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Sycamore Ready for Liquidation

February 01, 2013 |
CHELMSFORD, Mass. -- Sycamore Networks, Inc. (“Sycamore” or the “Company”) (SCMR), today announced that at a Special Meeting of Stockholders held on January 29, 2013 (the “Special Meeting”), its stockholders authorized the previously announced sale of substantially all of its assets related to Sycamore’s Intelligent Bandwidth Management Business to a portfolio company of Marlin Equity Partners (“Buyer”) pursuant to and on the terms set forth in the Asset Purchase and Sale Agreement dated October 23, 2012 by and between Sycamore and Buyer. At the Special Meeting, the stockholders also approved the dissolution of the Company following the asset sale and adopted a plan of complete liquidation and dissolution.

On January 31, 2013, the Company completed the sale of its Intelligent Bandwidth Management Business, which includes the Company’s optical networking and multiservice access products and related services and rights to the “Sycamore” name, to Buyer in exchange for a total purchase price of $18.75 million in cash (subject to a working capital adjustment) and the assumption by Buyer of certain related liabilities. The Company will continue to use the name Sycamore Networks, Inc. as its corporate name in connection with, and until the completion of, the liquidation and dissolution of the Company. In addition, the Company has established a new corporate website,www.scmrinc.com, which will continue to provide access to Sycamore’s public company filings and other corporate information. Information about the products and services of the Intelligent Bandwidth Management Business will continue to be available at www.sycamorenet.com.

Sycamore Networks Inc.



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