Equity Offerings

Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE: HCN) announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 7,000,000 shares of common stock at $48.00 per share. The offering was increased in size from 6,000,000 shares in response to investor demand.

The company has granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 1,050,000 shares during the next 30 days to cover over-allotments, if any.

Shares of Health Care REIT closed at $48 today.

TEPPCO Partners, L.P. (NYSE: TPP) announced that it has priced a public offering of 8,000,000 units representing limited partner interests. TEPPCO has also granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 1,200,000 units to cover overallotments.

TEPPCO intends to use the net proceeds from these sales of units to reduce borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility and expects to use some of the increased availability under the facility to finance capital expenditures and other growth projects.

TEPPCO Partners, L.P., a publicly traded partnership with an enterprise value of approximately $5 billion, is a diversified energy logistics company with operations that span much of the continental United States.
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China BAK Battery Inc. (Nasdaq: CBAK) announced today that it has closed a Registered Direct Offering of 4,102,564 shares of its common stock at $3.90 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $16 million. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the investors also received warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,102,564 additional shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $3.90 per share. The warrants are exercisable for 60 days beginning on the date of the initial issuance of the warrants.

The Company expects to use the net proceeds of this offering to, among other things, fund expansion of the Company's notebook cell lines, to fund working capital and to reduce debt.

China BAK Battery, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture, commercialization, and distribution of various standard and customized lithium ion rechargeable batteries in the People's Republic of China and internationally.

Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) intends to offer 20 million shares of its Class A common stock in a registered underwritten public offering. Tyson intends to grant the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 3 million shares of its Class A common stock to cover over-allotments, if any.

An entity controlled by Don Tyson, the Company's former Chairman and current director, has indicated it intends to purchase 3 million shares in the offering of Class A common stock.

Concurrently with the offering of Class A common stock, Tyson also intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $450 million aggregate principal amount of its convertible senior notes due 2013 in a registered underwritten public offering.

Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE: HCN) intends to offer 6,000,000 shares of its common stock. Health Care REIT intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 900,000 shares to cover over-allotments, if any.

Health Care REIT intends to use the net proceeds of the offering to invest in additional senior housing and health care properties. Pending such use, the proceeds will be used to repay borrowings under the company’s unsecured line of credit.