DGAP-News: Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: Announcement relating to the final settlement of the first tranche of shares bought back pursuant to Dialog Semiconductor Plc's authorised share buyback programme


DGAP-News: Dialog Semiconductor Plc. / Key word(s): Share Buyback
Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: Announcement relating to the final settlement of
the first tranche of shares bought back pursuant to Dialog Semiconductor
Plc's authorised share buyback programme

29.09.2016 / 08:00
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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London, UK, September 29, 2016 - Dialog Semiconductor Plc reports that,
pursuant to the share buyback programme announced by the Company on May 3,
2016, the Company has purchased the following ordinary shares in the
Company from Barclays Bank PLC:

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Date of purchase  Number of          Average price per  Number of
                  ordinary shares    share (EUR) in     ordinary shares
                  purchased by the   the final          purchased by the
                  Company in the     settlement         Company in the
                  final settlement                      first tranche of
                                                        the buyback
                                                        programme
September 28,     342,158            29.4931            1,332,158
2016


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The first tranche of the share repurchase programme announced by the
Company on May 3, 2016 has, as planned, been concluded.

A cumulative total of 1,332,158 ordinary shares have been bought back, at
an average price of EUR28.1498 per share, corresponding to 1.71% of the
Company's ordinary share capital, at a total cost of EUR37,500,000.

The Company obtained shareholder approval at its Annual General Meeting on
April 28, 2016 to purchase, in aggregate, up to 7,786,595 of its ordinary
shares (representing approximately 10% of the Company's ordinary share
capital as at March 30, 2016). The Company therefore still has authority to
purchase, in aggregate, a further 6,454,437 ordinary shares. There can be
no certainty that any further ordinary shares will be acquired by the
Company following the conclusion of the first tranche of its buyback
programme.  The Company will consider further repurchases of ordinary
shares during the next open period. The Company will announce the purchase
of any further tranche of ordinary shares if and when it determines to make
any such further purchase.

Details of any ordinary shares purchased by the Company are available on
the Company's website at

http://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/investor-relations/financial-news/
share-buybacks

Dialog and the Dialog logo are registered trademarks of Dialog
Semiconductor Plc or its subsidiaries. All other product or service names
are the property of their respective owners. (c) Copyright 2016 Dialog
Semiconductor All Rights Reserved

For further information please contact:

Dialog Semiconductor
Jose Cano  
Head of Investor Relations
T: +44 (0)1793 756 961 
jose.cano@diasemi.com


FTI Consulting London
Matt Dixon
T: +44 (0)2037 271 137
matt.dixon@fticonsulting.com

FTI Consulting Frankfurt
Anja Meusel
T: +49 (0) 69 9203 7120
Anja.Meusel@fticonsulting.com

About Dialog Semiconductor

Dialog Semiconductor provides highly integrated standard (ASSP) and custom
(ASIC) mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), optimized for smartphone,
computing, IoT, LED Solid State Lighting (SSL) and smart home applications.
Dialog brings decades of experience to the rapid development of ICs while
providing flexible and dynamic support, world-class innovation and the
assurance of dealing with an established business partner. With world-class
manufacturing partners, Dialog operates a fabless business model and is a
socially responsible employer pursuing many programs to benefit the
employees, community, other stakeholders and the environment we operate in.

Dialog's power saving technologies including DC-DC configurable system
power management deliver high efficiency and enhance the consumer's user
experience by extending battery lifetime and enabling faster charging of
their portable devices. Its technology portfolio also includes audio,
Bluetooth(R) low energy, Rapid Charge(TM) AC/DC power conversion and multi-
touch.

Dialog Semiconductor plc is headquartered in London with a global sales,
R&D and marketing organization. In 2015, it had approximately $1.35 billion
in revenue and was one of the fastest growing European public semiconductor
companies. It currently has approximately 1,660 employees worldwide. The
company is listed on the Frankfurt (FWB: DLG) stock exchange (Regulated
Market, Prime Standard, ISIN GB0059822006) 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:      jose.cano@diasemi.com                                       
   Internet:    www.dialog-semiconductor.com                                
   ISIN:        GB0059822006, XS0757015606                                  
   WKN:         927200                                                      
   Indices:     TecDAX                                                      
   Listed:      Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated   
                Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover,  
                Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange; Luxemburg            
 
 
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