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Exhibit 99.3

Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
On September 12, 2016, Open Text Corporation (OpenText or the Company) entered into a Master Acquisition Agreement (the Master Acquisition Agreement) with EMC Corporation, a Massachusetts corporation, and certain of its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as Dell-EMC), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to acquire (the Acquisition) certain assets and assume certain liabilities of the enterprise content division of Dell-EMC (the ECD Business). The Acquisition closed on January 23, 2017 and the purchase price for the Acquisition was approximately $1.62 billion.
No valuation opinions required by securities legislation or an exchange or market were used to support the consideration payable by OpenText in respect of the Acquisition.
OpenText has no plans or proposals for material changes in its business affairs or the affairs of the ECD Business, which may have a significant effect on the results of operations and financial position of OpenText.
Prior to the completion of the Acquisition, the Company raised net proceeds of approximately $585 million through the issuance of its Common Shares (the Equity Offering) and net proceeds of approximately $253 million through the reopening of its existing 5.875% senior notes due 2026 for an aggregate principal amount of $250 million, issued at a price of 102.75% (the Notes Offering); and borrowed $225 million under its existing credit facilities (the Additional Debt Financing and, together with the Notes Offering, the Debt Financing). The Equity Offering and the Debt Financing are together referred to as the Financing Transactions. The Company financed the Acquisition and paid related fees and expenses with the net proceeds from the Financing Transactions and with cash on hand.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2016 is presented as if both the Acquisition and the Financing Transactions occurred on September 30, 2016. The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended June 30, 2016 and the three months ended September 30, 2016 are presented as if both the Acquisition and the Financing Transactions occurred on July 1, 2015. These Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been updated from those which were previously filed with the SEC under a Current Report on Form 8-K on December 12, 2016, solely to reflect the ultimate Financing Transactions that were secured by the Company. No other updates have been made to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements since that date, including those relating to the fair value assessment of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as these assessments are still on-going.
Details and Assumptions about the Transaction
The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements give pro forma effect to the Acquisition and the Financing Transactions as follows:
Total purchase price of $1.62 billion;
The Acquisition was financed through
$585 million of net proceeds raised through the Equity Offering;
$253 million of net proceeds raised through the Notes Offering at an interest rate of 5.875% due 2026;
$225 million borrowed under the Additional Debt Financing at an assumed interest rate of 2.5%; and
$557 million of cash on hand for the remainder of the purchase price.
Significant assumptions and estimates were made in determining the preliminary allocation of the purchase price in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These preliminary estimates and assumptions are subject to change during the measurement period (up to one year from the actual acquisition date) as the Company finalizes the fair valuations of the net tangible assets, intangible assets, tax-related assets and liabilities and the resultant goodwill. In particular, the final valuations of identifiable intangible and net tangible assets may change significantly from preliminary estimates. These changes could result in material variances between the Company's future financial results and the amounts presented in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, including variances in fair values recorded, as well as expenses and cash flows associated with them.
Presentation
The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were prepared using the most recently made available financial statements of OpenText and the ECD Business at the time of closing of the Acquisition. For OpenText, the most recently available financial statements at the time of closing of the Acquisition included:
a condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2016;
a consolidated statement of income for the year ended June 30, 2016; and
a condensed consolidated statement of income for the three months ended September 30, 2016.

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For the ECD Business, the most recently available financial statements at the time of closing of the Acquisition included:
a consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2016;
a consolidated statement of operations for the twelve months ended June 30, 2016; and
a consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2016.

OpenText’s fiscal year ends on June 30 and historically, prior to the acquisition by Dell Technologies on September 7, 2016, EMC's fiscal year ended on December 31. To comply with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) and Canadian securities regulatory authorities for companies with different fiscal year ends, the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared utilizing periods that differ by less than 93 days. The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was prepared by combining the historical statement of income of OpenText for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and the historical statement of operations of the ECD Business for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The Unaudited Pro forma Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended June 30, 2016 was prepared by combining the historical statement of income of OpenText for the year ended June 30, 2016 and the historical statement of operations of the ECD Business for the twelve months ended June 30, 2016, which was calculated by taking the audited statement of operations of the ECD Business for the year ended December 31, 2015, subtracting the unaudited statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2015, and adding the unaudited statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016 (see Note 4). The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2016 was prepared by combining the historical balance sheet of OpenText as of September 30, 2016 and the historical balance sheet of the ECD Business as of September 30, 2016.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to represent or be indicative of the consolidated results of operations or financial position of OpenText that would have been recorded had the acquisition of the ECD Business been completed as of the dates presented, and should not be taken as representative of future results of operations or financial position of the combined company. For instance, the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended June 30, 2016 does not reflect the fact that the Company subsequently implemented a worldwide reorganization of its subsidiaries in July 2016, which had a material impact to the Company’s results of operations in that quarter. The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements also do not reflect the impacts of any potential operational efficiencies, cost savings or economies of scale that the Company may achieve with respect to the combined operations of OpenText and the ECD Business (although no assurance can be given that any can be achieved) and do not include all costs that are expected to be directly attributed to the Acquisition, such as, but not limited to, costs necessary to integrate the operations of the ECD Business with OpenText and restructuring costs that may be necessary to achieve cost savings and operating synergies. Additionally, the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any non-recurring charges or credits directly attributable to the Acquisition.
On December 21, 2016, the Company announced that its board of directors (the Board) approved a two-for-one share split of its outstanding Common Shares, implemented by way of a share sub-division whereby shareholders of record as of the record date received one additional Common Share for each Common Share held. The record date for the share split was January 9, 2017 and the distribution date was January 24, 2017. As a result, all per share data and number of Common Shares outstanding in these Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes hereto are presented on a post share split basis.





