深受財務問題困擾的固態硬碟（SSD）業者OCZ Technology在周三（11/27）宣布，Toshiba（東芝）已出價收購OCZ的所有資產。
成立於2002年的OCZ是美國那斯達克股市的上市公司，原本是鎖定高階電腦硬體，一開始生產高效能的DDR記憶體、USB裝置，與各種冷卻產品，近來的主力則放在高效能的固態硬碟與電源管理產品。該公司生產支援各種介面的SSD，涵蓋SATA III、PCI Express、Serial attached SCSI與USB 3.0，適用於消費與企業市場。
根據OCZ今年第二季的財報，其營收大幅從2012年第二季的8860萬美元下滑到今年第二季的3350萬美元，財務虧損不斷上揚，促使OCZ以自家公司作為抵押品，向Hercules Technology Growth Capital借貸3000萬美元，且利息高達15%，還未能按時償還。
約莫從今年3月開始，OCZ的股價就未曾高過2美元，今年11月初更跌至1美元以下，本周三（11/27）的收盤價只有0.16美元，大幅下滑了74.6%，市值亦僅剩1091萬美元，使得OCZ已經正在提出破產申請。
OCZ表示，該公司收到來自東芝的收購請求，雙方大致已完成了有關資產收購的協商，且相信在所有內容上已達成共識，交易條件包括必須保留OCZ的商業價值，包括員工在內。根據美國法院的破產規定，東芝所提出的應是最高且最佳的價碼，將會被破產法院所接受。
OCZ Filing for Bankruptcy, Announces Offer From Toshiba to Purchase Assets
SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- 11/27/13 -- OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, today announced that on November 25, 2013, it received notices that Hercules Technology Growth Capital, Inc. ("Hercules") took exclusive control of the Company's depository accounts at Silicon Valley Bank and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. As set forth in the Company's recent SEC filings, Hercules and the Company are parties to a loan and security agreement. As previously reported, the Company is not in compliance with certain of the operating ratios and covenants in the loan agreement. As a result of such action and pursuant to Hercules' written instruction, the depository institutions disbursed the cash in the Company's respective accounts to accounts under the control of Hercules.
The Company has received an offer from Toshiba Corporation to acquire substantially all of the Company's assets in a bankruptcy proceeding. The parties have substantially completed negotiations on an asset purchase agreement and OCZ believes that all the material terms have been agreed to. The agreement is subject to various conditions: the preservation of the value of the business, including the retention of employees, the negotiation and execution of definitive documentation, the filing of bankruptcy petitions by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, Toshiba's offer being accepted by the bankruptcy court as the highest and best offer under the circumstances after an auction process conducted under the relevant provisions of the United States Bankruptcy Code, and other customary closing conditions. The Company expects to file a petition for bankruptcy shortly after completing final documentation with Toshiba and Hercules, and to conduct the court-supervised auction process to attempt to maximize the value of the Company's assets and operations in an orderly process. More details will become available when the Company files its petition for bankruptcy.
If the Company is not able to agree to final documentation with Toshiba, the Company expects to imminently file a petition for bankruptcy and liquidate.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this release relate to future events and expectations and as such constitute forward-looking statements involving known and unknown factors that may cause actual results of OCZ Technology Group, Inc. to be different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. In this context, words such as "will," "would," "expect," "anticipate," "should" or other similar words and phrases often identify forward-looking statements made on behalf of OCZ. It is important to note that actual results of OCZ may differ materially from those described or implied in such forward-looking statements based on a number of factors and uncertainties, including, but not limited to successfully completing definitive documentation with Toshiba and Hercules, subject to the company's ability to preserve value and retain employees, a successful conclusion of the court-supervised auction process and the Other general economic, business and financing conditions and factors are described in more detail in "Item 1A -- Risk Factors" in Part I in OCZ's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on October 7, 2013, and statements made in other subsequent filings. The filing is available both at www.sec.gov as well as via OCZ's website at www.ocz.com. OCZ does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements.
OCZ申請破產，宣布提議從東芝公司購買資產
加利福尼亞州聖何塞- （Marketwired） - 13年11月27日- OCZ科技集團有限公司（納斯達克股票代碼：OCZ），高性能的固態硬盤（SSD）的計算設備和系統的領先供應商，今天宣布，於2013年11月25日，它收到了大力神科技創業投資有限公司（“大力神”）擔任公司的存款賬戶在矽谷銀行和富國銀行，全國協會的獨家控制的通知。 誠如本公司近期美國證券交易委員會提交的文件，大力士和公司規定的當事方貸款及擔保協議。 據此前報導，該公司並不符合某些貸款協議的營運比率及契諾。 這樣的行動，並根據赫拉克勒斯的書面指令的結果，該存款機構支付的現金本公司各自的賬戶赫拉克勒斯的控制之下賬戶。
本公司已接獲東芝公司在破產程序獲得幾乎所有的公司資產的要約。 雙方已大致完成的資產購買協議的談判和OCZ認為，所有重要條款已獲得通過。 該協議須待多項條件：企業的保值，包括員工的保留，最終文件，提交破產申請，本公司及其若干附屬公司的談判和執行，東芝的報價被接受，破產法庭作為最高和最好的報價的情況下根據美國破產法的有關規定，以及其他慣例成交條件進行了拍賣過程之後。 該公司預計將提交破產呈請完成與東芝和Hercules最後文件後不久，並進行法庭監督的拍賣過程，試圖最大限度地提高本公司的資產及業務的有序過程中的價值。 更多細節將變得可用時，本公司文件的破產呈請。
如果公司不能夠同意與東芝的最後文件，本公司預期迫近提交破產呈請和清算。
前瞻性聲明
本新聞稿中的某些陳述涉及將來和預期的事件，因而構成涉及已知和未知因素的影響，可能導致OCZ科技集團，公司的實際業績與這些明示或暗示的前瞻性陳述不同的前瞻性陳述。 在此背景下，諸如“將要”，“將”，“期望”，“預期”，“應該”或其它類似的詞語和語句通常只表示已代OCZ的前瞻性陳述。 需要注意的是OCZ的實際結果可能大不相同那些基於多項因素和不確定性，包括但不限於成功完成與東芝和Hercules最終文件，受這些前瞻性陳述中描述或暗示是很重要的該公司的保留價值和留住員工的能力，在法院監督拍賣過程的圓滿結束和其他一般的經濟，商業和金融條件和因素進行了更詳細的描述 - 在我在第一部分“1A項風險因素” OCZ的表格10-K年報與美國證券交易委員會提交的2013年10月7日，而在其他後續申請發言。 備案可無論是在www.sec.gov以及通過OCZ的網站www.ocz.com 。 OCZ也不承諾更新其前瞻性陳述。
嘿嘿～股價都變成「0.16美元」甚至「市值亦僅剩1091萬美元」！Toshiba根本就是可憐OCZ快倒閉了，趕緊撿便宜買！
奇怪的是，OCZ有啥SSD專利技術可買？不然買個OCZ對Toshiba來說，根本沒啥作用！難道Toshiba想要買下「鯊魚」推出更便宜，效能更猛的SSD硬碟？
