- Accelerates CSR's focus on five high growth market segments.
- Intention to return up to US$285 million to shareholders.
- Accretive to earnings per share in 2013. Strongly accretive following return of capital.
- Samsung to invest additional US$34.4 million for an equity stake in CSR.
- Completion expected during Q4 2012.
CSR today announces a transaction with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd and an associated return of capital, which will transform the profile of CSR's business and its growth prospects, accelerate its strategy of focusing on high growth markets where it has leadership positions and the ability to deliver differentiated platforms and products, and strengthen earnings per share.
CSR has entered into a conditional binding agreement with Samsung for the transfer of CSR's development operations in handset connectivity and location, including 310 people, together with certain rights over CSR's technology in these areas (the "Handset Operations") for a consideration of US$310 million in cash (the "Transaction"). None of the revenues associated with CSR's existing handset products will be transferred.
In addition, Samsung will invest US$34.4 million in return for new ordinary shares in CSR representing 4.9 per cent of the current issued share capital of the Company at a price of 223 pence per share on completion of the Transaction (the "Equity Investment").
Following completion of the Transaction, the Company intends to return up to US$285 million to holders of its ordinary shares and American Depositary Shares representing its ordinary shares ("ADSs"), comprising the net proceeds of the Transaction, the Equity Investment and the remaining US$40.5 million of the buy-back announced in February 2012 (the "Return of Capital").
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