proceedings.

7.4. Litigation and Unilateral Commencement of Arbitration. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article VII, (a) a Party may seek preliminary provisional or injunctive judicial relief with respect to a Dispute without first complying with the procedures set forth in Sections 7.1 to 7.3 if such action is reasonably necessary to avoid irreparable damage and (b) either Party may initiate arbitration before the expiration of the periods specified in Sections 7.2 and 7.3 if (i) such Party has submitted a Mediation Request or Arbitration Request, as applicable, and the other Party has failed, within the applicable periods set forth in Section 7.2, to agree upon a date for the first mediation session to take place within thirty (30) days after the appointment of such mediator or such longer period as the Parties may agree to in writing or (ii) such Party has failed to comply with Section 7.3 in good faith with respect to commencement and engagement in arbitration. In such event, the other Party may commence and prosecute such arbitration unilaterally in accordance with the Arbitration Rules. Immediately following the issuance of any preliminary provisional or injunctive relief pursuant to clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence, the Party seeking such relief will consent to the stay of any judicial proceedings pending the resolution of the Dispute pursuant to the procedures set forth in Sections 7.1 to 7.3.

7.5. Conduct During Dispute Resolution Process. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective members of their Group to, continue to honor all commitments under this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to the extent required by such agreements during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Article VII, unless such commitments are the specific subject of the Dispute at issue.

ARTICLE VIII.

FURTHER ASSURANCES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

8.1. Further Assurances.

(a) In addition to the actions specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each of the Parties shall use its reasonable best efforts, prior to, at and after the Effective Time, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things, reasonably necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Laws, regulations and agreements to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

 

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(b) Without limiting the foregoing, prior to, on and after the Effective Time, each Party hereto shall cooperate with the other Party, and without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting Party, to execute and deliver, or use its reasonable best efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer, and to make all filings with, and to obtain all Approvals or Notifications of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person under any permit, license, agreement, indenture or other instrument (including any Governmental Approvals) and to take all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be requested to take by the other Party from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, the transfers of the Concentrix Assets and the SYNNEX Assets, the assignment and assumption of the Concentrix Liabilities and the SYNNEX Liabilities and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Without limiting the foregoing, each Party will, at the reasonable request, cost and expense of the other Party, take such other actions as may be reasonably necessary to vest in such other Party good and marketable title to the Assets transferred or allocated to such Party under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, free and clear of any Security Interest, if and to the extent it is practicable to do so.

(c) On or prior to the Effective Time, SYNNEX and Concentrix in their respective capacities as direct and indirect stockholders of the members of their respective Groups, shall each ratify any actions that are reasonably necessary or desirable to be taken by SYNNEX, Concentrix or any of the members of their respective Groups, as the case may be, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

ARTICLE IX.

TERMINATION

9.1. Termination. This Agreement and all Ancillary Agreements may be terminated and the Distribution may be amended, modified or abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by SYNNEX, in its sole and absolute discretion, without the approval or consent of any other Person, including Concentrix. After the Effective Time, this Agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by a duly authorized officer of each of the Parties.

9.2. Effect of Termination. In the event of any termination of this Agreement prior to the Effective Time, no Party (nor any of its directors, officers or employees) shall have any Liability or further obligation to the other Party by reason of this Agreement.

ARTICLE X.

MISCELLANEOUS

10.1. Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power.

(a) This Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Party.

 

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(b) This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Exhibits, Schedules and appendices hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings between the Parties other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein.

(c) SYNNEX represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the SYNNEX Group, and Concentrix represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Concentrix Group, as follows:

(i) each such Person has the requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and

(ii) this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of it enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof.

(d) Each Party acknowledges that it and each other Party is executing certain of the Ancillary Agreements by facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature, and that delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (whether executed by manual, stamp or mechanical signature) by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF) shall be effective as delivery of such executed counterpart of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement. Each Party expressly adopts and confirms each such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature (regardless of whether delivered in person, by mail, by courier, by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF)) made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature delivered in person, agrees that it will not assert that any such signature or delivery is not adequate to bind such Party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and delivered in person and agrees that, at the reasonable request of the other Party at any time, it will as promptly as reasonably practicable cause each such Ancillary Agreement to be manually executed (any such execution to be as of the date of the initial date thereof) and delivered in person, by mail or by courier.

10.2. Governing Law. This Agreement and, unless expressly provided therein, each Ancillary Agreement (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or thereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or to the inducement of any party to enter herein and therein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise and whether predicated on common law, statute or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Delaware including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

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neither Party nor any such party thereto may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other Party hereto or other parties thereto, as applicable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such consent shall be required for the assignment of a party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (except as may be otherwise provided in any such Ancillary Agreement) in whole (i.e., the assignment of a party’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and all Ancillary Agreements all at the same time) in connection with a change of control of a Party so long as the resulting, surviving or transferee Person assumes all the obligations of the relevant party thereto by operation of Law or pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Party. Nothing herein is intended to, or shall be construed to, prohibit either Party or any member of its Group from being party to or undertaking a change of control.

10.4. Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except for the indemnification rights under this Agreement of any SYNNEX Indemnified Party or Concentrix Indemnified Party in their respective capacities as such, (a) the provisions of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties and are not intended to confer upon any Person except the Parties any rights or remedies hereunder, and (b) there are no third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement and neither this Agreement nor any Ancillary Agreement shall provide any Third Party with any remedy, claim, Liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

10.5. Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands or other communications under this Agreement and, to the extent applicable and unless otherwise provided therein, under each of the Ancillary Agreements shall be in writing, together with a copy by electronic mail (which shall not constitute notice), and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon acknowledgment of receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 10.5):

If to SYNNEX, to:

SYNNEX Corporation

44201 Nobel Drive

Fremont, CA 94538

Attn: General Counsel

If to Concentrix, to:

Concentrix Corporation

44111 Nobel Drive

Fremont, CA 94538

Attn: EVP, Legal

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10.6. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof or thereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. Upon such determination, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable provision to effect the original intent of the Parties.

10.7. Force Majeure. No Party shall be deemed in default of this Agreement or, unless otherwise expressly provided therein, any Ancillary Agreement for any delay or failure to fulfill any obligation (other than a payment obligation) hereunder or thereunder so long as and to the extent to which any delay or failure in the fulfillment of such obligation is prevented, frustrated, hindered or delayed as a consequence of circumstances of Force Majeure. In the event of any such excused delay, the time for performance of such obligations (other than a payment obligation) shall be extended for a period equal to the time lost by reason of the delay. A Party claiming the benefit of this provision shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after the occurrence of any such event, (a) provide written notice to the other Party of the nature and extent of any such Force Majeure condition; and (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to remove any such causes and resume performance under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, as applicable, as soon as reasonably practicable.

10.8. No Set-Off. Except as set forth in any Ancillary Agreement or as otherwise mutually agreed to in writing by the Parties, neither Party nor any member of such Party’s Group shall have any right of set-off or other similar rights with respect to (a) any amounts received pursuant to this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; or (b) any other amounts claimed to be owed to the other Party or any member of its Group arising out of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

10.9. Publicity. Each of Concentrix and SYNNEX shall consult with each other prior to issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to the Separation, the Distribution or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby or under any Ancillary Agreement and prior to making any filings with any Governmental Authority with respect thereto, in each case prior to the issuance or filing thereof, as applicable (including the Form 10, the Parties’ respective Current Reports on Form 8-K to be filed on the Distribution Date, the Parties’ respective Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with respect to the fiscal quarter during which the Distribution Date occurs, or if such quarter is the fourth fiscal quarter, the Parties’ respective Annual Reports on Form 10-K filed with respect to the fiscal year during which the Distribution Date occurs (each such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q or Annual Report on Form 10-K, a “First Post-Distribution Report”)). Each Party’s obligations pursuant to this Section 10.09 shall terminate on the date on which such Party’s First Post-Distribution Report is filed with the SEC.

10.10. Expenses. Each of Concentrix and SYNNEX shall be responsible for the fees, costs and expenses for which it is designated as the responsible party on Schedule 10.10. Any fees, costs and expenses related to the Separation, the Plan of Reorganization, the Distribution or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements that are not set forth on Schedule 10.10 shall be allocated between the Parties as follows: (a) fees, costs and

 

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expenses that are for the benefit of both Parties shall be split equally between the Parties; and (b) fees, costs and expenses that are solely for the benefit of one Party following the Separation will be borne by such party in full.

10.11. Headings. The article, section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement and in the Ancillary Agreements are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement.

10.12. Survival of Covenants. Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the covenants, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement, and Liability for the breach of any obligations contained herein, shall survive the Separation and the Distribution and shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with their terms.

10.13. Waivers of Default. Waiver by a Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the other Party. No failure or delay by a Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof prejudice any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

10.14. Specific Performance. Subject to the provisions of Article VII, in the event of any actual or threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, the Party or Parties who are, or are to be, thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and injunctive or other equitable relief in respect of its or their rights under this Agreement or such Ancillary Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The Parties agree that the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach, including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any loss and that any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond with such remedy are waived by each of the Parties.

10.15. Amendments. No provisions of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by a Party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of the Party against whom it is sought to enforce such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification.

10.16. Interpretation. In this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement, (a) words in the singular shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be deemed to include the other genders as the context requires; (b) the terms “hereof,” “herein,” and “herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this Agreement (or the applicable Ancillary Agreement) as a whole (including all of the Schedules, Exhibits and Appendices hereto and thereto) and not to any particular provision of this Agreement (or such Ancillary Agreement); (c) Article, Section, Schedule, Exhibit and Appendix references are to the Articles, Sections, Schedules, Exhibits and Appendices to this Agreement (or the applicable

 

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Ancillary Agreement) unless otherwise specified; (d) unless otherwise stated, all references to any agreement shall be deemed to include the exhibits, schedules and annexes to such agreement; (e) the word “including” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement (or the applicable Ancillary Agreement) shall mean “including, without limitation,” unless otherwise specified; (f) the word “or” shall not be exclusive; (g) unless otherwise specified in a particular case, the word “days” refers to calendar days; (h) references to “business day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions are generally authorized or required by law to close in the United States or Fremont, California; (i) references herein to this Agreement or any other agreement contemplated herein shall be deemed to refer to this Agreement or such other agreement as of the date on which it is executed and as it may be amended, modified or supplemented thereafter, unless otherwise specified; and (j) unless expressly stated to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, all references to “the date hereof,” “the date of this Agreement,” “hereby” and “hereupon” and words of similar import shall all be references to [●], 2020.

10.17. Limitations of Liability. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither Concentrix or any member of the Concentrix Group, on the one hand, nor SYNNEX or any member of the SYNNEX Group, on the other hand, shall be liable under this Agreement to the other for any indirect, punitive, exemplary, remote, speculative or similar damages in excess of compensatory damages of the other arising in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (other than any such Liability to the extent payable to a Third-Party with respect to a Third-Party Claim).

10.18. Performance. SYNNEX will cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement to be performed by any member of the SYNNEX Group. Concentrix will cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement to be performed by any member of the Concentrix Group. Each Party (including its permitted successors and assigns) further agrees that it will (a) give timely notice of the terms, conditions and continuing obligations contained in this Agreement and any applicable Ancillary Agreement to all of the other members of its Group and (b) cause all of the other members of its Group not to take any action or fail to take any such action inconsistent with such Party’s obligations under this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

10.19. Mutual Drafting. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements shall be deemed to be the joint work product of the Parties and any rule of construction that a document shall be interpreted or construed against a drafter of such document shall not be applicable.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Separation and Distribution Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
CONCENTRIX CORPORATION
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

[Signature Page to Separation and Distribution Agreement]

EX-3.1

Exhibit 3.1

FORM OF

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF

CONCENTRIX CORPORATION

Concentrix Corporation, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:

FIRST: The name of the corporation is Concentrix Corporation.    

SECOND: The original Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on December 15, 2009 under the name Concentrix Global Holdings, Inc., and amended on February 12, 2020.

THIRD: Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, this Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates, integrates and further amends the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation.

FOURTH: The Certificate of Incorporation of the corporation shall be amended and restated to read in full as follows:

ARTICLE I

The name of the corporation is Concentrix Corporation (the “Corporation”).

ARTICLE II

The registered agent and the address of the registered offices in the State of Delaware are:

THE CORPORATION TRUST COMPANY

Corporation Trust Center

1209 Orange Street

Dover, DE 19801

New Castle County

ARTICLE III

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware (the DGCL).

ARTICLE IV

A.    Classes of Stock. The total number of shares of all classes of capital stock that the Corporation shall have authority to issue is [•],000,000, of which [•],000,000 shares shall be Common Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), and of which [•],000,000 shares shall be Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share (the “Preferred Stock”). The number


of authorized shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock, without a vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, or of any series thereof, unless a vote of any such Preferred Stock holders is required pursuant to the provisions established by the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such Preferred Stock, and if such holders of such Preferred Stock are so entitled to vote thereon, then, except as may otherwise be set forth in this Restated Certificate (this “Certificate”), the only stockholder approval required shall be the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock so entitled to vote, voting together as a single class.

B.    Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series, as determined by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors is expressly authorized to provide for the issue, in one or more series, of all or any of the remaining shares of Preferred Stock and, in the resolution or resolutions providing for such issue, to establish for each such series the number of its shares, the voting powers, full or limited, of the shares of such series, or that such shares shall have no voting powers, and the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of the shares of such series, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof. The Board of Directors is also expressly authorized (unless forbidden in the resolution or resolutions providing for such issue) to increase or decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding) the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issuance of shares of that series. In case the number of shares of any such series shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status that they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series. Unless the Board of Directors provides to the contrary in the resolution which fixes the designations, preferences and rights of a series of Preferred Stock, neither the consent by series, or otherwise, of the holders of any outstanding Preferred Stock nor the consent of the holders of any outstanding Common Stock shall be required for the issuance of any new series of Preferred Stock regardless of whether the rights and preferences of the new series of Preferred Stock are senior or superior, in any way, to the outstanding series of Preferred Stock or the Common Stock.

C.    Common Stock.

1.    Relative Rights of Preferred Stock and Common Stock. All preferences, voting powers, relative, participating, optional, or other special rights and privileges, and qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of the Common Stock are expressly made subject and subordinate to those that may be fixed with respect to any shares of the Preferred Stock.

2.    Voting Rights. Except as otherwise required by law or this Certificate, each holder of Common Stock shall have one vote in respect of each share of stock held by such holder of record on the books of the Corporation for the election of directors and on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation. No holder of shares of Common Stock shall have the right to cumulative votes.

3.    Dividends. Subject to the preferential rights of the Preferred Stock and except as otherwise required by law or this Certificate, the holders of shares of Common Stock

 

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shall be entitled to receive, dividends when and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of the assets of the Corporation which are by law available therefor, dividends payable either in cash, in property or in shares of capital stock.

4.    Dissolution, Liquidation, or Winding Up. In the event of any dissolution, liquidation, or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, after distribution in full of the preferential amounts, if any, to be distributed to the holders of shares of the Preferred Stock, holders of Common Stock shall be entitled, except as otherwise required by law or this Certificate, to receive all of the remaining assets of the Corporation of whatever kind available for distribution to stockholders ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by them respectively. A merger, conversion, exchange, or consolidation of the Corporation with or into any other person or sale or transfer of all or any part of the assets of the Corporation (which shall not in fact result in the liquidation of the Corporation and the distribution of assets to stockholders) shall not be deemed to be a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation.

5.    No Conversion, Redemption, or Preemptive Rights. The holders of Common Stock shall not have any conversion, redemption, or preemptive rights.

6.    Consideration for Shares. The Common Stock authorized by this Certificate shall be issued for such consideration as shall be fixed, from time to time, by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE V

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware:

A.    Authority and Number of Directors. The Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend, or repeal the bylaws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws”), without any action on the part of the stockholders, by the vote of at least a majority of the directors of the Corporation then in office. The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by a Board of Directors. The authorized number of directors of the Corporation shall be fixed in the manner provided in the Bylaws. Other than those directors elected by the holders of any series of Preferred Stock as provided for or fixed pursuant to the provisions of Article IV hereof, each director shall serve until his or her successor shall be duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation, removal from office, death, or incapacity.

B.    Vacancies; Removal. Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office, or other cause shall be filled solely by a majority vote of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. If there are no directors in office, then an election of directors may be held in the manner provided by statute. Directors chosen pursuant to any of the foregoing provisions shall hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation, removal from office, death, or incapacity. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the

 

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Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director. In the event of a vacancy in the Board of Directors, the remaining directors, except as otherwise provided by law, or by this Certificate or the Bylaws, may exercise the powers of the full Board of Directors until the vacancy is filled.

ARTICLE VI

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware:

A.    Elections of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Bylaws shall so provide.

B.    The books of the Corporation may be kept at such place within or without the State of Delaware as the Bylaws may provide or as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE VII

A.    Power of Stockholder to Act by Written Consent. No action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting called and noticed in the manner required by the Bylaws and the DGCL. The stockholders may not in any circumstance take action by written consent.

B.    Special Meetings of Stockholders. Special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be called for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute or by this Certificate, only at the request of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President of the Corporation, or by a resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors. Any power of stockholders to call a special meeting of stockholders is specifically denied. Except as otherwise required by law or this Certificate, the Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule, or cancel any special meeting of stockholders.

C.    Notice. Advance notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be given in the manner and to the extent provided in the Bylaws.

ARTICLE VIII

A.    Limitation on Liability. To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended (including, but not limited to Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL), a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. If the DGCL hereafter is amended to further eliminate or limit the liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the Corporation, in addition to the limitation on liability provided herein, shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by the amended DGCL. Any repeal or modification of this paragraph by the stockholders of the Corporation shall be prospective only and shall not adversely

 

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affect any limitation on the personal liability of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

B.    Indemnification. Each person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise (including the heirs, executors, administrators, or estate of such person), shall be indemnified and advanced expenses by the Corporation, in accordance with the Bylaws, to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment) or any other applicable laws as presently or hereinafter in effect. The right to indemnification and advancement of expenses hereunder shall not be exclusive of any other right that any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of this Certificate or the Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders, or disinterested directors or otherwise.

C.    Repeal and Modification. Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article IX shall not adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder immediately prior to such repeal or modification.

ARTICLE IX

The affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the voting power of the shares of the capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class, shall be required to amend in any respect or repeal this Article IX or Articles V, VII and VIII; provided, however, unless the Certificate of Incorporation is approved by holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation, after the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Corporation, this Article IX or Articles V, VII and VIII may be adopted, amended or replaced by the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares of capital stock of the corporation.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the corporation has caused this certificate to be signed by its Chief Executive Officer this [•] day of [•], 2020.

 

Concentrix Corporation

By:  

 

    Chris Caldwell, Chief Executive Officer
EX-3.2

Exhibit 3.2

FORM OF

AMENDED AND RESTATED

B Y L A W S

OF

CONCENTRIX CORPORATION

(a Delaware corporation)


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE 1 Offices

     1  

1.1

 

Registered Office

     1  

1.2

 

Other Offices

     1  

ARTICLE 2 Meeting of Stockholders

     1  

2.1

 

Place of Meeting

     1  

2.2

 

Annual Meeting

     1  

2.3

 

Special Meetings

     3  

2.4

 

Notice of Meetings

     3  

2.5

 

List of Stockholders

     3  

2.6

 

Organization and Conduct of Business

     3  

2.7

 

Quorum

     4  

2.8

 

Adjournments

     4  

2.9

 

Voting Rights

     4  

2.10

 

Majority Vote

     4  

2.11

 

Record Date for Stockholder Notice and Voting

     4  

2.12

 

Proxies

     5  

2.13

 

Inspectors of Election

     5  

2.14

 

No Action Without a Meeting

     5  

ARTICLE 3 Directors

     5  

3.1

 

Number, Election, Tenure and Qualifications

     5  

3.2

 

Director Nominations

     6  

3.3

 

Enlargement and Vacancies

     7  

3.4

 

Resignation and Removal

     7  

3.5

 

Powers

     8  

3.6

 

Chairman of the Board

     8  

3.7

 

Place of Meetings

     8  

3.8

 

Regular Meetings

     8  

3.9

 

Special Meetings

     8  

3.10

 

Quorum, Action at Meeting, Adjournments

     8  

3.11

 

Action Without Meeting

     9  

3.12

 

Telephone Meetings

     9  

3.13

 

Committees

     9  

3.14

 

Fees and Compensation of Directors

     9  

ARTICLE 4 Officers

     9  

4.1

 

Officers Designated

     9  

4.2

 

Election

     10  

4.3

 

Tenure

     10  

4.4

 

The Chief Executive Officer

     10  

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

(continued)

 

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4.5

 

The President

     10  

4.6

 

The Vice President

     10  

4.7

 

The Secretary

     11  

4.8

 

The Assistant Secretary

     11  

4.9

 

The Chief Financial Officer

     11  

4.10

 

The Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers

     11  

4.11

 

Delegation of Authority

     11  

ARTICLE 5 Notices

     11  

5.1

 

Delivery

     12  

5.2

 

Waiver of Notice

     12  

ARTICLE 6 Indemnification and Insurance

     12  

6.1

 

Indemnification of Officers and Directors

     12  

6.2

 

Indemnification of Others

     13  

6.3

 

Advance Payment

     13  

6.4

 

Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit

     14  

6.5

 

Non-Exclusivity and Survival of Rights; Amendments

     14  

6.6

 

Insurance

     14  

6.7

 

Reliance

     15  

6.8

 

Severability

     15  

ARTICLE 7 Capital Stock

     15  

7.1

 

Certificates for Shares

     15  

7.2

 

Signatures on Certificates

     15  

7.3

 

Transfer of Stock

     16  

7.4

 

Registered Stockholders

     16  

7.5

 

Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates

     16  

ARTICLE 8 General Provisions

     16  

8.1

 

Dividends

     16  

8.2

 

Checks

     16  

8.3

 

Corporate Seal

     17  

8.4

 

Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments

     17  

8.5

 

Representation of Shares of Other Corporations

     17  

ARTICLE 9 Forum for Adjudication of Disputes

     17  

ARTICLE 10 Amendments

     18  

 

 

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AMENDED AND RESTATED

B Y L A W S

OF

CONCENTRIX CORPORATION

(a Delaware corporation)

ARTICLE 1

Offices

1.1 Registered Office. The registered office of Concentrix Corporation shall be set forth in the certificate of incorporation of the corporation.

1.2 Other Offices. The corporation may also have offices at such other places, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the board of directors of the corporation (the “Board of Directors”) may from time to time designate, or the business of the corporation may require.

ARTICLE 2

Meeting of Stockholders

2.1 Place of Meeting. Meetings of stockholders may be held at such place, either within or outside the State of Delaware, as may be designated by or in the manner provided in these bylaws, or, if not so designated, at the principal executive offices of the corporation. The Board of Directors may, in its sole discretion, (a) determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, or (b) permit participation by stockholders at such meeting, by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”).

2.2 Annual Meeting.

(a) Annual meetings of stockholders shall be held each year at such date and time as shall be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of the meeting. At each such annual meeting, the stockholders shall elect by plurality vote a Board of Directors. The stockholders shall also transact such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting. Except as otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or applicable law, the Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule, or cancel any annual meeting of stockholders.

(b) To be properly brought before the annual meeting, business must be (a) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, (b) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, or (c) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by a stockholder of record. A


motion related to business proposed to be brought before any stockholders’ meeting may be made by any stockholder entitled to vote if the business proposed is otherwise proper to be brought before the meeting. However, any such stockholder may propose business to be brought before a meeting only if such stockholder has given timely notice to the Secretary of the corporation in proper written form of the stockholder’s intent to propose such business. To be timely, the stockholder’s notice must be delivered by a nationally recognized courier service or mailed by first class United States mail, postage or delivery charges prepaid, and received at the principal executive offices of the corporation addressed to the attention of the Secretary of the corporation not more than one hundred twenty (120) days nor less than ninety (90) days in advance of the anniversary of the date of the corporation’s proxy statement provided in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the annual meeting is called for a date that is more than thirty (30) days before or after the anniversary date of the previous year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder must be received by the Secretary of the corporation not later than the close of business on the later of (x) the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting and (y) the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. For the purposes of these bylaws, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or a comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of an annual meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. A stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth as to each matter the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting: (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting, the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and in the event that such business includes a proposal to amend the Bylaws of the corporation, the language of the proposed amendment), and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting; (ii) the name and record address of the stockholder proposing such business and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; (iii) the class, series, and number of shares of the corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by the stockholder and such beneficial owner; (iv) any material interest of the stockholder in such business; and (v) any other information that is required to be provided by the stockholder pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, the “1934 Act”) in such stockholder’s capacity as a proponent of a stockholder proposal.

Notwithstanding anything in these bylaws to the contrary, no business shall be conducted at the annual meeting except in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section; provided, however, that nothing in this Section shall be deemed to preclude discussion by any stockholder of any business properly brought before the annual meeting.

The Chairman of the Board (or such other person presiding at the meeting in accordance with these bylaws) shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that business was not properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the provisions of this Section, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and any such business not properly brought before the meeting shall not be transacted.

 

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2.3 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called for any purpose or purposes, unless otherwise prescribed by statute or by the certificate of incorporation, by the Secretary only at the request of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the President or by a resolution duly adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors. Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting. Business transacted at any special meeting shall be limited to the matters relating to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of meeting. Except as otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation or applicable law, the Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule, or cancel any special meeting of stockholders.

2.4 Notice of Meetings. Except as otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation, or these bylaws, written notice of each meeting of stockholders, annual or special, stating the place, if any, date, and time of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which such special meeting is called, shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting.

2.5 List of Stockholders. The officer in charge of the stock ledger of the corporation or the transfer agent shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, (a) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (b) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall also be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to gain access to such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.

2.6 Organization and Conduct of Business. The Chairman of the Board or, in his or her absence, the Chief Executive Officer or President of the corporation or, in their absence, such person as the Board of Directors may have designated or, in the absence of such a person, such person as may be chosen by the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, shall call to order any meeting of the stockholders and act as chairman of the meeting. In the absence of the Secretary of the corporation, the secretary of the meeting shall be such person as the chairman of the meeting appoints.

The chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order of business and the procedure at the meeting, including such regulation of the manner of voting and the conduct of discussion as seems to him or her in order.

 

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2.7 Quorum. Except where otherwise provided by law, the certificate of incorporation of the corporation, or these bylaws, the holders of a majority of the voting power of the capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at all meetings of the stockholders.

2.8 Adjournments. If a quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of stockholders, a majority of the stockholders present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote, though less than a quorum, or by any officer entitled to preside at such meeting, shall be entitled to adjourn such meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. When a meeting is adjourned to another place, date, or time, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the place, date, and time thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken; provided, however, that if the date of any adjourned meeting is more than thirty (30) days after the date for which the meeting was originally noticed, or if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, written notice of the place, if any, date, time, and means of remote communications, if any, of the adjourned meeting shall be given in conformity herewith. At any adjourned meeting, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the original meeting.

2.9 Voting Rights. Unless otherwise provided in the DGCL or certificate of incorporation of the corporation, each stockholder shall at every meeting of the stockholders be entitled to one vote for each share of the capital stock having voting power held by such stockholder. No holder of shares of the corporation’s common stock shall have the right to cumulative votes.

2.10 Majority Vote. When a quorum is present at any meeting, the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the capital stock and entitled to vote present in person or represented by proxy shall decide any question brought before such meeting, unless the question is one upon which by express provision of the statutes or of the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or of these bylaws, a different vote is required in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question.

2.11 Record Date for Stockholder Notice and Voting. For purposes of determining the stockholders entitled to notice of, or to vote at, any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any right in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any such meeting nor more than sixty (60) days before any other action to which the record date relates. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting. If the Board of Directors does not so fix a record date, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the business day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. The record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating to such purpose.

 

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2.12 Proxies. Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders may authorize another person or persons to act for such stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. All proxies must be filed with the Secretary of the corporation at the beginning of each meeting in order to be counted in any vote at the meeting. Subject to the limitation set forth in the last clause of the first sentence of this Section 2.12, a duly executed proxy that does not state that it is irrevocable shall continue in full force and effect unless (a) revoked by the person executing it, before the vote pursuant to that proxy, by a writing delivered to the corporation stating that the proxy is revoked or by a subsequent proxy executed by, or attendance at the meeting and voting in person by, the person executing the proxy, or (b) written notice of the death or incapacity of the maker of that proxy is received by the corporation before the vote pursuant to that proxy is counted.

2.13 Inspectors of Election. The corporation shall, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors of election to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. The corporation may designate one or more persons to act as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability.

2.14 No Action Without a Meeting. No action shall be taken by the stockholders except at an annual or special meeting of stockholders called and noticed in the manner required by these bylaws. The stockholders may not in any circumstance take action by written consent.

ARTICLE 3

Directors

3.1 Number, Election, Tenure and Qualifications. The number of directors that shall constitute the entire Board of Directors shall be fixed from time to time by resolution adopted by a majority of the directors of the corporation then in office. No decrease in the number of authorized directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires.

3.2 Director Nominations. At each annual meeting of the stockholders, directors shall be elected for that class of directors whose terms are then expiring, except as otherwise provided in Section 3.2, and each director so elected shall hold office until such director’s successor is duly elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier resignation, removal, death, or incapacity.

If a majority of the votes cast for a director are marked “against” or “withheld” in an uncontested election, the director shall promptly tender his or her irrevocable resignation for the Board of Directors’ consideration. If such director’s resignation is accepted by the Board of Directors, then the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, may fill the resulting vacancy in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.2 or may decrease the size of the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of Section 3.1.

 

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Subject to the rights of holders of any class or series of stock having a preference over the common stock as to dividends or upon liquidation, nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors must be (a) made by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (b) made by any stockholder of record of the corporation entitled to vote for the election of directors at the applicable meeting who complies with the notice procedures set forth in this Section 3.2. Directors need not be stockholders. Such nominations, other than those made by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, shall be made pursuant to timely notice in writing to the Secretary of the corporation. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall be delivered by a nationally recognized courier service or mailed by first class United States mail, postage or delivery charges prepaid, and received at the principal executive offices of the corporation addressed to the attention of the Secretary of the corporation (i) in the case of an annual meeting of stockholders, not more than one hundred twenty (120) days nor less than ninety (90) days in advance of the anniversary of the date of the corporation’s proxy statement provided in connection with the previous year’s annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that no annual meeting was held in the previous year or the annual meeting is called for a date more than thirty (30) days before or after the anniversary date of the previous year’s annual meeting, notice by the stockholder must be received by the Secretary of the corporation not later than the close of business on the later of (A) the ninetieth (90th) day prior to such annual meeting and (B) the tenth (10th) day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made, and (ii) in the case of a special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which notice of the date of the special meeting was mailed or public disclosure of the date of the special meeting was made. Such stockholder’s notice to the Secretary shall set forth (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or re-election as a director, (i) the name, age, business address, and residence address of the person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of the person, (iii) the class, series, and number of shares of capital stock of the corporation that are owned beneficially by the person, (iv) any other information relating to the person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations for proxies for election of directors pursuant to Section 14 of the 1934 Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and (v) the nominee’s written consent to serve, if elected, and (b) as to the stockholder giving the notice, (i) the name and record address of the stockholder, (ii) the class, series, and number of shares of capital stock of the corporation that are owned beneficially by the stockholder, and (iii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such stockholder and each person the stockholder proposes for election or re-election as a director pursuant to which such proposed nomination is being made. The corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the corporation to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the corporation. No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.

In connection with any annual meeting of the stockholders (or, if and as applicable, any special meeting of the stockholders), the Chairman of the Board (or such other person presiding at such meeting in accordance with these bylaws) shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that a nomination was not made in accordance with the foregoing procedure, and if he or she should so determine, he or she shall so declare to the meeting and the defective nomination shall be disregarded.

 

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3.3 Enlargement and Vacancies. Except as otherwise provided by the certificate of incorporation, subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock then outstanding, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office, or other cause shall be filled solely by a majority vote of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director. If there are no directors in office, then an election of directors may be held in the manner provided by statute. In the event of a vacancy in the Board of Directors, the remaining directors, except as otherwise provided by law, or by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws, may exercise the powers of the full board until the vacancy is filled.

3.4 Resignation and Removal. Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the corporation at its principal place of business addressed to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer, the Secretary, the Chairman of the Board, or the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee of the Board of Directors, who shall in turn notify the full Board of Directors (although failure to provide such notification to the full Board of Directors shall not impact the effectiveness of such resignation). Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt of such notice by one of the individuals designated above unless the notice specifies such resignation to be effective at some other time or upon the happening of some other event. Any director or the entire Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of not less than two-thirds (2/3) of the voting power of the capital stock issued and outstanding then entitled to vote at an election of directors.

3.5 Powers. The business of the corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, which may exercise all such powers of the corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by statute or by the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or by these bylaws directed or required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

3.6 Chairman of the Board. The directors shall elect a Chairman of the Board and may elect a Vice Chair of the Board, each to hold such office until their successor is elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal. In the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chair of the Board, if one has been elected, or another director designated by the Board of Directors, shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chairman of the Board. The Chairman of the Board of the corporation shall if present preside at all meetings of the stockholders and the Board of Directors and shall have such other duties as may be vested in the Chairman of the Board by the Board of Directors. The Vice Chair of the Board of the corporation shall have such duties as may be vested in the Vice Chair of the Board by the Board of Directors.

3.7 Place of Meetings. The Board of Directors may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or outside the State of Delaware.

3.8 Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and place as may be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that any director who is absent when such a determination is made shall be given prompt notice of such determination.

 

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3.9 Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or by the written request of two or more of the directors then in office. Notice of the time and place, if any, of special meetings shall be delivered personally or by telephone to each director, or sent by first-class mail or commercial delivery service, facsimile transmission, or by electronic mail or other electronic means, charges prepaid, sent to such director’s business or home address as they appear upon the records of the corporation. In case such notice is mailed, it shall be deposited in the United States mail at least three (3) days prior to the time of holding of the meeting. In case such notice is delivered personally or by telephone or by commercial delivery service, facsimile transmission, or electronic mail or other electronic means, it shall be so delivered at least four (4) hours prior to the time of the holding of the meeting. A notice or waiver of notice of a meeting of the Board of Directors need not specify the purposes of the meeting.

3.10 Quorum, Action at Meeting, Adjournments. At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of directors then in office, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors, except as may be otherwise specifically provided by law, as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, or by these bylaws. If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, a majority of the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present.

3.11 Action Without Meeting. Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or these bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting, if all members of the Board of Directors or committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

3.12 Telephone Meetings. Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or these bylaws, any member of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee, as the case may be, by means of conference telephone or by any form of communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

3.13 Committees. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, the member or members present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not the member or members present constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent provided in the resolutions of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all of the lawfully delegated powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, and may authorize the seal of the corporation to be affixed

 

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to all papers which may require it. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors. Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings and make such reports to the Board of Directors as the Board of Directors may request or the charter of such committee may then require. Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, any committee may make rules for the conduct of its business, but unless otherwise provided by the directors or in such rules, its business shall be conducted as nearly as possible in the same manner as is provided in these bylaws for the conduct of its business by the Board of Directors.

3.14 Fees and Compensation of Directors. The Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors.

ARTICLE 4

Officers

4.1 Officers Designated. The officers of the corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and shall be a Chief Executive Officer, a Secretary, and a Chief Financial Officer. The Board of Directors may also choose a President, a Treasurer, one or more Vice Presidents, and one or more assistant Secretaries or assistant Treasurers. Any number of offices may be held by the same person, unless the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or these bylaws otherwise provide.

4.2 Election. The Board of Directors shall choose a Chief Executive Officer, a Secretary, and a Chief Financial Officer. Other officers may be appointed by the Board of Directors or may be appointed by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to a delegation of authority from the Board of Directors.

4.3 Tenure. Each officer of the corporation shall hold office until such officer’s successor is appointed and qualified, unless a different term is specified in the vote choosing or appointing such officer, or until such officer’s earlier death, resignation, removal, or incapacity. Any officer appointed by the Board of Directors or by the Chief Executive Officer may be removed with or without cause at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors or a committee duly authorized to do so, except that any officer appointed by the Chief Executive Officer may also be removed at any time by the Chief Executive Officer. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the corporation may be filled by the Board of Directors, at its discretion. Any officer may resign by delivering such officer’s written resignation to the corporation at its principal place of business to the attention of the Chief Executive Officer or the Secretary. Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some other time or upon the happening of some other event.

4.4 The Chief Executive Officer. Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board of Directors to the Chairman of the Board, in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and at all meetings of the Board of Directors, shall have general and active management of the business of the corporation and shall see that all orders and resolutions of the Board of Directors are carried into effect. He or she shall execute bonds, mortgages, and other contracts requiring a seal, under

 

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the seal of the corporation, except where required or permitted by law to be otherwise signed and executed and except where the signing and execution thereof shall be expressly delegated by the Board of Directors to some other officer or agent of the corporation.

4.5 The President. The President shall, in the event there is no Chief Executive Officer or in the absence of the Chief Executive Officer or in the event of his or her disability, perform the duties of the Chief Executive Officer, and when so acting, shall have the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the Chief Executive Officer. The President shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as may from time to time be prescribed for such person by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, or these bylaws.

4.6 The Vice President. The Vice President, if any (or in the event there be more than one, the Vice Presidents in the order designated by the directors, or in the absence of any designation, in the order of their election), shall, in the absence of the President or in the event of his or her disability or refusal to act, perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have the powers of and be subject to all the restrictions upon the President. The Vice President(s) shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as may from time to time be prescribed for them by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, or these bylaws.

4.7 The Secretary. The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and the stockholders and record all votes and the proceedings of the meetings in a book to be kept for that purpose and shall perform like duties for the standing committees, when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, or the Chief Executive Officer, under whose supervision he or she shall act. The Secretary shall sign such instruments on behalf of the corporation as the Secretary may be authorized to sign by the Board of Directors or by law and shall countersign, attest and affix the corporate seal to all certificates and instruments where such countersigning or such sealing and attesting are necessary to their true and proper execution. The Secretary shall keep, or cause to be kept, at the principal executive office or at the office of the corporation’s transfer agent or registrar, as determined by resolution of the Board of Directors, a share register, or a duplicate share register, showing the names of all stockholders and their addresses, the number and classes of shares held by each, the number and date of certificates issued for the same and the number and date of cancellation of every certificate surrendered for cancellation.

4.8 The Assistant Secretary. The Assistant Secretary, or if there be more than one, any Assistant Secretaries in the order designated by the Board of Directors (or in the absence of any designation, in the order of their election) shall assist the Secretary in the performance of his or her duties and, in the absence of the Secretary or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

4.9 The Chief Financial Officer. The Chief Financial Officer shall be the principal financial officer in charge of the general accounting books, accounting and cost records and forms. The Chief Financial Officer may also serve as the principal accounting officer and shall perform such other duties and have other powers as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.

 

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4.10 The Treasurer and Assistant Treasurers. The Treasurer (if one is appointed) shall have such duties as may be specified by the Chief Financial Officer to assist the Chief Financial Officer in the performance of his or her duties and to perform such other duties and have other powers as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer. It shall be the duty of any Assistant Treasurers to assist the Treasurer in the performance of his or her duties and to perform such other duties and have other powers as may from time to time be prescribed by the Board of Directors or the Chief Executive Officer.

4.11 Delegation of Authority. The Board of Directors may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any officer to any other officers or agents, notwithstanding any provision hereof.

ARTICLE 5

Notices

5.1 Delivery. Whenever, under the provisions of law, or of the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or these bylaws, written notice is required to be given to any director or stockholder, such notice may be given by mail, addressed to such director or stockholder, at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail or delivered to a nationally recognized courier service. Unless written notice by mail is required by law, written notice may also be given by commercial delivery service, facsimile transmission, electronic means, or similar means addressed to such director or stockholder at such person’s address as it appears on the records of the corporation, in which case such notice shall be deemed to be given when delivered into the control of the persons charged with effecting such transmission, the transmission charge to be paid by the corporation or the person sending such notice and not by the addressee. Oral notice or other in-hand delivery, in person or by telephone, shall be deemed given at the time it is actually given.

5.2 Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice is required to be given under the provisions of law or of the certificate of incorporation of the corporation or of these bylaws, a written waiver, signed by the person entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice or any waiver by electronic transmission unless so required by the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws.

 

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ARTICLE 6

Indemnification and Insurance

6.1 Indemnification of Officers and Directors. Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is involved (including, without limitation, as a witness) in any actual or threatened action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative (hereinafter a “proceeding”), by reason of the fact that he or she or a person of whom he or she is the legal representative is or was a director or officer of the corporation (or any predecessor), or is or was serving at the request of the corporation (or any predecessor) as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan sponsored or maintained by the corporation, or other enterprise (or any predecessors of such entities) (hereinafter an “Indemnitee”), shall be indemnified and held harmless by the corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, including, but not limited to, Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the corporation to provide prior to such amendment), or by other applicable law as then in effect, against all expense, liability and loss (including attorneys’ fees and related disbursements, judgments, fines, excise taxes or penalties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, penalties and amounts paid or to be paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by such Indemnitee in connection therewith. Each person who is or was serving as a director, officer, employee, or agent of a subsidiary of the corporation shall be deemed to be serving, or have served, at the request of the corporation. The right to indemnification conferred in this Section 6.1 shall be a contract right.

Any indemnification (but not advancement of expenses) under this Article 6 (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because he or she has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the DGCL, as the same exists or hereafter may be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the corporation to provide prior to such amendment). Such determination shall be made with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination (a) by a majority vote of the directors who are not or were not parties to the proceeding in respect of which indemnification is being sought by Indemnitee (the “Disinterested Directors”), even though less than a quorum, (b) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum, (c) if there are no such Disinterested Directors, or if the Disinterested Directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, or (d) by the stockholders.

6.2 Indemnification of Others. This Article 6 does not limit the right of the corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than those persons identified in Section 6.1 when and as authorized by the Board or by the action of a committee of the Board or designated officers of the corporation established by or designated in resolutions approved by the Board; provided, however, that the payment of expenses

 

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incurred by such a person in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding shall be made only upon receipt by the corporation of a written undertaking by such person to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article 6 or otherwise.

6.3 Advance Payment. The right to indemnification under this Article 6 shall include the right to be paid by the corporation the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition, such advances to be paid by the corporation within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the corporation of a statement or statements from the claimant requesting such advance or advances from time to time; provided, however, that if the DGCL requires, the payment of such expenses incurred by a director or officer in his or her capacity as a director or officer (and not in any other capacity in which service was or is rendered by such person while a director or officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee benefit plan) in advance of the final disposition of a proceeding, shall be made only upon delivery to the corporation of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that such director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under Section 6.1 or otherwise.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless such right is acquired other than pursuant to this Article 6, no advance shall be made by the corporation to an officer of the corporation (except by reason of the fact that such officer is or was a director of the corporation, in which event this paragraph shall not apply) in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, if a determination is reasonably and promptly made (a) by the Board of Directors by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum, or (b) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum, or (c) if there are no Disinterested Directors or the Disinterested Directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to the claimant, that the facts known to the decision-making party at the time such determination is made demonstrate clearly and convincingly that such person acted in bad faith or in a manner that such person did not believe to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation.

6.4 Right of Indemnitee to Bring Suit. If a claim for indemnification (following final disposition of such proceeding) or advancement of expenses under this Article 6 is not paid in full by the corporation within sixty (60) days after a written claim has been received by the corporation, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be twenty (20) days, the Indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Indemnitee shall be entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any suit brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or by the corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article or otherwise shall be on the corporation.

 

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6.5 Non-Exclusivity and Survival of Rights; Amendments. The right to indemnification and the payment of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition conferred in this Article 6 shall not be deemed exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the certificate of incorporation of the corporation, bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or Disinterested Directors or otherwise, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person. Any repeal or modification of the provisions of this Article 6 shall not in any way diminish or adversely affect the rights of any director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation hereunder in respect of any occurrence or matter arising prior to any such repeal or modification.

6.6 Insurance. The corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on its own behalf and on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expenses, liability or loss under the DGCL.

6.7 Reliance. Persons who after the date of the adoption of this provision become or remain directors or officers of the corporation shall be conclusively presumed to have relied on the rights to indemnity, advance of expenses and other rights contained in this Article 6 in entering into or continuing such service. The rights to indemnification and to the advance of expenses conferred in this Article 6 shall apply to claims made against an Indemnitee arising out of acts or omissions that occurred or occur both prior and subsequent to the adoption hereof.

6.8 Severability. If any word, clause, provision or provisions of this Article 6 shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Article 6 (including, without limitation, each portion of any section or paragraph of this Article 6 containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Article 6 (including, without limitation, each such portion of any section or paragraph of this Article 6 containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

ARTICLE 7

Capital Stock

7.1 Certificates for Shares. The shares of the corporation shall be (i) represented by certificates or (ii) uncertificated and evidenced by a book-entry system maintained by or through the corporation’s transfer agent or registrar. Certificates shall be signed by, or in the name of the corporation by, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President or a Vice

 

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President and by the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the corporation. Certificates may be issued for partly paid shares and in such case upon the face or back of the certificates issued to represent any such partly paid shares, the total amount of the consideration to be paid therefor, and the amount paid thereon shall be specified.

Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated stock, the corporation shall send or cause to be sent to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required by the DGCL or a statement that the corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional, or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

7.2 Signatures on Certificates. Any or all of the signatures on a certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the corporation with the same effect as if he were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

7.3 Transfer of Stock. Upon surrender to the corporation or the transfer agent of the corporation of a certificate of shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to transfer, and proper evidence of compliance of other conditions to rightful transfer, it shall be the duty of the corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books. Upon receipt of proper transfer instructions and proper evidence of compliance of other conditions to rightful transfer from the registered owner of uncertificated shares, such uncertificated shares shall be canceled and issuance of new equivalent uncertificated shares or certificated shares shall be made to the person entitled thereto and the transaction shall be recorded upon the books of the corporation.

7.4 Registered Stockholders. The corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends, and to vote as such owner, and to hold liable for calls and assessments a person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of Delaware.

 

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7.5 Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. The corporation may direct that a new certificate or certificates be issued to replace any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed and on such terms and conditions as the corporation may require. When authorizing the issue of a new certificate or certificates, the corporation may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his or her legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require, to indemnify the corporation in such manner as it may require, and/or to give the corporation a bond or other adequate security in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

ARTICLE 8

General Provisions

8.1 Dividends. Dividends upon the capital stock of the corporation, subject to any restrictions contained in the DGCL or the provisions of the certificate of incorporation of the corporation, if any, may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting or by unanimous written consent. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property, or in shares of capital stock, subject to the provisions of the certificate of incorporation of the corporation.

8.2 Checks. All checks or demands for money and notes of the corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

8.3 Corporate Seal. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, adopt a corporate seal. The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the corporation, the year of its organization and the word “Delaware.” The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or otherwise reproduced. The seal may be altered from time to time by the Board of Directors.

8.4 Execution of Corporate Contracts and Instruments. The Board of Directors, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may authorize any officer or officers, or agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors or within the agency power of an officer, no officer, agent, or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable for any purpose or for any amount.

8.5 Representation of Shares of Other Corporations. The Chief Executive Officer, the President or any Vice President, the Chief Financial Officer, or the Treasurer or any Assistant Treasurer, or the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of the corporation is authorized to vote, represent and exercise on behalf of the corporation all rights incident to any and all shares of any corporation or corporations or similar ownership interests of other business entities standing in the name of the corporation. The authority herein granted to said officers to vote or represent on behalf of the corporation any and all shares or similar ownership interests held by the corporation in any

 

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other corporation or corporations or other business entities may be exercised either by such officers in person or by any other person authorized so to do by proxy or power of attorney duly executed by said officers.

ARTICLE 9

Forum for Adjudication of Disputes

To the fullest extent permitted by law, and unless the corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if no state court located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction or is permitted by applicable law to be the sole and exclusive forum, the federal district court for the District of Delaware), shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought in the name or right of the corporation or on its behalf, (b) any action asserting a claim for breach of any fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation to the corporation or the corporation’s stockholders, (c) any action arising or asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or any provision of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws or (d) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, including, without limitation, any action to interpret, apply, enforce or determine the validity of the certificate of incorporation or these bylaws. Unless the corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the U.S. federal district courts shall be the exclusive forum for the resolution of any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, against the corporation or any director, officer, other employee or agent of the corporation. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of the corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article 9.

ARTICLE 10

Amendments

Subject to the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws of the corporation, without any action on the part of the stockholders, by the vote of at least a majority of the directors of the corporation then in office. In addition to any vote of the holders of any class or series of stock of the corporation required by the DGCL or the certificate of incorporation of the corporation, the bylaws may also be adopted, amended or repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66-2/3%) of the voting power of the shares of the capital stock of the corporation entitled to vote in the election of directors, voting as one class; provided, however, unless the bylaws of the corporation are approved by holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the shares of capital stock of the corporation, after the 2026 Annual Meeting of the corporation, the bylaws may be adopted, amended or replaced by the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares of capital stock of the corporation.

 

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CERTIFICATE OF SECRETARY

I, the undersigned, hereby certify:

(i) that I am a duly elected, acting and qualified Secretary of Concentrix Corporation, a Delaware corporation; and

(ii) that the foregoing Bylaws, comprising 18 pages, constitute the Bylaws of such corporation as duly adopted by the board of directors of such corporation on [●], which Bylaws became effective [●], 2020.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name as of the [●] day of [●], 2020.

 

 

[NAME], [TITLE]
EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

FORM OF

TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF [], 2020

BY AND BETWEEN

SYNNEX CORPORATION

AND

CONCENTRIX CORPORATION


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Section 1.  

Definition of Terms

     1  
Section 2.  

Allocation of Tax Liabilities.

     10  

Section 2.01

 

General Rule.

     10  

Section 2.02

 

Allocation of Taxes

     10  

Section 2.03

 

Certain Transaction and Other Taxes.

     11  

Section 2.04

 

Disputes.

     13  
Section 3.  

Proration of Taxes for Straddle Periods.

     13  
Section 4.  

Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns.

     13  

Section 4.01

 

General

     13  

Section 4.02

 

Tax Accounting Practices.

     13  

Section 4.03

 

Consolidated or Combined Tax Returns

     14  

Section 4.04

 

Right to Review Tax Returns.

     14  

Section 4.05

 

Concentrix Carryback Items and Claims for Refund

     15  

Section 4.06

 

Apportionment of Earnings and Profits and Tax Attributes.

     15  
Section 5.  

Tax Payments.

     16  

Section 5.01

 

Payment of Taxes

     16  

Section 5.02

 

Indemnification Payments.

     17  

Section 5.03

 

Taxes Due Prior to the Effective Time.

     17  
Section 6.  

Tax Benefits.

     18  

Section 6.01

 

Tax Benefits.

     18  

Section 6.02

 

SYNNEX and Concentrix Income Tax Deductions in Respect of Certain Equity Awards and Incentive Compensation.

     19  
Section 7.  

Tax-Free Status.

     20  

Section 7.01

 

Representations.

     20  

Section 7.02

 

Restrictions on Concentrix.

     20  

Section 7.03

 

Restrictions on SYNNEX

     21  

Section 7.04

 

Procedures Regarding Opinions and Rulings.

     22  

Section 7.05

 

Liability for Tax-Related Losses.

     22  

Section 7.06

 

Section 336(e) Election

     24  
Section 8.  

Assistance and Cooperation.

     25  

Section 8.01

 

Assistance and Cooperation.

     25  

Section 8.02

 

Income Tax Return Information

     25  

 

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Section 8.03

 

Reliance by SYNNEX

     25  

Section 8.04

 

Reliance by Concentrix

     26  
Section 9.  

Tax Records.

     26  

Section 9.01

 

Retention of Tax Records

     26  

Section 9.02

 

Access to Tax Records

     26  
Section 10.  

Tax Contests.

     27  

Section 10.01

 

Notice

     27  

Section 10.02

 

Control of Tax Contests.

     27  
Section 11.  

Effective Date; Termination of Prior Intercompany Tax Allocation Agreements

     29  
Section 12.  

Survival of Obligations

     30  
Section 13.  

Treatment of Payments; Tax Gross Up.

     30  

Section 13.01

 

Treatment of Tax Indemnity and Tax Benefit Payments

     30  

Section 13.02

 

Tax Gross Up

     30  

Section 13.03

 

Interest

     30  
Section 14.  

Disagreements

     30  
Section 15.  

Late Payments

     31  
Section 16.  

Expenses

     31  
Section 17.  

General Provisions.

     31  

Section 17.01

 

Addresses and Notices

     31  

Section 17.02

 

Assignability

     32  

Section 17.03

 

Waiver

     33  

Section 17.04

 

Severability

     33  

Section 17.05

 

Authority

     33  

Section 17.06

 

Further Action

     33  

Section 17.07

 

Integration

     33  

Section 17.08

 

Construction

     33  

Section 17.09

 

No Double Recovery

     34  

Section 17.10

 

Counterparts

     34  

Section 17.11

 

Governing Law

     34  

Section 17.12

 

Jurisdiction

     34  

Section 17.13

 

Amendment

     34  

Section 17.14

 

Concentrix Subsidiaries

     35  

Section 17.15

 

Successors

     35  

Section 17.16

 

Injunctions

     35  

 

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TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT

This TAX MATTERS AGREEMENT (this “TMA”) is entered into as of [•], 2020, by and between SYNNEX Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“SYNNEX”), and Concentrix Corporation, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of SYNNEX (“Concentrix”) (collectively, the “Parties” and each a “Party”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, SYNNEX and Concentrix have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of [●], 2020 (the “Separation and Distribution Agreement”), providing for the separation of the SYNNEX Group from the Concentrix Group;

WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, SYNNEX will, among other things, (i) contribute the Concentrix Assets to Concentrix and its Subsidiaries, (ii) cause Concentrix and its subsidiaries to assume the Concentrix Liabilities, and (iii) effect the Distribution;

WHEREAS, for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes, it is intended that the Distribution shall qualify as a transaction that is generally tax free pursuant to Sections 355(a) and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code;

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, SYNNEX is the common parent of an affiliated group of corporations, including Concentrix, which has elected to file consolidated U.S. federal income Tax Returns;

WHEREAS, as a result of the Distribution, Concentrix and its subsidiaries will cease to be members of the affiliated group (as that term is defined in Section 1504 of the Code) of which SYNNEX is the common parent (the “Deconsolidation”);

WHEREAS, the parties desire to provide for and agree upon the allocation between the parties of liabilities for Taxes arising prior to, as a result of, and subsequent to the Distribution, and to provide for and agree upon other matters relating to Taxes;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein, the parties hereby agree as follows:

Section 1. Definition of Terms. For purposes of this TMA (including the recitals hereof), the following terms have the following meanings, and capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Separation and Distribution Agreement:

Accounting Cutoff Date” means any date as of the end of which there is a closing of the financial accounting records for Concentrix.

Adjustment Request” means any formal or informal claim or request filed with any Tax Authority, or with any administrative agency or court, for the adjustment, refund, or credit of Taxes, including (a) any amended Tax Return claiming adjustment to the Taxes as reported on the Tax Return or, if applicable, as previously adjusted, (b) any claim for equitable recoupment or other offset, and (c) any claim for refund or credit of Taxes previously paid.


Allocable Share” means the portion of Taxes with respect to a Cross-Segment Matter that shall be the responsibility of a Party hereunder. A Party’s Allocable Share shall be equal to such Party’s Group’s pro rata portion of the aggregate benefits, net of Taxes, enjoyed by both Groups with respect to such Cross-Segment Matter and the related tax position that gave rise to the Tax. In determining the aggregate benefits enjoyed by each Group, consideration shall be given to the financial benefits of the underlying transaction or arrangement as well as the tax position taken with respect to such transaction or arrangement. Any Disputes between the Parties regarding their respective Allocable Share with respect to a Cross-Segment Matter shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 14 of this TMA.

Affiliate” means any entity that is directly or indirectly “controlled” by either the person in question or an Affiliate of such person. “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. The term Affiliate shall refer to Affiliates of a person as determined immediately after the Distribution.

CFC” means a controlled foreign corporation as defined in Section 957(a) of the Code.

CFO Certificate” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(e) of this TMA.

Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Compensatory Equity Interests” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(a) of this TMA.

Concentrix” shall have the meaning provided in the first sentence of this TMA, and references herein to Concentrix shall include any entity treated as a successor to Concentrix.

Concentrix Active Trade or Business” means the active conduct (as defined in Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and the regulations thereunder) by Concentrix and its “separate affiliated group” (as defined in Section 355(b)(3)(B) of the Code) conducted immediately prior to the Distribution.

Concentrix Capital Stock” means all classes or series of capital stock of Concentrix, including (i) the Concentrix Common Stock, (ii) all options, warrants and other rights to acquire such capital stock and (iii) all instruments properly treated as stock in Concentrix for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Concentrix Carryback Item” means any Tax Item of any member of the Concentrix Group which may or must be carried from one Tax Period to another prior Tax Period under the Code or other applicable Tax Law.

Concentrix Common Stock” has the meaning ascribed to the term “Concentrix Shares” in the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

 

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Concentrix Employee” shall have the meaning provided in the Employee Matters Agreement.

Concentrix Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return” shall mean any U.S. federal income Tax Return for the affiliated group (as that term is defined in Section 1504 of the Code) of which Concentrix is the common parent.

Concentrix Group” means Concentrix and its Affiliates, as determined immediately after the Distribution; provided, however, that any active trade or business of Concentrix shall be considered part of the Concentrix Group even if such active trade or business is owned by SYNNEX or an Affiliate of SYNNEX immediately after the Distribution.

Concentrix Retained Taxes” means Taxes incurred in the ordinary course of business by any member of the Concentrix Group, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) SYNNEX’ Allocable Share of any Taxes arising out of a Cross-Segment Matter, (ii) Other Taxes imposed with respect to the Transactions, and (iii) any other Taxes that are specifically allocated to SYNNEX pursuant to the terms of this TMA.

Concentrix Separate Return” means any Separate Return of Concentrix or any member of the Concentrix Group.

Cross-Segment Matters” means, with respect to any Tax Period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Distribution Date, (i) any intercompany transactions or agreements between a member of the SYNNEX Group and a member of the Concentrix Group and (ii) any other transactions or arrangements in which both a member of the SYNNEX Group and a member of the Concentrix Group received a financial benefit, either directly from the applicable transaction or arrangement or from the tax position taken with respect thereto.

Deconsolidation” shall have the meaning provided in the Recitals.

Deconsolidation Date” means the last date on which Concentrix qualifies as a member of the affiliated group (as defined in Section 1504 of the Code) of which SYNNEX is the common parent.

DGCL” means the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Dispute” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 14 of this TMA.

Distribution” shall mean the distribution by SYNNEX of all the common stock of Concentrix pro rata to holders of SYNNEX common stock.

Distribution-Related Tax Contest” shall mean any Tax Contest in which the IRS, another Tax Authority or any other party asserts a position that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Tax-Free Status of the Contribution and Distribution.

Employee Matters Agreement” means the Employee Matters Agreement, dated as [•], 2020, by and between SYNNEX and Concentrix.

Federal Income Tax” means any Tax imposed by Subtitle A of the Code, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

 

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Federal Other Tax” means any Tax imposed by the federal government of the United States of America other than any Federal Income Taxes, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term for purposes of Sections 355(d) and (e) of the Code.

Filing Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.05(d) of this TMA.

Final Determination” means the final resolution of liability for any Tax, which resolution may be for a specific issue or adjustment or for a Tax Period, (a) by IRS Form 870 or 870-AD (or any successor forms thereto), on the date of acceptance by or on behalf of the taxpayer, or by a comparable form, communication, or process under the laws of a State, local, or foreign taxing jurisdiction, except that a Form 870 or 870-AD or comparable form, communication, or process shall not constitute a Final Determination to the extent that it reserves (whether by its terms or by operation of law) the right of the taxpayer to file a claim for refund or the right of the Tax Authority to assert a further deficiency in respect of such issue or adjustment or for such Tax Period (as the case may be); (b) by a decision, judgment, decree, or other order by a court of competent jurisdiction, which has become final and unappealable; (c) by a closing agreement or accepted offer in compromise under Section 7121 or 7122 of the Code, or a comparable agreement under the laws of a State, local, or foreign taxing jurisdiction; (d) by any allowance of a refund or credit in respect of an overpayment of Income Tax or Other Tax, but only after the expiration of all periods during which such refund may be recovered (including by way of offset) by the jurisdiction imposing such Income Tax or Other Tax; or (e) by any other final disposition, including by reason of the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or by mutual agreement of the parties.

Foreign Income Tax” means any Tax imposed by any foreign country or any possession of the United States, or by any political subdivision of any foreign country or United States possession, which is an income tax as defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.901-2, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

Foreign Other Tax” means any Tax imposed by any foreign country or any possession of the United States, or by any political subdivision of any foreign country or United States possession, other than any Foreign Income Taxes, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

Former Concentrix Employee” shall have the meaning provided in the Employee Matters Agreement.

Former SYNNEX Employee” shall have the meaning provided in the Employee Matters Agreement.

“GILTI” means Global Intangible Low Tax Income as defined in Section 951A of the Code.

“GILTI Tax” shall mean the amount of Tax due under Section 951A of the Code on GILTI for any Tax Period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Distribution Date.

Group” means the SYNNEX Group or the Concentrix Group, or both, as the context requires.

 

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High-Level Dispute” means any dispute or disagreement (a) relating to liability under Section 7.05 of this TMA or (b) in which the amount of liability in dispute exceeds $100,000.

Income Tax” means any Federal Income Tax, State Income Tax or Foreign Income Tax.

Indemnitee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.03 of this TMA.

Indemnitor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 13.03 of this TMA.

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Joint Return” shall mean any Return of a member of the SYNNEX Group or the Concentrix Group that is not a Separate Return.

Notified Action” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.04(a) of this TMA.

Other Tax” means any Federal Other Tax, State Other Tax, or Foreign Other Tax.

Parties” and “Party” shall have the meaning provided in the first sentence of this TMA.

Payment Date” means (i) with respect to any SYNNEX Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return, the due date for any required installment of estimated taxes determined under Section 6655 of the Code, the due date (determined without regard to extensions) for filing the return determined under Section 6072 of the Code, and the date the return is filed, and (ii) with respect to any other Tax Return, the corresponding dates determined under the applicable Tax Law.

Payor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(a) of this TMA.

Person” means any individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture, unincorporated organization or a governmental entity or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof, without regard to whether any entity is treated as disregarded for U.S. Federal Income Tax purposes.

Post-Deconsolidation Period” means any Tax Period beginning after the Deconsolidation Date, and, in the case of any Straddle Period, the portion of such Straddle Period beginning the day after the Deconsolidation Date.

Pre-Deconsolidation Period” means any Tax Period ending on or before the Deconsolidation Date, and, in the case of any Straddle Period, the portion of such Straddle Period ending on the Deconsolidation Date.

Privilege” means any privilege that may be asserted under applicable law, including, any privilege arising under or relating to the attorney-client relationship (including the attorney-client and work product privileges), the accountant-client privilege and any privilege relating to internal evaluation processes.

Proposed Acquisition Transaction” means a transaction or series of transactions (or any agreement, understanding or arrangement, within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code and

 

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Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7, or any other regulations promulgated thereunder, to enter into a transaction or series of transactions), whether such transaction is supported by Concentrix management or shareholders, is a hostile acquisition, or otherwise, as a result of which Concentrix would merge or consolidate with any other Person or as a result of which any Person or Persons would (directly or indirectly) acquire, or have the right to acquire, from Concentrix and/or one or more holders of outstanding shares of Concentrix Capital Stock, a number of shares of Concentrix Capital Stock that would, when combined with any other changes in ownership of Concentrix Capital Stock pertinent for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code, comprise 40% or more of (A) the value of all outstanding shares of stock of Concentrix as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series, or (B) the total combined voting power of all outstanding shares of voting stock of Concentrix as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Proposed Acquisition Transaction shall not include (A) the adoption by Concentrix of a shareholder rights plan or (B) issuances by Concentrix that satisfy Safe Harbor VIII (relating to acquisitions in connection with a person’s performance of services) or Safe Harbor IX (relating to acquisitions by a retirement plan of an employer) of Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7(d). For purposes of determining whether a transaction constitutes an indirect acquisition, any recapitalization resulting in a shift of voting power or any redemption of shares of stock shall be treated as an indirect acquisition of shares of stock by the non-exchanging shareholders. This definition and the application thereof is intended to monitor compliance with Section 355(e) of the Code and shall be interpreted accordingly. Any clarification of, or change in, the statute or regulations promulgated under Section 355(e) of the Code shall be incorporated into this definition and its interpretation.

Recipient” means, with respect to the transfers occurring pursuant to the Transactions, the Party receiving assets (whether goods or services) and/or liabilities.

Representation Letters” means the representation letters and any other materials delivered by, or on behalf of, SYNNEX, Concentrix or others to a Tax Advisor in connection with the issuance by such Tax Advisor of a Tax Opinion.

Required Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(a) of this TMA.

Responsible Party” means, with respect to any Tax Return, the Party having responsibility for preparing and filing such Tax Return under this TMA.

Restriction Period” shall mean the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on (and including) the two-year anniversary of the Distribution Date.

Retention Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.01 of this TMA.

Section 336(e) Election” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.06.

Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions by one or more related persons (including the effect of any Concentrix stock buyback plan) that is not a Proposed Acquisition Transaction, but would be a Proposed Acquisition Transaction if the percentage reflected in the definition of Proposed Acquisition Transaction were 20% instead of 40%, in the first instance, and 15% instead of 40%, reflecting a cumulative percentage of 35% in

 

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the second instance. For the avoidance of doubt, if any transaction or series of transactions results in a cumulative change of 40%, such transaction or series of transactions constitutes a Proposed Acquisition Transaction.

Separate Return” means (a) in the case of any Tax Return of any member of the Concentrix Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary return), any such Tax Return that does not include any member of the SYNNEX Group and (b) in the case of any Tax Return of any member of the SYNNEX Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary return), any such Tax Return that does not include any member of the Concentrix Group.

Separation and Distribution Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of this Agreement.

State Income Tax” means any Tax imposed by any State of the United States or by any political subdivision of any such State or the District of Columbia, which is imposed on or measured by net income, including state and local franchise or similar Taxes measured by net income, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

State Other Tax” means any Tax imposed by any State of the United States or by any political subdivision of any such State or the District of Columbia, other than any State Income Taxes, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

Straddle Period” means any Tax Period that begins on or before and ends after the Deconsolidation Date.

SYNNEX” shall have the meaning provided in the first sentence of this TMA.

SYNNEX Affiliated Group” shall have the meaning provided in the definition of “SYNNEX Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return.”

SYNNEX Employee” shall have the meaning provided in the Employee Matters Agreement.

SYNNEX Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return” means any U.S. federal income Tax Return for the affiliated group (as that term is defined in Section 1504 of the Code and the regulations thereunder) of which SYNNEX is the common parent (the “SYNNEX Affiliated Group”).

SYNNEX Foreign Combined Income Tax Return” means a consolidated, combined or unitary or other similar Foreign Income Tax Return or any Foreign Income Tax Return with respect to any profit and/or loss sharing group, group payment or similar group or fiscal unity that actually includes, by election or otherwise, one or more members of the SYNNEX Group together with one or more members of the Concentrix Group.

SYNNEX Group” means SYNNEX and its Affiliates, excluding any entity that is a member of the Concentrix Group; provided, however, that any active trade or business of SYNNEX shall be considered part of the SYNNEX Group even if such active or business is owned by Concentrix or an Affiliate of Concentrix immediately after the Distribution.

 

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SYNNEX State Combined Income Tax Return” means a consolidated, combined or unitary or other similar State Income Tax Return that actually includes, by election or otherwise, one or more members of the SYNNEX Group together with one or more members of the Concentrix Group.

Tax” or “Taxes” means any income, gross income, gross receipts, profits, capital stock, franchise, withholding, property, ad valorem, stamp, excise, severance, occupation, service, sales, transaction, use, license, lease, transfer, import, export, value added, alternative minimum, estimated or other similar tax (including any fee, assessment, duty, or other charge in the nature of or in lieu of any tax) imposed by any governmental entity or political subdivision thereof, and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing; provided, however, that the reference to interest, penalties, additions or additional amounts shall include only such amounts that are added in a Final Determination or settlement of a Tax Context and shall not include such amounts that are related to a non-filing or error in process, such as a civil penalty. For the avoidance of doubt, “Tax” or “Taxes” excludes withholding on behalf of employees on payroll, any insurance, levy, fee or similar measured against payroll or employee headcount and applied as a charge collected from an employer.

Tax Advisor” means a tax counsel or accountant of recognized national standing in the applicable jurisdiction.

Tax Allocation Agreement” means the Tax Sharing Agreement, dated November 30, 2016, by and among SYNNEX, Concentrix and certain of their Affiliates.

Tax Attribute” or “Attribute” shall mean a net operating loss, net capital loss, unused investment credit, unused foreign tax credit, excess charitable contribution, general business credit or any other Tax Item that could reduce a Tax.

Tax Authority” means, with respect to any Tax, the governmental entity or political subdivision thereof that imposes such Tax, and the agency (if any) charged with the collection of such Tax for such entity or subdivision.

Tax Benefit” means any loss, deduction, refund, credit, or other item reducing Taxes otherwise payable.

Tax Contest” means an audit, review, examination, or any other administrative or judicial proceeding with the purpose or effect of redetermining Taxes (including any administrative or judicial review of any claim for refund).

Tax-Free Status” means, with respect to the Contribution and Distribution, taken together, the qualification thereof (a) as a transaction described in Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, (b) as a transaction in which the stock distributed thereby is “qualified property” for purposes of Sections 355(c)(2) and 361(c)(2) of the Code and (c) as a transaction in which SYNNEX, Concentrix and the members of their respective Groups recognize no income or gain for U.S. federal income tax purposes pursuant to Sections 355, 361 and 1032 of the Code, other than intercompany items or excess loss accounts taken into account pursuant to the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 1502 of the Code.

 

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Tax Item” means, with respect to any Income Tax, any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit.

Tax Law” means the law of any governmental entity or political subdivision thereof relating to any Tax.

Tax Opinion” means each opinion of a Tax Advisor delivered to SYNNEX in connection with and regarding the Federal Income Tax treatment of the Contribution and the Distribution.

Tax Period” means, with respect to any Tax, the period for which the Tax is reported as provided under the Code or other applicable Tax Law.

Tax Records” means any Tax Returns, Tax Return workpapers, documentation relating to any Tax Contests, and any other books of account or records (whether or not in written, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms and whether or not stored on electronic or any other medium) required to be maintained under the Code or other applicable Tax Laws or under any record retention agreement with any Tax Authority.

Tax-Related Losses” means (i) all federal, state, local and foreign Taxes (including interest and penalties thereon) imposed pursuant to any settlement, Final Determination, judgment or otherwise; (ii) all reasonable accounting, legal and other professional fees, and court costs incurred in connection with such Taxes; and (iii) all reasonable costs and expenses and any damages associated with stockholder litigation or controversies and any amount required to be paid by SYNNEX (or any SYNNEX Affiliate) or Concentrix (or any Concentrix Affiliate) in respect of the liability of shareholders, whether paid to shareholders or to the IRS or any other Tax Authority, in each case, resulting from the failure of the Contribution to have Tax-Free Status; provided, that amounts shall be treated as having been required to be paid for purposes of clause (iii) of this definition to the extent they are paid in a good faith compromise of an asserted claim.

Tax Return” or “Return” means any report of Taxes due, any claim for refund of Taxes paid, any information return with respect to Taxes, or any other similar report, statement, declaration, or document filed or required to be filed under the Code or other Tax Law, including any attachments, exhibits, or other materials submitted with any of the foregoing, and including any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing.

TMA” shall mean this Tax Matters Agreement.

Transactions” means the Contribution, the Distribution and the other transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

Transferor” means, with respect to the transfers occurring pursuant to the Transactions, the Party transferring assets and/or liabilities.

Transfer Taxes” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).

Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated from time to time under the Code as in effect for the relevant Tax Period.

 

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Unqualified Tax Opinion” means an unqualified opinion of a Tax Advisor on which SYNNEX may rely to the effect that (i) a transaction will not affect the Tax-Free Status of the Contribution and the Distribution and (ii) will not adversely affect any of the conclusions set forth in any Tax Opinion regarding the Tax-Free Status of the Contribution and the Distribution; provided, that any tax opinion obtained in connection with a proposed acquisition of Concentrix Capital Stock entered into during the Restriction Period shall not qualify as an Unqualified Tax Opinion unless such tax opinion concludes that such proposed acquisition will not be treated as “part of a plan (or series of related transactions),” within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, that includes the Distribution. Any such opinion must assume that the Contribution and Distribution would have qualified for Tax-Free Status if the transaction in question did not occur.

Section 2. Allocation of Tax Liabilities.

Section 2.01 General Rule.

(a) SYNNEX Liability. SYNNEX shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Concentrix Group from and against any liability for, Taxes which are allocated to SYNNEX under this Section 2.

(b) Concentrix Liability. Concentrix shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the SYNNEX Group from and against any liability for, Taxes which are allocated to Concentrix under this Section 2.

Section 2.02 Allocation of Taxes. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 2.02(b) 2.02(c), or 2.03, Taxes shall be allocated as follows:

(a) Allocation of Tax. SYNNEX shall be responsible for any and all Taxes due with respect to or required to be reported on any Tax Return with respect to any Tax Period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Distribution Date (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination); provided, however that:

(i) Concentrix shall be responsible for any Taxes that are Concentrix Retained Taxes (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination);

(ii) Concentrix shall be responsible for any GILTI Tax, net of applicable GILTI U.S. foreign tax credits allowed by Sections 901 to 909 of the Code, allocated to Concentrix pursuant to the calculation methodology described in Schedule 1 to this TMA (which shall include an allocation of certain foreign tax credits), with respect to any Tax Period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Distribution Date (including any increase in such GILTI Tax as a result of a Final Determination); and

(iii) Concentrix shall be responsible for its Allocable Share of any Tax with respect to any Tax Period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Distribution Date (including any increase in such Tax as a result of a Final Determination) in the event such Tax is imposed with respect to a Cross-Segment Matter.

 

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(b) Certain Post-Distribution Matters. SYNNEX and Concentrix shall allocate any Tax liability for any and all Federal Income Taxes resulting from Section 965 of the Code (including any increase in such Tax liability as a result of a Final Determination) in accordance with the methodology described in Schedule 2 to this TMA, which shall be consistent with the method of allocation used by SYNNEX and Concentrix with respect to tax periods ending on or prior to the Distribution Date.

(c) Allocation of Certain GILTI Taxes. Except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 2.02(b), and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Tax Allocation Agreement, Federal Income Taxes due with respect to any tax liability for GILTI required to be included in income by the Concentrix Group under Section 951A of the Code with respect to any Straddle Period of any CFC that is a member of the Concentrix Group shall be allocated between the Pre-Deconsolidation Period and the Post-Deconsolidation Period based on a hypothetical “closing of the books” at the end of the Distribution Date; SYNNEX and Concentrix shall allocate tax liability for any GILTI Tax allocated to the Pre-Deconsolidation Period between SYNNEX and Concentrix pursuant to the calculation methodology described in Schedule 1 to this Agreement (which shall include an allocation of certain foreign tax credits).

Section 2.03 Certain Transfer and Other Taxes.

(a) Transfer Taxes.

(i) All charges for goods or services in respect of the transfers occurring pursuant to the Transactions, and related transaction costs, shall be exclusive of any value added, goods and services, sales, use, consumption, excise, service, transfer, stamp, documentary, filing, recordation taxes or similar taxes (“Transfer Taxes”). Without limiting any provision of this TMA, the Recipient shall be responsible for all Transfer Taxes imposed on or assessed with respect to the provision of goods or services by the Transferor. The Transferor shall issue proper invoices usable by the Recipient to recover (by way of credit or refund) Transfer Taxes in jurisdictions where they are recoverable or, where such Transfer Taxes are not recoverable, are otherwise deductible from taxable income as an expense. The Transferor and the Recipient shall cooperate to minimize any Transfer Taxes and in obtaining any refund, return, or rebate, or applying an exemption or zero-rating for goods or services giving rise to any Transfer Taxes, or, if the Parties are unable to obtain a refund, return or rebate or apply an exemption or zero-rating, securing a deduction from Income Tax as an expense. In each case, such cooperation shall include filing any exemption or other similar forms or providing valid tax identification numbers or other relevant registration numbers, certificates, or other documents. The Recipient and the Transferor shall cooperate regarding any requests for information, audits, or similar requests by any Tax Authority concerning Transfer Taxes payable with respect to the transfers occurring pursuant to the Transactions. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 2.03(a) shall apply to any stamp duty or other Transfer Taxes imposed on or assessed with respect to the transfer of the Transferred Entities, whether such Transfer Taxes are imposed or assessed prior to or following the Effective Time.

 

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(ii) The Recipient shall be entitled to deduct and withhold Tax required by applicable law to be withheld on payments made to the Transferor pursuant to the Transactions. To the extent any amounts are so withheld, the Recipient shall timely remit such deducted and withheld amounts to the relevant Tax Authority and promptly provide the Transferor with evidence of such payment. The Transferor agrees to complete and provide to the Recipient or, if required, to the relevant Tax Authority, at least fifteen (15) days prior to the payment due date, such forms, certifications, or other documents as may be reasonably requested by the Recipient, in order to reduce or exempt the withholding of any Tax with respect to payments made to the Transferor when and where applicable by Law. The Recipient and the Transferor shall cooperate regarding any requests for information, audits, or similar requests by any Tax Authority concerning the withholding of any Tax payable with respect to the Transactions.

(iii) Any penalties or interest imposed on any Transfer Taxes described in Section 2.03(a)(i) or Tax described in Section 2.03(a)(ii) shall be the responsibility of the Recipient unless such penalties or interest are the result of an action or failure to act by the Transferor; provided, however, the Recipient shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize the amount of such penalties or interest, which may include paying such penalties or interest prior to the resolution of a Dispute with respect to the responsible Party for such amounts. The amounts for which the Recipient or Transferor is liable pursuant to this Section 2.03(a) shall include all reasonable accounting, legal and other professional fees, and court costs incurred in connection with the relevant Taxes.

(b) Concentrix Liability. Concentrix shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the SYNNEX Group from and against any liability for:

(i) any Tax resulting from a breach by Concentrix of any representation or covenant in this TMA, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; and

(ii) any Tax-Related Losses for which Concentrix is responsible pursuant to Section 7.05 of this TMA.

The amounts for which Concentrix is liable pursuant to Section 2.03(b)(i) shall include all accounting, legal and other professional fees, and court costs incurred in connection with the relevant Taxes.

(c) SYNNEX Liability. SYNNEX shall be liable for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Concentrix Group from and against any liability for:

(i) any Tax resulting from a breach by SYNNEX of any representation or covenant in this TMA, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; and

(ii) any Tax-Related Losses for which SYNNEX is responsible pursuant to Section 7.05 of this TMA.

 

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The amounts for which SYNNEX is liable pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) shall include all accounting, legal and other professional fees, and court costs incurred in connection with the relevant Taxes.

Section 2.04 Disputes. Any Disputes between the Parties with respect to whether a Tax is a Concentrix Retained Tax, whether a matter is a Cross-Segment Matter, or any other matter with respect to the allocation of Taxes under Sections 2.02 or 2.03 of this TMA shall be resolved in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 14 of this TMA;

Section 3. Proration of Taxes for Straddle Periods.

(a) General Method of Proration. In the case of any Straddle Period, Tax Items shall be apportioned between Pre-Deconsolidation Periods and Post-Deconsolidation Periods in accordance with the principles of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-76(b) as reasonably interpreted and applied by the Parties. With respect to the SYNNEX Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return for the taxable year that includes the Distribution, no election shall be made under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(ii). If the Deconsolidation Date is not an Accounting Cutoff Date, the provisions of Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(iii) will be applied to ratably allocate the items (other than extraordinary items) for the month which includes the Deconsolidation Date.

(b) Transactions Treated as Extraordinary Item. In determining the apportionment of Tax Items between Pre-Deconsolidation Periods and Post-Deconsolidation Periods, any Tax Items relating to the Transactions shall be treated as extraordinary items described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(ii)(C) and shall (to the extent occurring on or prior to the Deconsolidation Date) be allocated to Pre-Deconsolidation Periods, and any Taxes related to such items shall be treated under Treasury Regulations Section 1.1502-76(b)(2)(iv) as relating to such extraordinary item and shall (to the extent occurring on or prior to the Deconsolidation Date) be allocated to Pre-Deconsolidation Periods.

Section 4. Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns.

Section 4.01 General. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 4, Tax Returns shall be prepared and filed when due (taking into account extensions) by the Person obligated to file such Tax Returns under the Code or applicable Tax Law. The Parties shall provide, and shall cause their Affiliates to provide, assistance and cooperation to one another in accordance with Section 8 with respect to the preparation and filing of Tax Returns, including by providing information required to be provided pursuant to Section 8.

Section 4.02 Tax Accounting Practices.

(a) General Rule. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4.02(b), each of SYNNEX and Concentrix shall prepare any Tax Return which it has the obligation and right to prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, under Section 4.01, in accordance with reasonable Tax accounting practices selected by such Party.

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shall not permit or cause any member of its respective Group to, (A) take any position that is either inconsistent with the treatment of the Contribution and Distribution, taken together, as having Tax-Free Status (or analogous status under state or local law) or, (B) absent review and written consent from the other Party or as otherwise required by applicable law, take any position with respect to an item of income, deduction, gain, loss, or credit on a Tax Return, or otherwise treat such item in a manner which is inconsistent with the manner such item is reported on a Tax Return with respect to a Pre-Deconsolidation Period, if such other Party is or would reasonably be expected to be liable, in whole or in part, for any related increase in Tax liability resulting from a Final Determination (including, without limitation, the claiming of a deduction previously claimed on any such Tax Return or a change in transfer pricing methodology which is different from what was utilized by SYNNEX and Concentrix prior to the Distribution).

Section 4.03 Consolidated or Combined Tax Returns. Concentrix will elect and join, and will cause its respective Affiliates to elect and join, in filing any SYNNEX State Combined Income Tax Returns, SYNNEX Foreign Combined Income Tax Returns and any other Joint Returns that SYNNEX reasonably determines are required to be filed (or that SYNNEX chooses to file) by the Parties or any of their Affiliates for Tax Periods ending on, before or after the Deconsolidation Date. With respect to any Concentrix Separate Returns relating to any Tax Period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Distribution Date, Concentrix will elect and join, and will cause its respective Affiliates to elect and join, in filing consolidated, unitary, combined, or other similar joint Tax Returns, to the extent each entity is eligible to join in such Tax Returns, if SYNNEX reasonably determines that the filing of such Tax Returns is consistent with past reporting practices, or, in the absence of applicable past practices, will result in the minimization of the net present value of the aggregate Tax to the entities eligible to join in such Tax Returns.

Section 4.04 Right to Review Tax Returns.

(a) General. The Responsible Party with respect to any material Tax Return shall make such Tax Return (or the relevant portions thereof), related workpapers and other supporting documents available for review by the other Party, to the extent (i) such Tax Return relates to Taxes for which such other Party is or would reasonably be expected to be liable, (ii) such other Party is or would reasonably be expected to be liable in whole or in part for any additional Taxes owing as a result of adjustments to the amount of Taxes reported on such Tax Return, (iii) such Tax Return relates to Taxes for which the other party would reasonably be expected to have a claim for Tax Benefits under this TMA, or (iv) reasonably necessary for the other party to confirm compliance with the terms of this TMA. The Responsible Party shall use reasonable efforts to make such Tax Return, workpapers and other supporting documents available for review as required under this paragraph promptly once such Tax Return is materially complete, but in any event no later than three (3) weeks in advance of the due date for filing of such Tax Return, such that the other party has a meaningful opportunity to review and comment on such Tax Return, and shall use reasonable efforts to have such Tax Return modified before filing, taking into account the person responsible for payment of the Tax (if any) reported on such Tax Return. The Parties shall attempt in good faith to resolve any disagreement arising out of the review of such Tax Return and, failing such resolution, any disagreement shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions of Section 14 as promptly as practicable.

 

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(b) Execution of Returns Prepared by Other Party. In the case of any Tax Return which is required to be prepared and filed by one Party under this TMA and which is required by law to be signed by the other Party (or by its authorized representative), if the Party which is legally required to sign such Tax Return objects to signing the Tax Return, the matter shall be resolved in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions of Section 14 as promptly as practicable.

Section 4.05 Concentrix Carryback Items and Claims for Refund. Concentrix hereby agrees that, unless SYNNEX consents in writing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), (i) no Adjustment Request with respect to any Tax Return with respect to which SYNNEX is the Responsible Party (including any Joint Return) or any other Tax Return reflecting Taxes for which SYNNEX is responsible under Section 2 shall be filed, and (ii) any available elections to waive the right to claim in any Pre-Deconsolidation Period with respect to any Tax Return with respect to which SYNNEX is the Responsible Party (including any Joint Return) or any Tax Return reflecting both Taxes for which SYNNEX is responsible under Section 2 and Taxes for which Concentrix is responsible under Section 2 any Concentrix Carryback Item arising in a Post-Deconsolidation Period shall be made, and no affirmative election shall be made to claim any such Concentrix Carryback Item; provided, however, that the parties agree that any such Adjustment Request shall be made with respect to any Concentrix Carryback Item related to Federal or State Income Taxes, upon the reasonable request of Concentrix, if such Concentrix Carryback Item is necessary to prevent the loss of the Federal and/or State Income Tax Benefit of such Concentrix Carryback Item (including, but not limited to, an Adjustment Request with respect to a Concentrix Carryback Item of a federal or State capital loss arising in a Post-Deconsolidation Period to a Pre-Deconsolidation Period) and such Adjustment Request, based on SYNNEX’s sole, reasonable determination, will cause no Tax detriment to SYNNEX, the SYNNEX Group or any member of the SYNNEX Group. Any Adjustment Request which SYNNEX consents to make under this Section 4.05 shall be prepared and filed by the Responsible Party for the Tax Return to be adjusted; provided, however, that, prior to the filing of any such Adjustment Request, the other Party shall have the right to review such Adjustment Request together with any related workpapers and other supporting documentation.

Section 4.06 Apportionment of Earnings and Profits and Tax Attributes.

(a) If the SYNNEX Affiliated Group has a Tax Attribute, the portion, if any, of such Tax Attribute apportioned to Concentrix or the members of the Concentrix Group and treated as a carryover to the first Post-Deconsolidation Period of Concentrix (or such member) shall be determined by SYNNEX in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.1502-21, 1.1502-21T, 1.1502-22, 1.1502-79 and, if applicable, 1.1502-79A.

(b) No Tax Attribute with respect to consolidated Federal Income Tax of the SYNNEX Affiliated Group, other than those described in Section 4.06(a), and no Tax Attribute with respect to consolidated, combined or unitary state, local, or foreign Income Tax, in each case, arising in respect of a Joint Return shall be apportioned to Concentrix or any member of the Concentrix Group, except as SYNNEX (or such member of the SYNNEX Group as SYNNEX shall designate) determines is otherwise required under applicable law.

 

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(c) SYNNEX (or its designee) shall determine the portion, if any, of any Tax Attribute which must (absent a Final Determination to the contrary) be apportioned to Concentrix or any member of the Concentrix Group in accordance with this Section 4.06 and applicable law and the amount of tax basis, earnings and profits, and tax pools to be apportioned to Concentrix or any member of the Concentrix Group in accordance with this Section 4.06 and applicable law, and shall provide written supporting documentation of the calculation thereof to Concentrix as soon as reasonably practicable after the information necessary to make such calculation becomes available to SYNNEX. For the absence of doubt, SYNNEX shall not be liable to Concentrix or any member of the Concentrix Group for any failure of any determination under this Section 4.06 to be accurate under applicable law.

(d) The written documentation delivered by SYNNEX pursuant to Section 4.06(c) shall be binding on Concentrix and each member of the Concentrix Group and shall not be subject to dispute resolution. Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable law or pursuant to a Final Determination, Concentrix shall not take any position (whether on a Tax Return or otherwise) that is inconsistent with the information contained in such written documentation.

Section 5. Tax Payments.

Section 5.01 Payment of Taxes. In the case of any Tax Return reflecting both Taxes for which SYNNEX is responsible under Section 2 and Taxes for which Concentrix is responsible under Section 2:

(a) Computation and Payment of Tax Due. With respect to any such Tax Return, the Responsible Party shall pay any Tax required to be paid to the applicable Tax Authority on or before the relevant Payment Date (and provide notice and proof of payment to the other Party).

(b) Computation and Payment of Liability with Respect to Tax Due. Within 45 days following the earlier of (i) the due date (taking into account extensions) for filing any such Tax Return (excluding any Tax Return with respect to payment of estimated Taxes or Taxes due with a request for extension of time to file) or (ii) the date on which such Tax Return is filed, if SYNNEX is the Responsible Party, then Concentrix shall pay to SYNNEX the amount, if any, allocable to the Concentrix Group under the provisions of Section 2, and if Concentrix is the Responsible Party, then SYNNEX shall pay to Concentrix the amount allocable to the SYNNEX Group under the provisions of Section 2, in each case, plus interest computed at the Prime Rate on the amount of the payment based on the number of days from the earlier of (i) the due date of the Tax Return (including extensions) or (ii) the date on which such Tax Return is filed, to the date of payment.

(c) Adjustments Resulting in Underpayments. In the case of any adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination with respect to any such Tax Return, the Responsible Party shall pay to the applicable Tax Authority when due any additional Tax due with respect to such Return required to be paid as a result of such adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination. The Responsible Party shall compute the amount attributable to the Concentrix Group in accordance with Section 2 and Concentrix shall pay to SYNNEX any amount due SYNNEX (or SYNNEX shall pay Concentrix any amount due Concentrix) under Section 2 within 45 days from the later

 

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of (i) the date the additional Tax was paid by the Responsible Party or (ii) the date of receipt of a written notice and demand from the Responsible Party for payment of the amount due, accompanied by evidence of payment and a statement detailing the Taxes paid and describing in reasonable detail the particulars relating thereto. Any payments required under this Section 5.02(c) shall include interest computed at the Prime Rate based on the number of days from the date the additional Tax was paid by the Responsible Party to the date of the payment under this Section 5.01(c).

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the amount to be paid pursuant to Section 5.01(b) or (c) (in each case, excluding interest) is in excess of $100,000, then, no later than the later of (i) five Business Days after the date of receipt of a written notice and demand from the Responsible Party for payment of the amount due, sent by Federal Express or the equivalent with tracking receipt, accompanied by a statement detailing the Taxes required to be paid and (ii) three Business Days prior to the due date for the payment of such Tax, Concentrix shall pay to SYNNEX any amount due SYNNEX (or SYNNEX shall pay Concentrix any amount due Concentrix) under Section 2.

Section 5.02 Indemnification Payments.

(a) If any Party (the “Payor”) is required under applicable Tax Law to pay to a Tax Authority a Tax that another Party (the “Required Party”) is liable for under this TMA, the Required Party shall reimburse the Payor within 45 days of delivery by the Payor to the Required Party of an invoice for the amount due, accompanied by evidence of payment and a statement detailing the Taxes paid and describing in reasonable detail the particulars relating thereto. The reimbursement shall include interest on the Tax payment computed at the Prime Rate based on the number of days from the date of the payment to the Tax Authority to the date of reimbursement under this Section 5.02. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if the amount to be paid pursuant to this Section 5.02 excluding interest is in excess of $100,000, then, no later than the later of (i) five Business Days after delivery by the Payor to the Required Party of an invoice for the amount due, sent by Federal Express or the equivalent with tracking receipt, accompanied by a statement detailing the Taxes required to be paid and describing in reasonable detail the particulars relating thereto, and (ii) three Business Days prior to the due date for the payment of such Tax, the Required Party shall pay the Payor.

(b) All indemnification payments under this TMA shall be made by SYNNEX directly to Concentrix and by Concentrix directly to SYNNEX; provided, however, that if the Parties mutually agree with respect to any such indemnification payment, any member of the SYNNEX Group, on the one hand, may make such indemnification payment to any member of the Concentrix Group, on the other hand, and vice versa.

Section 5.03 Taxes Due Prior to the Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, each Party shall pay to the other Party any Taxes or other amounts payable to such other Party hereunder if such amounts are known prior to the Effective Time.

 

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Section 6. Tax Benefits.

Section 6.01 Tax Benefits.

(a) Except as set forth below, SYNNEX shall be entitled to any refund (and any interest thereon received from the applicable Tax Authority) of Income Taxes and Other Taxes (or the applicable portion thereof) for which SYNNEX is liable hereunder, Concentrix shall be entitled to any refund (and any interest thereon received from the applicable Tax Authority) of Income Taxes and Other Taxes (or the applicable portion thereof) for which Concentrix is liable hereunder, and a Party receiving a refund to which another Party is entitled hereunder in whole or in part shall pay over such refund (or portion thereof) to such other Party within 45 days after such refund is received (together with interest computed at the Prime Rate based on the number of days from the date the refund was received to the date the refund was paid over).

(b) If (i) a member of the Concentrix Group actually realizes in cash any Tax Benefit as a result of (A) an adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination or reporting required by Section 4.02(b) or (c) that increases Taxes for which a member of the SYNNEX Group is liable hereunder (or reduces any Tax Attribute of a member of the SYNNEX Group), or (B) any income inclusion by the Concentrix Group with respect to which SYNNEX is responsible for Taxes pursuant to Section 2.02(b) or (c), and, in each case, such Tax Benefit would not have arisen but for such adjustment, reporting or income inclusion (determined on a “with and without” basis), or (ii) if a member of the SYNNEX Group actually realizes in cash any Tax Benefit as a result of an adjustment pursuant to a Final Determination or reporting required by Section 4.02(b) or (c) that increases Taxes for which a member of the Concentrix Group is liable hereunder (or reduces any Tax Attribute of a member of the Concentrix Group) and such Tax Benefit would not have arisen but for such adjustment or reporting (determined on a “with and without” basis), Concentrix or SYNNEX, as the case may be, shall make a payment to either SYNNEX or Concentrix, as appropriate, within 45 days following such actual realization of the Tax Benefit, in an amount equal to such Tax Benefit actually realized in cash (including any Tax Benefit actually realized as a result of the payment), plus interest on such amount computed at the Prime Rate based on the number of days from the date of such actual realization of the Tax Benefit to the date of payment of such amount under this Section 6.01(b).

(c) No later than 45 days after a Tax Benefit described in Section 6.01(b) is actually realized in cash by a member of the SYNNEX Group or a member of the Concentrix Group, SYNNEX (if a member of the SYNNEX Group actually realizes such Tax Benefit) or Concentrix (if a member of the Concentrix Group actually realizes such Tax Benefit) shall provide the other Party with a written calculation of the amount payable to such other Party by SYNNEX or Concentrix pursuant to this Section 6. In the event that SYNNEX or Concentrix disagrees with any such calculation described in this Section 6.01(c), SYNNEX or Concentrix shall so notify the other Party in writing within 45 days of receiving the written calculation set forth above in this Section 6.01(c). SYNNEX and Concentrix shall endeavor in good faith to resolve such disagreement, and, failing that, the amount payable under this Section 6 shall be determined in accordance with the dispute resolution provisions of Section 14 as promptly as practicable.

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4.05; provided, however, Concentrix shall indemnify and hold the members of the SYNNEX Group harmless from and against any and all collateral Tax consequences resulting from or caused by any such Carryback, including (but not limited to) the loss or postponement of any benefit from the use of Tax Attributes generated by a member of the SYNNEX Group or an Affiliate thereof if (x) such Tax Attributes expire unutilized, but would have been utilized but for such Carryback, or (y) the use of such Tax Attributes is postponed to a later Tax Period than the Tax Period in which such Tax Attributes would have been utilized but for such Carryback. Any such payment of such refund made by SYNNEX to Concentrix pursuant to this Section 6.01(d) shall be recalculated in light of any Final Determination (or any other facts that may arise or come to light after such payment is made, such as a carryback of an SYNNEX Group Tax Attribute to a Tax Period in respect of which such refund is received) that would affect the amount to which Concentrix is entitled, and an appropriate adjusting payment shall be made by Concentrix to SYNNEX such that the aggregate amount paid pursuant to this Section 6.01(d) equals such recalculated amount (with interest computed at the Prime Rate).

Section 6.02 SYNNEX and Concentrix Income Tax Deductions in Respect of Certain Equity Awards and Incentive Compensation.

(a) Allocation of Deductions. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Income Tax deductions arising by reason of exercises of options to acquire SYNNEX or Concentrix stock, vesting of “restricted” SYNNEX stock or Concentrix stock, or settlement of restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock units, performance share units, or deferred stock units, in each case, following the Distribution, with respect to SYNNEX stock or Concentrix stock (such options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, performance share units, and deferred stock units, collectively, “Compensatory Equity Interests”) held by any Person shall be claimed (i) in the case of an SYNNEX Group Employee or Former SYNNEX Group Employee, solely by the SYNNEX Group, and (ii) in the case of a Concentrix Group Employee or Former Concentrix Group Employee, solely by the Concentrix Group. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Income Tax deductions with respect to shares issued under the SYNNEX Equity Plan or the Concentrix Equity Plan (each as defined in the Employee Matters Agreement) shall be claimed (i) in the case of SYNNEX shares issued (or Concentrix shares received in respect of SYNNEX shares issued) under the SYNNEX Equity Plan, solely by the SYNNEX Group, and (ii) in the case of Concentrix shares issued under the Concentrix Equity Plan, solely by the Concentrix Group.

(b) Withholding and Reporting. Tax reporting and withholding with respect to Compensatory Equity Interests shall be governed by Section 5.8 of the Employee Matters Agreement. The party that is entitled to claim the Tax deductions described in Section 6.02(a) with respect to shares issued under the SYNNEX Equity Plan or Concentrix Equity Plan shall be responsible for all applicable Taxes (including, but not limited to, withholding and excise taxes) and shall satisfy, or shall cause to be satisfied, all applicable Tax reporting obligations with respect thereto.

 

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Section 7. Tax-Free Status.

Section 7.01 Representations.

(a) Each of SYNNEX and Concentrix hereby represents and warrants that (A) it has reviewed the Representation Letters and (B) subject to any qualifications therein, all information, representations and covenants contained in such Representation Letters that relate to such Party or any member of its Group are true, correct and complete.

(b) Concentrix hereby represents and warrants that it has no plan or intention of taking any action, or failing to take any action (or causing or permitting any member of its Group to take or fail to take any action), in each case, from and after the Distribution Date that could reasonably be expected to cause any representation or factual statement made in this TMA, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, the Representation Letters or any of the Ancillary Agreements to be untrue.

(c) Concentrix hereby represents and warrants that, during the two-year period ending on the Distribution Date, there was no “agreement, understanding, arrangement, substantial negotiations or discussions” (as such terms are defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7(h)) by any one or more officers or directors of any member of the Concentrix Group or by any other person or persons with the implicit or explicit permission of one or more of such officers or directors regarding an acquisition of all or a significant portion of the Concentrix Capital Stock (or any predecessor); provided, however, that no representation is made regarding any such “agreement, understanding, arrangement, substantial negotiations or discussions” (as such terms are defined in Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7(h)) by any one or more officers, directors, or controlling shareholders of any member of the SYNNEX Group (or another person with the implicit or explicit permission of one or more of such persons).

Section 7.02 Restrictions on Concentrix.

(a) Concentrix agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any Concentrix Affiliate to take or fail to take, any action where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material information, covenant or representation in this TMA, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or any Representation Letter. Concentrix agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or permit any Concentrix Affiliate to take or fail to take, any action which prevents or could reasonably be expected to prevent Tax-Free Status.

(b) Reserved.

(c) Concentrix agrees that, from the date hereof until the first day after the Restriction Period, it will (i) maintain its status as a company engaged in the Concentrix Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code and (ii) not engage in any transaction that would result in it ceasing to be a company engaged in the Concentrix Active Trade or Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code.

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Concentrix has the right to prohibit any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, permit any Proposed Acquisition Transaction to occur (whether by (a) redeeming rights under a shareholder rights plan, (b) finding a tender offer to be a “permitted offer” under any such plan or otherwise causing any such plan to be inapplicable or neutralized with respect to any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, or (c) approving any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, whether for purposes of Section 203 of the DGCL or any similar corporate statute, any “fair price” or other provision of Concentrix’s charter or bylaws or otherwise), (ii) merge or consolidate with any other Person or liquidate or partially liquidate, (iii) in a single transaction or series of transactions sell or transfer (other than sales or transfers of inventory in the ordinary course of business) all or substantially all of the assets that were transferred to Concentrix pursuant to the Contribution or sell or transfer 50% or more of the gross assets of the Concentrix Active Trade or Business or 30% or more of the consolidated gross assets of Concentrix and its Affiliates (such percentages to be measured based on fair market value as of the Distribution Date), (iv) redeem or otherwise repurchase (directly or through a Concentrix Affiliate) any Concentrix stock, or rights to acquire stock, except to the extent such repurchases satisfy Section 4.05(1)(b) of Revenue Procedure 96-30 (as in effect prior to the amendment by Revenue Procedure 2003-48), (v) amend its certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents), or take any other action, whether through a stockholder vote or otherwise, affecting the voting rights of Concentrix Capital Stock (including, without limitation, through the conversion of one class of Concentrix Capital Stock into another class of Concentrix Capital Stock), (vi) take any other action or actions (including any action or transaction that would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with any representation or covenant made in the Representation Letters) which in the aggregate (and taking into account any other transactions described in this subparagraph (d)) would be reasonably likely to have the effect of causing or permitting one or more persons to acquire, directly or indirectly, stock representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in Concentrix or otherwise jeopardize the Tax-Free Status of the Distribution, unless, in each case, prior to taking any such action set forth in the foregoing clauses (i) through (vii), (A) Concentrix shall have provided SYNNEX with an Unqualified Tax Opinion in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to SYNNEX (and in determining whether an opinion is satisfactory, SYNNEX may consider, among other factors, the appropriateness of any underlying assumptions and management’s representations if used as a basis for the opinion and SYNNEX may determine that no opinion would be acceptable to SYNNEX) or (B) SYNNEX shall have waived the requirement to obtain such Unqualified Tax Opinion.

(e) Certain Issuances of Concentrix Capital Stock. If Concentrix proposes to enter into any Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction or, to the extent Concentrix has the right to prohibit any Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction, proposes to permit any Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction to occur, in each case, during the period from the date hereof until the first day after the Restriction Period, Concentrix shall provide SYNNEX, no later than ten days following the signing of any written agreement with respect to the Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction, with a written description of such transaction (including the type and amount of Concentrix Capital Stock to be issued in such transaction) and a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of Concentrix to the effect that the Section 7.02(e) Acquisition Transaction is not a Proposed Acquisition Transaction or any other transaction to which the requirements of Section 7.02(d) apply (a “CFO Certificate”).

Section 7.03 Restrictions on SYNNEX. SYNNEX agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any member of the SYNNEX Group to take or fail to take, any action

 

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where such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material information, covenant or representation in this TMA, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any of the Ancillary Agreements or any Representation Letters. SYNNEX agrees that it will not take or fail to take, or cause or permit any member of the SYNNEX Group to take or fail to take, any action which prevents or could reasonably be expected to prevent Tax-Free Status.

