HAMPTON, Va., Aug. 26, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Measurement Specialties, Inc. (Nasdaq:MEAS) (the "Company") today announced that at the special meeting of shareholders held today (the "Special Meeting"), the Company's shareholders voted to approve the proposed acquisition of the Company by TE Connectivity Ltd (NYSE:TEL) ("TE").
As previously announced on June 18, 2014, the Company and TE entered into a definitive merger agreement for TE to acquire the Company for $86.00 per share in cash. At today's Special Meeting, 14,492,833 shares were represented, which constituted a quorum. Approximately 92 percent of the votes cast voted in favor of the approval and adoption of the merger agreement.
The approval and adoption of the merger agreement by the Company's shareholders satisfies one of the conditions necessary for the proposed transaction to close. The closing of the transaction remains subject to certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, and is expected to occur in the 2014 calendar year.
About Measurement Specialties
Measurement Specialties, Inc. (MEAS) designs and manufactures sensors and sensor-based systems to measure precise ranges of physical characteristics such as measuring pressure, linear/rotary position, force, torque, piezoelectric polymer film sensors, custom microstructures, load cells, vibrations and acceleration, optical absorption, humidity, gas concentration, gas flow rate, temperature, fluid properties and fluid level. MEAS uses multiple advanced technologies - piezoresistive silicon, polymer and ceramic piezoelectric materials, application specific integrated circuits, micro-electromechanical systems ("MEMS"), foil strain gauges, electromagnetic force balance systems, fluid capacitive devices, linear and rotational variable differential transformers, anisotropic magneto-resistive devices, electromagnetic displacement sensors, hygroscopic capacitive structures, ultrasonic measurement systems, optical measurement systems, negative thermal coefficient ("NTC") ceramic sensors, 3-6 DOF (degree of freedom) force/torque structures, complex mechanical resonators, magnetic reed switches, high frequency multipoint scanning algorithms, and high precision submersible hydrostatic level detection – to engineer sensors that operate precisely and cost effectively.
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