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ATCO
November 17th, 2005, 14:07
Moyes makes a move on Central Freight Lines

Central Freight Lines has received a proposal from a company controlled by its ex-chairmain, Jerry Moyes, to acquire Central Freight for $2.25 per share.

(11/15/2005)

In terms of the proposed transaction, all Central stockholders, other than Moyes and certain Moyes family trusts, would receive a cash amount equal to $2.25 per share.

Moyes and certain Moyes family trusts own approximately 31.5% of Central's common stock. In April, Central Freight announced that Jerry Moyes would step down from the company's board of directors, effective immediately. [Refer Teamsters – 2 : Jerry Moyes – Nil]

The proposal will be reviewed by a special committee of Central's Board of Directors, comprising Cam Carruth and Porter Hall, each of whom is independent. The Committee has engaged independent legal counsel and a financial advisor in connection with this proposal.

Cam Carruth commented: “The committee, with the assistance of management, will review this proposal with the interests of Central's stockholders, employees, customers and suppliers in mind.”

The transaction proposal is subject to reaching a definitive agreement along with customary conditions, including, without limitation, financial and legal due diligence, financing, approval of Central's board of directors and stockholders, and the absence of any material adverse change to the condition (financial or otherwise) of Central and its subsidiaries. There can be no assurance that a definitive agreement will be entered into or that any transaction will be consummated.

Central has also announced that it has executed an amendment to its primary credit facility that increased its borrowing capacity by $5 million, to support its turnaround plans.



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ATCO
November 17th, 2005, 14:09
This is a post I made in the 'Yellow Freight' thread, of which I think is fitting here...
Swift Owns Central Refrigerated Freight. Not Central freight.

Jerry Moyes - the owner of Swift also has a special interest in CFL. When Central Freightlines was apart of the Caliber System (Ex. Roadway), and the merger brought Viking, Central Freightline, Spartan and Coles together - which later became Fed Ex Freight with the addition of American Freightways... During this time of combining the company, so I've been told anyways, The Viking side was sucking a lot of money from the rest of the companies... CFL saw this as a bad thing, something that could close their doors. The employees decided to try and buy back CFL's interest, and were seccesful with the help of a check from Jerry Moyes...

This is 'second hand' information, but if you watch CFL's operations, you'll notice Swift 53' trailers being utilized occosionally. They have such a trailer assigned to the terminal here, for the Target account they have.

Recently I heard Moyes offering to buy back CFL stocks at $2.25 a share... Amazingly, if he does this, he will still have made money in the deal... The whole buy low sell high worked out for him with CFL...

I'm almost willing to start up a discussion about Moyes... And yes Central Refridgerated is owned by Moyes... It is what is left of the the old Dick Simon... So yes Swift (Jerry Moyes) owns CFL...