BETHESDA, Md., Sept. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Chindex
International, Inc. ("Chindex" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CHDX)
announced today that the independent proxy advisory firms,
Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS") and Glass Lewis
& Co., LLC ("Glass Lewis"), have both recommended that Chindex
shareholders vote FOR the proposal to adopt the Amended and
Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 18, 2014, as amended as of August 6, 2014, by and among the Company, Healthy
Harmony Holdings, L.P., and Healthy Harmony Acquisition, Inc. (the
"Merger Agreement").
ISS and Glass Lewis are the leading independent international
proxy advisory firms and their voting analyses and recommendations
are relied upon by thousands of major institutional investment
firms, mutual funds and fiduciaries throughout the world.
The Company's special meeting of stockholders to consider and
vote on, among other things, the Merger Agreement will be held at
10:30 a.m., Eastern Time, on
Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at the
offices of Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP, One Battery Park Plaza,
New York, NY 10004.
Shareholders who have questions about the Merger Agreement, need
additional copies of the Company's proxy materials, or need
assistance in voting their shares are encouraged to contact
MacKenzie Partners by email at proxy@mackenziepartners.com or by
phone at +1(800) 322-2885 (toll free) or at +1(212) 929-5500
(outside of the United
States).
Additional Information
This communication is neither a solicitation of a proxy nor an
offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell any
securities. This communication is also not a substitute for any
proxy statement or other filings that may be made with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") with respect to the
merger.
In connection with the special meeting, the Company filed a
definitive proxy statement with the SEC on August 7, 2014 and may furnish or file other
materials with the SEC in connection with the proposed transaction.
The definitive proxy statement will be sent or given to the
stockholders of the Company and contains important information
about the Company, the proposed transaction and related
matters. STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT
AND THOSE OTHER MATERIALS CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY
ARE AVAILABLE, AS THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT
STOCKHOLDERS SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING A DECISION ABOUT THE
MERGER. The proxy statement and other relevant materials, and any
other documents filed by Chindex with the SEC, may be obtained,
without charge, from the SEC's website (www.sec.gov) or, without
charge, from Chindex by mail or online from the Chindex website at
the Investor Relations section of www.chindex.com.
Participants in the Solicitation
Chindex and its executive officers and directors may be deemed
to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from Chindex
stockholders with respect to the proposed merger. Information
regarding any interests that the executive officers and directors
of Chindex may have in the transaction described herein is set
forth in definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC.
Additional information regarding these executive officers and
directors is included in the Company's proxy statement for its 2014
Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on
April 30, 2014.
CONTACT: ICR, Inc., Bill Zima,
+86-10-6583-7511, +1-646-328-2510
SOURCE Chindex International, Inc.