EX-99.2 3 d370088dex992.htm EXHIBIT B - PRESENTATION Exhibit B - Presentation
Elliott’s Perspectives on BMC’s Significant Value and How to Unlock It
June 20, 2012
Exhibit B


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Additional Information
Elliott Associates, L.P. and Elliott International, L.P. (“Elliott”) have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a definitive
proxy statement and an accompanying proxy card to be used to solicit proxies in connection with the 2012 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders (including any adjournments or postponements thereof or any special meeting that may be called in lieu thereof) (the “2012
Annual Meeting”) of BMC Software, Inc. (the “Company”). Information relating to the participants in such proxy solicitation has been
included in the definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and distributed to stockholders of the
Company on June 14, 2012 by Elliott. Stockholders are advised to read the definitive proxy statement and other documents related to the
solicitation of stockholders of the Company for use at the 2012 Annual Meeting because they contain important information. These
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from what is expressed in or indicated by the forward-looking statements. This cautionary statement is applicable to all forward-looking
statements contained in this presentation and the material accompanying this presentation.


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Situational Summary
What is this election about?
Elliott
believes
BMC
can
generate
significantly
more
value
for
stockholders
through
new
perspectives
and
change
at
the
Board
BMC’s Board believes that the status quo is working and it is the best strategy for the Company and its stockholders
What is Elliott suggesting specifically? 
Elliott has nominated four independent, highly-experienced technology executives who want to take a fresh look at the best way to
create value for stockholders at BMC
We are proposing nominees who have significant operational experience, software & services experience and cloud experience and
who will have only stockholder value in mind
What is BMC suggesting specifically?
What’s new in this book?
This
book
describes
our
view
of
the
significant
value
present
in
BMC
and
why
we
believe
our
plan
is
far
better
for
stockholders
than the status quo.  We also present our Nominees and why they would bring valuable, fresh perspectives to the current Board
Elliott believes BMC’s rejection of any new insights or change is unacceptable.  We see multiple strategic
and
operational
pathways
forward
that
could
realize
significant
additional
value
for
BMC
stockholders
We
are
advocating
for
a
full
strategic
and
operational
review
to
consider
all
pathways
to
maximize
value
strategic
(sale,
separation of the businesses, return of capital, spin, etc) and operational (margin improvement, superior focus on execution,
better cloud investment)
BMC
is
suggesting
their
current
plan
is
the
best
one:
they
have
guided
to
a
9
percent
EPS
increase
and
mid-double
digit
ESM
license
bookings
growth.
It
is
our
view
that
even
if
these
goals
are
achieved,
stockholders
can
do
far
better.
Furthermore,
we
believe,
given
BMC’s
track
record
of
failed
execution
versus
its
guidance,
there
is
a
significant
chance
that
BMC
misses
this
plan


I. BMC is Worth Significantly More
Multiple Pathways to Realizing Significant, Unlocked Value


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Numerous Pathways to Greater Value at BMC
Operational Improvements
Several opportunities exist including, but not limited to: 
i) Significant operating margin expansion opportunity due to bloat across multiple opex categories
ii) More effective cloud roll-out buoyed by thoughtful investment and strategy
iii) Far better execution in sales & marketing, a historically troubled area at BMC
Sale of the Entire Company
Sale of BMC could provide a very attractive outcome for stockholders
The
transaction
would
be
strategic
and
accretive
to
all
expected
potential
strategic
acquirers,
and
attractive
to
financial
sponsors
Separation of Business Segments
BMC is two entirely separate businesses with different growth profiles, different optimal capital structures and different valuation
multiples
Both ESM and MSM are attractive to buyers and we believe there are various tax structures available to minimize leakage that
could be further explored through a committed and comprehensive strategic review
Leveraged Stock Buyback
BMC has sufficient debt capacity to borrow at attractive rates and buy back stock to boost stockholder returns
Dividends
BMC has a fortress balance sheet with significant cash balance and should consider making a stronger commitment to distributing
cash to stockholders
Elliott
advocates
for
BMC’s
Board
to
engage
in
a
full
review
of
all
alternatives
available
to
maximize
stockholder value.  These include both strategic and operational
pathways, which should be considered and,
we believe, are vastly superior to the Company’s current trajectory
Here are some of the alternatives we believe should be evaluated:


33%
10%
14%
7%
BMC Unaffected Stock Price
We believe Elliott's involvement and the market's speculation has supported BMC stock's recent outperformance
2012 YTD (JAN 2 –
JUN 15)
NO ELLIOTT OWNERSHIP (JAN 2 –
MAR 16)
BEFORE ELLIOTT OWNERSHIP PUBLIC (MAR 19 –
MAY 10)
AFTER ELLIOTT OWNERSHIP PUBLIC (MAY 11 –
JUN 15)
Source:
Company Filings, Capital IQ
1.
Calculated as if BMC stock price of $38.60 on 03/16/12 tracked peer and NASDAQ performance from 03/18/12 to 06/15/12
2.
Represents BMC stock price on respective date
3.
Proxy Peers include SYMC, CPWR, ADBE, CA, ORCL, MSFT, SAP, CTXS;
listed in BMC’s FY2012 proxy filed with SEC on 06/05/12
4.
10-K Peers include IBM, HPQ, and CA; listed as BMC’s closest competitors in the Company’s annual 10-K report
Period of no involvement, where BMC stock had mixed results as compared to the market and its peers
Period beginning 03/19/12 when Elliott’s purchase of ~6.5% of BMC stock began, which we believe supported the outperformance of the stock
$38.60 prior day's closing stock price on 03/16/12
Period beginning 05/14/12 when Elliott’s involvement made public, which we believe resulted in a one-day stock price jump of 8.7% and supported significant
outperformance relative to peers since
4%
(5%)
(8%)
(3%)
8%
(2%)
(4%)
(2%)
18%
17%
23%
14%
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Period of Mixed Results
“Outperformance”
After Elliott Ownership Made Public
No major news made public during this period
“Outperformance”
Supported by Elliott Stock Purchases
05/11/12:
$40.40 ²
03/16/12:
$38.60 ²
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2
3
2
1
3
90%
100%
110%
120%
130%
140%
01/02/12
02/12/12
03/24/12
05/04/12
06/15/12
90%
100%
110%
120%
130%
01/02/12
01/20/12
02/08/12
02/26/12
03/16/12
90%
95%
100%
105%
110%
03/19/12
04/01/12
04/14/12
04/27/12
05/10/12
90%
95%
100%
105%
110%
115%
05/11/12
05/19/12
05/28/12
06/06/12
06/15/12
$40.40 prior day's closing stock price on 05/11/12 – which we use as “unaffected” in the presentation
Without any Elliott involvement and if BMC traded in line with NASDAQ and peers, we believe the stock price today would be approximately $35.73 ¹
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Operational Improvements
-
Jim Schaper –
Chairman and former CEO, Infor., Elliott’s Board Nominee
Source:
Company Filings, Capital IQ, Thomson Reuters Estimates
1.
LTM 03/31/12 operating margin based on non-GAAP operating income of $779.6mm less $132.5mm capitalized software development cost, less $12.0mm stock based compensation associated with
capitalized software development cost, less $127.2mm stock based
compensation, plus $93.6mm amortized software development cost
2.
Based on incremental operating earnings from potential Professional Services gross margins of ~10% to 20% as compared to LTM 03/31/12 reported gross margin of 0.8%
3.
Based on LTM 03/31/12 adjusted EBITDA margin applied to Thomson Reuters FY2013E revenue estimates; LTM EBITDA calculated as adjusted operating income plus depreciation
4.
5-Year average EBITDA multiple for 03/19/07 to 03/18/12
5.
Unaffected stock price of $40.40 as of 05/11/12, which represents last trading day before Elliott’s position in BMC stock was made public
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ILLUSTRATIVE POTENTIAL OPERATING MARGIN IMPROVEMENTS
Margin opportunity is significant, with greater EBITDA suggesting premiums to unaffected value
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of 23% –
45%
at the current multiple, and upside to 60% should the market award a historical multiple of 10.3x
27.7%
32% -
39%
2% -
4%
0.5% -
1.5%
1% -
3.5%
1% -
2%
Adj. LTM
Operating
Margin
G&A    
R&D    
Sales &
Marketing
Prof. Services
Earnings
Contribution ²
LTM
Operating
Margin ¹
ILLUSTRATIVE VALUE ENHANCEMENT
($ in millions)
Low Range
High Range
FY2013E EBITDA ³
$678
$678
Margin Improvement (Low / High)
4.5%
11.0%
Incremental EBITDA
$104
$253
Adjusted 2013E EBITDA
$782
$931
2013E
5-Yr Avg.
4
2013E
5-Yr Avg.
4
TEV / EBITDA Mult.
9.2x
10.3x
9.2x
10.3x
Implied Enterprise Value
$7,180
$8,035
$8,556
$9,574
Net Cash
737
737
737
737
Implied Equity Value
$7,917
$8,772
$9,292
$10,311
% Premium to Unaffected
5
23.1%
36.4%
44.5%
60.4%
“There appears to be significant opportunity for margin expansion – from professional services, tight integration of prior acquisitions and
non revenue producing headcount.  I think the Company could do far better with a focused approach to efficiency that will drive productivity
and still allow for aggressive investments to drive growth.”


