Exhibit 99.1
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Xperi and TiVo to Combine, Creating a Leader in
Consumer & Entertainment Technology and IP Licensing
Combination significantly enhances the scale and reach for each business,
provides opportunity for both revenue synergies and cost savings
Combined product businesses will offer highly differentiated solutions for
home, automotive, and mobile markets
Strengthens and diversifies IP licensing businesses to drive
strong, recurring cash flow and long-term value creation
SAN JOSE, California (December 19, 2019) – Xperi Corporation (Nasdaq: XPER) and TiVo Corporation (Nasdaq: TIVO) today announced they entered into a definitive agreement to combine in anall-stock transaction, representing approximately $3 billion of combined enterprise value. The transaction creates a leading consumer and entertainment technology business and one of the industry’s largest intellectual property (IP) licensing platforms with a diverse portfolio of entertainment and semiconductor intellectual property.
The merger agreement provides for a 0.455 fixed exchange ratio, which implies a 15% premium to TiVo’s shareholders based on each of Xperi’s and TiVo’s90-day volume-weighted average share prices. At close, Xperi shareholders will own approximately 46.5% of the combined business, and TiVo shareholders will own approximately 53.5%.
Compelling Benefits of Combining Two Innovative Product and IP Licensing Leaders
This transaction combines two technology pioneers who have shaped how millions of consumers access and experience entertainment content, and whose innovations are found in billions of devices around the world. Serving hundreds of businesses ranging from content providers to consumer electronics and automotive manufacturers, the combined entity will provide an amazing entertainment platform for tens of millions of individual consumers and create a powerful platform for the discovery, delivery, and monetization of content.
The volume of entertainment content has exploded, with more ways than ever before to access it. TiVo’s leading content aggregation, discovery, and recommendation capabilities enable viewers to more easily find, watch, and enjoy entertainment. When coupled with Xperi’s strong presence and product capabilities in the home, automotive, and mobile device ecosystems, the combined company will have a unique industry platform to address an ever-increasing consumer desire to enjoy entertainment anywhere, anytime, on any device.
Additionally, the combination will create an intellectual property licensing platform that spans a number of the largest addressable markets in entertainment content, consumer electronics, and semiconductors. With more than 10,000 patents and applications between the two companies and minimal licensee overlap, the combined IP business will be one of the largest licensing companies in the world. Further, the combined business will benefit from greater research and development capabilities, as well as customer diversification.
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