Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of
Report: August
1, 2007
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HEALTHCARE
ACQUISITION CORP.
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(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware
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or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
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of
Incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
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2116
Financial Center 666 Walnut Street
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Des
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50309
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (515)
244-5746
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(Former
Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant
to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other
Events.
On
August
1, 2007, Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (“Healthcare”) announced that on August 1,
2007, it filed with the SEC and mailed to its stockholders of record as of
the
record date of June 15, 2007, supplemental
information to its definitive proxy statement (the “Supplement”) with respect to
a Special Meeting of stockholders to be held on August 2, 2007. A
copy of
the Supplement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. A copy of the press release
for such announcement is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.2
Item 9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
Name
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Description
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Exhibit
99.1
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Proxy
Supplement filed with the SEC on August 1, 2007
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Exhibit
99.2
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Press
Release dated August 1, 2007
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
Dated:
August 1, 2007
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HEALTHCARE
ACQUISITION CORP.
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By:
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/s/
Matthew P. Kinley
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Matthew
P. Kinley
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President
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Unassociated Document
Exhibit 99.1
HEALTHCARE
ACQUISITION CORP.
2116
Financial Center
666
Walnut Street
Des
Moines, Iowa 50309
Supplement
To Proxy Statement
of
HealthCare
Acquisition Corp.
For
Special
meeting of Stockholders
To
be
held on August 2, 2007
The
date
of this Supplement is August 1, 2007
To
Our
Stockholders:
On
July
13, 2007 Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (“HAQ” or the “Company”) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and mailed to its stockholders
its definitive
proxy statement (
the “Proxy
Statement”) with respect to a Special Meeting of Stockholders
to be held on August 2, 2007 (the
“Special
Meeting”). As previously disclosed, stockholders of record as of June 15,
2007
(the
“Record
Date”) are entitled to attend and vote at the Special Meeting. The Special
Meeting
will be held at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at the offices of McCarter
&
English, LLP, 245 Park Avenue, 27th Floor, New York, NY, 10167-0001.
This
supplemental information to the Proxy Statement is being mailed on
August 1,
2007 to its shareholders of record as of the Record Date. At the Special
Meeting, stockholders are being asked to vote in favor of the following
proposals, as more fully described in the Proxy Statement:
•
the Merger Proposal — the proposed merger (“Merger”) with PharmAthene,
Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (“PHA”), pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger,
dated as of January 19, 2007
(the “Merger Agreement”),
by and among HAQ, PAI Acquisition Corp (“Merger Sub”) and PharmAthene, and the
transactions contemplated thereby, whereby PharmAthene will become
a
wholly-owned subsidiary of HAQ (the “Merger Proposal”) and the stockholders,
optionholders, warrantholders and noteholders of PharmAthene shall
receive the
following consideration (having an aggregate value of $112,500,000
if the
maximum milestone payments are achieved and paid and assuming a price
of $7.20
per share of HAQ common stock):
(i)
an
aggregate of 12,500,000 shares of HAQ common stock;
(ii)
$12,500,000 in 8% convertible notes issued by HAQ; and
(iii)
up
to $10,000,000 in milestone payments (if certain conditions are met).
•
the
Amendment Proposal — the amendment to HAQ's amended and restated certificate of
incorporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation Amendment”), to: (i) change
HAQ's name from “Healthcare Acquisition Corp.” to “PharmAthene, Inc.”; (ii)
remove certain provisions containing procedural and approval requirements
applicable to HAQ prior to the consummation of the business combination
that
will no longer be operative after the consummation of the Merger; and
(iii)
grant to holders of convertible promissory notes issued in the Merger
the right
to designate three members to the Board of Directors of HAQ for so
long as at
least 30% of the original face value of such notes remain outstanding
(the
“Amendment Proposal”);
•
the
Incentive Plan Proposal — the adoption of the 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the
“Incentive Plan”) pursuant to which HAQ will reserve 3,500,000 shares of common
stock for issuance pursuant to the Plan (the “Incentive Plan Proposal”);
•
the
Adjournment Proposal — the adjournment of the Special Meeting (the
“Adjournment”), if necessary and appropriate, for the purpose of soliciting
additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes for the foregoing
proposals
( the “Adjournment Proposal”).