Section 7.04 Procedures Regarding Opinions and Rulings.

(a) If Concentrix notifies SYNNEX that it desires to take one of the actions described in clauses (i) through (vii) of Section 7.02(d) (a “Notified Action”), SYNNEX and Concentrix shall reasonably cooperate to attempt to obtain the Unqualified Tax Opinion referred to in Section 7.02(d), unless SYNNEX shall have waived the requirement to obtain such Unqualified Tax Opinion.

(b) Unqualified Tax Opinions at Concentrix’s Request. At the reasonable request of Concentrix pursuant to Section 7.02(d), SYNNEX shall cooperate with Concentrix and use its reasonable best efforts to seek to obtain, as expeditiously as possible, an Unqualified Tax Opinion for the purpose of permitting Concentrix to take the Notified Action. Concentrix shall reimburse SYNNEX for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the SYNNEX Group in obtaining an Unqualified Tax Opinion requested by Concentrix within ten (10) Business Days after receiving an invoice from SYNNEX therefor.

(c) Unqualified Tax Opinions at SYNNEX’s Request. SYNNEX shall have the right to obtain an Unqualified Tax Opinion at any time in its sole and absolute discretion. If SYNNEX determines to obtain an Unqualified Tax Opinion, Concentrix shall (and shall cause each Affiliate of Concentrix to) cooperate with SYNNEX and take any and all actions reasonably requested by SYNNEX in connection with obtaining the Unqualified Tax Opinion (including, without limitation, by making any representation or covenant or providing any materials or information requested by the Tax Advisor; provided that Concentrix shall not be required to make (or cause any Affiliate of Concentrix to make) any representation or covenant that is inconsistent with historical facts or as to future matters or events over which it has no control). SYNNEX and Concentrix shall each bear its own costs and expenses in obtaining an Unqualified Tax Opinion requested by SYNNEX.

(d) Neither Concentrix nor any Concentrix Affiliate directly or indirectly controlled by Concentrix shall seek any guidance from the IRS or any other Tax Authority (whether written, verbal or otherwise) at any time concerning the Contribution or the Distribution.

Section 7.05 Liability for Tax-Related Losses.

(a) Notwithstanding anything in this TMA or the Separation and Distribution Agreement to the contrary, subject to Section 7.05(c), Concentrix shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless SYNNEX and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of any Tax-Related Losses that are attributable to or result from any one or more of the following: (A) the acquisition (other than pursuant to the Contribution or the Distribution) of all or a portion of Concentrix’s Capital Stock and/or its or its subsidiaries’ assets by any means whatsoever by any Person, (B) any action

 

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or failure to act by Concentrix after the Distribution (including, without limitation, any amendment to Concentrix’s certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents), whether through a stockholder vote or otherwise) affecting the voting rights of Concentrix stock (including, without limitation, through the conversion of one class of Concentrix Capital Stock into another class of Concentrix Capital Stock), (C) any act or failure to act by Concentrix or any Concentrix Affiliate described in Section 7.02 (regardless whether such act or failure to act is covered by an Unqualified Tax Opinion or waiver described in clause (A) or (B) of Section 7.02(d), or a CFO Certificate described in Section 7.02(e)) or (D) any breach by Concentrix of its agreement and representations set forth in Section 7.01.

(b) Notwithstanding anything in this TMA or the Separation and Distribution Agreement to the contrary, subject to Section 7.05(c), SYNNEX shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless Concentrix and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of any Tax-Related Losses that are attributable to, or result from any one or more of the following: (A) the acquisition (other than pursuant to the Contribution or the Distribution) of all or a portion of SYNNEX’s stock and/or its or its subsidiaries’ assets by any means whatsoever by any Person, (B) any act or failure to act by SYNNEX or a member of the SYNNEX Group described in Section 7.03 or (C) any breach by SYNNEX of its agreements and representations set forth in Section 7.01(a).

(c) Miscellaneous.

(i) To the extent that any Tax-Related Loss is subject to indemnity under both Sections 7.05(a) and (b), responsibility for such Tax-Related Loss shall be shared by SYNNEX and Concentrix according to relative fault.

(ii) Notwithstanding anything in Section 7.05(a), 7.05(b) or (c)(i) or any other provision of this TMA or the Separation and Distribution Agreement to the contrary:

(A) with respect to (I) any Tax-Related Loss resulting from the application of Section 355(e) or Section 355(f) of the Code (other than as a result of an acquisition of a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in SYNNEX) and (II) any other Tax-Related Loss resulting, in whole or in part, from an acquisition after the Distribution of any stock or assets of Concentrix (or any Concentrix Affiliate) by any means whatsoever by any Person or any action or failure to act by Concentrix affecting the voting rights of Concentrix, Concentrix shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless SYNNEX and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of such Tax-Related Loss; and

(B) with respect to (I) any Tax-Related Loss resulting from the application of Section 355(e) or Section 355(f) of the Code (other than as a result of an acquisition of a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in Concentrix) and (II) any other Tax-Related Loss resulting, in whole or in part, from an acquisition after the Distribution of any stock or assets of SYNNEX (or any SYNNEX Affiliate) by any means whatsoever by any Person, SYNNEX

 

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shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless Concentrix and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of such Tax-Related Loss; and

(C) for purposes of calculating the amount and timing of any Tax-Related Loss for which Concentrix or SYNNEX is responsible under this Section 7.05, Tax-Related Losses shall be calculated by assuming that such Party, its Affiliated Group and each member of its Group (I) pay Tax at the highest marginal corporate Tax rates in effect in each relevant taxable year and (II) have no Tax Attributes in any relevant taxable year that would otherwise have been used by SYNNEX in each taxable year.

(d) Concentrix shall pay SYNNEX the amount of any Tax-Related Losses for which Concentrix is responsible under this Section 7.05: (A) in the case of Tax-Related Losses described in clause (i) of the definition of Tax-Related Losses no later than two Business Days prior to the date SYNNEX files, or causes to be filed, the applicable Tax Return for the year of the Contribution or Distribution, as applicable (the “Filing Date”) (provided that if such Tax-Related Losses arise pursuant to a Final Determination described in clause (a), (b) or (c) of the definition of “Final Determination,” then Concentrix shall pay SYNNEX no later than two Business Days prior to the due date for making payment with respect to such Final Determination) and (B) in the case of Tax-Related Losses described in clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Tax-Related Losses, no later than two Business Days after the date SYNNEX pays such Tax-Related Losses. SYNNEX shall pay Concentrix the amount of any Tax-Related Losses (described in clause (ii) or (iii) of the definition of Tax-Related Loss) for which SYNNEX is responsible under this Section 7.05 no later than two Business Days after the date Concentrix pays such Tax-Related Losses. Each Party shall have the right to review the calculation of any Tax-Related Losses prepared by the other Party, including any related workpapers and other supporting documentation.

Section 7.06 Section 336(e) Election. If SYNNEX determines, in its sole discretion, that a protective election under Section 336(e) of the Code (a “Section 336(e) Election”) shall be made with respect to the Distribution, Concentrix shall (and shall cause the relevant member of the Concentrix Group to) join with SYNNEX or the relevant member of the SYNNEX Group in the making of such election and shall take any action reasonably requested by SYNNEX or that is otherwise necessary to give effect to such election (including making any other related election). If a Section 336(e) Election is made with respect to the Distribution, then this TMA shall be amended in such a manner as is determined by SYNNEX in good faith to take into account such Section 336(e) Election (including by requiring that, in the event the Contribution and Distribution fail to have Tax-Free Status and SYNNEX is not entitled to indemnification for the Tax-Related Losses arising from such failure, Concentrix shall pay over to SYNNEX any Tax Benefits actually realized in cash by the Concentrix Group or any member of the Concentrix Group arising from the step-up in Tax basis resulting from the Section 336(e) Election); provided, such amounts payable shall be reduced by all reasonable costs incurred by Concentrix to amend any Tax Returns or other governmental filings related to such Section 336(e) Election.

 

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Section 8. Assistance and Cooperation.

Section 8.01 Assistance and Cooperation.

(a) Each of the Parties shall provide (and cause its Affiliates to provide) the other and its agents, including accounting firms and legal counsel, with such cooperation or information as such other Party reasonably requests in connection with (i) preparing and filing Tax Returns, (ii) determining the liability for and amount of any Taxes due (including estimated Taxes) or the right to and amount of any refund of Taxes, (iii) examinations of Tax Returns, and (iv) any administrative or judicial proceeding in respect of Taxes assessed or proposed to be assessed. Such cooperation shall include making available, upon reasonable notice, all information and documents in their possession relating to the other Party and its Affiliates as provided in Section 9. Each of the Parties shall also make available to the other, as reasonably requested and available, personnel (including employees and agents of the Parties or their respective Affiliates) responsible for preparing, maintaining, and interpreting information and documents relevant to Taxes.

(b) Any information or documents provided under this Section 8 or Section 9 shall be kept confidential by the Party receiving the information or documents, except as may otherwise be necessary in connection with the filing of Tax Returns or in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes. In no event shall either of the Parties or any of its respective Affiliates be required to provide the other Party or any of its respective Affiliates or any other Person access to or copies of any information if such action could reasonably be expected to result in the waiver of any Privilege. In addition, in the event that either Party determines that the provision of any information to the other Party or its Affiliates could be commercially detrimental, violate any law or agreement or waive any Privilege, the parties shall use reasonable best efforts to permit compliance with its obligations under this Section 8 or Section 9 in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence.

Section 8.02 Income Tax Return Information. Concentrix and SYNNEX acknowledge that time is of the essence in relation to any request for information, assistance or cooperation made by SYNNEX or Concentrix pursuant to Section 8.01 or this Section 8.02. Concentrix and SYNNEX acknowledge that failure to conform to the deadlines set forth herein or reasonable deadlines otherwise set by SYNNEX or Concentrix could cause irreparable harm. Each Party shall provide to the other Party information and documents relating to its Group required by the other Party to prepare Tax Returns. Any information or documents the Responsible Party requires to prepare such Tax Returns shall be provided in such form as the Responsible Party reasonably requests and in sufficient time for the Responsible Party to file such Tax Returns on a timely basis.

Section 8.03 Reliance by SYNNEX. If any member of the Concentrix Group supplies information to a member of the SYNNEX Group in connection with a Tax liability and an officer of a member of the SYNNEX Group signs a statement or other document under penalties of perjury in reliance upon the accuracy of such information, then upon the written request of such member of the SYNNEX Group identifying the information being so relied upon, the chief financial officer of Concentrix (or any officer of Concentrix as designated by the chief financial officer of Concentrix) shall certify in writing that to his or her knowledge (based upon consultation with appropriate employees) the information so supplied is accurate and complete. Concentrix agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each member of the SYNNEX Group and its directors, officers

 

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and employees from and against any fine, penalty, or other cost or expense of any kind attributable to a member of the Concentrix Group having supplied, pursuant to this Section 8, a member of the SYNNEX Group with inaccurate or incomplete information in connection with a Tax liability.

Section 8.04 Reliance by Concentrix. If any member of the SYNNEX Group supplies information to a member of the Concentrix Group in connection with a Tax liability and an officer of a member of the Concentrix Group signs a statement or other document under penalties of perjury in reliance upon the accuracy of such information, then upon the written request of such member of the Concentrix Group identifying the information being so relied upon, the chief financial officer of SYNNEX (or any officer of SYNNEX as designated by the chief financial officer of SYNNEX) shall certify in writing that to his or her knowledge (based upon consultation with appropriate employees) the information so supplied is accurate and complete. SYNNEX agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Concentrix Group and its directors, officers and employees from and against any fine, penalty, or other cost or expense of any kind attributable to a member of the SYNNEX Group having supplied, pursuant to this Section 8, a member of the Concentrix Group with inaccurate or incomplete information in connection with a Tax liability.

Section 9. Tax Records.

Section 9.01 Retention of Tax Records. Each Party shall preserve and keep all Tax Records (including emails and other digitally stored materials) exclusively relating to the assets and activities of its Group for Pre-Deconsolidation Periods and shall preserve and keep all other Tax Records relating to Taxes of the Groups for Pre-Deconsolidation Tax Periods, for so long as the contents thereof may become material in the administration of any matter under the Code or other applicable Tax Law, but in any event until the later of (i) the expiration of any applicable statutes of limitations, or (ii) seven years after the Deconsolidation Date (such later date, the “Retention Date”). After the Retention Date, each Party may dispose of such Tax Records upon 90 days’ prior written notice to the other Party. If, prior to the Retention Date, a Party reasonably determines that any Tax Records which it would otherwise be required to preserve and keep under this Section 9 are no longer material in the administration of any matter under the Code or other applicable Tax Law and the other Party agrees, then such first Party may dispose of such Tax Records upon 90 days’ prior notice to the other Party. Any notice of an intent to dispose given pursuant to this Section 9.01 shall include a list of the Tax Records to be disposed of describing in reasonable detail each file, book, or other record accumulation being disposed. The notified Party shall have the opportunity, at its cost and expense, to copy or remove, within such 90-day period, all or any part of such Tax Records, and the other Party will then dispose of the same Tax Records.

Section 9.02 Access to Tax Records. The Parties and their respective Affiliates shall make available to each other for inspection and copying during normal business hours upon reasonable notice all Tax Records to the extent reasonably required by the other Party in connection with the preparation of financial accounting statements, audits, litigation, the preparation of Tax Returns, or the resolution of items under this TMA.

 

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Section 10. Tax Contests.

Section 10.01 Notice. Each of the Parties shall provide prompt notice, within five (5) business days, by Federal Express or the equivalent with tracking receipt, with a copy by electronic mail (which shall not constitute notice), to the other of any communication from a Tax Authority regarding any pending or threatened Tax audit, assessment or proceeding or other Tax Contest for which it may be entitled to indemnification by the other Party hereunder. Such notice shall include copies of the pertinent portion of any written communication from a Tax Authority and contain factual information (to the extent known) describing any asserted Tax liability in reasonable detail. The failure of one Party to notify the other of such communication in accordance with the immediately preceding sentences shall not relieve such other Party of any liability or obligation to pay such Tax or make indemnification payments under this TMA, except to the extent that the failure timely to provide such notification actually prejudices the ability of such other Party to contest such Tax liability or increases the amount of such Tax liability. Such notice shall be sent to the applicable Party at the addresses set forth in Section 17.01.

Section 10.02 Control of Tax Contests.

(a) Separate Party Tax Returns.

(i) Pre-Deconsolidation Date and Straddle Period Separate Returns. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Separate Return (including any Separate Return with respect to Other Taxes) for any Tax Period ending on or prior to the Distribution Date or any Straddle Period, SYNNEX (in the case of any such Separate Return filed with respect to any Person that, following the Distribution, is a member of the SYNNEX Group) or Concentrix (in the case of any such Separate Return filed with respect to any Person that, following the Distribution, is a member of the Concentrix group), as applicable, shall have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, including exclusive authority with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability, subject to Sections 10.02(d), 10.02(e), and 10.02(f)(ii) below.

(ii) Post-Deconsolidation Date Separate Returns. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Separate Return (including any Separate Return with respect to Other Taxes) for any Tax Period beginning after the Distribution Date, the Responsible Party shall have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, including exclusive authority with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability, subject to Section 10.02(e) below.

(b) SYNNEX Federal Consolidated Income Tax Returns. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any SYNNEX Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return, SYNNEX shall have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, including exclusive authority with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability, subject to Sections 10.02(d) and 10.02(f)(i) below.

(c) SYNNEX State Combined Income Tax Returns, SYNNEX Foreign Combined Income Tax Returns, and Other Joint Returns. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any SYNNEX State Combined Income Tax Return, any SYNNEX Foreign Combined Income Tax Return or any Tax Return with respect to Other Taxes that is not described in Section 10.02(a), SYNNEX shall have exclusive control over the Tax Contest, including exclusive authority with respect to any settlement of such Tax liability, subject to Section 10.02(d) below.

 

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(d) Concentrix Rights. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Tax Return described in Section 10.02(a), (b), or (c) (other than any Separate Return described in Section 10.02(a)(ii)), if (x) as a result of such Tax Contest, Concentrix could reasonably be expected to become liable for an amount of Tax in excess of $100,000 and (y) SYNNEX has control of such Tax Contest pursuant to Section 10.02(a), (b), or (c), as applicable, then (i) SYNNEX shall consult with Concentrix reasonably in advance of taking any significant action in connection with such Tax Contest, (ii) SYNNEX shall consult with Concentrix and offer Concentrix a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such Tax Contest, (iii) SYNNEX shall defend such Tax Contest diligently and in good faith as if it were the only party in interest in connection with such Tax Contest, (iv) Concentrix shall be entitled to participate in such Tax Contest and receive copies of any written materials relating to such Tax Contest received from the relevant Tax Authority, and (v) SYNNEX shall not settle, compromise or abandon any such Tax Contest without obtaining the prior written consent of Concentrix, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(e) SYNNEX Rights. In the case of any Tax Contest with respect to any Tax Return described in Section 10.02(a), if (x) as a result of such Tax Contest, SYNNEX could reasonably be expected to become liable for an amount of Tax in excess of $100,000 and (y) Concentrix has the right to control such Tax Contest pursuant to Section 10.02(a), then (i) Concentrix shall consult with SYNNEX reasonably in advance of taking any significant action in connection with such Tax Contest, (ii) Concentrix shall consult with SYNNEX and offer SYNNEX a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such Tax Contest, (iii) Concentrix shall defend such Tax Contest diligently and in good faith as if it were the only party in interest in connection with such Tax Contest, (iv) SYNNEX shall be entitled to participate in such Tax Contest and receive copies of any written materials relating to such Tax Contest received from the relevant Tax Authority, and (v) Concentrix shall not settle, compromise or abandon any such Tax Contest without obtaining the prior written consent of SYNNEX, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 10.02(e) shall apply to any Tax Contest with respect to a Concentrix Federal Consolidated Income Tax Return if, as a result of such Tax Contest, SYNNEX could reasonably be expected to become liable for Taxes pursuant to Section 2.02(b) or (c).

(f) Distribution-Related Tax Contests.

(i) In the event of any Distribution-Related Tax Contest as a result of which Concentrix could reasonably be expected to become liable for any Tax or Tax-Related Losses and which SYNNEX has the right to administer and control pursuant to Section 10.02(b) above, (A) SYNNEX shall consult with Concentrix reasonably in advance of taking any significant action in connection with such Tax Contest, (B) SYNNEX shall offer Concentrix a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such Tax Contest, (C) SYNNEX shall defend such Tax Contest diligently and in good faith as if it were the only party in interest in connection with such Tax Contest, and (D) SYNNEX shall provide Concentrix copies of any written materials relating to such Tax Contest received from the relevant Tax

 

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Authority. Notwithstanding anything in the preceding sentence to the contrary, the final determination of the positions taken, including with respect to settlement or other disposition, in any Distribution-Related Tax Contest shall be made in the sole discretion of SYNNEX and shall be final and not subject to the dispute resolution provisions of Article VII of the Separation and Distribution Agreement.

(ii) In the event of any Distribution-Related Tax Contest with respect to any Concentrix Separate Return, (A) Concentrix shall consult with SYNNEX reasonably in advance of taking any significant action in connection with such Tax Contest, (B) Concentrix shall consult with SYNNEX and offer SYNNEX a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such Tax Contest, (C) Concentrix shall defend such Tax Contest diligently and in good faith as if it were the only party in interest in connection with such Tax Contest, (D) SYNNEX shall be entitled to participate in such Tax Contest and receive copies of any written materials relating to such Tax Contest received from the relevant Tax Authority, and (E) Concentrix shall not settle, compromise or abandon any such Tax Contest without obtaining the prior written consent of SYNNEX, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

(g) Power of Attorney.

(i) Each member of the Concentrix Group shall execute and deliver to SYNNEX (or such member of the SYNNEX Group as SYNNEX shall designate) any power of attorney or other similar document reasonably requested by SYNNEX (or such designee) in connection with any Tax Contest (as to which SYNNEX is the Controlling Party) described in this Section 10.

(ii) Each member of the SYNNEX Group shall execute and deliver to Concentrix (or such member of the Concentrix Group as Concentrix shall designate) any power of attorney or other similar document reasonably requested by Concentrix (or such designee) in connection with any Tax Contest (as to which Concentrix is the Controlling Party) described in this Section 10.

Section 11. Effective Date; Termination of Prior Intercompany Tax Allocation Agreements. This TMA shall be effective as of the Effective Time. As of the Effective Time, (i) all prior intercompany Tax allocation agreements or arrangements solely between or among SYNNEX and/or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and Concentrix and/or any of its Subsidiaries, on the other hand, including the Tax Allocation Agreement, shall be terminated, and (ii) amounts due under such agreements as of the date on which the Effective Time occurs shall be settled. Upon such termination and settlement, no further payments by or to SYNNEX or any of its Subsidiaries or by or to Concentrix or any of its Subsidiaries, with respect to such agreements shall be made, and all other rights and obligations resulting from such agreements between the Parties and their Affiliates shall cease at such time. Any payments pursuant to such agreements shall be disregarded for purposes of computing amounts due under this TMA; provided that to the extent appropriate, payments made pursuant to such agreements shall be credited to Concentrix or SYNNEX, respectively, in computing their respective obligations pursuant to this TMA, in the event that such payments relate to a Tax liability that is the subject matter of this TMA for a Tax Period that is the subject matter of this TMA.

 

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Section 12. Survival of Obligations. The representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in this TMA shall be unconditional and absolute and shall remain in effect without limitation as to time.

Section 13. Treatment of Payments; Tax Gross Up.

Section 13.01 Treatment of Tax Indemnity and Tax Benefit Payments. In the absence of any change in Tax treatment under the Code or other applicable Tax Law, for all Income Tax purposes, the Parties agree to treat, and to cause their respective Affiliates to treat, (i) any indemnity payment required by this TMA or by the Separation and Distribution Agreement as either a contribution by SYNNEX to Concentrix or a distribution by Concentrix to SYNNEX, as the case may be, occurring immediately prior to the Distribution; and (ii) any payment of interest or State Income Taxes by or to a Tax Authority, as taxable or deductible, as the case may be, to the Party entitled under this TMA to retain such payment or required under this TMA to make such payment.

Section 13.02 Tax Gross Up. If notwithstanding the manner in which payments described in Section 13.01(i) were reported, there is an adjustment to the Tax liability of a Party as a result of its receipt of a payment pursuant to this TMA or the Separation and Distribution Agreement, such payment shall be appropriately adjusted so that the amount of such payment, reduced by the amount of all Income Taxes payable with respect to the receipt thereof (but taking into account all correlative Tax Benefits resulting from the payment of such Income Taxes), shall equal the amount of the payment which the Party receiving such payment would otherwise be entitled to receive.

Section 13.03 Interest. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, to the extent one Party (“Indemnitor”) makes a payment of interest to another Party (“Indemnitee”) under this TMA with respect to the period from the date that the Indemnitee made a payment of Tax to a Tax Authority to the date that the Indemnitor reimbursed the Indemnitee for such Tax payment, the interest payment shall be treated as interest expense to the Indemnitor (deductible to the extent provided by law) and as interest income by the Indemnitee (includible in income to the extent provided by law). The amount of the payment shall not be adjusted to take into account any associated Tax Benefit to the Indemnitor or increase in Tax to the Indemnitee.

Section 14. Disagreements. The Parties desire that collaboration will continue between them. Accordingly, they will try, and they will cause their respective Group members to try, to resolve in good faith all disagreements regarding their respective rights and obligations under this TMA, including any amendments hereto. In furtherance thereof, in the event of any dispute or disagreement (other than a High-Level Dispute) (a “Dispute”) between any member of the SYNNEX Group and any member of the Concentrix Group as to the interpretation of any provision of this TMA or the performance of obligations hereunder, the Tax departments of the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to resolve the Dispute. If, within five (5) business days, such good faith negotiations do not resolve the Dispute, then the matter, upon written request of either Party, will be referred for resolution to executives of each Party who hold, at a minimum, the title of senior vice president and who have authority to settle the Dispute, and such executives shall negotiate in

 

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good faith to resolve the Dispute. If the senior executives are unable for any reason to resolve a Dispute within ten (10) business days after the reference of the Dispute to them, then the Tax departments will cooperate in good faith to refer the Dispute to a mutually acceptable Tax Advisor. If the tax departments are unable to agree on the Tax Advisor within five (5) business days, the selection of the Tax Advisor will be referred to the Chief Financial Officer of each Party who shall cooperate in good faith to select the Tax Advisor. The Tax Advisor may, in its discretion, obtain the services of any third-party appraiser, accounting firm or consultant that the Tax Advisor deems necessary to assist it in resolving such disagreement. The Tax Advisor shall furnish written notice to the Parties of its resolution of any such Dispute as soon as practical, but in any event no later than 30 days after its acceptance of the matter for resolution. Any such resolution by the Tax Advisor will be conclusive and binding on the Parties. Following receipt of the Tax Advisor’s written notice to the Parties of its resolution of the Dispute, the Parties shall each take or cause to be taken any action necessary to implement such resolution of the Tax Advisor. In accordance with Section 16, each Party shall pay its own fees and expenses (including the fees and expenses of its representatives) incurred in connection with the referral of the matter to the Tax Advisor. All fees and expenses of the Tax Advisor in connection with such referral shall be shared equally by the Parties. Any High-Level Dispute shall be resolved pursuant to the procedures set forth in Article VII of the Separation and Distribution Agreement. Nothing in this Section 14 will prevent either Party from seeking injunctive relief if any delay resulting from the efforts to resolve the Dispute through the process set forth in this Section 14 (or any delay resulting from the efforts to resolve any High-Level Dispute through the procedures set forth in Article VII of the Separation and Distribution Agreement) could result in serious and irreparable injury to either Party. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this TMA, the Separation and Distribution Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, SYNNEX and Concentrix are the only members of their respective Group entitled to commence a dispute resolution procedure under this TMA, and each of SYNNEX and Concentrix will cause its respective Group members not to commence any dispute resolution procedure other than through such party as provided in this Section 14.

Section 15. Late Payments. Any amount owed by one party to another party under this TMA which is not paid when due shall bear interest at the Prime Rate plus two percent, compounded semiannually, from the due date of the payment to the date paid. To the extent interest required to be paid under this Section 15 duplicates interest required to be paid under any other provision of this TMA, interest shall be computed at the higher of the interest rate provided under this Section 15 or the interest rate provided under such other provision.

Section 16. Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this TMA, each party and its Affiliates shall bear their own expenses incurred in connection with preparation of Tax Returns, Tax Contests, and other matters related to Taxes under the provisions of this TMA.

Section 17. General Provisions.

Section 17.01 Addresses and Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands or other communications under this TMA shall be in writing, together with a copy by electronic mail (which shall not constitute notice), and shall be given or made (and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made upon acknowledgment of receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier service, or by registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the respective Parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 17.01):

 

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If to SYNNEX:

SYNNEX Corporation

44201 Nobel Drive

Fremont, CA 94538

Attention: General Counsel

Email: simonl@synnex.com

with a copy to:

SYNNEX Corporation

44201 Nobel Drive

Fremont, CA 94538

Attention: Tax

Email: louist@synnex.com

If to Concentrix:

Concentrix Corporation

44111 Nobel Drive

Fremont, California 94538

Attn: EVP, Legal

Email: steve.richie@concentrix.com

with a copy to:

Concentrix Corporation

201 E. 4th Street

Cincinnati, OH 45202

Attention: Tax

Email: bryan.wheatley@concentrix.com

A Party may, by notice to the other Party, change the address to which such notices are to be given.

Section 17.02 Assignability. This TMA shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their successors and permitted assigns; provided, that neither Party nor any such party thereto may assign its rights or delegate its obligations under this TMA without the express prior written consent of the other Party hereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such consent shall be required for the assignment of a party’s rights and obligations under this TMA and the Ancillary Agreements (except as may be otherwise provided in any such Ancillary Agreement) in whole (i.e., the assignment of a party’s rights and obligations under this TMA and all Ancillary Agreements all at the same time) in connection with a change of control of a Party so long as the resulting, surviving or transferee Person assumes all the obligations of the relevant party thereto by operation of Law or pursuant to an agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the other Party.

 

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Section 17.03 Waiver. Waiver by a Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this TMA shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the other Party. No failure or delay by a Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this TMA shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof prejudice any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

Section 17.04 Severability. If any provision of this TMA or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby. Upon such determination, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable provision to effect the original intent of the Parties.

Section 17.05 Authority. SYNNEX represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the SYNNEX Group, and Concentrix represents on behalf of itself and each other member of the Concentrix Group, as follows: (i) each such Person has the requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform this TMA and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (ii) this TMA has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of it enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof.

Section 17.06 Further Action. The parties shall execute and deliver all documents, provide all information, and take or refrain from taking action as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this TMA, including the execution and delivery to the other parties and their Affiliates and representatives of such powers of attorney or other authorizing documentation as is reasonably necessary or appropriate in connection with Tax Contests (or portions thereof) under the control of such other parties in accordance with Section 10.

Section 17.07 Integration. This TMA, the Ancillary Agreements and the Exhibits, Schedules and appendices hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, supersede all previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings between the Parties other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein. In the event of any inconsistency between this TMA, the Separation and Distribution Agreement, any other agreements relating to the transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement, or the Tax Allocation Agreement, with respect to matters addressed herein, the provisions of this TMA shall control.

Section 17.08 Construction. The language in all parts of this TMA shall in all cases be construed according to its fair meaning and shall not be strictly construed for or against any party. The captions, titles and headings included in this TMA are for convenience only, and do not affect this TMA’s construction or interpretation. Unless otherwise indicated, all “Section” references in this TMA are to sections of this TMA.

 

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Section 17.09 No Double Recovery. No provision of this TMA shall be construed to provide an indemnity or other recovery for any costs, damages, or other amounts for which the damaged party has been fully compensated under any other provision of this TMA or under any other agreement or action at law or equity. Unless expressly required in this TMA, a party shall not be required to exhaust all remedies available under other agreements or at law or equity before recovering under the remedies provided in this TMA.

Section 17.10 Counterparts. This TMA may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Party. Each Party acknowledges that it and each other Party is executing certain of the Ancillary Agreements by facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature, and that delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this TMA (whether executed by manual, stamp or mechanical signature) by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF) shall be effective as delivery of such executed counterpart of this TMA. Each Party expressly adopts and confirms each such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature (regardless of whether delivered in person, by mail, by courier, by facsimile or by email in portable document format (PDF)) made in its respective name as if it were a manual signature delivered in person, agrees that it will not assert that any such signature or delivery is not adequate to bind such Party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and delivered in person and agrees that, at the reasonable request of the other Party at any time, it will as promptly as reasonably practicable cause this TMA to be manually executed (such execution to be as of the date of the initial date thereof) and delivered in person, by mail or by courier.

Section 17.11 Governing Law. This TMA (and any claims or disputes arising out of or related hereto or to the transactions contemplated hereby or to the inducement of any party to enter herein, whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise and whether predicated on common law, statute or otherwise) shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Delaware including all matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

Section 17.12 Jurisdiction. If any dispute arises out of or in connection with this TMA, except as expressly contemplated by another provision of this TMA, the parties irrevocably (and the parties will cause each other member of their respective Group to irrevocably) (a) consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of federal and state courts located in Delaware, (b) waive any objection to that choice of forum based on venue or to the effect that the forum is not convenient, and (c) WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL OR ADJUDICATION BY JURY.

Section 17.13 Amendment. No provisions of this TMA shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by a Party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized representative of the Party against whom it is sought to enforce such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification.

 

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Section 17.14 Concentrix Subsidiaries. If, at any time, Concentrix acquires or creates one or more subsidiaries that are includable in the Concentrix Group, they shall be subject to this TMA and all references to the Concentrix Group herein shall thereafter include a reference to such subsidiaries.

Section 17.15 Successors. This TMA shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of any successor by merger, acquisition of assets, or otherwise, to any of the parties hereto (including but not limited to any successor of SYNNEX or Concentrix succeeding to the Tax attributes of either under Section 381 of the Code), to the same extent as if such successor had been an original party to this TMA.

Section 17.16 Injunctions. The parties acknowledge that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this TMA were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached. The parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions of this TMA and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court having jurisdiction, such remedy being in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party has caused this TMA to be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized officer on the date first set forth above.

 

SYNNEX CORPORATION
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

 

CONCENTRIX CORPORATION
By:  

 

Name:  

 

Title:  

 

EX-10.4

Exhibit 10.4

FORM OF

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

This Indemnification Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of [                    ], 20[    ], between Concentrix Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and [                                         ] (“Indemnitee”),

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is either a member of the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) or an officer of the Corporation, or both, and in such capacity or capacities, or otherwise as an Agent (as hereinafter defined) of the Corporation, is performing a valuable service for the Corporation; and

WHEREAS, Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Corporation on the condition that he or she be indemnified as herein provided; and

WHEREAS, it is intended that Indemnitee shall be paid promptly by the Corporation all amounts necessary to effectuate in full the indemnity provided herein:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants in this Agreement, and of Indemnitee continuing to serve the Corporation as an Agent and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Services by Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees to serve (a) as a director or an officer of the Corporation, or both, so long as Indemnitee is duly appointed or elected and qualified in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and bylaws of the Corporation, and until such time as Indemnitee resigns or fails to stand for election or is removed from Indemnitee’s position, or (b) otherwise as an Agent (as hereinafter defined) of the Corporation. Indemnitee may from time to time also perform other services at the request or for the convenience of, or otherwise benefiting the Corporation. Indemnitee may at any time and for any reason resign or be removed from such position (subject to any other contractual obligation or other obligation imposed by operation of law), in which event the Corporation shall have no obligation under this Agreement to continue Indemnitee in any such position.

2. Indemnification. Subject to the limitations set forth herein and in Section 6 hereof, the Corporation hereby agrees to indemnify Indemnitee as follows:

The Corporation shall, with respect to any Proceeding (as hereinafter defined) associated with Indemnitee’s being an Agent of the Corporation, indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation in effect on the date hereof or as such law or Certificate of Incorporation may from time to time be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than the law or Certificate of Incorporation permitted the Corporation to provide before such amendment). The right to indemnification conferred herein and in the Certificate of Incorporation shall be presumed to have been relied upon by Indemnitee in serving or


continuing to serve the Corporation as an Agent and shall be enforceable as a contract right. Without in any way diminishing the scope of the indemnification provided by this Section 2, the Corporation will indemnify Indemnitee to the full extent permitted by law if and wherever Indemnitee is or was a party or is threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding, including any such Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was an Agent or by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in such capacity, against Expenses (as hereinafter defined) and Liabilities (as hereinafter defined) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on his or her behalf in connection with the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of such Proceeding. In addition to, and not as a limitation of, the foregoing, the rights of indemnification of Indemnitee provided under this Agreement shall include those rights set forth in Sections 3 and 8 below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee (other than a Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement) only if the commencement of such Proceeding was authorized by the Board of Directors.

3. Advancement of Expenses; Letter of Credit.

Advancement of Expenses. All reasonable Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee (including costs of enforcement of this Agreement) shall be advanced from time to time by the Corporation to Indemnitee within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a written request for an advance of Expenses, whether prior to or after final disposition of a Proceeding (except to the extent that there has been a Final Adverse Determination (as hereinafter defined) that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified for such Expenses), including without limitation any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Corporation. The written request for an advancement of any and all Expenses under this paragraph shall contain reasonable detail of the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. In the event that such written request shall be accompanied by an affidavit of counsel to Indemnitee to the effect that such counsel has reviewed such expenses and that such expenses are reasonable in such counsel’s view, then such expenses shall be deemed reasonable in the absence of clear and convincing evidence to the contrary. By execution of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have made whatever undertaking may be required by law at the time of any advancement of Expenses with respect to repayment to the Corporation of such Expenses. In the event that the Corporation shall breach its obligation to advance Expenses under this Section 3, the parties hereto agree that Indemnitee’s remedies available at law would not be adequate and that Indemnitee would be entitled to specific performance.

Letter of Credit. In order to secure the obligations of the Corporation to indemnify and advance Expenses to Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement, the Corporation shall obtain at the time of any Change in Control (as hereinafter defined) an irrevocable standby letter of credit naming Indemnitee as the sole beneficiary (the “Letter of Credit”). The Letter of Credit shall be in an appropriate amount not less than one million dollars ($1,000,000), shall be issued by a commercial bank headquartered in the United States having assets in excess of $10 billion and capital according to its most recent published reports equal to or greater than the then applicable minimum capital

 

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standards promulgated by such bank’s primary federal regulator and shall contain terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to Indemnitee. The Letter of Credit shall provide that Indemnitee may from time to time draw certain amounts thereunder, upon written certification by Indemnitee to the issuer of the Letter of Credit that (i) Indemnitee has made written request upon the Corporation for an amount not less than the amount Indemnitee is drawing under the Letter of Credit and that the Corporation has failed or refused to provide Indemnitee with such amount in full within thirty (30) days after receipt of the request, and (ii) Indemnitee believes that he or she is entitled under the terms of this Agreement to the amount that Indemnitee is drawing upon under the Letter of Credit. The issuance of the Letter of Credit shall not in any way diminish the Corporation’s obligation to indemnify Indemnitee against Expenses and Liabilities to the full extent required by this Agreement.

Term of Letter of Credit. Once the Corporation has obtained the Letter of Credit, the Corporation shall maintain and renew the Letter of Credit or a substitute letter of credit meeting the criteria of Section 3(b) during the term of this Agreement so that the Letter of Credit shall have an initial term of five (5) years, be renewed for successive five-year terms, and always have at least one (1) year of its term remaining.

4. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings. Upon making a request for indemnification, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification under this Agreement and the Corporation shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in reaching any contrary determination. The termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, arbitration award or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not affect this presumption or, except as determined by a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to Indemnitee, establish a presumption with regard to any factual matter relevant to determining Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification hereunder. If the person or persons so empowered to make a determination pursuant to Section 5 hereof shall have failed to make the requested determination within ninety (90) days after any judgment, order, settlement, dismissal, arbitration award, conviction, acceptance of a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or other disposition or partial disposition of any Proceeding or any other event that could enable the Corporation to determine Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, the requisite determination that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made.

5. Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.

(a) Whenever Indemnitee believes that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit a written request for indemnification to the Corporation. Any request for indemnification shall include sufficient documentation or information reasonably available to Indemnitee for the determination of entitlement to indemnification. In any event, Indemnitee shall submit Indemnitee’s claim for indemnification within a reasonable time, not to exceed five (5) years after any judgment, order, settlement, dismissal, arbitration award, conviction, acceptance of a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or final termination, whichever is the later date for which Indemnitee requests indemnification. The Corporate Secretary

 

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or other appropriate officer shall, promptly upon receipt of Indemnitee’s request for indemnification, advise the Board of Directors in writing that Indemnitee has made such request. Determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification shall be made not later than ninety (90) days after the Corporation’s receipt of Indemnitee’s written request for such indemnification, provided that any request for indemnification for Liabilities, other than amounts paid in settlement, shall have been made after a determination thereof in a Proceeding.

(b) The Corporation shall be entitled to select the forum in which Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification will be heard; provided, however, that if there is a Change in Control of the Corporation, Independent Legal Counsel (as hereinafter defined) shall determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification. The forum shall be any one of the following:

(i) the stockholders of the Corporation;

(ii) a majority vote of Disinterested Directors (as hereinafter defined), even though less than a quorum;

(iii) Independent Legal Counsel, whose determination shall be made in a written opinion; or

(iv) a panel of three arbitrators, one selected by the Corporation, another by Indemnitee and the third by the first two arbitrators; or if for any reason three arbitrators are not selected within thirty (30) days after the appointment of the first arbitrator, then selection of additional arbitrators shall be made by the American Arbitration Association. If any arbitrator resigns or is unable to serve in such capacity for any reason, the American Arbitration Association shall select such arbitrator’s replacement. The arbitration shall be conducted pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association now in effect.

6. Specific Limitations on Indemnification. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Corporation shall not be obligated under this Agreement to make any payment to Indemnitee with respect to any Proceeding:

(a) To the extent that payment is actually made to Indemnitee under any insurance policy, or is made to Indemnitee by the Corporation or an affiliate otherwise than pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the availability of such insurance, Indemnitee also may claim indemnification from the Corporation pursuant to this Agreement by assigning to the Corporation any claims under such insurance to the extent Indemnitee is paid by the Corporation;

(b) Provided there has been no Change in Control, for Liabilities in connection with Proceedings settled without the Corporation’s consent, which consent, however, shall not be unreasonably withheld;

 

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(c) For an accounting of profits made from the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Corporation within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or similar provisions of any state statutory or common law; or

(d) To the extent it would be otherwise prohibited by law, if so established by a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to Indemnitee.

7. Fees and Expenses of Independent Legal Counsel. The Corporation agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Legal Counsel or a panel of three arbitrators should such Independent Legal Counsel or such arbitrators be retained to make a determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification pursuant to Section 5(b) of this Agreement, and to fully indemnify such Independent Legal Counsel or arbitrators against any and all expenses and losses incurred by any of them arising out of or relating to this Agreement or their engagement pursuant hereto.

8. Remedies of Indemnitee.

(a) In the event that (i) a determination pursuant to Section 5 hereof is made that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, (ii) advances of Expenses are not made pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) payment has not been timely made following a determination of entitlement to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, or (iv) Indemnitee otherwise seeks enforcement of this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to a final adjudication in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware of the remedy sought. Alternatively, unless (i) the determination was made by a panel of arbitrators pursuant to Section 5(b)(iv) hereof, or (ii) court approval is required by law for the indemnification sought by Indemnitee, Indemnitee at Indemnitee’s option may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association now in effect, which award is to be made within ninety (90) days following the filing of the demand for arbitration. The Corporation shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or arbitration award. In any such proceeding or arbitration Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification and advancement of Expenses under this Agreement and the Corporation shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption.

(b) In the event that a determination that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, in whole or in part, has been made pursuant to Section 5 hereof, the decision in the judicial proceeding or arbitration provided in paragraph (a) of this Section 8 shall be made de novo and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of a determination that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification.

(c) If a determination that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification has been made pursuant to Section 5 hereof, or is deemed to have been made pursuant to Section 4 hereof or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Corporation shall be bound by such determination in the absence of a misrepresentation or omission of a material fact by Indemnitee in connection with such determination.

 

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(d) The Corporation shall be precluded from asserting that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable. The Corporation shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Corporation is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and is precluded from making any assertion to the contrary.

(e) Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with Indemnitee’s request for indemnification hereunder, seeking enforcement of or to recover damages for breach of this Agreement shall be borne by the Corporation when and as incurred by Indemnitee irrespective of any Final Adverse Determination (as hereinafter defined) that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification.

9. Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Corporation, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid or to be paid in settlement and/or for Expenses, in connection with any claim relating to an indemnifiable event under this Agreement, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Corporation and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and/or transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and/or (ii) the relative fault of the Corporation (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and/or transaction(s).

10. Maintenance of Insurance. Upon the Corporation’s purchase of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies covering its directors and officers, then, subject only to the provisions within this Section 10, the Corporation agrees that so long as Indemnitee shall have consented to serve or shall continue to serve as a director or officer of the Corporation or both, or as an Agent of the Corporation, and thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible Proceeding (such periods being hereinafter sometimes referred to as the “Indemnification Period”), the Corporation will use all reasonable efforts to maintain in effect for the benefit of Indemnitee one or more valid, binding and enforceable policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance providing, in all respects, coverage both in scope and amount which is no less favorable than that provided by such preexisting policies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall not be required to maintain said policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance if such insurance is not reasonably available or if it is in good faith determined by the then directors of the Corporation either that:

(i) The premium cost of maintaining such insurance is substantially disproportionate to the amount of coverage provided thereunder; or

(ii) The protection provided by such insurance is so limited by exclusions, deductions or otherwise that there is insufficient benefit to warrant the cost of maintaining such insurance.

 

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Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, to the extent that and for so long as the Corporation shall choose to continue to maintain any policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance during the Indemnification Period, the Corporation shall maintain similar and equivalent insurance for the benefit of Indemnitee during the Indemnification Period (unless such insurance shall be less favorable to Indemnitee than the Corporation’s existing policies).

11. Modification, Waiver, Termination and Cancellation. No supplement, modification, termination, cancellation or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

12. Subrogation. In the event of payment under this Agreement, the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and shall do everything that may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents necessary to enable the Corporation effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights.

13. Notice by Indemnitee and Defense of Claim. Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Corporation in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, information or other document relating to any matter, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, but the omission so to notify the Corporation will not relieve it from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee if such omission does not prejudice the Corporation’s rights. If such omission does prejudice the Corporation’s rights, the Corporation will be relieved from liability only to the extent of such prejudice; nor will such omission relieve the Corporation from any liability that it may have to Indemnitee otherwise than under this Agreement. With respect to any Proceeding as to which Indemnitee notifies the Corporation of the commencement thereof:

(a) The Corporation will be entitled to participate therein at its own expense; and

(b) The Corporation jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified will be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee; provided, however, that the Corporation shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding if there has been a Change in Control or if Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Corporation and Indemnitee with respect to such Proceeding. After notice from the Corporation to Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense thereof, the Corporation will not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any Expenses subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof, other than reasonable costs of investigation or as otherwise provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitee’s own counsel in such Proceeding, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Corporation of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless:

(i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Corporation;

 

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(ii) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that counsel engaged by the Corporation may not adequately represent Indemnitee; or

(iii) the Corporation shall not in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense in such Proceeding or shall not in fact have assumed such defense and be acting in connection therewith with reasonable diligence; in each of which cases the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the Corporation.

(c) The Corporation shall not settle any Proceeding in any manner that would impose any penalty or limitation on Indemnitee without Indemnitee’s written consent; provided, however, that Indemnitee will not unreasonably withhold his or her consent to any proposed settlement.

14. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, or (iii) sent by a nationally recognized overnight courier service, specifying next business day delivery with written verification of receipt, on the first business day after the date on which it is so sent:

(a) If to Indemnitee, to:

Attn: [                                         ]

Home Address: [                                         ]

Mobil No.: [                                         ]

(b) If to the Corporation, to:

Concentrix Corporation

44111 Nobel Drive

Fremont, CA 94538

Attn: Corporate Secretary

or to such other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Corporation or to the Corporation by Indemnitee, as the case may be.

15. Nonexclusivity. The rights of Indemnitee hereunder shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may be entitled under applicable law, the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws, or any agreements, vote of

 

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stockholders, resolution of the Board of Directors or otherwise, and to the extent that during the Indemnification Period the rights of the then existing directors and officers are more favorable to such directors or officers than the rights currently provided to Indemnitee thereunder or under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to the full benefits of such more favorable rights.

16. Certain Definitions.

(a) “Agent” shall mean any person who is or was, or who has consented to serve as, a director, officer, employee, agent, fiduciary, joint venturer, partner, manager or other official of the Corporation or a subsidiary or an affiliate of the Corporation, or any other entity (including without limitation, an employee benefit plan) either at the request of, for the convenience of, or otherwise to benefit the Corporation or a subsidiary of the Corporation.

(b) “Change in Control” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following:

(i) Both (A) any “person” (as defined below) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing at least 20% of the total voting power represented by the Corporation’s then outstanding voting securities; and (b) the beneficial ownership by such person of securities representing such percentage has not been approved by a majority of the Continuing Directors (as defined below);

(ii) Any “person” is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporation representing at least 50% of the total voting power represented by the Corporation’s then outstanding voting securities;

(iii) A change in the composition of the Board of Directors occurs, as a result of which fewer than two-thirds of the incumbent directors are directors who either (A) had been directors of the Corporation on the “look-back date” (as defined below) (the “Original Directors”) or (B) were elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of Directors with the affirmative votes of at least a majority in the aggregate of the Original Directors who were still in office at the time of the election or nomination and directors whose election or nomination was previously so approved (the “Continuing Directors”);

(iv) The stockholders of the Corporation approve a merger or consolidation of the Corporation with any other corporation, if such merger or consolidation would result in the voting securities of the Corporation outstanding immediately prior thereto representing (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) 50% or less of the total voting power represented by the voting securities of the Corporation or such surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or

 

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(v) The stockholders of the Corporation approve (A) a plan of complete liquidation of the Corporation or (B) an agreement for the sale or disposition by the Corporation of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s assets.

For purposes of Subsection (i) above, the term “person” shall have the same meaning as when used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but shall exclude (x) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the Corporation or of a parent or subsidiary of the Corporation or (y) a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Corporation in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the common stock of the Corporation.

For purposes of Subsection (iii) above, the term “look-back date” shall mean the later of (x) [                    ], 2020 or (y) the date 24 months prior to the date of the event that may constitute a “Change in Control.”

Any other provision of this Section 16(b) notwithstanding, the term “Change in Control” shall not include a transaction, if undertaken at the election of the Corporation, the result of which is to sell all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation to another corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”); provided that the Surviving Corporation is owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Corporation immediately following such transaction in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Corporation’s common stock immediately preceding such transaction; and provided, further, that the Surviving Corporation expressly assumes this Agreement.

(c) “Disinterested Director” shall mean a director of the Corporation who is not or was not a party to or otherwise involved in the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is being sought by Indemnitee.

(d) “Expenses” shall include all direct and indirect costs (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcripts, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, all other disbursements or out-of-pocket expenses and reasonable compensation for time spent by Indemnitee for which Indemnitee is otherwise not compensated by the Corporation or any third party) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with either the investigation, defense, settlement or appeal of a Proceeding or establishing or enforcing a right to indemnification under this Agreement, applicable law or otherwise; provided, however, that “Expenses” shall not include any Liabilities.

(e) “Final Adverse Determination” shall mean that a determination that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification shall have been made pursuant to Section 5 hereof and either (1) a final adjudication in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or decision of an arbitrator pursuant to Section 8(a) hereof shall have denied Indemnitee’s right to indemnification hereunder, or (2) Indemnitee shall have failed to file a complaint in a Delaware court or seek an arbitrator’s award pursuant to Section 8(a) for a period of one hundred twenty (120) days after the determination made pursuant to Section 5 hereof.

 

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(f) “Independent Legal Counsel” shall mean a law firm or a member of a firm selected by the Corporation and approved by Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld) or, if there has been a Change in Control, selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Corporation (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), that neither is presently nor in the past five (5) years has been retained to represent: (i) the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or Indemnitee or any corporation of which Indemnitee was or is a director, officer, employee or agent, or any subsidiary or affiliate of such a corporation, in any material matter, or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Legal Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under this Agreement.

(g) “Liabilities” shall mean liabilities of any type whatsoever including, but not limited to, any judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, penalties and amounts paid in settlement (including all interest assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such judgments, fines, penalties or amounts paid in settlement) of any Proceeding.

(h) “Proceeding” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, claim, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, administrative hearing or any other proceeding whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, that is associated with Indemnitee’s being an Agent of the Corporation.

17. Binding Effect; Duration and Scope of Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation), spouses, heirs and personal and legal representatives. This Agreement shall continue in effect during the Indemnification Period, regardless of whether Indemnitee continues to serve as an Agent.

18. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement (or any portion thereof) shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever:

(a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby; and

(b) to the fullest extent legally possible, the provisions of this Agreement shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent of any provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.

19. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, as applied to contracts between Delaware residents entered into and to be performed entirely within the State of Delaware, without regard to conflict of laws rules.

 

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20. Consent to Jurisdiction. The Corporation and Indemnitee each irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware for all purposes in connection with any action or proceeding that arises out of or relates to this Agreement and agree that any action instituted under this Agreement shall be brought only in the state courts of the State of Delaware.

21. Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties hereto, and there are no other agreements, contracts or understandings between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, except as specifically referred to herein or as provided in Section 15 hereof.

22. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement.

 

Concentrix Corporation, a Delaware corporation

By

 

 

 

[                     ]

 

INDEMNITEE

 

[                     ]

 

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EX-10.5

Exhibit 10.5

FORM OF

CONCENTRIX CORPORATION

2020 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

(Adopted by the Board of Directors on [●], 2020)

(Approved by the Stockholders on [●], 2020)


Table of Contents

 

SECTION 1.

 

ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.

     1  

SECTION 2.

 

DEFINITIONS.

     1  

(a)

 

“Affiliate”

     1  

(b)

 

“Award”

     1  

(c)

 

“Award Agreement”

     1  

(d)

 

“Board of Directors” or “Board”

     1  

(e)

 

“Cash-Based Award”

     1  

(f)

 

“Change in Control”

     1  

(g)

 

“Code”

     3  

(h)

 

“Committee”

     3  

(i)

 

“Company”

     3  

(j)

 

“Consultant”

     3  

(k)

 

“Disability”

     3  

(l)

 

“Employee”

     3  

(m)

 

“Exchange Act”

     3  

(n)

 

“Exercise Price”

     3  

(o)

 

“Fair Market Value”

     3  

(p)

 

“ISO”

     4  

(q)

 

“Nonstatutory Option” or “NSO”

     4  

(r)

 

“Option”

     4  

(s)

 

“Outside Director”

     4  

(t)

 

“Parent”

     4  

(u)

 

“Participant”

     4  

(v)

 

“Plan”

     4  

(w)

 

“Purchase Price”

     4  

(x)

 

“Restricted Share”

     4  

(y)

 

“SAR”

     4  

(z)

 

“Section 409A”

     4  

(aa)

 

“Service”

     4  

(bb)

 

“Share”

     5  

(cc)

 

“Stock”

     5  

 

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(dd)

 

“Stock Unit”

     5  

(ee)

 

“Subsidiary”

     5  

SECTION 3.

 

ADMINISTRATION.

     5  

(a)

 

Committee Composition

     5  

(b)

 

Committee for Non-Officer Grants

     5  

(c)

 

Committee Procedures

     5  

(d)

 

Committee Responsibilities

     6  

SECTION 4.

 

ELIGIBILITY.

     7  

(a)

 

General Rule

     7  

(b)

 

Ten-Percent Stockholders

     7  

(c)

 

Attribution Rules

     7  

(d)

 

Outstanding Stock

     7  

(e)

 

Automatic Grants to Outside Directors.

     8  

SECTION 5.

 

STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.

     9  

(a)

 

Basic Limitation

     9  

(b)

 

Additional Shares

     9  

(c)

 

Substitution and Assumption of Awards

     9  

SECTION 6.

 

RESTRICTED SHARES.

     10  

(a)

 

Restricted Share Award Agreement

     10  

(b)

 

Payment for Awards

     10  

(c)

 

Vesting

     10  

(d)

 

Voting and Dividend Rights

     10  

(e)

 

Restrictions on Transfer of Shares

     10  

SECTION 7.

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.

     10  

(a)

 

Stock Option Award Agreement

     10  

(b)

 

Number of Shares

     11  

(c)

 

Exercise Price

     11  

(d)

 

Withholding Taxes

     11  

(e)

 

Exercisability and Term

     11  

(f)

 

Exercise of Options

     11  

(g)

 

Effect of Change in Control

     12  

 

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(h)

 

No Rights as a Stockholder

     12  

(i)

 

Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options

     12  

(j)

 

Restrictions on Transfer of Shares

     12  

(k)

 

Buyout Provisions

     12  

SECTION 8.

 

PAYMENT FOR SHARES.

     12  

(a)

 

General Rule

     12  

(b)

 

Surrender of Stock

     12  

(c)

 

Services Rendered

     13  

(d)

 

Cashless Exercise

     13  

(e)

 

Exercise/Pledge

     13  

(f)

 

Net Exercise

     13  

(g)

 

Promissory Note

     13  

(h)

 

Other Forms of Payment

     13  

(i)

 

Limitations under Applicable Law

     13  

SECTION 9.

 

STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

     13  

(a)

 

SAR Award Agreement

     13  

(b)

 

Number of Shares

     14  

(c)

 

Exercise Price

     14  

(d)

 

Exercisability and Term

     14  

(e)

 

Effect of Change in Control

     14  

(f)

 

Exercise of SARs

     14  

(g)

 

Modification, Extension or Assumption of SARs

     14  

(h)

 

Buyout Provisions

     14  

SECTION 10.

 

STOCK UNITS.

     15  

(a)

 

Stock Unit Award Agreement

     15  

(b)

 

Payment for Awards

     15  

(c)

 

Vesting Conditions

     15  

(d)

 

Voting and Dividend Rights

     15  

(e)

 

Form and Time of Settlement of Stock Units

     15  

(f)

 

Death of Participant

     16  

(g)

 

Creditors’ Rights

     16  

 

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SECTION 11.

 

CASH-BASED AWARDS

     16  

SECTION 12.

 

ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.

     16  

(a)

 

Adjustments

     16  

(b)

 

Dissolution or Liquidation

     16  

(c)

 

Reorganizations

     17  

(d)

 

Reservation of Rights

     17  

SECTION 13.

 

DEFERRAL OF AWARDS.

     18  

(a)

 

Committee Powers

     18  

(b)

 

General Rules

     18  

SECTION 14.

 

AWARDS UNDER OTHER PLANS.

     18  

SECTION 15.

 

LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.

     18  

SECTION 16.

 

TAXES.

     19  

(a)

 

Withholding Taxes

     19  

(b)

 

Share Withholding

     19  

(c)

 

Section 409A

     19  

SECTION 17.

 

LIMITATION ON PARACHUTE PAYMENTS.

     19  

(a)

 

Scope of Limitation

     19  

(b)

 

Basic Rule

     19  

(c)

 

Reduction of Payments

     20  

(d)

 

Related Corporations

     20  

SECTION 18.

 

TRANSFERABILITY.

     20  

SECTION 19.

 

PERFORMANCE BASED AWARDS.

     20  

SECTION 20.

 

NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.

     21  

SECTION 21.

 

DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.

     21  

(a)

 

Term of the Plan

     21  

(b)

 

Right to Amend the Plan

     21  

(c)

 

Effect of Termination

     21  

SECTION 22.

 

AWARDS TO NON-U.S. PARTICIPANTS.

     21  

SECTION 23.

 

CANCELLATION OR CLAWBACK OF AWARDS.

     21  

 

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SECTION 24.

 

GOVERNING LAW.

     22  

SECTION 25.

 

SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

     22  

SECTION 26.

 

EXECUTION.

     22  

 

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SECTION 1. ESTABLISHMENT AND PURPOSE.

The Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors on [●], 2020 and shall be effective immediately prior to the spin-off and distribution of Stock to the stockholders of SYNNEX Corporation pursuant to a registration statement filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (such effective date, the “Effective Date”). The Plan’s purpose is to enhance the Company’s ability to attract, retain and motivate persons who make (or are expected to make) important contributions to the Company by providing these individuals with equity ownership and other incentive opportunities.

SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS.

(a) Affiliate shall mean any entity other than a Subsidiary, if the Company and/or one or more Subsidiaries own not less than 50% of such entity.

(b) Award shall mean any award of an Option, a SAR, a Restricted Share, a Stock Unit or a Cash-Based Award under the Plan.

(c) Award Agreement shall mean the agreement between the Company and the recipient of an Award which contains the terms, conditions and restrictions pertaining to such Award.

(d) Board of Directors or Board shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company, as constituted from time to time.

(e) Cash-Based Award shall mean an Award that entitles the Participant to receive a cash-denominated payment.

(f) Change in Control shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

 

  (i)

A change in the composition of the Board of Directors occurs, as a result of which fewer than one-half of the incumbent directors are directors who either:

 

  (A)

Had been directors of the Company on the “look-back date” (as defined below) (the “original directors”); or

 

  (B)

Were elected, or nominated for election, to the Board of Directors with the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the aggregate of the original directors who were still in office at the time of the election or nomination and the directors whose election or nomination was previously so approved (the “continuing directors”);

 

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provided, however, that for this purpose, the “original directors” and “continuing directors” shall not include any individual whose initial assumption of office occurred as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents, by or on behalf of a person other than the Board;

 

  (ii)

Any “person” (as defined below) who by the acquisition or aggregation of securities, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities ordinarily (and apart from rights accruing under special circumstances) having the right to vote at elections of directors (the “Base Capital Stock”); except that any change in the relative beneficial ownership of the Company’s securities by any person resulting solely from a reduction in the aggregate number of outstanding shares of Base Capital Stock, and any decrease thereafter in such person’s ownership of securities, shall be disregarded until such person increases in any manner, directly or indirectly, such person’s beneficial ownership of any securities of the Company;

 

  (iii)

The consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company or a Subsidiary of the Company with or into another entity or any other corporate reorganization, if persons who were not stockholders of the Company immediately prior to such merger, consolidation or other reorganization own immediately after such merger, consolidation or other reorganization 50% or more of the voting power of the outstanding securities of each of (A) the Company (or its successor) and (B) any direct or indirect parent corporation of the Company (or its successor); or

 

  (iv)

The sale, transfer or other disposition of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

For purposes of subsection (f)(i) above, the term “look-back” date shall mean the later of (1) the Effective Date and (2) the date that is 24 months prior to the date of the event that may constitute a Change in Control.

For purposes of subsection (f)(ii) above, the term “person” shall have the same meaning as when used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but shall exclude (1) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan maintained by the Company or a Parent or Subsidiary and (2) a corporation owned directly or indirectly by the stockholders of the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Stock.

Any other provision of this Section 2(f) notwithstanding, a transaction shall not constitute a Change in Control if its sole purpose is to change the state of the Company’s incorporation or to create a holding company that will be owned in substantially the same proportions by the persons who held the Company’s securities immediately before such transaction, and a Change in Control shall not be deemed to occur if the Company files a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the offering of securities or debt of the Company to the public.

 

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(g) Code shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(h) Committee shall mean the Compensation Committee or such other committee as may be designated by the Board of Directors, which is authorized to administer the Plan, as described in Section 3 hereof.

(i) Company shall mean Concentrix Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

(j) Consultant shall mean an individual who is a consultant or advisor and who provides bona fide services to the Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate as an independent contractor (not including service as a member of the Board of Directors) or a member of the board of directors of a Parent or a Subsidiary, in each case who is not an Employee.

(k) Disability shall mean any permanent and total disability as defined by Section 22(e)(3) of the Code.

(l) Employee shall mean any individual who is employed by the Company, a Parent, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate.

(m) Exchange Act shall mean the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(n) Exercise Price shall mean, in the case of an Option, the amount for which one Share may be purchased upon exercise of such Option, as specified in the applicable Stock Option Agreement. “Exercise Price” shall mean, in the case of a SAR, an amount, as specified in the applicable SAR Award Agreement, which is subtracted from the Fair Market Value of one Share in determining the amount payable upon exercise of such SAR.

(o) Fair Market Value with respect to a Share, shall mean the market price of one Share, as determined in accordance with the methodology approved by the Committee or, in the absence of such determination, as follows:

 

  (i)

If the Stock was traded on any established stock exchange (such as the New York Stock Exchange, The Nasdaq Global Market or The Nasdaq Global Select Market) or national market system on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the closing price reported for such date by the applicable exchange or system;

 

  (ii)

If the Stock was traded over-the-counter on the date in question, then the Fair Market Value shall be equal to the last transaction price quoted for such date by the OTC Bulletin Board or, if not so quoted, shall be equal to the mean between the last reported representative bid and asked prices quoted for such date by the principal automated inter-dealer quotation system on which the Stock is quoted or, if the Stock is not quoted on any such system, by the Pink Quote system; or

 

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  (iii)

If none of the foregoing provisions is applicable, then the Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in good faith on such basis as it deems appropriate.

In all cases, the determination of Fair Market Value by the Committee shall be conclusive and binding on all persons.

(p) ISO shall mean an employee incentive stock option described in Section 422 of the Code.

(q) Nonstatutory Option or NSO shall mean an employee stock option that is not an ISO.

(r) Option shall mean an ISO or Nonstatutory Option granted under the Plan and entitling the holder to purchase Shares.

(s) Outside Director shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who is not a common-law employee of, or paid consultant to, the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary.

(t) Parent shall mean any corporation (other than the Company) in an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Company, if each of the corporations other than the Company owns stock possessing 50% or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations in such chain. A corporation that attains the status of a Parent on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be a Parent commencing as of such date.

(u) Participant shall mean a person who holds an Award.

(v) Plan shall mean this 2020 Stock Incentive Plan of Concentrix Corporation, as amended from time to time.

(w) Purchase Price shall mean the consideration for which one Share may be acquired under the Plan (other than upon exercise of an Option), as specified by the Committee.

(x) Restricted Share shall mean a Share awarded under the Plan.

(y) SAR shall mean a stock appreciation right granted under the Plan.

(z) Section 409A means Section 409A of the Code.

(aa) Service shall mean service as an Employee, Consultant or Outside Director, subject to such further limitations as may be set forth in the Plan or the applicable Award Agreement. Service does not terminate when an Employee goes on a bona fide leave of absence, that was approved by the Company in writing, if the terms of the leave provide for continued Service crediting, or when continued Service crediting is required by applicable law. However, for purposes of determining whether an Option is entitled to ISO status, an Employee’s

 

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employment will be treated as terminating three months after such Employee went on leave, unless such Employee’s right to return to active work is guaranteed by law or by a contract. Service terminates in any event when the approved leave ends, unless such Employee immediately returns to active work. The Company determines which leaves of absence count toward Service, and when Service terminates for all purposes under the Plan.

(bb) Share shall mean one share of Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 12 (if applicable).

(cc) Stock shall mean the Common Stock, par value $0.0001, of the Company.

(dd) Stock Unit shall mean a bookkeeping entry representing the Company’s obligation to deliver one Share (or distribute cash) on a future date in accordance with the provisions of a Stock Unit Award Agreement.

(ee) Subsidiary shall mean any corporation, if the Company and/or one or more other Subsidiaries own not less than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of such corporation. A corporation that attains the status of a Subsidiary on a date after the adoption of the Plan shall be considered a Subsidiary commencing as of such date.

SECTION 3. ADMINISTRATION.

(a) Committee Composition. The Plan shall be administered by a Committee appointed by the Board, or by the Board acting as the Committee. The Committee shall consist of two or more directors of the Company. In addition, to the extent required by the Board, the composition of the Committee shall satisfy such requirements as the Securities and Exchange Commission may establish for administrators acting under plans intended to qualify for exemption under Rule 16b-3 (or its successor) under the Exchange Act.

(b) Committee for Non-Officer Grants. The Board may also appoint one or more separate committees of the Board, each composed of one or more directors of the Company who need not satisfy the requirements of Section 3(a), who may administer the Plan with respect to Employees who are not considered officers or directors of the Company under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, may grant Awards under the Plan to such Employees and may determine all terms of such grants. Within the limitations of the preceding sentence, any reference in the Plan to the Committee shall include such committee or committees appointed pursuant to the preceding sentence. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, the Board of Directors or the Committee may also authorize one or more officers of the Company to designate Employees, other than officers under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, to receive Awards and/or to determine the number of such Awards to be received by such persons; provided, however, that the Board of Directors shall specify the total number of Awards that such officers may so award.

(c) Committee Procedures. The Board of Directors shall designate one of the members of the Committee as chairman. The Committee may hold meetings at such times and places as it shall determine. The acts of a majority of the Committee members present at meetings at which a quorum exists, or acts reduced to or approved in writing (including via email) by all Committee members, shall be valid acts of the Committee.

 

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(d) Committee Responsibilities. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have full authority and discretion to take the following actions:

 

  (i)

To interpret the Plan and to apply its provisions;

 

  (ii)

To adopt, amend or rescind rules, procedures and forms relating to the Plan;

 

  (iii)

To adopt, amend or terminate sub-plans established for the purpose of satisfying applicable non-U.S. laws including qualifying for preferred tax treatment under applicable non-U.S. tax laws;

 

  (iv)

To authorize any person to execute, on behalf of the Company, any instrument required to carry out the purposes of the Plan;

 

  (v)

To determine when Awards are to be granted under the Plan;

 

  (vi)

To select the Participants to whom Awards are to be granted;

 

  (vii)

To determine the type of Award and number of Shares or amount of cash to be made subject to each Award;

 

  (viii)

To prescribe the terms and conditions of each Award, including (without limitation) the Exercise Price and Purchase Price, and the vesting or duration of the Award (including accelerating the vesting of Awards, either at the time of the Award or thereafter, without the consent of the Participant), to determine whether an Option is to be classified as an ISO or as a Nonstatutory Option, and to specify the provisions of the agreement relating to such Award;

 

  (ix)

To amend any outstanding Award Agreement, subject to applicable legal restrictions and to the consent of the Participant if the Participant’s rights or obligations would be materially impaired;

 

  (x)

To prescribe the consideration for the grant of each Award or other right under the Plan and to determine the sufficiency of such consideration;

 

  (xi)

To determine the disposition of each Award or other right under the Plan in the event of a Participant’s divorce or dissolution of marriage;

 

  (xii)

To determine whether Awards under the Plan will be granted in replacement of other grants under an incentive or other compensation plan of an acquired business;

 

  (xiii)

To correct any defect, supply any omission, or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or any Award Agreement;

 

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  (xiv)

To establish or verify the extent of satisfaction of any performance goals or other conditions applicable to the grant, issuance, exercisability, vesting and/or ability to retain any Award; and

 

  (xv)

To take any other actions deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.

Subject to the requirements of applicable law, the Committee may designate persons other than members of the Committee to carry out its responsibilities and may prescribe such conditions and limitations as it may deem appropriate, except that the Committee may not delegate its authority with regard to the selection for participation of or the granting of Awards under the Plan to persons subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act. All decisions, interpretations and other actions of the Committee shall be final and binding on all Participants and all persons deriving their rights from a Participant. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any action that he has taken or has failed to take in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Award under the Plan.

(e) Cancellation and Re-Grant of Stock Awards. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of the Plan, neither the Board nor any Committee, nor their designees, shall have the authority to: (i) amend the terms of outstanding Options or SARs to reduce the Exercise Price thereof, or (ii) cancel outstanding Options or SARs with an Exercise Price above the current Fair Market Value per Share in exchange for another Option, SAR or other Award, unless the stockholders of the Company have previously approved such an action or such action relates to an adjustment pursuant to Section 12.

SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY.

(a) General Rule. Only Employees, Consultants and Outside Directors shall be eligible for the grant of Awards. Only common-law employees of the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary shall be eligible for the grant of ISOs.

(b) Ten-Percent Stockholders. An Employee who owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of the Company, a Parent or Subsidiary shall not be eligible for the grant of an ISO unless such grant satisfies the requirements of Section 422(c)(5) of the Code.

(c) Attribution Rules. For purposes of Section 4(b) above, in determining stock ownership, an Employee shall be deemed to own the stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for such Employee’s brothers, sisters, spouse, ancestors and lineal descendants. Stock owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a corporation, partnership, estate or trust shall be deemed to be owned proportionately by or for its stockholders, partners or beneficiaries.

(d) Outstanding Stock. For purposes of Section 4(b) above, “outstanding stock” shall include all stock actually issued and outstanding immediately after the grant. “Outstanding stock” shall not include shares authorized for issuance under outstanding options held by the Employee or by any other person.

 

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(e) Automatic Grants to Outside Directors.

 

  (i)

Subject to approval of the Plan by the Company’s stockholders, on the date of each annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders (or as soon as practicable thereafter), each Outside Director shall receive a grant of whole Restricted Shares equal to the quotient of (x) $100,000 divided by (y) the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the grant date; provided, however, that if the date of the annual meeting falls with a trading blackout period under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, then the grant date shall be the third trading day following the expiration of the trading blackout period. The Restricted Shares granted under this Section 4(e)(i) shall vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant (or, if earlier, the date of the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders following the date of grant). Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Restricted Share granted under this Section 4(e)(i) shall become vested if a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company during the Outside Director’s Service.

 

  (ii)

Subject to approval of the Plan by the Company’s stockholders, a person who is initially elected or appointed to the Board other than on the date of an annual meeting of stockholders and who is an Outside Director at the time of such initial election or appointment shall receive on the date of such initial election or appointment (or as soon as practicable thereafter) a pro-rated grant of whole Restricted Shares, which proration shall reflect such Outside Director’s partial year of service, calculated as the quotient of (x) $100,000 divided by (y) the Fair Market Value of a Share as of the grant date multiplied by a fraction, (A) the numerator of which is the number of days from the date of such initial election or appointment through the first anniversary of the date of the preceding annual meeting of stockholders (or, in the case of grants to Outside Directors appointed prior to the Company’s 2021 annual meeting of stockholders, the first anniversary of the date of the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders of SYNNEX Corporation) and (B) the denominator of which is three hundred and sixty-five (365); provided, however, that if the date of the Outside Director’s initial election or appointment falls with a trading blackout period under the Company’s Insider Trading Policy, then the grant date shall be the third trading day following the expiration of the trading blackout period. The Restricted Shares granted under this Section 4(e)(ii) shall vest on the first anniversary of the date of grant (or, if earlier, the date of the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders following the date of grant). Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Restricted Share granted under this Section 4(e)(ii) shall become vested if a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company during the Outside Director’s Service.

 

  (iii)

The grant date fair value of all Awards (as determined in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification

 

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  Topic 718, or any successor thereto) granted under the Plan to any Outside Director as compensation for services as an Outside Director during any twelve (12)-month period may not exceed $400,000, provided that any Award granted to an Outside Director in lieu of a cash retainer pursuant to Section 14(b) will be excluded from such limit.

 

  (iv)

The Board or the Committee may change or otherwise revise the terms of the Awards granted to Outside Directors under this Section 4(e), including, without limitation, the value of the Award, the number of Shares subject thereto or the type of Award to be granted, for Awards granted on or after the date the Board or Committee determines to make any such change or revision.

SECTION 5. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN.

(a) Basic Limitation. Shares offered under the Plan shall be authorized but unissued Shares or treasury Shares. The aggregate number of Shares authorized for issuance as Awards under the Plan shall not exceed the sum of (x) [●] Shares, plus (y) an annual increase on the first day of each fiscal year, for a period of not more than 10 years, beginning on or after December 1, 2021, in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) one percent (1.0%) of the outstanding Shares on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year or (ii) if the Board acts prior to the first day of the fiscal year, such lesser amount (including zero) that the Board determines for purposes of the annual increase for that fiscal year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the number of Shares that may be delivered in the aggregate pursuant to the exercise of ISOs granted under the Plan shall not exceed 500,000 Shares plus, to the extent allowable under Section 422 of the Code, any Shares that become available for issuance under the Plan pursuant to Section 5(b). The limitations of this Section 5(a) shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 12. The number of Shares that are subject to Awards outstanding at any time under the Plan shall not exceed the number of Shares which then remain available for issuance under the Plan. The Company shall at all times reserve and keep available sufficient Shares to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

(b) Additional Shares. If Restricted Shares or Shares issued upon the exercise of Options are forfeited, then such Shares shall again become available for Awards under the Plan. If Stock Units, Options or SARs are forfeited or terminate for any reason before being exercised or settled, or an Award is settled in cash without the delivery of Shares to the holder, then any Shares subject to the Award shall again become available for Awards under the Plan. Only the number of Shares (if any) actually issued in settlement of Awards (and not forfeited) shall reduce the number available in Section 5(a) and the balance shall again become available for Awards under the Plan. Any Shares withheld to satisfy the grant price or Exercise Price or tax withholding obligation pursuant to any Award shall again become available for Awards under the Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5(b), Shares that have actually been issued shall not again become available for Awards under the Plan, except for Shares that are forfeited and do not become vested.

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rights, stock units or similar awards granted by another entity (including a Parent or Subsidiary), if such assumption, substitution or replacement is in connection with an asset acquisition, stock acquisition, merger, consolidation or similar transaction involving the Company (and/or its Parent or Subsidiary) and such other entity (and/or its affiliate). The terms of such assumed, substituted or replaced Awards shall be as the Committee, in its discretion, determines is appropriate, notwithstanding limitations on Awards in the Plan. Any such substitute or assumed Awards shall not count against the Share limitation set forth in Section 5(a) (nor shall Shares subject to such Awards be added to the Shares available for Awards under the Plan as provided in Section 5(b) above), except that Shares acquired by exercise of substitute ISOs will count against the maximum number of Shares that may be issued pursuant to the exercise of ISOs under the Plan.

SECTION 6. RESTRICTED SHARES.

(a) Restricted Share Award Agreement. Each grant of Restricted Shares under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Restricted Share Award Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Such Restricted Shares shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of the various Restricted Share Award Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.

(b) Payment for Awards. Restricted Shares may be sold or awarded under the Plan for such consideration as the Committee may determine, including (without limitation) cash, cash equivalents, full-recourse promissory notes, past services and future services.

(c) Vesting. Each Award of Restricted Shares may or may not be subject to vesting. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Restricted Share Award Agreement. A Restricted Share Award Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, Disability or retirement or other events. The Committee may determine, at the time of granting Restricted Shares or thereafter, that all or part of such Restricted Shares shall become vested in the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company.

(d) Voting and Dividend Rights. The holders of Restricted Shares awarded under the Plan shall have the same voting, dividend and other rights as the Company’s other stockholders. A Restricted Share Award Agreement, however, may require that the holders of Restricted Shares invest any cash dividends received in additional Restricted Shares. Such additional Restricted Shares shall be subject to the same conditions and restrictions as the Award with respect to which the dividends were paid.

(e) Restrictions on Transfer of Shares. Restricted Shares shall be subject to such rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal or other restrictions as the Committee may determine. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Restricted Share Award Agreement and shall apply in addition to any general restrictions that may apply to all holders of Shares.

SECTION 7. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTIONS.

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Option shall be subject to all applicable terms and conditions of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms and conditions which are not inconsistent with the Plan and which the Committee deems appropriate for inclusion in a Stock Option Award Agreement. The Stock Option Award Agreement shall specify whether the Option is an ISO or an NSO. The provisions of the various Stock Option Award Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.

(b) Number of Shares. Each Stock Option Award Agreement shall specify the number of Shares that are subject to the Option and shall provide for the adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 12.

(c) Exercise Price. Each Stock Option Award Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of an ISO shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant, except as otherwise provided in 4(b), and the Exercise Price of an NSO shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Options may be granted with an Exercise Price of less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a transaction described in, and in a manner consistent with, Section 424(a) of the Code. Subject to the foregoing in this Section 7(c), the Exercise Price under any Option shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion. The Exercise Price shall be payable in one of the forms described in Section 8.

(d) Withholding Taxes. As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Participant shall make such arrangements as the Committee may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or non-U.S. withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with such exercise. The Participant shall also make such arrangements as the Committee may require for the satisfaction of any federal, state, local or non-U.S. withholding tax obligations that may arise in connection with the disposition of Shares acquired by exercising an Option.

(e) Exercisability and Term. Each Stock Option Award Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the Option is to become exercisable. The Stock Option Award Agreement shall also specify the term of the Option; provided that the term of an ISO shall in no event exceed 10 years from the date of grant (five years for ISOs granted to Employees described in Section 4(b)). A Stock Option Award Agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the Participant’s death, Disability, or retirement or other events and may provide for expiration prior to the end of its term in the event of the termination of the Participant’s Service. Options may be awarded in combination with SARs, and such an Award may provide that the Options will not be exercisable unless the related SARs are forfeited. Subject to the foregoing in this Section 7(e), the Committee in its sole discretion shall determine when all or any installment of an Option is to become exercisable and when an Option is to expire.

(f) Exercise of Options. Each Stock Option Award Agreement shall set forth the extent to which the Participant shall have the right to exercise the Option following termination of the Participant’s Service with the Company and its Subsidiaries, and the right to exercise the Option of any executors or administrators of the Participant’s estate or any person who has acquired such Option(s) directly from the Participant by bequest or inheritance. Such provisions shall be determined in the sole discretion of the Committee, need not be uniform among all Options issued pursuant to the Plan, and may reflect distinctions based on the reasons for termination of Service.

 

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(g) Effect of Change in Control. The Committee may determine, at the time of granting an Option or thereafter, that such Option shall become exercisable as to all or part of the Shares subject to such Option in the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company.

(h) No Rights as a Stockholder. A Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any Shares covered by his Option until the date of the issuance of a stock certificate for such Shares. No adjustments shall be made, except as provided in Section 12.

(i) Modification, Extension and Renewal of Options. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or renew outstanding Options or may accept the cancellation of outstanding Options (to the extent not previously exercised), whether or not granted hereunder, in return for the grant of new Options for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price, or in return for the grant of a different Award for the same or a different number of Shares, without stockholder approval. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of an Option shall, without the consent of the Participant, materially impair his or her rights or obligations under such Option.

(j) Restrictions on Transfer of Shares. Any Shares issued upon exercise of an Option shall be subject to such special forfeiture conditions, rights of repurchase, rights of first refusal and other transfer restrictions as the Committee may determine. Such restrictions shall be set forth in the applicable Stock Option Award Agreement and shall apply in addition to any general restrictions that may apply to all holders of Shares.

(k) Buyout Provisions. Except with respect to an Option whose Exercise Price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the Option, the Committee may at any time (i) offer to buy out for a payment in cash or cash equivalents an Option previously granted or (ii) authorize a Participant to elect to cash out an Option previously granted, in either case at such time and based upon such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish.

SECTION 8. PAYMENT FOR SHARES.

(a) General Rule. The entire Exercise Price or Purchase Price of Shares issued under the Plan shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America at the time when such Shares are purchased, except as provided in Section 8(b) through Section 8(h) below.

(b) Surrender of Stock. To the extent that a Stock Option Award Agreement so provides, payment may be made all or in part by surrendering, or attesting to the ownership of, Shares which have already been owned by the Participant or his or her representative. Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when the new Shares are purchased under the Plan. The Participant shall not surrender, or attest to the ownership of, Shares in payment of the Exercise Price if such action would cause the Company to recognize compensation expense (or additional compensation expense) with respect to the Option for financial reporting purposes.

 

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(c) Services Rendered. At the discretion of the Committee, Shares may be awarded under the Plan in consideration of services rendered to the Company or a Subsidiary. If Shares are awarded without the payment of a Purchase Price in cash, the Committee shall make a determination (at the time of the Award) of the value of the services rendered by the Participant and the sufficiency of the consideration to meet the requirements of Section 6(b).

(d) Cashless Exercise. To the extent that a Stock Option Award Agreement so provides, payment may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form prescribed by the Committee) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker to sell Shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate Exercise Price.

(e) Exercise/Pledge. To the extent that a Stock Option Award Agreement so provides, payment may be made all or in part by delivery (on a form prescribed by the Committee) of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker or lender to pledge Shares, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate Exercise Price.

(f) Net Exercise. To the extent that a Stock Option Award Agreement so provides, payment may be made by a “net exercise” arrangement pursuant to which the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of the Option shall be reduced by the largest whole number of Shares having an aggregate Fair Market Value that does not exceed the aggregate Exercise Price (plus tax withholdings, if applicable) and any remaining balance of the aggregate Exercise Price (and/or applicable tax withholdings) not satisfied by such reduction in the number of whole Shares to be issued shall be paid by the Participant in cash or any other form of payment permitted under the Stock Option Agreement.

(g) Promissory Note. To the extent that a Stock Option Award Agreement or Restricted Share Award Agreement so provides, payment may be made all or in part by delivering (on a form prescribed by the Company) a full-recourse promissory note.

(h) Other Forms of Payment. To the extent that a Stock Option Award Agreement or Restricted Share Award Agreement so provides, payment may be made in any other form that is consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules.

(i) Limitations under Applicable Law. Notwithstanding anything herein or in a Stock Option Award Agreement or Restricted Share Award Agreement to the contrary, payment may not be made in any form that is unlawful, as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

SECTION 9. STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS.

(a) SAR Award Agreement. Each grant of a SAR under the Plan shall be evidenced by a SAR Award Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Such SAR shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of the various SAR Award Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.

 

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(b) Number of Shares. Each SAR Award Agreement shall specify the number of Shares to which the SAR pertains and shall provide for the adjustment of such number in accordance with Section 12.

(c) Exercise Price. Each SAR Award Agreement shall specify the Exercise Price. The Exercise Price of a SAR shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date of grant. Notwithstanding the foregoing, SARs may be granted with an Exercise Price of less than 100% of the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant pursuant to a transaction described in, and in a manner consistent with, Section 424(a) of the Code. Subject to the foregoing in this Section 9(c), the Exercise Price under any SAR shall be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion.

(d) Exercisability and Term. Each SAR Award Agreement shall specify the date when all or any installment of the SAR is to become exercisable. The SAR Award Agreement shall also specify the term of the SAR. A SAR Award Agreement may provide for accelerated exercisability in the event of the Participant’s death, Disability or retirement or other events and may provide for expiration prior to the end of its term in the event of the termination of the Participant’s Service. SARs may be awarded in combination with Options, and such an Award may provide that the SARs will not be exercisable unless the related Options are forfeited. A SAR may be included in an ISO only at the time of grant but may be included in an NSO at the time of grant or thereafter. A SAR granted under the Plan may provide that it will be exercisable only in the event of a Change in Control.

(e) Effect of Change in Control. The Committee may determine, at the time of granting a SAR or thereafter, that such SAR shall become fully exercisable as to all Common Shares subject to such SAR in the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company.

(f) Exercise of SARs. Upon exercise of a SAR, the Participant (or any person having the right to exercise the SAR after his or her death) shall receive from the Company (i) Shares, (ii) cash or (iii) a combination of Shares and cash, as the Committee shall determine. The amount of cash and/or the Fair Market Value of Shares received upon exercise of a SAR shall, in the aggregate, be equal to the amount by which the Fair Market Value (on the date of surrender) of the Shares subject to the SAR exceeds the Exercise Price.

(g) Modification, Extension or Assumption of SARs. Within the limitations of the Plan, the Committee may modify, extend or assume outstanding SARs or may accept the cancellation of outstanding SARs (whether granted by the Company or by another issuer) in return for the grant of new SARs for the same or a different number of Shares and at the same or a different Exercise Price, or in return for the grant of a different Award for the same or a different number of Shares, without stockholder approval. The foregoing notwithstanding, no modification of a SAR shall, without the consent of the holder, materially impair his or her rights or obligations under such SAR.

(h) Buyout Provisions. Except with respect to a SAR whose Exercise Price exceeds the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to the SAR, the Committee may at any time (i) offer to buy out for a payment in cash or cash equivalents a SAR previously granted, or (ii) authorize a Participant to elect to cash out a SAR previously granted, in either case at such time and based upon such terms and conditions as the Committee shall establish.

 

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SECTION 10. STOCK UNITS.

(a) Stock Unit Award Agreement. Each grant of Stock Units under the Plan shall be evidenced by a Stock Unit Award Agreement between the Participant and the Company. Such Stock Units shall be subject to all applicable terms of the Plan and may be subject to any other terms that are not inconsistent with the Plan. The provisions of the various Stock Unit Award Agreements entered into under the Plan need not be identical.

(b) Payment for Awards. To the extent that an Award is granted in the form of Stock Units, no cash consideration shall be required of the Award recipients.

(c) Vesting Conditions. Each Award of Stock Units may or may not be subject to vesting. Vesting shall occur, in full or in installments, upon satisfaction of the conditions specified in the Stock Unit Award Agreement. A Stock Unit Award Agreement may provide for accelerated vesting in the event of the Participant’s death, Disability or retirement or other events. The Committee may determine, at the time of granting Stock Units or thereafter, that all or part of such Stock Units shall become vested in the event that a Change in Control occurs with respect to the Company.

(d) Voting and Dividend Rights. The holders of Stock Units shall have no voting rights. Prior to settlement or forfeiture, any Stock Unit awarded under the Plan may, at the Committee’s discretion, carry with it a right to dividend equivalents. Such right entitles the holder to be credited with an amount equal to all cash dividends paid on one Share while the Stock Unit is outstanding. Dividend equivalents may be converted into additional Stock Units. Settlement of dividend equivalents may be made in the form of cash, in the form of Shares, or in a combination of both. Prior to distribution, any dividend equivalents which are not paid shall be subject to the same conditions and restrictions (including without limitation, any forfeiture conditions) as the Stock Units to which they attach.

(e) Form and Time of Settlement of Stock Units. Settlement of vested Stock Units may be made in the form of (i) cash, (ii) Shares or (iii) any combination of both, as determined by the Committee. The actual number of Stock Units eligible for settlement may be larger or smaller than the number included in the original Award, based on predetermined performance factors. Methods of converting Stock Units into cash may include (without limitation) a method based on the average Fair Market Value of Shares over a series of trading days. A Stock Unit Award Agreement may provide that vested Stock Units may be settled in a lump sum or in installments. A Stock Unit Award Agreement may provide that the distribution may occur or commence when all vesting conditions applicable to the Stock Units have been satisfied or have lapsed, or it may be deferred to any later date, subject to compliance with Section 409A. The amount of a deferred distribution may be increased by an interest factor or by dividend equivalents. Until an Award of Stock Units is settled, the number of such Stock Units shall be subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 12.

 

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(f) Death of Participant. Any Stock Unit Award that becomes payable after the Participant’s death shall be distributed to the Participant’s beneficiary or beneficiaries. Each recipient of a Stock Unit Award under the Plan shall designate one or more beneficiaries for this purpose by filing the prescribed form with the Company. A beneficiary designation may be changed by filing the prescribed form with the Company at any time before the Participant’s death. If no beneficiary was designated or if no designated beneficiary survives the Participant, then any Stock Units Award that becomes payable after the Participant’s death shall be distributed to the Participant’s estate.

(g) Creditors Rights. A holder of Stock Units shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of the Company. Stock Units represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Stock Unit Award Agreement.

SECTION 11. CASH-BASED AWARDS.

The Committee may, in its sole discretion, grant Cash-Based Awards to any Participant in such number or amount and upon such terms, and subject to such conditions, as the Committee shall determine at the time of grant and specify in an applicable Award Agreement. The Committee shall determine the maximum duration of the Cash-Based Award, the amount of cash which may be payable pursuant to the Cash-Based Award, the conditions upon which the Cash-Based Award shall become vested or payable, and such other provisions as the Committee shall determine. Each Cash-Based Award shall specify a cash-denominated payment amount, formula or payment ranges as determined by the Committee. Payment, if any, with respect to a Cash-Based Award shall be made in accordance with the terms of the Award and may be made in cash or in Shares, as the Committee determines.

SECTION 12. ADJUSTMENT OF SHARES.

(a) Adjustments. In the event of a subdivision of the outstanding Stock, a declaration of a dividend payable in Shares, a declaration of a dividend payable in a form other than Shares in an amount that has a material effect on the price of Shares, a combination or consolidation of the outstanding Stock (by reclassification or otherwise) into a lesser number of Shares, a recapitalization, a spin-off or a similar occurrence, the Committee shall make appropriate and equitable adjustments in:

 

  (i)

The number of Shares available for future Awards under Section 5;

 

  (ii)

The limitations set forth in Sections 5(a);

 

  (iii)

The number of Shares covered by each outstanding Award; and

 

  (iv)

The Exercise Price under each outstanding Option and SAR and any Purchase Price for other outstanding Awards.

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. To the extent not previously exercised or settled, Options, SARs and Stock Units shall terminate immediately prior to the dissolution or liquidation of the Company.

 

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(c) Reorganizations. In the event that the Company is a party to a merger or other reorganization, outstanding Awards shall be subject to the agreement of merger or reorganization. Subject to compliance with Section 409A, such agreement shall provide for:

 

  (i)

The continuation of the outstanding Awards by the Company, if the Company is a surviving corporation;

 

  (ii)

The assumption of the outstanding Awards by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary;

 

  (iii)

The substitution by the surviving corporation or its parent or subsidiary of its own awards for the outstanding Awards;

 

  (iv)

Immediate vesting, exercisability or settlement of outstanding Awards followed by the cancellation of such Awards upon or immediately prior to the effectiveness of such transaction; or

 

  (v)

Settlement of the intrinsic value of the outstanding Awards (whether or not then vested or exercisable) in cash or cash equivalents or equity (including cash or equity subject to deferred vesting and delivery consistent with the vesting restrictions applicable to such Awards or the underlying Shares) followed by the cancellation of such Awards (and, for the avoidance of doubt, if as of the date of the occurrence of the transaction the Committee determines in good faith that no amount would have been attained upon the exercise of such Award or realization of the Participant’s rights, then such Award may be terminated by the Company without payment); in each case without the Participant’s consent. Any acceleration of payment of an amount that is subject to Section 409A will be delayed, if necessary, until the earliest time that such payment would be permissible under Section 409A without triggering any additional taxes applicable under Section 409A.

The Company will have no obligation to treat all Awards, all Awards held by a Participant, or all Awards of the same type, similarly.

(d) Reservation of Rights. Except as provided in this Section 12, a Participant shall have no rights by reason of any subdivision or consolidation of shares of stock of any class, the payment of any dividend or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock of any class. Any issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class shall not affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or Exercise Price or Purchase Price of Shares subject to an Award. The grant of an Award pursuant to the Plan shall not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure, to merge or consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

 

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SECTION 13. DEFERRAL OF AWARDS.

(a) Committee Powers. Subject to compliance with Section 409A, the Committee (in its sole discretion) may permit or require a Participant to:

 

  (i)

Have cash that otherwise would be paid to such Participant as a result of the exercise of a SAR or the settlement of Stock Units credited to a deferred compensation account established for such Participant by the Committee as an entry on the Company’s books;

 

  (ii)

Have Shares that otherwise would be delivered to such Participant as a result of the exercise of an Option or SAR converted into an equal number of Stock Units; or

 

  (iii)

Have Shares that otherwise would be delivered to such Participant as a result of the exercise of an Option or SAR or the settlement of Stock Units converted into amounts credited to a deferred compensation account established for such Participant by the Committee as an entry on the Company’s books. Such amounts shall be determined by reference to the Fair Market Value of such Shares as of the date when they otherwise would have been delivered to such Participant.

(b) General Rules. A deferred compensation account established under this Section 13 may be credited with interest or other forms of investment return, as determined by the Committee. A Participant for whom such an account is established shall have no rights other than those of a general creditor of the Company. Such an account shall represent an unfunded and unsecured obligation of the Company and shall be subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable agreement between such Participant and the Company. If the deferral or conversion of Awards is permitted or required, the Committee (in its sole discretion) may establish rules, procedures and forms pertaining to such Awards, including (without limitation) the settlement of deferred compensation accounts established under this Section 13.

SECTION 14. AWARDS UNDER OTHER PLANS.

The Company may grant awards under other plans or programs. Such awards may be settled in the form of Shares issued under the Plan. Such Shares shall be treated for all purposes under the Plan like Shares issued in settlement of Stock Units and shall, when issued, reduce the number of Shares available under Section 5.

SECTION 15. LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.

Shares shall not be issued under the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such Shares complies with (or is exempt from) all applicable requirements of law, including (without limitation) the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, state securities laws and regulations and the regulations of any stock exchange on which the Company’s securities may then be listed, and the Company has obtained the approval or favorable ruling from any governmental agency which the Company determines is necessary or advisable. The Company shall not be liable to a Participant or other persons as

 

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to: (a) the non-issuance or sale of Shares as to which the Company has not obtained from any regulatory body having jurisdiction the authority deemed by the Company’s counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares under the Plan; and (b) any tax consequences expected, but not realized, by any Participant or other person due to the receipt, exercise or settlement of any Award granted under the Plan.

SECTION 16. TAXES.

(a) Withholding Taxes. To the extent required by applicable federal, state, local or non-U.S. law, a Participant or his or her successor shall make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for the satisfaction of any withholding tax obligations that arise in connection with the Plan. The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares or make any cash payment under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.

(b) Share Withholding. The Committee may permit a Participant to satisfy all or part of his or her withholding or income tax obligations by having the Company withhold all or a portion of any Shares that otherwise would be issued to him or her or by surrendering all or a portion of any Shares that he or she previously acquired. Such Shares shall be valued at their Fair Market Value on the date when taxes otherwise would be withheld in cash. In no event may a Participant have Shares withheld that would otherwise be issued to him or her in excess of the number necessary to satisfy the maximum legally required tax withholding.

(c) Section 409A. Each Award that provides for “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A shall be subject to such additional rules and requirements as specified by the Committee from time to time in order to comply with Section 409A. If any amount under such an Award is payable upon a “separation from service” (within the meaning of Section 409A) to a Participant who is then considered a “specified employee” (within the meaning of Section 409A), then no such payment shall be made prior to the date that is the earlier of (i) six months and one day after the Participant’s separation from service, or (ii) the Participant’s death, but only to the extent such delay is necessary to prevent such payment from being subject to interest, penalties and/or additional tax imposed pursuant to Section 409A. In addition, the settlement of any such Award may not be accelerated except to the extent permitted by Section 409A.

SECTION 17. LIMITATION ON PARACHUTE PAYMENTS.

(a) Scope of Limitation. This Section 17 shall apply to an Award only if the independent auditors most recently selected by the Board or such other independent advisor or consultant selected by the Board or the Committee (the “Advisor”) determine that the after-tax value of such Award to the Participant, taking into account the effect of all federal, state and local income taxes, employment taxes and excise taxes applicable to the Participant (including the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code) would be greater after the application of this Section 17 than it was before application of this Section 17.

(b) Basic Rule. In the event that the Advisor determines that any payment or transfer by the Company under the Plan to or for the benefit of a Participant (a “Payment”) would be nondeductible by the Company for federal income tax purposes because of the provisions

 

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concerning “excess parachute payments” in Section 280G of the Code, then the aggregate present value of all Payments shall be reduced (but not below zero) to the Reduced Amount. For purposes of this Section 17, the “Reduced Amount” shall be the amount, expressed as a present value, which maximizes the aggregate present value of the Payments without causing any Payment to be nondeductible by the Company because of Section 280G of the Code.

(c) Reduction of Payments. If the Advisor determines that any Payment would be nondeductible by the Company because of Section 280G of the Code, then the Company shall promptly give the Participant notice to that effect and a copy of the detailed calculation thereof and of the Reduced Amount, and the Participant may then elect, in his or her sole discretion, which and how much of the Payments shall be eliminated or reduced (as long as after such election the aggregate present value of the Payments equals the Reduced Amount) and shall advise the Company in writing of his or her election within 10 days of receipt of notice. If no such election is made by the Participant within such 10-day period, then the Company may elect which and how much of the Payments shall be eliminated or reduced (as long as after such election the aggregate present value of the Payments equals the Reduced Amount) and shall notify the Participant promptly of such election. For purposes of this Section 17, present value shall be determined in accordance with Section 280G(d)(4) of the Code. All determinations made by the Advisor under this Section 17 shall be binding upon the Company and the Participant and shall be made within 60 days of the date when a Payment becomes payable or transferable. As promptly as practicable following such determination and the elections hereunder, the Company shall pay or transfer to or for the benefit of the Participant such amounts as are then due to him or her under the Plan and shall promptly pay or transfer to or for the benefit of the Participant in the future such amounts as become due to him or her under the Plan.

(d) Related Corporations. For purposes of this Section 17, the term “Company” shall include affiliated corporations to the extent determined by the Advisor in accordance with Section 280G(d)(5) of the Code.

SECTION 18. TRANSFERABILITY.

Unless the agreement evidencing an Award (or an amendment thereto authorized by the Committee) expressly provides otherwise, no Award granted under the Plan, nor any interest in such Award, may be sold, assigned, conveyed, gifted, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise transferred in any manner (prior to the vesting and lapse of any and all restrictions applicable to Shares issued under such Award), other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution; provided, however, that an ISO may be transferred or assigned only to the extent consistent with Section 422 of the Code. Any purported assignment, transfer or encumbrance in violation of this Section 18 shall be void and unenforceable against the Company.

SECTION 19. PERFORMANCE BASED AWARDS.

The number of Shares, amount of cash or other benefits granted, issued, retainable and/or vested under an Award may be made subject to the attainment of performance goals. The Committee may utilize any performance criteria selected by it in its sole discretion to establish performance goals.

 

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SECTION 20. NO EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS.

No provision of the Plan, nor any Award granted under the Plan, shall be construed to give any person any right to become, to be treated as, or to remain an Employee or Consultant. The Company and its Subsidiaries reserve the right to terminate any person’s Service at any time and for any reason, with or without notice.

SECTION 21. DURATION AND AMENDMENTS.

(a) Term of the Plan. The Plan, as set forth herein, shall come into existence on the date of its adoption by the Board of Directors; provided, however, that no Award may be granted hereunder prior to the Effective Date. The Board of Directors may suspend or terminate the Plan at any time. No ISOs may be granted after the tenth anniversary of the earlier of (i) the date the Plan is adopted by the Board of Directors, or (ii) the date the Plan is approved by the stockholders of the Company.

(b) Right to Amend the Plan. The Board of Directors may amend the Plan at any time and from time to time. Rights and obligations under any Award granted before amendment of the Plan shall not be materially impaired by such amendment, except with the consent of the Participant. An amendment of the Plan shall be subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders only to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations or rules.

(c) Effect of Termination. No Awards shall be granted under the Plan after the termination thereof. The termination of the Plan shall not affect Awards previously granted under the Plan.

SECTION 22. AWARDS TO NON-U.S. PARTICIPANTS.

Awards may be granted to Participants who are non-United States nationals or employed or providing services outside the United States, or both, on such terms and conditions different from those applicable to Awards to Participants who are employed or providing services in the United States as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable to recognize differences in local law, currency or tax policy or custom. The Committee also may impose conditions on the exercise, vesting or settlement of Awards in order to minimize the Company’s obligation with respect to tax equalization for Participants on assignments outside their home country.

SECTION 23. CANCELLATION OR CLAWBACK OF AWARDS.

The Committee shall have full authority to implement any policies and procedures necessary to comply with Section 10D of the Exchange Act and any other regulatory regimes, to the extent applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any Awards granted under the Plan (including any amounts or benefits arising from such Awards) shall be subject to any clawback or recoupment arrangements or policies the Company has in place from time to time, pursuant to which the Committee may, to the extent permitted by applicable law and stock exchange rules or the applicable Company arrangement or policy, and shall, to the extent required thereunder, cancel or require reimbursement of any Awards granted to a Participant or any Shares issued or cash received upon vesting, exercise or settlement of any such Awards or sale of Shares underlying such Awards.

 

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SECTION 24. GOVERNING LAW.

The Plan and each Award Agreement and all disputes or controversies arising out of or relating to thereto shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the internal laws of Delaware as to matters within the scope thereof, and as to all other matters, the internal laws of Delaware, without regard to the laws of any other jurisdiction that might be applied because of the conflicts of laws principles of any state.

SECTION 25. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.

The terms of the Plan shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company and any successor entity, including any successor entity contemplated by Section 12(c).

SECTION 26. EXECUTION.

To record the adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors, the Company has caused its authorized officer to execute the same.

 

CONCENTRIX CORPORATION
By  

 

Name  

 

Title  

 

 

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EX-21.1

Exhibit 21.1

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY

 

Name of Subsidiary

  

Jurisdiction of Organization

Beijing Jumeng Technology Development Ltd.    China
BPO Holdco Cooperatief U.A.    Netherlands
Chongqing Jumeng Technologies Development Ltd.    China
CNX Services Jamaica Limited    Jamaica
Concentrix (Canada) Limited    Canada
Concentrix (Suzhou) Information Consulting Co., Limited    China
Concentrix Beteiligungen GmbH    Germany

Concentrix Brazil Outsourcing of Processes, Administrative Services and Technologies to Enterprises Ltda.

