Dialog Semiconductor Plc. 01.12.2015 18:30 Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 30 November 2015 a form TR-1 has been received by the Company from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., of Corporation Trust Centre, 11209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801, U.S.A. TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Dialog Semiconductor Plc 2. Reason for the notification: Newly disclosable position in qualifying financial instruments and instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying instruments as a result of changes to the FCA Disclosure and Transparency Rules on 26 November 2015 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Goldman Sachs International Goldman, Sachs & Co. Goldman Sachs Asset Management L.P. 5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different: 26 November 2015 6. Date on which the issuer notified: 30 November 2015 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 5% 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class / type of shares: GB0059822006 Situation previous to the triggering transaction Number of shares: Below 3% Number of voting rights: Below 3% Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of shares direct: Number of voting rights direct: Number of voting rights indirect: 1,268,819 % of voting rights direct: % of voting rights indirect: 1.63% B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial instrument: Stock Loan (Physical) Expiration date: Open Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted: 3,134,148 % of voting rights: 4.03% C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial instrument: Swap(cash) Swap(cash) Swap(cash) Swap(cash) Exercise price: Expiration Date: 25-Nov-2016 25-Nov-2016 25-Nov-2016 7-Dec-2016 Exercise/conversion period: Number of voting rights instrument refers to: 0.0694 0.0694 0.0694 0.0788 % of voting rights Nominal: % of voting rights Delta: 0.00% Total Number of voting rights and percentage of voting rights 0.29 0.00% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights: 4,402,967 Percentage of voting rights: 5.65% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.; 4,402,967 shares; 5.65% Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.); 2,614,317 shares; 3.36% Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited (Controlled by Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.) 2,614,317 shares; 3.36% Goldman Sachs International (Controlled by Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited) 2,614,317 shares; 3.36% The Goldman, Sachs & Co. L.L.C. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.) Goldman, Sachs & Co. (Controlled by Goldman, Sachs & Co. L.L.C.) Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. (Controlled by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.) Additional Information: Please note, total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 2 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error. 01.12.2015 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Dialog Semiconductor Plc. Tower Bridge House, St. Katharine's Way E1W 1AA London United Kingdom Internet: www.dialog-semiconductor.com End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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