The
Merger Proposal, the Amendment Proposal, the Incentive Plan Proposal
and the
Adjournment Proposal are explained in more detail in the Definitive
Proxy
Statement and are sometimes referred to collectively as the
“Proposals”.
A
copy of
this supplement to the Proxy Statement has been filed as Exhibit 99.1
to the
Report on Form 8-k filed by HAQ on August 1, 2007.
The
Company, its principal stockholders and its advisors have been
contacted by
third party investors who have indicated to the Company that they
may be
interested in making an investment in the Company through the purchase
of a
significant number of shares of the Company’s common
stock.
Certain
investors, one of which is Millenium Partners, L.P. (and/or
one or more of its affiliated entities) (collectively referred
to as “New
Investors”) have indicated that they would be interested in making purchases
of
the Company’s common stock in privately negotiated transactions with existing
stockholders of the Company, but would require that, in connection
with the
purchases, the New Investors receive additional shares of HAQ’s common stock
from the founding stockholders of HAQ and from certain
stockholders of PHA who will be receiving shares
of HAQ common stock
as a result of the Merger.
HAQ’s
principal
stockholders and management
team expressed
an interest in providing the New Investors with these additional
shares provided
that the Merger is approved, and have advised the New Investors
that they must
obtain the right to vote the shares to be purchased and vote any
shares so
purchased in favor of the Proposals or obtain from the sellers
of such shares a
vote in favor of the Proposals. As described in the Proxy
Statement, the Merger Proposal requires that less than 1,880,000
shares vote
against the Merger and demand conversion of their shares. As
of August 1, 2007, HAQ believes that there are in excess of the
1,880,000 shares
currently being cast against the Merger Proposal and the holders
thereof
electing to convert such shares and, therefore, the New Investors may be
required to purchase a significant number of shares. As previously
disclosed in the Proxy Statement, it is also possible that members
of management
of HAQ and/or their affiliates may engage in private purchases
of HAQ common
stock prior to the Special Meeting.
HAQ’s
management has discussed the terms of the potential transaction with
certain of PHA’s stockholders and management, as well as their respective
advisors in the transaction, including Maxim Group LLC. These discussions
were
held over the several days from July 26, 2007 to August 1, 2007.
HAQ’s
management, its principal stockholders and several of the principal
stockholders
of PHA negotiated the terms of the proposed investment with the
New Investors
during such period
and are continuing discussions with additional potential investors.
HAQ’s
principal stockholders and certain stockholders of PHA, acting as
individual stockholders, have agreed in principle to the terms as
set forth
below, which are a summary of all of the material terms of the proposed
agreements that have been negotiated among the parties and which
agreements are
expected to be executed prior to the Special Meeting.:
1. The
New Investors would agree to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 2,800,000
shares of the Company’s common stock in privately negotiated transactions with
HAQ stockholders who were stockholders of HAQ as of the Record Date
and who have
either delivered proxy cards indicating a vote against the Merger
Proposal or
have advised HAQ and its advisors that they intend to vote against
the Merger
Proposal (sometimes referred to collectively as the “Opposing
Shares”),
with Millennium Partners, L.P. (either directly or through affiliated
entities)
purchasing a minimum of 1.2 million shares;
2. The
Opposing Shares would be purchased at a price to be negotiated between
the
sellers and the New Investors, although it is expected that the per
share price
would be equal to or at a premium over the amount held in trust for
the shares
of common stock, which amount in trust is currently estimated at $7.60
per
share;
3. The
New
Investors would obtain from the sellers of the Opposing Shares either
a new
proxy card changing any “no” votes against the Proposals to votes in favor of
the Proposals or an agreement to vote any such Opposing Shares in favor
of the
Proposals;
4. Pursuant
to contemplated purchase option agreements,
John Pappajohn, Derace L. Schaffer M.D. Edward B. Berger, Wayne
A. Schellhammer and Matthew Kinley, the founders of HAQ and its executive
officers and directors prior to the Merger
(collectively, the “HAQ Insiders”) would enter into agreements with the New
Investors granting them options to acquire up to 1,266,752 shares
of HAQ common
stock in the aggregate
(which amount may be reduced pro rata to the extent that less than
2,800,000
shares are purchased by the New Investors).