   Brazil
Concentrix Business Services UK Limited    United Kingdom
Concentrix Costa Rica, S.A.    Costa Rica
Concentrix CRM Services Germany GmbH    Germany
Concentrix CRM Services Hungary KFT    Hungary
Concentrix CRM Services RO S.R.L.    Romania
Concentrix CRM Services UK Limited    United Kingdom
Concentrix CVG (Mauritius) Ltd.    Mauritius
Concentrix CVG Brite Voice Systems, LLC    Kansas
Concentrix CVG CMG Canada ULC    Canada
Concentrix CVG CMG Insurance Services LLC    Ohio
Concentrix CVG CMG UK Limited    United Kingdom
Concentrix CVG Contact Tunisie S.A.R.L.    Tunisia
Concentrix CVG Corporation    Delaware
Concentrix CVG Customer Management Australia Pty. Ltd.    Australia
Concentrix CVG Customer Management Colombia S.A.S.    Colombia
Concentrix CVG Customer Management Delaware LLC    Delaware
Concentrix CVG Customer Management Group Inc.    Ohio
Concentrix CVG Delaware International Inc.    Delaware
Concentrix CVG Delaware, Inc.    Delaware
Concentrix CVG Egypt Limited Liability Company    Egypt
Concentrix CVG France S.A.R.L.    France
Concentrix CVG Funding Inc.    Kentucky
Concentrix CVG Global Services – AZ, Inc.    Arizona
Concentrix CVG Global Services El Salvador, S.A. de C.V.    El Salvador
Concentrix CVG Global Services Honduras, S.A.    Honduras
Concentrix CVG Global Services Hong Kong Limited    Hong Kong
Concentrix CVG Government Solutions LLC    Ohio
Concentrix CVG Group Limited    United Kingdom
Concentrix CVG Holding LLC    Delaware
Concentrix CVG Intelligent Contact Limited    United Kingdom
Concentrix CVG International Bulgaria EOOD    Bulgaria


Concentrix CVG International Holding Ltd.    Bermuda
Concentrix CVG International Sp. Z.o.o.    Poland
Concentrix CVG Ireland Contact Services Limited    Ireland
Concentrix CVG Ireland Limited    Ireland
Concentrix CVG Italy S.R.L.    Italy
Concentrix CVG Learning Solutions LLC    Delaware
Concentrix CVG LLC    Texas
Concentrix CVG Malaysia (Philippines) Sdn. Bhd.    Malaysia
Concentrix CVG Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.    Malaysia
Concentrix CVG Philippines, Inc.    Philippines
Concentrix CVG Pte. Ltd.    Singapore
Concentrix CVG Services Informáticos, S.L.    Spain
Concentrix CVG Services Singapore Pte. Ltd.    Singapore
Concentrix CVG Singapore Holdings Pte. Ltd.    Singapore
Concentrix CVG Tunisie BPO S.A.R.L.    Tunisia
Concentrix CVG Tunisie S.A.R.L.    Tunisia
Concentrix Daksh Services India Private Limited    India
Concentrix Daksh Services Philippines Corporation    Philippines
Concentrix Digital Services Limited    United Kingdom
Concentrix Duisburg GmbH    Germany
Concentrix Düsseldorf GmbH    Germany
Concentrix Europe Limited    United Kingdom
Concentrix Frankfurt a. M. GmbH    Germany
Concentrix Free Trade Zone, S.A.    Costa Rica
Concentrix Gera GmbH    Germany
Concentrix Global Services GmbH    Germany
Concentrix GmbH (Austria)    Austria
Concentrix Halle GmbH    Germany
Concentrix HK Limited    Hong Kong
Concentrix Insurance Administration Solutions Corporation    South Carolina
Concentrix International Europe B.V.    Netherlands
Concentrix International GmbH    Germany
Concentrix International Services Europe B.V.    Netherlands
Concentrix Investment Holdings Corporation    British Virgin Islands
Concentrix Investment Holdings Singapore 1 Pte. Ltd.    Singapore
Concentrix Investment Holdings Singapore 2 Pte. Ltd.    Singapore
Concentrix Investment Holdings Singapore 3 Pte. Ltd.    Singapore
Concentrix Investments Europe B.V.    Netherlands
Concentrix Leipzig GmbH    Germany
Concentrix Management GmbH & Co. KG    Germany
Concentrix México, S. de R.L. de C.V.    Mexico
Concentrix Münster GmbH    Germany
Concentrix New (BVI) Corporation    British Virgin Islands


Concentrix NewHK Limited    Hong Kong
Concentrix Nicaragua S.A.    Nicaragua
Concentrix Osnabrück GmbH    Germany
Concentrix Rechenzentrum GmbH    Germany
Concentrix Romania S.R.L.    Romania
Concentrix Schwerin GmbH    Germany
Concentrix Services (Colombia) S.A.S.    Colombia
Concentrix Services (Dalian) Co., Ltd.    China
Concentrix Services (Germany) GmbH    Germany
Concentrix Services (Ireland) Limited    Ireland
Concentrix Services (Netherlands) B.V.    Netherlands
Concentrix Services (New Zealand) Limited    New Zealand
Concentrix Services (Poland) spółka z o.o.    Poland
Concentrix Services (Saudi Arabia) Corporation LLC    Saudi Arabia
Concentrix Services (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.    Singapore
Concentrix Services (Thailand) Co., Ltd.    Thailand
Concentrix Services (Uruguay) S.A.    Uruguay
Concentrix Services Bulgaria EOOD    Bulgaria
Concentrix Services Corporation    British Virgin Islands
Concentrix Services GmbH    Germany
Concentrix Services Holdco (Netherlands) B.V.    Netherlands
Concentrix Services Hungary Kft.    Hungary
Concentrix Services India Private Limited    India
Concentrix Services Korea Limited    South Korea
Concentrix Services Mexico, S.A. de C.V.    Mexico
Concentrix Services Philippines, Inc.    Philippines
Concentrix Services Portugal, Sociedade Unipessoal, LDA    Portugal
Concentrix Services Pty Ltd.    Australia
Concentrix Services Slovakia s.r.o.    Slovakia
Concentrix Services Spain, S.L.U.    Spain
Concentrix Services UK Limited    United Kingdom
Concentrix Services US, Inc.    Delaware
Concentrix Solutions Corporation    New York
Concentrix Technologies (India) Private Limited    India
Concentrix Technologies Limited    United Kingdom
Concentrix Technologies Services (Canada) Limited    Canada
Concentrix Technology FZ-LLC    United Arab Emirates
Concentrix Verwaltungs GmbH    Austria
Concentrix VN Technologies Services Company Limited    Vietnam
Concentrix Wismar GmbH    Germany
Concentrix Wuppertal GmbH    Germany
Convergys Customer Management Group Canada Holding Inc.    Delaware
Convergys Customer Management International Inc.    Ohio


Convergys Customer Management Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V.    Mexico
Convergys Holdings (GB) Ltd.    United Kingdom
Convergys Holdings (UK) Ltd.    United Kingdom
Convergys India Services Pvt. Ltd.    India
Convergys International Inc.    Delaware
Convergys International Nordic AB    Sweden
Convergys Services Denmark ApS    Denmark
Convergys Software Service (Beijing) Ltd.    China
Convergys South Africa (Pty) Ltd    South Africa
Dalian Jumeng Information Services Ltd.    China
Dalian Jumeng Technology Development Ltd.    China
Encore Receivable Management, Inc.    Kansas
eTelecare Philippines, Inc.    Philippines
Foshan Jumeng Information Technology Service Co., Ltd.    China
Guiyang Jumeng Technology Development Ltd.    China
Intervoice Acquisition Subsidiary, Inc.    Nevada
Intervoice Colombia Ltda    Colombia
Intervoice do Brasil Comercio, Servicos e Participacoes Ltda.    Brazil
Intervoice GmbH    Germany
Intervoice GP, Inc.    Nevada
Intervoice Limited    United Kingdom
Intervoice Limited Partnership    Nevada
Intervoice LP, Inc.    Nevada
Japan Concentrix KK    Japan
Minacs Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V.    Mexico
PT Concentrix Services Indonesia    Indonesia
PT Convergys Customer Management Indonesia    Indonesia
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Exhibit 99.1

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[●], 2020

Dear SYNNEX Stockholder:

We are pleased to inform you that on [], 2020, the board of directors of SYNNEX Corporation (“SYNNEX”) declared the distribution of all of the shares of common stock of Concentrix Corporation (“Concentrix”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SYNNEX, to the SYNNEX stockholders.

This transaction will create two industry-leading public companies with distinct strategies and opportunities and strong, well-tenured leadership teams. SYNNEX will continue as a leading IT distribution company, providing a range of distribution, logistics and integration services for the technology industry. Concentrix will continue as a leading global provider of technology-infused customer experience solutions, centered on helping clients enhance brand experience for its end-customers and providing end-to-end capabilities that drive deep customer engagement.

The distribution of Concentrix common stock will occur on [], 2020 through a pro rata dividend to SYNNEX stockholders. Each SYNNEX stockholder will receive one share of Concentrix common stock for each share of SYNNEX common stock held as of the close of business on [], 2020, the record date for the distribution. We expect that the separation and distribution will be tax-free to SYNNEX stockholders.

Approval of the transaction by SYNNEX stockholders is not required, and you are not required to take any action to receive your shares of Concentrix common stock. Following the distribution, you will own shares in both SYNNEX and Concentrix.

The enclosed information statement, which is being made available to all holders of SYNNEX common stock as of the record date for the distribution, describes the distribution in detail and contains important information about Concentrix, its business, financial condition and operations. We encourage you to read the information statement carefully.

We want to thank you for your continued support of SYNNEX, and we look forward to your support of Concentrix in the future.

Sincerely,

Dennis Polk

President and CEO

SYNNEX Corporation


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[●], 2020

Dear Future Concentrix Corporation Stockholder:

It is our pleasure to welcome you as a future stockholder of our company, Concentrix Corporation (“Concentrix”). Following the distribution of our common stock by SYNNEX Corporation (“SYNNEX”) to its stockholders, Concentrix will be a newly listed, publicly traded company on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “CNXC.”

Over the past 15 years, Concentrix has grown to become a leading global provider of technology-infused customer experience solutions. Our team of approximately 250,000 employees combines global consistency with local expertise in more than 40 countries and 6 continents, where we conduct business in over 70 languages. As a stand-alone public company, we will continue to offer technology, people and process solutions that help our clients enhance the experience for their customers and improve business performance.

We invite you to learn more about Concentrix by reviewing the enclosed information statement. We encourage you to read the information statement carefully and in its entirety. We are excited by our future and look forward to your support as a stockholder of Concentrix.

Sincerely,

Chris Caldwell

Chief Executive Officer

Concentrix Corporation


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Information contained herein is preliminary and subject to completion or amendment. A Registration Statement on Form 10 relating to these securities has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED OCTOBER 13, 2020

INFORMATION STATEMENT

 

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Concentrix Corporation

 

 

This information statement is being furnished to the stockholders of SYNNEX Corporation (“SYNNEX”) in connection with the distribution by SYNNEX to its stockholders of all the outstanding shares of common stock of Concentrix Corporation (“Concentrix”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SYNNEX that is a leading global provider of technology-infused Customer Experience solutions. To implement the distribution, SYNNEX will distribute all of the shares of Concentrix common stock on a pro rata basis to SYNNEX stockholders in a transaction that is intended to qualify as tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We refer to this as the “spin-off.”

You will receive one share of Concentrix common stock for each share of SYNNEX common stock held of record by you as of the close of business on [●], the record date for the distribution. We expect that the distribution will be made to you at 12:01 a.m., Eastern Time, on [●]. A book-entry account statement reflecting your ownership of shares of our common stock will be mailed to you, or your brokerage account will be credited for the shares, on or about [●].

No stockholder approval of the distribution of the Concentrix common stock is required or sought. Therefore, you are not being asked for, and you are requested not to send SYNNEX a proxy in connection with the distribution.

You will not be required to make any payment for the shares of Concentrix common stock that you will receive, nor will you be required to surrender or exchange your shares of SYNNEX common stock or take any other action in order to receive your shares of Concentrix common stock.

There is currently no trading market for Concentrix common stock, although we expect that a limited market, commonly known as a “when-issued” trading market, will develop on or shortly before the record date for the distribution. We expect “regular-way” trading of Concentrix common stock to begin on the first trading day following the distribution. Concentrix has applied to have its common stock authorized for listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “CNXC.” Following the distribution, SYNNEX will continue to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SNX.”

 

 

In reviewing this information statement, you should carefully consider the information under the caption entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 18 of this information statement.

Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this information statement is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

This information statement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

The date of this information statement is [], 2020, and this information statement was first made available to SYNNEX stockholders on or about [], 2020.


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Presentation of Information

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Summary

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Summary Historical and Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information

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Questions and Answers About the Spin-Off

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Risk Factors

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Forward-Looking Statements

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The Spin-Off

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Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution

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Dividend Policy

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Capitalization

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Selected Historical Combined Financial Data

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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

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Business

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Management

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Board of Directors

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Board Compensation

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Executive Compensation

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Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions

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Principal Stockholders

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Description of Material Indebtedness

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Description of Capital Stock

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Where You Can Find More Information

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Index to Combined Financial Statements

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PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION

Except as otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, the information included in this information statement about Concentrix assumes the completion of all of the transactions referred to in this information statement in connection with the separation and distribution. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this information statement to “Concentrix,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “our company” and “the company” refer to Concentrix Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries after giving effect to the separation and distribution. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this information statement to “SYNNEX” refer to SYNNEX Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries other than, for all periods following the separation and distribution, Concentrix. References in this information statement to Concentrix’ historical assets, liabilities, products, businesses or activities are generally intended to refer to the historical assets, liabilities, products, businesses or activities of the Concentrix business as it was conducted as part of SYNNEX and its subsidiaries prior to the spin-off. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this information statement to the “separation” or the “spin-off” refer to the separation of Concentrix from SYNNEX’ other businesses and the creation, as a result of the distribution, of an independent, publicly traded company, Concentrix. Unless the context otherwise requires, references in this information statement to the “distribution” refer to the distribution by SYNNEX to SYNNEX stockholders as of the record date of 100% of the outstanding shares of Concentrix, as further described herein.

 

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SUMMARY

The following is a summary of material information discussed in this information statement. This summary may not contain all the details concerning the spin-off, the business of Concentrix, the Concentrix common stock or other information that may be important to you. You should carefully review this entire information statement, including the risk factors, to better understand the spin-off and Concentrix’ business and financial position.

Our Company

Overview

We are a leading global provider of technology-infused Customer Experience (“CX”) solutions, centered on helping our clients enhance the brand experience for their end-customers. We provide end-to-end capabilities that help drive deep customer understanding and engagement. Our solutions facilitate communication between our clients and their customers, provide analytics and process optimization, and support client-centric operations and back-office processing across the enterprise. Our differentiated portfolio of solutions support Fortune Global 500 as well as high-growth companies across the globe in their efforts to deliver an optimized, consistent brand experience across all channels of communication, such as voice, chat, email, social media, asynchronous messaging, and custom applications. We strive to deliver exceptional services globally supported by our deep industry knowledge, technology and security practices, talented people, and digital and analytics expertise.

We offer our clients integrated solutions supporting the entirety of the customer lifecycle; CX and user experience (“UX”) strategy and design; analytics and actionable insights; and innovative new approaches to enhancing the customer experience through the latest technological advancements in our industry. We believe that we are at the forefront of the shift from traditional Customer Relationship Management (“CRM”), which is focused on a portion of the customer lifecycle, to CX, which supports the entirety of it. Through our end-to-end capabilities, we deliver better economic outcomes for our clients with solutions designed to meet their unique needs as they navigate a landscape characterized by discerning consumers and new market entrants.

We have strong relationships with companies across the globe and are a provider of choice for industry leaders. We believe in supporting our clients over the long term to build enduring relationships. Our average client tenure is 15 years. As of today, we serve over 95 Fortune Global 500 clients as well as more than 90 high-growth companies across various verticals and geographies that are attempting to disrupt their respective industries. We primarily support clients in verticals with certain characteristics, such as high growth, high transaction volume, high levels of compliance and security, and steep barriers to entry. Our strategic verticals include technology and consumer electronics, communications and media, retail, travel and ecommerce, banking, financial services and insurance, healthcare, and other. Our clients include:

 

   

7 of the top 10 global digital companies

 

   

8 of the top 10 global internet companies

 

   

6 of the top 10 U.S. health insurance companies

 

   

4 of the top 5 U.S. banks

 

   

7 of the top 10 global automotive companies

Through our technology-infused offerings, our clients benefit from having a single resource that enables them to address the entirety of the customer journey from acquisition to support to renewal. Our end-to-end capabilities and broad service offerings help our clients acquire, retain, and improve the lifetime value of their customer relationships while optimizing their back-office processes.



 

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We combine global consistency with local expertise, enhancing the end user experience for our clients’ customers through services rendered by approximately 250,000 employees across more than 275 locations in more than 40 countries and 6 continents, where we conduct business in over 70 languages.

Our revenues for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019 increased 91.1% from the prior fiscal year to $4.7 billion, primarily due to the acquisition of Convergys Corporation (“Convergys”) in October 2018. We recorded operating income of $294 million over the same period with our operating income margin expanding 40 basis points to 6.3%.

Our History

We trace our roots back to 2004 when SYNNEX acquired BSA Sales, Inc., a company with 20 employees focused on helping clients through outsourced sales and marketing services. In 2006, SYNNEX combined New York-based Concentrix with BSA Sales under the Concentrix name, with the goal of bringing technology and innovation into businesses to help clients reimagine and design the next generation of experiences. As our business evolved, our scope and scale widened but our commitment to our philosophy of technology and innovation remained unchanged. Throughout our history, we have made strategic acquisitions that bolstered our offerings, geographic reach, and scale. Our acquisition of Convergys in 2018 represented the largest acquisition in our industry to date, creating a global customer engagement services company that is a leader in CX solutions capabilities and reach.

We are one of the fastest growing CX companies globally. From fiscal year 2004 to fiscal year 2012, powered by organic growth, acquisitions, and product expansion, our organization expanded to 7,500 employees and our revenue grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 56%. With our acquisition of the IBM CRM business in 2014, we significantly expanded the reach of our Concentrix business to approximately 170 customers in 24 countries. The graph below illustrates our revenue growth and strategic milestones from fiscal year 2012 to date, culminating in our acquisition of Convergys, which nearly doubled our scale:

 

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Our Market Opportunity

According to International Data Corporation1, the global outsourced Customer Experience Management (“CXM”) industry is currently sized at $79 billion and is estimated to expand at a 4% CAGR over the next three

 

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years driven by an increased complexity to customer interactions and new digital channel growth. We believe there is considerable room for growth in our sector as only a small portion of the CRM market is outsourced today.

In order to maintain relevancy, our clients must transform their systems in response to increased competition and consumer demands. To meet the evolving needs of their customers, our clients are looking to large CX solutions providers, such as Concentrix, to automate their systems and provide professional support to address complexities beyond the scope of automation. We are a leader in next-generation CX technology driven by a focus on innovation, which we believe will increase our total addressable market as we enter and grow across new and existing markets. Our suite of integrated solutions include: digital services that enable efficient customer self-service; Voice of the Customer (“VOC”) solutions to gather and analyze customer feedback to foster loyalty to, and growth with, clients; analytics and consulting solutions that synthesize data and provide professional insight to improve clients’ customer experience strategies; Robotic Process Automation (“RPA”) solutions that automate customer engagement processes to reduce client costs; Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) technology that can intelligently act on customer intent to improve customer experience with non-human engagement; support for clients’ engagement with customers across the Internet of Things (“IoT”) and through multiple interconnected channels; Vertical BPO services that provide specialized support to specific industry verticals; and Back Office BPO services that support clients in non-customer facing areas.

Industry Trends

 

   

Growing Importance of Customer Experience. We believe customer experience has become a strategic imperative for all enterprises today. Data, analytics, and digital solutions have reshaped the ways firms interact with their customers. As a result, enterprises are modernizing how they manage the customer experience across all channels of communication. The market is evolving from customer relationship management solutions that act as a cost cutting measure, toward end-to-end CX management solutions that create value throughout the entire customer lifecycle at an appropriate cost.

 

   

Empowered Consumers and Users. The modern consumer is discerning and has come to expect a high level of care and responsiveness from their service providers. Old paradigms have shifted as increasingly competitive markets and easily accessible crowd-sourced information have empowered consumers to unprecedented levels. As consumers demand more and have an increased amount of alternatives, companies must differentiate on how they manage their customer relationships. This shift is driving the market toward consumer-centric solutions that limit customer churn and promote brand loyalty.

 

   

Technological Innovation. Emerging technology is driving change within our industry and shaping the demands of our clients. Advancements in areas such as Digital Services, RPA, AI and Machine Learning (“ML”) are further disrupting our markets and our clients’ markets while opening new avenues for growth and opportunities for us to better serve our clients. These technologies provide clients the opportunity to interact more effectively with their customers and improve the customer experience by automating processes, optimizing customer journeys to reach faster solutions, enabling personalized engagement across multiple platforms, and focusing human engagement on the most complex interactions.

 

   

Evolving Role of People. The skillset required of employees in the CRM and BPO industry is shifting as enterprises place increased importance on CX. Increasing complexity in the voice channel is driving a trend of longer customer engagements requiring CRM and BPO support professionals to have a more robust skill set. The increasing importance of skilled labor in our industry is offset by the transition of low complexity support to online support (self-service), driven by heavy automation and digitization. Despite growth in digital channels, phone conversations currently remain the preferred option for customer services interactions. We believe the human element will continue to be important in our



 

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industry, as focus shifts from routine service to “last-mile” support requiring human-touch to deliver a stronger customer experience.

 

   

Mission Critical Nature of Cybersecurity. Technological innovation coupled with the proliferation of smart devices and mobile connectivity is generating sensitive data at scale, while at the same time, the avenues for access have become numerous. Data security is paramount in an environment where improper access or carelessness can compromise customers and businesses. Businesses require scalable, industry-leading data protection and security to avoid reputational and operational risks in an environment characterized by the threats and benefits of free-flowing information.

 

   

Enterprise Preferences Driving Vendor Consolidation. Enterprises have become increasingly multinational. As their scope of business increases, enterprises require a partner that can serve their needs by rapidly deploying solutions and new technology consistently across multiple geographies and channels. Enterprises therefore prefer vendors with scale and end-to-end capabilities that can be a one-stop shop and are consolidating existing relationships to vendors with scale to achieve their business objectives and pursue cost savings.

 

   

Market Fragmentation Driving Industry Consolidation. We operate in a fragmented marketplace characterized by numerous vendors offering services across various levels of the value chain. Currently the top 10 players in CX only hold an approximate 30% market share with the remaining market share held by thousands of other vendors. As client preferences continue to evolve in line with enterprise preferences, we anticipate that our market will undergo further consolidation.

 

   

Existing Solutions Have Many Limitations. As executives look to successfully navigate digital transformation and manage their customers’ experience across a wider variety of channels, unsophisticated providers and solutions often fail to meet customers’ needs. Currently there is a limited set of providers with end-to-end, global offerings of scale in the marketplace. The fragmentation of the market and, for many industries, high regulatory hurdles create additional complexity as most providers are small, niche, or local players. These issues are compounded by a lack of sufficient investment in cybersecurity, creating exposure to regulatory, reputational, and operational risks. These pain points, coupled with the prevalence of providers offering legacy solutions that fail to address the demands of the modern consumer, create an opportunity for large-scale, global CX solutions providers.

Our CX Solutions

We offer technology, people and process solutions that help clients enhance the experience for their customers and improve business performance. Our CX solutions encompass four complementary areas: Customer Lifecycle Management; CX/UX Strategy and Design; Digital Transformation; and VOC and Analytics. Through our integrated CX solutions offering, our clients engage us to acquire, support and renew customers, leverage customer feedback and insights to constantly improve business performance, and identify and implement customer-facing and back-office process improvements. We help our clients by creating tools that their customers and employees love to use, enable better customer interactions through real-time sentiment analysis, and integrate multiple customer interactions and touchpoints into one-stop smart mobile applications. We provide these solutions and other complementary services in 70 languages, across 6 continents, from over 275 locations in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and EMEA.

Customer Lifecycle Management. We seek to deliver next-generation customer engagement solutions and services that address the entirety of the customer lifecycle. We offer our clients the means to acquire, support and renew customers across all channels while minimizing attrition and increasing customer lifetime value. Our Customer Lifecycle Management solutions include services such as customer care, sales support, digital marketing, technical support, digital self-service, content moderation, creative design and content production, and back office services. Customer Lifecycle Management represents our core service offering and a significant majority of the services we provide.



 

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In addition to our Customer Lifecycle Management services, we also provide the complementary services described below, which are provided to clients as integrated solutions with our core service offering:

 

   

CX/UX Strategy and Design. We strive to help our clients reimagine what great is, designing next generation CX solutions to exceed customer expectations. Our CX/UX Strategy and Design solutions, including CX strategy, data-driven user design, journey mapping, and multi-platform engineering, enable our clients to create effortless, personalized customer engagements and align business priorities around measurable goals. Through these services, we promote a more rapid integration of digital and enabling technologies, providing transformational business services to our clients.

 

   

Digital Transformation. We seek to offer cutting edge solutions to reshape how brands better engage with their customers. Our innovative solutions and services are focused on creating disruption to help our clients stay relevant and achieve better business outcomes. Our Digital Transformation solutions include services such as RPA and cognitive automation that automate processes to improve efficiency and accuracy, mobile app development to create new channels of engagement, work at home and gig platforms that capitalize on a changing and flexible workforce, Interactive Voice Response (“IVR”) and natural language understanding solutions that improve outcomes and customer experience with automated responses to verbal interactions, messaging and social platforms that allow clients to engage with customers across myriad platforms, and system integration services.

 

   

Voice of the Customer and Analytics. Our VOC solutions turn customer feedback into actionable insights. Our Analytics solutions provide businesses with insight into rapidly changing markets through data, which provides our clients with a competitive edge. Our VOC and Analytics solutions include offerings such as VOC SaaS platform, speech and text insights, sentiment analysis, advanced analytics and real-time reporting.

Our Competitive Strengths

We believe the following strengths differentiate us from our competitors and provide us with a competitive advantage:

 

   

Extensive Global Presence: We operate globally in over 40 countries across 6 continents with the ability to conduct business in 70 different languages. We believe we are well-positioned to serve the largest multinational brands in nearly every market in which they operate. Our global footprint includes a strong presence in emerging markets such as India, China, Brazil, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia, which provides an opportunity to grow with our clients in these regions. Our ability to create value for our clients across a global delivery platform has enabled us to be a partner of choice.

 

   

Market Leader with a Differentiated Brand and Value Proposition: We believe we have a compelling brand and reputation as a leading provider of technology-infused solutions that shape the customer experience. We have a differentiated combination of global scale, local reach, technological expertise, end-to-end solution capabilities and full lifecycle services. We are widely recognized as a leading provider of CX solutions; garnering industry attention via 84 industry awards in fiscal year 2019. Third-party researchers have also taken note of our leading global practice with Everest Group Research distinguishing us as a leader for the 5th year, as well as naming us a star performer and leader in market impact, with high buyer satisfaction scores.

 

   

Strong Relationships with a Growing and Diversified Client Base: We provide customer experience solutions for over 95 Fortune Global 500 brands worldwide. Leading companies worldwide, including more than 90 clients that believe they are disruptors in their industries and over 90 of the Fortune 500, rely upon our solutions and services. We serve a wide variety of clients, extending across numerous verticals, including one of the world’s largest ride-sharing companies, a large retail disruptor, a top global airline, a global beverage brand, a leading cloud company, and a major



 

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healthcare provider. Our end-to-end capabilities and global scale has enabled us to build long-lasting relationships with our clients spanning over 15 years on average. Our commitment to our clients is our primary focus and has generated numerous accolades to date, including 105 client awards in fiscal year 2019.

 

   

Continued Investment in Research and Development: We believe that our investment in technology differentiates us from our competitors. We have provided technology-infused solutions for longer than a decade. We have been at the forefront of developing technology-infused CX solutions that improve the customer experience and will continue to strive for this in the future. We have been a leader in our industry in advancements such as conversational virtual assistants, multichannel and augmented CRM, predictive analytics, emotion analytics, cognitive learning and AI and enjoy a first mover advantage. We are also an industry leader in cybersecurity best practices. We believe our strong focus on innovation has enabled us to maximize value for our clients and made it harder for our competitors to compete with us. Due to our size and scale, and the regular implementation of technology as part of our CX solutions, our costs of developing, maintaining and integrating new technologies are not material on a stand-alone basis.

 

   

Track Record of Sustainable Organic Growth: We have a long track record of long-term organic revenue growth, and we believe we will continue to enjoy sustainable growth as a result of:

 

   

Nature of our offerings

 

   

Substantial switching costs for our clients

 

   

High net revenue retention rates

 

   

Strong barriers to entry in the CX solutions market

 

   

Large and expanding addressable market

 

   

Demonstrated History of Strategic Acquisitions. We have acquired and integrated more than 15 companies since our inception. We have a demonstrated ability to turn around underutilized assets and maximize their value, which we believe allows us to explore a broader scope of opportunities than our peers. In 2018, we acquired Convergys, which enhanced our ability to deliver additional transformation services to our clients with a broader global footprint.

 

   

Corporate Culture Committed to Our Clients’ Success: Our unified team allows us to deliver consistent and exceptional results. As of August 31, 2020, our team consisted of approximately 250,000 employees globally. We enjoy high staff engagement because of a strong company culture that is fanatical about serving our clients through integrity and bold and disruptive thought.

 

   

Experienced Management Team: Our passionate and committed management team is led by industry experts with a deep understanding of our clients’ needs. We have a highly talented management team with significant experience in the CX industry, with our top 10 executives having over 140 years of combined service at our company. Through our acquisitions we have benefited from the addition of management talent, who have contributed valuable new perspectives and insights. Under our tenured management team, we have grown our revenue from $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2014 to $4.7 billion in fiscal year 2019, while delivering strong profitability.

Our Growth Strategy

The key elements to our growth strategy are:

 

   

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volume on a recurring basis, fast growing verticals, and large enterprises, and will continue to do so. We believe our scale, efficiency, and technology generates incremental value for our clients with each process we manage, naturally driving our customers to spend more with us. We believe our focus on technology innovation and responding to our clients’ needs positions us for continued growth.

 

   

Relentlessly Innovate and Develop New Digital Services and Solutions: We believe we have developed innovative solutions for our clients, and we are focused on investing in technology. Investment in CX solutions technologies can enable more effective engagement with customers and improve the customer experience through increased automation, optimize customer journeys to reach faster solutions, enable personalized engagement across multiple platforms, and focus human engagement on the most complex interactions. For these reasons, we believe investments in disruptive technologies, applications, and services will continue to be instrumental in driving better value for our clients and result in increased profitability.

 

   

Further Expand into Adjacent Markets: Our marketplace continues to expand beyond CRM BPO. We see significant opportunity for growth across adjacent markets. We intend to continue to provide our clients with an integrated offering of solutions that include digital services, VOC solutions, analytics and consulting, RPA solutions, AI technology, IoT solutions, Vertical BPO services and Back Office BPO services. To further capitalize on new market adjacencies, we have made significant investments across emerging technologies such as RPA, AI, ML, VOC, IVR, and IoT, which we believe will enhance our clients’ ability to offer personalized, effective engagement in all customer interactions to increase customer satisfaction and promote brand loyalty. As our industry evolves, we will continue to invest in these new and fast growing markets to further sustain long-term growth.

 

   

Selectively Pursue Strategic Acquisitions: We have made targeted acquisitions to increase our technology expertise, enter new verticals and geographies, and increase our scale, including the IBM Customer Care Business and Convergys. Our market remains highly fragmented and we believe that our acquisition strategy enhances and augments our growth avenues. We intend to continue to evaluate and pursue complementary, value enhancing acquisitions.

 

   

Invest in Emerging Markets: We have invested in delivery operations in emerging, high-growth markets such as India, China, Brazil, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. We expect to continue to invest in similar markets to be well-positioned to serve multinational brands and enable us to grow with our clients in the regions and countries where they are growing.

Summary Risk Factors

An investment in our common stock involves risks associated with our business, the spin-off and ownership of Concentrix common stock. The following list of risk factors is not exhaustive. Please read carefully the risks relating to these and other matters described under the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 17.

Risks Related to Our Business

 

   

We are subject to uncertainties and rapid variability in demand by our clients, which could decrease revenue and adversely affect our operating results.

 

   

Our client contracts include provisions, including termination for convenience, that could cause fluctuations in our revenue and have an adverse effect on our operations and financial results.

 

   

Our industry is subject to intense competition and dynamic changes in business model, which in turn could cause our operations to suffer.

 

   

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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic or the widespread outbreak of another illness or communicable disease, or any other public health crisis, could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

   

Cyberattacks or the improper disclosure or control of personal information could result in liability and harm our reputation, which could adversely affect our business.

 

   

Increases in the cost of labor across the jurisdictions in which we operate could adversely affect our results of operations.

 

   

If we are unable to successfully manage and communicate with our delivery centers, our results of operations could be adversely affected.

 

   

We depend on a limited number of clients for a significant portion of our revenue, and the loss of business from one or more of these clients could adversely affect our results of operations.

 

   

We depend on a variety of communications services and information technology systems and networks, and any failure or increases in the cost of these systems could adversely impact our business and operating results.

 

   

If we are unable to hire and retain employees with domain expertise, our operations will be disrupted, and such disruption may impact our ability to manage our costs, which in turn could impact our profitability.

Risks Relating to the Spin-Off

 

   

Our plan to separate into two independent publicly traded companies is subject to various risks and uncertainties and may not be completed in accordance with the expected plans or anticipated timeline, or at all, and will involve significant time and expense, which could disrupt or adversely affect our business.

 

   

The combined post-separation value of SYNNEX and Concentrix common stock may not equal or exceed the pre-separation value of SYNNEX common stock.

 

   

We have not previously operated as an independent public company, and our historical and pro forma financial information is not necessarily representative of the results that we would have achieved as a separate, publicly traded company.

 

   

We expect to have approximately $1.1 billion of indebtedness outstanding upon completion of the separation and distribution, and our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition.

 

   

The spin-off may not achieve some or all of the anticipated benefits.

 

   

If the spin-off, together with certain related transactions, does not qualify as a transaction that is generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), SYNNEX, Concentrix and SYNNEX stockholders could be subject to significant tax liabilities, and, in certain circumstances, Concentrix could be required to indemnify SYNNEX for material taxes and other related amounts pursuant to indemnification obligations under the tax matters agreement.

 

   

We may not be able to engage in desirable acquisitions and other strategic or capital-raising transactions following the spin-off.

Risks Related to Ownership of Concentrix Common Stock

 

   

There has been no prior market for our common stock, and we cannot guarantee that our stock price will not decline after the spin-off.



 

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A trading market may not develop for shares of our common stock, which could adversely affect the market price of those shares.

 

   

Substantial sales of our common stock may occur in connection with the distribution, which could cause our stock price to decline.

 

   

We cannot guarantee the payment of dividends on our common stock, or the timing or amount of any such dividends.

 

   

Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and of Delaware law will make it difficult for stockholders to change the composition of our board of directors and may discourage hostile takeover attempts that some of our stockholders may consider to be beneficial.

The Spin-Off

Background

On January 9, 2020, SYNNEX announced its intent to separate its Concentrix business into an independent, publicly-traded company. To accomplish this separation, SYNNEX intends to distribute the common stock of Concentrix Corporation to its stockholders on a pro rata basis. References to “we,” “our,” “us,” “the Company” or “Concentrix” refer to Concentrix Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its consolidated subsidiaries after giving effect to the separation and distribution.

On [●], the distribution date, each SYNNEX stockholder will receive one share of Concentrix common stock for each share of SYNNEX common stock held at the close of business on the record date for the distribution, as described below. You will not be required to make any payment, surrender or exchange your shares of SYNNEX common stock or take any other action to receive your shares of Concentrix common stock in the distribution. The distribution of our common stock as described in this information statement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions. For a more detailed description of these conditions, see “The Spin-off—Spin-off Conditions.”

Capital Structure

In connection with the spin-off, Concentrix expects to incur new third-party borrowings of approximately $1.1 billion. Substantially all of the proceeds from such indebtedness will be transferred to SYNNEX on or prior to the distribution to eliminate debt owed by Concentrix to SYNNEX and in exchange for the contribution of certain Concentrix trademarks from SYNNEX to Concentrix. The incurrence of indebtedness by Concentrix and the transfer of the proceeds to SYNNEX will redistribute the amount of net debt owed by Concentrix and SYNNEX to third-party lenders upon the distribution. We currently expect to incur this indebtedness through $900 million of term loan borrowings under a new senior secured credit facility and an up to $350 million accounts receivable securitization facility, under which we expect to have approximately $200 million of borrowings upon the spin-off. In addition, we expect our new credit facility to include an up to $600 million revolving credit facility, which we expect to be undrawn immediately following the distribution. For more information on Concentrix’ anticipated capital structure and the indebtedness we expect to incur in connection with the spin-off, see “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements” and “Description of Material Indebtedness.”



 

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Reasons for the Spin-off

The SYNNEX board of directors believes that separating the Concentrix business from the remainder of SYNNEX is in the best interests of SYNNEX and its stockholders for a number of reasons, including the following:

 

   

Dedicated Management Teams with Enhanced Strategic Focus. The spin-off will allow each company to focus on and more effectively pursue its own distinct operating priorities and strategies and will enable the management of each company to focus on the unique needs and distinct markets of its business. As a distributor of information technology systems and products and provider of systems design and integration solutions, SYNNEX can focus on margin expansion and working capital efficiencies in its core business, pursuing organic growth with product offering expansion, and identifying and pursuing strategic opportunities. As a provider of technology-infused CX solutions, Concentrix can focus on expanding and deepening relationships with its existing clients, investing in technology and innovating solutions for its clients, and further expanding into adjacent markets beyond CRM BPO.

 

   

More Efficient Organizational Structure. The spin-off will create two companies, each with a simplified and more efficient organizational structure that will facilitate decision making fully aligned with the unique needs of its business.

 

   

Focused Capital Allocation. The spin-off will allow each company to concentrate its financial resources solely on its own operations, providing greater flexibility to invest capital in its business in the manner most appropriate for its distinct strategy and business needs.

 

   

Direct Access to Capital Markets and Ability to Pursue Strategic Opportunities. The spin-off will create an independent equity structure that will provide SYNNEX and Concentrix direct access to capital markets and facilitate the ability of each company to utilize its common stock for future acquisitions.

 

   

Improved Management Incentive Tools. The spin-off will facilitate incentive compensation arrangements for employees more directly tied to the performance of the relevant company’s business, improving the alignment of management and employee incentives with performance and growth objectives.

 

   

Unique Investment Profile. The spin-off will allow investors to separately value SYNNEX and Concentrix based on their unique investment profiles and will provide investors with two distinct and targeted investment opportunities.

For more information on the background and reasons for the spin-off, see “The Spin-off—Background and Reasons for the Spin-off.”

Results of the Spin-off

After the spin-off, Concentrix will be an independent public company owning and operating our CX solutions business. Immediately after the spin-off, we expect to have approximately 5,000 holders of shares of our common stock and approximately 51.5 million shares of our common stock issued and outstanding based on the spin-off ratio described above and the anticipated number of beneficial stockholders and outstanding SYNNEX shares on [●], the record date. The actual number of shares to be distributed will be determined based on the number of SYNNEX shares outstanding on the record date.

The spin-off will not affect the number of outstanding SYNNEX shares or any rights of SYNNEX stockholders, although it will affect the market value of the outstanding SYNNEX common shares.



 

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Corporate Information

Concentrix was incorporated in Delaware in December 2009 for the purpose of engaging in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the Delaware General Corporation Law. Our principal executive offices are located at 44111 Nobel Drive, Fremont, California 94538. Our telephone number is (800) 747-0583. Our website address is www.concentrix.com. The reference to our website is a textual reference only. Information on our website, any website directly or indirectly linked to our website, or any other website mentioned in this information statement does not constitute in any way part of this information statement and is not incorporated by reference into this information statement, and you should not rely on any such information in making an investment decision.

Reason for Furnishing this Information Statement

This information statement is being furnished solely to provide information to stockholders of SYNNEX who will receive shares of Concentrix common stock in the distribution. It is not to be construed as an inducement or encouragement to buy or sell any of Concentrix’ securities. The information contained in this information statement is believed by Concentrix to be accurate as of the date set forth on the cover of this information statement. Changes may occur after that date and neither SYNNEX nor Concentrix will update this information except in the normal course of their respective disclosure obligations and practices, or as required by applicable law.



 

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SUMMARY HISTORICAL AND UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following table presents the summary historical and unaudited pro forma combined financial data for Concentrix. The combined statements of operations data for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019 and the combined balance sheet data as of August 31, 2020 have been derived from our unaudited combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement. The combined statements of operations data for fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017 and the combined balance sheet data as of November 30, 2019 and 2018 have been derived from our audited combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement. The combined balance sheet data as of November 30, 2017 have been derived from our unaudited combined financial statements that are not included in this information statement.

The summary unaudited pro forma combined financial data reflect adjustments to our historical financial results in connection with the separation and distribution. The unaudited pro forma income statement data give effect to these events as if they occurred on December 1, 2018, the beginning of our most recently completed fiscal year. The unaudited pro forma balance sheet data gives effect to these events as if they occurred as of August 31, 2020, our latest balance sheet date.

The unaudited pro forma combined financial data are not necessarily indicative of our results of operations or financial condition had the separation and distribution been completed on the dates assumed. Also, they may not reflect the results of operations or financial condition that would have resulted had we been operating as a stand-alone publicly traded company during such periods. In addition, they are not necessarily indicative of our future results of operation or financial condition.

The summary financial data should be read in conjunction with the sections entitled “Capitalization,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements,” “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the historical combined financial statements and accompanying notes included in this information statement. See “Index to Combined Financial Statements.”

 

    As of and For the Nine Months Ended     As of and For the Fiscal Years Ended November 30,  
    Pro Forma     Historical     Pro Forma     Historical  
    August 31,
2020
    August 31,
2020
    August 31,
2019
    2019     2019     2018     2017  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)                    

Statements of Operations Data: (in thousands)

             

Revenue

  $ 3,418,676     $ 3,418,676     $ 3,495,076     $ 4,707,912     $ 4,707,912     $ 2,463,151     $ 1,990,180  

Gross profit

    1,202,893       1,202,893       1,290,017       1,748,448       1,748,448       937,552       749,154  

Operating income

    188,554       188,554       192,878       294,332       294,332       144,761       114,623  

Net income

    115,202       100,184       85,294       169,230       117,164       48,271       72,250  

Balance Sheet Data: (in thousands)

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 85,341     $ 93,341                          $ 79,656     $ 123,389     $ 123,499  

Total assets

    5,011,671       5,119,394           4,653,755       4,766,993       1,668,407  

Total equity

    2,236,467       1,627,967           1,469,841       1,319,802       261,543  


 

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE SPIN-OFF

 

Q:

Why am I receiving this document?

 

A:

SYNNEX is delivering this document to you because you were a holder of SYNNEX common stock at the close of business on the record date for the distribution of shares of our common stock. Accordingly, you are entitled to receive one share of our common stock for each share of SYNNEX common stock that you held at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time on the record date. No action is required for you to participate in the distribution. The distribution will take place on or about [●].

 

Q:

Why is SYNNEX separating our business and distributing our stock?

 

A.

The SYNNEX board of directors believes that separating the Concentrix business from the remainder of SYNNEX is in the best interests of SYNNEX and its stockholders for a number of reasons, including the following:

 

   

Dedicated Management Teams with Enhanced Strategic Focus. The spin-off will allow each company to focus on and more effectively pursue its own distinct operating priorities and strategies and will enable the management of each company to focus on the unique needs and distinct markets of its business. As a distributor of information technology systems and products and provider of systems design and integration solutions, SYNNEX can focus on margin expansion and working capital efficiencies in its core business, pursuing organic growth with product offering expansion, and identifying and pursuing strategic opportunities. As a provider of technology-infused CX solutions, Concentrix can focus on expanding and deepening relationships with its existing clients, investing in technology and innovating solutions for its clients, and further expanding into adjacent markets beyond CRM BPO.

 

   

More Efficient Organizational Structure. The spin-off will create two companies, each with a simplified and more efficient organizational structure that will facilitate decision making fully aligned with the unique needs of its business.

 

   

Focused Capital Allocation. The spin-off will allow each company to concentrate its financial resources solely on its own operations, providing greater flexibility to invest capital in its business in the manner most appropriate for its distinct strategy and business needs.

 

   

Direct Access to Capital Markets and Ability to Pursue Strategic Opportunities. The spin-off will create an independent equity structure that will provide SYNNEX and Concentrix direct access to capital markets and facilitate the ability of each company to utilize its common stock for future acquisitions.

 

   

Improved Management Incentive Tools. The spin-off will facilitate incentive compensation arrangements for employees more directly tied to the performance of the relevant company’s business, improving the alignment of management and employee incentives with performance and growth objectives.

 

   

Unique Investment Profile. The spin-off will allow investors to separately value SYNNEX and Concentrix based on their unique investment profiles and will provide investors with two distinct and targeted investment opportunities.

For more information on the background and reasons for the spin-off, see “The Spin-off—Background and Reasons for the Spin-off.”

 

Q:

How will the spin-off work?

 

A:

All of the shares of our common stock will be distributed to the stockholders of SYNNEX on a pro rata basis. For more information, see the section entitled “The Spin-off—Transactions Prior to the Spin-off” and “—Manner of Effecting the Spin-off.”

 

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Q:

What businesses will we operate after the spin-off?

 

A:

Concentrix will operate the CX solutions business after the spin-off, and Concentrix will retain the assets related to the CX solutions business in the separation. For more information on our business, see the section entitled “Business.” SYNNEX will continue to operate its technology solutions business after the spin-off, and SYNNEX will retain the assets related to the technology solutions business in the separation.

 

Q:

What will our relationship be with SYNNEX after the spin-off?

 

A:

SYNNEX and our company will be separate, publicly owned companies. We will, however, enter into certain agreements with SYNNEX to define our ongoing relationship after the spin-off. The agreements will define our responsibility for obligations arising before and after the spin-off date, including obligations relating to our employees and taxes. We also expect to enter into a commercial agreement with SYNNEX under which we will continue to provide certain CX solutions services to SYNNEX following the separation. For additional information on our relationship with SYNNEX after the spin-off, see “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions.”

 

Q:

When will the spin-off occur?

 

A:

We expect that SYNNEX will distribute our shares of common stock on [●] to holders of record of SYNNEX common stock at the close of business on the record date.

 

Q:

What is the record date for the spin-off?

 

A:

The record date for the spin-off is [●].

 

Q:

What do I have to do to participate in the spin-off?

 

A:

Nothing. You are not required to take any action to receive our common stock in the spin-off. No vote will be taken for the spin-off. If you own shares of SYNNEX common stock as of the close of business on the record date, a book-entry account statement reflecting your ownership of our shares of common stock will be mailed to you, or your brokerage account will be credited for the shares, on or about [●]. Please do not send in any SYNNEX stock certificates. If you hold physical share certificates that represent your SYNNEX common shares and you are the registered holder of the shares represented by those certificates, the distribution agent will mail to you an account statement that indicates the number of shares of Concentrix common stock that have been registered in book-entry form in your name.

 

Q:

How many shares of Concentrix common stock will I receive?

 

A:

SYNNEX will distribute one share of our common stock for each share of SYNNEX common stock you own as of the close of business on the record date. For example, if you own ten shares of SYNNEX common stock as of the close of business on the record date, you will receive ten shares of our common stock in the spin-off. Based on approximately 51.5 million shares of SYNNEX common stock that we expect to be outstanding on the record date, and the spin-off distribution ratio, SYNNEX will distribute a total of approximately 51.5 million shares of our common stock.

 

Q:

Will SYNNEX distribute fractional shares?

 

A:

No. SYNNEX will distribute one share of our common stock for each share of SYNNEX common stock you own as of the close of business on the record date. As a result, no fractional shares will be distributed.

 

Q:

What is book-entry?

 

A:

The book-entry system allows registered owners to hold their shares without the need for physical stock certificates. Holding shares in book-entry form eliminates the problems associated with paper certificates,

 

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  such as storage and safety of certificates, and the requirement for physical movement of stock certificates at the time of sale or transfer of ownership. You will not receive a stock certificate representing your shares distributed pursuant to the spin-off. All distributed shares will be held in book-entry form.

 

Q:

Is the spin-off taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes?

 

A:

SYNNEX expects that the spin-off will be tax-free to SYNNEX and to its U.S. common stockholders. See “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution” for a more complete discussion of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the spin-off to SYNNEX stockholders.

 

Q:

How will the spin-off affect my tax basis in SYNNEX common stock?

 

A:

Your tax basis in the SYNNEX common stock will be allocated between the SYNNEX common stock and our common stock received in the spin-off in proportion to their relative fair market values on the date of the spin-off. Within a reasonable time after the spin-off is completed, SYNNEX will provide to U.S. taxpayers information to enable them to compute their tax bases in both SYNNEX and our common stock and other information they will need to report their receipt of our common stock on their 2020 U.S. federal income tax return as a tax-free transaction. See “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution” for a more complete description of the effects on your tax basis.

 

Q:

Where will I be able to trade shares of Concentrix common stock?

 

A:

Currently there is no public market for our common stock. Our common stock is expected to be authorized for listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “CNXC”. We anticipate that trading in shares of our common stock will begin on a “when-issued” basis on or around the record date and before the spin-off date, and that “regular-way” trading will begin on the first trading day after the distribution date. If trading does begin on a “when-issued” basis, you may purchase or sell our common stock after that time, but your transaction will not settle until after the spin-off date. Shares of our common stock will generally be freely tradable after the spin-off date.

 

Q:

Will the number of SYNNEX shares I own change as a result of the spin-off?

 

A:

No. The number of shares of SYNNEX common stock you own will not change as a result of the spin-off.

 

Q:

What will happen to the listing of SYNNEX common stock?

 

A:

Nothing. SYNNEX common stock will continue to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “SNX.”

 

Q:

Will the distribution affect the market price of my SYNNEX shares?

 

A:

Yes. As a result of the distribution, it is expected that the trading price of SYNNEX common shares immediately following the distribution will be lower than the trading price of such shares immediately prior to the distribution because the trading price will no longer reflect the value of the Concentrix CX solutions business. The combined trading prices of the shares of SYNNEX common stock and the shares of Concentrix common stock that you own immediately after the distribution may be equal to, greater than or less than the trading price of the shares of SYNNEX common stock that you own immediately before the distribution.

 

Q:

Will Concentrix have any debt after the spin-off?

 

A:

Yes. We expect to have approximately $1.1 billion of indebtedness upon completion of the spin-off. Substantially all of the proceeds from such indebtedness will be transferred to SYNNEX on or prior to the

 

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  distribution to eliminate debt owed by Concentrix to SYNNEX and in exchange for the contribution of certain Concentrix trademarks from SYNNEX to Concentrix. For more information on our anticipated capital structure and the indebtedness we expect to incur in connection with the spin-off, see “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements” and “Description of Material Indebtedness.”

 

Q:

Will I be paid any dividends on Concentrix common stock?

 

A:

The payment of any dividends in the future, and the timing and amount thereof, is within the discretion of our board of directors. Our board of directors’ decisions regarding the payment of dividends will depend on many factors, such as our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements, debt service obligations, restrictive covenants in our debt, industry practice, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, and other factors that our board of directors deems relevant.

 

Q:

What are the conditions to the distribution?

 

A:

The distribution is subject to final approval by the board of directors of SYNNEX, as well as to a number of conditions, including, among others:

 

   

the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) has declared effective our registration statement on Form 10, of which this information statement is a part, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of our registration statement is in effect, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or threatened by the SEC, and this information statement has been made available to SYNNEX stockholders;

 

   

SYNNEX has received an opinion from Ernst & Young LLP regarding the qualification of the distribution, together with certain related transactions, as a transaction that is generally tax free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code;

 

   

the transfer of assets and liabilities between SYNNEX and Concentrix shall be completed in accordance with the separation and distribution agreement;

 

   

an independent appraisal firm shall have delivered one (1) or more opinions to the SYNNEX board of directors confirming the solvency and financial viability of SYNNEX before the consummation of the distribution and each of SYNNEX and Concentrix after the consummation of the distribution, and such opinions shall be acceptable to SYNNEX in form and substance in SYNNEX’ sole discretion, and such opinions shall not have been withdrawn, rescinded, or modified in any respect;

 

   

the actions and filings necessary under applicable U.S. federal, U.S. state or other securities or blue sky laws have been taken or made and, where applicable, have become effective or been accepted;

 

   

any approvals or notifications of any governmental authorities required to complete the separation and distribution have been obtained;

 

   

SYNNEX and Concentrix have entered into the separation and distribution agreement, the employee matters agreement, and the tax matters agreement;

 

   

no order, injunction, or decree issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the separation, the distribution, or any of the related transactions is in effect;

 

   

the shares of Concentrix common stock to be distributed to SYNNEX stockholders in the distribution have been accepted for listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, subject to official notice of distribution; and

 

   

no other events or developments exist or have occurred that, in the judgment of SYNNEX’ board of directors, in its sole discretion, make it inadvisable to effect the separation, the distribution or the other related transactions.

 

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Q:

Can SYNNEX decide to cancel the distribution of Concentrix common stock even if all the conditions have been met?

 

A:

Yes. Until the distribution has occurred, SYNNEX has the right to terminate the distribution, even if all of the conditions are satisfied. See “The Spin-off—Spin-off Conditions.”

 

Q:

Who will manage Concentrix after the spin-off?

 

A:

Concentrix benefits from having in place a management team with an extensive background in the CX solutions business. Led by Christopher Caldwell, Concentrix’ management team possesses deep knowledge of, and extensive experience in, its industry. For more information regarding Concentrix’ management, see “Management.”

 

Q:

Are there risks associated with owning Concentrix common stock?

 

A:

Yes. Ownership of Concentrix common stock will be subject to both general and specific risks, including those relating to Concentrix’ business, the industry in which it operates, its separation from SYNNEX and ongoing contractual relationships with SYNNEX and its status as a separate, publicly traded company. These risks are described in the “Risk Factors” section of this information statement. You are encouraged to read that section carefully.

 

Q:

Whom do I contact for information regarding you and the spin-off?

 

A:

Before the spin-off, you should direct inquiries relating to the spin-off to:

SYNNEX Corporation

Investor Relations

44201 Nobel Drive

Fremont, CA 94538

Phone:        (510) 668-3904

Email:         IR@synnex.com

After the spin-off, you should direct inquiries relating to an investment in our common stock to:

Concentrix Corporation

44111 Nobel Drive

Fremont, CA 94538

Phone:        (800) 747-0583

Email:        [●]

After the spin-off, the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock will be Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

 

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RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider each of the following risks and all of the other information contained in this information statement. Some of the risks described below relate principally to our business and the industry in which we operate, while others relate principally to the spin-off. The remaining risks relate principally to the securities markets generally and ownership of Concentrix common stock.

Our business, financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks, and, as a result, the trading price of our common stock could decline. The risks described below are not the only ones we face. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations.

Risks Related to Our Business

We anticipate that our revenue and operating results will fluctuate, which could adversely affect the enterprise value of our Company and our securities.

Our operating results have fluctuated and will fluctuate in the future as a result of many factors, including:

 

   

the impact of the business acquisitions and dispositions we make;

 

   

general economic conditions, including uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the global economy, United States and China trade negotiations, the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, U.S. federal government budget disruptions, and market volatility as a result of political leadership in certain countries;

 

   

the level of outsourced business services, including insourcing by our clients;

 

   

the level of business activity of our clients, which in turn is affected by the level of economic activity in the industries and markets that they serve;

 

   

our clients’ success and the market acceptance and performance of their products and services;

 

   

consolidation of our competitors;

 

   

competitive conditions in our industry; and

 

   

fluctuations in rates in the currencies in which we transact.

Although we attempt to control our expense levels, these levels are based, in part, on anticipated revenue. Therefore, we may not be able to control spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected revenue decrease.

Revenue is typically higher in our fourth quarter due to seasonal patterns in our clients’ businesses. These patterns may not be repeated in subsequent periods. You should not rely on period-to-period comparisons of our operating results as an indication of future performance. In future years, our operating results may be below our expectations or those of our public market analysts or investors, which would likely cause our share price to decline.

We are subject to uncertainties and rapid variability in demand by our clients, which could decrease revenue and adversely affect our operating results.

Our revenues depend, in large part, on the volume, geographic location, and type of outsourcing services demanded. Customer experience outsourcing involves companies contracting with a third party, such as Concentrix, to provide customer experience solutions rather than performing such services in-house. Customer experience solutions can be provided in different geographies and through different service channels. While we have the capacity to provide multi-channel services in countries across the globe, changes in the type of services

 

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utilized and the geographic location where the services are provided can impact our revenues and profitability. There can be no assurance that the current demand for customer experience outsourcing will continue or grow, that organizations will not elect to perform such services in-house, or that clients will not elect to move outsourcing services to lower-cost or lower-margin geographies or customer contact channels.

Our client contracts include provisions, including termination for convenience, that could cause fluctuations in our revenue and have an adverse effect on our operations and financial results.

Our client contracts typically include provisions that, if triggered, could impact our profitability. For example, many of our contracts may be terminated with a short amount of notice for any reason and, to the extent our clients terminate these contracts, we could experience unexpected fluctuations in our revenue and operating results from period to period. Additionally, some contracts have performance-related bonus or penalty provisions, whereby we could receive a bonus if we satisfy certain performance levels or have to pay a penalty for failing to do so. Such performance-related conditions are based on metrics that measure customer satisfaction and the quality, quantity and efficiency of our handling of the client’s customer interactions across multiple channels. Generally, performance-related compensation represents less than 1% of our annual revenue in the aggregate. However, whether we receive a bonus or are required to pay a penalty changes with performance and may cause fluctuations in our financial results. In addition, our clients may not guarantee a minimum volume; however, we hire employees based on anticipated volumes. If we fail to anticipate volumes correctly, our operations and financial results may suffer. The reduction of volume, loss of clients, payment of penalties or inability to terminate any unprofitable contracts could have an adverse impact on our operations and financial results.

Our industry is subject to intense competition and dynamic changes in business model, which in turn could cause our operations to suffer.

The CX solutions industry is highly competitive, highly fragmented and subject to rapid change. We believe that the principal competitive factors in this market are breadth and depth of process and domain expertise, service quality, ability to tailor specific solutions to customer needs, the ability to attract, train and retain qualified people, compliance rigor, global delivery capabilities, price, and marketing and sales capabilities. We compete for business with a variety of companies, including in-house operations of existing and potential clients. If our clients place more focus in this area and internalize these operations, this could cause a significant reduction in the size of the available market for third-party service providers like us. Similarly, if competitors offer their services at lower prices to gain market share or provide services that gain greater market acceptance than the services we offer or develop, the demand for our services may decrease. Niche providers or new entrants can enter markets by developing new systems or services that could impact our business. The opportunity for new entrants in our industry may expand as some CX solutions shift from voice engagement to digital engagement. New competitors, new strategies by existing competitors or clients, and consolidation among clients or competitors could result in significant market share gain by our competitors, which could have an adverse effect on our revenues.

In addition, our success may depend on our ability to continue to develop and implement services and solutions that anticipate and respond to rapid and continuing changes in technology and offerings to serve the evolving needs of our clients. Some of these emerging technologies, such as RPA, AI, ML, VOC, IVR, and IoT, may cause an adverse shift in the way our existing business operations are conducted, including by replacing human contacts with automated or self-service options, or decrease the size of the available market. We may be unsuccessful at anticipating or responding to new developments on a timely and cost-effective basis, and our use of technology may differ from accepted practices in the marketplace. Certain of our solutions may require lengthy and complex implementations that can be subject to changing client preferences and continuing changes in technology, which can increase costs or adversely affect our business. We may incur significant expenses in an effort to keep pace with customer preferences for technology or to gain a competitive advantage through technological expertise or new technologies. If we cannot offer new technologies as quickly or efficiently as our

 

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competitors, or if our competitors develop more cost-effective or client-preferred technologies, it could have a material adverse effect on our ability to obtain and complete client engagements, which could adversely affect our business.

Our delivery center activities are located around the world, with a significant concentration in the Philippines, India, China, and Brazil, which may expose us to business risks and disrupt our operations.

Our operations are based on a global delivery model with client services provided from delivery centers located throughout the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and EMEA, with a significant percentage of our workforce located in the Philippines, India, China, and Brazil. Operating globally subjects us to risks in the countries in which we do business, which may include political and economic instability, the time and expense required to comply with different laws and regulations, challenges with hiring and retaining adequate staff, inflation, longer payment cycles or difficulties in collecting accounts, and seasonal reductions in business activity. Socio-economic situations that are specific to the Philippines, India, China and Brazil can severely disrupt our operations and impact our ability to fulfill our contractual obligations to our clients. If these regions experience severe natural calamities or political unrest, our personnel resources may be affected, our IT and communication infrastructure may be at risk and the client processes that we manage may be adversely affected. We may also continue to expand internationally to respond to competitive pressure and client and market requirements, which could increase these risks. If we are unable to manage the risks associated with our international operations and expanding such operations, our business could be adversely affected and our revenues and earnings could decrease.

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic or the widespread outbreak of another illness or communicable disease, or any other public health crisis, could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We could be negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic or the widespread outbreak of another illness or other communicable disease, or any other public health crisis, that results in a disruption to the global economy. The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the global economy, disrupted global supply chains and labor force participation and created significant volatility and disruption of financial markets. “Shelter-in-place” restrictions by various governments around the world negatively impacted our results of operations for the nine months ended August 31, 2020, and was most acute during the second quarter of fiscal year 2020, as many of our employees were unable to work productively during the period despite client demand. The extent of the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operational and financial performance, including our ability to execute our business strategies and initiatives in the expected time frame, will depend on future developments, including the duration, spread and severity of the pandemic, country and state restrictions regarding virus containment, accessibility to the Company’s delivery and operations locations, our continued utilization of remote work environments in response to future health and safety restrictions, the pace at which the Company is able to ramp back to seasonal business levels, and the effect on our clients’ businesses and the demand for their products and services, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. We could also face legal, reputational and financial risks if we fail to protect customer and internal data from security breaches or cyberattacks.

An extended period of disruption to the global economy and business operations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic or any other public health crisis could materially affect our business, our plans to separate from SYNNEX and become an independent public company, our results of operations, our access to sources of liquidity, the carrying value of our goodwill and intangible assets, and our financial condition.

Cyberattacks or the improper disclosure or control of personal information could result in liability and harm our reputation, which could adversely affect our business.

Our business is heavily dependent upon information technology networks and systems. Internal or external attacks on those networks and systems could disrupt our normal operations centers and impede our ability to provide critical products and services to our clients and their customers, subjecting us to liability under our contracts and damaging our reputation.

 

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Our business also involves the use, storage, and transmission of information about our employees, our clients, and customers of our clients. If any person, including any of our employees, negligently disregards or intentionally breaches our established controls with respect to such data or otherwise mismanages or misappropriates that data, we could be subject to monetary damages, fines, or criminal prosecution. Unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential client or customer data, whether through system failure, employee negligence, fraud, or misappropriation, along with unauthorized access to or through our information systems or those we develop for clients, whether by our employees or third parties, could result in negative publicity, loss of clients, legal liability, and damage to our reputation, business, results of operations, and financial condition.

While we take measures to protect the security of, and prevent unauthorized access to, our systems and personal and proprietary information, the security controls for our systems, as well as other security practices we follow, may not prevent improper access to, or disclosure of, personally identifiable or proprietary information. Furthermore, data privacy is subject to frequently changing rules and regulations, which sometimes conflict among the various jurisdictions and countries in which we provide services. The General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) in Europe, the Data Privacy Act in Philippines, the California Consumer Privacy Act and other similar laws have resulted, and will continue to result, in increased compliance costs. Moreover, the failure to comply with these laws can result in significant monetary penalties. For example, fines of up to 4% of an entity’s annual global revenues can be imposed for violations of the GDPR. Our failure to adhere to or successfully implement processes in response to these and other changing regulatory requirements in this area could result in legal liability, monetary penalties, or impairment to our reputation in the marketplace, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Increases in the cost of labor across the jurisdictions in which we operate could adversely affect our results of operations.

We generally sign multi-year client contracts with pricing models that are based on prevailing labor costs in the jurisdictions where we will deliver services. However, quickly rising wages or changes in laws or governmental regulations related to wages, employee benefits or other working conditions with little notice or transition period can increase our costs and limit our ability to adjust in a timely manner. Potential labor organizing and works council negotiations in certain of the countries in which we do business could also contribute to rising costs or otherwise disrupt our business. Such rising costs or our inability to manage rising costs could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.

If we are unable to successfully manage and communicate with our delivery centers, our results of operations could be adversely affected.

Our global business may be adversely impacted if we are unable to manage and communicate with our resources located around the world. Service quality may be placed at risk and our ability to optimize our resources may be compromised if we are unable to manage our resources remotely. Our business uses a wide variety of technologies to allow us to manage a large volume of work. These technologies are designed to keep our employees productive. Any failure in technology may have a negative impact on our operations. The success of our services primarily depends on the performance of our employees and resulting customer satisfaction. Any increase in average waiting time or handling time or lack of promptness or technical expertise of our employees will directly impact customer satisfaction. Any adverse customer satisfaction may impact the overall business. If we are unable to successfully manage and communicate with our delivery centers, our results of operations could be adversely affected.

We depend on a limited number of clients for a significant portion of our revenue, and the loss of business from one or more of these clients could adversely affect our results of operations.

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pattern of our top clients’ business. In addition, our top clients could make greater demands on us with regard to pricing and contractual terms in general.

At any given time, we typically have multiple work orders or contracts with our largest clients. Clients may have the right to terminate work orders or contracts for convenience or may have risk tolerances that limit how much business they retain with a single service provider. While we would not expect all work orders or contracts to terminate at the same time, the loss of one or more of the larger work orders or contracts with one of our largest clients could adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition if the lost revenues are not replaced with profitable revenues from that client or other clients.

We depend on a variety of communications services and information technology systems and networks, and any failure or increase in the cost of these systems could adversely impact our business and operating results.

The services we provide to our clients depend on the persistent availability and uncompromised security of our communications, technology and information technology systems. We utilize and deploy internally-developed and third-party software solutions across various hardware environments. We operate an extensive internal voice and data network that links our global sites together in a multi-hub model that enables the rerouting of voice and data across the network, and we rely on multiple public communication channels and telephone, internet, and data services provided by various third parties for connectivity to our clients. Maintenance of, and investment in, this technology is critical to the success of our service delivery model. Failures or significant downtime of our IT or telecommunications systems could prevent us from handling call volume, and frequent or prolonged interruption in our ability to provide service could result in contractual performance penalties, damage to our reputation, and the loss of business from existing and potential clients. Telephone, internet, and data service providers may elect not to renew their contracts with us or increase the cost of such services. Any interruption of our communications or information technology systems or a significant increase in the cost of maintaining and operating those systems could have an adverse effect on our operations and financial results.

If we fail to maintain effective internal controls over operations we perform for our clients or if our information systems are breached or client data are compromised, client relations may suffer, which in turn may adversely affect our revenue and results of operations.

We represent our clients in certain critical operations of their business processes such as sales, marketing and customer support and manage large volumes of customer information and confidential data. If we fail to maintain effective controls, our clients experience disruptions in their operations or the confidentiality of customer data is compromised, our client relationships may suffer, and we may face possible legal action. We may be liable if we do not maintain adequate internal controls over the processes we manage for our clients or if we fail to comply with the laws and regulations applicable to the operations in which we represent our clients.

Our clients may request us to obtain audit reports over our internal controls. If we are unable to complete these audit reports in a timely manner, or if internal control deficiencies are identified in the audit process, our client relationships may suffer.

If we are unable to hire and retain employees with domain expertise, our operations will be disrupted, and such disruption may impact our ability to manage our costs, which in turn could impact our profitability.

The success of our operations and the quality of our services are highly dependent on our ability to attract and retain skilled personnel in all of our global delivery centers. The industry is characterized by high employee attrition rates and we face competition in hiring, retaining and motivating talented and skilled leaders and employees with domain experience. Any increase in our employee turnover rate could increase recruiting and training costs and could decrease operating effectiveness and productivity.

 

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In addition, our profitability is directly affected by the utilization rate of our personnel resources. If we are unable to achieve optimum utilization of our personnel resources, we may experience erosions in our profit margin. However, if our utilization is too high, it may result in a deterioration in the quality of services provided to our clients and may also result in higher attrition rates. If we are unable to manage our employee attrition rates, adequately motivate our employees or utilize our personnel resources efficiently, our operations will be disrupted, and such disruption may impact our ability to manage our costs, which in turn could impact our profitability.

Because of the experience of our key personnel and their technological and industry expertise, if we were to lose any of our key personnel, it could inhibit our ability to operate and grow our business successfully.

We are dependent in large part on our ability to retain the services of our key senior executives and other technological and industry experts and personnel. We generally do not have employment agreements with our executives or employees. We also do not carry “key person” insurance coverage for any of our key executives. We compete for qualified senior management and technical personnel. The loss of, or inability to hire, key executives or qualified employees could inhibit our ability to operate and grow our business successfully.

We have substantial operations located in regions of the world that have experienced severe natural events, and any disruption in the operations of our facilities could harm our business and operating results.

Natural disasters, adverse weather conditions, terrorist attacks, work stoppages in the transportation industry, and other business disruptions could seriously harm our revenue and financial condition and increase our costs and expenses by disrupting our operations or leading to economic weakness in the countries in which they occur. We have substantial operations in countries, most notably the Philippines and India, that have experienced severe natural events, such as typhoons, mudslides and floods, in the recent past. Weather patterns may become more volatile, and severe weather events may become more frequent or more widespread, as a result of the potential effects of climate change. Labor disputes that disrupt transportation services could limit the ability of our employees to reach our facilities or increase the cost of transportation services that we procure for our employees in certain countries. Any prolonged disruption in the operations of our facilities, whether due to technical difficulties, power failures, break-ins, destruction or damage to the facilities as a result of a natural disaster, fire, or any other reason, could cause service interruptions or reduce the quality level of services that we provide and harm our operating results. Our disaster recovery plan and business interruption insurance may not be sufficient to compensate for losses that may occur.

Changes in foreign currency exchange rates could adversely affect our business and operating results.

While most of our contracts are priced in U.S. dollars, we recognize a substantial amount of revenue under contracts that are denominated in euros, British pounds and other foreign currencies. A significant increase in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to these currencies may have a material adverse impact on the value of those revenues when translated to U.S. dollars.

Our services are delivered from several delivery centers located around the world, with significant operations in the Philippines and India. Although our contracts with U.S.-based clients are typically priced in U.S. dollars, a substantial portion of our costs to deliver services under these contracts are denominated in the local currency of the country where services are provided. We also have certain client contracts that are priced in non-U.S. dollar currencies for which a substantial portion of the costs to deliver the services are in other currencies. As a result, our revenue may be earned in currencies that are different from the currencies in which we incur corresponding expenses. Fluctuations in the value of currencies, such as the Philippine Peso, the Indian Rupee, and the Canadian Dollar, against the U.S. Dollar or other currencies in which we bill our clients, and inflation in the local economies in which these delivery centers are located, could increase the operating and labor costs in these delivery centers which can result in reduced profitability. A significant decrease in the value

 

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of the contractual currency, relative to the currencies where services are provided, could have a material adverse impact on our operating results that are not fully offset by gains realized under the hedging contracts we have in place in certain currencies to limit our potential foreign currency exposure.

We may have higher than anticipated tax liabilities, which could result in a material adverse effect on our business.

Due to the global nature of our operations, we are subject to the complex and varying tax laws and rules of several jurisdictions and have material tax-related contingent liabilities that are difficult to predict or quantify. In preparing our financial statements, we calculate our effective income tax rate based on current tax laws and regulations and our estimated taxable income within each of these jurisdictions. Our effective tax rate could be adversely affected by several factors, many of which are outside of our control, including:

 

   

changes in income before taxes in various jurisdictions in which we operate that have differing statutory tax rates;

 

   

changes in tax laws, regulations, rates, and/or the implementation or interpretation of such tax laws and regulations in multiple jurisdictions;

 

   

effect of tax rate on accounting for acquisitions and dispositions;

 

   

issues arising from tax audit or examinations and any related interest or penalties; and

 

   

uncertainty in obtaining tax holiday extensions or expiration or loss of tax holidays in various jurisdictions.

We report our results of operations based on our determination of the amount of taxes owed in various tax jurisdictions in which we operate. The determination of our worldwide provision for income taxes and other tax liabilities requires estimation, judgment and calculations where the ultimate tax determination may not be certain.

We are also subject to tax audits, including with respect to transfer pricing, in the United States and other jurisdictions and our tax positions may be challenged by tax authorities. There can be no assurance that our current tax provisions will be settled for the amounts accrued, that additional tax exposures will not be identified in the future or that additional tax reserves will not be necessary for any such exposures. Any increase in the amount of taxation incurred as a result of challenges to our tax filing positions could result in a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We have pursued and intend to continue to pursue strategic acquisitions or investments in new markets and may encounter risks associated with these activities, which could harm our business and operating results.

We have in the past pursued, and in the future expect to pursue, acquisitions of, or investments in, businesses, technologies and assets in new or existing markets, either within or outside the CX solutions industry, that complement or expand our existing business. Our acquisition strategy involves a number of risks, including:

 

   

difficulty in successfully integrating acquired operations, IT and other systems, clients, services, businesses, and employees with our operations on a timely and cost-effective basis;

 

   

risk that the acquired businesses will fail to maintain the quality of services that we have historically provided or that we expect from the acquired businesses;

 

   

the announcement or consummation of a transaction may have an adverse impact on relationships with third parties, including existing and potential clients;

 

   

loss of key employees of acquired operations or inability to attract, retain and motivate employees necessary for our expanded operations;

 

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acquired businesses located in regions where we have not historically conducted business may subject us to new operational risks, laws, regulations, employee expectations, customs, and practices;

 

   

difficulty in scaling critical resources and facilities for the business needs of the expanded enterprise;

 

   

diversion of our capital and management attention away from operational matters and other business issues;

 

   

increase in our expenses and working capital requirements;

 

   

in the case of acquisitions that we may make outside of the United States, difficulty operating internationally and over significant geographical distances;

 

   

other financial risks, such as potential liabilities of the businesses we acquire; and

 

   

our due diligence process may fail to identify significant issues with the acquired company’s service quality, financial disclosures, accounting practices or internal control deficiencies.

We may incur additional costs and certain redundant expenses in connection with our acquisitions and investments, which may have an adverse impact on our operating margins. Future acquisitions may result in dilutive issuances of equity securities, the incurrence of additional debt, large write-offs, a decrease in future profitability, or future losses. The incurrence of debt in connection with any future acquisitions could restrict our ability to obtain working capital or other financing necessary to operate our business. Our recent and future acquisitions or investments may not be successful, and if we fail to realize the anticipated benefits of these acquisitions or investments, our business and operating results could be harmed.

Our goodwill and identifiable intangible assets could become impaired, which could have a material non-cash adverse effect on our results of operations.

We have recorded substantial goodwill and amortizable intangible assets as a result of our previous acquisitions. We review our goodwill and intangible assets for impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. We assess whether there has been an impairment in the value of goodwill at least annually. Factors that may be considered a change in circumstances indicating that the carrying value of our goodwill or intangible assets may not be recoverable include declines in stock price, market capitalization or cash flows and slower growth rates in our industry. We could be required to record a significant charge to earnings in our financial statements during the period in which any impairment of our goodwill or intangible assets were determined, negatively impacting our results of operations.

The inability or unwillingness of clients that represent a large portion of our accounts receivable balance to timely pay such balances could adversely affect our business.

We often carry significant accounts receivable balances from a limited number of clients that generate a large portion of our revenues. For example, approximately 26% of our accounts receivable balance as of November 30, 2019 was attributable to five clients. A client may become unable or unwilling to timely pay its balance due to a general economic slowdown, economic weakness in its industry or the financial insolvency of its business. While we closely monitor our accounts receivable balances, a client’s financial inability or unwillingness, for any reason, to pay a large accounts receivable balance or many clients’ inability or unwillingness to pay accounts receivable balances that are large in the aggregate would adversely impact our income and cash flow.

Our business is subject to many regulatory requirements, and changes in current regulations or their interpretation and enforcement, or the adoption of new regulations, could significantly increase our cost of doing business.

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restrictions, tariffs, taxation, sanctions, data privacy, consumer protection (including the method and timing of placing outbound telephone calls and the recording or monitoring of telephone calls), internal and disclosure control obligations, governmental affairs, and immigration. Many of these regulations, including those related to labor relations and data privacy, change frequently and sometimes conflict among the various jurisdictions and countries in which we provide services. Laws and regulatory requirements may also be subject to interpretation. If our interpretation conflicts with positions taken by regulatory agencies or other government bodies in the future, we may be subject to legal liability or be unable to conduct business in the same manner. Violations of any laws and regulations to which we are subject, including failing to adhere to or successfully implement processes in response to changing regulatory requirements, could result in liability for damages, fines, criminal prosecution, unfavorable publicity and damage to our reputation, and restrictions on our ability to operate, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

In particular, because a substantial portion of our operating costs consist of labor costs, changes in governmental regulations relating to wages, mandatory time off, severance, healthcare, and other benefits or employment taxes, or violations of such regulations, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, or financial condition. In addition, changes in policies or laws of the United States or non-U.S. governments resulting in, among other things, higher taxation, limitations on the ability of companies to utilize offshore outsourcing, currency conversion limitations, restrictions on fund transfers, or the expropriation of private enterprises, could reduce the anticipated benefits of our global operations. Any actions by countries in which we conduct business to reverse policies that encourage international trade or investment could also adversely affect our business.

Our reputation may be damaged by events outside of our control, which could adversely affect our results of operations.

As a provider of CX solutions, our reputation is important to growing our business with new and existing customers and attracting and retaining our employees. Our reputation can be affected by events outside of our control, including negative publicity associated with our clients’ businesses or social media campaigns directed against us or our clients. Responding to such events can distract from our business and increase costs. If our reputation is damaged, we could experience increased difficulty in attracting and retaining clients and employees, which could adversely affect our business and results of operations.

Our results of operations could be adversely affected by litigation and other commitments and contingencies.

We face risks arising from various unasserted and asserted claims, including, but not limited to, commercial, employee, consumer protection, tax, and patent infringement claims. Certain claims may be structured as class action lawsuits or otherwise allege substantial damages. We may also be subject to claims related to, or arising out of, the spin-off. Unfavorable outcomes in pending or future litigation or the settlement of asserted claims could negatively affect us. Regardless of the outcome, litigation could result in substantial expense and could divert the efforts of our management.

We have developed proprietary IT systems, mobile applications, and cloud-based technology and acquired technologies that play an important role in our business, which we will continue to own following the separation. If any claim alleging infringement of intellectual property rights is successful against us and if indemnification is not available or sufficient, we may be required to pay substantial damages to the third party and indemnify our clients for losses arising out of the infringement. In order to continue delivery services to our clients, we may also need to seek and obtain a license of the other party’s intellectual property rights. We may be unable to obtain such a license on commercially reasonable terms, if at all, which could disrupt our business and have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

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issue guarantees of third-party obligations. The amounts of such commitments can only be estimated, and the actual amounts for which we are responsible may differ materially from our estimates.

If we incur liability as a result of any current or future litigation, commitments or contingencies and such liability exceeds any amounts accrued, our business, results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.

Risks Relating to the Spin-Off

The spin-off may not achieve some or all of the anticipated benefits.

We may not realize some or all of the anticipated strategic, financial, operational, marketing or other benefits from the spin-off, or such benefits may be delayed by a variety of circumstances, which may not be under our control. As independent publicly traded companies, SYNNEX and Concentrix will be smaller, less diversified companies with a narrower business focus and may be more vulnerable to changing market conditions, which could materially and adversely affect their respective business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our financial information may not be fully representative of our results as a stand-alone public company.

SYNNEX did not account for us, and we were not operated, as a stand-alone public company for the periods presented in our combined financial statements included in this information statement. Our combined financial statements have been carved out from SYNNEX’ consolidated financial statements and reflect assumptions and allocations made by SYNNEX and prescribed by generally accepted accounting principles. Our combined financial statements do not fully represent what our financial position, results of operations and cash flow would have been had we operated as a stand-alone public company during the periods presented. We have not made adjustments to reflect the many significant changes that will occur in our capital structure, cost structure, funding, operations and effective tax rate as a result of our separation from SYNNEX, including debt and interest expense we will have, increased costs associated with reduced economies of scale and other costs associated with being a stand-alone public company. As a result, the historical and pro forma information included in this information statement is not necessarily indicative of what our financial position, results of operations and cash flow may be following the spin-off. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements” and our combined financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this information statement.

We have not previously operated as an independent public company.

We have not previously operated as an independent public company, and our management has no experience, as a group, in operating our business as a stand-alone entity. Following the spin-off, we will be fully responsible for arranging our own funding, managing all of our own administrative and employee arrangements and supervising all of our legal and financial affairs, including publicly reported financial statements. We will adopt separate stock-based and performance-based incentive plans for our employees and will develop our own compliance and administrative procedures necessary for a publicly held company.

Our working capital requirements and capital for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions and capital expenditures, have historically been satisfied as part of the corporate-wide cash management policies of SYNNEX. Following the spin-off, we may need to obtain additional financing from banks, through public offerings or private placements of debt or equity securities, strategic relationships, or other arrangements, which may not be on terms as favorable as those obtained by SYNNEX, and the cost of capital for our business may be higher than SYNNEX’ cost of capital prior to the spin-off.

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independent company our aggregate results of operations will continue at the same level. Additionally, we depend on our senior management. The loss of services of members of our senior management team could adversely affect our business until suitable replacements can be found. There may be a limited number of persons with the requisite skills to serve in these positions and we may be unable to locate or employ qualified personnel on acceptable terms.

The requirements of being a stand-alone public company will increase certain of our costs and require significant management focus.

As a stand-alone public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses associated with compliance-related and other activities. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, related SEC rules and the stock exchange on which our common stock will be listed regulate corporate governance practices of public companies. Concentrix has not previously been a public company. Although members of our management team have prior experience managing public companies, management has not previously managed a public company together as a group. Our separation from SYNNEX will also result in loss of access to SYNNEX’ resources and experience in this area. Compliance with these requirements will also result in other costs and obligations and make some activities more time-consuming. For example, in connection with the spin-off, we will create new committees of the board of directors and will adopt internal controls and disclosure controls and procedures. In addition, we will incur additional expenses associated with our SEC reporting requirements and other securities law compliance measures. Under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, for our annual report on Form 10-K for the second fiscal year after the spin-off, we will need to document and test our internal control procedures and our management will need to assess and report on our internal control over financial reporting. Furthermore, if we identify any issues in complying with those requirements, we could incur additional costs rectifying those issues, and the existence of those issues could adversely affect us, our reputation or investor perceptions. Our prospects must be considered in light of the risks, difficulties and expenses encountered by newly public companies. Costs to obtain director and officer liability insurance will contribute to our increased costs. As a result of the associated liability, it may be more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified persons to serve on our board of directors or as executive officers. Advocacy efforts by stockholders and third parties may also prompt even more changes in governance and reporting requirements.

We expect to have approximately $1.1 billion of indebtedness outstanding upon completion of the separation and distribution, and our indebtedness could adversely affect our financial condition.

We expect to incur approximately $1.1 billion of indebtedness in connection with the separation, and we may increase our indebtedness in the future. See “Description of Material Indebtedness.” The terms of our indebtedness may be less favorable than those secured by us prior to the separation, which could adversely impact our financial condition. We may also incur additional indebtedness in the future. Our level of indebtedness could have adverse consequences to us and our stockholders, including:

 

   

requiring us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to make principal and interest payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of such cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate requirements, and to grow our business;

 

   

limiting our ability to borrow additional funds as needed, make strategic acquisitions or take advantage of other business opportunities as they arise, or pay cash dividends

 

   

increasing future debt costs and limiting the future availability of debt financing;

 

   

increasing our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions; and

 

   

limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and industry.

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be sufficient to service our outstanding debt or to repay our outstanding debt as it becomes due, and we may not be able to borrow money, sell assets or otherwise raise funds on acceptable terms, or at all, to service or refinance our debt.

Our business relationships may be subject to disruption due to uncertainty associated with the spin-off.

Parties with which we do business may experience uncertainty associated with the spin-off, including with respect to current or future business relationships with us. Our business relationships may be subject to disruption as clients, vendors and others may attempt to negotiate changes in existing business relationships or consider entering into business relationships with parties other than us. Some of our client relationships may have been improved historically by the client’s relationship with SYNNEX, and these relationships may change as result of the spin-off. These disruptions and changes could have a material and adverse effect on the businesses, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the combined business, including a material and adverse effect on our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the spin-off.

The terms of agreements that we will enter into with SYNNEX in connection with the spin-off will be established at a time when we are a wholly owned subsidiary of SYNNEX and, accordingly, the terms of these agreements may not be as favorable to us as they might have been had they been negotiated by persons fully independent of SYNNEX.

In connection with the spin-off, we will enter into various agreements with SYNNEX regarding our relationship with SYNNEX following the spin-off, including a separation and distribution agreement, employee matters agreement, tax matters agreement, and a commercial agreement. These agreements address important matters, such as allocation of assets, liabilities, rights, indemnifications, and other obligations between SYNNEX and us, and our ongoing commercial relationship following the spin-off. While we believe these agreements will reflect market terms and are based on market pricing, the terms of these agreements are being negotiated while we are a wholly owned subsidiary of SYNNEX. Therefore, these agreements may not be as favorable to us as they might have been had they been negotiated by persons with no relationship to SYNNEX.

If the spin-off is determined to be taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we, our stockholders, and SYNNEX could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities.

If the spin-off fails to qualify for tax-free treatment, SYNNEX would be subject to tax as if it had sold our common stock in a taxable sale for its fair market value, and our initial public stockholders would be subject to tax as if they had received a taxable distribution equal to the fair market value of our common stock that was distributed to them. Under the tax matters agreement between SYNNEX and us, we will generally be required to indemnify SYNNEX for any taxes resulting from the separation (and related costs and other damages) to the extent such amounts resulted from (1) an acquisition of all or a portion of our equity securities or assets by any means, (2) any action or failure to act by us after the distribution affecting the voting rights of our stock, (3) other actions or failures to act by us, or (4) certain breaches of our agreements and representations in the tax matters agreement. For a more detailed discussion, see the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Tax Matters Agreement.” Our indemnification obligations to SYNNEX and its subsidiaries, officers, and directors are not limited by any maximum amount. If we are required to indemnify SYNNEX or such other persons under the circumstances set forth in the tax matters agreement, we may be subject to substantial liabilities.

 

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We must abide by certain restrictions to preserve the tax-free treatment of the spin-off and may not be able to engage in desirable acquisitions and other strategic or capital-raising transactions following the spin-off.

To preserve the tax-free treatment of the spin-off to SYNNEX and its stockholders, under a tax matters agreement that we will enter into with SYNNEX, for the two-year period following the distribution, we may be prohibited, except in specified circumstances, from:

 

   

issuing equity securities to satisfy financing needs;

 

   

acquiring businesses or assets with equity securities; or

 

   

engaging in mergers or asset transfers that could jeopardize the tax-free status of the distribution.

These restrictions may limit our ability to pursue strategic transactions or engage in new business or other transactions that may maximize the value of our business. For more information, see the sections entitled “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Distribution.”

We are subject to potential indemnification liabilities to SYNNEX pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement.

The separation and distribution agreement with SYNNEX provides for, among other things, the principal corporate transactions required to effect the spin-off, certain conditions to the spin-off, and provisions governing our relationship with SYNNEX with respect to and following the spin-off. Among other things, the separation and distribution agreement provides for indemnification obligations designed to make us financially responsible for substantially all liabilities that may exist relating to our business activities, whether incurred prior to or after the separation and distribution, as well as those obligations of SYNNEX that we will assume pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement. If we are required to indemnify SYNNEX under the circumstances set forth in this agreement, we may be subject to substantial liabilities. For a description of this agreement, see the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Separation and Distribution Agreement.”

No vote of the SYNNEX stockholders is required in connection with the spin-off and therefore SYNNEX stockholders have limited recourse.

No vote of the SYNNEX stockholders is required in connection with the spin-off. Accordingly, if this transaction occurs and you do not want to receive our common stock in the distribution, your only recourse will be to divest yourself of your SYNNEX common stock prior to the record date for the distribution.

The SYNNEX board of directors has reserved the right, in its sole discretion, to amend, modify or abandon the spin-off and the related transactions at any time prior to the distribution date; in addition, the conditions to the spin-off may not be met.

The SYNNEX board of directors has reserved the right, in its sole discretion, to amend, modify or abandon the spin-off and the related transactions at any time prior to the distribution date. This means that SYNNEX may cancel or delay the planned separation and distribution of our common stock if at any time the board of directors of SYNNEX determines that it is not in the best interests of SYNNEX and its stockholders. If the SYNNEX board of directors makes a decision to cancel the spin-off, stockholders of SYNNEX will not receive any distribution of our common stock and SYNNEX will be under no obligation whatsoever to its stockholders to distribute such common stock. In addition, the separation and distribution and related transactions are subject to the satisfaction or waiver by SYNNEX’ board of directors in its sole discretion of a number of conditions. We cannot assure you that any or all of these conditions will be met.

 

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In connection with our separation from SYNNEX, SYNNEX will indemnify us for certain pre-distribution liabilities and liabilities related to SYNNEX assets; however, these indemnities may be insufficient to protect us against the full amount of such liabilities.

Pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, SYNNEX will agree to indemnify us for certain liabilities. However, third parties could seek to hold us responsible for any of the liabilities that SYNNEX agrees to retain, and there can be no assurance that SYNNEX will be able to fully satisfy its indemnification obligations. Moreover, even if we ultimately succeed in recovering from SYNNEX any amounts for which we are held liable, such indemnification may be insufficient to fully offset the financial impact of such liabilities and/or we may be required to bear these losses while seeking recovery from SYNNEX.

Following the spin-off, we will be a smaller company and may experience increased costs resulting from a decrease in purchasing power or from increased efforts to build and maintain relationships.

Prior to the spin-off, we have benefitted from the size and purchasing power of SYNNEX in sourcing certain products and services from third-parties, as well as from SYNNEX’ reputation as a Fortune 500 company with close to 40 years of operating experience. Following the spin-off, we will be a smaller company and are unlikely to have the same purchasing power that we had as part of SYNNEX. We may be unable to obtain products and services at prices and on terms as favorable as those available to us prior to the separation or may need to expend greater time and effort to build and maintain relationships with third parties, which could increase our costs and reduce our profitability.

Risks Related to Ownership of Concentrix Common Stock

There has been no prior market for our common stock, and we cannot guarantee that our stock price will not decline after the spin-off.

There has been no prior trading market for our common stock, and we cannot predict the price at which our common stock will trade after the spin-off date. The price at which our common stock trades is likely to fluctuate significantly, particularly until an orderly market develops. Prices for our common stock will be determined in the trading markets and may be influenced by many factors, including:

 

   

our financial results;

 

   

developments generally affecting the CX solutions industry;

 

   

the performance of our business and the performance of similar companies;

 

   

our capital structure, including the amount of our indebtedness;

 

   

the announcement of acquisitions or dispositions;

 

   

additions or departures of key personnel;

 

   

changes in market valuations of similar companies;

 

   

general economic, industry and market conditions;

 

   

the depth and liquidity of the market for our common stock;

 

   

fluctuations in currency exchange rates;

 

   

our dividend policy;

 

   

investor perception of our business and us;

 

   

the passage of legislation or other regulatory developments that adversely affect us or our industry;

 

   

the volume of sales of Concentrix common stock by current SYNNEX stockholders following the spin-off; and

 

   

the impact of the factors referred to elsewhere in “Risk Factors.”

 

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In addition, the stock market regularly experiences significant price and volume fluctuations. This volatility has had a significant impact on the market price of securities issued by many companies, including companies in our industry. The changes frequently appear to occur without regard to the operating performance of the affected companies. Hence, the price of our common stock could fluctuate based upon factors that have little or nothing to do with our company, and these fluctuations could materially reduce our share price.

A trading market may not develop for shares of our common stock, which could adversely affect the market price of those shares.

There is currently no trading market for shares of our common stock. We have applied to have our shares of common stock listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “CNXC.” However, there can be no assurance that a trading market for our shares will develop or be sustained after the completion of the spin-off.

Substantial sales of our common stock may occur in connection with the distribution, which could cause our stock price to decline.

The shares of our common stock that SYNNEX intends to distribute to its stockholders generally may be sold immediately in the public market. Upon completion of the distribution, we expect that we will have an aggregate of approximately 51.5 million shares of common stock issued and outstanding, based on the number of outstanding shares of SYNNEX common stock as of [], 2020. These shares will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act unless the shares are owned by one of our “affiliates,” as that term is defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

Although we have no actual knowledge of any plan or intention on the part of any 5% or greater stockholder to sell our shares following the distribution, it is possible that some SYNNEX stockholders, including possibly some of our large stockholders, will sell our common stock that they receive in the distribution. For example, SYNNEX stockholders may sell our common stock because our business profile or market capitalization as an independent company does not fit their investment objectives or because our common stock is not included in certain indices after the distribution. The sales of significant amounts of our common stock, or the perception in the market that this will occur, may result in the lowering of the market price of our shares.

We cannot guarantee the payment of dividends on our common stock, or the timing or amount of any such dividends.

The payment of any dividends in the future, and the timing and amount thereof, to our stockholders will fall within the discretion of our board of directors. Our board of directors’ decisions regarding the payment of dividends will depend on many factors, such as our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements, debt service obligations, restrictive covenants in our debt, industry practice, legal requirements, regulatory constraints, and other factors that our board of directors deems relevant. For more information, see “Dividend Policy.” Our ability to pay dividends will depend on our ongoing ability to generate cash from operations and on our access to the capital markets. We cannot guarantee that we will pay a dividend in the future or continue to pay any dividends if and when we commence paying dividends.

Your percentage ownership in Concentrix may be diluted in the future.

In the future, your percentage ownership in Concentrix may be diluted because of equity issuances for acquisitions, capital market transactions or otherwise, including equity awards that we will be granting to our directors, officers and employees and purchases of shares from Concentrix through our employee stock purchase plan. We anticipate that the compensation committee of our board of directors will grant stock-based awards to our employees and directors after the distribution, from time to time, under our employee benefits plans. Such awards will have a dilutive effect on our earnings per share, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

 

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Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and of Delaware law will make it difficult for stockholders to change the composition of our board of directors and may discourage hostile takeover attempts that some of our stockholders may consider to be beneficial.

Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and of Delaware law may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in control if our board of directors determines that such changes in control are not in the best interests of us and our stockholders. These provisions may include, among other things, the following:

 

   

the ability of our board of directors to issue shares of preferred stock and to determine the price and other terms, including preferences and voting rights, of those shares without stockholder approval;

 

   

stockholder action can only be taken at a special or regular meeting and not by written consent;

 

   

the inability of our stockholders to call a special meeting;

 

   

advance notice procedures for nominating candidates to our board of directors or presenting matters at stockholder meetings;

 

   

allowing only our board of directors to fill vacancies on our board of directors;

 

   

supermajority voting requirements to amend our bylaws and certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation; and

 

   

restrictions on an “interested stockholder” to engage in certain business combinations with us for a three-year period following the date the interested stockholder became such.

While these provisions have the effect of encouraging persons seeking to acquire control of our company to negotiate with our board of directors, they could enable the board of directors to hinder or frustrate a transaction that some, or a majority, of the stockholders might believe to be in their best interests and, in that case, may prevent or discourage attempts to remove and replace incumbent directors. We are also subject to Delaware laws that could have similar effects. One of these laws prohibits us from engaging in a business combination with a significant stockholder unless specific conditions are met. For more information, see “Description of Our Capital Stock”.

The concentration of ownership of our common stock among our executive officers, directors, and principal stockholders could allow them to influence matters requiring stockholder approval and could delay or prevent a change in control.

Based on our estimate as of [●] of 51.5 million shares of our common stock outstanding immediately upon completion of the spin-off, using the distribution ratio of one share of our common stock for each share of SYNNEX common stock, our executive officers, directors and principal stockholders are expected to own approximately [●]% of our outstanding common stock immediately upon completion of the spin-off. In particular, MiTAC Holdings Corporation (“MiTAC Holdings”) and its affiliates are expected to own approximately 18% of our common stock. MiTAC Holdings is a publicly-traded company on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. As a result, these stockholders have the potential ability to influence or control matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of directors and the approval of mergers and acquisitions, or exert influence on actions of our board of directors. This concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying, preventing or deterring a change of control of our company, could deprive our stockholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their common stock as part of a sale of our company and might ultimately affect the market price of our common stock.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This information statement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements are contained principally in the sections entitled “Summary,” “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and “Business.” These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance, or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances, or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that relate to future periods and include, but are not limited to, statements about:

 

   

our revenue, gross margins, operating costs, and results;

 

   

market growth and market and industry trends;

 

   

competition and pricing pressures, and the demand for customer experience outsourcing services;

 

   

our strategy and competitive strengths, our business model, our investment expectations and the services we offer;

 

   

concentration of client revenue and the performance of our clients’ products and services;

 

   

our international operations and foreign currency exchange rates;

 

   

the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on our business;

 

   

adequacy of our internal controls, disclosure controls and procedures and information technology security practices;

 

   

our employee hiring, retention and turnover, and succession planning for key personnel;

 

   

global health and economic, political, and social conditions;

 

   

tax deductions and our effective tax rates;

 

   

our strategic acquisitions and divestitures of businesses and assets;

 

   

our goodwill;

 

   

changes in laws or regulations affecting our business;

 

   

our belief regarding the impact of current or future litigation, commitments and contingencies;

 

   

the impact of our accounting policies and recently issued accounting pronouncements;

 

   

our future needs for additional financing, the likely sources for such funding and the impact of such funding;

 

   

market risks;

 

   

adequacy of our capital resources to meet our capital and investment needs;

 

   

the terms, conditions and impact of the spin-off;

 

   

the terms of our agreements with SYNNEX;

 

   

general economic conditions in the United States and internationally;

 

   

fluctuations in the market for, and the concentration of ownership of, our equity;

 

   

our corporate governance plans; and

 

   

the elements of our director and executive compensation program.

In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “objective,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “can,” “would,” “expect,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” “project,” “plan,” or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking

 

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statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We discuss many of these risks in this information statement in greater detail under the heading “Risk Factors.” Also, these forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this information statement. Unless required by U.S. federal securities laws, we do not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the statement is made.

You should read this information statement and our registration statement on Form 10 and the documents that we reference therein and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this information statement is a part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

 

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THE SPIN-OFF

Background

On January 9, 2020, SYNNEX announced its intent to separate its Concentrix business into an independent, publicly-traded company. To accomplish this separation, SYNNEX intends to distribute the common stock of Concentrix Corporation to its stockholders on a pro rata basis. References to “we,” “our,” “us,” “the Company” or “Concentrix” refer to Concentrix Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries after giving effect to the separation and distribution.

On [●], the distribution date, each SYNNEX stockholder will receive one share of Concentrix common stock for each share of SYNNEX common stock held at the close of business on the record date for the distribution, as described below. No SYNNEX stockholder will be required to make any payment, surrender or exchange your shares of SYNNEX common stock or take any other action to receive your shares of Concentrix common stock in the distribution. The distribution of our common stock as described in this information statement is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of certain conditions. For a more detailed description of these conditions, see “—Spin-off Conditions.”

Reasons for the Spin-off

The SYNNEX board of directors believes that separating the Concentrix business from the remainder of SYNNEX is in the best interests of SYNNEX and its stockholders for a number of reasons, including the following:

 

   

Dedicated Management Teams with Enhanced Strategic Focus. The spin-off will allow each company to focus on and more effectively pursue its own distinct operating priorities and strategies and will enable the management of each company to focus on the unique needs and distinct markets of its business. As a distributor of information technology systems and products and provider of systems design and integration solutions, SYNNEX can focus on margin expansion and working capital efficiencies in its core business, pursuing organic growth with product offering expansion, and identifying and pursuing strategic opportunities. As a provider of technology-infused CX solutions, Concentrix can focus on expanding and deepening relationships with its existing clients, investing in technology and innovating solutions for its clients, and further expanding into adjacent markets beyond CRM BPO.

 

   

More Efficient Organizational Structure. The spin-off will create two companies, each with a simplified and more efficient organizational structure that will facilitate decision making fully aligned with the unique needs of its business.

 

   

Focused Capital Allocation. The spin-off will allow each company to concentrate its financial resources solely on its own operations, providing greater flexibility to invest capital in its business in the manner most appropriate for its distinct strategy and business needs.

 

   

Direct Access to Capital Markets and Ability to Pursue Strategic Opportunities. The spin-off will create an independent equity structure that will provide SYNNEX and Concentrix direct access to capital markets and facilitate the ability of each company to utilize its common stock for future acquisitions.

 

   

Improved Management Incentive Tools. The spin-off will facilitate incentive compensation arrangements for employees more directly tied to the performance of the relevant company’s business, improving the alignment of management and employee incentives with performance and growth objectives.

 

   

Unique Investment Profile. The spin-off will allow investors to separately value SYNNEX and Concentrix based on their unique investment profiles and will provide investors with two distinct and targeted investment opportunities.

 

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Neither Concentrix nor SYNNEX can assure you that, following the spin-off, any of the benefits described above or otherwise will be realized to the extent anticipated or at all.

The SYNNEX board of directors also considered a number of potentially negative factors in evaluating the spin-off, including the following:

 

   

as part of SYNNEX, the Concentrix business has historically benefitted from SYNNEX’ larger size and purchasing power in procuring certain goods and services and some of the Concentrix client relationships may have been improved by the client’s relationship with SYNNEX;

 

   

we will incur costs as a stand-alone public company, which include an independent board of directors, stock exchange listing fees, audit, accounting, tax, legal, and other professional services costs;

 

   

the actions required to separate SYNNEX and Concentrix could disrupt our operations;

 

   

certain costs and liabilities that were otherwise less significant to SYNNEX as a whole will be more significant for Concentrix as a stand-alone company;

 

   

we may not achieve the anticipated benefits of the spin-off for a variety of reasons, including, among others: (i) the spin-off will require significant amounts of management’s time and effort, which may divert management’s attention from operating and growing our business; (ii) following the spin-off, we may be more susceptible to market fluctuations and other adverse events than if we were still a part of SYNNEX; and (iii) following the spin-off, our business will be less diversified than SYNNEX’ business prior to the spin-off; and

 

   

to preserve the tax-free treatment of the separation and the distribution to SYNNEX for U.S. federal income tax purposes, under the tax matters agreement that Concentrix will enter into with SYNNEX, Concentrix will be restricted from taking actions that may cause the separation and distribution to be taxable to SYNNEX for U.S. federal income tax purposes. These restrictions may limit our ability to pursue certain strategic transactions and equity issuances or engage in other transactions that might increase the value of our business for a period of time.

The SYNNEX board of directors concluded that the potential benefits of the spin-off outweighed these factors.

