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Note 15. Subsequent Events
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15.
Subsequent Events
On
April 29, 2013, the Company announced the execution of a
stock purchase agreement with Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited
(FSL) to acquire FSL’s business of designing,
developing, marketing and selling analog semiconductor and
microcontroller products. Pursuant to the stock purchase
agreement, the Company will acquire certain subsidiaries
and assets, including approximately 1,200 patents, and
assume certain liabilities of FSL. The purchase price for
the business is approximately $110
million. The
purchase price is denominated in currencies other than the
US Dollar and the Company has entered into an economic
hedge to mitigate the impact of foreign currency
fluctuations on the purchase price.
In
addition, the Company and FSL have agreed as a condition
precedent to closing of the transaction to negotiate an
agreement to purchase existing inventory for approximately
$65 million, subject to adjustment depending on the
valuation and volume of inventory available at the time of
closing.
The
Company expects that the transaction will close between
July and September of fiscal 2013. Approximately 1,100
employees of FSL, who are primarily engaged in this
business are intended to be transferred to the Company on
or after closing. Consummation of the transaction will be
subject to the satisfaction of customary closing
conditions, including the absence of a material adverse
effect on the business to be acquired, the absence of legal
actions relating to the transaction, the accuracy of
representations and warranties made by both parties, the
receipt of certain regulatory and other consents and the
execution of ancillary agreements.
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