CalAmp Completes Wireless Matrix Acquisition
04 März 2013 - 3:00PM
Marketwired
CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ: CAMP), a leading provider of wireless
products, services and solutions, announced today that it has
completed the previously announced acquisition of the operations of
Wireless Matrix Corporation (TSX: WRX). This acquisition will
enable CalAmp to expand its product and service offerings within
core vertical markets.
The purchase price was $52.9 million paid in cash at closing.
The assets acquired by CalAmp included cash of approximately $6
million. CalAmp funded the purchase price primarily from the net
proceeds of its recent equity offering of approximately $45
million.
CalAmp expects to record acquisition related expenses of $0.3
million in the fiscal 2013 fourth quarter. The Company also expects
the transaction will be accretive to non-GAAP earnings per share in
fiscal 2014 and beyond as it significantly improves CalAmp's
competitive positioning and growth prospects.
Michael Burdiek, President and Chief Executive Officer of
CalAmp, said, "The Wireless Matrix acquisition is a foundational
component of our long-term growth strategy, positioning CalAmp as
the leading provider of integrated hardware and software solutions
within our core verticals, while expanding our market opportunity
to address new applications with major global enterprise customers.
It clearly enhances our competitive position in the both the near
and longer term as it accelerates CalAmp's development roadmap and
growth prospects."
About CalAmp CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ: CAMP)
is a proven leader in providing wireless communications solutions
to a broad array of vertical market applications and customers.
CalAmp's extensive portfolio of intelligent communications devices,
robust and scalable cloud service platform, and targeted software
applications streamline otherwise complex M2M deployments. These
solutions enable customers to optimize their operations by
collecting, monitoring and efficiently reporting business critical
data and desired intelligence from high-value remote assets. For
more information, please visit www.calamp.com.
Forward-Looking Statements Statements in
this press release that are not historical in nature are
forward-looking statements that involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties. Words such as "may", "will", "expect", "intend",
"plan", "believe", "seek", "could", "estimate", "judgment",
"targeting", "should", "anticipate", "goal" and variations of these
words and similar expressions, are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially
from those implied by such forward-looking statements due to a
variety of factors, including product demand, competitive pressures
and pricing declines in the Company's wireless and satellite
markets, the timing of customer approvals of new product designs,
intellectual property infringement claims, the effects of the
automatic federal budget cuts required pursuant to the sequester
that took effect on March 1, 2013, interruption or failure of our
Internet-based systems used to wirelessly configure and communicate
with the tracking and monitoring devices that we sell, integration
issues that may arise in connection with the Wireless Matrix
acquisition, and other risks or uncertainties that are described in
the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 that was declared
effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 11,
2013. Although the Company believes the expectations reflected in
such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable
assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be
attained. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise
any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
AT CALAMP: Garo Sarkissian VP, Corporate Development
(805) 987-9000 AT ADDO COMMUNICATIONS: Lasse Glassen General
Information (424) 238-6249 lasseg@addocommunications.com
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