Manner of Effecting the Spin-off

The general terms and conditions relating to the spin-off are set forth in the separation and distribution agreement between SYNNEX and Concentrix. For a description of that agreement see, “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Separation and Distribution Agreement.”

On the distribution date, SYNNEX will effect the spin-off by delivering all of the outstanding shares of our common stock to Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as distribution agent, for distribution to the holders of record of SYNNEX common stock at the close of business on the record date. The distribution will be made in book-entry form on the basis of one share of our common stock for each share of SYNNEX common stock held on the record date of [●].

A book-entry account statement reflecting your ownership of shares of our common stock will be mailed to you, or your brokerage account will be credited for the shares, on or about [●]. If you hold physical share certificates that represent your SYNNEX common shares and you are the registered holder of the shares represented by those certificates, the distribution agent will mail to you an account statement that indicates the number of shares of Concentrix common stock that have been registered in book-entry form in your name.

Capital Structure

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to the distribution to eliminate debt owed by Concentrix to SYNNEX and in exchange for the contribution of certain Concentrix trademarks from SYNNEX to Concentrix. The incurrence of indebtedness by Concentrix and the transfer of the proceeds to SYNNEX will redistribute the amount of net debt owed by Concentrix and SYNNEX to third-party lenders upon the distribution. We currently expect to incur this indebtedness through $900 million of term loan borrowings under a new senior secured credit facility and an up to $350 million accounts receivable securitization facility, under which we expect to have approximately $200 million of borrowings upon the spin-off. In addition, we expect our new credit facility to include an up to $600 million revolving credit facility, which we expect to be undrawn immediately following the distribution. For more information on our anticipated capital structure and the indebtedness we expect to incur in connection with the spin-off, see “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements” and “Description of Material Indebtedness.”

Results of the Spin-off

After the spin-off, Concentrix will be an independent public company owning and operating our CX solutions business. Immediately after the spin-off, we expect to have approximately 5,000 holders of shares of our common stock and approximately 51.5 million shares of our common stock issued and outstanding based on the spin-off ratio described above and the anticipated number of beneficial stockholders and outstanding SYNNEX shares on [●], the record date. The actual number of shares to be distributed will be determined based on the number of SYNNEX shares outstanding on the record date.

The spin-off will not affect the number of outstanding SYNNEX shares or any rights of SYNNEX stockholders, although it will affect the market value of the outstanding SYNNEX common shares.

Market for Concentrix Common Stock

There is no existing market for our common stock. We have filed an application for listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “CNXC.” We also expect that a “when-issued” trading market for our common stock will begin on or around the record date. The term “when-issued” means that shares can be traded prior to the time shares are actually available or issued. On the first trading day following the spin-off date, “when-issued” trading in our common stock will end and “regular-way” will begin. “Regular-way” trading refers to trading after a security has been issued and typically involves a transaction that settles on the second full business day following the date of a trade.

We cannot predict the trading prices for our common stock before or after the spin-off date. The trading price of our common stock is likely to fluctuate significantly, particularly until an orderly market develops. Prices for our common stock will be determined in the trading markets and may be influenced by many factors, including:

 

   

our financial results;

 

   

developments generally affecting the CX solutions industry;

 

   

the performance of our business and the performance of similar companies;

 

   

our capital structure, including the amount of our indebtedness;

 

   

the announcement of acquisitions or dispositions;

 

   

additions or departures of key personnel;

 

   

changes in market valuations of similar companies;

 

   

general economic, industry and market conditions;

 

   

the depth and liquidity of the market for our common stock;

 

   

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investor perceptions of our business and us;

 

   

fluctuations in currency exchange rates;

 

   

the passage of legislation or other regulatory developments that adversely affect us or our industry; and

 

   

the impact of the factors referred to in “Risk Factors.”

We have appointed Computershare Trust Company, N.A. to serve as transfer agent and registrar for our common stock.

Transferability of Shares You Receive

Shares of Concentrix common stock distributed to holders in connection with the distribution will be transferable without registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), except for shares received by persons who may be deemed to be Concentrix affiliates. Persons who may be deemed to be Concentrix affiliates after the distribution generally include individuals or entities that control, are controlled by or are under common control with Concentrix, which may include certain Concentrix executive officers, directors or principal stockholders. Securities held by Concentrix affiliates will be subject to resale restrictions under the Securities Act. Concentrix affiliates will be permitted to sell shares of Concentrix common stock only pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, such as the exemption afforded by Rule 144 under the Securities Act.

Spin-off Conditions

We expect that the spin-off will be effective on the spin-off date, [●], provided that, among other things:

 

   

the SEC has declared effective our registration statement on Form 10, of which this information statement is a part, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of our registration statement is in effect, no proceedings for such purpose have been instituted or threatened by the SEC, and this information statement has been made available to SYNNEX stockholders;

 

   

SYNNEX has received an opinion from Ernst & Young LLP regarding the qualification of the distribution, together with certain related transactions, as a transaction that is generally tax free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code;

 

   

the transfer of assets and liabilities between SYNNEX and Concentrix shall be completed in accordance with the separation and distribution agreement;

 

   

an independent appraisal firm shall have delivered one (1) or more opinions to the SYNNEX board of directors confirming the solvency and financial viability of SYNNEX before the consummation of the distribution and each of SYNNEX and Concentrix after the consummation of the distribution, and such opinions shall be acceptable to SYNNEX in form and substance in SYNNEX’ sole discretion, and such opinions shall not have been withdrawn, rescinded, or modified in any respect;

 

   

the actions and filings necessary under applicable U.S. federal, U.S. state or other securities or blue sky laws have been taken or made and, where applicable, have become effective or been accepted;

 

   

any approvals or notifications of any governmental authorities required to complete the separation and distribution have been obtained;

 

   

SYNNEX and Concentrix have entered into the separation and distribution agreement, the employee matters agreement and the tax matters agreement;

 

   

no order, injunction or decree issued by any court of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the separation, the distribution or any of the related transactions is in effect;

 

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the shares of Concentrix common stock to be distributed to SYNNEX stockholders in the distribution have been accepted for listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, subject to official notice of distribution; and

 

   

no other events or developments exist or have occurred that, in the judgment of SYNNEX’ board of directors, in its sole discretion, make it inadvisable to effect the separation, the distribution or the other related transactions.

The fulfillment of the foregoing conditions will not create any obligation on SYNNEX’ part to effect the spin-off, and the SYNNEX board of directors has reserved the right to amend, modify or abandon the spin-off and the related transactions at any time prior to the spin-off date. SYNNEX may, in its sole discretion, also waive any of these conditions. SYNNEX does not intend to notify its stockholders of any modifications to the terms of the separation that, in the judgment of its board of directors, are not material. For example, the SYNNEX board of directors might consider material such matters as significant changes to the distribution ratio, the assets to be contributed, or the liabilities to be assumed in the separation. To the extent that the SYNNEX board of directors determines that any modifications by SYNNEX materially change the material terms of the distribution, SYNNEX will notify SYNNEX stockholders informing them about such modifications as may be required by law, by, for example, publishing a press release, filing a current report on Form 8-K, or circulating a supplement to this information statement.

Reason for Furnishing this Information Statement

This information statement is being furnished solely to provide information to stockholders of SYNNEX who will receive shares of our common stock in the spin-off. It is not to be construed as an inducement or encouragement to buy or sell any of our securities. We believe that the information contained in this information statement is accurate as of the date set forth on its cover. Changes may occur after that date, and unless required by U.S. securities law, we will not update the information except in the normal course of our public disclosure obligations and practices.

Accounting Treatment

The spin-off will be accounted for by SYNNEX on a historical cost basis, and no gain or loss will be recorded.

 

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION

The following is a summary of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to SYNNEX and SYNNEX stockholders in connection with the distribution. This summary is based on the Code, the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, and judicial and administrative interpretations thereof, all as in effect as of the date of this information statement and all of which are subject to differing interpretations and may change at any time, possibly with retroactive effect. Any such change could affect the tax consequences described below. This summary is for general information purposes only and is not tax advice. This summary assumes that the separation will be consummated in accordance with the separation agreement and as described in this information statement.

Except as specifically described below, this summary is limited to SYNNEX stockholders that are “U.S. Holders,” as defined immediately below. For purposes of this summary, a U.S. Holder is a beneficial owner of SYNNEX common stock that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

   

an individual who is a citizen or a resident of the U.S.;

 

   

a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, created or organized under the laws of the U.S. or any state thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

   

an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

   

a trust, if (1) a court within the U.S. is able to exercise primary jurisdiction over its administration and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all its substantial decisions, or (2) in the case of a trust that was treated as a domestic trust under the law in effect before 1997, a valid election is in place under applicable Treasury Regulations.

This summary also does not discuss all tax considerations that may be relevant to SYNNEX stockholders in light of their particular circumstances, nor does it address the consequences to SYNNEX stockholders subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws, such as:

 

   

dealers or traders in securities or currencies;

 

   

tax-exempt entities;

 

   

cooperatives;

 

   

banks, trusts, financial institutions, or insurance companies;

 

   

persons who acquired shares of SYNNEX common stock pursuant to the exercise of employee stock options or otherwise as compensation;

 

   

stockholders who own, or are deemed to own, at least 10 percent or more, by voting power or value, of SYNNEX’ equity;

 

   

holders owning SYNNEX common stock as part of a position in a straddle or as part of a hedging, conversion, constructive sale, synthetic security, integrated investment, or other risk reduction transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

 

   

certain former citizens or former long-term residents of the U.S.;

 

   

holders who are subject to the alternative minimum tax; or

 

   

persons that own SYNNEX common stock through partnerships or other pass-through entities.

This summary does not address the U.S. federal income tax consequences to stockholders who do not hold shares of SYNNEX common stock as a capital asset. Moreover, this summary does not address any state, local, or foreign tax consequences or any estate, gift or other non-income tax consequences.

 

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If a partnership (or any other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds shares of SYNNEX common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in that partnership generally will depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Such a partner or partnership should consult its own tax advisor as to the tax consequences of the distribution.

YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR OWN TAX ADVISOR WITH RESPECT TO THE SPECIFIC U.S. FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL, AND NON-U.S. TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION IN LIGHT OF YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE EFFECT OF POSSIBLE CHANGES IN LAW THAT MIGHT AFFECT THE TAX CONSEQUENCES DESCRIBED IN THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT.

Treatment of the Distribution

It is a condition to the distribution that SYNNEX receives the Tax Opinion (as defined below), in form and substance acceptable to SYNNEX, substantially to the effect, among other things, that the distribution, together with certain related transactions, will qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code.

Assuming the distribution qualifies as tax-free under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

 

   

no gain or loss will be recognized by SYNNEX as a result of the distribution;

 

   

no gain or loss will be recognized by, or be includible in the income of, a SYNNEX stockholder solely as a result of the receipt of Concentrix common stock in the distribution;

 

   

the aggregate tax basis of the shares of SYNNEX common stock and shares of Concentrix common stock in the hands of each SYNNEX stockholder immediately after the distribution will be the same as the aggregate tax basis of the shares of SYNNEX common stock held by such holder immediately before the distribution, allocated between the shares of SYNNEX common stock and shares of Concentrix common stock in proportion to their relative fair market values immediately following the distribution; and

 

   

the holding period with respect to shares of Concentrix common stock received by SYNNEX stockholders will include the holding period of their shares of SYNNEX common stock.

SYNNEX stockholders that have acquired different blocks of SYNNEX common stock at different times or at different prices should consult their tax advisors regarding the allocation of their aggregate adjusted basis among, and their holding period of, our shares distributed with respect to blocks of SYNNEX common stock.

Ernst & Young LLP will provide a tax opinion (“Tax Opinion”) to SYNNEX which will be based on, among other things, certain assumptions as well as on the accuracy of certain factual representations and statements that we and SYNNEX make. In rendering the Tax Opinion, Ernst & Young LLP also will rely on certain covenants that we and SYNNEX enter into, including the adherence by SYNNEX and us to certain restrictions on their and our future actions. If any of the facts, representations, assumptions, or undertakings described or made in connection with the Tax Opinion are not correct, are incomplete or have been violated, Ernst & Young LLP may not be able to provide the Tax Opinion, the ability to rely on the Tax Opinion could be jeopardized, or the tax consequences of the distribution could differ from those described above. We are not aware of any facts or circumstances, however, that would cause these facts, representations, or assumptions to be untrue or incomplete, or that would cause any of these undertakings to fail to be complied with, in any material respect. In addition, Ernst & Young LLP’s ability to provide the Tax Opinion will depend on the absence of changes in existing facts or law between the dates of this information statement and the closing date of the distribution.

 

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We cannot assure you that the IRS will agree with the conclusions expected to be set forth in the Tax Opinion, and it is possible that the IRS or another tax authority could adopt a position contrary to one or all those conclusions and that a court could sustain that contrary position. You should note that SYNNEX does not intend to seek a ruling from the IRS as to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the distribution or related transactions. The Tax Opinion is not binding on the IRS or a court, and there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge the validity of the distribution and related transactions as a reorganization for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355 of the Code or that any such challenge ultimately will not prevail.

If, notwithstanding the conclusions that we expect to be included in the Tax Opinion, it is ultimately determined that the distribution does not qualify as tax-free under Section 355 of the Code for U.S. federal income tax purposes, then generally SYNNEX would recognize corporate level taxable gain on the distribution in an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of Concentrix common stock distributed to SYNNEX stockholders on the distribution date over SYNNEX’ tax basis in such stock. Alternatively, in the event that SYNNEX and we jointly make an election under Section 336(e) of the Code with respect to the distribution, in general, (i) the SYNNEX group would recognize taxable gain as if we had sold all of its assets in a taxable sale in exchange for an amount equal to the fair market value of Concentrix common stock and the assumption of all of our liabilities and (ii) we would obtain a related step-up in the basis of its assets.

In addition, if the distribution is ultimately determined not to qualify as tax-free under Section 355 of the Code for U.S. federal income tax purposes, each SYNNEX stockholder that receives shares of Concentrix common stock in the distribution would be treated as receiving a distribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of Concentrix common stock that was distributed to the stockholder, which generally would be taxed as a dividend to the extent of the stockholder’s pro rata share of SYNNEX’ current and accumulated earnings and profits, including SYNNEX’ taxable gain, if any, on the distribution, then treated as a non-taxable return of capital to the extent of the stockholder’s basis in SYNNEX stock and thereafter treated as capital gain from the sale or exchange of SYNNEX stock. In that case, a SYNNEX stockholder’s basis in the distributed Concentrix common stock would equal that stock’s fair market value when distributed and a SYNNEX stockholder’s holding period for the distributed Concentrix common stock would begin the day following the distribution.

Even if the distribution otherwise qualifies for tax-free treatment under Section 355 of the Code, the distribution may result in corporate level taxable gain to SYNNEX under Section 355(e) of the Code if either we or SYNNEX undergoes a 50 percent or greater ownership change as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the distribution, potentially including transactions occurring after the distribution. The process for determining whether one or more acquisitions or issuances triggering this provision has occurred, the extent to which any such acquisitions or issuances results in a change of ownership and the cumulative effect of any such acquisitions or issuances together with any prior acquisitions or issuances is complex, inherently factual and subject to interpretation of the facts and circumstances of a particular case. If an acquisition or issuance of stock triggers the application of Section 355(e) of the Code, SYNNEX would recognize taxable gain as described above, but the distribution would be tax-free to each SYNNEX stockholder. In certain cases, Concentrix may be required to indemnify SYNNEX for all or part of the tax liability resulting from the application of Section 355(e). For further details regarding our potential indemnity obligation, see the section entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Tax Matters Agreement.”

U.S. Treasury Regulations require certain stockholders that receive stock in a distribution to attach a detailed statement setting forth certain information relating to the distribution to their respective U.S. federal income tax returns for the year in which the distribution occurs. We urge you to consult your tax advisor to determine whether you are required to file such statement. SYNNEX will provide stockholders who receive Concentrix common stock in the distribution with the information necessary to comply with such requirement. In addition, all stockholders are required to retain permanent records relating to the amount, basis, and fair market value of Concentrix common stock received in the distribution and to make those records available to the IRS upon request of the IRS.

 

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THE FOREGOING DISCUSSION IS A SUMMARY OF MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION UNDER CURRENT LAW AND IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION ONLY. THE FOREGOING DISCUSSION DOES NOT PURPORT TO ADDRESS ALL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION OR TAX CONSEQUENCES THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THE TAX LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS OR THAT MAY APPLY TO PARTICULAR CATEGORIES OF STOCKHOLDERS. HOLDERS SHOULD CONSULT THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS AS TO THE PARTICULAR TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE DISTRIBUTION TO THEM, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF U.S. FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL AND FOREIGN TAX LAWS, AND THE EFFECT OF POSSIBLE CHANGES IN TAX LAWS THAT MAY AFFECT THE TAX CONSEQUENCES DESCRIBED ABOVE.

 

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DIVIDEND POLICY

On March 24, 2020, as a result of the unpredictable economic environment due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, SYNNEX announced the suspension of its quarterly dividend. On June 25, 2020, SYNNEX announced that consideration to reinstate the dividend will be assessed after a few more quarters of consistent performance and market stability.

The payment of any dividends by Concentrix following the separation, and the timing and amount thereof, is within the discretion of our board of directors. Our board of directors’ decisions regarding the payment of dividends will depend on many factors, such as our financial condition, earnings, capital requirements, debt service obligations, restrictive covenants in our debt, industry practice, legal requirements, regulatory constraints and other factors that our board of directors deems relevant. Our ability to pay dividends will depend on our ongoing ability to generate cash from operations and on our access to the capital markets. We cannot guarantee that we will pay a dividend in the future or continue to pay any dividends if and when we commence paying dividends.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table shows Concentrix’ capitalization as of August 31, 2020 on both a historical basis and an unaudited pro forma basis giving effect to our anticipated post-spin-off capital structure. This table should be read together with our “Selected Historical Combined Financial Data,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and our historical and unaudited combined financial statements and the notes to those statements included elsewhere in this information statement. For an explanation of the pro forma adjustments made to our historical financial statements, see “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements.”

The pro forma capitalization is not necessarily indicative of our capitalization had the spin-off and our anticipated post-spin-off capital structure been completed on the date assumed. The pro forma capitalization below may not reflect the capitalization or financial condition that would have resulted had we been operating as an independent, publicly-traded company at that date and is not necessarily indicative of our future capitalization or financial condition.

 

     As of August 31, 2020  
($ in thousands, except par value)    Actual     Pro Forma  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 93,341     $ 85,341  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Capitalization

    

Debt:

    

Loan receivable from Parent(1)

     (73,425     —    

Loans payable to Parent(1)

     1,721,207       —    

New indebtedness(2)

     —         1,092,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total indebtedness

     1,647,782       1,092,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity:

    

Parent company investment

     1,638,529       —    

Common stock, par value $0.0001

     —         5  

Additional paid-in capital

     —         2,247,024  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     (10,562     (10,562
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     1,627,967       2,236,467  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capitalization

   $ 3,275,749     $ 3,328,467  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

Represents the amount of loan receivable and loan payable from and to SYNNEX, which are expected to be settled in connection with the spin-off and capitalization.

(2) 

Pro forma new indebtedness represents approximately $1.1 billion of new borrowings less approximately $8 million of debt issuance costs. The debt issuance costs will be funded by Concentrix, capitalized as a reduction of long-term debt and amortized over the weighted-average term of the borrowings.

 

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SELECTED HISTORICAL COMBINED FINANCIAL DATA

The following selected combined financial data are qualified by reference to, and should be read together with, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included elsewhere in this information statement and the combined financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this information statement. The selected combined statements of operations and other data presented below for the nine-month periods ended August 31, 2020 and 2019 and the combined balance sheet data as of August 31, 2020 have been derived from our unaudited combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement. The selected combined statements of operations and other data presented below for fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017 and the combined balance sheet data as of November 30, 2019 and 2018 have been derived from our audited combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement. The combined statements of operations and other data for fiscal years 2016 and 2015 and the combined balance sheet data as of November 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015 have been derived from our unaudited combined financial statements that are not included in this information statement. The combined statements of operations data include the operating results from our acquisitions from the closing date of each acquisition. Historical operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period. The historical operating results reflect allocations of certain costs incurred by SYNNEX on behalf of Concentrix. While we believe the allocations to be reasonable, it is possible that actual costs incurred in the future could differ from those presented herein. Please see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and Notes 1, 2 and 3 to our combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement for a discussion of factors, such as business combinations and the adoption of new accounting guidance, that affect the comparability of the following selected combined financial data.

 

    Nine Months Ended     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,  
    August 31,
2020
    August 31,
2019
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)                       (unaudited)     (unaudited)  

Statements of Operations Data: (in thousands)

             

Revenue

  $ 3,418,676     $ 3,495,076     $ 4,707,912     $ 2,463,151     $ 1,990,180     $ 1,587,736     $ 1,416,670  

Gross profit

    1,202,893       1,290,017       1,748,448       937,552       749,154       615,447       538,314  

Operating income

    188,554       192,878       294,332       144,761       114,623       63,877       51,127  

Net income

    100,184       85,294       117,164       48,271       72,250       37,101       22,154  

 

    As of
August 31,
2020
    As of November 30,  
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
    (unaudited)                 (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)  

Balance Sheet Data: (in thousands)

           

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 93,341     $ 79,656     $ 123,389     $ 123,499     $ 125,603     $ 96,328  

Working capital(1)

    (1,299,933     (1,398,703     (1,714,155     (577,639     (653,279     (331,551

Total assets

    5,119,394       4,653,755       4,766,993       1,668,407       1,536,747       1,048,560  

Borrowings, current

    —         —         69,762       12,000       12,000       —    

Total Parent equity

    1,627,967       1,469,841       1,319,802       261,543       163,109       156,977  

 

(1) 

Working capital is negative due to the inclusion of loans payable to Parent for acquisitions related to the Concentrix business and for ongoing operations. As part of the separation, these loans will be refinanced by a combination of current and long-term debt and consequently, working capital is expected to be positive.

 

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    Nine Months Ended     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,  
    August 31,
2020
    August 31,
2019
    2019     2018     2017     2016     2015  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)                       (unaudited)     (unaudited)  

Other Data: (in thousands)

             

Depreciation

  $ 93,488     $ 106,523     $ 139,174     $ 80,274     $ 65,616     $ 52,102     $ 36,755  

Amortization

    110,190       125,181       166,606       74,324       64,252       52,833       52,126  

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements presented below have been derived from Concentrix’ historical unaudited combined statements of operations for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and historical audited combined statements of operations for the year ended November 30, 2019, and the unaudited combined balance sheet as of August 31, 2020 included elsewhere in this information statement. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements should be read in conjunction with Concentrix’ historical combined financial statements and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in this information statement. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations has been prepared to give effect to the Pro Forma Transactions (as defined below) as if the Pro Forma Transactions had occurred or had become effective as of December 1, 2018. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet has been prepared to give effect to the Pro Forma Transactions as though the Pro Forma Transactions had occurred on August 31, 2020.

Our unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been prepared based on available information, assumptions, and estimates that management believes are reasonable. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are for illustrative and informational purposes only, and do not reflect what Concentrix’ financial position and results of operations would have been had the separation occurred on the dates indicated and are not necessarily indicative of its future financial position and future results of operations.

Our unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been prepared to reflect adjustments to our audited historical combined financial statements that are: (i) factually supportable, (ii) directly attributable to the distribution, and, for purposes of the combined statements of operations, (iii) expected to have continuing impact on our results of operations. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been adjusted to give effect to the following (the “Pro Forma Transactions”):

 

   

The issuance of shares of Concentrix common stock;

 

   

The tax-free distribution, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, of Concentrix common stock to SYNNEX stockholders and the resulting elimination of SYNNEX’ historical investment in Concentrix;

 

   

Our anticipated post-distribution capital structure; and

 

   

The impact of, and transactions contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement, tax matters agreement and employee matters agreement.

Our historical combined statements of operations includes allocations of certain expenses relating to support functions historically provided by SYNNEX. To operate as an independent public company, we expect to incur costs to replace those services previously provided by SYNNEX in addition to incremental stand-alone costs. Due to the immaterial nature of these activities, the fact that Concentrix has been independently managed and resourced, the amount and timing of these incremental costs could vary but are not expected to be materially different from the as reported amounts. Consequently, such costs are not included in the Pro Forma Transactions.

The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements constitute forward-looking information and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. See “Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” included elsewhere in this information statement.

 

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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations

(currency and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)

Nine Months Ended August 31, 2020

 

     As Reported     Pro Forma
Adjustments
    Notes     Pro Forma  

Revenue

        

Customer experience services

   $ 3,403,305     $ —         $ 3,403,305  

Customer experience services to Parent

     15,371       —           15,371  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total revenue

     3,418,676       —           3,418,676  

Cost of revenue

        

Cost of revenue for customer experience services

     2,206,256       —           2,206,256  

Cost of revenue related to services to Parent

     9,527       —           9,527  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Gross profit

     1,202,893       —           1,202,893  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (1,014,339     —           (1,014,339
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Operating income

     188,554       —           188,554  

Interest expense (primarily related to borrowings from Parent) and finance charges, net

     (39,515     39,515       (a     —    

Interest expense (third party) and finance charges, net

     —         (20,370     (b     (20,370

Other income, net

     4,283       —           4,283  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     153,322       19,145         172,467  

Provision for income taxes

     (53,138     (4,127     (c     (57,265
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 100,184     $ 15,018       $ 115,202  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Pro forma earnings per common share:

        

Basic

         (e   $ 2.24  
        

 

 

 

Diluted

         (f   $ 2.22  
        

 

 

 

Pro forma weighted-average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

         (e     50,930  
        

 

 

 

Diluted

         (f     51,251  
        

 

 

 

(Amounts may not add due to rounding)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited combined pro forma financial statements.

 

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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations

(currency and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)

Year Ended November 30, 2019

 

     As Reported     Pro Forma
Adjustments
    Notes     Pro Forma  

Revenue

        

Customer experience services

   $ 4,687,327     $ —         $ 4,687,327  

Customer experience services to Parent

     20,585       —           20,585  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total revenue

     4,707,912       —           4,707,912  

Cost of revenue

        

Cost of revenue for customer experience services

     2,946,664       —           2,946,664  

Cost of revenue related to services to Parent

     12,800       —           12,800  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Gross profit

     1,748,448       —           1,748,448  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (1,454,116     —           (1,454,116
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Operating income

     294,332       —           294,332  

Interest expense (primarily related to borrowings from Parent) and finance charges, net

     (92,196     92,196       (a     —    

Interest expense (third party) and finance charges, net

     —         (27,155     (b     (27,155

Other income (expense), net

     2,280       —           2,280  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     204,416       65,041         269,457  

Provision for income taxes

     (87,252     (12,975     (c     (100,227
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 117,164     $ 52,066       $ 169,230  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Pro forma earnings per common share:

        

Basic

         (e   $ 3.28  
        

 

 

 

Diluted

         (f   $ 3.26  
        

 

 

 

Pro forma weighted-average common shares outstanding:

        

Basic

         (e     50,930  
        

 

 

 

Diluted

         (f     51,251  
        

 

 

 

(Amounts may not add due to rounding)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited combined pro forma financial statements.

 

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Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet

(currency in thousands, except par value)

At August 31, 2020

 

     As Reported     Pro Forma
Adjustments
    Notes     Pro Forma  

ASSETS

        

Current assets:

        

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 93,341     $ (8,000     (b   $ 85,341  

Accounts receivable, net

     940,091       —           940,091  

Receivable from SYNNEX Corporation (“Parent”)

     26,298       (26,298     (a     —    

Loan receivable from Parent

     73,425       (73,425     (a     —    

Other current assets

     233,029               233,029  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,366,184       (107,723       1,258,461  

Property and equipment, net

     423,438       —           423,438  

Goodwill

     1,835,526       —           1,835,526  

Intangible assets, net

     835,776       —           835,776  

Deferred tax assets

     72,956       —           72,956  

Other assets

     585,514       —           585,514  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 5,119,394     $ (107,723     $ 5,011,671  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

        

Current liabilities:

        

Accounts payable

   $ 117,796       —           117,796  

Payable to Parent

     87,016       (87,016     (a      

Loans payable to Parent

     1,721,207       (1,721,207     (a      

Accrued compensation and benefits

     360,609       —           360,609  

Other accrued liabilities

     354,040       —           354,040  

Income taxes payable

     25,449       —           25,449  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     2,666,117       (1,808,223       857,894  

Long-term debt

     —         1,092,000       (b     1,092,000  

Other long-term liabilities

     653,567       —           653,567  

Deferred tax liabilities

     171,743       —           171,743  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,491,427       (716,223       2,775,204  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Equity:

        

Common stock ($0.0001 par value)

     —         5       (d     5  

Additional paid-in capital

     —         2,247,024       (d     2,247,024  

Parent company investment

     1,638,529       (1,638,529 )      (d )      —    

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     (10,562     —           (10,562
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total equity

     1,627,967       608,500         2,236,467  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 5,119,394     $ (107,723     $ 5,011,671  
  

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

(Amounts may not add due to rounding)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited combined pro forma financial statements.

 

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(a)

Related party receivable and payable and related interest expense and finance charges, net

In connection with the separation, SYNNEX will settle all receivables and payables (including Loan receivable and Loan payable) from and to Concentrix. The pro forma adjustments related to the settlement of these amounts are reflected in the unaudited pro forma combined balance sheet as of August 31, 2020 as follows:

 

Loan receivable from Parent

   $ (73,425

Loan payable to Parent

     (1,721,207

Parent company investment

   $ 1,647,782  
  

Receivable from SYNNEX Corporation

   $ (26,298

Payable to parent

     (87,016

Parent company investment

   $ 60,718  

The adjustment to our historical interest expense (primarily related to borrowings from Parent) and finance charges, net to give effect to the related party loan payable and receivable is presented below:

 

     Nine Months Ended
August 31, 2020
     Year Ended
November 30, 2019
 

Interest expense (primarily related to borrowings from Parent) and finance charges, net

   $ 39,515      $ 92,196  

 

(b)

Debt financing and related interest expense and finance charges, net

In connection with our separation capitalization plan, we expect to incur new third-party borrowings of approximately $1.1 billion at an estimated weighted average interest rate of approximately 2.10% immediately following the separation and transfer substantially all of the proceeds from such indebtedness to SYNNEX. The incurrence of indebtedness by Concentrix and the transfer of the proceeds to SYNNEX will redistribute the amount of net debt owed by Concentrix and SYNNEX to third-party lenders upon the distribution. We currently expect to affect this separation capitalization plan through a combination of some or all of the following types of borrowings:

 

   

$900,000 of term loan borrowings under a new senior secured credit facility; and

 

   

an up to $350,000 accounts receivable securitization facility, under which we expect to have $200,000 of borrowings at the distribution date.

In addition, we expect our new credit facility to include an up to $600 million revolving credit facility, which we expect to be undrawn at the distribution date. For purposes of these unaudited pro forma combined financial statements, we have assumed that the additional borrowings will be long-term debt. Debt issuance costs are expected to be approximately $8 million and will be capitalized as a reduction of long-term debt and amortized over the initial weighted-average term of the borrowings. The actual mix of our debt and the amount of debt issuance costs incurred at the distribution date will depend on a number of factors, including market conditions at the time we incur such debt. With respect to the additional debt we expect to incur in connection with the separation, we have assumed an initial annual interest rate of approximately 2.25% for the term loan borrowings and 1.4% for the accounts receivable securitization facility and terms of five years for the term loan borrowings and two years for the accounts receivable securitization facility. The assumed annual interest rates were derived from information received from prospective lenders, which is based on current market conditions and for interest rates based on the current London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rate, plus an applicable margin. The actual interest rates and term of any such indebtedness may vary from these assumptions and will depend upon the final debt structure that we execute prior to the spin-off and distribution as well as market conditions at that time.

 

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The adjustment to interest expense (third party) and finance charges, net for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and the year ended November 30, 2019 to give effect to the incurrence of the debt described above is presented below:

 

     Nine Months Ended
August 31, 2020
     Year Ended
November 30, 2019
 

Interest expense (third party) and finance charges, net

   $ 19,090      $ 25,450  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     1,280        1,705  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 20,370      $ 27,155  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest on additional debt excludes interest associated with borrowings under the anticipated revolving credit facility, which is not expected to be drawn at the distribution date. However, this revolving credit facility is expected to be utilized from time to time following the distribution date and could have an outstanding balance of up to an estimated amount of approximately $600 million at an estimated annual interest rate of approximately 2.25%.

Each 0.100% change in the estimated weighted average annual interest rate would cause pro forma interest expense to change by approximately $1.1 million on an annual basis (not including any additional interest expense attributable to borrowings under the revolving credit facility described above).

For purposes of these unaudited pro forma combined financial statements, the adjustment to Parent company investment represents the distribution to SYNNEX of all of the proceeds from the new indebtedness. The pro forma adjustment is as follows:

 

Long-term debt

   $ 1,100,000  

Parent company investment

   $ (1,100,000

The remaining adjustment to our balance sheet represents our funding of debt issuance costs, which are treated as a reduction of long-term debt:

 

Cash

   $ (8,000

Long-term debt

   $ (8,000

 

(c)

Resulting tax effects

The pro forma tax adjustments were determined using the statutory tax rate and applicable tax law in effect in the respective jurisdictions during the periods presented. The applicable tax rates could be different (higher or lower) depending on the jurisdictional mix of the adjustments subsequent to the separation.

 

(d)

Recapitalization of equity adjustments

Reflects the pro forma recapitalization of our equity. Adjustments reflect the following:

 

  (i)

As of the distribution date, SYNNEX’ investment in our business will be redesignated as our stockholders’ equity and will be allocated between common stock and additional paid-in-capital based on the number of shares of our common stock outstanding at the distribution date. SYNNEX stockholders will receive shares of our common stock assuming a distribution ratio of one share of our common stock for every one share of SYNNEX common stock outstanding as of the record date of the distribution (51.5 million shares outstanding as of August 31, 2020); and

 

  (ii)

the balancing entry to reflect the effect of the other pro forma adjustments.

 

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The pro forma adjustment related to recapitalization of our equity as of August 30, 2020 is as follows:

 

Common stock ($0.0001 par value)

   $ 5  

Additional paid in capital

     2,247,024  

Parent company investment

   $ (2,247,029

 

(e)

Pro forma basic earnings per share / weighted average shares outstanding

Pro forma basic earnings per share and pro forma weighted-average basic shares outstanding are estimated based on number of SYNNEX outstanding shares, which is the number of shares of our common stock expected to be outstanding following the separation less restricted stock awards, as a result of the application of the two-class method. See note (d) for further details.

 

(f)

Pro forma diluted earnings per share / weighted average shares outstanding

Pro forma diluted earnings per share and pro forma weighted-average basic shares outstanding are estimated based on the number of shares as described in note (e) above, plus incremental shares assuming exercise of dilutive outstanding stock options and restricted stock units. This calculation may not be indicative of the dilutive effect that will actually result from Concentrix stock-based awards issued in connection with the adjustment of outstanding SYNNEX stock-based awards or the grant of new stock-based awards. The number of dilutive common shares underlying Concentrix stock-based awards issued in connection with the adjustment of outstanding SYNNEX stock-based awards will not be determined until the distribution date or shortly thereafter.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our historical combined financial statements, the notes to those combined financial statements, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements, and the notes to those pro forma condensed combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement. This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements. The matters discussed in these forward-looking statements are subject to risk, uncertainties, and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied in the forward-looking statements. Please see “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks and assumptions associated with these statements.

References to “we,” “our,” “us,” “the Company” or “Concentrix” refer to the combined entities of the customer experience business of SYNNEX Corporation (“SYNNEX” or the “Parent”).

Certain comparisons of the year-over-year changes in revenue, cost of revenue and selling, general and administrative expenses in the discussion of our results of operations for the fiscal years ended November 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017 include a supplemental comparison as if the Company’s acquisition of Convergys had occurred at the beginning of the earliest year in the comparison. These supplemental comparisons can be identified by the language “if the Convergys acquisition had occurred at the beginning of [the relevant fiscal year].” The amounts used in these supplemental comparisons were determined by adding (x) the Convergys results of operations for the relevant period prior to the Company’s acquisition of Convergys to (y) the Company’s combined results of operations for the relevant periods. We believe the presentation of this supplemental information is useful because the Convergys acquisition had a significant impact on revenue, cost of revenue, and selling, general and administrative expenses for the post-acquisition period and the supplemental comparison enables readers to better understand changes in the combined business. The amounts include adjustments for amortization of intangibles expense and acquisition-related transaction costs as if the Convergys acquisition occurred at the beginning of the referenced periods. These supplemental comparisons are provided for informational purposes only and may not necessarily reflect the results of operations that would have occurred had the Convergys acquisition actually occurred as of the beginning of any period referenced.

Overview and Basis of Presentation

Concentrix is a leading global provider of technology-infused Customer Experience (“CX”) solutions, centered on helping our clients enhance the brand experience for their end-customers. We provide end-to-end capabilities that help drive deep customer understanding and engagement. Our solutions facilitate communication between our clients and their customers, provide analytics and process optimization, and support client-centric operations and back-office processing across the enterprise. Our differentiated portfolio of solutions supports Fortune Global 500 as well as high-growth companies across the globe in their efforts to deliver an optimized, consistent brand experience across all channels of communication, such as voice, chat, email, social media, asynchronous messaging, and custom applications. We strive to deliver exceptional services globally supported by our deep industry knowledge, technology and security practices, talented people, and digital and analytics expertise.

We generate revenue from performing services that are generally tied to our clients’ products and services. Any shift in business or the size of the market for our clients’ products or services, or any failure of technology or failure of acceptance of our clients’ products or services in the market may impact our business. The employee turnover rate in our business is high, as is the risk of losing experienced employees. High employee turnover rates may increase costs and decrease operating efficiencies and productivity.

 

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On January 9, 2020, SYNNEX announced its intent to separate its Concentrix business into an independent, publicly traded company. The combined financial statements, which are discussed below, reflect the results of operations, financial position, and cash flows of our business and are derived from the historical results of operations and the historical basis of the assets and liabilities of the CX business of SYNNEX from its consolidated financial statements as if we had been operating on a stand-alone basis prior to the spin-off and related transactions. We believe that the assumptions made in preparing our combined financial statements are reasonable. However, our historical results may not be indicative of our future performance and do not necessarily reflect what our financial condition and results of operations would have been had we operated as an independent, stand-alone entity during the periods presented, particularly because changes will occur in our operations and capitalization as a result of the spin-off and related transactions. Please read “Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Statements” for more information.

In particular, the financial information included herein does not reflect the changes that will occur in our funding as a result of the spin-off. Historically, we have been funded primarily through borrowings from SYNNEX, and while those borrowings required that we pay interest to SYNNEX, there is no guarantee that the interest rates paid to third-party financing sources will be the same as the rates paid to SYNNEX. With the exception of these items discussed above, we do not expect any significant changes in the daily operations of our business.

In December 2019, there was an outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”). In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the global economy, disrupted global supply chains and labor force participation, and created significant volatility and disruption of financial markets. “Shelter-in-place” restrictions by various governments around the world negatively impacted our results of operations for the nine months ended August 31, 2020, and was most acute during the second quarter of fiscal year 2020, as many of our employees were unable to work productively during the period despite client demand. We also incurred incremental costs associated with allowances for doubtful accounts and higher salaries and employee related expenses. We successfully transitioned a signification portion of our workforce to a remote working environment throughout the second quarter of 2020 and implemented a number of safety and social distancing measures in our sites to protect the health and safety of employees. At the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, the majority of our workforce was productive.

The extent of the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operational and financial performance, including our ability to execute our business strategies and initiatives in the expected time frame, will depend on future developments, including the duration, spread and severity of the pandemic, country and state restrictions regarding virus containment, accessibility to the Company’s delivery and operations locations, our continued utilization of remote work environments in response to future health and safety instructions, the pace at which the Company is able to ramp back to seasonal business levels, and the impact to the Company’s clients’ businesses and the demand for their products and services, all of which are uncertain and cannot be predicted. We are unable to predict how long the pandemic conditions will persist, what additional measures may be introduced by governments or our clients and the effect of any such additional measures on our business. As a result, many of the estimates and assumptions involved in preparation of the interim financial statements included in this Information Statement required increased judgment and carry a higher degree of variability and volatility. As events continue to evolve with respect to the pandemic, our estimates may materially change in future periods. Accordingly, current results and financial condition discussed herein may not be indicative of future operating results and trends.

The separation, which was delayed by SYNNEX due to the focus on managing the economic impact of COVID-19 pandemic, barring further economic disruption, is now expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2020, subject to current economic and capital market trends.

 

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Revenue and Cost of Revenue

We generate revenue through the provision of customer experience solutions to our clients pursuant to client contracts. Our client contracts typically consist of a master services agreement, supported in most cases by multiple statements of work, which contains the terms and conditions of each contracted solution. Our agreements can range from less than one year to over five years in term and are subject to early termination by our clients for any reason, typically with 30 to 90 days’ notice.

The market for customer experience solutions is generally characterized by flat unit prices. Approximately 96% of our revenue is recognized as services are performed based on staffing hours or the number of client customer interactions handled using contractual rates. Remaining revenues are derived from the sale of premise-based and hosted self-care and technology solutions and the provision of professional services. Revenues from the sale of these solutions and provision of services are typically recognized as the services are provided over the duration of the contract using contractual rates.

Our cost of revenue consists primarily of personnel costs related to the delivery of our solutions. The costs of our revenue can be impacted by the mix of client contracts, where we deliver the customer experience solution, additional lead time for programs to be fully scalable and transition and initial set-up costs. Our cost of revenue as a percentage of revenue has also fluctuated in the past, based primarily on our ability to achieve economies of scale, the management of our operating expenses, and the timing and costs incurred related to our acquisitions and investments.

During the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, approximately 72% and 75% of our combined revenue was generated from our non-U.S. operations. In fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, approximately 76%, 69% and 65%, respectively, of our combined revenue was generated from our non-U.S. operations, and we expect this to continue. As a result, our revenue growth and profitability has been impacted, and we expect will continue to be impacted, by fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

Margins

Our gross margins fluctuate and can be impacted by the mix of client contracts, services provided, shifts in the geography from which our customer experience services are delivered, client volume trends, and the amount of lead time that is required for programs to become fully scaled and transition and set-up costs. Our operating margin fluctuates based on changes in gross margins as well as overall volume levels, as we are able to gain scale efficiencies in our selling, general and administrative costs in periods of higher volume.

Economic and Industry Trends

The customer experience solutions industry in which we operate is competitive. Clients’ performance measures are based on competitive pricing terms and quality of services. Accordingly, we could be subject to pricing pressure and may experience a decrease in revenue and operating income. Our business operates in over 40 countries across 6 continents. We have significant concentrations in the Philippines, India, the United States, the United Kingdom, throughout Europe, China and Japan. Accordingly, we would be impacted by economic strength or weakness in these geographies and by the strengthening or weakening of local currencies relative to the U.S. Dollar.

Seasonality

Our revenue and margins fluctuate with the underlying trends in our clients’ businesses and trends in the level of consumer activity. As a result, our revenues and margins are typically higher in the fourth quarter of the year than in any other quarter.

 

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The discussion and analysis of our combined financial condition and results of operations are based on our combined financial statements, which have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of any contingent assets and liabilities at the financial statement date and reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing basis, we review and evaluate our estimates and assumptions. Our estimates are based on our historical experience and a variety of other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making our judgment about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily available from other sources. Actual results could differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

We believe the following critical accounting policies involve the more significant judgments, estimates and/or assumptions used in the preparation of our combined financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

On December 1, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606 applying the full retrospective method. See Note 2 to the combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement for information regarding the impact of adopting this new revenue standard.

We recognize revenue from our customer experience solutions contracts over time as the promised services are delivered to clients for an amount that reflects the consideration to which we are entitled in exchange for those services. We account for a contract with a client when it has written approval, the contract is committed, the rights of the parties, including payments terms, are identified, the contract has commercial substance and the consideration is probable of collection. Revenue is presented net of taxes collected from clients and remitted to government authorities. We generally invoice a client after the performance of services, or in accordance with the specific contractual provisions. Payments are due as per contract terms and do not contain a significant financing component. Service contracts may be based on a fixed price or on a fixed unit-price per transaction or other objective measure of output. We determine whether services performed during the initial phases of an arrangement, such as setup services, are distinct. In most cases, the arrangement is a single performance obligation comprised of a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and have the same pattern of transfer (i.e., distinct days of service). We record deferred revenue attributable to certain process transition and setup activities where such activities do not represent separate performance obligations. Billings related to such transition activities are classified under contract liabilities and subsequently recognized ratably over the period in which the related services are performed. We apply a measure of progress (typically time-based) to any fixed consideration and allocate variable consideration to the distinct periods of service based on usage. As a result, revenue is generally recognized over the period the services are provided on a usage basis. This results in revenue recognition that corresponds to the benefit to the client of the services transferred relative to the remaining services promised. Revenue on fixed price contracts is recognized on the straight-line basis over the term of contract service as the services are provided. Revenue on unit-price transactions is recognized using an objective measure of output including staffing hours or the number of transactions processed by service staff. Client contract terms can range from less than one year to more than five years.

Certain client contracts include additional payments from the client based upon the achievement of certain agreed-upon service levels and performance metrics. Certain contracts also provide for a reduction in consideration paid to the Company in the event that certain agreed-upon service levels or performance metrics are not achieved. Revenue related to such arrangements is accounted for as variable consideration when the likely amount of revenue to be recognized can be estimated to the extent that it is unlikely that a significant reversal will occur.

 

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Business Combinations

We allocate the fair value of purchase consideration to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed generally based on their fair values at the acquisition date. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as goodwill. The determination of the fair value of assets and liabilities may involve engaging independent third parties to perform an appraisal. When determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, we make significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respect to intangible assets. Critical estimates in valuing intangible assets include, but are not limited to, expected future cash flows, which includes consideration of future growth rates and margins, attrition rates, and discount rates. Fair value estimates are based on the assumptions we believe a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability. Amounts recorded in a business combination may change during the measurement period, which is a period not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition, as additional information about conditions existing at the acquisition date becomes available. At November 30, 2019, the measurement period has ended for all acquisitions.

Acquisitions

We continually seek to augment organic growth with strategic acquisitions of businesses and assets that complement and expand our existing capabilities. Recent acquisitions have sought to enhance our capabilities and domain expertise in our key verticals, expand our geographic footprint, and further expand into higher value service offerings. We are also strategically focused on further increasing our scale to support our clients.

The Convergys Acquisition

On October 5, 2018, we acquired 100% of Convergys Corporation (“Convergys”), a customer experience outsourcing company with approximately $2.7 billion in annual revenue for a purchase price of approximately $2.3 billion plus the assumption of outstanding debt. The acquisition added scale, diversified our revenue base, expanded our service delivery footprint, and strengthened our leadership position as a top global provider of customer experience services. The purchase price was paid as a combination of approximately $1.25 billion in cash and the issuance of $1.02 billion in SYNNEX stock.

The Tigerspike Acquisition

On July 31, 2017, we acquired 100% of Tigerspike Pty Ltd., a digital products company incorporated in Australia, specializing in strategy, experience design, development, and systems integration, for $67.0 million, after certain post-closing adjustments.

Goodwill

At August 31, 2020, we have goodwill of $1,835.5 million recorded on our combined balance sheet. We test goodwill for impairment annually, and at other times if events have occurred or circumstances exist that indicate that the carrying value of goodwill may no longer be recoverable. Based on our qualitative assessment in 2019, we concluded that it was not more likely than not that the fair value of our reporting unit was less than its carrying value. We have not recorded any impairment charges related to goodwill during the three-year period ended November 30, 2019 or during the nine months ended August 31, 2020.

Other Intangible Assets

At August 31, 2020, we had other intangible assets, net of amortization, with a carrying value of $835.8 million. This amount consists primarily of $831.1 million in client relationships. We evaluate the intangible assets for recoverability on an annual basis or if events or circumstances indicate a possible inability to recover their carrying value, by comparing estimates of undiscounted future cash flows to the carrying values of

 

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the related assets. We have not recorded any impairment charges related to other intangible assets during the three-year period ended November 30, 2019 or during the nine months ended August 31, 2020.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

For a summary of recent accounting pronouncements and the anticipated effects on our combined financial statements, see Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement.

Results of Operations – Nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31, 2020            August 31, 2019  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 
     (in thousands)  

Revenue

  

Customer experience services

   $ 3,403,305        $ 3,480,275  

Customer experience services to Parent

     15,371          14,801  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total revenue

     3,418,676          3,495,076  

Cost of revenue

       

Cost of revenue for customer experience services

     2,206,256          2,196,212  

Cost of revenue related to services to Parent

     9,527          8,847  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Gross profit

     1,202,893          1,290,017  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (1,014,339        (1,097,139
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Operating income

     188,554          192,878  

Interest expense (primarily related to borrowings from Parent) and finance charges, net

     (39,515        (71,970

Other income, net

     4,283          2,681  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     153,322          123,589  

Provision for income taxes

     (53,138        (38,295
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 100,184        $ 85,294  
  

 

 

      

 

 

 

Revenue

 

            Nine Months Ended      Percent Change  
            August 31, 2020      August 31, 2019      2020 to 2019  
            (in thousands)         

Industry vertical:

           

Technology and consumer electronics

      $ 1,012,275      $ 939,384        7.8

Communications and media

        714,966        869,134        -17.7

Retail, travel and ecommerce

        558,412        564,516        -1.1

Banking, financial services and insurance

        526,948        498,884        5.6

Healthcare

        274,128        268,028        2.3

Other

        331,947        355,130        -6.5
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 3,418,676      $ 3,495,076        -2.2
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

We generate revenue by delivering our customer experience solutions to our clients categorized in the above primary industry verticals. These solutions focus on customer engagement, process optimization, and back-office automation. Included in our revenue is $15.4 million and $14.8 million for customer experience solutions that we delivered to SYNNEX during the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

 

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Our revenue decreased 2.2% in the nine months ended August 31, 2020, compared to the nine months ended August 31, 2019, primarily reflecting the impact of “shelter in place” restrictions in response to COVID-19 in various countries in which we operate, which was most acute during the second quarter of 2020. These restrictions adversely impacted the ability of many of our employees to work productively during the period despite client demand. Revenue from clients in our technology and consumer electronics vertical increased as a result of increased volumes from several hardware and software manufacturing clients, including our largest client in this vertical. These increases were partially offset by a small decrease in a few other hardware and software manufacturing clients. Revenue from clients in our communications and media vertical decreased primarily due to a decrease in revenues from several clients in this vertical, including our largest communications client, caused by a combination of lower volumes, more services provided from our offshore locations and COVID-19 impacts on our employees’ ability to work productively despite client demand. Revenue from clients in our retail, travel and ecommerce vertical decreased due to reduced volumes from several travel and tourism clients, partially offset by increased volume from a few retail and ecommerce clients. Revenues from clients in the banking, financial services and insurance vertical increased due to increased volumes from several clients in the vertical. Revenues from clients in our healthcare vertical increased due to an increase in volumes with a few health insurance clients, partially offset by decreases in volumes from a few health insurance clients. Revenues from clients in our other vertical decreased, reflecting a decrease in revenues from our largest automotive client and few other automotive clients, partially offset by growth with a few government clients. The decrease in revenues includes the negative translation effect of foreign currencies of $32.3 million. The negative foreign currency translation effect on revenue was primarily due to the weakening of the Brazilian real, Australian dollar, and Indian Rupee against the U.S. dollar.

Cost of Revenue, Gross Profit and Gross Margin Percentage

 

     Nine Months Ended     Percent Change  
     August 31, 2020     August 31, 2019     2020 to 2019  
     ($ in thousands)        

Cost of revenue

   $ 2,215,783     $ 2,205,059       0.5

Gross profit

     1,202,893       1,290,017       -6.8

Gross margin %

     35.2     36.9  

Cost of revenue consists primarily of personnel costs. Gross margins can be impacted by resource location, client mix and pricing, additional lead time for programs to be fully scalable, and transition and initial set-up costs. Additionally, for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 gross margin was impacted by COVID-19 by the cost of employees who were unable to work productively during the period and additional costs incurred related to our response to COVID-19.

Our cost of revenue increased by 0.5% in the nine months ended August 31, 2020 compared to the nine months ended August 31, 2019, primarily due to the incremental impact of approximately $55 million in COVID-19 related non-productive workforce and other costs, primarily offset by the decrease in revenue, reductions in employee training, recruiting and transportation costs, and a net favorable foreign currency impact of $14.8 million on the cost of revenue. The net favorable foreign currency impact on the cost of revenue was caused primarily by the weakening of the Indian Rupee, the Brazilian real, the Australian dollar and the Colombian Peso against the U.S. dollar, partially offset by the strengthening of the Philippine Peso against the U.S. dollar.

Our gross profit decreased 6.8% in the nine months ended August 31, 2020 compared to the nine months ended August 31, 2019 primarily due to the decrease in revenue, the incremental impact of COVID-19 related non-productive workforce and other costs, and a net unfavorable foreign currency impact of $17.5 million on gross profit. In addition, our gross margin was temporarily impacted by decreased productivity as we transitioned some of our employees to work-from-home. These factors caused our gross margin in the nine months ended August 31, 2020 to decrease to 35.2% from 36.9% for the nine months ended August 31, 2019.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

     Nine Months Ended     Percent Change  
     August 31, 2020     August 31, 2019     2020 to 2019  
     ($ in thousands)        

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   $ 1,014,339     $ 1,097,139       -7.5

Percentage of revenue

     29.7     31.4  

Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of support personnel costs such as salaries, commissions, bonuses, employee benefits and share-based compensation costs. Selling, general and administrative expenses also include cost of our global delivery facilities, utility expenses, hardware and software costs related to our technology infrastructure, legal and professional fees, depreciation on our technology and facility equipment, amortization of intangible assets resulting from acquisitions, marketing expenses, and acquisition-related transaction and integration expenses.

Our selling, general and administrative expenses decreased in the nine months ended August 31, 2020 compared to the nine months ended August 31, 2019 due to a $29.2 million decrease in acquisition-related and integration expenses, a $14.7 million decrease in amortization of intangible assets included in selling, general and administrative expenses, a $14.5 million decrease in depreciation expense included in selling, general and administrative expenses, reductions in various cost areas as a result of our response to COVID-19 and increased cost efficiencies related to Convergys acquisition synergies. The decreases were partially offset by incremental COVID-19 costs of approximately $10 million. These factors resulted in a net decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue to 29.7% in the nine months ended August 31, 2020 from 31.4% in the nine months ended August 31, 2019.

Operating Income

 

     Nine Months Ended     Percent Change  
     August 31, 2020     August 31, 2019     2020 to 2019  
     ($ in thousands)        

Operating income

   $ 188,554     $ 192,878       -2.2

Operating margin

     5.5     5.5  

Our operating income decreased during the nine months ended August 31, 2020 compared to the nine months ended August 31, 2019, reflecting the decrease in revenue and COVID-19 related incremental costs as discussed above. Our operating margin was unchanged across the two periods as the decrease in gross margin was offset by a reduction in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percent of revenue as discussed above.

Interest Expense and Finance Charges, Net

 

     Nine Months Ended     Percent Change  
     August 31, 2020            August 31, 2019     2020 to 2019  
     ($ in thousands)        

Interest expense and finance charges, net

   $ 39,515        $ 71,970       -45.1

Percentage of revenue

     1.2        2.1  

Amounts recorded in interest expense and finance charges, net, consist entirely of interest on borrowings from SYNNEX, net of interest income. Net interest expense on borrowings from and to SYNNEX was $39,807 in the nine months ended August 31, 2020 compared to $73,472 in the nine months ended August 31, 2019. The reduction in interest expense on borrowings from and to SYNNEX reflects the reduction of outstanding borrowings from SYNNEX in the nine months ended August 31, 2020 compared to the nine months ended August 31, 2019 due to our repayment of borrowings during 2019 and a reduction in LIBOR-based interest rates.

 

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Other Income, Net

 

     Nine Months Ended     Percent Change  
     August 31, 2020     August 31, 2019     2020 to 2019  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     ($ in thousands)        

Other income, net

   $ 4,283     $ 2,681       59.8

Percentage of revenue

     0.1     0.1  

Amounts recorded as other income, net include foreign currency transaction gains and losses, other than cash flow hedges, investment gains and losses, non-service component of pension costs, and other non-operating gains and losses.

Other income, net in the nine months ended August 31, 2020 was income of $4.3 million compared to $2.7 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2019. The change in other income, net was due to the favorable resolution of a previously recognized tax indemnity obligation in the first nine months of 2020 and an increase in net foreign currency gains.

Provision for Income Taxes

 

     Nine Months Ended     Percent Change  
     August 31, 2020     August 31, 2019     2020 to 2019  
     ($ in thousands)        

Provision for income taxes

   $ 53,138     $          38,295       38.8

Percentage of income before income taxes

     34.7        31.0  

Income taxes consist of our current and deferred tax expense resulting from our income earned in domestic and international jurisdictions. Although Concentrix has been included in the consolidated tax returns of SYNNEX in certain jurisdictions, our tax provision included herein has been recorded as if we had filed our taxes on a stand-alone basis. Our income tax expense was increased for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and August 31, 2019 by an adjustment of $9.6 million and $10.5 million, respectively, to reflect the hypothetical tax impact if Concentrix was not part of SYNNEX’ U.S. consolidated group and therefore suffered higher taxes under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) and a higher U.S. foreign tax credit limitation. The offset to the hypothetical tax expense in both periods is reflected in the Parent company investment line of the Equity section of our combined balance sheet.

Our income tax expense increased during the nine months ended August 31, 2020 compared to the nine months ended August 31, 2019 due to the increase in our income before taxes for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and due to a reduction in reserves for uncertain tax positions and a downward adjustment to the provision for the transition tax related to mandatory repatriation under the TCJA for the nine months ended August 31, 2019. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 increased compared to the effective tax rate for the nine months ended August 31, 2019 due to increased tax expense recorded in the nine months ended August 31, 2019 due to the shift in geographic mix of worldwide income offset by a reduction in reserves for uncertain tax positions and a downward adjustment to the provision for the transition tax related to mandatory repatriation under the TCJA during the nine months ended August 31, 2019.

 

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Results of Operations—Years ended November 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,  
     2019     2018     2017  
     (in thousands)  

Revenue

      

Customer experience services

   $ 4,687,327     $ 2,444,867     $ 1,974,830  

Customer experience services to Parent

     20,585       18,284       15,350  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     4,707,912       2,463,151       1,990,180  

Cost of revenue

      

Cost of revenue for customer experience services

     2,946,664       1,514,470       1,232,666  

Cost of revenue related to services to Parent

     12,800       11,129       8,360  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     1,748,448       937,552       749,154  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (1,454,116     (792,791     (634,531
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     294,332       144,761       114,623  

Interest expense (primarily related to borrowings from Parent) and finance charges, net

     (92,196     (38,239     (24,020

Other income (expense), net

     2,280       4,386       (2,326
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     204,416       110,908       88,277  

Provision for income taxes

     (87,252     (62,637     (16,027
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 117,164     $ 48,271     $ 72,250  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As discussed above, certain comparisons of the year-over-year changes in revenue, cost of revenue and selling, general and administrative expenses below refer to the changes in amounts as if the Convergys acquisition had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented. See the earlier discussion in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Note 3 of the combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement for additional discussion of the pro forma financial information as if the acquisition of Convergys had occurred at the beginning of the earliest period presented.

Revenue

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,      Percent
Change
    Percent
Change
 
     2019      2018      2017      2019 to 2018     2018 to 2017  
     (in thousands)               

Industry vertical:

             

Technology and consumer electronics

   $ 1,283,084      $ 880,958      $ 697,206        45.6     26.4

Communications and media

     1,142,242        345,455        195,279        230.6     76.9

Retail, travel and ecommerce

     763,265        376,622        258,987        102.7     45.4

Banking, financial services and insurance

     676,246        350,322        289,746        93.0     20.9

Healthcare

     369,187        184,376        145,048        100.2     27.1

Other

     473,888        325,418        403,914        45.6     (19.4 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,707,912      $ 2,463,151      $ 1,990,180        91.1     23.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

We generate revenue by delivering our customer experience solutions to our clients categorized in the above primary industry verticals. These solutions focus on customer engagement, process optimization, and back-office automation. Included in our revenue is $20.6 million, $18.3 million and $15.4 million for customer experience solutions that we delivered to SYNNEX during fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

 

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Our revenue increased 91.1% in fiscal year 2019, compared to fiscal year 2018, primarily due to the full year impact of the acquisition of Convergys in October 2018. If the Convergys acquisition had occurred at the beginning of fiscal year 2018, our revenue would have increased by 0.3% in fiscal year 2019, compared to revenue of $4,695,634 in fiscal year 2018. All vertical categories increased in fiscal year 2019 compared to fiscal year 2018 due to the acquisition of Convergys in October 2018. In the communications and media vertical, the increase was partially offset by a decrease in revenue from certain clients in the vertical. The remaining verticals experienced growth in addition to the benefit from the Convergys acquisition. The increase in revenue was partially offset by the negative translation effect of foreign currencies. The negative foreign currency translation effect on revenue was primarily due to the weakening of the euro, British pound and Australian dollar against the U.S. dollar.

Our revenue increased 23.8% in fiscal year 2018, compared to fiscal year 2017, primarily due to the acquisition of Convergys in October 2018. Convergys contributed approximately $439.4 million of revenue in fiscal year 2018. All vertical categories increased in fiscal year 2018 compared to fiscal year 2017 due to the acquisition of Convergys in October 2018. Our revenue from clients in technology and consumer electronics and retail, and travel and ecommerce verticals experienced growth in addition to the benefit from the Convergys acquisition. Our revenue from clients in the other vertical decreased in fiscal year 2018 from 2017 primarily due to a reduction in volumes with an automotive client due to the completion of a recall program, partially offset by increases due to the Convergys acquisition. Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates did not have a meaningful effect on revenues in fiscal year 2018 compared to fiscal year 2017.

Cost of Revenue, Gross Profit and Gross Margin Percentage

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,     Percent Change     Percent Change  
     2019     2018     2017     2019 to 2018     2018 to 2017  
     ($ in thousands)              

Cost of revenue

   $ 2,959,464     $ 1,525,599     $ 1,241,026       94.0     22.9

Gross profit

     1,748,448       937,552       749,154       86.5     25.1

Gross margin %

     37.1     38.1     37.6    

Cost of revenue consists primarily of personnel costs. Gross margins can be impacted by resource location, client mix and pricing, additional lead time for programs to be fully scalable, and transition and initial set-up costs.

Our cost of revenue increased by 94.0% in fiscal year 2019 compared to fiscal year 2018, primarily due to the full year impact of the acquisition of Convergys in October 2018, including changes in business mix with the addition of the Convergys business and net unfavorable foreign currency impacts caused primarily by the strengthening of the Philippine Peso and the Indian Rupee. If the Convergys acquisition had occurred at the beginning of fiscal year 2018, our cost of revenue would have increased by 1.4% in fiscal year 2019, compared to cost of revenue of $2,919,312 in fiscal year 2018.

Our gross profit increased 86.5% in 2019, primarily due to the full year impact of the Convergys acquisition, partially offset by negative foreign currency impacts. Our gross margin in 2019 was 37.1%, compared to 38.1% in 2018 due to changes in business mix and negative foreign currency impacts.

Our cost of revenue increased by 22.9% in fiscal year 2018 compared to fiscal year 2017 primarily due to the acquisition of Convergys in October 2018. If the Convergys acquisition had occurred at the beginning of fiscal year 2017, our cost of revenue would have decreased by 3.0% from $3,005,913 in fiscal year 2017 to $2,919,312 in fiscal year 2018.

Our gross profit increased 25.1% in fiscal year 2018 compared to fiscal year 2017 primarily due to the acquisition of Convergys in October 2018, changes in business mix and net favorable foreign currency translation. The net favorable foreign currency translation impact resulted from a strengthening of the British

 

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Pound and the Euro and a weakening of the Philippine Peso and Indian Rupee. Our gross margin in fiscal year 2018 was 38.1% compared to 37.6% in fiscal year 2017, reflecting the acquisition of Convergys in October 2018, changes in business mix and net favorable foreign currency translation.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,     Percent Change     Percent Change  
     2019     2018     2017     2019 to 2018     2018 to 2017  
     ($ in thousands)              

Selling, general and administrative expenses

   $ 1,454,116     $ 792,791     $ 634,531       83.4     24.9

Percentage of revenue

     30.9     32.2     31.9    

Our selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of support personnel costs such as salaries, commissions, bonuses, employee benefits and share-based compensation costs. Selling, general and administrative expenses also include cost of our global delivery facilities, utility expenses, hardware and software costs related to our technology infrastructure, legal and professional fees, depreciation on our technology and facility equipment, amortization of intangible assets resulting from acquisitions, marketing expenses, and acquisition-related transaction and integration expenses.

Our selling, general and administrative expenses increased in fiscal year 2019 compared to 2018 primarily due to the full year impact of the Convergys acquisition in October 2018, and an increase in acquisition-related and integration expenses to $70.5 million in fiscal year 2019 from $37.5 million in 2018. In addition, amortization of intangible assets included in selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $166.6 million in fiscal year 2019 from $74.3 million in fiscal year 2018, reflecting the full year impact of the Convergys acquisition. These increases were partially offset by operational efficiencies, primarily synergies resulting from the integration of Convergys. Scale efficiencies resulted in a decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue in fiscal year 2019, compared to fiscal year 2018. If the Convergys acquisition had occurred at the beginning of fiscal year 2018, our selling, general and administrative expenses would have decreased by 6.1% in fiscal year 2019, compared to $1,547,797 in fiscal year 2018, reflecting cost synergies. The $1,547,797 comparative amount for fiscal year 2018 reflects the sum of (a) $765,161 of Convergys selling, general and administrative expenses for the relevant period of fiscal year 2018 prior to the Company’s acquisition of Convergys, (b) $792,792 of Company selling, general and administrative expenses for fiscal year 2018, and (c) adjustments of $64,142 for incremental amortization of acquisition-related intangibles and $(74,298) for acquisition-related transaction costs.

Our selling, general and administrative expenses increased, in both amount and as a percentage of revenue in fiscal year 2018 compared to fiscal year 2017, primarily due to the acquisition of Convergys in October 2018, and acquisition-related and integration expenses of $37.5 million. In addition, amortization of intangible assets included in selling, general and administrative expenses increased to $74.3 million in fiscal year 2018 from $64.3 million in fiscal year 2017, reflecting the acquisition of Convergys in October 2018. These increases were partially offset by operational efficiencies. The increase in acquisition-related and integration expenses and amortization of intangibles resulted in an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percent of revenue in fiscal year 2018 as compared to fiscal year 2017. If the Convergys acquisition had occurred at the beginning of fiscal year 2017, our selling, general and administrative expenses would have decreased by 1.8% from $1,574,996 in fiscal year 2017 to $1,547,797 in fiscal year 2018, primarily reflecting cost synergies. The $1,574,996 comparative amount for fiscal year 2017 reflects the sum of (a) $854,416 of Convergys selling, general and administrative expenses for fiscal year 2017, (b) $634,531 of Company selling, general and administrative expenses for fiscal year 2017, and (c) adjustments of $86,049 for incremental amortization of acquisition-related intangibles.

 

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Operating Income

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,     Percent Change     Percent Change  
     2019     2018     2017     2019 to 2018     2018 to 2017  
     ($ in thousands)              

Operating income

   $ 294,332     $ 144,761     $ 114,623       103.3     26.3

Operating margin

     6.3     5.9     5.8    

Our operating income and operating margin increased during fiscal year 2019, compared to fiscal year 2018, due to the full year impact of the Convergys acquisition and integration synergies achieved during the year. These increases were partially offset by higher acquisition-related and integration expenses and the amortization of intangible assets, as compared to fiscal year 2018.

Our operating income and operating margin increased during fiscal year 2018, compared to fiscal year 2017, due to the Convergys acquisition and integration synergies. These increases were partially offset by increased acquisition-related and integration expenses and increased amortization of intangible assets, as compared to fiscal year 2017.

Interest Expense and Finance Charges, Net

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,     Percent Change     Percent Change  
     2019     2018     2017     2019 to 2018     2018 to 2017  
     ($ in thousands)              

Interest expense and finance charges, net

   $ 92,196     $ 38,239     $ 24,020       141.1     59.2

Percentage of revenue

     2.0     1.6     1.2    

Amounts recorded in interest expense and finance charges, net, consist primarily of interest on borrowings from SYNNEX, interest on convertible debentures assumed in the Convergys acquisition and interest on capital lease obligations. Net interest expense on borrowings from and to SYNNEX was $93,330 in fiscal year 2019 compared to $38,805 in fiscal year 2018 and $24,654 in fiscal year 2017.

The increase in our interest expense and finance charges, net in fiscal year 2019, compared to fiscal year 2018, was due to the full year impact of additional borrowings from SYNNEX to fund the Convergys acquisition and the convertible debentures that we assumed in the Convergys acquisition that were outstanding for a portion of fiscal year 2019.

The increase in our interest expense in fiscal year 2018, compared to fiscal year 2017, was due to higher interest expense as a result of additional borrowings from SYNNEX to fund the Convergys acquisition in October 2018 and the convertible debentures that were assumed in the Convergys acquisition.

Other Income (Expense), Net

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,     Percent Change     Percent Change  
         2019             2018             2017         2019 to 2018     2018 to 2017  
     ($ in thousands)              

Other income (expense), net

   $ 2,280     $ 4,386     $ (2,326     (48.0 )%      288.6

Percentage of revenue

     0.1     0.2     (0.1 )%     

Amounts recorded as other income (expense), net include foreign currency transaction gains and losses, other than cash flow hedges, investment gains and losses, non-service component of pension costs, and other non-operating gains and losses, such as changes in the fair value of convertible debt conversion spread.

 

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Other income (expense), net in fiscal year 2019 was income of $2.3 million, a change from income of $4.4 million in fiscal year 2018. The change in other income (expense) was due to the recognition in 2018 of $10.0 million in gains related to changes in the fair value of the conversion spread of the convertible debentures that we assumed in the acquisition of Convergys and extinguishment gains on the settlement of a portion of those debentures. This decrease in other income (expense) was partially offset by an increase in foreign currency translation gains in 2019.

Other income (expense), net was income of $4.4 million in fiscal year 2018 a change from expense of $2.3 in fiscal year 2017. The primary reason for the change was $10.0 million in gains related to changes in the fair value of the conversion spread of the convertible debentures that we assumed in the Convergys acquisition and extinguishment gains on settlement of a portion of those debentures. Partially offsetting those gains were losses from changes in foreign currency rates and an increase in the non-service component of pension costs due to the acquisition of Convergys in October 2018.

Provision for Income Taxes

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,     Percent
Change
    Percent
Change
 
     2019     2018     2017     2019 to 2018     2018 to 2017  
     ($ in thousands)              

Provision for income taxes

   $ 87,252     $ 62,637     $ 16,027       39.3     290.8

Percentage of income before income taxes

     42.7     56.5     18.2    

Income taxes consist of our current and deferred tax expense resulting from our income earned in domestic and international jurisdictions. Although we have been included in the consolidated tax returns of SYNNEX in certain jurisdictions, our tax provisions included herein has been recorded as if we had filed our taxes on a stand-alone basis. Income taxes were negatively impacted due to limits to deductions which we do not expect post-separation.

Our income tax expense increased during fiscal year 2019 compared to fiscal year 2018 due to the increase in our income before taxes. The effective tax rate for fiscal year 2019 decreased compared to fiscal year 2018 primarily due to the impact of the reduction in federal income tax rates due to the TCJA and the mix of income earned in different tax jurisdictions. Additionally, the effective tax rate in fiscal year 2019 decreased compared to the rate in fiscal year 2018 due to the discrete impact of a net tax charge of $22.6 million related to the TCJA in fiscal year 2018. This adjustment included $30.5 million of transition tax expense for mandatory repatriation, partially offset by $7.9 million of tax benefit from the remeasurement of our net deferred tax balance to the new U.S. tax rate enacted under the TCJA.

Our income tax expense increased in fiscal year 2018 compared to fiscal year 2017 due to the increase in our income before taxes. The effective tax rate for fiscal year 2018 increased compared to fiscal year 2017 due to non-deductible expenses related to the acquisition of Convergys in October 2018 and the discrete net tax charge of $22.6 million related to the TCJA in 2018. These increases were partially offset by the reduction in federal income tax rates due to the TCJA and the mix of income earned in different jurisdictions.

Our tax expense in fiscal year 2019 was increased by an adjustment of $23.8 million ($33.4 million current tax expense offset by ($9.6) million deferred tax benefit) to reflect the hypothetical tax impact if Concentrix was not part of SYNNEX’ U.S. consolidated group and thereby suffered a much higher U.S. foreign tax credit limitation. The offset to the $23.8 million hypothetical tax expense is reflected in the Parent company investment line of the Equity section of our combined balance sheet. The hypothetical tax expense was applied only to our tax expense in fiscal year 2019 because the hypothetical expense relates to changes to tax law under the TCJA that were not applicable to the Company’s tax expense in fiscal year 2018 or 2017.

See Note 12—Income Taxes to the combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement for further details.

 

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Certain non-GAAP financial information

In addition to disclosing financial results that are determined in accordance with GAAP, we also disclose certain non-GAAP financial information, including:

 

   

Revenue in constant currency, which is revenue adjusted for the translation effect of foreign currencies so that certain financial results can be viewed without the impact of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, thereby facilitating period-to-period comparisons of our business performance. Revenue in constant currency is calculated by translating the revenue of each fiscal year in the billing currency using their comparable prior year’s currency conversion rate. Generally, when the dollar either strengthens or weakens against other currencies, the growth at constant currency rates or adjusting for currency will be higher or lower than growth reported at actual exchange rates.

 

   

Non-GAAP operating income, which is operating income, adjusted to exclude acquisition-related and integration expenses, including related restructuring costs, amortization of intangible assets and share-based compensation.

 

   

Non-GAAP operating margin, which is non-GAAP operating income, as defined above, divided by revenue.

 

   

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, or adjusted EBITDA, which is non-GAAP operating income, as defined above, plus depreciation.

 

   

Adjusted EBITDA margin, which is adjusted EBITDA, as defined above, divided by revenue.

 

   

Non-GAAP net income, which is net income excluding (i) the tax effected impact of acquisition-related and integration expenses, including related restructuring costs, amortization of intangible assets and share-based compensation, and (ii) the net impact of the adjustments related to the TCJA.

 

   

Free cash flow, which is cash flows from operating activities less capital expenditures. We believe that free cash flow is a meaningful measure of cash flows since capital expenditures are a necessary component of ongoing operations. However, free cash flow has limitations because it does not represent the residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures. For example, free cash flow does not incorporate payments for business acquisitions.

We believe that providing this additional information is useful to the reader to better assess and understand our base operating performance, especially when comparing results with previous periods and for planning and forecasting in future periods, primarily because management typically monitors the business adjusted for these items in addition to GAAP results. Management also uses these non-GAAP measures to establish operational goals and, in some cases, for measuring performance for compensation purposes. These non-GAAP financial measures exclude amortization of intangible assets. Our acquisition activities have resulted in the recognition of intangible assets, which consist primarily of client relationships, technology and trade names. Finite-lived intangible assets are amortized over their estimated useful lives and are tested for impairment when events indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The amortization of intangible assets is reflected in our statements of operations. Although intangible assets contribute to our revenue generation, the amortization of intangible assets does not directly relate to the services performed for our clients. Additionally, intangible asset amortization expense typically fluctuates based on the size and timing of our acquisition activity. Accordingly, we believe excluding the amortization of intangible assets, along with the other non-GAAP adjustments which neither relate to the ordinary course of our business nor reflect our underlying business performance, enhances our and our investors’ ability to compare our past financial performance with its current performance and to analyze underlying business performance and trends. Intangible asset amortization excluded from the related non-GAAP financial measure represents the entire amount recorded within our GAAP financial statements, and the revenue generated by the associated intangible assets has not been excluded from the related non-GAAP financial measure. Intangible asset amortization is excluded from the related non-GAAP financial measure because the amortization, unlike the related revenue, is not affected by operations of any particular period unless an intangible asset becomes impaired or the estimated useful life of an intangible asset is revised. These

 

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non-GAAP financial measure also exclude share-based compensation expense. Given the subjective assumptions and the variety of award types that companies can use when calculating share-based compensation expense, management believes this additional information allows investors to make additional comparisons between our operating results and those of our peers. As these non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, they may not necessarily be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the comparable GAAP measures and should be used as a complement to, and in conjunction with, data presented in accordance with GAAP.

 

    Nine Months Ended     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,  
    August 31,
2020
    August 31,
2019
    2019     2018     2017  
                ($ in thousands)  

Revenue

  $ 3,418,676     $ 3,495,076     $ 4,707,912     $ 2,463,151     $ 1,990,180  

Foreign currency translation

    32,268         53,744       (5,292  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Revenue in constant currency

  $ 3,450,944     $ 3,495,076     $ 4,761,656     $ 2,457,859     $ 1,990,180  

Operating income

  $ 188,554     $ 192,878     $ 294,332     $ 144,761     $ 114,623  

Acquisition-related and integration expenses

    23,219       52,431       70,473       37,490       1,057  

Amortization of intangibles

    110,190       125,181       166,606       74,324       64,252  

Share-based compensation

    12,031       6,480       10,554       7,740       5,244  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP operating income

  $ 333,994     $ 376,970     $ 541,965     $ 264,315     $ 185,176  
         

Net income

  $ 100,184     $ 85,294     $ 117,164     $ 48,271     $ 72,250  

Interest expense and finance charges, net

    39,515       71,970       92,196       38,239       24,020  

Provision for income taxes

    53,138       38,295       87,252       62,637       16,027  

Other (income) expense

    (4,283)       (2,681)       (2,280     (4,386     2,326  

Acquisition-related and integration expenses

    23,219       52,431       70,473       37,490       1,057  

Amortization of intangibles

    110,190       125,181       166,606       74,324       64,252  

Share-based compensation

    12,031       6,480       10,554       7,740       5,244  

Depreciation (excluding accelerated depreciation included in acquisition-related and integration expenses above)

    93,331       102,126       134,823       80,274       65,616  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 427,325     $ 479,096     $ 676,788     $ 344,589     $ 250,792  

Operating margin

    5.5     5.5     6.3     5.9     5.8

Non-GAAP operating margin

    9.8     10.8     11.5     10.7     9.3

Adjusted EBITDA margin

    12.5     13.7     14.4     14.0     12.6

Net income

  $ 100,184     $ 85,294     $ 117,164     $ 48,271     $ 72,250  

Acquisition-related and integration expenses

    23,219       52,431       70,473       37,490       1,057  

Amortization of intangibles

    110,190       125,181       166,606       74,324       64,252  

Share-based compensation

    12,031       6,480       10,554       7,740       5,244  

Income taxes related to the above(1)

    (35,973     (44,665)       (60,118     (29,903     (17,924

U.S. tax reform adjustments

    —         —         —         22,626       —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-GAAP net income

  $ 209,651     $ 224,721     $ 304,679     $ 160,548     $ 124,879  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

The tax effect of taxable and deductible non-GAAP adjustments was calculated using the tax-deductible portion of the expenses and applying the entity-specific, statutory tax rates applicable to each item during the respective fiscal years.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flows – Nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019

The following summarizes our cash flows for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, as reported in our combined statement of cash flows in the accompanying combined financial statements.

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31,
2020
    August 31,
2019
 
     ($ in thousands)  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 388,577     $ 282,888  

Net cash used in investing activities

     (116,939     (106,282

Net cash used in financing activities

     (260,178     (225,780

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     2,121       3,146  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

   $ 13,581     $ (46,028

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year

     83,514       127,884  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period

   $ 97,095     $ 81,855  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Our primary uses of cash are working capital, capital expenditures to expand our delivery footprint and enhance our technology solutions, and acquisitions. Our financing needs for these uses of cash have been a combination of operating cash flows and related party borrowings from SYNNEX. Our working capital needs are primarily to finance accounts receivable. When our revenues are increasing, our net investment in working capital typically increases. Conversely, when revenue is decreasing, our net investment in working capital typically decreases. To increase our market share and better serve our clients, we may further expand our operations through investments or acquisitions. We expect that such expansion would require an initial investment in working capital, personnel, facilities, and operations. These investments or acquisitions would likely be funded primarily by our existing cash and cash equivalents, additional borrowings, or the issuance of securities.

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $388.6 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2020, primarily generated from our net income of $100.2 million, adjustments for non-cash items of $216.3 million, an increase in accounts payable of $7.4 million, and an increase in certain accrued liabilities of $60.3 million, partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $2.8 million and changes in amounts due to/from SYNNEX of $7.7 million. The adjustments for non-cash items primarily consist of $203.7 million of depreciation and amortization expense, $9.6 million of hypothetical current tax expense recorded for separate tax return basis presentation, a $5.5 million provision for doubtful accounts and share-based compensation of $11.8 million, partially offset by a deferred tax impact of $25.7 million.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $282.9 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2019, primarily generated from our net income of $85.3 million, adjustments for non-cash items of $233.5 million, and a decrease in accounts receivable of $33.0 million. These increases were partially offset by changes in amounts due to/from SYNNEX of $17.5 million, a decrease in accounts payable of $4.8 million and changes in other operating assets and liabilities of $51.3 million. The adjustments for non-cash items primarily consist of $231.7 million of depreciation and amortization expense, $10.5 million of hypothetical current tax expense recorded for separate tax return basis presentation and $6.4 million in share-based compensation, partially offset by $17.7 million in deferred income taxes.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 was $116.9 million, primarily for $106.3 million of capital expenditures to support our growth less repayment received of

 

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$5.7 million related to a loan to a non-Concentrix subsidiary of Parent as part of its centralized treasury operations and $4.9 million in payments related to the acquisition of Convergys.

Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended August 31, 2019 was $106.3 million, primarily for $71.0 million of capital expenditures to support our growth, repayment of a loan of $26.7 million related to a loan from a non-Concentrix subsidiary of Parent as part of its centralized treasury operations and $8.6 million in payments related to the acquisition of Convergys.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 was $260.2 million, consisting entirely of repayments on borrowings from SYNNEX.

Net cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended August 31, 2019 was $225.8 million, consisting of $148.0 million in repayments of convertible debentures assumed in the Convergys acquisition and of $77.8 million of repayments on borrowings from SYNNEX.

We believe our current cash balances and credit availability are enough to support our operating activities for at least the next twelve months.

Free Cash Flow (a non-GAAP measure)

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31,
2020
    August 31,
2019
 
     ($ in thousands)  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 388,577     $ 282,888  

Purchases of property and equipment

     (106,249     (70,974
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow (a non-GAAP measure)

   $ 282,328     $ 211,914  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Our free cash flow was $282.3 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 compared to $211.9 million for the nine months ended August 31, 2019. The increase in free cash flow for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 primarily reflects increased net cash provided by operating activities as a result of the increase in net income and decrease in net other operating assets and liabilities for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 as compared to the increase in net operating assets and liabilities for the nine months ended August 31, 2019, partially offset by an increase in capital expenditures to support our growth.

Cash Flows—Years ended November 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017

The following summarizes our cash flows for the three years ended November 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017, as reported in our combined statement of cash flows in the accompanying combined financial statements.

 

     Fiscal Year Ended November 30,  
     2019     2018     2017  
     ($ in thousands)  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 449,736     $ 212,323     $ 168,365  

Net cash used in investing activities

     (151,014       (1,150,973     (138,732

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (339,639     951,221       (37,301

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     (3,453     (12,446     4,918  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

   $ (44,370   $ 125     $ (2,750

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year

     127,884       127,759       130,509  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year

   $ 83,514     $ 127,884     $ 127,759  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Our primary uses of cash are working capital, capital expenditures to expand our delivery footprint and enhance our technology solutions, and acquisitions. Our financing needs for these uses of cash have been a combination of operating cash flows and related party borrowings from SYNNEX. Our working capital needs are primarily to finance accounts receivable. When our revenues are increasing, our net investment in working capital typically increases. Conversely, when revenue is decreasing, our net investment in working capital typically decreases. To increase our market share and better serve our clients, we may further expand our operations through investments or acquisitions. We expect that such expansion would require an initial investment in working capital, personnel, facilities, and operations. These investments or acquisitions would likely be funded primarily by our existing cash and cash equivalents, additional borrowings, or the issuance of securities.

Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities was $449.7 million in fiscal year 2019, primarily generated from our net income of $117.2 million, adjustments for non-cash items of $343.3 million and a decrease of accounts receivable of $6.3 million, partially offset by the net change in other assets and liabilities of $5.0 million. The adjustments for non-cash items primarily consist of $305.8 million of depreciation and amortization expense, $33.4 million of hypothetical current tax expense recorded for separate tax return basis presentation and share-based compensation of $10.4 million.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $212.3 million in fiscal year 2018, primarily generated from our net income of $48.3 million, adjustments for non-cash items of $149.3 million, and changes in amounts due to/from SYNNEX of $67.4 million. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable of $28.1 million, changes in other assets and liabilities of $16.0 million, and an increase in accounts receivable of $8.5 million. The adjustments for non-cash items primarily consist of $154.6 million of depreciation and amortization expense and $7.7 million in share-based compensation, less $11.4 million in deferred income taxes and $10.0 million in convertible debt conversion option fair value adjustments and extinguishment gains.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $168.4 million in fiscal year 2017, primarily generated from our net income of $72.3 million, adjustments for non-cash items of $115.6 million, and changes in other assets and liabilities of $26.8 million. Partially offsetting these sources of cash were increases in accounts receivable of $20.0 million, changes in amounts due to/from SYNNEX of $18.7 million and decreases in accounts payable of $7.5 million. The adjustment for non-cash items consisted of $129.9 million of depreciation and amortization expense and share-based compensation of $5.1 million, partially offset by $18.1 million of deferred taxes.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities in fiscal year 2019 was $151.0 million, primarily for capital expenditures to support our growth, $30.4 million loan to non-Concentrix subsidiary of Parent as part of its operations and $9.4 million of acquisition-related payments.

Net cash used in investing activities in fiscal year 2018 was $1,151.0 million, primarily due to $1,072.3 million in payments for the acquisition of Convergys, net of cash acquired, and $92.5 million in capital expenditures to support our growth.

Net cash used in investing activities in fiscal year 2017 was $138.7 million primarily due $78.7 million in capital expenditures to support our growth and $57.8 million in payments to acquire Tigerspike, net of cash acquired.

 

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Financing Activities

Net cash used by financing activities in fiscal year 2019 was $339.6 million, consisting of $191.6 million in repayments on borrowings from SYNNEX and $148.0 million to redeem the convertible debentures assumed in the Convergys acquisition.

Net cash provided by financing activities in fiscal year 2018 was $951.2 million, consisting primarily of $1,277.2 million of borrowings from SYNNEX to fund the acquisition of Convergys, net of $325.9 million of repayments of borrowings from SYNNEX.

Net cash used by financing activities in fiscal year 2017 was $37.3 million, consisting primarily of net repayments of borrowings from SYNNEX.

We believe our current cash balances and credit availability are enough to support our operating activities for at least the next twelve months.

Free Cash Flow (a non-GAAP measure)

 

     Fiscal Year Ended November 30,  
     2019     2018     2017  
     ($ in thousands)  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 449,736     $ 212,323     $ 168,365  

Purchases of property and equipment

     (111,122     (92,518     (78,702
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Free cash flow (a non-GAAP measure)

   $ 338,614     $ 119,805     $ 89,663  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Our free cash flow was $338.6 million in fiscal year 2019, compared to $119.8 and $89.7, in fiscal years 2018 and 2017, respectively. The increase in free cash flow in fiscal year 2019 primarily reflects the full year impact of the Convergys acquisition, partially offset by $70.5 million in transaction and integration costs. The increase in fiscal year 2018 primarily reflects the acquisition of Convergys in October 2018, partially offset by $37.5 million in transaction and integration costs.

Capital Resources

Our cash and cash equivalents totaled $79.7 million and $123.4 million as of November 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Of our total cash and cash equivalents, 94% and 95% was held by our non-U.S. legal entities as of November 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Our cash and cash equivalents held by our non-U.S. legal entities are no longer subject to U.S. federal tax on repatriation into the United States. Repatriation of some non-U.S. balances is restricted by local laws. Historically, we have fully utilized and reinvested all non-U.S. cash to fund our international operations and expansion. If in the future our intentions change, and we repatriate the cash back to the United States, we will report in our combined financial statements the impact of the state and withholding taxes depending upon the planned timing and manner of such repatriation. Presently, we believe we have sufficient resources, cash flow and liquidity within the United States to fund current and expected future working capital, investment and other general corporate funding requirements.

We believe that our available cash and cash equivalents balances, the cash flows expected to be generated from operations, and our anticipated sources of liquidity will be sufficient to satisfy our current and planned working capital and investment needs for the next twelve months in all geographies. We also believe that our longer-term working capital, planned capital expenditures, anticipated stock repurchases, dividend payments, and other general corporate funding requirements will be satisfied through cash flows from operations and, to the extent necessary, from our borrowing facilities and future financial market activities.

 

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Debt and Credit Arrangements

Our primary source of financing has historically been intercompany borrowings from SYNNEX. At August 31, 2020 and November 30, 2019, the outstanding borrowings from SYNNEX totaled $1,721.2 million and $1,981.4 million, respectively. An additional source for financing of the acquisition of Convergys in October 2018 was our assumption of outstanding convertible debentures that had been issued by Convergys. At November 30, 2018, the carrying value of the convertible debentures that remained outstanding totaled $69.8 million. These amounts were repaid in full during fiscal year 2019 and at November 30, 2019, no convertible debentures were outstanding.

Contractual Obligations to Third Parties

Our contractual obligations consist of repatriation tax under the TCJA, which is already recorded on our combined balance sheet. In addition, our contractual obligations include payments for our operating lease arrangements and guarantees. The following table summarizes our contractual obligations at November 30, 2019:

 

     Payments Due by Period  
     Total      Less than
1 Year
     1 - 3
Years
     3 - 5
Years
     > 5
Years
 
     (in thousands)  

Contractual Obligations:

              

Repatriation tax under the TCJA

   $ 51,846      $ 4,132      $ 9,544      $ 14,260      $ 23,910  

Non-cancellable operating leases

     675,946        191,384        276,098        145,801        62,663  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 727,792      $ 195,516      $ 285,642      $ 160,061      $ 86,573  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of November 30, 2019, we have established a reserve of $61.7 million for unrecognized tax benefits. As we are unable to reasonably predict the timing of settlement of these guarantees and the reserve for unrecognized tax benefits, the table above excludes such liabilities. At August 31, 2020, there were no material changes to our contractual obligations as of November 30, 2019.

Certain of SYNNEX’ subsidiaries, including certain Concentrix legal entities in the United States, jointly and severally guarantee certain of SYNNEX’ revolving lines of credit and term loans in the United States. All SYNNEX subsidiaries in the United States, including the Concentrix legal entities in the United States, have pledged their assets as security under the agreements. As of November 30, 2019, the balance payable by SYNNEX under these agreements was $2.8 billion. The amounts guaranteed by us under these agreements are recorded in our combined financial statements to the extent drawn from the Parent, net of repayments to the Parent. The guarantees by the Concentrix legal entities and the related asset pledges will be terminated or released substantially concurrent with the distribution, and thereafter serve as security for the new senior secured credit facility we expect to enter into in connection with the spin-off.

Client Concentration

Our largest client accounted for 10%, 21% and 23% of our revenues in fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 11% and 10% of revenue for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The revenues that we recognize from this client are earned under multiple contracts and statements of work. No other client accounted for more than 10% of our revenues in 2019, 2018 or 2017 and no other client accounted for more than 10% of our revenues for each of the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

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QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market Risk

We are and will be exposed to a variety of market risks, including the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. Market risk is the potential loss arising from changes in market rates and prices. Our risk management strategy includes managing these risks through our regular operating and financing activities and, when appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments. We utilize derivative financial instruments to hedge economic exposures, as well as reduce earnings and cash flow volatility resulting from shifts in market rates. In using derivative financial instruments to hedge our exposures to changes in exchange rates, we expose ourselves to counterparty credit risk. We manage our exposure to counterparty credit risk by entering into derivative financial instruments with investment grade-rated institutions that can be expected to perform fully under the terms of the agreements and by diversifying the number of financial institutions with which we enter into such agreements. There can be no guarantee that the risk management activities that we have entered into will be sufficient to fully offset market risk or reduce earnings and cash flow volatility resulting from shifts in market rates. See Note 6 of the combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement for additional discussion of our financial risk management.

Foreign Currency Risk

While approximately 66% of our revenue is priced in U.S. dollars, we recognize a substantial amount of revenue under contracts that are denominated in euros, British pounds, Australian dollars and Japanese yen, among other currencies. A significant increase in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to these currencies may have a material adverse effect on the value of those services when translated into U.S. dollars.

We serve many of our U.S.-based, European and British clients from our customer experience delivery centers located around the world. As a result, a substantial portion of the costs to deliver these services are denominated in the local currency of the country where the services are performed. This creates a foreign exchange exposure for us. As of August 31, 2020, we have hedged a portion of our exposure related to the anticipated cash flow requirements denominated in certain foreign currencies by entering into hedging contracts with institutions to acquire a total of PHP 29,985.0 million at a fixed price of $576.2 million at various dates through August 2022; and INR 14,405.0 million at a fixed price of $187.2 million at various dates through August 2022. The fair value of these derivative instruments as of August 31, 2020 is presented in Note 6 of the combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement. The potential loss in fair value at August 31, 2020 for such contracts resulting from a hypothetical 10% adverse change in the underlying foreign currency exchange rates is approximately $76 million. This loss would be substantially mitigated by corresponding gains on the underlying foreign currency exposures.

Other foreign currency exposures arise from transactions denominated in a currency other than the functional currency. We periodically enter into hedging contracts that are not denominated as hedges. The purpose of these derivative instruments is to protect us against foreign currency exposure related receivable, payables and intercompany transactions that are denominated in currencies that are different from the functional currencies of the company or our respective legal entities. As of August 31, 2020, the fair value of these derivatives not designated as hedges was a net receivable of $15.3 million.

 

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Interest Rate Risk

Our primary source of financing at August 31, 2020 is our $1,721.2 million in outstanding borrowings from SYNNEX. Our interest rate risk associated with these borrowings reflects the interest rate risk to which SYNNEX is exposed on its outstanding external borrowings. Holding other variables constant, including the total amount of outstanding indebtedness, a 100-basis point increase in the interest rate applied to our outstanding indebtedness from SYNNEX at August 31, 2020 would have increased our annual interest expense by approximately $17.2 million. We intend to replace our outstanding borrowings from SYNNEX by external sources of financing prior to or substantially concurrent with the separation. We expect that these external sources of financing will expose us to interest rate risk. See “Description of Material Indebtedness.”

 

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BUSINESS

Overview

We are a leading global provider of technology-infused Customer Experience (“CX”) solutions, centered on helping our clients enhance the brand experience for their end-customers. We provide end-to-end capabilities that help drive deep customer understanding and engagement. Our solutions facilitate communication between our clients and their customers, provide analytics and process optimization, and support client-centric operations and back-office processing across the enterprise. Our differentiated portfolio of solutions support Fortune Global 500 as well as high-growth companies across the globe in their efforts to deliver an optimized, consistent brand experience across all channels of communication, such as voice, chat, email, social media, asynchronous messaging, and custom applications. We strive to deliver exceptional services globally supported by our deep industry knowledge, technology and security practices, talented people, and digital and analytics expertise.

We offer our clients integrated solutions supporting the entirety of the customer lifecycle; CX and user experience (“UX”) strategy and design; analytics and actionable insights; and innovative new approaches to enhancing the customer experience through the latest technological advancements in our industry. We believe that we are at the forefront of the shift from traditional Customer Relationship Management (“CRM”), which is focused on a portion of the customer lifecycle, to CX, which supports the entirety of it. Through our end-to-end capabilities, we deliver better economic outcomes for our clients with solutions designed to meet their unique needs as they navigate a landscape characterized by discerning consumers and new market entrants.

We have strong relationships with companies across the globe and are a provider of choice for industry leaders. We believe in supporting our clients over the long term to build enduring relationships. Our average client tenure is 15 years. As of today, we serve over 95 Fortune Global 500 clients as well as more than 90 high-growth companies across various verticals and geographies that are attempting to disrupt their respective industries. We primarily support clients in verticals with certain characteristics, such as high growth, high transaction volume, high levels of compliance and security, and steep barriers to entry. Our strategic verticals include technology and consumer electronics, communications and media, retail, travel and ecommerce, banking, financial services and insurance, healthcare, and other. Our clients include:

 

   

7 of the top 10 global digital companies

 

   

8 of the top 10 global internet companies

 

   

6 of the top 10 U.S. health insurance companies

 

   

4 of the top 5 U.S. banks

 

   

7 of the top 10 global automotive companies

Through our technology-infused offerings, our clients benefit from having a single resource that enables them to address the entirety of the customer journey from acquisition to support to renewal. Our end-to-end capabilities and broad service offerings help our clients acquire, retain, and improve the lifetime value of their customer relationships while optimizing their back-office processes.

We combine global consistency with local expertise, enhancing the end user experience for our clients’ customers through services rendered by approximately 250,000 employees across more than 275 locations in more than 40 countries and 6 continents, where we conduct business in over 70 languages.

Our revenues for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019 increased 91.1% from the prior fiscal year to $4.7 billion, primarily due to the acquisition of Convergys in October 2018. We recorded operating income of $294 million over the same period with our operating income margin expanding 40 basis points to 6.3%.

 

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Our History

We trace our roots back to 2004 when SYNNEX acquired BSA Sales, Inc., a company with 20 employees focused on helping clients through outsourced sales and marketing services. In 2006, SYNNEX combined New York-based Concentrix with BSA Sales under the Concentrix name, with the goal of bringing technology and innovation into businesses to help clients reimagine and design the next generation of experiences. As our business evolved, our scope and scale widened to an organization of approximately 250,000 employees in more than 40 countries but our commitment to our philosophy of technology and innovation remained unchanged.

We are one of the fastest growing CX companies globally. From fiscal year 2004 to fiscal year 2012, powered by organic growth, acquisitions, and product expansion, our organization expanded to 7,500 employees and our revenue grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of approximately 56%. With our acquisition of the IBM CRM business in 2014, we significantly expanded the reach of our Concentrix business to approximately 170 customers in 24 countries. Since 2014, we have continued to make strategic acquisitions that bolstered our offerings, geographic reach, and scale. Our acquisition of Convergys in 2018 represented the largest acquisition in our industry to date, nearly doubling our scale and creating a global customer engagement services company that is a leader in CX solutions capabilities and reach.

Our Market Opportunity

According to International Data Corporation, the global outsourced Customer Experience Management (“CXM”) industry is currently sized at $79 billion and is estimated to expand at a 4% CAGR over the next three years driven by increased complexity to customer interactions and new digital channel growth. We believe there is considerable room for growth in our sector as only a small portion of the CRM market is outsourced today.

In order to maintain relevancy, our clients must transform their systems in response to increased competition and consumer demands. To meet the evolving needs of their customers, our clients are looking to large CX solutions providers, such as Concentrix, to automate their systems and provide professional support to address complexities beyond the scope of automation. We are a leader in next-generation CX technology driven by a focus on innovation, which we believe will increase our total addressable market as we enter and grow across new and existing markets. Our suite of integrated solutions include: digital services that enable efficient customer self-service; Voice of the Customer (“VOC”) solutions to gather and analyze customer feedback to foster loyalty to, and growth with, clients; analytics, and consulting solutions that synthesize data and provide professional insight to improve clients’ customer experience strategies; Robotic Process Automation (“RPA”) solutions that automate customer engagement processes to reduce client costs; Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) technology that can intelligently act on customer intent to improve customer experience with non-human engagement; support for clients’ engagement with customers across the Internet of Things (“IoT”) and through multiple interconnected channels; Vertical BPO services that provide specialized support to specific industry verticals; and Back Office BPO services that support clients in non-customer facing areas.

Industry Trends

 

   

Growing Importance of Customer Experience. We believe customer experience has become a strategic imperative for all enterprises today. Data, analytics, and digital solutions have reshaped the ways firms interact with their customers. As a result, enterprises are modernizing how they manage the customer experience across all channels of communication. The market is evolving from customer relationship management solutions that act as a cost cutting measure, toward end-to-end CX management solutions that create value throughout the entire customer lifecycle at an appropriate cost.

 

   

Empowered Consumers and Users. The modern consumer is discerning and has come to expect a high level of care and responsiveness from their service providers. Old paradigms have shifted as increasingly competitive markets and easily accessible crowd-sourced information have empowered consumers to unprecedented levels. As consumers demand more and have an increased amount of

 

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alternatives, companies must differentiate on how they manage their customer relationships. This shift is driving the market toward consumer-centric solutions that limit customer churn and promote brand loyalty.

 

   

Technological Innovation. Emerging technology is driving change within our industry and shaping the demands of our clients. Advancements in areas such as Digital Services, RPA, AI and Machine Learning (“ML”) are further disrupting our markets and our clients’ markets while opening new avenues for growth and opportunities for us to better serve our clients. These technologies provide clients the opportunity to interact more effectively with their customers and improve the customer experience by automating processes, optimizing customer journeys to reach faster solutions, enabling personalized engagement across multiple platforms, and focusing human engagement on the most complex interactions.

 

   

Evolving Role of People. The skillset required of employees in the CRM and BPO industry is shifting as enterprises place increased importance on CX. Increasing complexity in the voice channel is driving a trend of longer customer engagements requiring CRM and BPO support professionals to have a more robust skill set. The increasing importance of skilled labor in our industry is offset by the transition of low complexity support to online support (self-service), driven by heavy automation and digitization. Despite growth in digital channels, phone conversations currently remain the preferred option for customer services interactions. We believe the human element will continue to be important in our industry, as focus shifts from routine service to “last-mile” support requiring human-touch to deliver a stronger customer experience.

 

   

Mission Critical Nature of Cybersecurity. Technological innovation coupled with the proliferation of smart devices and mobile connectivity is generating sensitive data at scale, while at the same time, the avenues for access have become numerous. Data security is paramount in an environment where improper access or carelessness can compromise customers and businesses. Businesses require scalable, industry-leading data protection and security to avoid reputational and operational risks in an environment characterized by the threats and benefits of free-flowing information.

 

   

Enterprise Preferences Driving Vendor Consolidation. Enterprises have become increasingly multinational. As their scope of business increases, enterprises require a partner that can serve their needs by rapidly deploying solutions and new technology consistently across multiple geographies and channels. Enterprises therefore prefer vendors with scale and end-to-end capabilities that can be a one-stop shop and are consolidating existing relationships to vendors with scale to achieve their business objectives and pursue cost savings.

 

   

Market Fragmentation Driving Industry Consolidation. We operate in a fragmented marketplace characterized by numerous vendors offering services across various levels of the value chain. Currently the top 10 players in CX only hold an approximate 30% market share with the remaining market share held by thousands of other vendors. As client preferences continue to evolve in line with enterprise preferences, we anticipate that our market will undergo further consolidation.

