{"id":61791,"date":"2021-03-09T12:25:51","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T11:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/?p=61791"},"modified":"2021-03-09T12:25:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T11:25:51","slug":"amd-and-xilinx-special-meetings-of-stockholders-to-be-held-on-april-7-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/61791-amd-and-xilinx-special-meetings-of-stockholders-to-be-held-on-april-7-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> and Xilinx Special Meetings of Stockholders to be Held on April 7,&nbsp;2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\u2015 Recommend Stockholders Vote \u201cFor\u201d the Acquisition and Other Proposals Set Forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement&nbsp;\u2015<\/h3>\n<p align=\"left\"><span class=\"caps\">SILICON<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">VALLEY<\/span>, Calif., March 08, 2021 (<span class=\"caps\">GLOBE<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">NEWSWIRE<\/span>) \u2014 ;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span><\/a> (<span class=\"caps\">NASDAQ<\/span>:<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>) and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xilinx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Xilinx<\/a>&nbsp;(<span class=\"caps\">NASDAQ<\/span>:<span class=\"caps\">XLNX<\/span>) announ\u00adced today they have set a date for the Spe\u00adcial Mee\u00adtings of Stock\u00adhol\u00adders to vote on the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon of Xilinx by <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> and Xilinx stock\u00adhol\u00adders of record as of the clo\u00adse of busi\u00adness on Feb. 10, 2021 will be entit\u00adled to vote at their respec\u00adti\u00adve Spe\u00adcial Mee\u00adtings, both of which will be held vir\u00adtual\u00adly on Wed\u00adnes\u00adday, Apr. 7, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. Paci\u00adfic&nbsp;Time.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> and Xilinx filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.amd.com\/sec-filings#gallery-0000002488-4816-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">defi\u00adni\u00adti\u00adve joint pro\u00adxy state\u00adment and pro\u00ads\u00adpec\u00adtus<\/a>&nbsp;with the U.S. Secu\u00adri\u00adties and Exch\u00adan\u00adge Com\u00admis\u00adsi\u00adon in con\u00adnec\u00adtion with the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed tran\u00adsac\u00adtion. The <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> and Xilinx Boards of Direc\u00adtors each unani\u00admously recom\u00admends that respec\u00adti\u00adve stock\u00adhol\u00adders vote \u201c<span class=\"caps\">FOR<\/span>\u201d the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon and other pro\u00adpo\u00adsals set forth in the defi\u00adni\u00adti\u00adve joint pro\u00adxy state\u00adment and pro\u00ads\u00adpec\u00adtus, which is being dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adted to all <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> and Xilinx stock\u00adhol\u00adders entit\u00adled to&nbsp;vote.<\/p>\n<p>The acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon will bring tog\u00ade\u00adther two indus\u00adtry lea\u00adders with com\u00adple\u00admen\u00adta\u00adry pro\u00adduct port\u00adfo\u00adli\u00ados and cus\u00adto\u00admers, com\u00adbi\u00adning CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, Adap\u00adti\u00adve SoCs and deep soft\u00adware exper\u00adti\u00adse to enable lea\u00adder\u00adship in com\u00adpu\u00adting plat\u00adforms for cloud, edge and end devices. Tog\u00ade\u00adther, the com\u00adbi\u00adned com\u00adpa\u00adny will capi\u00adta\u00adli\u00adze on oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties span\u00adning some of the industry\u2019s most important growth seg\u00adments, inclu\u00adding data cen\u00adters, gam\u00ading, PCs, com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons, auto\u00admo\u00adti\u00adve, indus\u00adtri\u00adal, aero\u00adspace and defense.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> stock\u00adhol\u00adders who need assis\u00adtance com\u00adple\u00adting the pro\u00adxy card, need addi\u00adtio\u00adnal copies of the pro\u00adxy mate\u00adri\u00adals, or have ques\u00adti\u00adons regar\u00adding the <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Spe\u00adcial Mee\u00adting may cont\u00adact <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s pro\u00adxy solicitors:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>MacKen\u00adzie Part\u00adners,&nbsp;Inc.