L.B. Foster Completes Tender Offer for Portec Rail Products, Inc. and Commences Subsequent Offering Period |
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Foster, L. B. Co.
415 Holiday Dr., P.O. Box 2806
Pittsburgh, PA, 15220
USA
Press release date: December 15, 2010
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 15, 2010 - L.B. Foster Company ("L.B. Foster") (Nasdaq: FSTR) today announced that the United States District Court for the District of Columbia signed the Hold Separate Stipulation and Order and that L.B. Foster's direct wholly-owned subsidiary, Foster Thomas Company, has completed its cash tender offer for Portec Rail Products, Inc. ("Portec") (Nasdaq: PRPX).
The tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Portec expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 15, 2010. As of that time, the depositary for the offer advised that approximately 7.63 million shares, representing approximately 79.46 percent of Portec's outstanding shares, were validly tendered and not withdrawn in the offer. Foster Thomas Company has accepted for payment all validly tendered shares.
Foster Thomas Company is providing a subsequent offering period, which will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on December 21, 2010, unless the subsequent offering period is further extended. During this subsequent offering period, Portec stockholders who did not previously tender their shares of common stock in the offer may do so and will promptly receive the same $11.80 per share as was paid during the initial offering period.
About Portec Rail Products, Inc.
Established in 1906, Portec serves both domestic and international rail markets by manufacturing, supplying and distributing a broad range of rail products, rail anchors, rail spikes, railway friction management products and systems, rail joints, railway wayside data collection and data management systems and freight car securement systems. Portec also manufactures material handling equipment for industries outside the rail transportation sector through its United Kingdom operation. Portec operates through its four global business segments: Railway Maintenance Products (Salient Systems), Shipping Systems, Portec Rail Nova Scotia Company in Canada (Kelsan friction management, rail anchor and spike products), and Portec Rail Products, Ltd. in the UK (material handling and Coronet Rail products). Portec Rail Products is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.
About L.B. Foster Company
L.B. Foster is a leading manufacturer, fabricator and distributor of products and services for the rail, construction, energy and utility markets with approximately 30 locations throughout the United States. The Company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. Please visit our Website: www.lbfoster.com.
SOURCE L.B. Foster Company
CONTACT: David Russo, +1-412-928-3450, drusso@lbfosterco.com
Web Site: http://www.portecrail.com
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