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Operational Improvements (cont’d)
BMC should be a leader
in cloud products for management software.  With over 20,000 customers and the
inertia of high-quality on-premise solutions like Remedy and Blade, BMC should be driving real growth
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John Dillon, CEO Engine Yard, former CEO Salesforce.com., Elliott’s Board Nominee
Source:
Company Filings, Capital IQ
1.
SaaS market size as per Wall Street Research
ILLUSTRATIVE CLOUD OPPORTUNITY
SaaS and cloud present a significant market opportunity for
BMC –
execution here, with proper Board oversight, is key
Customers want BMC to succeed in cloud –
BMC offers a wealth of strong on-premise solutions that integrate well
BMC was late to SaaS, but the opportunity is immense for the Company to get it right
“We've been a BMC customer for years and they have great products.  It was our preference to stay with them but when we looked to
add SaaS, they had
nothing. The next time we refresh, we would optimally like to work with BMC but it will depend on their offering”
BMC on-premise customer
An understanding of the emerging technology trends, focused investment, and deep operational expertise could result in meaningful returns
TOTAL ADDRESSABLE SAAS MARKET ¹
($ in billions)
REVENUES
($ in millions)
SAAS REVENUES
($ in millions)
0.45% of Total Revenues
??? of Total Revenues
ServiceNow, a direct competitor to BMC’s
Remedy product offering, has historically
achieved revenue growth
Going forward, a significant SaaS market
opportunity potentially exists
Will BMC be able to capitalize
on this market growth?
“BMC has a real opportunity to succeed in SaaS.  However, cloud development is very different from on-premise development and
BMC’s strategy has to be different, too.  With a targeted team of SaaS developers, a reasonable budget and an aggressive timeline,
BMC should be back in the game as a leader.”
A Board of Directors with a strong background and the ability to guide management is the right approach


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Sale of the Entire Company
We believe BMC is significantly attractive to strategic and financial sponsors alike
Strategic Buyers
BMC offers significant strategic rationale
Extensive customer presence at the IT desk
Well regarded reputation in management software and
heterogeneous environments
Ability to package and bundle hardware, other software,
services, etc.
Financial logic is further compelling
Accretive for all expected buyers
Significant synergy potential exists
BMC offers hardware vendors the opportunity to move up the
value chain and to increase margins
With over $2bn in revenues, BMC as a whole or even just ESM
moves the needle
BMC represents a compelling LBO candidate…
Recurring revenue profile with deeply installed customer base
and relationships
Highly-leverable maintenance revenue stream and mainframe
business
…with significant upside and optionality
Meaningful cost opportunity in more efficient operations
Ability to invest for growth and improve execution
Opportunity to separate ESM and MSM businesses
Exit pathway also clear
BMC should ultimately be consolidated by a strategic, but proper
execution and/or separation of the businesses may be better
done privately first
Private Equity Buyers
1.
Unaffected stock price of $40.40 as of 05/11/12, which represents last trading day before Elliott’s position in BMC stock was made public
We believe a premium of approximately 36% –
61% to the unaffected value ¹
is possible
Financially attractive with possible upside of
up to 29% premium to unaffected value ¹


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Separation of Business Segments
BMC is comprised of two separate companies –
we believe the Company’s value could be significantly increased
by positioning the segments’
growth, investment requirements and capital needs / structures independently
Growth Profile
Lower-growth with a focus on growing automation,
retention and maintenance
Proper Investment
Invest in automation (distributed) with mainframe having
limited needs to maintain proper execution and maintenance
retention
Focus on high margins, lean cost structure, cash flow
maximization
Capital Needs / Structure
Should be levered with a focus on returning maximum cash
to stockholders
Growth Profile
Products positioned in extremely large and attractive growth
markets
Opportunity for hyper-growth SaaS products
Proper Investment
Invest aggressively in SaaS, cloud and integrated offerings
Potential margin opportunity in more efficient execution
Capital Needs / Structure
Growth-focused, lean company using cash for targeted
development and tuck-in M&A to accelerate top-line
Recurring revenues from existing customers
and ability to grow via new contracts
Valued as mature, stable, high cash flow
generating software business
Upside potential from emerging virtualization /
cloud / SaaS market segments
Valued as high growth, dynamic distributed
environment software business
Enterprise Service Management (“ESM”)
Mainframe Service Management (“MSM”)


