In accordance with the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2009 (the “HealthTronics Merger Agreement”), by and among Endocare, HealthTronics, Inc. (“HealthTronics”) and HT Acquisition, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HealthTronics (“Offeror”), on June 17, 2009, Offeror commenced an exchange offer (the “Offer”) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Common Stock”) of Endocare (the “Shares”) in which each validly tendered Share would be exchanged, at the election of the holder, for the following consideration: (i) $1.35 in cash, without interest (the “Cash Consideration”), or (ii) 0.7764 of a share of common stock of HealthTronics (the “Stock Consideration”), in each case subject to proration. The offer was consummated on July 27, 2009. Following consummation of the Offer, on July 27, 2009, Endocare was merged into Offeror pursuant to a “short-form” merger under Delaware law (the “Merger”).
The aggregate amount of cash paid for Shares exchanged pursuant to the Offer and Merger was approximately $4.2 million and the aggregate number of shares of HealthTronics common stock issued pursuant to the Offer and Merger was approximately 7.3 million shares. On July 7, 2009, Endocare, HealthTronics (Offeror) and Galil, entered into a settlement agreement whereby, among other matters, Galil agreed to dismiss the lawsuit Galil filed on June 9, 2009, in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against Endocare and its wholly owned subsidiary, Orange Acquisitions Ltd., an Israeli corporation (“Orange Acquisitions”) (Civil Action No. 4655-CC), and fully released Endocare and HealthTronics from all claims related to the Galil Merger Agreement, the HealthTronics Merger Agreement, any other agreements related thereto, and any other transactions contemplated by the Galil Merger Agreement in exchange for a payment of $1.75 million (the “Settlement Payment”), payable on or before July 9, 2009. Pursuant to the HealthTronics Merger Agreement, the amount of the Settlement Payment was advanced by HealthTronics to Endocare in July 2009 and Endocare paid such amount to Galil.
As a result of the Merger and related transactions, Endocare requested that its Common Stock be withdrawn from listing on The NASDAQ Capital Market as of the close of business on July 27, 2009. The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC (“NASDAQ”) filed with the SEC a Form 25 Notification of Removal from Listing and/or Registration under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), to delist and deregister the Common Stock. Upon the filing of the Form 25, the Common Stock was delisted from The NASDAQ Capital Market. On August 10, 2009, Endocare filed with the SEC a Form 15 under the Exchange Act relating to the Common Stock, which terminated and suspended Endocare’s reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, respectively.
On July 27, 2009, in connection with the completion of the Offer, Endocare terminated its loan and security agreement with Silicon Valley Bank and, pursuant to the terms of the HealthTronics Merger Agreement, HealthTronics repaid all amounts due under such agreement as of the termination date, including a prepayment penalty of $100,000.
On July 27, 2009, in connection with the consummation of the Merger and Endocare merging into Offeror, Endocare executed a joinder agreement pursuant to which it joined the senior credit facility of HealthTronics as both a loan party and a guarantor. Accordingly, Endocare has become, along with HealthTronics and the other loan parties thereto, jointly and severally liable for all obligations under such credit facility. |