THE HILLMAN COMPANIES, INC. as the Purchaser and H. PAULIN & CO., LIMITED as the Company ARRANGEMENT AGREEMENT December 17, 2012Arrangement Agreement • December 19th, 2012 • Hillman Companies Inc • Wholesale-machinery, equipment & supplies • Ontario
HILLMAN AGREES TO ACQUIRE H. PAULIN & CO., LIMITEDHillman Companies Inc • December 19th, 2012 • Wholesale-machinery, equipment & supplies
Cincinnati/Toronto, December 18, 2012 - The Hillman Companies Inc. (Amex: HLM.Pr) (“Hillman”) and H. Paulin & Co., Limited (TSX: PAP.A) (“Paulin”) are pleased to announce that they have entered into a definitive agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement”) which provides for the acquisition by Hillman, pursuant to a plan of arrangement under the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the “Arrangement”), of all the issued and outstanding Class A common shares (the “Shares”) of Paulin for C$27.60 per share (the “Consideration”). The purchase price, payable in cash, represents a total enterprise value of approximately C$103 million.
