CVS » Topics » We will incur significant transaction and merger-related costs in connection with the merger.

This excerpt taken from the CVS 10-K filed Feb 27, 2007.

We will incur significant transaction and merger-related costs in connection with the merger.

We expect to incur a number of non-recurring costs associated with combining the operations of the two companies. The substantial majority of non-recurring expenses resulting from the merger will be comprised of transaction costs related to the merger, facilities and systems consolidation costs and employment–related costs. We will also incur transaction fees and costs related to formulating integration plans. Additional unanticipated costs may be incurred in the integration of the two companies’ businesses. Due to legal restrictions, we have been unable to  finalize an integration plan (which includes plans related to delivery of anticipated synergies) relating to the merger of the two companies. Although we expect that the elimination of duplicative costs, as well as the realization of other efficiencies related to the integration of the businesses, should allow us to offset incremental transaction and merger-related costs over time, this net benefit may not be achieved in the near term, or at all.

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