25.04.2008 12:00:00
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Walgreens Announces Successful Completion of Tender Offer for I-trax, Inc.
Walgreens (NYSE:WAG)(NASDAQ:WAG) announced today that Putter Acquisition
Sub, Inc., its wholly owned subsidiary, has successfully completed its
tender offers for all of the outstanding shares of common stock and
preferred stock of I-trax, Inc. (AMEX: DMX). Based on preliminary
information from the depositary for the offer, as of the expiration of
the offer at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of April 24,
2008, stockholders had tendered and not withdrawn 40,576,068 shares, or
approximately 96.3%, of I-trax’s common stock
and 214,067.33 shares, or approximately 98.6%, of I-trax’s
preferred stock.
In mid-March, Walgreens announced it would acquire I-trax, parent
company of CHD Meridian Healthcare, LLC, an industry leading provider of
integrated workplace health and productivity management solutions with
clients and locations across the country. At that time, Walgreens also
announced it had signed an agreement to acquire privately-held Whole
Health Management, another leading operator of comprehensive worksite
health and wellness centers. These worksite clinic operators, in
combination with Walgreens wholly-owned subsidiary and retail healthcare
clinic operator Take Care Health Systems, will form the platform for the
new Walgreens Health & Wellness division.
Earlier this month, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust
Division of the U.S. Department of Justice granted early termination of
the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act of 1976 applicable to Walgreens’ proposed
acquisition of I-trax.
"We are very pleased to have successfully completed the tender offer and
to be moving forward to extend our ‘Main and
Main’ strategy to include health and wellness
services at the worksite," said Walgreens Chairman and CEO Jeffrey A.
Rein. "The positive response we’ve
received for our new Health and Wellness division from all corners of
the healthcare and retail industries has been gratifying. We’re
particularly pleased to be hearing from employers across the country who
are excited about the prospects of working with Walgreens in new ways.”
Rein added, "The acquisition of these two market leaders truly
transforms Walgreens in the healthcare space and reinforces the company
as a trusted consumer brand in the eyes of our customer base. We’re
looking forward to working with the entrepreneurs at both I-trax and
Whole Health to grow the business and benefit from our respective
expertise and strengths. We have already started planning our
integration activities and are confident of realizing significant
additional value for our shareholders."
Putter Acquisition Sub, Inc. has accepted for payment all shares of
I-trax stock that were validly tendered and not withdrawn during the
offering period and will make payment to the depositary for the accepted
shares promptly.
Following its payment for the accepted shares, Walgreens intends to
effect a merger of Putter Acquisition Sub, Inc. into I-trax. In
connection with the merger, all remaining I-trax stockholders who did
not tender their shares in the offer (other than those, if any, properly
perfecting dissenters’ rights) will receive
the same price per share paid in the tender offer. Following the merger,
I-trax’s common stock will cease to be traded
on the American Stock Exchange.
Walgreens Health & Wellness division will be based in Conshohocken,
Penn., and be led by Hal Rosenbluth, co-founder of Take Care Health
Systems, newly-named president of this division and corporate vice
president of Walgreens. The combination of I-trax and Whole Health
Management will operate under the name Take Care Employer Healthcare
Solutions.
About Walgreens
Walgreens is the nation’s largest drugstore
chain with fiscal 2007 sales of $53.8 billion. The company operates
6,271 stores in 49 states and Puerto Rico. Walgreens is expanding its
patient-first health care services beyond traditional pharmacy through
Walgreens Health Services, its managed care division, and Take Care
Health Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary that manages 154 convenient
care clinics at Walgreens drugstores. Walgreens Health Services assists
pharmacy patients and prescription drug and medical plans through
Walgreens Health Initiatives Inc. (a pharmacy benefit manager),
Walgreens Mail Service Inc., Walgreens Home Care Inc. and Walgreens
Specialty Pharmacy LLC. More information about Walgreens is available at
Walgreens.com.
