Extreme Networks Annual Report 2015

FY2015 Annual Report · Extreme Networks

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Dear Extreme Networks Stockholders:

Despite a very challenging start to our ﬁscal year 2015, Extreme managed to
ﬁnish the year on a very strong note. In the fourth quarter, we made executive
leadership changes; announced our new vision and business strategy;
restructured operations to eliminate over $40 million in operating expenses
and rallied to deliver strong sales that were 25% higher than the third quarter.
With all of these changes behind us, we are in a much stronger position to
deliver growth. Our tightly-aligned leadership team is committed to a well-
deﬁned product roadmap and our new, focused go-to-market strategy. We
fully expect to reap the beneﬁts of our 2014 merger with Enterasys and
leverage our combined strengths to win in the market and deliver growth to
our shareholders.

It’s an exciting time in the networking industry! Networks are becoming
increasingly more mobile and application driven. As the cost of bandwidth

falls year over year, more and more devices and elements requiring connectivity are joining networks. This is elevating
the strategic importance of IT organizations as they perform more functions and deliver more business services for the
end users they serve. And yet, as more devices and services traverse the enterprise network, network management
becomes increasingly complex. As this trend continues, IT managers will need software-driven solutions to combat the
complexities of adding devices and applications, deploying network resources, and delivering the quality of service
their end users require.

Extreme and our valued partners serve IT managers and this large, complex and growing market for networking,
currently valued at over $25 billion. We’ve begun to implement our strategic plan that will transition Extreme from a point
product, engineering-centric, broadly-focused organization to a customer-centric, software-driven networking solutions
business. We are focusing our investments to support software services delivered through cloud managed and SDN
platforms. This will allow us to deliver the visibility, control, and automation required to solve our customers’ networking
challenges. We are training our sales teams to bring solutions that leverage our entire portfolio of products to customers
in our target markets. And, our portfolio of highly scalable ﬁxed and modular switches, ultra-high density wireless and
uniﬁed management platforms provide a solid foundation to address our customers’ current and future needs.

Some of the largest brands in the world, including Intel, Volkswagen, Samsung, the National Football League,
Abbott Labs, the University of Southern California and Galaxy Entertainment, among others, depend on Extreme.
Whether it is in an operating room, a classroom, on the manufacturing ﬂoor, or in a venue, organizations depend on
Extreme’s technologies and services to support their business needs and their customers. Extreme is recognized in
the marketplace for its award winning customer service and technologies. Most recently, Gartner recognized Extreme
as a Visionary in their 2015 Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure.1 We believe the
recognition from our customers and industry analysts serves as validation that we are executing on our strategic
approach and delivering value to our customers.

We have all the ingredients required for success. We have the right team, the right partners, the right products and the
market opportunity to expand our customer relationships. We are taking the necessary steps and making the necessary
investments to become a recognized leader in software-driven networking solutions. We will build on our new foundation
to deliver results for our customers, return the business to proﬁtable growth and increase shareholder value.

We look forward to making it happen!

Edward B. Meyercord III
President and CEO, Extreme Networks, Inc.

1 Gartner, Magic Quadrant for the Wired and Wireless Lan Access Infrastructure, September 1, 2015
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 10-K
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(Mark One)

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to .

Commission file number 000-25711

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Extreme Networks, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

145 Rio Robles
San Jose, California
(Address of principal executive offices)

77-0430270
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

95134
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 579-2800

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common stock, $.001 par value
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Act. Yes

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Act. Yes

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Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes

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contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
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Act). Yes

The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $334.9 million as of December
31, 2014, the last business day of the Registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, based upon the per share closing price
of the Registrant’s common stock as reported on The NASDAQ Global Market reported on such date. For purposes of this disclosure,
shares of common stock held or controlled by executive officers and directors of the registrant and by persons who hold more than 5%
of the outstanding shares of common stock have been treated as shares held by affiliates. This calculation does not reflect a determination
that certain persons are affiliates of the Registrant for any other purpose.

101,313,823 shares of the Registrant’s Common stock, $.001 par value, were outstanding as of August 21, 2015.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant's definitive proxy statement for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the
Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on
Form 10-K are incorporated herein by reference in Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.

FORM 10-K

INDEX

PART I

Page

Forward Looking Statements

Item 1.

Business

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments

Item 2.

Item 3.

Item 4.

Item 5.

Item 6.

Item 7.

Properties

Legal Proceedings

Mine Safety Disclosures

PART II

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Selected Financial Data

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 7A.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 8.

Item 9.

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9A.

Controls and Procedures

Item 9B.

Other Information

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

PART III

Item 12.

Item 13.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Item 14.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Item 15.

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

SIGNATURES

PART IV

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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report on Form 10-K, including the following sections, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including in particular, our expectations regarding results of operations,
our ability to expand our market penetration, our ability to expand our distribution channels, customer acceptance of our products,
our ability to meet the expectations of our customers, product demand and revenue, cash flows, product gross margins, our
expectations to continue to develop new products and enhance existing products, our expectations regarding the amount of our
research and development expenses, our expectations relating to our selling, general and administrative expenses, our efforts to
achieve additional operating efficiencies and to review and improve our business systems and cost structure, our expectations to
continue investing in technology, resources and infrastructure, our expectations concerning the availability of products from
suppliers and contract manufacturers, anticipated product costs and sales prices, our expectations that we have sufficient capital
to meet our requirements for at least the next twelve months and our expectations regarding materials and inventory management
These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, and the cautionary statements set forth below and those contained
in the section entitled “Risk Factors” identify important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those
predicted in any such forward-looking statements. We caution investors that actual results may differ materially from those projected
in the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risk factors identified in this Form 10-K and other filings we have made
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. More information about potential factors that could affect our business and financial
results is set forth under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.”

Item1. Business

Overview

PART I

Extreme Networks, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, (collectively referred to as Extreme and as we, us and our) is a leading
provider of wired and wireless network infrastructure equipment, software and services for enterprises, data centers, and service
providers. Our customers include businesses, hospitals, hotels, universities, sports venues, telecommunications companies and
government agencies around the world. We are driven by our guiding principles to build the very best products, to deliver world-
class customer service and to be the easiest company with which to do business. As networks internal to businesses, between
businesses and the Internet itself become more pervasive and critical to a wide variety of business and social communications,
the volume and the demands of applications, data, users and devices on networks continue to increase. Our vision focuses on the
design and delivery of simple, fast and smart networking solutions to deliver better connections, providing superior experiences
for everyone. We primarily sell our products through an ecosystem of our channel partners who combine our Ethernet products
with their offerings to create compelling information technology solutions for end user customers.

On October 31, 2013, we completed the acquisition of Enterasys Networks, Inc. (“Enterasys”), a privately held provider
of wired and wireless network infrastructure and security solutions, whereby Enterasys became our wholly-owned subsidiary. The
combined entity immediately became a networking industry leader with more than 14,000 customers. As network switching leaders
in enterprise, data center and cloud, Extreme and Enterasys together combine and extend their world-class products and
technologies to provide customers with some of the most advanced, high performance, and open solutions in the market as well
as a superb overall customer experience. The combination of Extreme and Enterasys is significant in that it brings together two
companies with distinct strengths addressing the key areas of the network, from unified wired and wireless edge, to the enterprise
core, to the data center and cloud. With an open software approach, we can drive product innovations and customers will benefit
from the increased resources and larger scale.

Industry Background

The networking industry has undergone significant changes in the last few years. With the mobilization of the workforce,
the virtualization of the data center, and the demand for anywhere, anytime connectivity, across any device, Ethernet is a common
technology across both enterprises and service providers. Extreme Networks' strategy, product portfolio, and research and
development are aligned with the following trends:

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Ethernet (Wired and Wireless). Through its scalability, adaptability, and cost-effectiveness, Ethernet has solidified its
role in both public and private networks. At the same time, the enterprises and service providers expect the technology
to follow a price-performance curve that mandates continued innovation by Ethernet vendors.

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• Mobile Workforce. Employees expect high-quality and secure access to corporate resources in a Bring Your Own
Device ("BYOD") world across a diversity of endpoints such as laptops, tablets, smart phones and wearables, whether
they are within the corporate firewall or on-the-go. Information technology ("IT") departments focus their investment
decisions on this mobile workforce, taking a unified view of wireless access, the campus core, and the data center.
Networking vendors offer end-to-end solutions that permit IT managers to meet employee expectations and to maximize
IT return on investment.

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The Cloud. Data center architectures are influenced by the cloud and by the deployment of server virtualization.
Enterprises have migrated increasing numbers of applications and services to either private clouds, or public clouds
offered by third parties. In either case, the network infrastructure must adapt to this new dynamic environment.
Intelligence and automation are key if enterprises are to derive maximum benefit from their cloud deployments. Ethernet
speeds, scaling from 10 Gigabits per second ("G") to 40G and even 100G, provides the infrastructure for both private
and public clouds. In addition, there is growing interest in Software Defined Network ("SDN") approaches that may
include technologies such as OpenFlow, OpenStack, and CloudStack for increased network agility.

Public Network Evolution. 3G and 4G mobile networks now provide the necessary capacity and reach to enable
employees to be productive away from the office and away from fixed networks in a BYOD world. Mobile operators
continue to invest in their next-generation networks, and Ethernet is the technology often used for their access networks,
referred to as mobile backhaul.

Vendor Consolidation. We believe consolidation of vendors within the Ethernet networking market and between adjacent
markets (storage, security, wireless & voice software and applications) continues to gain momentum. We believe that
the underpinning technology for all of these adjacent markets is Ethernet. As a result, we believe that there will be
continued consolidation among adjacent market vendors to enable them to deliver complete and broad solutions to
customers.

The Extreme Networks Strategy

With the proliferation of mobile users and their devices, within a campus or across continents, the challenges of operating
and managing a network have changed in the BYOD world of today. IT has rapidly evolved from a fixed world to a new world
of mobility where everything - people, devices, machines, and applications - is in motion. IT now has to support end-users with
smart phones, tablets, laptops and other wireless peripherals as well as their wired workstations. Users are beginning to define the
services that IT must offer as they adopt smart phones, tablets and their applications, and as they work on-the-go. Users know
what they need to be productive, and they expect the network to help them achieve productivity. The blurring of work and personal
applications that must be supported on the network places increasing security and management demands on IT.

Extreme Networks delivers mission critical software and services led networking solutions designed for the BYOD world,
spanning high-performance data centers, the campus, and the mobile infrastructure. Customers deploying our solutions know
what resources are using the network, what they are requesting and where they are located, and can provide customized access to
approved resources and content. Our solutions help enable granular visibility and control, higher performance and resource
security.

Our strategy is to offer differentiated software and services led networking solutions that deliver a stronger value proposition
to our customers and offer an alternative to single-sourced, highly proprietary networking equipment from other companies. Our
commitment to open standards is manifested by demonstrated interoperability within both enterprise and service provider networks,
and the active participation in key industry and standards associations.

Key elements of our strategy include:

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Provide simple, fast, smart software and services led networking solutions that provide visibility and control across
our wired and wireless networking platforms. Our solutions include wired switching, wireless switching and access
point’s, management software, access control software, analytics software as well as applications and services that are
made available across software defined networks. These technical capabilities coupled with our award winning services
and support provide a strong value proposition to meet the specific demands of the following customers:

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Enterprises and cloud data centers use our products to deploy automated next generation virtualized and high-
density server infrastructure solutions.
Enterprises and organizations in education, healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality and government agencies use
our solutions for their mobile campus and backbone networks.
Enterprises, universities, healthcare and hospitality organizations use our solutions to enable better visibility
and provide controls to their environments with data processing and analytics requirements.
Service Providers use our products to deliver high performance, high capacity and low latency connections to
their customers.

• Mobile Operators deploy our products for mobile backhaul in support of mobile broadband.

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Extend switching and routing technology leadership. Our technological leadership is based on innovative switching,
routing and wireless products, the depth and focus of our market experience and the operating systems - the software
that runs on all of our Ethernet switches. Our network operating systems, a primary merchant silicon vendor, and a
few select manufacturing partners of our core products, permits us to derive leverage from our engineering investment.
We intend to invest our engineering resources to continue to create leading-edge technologies that will increase the
performance and functionality of our products and as a direct result, the value of our solution to our current and future
customers. In addition, we look for maximum synergies from our engineering investment in our targeted verticals and
when targeting new vertical market segments.

Expand WiFi technology leadership. Wireless is today’s access method of choice and every business must deal with
scale, density and BYOD challenges. The dramatic increase and demand being seen everywhere today, fueled by more
users, with multiple devices increases the expectation that everything will just work. The network edge landscape is
changing as the explosion of mobile devices increases the demand for mobile, transparent and always on wired to
wireless edge services. This new “unified access layer” requires intelligent distributed components to ensure that access
control and resiliency of business services are available across the entire infrastructure and manageable from a single
console. Our unified access layer portfolio provides intelligence for the wired/wireless edge.

Our software delivers unified management across the wired, wireless environment from the data center to the mobile
edge. Our rich set of integrated management capabilities provides centralized visibility and highly efficient anytime,
anywhere control of enterprise wired and wireless network resources.

Offer network-powered business and application analytics. Our network-powered application analytics and
optimization solution captures and analyzes context-based data about application traffic to deliver meaningful
intelligence - about applications, users, locations and devices. This enables the network to become a strategic business
asset - by enabling the mining of network- based business events and strategic information that help executives make
faster and more effective decisions.

Data can now be mined to show how applications are being used; enabling a better understanding of customer
behavior on the network, identifying the level of user engagement, and assuring business application delivery to
optimize the user experience. Additionally application adoption can be tracked to determine the return on
investment associated with new application deployments.

In addition visibility into network and application performance enables IT to pinpoint and resolve performance
bottlenecks in the infrastructure whether they are caused by the network, application, or server. This saves both time
and money for the business and ensures critical applications are running at the best possible performance.

Support SDN. Networks are built using switches, routers, and other devices in a distributed fashion to scale and provide
reliability. In this distributed environment, it has become more complex to provide new end-to-end services and
applications in a seamless and cost effective manner. As the business demands more agile and flexible IT services this
has become a focal point for innovation and also for differentiation by vendors that have solved that challenge. To
address the simultaneous needs for security, virtualization, manageability, mobility and agility in today´s networks the
concept of SDNs are gaining attention as a viable solution.

The value of SDN in the enterprise lies specifically in the ability to provide network virtualization and automation of
configuration across the entire network/fabric so new services and end systems can be deployed rapidly and operational
cost can be minimized.

Expand market penetration by targeting high-growth market segments. Within the campus, we focus on the mobile
user, leveraging our automation capabilities and tracking wireless Local Area Network ("LAN") growth. Our data
center approach leverages our product portfolio to address the needs of managed hosting and cloud data center providers,
while we deliver key components of mobile backhaul solutions to our network equipment partners. Within the campus
we also target the high-growth physical security market, converging technologies such as Internet Protocol ("IP") video
across a common Ethernet infrastructure in conjunction with our technology partners.

Leverage and expand multiple distribution channels. We distribute our products through select distributors, a large
number of resellers and system-integrators worldwide and several large strategic partners. We maintain a field sales
force to support our channel partners and to sell directly to certain strategic accounts. As an independent Ethernet
switch vendor, we seek to provide products that, when combined with the offerings of our channel partners, create
compelling solutions for end-user customers.

• Maintain and extend our strategic relationships. We have established strategic relationships with a number of industry-
leading vendors to both provide increased and enhanced routes to market, but also to collaboratively develop unique
solutions.

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Provide high-quality customer service and support. We seek to enhance customer satisfaction and build customer
loyalty through high-quality service and support. This includes a wide range of standard support programs that provide
the level of service our customers require, from standard business hours to global 24-hour-a-day, 365-day-a-year real-
time response support.

Products

Our products offer resilient high performance networking, intelligence and operational simplicity for IT. We build our
products into vertical markets solutions for converged campus networks with user and device mobility, data center and cloud
administrators to virtualize their server and storage over a high-performance Ethernet infrastructure, service providers to provide
bandwidth and service level agreements for Carrier Ethernet, 3G and 4G services, and management software that provide visibility,
security and intelligent control - all through a single pane of glass.

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Resilient high performance networking. Customers can choose to deploy redundant management and fabric modules,
hot swappable line cards, multi-speed stacking across 100 Megabits ("M")/1G/10G/40G/100G systems, redundant
power supplies and fan trays delivering high hardware availability. These deployments are supported by our modular
and fault-tolerant network operating systems that spans our complete switching portfolio, unique in the industry.
Technologies supported include a variety of layer-2 resiliency protocols including multi-switch Link Aggregation ("M-
LAG"), Ethernet Automatic Protection Switching ("EAPS"), Multiprotocol Label Switching ("MPLS") / Virtual Private
LAN Service ("VPLS") for high service availability, and layer-3 IPv4 and IPv6 routing protocols for high network
availability. EAPS is an example of our innovation and allows network managers to configure their network
infrastructure so that critical network communications can be rapidly rerouted in the event of a network outage in most
topologies. This level of high-speed communications 'reroute' is targeted for mission critical and demanding
applications, including voice and video and maintains service delivery in the event of network outage. We further offer
a versatile and flexible Quality of Service ("QoS") solution that allows network operators to configure bandwidth for
mission critical applications and in doing so control the overall experience and the service-level of the communication
flows. We have deep experience with communication quality controls, starting with our introduction to the market of
the first broad QoS controls for Ethernet to the recent Data Center Bridging protocols for 'lossless' Ethernet that enables
traditional storage networks to converge over a common Ethernet infrastructure. We provide Layer 2 ("L2") extension
for data centers through multiple supported technologies that include Virtual Extensible LAN, VPLS, and Pseudo-Wire
Emulation as well as Layer 2 extension with Generic Routing Encapsulation ("GRE/L2") and SPB (on the S-Series).
In addition to GRE/L2 and Shortest Path Bridging ("SPB") on our S-Series, we offer innovative traffic optimization
for east/west and north/south traffic using Fabric routing and Host routing, respectively. This means we can enable
Virtual Machine ("VM") mobility using Layer 3 Data Center Interconnect, even without L2 stretch. Our mobile backhaul
products also support sophisticated timing functionality including Synchronous Ethernet and RFC1588, as well as
Time Division Multiplexing interfaces for the transport of T1/E1 traffic across an Ethernet infrastructure. Our unique
CoreFlow2 architecture delivers tens of millions of flows for deep visibility and control over users, services, and
applications to meet the demands of today’s businesses applications.

Intelligence. Based on a unified, pervasive and intelligent software foundation, our customers can take advantage of
user, machine and application visibility and control for the whole network infrastructure, from data center to edge.
Universal Port automatically detects new devices such as IP phones that plug-in to the network and can assign appropriate
power, server and other configurations. The Identity Management engine allows tracking of users based on their login
id and host machine, and assigning them to roles based on guest, contractor, or employee privilege. In the data center
and cloud, Network Virtualization allows network administrators visibility into VM movement and having virtual port-
profiles follow VMs as they move within and across network switches. CLEAR-Flow, our wire-speed security rules
engine, helps detect and mitigate traffic anomalies, including denial of service attacks. NetSight provides centralized
visibility and granular control of enterprise network resources end to end, to manage, automate and report on the entire
network through a single interface. Network Access Control ("NAC")/ MobileIAM and Purview provide comprehensive
visibility and policy for multi-vendor environments, providing detailed context that correlates users with their devices,
applications, locations and other attributes. These products provide deep network insight and analytics, which can be
used for better network optimization, improved security and smarter business decisions. This enables business
innovation powered by the network infrastructure and empowers IT to turn the network into a strategic business asset
that can now provide value to other lines of business. Our new Audio-Video Bridging ("AVB") capabilities add
intelligence within the network to support the convergence of professional audio and video across Ethernet, while our
SDN investments provide a foundation for enhanced automation, control and innovation.

Operational simplicity. We provide a unified management system for the entire network providing consistent
management across all network segments and devices, making IT operations more efficient and simpler. No matter
how many moves, adds, or changes occur in your environment, NetSight keeps everything in view and under control
through role-based access controls. NetSight can even manage beyond Extreme Networks switching, routing, and

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wireless hardware to deliver standards-based control of other vendors’ network equipment. This means faster
provisioning, quicker problem resolution, tighter security and reduced IT administration time.

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Vertical Market Solutions. Our software and services-led networking solution offerings are solutions targeted at specific
high-growth vertical markets. These include Open Fabric, our architecture for open and scalable next-generation data
center deployments that offer investment protection and provide a path to SDN. Extreme Networks' All Ethernet Open
Fabric is anchored by our BlackDiamond BDX switch, our Summit top-of-rack data center switches, NetSight
management, and where required, products from technology partners. In the campus, our Intelligent Mobile Edge
offering combines our Summit edge virtual chassis switches, our WLAN access point and controller portfolio, and our
NetSight management platform offering user and device identity awareness.

Our product categories include:

• Modular Ethernet switching systems. Our Black Diamond® products deliver modular or chassis-based Ethernet
connectivity solutions for enterprises, data centers and service providers. These products have a range of management
and line cards that allow our customers to flexibly configure and re-purpose the systems to meet specific needs. Our
Black Diamond products in conjunction with our operating systems and our centralized management software product
provide the density, performance and reliability required to serve in environments with demanding applications. During
the last year we announced the industry's highest capacity 100G interfaces for the BlackDiamond BDX. Our S-Series
and K-Series switching deliver flow-based architecture via our CoreFlow2 technology that enable granular visibility
and policy control without impacting performance or user experience. These products scale up to 576 ports with Quad
Small Form-factor Pluggable, 10GBase-T and SFP+ connectivity options, with built-in hardware support for
10/100/1000, 1GE, 10GE, 40GE, emerging protocols (IPv6) and large-scale deployment protocols (MPLS).

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Stackable Ethernet switching systems. Our Summit® product family delivers Ethernet connectivity for the network
edge, aggregation and core. Within the Summit family are products that offer a range of connection speeds (from 100
Megabit to 40 Gigabit), various physical presentations (copper and fiber) and options to deliver PoE or unpowered
standard Ethernet ports. As with the our Black Diamond products, the Summit products in conjunction with our operating
systems provide the features, performance and reliability required by our customers to deploy, operate and manage
converged networking infrastructures. We have recently announced the Summit X430, which we believe is the most
cost-effective enterprise-grade switching platform in the industry.

High density WiFi. In addition to our wired Ethernet switch portfolio, we offer our IdentiFi™ family of wireless access
points, centralized management and appliance to enable the deployment of wired-like performance, at scale for high-
density in every environment. Our wireless Access Point products offer both indoor and outdoor 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
access points. Proven in the most demanding environments, IdentiFi delivers an exceptional experience for BYOD/
Mobile users wherever they may roam. During the last year we announced multiple high-density venue deployments
including multiple NFL stadiums including the Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field, New England Patriots
Gillette Stadium and Tennessee Titans LP Field.

Centralized management software. To provide a central network-wide visibility and control capability we offer our
NetSight management software system. This system provides the ability to manage and automate the entire network
through a single interface. This means deploy, configure, monitor and support the complete range of WiFi and switching
infrastructure and also set network-wide policy to enable our customers to reduce the overall cost of network
administration and operations, protect corporate resources and provide consistent high quality user experience.

NAC and BYOD management. Extreme Networks’ NAC and MobileIAM products provide a complete standards-based,
multi-vendor interoperable pre-connect and post-connect Network Access Control solution for wired and wireless LAN
and VPN users. Automated BYOD registration allowing users to register their own devices using their credentials with
no IT intervention. Guest registration access control features to assure secure guest networking without burdening IT
staff. Also allows easy integration with other third party network management tools for Mobile Device Management
integration, threat response Next Generation Firewall ("NGFW"), Security Information and Event Management
("SIEM"), Intrusion Prevention System ("IPS") and more.

Application Analytics. We recently announced Purview, a network-powered application analytics and optimization
solution that captures network data, aggregates, analyzes, correlates, and reports on it to enable better decision making
and improved business performance. Purview allows IT operations to optimize the network for each and every
application, enhance security for those applications and provide data for business analytics. This empowers IT to turn
the network into a strategic business asset that can now provide value to other lines of business, and it enables business
innovation powered by the network infrastructure. As an example, Extreme was selected as the Official Wifi Analytics
Provider for the NFL including Super Bowl XLVIII.

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SDN. We recently announced our Open, Standards-Based and Comprehensive SDN solution. Extreme Networks’ SDN
platform is based on a comprehensive, hardened OpenDaylight ("ODL") controller and includes: network management,
network access control, application analytics and wireless controller technology. Extreme Networks' SDN platform
drives innovation and investment protection through backward compatibility, efficiency through comprehensive
Application Programming Interfaces ("APIs") and protocol support of OpenStack, OpenFlow and other protocols.?

Sales, Marketing and Distribution

We conduct our sales and marketing activities on a worldwide basis through a distribution channel utilizing distributors,
resellers and our field sales organization. We primarily sell our products through an ecosystem of channel partners who combine
our Ethernet, wireless and software analytics products with their offerings to create compelling information technology solutions
for end-user customers. We utilize our field sales organization to support our channel partners and to sell direct to end-user
customers, including some large global accounts.

Alliance, Original Equipment Manufacturers ("OEM") and Strategic Relationships. We have active Alliance, OEM &
Strategic relationships with Barco NV, Ericsson Enterprise AB, SGI, PC HK Ltd., Nokia Siemens Networks, and Aviat Networks,
Inc. as well as other global industry technology leaders in which our products are qualified to be included into an overall solution
or reference architectures. These tested and validated solutions are then marketed and sold by the Alliance, OEM or Strategic
partner into their specific verticals, market segments and customers as turnkey offerings.

Distributors. We have established several key relationships with leading distributors in the electronics and computer
networking industries. Each of our distributors primarily resells our products to resellers. The distributors enhance our ability to
sell and provide support to resellers, who may benefit from the broad service and product fulfillment capabilities offered by these
distributors. Distributor, Westcon Group, Inc., accounted for 15%, 11% and 16% of our net revenue in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and
2013, respectively. Distributor, Tech Data Corporation, accounted for 15%, 11% and 10% of our net revenue in fiscal years 2015,
2014 and 2013, respectively. Each of Westcon Group and Tech Data Corporation entered into agreements on substantially the
same material terms as we generally enter into with each of our distributor partners. Distributors are generally given the right to
return a portion of inventory to us for the purpose of stock rotation, to claim rebates for competitive discounts and participate in
various cooperative marketing programs to promote the sale of our products and services. We defer recognition of revenue on all
sales to distributors who maintain inventory of our products until the distributors sell the product, as evidenced by monthly “sales-
out” reports that the distributors provide to us, provided other revenue recognition criteria are met. (See “Revenue Recognition”
in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.)

Resellers. We rely on many resellers worldwide that sell directly to end-user customer. Our resellers include regional
networking system resellers, resellers who focus on specific vertical markets, value added resellers, network integrators and
wholesale resellers. We provide training and support to our resellers and our resellers generally provide the first level of contact
to end-users of our products. Our relationships with resellers are on a non-exclusive basis. Our resellers are not given rights to
return inventory and do not automatically participate in any cooperative marketing programs. We generally recognize product
revenue from our reseller and end-user customers at the time of shipment, provided other revenue recognition criteria are met.
When significant obligations or contingencies remain after products are delivered, such as installation or customer acceptance,
revenue and related costs are deferred until such obligations or contingencies are satisfied. (See “Revenue Recognition” in Item 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.)

Field Sales. We have trained our field sales organization to support and develop leads for our resellers and to establish and

maintain key accounts and strategic end-user customers. To support these objectives, our field sales force:

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assists end-user customers in finding solutions to complex network system and architecture problems;

differentiates the features and capabilities of our products from competitive offerings;

continually monitors and understands the evolving networking needs of enterprise and service provider customers;

promotes our products and ensures direct contact with current and potential customers; and

assists our resellers to drive to closure business opportunities.

As of June 30, 2015, our worldwide sales and marketing organization consisted of approximately 496 employees, including
vice presidents, directors, managers, sales representatives, and technical and administrative support personnel. We have domestic
sales offices located in 5 states and international sales offices located in 29 countries.

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Customers with 10% of net revenue or greater

The following table sets forth major customers accounting for 10% or more of our net revenue:

Tech Data Corporation
Westcon Group Inc.
Scansource, Inc.

* Less than 10% of revenue

International sales

Fiscal Year Ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

June 30,
2013

15%
15%
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11%
11%
*

10%
16%
12%

International sales are an important portion of our business. In fiscal 2015, sales to customers outside of the United States
accounted for 57% of our consolidated net revenue, compared to 59% in fiscal 2014 and 66% in fiscal 2013. These sales are
conducted primarily through foreign-based distributors and resellers managed by our worldwide sales organization. In addition,
we have direct sales to end-user customers, including large global accounts. The primary markets for sales outside of the United
States are countries in Europe and Asia, as well as Canada, Mexico, Central America and South America. (See “Net Revenue” in
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.)

Marketing

We continue to develop and execute on a number of marketing programs to support the sale and distribution of our products
by communicating the value of our solutions to our existing and potential customers, our distribution channels, our resellers and
our technology alliance partners. Our marketing efforts include participation in industry tradeshows, conferences and seminars,
publication of technical and educational articles in industry journals, communication across social media channels, frequent updates
to our publicly available website, promotions, web-based training courses, advertising and public relations. We also submit our
products for independent product testing and evaluation.

Backlog

Our products are often sold on the basis of standard purchase orders that are cancelable prior to shipment without significant
penalties. In addition, purchase orders are subject to changes in quantities of products and delivery schedules in order to reflect
changes in customer requirements and manufacturing capacity. Our business is characterized by seasonal variability in demand
and short lead-time orders and delivery schedules. Actual shipments depend on the then-current capacity of our contract
manufacturers and the availability of materials and components from our vendors. Although we believe that the orders included
in the backlog are firm, all orders are subject to possible rescheduling by customers, cancellations by customers which we may
elect to allow without penalty to customer, and further pricing adjustments on orders from distributors. Therefore, we do not
believe that our backlog, as of any particular date is necessarily indicative of actual revenue for any future period.

Our product backlog at June 30, 2015, net of anticipated back end rebates for distributor sales, was $14.8 million, compared

with product backlog of $10.7 million at June 30, 2014.

