| Latest Wild Oats Markets News Headlines | | Date | Time | Source | | | 08/28/2007 | 2:45PM | PRNUS | Whole Foods Market Closes Acquisition of Wild Oats Markets, Secures $700 Million Senior Term Loan to Fund Merger and Signs New F
AUSTIN, Texas and BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFMI) and Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:OATS) announced today that Whole Foods Market has purchased 84.1% of Wild Oats Markets' outstanding common stock in a cash tender offer of $18.50 per share, and will purchase... More...>> |
| 08/27/2007 | 7:28PM | PRNUS | Whole Foods Market Receives Tenders for Approximately 96.8 Percent of Wild Oats Markets' Common Stock
AUSTIN, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFMI) announced today that it has accepted all of the shares tendered and not withdrawn pursuant to its tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Wild Oats Markets (NASDAQ:OATS) common stock at $18.50 per share, net to the seller in cash... More...>> |
| 08/23/2007 | 7:47PM | PRNUS | Court Denies FTC's Request for Stay Pending Appeal; Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats Markets Legally Cleared to Proceed with Mer
AUSTIN, Texas and BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFMI) and Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:OATS) today have announced they are now legally cleared to proceed with their merger as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has denied the FTC's request for... More...>> |
| 08/20/2007 | 3:21PM | PRNUS | Court Enjoins Merger Pending Further Order; Whole Foods Market Extends Tender Offer for Outstanding Shares of Common Stock of Wi
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFMI) today announced that based on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's order enjoining the merger with Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:OATS) pending further order, it has extended the expiration date... More...>> |
| 08/16/2007 | 5:55PM | PRNUS | Court Denies FTC's Request for Preliminary Injunction Related to Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats Markets Proposed Merger
AUSTIN, Texas and BOULDER, Colo., Aug. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFMI) and Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:OATS) today have announced that the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has denied the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) request for a preliminary injunction related... More...>> |
| 08/15/2007 | 11:00PM | PRNUS | Whole Foods Market Extends Tender Offer for Outstanding Shares of Common Stock of Wild Oats Markets
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFMI) announced today that it had extended the expiration date for its tender offer to purchase outstanding shares of Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:OATS) to 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, on Monday, August 20, 2007.
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| 08/10/2007 | 9:15AM | PRNUS | Whole Foods Market Extends Tender Offer for Outstanding Shares of Common Stock of Wild Oats Markets
AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFMI) announced today that it had extended the expiration date for its tender offer to purchase outstanding shares of Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:OATS) to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 15, 2007.
As of the close of business on August... More...>> |
| 07/20/2007 | 9:20AM | PRNUS | Whole Foods Market Extends Tender Offer for Outstanding Shares of Common Stock of Wild Oats Markets
AUSTIN, Texas, July 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFMI) announced today that it had extended the expiration date for its tender offer to purchase outstanding shares of Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:OATS) to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 10, 2007.
As of the close of business on July 19... More...>> |
| 06/18/2007 | 5:00PM | PRNUS | Whole Foods Market Extends Tender Offer for Outstanding Shares of Common Stock of Wild Oats Markets
AUSTIN, Texas, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFMI) announced today that it had extended the expiration date for its tender offer to purchase outstanding shares of Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:OATS) to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, July 20, 2007.
