Infineon to acquire Cypress, strengthening and accelerating its path of profitable growth

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About Cypress
Cypress is the leader in advanced embedded solutions for the world's most innovative automotive, industrial, smart home appliances, consumer electronics and medical products. Cypress's microcontrollers, wireless and USB-based connectivity solutions, analog ICs, and reliable, high-performance memories help engineers design differentiated products and get them to market first. Cypress is committed to providing customers with the best support and development resources on the planet enabling them to disrupt markets by creating new product categories in record time.

To learn more, go to www.cypress.com.   

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This announcement does not constitute or form part of, and should not be construed as, an offer of, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or an invitation to subscribe for, underwrite or otherwise acquire, any securities of the Infineon Technologies AG, the Cypress Semiconductor Corp. or the securities of any existing or future member of the Cypress group (the "Cypress Group") or the Infineon Technologies AG group (the "Infineon Technologies Group").  Neither this announcement nor any part of it form the basis of, nor should any of them be relied on in connection with, any voting decisions to be taken by shareholders of either Cypress or Infineon Technologies AG, any offer to purchase or sell, or contract to purchase or sell, any securities of Cypress or Infineon Technologies AG, any member of the Cypress Group or Infineon Technologies Group, or with any other offer, contract or commitment whatsoever. This announcement does not constitute shareholder voting or proxy information, a proxy, an offer to purchase, or prospectus, in whole or in part, and any decision with respect to the manner in which to vote on any corporate or shareholder action or sell or purchase any securities should not be made on the basis of the information contained in this announcement, and should be made solely on the basis of the information to be contained in the relevant document  and on an independent analysis of the information contained therein.

Infineon Technologies AG's securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act.

The Financial Advisors are acting exclusively for Infineon Technologies AG and for no-one else in connection with or in respect of the transactions referred to in this announcement and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this presentation) as a client in relation to these transactions and will not be responsible to any other person for providing the protections afforded to their respective clients, or for advising any such person on the contents of this announcement or in connection with any transaction referred to in this announcement. The contents of this announcement have not been verified by any of the Financial Advisors or any of their affiliates.

This announcement includes "'forward-looking statements." These statements contain the words "anticipate," "believe," "intend," "estimate," "expect", "expected" ""target", "aims", "will" and words of similar meaning. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this announcement, including, without limitation, those regarding Infineon Technologies AG's financial position, business strategy, expected financial impact of the acquisition (including cost and revenue synergies), plans and objectives of management for future operations (including cost savings and productivity improvement plans) are forward-looking statements. By their nature, such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that could cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Infineon Technologies AG to be materially different from results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding the Infineon Technologies AG's present and future business strategies and the market environment in which Infineon Technologies AG will operate in the future. The factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include the following: the risk that Infineon Technologies AG may be unable to achieve the expected synergies, benefits or financial impact from the acquisition within the expected time-frames (or at all); the risk that Infineon Technologies AG will not be able to successfully integrate Cypress's operations into those of Infineon Technologies AG, such integration may be more difficult, time-consuming or costly than expected; revenues following the transaction may be lower than expected; operating costs, customer loss and business disruption (including difficulties in maintaining relationships with employees, customers or suppliers) may be greater or more significant than expected following the transaction; the impact of higher levels of debt incurred by Infineon Technologies AG in connection with the transaction and the potential impact on the rating of indebtedness of Infineon Technologies AG and the risk that deleveraging may take longer than expected; the risk that the acquisition is subject to conditions and that there is no assurance that Infineon Technologies AG will be able to complete the acquisition on a timely basis or all; currency risk in respect of the consideration payable by Infineon Technologies AG in connection with the acquisition; These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this presentation. Each of Infineon Technologies AG, the relevant Infineon Technologies Group entities, Financial Advisors and their respective affiliates, agents, directors, officers, employees and advisers, expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to update any forward-looking statements contained herein. You are urged to consider these factors carefully in evaluating the forward-looking statements in this announcement and not to place undue reliance on such statements.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements of Cypress
This communication contains forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements with respect to the merger (the "Merger") of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 3, 2019 (the "Merger Agreement"), the benefits of the proposed transaction and the anticipated timing of the proposed transaction. Forward-looking statements can be generally identified by the use of words such as "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "project," "estimate," "forecast," "expect," "should," "intend," "may," "could," "will," "would," "outlook," "future," "trend," "goal," "target," and similar expressions or expressions of the negative of these terms. These statements reflect only Cypress' current expectations and are not guarantees of future performance or results. Forward-looking information involves risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in, or reasonably inferred from, such statements. Specific factors that could cause actual results to differ from results contemplated by forward-looking statements include, among others, the occurrence of any event, development, condition, state of facts, change, effect or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement, the inability to complete the Merger due to the failure to obtain stockholder approval for the Merger or the failure to satisfy other conditions to completion of the Merger, including that a governmental authority may prohibit, delay or refuse to grant approval for the consummation of the transaction; risks regarding the failure of Parent to obtain the necessary financing to complete the Merger; risks related to disruption of management's attention from Cypress' ongoing business operations due to the transaction; the effect of the announcement of the Merger on Cypress' relationships, operating results and business generally; the risk that certain approvals or consents will not be received in a timely manner or that the Merger will not be consummated in a timely manner; the risk of exceeding the expected costs of the Merger; adverse changes in U.S. and non-U.S. governmental laws and regulations; adverse developments in Cypress' relationships with its employees; capital market conditions, including availability of funding sources for Cypress; changes in Cypress' credit ratings; risks related to Cypress' indebtedness, including Cypress' ability to meet certain financial covenants in Cypress' debt instruments; the risk of litigation, including stockholder litigation in connection with the proposed transaction, and the impact of any adverse legal judgments, fines, penalties, injunctions or settlements; and volatility in the market price of Cypress' stock.




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