The option would be purchased for an aggregate purchase price of
$100 and the
exercise price per share would be $.0001 per share. The options would
not be
exercisable until the underlying shares are released from the escrow
arrangement
with Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company to which the HAQ Insiders
are subject which will expire on July 28, 2008, assuming the Merger
is approved.
The HAQ Insiders entered into the escrow arrangement for all of their
pre IPO
shares in connection with the initial public offering by HAQ which
was completed
on July 28, 2005. The HAQ Insiders own an
aggregate of 2,250,000 shares being held in escrow and had recently
purchased
an additional
250,000 shares pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans which are not included
in the
escrow and are not being sold to the New Investors. No option will
be
exercisable unless the Merger is approved. In the event that the
New Investors
purchase all of the 2,800,000 shares, the share ownership of the
HAQ Insiders
would be reduced as follows (assuming that such HAQ Insiders do not
affect
additional private purchases of HAQ common stock prior to the Special
Meeting):
HAQ
Insider
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Number
of Shares
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Number
of Shares
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of
HAQ common stock
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of
HAQ common stock
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without
giving effect
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after
giving effect to the
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to
the Proposed Transaction
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Proposed
Transaction
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John
Pappajohn
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982,000
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484,419
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Derace
L. Schaffer M.D.
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982,000
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484,419
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Matthew
Kinley
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491,000
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242,210
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Edward
B. Berger
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22,500
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11,100
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Wayne
A. Schellhammer
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22,500
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11,100
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The
option agreement would also provide that neither the HAQ Insiders nor the
New Investors would sell, transfer, pledge, assign or otherwise
dispose of the
options or the HAQ shares of common stock underlying the options
while
such options are subject to the escrow agreement and while the options
remain exercisable. The options would be exercisable commencing
upon the date
that the pre IPO shares are released from the escrow agreement
and have a term
of one year from such date. It is also expected that the purchase
option
agreement would include a prohibition on each
New Investor (together with any affiliated entities which might
be deemed to be
part of a group)
exercising the option to the extent that any exercise would result
in
any
New Investor (together with any affiliated entities which might
be deemed to be
part of a group)
becoming the beneficial owner of more than 9.9% of the outstanding
common stock
of HAQ.
The
HAQ
Insiders are entitled to certain registration rights for their IPO
Shares, as
described in HAQ’s prospectus from its IPO and in the Proxy Statement. These
rights provide that the holders of the majority of these pre IPO shares
will be
entitled to require HAQ, on up to two occasions, to register these
shares. The
holders of the majority of these shares may elect to exercise these
registration
rights at any time after the date on which the shares of common stock
are
released from the escrow. In addition, the HAQ insiders have certain
“piggy-back” registration rights on registration statements filed subsequent to
the date on which these shares of common stock are released from escrow.
HAQ
will bear the expenses incurred in connection with the filing of any
such
registration statements. The New Investors, as assignees of the HAQ
Insiders of
the pre IPO Shares, would be entitled to these registration rights.
