Freescale Semiconductor Announces Extension of Expiration Date for its Previously Announced Tender Offers and Consent Solicitati
21 Novembre 2006 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) announced
today that it has extended the expiration date for its previously
announced tender offers and consent solicitations for any and all
of its outstanding $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
6.875% senior notes due 2011 and any and all of its outstanding
$500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.125% senior notes due
2014 pursuant to the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation
Statement, dated October 23, 2006. Freescale announced that it is
extending the expiration date for the tender offers to 5:00 p.m.
prevailing Eastern Time on November 29, 2006. Freescale expects the
settlement date for the tender offers will be on December 1, 2006.
The tender offers remain open and are scheduled to expire on the
expiration date, unless extended or earlier terminated. The tender
offers are subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions,
including the receipt of specified financing, the consummation of
the merger pursuant to the previously announced Agreement and Plan
of Merger dated as of September 15, 2006, by and among Freescale,
Firestone Holdings LLC and Firestone Acquisition Corporation and
certain other customary conditions. As of 5:00 p.m. prevailing
Eastern time on November 20, 2006, $349,889,000 in aggregate
principal amount of the 2011 Notes, representing approximately
99.97% of the outstanding 2011 Notes, had been validly tendered and
$499,925,000 in aggregate principal amount of the its 2014 Notes,
representing approximately 99.98% of the outstanding 2014 Notes,
had been validly tendered. Freescale has engaged Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC and Citigroup Corporate and Investment Banking
to act as dealer managers in connection with the tender offers and
solicitation agents in connection with the consent solicitations.
Any questions or requests for assistance may be directed to either
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC by telephone at 800-820-1653
(U.S. toll-free) or 212-325-7596 (collect), or Citigroup Corporate
and Investment Banking by telephone at 800-558-3745 (U.S.
toll-free) or 212-723-6106 (collect). D.F. King & Co., Inc. has
been retained as Tender Agent and as Information Agent in
connection with the tender offers and consent solicitations.
Requests for additional copies of the Statement or any other
document may be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc. by telephone
at 800-714-3312 (U.S. toll-free), or in writing at 48 Wall Street,
New York, New York 10005. The tender offers and consent
solicitations are being made solely by means of Freescale�s Offer
to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated October 23,
2006. Under no circumstances shall this press release constitute an
offer to purchase or the solicitation of an offer to sell the notes
or any other securities of Freescale. In any jurisdiction where the
laws require the tender offers or consent solicitations to be made
by a licensed broker or dealer, the tender offers or consent
solicitations shall be deemed made on behalf of Freescale by Credit
Suisse Securities (USA) LLC or Citigroup Global Markets Inc. or one
or more registered brokers or dealers under the laws of such
jurisdiction. About Freescale Semiconductor Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc. is a global leader in the design and
manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive,
consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. Freescale
became a publicly traded company in July 2004. The company is based
in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development,
manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries.
Freescale, a member of the S&P 500(R), is one of the world�s
largest semiconductor companies with 2005 sales of $5.8 billion
(USD). www.Freescale.com Freescale(TM) and the Freescale logo are
trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. The Power Architecture
and Power.org wordmarks and the Power and Power.org logos and
related marks are trademarks and service marks licensed by
Power.org. All other product or service names are the property of
their respective owners. Caution Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements This press release contains �forward-looking statements�
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such
as expects, anticipates, plans, believes, estimates, will or words
of similar meaning and include statements regarding the plans and
expectations for the future. The forward-looking statements
contained in this press release include statements about the
consideration for each series of notes and the anticipated
settlement date of the tender offers. Forward-looking statements
are based on management�s current expectations and assumptions,
which are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in
circumstances that are difficult to predict and could cause actual
outcomes to differ materially from the expectations of Freescale
and its management. The following factors, among others, could
cause actual results to differ materially from those described in
the forward-looking statements: risks associated with uncertainty
as to whether the tender offers will be completed, costs and
potential litigation associated with the tender offers, the
inability to obtain or meet specific conditions imposed for the
tender offers, the failure of the Company to meet the closing
conditions and to consummate the merger, the extent and timing of
regulatory approvals and the risk factors discussed from time to
time by Freescale in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the �SEC�). We urge you to carefully consider the risks
which are described in Freescale�s Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2005, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended September 29, 2006 and in Freescale�s other SEC
