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July 18, 2019 |

Cisco Intends to Acquire Acacia Communications

Acacia’s coherent optics technology empowers webscale companies, service providers, and data center operators to meet the fast-growing consumer demands for data
Acacia is headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts and is publicly traded on the NASDAQ
Innovation across software, silicon and optics is fueling Cisco’s initiative to make networks smarter, simpler and more secure

Cisco (NASDAQ:†CSCO) and Acacia Communications (NASDAQ:†ACIA) announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Cisco has agreed to acquire Acacia.†An existing Cisco supplier, Acacia†designs and manufactures high-speed, optical interconnect technologies that allow webscale companies, service providers, and data center operators to meet the fast-growing consumer demands for data.

Under the terms of the agreement, Cisco has agreed to acquire Acacia for†$70.00†per share in cash, or for approximately†$2.6 billion†on a fully diluted basis, net of cash and marketable securities. As Cisco and Acacia†come together, Cisco plans to support Acacia’s existing customers and new customers that want industry-leading coherent optics, digital signal processing / photonic integrated circuit modules, and transceivers for use in networking products and data centers.

“By innovating across software, silicon, and optics, Cisco is reinventing every domain of the network with our intent-based architectures,” said†David Goeckeler, executive vice president and general manager of Cisco’s networking and security business. “With the explosion of bandwidth in the multi-cloud era, optical interconnect technologies are becoming increasingly strategic. The acquisition of Acacia†will allow us to build on the strength of our switching, routing and optical networking portfolio to address our customers’ most demanding requirements.”

Cisco offers a full portfolio of optical systems to support webscale, service provider, enterprise, and public sector customer segments. These optical systems address performance, power, and cost requirements. Acacia’s technology will enrich Cisco’s optical systems portfolio. It will also allow the growing number of customers transitioning from chassis-based systems to pluggable technology to simplify operations and reduce network complexities.

“Coherent technology has been a game-changer for optical networking and continues to evolve with the deployment of pluggable coherent optics,” said Raj Shanmugaraj, president and chief executive officer, Acacia. “Upon close, Cisco and Acacia†will continue to serve and support existing Acacia†customers. By integrating Acacia†technology into Cisco’s networking portfolio, we believe we can accelerate the trend toward coherent technology and pluggable solutions while accommodating a larger footprint of customers worldwide.”

The acquisition is expected to close during the second half of Cisco’s FY2020, subject to customary closing conditions and required regulatory approvals. Upon completion of this transaction, Acacia†employees will join Cisco’s Optical Systems and Optics business within the networking and security business under†David Goeckeler.

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