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Open Text Corporation
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of September 30, 2016
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars)
 
OpenText
 
ECD
 
Reclassifications
 
Pro Forma
Adjustments
 
Reclassifications and Pro Forma Adjustments Combined
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current Assets
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
834,944

 
$

 
$

 
$
(557,159
)
(A)
 
$
277,785

Short-term investments
2,726

 

 

 

 
 
2,726

Accounts receivable trade, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
297,537

 
89,626

 

 
(89,626
)
(B)
 
297,537

Income taxes recoverable
19,954

 

 

 

 
 
19,954

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
70,643

 
6,416

 

 
(1,925
)
(C)
 
75,134

Total current assets
1,225,804

 
96,042

 

 
(648,710
)
 
 
673,136

Property and equipment
181,728

 
9,863

 

 
(4,066
)
(D)
 
187,525

Goodwill
2,595,614

 
1,807,859

 

 
(1,047,479
)
(E)
 
3,355,994

Acquired intangible assets
831,197

 
4,883

 

 
851,817

(F)
 
1,687,897

Deferred tax assets
1,100,897

 
21,009

 

 
131,420

(G)
 
1,253,326

Other assets
65,533

 
22,991

 

 
(22,166
)
(H)
 
66,358

Deferred charges
62,512

 

 

 

 
 
62,512

Long-term income taxes recoverable
9,025

 

 

 

 
 
9,025

Total assets
$
6,072,310

 
$
1,962,647

 
$

 
$
(739,184
)
 
 
$
7,295,773

LIABILITIES, NET INVESTMENT OF PARENT,
AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$
233,536

 
$
50,186

 
$

 
$
(42,432
)
(I)
 
$
241,290

Current portion of long-term debt
8,000

 

 

 
225,000

(M)
 
233,000

Deferred revenues
389,890

 
160,135

 

 
(35,041
)
(J)
 
514,984

Income taxes payable
39,203

 
16,320

 

 
(16,320
)
(K)
 
39,203

Total current liabilities
670,629

 
226,641

 

 
131,207

 
 
1,028,477

Long-term liabilities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued liabilities
31,481

 
4,518

 

 
(4,230
)
(L)
 
31,769

Deferred credits
7,589

 

 

 

 
 
7,589

Pension liability
63,691

 

 

 

 
 
63,691

Long-term debt
2,137,276

 

 

 
253,219

(M)
 
2,390,495

Deferred revenues
46,247

 
18,952

 

 
(8,633
)
(J)
 
56,566

Long-term income taxes payable
145,787

 
3,027

 

 
(3,027
)
(K)
 
145,787

Deferred tax liabilities
90,381

 

 

 
12,090

(G)
 
102,471

Total long-term liabilities
2,522,452

 
26,497

 

 
249,419

 
 
2,798,368

Net investment of Parent

 
1,709,509

 

 
(1,709,509
)
(N)
 

Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Share capital
822,135

 

 

 
589,699

(O)
 
1,411,834

Additional paid-in capital
155,323

 

 

 

 
 
155,323

Accumulated other comprehensive income
48,730

 

 

 

 
 
48,730

Retained earnings
1,877,639

 

 

 


 
1,877,639

Treasury stock
(25,166
)
 

 

 

 
 
(25,166
)
Non-controlling interest
568

 

 

 

 
 
568

Total shareholders’ equity
2,879,229

 

 

 
589,699

 
 
3,468,928

Total liabilities, net investment of Parent, and shareholders’ equity
$
6,072,310

 
$
1,962,647

 
$

 
$
(739,184
)
 
 
$
7,295,773

See accompanying notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 


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Open Text Corporation
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income
For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share data)
 
OpenText
 
ECD
 
 
Reclassifications
 
Pro Forma
Adjustments
 
Reclassifications and Pro Forma Adjustments Combined
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
License
$
60,656

 
$
30,870

 
 
$
(2,567
)
(Q)
 
$


 
$
88,959

Cloud services and subscriptions
169,687

 

 
 
7,966

(Q)
 


 
177,653

Customer support
210,206

 

 
 
74,887

(Q)
 


 
285,093

Professional service and other
51,115

 
104,040

 
 
(80,286
)
(Q)
 


 
74,869

Total revenues
491,664

 
134,910

 
 

 
 

 
 
626,574

Cost of revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
License
3,845

 
7,303

 
 
(3,594
)
(R)
 


 
7,554

Cloud services and subscriptions
70,292

 

 
 
4,323

(R)
 

 
 
74,615

Customer support
25,738

 

 
 
11,756

(R)
 


 
37,494

Professional service and other
41,343

 
42,425

 
 
(16,602
)
(R)
 


 
67,166

Amortization of acquired technology-based intangible assets
23,135

 

 
 
3,495

(R)
 
13,551

(S)
 
40,181

Total cost of revenues
164,353

 
49,728

 
 
(622
)
 
 
13,551

 
 
227,010

Gross profit
327,311

 
85,182

 
 
622

 
 
(13,551
)
 
 
399,564

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and development
58,572

 
28,479

 
 
(536
)
(R)
 


 
86,515

Sales and marketing
95,148

 
54,337

 
 
(11,868
)
(R)
 


