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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (16142)	10/4/1999 7:11:00 AM
From: whitephosphorus	Respond to of 42804

JDSU MAKES AN ACQUISITION This sounds a lot like what OA does. sales for Expitaxx not available, but appear to have been maybe 22mm 2 years ago....SPIN NOAM SPIN JDS Uniphase to Acquire EPITAXX, Inc. SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 1999--JDS Uniphase Corporation (Nasdaq: JDSU and TSE:JDU) today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire EPITAXX, Inc. (EPITAXX), based in Trenton, New Jersey. EPITAXX is a leading supplier of optical detectors and receivers for fiberoptic telecommunications and cable television (CATV) networks. EPITAXX's products include long wavelength detectors and receivers that address a number of applications including dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) and SONET/SDH transmission, optical network monitoring for terrestrial and undersea networks, test and measurement, and fiberoptic analog CATV. The terms of the acquisition agreement provide for a purchase price of $400 million payable in JDS Uniphase Common Stock to the EPITAXX security holders. A closing in November 1999 is anticipated