Chief Executive Officer of Trio Merger Corp. Purchases Shares of Common Stock
May 28 2013 - 12:40PM
Business Wire
Trio Merger Corp. (“Trio”) (NASDAQ:TRIO; OTCBB:TMRGW)
announced today that Eric S. Rosenfeld, Trio’s Chief Executive
Officer, has purchased an aggregate of 100,000 shares of common
stock of Trio on May 28, 2013 for an aggregate purchase price of
approximately $1,007,000. As previously announced, Trio has entered
into a definitive merger agreement with SAExploration Holdings Inc.
(“SAE”), providing for a business combination in which SAE will
become a wholly owned subsidiary of Trio upon closing of the
business combination. The business combination is expected to close
in June 2013.
About Trio Merger Corp.
Trio was incorporated in Delaware on February 2, 2011 as a blank
check company whose objective is to effect a merger, capital stock
exchange, asset acquisition or other similar business combination
with an operating business. Trio’s initial public offering was
declared effective June 20, 2011 and was consummated on June 24,
2011, receiving net proceeds of $57.43 million through the sale of
6.0 million units at $10.00 per unit and $3.55 million from the
sale of private placement warrants to the initial stockholders and
the underwriters. On June 24, 2011, the underwriters exercised
their over-allotment option and on June 27, 2011, Trio received net
proceeds of $8.69 million from the sale of 900,000 units. Each unit
was comprised of one share of Trio common stock and one warrant
with an exercise price of $7.50. As of March 31, 2013, Trio held
approximately $61,676,800 in a trust account maintained by an
independent trustee, which will be released upon the consummation
of the business combination.
The closing of the transaction with SAE is subject to, among
other matters, approval by the stockholders of Trio and holders of
496,032 or more of the shares of Trio’s common stock issued in
Trio’s initial public offering of securities not exercising their
rights to convert their shares into a pro rata share of the trust
account in accordance with Trio’s amended and restated certificate
of incorporation.
About SAE
SAE is a holding company of various subsidiaries which
cumulatively form a geographically diversified seismic data
acquisition company. SAE provides a full range of 2D, 3D and 4D
seismic data services to its clients, including surveying, program
design, logistical support, data acquisition, processing, camp
services, catering, environmental assessment and community
relations. The Company services its multinational client base from
offices in Canada, Alaska, Peru, Columbia, Bolivia, Papua New
Guinea, New Zealand and Brazil. SAE’s website is
www.saexploration.com.
The information on SAE’s website is not, and shall not be deemed
to be, a part of this notice or incorporated in filings either Trio
or SAE makes with the SEC.
Forward Looking
Statements
This press release includes certain forward-looking statements,
including statements regarding future financial performance, future
growth and future acquisitions. These statements are based on SAE’s
and Trio’s managements’ current expectations or beliefs and are
subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. Actual results
may vary materially from those expressed or implied by the
statements herein due to changes in economic, business, competitive
and/or regulatory factors, and other risks and uncertainties
affecting the operation of SAE’s business. These risks,
uncertainties and contingencies include: fluctuations in the levels
of exploration and development activity in the oil and gas
industry; business conditions; weather and natural disasters;
changing interpretations of GAAP; outcomes of government reviews;
inquiries and investigations and related litigation; continued
compliance with government regulations; legislation or regulatory
environments; requirements or changes adversely affecting the
business in which SAE is engaged; fluctuations in customer demand;
management of rapid growth; intensity of competition from other
providers of seismic acquisition services; general economic
conditions; geopolitical events and regulatory changes; the
possibility that the merger does not close, including due to the
failure to receive required security holder approvals or the
failure of other closing conditions; and other factors set forth in
Trio’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
information set forth herein should be read in light of such risks.
Further, investors should keep in mind that certain of SAE’s
financial results included in the preliminary proxy
statement/information statement are unaudited and do not conform to
SEC Regulation S-X and as a result such information may fluctuate
materially depending on many factors. Accordingly, SAE’s financial
results in any particular period may not be indicative of future
results. Neither Trio nor SAE is under any obligation to, and
expressly disclaims any obligation to, update or alter its
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events, changes in assumptions or otherwise.
EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. (“EBC”), the managing underwriter of
Trio’s initial public offering (“IPO”) consummated in June 2011, is
acting as Trio’s investment banker in these efforts, for which it
will receive a fee of $2,415,000. Trio and its directors and
executive officers and EBC may be deemed to be participants in the
solicitation of proxies for the special meeting of Trio
stockholders to be held to consider, among other proposals,
approval of the merger.
Stockholders of Trio and other interested persons are advised to
read Trio’s preliminary proxy statement/information statement and,
when available, Trio’s definitive proxy statement/information
statement in connection with Trio’s solicitation of proxies for the
special meeting because these proxy statements/information
statements will contain important information. Such persons can
also read Trio’s final prospectus, dated June 21, 2011, and Trio’s
annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2012, for a description of the security holdings of the Trio
officers and directors and of EBC and their respective interests as
security holders in the successful consummation of the merger. The
definitive proxy statement/information statement will be mailed to
stockholders as of May 31, 2013 for voting on the merger.
Stockholders will also be able to obtain a copy of the definitive
proxy statement/information statement, without charge, by directing
a request to: Trio Merger Corp., 777 Third Avenue, 37th Floor, New
York, New York 10017. The preliminary proxy statement/information
statement and the definitive proxy statement/information statement,
once available, and the final prospectus and annual report on Form
10-K can also be obtained, without charge, at the Securities and
Exchange Commission’s internet site (http://www.sec.gov).
Trio’s directors and executive officers, as well as SAE’s
stockholders, directors and executive officers, and their
respective affiliates, may enter into additional arrangements to
purchase shares of common stock of Trio in open market or privately
negotiated transactions.
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