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Joe Tucci, chairman and chief executive officer of EMC and Michael S. Dell, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Dell. Photo courtesy of Dell

Round Rock, Texas, USA - October 12, 2015

• Brings together the industry’s leading innovators in digital transformation, software-defined data center, hybrid cloud, converged infrastructure, mobile and security

• EMC stockholders to receive approximately $33.15 per share (based on the assumptions described below) in a combination of cash as well as tracking stock linked to a portion of EMC’s economic interest in the VMware business

• VMware to remain an independent, publicly-traded company

Dell Inc. and EMC Corporation today announced they have signed a definitive agreement under which Dell, together with its owners, Michael S. Dell, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Dell, MSD Partners and Silver Lake, the global leader in technology investing, will acquire EMC Corporation, while maintaining VMware as a publicly-traded company.


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Under the terms of the agreement, EMC shareholders will receive $24.05 per share in cash in addition to tracking stock linked to a portion of EMC’s economic interest in the VMware business.
Based on the estimated number of EMC shares outstanding at the close of the transaction, EMC shareholders are expected to receive approximately 0.111 shares of new tracking stock for each EMC share.


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Assuming, for illustrative purposes, a valuation for each share of tracking stock of $81.78, the intraday volume-weighted average price for VMware on Wednesday, October 7, 2015, EMC shareholders would receive a total combined consideration of $33.15 per EMC share and the total transaction would be valued at approximately $67 billion.

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The value of the tracking stock may vary from the market price of VMware given the different characteristics and rights of the two stocks.

The EMC Board of Directors approved the merger agreement and intends to recommend that stockholders of EMC approve the agreement.

Delivering Future-Ready Technologies To Customers

The combination of Dell and EMC will create the world’s largest privately-controlled, integrated technology company.

The company will be a leader in the extremely attractive high-growth areas of the $2 trillion information technology market with complementary product portfolios, sales teams and R&D investment strategies.

Joe Tucci, chairman and chief executive officer of EMC and Michael S. Dell, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Dell.
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The transaction combines two of the world’s greatest technology franchises with leadership positions in servers, storage, virtualization and PCs and it brings together strong capabilities in the fastest growing areas of the industry, including digital transformation, software-defined data center, hybrid cloud, converged infrastructure, mobile and security.

Since becoming a private company, Dell has had the flexibility and agility to focus completely on customers and invest for long-term results.

The transaction will unite Dell’s strength with small business and mid-market customers with EMC’s strength with large enterprises to fuel profitable growth and generate significant cash flows.

The combined company will consist of strategically-aligned businesses and incubated high-growth assets, fostering innovation, enabling customer choice and attracting and retaining world-class talent.

Michael S. Dell, founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Dell.

Michael Dell is the chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer of Dell, the company he founded with $1000 in 1984 at the age of 19.
In 1992, Michael became the youngest CEO ever to earn a ranking on the Fortune 500.
Today, Dell Inc. is composed of more than 100,000 team members who serve the IT needs of global corporations, small and medium businesses, governments, healthcare providers, educational institutions and home computing users. From tablets and PCs to the infrastructure, software and services that power the world’s most complex data centers and cloud computing environments, Dell’s broad range of IT services and solutions has helped millions of customers around the world achieve the outcomes that are most important to them.
In 1998, Michael formed MSD Capital, and in 1999, he and his wife established the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation to provide philanthropic support to a variety of global causes.
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“The combination of Dell and EMC creates an enterprise solutions powerhouse bringing our customers industry leading innovation across their entire technology environment. Our new company will be exceptionally well-positioned for growth in the most strategic areas of next generation IT including digital transformation, software-defined data center, converged infrastructure, hybrid cloud, mobile and security,” said Mr. Dell.
“Our investments in R&D and innovation along with our privately-controlled structure will give us unmatched scale, strength and flexibility, deepening our relationships with customers of all sizes. I am incredibly excited to partner with the EMC, VMware, Pivotal, VCE, RSA and Virtustream teams and am personally committed to the success of our new company, our customers and partners.”

