Press Release

SGI Strengthens Foundation, Grows Core Products Business

SGI Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2007 Results

SUNNYVALE, Calif. (August 30, 2007) — SGI (NASDAQ: SGIC) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2007 ended June 29, 2007.

Fiscal Year 2007 Highlights
Overall in fiscal 2007, SGI:

  • Grew its Core Products business by 27% over 2006, refreshing every compute and storage product and introducing a new Xeon®-based cluster product line that is achieving strong market penetration
  • Delivered and gained acceptance on, among others, a 2,560 processor supercomputer at the Japan Marine Science and Technology Center and a 9,728 processor system at Leibniz Computing Centre (LRZ), one of the world's most powerful computers, demonstrating that SGI remains the leader in solving the toughest scientific computing challenges
  • Ended the year in a strong financial position and narrowed its net operating loss to the lowest level in many years, establishing a foundation upon which it will build for the future
  • Began the transition to a growth mode, including bringing on industry leader Robert H. (Bo) Ewald as CEO

GAAP 2007 Results
GAAP revenue for fiscal 2007 was $462.9 million, a decline of 10.8% from the prior fiscal year. Revenue for the fourth quarter was $122.3 million compared to $111.0 million in the third quarter, and $115.7 million in the fourth quarter of the prior year-representing increases of 10% and 6%, respectively.

The fiscal 2007 GAAP operating loss was $101.2 million, as compared to a loss of $126.6 million for the prior fiscal year. The fourth quarter 2007 GAAP operating loss was $24.8 million, compared to $19.9 million in the third quarter. GAAP operating expenses for fiscal 2007 were $235.3 million-a decrease of $89.7 million, or 28%, year over year-demonstrating the company's commitment to stabilizing its business following its successful financial reorganization in just over five months. GAAP operating expenses were $56.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2007, as compared to $56.6 million for the third quarter.

Pro Forma 2007 Results
Pro forma results facilitate comparison of the company's results of operations in previous fiscal years. Pro forma, meaning non-GAAP, revenue was $141.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007, compared with $129.8 million in the third quarter of 2007-over 9% growth. Pro forma revenue excludes the impact of fresh start accounting and the deferral of the company's recognition of revenues for certain of the company's transactions where software is more than incidental to the overall solution. Pro forma gross margin for the fourth quarter, which is adjusted for similar items, was 35.2% compared with 43.6% in the third quarter. Pro forma operating expenses, which exclude restructuring and bankruptcy-related expenses, stock-based compensation expense and amortization of intangibles, were $53.2 million in the fourth and $52.5 million in the third quarter. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) for the fourth quarter, as defined in the company's debt agreements, was $2.8 million, compared with $10.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2007.

"Our fourth quarter results demonstrated continued stability; we maintained our revenue levels and met our margin and expense objectives-delivering on our operational plan," said Bo Ewald, SGI's Chief Executive Officer. "This stability establishes a foundation for growth as evidenced by the 27% growth of our core server and storage pro forma revenue year over year. We have been working with our customers to develop a clear, compelling strategy that helps solve some of their major challenges and opportunities. As we execute on our strategy, it will position us for growth and financial success."

"The financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of fiscal 2007 are significantly improved," said Kathy Lanterman, SGI's Chief Financial Officer. "Financially our fiscal 2007 goals were to stabilize revenue and manage cash and expenses. We are pleased to have achieved these goals, particularly through the growth in our Core Products."

In this press release, the company uses certain pro forma financial measures that are not calculated in accordance with GAAP, or non-GAAP financial measures. These measures are referred to as "pro forma" in this press release. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to investors because they facilitate period to period comparisons of SGI's performance and because they help investors view the company's results of operations through the eyes of management and the company's lenders. SGI's credit line covenants and management reporting and incentive plans are measured against certain of these non-GAAP financial measures.

A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures used in this press release to the company's GAAP results of operations, including an illustration of the impact of the company's fresh start accounting and the impact of the implementation of Statement of Accounting Position 97-2, "Software Revenue Recognition" (SOP 97-2) is attached to this press release and is also available at www.sgi.com/company_info/investors.

Conference Call
SGI will conduct a conference call today at 2 p.m. PT to provide additional details. The webcast is available at http://www.sgi.com/company_info/investors/webcast.html. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 495-0297 or (706) 643-9931 for participants outside of North America, conference ID: 12134369. An audio replay of this call will be available after 5 p.m. PT today at (800) 642-1687 (passcode: 12134369) or (706) 645-9291 (passcode: 12134369) and will be available until October 1, 2007. All links to the archived webcast and audio replay are available through SGI's web site at www.sgi.com/company_info/investors/.

Financial Statements

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SGI (NASDAQ: SGIC) is a leader in high-performance computing. SGI delivers a complete range of high-performance server and storage solutions along with industry-leading professional services and support that enable its customers to overcome the challenges of complex data-intensive workflows and accelerate breakthrough discoveries, innovation and information transformation. SGI solutions help customers solve their computing challenges whether it's enhancing the quality of life through drug research, designing and manufacturing safer and more efficient cars and airplanes, studying global climate, providing technologies for homeland security and defense, or helping enterprises manage large data. With offices worldwide, the company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., and can be found on the Web at www.sgi.com.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth herein, including the risks and uncertainties discussed under the caption "Factors That May Affect Results" and elsewhere in SGI's Form 10-K or Form 10-Q most recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. SGI disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.