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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
AVTR
New York Stock Exchange
6.250% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value
AVTR PRA
New York Stock Exchange
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Item
1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
In light of the reduced ownership of the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) of Avantor, Inc. (the “Company”) by affiliates of New Mountain Capital, L.L.C. (“New Mountain Capital”), the Company and New Mountain Capital agreed to terminate, effective as of April 11, 2021, the investor rights agreement (the “Investor Rights
Agreement”) between the Company and New Mountain Partners III, L.P. (“New Mountain”), an affiliate of New Mountain Capital, dated May 21, 2019.
Prior to its termination, the Investor Rights Agreement granted New Mountain the right to nominate directors to the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”) as follows: so long as affiliates of New Mountain continued to own (i) at least 50% of the shares of the Common Stock that New Mountain owned immediately following the initial public offering of the Company, New
Mountain would be entitled to nominate three directors; (ii) at least 25% but less than 50% of the shares of our Common Stock that it owned immediately following the consummation of the initial public offering, New Mountain would be entitled to nominate two directors; and (iii) at least 10% but less than 25% of the shares of the Common Stock that it owned immediately following the consummation of the initial public offering, New Mountain would be entitled to nominate one director. Upon the termination of the Investor Rights Agreement, New Mountain no longer has any director nomination rights.
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Resignation of Director; Withdrawal of Director
Candidacy
Effective as of April 11, 2021, Andre Moura, a managing director of New Mountain Capital, resigned from the Board. On April 11, 2021, Rakesh Sachdev, a senior advisor to New Mountain Capital, informed the Company of his decision not to stand for re-election to the Board at the annual meeting of stockholders to be held on May 13, 2021.
Neither Mr. Moura’s resignation nor Mr. Sachdev’s decision not to stand for re-election was the result of any disagreement between Mr. Moura or Mr. Sachdev, respectively, and the Company, its management, Board or any committee
thereof, or with respect to any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices.
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.