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
April 2, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Zynga Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35375 | 42-1733483 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. employer | ||
| of incorporation or organization) | File No.) | identification number) |
699 Eighth Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(855) 449-9642
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 1.02 | Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On March 2, 2012, Zynga Inc. (the Company) filed a Current Report on Form 8-K with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the Prior 8-K), in which the Company disclosed that it had entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated March 2, 2012 (the Agreement), to purchase its corporate headquarters, located in San Francisco, California (the Property), for $228 million from 650 Townsend Associates LLC (the Seller). The Agreement was filed as Exhibit Number 2.1 to the Prior 8-K.
In accordance with the provisions of the Agreement, on March 26, 2012, the Company designated Big Dog Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (the Subsidiary), as the entity that would take and hold record title to the Property at the close of escrow under the Agreement. On April 2, 2012, escrow closed under the Agreement, and the Subsidiary acquired record title to the Property.
In connection with the Subsidiarys acquisition of record title to the Property on April 2, 2012, the Company and the Subsidiary entered into a Lease Termination Agreement (the Termination Agreement). Pursuant to the terms of the Termination Agreement, the Companys Office Lease with the Seller, originally entered into on September 24, 2010, terminated effective as of April 2, 2012.
The foregoing description of the Termination Agreement is a summary, is not complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the actual Termination Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | The following exhibit is filed with this report on Form 8-K: |
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Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Lease Termination Agreement, dated April 2, 2012, by and between Zynga Inc. and Big Dog Holdings LLC | |
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.
| Zynga Inc . | ||||
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Date: April 5, 2012 |
By: |
/s/ David M. Wehner |
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| David M. Wehner | ||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit Number |
Description |
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| 10.1 | Lease Termination Agreement, dated April 2, 2012, by and between Zynga Inc. and Big Dog Holdings LLC | |
Exhibit 10.1
LEASE TERMINATION AGREEMENT
This Lease Termination Agreement (the Agreement) is made effective as of April 2, 2012, by and between ZYNGA INC., a Delaware corporation f/k/a Zynga Game Network Inc. (Tenant), and BIG DOG HOLDINGS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Tenant (Landlord).
RECITALS
A. Landlord (as successor in interest to 650 Townsend Associates LLC, a Delaware limited liability company) and Tenant are parties to that certain Office Lease dated September 24, 2010, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease dated January 28, 2011, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Lease dated March 25, 2011, that certain Third Amendment to Lease dated September 27, 2011 and that certain Fourth Amendment to Lease dated December 20, 2011 (collectively, the Lease), pursuant to which Landlord leases to Tenant, and Tenant leases from Landlord, those certain premises consisting of approximately 406,768 Adjusted Rentable Square Feet of space, more or less, in the building located at 699 Eighth Street (and 650 Townsend Street), San Francisco, California, and more particularly described in the Lease (the Premises). All capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Lease.
B. The term of the Lease commenced on May 1, 2011 and will terminate on April 30, 2018 (the Expiration Date). Landlord and Tenant now desire to voluntarily terminate the Lease prior to the Expiration Date effective as of the Termination Date (defined below) upon and subject to the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, and other considerations, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant hereby agree as follows:
1. Termination of Lease . Subject to the provisions hereof, the Lease shall terminate on April 2, 2012 (the Termination Date) as if said Termination Date were set forth in the Lease as the Expiration Date of the Term of the Lease, and: (1) Tenant shall have no further obligation under the Lease to pay any Rent or any other amounts payable under the Lease to Landlord; (2) Tenant shall be entitled to the return or release of any Letter(s) of Credit held by Landlord under the Lease; and (3) neither Landlord nor Tenant shall have any remaining obligations under the Lease.
2. Certification to Landlord . Tenant hereby certifies to Landlord, with respect to Tenants right in occupancy of the Premises, that the following statements are true as of the date hereof and will be true on the Termination Date:
(a) Tenant owns and holds the entire interest of Tenant under the Lease; and
(b) Tenant has full authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, and the undersigned signatory has received authority from Tenant to act on its behalf and execute and deliver this Agreement to Landlord.
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3. Certification to Tenant . Landlord hereby certifies to Tenant the following:
(a) Landlord owns and holds all right, title, and interest of the Landlord in and to the Premises, including without limitation, all right, title, and interest in and to the Lease; and
(b) Landlord has full and complete authority to execute and deliver this Agreement to Tenant, and the undersigned signatory has received authority from Landlord to act on its behalf and execute and deliver this Agreement to Tenant.
4. Miscellaneous .
(a) This Agreement and all obligations and undertakings herein shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors, and assigns, and/or anyone claiming by, through, or under any of them.
(b) This Agreement represents the entire agreement between the parties hereto as to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior written or oral negotiations, representations, or agreements between the parties hereto as to the same.
(c) This Agreement is made in, and shall be governed, enforced and construed under the laws of the State of California.
(d) This Agreement may not be modified, amended or terminated except pursuant to a written instrument duly executed by the parties hereto, or their successors-in-interest.
(e) All notices, demands, or other communications between the parties hereto shall be in writing and shall be given in the manner set forth for the giving of notices in the Lease.
(f) Each party hereto agrees to perform any further acts that may be reasonably necessary, and agrees to reasonably cooperate with the other party, to effect the purpose of this Agreement.
(g) This Agreement and the obligations of the parties hereunder shall survive the termination of the Lease.
Signature Page Follows
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Lease Termination Agreement as of the date first above written.
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TENANT: |
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ZYNGA INC., a Delaware corporation |
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By: |
/s/ David M. Wehner |
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Name: |
David M. Wehner |
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Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
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| LANDLORD: | ||
| BIG DOG HOLDINGS LLC, | ||
| a Delaware limited liability company | ||
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By: |
Zynga Inc., its sole member | |
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By: |
/s/ David M. Wehner |
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Name: |
David M. Wehner | |
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Title: |
Chief Financial Officer | |
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