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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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HENRY BROS. ELECTRONICS, INC.
(Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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SUPPLEMENT
TO PROXY STATEMENT
HENRY BROS. ELECTRONICS, INC.
17-01
Pollitt Drive
Fair Lawn, New Jersey 07410
December 9,
2010
Dear Stockholder:
On or about November 10, 2010,
we mailed to you a proxy statement relating to the annual
meeting of stockholders of Henry Bros. Electronics, Inc.
(Henry Bros.) scheduled for December 9,
2010, to consider, among other things, a proposal to adopt the
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger
Agreement), dated as of October 5, 2010, by and
between Henry Bros., Kratos Defense & Security
Solutions, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(Kratos), and Hammer Acquisition Inc., a
Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kratos.
The Merger Agreement was amended on November 13, 2010 to,
among other things, increase the merger consideration to $8.20
per share in cash as described in the proxy statement supplement
mailed to you on or about November 17, 2010.
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE FOR THE
ADOPTION OF THE MERGER AGREEMENT, AS AMENDED.
Attached to this letter is a
supplement to the proxy statement containing additional
information about Henry Bros. and a putative shareholder class
action suit filed against it in the Superior Court of New
Jersey, Law Division, Bergen County, certain of its officers and
directors and Kratos, styled as Atoll Advisors v.
Henry, Docket No.: C-378-10. This action was disclosed in
the definitive proxy statement dated November 9, 2010.
Please read this document carefully and in its entirety.
We also encourage you, if you have not done so already, to
review carefully the definitive proxy statement dated
November 9, 2010, as supplemented by the proxy statement
supplement dated November 17, 2010, each of which were
previously sent to you.
The record date for the annual
meeting has not changed; it remains November 2, 2010. This
means that only stockholders of record of Henry Bros.s
common stock as shown on the transfer books of Henry Bros. at
the close of business on November 2, 2010 are entitled to
vote on the merger proposal and the other proposals set forth in
the definitive proxy statement at the annual meeting.
Your vote is very important,
regardless of the number of shares you own. If you have already
delivered a properly executed proxy or instruction card
regarding the merger proposal and the other proposals, you do
not need to do anything unless you wish to change your vote. If
you wish to revoke or change your vote you may do so any time
before your proxy card is voted at the annual meeting. If you
are a registered stockholder, you may do so in one of three
ways. First, you can send a written, dated notice to the
Corporate Secretary of Henry Bros., stating that you would like
to revoke your proxy. Second, you can complete, date and submit
a new proxy card by mail. Third, you can attend the meeting and
vote in person. Your attendance alone will not revoke your proxy.
If your shares are held in
street name by your bank, brokerage firm or other
nominee, and if you have already provided instructions to your
nominee but wish to change those instructions, you should
provide new instructions following the procedures provided by
your nominee.
Remember, YOUR VOTE IS VERY
IMPORTANT regardless of the number of shares you own.
Very truly yours,
James E. Henry
Chief Executive
Officer
This proxy statement supplement is
dated December 9, 2010 and is first being mailed out to
stockholders on or about December 9, 2010.
Neither the Securities and
Exchange Commission nor any state securities regulatory agency
has approved or disapproved the merger, passed upon the merits
or fairness of the Merger Agreement, as amended, or the
transactions contemplated thereby, including the proposed
merger, or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the
information contained in this document. Any representation to
the contrary is a criminal offense.
CAUTION
REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This proxy statement supplement, and the documents to which we
refer you in this proxy statement supplement, contain
forward-looking statements, as defined in
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, that reflect our current views as to future events and
financial performance with respect to our operations, the
expected completion and timing of the merger and other
information relating to the merger. These statements can be
identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to
historical or current facts. There are forward-looking
statements throughout this proxy statement supplement and in
statements containing words such as anticipate,
estimate, expect, will be,
will continue, likely to become,
intend, plan, believe and
other similar expressions. You should be aware that
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties. Although we believe that the expectations
reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we
cannot assure you that the results or developments we anticipate
will be realized, or even if realized, that they will have the
expected effects on our business or operations or on the merger
and related transactions. These forward-looking statements speak
only as of the date on which the statements were made and we
undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements made in this proxy statement supplement or elsewhere
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as required by law. In addition to other factors and
matters contained in this document, we believe the following
factors could cause actual results to differ materially from
those discussed in the forward-looking statements:
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the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that
could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement;
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the inability to complete the merger due to the failure to
obtain stockholder approval or the failure to satisfy other
conditions to consummation of the merger;
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the failure of the merger to close for any other reason;
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the effect of the announcement of the merger on our client and
customer and partner relationships, operating results and
business generally;
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the risk that the proposed merger disrupts current plans and
operations and our inability to respond effectively to
competitive pressures, industry developments and future
opportunities;
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the amount of the costs, fees, expenses and charges related to
the merger;
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potential litigation regarding to the merger;
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and other risks detailed in our current filings with the SEC,
including our most recent filings on
Forms 10-K,
10-Q and
8-K. You can
obtain copies of our
Forms 10-K,
10-Q and
8-K and
other filings for free at the SEC website at
http://www.sec.gov or from commercial document retrieval
services.
INTRODUCTION
As previously disclosed in the in the Definitive Proxy Statement
(as defined below), a putative shareholder class action suit was
filed by an individual stockholder in the Superior Court of New
Jersey, Law Division, Bergen County on November 10, 2010
against Henry Bros., certain of its officers and directors, and
Kratos. The case is styled as Atoll Advisors v.