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Separation of Business Segments (cont’d)
3
Enterprise Service Management (“ESM”)
Mainframe Service Management (“MSM”)
Illustrative Potential Value Creation From Separation of Business Segments
Source:
Company Filings, Capital IQ, Wall Street Research, Thomson Reuters Estimates
Note:
LTM as of 03/31/12; Market data as of 06/15/12; Analysis does not include any tax considerations / leakage or potential revenue dis-synergies associated with a potential transaction
1.
ESM peers include CTXS, NTCT, OPNT, PEGA, QSFT and VMW; QSFT market data as of 03/08/12 –
one day prior to Insight Venture’s announcement of potential acquisition
2.
LTM EBITDA calculated as MSM segment operating income plus depreciation allocated proportional to segment operating expenses
3.
MSM peers include CA, CPWR, MCRO, PRGS, SOW
4.
Based on unaffected stock price of $40.40 as of 05/11/12, which represents last trading day before Elliott’s position in BMC stock was made public
At a conservative bifurcated valuation multiple range for the ESM and MSM segments,
BMC could realize potential premiums of 17% –
46% to the unaffected value 
ILLUSTRATIVE COMBINED VALUE ENHANCEMENT
Better current execution,  greater
confidence in growth and more
return of capital could yield further
upside
to these figures
MSM LTM EBITDA Multiple
5.0x
5.5x
6.0x
6.5x
7.0x
2.5x
3.0%
6.9%
10.9%
14.8%
18.8%
3.0x
13.4%
17.4%
21.3%
25.3%
29.2%
3.5x
23.9%
27.8%
31.8%
35.7%
39.6%
4.0x
34.3%
38.3%
42.2%
46.1%
50.1%
4.5x
44.8%
48.7%
52.6%
56.6%
60.5%
($ in millions)
LTM Revenues
$1,342
ESM Peer ¹
LTM Revenue Multiple
High:
8.6x
Low:
2.4x
Mean:
4.1x
Illustrative ESM Standalone Enterprise Value:
Revenue Multiple
Valuation Range
2.5x
$3,355
3.5x
4,697
4.5x
6,039
($ in millions)
LTM EBITDA ²
$506
MSM Peer ³
LTM EBITDA Multiple
High:
10.8x
Low:
6.3x
Mean:
7.6x
Illustrative MSM Standalone Enterprise Value:
EBITDA Multiple
Valuation Range
5.0x
$2,532
6.0x
3,038
7.0x
3,544
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4
Additionally, opportunity exists to perform a  leveraged capital return 
in the MSM business, thereby increasing total value to stockholders


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Separation of Business Segments (cont’d)
While it is possible to create value through trading each segment on its own, the potential also exists to realize
superior returns if as a result of the separation various strategic and financial acquirers are able to purchase
the segments of BMC they covet most
Elliott
believes
each
of
BMC’s
business
segments
possess
significant
value
that
may
be
realized
through
an
M&A
exit,
thereby
delivering premium value to stockholders
The
ESM
business
segment
could
be
attractive
to
several
strategic
buyers
alone
and
could
generate
numerous
attractive
bids
Strategic
customer
presence,
well-positioned
products
and
significant
bundling
abilities
present
a
strong
growth
opportunity
with
enhanced execution
Significant
synergy
potential
to
a
strategic
acquirer
ESM’s
FY2012A
operational
expenses
of
$1,060mm
With an appropriate valuation multiple, the upside to stockholders from a sale of the ESM business segment could be enormous
It
may
potentially
be
value
accretive
to
stockholders
to
sell
only
the
MSM
business
segment
if
a
strong
bid
were
received
Generates
stable
cash
flow,
with
strategic
customer
presence
and
additional
operating
margin
improvement
potential
Moreover,
a
sale
of
the
MSM
business
segment
enables
repositioning
of
BMC
as
a
growth-focused,
leaner
ESM
business
We
believe
there
exist
several
buyers
who
would
find
the
MSM
segment
to
be
an
attractive
acquisition
If acquirers express interest in only one of BMC’s segments, there are creative transaction structures available to effect a transaction to
maximize value
We believe there are tax efficient structures available to effect the sale of both the ESM and MSM segments separately or of just one
segment with minimal potential tax leakage
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A committed and comprehensive review of strategic alternatives would provide the Board this insight
“It is possible that one party could purchase the mainframe business separately from the aggregate company and a different party
purchase
the
ESM
businesses.
This
would
solve
some
of
the
issues
related
to
the
mainframe
business
with
some
potential
acquirers”
-
J.P. Morgan (May 15, 2012)


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Leveraged Stock Buyback
Source:
Capital IQ, Wall Street Research, Thomson Reuters Estimates
1.
Based on stock price of $43.76 as of 06/15/12
2.
For incremental debt up to $1.0bn, assumes 5-year and 7-year notes raised at 3.5% and 4.0% respectively, for incremental
debt of $1.25bn –
$1.5bn, assumes 5-year and 7-year notes raised at 3.75% and 4.25%
respectively, and for incremental debt of $1.75bn –
$2bn, assumes 7-year and 10-year notes raised at 4.5% and 5.0%
4
BMC has significant excess debt capacity given its recurring revenue base, stable free cash flow generation, and current net cash
position
Company can issue debt or use excess free cash flow and excess cash for stock repurchases
Returning
capital
and
addressing
operational
challenges
should
yield
significant
return
Assumes
BMC
raises
between
$1bn
and
$2bn
to
buy
back
stock
Assumes two scenarios:
Pro
forma
impact
based
on
standalone
FY2013E
estimates
Pro
forma
impact
based
on
0%
8%
operating
margin
improvement
on
FY2013E
estimates
Marginal operating improvements results in significant value to stockholders
Pro-forma
LTM
Net
Debt/EBITDA
at
serviceable
levels
Clearly accretive to EPS
ILLUSTRATIVE STOCK BUYBACK ANALYSIS
BMC could realize potential premiums to current value ¹
of 20% –
41%, if a leverage stock
buyback
of
$1.25bn
$1.75bn
and
operating
margin
improvements
of
2%
6%
are
achieved
Operating Margin Improvement
0.0%
2.0%
4.0%
6.0%
8.0%
$1,000
10.6%
17.4%
24.2%
31.1%
37.9%
$1,250
13.4%
20.5%
27.6%
34.7%
41.8%
$1,500
16.7%
24.1%
31.6%
39.0%
46.4%
$1,750
18.2%
26.0%
33.7%
41.5%
49.2%
$2,000
21.8%
29.9%
38.1%
46.2%
54.3%
FY2013E VALUE ENHANCEMENT ¹
²
($ in millions)