<\/strong><br>\n(800) 322\u20112885 or (212) 929\u20115500<\/p>\n<p>Xilinx stock\u00adhol\u00adders who need assis\u00adtance com\u00adple\u00adting the pro\u00adxy card, need addi\u00adtio\u00adnal copies of the pro\u00adxy mate\u00adri\u00adals, or have ques\u00adti\u00adons regar\u00adding the Xilinx Spe\u00adcial Mee\u00adting may cont\u00adact Xilinx\u2019s pro\u00adxy solicitors:<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Innis\u00adfree M<span class=\"amp\">&amp;<\/span>A Incorporated<\/strong><br>\n(877) 717\u20113923 or (212) 750\u20115833<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>About <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span><\/strong><br>\nFor more than 50 years, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> has dri\u00adven inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon in high-per\u00adfor\u00admance com\u00adpu\u00adting, gra\u00adphics and visua\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies \u2013 the buil\u00adding blocks for gam\u00ading, immersi\u00adve plat\u00adforms and the data cen\u00adter. Hundreds of mil\u00adli\u00adons of con\u00adsu\u00admers, lea\u00adding For\u00adtu\u00adne 500 busi\u00adnesses and cut\u00adting-edge sci\u00aden\u00adti\u00adfic rese\u00adarch faci\u00adli\u00adties around the world rely on <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy dai\u00adly to impro\u00adve how they live, work and play. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> employees around the world are focu\u00adsed on buil\u00adding gre\u00adat pro\u00adducts that push the boun\u00adda\u00adries of what is pos\u00adsi\u00adble. For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about how <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> is enab\u00adling today and inspi\u00adring tomor\u00adrow, visit the <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> (<span class=\"caps\">NASDAQ<\/span>: <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>)&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">web\u00adsite<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/community.amd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">blog<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AMD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Face\u00adbook<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Twit\u00adter<\/a>&nbsp;pages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Xilinx<\/strong><br>\nXilinx, Inc. deve\u00adlo\u00adps high\u00adly fle\u00adxi\u00adble and adap\u00adti\u00adve com\u00adpu\u00adting plat\u00adforms that enable rapid inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon across a varie\u00adty of tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgies \u2014 from the cloud, to the edge, to the end\u00adpoint. Xilinx is the inven\u00adtor of the <span class=\"caps\">FPGA<\/span> and Adap\u00adti\u00adve SoCs (inclu\u00adding our Adap\u00adti\u00adve Com\u00adpu\u00adte Acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon Plat\u00adform, or <span class=\"caps\">ACAP<\/span>), desi\u00adgned to deli\u00adver the most dyna\u00admic com\u00adpu\u00adting tech\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy in the indus\u00adtry. We col\u00adla\u00adbo\u00adra\u00adte with our cus\u00adto\u00admers to crea\u00adte sca\u00adlable, dif\u00adfe\u00adren\u00adtia\u00adted and intel\u00adli\u00adgent solu\u00adti\u00adons that enable the adap\u00adta\u00adble, intel\u00adli\u00adgent and con\u00adnec\u00adted world of the future. For more infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/xilinx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">xilinx.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Cau\u00adtio\u00adna\u00adry Statement<\/strong><br>\nThe state\u00adments in this com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon include for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments con\u00adcer\u00adning <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>, Xilinx, the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed tran\u00adsac\u00adtion and other mat\u00adters. For\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments may dis\u00adcuss goals, inten\u00adti\u00adons and expec\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons as to future plans, trends, events, results of ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons or finan\u00adcial con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adon, or other\u00adwi\u00adse, based on cur\u00adrent beliefs and invol\u00adve num\u00ade\u00adrous risks and uncer\u00adtain\u00adties that could cau\u00adse actu\u00adal results to dif\u00adfer mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly from expec\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons. For\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments speak only as of the date they are made or as of the dates indi\u00adca\u00adted in the state\u00adments and should not be reli\u00aded upon as pre\u00addic\u00adtions of future events, as the\u00adre can be no assu\u00adrance that the events or cir\u00adcum\u00ads\u00adtances reflec\u00adted in the\u00adse state\u00adments