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Special Situations Calendar
MAY 8
• 10 a.m. ET: NuCO2 Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Aurora Capital Group
• 5 p.m. ET: Waste Industries USA, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with investor group
• Midnight: Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.: tender offer for Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ends
• Charming Shoppes, Inc.: annual meeting of shareholders
MAY 13
• 2 p.m. ET: IBT Bancorp, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with S&T Bancorp, Inc.
MAY 14
• 9 a.m. ET: Performance Food Group Co.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Blackstone Group affiliate
MAY 16
• 11:59 p.m. ET: Electronic Arts Inc.: tender offer for Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. ends
• Midnight ET: Kinetic Concepts, Inc.: tender offer for LifeCell Corp. ends
MAY 20
• 1 p.m. ET: Micrel, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders called by Obrem Capital Management, LLC
MAY 21
• 10 a.m. ET: BOE Financial Services of Virginia Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Community Bankers Acquisition Corp.
MAY 22
• 10 a.m. ET: Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc.: annual meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with Shore Financial Corp.
MAY 23
• 10 a.m. ET: Draxis Health Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on acquisition by Jubilant Organosys Ltd.
MAY 29
• 10 a.m. ET: Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JUNE 5
• Trane Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on acquisition by Ingersoll-Rand Co., Ltd.
JUNE 10
• 11 a.m. ET: GMH Communities Trust: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with American Campus Communities, Inc.
SECOND QUARTER 2008
• Alliance Data Systems Corp.: acquisition by Blackstone Group
Announced: May 17, 2007
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Ansoft Corp.: acquisition by Ansys, Inc.
Announced: March 31
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• ASE Test Ltd.: acquisition by Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
Announced: Sept. 4, 2007
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Bear Stearns Cos., Inc.: acquisition by JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Announced: March 16
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• BCE Inc.: acquisition by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board, affiliates of Providence Equity Partners Inc., Madison Dearborn Partners, LLP and others
Announced: June 30, 2007
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• BOE Financial Services of Virginia, Inc.: acquisition by Community Bankers Acquisition Corp.
Announced: Dec. 14
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• CHC Helicopter Corp.: acquisition by First Reserve Corp.
Announced: Feb. 22
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Claxson Interactive Group Inc.; acquisition by subsidiary/controlling shareholders
Announced: April 2
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: acquisition by Galderma Pharma SA
Announced: Feb. 26
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• CryoCor, Inc.: acquisition by Boston Scientific Corp.
Announced: April 16
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Cumulus Media Inc.: acquisition by investor group led by Lewis Dickey and Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity
Announced: July 23, 2007
Expected closing: Early 2008
• Cytogen Corp.: acquisition by EUSA Pharma Inc.
Announced: March 10
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Draxis Health Inc.: acquisition by Jubilant Organosys, Ltd.
Announced: April 4
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc.: acquisition by Pfizer Inc.
Announced: Feb. 20
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• GB&T Bancshares, Inc.: SunTrust Banks, Inc.
Announced: Nov. 2
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.: acquisition by Macrovision Corp.
Announced: Dec. 7
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Genesys: acquisition by West Corp.
Announced: Feb. 19
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Getty Images Inc.: acquisition by Hellman & Friedman LLC
Announced: Feb. 25
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Gibraltar Packaging Group, Inc.: acquisition by Rosmar Packaging Group, Inc.
Announced: March 14
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• GMH Communities Trust, military housing division: acquisition by Balfour Beatty plc
Announced: Feb. 12
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• GMH Communities Trust: American Campus Communities, Inc.
Announced: Feb. 12
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• IBT Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by S&T Bancorp, Inc.
Announced: Dec. 17
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Lifecore Biomedical, Inc.: acquisition by Warburg Pincus
Announced: Jan. 15
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Matria Healthcare, Inc.: acquisition by Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc.
Announced: Jan. 28
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Maxim Crane Works Holding, Inc.: acquisition by Platinum Equity Capital Partners II, LP
Announced: May 5
Expected closing: By June 30
• Merisel, Inc.: acquisition by American Capital Strategies, Ltd.
Announced: April 4
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• MFB Corp.: acquisition by MutualFirst Financial, Inc.
Announced: Jan. 8
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: acquisition by Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
Announced: April 10
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Moldflow Corp.: acquisition by Autodesk, Inc.
Announced: May 1
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Navteq Corp.: acquisition by Nokia Corp.
Announced: Oct. 1, 2007
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Nuclear Solutions, Inc.: acquisition by Inter-Americas, Inc.
Announced: Jan. 18
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• NuCO2 Inc.: acquisition by Aurora Capital Group
Announced: Jan. 30
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Packeteer, Inc.: acquisition by Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
Announced: April 21
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Performance Food Group Co.: acquisition by Vistar Corp.
Announced: Jan. 18
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Restoration Hardware, Inc.: acquisition by Catterton Partners affiliate
Announced: Nov. 8
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Shore Financial Corp.: acquisition by Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc.
Announced: Jan. 9
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. merger
Announced: Feb. 20, 2007
Expected closing: May 1
• Sirtris Pharmaceuticals Inc.: acquisition by GlaxoSmithKline
Announced: April 22
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• Synplicity, Inc.: acquisition by Synopsys, Inc.
Announced: March 20
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• UAP Holding Corp.: acquisition by Agrium Inc.
Announced: Dec. 3
Expected closing: Second quarter 2008
FIRST HALF 2008
• Activision Inc.: acquisition by Vivendi
Announced: Dec. 2
Expected closing: First half of 2008
• Dominion Homes, Inc.: acquisition by Angelo Gordon & Co., LP, Silver Point Capital, LP, BRC Properties, Inc.
