Animal Health International, Inc. Announces Stockholder Approval of Merger Agreement

WESTLAKE, Texas, June 8, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Animal Health International, Inc. AHII announced today that, at a special meeting of its stockholders, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of Animal Health adopted the previously announced merger agreement among Animal Health, Lextron, Inc. ("Lextron") and Buffalo Acquisition, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Lextron. Animal Health also announced that the merger is expected to close on or about June 10, 2011.

About Animal Health International, Inc.

Animal Health International, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiaries, is engaged in the distribution of animal health products in the United States and Canada. The Company's subsidiaries distribute more than 40,000 products sourced from over 1,500 manufacturers to over 71,000 customers, including veterinarians, production animal operators, and animal health product retailers. Products the Company's subsidiaries distribute include pharmaceuticals, vaccines, parasiticides, diagnostics, capital equipment, sanitizers, devices, supplies, and dairy lagoon treatment systems. The Company was founded in 1954, and has its corporate headquarters located in the Dallas/Fort Worth metropolitan area.

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