will be achie\u00adved or will occur. For\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments can often, but not always, be iden\u00adti\u00adfied by the use of for\u00adward-loo\u00adking ter\u00admi\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy inclu\u00adding \u201cbelie\u00adves,\u201d \u201cexpects,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201cseeks,\u201d \u201cintends,\u201d \u201cplans,\u201d \u201cpro for\u00adma,\u201d \u201cesti\u00adma\u00adtes,\u201d \u201canti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adtes,\u201d \u201cdesi\u00adgned,\u201d or the nega\u00adti\u00adve of the\u00adse words and phra\u00adses, other varia\u00adti\u00adons of the\u00adse words and phra\u00adses or com\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adble ter\u00admi\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgy. The for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments in this com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon rela\u00adte to, among other things, obtai\u00adning appli\u00adca\u00adble regu\u00adla\u00adto\u00adry and stock\u00adhol\u00adder appr\u00adovals of, or satis\u00adfy\u00ading the other clo\u00adsing con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons to, the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed tran\u00adsac\u00adtion, the expec\u00adted tax tre\u00adat\u00adment of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion, the expec\u00adted timing of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion, and the inte\u00adgra\u00adti\u00adon of the busi\u00adnesses and the expec\u00adted bene\u00adfits, cost savings, accre\u00adti\u00adon, syn\u00ader\u00adgies and growth to result the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adf\u00adrom. The\u00adse for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments invol\u00adve risks and uncer\u00adtain\u00adties that could cau\u00adse actu\u00adal results to dif\u00adfer mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly from tho\u00adse con\u00adtem\u00adpla\u00adted by the state\u00adments. The\u00adse risks include, among other things: fail\u00adure to obtain appli\u00adca\u00adble regu\u00adla\u00adto\u00adry or stock\u00adhol\u00adder appr\u00adovals in a time\u00adly man\u00adner or other\u00adwi\u00adse; fail\u00adure to satis\u00adfy other clo\u00adsing con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons to the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion or to com\u00adple\u00adte the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion on anti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adted terms and timing; risks that the busi\u00adnesses will not be inte\u00adgra\u00adted suc\u00adcessful\u00adly or that the com\u00adbi\u00adned com\u00adpa\u00adny will not rea\u00adli\u00adze expec\u00adted bene\u00adfits, cost savings, accre\u00adti\u00adon, syn\u00ader\u00adgies and\/or growth, or that such bene\u00adfits may take lon\u00adger to rea\u00adli\u00adze than expec\u00adted; the risk that dis\u00adrup\u00adti\u00adons from the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion will harm busi\u00adness plans and ope\u00adra\u00adti\u00adons; risks rela\u00adting to unan\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpa\u00adted cos\u00adts of inte\u00adgra\u00adti\u00adon; signi\u00adfi\u00adcant tran\u00adsac\u00adtion and\/or inte\u00adgra\u00adti\u00adon cos\u00adts, or dif\u00adfi\u00adcul\u00adties in con\u00adnec\u00adtion with the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion and\/or unknown or ine\u00adsti\u00adma\u00adble lia\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties; rest\u00adric\u00adtions during the pen\u00adden\u00adcy of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion that may impact the abili\u00adty to pur\u00adsue cer\u00adtain busi\u00adness oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties or stra\u00adte\u00adgic tran\u00adsac\u00adtions; liti\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon asso\u00adcia\u00adted with the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion; the poten\u00adti\u00adal impact of the con\u00adsum\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon of the tran\u00adsac\u00adtion on <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s, Xilinx\u2019s or the com\u00adbi\u00adned company\u2019s rela\u00adti\u00adonships with sup\u00adpli\u00aders, cus\u00adto\u00admers, employ\u00aders and regu\u00adla\u00adtors; and demand for the com\u00adbi\u00adned company\u2019s pro\u00adducts. A more ful\u00adso\u00adme dis\u00adcus\u00adsion of the risks rela\u00adted to the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed tran\u00adsac\u00adtion is included in the joint pro\u00adxy statement\/prospectus. For a dis\u00adcus\u00adsion of fac\u00adtors that could cau\u00adse actu\u00adal results to dif\u00adfer mate\u00adri\u00adal\u00adly from