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Apr 23, 2009

Extreme Networks Reports Third Quarter Financial Results

SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 23, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended March 29, 2009. For the quarter, net revenue was $77.2 million, compared to $82.0 million in the year-ago quarter.

Non-GAAP net income for the third fiscal quarter of 2009 was $1.2 million or $0.01 per diluted share, excluding $1.2 million in share-based compensation charges and $2.1 million in restructuring charges, compared to year-ago non-GAAP net income of $1.1 million or $0.01 per diluted share, excluding $1.3 million in share-based compensation. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures is included in the accompanying financial tables.

"We delivered positive pro-forma earnings in a challenging market and took steps to reduce our cost structure," said Mark Canepa, president and CEO of Extreme Networks. "In addition, during the quarter we continued to deliver new products to meet the demand for cost-effective bandwidth for the carrier, enterprise and data center markets."

Net loss on a GAAP basis was $2.2 million or a loss of $0.02 per diluted share. That compares to the year-ago net loss of $0.2 million or a loss of $0.00 per diluted share.

For the third fiscal quarter of 2009, revenues in North America (U.S., Canada, and Central America) were $26.9 million, revenues in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa, and South America) were $38.5 million, and revenues in APAC (Asia Pacific and Japan) were $11.8 million. That compares to the year-ago revenues of $31.0 million in North America, $38.2 million in EMEA, and $12.8 million in APAC.

Cash and investments were $120.8 million as of March 29, 2009, a decrease of $22.7 million sequentially from the fiscal second quarter, primarily due to the timing of trade accounts payables and accrued liabilities payments, which vary throughout the year. Over the nine months since the start of fiscal 2009, the Company utilized $4.0 million in cash for operating activities.

Conference Call

Extreme Networks will host a conference call to discuss these results today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time (2:00 p.m. Pacific Time). The conference call may be heard by dialing 1-800-218-8862 (international callers dial 1-303-262-2075). A 48-hour replay will be available following the call by dialing 1-800-405-2236 (international callers dial 1-303-590-3000); the replay passcode is 11129306. In addition, a live webcast and replay of the call will be available at http://investor.extremenetworks.com. Financial information to be discussed during the conference call will be posted on the Investor Relations section of the Company's website www.extremenetworks.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Extreme Networks provides all financial information required in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in accordance with GAAP, we are also providing with this press release non-GAAP net income. In preparing our non-GAAP information, we have excluded, where applicable, the impact of restructuring charges (a non-recurring charge) and share-based compensation (a non-cash charge). Because of the non-recurring and/or non-cash nature of these charges, we believe that excluding them provides both management and investors with additional insight into our current operations, the trends affecting the Company and the Company's marketplace performance. In particular, management finds it useful to exclude these charges in order to more readily correlate the Company's operating activities with the Company's ability to generate cash from operations. Accordingly, management uses these non-GAAP measures, along with the comparable GAAP information, in evaluating our historical performance and in planning our future business activities. Please note that our non-GAAP measures may be different than those used by other companies. The additional non-GAAP financial information we present should be considered in conjunction with, and not as a substitute for, our financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. We have provided a non-GAAP reconciliation of the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the periods presented in this release, which are adjusted to exclude restructuring charges and share-based compensation expense for these periods. These measures should only be used to evaluate the Company's results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures for comparable financial information and understanding of the Company's ongoing performance as a business. Extreme Networks uses both GAAP and non-GAAP measures to evaluate and manage its operations.

Extreme Networks, Inc.

Extreme Networks provides converged Ethernet networks that support data, voice and video for enterprises and service providers. The company's network solutions feature high performance and high availability switching that deliver insight and control enabling customers to solve their real-world business communications challenges. Operating in more than 50 countries, Extreme Networks provides wired and wireless secure LANs, data center infrastructure and Service Provider Ethernet transport solutions that are complemented by global, 24x7 service and support. For more information, visit: http://www.extremenetworks.com

Extreme Networks is either a trademark or registered trademark of Extreme Networks, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

This announcement contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding the Company's financial performance, acceptance of the Company's newer products in the market and its expectations regarding its products. Actual results could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors, including, but not limited to: a challenging macro-economic environment both in the United States and overseas; fluctuations in demand for the Company's products and services; a highly competitive business environment for network switching equipment; its effectiveness in controlling expenses, the possibility that the Company might experience delays in the development of new technology and products; customer response to its new technology and products; the timing of any recovery in the global economy; risks related to pending or future litigation, and a dependency on third parties for certain components and for the manufacturing of the Company's products. The Company undertakes no obligation to update the forward-looking information in this release. More information about potential factors that could affect the Company's business and financial results is included in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, under the captions: "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and "Risk Factors," which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission."

