Tower Semiconductor Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

A more complete discussion of risks and uncertainties that may affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements included in this press release or which may otherwise affect our business is included under the heading "Risk Factors" in our most recent filings on Forms 20-F, F-3, F-4, S-8 and 6-K, as were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the Israel Securities Authority and Jazz's most recent filings on Forms 10-K and 10-Q, as were filed with the SEC. Future results may differ materially from those previously reported. The Company does not intend to update, and expressly disclaims any obligation to update, the information contained in this release.

             Tower Semiconductor Ltd. and Subsidiaries
                     Consolidated Balance Sheets
                       (dollars in thousands)

                                              March 31,        December 31,
                                                2009              2008
                                             Unaudited
                                           ------------      -------------
    ASSETS
    CURRENT ASSETS
    Cash and cash equivalents              $    40,315       $     34,905
    Trade accounts receivable                   32,537             45,860
    Other receivables                            1,230              2,320
    Inventories                                 27,736             38,729
    Other current assets                         8,481              7,657
                                           ------------      -------------
    Total current assets                       110,299            129,471
    LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS                       28,140             29,499
    PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET                428,781            449,697
    INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET                      77,688             81,034
    GOODWILL                                     7,000              7,000
    OTHER ASSETS, NET                            8,629              8,802
                                            -----------       ------------
    TOTAL ASSETS                           $   660,537       $    705,503
                                            ===========       ============
    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    CURRENT LIABILITIES
    Current maturities of
    convertible debenture                  $        --       $      8,330
    Short term bank loan                         7,000              7,000
    Trade accounts payable                      33,058             49,462
    Deferred revenue and
    short -term customers' advances              5,686              6,634
    Other current liabilities                   28,411             35,202
                                            -----------       ------------
    Total current liabilities                   74,155            106,628
    LONG-TERM LOANS FROM BANKS                 226,465            222,989
    DEBENTURES                                 201,563            208,512
    LONG-TERM CUSTOMERS' ADVANCES                  11,348                          11,138
        OTHER  LONG-TERM  LIABILITIES                                  45,855                          45,959
                                                                                        -----------              ------------
        Total  liabilities                                                    559,386                        595,226
        SHAREHOLDERS'  EQUITY                                              101,151                        110,277
                                                                                        -----------              ------------
        TOTAL  LIABILITIES  AND
        SHAREHOLDERS'  EQUITY                                      $      660,537              $        705,503
                                                                                        ===========              ============




                          Tower  Semiconductor  Ltd.  and  Subsidiaries
                  Consolidated  Statements  of  Operations  (Unaudited)
        (dollars  in  thousands,  except  share  data  and  per  share  data)

                                                                                                  Three  months  ended
                                                                                                            March  31,
                                                                                          ------------------------
                                                                                                  2009                      2008
                                                                                          -----------    -----------
                                                                                                  GAAP                      GAAP
                                                                                          ------------------------

        REVENUES                                                                $    58,059            $    57,607
        COST  OF  REVENUES                                                      74,911                  68,255
                                                                                          -----------    -----------

        GROSS  LOSS                                                                (16,852)              (10,648)
        OPERATING  COSTS  AND  EXPENSES
        Research  and  development                                        4,356                    2,976
        Marketing,  general  and  administrative              6,735                    7,768
                                                                                          -----------    -----------
                                                                                              11,091                  10,744
        OPERATING  LOSS                                                        (27,943)              (21,392)
        FINANCING  EXPENSE,  NET                                              (978)                (7,800)
        OTHER  EXPENSE,  NET                                                          --                      (428)
                                                                                          -----------    -----------
        LOSS  BEFORE  INCOME  TAX  BENEFIT                        (28,921)              (29,620)
        INCOME  TAX  BENEFIT  RELATED  TO  JAZZ                    1,277                          --
                                                                                          -----------    -----------

        LOSS  FOR  THE  PERIOD                                          $  (27,644)          $  (29,620)
                                                                                          ===========    ===========

        BASIC  AND  DILUTED  LOSS
        PER  ORDINARY  SHARE
        loss  per  share                                                    $      (0.17)          $      (0.24)
                                                                                          ===========    ===========
        Weighted  average  number  of  ordinary
        shares  outstanding  -  in  thousands                  160,026                124,228
                                                                                          ===========    ===========




                          Tower  Semiconductor  Ltd.  and  Subsidiaries
        Reconciliation  of  Reported  GAAP  to  Non-GAAP  Consolidated  Statements  of
                                                      Operations  (Unaudited)
                                                      (dollars  in  thousands)

                                                                                              Three  months  ended
                                                                                        March  31,          December  31,
                                                                                    -----------          -----------
                                                                                            2009                        2008
                                                                                    -----------          -----------
                                                                                                        Non-GAAP
                                                                                    ---------------------------

        REVENUES                                                            $    58,059            $          77,453
        COST  OF  REVENUES                                                  45,749                        61,894
                                                                                    -----------          -----------
        GROSS  PROFIT  (LOSS)                                            12,310                        15,559