5. Pursuant
to an assignment agreement which is currently being negotiated,
Healthcare
Ventures III, L.P, funds affiliated with MPM Capital L.P. and funds
affiliated
with Bear Stearns Health Innoventures Management, LLC, all of which
are
stockholders of PHA,
would agree to assign to the New Investors an aggregate of up to
479,252
shares that would otherwise be received by them as part of the Merger,
assuming the Merger is
consummated. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement , the number
of shares
issuable to the PHA stockholders could be adjusted upward by
up to 337,500 shares of HAQ common stock (the “Adjustment Shares”) in the event
that stockholders of HAQ holding in excess of 5% of the IPO shares
of HAQ vote
against the Merger and seek to convert their shares. These stockholders
of PHA
would assign their right
to receive their pro
rata portion of these Adjustment
Shares
(an aggregate of up to 211,797 shares) to the extent
issuable under the terms of the Merger Agreement to the New
Investors, as well as an additional 267,455 shares
issuable
to them,
in the aggregate,
under the Merger Agreement. The New Investors would be entitled,
as assignees of
the PHA stockholders, to the registration rights being granted
to the
stockholders of PHA under the terms of the Merger Agreement as
described in the
Proxy Statement. The effectiveness of the assignment would be contingent
upon
the
Merger
Proposal being approved. The New Investors would agree to enter
into the lock up
agreement being signed by all other PHA stockholders in connection
with the
Merger.
As
a
result of the transaction with the New Investors as described above,
these PHA
stockholders would own the shares of common stock of HAQ following
the Merger
described below, which compares the shares held without giving effect
to the
proposed transaction with the New Investors and after giving effect
to the
proposed transaction (but without giving effect to any Adjustment
Shares):
Name
of PHA Investor
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Number
of Shares
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Number
of Shares
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of
HAQ common stock
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Of
HAQ common stock
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without
giving effect
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after
giving effect to the
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to
the Proposed Transaction
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Proposed
Transaction
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Funds
affiliated with
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The
Bear Stearns Health
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Innoventures
Management
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LLC
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1,357,744
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1,311,451
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Funds
affiliated with
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MPM
Capital L.P.
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3,331,851
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3,218,251
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Healthcare
Ventures VII, L.P.
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3,154,736
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3,047,174
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HAQ
has
advised the New Investors that it would agree that if that if the
shares held by
the New Investors may not be sold without registration under the
Securities Act
of 1933, the Company would provide registration rights to the New
Investors upon
substantially the same terms as provided to the PHA stockholders
under the terms
of the Merger Agreement.
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE MERGER
PROPOSAL AND
ALL OTHER PROPOSALS AS SET FORTH IN THE PROXY STATEMENT DATED JULY
13,
2007.
Dated:
August 1, 2007
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HEALTHCARE
ACQUISITION CORP.
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By:
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/s/
John Pappajohn
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John
Pappajohn
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Chairman
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Unassociated Document
Contact:
Matthew
P. Kinley
President
Healthcare
Acquisition Corp.
515-244-5746
Stacey
Jurchison
PharmAthene,
Inc.
Phone:
410-571-8925
Cell:
410-474-8200
JurchisonS@pharmathene.com
HEALTHCARE
ACQUISITION CORP.
ANNOUNCES
FILING OF PROXY STATEMENT SUPPLEMENT
DES
MOINES, IA and ANNAPOLIS, MD - August 1, 2007
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Healthcare Acquisition Corp. (AMEX: HAQ; HAQ.W), announced that a Proxy
Statement Supplement was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on
August 1, 2007 to provide supplemental information to the Proxy Statement with
respect to a Special Meeting of the stockholders of Healthcare Acquisition
Corp.
(“HAQ” or the “Company”) scheduled to be held on August 2, 2007.
At
the
Special Meeting the Company’s stockholders will be asked to vote in favor of the
acquisition of PharmAthene, Inc. (“PHA”) through the merger of the Company’s
subsidiary into PHA (the “Merger”), as well as certain other proposals as
described in the Proxy Statement dated July 13, 2007.
The
Company has been informed by its principal stockholders that the principal
stockholders, and certain stockholders of PHA, have reached a tentative
agreement with certain third party investors who have agreed to purchase up
to
2,800,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. Certain investors, one of
which is Millenium Partners, L.P. Group (and/or one or more of its affiliated
entities) (collectively referred to as “New Investors”) have indicated that they
would be interested in making purchases of the Company’s common stock in
privately negotiated transactions with existing stockholders of the Company,
but
would require that, in connection with the purchases, the New Investors receive
additional shares of HAQ’s common stock from the founding stockholders of HAQ
and from certain stockholders of PHA who will be receiving shares of the
Company’s common stock as a result of the Merger.
