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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - EASYLINK SERVICES INTERNATIONAL CORP | v314219_ex99-1.htm |
United States
Securities And Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 21, 2012
EasyLink Services International Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-34446 | 13-3645702 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| Incorporation or Organization) |
6025 The Corners Parkway, Suite 100
Norcross, Georgia 30092
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(678) 533-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 21, 2012, EasyLink Services International Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company and Open Text Corporation (“Open Text”) received early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, for the proposed acquisition by merger of the Company by Open Text and Epic Acquisition Sub Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Open Text. Expiration of the waiting period satisfies one of the conditions to Open Text’s acquisition of the Company. The closing of the proposed acquisition of the Company remains subject to the approval of the Company’s stockholders.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated May 21, 2012. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| EasyLink Services International Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ Glen E. Shipley | |
| Glen E. Shipley | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: May 22, 2012
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated May 21, 2012. |
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