Comtech Files New Investor Presentation

Highlights transformative actions Comtech’s Board and management team have taken to create leader in wireless technology sector

Enumerates reasons Outerbridge’s nominees are unqualified to serve as directors at Comtech

Strongly recommends stockholders vote “FOR” all of Comtech’s highly qualified and experienced director nominees on the BLUE proxy card

MELVILLE, N.Y. –
November 24, 2021– Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL), a leading global provider of next-generation 911 emergency systems and secure wireless communications technologies, today announced that it has filed an investor presentation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) in connection with its upcoming Fiscal 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The presentation is available under the stockholder materials section of https://comtechcreates.com.

The investor presentation highlights the transformative actions that Comtech’s Board of Directors and management team have taken over the past five years to enhance the Company’s leadership position in attractive growth markets and accelerate growth and profitability. The presentation also outlines the actions the Board has taken to add new directors who bring a strong mix of skills, experience, diversity and fresh viewpoints for the benefit of Comtech shareholders.

Additionally, the presentation illustrates in greater depth why Comtech’s Board opposes Outerbridge Capital Management’s efforts to replace two highly experienced directors with its own nominees, who lack the relevant skills and experience necessary to create shareholder value.

Highlights of the presentation include:

Comtech’s Strategic Transformation and Growth Trajectory

With the addition of new Board members starting in 2015, Comtech has spent the past five years repositioning its portfolio for sustained growth and profitability:

  • Executed a thoughtful M&A strategy to reorient Comtech’s portfolio around two high-growth end markets – satellite communications and 911 public safety – that are at the beginning of a sustained investment and renewal cycle expected to persist for years;
  • Secured significant cross-segment business wins under the leadership of incoming CEO Michael Porcelain, including $200 million in multi-year next-generation 911 contracts and a new, large multi-year satellite technology contract with strong potential to generate hundreds of millions of dollars in incremental revenue over the next several years;
  • Secured a $100 million strategic growth investment from current stockholder White Hat Capital Partners, LP and Magnetar Capital LLC, the proceeds of which will finance key near-term growth and profitability initiatives; and
  • Delivered five-year total shareholder returns of 126.7%, outperforming the S&P 600 which returned 99.7%, the NASDAQ Telecommunications Index which returned 87.5%, and peers who returned 36.7%.1

Comtech’s Revitalized Board and Management

Comtech’s Board has taken, and continues to take, decisive actions to enhance shareholder value. The Company’s refreshed Board and executive leadership team have the right mix of skills, experience, diversity and viewpoints to help drive shareholder value. Important facts about the Board include:

  • By 2022, the Board will consist of seven directors, five of whom will be independent;
  • The Board has added two diverse and highly qualified directors over the past two years, bolstering its financial expertise and diversity of perspectives;
  • Mike Porcelain, Comtech’s current President and Chief Operating Officer and incoming CEO, and Mark Quinlan, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of White Hat Capital Partners, will join the Board by January 2022, bringing deep industry expertise; and
  • Comtech’s two directors standing for election at this Annual Meeting, Judy Chambers and Larry Waldman, have skills and experience that make them vastly superior candidates to Outerbridge’s nominees.

Election of Outerbridge’s Nominees Is Not In Stockholders’ Best Interests

Outerbridge’s campaign is opportunistic, misleading, and serves to advance only its own interests, which do not align with those of other shareholders. The activist fund has:

  • Readily admitted its objective to bolster its own activist reputation and aid fundraising efforts;
  • Repeatedly issued misleading public statements;
  • Presented an ever-changing selection of director candidates, whom it did not permit Comtech to properly meet or vet; and
  • Interests that are not financially aligned with other stockholders, holding short dated, out of the money options and constantly trading around its position.

In addition, Outerbridge has asked Comtech’s shareholders to elect two candidates, Wendi Carpenter and Sidney Fuchs, who are unqualified to oversee Comtech’s strategic plan:

  • Wendi Carpenter offers no industry, technical, accounting, finance, or M&A expertise, and her background is filled with red flags.
  • Sidney Fuchs’ role as Chairman of Eutelsat North America Corp. presents a material conflict of interest that would damage key customer relationships and negatively impact prospective business opportunities.

Comtech urges shareholders to support their Board by voting the BLUE proxy card today FOR Comtech’s two highly qualified director nominees, Judy Chambers and Larry Waldman. Please do not return or otherwise vote using any White proxy card you may receive from Outerbridge.

YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT!

To ensure your shares are represented, please follow the easy instructions on the BLUE proxy card to vote by telephone, by internet, or by signing, dating and returning the BLUE proxy card in the postage-paid envelope provided. If you received this letter by email, you may also vote by pressing the BLUE “VOTE NOW” button in the accompanying email. Please simply disregard any White proxy card you may receive from Outerbridge.

If you have any questions or require any assistance with voting your shares,

please call Comtech’s proxy solicitor, Innisfree M&A Incorporated:

Toll-Free: (877) 750-8198 (from the U.S. and Canada)

Or +1 (412) 232-3651 (from other locations)

Comtech’s definitive proxy materials and other materials regarding the Board’s recommendation for the Fiscal 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders can be found at www.comtechcreates.com.

