Eindhoven, Netherlands, July 29, 2011 - NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) today announced that its Board of Directors has adopted a stock repurchase program to repurchase shares to cover in part employee stock options and equity rights under its long term incentive plans. Under the new repurchase program approved by the Board, NXP may repurchase up to 5 million shares of its common stock from time to time in both privately negotiated and open market transactions, subject to management's evaluation of market conditions, terms of private transactions, the best interests of NXP shareholders, applicable legal requirements and other factors.
There is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares that will be repurchased under the stock repurchase program, and NXP may terminate the repurchase program at any time. Repurchased shares would be returned to the status of authorized but un-issued shares of common stock of NXP.
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NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions that leverage its leading RF, Analog, Power Management, Interface, Security and Digital Processing expertise. These innovations are used in a wide range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications. A global semiconductor company with operations in more than 25 countries, NXP posted revenue of $4.4 billion in 2010. Additional information can be found by visiting www.nxp.com.