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COPART INC 8-K Report, Material Agreement (Jan 10, 2012)

Filed January 10, 2012For Securities:CPRT

Summary

Copart, Inc. (CPRT) filed this Form 8-K on January 10, 2012, to report a significant corporate restructuring: the company reincorporated from California to Delaware. This move, approved by the board and shareholders, involved merging the existing California corporation into a newly formed Delaware subsidiary. Importantly, this reincorporation did not alter Copart's name, business operations, management, fiscal year, accounting practices, principal executive office location, assets, or liabilities. The company's common stock continues to trade on the NASDAQ under the symbol "CPRT," and shareholders are not required to exchange their shares, as the existing shares are deemed equivalent in the new Delaware entity. In addition to the reincorporation, Copart also took steps to terminate its Preferred Stock Rights Agreement. Specifically, an amendment accelerated the final expiration date of its Series A Participating Preferred Stock purchase rights from March 21, 2013, to January 10, 2012. Consequently, all outstanding rights under this agreement expired on the effective date of the reincorporation. These corporate actions, while not impacting day-to-day operations or shareholder equity directly, are common strategic moves to align with corporate law environments often perceived as more favorable for public companies.

Key Highlights

  • 1Copart, Inc. reincorporated from California to Delaware, effective January 10, 2012.
  • 2The reincorporation was approved by the Board of Directors and shareholders.
  • 3No changes occurred in Copart's name, business, management, fiscal year, or principal executive offices.
  • 4Copart's common stock continues to trade on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "CPRT".
  • 5Shareholders did not need to exchange their existing shares for new ones.
  • 6The company terminated its Preferred Stock Rights Agreement by accelerating the expiration date of its Series A Participating Preferred Stock purchase rights to January 10, 2012.
  • 7The termination of the Rights Agreement and expiration of all outstanding Rights became effective on January 10, 2012.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this Form 8-K filing is to report Copart, Inc.'s reincorporation from California to Delaware and the concurrent termination of its Preferred Stock Rights Agreement.

No, the reincorporation did not affect your ownership. Your existing shares of Copart, Inc. stock are considered to represent an equal number of shares in the new Delaware corporation, and no exchange of certificates was required. The stock continues to trade under the same symbol, 'CPRT'.

Copart amended its Preferred Stock Rights Agreement to accelerate the final expiration date of its Series A Participating Preferred Stock purchase rights from March 21, 2013, to January 10, 2012. As a result, the Rights Agreement was terminated, and all outstanding rights expired on January 10, 2012.

No, the filing explicitly states that the reincorporation did not result in any change to the company's name, business, management, fiscal year, accounting, location of principal executive offices, assets, or liabilities.