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[MENTOR GRAPHICS CORPORATION LOGO]
September 28, 1998
Dear Quickturn Stockholder:
This week you have an important opportunity to send the Quickturn Board of
Directors a message to stop its entrenchment tactics and wasteful litigation,
which are designed to block Mentor Graphics' all cash, premium offer. Tell them
to act in your best interests -- not theirs.
TENDER YOUR SHARES PRIOR TO OCTOBER 6, 1998 -- SEND YOUR
MESSAGE LOUD AND CLEAR
Act today. Mentor Graphics' $12.125 per share offer is scheduled to expire
at 12:00 Midnight, New York City time, on Tuesday, October 6, 1998, unless
extended.
Despite our repeated efforts to negotiate with Quickturn's Board and
management since the commencement of our offer six weeks ago on August 12, 1998,
they have refused to meet.
Instead, Quickturn's Board and management have engaged in stonewalling and
entrenchment tactics. If successful, these roadblocks, including amending
Quickturn's deadhand poison pill, will prevent all Quickturn stockholders for a
period of at least 270 days -- at least nine months -- from accepting an offer
that we believe you should be able to accept today. We believe that you'll find
that Quickturn's entrenchment efforts are against your best interests, as
discussed in the enclosed letter we sent to the Quickturn Board on Friday,
September 25.
Furthermore, we believe that Quickturn management's business plan and their
portrayal of Quickturn's future prospects as an independent company are
doubtful. Remember that this is the same management that has repeatedly failed
to meet securities analysts' expectations in the past. Weigh their past
performance against our all-cash, fully financed premium $12.125 per share
offer. Keep in mind the $7.00 to $8.00 per share range in which Quickturn's
stock traded during the weeks immediately preceding the announcement of our
offer.
IN THE PRESENT TURBULENT STOCK MARKET, OUR 50% PREMIUM
OFFER IS MORE ATTRACTIVE NOW THAN EVER BEFORE
We stand ready to negotiate, and we would be willing to consider increasing
our offer to reflect even greater value if justified by our due diligence
review.
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In early September, a significant number of Quickturn stockholders clearly
demonstrated to the Quickturn Board their preference for Mentor Graphics' offer
by tendering their shares. More than 7,046,297 shares were tendered, which when
added to the shares already owned by Mentor Graphics represent nearly 43% of
Quickturn's outstanding common stock.
JOIN YOUR FELLOW STOCKHOLDERS WHO HAVE ALREADY SENT A
CLEAR MESSAGE OF SUPPORT FOR MENTOR GRAPHICS' OFFER -- ADD
YOUR VOICE BY TENDERING YOUR SHARES PRIOR TO OCTOBER 6 AND
BY VOTING MENTOR GRAPHICS' GOLD PROXY.
If you have any questions or need assistance in tendering your shares or
voting Mentor Graphics' GOLD proxy, please call MacKenzie Partners, Inc., which
can be reached at 800-322-2885 Toll-Free or at 212-929-5500 (Collect).
Sincerely,
/s/ WALDEN C. RHINES
Walden C. Rhines
President and Chief Executive Officer
TENDER YOUR SHARES
VOTE THE GOLD PROXY TODAY
[MACKENZIE PARTNERS, INC. LOGO]
156 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10010
CALL TOLL-FREE (800) 322-2885 OR (212) 929-5500 (COLLECT)
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