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O’Melveny Represents Silevo in Agreement To Be Acquired by SolarCity
June 19, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact:
Julie Fei
O’Melveny & Myers LLP
213.430.7792
jfei@omm.com
SILICON VALLEY -- June 19, 2014 -- O’Melveny & Myers LLP represented Silevo, a solar photovoltaic cell technology innovator that manufactures high-efficiency, high-performance solar modules, in its definitive agreement to be acquired by SolarCity Corporation (NASDAQ: SCTY).
The O’Melveny team was led by partner Paul Sieben and counsel Tim Hagen, who were assisted by partners Andy Dolak and Bob Fisher, counsel Warren Fox and associates Stefan Sperling, Tom Oslovar and Carly Epstein.
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The following press release was issued by SolarCity:
SolarCity to Acquire Silevo
SolarCity has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Silevo, a solar technology and manufacturing company whose modules have achieved a unique combination of high energy output and low cost.
Jun 17, 2014 — SAN MATEO, Calif. — SolarCity Corporation (NASDAQ: SCTY), has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Silevo, a solar technology and manufacturing company whose modules have achieved a unique combination of high energy output and low cost. The transaction was announced, and its significance described in detail, in a post from SolarCity Chairman Elon Musk, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Peter Rive and Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Lyndon Rive on SolarCity’s blog, available at: http://blog.solarcity.com/silevo/. Mr. Musk and Messrs. Rive will host a conference call to discuss the proposed acquisition today, Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. For additional details regarding the proposed acquisition, please review our current report on Form 8-K filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing 1-877-407-0784, or for international callers, 1-201-689-8560. A replay will be available two hours after the call and can be accessed by dialing 1-877-870-5176, or for international callers, 1-858-384-5517. The passcode for the live call and the replay is 13585224. The replay will be available until June 24, 2014.
Interested investors and other parties may also listen to a simultaneous webcast of the conference call by logging on at the “Events and Presentations” link of the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at http://investors.solarcity.com/events.cfm. The on-line replay will be available for a limited time beginning immediately following the call.
Investor Contact
Aaron Chew
650-963-5920
investors@solarcity.com
Media Contact:
Molly Canales
(650) 963-5674
press@solarcity.com