(As of 06/15/12)
Dividend
(As of 06/15/12)
Dividend
(As of 06/15/12)
Dividend
Company
Yield
Company
Yield
Company
Yield
Apple ²
1.8%
Automatic Data Processing
2.9%
Analog Devices
3.3%
Microsoft
2.7%
Dell ³
2.6%
Altera
1.0%
IBM
1.7%
Corning
2.3%
Xerox
2.2%
Oracle
0.9%
Broadcom
1.2%
Western Union Company
2.5%
Intel
3.3%
Intuit
1.0%
Fidelity National
2.4%
QUALCOMM
1.8%
Motorola Solutions
1.8%
Amphenol
0.8%
Cisco Systems
1.9%
Applied Materials
3.3%
Xilinx
2.7%
Visa
0.7%
Activision Blizzard
1.6%
KLA-Tencor
2.9%
Hewlett-Packard
2.4%
CA Technologies
3.8%
Maxim Integrated Products
3.4%
Texas Instruments
2.4%
Paychex
4.0%
Linear Technology
3.3%
Median
2.4%
BMC Software
0.0%
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Dividends
Many leading technology companies now embrace dividends to instill managerial discipline and reward
stockholders
Source:
Company Filings, Capital IQ, Wall Street Research, Thomson Reuters Estimates
1.
Based on analysis of current dividend paying companies from set of top 100 listed domestic technology companies by market cap
2.
Apple announced a quarterly dividend of $2.65 on 03/19/12
3.
Dell announced a quarterly dividend of $0.08 on 06/12/12
4.
Based on Wall Street Research; calculated as operating cash flow
less capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs
LISTED TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES –
U.S. HEADQUARTERED ¹
POTENTIAL RETURN TO STOCKHOLDERS
BMC has $1.6bn cash on the balance sheet and generates significant cash flow
from
operations
~40%,
or
~$640mm
cash
assumed
“on-shore”
Opportunity exists for BMC to return capital to stockholders in the form of
dividends
Returns immediate capital to stockholders
Instills much-needed management discipline with capital deployment
due to "non-discretionary" nature of dividends
Establishes BMC in the company of other leading technology bellwethers
employing dividends as a component of Total Shareholder Return
Attracts a new class of institutional stockholders focused on yield
Accomplishes all the above while maintaining a fortress balance sheet
Analysis assumes no incremental leverage
BMC could start paying dividends to stockholders without
compromising the healthy balance sheet it currently maintains
($ in millions, except per share data)
Per Share Dividend Paid to Stockholders
$1.10
BMC Stock Price as of 06/15/12
43.76
Dividend Yield -
BMC Pro Forma
2.5%
Dividend Yield -
Comparable Technology Companies
2.4%
FY2012A BMC Cash Balance
$1,583.0
Plus: FY 2013E Free Cash Flow
4
643.5
Less: Expected Dividend Payment
(175.1)
Pro Forma FY 2013E BMC Cash Balance
$2,051.4
Dividend as % of FY2013E BMC Cash Balance
8.5%
Dividend as % of FY2013E Free Cash Flow
27.2%


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14 ]
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14 ]
Strategic and Operational Review
We believe that the strategic and operational opportunities to enhance stockholder value outlined in this
presentation are absolutely
worth evaluating, understanding and implementing as appropriate
Furthermore, more than one of the value creating steps could be implemented concurrently to maximize
stockholder value
Operational Improvements + Capital Redeployment could yield significant value
Creating
a
leaner,
growth-focused
business
that
returns
capital
to
stockholders
could
create
incremental
value
¹
in
the
range
of
23%
45%,
a
significant
opportunity
Operational Improvements + Separation of business units with Proper Capital Return
ESM
and
MSM
as
separate
businesses,
appropriately
run
for
each
side
(ESM
growth
focused,
MSM
cash
flow
return
focused)
could
yield
incremental
value
¹
in
the
range
of
17%
46%
Sale
of
BMC
in
whole,
or
in
part
Numerous parties have contacted us and we believe that the risk/reward of a sale of all or part of the business could
result
in
a
premium
of
approximately
29%
61%
to
the
unaffected
value
¹
and
should
not
be
dismissed
BMC’s Current Board and Management have expressly stated that they prefer their plan –
the Status Quo
We believe stockholders deserve a thoughtful Board and a constructive approach to value maximization.
These operational and strategic opportunities have the promise of potential significant value and should be evaluated
“We just don’t agree that we need four new Directors in order to execute…we refresh our Board pretty regularly, and we
think that we can do that using the strategy that we’ve been using”
Bob
Beauchamp
Elliott
Management
has
taken
its
fight
with
BMC
to
shareholders
Wall
Street
Journal
(June
14,
2012)
Source:
Company Filings, Capital IQ, Elliott Estimates
1.
Represents premium to unaffected stock price of $40.40 as of 05/11/12, which represents last trading day before Elliott’s position in BMC stock was made public


II. BMCs Plan is For More of the Same


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16 ]
BMC’s Plan is For the Status Quo
As recently as last week, BMC reiterated its plan for the Company which made obvious management’s
stubbornness to maintain the status quo.  A vote for BMC’s Directors appears to be a vote for the following:
The same
Board
The same
plan to try to improve execution in ESM
“BMC has increased ESM direct sales capacity to drive additional future revenue…Reducing turnover is an important element to increasing
the productivity of our sales force”
The same
approach to attempting to grow
“Your Board and management team are driven by a deep understanding of the software and computing industries in which we operate”
“…we've got a very strong and independent Board of Directors who have proven to be able to grow and to change as the industry grows.”
The same
plan relating to return of capital to stockholders
“In
fiscal
2013,
we
expect
the
level
of
share
repurchase
activity
to
be
consistent
with
the
prior
years.”
The same
M&A Plan
“Innovation
and
a
disciplined
acquisition
program
are
core
to
our
strategy”
The same
compensation plan
“Our
compensation
plan
is
designed
to
ensure
that
the
interests
of
BMC’s
management
team
are
directly
aligned
with
the
interests
of
all
of
our
stockholders and that senior executives continue to focus on delivering strong stockholder returns.”
This same plan hasn’t worked.  Why should stockholders trust that it will work this time?
What does it mean for the company?  Our guess is more of the same…
1
2
3
4
5
6
Source:       Management quotes from BMC’s letter to stockholders dated 06/12/12 and Wall Street Journal article “Elliott Management Has Taken its Fight with BMC to Stockholders” dated 06/14/12


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The
Status
Quo
It
Hasn’t
Worked…
3-YEAR ¹
2-YEAR ¹
By almost any objective measure, over just about any relevant time period and against almost any pertinent
benchmark, BMC's shares have significantly underperformed
Source:
Capital IQ
1.
As of 03/18/12, which represents date prior to which Elliott’s purchase of over 9mm shares of BMC began, causing stock prices
subsequent to this date to not be applicable due to this extraordinary support
2.
Represents average of Nasdaq, S&P 500, and Dow Jones Industrial indices
3.
Proxy Peers include SYMC, CPWR, ADBE, CA, ORCL, MSFT, SAP, CTXS;
listed in BMC’s annual proxy statement for LTIP determination purposes
4.
10-K Peers include IBM, HPQ, and CA; listed as BMC’s closet competitors in the Company’s annual 10-K report
1-YEAR ¹
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17 ]
1
104.9%
87.9%
86.9%
64.0%
56.8%
21.9%
iShares
Software
Index
Market
Indices ²
Proxy
Peers ³
10-K
Peers
4
19.1%
12.8%
(19.3%)
3.5%
10.8%
12.3%
iShares
Software
Index
Market
Indices ²
Proxy
Peers ³
10-K
33.8%
24.3%
21.5%
16.1%
8.0%
(1.9%)
iShares
Software
Index
Market
Indices ²
Proxy
Peers ³
10-K
Peers
4
Peers
4


