Envista Completes Separation from Danaher
BREA, Calif., -- Envista Holdings Corporation (NYSE: NVST) ("Envista") today announced that it is now a fully independent company. The closing of Danaher Corporation's ("Danaher") exchange offer completes the journey Envista began in 2018 when its former parent company announced its intention to separate its Dental platform into one of the largest global dental products companies.
As separately announced today, Danaher accepted an aggregate of 22,921,984 shares of Danaher common stock in exchange for all of its 127,868,000 shares of Envista common stock. As a result, Danaher no longer owns any voting or economic interest in Envista common stock.
Full details of the results are available in a separate press release issued this morning by Danaher and on http://investors.danaher.com/envista-exchange-offer.
ABOUT ENVISTA HOLDINGS CORPORATION
Envista is a global family of three companies and more than 30 trusted dental brands, united by a shared purpose: to partner with professionals to improve lives. Envista helps its customers deliver the best possible patient care through industry-leading dental consumables, solutions, technology, and services. Our comprehensive portfolio, including dental implants and treatment options, orthodontics, and digital imaging technologies, covers an estimated 90% of dentists' clinical needs for diagnosing, treating, and preventing dental conditions as well as improving the aesthetics of the human smile. Envista companies, including KaVo Kerr, Nobel Biocare Systems, and Ormco, partner with dental professionals to help them deliver the best possible patient care.
Envista separated from Danaher as an independent company in 2019. We brought with us the proven Envista Business System (EBS) methodology, an experienced leadership team, and a strong culture grounded in continuous improvement, commitment to innovation, and deep customer focus to meet the end-to-end needs of dental professionals worldwide. Envista is now one of the largest global dental products companies, with significant market positions in some of the most attractive segments of the dental products industry. For more information, please visit www.envistaco.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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