|Articles|August 20, 2001

VCA to reclaim public trading status

Washington - Veterinary Centers of America Inc., Los Angeles-based operator of 211 animal hospitals nationwide, has filed for the second time with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public and raise up to $242 million.

Washington - Veterinary Centers of America Inc., Los Angeles-basedoperator of 211 animal hospitals nationwide, has filed for the second timewith the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public and raise up to$242 million.

The company was publicly traded from 1991 to September 2000, when itfinalized a recapitalization with an unnamed entity controlled by bankingfirm Leonard Green & Partners.

The money VCA raises will be used to redeem preferred stock and repaydebt.

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VCA to reclaim public trading status

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