Covis Group S.à r.l. (“Covis”) and AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(NASDAQ: AMAG) today announced that they have entered into a
definitive agreement under which Covis will acquire AMAG for $13.75
per share in cash, or approximately $498 million on a fully diluted
basis and approximately $647 million on an enterprise basis,
including debt obligations expected to be assumed or repaid net of
cash. The offer represents a premium of approximately 46% to the
closing price of AMAG’s common stock on September 30, the last full
trading day prior to the announcement.
Commenting on the transaction, Covis CEO Michael Porter said,
“AMAG’s category leading treatments are strong strategic
complements to our existing therapeutic portfolio. Through this
combination, we believe we will be able to unlock value for all of
our stakeholders, employees and patients through the effective and
efficient management of these products, coupled with our two
companies’ longstanding commitment to expanding patient access to
therapy and putting patient interests first. At Covis, we never
lose sight that our patients are our paramount concern. We look
forward to engaging with the talented team at AMAG as we work
together to plan the integration of our two organizations.”
AMAG CEO Scott Myers added, “In the beginning of 2020, AMAG
announced that the company had undertaken a strategic review of our
product portfolio and strategy, the guiding principles of which
included driving near- and long-term profitability and enhancing
shareholder value. This strategic review resulted in the company
pursuing and accomplishing the divestiture of its women’s health
assets, and other efforts to streamline and strengthen the core
business to position AMAG for the future. Following this initial
transformation, our Board of Directors and management team,
together with independent legal and financial advisors, thoroughly
evaluated the transaction with Covis as well as other strategic
options and concluded that it represents the most compelling
opportunity for shareholders, providing them certain and immediate
cash value. We believe Covis is the right partner for AMAG,
especially in light of Covis’ shared commitment to ensuring that
our therapies will reach patients in need. We are confident the
work we’ve done will continue to thrive under Covis’
leadership.”
The completion of the tender offer is subject to customary
closing conditions, including the tender of at least a majority of
the outstanding shares of AMAG’s common stock, the expiration or
termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, and other customary conditions.
Following the successful completion of the tender offer, an
indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Covis will merge with AMAG
(the “merger”) and the outstanding AMAG shares not tendered in the
tender offer will be converted into the right to receive the same
$13.75 per share in cash paid in the tender offer. The tender offer
is expected to commence in October 2020. Covis plans to finance the
transaction with cash on hand, and a combination of committed debt
and equity financing. There is no financing condition to the
obligations of Covis to consummate the transaction.
As part of the transaction, Covis intends to enter into an
amended and restated credit facility with its current lenders (the
“Lenders”), pursuant to which the Lenders will provide up to a $460
million senior secured incremental term loan and a $55 million
secured revolver (the “Covis Debt Financing”). The proceeds from
the Covis Debt Financing, plus equity commitments from Covis’
equity sponsor, will be used to pay the cash purchase price for the
transaction and repay any of the existing AMAG debt that is not
assumed. The Covis Debt Financing amount will be added to Covis’
current $450 million term loan facility with the Lenders. As the
merger will result in a change of control under the terms of AMAG’s
Indenture governing its 3.25% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes
Due 2022 (the “Convertible Notes”), the holders of the Convertible
Notes will have the right to put at par the Convertible Notes held
by them for a period of twenty business days following the closing
of the merger.
All Board members and executive officers of AMAG have agreed to
tender their shares in favor of the transaction. The transaction,
which has been unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of
each company, is expected to close in November 2020, pending
Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) approval and the conditions to the tender
offer being satisfied.
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC is acting as exclusive financial
advisor, and Goodwin Procter LLP is acting as legal advisor to
AMAG. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison LLP is acting as
legal advisor to Covis.
About Covis Covis is
headquartered in Luxembourg with operations in Zug, Switzerland and
is a global specialty pharmaceutical company that markets
therapeutic solutions for patients with life-threatening conditions
and chronic illnesses. Additional information is available at
www.covispharma.com.
