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Dialog Semiconductor Announces Additional Information Regarding Its Acquisition of Atmel - Seite 2

integrated circuits (ICs), optimised for smartphone, tablet, IoT, LED Solid
State Lighting (SSL) and Smart Home applications. Dialog brings strong
expertise to the rapid development of ICs while providing flexible and
dynamic support, 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. 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) Smart, Rapid
Charge(TM) AC/DC power conversion and multi-touch.

Dialog is headquartered in London with a global sales, R&D and marketing
organisation. In 2014, it had $1.16 billion in revenue and was one of the
fastest growing European public semiconductor companies.

This communication is not a prospectus as required by the Prospectus
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003
(No 2003/71/EC). It does not constitute or form part of an offer to sell or
any invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the
solicitation of an offer to purchase, otherwise acquire, subscribe for,
sell or otherwise dispose of any securities or the solicitation of any vote
or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to the proposed merger or
otherwise. Any acceptance or response to the proposed merger should be made
only on the basis of the information referred to, in respect of Dialog
shareholders, a shareholder circular seeking the approval of Dialog
shareholders for the proposed merger, and the issuance of ordinary shares
in the form of ADSs to Atmel's stockholders (the "Circular") or, in respect
of Atmel's stockholders, a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section
10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Additional information and where to find it

This communication may be deemed to be solicitation material in respect of
the proposed merger involving Dialog and Atmel. In connection with the
proposed merger, Dialog will file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "SEC") a Registration Statement on Form F-4 (the
"Registration Statement") containing a prospectus with respect to Dialog's
ordinary shares to be issued in the proposed merger and a proxy statement
of Atmel in connection with the proposed merger (the "Proxy
Statement/Prospectus"). Each of Dialog and Atmel intends to file other