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美国加利福尼亚州圣何塞和旧金山，2023 年 9 月 21 日 — 思科（纳斯达克股票代码：CSCO）和网络安全和可观察性领导者 Splunk（纳斯达克股票代码：SPLK）今日宣布达成最终协议，根据该协议，思科计划以每股 157 美元的现金收购 Splunk，股权价值约为 280 亿美元。收购完成后，Splunk 总裁兼首席执行官 Gary Steele 将加入思科的执行领导团队，向主席兼首席执行官 Chuck Robbins 汇报工作。
此次收购延续了 Splunk 帮助组织增强数字韧性的传统基础，同时将助力思科加快实现安全地连接一切、使一切成为可能的战略。这两个在 AI、安全性和可观测性领域公认的领导者之间的强强联合，将助力组织提升安全性和韧性。
思科主席兼首席执行官 Chuck Robbins 表示，“我们乐见思科与 Splunk 的携手。我们两方的综合能力将推动实现 AI 驱动的下一代安全性和可观测性。我们将关注点从威胁检测与响应转向威胁预测与防御，可帮助任何规模的组织提升安全性和韧性。”
Splunk 总裁兼首席执行官 Gary Steele 指出，“与思科携手代表着 Splunk 发展历程的下一阶段，这将助力我们加速实现帮助全球组织提升韧性的使命，为我们的股东提供即时和可观的价值。”
“我们将强强联合，成为全球安全和可观测性领域的领导者，利用数据和 AI 的强大力量为客户带来卓越成果，实现行业变革。我们很高兴能与值得信赖的长期合作伙伴携手前进，我们都对实现创新和交付世界一流的客户体验充满热情。我们将两个备受尊重、以目标为导向的组织合并在一起，希望能为全体Splunk 员工带来更多绝佳机会，”Steele 补充道。
在当今高度互联互通的世界，数据无处不在，每个组织每天都依赖数据来运营业务并制定关键任务决策。受生成式 AI 技术的加速演进和采用、威胁面不断扩大以及多云环境的使用等因素的影响，（系统）复杂度对于任何组织来说都是前所未见。组织需要一套更好的方法来管理、保护和释放数据的真正价值，保持数字韧性。
思科和 Splunk 将携手应对上述挑战。
这两个在 AI、安全性和可观测性领域公认的领导者之间的强强联合，相辅相成、相得益彰，将释放数据的真正价值，助力组织（无论其规模大小）提升安全性和韧性。
具体而言，Splunk 的安全功能将对思科现有产品线形成有益补充，并将共同提供领先的安全分析以及从设备到应用再到云端的覆盖范围。
思科和 Splunk 的互补功能将为混合和多云环境提供可观测性，助力公司客户交付流畅的应用体验，为其数字化业务提供支持。思科和 Splunk 拥有庞大规模、数据可见性和信任基础，在助力客户负责任地利用 AI 的力量方面处于有利地位。
两个组织的合并将为新型解决方案带来更多投资，加速创新，并扩大全球规模，以满足各规模类型客户的需求。
思科对 Splunk 的收购也将建立在两家公司的声誉之上，即以目标为导向，拥有相似价值观、强大文化和卓越团队。此次收购将把对创新和包容怀有共同热情的“理想工作场所”合二为一，将继续成为理想工作场所，以及软件人才的首选。
交易详情
根据协议条款，思科计划以每股 157 美元的现金收购 Splunk，股权价值约为 280 亿美元。预计在交易完成后的第一个财年，现金流为正，毛利率将增加，非公认会计准则每股收益将在第二年增加。此外，该交易将加速收入增长和毛利率扩张。
此交易不会影响思科此前宣布的股份回购计划或股息计划。
此次收购已获得思科和 Splunk 董事会的一致批准。此交易预计将在 2024 日历年第三季度末完成，但需获得监管部门批准并满足其他惯例成交条件，包括 Splunk 股东的批准。
有关最终协议中包含的所有条款和条件的详细信息，请参阅思科当前的 8-K 表格报告，该报告将随交易一起提交。
顾问
Tidal Partners LLC 担任思科的财务顾问，Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 担任法律顾问，Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP 担任监管顾问。Qatalyst Partners 和 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC 担任 Splunk 的财务顾问，Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 担任法律顾问。
关于思科
思科（纳斯达克股票代码：CSCO）是全球技术领导厂商，致力于安全地连接一切，使一切成为可能。我们的目标是通过重新定义应用、赋能混合办公、保护企业安全、推动基础架构转型，帮助客户实现可持续发展目标，为所有人打造一个包容性的未来。您可以在 cisco.com.cn 获取更多信息，并关注我们的微信公众号“思科联天下”。思科和思科徽标是思科或其附属机构在美国和其他国家/地区的商标或注册商标。您可以查看思科商标列表：www.Cisco.com/go/trademarks。上述第三方商标是其各自所有者的财产。使用“合作伙伴”一词并不能直接表示思科与任何其他公司之间存在合作关系。
关于 Splunk
Splunk Inc.（纳斯达克股票代码：SPLK）可助您打造更安全、更有弹性的数字世界。各个组织都相信，通过与 Splunk 进行合作，他们能够防止安全性、基础设施和应用程序问题演变为重大事件，吸收数字化颠覆带来的冲击，加速数字化转型。
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