Feihe International, Inc. (NYSE: ADY) ("Feihe", the "Company",
"we", "us" and "our"), one of the leading producers and
distributors of premium infant formula, milk powder and soybean,
rice and walnut products in China, today announced that it has
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger
Agreement") with Diamond Infant Formula Holding Limited, a Cayman
Islands exempted company ("Holdco"), Platinum Infant Formula
Holding Limited, a Cayman Islands exempted company and a wholly
owned subsidiary of Holdco ("Parent"), and Infant Formula Merger
Sub Holding Inc., a Utah corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary
of Parent ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which Parent will acquire the
Company for US$7.40 per share of the Company's common stock without
interest (the "Merger Consideration"). The Merger Consideration
represents a 21.3% premium over the closing price of US$6.10 per
share of Company common stock as quoted by the New York Stock
Exchange on October 2, 2012, and a 23.5% premium to the
volume-weighted average price of the Company's common stock during
the 30 trading days prior to October 2, 2012, the last trading day
prior to the Company's announcement on October 3, 2012 that it had
received a "going private" proposal from Mr. You-Bin Leng, the
Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and an affiliate of
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia. The Merger Consideration
implies an equity value of the Company of approximately US$147
million, on a fully diluted basis.
Pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions of the
Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company
with the Company surviving the merger and becoming a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Parent and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of
Holdco (the "Merger"). In connection with and at the effective time
of the Merger, each share of the Company's common stock that is
outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger
will be cancelled in consideration for the right to receive US$7.40
in cash without interest (the "Merger Consideration"), except for
(a) shares of the Company's common stock (including shares issuable
upon the exercise of vested options) currently beneficially owned
by Mr. You-Bin Leng, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, Mr. Hua Liu, the Company's Vice Chairman and Chief
Financial Officer, and Mr. Sheng-Hui Liu, a director of the Company
and vice president of one of the Company's subsidiaries
(collectively, the "Rollover Holders", and the shares of the
Company's common stock beneficially owned by the Rollover Holders,
the "Rollover Shares), which will be cancelled for no consideration
at the effective time of the Merger, and (b) shares of the
Company's common stock owned by shareholders who have exercised and
not effectively withdrawn or lost the right of dissent in
accordance with applicable Utah law, which shares will be cancelled
at the effective time of the Merger and will entitle the former
holders thereof to receive the appraised value thereon in
accordance with applicable Utah law.
Following the effective time of the Merger, Holdco will be
beneficially owned by the Rollover Holders and an affiliate or
affiliates of Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia. Currently, the
Rollover Holders collectively beneficially own an aggregate of
approximately 41.3% of the outstanding shares of the Company's
common stock.
Holdco and Parent intend to finance the Merger through a
combination of (i) an equity commitment of US$28.1 million by
Morgan Stanley Private Equity Asia III Holdings (Cayman) Ltd (the
"Sponsor"), (ii) an equity commitment of US$8.16 million by Mr.
You-Bin Leng, and (iii) a US$50 million term loan facility from
Wing Lung Bank Limited and Cathay United Bank.
The Company's board of directors, acting upon the unanimous
recommendation of a special committee comprised solely of directors
of the Company who are independent and unaffiliated with any of
Holdco, Parent, Merger Sub, the Rollover Holders, the Sponsor or
any of the management members of the Company (the "Special
Committee"), approved the Merger Agreement and the Merger and
resolved to recommend that the Company's shareholders vote to
approve the Merger Agreement and the Merger. The Special Committee
exclusively negotiated the terms of the Merger Agreement with the
assistance of its financial and legal advisors.
The Merger, which is currently expected to close in the second
quarter of 2013, is subject to the approval of the Merger Agreement
and the Merger at the Company's shareholders' meeting by both
holders of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of the
Company's common stock and holders (other than the Rollover
Holders) of at least a majority of the outstanding shares of the
Company's common stock other than the Rollover Shares, as well as
other customary conditions.
Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the
Rollover Holders have entered into a voting agreement with Parent
and the Company whereby Mr. You-Bin Leng and the other Rollover
Holders have agreed, among other things, to vote all of the shares
of the Company's common stock beneficially owned by them in favor
of the approval of the Merger Agreement and the Merger,
representing approximately 41.3% of the outstanding shares of the
Company's common stock. If completed, the Merger will result in the
Company becoming a privately-held company and its common stock will
no longer be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP is serving as United States legal
advisor to the Special Committee and Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. is
serving as financial advisor to the Special Committee. Akin Gump
Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is serving as legal advisor to
Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. DLA Piper LLP (US) is serving as United
States legal advisor to the Company.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is serving as
United States legal advisor to the buyer consortium. Wilson Sonsini
Goodrich & Rosati P.C. is serving as United States legal
advisor to Mr. You-Bin Leng.
Additional Information about the
Merger
The Company will furnish to the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") a report on Form 8-K regarding the Merger,
which will include the Merger Agreement. All parties desiring
details regarding the Merger are urged to review these documents,
which will be available at the SEC's website
(http://www.sec.gov).
In connection with the Merger, the Company will prepare and mail
a proxy statement to its shareholders. In addition, certain
participants in the Merger will prepare and mail to the Company's
shareholders a Schedule 13E-3 transaction statement. These
documents will be filed with or furnished to the SEC. INVESTORS AND
SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY
THESE MATERIALS AND OTHER MATERIALS FILED WITH OR FURNISHED TO THE
SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, THE MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS. In
addition to receiving the proxy statement and Schedule 13E-3
transaction statement by mail, shareholders also will be able to
obtain these documents, as well as other filings containing
information about the Company, the Merger and related matters,
without charge, from the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov) or at
the SEC's public reference room at 100 F Street, NE, Room 1580,
Washington, D.C. 20549. In addition, these documents can be
obtained, without charge, by contacting the Company at the
following address and/or telephone number:
Feihe International, Inc. Star City International Building, 10
Jiuxianqiao Road, C-16th Floor Chaoyang District, Beijing, China
+86 (10) 8457-4688
The Company and certain of its directors, executive officers and
other members of management and employees may, under SEC rules, be
deemed to be "participants" in the solicitation of proxies from our
shareholders with respect to the Merger. Information regarding the
persons who may be considered "participants" in the solicitation of
proxies will be set forth in the proxy statement and Schedule 13E-3
transaction statement relating to the Merger when it is filed with
the SEC. Additional information regarding the interests of such
potential participants will be included in the proxy statement and
Schedule 13E-3 transaction statement and the other relevant
documents filed with the SEC when they become available.
This announcement is neither a solicitation of proxy, an offer
to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities
and it is not a substitute for any proxy statement or other filings
that may be made with the SEC should the Merger proceed.
About Feihe International, Inc. Feihe
International, Inc. (NYSE: ADY) is one of the leading producers and
distributors of premium infant formula, milk powder, and soybean,
rice and walnut products in the People's Republic of China. Feihe
conducts operations in China through its wholly owned subsidiary,
Feihe Dairy, and other subsidiaries. Founded in 1962, Feihe Dairy
is headquartered in Beijing, China, and has processing and
distribution facilities in Kedong, Qiqihaer, Gannan, Longjiang and
Shanxi. Using proprietary processing techniques, Feihe makes
products that are specially formulated for particular ages, dietary
needs and health concerns. Feihe has over 200 company-owned milk
collection stations, six production facilities with an aggregate
milk powder production capacity of approximately 2,020 tons per day
and an extensive distribution network that reaches over 80,000
retail outlets throughout China. For more information about Feihe
International, Inc., please visit http://ady.feihe.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements
This document may include certain statements that are not
descriptions of historical facts, but are forward-looking
statements. Such statements include, among others, those concerning
expected benefits and costs of the proposed Merger; management
plans relating to the Merger; the expected timing of the completion
of the Merger; the parties' ability to complete the Merger
considering the various closing conditions, including any
conditions related to regulatory approvals, as well as all
assumptions, expectations, predictions, intentions or beliefs about
future events. Forward-looking statements can generally be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as
"will," "should," "may," "believes," "expects" or similar
expressions. Such information is based upon expectations of the
Company's management that were reasonable when made but may prove
to be incorrect. All of such assumptions are inherently subject to
uncertainties and contingencies beyond the Company's control and
based upon premises with respect to future business decisions,
which are subject to change. Risks and uncertainties that may cause
actual results to differ from the forward-looking statements
contained in this press release include, but are not limited to,
those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's
annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2011, as amended, and in other reports filed with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov.
The Company assumes no obligation to update any such
forward-looking statements.
For more information, please contact: Renee Ren +86-10-8457-4688
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