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ON Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: ON) (“ON Semiconductor”) announced today that ON Semiconductor has successfully closed the refinancing of its secured debt facilities. The refinancing transaction amended ON Semiconductor’s secured debt facilities documentation in order to, among other things, (i) replace and refinance in full its senior secured term loans with a new tranche of refinancing term loans with a 1.25% reduction in the applicable margin, (ii) increase the size of its senior secured term loan facility by $200 million to a total aggregate amount of $2.4 billion, (iii) reduce the applicable margin with respect to the revolving credit facility by 1.25% and (iv) amend certain provisions to permit the entry by ON Semiconductor’s subsidiaries into secured hedging arrangements with qualified institutions and to facilitate certain restructuring transactions and intercompany intellectual property transfers intended to achieve the efficient integration of ON Semiconductor, its subsidiaries and its acquired entities (collectively, the “Transactions”).
“This refinancing further enables us to generate higher shareholder value from our recently closed acquisition of Fairchild Semiconductor,” said Bernard Gutmann, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ON Semiconductor. “A lower cost of debt not only accelerates our progress towards our financial targets for the acquisition of Fairchild Semiconductor, but also enables faster deleveraging of our balance sheet.”
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. and BMO Capital Markets Corp. acted as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, and BBVA Compass acted as co-manager for the Transactions. This announcement is for informational purposes only.
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About ON Semiconductor
ON Semiconductor (Nasdaq: ON) is driving energy efficient innovations, empowering customers to reduce global energy use. The company is a leading supplier of semiconductor-based solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of energy efficient sensors, power management, analog, sensors, logic, timing, connectivity, discrete, SoC and custom devices. The company’s products help engineers solve their unique design challenges in automotive, communications, computing, consumer, industrial, medical, aerospace and defense applications. ON Semiconductor operates a responsive, reliable, world-class supply chain and quality program, a robust compliance and ethics program, and a network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and design centers in key markets throughout North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific regions. For more information, visit http://www.onsemi.com.
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