SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwire - Dec 20, 2012) - Core-Mark Holding Company, Inc. (
The purchase price at closing was approximately $38 million and is subject to a 120 day adjustment period. The purchase price was based on the value of certain assets, liabilities and a premium, all of which is subject to a fair value assessment. No debt or real property was assumed in this transaction, and Core-Mark funded $34 million at closing with a $4 million indemnification holdback. The deal is expected to be accretive in 2013, excluding approximately $2.5 million in start-up and conversion costs, a portion of which will be incurred in 2012.
About Core-Mark
Core-Mark is one of the largest marketers of fresh and broad-line supply solutions to the convenience retail industry in North America. Founded in 1888, Core-Mark offers a full range of products, marketing programs and technology solutions to approximately 31,000 customer locations in the U.S. and Canada through 28 distribution centers (excluding two distribution facilities the Company operates as a third party logistics provider). Core-Mark services traditional convenience retailers, grocers, drug, liquor and specialty stores, and other stores that carry convenience products. For more information, please visit www.core-mark.com.
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Factors that might cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses; unexpected costs and benefits of the transaction; changes in management plans relating to the transaction or the entity acquired; failure or disruptions of information technology systems or of our ability to integrate the information technology systems of the acquired business; our ability to borrow additional capital; governmental regulations and changes thereto, including fair trade and tax laws; our ability to achieve the expected benefits of implementation of marketing initiatives; our reliance on manufacturer discount and incentive programs and cigarette excise stamping allowances; and our dependence on senior management. Refer to the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the SEC on March 8, 2012 and Part II, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" of any quarterly report on Form 10-Q subsequently filed by us. Except as provided by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.