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ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-15-027699
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 5
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150414
ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE: 20150415
DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150415
FILER:
COMPANY DATA:
COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CYBERONICS INC
CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000864683
STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: ELECTROMEDICAL & ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS [3845]
IRS NUMBER: 760236465
STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE
FISCAL YEAR END: 0430
FILING VALUES:
FORM TYPE: 8-K/A
SEC ACT: 1934 Act
SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-19806
FILM NUMBER: 15772310
BUSINESS ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 100 CYBERONICS BLVD
CITY: HOUSTON
STATE: TX
ZIP: 77058
BUSINESS PHONE: (281) 228-7200
MAIL ADDRESS:
STREET 1: 100 CYBERONICS BLVD
CITY: HOUSTON
STATE: TX
ZIP: 77058
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM 8-K/A</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): <b>April 14, 2015</b></font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">100 Cyberonics Blvd., Houston, Texas 77058</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This current report on Form 8-K/A (the “Amendment”) relates to the Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2015 (the “Original 8-K”). The Amendment corrects the inadvertent omission of the conformed signature and the checked box for “Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)” on the Signatures page and cover page, respectively, of the Original 8-K. Other than as described in the previous sentence, the Amendment does not modify the disclosure contained in the Original 8-K.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On April 14, 2015, Cyberonics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a joint press release with Sorin S.p.A., a joint stock company organized under the laws of Italy (“Sorin”), announcing the expiration on April 13, 2015 of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, in connection with the previously announced transaction agreement by and among the Company, Sorin, Sand Holdco Limited, a private limited company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales and a wholly owned subsidiary of Sorin (“Holdco”), and Cypher Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Holdco. A copy of the joint press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Important Information for Investors and Securityholders</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This communication is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote in any jurisdiction pursuant to the proposed transactions or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable European regulations. Subject to certain exceptions to be approved by the relevant regulators or certain facts to be ascertained, the public offer will not be made directly or indirectly, in or into any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the laws of such jurisdiction, or by use of the mails or by any means or instrumentality (including without limitation, facsimile transmission, telephone and the internet) of interstate or foreign commerce, or any facility of a national securities exchange, of any such jurisdiction. This communication does not represent an investment solicitation in Italy, pursuant to Section 1, letter (t) of Legislative Decree no. 58 of February 24, 1998, as amended.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .7pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Holdco will file with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4, which will include a proxy statement of the Company that also constitutes a prospectus of Holdco (the “proxy statement/prospectus”). INVESTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY, WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY, SORIN, HOLDCO, THE PROPOSED TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED MATTERS.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .7pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Investors and shareholders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC by the parties through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and shareholders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC on the Company’s website at www.cyberonics.com within the “Investor Relations” section or by contacting the Company’s Investor Relations (for documents filed with the SEC by the Company) or Sorin through its website at www.sorin.com (for documents filed with the SEC by Holdco).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The release, publication or distribution of this communication in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law, and therefore persons in such jurisdictions into which this communication is released, published or distributed should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company, Sorin and Holdco, and their respective directors and executive officers, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of the Company with respect to the proposed transactions contemplated by the proxy statement/prospectus. Information regarding the persons who are, under the rules of the SEC, participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of the Company in connection with the proposed transactions, including a description of their direct or indirect interests, on account of security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus when it is filed with the SEC. Information regarding the Company’s directors and executive officers is contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended on April 25,2014 and its Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, dated July 30, 2014, which are filed with the SEC and can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking Statements</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt .5pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This communication contains forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”)) concerning the Company, Sorin, Holdco, the proposed transactions and other matters. These statements may discuss goals, intentions and expectations as to future plans, trends, events, results of operations or financial condition, or otherwise. They are based on current beliefs of the management of the Company and Sorin as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, such management, and therefore, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on them. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the parties’ control. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially from those projected. None of the Company, Sorin or Holdco undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections about the business and future financial results of the medical device industry, and other legal, regulatory and economic developments. We use words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “projects,” “future,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “guidance,” and similar expressions to identify these forward-looking statements that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the PSLRA. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include the failure to obtain applicable regulatory or shareholder approvals in a timely manner or otherwise, or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the proposed transactions as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; the failure to satisfy other closing conditions to the proposed transactions; the length of time necessary to consummate the proposed transactions, which may be longer than anticipated for various reasons; risks that the new businesses will not be integrated successfully or that the combined companies will not realize estimated cost savings, value of certain tax assets, synergies and growth, or that such benefits may take longer to realize than expected; the inability of the Company and Sorin to meet expectations regarding the timing, completion and accounting and tax treatments with respect to the proposed transactions; risks relating to unanticipated costs of integration, including operating costs, customer loss or business disruption being greater than expected; reductions in customer spending, a slowdown in customer payments and changes in customer demand for products and services; unanticipated changes relating to competitive factors in the industries in which the companies operate; the ability to hire and retain key personnel; the potential impact of announcement or consummation of the proposed transactions on relationships with third parties, including customers, employees and competitors; the ability to attract new customers and retain existing customers in the manner anticipated; reliance on and integration of information technology systems; changes in legislation or governmental regulations affecting the companies; international, national or local economic, social or political conditions that could adversely affect the companies or their customers; conditions in the credit markets; risks to the industries in which the Company and Sorin operate that are described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed from time to time with the SEC by the Company and Holdco and the analogous section from Sorin’s annual reports and other documents filed from time to time with the Italian financial market regulator (CONSOB); risks associated with assumptions the parties make in connection with the parties’ critical accounting estimates and legal proceedings; the parties’ international operations, which are subject to the risks of currency fluctuations and foreign exchange controls; and the potential of international unrest, economic downturn or effects of currencies, tax assessments, tax adjustments, anticipated tax rates, raw material costs or availability, benefit or retirement plan costs, or other regulatory compliance costs. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties that affect the parties’ businesses, including those described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other documents filed from time to time with the SEC and those described in Sorin’s annual reports, registration documents and other documents filed from time to time with CONSOB. Nothing in this communication is intended, or is to be construed, as a profit forecast or to be interpreted to mean that earnings per Sorin share or Company share for the current or any future financial years or those of the combined group, will necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per Sorin share or Company share, as applicable. Neither the Company nor Sorin gives any assurance (1) that either the Company, Sorin or Holdco will achieve its expectations, or (2) concerning any result or the timing thereof, in each case, with respect to any regulatory action, administrative proceedings, government investigations, litigation, warning letters, consent decree, cost reductions, business strategies, earnings or revenue trends or future financial results.</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in .5pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SORIN-CYBERONICS MERGER RECEIVES U.S. ANTITRUST APPROVAL</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .5pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Milan, Italy and Houston, TX — April 14, 2015</font></b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;"> — Sorin S.p.A. (MTA; Reuters Code: SORN.MI), a global medical device company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, and Cyberonics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYBX), a medical device company with core expertise in neuromodulation, today announced that the required waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, relating to their pending merger, has expired, thereby satisfying one of the conditions required to finalize the merger transaction.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .5pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">As previously announced, Sorin and Cyberonics entered into a merger agreement pursuant to which the two companies will combine in an all-stock transaction. The proposed combination of Sorin and Cyberonics will create a new premier global medical technology company.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .5pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The transaction, unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies, is currently expected to be completed by the end of the third calendar quarter of 2015. The transaction is subject to approval by both Sorin and Cyberonics shareholders, the receipt of required regulatory clearances, and other customary closing conditions.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .5pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sorin and Cyberonics will provide further updates as the process progresses and relevant documents are available at their respective websites.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .5pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sorin Group (www.sorin.com) is a global, medical device company and a leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. The Company develops, manufactures, and markets medical technologies for cardiac surgery and for the treatment of cardiac rhythm disorders. With approximately 3,900 employees worldwide, the Company focuses on two major therapeutic areas: Cardiac Surgery (cardiopulmonary products for open heart surgery and heart valve repair or replacement products) and Cardiac Rhythm Management (pacemakers, defibrillators and non invasive monitoring to diagnose and deliver anti-arrhythmia therapies as well as cardiac resynchronization devices for heart failure treatment). Every year, over one million patients are treated with Sorin Group devices in more than 100 countries.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .5pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Cyberonics Inc., (NASDAQ: CYBX) is a medical device company with core expertise in neuromodulation. The company developed and markets the Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy system, which is FDA-approved for the treatment of refractory epilepsy and treatment-resistant depression. The VNS Therapy system uses a surgically implanted medical device that delivers pulsed electrical signals to the vagus nerve. Cyberonics markets the VNS Therapy system in selected markets worldwide. Cyberonics also has CE Mark for VITARIA™, providing autonomic regulation therapy for chronic heart failure.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .5pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This press release is for informational purposes only and is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or buy or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote in any jurisdiction pursuant to the proposed transactions or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention of applicable law. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and applicable European regulations. Subject to certain exceptions to be approved by the relevant regulators or certain facts to be ascertained, the public offer will not be made directly or indirectly, in or into any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation of the laws of such jurisdiction, or by use of the mails or by any means or instrumentality (including without limitation, facsimile transmission, telephone and the internet) of interstate or foreign commerce, or any facility of a national securities exchange, of any such jurisdiction. This press release does not represent a public offering, pursuant to Section 1, letter (t) of Legislative Decree no. 58 of February 24, 1998, as amended.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .5pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Investors and shareholders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC by the parties through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and shareholders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement/prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC on Cyberonics’s website at www.cyberonics.com within the “Investor Relations” section or by contacting Cyberonics’s Investor Relations (for documents filed with the SEC by Cyberonics) or on Sorin’s website at www.sorin.com (for documents filed with the SEC by NewCo).