The shareholders of Northstar Neuroscience Inc (NASDAQ:NSTR) have approved the complete liquidation of NSTR at a special meeting of shareholders.
We started following NSTR because it was a net cash stock that has announced that it plans to liquidate. NSTR closed Friday at $1.97, giving it a market capitalization of $48.4M. We originally estimated the final pay out figure in the liquidation to be around $59M or $2.26 per share, which presents an upside of around 25%. The company estimates a slightly lower pay out figure of between $1.90 and $2.10 “assuming we are unable to sell our non-cash assets” and expects to make an initial distribution within approximately 45 days after the Effective Date (which is to be announced) of approximately $1.80 per share.
The company’s announcement is as follows:
On May 14, 2009, Northstar Neuroscience, Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders, at which the shareholders of the Company approved the voluntary dissolution and liquidation of the Company pursuant to a Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution (the “Plan”). Pursuant to the Plan, the Company intends to file articles of dissolution (the “Articles”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Washington as soon as reasonably practicable after resolution of the audit of the Company’s State of Washington tax obligations and receipt of the required revenue clearance certificate from the Department of Revenue of the State of Washington. The Company will be dissolved upon the effective date of the Articles (the “Effective Date”), which may be the date on which the Articles are filed or a later date specified in the Articles. The Company intends to make a public announcement in advance of the anticipated Effective Date and to delist its Common Stock from the Nasdaq Global Market as of the Effective Date.
Pursuant to the Plan, the Company is also authorized to dispose of its remaining non-cash assets, on such terms and at such prices as the Company’s board of directors, without further shareholder approval, may determine to be in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders, to pay or make reasonable provision to pay all claims against and obligations of the Company, to make such provisions as will be reasonably likely to be sufficient to provide compensation for any claim against the Company which is the subject of a pending action, suit or proceeding to which the Company is a party, to distribute on a pro rata basis to the shareholders of the Company the remaining assets of the Company, and, subject to statutory limitations, to take all other actions necessary to wind up and liquidate the Company’s business and affairs.
[Full Disclosure: We do not have a holding in NSTR. This is neither a recommendation to buy or sell any securities. All information provided believed to be reliable and presented for information purposes only. Do your own research before investing in any security.]
NSTR just announced a distribution of $2.06 to be paid ~July 15, 2009. Good analysis on this one.
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Thank you.
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Thanks, Adam.
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