425 1 d425.htm FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 425 Filed Pursuant to Rule 425

Filed by: Rovi Corporation

pursuant to Rule 425

under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and

deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14d-2

under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

Subject Company: Sonic Solutions

Commission File No. 000-23190

On January 19, 2010, Rovi Corporation will present the information on the following slides, and accompanying GAAP reconciliation, to prospective lenders in connection with its previously announced efforts to seek debt financing.


Copyright ®
2011 Rovi Corporation.
Safe Harbor Statement
All
statements
contained
herein,
as
well
as
oral
statements
that
may
be
made
by
the
Company
or
by
officers,
directors or employees of the Company acting on the Company’s behalf, that are not statements of historical fact,
including but not limited to any description of the Company’s or its management’s future plans, objectives, or goals,
constitute “forward-looking statements”
and are made pursuant to the Safe-Harbour provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause
the actual results of the Company to be materially different from the historical results and/or from any future results or
outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the
Company’s estimates of future revenues, earnings and growth rates, business strategies, the Company’s
assumptions
and
estimates
relating
to
guide
advertising,
the
Company’
ability
to
pay
down
its
debt,
whether
markets
materialize as anticipated and customer demand for the Company’s technologies and integrated offerings. Such
factors
also
include
the
expected
timetable
and
structure
of
the
transaction
between
the
Company
and
Sonic
Solutions, the transaction’s anticipated strategic and financial benefits; and the potential impacts of the transaction on
both the Company’s and Sonic’s organizations. The statements made by the Company in this document are based
upon current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include the
satisfaction of closing conditions for the acquisition, including clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements
Act
and
the
tender
of
a
majority
of
the
outstanding
shares
of
common
stock
of
Sonic
Solutions;
market
conditions;
the
effect
of
the
announcement
of
the
transaction
on
the
Company’s
and
Sonic’s
respective
businesses;
the
impact
of
any
failure
to
complete
the
exchange
offer
and
the
merger;
the
risk
that
the
Company
will
not
realize
the
anticipated
benefits
of
the
acquisition;
the
potential
inability
to
successfully
operate
or
integrate
Sonic’s
business
and
expand
product
offerings
as
a
result
thereof;
general
industry
and
economic
conditions;
and
other
factors
beyond
the
companies’
control.
Such
factors
are
further
addressed
in
the
Company’s
Report
on
Form
10-Q
for
the
period
ended September 30, 2010 and other documents as are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from
time to time (available at www.sec.gov). The Company assumes no obligation, except as required by law, to update
any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this
presentation.


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2011 Rovi
Corporation.
Non GAAP Information “Adjusted”
for Sonic
Rovi
is
providing
non-GAAP
Adjusted
Pro
Forma
(APF)
financial
information
which
includes,
on
a
pro
forma
basis,
the
results
of
Sonic
Solutions
(“Sonic”)
and
which
are
non-GAAP
pro
forma
financial
measures.
The
Company
is
providing
APF
financial
information
to
assist
investors
in
assessing
its
current
and
future
operations
in
the
way
that
its
management
will
evaluate
those
operations.
APF
financial
information,
including
APF
Revenue
and
APF
Adjusted
EBITDA,
are
supplemental
measures
of
the
Company’s
performance
that
are
not
required
by,
and
are
not
presented
in
accordance
with,
GAAP.
The
APF
information
does
not
substitute
for
any
performance
measure
derived
in
accordance
with
GAAP,
including,
but
not
limited
to
pro
forma
information
presented
in
accordance
with
Regulation
S-X.
APF
financial
information
assumes
the
business
combination
between
Rovi
and
Sonic
occurred
on
January
1,
2009.
APF
financial
information
also
assumes
that
the
acquisition
of
DivX
by
Sonic
occurred
on
January
1,
2009.
APF
Adjusted
EBITDA
is
defined
as
pro
forma
operating
income
from
continuing
operations
adding
back
non-cash
items
(such
as
equity-based
compensation,
depreciation,
amortization,
and
asset
impairment
charges)
and
items
required
to
be
recorded
under
GAAP
that
impact
comparability,
but
that
the
Company
believes
are
not
indicative
of
its
core
operating
results
(such
as
transaction,
transition,
integration
and
restructuring
costs;
court
awarded
fees;
and
expenses
related
to
certain
Gemstar
pre-acquisition
matters
in
excess
of
reserves
established
in
purchase
accounting.)
Annualized
APF
Adjusted
EBITDA
for
2010
assumes
$32.6
million
in
anticipated
annual
synergies.
Pro
Forma
Cash
and
Investments
and
Debt
balances
as
of
September
30,
2010
are
presented
on
a
pro
forma
basis
giving
effect
to
the
business
combination
between
Rovi
and
Sonic
and
the
issuance
of
the
$600.0
million
in
term
loans
contemplated
herein,
but
do
not
give
effect
to
Rovi’s
use
of
$169.0
million
in
cash
to
repurchase
approximately
$78.6
million
par
value
of
its
2.625%
convertible
senior
notes
due
in
2011
subsequent
to
September
30,
2010.
Unaudited
Pro
Forma
Condensed
Combined
Financial
Statements
for
the
business
combination
between
Rovi
and
Sonic
can
be
found
in
Rovi’s
Form
S-4
filed
on
January
14,
2010.
A
reconciliation
of
Annualized
APF
Adjusted
EBITDA
for
2010
to
GAAP
basis
pro forma
information
is
provided
below.


