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Special Situations Calendar
SEPT. 26
Midnight ET: Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.: tender offer for UnionBanCal Corp. ends
SEPT. 29
10 a.m. ET: Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with Willis Group Holdings Ltd.
5 p.m. ET: SRS Labs, Inc.: Dutch auction tender offer ends
SEPT. 30
11 a.m.: Fording Canadian Coal Trust: special meeting of security holders to vote on sale of assets to Teck Cominco Ltd.
Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd. subsidiary
OCT. 3
5 p.m. ET: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.: tender offer for Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. ends
Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on proposed control share acquisition by Harbinger Capital Partners Master Fund I, Ltd. and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund
OCT. 6
5 p.m. ET: Alcatel-Lucent: tender offer for Motive, Inc. ends
OCT. 9
Catalyst Semiconductor, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with ON Semiconductor Corp.
OCT. 10
5 p.m. ET: King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: tender offer for Alpharma Inc. ends
Orient-Express Hotels Ltd.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on proposed bylaws changes
OCT. 15
Midnight ET: CVS Caremark Corp.: tender offer for Longs Drug Stores Corp. ends
ASM International NV: extraordinary meeting of shareholders
OCT. 16
Noon ET: Invitrogen Corp.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on acquisition of Applied Biosystems Inc. (formerly Applera Corp.)
J.M. Smucker Co.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on proposed merger with Folgers Coffee Co.
Telefσnica SA: tender offer for Compaρνa de Telecomunicaciones de Chile SA ends
OCT. 20
5 p.m. ET: Manitou BF SA: tender offer for Gehl Co. ends
OCT. 23
2:30 p.m. ET: Edge Petroleum Corp.: annual meeting to vote on merger with Chaparral Energy, Inc.
OCT. 24
1 p.m. ET: Foundry Networks, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
OCT. 29
10 a.m. ET: Vital Signs, Inc.: special meeting of shareholders to vote on merger with GE Healthcare
OCT. 31
Migenix Inc.: meeting of shareholders
NOV. 3
11 a.m. ET: Landry's Restaurants, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on merger with Fertitta Holdings, Inc.
NOV. 21
Eddie Bauer Holdings, Inc.: special meeting of stockholders to vote on proposed amendment to certificate of incorporation
Tecumseh Products Co.: special meeting of shareholders to remove, elect directors
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
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: Third quarter of 2008
CAM Commerce Solutions, Inc.: acquisition by an affiliate of Great Hill Partners
Announced: June 10
Expected closing: Sept. 30
Celebrate Express, Inc.: acquisition by Liberty Media Corp.
Announced: June 26
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
Cytogen Corp.: acquisition by EUSA Pharma Inc.
Announced: March 10
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
Enliven Marketing Technologies Corp.: acquisition by DG FastChannel
Announced: May 8
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
Excel Technology Inc.: acquisition by GSI Group Inc.
Announced: July 10
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
Gibraltar Packaging Group, Inc.: acquisition by Rosmar Packaging Group, Inc.
Announced: March 14
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
Intervoice, Inc.: acquisition by Convergys Corp.
Announced: July 16
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
Iomai Corp.: acquisition by Intercell AG
Announced: May 12
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
IONA Technologies plc: acquisition by Progress Software Corp.
Announcement date: June 25
Expected closing: September 2008
Memry Corp.: acquisition by SAES Getters SpA
Announcement date: June 25
Expected closing: September 2008
PFF Bancorp: acquisition by FBOP Corp.
Announced: June 16
Expected closing: By the end of September 2008
Safeco Corp.: acquisition by Liberty Mutual Group
Announced: April 23
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
Superior Essex Inc.: acquisition by LS Cable Ltd.
Announced; June 11
Expected closing: July 31
Third Wave Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by Hologic Inc.
Announced: June 9
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
W-H Energy Services, Inc.: acquisition by Smith International, Inc.
Announced: June 3
Expected closing: Third quarter of 2008
FOURTH QUARTER 2008
Allied Waste Industries, Inc.: acquisition by Republic Services, Inc.
