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As previously disclosed, on February 8, 2023, Globus Medical, Inc. (“Globus Medical”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with NuVasive, Inc. (“NuVasive”) and Zebra Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Globus Medical (“Merger Sub”). The Merger Agreement provides, among other things, that subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth therein, including the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), Merger Sub will merge with and into NuVasive (the “Merger”), with NuVasive surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Globus Medical.
As part of the parties’ continuing cooperation with the regulatory review, on March 31, 2023, Globus Medical, in consultation with NuVasive, voluntarily withdrew its Premerger Notification and Report Form (the “HSR Filing”) under the HSR Act, in connection with the proposed acquisition of NuVasive by Globus Medical. Globus Medical re-filed the HSR Filing on April 3, 2023 in order to restart the initial waiting period under the HSR Act and to provide the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) additional time to review the proposed transaction. A new 30-day waiting period under the HSR Act commenced on the date of such refiling. The waiting period under the HSR Act for the Merger will expire at 11:59 pm ET on May 3, 2023, unless such period is terminated earlier or extended.
NuVasive and Globus Medical continue to expect that the proposed transaction will close in the middle of 2023, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions. In addition to the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act, completion of the transaction remains subject to the satisfaction or waiver of other customary closing conditions, including but not limited to NuVasive and Globus Medical stockholder approvals. As previously announced, NuVasive and Globus Medical have scheduled their respective special meetings of stockholders for April 27, 2023 to vote on the proposed transaction.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed transaction, NuVasive and Globus filed a joint proxy statement/prospectus with the SEC on March 28, 2023. NuVasive and Globus mailed or otherwise provided to its respective stockholders the joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents in connection with the proposed transaction on or about March 29, 2023. Before making a voting decision, Globus’ and NuVasive’s stockholders are urged to read the joint proxy statement/prospectus and any other documents filed by each of Globus and NuVasive with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction or incorporated by reference therein carefully and in their entirety when they become available because they will contain important information about Globus, NuVasive and the proposed transactions. Investors and stockholders may obtain a free copy of these materials (when they are available) and other documents filed by Globus and NuVasive with the SEC at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, at Globus’ website at www.globusmedical.com, at NuVasive’s website at www.nuvasive.com or by sending a written request to Globus Medical at 2560 General Armistead Avenue, Audubon, PA 19403 Attention: Investor Relations or by telephone at (610) 930-1800. The documents filed by NuVasive with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at NuVasive’s website at www.NuVasive.com or at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. These documents may also be obtained free of charge from NuVasive by requesting them by mail at NuVasive, Inc., 12101 Airport Way Broomfield, CO 80021, Attention: Investor Relations, or by telephone at (800) 455-1476.
Participants in the Solicitation
This document does not constitute a solicitation of proxy, an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. There will be no sale or purchase of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Globus and NuVasive and their respective directors, executive officers and certain other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in soliciting proxies from their respective stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be considered to be participants in the solicitation of Globus’ and NuVasive’s stockholders, respectively, in connection with the proposed transaction will be set forth in joint proxy statement/prospectus if and when it is filed with the SEC by Globus and NuVasive. Security holders may obtain information regarding the
names, affiliations and interests of Globus’ directors and officers in Globus’ Annual Report on Form 10-K and Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, which was filed with the SEC on February 21, 2023 and March 16, 2023, respectively. Security holders may obtain information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of NuVasive’s directors and officers in NuVasive’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, which was filed with the SEC on February 22, 2023 and its definitive proxy statement for its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 30, 2022. To the extent the holdings of Globus securities by Globus’ directors and executive officers or the holdings of NuVasive’s securities by NuVasive’s directors and executive officers have changed since the amounts set forth in Globus’s proxy statement for its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders or NuVasive’s proxy statement for its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders, respectively, such changes have been or will be reflected on Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding these individuals and any direct or indirect interests they may have in the proposed transaction will be set forth in the joint proxy statement/prospectus when and if it is filed with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction, at Globus’ website at www.globusmedical.com and at NuVasive’s website at www.nuvasive.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this filing may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the transaction and the ability to consummate the mergers. These forward-looking statements generally include statements that are predictive in nature and depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, and include words such as “believes,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “potential,” or similar expressions. Statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and NuVasive undertakes no obligation to update any of them publicly in light of new information or future events. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement as a result of various factors, including, without limitation: (1) Globus and NuVasive may be unable to obtain their respective requisite stockholder approvals as required for the proposed transaction; (2) conditions to the closing of the transaction may not be satisfied; (3) the transaction may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (4) the respective businesses of Globus and NuVasive may suffer as a result of uncertainty surrounding the transaction; (5) the outcome of any legal proceedings related to the transaction; (6) Globus and NuVasive may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; (7) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; (8) the effect of the announcement of the transaction on the ability of Globus or NuVasive to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with customers, suppliers and others with whom Globus or NuVasive does business, or on Globus’ or NuVasive’s operating results and business generally; and (9) other risks to consummation of the transaction, including the risk that the transaction will not be consummated within the expected time period or at all. Additional factors that may affect the future results of Globus and NuVasive are set forth in their respective filings with the SEC, including the Proxy Statements, Globus’ Registration Statement, each of Globus’ and NuVasive’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other filings with the SEC, which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov, specifically under the heading “Risk Factors.” The risks and uncertainties described above and in Globus’ most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and NuVasive’s most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are not exclusive and further information concerning Globus and NuVasive and their respective businesses, including factors that potentially could materially affect their respective businesses, financial condition or operating results, may emerge from time to time. Readers are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating these forward-looking statements, and not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Readers should also carefully review the risk factors described in other documents that Globus and NuVasive file from time to time with the SEC. The forward-looking statements in these materials speak only as of the date of these materials. Except as required by law, Globus and NuVasive assume no obligation to update or revise these forward-looking statements for any reason, even if new information becomes available in the future.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| GLOBUS MEDICAL, INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Dated: April 3, 2023 | By: | /s/ Keith Pfeil | ||||
| Keith Pfeil | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer Chief Accounting Officer Senior Vice President (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||