MySQL™: The World’s Most Popular Open Source Database 125 Exit Potential • Without the investment, the company estimates it can reach up to €100m in annual revenues. With the investment now at hand, the management estimates the potential to rise to some €200m and beyond. • If the company is successful in its undertakings in the next few years and if the market develops as anticipated, the management believes that the company can grow to a size 2-5 times bigger than above depicted, given that appropriate additional growth funding is available. • The management and owners are committed to building a company with a sustainable business for the long term. It is anticipated that the company will be able to float on an internationally acknowledged stock exchange in the next 3-4 years and continue as an independent entity for the foreseeable future. • As a result of successful execution of the business plan, it is also likely that opportunities will emerge for a trade sale to a major platform, software, or database player in the market. Such companies presently include but are not limited to: Sun, HP, IBM, CA, Dell, SAP, Intuit, Microsoft, Oracle. No such discussions have been conducted or initialised. • The founders of MySQL AB have stated their intention to build a great business and their interest to find the best possible future for the company – a future where the MySQL product can fulfill its mission of being available and affordable to all. Copyright 2003 MySQL AB