tho\u00adse con\u00adtem\u00adpla\u00adted by for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments, see the sec\u00adtion cap\u00adtio\u00adned \u201cRisk Fac\u00adtors\u201d in (i) <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s Annu\u00adal Report on Form&nbsp;10\u2011K&nbsp;for the fis\u00adcal year ended Decem\u00adber&nbsp;26, 2020&nbsp;and <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s other filings with the <span class=\"caps\">SEC<\/span> and (ii) Xilinx\u2019s Annu\u00adal Report on Form 10\u2011K for the fis\u00adcal year ended March 28, 2020, Xilinx\u2019s sub\u00adse\u00adquent Quar\u00adter\u00adly Reports on Form 10\u2011Q and Xilinx\u2019s other filings with the <span class=\"caps\">SEC<\/span>. While the lists of fac\u00adtors pre\u00adsen\u00adted here and in the joint pro\u00adxy statement\/prospectus are con\u00adside\u00adred repre\u00adsen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adve, no such list should be con\u00adside\u00adred to be a com\u00adple\u00adte state\u00adment of all poten\u00adti\u00adal risks and uncer\u00adtain\u00adties. Unlis\u00adted fac\u00adtors may pre\u00adsent signi\u00adfi\u00adcant addi\u00adtio\u00adnal obs\u00adta\u00adcles to the rea\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon of for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments. Many of the\u00adse risks and uncer\u00adtain\u00adties may be exa\u00adcer\u00adba\u00adted by the&nbsp;<span class=\"caps\">COVID-19<\/span>&nbsp;pan\u00adde\u00admic and any wor\u00adsening of the glo\u00adbal busi\u00adness and eco\u00adno\u00admic envi\u00adron\u00adment as a result. Neither <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> nor Xilinx assu\u00admes, and each her\u00adeby dis\u00adclaims, any obli\u00adga\u00adti\u00adon to update for\u00adward-loo\u00adking state\u00adments, except as may be requi\u00adred by&nbsp;law.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Addi\u00adtio\u00adnal Infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon and Whe\u00adre to Find&nbsp;It<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">In con\u00adnec\u00adtion with the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed tran\u00adsac\u00adtion, <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> has filed with the <span class=\"caps\">SEC<\/span> a regis\u00adtra\u00adti\u00adon state\u00adment on Form S\u20114 that includes a joint pro\u00adxy state\u00adment of <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> and Xilinx and that also con\u00adsti\u00adtu\u00adtes a pro\u00ads\u00adpec\u00adtus with respect to shares of <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s com\u00admon stock to be issued in the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed tran\u00adsac\u00adtion (the \u201cjoint pro\u00adxy statement\/prospectus\u201d). Each of <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> and Xilinx may also file other rele\u00advant docu\u00adments with the <span class=\"caps\">SEC<\/span> regar\u00adding the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed tran\u00adsac\u00adtion. This com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon is not a sub\u00adsti\u00adtu\u00adte for the joint pro\u00adxy statement\/prospectus or any other docu\u00adment that <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> or Xilinx may file with the <span class=\"caps\">SEC<\/span>. The joint pro\u00adxy statement\/prospectus will be dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adted to stock\u00adhol\u00adders of <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> and Xilinx. <span class=\"caps\">INVESTORS<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">AND<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">SECURITY<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">HOLDERS<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">ARE<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">URGED<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">TO<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">READ<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">THE<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">JOINT<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">PROXY<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">STATEMENT<\/span>\/<span class=\"caps\">PROSPECTUS<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">AND<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">ANY<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">OTHER<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">RELEVANT<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">DOCUMENTS<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">THAT<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">ARE<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">OR<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">WILL<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">BE<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">FILED<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">WITH<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">THE<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">SEC<\/span>, <span