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Microsemi Announces Expiration of HSR Waiting Period for Vitesse Tender Offer
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Apr. 08, 2015 –
Microsemi Corporation (Nasdaq:MSCC), a leading provider of semiconductor solutions differentiated by power, security, reliability and performance, announced the expiration, on April 7, 2015, of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended ("HSR Act") applicable to its proposed acquisition of Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq:VTSS) ("Vitesse") through its wholly-owned subsidiary LLIU100 Acquisition Corp.
As previously announced, on March 31, 2015, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Microsemi, LLIU100 Acquisition Corp., commenced a cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Vitesse's common stock for $5.28 per share. The expiration of the HSR Act waiting period satisfies one of the conditions of the tender offer. The completion of the tender offer remains subject to certain other conditions as described in the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed by Microsemi on March 31, 2015, as amended.
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