PALO ALTO, Calif., July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — CPI International Holding Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary CPI International, Inc. (CPI) have successfully completed their acquisition of the Codan Satcom business from Codan Limited (ASX: CDA) for a payment of $9 million in cash, subject to certain adjustments. Codan Satcom designs and manufactures solid-state radio frequency subsystems for satellite communications services to commercial and government customers.

The acquisition, which is expected to contribute approximately $20 million in annual sales to CPI, was funded entirely from cash on hand. CPI has agreed to make additional earnout payments to Codan of up to $4.5 million if certain financial and other objectives are achieved in the next two years.

The Codan Satcom business, which consists of operations based in Newton, South Australia and the Locus Microwave operations based in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania, will be integrated into CPI’s Communications & Medical Products Division in Ontario, Canada. Over an approximately nine-month period, CPI will relocate the Australian-based operations, which design and manufacture C-band and Ku-band subsystems and block-up converters (BUCs), to its existing Canadian facilities. CPI is also establishing an engineering center in South Australia for a number of key research and development personnel from these operations. The Pennsylvania-based Locus Microwave operations, which design and manufacture X-band and Ku-band BUCs, primarily for military communications applications, will remain in their current location and will be operated under the name “CPI Locus Microwave.” Over time, CPI expects to increase the scope and capabilities of the CPI Locus Microwave operations.

The acquisition of Codan Satcom expands CPI’s portfolio of solid-state and satellite communications products, and CPI now offers the most extensive line of satellite communications amplifiers in the industry. “With the addition of Codan Satcom’s products and expertise to the CPI family, we look forward to introducing Codan Satcom’s and CPI’s customers to our complete line of satcom amplifiers, which operate at all satellite uplink frequencies and power levels,” said Joe Caldarelli, chief executive officer of CPI. “Depending on a customer’s specific needs in a satcom amplifier, CPI can offer a customized solution using either solid-state or vacuum electron device technology.”

Excluding the impact of purchase accounting, the acquisition is expected to be accretive for CPI once the relocation of the Australian-based operations has been completed.

About CPI International Holding Corp.
CPI International Holding Corp., headquartered in Palo Alto, California, is the parent company of CPI International, Inc., which is the parent company of Communications & Power Industries LLC, a leading provider of microwave, radio frequency, power and control solutions for critical defense, communications, medical, scientific and other applications. Communications & Power Industries LLC develops, manufactures and distributes products used to generate, amplify, transmit and receive high-power/high-frequency microwave and radio frequency signals and/or provide power and control for various applications. End-use applications of these systems include the transmission of radar signals for navigation and location; transmission of deception signals for electronic countermeasures; transmission and amplification of voice, data and video signals for broadcasting, Internet and other types of commercial and military communications; providing power and control for medical diagnostic imaging; and generating microwave energy for radiation therapy in the treatment of cancer and for various industrial and scientific applications.

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