(3) Business Combinations

Gen-Probe Incorporated

On August 1, 2012, the Company completed the acquisition of Gen-Probe and acquired all of the outstanding shares of Gen-Probe. Pursuant to the merger agreement, each share of common stock outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the acquisition was cancelled and converted into the right to receive $82.75 in cash. In addition, all outstanding restricted shares, restricted stock units, performance shares, and those stock options granted prior to February 8, 2012 were cancelled and converted into the right to receive $82.75 per share in cash less the exercise price, as applicable. Stock options granted after February 8, 2012 were converted into stock options to acquire shares of Hologic common stock determined by the conversion formula defined in the merger agreement. The Company paid the Gen-Probe shareholders $3.8 billion and $169.0 million to equity award holders. The Company funded the acquisition using available cash and financing consisting of senior secured credit facilities and Senior Notes (see Note 5 for further discussion) resulting in aggregate proceeds of $3.48 billion, excluding financing fees to the underwriters. The Company incurred approximately $34.3 million of direct transaction costs, which were recorded within general and administrative expenses in fiscal 2012.

Gen-Probe, headquartered in San Diego, California, is a leader in molecular diagnostics products and services that are used primarily to diagnose human diseases and screen donated human blood. The Company expects this acquisition to enhance its molecular diagnostics franchise and to complement its existing portfolio of diagnostics products. Gen-Probe’s results of operations are reported within the Company’s Diagnostics reportable segment from the date of acquisition.

The purchase price consideration was as follows:


Cash paid	$	3,967,866
Deferred payment		1,655
Fair value of stock options exchanged		2,655

Total purchase price	$	3,972,176

The fair value of stock options exchanged, that were recorded as purchase price, represents the fair value of the Gen-Probe options converted into the Company’s stock options attributable to pre-combination services pursuant to ASC 805, Business Combinations (ASC 805). The remainder of the fair value of these stock options of $23.2 million will be recognized as stock-based compensation expense over the remaining vesting period, which is approximately 3.5 years. The Company estimated the fair value of the stock options using a binomial valuation model with the following weighted average assumptions: risk free rate of 0.41%, expected volatility of 39.9%, expected life of 3.6 years and dividend of 0.0%. The weighted average fair value of stock options granted is $7.07 per share.

The preliminary allocation of the purchase price presented below is based on estimates of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of August 1, 2012. The Company is continuing to obtain information to complete its valuation of intangible assets, as well as to determine the acquired assets and liabilities, including tax assets and liabilities. The components of the preliminary purchase price allocation are as follows:


Cash	$	205,463
Accounts receivable		80,301
Inventory		153,416
Property, plant and equipment		274,095
Other assets		191,868
Assets held-for-sale, net		87,465
Accounts payable		(19,671	)
Accrued expenses		(131,102	)
Other liabilities		(19,255	)
Identifiable intangible assets:
Developed technology		1,565,000
In-process research and development		227,000
Customer contract		585,000
Trade names		95,000
Deferred income taxes, net		(973,524	)
Goodwill		1,651,120

Purchase Price	$	3,972,176

The purchase price has been allocated to the acquired assets and liabilities based on management’s estimate of their fair values. During the first quarter of fiscal 2013, as the Company continues to complete its valuation procedures, it lowered the valuation of trade names by $2.0 million with an offsetting increase to goodwill. In addition, certain tax related adjustments were recorded.

Certain of Gen-Probe’s assets have been designated as assets held-for-sale and have been recorded at fair value less the estimated cost to sell such assets. These represent non-core assets to the Company’s business plan and are expected to be sold within one year of the acquisition. In the first quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company completed the sale of one of these asset groups for $2.2 million. On January 3, 2013, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its LIFECODES business to Immucor for $85.0 million in cash, subject to adjustment, plus a contingent payment of an additional $10.0 million based on future revenue results. LIFECODES sells molecular and antibody-based assays in the markets of transplant diagnostics, specialty coagulation and transfusion medicine. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including expiration of the applicable waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and an international regulatory review and is expected to close in the first half of fiscal 2013. Assets and liabilities held for sale are reflected separately in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. The following represents the components of the asset groups classified as held-for-sale as of December 29, 2012:


Assets:
Cash	$	2,272
Accounts receivable		7,549
Inventory		14,469
Property and equipment		13,431
Other assets		1,851
Intangible assets and goodwill		51,880

Total assets held-for-sale	$	91,452

Liabilities:
Accrued liabilities		(7,403	)

Net assets held-for-sale	$	84,049

As part of the preliminary purchase price allocation, the Company has determined the identifiable intangible assets are developed technology, in-process research and development (“IPR&D”), customer contracts, and trade names. The fair value of the intangible assets has been estimated using the income approach and the cash flow projections were discounted using rates ranging from 10% to 12%. The cash flows are based on estimates used to price the transaction, and the discount rates applied were benchmarked with reference to the implied rate of return from the transaction model and the weighted average cost of capital.

The developed technology assets are comprised of know-how, patents and technologies embedded in Gen-Probe’s products and relate to currently marketed products and related instrument automation. In valuing the developed technology assets, consideration was only given to products that have received regulatory approval. The developed technology assets primarily comprise the significant product families used in diagnostic testing, and the majority of fair value relates to the APTIMA family of assays for testing of certain sexually transmitted diseases and microbial infectious diseases and the PROCLEIX family of assays for blood screening. The Company applied the Excess Earnings Method under the income approach to fair value the developed technology assets excluding the PROCLEIX technology asset. The Company applied the Relief-from-Royalty Method to fair value this asset.

IPR&D projects relate to in-process projects that have not reached technological feasibility as of the acquisition date and have no alternative future use. The primary basis for determining technological feasibility of these projects is obtaining regulatory approval to market the underlying product, which primarily pertains to receiving approval to perform certain diagnostic testing on Gen-Probe’s instrumentation, such as the PANTHER and TIGRIS systems. The Company recorded $227.0 million of IPR&D related to 6 projects. One project, valued at $7.0 million, received FDA approval in October 2012, and another project, valued at $27.0 million, received FDA approval in January 2013. Amortization of these assets begins once FDA approval is received. The other projects are expected to be completed within the next 6 months to 42 months with a total cost of approximately $51 million to complete such projects. Given the uncertainties inherent with product development and commercial introduction, there can be no assurance that any of the Company’s product development efforts will be successful, completed on a timely basis or within budget, if at all. All of the IPR&D assets were valued using the multiple-period excess earnings method approach using a discount rate of 12.0%.

The customer contract intangible asset pertains to Gen-Probe’s relationship with Novartis, and the Company used the Excess Earnings Method to estimate the fair value of this asset. Trade names relate to the Gen-Probe corporate name and the primary product names, and the Company used the Relief-from-Royalty Method to estimate the fair value of this asset.

Developed technology, customer contract and trade names are being amortized on a straight-line basis over a weighted average period of 12.5 years, 13.0 years and 11.0 years, respectively.

The Company estimated the fair value of property, plant and equipment using a combination of the cost and market approaches, depending on the component. The Company applied the cost approach as the primary method in estimating the fair value of land and buildings. In total, the fair value adjustment to increase the carrying amount of property, plant and equipment was $107.9 million, of which $70.6 million related to land and buildings.

The excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the tangible net assets and intangible assets acquired was recorded to goodwill. The factors contributing to the recognition of the amount of goodwill were based on several strategic and synergistic benefits that are expected to be realized from the Gen-Probe acquisition. These benefits include the expectation that the combined company’s complementary products in the molecular diagnostics market with Gen-Probe’s fully automated product franchise will significantly broaden the Company’s offering in women’s health and diagnostics. The combined company is expected to benefit from a broader global presence and with Hologic’s direct sales force and marketing in Europe and its investment in China distribution, the growth prospects of Gen-Probe’s products are expected to be enhanced significantly. The combined company anticipates significant cross-selling opportunities within the diagnostics market through Hologic’s larger channel coverage and physician sales team. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

The following unaudited pro forma information presents the combined financial results for the Company and Gen-Probe as if the acquisition of Gen-Probe had been completed as of the beginning of the fiscal year prior to the period of acquisition, September 26, 2010:


	Three Months Ended December 24, 2011

Revenue	$	630,844
Net loss	$	(10,195	)
Basic and diluted net loss per common share	$	(0.04	)

The unaudited pro forma information for the three months ended December 24, 2011 was calculated after applying the Company’s accounting policies and the impact of acquisition date fair value adjustments. These pro forma condensed consolidated financial results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and include certain adjustments to reflect pro forma results of operations as if the acquisition occurred on September 26, 2010, such as fair value adjustments to inventory, accounts receivable, and property, plant and equipment, increased expenses for restructuring charges and retention costs, increased interest expense on debt obtained to finance the transaction, lower investment income and increased amortization for the fair value of acquired intangible assets. The pro forma information does not reflect the effect of costs, other than restructuring and retention, or synergies that would have been expected to result from the integration of the acquisition. The pro forma information does not purport to be indicative of the results of operations that actually would have resulted had the combination occurred at the beginning of each period presented, or of future results of the consolidated entities.