Stryker Announced Intention to Complete Acquisition of Wright Medical; Said 96% of Wright Medical Shares Were Tendered by Tuesday's Expiration
Stryker Announced Intention to Complete Acquisition of Wright Medical; Said 96% of Wright Medical Shares Were Tendered by Tuesday's Expiration
Stryker (NYSE:WMGI) by effectuating the mergers described in the tender offer statement on Schedule TO filed by Stryker B.V., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Stryker, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 2019, as amended. The previously announced cash tender offer for all outstanding ordinary shares of Wright Medical by Stryker B.V. expired at 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on November 10, 2020. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, the depositary for the tender offer, has preliminarily advised Stryker B.V. that as of the expiration time, approximately 124,901,861 Wright Medical ordinary shares, representing approximately 96% of the outstanding Wright Medical ordinary shares, were validly tendered pursuant to the tender offer and not properly withdrawn. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the purchase agreement, dated November 4, 2019, among Stryker, Stryker B.V. and Wright Medical, which are described in the Schedule TO, on November 11, 2020, Stryker B.V. intends to accept for payment all shares that were validly tendered pursuant to the tender offer and not properly withdrawn, and Stryker intends to effectuate the mergers promptly thereafter. Accordingly, as described in the Schedule TO, Stryker does not intend to provide a "subsequent offering period" for the offer.
Stryker(紐約證券交易所：Wmgi)通過按計劃實施收購要約聲明中描述的合併，由Stryker的間接全資子公司Stryker B.V.於2019年12月13日提交給經修訂的美國證券交易委員會(U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission)。此前由Stryker B.V.宣佈的對萊特醫療所有已發行普通股的現金收購要約已於美國東部時間2020年11月10日下午5點到期。收購要約的保管人美國股票轉讓信託公司已經初步通知Stryker B.V.，截至到期日，大約124,901,861股萊特醫療普通股(約佔已發行萊特醫療普通股的96%)已根據收購要約進行了有效投標，並未被適當撤回。在符合Stryker、Stryker B.V.和Wright Medical於2019年11月4日簽訂的購買協議中規定的條款和條件(如附表所述)的情況下，Stryker B.V.打算接受根據投標要約有效投標但沒有適當撤回的所有股票用於支付，Stryker打算在此後迅速完成合並。(注：根據收購要約，Stryker B.V.和Wright Medical之間的購買協議的條款和條件在2020年11月11日的附表中描述)，Stryker B.V.打算接受根據投標要約有效投標但沒有適當撤回的所有股票用於付款，Stryker打算在此後迅速完成合並。因此，如的時間表所述，Stryker不打算為要約提供“後續要約期”。
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