Healthcare group, Stirling Products Limited (STI) advises that the Company has conditionally acquired the business and assets of Halcion Pty Ltd, Australia’s fastest growing pathology business.
The acquisition Heads of Agreement provides for payment of a total $3,305,000, with an 80% interest in Halcion to be acquired in consideration of $2,645,000 and to be settled through the issue of 264.5 million shares in the Company. The acquisition of the balance 20% interest held through a co-operative is subject to the co-operative in a meeting in accordance with their constitution agreeing to accept a further 66 million shares in consideration of the balance $660,000.
Mr Con Kostakis, a founder and director of Halcion, stated: “We very much look forward to the next phase of Halcion’s business growth through Stirling Products, as well as for our shareholders to collectively be taking a significant position in a Company that we believe has incredible opportunity, particularly with its e-health TeleMedCare business and pulmonary drug delivery platform. Further, Stirling’s industry interests and national pharmacy representation will complement our growth strategy that we are targeting to double by December 2011.”
Stirling Products Managing Director, Mr Peter Boonen, added: “The Halcion acquisition further expands Stirling as an integrated healthcare group and importantly, will contribute to the Company’s ongoing establishment of significant early revenues. Opportunities within the Australian pathology business sector, which has been undergoing major recent regulatory change, are very limited with the industry being currently dominated by just three major players. Halcion is already well established and profitable within this environment. We look forward to welcoming and working with their dedicated executive team who we have no doubt can also contribute to our overall continued corporate and business development.”
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