4. Negotiation Strategy
• Negotiation committee for price & terms of acquisition
– Value to shareholders
– Objectives & Goals of the transaction
– Identification of key issues related to price, integration, future
investments, governance
5. Post Merger Integration
Palm WebOS developers – Message of commitment
Relationship with the carriers – Share goals and commitment
Talent Retention
Integration Change Management
SMEs to execute critical
integration activities
with clear lines of
accountability by
function
Focus on realizing
the synergies
• Culture Integration
• Communication
• Support for overall integration
HP Board – setup a negotiation committee for price & terms of acquisition Value to shareholders Objectives & Goals of the transaction Identification of key issues related to price, integration, future investments, governance Establishment of Bid Offer ( Opening Price ) $1.1B EV (based on comparable companies) which is a <x>% premium Added Value/Leverage to use ( Sweeteners ) Continued investment in WebOS and leverage to other platforms/form factors WebOS platform team to be led by Jon Rubenstien (CEO Palm) Job Retentions... 100% for the WebOS team in Palm and potentially large numbers/negotiated for their hardware team (dont think HP would want many h/w guys from Palm). Establishment of Walk-Away price $1.6B EV (based on DCF sensitivity analysis, premium value to shareholders and optimistic growth of mobility business) which is a <y>% premium
HP ’ s acquisition of Palm will help it to offer WebOS based tablets Hedging strategy against headwinds to notebook growth HP can significantly increase PALM R&D and SG&A ahead of the WebOS tablet launch Back-door entry into ultra-competitive $100B plus smartphone market Palm has only 2000 apps in its ecosystem Lacks security and email capabilities required for enterprise market