 
137,617

General and administrative
38,197

 

 
 
11,485

(R)
 
252

(T)
 
49,934

Depreciation
15,270

 

 
 
1,259

(R)
 
(203
)
(U)
 
16,326

Amortization of acquired customer-based intangible assets
33,608

 

 
 
282

(R)
 
11,187

(S)
 
45,077

Special charges
12,454

 
448

 
 


 
(3,720
)
(V)
 
9,182

Total operating expenses
253,249

 
83,264

 
 
622

 
 
7,516

 
 
344,651

Income from operations
74,062

 
1,918

(P)
 

 
 
(21,067
)
 
 
54,913

Other income (expense), net
6,699

 

 
 

 
 

 
 
6,699

Interest and other related expense, net
(27,275
)
 

 
 

 
 
(5,006
)
(W)
 
(32,281
)
Income before income taxes
53,486

 
1,918

 
 

 
 
(26,073
)
 
 
29,331

Provision for (recovery of) income taxes
(859,425
)
 
(506
)
 
 

 
 
(7,049
)
(X)
 
(866,980
)
Net income (loss) for the period
912,911

 
2,424

 
 

 
 
(19,024
)
 
 
896,311

Less: Net (income) attributable to non-controlling interest
(27
)
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
(27
)
Net income (loss), attributable to controlling interest
$
912,884

 
$
2,424

 
 
$

 
 
$
(19,024
)
 
 
$
896,284

Earnings per share, attributable to OpenText—basic
$
3.76

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
3.41

Earnings per share, attributable to OpenText—diluted
$
3.73

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
3.39

Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding—basic
242,910

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19,811

(Y)
 
262,721

Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding—diluted
244,742

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19,811

(Y)
 
264,553

Dividends declared per Common Share
$
0.1150

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
0.1150

See accompanying notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 
As a result of the two-for-one share split, effected January 24, 2017 by way of a share sub-division, all current and historical period per share data and number of Common Shares outstanding in these Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are presented on a post share split basis.

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Open Text Corporation
Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Income
For the Twelve Months Ended June 30, 2016
(In thousands of U.S. Dollars, except per share data)
 

OpenText
 
ECD
 
Reclassifications
 
Pro Forma
Adjustments
 
Reclassifications and Pro Forma Adjustments Combined
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
License
$
283,710

 
$
157,049

 
$
(8,270
)
(Q)
 
$


 
$
432,489

Cloud services and subscriptions
601,018

 

 
27,610

(Q)
 

 
 
628,628

Customer support
746,409

 

 
304,575

(Q)
 

 
 
1,050,984

Professional service and other
193,091

 
423,002

 
(323,915
)
(Q)
 

 
 
292,178

Total revenues
1,824,228

 
580,051

 

 
 

 
 
2,404,279

Cost of revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
License
10,296

 
42,550

 
(24,536
)
(R)
 


 
28,310

Cloud services and subscriptions
244,021

 

 
16,075

(R)
 

 
 
260,096

Customer support
89,861

 

 
37,017

(R)
 


 
126,878

Professional service and other
155,584

 
145,103

 
(54,600
)
(R)
 


 
246,087

Amortization of acquired technology-based intangible assets
74,238

 

 
24,141

(R)
 
44,043

(S)
 
142,422

Total cost of revenues
574,000

 
187,653

 
(1,903
)
 
 
44,043

 
 
803,793

Gross profit
1,250,228

 
392,398

 
1,903

 
 
(44,043
)
 
 
1,600,486

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and development
194,057

 
73,598

 
(2,125
)
(R)
 


 
265,530

Sales and marketing
344,235

 
159,220

 
(32,743
)
(R)
 


 
470,712

General and administrative
140,397

 

 
29,224

(R)
 
1,009

(T)
 
170,630

Depreciation
54,929

 

 
4,540

(R)
 
(317
)
(U)
 
59,152

Amortization of acquired customer-based intangible assets
113,201

 

 
3,007

(R)
 
42,869

(S)
 
159,077

Special charges
34,846

 
304

 


 

 
 
35,150

Total operating expenses
881,665

 
233,122

 
1,903

 
 
43,561

 
 
1,160,251

Income from operations
368,563

 
159,276

 

 
 
(87,604
)
 
 
440,235

Other income (expense), net
(1,423
)
 

 

 
 

 
 
(1,423
)
Interest and other related expense, net
(76,363
)
 

 

 
 
(20,020
)
(W)
 
(96,383
)
Income before income taxes
290,777

 
159,276

 

 
 
(107,624
)
 
 
342,429

Provision for (recovery of) income taxes
6,282

 
31,704

 

 
 
(17,858
)
(X)
 
20,128

Net income (loss) for the period
284,495

 
127,572

 

 
 
(89,766
)
 
 
322,301

Net (income) attributable to non-controlling interest
(18
)
 

 

 
 

 
 
(18
)
Net income (loss), attributable to controlling interest
$
284,477

 
$
127,572

 
$

 
 
$
(89,766
)
 
 
$
322,283

Earnings per share, attributable to OpenText—basic
$
1.17

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1.23

Earnings per share, attributable to OpenText—diluted
$
1.17

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
1.22

Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding—basic
242,926

 
 
 
 
 
 
19,811

(Y)
 
262,737

Weighted average number of Common Shares outstanding—diluted
244,076

 
 
 
 
 
 
19,811

(Y)
 
263,887

Dividends declared per Common Share
$
0.4150

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
0.4150

See accompanying notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 
As a result of the two-for-one share split, effected January 24, 2017 by way of a share sub-division, all current and historical period per share data and number of Common Shares outstanding in these Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are presented on a post share split basis.

