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Subsequent Events ??? Agreement to Sell Assets of Clinical Labs Division to Labcorp

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Subsequent Events – Agreement to Sell Assets of Clinical Labs Division to Labcorp
6 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2023
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events – Agreement to sell assets of Clinical Labs division to Labcorp

Note 13 – Subsequent Events – Agreement to sell assets of Clinical Labs division to Labcorp

 

On March 16, 2023, the Company filed a Form 8-K indicating that it and Enzo Clinical Labs, Inc. (the “Subsidiary” and, together with the Company, the “Seller”) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, a Delaware corporation (the “Buyer”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, the Seller has agreed to sell substantially all operating assets and assign certain liabilities of its clinical labs business (the “Business”) to the Buyer which are necessary to operate the Business in exchange for approximately $146,000,000 in cash (subject to certain adjustments), on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein (such transaction, the “Transaction”).

 

The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and termination rights for a transaction of this nature, including, among other things, customary covenants: (i) relating to the conduct of the Business between the signing of the Purchase Agreement and the closing of the Transaction and (ii) regarding the efforts of the parties to cause the Transaction to be consummated, including obtaining certain consents and approvals. The consummation of the Transaction is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary closing conditions, including the expiration or termination of any required waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. In addition, closing under the Purchase Agreement is contingent on the Company obtaining approval of the Transaction by shareholders of the Company holding a majority of the shares of its common stock outstanding. Certain officers and directors of the Company have agreed with Buyer to vote the shares they beneficially own, totaling up to approximately 11% of the shares outstanding, in favor of the Transaction.

The Purchase Agreement also includes customary termination provisions for both the Company and Buyer and provides that, in connection with the termination of the Purchase Agreement under specified circumstances, including termination by the Company to accept and enter into a definitive agreement with respect to an unsolicited Superior Proposal, the Company will be required to pay Buyer a termination fee of $5,000,000 or reimbursement of Buyer’s expenses of up to $5,000,000.

 

Subject to the terms and conditions stated in the Purchase Agreement, after shareholder approval of the Transaction, Buyer will be obligated to pay a fee to the Company for each day after the date of such approval until the closing of the Transaction. At the closing of the Transaction, such fee will be wholly or partially credited against the purchase price.

 

There can be no assurances that the Purchase Agreement will close and if it does close, the exact proceeds to be received by the Company.