Seasonality

Like many of our competitors, we historically have experienced seasonal fluctuations in customer spending patterns, which
generally adversely affect our first and third fiscal quarters. This pattern should not be relied upon or be considered indicative of
our future performance, however, as it has varied in the past.

Customer Service and Support

Our customers seek high reliability and maximum uptime for their networks. To that extent, we provide the following

service offerings:

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Support services for end-users, resellers and distributors. We meet the service requirements of our customers and
channel partners through our Technical Assistance Centers ("TACs"), located in Research Triangle Park ("RTP"),
North Carolina; Salem, New Hampshire and Chennai, India. Our TAC engineers and technicians assist in diagnosing
and troubleshooting technical issues regarding customer networks. Development engineers work with the TACs to
resolve product functionality issues specific to each customer.

Professional services. We provide consultative services to improve customer productivity in all phases of the network
lifecycle – planning, design, implementation, operations and optimization management. Our network architects
develop and execute customized software and service-led networking solutions for deployment plans to meet

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individualized network strategies. These activities may include the management and coordination of the design and
network configuration, resource planning, staging, logistics, migration and deployment. We also provide customized
training and operational best practices manuals to assist customers in the transition and sustenance of their networks.

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Education. We offer classes covering a wide range of topics such as installation, configuration, operation, management
and optimization – providing customers with the necessary knowledge and experience to successfully deploy and
manage our products in various networking environments. Classes may be scheduled and available at numerous
locations worldwide. We deliver training using our staff, on-line training classes and authorized training partners.
In addition, we make much of our training materials accessible free-of-charge on our internet site for customers and
partners to use in self-education. We believe this approach enhances the market’s ability to learn and understand the
broad array of advantages of our products.

Long-Lived Assets

See Note 3 of our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for more information

regarding our long-lived assets.

Manufacturing

We outsource the majority of our manufacturing and supply chain management operations as part of our strategy to maintain
global manufacturing capabilities and to reduce our costs. We conduct quality assurance, manufacturing engineering, document
control and test development at engineering facilities in San Jose, California, RTP, North Carolina, Salem, New Hampshire,
Toronto, Canada and Chennai, India. This approach enables us to reduce fixed costs and to flexibly respond to changes in market
demand. Our end-to-end supply chain, including our three engineering facilities at San Jose, RTP and Chennai are all ISO 9001
certified.

We use Alpha Networks, Inc. headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan to design and manufacture our Summit, A-Series, B-Series,
C-Series, Stackable products, G-Series, D-Series, I-Series and 800-Series Standalone products and Black Diamond Chassis
products. Alpha Networks is a global networking Original/Joint Design Manufacturer ("ODM/JDM") leader with core
competencies in areas such as Ethernet, LAN/MAN, Wireless, Broadband and VoIP. Alpha Networks manufacturing processes
and procedures are ISO 9001 certified.

We use Benchmark Electronics, Inc. ("Benchmark") headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama and Flextronics Int’l
("Flextronics") headquartered in Singapore, to manufacture our S-Series and K-Series Chassis products; 7100-Series Stackable
products and SSA Standalone products. Benchmark and Flextronics have a significant investment in capital to ensure they have
the latest in manufacturing and test technologies and both companies are ISO 9001 certified.

Our wireless Access Point products are supplied by Senao Electronics ("Senao"), headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan. Senao’s

manufacturing processes and procedures are ISO 9001 certified.

All of our manufacturers utilize automated testing equipment to perform product testing and burn-in with specified tests.
Together we rely upon comprehensive inspection testing and statistical process controls to assure the quality and reliability of our
products.

We use a collaborative sales and operations planning forecast of expected demand to determine our material requirements.
Lead times for materials and components vary significantly, and depend on factors such as the specific supplier, contract terms
and demand for a component at a given time. We order most of our materials and components on an indirect basis through our
ODM/JDM, OEMs and CMs. Purchase commitments with our manufacturers ODM/JDM, CMs and OEMs are generally on a
purchase order basis.

Research and Development

The success of our products to date is due in large part to our focus on research and development. We believe that continued
success in the marketplace will depend on our ability to develop new and enhanced products employing leading-edge technology.
Accordingly, we are undertaking development efforts with an emphasis on increasing the reliability, performance and features of
our family of products, and designing innovative products to reduce the overall network operating costs of customers.

Our product development activities focus on solving the needs of enterprises, data centers, and service providers. Current
activities include the continuing development of our innovative switching technology aimed at extending the capabilities of our
products. Our ongoing research activities cover a broad range of areas, including, in particular, 40G and 100G Ethernet, routing,
timing and resiliency protocols, open standards interfaces, software defined networks, network security, identity management,
data center fabrics, and wireless networking.

We continue to enhance the functionality of our modular operating systems which has been designed to provide high
reliability and availability. This allows us to leverage a common operating system across different hardware and network chipsets.

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As of June 30, 2015, our research and development organization consisted of 389 employees. Research and development
efforts are conducted in several locations, including San Jose, California; RTP, North Carolina; Salem, New Hampshire, Toronto,
Canada and Chennai, India. Our research and development expenses in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013 were $93.4 million,
$77.1 million and $40.5 million, respectively.

Intellectual Property

We rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws and restrictions on disclosure to protect our
intellectual property rights. As of June 30, 2015, we have 347 issued patents in the United States and 183 patents outside of the
United States. The expiration dates of our issued patents in the United States range from 2016 to approximately 2032. Although
we have patent applications pending, there can be no assurance that patents will be issued from pending applications or that claims
allowed on any future patents will be sufficiently broad to protect our technology. With respect to trademarks, we have a number
of pending and registered trademarks in the United States and abroad.

We enter into confidentiality, inventions assignment or license agreements with our employees, consultants and other third
parties with whom we do business, and control access to, and distribution of, our software, documentation and other proprietary
information. In addition, we provide our software products to end-user customers primarily under “shrink-wrap” or "click-through"
license agreements. These agreements are not negotiated with or signed by the licensee, and thus these agreements may not be
enforceable in some jurisdictions. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy
or otherwise obtain and use our products or technology, particularly in foreign countries where the laws may not protect our
proprietary rights as fully as in the United States.

Competition

The market for network switches, routers and software (including analytics) which is part of the broader market for
networking equipment is extremely competitive and characterized by rapid technological progress, frequent new product
introductions, changes in customer requirements and evolving industry standards. We believe the principal competitive factors
in this market are:

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expertise and familiarity with network protocols, network switching/routing/wireless and network management;

expertise and familiarity with application analytics software;

expertise with network operations and management software;

product performance, features, functionality and reliability;

price/performance characteristics;

timeliness of new product introductions;

adoption of emerging industry standards;

customer service and support;

size and scope of distribution network;

brand name;

breadth of product offering;

access to customers; and

size of installed customer base.

We believe that we compete with our competitors with respect to many of the foregoing factors. However, the market for
network switching solutions is dominated by a few large companies, particularly Brocade Communications Systems, Inc., Cisco
Systems, Inc., Dell, Hewlett-Packard Company, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., and Juniper Networks Inc. Most of these
competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, larger customer bases, broader product lines and substantially
greater financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources.

Environmental Matters

We are subject to various environmental and other regulations governing product safety, materials usage, packaging and
other environmental impacts in the United States and in various countries where our products are manufactured and sold. We are
also subject to regulatory developments, including recent SEC disclosure regulations relating to so-called "conflict minerals,"
relating to ethically responsible sourcing of the components and materials used in our products. To date, compliance with federal,
state, local, and foreign laws enacted for the protection of the environment has had no material effect on our capital expenditures,
earnings, or competitive position.

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We are committed to energy efficiency in our product lines. Accordingly, we believe this is an area that affords us a
competitive advantage for our products in the marketplace. We maintain compliance with various regulations related to the
environment, including the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances
in Electrical and Electronic Equipment regulations adopted by the European Union. To date, our compliance efforts with various
U.S. and foreign regulations related to the environment has not had a material effect on our operating results.

Employees

As of June 30, 2015, we employed 1,351 people, including 496 in sales and marketing, 389 in research and development,
184 in operations, 189 in customer support and service, and 93 in finance and administration. We have never had a work stoppage
and no U.S. employees are represented under collective bargaining agreements. We consider our employee relations to be good.

We believe that our future success depends on our continued ability to attract, integrate, retain, train and motivate highly
qualified employees, and upon the continued service of our senior management and key employees. None of our executive officers
or key employees is bound by an employment agreement which mandates that the employee render services for any specific
term. The market for qualified personnel is highly competitive.

Organization

We were incorporated in California in May 1996, and reincorporated in Delaware in March 1999. Our corporate headquarters
are located at 145 Rio Robles, San Jose, CA 95134 and our telephone number is (408) 579-2800. We electronically file our SEC
disclosure reports with the SEC and they are available free of charge at both www.sec.gov and www.extremenetworks.com. The
public may also read or copy any materials we file with the Securities Exchange Commission at the SEC’s Public Reference Room
at Station Place, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public
Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

Our corporate governance guidelines, the charters of our audit committee, our compensation committee, our nominating
and corporate governance committee and our strategy committee and our code of conduct policy (including code of ethics provisions
that apply to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller and senior financial officers) are available on
our website at www.extremenetworks.com under “Corporate Governance.” These items are also available to any stockholder who
requests them by calling (408) 579-2800.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

The following table sets forth information regarding our executive officers as of September 14, 2015:

Name
Edward B. Meyercord III

Kenneth Arola

Frank Blohm

Allison Amadia

Kelley Steven-Waiss

Norman Rice III
Eric Broockman

Robert Gault

Eileen Brooker

Age
50

46
41
60

Position
President and Chief Executive Officer

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Executive Vice President of Operations, Supply Chain, Quality and IT

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer
Executive Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Development
Executive Vice President, Engineering and Chief Technology Officer

Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales, Services and Channels

Executive Vice President, Alliances, Strategic Accounts and OEM

Edward B. Meyercord III. Mr. Meyercord has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer of Extreme since April
2015. Mr. Meyercord joined our Board of Directors as an independent director in October 2009 and has served as Chairman since
March 2011. Prior to assuming an operating role at Extreme, Mr. Meyercord was Chief Executive Officer and Director at Critical
Alert Systems, LLC, a software-driven, healthcare information technology company that he co-founded. Previously, Mr. Meyercord
served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of both Cavalier Telephone & TV, a privately held voice, video and data
services company with an extensive fiber network; and Talk America, Inc., a publicly traded company that provided phone and
internet services to consumers and small businesses throughout the United States. Mr. Meyercord was also a Vice President in
the investment banking division of Salomon Brothers (now Citigroup). He previously served on the board of Tollgrade
Communications, Inc.

Kenneth Arola. Mr. Arola joined Extreme in June 2014 and serves as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Arola oversees our financial strategy and is responsible for managing Extreme’s worldwide financial affairs. Mr. Arola is an
accomplished financial executive with over 30 years of experience in high-technology and medical-technology companies. Mr.
Arola came to Extreme from Align Technology where he served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to
Align Technology, Mr. Arola spent 14 years at Adaptec Inc. in various capacities including Vice President Finance and Corporate

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Controller, Vice President Finance FP&A, and Business Unit Controller. Mr. Arola holds a Masters of Business Administration
from Santa Clara University and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from University of the Pacific.

Frank Blohm. Mr. Blohm has been with Extreme since 2002 and now serves as our Executive Vice President of Operations,
Supply Chain, Quality Control, and IT. Mr. Blohm is responsible for leading the global supply chain organization, overseeing
worldwide manufacturing, new product introduction, distribution, logistics product quality, Corporate IT, and procurement. Mr.
Blohm is also responsible for managing Extreme’s real estate holdings, corporate headquarters, and offices around the globe. Prior
to his employment at Extreme, Mr. Blohm was Vice President of Operations at Sanmina-SCI, where he was responsible for the
custom integration division. Mr. Blohm brings more than 20 years of experience in supply chain and operations for high-technology
companies.

Allison Amadia. Ms. Amadia joined Extreme in July 2013 and serves as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary. Ms. Amadia is responsible for managing Extreme’s worldwide legal affairs including securities compliance,
intellectual property, litigation, subsidiary management, employment, regulatory compliance, strategic alliances, and commercial
transactions. Ms. Amadia also serves as the Company’s Corporate Secretary and its Chief Compliance Officer. Ms. Amadia brings
more than 20 years of corporate legal and executive experience from senior legal leadership positions at both public and private
technology companies. Prior to Extreme Networks, from 2002 until 2013, Ms. Amadia founded and managed her own firm
representing public and private technology companies. Prior to that, Ms. Amadia held key legal roles in leading technology
companies including Novell, Inc., Hewlett-Packard Company and VeriFone, Inc. as well as numerous start-up companies. Ms.
Amadia serves as a Director of TE2, a privately held marketing automation platform company. Ms. Amadia received a Juris
Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania, where she graduated cum laude. Ms. Amadia received a Bachelor of Arts in Political
Science from the University of California at Davis. She also completed elective courses in Corporate Finance and Management
at the Wharton School of Business.

Kelley Steven-Waiss, Ms. Steven-Waiss has been with Extreme since March 2013 and currently serves as our Executive
Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Steven-Waiss oversees every aspect of Extreme's talent management
strategy, including all global staffing, compensation, employee communications, talent development, and business partnering.
Ms. Steven-Waiss has 20 years of executive management experience in human resources, change management, and corporate
communications. Ms. Steven-Waiss comes to Extreme from Integrated Device Technology ("IDT") where she served as Vice
President of Worldwide Human Resources from 2009 until 2012. Prior to IDT, Ms. Steven-Waiss was Vice President, Worldwide
Human Resources for PMC-Sierra. She has also held executive management and consulting positions in large global consulting
firms, public software and retail companies. Ms. Steven-Waiss is a board director for FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ: FORM) and
a board director for a Silicon Valley-based education non-profit, ALearn.org. Ms. Steven-Waiss earned a Master of Arts degree
in human resources and organizational development from the University of San Francisco and a Bachelor of Arts degree in
journalism from the University of Arizona.

Norman Rice III, Mr. Rice has been with Extreme since January 2014 and serves as our Executive Vice President of Marketing
and Corporate Development. In this capacity, Mr. Rice manages our corporate and marketing strategy, merger and acquisition
pursuits and manages Extreme’s Stadium and Entertainment Business. Prior to working for Extreme, Mr. Rice was the Managing
Partner of New Castle Capital Group, LLC from July 2010 through January 2015. Mr. Rice had operating roles with leading
Private Equity firms (Marlin and Gores Group) as well as management roles with Computer Associates, Concord Communications
(Acquired by Computer Associates), Aprisma Management Technologies (Acquired by Concord), Houston Street Exchange and
MicroStrategy. Mr. Rice is a Director on the Board of DSP Group (NASDAQ: DSPG) and was previously on the Board of
NitroSecurity (Acquired by McAfee) and Advisory Board of vKernel (Acquired by Quest Software). Mr. Rice holds a Master of
Science in Engineering and in Management, from Dartmouth College and a Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan.

Eric Broockman, Mr. Broockman joined Extreme in January 2014 and serves as our Chief Technology Officer and Executive
Vice President of Engineering. Mr. Broockman oversees our technology strategy for hardware and software in high impact market
segments including network switching, high performance Wi-Fi- access, data center, security, software products, SDN and network
visibility and management. Mr. Broockman is an accomplished technology executive having held Chief Executive Officer and
General Manager roles over the last 25 years. Mr. Broockman’s experience includes research and development marketing and
business strategy for large and private technology companies spanning a breadth of network and semiconductor products, including
Ethernet LAN switching, wireless, core routers, advanced microprocessors and networking software. Mr. Broockman has a depth
of industry experience including executive management roles for technology leaders, including Cirrus Logic, where he was the
VP/GM of the Crystal Division, and IBM. He also served as the EVP of Marketing and VP/GM of Legerity, a private equity
owned communications company, as well as the CEO of Alchemy Semiconductor, which was acquired by AMD. He most recently
served as the Chief Executive Officer of Alereon Inc., where he led the strategy and product development of the industry’s first
gigabit OFDM wireless solution. Mr. Broockman holds numerous US patents, is an active inventor, and was a National Science
Foundation Fellow. Mr. Broockman holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science degree in Engineering from the University
of Florida where he graduated with highest honors. He is also a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel-Hill
Executive Program in Business Administration.

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Robert Gault, Mr. Gault joined Extreme in December 2015 and serves as our Executive Vice President, Worldwide Sales,
Services and Channels. Mr. Gault is responsible for shaping the Company's Worldwide Sales, Channel and Services organizations
as a core element of its growth and innovation strategy. Mr. Gault has more than 26 years of experience in sales and marketing
with service providers and partners. Mr. Gault came to Extreme from Cisco, where he served as Vice President of Worldwide
cloud and managed Services Channel Sales. Mr. Gault has also held senior leadership positions working directly with service
providers including AT&T, MCI, and Sprint. Mr. Gault holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from West Chester University.

Eileen Brooker, Ms. Brooker joined Extreme in May 2004 and serves as our Executive Vice President, Alliances Strategic
Accounts and OEM. Ms. Brooker, a 25 year veteran in sales for the high technology industry, leads Extreme Networks’ Global
Alliances, Strategic Accounts and OEM division. Her team is responsible for reference architecture inclusion and custom products
across the industry’s top providers in the Carrier Cloud, Data Center, Public Safety, and HPC markets as well as servicing Extreme’s
top Global Customers. During her tenure at Extreme Networks, she also ran the North American sales force and its channels where
she aligned them to provide enterprise and service provider customers with high performance, converged and secure network
infrastructures. Prior to this, she served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for a custom application firm in Irvine, California
as well as Managing Director for a security company based in New York. She has also served as Vice President of Sales of NEC
Computer Systems Division and Vice President of Sales Western Region for Toshiba. Ms. Brooker obtained her Bachelor of
Business Administration degree from the University Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

The following is a list of risks and uncertainties which may have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial
condition or results of operations. The risks and uncertainties set out below are not the only risks and uncertainties we face, and
some are endemic to the networking industry.

We cannot assure you that we will be profitable in the future because a number of factors could negatively affect our
financial results.

We have a limited history of profitability and have reported losses in some of our prior fiscal years. In addition, in years
when we reported profits, we were not profitable in each quarter during those years. We anticipate continuing to incur significant
sales and marketing, product development and general and administrative expenses. Any delay in generating or recognizing
revenue could result in a loss for a quarter or full year. Even if we are profitable, our operating results may fall below our expectations
and those of our investors, which could cause the price of our stock to fall.

We may experience challenges or delays in generating or recognizing revenue for a number of reasons and our revenue and
operating results have varied significantly in the past and may vary significantly in the future due to a number of factors, including,
but not limited to, the following:

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we are dependent upon obtaining orders during a quarter and shipping those orders in the same quarter to achieve
our revenue objectives;
decreases in the prices of the products that we sell;
the mix of products sold and the mix of distribution channels through which products are sold;
acceptance provisions in customer contracts;
our ability to deliver installation or inspection services by the end of the quarter;
changes in general and/or specific economic conditions in the networking industry;
seasonal fluctuations in demand for our products and services;
a disproportionate percentage of our sales occurring in the last month of the quarter;
our ability to ship products by the end of a quarter;
reduced visibility into the implementation cycles for our products and our customers’ spending plans;
our ability to forecast demand for our products, which in the case of lower-than-expected sales, may result in excess
or obsolete inventory in addition to non-cancelable purchase commitments for component parts;
sales to the telecommunications service provider market, which represent a significant source of large product orders,
are especially volatile and difficult to forecast;
product returns or the cancellation or rescheduling of orders;
announcements and new product introductions by our competitors;
our ability to develop and support relationships with enterprise customers, service providers and other potential large
customers;
our ability to achieve targeted cost reductions;
fluctuations in warranty or other service expenses actually incurred;
our ability to obtain sufficient supplies of sole- or limited-source components for our products on a timely basis;
increases in the price of the components that we purchase.

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Due to the foregoing factors, period-to-period comparisons of our operating results should not be relied upon as an indicator

of our future performance.

We may fail to realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition of Enterasys.

The success of the acquisition of Enterasys Networks Inc., which we acquired on October 31, 2013, will depend on, among
other things, our ability to combine the businesses of Extreme and Enterasys in a manner that does not materially disrupt existing
relationships and that allows us to achieve anticipated operational synergies. We have faced and will continue to face significant
challenges in combining the two operations into one in a timely and efficient manner. The failure to integrate successfully and to
manage successfully the challenges presented by the integration process may result in us not achieving the anticipated benefits of
the acquisition.

We have made certain assumptions relating to the acquisition in our forecasts but the actual results could differ materially.

We have made certain assumptions relating to the forecast level of cost savings, synergies and associated costs of the
acquisition of Enterasys. Our assumptions relating to the forecast level of cost savings, synergies and associated costs of the
acquisition may be inaccurate based on the information available to us, including as the result of the failure to realize the expected
benefits of the acquisition, higher than expected transaction and integration costs, including our ability to service new debt, as
well as general economic and business conditions that may adversely affect the combined company following the completion of
the acquisition.

The global economic environment has and may continue to negatively impact our business and operating results.

The challenges and uncertainty currently affecting global economic conditions may negatively impact our business and

operating results in the following ways:

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customers may delay or cancel plans to purchase our products and services;
customers may not be able to pay, or may delay payment of, the amounts that they owe us which may adversely
affect our cash flow, the timing of our revenue recognition and the amount of revenue;
increased pricing pressure may result from our competitors aggressively discounting their products;
accurate budgeting and planning will be difficult due to low visibility into future sales;
forecasting customer demand will be more difficult, increasing the risk of either excess and obsolete inventory if our
forecast is too high or insufficient inventory to meet customer demand if our forecast is too low; and
our component suppliers and contract manufacturers have been negatively affected by the economy which may result
in product delays and changes in pricing and service levels.

If global economic conditions do not show continued improvement, we believe that we could experience material adverse

impacts to our business and operating results.

We depend upon international sales for a significant portion of our revenue which imposes a number of risks on our
business.

International sales constitute a significant portion of our net revenue. Our ability to grow will depend in part on the expansion
of international sales. Our international sales primarily depend on the success of our resellers and distributors. The failure of these
resellers and distributors to sell our products internationally would limit our ability to sustain and grow our revenue. There are a
number of risks arising from our international business, including:

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difficulties in managing operations across disparate geographic areas;
difficulties associated with enforcing agreements through foreign legal systems;
higher credit risks requiring cash in advance or letters of credit;
difficulties in safeguarding intellectual property;
political and economic turbulence;
terrorism, war or other armed conflict;
natural disasters and epidemics;
potential adverse tax consequences;
compliance with regulatory requirements of foreign countries, including compliance with rapidly evolving
environmental regulations;
compliance with U.S. laws and regulations pertaining to the sale and distribution of products to customers in foreign
countries, including export controls and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; and
the payment of operating expenses in local currencies, which exposes us to risks of currency fluctuations.

Substantially all of our international sales are U.S. Dollar-denominated. Future increases in the value of the U.S. Dollar
relative to foreign currencies could make our products less competitive in international markets. In the future, we may elect to
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the U.S. Dollar and the particular local currency. If we do so, we may decide to engage in hedging transactions to minimize the
risk of such fluctuations.

We have entered into foreign exchange forward contracts to offset the impact of payment of operating expenses in local
currencies to some of our operating foreign subsidiaries. However, if we are not successful in managing these foreign currency
transactions, we could incur losses from these activities.

The combination of our business with the Enterasys' business will continue to require significant management attention,
and we expect to incur additional costs due to integration.

The combined company requires us to devote significant management attention and other resources to integrating the two
businesses. We may not successfully complete the integration of our operations in a timely manner and may experience disruptions
in relationships with customers, suppliers and employees as a result.

Through June 30, 2015, we have incurred transaction and integration costs in connection with the Enterasys acquisition of
$35.9 million. We expect to incur additional costs integrating the companies’ operations, product offerings, and personnel, which
cannot be estimated accurately at this time. Although we expect that the realization of efficiencies related to the integration of the
business will offset incremental transaction, integration and restructuring costs over time, we cannot give any assurance that this
net benefit will be achieved. If the total costs of the integration exceed the anticipated benefits of the acquisition, our results of
operations could be adversely affected.

We expect the average selling prices of our products to decrease, which is likely to reduce gross margin and/or revenue.

The network equipment industry has traditionally experienced an erosion of average selling prices due to a number of
factors, including competitive pricing pressures, promotional pricing and technological progress. We anticipate that the average
selling prices of our products will decrease in the future in response to competitive pricing pressures, excess inventories, increased
sales discounts and new product introductions by us or our competitors. We may experience decreases in future operating results
due to the erosion of our average selling prices. To maintain our gross margin, we must develop and introduce on a timely basis
new products and product enhancements and continually reduce our product costs. Our failure to do so would likely cause our
revenue and gross margin to decline.

We may engage in future acquisitions that dilute the ownership interests of our stockholders, cause us to incur debt or
assume contingent liabilities.

As part of our business strategy, we review acquisition and strategic investment prospects that we believe would complement
our current product offerings, augment our market coverage or enhance our technical capabilities, or otherwise offer growth
opportunities. In the event of any future acquisitions, we could:

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incur substantial debt;
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expend significant cash.

These actions could have a material adverse effect on our operating results or the price of our common stock. Moreover,
even if we do obtain benefits in the form of increased sales and earnings, these benefits may be recognized much later than the
time when the expenses associated with an acquisition are incurred. This is particularly relevant in cases where it would be necessary
to integrate new types of technology into our existing portfolio and new types of products may be targeted for potential customers
with which we do not have pre-existing relationships. Acquisitions and investment activities also entail numerous risks, including:

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unanticipated costs associated with the acquisition or investment transaction;
the diversion of management's attention from other business concerns;
adverse effects on existing business relationships with suppliers and customers;
risks associated with entering markets in which we have no or limited prior experience;
the potential loss of key employees of acquired organizations; and
substantial charges for the amortization of certain purchased intangible assets, deferred stock compensation or similar
items.

We may not be able to successfully integrate any businesses, products, technologies, or personnel that we might acquire in
the future, and our failure to do so could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition.

Our credit facilities impose financial and operating restrictions on us.

Our debt instruments impose, and the terms of any future debt may impose, operating and other restrictions on us. These

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create liens;
make investments;
enter into transactions with affiliates;
sell assets;
guarantee indebtedness;
declare or pay dividends or other distributions to stockholders;
repurchase equity interests;
change the nature of our business;
enter into swap agreements;
issue or sell capital stock of certain of our subsidiaries; and
consolidate, merge, or transfer all or substantially all of our assets and the assets of our subsidiaries on a consolidated
basis.

The agreements governing our credit facilities also require us to achieve and maintain compliance with specified financial

A breach of any of these restrictive covenants or the inability to comply with the required financial ratios could result in a
default under our debt instruments. If any such default occurs, the lenders under our credit agreement may elect to declare all
outstanding borrowings, together with accrued interest and other fees, to be immediately due and payable. The lenders under our
credit agreement also have the right in these circumstances to terminate any commitments they have to provide further borrowings.
If we are unable to repay outstanding borrowings when due, the lenders under our credit agreement will have the right to proceed
against the collateral granted to them to secure the debt. If the debt under our credit agreement were to be accelerated, we cannot
give assurance that this collateral would be sufficient to repay our debt.

If we fail to meet our payment or other obligations under our credit agreement, the lenders under such credit agreement
could foreclose on, and acquire control of, substantially all of our assets.

Our credit agreement is jointly and severally guaranteed by us and certain of our subsidiaries. Borrowings under our credit
facilities are secured by liens on substantially all our assets, including the capital stock of certain of our subsidiaries, and the assets
of our subsidiaries that are loan party guarantors. If we are unable to repay outstanding borrowings when due, the lenders under
our credit agreement will have the right to proceed against this pledged capital stock and take control of substantially all of our
assets.

We purchase several key components for products from single or limited sources and could lose sales if these suppliers fail
to meet our needs.

We currently purchase several key components used in the manufacture of our products from single or limited sources and
are dependent upon supply from these sources to meet our needs. Certain components such as tantalum capacitors, SRAM, DRAM,
and printed circuit boards, have been in the past, and may in the future be, in short supply. We have encountered, and are likely
in the future to encounter, shortages and delays in obtaining these or other components, and this could have a material adverse
effect on our ability to meet customer orders. Our principal sole-source components include:

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Merchant silicon;
microprocessors;
programmable integrated circuits;
selected other integrated circuits;
custom power supplies; and
custom-tooled sheet metal.

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printed circuit boards; and
CAMs
Connectors
Timing circuits (crystals & clocks).

We use our forecast of expected demand to determine our material requirements. Lead times for materials and components
we order vary significantly, and depend on factors such as the specific supplier, contract terms and demand for a component at a
given time. If forecasts exceed orders, we may have excess and/or obsolete inventory, which could have a material adverse effect
on our operating results and financial condition. If orders exceed forecasts, we may have inadequate supplies of certain materials
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and components, which could have a material adverse effect on our ability to meet customer delivery requirements and to recognize
revenue.

Generally, we do not have agreements fixing long-term prices or minimum volume requirements from suppliers. From time
to time we have experienced shortages and allocations of certain components, resulting in delays in filling orders. Qualifying new
suppliers to compensate for such shortages may be time-consuming and costly, and may increase the likelihood of errors in design
or production. In addition, during the development of our products, we have experienced delays in the prototyping of our chipsets,
which in turn has led to delays in product introductions. Similar delays may occur in the future. Furthermore, the performance of
the components as incorporated in our products may not meet the quality requirements of our customers.

Intense competition in the market for networking equipment could prevent us from increasing revenue and attaining
profitability.

The market for network switching solutions is intensely competitive and dominated primarily by Brocade Communications
Systems, Inc., Cisco Systems Inc., Dell, Hewlett-Packard Company, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., and Juniper Networks, Inc.
Most of our competitors have longer operating histories, greater name recognition, larger customer bases, broader product lines
and substantially greater financial, technical, sales, marketing and other resources. As a result, these competitors are able to devote
greater resources to the development, promotion, sale and support of their products. In addition, they have larger distribution
channels, stronger brand names, access to more customers, a larger installed customer base and a greater ability to make attractive
offers to channel partners and customers than we do. Some of our customers may question whether we have the financial resources
to complete their projects and future service commitments.

