COSTA MESA, Calif., June 29, 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 respectively, will review the terms of the revised tender offer from Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq:BRCM) to acquire all of the outstanding Emulex shares for $11.00 per share in cash. Broadcom's previous offer was $9.25 per share in cash. The Emulex Board will make its recommendation to stockholders on the revised tender offer in due course. The Company urges stockholders at this time not to tender any shares into the revised offer pending the Board's recommendation.
Emulex noted that Broadcom stated in their announcement today that Broadcom dropped its consent solicitation without delivering any consents and that Broadcom has also filed a notice of dismissal of its Delaware litigation against Emulex and the Emulex Board of Directors.
Emulex stockholders with any questions about the tender offer or other related matters may contact MacKenzie Partners, Inc. at 1-800-322-2885.
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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