VistaCare Signs Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Odyssey HealthCare

VistaCare Signs Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Odyssey HealthCare

Transaction Would Result in Merged Hospice Provider Caring for More Than 12,000 Patients

SCOTTSDALE, AZ--(Marketwire - January 15, 2008) - VistaCare, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSTA) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Dallas, Texas-based Odyssey HealthCare, Inc. (NASDAQ: ODSY) for $8.60 per share in cash.

-another flat line chart/ cash deal-st0ckman