HAQ’s
principal stockholders and certain stockholders of PHA, acting as
individual stockholders, have agreed in principle to the terms as set forth
below, which are a summary of all of the material terms of the proposed
agreements that have been negotiated among the parties and which agreements
are
expected to be executed prior to the Special Meeting:
1. The
New
Investors would agree to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 2,800,000 shares
of
the Company’s common stock in privately negotiated transactions with HAQ
stockholders who were stockholders of HAQ as of the Record Date and who have
either delivered proxy cards indicating a vote against the Merger Proposal
or
have advised HAQ and its advisors that they intend to vote against the Merger
Proposal (sometimes referred to collectively as the “Opposing Shares”) with
Millenium Partners, LP. (either directly or through affiliated entities)
purchasing a minimum of 1.2 million shares;
2. The
Opposing Shares would be purchased at a price to be negotiated between the
sellers and the New Investors, although it is expected that the per share price
would be equal to or at a premium over the amount held in trust for the shares
of common stock, which amount in trust is currently estimated at $7.60 per
share;
3. The
New
Investors would obtain from the sellers of the Opposing Shares either a new
proxy card changing any “no” votes against the Proposals to votes in favor of
the Proposals or an agreement to vote any such Opposing Shares in favor of
the
Proposals.
Pursuant
to contemplated purchase option agreements John Pappajohn, Derace L. Schaffer
M.D. Edward B. Berger, Wayne A. Schellhammer and Matthew Kinley, the founders
of
HAQ and its executive officers and directors prior to the merger (collectively,
the “HAQ Insiders”) would enter into agreements with the New Investors granting
them options to acquire up to 1,266,752 shares of HAQ common stock in the
aggregate (which amount may be reduced pro rata to the extent that less than
2,800,000 shares are purchased by the New Investors). The option would be
purchased for an aggregate purchase price of $100 and the exercise price per
share would be $.0001. The options would not be exercisable until the underlying
shares are released from the escrow arrangement with Continental Stock Transfer
& Trust Company to which the HAQ Insiders are subject which will expire on
July 28, 2008, assuming the Merger is approved. The HAQ Insiders entered into
the escrow arrangement for all of their pre IPO shares in connection with the
initial public offering by HAQ which was completed on July 28, 2005. The HAQ
Insiders own a total aggregate of 2,250,000 shares being held in escrow and
had
recently purchased 250,000 shares pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans which are not
included in the escrow and are not being sold to the New Investors. No option
will be exercisable unless the Merger is approved.
Pursuant
to an assignment agreement which is currently being negotiated, certain
stockholders of PHA would agree to assign to the New Investors an aggregate
of
up to 479,272 shares that would otherwise be received by them as part
of the Merger, assuming the Merger is consummated. Under the terms of the Merger
Agreement, the number of shares issuable to the PHA stockholders could be
adjusted upward by up to 337,500 shares of HAQ common stock (the “Adjustment
Shares”) in the event that stockholders of HAQ holding in excess of 5% of the
IPO shares of HAQ vote against the Merger and seek to convert their shares.
These stockholders of PHA would assign their pro rata portion of these
additional shares (an aggregate of up to 211,797 shares to the extent issuable
under the terms of the Merger Agreement) to the New Investors, as well as an
additional 267,455 shares issuable to them in the aggregate under the Merger
Agreement. The New Investors would be entitled, as assignees of the PHA
stockholders, to the registration rights being granted to the stockholders
of
PHA under the terms of the Merger Agreement as described in the Proxy Statement.
The effectiveness of the assignment would be contingent upon the Merger Proposal
being approved. The New Investors would agree to enter into the lock up
agreement being signed by all other PHA stockholders in connection with the
Merger.
Healthcare
Acquisition has filed a Proxy Statement Supplement with the SEC detailing the
transactions described in this release and containing the above-referenced
agreements. You are urged to review it carefully.
