N-able, Inc. — Annual Report 2021

Aug 9, 2022

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

	(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 , 2021

or

☐ 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: 001-40297

N-able, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	85-4069861
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

30 Corporate Drive
Suite 400
Burlington,	Massachusetts	01803
(address of principal executive offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: ( 781 ) 328-6490

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act: — Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common stock, $0.001 par value	NABL	New 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 þ No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ¨ Yes þ 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. þ 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). þ Yes ¨ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a 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 þ No

The registrant was not a public company as of the last business day of its most recently completed second fiscal quarter and therefore, cannot calculate the aggregate market value of its common stock held by non-affiliates as of such date.

On February 28, 2022, 179,842,790 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, were outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K incorporates certain information by reference from the definitive proxy statement for the registrant’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed within 120 days of the registrant’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 (the “Proxy Statement”). Except with respect to information specifically incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Proxy Statement is not deemed to be filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K .

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A (this “Amendment”) is being filed by N-able, Inc. (the “Company”) to amend its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, initially filed on March 8, 2022 (the “Original Form 10-K”), solely to add Exhibit 4.4 - “Description of the Registrant’s Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.” as a document filed as an exhibit to the Form 10-K (the “Exhibit”). The Exhibit was inadvertently omitted from the Original Form 10-K.

Unless expressly stated, this Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Form 10-K and does not modify or update in any way the disclosures contained in the Original Form 10-K, which speak as of the date of the Original Form 10-K. Accordingly, this Amendment should be read in conjunction with the Original Form 10-K and the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission subsequent to the filing of the Original Form 10-K.

Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Amendment contains new certifications pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which are attached hereto .

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Exhibit Title
2.1#	Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2021, by and between SolarWinds Corporation and N-able, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).
3.1	Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of N-able, Inc., dated as of July 16, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).
3.2	Amended and Restated Bylaws of N-able, Inc., dated as of July 16, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).
4.1	Stockholders' Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2021, by and among N-able, Inc. and the stockholders' named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).
4.2	First Amendment to Stockholders' Agreement among the Company and the stockholders named therein, dated December 13, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 15, 2021).
4.3	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2021, by and among N-able, Inc. and the stockholders' named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).
4.4*	Description of the Registrant’s Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
10.1#	Transition Services Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2021, by and between SolarWinds Corporation and N-able, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).
10.2	Tax Matters Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2021, by and between SolarWinds Corporation and N-able, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).
10.3	Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2021, by and between SolarWinds Corporation and N-able, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).
10.4#	Intellectual Property Matters Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2021, by and between SolarWinds Corporation and N-able, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).
10.5#	Trademark License Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2021, by and between SolarWinds Corporation and N-able, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).
10.6#	Software Cross-License Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2021, by and between SolarWinds Corporation and N-able, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).

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Exhibit Number	Exhibit Title
10.7#	Credit Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2021, among N-able International Holdings I, LLC, N-able International Holdings II, LLC, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent and an issuing bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).
10.8^	Employment Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2021, by and between N-able Technologies, Inc. and John Pagliuca (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).
10.9^	Employment Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2021, by and between N-able Solutions ULC and Frank Colletti (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).
10.10^	Employment Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2021, by and between N-able Technologies, Inc. and Kathleen Pai (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).
10.11^+	Employment Agreement, dated as of July 19, 2021, by and between N-able Technologies, Inc. and Tim O'Brien.
10.12^+	Employment Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2021, by and between N-able Technologies, Inc. and Michael Adler.
10.13	Form of Indemnification Agreement of N-able, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).
10.14^#	N-able, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan and form of agreements thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on July 17, 2021).
10.15^#	N-able, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Commission on July 17, 2021).
10.16^	N-able, Inc. Bonus Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 20, 2021).
10.17	Purchase Agreement, dated July 11, 2021, by and among N-able, Inc., N-able International Holdings II, LLC and the Investors named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July 12, 2021).
21.1+	Subsidiaries of N-able, Inc.
23.1+ ~	Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent registered public accounting firm
31.1*	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2*	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1+**	Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101*	Interactive Data Files (formatted as Inline XBRL)
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document - The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document.
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104*	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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*	Filed herewith
+	Indicates documents previously filed or furnished, as applicable, with the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, originally filed with the SEC on March 8, 2022, which is being amended hereby
~	Additional Information for Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm:
	PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
	Austin, Texas
	PCAOB ID:
	238
**	The certifications attached as Exhibit 32.1 accompanying this Annual Report on Form 10-K, are deemed furnished and not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and are not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing
#	Schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant undertakes to furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the SEC.
^	Identifies a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement in which an executive officer or director of N-able participates.

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N-able, Inc.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

/s/ Tim O'Brien
Tim O'Brien
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)