Copyright ®
2011 Rovi Corporation.
Additional Information and Where to Find It
This presentation is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of Sonic Solutions. Rovi has filed
a registration statement on Form S-4 (containing a prospectus/offer to purchase and certain other offer documents) and a
tender offer statement on Schedule TO with the SEC and Sonic Solutions has filed a solicitation/recommendation statement
on Schedule 14D-9, all with respect to the Offer and the Merger (as defined in those documents).  Sonic Solutions
shareholders are urged to read Rovi’s prospectus/offer to purchase and the other offer documents contained in the
registration statement, and Sonic Solutions's solicitation/recommendation statement, because they contain important
information that shareholders should consider before making any decision regarding tendering their shares.  The registration
statement (including the prospectus/offer to purchase and the other offer documents contained therein), the tender offer
statement and the solicitation/recommendation statement contain important information, which should be read carefully
before any decision is made with respect to the Offer.  The registration statement (including the prospectus/offer to purchase
and certain other offer documents contained therein), as well as
the tender offer statement and the
solicitation/recommendation statement, are available to all shareholders of Sonic Solutions at no expense to them.  The
registration statement (including the prospectus/offer to purchase and other offer documents), the tender offer statement and
the solicitation/recommendation statement are available for free
at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.  Free copies of the
prospectus/offer to purchase (and other offer documents) are also available from Rovi by mail to Rovi Corporation, 2830 De
La Cruz Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95050, attention: Investor Relations, and free copies of the solicitation/recommendation
statement are available from Sonic Solutions by mail to Sonic Solutions, 7250 Redwood Blvd., Suite 300 Novato, CA 94945,
attention: Investor Relations.  In addition, the prospectus/offer to purchase (and other offer documents) may also be obtained
free of charge by directing a request to the Information Agent for the offer, Phoenix Advisory Partners, 110 Wall Street, 27th
floor, New York, NY 10005 (banks and brokers call (212) 493-3910; all others call toll free: (800) 576-4314).  American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, LLC is acting as depositary for the tender offer.
In addition to the foregoing materials filed with the SEC, Rovi and Sonic Solutions file annual, quarterly and special reports,
proxy statements and other information with the SEC.  Investors may read and copy any reports, statements or other
information filed by Rovi or Sonic Solutions at the SEC public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. 
Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room.  Rovi’s and Sonic Solutions’s
filings with the SEC are also available to the public from commercial document-retrieval services and at the website
maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.


Copyright ®
2011 Rovi Corporation.
Interests of Certain Persons in the Offer
and the Merger
Rovi
will
be,
and
certain
other
persons
may
be,
soliciting
Sonic
Solutions
shareholders
to
tender
their
shares
into
the
exchange
offer.
The
directors
and
executive
officers
of
Rovi
and
the
directors
and
executive
officers
of
Sonic
Solutions
may
be
deemed
to
be
participants
in
Rovi’s
solicitation
of
Sonic
Solutions’s
shareholders
to
tender
their
shares
into
the
exchange
offer.
Investors
and
shareholders
may
obtain
more
detailed
information
regarding
the
names,
affiliations
and
interests
of
the
directors
and
officers
of
Rovi
and
Sonic
Solutions
in
the
exchange
offer
by
reading
the
prospectus/offer
to
purchase
and
certain
other
offer
documents,
as
well
as
the
solicitation/recommendation
statement.


