Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
(a) Merger Agreement
Visicu, Inc. (Visicu or the Company) announced that it has entered into a definitive
merger agreement (the Merger Agreement) dated December 18, 2007 to be acquired (the Merger) by
Philips Holding USA Inc., a global leader in healthcare, lighting and consumer lifestyle
(Philips), in an all cash transaction valued at approximately $430 million USD. Under the terms
of the Merger Agreement, Visicu stockholders would receive $12.00 per share in cash at closing,
representing a premium of approximately 35% over the Visicu stock closing price on NASDAQ on
December 17, 2007.
On the unanimous recommendation of a special committee of the Board of Directors, which is
comprised solely of independent directors, the Companys Board of Directors has approved the Merger
and recommended its approval by stockholders. A special meeting of stockholders to approve the
Merger will be scheduled at a later date. The Merger is expected to close in the first quarter of 2008.
The completion of the Merger is subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, including the approval of the
Companys stockholders, customary regulatory clearance and other closing conditions.
Following the closing of the Merger, shares of Visicu common stock will no longer be listed on
NASDAQ. If the Merger Agreement is terminated under certain circumstances specified in the Merger Agreement, Visicu may be required to pay Philips a termination fee of $12,825,000.
The foregoing summary of certain terms of the Merger Agreement does not purport to be complete, and
is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Merger Agreement, a copy of which
is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (Form 8-K) and is incorporated herein
by reference.
The Merger Agreement has been filed to provide investors and security holders with information
regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual, business or operational
information about the parties thereto. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in
the Merger Agreement were made only for purposes of such Merger Agreement and as of specific dates,
were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations
agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by disclosures: (i) exchanged
between the parties in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement and (ii) contained in
the disclosure schedules to the Merger Agreement. The representations and warranties may have been
made for the purpose of allocating contractual risk among the parties to the Merger Agreement
instead of establishing matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable
to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Accordingly, investors
and security holders should not rely on such representations and warranties as characterizations of
the actual state of facts or circumstances. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of
such representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which
subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Companys public disclosures.
In connection with the proposed transaction, Visicu will file a proxy statement with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (SEC). Stockholders are strongly advised to read the proxy statement and
any other relevant documents filed with the SEC as they become available because they will contain
important information about the proposed transaction. Stockholders may obtain a copy of the proxy
statement when available along with documents filed by the Company, free of charge, by contacting
Visicu Investor Relations: in writing at Visicu, Inc., 217 E. Redwood Street Suite 1900, Baltimore,
MD 21202-3315, by telephone at (410) 276-1960, or by accessing the Visicu website at
www.VISICU.com
, or the SEC website at
www.sec.gov
.
The Company and its directors, executive officers, and certain other members of its management and
employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from its stockholders in
connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding the interests of such directors
and executive officers in the solicitation will be more specifically set forth in the proxy
statement concerning the proposed transaction that will be filed with the SEC. In addition to the
proxy statement, Visicu files annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other
information with the SEC. You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information at
the SEC public reference room in Washington, D.C. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-3030 for
further information on the