Sierra Wireless to Acquire Numerex Corp.

Sierra Wireless, Inc. ("Sierra Wireless") (NASDAQ: SWIR) (TSX: SW), the leading provider of fully integrated device-to-cloud solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT), and Numerex Corp. ("Numerex") (NASDAQ:NMRX) have entered into a definitive merger agreement (the "Merger Agreement") under which Sierra Wireless will acquire Numerex in a stock-for-stock merger transaction (the "Transaction"). The Transaction is valued at approximately US$107 million based on Sierra Wireless' closing stock price on August 1, 2017 of US$29.65 per share and represents a premium of 17.5 percent to Numerex's 20-day average share price. The acquisition expands Sierra Wireless' position as a leading global IoT pure-play and will significantly increase its subscription-based recurring services revenue. Click here for more.

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