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Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC ANNOUNCES THE PRICING OF ITS CONVERTIBLE BONDS / DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC PRICES 5-YEAR SENIOR UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE BONDS (deutsch)

Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC ANNOUNCES THE PRICING OF ITS CONVERTIBLE BONDS / DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR PLC PRICES 5-YEAR SENIOR UNSECURED CONVERTIBLE BONDS

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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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Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News:

For further information please contact:

Dialog Semiconductor

Neue Straße 95

D-73230 Kircheim/Teck

Germany

T [phone]

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[e-mail]

www.dialog-semiconductor.com

FTI Consulting - London

Matt Dixon

T [phone]

[e-mail]

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: [phone]

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E-mail: [e-mail]

Internet: www.diasemi.com

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Indices: TecDAX

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in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München, Stuttgart

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