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Laboratory Corp. (LH) to Acquire MEDTOX Scientific (MTOX) in $241M Deal

June 4, 2012 9:00 AM EDT
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (NYSE: LH) and MEDTOX Scientific, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTOX), a provider of high quality specialized laboratory testing services and on-site/point-of-collection testing (POCT) devices, today announced that they had entered into a definitive merger agreement under which LabCorp would acquire MEDTOX for a purchase price of $27.00 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $241,000,000. The board of directors of MEDTOX unanimously approved the agreement and recommended approval of the transaction by MEDTOX’s shareholders.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including the expiration or early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and approval by MEDTOX’s stockholders. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2012.


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