WARREN, N.J., Feb. 19, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ANADIGICS, Inc. (Nasdaq:ANAD) (“ANADIGICS” or the “Company”) today announced that, sometime after 11:00 p.m. on February 18, 2016, II-VI Incorporated (“II-VI”) delivered to the Company for consideration by the Company's Board of Directors a set of proposed amendments and agreements (the “February 18, 2016 II-VI Proposed Amendment”) to the previously announced January 15, 2016 agreement and plan of merger pursuant to which an affiliate of II-VI has offered to acquire all of the outstanding shares of ANADIGICS common stock on a fully diluted basis for $0.66 per share net in cash, pursuant to an all-cash tender offer and second-step merger (the "II-VI Merger Agreement"). Among the proposed amended terms set forth in the February 18, 2016 II-VI Proposed Amendment is the increase from $0.66 to $0.73 of the per-share offer price set forth in the II-VI Merger Agreement and the extension of a loan to ANADIGICS, on the terms set forth in a proposed loan agreement submitted as part of the February 18, 2016 II-VI Proposed Amendment, in the event that the proposed merger transaction does not close in a timely manner. The Company's Board of Directors intends to consider carefully the February 18, 2016 II-VI Proposed Amendment.
About ANADIGICS, Inc.
ANADIGICS, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANAD) (“ANADIGICS” or the “Company”) designs and manufactures innovative radio frequency (RF) solutions for the growing CATV infrastructure, small-cell, WiFi, and cellular markets. Headquartered in Warren, NJ, ANADIGICS offers RF products with exceptional reliability, performance and integration to deliver a unique competitive advantage to OEMs and ODMs for infrastructure and mobile applications. The Company’s award-winning solutions include line amplifiers, upstream amplifiers, power amplifiers, front-end ICs, front-end modules and other RF components. For more information, visit www.anadigics.com.
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Investor Relations Terrence Gallagher Executive Vice President and CFO ANADIGICS, Inc. 141 Mt. Bethel Road Warren, NJ 07059 Tel: +1 908 668-5000 E-mail: tgallagher@anadigics.com