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18 ]
…Nor does the Status Quo look like the Best Possible Future
Based on various valuation methods, BMC’s current plan doesn’t seem to come close to the appeal of a better
Board, considering all operational and strategic options:
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18 ]
BMC’S CURRENT STOCK PRICE AND PROSPECTS UNDER STATUS QUO
POTENTIAL VALUE ENHANCEMENT
Under any of Elliott’s proposed operational and strategic improvements, we believe there could be significant increase in value to
stockholders
Source:
Company Filings, Capital IQ, Thomson Reuters,  Elliott Estimates
1.
Represents date prior to which Elliott’s purchase of over 9mm shares of BMC began, causing stock prices
subsequent to this date to not be applicable due to this extraordinary support
2.
Calculated as if BMC stock price of $38.60 on 3/16/12 tracked peer and NASDAQ performance from 03/18/12 to 06/15/12
3.
Mean analyst target price and mean long-term growth rate per Thomson Reuters as of 06/15/12
4.
Represents premium to unaffected stock price of $40.40 as of 05/11/12
5.
Represents premium to stock price of $43.76 as of 06/15/12
The status quo suggests value of $36 -
$44.  We believe stockholders can do better.
A more inquisitive Board, with open minds and new ideas has the potential to deliver greater value
Represents potential premium to BMC stock price achievable upon implementation of Elliott’s suggested strategic and operational
improvements
$43.76
$43.45
9.5%
03/16/12 ¹
Unaffected –
05/11/12 
(Last Trading Day
Before Elliott’s Position in
BMC Stock Made Public)
Current –
06/15/12
(With Significant Support
from Elliott's Buying and
Market Speculation)
Adj. 06/15/12 Stock Price
(Assuming Stock Tracked
NASDAQ and Peers ²
Since 03/18/12)
Target Price Per
Analyst Estimates ³
Mean Long Term
Growth Rate ³
~17% –
46%
~20% –
41%
~29% –
61%
~23% –
45%
2.5%
Operational Improvements
4
Sale of BMC
4
Share Repurchase
5
Potential Dividend Yield From
Initiating Dividend Payments
Separate ESM /
MSM Businesses
4
$38.60
$40.40
$35.73


[
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19 ]
Management’s Same Story Doesn’t Really Fit…
BMC’s Board and management believe they have done well enough to maintain the status quo.
Why should we believe they can execute this time around??
Source:
Company Filings, Capital IQ
1.
Peers as defined in BMC’s proxy filed with the SEC on 06/05/12 and include ATVI, ADBE, AKAM, ADSK, BRCD, CA, CTXS, CPWR, EA, INTU, JNPR, NTAP, CRM, SYMC, SNPS, TDC, VRSN, VMW
2.
Represents average of NASDAQ, S&P 500, and Dow Jones Industrial indices as of 03/18/12, which represents date prior to which Elliott’s purchase of over 9mm shares of BMC began, causing stock
prices
subsequent to this date to not be applicable due to this extraordinary support
“For the five-year period ending fiscal year 2012, BMC has
outperformed the S&P500 by 31 percent and the NASDAQ by three
percent. For the 10 year period ending fiscal year 2012, BMC has
outperformed the S&P500 by 92 percent and the NASDAQ by 44
percent”
“Importantly, your Board and management team have proven
themselves to be flexible, adaptable and experienced at capturing the
growth created by new technology waves and building sustainable
stockholder value”
By management’s own admission the Company was late in
entering the SaaS market:
“We were then late, unfortunately, as you well know, to the SaaS
market.
So
when
it
turned
to
SaaS,
we
didn't
have
a
great
answer
at
the same time”
–Bob Beauchamp (Q4 2012 Earnings Conference Call)
BMC stockholders saw total returns of -19% and 22% in the last
one and three fiscal years, respectively; meanwhile, BMC’s
peers ¹
generated average total returns of 4% and 133% over the
same one and three year period
“We believe continued successful execution of our strategy and
targeting a highly attractive market will deliver value to our customers
and drive strong financial results and total stockholder returns”
BMC
stock
price
has
underperformed
over
more
relevant
time
periods for stockholders of 1, 2, and 3 years against the average
of market indices ²
by -32%, -26%, and -66%, respectively
Looking back 5 to 10 years ignores the recent underperformance
in the stock price (and, we believe, is an irrelevant self-serving
perspective)
MANAGEMENT’S CLAIMS IN STOCKHOLDER LETTER (6/12/12)
ELLIOTT’S PERSPECTIVE
1


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20 ]
[
20 ]
Management’s Same Story Doesn’t Really Fit…(cont’d)
Source:
Company Filings, News Reports
1.
Management quote from Wall Street Journal article “Elliott Management Has Taken its Fight with BMC to Stockholders”
dated 06/14/12
BMC has made similar claims since 2009, however, it appears
that management is still struggling to resolve the very same sales
force related issues:
“BMC has made a significant investment in additional ESM direct
sales capacity and adjusted the compensation structure, both of which
we believe will drive growth as the sales force gains additional
experience”
“So over the course of Fiscal 2009, we significantly strengthened our
sales force.
We invested in the most complete and powerful sales
training in our history.  We brought in new management and sales
professionals to upgrade an already strong and talented team”
Bob Beauchamp (2009 Annual Report)
“Your Board and management team are dedicated to building value for
all stockholders. We are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead
and are confident in our future success”
“In fiscal year 2013, we are targeting ESM license bookings growth in
the low double digits”
For FY2012 BMC’s management originally projected +20% ESM
license bookings growth. In fact, FY2012 ended with a year-over-
year decline in ESM license bookings of 11%
This, to us, represents management’s profound failure to
understand BMC’s underlying business trends and challenges,
and gives us no confidence in management’s ability to predict
future business prospects and performance in the ESM license
business
“We think that we’ve got a very strong and independent Board of
Directors who have proven to be able to grow and to change as the
industry grows. We refresh our Board pretty regularly, and we think
that we can do that using the strategy that we’ve been using.”
¹
“BMC's Director nominees are proven leaders with a diverse range of
relevant business, financial and corporate governance experience
and
expertise, and they have the critical industry knowledge and experience
to continue executing the Board and management's strategy to enhance
value for all BMC stockholders”
MANAGEMENT’S CLAIMS IN STOCKHOLDER LETTER (6/12/12)
The average tenure among the group of four Directors that we
believe should not be elected is over 15 years on BMC’s Board,
much higher than industry norm
Additionally, these four incumbents have executive experience
as a consultant, a government employee from the Federal
Reserve, manager of a recruiting company and a
satellite/telecom background, none of which is directly relevant
for an enterprise software company like BMC
ELLIOTT’S PERSPECTIVE
1
Elliott believes BMC can be a GREAT company –
but the same plan and the same Board is the wrong answer


[
21 ]
The
Same
ESM
Plan
Again?!
[
21 ]
2
Source:
Company Filings, Capital IQ
Reducing turnover is an important element to
increasing the productivity of our direct sales force. In
the
second half of fiscal 2012, we implemented a
new sales leadership structure, increased
investment in our sales employee retention
programs, and adjusted our compensation
practices to ensure that we attract and retain the
best sales talent and appropriately incent them”
Bob Beauchamp
(June 12, 2012 Letter to Stockholders)
BMC’s most recent letter to
stockholders reiterates its plan for ESM
After
four
years
of
management
“focus”
on
strengthening
ESM
sales
force, it still remains a major issue
This
is
the
SAME
plan
for
the
last
four
years
BMC management’s plan for ESM has not worked over the last several years and we
question management’s ability to predict the business’
prospects and manage effectively
BMC’s management projected +20% ESM license bookings growth when the year ended with -11%
"Low 20's"
"Mid-Teens"
"Mid-Single
Digits Decline"
"High Single Digits to
Low Double Digits Decline"
(11.0%)
Low Double Digits
Q4 11
Prediction
Q1 12
Prediction
FY 13
Prediction
???
Q2 12
Prediction
Q3 12
Prediction
Q4 12
Actual