        OPERATING  COSTS  AND  EXPENSES

        Research  and  Development                                    3,793                          4,625
        Marketing,  general  and
        administrative                                                        6,933                          9,186
        Write-off  of  in-process
        research  and  development                                          --                                --
                                                                                    -----------          -----------
                                                                                          10,726                        13,811
                                                                                    -----------          -----------
        OPERATING  PROFIT  (LOSS)                                      1,584                          1,748
        FINANCING  INCOME  (EXPENSE),  NET                      1,507                          3,338
        OTHER  EXPENSE,  NET                                                      --                            (280)
                                                                                    -----------          -----------
        PROFIT  (LOSS)  BEFORE  INCOME  TAX
        BENEFIT  (PROVISION)                                              3,091                          4,806
        INCOME  TAX  BENEFIT  (PROVISION)
        RELATED  TO  JAZZ                                                      1,277                          (575)
                                                                                    -----------          -----------
        NET  PROFIT  (LOSS)  FOR  THE  PERIOD              $    4,368            $          4,231
                                                                                    ===========          ===========
        NON-GAAP  GROSS  MARGINS                                              21%                            20%
                                                                                    ===========          ===========
        NON-GAAP  NET  MARGINS                                                    8%                              5%
                                                                                    ===========          ===========


        -  Table  Continued  -

                                    Tower  Semiconductor  Ltd.  and  Subsidiaries
        Reconciliation  of  Reported  GAAP  to  Non-GAAP  Consolidated  Statements  of
                                                      Operations  (Unaudited)
                                                      (dollars  in  thousands)

                                                                                                Three  months  ended
                                                                                        March  31,            December  31,
                                                                                    -----------            -----------
                                                                                            2009                          2008
                                                                                    -----------            -----------
                                                                            Adjustments  (see  a,  b,  c,  d  below)
                                                                          ------------------------------------

        REVENUES                                                          $          --                  $              --
        COST  OF  REVENUES                                              29,162    (a)                26,346    (a)
                                                                                  -----------              -----------
        GROSS  PROFIT  (LOSS)                                      (29,162)                      (26,346)

      OPERATING  COSTS  AND  EXPENSES
        Research  and  Development                                    563    (b)                      654    (b)
        Marketing,  general  and
        administrative                                                      (198)  (c)                  1,352    (c)
        Write-off  of  in-process
        research  and  development                                      --                              (500)
                                                                                  -----------            -----------
                                                                                            365                            1,506
                                                                                  -----------            -----------
        OPERATING  PROFIT  (LOSS)                              (29,527)                      (27,852)
        FINANCING  INCOME  (EXPENSE),  NET                (2,485)  (d)                    (530)  (d)
        OTHER  EXPENSE,  NET                                                  --                                  --
                                                                                  -----------            -----------
        PROFIT  (LOSS)  BEFORE  INCOME  TAX
        BENEFIT  (PROVISION)                                      (32,012)                      (28,382)
        INCOME  TAX  BENEFIT(PROVISION)
        RELATED  TO  JAZZ                                                        --                                  --

        NET  PROFIT(LOSS)  FOR  THE  PERIOD          $  (32,012)                $    (28,382)
                                                                                  ===========              ===========


        -  Table  Continued  -

                                                                                            Three  months  ended
                                                                                          March              December
                                                                                                31,                    31,
                                                                                  -----------          -----------
                                                                                            2009                  2008
                                                                                  -----------          -----------
                                                                                                          GAAP
                                                                                  ---------------------------

        REVENUES                  $                                            58,059            $    77,453
        COST  OF  REVENUES                                                74,911                  88,240
                                                                                  -----------          -----------
        GROSS  PROFIT  (LOSS)                                        (16,852)              (10,787)
        OPERATING  COSTS  AND  EXPENSES
        Research  and  development                                  4,356                    5,279
        Marketing,  general  and  administrative        6,735                  10,538
        Write-off  of  in-process
        research  and  development                                        --                      (500)
                                                                                  -----------          -----------
                                                                                        11,091                  15,317
                                                                                  -----------          -----------
        OPERATING  PROFIT  (LOSS)                                (27,943)              (26,104)
        FINANCING  INCOME  (EXPENSE),  NET                      (978)                  2,808
        OTHER  EXPENSE,  NET                                                    --                      (280)
                                                                                  -----------          -----------
        PROFIT  (LOSS)  BEFORE
        INCOME  TAX  BENEFIT  (PROVISION)                  (28,921)              (23,576)
        INCOME  TAX  BENEFIT  (PROVISION)
        RELATED  TO  JAZZ                                                    1,277                      (575)
                                                                                  -----------          -----------
        NET  PROFIT  (LOSS)  FOR  THE  PERIOD      $      (27,644)          $  (24,151)
                                                                                  ===========          ===========

        (a)  Includes  depreciation  and  amortization  expenses  in  the  amounts  of
                $29,009  and  $26,150  and  stock  based  compensation  expenses  in  the
                amounts  of  $153  and  $196  for  the  three  months  ended  March  31,  2009
                and  December  31,  2008,  respectively.
        (b)  Includes  depreciation  and  amortization  expenses  in  the  amounts  of
                $403  and  $532  and  stock  based  compensation  expenses  in  the  amounts  of
                $160  and  $122  for  the  three  months  ended  March  31,  2009  and  December
                31,  2008,  respectively.
        (c)  Includes  depreciation  and  amortization  expenses  in  the  amounts  of
                $335  and  $325  and  stock  based  compensation  expenses  in  the  amounts  of
                -$533  and  $1,027  for  the  three  months  ended  March  31,  2009  and
                December  31,  2008,  respectively.
        (d)  Includes  amortization  expense  of  debt  related  vehicles  in  the  amounts
                of  $2,485  and  $530  for  the  three  months  ended  March  31,  2009  and
                December  31,  2008,  respectively.


        Contact:

        Tower  Semiconductor
        Noit  Levi,  +972-4-604-7066
        noitle@towersemi.com

        or:

        Shelton  Group
        Ryan  Bright,  +972-239-5119  ext.  159
        rbright@sheltongroup.com


 


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