Henry, Docket No.: C-378-10. The complaint generally alleges
that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties of good
faith, loyalty, fair dealing and due care in connection with the
proposed merger and that the individual defendants aided and
abetted those alleged breaches of fiduciary duties. The
complaint seeks, among other relief, class certification and
unspecified compensatory and rescissory damages. The plaintiff
has also made a motion for a preliminary injunction to enjoin
the merger.
On December 8, 2010, Henry Bros., Kratos and the individual
defendants in this action entered into a memorandum of
understanding with the plaintiff providing for the settlement
and dismissal with prejudice of this action, subject to
customary conditions, including completion of appropriate
settlement documentation, consummation of the merger and all
necessary court approvals. Although Henry Bros. believes that
the action is without merit, Henry Bros. has entered into the
memorandum of understanding to avoid the risk of materially
delaying the
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merger and to minimize the expense of defending the action. The
settlement and dismissal with prejudice, if completed and
approved by the court, will resolve all of the claims that were
or could have been brought in the action, including all claims
relating to the merger (other than claims for appraisal under
Section 262 of Delaware law). In connection with the
settlement and dismissal with prejudice, defendants agreed,
subject to court approval, to cause to be paid to
plaintiffs counsel the amount of $500,000 for its fees and
expenses in the action. Defendants also agreed to circulate this
proxy statement supplement to the Henry Bros. stockholders. In
order to do so, Kratos and the Company have agreed to adjourn
the stockholders meeting previously scheduled for
December 9, 2010, to take place on December 15, 2010
at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
This proxy statement supplement (this
Supplement) is being provided to you as part
of a settlement of the above claims and supplements the
definitive proxy statement dated November 9, 2010
previously mailed to our stockholders on or about
November 10, 2010, as supplemented by a proxy statement
supplement dated November 17, 2010 (the
Definitive Proxy Statement). The
information provided in the Definitive Proxy Statement continues
to apply, except as described in this Supplement. To the extent
information in this Supplement differs from, updates or
conflicts with information contained in the Definitive Proxy
Statement, the information in this Supplement is the more
current information. If you need another copy of the Definitive
Proxy Statement, you may obtain it free of charge from Henry
Bros. by directing such request to Henry Bros. Electronics,
Inc., 17-01
Pollitt Drive, Fair Lawn, New Jersey 0741, Attention: Corporate
Secretary. The Definitive Proxy Statement may also be found on
the Internet at
http://www.sec.gov.
See Where You Can Find More Information on
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of this Supplement.
In this Supplement, the terms Henry Bros.,
Company, we, us and
our refer to Henry Bros. Electronics, Inc., the term
Kratos refers to Kratos Defense & Security
Solutions, Inc., the term Merger Sub refers to
Hammer Acquisition Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kratos.
The term Merger Agreement refers to the Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 5, 2010, by and
among Henry Bros., Kratos and Merger Sub, as amended on
November 13, 2010. The term merger refers to
the merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement. The term
Imperial Capital refers to Imperial Capital, LLC,
Henry Bros.s financial advisor.
Accordingly, you are encouraged to carefully read the Definitive
Proxy Statement and this Supplement in their entirety.
BACKGROUND
OF THE MERGER
Supplementary
Details Regarding the Background of the Merger
The following supplementary details should be read in
conjunction with the Background of the Merger section of the
Definitive Proxy Statement.
Under the terms of Imperial Capitals engagement, Henry
Bros. has agreed to pay Imperial Capital for its financial
advisory services in connection with the merger an aggregate fee
of $1,632,991.86. A portion of that fee, equal to $300,000, has
already been paid and was not contingent upon whether the merger
was completed: these amounts consisted of a $100,000 retainer
and a $200,000 fee in connection with Imperial Capitals
fairness opinion. The remainder of the fee is contingent upon
consummation of the merger.
In the past, Imperial Capital has provided investment banking
services to Kratos unrelated to the merger, for which Imperial
Capital has received compensation. In December 2008, it also
acted as financial advisor to Kratos in connection with
Kratos acquisition of Digital Fusion, Inc. In addition,
Imperial Capital was named as one of the co-managers to Kratos
in connection with Kratoss May 2010 high yield notes
offering, for which it received nominal compensation.
Separately, Mr. McManus, a Managing Director of Imperial
Capital involved in the transaction owned a de minimis amount of
Kratos common stock in his personal brokerage account in August
2010.
Each of Messrs. Henry and Rockwell have a material portion
of their respective net worth held in Henry Bros. common stock.
At the time of the execution of the Merger Agreement,
Mr. Henry had a $1 million loan which was due for
repayment. Separately, at the time of signing of the Merger
Agreement, Mr. Rockwell had a promissory note for
approximately $1.7 million related to a previous purchase
of Henry Bros. restricted common stock with a due
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date in the fall of 2010. After the signing of the Merger
Agreement and before the closing of the merger,
Mr. Rockwell paid that promissory note in full.
In the summer of 2010, Mr. Rockwell purchased a de minimis
amount of Kratos common stock.
WHERE YOU
CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements
and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any
reports, statements or other information that we file with the
SEC at the SEC public reference room at the following location:
Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, N.E.,
Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC
at
1-800-SEC-0330
for further information on the public reference room. These SEC
filings are also available to the public from commercial
document retrieval services and at the website maintained by the
SEC at
http://www.sec.gov.
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