Full Press Release Details
AdaptHealth Closes Previously Announced
Solara Medical Supplies and ActivStyle
Plymouth Meeting, PA -
July 2, 2020 - AdaptHealth Corp. (NASDAQ: AHCO) ("AdaptHealth" or the "Company"), a leading
provider of home medical equipment, supplies and related services in the United States, announced today that it has closed the
previously announced acquisitions of Solara Medical Supplies, LLC ("Solara") and ActivStyle, Inc. ("ActivStyle").
The acquisitions were consummated for combined total consideration of approximately $487 million consisting of approximately $424.5
million in cash and $62.5 million in AdaptHealth Class A common stock.
AdaptHealth believes Solara is one of the largest direct-to-patient
providers of diabetes management supplies in the United States, including continuous glucose monitors (CGM), insulin pumps and
other diabetic supplies. ActivStyle is a leading direct-to-consumer supplier that provides incontinence and urology products.
"These are highly strategic, complementary and accretive
acquisitions," said Luke McGee, CEO of AdaptHealth. "We believe Solara will immediately establish AdaptHealth as a
leader in the high-growth diabetes market and advances our goal to offer high-value services to people with chronic conditions
in their homes. ActivStyle will add critical mass to important supply product categories; each company also brings to AdaptHealth
a talented group of industry professionals. The addition of Solara and ActivStyle will enrich our direct-to-patient product offerings,
create a single supply source for an expanded set of chronic care products and services, and increase our overall exposure to recurring
As previously announced, Steve Foreman, CEO of Solara, Gayle
Devin, CEO of ActivStyle, and key members of their respective management teams have joined AdaptHealth. Each company will continue
to operate under its current name.
AdaptHealth funded the transactions and associated costs through
a combination of incremental term loan borrowing under its existing credit agreement and equity investments of $190 million and
$35 million, respectively, by One Equity Partners and funds managed by Deerfield Management. Brad Coppens, Managing Director of
One Equity Partners, will join the board of AdaptHealth.
About AdaptHealth Corp.
AdaptHealth Corp. is a leading
provider of home healthcare equipment, medical supplies to the home and related services in the United States. AdaptHealth
provides a full suite of medical products and solutions designed to help patients manage chronic conditions in the home, adapt
to life and thrive. Product and services offerings include (i) sleep therapy equipment, supplies and related services (including
CPAP and biPAP services) to individuals suffering from obstructive sleep apnea, (ii) home medical equipment (HME) to patients
discharged from acute care and other facilities, (iii) oxygen and related chronic therapy services in the home, and (iv) other
HME medical devices and supplies on behalf of chronically ill patients with diabetes care, wound care, urological, ostomy and
nutritional supply needs. The Company is proud to partner with an extensive and highly diversified network of referral sources,
including acute care hospitals, sleep labs, pulmonologists, skilled nursing facilities, and clinics. AdaptHealth services beneficiaries
of Medicare, Medicaid and commercial insurance payors. AdaptHealth services over approximately 1.7 million patients annually in
all 50 states through its network of 247 locations in 40 states. Learn more at www.adapthealth.com.
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limited to, statements regarding projections, estimates and forecasts of revenue and other financial and performance metrics, projections
of market opportunity and expectations, the Company's acquisition pipeline and the impact of the recent coronavirus (COVID-19)
pandemic and our response to it. These statements are based on various assumptions and on the current expectations of Company management
and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and
are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on, by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive
statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions.
Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the control of the Company.
These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of
risks and uncertainties, including the outcome of judicial and administrative proceedings to which the Company may become a party
or governmental investigations to which the Company may become subject that could interrupt or limit the Company's operations,
result in adverse judgments, settlements or fines and create negative publicity; changes in the Company's clients'
preferences, prospects and the competitive conditions prevailing in the healthcare sector; and the impact of the recent coronavirus
(COVID-19) pandemic and the Company's response to it. A further description of such risks and uncertainties can be found
in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. If the risks materialize or assumptions prove incorrect,
actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks
that the Company presently knows or that the Company currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to
differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect the Company's
expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release. The Company anticipates that
subsequent events and developments will cause the Company's assessments to change. However, while the Company may elect to
update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so.
These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's assessments as of any date subsequent
to the date of this press release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.
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