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SEC Comment Letter 0000000000-24-003634 to AGILITI, INC. \DE (CIK 0001749704)

AGILITI, INC. \DE (CIK 0001749704)
Date: April 4, 2024 · CIK: 0001749704 · Accession: 0000000000-24-003634

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April 4, 2024
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AGILITI, INC. \DE (CIK 0001749704)

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United States securities and exchange commission logo April 4, 2024 Thomas Leonard Chief Executive Officer Agiliti, Inc. 11095 Viking Drive, Suite 300 Eden Prairie, MN 55344 Re:Agiliti, Inc. Schedule 13E-3 filed March 12, 2024 File No. 005-93446 Preliminary Information Statement filed March 12, 2024 File No. 001-40361 Dear Thomas Leonard: We have reviewed your filing and have the following comments. In some of our comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to these comments by providing the requested information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing your response to these comments, we may have additional comments. Defined terms used herein have the same meaning as in your information statement. Preliminary Information Statement filed March 12, 2024 General 1.Please prominently disclose the information required by Items 7, 8 and 9 of Schedule 13E- 3 in a “Special Factors” section in the front of the information statement. Refer to Rule 13e-3(e)(1)(ii). In this respect, ensure that the Special Factors appear immediately after the Summary. 2.In circumstances where the registrant elects to incorporate by reference the information required by Item 1010(a) and (b) of Regulation M-A, all of the summarized financial information required by Item 1010(c) must be disclosed in the document furnished to security holders. See Instruction 1 to Item 13 of Schedule 13E-3. Please revise the disclosure to include the information required by Item 1010(c) of Regulation M-A.

FirstName LastNameThomas Leonard Comapany NameAgiliti, Inc. April 4, 2024 Page 2 FirstName LastNameThomas Leonard Agiliti, Inc. April 4, 2024 Page 2 3.The SEC Reference Room no longer provides a means for stockholders to access periodic and current reports or proxy statements; however, those filings are generally available on the SEC's EDGAR system. Please revise your disclosure on pages 17 and 111 accordingly. 4.Please revise to state, in dollar amounts and percentages, the interests of the Sponsor Entities in the Company’s net book value and net earnings. See Item 1013(d) of Regulation M-A and Instruction 3 thereto. Summary, page 1 5.We note the disclosure on page four and elsewhere in the information statement that the Board determined that the Transactions are fair to the Company and its stockholders, other than the THL Agiliti Stockholder and its affiliates. Please note that the staff considers officers and directors of the Company to be affiliates when considering whether such reference is sufficiently specific to satisfy Item 1014(a) of Regulation M-A. Please refer to the definition of “affiliate” in Exchange Act Rule 13e-3(a)(1). Please revise the disclosure to expressly state whether the Board reasonably believes that the Rule 13e-3 transaction is fair to unaffiliated security holders. Please also revise such disclosure with respect to the Sponsor Entities. In this respect, refer to the disclosure beginning on page 58 regarding Unaffiliated Stockholders. Directors, Executive Officers and Controlling Persons of the Company, page 20 6.Mr. Leonard appears to have recently served as an Executive Partner at THL. Please revise the disclosure on page 21 accordingly or advise. Refer to Item 3 of Schedule 13E-3 and Item 1003(c)(2) of Regulation M-A. In addition, please disclose in the “Background of the Merger” section when THL hired Mr. Leonard and when he stepped down from such position, as well as any negotiations between any of the Sponsor Entities and Mr. Leonard regarding the Company prior to the re-appointment of Mr. Leonard as Chief Executive Officer, or advise. Refer to Item 5 of Schedule 13E-3 and Item 1005(c) of Regulation M-A. 7.Refer to the previous comment. We note that Mr. Leonard appears to have been hired by THL in April 2023 and re-appointed by the Company in late September 2023, and THL submitted its initial indication of interest in early October 2023. Further, it appears Mr. Leonard will remain a director and Chief Executive Officer of the Surviving Corporation. In this respect, please describe how you determined that Mr. Leonard is not an affiliate engaged in the Rule 13e-3 transaction who should be identified as a filing person for purposes of Schedule 13E-3. Please note that each filing person must individually comply with the filing, dissemination and disclosure requirements of Schedule 13E-3. Therefore, please revise the disclosure to include all of the information required by Schedule 13E-3 and its instructions for any filing person added in response to this comment. 8.Please provide the information required by Item 1003(c)(5) of Regulation M-A with respect to the persons listed under “Directors, Executive Officers and Controlling Persons

