Merger Arbitrage Mondays – March 14, 2011

Expected to close in the second half of 2011 for a closing value of $422 million. On the completion of the merger, LTX – Credence Corporation shareholders will receive 0.96 Verigy shares or Holdco stock for each LTX-Credence share.

Expected to close by the end of the year for a closing value of $3.4 billion. On the completion of the merger Grifols will pay $19 in cash and 0.641 newly issued, nonvoting shares for each share of Talecris.

Update Nov 04, 2010: The ratio was increased to 0.6485 on November 4, 2010.

Update Nov 15, 2010: U.S. antitrust regulators might seek to block Grifols's purchase of Talecris. The expected completion date has been updated to 3/31/2011.

Update March 04, 2011:Grifols and Talecris Announce the Outside Date of Their Merger Agreement has been Extended to June 30, 2011

Expected to close by the second quarter of 2011 for a closing value of $130 million. On the completion of the merger, Shamir Optical Industry shareholders will receive $14.50 per share in cash.

4.32%

Expected to close in the first quarter of 2011 for a closing value of $7.8 million. On the completion of the merger, Majestic Capital shareholders will receive $0.45 per share in cash. Update Nov 5, 2010: The stock symbol and closing price have been updated to reflect a 1:10 reverse stock split that became effective as of Nov 4, 2010.

Update Nov 2, 2010: The ratio of Southwest shares issued changes based on the price of Southwest's stock and the deal value also varies from $7.25 to $7.75. Specifically as stated in the press release “The number of shares to be issued by Southwest Airlines is subject to adjustment if the average of Southwest Airlines closing prices for the 20 trading days ending three trading days prior to closing is below $10.90 or above $12.46. This adjustment mechanism is intended to provide at least $7.25 in value and up to $7.75 in value per share of AirTran common stock. If the average closing price noted above exceeds $12.46, the value will be $7.75 with fewer shares of Southwest common stock issued. If the average closing price noted above is less than $10.90, the value will be $7.25 with additional shares of Southwest common stock issued. Additionally, Southwest Airlines has the option of substituting cash in lieu of issuing incremental shares if the average closing stock price is less than $10.90.”

Expected to close in the third quarter of 2011 for a closing value of $138 million. On the completion of the merger, Pennichuck shareholders will receive $29.00 per share in cash.

Expected to close by the first quarter of 2011 for a closing value of $74 million. On the completion of the merger, 70% of the outstanding Rome Bancorp shares will be exchanged for Berkshire Hills Bancorp shares at a fixed exchange ratio of 0.5658 Berkshire Hills Bancorp shares for each share of Rome Bancorp, and the remaining 30% of Rome Bancorp shares will be exchanged for $11.25 per share in cash.

Update 10/1/2010: Dollar Thrifty shareholders rejected the Hertz deal yesterday. DTG has indicated its willingness to work with Avis's offer of nearly $53 per share ($45.79 in cash plus 0.6543 shares of Avis) but has asked the company to hold off on making a formal offer.

Expected to close in the second quarter of 2011 for a closing value of $1.5 billion. On the completion of the merger, Whitney Holding Corporation shareholders will receive 0.418 shares of Hancock Holding Company common stock in exchange for each share of Whitney common stock in an all stock deal.

Expected to close by the end of the second quarter or beginning of the third quarter of 2011 for a closing value of $192.8 million in an all stock deal. On the completion of the merger LaBranche shareholders will receive a fixed ratio of 0.9980 of a share of Cowen Class A common stock for each outstanding share of LaBranche common stock.

1.74%

Expected to close in the first half of 2011 for a closing value of $12.9 billion. On the completion of the merger, Alcon Inc. shareholders will receive $168 per share in cash. The exact exchange ratio and cash contingent value amount will be calculated based upon formulas set forth in the merger agreement.

Expected to close in the second quarter of 2011 for a closing value of $7.31 billion. On the completion of the merger, Pride International shareholders will receive 0.4778 newly-issued Ensco shares plus $15.60 in cash for each Pride common share.

1.30%

The exchange ratio is however fixed at 1.1 shares of FNFG per share of NAL and worked out to $14.09 per share upon announcement of the deal.

Expected to close in the second quarter of 2011 for $2.40 per share in cash. Conexant Systems terminated its merger agreement with SMSC that was announced on January 10, 2011 and agreed to be acquired by Golden Gate Capital on February 23, 2011.

Expected to close by April 14, 2010 for a closing value of $94 million. On the completion of the merger, Silverleaf Resorts shareholders will receive $2.50 per share in cash.