Announced: Jan. 18
Expected closing: First half of 2008
• ESS Technology Inc.: acquisition by Imperium Partners Group, LLC
Announced: Feb. 22
Expected closing: Mid-2008
• Grant Prideco, Inc.: acquisition by National Oilwell Varco, Inc.
Announced: Dec. 17
Expected closing: Late first quarter or early second quarter of 2008
• Greater Community Bancorp: acquisition by Oritani Financial Corp.
Announced: Nov. 14
Expected closing: By June 30, 2008
• Manatron, Inc.: acquisition by Thoma Cressey Brava
Announced: Jan. 15
Expected closing: By April 30
• Mobile Storage Group, Inc.: acquisition by Mobile Mini, Inc.
Announced: Feb. 22
Expected closing: June 2008
• MTC Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by BAE Systems Inc.
Announced: Dec. 24
Expected closing: First half of 2008
• NetManage, Inc.: acquisition by Micro Focus International plc
Announced: May 1
Expected closing: June 2008
• Pinnacle Gas Resources, Inc.: acquisition by Quest Resource Corp.
Announced: Oct. 16, 2007
Expected closing: First or second quarter of 2008
• Rural Cellular Corp.: acquisition by Verizon Wireless
Announced: July 30, 2007
Expected closing: First half of 2008
• SunCom Wireless Holdings, Inc.: acquisition by T-Mobile USA, Inc.
Announced: Sept. 17, 2007
Expected closing: First half of 2008
• Trane Inc.: acquisition by Ingersoll-Rand Co.
Announced: Dec. 17
Expected closing: Late first quarter or early second quarter of 2008
• Waste Industries USA, Inc.: acquisition by management, Macquarie Infrastructure Partners and Goldman Sachs
Announced: Dec. 18
Expected closing: First half 2008
• Whidbey Island Bank: acquisition by Frontier Financial Corp.
Announced: Sept. 26, 2007
Expected closing: Second quarter of 2008
• WJ Communications, Inc.: acquisition by TriQuint Semiconductor, Inc.
Announced: March 10
Expected closing: Within 90 days
THIRD QUARTER 2008
• Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc.: acquisition by Misys Healthcare LLC
Announced: March 18
Expected closing: In four to six months
• Atari, Inc.: acquisition by Infogrames Entertainment SA
Announced: April 30
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
• Basic Energy Services, Inc.: acquisition by Grey Wolf, Inc.
Announced: April 21
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
• Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: acquisition by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Announced: March 31
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
• Bois d'Arc Energy, Inc.: acquisition by Stone Energy Corp.
Announced: April 30
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
• Clayton Holdings, Inc.: acquisition by Greenfield Partners, LLC affiliate
Announced: April 14
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
• Countrywide Financial Corp.: acquisition by Bank of America Corp.
Announced: Jan. 11
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
• DirecTV, Inc.: acquisition by 180 Connect Inc.
Announced: April 18
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
• EP MedSystems, Inc.: acquisition by St. Jude Medical, Inc.
Announced: April 9
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
• FTD Group, Inc.: acquisition by United Online, Inc.
Announced: April 30
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
• Greater Community Bancorp: acquisition by Valley National Bancorp
Announced: March 19
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
• Iron & Glass Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by F.N.B. Corp.
Announced: Feb. 15
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
• National Atlantic Holdings Corp.: acquisition by Palisades Safety and Insurance Association
Announced: March 13
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
• ProCentury Corp.: acquisition by Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc.
Announced: Feb. 21
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
• Safeco Corp.: acquisition by Liberty Mutual Group
Announced: April 23
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
SECOND HALF 2008
• Digimarc Corp.: acquisition by L-1 Identity Solutions, Inc.
Announced: March 24
Expected closing: Second half of 2008
• Puget Energy Inc.: acquisition by consortium led by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners
Announced: Oct. 26, 2007
Expected closing: Second half of 2008
• TriZetto Group, Inc.: acquisition by Apax Partners
Announced: April 11
Expected closing: Within four to six months
• Wendy's International, Inc.: acquisition by Triarc Cos., Inc.
Announced: April 24
Expected closing: Second half of 2008
ON THE HORIZON
• Aquila, Inc.: acquisition by Great Plains Energy Inc.
Announced: Feb. 7, 2007
Expected closing: Within one year
• BladeLogic, Inc.: acquisition by BMC Software Inc.
Announced: March 17
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• Bronco Drilling Co., Inc.: acquisition by Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc.
Announced: Jan. 24
Expected closing: Mid-2008
• ChoicePoint Inc.: acquisition by Reed Elsevier
Announced: Feb. 21
Expected closing: Summer of 2008
• Commerce Group: acquisition by Mapfre SA
Announced: Oct. 31, 2007
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• CSK Auto Corp.: acquisition by O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
Announced: April 1
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• First Charter Corp.: acquisition by Fifth Third Bancorp
Announced: Aug. 16, 2007
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.: acquisition by investors led by Gores Group, LLC, Mivtach Shamir Holdings Ltd., DGB Investments, Inc. and others
Announced: March 31
Expected closing: By September 2008
• Golden Cycle Gold Corp.: acquisition by AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.
Announced: Jan. 14
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• HLTH Corp.: acquisition by WebMD Health Corp.
Announced: Feb. 21
Expected closing: Second or third quarter of 2008
• Iomega Corp.: acquisition by EMC Corp.
Announced: April 8
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• LifeCell Corp.: acquisition by Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
Announced: April 7
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• Nymex Holdings, Inc.: acquisition by CME Group, Inc.
Announced: March 17
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
• SCPIE Holdings Inc.: acquisition by the Doctors Co.
Announced: Oct. 16, 2007
Expected closing: Upon approvals
• Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.: acquisition by Mars, Inc.
Announced: April 28
Expected closing: Within six to 12 months
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