Natus Medical to Acquire SonaMed
April 15 2008 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Natus Medical Incorporated (Nasdaq:BABY) today announced that it
has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately held
SonaMed Corporation. Massachusetts based SonaMed manufactures and
markets the Clarity Screener and associated disposable supplies
that aid medical practitioners in screening for hearing loss in
newborns. Natus has agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of
SonaMed capital stock in a cash transaction. The agreement has
received the approval of the Boards of Directors of both companies
and is subject to the approval of SonaMed stockholders and
customary closing conditions. Certain stockholders of SonaMed have
entered into voting agreements by which they have agreed to vote
more than 50% of the outstanding SonaMed capital stock in favor of
the transaction. The parties expect the acquisition to be completed
in approximately 40 days. Other terms of the transaction were not
disclosed. SonaMed reported revenue of $3.5 million for its year
ended December 31, 2007. Jim Hawkins, President and Chief Executive
Officer of Natus commented, �SonaMed has successfully created a
distinct presence in the domestic newborn hearing screening market.
We believe SonaMed is a very well run company that has been
consistently profitable for many years and we expect this
acquisition to be accretive to earnings per share in the first full
quarter of ownership.� �We expect the Clarity screener to fill out
our product line in newborn hearing screening,� added Hawkins.
�With two-thirds of Sonamed's revenue coming from disposable
supplies, combined with their high gross profit margin, we believe
this is an ideal fit for our business model.� About Natus Medical
Natus is a leading provider of healthcare products used for the
screening, detection, treatment, monitoring and tracking of common
medical ailments such as hearing impairment, neurological
dysfunction, epilepsy, sleep disorders, and newborn care. Product
offerings include computerized neurodiagnostic systems for
audiology, neurology, polysomnography, and neonatology, as well as
newborn care products such as hearing screening systems,
phototherapy devices for the treatment of newborn jaundice,
head-cooling products for the treatment of brain injury in
newborns, and software systems for managing and tracking disorders
and diseases for public health laboratories. Additional information
about Natus Medical can be found at www.natus.com. This press
release contains forward-looking statements as defined in the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, particularly
statements regarding the expectations, beliefs, plans, intentions
and strategies of Natus. These forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to, statements regarding the benefits of the
acquisition of SonaMed by Natus, including the expected accretive
impact of the acquisition on the earnings of Natus and the
alignment of the acquisition with the Company�s business model.
These statements relate to future events or Natus' future financial
performance or results, and involve known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results,
levels of activity, performance, or achievements to differ
materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are only predictions and the
actual events or results may differ materially. Natus cannot
provide any assurance that its future results or the results
implied by the forward-looking statements will meet expectations.
Our future results could differ materially due to a number of
factors, including the effects of competition, the demand for our
products and services, our ability to expand our sales in
international markets, our ability to maintain current sales levels
in a mature domestic market, our ability to control costs, and
risks associated with bringing new products to market and
integrating acquired businesses. Natus disclaims any obligation to
update information contained in any forward-looking statement. More
information about potential risk factors that could affect the
business and financial results of Natus is included in Natus'
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007,
and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and in other reports filed
from time to time by Natus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission.
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