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2009 Rovi Corporation.
GAAP basis pro forma to
Annualized APF Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation –
2010
Adjusted Pro Forma Rovi Corporation
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
(in thousands)
Nine Month
Pro Forma
Combined
GAAP Pro Forma Operating Income (loss)
$    42,589
Equity-based compensation
       36,195
Court awarded fees & legal settlement
       28,484
Restructuring and impairment charges
                5
Amortization
       90,810
Depreciation
       15,740
APF Adjusted EBITDA
$  213,823
Annualized APF Adjusted EBITDA
     285,097
Expected Annual Synergies
       32,591
Annualized APF Adjusted EBITDA with Synergies
$  317,688


Additional Information and Where to Find It

This presentation is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell shares of Sonic Solutions. Rovi has filed a registration statement on Form S-4 (containing a prospectus/offer to purchase and certain other offer documents) and a tender offer statement on Schedule TO with the SEC and Sonic Solutions has filed a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9, all with respect to the Offer and the Merger (as defined in those documents). Sonic Solutions shareholders are urged to read Rovi’s prospectus/offer to purchase and the other offer documents contained in the registration statement, and Sonic Solutions’s solicitation/recommendation statement, because they contain important information that shareholders should consider before making any decision regarding tendering their shares. The registration statement (including the prospectus/offer to purchase and the other offer documents contained therein), the tender offer statement and the solicitation/recommendation statement contain important information, which should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Offer. The registration statement (including the prospectus/offer to purchase and certain other offer documents contained therein), as well as the tender offer statement and the solicitation/recommendation statement, are available to all shareholders of Sonic Solutions at no expense to them. The registration statement (including the prospectus/offer to purchase and other offer documents), the tender offer statement and the solicitation/recommendation statement are available for free at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. Free copies of the prospectus/offer to purchase (and other offer documents) are also available from Rovi by mail to Rovi Corporation, 2830 De La Cruz Blvd, Santa Clara, CA 95050, attention: Investor Relations, and free copies of the solicitation/recommendation statement are available from Sonic Solutions by mail to Sonic Solutions, 7250 Redwood Blvd., Suite 300 Novato, CA 94945 , attention: Investor Relations. In addition, the prospectus/offer to purchase (and other offer documents) may also be obtained free of charge by directing a request to the Information Agent for the offer, Phoenix Advisory Partners, 110 Wall Street, 27th floor, New York, NY 10005 (banks and brokers call (212) 493-3910; all others call toll free: (800) 576-4314). American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC is acting as depositary for the tender offer.

In addition to the foregoing materials filed with the SEC, Rovi and Sonic Solutions file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Investors may read and copy any reports, statements or other information filed by Rovi or Sonic Solutions at the SEC public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference room. Rovi’s and Sonic Solutions’s filings with the SEC are also available to the public from commercial document-retrieval services and at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov.


Interests of Certain Persons in the Offer and the Merger

Rovi will be, and certain other persons may be, soliciting Sonic Solutions shareholders to tender their shares into the exchange offer. The directors and executive officers of Rovi and the directors and executive officers of Sonic Solutions may be deemed to be participants in Rovi’s solicitation of Sonic Solutions’s shareholders to tender their shares into the exchange offer.

Investors and shareholders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of the directors and officers of Rovi and Sonic Solutions in the exchange offer by reading the prospectus/offer to purchase and certain other offer documents, as well as the solicitation/recommendation statement.

Forward Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements include the expected timetable and structure of the transaction between Rovi Corporation and Sonic Solutions, the transaction’s anticipated strategic and financial benefits; and the potential impacts of the transaction on both Rovi’s and Sonic’s organizations. The statements made by Rovi and Sonic in this document are based upon current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include the satisfaction of closing conditions for the acquisition, including clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and the tender of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of Sonic Solutions; market conditions; the effect of the announcement of the transaction on Rovi’s and Sonic’s respective businesses; the impact of any failure to complete the exchange offer and the merger; the risk that Rovi will not realize the anticipated benefits of the acquisition; the potential inability to successfully operate or integrate Sonic’s business and expand product offerings as a result thereof; general industry and economic conditions; and other factors beyond the companies’ control and the risk factors and other cautionary statements described in Rovi’s and Sonic’s filings with the SEC. Such factors are further addressed in Rovi’s and Sonic Solution’s most recent reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2010 and such other documents as are filed by Rovi or Sonic with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time (available at www.sec.gov). Neither Rovi nor Sonic Solutions assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this document, except as required by law.