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TTM Technologies, Inc. Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Printed Circuit Group of Tyco International Ltd.
For Immediate Release
 
SANTA ANA, CA - August 2, 2006 - TTM Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTMI), a leading manufacturer of time-critical and technologically advanced printed circuit boards, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire the Tyco Printed Circuit Group business unit from Tyco International Ltd. (NYSE: TYC, BSX: TYC). Tyco Printed Circuit Group (TPCG) is a leading producer of complex, high performance and specialty printed circuit boards (PCBs) and is one of the major suppliers of military and aerospace PCBs in North America. TTM will purchase TPCG for $226 million. The transaction is expected to be completed in the fall of 2006, subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval.  
TTM Technologies
(ticker: TTMI, exchange: NASDAQ)
News Release:
08/02/2006
Steve Richards
Chief Financial Officer
714/241-0303
 
   
"The acquisition of Tyco Printed Circuit Group makes us a leader in the attractive military/aerospace sector of the PCB industry," stated Kent Alder, President and CEO of TTM Technologies. "We also are expanding our presence in the quick-turn and high-mix sectors of the PCB marketplace. Together, we have a more diversified customer base, broader end-market exposure, and expanded capabilities to service customers. And the combination makes us the largest PCB manufacturer in North America with annualized sales in excess of $650 million."  
   
The purchase price will be paid by a combination of cash on the balance sheet and the proceeds of a fully committed term loan and revolving credit facility.  
   
TTM expects the transaction to be accretive to earnings within the first year post acquisition.  
   
Tyco Printed Circuit Group had unaudited revenue for the trailing 12 months ended June 30, 2006, of approximately $380 million and adjusted and unaudited EBITDA of approximately $29 million. Services offered by TPCG include military/aerospace, specialty PCBs, high-mix PCBs, quick-turn PCBs and backplane and sub-system assembly through eight specialized facilities in the United States and one in China.  
   
UBS Investment Bank acted as exclusive financial advisor to TTM Technologies, Inc. on the transaction and is acting as sole arranger of the fully committed debt financing in support of the acquisition.  
   
Conference Call/Webcast

TTM will conduct a conference call to discuss the acquisition at 9:00 a.m. Eastern/6 a.m. Pacific time on Thursday, August 3, 2006. Telephone access is available by dialing 866-550-6338. The call also will be simulcast and available for replay until August 11, 2006, on the company's website, www.ttmtech.com.

  
   
TTM Technologies, Inc. is a leading supplier of time-critical and technologically advanced printed circuit boards to original equipment manufacturers and electronics manufacturing services companies. TTM stands for time-to-market, representing how the company's time-critical, one-stop manufacturing services enable customers to shorten the time required to develop new products and bring them to market.  
   
"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements in this press release regarding TTM Technologies' business which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks and uncertainties. For a discussion of such risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements, see "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report or Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.