Ouster Expected to Join U.S. Small-Cap Russell 2000® Index

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Ouster, Inc. (NYSE: OUST) will be added to the U.S. Small-Cap Russell 2000® Index on June 25, enhancing its visibility among institutional investors. The inclusion reflects Ouster's strong revenue performance and growth momentum. Membership in the Russell 2000® Index lasts for a year, contributing to Ouster's strategy to diversify its shareholder base. Approximately $9 trillion in assets are benchmarked against Russell indexes, showcasing its significance in the investment community. Ouster is recognized for its high-resolution digital lidar sensors used across various industries.

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• Membership in the Russell 2000® Index expected to enhance visibility and awareness among investors.
• Recorded strong revenue in the past quarter, indicating growth momentum.

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Ouster, Inc. (NYSE: OUST) a leading provider of high-resolution digital lidar sensors for the industrial automation, smart infrastructure, robotics, and automotive industries, is expected to be added as a member of the U.S. Small-Cap Russell 2000® Index when Russell reconstitutes its comprehensive set of U.S. and global equity indexes on June 25. The stock will also be automatically added to the appropriate growth and value indexes.

“To be included in a prominent index like the Russell 2000® as a newly listed company complements our record revenue this past quarter and demonstrates our continued momentum,” said Ouster CEO Angus Pacala. “We expect our presence in the index to drive increased awareness of Ouster, our innovative digital approach to lidar, and our ability to enable automation across the supply chain as we further diversify our shareholder base.”

Membership in the Russell 2000® Index, which remains in place for one year, is based on membership in the broad-market Russell 3000® Index. Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for active investment strategies. Approximately $9 trillion in assets are benchmarked against Russell’s U.S. indexes. Russell indexes are part of FTSE Russell, a leading global index provider.

For more information on the Russell 2000® Index and the Russell indexes reconstitution, go to the “Russell Reconstitution” section on the FTSE Russell website.

About Ouster

Ouster (NYSE: OUST) invented its digital lidar in 2015 and is a leading manufacturer of high-resolution digital lidar sensors used throughout the industrial automation, smart infrastructure, robotics, and automotive industries. Ouster’s sensors are reliable, compact, affordable and highly customizable, laying the foundation for digital lidar ubiquity across endless applications and industries. Already hundreds of customers have incorporated Ouster lidar sensors in current products or those in development for imminent commercial release. For more information, visit www.ouster.com, or connect with us on Twitter or LinkedIn.

About FTSE Russell

FTSE Russell is a leading global index provider creating and managing a wide range of indexes, data and analytic solutions to meet client needs across asset classes, style and strategies. Covering 98% of the investable market, FTSE Russell indexes offer a true picture of global markets, combined with the specialist knowledge gained from developing local benchmarks around the world.

FTSE Russell index expertise and products are used extensively by institutional and retail investors globally. Approximately $16 trillion is currently benchmarked to FTSE Russell indexes. For over 30 years, leading asset owners, asset managers, ETF providers and investment banks have chosen FTSE Russell indexes to benchmark their investment performance and create investment funds, ETFs, structured products and index-based derivatives. FTSE Russell indexes also provide clients with tools for asset allocation, investment strategy analysis and risk management.

A core set of universal principles guides FTSE Russell index design and management: a transparent rules-based methodology is informed by independent committees of leading market participants. FTSE Russell is focused on index innovation and customer partnership applying the highest industry standards and embracing the IOSCO Principles. FTSE Russell is wholly owned by London Stock Exchange Group.

For more information, visit www.ftserussell.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but not limited to, statements regarding Ouster’s financial outlook and market positioning. Forward-looking statements give Ouster’s current expectations and projections relating to joining the Russell 2000 and impacts on our financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. You can identify forward-looking statements by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. These statements may include words such as “anticipate”, “estimate”, “expect”, “project”, “plan”, “intend”, “believe”, “may”, “will”, “should”, “can have”, “likely” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of the timing or nature of future operating or financial performance or other events. All forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those that we expected, including: Ouster’s limited operating history and history of losses; the adoption of its products and the growth of the lidar market generally; the competitive environment in which it operates; its future capital needs; its ability to adequately protect and enforce its intellectual property rights; its ability to effectively respond to evolving regulations and standards relating to applications in which its products are frequently used; its reliance on a third-party manufacturer; the timing of revenue from existing customers; uncertainties related to Ouster’s estimates of the size of the markets for its products and future revenue opportunities; and other important factors discussed in the Company’s final prospectus and definitive proxy statement, dated February 12, 2021, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), as updated by the factors disclosed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 15, 2021, and in other reports the Company files with or furnishes to the SEC. Any such forward-looking statements represent management’s estimates and beliefs as of the date of this press release. While Ouster may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it disclaims any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause its views to change.

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FAQ

When will Ouster be added to the Russell 2000® Index?

Ouster will be added to the Russell 2000® Index on June 25.

What does the inclusion in the Russell 2000® Index mean for Ouster investors?

The inclusion may enhance visibility and attract more institutional investors to Ouster.

How significant are Russell indexes in the investment market?

Approximately $9 trillion in assets are benchmarked against Russell's U.S. indexes.

What are Ouster's main products?

Ouster manufactures high-resolution digital lidar sensors for various industries including robotics and automotive.