ENVISION HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (NYSE:EVHC) Files An 8-K Other Events

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ENVISION HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (NYSE:EVHC) Files An 8-K Other Events

ENVISION HEALTHCARE CORPORATION (NYSE:EVHC) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item 8.01. Other Events.

As previously disclosed, Envision Healthcare Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of June10, 2018, with Enterprise Parent Holdings Inc., an affiliate of investment funds affiliated with Kohlberg Kravis Roberts& Co. L.P. (“Parent”), and Enterprise Merger Sub Inc., an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), providing for the merger (the “Merger”) of Merger Sub with and into the Company for approximately $9.9billion in cash. On July19, 2018, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), in connection with the Merger.

Early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act satisfies one of the conditions to the closing of the Merger. The closing of the Merger remains subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the remaining conditions to the Merger set forth in the Merger Agreement, including stockholder approval of the Merger at the Company’s 2018 annual meeting.

Additional Information and Where to Find It

This communication relates to the proposed merger transaction involving the Company. In connection with the proposed transaction, the Company has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The definitive proxy statement, when available, and other relevant documents will be sent or given to the stockholders of the Company and will contain important information about the proposed transaction and related matters. This communication is not a substitute for the proxy statement or any other document that the Company may file with the SEC or send to its stockholders in connection with the proposed transaction. BEFORE MAKING ANY VOTING DECISION, STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING THE PROXY STATEMENT, WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders will be able to obtain the documents (when available) free of charge at the SEC’s website, http://www.sec.gov, and the Company’s website, www.evhc.net.

Participants in the Solicitation

The Company and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the holders of Company common stock in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of the Company is set forth in the preliminary proxy statement filed by the Company with the SEC on July9, 2018 in connection with the proposed transaction and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December31, 2017 filed with the SEC on March1, 2018, as amended by the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April30, 2018. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the definitive proxy statement when it becomes available.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements and information in this communication may be deemed to be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements relating to the proposed transaction, the Company’s financial and operating objectives, plans and strategies, industry trends, and all statements (other than statements of historical fact) that address activities, events or developments that the Company intends, expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. These statements are often characterized by terminology such as “believe,” “hope,” “may,” “anticipate,” “should,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “expect,” “estimate,” “project,” “positioned,” “strategy” and similar expressions, and are based on assumptions and assessments made by the Company’s management in light of their experience and their perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments, and other factors they believe to be appropriate. Any forward-looking statements in this communication are made as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no duty to update or revise any such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Whether actual results will conform to expectations and predictions is subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, including: (i)risks and uncertainties discussed in the reports and other documents that the Company files with the SEC; (ii)risks related to the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; (iii)the failure to obtain Company stockholder approval of the transaction or required regulatory approvals or the failure to satisfy any of the other conditions to the completion of the transaction; (iv)the effect of the announcement of the transaction on the ability of the Company to retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with its customers, suppliers, partners and others with whom it does business, or on its operating results and businesses generally; (v)risks associated with the disruption of management’s attention from ongoing business operations due to the transaction; (vi)the ability to meet expectations regarding the timing and completion of the transaction; (vii)general economic, market, or business conditions; (viii)the impact of legislative or regulatory changes, such as changes to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; (ix) changes in governmental reimbursement programs; (x)decreases in revenue and profit margin under fee-for-service contracts due to changes in volume, payor mix and reimbursement rates; (xi)the loss of existing contracts; and (xii)other circumstances beyond the Company’s control.