 

   

Existing Solutions Have Many Limitations. As executives look to successfully navigate digital transformation and manage their customers’ experience across a wider variety of channels, unsophisticated providers and solutions often fail to meet customers’ needs. Currently there is a limited set of providers with end-to-end, global offerings of scale in the marketplace. The fragmentation of the market and, for many industries, high regulatory hurdles create additional complexity as most providers are small, niche, or local players. These issues are compounded by a lack of sufficient investment in cybersecurity, creating exposure to regulatory, reputational, and operational risks. These pain points, coupled with the prevalence of providers offering legacy solutions that fail to address the demands of the modern consumer, create an opportunity for large-scale, global CX solutions providers.

 

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Our CX Solutions

We offer technology, people and process solutions that help clients enhance the experience for their customers and improve business performance. Our CX solutions encompass four complementary areas: Customer Lifecycle Management; CX/UX Strategy and Design; Digital Transformation; and VOC and Analytics. Through our integrated CX solutions offering, our clients engage us to acquire, support and renew customers, leverage customer feedback and insights to constantly improve business performance, and identify and implement customer-facing and back-office process improvements. We help our clients by creating tools that their customers and employees love to use, enable better customer interactions through real-time sentiment analysis, and integrate multiple customer interactions and touchpoints into one-stop smart mobile applications. We provide these solutions and other complementary services in 70 languages, across 6 continents, from over 275 locations in the Americas, Asia-Pacific and EMEA.

Customer Lifecycle Management. We seek to deliver next-generation customer engagement solutions and services that address the entirety of the customer lifecycle. We offer our clients the means to acquire, support and renew customers across all channels while minimizing attrition and increasing customer lifetime value. Our Customer Lifecycle Management solutions include services such as customer care, sales support, digital marketing, technical support, digital self-service, content moderation, creative design and content production, and back office services. Customer Lifecycle Management represents our core service offering and a significant majority of the services we provide.

In addition to our Customer Lifecycle Management services, we also provide the complementary services described below, which are provided to clients as integrated solutions with our core service offering:

 

   

CX/UX Strategy and Design. We strive to help our clients reimagine what great is, designing next generation CX solutions to exceed customer expectations. Our CX/UX Strategy and Design solutions, including CX strategy, data-driven user design, journey mapping, and multi-platform engineering, enable our clients to create effortless, personalized customer engagements and align business priorities around measurable goals. Through these services, we promote a more rapid integration of digital and enabling technologies, providing transformational business services to our clients.

 

   

Digital Transformation. We seek to offer cutting edge solutions to reshape how brands better engage with their customers. Our innovative solutions and services are focused on creating disruption to help our clients stay relevant and achieve better business outcomes. Our Digital Transformation solutions include services such as RPA and cognitive automation that automate processes to improve efficiency and accuracy, mobile app development to create new channels of engagement, work at home and gig platforms that capitalize on a changing and flexible workforce, Interactive Voice Response (“IVR”) and natural language understanding solutions that improve outcomes and customer experience with automated responses to verbal interactions, messaging and social platforms that allow clients to engage with customers across myriad platforms, and system integration services.

 

   

Voice of the Customer and Analytics. Our VOC solutions turn customer feedback into actionable insights. Our Analytics solutions provide businesses with insight into rapidly changing markets through data, which provides our clients with a competitive edge. Our VOC and Analytics solutions include offerings such as VOC SaaS platform, speech and text insights, sentiment analysis, advanced analytics and real-time reporting.

Our Competitive Strengths

We believe the following strengths differentiate us from our competitors and provide us with a competitive advantage:

 

   

Extensive Global Presence: We operate globally in over 40 countries across 6 continents with the ability to conduct business in 70 different languages. We believe we are well-positioned to serve the largest multinational brands in nearly every market in which they operate. Our global footprint includes

 

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a strong presence in emerging markets such as India, China, Brazil, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia, which provides an opportunity to grow with our clients in these regions. Our ability to create value for our clients across a global delivery platform has enabled us to be a partner of choice.

 

   

Market Leader with a Differentiated Brand and Value Proposition: We believe we have a compelling brand and reputation as a leading provider of technology-infused solutions that shape the customer experience. We have a differentiated combination of global scale, local reach, technological expertise, end-to-end solution capabilities and full lifecycle services. We are widely recognized as a leading provider of CX solutions; garnering industry attention via 84 industry awards in fiscal year 2019. Third-party researchers have also taken note of our leading global practice with Everest Group Research distinguishing us as a leader for the 5th year, as well as naming us a star performer and leader in market impact, with high buyer satisfaction scores.

 

   

Strong Relationships with a Growing and Diversified Client Base: We provide customer experience solutions for over 95 Fortune Global 500 brands worldwide. Leading companies worldwide, including more than 90 clients that believe they are disruptors in their industries and over 90 of the Fortune 500, rely upon our solutions and services. We serve a wide variety of clients, extending across numerous verticals, including one of the world’s largest ride-sharing companies, a large retail disruptor, a top global airline, a global beverage brand, a leading cloud company, and a major healthcare provider. Our end-to-end capabilities and global scale has enabled us to build long-lasting relationships with our clients spanning over 15 years on average. Our commitment to our clients is our primary focus and has generated numerous accolades to date, including 105 client awards in fiscal year 2019.

 

   

Continued Investment in Research and Development: We believe that our investment in technology differentiates us from our competitors. We have provided technology-infused solutions for longer than a decade. We have been at the forefront of developing technology-infused CX solutions that improve the customer experience and will continue to strive for this in the future. We have been a leader in our industry in advancements such as conversational virtual assistants, multichannel and augmented CRM, predictive analytics, emotion analytics, cognitive learning and AI and enjoy a first mover advantage. We are also an industry leader in cybersecurity best practices. We believe our strong focus on innovation has enabled us to maximize value for our clients and made it harder for our competitors to compete with us. Due to our size and scale, and the regular implementation of technology as part of our CX solutions, our costs of developing, maintaining and integratng new technologies are not material on a stand-alone basis.

 

   

Track Record of Sustainable Organic Growth: We have a long track record of long-term organic revenue growth, and we believe we will continue to enjoy sustainable growth as a result of:

 

   

Nature of our offerings

 

   

Substantial switching costs for our clients

 

   

High net retention rates

 

   

Strong barriers to entry in the CX solutions market

 

   

Large and expanding addressable market

 

   

Demonstrated History of Strategic Acquisitions. We have acquired and integrated more than 15 companies since our inception. We have a demonstrated ability to turn around underutilized assets and maximize their value, which we believe allows us to explore a broader scope of opportunities than our peers. In 2018, we acquired Convergys, which enhanced our ability to deliver additional transformation services to our clients with a broader global footprint.

 

   

Corporate Culture Committed to Our Clients’ Success: Our unified team allows us to deliver consistent and exceptional results. As of August 31, 2020, our team consisted of approximately 250,000 employees globally. We enjoy high staff engagement because of a strong company culture that is fanatical about serving our clients through integrity and bold and disruptive thought.

 

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Experienced Management Team: Our passionate and committed management team is led by industry experts with a deep understanding of our clients’ needs. We have a highly talented management team with significant experience in the CX industry, with our top 10 executives having over 140 years of combined service at our company. Through our acquisitions we have benefited from the addition of management talent, who have contributed valuable new perspectives and insights. Under our tenured management team, we have grown our revenue from $1.1 billion in fiscal year 2014 to $4.7 billion in fiscal year 2019, while delivering strong profitability.

Our Growth Strategy

The key elements to our growth strategy are:

 

   

Expand and Deepen Relationships with Existing Clients: We have a well-established track record of cross-selling and offering additional solutions and premium services to sustain and grow our relationships with our existing clients. We have historically focused on clients with high transaction volume on a recurring basis, fast growing verticals, and large enterprises, and will continue to do so. We believe our scale, efficiency, and technology generates incremental value for our clients with each process we manage, naturally driving our customers to spend more with us. We believe our focus on technology innovation and responding to our clients’ needs position us for continued growth.

 

   

Relentlessly Innovate and Develop New Digital Services and Solutions: We believe we have developed innovative solutions for our clients, and we are focused on investing in technology. Investment in CX solutions technologies can enable more effective engagement with customers and improve the customer experience through increased automation, optimize customer journeys to reach faster solutions, enable personalized engagement across multiple platforms, and focus human engagement on the most complex interactions. For these reasons, we believe investments in disruptive technologies, applications, and services will continue to be instrumental in driving better value for our clients and result in increased profitability.

 

   

Further Expand into Adjacent Markets: Our marketplace continues to expand beyond CRM BPO. We see significant opportunity for growth across adjacent markets. We intend to continue to provide our clients with an integrated offering of solutions that include digital services, VOC solutions, analytics and consulting, RPA solutions, AI technology, IoT solutions, Vertical BPO services and Back Office BPO services. To further capitalize on new market adjacencies, we have made significant investments across emerging technologies such as RPA, AI, ML, VOC, IVR, and IoT, which we believe will enhance our clients’ ability to offer personalized, effective engagement in all customer interactions to increase customer satisfaction and promote brand loyalty. As our industry evolves, we will continue to invest in these new and fast growing markets to further sustain long-term growth.

 

   

Selectively Pursue Strategic Acquisitions: We have made targeted acquisitions to increase our technology expertise, enter new verticals and geographies, and increase our scale, including the IBM Customer Care Business and Convergys. Our market remains highly fragmented and we believe that our acquisition strategy enhances and augments our growth avenues. We intend to continue to evaluate and pursue complementary, value enhancing acquisitions.

 

   

Invest in Emerging Markets: We have invested in delivery operations in emerging, high-growth markets such as India, China, Brazil, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia. We expect to continue to invest in similar markets to be well-positioned to serve multinational brands and enable us to grow with our clients in the regions and countries where they are growing.

Our Customers

We serve more than 650 clients across various verticals and geographies. Our strategic verticals include: technology and consumer electronics, communications and media, retail, travel and ecommerce, banking, financial services and insurance, healthcare and other. We focus on developing long-term, strategic relationships

 

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with clients in verticals with certain characteristics, such as high growth, high transaction volume, high levels of compliance and security, and steep barriers to entry.

Our largest client accounted for 10%, 21% and 23% of our revenues in fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and 11% and 10% of our revenue for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The revenues that we recognize from this client are earned under multiple contracts and statements of work. No other client accounted for more than 10% of our revenues in 2019, 2018 or 2017 and no other client accounted for more than 10% of our revenues for each of the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019. We do not believe that the loss of any single customer would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

Sales and Marketing

We market our services through a sales force organized by industry vertical and geography. The length of our selling cycle varies depending on the type of engagement. Our efforts may begin in response to our lead generation program, a perceived opportunity, a reference by an existing client, a request for proposal or otherwise. The sales cycle varies depending on the type of services work as well as whether there is an existing relationship with the client.

We have designated client partners or global relationship managers for each of our strategic relationships. The relationship manager is supported by process improvement, quality, transition, finance, human resources, information technology and industry or subject matter expert teams to ensure the best possible solution is provided to our clients.

We also strive to foster relationships between our senior leadership team and our clients’ senior management. These “C-level” relationships ensure that both parties are focused on establishing priorities, aligning objectives and driving client value from the top down. High-level executive relationships have been particularly constructive as a means of increasing business from our existing clients. It also provides us with a forum for addressing client concerns. We constantly measure our client satisfaction levels to ensure that we maintain high service levels for each client.

Our Operations

We have global delivery capability which allows us to scale people and other resources from around the world, including language fluency, proximity to clients and time-zone advantages. A critical component of this capability is our more than 275 locations in more than 40 countries throughout the Americas, Asia-Pacific and EMEA. Our delivery centers improve the efficiency of our engagement teams through the reuse of processes, solution designs and infrastructure by leveraging the experience of delivery center professionals. Services are provided from these global locations to customers worldwide in multiple languages. These services are supported by proprietary technology to enable efficient and secure customer contact through various channels including voice, chat, web, email, social media and other digital tools. Many of our delivery centers are PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council’s Data Security Standards) version 3.2.1 certified. Many of our delivery centers are certified to ISO standards. Twenty-eight of our delivery centers around the world are certified to COPC (Customer Operation Performance Center) OSP standard.

We operate a distributed data processing environment that can integrate service delivery center data servers and databases with thirty-nine data centers and point of presence strategically located across the globe. Our technologically-advanced and secured data centers provide availability 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with redundant power and communication feeds and emergency power back-up, and are designed to withstand most natural disasters.

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government entities. By employing the scale and efficiencies of common application platforms, we can provide client-specific enhancements and modifications without incurring many of the costs of a full custom application, which positions us as a value-added provider of customer support products and services.

International Operations

Approximately 75% of our revenue is generated by our non-U.S. operations. A key element in our business strategy has been to locate our service delivery contact centers in markets that are strategic to our customer requirements and cost beneficial. We have significant operations in the Philippines and India.

Sales and cost concentrations in international jurisdictions subject us to various risks, including the impact of changes in the value of foreign currencies relative to the U.S. Dollar, which in turn can impact reported sales.

See Note 9 to the combined financial statements included elsewhere in this information statement for additional financial information related to our international and domestic operations.

Seasonality

Our revenue and margins fluctuate with the underlying trends in our clients’ businesses. As a result, our revenues and margins are typically the highest in our fourth fiscal quarter.

Information Technology

We invest in IT systems, infrastructure, automation and security to enhance workforce management and improve productivity. Our contact centers can employ a broad range of technology, including digital switching, intelligent call routing and tracking, proprietary workforce management systems, case management tools, proprietary software systems, computer telephony integration, interactive voice response, advanced speech recognition, web-based tools and relational database management systems with embedded security. Our innovative use of technology enables us to improve our voice, chat, web and e-mail handling and personnel scheduling, thereby increasing our efficiency and enhancing the quality of the services we deliver to our clients and their customers. We are able to respond to changes in client call volumes and manage call volume traffic based on agent availability. Additionally, we can use this technology to collect information concerning the contacts, including number, response time, duration and results of the contact and report the information to the client on a periodic basis for purposes of monitoring quality of service and accuracy of billing.

Competition

We operate in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving global marketplace. Our major competitors include Accenture plc, Atento S.A., Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, Conduent Inc., ExlService Holdings, Inc., Genpact Limited, Globant S.A., Medallia, Inc., Qualtrics, LLC, Sykes Enterprises Inc., Teleperformance S.A., TTEC Holdings, Inc., Transcosmos Inc., and WNS (Holdings) Limited.

In the future, we may face greater competition due to the consolidation of business process outsourcing providers. Consolidation activity may result in competitors with greater scale, a broader footprint or more attractive pricing than ours. In addition, a client or potential client may choose not to outsource its business, by setting up captive outsourcing operations or by performing formerly outsourced services for themselves, or may switch CX solutions providers.

Employees

As of August 31, 2020, we had approximately 250,000 full-time employees, of which approximately 52,000 were based in the Americas, approximately 173,000 were based in Asia-Pacific, and approximately 25,000 were based in EMEA. Except for a small number of our employees in certain countries, generally required by local

 

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regulations or brought in through acquisitions, our employees are not represented by a labor union, nor are they covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We consider our employee relations to be good.

Properties

Our principal executive offices are located in Fremont, California, and are leased by us. As of November 30, 2019, we occupied more than 275 facilities comprising service and delivery centers and administrative facilities covering approximately 16.6 million square feet, of which approximately 1.3 million square feet was owned and the remainder was leased.

Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are involved in legal proceedings in the ordinary course of business. We do not believe that these proceedings will have a material adverse effect on the results of our operations, our financial position or the cash flows of our business.

 

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MANAGEMENT

Executive Officers

Set forth below is information, as of October 13, 2020, regarding those persons that we expect will serve as our executive officers following the spin-off and their anticipated positions.

 

Name

  

Age

  

Position

Christopher Caldwell   

47

   Chief Executive Officer
Andre Valentine   

57

   Chief Financial Officer

Cormac Twomey

   50    Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Delivery

Richard Rosso

   57    Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Account Management

Steven Richie

   52    Executive Vice President, Legal

Christopher Caldwell, Chief Executive Officer. Chris Caldwell has served as Executive Vice President of SYNNEX and President of Concentrix since February 2014. He previously served as President of Concentrix from June 2012 to February 2014, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Concentrix from March 2007 to June 2012, and Senior Vice President, Global Business Development of SYNNEX from March 2007 to June 2012. Mr. Caldwell joined SYNNEX in 2004 as Vice President, Emerging Business through the acquisition of EMJ Data Systems Ltd.

Andre Valentine, Chief Financial Officer. Andre Valentine has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Concentrix since October 2018. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Convergys Corporation from August 2012 to October 2018, Senior Vice President of Finance, Customer Management of Convergys from 2010 to 2012 and 2002 to 2009, Senior Vice President, Controller of Convergys 2009 to 2010, and Vice President, Controller of Convergys from 1998 to 2002.

Cormac Twomey, Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Delivery. Cormac Twomey has served as Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Delivery of Concentrix since January 2019. He previously served as Chief Commercial Officer of Convergys Corporation from October 2017 to October 2018, Senior Vice President, Operations of Convergys Corporation from January 2017 to October 2017, Senior Vice President, EMEA and Intelligent Contact of Convergys from March 2014 to December 2016, Managing Director of Stream Global Services from 2013 to 2014 and Senior Vice President, Sales and Client Management, EMEA of Stream Global Services from 2011 to 2013.

Richard Rosso, Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Account Management. Rick Rosso has served as Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Account Management of Concentrix since January 2019. He previously served as Executive Vice President, Global Sales, Account Management and Solutions of Concentrix from October 2018 to January 2019 and Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Account Management of Concentrix from February 2014 to October 2018. Prior to that, he spent nearly 30 years at IBM, most recently as General Manager, Business Process Outsourcing from May 2013 to our acquisition of the IBM CRM business in January 2014.

Steven Richie, Executive Vice President, Legal. Steve Richie has served as Executive Vice President, Legal of Concentrix since February 2020 after serving as Executive Vice President, Legal and People Solutions from October 2018 to February 2020. He previously served as Senior Vice President, Legal, Human Resources and Corporate Development of Concentrix from September 2016 to October 2018 and Senior Vice President, Legal of Concentrix from August 2015 to September 2016. Prior to that, he was Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Annie’s Inc. from 2014 to July 2015, and Vice President and Senior Counsel of SYNNEX from 2008 to 2014.

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Set forth below is information, as of October 13, 2020, regarding those persons that we expect will serve on the Concentrix board of directors following the spin-off. The nominees identified will be presented to SYNNEX, Concentrix’ sole stockholder, for election prior to the spin-off.

 

Name

   Age     

Title

Christopher Caldwell

     47      Director

Teh-Chien Chou

     62      Director

LaVerne Council

     58      Director

Jennifer Deason

     45      Director

Kathryn Hayley

     62      Director

Kathryn Marinello

     64      Chair of the Board

Dennis Polk

     54      Director

Ann Vezina

     57      Director

Each member of our board of directors will serve until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation, disqualification or removal. The authorized number of directors may be changed by resolution of the board of directors. Vacancies on the board of directors can be filled by resolution of the board of directors.

Christopher Caldwell. Mr. Caldwell’s biographical information is set forth in this information under “Management.” As our Chief Executive Officer and the leader of the business for more than 12 years, Mr. Caldwell has extensive knowledge of the industry and is uniquely qualified to understand the opportunities and challenges facing Concentrix.

Teh-Chien Chou. T.C. Chou has served as the President of Harbinger Venture Management Co., Ltd., a venture capital firm, since January 2000. He has also served on the boards of directors of several companies listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange, including Synnex Technology International Corp. since 2000, Getac Technology Corp since 2009, and Intech Biopharma Ltd. since 2014. Dr. Chou holds a Bachelor of Science from National Taiwan University, a Master of Business Administration from Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Ph.D. from Rutgers University. Dr. Chou was chosen to serve on our board due to his strong background in finance and his substantial experience with public company boards of directors, including several technology-focused companies.

LaVerne Council. LaVerne Council has been the Chief Executive Officer of Emerald One, LLC, a consulting company focused on helping business and technology organizations transform through digital change, since November 2019. Prior to that, she was Managing Principal for Grant Thornton LLP from December 2017 to October 2019. She served as a Senior Vice President for the MITRE Corporation from April 2017 to December 2017 and as the Assistant Secretary for Information & Technology and Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs from July 2015 to January 2017. Ms. Council has also served as the Corporate Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer for Johnson & Johnson from 2006 to 2011 and in several roles of increasing responsibility at DELL, Inc. from 2000 to 2006, most recently as the Global Vice President, Information Technology, Global Business Solutions, and Development Services. Ms. Council has served on the board of directors of ConMed Corporation (NYSE: CNMD) since 2019. Ms. Council holds a Master of Business Administration from Illinois State University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Western Illinois University. Ms. Council was chosen to serve on our board due to her strong background in information technology and expertise with leading transformational change.

Jennifer Deason. Jennifer Deason has been the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer for the dtx company, a leader in creating technology-enabled systems connecting consumers to brands since May 2019. From 2016 to 2018, Ms. Deason served as Executive Vice President, Head of Strategy and Business Development for Sotheby’s. She served as Chief Financial Officer of the Weather Channel from 2014 to 2016

 

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and was an Executive Vice President with Bain Capital from 2008 to 2014. While at Bain, Ms. Deason served in several interim operating roles such as President, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Financial Officer and was a board member of several portfolio companies. Ms. Deason has served on the board of directors of DHI Group (NYSE: DHX) since July 2016. She holds a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University. Ms. Deason was chosen to serve on our board due to her experience with consumer-focused, technology-enabled businesses and her strong background in financial and operating roles, including her experience as a Chief Financial Officer.

Kathryn Hayley. Kathryn Hayley has been the Chief Executive Officer of Rosewood Advisory Services, LLC, a business advisory services firm, since 2015. Previously, Ms. Hayley served as an Executive Vice President of UnitedHealthcare (a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group, Inc.) from 2012 to 2015. From 2006 to 2012, she served as an executive of Aon plc, including as Chief Executive Officer of Aon Consulting Worldwide and Aon Hewitt Consulting Americas. Prior to her service at Aon, Ms. Hayley was an information technology partner at Deloitte Consulting LLP and led the U.S. financial services practice. Ms. Hayley has served on the boards of directors of First Midwest Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: FMBI) since 2016 and Alight Solutions, LLC since 2018. Ms. Hayley holds a Bachelor of Science from Illinois State University and a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. Ms. Hayley was chosen to serve on our board due to her strong background in information technology, financial services and talent management and her extensive experience as a public company leader.

Kathryn Marinello. Kathryn Marinello served as the President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of Hertz Global Holdings (NYSE: HTZ) (“Hertz”) from January 2017 through May 2020. Ms. Marinello previously served as a Senior Advisor of Ares Management LLC, a global alternative asset manager, from March 2014 to December 2016, and as Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer of Stream Global Services, Inc., a business process outsourcing service provider, from 2010 to March 2014. Ms. Marinello served as Chair, Chief Executive Officer and President of Ceridian Corporation, a provider of human resources software and services, from 2006 to 2010, and in several senior roles at General Electric Co. from 1997 to 2006. Ms. Marinello has served as a director of Volvo Group since 2014. She previously served as a member of the boards of directors of The Nielsen Company B.V. (2014-2017), General Motors Company (NYSE: GM) (2007-2016), and RealPage, Inc. (Nasdaq: RP) (2015-2017). In May 2020, Hertz filed voluntary petitions for relief under chapter 11 of title 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code following the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on travel demand. Ms. Marinello holds a Master of Business Administration from Hofstra University and a Bachelor of Arts from State University of New York at Albany. Ms. Marinello was chosen to serve on our board due to her extensive leadership experience, including on several public company boards of directors, and her strong background with the consumer services, technology and BPO industries.

Dennis Polk. Dennis Polk has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of SYNNEX since March 2018 and as a member of the SYNNEX board of directors since February 2012. Mr. Polk joined SYNNEX in 2002 as Senior Vice President of Corporate Finance and in the same year became Chief Financial Officer. In 2006, he was promoted to Chief Operating Officer and served in that capacity until he became President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Polk has served on the Board of Directors of Terreno Realty Corporation (NYSE: TRNO) since 2010. At Terreno, Mr. Polk serves as Chair of the Compensation Committee. As the Chief Executive Officer of SYNNEX, Mr. Polk has deep knowledge of the Concentrix business and its industry. He also brings to our board his leadership skills and a strong background in finance, operations and distribution.

Ann Vezina. Ann Vezina has served as a member of the board of directors of SYNNEX since February 2017. From July 2013 to August 2015, Ms. Vezina served as Corporate Vice President, Human Resources for Xerox Business Services, LLC. From February 2010 to July 2013, she was Corporate Vice President and Chief Operations Officer for Xerox Business Services. Previously, she served as Executive Vice President and Group President, Commercial Solutions for Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (ACS) before the acquisition of ACS by Xerox Corporation in 2010. Ms. Vezina began her career with Electronic Data Systems. Ms. Vezina holds a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Central Michigan University. As a director of SYNNEX

 

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since 2017, Ms. Vezina has a strong background with the Concentrix business. She also has extensive experience in the BPO industry and with personnel management.

Director Independence

Our Corporate Governance Guidelines provide that a majority of our board of directors will consist of independent directors. These standards are available on our website at www.concentrix.com. Our director independence standards reflect the corporate governance listing standards of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”). In addition, each member of the audit committee of the board of directors (the “Audit Committee”) is expected to meet the heightened independence standards required for audit committee members under the applicable listing standards, and each member of the compensation committee of the board of directors (the “Compensation Committee”) is expected to meet the heightened independence standards required for compensation committee members under the applicable listing standards. Our board of directors will assess on a regular basis, and at least annually, the independence of directors and, based on the recommendation of the nominating and governance committee of the board of directors (the “Nominating and Governance Committee”), will make a determination as to which members are independent.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

During our fiscal year ended November 30, 2019, Concentrix was not an independent company and did not have a compensation committee or any other committee serving a similar function. Decisions as to the compensation of those who served as our executive officers for that fiscal year were made by SYNNEX, as described in the section of this information statement captioned “Executive Compensation.”

Corporate Governance

We expect that our board of directors will fully implement our corporate governance initiatives at or prior to the time of the spin-off. We believe these initiatives will comply with the rules and regulations of the SEC adopted thereunder, as well as with the Nasdaq listing standards. After the spin-off, our board of directors will continue to evaluate, and improve upon as appropriate, our corporate governance principles and policies.

Our board of directors intends to adopt Corporate Governance Guidelines in connection with the spin-off, and also intends to adopt a code of ethics and business conduct that applies to each of our directors, officers and employees. The code will address various topics, including:

 

   

compliance with laws, rules and regulations;

 

   

conflicts of interest;

 

   

insider trading;

 

   

corporate opportunities;

 

   

competition and fair dealing; and

 

   

payments to government personnel.

Upon completion of the spin-off, the code of ethics and business conduct will be posted on our website. Our Audit Committee also intends to implement whistleblower procedures by establishing formal procedures for receiving and handling complaints from employees that will require that any concerns regarding accounting or auditing matters reported under these procedures be communicated promptly to the audit committee.

Board Committees

Pursuant to our bylaws, our board of directors is permitted to establish committees from time to time as it deems appropriate. Initially, to facilitate independent director review and to make the most effective use of the directors’ time and capabilities, our board of directors will establish the following committees: audit committee,

 

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nominating and corporate governance committee and compensation committee. The intended membership and functions of each committee are described below:

Audit Committee

[●], [●] and [●] are expected to be the members of the Audit Committee. [●] is expected to be the Chair of the Audit Committee. Our board of directors is expected to determine that at least one member of the Audit Committee is an “audit committee financial expert” for purposes of the rules of the SEC. In addition, we expect that our board of directors will determine that each Audit Committee member is independent, as defined by the Nasdaq listing standards and Section 10A(m)(3) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and in accordance with our Corporate Governance Guidelines, and that each member has satisfied the Nasdaq financial literacy requirements.

The Audit Committee provides assistance to our board of directors in fulfilling its legal and fiduciary obligations in matters involving our accounting, auditing, financial reporting, internal control, and legal compliance functions by approving the services performed by our independent registered public accountants and reviewing their reports regarding our accounting practices and systems of internal accounting controls. The Audit Committee oversees the audit efforts of our independent registered public accountants and takes those actions as it deems necessary to satisfy itself that the accountants are independent of management. The Audit Committee also has oversight responsibility for our risk assessment and management activities, including with respect to information technology, cybersecurity and privacy.

Compensation Committee

[●], [●] and [●] are expected to be the members of the Compensation Committee. [●] is expected to be the Chair of the Compensation Committee. Our board of directors is expected to determine that each member of the Compensation Committee is independent, as defined by the Nasdaq listing standards and in accordance with our Corporate Governance Guidelines. In addition, we expect that the members of the Compensation Committee will qualify as “non-employee directors” for purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. The Compensation Committee reviews and determines our general compensation policies and the compensation provided to our officers, including targets for annual and long-term bonus plans. In addition, the Compensation Committee reviews, administers, and approves equity-based compensation for our officers and employees and administers our equity incentive plan and employee stock purchase plan.

The Compensation Committee is responsible for overseeing human capital and compensation risks, including evaluating and assessing risks arising from our compensation policies and practices for all employees and ensuring executive compensation is aligned with performance. To assist it in satisfying these oversight responsibilities, the Compensation Committee is authorized to retain its own compensation consultant and meets regularly with management to understand the financial, human resources and stockholder implications of compensation decisions being made.

Nominating and Governance Committee

[●], [●] and [●] are expected to be the members of the Nominating and Governance Committee. [●] is expected to be the Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee. Our board of directors is expected to determine that each of the members of the Nominating and Governance Committee is independent, as defined by the Nasdaq listing standards and in accordance with our Corporate Governance Guidelines. The Nominating and Governance Committee is responsible for making recommendations to the board of directors regarding candidates for directorships and the size, director qualifications, and composition of the board of directors, director compensation, including equity compensation, and for overseeing our corporate governance guidelines and reporting and making recommendations to the board of directors concerning corporate governance matters. In addition, the Nominating and Governance Committee is responsible for considering director nominations by

 

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stockholders. The Nominating and Governance Committee oversees risks related to our overall corporate governance, including board of directors and committee composition, the size and structure of the board of directors, director independence, and our corporate governance profile and ratings. The Nominating and Governance Committee also is actively engaged in overseeing risks associated with succession planning for the board of directors and management.

Communications with the Board of Directors

The board of directors has established a process for stockholders and other interested persons to send communications to directors. Stockholders who wish to communicate with the Concentrix board of directors as a whole or to non-management directors, may send communication in writing to: [●], Chair of the Audit Committee, Concentrix Corporation, 44111 Nobel Drive, Fremont, California 94538 or Allison Leopold Tilley, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 2550 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, California 94304. Stockholders must include their name and address in the written communication and indicate whether they are a stockholder of Concentrix or other interested person. [●] and Ms. Leopold Tilley will review any communication received from a stockholder or other interested person, and all material communications from stockholders or other interested persons will be forwarded to the appropriate director or directors or board of directors committee based on the subject matter.

 

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BOARD COMPENSATION

Following the spin-off, we anticipate that our Nominating and Governance Committee will review and make recommendations to our board of directors concerning director compensation. Our objective for our initial director compensation is to provide our directors with a fair compensation package that is tied to the services they will perform as well as to the performance of the company.

We expect that our initial director compensation program will consist of an annual retainer, committee chair retainers and a long-term equity compensation component, which is expected to consist of restricted stock grants.

Retainer and Fees

We expect the cash portion of our non-employee director compensation to initially be at the following rates:

 

Annual retainer

   $ 80,000  

Additional annual retainer for Chair

   $ 150,000  

Additional annual retainer for Chair of the Audit Committee

   $ 20,000  

Additional annual retainer for Chair of the Compensation Committee

   $ 20,000  

Additional annual retainer for Chair of the Nominating and Governance Committee

   $ 20,000  

Other Payments or Benefits

We expect our non-employee directors will receive an annual grant of restricted stock valued at $100,000 that will be granted on or shortly following the date of the annual meeting of stockholders and will vest on the earlier of one year following the date of grant and one day prior to the next annual meeting of stockholders. Our initial non-employee directors are expected to receive a prorated grant of restricted stock on or shortly following the distribution date based on the number of days from the date of such directors’ initial appointment through March 17, 2021, the anniversary of the SYNNEX 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. We will provide coverage for directors under a director and officer liability insurance policy. We will also reimburse directors for their reasonable out-of-pocket expenses for attending meetings of the board of directors and its committees and educational seminars and conferences in accordance with a director education program.

Stock Ownership Guidelines

We anticipate that our board will adopt stock ownership guidelines that require each non-employee director to own beneficially a minimum number of shares of our common stock to promote and increase such ownership and to further align their interests with those of our stockholders.

 

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EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Introduction

As discussed above, Concentrix is currently part of SYNNEX and not an independent company, and the Compensation Committee is not expected to begin meeting until after the spin-off. Historically, our employees have participated in the compensation and benefit programs of SYNNEX and its subsidiaries. Therefore, except as otherwise indicated, the below Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes the compensation practices of SYNNEX as they relate to certain individuals who are expected to be appointed as executive officers of Concentrix. After the spin-off, Concentrix’ executive compensation program, policies, and practices for its executive officers will be subject to the review and approval of the Compensation Committee.

For purposes of the following Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the tabular executive compensation disclosures that follow, the individuals listed below are referred to collectively as Concentrix’ “named executive officers” or “NEOs.” They are Concentrix’ chief executive officer, chief financial officer and, of the individuals who are expected to be designated as executive officers, the three most highly compensated based on the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019 (other than the chief executive officer and chief financial officer).

 

Name

  

Position

Christopher Caldwell    Chief Executive Officer
Andre Valentine    Chief Financial Officer
Cormac Twomey    Executive Vice President, Global Operations and Delivery

Richard Rosso

   Executive Vice President, Global Sales and Account Management

Steven Richie

   Executive Vice President, Legal

Additional information regarding the members of Concentrix’ management who will be designated as executive officers is set forth in the section of the information statement captioned “Management—Executive Officers.”

We expect that immediately following the spin-off, the Concentrix executive compensation program, policies, and practices will be substantially similar to those employed at SYNNEX, as described below. The Compensation Committee will review the executive compensation program, policies, and practices and will make adjustments as appropriate over time in order to meet the company’s particular business needs and goals.

The following Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes SYNNEX’ general compensation philosophy, policies, and practices as they applied to Concentrix’ NEOs during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019. We have noted where certain elements of SYNNEX’ executive compensation program did not apply to one or more of the NEOs employed by Concentrix in the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019.

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Objectives and Philosophy of the SYNNEX Compensation Program

The SYNNEX compensation philosophy is to pay for performance as well as to offer competitive compensation in order to attract and retain talented executive officers. With respect to “pay for performance,” the SYNNEX program is designed to align the interests of its executive officers with those of its stockholders, for whom they work. As a result, a significant portion of our named executive officers’ total compensation depends on the each individual’s performance relative to operational and financial objectives. In particular, in determining total compensation, SYNNEX stresses a compensation philosophy that is performance-driven with relatively moderate base salaries, but high variability through a Management Incentive Plan and equity compensation. SYNNEX believes that total compensation should reflect some level of risk associated with the performance of the business. As a result, a substantial portion of our named executive officer’s total compensation is in the form of profit sharing and equity grants.

 

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SYNNEX believes that the compensation of its executive officers should reflect their success as a management team, as well as individuals, in attaining key operating objectives, such as growth of sales, growth of operating earnings and earnings per share, return on invested capital, growth or maintenance of market share, long-term competitive advantage, and ultimately, in attaining an increased market price for the SYNNEX common stock. SYNNEX believes that the performance of executive officers in managing the business, considered in light of general economic conditions, its company and industry, and competitive conditions, should be the basis for determining their overall compensation.

SYNNEX also believes that the compensation of its executive officers should not be based on the short-term performance of its stock, whether favorable or unfavorable, as the trading price of the stock will, in the long-term, reflect the business’ operating performance, and ultimately, the management of SYNNEX by its executive officers. Following the separation and distribution, we will seek to have the long-term performance of our stock reflected in executive compensation through our equity incentive programs.

Competitive compensation is important to attract and retain the talent necessary to lead the company in the competitive and changing business environment in which we operate. In this regard, SYNNEX is mindful of the median level of compensation of our competitors as well as of the median level of compensation in the local area in which an individual is located. SYNNEX strives for internal equity among employees according to job responsibilities, experience, capability, and individual performance. The SYNNEX executive compensation program impacts all employees by setting general levels of compensation and helping to create an environment of goals, rewards and expectations. As SYNNEX believes the performance of every employee is important to its success, SYNNEX is mindful of the effect that its executive compensation and incentive program has on all of its employees.

The SYNNEX compensation philosophy emphasizing performance permeates total compensation for both executive officers and non-executive employees. While SYNNEX does not have an exact formula for allocating between cash and non-cash compensation, SYNNEX tries to balance long-term equity versus short-term cash compensation and variable compensation versus fixed compensation. Executive officers who have greater ability to influence the performance of the business receive more long-term equity as a percentage of total compensation than non-executive employees who have less ability to influence the performance of the business. Similarly, performance-related cash compensation for executive officers as a percentage of total compensation is greater than performance-related cash compensation of non-executive employees. The goal is to create a balanced culture of high performance without undue risk assumption.

Elements of the SYNNEX Compensation Program

SYNNEX has implemented an executive compensation program that consists of four compensation components:

 

  (1)

base salary;

 

  (2)

Management Incentive Plan bonus;

 

  (3)

equity grants; and

 

  (4)

performance-based, long-term incentives (LTI).

The compensation elements are usually administered in three cycles. Merit raises for base salaries are generally performed in the April-May period. Annual equity grants in the form of stock options, restricted stock awards or restricted stock units (RSUs), other than LTI awards, are generally awarded in the September-October period. Management Incentive Plan bonuses are generally paid in the December-January period and LTI awards in the form of performance-based RSUs are generally granted in the January-February period. However, all of the above elements are reviewed and determined on at least an annual basis.

 

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Since Mr. Caldwell was an executive officer of SYNNEX in 2019, the SYNNEX Compensation Committee was responsible for decisions regarding his compensation, as provided in its charter. Our other named executive officers were not executive officers of SYNNEX, and Mr. Caldwell, generally in consultation with Dennis Polk, the President and Chief Executive Officer of SYNNEX, was responsible for decisions regarding their compensation consistent with the overall design of the SYNNEX compensation program.

The components of the compensation program for our named executive officers are described as follows:

Base Salary. Base salaries are designed to provide a consistent cash flow throughout the year as compensation for day-to-day responsibilities. Base salaries are reviewed and, if deemed appropriate, adjusted on an annual basis. Merit increases are based on, among other things, individual performance, any new responsibilities assumed and the magnitude of our merit increase budget for the year. With respect to each named executive officer’s individual performance, we assess the breadth and complexity of an individual’s responsibilities and contributions and seek to quantify the same. Determination of base salary is not made in accordance with a strict formula that measures weighted qualitative and quantitative factors, but rather is based on objective data synthesized to competitive ranges and to internal policies and practices.

Management Incentive Plan. Management Incentive Plan bonuses reward individuals for achieving operating and financial goals, in keeping with a performance-driven environment conducive to increasing stockholder value. Bonuses granted to our named executive officers under the SYNNEX Management Incentive Plan are based upon both qualitative and quantitative considerations. The SYNNEX Compensation Committee established in writing specific performance goals for Mr. Caldwell, which must be achieved in order for an award to be earned under the Management Incentive Plan for that fiscal year. Performance goals under the Management Incentive Plan may be based upon any one or more of the following: net income per share, revenue, cash flow, earnings per share, return on equity, total stockholder return, share price performance, return on capital, return on assets or net assets, income or net income, operating income or net operating income, operating profit or net operating profit, operating margin or profit margin, return on operating revenue, return on invested capital, sales productivity, sales growth, market segment share or similar financial performance measures as may be determined by the SYNNEX Compensation Committee. The SYNNEX Compensation Committee set reasonably stringent minimum Management Incentive Plan hurdles and performance metrics. The SYNNEX Compensation Committee is also authorized to recoup any bonuses or portion thereof to mitigate the potential for undue risk assumption.

Mr. Caldwell’s Management Incentive Plan bonus for fiscal year 2019 was based upon the achievement of certain EBITDA performance goals by the Concentrix business. He was not eligible for a bonus unless we met or exceeded the minimum threshold percentage of the EBITDA performance goals. In 2019, the minimum threshold percentage was 75% and the maximum percentage was 133.3%. The actual bonus payable, if the applicable minimum threshold percentages was met, was paid on a sliding scale of the target performance actually achieved based upon a certain percentage of Mr. Caldwell’s annual base salary for the applicable fiscal year.

Management Incentive Plan bonuses for our other named executive officers were determined by Mr. Caldwell based on Concentrix’ performance with respect to revenue, EBITDA, and operating income margin, as well as each individual’s annual performance and contributions to our success. While each such named executive officer had a target award based on a percentage of the individual’s base salary, the award did not have fixed threshold and maximum percentages.

 

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For fiscal 2019, our named executive officers were eligible to receive a Management Incentive Plan bonus based on the following approximate percentages of their respective fiscal year base salaries:

 

Name

   Minimum Payment
(if Threshold is Met)
as Percentage of Base
Salary(1)(%)
     Target Payment as
Percentage of Base
Salary(1)(%)
     Maximum Payment
as Percentage of Base
Salary(1)(%)
 

Christopher Caldwell

     100        200        300  

Andre Valentine

     —          90        —    
Cormac Twomey      —          100        —    

Richard Rosso

     —          75        —    

Steven Richie

     —          60        —    

 

(1)

The applicable base salary is each officer’s then-current base salary at the end of the fiscal year.

Actual awards under the Management Incentive Plan may be more or less than the applicable targets depending upon Concentrix performance, as well as the named executive officer’s individual performance. For fiscal year ended November 30, 2019, based on the performance of our business and each individual’s contributions, our named executive officers received the following Management Incentive Plan bonuses:

 

Name

   Management
Incentive Plan
Bonuses
 

Christopher Caldwell

   $ 1,307,543  

Andre Valentine

   $ 443,215  
Cormac Twomey    $ 454,560  

Richard Rosso

   $ 377,500  

Steven Richie

   $ 201,500  

Equity Grants. Long-term incentives involve equity grants and performance retention grants, including restricted stock awards, RSUs and stock options. Restricted stock and RSUs help us to retain key personnel, whereas stock options provide incentive for creating incremental stockholder value. The value of equity grants and performance retention grants derives from stock price, which aligns executive compensation with stockholder value.

Equity grants are based on a number of considerations, including:

 

   

job responsibilities and past performance;

 

   

likely future contributions;

 

   

potential reward to the individual if the stock price appreciates in the public market;

 

   

management tier classification;

 

   

equity grants made by competitors; and

 

   

existing vested and unvested equity holdings.

Determination of equity grant amounts is not made in accordance with a strict formula that measures weighted qualitative and quantitative factors or by reference to specific fixed targets, but rather is based on objective data synthesized to competitive ranges and to internal policies and practices, including an overall review of both employee and corporate performance and the value of equity grants of comparable officers at comparable companies. SYNNEX evaluates its corporate performance objective primarily by financial performance, including growth, return on equity, return on invested capital, and diluted earnings per share. SYNNEX also distinguishes between equity grants of stock options, restricted stock awards or RSUs based upon an officer’s position. SYNNEX believes that stock options carry more risk than restricted stock. As such,

 

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SYNNEX expects certain officers with the most direct impact on its overall performance to accept more equity risk and their grants are more heavily weighted towards stock options rather than restricted stock awards or RSUs. In this regard, Mr. Caldwell was the only one of our named executive officers to receive a stock option grant in 2019.

To avoid any impropriety or even the appearance of such, the SYNNEX Compensation Committee in most cases makes equity grants only during open trading windows. If the date of an equity grant falls within a trading black-out period, then the effective grant date is upon the expiration of the third trading day after the trading black-out period ends. The exceptions to this standard procedure are the granting of Long-Term Incentive RSUs, which are valued as of the first business day of the fiscal year, and the granting of equity awards to new employees, which are granted as of the date employment begins. The exercise price for all stock option grants is the market closing price of SYNNEX common stock on the effective grant date. Annual equity grants to our named executive officers are generally awarded each year in the September-October period. SYNNEX believes that the automatic and consistent nature of its equity grant process avoids the possibility of timing deviations.

Performance-Based, Long-Term Equity Incentives. The SYNNEX LTI program, currently implemented through its 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, is designed to provide long-term retention incentives, and also to create an alignment between the interests of SYNNEX executive officers and those of its stockholders because appreciation in the stock price of SYNNEX shares will benefit both its executive officers and its stockholders. Under the SYNNEX 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, the SYNNEX Compensation Committee may grant LTI awards that require, as a condition to vesting, the attainment of one or more performance targets specified by the SYNNEX Compensation Committee from the list of possible financial and operational performance metrics specified in the plan.

For 2019, the LTI award granted to Mr. Caldwell, as a SYNNEX executive officer, was comprised of performance-based RSU grants. Mr. Caldwell received a grant of performance-based RSUs that cliff vest based upon (1) the achievement of certain threshold EPS target performance percentages and (2) the achievement of certain ROIC performance percentages with both performance metrics measured over a three-year period. In determining the EPS target performance metrics, SYNNEX focused upon growth, return on equity, ROIC, and EPS. The minimum threshold EPS target performance percentage is 75% and the maximum target performance percentage is 166.7%. If the minimum threshold target performance percentage of the internally established EPS goal is not achieved, no performance-based RSUs vest for Mr. Caldwell, regardless of the achievement of the ROIC performance metrics. The minimum threshold target performance percentage is based on the previous year’s EPS plus a reasonable, three-year “stretch” goal taking into account the then current economic environment. Alternatively, if the maximum target performance percentage of the internally established EPS goal is exceeded, no incremental performance-based RSU vesting beyond the maximum award benefits Mr. Caldwell.

The dollar value of Mr. Caldwell’s LTI award was based upon one-third of his target Management Incentive Plan award for the 2019 fiscal year. The actual number of performance-based RSUs, if the applicable minimum threshold percentage is met, vest on a sliding scale of the target EPS performance percentage actually achieved and the dollar limits pre-established by the SYNNEX Compensation Committee. This amount is then adjusted by the percentage increase or decrease corresponding with SYNNEX performance as measured by the ROIC performance metric. To the extent that SYNNEX fails to meet its performance targets for the applicable three-year period, then that portion of the shares underlying the performance-based RSUs are canceled and do not vest. If, for example, SYNNEX achieves an EPS equal to 75% of the EPS target, Mr. Caldwell would receive 50% of the targeted shares. Similarly, if SYNNEX achieves an EPS equal to 166.67% of EPS target, then Mr. Caldwell would receive 200% of the targeted shares.

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grant. For fiscal year 2019, based upon the per share price, adjusted for the exclusion of dividend equivalents, on the first business day of fiscal 2019 (December 3, 2018), of $77.60, Mr. Caldwell was granted performance-based RSUs as follows:

 

     Number of
RSUs
granted
(represents
maximum
award of
200% of
target
award)
     Value of
LTIs at
maximum
award of
200% of
target
award
     Number of
RSUs
vesting
at 100%
target
performance
     Value of LTIs
at 100% target
performance
(represents
100% of target
award)
     Number of
RSUs
vesting at
75% of
target
performance
     Value of
LTIs
at 75% target
performance
(represents
50% of target
award)
 

Christopher Caldwell

     9,868      $ 765,757        4,934      $ 382,878        2,467      $ 191,439  

In addition to Mr. Caldwell’s LTI award as an executive officer of SYNNEX, for 2019, each of our named executive officers was granted a SYNNEX LTI award comprised of performance-based RSU grants (the “Spin-off Retention Awards”) to incentivize and retain the named executive officers through the separation and distribution as follows:

 

     Number of RSUs granted      Value of RSUs granted  

Christopher Caldwell

     32,453      $ 2,999,955  

Andre Valentine

     7,031      $ 649,946  
Cormac Twomey      9,195      $ 849,986  

Richard Rosso

     8,113      $ 749,966  

Steven Richie

     7,031      $ 649,946  

These awards were not determined based on reference to specific targets. The Spin-off Retention Awards cliff vest upon the earliest of the following: (1) the third anniversary of the grant date provided the named executive officer remains in continuous employment by SYNNEX through the vesting date; (2) the second anniversary of the grant date provided (a) the named executive officer remains in continuous employment by SYNNEX through the vesting date and (b) Concentrix achieves an increase of at least ten percent (10%) in adjusted EBITDA as reported in Company financial statements from Concentrix continuing operations for any consecutive 12-month period during this two-year period, measured against adjusted EBITDA, with comparable financial measure adjustments (such adjustments to include, without limitations, the effect of any acquisitions), as reported in Company financial statements from Concentrix continuing operations during any trailing 12-month period beginning August 1, 2018; or (3) the expiration of the six-month period after a change in control of Concentrix provided the named executive officer remains in continuous employment by SYNNEX or Concentrix through the vesting date.

With respect to both the SYNNEX equity grants and the LTI program, the SYNNEX Compensation Committee considers at least annually whether to approve specific long-term equity awards based on the recommendations of the SYNNEX President and Chief Executive Officer (except with respect to his own awards). When determining awards, the SYNNEX Compensation Committee considers factors such as an individual’s position, his prior and expected future performance and responsibilities, the company’s retention and succession needs, and the long-term incentive award levels for comparable executives and key employees at companies that compete with SYNNEX for executive and managerial talent. The SYNNEX Compensation Committee also considers the total value of equity awards previously granted and the existing equity ownership of the individual when determining restricted stock award levels, with particular attention paid to the value of unvested awards. In addition, the SYNNEX Compensation Committee considers the potential dilution and accounting costs of long-term equity awards as compared to those granted at other publicly traded companies that compete with SYNNEX for business and executive talent. The SYNNEX 2013 Stock Incentive Plan does not state a formulaic method for weighing these factors, nor does the SYNNEX Compensation Committee employ one.

 

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Deferred Compensation Plan. The SYNNEX deferred compensation plan permits designated employees to accumulate income for retirement and other personal financial goals by deferring present income through a nonqualified plan. The SYNNEX deferred compensation plan became effective on January 1, 1994 and was amended on January 7, 2008 to conform with changes required by Section 409A of the Code. Currently, none of our named executive officers participate in this plan.

Benefits, Perquisites and Other. Other benefits to our named executive officers include medical, dental and life insurance, as well as 401(k) plan participation. These benefits are generally available to all our employees. In addition, Mr. Valentine participates in a supplemental life insurance program and a supplemental long-term disability program that are legacy benefits from his employment with Convergys prior to our acqusition of Convergys in October 2018, Mr. Twomey receives a car allowance, which is less than $10,000 annually, and Mr. Rosso receives a cash allowance of $15,000 annually, which is a legacy benefit from his employment with IBM prior to our acquisition of the IBM CRM business in January 2014.

Risk Assessment of SYNNEX Compensation Program

Consistent with SEC disclosure requirements, SYNNEX has assessed its compensation programs and has concluded that its compensation policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the company. The risk assessment process included a review of program policies and practices; program analysis to identify risk and risk control related to the programs; and determinations as to the sufficiency of risk identification, the balance of potential risk to potential reward, risk control and the support of the program and their risks to the company strategy. Although SYNNEX reviewed all compensation programs, SYNNEX focused primarily on the programs with variability of payout, with the ability of an executive officer to directly affect payout and the controls on executive officer action and payout. By way of examples, SYNNEX reviewed its compensation programs for certain design features that have been identified by experts as having the potential to encourage excessive risk-taking, including:

 

   

too much focus on equity;

 

   

compensation mix overly weighted toward annual incentives;

 

   

highly leveraged payout curve and uncapped payouts;

 

   

unreasonable goals or thresholds; and

 

   

steep payout cliffs at certain performance level that may encourage short-term business decisions to meet payout thresholds.

SYNNEX is satisfied that these potential pitfalls have been avoided or mitigated. SYNNEX continues to monitor its compensation programs and reserves the right to adjust them as it judges necessary to avoid creating undue risk.

In addition, SYNNEX has internal controls over financial reporting and the measurement and calculation of compensation goals, and other financial, operational, and compliance policies and practices that are designed to keep its compensation programs from being susceptible to manipulation by any employee, including our named executive officers. Other risk-mitigating factors considered by the SYNNEX Compensation Committee include the following:

 

   

the use of different types of compensation that provide a balance of short-term and long-term incentives with fixed and variable components;

 

   

the SYNNEX minimum equity holding guidelines;

 

   

the SYNNEX clawback policy which, in the event of a restatement of our financial results allows the SYNNEX Compensation Committee to seek to recover or cancel Management Incentive Plan bonuses;

 

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caps on performance-based awards to limit windfalls;

 

   

every SYNNEX executive officer must obtain permission from the SYNNEX Legal Department before the sale of any shares of SYNNEX common stock, even during an open trading window;

 

   

the SYNNEX policy to limit its involvement in cashless stock option exercises by its directors and officers;

 

   

the SYNNEX prohibition of trading in SYNNEX securities on a short-term basis, on margin, or in a short sale transaction;

 

   

the SYNNEX policy against buying or selling puts or calls on its common stock;

 

   

the SYNNEX Code of Ethical Business Conduct; and

 

   

the SYNNEX Compensation Committee’s consideration of ethical behavior as integral in assessing the performance of all executive officers.

Ultimately, SYNNEX’ incentive compensation is designed to reward executive officers for committing to and delivering goals that are intended to be challenging yet provide them a reasonable opportunity to reach the threshold amount, while requiring meaningful growth to reach the target level and substantial growth to reach the maximum level. The amount of growth required to reach the maximum level of compensation is developed within the context of the normal business planning cycle and, while difficult to achieve, is not viewed to be at such an aggressive level that it would induce SYNNEX executive officers to take inappropriate risks that could threaten SYNNEX’ financial and operating stability.

SYNNEX Compensation Consultant and Peer Group Analysis

To assist in revewing and approving the annual compensation and compensation procedures for its executive officers, including Mr. Caldwell, the SYNNEX Compensation Committee retained the services of Compensia, Inc. as its compensation consultant during fiscal year 2019. Compensia reported directly to the SYNNEX Compensation Committee and the SYNNEX Compensation Committee directly approved the Compensia fees. Management had no role in the selection of the compensation consultant. The SYNNEX Compensation Committee retained the services of Compensia to outline executive compensation trends and developments, review and analyze SYNNEX’ executive compensation philosophy and programs, and provide summary of findings and considerations for use in fiscal year 2019. Neither SYNNEX nor the SYNNEX Compensation Committee engaged any compensation consultants during fiscal year 2019 whose fees exceeded $120,000. The SYNNEX Compensation Committee believes that the Compensia advice was independent of management, and Compensia has certified the same in writing, and benefited SYNNEX and its stockholders. In reaching this conclusion, the SYNNEX Compensation Committee considered all factors relevant to Compensia’s independence from management, including factors suggested by the New York Stock Exchange in its rules related to compensation advisor independence.

Compensia provided the SYNNEX Compensation Committee with a review of the overall compensation climate in the United States, best practices, and trends specific to our industry. Compensia provided analyses of base salaries, bonuses, long-term incentives and benefit practices of comparable peer companies. Compensia’s work did not raise any conflict of interest.

 

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The following technology distribution, electronic manufacturing services, data processing and outsourced services, and IT consulting and other services peer companies were used in SYNNEX’ competitive benchmarking:

Anixter International, Inc.

Arrow Electronics, Inc.

Avnet, Inc.

CDW Corporation

CGI Group, Inc.

Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation

Conduent Incorporated

Henry Schein, Inc.

Insight Enterprises, Inc.

Jabil Inc.

Sanmina Corporation

ScanSource, Inc.

Sykes Enterprises, Incorporated

Tech Data Corporation

TeleTech Holdings, Inc.

In addition to talking to members of the SYNNEX Compensation Committee, Compensia also contacted certain of SYNNEX’ executive officers and other employees in SYNNEX’ human resources department to obtain historical data and insight into previous compensation practices. The SYNNEX Compensation Committee took information provided by Compensia into consideration when setting executive compensation for fiscal year 2019.

Tally Sheets and the Role of Management

In fiscal year 2019, the SYNNEX Compensation Committee reviewed the total remuneration of SYNNEX’ executive officers, including Mr. Caldwell, using summary tables, or tally sheets. These tally sheets allowed the SYNNEX Compensation Committee to undertake a comprehensive review across all forms of compensation, and to understand the effect that changing profit and stock price scenarios could have on such remuneration forms.

Mr. Polk made recommendations to the SYNNEX Compensation Committee as to the compensation of Mr. Caldwell, and Mr. Caldwell, generally in consultation with Mr. Polk, determined the compensation of our other named executive officers. With respect to Mr. Caldwell, the SYNNEX Compensation Committee could accept or adjust Mr. Polk’s recommendations. However, in general, the SYNNEX Compensation Committee considered the recommendations of Mr. Polk, Mr. Caldwell’s role, responsibilities and performance during the past year, and the amount of compensation paid to officers in similar positions at comparable companies. These recommendations were considered in relation to Mr. Caldwell’s annual performance review and played an important role in the compensation determinations by the SYNNEX Compensation Committee.

In general, we believe that the current executive compensation program meets the objectives of rewarding executive officers for measurable results in meeting and exceeding goals.

 

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2019 Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth the compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to our named executive officers for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019. Position titles refer to each named executive officer’s expected title at Concentrix following the spin-off.

 

Name & Principal Position

  Year     Salary
($)(1)
    Bonus
($)(2)
    Stock Awards
($)(3)(4)
    Option
Awards
($)(3)
    Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)(5)
    Change in
Pension
Value
($)(6)
    All Other
Compensation
($)(7)
    Total ($)  

Christopher Caldwell,

Chief Executive Officer

    2019       608,173       —         4,007,871       999,996       1,307,543       —         20,900       6,944,483  

Andre Valentine,

Chief Financial Officer

    2019       585,000       443,215       1,099,879       —         —         100,844       2,534,792       4,763,730  

Cormac Twomey(8),

EVP, Global Operations and Delivery

    2019       474,961       454,560       1,299,919       —         —         —         3,325,842       5,555,282  

Richard Rosso,

EVP, Global Sales and Account Management

    2019       435,000       377,500       899,944       —         257,125       —         24,188       1,993,757  

Steven Richie,

EVP, Legal

    2019       350,000       201,500       799,924       —         257,125       —         8,842       1,617,391  

 

(1)

Includes base salary and, in the case of Mr. Caldwell, unused vacation payout.

(2)

Represents performance-based bonus awards under the Management Incentive Plan earned in fiscal 2019, but paid in fiscal 2020, for Messrs. Valentine, Twomey, Rosso and Richie. Although these named executive officers had target awards based on a percentage of their base salary, and the amount of their earned awards was based on our performance with respect to revenue, EBITDA and operating income margin, the amount of the awards was not quantitatively determined by reference to pre-established performance goal targets. As a result, the entire amount of these awards is being reported in the Bonus column.

(3)

Amounts listed in these columns represent the grant date fair value of stock awards and option awards recognized by SYNNEX under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, disregarding estimated forfeitures, rather than amounts realized by the named individuals. For valuation assumptions used to calculate the fair value of SYNNEX stock and option awards, see Note 5 “Share-Based Compensation” included in the SYNNEX Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019.

(4)

Includes the grant date fair value of the named executive officers’ annual equity awards, as well as the 2019 LTI awards. For Mr. Caldwell’s performance-based RSUs granted under the SYNNEX LTI program, the amount in the table reflects the grant date fair value at target, calculated in accordance with accounting guidance. If SYNNEX performance results in a future payout of the performance-based RSUs at the maximum level, the grant date fair value of Mr. Caldwell’s performance based RSUs would have been $915,850 and the aggregate grant date fair value of Mr. Caldwell’s stock awards would have been $4,465,795.

(5)

Represents performance-based bonus award under the Management Incentive Plan earned in fiscal 2019, but paid in fiscal 2020, for Mr. Caldwell, and the earned amount of three-year long-term cash incentive awards granted in 2016 for Messrs. Rosso and Richie.

(6)

Reflects the change in the present value of Mr. Valentine’s accumulated benefit under the Convergys frozen defined benefit pension plan. The pension plan, which includes a qualified and a non-qualified portion, was assumed by Concentrix in the Convergys acquisition. The assumptions used to calculate the change in pension value are described in Note 1 to the Pension Benefits table below.

 

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(7)

Includes for Mr. Caldwell, Company contributions to the 401(k) retirement savings plan of $1,400 and dividend payments on unvested RSAs of $19,500; for Mr. Valentine, Company contributions to the 401(k) retirement savings plan of $11,200, group term life insurance premiums of $6,546 paid on Mr. Valentine’s behalf and related gross-up for the imputed taxes of $10,110 under a supplemental life insurance program, premiums of $3,120 paid on Mr. Valentine’s behalf under a supplemental long-term disability program, and, as further described below, the settlement of converted cash awards in connection with the Convergys acquisition of $2,503,816; for Mr. Twomey, Company contributions to the United Kingdom defined contribution plan of $28,815, and, as further described below, the settlement of converted cash awards in connection with the Convergys acquisition of $1,917,305 and severance payments in connection with the Convergys acquisition of $1,379,722; for Mr. Rosso, Company contributions to the 401(k) retirement savings plan of $1,300, dividend payments on unvested RSAs of $7,888 and a cash allowance of $15,000 that is a legacy benefit from Mr. Rosso’s employment with IBM prior to the acquisition of the IBM CRM business; and for Mr. Richie, Company contributions to the 401(k) retirement savings plan of $1,300 and dividend payments on unvested RSAs of $7,542. For Mr. Valentine, the supplemental life insurance program and supplemental long-term disability program are legacy benefits from his employment with Convergys prior to our acquisition of Convergys in October 2018.

In connection with the acquisition of Convergys, all outstanding Convergys restricted stock unit awards and all outstanding Convergys performance-based restricted stock unit awards were converted into cash awards in accordance with the merger agreement between SYNNEX and Convergys. For all such awards that were granted on or after March 31, 2016, the awards continue to vest and settle in cash on the vesting dates and in accordance with the terms of the applicable award agreements. Such amounts that vested and were paid to Mr. Valentine and Mr. Twomey in fiscal 2019 are included in the “All Other Compensation” column and quantified above.

In addition, following the acquisition of Convergys by SYNNEX, Mr. Twomey was entitled (pursuant to his employment agreement with Convergys) to terminate his employment for “good reason” (as defined therein) and receive certain severance benefits. Mr. Twomey terminated his employment with Concentrix in December 2018 and was rehired in January 2019. Upon his termination in December 2018, Mr. Twomey received a lump sum payment equal to two times his target annual bonus and is entitled to receive monthly payments equal to his monthly base salary for 24 months. This column includes such payments to Mr. Twomey during fiscal 2019, as quantified above.

 

(8)

Mr. Twomey’s base salary, Management Incentive Plan award and amounts included under “All Other Compensation” were paid in British pounds and converted to the U.S. dollar amounts included in the table by using the fiscal year-end exchange rate of 1 GBP to $1.2932.

2019 Grants of Plan-Based Awards

The following table sets forth information regarding grants of plan-based awards to each of our named executive officers for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019.

 

          Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Awards(1)
    Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive Plan
Awards(2)
    All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares of
Stock or
Units
(#)(3)
    All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options (#)(4)
    Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
    Grant Date
Fair Value
of Stock
and
Option
Awards
($)(5)
 

Name

  Grant
Date
    Threshold
($)
    Target ($)     Maximum
($)
    Threshold
(#)
    Target
(#)
    Maximum
(#)
 

Christopher Caldwell

      575,000       1,150,000       1,725,000       —         —         —         —         —         —         —    
    2/1/19       —         —         —         2,467       4,934       9,868       —         —         —         457,925  
    7/19/19       —         —         —         32,453       32,453       32,453       —         —         —         2,999,955  
    10/2/19       —         —         —         —         —         —         4,980       —         —         549,991  
    10/2/19       —         —         —         —         —         —         —         30,057       110.44       999,996  

Andre Valentine

    7/19/19       —         —         —         7,031       7,031       7,031       —         —         —         649,946  
    10/2/19       —         —         —         —         —         —         4,074       —         —         449,933  

 

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          Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity Incentive Plan
Awards(1)
    Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive Plan
Awards(2)
    All Other
Stock
Awards:
Number of
Shares of
Stock or
Units
(#)(3)
    All Other
Option
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options (#)(4)
    Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option
Awards
($/Sh)
    Grant Date
Fair Value
of Stock
and
Option
Awards
($)(5)
 

Name

  Grant
Date
    Threshold
($)
    Target ($)     Maximum
($)
    Threshold
(#)
    Target
(#)
    Maximum
(#)
 

Cormac Twomey

    7/19/19       —         —         —         9,195       9,195       9,195       —         —         —         849,986  
    10/2/19       —         —         —         —         —         —         4,074       —         —         449,933  

Richard Rosso

    7/19/19       —         —         —         8,113       8,113       8,113       —         —         —         749,966  
    10/2/19       —         —         —         —         —         —         1,358       —         —         149,978  

Steven Richie

    7/19/19       —         —         —         7,031       7,031       7,031       —         —         —         649,946  
    10/2/19       —         —         —         —         —         —         1,358       —         —         149,978  

 

(1)

The amounts shown in these columns for Mr. Caldwell reflect his threshold, target and maximum annual bonus award under the SYNNEX Management Incentive Plan, with the potential for his actual award under the plan to exceed or be less than the target depending upon company and individual performance. Mr. Caldwell’s actual award amount is not guaranteed and is determined at the discretion of the SYNNEX Compensation Committee, which may consider Mr. Caldwell’s performance during the year. Mr. Caldwell’s actual Management Incentive Plan award for fiscal 2019 is reflected in the Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation column of the 2019 Summary Compensation Table.

(2)

The shares related to Mr. Caldwell’s February 1, 2019 award represent the range of shares that may be released at the end of the performance period for the LTI awards, December 1, 2018 to November 30, 2021. If the minimum threshold target performance percentage of the internally established EPS goal is not achieved, no performance-based RSUs will vest. The shares related to the named executive officers’ July 19, 2019 performance-based restricted stock units cliff vest upon the earliest of the following: (1) the third anniversary of the grant date provided the named executive officer remains in continuous employment by SYNNEX through the vesting date; (2) the second anniversary of the grant date provided (a) the named executive officer remains in continuous employment by SYNNEX through the vesting date and (b) Concentrix achieves an increase of at least ten percent (10%) in adjusted EBITDA as reported in the company’s financial statements from continuing operations for any consecutive 12-month period during this two-year period, measured against adjusted EBITDA, with comparable financial measure adjustments (such adjustments to include, without limitations, the effect of any acquisitions), as reported in the company’s financial statements from continuing operations during any trailing 12-month period beginning August 1, 2018; or (3) the expiration of the six-month period after a change in control of Concentrix provided the named executive officer remains in continuous employment by SYNNEX or Concentrix through the vesting date. In the event of the named executive officer’s death prior to the vesting date, SYNNEX will transfer to the named executive officer’s estate the number of shares that would have vested on or prior to his death.

(3)

The named executive officer restricted stock awards granted on October 2, 2019 vest as to 20% of the shares on the first five anniversaries of the grant date.

(4)

The option awards vest and become exercisable as to 20% of the shares on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remaining vest monthly thereafter over the remaining four-year period.

(5)

Fair value of performance-based RSU grants are calculated using the closing stock price on the date of the grant, based on the probable outcome of the performance conditions, adjusted for the exclusion of dividend equivalents. We pay dividends on restricted stock awards, and, accordingly, no adjustment is required to the stock price of the restricted stock awards.

 

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2019 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table

The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding equity awards for each of our named executive officers as of November 30, 2019.

 

    Option Awards(1)     Stock Awards(2)  

Name

  Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Exercisable (#)
    Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
Unexercisable (#)
    Option
Exercise
Price ($)
    Option
Expiration
Date
    Number
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
that have
not
Vested (#)
    Market
Value of
Shares or
Units of
Stock that
have not
Vested ($)
    Equity
Incentive
Plan Awards:
Number of
Unearned
Shares, Units
or Other
Rights that
have not
Vested (#)
    Equity Incentive
Plan Awards:
Market or
Payout Value
Of Unearned
Shares, Units or
Other Rights
that have not
Vested ($)
 

Christopher Caldwell

    12,928       —         62.90       10/7/2024       —         —         —         —    
    7,647       1,716       89.21       10/06/2025       —         —         —         —    
    7,789       4,841       112.08       10/4/2026       —         —         —         —    
    4,656       6,516       128.67       10/3/2027       —         —         —         —    
    9,926       35,882       76.01       10/11/2028       —         —         —         —    
    —         30,057       110.44       10/2/2029       —         —         —         —    
    —         —         —         —         448       55,019       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         1,204       147,863       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         1,572       193,057       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         5,788       710,824       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         4,980       611,594       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         —         —         4,022 (3)      493,942  
    —         —         —         —         —         —         23,598 (4)      2,898,070  
    —         —         —         —         —         —         4,832 (5)      593,418  
    —         —         —         —         —         —         9,868 (6)      1,211,889  
    —         —         —         —         —         —         32,453 (7)      3,985,553  

Andre Valentine

    —         —         —         —         4,074       500,328       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         —         —         7,031 (7)      863,477  

Cormac Twomey

    —         —         —         —         4,074       500,328       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         —         —         9,195 (7)      1,129,238  

Richard Rosso

    —         —         —         —         302       37,089       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         446       54,773       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         582       71,475       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         1,244       152,776       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         1,315       161,495       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         1,358       166,776       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         —         —         8,113 (7)      996,358  

Steven Richie

    —         —         —         —         168       20,632       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         446       54,773       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         582       71,475       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         1,492       183,233       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         1,315       161,495       —         —    
    —         —         —         —         1,358       166,776       —         —    

 

(1)

Unless otherwise noted, all option awards listed in these columns vest and become exercisable as to 20% of the shares on the first anniversary of the grant date and the remaining vest 1/60th of the shares monthly thereafter over the remaining four-year period.

 

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(2)

Unless otherwise noted, all stock awards listed in this table vest as to 20% of the shares on each of the first five anniversaries of the grant date. Market value was determined by multiplying the number of shares of stock or units, as applicable, by $122.81, the closing price of our Common Stock on November 29, 2019, the last trading day of our last completed fiscal year.

(3)

These RSUs granted on January 27, 2017 cliff vested on November 30, 2019. The actual number of RSUs that vested was based upon the achievement of (1) certain threshold EPS target performance percentages and (2) certain ROIC performance percentages, with both performance metrics measured over a three-year period.

(4)

These RSUs granted on October 20, 2017 will vest upon the third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date provided (1) the officer remains in continuous employment by SYNNEX through the vesting dates and (2) SYNNEX achieves an increase of at least ten percent (10%) in adjusted net income as reported in the SYNNEX financial statements from continuing operations for any consecutive 12-month period over the three-year period beginning fiscal 2018 fourth quarter through fiscal 2021 third quarter, measured against adjusted net income, with comparable financial measure adjustments, as reported in SYNNEX financial statements from continuing operations during the one-year period beginning fiscal 2017 fourth quarter through fiscal 2018 third quarter. In the event of an officer’s death prior to the vesting date, SYNNEX will transfer to such officer’s estate the number of shares that would have vested on or prior to such officer’s death.

(5)

These RSUs granted on February 14, 2018 cliff vest on November 30, 2020. The actual number of RSUs that will vest is based upon the achievement of (1) certain threshold EPS target performance percentages and (2) certain ROIC performance percentages, with both performance metrics measured over a three-year period. The vesting is contingent upon Mr. Caldwell remaining in continuous employment by SYNNEX through the vesting date provided, however, that in the event of Mr. Caldwell’s death prior to November 30, 2021, SYNNEX will transfer to Mr. Caldwell’s estate the number of shares that would have vested on an annual basis on or prior to his death.

(6)

These RSUs granted on February 1, 2019 cliff vest on November 30, 2021. The actual number of RSUs that will vest is based upon the achievement of (1) certain threshold EPS target performance percentages and (2) certain ROIC performance percentages, with both performance metrics measured over a three-year period. The vesting is contingent upon Mr. Caldwell remaining in continuous employment by SYNNEX through the vesting date provided, however, that in the event of Mr. Caldwell’s death prior to November 30, 2021, SYNNEX will transfer to Mr. Caldwell’s estate the number of shares that would have vested on an annual basis on or prior to his death.

(7)

These RSUs granted on July 19, 2019 cliff vest upon the earliest of the following: (1) the third anniversary of the grant date provided the named executive officer remains in continuous employment by SYNNEX through the vesting date; (2) the second anniversary of the grant date provided (a) the named executive officer remains in continuous employment by SYNNEX through the vesting date and (b) Concentrix achieves an increase of at least ten percent (10%) in adjusted EBITDA as reported in the company’s financial statements from continuing operations for any consecutive 12-month period during this two-year period, measured against adjusted EBITDA, with comparable financial measure adjustments (such adjustments to include, without limitations, the effect of any acquisitions), as reported in the company’s financial statements from continuing operations during any trailing 12-month period beginning August 1, 2018; or (3) the expiration of the six-month period after a change in control of Concentrix provided the named executive officer remains in continuous employment by SYNNEX or Concentrix through the vesting date. In the event of the named executive officer’s death prior to the vesting date, SYNNEX will transfer to the named executive officer’s estate the number of shares that would have vested on or prior to his death.

 

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2019 Option Exercises and Stock Vested Table

The following table sets forth the dollar amounts realized pursuant to the vesting or exercise of SYNNEX equity-based awards by each of our named executive officers for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019.

 

     Option Awards      Stock Awards  

Name

   Number of Shares
Acquired on
Exercise (#)
     Value Realized On
Exercise ($)
     Number of Shares
Acquired on
Vesting (#)
     Value Realized on
Vesting ($)(1)
 

Christopher Caldwell

     —          —          5,713        611,048  

Andre Valentine

     —          —          —          —    

Cormac Towmey

     —          —          —          —    

Richard Rosso

     —          —          1,374        154,319  

Steven Richie

     —          —          914        102,502  

 

(1)

Amounts reflect the aggregate market value of shares on the vesting date.

Pension Benefits

The following table sets forth information, as of November 30, 2019, regarding the present value of the benefits that are expected to be paid to Mr. Valentine under the qualified and non-qualified portion of the Convergys Corporation defined benefit pension plan, which was assumed in the Convergys acquisition. None of our other named executive officers participate in qualified or non-qualified defined benefit plans. The Compensation Committee may elect to adopt qualified or non-qualified defined benefit plans in the future if the Compensation Committee determines that doing so is in our best interests.

 

Name

  

Plan Name

   Number of Years of
Credited Service
(#)
   Present Value of
Accumulated Benefit
($)(1)
   Payments During
Last Fiscal Year
($)

Andre Valentine

   Convergys Corporation Pension Plan        22      $ 345,857        —  
   Convergys Corporation Non-Qualified Excess Pension Plan        22      $ 102,109        —  

 

(1)

The present value of accumulated benefit was determined using a discount rate of 3.04% and assuming a 63% lump sum payment distribution at age 65 (the normal retirement age specified in the Convergys Corporation Pension Plan).

The Convergys Corporation Pension Plan is a cash-balance pension plan that was open to certain U.S.-resident employees of Convergys hired prior to April 1, 2007. The plan was frozen effective April 1, 2008, and no additional pension credits accrue for eligible employees. At the end of each year, active participants’ accounts are credited with interest at the rate of 4% per annum. At retirement or other termination of employment, an amount equivalent to the balance then credited to the account is payable to the participant in the form of a life annuity. In lieu of a life annuity, a participant may elect to receive the actuarial equivalent of his or her benefit in the form of a lump sum, or a joint and survivor annuity.

The non-qualified excess pension plan provides a pension benefit to employees, including Mr. Valentine, whose pension benefit under the Pension Plan is reduced or capped due to Internal Revenue Service limitations. Benefits are paid in ten annual installments or, if less, the number of annual installments (rounded up) equal to the value of the benefits divided by $50,000, commencing six months after a participant’s separation from service.

 

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Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans

None of our NEOs participated in or had account balances under the SYNNEX nonqualified deferred compensation plan.

Termination of Employment and Change-of-Control Arrangements

The following summarizes the potential payments payable to our named executive officers upon termination of employment or a change of control under the SYNNEX compensation program or individual agreements. Although much of the compensation for our named executive officers is performance-based and contingent upon achievement of financial goals, SYNNEX believes its change of control arrangements provide important protection to our named executive officers, are generally consistent with the practice of its peer companies, and are appropriate for the attraction and retention of executive talent.

Under the SYNNEX Change of Control Severance Plan, if Mr. Caldwell, Mr. Rosso, Mr. Richie or Mr. Valentine is terminated without cause within two months before or 12 months after a change of control of SYNNEX (including a voluntary termination because of a reduction in salary or position or a relocation) and signs a standard release of claims, he is entitled to salary continuation at a rate equal to the average of total salary and bonus over the prior three years for a minimum of 18 months plus one month per year of employment after the eighteenth year of employment, up to a maximum of 24 months, and paid COBRA for two years. Severance payments will be delayed for six months following termination of employment to the extent required by Section 409A. For these individuals, SYNNEX believes that structuring their severance benefits in the above described fashion in connection with a change of control and tying each individual’s severance payment with his length of service, encourages their retention, rewards them for their individual contributions, loyalty, teamwork and integrity, and motivates them to achieve returns for SYNNEX’ stockholders. For each of these individuals, if employment with SYNNEX terminates as a result other than termination without cause within two months before or 12 months after a change of control of SYNNEX, then they will not be entitled to receive the above severance benefits. They are entitled to receive compensation and benefits through the date of termination in accordance with SYNNEX’ established plans.

Following our acquisition of Convergys, Mr. Valentine was entitled (pursuant to the 2012 Convergys Corporation Senior Executive Severance Pay Plan) to terminate his employment for “good reason” (as defined therein) and receive certain severance benefits. Mr. Valentine agreed to continue his employment with Concentrix, subject to remaining eligible to receive a portion of the severance benefits he would have received under the 2012 Convergys Corporation Senior Executive Severance Pay Plan if he terminated employment with Concentrix for any reason other than an involuntary termination for cause on or before October 5, 2020. Following October 5, 2020, Mr. Valentine became eligible to participate in the SYNNEX Change of Control Severance Plan.

Following our acquisition of Convergys, Mr. Twomey was entitled (pursuant to his employment agreement with Convergys) to terminate his employment for “good reason” (as defined therein) and receive certain severance benefits. Mr. Twomey terminated his employment in December 2018 and was rehired in January 2019. In connection with his termination in December 2018, Mr. Twomey received his contractual severance benefits of a lump sum payment equal to two times his target annual bonus and the commencement of monthly payments equal to his monthly base salary for 24 months. These severance benefits are included in the “All Other Compensation” column of the Summary Compensation Table. Upon Mr. Twomey’s rehiring in January 2019, consistent with general practice in the United Kingdom, we entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Twomey, who is a U.K. national. Under his employment agreement, upon a termination without cause, Mr. Twomey is entitled to (i) six months’ notice of termination or, in lieu of notice, payment of his base salary for such period, and (ii) a pro rata portion of his target bonus award through the date of termination. As a non-U.S. person, Mr. Twomey is not eligible to participate in the SYNNEX Change of Control Severance Plan.

 

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Potential Payments upon Termination or Change of Control

The following table sets forth potential payments payable to our NEOs, under the circumstances described below, assuming that their employment was terminated or a change in control occurred on November 30, 2019.

 

Name

  

Benefit

   Voluntary
Termination
without Good
Reason ($)
     Termination for
Good Reason/
Without Cause;
No Change of
Control ($)
     Termination for
Good Reason/
Without Cause
with Change of
Control ($)
 

Christopher Caldwell

   Salary continuation      —          —          2,473,737  
   Benefits continuation      —          —          62,880  
   Total      —          —          2,536,617  

Andre Valentine

  

Salary continuation

     —          —          1,840,774  
   Benefits continuation      —          —          36,666  
   Total      —          —          1,877,440  

Cormac Twomey

   Salary      —          671,216        671,216  
   Bonus      —          447,477        447,477  
   Total      —          1,118,693        1,118,693  

Richard Rosso

   Salary continuation      —          —          1,331,486  
   Benefits continuation      —          —          38,351  
   Total      —          —          1,369,837  

Steven Richie

   Salary      —          —          784,210  
   Benefits continuation      —          —          35,102  
   Total      —          —          819,312  

The Concentrix Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan

Prior to the separation and distribution, the Concentrix board of directors will adopt the Concentrix Corporation 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2020 Plan”). SYNNEX, as Concentrix’ sole stockholder, will approve the 2020 Plan prior to the distribution date, and the 2020 Plan will become effective on the distribution date. The following description is a summary of certain terms of the 2020 Plan. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2020 Plan, which is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement on Form 10, of which this information statement forms a part, and which is incorporated by reference into this information statement.

Purpose 

The purpose of the 2020 Plan is enhance our ability to attract retain and motivate persons who make or are expected to make important contributions to Concentrix by providing these individuals with equity ownership and other incentive opportunities.

Administration

The 2020 Plan will be administered by the Compensation Committee. The Concentrix board of directors may also appoint one or more separate committees, each composed of one or more directors, who may administer the 2020 Plan with respect to employees who are not considered officers or directors under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, may grant awards under the 2020 Plan to such employees and may determine all terms of such grants. The Concentrix board of directors may also authorize one or more of our officers to designate employees, other than officers under Section 16 of the Exchange Act, to receive awards or to determine the number of such awards to be received by such persons, provided that the board of directors will specify the total number of awards that such officers may award. As used in this summary, the term “administrator” means the Compensation Committee or its delegate.

 

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Eligibility

Officers and employees of Concentrix and its subsidiaries and affiliates are eligible to participate in the 2020 Plan. Directors and other individuals who provide consulting services to Concentrix and its subsidiaries and affiliates are also eligible to participate in the 2020 Plan. The term subsidiary is used in this summary to refer to any corporation, if Concentrix or one or more of its subsidiaries owns not less than 50% of the total combined voting power of all classes of outstanding stock of such corporation. The term affiliate is used in this summary to refer to any entity other than a subsidiary, if Concentrix or one or more of its subsidiaries own not less than 50% of such entity.

Automatic Grants to Directors

Each non-employee director will receive an annual grant of restricted stock valued at $100,000 that will be granted on or shortly following the date of the annual meeting of stockholders and will vest on the earlier of one year following the date of grant and one day prior to the next annual meeting of stockholders. Our initial non-employee directors are expected to receive a prorated grant of restricted stock on or shortly following the distribution date equal to the quotient of $100,000, prorated for the number of days that the non-employee director is expected to serve between his or her appointment and March 17, 2021, the anniversary of the SYNNEX 2020 annual meeting of stockholders. Thereafter, a non-employee director who is initially elected or appointed to the Concentrix board of directors other than on the date of an annual meeting will receive a prorated grant of restricted stock on or shortly following the date of such initial election or appointment equal to the quotient of $100,000, prorated for the number of days that the non-employee director is expected to serve between his or her appointment and the anniversary of the preceding Concentrix annual meeting of stockholders.

Maximum Shares and Award Limits

The shares of Concentrix common stock issued under the 2020 Plan may be authorized but unissued shares or held in treasury. The aggregate number of shares authorized for issuance for awards under the 2020 Plan is equal to the sum of [●] shares, plus an annual increase on the first day of each fiscal year, for up to ten years, beginning on or after December 1, 2021, in an amount equal to the lesser of (x) one percent of the outstanding shares of common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year and (y) such lesser amount determined by the board of directors. The aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be delivered pursuant to the exercise of incentive stock options granted under the 2020 Plan is [●]. These limitations, and the terms of outstanding awards, shall be adjusted as appropriate in the event of a stock dividend, stock split, reclassification of stock or similar events.

If restricted shares or shares issued upon the exercise of options are forfeited, then such shares will become available for awards under the 2020 Plan. If stock units, options, or stock appreciation rights are forfeited or terminate for any reason before being settled or exercised, or an award is settled in cash without the delivery of shares to the holder, then the corresponding shares will again become available for awards under the 2020 Plan. If stock units are settled or stock appreciation rights are exercised, then only the number of shares, if any, actually issued in settlement of such stock units or stock appreciation rights (and not forfeited) will reduce the number of available shares and the balance will become available for awards under the 2020 Plan. If shares are withheld to satisfy the grant price or exercise price or tax withholding obligation pursuant to any award, then such shares will become available for awards under the 2020 Plan. In general, shares that have actually been issued will not again become available for awards under the 2020 Plan.

The Committee may make awards under the 2020 Plan by assumption, substitution or replacement of awards granted by another entity, if such assumption, substitution or replacement is in connection with an acquisition, merger, or similar transaction involving the Company and such other entity. Any such substitute or assumed awards will not count against the overall share limit.

 

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Stock Options

The 2020 Plan provides for the grant of both options intended to qualify as incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) and options that are not intended to so qualify. Options intended to qualify as incentive stock options may be granted only to persons who are our employees or are employees of our subsidiaries.

The administrator will select the participants who are granted stock options and, consistent with the terms of the 2020 Plan, will prescribe the terms of each option, including the vesting rules for such option. A stock option agreement may provide for the accelerated exercisability in the event of the participant’s death, disability, or retirement or other events and may provide for expiration prior to the end of its term in the event of the termination of the participant’s service. The exercise price of an incentive stock option cannot be less than 100% of the common stock’s fair market value on the date the option is granted, and in the event a participant is deemed to be a 10% owner of Concentrix or one of our subsidiaries, the participant is not eligible to receive an incentive stock option. The exercise price of a nonqualified stock option cannot be less than 100% of the common stock’s fair market value on the date the option is granted.

Within the limitations of the 2020 Plan, the administrator may modify, extend or renew outstanding options or may accept the cancellation of outstanding options (to the extent not previously exercised), in return for the grant of new options for the same or a different number of shares and at the same or a different exercise price, or in return for the grant of the same or a different number of shares without stockholder approval. No modification of an option will, without the consent of the participant, materially impair his or her rights or obligations under such option.

The option price may be paid in cash or, to the extent that the stock option agreement so provides, by surrendering shares of common stock, in consideration of services rendered to the company, by delivery of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker to sell shares and to deliver all or part of the sale proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate exercise price, by delivery of an irrevocable direction to a securities broker or lender to pledge shares, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan proceeds to the Company in payment of the aggregate exercise price, by “net exercise” arrangement, by delivering a full-recourse promissory note, or in any other form that is consistent with applicable laws, regulations and rules. Options may be exercised in accordance with requirements set by the administrator. The maximum period in which an option may be exercised will be fixed by the administrator but cannot exceed ten years, and in the event a participant is deemed to be a 10% owner of our Company or one of our subsidiaries, the maximum period for an incentive stock option granted to such participant cannot exceed five years.

Options generally will be nontransferable except in the event of the participant’s death but the administrator may allow the transfer of non-qualified stock options through a gift or domestic relations order to the participant’s family members.

Each stock option agreement will set forth the extent to which the participant will have the right to exercise the option following the termination of the participant’s service with Concentrix and its subsidiaries, and the right to exercise the option of any executors or administrators of the participant’s estate or any person who has acquired such option(s) directly from the participant by bequest or inheritance.

Stock Appreciation Rights

The administrator also will select the participants who receive stock appreciation rights under the 2020 Plan. A stock appreciation right entitles the participant to receive a payment of up to the amount by which the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date of exercise exceeds the base value for a share of common stock as established by the administrator at the time of grant of the award. A stock appreciation right will be exercisable at such times and subject to such conditions as may be established by the administrator. A stock

 

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appreciation right may be granted either alone or in tandem with other awards under the 2020 Plan. The amount payable upon the exercise of a stock appreciation right may be settled in cash or by the issuance of shares of common stock.

Restricted Shares

The administrator also will select the participant who are granted restricted shares and, consistent with the terms of the 2020 Plan, will establish the terms of each stock award. A restricted share award may be subject to vesting requirements or transfer restrictions or both, if so provided by the administrator. Those requirements may include, for example, a requirement that the participant complete a specified period of service or that certain performance criteria be achieved. Participants who are granted restricted shares generally have all of the rights of a stockholder with respect to such shares. Restricted shares may be issued for consideration determined by the administrator, including cash, cash equivalents, full-recourse promissory notes, past services and future services.

Restricted Stock Units

The administrator also will select the participants who are granted stock units and, consistent with the terms of the 2020 Plan, will establish the terms of each stock unit. Stock units give a participant the right to acquire a specified number of shares of stock, or in the Committee’s discretion, the equivalent value in cash, at a future date upon the satisfaction of certain vesting conditions based upon a vesting schedule or performance criteria established by the administrator. Unlike restricted stock, the stock underlying stock units will not be issued until the stock units have vested, and recipients of stock units generally will have no voting or dividend rights prior to the time the vesting conditions are satisfied.

Cash-Based Awards

The administrator also will select the participants who are granted cash-based awards and, consistent with the terms of the 2020 Plan, will establish the terms of each cash-based award, including the duration of the award, the amount of cash that may be payable pursuant to the award and the conditions upon which the award will become vested or payable.

Merger

Generally, if we merge with or into another corporation, outstanding awards will be subject to the agreement of merger or reorganization, which will provide for continuation of the outstanding awards if Concentrix is the surviving entity, assumption of the outstanding awards by the surviving entity or a parent or subsidiary of the surviving entity, substitution by the surviving entity or its parent or subsidiary of its own awards for the outstanding awards, or immediate vesting, exercisability or settlement of outstanding awards (whether or not then vested or exercisable) in cash, cash equivalents, or equity followed by the cancellation of such awards.

Deferral of Awards

Subject to compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code, the Committee in its sole discretion may permit or require a participant to have cash or shares that otherwise would be paid or delivered to such participant as a result of the exercise of a stock appreciation right or option, or the settlement of stock units, credited to a deferred compensation account established for the participant by the Committee, or may have shares that would otherwise be paid or delivered converted into restricted stock units.

Cancellation or Clawback of Awards

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or the applicable Concentrix arrangement or policy, and will, to the extent required, cancel or require reimbursement of any award granted to a participant or any shares issued or cash received upon vesting, exercise, or settlement of any such awards or sale of shares underlying the awards.

Amendment and Termination

No incentive stock options may be granted under the 2020 Plan after the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the 2020 Plan or, if earlier, the approval of the 2020 Plan by SYNNEX, as the sole stockholder of Concentrix. The Board of Directors may amend, suspend or terminate the 2020 Plan at any time, but an amendment will not become effective without the approval of our stockholders to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations or rules. No termination or amendment of the 2020 Plan will materially impair a participant’s rights under outstanding awards without the participant’s consent.

Federal Income Tax Aspects of the 2020 Plan

This is a brief summary of the federal income tax aspects of awards that may be made under the 2020 Plan based on existing U.S. federal income tax laws. This summary provides only the basic tax rules. It does not describe a number of special tax rules, including the alternative minimum tax and various elections that may be applicable under certain circumstances. It also does not reflect provisions of the income tax laws of any municipality, state or foreign country in which a holder may reside, nor does it reflect the tax consequences of a holder’s death. The tax consequences of awards under the 2020 Plan depend upon the type of award.

Incentive Stock Options. The recipient of an incentive stock option generally will not be taxed upon grant of the option. Federal income taxes are generally imposed only when the shares of stock from exercised incentive stock options are disposed of, by sale or otherwise. The amount by which the fair market value of the stock on the date of exercise exceeds the exercise price is, however, included in determining the option recipient’s liability for the alternative minimum tax. If the incentive stock option recipient does not sell or dispose of the stock until more than one year after the receipt of the stock and two years after the option was granted, then, upon sale or disposition of the stock, the difference between the exercise price and the market value of the stock as of the date of exercise will be treated as a capital gain, and not ordinary income. If a recipient fails to hold the stock for the minimum required time, at the time of the disposition of the stock, the recipient will recognize ordinary income in the year of disposition generally in an amount equal to any excess of the market value of the common stock on the date of exercise (or, if less, the amount realized or disposition of the shares) over the exercise price paid for the shares. Any further gain (or loss) realized by the recipient generally will be taxed as short-term or long-term gain (or loss) depending on the holding period. We will generally be entitled to a tax deduction at the same time and in the same amount as ordinary income is recognized by the option recipient.

Nonqualified Stock Options. The recipient of stock options not qualifying as incentive stock options generally will not be taxed upon the grant of the option. Federal income taxes are generally due from a recipient of nonqualified stock options when the stock options are exercised. The difference between the exercise price of the option and the fair market value of the stock purchased on such date is taxed as ordinary income. Thereafter, the tax basis for the acquired stock is equal to the amount paid for the stock plus the amount of ordinary income recognized by the recipient. We will generally be entitled to a tax deduction at the same time and in the same amount as ordinary income is recognized by the option recipient by reason of the exercise of the option.

Other Awards. Participants who receive restricted stock unit awards will generally recognize ordinary income when they receive shares upon settlement of the awards, in an amount equal to the fair market value of the shares at that time. Participants who receive awards of restricted stock subject to a vesting requirement generally recognize ordinary income at the time substantial vesting occurs, in an amount equal to the fair market value of the stock at that time minus the amount, if any, paid for the stock. However, a participant who receives restricted shares which are not substantially vested may, within 30 days of the date the shares are transferred, elect in accordance with Section 83(b) of the Code to recognize ordinary compensation income at the time of

 

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transfer of the shares rather than upon the vesting dates. We will generally be entitled to a tax deduction at the same time and in the same amount as ordinary income is recognized by the participant.

Section 409A. Any deferrals made under the 2020 Plan, including awards granted under the 2020 Plan that are considered to be deferred compensation, must satisfy the requirements of Section 409A of the Code to avoid adverse tax consequences to participating employees. These requirements include limitations on election timing, acceleration of payments, and distributions. We intend to structure any deferrals and awards under the 2020 Plan to meet the applicable tax law requirements.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In connection with the spin-off, we will enter into certain other agreements with SYNNEX to define our ongoing relationship with SYNNEX after the spin-off. These agreements will define responsibility for obligations arising before and after the spin-off, including, among others, obligations relating to our employees and taxes. We will enter into these agreements with SYNNEX while we are still a wholly owned subsidiary of SYNNEX and, although we believe these agreements reflect market terms, certain terms of these agreements may not necessarily be the same as could have been obtained from an independent third party.

The following descriptions are only summaries and we encourage you to read, in their entirety, each of the agreements that are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this information statement forms a part.

Separation and Distribution Agreement

The following discussion summarizes the material provisions of the separation and distribution agreement that will be entered into between SYNNEX and Concentrix. The separation and distribution agreement sets forth, among other things, Concentrix’ agreements with SYNNEX regarding the principal transactions necessary to separate Concentrix from SYNNEX. It also sets forth other agreements that govern certain aspects of Concentrix’ relationship with SYNNEX after the distribution date.

Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities

The separation and distribution agreement will identify the assets to be transferred, the liabilities to be assumed and the contracts to be assigned to each of SYNNEX and Concentrix as part of the separation of SYNNEX into two companies, and it will provide for when and how these transfers, assumptions and assignments will occur. In particular, the separation and distribution agreement will provide, among other things, that subject to the terms and conditions contained therein:

 

   

assets related to the Concentrix business, referred to as the “Concentrix Assets,” will generally be retained by or transferred to Concentrix or one of Concentrix’ subsidiaries, including, without limitation:

 

   

contracts that relate to the Concentrix business;

 

   

intellectual property and information technology related to the Concentrix Assets, the Concentrix Liabilities (as defined below), or the Concentrix business;

 

   

permits that relate to the Concentrix business;

 

   

Concentrix real property;

 

   

information related to the Concentrix Assets, the Concentrix Liabilities, or the Concentrix business;

 

   

rights and assets expressly allocated to Concentrix or one of Concentrix’ subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of the separation and distribution agreement or certain other agreements entered into in connection with the separation; and

 

   

other assets that are included in the Concentrix pro forma combined balance sheet that appears in the section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements.”

 

   

liabilities related to the Concentrix business or the Concentrix Assets, referred to as the “Concentrix Liabilities,” will generally be retained by or transferred to Concentrix or one of Concentrix’ subsidiaries, including, without limitation:

 

   

liabilities arising out of actions, inactions, events, omissions, conditions, facts, or circumstances occurring or existing prior to the completion of the separation to the extent related to the Concentrix business or the Concentrix Assets;

 

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liabilities and obligations expressly allocated to Concentrix or one of Concentrix’ subsidiaries pursuant to the terms of the separation and distribution agreement or certain other agreements entered into in connection with the separation;

 

   

liabilities to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from contracts, intellectual property, information technology, permits or real property retained by or transferred to Concentrix in connection the separation;

 

   

liabilities relating to claims brought by third parties to the extent relating to, arising out of or resulting from the Concentrix business, the Concentrix Assets, or the Concentrix Liabilities; and

 

   

other liabilities that are included in the Concentrix pro forma combined balance sheet that appears in the section entitled “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements.”

 

   

all of the assets and liabilities (including whether accrued, contingent, or otherwise) other than the Concentrix Assets and Concentrix Liabilities (such assets and liabilities, other than the Concentrix Assets and the Concentrix Liabilities, referred to as the “SYNNEX Assets” and “SYNNEX Liabilities,” respectively) will be retained by or transferred to SYNNEX or its subsidiaries.

Except as expressly set forth in the separation and distribution agreement or any ancillary agreement, neither Concentrix nor SYNNEX will make any representation or warranty as to the assets, business or liabilities transferred or assumed as part of the separation, as to any consents or approvals required in connection with the transfers, as to the value or the freedom from any security interests of any of the assets transferred, as to the absence of any defenses or right of setoff or freedom from counterclaim with respect to any claim or other asset of either Concentrix or SYNNEX, or as to the legal sufficiency of any assignment, document or instrument delivered to convey title to any asset or thing of value to be transferred in connection with the separation. With limited exceptions, all assets will be transferred on an “as is,” “where is” basis and the respective transferees will bear the economic and legal risks that any conveyance will prove to be insufficient to vest in the transferee good and marketable title, free and clear of any security interest, and that any necessary consents or approvals are not obtained or that any requirements of laws or judgments are not complied with.

Information contained in this information statement with respect to the assets and liabilities of the parties following the distribution is presented based on the allocation of such assets and liabilities pursuant to the separation and distribution agreement, unless the context otherwise requires. The separation and distribution agreement will provide that, in the event that the transfer or assignment of certain assets and liabilities to Concentrix or SYNNEX, as applicable, does not occur prior to the separation, then until such assets or liabilities are able to be transferred or assigned, SYNNEX or Concentrix, as applicable, will hold such assets on behalf of and for the benefit of the other party and will pay, perform, and discharge such liabilities in the ordinary course of business, provided that the other party will advance or reimburse SYNNEX or Concentrix, as applicable, for any payments made in connection with the maintenance of such assets or the performance and discharge of such liabilities.

The Distribution

The separation and distribution agreement will also govern the rights and obligations of the parties regarding the distribution. On the distribution date, SYNNEX will distribute to its stockholders that hold SYNNEX common stock as of the record date for the distribution all of the issued and outstanding shares of Concentrix common stock on a pro rata basis.

Conditions to the Distribution

The separation and distribution agreement will provide that the distribution is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver by SYNNEX) of certain conditions. These conditions are described under “The Spin-Off—Spin-off Conditions.” SYNNEX has the sole discretion to determine (and change) the terms of, and to determine whether

 

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to proceed with, the distribution and, to the extent it determines to so proceed, to determine the record date, the distribution date and the distribution ratio.

Treatment of Intercompany Agreements, Receivables, and Payables

The separation and distribution agreement will provide that all agreements as to which there are no third parties and that are between Concentrix, on the one hand, and SYNNEX, on the other hand, as of the distribution, will be terminated as of the distribution, except for the separation and distribution agreement and the ancillary agreements, a master commercial agreement under which Concentrix will continue to provide CX solutions services to SYNNEX, and certain other arrangements specified in the separation and distribution agreement. The separation and distribution agreement will also provide that all intercompany receivables owed and intercompany payables due solely between Concentrix, on the one hand, and SYNNEX, on the other hand, that are effective or outstanding as of immediately prior to the effective time of the distribution will be repaid or settled as promptly as practicable thereafter, subject to limited exceptions. The separation and distribution agreement will also provide that SYNNEX and Concentrix will take, at or prior to the effective time of the distribution, all actions necessary to de-link all bank and brokerage accounts owned by Concentrix from the accounts owned by SYNNEX.

Claims

In general, each party to the separation and distribution agreement will assume liability for all pending, threatened and unasserted legal matters related to its own business or its assumed or retained liabilities and will indemnify the other party for any liability to the extent arising out of or resulting from such assumed or retained legal matters.

Releases

The separation and distribution agreement will provide that Concentrix and its affiliates will release and discharge SYNNEX and its affiliates from all liabilities assumed by Concentrix as part of the separation, from all acts and events occurring or failing to occur, and all conditions existing, on or before the distribution date relating to the Concentrix business, and from all liabilities existing or arising in connection with the implementation of the separation, except as expressly set forth in the separation and distribution agreement. SYNNEX and its affiliates will release and discharge Concentrix and its affiliates from all liabilities retained by SYNNEX and its affiliates as part of the separation and from all liabilities existing or arising in connection with the implementation of the separation, except as expressly set forth in the separation and distribution agreement.

These releases will not extend to obligations or liabilities under any agreements between the parties that remain in effect following the separation, which agreements include, but are not limited to, the separation and distribution agreement, the tax matters agreement, the employee matters agreement and the commercial agreement.

Indemnification

In the separation and distribution agreement, Concentrix and its subsidiaries will agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless SYNNEX and its subsidiaries, each of its affiliates and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents, from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

 

   

the Concentrix Liabilities;

 

   

the failure of Concentrix or any of its subsidiaries to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any of the Concentrix Liabilities, in accordance with their terms, whether prior to, on or after the distribution;

 

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certain shared contingent liabilities related to general corporate matters that occurred prior to the separation and distribution to the extent such contingent liabilities are attributable to the Concentrix business;

 

   

any breach by Concentrix or any of its subsidiaries of the separation and distribution agreement or any of the ancillary agreements;

 

   

except to the extent it relates to a SYNNEX Liability, any guarantee, indemnification or contribution obligation, surety bond or other credit support agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding for the benefit of Concentrix or its subsidiaries by SYNNEX or its subsidiaries that survives following the distribution; and

 

   

any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated or necessary to make the statements not misleading, in the registration statement on Form 10, of which this information statement forms a part, this information statement, or certain other disclosure documents, except for those statements made explicitly in SYNNEX’ name.

SYNNEX and its subsidiaries will agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Concentrix and its subsidiaries, each of its affiliates and each of their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from:

 

   

the SYNNEX Liabilities;

 

   

the failure of SYNNEX or any of its subsidiaries to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any of the SYNNEX Liabilities, in accordance with their terms whether prior to, on, or after the distribution;

 

   

certain shared contingent liabilities related to general corporate matters that occurred prior to the separation and distribution to the extent such contingent liabilities are attributable to the SYNNEX business;

 

   

any breach by SYNNEX or any of its subsidiaries of the separation and distribution agreement or any of the ancillary agreements;

 

   

except to the extent it relates to a Concentrix Liability, any guarantee, indemnification or contribution obligation, surety bond or other credit support agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding for the benefit of SYNNEX or its subsidiaries by Concentrix or its subsidiaries that survives following the distribution; and

 

   

any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated or necessary to make the statements not misleading, with respect to statements made explicitly in SYNNEX’ name in the registration statement on Form 10, of which this information statement forms a part, this information statement, or certain other disclosure documents.

The separation and distribution agreement will also establish procedures with respect to claims subject to indemnification and related matters.

