Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.




As previously disclosed, on November 5, 2021, McAfee Corp. (the "Company"),
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with
Condor BidCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Parent"), and Condor Merger Sub,
Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Merger
Subsidiary"), pursuant to which Merger Subsidiary will merge with and into the
Company whereupon the separate corporate existence of Merger Subsidiary will
cease and the Company will be the surviving corporation in the Merger and will
continue as a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (the "Merger").

In connection with discussions with prospective lenders for the purposes of
financing the Merger, the Company expects to disclose preliminary estimates of
unaudited selected financial results and key operating metrics for the three
months and year ended December 25, 2021 as set forth below. Our unaudited
consolidated financial statements for the three months and year ended
December 25, 2021 are not yet available. We have provided ranges, rather than
specific amounts, for the preliminary estimates of the financial information
described below primarily because our financial closing procedures for the three
months and year ended December 25, 2021 are not yet complete. Such preliminary
estimated ranges reflect management's current views and may change as a result
of our financial closing procedures, final adjustments, management's review of
results, and other developments that may arise between now and the time the
financial results are finalized, and are subject to the finalization of
financial and accounting review procedures (which have yet to be performed) and
should not be viewed as a substitute for our full year audited financial
statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. We caution you that such
preliminary estimates are forward looking statements and are not guarantees of
future performance or outcomes and that actual results may differ materially
from the estimates described below. See "Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements" for additional information regarding factors that
could result in differences between the preliminary estimated ranges of certain
of our financial results presented below and the actual financial results and
other information we will report for the three months and year ended
December 25, 2021. These estimates are not necessarily indicative of the results
to be achieved for any future period.



                                                      Three months ended                Year ended

(in millions except for percentages, unaudited) December 25, 2021

December 25, 2021


                                                      Low            High           Low            High
Cash and cash equivalents                          $     816       $    816       $    816       $    816
Deferred revenue                                   $   1,073       $  1,077       $  1,073       $  1,077
Net revenue                                        $     510       $    520       $  1,910       $  1,920
Year-on-year growth                                       20 %           22 %           23 %           23 %
Operating income                                   $     131       $    141       $    539       $    549
Adjusted EBITDA                                    $     236       $    246       $    889       $    899
Year-on-year growth                                       39 %           45 %           36 %           37 %
Pro forma adjusted EBITDA(1)                       $     256       $    267       $    972       $    983

(1) We define pro forma adjusted EBITDA as adjusted EBITDA further adjusted for

pro forma stranded costs (Enterprise divestiture). Pro forma adjusted EBITDA

has not been prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X.




The following table provides reconciliations of our preliminary estimates of
adjusted EBITDA and pro forma adjusted EBITDA to our preliminary estimates of
operating income for the three months and year ended December 25, 2021.



                                                      Three months ended               Year ended
(in millions, unaudited)                               December 25, 2021           December 25, 2021
                                                       Low           High           Low           High
Operating income                                    $     131       $   141      $     539       $  549
Add: Amortization                                          36            36            170          170
Add: Equity-based compensation                             21            21             71           71
Add: Acquisition and integration costs(1)                  -             -               1            1
Add: Restructuring and transition charges(2)               35            35             70           70


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Add: Transformation(3)                                            6           6          12          12
Add: Executive severance(4)                                      -           -            1           1
Add: Other income (expense), net(5)                               2           2           2           2
Add: Depreciation                                                 5           5          23          23

Adjusted EBITDA                                                 236         246         889         899
Add: Pro forma stranded costs (Enterprise divestiture)(6)        20          21          83          84

Pro forma adjusted EBITDA                                    $  256      $  267      $  972      $  983

(1) Represents both direct and incremental costs in connection with business

acquisitions, including acquisition consideration structured as cash

retention, third party professional fees, and other integration costs.

(2) Represents both direct and incremental costs associated with costs to execute

strategic restructuring events, including third-party professional fees and

services, severance, and facility restructuring costs. Also inclusive of

transition charges including legal, advisory, consulting and other costs

directly incurred due to the divestiture of the Enterprise Business,

including incremental costs associated with data disentanglement and

acceleration of data migration to the cloud, that were incurred subsequent to

the sale in support of the transition services agreement.

(3) Represents costs incurred for our public offerings along with other

transformational initiatives including data center and facilities

rationalization.

(4) Represents severance for executive terminations not associated with a

strategic restructuring event.

(5) Represents other income or expense not associated with our core operations

and it is recorded within Other income (expense), net, on the condensed

consolidated statements of operations.

(6) Pro forma stranded costs (Enterprise divestiture) includes general corporate

overhead, public company expenses, and other shared or dis-synergy costs

previously allocated to our Enterprise business. This pro forma adjustment


    represents the estimated impact of removing certain costs primarily as a
    result of the divestiture of our Enterprise business in 2021. We plan to

optimize stranded costs during fiscal 2022. Realization of such stranded

costs is subject to significant uncertainties and there can be no assurance

that such stranded costs will be realized.

