ROME & PARSIPPANY, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
Finmeccanica SpA (Milan: FNC) and DRS Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:
DRS) today announced that they will hold a joint conference call with
analysts and the investment community on the signing of a definitive
merger agreement for Finmeccanica to acquire DRS. The call will be
broadcast live over the Internet on Tuesday, May 13, 2008, beginning
at 9:00 a.m. EDT.
Finmeccanica's chairman and chief executive officer Pier Francesco
Guarguaglini, chief financial officer and co-general manager
Alessandro Pansa, and DRS Technologies' chairman, president and chief
executive officer Mark S. Newman will host the call.
Listeners can access the webcast via the Investor Info page on
DRS's web site at http://www.drs.com. An archive of this webcast will
be available at this web site for approximately one year beginning May
13, 2008, one hour after the call ends.
Headquartered in Rome, Italy, Finmeccanica is a leading global
high-tech company with core competencies in the design and manufacture
of helicopters, civil and military aircrafts, aero structures,
satellites, space infrastructure, missiles and defense electronics.
The company is listed on the Milan stock exchange and operates
throughout the world. It employs more than 60,000 people worldwide and
10,000 in the United Kingdom. Finmeccanica employs a workforce of
2,100 at 32 sites across the U.S.A. Whether flying the President,
transporting troops and cargo, securing the borders, tracing criminals
or enhancing the Navy's capabilities, Finmeccanica products ensure
safety and security in the United States. For more information about
Finmeccanica, visit http://www.finmeccanica.com.
DRS Technologies, headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, is a
leading supplier of integrated products, services and support to
military forces, government agencies and prime contractors worldwide.
The company employs approximately 10,000 people. For more information
about DRS Technologies, please visit the company's web site at
www.drs.com.
Finmeccanica:
John D. Stewart
Vice President, Investor Relations
+39.06.32473.290
john.stewart@finmeccanica.it
or
DRS Technologies, Inc.
Patricia M. Williamson
Vice President, Investor Relations
+1.973.898.6025
p.williamson@drs.com
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