Rural/Metro Corporation to Be Acquired by Warburg Pincus for $17.25 per Share

Rural/Metro Corporation RURL today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement for the acquisition of the Company by the private equity firm Warburg Pincus in an all-cash transaction. Under terms of the agreement, Rural/Metro shareholders will receive $17.25 per share of common stock in cash, representing a 37% premium over the closing price on March 25, 2011 and a 28% premium over the volume weighted average share price over the previous month.