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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc. to be Acquired by ANSYS, Inc.
Companys Thermal Management Solutions Businesses To Operate Independently
CONCORD, N.H., February 16, 2006 Aavid Thermal Technologies, Inc. (the Company), a
leading developer of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and provider of thermal
management solutions for electronics, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to
be acquired by ANSYS, Inc. (Ansys; Nasdaq: ANSS), a global innovator of simulation software and
technologies designed to optimize product development processes. Prior to the closing of the
transaction, the Companys thermal management solutions business
Aavid Thermalloy, LLC (Aavid Thermalloy) will be
spun-off to the Companys stockholders, including Willis Stein & Partners (Willis Stein), a
leading Chicago-based private investment firm and the Companys controlling stockholder. Aavid
Thermalloy will continue operating as a standalone business.
Under the terms of the definitive agreement, Ansys will issue 6,000,000 shares of its common
stock and pay approximately $300 million, net cash, to the stockholders of the Company and certain
of its affiliates, subject to certain adjustments at closing. The transaction is valued at
approximately $565 million based on the $44.11 per share closing price of Ansys common stock on
February 15, 2006. Ansys will use a combination of existing cash and approximately $200 million
from committed bank financing to fund the transaction, including repayment and redemption at
closing of the Companys outstanding senior and subordinated debt.
The operating business to be acquired by Ansys is comprised of Fluent Inc. and its
subsidiaries (collectively, Fluent), a global supplier of CFD software technologies and services.
Fluents offerings enable engineers and designers to simulate fluid flow,
The following information was filed by Aavid Thermal Technologies Inc on Thursday, February 16, 2006 as an 8K 2.02 statement, which is an earnings press release pertaining to results of operations and financial condition. It may be helpful to assess the quality of management by comparing the information in the press release to the information in the accompanying 10-K Annual Report statement of earnings and operation as management may choose to highlight particular information in the press release.