American Software Completes Acquisition of Logility
July 09 2009 - 10:20AM
PR Newswire (US)
ATLANTA, July 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- American Software, Inc.
(NASDAQ: AMSWA) today announced that it acquired Logility, Inc.
(NASDAQ:LGTY) pursuant to a Plan of Merger dated July 6, 2009.
American Software previously completed a tender offer, which
expired on June 29, 2009, for all the outstanding common stock of
Logility not currently owned by American Software. After completion
of the tender offer, American Software owned 12,804,866 shares, or
96.7% of the outstanding shares of Logility common stock. Pursuant
to the Plan of Merger, Logility was merged with and into a
wholly-owned subsidiary of American Software, each of the issued
and outstanding shares of common stock of Logility (except for
shares held by American Software or shares for which appraisal
rights are properly demanded in accordance with Georgia law) was
converted into the right to receive $7.02 per share, without
interest, and the wholly-owned subsidiary amended its Articles of
Incorporation to change its name to Logility, Inc. American
Software will promptly cause the shares of Logility's common stock
to be delisted from the NASDAQ Global Market. About American
Software Headquartered in Atlanta, American Software develops,
markets and supports one of the industry's most comprehensive
offerings of integrated business applications, including supply
chain management, Internet commerce, financial, warehouse
management and manufacturing packages. e-Intelliprise(TM) is an
ERP/supply chain management suite, which leverages Internet
connectivity and includes multiple manufacturing methodologies. New
Generation Computing Inc. (NGC), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
American Software, is a leading provider of PLM, Global Sourcing
and ERP solutions for Fashion, Apparel, Footwear and Retail.
Headquartered in Miami, NGC's worldwide customers include VF
Corporation(R), A|X Armani Exchange(R), Carter's(R), Casual Male
Retail Group(R), Maggy London, Billabong, R.G. Barry, Hugo Boss(R),
Dick's Sporting Goods, Isda & Co., Tristan & America(R),
Parigi Group and many others. For more information on the Company,
contact: American Software, 470 East Paces Ferry Rd., Atlanta, GA
30305; (800) 726-2946 or (404) 261-4381. FAX: (404) 264-5206.
INTERNET: http://www.amsoftware.com/ or e-mail: . About Logility
With more than 1,250 customers worldwide, Logility is a leading
provider of collaborative supply chain solutions that help small,
medium, large and Fortune 1000 companies realize substantial
bottom-line results in record time. Logility Voyager Solutions
feature performance monitoring capabilities in a single
Internet-based framework and provide supply chain visibility;
demand, inventory and replenishment planning; sales and operations
planning; inventory and supply optimization; transportation
planning and execution; and warehouse management. Demand Solutions
provide forecasting, demand planning and point-of-sale analysis for
maximizing profits in manufacturing, distribution and retail
operations. Logility customers include Arch Chemicals, Avery
Dennison Corporation, BP (British Petroleum), Leviton Manufacturing
Company, McCain Foods, Pernod Ricard, Remington Products Company,
Sigma Aldrich and VF Corporation. For more information about
Logility, call 1-800-762-5207 or visit http://www.logility.com/.
Cautionary Statements Certain risk factors and other considerations
are detailed in American Software's Form 10-K for the year ended
April 30, 2008 and other reports and documents subsequently filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. e-Intelliprise is a
trademark of American Software, Logility is a registered trademark
and Logility Voyager Solutions is a trademark of Logility, Demand
Solutions is a registered trademark of Demand Management, and NGC
is a registered trademark of New Generation Computing. Other
products mentioned in this document are registered, trademarked or
service marked by their respective owners. DATASOURCE: American
Software, Inc. CONTACT: Financial Information: Vincent C. Klinges,
Chief Financial Officer, American Software, Inc., +1-404-264-5477
Web Site: http://www.amsoftware.com/
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