Proposal Grossly Undervalues Comtech and is Not in the Best Interests of Comtech’s Shareholders
Board Affirms Confidence in Strategy and Long-Term Outlook for the Business
MELVILLE, N.Y. –
January 25, 2022 — Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL), a leading global provider of next-generation 911 emergency systems and secure wireless communications technologies, announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has unanimously rejected the unsolicited proposal to acquire Comtech received from Acacia Research Corporation (Acacia) on October 29, 2021.
The Comtech Board of Directors, including the recently appointed members, carefully evaluated the proposal in consultation with the Board’s independent advisors and determined that the proposal grossly undervalues the Company and is not in the best interests of Comtech’s shareholders.
The Comtech Board’s unanimous conclusion regarding the inadequacy of Acacia’s proposal is based on the following key considerations:
- Comtech has made strategic investments in innovative technologies that position the Company to capitalize on large, long-term renewal cycles in the 911 public safety and satellite and space communication markets.
- Structural changes in these markets are expected to drive significant long-term growth driven by multi-year investment cycles that are well-aligned with Comtech’s core capabilities, products, and services.
- Comtech is already beginning to see the long-term benefits of these investments and end market trends, which have created a number of large-scale opportunities being pursued by the Company. As such, the Company’s Board and management remain highly confident in Comtech’s long-term business outlook and believe the Company is well positioned to create significant value for its shareholders.
Based on the foregoing considerations, among others, the Board unanimously determined that the non-binding Acacia proposal grossly undervalues the Company, does not reflect the transformational changes underway in the Company’s end-markets and the significant inherent value in the Company’s plan, and, thus, is not in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders.
Goldman Sachs fungiert als exklusiver Finanzberater von Comtech, und Proskauer Rose und Sidley Austin fungieren als Rechtsberater.
Über Comtech
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. ist ein weltweit führender Anbieter von Notrufsystemen der nächsten Generation und sicheren drahtlosen Kommunikationstechnologien für kommerzielle und staatliche Kunden in aller Welt. Mit Hauptsitz in Melville, New York, entwickelt, produziert und vermarktet Comtech fortschrittliche und sichere drahtlose Lösungen, die sich am Erfolg seiner Kunden orientieren. Für weitere Informationen besuchen Sie bitte www.comtechtel.com.
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