Applied Micro to Buy MMC for $4.5BApplied Micro to Buy MMC for $4.5B

AMCC will issue 0.619 shares of its common stock for each common share of MMC stock

August 28, 2000

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SAN DIEGO -- Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC) (Nasdaq: AMCC) and MMC Networks (MMC) (Nasdaq: MMCN), today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which MMC will merge with AMCC in a transaction valued at approximately $4.5 billion, based on AMCC's August 25, 2000 closing stock price.

Under the terms of the agreement, AMCC will issue 0.619 shares of its common stock for each common share of MMC stock. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth calendar quarter and will be accounted for as a purchase. The Boards of Directors of both companies have approved the agreement. The completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of MMC's stockholders and the expiration or termination of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period.

http://www.amcc.com/Compinfo/PressReleases/amcc_mmc.htm

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