For example, we have encountered, and expect to continue to encounter, many potential customers who are confident in
and committed to the product offerings of our principal competitors. Accordingly, these potential customers may not consider or
evaluate our products. When such potential customers have considered or evaluated our products, we have in the past lost, and
expect in the future to lose, sales to some of these customers as large competitors have offered significant price discounts to secure
these sales.

The pricing policies of our competitors impact the overall demand for our products and services. Some of our competitors
are capable of operating at significant losses for extended periods of time, increasing pricing pressure on our products and services.
If we do not maintain competitive pricing, the demand for our products and services, as well as our market share, may decline.
From time to time, we may lower the prices of our products and services in response to competitive pressure. When this happens,
if we are unable to reduce our component costs or improve operating efficiencies, our revenue and gross margins will be adversely
affected.

We may not fully realize the anticipated positive impacts to future financial results from our restructuring efforts.

We have undertaken restructuring efforts in the past to streamline operations and reduce operating expenses. Our ability to
achieve the anticipated cost savings and other benefits from our restructuring efforts within expected time frames is subject to
many estimates and assumptions, and may vary materially based on factors such as market conditions and the effect of our
restructuring efforts on our work force. These estimates and assumptions are subject to significant economic, competitive and
other uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control. There can be no assurance that we will fully realize the anticipated
positive impacts to future financial results from our current or future restructuring efforts. If our estimates and assumptions are
incorrect or if other unforeseen events occur, we may not achieve the cost savings expected from such restructurings, and our
business and results of operations could be adversely affected.

Industry consolidation may lead to stronger competition and may harm our operating results.

There has been a trend toward industry consolidation in our markets for several years. We expect this trend to continue as
companies attempt to strengthen or hold their market positions in an evolving industry and as companies are acquired or are unable
to continue operations. For example, some of our current and potential competitors for enterprise data center business have made
acquisitions, or announced new strategic alliances, designed to position them with the ability to provide end-to-end technology
solutions for the enterprise data center. Companies that are strategic alliance partners in some areas of our business may acquire
or form alliances with our competitors, thereby reducing their business with us. We believe that industry consolidation may result
in stronger competitors that are better able to compete as sole-source vendors for customers. This could lead to more variability
in our operating results and could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition.
Furthermore, particularly in the service provider market, rapid consolidation will lead to fewer customers, with the effect that loss
of a major customer could have a material impact on results not anticipated in a customer marketplace composed of more numerous
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We intend to invest in engineering, sales, service, marketing and manufacturing on a long term basis, and delays or inability
to attain the expected benefits may result in unfavorable operating results.

While we intend to focus on managing our costs and expenses, over the long term, we also intend to invest in personnel
and other resources related to our engineering, sales, service, marketing and manufacturing functions as we focus on our foundational
priorities, such as leadership in our core products and solutions and architectures for business transformation. We are likely to
recognize the costs associated with these investments earlier than some of the anticipated benefits and the return on these investments
may be lower, or may develop more slowly, than we expect. If we do not achieve the benefits anticipated from these investments,
or if the achievement of these benefits is delayed, our operating results may be adversely affected.

Our success is dependent on our ability to continually introduce new products and features that achieve broad market
acceptance.

The network equipment market is characterized by rapid technological progress, frequent new product introductions, changes
in customer requirements and evolving industry standards. If we do not regularly introduce new products in this dynamic
environment, our product lines will become obsolete. These new products must be compatible and inter-operate with products and
architectures offered by other vendors. We have and may in the future experience delays in product development and releases, and
such delays have and could in the future adversely affect our ability to compete and our operating results.

When we announce new products or product enhancements or end of sale existing products that have the potential to replace
or shorten the life cycle of our existing products, customers may defer or cancel orders for our existing products. These actions
could have a material adverse effect on our operating results by unexpectedly decreasing sales, increasing inventory levels of older
products and exposing us to greater risk of product obsolescence.

Even if we introduce new switching products, alternative technologies could achieve widespread market acceptance and
displace the Ethernet technology on which we have based our product architecture. For example, developments in routers and
routing software could significantly reduce demand for our products. As a result, we may not be able to achieve widespread market
acceptance of our current or future products.

If we do not successfully anticipate technological shifts, market needs and opportunities, and develop products and product
enhancements that meet those technological shifts, needs and opportunities, or if those products are not made available in
a timely manner or do not gain market acceptance, we may not be able to compete effectively and our ability to generate
revenues will suffer.

We cannot guarantee that we will be able to anticipate future technological shifts, market needs and opportunities or be
able to develop new products or product enhancements to meet such technological shifts, needs or opportunities in a timely manner
or at all. For example, the move from traditional network infrastructures towards SDN has been receiving considerable attention.
In our view, it will take several years to see the full impact of SDN, and we believe the successful products and solutions in this
market will combine hardware and software elements together. If we fail to anticipate market requirements or fail to develop and
introduce new products or product enhancements to meet those needs in a timely manner, it could cause us to lose customers, and
such failure could substantially decrease or delay market acceptance and sales of our present and future products, which would
significantly harm our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Even if we are able to anticipate, develop, and
commercially introduce new products and enhancements, there can be no assurance that new products or enhancements will achieve
widespread market acceptance.

Claims of infringement by others may increase and the resolution of such claims may adversely affect our operating results.

Our industry is characterized by the existence of a large number of patents and frequent claims and related litigation regarding
patents, copyrights (including rights to “open source” software), and other intellectual property rights. Because of the existence
of a large number of patents in the networking field, the secrecy of some pending patents and the issuance of new patents at a
rapid pace, it is not possible to determine in advance if a product or component might infringe the patent rights of others. Because
of the potential for courts awarding substantial damages, the lack of predictability of such awards, and the high legal costs associated
with the defense of such patent infringement matters that would be expended to prove lack of infringement, it is not uncommon
for companies in our industry to settle even potentially unmeritorious claims for very substantial amounts. Further, the entities
with whom we have or could have disputes or discussions include entities with extensive patent portfolios and substantial financial
assets. These entities are actively engaged in programs to generate substantial revenue from their patent portfolios and are seeking
or may seek significant payments or royalties from us and others in our industry.

Litigation resulting from claims that we are infringing the proprietary rights of others has resulted and could in the future
result in substantial costs and a diversion of resources, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition
and results of operations. We have received notices from entities alleging that we may be infringing their patents, and we are
currently parties to patent litigation as described under Part I, Item 3, Legal Proceedings. Without regard to the merits of these or
any other claims, an adverse court order or a settlement could require us, among other actions, to:

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obtain a royalty bearing license to sell or use the relevant technology, and that license may not be available on
reasonable terms or available at all;
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no initial charge, but imposes on the user of the open source software certain requirements to license to others both the open source
software as well as modifications to the open source software under certain circumstances. Our use of open source software subjects
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open source license terms may be ambiguous and may result in unanticipated obligations regarding the licensing of
our products and intellectual property;
open source software cannot be protected under trade secret law;
suppliers of open-source software do not provide the warranty, support and liability protections typically provided
by vendors who offer proprietary software; and
it may be difficult for us to accurately determine the developers of the open source code and whether the acquired
software infringes third-party intellectual property rights.

We believe that even if we do not infringe the rights of others, we will incur significant expenses in the future due to defense
of legal claims, disputes or licensing negotiations, though the amounts cannot be determined. These expenses may be material or
otherwise adversely affect our operating results.

Our operating results may be negatively affected by defending or pursuing claims or lawsuits.

We have and may in the future pursue or be subject to claims or lawsuits in the normal course of our business. In addition
to the intellectual property lawsuits described above, we are currently parties to other litigation as described in Part I, Item 3. Legal
Proceedings. Regardless of the result, litigation can be expensive, lengthy and disruptive to normal business operations. Moreover,
the results of complex legal proceedings are difficult to predict. An unfavorable resolution of a lawsuit in which we are a defendant
could result in a court order against us or payments to other parties that would have an adverse effect on our business, results of
operations, or financial condition. Even if we are successful in prosecuting claims and lawsuits, we may not recover damages
sufficient to cover our expenses incurred to manage, investigate and pursue the litigation. In addition, subject to certain limitations,
we may be obligated to indemnify our current and former directors, officers and employees in certain lawsuits. We do not maintain
adequate insurance coverage to cover all of our litigation costs and liabilities.

If we fail to protect our intellectual property, our business could suffer.

We rely on a combination of patent, copyright, trademark and trade secret laws and restrictions on disclosure to protect our
intellectual property rights. However, we cannot ensure that the actions we have taken will adequately protect our intellectual
property rights or that other parties will not independently develop similar or competing products that do not infringe on our
patents. We generally enter into confidentiality, invention assignment or license agreements with our employees, consultants and
other third parties with whom we do business, and control access to and distribution of our intellectual property and other proprietary
information. Despite our efforts to protect our proprietary rights, unauthorized parties may attempt to copy or otherwise
misappropriate or use our products or technology, which would adversely affect our business.

When our products contain undetected errors, we may incur significant unexpected expenses and could lose sales.

Network products frequently contain undetected errors when new products or new versions or updates of existing products
are released to the marketplace. In the past, we have experienced such errors in connection with new products and product updates.
We have experienced component problems in prior years that caused us to incur higher than expected warranty, service costs and
expenses, and other related operating expenses. In the future, we expect that, from time to time, such errors or component failures
will be found in new or existing products after the commencement of commercial shipments. These problems may have a material
adverse effect on our business by causing us to incur significant warranty, repair and replacement costs, diverting the attention of
our engineering personnel from new product development efforts, delaying the recognition of revenue and causing significant
customer relations problems. Further, if products are not accepted by customers due to such defects, and such returns exceed the
amount we accrued for defective returns based on our historical experience, our operating results would be adversely affected.

Our products must successfully inter-operate with products from other vendors. As a result, when problems occur in a
network, it may be difficult to identify the sources of these problems. The occurrence of system errors, whether or not caused by
our products, could result in the delay or loss of market acceptance of our products and any necessary revisions may cause us to
incur significant expenses. The occurrence of any such problems would likely have a material adverse effect on our business,
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Our dependence on a few manufacturers for our manufacturing requirements could harm our operating results.

We primarily rely on our manufacturing partners; Alpha Networks, Inc. headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, Flextronics,
Inc. headquartered in Singapore, and select other partners to manufacture our products. We have experienced delays in product
shipments from our manufacturing partners in the past, which in turn delayed product shipments to our customers. These or similar
problems may arise in the future, such as delivery of products of inferior quality, delivery of insufficient quantity of products, or
the interruption or discontinuance of operations of a manufacturer, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our
business and operating results. In addition, any natural disaster or business interruption to our manufacturing partners could
significantly disrupt our business. While we maintain strong relationships with our manufacturing partners, our agreements with
these manufacturers are generally of limited duration and pricing, quality and volume commitments are negotiated on a recurring
basis. The failure to maintain continuing agreements with our manufacturing partners could adversely affect our business. We
intend to introduce new products and product enhancements, which will require that we rapidly achieve volume production by
coordinating our efforts with those of our suppliers and contract manufacturers.

As part of our cost-reduction efforts, we will need to realize lower per unit product costs from our manufacturing partners
by means of volume efficiencies and the utilization of manufacturing sites in lower-cost geographies. However, we cannot be
certain when or if such price reductions will occur. The failure to obtain such price reductions would adversely affect our operating
results.

We must continue to develop and increase the productivity of our indirect distribution channels to increase net revenue
and improve our operating results.

Our distribution strategy focuses primarily on developing and increasing the productivity of our indirect distribution
channels. If we fail to develop and cultivate relationships with significant channel partners, or if these channel partners are not
successful in their sales efforts, sales of our products may decrease and our operating results could suffer. Many of our channel
partners also sell products from other vendors that compete with our products. Our channel partners may not continue to market
or sell our products effectively or to devote the resources necessary to provide us with effective sales, marketing and technical
support. We may not be able to successfully manage our sales channels or enter into additional reseller and/or distribution
agreements. Our failure to do any of these could limit our ability to grow or sustain revenue.

Our operating results for any given period have and will continue to depend to a significant extent on large orders from a
relatively small number of channel partners and other customers. However, we do not have binding purchase commitments from
any of them. A substantial reduction or delay in sales of our products to a significant reseller, distributor or other customer could
harm our business, operating results and financial condition because our expense levels are based on our expectations as to future
revenue and to a large extent are fixed in the short term. Under specified conditions, some third-party distributors are allowed to
return products to us and unexpected returns could adversely affect our results.

The sales cycle for our products is long and we may incur substantial non-recoverable expenses or devote significant
resources to sales that do not occur when anticipated.

Our products represent a significant strategic decision by a customer regarding its communications infrastructure. The
decision by customers to purchase our products is often based on the results of a variety of internal procedures associated with
the evaluation, testing, implementation and acceptance of new technologies. Accordingly, the product evaluation process frequently
results in a lengthy sales cycle, typically ranging from three months to longer than a year, and as a result, our ability to sell products
is subject to a number of significant risks, including risks that:

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budgetary constraints and internal acceptance reviews by customers will result in the loss of potential sales;
there may be substantial variation in the length of the sales cycle from customer to customer, making decisions on
the expenditure of resources difficult to assess;
we may incur substantial sales and marketing expenses and expend significant management time in an attempt to
initiate or increase the sale of products to customers, but not succeed;
if a sales forecast from a specific customer for a particular quarter is not achieved in that quarter, we may be unable
to compensate for the shortfall, which could harm our operating results; and
downward pricing pressures could occur during the lengthy sales cycle for our products.

Our revenues may decline as a result of changes in public funding of educational institutions.

A portion of our revenues comes from sales to both public and private K-12 educational institutions. Public schools receive
funding from local tax revenue, and from state and federal governments through a variety of programs, many of which seek to
assist schools located in underprivileged or rural areas. The funding for a portion of our sales to educational institutions comes
from a federal funding program known as the E-Rate program. E-Rate is a program of the Federal Communications Commission
that subsidizes the purchase of approved telecommunications, Internet access, and internal connection costs for eligible public
educational institutions. The E-Rate program, its eligibility criteria, the timing and specific amount of federal funding actually
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and funding appropriation continues to be under review by the Federal Communications Commission and there can be no assurance
that this program or its equivalent will continue, and as a result, our business may be harmed. Furthermore, if state or local funding
of public education is significantly reduced because of legislative or policy changes or by reductions in tax revenues due to changing
economic conditions, our sales to educational institutions may be negatively impacted by these changed conditions. Any reduction
in spending on information technology systems by educational institutions would likely materially and adversely affect our business
and results of operations. This is a specific example of the many factors which add additional uncertainty to our future revenue
from our education end-customers.

To successfully manage our business or achieve our goals, we must attract, retain, train, motivate, develop and promote
key employees, and failure to do so can harm us.

Our success depends to a significant degree upon the continued contributions of our key management, engineering, sales
and marketing, service and operations personnel, many of whom would be difficult to replace. We do not have employment
contracts with these individuals that mandate that they render services for any specific term, nor do we carry life insurance on any
of our key personnel. We have experienced and may in the future experience significant turnover in our executive personnel. In
addition, retention has generally become more difficult for us, in part because the exercise price of most of the stock options
granted to many of our employees is above the market price. As a result, we experienced high levels of attrition. We believe our
future success will also depend in large part upon our ability to attract and retain highly skilled managerial, engineering, sales and
marketing, service, finance and operations personnel. The market for these personnel is competitive, and we have had difficulty
in hiring employees, particularly engineers, in the time-frame we desire.

Companies in the networking industry whose employees accept positions with competitors frequently claim that competitors
have engaged in unfair hiring practices. We have from time to time been involved in claims like this with other companies and,
although to date they have not resulted in material litigation, we do not know whether we will be involved in additional claims in
the future. We could incur substantial costs in litigating any such claims, regardless of the merits.

Failure to successfully expand our sales and support teams or educate them in regard to technologies and our product
families may harm our operating results.

The sale of our products and services requires a concerted effort that is frequently targeted at several levels within a
prospective customer's organization. We may not be able to increase net revenue unless we expand our sales and support teams
in order to address all of the customer requirements necessary to sell our products.

We cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully integrate employees into our company or to educate and train
current and future employees in regard to rapidly evolving technologies and our product families. A failure to do so may hurt our
revenue growth and operating results.

Failure of our products to comply with evolving industry standards and complex government regulations may adversely
impact our business.

If we do not comply with existing or evolving industry standards and government regulations, we may not be able to sell
our products where these standards or regulations apply. The network equipment industry in which we compete is characterized
by rapid changes in technology and customers' requirements and evolving industry standards. As a result, our success depends on:

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the timely adoption and market acceptance of industry standards, and timely resolution of conflicting U.S. and
international industry standards; and
our ability to influence the development of emerging industry standards and to introduce new and enhanced products
that are compatible with such standards.

In the past, we have introduced new products that were not compatible with certain technological standards, and in the
future, we may not be able to effectively address the compatibility and interoperability issues that arise as a result of technological
changes and evolving industry standards.

Our products must also comply with various U.S. federal government regulations and standards defined by agencies such
as the Federal Communications Commission, standards established by governmental authorities in various foreign countries and
recommendations of the International Telecommunication Union. In some circumstances, we must obtain regulatory approvals or
certificates of compliance before we can offer or distribute our products in certain jurisdictions or to certain customers. Complying
with new regulations or obtaining certifications can be costly and disruptive to our business.

If we do not comply with existing or evolving industry standards or government regulations, we will not be able to sell our
products where these standards or regulations apply, which may prevent us from sustaining our net revenue or achieving profitability.

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If we do not adequately manage and evolve our financial reporting and managerial systems and processes, our ability to
manage and grow our business may be harmed.

Our ability to successfully implement our business plan and comply with regulations requires an effective planning and
management process. We need to continue improving our existing, and implement new, operational and financial systems,
procedures and controls. We need to ensure that the businesses acquired are appropriately integrated in our financial systems. We
integrated the financial and other key managerial systems of Enterasys with Extreme effective July 1, 2014, the first day of our
fiscal 2015. Any delay in the implementation of, or disruption in the integration of acquired businesses, or delay and disruption
in the transition to, new or enhanced systems, procedures or controls, could harm our ability to record and report financial and
management information on a timely and accurate basis, or to forecast future results.

Changes in the effective tax rate including from the release of the valuation allowance recorded against our net U.S. deferred
tax assets, or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our income or other tax returns or change in ownership,
could adversely affect our results.

Our future effective tax rates may be volatile or adversely affected by changes in our business or U.S. or foreign tax laws,
including: the partial or full release of the valuation allowance recorded against our net U.S. deferred tax assets; expiration of or
lapses in the research and development tax credit laws; transfer pricing adjustments; tax effects of stock-based compensation; or
costs related to restructuring. In addition, we are subject to the examination of our income tax returns by the Internal Revenue
Service and other tax authorities. Although we regularly assess the likelihood of adverse outcomes resulting from these examinations
to determine the adequacy of our provision for income taxes, there is no assurance that such determinations by us are in fact
adequate. Changes in our effective tax rates or amounts assessed upon examination of our tax returns may have a material, adverse
impact on our cash flows and our financial condition.

Our future effective tax rate in particular could be adversely affected by a change in ownership pursuant to U.S. Internal
Revenue Code Section 382. If a change in ownership occurs, it may limit our ability to utilize our net operating losses to offset
our U.S. taxable income. If U.S. taxable income is greater than the change in ownership limitation, we will pay a higher rate of
tax with respect to the amount of taxable income that exceeds the limitation. This could have a material adverse impact on our
results of operations. On April 26, 2012, we adopted an Amended and Restated Rights Agreement to help protect our assets (the
“Rights Agreement”). In general, this does not allow a stockholder to acquire more than 4.95% of our outstanding common stock
without a waiver from our board of directors, who must take into account the relevant tax analysis relating to potential limitation
of our net operating losses. The Rights Agreement is effective through May 31, 2016, subject to ratification by a majority of
stockholders at our next annual stockholder meeting expected to be held on November 12, 2015.

Compliance with laws, rules and regulations relating to corporate governance and public disclosure may result in additional
expenses.

Federal securities laws, rules and regulations, as well as NASDAQ Stock Market rules and regulations, require companies
to maintain extensive corporate governance measures, impose comprehensive reporting and disclosure requirements, set strict
independence and financial expertise standards for audit and other committee members and impose civil and criminal penalties
for companies and their Chief Executive Officers, Chief Financial Officers and directors for securities law violations. These laws,
rules and regulations and the interpretation of these requirements are evolving, and we are making investments to evaluate current
practices and to continue to achieve compliance, which investments may have a material impact on the Company’s financial
condition.

Our headquarters and some significant supporting businesses are located in Northern California and other areas subject
to natural disasters that could disrupt our operations and harm our business.

Our corporate headquarters are located in Silicon Valley in Northern California. Historically, this region as well as our R&D
centers in North Carolina and New Hampshire have been vulnerable to natural disasters and other risks, such as earthquakes, fires,
floods and tropical storms, which at times have disrupted the local economy and posed physical risks to our property. We have
contract manufacturers located in Taiwan where similar natural disasters and other risks may disrupt the local economy and pose
physical risks to our property and the property of our contract manufacturer.

In addition, the continued threat of terrorism and heightened security and military action in response to this threat, or any
future acts of terrorism, may cause further disruptions to the economies of the U.S. and other countries. If such disruptions result
in delays or cancellations of customer orders for our products, our business and operating results will suffer.

We currently do not have redundant, multiple site capacity in the event of a natural disaster, terrorist act or other catastrophic

event. In the event of such an occurrence, our business would suffer.

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Our stock price has been volatile in the past and our stock price may significantly fluctuate in the future.

In the past, our common stock price has fluctuated significantly. This could continue as we or our competitors announce
new products, our results or those of our customers or competition fluctuate, conditions in the networking or semiconductor industry
change, or when investors, change their sentiment toward stocks in the networking technology sector.

In addition, fluctuations in our stock price and our price-to-earnings multiple may make our stock attractive to momentum,
hedge or day-trading investors who often shift funds into and out of stock rapidly, exacerbating price fluctuations in either direction,
particularly when viewed on a quarterly basis.

Provisions in our charter documents and Delaware law and our adoption of a stockholder rights plan may delay or prevent
an acquisition of Extreme, which could decrease the value of our Common Stock.

Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Delaware law contain provisions that could make it more difficult for a
third party to acquire us without the consent of our Board of Directors. Delaware law also imposes some restrictions on mergers
and other business combinations between us and any holder of 15% or more of our outstanding common stock. In addition, our
Board of Directors has the right to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval, which could be used to dilute the stock
ownership of a potential hostile acquirer. Although we believe these provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws and
Delaware law will provide for an opportunity to receive a higher bid by requiring potential acquirers to negotiate with our Board
of Directors, these provisions apply even if the offer may be considered beneficial by some of our stockholders.

Our Rights Agreement provides that if a single stockholder (or group) acquires more than 4.95% of our outstanding common
stock without a waiver from our Board of Directors, each holder of one share of our common stock (other than the stockholder or
group who acquired in excess of 4.95% of our common stock) may purchase a fractional share of our preferred stock that would
result in substantial dilution to the triggering stockholder or group. Accordingly, although this plan is designed to prevent any
limitation on the utilization of our net operating losses by avoiding issues raised under Section 382 of the U.S. Internal Revenue
Code, the Rights Agreement could also serve as a deterrent to stockholders wishing to effect a change of control.

We rely on the availability of third-party licenses

Some of our products are designed to include software or other intellectual property, including open source software, licensed
from third parties. It may be necessary in the future to seek or renew licenses relating to various aspects of these products. There
can be no assurance that the necessary licenses would be available on acceptable terms, if at all. The inability to obtain certain
licenses or other rights or to obtain such licenses or rights on favorable terms, or the need to engage in litigation regarding these
matters, could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, and financial condition. Moreover, the inclusion
in our products of software or other intellectual property licensed from third parties on a nonexclusive basis could limit our ability
to protect our proprietary rights in our products. Further, the failure to comply with the terms of any license, including free open
source software, may result in our inability to continue to use such license. Our inability to maintain or re-license any third-party
licenses required in our products or our inability to obtain third-party licenses necessary to develop new products and product
enhancements, could require us, if possible, to develop substitute technology or obtain substitute technology of lower quality or
performance standards or at a greater cost, any of which could delay or prevent product shipment and harm our business, financial
condition, and results of operations.

System security risks, data protection breaches, and cyber-attacks could compromise our proprietary information, disrupt
our internal operations and harm public perception of our products, which could adversely affect our business.

In the ordinary course of business, we store sensitive data, including intellectual property, our proprietary business
information and that of our customers, suppliers and business partners on our networks. The secure maintenance of this information
is critical to our operations and business strategy. Increasingly, companies, including Extreme Networks, are subject to a wide
variety of attacks on their networks on an ongoing basis. Despite our security measures, Extreme Networks' information technology
and infrastructure may be vulnerable to penetration or attacks by computer programmers and hackers, or breached due to employee
error, malfeasance or other disruptions. Any such breach could compromise our networks, creating system disruptions or slowdowns
and exploiting security vulnerabilities of our products, and the information stored on our networks could be accessed, publicly
disclosed, lost or stolen, which could subject us to liability to our customers, suppliers, business partners and others, and cause us
reputational and financial harm. In addition, sophisticated hardware and operating system software and applications that we produce
or procure from third parties may contain defects in design or manufacture, including "bugs" and other problems that could
unexpectedly interfere with the operation of our networks.

If an actual or perceived breach of network security occurs in our network or in the network of a customer of our networking
products, regardless of whether the breach is attributable to our products, the market perception of the effectiveness of our products
could be harmed. In addition, the economic costs to us to eliminate or alleviate cyber or other security problems, bugs, viruses,
worms, malicious software systems and security vulnerabilities could be significant and may be difficult to anticipate or measure.
Because the techniques used by computer programmers and hackers, many of whom are highly sophisticated and well-funded, to
access or sabotage networks change frequently and generally are not recognized until after they are used, we may be unable to
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anticipate or immediately detect these techniques. This could impede our sales, manufacturing, distribution or other critical
functions, which could adversely affect our business.

Market conditions and changes in the industry could lead to discontinuation of our products or businesses resulting in
asset impairments

In response to changes in industry and market conditions, we may be required to strategically realign our resources and
consider restructuring, disposing of, or otherwise exiting businesses. Any decision to limit investment in or dispose of or otherwise
exit businesses may result in the recording of special charges, such as inventory and technology-related write-offs, workforce
reduction costs, charges relating to consolidation of excess facilities, or claims from third parties who were resellers or users of
discontinued products. Our estimates with respect to the useful life or ultimate recoverability of our carrying basis of assets,
including purchased intangible assets, could change as a result of such assessments and decisions. Although in certain instances,
our supply agreements allow us the option to cancel, reschedule, and adjust our requirements based on our business needs prior
to firm orders being placed, our loss contingencies may include liabilities for contracts that we cannot cancel with contract
manufacturers and suppliers. Further, our estimates relating to the liabilities for excess facilities are affected by changes in real
estate market conditions.

If our products do not effectively inter-operate with our customers’ networks and result in cancellations and delays of
installations our business could be harmed.

Our products are designed to interface with our customers’ existing networks, each of which have different specifications
and utilize multiple protocol standards and products from other vendors. Many of our customers’ networks contain multiple
generations of products that have been added over time as these networks have grown and evolved. Our products must inter-
operate with many or all of the products within these networks as well as future products in order to meet our customers’ requirements.
If we find errors in the existing software or defects in the hardware used in our customers’ networks, we may need to modify our
software networking solutions to fix or overcome these errors so that our products will inter-operate and scale with the existing
software and hardware, which could be costly and could negatively affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
In addition, if our products do not inter-operate with those of our customers’ networks, demand for our products could be adversely
affected or orders for our products could be canceled. This could hurt our operating results, damage our reputation, and seriously
harm our business and prospects.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2. Properties

Our principal administrative, sales, and marketing facilities are located in San Jose, California. We started leasing our current
headquarters in June 2013. We also lease office space and executive suites in various other geographic locations domestically
and internationally for research & development, sales and service personnel and administration. Our aggregate lease expense for
fiscal 2015 was $11.1 million.

At June 30, 2015, the significant facilities that we leased were as follows:

Location

Use

San Jose, California

Principal administrative, sales and marketing facilities

Research Triangle Park, North
Carolina

Research and development, sales and administrative offices

Salem, New Hampshire

Research and development, sales and marketing and administrative offices

Chennai, India

Shannon, Ireland

Research and development

Sales, marketing and administrative offices

Size

(in square feet)
57,600

85,400

197,300

43,839

26,100

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

The information set forth under the heading “Legal Proceedings” in Note 5, Commitments and Contingencies and Leases,
in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of Part II of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by
reference.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

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Not Applicable

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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Common Stock Market Prices and Dividends

Our common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Market and commenced trading on NASDAQ on April 9, 1999 under
the symbol “EXTR.” The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices as reported by NASDAQ. Such prices represent
prices between dealers, do not include retail mark-ups, mark-downs or commissions and may not represent actual transactions.

Stock Prices
Fiscal year ended June 30, 2015:

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2014:

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter

High

Low

$
$
$
$

5.38
4.85
3.60
3.25

5.22
7.18
7.82
6.10

$
$
$
$

4.24
3.01
2.70
2.41

3.51
5.11
5.39
3.55

As of August 21, 2015, there were 217 stockholders of record of our common stock. Because many of our shares of common
stock are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of stockholders, we are unable to estimate the total number of stockholders
represented by these record holders. We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our capital stock and do not anticipate
paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

We currently have authority granted by our Board of Directors to repurchase up to $75 million in common stock over a
three year period starting October 1, 2012. As of June 30, 2015, we have repurchased 4.1 million shares of common stock at a
total cost of $14.5 million, none of which was repurchased in fiscal 2015.

Certain information regarding our equity compensation plan(s) as required by Part II is incorporated by reference from our
definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the solicitation of proxies
for our 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this report.

STOCK PRICE PERFORMANCE GRAPH

Set forth below is a stock price performance graph comparing the annual percentage change in the cumulative total return
on our common stock with the cumulative total returns of the CRSP Total Return Index for The NASDAQ Stock Market (U.S.
companies) and the NASDAQ Computer Manufacturers Securities for the period commencing June 27, 2010 and ending on
June 30, 2015. The comparisons in the graph below are based on historical data and are not intended to forecast the possible future
performance of our common stock.

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Comparison of Five-Year Cumulative Total Returns

Performance Graph for Extreme Networks, Inc.

