Dec 19 2009
Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI), the largest provider of deathcare products and services in North America, announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, SCI Alliance Acquisition Corporation, has extended the expiry time of its offer (the "Offer") dated November 16, 2009 to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common shares in the capital of Keystone North America Inc. ("Keystone"). The expiry time of the Offer has been extended from 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern time) on Monday, February 1, 2010. SCI continues to believe that the transaction is anticipated to close in the first quarter of 2010, subject to customary closing conditions, including expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act.
SOURCE Service Corporation International