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CDW Corporation Announces Senior Notes Offering

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CDW Corporation (Nasdaq: CDW) announced plans to offer senior notes to fund its $2.5 billion acquisition of Granite Parent Inc., the parent company of Sirius Computer Solutions. Proceeds from the Notes Offering will also cover related fees and expenses. The offering is subject to market conditions and will be fully guaranteed by CDW and certain subsidiaries. J.P. Morgan, BofA Securities, and others are joint book-running managers for the offering. The press release includes forward-looking statements regarding the offering and acquisition, subject to various risks and uncertainties.

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  • CDW intends to use the proceeds from the Notes Offering for funding a significant $2.5 billion acquisition, potentially enhancing company growth.
  • The offering is backed by a strong guarantee from CDW and its subsidiaries, ensuring investor confidence.
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  • The success of the Notes Offering and acquisition is subject to market conditions and other risks, introducing uncertainty for investors.

LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- CDW Corporation (Nasdaq: CDW), a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions provider to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada, today announced that its wholly owned subsidiaries CDW LLC and CDW Finance Corporation (together, the “Issuers”) intend to offer, subject to market and the satisfaction of other customary conditions, senior notes (the “Notes"), in an offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Notes Offering”).

The Issuers intend to use the proceeds from the Notes Offering, together with cash on hand, to fund its previously-announced acquisition of Granite Parent Inc., the parent company of Sirius Computer Solutions, Inc. (“Sirius”), for $2.5 billion (the “Acquisition”), and to pay fees and expenses related to the Acquisition. The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by CDW Corporation and by certain of CDW LLC’s current and future direct and indirect wholly owned domestic subsidiaries.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Capital One Securities, Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC, and MUFG Securities Americas Inc. are acting as joint book‑running managers. The Notes Offering is being made only by means of a prospectus supplement and an accompanying base prospectus. Copies of the preliminary prospectus supplement and the accompanying base prospectus relating to the Notes Offering may be obtained from (i) J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, Attn: Prospectus Department, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, or by telephone: 1-866-803-9204, (ii) BofA Securities, Inc., Attn: Prospectus Department, 200 North College Street, 3rd Floor, Charlotte, NC 28255-0001, or by email: dg.prospectus_requests@bofa.com, (iii) Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Attn: Prospectus Department, 180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10014, or by telephone: 1-866-718-1649, (iv) Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Attn: WFS Customer Service, 608 2nd Avenue South, Suite 1000, Minneapolis, MN 55402, or by telephone: 1-800-645-3751, (v) Mizuho Securities USA LLC, by telephone: 1-866-271-7403, or (vi) MUFG Securities Americas Inc., by telephone: 1-877-649-6848.

CDW Corporation, the Issuers and the subsidiary guarantors of the Notes filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR, which was effective upon filing on October 15, 2020, including a base prospectus dated October 15, 2020, and a preliminary prospectus supplement dated November 23, 2021, to which this communication relates. Copies of the Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR, the base prospectus and the preliminary prospectus supplement can be accessed through the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

This press release is for informational purposes only and shall not constitute (i) an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities or (ii) an offer to buy, or a notice of redemption with respect to the Notes or any other securities. The Notes Offering is not being made to any person in any jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements,” including with respect to the proposed Notes Offering and the Acquisition. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which may be beyond our control that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, whether the Issuers will in fact offer the Notes, consummate the Notes Offering or consummate the Acquisition, which are subject to various conditions. Although CDW believes that the forward-looking information presented in this press release are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove correct, and actual events may differ materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking information contained in this press release. Any forward‑looking information presented herein is made only as of the date of this press release, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.

About CDW

CDW Corporation (Nasdaq: CDW) is a leading multi-brand provider of information technology solutions to business, government, education and healthcare customers in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada. A Fortune 500 company and member of the S&P 500 Index, CDW was founded in 1984 and employs approximately 11,000 coworkers. For the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2021, CDW generated Net sales of over $20 billion. For more information about CDW, please visit www.CDW.com.

Investor Inquiries:

Kevin White

Director, Investor Relations

(847) 968-0238

investorrelations@cdw.com

Media Inquiries:

Sara Granack

Vice President, Corporate Communications

(847) 419-7411

mediarelations@cdw.com

Source: CDW Corporation

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What is CDW's planned acquisition mentioned in the press release?

CDW plans to acquire Granite Parent Inc., the parent company of Sirius Computer Solutions, for $2.5 billion.

What will CDW use the proceeds from the Notes Offering for?

The proceeds will be used to fund the acquisition of Granite Parent Inc. and pay related fees and expenses.

Who are the joint book-running managers for the CDW Notes Offering?

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, BofA Securities, and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, among others, are acting as joint book-running managers.

What risks are associated with the CDW Notes Offering and acquisition?

The offering and acquisition are subject to market conditions and various risks that could affect their completion.

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