Joe Tucci, chairman and chief executive officer of EMC.

Joe Tucci is Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of EMC Corporation. He has been EMC's Chairman since January 2006 and CEO since January 2001, a year after he joined the company as President and Chief Operating Officer. He is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of VMware Corporation. He is based at EMC's corporate headquarters in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States.
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“I’m tremendously proud of everything we’ve built at EMC – from humble beginnings as a Boston-based startup to a global, world-class technology company with an unyielding dedication to our customers,” said Joe Tucci, chairman and chief executive officer of EMC.
“But the waves of change we now see in our industry are unprecedented and, to navigate this change, we must create a new company for a new era. I truly believe that the combination of EMC and Dell will prove to be a winning combination for our customers, employees, partners and shareholders.”

Egon Durban, managing partner of Silver Lake.

Egon Durban is a Managing Partner and Managing Director of Silver Lake, which he joined in 1999 as a founding principal.
He is based in the firm's Menlo Park office and has previously served in the New York office as well as the London office, which he launched and managed from 2005 to 2010.
Mr. Durban serves on the board of directors of Dell, Intelsat S.A., Motorola Solutions, and is Chairman of the Board of Directors of WME Entertainment.
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"We are excited and honored to invest in the outstanding businesses built by Joe Tucci and his world-class management team. This is an extraordinary opportunity to continue and expand our partnership with the iconic technology entrepreneur Michael Dell and his talented team,” said Egon Durban, managing partner of Silver Lake.
“We believe the strategic integration of EMC and Dell will generate unparalleled depth and breadth across servers, storage, virtualization and the next era of converged infrastructure, creating a global technology platform poised for sustained long term growth and innovation in the years to come. We are doubling down and increasing our investment in this differentiated market leader for the next paradigm of enterprise computing.”

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VMware will remain a publicly-traded company and continue to provide customers value through leading software- defined data center technology, together with its cloud, mobile and desktop offerings.

This transaction is expected to accelerate VMware’s growth across all of its businesses through significant synergies with Dell’s solutions and go-to-market channels.

Dell Executive Briefing Center
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VMware remains committed to investing in and partnering with its strong, industry ecosystem.

Transaction Terms

The transaction is expected to be financed through a combination of new common equity from Michael S. Dell, MSD Partners, Silver Lake and Temasek, the issuance of tracking stock, as well as new debt financing and cash on hand.
There are no financing conditions to the closing of the transaction.

Dell Executive Briefing Center
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Mr. Dell and related stockholders will own approximately 70 percent of the company’s common equity, excluding the tracking stock, similar to their pre-transaction ownership.

Following completion of the transaction, Mr. Dell will lead the combined company as chairman and chief executive officer.

Dell Executive Briefing Center
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Mr. Tucci will continue as chairman and chief executive officer of EMC until the transaction closes.

Dell’s headquarters will remain in Round Rock, Texas, and the headquarters of the combined enterprise systems business will be located in Hopkinton, Mass.

Dell Executive Briefing Center
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Historically, Dell and EMC have maintained conservative financial policies, and have strong track records of cash flow generation and debt reduction.

The transaction is expected to have a neutral to positive impact on Dell’s current corporate credit ratings.

The combined company will focus on rapidly de-levering in the first 18 to 24 months following the closing of the transaction, and on achieving and maintaining investment grade debt ratings.

In connection with the financing of the transaction and prior to or at the time of its closing, Dell expects to redeem any outstanding 5.625% Senior First Lien Notes due 2020.

Dell Executive Briefing Center
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The transaction is subject to customary conditions, including receipt of required regulatory and EMC stockholder approvals.
The transaction is expected to close in the second or third quarter of Dell’s fiscal year ending February 3, 2017 (within the months of May to October 2016).

