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McDATA Corporation
310 Interlocken Parkway, Broomfield, CO 80021 * (303) 460-9200
Business Description The Company is a leading provider of high performance enterprise switches and related software for connecting servers and storage systems in a storage area network, or SAN.
Offering
Information

Company has
gone public

Trading As  MCDT (NASNTL) Industry  Telecommunications (SIC 3669)
Type of Stock Offered  Class B Common Shares Filing Date  5/31/00
Domestic Shares Offered  12,500,000 Offer Date  8/8/00
Foreign Shares Offered  0 Filing Range  $24.00 - $26.00
Company Shares  12,500,000 Offer Price  $28.00
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  0 Gross Spread  $1.610
Gross Proceeds  $350,000,000 Selling  $0.970
Expenses  - - Reallowance  $0.100
Post-IPO Shares  25,180,000 Employees  - -
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
CS First Boston Lead Manager (212) 325-2000
Deutsch Banc Alex. Brown Co-manager (410) 727-1700
Merrill Lynch & Co. Co-manager (212) 449-4600
Income
Statement
and
Cash Flow
Summary
  Prior
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
  Full Year Audited Figures 3 Months Ending
Figures in U.S. millions except per share data 12/31/95 12/31/96 12/31/97 12/31/98 12/31/99 3/31/99 3/31/00
Revenues   34.289 32.200 33.023 36.548 95.263 13.163 47.134
Income from Oper.   4.427 8.931 -1.230 -8.565 -0.273 -2.008 8.867
Net Income   2.805 5.770 -3.224 -2.468 -1.033 -1.980 5.312
E.P.S   0.030 0.060 -0.040 -0.030 -0.010 -0.020 0.060
Revenue Growth (%)      -6.09 2.56 10.67 160.652   258.08
Net Income Growth (%)      105.70 - - -   -
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    12.91 27.74 - - - 18.81 -
Net Profit Margin (%)    8.18 17.92 - - - 11.27 -
Cash Flow - Oper.     7.63 2.99 3.52
Cash Flow - Inv.     -3.31 -1.10 -1.64
Cash Flow - Fin.     0.46 -0.25 0.01
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 3/31/00 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    57.75 Current Assets    42.02 Current Ratio    2.16
Total Liab.    20.84 Current Liab.    19.43 Debt Ratio    36.08%
Total Equity    36.91 Working Cap.    22.60 Debt to Equity Ratio    0.56
Cash    8.78    Return on Assets   9.20%
Use Of
Proceeds
The proceeds from the proposed offering will be used for general corporate purposes, including repayment of $1.9 million of outstanding indebtedness to McDATA Holdings Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of EMC, capital expenditures and working capital.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Bank's Law Firm  Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault
Auditor  Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLC
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Principal
Shareholders
Name of Shareholder% Owned
Before
% Owned
After
McDATA Holdings Corporation 86.40  
Note: represents ownership of 5% or more prior to the offering.

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