Segue Software, Inc. Stockholders Approve Acquisition by Borland Software Corporation
April 19 2006 - 1:00PM
Business Wire
Segue Software, Inc. (NASDAQ-CM: SEGU), a leader in Software
Quality Optimization(TM) (SQO(TM)), announced today that its
stockholders approved an agreement and plan of merger pursuant to
which Borland Software Corporation (NASDAQ:BORL) will acquire Segue
through the merger of Segue with a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Borland and Segue stockholders will receive $8.67 in cash for each
share of Segue common stock that they own. The agreement was
approved at a special meeting of the stockholders of Segue held
today. About Segue Software Segue Software, Inc. (NASDAQ-CM: SEGU)
is a global expert in delivering solutions to define, measure,
manage and improve software quality throughout the entire software
application lifecycle. Segue's Software Quality Optimization(TM)
(SQO(TM)) solutions help companies reduce business risk, ensure the
deployment of high quality software and increase return on
investment. Leading businesses around the world, including many of
the Fortune 500, rely on Segue's innovative Silk family of products
to protect their business service levels, competitive edge and
brand reputation. Headquartered in Lexington, Mass., with offices
across North America, Europe and Asia, Segue can be reached at
+1.781.402.1000 or . Where To Find Additional Information About The
Merger: This communication may be deemed to be solicitation
material in respect of the proposed acquisition and subsequent
merger (the "Merger") of Segue Software, Inc. (the "Company") by
and into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Borland Software Corporation
("Borland"). In connection with the Merger and required stockholder
approval, the Company filed with the SEC on March 17, 2006 a proxy
statement and other relevant materials that contain important
information about the Merger. Investors of the Company are urged to
read the proxy statement and any other relevant materials filed by
the Company because they contain, or will contain, important
information about the Company and the Merger. All documents filed
by the Company with the SEC may be obtained for free at the SEC's
website at www.sec.gov. In addition, the documents filed with the
SEC by the Company may be obtained free of charge by directing such
request to: Doug Zaccaro, Treasurer, Segue Software,
+1.781.402.1000 or from the Company's website at www.segue.com or
by emailing questions to SegueandBorland@segue.com. The Company and
its executive officers and directors may be deemed to be
participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company
stockholders in favor of the Merger. Information about the
executive officers and directors of the Company and their ownership
of the Company's common stock is set forth in the proxy statement
for the Company's 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was
filed with the SEC on April 28, 2005, and in Item 10 of the
Company's Form 10-K which was filed with the SEC on March 25, 2005.
Investors may obtain more detailed information regarding the direct
and indirect interests of the Company and its respective executive
officers and directors in the Merger by reading the proxy statement
regarding the Merger, which was filed with the SEC on March 17,
2006 and was mailed to the stockholders of the Company on or about
March 17, 2006. This press release may contain forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are statements that contain
predictions or projections of future events or performance, and
often contain words such as "anticipates", "can", "estimates",
"believe", "expects", "projects", "will", "might", or other words
indicating a statement about the future. The Company notes that any
such forward-looking statements are subject to change and are not
guarantees of future performance, and that actual results may
differ materially from any such predictions or projections, based
on various important factors and including, without limitation, the
Company's and Borland's ability to consummate the transaction; the
conditions to the completion of the transaction may not be
satisfied, or the regulatory approvals required for the transaction
may not be obtained on the terms expected or on the anticipated
schedule; and the parties' ability to meet expectations regarding
the timing, completion and accounting of the merger; the
possibility that the parties may be unable to achieve expected
synergies and operating efficiencies in the merger within the
expected time-frames or at all and to successfully integrate the
Company's operations into those of Borland's; such integration may
be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; revenues
following the transaction may be lower than expected; operating
costs, customer loss and business disruption (including, without
limitation, difficulties in maintaining relationships with
employees, customers, clients or suppliers) may be greater than
expected following the transaction; the retention of certain key
employees at the Company, the ability of the Company to continue to
achieve positive cash flow and sustain profitability in this
difficult economic and business climate; the ability of the Company
to close large enterprise orders; the Company's transition to a new
management team; the timing and success of introductions of our new
products; market acceptance of recently-introduced products
(including SilkCentral Test Manager 8.0) and updated releases; the
effectiveness of our additional distributors and resellers; growth
in license revenue; new products and announcements from other
companies; the Company's continued access to capital; and changes
in technology and industry standards. Additional information on the
factors that could affect the Company's business and financial
results is included in the Company's periodic reports filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. Segue and the Segue logo
are registered trademarks and Software Quality Optimization and SQO
are trademarks of Segue Software, Inc. All other marks are the
property of their respective owners. Segue Software, Inc.
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