Business description of APi-Group-Corporation from last 10-k form

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                      TO                     

Commission File Number 001-39275

APi Group Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

Delaware

98-1510303

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

c/o APi Group, Inc.

1100 Old Highway 8 NW

New Brighton, MN

55112

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (651) 636-4320

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, par value $0.0001 per shareAPGNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YES  NO  

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. YES  NO 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. YES  NO 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files). YES  NO 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

 

  

  

Accelerated filer

 

 

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

  

  

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.  

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES  NO 

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant, based on the closing price of the shares of Common Stock on The New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2020, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarters, was $2.1 billion.

The number of shares of Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of March 12, 2021 was 200,652,118.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

None.

 

 

 

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PART I

 

 

 

Item 1.

 

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Item 1A.

 

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Item 1B.

 

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Item 2.

 

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Item 3.

 

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Item 4.

 

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PART II

 

 

 

Item 5.

 

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Item 7.

 

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Item 7A.

 

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Item 8.

 

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Item 9.

 

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Item 9A.

 

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Item 9B.

 

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PART III

 

 

 

Item 10.

 

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Item 11.

 

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Item 12.

 

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PART IV

 

 

 

Item 15.

 

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Item 16

 

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As used in this Annual Report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company”, and “APG” refer to APi Group Corporation, a Delaware corporation headquartered in New Brighton, Minnesota, and its wholly‑owned subsidiaries (the “Subsidiaries”). Dollars are presented in millions except per share amounts or where otherwise stated.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K (“Annual Report”) contains “forward-looking statements”. These forward-looking statements are based on beliefs and assumptions as of the date such statements are made, and are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms including “expect,” “anticipate,” “project,” “will,” “should,” “believe,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” “potential,” “target,” “would,” and similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying terms.

These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions and on information currently available to management and include, among others, statements regarding, as of the date such statements are made:

 

our beliefs and expectations regarding our business strategies and competitive strengths, and our ability to maintain and advance our market share and position, grow our business organically and through acquisitions, and capitalize on customer demand;

 

our beliefs regarding competition, our relative market positioning and the competitive factors in the industries we serve;

 

our beliefs regarding our acquisition platform and ability to execute on and successfully integrate strategic acquisitions;

 

our beliefs regarding the recurring and repeat nature of our business;

 

our expectations regarding industry trends and their impact on our business, and our ability to capitalize on the opportunities presented in the markets we serve;

 

our intent to continue to grow our business, both organically and through acquisitions, and our beliefs regarding the impact of our business strategies on our growth;

 

our expectations regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and future financial results, the precautionary measures we are taking in response to the pandemic and the impact of those measures on our business and future financial results;

 

our plans and beliefs with respect to our leadership development platform;

 

our beliefs regarding our customer relationships and plans to grow existing business and expand service offerings;

 

our beliefs regarding the sufficiency of our properties and facilities;

 

our expectations regarding labor matters;

 

our beliefs regarding the adequacy of our insurance coverage and at reasonable cost;

 

our expectations regarding the increased costs and burdens of being a public company;

 

our expectations regarding the cost of compliance with laws and regulations;

 

our expectations and beliefs regarding accounting and tax matters;

 

our beliefs regarding the sufficiency of our current sources of liquidity to fund our future liquidity requirements, our expectations regarding the types of future liquidity requirements and our expectations regarding the availability of future sources of liquidity; and

 

our intent to settle future dividends on Founder Preferred Shares in shares.

These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described in “Risk Factors” and in “Risk Factor Summary” below. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this Annual Report may not occur, and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Important factors that may materially affect the forward-looking statements include the risk factors summarized below.