Prepared by CRSP (www.crsp.uchicago.edu), Center for Research in Security Prices, Booth School of Business, The University
of Chicago. Used with permission. All rights reserved.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The following table sets forth selected consolidated financial data for each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014,
2013 and 2012 and July 3, 2011derived from audited financial statements. These tables should be reviewed in conjunction with
the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 and related Notes, as well as Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Historical results may not be indicative of future results.

Year Ended

June 30,
2015 (1)

June 30,
2014(2)

June 30,
2013(3)

June 30,
2012(4)

July 3,
2011(5)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Consolidated Statements of Operations Data:

Net revenues
Operating income (loss)
Net income
Net income per share – basic
Net income per share – diluted
Shares used in per share calculation – basic

$ 552,940
$ 299,343
$ 519,554
$ (62,994) $ (50,232) $ 10,852
$ (71,643) $ (57,310) $
9,673
(0.60) $
0.10
$
(0.60) $
0.10
$
93,954

(0.72) $
(0.72) $

99,000

95,515

$ 322,722
$ 13,909
$ 15,872
0.17
$
0.17
$
93,451

$ 334,428
3,114
$
2,713
$
0.03
$
0.03
$
91,423

Shares used in per share calculation – diluted

99,000

95,515

95,044

94,490

92,795

Consolidated Balance Sheets Data:

Cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and
marketable securities

Inventories

Total assets

Deferred revenue, net

Total debt

Other long-term liabilities

Common stock and capital in excess of par value

Accumulated deficit

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

As of

June 30,
2013

(In thousands)

June 30,
2012

July 3,
2011

76,225

$ 105,882

$ 205,613

$ 153,515

$ 146,977

58,014

57,109

$ 16,167

$ 26,609

21,583

$ 428,660

$ 526,432

$ 311,424

$ 284,590

$ 270,973

99,782

97,677

$ 41,454

$ 39,328

36,973

66,875

$ 121,563

10,264

8,595

— $

—

1,507

643

2,474

$ 865,382
$ 963,697
$ 821,425
$ (759,856) $ (688,213) $(630,903) $(640,576) $ (656,448)

$ 845,364

$ 970,743

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Fiscal 2015 net income includes acquisition and integrations costs of $10.2 million, amortization of intangibles of $17.9
million and a restructuring charge of $9.8 million.

Fiscal 2014 net income includes acquisition and integration costs of $25.7 million, amortization of intangibles of $16.7
million and a restructuring charge, net of reversal of $0.5 million.

Fiscal 2013 net income includes gain on sale of facilities of $11.5 million, restructuring charge, net of reversal of $6.8
million and a charge for litigation settlement, net of $2.0 million.

Fiscal 2012 net income includes restructuring charge, net of reversal of $1.6 million and litigation settlement gain of $0.1
million and $1.9 million cumulative translation adjustments gain from Japan subsidiary liquidation.

(5)

Fiscal 2011 net income includes restructuring charge of $3.8 million and litigation settlement gain of $4.2 million.

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Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

Quarterly results for the years ended June 30, 2015 and 2014 follow:

June 30,
2015(1)

March 31,
2015(2)

December 31,
2014(3)

September 30,
2014(4)

Net revenues
Gross profit
Net loss
Net loss per share – basic
Net loss per share – diluted

Net revenues
Gross profit
Net loss
Net income (loss) per share – basic
Net income (loss) per share – diluted

$
$
$
$
$

(In thousands, except per share amounts)
$
147,208
75,162
$
(13,105) $
(0.13) $
(0.13) $

$
119,590
57,724
$
(23,548) $
(0.24) $
(0.24) $

$
149,870
76,327
$
(15,657) $
(0.16) $
(0.16) $

136,274
70,527
(19,330)
(0.20)
(0.20)

June 30,
2014(5)

March 31,
2014(6)

December 31,
2013(7)

September 30,
2013(8)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)
$
146,583
69,845
$
(15,986) $
(0.17) $
(0.17) $

$
141,762
70,855
$
(25,058) $
(0.26) $
(0.26) $

$
155,293
82,922
$
(16,231) $
(0.17) $
(0.17) $

75,916
43,707
(35)
—
—

(1) Net loss and net loss per share include the effect of acquisition and integration costs of $0.9 million, amortization of

intangibles $4.5 million and a restructuring charge of $9.8 million.

(2) Net loss and net loss per share include the effect of acquisition and integration costs of $1.7 million and amortization of

intangibles $4.5 million.

(3) Net loss and net loss per share include the effect of acquisition and integration costs of $3.5 million and amortization of

intangibles $4.5 million.

(4) Net loss and net loss per share include the effect of acquisition and integration costs of $4.1 million and amortization of

intangibles $4.5 million.

(5) Net loss and net loss per share include the effect of acquisition and integration costs of $6.9 million and amortization of

intangibles of $5.3 million.

(6) Net loss and net loss per share include the effect of acquisition and integration costs of $6.4 million, amortization of

intangibles of $7.7 million and litigation settlement income of $0.1 million.

(7) Net loss and net loss per share include the effect of acquisition and integration costs of $8.7 million, amortization of

intangibles of $3.8 million and a restructuring charge of $0.4 million.

(8) Net loss and net loss per share include the effect of acquisition costs of $3.7 million and a restructuring charge of

$75,000.

Quarterly and year-to-date computations of per share amounts are made independently. Therefore, the sum of per share
amounts for the quarters may not agree with per share amounts for the year.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Business Overview

We believe that understanding the following key developments is helpful to an understanding of our operating results for

the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015.

We are a leading provider of network infrastructure equipment and offer related services contracts for extended warranty
and maintenance to our enterprise, data center and service provider customers. We were incorporated in California in May 1996,
and reincorporated in Delaware in March 1999. Our corporate headquarters are located in San Jose, California. Substantially all
of our revenue is derived from the sale of our networking equipment and related service contracts.

On June 26, 2015, the Senior Secured Credit Facilities were amended and reduced to $115 million from $125 million, with
the Revolving Facility being reduced to $50 million from $60 million. The Senior Secured Credit Facilities, as amended, mature
on October 31, 2018.

On October 31, 2013, we completed the acquisition of Enterasys, a privately held provider of wired and wireless network
infrastructure and security solutions, for $180.0 million, net of cash acquired, whereby Enterasys became our wholly-owned
subsidiary. The combined entity immediately became a networking industry leader with more than 14,000 customers. As a
combined Company, we believe we will set the standard for the networking industry with a strategic focus on three principles:

•

Highly scaled and differentiated products and solutions: Our combined product portfolio spans data center networking,
switching and routing, Software-Defined Networking ("SDN"), wired and wireless LAN access, network management
with analytics and integrated security features. This broader solutions portfolio can be leveraged to better serve existing
and new customers. We will continue to enhance and support the product roadmaps of both companies going forward to
protect the investments of customers and avoid any disruption to their businesses. We intend to increase research and
development to accelerate our vision for high-performance, modular, open networking.

Leading customer service and support: We are working to augment our current outsourced support model by integrating
Enterasys' in-sourced expertise, building on Enterasys' award-winning heritage and strong commitment to exceptional
customer experience. The Company's expanded global network of channel partners and distributors will benefit from
expanded services and support capabilities.

Strong Channels and Strategic Partners: Our focus is to leverage the capabilities of the combined Company and expand
existing partnerships with Ericsson, as well as continue to add new strategic partnerships in the future. Additionally, we
will increase our focus on partnering with distributors and channel partners globally. The goal is to develop and enhance
relationships that grow revenue and profits for the Company and our alliance and channel partners. At the same time,
we are investing in infrastructure to make doing business with the Company easier and more efficient.

Impact of the Global Economic Developments

We believe that the slow economic recovery in the United States, Asia and Europe, and other challenges affecting global
economic conditions placed significant limitations on our financial performance. We operate in three regions: Americas, which
includes the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America and South America; EMEA, which includes Europe, Middle East,
and Africa; and APAC which includes Asia Pacific, South Asia, Japan and Australia. Sales in APAC and some European countries
were most impacted as a result of the soft global economy. We believe that conservative purchasing patterns and delays or
cancellation of IT infrastructure plans in the face of continued uncertainty regarding the global economy, may continue to negatively
impact overall demand for networking solutions, including Ethernet equipment.

We have taken, and plan to continue to take, other steps to manage our business in the current economic environment. For
example, we have managed from time to time our contingent work force, consolidation of office locations, reduced travel and
other discretionary spending, realigned our product portfolio and organization to grow revenue and operating income, and controlled
all hiring activities.

Increasing Demand for Bandwidth

We believe that the continued increase in demand for bandwidth will, over time, drive future demand for high performance
Ethernet solutions. Wide-spread adoption of electronic communications in all aspects of our lives, proliferation of next generation
converged mobile devices and deployment of triple-play services to residences and businesses alike, continues to generate demand

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for greater network performance across broader geographic locations. In parallel to these transformational forces within society
and the community at large, the accelerating adoption of internet and intranet “cloud” solutions within business enterprises is
enabling organizations to offer greater business scalability to improve efficiency and through more effective operations, improve
profitability. In order to realize the benefits of these developments, customers require additional bandwidth and high performance
from their network infrastructure at affordable prices. We are seeing the initial indications that the Ethernet segment of the
networking equipment market will return to growth as enterprise, data center and carrier customers continue to recognize the
performance and operating cost benefits of Ethernet technology.

Expanding Product Portfolio

We believe that continued success in our marketplace is dependent upon a variety of factors that includes, but is not limited
to, our ability to design, develop and distribute new and enhanced products employing leading-edge technology. New software
and hardware introductions during the current year included a Summit X770 switch supporting industry's highest density
performing top of rack switching, Purview - a network-powered application analytics and optimization solution, identiFi 38xx
WiFi Access Points supporting 802.11ac, SDN 2.0 - an open, standards-based (based on OpenDaylight) and comprehensive SDN
solution, 100GbE support for the BDX8 and NetSight 6.0 a consolidated management across the expanded portfolio. During
fiscal 2014, we also introduced key software functionality that will drive differentiation. Over the past few years, we further
extended our product portfolio through the Summit family of stackable switches for the intelligent edge, continued evolutions of
our BlackDiamond BDX8, a highly-scalable core switch for IT and cloud data centers, the S-series flow-based switching for
campus and data center, the identiFi Wi-Fi product portfolio with both indoor and outdoor 802.11a/b/g/n/ac access points, the
E4G Cell Site Router family for mobile backhaul, and a revamp of our software and network management solutions that include:
NetSight for centralized network management and NAC/Mobile-IAM that provides BYOD management and network access
control solution for wired and wireless LAN and VPN users.?

Industry Developments

The market for network infrastructure equipment is highly competitive and dominated by a few large companies. The
current economic climate has further driven consolidation of vendors within the Ethernet networking market and with vendors
from adjacent markets, including storage, security, wireless and voice applications. We believe that the underpinning technology
for all of these adjacent markets is Ethernet. As a result, independent Ethernet switch vendors are being acquired or merged with
larger, adjacent market vendors to enable them to deliver complete and broad solutions. As an independent Ethernet switch vendor,
we must provide products that, when combined with the products of our large strategic partners, create compelling solutions for
end-user customers. Our acquisition of Enterasys gives us a larger market share and presence and an opportunity to create
complementary solutions for our customers. Our approach is to focus on the intelligence and automation layer that spans our
hardware products and that facilitates end-to-end solutions, as opposed to positioning Extreme Networks as a low-cost-vendor
with point products. Lower overall market growth has also created an environment of declining margins due to increased
competition between the remaining vendors in this space. During the last year, overall Ethernet port counts have grown, while
industry revenues have decreased, signaling a decline in average selling price per port. Our product life cycle and operational cost
reduction efforts are therefore even more critical for margin preservation.

Amendment to Rights Agreement

On November 27, 2012, our Board of Directors adopted an Amended and Restated Rights Agreement between the Company
and Computershare Shareholder Services LLC as the rights agent (the “Restated Rights Plan”). The Restated Rights Plan governs
the terms of each right (“Right”) that has been issued with respect to each share of Common Stock of Extreme Networks. Each
Right initially represents the right to purchase one one-thousandth of a share of our Series A Preferred Stock. The Restated Rights
Plan replaces in its entirety the Rights Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2001, as amended on June 30, 2010; April 26, 2011,
between us and Mellon Investor Services LLC (the “Prior Rights Plan”).

The Board reviewed the necessity of the provisions of the Prior Rights Plan. The Prior Rights Plan was adopted to preserve
the value of our deferred tax assets, including our net operating loss carry forwards, with respect to our ability to fully use its tax
benefits to offset future income which may be limited if we experience an “ownership change” for purposes of Section 382 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as a result of ordinary buying and selling of our common stock. Following its review, the Board
decided it was necessary and in the best interests of us and our stockholders to enter into the Restated Rights Plan. The Restated
Rights Plan incorporates the Prior Rights Plan and the amendments thereto into a single agreement and extended the term of the
Prior Rights Plan to April 30, 2013. Our stockholders voted to extend the term of the Restated Rights Plan from April 30, 2013
to April 30, 2014 at our 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and the Restated Rights Plan was amended effective April 30,
2013 to reflect the extension of the term. The Board of Directors unanimously approved an amendment to the Rights Plan effective
May 14, 2015 to extend the Rights Plan through May 31, 2016, subject to ratification by a majority of the stockholders at the next
annual meeting, expected to be held on November 12, 2015.

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Results of Operations

Our operations and financial performance have been affected by the economic factors described above and our acquisition

of Enterasys, and during fiscal 2015, we achieved the following results:

•

Net revenue of $552.9 million, an increase of 6.4% from fiscal 2014 net revenue of $519.6 million.

Product revenue of $418.0 million, an increase of 1.5% from fiscal 2014 product revenue of $411.8 million.

Service revenue of $134.9 million, an increase of 25.1% from fiscal 2014 service revenue of $107.8 million.

Total gross margin of 50.6% of net revenue in fiscal 2015, compared to 51.5% in fiscal 2014.

Restructuring charge of $9.8 million, for termination and related benefits.

Operating loss of $63.0 million, an increase in the operating loss of $12.8 million from fiscal 2014.

Net loss was $71.6 million in fiscal 2015, an increase of $14.3 million from a net loss of $57.3 million in fiscal 2014.

Cash flow provided by operating activities was $37.4 million, compared to cash flow used in operating activities of
$26.8 million in fiscal 2014, an increase of $64.3 million. Cash and cash equivalents were $76.2 million as of June 30,
2015, an increase of $3.0 million from fiscal 2014.

Net Revenue

The following table presents net product and service revenue for the fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013 (dollars in thousands):

Year Ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

$
Change

%
Change

June 30,
2014

Year Ended

June 30,
2013

$
Change

%
Change

Net Revenue:

Product
Percentage of net
revenue
Service

Percentage of net
revenue

$ 418,046

$ 411,761

6,285

1.5% $411,761

$ 239,955

$171,806

71.6%

75.6%

79.3%

80.2%

134,894

107,793

27,101

25.1% 107,793

59,388

48,405

81.5%

24.4%

20.7%

19.8%

Total net revenue

$ 552,940

$ 519,554

$ 33,386

6.4% $519,554

$ 299,343

$220,211

73.6%

Product revenue increased $6.3 million or 1.5% for the year-ended June 30, 2015, compared to the corresponding period
of fiscal 2014. The fiscal 2015 period reflects increased product shipments and customers as a result of our acquisition of Enterasys,
whereas the fiscal 2014 period only reflects eight months of sales subsequent to the October 31, 2013 acquisition date. However,
the increase in sales was partially offset by declines of customer spending across each geographical region and an increase in
customer discounts. The decline in customer spending was partially due to the significant strengthening of the United States Dollar
in all geographical areas and the entrance of competitors in regions where we have a strong presence, specifically in Asia Pacific
and EMEA regions.

Product revenue increased in fiscal 2014 as compared to fiscal 2013 primarily due to significant increase in the number of
customers and products sold due to our acquisition of Enterasys in the second quarter of fiscal 2014. This resulted in a significant
increase in our product revenue in all regions.

Service revenue increased $27.1 million or 25.1% for the year-ended June 30, 2015 compared to the corresponding period
of fiscal 2014 due to an increase in service maintenance contracts and professional service and training revenues due to our
acquisition of Enterasys. Purchase accounting charges related to deferred service revenues decreased $2.2 million for the year-
ended June 30, 2015, to $3.1 million from $5.3 million in the corresponding period of fiscal 2014.

Service revenue increased in fiscal 2014 as compared to fiscal 2013 primarily due to an increase in service maintenance
contracts and professional service and training revenues due to our acquisition of Enterasys in the second quarter of fiscal 2014.

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We operate in three regions: Americas, which includes the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America and South
America; EMEA, which includes Europe, Russia, Middle East, and Africa; and APAC which includes Asia Pacific, South Asia,
Japan and Australia. The following table presents the total net revenue geographically for the fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013
(dollars in thousands):

Net Revenue

Americas:
United States
Other

Total Americas
Percentage of net
revenue
EMEA

Percentage of net
revenue
APAC

Percentage of net
revenue

Year Ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

$
Change

%
Change

June 30,
2014

June 30,
2013

$
Change

%
Change

$ 238,748
31,931
270,679

$ 211,734
45,790
257,524

$ 27,014
(13,859)
13,155

12.8 % $ 211,734
45,790
(30.3)%
5.1 % 257,524

$ 101,790
33,584
135,374

$ 109,944
12,206
122,150

108.0%
36.3%
90.2%

49.0%

49.6%

45.2%

223,368

202,555

20,813

10.3 % 202,555

112,812

89,743

79.6%

40.4%

39.0%

37.7%

58,893

59,475

(582)

(1.0)%

59,475

51,157

8,318

16.3%

10.7%

11.4%

17.1%

Total net revenues

$ 552,940

$ 519,554

$ 33,386

6.4 % $ 519,554

$ 299,343

$ 220,211

73.6%

We rely upon multiple channels of distribution, including distributors, direct resellers, OEM, and direct sales. Revenue
through our distributor channel was 47% of total product revenue in fiscal 2015, 44% of total product revenue in fiscal 2014 and
43% of total product revenue in fiscal 2013.

The level of sales to any one customer, including a distributor, may vary from period to period.

Cost of Revenue and Gross Profit

The following table presents the gross profit on product and service revenue and the gross profit percentage of net revenue

for the fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013 (dollars in thousands):

Gross profit:

Product
Percentage of product
revenue
Service

Percentage of service
revenue

Year Ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

$
Change

%
Change

June 30,
2014

June 30,
2013

$
Change

%
Change

$ 193,028

$198,088

$ (5,060)

(2.6)% $ 198,088

$124,093

$ 73,995

59.6%

46.2%

48.1%

51.7%

86,709

69,241

17,468

25.2 %

69,241

38,533

30,708

79.7%

64.3%

64.2%

64.9%

Total gross profit

$ 279,737

$267,329

$ 12,408

4.6 % $ 267,329

$162,626

$104,703

64.4%

Percentage of net revenue

50.6%

51.5%

54.3%

Cost of product revenue includes costs of materials, amounts paid to third-party contract manufacturers, costs related to
warranty obligations, charges for excess and obsolete inventory, amortization of developed technology intangibles, royalties under
technology license agreements, and internal costs associated with manufacturing overhead, including management, manufacturing
engineering, quality assurance, development of test plans, and document control. We outsource substantially all of our
manufacturing and supply chain management operations, and we conduct quality assurance, manufacturing engineering, document
control and distribution at our facilities in San Jose, California, Salem, New Hampshire, China, and Taiwan.

Product gross profit decreased to $193.0 million for the year-ended June 30, 2015, from $198.1 million in the corresponding
period of fiscal 2014. Product gross profit for the year-ended June 30, 2015, was favorably impacted by an increase in product
revenue of $6.3 million, offset by higher material costs and increases of $5.8 million in excess and obsolete inventory charges,
$6.1 million for amortization of the developed technology intangibles from the acquisition of Enterasys, $3.4 million for distribution
costs due to higher utilization of air freight and $3.3 million of warranty charges. Gross profit for fiscal 2014, was negatively

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impacted by $11.1 million related to the sale of inventory which had been adjusted to fair value upon the Enterasys acquisition
due to purchase accounting.

Product gross profit increased for fiscal 2014 to $198.1 million as compared to $124.1 million primarily due to significant
increase in product revenues due to our acquisition of Enterasys in the second quarter of fiscal 2014. However, product gross
margin in fiscal 2014 decreased as compared to fiscal 2013 primarily due to a $11.1 million charge related to the utilization of the
net increase in cost basis of the inventory acquired in connection with the purchase of Enterasys, $11.0 million for the amortization
of developed technology intangibles from the acquisition of Enterasys during the second quarter of fiscal 2014 and increased stock
compensation expenses offset by higher economic benefits realized in our manufacturing costs as compared to fiscal 2013.

Our cost of service revenue consists primarily of labor, overhead, repair and freight costs and the cost of spare parts used

in providing support under customer service contracts.

Service gross profit increased to $86.7 million for the year-ended June 30, 2015, from $69.2 million in the corresponding
period of fiscal 2014, primarily due to increase in service revenue of $27.1 million partially offset by increased personnel, overhead
and travel costs as a result of the acquisition of Enterasys. Additionally, purchase accounting charges related to deferred service
revenues decreased $2.2 million in fiscal 2015 to $3.1 million from $5.3 million as compared to fiscal 2014.

Service gross profit in fiscal 2014 increased as compared to fiscal 2013 primarily due to increased service revenue as a
result of acquisition of Enterasys and cost reduction initiatives offset by higher personnel, overhead and travel cost as a result of
our acquisition of Enterasys during the second quarter of fiscal 2014.

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Operating Expenses

The following table presents operating expenses and operating income (dollars in thousands):

Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative
Acquisition and integration
costs
Restructuring charge, net of
reversals
Amortization of intangibles
Litigation settlement
(income)/loss
Gain on sale of campus
Total operating expenses

Operating (loss) income

Year Ended

June 30,
2015
$ 93,447
169,299
42,092

June 30,
2014
$ 77,146
156,666
40,912

$
Change
$ 16,301
12,633
1,180

%
Change

June 30,
2014

21.1 % $ 77,146
8.1 % 156,666
40,912
2.9 %

June 30,
2013
$ 40,521
87,202
26,725

$
Change
$ 36,625
69,464
14,187

%
Change

90.4 %
79.7 %
53.1 %

10,205

25,716

(15,511)

(60.3)%

25,716

—

25,716

N/M

9,819
17,869

510
16,711

9,309
1,158

1,825.3 %
6.9 %

510
16,711

6,836
—

(6,326)
16,711

(92.5)%
N/M

—
—

(100)
—

100
—

$ 25,170
$ 317,561
$ 342,731
$ (62,994) $ (50,232) $ (12,762)

(100)

N/M
—

2,029
— (11,539)
$151,774
(25.4)% $ (50,232) $ 10,852

7.9 % $ 317,561

(2,129)
11,539

$ 165,787
$ (61,084)

(104.9)%
N/M

109.2 %

(562.9)%

The following table highlights our operating expenses and operating income (loss) as a percentage of net revenues:

Research and development

Sales and marketing

General and administrative

Acquisition and integration costs

Restructuring charge, net of reversals

Amortization of intangibles

Litigation settlement (income)/loss

Gain on sale of campus

Total operating expenses

Operating (loss) income

Research and Development Expenses

June 30,
2015
16.9 %

Year Ended

June 30,
2014
14.8 %

June 30,
2013
13.5 %

30.6 %

30.2 %

29.1 %

7.6 %

1.8 %

3.2 %

1.8 %

— %

62.0 %

(11.4)%

7.9 %

4.9 %

0.1 %

3.2 %

— %

61.1 %

(9.7)%

8.9 %

— %

2.3 %

— %

0.7 %

(3.9)%

50.6 %

3.6 %

Research and development expenses consist primarily of salaries and related personnel expenses, consultant fees and

prototype expenses related to the design, development, and testing of our products.

Research and development increased by $16.3 million or 21.1% for fiscal 2015 as compared to fiscal 2014. The increase
in research and development expenses were primarily due to increased spending as a result of our acquisition of Enterasys. The
increase in spending related to $13.4 million of personnel costs, which includes compensation, benefits and non-cash stock based
compensation, including $0.4 million of expense related to our executive transition activity, $1.3 million in depreciation and $0.8
million for supplies and equipment.

Research and development expenses increased in fiscal 2014 as compared to fiscal 2013 primarily due to increased personnel

and occupancy costs as a result of our acquisition of Enterasys in the second quarter of fiscal 2014.

Sales and Marketing Expenses

Sales and marketing expenses consist of salaries, commissions and related expenses for personnel engaged in marketing

and sales functions, as well as trade shows and promotional expenses.

Sales and marketing increased by $12.6 million or 8.1% for the year-ended June 30, 2015 as compared to the corresponding
period of fiscal 2014. The increase in sales and marketing expenses during fiscal 2015 was primarily due to $6.7 million of higher
compensation, benefits and non-cash stock compensation, including $0.5 million of expense related to our executive transition

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activity, $2.7 million in marketing expense, $1.8 million in facilities and $0.8 million in depreciation. All of these factors were
primarily driven by the acquisition of Enterasys.

Sales and marketing expenses increased in fiscal 2014 as compared to fiscal 2013 primarily due to increased personnel
costs as well as additional spending on additional sales and marketing programs, as a result of our acquisition of Enterasys in the
second quarter of fiscal 2014.

General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expense consists primarily of personnel costs, legal and professional service costs, share-based

compensation, travel and facilities and information technology costs.

General and administrative expenses increased by $1.2 million or 2.9% for the year-ended June 30, 2015 as compared to
the corresponding period of fiscal 2014. The increase in general and administrative expenses was primarily due to $1.1 million
in higher personnel costs related to our executive transition activity, higher occupancy costs due to additional facilities in Salem,
New Hampshire and Shannon, Ireland as a result of our acquisition of Enterasys, a $0.8 million increase in bad debt expense and
$0.2 million in professional service fees. This increase was partial offset by $1.0 million in lower travel costs.

General and administrative expenses increased in fiscal 2014 as compared to fiscal 2013 primarily due to higher personnel

and travel costs and higher occupancy costs as a result of our acquisition of Enterasys in the second quarter of fiscal 2014.

Acquisition and Integration Costs

As a result of our acquisition of Enterasys, we incurred $10.2 million and $25.7 million of acquisition and integration costs
in fiscal 2015 and 2014, respectively. For fiscal 2015, the entire $10.2 million of expense was related to integration costs. The
fiscal 2014 expense was related to $19.7 million of integration costs and the remaining $6.0 million expense was related to
acquisition costs. The lower fiscal 2015 integration expenses was due to lower severance and termination costs and third party
consulting fees. The Company expects to incur integration costs at a considerable lower rate for fiscal 2016.

Amortization of Intangibles

During fiscal 2015 and 2014, we recorded $17.9 million and $16.7 million, respectively, of amortization expenses primarily

for certain intangibles related to the acquisition of Enterasys.

Restructuring Charge, Net of Reversal

During fiscal 2015, 2014 and 2013, we recorded restructuring charges, net of reversals, of $9.8 million, $0.5 million and

$6.8 million, respectively.

Fiscal 2015 Restructuring

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, we implemented a plan to reduce costs through targeted restructuring activities
intended to reduce operating costs and realign our organization in the current competitive environment. We initiated a plan to
reduce our worldwide headcount by more than 225 employees, primarily in sales and marketing as well as research and development,
consolidate specific global administrative functions, and shift certain operating costs to lower cost regions, among other actions.
We have expensed all costs associated with this initiative. We expect to achieve approximately $40.0 million in operational savings
on an annualized basis, beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. As of June 30, 2015, we anticipate paying the remaining
restructuring liabilities of $5.9 million related to the fiscal 2015 restructuring by the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2016. The
restructuring liability is recorded in "Other accrued liabilities" on the consolidated balance sheet.

Fiscal 2013 Restructuring

During the second quarter of fiscal 2013, we reduced costs through targeted restructuring activities intended to reduce
operating costs and realign our organization in the current competitive environment. As part of our restructuring efforts in the
second quarter of fiscal 2013, we initiated a plan to reduce our worldwide headcount by 13%, consolidate specific global
administrative functions, and shift certain operating costs to lower cost regions, among other actions. We have substantially
expensed all costs associated with this initiative. As of June 30, 2015, there were no outstanding liabilities related to the fiscal
2013 restructuring.

Litigation Settlement (Income) Expense

During fiscal 2014, the Company received $0.1 million from the settlement of a property lease litigation matter.

During fiscal 2013, we recognized a litigation charge of $2.5 million related to a settlement agreement entered into with

Enterasys prior to the acquisition.

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Gain on Sale of Campus

During fiscal 2013, we completed the sale of our corporate campus and accompanying 16 acres of land in Santa Clara,
California for net cash proceeds of $44.7 million of which, $2.0 million was received in fiscal 2012. We realized a gain of $11.5
million in connection with this transaction, yet recorded a tax loss of $24.6 million.

Interest Income

Interest income was $0.5 million, $0.8 million and $1.1 million in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, representing
a decrease of $0.2 million in fiscal 2015 from fiscal 2014 and a decrease of $0.3 million in fiscal 2014 from fiscal 2013. The
decrease in interest income in fiscal 2015 was due to a decrease in the investment balance to fund debt reduction. The decrease
in interest income in fiscal 2014 was due to a decrease in our investment portfolio to fund a portion of the acquisition.

Interest Expense

We had $3.2 million and $2.1 million of interest expense for fiscal 2015 and 2014, respectively. Interest expense was
immaterial for fiscal 2013. Interest expense in fiscal years 2015 and 2014 was primarily related to the Credit Facility that the
Company entered into on October 31, 2013 to fund the acquisition of Enterasys.

Other (Expense) Income, net

Other (expense) income net was expense of $1.2 million, $1.6 million and $0.6 million in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013,
respectively. Other expense in all periods was primarily due to the revaluation of certain assets and liabilities denominated in
foreign currencies into U.S. Dollars.

Provision for Income Taxes

We are subject to income taxes in the United States and numerous foreign jurisdictions. Our effective tax rate differs from
the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% primarily due to the impact of state taxes, foreign operations which are generally taxed at
lower statutory rates and the full valuation of our deferred tax assets in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions. For the fiscal
years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, we recorded income tax provisions of $4.8 million, $4.2 million and $1.7 million,
respectively. The effective tax rates for fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 were 7.2%, 7.9% and 14.8%, respectively.

