Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On November 10, 2020, Addus HealthCare, Inc., an Illinois corporation (“Addus HealthCare”) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Addus HomeCare Corporation (the “Corporation”), entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with (i) Queen City Hospice, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Queen City”), (ii) Miracle City Hospice, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Miracle City”, and together with Queen City, “Queen City Hospice”), and (iii) QCH Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Seller”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Addus HealthCare has agreed to directly or indirectly acquire all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Queen City Hospice (the “Transaction”) for a cash purchase price of $192.0 million, representing $162.8 million of value, net of the present value of $29.2 million in estimated tax benefits, subject to customary adjustments for working capital and other items. Based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Queen City Hospice currently serves patients across the state of Ohio, including patients in the Cincinnati, Columbus, and Dayton markets.
The Transaction is expected to close in December of 2020, subject to, among other customary closing conditions, the accuracy of the representations and warranties in the Purchase Agreement, compliance with the covenants in the Purchase Agreement, completion of all required regulatory approvals, and the expiration or early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended. Addus Healthcare and the Seller are also provided certain customary termination rights.
The Seller has made customary representations and warranties with respect to the businesses of Queen City Hospice, as well as customary covenants regarding the operation of the business of Queen City Hospice during the period between the execution of the Purchase Agreement and the closing of the Transaction. Addus Healthcare is obligated to obtain (and has already bound) representations and warranties insurance. Consummation of the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement is not subject to any financing condition, and there is no termination or reverse termination fee in connection with the Purchase Agreement.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On November 11, 2020, the Corporation issued the Press Release announcing the entry into the Purchase Agreement. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits