Filed by Express Scripts, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
Subject Company: Caremark Rx, Inc.
Commission File No.: 001-14200
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Bonus-eligible employees Email 7:35am(CST)
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Dec. 18, 2006 |
SUBJECT LINE: Express Scripts Proposes to Acquire Caremark
Express Scripts announced today that it is proposing to acquire all outstanding shares of Caremark
in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $26 billion. Combined, the two companies
will create the worlds preeminent PBM.
As part of the announcement, Express Scripts today sent a letter to the Caremark Board of Directors
outlining the terms of our proposal. We are recommending that Caremark authorize its management to
enter into discussions with us and work cooperatively to complete a negotiated transaction.
Together, we will have the size, scale and financial strength to expand the markets we serve and
enhance our value proposition and, thus, our competitive position.
For more details on the proposed acquisition, please refer to the news release and attached
talking points. The news release can be shared externally. The talking points are intended for
internal use only as a basis for conversations with your teams.
{Attachment with talking points}
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This material is not a substitute for the prospectus/proxy statement Express Scripts and Caremark
would file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) if an agreement between Express
Scripts and Caremark is reached or any other documents which Express Scripts may send to
shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction. Investors are urged to read any such
documents, when available, because they will contain important information. Such documents would be
available free of charge at the SECs website (www.sec.gov) or by directing a request to Express
Scripts, 13900 Riverport Dr., Maryland Heights, Missouri, Attn: Corporate Secretary, or MacKenzie
Partners, Inc., at 800.322.2885 or by e-mail at expressscripts@mackenziepartners.com.
Express Scripts and its directors, executive officers and other employees may be deemed to be
participants in any solicitation of Express Scripts or Caremark shareholders in connection with the
proposed transaction. Information about Express Scripts directors and executive officers is
available in Express Scripts proxy statement, dated April 18, 2006, for its 2006 annual meeting of
stockholders. Additional information about the interests of potential participants will be
included in any proxy statement filed in connection with the proposed transaction.
This material relates to a business combination transaction with Caremark proposed by Express
Scripts which may become the subject of a registration statement filed with the SEC. Investors and
security holders are advised to read this document and all other applicable documents if and when
they become available because they will include important information. Investors and security
holders may obtain a free copy of any documents filed by Express Scripts with the SEC at the SECs
website (www.sec.gov) or by directing a request to Express Scripts at the address set forth above
or MacKenzie Partners, Inc. at the telephone number and e-mail address set forth above.