As of the close of business on June 15... More...>> |
| 06/05/2007 | 2:23PM | PRNUS | Whole Foods Market to Challenge FTC's Opposition to Wild Oats Merger
AUSTIN, Texas, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFMI) announced, in connection with its tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:OATS), that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has advised Whole Foods Market that it will file a complaint in the... More...>> |
| 04/26/2007 | 12:21PM | PRNUS | Genstar Names Perry Odak Operating Partner Former Wild Oats Markets CEO Strengthens Depth Of Genstar Operating Talent With Focus On Consumer Products and Industrial Technology
SAN FRANCISCO, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Genstar Capital, LLC, a middle market private equity firm that focuses on investments in selected segments of the industrial technology, life sciences... More...>> |
| 02/21/2007 | 4:03PM | PRNUS | Whole Foods Market and Wild Oats Markets Announce Merger to Create Stronger Natural and Organic Foods Retailer Better Positioned
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFMI) and Wild Oats Markets (NASDAQ:OATS) have today announced they have signed a definitive merger agreement under which Whole Foods Market will acquire Wild Oats Markets' outstanding common stock in a cash tender offer of $18.50 per... More...>> |
| 02/21/2007 | 4:01PM | PRNUS | Whole Foods Market Reports First Quarter Results; Comparable Store Sales Increase 7% on Top of 13% Increase in Prior Year; Cash
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Whole Foods Market, Inc. (NASDAQ:WFMI) today reported sales and earnings for the 16-week quarter ended January 14, 2007. In a separate release, the Company announced that it signed a definitive merger agreement with Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:OATS) under which Whole... More...>> |
| 12/27/2006 | 8:00AM | PRNUS | Wild Oats Encourages Consumers to Live Better and Longer Starting Jan. 1 With Brand-new Healthy Aging Education Program Comprehensive Nutrition and Lifestyle Program Focuses on Overall Wellness by Eating Antioxidant-rich Superfoods, Taking Supplements, Nourishing Skin, and Staying Active
BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) AgeLab, an American turns 50 years old... More...>> |
| 12/26/2006 | 8:00AM | PRNUS | Naples' First Wild Oats Marketplace Appoints Store Director Raymond Dunkin Brings 28 Years of Grocery Store Experience to New Naples Store
NAPLES, Fla., Dec. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:OATS), a leading national natural and organic foods retailer, today announced Raymond Dunkin has been named store director of the first Naples area store located... More...>> |
| 12/20/2006 | 5:27PM | PRNUS | Wild Oats Markets Announces Resignation of Robert Dimond Gregory Mays Will Assume Interim Role as Chief Financial Officer Until a Replacement Is Identified
BOULDER, Colo., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:OATS), a leading national natural and organic foods retailer, today announced Robert Dimond, Chief Financial Officer, has resigned from... More...>> |
| 11/28/2006 | 8:00AM | PRNUS | Wild Oats Will Fill Up to 130 Positions for New Naples Store Job Fair to Be Held Dec. 8-10 in Naples, Fla.
NAPLES, Fla., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:OATS), a leading national natural and organic foods retailer, announced plans to hire up to 130 full and part-time positions for its new store located at 6424 Naples Blvd. (at Airport-Pulling... More...>> |
| 11/15/2006 | 6:00AM | PRNUS | AllergyKids and Wild Oats Markets Announce Distribution Partnership
BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- AllergyKids announced today that its products will soon be available in all 75 Wild Oats stores (Wild Oats) (NASDAQ:OATS) across the country.
The AllergyKids products that Wild Oats will initially sell include: AllergyKids' Green Med Case, AllergyKids' Black Lunch Sack, AllergyKids... More...>> |
| 11/14/2006 | 8:00AM | PRNUS | Wild Oats Markets Rationalizes Store Portfolio, Closing 8 Stores in Under-Performing Locations Significant Savings Realized From Closures to Be Reinvested in Remaining Stores
BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (NASDAQ:OATS), a leading national natural and organic foods retailer, today announced it will close all five of its Henry's Farmers Market stores located in Arizona... More...>> |
| 11/09/2006 | 11:10AM | PRNUS | La Quinta Henry's Farmers Market Donates $10,000 to Local Charities During Grand Opening Block Party Culinary Competition Featuring Top Local Chefs Raises Money for Three Coachella Valley Non-profit Organizations
LA QUINTA, Calif., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The newly opened La Quinta Henry's Farmers Market, an extraordinary fresh foods grocery store and leading resource for produce and natural foods, today announced... More...>> |
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