Merix Corporation Announces Viasystems' Filing of a Registration Statement for the Proposed Merger
November 17 2009 - 5:22PM
Marketwired
Merix Corporation (NASDAQ: MERX) today announced that Viasystems
Group, Inc. ("Viasystems") filed a registration statement on Form
S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on
Thursday, November 12, 2009 in connection with the proposed merger
between Merix and Viasystems. The registration statement contains
Merix' preliminary proxy statement relating to the special meeting
of Merix' shareholders to consider the proposed merger. The
registration statement is available for review under Viasystems'
filings on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
The time, date and place of the special meeting of Merix'
shareholders to approve the transaction has not been set because
Merix and Viasystems are awaiting a decision from the SEC as to
whether the registration statement will be reviewed.
Important Merger Information and Additional Information
This document does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of
any vote or approval. In connection with the proposed transaction,
Viasystems and Merix have or will file relevant materials with the
SEC. Viasystems has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 that
includes a proxy statement of Merix and which also constitutes a
prospectus of Viasystems. Merix will mail the proxy
statement/prospectus to its shareholders. Investors are urged to
read the proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed
transaction because it will contain important information. The
proxy statement/prospectus and other documents that have been filed
by Viasystems and Merix with the SEC will be available free of
charge at the SEC's website, www.sec.gov, or by directing a request
when such a filing is made to Merix Corporation, 15725 SW Greystone
Court, Suite 200, Beaverton Oregon 97006, Attention: Investor
Relations or by directing a request when such a filing is made to
Viasystems Group, Inc., 101 South Hanley Road, Suite 400, St.
Louis, Missouri 63105, Attention: Investor Relations.
Participants in Solicitation
Viasystems, Merix, their respective 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 Merix is set forth in Merix' definitive proxy statement, which
was filed with the SEC on August 26, 2009. Information about the
directors and executive officers of Viasystems is set forth in the
Form 10-K of Viasystems, Inc., which was filed with the SEC on
March 30, 2009. Investors may obtain additional information
regarding the interests of such participants by reading the
preliminary proxy statement/prospectus included in the registration
statement on Form S-4 that Viasystems has filed and any amendments
to the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus that Merix or
Viasystems may file with the SEC.
Merix Investor Relations Contact: Allen Muhich Vice President -
Finance 503.716.3700
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