About Take Care Health SystemsSM
Take Care Health Systems (www.takecarehealth.com),
one of the largest managers of convenient care clinics, is a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Walgreens. The Company combines best
practices in health care and the expertise and personal care of
providers to deliver access to high-quality, affordable, convenient
health care to all individuals. Take Care Health Clinics are located at
select Walgreens drugstores nationwide, where nurse practitioners and
physician assistants focus exclusively on the diagnosis and treatment of
common family illnesses, vaccinations, physicals and screenings. Take
Care Health Systems currently manages 160 Take Care Health Clinics in 15
cities throughout 13 states, with plans to have more than 400 clinics in
operation by the end of 2008. The Company maintains a detailed quality
assurance program including collaborating physician review to promote
quality care, patient safety and state scope of practice compliance.
Patient care is provided by Take Care Health Services, an independently
owned state professional corporation established in each market.
About I-trax
I-trax (AMEX: DMX) is a leading provider of integrated workplace health
and productivity management solutions. Serving more than 160 clients at
nearly 300 locations in the United States, I-trax offers on-site health,
fitness and wellness centers through its CHD Meridian Healthcare, LLC
and ProFitness Health Solutions, LLC subsidiaries that deliver primary
care, acute care corporate health, occupational health and pharmacy care
management services, as well as fitness and wellness programming and
integrated disease management programs. CHD Meridian is focused on
making the workplace safe, helping companies achieve employer of choice
status, and reducing costs while improving the quality of care received
and the productivity of the workforce. Managing employer-sponsored
health centers for over 40 years, some of CHD Meridian Healthcare's
clients include: BMW, Coushatta Casino Resort, Deutsche Bank, Eastman
Chemical, Fieldale Farms, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey,
Lowe’s, Toyota and Unum. For more
information, visit www.chdmeridian.com.
About Whole Health Management
Whole Health Management is a leading operator of on-site and near-site
employer sponsored clinics, health and wellness centers, and pharmacies
in the United States. Since 1981, Whole Health has provided
comprehensive and integrated occupational health, preventive care,
urgent and primary care, physical therapy, fitness programs, health risk
and disease management, health coaching and behavioral health counseling
to corporate employees and their families. Whole Health clinics deliver
significant savings to corporations through lower health care costs,
increased productivity, reduced employee sick time, and decreased
pharmacy costs. Whole Health currently serves more than 300,000
employees, and in many cases, spouses and dependents, at 69 sites,
including many large corporations and Fortune 500 companies. For more
information about Whole Health, visit www.wholehealthnet.com.
Cautionary Statements This news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties (as such "forward-looking”
statements are defined under the U.S. Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act). The following factors, among others, could cause results to
differ materially from management expectations as projected in such
forward-looking statements: the inability to satisfy conditions to the
completion of the transaction; the risk that the businesses will not be
integrated successfully; the risk that the cost savings and any other
synergies from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take
longer to realize than expected; disruption from the transaction making
it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers, employees or
suppliers; social and political conditions such as war, political unrest
and terrorism or natural disasters; and general economic conditions and
normal business uncertainty and competition and its effect on pricing,
spending, third-party relationships and revenues. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
press release, and no undertaking has been made to update or revise them
if there are changes in expectations or if any events, conditions or
circumstances on which any such forward-looking statement is based.
Investors are referred and encouraged to read the "Cautionary
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in
Walgreens most recent Form 10-K, as amended, as well as the "Forward-Looking
Statements” section of I-trax’s
Form 10-K, each of which is incorporated into this news release by
reference. Additional Information and Where to Find It This document is for informational purposes only and is not an offer
to buy or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The
solicitation and the offer to buy shares of I-trax’s
common stock and preferred stock is being made solely pursuant to a
tender offer statement on Schedule TO, including an offer to purchase
and other related materials, that Walgreens filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "SEC”)
on March 28, 2008, as amended. In addition, on March 28, 2008,
I-trax filed with the SEC a solicitation/recommendation statement on
Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the tender offer, which was mailed to
I-trax’s stockholders. The tender
offer statement and related materials, as amended, and the
solicitation/recommendation statement, as amended, contain important
information about the tender offer and the proposed merger, which
information should be read carefully by investors and stockholders of
I-trax. Free copies of these materials are available at the SEC’s
Web site at www.sec.gov, or with
respect to Walgreens materials, at www.walgreens.com,
and also will be available, without charge, by directing requests to
Walgreens, and with respect to I-trax materials, at www.i-trax.com,
and will also be available, without charge, by directing requests to
I-trax.
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