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Nuance Communications
1005 Hamilton Court, Menlo Park, CA 94025 * (650) 847-0000
Business Description The company develops, markets and supports a voice interface software platform that makes the information and services of enterprises, telecommunications networks and the Internet accessible from any telephone.
Offering
Information

Company has
gone public

Trading As  NUAN (NASNTL) Industry  High-Tech (SIC 7373)
Type of Stock Offered  Common Shares Filing Date  2/4/00
Domestic Shares Offered  4,500,000 Offer Date  4/12/00
Foreign Shares Offered  0 Filing Range  $14.00 - $16.00
Company Shares  4,500,000 Offer Price  $17.00
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  0 Gross Spread  $1.190
Gross Proceeds  $76,500,000 Selling  $0.710
Expenses  - - Reallowance  $0.100
Post-IPO Shares  - - Employees  - -
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Lead Manager (212) 902-5959
Dain Rauscher Wessels Co-manager (612) 371-2818
Thomas Weisel Partners LLC Co-manager (415) 364-2500
Wit SoundView Co-manager  
Income
Statement
and
Cash Flow
Summary
  Prior
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
  Full Year Audited Figures 9 Months Ending
Figures in U.S. millions except per share data     12/31/96 12/31/97 12/31/98 9/30/98 9/30/99
Revenues   - - 1.498 4.382 11.879 9.161 13.515
Income from Oper.   - - -3.299 -3.758 -7.536 -3.800 -11.803
Net Income   - - -3.241 -3.554 -6.938 3.324 -11.466
E.P.S   - - -2.780 -2.460 -3.190 -1.610 -3.950
Revenue Growth (%)      - - 192.52 171.086   47.53
Net Income Growth (%)      - - - -   -
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    - - - - - - -
Net Profit Margin (%)    - - - - - - 36.28
Cash Flow - Oper.     -2.75 -3.37 -9.10
Cash Flow - Inv.     -13.09 -11.65 7.61
Cash Flow - Fin.     15.43 15.40 1.46
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 9/30/99 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    13.90 Current Assets    10.52 Current Ratio    1.08
Total Liab.    10.81 Current Liab.    9.74 Debt Ratio    77.79%
Total Equity    3.09 Working Cap.    0.78 Debt to Equity Ratio    3.50
Cash    1.62    Return on Assets   -
Use Of
Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for general corporate purposes including working capital and capital expenditures.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
Bank's Law Firm  Shearman & Sterling
Registrar/Transfer Agent  ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C.
Auditor  Arthur Andersen
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Principal
Shareholders
Name of Shareholder% Owned
Before
% Owned
After
Entities affiliated with Mayfield Fund 14.30  
Entities affiliated with U.S. Venture Partners 12.80  
SRI International 12.10  
Cisco Systems, Inc. 9.40  
Morgenthaler Venture Partners IV, L.P. 8.50  
Entities affiliated with The Goldman Sachs Group 6.50  
Note: represents ownership of 5% or more prior to the offering.

Last updated: 5/29/00 12:56:55 AM
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