04.116.2008 - EMC Commences its Tender Offer for all Outstanding Shares of Iomega

HOPKINTON, Mass. and SAN DIEGO, Calif. , April 25, 2008 - EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, and Iomega Corporation (NYSE: IOM), a global leader in data storage and protection for consumers and small businesses, today announced that EMC commenced a cash tender offer for all outstanding shares ("Shares") of the common stock of Iomega at a price of US$3.85 per share, net to the seller in cash. The cash tender is being made pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, dated April 24, 2008 and in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 8, 2008, among EMC, Emerge Merger Corporation (a wholly owned subsidiary of EMC formed for the purpose of making the Offer) and Iomega, which EMC and Iomega publicly announced on April 8, 2008. - View Press Release - Visit Iomega Corporation