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01/09/2005

Harris Corporation to acquire Leitch Technology for £450m

Harris Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the shares of Leitch Technology Corporation at a $14.00 cash price per share.
Total price consideration, net of cash on hand, will be approximately $450 million. Harris expects the transaction to be neutral to fiscal year 2006 earnings per share, excluding acquisition-related charges. In fiscal year 2007, the transaction is expected to be accretive by $.06 earnings per share.
“The acquisition further positions our company to lead the broadcast industry’s transition to high-definition digital services,” said Howard L. Lance, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Harris. “Their broad product portfolio provides an excellent complement to our current products and software, and significantly expands our presence in these fast-growing market segments.
"Leitch has a veteran management team with strong domain knowledge and has launched important new products to meet the changing needs of the digital marketplace. Our combined products and systems serve every segment of the increasingly complex supply chain that brings digital audio, video, and data content to consumers.
"The acquisition of Leitch, following our acquisition of Encoda Systems in November 2004, clearly establishes Harris as the company that broadcasters turn to as they upgrade their equipment and software systems to operate in a digital environment."
Leitch is a global leader in providing high-performance video systems for the television broadcast industry, including routers and distribution equipment, signal processing, signal management and monitoring, servers and storage area networks, branding software and post-production editing systems.
Harris is a worldwide leader in providing digital broadcast technology solutions for global broadcast media markets, including television and radio transmission systems, networking solutions and enterprise-wide software and media management systems.
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