Answers.com Receives Early Termination of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period
09 3월 2011 - 11:42PM
Business Wire
Answers.com, (NASDAQ: ANSW), creators of the leading answer
engine Answers.com®, today announced that the Federal Trade
Commission has granted early termination of the Hart-Scott Rodino
(HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act waiting period in conjunction with
the company’s previously announced planned acquisition by AFCV
Holdings, LLC, a portfolio company of growth equity investor Summit
Partners. The acquisition remains subject to certain other closing
conditions, including the approval of Answers.com’s stockholders. A
special meeting of Answers.com’s stockholders has been called for
April 12, 2011.
Answers.com’s Board of Directors has unanimously approved the
merger and recommends that stockholders vote to adopt the merger
agreement. The termination of the HSR waiting period represents an
important milestone in the approval process for the transaction
which is expected to close in the second quarter of 2011.
About Answers
Answers Corporation (NASDAQ: ANSW) owns and operates
Answers.com, the leading Q&A site. Answers.com is a
community-generated social knowledge Q&A platform, leveraging
wiki-based technologies. Through the contributions of its large and
growing community, answers are improved and updated over time. The
award-winning Answers.com also includes content on millions of
topics from over 250 licensed dictionaries and encyclopedias from
leading publishers, including Houghton Mifflin, Barron's and
Encyclopedia Britannica. The site supports English, French,
Italian, German, Spanish, and Tagalog (Filipino). (answ-g)
Answers.com is a trademark of Answers Corporation. All other
marks belong to their respective owners.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Answers.com has filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission a definitive proxy statement and other relevant
materials in connection with the merger. The definitive proxy
statement has been sent to the stockholders of Answers.com.
Before making any voting decision with respect to the merger,
stockholders are urged to read the proxy statement and the other
relevant materials because they contain important information about
the merger. The proxy statement and other relevant materials
and any other documents filed by Answers.com with the SEC, may be
obtained free of charge at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or at
Answers' website at http://ir.answers.com/sec.cfm. In addition,
stockholders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the
SEC by contacting The Blueshirt Group at (212) 331-8424.
Participants in the Solicitation
Answers.com and its directors and executive officers may be
deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the
stockholders of Answers.com in connection with the merger.
Information about the directors and executive officers of
Answers.com is set forth in its proxy statement on Schedule 14A
filed with the SEC on July 27, 2010 and Answers.com’s Annual Report
on Form 10-K filed on March 8, 2010 and subsequent amendments.
Additional information regarding the interests of participants in
the solicitation of proxies in connection with the merger is
included in the definitive proxy statement filed by Answers.com
with the SEC.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains statements that are forward-looking
statements as defined under the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties with respect to the consummation of the
transaction. Such risks include the failure to satisfy the
conditions of the proposed transaction, including failure to obtain
the required approval of Answers.com stockholders or certain third
party consents and certain adverse changes to the business of
Answers.com, including as a result of factors detailed from time to
time in reports filed with the SEC; the failure of the committed
financing for the transaction; and potential litigation risks.
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