EINDHOVEN, THE NETHERLANDS -- (Marketwire) -- 01/31/13 -- NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY -- NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) (together with its subsidiaries, "NXP") announced today that its subsidiary NXP B.V., together with NXP Funding LLC, intends to offer USD 500 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes ("Unsecured Notes") due 2021 pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Unsecured Notes will be structurally subordinated to the liabilities, including trade payables, of NXP's subsidiaries that have not guaranteed the Unsecured Notes. In addition, the Unsecured Notes will be effectively subordinated to all secured debt of the issuers and the guarantors, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt. NXP intends to use the net proceeds of the offering with cash on hand to repay amounts outstanding under its Term Loan A2 that it entered into on November 18, 2011, and thereby decrease the amount of variable rate debt in its capital structure.

This announcement is for informational purposes only. No money, securities or other consideration is being solicited, and, if sent in response to the information contained herein, will not be accepted. Neither this document nor the information contained herein constitutes an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. No offer or sale of the new notes shall be made in any jurisdiction where such an offer or sale would be unlawful. Any securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, and may not be offered or sold without registration thereunder or pursuant to an available exemption therefrom.

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About NXP Semiconductors

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. NXP is a global semiconductor company with operations in more than 25 countries.