Article: Savia Will Distribute Its Shares of Seminis; Fox Paine Will Invest US$222 Million to Acquire Shares in Seminis.

-- Transaction Valued In Excess of US$650 Million

MONTERREY, Mexico, and SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Savia, S.A. de C.V. (BMV: SAVIA; NYSE: VAI) today announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Fox Paine & Company, LLC, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, under which Fox Paine, and certain Savia related parties will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Seminis, Inc. , the world's largest developer, producer and marketer of fruit and vegetable seeds. The proposed transaction has a total enterprise value in excess of US$650 million.

As part of the transaction Savia will exchange its Seminis Class C preferred ...

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