Beretta Holding S.A. announced today the preliminary results of its cash tender offer to purchase up to 2,400,184 of the outstanding shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) at a price of $44.80 per share in cash. The Tender Offer expired at one minute following 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on Thursday, October 15.
Based on a preliminary count by the depositary for the Tender Offer, a total of 3,589,647 Shares were validly tendered and not properly withdrawn, excluding 2,652,256 Shares tendered by notice of guaranteed delivery.
Because the Tender Offer was oversubscribed, the number of Shares that Beretta Holding will purchase from each tendering stockholder will be prorated to limit the aggregate purchase to 2,400,184 Shares.
Based on the preliminary information provided by the depositary, and including all Shares tendered by notice of guaranteed delivery, Beretta Holding estimates that the proration factor for the Tender Offer will be approximately 38.45%.
The proration factor is based on the depositary's preliminary count and the assumption that all Shares tendered by notice of guaranteed delivery will be delivered within the required one-trading-day period, and is subject to confirmation by the depositary. The final proration factor will be announced following the expiration of the guaranteed delivery period and completion by the depositary of its confirmation process.
RGR shares dipped $1.22, or 2.8%, to $41.76.
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