Brazilian Waiting Period Expires for ARRIS-Pace Combination

December 22, 2015 America/New_York
Acquisition Fully Cleared to Close on January 4, 2016

SUWANEE, Ga., Dec. 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- ARRIS Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS), today announced that the mandatory waiting period with respect to the previously announced approval granted by Brazil's competition authority CADE has expired. As a result, all merger control closing conditions worldwide have now been met. The previously issued court order regarding the scheme of arrangement governing the acquisition of Pace plc will be delivered to the U.K. Registrar of Companies on January 4, 2016, and the combination will be completed the same day.

About ARRIS
ARRIS Group Inc. (NASDAQ: ARRS) is a world leader in entertainment and communications technology. Our innovations combine hardware, software, and services across the cloud, network, and home to power TV and Internet for millions of people around the globe. The people of ARRIS collaborate with the world's top service providers, content providers, and retailers to advance the state of our industry and pioneer tomorrow's connected world. Together, we are inventing the future. For more information, visit www.arris.com.

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Bob Puccini, Investor Relations, +1-720-895-7787, Bob.Puccini@arris.com; Jeanne Russo, Media & Industry Analysts, +1-215-323-1880, Jeanne.Russo@arris.com