Corgenix Medical Corporation Enters Into Agreement To Be Acquired By Orgentec Diagnostika

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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corgenix Medical Corporation (OTC QB: CONX.OB), a worldwide developer and marketer of diagnostic test kits, today announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to be acquired by Orgentec Diagnostika, a leading specialty diagnostics company headquartered in Mainz, Germany. The strategic acquisition will extend both companies’ global distribution network and broaden their portfolio of specialty diagnostic assays.

Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved unanimously by Corgenix’s Board of Directors, Corgenix shareholders will receive $0.27 in cash for each share of common stock they own, in a transaction valued at approximately $16 million. The per-share price represents a 29% premium to the Corgenix average share price of $0.21 over the 90-day period prior to the Company’s announcement on March 12, 2014, that it was exploring strategic alternatives.

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