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Enterasys Networks (NYSE: ETS), the Secure Networks
Company(TM), today announced that it has received formal notification
that the U.S. Congress' Joint Committee on Taxation has concluded its
review of the Company's tax returns related to the previously
announced $47.5 million federal tax refund, which the IRS will now
process. The refund is the result of certain amended tax returns filed
as part of an Internal Revenue Service field audit. Enterasys expects
to receive the funds within the next 45 days.
"Enterasys ended the second quarter of 2005 with $117.6 million in
cash and marketable securities and no debt," said Mark Aslett, chief
executive officer. "This tax refund further strengthens the Company's
financial position." The balance sheet impact of the tax refund will
be a $45.5 million increase in cash after the effect of various state
tax payments related to the amended federal filings.
In connection with the refund, Enterasys will also record a fiscal
third-quarter income statement benefit of approximately $62.5 million,
which includes the reversal of approximately $15 million in tax
accruals and, as a result, the Company expects to be profitable for
the quarter. Enterasys also confirmed that its restructuring efforts
remain on target and that it currently expects to achieve a minimum of
$11.5 million in aggregate cost savings in the third quarter versus
first-quarter levels. The Company indicated that it currently expects
cash flow, excluding the impact of the tax refund, restructuring and
other related payments, to be at or near breakeven for the third
quarter.
"During the past two years we have successfully repositioned the
Company around an industry-leading strategy--Secure Networks(TM). We
have also fully refreshed our product and solutions portfolio.
Finally, we have aggressively reduced our cost structure to accelerate
our return to profitable operations," said Aslett. "Given the
substantial progress we have made on this restructuring and with the
Company now poised to transition to profitability, we believe the time
is right to address our legacy capital structure by reducing the
number of shares outstanding."
Reverse Stock Split
"Enterasys inherited its capital structure from the former
Cabletron Systems, Inc.," said Rip Haak, chief financial officer.
"Today, Enterasys is a very different business from the one that
emerged from Cabletron in 2001. Based on analysis and advice received
from our investment bankers, JPMorgan, the Company's Board of
Directors has approved a 1-for-8 reverse stock split that would result
in a more appropriate share count going forward. In addition, the
reverse split will enhance the Company's ability to satisfy NYSE
listing requirements."
The reverse split is subject to shareholder approval. If approved,
shareholders will receive one share of Enterasys common stock for
every eight shares they currently own. The conversion is expected to
take effect before the end of October.
About Enterasys Networks
Enterasys Networks is the Secure Networks Company, providing
enterprise customers worldwide with the industry's most up-to-date
portfolio of edge-to-core networking products, solutions and services,
with award-winning policy-based security capabilities embedded into
the infrastructure. For more information on Enterasys Secure Networks
and the company's comprehensive wired and wireless products, visit
www.enterasys.com. (ETS-F)
This news release contains forward-looking statements regarding
future events, activities and financial performance, such as
management's expectations regarding future revenue and cash flow;
strategic relationships and market opportunities; product development;
and other business strategies and objectives. These statements may be
identified with such words as "we expect," "we believe," "we
anticipate," or similar indications of future expectations. These
statements are neither promises nor guarantees, and actual future
financial performance, events and activities may differ materially.
Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these statements,
which speak only as of the date hereof. We expressly disclaim any
obligation to update such statements publicly to reflect changes in
the expectations, assumptions, events or circumstances on which such
statements may be based or that may affect the likelihood that actual
results will differ materially.
Some risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to
differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but
are not limited to: worldwide and regional economic uncertainty and
recent political and social turmoil may continue to negatively affect
our business and revenue; we have a history of losses in recent years
and may not operate profitably in the future; our quarterly operating
results may fluctuate, which could cause us to fail to meet quarterly
operating targets and result in a decline in our stock price; we earn
a substantial portion of our revenue for each quarter in the last
month of each quarter, which reduces our ability to accurately
forecast our quarterly results and increases the risk that we will be
unable to achieve previously forecasted results; we continue to
introduce new products, and if our customers delay product purchases
or choose alternative solutions, or if sales of new products are not
sufficient to offset declines in sales of older products, our revenue
could decline, we may incur excess and obsolete inventory charges, and
our financial condition could be harmed; we may be unable to upgrade
our indirect distribution channels or otherwise enhance our selling
capabilities, which may hinder our ability to grow our customer base
and increase our revenue; we have experienced significant changes in
senior management and our current management team has been together
for only a limited time, which could limit our ability to achieve our
objectives and effectively operate our business; there is intense
competition in the market for enterprise network equipment, which
could prevent us from increasing our revenue and achieving
profitability; a portion of the enterprises we sell to rely in whole
or in part on public funding and often face significant budgetary
pressure, and if these customers must delay, reduce or forego
purchasing from us, our revenues could be harmed; we depend upon a
limited number of contract manufacturers for substantially all of our
manufacturing requirements, and the loss of any of our primary
contract manufacturers would impair our ability to meet the demands of
our customers; and those additional risks and uncertainties discussed
in our most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 2,
2005.