FirstName LastNameThomas Leonard Comapany NameAgiliti, Inc. April 4, 2024 Page 3 FirstName LastNameThomas Leonard Agiliti, Inc. April 4, 2024 Page 3 of the Company” on page 20. Refer to Item 3 of Schedule 13E-3. Background of the Merger, page 29 9.We note the disclosure on page 36 that the “Weil draft of the merger agreement reflected input from the Special Committee on, among other things, the terms of the equity rollover and the treatment of equity awards, which included [] the rejection of the proposed rollover of equity interests for certain stockholders.” Please revise to disclose the stockholders and the reason for such rejection. Position of the Company on the Fairness of the Merger, page 58 10.Please address how any filing person relying on the Centerview opinion was able to reach the fairness determination as to unaffiliated security holders given that the fairness opinion addressed fairness with respect to holders of your shares other than Excluded Shares, rather than all security holders unaffiliated with the Company. Position of the Sponsor Entities in Connection with the Merger, page 58 11.The factors listed in Instruction 2 to Item 1014 of Regulation M-A are generally relevant to each filing person’s fairness determination and should be discussed in reasonable detail. See Question Nos. 20 and 21 of the Exchange Act Release No. 34-17719 (April 13, 1981). Please revise this section to include the factor described in clause (iv) of Instruction 2 to Item 1014 or explain why such factor was not deemed material or relevant to the Sponsor Entities’ fairness determination. 12.We note your disclosure that “[t]he Sponsor Entities have undertaken to pursue the Merger at this time for the reasons described above.” Please revise to specify the Sponsor Entities’ reasons for undertaking the transaction at this time, as opposed to at any other time. Refer to Item 1013(c) of Regulation M-A. Financing of the Merger, page 90 13.Please provide all of the information described in Item 1007(d) of Regulation M-A, such as the stated and effective interest rates and the additional information described in Item 1007(d)(2), with respect to the Existing Credit Agreement and the Existing Receivables Agreement. Refer to Item 10 of Schedule 13E-3. Market Information, Dividends and Certain Transactions in the Common Stock, page 100 14.We note your disclosure that “[o]ther than the Merger Agreement … the Company, the Sponsor Entities and their affiliates have not executed any transactions with respect to the Common Stock during the past 60 days.” However, as one example only, we note that Mr. Leonard appears to have disposed of 27,558 shares of Common Stock on February 14, 2024. Please revise or advise. Refer to Item 11 of Schedule 13E-3 and Item 1008(b) of Regulation M-A.

FirstName LastNameThomas Leonard Comapany NameAgiliti, Inc. April 4, 2024 Page 4 FirstName LastName Thomas Leonard Agiliti, Inc. April 4, 2024 Page 4 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management, page 108 15.We note in footnote (1) on page 108 the disclaimer of beneficial ownership “except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.” Please note that beneficial ownership is not determined based on pecuniary interest. Refer to Rule 13d-3(a). Please revise. 16.Please state the aggregate number and percentage of subject securities that are beneficially owned by each person specified in Instruction C to Schedule 13E-3 for each filing person of the Schedule 13E-3. See Item 1008(a) of Regulation M-A. Where You Can Find More Information, page 111 17.Please note that forward incorporation by reference, as you attempt to do on page 111, is not permitted in connection with a Schedule 13E-3. Please revise. We remind you that the filing persons are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. Please direct any questions to Blake Grady at 202-551-8573. Sincerely, Division of Corporation Finance Office of Mergers & Acquisitions