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Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share amounts)


Note 1: Basis of Pro Forma Presentation
Prior to the Acquisition, historical financial statements of the ECD Business were included in the consolidated financial statements of Dell-EMC. The ECD Business is not a legal entity and did not exist as a legal entity during the periods presented in the accompanying Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were prepared using the most recently made available financial statements of OpenText and the ECD Business at the time of closing of the Acquisition. For OpenText, the most recently available financial statements at the time of closing of the Acquisition included:
a condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2016;
a consolidated statement of income for the year ended June 30, 2016; and
a condensed consolidated statement of income for the three months ended September 30, 2016.
For the ECD Business, the most recently available financial statements at the time of closing of the Acquisition included:
a consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2016;
a consolidated statement of operations for the twelve months ended June 30, 2016; and
a consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2016.
OpenText’s fiscal year ends on June 30 and historically, prior to the acquisition by Dell Technologies on September 7, 2016, EMC's fiscal year ended on December 31. To comply with the rules and regulations of the SEC and Canadian securities regulatory authorities for companies with different fiscal year ends, the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared utilizing periods that differ by less than 93 days. The Unaudited Pro forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the three months ended September 30, 2016 was prepared using the historical statement of income of OpenText for the three months ended September 30, 2016 and the historical statement of operations of the ECD Business for the three months ended September 30, 2016. The Unaudited Pro forma Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended June 30, 2016 was prepared using the historical statement of income of OpenText for the year ended June 30, 2016 and the historical statement of operations of the ECD Business for the twelve months ended June 30, 2016, which was calculated by taking the audited statement of operations of the ECD Business for the year ended December 31, 2015, subtracting the unaudited statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2015, and adding the unaudited statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2016 (see Note 4). The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2016 was prepared using the historical balance sheet of OpenText as of September 30, 2016 and the historical balance sheet of the ECD Business as of September 30, 2016.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are based upon the historical financial statements of OpenText and the ECD Business after giving effect to the Acquisition and the Financing Transactions. The Acquisition is accounted for as a business combination pursuant to Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 805 "Business Combinations" (Topic 805). In accordance with Topic 805, the Company recognizes separately from goodwill, the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interests in an acquiree, generally at the acquisition date fair value as defined by ASC Topic 820 "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures". Goodwill, as of the acquisition date is measured as the excess of consideration transferred, which is also measured at fair value, and the net of the acquisition date fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and the liabilities assumed.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2016 is presented as if both the Acquisition and the Financing Transactions occurred on September 30, 2016. The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended June 30, 2016 and the three months ended September 30, 2016 are presented as if both the Acquisition and the Financing Transactions occurred on July 1, 2015. These Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been updated from those which were previously filed with the SEC under a Current Report on Form 8-K on December 12, 2016, solely to reflect the ultimate Financing Transactions that were secured by the Company. No other updates have been made to the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements since that date, including those relating to the fair value assessment of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as these assessments are still on-going.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income exclude any non-recurring charges or credits directly attributable to the Acquisition.

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Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share amounts)


Details and Assumptions about the Transaction
The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements give pro forma effect to the Acquisition and the Financing Transactions as follows:
Total purchase price of $1.62 billion;
The Acquisition was financed through
$585 million of net proceeds raised through the Equity Offering;
$253 million of net proceeds raised through the Notes Offering at an interest rate of 5.875% due 2026;
$225 million borrowed under the Additional Debt Financing at an assumed interest rate of 2.5%; and
$557 million of cash on hand for the remainder of the purchase price.

Significant assumptions and estimates were made in determining the preliminary allocation of the purchase price in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. These preliminary estimates and assumptions are subject to change during the measurement period (up to one year from the actual acquisition date) as the Company finalizes the fair valuations of the net tangible assets, intangible assets, tax-related assets and liabilities and the resultant goodwill. In particular, the final valuations of identifiable intangible and net tangible assets may change significantly from the Company's preliminary estimates. These changes could result in material variances between its future financial results and the amounts presented in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, including variances in fair values recorded, as well as expenses and cash flows associated with them.
The Company continues to review, in detail, the ECD Business accounting policies. As a result of the review it may identify differences in accounting policies between the two companies, that when conformed, could have a material impact on the financial results of the combined company. Based on information available at the time of the filing of this Current Report on Form 8-K/A, the Company is not aware of any differences in accounting policies that would have a material impact on the financial results of the combined company other than those reflected in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements described in Note 3.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to represent or be indicative of the consolidated results of operations or financial position of OpenText that would have been recorded had the Acquisition and the Financing Transactions been completed as of the dates presented, and should not be taken as representative of future results of operations or financial position of the combined company. For instance, the Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the year ended June 30, 2016 does not reflect the fact that the Company subsequently implemented a worldwide reorganization of its subsidiaries in July 2016, which had a material impact to the Company’s results of operations in that quarter. The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements also do not reflect the impacts of any potential operational efficiencies, cost savings or economies of scale that the Company may achieve with respect to the combined operations of OpenText and the ECD Business (although no assurance can be given that any can be achieved) and do not include all costs that are expected to be directly attributed to the Acquisition, such as, but not limited to, costs necessary to integrate the operations of the ECD Business with OpenText and restructuring costs that may be necessary to achieve cost savings and operating synergies. Additionally, the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements do not include any non-recurring charges or credits directly attributable to the Acquisition.
The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the historical consolidated financial statements of OpenText and accompanying notes contained in OpenText’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 and three months ended September 30, 2016, respectively, and the historical audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 of the ECD Business and the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 of the ECD Business and accompanying notes contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K/A.
On December 21, 2016, the Company announced that the Board approved a two-for-one share split of its outstanding Common Shares, implemented by way of a share sub-division whereby shareholders of record on the record date received one additional Common Share for each Common Share held. The record date for the share split was January 9, 2017 and the distribution date was January 24, 2017. As a result, all per share data and number of Common Shares outstanding in these Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and notes hereto are presented on a post share split basis.
Unless otherwise indicated all dollar amounts included herein are expressed in thousands of U.S. dollars.


