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Vixel Corporation
11911 Northcreek Parkway South, Bothell, WA 98011 * (425) 806-5509
Business Description The company is a leading provider, based on revenue and number of ports shipped, of comprehensive solutions used in storage area networks, or SANs.
Offering
Information

Company has
gone public

Trading As  VIXL (NASNTL) Industry  Telecommunications (SIC 3669)
Type of Stock Offered  Common Shares Filing Date  6/23/99
Domestic Shares Offered  4,300,000 Offer Date  10/1/99
Foreign Shares Offered  0 Filing Range  $14.00 - $16.00
Company Shares  4,300,000 Offer Price  $18.00
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  0 Gross Spread  - -
Gross Proceeds  $77,400,000 Selling  - -
Expenses  - - Reallowance  - -
Post-IPO Shares  21,629,003 Employees  - -
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
BancBoston Robertson Stephens Lead Manager (415) 989-8500
Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. Co-manager (212) 272-4850
Needham & Company Co-manager (212) 705-0344
Income
Statement
and
Cash Flow
Summary
  Prior
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
  Full Year Audited Figures 6 Months Ending
Figures in U.S. millions except per share data     12/29/96 12/28/97 1/3/99 6/28/98 7/4/99
Revenues   - - 6.941 22.783 39.445 21.234 22.059
Income from Oper.   - - -17.260 -13.525 -29.560 -12.713 -8.974
Net Income   - - -17.652 -13.759 -21.233 -3.930 -9.856
E.P.S   - - - - -10.320 - -2.420
Revenue Growth (%)      - - 228.24 73.133   3.89
Net Income Growth (%)      - - - -   -
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    - - - - - - -
Net Profit Margin (%)    - - - - - - -
Cash Flow - Oper.     -9.23 -4.12 -5.33
Cash Flow - Inv.     2.70 2.00 -0.45
Cash Flow - Fin.     6.60 -0.16 2.53
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 7/4/99 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    25.17 Current Assets    12.74 Current Ratio    0.61
Total Liab.    33.00 Current Liab.    20.77 Debt Ratio    131.10%
Total Equity    -7.83 Working Cap.    -8.04 Debt to Equity Ratio    -
Cash    0.60    Return on Assets   -
Use Of
Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for repayment of a promissory note and accrued interest, working capital, general corporate purposes and repayment of other corporate indebtedness.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  Cooley Godward Castro Huddleson & Tatum
Bank's Law Firm  Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich
Registrar/Transfer Agent  American Securities Transfer and Trust
Auditor  Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLC
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