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To: Greg h2o who wrote (26049)	10/24/2000 1:42:20 PM
From: architect*	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42804

Greg, Are MRVC's recent acquisitions Quantum Optech, Astro Terra, Optrommics International and JOLT included In Table III? On July 12, 2000, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding capital stock of Quantum Optech, Inc. (QOI), a Republic of China corporation. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method. Under the terms of the agreement, QOI shareholders received 1,028,562 shares of common stock and 80,000 options to purchase common stock for a total purchase price of approximately $31.2 million. QOI is a manufacturer of optical thin film coating and filters for Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing. On July 12, 2000, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding capital stock of AstroTerra Corporation (AstroTerra), a California corporation. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method. Under the terms of the agreement, AstroTerra shareholders received 1,587,302 shares of common stock and 809,143 options to purchase common stock for a total purchase price of approximately $159.3 million. AstroTerra develops and manufactures free-space optical laser communication systems for data and telecommunication networks. On July 21, 2000, the Company completed the acquisition of approximately 99.9% of the outstanding capital stock of Optronics International Corporation (OIC), a Republic of China corporation. The acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method. Under the terms of the agreement, OIC shareholders received 3,399,975 shares of common stock and 800,000 options to purchase common stock for a total purchase price of approximately $103.2 million. OIC is a manufacturer of high temperature semiconductor lasers, transceivers and detectors for optical networks.

To: Greg h2o who wrote (26049)	10/24/2000 1:51:13 PM
From: Duffeck	Respond to of 42804

Thanks Greg i hadn't seen the table But like all of chets tables it's hard to figure out what all the numbers mean. Key:Est. Rev. Est. Commercialization Ownership FY01 P/S Pre - IPO Discount Pr./Shr. Take Zaffire: Zaffire – Optical Networking Company Ship 3Q00 20% $100 88.9 20% 0% $26 Est Rev???? (can't see this entry) Est. Commercialization (ships first products 3Q2000) Ownership (MRV owns 20%) FY01 ($100 means $100 million revenues in FY01, Really?) P/S (88.9) Pre (20% what the heck does this mean?) IPO Discount (0% don't know what that means either) Pr./Shr ($26 estimated IPO price?) Help from anyone trying to figure out this table would be appreciated. Maybe in the original of this report its formatted so you can read it easier? duff