About AMAGAMAG is a commercial-stage
biopharmaceutical company focused on bringing innovative products
to patients with unmet medical needs. The company does this by
leveraging its development and commercial expertise to invest in
and grow its pharmaceutical products across a range of therapeutic
areas. For additional company information, please visit
www.amagpharma.com.AMAG Pharmaceuticals®, the logo and designs are
registered trademarks of AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
The tender offer referred to in this document has not yet
commenced. This communication is for informational purposes only
and is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer
to sell shares, nor is it a substitute for the tender offer
materials that Covis and its acquisition subsidiary will file with
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) upon
commencement of the tender offer. At the time the tender offer is
commenced, Covis and its acquisition subsidiary will cause to be
filed a tender offer statement on Schedule TO with the SEC, and
AMAG will file a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule
14D-9 with respect to the tender offer. THE TENDER OFFER STATEMENT
(INCLUDING AN OFFER TO PURCHASE, A RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
AND OTHER OFFER DOCUMENTS) AND THE SOLICITATION/RECOMMENDATION
STATEMENT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT SHOULD BE READ
CAREFULLY AND CONSIDERED BY THE COMPANY’S STOCKHOLDERS BEFORE ANY
DECISION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE TENDER OFFER. Both the tender
offer statement and the solicitation/recommendation statement will
be mailed to AMAG’s stockholders free of charge. A free copy of the
tender offer statement and the solicitation/recommendation
statement will also be made available to all stockholders of AMAG
by accessing www.amagpharma.com or by contacting AMAG’s Investor
Relations contact at rnofsinger@amagpharma.com. In addition, the
tender offer statement and the solicitation/recommendation
statement (and all other documents filed with the SEC) will be
available at no charge on the SEC’s website: www.sec.gov, upon
filing with the SEC.
THE COMPANY’S STOCKHOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE SCHEDULE TO
AND THE SCHEDULE 14D-9, AS EACH MAY BE AMENDED OR SUPPLEMENTED FROM
TIME TO TIME, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC
WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BEFORE THEY MAKE ANY DECISION WITH
RESPECT TO THE TENDER OFFER, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND THE PARTIES
THERETO.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements relate to future events or AMAG’s future
financial performance. AMAG generally identifies forward-looking
statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,”
“expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “could,” “intends,” “target,”
“projects,” “contemplates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,”
“potential” or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other
similar words. These statements are only predictions. AMAG has
based these forward-looking statements largely on its then-current
expectations and projections about future events and financial
trends as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties, many of which involve factors or circumstances that
are beyond AMAG’s control. AMAG’s actual results could differ
materially from those stated or implied in forward-looking
statements due to a number of factors, including but not limited
to: (i) risks associated with the timing of the closing of the
proposed merger transaction, including the risks that a condition
to closing would not be satisfied within the expected timeframe or
at all, or that the financing for the transaction will be delayed
or unavailable or that the closing of the proposed merger
transaction will not occur; (ii) the outcome of any legal
proceedings that may be instituted against the parties and others
related to the merger agreement; (iii) unanticipated difficulties
or expenditures relating to the proposed merger transaction, the
response of business partners and competitors to the announcement
of the proposed merger transaction, and/or potential difficulties
in employee retention as a result of the announcement and pendency
of the proposed merger transaction; and (iv) those risks detailed
in AMAG’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent
reports filed with the SEC, including its Current Reports on Form
8-K, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, including for the quarters
ended March 31, 2020 and June 30, 2020, and any other documents
that may be filed by AMAG from time to time with the SEC.
Accordingly, you should not rely upon forward-looking statements as
predictions of future events. AMAG cannot assure you that the
events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking
statements will be achieved or occur, and actual results could
differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements. The forward-looking statements made in this
communication relate only to events as of the date on which the
statements are made. AMAG undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after
the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the
occurrence of unanticipated events.
ContactsFor Covis:Arik Ben-ZviBreakwater
Strategy(202) 270-1848arik@breakwaterstrategy.com
For AMAG Pharmaceuticals:InvestorsRushmie NofsingerVice
President, Corporate Affairs & IR(617)
498-3332rnofsinger@amagpharma.com
MediaChris Kittredge and Zachary TramontiSard Verbinnen &
Co.(617) 546-4250ckittredge@sardverb.com /
ztramonti@sardverb.com
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