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United States securities and exchange commission logo
April 4, 2024
Thomas Leonard
Chief Executive Officer
Agiliti, Inc.
11095 Viking Drive, Suite 300
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
Re:Agiliti, Inc.
Schedule 13E-3 filed March 12, 2024
File No. 005-93446
Preliminary Information Statement filed March 12, 2024
File No. 001-40361
Dear Thomas Leonard:
            We have reviewed your filing and have the following comments. In some of our
comments, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your
disclosure.
            Please respond to these comments by providing the requested information or advise us as
soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our comments apply to your facts
and circumstances, please tell us why in your response.
            After reviewing your response to these comments, we may have additional comments.
Defined terms used herein have the same meaning as in your information statement.
Preliminary Information Statement filed March 12, 2024
General
1.Please prominently disclose the information required by Items 7, 8 and 9 of Schedule 13E-
3 in a “Special Factors” section in the front of the information statement. Refer to Rule
13e-3(e)(1)(ii). In this respect, ensure that the Special Factors appear immediately after
the Summary.
2.In circumstances where the registrant elects to incorporate by reference the information
required by Item 1010(a) and (b) of Regulation M-A, all of the summarized financial
information required by Item 1010(c) must be disclosed in the document furnished to
security holders. See Instruction 1 to Item 13 of Schedule 13E-3. Please revise the
disclosure to include the information required by Item 1010(c) of Regulation M-A.

 FirstName LastNameThomas Leonard
 Comapany NameAgiliti, Inc.
 April 4, 2024 Page 2
 FirstName LastNameThomas Leonard
Agiliti, Inc.
April 4, 2024
Page 2
3.The SEC Reference Room no longer provides a means for stockholders to access periodic
and current reports or proxy statements; however, those filings are generally available on
the SEC's EDGAR system. Please revise your disclosure on pages 17 and 111
accordingly.
4.Please revise to state, in dollar amounts and percentages, the interests of the Sponsor
Entities in the Company’s net book value and net earnings. See Item 1013(d) of
Regulation M-A and Instruction 3 thereto.
Summary, page 1
5.We note the disclosure on page four and elsewhere in the information statement that the
Board determined that the Transactions are fair to the Company and its stockholders, other
than the THL Agiliti Stockholder and its affiliates. Please note that the staff considers
officers and directors of the Company to be affiliates when considering whether such
reference is sufficiently specific to satisfy Item 1014(a) of Regulation M-A. Please refer to
the definition of “affiliate” in Exchange Act Rule 13e-3(a)(1). Please revise the disclosure
to expressly state whether the Board reasonably believes that the Rule 13e-3 transaction is
fair to unaffiliated security holders. Please also revise such disclosure with respect to the
Sponsor Entities. In this respect, refer to the disclosure beginning on page 58 regarding
Unaffiliated Stockholders.
Directors, Executive Officers and Controlling Persons of the Company, page 20
6.Mr. Leonard appears to have recently served as an Executive Partner at THL. Please
revise the disclosure on page 21 accordingly or advise. Refer to Item 3 of Schedule 13E-3
and Item 1003(c)(2) of Regulation M-A. In addition, please disclose in the “Background
of the Merger” section when THL hired Mr. Leonard and when he stepped down from
such position, as well as any negotiations between any of the Sponsor Entities and Mr.
Leonard regarding the Company prior to the re-appointment of Mr. Leonard as Chief
Executive Officer, or advise. Refer to Item 5 of Schedule 13E-3 and Item 1005(c) of
Regulation M-A.
7.Refer to the previous comment. We note that Mr. Leonard appears to have been hired by
THL in April 2023 and re-appointed by the Company in late September 2023, and THL
submitted its initial indication of interest in early October 2023. Further, it appears Mr.
Leonard will remain a director and Chief Executive Officer of the Surviving Corporation.
In this respect, please describe how you determined that Mr. Leonard is not an affiliate
engaged in the Rule 13e-3 transaction who should be identified as a filing person for
purposes of Schedule 13E-3. Please note that each filing person must individually comply
with the filing, dissemination and disclosure requirements of Schedule 13E-3. Therefore,
please revise the disclosure to include all of the information required by Schedule 13E-3
and its instructions for any filing person added in response to this comment.
8.Please provide the information required by Item 1003(c)(5) of Regulation M-A with
respect to the persons listed under “Directors, Executive Officers and Controlling Persons