For the fiscal years ended June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013 the majority of our tax provision relates to taxes on our foreign
operations as well as state taxes due to the full valuation allowance on our U.S. and certain foreign deferred tax assets. In the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, a portion of our provision resulted from the establishment of a U.S. deferred tax liability for
amortizable goodwill resulting from the acquisition of Enterasys.

For a full reconciliation of our effective tax rate to the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% and for further explanation of our

provision for income taxes, see Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
included in Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated
financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the period reported. By their nature, these estimates,
assumptions and judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty. We base our estimates, assumptions and judgments
on historical experience, market trends and other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Estimates,
assumptions and judgments are reviewed on an ongoing basis and the effects of revisions are reflected in the consolidated financial
statements in the period they are determined to be necessary. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different
assumptions or conditions. We believe the critical accounting policies stated below, among others, affect our more significant
judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

Revenue Recognition

We derive the majority of our revenue from sales of our networking equipment, with the remaining revenue generated from
service fees relating to maintenance service contracts, professional services, and training for our products. We recognize revenue
when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the price of the product is fixed or determinable, and
the collection of the sales proceeds is reasonably assured. In instances where any of the criteria for revenue recognition are not
met, we defer revenue until all criteria have been met.

Product revenue from our value-added resellers, non-stocking distributors and end-user customers is recognized at the time
of shipment, provided that all of the foregoing revenue recognition requirements have been satisfied. We generally do not grant
return privileges, except for defective products during the warranty period, nor do we grant pricing credits. Accordingly, we

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recognize revenue upon transfer of title and risk of loss to the customer, which is generally upon shipment. We maintain estimated
accruals and allowances for sales incentives and other programs that we may make available to our partners, based on historical
experience or applicable contractual terms. Sales taxes collected from customers are excluded from revenues.

We also sell our products to distributors that stock inventory and sell to resellers. We defer recognition of revenue on all
sales to our stocking distributors until the distributors have sold the products, as evidenced by sales data that the distributors
provide to us. We grant stocking distributors certain price protection rights and the right to return a portion of unsold inventory
for the purpose of stock rotation. The distributor-related deferred revenue and receivables are adjusted at the time of the stock
rotation return or price reduction. We also provide stocking distributors with credits for changes in selling prices based on
competitive conditions, and provide funding for our distributors and their resellers to perform marketing development activities.
We maintain estimated accruals and allowances for these exposures based upon our contractual obligations. Our marketing
development channel programs do not meet the criteria for recognizing the costs as marketing expenses and therefore these costs
are accrued as a reduction to revenue in the same period that the products are sold.

Revenue from service contracts is deferred and recognized ratably over the contractual service period, which is typically

from one to two years. Professional service revenue is recognized upon delivery or completion of performance.

Our networking products are tangible products that contain software and non-software components that function together
to deliver the tangible product's essential functionality. Our sales arrangements may contain multiple deliverables comprised of
our tangible products, standalone software licenses, and service offerings depending on the distribution sales channel through
which the products are sold and the requirements of our customers. We recognize revenue for our multiple deliverable arrangements
in accordance with the accounting standard for multiple deliverable revenue arrangements, which provides guidance on whether
multiple deliverables exist, how deliverables in an arrangement should be separated, and how consideration should be allocated.
The industry-specific software revenue recognition guidance does not apply to the sales of our tangible products. Software revenue
guidance is applied to sales of our standalone software products, including software upgrades and software that is not essential to
the functionality of the hardware with which it is sold.

Pursuant to the guidance of the accounting standard for multiple-deliverable revenue arrangements, we allocate the total
arrangement consideration to each separable element of an arrangement based on the relative selling price of each element. We
determine the standalone selling price for each element based on a selling price hierarchy. Under the selling price hierarchy, the
selling price for each deliverable is based on our vendor-specific objective evidence ("VSOE") of selling price, which is determined
by a substantial majority of our historical standalone sales transactions for a product or service falling within a reasonable range.
If VSOE is not available due to a lack of standalone sales transactions or lack of pricing within a narrow range, then third party
evidence (“TPE”), as determined by the standalone pricing of competitive vendor products in similar markets, is used. TPE typically
is difficult to establish due to the proprietary differences of competitive products and difficulty in obtaining reliable competitive
standalone pricing information. When neither VSOE nor TPE is available, we determine the best estimate of standalone selling
price (“ESP”) for a product or service by considering several factors including, but not limited to, the 12-month historical median
sales price, sales channels, geography, gross margin consistency, competitive product pricing, and product life cycle. In
consideration of all relevant pricing factors, we apply management judgment to determine the best estimate of selling price through
consultation with and formal approval by our management for all products and services for which neither VSOE nor TPE is
available. Generally, the standalone selling price of services is determined using VSOE and the standalone selling price of all other
deliverables is determined by using ESP. We regularly review VSOE, TPE and ESP for all of our products and services and maintain
internal controls over the establishment and updates of these estimates.

Pursuant to the software revenue recognition accounting standard, we continue to recognize revenue for software using the
residual method for our sales of standalone software products and other software that is not essential to the functionality of the
hardware with which it is sold. After allocation of the relative selling price to each element of the multiple deliverable arrangement,
we recognize revenue in accordance with our policies for product, software, and service revenue recognition.

Our total deferred product revenue from customers other than distributors was $6.1 million and $4.1 million as of June 30,
2015 and 2014, respectively. Our total deferred revenue for services, primarily from service contracts, was $87.4 million and $89.7
million as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Service contracts typically range from one to two years. Shipping costs are
included in cost of product revenues.

We provide an allowance for sales returns based on our historical returns, analysis of credit memo data and our return
policies. The allowance for sales returns was $1.1 million and $2.7 million as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, for estimated
future returns that were recorded as a reduction of our accounts receivable. If the historical data that we use to calculate the
estimated sales returns and allowances does not properly reflect future levels of product returns, these estimates will be revised,
thus resulting in an impact on future net revenue. We estimate and adjust this allowance at each balance sheet date.

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Goodwill

Goodwill is assessed for impairment annually during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year (April 1) or more frequently when
an event occurs or circumstances change between annual tests that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting
unit below its carrying value. We have determined that we have one reporting unit. To test goodwill for impairment, we first
perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than
its carrying value. If it is concluded that this is the case, we then perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. Otherwise, the
two-step goodwill impairment test is not required. Under the two-step goodwill impairment test, we in the first step, compare the
estimated fair value of a reporting unit to its carrying value. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value, no
impairment loss is recognized. However, if the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the goodwill of the unit
may be impaired. The amount, if any, of the impairment is then measured in the second step in which we determine the implied
value of goodwill based on the allocation of the estimated fair value determined in the initial step to all assets and liabilities of
the reporting unit.

We completed our annual goodwill impairment test in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015 and determined there was no

impairment as the fair value of the reporting unit exceeded its carrying value.

Share-based Payments

We use the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the fair value of option grants other than option grants, with
market, performance or service conditions or a combination of those conditions, options assumed as part of the Enterasys acquisition,
and share purchase options under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”) on the date of grant with the weighted average
assumptions. We use the Monte-Carlo simulation model to determine the fair value and the derived service period of option grants,
with market, performance or service conditions or combinations of those conditions, on the date of grant. The expected term of
options granted is derived from historical data on employee exercise and post-vesting employment termination behavior. The
expected term of purchase options under our ESPP represents the contractual life of the ESPP purchase period. The risk-free rate
based upon the estimated life of the option and ESPP award is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant.
Expected volatility is based on both the implied volatilities from traded options on our stock and historical volatility on our stock.
We do not currently pay cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate doing so in the foreseeable future. Accordingly,
our expected dividend yield is zero. We are required to estimate forfeitures at the time of grant and revise those estimates in
subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. In fiscal 2015, our estimated forfeiture rates based on historical
forfeiture experiences are 14% for executives and 12% for non-executive employees. We use the straight-line method for expense
attribution, and we only recognize expense for those shares expected to vest.

Restructuring Charges

The Company recognizes liability for exit and disposal activities when the liability is incurred. A liability for post-
employment benefits, including severance, is recorded upon attainment of certain criteria including when payment is probable,
the amount is reasonably estimable, and the obligation relates to rights that have vested or accumulated. Facilities consolidation
charges are calculated using estimates and are based upon the remaining future lease commitments for vacated facilities from the
date of facility consolidation, net of estimated future sublease income. The estimated costs of vacating these leased facilities are
based on market information and trend analysis.

The Company continually evaluates the adequacy of the remaining liabilities under its restructuring initiatives. Although
the Company believes that these estimates accurately reflect the costs of its restructuring plans, actual results may differ, thereby
requiring the Company to record additional provision or reverse a portion of such provision.

Business Combinations

We allocate the purchase price of acquired companies to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed,
assumed equity awards, as well as to in-process research and development based upon their estimated fair values at the acquisition
date. The purchase price allocation process requires management’s judgment and often involves the use of significant estimates
and assumptions, especially at the acquisition date with respect to intangible assets, deferred revenue obligations and equity
assumed.

Although we believe the assumptions and estimates we have made are reasonable and appropriate, they are based in part
on historical experience and information obtained from the management of the acquired companies and are inherently uncertain.
Examples of critical estimates in valuing certain of intangible assets we have acquired or may acquire in future include but are
not limited to assumptions with respect to future cash inflows and outflows, discount rates, intangibles and other asset lives,
expected costs to develop the in-process research and development into commercially viable products, among other items.

In connection with the purchase price allocations for our acquisitions, we estimate the fair value of inventory using the
comparative sales method. The fair value of the inventory utilizing the comparative sales method is estimated using the selling
price, less sales costs, marketing costs and profit on these costs. The operating profit margins are based on the historical margins.

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In connection with the purchase price allocations for our acquisitions, we estimate the fair value of deferred revenue using
the cost build-up approach. The cost build-up approach determines the fair value by estimating the costs related to fulfilling the
obligations plus a normal profit margin. The estimated costs to fulfill the obligations are based on historical costs and benchmarking
analysis.

Unanticipated events and circumstances may occur that may affect the accuracy or validity of such assumptions, estimates
or actual results. As a result, during the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date, we may
record adjustments to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed with the corresponding offset to goodwill. Upon the conclusion
of the measurement period or final determination of the values of assets acquired or liabilities assumed, whichever comes first,
any subsequent adjustments are recorded to our consolidated statements of operations.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the FASB, jointly with the International Accounting Standards Board, issued Accounting Standard Update
No. 2014-09 (Topic 606) - Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASU 2014-09"). This ASU's core principle is that a reporting
entity will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration
to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In applying this new guidance to contracts within
its scope, an entity will: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligation in the contract, (3)
determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize
revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. Additionally, this new guidance will require significantly
expanded disclosures about revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods (including interim reporting
periods within those annual periods) beginning after December 15, 2016. In July 2015, the FASB approved a one-year deferral of
the effective date of the new standard. The new standard will be effective for our fiscal 2019, with early adoption permitted.
Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adopt this ASU. We are currently
evaluating the potential effect on its consolidated financial statements from adoption of this standard.

In November 2014, the FASB has issued ASU 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity’s Ability to Continue
as a Going Concern, which provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going-concern uncertainties in the financial
statements. The new standard requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue
as a going concern within one year of the date of issuance of the entity’s financial statements and provide certain disclosures when
there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. This guidance applies to all entities and is
effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. We
are currently evaluating the potential effect on its consolidated financial statements from adoption of this standard.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02 which provides consolidation guidance and changes the way reporting
enterprises evaluate consolidation for limited partnerships, investment companies and similar entities, as well as variable interest
entities. The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. We do not believe
adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03 - Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which requires that
debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying
amount of that debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. ASU 2015-03 requires retrospective adoption and will be effective
for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. We do not believe
adoption of this standard will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, which requires entities to measure most inventory “at the lower of cost and
net realizable value,” thereby simplifying the current guidance under which an entity must measure inventory at the lower of cost
or market (market in this context is defined as one of three different measures). The ASU will not apply to inventories that are
measured by using either the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") method or the retail inventory method ("RIM"). The ASU is effective
prospectively for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods therein. Early application of the ASU
is permitted. Upon transition, entities must disclose the nature of and reason for the accounting change. We do not believe adoption
of this standard will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-11,
Income Taxes (Topic 740)-Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax
Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (“ASU 2013-11”). This ASU provides guidance regarding the presentation in the
statement of financial position of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward or a tax credit carryforward
exists. The ASU generally provides that an entity's unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of its unrecognized tax benefit, should
be presented in its financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax
loss, or a tax credit carryforward. ASU 2013-11 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning
after December 31, 2013. We adopted this standard prospectively in the first quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, its
adoption did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following summarizes information regarding our cash, investments, and working capital (in thousands):

Cash and cash equivalent
Short-term investments
Total cash and investments
Working capital

June 30,
2015
76,225
—
76,225
2,564

$
$

June 30,
2014
73,190
32,692
$ 105,882
56,548
$

As of June 30, 2015, our principal sources of liquidity consisted of cash and cash equivalents of $76.2 million, accounts
receivable, net of $92.7 million and availability of borrowings from the Revolving Facility of $20.6 million as of June 30, 2015.
Our principal uses of cash will include repayments of debt and related interest, purchase of finished goods inventory from our
contract manufacturers, payroll, restructuring expenses and other operating expenses related to the development, marketing of our
products and purchases of property and equipment. We believe that our $76.2 million of cash and cash equivalents at June 30,
2015, cash flows from operations along with the availability of borrowings from the Revolving Facility will be sufficient to fund
our principal uses of cash for at least the next 12 months.

The Senior Secured Credit Facilities, as amended, contain financial covenants that require us to maintain a minimum
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and Consolidated Quick Ratio and a maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio and
several other financial and non-financial covenants and restrictions that limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness, create
liens upon any of our property, merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all of our assets, etc.

The Senior Secured Credit Facilities, as amended, also include customary events of default, including failure to pay principal,
interest or fees when due, failure to comply with covenants, if any representation or warranty made by us is false or misleading
in any material respect, certain insolvency or receivership events affecting Extreme and its subsidiaries, the occurrence of certain
material judgments, the occurrence of certain ERISA events, the invalidity of the loan documents or a change in control of our
Company. The amounts outstanding under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, as amended, may be accelerated upon certain
events of default. We believe we are in compliance and expect to remain in compliance with the covenants of the Senior Secured
Credit Facilities, as amended, and they are not expected to impact our liquidity or capital resources.

Key Components of Cash Flows and Liquidity

A summary of the sources and uses of cash and cash equivalents is as follows (in thousands):

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in ) investing activities
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
Foreign currency effect on cash
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

Fiscal Year Ended
June 30,
2014

June 30,
2015
37,423
21,598

$
$
$ (52,470) $ 129,580
$
839
$

$ (26,843) $
$ (126,189) $
$
$
$ (22,613) $

(3,516) $
3,035

June 30,
2013
32,237
16,480
(7,391)
(119)
41,207

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $76.2 million at June 30, 2015, representing a decrease of $29.7
million from $105.9 million at June 30, 2014. Cash and cash equivalents increased primarily due to cash provided by operations
of $37.4 million and cash provided by investing activities of $21.6 million offset by cash used in financing activities of $52.5
million and foreign currency impact of $3.5 million.

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Cash provided by operating activities was $37.4 million compared to cash used in operating activities of $26.8 million in
fiscal 2014, an increase of $64.3 million during the year ended June 30, 2015. The current year's net loss of $71.6 million was
primarily offset by non-cash expenses such as amortization of intangibles, stock-based compensation, and depreciation. Decreases
in accounts receivables and increases in deferred revenue were also factors contributing to the cash provided by operating activities
for the year ended June 30, 2015.

Cash flow provided by investing activities of $21.6 million, was mainly due to proceeds from sales and maturities of
investments of $32.4 million offset by capital expenditures of $7.2 million and purchase of non-marketable equity investments of
$3.0 million.

Cash flow used in financing activities was $52.5 million due to the repayment of debt of $78.7 million and borrowings of

$24.0 million on the Revolving Facility for working capital requirements.

Contractual Obligations

The following summarizes our contractual obligations at June 30, 2015, and the effect such obligations are expected to

have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods (in thousands):

Total

Less Than
1 Year

1 – 3 Years

3 – 5 Years

More Than
Five Years

Contractual Obligations:

Debt obligations

Interest on debt obligations

Non-cancelable inventory purchase
commitments

Non-cancelable operating lease obligations

Other liabilities

66,875

5,651

69,863

64,417

650

11,375

39,813

15,687

2,406

3,037

69,863

10,948

195

—

18,579

390

208

—

17,170

—

17,720

—

Total contractual cash obligations

207,456

94,787

61,819

33,130

17,720

Non-cancelable inventory purchase commitments represent the purchase of long lead-time component inventory that our
contract manufacturers procure in accordance with our forecast. Inventory purchase commitments were $69.9 million as of June 30,
2015, an increase of $5.2 million from $64.7 million as of June 30, 2014.

Non-cancelable operating lease obligations represent base rents and operating expense obligations to landlords for facilities

we occupy at various locations.

Other liabilities include the Company's commitments towards debt related fees and specific arrangements other than

inventory.

The amounts in the table above exclude income tax liabilities related to uncertain tax positions as existing tax attributes of

the Company are available to offset any potential income tax obligations.

We did not have any material commitments for capital expenditures as of June 30, 2015.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements as of June 30, 2015.

Capital Resources and Financial Condition

As of June 30, 2015, we had $76.2 million in cash and cash equivalents. We believe that our current cash, cash equivalents,
cash available from future operations along with the availability of borrowings from the Revolving Facility will enable us to meet
our working capital requirements for at least the next 12 months.

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Sensitivity

The primary objective of our investment activities is to preserve principal while at the same time maximize the income we
receive from our investments without significantly increasing risk. Some of the securities that we have invested in may be subject
to market risk. This means that a change in prevailing interest rates may cause the principal amount of the investment to fluctuate.
For example, if we hold a security that was issued with a fixed interest rate at the then-prevailing rate and the prevailing interest
rate later rises, the principal amount of our investment will probably decline. To minimize this risk, we maintain our portfolio of
cash equivalents and short-term investments in a variety of securities, including commercial paper, other non-government debt
securities and money market funds.

The valuation of our investment portfolio is subject to uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Factors that may impact
its valuation include changes to credit ratings of the securities, discount rates and ongoing strength and quality of market credit
and liquidity.

If the current market conditions deteriorate further, or the anticipated recovery in market values does not occur, we may be

required to record impairment charges in future quarters.

The following table presents the amounts of our cash equivalents, short-term investments and marketable securities that
are subject to market risk by range of expected maturity and weighted-average interest rates as of June 30, 2014. This table does
not include money market funds as those funds are generally not consider subject to market risk We did not have any short-term
investments or marketable securities as of June 30, 2015. (dollars in thousands)

June 30, 2014
Short-term investments

Weighted average interest rate

Debt

Three months
or less

Three months to
one year

Greater than
one year

Total

Fair
Value

Maturing in

— $
—%

23,598

0.91%

9,094
0.72%

32,692

33,259

At certain points in time we are exposed to the impact of interest rate fluctuations, primarily in the form of variable rate
borrowings from our Senior Secured Credit Facilities, as amended, that we entered into on October 31, 2013. Our debt and Senior
Secured Credit Facilities, as amended, are fully described in the Note 3 of our Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
At June 30, 2015 we had $66.9 million of debt outstanding, all of which was from our Senior Secured Credit Facilities, as amended.
Through the end of our fiscal year, the average daily outstanding amount was $94.3 million with a low of $66.9 million and a high
of $121.6 million. The fair value of the debt outstanding at June 30, 2015 was $66.9 million. If there were an increase in the
interest rates of 0.5% and 1.0% the annualized increase in interest expense on the June 30, 2015 outstanding balance would be
$84,000 and $167,000 respectively. Conversely if there was a decrease in interest rates of 0.5% and 1.0% the annualized interest
rate on the outstanding balance at June 30, 2015 would decrease by $84,000 and $167,000 respectively.

Exchange Rate Sensitivity

Currently, majority of all of our sales and our expenses are denominated in United States Dollars and, as a result, we have
not experienced significant foreign exchange gains and losses to date. While we conduct sales transactions and incur certain
operating expenses in foreign currencies and expect to continue to do so, we do not anticipate that foreign exchange gains or losses
will be significant, in part because of our foreign exchange risk management process discussed below.

Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts

We record all derivatives on the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognized in
earnings as Other Income (Expense). We enter into foreign exchange forward contracts to mitigate the effect of gains and losses
generated by the foreign currency forecast transactions related to certain operating expenses and re-measurement of certain assets
and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies. These derivatives do not qualify as hedges. At June 30, 2015, we did not have
any forward foreign currency contracts.

Foreign currency transaction gains and losses from operations were a loss of $1.0 million, $1.5 million and $0.9 million in

fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Consolidated Balance Sheets

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Extreme Networks, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Extreme Networks, Inc. and subsidiaries (the
Company) as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive
(loss) income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30,
2015. We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2015, based on
criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for these
consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying
Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting under item 9A. Our responsibility is to express
an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control over
financial reporting based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board
(United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal
control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the consolidated financial
statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated
financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and
evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting
included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material
weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the
assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the
circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting
includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable
assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made
only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable
assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s
assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that
controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the
policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
financial position of Extreme Networks, Inc. and subsidiaries as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2015, in conformity with
U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, Extreme Networks, Inc. maintained, in all
material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2015, based on criteria
established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

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/s/ KPMG LLP

Santa Clara, California
September 14, 2015

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EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

Current assets:

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $2,396 at June 30, 2015 and $3,618 at June 30, 2014
Inventories
Deferred income taxes
Prepaid expenses and other current assets

Total current assets
Property and equipment, net

Intangible assets, net

Goodwill

Other assets, net

Total assets

Current liabilities:

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Current portion of long-term debt

Accounts payable

Accrued compensation and benefits

Accrued warranty

Deferred revenue, net

Deferred distributors revenue, net of cost of sales to distributors

Other accrued liabilities

Total current liabilities

Deferred revenue, less current portion

Long-term debt, less current portion

Deferred income taxes

Other long-term liabilities
Commitments and contingencies (Note 5)

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; 100,284,106 shares issued and
outstanding at June 30, 2015 and 96,980,214 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2014

Additional paid-in-capital

Accumulated other comprehensive income

Accumulated deficit

Total stockholders’ equity

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

76,225
—
92,737
58,014
760
10,258
237,994

39,862

52,132

70,877

27,795

73,190
32,692
124,664
57,109
1,058
14,143
302,856

46,554

87,459

70,877

18,686

$ 428,660

$ 526,432

11,375

29,688

40,135

25,195

8,676

76,551

40,875

32,623

37,308

26,677

7,551

74,735

31,992

38,357

235,430

246,308

23,231

55,500
2,979

7,285

22,942

91,875
1,264

7,331

—

100

—

865,282
(1,291)
(759,856)
104,235

845,267
(439)
(688,213)
156,712

$ 428,660

$ 526,432

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EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Net revenues:

Product
Service

Total net revenues

Cost of revenues:
Product
Service

Total cost of revenues

Gross profit:

Product

Service

Total gross profit

Operating expenses:

Research and development

Sales and marketing

General and administrative

Acquisition and integration costs

Restructuring charge, net of reversals

Amortization of intangibles

Litigation settlement (income) expense

Gain on sale of facilities

Total operating expenses

Operating (loss) income
Interest income

Interest expense

Other (expense) income, net

(Loss) Income before income taxes

Provision for income taxes

Net (loss) income

Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share:

Net (loss) income per share – basic

Net (loss) income per share – diluted

Shares used in per share calculation – basic

Shares used in per share calculation – diluted

Year Ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

June 30,
2013

$ 418,046
134,894
552,940

$ 411,761
107,793
519,554

$ 239,955
59,388
299,343

225,018
48,185
273,203

213,673
38,552
252,225

115,862
20,855
136,717

193,028

198,088

124,093

86,709

69,241

38,533

279,737

267,329

162,626

93,447

77,146

169,299

156,666

42,092

10,205

9,819

17,869

—

342,731
(62,994)
541
(3,177)
(1,206)
(66,836)
4,807

40,912

25,716

510

16,711
(100)
—

317,561
(50,232)
751
(2,085)
(1,555)
(53,121)
4,189

$ (71,643) $ (57,310) $

(0.72) $
(0.72) $

(0.60) $
(0.60) $

99,000

95,515

40,521

87,202

26,725

—

6,836

—

2,029
(11,539)
151,774
10,852

1,070

—
(571)
11,351

1,678

9,673

0.10

93,954

95,044

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(In thousands)

Net (loss) income:

Other comprehensive income, net of tax:

Available for sale securities:

Change in unrealized (loss) gain on available for sale securities, net of taxes
Reclassification of adjustment for realized net gains on available for sale
securities included in net (loss) income

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on available for sale securities, net of
taxes

Net change in net foreign currency translation adjustment

Other comprehensive (loss) income

Total comprehensive (loss) income

June 30,
2015

Year Ended

June 30,
2014

June 30,
2013

$ (71,643) $ (57,310) $

9,673

(26)

—

(26)
(826)
(852)

136

158

294

644

938

$ (72,495) $ (56,372) $

(327)

—

(327)
(189)
(516)
9,157

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands)

Balances at June 30, 2012

Net income

Other comprehensive loss, net

Exercise of options to purchase common stock

Issuance of common stock under employee stock
purchase plan

Issuance of restricted stock, net of repurchases

Repurchase of common stock

Share-based payments

Retirement of treasury shares

Balances at June 30, 2013

Net loss

Other comprehensive income, net

Exercise of options to purchase common stock

Issuance of common stock under employee stock
purchase plan

Issuance of restricted stock

Share-based payments

Balances at June 30, 2014

Net loss

Other comprehensive income, net

Exercise of options to purchase common stock

Issuance of common stock under employee stock
purchase plan

Issuance of restricted stock

Share-based payments

Balances at June 30, 2015

Common Stock

Amount

Additional
Paid-in-
Capital

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

Accumulated
Deficit

Total
Stockholders’
Equity

133,965

134

970,609

(861) $

(640,576) $

179,640

—

2,045

605

712

(4,069)

—

(39,632)

93,626

—

1,791

762

801

96,980

—

447

1,138

1,719

—

100,284

—

(4)

—

(40)

—

100

—

6,137

1,699

(751)

(14,475)

7,738

(149,626)

—

(516)

—

9,673

—

821,331

(1,377) $

(630,903)

—

6,436

3,166

(1,588)

15,922

—

938

—

(57,310)

—

845,267

(439) $

(688,213) $

—

1,392

3,578

(2,756)

17,801

—

(852)

—

(71,643)

—

9,673

(516)

6,139

1,700

(750)

(14,479)

7,738

—

189,145

(57,310)

938

6,438

3,166

(1,587)

15,922

156,712

(71,643)

(852)

1,392

3,580

(2,755)

17,801

865,282

(1,291) $

(759,856) $

104,235

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)

Cash flows from operating activities:

Net (loss) income
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

(71,643) $

(57,310) $

9,673

June 30,
2015

Year Ended
June 30,
2014

June 30,
2013

Decrease in accrued investment income
Depreciation
Amortization of intangible assets
Allowance for doubtful accounts and sales returns
Deferred income taxes
Stock-based compensation
Loss (gain) on disposition of long lived assets, net
Non-cash interest expense
Unrealized (gain)/loss on foreign exchange transactions
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net

Accounts receivable
Inventories
Prepaid expenses and other assets
Accounts payable
Accrued compensation and benefits
Accrued warranty
Deferred revenue, net
Deferred revenue, net of cost of sales to distributors
Other long-term liabilities

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:

Capital expenditures
Acquisition, net of cash acquired
Purchases of investments
Purchases of non-marketable equity investments
Proceeds from maturities of investments and marketable securities
Proceeds from sales of investments and marketable securities
Purchases of intangible assets
Proceeds from sales of facilities
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
Cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities:

Borrowings under Revolving Facility
Borrowings under Term Loan
Repayment of debt
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net
Repurchase of common stock
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

Foreign currency effect on cash

197
12,832
35,951
4,246
1,871
17,801
1,298
247
(1,290)

27,681
(904)
(2,240)
2,827
(1,482)
1,125
2,104
8,883
(2,081)
37,423

(7,205)
—
—
(3,000)
23,321
9,051
(569)
—
21,598

24,000
—
(78,688)
2,218
—
(52,470)

(3,516)

923
10,628
28,771
2,366
(61)
15,922
2,226
173
405

(56,116)
(7,280)
2,288
(4,234)
(570)
3,385
18,689
13,537
(585)
(26,843)

(22,373)
(180,000)
(9,045)
—
28,722
56,594
(87)
—
(126,189)

83,000
65,000
(26,437)
8,017
—
129,580

1,600
4,543
1,488
(173)
(35)
7,353
(11,285)
—
291

(6,304)
10,442
1,877
7,726
95
425
2,127
2,069
325
32,237

(12,737)
—
(57,712)
—
16,367
28,528
(625)
42,659
16,480

—
—
—
7,084
(14,475)
(7,391)

839

(119)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

3,035

(22,613)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

Interest paid
Cash paid for taxes, net

Non-cash investing activities:
Unpaid capital expenditures

73,190
76,225

2,361
1,582

316

$
$

See accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.

41,207

54,596
95,803

—
1,534

95,803
73,190

1,852
2,864

$
$

310

7,001

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Extreme Networks, Inc. (“Extreme Networks” or “the Company”) is a leading provider of network infrastructure equipment
and markets its products primarily to business, governmental, health care, service provider, and educational customers with a focus
on large corporate enterprises and metropolitan service providers on a global basis. The Company conducts its sales and marketing
activities on a worldwide basis through distributors, resellers and the Company’s field sales organization. Extreme Networks was
incorporated in California in 1996 and reincorporated in Delaware in 1999.

Fiscal Year

The Company uses a fiscal calendar year ending on June 30. All references herein to "fiscal 2015" or "2015"; “fiscal 2014”

or “2014”; "fiscal 2013" or "2013" represent the fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively .

