Crane Co. (NYSE: CR), a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered
industrial products, said today that the European Commission has
extended its initial review period to rule on the planned acquisition of
MEI Conlux from July 5 to July 19, following proposals submitted by
Crane Co. to address antitrust concerns. The Company stated that the
Commission is focused on two product lines in the European market, and
the Company is engaged in discussions with the Commission regarding
potential remedies that would affect less than 10 percent of the
aggregate sales of the combined businesses. The Company remains hopeful
that these issues will be favorably resolved in the initial review
period.
Crane Co. also stated that the staff of the U.S. Federal Trade
Commission has not indicated any significant concerns with the proposed
transaction, and the Company anticipates that the FTC will clear the
transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act in the near future. The
Company also stated that the Ukraine competition authority has approved
the transaction.
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by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements present management’s expectations, beliefs, plans and
objectives regarding future financial performance, and assumptions or
judgments concerning such performance. Any discussions contained
in this press release, except to the extent that they contain historical
facts, are forward-looking and accordingly involve estimates,
assumptions, judgments and uncertainties. There are a number of
factors that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially
from those addressed in the forward-looking statements. Such
factors are detailed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2012 and subsequent reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Crane Co.
Richard E. Koch, 203-363-7352
Director, Investor Relations
and Corporate Communications
www.craneco.com