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Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share amounts)


Note 2: Preliminary Purchase Price Allocation
Description of the Acquisition of the ECD Business
The Company acquired the ECD Business in an all-cash transaction for a purchase price of approximately $1.62 billion on January 23, 2017. For the purpose of the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the purchase price of the ECD Business has been allocated to the ECD Business' tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values as though the Acquisition occurred on September 30, 2016. For certain assets and liabilities, the book values as of the balance sheet date have been determined to reflect fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets will be recorded as goodwill. The preliminary allocation of the purchase price was based upon a preliminary valuation undertaken by the Company and the Company's estimates and assumptions are subject to change during the measurement period (up to one year from the actual acquisition date). The Company expects to continue to obtain information to assist it in determining the fair value of the net assets acquired at the acquisition date and during the measurement period.
The Company's preliminary purchase price allocation for the ECD Business based on the estimated fair values as though the Acquisition occurred on September 30, 2016 is as follows:
Current assets
 
$
4,491

Non-current assets
 
153,974

Intangible assets
 
856,700

Goodwill
 
760,380

Total assets acquired
 
1,775,545

Current liabilities assumed
 
(132,848
)
Non-current liabilities assumed
 
(22,697
)
Net assets acquired
 
$
1,620,000

Preliminary Pre-Acquisition Contingencies Assumed
Currently, the Company has not recorded any pre-acquisition contingencies relating to the ECD Business as of acquisition date; however, the Company continues to gather information and to evaluate whether any pre-acquisition contingencies have been assumed. If identified, such amounts will be included in the purchase price allocation at their fair value and will result in additional goodwill.

Note 3: Reclassifications and Pro Forma Adjustments Notes
The following adjustments have been reflected in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:
A.
Represents, as of September 30, 2016, the impact on OpenText's cash as of the closing of the Acquisition as set forth below:
Gross Proceeds from the Notes Offering (see Note 1)
$
256,875

Gross Proceeds from the Additional Debt Financing (see Note 1)
225,000

Gross Proceeds from the Equity Offering (see Note 1)
604,223

Less:
 
Total cash consideration paid for the Acquisition
(1,620,000
)
Debt issuance costs relating to the Debt Financing (1)
(3,656
)
Share issuance costs relating to the Equity Offering (1)
(19,601
)
Net decrease in OpenText cash and cash equivalents
$
(557,159
)
(1) Represents fees and expenses related to the respective offerings, including discounts and commissions, legal, accounting and advisory fees and other transaction costs.
B.
To eliminate the historical Accounts Receivable of the ECD Business not acquired as part of the Acquisition.

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Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share amounts)


C.To record the following estimated fair value adjustments:
Exclude prepaid expense not acquired as part of the Acquisition
$
(2,934
)
Estimated leasehold fair value adjustment to prepaid expense and other current assets
1,009

Net preliminary adjustment to prepaid expense and other current assets
$
(1,925
)
D.
To record the estimated fair value adjustments to property and equipment.
E.
To eliminate the historical goodwill of the ECD Business and to record the preliminary valuation of goodwill related to the Acquisition:
Elimination of the ECD Business' historical goodwill
$
(1,807,859
)
Preliminary goodwill from the Acquisition
760,380

Net preliminary adjustment to goodwill
$
(1,047,479
)
F.
To eliminate the historical intangible assets of the ECD Business and to record the preliminary valuation of intangible assets related to the Acquisition:
Elimination of the ECD Business' historical intangible assets
$
(4,883
)
Preliminary valuation of technology intangible assets acquired from the Acquisition
375,000

Preliminary valuation of customer intangible assets acquired from the Acquisition
481,700

Net preliminary adjustment to intangible assets
$
851,817

G.
To record the following estimated fair value adjustments:
Deferred Tax Assets:
 
Elimination of the ECD Business' historical deferred tax assets
$
(21,009
)
Preliminary deferred tax asset associated with the preliminary valuation of intangible assets acquired
147,352

Deferred tax assets associated with equity issuance costs arising from the Equity Offering
5,077

Net preliminary adjustment to deferred tax assets
$
131,420

 
 
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
 
Preliminary deferred tax liabilities associated with the preliminary valuation of deferred revenues acquired
12,090

Net preliminary adjustment to deferred tax liabilities
$
12,090

H.To record the following estimated fair value adjustments:
Elimination of the ECD Business' historical capitalized software
$
(20,897
)
Exclude other assets not acquired as part of the Acquisition
(2,025
)
Estimated fair value adjustment of leased assets
756

Net preliminary adjustment to other assets
$
(22,166
)
I.
To eliminate accounts payable and accrued liabilities of the ECD Business that are not acquired as part of the Acquisition.
J.
To record the preliminary fair value adjustment to deferred revenues acquired. The fair value represents an amount equivalent to estimated cost plus an appropriate profit margin to perform the services related to open contracts based on deferred revenue balances of the ECD Business as of September 30, 2016. The preliminary deferred revenue fair value adjustment is not reflected on the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income as it primarily relates to the current portion and is a non-recurring charge.