Informazioni su Comtech

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. è un fornitore leader a livello mondiale di sistemi di emergenza 911 di nuova generazione e di tecnologie di comunicazione wireless sicure per clienti commerciali e governativi in tutto il mondo. Con sede a Melville, New York, e con la passione per il successo dei clienti, Comtech progetta, produce e commercializza soluzioni wireless avanzate e sicure. Per ulteriori informazioni, visitare il sito www.comtechtel.com.

Dichiarazioni previsionali

Alcune informazioni contenute nel presente comunicato stampa contengono dichiarazioni di natura previsionale che comportano rischi e incertezze significativi, ad esempio riguardo alla traiettoria della nostra attività, ai ricavi e alle vendite futuri, alla strategia di acquisizione, ai cambiamenti a livello di gestione e di governance e alla crescita. I risultati effettivi potrebbero differire materialmente da tali informazioni previsionali. I rischi e le incertezze che potrebbero influire su queste dichiarazioni previsionali includono: la possibilità che le sinergie e i benefici attesi dalle recenti acquisizioni non si realizzino pienamente o non si realizzino nei tempi previsti; il rischio che le attività acquisite non si integrino con successo nell'Azienda; la possibilità di interruzioni dovute alle recenti acquisizioni, che rendono più difficile mantenere i rapporti commerciali e operativi o trattenere il personale chiave; il rischio che l'Azienda non riesca a implementare un cambiamento tattico nel suo segmento Government Solutions, abbandonando le gare d'appalto per i grandi contratti di servizi di commodity a favore di contratti per i suoi prodotti di nicchia con margini più elevati; la natura e la tempistica della ricezione di ordini nuovi o esistenti e le prestazioni dell'Azienda, che possono causare fluttuazioni significative nelle vendite nette e nei risultati operativi; la tempistica e il finanziamento dei contratti governativi; rischi associati alle vendite internazionali, ai rapidi cambiamenti tecnologici, all'evoluzione degli standard industriali, agli annunci e ai miglioramenti di nuovi prodotti, al cambiamento delle richieste dei clienti o delle strategie di approvvigionamento, alle variazioni delle condizioni economiche e politiche prevalenti, alle variazioni del prezzo del petrolio nei mercati globali e alle variazioni dei tassi di cambio delle valute estere; rischi associati ai procedimenti legali della Società, alle richieste di indennizzo da parte dei clienti e ad altre questioni simili; rischi associati agli obblighi della Società ai sensi della Credit Facility; rischi associati ai contratti di grandi dimensioni della Società; rischi associati alla pandemia COVID-19 e alle relative interruzioni della catena di approvvigionamento; e altri fattori descritti in questo e negli altri documenti presentati dalla Società alla Securities and Exchange Commission. Non ci assumiamo alcun obbligo e non intendiamo aggiornare queste dichiarazioni previsionali o conformarle ai risultati effettivi o ai cambiamenti delle nostre aspettative.

Ulteriori informazioni e dove trovarle

Comtech has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and mailed to the Company’s stockholders a definitive proxy statement, an accompanying BLUE proxy card and other relevant documents in connection with the Company’s Fiscal 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “2021 Annual Meeting”). THE COMPANY’S STOCKHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT, THE ACCOMPANYING BLUE PROXY CARD AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMPANY’S 2021 ANNUAL MEETING OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE IN THE PROXY STATEMENT BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY’S 2021 ANNUAL MEETING AND THE PARTIES RELATED THERETO. The Company’s stockholders may obtain a free copy of documents filed with the SEC at the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov or the Company’s website at www.comtechcreates.com.

Partecipanti alla Sollecitazione

La Società, i suoi amministratori e alcuni dei suoi funzionari esecutivi sono, e alcuni altri membri del management e dipendenti della Società possono essere considerati "partecipanti" alla sollecitazione di deleghe da parte degli azionisti in relazione alle questioni da considerare all'Assemblea annuale del 2021. Le informazioni relative alle partecipazioni dirette e indirette, tramite titoli o altro, nella Società delle persone che sono o possono essere, secondo le regole della SEC, considerate partecipanti alla sollecitazione degli azionisti della Società in relazione all'Assemblea annuale della Società del 2021 sono riportate nella dichiarazione di delega definitiva della Società depositata in relazione all'Assemblea annuale della Società del 2021 e in altri documenti pertinenti depositati presso la SEC. È inoltre possibile trovare informazioni sui funzionari e direttori esecutivi della Società nella Relazione annuale della Società sul Modulo 10-K per l'anno fiscale conclusosi il 31 luglio 2021 e negli altri documenti depositati dalla Società e da tali persone presso la SEC.

1 Source: Bloomberg market data as of October 29, 2021. Peers selected are global communications solutions and services providers with both commercial and government customers; limited to entities with market capitalization under $10 billion. Selected peers consist of Elbit, Gilat, KVH Industries, ST Engineering, and Viasat. Total stockholder returns assume dividends are reinvested at the risk free rate.

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