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August 05, 2008
Independent Brewers United Announces Completion of Tender Offer for Pyramid Breweries Inc.
PMID Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Independent Brewers United, Inc., the parent of Magic Hat 
Brewing Company & Performing Arts Center, Inc., announced today the completion of its tender offer for all of the outstanding common shares of Pyramid Breweries Inc. (NASDAQ:PMID) (“Pyramid”), for $2.75 per share in cash.
The initial offering period for the tender offer expired at 12:00 midnight, New York City time, at the end of Friday, August 1, 2008, at which time a total of 7,778,370 shares of Pyramid common stock (excluding shares tendered under guaranteed delivery procedures) had been validly tendered and not withdrawn, representing 84.9% of the outstanding shares of Pyramid common stock. Including the 56,780 shares tendered under guaranteed delivery procedures, 85.5% of the outstanding shares of Pyramid common stock were tendered in the tender offer. All shares that were validly tendered and not withdrawn have been accepted for purchase in accordance with the terms of the offer.
Merger:
Independent Brewers United intends to acquire the remaining Pyramid shares by means of a merger under Washington law at the same price per share paid in the tender offer. Upon completion of the merger, Pyramid will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Independent Brewers United and will no longer be traded on the NASDAQ.
About Pyramid Breweries Inc.:
Pyramid Breweries Inc. is a leading brewer of specialty, full-flavored beers produced mainly under the Pyramid and MacTarnahan’s brand names. Pyramid’s family of unfiltered wheat beers continue to be honored by beer drinkers and judges, earning the most craft beer medals in the last decade at the prestigious Great American Beer Festival. Pyramid owns two alehouse restaurants adjacent to its full production breweries under the Pyramid Alehouse and MacTarnahan’s Taproom brand names in Berkeley, California and Portland, Oregon, respectively, and three alehouse restaurants in Walnut Creek and Sacramento, California and Seattle, Washington. For more information, visit www.PyramidBrew.com.
About Magic Hat Brewing Company & Performing Arts Center, Inc.:
Magic Hat Brewing Company & Performing Arts Center, Inc., headquartered in Burlington, VT, is one of the largest craft brewers on the east coast, and ranks among the fastest growing companies in the category nationwide. For more information, visit www.magichat.net.
BURLINGTON, Vt. & SEATTLE–August 5, 2008
Posted by fortna at August 5, 2008 08:55 AM
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