SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP ("Robbins Geller") today announced that a class action has been commenced by an institutional investor on behalf of holders of FEI Company ("FEI") (FEIC) common stock on May 26, 2016, in connection with the acquisition of FEI by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and Polpis Merger Sub Co. (collectively, "Thermo Fisher"). This action was filed in the District of Oregon and is captioned City of Hialeah Employees' Retirement System v. FEI Company, et al., No. 3:16-cv-01792.
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If you wish to serve as lead plaintiff, you must move the Court no later than 60 days from today. If you wish to discuss this action or have any questions concerning this notice or your rights or interests, please contact plaintiff's counsel, Darren Robbins of Robbins Geller at 800/449-4900 or 619/231-1058, or via e-mail at djr@rgrdlaw.com. Any member of the putative class may move the Court to serve as lead plaintiff through counsel of their choice, or may choose to do nothing and remain an absent class member.
The complaint charges FEI, its Board of Directors and Thermo Fisher with breaches of fiduciary duty and/or violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("1934 Act"). FEI designs, manufactures and supports a broad range of high-performance microscopy workflow solutions that provide images and answers at the micro-, nano- and picometer scales.
On May 27, 2016, FEI and Thermo Fisher announced that they had entered into a definitive merger agreement under which FEI would be acquired by Thermo Fisher (the "Acquisition"). Following a vote of FEI shareholders approving the Acquisition, FEI stockholders received $107.50 in cash for each share of FEI common stock held.
The complaint alleges defendants breached their fiduciary duties and/or aided and abetted such breaches and violated state and federal law in connection with the Acquisition. Specifically, the complaint alleges that in an attempt to secure shareholder support for the Acquisition, on June 24, 2016, defendants issued a materially false and misleading Preliminary Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (the "Proxy"). The Proxy, which recommended that FEI shareholders vote in favor of the Acquisition, omits and/or misrepresents material information about the unfair sales process for the Company, the unfair consideration offered in the Acquisition, and the actual intrinsic value of the Company on a standalone basis and as a merger partner for Thermo Fisher in contravention of §§14(a) and 20(a) of the 1934 Act and/or defendants' fiduciary duty of disclosure under state law.
Plaintiff seeks injunctive relief on behalf of holders of FEI common stock on May 26, 2016. The plaintiff is represented by Robbins Geller, which has extensive experience in prosecuting investor class actions including actions involving financial fraud.
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