DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR REPORTS PRELIMINARY REVENUE FOR Q4 2015 AND FULL YEAR 2015. Achieves 17% full year 2015 revenue growth of $1,355 million. Revenue for Q4 2015 at $397 million

LONDON--()--Dialog Semiconductor plc (XETRA: DLG), a provider of highly integrated power management, AC/DC power conversion, solid state lighting and Bluetooth(R) Smart wireless technology, today reports Q4 2015 IFRS revenue of approximately $397 million, at the upper end of the guidance range announced on 15 December 2015.

In line with the strong cash generative nature of the business, in Q4 2015 we expect an increase in cash and cash equivalents of approximately $89 million. At 31 December 2015 the company anticipates a cash and cash equivalents balance of approximately $567 million.

We anticipate continuing strong revenue momentum from our connectivity and power conversion products through 2016. Based on our current visibility, we expect the recent softening of the smartphone market to continue through the first half of 2016. As a result, we expect single digit year-on-year overall revenue growth for the full year 2016.

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Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News:

The Company is currently finalising its Q4 2015 results and will publish full and audited results for the year ended 31 December 2015, during week commencing 7 March 2016.

Note to editors

Dialog Semiconductor provides highly integrated standard (ASSP) and custom (ASIC) mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs), optimised for smartphone, tablet, IoT, LED Solid State Lighting (SSL) and Smart Home applications. Dialog brings decades of experience to the rapid development of ICs while providing flexible and dynamic support, world-class innovation and the assurance of dealing with an established business partner. With world-class manufacturing partners, Dialog operates a fabless business model and is a socially responsible employer pursuing many programs to benefit the employees, community, other stakeholders and the environment we operate in.

Dialog's power saving technologies including DC-DC configurable system power management deliver high efficiency and enhance the consumer's user experience by extending battery lifetime and enabling faster charging of their portable devices. Its technology portfolio also includes audio, Bluetooth(R) Smart, Rapid Charge(TM) AC/DC power conversion and multi-touch.

Dialog Semiconductor plc is headquartered in London with a global sales, R&D and marketing organisation. In 2014, it had $1.16 billion in revenue and was one of the fastest growing European public semiconductor companies. It currently has approximately 1,500 employees worldwide. The company is listed on the Frankfurt (FWB: DLG) stock exchange (Regulated Market, Prime Standard, ISIN GB0059822006) and is a member of the German TecDax index.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains 'forward-looking statements' that reflect management's current views with respect to future events. The words 'anticipate,' 'believe,' 'estimate', 'expect,' 'intend,' 'may,' 'plan,' 'project' and 'should' and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to: an economic downturn in the semiconductor and telecommunications markets; changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates, the timing of customer orders and manufacturing lead times, insufficient, excess or obsolete inventory, the impact of competing products and their pricing, political risks in the countries in which we operate or sale and supply constraints. If any of these or other risks and uncertainties occur (some of which are described under the heading 'Risks and their management' in Dialog Semiconductor's most recent Annual Report) or if the assumptions underlying any of these statements prove incorrect, then actual results may be materially different from those expressed or implied by such statements. We do not intend or assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statement which speaks only as of the date on which it is made, however, any subsequent statement will supersede any previous statement.

Language:   English
Company: Dialog Semiconductor Plc.
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ISIN: GB0059822006, XS0757015606
WKN: 927200
Indices: TecDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market
in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart; Luxemburg

Contacts

Dialog Semiconductor
Jose Cano
Head of Investor Relations
T: +44 (0)1793 756 961
jose.cano@diasemi.com
or
FTI Consulting London
Matt Dixon
T: +44 (0)20 3727 1137
matt.dixon@fticonsulting.com
or
FTI Consulting Frankfurt
Anja Meusel
T: +49 (0) 69 9203 7120
anja.meusel@fticonsulting.com

Contacts

Dialog Semiconductor
Jose Cano
Head of Investor Relations
T: +44 (0)1793 756 961
jose.cano@diasemi.com
or
FTI Consulting London
Matt Dixon
T: +44 (0)20 3727 1137
matt.dixon@fticonsulting.com
or
FTI Consulting Frankfurt
Anja Meusel
T: +49 (0) 69 9203 7120
anja.meusel@fticonsulting.com