Article: Bureau Veritas, S.A. Agrees to Acquire U.S. Laboratories Inc. for $14.50 Per Share, Expanding in North America.

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NEW YORK & SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2002

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Bureau Veritas, S.A. and U.S. Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq:USLB) jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Bureau Veritas, S.A. to acquire U.S. Laboratories Inc. for $14.50 per share in cash, or approximately $83 million.

Upon completion of the transaction, expected in late September 2002, U.S. Laboratories Inc., headquartered in San Diego, CA, will become an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Bureau Veritas, S.A. U.S. Laboratories ...

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