Steel Connect Calls on DMC Global to Meaningfully Engage Around Acquisition Proposal that Would Provide Certain, Premium Value to Shareholders
17 Septembre 2024 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
Steel Reiterates Proposal to Acquire the
Company for $16.50 Per Share in Cash and Issues Public Letter to
DMC Board
Proposal Represents ~51% Premium to DMC’s
Current Share Price, Which Has Declined Significantly in Recent
Months
Steel is Alternatively Open to Discussing
Acquisition of DMC’s DynaEnergetics and NobelClad Businesses
Steel Connect, Inc. (together with its affiliates, “Steel”),
which beneficially owns approximately 9.8% of the outstanding
shares of DMC Global Inc. (Nasdaq: BOOM) (the “Company”), today
issued a public letter to the Company’s Board of Directors (the
“Board”). The full text of the letter is below.
Dear DMC Board Members,
On May 31, 2024, we made a proposal to acquire all the remaining
shares of DMC that we do not already own for $16.50 in cash. Today
we are reiterating that proposal which, as we previously indicated,
is not subject to any financing contingency and would provide
shareholders with maximum value. At the time of our initial
proposal, it represented a 25% premium to DMC’s share price. Today
it represents an approximately 51% premium.
We have consistently made clear – both publicly in the
disclosure of our proposal and in private communications – our
desire to engage in constructive discussions and limited
confirmatory due diligence with the goal of swiftly consummating a
transaction. Unfortunately, no real progress has occurred since May
due to your refusal to agree to reasonable requests we have made
prior to entering into a confidentiality agreement with you.
Further, the Company has taken a number of other actions that we
view as detrimental to shareholders, including refusing to allow us
to show our support for the stock by acquiring additional shares in
the open market and failing to provide any updates about the
Company’s strategic alternatives process or transparency regarding
the status or valuation of the put/call right for Arcadia.
Shareholders deserve better.
To not engage in an actionable manner with an interested buyer
over the course of three and a half months is, in our opinion,
counter to the best interests of all DMC shareholders. Such a delay
is made even worse by the fact that DMC’s share price has declined
precipitously – by approximately 17.5% – since our proposal became
public. It is unacceptable for shareholders to watch their
investment evaporate while the Board fails to entertain a serious
proposal that would provide certain near-term value.
We stand ready to engage in good faith around our proposal.
Additionally, as an alternative to an acquisition of the entirety
of DMC, we would be open to acquiring DMC’s DynaEnergetics and
NobelClad businesses for a combination of our current shareholdings
and cash for approximately $185 million in the aggregate.
It is our hope that we can execute a nondisclosure agreement,
expeditiously conduct due diligence and agree on a transaction in
short order. However, should you continue to refuse to enter into
discussions, we will consider all potential alternatives available
to us as shareholders, including potentially commencing a tender
offer for the remaining outstanding shares of DMC that we do not
own.
Sincerely,
Warren Lichtenstein
Executive Chairman, Steel Connect
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