The Carbonite board of directors has unanimously determined that the tender offer is fair to, advisable and in the best interests of Carbonite and its stockholders and unanimously recommends that the Carbonite stockholders tender their shares pursuant to the tender offer.
The tender offer is scheduled to expire at one minute after
Consummation of the tender offer is subject to customary conditions, including (i) the tender by Carbonite stockholders of at least one share more than 50% of the issued and outstanding shares of Carbonite (as calculated pursuant to the Merger Agreement) and (ii) required regulatory approvals, including the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, having expired or been terminated and the German competition authority (Bundeskartellamt) having adopted a decision to authorize, not to oppose, or not to exercise jurisdiction over, the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement under the German Act Against Restraints of Competition. The tender offer is subject to other important conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase. There is no financing condition to the tender offer.
Complete terms and conditions of the tender offer are set forth in the Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and other related materials, which have been filed by OpenText with the
Copies of the Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and other related materials are available free of charge from
Additional Information
This communication is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to purchase or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. OpenText has filed with the
About OpenText
OpenText, The Information Company™, a market leader in Enterprise Information Management software and solutions, enabling companies to manage, leverage, secure and gain insight into their enterprise information, on premises or in the cloud. For more information about
About Carbonite
Carbonite provides a robust Data Protection Platform for businesses, including backup, disaster recovery, high availability and workload migration technology. The Carbonite Data Protection Platform supports businesses on a global scale with secure cloud infrastructure.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this communication, including statements regarding OpenText's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions relating to the acquisition, as well as the expected timing and benefits of the acquisition, may contain words considered forward-looking statements or information under applicable securities laws. These statements are based on OpenText's current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about the operating environment, economies and markets in which the company operates. These statements are subject to important assumptions, risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, and the actual outcome may be materially different. OpenText's assumptions, although considered reasonable by the company at the date of this filing, may prove to be inaccurate and consequently its actual results could differ materially from the expectations set out herein.
For additional information with respect to risks and other factors, which could occur, see OpenText's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other securities filings with the
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Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
415-963-0825
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Vice President, Corporate Communications
Open Text Corporation
519-497-0742
publicrelations@opentext.com
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