About
PharmAthene, Inc.
PharmAthene,
a privately-held biotechnology company, was formed to meet the critical needs
of
the United States by developing biodefense products. PharmAthene is dedicated
to
the rapid development of important and novel biotherapeutics to address
biological pathogens and chemicals that may be used as weapons of bioterror.
PharmAthene’s lead programs include Valortim™ (being co-developed with Medarex
[NASDAQ:MEDX]) and Protexia®. PharmAthene is located in the Chesapeake
Innovation Center in Annapolis, MD, the first technology incubator focused
solely on Homeland Security. For more information on PharmAthene, please visit
its website at www.PharmAthene.com.
About
Healthcare Acquisition Corp.
Des
Moines-based Healthcare Acquisition Corp. a company was formed by healthcare
investing pioneer merchant banker John Pappajohn as a business combination
company focused on the healthcare industry. The Company raised $ 75.2 million
in
gross proceeds through an initial public offering completed in July, 2005,
of
which $67,928,000 was placed in trust. As of March 31, 2007, the Company held
approximately $71.4 million in trust. The Company’s shares trade on the American
Stock Exchange under the symbol HAQ and its warrants trade on the American
Stock
Exchange under the symbol HAQ.W.
Additional
Information
HAQ
AND
ITS DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AS WELL AS PHARMATHENE AND ITS DIRECTORS
AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS MAY BE DEEMED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICIATION
OF
PROXIES FOR THE SPECIAL MEETING OF HAQ'S STOCKHOLDERS TO BE HELD TO APPROVE
THE
PROPOSED MERGER. SECURITYHOLDERS AND OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS ARE URGED TO
READ
THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT REGARDING THE PROPOSED MERGER FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JULY 13, 2007, AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER. STOCKHOLDERS WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO OBTAIN
A COPY OF THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT, WITHOUT CHARGE, BY DIRECTING A REQUEST
TO HAQ AT: 2116 FINANCIAL CENTER, 666 WALNUT STREET, DES MOINES, IOWA 50309.
THE
DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND THE FINAL PROSPECTUS AND OTHER SEC FILINGS OF
HAQ
CAN ALSO BE OBTAINED, WITHOUT CHARGE, AT THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION'S INTERNET SITE (http://www.sec.gov).
HAQ
AND
PHARMATHENE CLAIM THE PROTECTION OF THE SAFE HARBOR FOR "FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS" WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM
ACT
OF 1995. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE STATEMENTS THAT ARE NOT HISTORICAL
FACTS. SUCH FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, BASED UPON THE CURRENT BELIEFS AND
EXPECTATIONS OF MANAGEMENT OF HAQ AND PHARMATHENE REGARDING, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
THE BUSINESS OF PHARMATHENE AND THE MERGER, ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES, WHICH COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER FROM THE
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES INCLUDE RISKS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE RELIABILITY OF THE RESULTS OF THE INITIAL WORK CONDUCTED ON
VALORTIM(TM) RELATING TO ANIMAL EFFICACY, HUMAN SAFETY AND LIKELIHOOD OF
SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT OF AN EFFICIENT AND SCALABLE MANUFACTURING PROCESS,
UNEXPECTED FUNDING DELAYS BY NIAID, UNFORESEEN SAFETY ISSUES RESULTING FROM
THE
HANDLING OF BACILLUS ANTHRACIS, UNFORESEEN SAFETY ISSUES RESULTING FROM THE
ADMINISTRATION OF VALORTIM(TM) (MDX-1303) IN HUMAN SUBJECTS, UNCERTAINTIES
RELATED TO PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT SUCH
DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS WILL SUCCEED OR THAT OTHER DEVELOPED PRODUCTS WILL RECEIVE
REQUIRED REGULATORY CLEARANCE OR THAT, EVEN IF SUCH REGULATORY CLEARANCE WERE
RECEIVED, SUCH PRODUCTS WOULD ULTIMATELY ACHIEVE COMMERCIAL
SUCCESS.