KeyW and Sotera Defense Solutions Announce Early Termination of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period

HANOVER, Md., March 27, 2017 -- The KeyW Holding Corporation (NASDQ:KEYW) and Sotera Defense Solutions today announced that, on March 24, 2017, The KeyW Holding Corporation (KeyW) and Sotera Defense Solutions (Sotera) received notice from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it had granted early termination, effective immediately, of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) for KeyW’s pending acquisition of Sotera. The early termination of the waiting period under the HSR Act satisfies one of the conditions to the closing of the transaction. The transaction is expected to close in the second calendar quarter of 2017.

About KeyW
KeyW is a total solutions provider for the Intelligence, Cyber and Counterterrorism Communities' toughest challenges. We support the collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of information across the full spectrum of their missions. We employ and challenge more than 1,000 of the most talented professionals in the industry with solving such complex problems as preventing cyber threats, transforming data into intelligence and combating global terrorism.

About Sotera
Sotera is an agile, mid-sized national security technology company that delivers innovative systems, solutions and services in support of the critical missions and programs of Civilian Agencies, Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, Department of Homeland Security, federal law enforcement agencies and other parts of the federal government charged with ensuring the safety and security of our nation. Our 1,100 employees remain focused on delivering essential enterprise IT, cyber security systems and operations, data fusion and analytics, intelligence analysis, and C5ISR solutions to our customers throughout the Federal Government.

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