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This excerpt taken from the EYE 8-K filed Apr 3, 2007. 6.06 Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Loan Parties, threatened, at law, in equity, in arbitration or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that (a) challenges the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (b) could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (c) challenges the IntraLase Acquisition in a manner that could reasonably be expected to be material and adverse to the consummation of the IntraLase Acquistion. This excerpt taken from the EYE 8-K filed Jul 13, 2005. 8. Litigation
On or about November 12, 2004, two putative class action lawsuits were filed in the Superior Court of the State of California, County of Santa Clara, against VISX and the VISX Board of Directors. The cases were captioned William Kinchy vs. VISX, Incorporated, et al., Case No. 104CV030447 and Douglas Shearer vs. VISX, Incorporated, et al., Case No. 104CV030452. On January 27, 2005, the court ordered the two cases consolidated under the Kinchy case. On January 28, 2005, William Kinchy filed an amended complaint that alleges, among other things, that the VISX Board of Directors and certain executive officers breached their fiduciary duties of loyalty and due care by approving the merger agreement with AMO and the merger contemplated by the merger agreement without undertaking sufficient efforts to obtain the best offer possible for stockholders. The complaint further alleges that the consideration to be paid in the merger is unfair and inadequate, and that the defendants breached their fiduciary duties of care, loyalty and candor to VISXs public stockholders in connection with the merger. The complaint seeks an injunction prohibiting VISX from consummating the merger and rights of rescission against the merger and any of the terms of the merger agreement, as well as attorneys fees and costs.
On March 14, 2005, we reached an agreement in principle with plaintiffs counsel pursuant to which plaintiff will release the defendants, as well as AMO and certain VISX agents and affiliates, from all claims that have been brought or could have been brought under state or federal law arising out of or relating to the merger. The settlement agreement remains subject to approval by the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of Santa Clara, which is not expected to be obtained prior to the completion of the merger. Under the agreement in principle, we agreed to make certain additional disclosures that have been included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus. In addition, we have agreed that we will not oppose a fee application by plaintiffs counsel of up to $500,000. As of March 31, 2005 we have recorded all costs that we expect to incur in connection with the proposed settlement. The settlement does not contemplate any changes to the merger agreement or the merger.
In or about October 2001, we terminated a Development and Supply Agreement with Aculight Corporation (the Agreement). The Agreement requires that before any party may commence litigation for any controversy or claim arising under the Agreement, such claim must first be submitted to nonbinding mediation. Aculight has corresponded with us concerning a claim that it is owed approximately $1.9 million in cancellation fees by virtue of our termination of the Agreement. We deny that any amounts are owed because Aculight was in breach of certain obligations under the Agreement at the time of termination; Aculight contends that it did not breach any such obligations. Aculight demanded mediation of this dispute pursuant to the Agreement, and in January 2005, we scheduled mediation before Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services (JAMS) for March 25, 2005. This mediation is currently ongoing with no agreement having yet been reached. While it is not feasible to predict or determine with certainty the final outcome of the mediation, or any lawsuit filed by Aculight if the parties dispute is not resolved by mediation, we believe any such lawsuit would be without merit, and that the mediation or lawsuit would not be likely to give rise to any liability that would materially affect our financial condition or results of operations.
We are involved in various other legal proceedings and disputes that arise in the normal course of business. These matters include product liability actions, contract disputes and other matters. Based on currently available information, we believe we have meritorious defenses to these actions and that resolution of these cases is not likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or future results of operations.
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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements are presented to illustrate the estimated effects of our acquisition of Pfizers ophthalmic surgical business in June 2004, the VISX merger in May 2005 and, in each case, the related financing transactions (collectively, the Transactions) on our historical financial position and our results of operations. We have derived our historical consolidated financial data for the year ended December 31, 2004 from our audited consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference herein (adjusted to give pro forma effect to our acquisition of Pfizers ophthalmic surgical business as described in the accompanying notes). We have derived our historical consolidated financial data as of and for the three months ended March 25, 2005 from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference herein. We have derived VISXs historical consolidated financial data for the year ended December 31, 2004 from VISXs audited consolidated financial statements, and have derived VISXs historical consolidated financial data as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2005 from VISXs unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in each case which are available in the reports that were previously filed by VISX with the SEC.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operation for the year ended December 31, 2004 and the three months ended March 25, 2005 assume that the Transactions took place on January 1, 2004. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 25, 2005 assumes that the Transactions took place on that date. The information presented in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements does not purport to represent what our financial position or results of operations would have been had the Transactions occurred as of the dates indicated, nor is it indicative of our future financial position or results of operations for any period. In addition, AMO, Pfizers ophthalmic surgical business and VISX may have performed differently had they always been combined. You should not rely on this information as being indicative of the historical results that would have been achieved had the companies always been combined or the future results that the combined company will experience after the VISX merger.
The pro forma adjustments are based upon available information and certain assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. A final determination of fair values relating to the VISX merger may differ materially from the preliminary estimates and will include managements final valuation of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed. This final valuation will be based on the actual net tangible assets of VISX that exist as of the date of the completion of the VISX merger. The final valuation may change the allocations of the purchase price, which could affect the fair value assigned to the assets and liabilities and could result in a change to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements data.
These unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes and assumptions and the historical consolidated financial statements and related notes contained in the annual, quarterly and other reports filed by us and VISX with the SEC.
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