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EXHIBIT 99
EXHIBIT 99.1
Amphenol
News Release
World Headquarters
35
8
Hall Avenue
P. O. Box 5030
Wallingford, CT
06492-7530
Telephone (203)
265-8900
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For
Further Information:
Diana G. Reardon
Senior Vice
President and
Chief Financial Officer
203/265-8630
www.amphenol.com
ACQUISITION OF CONNECTION SYSTEMS DIVISION
OF TERADYNE, INC.
REPORTED BY AMPHENOL CORPORATION
Wallingford,
Connecticut. December 1, 2005. Amphenol Corporation (NYSE-APH) announced
today that it has completed the acquisition of the Connection Systems division
of Teradyne, Inc. (NYSE-TER) for approximately $390 million in cash
(subject to a post closing working capital adjustment). The acquisition agreement was previously
announced in an October 10, 2005 press release and conference call. The transaction was financed through
borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facilities.
Amphenol TCS
(TCS), headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire, is a leading
supplier of high-speed, high-density, printed circuit board interconnect
products. TCS sells its products
primarily to the data communications, storage and server markets, wireless infrastructure markets and industrial markets. TCS has
facilities in North America, Europe and Asia and employs approximately 2,250
people worldwide.
Amphenol Chairman
and CEO, Martin H. Loeffler, stated: "We
are excited about adding the wealth of experience and leading technology of TCS
to Amphenol, and look forward to the many new opportunities created by the
complementary strengths of Amphenol and TCS".
TCS will be
included in Amphenol's consolidated results beginning in December of 2005;
as such TCS is not expected to have a material impact on 2005 results. The Company plans to issue guidance for 2006
at its scheduled fourth quarter earnings release and conference call on January 18,
2006. Consistent with the Company's
strategy and assuming a continuation of current economic conditions, the TCS
acquisition is expected to be accretive to earnings per share in the first year
post acquisition.
Amphenol
Corporation is one of the world's leading producers of electronic and fiber
optic connectors, cable and interconnect systems. Amphenol products are engineered and
manufactured in the Americas, Europe and Asia and sold by a worldwide sales and
marketing
organization.
The primary end markets for the Company's products are communication
systems for the converging technologies of voice, video and data
communications, industrial/automotive and military/aerospace applications.
Statements in this
press release which are other than historical facts are intended to be "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other related laws. While the Company believes such statements
are reasonable, the actual results and effects could differ materially from
those currently anticipated. Please
refer to Part I, Item 1 of the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2004, for some factors that could cause the actual results to
differ from estimates. In providing
forward-looking statements, the Company is not undertaking any duty or
obligation to update these statements publicly as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.

EX - 99 . 1 2 a05 - 19386 _ 3ex99d1 . htm EXHIBIT 99 EXHIBIT 99 . 1 Amphenol News Release World Headquarters 35 8 Hall Avenue P. O. Box 5030 Wallingford , CT 06492 - 7530 Telephone ( 203 ) 265 - 8900 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For Further Information : Diana G . Reardon Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 203 / 265 - 8630 www.amphenol.com ACQUISITION OF CONNECTION SYSTEMS DIVISION OF TERADYNE , INC . REPORTED BY AMPHENOL CORPORATION Wallingford , Connecticut . December 1 , 2005 . Amphenol Corporation ( NYSE - APH ) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the Connection Systems division of Teradyne , Inc . ( NYSE - TER ) for approximately $ 390 million in cash ( subject to a post closing working capital adjustment ) . The acquisition agreement was previously announced in an October 10 , 2005 press release and conference call . The transaction was financed through borrowings under the Company 's revolving credit facilities . Amphenol TCS ( TCS ) , headquartered in Nashua , New Hampshire , is a leading supplier of high - speed , high - density , printed circuit board interconnect products . TCS sells its products primarily to the data communications , storage and server markets , wireless infrastructure markets and industrial markets . TCS has facilities in North America , Europe and Asia and employs approximately 2,250 people worldwide . Amphenol Chairman and CEO , Martin H . Loeffler , stated : " We are excited about adding the wealth of experience and leading technology of TCS to Amphenol , and look forward to the many new opportunities created by the complementary strengths of Amphenol and TCS " . TCS will be included in Amphenol 's consolidated results beginning in December of 2005 ; as such TCS is not expected to have a material impact on 2005 results . The Company plans to issue guidance for 2006 at its scheduled fourth quarter earnings release and conference call on January 18 , 2006 . Consistent with the Company 's strategy and assuming a continuation of current economic conditions , the TCS acquisition is expected to be accretive to earnings per share in the first year post acquisition . Amphenol Corporation is one of the world 's leading producers of electronic and fiber optic connectors , cable and interconnect systems . Amphenol products are engineered and manufactured in the Americas , Europe and Asia and sold by a worldwide sales and marketing organization . The primary end markets for the Company 's products are communication systems for the converging technologies of voice , video and data communications , industrial / automotive and military / aerospace applications . Statements in this press release which are other than historical facts are intended to be " forward - looking statements " within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other related laws . While the Company believes such statements are reasonable , the actual results and effects could differ materially from those currently anticipated . Please refer to Part I , Item 1 of the Company 's Form 10 - K for the year ended December 31 , 2004 , for some factors that could cause the actual results to differ from estimates . In providing forward - looking statements , the Company is not undertaking any duty or obligation to update these statements publicly as a result of new information , future events or otherwise .