Article: Carlyle Group proposes friendly merger with Fairchild Industries.

CARLYLE GROUP PROPOSES FRIENDLY MERGER WITH FAIRCHILD INDUSTRIES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Carlyle Group, as general partner of Carlyle Investors VI, L.P., has today proposed to the board of directors of Fairchild Industries Inc. (NYSE: FEN) a friendly merger with Fairchild under which each Fairchild shareholder would receive $15.50 in cash upon completion of the merger.

The proposed purchase price of $15.50 represents a premium of 53 percent of the closing market price per share on July 25, 1988, the date when Carlyle Investors VI began its accumulation of shares of Fairchild. The proposed purchase price also represents a premium of 16 ...

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