class=\"caps\">AS<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">WELL<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">AS<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">ANY<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">AMENDMENTS<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">OR<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">SUPPLEMENTS<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">TO<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">THESE<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">DOCUMENTS<\/span>, <span class=\"caps\">CAREFULLY<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">AND<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">IN<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">THEIR<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">ENTIRETY<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">BECAUSE<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">THEY<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">CONTAIN<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">OR<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">WILL<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">CONTAIN<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">IMPORTANT<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">INFORMATION<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">ABOUT<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">THE<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">PROPOSED<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">TRANSACTION<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">AND<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">RELATED<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">MATTERS<\/span>. Inves\u00adtors and secu\u00adri\u00adty hol\u00adders may obtain free copies of the joint pro\u00adxy statement\/prospectus and other docu\u00adments con\u00adtai\u00adning important infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>, Xilinx and the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed tran\u00adsac\u00adtion through the web\u00adsite main\u00adtai\u00adned by the <span class=\"caps\">SEC<\/span> at www.sec.gov. Copies of the docu\u00adments filed with the <span class=\"caps\">SEC<\/span> by <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> will be available free of char\u00adge on <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s web\u00adsite at ir.<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>.com or by cont\u00adac\u00adting <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>\u2019s Cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adte Secre\u00adta\u00adry by email at Corporate.Secretary@<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>.com. Copies of the docu\u00adments filed with the <span class=\"caps\">SEC<\/span> by Xilinx will be available free of char\u00adge on Xilinx\u2019s web\u00adsite at investor.Xilinx.com or by cont\u00adac\u00adting Xilinx\u2019s Inves\u00adtor Rela\u00adti\u00adons depart\u00adment by email at ir@xilinx.com.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>No Offer or Solicitation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">This com\u00admu\u00adni\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon is not inten\u00added to and shall not con\u00adsti\u00adtu\u00adte an offer to buy or sell or the soli\u00adci\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon of an offer to buy or sell any secu\u00adri\u00adties, or a soli\u00adci\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon of any vote or appr\u00adoval, nor shall the\u00adre be any sale of secu\u00adri\u00adties in any juris\u00addic\u00adtion in which such offer, soli\u00adci\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon or sale would be unlawful pri\u00ador to regis\u00adtra\u00adti\u00adon or qua\u00adli\u00adfi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon under the secu\u00adri\u00adties laws of any such juris\u00addic\u00adtion. No offer of secu\u00adri\u00adties shall be made except by means of a pro\u00ads\u00adpec\u00adtus mee\u00adting the requi\u00adre\u00adments of Sec\u00adtion 10 of the Secu\u00adri\u00adties Act of 1933, as amended.