Item 8.01 Other Events
As previously announced, on
The completion of the Merger is conditioned upon, among other things, the
receipt of approvals and clearances required by the competition laws of, among
other jurisdictions, the
Effective as of
The completion of the Merger remains subject to other closing conditions, including the receipt of certain approvals and clearances required under the competition laws of certain other foreign jurisdictions.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
The statements in this communication include forward-looking statements
concerning the Company, Xilinx, the proposed transaction and other matters.
Forward-looking statements may discuss goals, intentions and expectations as to
future plans, trends, events, results of operations or financial condition, or
otherwise, based on current beliefs and involve numerous risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made or as of the
dates indicated in the statements and should not be relied upon as predictions
of future events, as there can be no assurance that the events or circumstances
reflected in these statements will be achieved or will occur. Forward-looking
statements can often, but not always, be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology including "believes," "expects," "may," "will,"
"should," "seeks," "intends," "plans," "pro forma," "estimates," "anticipates,"
"designed," or the negative of these words and phrases, other variations of
these words and phrases or comparable terminology. The forward-looking
statements in this communication relate to, among other things, obtaining
applicable regulatory approvals, satisfying other closing conditions to the
proposed transaction, the expected tax treatment of the transaction, the
expected timing of the transaction, and the integration of the businesses and
the expected benefits, cost savings, accretion, synergies and growth to result
therefrom. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by the
statements. These risks include, among other things: failure to obtain
applicable regulatory approval in a timely manner or otherwise; failure to
satisfy other closing conditions to the transaction; negative effects of the
announcement of the transaction; risks that the businesses will not be
integrated successfully or that the combined companies will not realize expected
benefits, cost savings, accretion, synergies and/or growth, or that such
benefits may take longer to realize than expected; risks relating to
unanticipated costs of integration; significant transaction and/or integration
costs, or difficulties in connection with the transaction and/or unknown or
inestimable liabilities; potential litigation associated with the transaction;
the potential impact of the announcement or consummation of the transaction on
the Company's or the combined company's relationships with suppliers, customers,
employers and regulators; and demand for the combined company's products. For a
discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those contemplated by forward-looking statements, see the section captioned
"Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
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