9

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share amounts)


 
Current Deferred Revenue
 
Long-term Deferred Revenue
Elimination of the ECD Business' historical deferred revenue
$
(160,135
)
 
$
(18,952
)
Estimated fair value of deferred revenue acquired
125,094

 
10,319

Net preliminary adjustment to deferred revenue
$
(35,041
)
 
$
(8,633
)
K.
To exclude income taxes payable of the ECD Business that are not acquired as part of the Acquisition.
L.To record the following estimated fair value adjustments:
Exclude long-term liabilities of the ECD Business not acquired as part of the Acquisition
$
(4,518
)
Estimated fair value adjustment of asset retirement obligations
288

Net preliminary adjustment to long-term liabilities
$
(4,230
)
M.
To record borrowings from the Debt Financing:
Total debt
 
New debt from the Notes Offering
$
250,000

New debt from the Additional Debt Financing
225,000

Total principal payments due
475,000

 
 
Premium on the Notes Offering
6,875

Debt issuance costs from the Notes Offering(1)
(3,656
)
Total debt outstanding from the Debt Financing
478,219

 
 
Net adjustment to current portion of total debt
$
225,000

 
 
Net adjustment to non-current portion of total debt
$
253,219

(1)The Company early adopted accounting standards update no. 2015-03 "Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs" in its fourth quarter of Fiscal 2016. As a result, the Company presents debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability.
N.
To eliminate the ECD Business' historical net investment of Parent.
O.
To record the following adjustments to the respective components of share capital:
Share capital
 
To record the issuance of OpenText shares from the Equity Offering
$
604,223

New equity issuance costs from the Equity Offering
(19,601
)
Tax effect on new equity issuance costs from the Equity Offering
5,077

Net adjustment to share capital
$
589,699


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Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share amounts)


P.
Included in the ECD Business' income from operations is a one-time, non-recurring charge of approximately $27 million relating to accelerated stock awards that vested upon ECD being acquired by Dell Technologies and approximately $4 million of compensation costs related to merger-related retention bonuses with ECD employees participating in Dell Technologies' cash-based long term incentive plan. For more information see Note H to the ECD Business' financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, which was filed as exhibit 99.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on December 12, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference. These charges have not been adjusted on a pro forma basis as they were not a direct result of the Acquisition.
The following illustrates the impact of these non-recurring charges on the ECD Business' results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2016:
Cost of revenues: customer support
$
1,574

Cost of revenues: professional services
6,688

Research and development expense
8,851

Sales and marketing expense
9,035

General and administrative expense
4,697

Total
$
30,845

Q.
To reclassify the ECD Business' revenue presentation to conform to OpenText's presentation:
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Year Ended June 30, 2016
Cloud services and subscriptions
$
7,966

 
$
27,610

Customer support
74,887

 
304,575

Reclassification from the ECD Business' license revenue
(2,567
)
 
(8,270
)
Reclassification from the ECD Business' service revenue
(80,286
)
 
(323,915
)
Net impact to total revenue
$

 
$


11

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share amounts)


R.
To reclassify the ECD Business' presentation of operating expenses to conform to OpenText's presentation:
For the three months ended September 30, 2016:
 
Reclassify Customer support cost of revenues
 
Reclassify Cloud services and subscriptions cost of revenues
 
Reclassify amortization of acquired technology to cost of revenues
 
Reclassify amortization of customer relationships as a separate line within operating expenses
 
Reclassify depreciation as a separate line within operating expenses
 
Reclassify general & administrative from Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
Reclassify amortization of capitalized software
 
Total reclassifications
Cost of revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
License
$

 
$
(99
)
 
$
(25
)
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
(3,470
)
 
$
(3,594
)
Cloud services

 
4,323

 

 

 

 

 

 
4,323

Customer support
11,790

 

 

 

 
(34
)
 

 

 
11,756

Professional service and other
(11,790
)
 
(4,224
)
 

 

 
(588
)
 

 

 
(16,602
)
Amortization of acquired technology-based intangible assets

 

 
25

 

 

 

 
3,470

 
3,495

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and development

 

 

 

 
(536
)
 

 

 
(536
)
Sales and marketing

 

 

 
(277
)
 
(76
)
 
(11,515
)
 

 
(11,868
)
General and administrative

 

 

 
(5
)
 
(25
)
 
11,515

 

 
11,485

Depreciation

 

 

 

 
1,259

 

 

 
1,259

Amortization of acquired customer-based intangible assets

 

 

 
282

 

 

 

 
282

Total impact to statement of income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$


12

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share amounts)


For the twelve months ended June 30, 2016:
 
Reclassify Customer support cost of revenues
 
Reclassify Cloud services and subscriptions cost of revenues
 
Reclassify amortization of acquired technology to cost of revenues
 
Reclassify amortization of customer relationships as a separate line within operating expenses
 
Reclassify depreciation as a separate line within operating expenses
 
Reclassify general & administrative from Selling, general and administrative expenses
 
Reclassify amortization of capitalized software
 
Total reclassifications
Cost of revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
License
$

