Executives to Discuss Strategy to Drive Growth, Improve Performance and Enhance Shareholder Returns

Reaffirms Guidance for Second Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018

Presentation and Webcast to be Streamed Live Beginning at 8:30 a.m. CDT

HICKORY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 12, 2018-- CommScope Holding Company, Inc. (NASDAQ: COMM), a global leader in infrastructure solutions for communications networks, will host its 2018 investor day Wednesday, June 13, 2018, at 8:30 a.m. Central Time. At the event, management will share insights into CommScope’s vision for the future, ongoing growth initiatives and strategic and financial outlook in the near- and longer-term.

“The CommScope leadership team continues to be encouraged by the growing North American market demand,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Eddie Edwards. “With industry-leading technology, operational excellence, an improving financial profile and attractive long-term industry growth trends, we have significant momentum and a clear path to value creation. We look forward to discussing the many exciting initiatives across our business that are designed to capitalize on these favorable aspects and deliver continued success over the near- and long-term.”

CommScope also reaffirmed its second quarter and full year 2018 guidance.

“Our affirmation of our financial outlook for this quarter and fiscal year reflects our confidence in our ability to deliver meaningful sales and earnings growth,” Edwards said.

Second Quarter 2018 Guidance:

• Revenue of $1.21 billion – $1.26 billion
• Operating income of $151 million – $166 million
• Non-GAAP adjusted operating income of $230 million – $250 million
• Non-GAAP adjusted effective tax rate of 29 percent – 30 percent
• Earnings per diluted share of $0.31 – $0.34, based on 196 million weighted average diluted shares
• Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per diluted share of $0.63 – $0.68
• A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP outlook is attached.

Full Year 2018 Guidance:

• Revenue of $4.675 billion – $4.825 billion
• Operating income of $545 million – $590 million
• Non-GAAP adjusted operating income of $870 million – $920 million
• Non-GAAP adjusted effective tax rate of 29 percent – 30 percent
• Earnings per diluted share of $1.20 – $1.32, based on 196 million weighted average diluted shares
• Non-GAAP adjusted earnings per diluted share of $2.33 – $2.48
• Cash flow from operations > $550 million
• A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP outlook is attached.

Investor Day Webcast and Investor Presentation Information

CommScope’s investor day will begin streaming live on June 13 at 8:30 a.m. CT. Please see the Investor Relations Events and Presentations page of CommScope’s website for registration details and additional information on the event.

Interested parties may view the live, listen-only webcast. The webcast and corresponding presentation will be available through CommScope’s Investor Relations Events & Presentations page.

A webcast replay will be archived on CommScope’s website for a limited period of time.

About CommScope

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures CommScope management believes that presenting certain non-GAAP financial measures enhances an investor’s understanding of our financial performance. CommScope management further believes that these financial measures are useful in assessing CommScope’s operating performance from period to period by excluding certain items that we believe are not representative of our core business. CommScope management also uses certain of these financial measures for business planning purposes and in measuring CommScope’s performance relative to that of its competitors. CommScope management believes these financial measures are commonly used by investors to evaluate CommScope’s performance and that of its competitors. However, CommScope’s use of the terms non-GAAP adjusted operating income, non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP adjusted net income and non-GAAP adjusted earnings per share may vary from that of others in its industry. These financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to operating income (loss), net income (loss) or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP as measures of operating performance, operating cash flows or liquidity.

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(1) Reflects projections for restructuring costs, integration costs and other special items. Actual adjustments may vary from projections.
(2) The tax rates applied to projected adjustments reflect the tax expense or benefit based on the expected tax jurisdiction of the entity generating the projected adjustments. There are certain items for which we expect little or no tax effect.
(3) Reflects projections for amortization of debt issuance costs, loss on debt extinguishment, gains on defined benefit plan terminations and tax items. Actual adjustments may vary from projections.

Our actual results may be impacted by additional events for which information is not currently available, such as additional restructuring activities, asset impairments, debt extinguishments, additional transaction and integration costs, foreign exchange rate fluctuations and other gains or losses related to events that are not currently known or measurable.

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