Title: Sierra Wireless
1- Sierra Wireless
- Investor Presentation AirLink Acquisition
- March 6, 2007
2Agenda
- Introductions
- Forward Looking Statements Disclaimer
- Transaction Overview
- AirLink Overview
- Strategic Rationale
- Overview of Combination
- Transaction Summary
- Questions
3Attendees
- Jason Cohenour President and CEO, Sierra
Wireless - David McLennanCFO, Sierra Wireless
- Andrew BermanCEO, AirLink Communications
4Safe Harbor Statement
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next generation networks by major wireless
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should the assumptions related to these plans,
estimates, projections, beliefs and opinions
change.
5Acquisition of AirLink
Combination of Two Leaders in Wireless Data
Solutions
6Transaction Overview
7AirLink Overview
- Founded in 1993, 50 full time employees located
in San Francisco Bay area - Leading provider of high value fixed and mobile
wireless data solutions for industrial,
commercial and public safety applications - Mobile and M2M
- Strong software capability
- Rich, robust embedded intelligence
- Tools and utilities for remote device management,
monitoring, control and implementation - Sierra Wireless customer and competitor for
several years - Strong historical revenue growth and profitable
for last three years. Unaudited results for
2006 include revenue of US24.8 million, gross
margin of 44 and earnings from operations of
US3.9 million
Headquarters Hayward, CA Total Employees 46
8AirLinks Target Markets
9Strategic Rationale for Combination
Acquisition is consistent with our strategy of
renewing and strengthening our emphasis on higher
gross margin products and solutions
10Expanded Product Line Up
Embedded Modules
EVDO 1X HSPA
AirCards
EVDO HSPA
Rugged Mobiles
EVDO HSPA 2.5G
M2M Modems Gateways
EVDO HSPA 2G, 2.5G
Software
Real time OS, M2M Protocols, Remote device MGT,
UI, Development tools
11Expanded Channels of Distribution
Operators
Resellers
OEMs
TOMEN Electronics Corp.
12Sierra Wireless Executive Team
Jason W. Cohenour President and Chief Executive
Officer
David McLennan Chief Financial Officer
James B. Kirkpatrick Chief Technology Officer
Stephen Blaine Senior Vice President, Engineering
BillDodson Senior Vice President, Operations
Dan Schieler Senior Vice President, Worldwide
Sales
Trent Punnett Senior Vice President, Marketing
andCorporate Development
Andrew Berman Senior Vice President, Mobile and
M2M Group
13Integration
- Management / Employees
- Andrew Berman, AirLink CEO, to become SVP and GM
of the new Mobile and M2M modem product group - Dedicated senior management focus on growing the
high GM segments of Mobile M2M - Integrate AirLink employees
- Products
- Transition MP product line to the new Mobile and
M2M modem product group - Over time, expect all Mobile M2M products to
share common software platform and application
suite - Sales / Support
- Combine respective sales and field support teams
- Preserve product specialization in key areas
- Significant strengthening of field sales
support infrastructure - Drive brand and positioning for all Sierra
Wireless products
14Financial Guidance
- Quantitative guidance for Q2/07, including
restructuring and integration costs, to be
provided when we release Q1/07 financial results
on April 26, 2007 - Higher margin, profitable AirLink business
expected to be accretive to earnings by year end - Modest operating synergies, as focus will be on
growing business over time - Longer term, we expect positive revenue synergies
as our combined sales teams sell the expanded
Sierra Wireless product portfolio through our
global channels of distribution
15Transaction Summary
- Consistent with our strategy of renewing and
strengthening our emphasis on higher gross margin
products and solutions - Establishes company as the clear leader in rugged
mobile and wireless M2M modem segments - Expands high GM product lines and business
- Adds market, channel and customer diversification
- Strengthens ability to drive position and brand
in targeted verticals - Strengthens software offerings and capability for
key segments - Adds focused, proven leadership for Mobile and
M2M segments - Expected to be an accretive transaction by end of
year
Combination expected to drive improved growth,
profitability and shareholder value
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