 FirstName LastNameThomas Leonard
 Comapany NameAgiliti, Inc.
 April 4, 2024 Page 3
 FirstName LastNameThomas Leonard
Agiliti, Inc.
April 4, 2024
Page 3
of the Company” on page 20. Refer to Item 3 of Schedule 13E-3.
Background of the Merger, page 29
9.We note the disclosure on page 36 that the “Weil draft of the merger agreement reflected
input from the Special Committee on, among other things, the terms of the equity rollover
and the treatment of equity awards, which included [] the rejection of the proposed
rollover of equity interests for certain stockholders.” Please revise to disclose the
stockholders and the reason for such rejection.
Position of the Company on the Fairness of the Merger, page 58
10.Please address how any filing person relying on the Centerview opinion was able to reach
the fairness determination as to unaffiliated security holders given that the fairness
opinion addressed fairness with respect to holders of your shares other than Excluded
Shares, rather than all security holders unaffiliated with the Company.
Position of the Sponsor Entities in Connection with the Merger, page 58
11.The factors listed in Instruction 2 to Item 1014 of Regulation M-A are generally relevant
to each filing person’s fairness determination and should be discussed in reasonable detail.
See Question Nos. 20 and 21 of the Exchange Act Release No. 34-17719 (April 13, 1981).
Please revise this section to include the factor described in clause (iv) of Instruction 2 to
Item 1014 or explain why such factor was not deemed material or relevant to the Sponsor
Entities’ fairness determination.
12.We note your disclosure that “[t]he Sponsor Entities have undertaken to pursue the
Merger at this time for the reasons described above.” Please revise to specify the Sponsor
Entities’ reasons for undertaking the transaction at this time, as opposed to at any other
time. Refer to Item 1013(c) of Regulation M-A.
Financing of the Merger, page 90
13.Please provide all of the information described in Item 1007(d) of Regulation M-A, such
as the stated and effective interest rates and the additional information described in Item
1007(d)(2), with respect to the Existing Credit Agreement and the Existing Receivables
Agreement. Refer to Item 10 of Schedule 13E-3.
Market Information, Dividends and Certain Transactions in the Common Stock, page 100
14.We note your disclosure that “[o]ther than the Merger Agreement … the Company, the
Sponsor Entities and their affiliates have not executed any transactions with respect to the
Common Stock during the past 60 days.” However, as one example only, we note that Mr.
Leonard appears to have disposed of 27,558 shares of Common Stock on February 14,
2024.  Please revise or advise. Refer to Item 11 of Schedule 13E-3 and Item 1008(b) of
Regulation M-A.

 FirstName LastNameThomas Leonard
 Comapany NameAgiliti, Inc.
 April 4, 2024 Page 4
 FirstName LastName
Thomas Leonard
Agiliti, Inc.
April 4, 2024
Page 4
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management, page 108
15.We note in footnote (1) on page 108 the disclaimer of beneficial ownership “except to the
extent of its pecuniary interest therein.” Please note that beneficial ownership is not
determined based on pecuniary interest. Refer to Rule 13d-3(a). Please revise.
16.Please state the aggregate number and percentage of subject securities that are beneficially
owned by each person specified in Instruction C to Schedule 13E-3 for each filing person
of the Schedule 13E-3. See Item 1008(a) of Regulation M-A.
Where You Can Find More Information, page 111
17.Please note that forward incorporation by reference, as you attempt to do on page 111, is
not permitted in connection with a Schedule 13E-3. Please revise.
            We remind you that the filing persons are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of
their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff.
            Please direct any questions to Blake Grady at 202-551-8573.
Sincerely,
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Mergers & Acquisitions