(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Title of each class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Item 8.01 |
Other Events.
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Date
Announced
|
Acquiror
|
Target
|
Transaction
Value
(in millions)
|
EV / LTM
Adj.
EBITDA
|
EV / NTM
Adj.
EBITDA
|
|||||||||||
01/04/21
|
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated
|
FLIR Systems, Inc.
|
$
|
8,285
|
17.1x
|
|
17.4x
|
|||||||||
07/25/19
|
Advent International
|
Cobham plc
|
$
|
4,812
|
14.4x
|
13.2x
|
||||||||||
06/24/19
|
Nanometrics Incorporated
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Rudolph Technologies, Inc.
|
$
|
713
|
15.8x
|
14.4x
|
||||||||||
03/19/18
|
KLA-Tencor Corporation
|
Orbotech Ltd.
|
$
|
3,517
|
17.7x
|
16.6x
|
||||||||||
01/30/17
|
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
|
Ixia
|
$
|
1,746
|
21.0x
|
15.9x
|
||||||||||
11/14/16
|
Siemens AG
|
Mentor Graphics Corporation
|
$
|
4,775
|
21.9x
|
16.5x
|
Date
Announced
|
Acquiror
|
Target
|
Transaction
Value
(in millions)
|
EV / LTM
Adj.
EBITDA
|
EV / NTM
Adj.
EBITDA
|
|||||||||||
02/28/22
|
Spectris plc
|
Oxford Instruments plc
|
$
|
2,400
|
33.4x
|
|
31.5x
|
|||||||||
10/11/21
|
Emerson Electric Co.
|
Aspen Technology, Inc.
|
$
|
10,851
|
26.7x
|
28.2x
|
||||||||||
09/30/21
|
Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P.
|
Brooks Automation, Inc., Semiconductor Solutions Group
|
$
|
3,000
|
20.5x
|
NA
|
||||||||||
06/25/21
|
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
|
Plex Systems, Inc.
|
$
|
2,220
|
NM
|
NA
|
||||||||||
02/12/21
|
II-VI Incorporated
|
Coherent, Inc.
|
$
|
7,690
|
49.5x
|
28.4x
|
||||||||||
08/31/20
|
Emerson Electric Co.
|
Open Systems International, Inc.
|
$
|
1,600
|
28.0x
|
23.5x
|
||||||||||
08/25/20
|
AVEVA Group plc
|
OSIsoft, LLC
|
$
|
5,020
|
34.2x
|
29.6x
|
||||||||||
10/30/18
|
MKS Instruments Inc.
|
Electro Scientific Industries, Inc.
|
$
|
1,107
|
7.1x
|
8.8x
|
||||||||||
07/31/18
|
Fortive Corporation
|
Accruent
|
$
|
2,000
|
20.0x
|
17.4x
|
• |
publicly available equity research analyst price targets then published by seven analysts for NI common stock available as of January 12,
2023, which had a price target range (discounted one year by a 9.9% cost of equity) of $39.12 to $47.31 per share; and
|
Fiscal Years
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022E
|
|
2023E
|
|
2024E
|
2025E
|
2026E
|
2027E
|
2028E
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
1,703
|
$
|
2,116
|
$
|
2,192
|
$
|
2,376
|
$
|
2,554
|
$
|
2,741
|
$
|
2,938
|
||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
|
$
|
388
|
$
|
581
|
$
|
583
|
$
|
660
|
$
|
741
|
$
|
827
|
$
|
931
|
||||||||||||||
Depreciation & Amortization
|
$
|
55
|
$
|
65
|
$
|
70
|
$
|
76
|
$
|
82
|
$
|
88
|
$
|
94
|
||||||||||||||
Stock-Based Compensation
|
$
|
80
|
$
|
80
|
$
|
80
|
$
|
80
|
$
|
80
|
$
|
80
|
$
|
80
|
||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBIT(2)
|
(6)
|
$
|
437
|
$
|
