Edgar Filing: @ROAD, INC

California	0-18645		94-2802191
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

935 Stewart Drive Sunnyvale, California		94085
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(408) 481-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

On December 10, 2006, Trimble Navigation Limited (“Trimble”) issued a press release announcing that Trimble and @Road, Inc. (“@Road”) had entered into a merger agreement, dated as of December 10, 2006, pursuant to which Trimble will acquire all the outstanding shares of @Road common stock for $7.50 per share. @Road shareholders will receive $5.00 per share in cash and the remaining $2.50 per share in consideration will be a mixture of cash and/or Trimble common stock to be determined by Trimble prior to the vote of @Road's stockholders on the merger. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference. The information required by Item 1.01 will be filed in a separate Current Report on Form 8-K.

Trimble and @Road intend to file with the SEC a prospectus/proxy statement and other relevant materials in connection with the proposed acquisition of @Road by Trimble pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Trimble, Roadrunner Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Trimble, and @Road. The prospectus/proxy statement will be mailed to the stockholders of @Road. Investors and security holders of @Road are urged to read the prospectus/proxy statement and the other relevant materials, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, when they become available because they will contain important information about Trimble, @Road and the proposed merger. The prospectus/proxy statement and other relevant materials (when they become available), and any other documents filed by Trimble or @Road with the SEC, may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Trimble by contacting Trimble Investor Relations, 935 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94085, (408) 481-7838. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by @Road by contacting @Road Investor Relations, 47071 Bayside Parkway, Fremont, California 94538, (510) 870-1317. Investors and security holders of @Road are urged to read the prospectus/proxy statement and the other relevant materials, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, when they become available before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the proposed merger.

Trimble, Steven Berglund, Trimble's President and Chief Executive Officer, and Trimble's other directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of @Road stockholders in connection with the proposed merger. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of Mr. Berglund and Trimble's other directors and executive officers in the solicitation by reading the prospectus/proxy statement when it becomes available.

@Road, Krish Panu, @Road's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, and @Road's other directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of @Road stockholders in connection with the proposed merger. Such individuals may have interests in the proposed merger, including as a result of holding options or shares of @Road common stock. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of Mr. Panu and @Road's other directors and executive officers in the solicitation by reading the prospectus/proxy statement when it becomes available.