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The following is a portion of the transcript of the first quarter earnings call held by Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. on April 30, 2008 at 4:30 PM, EST via teleconference.
Glen Tullman—Allscripts—Chairman, CEO
…Finally, I want to comment on our proposed merger. Bringing Allscripts and Misys Healthcare together, represents a compelling opportunity for our clients and for our stockholders, of both companies, to participate in a combined organization with significant potential, including a major cross-selling opportunity, that will be an important driver of our growth in future years.
Mike Lawrie, the CEO of Misys plc, and I have shared a vision of where healthcare needs to go. Toward a safer, higher quality of care, and more efficient system, that is connected and interoperable. And this transaction will aggressively move us in that direction. We have teams who are working together on plans, that will make the merger as seamless as possible to our clients. And we believe the anticipated cost synergies will be quickly realized.
We see this as a perfect merger. A great fit strategically with shared vision between the companies, for building an inoperable connected healthcare system, and a shared culture of competition and performance among the team. We remain confident that this business combination is the best outcome for our clients, our employees and our shareholders, and pending regulatory approvals, we are hoping to close the transaction late summer.
So let me conclude with a few comments. For years we have talked about the market for clinical software, connectivity, and information services driven through physicians. That market is here today. And with the proposed merger, Allscripts will be even better positioned than in the past, to capitalize on the opportunity. Through our broad and industry-leading product suite, and our ability to deliver across the board…
Bill Davis—Allscripts—CFO
…We are also very excited about our pending merger with Misys Healthcare, which will result in the combined organization having as its customers nearly one out of every three ambulatory physicians in the United States, with strong revenue and earnings growth potential. We continue to work toward the closing in the late summer timeframe, and may even have an opportunity to accelerate such timing depending on the extent of an SEC review of our proxy statement…
Important Additional Information and Where to Find It
This communication is being made in respect of the proposed business combination involving Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc. (“Allscripts”) and Misys Healthcare Systems LLC (“MHS”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Misys plc (“Misys”). In connection with this proposed transaction, Allscripts intends to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a preliminary proxy statement, a definitive proxy statement and other related materials, and Misys intends to file a shareholder circular with the Financial Services Authority in the United Kingdom. The definitive proxy statement will be mailed to the stockholders of Allscripts, and the shareholder circular will be mailed to the shareholders of Misys. BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION, INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THESE DOCUMENTS AND OTHER RELEVANT MATERIALS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders can obtain copies of Allscripts’ materials (and all other offer documents filed with the SEC) when available, at no charge on the SEC’s website: www.sec.gov. Copies can also be obtained at no charge by directing a request for such materials to Allscripts at 222 Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 2024, Chicago, Illinois 60654, Attention: Lee Shapiro, Secretary, or to Misys at 125 Kensington High Street, London W8 5SF, United Kingdom, Attention: Group General Counsel & Company Secretary. Investors and security holders may also read and copy any reports, statements and other information filed by Allscripts with the SEC, at the SEC public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 or visit the SEC’s website for further information on its public reference room. Allscripts’ directors, executive officers and other members of management and employees may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Allscripts in favor of the proposed transaction. Information about Allscripts, its directors and its executive officers, and their ownership of Allscripts’ securities, is set forth in its proxy statement for the 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company, which was filed with the SEC on April 30, 2007. Additional information regarding the interests of those persons may be obtained by reading the proxy statement and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.
Forward-looking Statements
This communication contains forward-looking statements. Those forward-looking statements include all statements other than those made solely with respect to historical fact. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such as “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “estimates”, “projects”, “intends”, “should”, “seeks”, “future”, continue”, or the negative of such terms, or other comparable terminology. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the expected benefits of the transaction involving Allscripts, MHS and Misys, including potential synergies and cost savings, future financial and operating results, and the combined company’s plans and objectives. In addition, statements made in this communication about anticipated financial results, future operational improvements and results or regulatory approvals are also forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that are difficult to predict and that could cause actual results to vary materially from those expressed in or indicated by them. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: (1) the occurrence of any event,
development, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement; (2) the outcome of any legal proceedings that have been or may be instituted against Allscripts, Misys or MHS and others following announcement of entering into the merger agreement; (3) the inability to complete the proposed transaction due to the failure to obtain stockholder or shareholder approval or the failure of any party to satisfy other conditions to completion of the proposed transaction, including the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and the receipt of other required regulatory approvals; (4) risks that the proposed transaction disrupts current plans and operations and potential difficulties in employee retention as a result of the merger; (5) the ability to recognize the benefits of the merger; (6) legislative, regulatory and economic developments; and (7) other factors described in filings with the SEC. Many of the factors that will determine the outcome of the subject matter of this communication are beyond Allscripts’, Misys’ and MHS’ ability to control or predict. Allscripts can give no assurance that any of the transactions related to the merger will be completed or that the conditions to the merger will be satisfied. Allscripts undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Allscripts is not responsible for updating the information contained in this communication beyond the published date, or for changes made to this communication by wire services or Internet service providers.