Indemnification with respect to taxes will generally be governed solely by the tax matters agreement.

Insurance

The separation and distribution agreement will provide for the allocation between the parties of rights and obligations under existing insurance policies with respect to occurrences prior to the distribution and will set forth procedures for the administration of insured claims and address certain other insurance matters.

 

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Further Assurances

In addition to the actions specifically provided for in the separation and distribution agreement, except as otherwise set forth therein or in any ancillary agreement, both SYNNEX and Concentrix will agree in the separation and distribution agreement to use reasonable best efforts, prior to, at and after the effective time of the distribution, to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws, regulations, and agreements to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by the separation and distribution agreement and the ancillary agreements.

Dispute Resolution

The separation and distribution agreement will contain provisions that govern, except as otherwise provided in any ancillary agreement, the resolution of disputes, controversies or claims that may arise between SYNNEX and Concentrix related to the separation or distribution. These provisions will contemplate that efforts will be made to resolve disputes, controversies and claims through good faith discussions between SYNNEX and Concentrix. If such efforts are not successful, either Concentrix or SYNNEX may submit the dispute, controversy or claim to nonbinding mediation or, if such nonbinding mediation is not successful, binding arbitration, subject to the provisions of the separation and distribution agreement.

Expenses

Except as expressly set forth in the separation and distribution agreement, any ancillary agreement or as otherwise agreed between the parties, SYNNEX will be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred prior to the distribution date in connection with the separation, including costs and expenses relating to legal and tax counsel, financial advisors, the audit of Concentrix’ historical combined financial statements, and accounting and valuation advisory work related to the separation. Except as expressly set forth in the separation and distribution agreement or in any ancillary agreement, or as otherwise agreed in writing by SYNNEX and Concentrix, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the separation from and after the distribution date will be paid by the party incurring such cost and expense.

Other Matters

Other matters governed by the separation and distribution agreement will include access to financial and other information, confidentiality, access to and provision of records, legal privileges, and treatment of outstanding guarantees.

Termination

The separation and distribution agreement will provide that it may be terminated, and the distribution may be amended, modified, or abandoned, at any time prior to the distribution in the sole discretion of SYNNEX without the approval or consent of any person, including Concentrix, Concentrix’ stockholders, or SYNNEX’ stockholders. In the event of a termination of the separation and distribution agreement prior to the distribution, no party, nor any of its directors, officers, or employees, will have any liability to the other party. After the effective time of the distribution, the separation and distribution agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by both SYNNEX and Concentrix.

Amendments

The separation and distribution agreement will provide that no provision of the separation and distribution agreement may be amended, supplemented, or modified except by a written instrument signed by both SYNNEX and Concentrix.

 

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Tax Matters Agreement

SYNNEX and Concentrix will enter into a tax matters agreement that will govern the parties’ respective rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to taxes (including taxes arising in the ordinary course of business and taxes, if any, incurred as a result of any failure of the distribution and certain related transactions to qualify as tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code), tax attributes, the preparation and filing of tax returns, the control of audits and other tax proceedings, and assistance and cooperation in respect of tax matters.

In addition, the tax matters agreement will impose certain restrictions on us and our subsidiaries (including restrictions on share issuances, business combinations, sales of assets and similar transactions) that will be designed to preserve the tax-free status of the distribution and certain related transactions. The tax matters agreement will provide special rules that allocate tax liabilities in the event the distribution, together with certain related transactions, is not tax-free under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. In general, under the tax matters agreement, each party is expected to be responsible for any taxes imposed on SYNNEX or Concentrix that arise from the failure of the distribution, together with certain related transactions, to qualify as a transaction that is generally tax-free, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) and certain other relevant provisions of the Code, in the event that the failure to so qualify is attributable to actions of such party post-separation.

Employee Matters Agreement

SYNNEX and Concentrix will enter into an employee matters agreement prior to the separation that will allocate liabilities and responsibilities relating to employment matters, employee compensation and benefits plans and programs and other related matters in connection with the separation.

The employee matters agreement will provide that:

 

   

SYNNEX and the entities that are its subsidiaries as of immediately following the effective time of the distribution (the “SYNNEX Group”) generally will be responsible for liabilities associated with employees who have been identified as SYNNEX Group employees and liabilities for former employees whose most recent employment with SYNNEX was with the SYNNEX Group or who are otherwise identified as former employees of the SYNNEX Group, and

 

   

Concentrix and the entities that are its subsidiaries immediately following the effective time of the distribution (the “Concentrix Group”) generally will be responsible for liabilities associated with employees who have been identified as Concentrix Group employees and liabilities for former employees whose most recent employment with SYNNEX was with the Concentrix Group or who are otherwise identified as former employees of the Concentrix Group.

The employee matters agreement also will describe the general treatment of outstanding SYNNEX equity awards held by SYNNEX employees and Concentrix employees. As of the separation, each outstanding SYNNEX equity award, whether held by a SYNNEX employee, a Concentrix employee or a former employee of SYNNEX or Concentrix, will be converted into a SYNNEX equity award and a Concentrix equity award that each relates to the same number of shares of SYNNEX common stock or Concentrix common stock, as the case may be, as the number of shares of SYNNEX common stock to which the SYNNEX equity award relates prior to the separation. In order to preserve the aggregate value of stock options held by each equity award holder the exercise price of each SYNNEX and Concentrix stock option will be modified as necessary to preserve the same ratio of the exercise price to the per share value of the underlying stock as existed prior to the separation. The converted SYNNEX and Concentrix awards will have the same terms, vesting conditions, post-termination exercise rules and other restrictions that applied to the corresponding SYNNEX awards immediately before the separation, except that, for converted awards held by Concentrix employees, references to service with SYNNEX will be deemed to refer to service with Concentrix.

 

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The employee matters agreement also includes provisions relating to cooperation between SYNNEX and Concentrix on matters relating to employees and employee benefits, the sharing of employee information, and other administrative provisions.

Commercial Agreement

SYNNEX and Concentrix will enter into a master commercial agreement pursuant to which Concentrix will continue to provide CX solutions services to SYNNEX following the separation.

Procedures for Approval of Related Party Transactions

Our board of directors will approve a Related Person Transactions Policy that will be effective upon the completion of the spin-off. The Related Person Transactions Policy will provide for approval by the audit committee of our board of directors of transactions with our company involving more than $120,000 in which any director, officer, 5% stockholder, or certain related persons or entities has a direct or indirect material interest.

 

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

SYNNEX currently owns all of our outstanding shares of common stock. None of the persons expected to become our directors or our executive officers currently own any shares of our common stock, but those who own shares of SYNNEX common stock will be treated as stockholders of SYNNEX and, accordingly, will receive shares of our common stock in the distribution.

The following tables set forth the number of shares of SYNNEX common stock and the number of shares of our common stock that will be held by the persons expected to become our directors or executive officers immediately upon completion of the spin-off and each stockholder that we believe will be a beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of our outstanding voting securities immediately after the spin-off, assuming there are no changes in each person’s holdings of SYNNEX common stock since [●], and based on our estimate as of [●] of 51.5 million shares of our common stock outstanding immediately upon completion of the spin-off, using the distribution ratio of one share of our common stock for each share of SYNNEX common stock.

Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes below, the mailing address of each individual or entity identified below is c/o Concentrix Corporation, 44111 Nobel Drive, Fremont, CA 94538. As used in this information statement, “beneficial ownership” means that a person has, or may have within 60 days of [●], the sole or shared power to vote or direct the voting of a security or the sole or shared investment power with respect to a security (that is, the power to dispose or direct the disposition of a security), or both. Unless otherwise indicated in the footnotes below, each individual or entity identified below has sole voting and investment power with respect to such securities.

 

Expected Directors and Named Executive Officers

   Number of
Shares of
SYNNEX
Beneficially
Owned
     Number of Our
Shares to be
Beneficially
Owned
     Percentage
Ownership
 

Christopher Caldwell

        

Teh-Chien Chou

        

LaVerne Council

        

Jennifer Deason

        

Kathryn Hayley

        

Kathryn Marinello

        

Dennis Polk

        

Ann Vezina

        

Andre Valentine

        

Cormac Twomey

        

Richard Rosso

        

Steven Richie

        

All executive officers and directors as a group (12 persons)

        

 

*

Represents less than 1% of the Company’s Common Stock.

 

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Principal Stockholders and Address

   Number of
Shares of
SYNNEX
Beneficially
Owned
     Number of Our
Shares to be
Beneficially
Owned
     Percentage
Ownership
 

MiTAC International Corporation and related parties(1)

        

FMR LLC

245 Summer Street

Boston, MA 02210

        

The Vanguard Group

100 Vanguard Blvd

Malvern, PA 19355

        

BlackRock, Inc.

55 East 52nd Street

New York, NY 10022

        

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Building One

6300 Bee Cave Road

Austin, Texas 78746

        

 

(1)

Represents shares held by Silver Star Developments Ltd. and Peer Developments Ltd. Silver Star Developments Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MiTAC International Corporation. The principal business office for MiTAC International Corporation and Silver Star Developments Ltd. is No. 200 Wen Hua 2nd Road, Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan. Peer Developments Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Synnex Technology International Corporation. The principal business office for Synnex Technology International Corporation and Peer Developments Ltd. is 4th Floor, No. 75 Sec. 3, Minsheng East Road, Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City 104, Taiwan.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF MATERIAL INDEBTEDNESS

Prior to or substantially concurrent with the separation, we expect to enter into a new senior secured credit facility, which we expect to be comprised of an up to $600 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) and $900 million of term loan borrowings (the “Term Loan” and, together with the Revolver, the “Credit Facility”), and an up to $350 million accounts receivable securitization facility (the “Securitization Facility”). Set forth below is a summary of the anticipated terms of the Credit Facility and the Securitization Facility. As the definitive documentation with respect to the Credit Facility and the Securitization Facility has not yet been finalized, the final terms of the Credit Facility and the Securitization Facility may differ from those set forth herein.

Credit Facility

We expect that the Credit Facility will have an initial term of five years after the date on which funds are initially advanced. The outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan will be payable in quarterly installments in an amount equal to 1.25% of the original principal amount advanced on the initial funding date commencing on the last day of the second full fiscal quarter after the initial funding date, with the unpaid balance due in full on the maturity date. Concentrix will be permitted to voluntarily prepay the loans under the Credit Facility at any time without any penalty, other than breakage fees.

Obligations under the Credit Facility will be secured by substantially all of the assets of Concentrix and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries and will be guaranteed by certain of its U.S. subsidiaries.

We expect that borrowings under the Revolver and the Term Loan will bear interest, in the case of LIBOR rate loans, at a per annum rate equal to the applicable LIBOR rate (but not less than 0.25%), plus an applicable margin, which may range from 1.25% to 2.25%, based on Concentrix’ consolidated leverage ratio. Borrowings under the Credit Facility that are not LIBOR rate loans bear interest at a per annum rate equal to (i) the greatest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1.0%, (b) the rate of interest last publicly announced by Bank of America as its “prime rate” and (c) the LIBOR rate plus 1.0%, plus (ii) an applicable margin, which may range from 0.25% to 1.25%, based on Concentrix’ consolidated leverage ratio. Upon the initial funding date, we anticipate that the applicable margin will be 2.0% for LIBOR rate loans and 1.0% for non-LIBOR rate loans. We expect that commitments under the Revolver will be subject to a commitment fee on the unused portion of the Revolver, which fee may range from 25 to 45 basis points, based on Concentrix’ consolidated leverage ratio. Upon the initial funding date, we anticipate that the commitment fee will be 40 basis points.

The Credit Facility will contain various loan covenants that restrict the ability of Concentrix and its subsidiaries to take certain actions, including, incurrence of indebtedness, creation of liens, mergers or consolidations, dispositions of assets, repurchase or redemption of capital stock, making certain investments, entering into certain transactions with affiliates or changing the nature of their business. In addition, we expect the Credit Facility to contain financial covenants that require Concentrix to maintain at the end of any of its fiscal quarters commencing with the first fiscal quarter ending after the initial funding date, (i) a consolidated leverage ratio not to exceed 3.75:1.0 and (ii) a consolidated interest coverage ratio equal to or greater than 3.00:1.0. The Credit Facility will also contain various customary events of default, including payment defaults, defaults under certain other indebtedness, and a change of control of Concentrix.

The closing and initial funding of the Credit Facility will be subject to conditions that are customary for secured loans of this nature.

Securitization Facility

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security interest in the receivables to one or more lenders in exchange for available borrowings of up to $350 million. Borrowing availability under the Securitization Facility may be limited by changes in the credit ratings of the clients comprising the receivables, client concentration levels in the receivables, and certain characteristics of the accounts receivable being transferred (including factors tracking performance of the accounts receivable over time). We expect that the Securitization Facility will have an initial term of two years.

We expect that borrowings under the Securitization Facility will bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the applicable LIBOR rate plus a spread expected to be 1.15%. Concentrix will also be obligated to pay a monthly undrawn fee that is expected to range from 30 to 37.5 basis points based on the portion of the Securitization Facility that is undrawn.

The Securitization Facility will contain various affirmative and negative covenants, including a financial maintenance covenant that is consistent with the Credit Facility and customary events of default, including payment defaults, defaults under certain other indebtedness, a change in control of Concentrix, and certain events negatively affecting the overall credit quality of the transferred accounts receivable.

The closing of the Securitization Facility will be subject to conditions that are customary for accounts receivable facilities of this nature.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

General

Concentrix’ certificate of incorporation and bylaws will be amended and restated prior to the separation. The following description of our capital stock and provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws is a summary of the material terms of Concentrix’ capital stock that will be contained in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws at the time of the distribution. You should refer to the copies of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws that will be in effect at the time of the distribution, which are filed with the SEC as exhibits to our Form 10, of which this information statement is a part, and to the applicable provisions of Delaware law.

Authorized Capital Stock

Under Concentrix’ certificate of incorporation, the total number of shares of all classes of shares that Concentrix has authority to issue is [●], including [●] shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and [●] shares of undesignated preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share. Except as otherwise provided in Concentrix’ certificate of incorporation or in a board resolution, shares purchased, redeemed by, surrendered to, or otherwise acquired by Concentrix assume the status of authorized but unissued shares, undesignated as to class or series, and may thereafter be reissued in the same manner as other authorized but unissued shares.

Concentrix Common Stock

The holders of shares of Concentrix common stock are entitled to dividends as Concentrix’ board of directors may declare from time to time from legally available funds subject to the preferential rights of the holders of any shares of Concentrix preferred stock that may be issued in the future. The holders of shares of Concentrix common stock are entitled to one vote per share on any matter to be voted upon by Concentrix stockholders and Concentrix’ certificate of incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting in connection with the election of directors.

No holder of shares of Concentrix common stock will have any preemptive right to subscribe for any shares of Concentrix capital stock issued in the future, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock.

Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of Concentrix’ affairs, the holders of shares of Concentrix common stock are entitled to share, on a pro rata basis, all assets remaining after payment to creditors and subject to prior distribution rights of any shares of Concentrix preferred stock that may be issued in the future. After the distribution, all of the outstanding shares of common stock will be fully paid and non-assessable.

Concentrix Preferred Stock

Under Concentrix’ certificate of incorporation, Concentrix’ board of directors, without further action by the Concentrix stockholders, will be authorized to issue shares of preferred stock in one or more classes or series. Concentrix’ board of directors may fix the rights, preferences and privileges of the preferred stock, along with any limitations or restrictions, including voting rights, dividend rights, conversion rights, redemption privileges and liquidation preferences of each class or series of preferred stock. The shares of Concentrix preferred stock could have voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of holders of shares of Concentrix common stock. The issuance of shares of Concentrix preferred stock could also have the effect, under certain circumstances, of delaying, deferring or preventing a takeover or other transaction that holders of some or a majority of shares of Concentrix common stock might believe to be in their best interests or in which holders might receive a premium for their shares over the then-market price of the shares. Concentrix currently has no plans to issue any shares of preferred stock.

 

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Annual Election of Directors

At any meeting of stockholders for the election of directors at which a quorum is present, the election will be determined by a majority of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote in the election, with directors not receiving a majority of the votes cast required to tender their resignations for consideration by the board of directors, except that in the case of a contested election, the election will be determined by a plurality of the votes cast by the stockholders entitled to vote in the election.

Removal of Directors

Concentrix’ bylaws will provide that its stockholders may remove its directors with or without cause with the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of Concentrix’ voting stock.

Certain Anti-Takeover, Limited Liability, and Indemnification Provisions

Concentrix’ certificate of incorporation and bylaws described below may have the effect of delaying, deferring, or discouraging another person from acquiring control of Concentrix.

Concentrix Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaw Provisions

Concentrix’ certificate of incorporation and Concentrix’ bylaws include provisions that may have the effect of discouraging, delaying, or preventing a change in control or an unsolicited acquisition proposal that a Concentrix stockholder might consider favorable, including a proposal that might result in the payment of a premium over the market price for the shares held by Concentrix’ stockholders. These provisions are summarized in the following paragraphs.

 

   

Supermajority Voting. Concentrix’ certificate of incorporation requires the approval of the holders of at least 66 2/3% of Concentrix’ combined voting power to effect certain amendments to Concentrix’ certificate of incorporation. Concentrix’ bylaws may be amended by either a majority of Concentrix’ board of directors, or the holders of 66 2/3% of the Concentrix’ voting stock.

 

   

Delaware Anti-Takeover Statute. Concentrix may be subject to Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), an anti-takeover statute. In general, Section 203 of the DGCL prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years following the time the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination or the acquisition of shares that resulted in a stockholder becoming an interested stockholder is approved in a prescribed manner. Generally, a “business combination” includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Generally, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns (or within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status did own) 15% or more of a corporation’s voting stock. The existence of this provision, if applicable, would be expected to have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions not approved in advance by Concentrix’ board of directors, including discouraging attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of common stock held by Concentrix’ stockholders.

 

   

Authorized but Unissued or Undesignated Capital Stock. The Concentrix’ authorized capital stock consists of [●] shares of common stock and [●] shares of preferred stock. No preferred stock will be designated following the spin-off. After the spin-off, Concentrix estimates that it will have outstanding approximately 51.5 million shares of Concentrix’ common stock. The authorized but unissued (and in the case of preferred stock, undesignated) shares of Concentrix stock may be issued by Concentrix’ board of directors in one or more transactions without your approval. We may use additional shares for a variety of purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional capital, to fund acquisitions and as employee compensation. Moreover, Concentrix’ certificate of incorporation grants Concentrix’

 

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board of directors broad power to establish the rights and preferences of authorized and unissued preferred stock. The issuance of shares of Concentrix preferred stock pursuant to Concentrix’ board of directors’ authority described above could decrease the amount of earnings and assets available for distribution to holders of shares of Concentrix common stock and adversely affect the rights and powers, including voting rights, of such holders and may have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control. Concentrix’ board of directors does not currently intend to seek Concentrix’ stockholder approval prior to any issuance of preferred stock, unless otherwise required by law.

 

   

Concentrix Board and Vacancies. Concentrix’ bylaws provide that the number of directors on its board of directors will be fixed exclusively by its board of directors. Any vacancies created in its board of directors resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors or the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office, or other cause may only be filled by a majority of the board of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum is present, or by a sole remaining director. Any director appointed to fill a vacancy on Concentrix’ board of directors will be appointed for a term expiring at the next annual meeting, and until his or her successor has been elected and qualified.

 

   

Special Meetings of Stockholders. Concentrix’ certificate of incorporation and Concentrix’ bylaws provide that special meetings of Concentrix stockholders may be called only by the chairman of Concentrix’ board of directors or by a majority of Concentrix’ board of directors. Stockholders may not call special stockholder meetings.

 

   

No Stockholder Action by Written Consent. Concentrix’ certificate of incorporation and Concentrix’ bylaws provide that an action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of Concentrix’ stockholders may only be taken at a duly called annual or special meeting of Concentrix’ stockholders. This provision prevents Concentrix’ stockholders from initiating or effecting any action by written consent, and thereby taking actions opposed by Concentrix’ board of directors.

 

   

Notice Procedures. Concentrix’ bylaws establish advance notice procedures with regard to all Concentrix stockholder proposals to be brought before meetings of Concentrix stockholders, including proposals relating to the nomination of candidates for election as directors, the removal of directors, and amendments to Concentrix’ certificate of incorporation or Concentrix’ bylaws. These procedures provide that notice of such Concentrix stockholder proposals must be timely given in writing to the Concentrix Secretary prior to the meeting. The notice must contain certain information specified in Concentrix’ bylaws.

 

   

No Cumulative Voting. The DGCL provides that stockholders are denied the right to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless the company’s certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Concentrix’ certificate of incorporation will not provide for cumulative voting.

Other Anti-Takeover Provisions

Concentrix’ certificate of incorporation limits the liability of the Concentrix directors (in their capacity as directors but not in their capacity as officers) to Concentrix or Concentrix stockholders to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. Specifically, Concentrix directors will not be personally liable for monetary damages for breach of a director’s fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability:

 

   

For any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to Concentrix or Concentrix stockholders;

 

   

For acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law;

 

   

Under Section 174 of the DGCL, which relates to unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or redemption; or

 

   

For any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

 

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Indemnification Arrangements

The DGCL authorizes corporations to limit or eliminate the personal liability of directors to corporations and their stockholders for monetary damages for certain breaches of directors’ fiduciary duties as directors, and our certificate of incorporation includes such an exculpation provision. Our certificate of incorporation includes provisions that indemnify, to the fullest extent allowable under the DGCL, the personal liability of directors or officers for monetary damages for actions taken as a director or officer of Concentrix, or for serving at our request as a director or officer or another position at another corporation or enterprise, as the case may be. Our certificate of incorporation also provides that we may advance reasonable expenses to its directors and officers, subject to the receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnified party. Our certificate of incorporation expressly authorizes us to carry directors’ and officers’ insurance to protect Concentrix, its directors, officers and certain employees for some liabilities.

Concentrix expects to enter into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers that provide them with rights to indemnification and expense advancement to the fullest extent permitted under the DGCL.

The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our certificate of incorporation may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duty. These provisions may also have the effect of reducing the likelihood of derivative litigation against our directors and officers, even though such an action, if successful, might otherwise benefit us and our stockholders. However, these provisions do not limit or eliminate our rights, or those of any stockholder, to seek non-monetary relief such as injunction or rescission in the event of a breach of a director’s duty of care. The provisions do not alter the liability of directors under the federal securities laws. In addition, your investment may be adversely affected to the extent that, in a class action or direct suit, we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. There is currently no pending material litigation or proceeding against any Concentrix directors, officers, or employees for which indemnification is sought.

Listing

We have applied to have our shares of common stock listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “CNXC.”

Transfer Agent and Registrar

After the distribution, the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock will be Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

 

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

Concentrix has filed a registration statement on Form 10 with the SEC with respect to the shares of Concentrix common stock being distributed as contemplated by this information statement. This information statement is a part of, and does not contain all of the information set forth in, the registration statement, including the exhibits and schedules thereto. For further information with respect to Concentrix and its common stock, please refer to the registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules. Statements made in this information statement relating to any contract or other document are not necessarily complete, and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for copies of the actual contract or document. You may review a copy of the registration statement, including its exhibits and schedules, on the internet website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. We maintain an internet website at www.concentrix.com. Information contained on any website referenced in this information statement is not incorporated by reference in this information statement.

As a result of the distribution, Concentrix will become subject to the information and reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and, in accordance with the Exchange Act, will file periodic reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC.

Concentrix intends to furnish holders of its common stock with annual reports containing consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP and audited and reported on, with an opinion expressed, by an independent registered public accounting firm.

You should rely only on the information contained in this information statement or incorporated herein by reference. Concentrix has not authorized any person to provide you with different information or to make any representation not contained in this information statement or incorporated herein by reference.

 

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INDEX TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

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Audited Combined Financial Statements of Concentrix (Customer Experience Services Business of SYNNEX Corporation):

     F-2  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     F-3  

Combined Balance Sheets as of November 30, 2019 and 2018

     F-4  

Combined Statements of Operations for each of the three years in the period ended November 30, 2019

     F-5  

Combined Statements of Comprehensive Income for each of the three years in the period ended November 30, 2019

     F-6  

Combined Statements of Parent Equity for each of the years ended November 30, 2019

     F-7  

Combined Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended November 30, 2019

     F-8  

Notes to the Combined Financial Statements

     F-9  

Schedule II: Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for Fiscal Years ended November 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017

     F-43  

Unaudited Combined Financial Statements of Concentrix (Customer Experience Services Business of SYNNEX Corporation):

     F-44  

Combined Balance Sheets as of August 31, 2020 (unaudited) and November 30, 2019

     F-45  

Combined Statements of Operations for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

     F-46  

Combined Statements of Comprehensive Income for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

     F-47  

Combined Statements of Parent Equity for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

     F-48  

Combined Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

     F-49  

Notes to the Combined Financial Statements

     F-50  

Schedule II: Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019 (unaudited)

     F-69  

Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Convergys Corporation:

     F-70  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     F-71  

Consolidated Statements of Income for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017

     F-72  

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017

     F-73  

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and 2016

     F-74  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017

     F-75  

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for each of the years ended December 31, 2017

     F-76  

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-77  

Schedule II: Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015

     F-115  

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of Convergys Corporation:

     F-116  

Consolidated Statements of Income for the nine months ended September  30, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)

     F-117  

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)

     F-118  

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September  30, 2018 (unaudited) and December 31, 2017

     F-119  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (unaudited)

     F-120  

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-121  

 

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AUDITED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CONCENTRIX

(CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SERVICES BUSINESS OF SYNNEX CORPORATION)

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors

SYNNEX Corporation:

Opinion on the Combined Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying combined balance sheets of Concentrix, the Customer Experience Services business (the Company) of SYNNEX Corporation as of November 30, 2019 and 2018, the related combined statements of operations, comprehensive income, parent equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended November 30, 2019, and the related notes and financial statement Schedule II: Valuation and Qualifying Accounts (collectively, the combined financial statements). In our opinion, the combined financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of November 30, 2019 and 2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three year period ended November 30, 2019, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These combined financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these combined financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB and in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the combined financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the combined financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the combined financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the combined financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ KPMG LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2019.

Cincinnati, Ohio

February 21, 2020

 

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CONCENTRIX

(CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SERVICES BUSINESS OF SYNNEX CORPORATION)

COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS

(currency in thousands)

 

     November 30,
2019
    November 30,
2018
 

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 79,656     $ 123,389  

Accounts receivable, net

     931,082       943,613  

Receivable from SYNNEX Corporation (“Parent”)

     17,495       14,854  

Loan receivable from Parent

     67,676       37,210  

Other current assets

     203,696       179,474  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,299,605       1,298,540  

Property and equipment, net

     411,465       419,603  

Goodwill

     1,829,328       1,775,541  

Intangible assets, net

     934,123       1,104,497  

Deferred tax assets

     64,879       71,347  

Other assets

     114,355       97,465  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 4,653,755     $ 4,766,993  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Convertible debentures

   $ —       $ 69,762  

Accounts payable

     44,558       46,301  

Payable to Parent

     85,898       90,344  

Loans payable to Parent

     1,981,385       2,172,977  

Accrued compensation and benefits

     323,821       289,932  

Other accrued liabilities

     246,437       313,973  

Income taxes payable

     16,209       29,406  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     2,698,308       3,012,695  

Other long-term liabilities

     297,034       253,413  

Deferred tax liabilities

     188,572       181,083  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,183,914       3,447,191  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (note 13)

    

Equity:

    

Parent company investment

     1,519,923       1,359,001  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

     (50,082     (39,199
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Parent equity

     1,469,841       1,319,802  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 4,653,755     $ 4,766,993  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Amounts may not add due to rounding)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined financial statements.

 

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CONCENTRIX

(CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SERVICES BUSINESS OF SYNNEX CORPORATION)

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(currency in thousands)

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,  
     2019     2018     2017  

Revenue

      

Customer experience services

   $ 4,687,327     $ 2,444,867     $ 1,974,830  

Customer experience services to Parent

     20,585       18,284       15,350  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     4,707,912       2,463,151       1,990,180  

Cost of revenue

      

Cost of revenue for customer experience services

     2,946,664       1,514,470       1,232,666  

Cost of revenue related to services to Parent

     12,800       11,129       8,360  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     1,748,448       937,552       749,154  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (1,454,116     (792,791     (634,531
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     294,332       144,761       114,623  

Interest expense (primarily related to borrowings from Parent) and finance charges, net

     (92,196     (38,239     (24,020

Other income (expense), net

     2,280       4,386       (2,326
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     204,416       110,908       88,277  

Provision for income taxes

     (87,252     (62,637     (16,027
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 117,164     $ 48,271     $ 72,250  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Amounts may not add due to rounding)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined financial statements.

 

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CONCENTRIX

(CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SERVICES BUSINESS OF SYNNEX CORPORATION)

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(currency in thousands)

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,  
     2019     2018     2017  

Net income

   $ 117,164     $ 48,271     $ 72,250  

Other comprehensive income (loss):

      

Change in unrealized losses of defined benefit plans, net of taxes of $5,909, $0 and $0 for fiscal years ended November 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively

     (28,289     (892     (1,483

Reclassification of net (gains) losses to net income, net of tax of $0 for fiscal years ended November 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017.

     1,791       —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total change in unrealized losses of defined benefit plans, net of taxes

     (26,498     (892     (1,483
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges during the period, net of taxes of $(5,197), $(6,835) and $0 for fiscal years ended November 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

     15,574       20,376       —    

Reclassification of net (gains) losses on cash flow hedges to net income, net of tax expense (benefit) of $5,891, $313 and $0 for fiscal years ended November 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

     (17,493     (935     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total change in unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of taxes

     (1,919     19,441       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of taxes of $0 for fiscal years ended November 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017

     17,534       (33,543     22,406  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     (10,883     (14,994     20,923  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 106,281     $ 33,277     $ 93,173  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Amounts may not add due to rounding)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined financial statements.

 

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CONCENTRIX

(CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SERVICES BUSINESS OF SYNNEX CORPORATION)

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF PARENT EQUITY

(currency in thousands)

 

     Parent company
investment
     Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
    Total
Parent equity
 

Balances, November 30, 2016

   $ 208,237      $ (45,128   $ 163,109  

Share-based compensation

     5,088        —         5,088  

Investment by Parent in a Concentrix legal entity

     174        —         174  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     —          20,923       20,923  

Net income

     72,250        —         72,250  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances, November 30, 2017

     285,749        (24,205     261,544  

Share-based compensation

     7,652        —         7,652  

Parent stock issued for acquisition of Convergys

     1,017,329        —         1,017,329  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     —          (14,994     (14,994

Net income

     48,271        —         48,271  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances, November 30, 2018

     1,359,001        (39,199     1,319,802  

Share-based compensation

     10,351        —         10,351  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     —          (10,883     (10,883

Hypothetical current tax expense recorded for separate return basis presentation

     33,407        —         33,407  

Net income

     117,164        —         117,164  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances, November 30, 2019

   $ 1,519,923      $ (50,082   $ 1,469,841  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Amounts may not add due to rounding)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined financial statements.

 

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CONCENTRIX

(CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SERVICES BUSINESS OF SYNNEX CORPORATION)

COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(currency in thousands)

 

    Fiscal Years Ended November 30,  
    2019     2018     2017  

Cash flows from operating activities:

     

Net income

  $ 117,164     $ 48,271     $ 72,250  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

     

Depreciation

    139,174       80,274       65,616  

Amortization

    166,606       74,324       64,252  

Share-based compensation

    10,351       7,652       5,088  

Provision for doubtful accounts

    5,134       201       1,262  

Deferred income taxes

    (16,281     (11,377     (18,085

Hypothetical current tax expense recorded for separate return basis presentation

    33,407       —         —    

Unrealized foreign exchange (gains) losses

    1,973       8,194       (2,868

Convertible debt conversion option fair value and extinguishment (gains) losses

    1,559       (9,996     —    

Other

    1,410       57       288  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition of businesses:

     

Accounts receivable, net

    6,286       (8,488     (20,048

Receivable from Parent

    (2,641     12,232       (12,791

Payable to Parent

    (4,446     55,120       (5,880

Accounts payable

    (4,998     (28,138     (7,502

Other operating assets and liabilities

    (4,962     (16,003     26,783  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    449,736       212,323       168,365  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

     

Purchases of held-to-maturity investments

    —         (34     (4,183

Proceeds from maturity of held-to-maturity investments

    —         1,021       1,962  

Proceeds from sale of trading investments

    —         12,893       —    

Loan to non-Concentrix subsidiary of Parent as part of its centralized treasury operations

    (30,466     —         —    

Purchases of property and equipment

    (111,122     (92,518     (78,702

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired and refunds

    (9,426     (1,072,335     (57,809
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

    (151,014     (1,150,973     (138,732
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

     

Proceeds from borrowings

    —         —         24,000  

Repayments of borrowings

    (148,047     (325,939     (24,000

Proceeds from borrowings from Parent

    —         1,277,160       251,009  

Repayments of borrowings from Parent

    (191,592     —         (288,310
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (339,639     951,221       (37,301
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

    (3,453     (12,446     4,918  

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

    (44,370     125       (2,750

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year

    127,884       127,759       130,509  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year

  $ 83,514     $ 127,884     $ 127,759  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

     

Interest paid on borrowings

  $ —       $ 36     $ 205  

Income taxes paid

  $ 103,644     $ 45,217     $ 31,341  

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing activities:

     

Fair value of common stock issued by Parent for acquisition of business

  $ —       $ 1,017,329     $ —    

Accrued costs for property and equipment purchases

  $ 8,344     $ 3,732     $ 1,526  

(Amounts may not add due to rounding)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined financial statements.

 

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CONCENTRIX

(CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SERVICES BUSINESS OF SYNNEX CORPORATION)

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(currency and share amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

NOTE 1—BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

Background

The customer experience services (“CX”) business of SYNNEX Corporation (“SYNNEX” or the “Parent”), is a leading global provider of technology-infused CX solutions and end-to-end global business outsourcing services focused on customer experience, process optimization, technology innovation, front and back-office automation and business transformation to clients in five primary industry verticals.

On January 9, 2020, SYNNEX announced a plan to separate the CX business into an independent publicly-traded company, in a transaction expected to be completed in the second half of 2020. The CX business is held entirely within certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of SYNNEX. Except for transactions described in note 10, these wholly-owned subsidiaries do not perform activities related to any non-CX business of SYNNEX. As the separate legal entities that make up the CX business were not historically held by a single legal entity, SYNNEX has undertaken a series of transactions in preparation for the separation, following which Concentrix Corporation will hold directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries, the CX business (“Concentrix,” the “CX business” or the “Company”). The separation is expected to be completed by a pro rata distribution of the shares of common stock of Concentrix Corporation held by SYNNEX to stockholders of SYNNEX. Completion of the separation will not require a vote by SYNNEX’ stockholders but will be subject to customary closing conditions, including, among others, obtaining final approval from SYNNEX’ Board of Directors, receipt of a favorable opinion with respect to the tax-free nature of the transaction for federal income tax purposes, and a declaration by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of the effectiveness of the Form 10 registration statement of which these combined financial statements form a part.

Basis of presentation

The CX business is held entirely within certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of SYNNEX dedicated to the CX business. As the separate legal entities that make up the CX business were not historically held by a single legal entity, these combined financial statements of the Company have been prepared in connection with the expected separation and have been derived from the SYNNEX Consolidated Financial Statements and accounting records of the Parent as if the Company had been operated on a stand-alone basis during the periods presented. These combined financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. All direct revenue and expenses attributable to the Concentrix business including certain allocations of Parent costs and expenses have been separately maintained in a separate ledger in the legal entities that make up the Concentrix business. As the separate legal entities that make up the Concentrix business were not historically held by a single legal entity, Parent company investment is shown in lieu of stockholders’ equity in the combined financial statements. All significant intercompany balances and transactions between the legal entities that comprise Concentrix have been eliminated.

Management of the Company and Parent consider allocations of Parent costs to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services by, or the benefits provided to, the Company. The allocations may not, however, reflect the expense the Company would have incurred as a stand-alone company for the periods presented. Actual costs that may have been incurred if the Company had been a stand-alone company would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organizational structure, what functions were outsourced or performed by employees and other strategic decisions.

 

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Certain of SYNNEX’ subsidiaries, including certain Concentrix legal entities in the United States, jointly and severally guarantee certain of SYNNEX’ borrowing arrangements in the United States. All SYNNEX subsidiaries, including Concentrix, have pledged their assets as security under the agreement. Historically, Concentrix received or provided funding for acquisitions or ongoing operations as part of SYNNEX’ centralized treasury program. Accordingly, only cash amounts specifically recorded in the separate Concentrix ledger are reflected in the combined balance sheets. The Company reflects transfers of the cash from the Parent’s cash management system as loans or other accounts payable to the Parent or a reduction of accounts or loans receivable in the combined balance sheets based on the purpose for which the cash was provided by the Parent. Similarly, cash transfers to the Parent are reflected as reduction of loans or other accounts payable to the Parent or as loans receivable from the Parent. The cash payments and receipts are recorded in the combined statements of cash flows as operating or financing activities based on the nature of the transactions for which the funds were transferred between the Company and the Parent. The only third-party debt obligations included in these combined financial statements are those for which the legal obligor is a legal entity within the CX business and obtained funds directly from the third-party lender. Such third-party debt arrangements are currently expected to continue post-separation from SYNNEX.

Operations of Concentrix are included in the consolidated U.S. federal, and certain state and local income tax returns filed by SYNNEX, where applicable. Concentrix also files certain separate state, local and foreign tax returns. Income tax expense and other income tax related information contained in the combined financial statements are presented on a separate return basis, which requires us to estimate tax expense as if the Company filed a separate return apart from SYNNEX. The income taxes of Concentrix as presented in the combined financial statements may not be indicative of the income taxes that Concentrix will incur in the future.

Within the financial statements and tables presented, certain columns and rows may not add due to the use of rounded numbers for disclosure purposes.

NOTE 2—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

Use of estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reporting period. The Company evaluates these estimates on a regular basis and bases them on historical experience and on various assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable. Actual results could differ from the estimates.

Principles of combination

The Company’s combined financial statements include the combined accounts of SYNNEX’ wholly-owned subsidiaries engaged in the CX business, in which no substantive participating rights are held by minority stakeholders, and variable interest entities in the core business if the Company is the primary beneficiary. All intercompany accounts and transactions within the entities included in the combined financial statements have been eliminated.

Segment reporting

Concentrix operations are based on an integrated global delivery model whereby services under a client contract in one location may be provided from delivery centers located in one or more different countries with more than half of the Company’s workforce located in Philippines and India. Given the homogeneity of technology-infused CX services and the integrated delivery model, the Company operates in a single segment, based on how the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) views and evaluates the Company’s operations in making operational and strategic decisions and assessments of financial performance. The Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer has been identified as the CODM.

 

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Cash and cash equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with an original maturity or remaining maturity at the date of purchase of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash equivalents consist principally of money market deposit accounts that are stated at cost, which approximates fair value. The Company is exposed to credit risk in the event of default by financial institutions to the extent that cash balances with financial institutions are in excess of amounts that are insured.

Allowance for doubtful accounts

The allowance for doubtful accounts is an estimate to cover the losses resulting from uncertainty regarding collections from customers to make payments for outstanding balances. In estimating the required allowance, the Company takes into consideration the overall quality and aging of the accounts receivable, credit evaluations of customers’ financial condition. The Company also evaluates the collectability of accounts receivable based on specific customer circumstances, current economic trends, historical experience with collections and any value and adequacy of collateral received from customers.

Unbilled Receivables

In the majority of service contracts, the Company performs the services prior to billing the customer. Billing usually occurs in the month after the Company performs the services or in accordance with the specific contractual provisions.

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company accounts for its derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities and carries them at fair value.

For derivative instruments that hedge the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows that are designated as cash flow hedges, the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss),” in Parent equity and reclassified into earnings in the same line associated with the forecasted transactions, in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. To receive hedge accounting treatment, cash flow hedges must be highly effective in offsetting changes to expected future cash flows on hedged transactions.

For derivative instruments that are not designated as hedges, gains and losses on derivative instruments are reported in the combined statements of operations in the current period.

Software Costs

The Company develops software platforms for internal use. The Company capitalizes costs incurred to develop software subsequent to the software product reaching the application development stage. The Company also capitalizes the costs incurred to extend life of the existing software, or the cost of significant enhancements that are added to the features of existing software. The capitalized development costs primarily comprise payroll costs and related software costs. Capitalized costs are amortized over the economic life of the software on the straight line amortization method.

Property and equipment

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expense as incurred, and improvements are capitalized. When assets are retired or otherwise disposed of, the cost and accumulated depreciation and amortization are removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is reflected in operations in the period realized. The ranges of estimated useful lives for property and equipment categories are as follows:

 

Equipment and furniture

     3 - 10 years  

Software

     3 - 7 years  

Leasehold improvements

     2 - 15 years  

Buildings and building improvements

     10 - 39 years  

Business Combinations

The purchase price is allocated to the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and non-controlling interests in the acquired entity generally based on their fair values at the acquisition date. The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair value of these assets acquired, liabilities assumed and non-controlling interests in the acquired entity is recorded as goodwill. The primary items that generate goodwill include the value of the synergies between the acquired entity and the Company and the value of the acquired assembled workforce, neither of which qualify for recognition as an intangible asset. Amounts recorded in a business combination may change during the measurement period, which is a period not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition, as additional information about conditions existing at the acquisition date becomes available. The Company includes the results of operations of the acquired business in the combined financial statements prospectively from the date of acquisition. Acquisition-related charges are recognized separately from the business combination and are expensed as incurred. These charges primarily include direct third-party professional and legal fees, and integration-related costs.

Goodwill and intangible assets

The values assigned to intangible assets are based on estimates and judgment regarding expectations for length of customer relationships and success of life cycle of technologies acquired in a business combination. Purchased intangible assets are amortized over the useful lives based on estimates of the use of the economic benefit of the asset or on the straight-line amortization method.

The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually at the reporting unit level in the fiscal fourth quarter or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it may be impaired. Goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level by first performing a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value. The factors that are considered in the qualitative analysis include macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors such as increases in labor, or other costs that would have a negative effect on earnings and cash flows; and other relevant entity-specific events and information.

If the reporting unit does not pass the qualitative assessment, then the reporting unit’s carrying value is compared to its fair value. The fair value of the reporting unit is estimated using market and discounted cash flow approaches. The assumptions used in the market approach are based on the value of a business through an analysis of revenue and other multiples of guideline companies and recent sales of or offerings by a comparable entity. The assumptions used in the discounted cash flow approach are based on historical and forecasted revenue, operating costs, future economic conditions, and other relevant factors. Goodwill is considered impaired if the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value and the excess is recognized as an impairment loss.

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Intangible assets consist of customer relationships, technology and trade names. Amortization is based on the pattern in which the economic benefits of the intangible assets will be consumed or on a straight line basis when the consumption pattern is not apparent over the following useful lives:

 

Customer relationships

     10 - 15 years  

Technology

     5 years  

Trade names

     5 years  

Impairment of long-lived assets

The Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets, such as intangible assets, property and equipment and certain other assets, when events or changes in circumstances occur that indicate the carrying value of the asset or asset group may not be recoverable. The assessment of possible impairment is based on the Company’s ability to recover the carrying value of the asset or asset group from the expected future pre-tax cash flows, undiscounted and without interest charges, of the related operations. If these cash flows are less than the carrying value of such assets, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between estimated fair value and carrying value.

Concentration of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and derivative instruments.

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents and derivative instruments are transacted and maintained with financial institutions with high credit standing, and their compositions and maturities are regularly monitored by management. Through November 30, 2019, the Company has not experienced any credit losses on such deposits and derivative instruments.

Accounts receivable comprise amounts due from customers. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and limits the amount of credit extended when deemed necessary, but generally requires no collateral. The Company also maintains allowances for potential credit losses. In estimating the required allowances, the Company takes into consideration the overall quality and aging of its receivable portfolio and specifically identified customer risks. Through November 30, 2019, such losses have been within management’s expectations.

In fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, one customer accounted for 10%, 21% and 23%, respectively of the Company’s combined revenue.

As of November 30, 2019 and 2018, one customer comprised 11% and 13%, respectively, of the total accounts receivable balance.

Revenue recognition

The Company adopted Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers on December 1, 2018 on a full retrospective basis to ensure a consistent basis of presentation within the Company’s combined financial statements for all periods reported.

The Company generates revenue primarily from the provision of business outsourcing services focused on customer experience solutions. The Company recognizes revenue from services contracts over time as the promised services are delivered to clients for an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company is entitled in exchange for those services. The Company accounts for a contract with a customer when it has written approval, the contract is committed, the rights of the parties, including payment terms, are identified, the contract has commercial substance and consideration is probable of collection. Revenue is presented net of taxes collected

 

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from customers and remitted to government authorities. The Company generally invoices a customer after performance of services or in accordance with specific contractual provisions. Service contracts may be based on a fixed price or on a fixed unit-price per transaction or other objective measure of output. The Company determines whether the services performed during the initial phases of an arrangement, such as setup activities, are distinct. In most cases, the arrangement is a single performance obligation comprised of a series of distinct services that are substantially the same and that have the same pattern of transfer (i.e., distinct days of service). The Company records deferred revenue attributable to certain process transition, setup activities where such activities do not represent separate performance obligations. Billings related to such transition activities are classified under contract liabilities and subsequently recognized ratably over the period in which the related services are performed. The Company applies a measure of progress (typically time-based) to any fixed consideration and allocates variable consideration to the distinct periods of service based on usage. As a result, revenue is generally recognized over the period the services are provided on a usage basis. This results in revenue recognition that corresponds with the benefit to the client of the services transferred to date relative to the remaining services promised. Revenue on fixed price contracts is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the contract as services are provided. Revenue on unit-price transactions is recognized using an objective measure of output including staffing hours or the number of transactions processed by service agents. Client contract terms can range from less than one year to more than five years. The Company generally invoices a customer after performance of services, or in accordance with specific contractual provisions. Payments are due as per contract terms and do not contain a significant financing component.

Certain customer contracts include incentive payments from the customer upon achieving certain agreed-upon service levels and performance metrics or service level agreements that could result in credits or refunds to the customer. Revenue relating to such arrangements is accounted for as variable consideration when the likely amount of revenue to be recognized can be estimated to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal of any incremental revenue will not occur.

Cost of Revenue

Recurring direct operating costs for services are recognized as incurred. Cost of services revenue consists primarily of personnel costs. Where a contract requires an up-front investment, which typically includes transition and set-up costs related to systems and processes, these amounts are deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit, not to exceed the fixed term of the contract. The Company performs periodic reviews to assess the recoverability of deferred contract transition and setup costs. This review is done by comparing the estimated minimum remaining undiscounted cash flows of a contract to the unamortized contract costs. If such minimum undiscounted cash flows are not sufficient to recover the unamortized costs, an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying value. If a cash flow deficiency remains after reducing the carrying amount of the deferred costs, the Company evaluates any remaining long-lived assets related to that contract for impairment.

Selling, General and Administrative expenses

Selling, general and administrative expenses are charged to income as incurred. Expenses of promoting and selling products and services are classified as selling expense and include such items as compensation, sales commissions and travel. General and administrative expenses include such items as compensation, cost of delivery centers, legal and professional costs, office supplies, non-income taxes, insurance and utility expenses. In addition, selling, general and administrative expenses include other operating items such as allowances for credit losses, depreciation and amortization of non-technology related intangible assets.

Advertising

Costs related to advertising and product promotion expenditures are charged to “Selling, general and administrative expenses” as incurred. To date, net costs related to advertising and promotion expenditures have not been material.

 

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Income taxes

The Company’s operations have historically been included in the tax returns filed by the respective Parent entities of which the Company’s businesses are a part. Income tax expense and other income tax related information contained in these combined financial statements are presented on a separate return basis as if the Company filed its own tax returns.

The asset and liability method is used in accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected tax consequences of temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the difference is expected to reverse. Tax on global low-taxed intangible income is accounted for as a current expense in the period in which the income is includable in a tax return using the “period cost” method. Valuation allowances are provided against deferred tax assets that are not likely to be realized.

The Company recognizes tax benefits from uncertain tax positions only if that tax position is more likely than not to be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities, based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such positions are then measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized upon settlement. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provisions for income taxes.

Foreign currency translations

The financial statements of the legal entities included in these combined financial statements, whose functional currencies are the local currencies, are translated into U.S. dollars for combination as follows: assets and liabilities at the exchange rate as of the balance sheet date, equity at the historical rates of exchange, and income and expense amounts at the average exchange rate for the month. Translation adjustments resulting from the translation of the legal entities’ accounts are included in “Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).” Transactions denominated in currencies other than the applicable functional currency are converted to the functional currency at the exchange rate on the transaction date. At period end, monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured to the functional currency using exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured at historical exchange rates. Gains and losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included within “Other income (expense), net.”

Comprehensive income

Comprehensive income is defined as the change in equity of a business enterprise during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources. The primary components of comprehensive income for the Company include net income, foreign currency translation adjustments arising from the combination of foreign legal entities engaged in the CX business, unrealized gains and losses on the Company’s available-for-sale debt securities, unrealized gains and losses on cash flow hedges and the changes in unrecognized pension and post-retirement benefits.

Share-based compensation

The Company’s employees have historically participated in Parent’s share-based compensation plans. Share-based compensation expense has been allocated to the Company based on the specific awards and terms previously granted to the Company’s employees. Share-based compensation cost for stock options, restricted stock awards and units, performance restricted stock units and employee stock purchase plans is determined based on the fair value at the measurement date. The Company recognizes share-based compensation cost as expense for awards other than its performance-based restricted stock units ratably on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company recognizes share-based compensation cost associated with its

 

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performance-based restricted stock units over the requisite service period if it is probable that the performance conditions will be satisfied. Effective fiscal year 2018, the Company accounts for expense reductions that result from the forfeiture of unvested awards in the period that the forfeitures occur. Prior to fiscal year 2018, the Company estimated forfeitures and only recorded compensation costs for those awards that were expected to vest.

Pension and post-retirement benefits

The funded status of the Company’s pension and other postretirement benefit plans is recognized in the combined balance sheets. The funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and the benefit obligation at November 30, the measurement date. For defined benefit pension plans, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation (“PBO”) and, for the other postretirement benefit plans, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (“APBO”). The PBO represents the actuarial present value of benefits expected to be paid upon retirement. For active plans, the present value reflects estimated future compensation levels. The APBO represents the actuarial present value of postretirement benefits attributed to employee services already rendered. The fair value of plan assets represents the current market value of assets held by an irrevocable trust fund for the sole benefit of participants. The measurement of the benefit obligation is based on the Company’s estimates and actuarial valuations. These valuations reflect the terms of the plans and use participant-specific information such as compensation, age and years of service, as well as certain key assumptions that require significant judgment, including, but not limited to, estimates of discount rates, expected return on plan assets, inflation, rate of compensation increases, interest crediting rates and mortality rates. The assumptions used are reviewed on an annual basis.

Accounting pronouncements adopted during the three year period ended November 30, 2019

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued a comprehensive new revenue recognition standard for contracts with customers with amendments in 2015 and 2016, codified as Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The Company adopted the guidance effective December 1, 2018 on a full retrospective basis to ensure a consistent basis of presentation within the Company’s combined financial statements for all periods reported. In addition, the Company elected the one year practical expedient for contract costs.

The impact of adoption was not material and relates primarily to the capitalization of certain sales commissions that are assessed to be incremental for obtaining new contracts. Such costs are amortized over the period of expected benefit rather than being expensed as incurred as was the Company’s prior practice.

In January 2016, the FASB issued new guidance which amends various aspects of the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of financial instruments. With respect to the Company’s combined financial statements, the most significant impact relates to the accounting for equity investments (other than those that are consolidated or accounted under the equity method) which are measured at fair value through earnings. The Company has elected to use the measurement alternative for non-marketable equity securities, defined as cost adjusted for changes from observable transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer, less impairment. The Company adopted the guidance as of December 1, 2018, with amendments related specifically to equity securities without readily determinable fair values applied prospectively. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s combined financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance clarifying the accounting for capitalizing implementation costs incurred by a customer in a cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract. Under the new guidance, implementation costs related to a cloud computing arrangement will be deferred or expensed as incurred, in accordance with the existing guidance for capitalizing implementation costs incurred to develop or obtain internal-use software (and hosting arrangements that include an internal-use software license). The amendments also require the customer to expense the capitalized implementation costs of a hosting arrangement that is a

 

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service contract over the term of the hosting arrangement, which includes reasonably certain renewals. The guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this guidance prospectively in the third quarter of fiscal year 2018. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s combined financial statements.

In March 2016, the FASB, issued guidance which changes the accounting for share-based payment transactions, including the income tax consequences, classification of awards as either equity or liabilities, and classification in the combined statement of cash flows. The guidance is effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016 and early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted this guidance prospectively, during the first quarter of fiscal year 2018. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s combined financial statements.

In August 2017, the FASB issued a new accounting standard that amends and simplifies existing guidance related to hedge accounting in order to allow companies to more accurately present the economic effects of risk management activities in their financial statements. It is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018 and interim periods within those annual periods with early adoption permitted. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first effective reporting period. The Company adopted this guidance in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2017. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s combined financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued guidance to clarify when to account for a change to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award as a modification. Under the new guidance, modification accounting is required only if the fair value, the vesting conditions, or the classification of the award (as equity or liability) changes as a result of the change in terms or conditions. The guidance is effective prospectively for all companies for annual periods and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning on or after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted the guidance prospectively in the second quarter of fiscal year 2017. The adoption had no impact on the Company’s combined financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued guidance to simplify the accounting for goodwill impairment. It removes Step 2 of the goodwill impairment test, which requires a hypothetical purchase price allocation. Goodwill impairment will now be calculated as the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, not exceeding the carrying amount of goodwill. In addition, income tax effects from any tax deductible goodwill shall also be considered in measuring goodwill impairment loss, if applicable. The guidance is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and should be adopted prospectively. Early adoption is permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment test performed with a measurement date after January 1, 2017. The Company adopted the guidance prospectively in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. The adoption had no impact on the Company’s combined financial statements.

In November 2016, the FASB issued new guidance which requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. The Company adopted this new guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, with retrospective effect. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s cash flow statement for the year ended November 30, 2017.

In October 2016, the FASB issued new guidance that requires a reporting entity to recognize the tax expense from intra-entity transfers of assets other than inventory in the selling entity’s tax jurisdiction when the transfer occurs, even though the pre-tax effects of that transaction are eliminated in consolidation. Any deferred tax asset that arises in the buying entity’s jurisdiction would also be recognized at the time of the transfer. The Company adopted this new guidance in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017 using the modified retrospective approach. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s combined financial statements.

 

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In August 2016, the FASB issued an amendment to the statement of cash flows. It addresses eight specific cash flow issues to clarify the presentation and classification of cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows where diversity in practice exists. The Company adopted this new standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, with retrospective effect. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities.

In November 2015, the FASB issued a new accounting standard that requires deferred tax liabilities and assets be classified as noncurrent on a company’s balance sheet. The Company adopted this new standard in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017, with retrospective effect. The adoption did not materially impact the Company’s combined financial position or results of operations.

In September 2015, the FASB issued a new accounting standard that eliminates the requirement to restate prior period financial statements for measurement period adjustments related to provisional amounts recognized in a business combination. The new guidance requires that the cumulative impact of a measurement period adjustment (including the impact on prior periods) be recognized in the reporting period in which the adjustment is identified. Consistent with existing guidance, the new guidance requires an acquirer to disclose the nature and amount of measurement period adjustments. In addition, companies are required to present separately on the face of the income statement or disclose in the notes the portion of the adjustment recorded in current-period earnings by line item that would have been recorded in previous reporting periods if the adjustment to the provisional amounts had been recognized as of the acquisition date. The Company adopted this new standard prospectively in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s combined financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued new guidance to customers about whether a cloud computing arrangement includes a software license. If the cloud computing arrangement includes a software license, the customer should account for the software license element of the arrangement consistent with the acquisition of other software licenses. If the cloud computing arrangement does not include a software license, the customer should account for the arrangement as a service contract. The Company adopted this new standard prospectively in the first quarter of fiscal year 2017. The adoption had no impact on the Company’s combined financial statements.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements

In December 2019, the FASB issued new guidance that simplifies the accounting for income taxes. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those reporting periods. Certain amendments should be applied prospectively, while other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance.

In August 2018, the FASB issued new guidance to add, remove, and clarify disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The amendment requires the Company to disclose the weighted-average interest crediting rates used in cash balance pension plans. It also requires the Company to disclose the reasons for significant changes in the benefit obligation or plan assets including significant gains and losses affecting the benefit obligation for the period. This standard is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020 and early adoption is permitted. The adoption is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s combined financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance to improve the effectiveness of fair value measurement disclosures by removing or modifying certain disclosure requirements and adding other requirements. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. Certain amendments should be applied prospectively, while all other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance.

 

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In February 2018, the FASB issued guidance that permits the Company to reclassify disproportionate tax effects in accumulated other comprehensive income caused by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to retained earnings. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this new guidance is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s combined financial statements.

In June 2016, the FASB issued a new credit loss standard that replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP. The new impairment model requires immediate recognition of estimated credit losses expected to occur for most financial assets and certain other instruments. It is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 is permitted. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first effective reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance.

In February 2016, the FASB issued a new standard which revises various aspects of accounting for leases. The most significant impact to the Company’s combined financial statements relates to the recognition by a lessee of a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for virtually all of its leases other than short-term leases. The liability will be equal to the present value of lease payments. The asset will be based on the liability, subject to adjustment, such as for initial direct costs. Consistent with current guidance, the recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification. For income statement purposes, operating leases will result in a straight-line expense while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern. This accounting standard, applicable to the Company at the beginning of its first quarter of fiscal year 2020, will be adopted using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard and expects that most of its operating lease commitments will be subject to the new standard and be recognized as operating lease liabilities and right-of-use assets upon adoption. The adoption will materially increase total assets and total liabilities relative to such amounts prior to adoption.

NOTE 3—ACQUISITIONS:

Fiscal 2018 acquisition

On October 5, 2018, SYNNEX acquired 100% of Convergys Corporation (“Convergys”), an Ohio Corporation, a customer experience outsourcing company, for a purchase price of $2,269,527, pursuant to a merger agreement dated June 28, 2018. The acquisition was related to the Concentrix business and added scale, diversified the revenue base, expanded the Company’s service delivery footprint and strengthened the Company’s leadership position as a top global provider of CX services.

The acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination. The purchase price was comprised of cash, Parent stock and Convergys stock awards assumed with an estimated fair value of $70,221 on the closing date. Of the equity awards assumed, $43,779 relating to the pre-combination service period was allocated to the purchase consideration, and the remainder of the estimated fair value and payments in excess of fair value are being expensed over the remaining service periods on a straight-line basis.

The purchase price for the acquisition was allocated to the net tangible and intangible assets based on their fair values at the acquisition date. The excess of the purchase price over the net tangible assets and intangible assets was recorded as goodwill and is attributed to the assembled workforce and the expected revenue and cost synergies due to the diversified revenue base and comprehensive service portfolio delivery capabilities resulting from the acquisition. Goodwill was not deductible for tax purposes. During fiscal year 2019, the Company recorded measurement period adjustments of $32,698 to goodwill. These adjustments comprised of an increase

 

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of $49,771 in tax liabilities and an increase of $17,073 to the fair value of other acquired net tangible assets, resulting in a final purchase price allocation as follows:

 

     Fair value  

Purchase price allocation:

  

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

   $ 169,988  

Short-term investments

     13,038  

Accounts receivable, net (Gross accounts receivable: $558,888)

     554,777  

Other current assets

     87,115  

Property and equipment

     232,528  

Goodwill

     1,394,127  

Intangible assets

     927,000  

Deferred tax assets

     31,547  

Other assets

     33,645  

Borrowings, current

     (321,865

Accounts payable

     (59,720

Accrued compensation and benefits

     (216,626

Other accrued liabilities

     (252,101

Income taxes payable

     (32,570

Other long-term liabilities

     (137,789

Deferred tax liabilities

     (153,567
  

 

 

 

Purchase consideration

   $ 2,269,527  
  

 

 

 

The identifiable intangible assets acquired, and their estimated useful lives are summarized as follows:

 

     Fair value      Weighted
average
useful life
 

Customer relationships

   $ 925,000        15 years  

Technology

     2,000        5 years  
  

 

 

    

Total intangibles acquired

   $ 927,000     
  

 

 

    

Amortization of customer relationships is recorded in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” and amortization of technology is recorded in “Cost of revenue.”

The Company’s combined statement of operations for the year ended November 30, 2018 includes approximately $439,400 of revenue from Convergys from the acquisition date. Earnings contributed by the acquired business are not separately identifiable due to the integration activities of the Company.

The following unaudited pro forma financial information combines the unaudited combined results of operations as if the acquisition of Convergys had occurred at the beginning of the periods presented. Pro forma adjustments include only the effects of events directly attributable to transactions that are factually supportable. The pro forma results contained in the table below include pro forma adjustments for amortization of acquired intangibles, interest expense incurred on borrowings to fund the acquisition, useful lives of property and equipment, removal of certain non-recurring transaction costs primarily comprising legal and banking fees of $74,298 in fiscal year 2018 and the related tax effects of the pro forma adjustments.

 

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The unaudited pro forma financial information, as presented below, is for informational purposes only and is not indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition and any borrowings undertaken to finance the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of fiscal periods presented.

 

     Years Ended November 30,  
     2018      2017  

Revenue

   $ 4,695,634      $ 4,814,976  

Net income

     65,177        95,917  

Acquisition-related and integration expenses related to the Convergys acquisition were $70,473 and $37,490 during the years ended November 30, 2019 and 2018. These costs included $17,670 of acquisition costs in fiscal year 2018. Substantially all of the acquisition-related and integration expenses were recorded in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” and comprised of bridge financing commitment fees, legal and professional services, severance and lease termination payments, accelerated depreciation and other costs incurred to complete the acquisition and retention payments to integrate this business. The following table presents the activity related to liability for restructuring charges related to the Convergys acquisition through November 30, 2019:

 

Restructuring costs

   Severance and
benefits
    Facility and exit
costs
    Total  

Accrued balance as of October 5, 2018

   $ 10,334     $ 6,481     $ 16,815  

Additional accrual during fiscal year 2018

     1,074       3,541       4,615  

Cash payments

     (270     (3,416     (3,686
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accrued balance as of November 30, 2018

   $ 11,138     $ 6,606     $ 17,744  

Additional accrual during fiscal year 2019

     6,678       12,334       19,012  

Cash payments

     (14,988     (4,776     (19,764
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accrued balance as of November 30, 2019

   $ 2,828     $ 14,164     $ 16,992  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fiscal 2017 acquisition

On July 31, 2017, the Company acquired 100% of Tigerspike Pty Ltd (“Tigerspike”), a digital products company incorporated in Australia, specializing in strategy, experience design, development and systems integration, for a purchase price of $67,014. The acquisition enhanced Concentrix’ digital and mobility competencies by providing improved business intelligence and performance for clients through enabling technologies that are designed to create effortless, personalized end-user engagements. Based on the purchase price allocation, the Company recorded net tangible liabilities of $3,481, goodwill of $45,195 and intangible assets of $25,300, primarily comprising customer relationships. Goodwill was not deductible for tax purposes. The operating results of Tigerspike were included from the date of acquisition and were not material to the combined financial statements.

NOTE 4—SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION:

Certain of Company’s employees participate in a long-term incentive plan sponsored by SYNNEX. The Company recognizes share-based compensation expense for all share-based awards made to employees, including employee stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock units and employee stock purchases, based on estimated fair values.

Under the SYNNEX stock incentive plan, qualified employees are eligible for the grant of incentive stock options to purchase shares of common stock. Qualified employees and consultants are eligible for the grant of non-qualified stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock grants and restricted stock units. The outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards generally vest over a five-year period and the stock options

 

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have a contractual term of ten years. Certain restricted stock awards and units granted to employees of the CX business vest over a four-year period with 67% of the award scheduled to vest on the third anniversary and remaining 33% scheduled to vest on the fourth anniversary. The holders of restricted stock awards are entitled to the same voting, dividend and other rights as the SYNNEX common stockholders. Certain restricted stock units could vest subject to the achievement of individual, Concentrix or SYNNEX performance goals. The majority of the performance-based restricted stock units vest at the end of three-year requisite service periods, subject to the achievement of certain SYNNEX financial performance goals approved by the SYNNEX Compensation Committee.

Under the SYNNEX employee stock purchase plan, there are four offering periods of three months each in a calendar year. Eligible employees in the United States can choose to have a fixed percentage deducted from their bi-weekly compensation to purchase SYNNEX’ common stock at a discount of 5%. The maximum number of shares a participant may purchase is 0.625 during a single accumulation period subject to a maximum purchase limit of $10 in a calendar year. Employees at associate vice president level and above are not eligible to participate in the plan.

The Company recorded share-based compensation expense in the combined statements of operations for fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017 as follows:

 

     Fiscal Years Ended
November 30,
 
     2019     2018     2017  

Total share-based compensation

   $ 10,554     $ 7,740     $ 5,244  

Tax benefit recorded in the provision for income taxes

     (2,417     (2,005     (1,472
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect on net income

   $ 8,137     $ 5,735     $ 3,772  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Substantially all of the share-based compensation expense was recorded in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the combined statements of operations.

Valuation Assumptions

The Company estimates the fair value of share-based payment awards on the measurement date and recognizes as expense over the requisite service period in the Company’s combined financial statements.

The Company uses the Black-Scholes valuation model to estimate fair value of stock options. The Black-Scholes option-pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of short-lived exchange traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. In addition, option-pricing models require the input of subjective assumptions, including the option’s expected life and the price volatility of the underlying stock. The expected stock price volatility assumption was determined using historical volatility of the Parent’s common stock.

The fair value of stock awards is determined based on the SYNNEX stock price at the date of grant. For grants that do not accrue dividends or dividend equivalents, the fair value is the SYNNEX stock price reduced by the present value of estimated dividends to be paid by SYNNEX over the vesting period. For performance-based restricted stock units, the grant-date fair value assumes that the targeted performance goals will be achieved. Over the performance period, the number of awards will be adjusted higher or lower based on the probability of achievement of performance goals.

Through fiscal year 2017, the Company estimated forfeitures and only recorded compensation costs for those awards that were expected to vest. The assumptions for forfeitures were determined based on the type of award and historical experience. Forfeiture assumptions were adjusted at the point in time a significant change

 

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was identified, with any adjustment recorded in the period of change, and the final adjustment at the end of the requisite service period to equal actual forfeitures. From fiscal year 2018, the Company accounts for expense reductions that result from the forfeiture of unvested awards in the period that the forfeitures occur.

The following assumptions were used in the Black-Scholes valuation model in fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017:

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,  
         2019             2018             2017      

Stock option plan:

      

Expected life (years)

     6.1       6.0       5.9  

Risk free interest rate

     1.59     3.09     2.11

Expected volatility of SYNNEX stock

     33.69     30.85     29.41

SYNNEX dividend yield

     1.36     1.84     0.93

A summary of the activities under the Parent’s stock incentive plan is set forth below:

Employee Stock Options

The weighted-average grant-date fair values of the stock options granted during fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017 were $33.27, $21.83, and $36.92, respectively. As of November 30, 2019, 122 options were outstanding with a weighted-average life of 8.15 years, a weighted-average exercise price of $92.68 per option and an aggregate pre-tax intrinsic value of $3,740. As of November 30, 2019, 43 options were vested and exercisable with a weighted-average life of 6.65 years, a weighted-average exercise price of $86.66 per share and an aggregate pre-tax intrinsic value of $1,580.

 

     Options Outstanding  
     Number of
SYNNEX shares
     Weighted-
average exercise
price per SYNNEX
share
 

Balance as of November 30, 2016

     35      $ 87.74  

Options granted

     11        128.67  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of November 30, 2017

     46        97.66  

Options granted

     46        76.01  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of November 30, 2018

     92        86.87  

Options granted

     30        110.44  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance as of November 30, 2019

     122      $ 92.68  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

SYNNEX settles employee stock option exercises with newly issued SYNNEX shares. No options were exercised during fiscal years 2019, 2018 or 2017.

As of November 30, 2019, the unamortized share-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options under the SYNNEX stock incentive plan was $2,167 which will be recognized over an estimated weighted-average amortization period of 3.99 years.

 

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Restricted Stock Awards and Restricted Stock Units

A summary of the changes in the Company’s non-vested restricted stock awards and stock units during fiscal years 2017, 2018 and 2019 is presented below:

 

     Number of
SYNNEX shares
    Weighted-average,
grant-date
fair value per SYNNEX
share
 

Non-vested as of November 30, 2016

     171     $ 99.28  

Awards granted

     66       125.24  

Units granted(1)

     56       124.36  

Awards and units vested

     (39     85.98  

Awards and units cancelled/forfeited(2)

     (15     96.81  
  

 

 

   

Non-vested as of November 30, 2017

     239       109.51  

Awards granted

     109       80.42  

Units granted(1)

     48       78.50  

Awards and units vested

     (55     98.53  

Awards and units cancelled/forfeited(2)

     (18     108.25  
  

 

 

   

Non-vested as of November 30, 2018

     324       97.53  

Awards granted

     205       110.39  

Units granted(1)

     181       97.33  

Awards and units vested

     (61     94.36  

Awards and units cancelled/forfeited(2)/employees transferred to Parent

     (57     96.78  
  

 

 

   

Non-vested as of November 30, 2019

     591     $ 102.12  
  

 

 

   

 

(1) 

For performance-based restricted stock units, the maximum number of shares that can be awarded upon full vesting of the grants is included.

(2) 

For performance-based restricted stock units, the difference between maximum awards and the actual number of shares issued upon full vesting is included.

As of November 30, 2019, there was $52,719 of total unamortized share-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock awards and stock units granted under the SYNNEX stock incentive plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over an estimated weighted-average amortization period of 3.83 years.

Share-based compensation expense related to the SYNNEX employee stock purchase plan was immaterial during fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017.

NOTE 5—BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS:

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the combined balance sheets that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in the combined statements of cash flows:

 

     As of November 30,  
     2019      2018  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 79,656      $ 123,389  

Restricted cash included in other current assets

     3,858        4,495  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

   $ 83,514      $ 127,884  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Restricted cash balances relate primarily to restrictions placed by banks as collateral for the issuance of bank guarantees and the terms of a government grant.

 

     As of November 30,  
     2019     2018  

Accounts receivable, net:

    

Billed accounts receivable

   $ 536,450     $ 545,910  

Unbilled accounts receivable

     400,687       398,703  

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (6,055     (1,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

   $ 931,082     $ 943,613  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Allowance for doubtful trade receivables:

 

Balance at November 30, 2016

   $ 1,424  

Additions

     1,262  

Write-offs and reclassifications

     (86
  

 

 

 

Balance at November 30, 2017

     2,600  

Additions

     201  

Write-offs and reclassifications

     (1,802
  

 

 

 

Balance at November 30, 2018

     1,000  

Additions

     5,134  

Write-offs and reclassifications

     (79
  

 

 

 

Balance at November 30, 2019

   $ 6,055  
  

 

 

 

 

     As of November 30,  
     2019     2018  

Property and equipment, net:

    

Land

   $ 28,873     $ 12,486  

Equipment, computers and software

     379,091       306,818  

Furniture and fixtures

     83,247       76,257  

Buildings, building improvements and leasehold improvements

     280,379       237,020  

Construction-in-progress

     9,943       18,049  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total property and equipment, gross

   $ 781,533     $ 650,631  

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     (370,068     (231,028
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

   $ 411,465     $ 419,603  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Shown below are countries where 10% or more of the Company’s property and equipment, net are located:

 

     As of November 30,  
     2019      2018  

Property and equipment, net:

     

United States

   $ 162,955      $ 173,124  

Philippines

     63,421        75,770  

India

     39,000        43,813  

Others

     146,089        126,896  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 411,465      $ 419,603  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Fiscal Year Ended November 30,  
             2019                      2018          

Goodwill:

     

Balance, beginning of year

   $ 1,775,541      $ 435,417  

Additions/adjustments from Convergys acquisition (See note 3)

     32,698        1,361,429  

Additions/adjustments from Tigerspike acquisition (See note 3)

     —          (634

Foreign exchange translation

     21,089        (20,671
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance, end of year

   $ 1,829,328      $ 1,775,541  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     As of November 30, 2019      As of November 30, 2018  
     Gross
amounts
     Accumulated
amortization
    Net
amounts
     Gross
amounts
     Accumulated
amortization
    Net
amounts
 

Intangible assets, net:

               

Customer relationships

   $ 1,368,966      $ (441,866   $ 927,100      $ 1,374,035      $ (279,096   $ 1,094,939  

Technology

     14,720        (8,998     5,722        14,767        (7,064     7,703  

Trade names

     6,662        (5,361     1,301        6,801        (4,946     1,855  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,390,348      $ (456,225   $ 934,123      $ 1,395,603      $ (291,106   $ 1,104,497  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Estimated future amortization expense of the Company’s intangible assets is as follows:

 

Fiscal years ending November 30,       

2020

   $ 147,705  

2021

     135,589  

2022

     115,419  

2023

     100,837  

2024

     83,547  

Thereafter

     351,026  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 934,123  
  

 

 

 

 

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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”), net of taxes, were as follows:

 

     Unrecognized
gains (losses) on
defined benefit
plan, net
of taxes
    Unrealized gains
(losses)
on cash flow
hedges, net of
taxes
    Foreign currency
translation
adjustment and
other,

net of taxes
    Total  

Balance, November 30, 2017

   $ (2,549   $ —       $ (21,656   $ (24,205

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification

     (893     20,377       (33,543     (14,059

Reclassification of (gains) losses from other comprehensive income (loss)

     —         (935     —         (935
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, November 30, 2018

   $ (3,442   $ 19,442     $ (55,199   $ (39,199

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification

     (28,289     15,574       17,534       4,819  

Reclassification of (gains) losses from other comprehensive income (loss)

     1,791       (17,493     —         (15,702
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, November 30, 2019

   $ (29,940   $ 17,523     $ (37,665   $ (50,082
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Refer to note 6 for the location of gains and losses from cash flow hedges reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) to the combined statements of operations. Reclassifications of amortization of actuarial (gains) losses of defined benefit plans is recorded in “Other income (expense), net” in the combined statement of operations.

Foreign currency translation adjustment and other, net of taxes, is comprised of foreign currency translation adjustment and unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities. Substantially, all of the balance at November 30, 2017, 2018 and 2019 represents foreign currency translation adjustment.

NOTE 6—DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS:

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is exposed to foreign currency risk and credit risk. The Company enters into transactions, and owns monetary assets and liabilities, that are denominated in currencies other than the legal entity’s functional currency. The Company may enter into forward contracts, option contracts, or other derivative instruments to offset a portion of the risk on expected future cash flows, earnings, net investments in certain non-U.S. legal entities and certain existing assets and liabilities. However, the Company may choose not to hedge certain exposures for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to, accounting considerations and the prohibitive economic cost of hedging particular exposures. There can be no assurance the hedges will offset more than a portion of the financial impact resulting from movements in foreign currency exchange or interest rates. Generally, the Company does not use derivative instruments to cover equity risk and credit risk. The Company’s hedging program is not used for trading or speculative purposes.

All derivatives are recognized on the balance sheet at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recorded in the combined statements of operations, or as a component of AOCI in the combined balance sheets, as discussed below.

Cash Flow Hedges

To protect gross margins from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, certain of the Company’s legal entities with functional currencies that are not in U.S. dollars may hedge a portion of forecasted revenue or costs not denominated in the entities’ functional currencies. These instruments mature at various dates through November 2021. Gains and losses on cash flow hedges are recorded in AOCI until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. Deferred gains and losses associated with cash flow hedges of foreign currency revenue are

 

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recognized as a component of “Revenue” in the same period as the related revenue is recognized, and deferred gains and losses related to cash flow hedges of costs are recognized as a component of “Cost of revenue” and/or “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the same period as the related costs are recognized. Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges must be de-designated as hedges when it is probable the forecasted hedged transaction will not occur in the initially identified time period or within a subsequent two-month time period. Deferred gains and losses in AOCI associated with such derivative instruments are reclassified into earnings in the period of de-designation. Any subsequent changes in fair value of such derivative instruments are recorded in earnings unless they are re-designated as hedges of other transactions.

Non-Designated Derivatives

The Company uses short-term forward contracts to offset the foreign exchange risk of assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the respective entities. These contracts, which are not designated as hedging instruments, mature or settle within twelve months. Derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments are adjusted to fair value through earnings in the financial statement line item to which the derivative relates.

See note 8—Borrowings, for the accounting for the embedded derivative in the 5.75% Junior Subordinated Convertible Debentures assumed by the CX business, as part of the Convergys acquisition.

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments in the Combined Balance Sheets

The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments are disclosed in note 7—Fair Value Measurements and summarized in the table below:

 

     Value as of  

Balance Sheet Line Item

   November 30,
2019
     November 30,
2018
 

Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments:

     

Foreign exchange forward contracts (notional value)

   $ 907,621      $ 214,657  

Other current assets

     8,667        10,417  

Other accrued liabilities

     2,105        969  

Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges:

     

Foreign exchange forward contracts (notional value)

   $ 563,654      $ 624,014  

Other current assets and other assets

     14,523        3,834  

Other accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities

     1,633        12,306  

Volume of activity

The notional amounts of foreign exchange forward contracts represent the gross amounts of foreign currency, including, principally, the Philippine Peso, the Indian Rupee, the Euro, the British Pound, the Canadian Dollar, the Brazilian Real, the Japanese Yen and the Australian Dollar that will be bought or sold at maturity. The notional amounts for outstanding derivative instruments provide one measure of the transaction volume outstanding and do not represent the amount of the Company’s exposure to credit or market loss. The Company’s exposure to credit loss and market risk will vary over time as currency rates change.

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on AOCI and the Combined Statements of Operations

The following table shows the gains and losses, before taxes, of the Company’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and not designated as hedging instruments in other comprehensive income (“OCI”), and the combined statements of operations for the periods presented:

 

    

Location of gain (loss)

in income

   For the fiscal years ended November 30,  
     2019     2018     2017  

Revenue

      $ 4,707,912     $ 2,463,151     $ 1,990,180  

Cost of revenue

        2,959,464       1,525,599       1,241,026  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

        (1,454,116     (792,791     (634,531

Other income (expense), net

        2,280       4,386       (2,326

Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges:

         

Gains (losses) recognized in OCI:

         

Foreign exchange forward contracts

      $ 20,772     $ 27,212     $ —    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gains (losses) reclassified from AOCI into income:

         

Foreign exchange forward contracts

         

Loss (gain) reclassified from AOCI into income

   Revenue for services    $ 127     $ (237   $ —    

Gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income

  

Cost of revenue for

services

     16,454       1,036       —    

Gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income

  

Selling, general and

administrative expenses

     6,767       449       —    

Gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income

  

Other income

(expense), net

     36       —         —    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ 23,384     $ 1,248     $ —    
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments:

         

Gain (loss) recognized from foreign exchange forward contracts, net(1)

   Cost of revenue for services and Selling, general and administrative expenses    $ —       $ 3,378     $ —    

Gains (losses) recognized from foreign exchange forward contracts, net(1)

  

Other income

(expense), net

     20,833       6,415       313  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

      $ 20,833     $ 9,793     $ 313  
     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

The gains and losses largely offset the currency gains and losses that resulted from changes in the assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional currencies.

There were no material gain or loss amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness. Existing net gains in AOCI that are expected to be reclassified into earnings in the normal course of business within the next twelve months are $18,611.

Offsetting of Derivatives

In the combined balance sheets, the Company does not offset derivative assets against liabilities in master netting arrangements. If derivative exposures covered by a qualifying master netting agreement had been netted

 

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in the combined balance sheets, the total derivative asset and liability positions would have been reduced by $3,731 each as of November 30, 2019 and $4,139 each as of November 30, 2018.

Credit exposure for derivative financial instruments is limited to the amounts, if any, by which the counterparties’ obligations under the contracts exceed the Company’s obligations to the counterparties. The Company manages the potential risk of credit losses through careful evaluation of counterparty credit standing and selection of counterparties from a limited group of financial institutions.

NOTE 7—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:

The Company’s fair value measurements are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Company’s investments and financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

     As of November 30, 2019      As of November 30, 2018  
            Fair value measurement category             Fair value measurement category  
     Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Assets:

                       

Cash equivalents

   $ 26,041      $ 26,041      $ —        $ —        $ 56,415      $ 56,415      $ —        $ —    

Foreign government bond

     1,228        1,228        —          —          1,073        1,073        —          —    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     23,190        —          23,190        —          14,251        —          14,251        —    

Liabilities:

                       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 3,738      $ —        $ 3,738      $ —        $ 13,275      $ —        $ 13,275      $ —    

Convertible debentures conversion option

     —          —          —          —          77,238        —          —          77,238  

The Company’s cash equivalents consist primarily of highly liquid investments in money market funds and term deposits with maturity periods of three months or less. The carrying values of cash equivalents approximate fair value since they are near their maturity. Investment in foreign government bond classified as available-for-sale debt security is recorded at fair value based on quoted market prices. The fair values of forward exchange contracts are measured based on the foreign currency spot and forward rates quoted by the banks or foreign currency dealers. Fair values of long-term foreign currency exchange contracts are measured using valuations based upon quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and are valued by reference to similar financial instruments, adjusted for terms specific to the contracts. The effect of nonperformance risk on the fair value of derivative instruments was not material as of November 30, 2019 and 2018.

In connection with the Convergys acquisition, the CX business, assumed Convergys’ 5.75% Junior Subordinated Convertible Debentures due September 2029 (“Convertible Debentures”) and recorded the

 

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principal amount and conversion spread at fair value. See note 8—Borrowings. The fair value of the Convertible Debentures conversion option was based on a probabilistic analysis using the Monte Carlo simulation approach. The model considered simulated movements in the SYNNEX stock price until the conversion date using estimated stock volatility of 35%, a risk free rate of 2.7%, discount and dividend yields of 4.6% and $0.35 per share each quarter, respectively, over the period until September 2019, when SYNNEX would become entitled to redeem the debentures. From the acquisition date until November 30, 2018, the fair value of the conversion spread decreased by $4,085. During fiscal year 2019, the CX business settled all the outstanding convertible debentures and recorded a loss of $1,559 upon settlement in other income (expense), net.

The carrying values of term deposits with maturities less than one year, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value due to their short maturities and interest rates which are variable in nature. Long-term non-marketable equity securities consist primarily of investments in equity securities of private entities. The fair value of non-marketable equity investments is based on an internal valuation of the investees based on the best available information at the measurement date. It is not practicable to determine the fair value of the Company’s loans payable to and receivable from the Parent as these cash transfers are part of the centralized treasury program of SYNNEX as described in note 1.

During fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, there were no transfers between the fair value measurement category levels.

NOTE 8—BORROWINGS:

SYNNEX United States credit agreement

In the United States, SYNNEX has a senior secured credit agreement (as amended, the “U.S. Credit Agreement”) with a group of financial institutions. The U.S. Credit Agreement includes a $600,000 commitment for a revolving credit facility and a term loan in the original principal amount of $1,200,000. SYNNEX may request incremental commitments to increase the principal amount of the revolving line of credit or term loan by $500,000, plus an additional amount which is dependent upon SYNNEX’ pro forma first lien leverage ratio, as calculated under the U.S. Credit Agreement.

Certain of SYNNEX’ subsidiaries in the United States, including Concentrix entities in the United States, jointly and severally guarantee SYNNEX’ term loan under SYNNEX’ U.S. Credit Agreement. SYNNEX’ obligations under the U.S. Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of SYNNEX and certain of its domestic subsidiaries’ including Concentrix United States entities’, assets on a pari passu basis with the interests of the lenders under the U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement pursuant to an intercreditor agreement.

The U.S. Credit Agreement matures in September 2022. The outstanding principal amount of the term loan is repayable in quarterly installments of $15,000, with the unpaid balance due in full on the September 2022 maturity date. The term loan can be repaid at any time prior to the maturity date without penalty. Interest on borrowings under the U.S. Credit Agreement can be based on London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or a base rate at the Company’s option, plus a margin. The margin for LIBOR loans ranges from 1.25% to 2.00% and the margin for base rate loans ranges from 0.25% to 1.00%, provided that LIBOR shall not be less than zero. The base rate is a variable rate which is the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate, plus a margin of 0.5%, (b) the rate of interest announced, from time to time, by the agent, Bank of America, N.A., as its “prime rate,” and (c) the Eurodollar Rate, plus 1.0%. The unused revolving credit facility commitment fee ranges from 0.175% to 0.30% per annum. The margins above the applicable interest rates and the revolving commitment fee for revolving loans are based on SYNNEX’ consolidated leverage ratio, as calculated under the U.S. Credit Agreement.

SYNNEX United States term loan credit agreement

In order to fund the Convergys acquisition (See note 3), the related refinancing or settlement of Convergys’ debt and payment of related fees and expenses, SYNNEX entered into a secured term loan credit agreement on

 

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August 9, 2018 (the “U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement”) with a group of financial institutions, which provided for the extension of one or more term loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,800,000. Until November 30, 2018, SYNNEX had drawn $1,550,000 of term loans. During fiscal year 2019, SYNNEX borrowed the remaining available amount of $250,000 under the facility to settle part of Convergys’ outstanding Convertible Debentures.

Certain of SYNNEX’ subsidiaries in the United States, including Concentrix entities in the United States, jointly and severally guarantee SYNNEX’ term loan under SYNNEX’ U.S. senior secured credit agreement. SYNNEX’ obligations under the U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of SYNNEX and certain of its domestic subsidiaries’ including Concentrix United States entities’, assets on a pari passu basis with the interests of the lenders under the existing U.S. Credit Agreement pursuant to an intercreditor agreement.

The U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement matures in October 2023. The outstanding principal amount of the term loans is payable in quarterly installments of $22,500, with the unpaid balance due in full on the maturity date. The term loan can be repaid at any time prior to the expiration date without penalty. Interest on borrowings under the U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement can be based on LIBOR or a base rate at SYNNEX’ option, plus a margin. The margin for LIBOR loans ranges from 1.25% to 1.75% and the margin for base rate loans ranges from 0.25% to 0.75%, provided that LIBOR shall not be less than zero. The base rate is a variable rate which is the highest of (a) 0.5% plus the greater of (x) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day and (y) the overnight bank funding rate in effect on such day, (b) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.0% per annum, and (c) the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. During the period in which the term loans were available to be drawn, SYNNEX paid term loan commitment fees. The margins above SYNNEX’ applicable interest rates are, and the term loan commitment fee were, based on SYNNEX’ consolidated leverage ratio as calculated under the U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement.

Future principal payment

As of November 30, 2019 and 2018, the balance payable by SYNNEX under the U.S. Credit Agreement was $1,105,800 and $1,095,000, respectively. As of November 30, 2019 and 2018, the balance payable by SYNNEX under the U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement was $1,732,500 and $1,755,000, respectively. The amounts guaranteed by Concentrix under the U.S. Credit Agreement and U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement are recorded in the combined financial statements of the Company to the extent drawn from the Parent, net of repayments to the Parent. Refer to note 10 for further details of terms of these borrowings recorded by the Company in the combined balance sheets.

Covenant compliance

The U.S. Credit Agreement and the U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement have a number of covenants and restrictions that, among other things, require SYNNEX to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy certain financial condition tests. The covenants also limit SYNNEX’ ability to incur additional debt, make or forgive intercompany loans, pay dividends and make other types of distributions, make certain acquisitions, repurchase SYNNEX’ stock, create liens, cancel debt owed to SYNNEX, enter into agreements with affiliates, modify the nature of the SYNNEX business, enter into sale-leaseback transactions, make certain investments, transfer and sell assets, cancel or terminate any material contracts and merge or consolidate. As of November 30, 2019, SYNNEX was in compliance with all material covenants for the above arrangements.

Concentrix India revolving lines of credit facilities

The CX business legal entities in India have credit facilities with a financial institution to borrow up to an aggregate amount of $22,000. The interest rate under these facilities is the higher of the bank’s minimum lending rate or LIBOR, plus a margin of 0.9% per annum. SYNNEX guarantees the obligations under these credit facilities. These credit facilities can be terminated at any time by the Indian legal entities or the financial

 

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institution. There were no borrowings outstanding under these credit facilities as of either November 30, 2019 or 2018.

Convertible Debentures and other borrowings related to the Convergys acquisition

In connection with the Convergys acquisition, the CX business became the obligor under Convergys’ $124,963 aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Junior Subordinated Convertible Debentures due September 2029. The CX business determined that the embedded conversion feature included in the convertible debentures required liability treatment because a portion was convertible into a fixed dollar amount based on a variable conversion rate, and was recorded at fair value in other accrued liabilities in the combined balance sheets. The CX business was entitled to redeem the Convertible Debentures on or after September 15, 2019. At the date of acquisition, the Convertible Debentures were convertible at the option of the holders on or after September 15, 2028 and prior to that date only under certain circumstances, including a stock sales price condition at an implied conversion ratio of approximately 90.7697 per one thousand dollars in principal amount of debentures, and the occurrence of a fundamental change, such as the acquisition. As a result, holders of the convertible debentures were permitted, for a specified period after the acquisition by SYNNEX, to convert their convertible debentures at a temporarily increased conversion rate determined in accordance with the existing indenture. Upon conversion, the aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Debentures had to be settled in cash and the remainder, if any, of CX businesses conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount, could be settled in cash, or in the same combination of cash and common stock of the Parent that was received by the Convergys shareholders as consideration for their shares in the acquisition. As the Convertible Debentures were convertible into common shares of SYNNEX due to the sales price condition being met prior to the acquisition, the Convertible Debentures and the conversion spread liability were classified as current borrowings and other accrued liabilities, respectively, in the combined balance sheets. Through November 30, 2018, $55,681 of the principal amount of Convertible Debentures had been settled for $118,425 in cash under the fundamental change provision. During fiscal year ended November 30, 2019, the remaining $69,282 of the principal amount was settled in cash for $148,047.

In connection with the Convergys acquisition, the Parent caused certain revolving debt facilities of Convergys to be repaid. These facilities were terminated on the acquisition date and the outstanding amount of $195,421 was repaid with funds from the initial draw of the U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement described above.

Interest expense and finance charges

The total interest expense and finance charges for external borrowings of Concentrix was $36 and $205 for fiscal years 2018 and 2017, respectively. There was no interest expense payable to third party lenders during fiscal year 2019.

 

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NOTE 9—REVENUE:

Disaggregated revenue

In the following tables, the Company’s revenue is disaggregated by primary industry verticals and geographic location:

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,  
     2019      2018      2017  

Industry vertical:

        

Technology and consumer electronics

   $ 1,283,084      $ 880,958      $ 697,206  

Communications and media

     1,142,242        345,455        195,279  

Retail, travel and ecommerce

     763,265        376,622        258,987  

Banking, financial services and insurance

     676,246        350,322        289,746  

Healthcare

     369,187        184,376        145,048  

Other

     473,889        325,418        403,913  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,707,912      $ 2,463,151      $ 1,990,180  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company attributes revenues from external customers to the country of domicile of the Concentrix legal entity that is party to the customer contract. Shown below are the countries that accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenue for the periods presented:

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,  
     2019      2018      2017  

Revenue by geography:

        

United States

   $ 1,135,710      $ 764,733      $ 706,796  

Philippines

     809,252        262,986        126,654  

Great Britain

     448,061        254,650        209,152  

India

     330,980        229,824        227,724  

Others

     1,983,909        950,958        719,854  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 4,707,912      $ 2,463,151      $ 1,990,180  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred revenue contract liabilities and deferred costs to obtain or fulfill a contract are not material.

NOTE 10—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

The Company provides certain services related to its core business to the Parent which are reported as Revenue from customer experience services to Parent in the combined statements of operations. The cost associated with such services is reported as cost of revenue related to services to Parent in the combined statements of operations. The Company also purchases certain products from the Parent, receives allocations of corporate expenses by way of a monthly management fee, records compensation expense for share-based awards granted by the Parent to Concentrix employees and receives financing for acquisition and operations under the terms of intra SYNNEX group borrowing arrangements.

 

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The following table presents the Company’s transactions with the Parent for the periods indicated:

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,  
     2019      2018      2017  

Revenue from customer experience services to Parent

   $ 20,585      $ 18,284      $ 15,350  

Purchases from Parent and its non-Concentrix subsidiaries

     4        85        314  

Interest expense on borrowings from Parent

     95,395        39,652        28,393  

Interest income on borrowings made to Parent

     2,066        846        3,739  

Corporate allocations

     1,574        1,574        1,574  

Share-based compensation

     10,554        7,740        5,244  

The majority of the loans payable to and receivable from Parent as reported on the combined balance sheets are lines of credits and are auto renewed after expiration of the original terms. The interest rates on these loans range from approximately 1% to 9% for fiscal years 2018 and 2017. In fiscal year 2017, the Company amended the interest rate on one of the loans from LIBOR + 2.75% to the lowest of the applicable federal rates (“AFR”) in effect for the current month and the preceding two months as published by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). The AFR is the interest rate that the IRS deems would not result in a taxable event for loans between related parties.

As of November 30, 2019, and 2018, the receivable from and payable to Parent and its non-Concentrix subsidiaries are primarily trade in nature.

SYNNEX has issued guarantees to certain of the Company’s clients to guarantee the performance obligations of the certain of the Company’s legal entities. If these entities are unable to meet their performance obligations under the terms of client contracts, the Parent would be obligated under these guarantees to pay damages. The Parent guarantee would be replaced by Concentrix guarantees upon separation.

As disclosed in note 8, certain of SYNNEX’ subsidiaries, including certain Concentrix legal entities in the United States, jointly and severally guarantee certain of SYNNEX’ borrowing arrangement. All SYNNEX subsidiaries in the United States, including Concentrix legal entities, have pledged their assets as security under the terms of these agreements.

Concentrix’ U.S. subsidiaries are part of SYNNEX’ U.S. consolidated group for U.S. tax purposes and will be in a tax-sharing arrangement with SYNNEX until Concentrix is deemed to leave SYNNEX’ U.S. consolidated group as a result of Concentrix’ spin-off from SYNNEX.

NOTE 11—PENSION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PLANS:

The Company has 401(k) plans in the United States under which eligible employees may contribute up to the maximum amount as provided by law. Employees become eligible to participate in these plans on the first day of the month after their employment date. The Company may make discretionary contributions under the plans. Employees in most of the Company’s non-U.S. legal entities are covered by government mandated defined contribution plans. During fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, the Company contributed $43,963, $35,594 and $31,727, respectively, to defined contribution plans.

Defined Benefit Plans

The Company has defined benefit pension or retirement plans for eligible employees in certain non-U.S. legal entities. Benefits under these plans are primarily based on years of service and compensation during the years immediately preceding retirement or termination of participation in the plans. In addition, as part of the Convergys acquisition, the Company acquired a frozen defined benefit pension plan, which includes both a qualified and non-qualified portion, for all eligible employees in the U.S. (“the cash balance plan”) and unfunded

 

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defined benefit plans for certain eligible employees in the Philippines, Malaysia and France. The pension benefit formula for the cash balance plan is determined by a combination of compensation, age-based credits and annual guaranteed interest credits. The qualified portion of the cash balance plan has been funded through contributions made to a trust fund. The plan assumptions are evaluated annually and are updated as deemed necessary. Net benefit costs related to defined benefit plans were $9,731, $3,415 and $2,999, during fiscal years 2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The Company’s measurement date for all defined benefit plans and other postretirement benefits is November 30 and the plan assumptions are evaluated annually and are updated as deemed necessary. The status of employee benefit plans is summarized below:

 

     Year Ended November 30,  
           2019                 2018        

Change in Benefit Obligation:

    

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

   $ 239,744     $ 11,743  

Service cost

     5,797       2,122  

Interest cost

     10,266       723  

Actuarial (gain) loss

     33,696       1,103  

Benefits paid

     (15,982     (2,496

Settlements

     (13,140     (208

Acquisition

     —         227,072  

Foreign currency adjustments

     647       (315
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Projected obligation at end of year

   $ 261,028     $ 239,744  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in Plan Assets:

    

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

   $ 159,184     $ 1,691  

Actual return on assets

     5,358       113  

Settlements

     (13,140     —    

Acquisition

     —         157,505  

Employer contributions

     1,872       737  

Benefits paid

     (7,436     (737

Foreign currency adjustments

     (193     (125
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

   $ 145,645     $ 159,184  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Funded Status of Plans:

    

Unfunded status

   $ 115,383     $ 80,560  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts recognized in the combined balance sheet as of November 30, 2019 and 2018 consist of:

 

     As of November 30,  
     2019      2018  

Current liability

   $ 9,189      $ 8,170  

Non-current liability

   $ 106,194      $ 72,390  

The following weighted-average rates were used in determining the benefit obligations at November 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

     2019     2018  

Discount rate

     0.6% - 7.6     0.6% - 8.1

Expected return on plan assets

     6.2% - 7.5     6.2% - 7.5

Expected rate of future compensation growth

     1.75% - 10     1.75% - 10

 

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The following weighted-average rates were used in determining the pension costs at November 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

     2019     2018  

Discount rate

     0.6% - 7.4     0.6% - 8.1

Expected return on plan assets

     4.5% - 7.5     4.5% - 7.5

Expected rate of future compensation growth

     1.75% - 10     1.75% - 10

The range of discount rates utilized in determining the pension cost and projected benefit obligation of the Company’s defined benefit plans reflects a lower prevalent rate applicable to the frozen cash balance plan for eligible employees in U.S. and a higher applicable rate for the unfunded defined benefit plan for certain eligible employees in the Philippines, France and Malaysia. The plans outside the U.S. represented approximately 22% and 19%, respectively, of the Company’s total projected benefit obligation for all plans as of November 30, 2019 and 2018.

Plan Assets

As of November 30, 2019 and 2018, plan assets for the cash balance plan consisted of common/collective trusts (of which approximately 55% are invested in equity backed funds and approximately 42% are invested in funds in fixed income instruments) and a private equity fund. The Company’s targeted allocation was 60% equity and 40% fixed income. The investment objectives for the plan assets are to generate returns that will enable the plan to meet its future obligations. The Company’s expected long-term rate of return was determined based on the asset mix of the plan, projected returns, past performance and other factors. The Company has satisfied its ERISA funding requirements through 2020. The following table sets forth the fair value of those plan assets as of November 30, 2019 and 2018:

 

     As of November 30,  
     2019      2018  

Asset Category:

     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 3,460      $ 3,410  

Fixed income

     58,670        64,938  

Equity securities:

     

U.S. large cap

     48,293        52,853  

U.S. small cap

     9,025        9,754  

International equity

     23,441        25,522  

Investment funds

     2,335        1,678  

Limited partnership

     421        1,029  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 145,645      $ 159,184  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The majority of investments in the cash balance plan are in Level 2 investments, which are comprised of common/collective trust funds that are public investment vehicles valued using a net asset value provided by the manager of each fund based on the underlying net assets owned by the funds, divided by the number of shares outstanding. Level 1 investments are in Cash, Deposit and Money Market instruments and Level 3 investments are equity based funds that primarily invest in domestic early stage capital funds.

 

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Benefit Payments

The following table details expected benefit payments for the assumed cash balance plan:

 

Fiscal Years Ending November 30,       

2020

   $ 26,629  

2021

     25,192  

2022

     23,837  

2023

     22,935  

2024

     22,373  

Thereafter (2025-2029)

     95,902  
  

 

 

 
   $ 216,868  
  

 

 

 

No plan assets are expected to be returned to the Company during 2020. The Company expects to make approximately $7,000 in contributions during fiscal year 2020. The Company also expects approximately $1,900 of actuarial loss included in AOCI will be recognized during fiscal year 2020.

NOTE 12—INCOME TAXES:

The sources of income before the provision for income taxes are as follows:

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,  
     2019     2018     2017  

United States

   $ (121,886   $ (80,649   $ (47,118

Foreign

     326,302       191,557       135,396  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 204,416     $ 110,908     $ 88,277  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes consists of the following:

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,  
     2019     2018     2017  

Current tax provision (benefit):

      

Federal

   $ 34,076     $ 19,305     $ (5,320

State

     (6,260     (294     952  

Foreign

     75,717       55,003       38,480  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 103,533     $ 74,014     $ 34,112  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax provision (benefit):

      

Federal

   $ (19,139   $ (1,593   $ (10,038

State

     362       (2,344     (2,408

Foreign

     2,496       (7,440     (5,640
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (16,281   $ (11,377   $ (18,085
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total tax provision

   $ 87,252     $ 62,637     $ 16,027  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

On December 22, 2017, Public Law 115-97, informally referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “TCJA”) was enacted into law. The TCJA provided for significant changes to the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, that impacted corporate taxation requirements. The TCJA significantly revised the ongoing U.S. corporate income tax law by lowering the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%, implementing a territorial tax system, imposing a one-time tax on foreign unremitted earnings and setting limitations on deductibility of certain costs (e.g., interest expense), among other things. During fiscal year 2018,

 

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the Company accounted for the impact of the TCJA resulting in additional income tax expense of $22,626. The significant components of this expense were (i) the one-time deemed repatriation tax on unremitted non-U.S. earnings and profits that were previously tax deferred and other tax impacts of the TCJA, which resulted in an increase in income tax expense, net of deductions and credits, of $30,484 and (ii) the remeasurement of net deferred tax liabilities at the lower enacted U.S. federal corporate tax rate, which resulted in a decrease of $7,858 in income tax expense. Concentrix 2019 tax expense in these financial statements was increased by an adjustment of $23,807 ($33,407 current tax expense offset by $9,600 deferred tax benefit) to reflect the hypothetical tax impact if Concentrix was not part of SYNNEX’ U.S. consolidated group and thereby suffered a much higher US foreign tax credit limitation. The offset to the $23,807 hypothetical tax expense is reflected in the Parent investment line of the Equity section of the combined balance sheet. The hypothetical tax expense was applied only to the Company’s tax expense in fiscal year 2019 because it relates to changes to tax law under the TCJA that were not applicable to the Company’s tax expense in fiscal year 2018 or 2017.

The following presents the breakdown of net deferred tax liabilities after netting by taxing jurisdiction:

 

     As of November 30,  
     2019     2018  

Deferred tax assets

   $ 64,879     $ 71,347  

Deferred tax liabilities

     (188,572     (181,083
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net deferred tax liabilities

   $ (123,693   $ (109,736
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liabilities consist of the following:

 

     As of November 30,  
     2019     2018  

Assets:

    

Net operating losses

   $ 67,059     $ 69,974  

Accruals and other reserves

     42,799       53,486  

Depreciation and amortization

     16,712       21,404  

U.S. interest limitation carry forward

     9,620       —    

Share-based compensation expense

     7,793       5,835  

Deferred revenue

     3,922       5,626  

Tax credits

     3,058       3,926  

Intercompany payables/receivables

     452       39,476  

Foreign tax credit

     296       15,456  

Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales return reserves

     —         2,287  

Others

     9,804       7,516  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross deferred tax assets

     161,515       224,986  

Valuation allowance

     (44,892     (56,033
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

   $ 116,623     $ 168,953  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Intangible assets

   $ (211,490   $ (249,077

Unremitted non-US earnings

     (27,771     (21,528

Others

     (1,055     (8,084
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

   $ (240,316   $ (278,689
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liabilities

   $ (123,693   $ (109,736
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The valuation allowance relates primarily to certain state and foreign net operating loss carry forward, foreign deferred items and state credits. The Company’s assessment is that it is not more likely than not that these deferred tax assets will be realized.