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Extreme Networks and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All

inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

The Company predominantly uses the United States Dollar as its functional currency. The functional currency for certain
of its foreign subsidiaries is the local currency. For those subsidiaries that operate in a local currency functional environment, all
assets and liabilities are translated to United States Dollars at current month end rates of exchange; and revenue and expenses are
translated using the monthly average rate.

Certain balances included in the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of cash flows related to deferred
income taxes and restructuring liabilities for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.
Specifically, in the consolidated balance sheet, restructuring liabilities which was presented separately has been included in other
accrued liabilities while deferred income taxes, which was part of Other long-term liabilities, is now presented separately. In the
consolidated statement of cash flows, the changes in operating assets and liabilities for Other long-term liabilities includes the
changes in restructuring liabilities and other accrued liabilities which were previously disclosed separately.

Accounting Estimates

The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial
statements and accompanying notes. Estimates are used for, but are not limited to, the accounting for the allowances for doubtful
accounts and sales returns, determining the fair value of acquired assets and assumed liabilities, estimated selling prices, inventory
valuation and purchase commitments, depreciation and amortization, impairment of long-lived assets including goodwill, warranty
accruals, restructuring liabilities, measurement of share-based compensation costs and income taxes. Actual results could differ
materially from these estimates.

2. Business Combinations

On October 31, 2013 (the “Acquisition Date”), the Company completed the acquisition of Enterasys Networks, Inc.
("Enterasys"), a privately held provider of wired and wireless network infrastructure and security solutions, for $180.0 million,
net of cash acquired. The Company also assumed outstanding options and restricted stock units of Enterasys at the Acquisition
Date, all of which were unvested.

The acquisition has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. The purchase price allocation as of the
Acquisition Date is set forth in the table below and reflects various fair value estimates. These estimates were determined through
established and generally accepted valuation techniques, including work performed by third-party valuation specialists. All
valuations were considered finalized as of September 30, 2014.

The following table below summarizes the allocation as of September 30, 2014 of the tangible and identifiable intangible

assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

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Cash
Receivables
Inventory
Other current assets
Property and equipment
Identifiable intangible assets
In-process research and development
Deferred tax assets
Other assets
Goodwill
Current liabilities
Other long-term liabilities
Total purchase price allocation
Less: Cash acquired from acquisition

Total purchase price consideration, net of cash acquired

September 30, 2014
7,397
$
23,271
33,662
7,374
21,293
108,900
3,000
9
7,343
70,877
(81,535)
(14,194)
187,397
(7,397)

180,000

There were no adjustments to the allocation of assets acquired or liabilities assumed from June 30, 2014 through the time

the Company finalized the allocation as of September 30, 2014.

The fair value of the acquired intangible assets were estimated using an income approach. Under this method, an intangible
asset's fair value is equal to the present value of the incremental after-tax cash flows (excess earnings) attributable solely to the
intangible asset over its remaining useful life. To calculate fair value, the Company used cash flows discounted at rates considered
appropriate given the inherent risks associated with each type of asset. The Company believes that the level and timing of cash
flows appropriately reflect market participant assumptions. Cash flows were assumed to extend through the remaining economic
useful life of each class of intangible asset.

The fair value of the acquired deferred revenue was estimated using the cost build-up approach. The cost build-up approach
determines fair value using estimates of the costs required to provide the contracted deliverables plus an assumed profit. The total
costs including the assumed profit were adjusted to present value using a discount rate considered appropriate. The resulting fair
value approximates the amount that the Company would be required to pay a third party to assume the obligation. The fair value
of the deferred revenue obligation is affected most significantly by the estimated costs required to support the obligation, but is
also affected by the assumed profit and the discount rate.

The following table presents details of the identifiable intangible assets acquired as part of the acquisition (in thousands):

Intangible Assets

Developed technology

Customer relationships

Maintenance contracts

Trademarks

Order backlog

Total identifiable intangible assets

Estimated Useful
Life (in years)

Amount

45,000

37,000

17,000

2,500

7,400

108,900

The amortization for the developed technology is recorded in “Cost of revenues” for product and the amortization for the
remaining intangibles is recorded in “Amortization of intangibles” on the consolidated statement of operations. The goodwill
recognized is attributable primarily to expected synergies and the assembled workforce of Enterasys. The Company anticipates
both the goodwill and intangible assets to be fully deductible for tax purposes.

The Company had an indefinite-lived asset of $3.0 million as of the Acquisition Date which represents the fair value of in-
process research and development activities. The Company completed the research and development efforts in the fourth quarter
of fiscal 2014 and has determined that the asset is an identifiable intangible asset with an estimated useful life of three years. The

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

results of operations of Enterasys are included in the consolidated results of operations beginning October 31, 2013. For the year
ended June 30, 2014, $227.7 million of revenue and $13.5 million of operating income from Enterasys are included in the
consolidated statement of operations. The Company incurred $6.0 million of acquisition-related expenses for the year ended
June 30, 2014. Such acquisition-related costs are included in "Acquisition and integration costs" on the consolidated statement of
operations. The costs, which the Company expensed as incurred, consist primarily of professional fees payable to financial and
legal advisors.

3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Revenue Recognition

The Company's revenue is primarily derived from sales of networking products, which are tangible products containing
software and non-software components that function together to deliver the tangible product's essential functionality. In addition
to tangible products, the Company's sales arrangements may include other deliverables such as standalone software licenses, or
service offerings. For multiple deliverable arrangements, the Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the accounting
standard for multiple deliverable revenue arrangements, which provides guidance on whether multiple deliverables exist, how
deliverables in an arrangement should be separated, and how consideration should be allocated. Software revenue recognition
guidance is applied to the sales of the Company's standalone software products, including software upgrades and software that is
not essential to the functionality of the hardware with which it is sold.

Pursuant to the guidance of the accounting standard for multiple deliverable revenue arrangements, when the Company's
sales arrangements contain multiple elements, such as products, software licenses, maintenance agreements, or professional
services, the Company determines the standalone selling price for each element based on a selling price hierarchy. The application
of the multiple deliverable revenue accounting standard does not change the units of accounting for the Company's multiple element
arrangements. Under the selling price hierarchy, the selling price for each deliverable is based on the Company's vendor-specific
objective evidence (“VSOE”), which is determined by a substantial majority of the Company's historical standalone sales
transactions for a product or service falling within a narrow range. If VSOE is not available due to a lack of standalone sales
transactions or lack of pricing within a narrow range, then third party evidence (“TPE”), as determined by the standalone pricing
of competitive vendor products in similar markets, is used, if available. TPE typically is difficult to establish due to the proprietary
differences of competitive products and difficulty in obtaining reliable competitive standalone pricing information. When neither
VSOE nor TPE is available, the Company determines its best estimate of standalone selling price (“ESP”) for a product or service
and does so by considering several factors including, but not limited to, the 12-month historical median sales price, sales channel,
geography, gross margin objective, competitive product pricing, and product life cycle. In consideration of all relevant pricing
factors, the Company applies management judgment to determine the Company's best estimate of selling price through consultation
with and formal approval by the Company's management for all products and services for which neither VSOE nor TPE is available.
Generally the standalone selling price of services is determined using VSOE and the standalone selling price of other deliverables
is determined by using ESP. The Company regularly reviews VSOE, TPE and ESP for all of its products and services and maintains
internal controls over the establishment and updates of these estimates.

Pursuant to the software revenue recognition accounting standard, the Company continues to recognize revenue for software
using the residual method for its sale of standalone software products, including optional software upgrades and other software
that is not essential to the functionality of the hardware with which it is sold. After allocation of the relative selling price to each
element of the arrangement, the Company recognizes revenue in accordance with the Company's policies for product, software,
and service revenue recognition.

The Company derives the majority of its revenue from sales of its networking equipment, with the remaining revenue
generated from service fees relating to maintenance service contracts, professional services, and training for its products. The
Company generally recognizes product revenue from its value-added resellers, non-stocking distributors and end-user customers
at the time of shipment, provided that persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred, the price of the product
is fixed or determinable, and collection of the sales proceeds is reasonably assured. In instances where the criteria for revenue
recognition are not met, revenue is deferred until all criteria have been met. As of June 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company’s total
deferred product revenue from customers other than distributors was $6.1 million and $4.1 million, respectively. As of June 30,
2015 and 2014, the Company’s total deferred revenue for services, primarily from service contracts, was $87.4 million and $89.7
million, respectively. Sales taxes collected from customers are excluded from revenues.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

The Company sells its products and maintenance service contracts to partners in two distribution channels, or tiers. The
first tier consists of a limited number of independent distributors that stock its products and sell primarily to resellers. The Company
defers recognition of revenue on all sales to its stocking distributors until the distributors sell the product, as evidenced by “sales-
out” reports that the distributors provide. The Company grants these distributors the right to return a portion of unsold inventory
for the purpose of stock rotation and certain price protection rights. The distributor-related deferred revenue and receivables are
adjusted at the time of the stock rotation return or price reduction. The Company also provides distributors with credits for changes
in selling prices based on competitive conditions, and allows distributors to participate in cooperative marketing programs. The
Company maintains estimated accruals and allowances for these exposures based upon the Company's historical experience. In
connection with cooperative advertising programs, if the Company does not meet the criteria for recognizing the expense as
marketing expense the costs are recorded as a reduction to revenue in the same period that the related revenue is recorded.

The second tier of the distribution channel consists of a non-stocking distributors and value-added resellers that sell directly
to end-users. For product sales to non-stocking distributors and value-added resellers, the Company does not grant return privileges,
except for defective products during the warranty period, nor does the Company grant pricing credits. Accordingly, the Company
recognizes revenue upon transfer of title and risk of loss or damage, generally upon shipment. In connection with cooperative
advertising programs and certain price protection rights that may occur under contractual arrangements with its resellers, if the
Company does not meet the criteria for recognizing the expense as marketing expense, the costs are recorded as a reduction to
revenue in the same period that the related revenue is recorded.

Allowance for Sales Returns

The Company provides an allowance for sales returns based on its historical returns, analysis of credit memo data and its
return policies. The allowance for sales returns is as a reduction of our accounts receivable. If the historical data that the Company
uses to calculate the estimated sales returns and allowances does not properly reflect future levels of product returns, these estimates
will be revised, thus resulting in an impact on future net revenue. The Company estimates and adjusts this allowance at each
balance sheet date.

The following table is a summary of our allowance for sales returns (in thousands).

Description
Year Ended June 30, 2015:

Allowance for sales returns

Year Ended June 30, 2014:

Allowance for sales returns

Year Ended June 30, 2013:

Allowance for sales returns

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Balance at
beginning
of period

Additions

(Deductions)

Balance at
end of
period

2,700

3,306

(4,926) $

1,080

777

3,063

(1,140) $

2,700

1,262

130

(615) $

777

The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts which reflects its best estimate of potentially uncollectible trade
receivables. The allowance is based on both specific and general reserves. The Company continually monitors and evaluates the
collectability of its trade receivables based on a combination of factors. It records specific allowances for bad debts in general and
administrative expense when it becomes aware of a specific customer’s inability to meet its financial obligation to the Company,
such as in the case of bankruptcy filings or deterioration of financial position. Estimates are used in determining the allowances
for all other customers based on factors such as current trends in the length of time the receivables are past due and historical
collection experience. The Company mitigates some collection risk by requiring most of its customers in the Asia-Pacific region,
excluding Japan and Australia, to pay cash in advance or secure letters of credit when placing an order with the Company.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

The following table is a summary of the allowance for doubtful accounts (in thousands).

Description

Year Ended June 30, 2015:

Allowance for doubtful accounts

Year Ended June 30, 2014:

Allowance for doubtful accounts

Year Ended June 30, 2013:

Allowance for doubtful accounts

(1) Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries

Concentrations

Balance at
beginning
of period

Charges to
bad debt
expenses

(Deductions)
(1)

Balance at
end of
period

918

475

940

468

(542) $

1,316

(25) $

384

312

(221) $

918

475

The Company may be subject to concentration of credit risk as a result of certain financial instruments consisting of accounts
receivable and short-term investments. The Company does not invest an amount exceeding 10% of its combined cash or cash
equivalents in the securities of any one obligor or maker, except for obligations of the United States government, obligations of
United States government agencies and money market accounts.

The Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and generally does not require collateral in exchange

for credit.

The following table sets forth major customers accounting for 10% or more of our net revenue:

Tech Data Corporation

Westcon Group Inc.

Scansource, Inc.

* Less than 10% of net revenue

Year Ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

June 30,
2013

15%

11%

10%

16%

12%

The following table sets forth major customers accounting for 10% or more of our accounts receivable balance.

Westcon Group Inc.

Tech Data Corporation

* Less than 10% of accounts receivable

Inventory Valuation

As of

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

27%

19%

13%

The Company's inventory balance as of June 30, 2015 and 2014 was $58.0 million and $57.1 million, respectively. The
Company values its inventory at lower of cost or market. Cost is computed using standard cost, which approximates actual cost,
on a first-in, first-out basis. The Company has established inventory allowances primarily determined by the age of inventory or
when conditions exist that suggest that inventory may be in excess of anticipated demand or is obsolete based upon assumptions
about future demand. At the point of the loss recognition, a new, lower-cost basis for that inventory is established, and subsequent
changes in facts and circumstances do not result in the restoration or increase in that newly established cost basis. Any written
down or obsolete inventory subsequently sold has not had a material impact on gross margin for any of the periods disclosed.

The following is a summary of our inventory by category (in thousands).

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Finished goods
Raw materials
Total Inventory

Cash Equivalents, Short-Term Investments and Marketable Securities

The following is a summary of Cash and Available-for-Sale Securities (in thousands)

Cash

Cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Total available-for-sale

Total cash and available for sale securities

Available-for-Sale Securities

The following is a summary of available-for-sale securities (in thousands):

June 30

2015

55,301
2,713
58,014

2014
56,298
811
57,109

June 30

2015
$ 71,455

2014
$ 72,623

4,770
—
4,770

567
32,692
$ 33,259

$ 76,225

$ 105,882

June 30, 2015

Money market funds
Classified as:

Cash equivalents

June 30, 2014

Money market funds
U.S. corporate debt securities

Classified as:

Cash equivalents
Short-term investments

Amortized
Cost

Fair Value

Unrealized
Holding
Gains

Unrealized
Holding
Losses

4,770

567
32,578
33,145

4,770

567
32,692
33,259

— $

— $
114
114

— $

114
114

—

—
—
—

The Company did not have any available-for sale investments in debt securities at June 30, 2015.

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of available-for-sale investments in debt securities at June 30, 2014, by

contractual maturity, were as follows (in thousands):

Due in 1 year or less
Due in 1-2 years
Due in 2-5 years
Total investments in available for sale debt securities

Amortized
Cost

Fair
Value

23,512
6,049
3,017
32,578

23,598
6,070
3,024
32,692

The Company considers highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase to be cash
equivalents. Investments with maturities of greater than three months, but less than one year at the balance sheet date are classified
58

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

as Short-term Investments. Investments with maturities of greater than one year at balance sheet date are classified as Marketable
Securities. Except for direct obligations of the United States government, securities issued by agencies of the United States
government, and money market funds, the Company diversifies its investments by limiting its holdings with any individual issuer.

Investments include available-for-sale investment-grade debt securities that the Company carries at fair value. The Company
accumulates unrealized gains and losses on the Company's available-for-sale debt securities, net of tax, in accumulated other
comprehensive income in the stockholders' equity section of its balance sheets. Such an unrealized gain or loss does not reduce
net income for the applicable accounting period. If the fair value of an available-for-sale debt instrument is less than its amortized
cost basis, an other-than-temporary impairment is triggered in circumstances where (1) the Company intends to sell the instrument,
(2) it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the instrument before recovery of its amortized cost basis,
or (3) the Company does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the instrument (that is, a credit loss exists). If the
Company intends to sell or it is more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the available-for-sale debt instrument
before recovery of its amortized cost basis, the Company recognizes an other-than-temporary impairment in earnings equal to the
entire difference between the debt instruments' amortized cost basis and its fair value. For available-for-sale debt instruments that
are considered other-than-temporarily impaired due to the existence of a credit loss, if the Company does not intend to sell and it
is not more likely than not that the Company will be required to sell the instrument before recovery of its remaining amortized
cost basis (amortized cost basis less any current-period credit loss), the Company separates the amount of the impairment into the
amount that is credit related and the amount due to all other factors. The credit loss component is recognized in earnings and is
the difference between the debt instrument's amortized cost basis and the present value of its expected future cash flows. The
remaining difference between the debt instrument's fair value and the present value of future expected cash flows is due to factors
that are not credit related and is recognized in other comprehensive income.

The Company determines the basis of the cost of a security sold or the amount reclassified out of accumulated other
comprehensive income into earnings using the specific identification method. Realized gains or losses recognized on the sale of
investments were not significant for fiscal 2015, 2014 or 2013. As of June 30, 2015, the Company did not hold any investment
securities. As of June 30, 2014, there were two out of 18 investment securities that had unrealized losses for less than 12 months.
For investments that were in an unrealized loss position as of June 30, 2014, the Company recorded an other-than-temporary
impairment loss of $158,000 during the year ended June 30, 2014.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

A three-tier fair value hierarchy is utilized to prioritize the inputs used in measuring fair value. The hierarchy gives the
highest priority to quoted prices in active markets (Level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3). The three
levels are defined as follows:

•

Level 1 Inputs - unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 Inputs - quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the
asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial
instrument; and

Level 3 Inputs - unobservable inputs reflecting the Company's own assumptions in measuring the asset or liability at
fair value.

The Company did not hold any financial liabilities that required measurement at fair value on a recurring basis. The following
table presents the Company’s fair value hierarchy for its financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):

June 30, 2015
Assets
Investments:

Money market funds

Investment in non-marketable equities
Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

$ 4,770
—
$ 4,770

$ — $
—
$ — $

— $ 4,770
3,000
$ 7,770

3,000
3,000

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

June 30, 2014
Assets

Investments:
Money market funds
Corporate notes/bonds
Foreign currency forward contracts
Total

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

Total

— $

567
— 32,692
21
—
$ 32,713
567

— $
—
—
— $

567
32,692
21
32,280

Level 2 investments: the Company includes U.S. government and sovereign obligations, most government agency securities,
investment-grade corporate bonds, and state, municipal and provincial obligations for which quoted prices are available as Level
2. There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 1 and Level 2 during the fiscal years 2015 or 2014.

The fair value of the borrowings under the credit facility is estimated based on valuations provided by alternative pricing
sources supported by observable inputs which is considered Level 2. The carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company’s
total long-term indebtedness, including current portion was $66.9 million and $121.6 million as of June 30, 2015 and 2014,
respectively.

Level 3 investments: the Company reflects a non-marketable equity investment as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy as it
is based on unobservable inputs that market participants would use in pricing this asset due to the absence of recent comparable
market transactions and inherent lack of liquidity. During the third quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company obtained a $3.0 million
equity interest in a company that operates in the enterprise software platform industry. The Company has not entered into any
other transactions with the entity that are considered significant to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Significant inputs and assumptions were used in management’s estimate of the enterprise value used to calculate the present
value of the asset. Significant changes in any Level 3 input or assumption would result in increases or decreases to fair value
measurements for this asset.

There were no transfers of assets or liabilities between Level 3 and either Level 1 or Level 2 during the fiscal years 2015

or 2014.

Certain of the Company's assets, including intangible assets and goodwill are measured at fair value on a non-recurring

basis if impairment is indicated. There were no impairments recorded for the fiscal years 2015 or 2014.

Long-Lived Assets

Long-lived assets include (a) property and equipment, (b) goodwill and intangible assets, and (c) other assets. Property
and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of such assets or asset groups may not be recoverable. If such facts and circumstances exist, the Company
assesses the recoverability of these assets by comparing the projected undiscounted net cash flows associated with the related asset
or group of assets over their remaining lives against their respective carrying amounts. Impairments, if any, are based on the excess
of the carrying amount over the fair value of those assets. The Company reduces the carrying value of service inventory to net
realizable value based on expected quantities needed to satisfy contractual service requirements of customers.

(a) Property and Equipment, Net

Property and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation and amortization
is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Estimated useful lives of one to four years
are used for computer equipment and software. Estimated useful lives of three to seven years are used for office equipment,
furniture and fixtures. Depreciation and amortization of leasehold improvements is computed using the lesser of the useful life or
lease terms (ranging from two to ten years). Property and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):

Computer equipment
Purchased software
Office equipment, furniture and fixtures
Leasehold improvements

Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization
Property and equipment, net

June 30,
2015
32,753
5,425
10,908
24,293
73,379
(33,517)
39,862

June 30,
2014
27,319
10,859
28,813
29,029
96,020
(49,466)
46,554

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During the year ended June 30, 2014, there was an increase in property and equipment of $1.2 million for asset retirement

obligations recorded from the acquisition of Enterasys.

(b) Goodwill and Intangibles

As part of the acquisition of Enterasys, the Company acquired $70.9 million in goodwill which has been allocated to the

Company's only reportable segment, the development and marketing of network infrastructure equipment.

The following table reflects the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill (in thousands):

Balance at beginning of period
Acquisition of Enterasys (Note 2)
Balance at end of period

June 30,
2015
70,877
—
70,877

June 30,
2014

—
70,877
$ 70,877

The following tables summarize the components of gross and net intangible asset balances (in thousands):

June 30, 2015

Developed technology

Customer relationships

Maintenance contracts

Trademarks

Order backlog

License Agreements

Other Intangibles

June 30, 2014

Developed technology

Customer relationships

Maintenance contracts

Trademarks

Order backlog

License Agreements

Other Intangibles

Weighted Average
Remaining
Amortization Period

Gross Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Net Carrying
Amount

1.2 years

1.3 years

3.3 years

1.3 years

0.3 years

10.2 years

3.8 years

48,000

28,194

37,000

17,000

2,500

7,400

10,924

2,684

20,556

5,667

1,389

6,967

8,620

1,983

19,806

16,444

11,333

1,111

433

2,304

701

125,508

73,376

52,132

Weighted Average
Remaining
Amortization Period

Gross Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Net Carrying
Amount

2.2 years

2.3 years

4.3 years

2.3 years

1.3 years

11.2 years

4.8 years

48,000

11,028

37,000

17,000

2,500

7,400

10,447

2,547

8,222

2,267

555

5,667

8,141

1,555

36,972

28,778

14,733

1,945

1,733

2,306

992

124,894

37,435

87,459

Amortization expense was $35.9 million, $28.8 million and $1.5 million in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
Of the total amount recognized, $17.2 million, $11.9 million and $1.5 million is included in "Cost of revenues for products" on
the consolidated statements of operations in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, while the remainder of the amortization
expense is included in "Amortization of intangibles" on the consolidated statement of operations. The amortization expense for
developed technology, patents, license agreements and other intangibles is recognized in "Cost of revenues for products" on the
consolidated statement of operations. The estimated future amortization expense to be recorded for each of the next five years is
as follows (in thousands):

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For the fiscal year ending:
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Thereafter,
Total

32,412
13,254
3,724
1,457
324
961
52,132

Other assets primarily consists of service inventory and long term deposits. The Company holds service inventory to support
customers who have purchased service contracts with a hardware replacement element, as well as to support our warranty program.
See Inventory Valuation above in this footnote for additional information. The Company held service inventory of $18.1 million
and $11.4 million as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Deferred Revenue, Net

Deferred revenue, net represents amounts for (i) deferred services revenue (support arrangements, professional services
and training), and (ii) deferred product revenue net of the related cost of revenue when the revenue recognition criteria have not
been met. The following table summarizes deferred revenue, net as of June 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, (in thousands):

Deferred services
Deferred product and other revenue
Total deferred revenue
Less: current portion
Non-current deferred revenue, net

June 30,
2015
87,441
12,341
99,782
76,551
23,231

June 30,
2014
89,657
8,020
97,677
74,735
22,942

The Company offers for sale to its customers, renewable support arrangements, including extended warranty contracts that
range generally from one to five years. Deferred support revenue is included within deferred revenue, net within the services
category above. The change in the Company’s deferred support revenue balance in relation to these arrangements was as follows
(in thousands):

Balance beginning of period
Assumed from acquisition
New support arrangements
Recognition of support revenue
Balance end of period
Less: current portion
Non-current deferred revenue

Year Ended

June 30,
2015
89,657
—
119,906
(122,122)
87,441
64,210
23,231

June 30,
2014
38,003
35,879
113,412
(97,637)
89,657
66,715
22,942

Deferred Distributors Revenue, Net of Cost of Sales to Distributors

At the time of shipment to distributors, the Company records a trade receivable at the contractual discount to list selling
price since there is a legally enforceable obligation from the distributor to pay on a current basis for product delivered. The
Company relieves inventory for the carrying value of goods shipped since legal title has passed to the distributor, and the Company
records deferred revenue and deferred cost of sales in “Deferred distributors revenue, net of cost of sales to distributors” in the
liability section of its consolidated balance sheets. Deferred distributors revenue, net of cost of sales to distributors effectively
represents the gross margin on the sale to the distributor; however, the amount of gross margin the Company recognizes in future
periods will frequently be less than the originally recorded deferred distributors revenue, net of cost of sales to distributors as a
result of price concessions negotiated at time of sell-through to end customers. The Company sells each item in its product catalog
to all of its distributors worldwide at contractually discounted prices. However, distributors resell the Company’s products to end
customers at a very broad range of individually negotiated price points based on customer, product, quantity, geography, and other

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competitive conditions which results in the Company remitting back to the distributors a portion of their original purchase price
after the resale transaction is completed. Thus, a portion of the deferred revenue balance represents a portion of distributors’
original purchase price that will be remitted back to the distributors in the future. The wide range and variability of negotiated
price credits granted to distributors does not allow the Company to accurately estimate the portion of the balance in the deferred
revenue that will be remitted to the distributors. Therefore, the Company does not reduce deferred revenue by anticipated future
price credits; instead, price credits are recorded against revenue when incurred, which is generally at the time the distributor sells
the product.

The following table summarizes deferred distributors revenue, net of cost of sales to distributors as of June 30, 2015 and

2014, respectively (in thousands):

Deferred distributors revenue
Deferred cost of sales to distributors

Total deferred distributors revenue, net of cost of sales to distributors

Debt

The Company's debt is comprised of the following:

Current portion of long-term debt:

Term Loan

Revolving Facility

Current portion of long-term debt

Long-term debt, less current portion:

Term Loan

Revolving Facility

Total long-term debt, less current portion

Total debt

The Company's debt repayment schedule by period is as follows (in thousands):

For the fiscal year ending:

2016

2017

2018

2019

Total

Year Ended

June 30,
2015
$ 53,366
(12,491)
$ 40,875

June 30,
2014
$ 40,715
(8,723)
$ 31,992

Year Ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

$ 11,375

5,688

—

24,000

$ 11,375

$ 29,688

$ 45,500

$ 56,875

10,000

35,000

$ 55,500

$ 91,875

$ 66,875

$ 121,563

11,375

17,875

21,938

15,687

66,875

On October 31, 2013, the Company entered into a credit agreement which provides for a $60 million five-year Revolving
Facility and a $65 million five-year Term Loan (together the “Senior Secured Credit Facilities”). The Company used the proceeds
from the Term Loan and also drew $35 million of the Revolving Facility for the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of Enterasys.

In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, the Company amended the Senior Secured Credit Facilities. The amendment, among
other items, reduced the lenders commitment by $10.0 million to a total of $115.0 million. The amended commitment provides
for a $50 million five-year Revolving Facility. Borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, as amended, bear interest,
at the Company's election, at a rate per annum equal to an agreed to applicable margin plus (a) the higher of the prime rate in effect
on such day or the federal funds effective rate in effect on such day plus 0.75% or (b) an adjusted Libor rate. In addition, the
Company is required to pay a commitment fee of between 0.375% and 0.50% quarterly (currently 0.50%) on the unused portion

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of the Revolving Facility, also based on the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Principal installments are payable on the
Term Loan in varying percentages quarterly starting December 31, 2013 and to the extent not previously paid, all outstanding
balances are to be paid at maturity. If not repaid before maturity, the draws on the Revolving Facility shall be repaid on the original
maturity date. The Senior Secured Credit Facilities, as amended, are secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets and are
jointly and severally guaranteed by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries.

The Senior Secured Credit Facilities, as amended contain financial covenants that require the Company to maintain a
minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and a Consolidated Quick Ratio and a maximum Consolidated Leverage
Ratio as well as several other financial and non-financial covenants and restrictions that limit the Company’s ability to incur
additional indebtedness, create liens upon any of its property, merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all of its assets, etc.
These covenants, which are described more fully in the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, as amended, (incorporated herein by
reference on Form 8-K) to which reference is made for a complete statement of the covenants, are subject to certain exceptions.
The Company is in compliance with its covenants.

The Senior Secured Credit Facilities, as amended, also includes customary events of default, including failure to pay
principal, interest or fees when due, failure to comply with covenants, if any representation or warranty made by the Company is
false or misleading in any material respect, certain insolvency or receivership events affecting the Company and its subsidiaries,
the occurrence of certain material judgments, the occurrence of certain ERISA events, the invalidity of the loan documents or a
change in control of the Company. The amounts outstanding under the Senior Secured Credit Facilities, as amended, may be
accelerated upon certain events of default.

Financing costs incurred in connection with obtaining long-term financing are deferred and amortized over the term of the
related indebtedness or credit agreement. The Company incurred $1.3 million of financing costs related to the initial Senior
Secured Credit Facilities during the year ended June 30, 2014. During the year ended June 30, 2015, in conjunction with the
amending of the Senior Secured Credit Facilities noted above, the Company incurred an additional $0.5 million of costs.
Amortization of deferred financing costs is included in "Interest expense" in the consolidated statements of operations, totaled
$0.4 million and $0.2 million in fiscal years 2015 and 2014, respectively.

The Company had $0.9 million of outstanding letters of credit as of June 30, 2015 and 2014.

Guarantees and Product Warranties

Networking products may contain undetected hardware or software errors when new products or new versions or updates
of existing products are released to the marketplace. In the past, we had experienced such errors in connection with products and
product updates. The Company’s standard hardware warranty period is typically 12 months from the date of shipment to end-
users and 90 days for software. For certain access products, the Company offers a limited lifetime hardware warranty commencing
on the date of shipment from the Company and ending five (5) years following the Company’s announcement of the end of sale
of such product. Upon shipment of products to its customers, the Company estimates expenses for the cost to repair or replace
products that may be returned under warranty and accrue a liability in cost of product revenue for this amount. The determination
of the Company’s warranty requirements is based on actual historical experience with the product or product family, estimates of
repair and replacement costs and any product warranty problems that are identified after shipment. The Company estimates and
adjusts these accruals at each balance sheet date in accordance with changes in these factors.

