8-K

REPLIGEN CORP (RGEN)

8-K 2021-12-16 For: 2021-12-16
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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): December 16, 2021

REPLIGEN CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 000-14656 04-2729386
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br> <br>of Incorporation) (Commission<br> <br>File Number) (IRS Employer<br> <br>Identification No.)

41 Seyon Street, Bldg. 1, Suite 100, Waltham, MA 02453

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(781) 250-0111

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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

Title of each class Trading<br> <br>Symbol(s) Name of each exchange<br> <br>on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share RGEN The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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. ☐

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 16, 2021, the Company made available an Investor Presentation relating to the Transaction described in Item 8.01 of this 8-K. A copy of this Investor Presentation is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K and furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall any of it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On December 16, 2021, the Company acquired all of the outstanding equity interests in Bio-Flex Solutions, L.L.C. (“BioFlex Solutions”) and Newton T & M Corp. (“NTM”) for cash consideration, pursuant to an Equity Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 29, 2021, by and among the Company, BioFlex Solutions, NTM, Ralph Meola, an individual, and Jason Nisler, an individual (“Transaction”).

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits

99.1 Investor Presentation furnished by Repligen Corporation.
104 Cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL

SIGNATURES

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.

REPLIGEN CORPORATION
Date: December 16, 2021 By: /s/ Tony J. Hunt
Tony J. Hunt
President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1 Repligen Acquistion of BioFlex Solutions* December 16, 2021 *Acquisition of BioFlex Solutions, LLC includes the company’s manufacturing arm, Newton T&M

Safe Harbor This presentation contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Investors are cautioned that statements in this presentation which are not strictly historical statements including, without limitation, express or implied statements or guidance regarding the expected results of the proposed acquisition of BioFlex Solutions, LLC (BioFlex Solutions) on Repligen’s future financial performance, including the accretive nature and the timing of the accretive nature of the acquisition, expected synergies following the acquisition of BioFlex Solutions, customer adoption of BioFlex Solutions’ products, the expected expansion of Repligen’s product lines, and other statements identified by words like “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “targeted,” “seek,” or “could” and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including, without limitation, risks associated with: the risk that the proposed acquisition may not be completed in a timely manner, or at all; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the acquisition; our ability to integrate BioFlex Solutions’ business and personnel and to achieve expected synergies; our ability to maintain or expand BioFlex Solutions’ historical sales; our ability to accurately forecast the acquisition, related restructuring costs and allocation of the purchase price, goodwill and other intangibles acquisition related and other asset adjustments; and other risks detailed in Repligen’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and the most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form-10-Q on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the other reports that Repligen periodically files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from those Repligen contemplated by these forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward- looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect management’s current views and are based only on information currently available to us. Repligen does not undertake to update, whether written or oral, any of these forward-looking statements to reflect a change in its views or events or circumstances, whether as a result of new information or otherwise, that occur after the date hereof except as required by law. The industry and market data contained in this presentation are based on management’s own estimates, independent publications, government publications, reports by market research firms or other published independent sources, and, in each case, are believed by management to be reasonable estimates. Although we believe these sources are reliable, we have not independently verified the information. 2 2 2

Complements and Expands Secures and Simplifies BioFlex Solutions Our Fluid Management Offerings Our Supply Chain Strengthens Builds on 2020 acquisitions - Significant opportunities for insourcing of Repligen’s ARTeSYN, EMT, NMS components multiple Repligen components Single-Use Fluid Strengthens fluid management platform Potential to drive shorter lead-times for Management upstream/downstream Repligen single-use fluid management products Product Adds superior engineering and design capabilities Portfolio, Platform and Capabilities Accelerates Market Adoption Meets Our Strict through Repligen’s Commercial channel M&A criteria Immediate opportunity to go direct Near 100% bioprocessing Expands portfolio for dedicated Strong revenue growth commercial team Immediately accretive to adjusted EPS Complements Repligen single-use fluid management offering. Further integrates components and assemblies and supports our systems strategy. 3 3 3

BioFlex ü Differentiated fluid management solutions Solutions • Key components used in single-use flow path assemblies Meets ü Supports integration of Repligen supply chain for systems, filtration and Repligen’s Acquisition chromatography products Criteria ü Complements and expands current offerings from ARTeSYN, NMS and EMT ü Underinvested in commercial; immediate opportunity to go direct through Acquisition Repligen bioprocessing sales team Closed December 16, 2021 ü Strong revenue growth and margin profile • Revenue doubled in 2021 • Expected gross margin in range of 50%-55% with path to expansion • Accretive adjusted operating margin ü Immediately accretive to adjusted EPS (2022) All cash, accretive acquisition, undisclosed purchase price 4 4 4

Financial Highlights BioFlex Solutions Headquarters: Newton, NJ Company Founded: 2003 Revenue 2022 Revenue Profile Founder: Jason Nisler & Ralph Meola Growth est. ~$11M Employees: ~35 2021e +20% Manufacturing facilities: Newton, NJ Sales offices: US Distributors: NA, EU Products and Capabilities Revenue Breakdown (2021e) Distributors • Single-use clamps, adapters, end 4% OEM Customers caps and hose assemblies BioFlex End Users clamps • High precision injection molding and endcaps 39% • Engineering & design of components and tooling 57% • Rapid prototyping (machining and 3D printing) 5 5 5

BioFlex Solutions Adds Critical Components to Repligen Hollow Fiber Flat Sheet Molded clamps and connectors BioFlex Solutions Advances Over-molded Repligen as a tubing Engineered Single-Use Molding Technologies Fluid Molded Management bottles and Solutions assemblies Non-Metallic Leader Solutions 6

Tuck-in Acquisition Expands our single-use fluid management capabilities and product Expected to portfolio; further secures our fluid management supply chain. add ~2 points Underinvested in commercial with opportunity to expand customer of Revenue base be leveraging Repligen’s sales channel and extensive market Growth in 2022 reach. Expected to add ~$13M of incremental revenue in 2022. Expected gross margins 50%-55%; clear to expansion following investment. Adjusted operating margins above Repligen corporate average. Expected to be accretive to adjusted EPS for 2022 and thereafter. 8ϳϳ

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