 
$
(395
)
 
$
(28
)
 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
(24,113
)
 
$
(24,536
)
Cloud services

 
16,075

 

 

 

 

 

 
16,075

Customer support
37,174

 

 

 

 
(157
)
 

 

 
37,017

Professional service and other
(37,174
)
 
(15,680
)
 

 

 
(1,746
)
 

 

 
(54,600
)
Amortization of acquired technology-based intangible assets

 

 
28

 

 

 

 
24,113

 
24,141

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Research and development

 

 

 

 
(2,125
)
 

 

 
(2,125
)
Sales and marketing

 

 

 
(2,970
)
 
(386
)
 
(29,387
)
 

 
(32,743
)
General and administrative

 

 

 
(37
)
 
(126
)
 
29,387

 

 
29,224

Depreciation

 

 

 

 
4,540

 

 

 
4,540

Amortization of acquired customer-based intangible assets

 

 

 
3,007

 

 

 

 
3,007

Total impact to statement of income
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$

S.
To record amortization relating to the estimated identifiable intangible assets acquired from the ECD Business and to eliminate the ECD Business' historical amortization of intangible assets:
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Year Ended June 30, 2016
Amortization of acquired technology assets
 
 
 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets relating to the Acquisition
$
17,046

 
$
68,184

Elimination of the ECD Business' historical intangible asset amortization
(3,495
)
 
(24,141
)
Net adjustment
$
13,551

 
$
44,043

 
 
 
 
Amortization of acquired customer assets
 
 
 
Amortization of acquired intangible assets relating to the Acquisition
$
11,469

 
$
45,876

Elimination of the ECD Business' historical intangible asset amortization
(282
)
 
(3,007
)
Net adjustment
$
11,187

 
$
42,869

The Company has estimated the useful lives of acquired technology and customer intangible assets to be approximately 6 years and 11 years, respectively, which are being amortized on a straight-line basis.

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Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share amounts)


T.
To record the additional rent expense relating to lease fair value adjustment.
U.
To adjust depreciation expense on account of the adjustment to the fair value of property and equipment and to eliminate the ECD Business' historical depreciation.
V.
To eliminate acquisition-related transaction costs incurred by OpenText in connection with the Acquisition as these costs are directly attributable to the Acquisition and do not have a continuing impact on the combined company's financial results.
W.
To record the interest expense and the amortization of debt issuance costs and premiums resulting from the Debt Financing:
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2016
 
Year Ended June 30, 2016
Interest expense associated with the Notes Offering
$
3,672

 
$
14,688

Interest expense associated with the Additional Debt Financing
$
1,406

 
$
5,625

Amortization of premium on the Notes Offering
(139
)
 
(563
)
Amortization of debt issuance costs associated with the Notes Offering
67

 
270

Net adjustment to interest and other related expense, net
$
5,006

 
$
20,020

As discussed in Note 1, the interest rate on the Notes Offering is 5.875%. The interest rate on the Additional Debt Financing is a floating rate of LIBOR plus a fixed rate that is dependent on our consolidated net leverage ratio. For the purposes of these Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, the interest rate on the Additional Debt Financing is assumed to be 2.5% for all periods presented. However, the actual interest expense incurred as a result of the the Additional Debt Financing could fluctuate and be materially different from what is presented above.
For more details relating to the Company's Senior Notes due 2026 and our existing credit facilities, see the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 under Note 10 "Long Term Debt". The debt issuance costs and premiums incurred as part of the Notes Offering are being amortized over 10 years using the effective interest method.
X.
To record the pro forma tax impact at the weighted average estimated income tax rates applicable to the jurisdictions in which the pro forma adjustments are expected to be recorded. Additionally, the pro forma tax provision for the three months ended September 30, 2016 includes the impact of a $876.1 million tax benefit that OpenText recognized in its first quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2017 associated primarily with the recognition of a net deferred tax asset arising from the entry of intellectual property (IP) in Canada. For more details relating to this tax benefit, please see OpenText's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016. The effective tax rate of the combined company in future periods will be significantly different than the pro forma rate for the three months ended September 30, 2016 as the $876.1 million tax benefit is specific to the IP reorganization that occurred in that period.
Y.
To record the issuance of OpenText common shares in connection with the Equity Offering, on a post share split basis.

Note 4: Basis of the ECD Business Financial Statement Presentation within the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The ECD Business Unaudited Consolidated Statement of Operations for the twelve months ended June 30, 2016
For the purposes of the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, information for the ECD Business has been obtained from the audited consolidated financial statements of the ECD Business for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, and the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share amounts)



The ECD Business' unaudited consolidated statement of operations for the twelve months ended June 30, 2016 has been constructed as follows:
 
Year ended December 31, 2015
 
Six months ended June 30, 2015
 
Six months ended December 31, 2015
 
Six months ended June 30, 2016
 
Twelve months ended June 30, 2016
 
 
(see Exhibit 99.1)
 

 

 

 

 
 
(a)
 
(b)
 
(c) = (a) - (b)
 
(d)
 
(e) = (c) + (d)
 
Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 
License
$
151,510

 
$
66,933

 
$
84,577

 
$
72,472

 
$
157,049

 
Services
429,418

 
217,696

 
211,722

 
211,280

 
423,002

 
Total revenue
580,928

 
284,629

 
296,299

 
283,752

 
580,051

 
Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
Cost of license
44,753

 
19,460

 
25,293

 
17,257

 
42,550

 
Cost of services
152,384

 
78,839

 
73,545

 
71,558

 
145,103

 
Research and development
70,395

 
34,165

 
36,230

 
37,368

 
73,598

 
Selling, general and administrative
164,935

 
84,106

 
80,829

 
78,391

 
159,220

 
Restructuring
16,651

 
14,995

 
1,656

 
(1,352
)
 