434
|
$
|
505
|
$
|
579
|
$
|
660
|
$
|
758
|
|||||||||||||||
Taxes
|
(6)
|
$
|
79
|
$
|
78
|
$
|
91
|
$
|
104
|
$
|
119
|
$
|
136
|
|||||||||||||||
Tax-Effected EBIT(3)
|
(6)
|
$
|
358
|
$
|
356
|
$
|
414
|
$
|
475
|
$
|
542
|
$
|
621
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share(24)
|
$
|
2.05
|
$
|
3.17
|
$
|
3.15
|
$
|
3.59
|
$
|
4.05
|
$
|
4.55
|
$
|
5.14
|
||||||||||||||
Unlevered Free Cash Flow(35)
|
$
|
92
|
$
|
399
|
$
|
399
|
$
|
461
|
$
|
526
|
$
|
596
|
$
|
679
|
Fiscal Years
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
2022E
|
|
2023E
|
|
2024E
|
|
2025E
|
|
2026E
|
|
2027E
|
|
2028E
|
|||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
1,660
|
$
|
2,003
|
$
|
2,143
|
$
|
2,329
|
$
|
2,504
|
$
|
2,691
|
$
|
2,893
|
||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
|
$
|
356
|
$
|
607
|
$
|
665
|
$
|
756
|
$
|
822
|
$
|
893
|
$
|
980
|
||||||||||||||
Depreciation & Amortization
|
$
|
40
|
$
|
41
|
$
|
41
|
$
|
40
|
$
|
39
|
$
|
39
|
$
|
47
|
||||||||||||||
Stock-Based Compensation
|
$
|
81
|
$
|
76
|
$
|
73
|
$
|
79
|
$
|
85
|
$
|
92
|
$
|
98
|
||||||||||||||
Adjusted EBIT(2)
|
(6)
|
$
|
491
|
$
|
552
|
$
|
637
|
$
|
697
|
$
|
763
|
$
|
835
|
|||||||||||||||
Taxes
|
(6)
|
$
|
97
|
$
|
106
|
$
|
122
|
$
|
133
|
$
|
145
|
$
|
159
|
|||||||||||||||
Tax-Effected EBIT(3)
|
(6)
|
$
|
394
|
$
|
446
|
$
|
515
|
$
|
564
|
$
|
618
|
$
|
676
|
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share(24)
|
$
|
1.91
|
$
|
3.46
|
$
|
3.87
|
$
|
4.48
|
$
|
4.90
|
$
|
5.35
|
$
|
5.84
|
||||||||||||||
Unlevered Free Cash Flow(35)
|
$
|
50
|
$
|
404
|
$
|
471
|
$
|
541
|
$
|
559
|
$
|
621
|
$
|
690
|
Fiscal Years
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023E
|
2024E
|
|
2025E
|
|
2026E
|
|
2027E
|
|
2028E
|
|
||||||||||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
2,003
|
$
|
2,143
|
$
|
2,329
|
$
|
2,504
|
$
|
2,691
|
$
|
2,893
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA(1)
|
$
|
609
|
$
|
670
|
$
|
763
|
$
|
833
|
$
|
909
|
$
|
991
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation & Amortization
|
$
|
42
|
$
|
46
|
$
|
48
|
$
|
50
|
$
|
52
|
$
|
49
|
||||||||||||
Stock-Based Compensation
|
$
|
76
|
$
|
73
|
$
|
79
|
$
|
85
|
$
|
92
|
$
|
98
|
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBIT(2)
|
(6)
|
$
|
551
|
$
|
636
|
$
|
698
|
$
|
765
|
$
|
844
|
|||||||||||||
Taxes
|
(6)
|
$
|
102
|
$
|
118
|
$
|
129
|
$
|
142
|
$
|
156
|
|||||||||||||
Tax-Effected EBIT(3)
|
(6)
|
$
|
449
|
$
|
518
|
$
|
569
|
$
|
623
|
$
|
688
|
|||||||||||||
Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share(24)
|
$
|
3.30
|
$
|
3.82
|
$
|
4.40
|
$
|
4.90
|
$
|
5.35
|
$
|
5.84
|
||||||||||||
Unlevered Free Cash Flow(35)
|
$
|
422
|
$
|
472
|
$
|
522
|
$
|
564
|
$
|
609
|
$
|
648
|
NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
|
||
By:
|
/s/ R. Eddie Dixon, Jr.
|
|
Name: R. Eddie Dixon, Jr.
|
||
Title: Chief Legal Officer, Senior Vice President & Secretary
|
||
Date: June 22, 2023
|