</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .5pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The release, publication or distribution of this press release in certain jurisdictions may be restricted by law, and therefore persons in such jurisdictions into which this press release is released, published or distributed should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .5pt .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Italian CONSOB Regulation No. 11971 of May 14, 1999</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .5pt .0001pt;text-indent:1.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to Article 6 of the CONSOB Regulation no. 17221 of March 12, 2010 (as amended, the “CONSOB Regulation”), NewCo is a related party of Sorin, being a wholly owned subsidiary of Sorin. The merger agreement providing for the terms and conditions of the transaction, which exceeds the thresholds for “significant transactions” pursuant to the Regulation, was approved unanimously by the board of directors of Sorin. The transaction agreement and the merger of Sorin into NewCo are subject to the exemption set forth in Article 14 of the CONSOB Regulation and Article 13.1.(v) of the “Procedura per operazioni con parti correlate” (“Procedures for transactions with related parties”) adopted by Sorin on October 26, 2010 and published on its website (www.sorin.com). Pursuant to this exemption, Sorin will not publish an information document (documento informativo) for related party transactions as provided by Article 5 of the CONSOB Regulation.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in .5pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Sorin, Cyberonics and NewCo and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Cyberonics with respect to the proposed transactions contemplated by the proxy statement/prospectus. Information regarding the persons who are, under the rules of the SEC, participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of Cyberonics in connection with the proposed transactions, including a description of their direct or indirect interests, on account of security holdings or otherwise, will be set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus when it is filed with the SEC. Information regarding Cyberonics’s directors and executive officers is contained in Cyberonics’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended on April 25, 2014 and its Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, dated July 30, 2014, which are filed with the SEC and can be obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 1.0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This press release contains forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “PSLRA”)) concerning Cyberonics, Sorin, NewCo, the proposed transactions and other matters. These statements may discuss goals, intentions and expectations as to future plans, trends, events, results of operations or financial condition, or otherwise. They are based on current beliefs of the management of Cyberonics and Sorin as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, such management, and therefore, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on them. These forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside the parties’ control. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed, and actual results may differ materially from those projected. None of Cyberonics, Sorin or NewCo undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but rather are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections about the business and future financial results of the medical device industry, and other legal, regulatory and economic developments. We use words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “plans,” “expects,” “projects,” “future,” “intends,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “guidance,” and similar expressions to identify these forward-looking statements that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provisions of the PSLRA. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include the failure to obtain applicable regulatory or shareholder approvals in a timely manner or otherwise, or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the proposed transactions as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; the failure to satisfy other closing conditions to the proposed transactions; the length of time necessary to consummate the proposed transactions, which may be longer than anticipated for various reasons; risks that the new businesses will not be integrated successfully or that the combined companies will not realize estimated cost savings, value of certain tax assets, synergies and growth, or that such benefits may take longer to realize than expected; the inability of Cyberonics and Sorin to meet expectations regarding the timing, completion and accounting and tax treatments with respect to the proposed transactions; risks relating to unanticipated costs of integration, including operating costs, customer loss or business disruption being greater than expected; reductions in customer spending, a slowdown in customer payments and changes in customer demand for products and services; unanticipated changes relating to competitive factors in the industries in which the companies operate; the ability to hire and retain key personnel; the potential impact of announcement or consummation of the proposed transactions on relationships with third parties, including customers, employees and competitors; the ability to attract new customers and retain existing customers in the manner anticipated; reliance on and integration of information technology systems; changes in legislation or governmental regulations affecting the companies; international, national or local economic, social or political conditions that could adversely affect the companies or their customers; conditions in the credit markets; risks to the industries in which Cyberonics and Sorin operate that are described in the “Risk Factors” section of the Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other documents filed from time to time with the SEC by Cyberonics and NewCo and the analogous section from Sorin’s annual reports and other documents filed from time to time with the Italian financial market regulator (CONSOB); risks associated with assumptions the parties make in connection with the parties’ critical accounting estimates and legal proceedings; the parties’ international operations, which are subject to the risks of currency fluctuations and foreign exchange controls; and the potential of international unrest, economic downturn or effects of currencies, tax assessments, tax adjustments, anticipated tax rates, raw material costs or availability, benefit or retirement plan costs, or other regulatory compliance costs. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties that affect the parties’ businesses, including those described in Cyberonics’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other documents filed from time to time with the SEC and those described in Sorin’s annual reports, registration documents and other documents filed from time to time with CONSOB. Nothing in this press release is intended, or is to be construed, as a profit forecast or to be interpreted to mean that earnings per Sorin share or Cyberonics share for the current or any future financial years or those of the combined group, will necessarily match or exceed the historical published earnings per Sorin share or Cyberonics share, as applicable. Neither Cyberonics nor Sorin gives any assurance (1) that either Cyberonics, Sorin or NewCo will achieve its expectations, or (2) concerning any result or the timing thereof, in each case, with respect to any regulatory action, administrative proceedings, government investigations, litigation, warning letters, consent decree, cost reductions, business strategies, earnings or revenue trends or future financial results.</font></p>
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