Upon issuance of a standard product warranty, the Company discloses and recognizes a liability for the obligations it assumes
under the product warranty. The following table summarizes the activity related to the Company’s product warranty liability
during fiscal years 2015 and 2014:

Balance beginning of period
Assumed from acquisition
New warranties issued
Warranty expenditures
Balance end of period

Year ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

7,551
—
8,822
(7,697)
8,676

3,296
3,702
6,225
(5,672)
7,551

In the normal course of business to facilitate sales of its products, the Company indemnifies its resellers and end-user
customers with respect to certain matters. The Company has agreed to hold the customer harmless against losses arising from a
breach of intellectual property infringement or other claims made against certain parties. These agreements may limit the time
within which an indemnification claim can be made and the amount of the claim. It is not possible to estimate the maximum
potential amount under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique

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facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Historically, payments made by the Company under these
agreements have not had a material impact on its operating results or financial position.

Other Accrued Liabilities

The following are the components of other accrued liabilities (in thousands):

Accrued general and administrative costs
Restructuring
Other accrued liabilities
Total

Advertising

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

1,204
5,854
25,565
32,623

4,018
322
34,017
38,357

Cooperative advertising expenses are recorded as marketing expenses to the extent that an advertising benefit separate
from the revenue transaction can be identified and the cash paid does not exceed the fair value of that advertising benefit received.
Cooperative advertising obligations with customers are accrued and the costs expensed at the time the related revenue is recognized.
If the Company does not meet the criteria for recognizing such cooperative advertising obligations as marketing expense, the costs
are recorded as a reduction of revenue. All other advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising expenses were $0.5
million, $0.5 million and $0.2 million in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

4. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB, jointly with the International Accounting Standards Board, issued Accounting Standard Update
No. 2014-09 (Topic 606) - Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASU 2014-09"). This ASU's core principle is that a reporting
entity will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration
to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In applying this new guidance to contracts within
its scope, an entity will: (1) identify the contract(s) with a customer, (2) identify the performance obligation in the contract, (3)
determine the transaction price, (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract, and (5) recognize
revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. Additionally, this new guidance will require significantly
expanded disclosures about revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 is effective for annual reporting periods (including interim reporting
periods within those annual periods) beginning after December 15, 2016. In July 2015, the FASB approved a one-year deferral of
the effective date of the new standard. The new standard will be effective for the Company’s fiscal 2019, with early adoption
permitted. Entities have the option of using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach to adopt this ASU.
The Company is currently evaluating the potential effect on its consolidated financial statements from adoption of this standard.

In November 2014, the FASB has issued ASU 2014-15, Disclosure of Uncertainties About an Entity’s Ability to Continue
as a Going Concern, which provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going-concern uncertainties in the financial
statements. The new standard requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity’s ability to continue
as a going concern within one year of the date of issuance of the entity’s financial statements and provide certain disclosures when
there is substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern. This guidance applies to all entities and is
effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. The
Company does not believe adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02 which provides consolidation guidance and changes the way reporting
enterprises evaluate consolidation for limited partnerships, investment companies and similar entities, as well as variable interest
entities. The ASU is effective for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. The Company
does not believe adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, which requires entities to measure most inventory “at the lower of cost and
net realizable value,” thereby simplifying the current guidance under which an entity must measure inventory at the lower of cost
or market (market in this context is defined as one of three different measures). The ASU will not apply to inventories that are
measured by using either the last-in, first-out ("LIFO") method or the retail inventory method ("RIM"). The ASU is effective
prospectively for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods therein. Early application of the ASU is
permitted. Upon transition, entities must disclose the nature of and reason for the accounting change. The Company does not
believe adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

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for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015. Early adoption is permitted. The Company
does not believe adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements

In July 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2013-11,
Income Taxes (Topic 740)-Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carryforward, a Similar Tax
Loss, or a Tax Credit Carryforward Exists (“ASU 2013-11”). This ASU provides guidance regarding the presentation in the
statement of financial position of an unrecognized tax benefit when a net operating loss carryforward or a tax credit carryforward
exists. The ASU generally provides that an entity's unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of its unrecognized tax benefit, should
be presented in its financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax
loss, or a tax credit carryforward. ASU 2013-11 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning
after December 31, 2013. The Company adopted this standard prospectively in the first quarter of its fiscal year ending June 30,
2015, its adoption did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

5. Commitments, Contingencies and Leases

Leases

The Company currently leases its current headquarters, research and development facilities and office spaces for its various
United States and international operations. Certain leases contain rent escalation clauses and renewal options. As part of the
Company’s existing leased facilities, the Company has received lease incentives which take the form of a fixed allowance towards
lease improvements on the respective facility. The Company used the allowance to make leasehold improvements which are being
depreciated over the useful life of the assets or the lease term, whichever is shorter. The offsetting lease incentives liability is being
amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease as an offset to rent expense.

Future annual minimum lease payments under all non-cancelable operating leases having initial or remaining lease terms

in excess of one year at June 30, 2015 were as follows (in thousands):

Fiscal 2016
Fiscal 2017
Fiscal 2018
Fiscal 2019
Fiscal 2020
Thereafter
Total minimum payments

Future Lease
Payments

$10,948
9,626
8,953
8,652
8,518
17,720
64,417

Rent expense was $11.1 million, $10.2 million and $5.9 million in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Purchase Commitments

The Company currently has arrangements with contract manufacturers and suppliers for the manufacture of its products.
The arrangements allow them to procure long lead-time component inventory based upon a rolling production forecast provided
by the Company. The Company is obligated to the purchase of long lead-time component inventory that its contract manufacturer
procures in accordance with the forecast, unless the Company gives notice of order cancellation outside of applicable component
lead-times. As of June 30, 2015, the Company had non-cancelable commitments to purchase $69.9 million of such inventory,
which will be received and consumed during the first half of fiscal 2016.

Legal Proceedings

The Company may from time to time be party to litigation arising in the course of its business, including, without limitation,
allegations relating to commercial transactions, business relationships or intellectual property rights. Such claims, even if not
meritorious, could result in the expenditure of significant financial and managerial resources. Litigation in general and intellectual
property and securities litigation in particular, can be expensive and disruptive to normal business operations. Moreover, the results
of legal proceedings are difficult to predict.

In accordance with applicable accounting guidance, the Company records accruals for certain of its outstanding legal
proceedings, investigations or claims when it is probable that a liability will be incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably
estimated. The Company evaluates, at least on a quarterly basis, developments in legal proceedings, investigations or claims that
could affect the amount of any accrual, as well as any developments that would result in a loss contingency to become both probable

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and reasonably estimable. When a loss contingency is not both probable and reasonably estimable, the Company does not record
a loss accrual. However, if the loss (or an additional loss in excess of any prior accrual) is at least a reasonable possibility and
material, then the Company would disclose an estimate of the possible loss or range of loss, if such estimate can be made, or
disclose that an estimate cannot be made. The assessment whether a loss is probable or a reasonable possibility, and whether the
loss or a range of loss is estimable, involves a series of complex judgments about future events. Even if a loss is reasonably possible,
the Company may not be able to estimate a range of possible loss, particularly where (i) the damages sought are substantial or
indeterminate, (ii) the proceedings are in the early stages, or (iii) the matters involve novel or unsettled legal theories or a large
number of parties. In such cases, there is considerable uncertainty regarding the ultimate resolution of such matters, including the
amount of any possible loss, fine or penalty. Accordingly, for current proceedings, except as noted below, the Company is currently
unable to estimate any reasonably possible loss or range of possible loss. However, an adverse resolution of one or more of such
matters could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations in a particular quarter or fiscal year.

Intellectual Property Litigation

Net Navigation Systems, LLC

On April 23, 2014, Net Navigation Systems, LLC (“Net Navigation”) filed a complaint against Extreme Networks, Inc. in
the Eastern District of Texas. In the Complaint, the plaintiff asserts infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,625,122 (“the ’122 Patent”),
entitled “Selection of Data for Network Transmission,” which issued on September 23, 2003. Although somewhat vague, the
Complaint identifies the following products as accused of infringing the ‘122 Patent: “Networking products capable of providing
priority to different data flows based on bandwidth.” The Complaint also states that Extreme has infringed by “making, selling,
and causing its customers to use networking products capable of providing priority to different data flows based on bandwidth,
such as, without limitation, the Black Diamond X8 and the Black Diamond 8000 Series of switches and routers.” The Complaint
also asserts infringement of U.S. Patent No. 6,434,145 (“the ’145 Patent”), entitled “Processing of Network Data by Parallel
Processing Channels,” which issued on August 13, 2002. Again, although somewhat vague, the Complaint states that Extreme
has infringed by “making, using, importing, selling, and/or offering for sale in the United States, including within this judicial
district, networking products that use parallel processing channels, such as, without limitation, the Black Diamond X8 and the
Black Diamond 8000 Series of switches and routers.” Net Navigation, a non-practicing entity, sought injunctive relief as well as
monetary damages, cost, expenses and attorney fees, although the complaint sought no quantified amount. On April 9, 2015, a
confidential settlement agreement was reached between Extreme and Net Navigation (the “Settlement Agreement”). The Settlement
Agreement required Extreme pay an immaterial amount in return for IP rights to the Net Navigation portfolio. The Net Navigation
suit against the Company was formally dismissed on April 5, 2015, as required by the Settlement Agreement.

Selene Communication Technologies, LLC

On April 7, 2014, Selene Communication Technologies, LLC (“Selene”), filed a complaint in the US District Court for the
District of Delaware against Extreme and Enterasys asserting a cause of action for infringement of United States Patent No.
7,143,444 (the “444 Patent”). Selene also sued a number of other technology companies including Cisco for infringement of the
444 Patent. Selene, a non-practicing entity, sought injunctive relief as well as monetary damages, costs, expenses and attorney
fees, although the complaint sought no quantified amount. The Company denied the claims. The Company is a member of RPX
Corporation’s (“RPX”) network of clients, who procure patent risk management services from RPX. On September 30, 2014,
RPX signed an agreement on behalf of its members (including Extreme) with Selene to resolve the litigation cases against its
members by Selene and to obtain a license for all RPX members to the 444 Patent and its foreign counterparts. As a result, a
release agreement was finalized on November 19, 2014 and the litigation was dismissed in US District court for the District of
Delaware on November 20, 2014.

Wetro LAN LLC

On Mar 23, 2015, Wetro LAN LLC (Wetro), a non-practicing entity, filed a complaint against Extreme in the Eastern
District of Texas asserting infringement of United States Patent No. 6,795,918 (the “918 Patent”). Wetro alleges that Extreme
“makes, uses, provides, offers for sale, and sells their product entitled Extreme Networks- Altitude 4700 Series Access Points and
similarly situated wireless routers” and thereby has infringed the '918 Patent. Wetro filed suit against a number of other technology
companies in January and February 2015 for infringement of the "918 patent.

On June 29, 2015, RPX signed an agreement on behalf of its members (including Extreme) with Wetro to resolve the
litigation cases against its members by Wetro and to obtain a license for all RPX members to the '918 Patent and its foreign
counterparts. As a result, a release agreement between Wetro and Extreme has been executed and the matter was dismissed on
August 5, 2015.

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Unify U.S. Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Enterprise Networks Holdings, Inc.)

On or about April 8, 2015, the Company filed a lawsuit against Unify U.S. Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Enterprise
Networks Holdings, Inc.) (“Seller”) for breach of, and indemnification by Seller under, the purchase agreement, between Seller
and Company, for Company’s purchase of Enterasys Networks, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Purchase Agreement”). The complaint
alleged numerous claims for indemnification resulting from Seller’s violations of certain clauses in the Purchase Agreement and
Seller’s failure to make accurate and proper disclosures as required by the Purchase Agreement. The Company was compelled to
file this action to perfect and preserve the Company’s right to indemnification by Seller under the Purchase Agreement. Although
the Company’s complaint did not quantify the amount being sought, the complaint sought, among other things, monetary damages,
costs, expenses and attorney fees in connection with each of the claims (the “Unify Indemnification Suit”). The Unify
Indemnification Suit was settled by the parties on June 18, 2015, providing for Seller to defend Extreme for certain matters under
certain conditions.

Commonwealth of Kentucky

On or about February 3, 2014, a class action lawsuit was filed in the Commonwealth of Kentucky against Enterasys Networks,
Inc. and two other defendants. The complaint alleges that Enterasys and its subcontractor, TJL Information Technologies, Inc.,
d.b.a. Unbridled Information Technologies (“Subcontractor”), violated Kentucky’s wage and hour laws and failed to pay the
prevailing wage in violation of the Kentucky State Prevailing Wage Act (the “Act”) on various public works projects for a number
of Kentucky government agencies since January 2010. Plaintiffs also allege common law actions for quantum merit and unjust
enrichment and they seek monetary damages, costs, expenses and attorney fees, although there was no quantified amount identified.
One of the defendants, Integrated Facility Systems, LLC (“IFS”), has filed a cross-claim against Enterasys. The Company denies
the claims and has filed answers to both the complaint and cross-claim on April 16, 2014. In addition, Company filed a cross-
claim for indemnity against IFS and the Subcontractor. This litigation is in the early stages of discovery. Furthermore, as set forth
above, the Company made a claim for indemnification to Unify U.S. Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Enterprise Networks
Holdings, Inc.) (“Seller”), which claim arises pursuant to the stock purchase agreement between Seller and Extreme in connection
with Extreme’s purchase of Enterasys (the “Unify Indemnification Suit”). The Unify Indemnification Suit was subsequently
settled by Extreme and Seller on June 18, 2015. Given the preliminary nature of the lawsuit, it is premature to assess the likelihood
of a particular outcome.

2002 - 2009 ICMS Tax Assessment Matters

The State of Sao Paolo (Brazil) denied Enterasys Networks do Brazil Ltda. the use of certain credits derived from the
State of Espirito Santo under the terms of the FUNDAP scheme for the tax years of 2002 through 2009. Enterasys’ application
to resolve the ICMS Tax Assessments at the administrative level of the Sao Paolo Tax Department under the amnesty relief program
(Reference No 3.056.963-1) was denied in March, 2014, by the Sao Paolo Tax Administration. The value of the ICMS tax credits
that were disallowed by the Sao Paolo Tax Administration is approximately BR 3,443,914 (or approximately US $1.5 million),
plus interest and penalties (that are currently estimated to be approximately US $9.0 million). On January 10, 2014, Enterasys
filed a lawsuit to overturn or reduce the assessment, which lawsuit remains on-going. As part of this lawsuit, Enterasys made a
request for a stay of execution, so that no tax foreclosure can be filed until a final ruling is made and no guarantee needs to be
presented. On or about October 6, 2014, the preliminary injunction was granted with regard to the stay of execution, and in
response to an appeal on the guarantee requirement, the appellant court further ruled on or about January 28, 2015 that no cash
deposit (or guarantee) need be made by Enterasys.

Given the preliminary nature of the lawsuit, it is premature to assess the likelihood of a particular final outcome. Based on
the currently available information, the Company believes the ultimate outcome of this audit will not have material adverse effect
on the Company's financial position or overall results of operations. The range of the potential total tax liability related to these
matters is estimated to be from US $0 million to US $9.0 million, of which the Company believes US $4.3 million is the best
estimate within the range and has recorded an accrual as of the Acquisition Date of Enterasys as such matter relates to the period
before the acquisition.

Extreme made a demand on April 11, 2014 for a defense from, and indemnification by, Seller of these 2002-2009 ICMS
Tax Assessment matters. Seller agreed to assume the defense of these 2002-2009 ICMS Tax Assessment Matters on May 20,
2014. In addition, through the settlement of the Unify Indemnification Suit on June 18, 2015, Seller has agreed to continue to
defend Extreme in this matter and to indemnify Extreme for losses related thereto subject to certain conditions.

Indemnification Obligations

Subject to certain limitations, the Company may be obligated to indemnify its current and former directors, officers and
employees. These obligations arise under the terms of its certificate of incorporation, its bylaws, applicable contracts, and Delaware
and California law. The obligation to indemnify, where applicable, generally means that the Company is required to pay or
reimburse, and in certain circumstances the Company has paid or reimbursed, the individuals' reasonable legal expenses and

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possibly damages and other liabilities incurred in connection with these matters. It is not possible to estimate the maximum potential
amount under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of these claims. The cost to defend the Company and
the named individuals could have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash
flows in the future. Recovery of such costs under its directors and officers’ insurance coverage is uncertain. As of June 30, 2015,
the Company had no outstanding indemnification claims.

6. Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock

In April 2001, in connection with the entering into of the Company's Rights Agreement, the Company authorized the issuance
of preferred stock. The preferred stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is authorized
to provide for the rights, preferences and privileges of the shares of each series and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions
on these shares. As of June 30, 2015, no shares of preferred stock were outstanding.

Stockholders’ Rights Agreement

On November 27, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors adopted an Amended and Restated Rights Agreement (the
“Restated Rights Plan”), between Extreme Networks and Computershare Inc. (Successor-in-interest to Computershare Shareholder
Services LLC) as the rights agent (the “Rights Agent”). The Restated Rights Plan governs the terms of each right (“Right”) that
has been issued with respect to each share of Common Stock of Extreme Networks. Each Right initially represents the right to
purchase one one-thousandth of a share of Series A Preferred Stock of Extreme Networks. The Restated Rights Plan replaces in
its entirety the Rights Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2001, as amended on June 30, 2010 and April 26, 2011 between Extreme
Networks and Mellon Investor Services LLC (the “Prior Rights Plan”). The Board reviewed the necessity of the provision of the
Prior Rights Plan adopted to preserve the value of Extreme Networks' deferred tax assets, including its net operating loss carry
forwards, with respect to its ability to fully use its tax benefits to offset future income may be limited if it experiences an “ownership
change” for purposes of Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as a result of ordinary buying and selling of Extreme
Networks' common stock. Following its review, the Board decided it was necessary and in the best interests of Extreme Networks
and its stockholders to enter into the Restated Rights Plan. The Restated Rights Plan incorporates the Prior Rights Plan and the
amendments thereto into a single agreement and extended the term of the Prior Rights Plan to April 30, 2013. The Company's
stockholders voted to extend the term of the Restated Rights Plan from April 30, 2013 to April 30, 2014 at our 2012 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders, and the Restated Rights Plan was amended effective April 30, 2013 to reflect the extension of the term. The
Board of Directors have unanimously approved an amendment to the Rights Plan effective April 30, 2014 to extend the Rights
Plan through May 31, 2015, subject to ratification by a majority of the stockholders at the next annual meeting of the stockholders
on November 12, 2014. The Board of Directors have unanimously approved an amendment to the Rights Plan effective May 14,
2015 to extend the Rights Plan through May 31, 2016, subject to ratification by a majority of the stockholders at the next annual
meeting of the stockholders expected to be held on November 12, 2015.

Shares Reserved for Issuance

The following are shares reserved for issuance (in thousands):

2014 Employee stock purchase plan
Employee stock options and stock awards outstanding
Employee stock options and stock awards available for grant
Total shares reserved for issuance

June 30,
2015

12,000
15,273
5,450
32,723

7. Employee Benefit Plans (including Share-based Compensation)

As of June 30, 2015, the Company has the following share-based compensation plans:

2013 Equity Incentive Plan

The 2013 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”) was approved by stockholders on November 20, 2013. The 2013 Plan

replaces the 2005 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2005 Plan").

Under the 2013 Plan, the Company may grant stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock
units, performance shares, performance units, and other share-based or cash-based awards to employees and consultants. The
2013 Plan also authorizes the grant of awards of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock and restricted stock units
to non-employee members of the Board of Directors and deferred compensation awards to officers, directors and certain
management or highly compensated employees. The 2013 Plan authorizes the issuance of 9,000,000 shares of the Company’s

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common stock. In addition, up to 12,709,153 shares subject to stock options and awards available for issuance under the 2005
Plan may be transferred to the 2013 Stock Plan and would be added to the number of shares available for future grant under the
2013 Plan. The 2013 Plan includes provisions upon the granting of certain awards defined by the 2013 Plan as Full Value Awards
in which the shares available for grant under the 2013 Plan are decremented 1.5 shares for each such award granted. Upon forfeiture
or cancellation of unvested awards, the same ratio is applied in returning shares to the 2013 Plan for future issuance as was applied
upon granting. As of June 30, 2015, total options and awards to acquire 5,308,134 shares were outstanding under the 2013 Plan
and 5,449,673 shares are available for grant under the 2013 Plan. Options granted under this plan have a contractual term of seven
years.

Enterasys 2013 Stock Plan

Pursuant to the acquisition of Enterasys on October 31, 2013, the Company assumed the Enterasys 2013 Stock Plan (the
"Enterasys Plan"). As of June 30, 2015, total options and awards to acquire 3,405,182 shares were outstanding under the Enterasys
Plan. Options granted under this plan have a contractual term of seven years. If a participant terminates employment prior to the
vesting dates, the non-vested shares will be forfeited and retired in the Enterasys Plan. No future grants may be made from the
Enterasys Plan.

2005 Equity Incentive Plan

The 2005 Plan was adopted by the Company’s Board of Directors on October 20, 2005, and approved by stockholders on
December 2, 2005. The 2005 Plan replaced the Amended 1996 Stock Option Plan (the “1996 Plan”), the 2000 Non-statutory
Stock Option Plan and the 2001 Non-statutory Stock Option Plan. The 2005 Plan includes provisions upon the granting of certain
awards defined by the 2005 Plan as Full Value Awards in which the shares available for grant under the 2005 Plan are decremented
1.5 shares for each such award granted. Upon forfeiture or cancellation of unvested awards, the same ratio is applied in returning
shares to the 2005 Plan for future issuance as was applied upon granting. Effective November 20, 2013, the 2005 Plan was replaced
with the 2013 Plan, and, as of June 30, 2015, total options and awards to acquire 6,425,165 shares were outstanding under the
2005 Plan. No future grants may be made from the 2005 Plan, however, outstanding options and awards forfeited or canceled
may be transferred to the 2013 Plan until December 2, 2015, at which time, no further shares may be transferred. To date there
have been 3,948,781 shares transferred to the 2013 Plan.

Amended 1996 Stock Option Plan

The 1996 Plan was originally adopted in September 1996, and provided for the grant of options for common stock to eligible
participants. Effective December 2, 2005, the 1996 Plan was terminated, and, as of June 30, 2015, options to acquire 134,313
shares remain outstanding under the 1996 Plan. No future grants may be made from the 1996 Plan.

As of June 30, 2015, the Company has the following shares available for issuance from the share-based compensation

plans (in thousands):

Shares available at June 30, 2014

Granted

Canceled

Transferred

Shares available at June 30, 2015

2005 Plan

2013 Plan

Total

—

1,537
(1,537)
—

8,762
(7,060)
2,211

1,537

5,450

8,762
(7,060)
3,748

—

5,450

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The following table summarizes stock option activity under all plans:

Number of
Shares
(000’s)

Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
Per Share

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (years)

Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
($ 000’s)

Options outstanding at June 30, 2013

Granted
Exercised
Canceled

Options outstanding at June 30, 2014

Granted
Exercised
Canceled

Options outstanding at June 30, 2015
Exercisable at June 30, 2015
Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2015

$
9,145
6,347
$
(1,792) $
(1,968) $
$
11,732
2,176
$
(447) $
(2,857) $
$
10,604
$
6,905
$
10,159

3.66
5.15
3.59
5.01
4.26
3.36
3.12
4.60
4.03
3.95
4.02

3.79 $
2.29 $
3.67 $

410
227
389

Included in the options granted above for the year ended June 30, 2014 are 4.2 million options, assumed in connection with

the acquisition of Enterasys on October 31, 2013, with an exercise price of $5.30.

The following table summarizes significant ranges of outstanding and exercisable options at June 30, 2015:

Range of
Exercise Prices

Options Outstanding

Number
Outstanding
(000’s)

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual Life

Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

(In years)

Options Exercisable

Number
Exercisable
(000’s)

Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

$1.69 – $3.03

$3.17 – $3.17

$3.25 – $3.53

$3.54 – $3.87

$4.03 – $4.25

$4.26 – $5.26

$5.30 – $5.30

$5.36 – $6.44

$6.48 – $6.48

$6.96 – $6.96

$1.69 – $6.96

1,368

376

1,649

1,128

1,105

1,200

559

2,489

655

10,604

7.79 $

2.98 $

0.26 $

3.20 $

3.57 $

2.24 $

4.17 $

4.62 $

4.32 $

5.17 $

3.79 $

2.39

2.96

3.17

3.41

3.63

4.21

5.04

5.30

5.67

6.15

4.03

351

294

1,623

812

809

1,065

272

1,397

247

6,905

2.04

2.97

3.14

0.38

3.66

4.21

4.86

5.30

5.67

6.15

3.95

The total intrinsic value of options exercised in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $0.4 million, $4.1 million and $1.1
million, respectively. The fair value of options vested in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013 was $1.4 million, $2.9 million and $1.5
million, respectively.

Stock Awards

Stock awards may be granted under the 2013 Plan on terms approved by the Board of Directors. Stock awards generally
provide for the issuance of restricted stock which vests over a fixed period. During fiscal 2015, the Company began expensing
restricted stock units with market and or performance based conditions to senior executive officers that had been granted during
fiscal 2015. The Company recognizes compensation expense on the awards over the vesting period based on an intrinsic value
as of the date of grant.

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The following table summarizes stock award activity:

Non-vested stock outstanding at June 30, 2012
Granted
Vested
Canceled
Non-vested stock outstanding at June 30, 2013
Granted
Vested
Canceled
Non-vested stock outstanding at June 30, 2014
Granted
Vested
Canceled
Non-vested stock outstanding at June 30, 2015

Number of
Shares
(000’s)

Weighted-
Average Grant-
Date Fair Value
2.35
$
1,078
3.49
3,220
$
(939) $
3.38
(673) $
3.44
3.09
$
2,686
5.50
5,193
$
(1,062) $
3.77
(817) $
3.65
4.98
$
6,000
2.89
3,256
$
(2,542) $
5.05
(2,117) $
3.96
3.82
$
4,597

Included in the restricted stock units granted above for the year ended June 30, 2014 are 2.7 million restricted stock units

assumed in connection with the acquisition of Enterasys on October 31, 2013, with an acquisition-date fair value of $5.30.

2014 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In August 27, 2014, the Board of Directors approved the adoption of Extreme Network’s 2014 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (the “2014 ESPP”). On November 12, 2014, the stockholders approved the 2014 ESPP with the maximum number of shares
of common stock that may be issued under the plan of 12,000,000 shares. The 2014 ESPP replaces the 1999 ESPP. The 2014
ESPP allows eligible employees to acquire shares of the Company’s common stock through periodic payroll deductions of up to
15% of total compensation. No more than 1,000,000 shares may be issued on any purchase date. Each purchase period has a
maximum duration of 6 months. The 2014 Plan will have offerings periods of 24 months, commonly referred to as "look back
periods". The price at which the common stock may be purchased is 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of the Company’s
common stock on the first day of the applicable offering period or on the last day of the respective purchase period. Through
June 30, 2015, there have been no shares issued under the 2014 ESPP.

1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

In January 1999, the Board of Directors approved the adoption of Extreme Network’s 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(the “1999 ESPP”). On December 2, 2005, the stockholders approved an amendment to the 1999 ESPP to increase the maximum
number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the plan by 5,000,000 to a total of 12,000,000 shares. The 1999
ESPP was replaced by the 2014 ESPP. The 1999 ESPP allowed eligible employees to acquire shares of the Company’s common
stock through periodic payroll deductions of up to 15% of total compensation. The price at which the common stock could be
purchased was 85% of the lesser of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the first day of the applicable offering
period or on the last day of the respective purchase period. Through June 30, 2015, 11,933,618 shares were purchased under the
1999 ESPP. All remaining shares available under the 1999 Plan have been retired.

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Share Based Compensation

Share-based compensation expense recognized in the financial statements by line item caption is as follows (dollars in

thousands):

Cost of product revenue
Cost of service revenue
Research and development
Sales and marketing
General and administrative

Total share-based compensation expense

June 30,
2015

1,067
1,068
5,365
5,170
5,131
17,801

Year Ended

June 30,
2014

836
895
4,111
6,430
3,650
15,922

June 30,
2013

428
292
2,461
1,032
3,140
7,353

During the year ended June 30, 2015, in conjunction with executive transition activity, the Company recognized $0.4 million

of expense related to accelerated vesting of stock grants.

The amount of stock based compensation expense capitalized in inventory has been immaterial for each of the periods
presented. As of June 30, 2015, there was $5.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options.
This cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.2 years. As of June 30, 2015, there
were $11.4 million in unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock awards. This cost is expected to be recognized
over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.8 years

The weighted-average grant-date per share fair value of options granted in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, was $1.75,
$2.36 and $1.74, respectively. The weighted-average estimated per share fair value of shares purchased under the 1999 ESPP in
fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, was $0.90, $1.64 and $0.88, respectively.

The average fair-value and the average derived service period on the grant-date for the performance-based option awards
with market conditions, granted in fiscal 2015, was $1.21 and 1.9 years respectively. The average fair-value and the average
derived service period on the grant-date for the performance-based option awards with market conditions, granted in fiscal 2013,
was $1.53 and 2.5 years respectively.

The Company uses the straight-line method for expense attribution, and the Company estimates forfeitures and only
recognizes expense for those shares expected to vest. The Company’s estimated forfeiture rate in fiscal 2015 based on the Company’s
historical forfeiture experience is 12% for non-executives and 14% for executives.

The fair value of each stock option grant under the Company's 2013 Plan and 2005 Plan is estimated on the date of grant
using the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model with the weighted average assumptions noted in the following table. The
Company uses the Monte-Carlo simulation model to determine the fair value and the derived service period of grants, with
performance and or market conditions, on the date of the grant. The expected term of options granted is derived from historical
data on employee exercise and post-vesting employment termination behavior. The risk-free rate is based upon the estimated life
of the option and is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Expected volatility is based on a blended
rate of the implied volatilities from traded options on the Company’s stock and historical volatility on the Company’s stock.

