From: Sergey Golovanov (sergey.golovanov@iementor.com)
Date: Mon Apr 02 2007 - 00:21:00 ART
Hahaha april fools ;)
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-----Original Message-----
From: "Brad Ellis" <brad@ccbootcamp.com>
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Sent: 4/1/07 10:04 PM
Subject: News Release - Cisco Commences Cash Tender Offer for CCBootCamp
News@Cisco
News Release
Cisco Commences Cash Tender Offer for
CCBootCamp
MORE INFORMATION
SAN JOSE, Calif. - April 01, 2007 - Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:
CSCO), today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Wonder Acquisition
Corp., has commenced its tender offer for all outstanding shares of CCBootCamp
at a price of $107.00 per share net to the seller in cash without interest,
less brokerage fees and less any required withholding taxes. On March 31,
2007, Cisco and CCBootCamp announced that they had signed a definitive merger
agreement for Cisco to acquire CCBootCamp.
The Board of Directors of CCBootCamp had previously unanimously
approved the merger agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby,
including the tender offer; declared that it is in the best interests of
CCBootCamp's stockholders for CCBootCamp to enter into the merger agreement
and the transactions contemplated thereby; declared that the tender offer is
fair to CCBootCamp's stockholders; and recommended that holders of shares of
CCBootCamp common stock accept the offer and tender their shares in the offer.
The tender offer is subject to certain conditions set forth in the
Offer to Purchase referenced below, including a minimum share tender
condition, the expiration or termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting
period, and the obtainment of applicable approvals under the antitrust,
competition or merger control laws of other countries, and other customary
conditions, as set forth in the merger agreement.
Unless the tender offer is extended, the tender offer and any
withdrawal rights to which CCBootCamp's stockholders may be entitled will
expire at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, on April 23, 2007 (which is the
end of the day on April 23, 2007). Following the acceptance for payment of
shares in the tender offer and completion of the transactions contemplated in
the merger agreement, CCBootCamp will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Cisco.
The complete terms and conditions of the tender offer are set
forth in the Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and other related
materials filed by Cisco and Wonder Acquisition Corp. with the SEC on April 1,
2007. In addition, on April 1, 2007, CCBootCamp filed a
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC relating
to the tender offer. Copies of the Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal
and other related materials, including the Solicitation/Recommendation
Statement, are available free of charge from Georgeson Inc., the information
agent for the tender offer, toll-free at (888) 264-7052 (banks and brokers
call (212) 440-9800), or Lehman Brothers Inc., the dealer manager for the
tender offer, at (888) 610-5877 (toll free). Computershare Trust Company of
New York is acting as depositary for the tender offer.
Securities Law Disclosure
This press release is for informational purposes only and is not
an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The
solicitation and the offer to buy shares of CCBootCamp common stock will be
made only pursuant to an offer to purchase and related materials that Cisco
Systems, Inc. and Wonder Acquisition Corp. have filed with the SEC on Schedule
TO on March 27, 2007. CCBootCamp also has filed a solicitation/recommendation
statement on Schedule 14D-9 with respect to the offer. CCBootCamp stockholders
and other investors should read these materials carefully because they contain
important information, including the terms and conditions of the offer.
CCBootCamp stockholders and other investors may obtain copies of these
materials without charge from the SEC through the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov, from Georgeson Inc., the information agent for the offer,
toll-free at (888) 264-7052 (banks and brokers call (212) 440-9800), from
Cisco (with respect to documents filed by Cisco with the SEC) by going to
Cisco's Investor Relations Website at http://www.cisco.com/go/investors, or
from CCBootCamp (with respect to documents filed by CCBootCamp with the SEC)
by going to CCBootCamp's Investor Relations Website at www.CCBootCamp.com.
Stockholders and other investors are urged to read carefully those materials
prior to making any decisions with respect to the offer.
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transforms how people connect, communicate and collaborate. Information about
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