Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On June 17, 2009, HLTH Corporation and WebMD Health Corp. entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"). The Merger Agreement
provides that HLTH will merge into WebMD, with WebMD continuing as the surviving
company (the "Merger"). HLTH currently owns all 48.1 million outstanding shares
of WebMD Class B Common Stock. The merger will eliminate both the controlling
class of WebMD stock held by HLTH and WebMD's existing dual-class stock
structure. In the merger, the WebMD Class B shares will be retired and each
outstanding share of HLTH Common Stock will be converted into 0.4444 shares of
WebMD Common Stock. Shares of WebMD Class A Common Stock will remain outstanding
and will be unchanged in the merger. A copy of the press release announcing the
Merger is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated
herein by reference.
The Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and
covenants that the parties made to each other, including, among others,
covenants by each of HLTH and WebMD to conduct its business in the ordinary
course between the signing of the Merger Agreement and completion of the Merger,
and to maintain and preserve its business organizations and relationships during
such period, except as contemplated by the Merger Agreement. A copy of the
Merger Agreement is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report in order to
provide investors with information regarding the terms of the Merger Agreement
and is not intended to be, and should not be relied upon as, disclosures
regarding any facts and circumstances relating to HLTH or WebMD. The
representations and warranties contained in the Merger Agreement have been
negotiated with the principal purpose of establishing the circumstances in which
either party may have the right not to consummate the Merger, or a party may
have the right to terminate the Merger Agreement, if the representations and
warranties of the other party prove to be untrue due to a change in circumstance
or otherwise, and allocates risk between the parties, rather than establishing
matters as facts. In addition, the representations and warranties contained in
the Merger Agreement may also be subject to a contractual standard of
materiality different from those generally applicable to investors.
Additional Information About the Proposed Merger of HLTH and WebMD and Where to
Find It:
In connection with the proposed Merger, HLTH and WebMD expect to file, with
the SEC, a proxy statement/prospectus as part of a registration statement
regarding the proposed transaction. Investors and security holders are urged to
read the proxy statement/prospectus because it will contain important
information about HLTH and WebMD and the proposed transaction. Investors and
security holders may obtain a free copy of the definitive proxy
statement/prospectus and other documents when filed by HLTH and WebMD with the
SEC at www.sec.gov or www.hlth.com or www.wbmd.com. Investors and security
holders are urged to read the proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant
material when they become available before making any voting or investment
decisions with respect to the Merger.
Participants in the Merger
HLTH, WebMD, their directors and certain of their executive officers may be
considered participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the
proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of
HLTH and WebMD and their respective interests in the proposed transactions will
be set forth or incorporated by reference in the proxy statement/prospectus that
HLTH and WebMD will file with the SEC in connection with the proposed
transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of HLTH is
available in Item 10 of HLTH's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year Ended
December 31, 2008, included in an Amendment to that Form 10-K filed with the SEC
on April 30, 2009. Information about the directors and executive officers of
WebMD is available in Item 10 of WebMD's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the Year
Ended December 31, 2008, included in an Amendment to that Form 10-K filed with
the SEC on April 30, 2009. Investors may obtain additional information regarding
the interests of such participants by reading the proxy statement/prospectus
when it becomes available.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit
Number Description
2.1* Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 17, 2009, between HLTH
Corporation and WebMD Health Corp.
99.1** Press Release, dated June 18, 2009, regarding the Merger
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* The schedules
to Exhibit 2.1
are omitted
from this
filing pursuant
to
Item 601(b)(2)
of
Regulation S-K.
The Registrant
will furnish
copies of any
of the omitted
schedules to
the Securities
and Exchange
Commission upon
request.
** Previously
filed.