Life Technologies Stockholders to Meeting on Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquisition

Life Technologies Corporation, a leading life sciences company, has filed a definitive proxy statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission regarding Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s pending acquisition of the Company and has set the Wednesday, August 21, 2013, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time.  for a special meeting of stockholders to approve the transaction.

All stockholders of record of Life Technologies' common stock as of the close of business on July 18, 2013, will be entitled to vote their shares either in person or by proxy. Under the terms of the merger agreement, each outstanding share of Life Technologies common stock would be converted into the right to receive $76.00 in cash, subject to potential increase in certain circumstances if the merger does not close by January 14, 2014, as described in the definitive proxy statement.

The Life Technologies' board of directors unanimously recommended that stockholders vote "FOR" the adoption of the merger agreement. The transaction, which is expected to be completed early in 2014, remains subject to the satisfaction of the closing conditions set forth in the merger agreement, including adoption of the merger agreement by Life Technologies' stockholders at the special meeting.