COSTA MESA, Calif., May 5, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Emulex Corporation (NYSE:ELX) today said its Board of Directors, consistent with its fiduciary duties and with the assistance of its financial and legal advisors, Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, will review the tender offer commenced today by Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq:BRCM) to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Emulex for $9.25 per share in cash. The Broadcom tender offer requires no action by Emulex stockholders at this time. The Company also said it will review Broadcom's consent solicitation and urged stockholders at this time not to take any action on the consent solicitation. The Emulex Board will make its recommendation on the tender offer and respond to the consent solicitation in due course.
About Emulex
Emulex is the leader in converged networking solutions for the data center. Our Connectivity Continuum architecture provides intelligent networking services that transition today's infrastructure into tomorrow's unified network ecosystem. Emulex provides a single framework that intelligently connects every server, network and storage device within the data center. Through strategic collaboration and integrated partner solutions, Emulex provides its customers with industry leading business value, operational flexibility and strategic advantage. Emulex is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:ELX) and has corporate headquarters in Costa Mesa, California. News releases and other information about Emulex Corporation are available at http://www.emulex.com.
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IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
On May 5, 2009, Broadcom Corporation ("Broadcom") filed a preliminary consent solicitation statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating to Broadcom's proposals to, among other things, amend the bylaws of Emulex Corporation (the "Company") in certain respects. The Company may be filing proxy materials in connection with Broadcom's proposals ("Materials") with the SEC. Stockholders are strongly advised to read the Materials if and when they become available, as they will contain important information.
Participant Information:
The Company, its directors and certain of its officers may be deemed to be participants in a solicitation of the Company's stockholders. Information regarding the Company's directors and executive officers is contained in the Company's proxy statement filed with the SEC on October 14, 2008 for its 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
Free Copies of Important Documents:
Stockholders will be able to obtain the Materials and other documents filed by the Company with the SEC for free at the Internet website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. Copies of the Materials will also be available for free at the Company's Internet website at www.emulex.com or by writing to Emulex Corporation at 3333 Susan Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, Attention: Investor Relations. Stockholders may also contact the Company's Investor Relations Department at 1 (714) 885-3693 for copies of the Materials.