                  EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.

          CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
        (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

                                March 29,   June 29,
                                  2009        2008
                                  ------     ------
                               (unaudited)     (1)

              ASSETS
    Current assets:
      Cash and cash
       equivalents                 $38,595   $70,370
      Short-term investments         4,510    42,922
      Accounts receivable, net      43,588    64,417
      Inventories, net              22,752    13,942
      Deferred income taxes            289       254
      Prepaid expenses and
       other current assets, net     4,823     4,654
                                     -----     -----
        Total current assets       114,557   196,559
    Property and equipment,
     net                            43,204    43,348
    Marketable securities           77,708   112,380
    Other assets, net               13,388    13,474
                                    ------    ------
        Total assets              $248,857  $365,761
                                  ========  ========

          LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
    Current liabilities:
      Accounts payable             $15,414   $16,921
      Accrued compensation
       and benefits                 11,633    18,956
      Restructuring
       liabilities                   4,459     2,612
      Accrued warranty               3,193     4,824
      Deferred revenue, net         32,171    31,284
      Deferred revenue, net
       of cost of sales to
       distributors                 12,445    14,138
      Other accrued
       liabilities                  18,254    27,728
                                    ------    ------
        Total current
         liabilities                97,569   116,463

    Restructuring liabilities,
     less current portion            4,329     6,777
    Deferred revenue, less
     current portion                 7,604     9,006
    Deferred income taxes              562       403
    Other long-term
     liabilities                       693     1,058

    Commitments and contingencies

    Stockholders' equity:
      Convertible preferred stock,
       $.001 par value, issuable in
       series, 2,000,000 shares
       authorized; none issued           -         -
      Common stock, $.001 par value,
       750,000,000 shares authorized;
       128,261,067 issued at March 29,
       2009 (127,358,570 June 29, 2008)
       and capital in excess of
       par value                       128       127
      Treasury stock,
       39,625,305 shares at
       March 29, 2009
       (11,053,877 June 29,
       2008)                      (149,665)  (48,303)
      Additional paid-in-
       capital                     947,644   943,156
      Accumulated other
       comprehensive income
       (loss)                          264      (723)
      Accumulated deficit         (660,271) (662,203)
                                  --------  --------
        Total stockholders'
         equity                    138,100   232,054
                                   -------   -------
        Total liabilities and
         stockholders' equity     $248,857  $365,761
                                  ========  ========

    (1) The information in this column is derived
     from the Company's consolidated balance sheet
     included in the Company's Annual Report on Form
     10-K for the year ended June 29, 2008.



                               EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.

                  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                      (In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                    (unaudited)

                                    Three Months Ended      Nine Months Ended
                                    -------------------     -----------------
                                  March 29,   March 30,   March 29,  March 30,
                                     2009        2008        2009       2008
                                    ------      ------      ------     ------
    Net revenues:
      Product                        $62,017     $67,388   $208,946   $218,960
      Service                         15,185      14,642     45,330     44,562
                                      ------      ------     ------     ------
          Total net revenues          77,202      82,030    254,276    263,522
                                      ------      ------    -------    -------

    Cost of revenues:
      Product                         26,142      27,126     87,686     89,421
      Service                          6,642       7,801     22,049     24,923
                                       -----       -----     ------     ------
          Total cost of revenues      32,784      34,927    109,735    114,344
                                      ------      ------    -------    -------

    Gross profit:
      Product                         35,875      40,262    121,260    129,539
      Service                          8,543       6,841     23,281     19,639
                                       -----       -----     ------     ------
          Total gross profit          44,418      47,103    144,541    149,178
                                      ------      ------    -------    -------

    Operating expenses:
      Sales and marketing             24,293      25,232     75,926     74,820
      Research and development        13,928      15,579     44,457     49,223
      General and administrative       6,967       8,610     22,818     23,725
      Restructuring charge, net
       of reversal                     2,092           -      2,092          -
                                       -----       -----      -----      -----
          Total operating
           expenses                   47,280      49,421    145,293    147,768
                                      ------      ------    -------    -------