For further information regarding all terms and conditions contained in the definitive merger agreement, please see EMC’s Current Report on Form 8-K, which will be filed in connection with this transaction.

Morgan Stanley & CO LLC is acting as lead financial advisor to EMC and provided a fairness opinion to EMC’s Board of Directors.

Evercore Partners also provided a fairness opinion to EMC’s Board of Directors, and Needham and Company provided financial assistance to EMC.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is acting as legal advisor to EMC.

Dell Executive Briefing Center
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J.P. Morgan is acting as lead financial advisor to Dell and Silver Lake.

Credit Suisse and J.P. Morgan (in alphabetical order) are acting as global financing coordinators.

Barclays, BofA Merrill Lynch, Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., affiliates of Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan, and RBC Capital Markets (in alphabetical order) are acting as financial advisors and are providing debt financing to Dell.

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is acting as legal advisor to Dell and Silver Lake.

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is acting as legal advisor to Michael Dell and MSD Partners.


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Media Contacts

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Dave Farmer
EMC Media Relations
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Michael Thacker
VMware Media Relations
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Shirley Schroedl
VMware Industry Analyst Relations
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About Dell

Dell Inc. listens to customers and delivers innovative technology and services that give them the power to do more.

For more information, visit www.dell.com .

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About EMC

EMC Corporation is a global leader in enabling businesses and service providers to transform their operations and deliver IT as a service.
Fundamental to this transformation is cloud computing.

Through innovative products and services, EMC accelerates the journey to cloud computing, helping IT departments to store, manage, protect and analyze their most valuable asset – information – in a more agile, trusted and cost-efficient way.

Additional information about EMC can be found at www.EMC.com .

About VMware

VMware is a leader in cloud infrastructure and business mobility.

Built on VMware's industry-leading virtualization technology, our solutions deliver a brave new model of IT that is fluid, instant and more secure.

Customers can innovate faster by rapidly developing, automatically delivering and more safely consuming any application.

With 2014 revenues of $6 billion, VMware has more than 500,000 customers and 75,000 partners.

The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley with offices throughout the world and can be found online at www.VMware.com .

About Silver Lake

Silver Lake is the global leader in technology investing, with over $26 billion in combined assets under management and committed capital.

The firm’s portfolio of investments collectively generates more than $85 billion of revenue annually and employs more than 170,000 people globally.

Silver Lake has a team of approximately 100 investment and value creation professionals located in New York, Menlo Park, San Mateo, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

The firm’s current portfolio includes leading technology and technology-enabled businesses such as Alibaba Group, Avago, Avaya, Dell, Global Blue, Go Daddy, Hillstone Networks, Intelsat, Interactive Data Corporation, Qunar, Quorum Business Solutions, Red Ventures, Sabre, SMART Modular, SunGard, Vantage Data Centers, Virtu Financial and WME/IMG.

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For more information about Silver Lake and its entire portfolio, please visit www.silverlake.com .

About MSD Partners

MSD Partners, L.P., an SEC-registered investment adviser, was formed in 2009 by the principals of MSD Capital, L.P. to enable a select group of investors to invest in strategies that were developed by MSD Capital.

MSD Capital was established in 1998 to exclusively manage the capital of Michael Dell and his family.

MSD Partners utilizes a multi-disciplinary investment strategy focused on maximizing long-term capital appreciation by making investments across the globe in the equities of public and private companies, credit, real estate and other asset classes and securities.

MSD Partners’ team operates from the firm’s offices in New York and London.

About Temasek

Incorporated in 1974, Temasek is an investment company based in Singapore, with a US$177 billion portfolio as at March 31, 2015.

Temasek's portfolio covers a broad spectrum of sectors, including financial services; telecommunications, media & technology; consumer; energy & resources; life sciences, among others.

For more information on Temasek, please visit www.temasek.com.sg .

Sources:

Dell Inc.

http://www.dell.com/

EMC Corporation

http://www.emc.com/en-us/index.htm

Silver Lake

http://www.silverlake.com/

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