On May 29, 2013, Service Corporation International, a Texas corporation (“SCI”), held a conference call with analysts and investors regarding the transactions contemplated by an Agreement and Plan of Merger entered into on May 28, 2013, by SCI, Rio Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of SCI, and Stewart Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana corporation. A transcript of the conference call is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, and the full text of such transcript is incorporated herein by reference. A copy of a presentation given during the conference call was previously filed by SCI on a Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2013.
Forward-Looking Statements
Information set forth in this Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that any forward-looking information is not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking information. Such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the business combination transaction involving SCI and the Company, including future financial and operating results, the combined company’s plans, objectives, synergies, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts.
The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements: the ability to obtain regulatory approvals of the transaction on the proposed terms and schedule; the failure of the Company’s shareholders to approve the transaction; the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully; the risk that the cost savings and any other synergies from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; disruption from the transaction making it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers, employees or suppliers. Additional factors that may affect future results are contained in SCI’s filings with the SEC, which are available at www.sci-corp.com. SCI disclaims any obligation to update and revise statements contained in these materials based on new information or otherwise.
Additional Information for Stockholders
In connection with the proposed transaction, the Company intends to file a definitive proxy statement and other relevant materials with the SEC. Before making any voting decision with respect to the proposed transaction, shareholders of the Company are urged to read the proxy statement and other relevant materials because these materials will contain important information about the proposed transaction. The proxy statement and other relevant materials, and any other documents filed by the Company with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or for free from the Company’s website at www.stei.com. Such documents are not currently available.
Participants in the Solicitation
SCI and its directors and executive officers, and the Company and its directors and executive officers, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the holders of the Company common stock in respect of the proposed transaction. Information about the directors and executive officers of SCI is set forth in its proxy statement for SCI’s 2013 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 28, 2013. Information about the directors and executive officers of the Company is set forth in the proxy statement for the Company’s 2013 annual meeting of shareholders, which was filed with the SEC on February 22, 2013. Investors may obtain additional information regarding the interest of such participants by reading the proxy statement regarding the transaction (once available).