Investigation Overview
The announcement by Allied Healthcare Intl Inc. that it agreed to be acquired by Saga Group Limited prompted an investigation on behalf of investors of Allied Healthcare International Inc. (NASDAQ: AHCI) concerning whether the offer to takeover Allied Healthcare Intl. and the process are unfair to investors of Allied Healthcare Intl (NASDAQ:AHCI) and whether certain of its officers and directors or others breached their fiduciary duties owed investors in Allied Healthcare (NASDAQ:AHCI) shares.
The investigation by a law firm concerns whether the Allied Healthcare Intl Inc, certain of its officers and directors, and/or others breached their fiduciary duties owed to Allied Healthcare Intl (NASDAQ:AHCI) investors in connection with the proposed takeover.
On Friday, July 29, 2011, Allied Healthcare International Inc. (NASDAQ: AHCI) announced that it has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Saga Group Limited for $3.90 per share. The aggregate purchase price for all outstanding shares of Allied Healthcare International Inc common stock, including outstanding options, will be approximately $175 million. Allied Healthcare International Inc said the $3.90 offer represents a premium of 59% to Allied Healthcare International Inc's closing price on July 28, 2011 of $2.45.
Following the takeover announcement shares of Allied Healthcare International (Public, NASDAQ:AHCI) jumped from $2.44 on Thursday to $3.85 on Friday.
However, the investigation concerns whether the Allied Healthcare International Board of Directors undertook an adequate and in particular breached their fiduciary duties to the Allied Healthcare International Inc. (NASDAQ:AHCI) shareholder by failing to adequately shop the Company before entering into the transaction.
The investigation concerns also whether Saga Group Limited would underpay for NASDAQ: AHCI shares, thus unlawfully harming AHCI stockholders. Allied Healthcare Intl financial performance was improving lately. Allied Healthcare was able to increase its 12months Total Revenue from $249.81million reported on Sept. 30, 2009 to $271.08million reported on Sept. 30, 2010. Its first three months Total Revenue rose from $65.53million a year earlier to $69.22million.
A potential securities class action lawsuit would seek to maximize the amount of money and information Allied Healthcare Intl shareholders would receive in a buyout, so the law firm.