If the Community Bank System Market Price is equal to or greater than $19.71, or equal to or less than $25.35, then the ratio will be determined by a quotient (rounded to the nearest one-thousandth) obtained by dividing $9.50 by the Community Bank System Market Price.
If the Community Bank System Market Price is greater than $25.35, then the quotient is 0.3748.
If the Community Bank System Market Price is less than $19.71, then the quotient is 0.4820.

Expected to close within three months for a closing value of $61 million. On the completion of the merger, XETA Technologies shareholders will receive $5.50 per share in cash.

Expected to close in the second quarter of 2011 for a closing value of $250 million. Upon completion of the merger, America Service Group shareholders will receive $26.00 per share in cash.

1.02%

Expected to close in the third quarter of 2011 for a closing value of $7.4 billion in an all stock deal. Upon completion of the merger, Nationwide Health Properties shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 0.7866 Ventas shares for each share of NHP common stock they own.

0.82%

Expected to close on or before July 31, 2011 for a closing value of $650 million. On the completion of the merger, Pre-Paid Legal Services shareholders will receive $66.50 per share in cash.

Expected to close in the first quarter of 2011 for a closing value of $2.1 billion. On the completion of the merger, Dionex shareholders will receive $118.50 per share in cash.

0.66%

Expected to close in the second half of 2011 for a closing value of $6.8 billion. On the completion of the merger, Beckman Coulter shareholders will receive $83.50 per share in cash.

0.51%

Expected to close in the second quarter of 2011. On the completion of the merger, CPEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. shareholders will receive $27.25 per share in cash.

Update(s):
February 28, 2011: Mangrove Partners Questions the Proposed Sale of CPEX Pharmaceuticals and Intends to Vote 'No' on the Merger

March 04, 2011:

CPEX Pharmaceutical Partners (CPEX) received a letter from Athyrium Capital Management LLC,  in response to recent incomplete and inaccurate statements by Mangrove Partners.

0.34%

Expected to close in the first quarter of 2011 for a closing value of $270 million. On the completion of the merger, Herley Industries shareholders will receive $19.00 per share in cash.

Expected to close in the second quarter of 2011 for a closing value of $315 million. Upon completion of the merger, Global Defense Technology & Systems shareholders will receive $24.25 per share in cash.

0.15%

Expected to close in the second quarter or the beginning of the third quarter of calendar 2011 for a closing value of $277 million in a cash plus stock deal. Upon completion of the merger, TomoTherapy shareholders will receive $3.15 in cash and 0.1648 shares of Accuray common stock per share of TomoTherapy common stock. 

Expected to close in the third quarter of 2011 for a closing value of $3 billion. Upon completion of the merger, Frontier Oil Corporation shareholders will receive 0.4811 Holly shares for each share of Frontier common stock.

Expected to close in the latter part of the second quarter of 2011. Upon completion of the merger, Cascade Financial shareholders will receive approximately $0.45 per share in cash. 

Opus Bank will pay approximately $16.25 million to retire Cascade Financial's $39 million in preferred stock and associated warrants issued to the United States Department of the Treasury under the Treasury's Capital Purchase Program, and $5.5 million in cash to the holders of Cascade Financial's common stock.

Expected to close in second quarter of 2011. On the completion of merger RAE Systems shareholders will receive $1.75 per share in cash. RAE also announced that, concurrent with entering into the Vector Agreement, RAE terminated its previously announced merger agreement with affiliates of Battery Ventures under the terms of the Prior Agreement, and paid a termination fee of $3.39 million to affiliates of Battery Ventures.

Expected to close in the second quarter of 2011 for a closing value of $640 million. Upon completion of the merger, RC2 shareholders will receive $27.90 per share in cash.

N/A

Expected to close in the second quarter of 2011. On the completion of the merger, Universal American Corp shareholders will receive $12.80 to $13.00 per share in cash plus a share in a newly formed public company, which will own all the other operations of UAM. The newly formed company will have $640 million of cash and statutory capital in its subsidiaries and no debt.

Update(s):

March 01, 2011: VS Caremark and Universal American Announce Termination of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period

Expected to close in the second quarter of 2011 for a closing value of $679 million. Upon completion of the merger, Zoran shareholders will receive ADRs equivalent to 1.85 shares of CSR common stock per Zoran share held.

Update(s): 

March 01, 2011:  Zoran Corporation (ZRAN) issued an open letter to its stockholders.

Expected to close in second half of 2011 for $470 million. On the completion of merger shareholders of Genoptix, Inc. will receive $25.00 per share in cash.