The fair value of each share purchase option under the Company's 2014 ESPP and 1999 ESPP is estimated on the date of
grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model with the weighted average assumptions noted in the following table.
The expected term of the 2014 ESPP and the 1999 ESPP represents the term of the offering period of each option. The risk-free
rate is based upon the estimated life and is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. Expected volatility
is based on a blended rate of the implied volatilities from traded options and historical volatility on the Company’s stock.

Expected life

Risk-free interest rate

Volatility

Dividend yield

Stock Option Plans

Employee Stock Purchase Plans

Year Ended

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

June 30,
2013

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

June 30,
2013

4.23
years

4.40
years

4.58
years

0.66
years

0.25
years

1.17%

1.24%

0.74%

0.10%

0.08%

0.07%

50%

56%

64%

59%

58%

49%

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401(k) Plan

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

The Company provides a tax-qualified employee savings and retirement plan, commonly known as a 401(k) plan (the
“Plan”), which covers the Company’s eligible employees. Pursuant to the Plan, employees may elect to reduce their current
compensation up to the IRS annual contribution limit of $18,000 for calendar year 2015. Employees age 50 or over may elect to
contribute an additional $6,000. The amount contributed to the Plan is on a pre-tax basis.

The Company provides for discretionary matching contributions as determined by the Board of Directors for each calendar
year. All matching contributions vest immediately. In addition, the Plan provides for discretionary contributions as determined
by the Board of Directors each year. During the year ended June 30, 2014, eligible employees from Enterasys were also added to
the Plan as of the acquisition date. The program is to match $0.50 for every Dollar contributed by the employee up to the first
2.5% of pay. The Company’s matching contributions to the Plan totaled $1.1 million, $0.8 million and $0.5 million, for fiscal
years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. No discretionary contributions were made in fiscal years 2015, 2014 or 2013.

8. Common Stock Repurchases and Retirement

Retirement of Treasury Stock

On September 5, 2012, the Company retired 39,631,836 shares of treasury stock. The retired shares had a carrying value
of $149.7 million, and the Company reduced additional paid-in capital by $149.7 million upon the formal retirement of the shares.
The retired shares are now included in the Company's authorized but unissued shares.

Common Stock Repurchases

On September 28, 2012, the Company's Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program for a maximum of $75
million which may be purchased over a three year period in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions. All repurchased
shares will be retired and included in the Company's authorized but unissued shares. During the year ended June 30, 2013, the
Company repurchased 4.1 million shares of common stock at a total cost of $14.5 million. No shares were repurchased during
the years ended June 30, 2015 or 2014.

9. Income Taxes

Income before income taxes is as follows (in thousands):

Domestic
Foreign

Total

June 30,
2015

Year Ended

June 30,
2014

$ (72,176) $ (70,321) $

5,340

17,200

$ (66,836) $ (53,121) $

June 30,
2013
14,692
(3,341)
11,351

The provision for income taxes for fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013 consisted of the following (in thousands):

Current:

Federal
State
Foreign
Total current
Deferred:

Federal
State
Foreign

Total deferred
Provision for income taxes

June 30,
2015

Year Ended

June 30,
2014

June 30,
2013

476
13
2,447
2,936

1,507
103
261
1,871
4,807

22
329
2,987
3,338

1,632
76
(857)
851
4,189

225
140
1,163
1,528

15
—
135
150
1,678

The difference between the provision for income taxes and the amount computed by applying the federal statutory

income tax rate (35 percent) to income before taxes is explained below (in thousands):

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Year Ended

Tax at federal statutory rate
State income tax, net of federal benefit
Change in valuation allowance
Foreign earnings taxed at other than U.S. rates
Deferred compensation
Goodwill amortization
Other
Provision for income taxes

June 30,
2013

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014
$ (23,392) $ (18,592) $ 3,973
105
(3,687)
498
845
—
(56)
$ 1,678

13
24,105
(1,113)
2,298
1,690
1,206
4,807

329
20,729
(346)
348
1,097
624
4,189

Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets are as follows (in thousands):

Deferred tax assets:

Net operating loss carry-forwards
Tax credit carry-forwards
Depreciation
Intangible amortization
Deferred revenue (net)
Warrant amortization
Inventory write-downs
Other allowances and accruals
Stock based compensation
Other

Total deferred tax assets
Valuation allowance
Total net deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liabilities:
Depreciation
Goodwill amortization
Brazilian foreign exchange gain
Deferred tax liability on foreign withholdings

Total deferred tax liabilities
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
Recorded as:

Net current deferred tax assets
Net non-current deferred tax assets
Net current deferred tax liabilities
Net non-current deferred tax liabilities

Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014

June 30,
2013

$ 114,151
30,824
—
17,978
7,811
1,355
6,048
8,645
6,783
5,902
199,497
(197,576)
1,921

97,630
30,019
129
6,061
10,540
2,723
3,265
6,380
6,257
10,772
173,776
(172,475)
1,301

85,276
28,882
—
—
9,710
3,991
2,759
3,658
2,973
5,741
142,990
(142,023)
967

(707)
(2,787)
—
(194)
(3,688)
(1,767) $

760
452
—
(2,979)
(1,767) $

—
(1,097)
(2,670)
(167)
(3,934)
(2,633) $

1,058
230
(2,657)
(1,264)
(2,633) $

(388)
—
—
(134)
(522)
445

386
294
(235)
—
445

The Company's global valuation allowance increased by $25.1 million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015 and $30.5
million in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014. The Company has provided a full valuation allowance against all of its U.S. federal
and state deferred tax assets, as well as valuation allowances against non-U.S. deferred tax assets in Australia, Brazil, Japan and
Singapore. The valuation allowance is determined by assessing both negative and positive available evidence to assess whether
it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be recoverable. The Company's inconsistent earnings in recent periods,
including a cumulative loss over the last three years, coupled with its difficulty in forecasting future revenue trends as well as the
cyclical nature of the Company's business provides sufficient negative evidence to require a full valuation allowance against its
U.S. federal and state net deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance is evaluated periodically and can be reversed partially or

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in full if business results and the economic environment have sufficiently improved to support realization of the Company's deferred
tax assets.

As of June 30, 2015, the Company had net operating loss carry-forwards for U.S. federal and state tax purposes of $330.6
million and $169.6 million, respectively, of which $38.6 million and $36.0 million, respectively, represent deductions from share-
based compensation for which a benefit would be recorded in additional paid-in capital when realized. As of June 30, 2015, the
Company also had foreign net operating loss carry-forwards in Ireland, Australia, Japan and Singapore of $53.1 million, $9.8
million, $0.3 million, and $1.4 million, respectively. As of June 30, 2015, the Company also had federal and state tax credit carry-
forwards of $20.3 million and $16.2 million, respectively. These credit carry-forwards consist of research and development tax
credits as well as foreign tax credits with a small portion representing Alternative Minimum Tax Credits. The U.S. federal net
operating loss carry-forwards of $330.6 million will begin to expire in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021 and state net operating
losses of $169.6 million will begin to expire in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, if not utilized. The foreign net operating
losses can generally be carried forward indefinitely. Federal research and development tax credits of $20.3 million will expire
beginning in fiscal 2019, if not utilized and foreign tax credits of $7.0 million will expire beginning in fiscal 2021. North Carolina
state research and development tax credits of $0.9 million will expire beginning in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, if not
utilized. California state research and development tax credits of $15.3 million do not expire and can be carried forward indefinitely.

As of March 31, 2015, the Company performed an Internal Revenue Code section 382 analysis with respect to its net
operating loss and credit carry-forwards to determine whether a potential ownership change had occurred that would place a
limitation on the annual utilization of tax attributes. It was determined that no ownership change had occurred during the fiscal
year ended June 30, 2015, however, it is possible a subsequent ownership change could limit the utilization of the Company's tax
attributes.

As of June 30, 2015, the Company intends to indefinitely reinvest the earnings of approximately $9.3 million of certain

foreign corporations. The unrecognized deferred tax liability associated with these earnings is approximately $0.3 million.

The Company conducts business globally and as a result, most of its subsidiaries file income tax returns in various domestic
and foreign jurisdictions. In the normal course of business the Company is subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout
the world. Its major tax jurisdictions are the U.S., Ireland, Brazil, India, California, New Hampshire and North Carolina. The
Company is not currently under examination by any federal, state or foreign tax authority with respect to income taxes. The
Company recently settled an income tax examination of one of its subsidiaries with the Italian tax authorities. The tax reserves
were adjusted appropriately to reflect this settlement.

In general, the Company's U.S. federal income tax returns are subject to examination by tax authorities for fiscal years 2001
forward due to net operating losses and the Company's state income tax returns are subject to examination for fiscal years 2000
forward due to net operating losses.

During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014, the Company acquired the stock of Enterasys Networks, Inc. and as such they
became a wholly owned subsidiary of Extreme Networks. With respect to this acquisition, the Company made an election under
Internal Revenue Code section 338(h)(10) to treat the acquisition as an asset purchase from a tax perspective. Under this election
the tax basis of all assets is effectively reset to that of fair market value and therefore the transaction did not result in the recording
of an opening net deferred tax position as the Company's tax basis in the acquired assets equaled its book basis.

As of June 30, 2015, the Company had $11.4 million of unrecognized tax benefits. If fully recognized in the future, there
would be no impact to the effective tax rate, and $11.4 million would result in adjustments to deferred tax assets and corresponding
adjustments to the valuation allowance. The Company does not reasonably expect the amount of unrealized tax benefits to decrease
during the next twelve months.

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EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of total unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in thousands):

Balance at June 30, 2012
Decrease related to prior year tax positions
Increase related to prior year tax positions
Increase related to current year tax positions
Lapse of statute of limitations
Balance at June 30, 2013
Decrease related to prior year tax positions
Increase related to prior year tax positions
Increase related to current year tax positions
Lapse of statute of limitations
Balance at June 30, 2014
Decrease related to prior year tax positions
Increase related to prior year tax positions
Increase related to current year tax positions
Lapse of statute of limitations
Settlements with tax authorities
Balance at June 30, 2015

25,746
(14,966)
45
270
(197)
10,898
—
415
464
(177)
11,600
(225)
288
254
(158)
(400)
11,359

Estimated interest and penalties related to the underpayment of income taxes are classified as a component of tax expense
in the consolidated statement of operations and totaled less than $0.1 million for each of the fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013.
Accrued interest and penalties were less than $0.1 million for each of the fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013.

10. Disclosure about Segments of an Enterprise and Geographic Areas

We conduct business globally and are primarily managed on a geographic theater basis. Our chief operating decision maker
("CODM"), who is our CEO, reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of allocating resources
and evaluating financial performance. We have one business activity and there are no segment managers who are held accountable
for operations, operating results, and plans for levels, components, or types of products or services below the consolidated unit
level.

Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that

is evaluated regularly by the CODM with respect to the allocation of resources and performance.

The Company operates in one segment, the development and marketing of network infrastructure equipment. Revenue is
attributed to a geographical area based on the location of the customers. The Company operates in three geographic theaters:
Americas, which includes the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America and South America; EMEA, which includes Europe,
Russia, Middle East and Africa; and APAC which includes Asia Pacific, South Asia and Japan.

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EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

The Company attributes revenues to geographic regions based on the customer's ship-to location. Information regarding

geographic areas is as follows (in thousands):

Net Revenues:
Americas:
United States
Other

Total Americas

EMEA
APAC

Total net revenues

June 30,
2015

Year Ended

June 30,
2014

June 30,
2013

238,748
31,931
270,679
223,368
58,893
552,940

211,734
45,790
257,524
202,555
59,475
519,554

101,790
33,584
135,374
112,812
51,157
299,343

The Company's long-lived assets are attributed to the geographic regions as follows (in thousands):

Long-lived Assets:
Americas

EMEA

APAC

Total long-lived assets

11. Net (Loss) Income Per Share

June 30,
2015
87,071

29,610

3,108

Year Ended

June 30,
2014
104,447

45,237

4,073

June 30,
2013
36,263

—

119,789

153,757

36,263

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
during the period, less shares subject to repurchase, and excludes any dilutive effects of options, warrants and unvested restricted
stock. Dilutive earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of common shares used
in the basic earnings per share calculation plus the dilutive effect of shares subject to repurchase, options, warrants and unvested
restricted stock. The following table presents the calculation of basic and diluted net (loss) income per share (in thousands, except
per share data):

Year Ended

Net (loss) income
Weighted-average shares used in per share calculation – basic
Incremental shares using the treasury stock method:

Stock options
Unvested restricted awards
Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Weighted -average share used in per share calculation – diluted

Net (loss) income per share – basic
Net (loss) income per share – diluted

June 30,
2015

June 30,
2014
$ (71,643) $ (57,310) $ 9,673
93,954

June 30,
2013

99,000

95,515

—
—
—
99,000

—
—
—
95,515

$
$

(0.72) $
(0.72) $

(0.60) $
(0.60) $

385
600
105
95,044
0.10
0.10

Potentially dilutive common shares from employee incentive plans are determined by applying the treasury stock method
to the assumed exercise of outstanding stock options, the assumed vesting of outstanding restricted stock units, and the assumed
issuance of common stock under the ESPP. Weighted stock options outstanding with an exercise price higher than the Company's
average stock price for the periods presented are excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share since the effect of
including them would have been anti-dilutive due to the net income position of the Company during the periods presented. For
fiscal years 2015, 2014, 2013, the Company excluded 7.6 million, 4.1 million and 6.7 million outstanding weighted average stock
options and awards, respectively, from the calculation of diluted earnings per common share because they would have been anti-
dilutive.

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EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

12. Foreign Exchange Forward Contracts

The Company uses derivative financial instruments to manage exposures to foreign currency. The Company’s objective
for holding derivatives is to use the most effective methods to minimize the impact of these exposures. The Company does not
enter into derivatives for speculative or trading purposes. The Company records all derivatives on the balance sheet as "Other
Assets, Net" at fair value. Changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognized in earnings as "Other Income (Expense)". The
Company enters into foreign exchange forward contracts to mitigate the effect of gains and losses generated by foreign currency
transactions related to certain operating expenses and re-measurement of certain assets and liabilities denominated in foreign
currencies. These derivatives do not qualify as hedges.

At June 30, 2015, the Company did not have any derivative instruments outstanding. At June 30, 2014, forward foreign
currency contracts had a notional principal amount of $7.6 million and an immaterial unrealized gain. These contracts have
maturities of less than 60 days. Changes in the fair value of these foreign exchange forward contracts are offset largely by re-
measurement of the underlying assets and liabilities.

Foreign currency transaction gains and losses from operations were a loss of $1.0 million. $1.5 million and $0.9 million

in fiscal years 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

13. Restructuring Charges

As of June 30, 2015, restructuring liabilities were $5.9 million and consisted of obligations for termination benefits only.
The restructuring liability is recorded in "Other accrued liabilities" in the consolidated balance sheets. During fiscal years 2015,
2014 and 2013, the Company recorded a restructuring charges, net of $9.8 million, $0.5 million and $6.8 million, respectively.

Fiscal 2015 Restructuring

During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2015, we reduced costs through targeted restructuring activities intended to reduce
operating costs and realign our organization in the current competitive environment. We initiated a plan to reduce our worldwide
headcount by more than 225 employees, primarily in sales and marketing, as well as research and development, consolidate specific
global administrative functions, and shift certain operating costs to lower cost regions, among other actions. We have expensed
all costs associated with this initiative. We are expecting to achieve approximately $40.0 million in operational savings on an
annualized basis, beginning in the first quarter of fiscal 2016. As of June 30, 2015, the Company had restructuring liabilities of
$5.9 million related to the fiscal 2015 restructuring, which it anticipates paying by the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2016.

Fiscal 2013 Restructuring

During the second quarter of fiscal 2013, the Company further reduced costs through targeted restructuring activities intended
to reduce operating costs and realign its organization in the current competitive environment. As part of its restructuring efforts
in the second quarter, the Company initiated a plan to reduce its worldwide headcount by 13%, consolidate specific global
administrative functions, and shift certain operating costs to lower cost regions, among other actions. There are no outstanding
liabilities as of June 30, 2015.

Restructuring liabilities consist of (in thousands):

Balance at June 30, 2012

Period charges

Period reversals

Period payments

Balance at June 30, 2013
Period charges

Period reversals

Addition from acquisition

Period payments

Balance at June 30, 2014
Period charges

Period payments

Balance at June 30, 2015

Contract
Termination
93
$

Termination
Benefits

Other

Total

359

463

113
(2)
(204)

— $

628
(11)
(20)
(275)
322

6,293
(287)
(5,148)
1,217

119
(309)
—
(1,027)

719

—
(481)
249

86
(4)
—
(331)

— $

(322)

— $

9,694
(3,957)
5,737

125
(8)
117

7,125
(289)
(5,833)
1,466

833
(324)
(20)
(1,633)
322

9,819
(4,287)
5,854

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EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

14. Technology Agreements

On July 16, 2013, the Company entered into a confidential Patent License and Settlement Agreement (“License Agreement”)
with Chrimar Systems Inc. The agreement provides for a non-exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, non-transferable, and non-
assignable, fully-paid-up worldwide royalty-bearing license to certain patents and a release of claims based on any prior
infringement of such patents. Total fees for the grant of the license under the License Agreement was $1.4 million. The Company
had capitalized $1.2 million related to such patents in fiscal 2012 based on a probable estimated value and recorded a charge of
$0.3 million based on the estimated probable loss. The $1.2 million was recorded as intangible assets, net and continues to be
amortized over the remaining life of the patents.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and procedures designed to reasonably assure that information required to
be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, such as this Report, is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and to reasonably assure that such
information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Chief
Financial Officer (“CFO”), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the
end of the period covered by this Report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2015.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting.
There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any system of internal control, including the possibility of human error and
the circumvention or overriding of controls. Accordingly, even effective internal controls can provide only reasonable assurances
with respect to financial statement preparation. Further because of changes in conditions, the effectiveness of internal control may
vary over time.

We assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2015. In making this assessment,
we used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO") in Internal
Control-Integrated Framework (2013).

Based on our assessment using those criteria, we concluded that, as of June 30, 2015 our internal control over financial

reporting is effective.

Our independent registered public accounting firm, KPMG LLP, has audited the financial statements included in this Annual

Report on Form 10-K and has issued its report on our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2015.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2015 that have

materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls

Our management, including the CEO and CFO, does not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal control over
financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can
provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the control system’s objectives will be met. Our controls and procedures are
designed to provide reasonable assurance that our control system’s objective will be met and our CEO and CFO have concluded
that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective at the reasonable assurance level. The design of a control system must
reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Further,
because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements
due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within Extreme Networks have been
detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can
occur because of simple error or mistake. Controls can also be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion

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of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain
assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of controls in future periods
are subject to risks. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree
of compliance with policies or procedures. Notwithstanding these limitations, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed
to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. Our CEO and CFO have concluded that our disclosure controls and
procedures are, in fact, effective at the “reasonable assurance” level.

Item 9B. Other Information

None.

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PART III

Certain information required by Part III is incorporated by reference from our definitive Proxy Statement to be filed with

the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with the solicitation of proxies for our 2015 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (the “Proxy Statement”) not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this report, and certain
information therein is incorporated in this report by reference.

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The information required by this section is incorporated by reference from the information in the section entitled “Proposal
1 – Election of Directors” in the Proxy Statement. The required information concerning our executive officers is contained in the
section entitled “Executive Officers of the Registrant” in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-K.

Item 405 of Regulation S-K calls for disclosure of any known late filing or failure by an insider to file a report required by
Section 16 of the Exchange Act. This disclosure is contained in the section entitled “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting
Compliance” in the Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Information with respect to Item 406 of Regulation S-K is incorporated by reference to the information contained in the

section captioned “Code of Ethics and Corporate Governance Materials” in the Proxy Statement.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information required by this section is incorporated by reference from the information in the sections entitled “Directors’
Compensation”, “Executive Compensation and Other Matters” and “Report of the Compensation Committee” in the Proxy
Statement.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information required by this section is incorporated by reference from the information in the section entitled “Security

Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in the Proxy Statement.

The information required by this section regarding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans is
incorporated by reference from the information in the section entitled “Equity Compensation Plan Information” in the Proxy
Statement.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

The information required by this section is incorporated by reference from the information in the section titled “Certain

Relationships and Related Transactions” in the Proxy Statement.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

The information required by this section is incorporated by reference from the information in the section titled “Principal

Accountant Fees and Services” in the Proxy Statement.

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a) The following documents are filed as a part of this Form 10-K:

(1)

Financial Statements:

Reference is made to the Index to Consolidated Financial Statements of Extreme Networks, Inc. under Item 8 in Part II of

this Form 10-K.

(2)

Financial Statement Schedules:

All required schedules are omitted because either they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial

statements or notes thereto.

(3)

Exhibits:

Incorporated herein by reference is a list of the Exhibits contained in the Exhibit Index.

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused

this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on September 14, 2015.

SIGNATURES

EXTREME NETWORKS, INC.
(Registrant)

By:

/s/ KENNETH AROLA

Kenneth Arola

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
(Principal Accounting Officer)

September 14, 2015

POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints
Kenneth Arola, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for him in any and all capacities, to sign any
amendments to this report on Form 10-K and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact or their
substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following

persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated:

/s/ JOHN H. KISPERT
John H. Kispert

Chairman of the Board

August 26, 2015

/s/ KENNETH AROLA
Kenneth Arola

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ EDWARD B. MEYERCORD III
Edward B. Meyercord III

President and Chief Executive Officer, Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

August 26, 2015

/s/ CHARLES CARINALLI

Charles Carinalli

Director

August 26, 2015

/s/ RANDI PAIKOFF FEIGIN

/s/ EDWARD H. KENNEDY

Randi Paikoff Feigin

Director

August 26, 2015

Edward H. Kennedy

Director

August 26, 2015

/s/ RAJ KHANNA

/s/ JOHN C. SHOEMAKER

Raj Khanna

Director
August 26, 2015

John C. Shoemaker

Director
August 26, 2015

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The exhibits listed below are required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K. Each management contract or compensatory plan

or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-K has been identified.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Incorporated by Reference

Filing
Date
9/13/2013

Number
2.1

Filed
Herewith

Exhibit
Number
2.1

3.1

3.2

3.3

4.1

4.2

4.3

10.1

10.2*

10.3*

10.4*

10.5*

10.6*

10.7*

10.8

10.9

10.10

10.11*

10.12*

10.13*

10.14

1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

2000 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan.

2001 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan.

S-1

10-K

2/5/1999

9/24/2000

Schedule TO 10/31/2001

Description of Document
Stock Purchase Agreement, dated September 12, 2013
between Enterprise Network Holdings, Inc. and
Extreme Networks, Inc.

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Extreme Networks, Inc.
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Extreme Networks,
Inc.
Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of
the Terms of the Series A Preferred Stock
Amended and Restated Rights Agreement dated April
26, 2012 between Extreme Networks, Inc. and
Computershare Shareowner Services LLC.
Amendment No. 2 to the Amended and Restated Rights
Agreement effective April 30, 2014.

Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Rights
Agreement effective May 14, 2015.

Form of Indemnification Agreement for directors and
officers.

Amended 1996 Stock Option Plan and forms of
agreements thereunder.

Extreme Networks, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan.

Form of Restricted Stock Units Agreement Under the
2005 Equity Incentive Plan.

Lease Agreement by and between RDU Center III LLC
and Extreme Networks, Inc. dated October 15, 2012.

First Amendment to Lease Agreement by and between
RDU Center III LLC and Extreme Networks, Inc. dated
December 31, 2012.
Office Space Lease Agreement by and between W3
Ridge Rio Robles Property LLC and Extreme
Networks, Inc., dated December 31, 2012.

Offer Letter, dated April 25, 2013, between Extreme
Networks, Inc. and Charles Berger.

Offer Letter, dated July 19, 2013, between Extreme
Networks, Inc. and Ed Carney.

Release of Claims, dated August 20, 2013, between
Extreme Networks, Inc. and David Ginsburg.

Credit Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2013, among
Extreme Networks Inc., as borrower, Silicon Valley
Bank, as administrative agent and collateral agent, Bank
of America, N.A. and PNC Bank, National Association
as co-syndication agents and the lenders party thereto.

10-K

9/26/2001

Form
8-K

8-K

S-1

8-K

10-Q

8-K

12/17/2010

3/31/2011

4/30/2012

5/20/2014

5/19/2014

3.2

3.1

3.7

4.1

10/24/2011

99.1

2/5/1999

10.2

10.3

10.7

(d)(9)

99.3

10.22

10/23/2009

11/7/2008

10/19/2012

10.1

1/7/2013

10.1

8-K

1/7/2013

10.2

8-K

5/1/2013

10.1

7/29/2013

10.1

8/23/2013

10.1

11/1/2013

10.1

10.15*

Offer Letter executed November 1, 2013, between
Extreme Networks, Inc. and Chris Crowell.

8-K

11/7/2013

10.1

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Exhibit
Number
10.16*

10.17
10.18
10.19

10.20

10.21*

10.22*

10.23*

10.24*

10.25

10.26*

10.27*

10.28*

10.29*

10.30*

10.31

21.1

23.1

24.1

31.1

31.2

32.1

32.2

Description of Document
Separation Agreement and General Release of Claims
executed November 1, 2013 between Extreme
Networks, Inc. and Nancy Shemwell.

Enterasys Networks, Inc. 2013 Stock Plan.
Extreme Networks, Inc. 2013 Stock Plan.
Extreme Networks, Inc. Executive Change in Control
Severance Plan Amended and Restated February 12,
2014.

Agreement to Participate in the Extreme Networks, Inc.
Executive Change in Control Severance Plan as
Amended and Restated February 12, 2014.

Offer Letter executed May 2, 2014, between Extreme
Networks, Inc. and Ken Arola.
Separation and Transition Agreement and General
Release of Claims, dated May 19, 2014, by and between
Extreme Networks, Inc. and John Kurtzweil.

Separation Agreement and General Release of Claims,
dated May 21, 2014, by and between Extreme
Networks, Inc. and Christopher Crowell.

Offer Letter executed September 29, 2014, between
Extreme Networks, Inc. and Jeffrey White.

Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement dated
November 18, 2014, among Extreme Networks, Inc., a
Delaware Corporation, the Lenders party thereto and
Silicon Valley Bank, as the Issuing Lender and
Swingline Lender and Administrative Agent.

Extreme Networks, Inc. 2014 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan

Market-performance based restricted stock units
agreement

Release of Claims, executed April 29, 2015, between
Extreme Networks, Inc. and Charles W. Berger.

Offer Letter, executed April 30, 2015, between Extreme
Networks, Inc. and Edward B. Meyercord.

Release of Claims, executed May 1, 2015, between
Extreme Networks, Inc. and Edward Carney.

Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement and First
Amendment to Guarantee and Collateral Agreement
dated June 26, 2015, among Extreme Networks, Inc., a
Delaware Corporation, the Lenders party thereto and
Silicon Valley Bank, as the Issuing Lender and
Swingline Lender and Administrative Agent.

Subsidiaries of Registrant.

Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm.

Power of Attorney (see the signature page of this Form
10-K).

Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

Section 906 Certification of Chief Executive Officer.

Section 906 Certification of Chief Financial Officer.

Incorporated by Reference

Form
8-K

Filing
Date
11/7/2013

Number
10.2

Filed
Herewith

S-8

11/22/2013

99.1

10-Q

5/7/2014

10.1

10-Q

5/7/2014

10.2

8-K

5/8/2014

10.1

5/23/2014

10.1

8-K

5/23/2014

10.2

8-K

10/2/2014

10.1

11/20/2014

S-8

1/12/2015

99.1

10-Q

1/30/2015

99.1

8-K

4/29/2015

10.1

4/30/2015

10.1

4/30/2015

10.2

6/30/2015

10.1

Exhibit
Number
101.INS

101.SCH
101.CAL

101.LAB

101.PRE

101.DEF

Description of Document
XBRL Instance Document.**

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.**
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
Document.**
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
Document.**
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
Document.**
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
Document**

___________________

Incorporated by Reference

Form

Filing
Date

Number

Filed
Herewith
X

X
X

Indicates management or board of directors contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are furnished and not filed or a part of a registration
statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; are deemed not filed
for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and otherwise are not subject to liability
under these sections.

Board of Directors

John H. Kispert
Chairman of the Board

Former CEO of Spansion Inc.

Edward B. Meyercord III
Executive Director of the Board

President and CEO of
Extreme Networks, Inc.

Charles Carinalli
Chairman, Compensation
Committee

Former Senior Vice President
and Chief Technical Officer of
National Semiconductor, Inc.

Kathleen M. Holmgren
Board Nominee

Chief Officer, Future Workforce
of Automation Anywhere

Randi Paikoff Feigin

Chief Commercial and
Investment Officer of Arx
Pax LLC

Edward H. Kennedy

Chairman, CEO, and President of
Tollgrade Communications, Inc.

Raj Khanna
Chairman, Audit Committee
Former Vice President of
Corporate Audit of
Qualcomm, Inc.

John C. Shoemaker
Chairman, Nominating and
Corporate Governance
Committee

Former Executive Vice
President, Worldwide
Operations of Sun Microsystems

Executive
Management Team

Obtaining Financial
Statements

Edward B. Meyercord III
President and CEO

Ken Arola
Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer

Allison Amadia
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel, and Corporate
Secretary

Frank Blohm
Executive Vice President,
Operations, Supply Chain,
Quality, and IT

Eric Broockman
Executive Vice President,
Chief Technology Officer, and
Engineering

Eileen Brooker
Executive Vice President,
Alliances, Strategic Accounts,
and OEM

Bob Gault
Executive Vice President,
Worldwide Sales, Services, and
Channels

Norman J. Rice III
Executive Vice President,
Marketing and Corporate
Development

Kelley Steven-Waiss
Executive Vice President,
Chief Human Resources Officer

A copy of our Annual Report
on Form 10-K is posted to our
website. You may also request
a copy by emailing investor_
relations@extremenetworks.com
or calling +1-408-579-3030

Trading Information

Extreme Networks is publicly
listed on NASDAQ as EXTR

Annual Meeting

November 12, 2015 8:00 AM EST
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Salem, NH 03079

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