PALO ALTO, CA--(Marketwired - March 30, 2017) - VMware, Inc. (
The $300 million stock purchase is expected to be completed by the end of VMware's fiscal Q2 2018 ending on August 4, 2017. The impact of the $300 million Stock Purchase Agreement on VMware's previously provided guidance for fiscal Q1 2018 and full year fiscal 2018 diluted share count is not expected to be material. A previously announced $500 million Stock Purchase Agreement with Dell Technologies, Inc. was completed in early fiscal Q1 2018.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements including, among other things, statements regarding the timing of VMware's purchase of shares of its Class A common stock from Dell, Dell's plans for use of the proceeds from VMware and VMware's expectation regarding the impact of the stock repurchase on VMware's previously provided guidance for fiscal Q1 2018 and full year fiscal 2018 diluted share count. These forward-looking statements are subject to the safe harbor provisions created by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including but not limited to: (i) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (ii) VMware's relationship with Dell Technologies and Dell's ability to control matters requiring stockholder approval, including the election of VMware's board members and matters relating to Dell's investment in VMware; (iii) changes in VMware's financial condition; (iv) the ability of VMware and Dell to satisfy the closing conditions in the Stock Purchase Agreement on a timely basis; and (v) market conditions, regulatory requirements and other corporate considerations that could affect the timing and the extent to which Dell repurchases shares of its Class V common stock. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this press release, are based on current expectations and are subject to uncertainties and changes in condition, significance, value and effect as well as other risks detailed in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including VMware's most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K that we may file from time to time, which could cause actual results to vary from expectations. VMware assumes no obligation to, and does not currently intend to, update any such forward-looking statements after the date of this release.
Contacts: Paul Ziots VMware Investor Relations pziots@vmware.com 650-427-3267 Michael Thacker VMware Global Communications mthacker@vmware.com 650-427-4454
