EXAMWORKS GROUP, INC.
ATLANTA, GA., May 05, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ExamWorks Group, Inc. (NYSE:EXAM) announced today that the company will release first quarter 2016 financial results on Tuesday, May 10th after the market close. Due to the pending merger transaction with Leonard Green & Partners, L.P. and open “go shop” period, the Company will not be hosting a conference call to discuss quarterly results. For additional information regarding the pending transaction, please visit the Investor Relations section of the ExamWorks website at http://investorrelations.examworks.com/.
About ExamWorks Group
ExamWorks Group, Inc. is a leading provider of independent medical examinations, peer reviews, bill reviews, Medicare compliance services, case management services, record retrieval, document management and related services (“IME services”). We help our clients manage costs and enhance their risk management processes by verifying the validity, nature, cause and extent of claims, identifying fraud and providing fast, efficient and quality IME services. ExamWorks is focused on providing clients a national presence while maintaining the local service and capabilities they need and expect.
Important Additional Information
In connection with the proposed merger, ExamWorks intends to file relevant materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including a preliminary proxy statement on Schedule 14A. Following the filing of the definitive proxy statement with the SEC, ExamWorks will distribute the definitive proxy statement and a proxy card to each shareholder entitled to vote at the special meeting relating to the proposed merger. SHAREHOLDERS ARE URGED TO CAREFULLY READ THESE MATERIALS IN THEIR ENTIRETY (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT EXAMWORKS WILL FILE WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. The proxy statement and other relevant materials (when available), and any and all documents filed by ExamWorks with the SEC, may also be obtained for free at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, shareholders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by ExamWorks via the Investor Relations section of the ExamWorks website at www.examworks.com; by contacting Investor Relations by directing a request to ExamWorks, Attention: Investor Relations, 3280 Peachtree Road, Suite 2625, Atlanta, Georgia, 30305; or by calling 404-952-2400.
This document does not constitute a solicitation of proxy, an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. ExamWorks, its directors, executive officers and certain employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the shareholders of ExamWorks in connection with the proposed merger. Information about the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be considered to be participants in the solicitation of ExamWorks stockholders in connection with the proposed merger, and any interest they have in the proposed merger, will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement when it is filed with the SEC. Additional information regarding these individuals is set forth in ExamWorks proxy statement for its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 25, 2015, its Annual Report on Form 10K and 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, which were filed with the SEC on March 26, 2016 and April 29, 2016, respectively, and in subsequent documents filed with the SEC. These documents (when available) may be obtained for free at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and via the Investor Relations section of the ExamWorks website at www.examworks.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made in this press release that express ExamWorks’ or management’s intentions, plans, beliefs, expectations or predictions of future events are forward-looking statements, which ExamWorks intends to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements often include words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “estimate,” or the negative of these terms or other similar expressions that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes. Forward-looking statements may include information concerning ExamWorks’ possible or assumed future results of operations, including descriptions of ExamWorks’ revenues, profitability, outlook and overall business strategy. You should not place undue reliance on these statements because they are subject to numerous uncertainties and factors relating to ExamWorks’ operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond ExamWorks’ control. Although ExamWorks believes that these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many uncertainties and factors could affect ExamWorks’ actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to: ExamWorks may be unable to obtain shareholder approval as required for the merger; conditions to the closing of the merger, including the obtaining of required regulatory approvals, may not be satisfied; the merger may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; the business of ExamWorks may suffer as a result of uncertainty surrounding the merger; the outcome of any legal proceedings related to the merger; ExamWorks may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and/or competitive factors; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; the ability to recognize benefits of the merger; risks that the merger disrupts current plans and operations and the potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the merger; other risks to consummation of the merger, including the risk that the merger will not be consummated within the expected time period or at all; the risks described from time to time in ExamWorks reports filed with the SEC under the heading “Risk Factors,” including the Annual Report on Form 10K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, Quarterly Reports on Form 10Q and Current Reports on Form 8K and in other of ExamWorks filings with the SEC; general industry and economic conditions; our ability to implement our growth strategy and acquisition program; our ability to integrate completed acquisitions; our expansion into international markets; our increasing reliance on national account clients; our ability to secure additional financing; regulation of our industry; our information technology systems and the risk of security and data breaches; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights and other information; our ability to compete successfully with our competitors; our ability to monitor and retain qualified physicians and other medical providers; our ability to obtain, retain and grow client relationships; our ability to provide accurate health-related risk assessment analyses of data; our ability to comply with existing and future regulation; our ability to retain key management personnel; and restrictions in our credit facility, senior notes indenture and future indebtedness. In addition, the risks discussed in our periodic reports, registration statements and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission could cause actual results to differ materially from the results anticipated by forward-looking statements.
You should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement made by ExamWorks herein, or elsewhere, speaks only as of the date on which made. ExamWorks expressly disclaims any intent, obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein to reflect any change in ExamWorks’ expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based.
Contact J. Miguel Fernandez de Castro 404-952-2400 Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer investorrelations@examworks.com