($ in millions)
10-Years of organic growth
+ Undisclosed M&A revenue
+ “Growth”
from acquired businesses
[
22 ]
[
22 ]
The Status Quo Growth Plan Hasn’t Worked
Market
entrants
like
ServiceNow
(launched
in
2004)
and
Solar
Winds
(launched
in
1999)
saw
the
opportunity
in
the
marketplace
BMC
was
late,
launching
Remedy
OnDemand
and
RemedyForce
in
2010,
which
only
generated
$10mm
of
revenues
in
FY2012
“It’s not all going to be Software as a Service,
I’ve met no CIOs who think that”
Bob Beauchamp
(2007, Interview with The Australian)
BMC says its Board understands the markets and software –
but many members don’t have relevant
backgrounds and the results don’t bear it out…
Source:
Company Filings, Capital IQ, News Reports, Wall Street Research,
451 Research
1.
FY2002A ESM revenues include other software revenues and exclude
other revenues of $7.9mm
2.
Represents LTM Revenues at the time of acquisition
3.
Includes LTM Revenues of  RealOps, Phurnace, GridApp, IT Masters, ProactiveNet, and Tideway Systems at the time of acquisition
4.
Represents implied revenues from acquisitions and organic growth
to bridge from FY2002A ESM reported revenue and disclosed LTM revenue of acquired businesses to FY2012A ESM  reported revenue
BMC ESM SEGMENT -
LACK OF ORGANIC GROWTH
3
“SaaS initiative includes our new BMC
Remedy OnDemand Solution, which provides
customers with a full industry leading service
management offering delivered as a service”
–Bob Beauchamp
(Q4 2010 Earnings Conference Call)
“We were then late, unfortunately, as
you well know, to the SaaS market. So
when it turned to SaaS, we didn't have
a great answer at the same time”
–Bob Beauchamp
(Q4 2012 Earnings Conference Call)
$706
$1,342
$250
$39
$71
$44
$212
$20
FY2002A Total
ESM Revenue ¹
²
²
²
²
Other Revenue
From Acquisitions ³
Other Revenue
4
FY2012A Total
ESM Revenue


Management’s Plan to Return Capital to Stockholders
4
Despite modest share repurchase activity BMC has historically maintained significant excess cash on balance sheet which presently
earns insignificant amount of interest income
Additionally, BMC generates positive free cash flow which has aided in maintaining high levels of cash on the balance sheet
The excess cash, while providing a safety cushion, arguably earns lower returns than any reasonable return on equity
Elliott believes that BMC can return higher level of capital to stockholders to boost returns without jeopardizing the Company’s
fortress balance sheet
Moreover, opportunity exists to issue debt to buy-back more stock than management’s existing plan in FY2013 to maintain the level of
share repurchase activity to be consistent with the prior years
BMC’S EXCESS CAPITAL FOR STOCK BUYBACK
Source:
Company Filings, Bloomberg
1.
Calculated as operating cash flow less capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs
2.
EBITDA based on non-GAAP operating income of $779.6mm less $132.5mm capitalized software development cost, less $12.0mm stock based compensation associated with capitalized software development cost, less
$127.2mm stock based compensation, plus $93.6mm amortized software development cost, plus $37.8mm depreciation
3.
Includes long-term borrowings and capitalized leases
4.
Based on Wall Street Research; calculated as operating cash flow
less capital expenditures and capitalized software development costs
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23 ]
There are opportunities to improve BMC’s capital structure to increase
stockholder  value beyond management's current plan of stock buyback
BMC’S HISTORICAL CASH
FYE March 31,
B/S Cash
Free Cash Flow ¹
2008
$1,351
$487
2009
1,097
484
2010
1,434
532
2011
1,689
627
2012
1,583
641
Average
$1,431
$555
($ in millions)
($ in millions)
BMC has historically generated and
maintained significant cash on balance sheet
We believe that a range of 1x-2x Net Debt / EBITDA
is a reasonable capital structure for BMC
Net Debt / LTM EBITDA ²
1.0x
1.5x
2.0x
Net Debt Capacity
$639
$959
$1,279
Plus: FY2012A B/S Cash
1,583
1,583
1,583
Total Debt Capacity
$2,222
$2,542
$2,862
Less: FY2012A Existing Debt ³
(846)
(846)
(846)
Additional Debt Capacity
$1,376
$1,696
$2,015
Plus: FY2013E Free Cash Flow
4
643
643
643
Total Available Capital
$2,019
$2,339
$2,659


$2,557
$2,418
FY2002A - FY2012A
R&D Expense
FY2002A - FY2012A
M&A Spend ¹
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24 ]
[
24 ]
The Same M&A Plan is Not the Answer
Source:
Company Filings, Capital IQ,  Wall Street Research, 451 Research
1.
Approximate amount spent on acquisitions between FY2002A to FY2012A
BMC R&D EXPENSE AND M&A SPEND
BMC
has
paid
significantly
high
multiples
for
its
acquisitions
27 acquisitions for over $2.4 billion aggregate value
Paid high revenue multiples for relatively low revenue scale businesses (e.g. 17.5x for RealOps, 13.3x for Phurnace, 11.7x for GridApp, 11.4x for
BladeLogic, 6.5x for Coradiant, 5.8x for Marimba)
BMC spends significant cash and an inordinate amount of time on extremely small acquisition targets
Despite small revenue base, revenue growth has not followed
In addition to M&A, BMC also spends significant cash on R&D
We
question
BMC’s
ability
to
effectively
channel
R&D
and
integrate
its
acquisitions
and
maintain
their
targets’
growth
trajectories
Moreover,
also
calls
into
question
BMC’s
core
organic
growth
as
total
revenue
has
grown
only
at
a
CAGR
of
5%
from
FY2002
to
FY2012
BMC has spent significant amount of stockholder capital on R&D and an M&A strategy which has not
contributed meaningfully to organic revenue growth
($ in millions)
($ in millions)
Approximately $5 billion in
Collective Spend
While BMC’s management has spent ~$5bn on R&D and M&A, revenues
have only grown by $883mm or less than 18% of the capital invested
$1,289
$2,172
FY2002A
FY2012A
BMC REVENUE GROWTH
CAGR of
Only 5%


