HS Spinco, Inc. Files Registration Statement With U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission For Spin Off Of Henry Schein's Animal Health Business And Subsequent Merger With Vets First Choice
Additional Information and Where to Find It
A registration statement on Form S-1/S-4 relating to this transaction has been filed with the SEC, but has not yet become effective. The number of shares to be offered and distribution ratios have not been determined. Investors and security holders are urged to carefully read the registration statement and preliminary prospectus (including any amendments or supplements thereto and any documents incorporated by reference therein) and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC when they become available, because they will contain important information about the parties and the proposed transaction. The registration statement, preliminary prospectus and other relevant documents that are filed with the SEC, when available, can be obtained free of charge from the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. These documents, when available, can also be obtained free of charge from Henry Schein, Inc. upon written request to Carolynne Borders at Henry Schein, Inc., 135
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A Fortune 500® Company and a member of the S&P 500® and the Nasdaq 100® indexes, Henry Schein's network of trusted advisors provides health care professionals with the valued solutions they need to improve operational success and clinical outcomes. The Company offers customers exclusive, innovative products and solutions, including practice management software, e-commerce solutions, specialty and surgical products, as well as a broad range of financial services. Henry Schein operates through a centralized and automated distribution network, with a selection of more than 120,000 branded products and Henry Schein private-brand products in stock, as well as more than 180,000 additional products available as special-order items.
Headquartered in Melville, N.Y., Henry Schein has operations or affiliates in 34 countries. The company's sales reached a record $12.5 billion in 2017, and have grown at a compound annual rate of approximately 15 percent since Henry Schein became a public company in 1995. For more information, visit Henry Schein at www.henryschein.com, Facebook.com/HenrySchein, and @HenrySchein on Twitter.
SOURCE
Steven Paladino, Executive Vice President and CFO, steven.paladino@henryschein.com, (631) 843-5500; Carolynne Borders, Vice President, Investor Relations, carolynne.borders@henryschein.com, (631) 390-8105; Media: Ann Marie Gothard, Vice President, Corporate Media Relations, annmarie.gothard@henryschein.com, (631) 390-8169