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DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC ANNOUNCES THE PRICING OF ITS CONVERTIBLE BONDS
DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC PRICES 5-YEAR SENIOR UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE BONDS
Kirchheim/Teck, Germany, 8 March 2012 - Dialog Semiconductor Plc (FWB: DLG)
('Dialog Semiconductor' or the 'Company') announces the pricing of its
offering (the 'Offering') of USD 201 million senior unsecured convertible
bonds due 2017 (the 'Bonds'). The Bonds will be convertible into ordinary
shares (the 'Shares') of Dialog Semiconductor.
The maturity of the Bonds is 5 years. The Bonds will be issued at 100 per
cent. of their principal amount and will have a coupon of 1.00 per cent.
per annum payable semi-annually in arrear. The conversion price is USD
29.5717 (EUR 22.367 equivalent), which represents a premium of 35 per cent.
above the volume-weighted average price of the Shares on XETRA during the
course of today up to the time of pricing.
If not previously converted or redeemed, the Bonds will be redeemed at par
5 years from the Closing Date. The Company will have the option to call all
outstanding Bonds from approximately 3 years after the Closing Date until
maturity, in the event that the value of the Shares underlying a Bond
exceeds 130% of the principal amount over a certain period. The shares to
be issued upon conversion of the Bonds will represent approximately 10% of
Dialog Semiconductor's current issued share capital.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering for general
corporate purposes and potential acquisitions.
The Bonds are being offered to institutional investors only. Neither the
Bonds nor the Shares have been or will be registered under the U.S.
Securities Act 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act') and will be offered
and sold only outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S
under the Securities Act. Neither the Bonds nor the Shares will be offered
to investors in the United States, Australia, Canada, Italy or Japan or any
other jurisdiction in which offers or sales would be prohibited by
applicable law.
Closing is expected to take place on or about 12 April 2012 (the 'Closing
Date'). Before the Closing Date an offering circular will be made available
by Dialog Semiconductor.
Application will be made for the admission of the Bonds to the official
list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and application will be made for the
admission of the Bonds to trading on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange's Euro
MTF Market.
Barclays Capital is acting as Sole Bookrunner of the Offering.
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For further information please contact:
Dialog Semiconductor
Neue StraÃe 95
D-73230 Kircheim/Teck
Germany
T +49-7021-805-412
F +49-7021-805-200
dialog@fticonsulting.com
www.dialog-semiconductor.com
FTI Consulting - London
Matt Dixon
T +44 20 7269 7214
matt.dixon@fticonsulting.com
Note to editors:
Dialog Semiconductor creates highly integrated, mixed-signal integrated
circuits (ICs) optimised for personal portable, low energy short-range
wireless, lighting, display and automotive applications. The Company
provides flexible and dynamic support, world-class innovation and the
assurance of dealing with an established business partner.
With its focus and expertise in energy efficient system power management,
and now with the recent addition of low energy short range wireless and
VoIP technology to the portfolio, Dialog Semiconductor brings decades of
experience to the rapid development of ICs for personal portable
applications including smartphones, tablet PCs, digital cordless phones and
gaming applications.
Dialog Semiconductor's power management processor companion chips are
essential for enhancing both the performance in terms of extended battery
lifetime and the consumers' multimedia experience. With world-class
manufacturing partners, Dialog Semiconductor operates a fabless business
model.
Dialog Semiconductor Plc is headquartered near Stuttgart with a global
sales, R&D and marketing organisation. In 2011, it had approximately $527
million in revenue and was one of the fastest growing European public
semiconductor companies. It currently has approximately 650 employees. The
Company is listed on the Frankfurt (FWB: DLG) stock exchange and is a
member of the German TecDax index.
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Language: English
Company: Dialog Semiconductor Plc.
Tower Bridge House, St. Katharine's Way
E1W 1AA London
United Kingdom
Phone: +49 7021 805-412
Fax: +49 7021 805-200
E-mail: birgit.hummel@diasemi.com
Internet: www.diasemi.com
ISIN: GB0059822006
WKN: 927200
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Freiverkehr
in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart
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