[
25 ]
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25 ]
The Same Compensation Plan…
DOES MANAGEMENT BELIEVE THEIR OWN STORY?
4
Source:
Company Filings, Capital IQ, Bloomberg
1.
Metrics as of 03/31/12; Peers as defined in BMC’s proxy filed with the SEC on 06/05/12 and include ATVI, ADBE, AKAM, ADSK, BRCD, CA, CTXS, CPWR, EA, INTU, JNPR, NTAP, CRM, SYMC, SNPS,
TDC, VRSN, VMW
2.
As per BMC’s proxy filing from 06/05/12
3.
Based on Company’s proxy filings. $121.6mm represents total realized compensation
based on LTIP payout, stock option exercises, vested restricted
stock and total cash compensation as disclosed in the
Company’s proxy filings
4.
Based on Company’s Form 4 filings with SEC, between July 2003 to May 2012
BMC’S TSR VERSUS PEERS ¹
1 –
Year
3 -
Year
6
BMC still paid short-term incentives to its CEO and CFO despite a 1-year stockholder return of -19% during FY2012
If stockholders lose 19% of their investment, why does management get incentive payments?
BMC’s
CEO
receives
relatively
high
pay
despite
disappointing
one
and
three-year
relative
stockholder
returns
BMC
stock
underperformed
peers
by
23%
and
111%
over
the
last
1
and
3
fiscal
years,
respectively
¹
Despite
this
significant
underperformance,
BMC’s
CEO
received
total
compensation
around
the
89th
percentile
of
its
peer
group
in
Fiscal
2012 ¹
This
massive
underperformance
has
damaged
stockholder
value,
but
not
for
BMC’s
CEO,
who
received
total
compensation
of
$12.5mm²
last
year and $37.3mm²
over the last three years and $121.6mm³
since 1996
BMC management compensation incentives are misaligned
“Revenue
grew
5
percent
to
a
record
in
its
last
fiscal
year,
...profit,
however,
fell
12
percent
and
license
bookings
-
a
measure
of
future
growth
-
fell
5
percent....Yet
the
board
apparently
felt
the
results
were
strong
enough
to
make
BMC's
chief
executive,
Robert
Beauchamp,
one
of
the
city's
highest-paid
executives,
showering
him
with almost $12.7 million in total compensation
If the CEO and CFO keep selling and
never buying, do they believe in the future?
Bob
Stephen
Beauchamp
Solcher
(Number of Securities)
CEO
CFO
Grant, Awards and Acquisitions
2,789,770
811,618
Exercise or Conversion
5,860,056
767,600
Sale of Securities
3,403,168
569,959
Purchase of Securities
--
--
(19%)
4%
22%
133%
Peers
Peers
Houston Chronicle (May 24, 2012)
BMC Software becomes a takeover target as investor calls for a sale


III. Our Director Nominees are a Better Choice


Elliott Has Proposed to Make BMC’s Board Stronger
To unlock BMC’s full potential, Elliott believes that BMC’s Board needs members who are strong leaders and who offer fresh
perspectives and new ideas
We
believe
the
current
resistance
to
new
ideas
and
thoughtful
evaluation
of
all
alternatives
stems
from
a
Board
that
lacks
background
and
insight
into
the
key
issues
BMC
faces
today
Moreover,
the
average
tenure
on
BMC’s
Board
among
the
group
of
four
existing
Directors
we
propose
replacing
is
over
15
years
much
higher
than
industry
norm
These shortcomings render the current Board unable to effectively guide and challenge management to achieve the best possible
outcome for stockholders
We
propose
that
our
four
independent
nominees
join
BMC’s
Board,
as
they
consist
of
respected
technology
industry
executives
with
timely,
relevant
experience
in
areas
critical
to
BMC’s
future
and
who
will
work
to
maximize
stockholder
value
While we recognize that our slate would represent a minority of the Board, we believe their experience would enhance the quality
of the Board immensely
Our
slate
includes
three
former
enterprise
software
CEOs
the
four
incumbents
have
executive
experience
as
a
consultant,
a
government
employee
from
the
Federal
Reserve,
a
manager
of
a
recruiting
company
and
a
satellite/telecom
background
Elliott
believes
that
a
vote
for
BMC’s
directors
is
a
vote
for
the
status
quo
the
status
quo
may
be
best
for
the
entrenched
Board
and
management,
but
in
our
opinion
is
completely
unacceptable
for
stockholders
Elliott believes that there is an opportunity for stockholders to realize SIGNIFICANTLY
greater value through the addition of thoughtful and experienced
technology executives to the Board
who will encourage a full strategic and operational review with the aim of maximizing stockholder value
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27 ]


[
28 ]
Board Oversight Would be Dramatically Improved with More Domain Expertise
KEY QUESTION
KEY REFERENCE POINTS
Where is the Board’s
Sense of Propriety
as a Fiduciary?
Why, when management failed to set corporate
strategy and failed to execute against its
business plan, has BMC’s Board continued to
lavish management with outsized
compensation?
“Revenue grew 5 percent to a record in its last fiscal year, ...profit,
however,
fell
12
percent
and
license
bookings
-
a
measure
of
future
growth -
fell 5 percent....Yet the board apparently felt the results were
strong enough to make BMC's chief executive, Robert Beauchamp,
one of the city's highest-paid executives, showering him with almost
$12.7 million in total compensation”
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Where is the
Board’s Oversight?
Why has BMC’s Board failed to hold
management accountable for fundamentally
and materially misunderstanding the near-
term prospects for BMC’s “growth engine”
its
ESM segment?
“The assumptions underlying our full year fiscal 2012 expectations
include…
ESM license bookings growth in the low 20’s”
May
4,
2011
Q4
2011
Earnings
Call
“For fiscal 2012, total ESM license bookings were $506 million,
down 11%
from fiscal 2011.”
May
9,
2012
Q4
2012
Earnings
Call
Where is the Board’s
Strategic Guidance?
Why has the Board and Senior Management
failed to anticipate fundamental changes in
BMC’s end markets and customers’
needs and
to either build or buy these key capabilities that
are critical to BMC’s long-term competitive
success?
“We were then late, unfortunately, as you well know, to the SaaS
market.
So
when
it
turned
to
SaaS,
we
didn't
have
a
great
answer
at
the same time”
Bob
Beauchamp,
BMC
CEO
Q4
2012
Earnings
Call
(May
9,
2012)
BMC’s Board stated as recently as June 19 that management’s incentives are aligned with stockholders. But it
seems like it could be far better
BMC Software becomes a takeover target as investor calls for a sale
Houston Chronicle (May 24, 2012)


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BMC Board’s Interests May Not be Aligned with the Stockholders
Outside Director
Years on Board
Shares Owned
Total Beneficial Ownership ¹
Ownership % ²
Meldon Gafner
25
36,378
191,832
0.12%
Tom Tinsley
15
9,403
114,857
0.07%
Jon Barfield
11
5,697
41,151
0.03%
Kathleen O'Neil
10
21,778
202,232
0.13%
Thomas Jenkins
8
7,893
103,347
0.06%
Gary Bloom
5
16,478
79,432
0.05%
Louis Lavigne, Jr
4
16,378
69,332
0.04%
Mark Hawkins
2
9,248
14,702
0.01%
Stephan James
2
12,075
17,529
0.01%
Not only does the BMC Board lack relevant experience, its members also have little vested economic interest
in the performance of the Company
Source:
Company’s Definitive Proxy Filing dated 06/05/12
1.
Total Beneficial Ownership includes shares owned, shares covered
by exercisable options and shares issuable upon vesting of RSUs
2.
Ownership percentage calculated as total beneficial ownership over outstanding common stock as of 05/04/12


