Baird 2012 Growth Stock Conference

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Lee Congdon

VP & Chief Information Officer,Red HatMay 8, 2012



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COMPANY OVERVIE

-o"nded in 1**;, IPO in 1***

:raded on the <=(6 "nder ticer RH:

)dded to the (&P +00 on >72?70*

Maret Caita!i@ation A B11* i!!ion on ;72*712

Head"arters in Ra!eigh, <C $ith more than >0 $or!d$ide officesLong History of Oerating Profita/i!ity and (trong Cash -!o$s

(trong a!ance (heet 5reorted as of 272*712

B12D i!!ion in Cash & 6"i'a!ents and essentia!!y de/t free

B*?>m 9eferred Re'en"es, " 2;E =7=

)ro.imate!y ?,+D0 6m!oyees For!d$ide


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HA! ARE CIOs !HIN"IN# ABO$!%

C!o"ds

9emands for "siness Inno'ation

Cost Contro!

:echno!ogy Infrastr"ct"re Management Cha!!enges


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HO &OES RE& HA! HE'P%

Lin". and 'irt"a!i@ation are the fo"ndations for mostc!o"ds

Oen so"rce so!"tions are o"tstanding for fosteringinno'ation

Red Hat de!i'ers e.ce!!ent 'a!"e for o"r c"stomers

("ort s"/scritions faci!itate resi!ient, sec"re andre!ia/!e Lin". and midd!e$are systems


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