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Certicom Corp.

Company Overview

Certicom Corp. provides cryptography solutions for software vendors and device manufacturers to embed security in their products. The company offers its products and services based on its elliptic curve cryptography technology for public key infrastructure implementations, device security, anti-counterfeiting, product authentication, asset management, and fixed-mobile convergence. It provides Certicom Security Architecture, a portable and modular solution that allows developers to embed security across multiple families and generations of devices. Certicom’s products include Security Builder Crypto, a cross platform cryptographic module; Security Builder GSE, a FIPS 140-2 validated cryptogra...

Detailed Description

5520 Explorer Drive

4th Floor

Mississauga, ON L4W 5L1

Canada

Founded in 1985

Phone:

905-507-4220

Fax:

905-507-4230

www.certicom.com

Key Executives

Chief Executive Officer and Director
Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Age: 58
Vice President of Business Planning & Business Operations
Vice President and General Counsel
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2009.

Key developments for Certicom Corp.

Certicom Corp. Reports Consolidated Earnings Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months Ended January 31, 2009

Certicom Corp. reported consolidated earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended January 31, 2009. Revenue for the quarter was $6.9 million, compared to $6.1 million in the third quarter of 2008. The majority of the revenue growth was due to the Company's sale of higher value solutions focused on the Energy & Utilities and Semiconductor sectors. Net loss was $3.6 million, or $0.08 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $0.2 million, or $0.00 per basic and diluted share, in the third quarter of 2008. Company reported negative cash flows from operating activities was $3,587,000 against negative cash flows from operating activities of $174,000 for the same period of the last year. For the nine months ended revenue was $17.7 million, up 35% from $13.1 million in the same period of fiscal 2008. Net loss was $9.5 million, or $0.22 per basic and diluted share, compared to a net loss of $6.4 million, or $0.15 per basic and diluted share, in the same nine-month period in 2008. Company reported negative cash flows from operating activities was $9,524,000 against negative cash flows from operating activities of $6,374,000 for the same period of the last year.

Certicom Corp., Special/Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting, Mar 18, 2009

Certicom Corp., Special/Extraordinary Shareholders Meeting, Mar 18, 2009, at 17:00 US Eastern Time. Location: Offices of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, 23rd Floor, Commerce Court West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Agenda: To approve a statutory plan of arrangement under which Research In Motion Limited will acquire all of the outstanding common shares of Certicom for a price of $3.00 per share.

Certicom Corp., Board Meeting, Feb 10, 2009

Certicom Corp., Board Meeting, Feb 10, 2009 Agenda: To approve Research In Motion Limited offer to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of the company at a cash price of CAD 3.00 per share by way of a statutory plan of arrangement.

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