Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. Stockholders Approve Acquisition by Siemens Healthineers
25 Oktober 2019 - 2:45PM
Business Wire
At a special meeting today, stockholders of Corindus Vascular
Robotics, Inc. (“Corindus” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: CVRS)
approved the adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the
“Merger Agreement”), dated as of August 7, 2019, by and among
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. (“SMS USA”), Corpus Merger Inc.
(“Merger Sub”) and Corindus. Subject to the terms and conditions of
the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub, a wholly owned subsidiary of SMS
USA, will be merged with and into Corindus, with Corindus surviving
the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of SMS USA. The Company’s
stockholders also approved the proposal to approve, on an advisory
(non-binding) basis, specified compensation payable to the
Company’s named executive officers in connection with the
merger.
The parties anticipate that the transaction will close on
October 29, 2019, and the parties intend that promptly thereafter
Corindus will be delisted from the NYSE American. At the closing of
the merger, the Company’s stockholders will receive: (i) $4.28 in
cash, without interest, subject to any applicable withholding
taxes, for each share of common stock of Corindus; and (ii) $85.60
in cash, without interest, subject to any applicable withholding
taxes, for each share of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of
Corindus and for each share of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred
Stock of Corindus, that they own immediately prior to the effective
time of the merger.
About Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc.
Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. is a global technology leader
in robotic-assisted vascular interventions. The Company’s CorPath®
platform is the first FDA-cleared medical device to bring robotic
precision to percutaneous coronary and vascular procedures. CorPath
GRX is the second-generation robotic-assisted technology offering
enhancements to the platform by adding important key upgrades that
increase precision, improve workflow, and extend the capabilities
and range of procedures that can be performed robotically. We are
focused on developing innovative robotic solutions to revolutionize
treatment of emergent conditions by providing specialized and
timely medical care to patients around the world. For additional
information, visit www.corindus.com,
and follow @CorindusInc.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this release that are not statements of
historical or current facts are “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Forward-looking statements may involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual
results, performance or achievements of Corindus to be materially
different from historical results or from any future results or
projections expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on
any forward-looking statements. In addition to statements that
explicitly describe such risks and uncertainties, readers are urged
to consider statements in the conditional or future tenses or that
includes terms such as “believes,” “belief,” “expects,”
“estimates,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “should” or “plans” to be
uncertain and forward-looking. Forward-looking statements may
include comments as to Corindus’ beliefs and expectations as to
future events and trends affecting its business and are necessarily
subject to uncertainties, many of which are outside Corindus’
control.
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements
are described in the sections titled “Risk Factors” in the
Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q, as well as Current Reports on Form 8-K,
including, but not limited to, the following: the risk that one or
more conditions to the proposed merger may not be satisfied in the
anticipated timeframe, or at all, or that the proposed merger might
otherwise not occur; the risk of litigation and/or regulatory
actions related to the proposed merger; other business effects,
including the effects of industry, market, economic, political or
regulatory conditions; our ability to expand our technology
platform and achieve the advances necessary for telestenting and
remote procedures, including in humans; our ability to expand our
technology platform for use in other segments of the vascular
intervention market, including neurointerventional and other more
complex cardiac interventions; obtaining necessary regulatory
approvals for the use on humans and marketing of our products in
the United States and in other countries, including for stroke and
other neurovascular interventions; the rate of adoption of our
CorPath System and the rate of use of our cassettes; risks
associated with market acceptance, including pricing and
reimbursement; our ability to enforce our intellectual property
rights; our need for additional funds to support our operations;
our ability to manage expenses and cash flow; factors relating to
engineering, regulatory, manufacturing, sales and customer service
challenges; potential safety and regulatory issues that could slow
or suspend our sales; and the effect of credit, financial and
economic conditions on capital spending by our potential customers.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.
Corindus undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise that occur after that date. More
information is available on Corindus’ website at
www.corindus.com.
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Media Contact Matter for Corindus Jill Gross 978-518-4536
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Investor Contact In-Site Communications, Inc. Lisa Wilson
917-543-9932 ir@corindus.com
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