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Dialog Semiconductor Announces Additional Information Regarding Its Acquisition of Atmel - Seite 3

documents with the SEC regarding the proposed merger. The definitive Proxy
Statement/Prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of Atmel and will
contain important information about the proposed merger and related
matters. Shareholders of Dialog and stockholders of Atmel are advised to
read carefully the formal documentation in relation to the proposed merger
once it has been dispatched. The proposals for the proposed merger will, in
respect of Dialog shareholders, be made solely through the Circular, and,
in respect of Atmel's stockholders, be made solely through the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus. Both the Circular and the final Proxy
Statement/Prospectus will contain the full terms and conditions of the way
in which the proposed merger will be implemented, including details of how
to vote with respect to the implementation of the proposed merger. Any
acceptance or other response to the proposals should be made only on the
basis of the information in respect of the Dialog shareholders, in the
Circular, or, in respect of Atmel's stockholders, in the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus.

This communication comprises an advertisement for the purposes of paragraph
3.3R of the Prospectus Rules made under Part VI of the FSMA and not a
prospectus. Any prospectus in connection with the admission of ordinary
shares of Dialog to the Regulated Market of, and to trading on, the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange (the "UK Prospectus") will be published at a later
date.

Copies of the UK Prospectus and the Circular will, from the date of posting
to Dialog shareholders, be filed with the UK Listing Authority and
submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and available for inspection at
www.Hemscott.com/nsm.do and available for inspection by Dialog shareholders
at the registered office of Dialog Semiconductor plc, Tower Bridge House,
St. Katharine's Way, London E1W 1AA, United Kingdom, during normal business
hours on any weekday (Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays excepted) and
in the Investor Relations section of Dialog's website at
www.dialog-semiconductor.com. Investors may obtain, free of charge, copies
of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Registration Statement, and any other
documents filed by Atmel and Dialog with the SEC in connection with the
proposed merger at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Investors may obtain,
free of charge, copies of the Proxy Statement/Prospectus and any other
documents filed by Atmel with the SEC in connection with the proposed
merger in the "Investors" section of Atmel's website at www.atmel.com.
Investors may also obtain, free of charge, copies of the Registration