Epicor Software Corporation (NASDAQ: EPIC), a leading provider of enterprise business software solutions for the midmarket and divisions of Global 1000 companies, today advised its shareholders to defer taking action at this time in response to Elliott Associates, L.P.’s announcement that it has commenced an unsolicited tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of Epicor other than those it already owns at a price of $9.50 per share in cash.

The Board of Directors of Epicor, in consultation with independent legal and financial advisors, will carefully consider and evaluate Elliott Associates' unsolicited tender offer and will issue its recommendation to Epicor shareholders in due course. Epicor recommends that shareholders defer making any determination with respect to Elliott Associates' unsolicited tender offer until reading the Board's recommendation statement.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati is acting as legal advisor and UBS Investment Bank is acting as financial advisor to Epicor.

About Epicor Software Corporation

Epicor is a global leader dedicated to providing integrated enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management (SCM) and professional services automation (PSA) software solutions to the midmarket and divisions of Global 1000 companies. Founded in 1984, Epicor serves over 20,000 customers in more than 140 countries, providing solutions in over 30 languages. Employing innovative service-oriented architecture (SOA) and Web services technology, Epicor delivers end-to-end, industry-specific solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail, hospitality and services that enable companies to drive increased efficiency, improve performance and build competitive advantage. Epicor solutions provide the scalability and flexibility to meet today's business challenges, while empowering enterprises for even greater success tomorrow. Epicor offers a comprehensive range of services with its solutions, providing a single point of accountability to promote rapid return on investment and low total cost of ownership. Epicor’s worldwide headquarters are located in Irvine, California with offices and affiliates around the world. For more information, visit www.epicor.com.