Both Harbor Acquisition (stock symbol: HAC) and Echo Healthcare (stock symbol: EHHA) have once again rescheduled their shareholder meetings. It looks like EHHA may have some third party investors willing to purchase shares specifically for the purpose of voting in favor of the acquisition of XLNT. I wonder what management will have to kick in to make that happen.
Echo Healthcare Extends Stockholder Vote on Proposed Merger With XLNT Veterinary Care to December 28, 2007
Friday December 21, 1:53 pm ET
VIENNA, Virginia, Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Echo Healthcare Acquisition Corp. ("Echo" or the "Company") (OTC Bulletin Board: EHHA - News), a blank check company, announced at its special meeting of stockholders today that the polls will remain open until Friday, December 28, 2007 for stockholders to vote on the proposed merger transaction with XLNT Veterinary Care, Inc. ("XLNT") and the related matters set forth in the proxy statement/prospectus previously mailed to Echo stockholders. The special meeting has been temporarily recessed in order to provide Echo stockholders additional time to consider and vote on the proposed merger and related proposals, and will reconvene on Friday, December 28, 2007 at 10:00 a.m., New York time at the offices of McDermott Will & Emery LLP, 340 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10173.
"Certain third party investors have approached us and expressed an interest in acquiring shares of Echo common stock that would be voted in favor of the proposed merger. After careful consideration, we believe it is in the best interest of our stockholders to provide additional time for these investors to complete their investment and have an opportunity to vote on our proposed merger with XLNT," said Gene Burleson, Chairman and CEO of Echo.
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Harbor Acquisition Corporation Announces Its Intention to Further Adjourn Special Meeting of Stockholders to December 31, 2007
Thursday December 20, 4:20 pm ET
BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harbor Acquisition Corporation (Amex: HAC; HAC.U; HAC.WS; Harbor ) announced today that it intends to further adjourn the special meeting of its stockholders now scheduled for 10:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on Friday, December 21, 2007, without conducting any business, and reconvene the special meeting at 10 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on Monday, December 31, 2007, in order to give it more time to solicit proxies and its stockholders additional time to consider and vote on the proposed acquisition of Elmet Technologies, Inc and the related proposals at the special meeting
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