 

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A reconciliation of the statutory United States federal income tax rate to the Company’s effective income tax rate is as follows:

 

     Fiscal Years Ended November 30,  
         2019             2018             2017      

Federal statutory income tax rate

     21.0     22.2     35.0

State taxes, net of federal income tax benefit

     (2.2 )%      (2.6 )%      (1.4 )% 

International rate difference

     (1.9 )%      (0.3 )%      (15.5 )% 

Withholding taxes

     1.2     2.8     1.1

Uncertain tax benefits

     5.0     5.6     5.9

Changes in valuation allowance

     2.7     (1.7 )%      (2.6 )% 

Contingent debentures

     (0.2 )%      1.9     —    

Adjustments related to the TCJA

     8.4     24.1     —    

Hypothetical current tax expense recorded for separate return basis presentation

     11.6     —         —    

Other

     (2.9 )%      4.5     (4.5 )% 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective income tax rate

     42.7     56.5     18.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company’s United States business has sufficient cash flow and liquidity to fund its operating requirements and the Company expects and intends that profits earned outside the United States will be fully utilized and reinvested outside of the United States with the exception for earnings of certain previously acquired non-U.S. entities. The Company recorded deferred tax liabilities related to non-U.S. withholding taxes related to the earnings likely to be repatriated in the future.

As of November 30, 2019, the Company had approximately $823,015 of undistributed earnings of its non-U.S. subsidiaries for which it has not provided for non-U.S. withholding taxes and state taxes because such earnings are intended to be reinvested indefinitely in international operations. It is not practicable to determine the amount of applicable taxes that would be due if such earnings were distributed. Accordingly, the Company has not provisioned United States state taxes and non-U.S. withholding taxes on non-U.S. legal entities for which the earnings are permanently reinvested.

As of November 30, 2019, the Company had net operating loss carry forward of approximately $28,939 and $36,782 for federal and state purposes, respectively. The federal net operating loss carry forward will start expiring in fiscal year ending November 30, 2021, if not used, and the state net operating loss carry forward will start expiring in fiscal year ending November 30, 2020, if not used. The Company also had approximately $131,616 of foreign net operating loss carry forward that will also start expiring in fiscal year ending November 30, 2021 if not used. In addition, the Company has approximately $3,038 of various federal and state income tax credit carry forwards that if not used, will begin expiring in fiscal year ending November 30, 2020. Utilization of the acquired loss carry forwards may be limited pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

The Company enjoys tax holidays in certain jurisdictions, primarily, China, Costa Rica, Nicaragua and the Philippines. The tax holidays provide for lower or zero rates of taxation and require various thresholds of investment and business activities in those jurisdictions. Certain tax holidays begin to expire in fiscal year 2020. The estimated tax benefits from the above tax holidays for fiscal years 2019, 2018, and 2017 were approximately $8,247, $3,999, and $4,000, respectively.

 

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The aggregate changes in the balances of gross unrecognized tax benefits, excluding accrued interest and penalties, during fiscal years 2019, 2018, and 2017 were as follows:

 

Balance as of November 30, 2016

   $ 20,922  

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

     3,485  

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

     (1,429

Lapse of statute of limitations

     (3,776

Changes due to translation of foreign currencies

     (26
  

 

 

 

Balance as of November 30, 2017

     19,176  

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

     6,046  

Additions for tax positions of prior years and acquisition

     14,704  

Lapse of statute of limitations

     (1,251

Changes due to translation of foreign currencies

     —    
  

 

 

 

Balance as of November 30, 2018

     38,675  

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

     10,753  

Additions for tax positions of prior years and acquisition

     5,166  

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

     (968

Lapse of statute of limitations

     (4,698

Changes due to translation of foreign currencies

     —    
  

 

 

 

Balance as of November 30, 2019

   $ 48,928  
  

 

 

 

The Company conducts business globally and files income tax returns in various U.S. and non-U.S. jurisdictions. The Company is subject to continuous examination and audits by various tax authorities. Significant audits are underway in the Unites States, Canada and India. The Company is not aware of any material exposures arising from these tax audits or in other jurisdictions not already provided for.

Although timing of the resolution of audits and/or appeals is highly uncertain, the Company believes it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of November 30, 2019 could decrease between $5,000 and $10,000 in the next twelve months. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal income tax audit for returns covering years through fiscal 2015. The Company is no longer subject to non-U.S. or state income tax audits for returns covering years through 2011, and fiscal year 2013, respectively.

As of November 30, 2019, $54,463 of the total unrecognized tax benefits, net of federal benefit, would affect the effective tax rate, if realized. The Company’s policy is to include interest and penalties related to income taxes, including unrecognized tax benefits, within the provision for income taxes. As of November 30, 2019 and 2018, the Company had accrued $12,852 and $10,506, respectively, in income taxes payable related to accrued interest and penalties.

 

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NOTE 13—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

The Company leases certain of its facilities and equipment under operating lease agreements, which expire in various periods through 2034. Future minimum contractually required cash payment obligations under non-cancellable lease agreements as of November 30, 2019 were as follows:

 

Fiscal Years Ending November 30,       

2020

   $ 191,384  

2021

     157,076  

2022

     119,022  

2023

     86,700  

2024

     59,101  

Thereafter

     62,663  
  

 

 

 

Total minimum lease payments

   $ 675,946  
  

 

 

 

Rent expense for the years ended November 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017 amounted to $216,730, $100,269 and $77,629, respectively. Sublease income was immaterial for each of the periods presented and is immaterial for the amounts entitled to be received in future periods under non-cancellable sublease arrangements.

From time to time, the Company receives notices from third parties, including customers and suppliers, seeking indemnification, payment of money or other actions in connection with claims made against them. Also, from time to time, the Company has been involved in various bankruptcy preference actions where the Company was a supplier to the companies now in bankruptcy. In addition, the Company is subject to various other claims, both asserted and unasserted, that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company evaluates these claims and records the related liabilities. It is possible that the ultimate liabilities could differ from the amounts recorded.

The Company does not believe that the above commitments and contingencies will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

NOTE 14—SUBSEQUENT EVENT:

The Company evaluated subsequent events for recognition or disclosure through February 21, 2020, the date the combined financial statements were available to be issued.

 

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CONCENTRIX

SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

For the Fiscal Years Ended November 30, 2019, 2018 and 2017

(in thousands)

(Amounts may not add due to rounding)

 

    Balances at
Beginning
of

Fiscal Year
   

 

Additions/Deductions

    Additions
from
Acquisitions
    Reclassifications
and
Write-offs
    Balances at
End of
Fiscal Year
 
  Charged to Revenue
and Expense, net
 

Fiscal Year Ended November 30, 2017

         

Allowance for deferred tax assets

  $ 14,394     $ (2,303   $ —       $ —       $ 12,091  

Fiscal Year Ended November 30, 2018

         

Allowance for deferred tax assets

  $ 12,091     $ (1,854   $ 45,796     $ —       $ 56,033  

Fiscal Year Ended November 30, 2019

         

Allowance for deferred tax assets

  $ 56,033     $ 5,589     $ —       $ (16,730   $ 44,892  

 

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UNAUDITED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CONCENTRIX

(CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SERVICES BUSINESS OF SYNNEX CORPORATION)

 

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CONCENTRIX

(CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SERVICES BUSINESS OF SYNNEX CORPORATION)

COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS

(currency in thousands)

 

     August 31,
2020
    November 30,
2019
 
     (unaudited)        

ASSETS

    

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 93,341     $ 79,656  

Accounts receivable, net

     940,091       931,082  

Receivable from SYNNEX Corporation (“Parent”)

     26,298       17,495  

Loan receivable from Parent

     73,425       67,676  

Other current assets

     233,029       203,696  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     1,366,184       1,299,605  

Property and equipment, net

     423,438       411,465  

Goodwill

     1,835,526       1,829,328  

Intangible assets, net

     835,776       934,123  

Deferred tax assets

     72,956       64,879  

Other assets

     585,514       114,355  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 5,119,394     $ 4,653,755  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

    

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 117,796     $ 106,147  

Payable to Parent

     87,016       85,898  

Loans payable to Parent

     1,721,207       1,981,385  

Accrued compensation and benefits

     360,609       319,065  

Other accrued liabilities

     354,040       189,605  

Income taxes payable

     25,449       16,209  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     2,666,117       2,698,308  

Other long-term liabilities

     653,567       297,034  

Deferred tax liabilities

     171,743       188,572  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     3,491,427       3,183,914  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 14)

    

Equity:

    

Parent company investment

     1,638,529       1,519,923  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (10,562     (50,082
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Parent equity

     1,627,967       1,469,841  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 5,119,394     $ 4,653,755  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Amounts may not add due to rounding)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined financial statements.

 

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CONCENTRIX

(CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SERVICES BUSINESS OF SYNNEX CORPORATION)

UNAUDITED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(currency in thousands)

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31, 2020     August 31, 2019  

Revenue

    

Customer experience services

   $ 3,403,305     $ 3,480,275  

Customer experience services to Parent

     15,371       14,801  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     3,418,676       3,495,076  

Cost of revenue

    

Cost of revenue for customer experience services

     2,206,256       2,196,212  

Cost of revenue related to services to Parent

     9,527       8,847  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     1,202,893       1,290,017  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (1,014,339     (1,097,139
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     188,554       192,878  

Interest expense (primarily related to borrowings from Parent) and finance charges, net

     (39,515     (71,970

Other income, net

     4,283       2,681  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

     153,322       123,589  

Provision for income taxes

     (53,138     (38,295
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 100,184     $ 85,294  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Amounts may not add due to rounding)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined financial statements.

 

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CONCENTRIX

(CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SERVICES BUSINESS OF SYNNEX CORPORATION)

UNAUDITED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(currency in thousands)

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31, 2020     August 31, 2019  

Net income

   $ 100,184     $ 85,294  

Other comprehensive income (loss):

    

Change in unrealized losses of defined benefit plans, net of taxes of $3,114 and $(8) for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively

     (8,879     351  

Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges during the period, net of taxes of $(8,934) and $(2,085) for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

     26,860       6,218  

Reclassification of net (gains) losses on cash flow hedges to net income, net of tax expense (benefit) of $4,774 and $4,340 for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

     (14,354     (12,832
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total change in unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges, net of taxes

     12,506       (6,614
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments, net of taxes of $0 for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019

     35,893       (16,970
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     39,520       (23,233
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 139,704     $ 62,061  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Amounts may not add due to rounding)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined financial statements.

 

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CONCENTRIX

(CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SERVICES BUSINESS OF SYNNEX CORPORATION)

UNAUDITED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF PARENT EQUITY

(currency in thousands)

 

     Parent company
investment
    Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
    Total Parent equity  

Balances, November 30, 2018

   $ 1,359,001     $ (39,199   $ 1,319,802  

Share-based compensation

     6,378       —         6,378  

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     —         (23,233     (23,233

Hypothetical current tax expense recorded for separate return basis presentation

     10,484         10,484  

Net income

     85,294       —         85,294  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances, August 31, 2019

   $ 1,461,157     $ (62,432   $ 1,398,725  

Balances, November 30, 2019

   $ 1,519,923     $ (50,082   $ 1,469,841  

Share-based compensation

     11,821       —         11,821  

Transfers from Parent

     (2,986     —         (2,986

Other comprehensive income (loss)

     —         39,520       39,520  

Hypothetical current tax expense recorded for separate return basis presentation

     9,587       —         9,587  

Net income

     100,184       —         100,184  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balances, August 31, 2020

   $ 1,638,529     $ (10,562   $ 1,627,967  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Amounts may not add due to rounding)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined financial statements.

 

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CONCENTRIX

(CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SERVICES BUSINESS OF SYNNEX CORPORATION)

UNAUDITED COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(currency in thousands)

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31, 2020     August 31, 2019  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Net income

   $ 100,184     $ 85,294  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation

     93,488       106,523  

Amortization

     110,190       125,181  

Share-based compensation

     11,821       6,378  

Provision for doubtful accounts

     5,477       5,547  

Deferred income taxes

     (25,721     (17,736

Hypothetical current tax expense recorded for separate return basis presentation

     9,587       10,484  

Unrealized foreign exchange (gains) losses

     12,666       (4,898

Convertible debt conversion option fair value and extinguishment losses

     —         1,559  

Other

     (1,136     471  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisition of businesses:

    

Accounts receivable, net

     (2,789     33,021  

Receivable from Parent

     (8,803     (2,236

Payable to Parent

     1,118       (15,304

Accounts payable

     7,414       (4,792

Other operating assets and liabilities

     75,081       (46,604
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     388,577       282,888  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Loan to non-Concentrix subsidiary of Parent as part of its centralized treasury operations

     (5,749     (26,662

Purchases of property and equipment

     (106,249     (70,974

Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired and refunds

     (4,941     (8,646
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (116,939     (106,282
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Repayments of borrowings

     —         (148,022

Proceeds / Repayments of borrowings from Parent

     (260,178     (77,758
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (260,178     (225,780
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     2,121       3,146  

Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

     13,581       (46,028

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

     83,514       127,884  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

   $ 97,095     $ 81,855  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

    

Accrued costs for property and equipment purchases

   $ 12,659     $ 2,681  

(Amounts may not add due to rounding)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined financial statements.

 

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CONCENTRIX

(CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE SERVICES BUSINESS OF SYNNEX CORPORATION)

NOTES TO UNAUDITED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(currency and share amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

NOTE 1—BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION:

Background

The customer experience services (“CX”) business of SYNNEX Corporation (“SYNNEX” or the “Parent”), is a leading global provider of technology-infused CX solutions and end-to-end global business outsourcing services focused on customer experience, process optimization, technology innovation, front and back-office automation and business transformation to clients in five primary industry verticals.

On January 9, 2020, SYNNEX announced a plan to separate the CX business into an independent publicly-traded company. The CX business is held entirely within certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of SYNNEX. Except for transactions described in Note 10, these wholly-owned subsidiaries do not perform activities related to any non-CX business of SYNNEX. As the separate legal entities that make up the CX business were not historically held by a single legal entity, SYNNEX has undertaken a series of transactions in preparation for the separation, following which Concentrix Corporation will hold directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries, the CX business (“Concentrix,” the “CX business” or the “Company”). The separation, which was delayed due to the focus on managing the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, barring further economic disruption, is now expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2020. The plan is subject to current economic and capital market trends. The separation is expected to be completed by a pro rata distribution of the shares of common stock of Concentrix Corporation held by SYNNEX to stockholders of SYNNEX. The separation is intended to qualify as a tax-free transaction for federal income tax purposes for both SYNNEX and its current stockholders. Immediately following the separation, it is expected that SYNNEX’ stockholders will own shares of both SYNNEX and Concentrix, at the same percentage ownership that they held of SYNNEX prior to the transaction. Completion of the separation will not require a vote by SYNNEX’ stockholders but will be subject to customary closing conditions, including, among others, obtaining final approval from SYNNEX’ Board of Directors, receipt of a favorable opinion with respect to the tax-free nature of the transaction for federal income tax purposes, and a declaration by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) of the effectiveness of the Form 10 registration statement of which these combined financial statements form a part.

The accompanying interim unaudited combined financial statements as of August 31, 2020 and for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019 have been derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of the Parent as if the Company had been operated on a stand-alone basis during the periods presented and are in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The amounts as of November 30, 2019 have been derived from the Company’s annual audited financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States have been condensed or omitted in accordance with such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited combined financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary to state fairly the financial position of the Company and its results of operations and cash flows as of and for the periods presented. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2019 and notes thereto included elsewhere in this information statement.

Interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of financial results for a full year, and the Company makes no representations related thereto. Certain columns and rows may not add due to the use of rounded numbers.

 

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Basis of presentation

The CX business is held entirely within certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of SYNNEX dedicated to the CX business. As the separate legal entities that make up the CX business were not historically held by a single legal entity, these combined financial statements of the Company have been prepared in connection with the expected separation and have been derived from the SYNNEX consolidated financial statements and accounting records of the Parent as if the Company had been operated on a stand-alone basis during the periods presented. These combined financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. All direct revenue and expenses attributable to the Concentrix business including certain allocations of Parent costs and expenses have been separately maintained in a separate ledger in the legal entities that make up the Concentrix business. As the separate legal entities that make up the Concentrix business were not historically held by a single legal entity, Parent company investment is shown in lieu of stockholders’ equity in the combined financial statements. All significant intercompany balances and transactions between the legal entities that comprise Concentrix have been eliminated.

Management of the Company and Parent consider allocations of Parent costs to be a reasonable reflection of the utilization of services by, or the benefits provided to, the Company. The allocations may not, however, reflect the expense the Company would have incurred as a stand-alone company for the periods presented. Actual costs that may have been incurred if the Company had been a stand-alone company would depend on a number of factors, including the chosen organizational structure, what functions were outsourced or performed by employees and other strategic decisions.

Certain of SYNNEX’ subsidiaries, including certain Concentrix legal entities in the United States, jointly and severally guarantee certain of SYNNEX’ borrowing arrangements in the United States. All SYNNEX subsidiaries, including Concentrix, have pledged their assets as security under the agreement. Historically, Concentrix received or provided funding for acquisitions or ongoing operations as part of SYNNEX’ centralized treasury program. Accordingly, only cash amounts specifically recorded in the separate Concentrix ledger are reflected in the combined balance sheets. The Company reflects transfers of the cash from the Parent’s cash management system as loans or other accounts payable to the Parent or a reduction of accounts or loans receivable in the combined balance sheets based on the purpose for which the cash was provided by the Parent. Similarly, cash transfers to the Parent are reflected as reduction of loans or other accounts payable to the Parent or as loans receivable from the Parent. The cash payments and receipts are recorded in the combined statements of cash flows as operating or financing activities based on the nature of the transactions for which the funds were transferred between the Company and the Parent. The only third-party debt obligations included in these combined financial statements are those for which the legal obligor is a legal entity within the CX business and obtained funds directly from the third-party lender. Such third-party debt arrangements are currently expected to continue post-separation from SYNNEX.

Operations of Concentrix are included in the consolidated U.S. federal, and certain state and local income tax returns filed by SYNNEX, where applicable. Concentrix also files certain separate state, local and foreign tax returns. Income tax expense and other income tax related information contained in the combined financial statements are presented on a separate return basis, which requires us to estimate tax expense as if the Company filed a separate return apart from SYNNEX. The income taxes of Concentrix as presented in the combined financial statements may not be indicative of the income taxes that Concentrix will incur in the future.

Within the financial statements and tables presented, certain columns and rows may not add due to the use of rounded numbers for disclosure purposes. Additionally, $56.8 million in other accrued liabilities and $4.8 million in accrued compensation and benefits was reclassified to accounts payable at November 30, 2019 to conform to the August 31, 2020 presentation.

 

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NOTE 2—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:

For a discussion of the Company’s significant accounting policies, refer to Note 2 of the Company’s audited combined financial statements for the three-year period ended November 30, 2019 elsewhere in this information statement. As described more fully in Note 15, as of August 31, 2020, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s business going forward cannot be reliably predicted. As a result, many of our estimates and assumptions required increased judgment and carry a higher degree of variability and volatility. As events continue to evolve and additional information becomes available, these estimates may change in future periods. Accounting pronouncements adopted during the nine months ended August 31, 2020 are discussed below.

Concentration of credit risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentration of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and derivative instruments.

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents and derivative instruments are transacted and maintained with financial institutions with high credit standing, and their compositions and maturities are regularly monitored by management. Through August 31, 2020, the Company has not experienced any credit losses on such deposits and derivative instruments.

Accounts receivable comprise amounts due from clients. The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its clients’ financial condition and limits the amount of credit extended when deemed necessary, but generally requires no collateral. The Company also maintains allowances for potential credit losses. In estimating the required allowances, the Company takes into consideration the overall quality and aging of its receivable portfolio and specifically identified client risks. Through August 31, 2020, such losses have been within management’s expectations.

For the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, one client accounted for 11% and 10% of the Company’s combined revenue, respectively. No other client accounted for over 10% of the Company’s combined revenue for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019.

As of August 31, 2020 and November 30, 2019, one client comprised 14% and 10%, respectively, of the total accounts receivable balance.

Leases

The Company enters into leases as a lessee for property and equipment in the ordinary course of business. When procuring services, or upon entering into a contract with its customers and clients, the Company determines whether an arrangement contains a lease at its inception. As part of that evaluation the Company considers whether there is an implicitly or explicitly identified asset in the arrangement and whether the Company, as the lessee, or the client, if the Company is the lessor, has the right to control the use of that asset. Effective December 1, 2019, when the Company is the lessee, all leases with a term of more than 12 months are recognized as right-of-use (ROU) assets and associated lease liabilities in the combined balance sheet. Lease liabilities are measured at the lease commencement date and determined using the present value of the lease payments not yet paid, at the Company’s incremental borrowing rate, which approximates the rate at which the Company would borrow on a secured basis in the country where the lease was executed. The interest rate implicit in the lease is generally not determinable in the transactions where the Company is the lessee. The ROU asset equals the lease liability adjusted for any initial direct costs, prepaid rent and lease incentives. The Company’s variable lease payments generally relate to payments tied to various indexes, non-lease components and payments above a contractual minimum fixed amount.

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and long-term borrowings in the combined balance sheet. Substantially all of the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases. The lease includes options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise that option. The Company made a policy election to not recognize leases with a lease term of 12 months or less in the combined balance sheet. Lease expenses are recorded within selling, general, and administrative expenses in the combined statements of operations. Operating lease payments are presented within “Cash flows from operating activities” in the combined statements of cash flows.

For all asset classes, the Company has elected the lessee practical expedient to combine lease and non-lease components (e.g. maintenance services) and account for the combined unit as a single lease component. Variable lease payments are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments are incurred.

Accounting pronouncements adopted during the nine months ended August 31, 2020

In February 2018, the FASB issued guidance that permits the Company to reclassify disproportionate tax effects in accumulated other comprehensive income caused by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to retained earnings. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of this new guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s combined financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued a new standard which revises various aspects of accounting for leases, with amendments in 2018 and 2019 codified as Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, Leases (“ASC Topic 842”). The Company adopted the guidance effective December 1, 2019, applying the optional transition method, which allows an entity to apply the new standard at the adoption date with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the period of adoption. In addition, the Company elected the package of practical expedients not to reassess prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs and the lessee practical expedient to combine lease and non-lease components for all asset classes. The Company made a policy election to not recognize ROU assets and lease liabilities for short-term leases for all asset classes. The most significant impact of adoption to the Company’s combined financial statements relates to the recognition of a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for virtually all of its leases other than short-term leases. The liability was equal to the present value of lease payments. The asset is based on the liability, and subject to adjustment, such as for initial direct costs. The recognition, measurement, and presentation of expenses and cash flows arising from a lease by a lessee primarily will depend on its classification. For income statement purposes, operating leases will result in a straight-line expense while finance leases will result in a front-loaded expense pattern. Upon adoption, the Company recorded $525,344 of ROU assets and of $571,940 of liabilities relating to its operating leases on its combined balance sheet. The adoption did not have an impact on the Company’s combined statements of operations or its combined statements of cash flows.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements

In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (the “FASB”) issued optional guidance for a limited time to ease the potential burden in accounting for or recognizing the effects of reference rate reform, particularly, the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) on financial reporting. The guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments are elective and are effective upon issuance for all entities through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance.

In December 2019, the FASB issued new guidance that simplifies the accounting for income taxes. The guidance is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within those reporting periods. Certain amendments should be applied prospectively, while other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance.

 

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In August 2018, the FASB issued new guidance to add, remove, and clarify disclosure requirements related to defined benefit pension and other postretirement plans. The amendment requires the Company to disclose the weighted-average interest crediting rates used in cash balance pension plans. It also requires the Company to disclose the reasons for significant changes in the benefit obligation or plan assets including significant gains and losses affecting the benefit obligation for the period. This standard is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2020, and early adoption is permitted. The adoption is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s combined financial statements.

In August 2018, the FASB issued guidance to improve the effectiveness of fair value measurement disclosures by removing or modifying certain disclosure requirements and adding other requirements. The guidance is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted. Certain amendments should be applied prospectively, while all other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance.

In June 2016, the FASB issued a new credit loss standard that replaces the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP. The new impairment model requires immediate recognition of estimated credit losses expected to occur for most financial assets and certain other instruments. It is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019 and interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018 is permitted. Entities will apply the standard’s provisions as a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first effective reporting period. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the new guidance.

NOTE 3—ACQUISITIONS:

Fiscal 2018 acquisition

On October 5, 2018, SYNNEX acquired 100% of Convergys Corporation (“Convergys”), an Ohio Corporation, a customer experience outsourcing company, for a purchase price of $2,269,527, pursuant to a merger agreement dated June 28, 2018. The acquisition was related to the Concentrix business and added scale, diversified the revenue base, expanded the Company’s service delivery footprint and strengthened the Company’s leadership position as a top global provider of CX services.

The acquisition has been accounted for as a business combination. The purchase price was comprised of cash, Parent stock and Convergys stock awards assumed with an estimated fair value of $70,221 on the closing date. Of the equity awards assumed, $43,779 relating to the pre-combination service period was allocated to the purchase consideration, and the remainder of the estimated fair value and payments in excess of fair value are being expensed over the remaining service periods on a straight-line basis.

During the nine months ended August 31, 2019, the Company recorded measurement period adjustments of $9,496 to goodwill. These adjustments comprised of a decrease of $26,412 in tax liabilities and an increase of $16,916 to the fair value of other acquired net tangible assets.

 

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Acquisition-related and integration expenses related to the Convergys acquisition were $2,847 and $52,431 during the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019. The following table presents the activity related to liability for restructuring charges related to the Convergys acquisition through August 31, 2020 and 2019:

 

Restructuring costs

   Severance and
benefits
    Facility and
exit costs
    Total  

Accrued balance as of November 30, 2018

   $ 11,138     $ 6,606     $ 17,744  

Additional accrual during the period

     5,357       5,236       10,593  

Cash payments

     (12,438     (3,050     (15,488

Accrued balance as of August 31, 2019

   $ 4,057     $ 8,792     $ 12,849  
      

Accrued balance as of November 30, 2019

   $ 2,828     $ 14,164     $ 16,992  

Additional accrual (accrual release) during the period

     (535     451       (84

Cash payments

     (2,200     (6,093     (8,293
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accrued balance as of August 31, 2020

   $ 93     $ 8,522     $ 8,615  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

NOTE 4—SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION:

Certain of the Company’s employees participate in a long-term incentive plan sponsored by SYNNEX. The Company recognizes share-based compensation expense for all share-based awards made to employees, including employee stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, performance-based restricted stock units and employee stock purchases, based on estimated fair values.

The following table summarizes the number of share-based awards granted under the plan during the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, and the measurement date value of the awards:

 

     Nine months ended
August 31, 2020
     Nine months ended
August 31, 2019
 
     Shares
awarded
     Fair value of
grants
     Shares
awarded
     Fair value of
grants
 

Restricted stock awards

           7      $ 538        1      $ 50  

Restricted stock units

     1        76        113        10,760  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     8      $ 614        114      $ 10,810  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company recorded share-based compensation expense in the combined statements of operations for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019 as follows:

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31,
2020
    August 31,
2019
 

Total share-based compensation

   $ 12,031     $ 6,480  

Tax benefit recorded in the provision for income taxes

     (3,008     (1,620
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect on net income

   $ 9,023     $ 4,860  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Substantially all of the share-based compensation expense was recorded in “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the combined statements of operations.

Share-based compensation expense related to the SYNNEX employee stock purchase plan was immaterial for nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019.

 

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NOTE 5—BALANCE SHEET COMPONENTS:

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the combined balance sheets that sum to the total of the same amounts shown in the combined statements of cash flows:

 

     As of  
     August 31,
2020
     November 30,
2019
 

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 93,341      $ 79,656  

Restricted cash included in other current assets

     3,754        3,858  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

   $ 97,095      $ 83,514  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Restricted cash balances relate primarily to restrictions placed by banks as collateral for the issuance of bank guarantees and the terms of a government grant.

 

     As of  
     August 31,
2020
    November 30,
2019
 

Accounts receivable, net:

    

Billed accounts receivable

   $ 567,808     $ 536,450  

Unbilled accounts receivable

     380,080       400,687  

Less: Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (7,797     (6,055
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

   $ 940,091     $ 931,082  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

Allowance for doubtful trade receivables:

                        

Balance at November 30, 2018

   $ 1,000  

Additions

     5,547  

Write-offs and reclassifications

     (2,570
  

 

 

 

Balance at August 31, 2019

     3,977  
  

Balance at November 30, 2019

     6,055  

Additions

     5,477  

Write-offs and reclassifications

     (3,735
  

 

 

 

Balance at August 31, 2020

   $ 7,797  
  

 

 

 

 

     As of  
     August 31,
2020
    November 30,
2019
 

Property and equipment, net:

    

Land

   $ 28,998     $ 28,873  

Equipment, computers and software

     445,053       379,091  

Furniture and fixtures

     87,415       83,247  

Buildings, building improvements and leasehold improvements

     314,783       280,379  

Construction-in-progress

     5,698       9,943  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total property and equipment, gross

   $ 881,947     $ 781,533  

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     (458,509     (370,068
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

   $ 423,438     $ 411,465  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Shown below are countries where 10% or more of the Company’s property and equipment, net are located:

 

     As of  
     August 31,
2020
     November 30,
2019
 

Property and equipment, net:

     

United States

   $ 152,162      $ 162,955  

Philippines

     69,315        63,421  

India

     44,777        39,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Others

     157,184        146,089  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 423,438      $ 411,465  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Nine Months
Ended
August 31,
2020
     Nine Months
Ended
August 31,
2019
 

Goodwill:

     

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 1,829,328      $ 1,775,541  

Additions/adjustments from Convergys acquisition

     —          9,496  

Foreign exchange translation

     6,198        3,429  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

   $ 1,835,526      $ 1,788,466  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     As of August 31, 2020      As of November 30, 2019  
     Gross
amounts
     Accumulated
amortization
    Net
amounts
     Gross
amounts
     Accumulated
amortization
    Net
amounts
 

Intangible assets, net:

               

Customer relationships

   $ 1,388,350      $ (557,202   $ 831,148      $ 1,368,966      $ (441,866   $ 927,100  

Technology

     14,831        (10,523     4,308        14,720        (8,998     5,722  

Trade names

     6,156        (5,836     320        6,662        (5,361     1,301  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1,409,337      $ (573,561   $ 835,776      $ 1,390,348      $ (456,225   $ 934,123  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Estimated future amortization expense of the Company’s intangible assets is as follows:

 

Fiscal years ending November 30,       

2020 (remaining three months)

   $ 37,264  

2021

     136,822  

2022

     116,481  

2023

     102,163  

2024

     84,515  

Thereafter

     358,531  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 835,776  
  

 

 

 

 

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Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”), net of taxes, were as follows:

 

     Unrecognized
gains (losses) on
defined benefit
plan, net
of taxes
    Unrealized gains
(losses)
on cash flow
hedges, net of
taxes
    Foreign currency
translation
adjustment and
other,

net of taxes
    Total  

Balance, November 30, 2018

   $ (3,442   $ 19,442     $ (55,199   $ (39,199

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification

     351       6,218       (16,970     (10,401
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Reclassification of (gains) losses from other comprehensive income (loss)

     —         (12,832     —         (12,832

Balance, August 31, 2019

   $ (3,091   $ 12,828     $ (72,169   $ (62,432
        

Balance, November 30, 2019

   $ (29,940   $ 17,523     $ (37,665   $ (50,082

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassification

     (8,879     26,860       35,893       53,874  

Reclassification of (gains) losses from other comprehensive income (loss)

     —         (14,354     —         (14,354
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, August 31, 2020

   $ (38,819   $ 30,029     $ (1,772   $ (10,562
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Refer to Note 6 for the location of gains and losses on cash flow hedges reclassified from other comprehensive income (loss) to the combined statements of operations. Reclassifications of amortization of actuarial (gains) losses of defined benefits plans is recorded in “Other income (expense), net” in the combined statement of operations.

Foreign currency translation adjustment and other, net of taxes, is comprised of foreign currency translation adjustment and unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt securities. Substantially, all of the balance at August 31, 2020 and November 30, 2019 represents foreign currency translation adjustment.

NOTE 6—DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS:

In the ordinary course of business, the Company is exposed to foreign currency risk and credit risk. The Company enters into transactions, and owns monetary assets and liabilities, that are denominated in currencies other than the legal entity’s functional currency. The Company may enter into forward contracts, option contracts, or other derivative instruments to offset a portion of the risk on expected future cash flows, earnings, net investments in certain non-U.S. legal entities and certain existing assets and liabilities. However, the Company may choose not to hedge certain exposures for a variety of reasons including, but not limited to, accounting considerations and the prohibitive economic cost of hedging particular exposures. There can be no assurance the hedges will offset more than a portion of the financial impact resulting from movements in foreign currency exchange or interest rates. Generally, the Company does not use derivative instruments to cover equity risk and credit risk. The Company’s hedging program is not used for trading or speculative purposes.

All derivatives are recognized on the balance sheet at their fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recorded in the combined statements of operations, or as a component of AOCI in the combined balance sheets, as discussed below.

Cash Flow Hedges

To protect gross margins from fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, certain of the Company’s legal entities with functional currencies that are not in U.S. dollars may hedge a portion of forecasted revenue or

 

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costs not denominated in the entities’ functional currencies. These instruments mature at various dates through August 2022. Gains and losses on cash flow hedges are recorded in AOCI until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. Deferred gains and losses associated with cash flow hedges of foreign currency revenue are recognized as a component of “Revenue” in the same period as the related revenue is recognized, and deferred gains and losses related to cash flow hedges of costs are recognized as a component of “Cost of revenue” and/or “Selling, general and administrative expenses” in the same period as the related costs are recognized. Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges must be de-designated as hedges when it is probable the forecasted hedged transaction will not occur in the initially identified time period or within a subsequent two-month time period. Deferred gains and losses in AOCI associated with such derivative instruments are reclassified into earnings in the period of de-designation. Any subsequent changes in fair value of such derivative instruments are recorded in earnings unless they are re-designated as hedges of other transactions.

Non-Designated Derivatives

The Company uses short-term forward contracts to offset the foreign exchange risk of assets and liabilities denominated in currencies other than the functional currency of the respective entities. These contracts, which are not designated as hedging instruments, mature or settle within twelve months. Derivatives that are not designated as hedging instruments are adjusted to fair value through earnings in the financial statement line item to which the derivative relates.

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments in the Combined Balance Sheets

The fair values of the Company’s derivative instruments are disclosed in Note 7—Fair Value Measurements and summarized in the table below:

 

     Value as of  

Balance Sheet Line Item

   August 31,
2020
     November 30,
2019
 

Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments:

     

Foreign exchange forward contracts (notional value)

   $ 1,149,608      $ 907,621  

Other current assets

     26,690        8,667  

Other accrued liabilities

     11,349        2,105  

Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges:

     

Foreign exchange forward contracts (notional value)

   $ 814,879      $ 563,654  

Other current assets and other assets

     38,288        14,523  

Other accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities

     740        1,633  

Volume of activity

The notional amounts of foreign exchange forward contracts represent the gross amounts of foreign currency, including, principally, the Philippine Peso, the Indian Rupee, the Euro, the British Pound and the Canadian Dollar that will be bought or sold at maturity. The notional amounts for outstanding derivative instruments provide one measure of the transaction volume outstanding and do not represent the amount of the Company’s exposure to credit or market loss. The Company’s exposure to credit loss and market risk will vary over time as currency rates change.

 

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The Effect of Derivative Instruments on AOCI and the Combined Statements of Operations

The following table shows the gains and losses, before taxes, of the Company’s derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and not designated as hedging instruments in other comprehensive income (“OCI”), and the combined statements of operations for the periods presented:

 

    Location of gain (loss)
in income
    For the nine months ended  
    August 31, 2020     August 31, 2019  

Revenue

    $ 3,418,676     $ 3,495,076  

Cost of revenue

      2,215,783       2,205,059  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

      (1,014,339     (1,097,139

Other income (expense), net

      4,283       2,681  
     

Derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges:

     

Gains (losses) recognized in OCI:

     

Foreign exchange forward contracts

    $ 35,795     $ 8,304  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gains (losses) reclassified from AOCI into income:

     

Foreign exchange forward contracts

     

Loss (gain) reclassified from AOCI into income

    Revenue for services     $ —       $ 89  

Gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income

   

Cost of revenue for

services

 

 

    13,322       12,034  

Gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income

   


Selling, general and

administrative
expenses

 

 
 

    5,806       5,041  

Gain (loss) reclassified from AOCI into income

   

Other income

(expense), net

 

 

    —         10  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 19,128     $ 17,174  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments:

     

Gain (loss) recognized from foreign exchange

forward contracts, net(1)

   



Cost of revenue for
services and Selling,
general and
administrative
expenses
 
 
 
 
 
  $ —       $ —    

Gains (losses) recognized from foreign exchange forward contracts, net(1)

   

Other income

(expense), net

 

 

    26,963       9,626  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    $ 26,963     $ 9,626  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) 

The gains and losses largely offset the currency gains and losses that resulted from changes in the assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional currencies.

There were no material gain or loss amounts excluded from the assessment of effectiveness. Existing net gains in AOCI that are expected to be reclassified into earnings in the normal course of business within the next twelve months are $31,915.

Offsetting of Derivatives

In the combined balance sheets, the Company does not offset derivative assets against liabilities in master netting arrangements. If derivative exposures covered by a qualifying master netting agreement had been netted in the combined balance sheets, the total derivative asset and liability positions would have been reduced by $11,230 as of August 31, 2020 and $3,731 each as of November 30, 2019.

 

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Credit exposure for derivative financial instruments is limited to the amounts, if any, by which the counterparties’ obligations under the contracts exceed the Company’s obligations to the counterparties. The Company manages the potential risk of credit losses through careful evaluation of counterparty credit standing and selection of counterparties from a limited group of financial institutions.

NOTE 7—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS:

The Company’s fair value measurements are classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;

Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active, or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and

Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).

The following table summarizes the valuation of the Company’s investments and financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 

     As of August 31, 2020      As of November 30, 2019  
            Fair value measurement
category
            Fair value measurement
category
 
     Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total      Level 1      Level 2      Level 3  

Assets:

                       

Cash equivalents

   $ 41,031      $ 41,031      $ —        $ —        $ 26,041      $ 26,041      $ —        $ —    

Foreign government bond

     1,378        1,378        —          —          1,228        1,228        —          —    

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

     64,978        —          64,978        —          23,190        —          23,190        —    

Liabilities:

                       

Forward foreign currency exchange contracts

   $ 12,089      $ —        $ 12,089      $ —        $ 3,738      $ —        $ 3,738      $ —    

The Company’s cash equivalents consist primarily of highly liquid investments in money market funds and term deposits with maturity periods of three months or less. The carrying values of cash equivalents approximate fair value since they are near their maturity. Investment in foreign government bond classified as available-for-sale debt security is recorded at fair value based on quoted market prices. The fair values of forward exchange contracts are measured based on the foreign currency spot and forward rates quoted by the banks or foreign currency dealers. Fair values of long-term foreign currency exchange contracts are measured using valuations based upon quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and are valued by reference to similar financial instruments, adjusted for terms specific to the contracts. The effect of nonperformance risk on the fair value of derivative instruments was not material as of August 31, 2020 and November 30, 2019.

In connection with the Convergys acquisition, the CX business, assumed Convergys’ 5.75% Junior Subordinated Convertible Debentures due September 2029 (“Convertible Debentures”) and recorded the principal amount and conversion spread at fair value. See Note 8—Borrowings. The fair value of the Convertible Debentures conversion option was based on a probabilistic analysis using the Monte Carlo simulation approach. The model considered simulated movements in the SYNNEX stock price until the conversion date using estimated stock volatility of 35%, a risk free rate of 2.7%, discount and dividend yields of 4.6% and $0.35 per share each quarter, respectively, over the period until September 2019, when SYNNEX would become entitled to redeem the debentures. From the acquisition date until November 30, 2018, the fair value of the conversion

 

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spread decreased by $4,085. During fiscal year 2019, the CX business settled all the outstanding convertible debentures and recorded a loss of $1,559 upon settlement in other income (expense), net.

The carrying values of term deposits with maturities less than one year, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value due to their short maturities and interest rates which are variable in nature. Long-term non-marketable equity securities consist primarily of investments in equity securities of private entities. The fair value of non-marketable equity investments is based on an internal valuation of the investees based on the best available information at the measurement date. It is not practicable to determine the fair value of the Company’s loans payable to and receivable from the Parent as these cash transfers are part of the centralized treasury program of SYNNEX as described in Note 1.

During the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, there were no transfers between the fair value measurement category levels.

NOTE 8—BORROWINGS:

SYNNEX United States credit agreement

In the United States, SYNNEX has a senior secured credit agreement (as amended, the “U.S. Credit Agreement”) with a group of financial institutions. The U.S. Credit Agreement includes a $600,000 commitment for a revolving credit facility and a term loan in the original principal amount of $1,200,000. SYNNEX may request incremental commitments to increase the principal amount of the revolving line of credit or term loan by $500,000, plus an additional amount which is dependent upon SYNNEX’ pro forma first lien leverage ratio, as calculated under the U.S. Credit Agreement.

Certain of SYNNEX’ subsidiaries in the United States, including Concentrix entities in the United States, jointly and severally guarantee SYNNEX’ term loan under SYNNEX’ U.S. Credit Agreement. SYNNEX’ obligations under the U.S. Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of SYNNEX and certain of its domestic subsidiaries’ including Concentrix United States entities’, assets on a pari passu basis with the interests of the lenders under the U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement pursuant to an intercreditor agreement.

The U.S. Credit Agreement matures in September 2022. The outstanding principal amount of the term loan is repayable in quarterly installments of $15,000, with the unpaid balance due in full on the September 2022 maturity date. The term loan can be repaid at any time prior to the maturity date without penalty. Interest on borrowings under the U.S. Credit Agreement can be based on London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or a base rate at the Company’s option, plus a margin. The margin for LIBOR loans ranges from 1.25% to 2.00% and the margin for base rate loans ranges from 0.25% to 1.00%, provided that LIBOR shall not be less than zero. The base rate is a variable rate which is the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate, plus a margin of 0.5%, (b) the rate of interest announced, from time to time, by the agent, Bank of America, N.A., as its “prime rate,” and (c) the Eurodollar Rate, plus 1.0%. The unused revolving credit facility commitment fee ranges from 0.175% to 0.30% per annum. The margins above the applicable interest rates and the revolving commitment fee for revolving loans are based on SYNNEX’ consolidated leverage ratio, as calculated under the U.S. Credit Agreement.

SYNNEX United States term loan credit agreement

In order to fund the Convergys acquisition (See Note 3), the related refinancing or settlement of Convergys’ debt and payment of related fees and expenses, SYNNEX entered into a secured term loan credit agreement on August 9, 2018 (the “U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement”) with a group of financial institutions, which provided for the extension of one or more term loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,800,000. Until November 30, 2018, SYNNEX had drawn $1,550,000 of term loans. During fiscal year 2019, SYNNEX borrowed the remaining available amount of $250,000 under the facility to settle part of Convergys’ outstanding Convertible Debentures.

 

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Certain of SYNNEX’ subsidiaries in the United States, including Concentrix entities in the United States, jointly and severally guarantee SYNNEX’ term loan under SYNNEX’ U.S. senior secured credit agreement. SYNNEX’ obligations under the U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of SYNNEX and certain of its domestic subsidiaries’ including Concentrix United States entities’, assets on a pari passu basis with the interests of the lenders under the existing U.S. Credit Agreement pursuant to an intercreditor agreement.

The U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement matures in October 2023. The outstanding principal amount of the term loans is payable in quarterly installments of $22,500, with the unpaid balance due in full on the maturity date. The term loan can be repaid at any time prior to the expiration date without penalty. Interest on borrowings under the U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement can be based on LIBOR or a base rate at SYNNEX’ option, plus a margin. The margin for LIBOR loans ranges from 1.25% to 1.75% and the margin for base rate loans ranges from 0.25% to 0.75%, provided that LIBOR shall not be less than zero. The base rate is a variable rate which is the highest of (a) 0.5% plus the greater of (x) the Federal Funds Rate in effect on such day and (y) the overnight bank funding rate in effect on such day, (b) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.0% per annum, and (c) the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. During the period in which the term loans were available to be drawn, SYNNEX paid term loan commitment fees. The margins above SYNNEX’ applicable interest rates are, and the term loan commitment fee were, based on SYNNEX’ consolidated leverage ratio as calculated under the U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement.

Future principal payment

As of August 31, 2020 and November 30, 2019, the balance payable by SYNNEX under the U.S. Credit Agreement was $1,035,000 and $1,105,800, respectively. As of August 31, 2020 and November 30, 2019, the balance payable by SYNNEX under the U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement was $1,665,000 and $1,732,500, respectively. The amounts guaranteed by Concentrix under the U.S. Credit Agreement and U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement are recorded in the combined financial statements of the Company to the extent drawn from the Parent, net of repayments to the Parent. Refer to Note 10 for further details of terms of these borrowings recorded by the Company in the combined balance sheets.

Covenant compliance

The U.S. Credit Agreement and the U.S. Term Loan Credit Agreement have a number of covenants and restrictions that, among other things, require SYNNEX to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy certain financial condition tests. The covenants also limit SYNNEX’ ability to incur additional debt, make or forgive intercompany loans, pay dividends and make other types of distributions, make certain acquisitions, repurchase SYNNEX’ stock, create liens, cancel debt owed to SYNNEX, enter into agreements with affiliates, modify the nature of the SYNNEX business, enter into sale-leaseback transactions, make certain investments, transfer and sell assets, cancel or terminate any material contracts and merge or consolidate. As of August 31, 2020, SYNNEX was in compliance with all material covenants for the above arrangements.

Concentrix India revolving lines of credit facilities

The CX business legal entities in India have credit facilities with a financial institution to borrow up to an aggregate amount of $22,000. The interest rate under these facilities is the higher of the bank’s minimum lending rate or LIBOR, plus a margin of 0.9% per annum. SYNNEX guarantees the obligations under these credit facilities. These credit facilities can be terminated at any time by the Indian legal entities or the financial institution. There were no borrowings outstanding under these credit facilities as of August 31, 2020 and November 30, 2019.

Convertible Debentures and other borrowings related to the Convergys acquisition

In connection with the Convergys acquisition, the CX business became the obligor under Convergys’ $124,963 aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Junior Subordinated Convertible Debentures due September

 

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2029. Through November 30, 2018, $55,681 of the principal amount of Convertible Debentures had been settled for $118,425 in cash under the fundamental change provision. During the nine months ended August 31, 2019, the remaining $69,282 of the principal amount was settled in cash for $148,047.

Interest expense and finance charges

The total interest expense and finance charges for external borrowings of Concentrix was zero for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. There was no interest expense payable to third-party lenders as of August 31, 2020.

NOTE 9—REVENUE:

Disaggregated revenue

In the following table, the Company’s revenue is disaggregated by primary industry verticals:

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31,
2020
     August 31,
2019
 

Industry vertical:

     

Technology and consumer electronics

   $ 1,012,275      $ 939,384  

Communications and media

     714,966        869,134  

Retail, travel and ecommerce

     558,412        564,516  

Banking, financial services and insurance

     526,948        498,884  

Healthcare

     274,128        268,028  

Other

     331,947        355,130  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,418,676      $ 3,495,076  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred revenue contract liabilities and deferred costs to obtain or fulfill a contract are not material.

NOTE 10—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:

The Company provides certain services related to its core business to the Parent which are reported as Revenue from customer experience services to Parent in the combined statements of operations. The cost associated with such services is reported as cost of revenue related to services to Parent in the combined statements of operations. The Company also purchases certain products from the Parent, receives allocations of corporate expenses by way of a monthly management fee, records compensation expense for share-based awards granted by the Parent to Concentrix employees and receives financing for acquisition and operations under the terms of intra SYNNEX group borrowing arrangements.

The following table presents the Company’s transactions with the Parent for the periods indicated:

 

     Nine Months Ended  
     August 31,
2020
     August 31,
2019
 

Revenue from customer experience services to Parent

   $ 15,371      $ 14,801  

Purchases from Parent and its non-Concentrix subsidiaries

     —          4  

Interest expense on borrowings from Parent

     41,513        75,088  

Interest income on borrowings made to Parent

     1,705        1,616  

Corporate allocations

     1,181        1,181  

Share-based compensation

     12,031        6,480  

The majority of the loans payable to and receivable from Parent as reported on the combined balance sheets are lines of credits and are auto renewed after expiration of the original terms. The interest rates on these loans range from approximately 1% to 9%.

 

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As of August 31, 2020 and November 30, 2019, the receivable from and payable to Parent and its non-Concentrix subsidiaries are primarily trade in nature.

SYNNEX has issued guarantees to certain of the Company’s clients to guarantee the performance obligations of the certain of the Company’s legal entities. If these entities are unable to meet their performance obligations under the terms of client contracts, the Parent would be obligated under these guarantees to pay damages. The Parent guarantee will be replaced by Concentrix guarantees upon separation.

As disclosed in Note 8, certain of SYNNEX’ subsidiaries, including certain Concentrix legal entities in the United States, jointly and severally guarantee certain of SYNNEX’ borrowing arrangements. All SYNNEX subsidiaries in the United States, including Concentrix legal entities, have pledged their assets as security under the terms of these agreements.

Concentrix’ U.S. subsidiaries are part of SYNNEX’ U.S. consolidated group for U.S. tax purposes and will be in a tax-sharing arrangement with SYNNEX until Concentrix is deemed to leave SYNNEX’ U.S. consolidated group as a result of Concentrix’ spin-off from SYNNEX.

NOTE 11—PENSION AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PLANS:

The Company has 401(k) plans in the United States under which eligible employees may contribute up to the maximum amount as provided by law. Employees become eligible to participate in these plans on the first day of the month after their employment date. The Company may make discretionary contributions under the plans. Employees in most of the Company’s non-U.S. legal entities are covered by government mandated defined contribution plans. During the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company contributed $48,365 and $45,545 respectively, to defined contribution plans.

Defined Benefit Plans

The Company has defined benefit pension or retirement plans for eligible employees in certain non-U.S. legal entities. Benefits under these plans are primarily based on years of service and compensation during the years immediately preceding retirement or termination of participation in the plans. In addition, as part of the Convergys acquisition, the Company acquired a frozen defined benefit pension plan, which includes both a qualified and non-qualified portion, for all eligible employees in the U.S. (“the cash balance plan”) and unfunded defined benefit plans for certain eligible employees in the Philippines, Malaysia and France. The pension benefit formula for the cash balance plan is determined by a combination of compensation, age-based credits and annual guaranteed interest credits. The qualified portion of the cash balance plan has been funded through contributions made to a trust fund. The plan assumptions are evaluated annually and are updated as deemed necessary.

Net benefit costs related to defined benefit plans were $9,816 and $7,983, during the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. On an aggregate basis the plans were underfunded by $134,376 and $115,383 at August 31, 2020 and November 30, 2019, respectively.

 

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NOTE 12— LEASES:

The Company leases certain of its facilities and equipment under operating lease agreements, which expire in various periods through 2034. The Company’s finance leases are not material.

The following table presents the various components of lease costs.

 

For the nine months ended August 31, 2020       

Operating lease cost

   $ 165,884  

Short-term lease cost

     7,891  

Variable lease cost

     28,965  

Sublease income

     (186
  

 

 

 

Total operating lease cost

   $ 202,554  
  

 

 

 

The following table presents a maturity analysis of expected undiscounted cash flows for operating leases on an annual basis for the next five years and thereafter as of August 31, 2020:

 

Fiscal Years Ending November 30,       

2020 (remaining three months)

   $ 50,559  

2021

     180,246  

2022

     141,856  

2023

     100,754  

2024

     69,889  

Thereafter

     69,271  
  

 

 

 

Total payments

     612,575  

Less: imputed interest*

     (84,488
  

 

 

 

Total present value of lease payments

     528,087  
  

 

 

 

 

*Imputed

interest represents the difference between undiscounted cash flows and discounted cash flows.

During the nine months ended August 31, 2019, rent expense was $162,094. Sublease income was immaterial during this same period.

The following amounts were recorded in the combined balance sheet as of August 31, 2020:

 

Operating leases    Balance sheet location    As of August 31, 2020  

Operating lease ROU assets

   Other assets, net    $ 479,547  

Current operating lease liabilities

   Other accrued liabilities      156,923  

Non-current operating lease liabilities

   Other long-term liabilities      371,164  

The following table presents supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s operating leases. Cash payments related to variable lease costs and short-term leases are not included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities, and, as such, are excluded from the amounts below:

 

Cash flow information    August 31, 2020  

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

   $ 152,094  

Non-cash ROU assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities (subsequent to initial adoption)

     66,664  

 

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The weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate as of August 31, 2020 were as follows:

 

Operating lease term and discount rate    Operating leases  

Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)

     4.09  

Weighted-average discount rate

     7.34

Future minimum contractually required cash payment obligations under non-cancellable lease agreements as of November 30, 2019 were as follows:

 

Fiscal Years Ending November 30,    Operating leases  

2020

   $ 191,384  

2021

     157,076  

2022

     119,022  

2023

     86,700  

2024

     59,101  

Thereafter

     62,663  
  

 

 

 

Total minimum lease payments

   $ 675,946  
  

 

 

 

NOTE 13—INCOME TAXES:

Income taxes consist of current and deferred tax expense resulting from income earned in domestic and international jurisdictions. Although Concentrix has been included in the consolidated tax returns of SYNNEX in certain jurisdictions, the tax provision included herein has been recorded as if Concentrix had filed taxes on a stand-alone basis. Income tax expense was increased for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and the nine months ended August 31, 2019 by an adjustment of $9.6 million and $10.5 million, respectively, to reflect the hypothetical tax impact if Concentrix was not part of SYNNEX’ U.S. consolidated group and therefore incurred higher taxes under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “TCJA”) and a higher U.S. foreign tax credit limitation. The offset to the hypothetical tax expense in both periods is reflected in the Parent company investment line of the Equity section of the combined balance sheet.

Income tax expense increased during the nine months ended August 31, 2020 compared to the nine months ended August 31, 2019 due to the increase in income before taxes for the nine months ended August 31, 2020 and due to a reduction in reserves for uncertain tax positions and a downward adjustment to the provision for the transition tax related to mandatory repatriation under the TCJA for the nine months ended August 31, 2019. The effective tax rate for nine months ended August 31, 2020 increased compared to the effective tax rate for the nine months ended August 31, 2019 due to increased tax expense recorded in the nine months ended August 31, 2019 resulting from the shift in geographic mix of worldwide income offset by a reduction in reserves for uncertain tax positions and a downward adjustment to the provision for the transition tax related to mandatory repatriation under the TCJA during the nine months ended August 31, 2019.

The liability for unrecognized tax benefits was $66.0 million and $61.7 million at August 31, 2020 and November 30, 2019, respectively, and is included in other long-term liabilities in the accompanying combined balance sheets. As of August 31, 2020, the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would affect income tax expense if recognized in the combined financial statements is $58.5 million. This amount includes net interest and penalties of $13.4 million. It is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will decrease between approximately $13.1 million and $20.4 million in the next twelve months; however, actual developments in this area could differ from those currently expected.

 

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NOTE 14—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:

From time to time, the Company receives notices from third parties, including customers and suppliers, seeking indemnification, payment of money or other actions in connection with claims made against them. Also, from time to time, the Company has been involved in various bankruptcy preference actions where the Company was a supplier to the companies now in bankruptcy. In addition, the Company is subject to various other claims, both asserted and unasserted, that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company evaluates these claims and records the related liabilities. It is possible that the ultimate liabilities could differ from the amounts recorded.

The Company does not believe that the above commitments and contingencies will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

NOTE 15—RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC:

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the global economy, disrupted global supply chains and labor force participation, and created significant volatility and disruption of financial markets. “Shelter-in-place” restrictions by various governments around the world negatively impacted the Company’s results of operations for the nine months ended August 31, 2020, and was most acute during the second quarter of fiscal year 2020, as many of the Company’s employees were unable to work productively during the period despite client demand. The Company also incurred incremental costs associated with allowances for doubtful accounts and higher salaries and employee related expenses. The Company successfully transitioned a signification portion of its workforce to a remote working environment throughout the second quarter of 2020 and implemented a number of safety and social distancing measures in its sites to protect the health and safety of employees. As of August 31, 2020, the majority of the Company’s workforce was productive.

The Company is unable to predict how long the pandemic conditions will persist, what additional measures may be introduced by governments or the Company’s clients and the effect of any such additional measures on the Company’s business. As a result, many of the estimates and assumptions used in preparation of these interim financial statements required increased judgment and carry a higher degree of variability and volatility. As events continue to evolve with respect to the pandemic, the Company’s estimates may materially change in future periods.

 

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CONCENTRIX

SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

For the Nine Months Ended August 31, 2020 and 2019

(in thousands)

(Amounts may not add due to rounding)

 

   

 

    Additions/Deductions     

 

   

 

   

 

 
    Balances at
Beginning of
the Period
    Charged to Revenue
and Expense, net
     Additions
from
Acquisitions
    Reclassifications
and
Write-offs
    Balances at
End of
the Period
 

Nine Months Ended August 31, 2020

          

Allowance for deferred tax assets

  $ 44,892     $ 5,999      $ —       $ —       $ 50,891  

Nine Months Ended August 31, 2019

          

Allowance for deferred tax assets

  $ 56,033     $ 210      $ —       $ (10,038   $ 46,205  

 

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AUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CONVERGYS CORPORATION

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Convergys Corporation

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Convergys Corporation (the Company) as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, and the related notes and the Company’s financial statement schedule II – valuation and qualifying accounts (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2017 and 2016, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2017, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We served as the Company’s auditor from 2001 to 2018.

Cincinnati, Ohio

February 21, 2018

 

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CONVERGYS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(Amounts in millions except per share amounts)

   2017     2016     2015  

Revenues

   $ 2,792.1     $ 2,913.6     $ 2,950.6  

Costs and Expenses:

      

Cost of providing services and products sold(1)

     1,734.9       1,843.1       1,871.9  

Selling, general and administrative

     699.0       695.4       687.0  

Depreciation

     105.1       122.2       141.5  

Amortization

     28.9       28.1       27.0  

Restructuring charges

     23.2       3.7       7.2  

Transaction and integration costs

     3.8       6.5       11.3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     2,594.9       2,699.0       2,745.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income

     197.2       214.6       204.7  

Other income (expense), net

     0.9       (10.6     (9.5

Interest expense

     (18.3     (18.1     (18.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before Income Taxes

     179.8       185.9       177.0  

Income tax expense

     58.4       52.9       8.6  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from Continuing Operations, net of tax

     121.4       133.0       168.4  

Income from Discontinued Operations, net of tax

     —         10.0       0.6  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income

   $ 121.4     $ 143.0     $ 169.0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic Earnings per Common Share:

      

Continuing Operations

   $ 1.30     $ 1.39     $ 1.72  

Discontinued Operations

     —         0.10       0.01  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic Earnings per Common Share

   $ 1.30     $ 1.49     $ 1.73  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings per Common Share:

      

Continuing Operations

   $ 1.22     $ 1.30     $ 1.60  

Discontinued Operations

     —         0.10       0.01  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted Earnings per Common Share

   $ 1.22     $ 1.40     $ 1.61  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:

      

Basic

     93.2       95.8       98.1  

Diluted

     99.9       102.5       104.7  

Cash dividends declared per share

   $ 0.39     $ 0.35     $ 0.31  

 

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Exclusive of depreciation and amortization, with the exception of amortization of deferred charges.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONVERGYS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(In millions)

   2017     2016     2015  

Net income

   $ 121.4     $ 143.0     $ 169.0  

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), net of tax:

      

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     21.2       (18.4     (37.1

Change related to pension liability (net of tax benefit (expense) of $2.3, $(3.5) and $(3.2))

     (9.9     5.8       9.8  

Unrealized gain (loss) on hedging activities (net of reclassification adjustments and net of tax (expense) benefit of $(19.3), $(0.4) and $4.9)

     35.9       0.6       (7.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

     47.2       (12.0     (35.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Comprehensive Income

   $ 168.6     $ 131.0     $ 133.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONVERGYS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     At December 31,  

(Amounts in millions)

   2017     2016  

ASSETS

    

Current Assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 193.7     $ 138.8  

Short-term investments

     13.5       12.4  

Receivables, net of allowances of $4.8 and $5.8

     567.2       555.0  

Prepaid expenses

     35.9       38.6  

Other current assets

     47.4       40.0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     857.7       784.8  

Property and equipment, net

     260.0       304.1  

Goodwill

     937.9       916.9  

Other intangibles, net

     287.3       307.6  

Deferred income tax assets

     21.3       17.7  

Other assets

     50.5       40.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 2,414.7     $ 2,371.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Current Liabilities:

    

Debt and capital lease obligations maturing within one year

   $ 0.9     $ 1.8  

Payables and other current liabilities

     322.1       345.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     323.0       347.6  

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations

     267.7       297.0  

Deferred income tax liabilities

     222.6       197.8  

Accrued pension liabilities

     94.7       80.3  

Other long-term liabilities

     69.5       71.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     977.5       994.6  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Convertible debentures conversion feature

     59.5       61.3  

Shareholders’ Equity:

    

Preferred shares—without par value, 5.0 authorized; none issued or outstanding

     —         —    

Common shares—without par value, 500.0 authorized; 92.5 and 191.0 issued, 91.8 and 94.7 outstanding, as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively

     2.5       1,110.0  

Treasury stock—0.6 shares in 2017 and 96.3 in 2016

     (16.0     (1,635.3

Retained earnings

     1,457.8       1,955.0  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (66.6     (113.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     1,377.7       1,315.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 2,414.7     $ 2,371.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONVERGYS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Year Ended December 31,  

(Amounts in millions)

   2017     2016     2015  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

      

Net income

   $ 121.4     $ 143.0     $ 169.0  

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —         10.0       0.6  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations, net of tax

     121.4       133.0       168.4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income from continuing operations to net cash provided by operating activities of continuing operations:

      

Depreciation and amortization

     134.0       150.3       168.5  

Deferred income tax expense

     2.6       9.9       4.6  

Stock compensation expense

     16.6       17.4       15.7  

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

      

Change in receivables

     (18.7     18.3       (34.6

Change in other current assets

     6.5       (5.0     (9.9

Change in deferred charges, net

     (0.1     1.2       1.8  

Change in other assets and liabilities

     5.2       (14.3     (35.2

Change in payables and other current liabilities

     (4.5     (5.4     (30.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     263.0       305.4       249.3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

      

Capital expenditures

     (58.5     (87.0     (109.2

Net proceeds from sale of joint venture interest previously acquired in the buw acquisition

     0.7       —         —    

Purchase of short-term and other investments

     —         (0.8     —    

Proceeds from maturity of short-term and other investments

     —         —         0.8  

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     —         (137.9     —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (57.8     (225.7     (108.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

      

Proceeds from issuance of other long-term debt (term loan)

     100.0       —         —    

Repayments of other long-term debt (term loan and capital lease obligations)

     (216.6     (3.1     (57.5

Proceeds from Asset Securitization Facility

     731.4       961.0       822.0  

Repayment of Asset Securitization Facility

     (648.4     (1,001.0     (802.0

Repurchase of common shares

     (82.2     (71.6     (72.5

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     1.1       0.6       3.3  

Payments of dividends

     (35.6     (32.7     (29.6

Excess tax benefit from share-based payment arrangements

     —         1.2       1.2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (150.3     (145.6     (135.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     54.9       (65.9     5.8  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     138.8       204.7       198.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 193.7     $ 138.8     $ 204.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

      

Cash paid for interest

   $ 15.4     $ 14.9     $ 15.0  

Income taxes paid, net

   $ 37.3     $ 55.8     $ 42.8  

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONVERGYS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

(Amounts in millions)

  Number of
Common
Shares
    Common
Shares
    Treasury
Stock
    Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
    Total  

Balance at December 31, 2014

    189.8     $ 1,077.5     ($ 1,491.2   $ 1,707.6     ($ 66.7   $ 1,227.2  

Issuance of common shares

    0.6       —         —         —         —         —    

Tax related to share-based arrangements, net of excess tax benefits

    —         (2.4     —         —         —         (2.4

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

    —         3.3       —         —         —         3.3  

Repurchase of common shares

    —         —         (72.5     —         —         (72.5

Net income

    —         —         —         169.0       —         169.0  

Other comprehensive loss

    —         —         —         —         (35.1     (35.1

Cash dividends declared

    —         —         —         (30.4     —         (30.4

Amortization of stock- based compensation

    —         15.7       —         —         —         15.7  

Convertible notes conversion feature

    —         1.4       —         —         —         1.4  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2015

    190.4       1,095.5       (1,563.7     1,846.2       (101.8     1,276.2  

Issuance of common shares

    0.6       —         —         —         —         —    

Tax related to share-based arrangements, net of excess tax benefits

    —         (5.1     —         —         —         (5.1

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

    —         0.6       —         —         —         0.6  

Repurchase of common shares

    —         —         (71.6     —         —         (71.6

Net income

    —         —         —         143.0       —         143.0  

Other comprehensive loss

    —         —         —         —         (12.0     (12.0

Cash dividends declared

    —         —         —         (34.2     —         (34.2

Amortization of stock- based compensation

    —         17.4       —         —         —         17.4  

Convertible notes conversion feature

    —         1.6       —         —         —         1.6  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

    191.0       1,110.0       (1,635.3     1,955.0       (113.8     1,315.9  

Issuance of common shares

    0.6       —         —         —         —         —    

Retirement of treasury shares

    (99.1     (1,120.8     1,702.0       (581.2     —         —    

Transfer of Convergys Stock from EDCP grantor trust

    —         —         (1.1     —         —         (1.1

Tax related to share-based arrangements

    —         (6.2     —         —         —         (6.2

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

    —         1.1       —         —         —         1.1  

Repurchase of common shares

    —         —         (81.6     —         —         (81.6

Net income

    —         —         —         121.4       —         121.4  

Other comprehensive income

    —         —         —         —         47.2       47.2  

Cash dividends declared

    —         —         —         (36.8     —         (36.8

Cumulative adjustment related to the adoption of ASU 2016-09

    —         —         —         (0.6     —         (0.6

Amortization of stock- based compensation

    —         16.6       —         —         —         16.6  

Convertible notes conversion feature

    —         1.8       —         —         —         1.8  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

    92.5     $ 2.5     ($ 16.0   $ 1,457.8     ($ 66.6   $ 1,377.7  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONVERGYS CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in millions except per share amounts)

 

1.

BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Convergys Corporation is a global leader in customer experience outsourcing, focused on bringing value to its clients through every customer interaction. As of December 31, 2017, Convergys had approximately 115,000 employees in 33 countries, interacting with our clients’ customers in 58 languages. In order to help clients serve their customers, Convergys operates 140 contact centers. Convergys leverages its geographic footprint and comprehensive capabilities to help leading companies create quality customer experiences across multiple interaction channels, such as voice, chat, email and interactive voice response.

 

2.

SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation and Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations. The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company’s majority-owned subsidiaries. All material intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated upon consolidation.

Reclassification

Certain prior year balances in the Consolidated Statements of Income have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company reclassified certain expenses related to the acquired buw operations. This resulted in a $17.9 decrease to Cost of providing services and products sold and an offsetting $17.9 increase to Selling, general and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2016. The reclassification adjustment resulted in no other impacts to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and is not deemed to be material.

See New Accounting Pronouncements below for discussion of other prior period reclassifications that resulted from the Company’s adoption of ASU 2017-07.

Use of Estimates, Risks and Uncertainties

The preparation of the Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates include, but are not limited to, project completion dates, time and cost required to complete projects for purposes of revenue recognition and future revenue, expense and cash flow estimates for purposes of impairment analysis, loss contract evaluation, and the Company’s accounting for income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company’s results are affected by economic, political, legislative, regulatory and legal actions. Economic conditions, such as recessionary trends, inflation, interest and monetary exchange rates, and government fiscal policies, can have a significant effect on operations. While the Company maintains reserves for anticipated liabilities and carries insurance in an amount and scope that the Company believes are appropriate, the Company could be adversely affected by civil, criminal, regulatory or administrative actions, claims or proceedings.

 

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Foreign Currency Translation

Assets and liabilities of non-U.S. operations are translated to U.S. dollars at year-end exchange rates. Revenues and expenses are translated at average exchange rates for the related period. Translation adjustments are accumulated and reflected as adjustments to other comprehensive (loss) income, a component of Shareholders’ Equity, and included in net earnings only upon sale or liquidation of the underlying foreign subsidiary. Gains or losses resulting from foreign exchange transactions related to balance sheet positions are recorded in the Consolidated Statements of Income within Other income (expense), net.

Revenue Recognition

Revenues mostly consist of fees generated from outsourced services provided to the Company’s clients. More than 95% of the Company’s revenues are derived from agent-related services. The Company typically recognizes these revenues as services are performed based on staffing hours or the number of contacts handled by service agents using contractual rates.

The remaining revenues are derived from the sale of premise-based and hosted self-care and technology solutions and provision of professional services. Revenues from the sale of these solutions and provision of services are typically recognized as services are provided over the duration of the contract using contractual rates. These contracts are typically one year or less in duration.

Revenues are recognized only when the services are performed, there is evidence of an arrangement, the Company determines that the fee is fixed and determinable and collection of the fee included in the arrangement is considered probable. When determining whether the fee is considered fixed and determinable and collection is probable, the Company considers a number of factors including the creditworthiness of the client and the contractual payment terms. If a client is not considered creditworthy, recognition of all revenue under arrangements with that client is deferred until receipt of cash. If payment terms extend beyond what is considered customary or standard in the related industry and geographic location, recognition of the revenue is deferred until the related fees become due and payable.

Certain contracts have performance-related bonus provisions that require the client to pay us a bonus based upon our meeting agreed-upon service levels and performance metrics. These bonuses are recognized only after required measurement targets are met and the other criteria for recognition are satisfied.

Stock-Based Compensation

The Company accounts for stock-based payment transactions in which the Company receives employee services in exchange for equity instruments of the Company. Stock-based compensation cost for restricted stock units and performance restricted stock units is measured based on the closing fair market value of the Company’s common shares on the date of grant. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation cost as expense for awards other than its performance-based restricted stock units ratably on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation cost associated with its performance based restricted stock units over the requisite service period if it is probable that the performance conditions will be satisfied. The Company accounts for expense reductions that result from the forfeiture of unvested awards in the period that the forfeitures occur.

Income Taxes

The provision for income taxes includes taxes paid, currently payable or receivable, and those deferred. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the “2017 Tax Act”) includes a mandatory one-time tax on accumulated earnings of foreign subsidiaries and, as a result, previously unremitted earnings for which no U.S. deferred tax liability had been accrued have now been subject to U.S. tax. The 2017 Tax Act also includes a new minimum tax on

 

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global intangible low-tax income, which the Company will recognize as period costs when incurred. The Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities based on the differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to be settled or realized.

The Company regularly reviews its deferred tax assets for recoverability and establishes a valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. The determination as to whether a deferred tax asset will be realized is made on a jurisdictional basis and is based on the evaluation of positive and negative evidence. This evidence includes historical pre-tax and taxable income, projected future taxable income, the expected timing of the reversal of existing temporary differences and the implementation of tax planning strategies. Projected future taxable income is based on expected results and assumptions as to the jurisdiction in which the income will be earned. The expected timing of the reversals of existing temporary differences is based on current tax law and the Company’s tax methods of accounting.

The Company also reviews its tax activities and evaluates uncertain tax positions using a two-step approach. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit, which is the largest amount that is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits as part of income tax expense.

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Components of other comprehensive income (loss) include currency translation adjustments, changes related to pension liabilities, net of tax, and unrealized gains (losses) on hedging activities, net of tax. Foreign currency translation adjustments generally are not adjusted for income taxes as they relate to indefinite investments in non-U.S. operations. Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) also includes, net of tax, actuarial gains or losses, prior service costs or credits and transition assets and obligations that are not recognized currently as components of net periodic pension cost.

Concentration of Credit Risk

In the normal course of business, the Company is exposed to credit risk. The principal concentrations of credit risk are cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, accounts receivable and derivative instruments. The Company regularly monitors and reviews identified credit risk exposures. Historically, credit losses on accounts receivable have not been material because of the large concentration of revenues with a small number of large, established companies. The Company does not require collateral or other security to support accounts receivable. The Company evaluates the creditworthiness of its clients in conjunction with its revenue recognition processes, as discussed above, as well as through its ongoing collectability assessment processes for accounts receivable. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts receivable based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific clients, historical trends and other information. The Company limits its counterparty credit risk exposures by entering into derivative contracts with financial institutions that are investment grade rated.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents consist of cash on hand and short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Trade receivables are comprised primarily of amounts owed to the Company by clients and are presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts of $4.8 and $5.8 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

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Contracts with individual clients determine when receivables are due, generally within 30 to 60 days, and whether interest is accrued on late payments.

The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Company’s existing accounts receivable. The Company regularly reviews the adequacy of its allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company determines the allowance based on historical write-off experience and current economic conditions and also considers factors such as customer credit, past transaction history with the customer and changes in customer payment terms when determining whether the collection of a receivable is reasonably assured. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is based on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Buildings are generally depreciated over a 30-year life, software over a three- to ten-year life and equipment generally over a three- to five-year life. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of their estimated useful life or the remaining term of the associated lease. Assets held under capital leases are recorded at the lower of the net present value of the minimum lease payments or the fair value of the leased asset at the inception of the lease. Depreciation expense for assets held under capital leases is computed using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the assets or the period of the related lease. Included within Property and equipment is initial cost of $3.5 related to assets under capital lease arrangements.

The Company reviews property and equipment asset groups for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The Company monitors these changes and events on at least a quarterly basis. Examples of events or changes in circumstances could include, but are not limited to, a prolonged economic downturn, current period operating or cash flow losses combined with a history of losses or a forecast of continuing losses associated with the use of an asset group, or a current expectation that an asset group will be sold or disposed of before the end of its previously estimated useful life. Recoverability is based upon projections of anticipated future undiscounted cash flows associated with the use and eventual disposal of the property and equipment asset groups, as well as specific appraisals in certain instances. Reviews occur at the lowest level for which identifiable cash flows are largely independent of cash flows associated with other property and equipment asset groups. If the future undiscounted cash flows result in a value that is less than the carrying value, then the long-lived asset is considered impaired and a loss is recognized based on the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the estimated fair value. Various factors that the Company uses in determining the impact of these assessments include the expected useful lives of long-lived assets and our ability to realize any undiscounted cash flows in excess of the carrying amounts of such asset groups, and are affected primarily by changes in the expected use of the assets, changes in technology or development of alternative assets, changes in economic conditions, changes in operating performance and changes in expected future cash flows. Because judgment is involved in determining the fair value of property and equipment asset groups, there is risk that the carrying value of these assets may require adjustment in future periods.

Internal Use Software

The Company capitalizes certain expenditures for software that is purchased or internally developed for use in the business. During 2017, 2016, and 2015, amounts capitalized for internally developed software were $2.0, $3.7 and $14.2, respectively. Amortization of internal use software begins when the software is ready for service and continues on the straight-line method over the estimated useful life, generally ranging from three to ten years.

 

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Business Combinations

Accounting for acquisitions requires the Company to recognize separately from goodwill the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at their acquisition date fair values. Goodwill as of the acquisition date is measured as the excess of consideration transferred over the net of the acquisition date fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed. While we use our best estimates and assumptions to accurately value assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the acquisition date as well as contingent consideration, where applicable, our estimates are inherently uncertain and subject to refinement. As a result, during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, we record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with corresponding adjustments to goodwill. Upon the conclusion of the measurement period or final determination of the values of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first, any subsequent adjustments are recorded to our consolidated statements of operations. Refer to Note 3 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of the buw acquisition.

Goodwill and Other Intangibles

As discussed more fully in Note 6, goodwill is reviewed at the reporting unit level for impairment as of October 1 of each year and at other times if events have occurred or circumstances exist that indicate the carrying value of goodwill may no longer be recoverable.

The first step of the impairment test compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including the goodwill allocated to the reporting unit (Step 1). If the fair value of the reporting unit is in excess of the carrying value, the related goodwill is considered not to be impaired and no further analysis is necessary. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds the fair value, there is an indication of potential impairment and a second step of testing is performed to measure the amount of the impairment, if any, for that reporting unit.

When required, the second step compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of the reporting unit goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined in the same manner as the amount of goodwill recognized in a business combination, which is the excess of the fair value of the reporting unit determined in step one over the fair value of the net assets and identifiable intangibles as if the reporting unit were being acquired. Any excess of the carrying value of the reporting unit goodwill over the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill will be recorded as an impairment loss. An impairment charge recognized cannot exceed the amount of goodwill allocated to a reporting unit and cannot be reversed subsequently even if the fair value of the reporting unit recovers.

Fair value of the reporting unit is determined using the income approach with corroboration from the market approach. Under the market approach, fair value is based on revenue and earnings multiples for guideline public companies in the reporting unit’s peer group. The market approach requires judgment regarding the selection of guideline companies. Under the income approach, value is dependent on the present value of net cash flows to be derived from ownership of the reporting unit. The income approach requires significant judgment including estimates about future cash flows and discount rates.

Other intangibles, primarily customer relationship assets and trademarks, are amortized over a straight-line basis with estimated useful lives ranging from one to seventeen years and are evaluated periodically if events or circumstances indicate a possible inability to recover their carrying amounts.

Postemployment Benefits

The funded status of the Company’s pension and other postretirement benefit plans is recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The funded status is measured as the difference between the fair value of plan assets and the benefit obligation at December 31, the measurement date. For defined benefit pension plans, the benefit obligation is the projected benefit obligation (PBO) and, for the other postretirement benefit plans, the benefit obligation is the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation (APBO). The PBO represents the actuarial

 

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present value of benefits expected to be paid upon retirement. For active plans, the present value reflects estimated future compensation levels. The APBO represents the actuarial present value of postretirement benefits attributed to employee services already rendered. The fair value of plan assets represents the current market value of assets held by an irrevocable trust fund for the sole benefit of participants. The measurement of the benefit obligation is based on the Company’s estimates and actuarial valuations. These valuations reflect the terms of the plans and use participant-specific information such as compensation, age and years of service, as well as certain key assumptions that require significant judgment, including, but not limited to, estimates of discount rates, expected return on plan assets, rate of compensation increases, interest crediting rates and mortality rates. For additional information regarding plan assumptions and the current financial position of the Company’s pension and other postretirement plans, see Note 9.

The Company provides severance benefits to certain employees. The Company accrues the benefits when it becomes probable that such benefits will be paid and when sufficient information exists to make reasonable estimates of the amounts to be paid.

Government Grants

From time to time, the Company receives grants from local or state governments as an incentive to locate or retain operations in their jurisdictions. Depending on the arrangement, the grants are either received up-front or at the time the Company achieves the milestones set forth in the grant. The Company’s policy is to record the grant funds received as deferred credit and to amortize the deferred credit as a reduction of cost of providing services and products sold or selling, general and administrative expense as the milestones are met over the term of the grant.

Derivative Instruments

The Company’s risk management strategy includes the use of derivative instruments to reduce the effects on its operating results and cash flows from fluctuations caused by volatility in currency exchange and interest rates. The Company currently uses only cash flow hedges. These instruments are hedges of forecasted transactions or of the variability of cash flows to be received or paid related to a recognized asset or liability. The Company generally enters into hedging contracts expiring within 36 months as hedges of anticipated cash flows denominated in foreign currencies. These contracts are entered into to protect against the risk that the eventual cash flows resulting from such transactions will be adversely affected by changes in exchange rates. In using derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to changes in exchange rates, the Company exposes itself to counterparty credit risk.

All derivatives, including foreign currency exchange contracts, are recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. Fair values for the Company’s derivative financial instruments are based on quoted market prices of comparable instruments or, if none are available, on pricing models or formulas using current assumptions. On the date the derivative contract is entered into, the Company determines whether the derivative contract qualifies for designation as a hedge. For derivatives that are designated as hedges, the Company further designates the hedge as either a fair value or cash flow hedge; all currently existing hedges have been designated as cash flow hedges. Changes in the fair value of derivatives that are highly effective and designated as cash flow hedges are reported as a component of Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income and reclassified into earnings in the same line-item associated with the forecasted transaction and in the same periods during which the hedged transaction impacts earnings. The Company formally documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedging activities. This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as fair value or cash flow hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the balance sheet or to forecasted transactions, respectively. The Company also formally assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in the fair value or cash flows of hedged items. When it is determined that a derivative is not highly effective as a hedge or that it has ceased to be a highly effective hedge, the Company discontinues hedge accounting prospectively.

 

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The Company also periodically enters into hedging contracts that are not designated as hedges. The purpose of the majority of these derivative instruments is to protect the Company against foreign currency exposure pertaining to receivables, payables and intercompany transactions that are denominated in currencies different from the functional currencies of the Company or the respective subsidiaries. The Company records changes in the fair value of these derivative instruments in the Consolidated Statements of Income within Other income, net.

Investments

Management determines the appropriate classification of securities at the time of purchase and re-evaluates such designation as of each balance sheet date. Currently all investment securities are classified as trading, and are reported within short-term investments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Trading securities are carried at fair value, with gains and losses, both realized and unrealized, reported in Other income (expense), net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The cost of securities sold is based upon the specific identification method. Interest and dividends on securities classified as trading is included in Other income (expense), net.

Fair Value Measurements

The Company applies fair value accounting for all financial assets and liabilities and non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the consolidated financial statements on a recurring basis. The Company defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which the Company would transact and the market-based risk measurements or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, such as inherent risk, transfer restrictions and credit risk.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2017, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2017-04, “Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment.” This ASU eliminates the two-step process that required identification of potential impairment and a separate measure of the actual impairment. Goodwill impairment charges, if any, would be determined by the difference between a reporting unit’s carrying value and its fair value (impairment loss is limited to the carrying value). This standard is effective for annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests beginning after December 15, 2019. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In March 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-07, “Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Costs.” This ASU requires the service component of pension and other postretirement benefit costs to be presented in the same line item as other employee compensation costs on the consolidated statement of income; however, the other components of net benefit cost are required to be presented outside of operating income within the consolidated statements of income. The Company retrospectively adopted this ASU on January 1, 2017. The impact of the adoption on balances previously reported as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2016  

Consolidated Statement of Income Caption

   Previously
Reported
    Change     Currently
Reported
 

Cost of providing services and products sold

    $ 1,848.0     ($ 4.9    $ 1,843.1  

Selling, general and administrative

    $ 700.2     ($ 4.8    $ 695.4  

Total costs and expenses

    $ 2,708.7     ($ 9.7    $ 2,699.0  

Operating Income

    $ 204.9      $ 9.7      $ 214.6  

Other income (expense), net

   ($ 0.9   ($ 9.7   ($ 10.6

 

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     Year Ended December 31, 2015  

Consolidated Statement of Income Caption

   Previously
Reported
     Change     Currently
Reported
 

Cost of providing services and products sold

   $ 1,877.5      ($ 5.6    $ 1,871.9  

Selling, general and administrative

   $ 691.7      ($ 4.7    $ 687.0  

Total costs and expenses

   $ 2,756.2      ($ 10.3    $ 2,745.9  

Operating Income

   $ 194.4       $ 10.3      $ 204.7  

Other income (expense), net

   $ 0.8      ($ 10.3   ($ 9.5

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, “Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.” This ASU is intended to simplify accounting for share-based payments and requires that excess tax benefits for share-based payments be recorded as a reduction of income tax expense and reflected within operating cash flows rather than being recorded within equity and reflected within financing cash flows. The ASU also provides the option to recognize forfeitures as they occur rather than estimating the number of awards expected to be forfeited. The Company adopted this ASU as of January 1, 2017 and applied the new guidance related to excess tax benefits on a prospective basis. The Company elected to account for forfeitures of share-based payments as they occur and does not apply estimated forfeiture rates. As a result of this election, the Company recorded a $0.6 cumulative effect adjustment to the retained earnings balance as of January 1, 2017 for outstanding awards based on the difference between the fair value of awards historically expected to be forfeited and the fair value of awards actually forfeited.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases.” This ASU will require lessees to recognize almost all leases on the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. For income statement purposes, the FASB retained a dual model, requiring leases to be classified as finance leases or operating leases. The Company will adopt this standard on January 1, 2019 and is currently assessing the effect that adoption of the new standard will have on its consolidated financial statements. The Company currently expects adoption of this standard will result in a material increase to the assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs.” This ASU requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the associated debt liability, consistent with the presentation of a debt discount. This ASU was effective for interim and annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015 and was required to be applied retrospectively. The Company adopted this ASU as of March 31, 2016, which resulted in the reclassification of $1.5 of debt issuance costs included in other current assets and other non-current assets to long-term debt and capital lease obligations on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015. As of December 31, 2016, $1.4 of debt issuance costs are reducing the carrying amount of the Company’s long- term debt.

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” The standard applies one comprehensive revenue recognition model across all contracts, entities and sectors. The core principal of the new standard is that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard includes cost guidance, whereby all direct and incremental costs to obtain or fulfill a contract will be capitalized and amortized over the corresponding period of benefit, determined on a contract by contract basis. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2018. The largest impacts to the Company’s financial statements will result from the new qualitative and quantitative disclosures that will be required upon adoption of the new standard, and the capitalization of certain direct and incremental contract costs. The Company will apply the modified retrospective adoption alternative for this standard and anticipates recognizing a cumulative effect adjustment of approximately $4.0 to retained earnings as of January 1, 2018, which reflects the deferral of contract costs. We have concluded that the new standard will not have an impact on the timing or revenue recognition pattern of any of our identified revenue streams.

 

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3.

BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

buw Acquisition

On August 1, 2016, the Company acquired buw, a leader in the German customer care industry. The acquisition added 16 sites and approximately 6,000 employees spread across Germany, Hungary and Romania into Convergys’ global operations. The total purchase price, net of cash acquired, was $137.9, which was funded using available cash and cash equivalents.

Purchase Price Allocation

The Company accounted for buw using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with applicable U.S. GAAP whereby the total purchase price was allocated to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on respective fair values. The following table summarizes the values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:

 

     August 1, 2016  

Assets:

  

Receivables

   $ 35.3  

Other current assets

     2.5  

Property and equipment

     6.9  

Goodwill

     98.5  

Intangible assets

     22.7  

Other assets

     0.3  

Liabilities:

  

Accounts payable

     (0.8

Accrued expenses

     (15.0

Deferred tax—net

     (6.7

Other long-term liabilities

     (5.8
  

 

 

 

Total purchase price

   $ 137.9  
  

 

 

 

As of September 30, 2017, the purchase price allocation for the acquisition was final. Goodwill was calculated as the excess of the consideration transferred over the net assets recognized and represents the synergistic benefits that are expected to be realized from the acquisition. The benefits primarily include an expanded geographic footprint in Germany and Eastern Europe. None of the goodwill is deductible for income tax purposes and was entirely allocated to the Customer Management - Agent Services reporting unit.

Intangible Assets Identified

The following details the total intangible assets identified:

 

Intangible asset type

   Value      Life
(years)
 

Customer relationship

   $ 22.0        10  

Trade name

     0.7        1  
  

 

 

    

Total

   $ 22.7     
  

 

 

    

The fair value of the customer relationship asset was determined using the income approach through an excess earnings analysis, with projected earnings being discounted at a rate of 13.2%. The customer relationship intangible asset represents relationships between buw and its customers. Convergys applied the income approach through a relief-from-royalty analysis to determine the fair value of the buw trade name asset. The determination of the useful lives was based upon consideration of market participant assumptions and transaction specific factors.

 

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4.

DIVESTITURES AND DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Information Management

On May 16, 2012, the Company completed the sale of its Information Management line of business to NEC Corporation. The results of the Information Management business have been classified as discontinued operations, net of tax, for all periods presented.

 

5.

EARNINGS PER SHARE AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Earnings per Share

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) computations:

 

            Continuing
Operations
    Discontinued
Operations
     Total  

Shares (in millions)

   Shares      Net
Income
     Per
Share
Amount
    Net
Income
     Per
Share
Amount
     Per
Share
Amount
 

2017:

                

Basic EPS

     93.2      $ 121.4      $ 1.30     $ —        $ —        $ 1.30  

Effect of dilutive securities:

                

Stock-based compensation arrangements

     0.8        —          (0.01     —          —          (0.01

Convertible Debt

     5.9        —          (0.07     —          —          (0.07
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

     99.9      $ 121.4      $ 1.22     $ —        $ —        $ 1.22  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

2016:

                

Basic EPS

     95.8      $ 133.0      $ 1.39     $ 10.0      $ 0.10      $ 1.49  

Effect of dilutive securities:

                

Stock-based compensation arrangements

     0.8        —          (0.01     —          —          (0.01

Convertible Debt

     5.9        —          (0.08     —          —          (0.08
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

     102.5      $ 133.0      $ 1.30     $ 10.0      $ 0.10      $ 1.40  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

2015:

                

Basic EPS

     98.1      $ 168.4      $ 1.72     $ 0.6      $ 0.01      $ 1.73  

Effect of dilutive securities:

                

Stock-based compensation arrangements

     0.8        —          (0.03     —          —          (0.03

Convertible Debt

     5.8        —          (0.09     —          —          (0.09
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

     104.7      $ 168.4      $ 1.60     $ 0.6      $ 0.01      $ 1.61  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The diluted EPS calculation for 2017 excludes 0.3 and 0.3 of performance-based restricted stock units granted in 2017 and 2016, respectively, as performance criteria have not yet been fully defined, thereby precluding a grant for accounting purposes due to a lack of a mutual understanding of the terms of the stock-based awards.

The diluted EPS calculation for 2017 includes 5.9 shares associated with the Company’s convertible debt. As described more fully in Note 7, during 2009, the Company issued approximately $125.0 aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Junior Subordinated Convertible Debentures due 2029 (2029 Convertible Debentures). The 2029 Convertible Debentures were convertible, subject to certain conditions, into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial implied conversion price of approximately $12.07 per share, or eighty-two and eighty-two hundredths shares per one thousand dollars in principal amount of debentures. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment for certain events outlined in the indenture governing the 2029 Convertible Debentures (the Indenture), including payment of dividends. As of December 31, 2017, the implied conversion price for the 2029 Convertible Debentures was approximately $11.16 per share, or eighty-nine and fifty-nine hundredths shares per one thousand dollars in principal amount of debentures.

 

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Shareholders’ Equity

The Company repurchased 3.4 of its common shares during the year ended December 31, 2017 at an average price of $23.67 per share for a total of $81.6. Based upon timing of transactions, $0.9 of the shares repurchased during December 2016 settled during the first quarter of 2017. Additionally, $0.3 of the shares repurchased during December 2017 had not settled as of December 31, 2017. The Company repurchased 2.7 of its common shares during the year ended December 31, 2016. Below is a summary of the Company’s share repurchases during 2017, 2016 and 2015:

 

     Shares      Cost  

2017

     3.4      $ 81.6  

2016

     2.7      $ 71.6  

2015

     3.1      $ 72.5  

At December 31, 2017, the Company had the authority to repurchase $61.5 of outstanding common shares pursuant to the Board of Directors’ August 2015 authorization to increase the remaining authorized share repurchases to $250.0 in the aggregate. The timing and terms of any future transactions will depend on a number of considerations including market conditions, our available liquidity and capital needs, and limits on share repurchases that may be applicable under the covenants in our Credit Agreement.

Preferred Shares

The Company is authorized to issue up to 4.0 voting preferred shares, and 1.0 nonvoting preferred shares. At December 31, 2017 and 2016, there were no preferred shares issued or outstanding.

Dividends

During 2016 and 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors declared the following dividends per common share, which were paid by the Company on the payment dates listed below:

 

Announcement Date

  

Record Date

   Dividend Amount   

Payment Date

February 23, 2016    March 24, 2016    $0.08    April 8, 2016

May 9, 2016

   June 24, 2016    $0.09    July 8, 2016

August 8, 2016

   September 23, 2016    $0.09    October 7, 2016

November 8, 2016

   December 23, 2016    $0.09    January 6, 2017

February 22, 2017

   March 24, 2017    $0.09    April 7, 2017

May 8, 2017

   June 23, 2017    $0.10    July 7, 2017

August 8, 2017

   September 22, 2017    $0.10    October 6, 2017

November 7, 2017

   December 22, 2017    $0.10    January 5, 2018

On February 21, 2018, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share to be paid on April 6, 2018 to shareholders of record as of March 23, 2018.

The Board expects that future cash dividends will be paid on a quarterly basis. However, any decision to pay future cash dividends will be subject to Board approval, and will depend on the Company’s future earnings, cash flow, financial condition, financial covenants and other relevant factors.

 

6.

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE AND LONG-LIVED ASSETS

Goodwill

The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually as of October 1 and at other times if events have occurred or circumstances exist that indicate the carrying value of goodwill may no longer be recoverable.

 

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Goodwill impairment testing is performed at the reporting unit level, one level below the business segment. The Company’s reporting units are Customer Management - Agent Services and Customer Management - Customer Interaction Technology (CIT). As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, all goodwill was held by the Customer Management—Agent Services reporting unit. During 2012, the Company fully impaired the remaining goodwill balance for the CIT reporting unit. Including the 2012 impairment, cumulative CIT goodwill impairment charges totaled $212.5.

The most recent annual impairment test performed as of October 1, 2017, indicated that the fair value of the Customer Management - Agent Services reporting unit was substantially in excess of its carrying value. However, impairment charges could be required if a divestiture decision is made or other significant economic events occur with respect to the reporting unit. Subsequent to our October 1, 2017 annual impairment test, no indications of an impairment were identified.

Below is a progression of goodwill for 2017 and 2016:

 

Balance at December 31, 2015

   $ 830.3  

buw acquisition—preliminary purchase price allocation

     98.3  

Foreign currency and other

     (11.7
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

   $ 916.9  

buw acquisition—measurement period adjustments

     0.2  

Foreign currency and other

     20.8  
  

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

   $ 937.9  
  

 

 

 

Other Intangible Assets

The Company’s other intangible assets, primarily acquired through business combinations, are evaluated periodically if events or circumstances indicate a possible inability to recover their carrying amounts. No impairment charges were recognized in any period presented. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company’s other intangible assets consisted of the following:

 

     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net  

2017

       

Customer relationships and other intangibles

   $ 484.6      ($ 198.0   $ 286.6  

Trademarks

     27.0        (26.3     0.7  

Software (classified within Property and equipment, net)

     41.3        (41.3     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 552.9      ($ 265.6   $ 287.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

2016

       

Customer relationships and other intangibles

   $ 474.0      ($ 171.4   $ 302.6  

Trademarks

     26.5        (21.5     5.0  

Software (classified within Property and equipment, net)

     41.3        (41.3     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 541.8      ($ 234.2   $ 307.6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The intangible assets are being amortized using the following amortizable lives: 1 to 4 years for trademarks and 1 to 17 years for customer relationships and other intangibles. The remaining weighted average amortization period for customer relationships and other intangibles is approximately 13.0 years. Amortization of software is included within depreciation expense as the underlying assets are classified within property and equipment.

 

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Amortization expense for intangibles was $28.9, $28.1 and $27.0 for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and the related estimated expense for the five subsequent fiscal years is as follows:

 

For the year ended 2018

   $ 24.9  

For the year ended 2019

     24.2  

For the year ended 2020

     23.6  

For the year ended 2021

     21.9  

For the year ended 2022

     21.6  

Thereafter

     171.1  

 

7.

DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, debt and capital lease obligations consisted of the following:

 

     At December 31,  
     2017     2016  

Term Loan, due 2019

   $ 99.3     $ 212.9  

Convertible Debentures, due 2029

     65.5       63.7  

Capital Lease Obligations

     2.1       3.6  

Accounts Receivable Securitization

     103.0       20.0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

     269.9       300.2  

Less debt issuance costs

     1.3       1.4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt, net

     268.6       298.8  

Less current maturities

     0.9       1.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Long-term debt

   $ 267.7     $ 297.0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average effective interest rates:

    

Term Loan, due 2019

     3.6     3.0

Accounts Receivable Securitization

     1.9     1.7

Convertible Debentures, due 2029

     7.2     7.0

Credit Facility

On January 11, 2017 (the Effective Date), the Company entered into a new credit agreement (Credit Agreement) and repaid all amounts outstanding and terminated all commitments under its previously existing credit agreement (Prior Credit Agreement) using initial borrowings under the Credit Agreement as well as borrowings under the Company’s asset securitization facility. The Credit Agreement consists of a $215.0 unsecured term loan facility (Term Loan), maturing on March 3, 2019, and a $300.0 unsecured revolving credit facility (Revolving Credit Facility), maturing on January 11, 2022. On the Effective Date, the Company drew $100.0 in initial borrowings under the Term Loan. A $1.0 extinguishment loss was recognized on the Effective Date and is included in Interest expense on the Consolidated Statement of Income as for the year ended December 31, 2017.

The Revolving Credit Facility may be extended for two additional one-year periods, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. In addition, aggregate borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement may be increased by up to an additional $250.0 million by increasing the amount of the Revolving Credit Facility or by incurring additional term loans, in each case subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, including the receipt of additional commitments for such increase. Borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement may be repaid from time to time without premium or penalty, other than customary breakage costs, if any. Borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, either (a) the applicable adjusted LIBOR plus a spread based on the Company’s total net leverage ratio, or (b) a base rate (equal to the higher of

 

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the Administrative Agent’s prime rate, the federal fund rate plus 0.50%, and the one-month adjusted LIBOR plus 1.0%) plus a spread based on the Company’s total net leverage ratio. The Company is also obligated to pay a commitment fee on a quarterly basis on the unused portion of the commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility based on the Company’s total net leverage ratio, which fee is currently 25 basis points. While amounts borrowed and repaid under the Revolving Credit Facility can be re-borrowed, amounts repaid under the Term Loan cannot be borrowed again under the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants, as well as terms and conditions that are customary for credit facilities of this type, including financial covenants for leverage and interest coverage ratios. The Company was in compliance with all covenants at December 31, 2017. Total borrowing capacity remaining under the Revolving Credit Facility was $300.0, with $100.0 outstanding on the Term Loan, as of December 31, 2017. The carrying value of the Term Loan at December 31, 2017 reflects a discount of $0.7 related to fees paid directly to the lenders at issuance. This discount is being amortized over the life of the Term Loan using the effective interest rate method (3.6% as of December 31, 2017), and is included in interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The Company established the Prior Credit Agreement on February 28, 2014 in the aggregate amount of $650.0. The Prior Credit Agreement consisted of unsecured term loans (Prior Term Loan) in the initial aggregate amount of $350.0, and an unsecured revolving credit facility (Prior Revolving Credit Facility) in the amount of $300.0. The Prior Term Loan and the Prior Revolving Credit Facility were scheduled to mature on March 3, 2019. Outstanding amounts were subject to interest at the applicable rate described in the Prior Credit Agreement.

Convertible Debentures

During 2009, Convergys issued $125.0 aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Junior Subordinated Convertible Debentures due September 2029 (2029 Convertible Debentures) in exchange for $122.5 of 4.875% Unsecured Senior Notes due December 15, 2009, pursuant to an exchange offer. At the date of issuance, the Company recognized the liability component of the 2029 Convertible Debenture at its fair value of $56.3. The liability component was recognized as the fair value of a similar instrument that did not have a conversion feature at issuance. The equity component, which is the value of the conversion feature at issuance, was recognized as the difference between the proceeds from the issuance of the debentures and the fair value of the liability component, after adjusting for the deferred tax impact of $32.7. The 2029 Convertible Debentures were issued at a coupon rate of 5.75%, which was below that of a similar instrument that did not have a conversion feature. Therefore, the valuation of the debt component, using the income approach, resulted in a debt discount. The debt discount is being amortized over the life of a similar debt instrument without a conversion feature, which the Company determined to equal the contractual maturity of the 2029 Convertible Debentures. Amortization is based upon the effective interest rate method and is included in interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The 2029 Convertible Debentures, which pay a fixed rate of interest semi-annually, have a contingent interest component that will require the Company to pay additional interest if the trading price of the 2029 Convertible Debentures exceeds a specified threshold at specified times, commencing on September 15, 2019, as outlined in the Indenture. The maximum amount of contingent interest that will accrue is 0.75% per annum of the average trading price of the 2029 Convertible Debentures during the periods specified in the Indenture. The fair value of this embedded derivative was not significant at December 31, 2017 or 2016.

The Company is not entitled to redeem the 2029 Convertible Debentures prior to September 15, 2019. On or after September 15, 2019, the Company may redeem for cash all or part of the 2029 Convertible Debentures at par value plus accrued but unpaid interest if certain trading conditions of the Company’s common shares are satisfied. The holders of the 2029 Convertible Debentures have the option to require redemption at par value plus accrued but unpaid interest upon the occurrence of a fundamental change, a defined term in the Indenture.

The 2029 Convertible Debentures are convertible at the option of the holders on or after September 15, 2028 and prior to that date only under the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter if the last reported

 

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sales price of the Company’s common shares for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 20 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the applicable conversion price (currently $14.51) for the 2029 Convertible Debentures on each applicable trading day (hereinafter referred to as the Sales Price Condition); (2) during the five business day period immediately following any five consecutive trading day period (the Measurement Period) in which, as determined following a request by a holder of 2029 Convertible Debentures as provided in the Indenture, the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of 2029 Convertible Debentures for each trading day of such Measurement Period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the Company’s common shares and the applicable conversion rate for the 2029 Convertible Debentures on each such trading day; (3) if the Company elects to redeem any or all of the 2029 Convertible Debentures; or (4) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. Upon conversion, the Company will pay cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Convertible Debentures to be converted and pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, common shares of the Company or a combination of cash and common shares of the Company, at the Company’s election, in respect of the remainder, if any, of the Company’s conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Convertible Debentures being converted.

The 2029 Convertible Debentures were convertible, subject to certain conditions, into common shares of the Company at an initial implied conversion price of approximately $12.07 per share, or eighty-two and eighty-two hundredths shares per one thousand dollars in principal amount of debentures. As of December 31, 2017, the implied conversion price for the 2029 Convertible Debentures was approximately $11.16 per share, or eighty-nine and fifty-nine hundredths shares per one thousand dollars in principal amount of debentures. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment for certain events outlined in the Indenture, including payment of dividends.

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the 2029 Convertible Debentures were convertible at the option of the holders. This conversion right was triggered upon satisfaction of the Sales Price Condition (the closing price of the Company’s common shares was greater than or equal to $14.51, 130% of the conversion price of the 2029 Convertible Debentures at December 31, 2016, for at least 20 of the 20 consecutive trading days ending on December 31, 2017). As a result, the equity component of the 2029 Convertible Debentures equal to $59.5 (the difference between the par value and carrying value of the 2029 Convertible Debentures at December 30, 2017) has been classified as temporary equity within the December 31, 2017 Consolidated Balance Sheet since this amount was considered redeemable. The Company will reassess the convertibility of the 2029 Convertible Debentures and the related balance sheet classification on a prospective basis. There have been no conversions of the 2029 Convertible Debentures through the date of this filing.

