Under the terms of the agreement, StorageTek will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sun Microsystems upon the closing of the proposed transaction.
StorageTek and Sun Microsystems expect to complete the acquisition on 31 August, 2005, at which time trading in StorageTek common stock will be suspended. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement, StorageTek stockholders will receive US$37.00 cash for each share of StorageTek common stock.