On November 10, 2017 CombiMatrix Corporation (NASDAQ: CBMX) ("CombiMatrix" or the "Company"), a family health molecular diagnostics company specializing in DNA-based reproductive health and pediatric testing services, reported that, based upon the final vote count for the Company’s Special Meeting of Stockholders held today, a majority of its stockholders voted to approve the previously announced merger agreement with Invitae Corporation (NYSE: NVTA) ("Invitae"), pursuant to which the Company would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Invitae upon closing of the proposed merger (Press release, CombiMatrix, NOV 13, 2017, View Source [SID1234521959]).
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Approximately 1.79 million of the common shares voting at today’s Special Meeting voted in favor of the approval and adoption of the all-stock merger agreement, which represented approximately 60.8% of CombiMatrix’s total outstanding shares of common stock as of the September 26, 2017 record date for the Special Meeting.
"We are delighted to receive approval for the merger with Invitae, which we believe is in the best interest of our stockholders," said Mark McDonough, President and Chief Executive Officer of CombiMatrix. "Combining CombiMatrix’s products and experience with Invitae’s scale and expertise will provide synergies that we believe will lead to opportunities to better serve patients."
The merger, which is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2017, remains subject to additional closing conditions, including the condition that at least 90% of the Company’s Series F warrants outstanding immediately prior to the date of the merger agreement shall have been validly tendered and not withdrawn prior to the expiration of the related exchange offer being conducted by Invitae (toward which Invitae will count any and all exercises of CombiMatrix Series F warrants prior to the expiration of the exchange offer, including such exercises as are made contingent solely upon a closing of the merger).