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Somera Communications, Inc.
5383 Hollister Avenue, Santa Barbara, CA 93111 * (805) 681-3322
Business Description The company provides telecommunications carriers with a broad range of infrastructure equipment and related services designed to meet their specific and changing equipment needs.
Offering
Information

Company has
gone public

Trading As  SMRA (NASNTL) Industry  Wholesale (SIC 5065)
Type of Stock Offered  Common Shares Filing Date  9/10/99
Domestic Shares Offered  8,500,000 Offer Date  11/11/99
Foreign Shares Offered  0 Filing Range  $11.00 - $13.00
Company Shares  8,500,000 Offer Price  $12.00
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  0 Gross Spread  $0.840
Gross Proceeds  $102,000,000 Selling  $0.480
Expenses  - - Reallowance  $0.100
Post-IPO Shares  46,562,500 Employees  - -
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
Lehman Brothers Incorporated Lead Manager (212) 526-8100
Dain Rauscher Wessels Co-manager (612) 371-2818
Thomas Weisel Partners LLC Co-manager (415) 364-2500
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     12/31/96 12/31/97 12/31/98 6/30/98 6/30/99
Revenues   - - 10.149 34.603 72.186 34.417 52.834
Income from Oper.   - - 3.141 9.775 19.368 9.660 11.234
Net Income   - - 3.123 9.693 19.181 9.585 11.090
E.P.S   - - 0.080 0.250 0.500 0.250 0.290
Revenue Growth (%)      - - 240.95 108.612   53.51
Net Income Growth (%)      - - 210.37 97.89   15.70
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    - - 30.95 28.25 26.83 21.26 28.07
Net Profit Margin (%)    - - 30.77 28.01 26.57 20.99 27.85
Cash Flow - Oper.     14.95 7.41 7.04
Cash Flow - Inv.     -5.84 -0.30 -0.36
Cash Flow - Fin.     -13.85 -6.56 -8.13
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 6/30/99 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    27.20 Current Assets    25.69 Current Ratio    1.63
Total Liab.    69.97 Current Liab.    15.72 Debt Ratio    257.21%
Total Equity    -42.77 Working Cap.    9.98 Debt to Equity Ratio    -
Cash    0.48    Return on Assets   40.77%
Use Of
Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used to repay outstanding bank indebtedness, for capital expenditures and for general corporate purposes including working capital.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Bank's Law Firm  Cooley Godward Castro Huddleson & Tatum
Registrar/Transfer Agent  ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.
Auditor  Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLC
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