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Dell Inc.
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O. Mason Hawkins
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Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
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On August 15, 2013, Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. issued the following statement:
Southeastern has reviewed Dell’s fiscal second quarter earnings results and we are once again encouraged by the strong performance of the Enterprise Solutions, Software and Services business. Dell generated nearly $0.83 per share ($1.5 billion) of free cash flow during the quarter and approximately $2.22 per share of free cash flow over the trailing 12 months, despite its strategy of sacrificing margins for market share. Stockholders should note that this additional $0.83 per share in cash, which is far greater than the $0.13 special dividend being funded off Dell’s balance sheet, results in an immediate accrual of $0.70 per share in value to the buyout group. This further supports our belief that the Michael Dell/Silver Lake freeze-out transaction drastically undervalues the business and its future prospects.
About Southeastern Asset Management, Inc.
Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. (“Southeastern”), headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., is an investment management firm with $34 billion in assets under management acting as investment advisor to institutional investors and the four Longleaf Partners Funds: Longleaf Partners Fund, Longleaf Partners Small-Cap Fund, Longleaf Partners Global Fund and Longleaf Partners International Fund, as well as two Irish domiciled UCITS Funds: Longleaf Partners Global UCITS Fund and Longleaf Partners US UCITS Fund. Southeastern was established in 1975, and the first of the Longleaf Partners Funds was launched in 1987.
Important Legal Information
SEA intends to file other documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) regarding the proposed acquisition of Dell, as contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 5, 2013, by and among Denali Holding Inc., Denali Intermediate Inc., Denali Acquiror Inc. and Dell. Before making any voting or investment decision, investors and security holders of Dell are urged to read such other documents regarding the proposed acquisition, carefully in their entirety, because they contain important information about the proposed transaction. Investors and security holders of Dell may obtain free copies of other documents filed with, or furnished to, the SEC by SEA at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
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