    Operating (loss) income           (2,862)     (2,318)      (752)     1,410
    Interest income                      672       2,693      2,965      8,326
    Interest expense                     (23)        (28)       (92)      (69)
    Other income / (expense), net        411        (152)     1,727      (643)
                                         ---        ----      -----       ----
    (Loss) income before income
     taxes                            (1,802)        195      3,848      9,024
    Provision for income taxes           371         355      1,917      1,415
                                     -------       -----     ------     ------
    Net (loss) income                $(2,173)      $(160)    $1,931     $7,609
                                     =======       =====     ======     ======

    Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share:
    Net (loss) income per share -
      basic                           $(0.02)     $(0.00)     $0.02      $0.07
    Net (loss) income per share -
      diluted                         $(0.02)     $(0.00)     $0.02      $0.07
    Shares used in per share
     calculation - basic              88,553     115,629     96,066    114,688
    Shares used in per share
     calculation - diluted            88,553     115,629     96,139    115,685



                                  EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.

                     CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                      (In thousands)
                                       (unaudited)

                                                      Nine Months Ended
                                                      -----------------
                                                     March 29,  March 30,
                                                       2009       2008
                                                      ------      ------
    Cash flows from operating activities:
      Net income                                       $1,931     $7,609
      Adjustments to reconcile net income to
       net cash provided by operating activities:
         Depreciation and amortization                  4,200      5,616
         Gain on value of option to put securities     (4,616)         -
         Mark to market, trading loss                   4,616          -
         Provision for doubtful accounts                 (232)       207
         Provision for excess and obsolete
          inventory                                       838      2,111
         Deferred income taxes                            124        420
         Amortization of warrant                            -      1,349
         Gain (loss) on retirement of assets               94         (7)
         Stock-based compensation                       2,630      3,732
         Restructuring charge, net
          of reversal                                   2,092          -
         Changes in operating assets and
          liabilities, net
           Accounts receivable                         21,060     (2,477)
           Inventories                                 (9,651)     5,114
           Prepaid expenses and
            other assets                                  (83)     3,274
           Accounts payable                            (1,506)    (9,508)
           Accrued compensation and benefits           (7,323)     3,233
           Restructuring liabilities                   (2,693)    (4,826)
           Accrued warranty                            (1,630)    (2,130)
           Deferred revenue, net                         (515)   (22,836)
           Deferred revenue, net of cost of sales to
            distributors                               (1,693)    23,546
           Other accrued liabilities                  (11,642)       596
                                                      -------        ---
      Net cash (used in) provided by operating
       activities                                      (3,999)    15,023
                                                       ------     ------

    Cash flows provided by (used in)
     investing activities:
      Capital expenditures                             (4,150)    (4,032)
      Purchases of investments                        (33,645)  (250,504)
      Proceeds from maturities of investments
       and marketable  securities                      28,164     93,625
      Proceeds from sales of investments
       and marketable securities                       81,354    142,944
                                                       ------    -------
      Net cash provided by (used in)
      investing activities                             71,723    (17,967)
                                                       ------    -------

    Cash flows (used in) provided by financing
     activities:
      Proceeds from issuance of common stock            1,864      3,248
      Proceeds from exercise of warrants                    -          9
      Repurchase of common stock, including
       expenses                                      (101,363)         -
                                                     --------      -----
      Net cash  (used in) provided by
       financing activities                           (99,499)     3,257
                                                      -------      -----
      Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents       (31,775)       313
                                                      -------        ---
    Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
     of period                                         70,370     71,573
    Cash and cash equivalents at end of period        $38,595    $71,886
                                                      =======    =======



                     EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
         CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
                 GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
            (In thousands, except per share amounts)
                           (Unaudited)

                                        Three Months Ended
                                        ------------------
                                        March 29,   March 30,
                                          2009        2008
                                          ----        ----

                                         -------      -----
    Net loss - GAAP Basis                $(2,173)     $(160)
                                         =======      =====

    Non-GAAP adjustments
    Stock-based compensation expense      $1,237     $1,304
    Restructuring charge, net of
     reversal                              2,092          -
                                           -----      -----
    Total non-GAAP adjustments            $3,329     $1,304
                                          ------     ------

                                          ------     ------
    Net income  - Non-GAAP Basis          $1,156     $1,144
                                          ======     ======

    Non-GAAP adjustments
    Cost of product revenue                  $96       $125
    Cost of service revenue                   79         65
    Sales and marketing                      420        424
    Research and development                 387        415
    General and administrative               255        275
    Restructuring charge, net of
     reversal                              2,092          -
                                           -----      -----
    Total non-GAAP adjustments            $3,329     $1,304
                                          ======     ======




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