Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. Shareholders Approve Merger Agreement with Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp.
July 11 2022 - 7:30AM
Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBII) (MBI) announced that
during a special shareholder meeting held on July 8, 2022, its
shareholders approved a proposal to adopt the previously announced
Agreement and Plan of Merger (Merger Agreement), dated as of March
16, 2022, by and among Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp. (BIOX), BCS
Merger Sub, Inc., and MBI, pursuant to which MBI will be acquired
by BIOX. At the special meeting, MBI’s stockholders approved the
adoption of the Merger Agreement and approved on a non-binding
advisory basis certain executive compensation that may be paid or
become payable in connection with the merger contemplated by the
Merger Agreement. The final voting results for each proposal voted
on at the special meeting will be set forth in a Form 8-K filed by
MBI with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The conditions to the merger requiring
stockholder approval and regulatory approval have been satisfied.
The parties intend to close the transaction on July 12, 2022.
About Marrone Bio InnovationsMarrone Bio
Innovations, Inc. (NASDAQ: MBII) is a growth-oriented agricultural
company leading the movement to environmentally sustainable farming
practices through the discovery, development and sale of innovative
biological products for crop protection, crop health and crop
nutrition. The portfolio of 18 products helps customers operate
more sustainably while increasing their return on investment. The
company’s commercial products are sold globally and supported by a
robust portfolio of more than 500 issued and pending patents. End
markets include row crops; fruits and vegetables; trees, nuts and
vines; and greenhouse production. Marrone Bio’s research and
development program uses proprietary technologies to isolate and
screen naturally occurring microorganisms and plant extracts to
create new, environmentally sound solutions in agriculture. For
more information, visit here.
About Bioceres Crop Solutions Corp.Bioceres
Crop Solutions Corp. (NASDAQ: BIOX) is a fully integrated provider
of crop productivity technologies designed to enable the transition
of agriculture towards carbon neutrality. To do this, Bioceres’
solutions create economic incentives for farmers and other
stakeholders to adopt environmentally friendlier production
practices. The Company has a unique biotech platform with
high-impact, patented technologies for seeds and microbial
ag-inputs, as well as next generation crop nutrition and protection
solutions. Through its HB4® program, the Company is bringing
digital solutions to support growers’ decisions and provide
end-to-end traceability for production outputs. For more
information, visit here.
Forward-Looking StatementsThis
communication contains certain “forward-looking” statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the U.S.
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, concerning MBI and the
proposed transaction between Bioceres and MBI. All statements other
than statements of fact, including information concerning future
results, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking
statements are generally identified by the words “anticipate,”
“believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “seek,” “intend,” “may,” “could”
or similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to, statements about the expected timing of
completion of acquisition of MBI. There are several factors which
could cause actual plans and results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements. Such
factors include, but are not limited to, the occurrence of events
that may give rise to a right of one or both of the parties to
terminate the business combination agreement and other risks and
uncertainties detailed in in MBI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, and any amendments on Form
10-K/A as well as in its subsequent reports on Form 8-K, all of
which are filed with the SEC and available at www.sec.gov and
www.marronebio.com. Forward-looking statements are based on current
expectations and assumptions, which are subject to risks and
uncertainties that may cause actual results and the timing of
events to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by
such forward-looking statements. Given these risks and
uncertainties, persons reading this communication are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. MBI
assumes no obligation to update or revise the information contained
in this communication (whether as a result of new information,
future events, changes in its expectations, other circumstances
that exist after the date as of which the forward-looking
statements were made or otherwise), except as required by
applicable law.
Marrone Bio Innovations Contact:Telephone:
530-750-2800info@marronebio.com
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