Key Operating Metrics

The following table sets forth management's preliminary estimates of certain key operating metrics for the three months and year ended December 25, 2021.





                                             Three months ended                    Year ended
                                              December 25, 2021                 December 25, 2021
Core Direct to Consumer Subscribers
(millions)                                                  20.7 (1)                          20.7
TTM Dollar Based Retention - Core
Direct to Consumer Subscribers                              99.9 %                            99.9 %
Monthly ARPC                                 $              6.01               $              6.02



(1) Represents quarterly growth of approximately 670,000 Core Direct to Consumer

Subscribers.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.




Excerpts from a lender presentation to be used in discussions with prospective
lenders are included in Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are
being furnished in accordance with Regulation FD of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The information contained in the
attached excerpts should not be relied on for any other purpose and is summary
information that is intended to be considered in the context of the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and other public
announcements. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update
or revise this information, although it may do so from time to time.



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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d) Exhibits



Exhibit
Number                                    Description

99.1           Excerpts from lender presentation of McAfee Corp., dated January 24,

             2022

104          Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
             document).

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements



This Current Report on Form 8-K contains "forward-looking statements." Such
forward-looking statements include McAfee's preliminary estimates of unaudited
selected financial results for the three months and year ended December 25, 2021
and statements relating to McAfee's strategy, goals, future focus areas, the
value of, timing and prospects of the proposed Merger. These forward-looking
statements are based on McAfee management's beliefs and assumptions and on
information currently available to management. Forward-looking statements
include all statements that are not historical facts and may be identified by
terms such as "expects," "believes," "plans," or similar expressions and the
negatives of those terms. These forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause actual results,
performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements, expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements, including: (a) risks related to the satisfaction of the conditions
to Closing (including the failure to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and
the requisite approval of the stockholders) in the anticipated timeframe or at
all; (b) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could
give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement; (c) risks related to
disruption of management's attention from McAfee's ongoing business operations
due to the Merger; (d) disruption from the Merger making it difficult to
maintain business and operational relationships, including retaining and hiring
key personnel and maintaining relationships with McAfee's customers, vendors and
others with whom it does business; (e) significant transaction costs; (f) the
risk of litigation and/or regulatory actions related to the Merger; (g) the
possibility that general economic conditions, and conditions and uncertainty
caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, could cause information technology spending to
be reduced or purchasing decisions to be delayed; (h) an increase in insurance
claims; (i) an increase in customer cancellations; (j) the inability to increase
sales to existing customers and to attract new customers; (k) McAfee's failure
to integrate future acquired businesses successfully or to achieve expected
synergies; (l) the timing and success of new product introductions by McAfee or
its competitors; (m) changes in McAfee's pricing policies or those of its
competitors; (n) developments with respect to legal or regulatory proceedings;
(o) the inability to achieve revenue growth or to enable margin expansion;
(p) changes in McAfee's estimates with respect to its long-term corporate tax
rate; (q) the Parent's inability to finance the Merger; (r) the completion of
financial closing procedures for McAfee's three months and year ended
December 25, 2021 and (s) such other risks and uncertainties described more
fully in documents filed with or furnished to the SEC by McAfee, including under
the heading "Risk Factors" in McAfee's Annual Report on Form 10-K previously
filed with the SEC on March 1, 2021 and under Item 1A "Risk Factors" in its
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q previously filed with the SEC on November 9, 2021.
All information provided in this Current Report on Form 8-K is as of the date
hereof and McAfee undertakes no duty to update this information except as
required by law.

Additional Information and Where to Find It



In connection with the Merger, McAfee filed with the SEC a definitive Proxy
Statement of McAfee (the "Proxy Statement"). McAfee mailed its stockholders a
Proxy Statement in connection with the Merger. MCAFEE URGES YOU TO READ THE
PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC
CAREFULLY AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT
INFORMATION ABOUT MCAFEE, THE SPONSORS, THE MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS. You may
obtain a free copy of the Proxy Statement and other related documents filed by
McAfee with the SEC at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. You
also may obtain a free copy of the Proxy Statement and other documents filed by
McAfee with the SEC by accessing the Investor Relations section of McAfee's
website at https://ir.mcafee.com/.

Participants in the Solicitation

McAfee and certain of its directors, executive officers and employees may be considered to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from McAfee's stockholders in connection with the Merger. Information regarding the


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persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be deemed participants in the
solicitation of the stockholders of McAfee in connection with the Merger,
including a description of their respective direct or indirect interests, by
security holdings or otherwise will be included in the Proxy Statement when it
is filed with the SEC. You may also find additional information about McAfee's
directors and executive officers in McAfee's proxy statement for its 2021 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on April 22, 2021 and in
subsequently filed Current Reports on Form 8-K and Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q. These documents (when available) may be obtained free of charge from the
SEC's website at www.sec.gov and McAfee's website at www.mcafee.com.



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