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Caremark Rx, Inc. (CMX)
CVS Corporation (CVS)
$44B Merger of Equals - Competing Offer
Summary
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Creates an integrated pharmacy services provider
- By combining the largest US pharmacy chain with
one of the largest prescription benefit managers
- Styled as a
merger of equals
- Although many are calling deal
a low-premium acquisition of Caremark by CVS
- Both stocks fell after announcement
Announced
11.01.06
Closed
3.22.07
Deal
terms
- 1.67 shares CVS, per CMX share
- Exchange ratio based on 90-day trading average
- Pro forma ownership: 54.5% CVS : 45.5% CMX
- Name: CVS/Caremark Corporation
- Headquarters:
Rhode Island (CVS's)
- Even board split
- CVS CEO will be
CEO
CMX CEO will be Chairman
- See
8.15
of Merger Agreement
(Post-closing corporate governance)
Developments
- CMS gets a competing offer from Express Scripts
- ISS recommends CMX shareholders vote FOR
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Bidding History
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Original
CVS proposal 11.01.06
- 1.67 shares CVS, per CMX share
Express
Scripts competing offer 12.18.06
- Rival
PBM company makes unsolicited competing offer
- Offers $58.50 per CMX share
- $29.25, plus 0.426 ESRX shares
- $26B total value
- 15% premium to value of CVS merger
Enough to be a superior proposal?
- Use of cash would result in ESRX shareholders
having
57% of pro forma share ownership
CVS
adds special cash dividend 1.16.07
- $2.00 per share dividend to be paid by CMS
conditioned on closing of merger
CVS
increases special cash dividend 2.13.07
- Increases dividend to $6.00 per CMS share
Express
Scripts sweetens offer 3.07.07
- To address concerns with anti-trust delay
- Offers $0.00481 per share per day beginning
4.01.07
until earlier of closing or 45 days after FTC clearance
(6% annualized rate)
CVS
best and final offer 3.08.07
- Increases CMX special cash dividend to $7.50 per
share
- Will use tender offer to accelerate a 10% share
buyback
Express
Scripts stands pat 3.12.07
- Won't raise offer without confirmatory due
diligence
- Criticizes process used by Caremark board
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Delaware Litigation
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Delaware
Chancery orders delay in shareholder vote
- Denies motion to enjoin merger entirely
- Opinion
Court
denies motion to further delay CMX meeting
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Antitrust Issues
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Express
Scripts
- ESRX refiles HSR notification
- ESRX gets FTC second request
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Advisors
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Financial
- CVS: Evercore / Lehman
- Caremark: UBS Securities / JP Morgan
Legal
- CVS: Davis Polk
- Caremark: King & Spalding
- ESRX: Skadden
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CVS
Merger Agreement
Hyperlinked
Proxy Solicitation
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Shareholder
meeting scheduled for March 16
- Postponed from over Delaware litigation
Form S-4
12.19.06
CMX
materials
ESRX
materials
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Express Scripts Competing Offer
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Form
S-4
Schedule TO
Schedule
14D-9
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Deal Protection
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No
shop covenant
Break-up
fee
- Reciprocal $675 mm
- Agreement 11.04
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