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MIPS and Imagination Agree to Revised Merger Terms Providing for $80 Million Purchase Price
SUNNYVALE, Calif., December 9, 2012 - MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for home entertainment, networking, mobile and embedded applications, today announced that it entered into an amendment to the agreement with Imagination Technologies Group plc (LSE: IMG) previously announced on November 5, 2012 (the "Merger Agreement"). The amendment provides for an increased purchase price of $80 million and the removal of the conditions to closing requiring the approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and that MIPS is not a real property holding corporation. As a result of the amendment, the net proceeds to each holder of MIPS common stock following the consummation of the patent sale and recapitalization as previously announced, has increased to approximately $7.64 per share in cash. The Merger Agreement is otherwise in full force and effect.
The amendment followed the submission of a definitive proposal from CEVA, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEVA) to acquire MIPS for $75 million, as previously announced, stating that it had completed its confirmatory due diligence and had received unanimous board approval, and the delivery of a notice by MIPS to Imagination Technologies that the MIPS board of directors had determined the proposal from CEVA to be a "Superior Proposal."
J.P. Morgan is acting as exclusive financial advisor to MIPS and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP is acting as legal advisor.
About MIPS Technologies, Inc.
MIPS Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:MIPS) is a leading provider of industry-standard processor architectures and cores for home entertainment, networking, mobile and embedded applications. The MIPS architecture powers some of the world's most popular products including over 700 million units in our most recent fiscal year. Our technology is broadly used in products such as digital televisions, set-top boxes, Blu-ray players, broadband customer premises equipment (CPE), WiFi access points and routers, networking infrastructure and portable/mobile communications and entertainment products. Founded in 1998, MIPS is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with offices worldwide. For more information, contact (408) 530-5000 or visit www.mips.com.
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