Announced: June 23
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Arlington Tankers Ltd.: acquisition by General Maritime Corp.
Announced: Aug. 6
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Camco Financial Corp.: acquisition by First Place Financial Corp.
Announced: May 7
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
CastlePoint Holdings, Ltd.: acquisition by Tower Group, Inc.
Announced: Aug. 5
Expected closing: December 2008
Catalyst Semiconductor Inc.: acquisition by ON Semiconductor Corp.
Announced: July 17
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Corn Products International, Inc.: acquisition by Bunge Ltd.
Announced: June 23
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Darwin Professional Underwriters, Inc.: acquisition by Allied World Assurance Co. Holdings, Ltd.
Announced: June 20
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
DRS Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by Finmeccanica, SpA
Announced: May 12
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Eagle Test Systems, Inc.: acquisition by Teradyne, Inc.
Announced: Sept. 2
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Fording Canadian Coal Trust: acquisition by Teck Cominco Ltd.
Announced: July 29
Expected closing: Late October 2008
Foundry Networks, Inc.: acquisition by Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
Announced: July 21
Expected closing: Fourth quarter
Gateway Financial Holdings, Inc.: acquisition by Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc.
Announced: Sept. 24
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Greenfield Online, Inc.: acquisition by Microsoft Corp.
Announced: Aug. 29
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Healthaxis Inc.: acquisition by BPO Management Services Inc.
Announced: Sept. 8
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Hilb Rogal & Hobbs Co.: acquisition by Willis Group Holdings Ltd.
Announced: June 9
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
i2 Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by JDA Software Group Inc.
Announced: Aug. 11
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
IKON Office Solutions Inc.: acquisition by Ricoh Co., Ltd.
Announced: Aug. 27
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Landry's Restaurants, Inc.: acquisition by Fertitta Holdings, Inc.
Announced: June 16
Expected closing: October 2008
Lincoln Bancorp: acquisition by First Merchants Corp.
Announced: Sept. 3
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Longs Drug Stores Corp.: CVS Caremark Corp.
Announced: Aug. 12
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Motive, Inc.: acquisition by Alcatel-Lucent
Announced: June 17
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Napster Inc.: acquisition by Best Buy Co., Inc.
Announced: Sept. 15
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Pharsight Corp.: acquisition by Tripos, Inc.
Announced: Sept. 9
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Philadelphia Consolidated Holding Corp.: acquisition by Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
Announced: July 23
Expected closing: Fourth quarter
Procter & Gamble Co.'s Folgers coffee business: acquisition by J.M. Smucker Co.
Announced: June 4
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Puget Energy Inc.: acquisition by consortium led by Macquarie Infrastructure Partners
Announced: Oct. 26, 2007
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Quanta Capital Holdings Ltd.: acquisition by Catalina Holdings (Bermuda) Ltd.
Announced: May 30
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Reliant Technologies Inc.: acquisition by Thermage, Inc.
Announced: July 7
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Sciele Pharma, Inc.: acquisition by Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
Announced: Sept. 1
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Secure Computing Corp.: acquisition by McAfee, Inc.
Announced: Sept. 22
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
TurboChef Technologies, Inc.: acquisition by Middleby Corp.
Announced: Aug. 12
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Willow Financial Bancorp, Inc.: acquisition by Harleysville National Corp.
Announced: May 21
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
Zones, Inc.: acquisition by Firoz Lalji
Announced: July 31
Expected closing: Fourth quarter of 2008
SECOND HALF 2008
Alpha Natural Resources, Inc.: acquisition by Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
Announced: July 16
Expected closing: End of 2008
Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc.: acquisition by InBev NV
Announced: July 14
Expected closing: End of 2008
Applera Corp.'s Applied Biosystems Group: acquisition by Invitrogen Corp.
Announced: June 12
Expected closing: Fall 2008
Apria Healthcare Group Inc.: acquisition by Blackstone Group
Announced: June 19
Expected closing: Second half of 2008
Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: acquisition by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Announced: July 18
Expected closing: Late 2008
Captaris, Inc.: acquisition by Open Text Corp.