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Opportunity to Improve BMC’s Board
Elliott has nominated four highly experienced and respected technology industry executives who
share the view that BMC is underperforming and undervalued and who will work to explore all strategic and
operational alternatives to maximize stockholder value
Moreover the Board Nominees have the requisite experience to help guide management through the
operational challenges they face (e.g. sales force execution and
efficiency, margin improvement opportunities)
CEO and Senior Management experience at leading technology companies (even competitors) provides the nominees
significant operating experience and market knowledge to help the Board engage on BMC’s execution, growth and strategy
today
Timely and relevant experience with SaaS, cloud management and other emerging technology trends to help understand new
platforms impacting BMC today
Significant experience relating to execution and integration of targeted acquisitions (including large transformational
acquisitions) will help BMC’s Board and management consider BMC’s operations in light of nearly 40 acquisitions done
since 1994 and the value-maximizing strategy going forward
Deep
operational
experience
with
sizable
organizations
will
help
the
Board
to
investigate
BMC’s
cost
structure,
efficiency
and how best to maximize profitability while investing for growth
Extensive experience with M&A, sales and divestitures, private equity and leverage will help the Board thoughtfully
evaluate all the pathways available to maximize stockholder value


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Opportunity to Improve BMC’s Board (cont’d)
Executive
Vice
President
of
Sales,
Marketing
&
Strategy,
as
well
as
Executive Vice President of Software & Solutions at Hewlett Packard,
during which time HP acquired leading enterprise software
companies
Opsware
and
Mercury
Interactive,
among
others
(2006
-
2011)
CEO of Vignette, a leading content management software company,
until 2005
Senior
Vice
President
of
Worldwide
Sales
at
Siebel
Systems
(1999
-
2001)
17 years at IBM in various roles, including Vice President of Midrange
Systems, Vice President of Sales, Consumer Packaged Goods, and Vice
President, Sales Operations
M.B.A., with distinction, J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management
at Northwestern University
B.S., Biomedical Engineering, University of Illinois
THOMAS HOGAN
Experience as top executive at
HP's Software and Solutions
business, a former public-
company CEO and diverse
experience at some of the
world's most prominent
enterprise software companies
InForte Corporation ¹
DataDirect Networks ²
Vignette ¹
1.
Former Board affiliation
2.
Advisory Board
"JIM" SCHAPER
Founder of Infor Global Solutions, a leading Enterprise Software
company with 85,000 customers and 13,000 employees operating from
116 offices in 34 countries globally
Chairman
of
the
Board
(Dec.
2010
-
present)
and
Chairman,
President & CEO (2002 -
2010)
Operating Partner at Golden Gate Capital (since 2000)
Formerly Chairman & CEO of Primis Corporation
Formerly Chief Operating Officer of Medaphis Corporation
Formerly Chief Operating Officer of Dun & Bradstreet Software
B.A., University of South Carolina.  3-time All American and National
Championship Track Team (1974)
Experience as Founder,
Chairman and CEO of one of
the largest enterprise software
companies in the world, and
over 30 years in the
Technology industry
Infor Global Solutions
Attachmate
Inovis ¹
Q2ebanking Software
SnagAJob.com
REPRESENTATIVE CREDENTIALS
BOARD AFFILIATIONS


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JOHN DILLON
Opportunity to Improve BMC’s Board (cont’d)
CEO of Engine Yard, the leading cloud platform for automating and
developing Ruby on Rails and PHP applications (2009 -
present)
CEO for Navis, a private company specializing in software systems for
operating large marine container terminals and distribution centers
(2002 to 2008)
CEO for Salesforce.com  (1999 -
2001)
CEO and Director of Hyperion Solutions (1997 -
1999)
Five years at Oracle in Sales Management (1987 -
1992)
Five years as a nuclear submarine officer in the United States Navy
before beginning his civilian career
M.B.A., Golden Gate University
B.S., Engineering, United States Naval Academy
Senior Vice President of Hewlett Packard Corporation (2006 -
2011),
with responsibility for HP's Professional Services, Consulting and
Outsourcing businesses in North America (2009 -
2011)
20 years in various executive roles at Siemens AG (1985 -
2005),
including CEO and President of Siemens Communications (2004 -
2005), responsible for all of Siemens enterprise, wireline and wireless
business in the United States
Serves on the Advisory Board of leading technology companies,
including Violin Memory and Opera Solutions, a leading provider of
"Big Data" analytics
Served over 10 years on the Board of Directors of leading publicly-
traded and private technology companies
Degree in Business Management from the Ludwig-Maximilians
University in Munich, Germany
ANDREAS “ANDY”
MATTES
Experience as CEO and
Director for a diversified
group of leading publicly-
traded and private cloud
computing, SaaS and PaaS
companies
Centerpointe Community
Bank
Intacct Corporation
Leading SaaS provider
of ERP systems
Epicor Software ¹
Prior to its sale to Apax
Partners in 2011
Clearwell Systems ¹
Prior to its acquisition
by Symantec
TransAct Technologies
Global leader in
market-specific
printers for
transaction-based
industries
Experience as CEO and senior
executive for leading
multinational technology
companies, including
particular expertise in
Professional Services,
Consulting and Outsourcing
and "Big Data" analytics
Opera Solutions ²
Violin Memory ²
Radvision ¹
Prior to its sale to
Avaya in 2012
Mphasis Ltd. ¹
Leading provider of
application
development and other
IT services based in
Bangalore, India
REPRESENTATIVE CREDENTIALS
BOARD AFFILIATIONS
1.
Former Board affiliation
2.
Advisory Board


IV. Conclusion


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Conclusion
As mentioned in our previous letters to management, we have conducted an exhaustive analysis of BMC and have concluded that
there exists significant unrealized value at the Company
For the last several weeks, we have actively encouraged BMC’s management and Board of Directors to work productively with Elliott
and our Director nominees to explore pathways to unlock this significant value for the Company’s stockholders
Unfortunately,
instead
of
engaging
constructively
with
us,
the
Company's
existing
Board
of
Directors
and
management
team
have
adopted
a
“bunker”
mentality
of
short-sighted
corporate
defense
with
the
goal
of
maintaining
the
status
quo
Such irresponsible behavior does not further stockholder interests
Instead, it reinforces our view that BMC’s Board is deeply entrenched and is in critical need of new Directors who will take a
thoughtful approach to value creation
A
vote
for
BMC’s
Directors
is
a
vote
for
the
status
quo
the
status
quo
may
be
best
for
the
entrenched
Board
and
management,
but
in
our opinion is completely unacceptable for stockholders
Elliott’s nominees are independent, technology industry veterans with pertinent experience in areas critical to BMC’s future
We
firmly
believe
our
nominees
offer
the
important,
timely
and
relevant
experience
that
the
Board
desperately
needs
Elliott has nominated four highly qualified technology executives for election to BMC’s Board so that the Company
can be positioned to realize its full-potential by exploring all of the available value enhancing alternatives
Elliott and its nominees remain committed to this process and are confident
we can come to a positive outcome for BMC and its stockholders