304

 
Total operating expenses
449,118

 
231,565

 
217,553

 
203,222

 
420,775

 
Operating income
131,810

 
53,064

 
78,746

 
80,530

 
159,276

*
income tax provision
25,973

 
10,700

 
15,273

 
16,431

 
31,704

 
Net income
$
105,837

 
$
42,364

 
$
63,473

 
$
64,099

 
$
127,572

 

*Included in operating income for the twelve months ended June 30, 2016 is stock compensation expense of $22.8 million and a recovery of $13.9 million relating to capitalized software costs.
The ECD Business' unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2016 has been constructed as follows:
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2016
 
Six months ended
June 30, 2016
 
Three months ended September 30, 2016
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(a)
 
(b)
 
(c) = (a) - (b)
 
Revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
License
$
103,342

 
$
72,472

 
$
30,870

 
Services
315,320

 
211,280

 
104,040

 
Total revenue
418,662

 
283,752

 
134,910

 
Costs and expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of license
24,560

 
17,257

 
7,303

 
Cost of services
113,983

 
71,558

 
42,425

 
Research and development
65,847

 
37,368

 
28,479

 
Selling, general and administrative
132,728

 
78,391

 
54,337

 
Restructuring
(904
)
 
(1,352
)
 
448

 
Total operating expenses
336,214

 
203,222

 
132,992

 
Operating income
82,448

 
80,530

 
1,918

*
income tax provision
15,925

 
16,431

 
(506
)
 
Net income
$
66,523

 
$
64,099

 
$
2,424

 


15

Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except share and per share amounts)


*Included in operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2016 is stock compensation expense of $30.6 million, of which approximately $27.0 million is relating to accelerated stock awards that vested upon EMC being acquired by Dell Technologies. For more information see Note H to the ECD Business’ financial statements for the nine months ended September 30, 2016, which has been filed as exhibit 99.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on December 12, 2016 and incorporated herein by reference. Additionally, included in operating income for the three months ended September 30, 2016 is a recovery of $1.4 million relating to capitalized software costs.



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Forward-Looking Statements
This document contains forward-looking statements concerning the future performance of OpenText’s business, its operations and its financial results and condition, including with respect to the anticipated integration of the ECD Business. Forward-looking statements are identified by words or phrases such as “anticipates”, “expects”, “believes”, “estimates”, “intends”, “could”, “may”, “plans”, “predicts”, “projects”, “will”, “would”, “foresees” and other similar expressions or the negative of these terms. These statements reflect beliefs and assumptions which are based on OpenText's perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, as well as other factors management believes are appropriate in the circumstances. In making these statements, OpenText has made assumptions with respect to: the ability of OpenText and the ECD Business to integrate effectively; the ability of OpenText to predict and adapt to changing customer requirements, preferences and spending patterns; the ability of OpenText to protect its intellectual property; future capital expenditures, including the amount and nature thereof; trends and developments in the information technology and financial sectors and other sectors of the economy; which are related to these sectors; business strategy and outlook; expansion and growth of business and operations; credit risks; anticipated acquisitions; future results being similar to historical results; the historical dividend being maintained; expectations related to future general economic and market conditions; and other matters. OpenText’s beliefs and assumptions are inherently subject to significant political, business, economic, competitive and other uncertainties and contingencies regarding future events and, as such, are subject to change. OpenText’s beliefs and assumptions may prove to be inaccurate and consequently the Company’s actual results could differ materially from the expectations set out herein. If any of these risks or uncertainties materialize or any of these assumptions prove incorrect, the actual results or performance of OpenText and its consolidated subsidiaries could differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements.
Actual results or events could differ materially from those contemplated in such forward-looking statements as a result of risks and uncertainties referred to above, including: the challenges of integration associated with the Acquisition or other planned acquisitions; the possibility that certain assumptions with respect to the ECD Business or the Acquisition could prove to be inaccurate; the costs associated with the Acquisition and any potential restructuring costs that may be necessary to achieve cost savings and operating synergies; the inability to achieve anticipated synergies with the ECD Business or other acquired businesses; the increased indebtedness of OpenText after the closing of the Acquisition and the potential for the incurrence of or assumption of debt in connection with future acquisitions and the impact on the ratings or outlooks of rating agencies on OpenText’s outstanding debt securities; the inability to maintain revenues on a combined company basis; downward pressure on the Company's share price and dilutive effect of future sales or issuances of equity securities (including in connection with the Acquisition and/or other future acquisitions); employee management issues; the timely development, production and acceptance of products and services; the challenge of managing asset levels and expenses; and other risks that are described from time to time in OpenText's filings with the SEC, including, but not limited to OpenText's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2016, as well as documents filed with securities regulatory authorities in Canada.
Any forward-looking statement the Company makes in this document speaks only as of the date on which it is made. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for the Company to predict these events or how they may affect the Company. In any event, these and other important factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the Company's forward-looking statements. The Company has no duty, and does not intend, to update or revise the forward-looking statements made in this document, except as may be required by law. In light of these risks and uncertainties, future events or circumstances described in any forward-looking statement in this document might not occur.


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