Announced: Sept. 4
Expected closing: End of 2008
China Water and Drinks, Inc.: acquisition by Heckmann Corp.
Announced: May 20
Expected closing: Fall of 2008
EnergySouth, Inc.: acquisition by Sempra Energy
Announced: July 28
Expected closing: End of 2008
Grey Wolf, Inc.: acquisition by Precision Drilling Trust
Announced: Aug. 25
Expected closing: End of 2008
Hercules Inc.: acquisition by Ashland Inc.
Announced: July 11
Expected closing: End of 2008
Landmark Communications Inc.'s Weather Channel properties: acquisition by NBC Universal, Inc.-led group
Announced: July 6
Expected closing: End of 2008
Lev Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: acquisition by ViroPharma Inc.
Announced: July 15
Expected closing: End of 2008
Meadow Valley Corp.: acquisition by Insight Equity I LP affiliate
Announced: July 28
Expected closing: End of 2008
PeopleSupport, Inc.: acquisition by Aegis BPO
Announced: Aug. 4
Expected closing: Third or fourth quarter of 2008
Photon Dynamics, Inc.: acquisition by Orbotech Ltd.
Announced: June 26
Expected closing: Second half of 2008
SI International, Inc.: acquisition by Serco Inc.
Announced: Aug. 27
Expected closing: End of 2008
Wendy's International, Inc.: acquisition by Triarc Cos., Inc.
Announced: April 24
Expected closing: Second half of 2008
FIRST QUARTER 2009
American Community Bancshares, Inc.: acquisition by Yadkin Valley Financial Corp.
Announced: Sept. 10
Expected closing: First quarter of 2009
Centerplate, Inc.: acquisition by Kohlberg & Co., LLC
Announced: Sept. 18
Expected closing: First quarter of 2009
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.: acquisition by Bank of America Corp.
Announced: Sept. 15
Expected closing: First quarter of 2009
Pharmacopeia Inc.: acquisition by Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Announced: Sept. 24
Expected closing: First quarter of 2009
Rohm & Haas Co.: acquisition by Dow Chemical Co.
Announced: July 10
Expected closing: Early 2009
ON THE HORIZON
ChoicePoint Inc.: acquisition by Reed Elsevier
Announced: Feb. 21, 2008
Expected closing: Summer of 2008
Constellation Energy Group Inc.: acquisition by MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co.
Announced: Sept. 19
Expected closing: Within nine months
CSK Auto Corp.: acquisition by O'Reilly Automotive, Inc.
Announced: April 1
Expected closing: Upon approvals
Edge Petroleum Corp.: acquisition by Chaparral Energy, Inc.
Announced: July 15
Expected closing: Upon approvals
eTelecare Global Solutions, Inc.: acquisition by Ayala Corp. and Providence Equity Partners
Announced: Sept. 19
Expected closing: Upon approvals
Gehl Co.: acquisition by Manitou BF SA
Announced: Sept. 8
Expected closing: Upon approvals
HLTH Corp.: acquisition by WebMD Health Corp.
Announced: Feb. 21, 2008
Expected closing: Second or third quarter of 2008
ILOG SA: acquisition by IBM Corp.
Announced: July 28
Expected closing: Upon approvals
Nationwide Financial Services, Inc.: acquisition by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
Announced: Aug. 6
Expected closing: Late 2008 or early 2009
Nevada Chemicals, Inc.: acquisition by Calypso Acquisition Corp.
Announced: Sept. 8
Expected closing: Upon approvals
Radyne Corp.: acquisition by Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
Announced: May 12
Expected closing: Upon approvals
Tercica, Inc.: acquisition by Ipsen SA
Announced: June 4
Expected closing: Upon approvals
UnionBanCal Corp.: acquisition by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
Announced: Aug. 18
Expected closing: Upon completion of tender offer
UST Inc.: acquisition by Altria Group, Inc.
Announced: Sept. 8
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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