VIAVI Urges EXFO Special Committee to Uphold Their Fiduciary Duty to Maximize Value for All Shareholders
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Viavi Solutions Inc. ("VIAVI") (NASDAQ: VIAV) is once again extremely disappointed that Germain Lamonde, EXFO Inc.'s (TSX: EXF) (NASDAQ: EXFO) ("EXFO") Chairman and majority shareholder, and the EXFO Special Committee have rejected our increased binding proposal (the "Binding Proposal") to acquire EXFO for US$8.00 in cash per share. VIAVI's increased Binding Proposal represents a significant premium of:
- Similarly, the EXFO Special Committee, following Mr. Lamonde's ultimatum, also publicly declined to engage with VIAVI.
- Instead, from what we can tell based on the EXFO circular, the EXFO Special Committee has hardly negotiated with Mr. Lamonde.
- Shareholders deserve better and the EXFO Special Committee is urged to take this opportunity to work with VIAVI to maximize value for all shareholders in accordance with its fiduciary duty.
- The combination of VIAVI and EXFO would build a leader in communications test and measurement for the next decade.