filings. Freescale undertakes no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise. Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
(NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) announced today that it has extended the
expiration date for its previously announced tender offers and
consent solicitations for any and all of its outstanding
$350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.875% senior notes due
2011 and any and all of its outstanding $500,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of 7.125% senior notes due 2014 pursuant to the
Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated October
23, 2006. Freescale announced that it is extending the expiration
date for the tender offers to 5:00 p.m. prevailing Eastern Time on
November 29, 2006. Freescale expects the settlement date for the
tender offers will be on December 1, 2006. The tender offers remain
open and are scheduled to expire on the expiration date, unless
extended or earlier terminated. The tender offers are subject to
the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the receipt of
specified financing, the consummation of the merger pursuant to the
previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
September 15, 2006, by and among Freescale, Firestone Holdings LLC
and Firestone Acquisition Corporation and certain other customary
conditions. As of 5:00 p.m. prevailing Eastern time on November 20,
2006, $349,889,000 in aggregate principal amount of the 2011 Notes,
representing approximately 99.97% of the outstanding 2011 Notes,
had been validly tendered and $499,925,000 in aggregate principal
amount of the its 2014 Notes, representing approximately 99.98% of
the outstanding 2014 Notes, had been validly tendered. Freescale
has engaged Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Citigroup
Corporate and Investment Banking to act as dealer managers in
connection with the tender offers and solicitation agents in
connection with the consent solicitations. Any questions or
requests for assistance may be directed to either Credit Suisse
Securities (USA) LLC by telephone at 800-820-1653 (U.S. toll-free)
or 212-325-7596 (collect), or Citigroup Corporate and Investment
Banking by telephone at 800-558-3745 (U.S. toll-free) or
212-723-6106 (collect). D.F. King & Co., Inc. has been retained
as Tender Agent and as Information Agent in connection with the
tender offers and consent solicitations. Requests for additional
copies of the Statement or any other document may be directed to
D.F. King & Co., Inc. by telephone at 800-714-3312 (U.S.
toll-free), or in writing at 48 Wall Street, New York, New York
10005. The tender offers and consent solicitations are being made
solely by means of Freescale's Offer to Purchase and Consent
Solicitation Statement, dated October 23, 2006. Under no
circumstances shall this press release constitute an offer to
purchase or the solicitation of an offer to sell the notes or any
other securities of Freescale. In any jurisdiction where the laws
require the tender offers or consent solicitations to be made by a
licensed broker or dealer, the tender offers or consent
solicitations shall be deemed made on behalf of Freescale by Credit
Suisse Securities (USA) LLC or Citigroup Global Markets Inc. or one
or more registered brokers or dealers under the laws of such
jurisdiction. About Freescale Semiconductor Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc. is a global leader in the design and
manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive,
consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. Freescale
became a publicly traded company in July 2004. The company is based
in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development,
manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries.
Freescale, a member of the S&P 500(R), is one of the world's
largest semiconductor companies with 2005 sales of $5.8 billion
(USD). www.Freescale.com Freescale(TM) and the Freescale logo are
trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. The Power Architecture
and Power.org wordmarks and the Power and Power.org logos and
related marks are trademarks and service marks licensed by
Power.org. All other product or service names are the property of
their respective owners. Caution Regarding Forward-Looking
Statements This press release contains "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by words such
as expects, anticipates, plans, believes, estimates, will or words
of similar meaning and include statements regarding the plans and
expectations for the future. The forward-looking statements
contained in this press release include statements about the
consideration for each series of notes and the anticipated
settlement date of the tender offers. Forward-looking statements
are based on management's current expectations and assumptions,
which are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and changes in
circumstances that are difficult to predict and could cause actual
outcomes to differ materially from the expectations of Freescale
and its management. The following factors, among others, could
cause actual results to differ materially from those described in
the forward-looking statements: risks associated with uncertainty
as to whether the tender offers will be completed, costs and
potential litigation associated with the tender offers, the
inability to obtain or meet specific conditions imposed for the
tender offers, the failure of the Company to meet the closing
conditions and to consummate the merger, the extent and timing of
regulatory approvals and the risk factors discussed from time to
time by Freescale in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC"). We urge you to carefully consider the risks
which are described in Freescale's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2005, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended September 29, 2006 and in Freescale's other SEC
filings. Freescale undertakes no obligation to publicly update any
forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information,
future developments or otherwise.
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