Yellow Corporation · OTC:YELLQ

Yellow — Merger or Acquisition (December 2003)

27 slides from Yellow's merger presentation, Dec 10, 2003

  1. Slide 1: Investor Meeting

    Investor Meeting December 10, 2003

  2. Slide 2: Forward-looking statements

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  3. Slide 3: William D. Zollars

    William D. Zollars Chairman, President & CEO, Yellow Roadway Corporation

  4. Slide 4: Strategic rationale for the transaction

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  5. Slide 5: Transaction update: progress since announcement

    • 5 • closing available retention December potential synergies customer growth • Progress on on in • – confidence confidence confidence • Update announcement • Higher Higher Higher • July ? ? • Transaction ?

  6. Slide 6: Shareholder approval

    6 Shareholder Approval 89% for transaction 99% for transaction 98% for name change R oadway z Yellow z z Overwhelming shareholder support for transaction ? ? Transaction Update – ?

  7. Slide 7: Yellow stock up 34% since announcement

    7 Yellow stock up 34% since announcement 20-day trading average of $31.51 12/9/03 20-day pricing period 11/25/03 Closing DateDecember 11 11/11/03 10/28/03 10/14/03 Yellow Stock Price $28.69 9/30/03 Collar $21.21—9/16/03 9/2/03 8/19/03 8/5/03 7/22/03 7/8/03 July 8 Transaction Update – $36.00 $34.00 $

  8. Slide 8: 1.7 million fewer shares issued

    8 1.7 million fewer shares issued* collar 20.4 50% 19.6 New Shares Issued Shares issued if inside x 1.924 x 20.4 50% 17.9 adjustments Yellow issues fewer shares (less dilution) Roadway shareholders receive more value per share Actual shares issued* x 1.752 x Performance of Yellow stock price benefit

  9. Slide 9: Shares outstanding

    9 47.7 Yellow Roadway adjustments Shares Outstanding 17.9* New shares issued 29.8 Yellow standalone * Subject to final allocation and proration Transaction Update - of sharesMillions

  10. Slide 10: Total consideration

    10 share per 20 . 55 $563 million* $ 50% stock 10.2 million shares* x Total Consideration Roadway shares 20.4 million* Total consideration $1.05 billion* share 50% cash per 00 . 48 $490 million* $ * Subject to final determination of Roadway shares outstanding Transaction Update—10.2 million shares*

  11. Slide 11: Yellow Roadway Management Team

    11 Chairman, President & CEO, Yellow Roadway Corporation President & CEO, Roadway President & CEO, Yellow Transportation President & CEO, Meridian IQ President, Enterprise Services & Chief Integration Officer President, Yellow Technologies Yellow Roadway Management Team BILL ZOLLARS – JIM STALEY – J

  12. Slide 12: Yellow Roadway Management Team

    SVP, Corporate Development & Investor Relations 12 Chairman, President & CEO, Yellow Roadway Corporation SVP & Chief Financial Officer SVP, General Counsel & Secretary SVP & Chief Marketing Officer SVP, Human Resources Yellow Roadway Management Team BILL ZOLLARS – DON BARGER – STEPHEN BRUFFETT – DAN

  13. Slide 13: Reporting schedule

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  14. Slide 14: Initial 2004 guidance

    14 (+/- 10%) $3.00 $6.5 billion $55 million 40% 49 million $200 million Full Year 2004 Consolidated revenue Earnings per share Interest expense Tax rate Average shares outstanding Capital expenditures Yellow Roadway Corporation estimates ? ? ? ? ? ? Initial Guidance – ?

  15. Slide 15: Key reporting information and segments

    • 15 • statistics provided income ratio Operating operating Revenue Operating Key • Information ? ? ? • ? • residual Transportation IQ • Penn Corporate New Yellow Meridian • ? ? ? • standard a on reported be • 2004 will • Year results Full basis – reported Express Roadway Guidance forward, quarter S

  16. Slide 16: James D. Staley

    James D. Staley President and CEO, Roadway

  17. Slide 17: Accretion update

    • 17 • fewer 11 $15m lower in Dec Estimate in resulted resulted—• 8 • July $30m—collar • Estimate pricing of end accretive and high structure above • Accretion be to: • to •—due capital expense price outstanding • Update required stock Favorable interest Yellow shares • Synergies Improvement ? • Syn

  18. Slide 18: Synergy estimate update

    • 18 • 11 degree Dec E stimate $80-$100m $30-$50m certainty higher 8 moderate synergies, July Estimate $45-$125m — synergies, expected • Rate of • year possible range • Run one of • – tighter rate range – • Update run synergies wide 11 closing net –Synergy 8 December certainty after 2004 July of • S

  19. Slide 19: Primary synergy areas

    19 Opportunities Financial & legal services Risk management Etc. Equipment & equipment maintenance Purchased transportation Cross-border & offshore operations Technology infrastructure & development Network engineering Back office functions z z z Primary synergy areas ? ? ? ? ? ? Synergy Update—?

  20. Slide 20: Synergy tracking and scorecard

    • 20 • million developed scorecard $300 being aggregate are in ultimate approximately updates the or is costs, • Summary mechanisms of—status 5% Update tracking provide profitability synergies is will Enhanced Objective Internal We Longer-term • Synergy ? ? ? ?

  21. Slide 21: Cultural integration and customer retention

    • 21 • and large-2004 strengths through January healthy and identify in to improvement summit retention cooperation utilized drive Process to involvement Roadway intense differences process customer for • Inquiry’ Roadway group Yellow total cultural a at work for Ensure Opportunities competition Bri

  22. Slide 22: Donald G. Barger, Jr.

    Donald G. Barger, Jr. Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Yellow Roadway Corporation

  23. Slide 23: Debt structure

    23 (1) (2) $90 175 252 14 531 250 150 400 931 (millions) $ Debt Structure All-in cost of debt is approximately 6.2% ABS borrowings Term loan Roadway senior unsecured notes Industrial development bonds Secured debt 5.000% convertible notes 3.375% convertible notes Unsecured debt Total debt $225 milli

  24. Slide 24: Key debt ratios

    24 <2.00 Estimated 12/31/04 Debt to EBITDA <2.50 Estimated 12/31/03 Key Debt Ratios <45% Estimated 12/31/04 Debt to Capital Yellow Roadway – <50% Estimated 12/31/03

  25. Slide 25: Credit ratings

    • 25 • Moody’s Baa3 Ba1 Ba1 Ba2 Ratings S&P BBB BBB- BBB BB+ • Credit facility notes – credit rating notes Roadway Secured Corporate Roadway Convertible • ? ? • Yellow

  26. Slide 26: Summary

    • 26 • Summary • flows costs • Financial 2004 • – cash capital term manage for term free on to Short Longer Roadway Strong Return Synergies ? Ability Momentum • Yellow ? ? ? ? ?

  27. Slide 27: Questions

    Questions& Yellow Roadway Corporation

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