UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 21, 2018

 

 

BENEFITFOCUS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-36061				46-2346314
(Commission File Number)				(IRS Employer Identification No.)

100 Benefitfocus Way, Charleston, South Carolina 29492

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (843) 849-7476

 

 

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 21, 2018, Benefitfocus, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (the “Underwriter”), and GS Capital Partners VI Parallel, L.P., GS Capital Partners VI Offshore Fund, L.P., GS Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P., and GS Capital Partners VI GmbH & Co. KG (collectively, the “Goldman Funds”). Pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Goldman Funds agreed to sell 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), to the Underwriter at a price of $33.03 per share. In addition, the Goldman Funds have granted the Underwriter a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 375,000 shares of Common Stock at the same price.

The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, and covenants of the Company and also provides for customary indemnification by each of the Company, the Goldman Funds, and the Underwriter against certain liabilities and customary contribution provisions in respect of those liabilities.

The sale of the Common Stock by the Goldman Funds was made pursuant to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-208801), including a prospectus supplement dated May 21, 2018 to the prospectus contained therein dated January 14, 2016, filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(7) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The sale of the Common Stock is expected to close on May 24, 2018.

The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

						BENEFITFOCUS, INC
Date: May 23, 2018						/s/ Jonathon E. Dussault
						Jonathon E. Dussault
						Chief Financial Officer