Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Ultralife to Acquire Two Firms

NEWARK, N.Y., -- Ultralife Batteries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ULBI) has entered into definitive agreements to acquire all of the outstanding shares of two affiliated companies headquartered in Clearwater, Florida: Stationary Power Services, Inc., an infrastructure power management services company, and Reserve Power Systems, Inc., a provider of lead-acid batteries for standby power systems. The purchase price for both companies, excluding the payment of any contingent purchase price, is anticipated to be approximately $11.3 million. The acquisitions, subject to customary closing conditions, are expected to close by the end of the fourth quarter. Ultralife anticipates that these acquisitions will be accretive in the first quarter of 2008. Link. Chart.