Manatron Board Rejects Constellation's Proposal
22 December 2006 - 12:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
KALAMAZOO, Mich., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Manatron, Inc.
(NASDAQ:MANA), a leading provider of software products and services
for State and local governments, including its Government Revenue
Management(R) (GRM(R)) software, announced that it has responded to
a non-binding offer from Constellation Software Inc. to purchase
the outstanding shares of the Company for $9 per fully diluted
share, subject to a number of conditions. The Company's Board of
Directors has reviewed the offer, and unanimously concluded that
pursuing the proposal would not be in the best interests of the
Company, its shareholders or other stakeholders. "We do not believe
selling the Company at this point is in the best interest of our
shareholders," commented Paul R. Sylvester, Manatron's Chief
Executive Officer. "We are only two quarters into our three-year
operating and growth plan that we completed following the
significant cost restructuring we initiated last April. We believe
the Company's improvement, which is reflected in the results of the
previous two quarters, is evidence that we are on the right track
of building significant additional value for our shareholders. The
Board and senior management embrace their fiduciary duty to review
all offers which may benefit shareholders; however, after much
discussion, we unanimously believe this offer does not meet that
criterion." About Manatron, Inc.: Manatron, Inc. designs, develops,
markets and supports a family of web-based and client/server
application software products for State and local governments.
Manatron's products support the back-office processes for these
government agencies and facilitate the broader business processes
via eGovernment and Internet features, such as Internet payments
and mortgage lender integration, targeted at the needs of taxpayers
and industry professionals. Manatron also provides a variety of
professional services, including mass appraisal services, which is
the assessment of residential, commercial and other types of
properties to ensure updated and equitable property valuations.
Manatron is headquartered in Portage, Michigan and has offices in
Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Tennessee and
Washington. Manatron currently serves approximately 1,300 customers
in 30 states and two Canadian territories. Information about
Manatron, Inc. is available at the Company's site on the World Wide
Web at http://www.manatron.com/. Safe Harbor Statement: The
information provided in this news release may include
forward-looking statements relating to future events, such as the
development of new products, the commencement of production, or the
future financial performance of the Company. Actual results may
differ from such projections and are subject to certain risks
including, without limitation, risks arising from: changes in the
rate of growth of the local government market, increased
competition in the industry, delays in developing and
commercializing new products, adequacy of financing and other
factors described in the Company's most recent annual report on
Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which
can be reviewed at http://www.sec.gov/. DATASOURCE: Manatron, Inc.
CONTACT: Paul Sylvester, Co-Chairman and CEO of Manatron, Inc.,
+1-269-567-2900, ; or Cameron Donahue of Hayden Communications,
Inc., +1-651-653-1854, , for Manatron, Inc. Web site:
http://www.manatron.com/
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