Based on quoted market prices at December 31, 2017, the fair value of the $125.0 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2029 Convertible Debentures is $274.5.

Asset Securitization Facility

During January 2017, the Company amended the terms of its asset securitization facility collateralized by accounts receivable of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. The amendment resulted in an increased purchase limit of $225.0, with $90.0 and $135.0 expiring in January 2018 and January 2020, respectively. The asset securitization facility was further amended in January 2018 to extend the expiration date for the $90.0 purchase limit to January 2019. As of December 31, 2016, the asset securitization facility had a purchase limit of $150.0 expiring in January 2017. The asset securitization program is conducted through Convergys Funding Inc., a wholly-owned bankruptcy remote subsidiary of the Company. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, Convergys had drawn $103.0 and $20.0, respectively, in available funding from qualified receivables. Amounts drawn under this facility have been classified as long-term debt within the Consolidated Balance Sheets, based on the Company’s ability and intent to refinance on a long-term basis as of December 31, 2017.

 

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At December 31, 2017, future minimum payments of the Company’s debt and capital lease arrangements (exclusive of any debt discounts) are as follows:

 

2018

   $ 42.2  

2019

     100.7  

2020

     62.2  

2021

     —    

2022

     —    

Thereafter

     125.0  
  

 

 

 
   $ 330.1  
  

 

 

 

 

8.

RESTRUCTURING

2017 Restructuring

Company-wide restructuring program

During 2017, the Company recorded restructuring expenses of $12.8 related to a company-wide initiative to reduce headcount and better align the Company’s resources, principally for corporate functions. The 2017 restructuring actions impacted approximately 315 employees. This expense is included in Restructuring charges on the Consolidated Statements of Income and is expected to be substantially paid in cash by March 31, 2018. The total remaining liability under these restructuring actions, which is included in Payables and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, was $5.8 as of December 31, 2017.

Other Severance

During 2017, the Company recorded other severance expense of $10.4 primarily related to headcount reductions resulting from certain client program completions. These actions impacted approximately 250 employees. This severance expense is included in Restructuring charges on the Consolidated Statements of Income and is expected to be substantially paid in cash by March 31, 2018. The total remaining liability under these restructuring actions, which is included in Payables and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, was $2.8 as of December 31, 2017.

buw integration

During 2017, the Company recorded severance charges of $1.1 related to the elimination of certain redundant positions as a result of the integration of the buw business. This severance expense was included in Transaction and integration costs on the Consolidated Statements of Income and is expected to be fully paid in cash by March 31, 2018. The total remaining liability under these severance-related actions, which is included in Payables and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet, was $0.1 as of December 31, 2017.

2016 Restructuring

During 2016, the Company recorded severance charges of $3.7 related to the Company’s ongoing efforts to refine its operating model and reduce costs, as well as headcount reductions resulting from certain client program completions. The 2016 actions impacted approximately 760 employees. These severance-related charges were fully paid in cash by June 30, 2017. The total remaining liability under these severance-related actions, which is included in Payables and other current liabilities on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet, was $0.8 as of December 31, 2016.

2015 Restructuring

During 2015, the Company recorded severance charges of $7.2 related to the Company’s ongoing efforts to refine its operating model and reduce costs, as well as headcount reductions resulting from certain client program

 

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completions. The 2015 actions impacted approximately 700 employees. These severance-related charges were fully paid in cash by September 30, 2016.

During 2015, the Company also recorded restructuring expenses of $0.4 related to the integration of Stream. These severance-related charges were included in Restructuring charges on the Consolidated Statements of Income and were fully paid in cash by March 31, 2016.

 

9.

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Pensions

The Company sponsors a frozen defined benefit pension plan, which includes both a qualified and non-qualified portion, for all eligible employees (the cash balance plan) in the U.S. and unfunded defined benefit plans for certain eligible employees in the Philippines, Malaysia and France (together with the cash balance plan, the defined benefit plans). The pension benefit formula for the cash balance plan is determined by a combination of compensation and age-based credits and annual guaranteed interest credits. The qualified portion of the cash balance plan has been funded through contributions made to a trust fund in accordance with the Pension Protection Act of 2006. The Company’s measurement date for all plans is December 31. The plan assumptions are evaluated annually and are updated as deemed necessary.

Components of pension cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income for the Company’s defined benefit plans are as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2017     2016     2015  

Service cost

   $ 5.5     $ 6.5     $ 7.5  

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

     7.3       8.6       10.5  

Expected return on plan assets

     (9.9     (10.0     (10.2

Amortization and deferrals—net

     6.2       6.6       10.4  

Settlement charge

     2.5       4.8       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total pension cost

   $ 11.6     $ 16.5     $ 18.2  

Other comprehensive (loss) income

   ($ 9.1   $ 11.1     $ 14.5  

During 2017 and 2016, the Company recognized non-cash pension settlement charges of $2.5 and $4.8, respectively, resulting from lump sum distributions.

 

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The reconciliation of the defined benefit plans’ projected benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

 

     At December 31,  
     2017     2016  

Change in benefit obligation:

    

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

   $ 225.7     $ 242.9  

Service cost

     5.5       6.5  

Interest cost

     7.3       8.6  

Settlement

     (9.5     (15.4

Actuarial gain (loss)

     26.4       (4.3

Benefits paid

     (13.3     (12.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at end of year

   $ 242.1     $ 225.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in plan assets:

    

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

   $ 154.2     $ 157.2  

Actual return on plan assets

     18.9       7.9  

Settlement

     (9.5     (15.4

Employer contribution

     7.2       17.1  

Benefits paid

     (13.3     (12.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

   $ 157.5     $ 154.2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Funded status

   ($ 84.6   ($ 71.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consisted of:

    

Current liability

   ($ 6.9   ($ 6.4

Non-current liability

   ($ 77.7   ($ 65.1

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

   ($ 62.4   ($ 53.3

Accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31, 2017 and 2016 includes unrecognized actuarial losses of $62.4 ($40.4 net of tax) and $53.3 ($32.8 net of tax), respectively. The actuarial loss included in accumulated other comprehensive loss that is expected to be recognized in net periodic pension cost during 2018 is $8.4. The accumulated benefit obligation for the defined benefit plans was $242.1 and $225.7 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Estimated future benefit payments from the defined benefit plans are as follows:

 

2018

   $ 23.3  

2019

     21.0  

2020

     20.5  

2021

     19.9  

2022

     19.6  

2023 - 2027

     88.0  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 192.3  
  

 

 

 

The Company also sponsors a non-qualified, unfunded executive deferred compensation plan (the EDCP), which permits eligible participants, including executive officers, to defer receipt of certain income. The Company matches up to 100% of the first 3% of a participant’s deferred amounts and 50% of a participant’s next 2% of deferred amounts. The Company match under the EDCP is reduced by the Company match eligible to be received under the Company’s Retirement and Savings Plan.

Benefits for the EDCP are based on employee deferrals, matching contributions and investment earnings on participant accounts. As further described in Note 12, the Company makes investments in certain securities

 

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which are held in a grantor trust for the benefit of participants of the EDCP. These investments are made in securities reflecting the hypothetical investment balances of plan participants, in an attempt to offset the impacts of gains and losses on participant account balances.

Components of pension cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive loss for the EDCP are as follows:

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
 
     2017     2016     2015  

Service cost

   $ 1.8     $ 1.3     $ 1.5  

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

     0.4       0.3       0.4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total pension cost

   $ 2.2     $ 1.6     $ 1.9  

Other comprehensive loss

   ($ 1.8   ($ 1.0   ($ 0.6

The reconciliation of the EDCP projected benefit obligation for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

 

     At December 31,  
     2017     2016  

Change in benefit obligation:

    

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

   $ 14.9     $ 13.7  

Service cost

     1.8       1.3  

Interest cost

     0.4       0.3  

Actuarial loss

     1.8       1.0  

Benefits paid

     (1.4     (1.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at end of year

   $ 17.5     $ 14.9  

Funded status

   ($ 17.5   ($ 14.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consisted of:

    

Current liability

   ($ 2.3   ($ 1.6

Non-current liability

   ($ 15.2   ($ 13.3

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

   ($ 2.0   ($ 0.2

Accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31, 2017 and 2016 includes unrecognized actuarial losses of $2.0 ($1.3 net of tax), and gains of $0.2 ($0.1 net of tax). The accumulated benefit obligation for the EDCP was $17.5 and $14.9 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. There is no prior service cost expected to be recognized in net periodic pension cost during the year ending December 31, 2018.

Estimated future benefit payments from the EDCP are as follows:

 

2018

   $ 2.3  

2019

     0.8  

2020

     0.9  

2021

     1.2  

2022

     1.2  

2023 - 2027

     8.7  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 15.1  
  

 

 

 

 

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The following weighted-average rates were used in determining the benefit obligations at December 31:

 

     2017     2016  

Discount rate—projected benefit obligation

     1.50% - 5.76     1.55% - 5.56

Future compensation growth rate

     2.00% - 4.50     2.00% - 4.00

Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets

     6.25% - 6.75     6.75% - 7.00

The following weighted-average rates were used in determining the pension cost for all years ended December 31:

 

     2017     2016     2015  

Discount rate—projected benefit obligation

     1.50% - 5.76     1.55% - 5.56     3.61% - 5.56

Future compensation growth rate

     2.00% - 4.50     2.00% - 4.00     2.50% - 4.50

Expected long-term rate of return on plan assets

     6.75%       6.75% - 7.00     6.75% - 7.00

The range of discount rates utilized in determining the pension cost and projected benefit obligation of the Company’s defined benefit plans reflects a lower prevalent rate applicable to the frozen cash balance plan for eligible employees in U.S. and a higher applicable rate for the unfunded defined benefit plan for certain eligible employees in the Philippines, France and Malaysia. The plans outside the U.S. represented approximately 13.7% and 15.3% of the Company’s total projected benefit obligation for all plans as of December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Change in Applying Discount Rate to Measure Benefit Costs

As of December 31, 2015, Convergys changed the method used to estimate the service and interest cost components of net periodic benefit cost for all pension and other postretirement benefits. This change in methodology resulted in a decrease in the service and interest cost components for pension and other postretirement benefit costs beginning in the first quarter of 2016. Convergys historically estimated these service and interest cost components utilizing a single weighted-average discount rate derived from the yield curve used to measure the benefit obligation at the beginning of the period. Beginning in 2016, the Company elected to utilize a full yield curve approach in the determination of these components by applying the specific spot rates along the yield curve used in the determination of the benefit obligation to the relevant projected cash flows. Convergys elected to make this change to provide a more precise measurement of service and interest costs by improving the correlation between projected benefit cash flows to the corresponding spot yield curve rates. This change did not affect the measurement of Convergys’ total benefit obligations at December 31, 2015 or net periodic pension cost recognized in 2015. Convergys accounted for this change as a change in accounting estimate and accordingly had accounted for it prospectively.

The impact of this discount rate change compared to the previous method decreased estimated pension and other postretirement benefits service and interest cost by approximately $2.4, or approximately $0.6 quarterly, during 2016 with substantially all of the decrease attributable to interest cost. This reduction in service and interest cost was completely offset within the actuarial gain or loss caption when the plans were remeasured. The cost reduction resulted in an increase to net income and diluted earnings per common share of $1.5 and $0.01, respectively, during 2016.

Plan Assets

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, plan assets for the cash balance plan consisted of common/collective trusts (of which approximately 60% are invested in equity backed funds and approximately 40% are invested in funds invested in fixed income instruments) and a private equity fund. At December 31, 2017, the Company’s targeted allocation was 60% equity and 40% fixed income. The investment objectives for the plan assets are to generate returns that will enable the plan to meet its future obligations. The Company’s expected long-term rate

 

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of return was determined based on the asset mix of the plan, projected returns, past performance and other factors. The Company contributed $10.0 in 2016 to fund its cash balance plan. No such contributions were made in 2017. The Company has satisfied its ERISA funding requirements through 2017. No plan assets are expected to be returned to the Company during 2018.

The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the cash balance plan’s assets at fair value as of December 31, 2017 and 2016:

 

Investments

   December 31, 2017      Quoted Prices
In Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Common/collective trusts:

           

Fixed income

   $ 62.4      $ —        $ 62.4      $ —    

U.S. large cap

     56.7        —          56.7        —    

U.S. small cap

     10.0        —          10.0        —    

International equity

     26.6        —          26.6        —    

Limited partnership

     1.8        —          —          1.8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 157.5      $ —        $ 155.7      $ 1.8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Investments

   December 31, 2016      Quoted Prices
In Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Common/collective trusts:

           

Fixed income

   $ 60.8      $ —        $ 60.8      $ —    

U.S. large cap

     54.2        —          54.2        —    

U.S. small cap

     10.3        —          10.3        —    

International equity

     26.7        —          26.7        —    

Limited partnership

     2.2        —          —          2.2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investments

   $ 154.2      $ —        $ 152.0      $ 2.2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

There were no transfers between the three levels of the fair value hierarchy during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. For additional information on the fair value hierarchy, see Note 13.

The Company’s cash balance plan holds level 2 investments in common/collective trust funds that are public investment vehicles valued using a net asset value (NAV) provided by the manager of each fund. The NAV is based on the underlying net assets owned by the fund, divided by the number of shares outstanding. The NAV’s unit price is quoted on a private market that may not be active. However, the NAV is based on the fair value of the underlying securities within the fund, which are traded on an active market, and valued at the closing price reported on the active market on which those individual securities are traded. The significant investment strategies of the funds are as described in the financial statements provided by each fund. There are no restrictions on redemptions from these funds.

The Company’s cash balance plan holds Level 3 investments within equity funds that primarily invest in domestic early stage capital funds. The fair value of these investments is based on the net asset value per share of the fund. The cash balance plan has approximately $0.2 in future funding requirements associated with this investment. The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Company believes its valuation methodologies are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value

 

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measurement. The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for the Level 3 assets:

 

     Year Ended December 31  
         2017             2016      

Balance, beginning of year

   $ 2.2     $ 2.8  

Unrealized losses relating to instruments still held at the reporting date

     (0.1     (0.3

Distributions

     (0.3     (0.3
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance, end of year

   $ 1.8     $ 2.2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Savings Plans

The Company sponsors a defined contribution plan covering substantially all U.S. employees. The Company matches a portion of employee contributions to the plan. The Company matches up to 100% of the first 3% and 50% of the next 2% of eligible compensation contributed by the participant. Total Company contributions to the defined contribution plan were $7.0 in 2017 compared to $7.3 and $7.4 for 2016 and 2015, respectively. Plan assets for this plan included 0.8 ($17.7) and 0.9 ($21.0) of the Company’s common shares at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Employee Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions

The Company sponsors postretirement health and life insurance plans for certain eligible employees. The plan provides eligible employees and retirees with the opportunity to direct an amount of their compensation or pension benefits to cover medical, dental and life insurance programs of their choice for their benefit and the benefit of their dependents. The plan covers both active and retired eligible employees of the Company and its subsidiaries. Employees’ eligibility to participate in the plan is based upon their date of hire.

The Company funds life insurance benefits of certain retirees through a Voluntary Employee Benefit Association (VEBA) trust. Contributions to the plan consist of (1) compensation or pension benefit deductions that the participant directs the Company, which is also the Plan Sponsor, to deposit into the plan on their behalf based on the coverage the participant has elected under the plan, and (2) amounts the Company pays to the plan that are in excess of the participant-directed deductions. Contributions to the VEBA are subject to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limitations developed using the aggregate cost method. At December 31, 2006, the Company eliminated the postretirement life insurance plan benefits for non-retirement eligible employees. The Company’s postretirement benefit plan benefit was $0.7 at 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $0.8 for 2015. The amounts included within accumulated other comprehensive income related to these benefits were $0.1 and $1.2 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Components of other post-employment benefit plan cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive loss for the postretirement health and life insurance plans are as follows:

 

     2017     2016     2015  

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

   $ 0.1     $ 0.1     $ 0.2  

Expected return on plan assets

     (0.2     (0.2     (0.3

Amortization and deferrals—net

     (0.6     (0.6     (0.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other benefit

   ($ 0.7   ($ 0.7   ($ 0.8

Other comprehensive loss

   ($ 1.1   ($ 0.9   ($ 0.7

 

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The reconciliation of the postretirement health and life insurance plans’ projected benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 are as follows:

 

     At December 31,  
     2017     2016  

Change in benefit obligation:

    

Benefit obligation at beginning of year

   $ 4.2     $ 4.2  

Interest cost

     0.1       0.1  

Actuarial loss

     0.4       0.1  

Benefits paid

     (0.2     (0.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Benefit obligation at end of year

   $ 4.5     $ 4.2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in plan assets:

    

Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year

   $ 3.2     $ 3.4  

Actual return on plan assets

     —         0.1  

Employer contribution

     0.2       0.1  

Asset transfer

     —         (0.2

Benefits paid

     (0.2     (0.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value of plan assets at end of year

   $ 3.2     $ 3.2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Funded status

   ($ 1.3   ($ 1.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consisted of:

    

Current liability

   ($ 0.1   ($ 0.1

Non-current liability

   ($ 1.2   ($ 0.9

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

   $ 0.1     $ 1.2  

Estimated future benefit payments from the postretirement health and life insurance plans are as follows:

 

2018

   $ 0.2  

2019

     0.2  

2020

     0.2  

2021

     0.2  

2022

     0.2  

2023 - 2027

     1.2  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 2.2  
  

 

 

 

Plan assets for the postretirement health and life insurance plans of $3.2 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, are comprised of money market accounts, a Level 1 fair value measure. The Company expects to make $0.1 in contributions in 2018 to fund its postretirement health and life insurance plans. No plan assets are expected to be returned to the Company during 2018.

 

10.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

At December 31, 2017, the Company had 6.4 common shares remaining available for issuance under the Convergys Corporation Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan (Convergys LTIP) from the initial authorization of 30.0 common shares in 1998, which was increased to 38.0 in 2002. The Company granted stock options in 2012 and 2011 with exercise prices that were no less than the market value of the Company’s common shares at the grant date and have a ten- year term and vesting terms of two to three years. The Company also grants restricted stock units to certain employees and directors. The restricted stock units do not possess voting rights and consist of both time-related and performance-related units. The restrictions for the time-related restricted stock units generally lapse one to three years after the grant date. The performance-related units vest

 

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upon the Company’s satisfaction of certain financial targets. Performance-related units for which the performance conditions for vesting of those units are not met within the applicable three-year performance period are forfeited.

The following table shows certain information as of December 31, 2017, with respect to compensation plans under which common shares are authorized for issuance:

 

Shares (in millions)

  Number of Common
Shares to be Issued
Upon Exercise
    Weighted Average
Exercise Price
    Common Shares
Available for Future
Issuance
 

Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders

     

Stock options

    0.3     $ 13.45       —    

Restricted stock units

    2.1       —         —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    2.4     $ 13.45       6.4  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company’s operating results reflect stock-based compensation expense of $17.4, $18.8 and $16.9 for 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Expense in 2017, 2016 and 2015 included $0.9, $1.4 and $1.2, respectively, related to awards classified as liabilities that will ultimately settle in cash.

Restricted Stock Units

Time-based Restricted Stock Units

During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company granted 0.7, 0.5 and 0.7 shares, respectively, of time-based restricted stock units. The weighted average grant date fair values of these grants were $23.59, $26.51 and $22.41, respectively. These time-based grants are scheduled to vest 25% at the first anniversary of the grant date, 25% at the second anniversary and 50% at the third anniversary.

The total compensation cost related to non-vested time-based restricted stock units not yet recognized as of December 31, 2017 was approximately $18.8, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years. Changes to non-vested time-based restricted stock units for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

 

Shares (in millions)

   Number
of
Shares
    Weighted
Average Fair
Value at Date
Of Grant
 

Non-vested at December 31, 2014

     1.3     $ 17.66  

Granted

     0.7       22.41  

Vested

     (0.5     16.53  

Forfeited

     (0.2     20.78  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-vested at December 31, 2015

     1.3       20.20  

Granted

     0.5       26.51  

Vested

     (0.5     19.35  

Forfeited

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-vested at December 31, 2016

     1.3       23.23  

Granted

     0.7       23.59  

Vested

     (0.6     22.80  

Forfeited

     (0.1     24.68  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-vested at December 31, 2017

     1.3     $ 23.46  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Performance-based Restricted Stock Units

During the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company granted 0.3, 0.4 and 0.4 shares, respectively, of performance-based restricted stock units. These grants provide for payout based upon the extent to which the Company achieves certain EPS targets, as determined by the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors, over three-year periods. Payout levels for earned shares range from 50% to 200% of award shares. No payout is earned if performance is below the minimum threshold performance level. At December 31, 2017, the targets for the third year of the 2016 grants and the second and third years of the 2017 grants had not yet been set, the key terms had not been effectively communicated to the recipients, and as such the expense related to these grants had not yet been recognized. These grants have been excluded from the table below.

During 2017, the Company established and communicated to participants the final key terms of the 2015 grants, resulting in grants for accounting purposes with a grant date fair value of $21.27 per share. The total compensation cost related to the 2015 non-vested performance-based restricted stock units not yet recognized as of December 31, 2017 was approximately $0.8, which is expected to be recognized ratably over the remaining vesting period ending in February 2018.

Changes to non-vested performance-based restricted stock units for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were as follows:

 

Shares (in millions)

   Number
of
Shares
    Weighted
Average Fair
Value at Date
Of Grant
 

Non-vested at December 31, 2014

     —       $ —    

Granted

     0.3       28.84  

Vested

     —         —    

Forfeited

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-vested at December 31, 2015

     0.3       21.84  

Granted

     0.3       26.49  

Vested

     (0.3     21.92  

Forfeited

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-vested at December 31, 2016

     0.3       26.48  

Granted

     0.3       21.27  

Vested

     (0.3     26.16  

Forfeited

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-vested at December 31, 2017

     0.3     $ 21.28  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of non-vested time-based and performance-based restricted stock units was $40.7 at December 31, 2017.

 

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Stock Options

Presented below is a summary of Company stock option activity. Prior to 2016, all outstanding stock options were fully vested and the related expense had been fully recognized.

 

Shares (in millions)    Shares    

Weighted

Average

Exercise

Price

 

Options outstanding at January 1, 2015

     0.7     $ 13.24  

Options exercisable at January 1, 2015

     0.5       13.41  

Granted

     —         —    

Exercised

     (0.2     13.09  

Forfeited

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2015

     0.5     $ 13.33  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options exercisable at December 31, 2015

     0.5     $ 13.33  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Granted

     —         —    

Exercised

     (0.1     13.24  

Forfeited

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2016

     0.4     $ 13.34  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options exercisable at December 31, 2016

     0.4     $ 13.34  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Granted

     —         —    

Exercised

     (0.1     12.92  

Forfeited

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2017

     0.3     $ 13.45  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Options exercisable at December 31, 2017

     0.3     $ 13.45  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Approximately one-half of the stock options granted during 2012 vested in two years and the remaining vested in three years. The Company used a Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the fair value of stock options granted. For the 2012 grants, the weighted average fair value at grant date of $3.43 per option granted included assumptions of a strike price of $12.79, a 30.74% implied volatility, an expected term of 4.5 years, a risk-free rate of 0.76%, and a dividend yield of 0.00%. These 2012 option grants were fully expensed as of December 31, 2016, and resulted in stock compensation expense of less than $0.1 in 2015. Expected volatility is based on the unbiased standard deviation of the Company’s common shares over the option term. The expected life of the options represents the period of time that the Company expects the options granted to be outstanding. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant of the option for the expected term of the instrument. The dividend yield reflects an estimate of dividend payouts over the term of the award. As of December 31, 2017, all outstanding stock options are fully vested and the related expense has been fully recognized.

The weighted average grant date fair value per share for the outstanding and exercisable options at December 31, 2017 was $3.86.

 

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The following table summarizes the status of the Company stock options outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2017:

 

Shares (in millions)

   Options Outstanding      Options Exercisable  

Range of Exercise Prices

   Shares      Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (in years)
     Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
     Shares      Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life
(in years)
     Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 

$12.79 to $13.76

     0.3        3.4        13.45        0.3        3.4        13.45  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     0.3        3.4      $ 13.45        0.3        3.4      $ 13.45  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised was $1.0 in 2017, $0.6 in 2016 and $2.7 in 2015. The actual tax benefit realized from the exercised stock options was $0.2 in 2017, $0.1 in 2016 and $0.6 in 2015. As of December 31, 2017, the aggregate intrinsic value was $3.3 for both stock options outstanding and exercisable. Intrinsic value represents the Company’s closing price on the last trading day of the year in excess of the weighted average exercise price for those tranches of options with a weighted average exercise price less than the closing price multiplied by the number of options outstanding or exercisable.

 

11.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

The Company leases certain facilities and equipment used in its operations. Total rent expense was $143.4, $135.0 and $129.3 in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

At December 31, 2017, the total minimum rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:

 

2018

   $ 104.9  

2019

     85.0  

2020

     66.7  

2021

     50.8  

2022

     35.5  

Thereafter

     79.0  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 421.9  
  

 

 

 

At December 31, 2017, the Company had outstanding letters of credit and bond obligations of $13.6 related to performance guarantees, of which $12.1 is set to expire by the end of 2018, $1.1 is set to expire within one to three years and $0.4 is set to expire after three years. The Company believes that any guarantee obligation that may arise will not be material. The Company also has future purchase commitments with telecommunication and transportation providers for the next twelve months of $20.1 at December 31, 2017.

Contingencies

The Company, from time to time, is subject to various loss contingencies, including tax and legal contingencies that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company accrues for a loss contingency when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated. At this time, the Company believes that any such contingencies, either individually or in the aggregate, will not have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition. However, the outcome of litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, and unfavorable resolution of one or more pending matters could have a materially adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition in the future.

 

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12.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Derivative Instruments

The Company is exposed to a variety of market risks, including the effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates and interest rates. The Company’s risk management strategy includes the use of derivative instruments to reduce the effects on its operating results and cash flows from fluctuations caused by volatility in currency exchange rates.

The Company serves many of its U.S.-based clients using contact center capacity outside of the U.S. Although the contracts with these clients are typically priced in U.S. dollars, a substantial portion of the costs incurred to deliver services under these contracts are denominated in the local currency of the country where services are provided, which represents a foreign exchange exposure. The Company has hedged a portion of its exposure related to the anticipated cash flow requirements denominated in some of the aforementioned foreign currencies by entering into hedging contracts with several financial institutions to acquire a total of PHP 32,040.0 at a fixed price of $634.8 at various dates through September 2020, INR 10,170.0 at a fixed price of $140.1 at various dates through June 2020, CAD 38.0 at a fixed price of $28.6 at various dates through December 2019 and COP 40,200.0 at a fixed price of $12.7 at various dates through June 2019, and to sell a total of AUD 24.8 at a fixed price of $19.3 at various dates through October 2018. These instruments mature within the next 33 months and had a notional value of $835.5 at December 31, 2017 and $959.0 at December 31, 2016. The derivative instruments discussed above are designated and are effective as cash flow hedges. The following table reflects the fair values of these derivative instruments:

 

     At December 31,  
         2017              2016      

Forward exchange contracts and options designated as hedging instruments:

     

Included within other current assets

   $ 14.5      $ 3.0  

Included within other non-current assets

     8.7        2.3  

Included within other current liabilities

     7.7        31.3  

Included within other long-term liabilities

     1.7        15.4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company recorded a deferred tax expense of $3.6 and deferred tax benefit of $15.9 related to these derivatives at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. A total of $10.4 of deferred gains, net of tax, related to these cash flow hedges at December 31, 2017 were included in accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI), compared to $25.5 of deferred losses, net of tax, that were included in accumulated other comprehensive loss (OCL) at December 31, 2016. As of December 31, 2017, deferred gains of $6.8 ($5.1 net of tax) on derivative instruments included in accumulated OCI are expected to be reclassified into earnings during the next 12 months.

 

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The following tables provide the effect of these derivative instruments on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements during 2017 and 2016, respectively:

 

2017:

               

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

  Gain (Loss) Recognized
in OCL on Derivative
(Effective Portion)
    Gain (Loss) Reclassified
from Accumulated OCL
into Income (Effective
Portion)
   

Location of Gain (Loss)
Reclassified from Accumulated
OCL into Income (Effective
Portion)

Foreign exchange contracts

  $ 35.0     ($ 20.3   Cost of providing services and products sold and Selling, general and administrative

2016:

               

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

  Gain (Loss) Recognized
in OCL on Derivative
(Effective Portion)
    Gain (Loss) Reclassified
from Accumulated OCL
into Income (Effective
Portion)
   

Location of Gain (Loss)
Reclassified from Accumulated
OCL into Income (Effective
Portion)

Foreign exchange contracts

  ($ 25.5   ($ 26.4   Cost of providing services and products sold and Selling, general and administrative

The gain or loss recognized related to the ineffective portion of the derivative instruments was immaterial for the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

During 2017, 2016 and 2015, the Company recorded net losses of $20.3, $26.4 and $25.2, respectively, related to the settlement of forward contracts that were designated as cash flow hedges.

The Company also enters into derivative instruments (forwards) to economically hedge the foreign currency impact of assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional currencies. During the year ended December 31, 2017, a loss of $19.6 was recognized related to changes in fair value of these derivative instruments not designated as hedges, compared to a gain of $5.5 in the same period in 2016. The gains and losses largely offset the currency gains and losses that resulted from changes in the assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional currencies. These gains and losses are classified within other income, net in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. The fair value of these derivative instruments not designated as hedges at December 31, 2017, was a $8.9 payable.

The aggregate fair value of all derivative instruments in a liability position at December 31, 2017 was $19.2 for which the Company has no posted collateral.

Short-term Investments

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company held investment securities with a fair value of $13.5 and $12.4, respectively, that are held in a grantor trust for the benefit of participants in the EDCP and reflect the hypothetical investment balances of EDCP participants. The securities are classified as trading securities and included within short- term investments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The investment securities include exchange-traded mutual funds and money market accounts. These securities are carried at fair value, with gains and losses, both realized and unrealized, reported in other income (expense), net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The cost of securities sold is based upon the specific identification method. Interest and dividends on securities classified as trading are included in other income (expense), net.

 

13.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

U.S. GAAP defines a hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs in measuring fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows: Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical

 

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assets or liabilities; Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument; and Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value. A financial asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

At December 31, 2017 and 2016, the Company had foreign currency forward contracts measured at fair value. The fair values of these instruments were measured using valuations based upon quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets (Level 2) and are valued by reference to similar financial instruments, adjusted for terms specific to the contracts. There were no transfers between the three levels of the fair value hierarchy during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. The derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

 

     December 31, 2017      Quoted Prices
In Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Derivatives:

           

Foreign currency forward contracts (asset position)

   $ 24.2      $ —        $ 24.2      $ —    

Foreign currency forward contracts (liability position)

   $ 19.2      $ —        $ 19.2      $ —    

 

     December 31, 2016      Quoted Prices
In Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Derivatives:

           

Foreign currency forward contracts (asset position)

   $ 5.6      $ —        $ 5.6      $ —    

Foreign currency forward contracts (liability position)

   $ 49.0      $ —        $ 49.0      $ —    

 

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The Company also had investment securities held in a grantor trust for the benefit of participants of the EDCP measured at fair value at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016. These investments are recorded as short-term investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of these instruments was measured using the quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1). There were no transfers between the three levels of the fair value hierarchy during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. The assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 were as follows:

 

     December 31, 2017      Quoted Prices
In Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Investment securities:

           

Mutual funds

   $ 12.4      $ 12.4      $ —        $ —    

Money market accounts

     1.1        1.1        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 13.5      $ 13.5      $ —        $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2016      Quoted Prices
In Active
Markets for
Identical Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Investment securities:

           

Mutual funds

   $ 10.5      $ 10.5      $ —        $ —    

Convergys common stock

     1.3        1.3        —          —    

Money market accounts

     0.6        0.6        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 12.4      $ 12.4      $ —        $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

14.

INCOME TAXES

The Company’s provision for income taxes from continuing operations consists of the following:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2017     2016     2015  

Current:

      

United States federal

   $ 32.7     $ 0.1     ($ 21.3

Non-U.S.

     20.2       40.5       25.3  

State and local

     2.9       2.4       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current

     55.8       43.0       4.0  

Deferred:

 

United States federal

     (35.0     14.7       6.0  

Non-U.S.

     29.5       (5.0     (4.3

State and local

     8.1       0.2       2.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred

     2.6       9.9       4.6  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 58.4     $ 52.9     $ 8.6  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company’s combined pre-tax earnings from continuing operations relating to non-U.S. subsidiaries or branches were $153.2, $156.1 and $139.5 during 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

The 2017 Tax Act was signed into law on December 22, 2017. The 2017 Tax Act significantly revises the U.S. corporate income tax by, among other things, lowering the statutory corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% in

 

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2018, eliminating certain deductions, imposing a mandatory one-time transition tax, or deemed repatriation tax, on accumulated earnings of foreign subsidiaries as of 2017 that were previously tax deferred, introducing new tax regimes, and changing how foreign earnings are subject to U.S. tax. While the effective date of the new corporate tax rates for the Company is January 1, 2018, the Company is required to calculate the effects of changes in tax rates and laws on deferred tax balances (including the effects of the one-time transition tax) in 2017, the period in which the legislation was enacted. The Company has not completed its determination of the accounting implications of the 2017 Tax Act on its tax accruals. However, the Company has reasonably estimated the effects of the 2017 Tax Act to be an increase in income tax expense of $34.1. The Company recorded the $34.1 income tax expense as a provisional estimate of the 2017 Tax Act in the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2017. The significant components of this expense include (i) the remeasurement of net deferred tax liabilities at the lower enacted U.S. federal corporate tax rate, which resulted in a net $97.9 decrease in income tax expense; (ii) a $20.3 net tax expense comprised of foreign withholding taxes related to certain non-U.S. earnings subject to repatriation offset by reversal of a deferred tax liability on previously undistributed foreign earnings; and (iii) the deemed repatriation tax on unremitted non-U.S. earnings and profits that were previously tax deferred and other tax impacts of the 2017 Tax Act, which resulted in a $111.7 increase in income tax expense, net of deductions and credits. The Company has not completed its analysis of the tax impact of the currency translation adjustment related to the change in indefinite reinvestment assertion as the computation is significantly impacted by the provisional estimates discussed above. As the Company completes its analysis of the 2017 Tax Act, collects and prepares necessary data, and interprets any additional guidance issued by the U.S. Treasury Department, the IRS, and other standard-setting bodies, the Company may make adjustments to the provisional amounts. Those adjustments may materially impact the Company’s provision for income taxes in the period in which the adjustments are made.

The following is a reconciliation of the statutory federal income tax rate with the effective tax rate from continuing operations for the tax expense in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
       2017         2016         2015    

U.S. federal statutory rate

     35.0     35.0     35.0

Permanent differences

     3.1       4.5       2.3  

State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax

     1.1       0.9       1.1  

International rate differential, including tax holidays

     (24.5     (24.5     (21.2

Non-U.S. valuation allowances

     2.4       2.1       1.0  

Adjustments for uncertain tax positions

     (1.0     (0.2     (12.9

Legal entity restructuring charges

     —         2.3       —    

Tax credits and other

     (3.6     (0.1     0.6  

Foreign repatriation, net of foreign tax credits

     1.1       8.5       (1.0

Impact of the 2017 Tax Act

      

Deemed repatriation of non-U.S. earnings, net of foreign tax credits, and other

     62.1       —         —    

Non-U.S. withholding taxes related to certain non-U.S. earnings subject to repatriation

     11.3       —         —    

Remeasurement of U.S. net deferred tax liabilities from 35% to 21%

     (54.5     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective rate

     32.5     28.5     4.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The increase in the effective income tax rate in 2017 was primarily due to additional tax expense of $34.1 related to enactment of the 2017 Tax Act. This additional expense included $20.3 of net tax expense to record the deferred tax liability associated with a change in classification for a portion of undistributed earnings of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries, reflecting management’s plans to repatriate certain undistributed earnings of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries. This increase in the 2017 effective income tax rate was slightly offset by a shift in the geographical mix of worldwide income. The 2016 effective income tax rate was driven by the restructuring of the Company’s legal entity structure and repatriation of earnings into primarily non-U.S. jurisdictions to provide the Company with increased flexibility to manage its strategic priorities.

 

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The 2017 Tax Act imposes a mandatory one-time tax on certain accumulated earnings of non-U.S. subsidiaries and, as a result, all previously undistributed earnings have now been subjected to U.S. tax. Notwithstanding the U.S. taxation of these amounts, the Company recorded deferred tax liabilities of $34.9 related to non-U.S. withholding taxes related to certain earnings likely to be repatriated in the future. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $390.6 of undistributed earnings of its non-U.S. subsidiaries for which it has not provided for non-U.S. withholding taxes because such earnings are intended to be reinvested indefinitely. It is not practicable to determine the amount of applicable taxes that would be due if such earnings were distributed.

The Company’s non-U.S. taxes for 2017, 2016 and 2015 included $5.2, $5.1 and $6.3, respectively, of benefit derived from tax holidays in the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Malaysia, Honduras, Nicaragua and Tunisia. This resulted in (2.9)%, (2.8)% and (3.6)% impact to the effective tax rate in 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The tax holidays in the Philippines began to expire in 2017 and will continue to expire through 2020. The Company will apply to extend these tax holidays for additional terms of one to two years in accordance with local law. The tax holiday in Malaysia expired October 2, 2017.

The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

 

     At December 31,  
     2017     2016  

Deferred tax assets:

    

Loss and credit carryforwards

   $ 84.9     $ 95.0  

Pension and employee benefits

     32.1       35.4  

Deferred revenue

     3.8       6.0  

Foreign currency hedges

     —         15.9  

Intercompany payables/receivables

     0.2       57.2  

Other

     25.5       27.9  

Valuation allowances

     (49.1     (37.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

     97.4       199.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

 

Depreciation and amortization

     177.7       270.5  

Contingent debt and accrued interest

     67.4       89.5  

Foreign currency hedges

     3.5       —    

Unremitted non-U.S. earnings

     42.0       15.9  

Other

     8.1       4.0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

     298.7       379.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liabilities

   ($ 201.3   ($ 180.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company recorded a provisional adjustment to its U.S. federal deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2017 to reflect the reduction in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21% resulting from the 2017 Tax Act.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities in the preceding table, after netting by taxing jurisdiction, are in the following captions in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2017 and 2016.

 

     At December 31,  
     2017     2016  

Non-current deferred tax asset

   $ 21.3     $ 17.7  

Non-current deferred tax liability

     222.6       197.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liability

   ($ 201.3   ($ 180.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, $16.9 and $11.3, respectively, of the valuation allowances relate to the Company’s non-U.S. operations.

As of December 31, 2017, the Company has federal, state, and non-U.S. operating loss carryforwards of $43.1, $840.2 and $90.2, respectively. The federal operating loss carryforwards and state operating loss carryforwards expire between 2018 and 2037. The non-U.S. operating loss carryforwards include $35.7 with no expiration date; the remainder will expire between 2018 and 2036. The federal and state operating loss carryforwards include losses of $41.4 and $101.6, respectively, which were acquired in connection with business combinations. Utilization of the acquired federal and state tax loss carryforwards may be limited pursuant to Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, the liability for unrecognized tax benefits was $21.3 and $20.8, respectively, including $11.9 and $11.5 of accrued interest and penalties, respectively, and is recorded in Other long-term liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The total amount of net unrecognized tax benefits that would affect income tax expense, if ever recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements, is $17.2. This amount includes net interest and penalties of $9.7. The Company’s policy is to recognize interest and penalties accrued on unrecognized tax benefits as part of income tax expense. During 2017, the Company recognized a net benefit of $0.1 in interest and penalties, compared to a net benefit of $0.6 during 2016. The net benefit of $0.1 in 2017 includes $0 of expense related to interest and penalties accrued on positions still outstanding as of December 31, 2017.

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits (exclusive of interest and penalties) is as follows:

 

     2017     2016  

Balance at January 1

   $ 10.5     $ 21.6  

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

     0.6       0.4  

Additions for tax positions of prior years

     0.2       0.3  

Settlements

     (1.0     0.4  

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

     (0.2     —    

Lapse of statutes of limitations

     (0.7     (12.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31

   $ 9.4     $ 10.5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The liability for unrecognized tax benefits related to discontinued operations at December 31, 2017 and 2016 was $1.5 and $1.3, respectively.

The Company is currently attempting to resolve income tax audits relating to prior years in various jurisdictions. The Company has received assessments from these jurisdictions related to transfer pricing and deductibility of expenses. The Company believes that it is appropriately reserved with regard to these assessments as of December 31, 2017. Furthermore, the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits including interest will decrease between $0.6 and $16.2 prior to December 31, 2018, based upon resolution of audits; however, actual developments could differ from those currently expected.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states and non-U.S. jurisdictions. With a few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to examinations by tax authorities for years before 2002.

 

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15.

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The following table summarizes the changes in the accumulated balances for each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

 

     Foreign
Currency
    Derivative
Financial
Instruments
    Pension
Liability
    Total  

Balance at December 31, 2015

   ($ 38.2   ($ 26.1   ($ 37.5   ($ 101.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications, net of tax

     (18.4     (15.7     (1.0     (35.1

Settlement of pension obligation, net of tax

     —         —         3.0       3.0  

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax

     —         16.3       3.8       20.1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income

     (18.4     0.6       5.8       (12.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2016

   ($ 56.6   ($ 25.5   ($ 31.7   ($ 113.8
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax

     21.2       23.4       (14.7     29.9  

Settlement of pension obligation, net of tax

     —         —         1.5       1.5  

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax

     —         12.5       3.3       15.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net current-period other comprehensive income

     21.2       35.9       (9.9     47.2  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2017

   ($ 35.4   $ 10.4     ($ 41.6   ($ 66.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The following table summarizes the reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

 

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive

Income (Loss) Components

  Amount Reclassified
from Accumulated
Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
   

Affected Line Item in the

Consolidated Statements of Income

2017:

   

Loss on derivative instruments

  ($ 20.3   Cost of providing services and products sold and Selling, general and administrative

Tax benefit

    7.8     Income tax expense
 

 

 

   

Loss on derivative instruments, net of tax

    (12.5   Income from Continuing Operations, net of tax

Adjustments of pension and other post employment obligations

    (8.0   Selling, general and administrative

Tax benefit

    3.2     Income tax expense
 

 

 

   

Adjustment of pension and other post employment obligations, net of tax

    (4.8   Income from Continuing Operations, net of tax
 

 

 

   

Total reclassifications for the period

  ($ 17.3  
 

 

 

   

2016:

   

Loss on derivative instruments

  ($ 26.4   Cost of providing services and products sold and Selling, general and administrative

Tax benefit

    10.1     Income tax expense
 

 

 

   

Loss on derivative instruments, net of tax

    (16.3   Income from Continuing Operations, net of tax

Adjustments of pension and other post employment obligations

    (10.9   Selling, general and administrative

Tax benefit

    4.1     Income tax expense
 

 

 

   

Adjustment of pension and other post employment obligations, net of tax

    (6.8   Income from Continuing Operations, net of tax
 

 

 

   

Total reclassifications for the period

  ($ 23.1  
 

 

 

   

 

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16.

ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

     At December 31,  
     2017     2016  

Property and equipment, net:

    

Land

   $ 6.9     $ 6.9  

Buildings

     104.8       104.8  

Leasehold improvements

     348.4       325.9  

Equipment

     538.2       552.1  

Software

     350.0       366.7  

Construction in progress and other

     26.2       32.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,374.5       1,389.2  

Less: Accumulated depreciation

     (1,114.5     (1,085.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 260.0     $ 304.1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payables and other current liabilities:

 

Accounts payable

   $ 41.3     $ 53.9  

Accrued income and other taxes

     41.9       44.1  

Accrued payroll-related expenses

     131.6       132.0  

Derivative liabilities

     17.6       33.6  

Accrued expenses, other

     63.5       63.7  

Restructuring and exit costs

     8.7       0.8  

Deferred revenue and government grants

     17.5       17.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 322.1     $ 345.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

17.

INDUSTRY SEGMENT AND GEOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS

Geographic Operations

The following table presents certain geographic information regarding the Company’s operations. The Company attributes revenues from external customers to the country of domicile of the Convergys legal entity that is party to each customer contract.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2017      2016      2015  

Revenues:

        

United States

   $ 2,066.6      $ 2,321.2      $ 2,385.6  

Rest of World

     725.5        592.4        565.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,792.1      $ 2,913.6      $ 2,950.6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     At December 31,  
     2017      2016  

Long-lived Assets:

     

United States

   $ 832.6      $ 869.3  

Philippines

     176.5        192.6  

Rest of World

     547.9        525.1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,557.0      $ 1,587.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Concentrations

The Company derives significant revenues from AT&T. Revenues from AT&T (including DIRECTV in all years) were 16.8%, 20.5% and 21.3% of the Company’s consolidated revenues from continuing operations for

 

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2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Related accounts receivable from AT&T totaled $69.4 and $93.7 at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. No other client accounted for more than 10% of our consolidated revenues for 2017, 2016 or 2015.

 

16.

QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

 

     1st
Quarter
     2nd
Quarter
     3rd
Quarter
     4th
Quarter(a)
     Total  

2017:

              

Revenues

   $ 727.6      $ 686.8      $ 688.3      $ 689.4      $ 2,792.1  

Operating Income

     48.8        48.8        48.1        51.5        197.2  

Net Income

     37.9        39.8        34.8        8.9        121.4  

Basic Earnings Per Common Share

   $ 0.40      $ 0.42      $ 0.38      $ 0.10      $ 1.30  

Diluted Earnings Per Common Share

   $ 0.38      $ 0.40      $ 0.35      $ 0.09      $ 1.22  
     1st
Quarter
     2nd
Quarter
     3rd
Quarter
     4th
Quarter(b)
     Total  

2016:

              

Revenues

   $ 722.2      $ 692.3      $ 741.2      $ 757.9      $ 2,913.6  

Operating Income

     60.4        46.3        50.6        57.2        214.6  

Income from Continued Operations, net of tax

     44.5        33.2        37.7        17.5        133.0  

Income from Discontinued Operations, net of tax

     —          —          10.0        —          10.0  

Net Income

     44.5        33.2        47.7        17.5        143.0  

Basic Earnings Per Common Share:

              

Continuing Operations

   $ 0.46      $ 0.35      $ 0.39      $ 0.18      $ 1.39  

Discontinued Operations

     —          —          0.11        —          0.10  

Basic Earnings Per Common Share

   $ 0.46      $ 0.35      $ 0.50      $ 0.18      $ 1.49  

Diluted Earnings Per Common Share

              

Continuing Operations

   $ 0.43      $ 0.32      $ 0.36      $ 0.17      $ 1.30  

Discontinued Operations

     —          —          0.10        —          0.10  

Basic Earnings Per Common Share

   $ 0.43      $ 0.32      $ 0.46      $ 0.17      $ 1.40  

 

(a)

Fourth quarter 2017 includes a decrease in operating income of $8.2 resulting from $0.4 of integration-related expenses associated with Convergys’ acquisition of Stream and buw, $0.6 of depreciation expense resulting from the fair value write-up of property and equipment acquired from Stream and buw and $7.2 of amortization expense related to acquired intangible assets. Fourth quarter 2017 also includes a $0.5 pension settlement charge and a $32.3 net impact to income tax expense resulting from the enactment of the 2017 Tax Act.

(b)

Fourth quarter 2016 includes a decrease in operating income of $9.9 resulting from $1.4 of integration-related expenses associated with Convergys’ acquisition of Stream and buw, $0.1 of expense associated with the acquisition of buw, $1.1 of depreciation expense resulting from the fair value write- up of property and equipment acquired from Stream and buw and $7.3 of amortization expense related to acquired intangible assets. Fourth quarter 2016 also includes a $4.8 pension settlement charge and $20.3 of tax expense associated with the restructuring of the Company’s legal entity structure and repatriation of earnings into primarily non-U.S. jurisdictions that provided the Company with increased flexibility to manage its strategic priorities.

The sum of the quarterly earnings per common share may not equal the annual amounts reported because per share amounts are computed independently for each quarter and for full year based on respective weighted-average common shares outstanding and other dilutive potential common shares.

 

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CONVERGYS CORPORATION

SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

(In millions)

 

            Additions               

Description

   Balance at
Beginning of
Period
     Charged to
Expense
    Acquisition and
Other Changes
     Deductions     Balance at End
of Period
 

Year 2017

            

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

   $ 5.8      $ 5.1     $ —        ($ 6.1 )[a]    $ 4.8  

Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance

   $ 37.6      $ 14.2 [b]    $ —        ($ 2.7 )[c]    $ 49.1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year 2016

            

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

   $ 5.3      $ 6.2     $ 0.6      ($ 6.3 )[a]    $ 5.8  

Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance

   $ 36.2      $ 3.6 [d]    $ —        ($ 2.2 )[e]    $ 37.6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year 2015

            

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

   $ 8.1      $ 4.2     $ —        ($ 7.0 )[a]    $ 5.3  

Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance

   $ 39.3      $ 3.1 [d]    $ —        ($ 6.2 )[e]    $ 36.2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

[a]

Primarily includes amounts written-off as uncollectible.

[b]

Primarily relates to valuation allowances recorded for state operating loss carryforwards, foreign operating loss carryforwards, and capital loss carryforwards, as well as the impact of a reduction in the U.S. federal benefit of state income tax as a result of the reduction in the U.S. federal tax rate from 35% to 21%.

[c]

Primarily relates to the impact on existing valuation allowances of the U.S. federal tax rate reduction from 35% to 21%.

[d]

Amounts related to valuation allowances recorded for state and non-U.S. operating loss carryforwards and capital loss carryforwards.

[e]

Primarily includes the release of state and non-U.S. valuation allowances related to the utilization of net operating losses and adjustments of valuation allowances related to state net operating losses and state tax credits.

 

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF CONVERGYS CORPORATION

 

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CONVERGYS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 

(Amounts in millions except per share amounts)

   2018      2017      2018     2017  

Revenues

   $ 654.1      $ 688.3      $ 1,977.7     $ 2,102.8  

Costs and Expenses:

          

Cost of providing services and products sold(1)

     408.3        428.1        1,233.8       1,305.1  

Selling, general and administrative

     170.4        175.5        512.1       527.1  

Depreciation

     20.2        26.2        66.0       80.6  

Amortization

     6.1        7.2        19.2       21.7  

Restructuring charges

     2.6        2.4        31.4       19.1  

Transaction and integration costs

     14.1        0.8        24.3       3.4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total costs and expenses

     621.7        640.2        1,886.8       1,957.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Income

     32.4        48.1        90.9       145.8  

Other income, net

     (1.0      (1.6      0.5       1.2  

Interest expense

     (3.6      (4.5      (12.2     (14.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before Income Taxes

     27.8        42.0        79.2       133.0  

Income tax expense

     8.4        7.2        16.1       20.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income

   $ 19.4      $ 34.8      $ 63.1     $ 112.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic Earnings per Common Share

   $ 0.21      $ 0.38      $ 0.69     $ 1.20  

Diluted Earnings per Common Share

   $ 0.20      $ 0.35      $ 0.64     $ 1.12  

Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:

          

Basic

     91.1        92.8        91.3       93.6  

Diluted

     98.1        99.8        98.4       100.7  

Cash dividends declared per share

   $ 0.11      $ 0.10      $ 0.22     $ 0.19  

 

(1)

Exclusive of depreciation and amortization, with the exception of amortization of deferred charges.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONVERGYS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 

(In millions)

       2018             2017             2018             2017      

Net Income

   $ 19.4     $ 34.8     $ 63.1     $ 112.5  

Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income, net of tax:

        

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (5.1     5.7       (11.5     18.2  

Change related to pension liability

     1.6       (0.1     (1.3     1.6  

Unrealized (loss) gain on hedging activities

     (2.1     2.1       (33.7     17.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other comprehensive (loss) income

     (5.6     7.7       (46.5     37.6  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Comprehensive (Loss) Income

   $ 13.8     $ 42.5     $ 16.6     $ 150.1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONVERGYS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

(Amounts in millions)

   (Unaudited)
At September 30,
2018
    At December 31,
2017
 

ASSETS

    

Current Assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 99.1     $ 193.7  

Short-term investments

     13.0       13.5  

Receivables, net of allowances of $3.5 and $4.8

     544.7       567.2  

Prepaid expenses

     44.9       35.9  

Other current assets

     54.9       47.4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     756.6       857.7  

Property and equipment, net

     230.0       260.0  

Goodwill

     930.9       937.9  

Other intangibles, net

     265.0       287.3  

Deferred income tax assets

     31.6       21.3  

Other assets

     39.2       50.5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 2,253.3     $ 2,414.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current Liabilities:

 

 

Debt and capital lease obligations maturing within one year

   $ 0.3     $ 0.9  

Payables and other current liabilities

     335.4       322.1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     335.7       323.0  

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations

     150.9       267.7  

Deferred income tax liabilities

     199.5       222.6  

Accrued pension liabilities

     92.8       94.7  

Other long-term liabilities

     41.6       69.5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     820.5       977.5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Convertible debentures conversion feature

     57.9       59.5  

Shareholders’ Equity:

    

Preferred shares—without par value, 5.0 authorized; none issued or outstanding

     —         —    

Common shares—without par value, 500.0 authorized; 92.9 and 92.5 issued, 91.1 and 91.8 outstanding, as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively

     13.1       2.5  

Treasury stock—1.8 and 0.6 shares as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively

     (42.8     (16.0

Retained earnings

     1,522.5       1,457.8  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (118.0     (66.6
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     1,432.8       1,377.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 2,253.3     $ 2,414.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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CONVERGYS CORPORATION

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 

(Amounts in millions)

   2018     2017  

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net income

   $ 63.1     $ 112.5  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities

    

Depreciation and amortization

     85.2       102.3  

Deferred income tax benefit

     (0.3     (13.2

Stock compensation expense

     12.3       12.5  

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:

    

Change in receivables

     22.5       (8.2

Change in other current assets

     (16.0     2.6  

Change in deferred charges, net

     (0.5     0.3  

Change in other assets and liabilities

     (29.5     (1.3

Change in payables and other current liabilities

     (14.6     (21.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     122.2       186.1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Capital expenditures

     (41.8     (44.9

Net proceeds from sale of joint venture interest previously acquired in the buw acquisition

     —         0.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (41.8     (44.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Proceeds from issuance of other long-term debt (term loan)

     —         100.0  

Repayments of other long-term debt (term loan and capital lease obligations)

     (101.4     (216.4

Proceeds from Asset Securitization Facility

     666.9       643.7  

Repayment of Asset Securitization Facility

     (685.0     (548.7

Repurchase of common shares

     (27.1     (65.9

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     —         0.8  

Payments of dividends

     (28.4     (26.4
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (175.0     (112.9
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (94.6     29.0  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     193.7       138.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 99.1     $ 167.8  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Amounts in millions except per share amounts)

 

1.

BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Convergys Corporation (Convergys or the Company) is a global leader in customer experience outsourcing, focused on bringing value to its clients through every customer interaction. As of September 30, 2018, Convergys had approximately 110,000 employees in 33 countries, interacting with our clients’ customers in 58 languages. In order to help clients serve their customers, Convergys operates 133 contact centers. Convergys leverages its geographic footprint and comprehensive capabilities to help leading companies create quality customer experiences across multiple interaction channels, such as voice, chat, email and interactive voice response.

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial reporting (U.S. GAAP) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regulations and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results of operations, financial position and cash flows for each period shown. All adjustments are of a normal and recurring nature. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in Financial Statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States have been condensed or omitted. Interim Consolidated Financial Statements are not necessarily indicative of the financial position or operating results for an entire year. These interim Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the audited Financial Statements and the Notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on February 21, 2018.

 

2.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In July 2018, the Financial Accounting Standards Board FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2018-09, Codification Improvements. This standard does not prescribe any new accounting guidance, but instead makes minor improvements and clarifications of several different FASB Accounting Standards Codification areas based on comments and suggestions made by various stakeholders. Certain updates are applicable immediately while others provide for a transition period to adopt as part of the next fiscal year beginning after December 15, 2018. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance to determine the impact it may have on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Reclassification of Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. This ASU permits companies to reclassify disproportionate tax effects in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) caused by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (the 2017 Tax Act) to retained earnings. The Company elected to early adopt this standard as of January 1, 2018, on a prospective basis, resulting in a $6.0 reclassification adjustment, using a specific identification method, that increased retained earnings and decreased AOCI.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, Stock Compensation—Scope of Modification Accounting. This ASU clarifies which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require the application of modification accounting under ASC 718. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2018. The adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. This ASU eliminates the two- step process that required identification of potential impairment and a separate measure of the actual impairment. Goodwill impairment charges, if any, would be determined by the difference between a reporting unit’s carrying value and its fair value (impairment loss is limited to the carrying value). This standard is effective for annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests beginning after December 15, 2019. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230). The objective of this update is to provide additional guidance and reduce diversity in practice when classifying certain transactions within the statement of cash flows. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. This new standard requires that the statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. These standards are effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted these standards as of January 1, 2018 utilizing the retrospective transition method. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases. This ASU will require lessees to recognize almost all leases on the balance sheet as a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. For income statement purposes, the FASB retained a dual model, requiring leases to be classified as finance leases or operating leases. In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842 (Leases), which provides narrow amendments to clarify how to apply certain aspects of the new lease standard. Both standards are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those annual periods and are to be applied utilizing a modified retrospective approach. The Company will adopt these standards on January 1, 2019 and is currently assessing the effects that adoption of the new standards will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures, as well as its processes, systems and internal controls. The Company currently expects adoption of these standards will result in a material increase to the assets and liabilities reported on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

 

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In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The standard applies one comprehensive revenue recognition model across all contracts, entities and sectors. The core principal of the new standard is that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard includes cost guidance, whereby all direct and incremental costs to obtain or fulfill a contract with a customer are capitalized and amortized over the corresponding period of benefit. The Company adopted this standard for all contracts with customers outstanding on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective adoption method, which resulted in a $3.2 adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. Results for reporting periods after January 1, 2018 are presented under ASU 2014-09, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with the accounting standards in effect for those periods. The largest adoption impacts to the Company’s consolidated financial statements resulted from the new qualitative and quantitative disclosures provided in Note 4, and the capitalization of certain direct and incremental contract costs that are now being capitalized and amortized over the estimated period of benefit of the corresponding contracts. The new standard does not have an impact on the timing or revenue recognition pattern of any of our identified revenue streams. The cumulative effect of the changes made to our January 1, 2018 Consolidated Balance Sheet for the adoption of ASU 2014-09 were as follows:

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet Caption

   Balance at
December 31,
2017
     Adjustments
Due to

ASU 2014-09
     Balance at
January 1,
2018
 

Assets

        

Other current assets

   $ 47.4      $ 2.0      $ 49.4  

Total current assets

   $ 857.7      $ 2.0      $ 859.7  

Other assets

   $ 50.5      $ 2.3      $ 52.8  

Total Assets

   $ 2,414.7      $ 4.3      $ 2,419.0  

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

        

Deferred income tax liabilities

   $ 222.6      $ 1.1      $ 223.7  

Total liabilities

   $ 977.5      $ 1.1      $ 978.6  

Retained Earnings

   $ 1,457.8      $ 3.2      $ 1,461.0  

Total shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,377.7      $ 3.2      $ 1,380.9  

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 2,414.7      $ 4.3      $ 2,419.0  

The impacts to the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, as a result of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 were as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 

Consolidated Statement of Income Caption

   As
Reported
     Amounts Without
Adoption of ASU
2014-09
     Effect of
Change
 

Selling, general and administrative

   $ 170.4      $ 171.4      ($ 1.0

Total costs and expenses

   $ 621.7      $ 622.7      ($ 1.0

Operating Income

   $ 32.4      $ 31.4       $ 1.0  

Income before Income Taxes

   $ 27.8      $ 26.8       $ 1.0  

Income tax expense

   $ 8.4      $ 8.7      ($ 0.3

Net Income

   $ 19.4      $ 18.7       $ 0.7  

 

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     Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2018
 

Consolidated Statement of Income Caption

   As
Reported
     Amounts Without
Adoption of ASU
2014-09
     Effect of
Change
 

Selling, general and administrative

   $ 512.1      $ 514.2      ($ 2.1

Total costs and expenses

   $ 1,886.8      $ 1,888.9      ($ 2.1

Operating Income

   $ 90.0      $ 87.9       $ 2.1  

Income before Income Taxes

   $ 79.2      $ 77.1       $ 2.1  

Income tax expense

   $ 16.1      $ 16.7      ($ 0.6

Net Income

   $ 63.1      $ 61.6       $ 1.5  

The impacts to the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2018, as a result of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 were as follows:

 

     Balance at September 30, 2018  

Consolidated Balance Sheet Caption

   As
Reported
Assets
     Balances Without
Adoption of ASU
2014-09
     Effect of
Change
 

Other current assets

   $ 67.9      $ 64.9      $ 3.0  

Total current assets

   $ 756.6      $ 753.6      $ 3.0  

Other assets

   $ 39.2      $ 36.2      $ 3.0  

Total assets

   $ 2,253.3      $ 2,247.3      $ 6.0  

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

        

Deferred income tax liabilities

   $ 199.5      $ 197.8      $ 1.7  

Total liabilities

   $ 820.5      $ 818.8      $ 1.7  

Retained earnings

   $ 1,522.5      $ 1,518.2      $ 4.3  

Total shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,432.8      $ 1,428.5      $ 4.3  

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 2,253.3      $ 2,247.3      $ 6.0  

 

3.

SYNNEX MERGER

On June 28, 2018, Convergys entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, the Merger Agreement) with SYNNEX Corporation (SYNNEX) under which SYNNEX will acquire Convergys in a cash and stock transaction.

The Merger Agreement provides, among other things, that on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, (1) Delta Merger Sub I Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SYNNEX, will be merged with and into the Company (the Initial Merger), with the Company surviving the Initial Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of SYNNEX, and (2) immediately following the Initial Merger, the Company will be merged with and into Delta Merger Sub II LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of SYNNEX (the Subsequent Merger, and together with the Initial Merger, the Mergers), with Delta Merger Sub II surviving the Subsequent Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of SYNNEX.

On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Initial Merger, each Company common share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Initial Merger (other than certain excluded shares) will automatically be converted into the right to receive (1) $13.25 in cash, without interest, and (2) 0.1193 of shares of SYNNEX common stock, par value $0.001 per share, subject to adjustment as provided in the Merger Agreement in the event that the trading price of SYNNEX common stock prior to the closing of the Mergers increases or decreases by more than 10% from a baseline price.

On October 5, 2018 the Merger closed.

 

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4.

REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

Revenue Recognition Policy

More than 95% of the Company’s revenues are derived from fees for customer experience outsourcing services provided to the Company’s clients. Revenues from our contracts to provide these services relate to a single performance obligation to stand ready to provide services to the customer. The Company recognizes these revenues over time as services are performed based on the volumes of services provided and contractual rates. The Company’s remaining revenues, which represent less than 5% of the Company’s total revenues, are derived from the sale of premise-based and hosted self-care and technology solutions and provision of professional services. Revenues from the sale of these solutions and provision of these services are recognized over time as solutions or services are provided over the duration of the contract, using contractual rates. These contracts are typically one year or less in duration.

Certain of our contracts, primarily for agent-related services, include pricing terms and conditions that include components of variable consideration. The variable consideration is typically in the form of performance-related bonus and penalty provisions that are determined based upon our meeting, or not meeting, agreed-upon service levels and performance metrics specified within the contract. Some contracts also contain discounts that the client can earn through the achievement of specified volume levels or through early payment for services provided by Convergys. Each component of variable consideration is earned based on the Company’s actual performance during the measurement period specified within the contract (typically monthly for bonus and penalty provisions and either quarterly or annually for volume discounts). In order to determine the transaction price, the Company estimates the variable consideration using the most likely amount method, based on the specific contract provisions and known performance results during the relevant measurement period. When determining if variable consideration should be constrained, the Company considers whether factors outside its control could result in a significant reversal of revenue. In making these assessments, the Company considers the likelihood and magnitude of a potential reversal. The Company’s performance period generally corresponds with the monthly invoice period. Given our historical experiences and relatively short duration of periods subject to variable consideration adjustments, no constraints on our revenue recognition were applied during the first nine months of 2018. The Company reassesses these estimates during each reporting period.

Disaggregation of Revenue

We provide services to companies across a variety of industries including communications, technology, retail, financial services, healthcare and other. The following table presents our disaggregated revenue from customers by key industry vertical for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
         2018              2017          2018      2017  

Revenues:

           

Communications

   $ 275.0      $ 327.3      $ 839.5      $ 987.1  

Technology

     144.5        141.5        435.3        444.0  

Retail

     85.2        70.0        238.4        219.6  

Financial Services

     63.4        51.0        208.7        181.3  

Healthcare

     47.5        43.5        143.9        138.1  

Other

     38.6        55.0        111.9        132.7  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenues

   $ 654.2      $ 688.3      $ 1,977.7      $ 2,102.8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

While most of our contracts are priced in U.S. dollars, we also recognize revenue under contracts that are denominated in euros, British pounds, Australian dollars, Canadian dollars or other currencies. The following

 

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table presents the Company’s U.S. dollar equivalent revenue by currency for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
         2018              2017          2018      2017  

U.S. Dollar Revenue by Currency:

           

U.S. dollar

   $ 482.1      $ 514.5      $ 1,448.7      $ 1,610.9  

Euro

     87.3        87.2        267.8        244.8  

British pound

     47.5        48.2        152.4        130.1  

Australian dollar

     12.4        17.8        36.2        46.8  

Canadian dollar

     9.7        8.9        29.5        26.9  

Other

     15.2        11.7        43.1        43.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenues

   $ 654.2      $ 688.3      $ 1,977.7      $ 2,102.8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Costs to Obtain a Contract

The Company capitalizes commission expenses paid to our sales personnel when the commissions are deemed to be incremental for obtaining new agent-related services contracts. The deferred commissions are amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit. We review the deferred commission balances for impairment on an ongoing basis. Deferred commissions are classified as current or noncurrent based on the timing of when we expect to recognize the expense. The current and noncurrent portions are included in Other current assets and Other assets, respectively, on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2018, the current and noncurrent assets related to deferred commissions totaled $2.7 and $2.8, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded $0.8 and $2.3, respectively, of amortization expense related to deferred commissions. This expense is classified in Selling, general and administrative expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Receivables and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Trade receivables are comprised of amounts owed to the Company by clients and are presented net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. Contracts with individual clients determine when receivables are due, generally within 30 to 60 days, and whether interest is accrued on late payments. The allowance for doubtful accounts is the Company’s best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Company’s existing accounts receivable balance. The Company regularly reviews the adequacy of its allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company determines the allowance based on historical write-off experience and current economic conditions and also considers factors such as customer credit, past transaction history with the customer and changes in customer payment terms when determining whether the collection of a receivable is reasonably assured. Account balances are charged off against the allowance after all means of collection have been exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered remote.

Volume Discounts

Certain contracts with customers contain discounts that the client can earn through the achievement of specified volume levels or through early payment for services provided by Convergys. The Company maintains a liability for these discounts within Payables and other current liabilities on its Consolidated Balance Sheets. The liabilities for these discounts totaled $4.4 as of September 30, 2018.

 

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5.

EARNINGS PER SHARE AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Earnings per Share

The following is a reconciliation of the numerator and denominator of the basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) computations:

 

Shares (in millions)

   Shares      Net Income      Per Share
Amount
 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

  

Basic EPS

     91.1      $ 19.4      $ 0.21  

Effect of dilutive securities:

        

Stock-based compensation arrangements

     0.6        —          —    

Convertible Debt

     6.4        —          (0.01
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

     98.1      $ 19.4      $ 0.20  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

        

Basic EPS

     91.3      $ 63.1      $ 0.69  

Effect of dilutive securities:

        

Stock-based compensation arrangements

     0.7        —          (0.01

Convertible Debt

     6.4        —          (0.04
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

     98.4      $ 63.1      $ 0.64  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

        

Basic EPS

     92.8      $ 34.8      $ 0.38  

Effect of dilutive securities:

        

Stock-based compensation arrangements

     0.7        —          —    

Convertible Debt

     6.3        —          (0.03
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

     99.8      $ 34.8      $ 0.35  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

        

Basic EPS

     93.6      $ 112.5      $ 1.20  

Effect of dilutive securities:

        

Stock-based compensation arrangements

     0.8        —          (0.01

Convertible Debt

     6.3        —          (0.07
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted EPS

     100.7      $ 112.5      $ 1.12  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The diluted EPS calculation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 excludes 0.3 performance-based restricted stock units granted in 2016, as the performance criteria has not yet been achieved, as well as 0.4 performance-based restricted stock units (0.1 and 0.3 granted in 2018 and 2017, respectively), as performance criteria for the third year of the 2017 grants and the second and third years of the 2018 grants have not yet been fully defined, thereby precluding a grant for accounting purposes due to a lack of a mutual understanding of the terms of the stock-based awards.

The diluted EPS calculation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 includes 6.4 shares associated with the Company’s convertible debt. As described more fully in Note 7, during 2009, the Company issued approximately $125.0 aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Junior Subordinated Convertible Debentures due 2029 (2029 Convertible Debentures). The 2029 Convertible Debentures were convertible, subject to certain conditions, into shares of the Company’s common stock at an initial implied conversion price of approximately $12.07 per share, or eighty-two and eighty-two hundredths shares per one thousand dollars in principal amount of debentures. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment for certain events outlined in the indenture governing the 2029 Convertible Debentures (the Indenture), including payment of dividends. As of September 30, 2018, the

 

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implied conversion price for the 2029 Convertible Debentures was approximately $11.02 per share, or ninety and seventy-seven hundredths shares per one thousand dollars in principal amount of debentures.

Shareholders’ Equity

The Company repurchased 0.1 and 1.2 of its common shares during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 at an average price of $23.08 and $23.10 per share for a total of $10.0 and $26.8. Based upon the timing of transactions, $0.3 of the shares repurchased during December 2017 settled during the first quarter of 2018.

As of September 30, 2018, the Company had the authority to repurchase $34.7 of outstanding common shares pursuant to the Board of Directors’ August 2015 authorization to increase the remaining authorized share repurchases to $250.0 in the aggregate. The timing and terms of any future transactions will depend on a number of considerations including market conditions, our available liquidity and capital needs, and limits on share repurchases that may be applicable under the covenants in our Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement with SYNNEX, we may not, without SYNNEX’s consent, repurchase shares prior to the closing of the Mergers or termination of the Merger Agreement.

Dividends

During 2017 and 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors declared the following dividends per common share, which were paid by the Company on the payment dates listed below:

 

Announcement Date

  

Record Date

   Dividend Amount   

Payment Date

February 22, 2017    March 24, 2017    $0.09    April 7, 2017
May 8, 2017    June 23, 2017    $0.10    July 7, 2017
August 8, 2017    September 22, 2017    $0.10    October 6, 2017
November 7, 2017    December 22, 2017    $0.10    January 5, 2018
February 21, 2018    March 23, 2018    $0.10    April 6, 2018
May 8, 2018    June 22, 2018    $0.11    July 6, 2018
August 6, 2018    September 21, 2018    $0.11    October 2, 2018

The Board expects that future cash dividends will be paid on a quarterly basis until the closing of the Mergers. However, any decision to pay future cash dividends will be subject to Board approval, and will depend on the Company’s future earnings, cash flow, financial condition, financial covenants and other relevant factors.

The Merger Agreement with SYNNEX limits our ability to pay dividends. The Merger Agreement generally provides that prior to the closing of the Mergers or termination of the Merger Agreement, we cannot, without SYNNEX’s consent, make, declare or pay any dividend on our common shares other than regular quarterly cash dividends not in excess of $0.11 per share.

 

6.

GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE AND LONG-LIVED ASSETS

Goodwill

Goodwill was $930.9 at September 30, 2018 compared to $937.9 at December 31, 2017. This decrease was due to foreign currency translation. The Company tests goodwill for impairment annually as of October 1 and at other times if events have occurred or circumstances exist that indicate the carrying value of goodwill may no longer be recoverable. Goodwill impairment testing is performed at the reporting unit level, one level below the business segment. The Company’s reporting units are Customer Management—Agent Services and Customer Management—Customer Interaction Technology (CIT). As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, all goodwill was held by the Customer Management—Agent Services reporting unit.

 

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The annual impairment test performed as of October 1, 2018 indicated that the fair value of the Customer Management—Agent Services reporting unit was substantially in excess of its carrying value.

Other Intangible Assets

The Company’s other intangible assets, primarily acquired through business combinations, are evaluated periodically if events or circumstances indicate a possible inability to recover their carrying amounts. No impairment charges were recognized in any period presented. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company’s other intangible assets consisted of the following:

 

September 30, 2018

   Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net  

Customer relationships and other intangibles

   $ 480.4      ($ 215.4   $ 265.0  

Trademarks

     26.8        (26.8     —    

Software (classified within Property and equipment, net)

     41.3        (41.3     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 548.5      ($ 283.5   $ 265.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

       

Customer relationships and other intangibles

   $ 484.6      ($ 198.0   $ 286.6  

Trademarks

     27.0        (26.3     0.7  

Software (classified within Property and equipment, net)

     41.3        (41.3     —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 552.9      ($ 265.6   $ 287.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The customer relationship and other intangible assets are being amortized for 1 to 17 years. The remaining weighted average amortization period for customer relationships and other intangibles is approximately 11.7 years. Amortization of software is included within depreciation expense as the underlying assets are classified within property and equipment.

Amortization expense for intangibles was $19.2 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and is estimated to be approximately $25.3 for the year ended December 31, 2018. The related estimated expense for the five subsequent fiscal years is as follows:

 

For the year ended 2019

   $ 24.5  

For the year ended 2020

     23.8  

For the year ended 2021

     22.1  

For the year ended 2022

     21.8  

For the year ended 2023

     21.8  

Thereafter

     144.9  
  

 

 

 

 

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7.

DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS

Debt and capital lease obligations consisted of the following:

 

     September 30,
2018
     December 31,
2017
 

Term Loan, due 2019

   $ —        $ 99.3  

Convertible Debentures, due 2029

     67.1        65.5  

Capital Lease Obligations

     0.4        2.1  

Accounts Receivable Securitization

     84.9        103.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Debt

     152.4        269.9  

Less debt issuance costs

     1.2        1.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt, net

     151.2        268.6  

Less current maturities

     0.3        0.9  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term debt

   $ 150.9      $ 267.7  

Merger Agreement with SYNNEX

The Merger Agreement with SYNNEX limits our ability to incur additional indebtedness or to modify the terms of our outstanding debt obligations. The Merger Agreement generally provides that prior to the closing of the Mergers or termination of the Merger Agreement, we cannot, without SYNNEX’s consent, incur, assume, endorse, guarantee or otherwise become liable for, or modify in any material respect the terms of any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue or sell any debt securities or any rights to acquire any debt securities, subject to certain exceptions (including borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility and our asset securitization facility).

Credit Facility

On January 11, 2017 (the Effective Date), the Company entered into a new credit agreement (Credit Agreement) and repaid all amounts outstanding and terminated all commitments under its previously existing credit agreement (Prior Credit Agreement) using initial borrowings under the Credit Agreement as well as borrowings under the Company’s asset securitization facility. The Credit Agreement consists of a $215.0 unsecured term loan facility (Term Loan), maturing on March 3, 2019, and a $300.0 unsecured revolving credit facility (Revolving Credit Facility), maturing on January 11, 2022. On the Effective Date, the Company drew $100.0 in initial borrowings under the Term Loan. A $1.0 extinguishment loss was recognized on the Effective Date and is included in Interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the nine months ended September 30, 2017.

The Revolving Credit Facility may be extended for two additional one-year periods, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement. In addition, aggregate borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement may be increased by up to an additional $250.0 million by increasing the amount of the Revolving Credit Facility or by incurring additional term loans, in each case subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement, including the receipt of additional commitments for such increase. Borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement may be repaid from time to time without premium or penalty, other than customary breakage costs, if any. Borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, either (a) the applicable adjusted LIBOR plus a spread based on the Company’s total net leverage ratio, or (b) a base rate (equal to the higher of the Administrative Agent’s prime rate, the federal fund rate plus 0.50%, and the one-month adjusted LIBOR plus 1.0%) plus a spread based on the Company’s total net leverage ratio. The Company is also obligated to pay a commitment fee on a quarterly basis on the unused portion of the commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility based on the Company’s total net leverage ratio, which fee is currently 25 basis points. While amounts borrowed and repaid under the Revolving Credit Facility can be re-borrowed, amounts repaid under the Term

 

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Loan cannot be borrowed again under the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants, as well as terms and conditions that are customary for credit facilities of this type, including financial covenants for leverage and interest coverage ratios. The Company was in compliance with all covenants at September 30, 2018. Total borrowing capacity remaining under the Revolving Credit Facility was $300.0, with the borrowings under the Term Loan fully repaid as of September 30, 2018. On October 5, 2018, the Credit Agreement was terminated in conjunction with the closing of the Merger.

Convertible Debentures

During 2009, Convergys issued $125.0 aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Junior Subordinated Convertible Debentures due September 2029 (2029 Convertible Debentures) in exchange for $122.5 of 4.875% Unsecured Senior Notes due December 15, 2009, pursuant to an exchange offer. At the date of issuance, the Company recognized the liability component of the 2029 Convertible Debenture at its fair value of $56.3. The liability component was recognized as the fair value of a similar instrument that did not have a conversion feature at issuance. The equity component, which is the value of the conversion feature at issuance, was recognized as the difference between the proceeds from the issuance of the debentures and the fair value of the liability component, after adjusting for the deferred tax impact of $32.7. The 2029 Convertible Debentures were issued at a coupon rate of 5.75%, which was below that of a similar instrument that did not have a conversion feature. Therefore, the valuation of the debt component, using the income approach, resulted in a debt discount. The debt discount is being amortized over the life of a similar debt instrument without a conversion feature, which the Company determined to equal the contractual maturity of the 2029 Convertible Debentures. Amortization is based upon the effective interest rate method and is included in interest expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

The 2029 Convertible Debentures, which pay a fixed rate of interest semi-annually, have a contingent interest component that will require the Company to pay additional interest if the trading price of the 2029 Convertible Debentures exceeds a specified threshold at specified times, commencing on September 15, 2019, as outlined in the Indenture. The maximum amount of contingent interest that will accrue is 0.75% per annum of the average trading price of the 2029 Convertible Debentures during the periods specified in the Indenture. The fair value of this embedded derivative was not significant at September 30, 2018 or December 31, 2017.

The Company is not entitled to redeem the 2029 Convertible Debentures prior to September 15, 2019. On or after September 15, 2019, the Company may redeem for cash all or part of the 2029 Convertible Debentures at par value plus accrued but unpaid interest if certain trading conditions of the Company’s common shares are satisfied. The holders of the 2029 Convertible Debentures have the option to require redemption at par value plus accrued but unpaid interest upon the occurrence of a fundamental change, a defined term in the Indenture.

The 2029 Convertible Debentures are convertible at the option of the holders on or after September 15, 2028 and prior to that date only under the following circumstances: (1) during any calendar quarter if the last reported sales price of the Company’s common shares for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the preceding calendar quarter is greater than or equal to 130% of the applicable conversion price (currently $14.32) for the 2029 Convertible Debentures on each applicable trading day (hereinafter referred to as the Sales Price Condition); (2) during the five business day period immediately following any five consecutive trading day period (the Measurement Period) in which, as determined following a request by a holder of 2029 Convertible Debentures as provided in the Indenture, the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of 2029 Convertible Debentures for each trading day of such Measurement Period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the Company’s common shares and the applicable conversion rate for the 2029 Convertible Debentures on each such trading day; (3) if the Company elects to redeem any or all of the 2029 Convertible Debentures; or (4) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events pursuant to the terms of the Indenture. Upon conversion, the Company will pay cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Convertible Debentures to be converted and pay or deliver, as the case may be, cash, common shares of the Company or a combination of cash and common shares of the

 

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Company, at the Company’s election, in respect of the remainder, if any, of the Company’s conversion obligation in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Convertible Debentures being converted.

The 2029 Convertible Debentures were convertible, subject to certain conditions, into common shares of the Company at an initial implied conversion price of approximately $12.07 per share, or eighty-two and eighty-two hundredths shares per one thousand dollars in principal amount of debentures. As of September 30, 2018, the implied conversion price for the 2029 Convertible Debentures was approximately $11.02 per share, or ninety and seventy-seven hundredths shares per one thousand dollars in principal amount of debentures. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment for certain events outlined in the Indenture, including payment of dividends.

As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the 2029 Convertible Debentures were convertible at the option of the holders. This conversion right was triggered upon satisfaction of the Sales Price Condition (the closing price of the Company’s common shares was greater than or equal to $14.39, 130% of the conversion price of the 2029 Convertible Debentures at September 30, 2018, for at least 20 of the 30 consecutive trading days ending on September 30, 2018). As a result, the equity component of the 2029 Convertible Debentures equal to $57.9 (the difference between the par value and carrying value of the 2029 Convertible Debentures at September 30, 2018) has been classified as temporary equity within the September 30, 2018 Consolidated Balance Sheet since this amount was considered redeemable. The Company will reassess the convertibility of the 2029 Convertible Debentures and the related balance sheet classification on a prospective basis. There have been no conversions of the 2029 Convertible Debentures through the date of this filing.

Asset Securitization Facility

During January 2017, the Company amended the terms of its asset securitization facility collateralized by accounts receivable of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. The amendment resulted in an increased purchase limit of $225.0, with $90.0 and $135.0 expiring in January 2018 and January 2020, respectively. The asset securitization facility was further amended in January 2018 to extend the expiration date for the $90.0 purchase limit to January 2019. The asset securitization program is conducted through Convergys Funding Inc., a wholly-owned bankruptcy remote subsidiary of the Company. As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, Convergys had drawn $84.9 and $103.0, respectively, in available funding from qualified receivables. Amounts drawn under this facility have been classified as long-term debt within the Consolidated Balance Sheets, based on the Company’s ability and intent to refinance on a long-term basis as of September 30, 2018. Borrowings under the asset securitization program were repaid in full on October 5, 2018 in conjunction with the closing of the Merger.

At September 30, 2018, future minimum payments of the Company’s debt and capital lease arrangements (exclusive of any debt discounts) are as follows:

 

2018

   $ 0.3  

2019

     34.1  

2020

     51.0  

2021

     —    

2022

     —    

Thereafter

     125.0  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 210.4  
  

 

 

 

 

8.

RESTRUCTURING

2018 Restructuring

Company-wide restructuring program

During 2018, the Company initiated a restructuring plan to reduce headcount and consolidate certain contact centers to streamline the Company’s operations. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, $2.6 of

 

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restructuring expense was recorded for facility- related charges. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, $20.7 of restructuring expense was recorded, which was comprised of $5.0 of severance expense associated with headcount reductions and $15.7 of facility-related charges. This expense is included in Restructuring charges on the Consolidated Statements of Income. The headcount reductions impacted approximately 350 employees and the related severance was substantially paid in cash by September 30, 2018.

The facility-related charges during 2018 are associated with ten site closures and primarily represent the present value of contractually obligated future minimum lease payments and the full impairment of certain abandoned property and equipment. The fair value of these facility obligations was determined using the income approach through a discounted cash flow analysis, based on estimated future contractual costs associated with the impacted facilities, net of proceeds from any probable future sublease agreements. The Company utilized market data to determine the estimated proceeds from any future sublease agreements. The Company will continue to evaluate the estimates used in recording the facilities abandonment charge over the remaining lease period. Consequently, there may be additional reversals or charges relating to these facility closures in the future.

CEO transition costs

On January 25, 2018, the Company announced that Andrea Ayers will transition from her role as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Convergys. The Company and Ms. Ayers subsequently executed a Separation and Consulting Agreement, effective February 20, 2018. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded CEO transition costs of $9.0, respectively, associated with certain components of cash and equity-based compensation payable to Ms. Ayers in connection with her separation from the Company, as well as consulting fees associated with the Company’s search process prior to the entrance into the Merger Agreement to identify a successor CEO. This expense is included in Restructuring charges on the Consolidated Statements of Income. The compensation payments related to this expense are subject to the terms and conditions of the Separation and Consulting Agreement and the timing of such payments will, in some cases, depend on the timing of Ms. Ayers’ separation from the Company.

Other severance

The Company recorded other severance expense of $1.7 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily related to headcount reductions resulting from certain client program completions. These actions impacted approximately 650 employees. This severance expense is included in Restructuring charges on the Consolidated Statements of Income and was fully paid in cash by September 30, 2018.

2017 Restructuring

Company-wide restructuring program

During the first quarter of 2017, the Company recorded restructuring expenses of $12.8 related to a company-wide initiative to reduce headcount and better align the Company’s resources, principally for corporate functions. The 2017 restructuring actions impacted approximately 315 employees. This expense is included in Restructuring charges on the Consolidated Statements of Income and is expected to be substantially paid in cash by December 31, 2018. The total remaining liability under these restructuring actions, which is included in Payables and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, was $2.3 as of September 30, 2018, and $5.8 as of December 31, 2017.

Other severance

During 2017, the Company recorded other severance expense of $2.2 primarily related to headcount reductions resulting from certain client program completions. These actions impacted approximately 150 employees. This severance expense is included in Restructuring charges on the Consolidated Statements of Income and was fully paid in cash during 2017.

 

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buw integration

During 2017, the Company recorded severance charges of $0.9 related to the elimination of certain redundant positions as a result of the integration of the buw business. This severance expense was included in Transaction and integration costs on the Consolidated Statements of Income and was fully paid in cash by March 31, 2018.

 

9.

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

Pensions

The Company sponsors a frozen defined benefit pension plan, which includes both a qualified and non-qualified portion, for all eligible employees in the U.S. (the cash balance plan) and unfunded defined benefit plans for certain eligible employees in the Philippines, Malaysia and France (together with the cash balance plan, the defined benefit plans). The pension benefit formula for the cash balance plan is determined by a combination of compensation, age-based credits and annual guaranteed interest credits. The qualified portion of the cash balance plan has been funded through contributions made to a trust fund. The Company’s measurement date for all plans is December 31. The plan assumptions are evaluated annually and are updated as deemed necessary.

Components of pension cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income for the Company’s defined benefit plans are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
         2018             2017             2018             2017      

Service cost

   $ 1.2     $ 1.4     $ 3.4     $ 4.1  

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

     2.1       1.8       6.3       5.5  

Expected return on plan assets

     (2.2     (2.4     (6.7     (7.4

Amortization and deferrals—net

     2.4       1.7       6.6       4.6  

Settlement

     1.8       2.0       1.8       2.0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net pension cost

   $ 5.3     $ 4.5     $ 11.4     $ 8.8  

The Company recognized non-cash pension settlement charges of $1.8 and 2.0 during the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

The Company also sponsors a non-qualified, unfunded executive deferred compensation plan (the EDCP), which permits eligible participants, including executive officers, to defer receipt of certain income. The Company matches up to 100% of the first 3% of a participant’s deferred amounts and 50% of a participant’s next 2% of deferred amounts. The Company match under the EDCP is reduced by the Company match eligible to be received under the Company’s Retirement and Savings Plan.

Components of pension cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive loss for the EDCP are as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
        2018            2017             2018              2017      

Service cost

   $ 0.4      $ 0.4      $ 0.8      $ 1.3  

Interest cost on projected benefit obligation

     0.1        0.1        0.2        0.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total pension cost

   $ 0.5      $ 0.5      $ 1.0      $ 1.6  

 

10.

STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS

The Company’s operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 included stock-based compensation expense of $5.8 and $16.9, respectively, compared to $4.2 and $12.7, respectively, for the

 

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same periods in 2017. Expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 included expense of $0.7 and $1.6, respectively, related to awards classified as liabilities that will ultimately settle in cash, compared to $0.1 and less than $0.1, respectively, in the prior year periods.

Restricted Stock Units

Time-based Restricted Stock Units

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company granted 0.7 and 0.4 shares, respectively, of time-based restricted stock units. The weighted average grant date fair values of these grants were $25.75 and $24.02, respectively. These time-based grants are scheduled to vest 25% at the first anniversary of the grant date, 25% at the second anniversary and 50% at the third anniversary, with the exception of 0.2 granted in 2018 that are scheduled to vest 50% at the second anniversary and 50% at the third anniversary.

The total compensation cost related to non-vested time-based restricted stock units not yet recognized as of September 30, 2018 was approximately $22.5, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.1 years. Changes to non-vested time-based restricted stock units for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

Shares (in millions)

   Number of
Shares
    Weighted Average
Fair Value at Date
of Grant
 

Non-vested at December 31, 2017

     1.3       23.46  

Granted

     0.7       25.75  

Vested

     (0.6     23.55  

Forfeited

     (0.1     24.90  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-vested at September 30, 2018

     1.3     $ 24.40  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Performance-based Restricted Stock Units

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company granted 0.3 and 0.3 shares, respectively, of performance- based restricted stock units. These grants provide for payout based upon the extent to which the Company achieves certain EPS targets, as determined by the Compensation and Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors, over three-year periods. Payout levels for earned shares range from 50% to 200% of award shares. No payout is earned if performance is below the minimum threshold performance level. At September 30, 2018, the targets for the third year of the 2017 grants and the second and third years of the 2018 grants had not yet been set, the key terms had not been effectively communicated to the recipients, and as such the expense related to these grants had not yet been recognized. These grants have been excluded from the table below.

During the first quarter of 2018, the Company established and communicated to participants the final key terms of the 2016 grants, resulting in grants for accounting purposes with a grant date fair value of $23.58 per share. The total compensation cost related to the 2016 non-vested performance-based restricted stock units not yet recognized as of September 30, 2018 was approximately $1.9, which is expected to be recognized ratably over the remaining vesting period ending in February 2019.

 

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Changes to non-vested performance-based restricted stock units for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 were as follows:

 

Shares (in millions)

   Number of
Shares
    Weighted Average
Fair Value at Date
of Grant
 

Non-vested at December 31, 2017

     0.3       21.28  

Granted

     0.2       23.58  

Vested

     (0.2     21.31  

Forfeited

     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-vested at September 30, 2018

     0.3     $ 23.58  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stock Options

Presented below is a summary of Company stock option activity. Prior to 2016, all outstanding stock options were fully vested and the related expense had been fully recognized.

 

Shares (in millions)

   Shares      Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
     Weighted Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
(in years)
     Weighted Average
Value at Date of
Grant (per shares)
 

Options outstanding at December 31, 2017

     0.3      $ 13.45        3.4      $ 3.86  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Options exercisable at December 31, 2017

     0.3      $ 13.45        3.4      $ 3.86  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Granted

     —          —          

Exercised

     —          —          

Forfeited

     —          —          
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Options outstanding at September 30, 2018

     0.3      $ 13.45        2.9      $ 3.86  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Options exercisable at September 30, 2018

     0.3      $ 13.45        2.9      $ 3.86  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

11.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

At September 30, 2018, the Company had outstanding letters of credit and bond obligations of $21.0 related to performance guarantees. The Company believes that any guarantee obligation that may arise will not be material. The Company also has future purchase commitments with telecommunication and transportation providers of $2.8 for the remainder of 2018.

Contingencies

The Company, from time to time, is subject to various loss contingencies, including tax and legal contingencies that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company accrues for a loss contingency when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of such loss can be reasonably estimated. At this time, the Company believes that any such contingencies, either individually or in the aggregate, will not have a materially adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition. However, the outcome of litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, and unfavorable resolution of one or more pending matters could have a materially adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition in the future.

 

12.

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

Derivative Instruments

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instruments to reduce the effects on its operating results and cash flows from fluctuations caused by volatility in currency exchange rates.

The Company serves many of its U.S.-based clients using contact center capacity outside of the U.S. Although the contracts with these clients are typically priced in U.S. dollars, a substantial portion of the costs incurred to deliver services under these contracts are denominated in the local currency of the country where services are provided, which represents a foreign exchange exposure. The Company has hedged a portion of its exposure related to the anticipated cash flow requirements denominated in certain foreign currencies by entering into hedging contracts with several financial institutions to acquire a total of PHP 28,470.0 at a fixed price of $543.2 at various dates through March 2021, INR 8,325.0 at a fixed price of $115.9 at various dates through March 2021, CAD 39.0 at a fixed price of $29.8 at various dates through June 2020 and COP 34,800.0 at a fixed price of $11.4 at various dates through March 2020, and to sell a total of AUD 13.8 at a fixed price of $10.7 at various dates through September 2019. These instruments mature within the next 30 months and had a notional value of $678.0 at September 30, 2018 and $835.5 at December 31, 2017. The derivative instruments discussed above are designated and are effective as cash flow hedges. The following table reflects the fair values of these derivative instruments:

 

Forward exchange contracts and options designated as hedging instruments:

   September 30,
2018
     December 31,
2017
 

Included within other current assets

   $ 2.2      $ 14.5  

Included within other non-current assets

     0.1        8.7  

Included within other current liabilities

     22.9        7.7  

Included within other long-term liabilities

     10.5        1.7  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company recorded a deferred tax benefit of $7.8 and deferred tax expense of $3.6 related to these derivatives at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. A total of $23.3 of deferred losses, net of tax, related to these cash flow hedges were included in accumulated other comprehensive loss (OCL) at September 30, 2018, compared to $10.4 of deferred gains, net of tax, that were included in accumulated other comprehensive income (OCI) at December 31, 2017. As of September 30, 2018, deferred losses of $20.7 ($15.5 net of tax) on derivative instruments

 

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included in accumulated OCL are expected to be reclassified into earnings during the next 12 months. The following tables provide the effect of these derivative instruments on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively:

 

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships

  Gain (Loss)
Recognized
in OCL on
Derivative
(Effective
Portion)
    Gain (Loss)
Reclassified
from
Accumulated
OCL into
Income
(Effective
Portion)
   

Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified
from Accumulated OCL into Income
(Effective Portion)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

     

Foreign exchange contracts

  ($ 7.8   ($ 5.0   Cost of providing services and
products sold and Selling, general
and administrative

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

     

Foreign exchange contracts

  ($ 55.0   ($ 10.1   Cost of providing services and
products sold and Selling, general
and administrative

Three Months Ended September 30, 2017

     

Foreign exchange contracts

  ($ 2.0   ($ 5.3   Cost of providing services and
products sold and Selling, general
and administrative

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2017

     

Foreign exchange contracts

  $ 10.8     ($ 18.1   Cost of providing services and
products sold and Selling, general
and administrative

The gain or loss recognized related to the ineffective portion of the derivative instruments was immaterial for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.

The Company also enters into derivative instruments (forwards) to economically hedge the foreign currency impact of assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional currencies. During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, a gain of $9.6 was recognized related to changes in fair value of these derivative instruments not designated as hedges, compared to a loss of $17.3 in the same periods in 2017. The gains and losses largely offset the currency gains and losses that resulted from changes in the assets and liabilities denominated in nonfunctional currencies. These gains and losses are classified within other income, net in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income. The fair value of these derivative instruments not designated as hedges at September 30, 2018 was an $4.6 receivable.

Short-term Investments

As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company held investment securities with a fair value of $13.0 and $13.5, respectively, that are held in a grantor trust for the benefit of participants in the EDCP and reflect the hypothetical investment balances of EDCP participants. The securities are classified as trading securities and included within short-term investments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The investment securities include exchange-traded mutual funds and money market accounts. These securities are carried at fair value, with gains and losses, both realized and unrealized, reported in other (expense) income, net in the Consolidated Statements of Income. The cost of securities sold is based upon the specific identification method. Interest and dividends on securities classified as trading are included in other (expense) income, net.

 

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13.

FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

U.S. GAAP defines a hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs in measuring fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows: Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument; and Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs based on the Company’s assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value. A financial asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the Company had foreign currency forward contracts measured at fair value. The fair values of these instruments were measured using valuations based upon quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets (Level 2) and are valued by reference to similar financial instruments, adjusted for terms specific to the contracts. There were no transfers between the three levels of the fair value hierarchy during the years ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017. The derivative assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

    September 30,
2018
    Quoted Prices
In Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Derivatives:

       

Foreign currency forward contracts (asset position)

  $ 8.0     $ —       $ 14.1     $ —    

Foreign currency forward contracts (liability position)

  $ 34.5     $ —       $ 34.3     $ —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    December 31,
2017
    Quoted Prices
In Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
    Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
    Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Derivatives:

       

Foreign currency forward contracts (asset position)

  $ 24.2     $ —       $ 24.2     $ —    

Foreign currency forward contracts (liability position)

  $ 19.2     $ —       $ 19.2     $ —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The Company also had investment securities held in a grantor trust for the benefit of participants of the EDCP measured at fair value at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017. These investments are recorded as short-term investments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value of these instruments was measured using the quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1). There were no transfers between the three levels of the fair value hierarchy during the years ended September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017. The assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017 were as follows:

 

     September 30,
2018
     Quoted Prices
In Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Investment securities:

           

Mutual funds

   $ 12.3      $ 12.3      $ —        $ —    

Money market accounts

     0.7        0.7        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 13.0      $ 13.0      $ —        $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31,
2017
     Quoted Prices
In Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)
     Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)
     Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)
 

Investment securities:

           

Mutual funds

   $ 12.4      $ 12.4      $ —        $ —    

Money market accounts

     1.1        1.1        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 13.5      $ 13.5      $ —        $ —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

14.

INCOME TAXES

The effective tax rate on net income from continuing operations was 32.4% and 22.6% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 compared to 17.1% and 15.4% in the same period last year. The effective tax rates for all periods were impacted by the geographic mix of worldwide income and certain discrete items. The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was favorably impacted by a net benefit of $8.6 resulting from the resolution of certain tax audits. The effective tax rates for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 were negatively impacted by certain transaction costs related to the SYNNEX merger. The effective tax rates for both periods in 2018 were also impacted by the accrual of withholding taxes on the repatriation of current period earnings. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company recorded an estimated net discrete tax charge of $34.1 related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the 2017 Tax Act) that was accounted for as a provisional charge in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company recorded an adjustment of $0.9 and $3.2, respectively, to recognize the imposition of the new minimum tax on global intangible income, which the Company accounts for as a period cost. The Company continues to analyze the impacts of the 2017 Tax Act; and all amounts recorded continue to be provisional.

As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the liability for unrecognized tax benefits was $9.2 and $21.3, respectively, and is included in other long-term liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. As of September 30, 2018, the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that would affect income tax expense if recognized in the Consolidated Financial Statements is $8.5. This amount includes net interest and penalties of $3.7. It is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits will decrease between approximately $0.2 and $4.0 in the next twelve months; however, actual developments in this area could differ from those currently expected.

 

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15.

PAYABLES AND OTHER CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

Payables and other current liabilities:

   At
September 30,
2018
     At
December 31,
2017
 

Accounts payable

   $ 72.9      $ 41.3  

Accrued income and other taxes

     27.6        41.9  

Accrued payroll-related expenses

     134.6        131.6  

Derivative liabilities

     24.0        17.6  

Accrued expenses, other

     48.7        63.5  

Restructuring and exit costs

     13.4        8.7  

Deferred revenue and government grants

     14.2        17.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 335.4      $ 322.1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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16.

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The following table summarizes the changes in the accumulated balances for each component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

 

     Foreign
Currency
    Derivative
Financial
Instruments
    Pension
Liability
    Total  

Balance at December 31, 2016

   ($ 56.6   ($ 25.5   ($ 31.7   ($ 113.8

Other comprehensive income before reclassifications, net of tax

     3.0       6.0       —         9.0  

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

     —         4.7       0.9       5.6  

Net current-period other comprehensive income

     3.0       10.7       0.9       14.6  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2017

   ($ 53.6   ($ 14.8   ($ 30.8   ($ 99.2

Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications

     9.5       1.9       —         11.4  

Settlement of pension obligation

     —         —         —         —    

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

     —         3.1       0.8       3.9  

Net current-period other comprehensive income

     9.5       5.0       0.8       15.3  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2017

   ($ 44.1   ($ 9.8   ($ 30.0   ($ 83.9

Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications

     5.7       (1.2     (3.3     1.2  

Settlement of pension obligation

     —         —         1.2       1.2  

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

     —         3.3       2.0       5.3  

Net current-period other comprehensive income

     5.7       2.1       (0.1     7.7  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2017

   ($ 38.4   ($ 7.7   ($ 30.1   ($ 83.9

Balance at December 31, 2017

   ($ 35.4   $ 10.4     ($ 41.6   ($ 66.6

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax

     6.4       (21.7     (6.0     (21.3

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax

     —         1.6       1.5       3.1  

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

     6.4       (20.1     (4.5     (18.2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at March 31, 2018

   ($ 29.0   ($ 9.7   ($ 46.1   ($ 84.8

Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications, net of tax

     (12.8     (13.7     0.1       (26.4

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

     —         2.2       1.5       3.7  

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

     (12.8     (11.5     1.6       (22.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2018

   ($ 41.8   ($ 21.2   ($ 44.5   ($ 107.5

Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications, net of tax

     (5.1     (5.8     0.1       (10.7

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax

     —         3.7       1.5       5.2  

Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)

     (5.1     (2.1     1.6       (5.5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2018

   ($ 46.9   ($ 23.3   ($ 42.9   ($ 113.0

 

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The following table summarizes the reclassification out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):

 

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss) Components

  Amount Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
   

Affected Line Item in the Consolidated
Statements of Income

   

Three Months
Ended

September 30,
2018

   

Nine Months
Ended

September 30,
2018

     

Loss on derivative instruments

  ($ 4.9   ($ 10.1   Cost of providing services and products sold and Selling, general and administrative

Tax benefit

    1.2       2.5     Income tax expense
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

Loss on derivative instruments, net of tax

    (3.7     (7.5   Income from Continuing Operations, net of tax

Adjustments of pension and other post employment obligations

    (2.0     (6.0   Selling, general and administrative

Tax benefit

    0.5       1.5     Income tax expense
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

Adjustment of pension and other post employment obligations, net of tax

    (1.5     (4.5   Income from Continuing Operations, net of tax
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total reclassifications for the period

  ($ 5.2   ($ 12.0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

Details about Accumulated Other Comprehensive
Income (Loss) Components

  Amount Reclassified from
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
   

Affected Line Item in the Consolidated
Statements of Income

   

Three Months
Ended

September 30,
2017

   

Nine Months
Ended

September 30,
2017

     

Loss on derivative instruments

  ($ 5.3   ($ 18.1   Cost of providing services and products sold and Selling, general and administrative

Tax benefit

    2.0       6.9     Income tax expense
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

Loss on derivative instruments, net of tax

    (3.3     (11.2   Income from Continuing Operations, net of tax

Adjustments of pension and other post employment obligations

    (3.3     (6.2   Selling, general and administrative

Tax benefit

    1.3       2.6     Income tax expense
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

Adjustment of pension and other post employment obligations, net of tax

    (2.0     (3.6   Income from Continuing Operations, net of tax
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total reclassifications for the period

  ($ 5.3   ($ 14.8  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

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