Fidelity National Financial, Inc. (NYSE: FNF) announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of O'Charley's Inc. (NASDAQ: CHUX) that it does not currently own for $9.85 per share in cash. FNF currently owns 2,079,542, or 9.5%, of the outstanding shares of common stock of O'Charley's, which operates more than 340 full-service restaurants under the O'Charley's, Ninety Nine and Stoney River concepts.
Under the terms of the definitive agreement, FNF intends to commence a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock of O'Charley's that it does not currently own on or about February 24, 2012. The initial tender is expected to expire on April 2, 2012, and to close shortly thereafter, assuming that shares that, combined with FNF's existing 9.5% ownership stake, represent more than a majority of the outstanding shares of O'Charley's are properly tendered and not withdrawn. Closing of the tender is also contingent on customary closing conditions, including the expiration of the HSR waiting period. The back-end, cash-out merger under Tennessee law is expected to take place no earlier than May 2, 2012, and is also subject to customary closing conditions, including the successful completion of the tender offer.
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