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Affiliates of Angelo, Gordon & Co. and National Home Health Care Corp. Enter into Merger Agreement.


SCARSDALE, N.Y. -- Angelo, Gordon & Co. and National Home Health Care Corp. (National Market: NHHC NHHC National Home Health Care Corp (Scarsdale, NY) ), a provider of home health care and staffing services in the Northeast, today announced that NHHC and affiliates of Angelo Gordon have entered into an Agreement providing for the merger of NHHC with an affiliate of Angelo Gordon, in partnership with Eureka Capital Partners.

About the Transaction

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, NHHC shareholders will receive either $11.35 or $11.50 in cash for each share of NHHC common stock. If NHHC's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) is a non-GAAP metric that can be used to evaluate a company's profitability.
:EBITDA = Operating Revenue – Operating Expenses + Other Revenue
 (EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization) A metric used to show a company's profitability, but not its cash flow. EBITDA became popular in the 1980s to show the potential profitability of leveraged buyouts, but has become ), as calculated under the terms of the Merger Agreement, for the four fiscal quarters ending prior to the closing is at least $7.9 million, but less than $8.15 million, the price per share will be $11.35 and if NHHC's EBITDA for such four fiscal quarters is at least $8.15 million, the price per share will be $11.50.

Frederick H. Fialkow, the Company's Chairman of the Board and beneficial owner Beneficial Owner

A person who enjoys the benefits of ownership even though title is in another name.

Notes:
For example, when shares of a mutual fund are held by a custodian bank or when securities are held by a broker in street name, the true owner is the beneficial
 of approximately 35.9% of its outstanding shares of common stock, has agreed to accept an 8% subordinated note of NHHC in exchange for a portion of his common stock in the Company. The balance of his shares will be paid for in cash at the cash price provided for in the Merger Agreement.

The Company's current chief executive officer, Steven Fialkow and its current chief financial officer, Robert Heller Robert Heller, also Joseph Heller, (born William Henry Palmer, 1826-1878), was a British magician, mentalist, and musician. The year of his birth is the subject of some speculation; some sources list it as 1829 while others claim 1830.  will remain with the Company and continue to serve in those positions under new five-year employment agreements. Frederick H. Fialkow will provide strategic advice to the Company under a five-year consulting agreement with the Company.

Steven Fialkow, President and Chief Executive Officer of NHHC, stated, "Our management team is proud of what we have accomplished over the past few years. We are also proud that organizations of the stature stature /sta·ture/ (stach´ur) the height or tallness of a person standing.stat´ural

stat·ure
n.
The height of a person.



stature

the height of an animal in the standing position.
 and reputation of Angelo Gordon and Eureka Capital Partners have selected us as a partner. I believe that Angelo Gordon and Eureka share our commitment to providing the highest clinical care to our patients, and to becoming an even more successful provider of home care."

A special committee consisting of independent members of NHHC's Board of Directors unanimously recommended the transaction to the Board, and the NHHC Board of Directors has unanimously approved the transaction. Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin Financial Advisors, Inc. acted as a financial advisor to the special committee with respect to the transaction.

The transaction, which is expected to close during NHHC's fourth fiscal quarter ending July 31, 2007, is subject to the approval by NHHC stockholders, regulatory approvals, NHHC having EBITDA for the four fiscal quarters ending prior to the closing of at least $7.9 million and other customary closing considerations.

Frederick H. Fialkow and Bernard Ber·nard , Claude 1813-1878.

French physiologist noted for his study of the digestive and nervous systems.
 Levine, M.D., also a director of NHHC, who collectively beneficially own approximately 49.4% of the outstanding shares, have agreed to vote their shares in favor of upon the side of; favorable to; for the advantage of.

See also: favor
 the Merger Agreement, subject to the continued support of the merger by the Board of Directors of NHHC in the exercise of its fiduciary duties Noun 1. fiduciary duty - the legal duty of a fiduciary to act in the best interests of the beneficiary
legal duty - acts which the law requires be done or forborne
.

David Roberts There are several people named David Roberts:
  • David Roberts (banker), the Executive Director of Barclays plc
  • David Roberts (engineer), a designer at Richard Hornsby & Sons in the early 1900s who invented the caterpillar track.
, a senior managing director of Angelo, Gordon & Co. stated, "We are excited to be partnering with Eureka Capital Partners, Steven Fialkow, Bob Heller and the rest of the management team at NHHC. We look forward to working with Eureka and the management team to build upon the formidable business that they have developed."

Stephen Greene, a managing director of Eureka Capital Partners stated, "We have operated in the home healthcare sector for a long time and can't think of a better management team than the team at NHHC to partner with. Together with Angelo Gordon, we believe we have an ideal team."

About Angelo, Gordon & Co.

Angelo Gordon was founded in 1988 and currently has over 50 investment professionals managing approximately $10 billion in capital across multiple investment strategies. The New York-based long-term equity strategy group currently manages more than $800 million in existing and committed capital.

About Eureka Capital Partners

Eureka Capital is an independent financial advisory firm with offices in New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, California and Wisconsin.

Important Legal Information

Stockholders are urged to read the proxy statement Proxy Statement

A document containing the information that a company is required by the SEC to provide to shareholders so they can make informed decisions about matters that will be brought up at an annual stockholder meeting.
 regarding the proposed transaction when it becomes available, because it will contain important information. Stockholders will be able to obtain a free copy of the proxy statement as well as other filings containing information about NHHC, without charge, at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of the proxy statement and the filings with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference in the proxy statement can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to National Home Health Care Corp., 700 White Plains Road, Scarsdale, New York “Scarsdale” redirects here. For other uses, see Scarsdale (disambiguation).
Scarsdale is both a town and village in Westchester County, New York, United States postal code 10583. It is a northern suburb of New York City.
 10583 Attention: Robert Heller

The directors and executive officers of NHHC and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation solicitation

In criminal law, the act of asking, inducing, or directing someone to commit a crime. The person soliciting another becomes an accomplice to the crime. The term also refers to the act of obtaining bribes, as well as to the crime of a prostitute who offers sexual
 of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information regarding NHHC directors and executive officers is available in its proxy statement filed with the SEC by NHHC on November 10, 2005. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be contained in the proxy statement and other relevant materials to be filed with the SEC when they become available.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement

A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections.
 within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the consummation CONSUMMATION. The completion of a thing; as the consummation of marriage; (q.v.) the consummation of a contract, and the like.
     2. A contract is said to be consummated, when everything to be done in relation to it, has been accomplished.
 of the merger, NHHC's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of NHHC and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements: the ability to obtain governmental approvals of the transaction on the proposed terms and schedule; the failure of NHHC stockholders to approve the transaction; and the failure of NHHC to satisfy the other conditions to closing, including the EBITDA condition and the absence of a material adverse change in the business or financial condition of NHHC. Additional factors that could cause NHHC's results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in the 2006 Annual Report on Forms 10-K of NHHC filed with the SEC and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov).
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