COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — (BUSINESS WIRE) — June 13, 2012 — Ramtron International Corporation (Nasdaq: RMTR), a leading developer and supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (F-RAM) and integrated semiconductor products, confirms that it received an unsolicited proposal from Cypress Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: CY) on June 12 to acquire all outstanding stock of Ramtron at a price of $2.48 per share in cash.
Consistent with its fiduciary duties, Ramtron’s Board of Directors will review and consider the proposal, in consultation with its financial and legal advisors, and determine the course of action that it believes is in the best interests of Ramtron and its stockholders.
Ramtron stockholders are advised to take no action at this time pending the review of the proposal by Ramtron's Board of Directors.
Needham & Company, LLC is serving as Ramtron’s financial advisor, and Shearman & Sterling LLP is serving as Ramtron’s legal advisor.
About Ramtron
Ramtron International Corporation, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets specialized semiconductor memory and integrated semiconductor solutions used in a wide range of product applications and markets worldwide. For more information, visit www.ramtron.com.
Additional Information
This communication does not constitute an offer to buy or solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. No tender offer for the shares of Ramtron International Corporation (“Ramtron”) has commenced at this time. If a tender offer is commenced, Ramtron may file a solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Any solicitation/recommendation statement filed by Ramtron that is required to be mailed to stockholders will be mailed to stockholders of Ramtron. INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS OF RAMTRON ARE URGED TO READ THESE AND OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY IN THEIR ENTIRETY IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors and stockholders will be able to obtain free copies of these documents (if and when available) and other documents filed with the SEC by Ramtron through the web site maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.
Cautionary Statements
Except for historical information, this press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “should,” and “potential,” among others. These forward-looking statements are inherently difficult to predict and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially, including, but not limited to: general and regional economic conditions and conditions specific to the semiconductor industry; demand for Ramtron’s products; order cancellations or reduced order placements; product sales mix; the timely development of new technologies; competitive factors such as pricing pressures on existing products and the timing and market acceptance of new product introductions; Ramtron’s ability to maintain an appropriate amount of low-cost foundry production capacity from its foundry sources in a timely manner; our foundry partners’ timely ability to successfully manufacture products for Ramtron; our foundry partners’ ability to supply increased orders for F-RAM products in a timely manner using Ramtron’s proprietary technology; any disruptions of Ramtron’s foundry or test and assembly contractor relationships; currency fluctuations; unexpected design and manufacturing difficulties; defects in products that could result in product liability claims; risks and uncertainties relating to the possible transaction; and the risk factors listed from time to time in Ramtron’s SEC reports, including, but not limited to, the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. SEC-filed documents are available at no charge at the SEC’s website ( www.sec.gov) or from the company.
All forward-looking statements included in this release are based upon information available to Ramtron as of the date of this release, which may change.
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