BIDZ.com – BIDZ – Signs Going Private Merger Agreement

BIDZ.com, Inc. (Nasdaq:BIDZ), a leading online retailer of jewelry, announced that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Glendon Group, Inc. to be acquired for $0.78 per share in cash. This per share price represents a premium of 59.2% over the Company’s closing price of $0.49 per share, on May 16, 2012, the last trading day prior to the execution of the merger agreement, and a premium of 37.7% over the Company’s volume-weighted average of the closing prices over the 30 consecutive trading days including and immediately preceding May 16, 2012.

The merger agreement was negotiated on behalf of the Company by a Special Committee of its Board of Directors composed entirely of independent directors, with the assistance of financial and legal advisors. Based in part on the Special Committee’s unanimous recommendation, the Company’s Board of Directors unanimously (with one director abstaining, due to his interest in the transaction) approved and declared the merger agreement to be advisable, fair to, and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, and has resolved to recommend that the Company’s stockholders adopt and approve the merger.

Certain stockholders who currently own approximately 36.6% of the Company’s outstanding shares, have agreed to vote their shares in favor of adoption of the merger agreement. This voting obligation will terminate if the merger agreement terminates, or if the Company Board changes its recommendation that the stockholders vote in favor of adoption of the Merger Agreement, and in certain other specified circumstances.

The proposed transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2012, and is subject to certain closing conditions specified in the merger agreement. Glendon Group has obtained equity financing commitments in an aggregate amount sufficient to complete the merger. There is no financing condition to Glendon Group’s obligation to complete the merger.

Following completion of the transaction, BIDZ  would become a privately held company and its stock would no longer trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market.

About Bidz.com – BIDZ

Bidz.com (BIDZ), founded in 1998, is a leading online retailer of jewelry. Bidz offers its products through a live auction format as well as a fixed price online retail store.

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