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpan\u00adts in the Solicitation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>, Xilinx and cer\u00adtain of their respec\u00adti\u00adve direc\u00adtors and exe\u00adcu\u00adti\u00adve offi\u00adcers may be dee\u00admed to be par\u00adti\u00adci\u00adpan\u00adts in the soli\u00adci\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon of pro\u00adxies in respect of the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed tran\u00adsac\u00adtion. Infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about the direc\u00adtors and exe\u00adcu\u00adti\u00adve offi\u00adcers of <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> and Xilinx, inclu\u00adding a descrip\u00adti\u00adon of their direct or indi\u00adrect inte\u00adrests, by secu\u00adri\u00adty hol\u00addings or other\u00adwi\u00adse, is set forth in the joint pro\u00adxy statement\/prospectus and other rele\u00advant mate\u00adri\u00adals to be filed with the <span class=\"caps\">SEC<\/span> regar\u00adding the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed tran\u00adsac\u00adtion. You may obtain free copies of the\u00adse docu\u00adments using the sources indi\u00adca\u00adted&nbsp;above.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Inves\u00adtor Contact:<\/strong><br>\n<strong>Lau\u00adra Graves<\/strong><br>\n408\u2013749-5467<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:laura.graves@amd.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">laura.graves@amd.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> Media Contact:<\/strong><br>\n<strong>Drew Prai\u00adrie<\/strong><br>\n512\u2013602-4425<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:drew.prairie@amd.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">drew.prairie@amd.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Xilinx Inves\u00adtor Contact:<\/strong><br>\n<strong>Suresh Bhas\u00adka\u00adran<\/strong><br>\n408\u2013879-4784<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:ir@xilinx.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ir@xilinx.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><strong>Xilinx Media Contact:<\/strong><br>\n<strong>Tara Sims<\/strong><br>\n415\u2013713-6986<br>\n<a href=\"mailto:taras@xilinx.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">taras@xilinx.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><h3>\u2015 Recommend Stockholders Vote \u201cFor\u201d the Acquisition and Other Proposals Set Forth in the Definitive Proxy Statement&nbsp;\u2015<\/h3>\n<p align=\"left\"><span class=\"caps\">SILICON<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">VALLEY<\/span>, Calif., March 08, 2021 (<span class=\"caps\">GLOBE<\/span> <span class=\"caps\">NEWSWIRE<\/span>) \u2014 ;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amd.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span><\/a> (<span class=\"caps\">NASDAQ<\/span>:<span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>) and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.xilinx.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Xilinx<\/a>&nbsp;(<span class=\"caps\">NASDAQ<\/span>:<span class=\"caps\">XLNX<\/span>) announ\u00adced today they have set a date for the Spe\u00adcial Mee\u00adtings of Stock\u00adhol\u00adders to vote on the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon of Xilinx by <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span>. <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> and Xilinx stock\u00adhol\u00adders of record as of the clo\u00adse of busi\u00adness on Feb. 10, 2021 will be entit\u00adled to vote at their respec\u00adti\u00adve Spe\u00adcial Mee\u00adtings, both of which will be held vir\u00adtual\u00adly on Wed\u00adnes\u00adday, Apr. 7, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. Paci\u00adfic&nbsp;Time.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> and Xilinx filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/ir.amd.com\/sec-filings#gallery-0000002488-4816-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">defi\u00adni\u00adti\u00adve joint pro\u00adxy state\u00adment and pro\u00ads\u00adpec\u00adtus<\/a>&nbsp;with the U.S. Secu\u00adri\u00adties and Exch\u00adan\u00adge Com\u00admis\u00adsi\u00adon in con\u00adnec\u00adtion with the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed tran\u00adsac\u00adtion. The <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> and Xilinx Boards of Direc\u00adtors each unani\u00admously recom\u00admends that respec\u00adti\u00adve stock\u00adhol\u00adders vote \u201c<span class=\"caps\">FOR<\/span>\u201d the pro\u00adpo\u00adsed acqui\u00adsi\u00adti\u00adon and other pro\u00adpo\u00adsals set forth in the defi\u00adni\u00adti\u00adve joint pro\u00adxy state\u00adment and pro\u00ads\u00adpec\u00adtus, which is being dis\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adted to all <span class=\"caps\">AMD<\/span> and Xilinx stock\u00adhol\u00adders entit\u00adled to vote. (\u2026) <a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/61791-amd-and-xilinx-special-meetings-of-stockholders-to-be-held-on-april-7-2021\/\">Wei\u00adter\u00adle\u00adsen&nbsp;\u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":593,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wp_typography_post_enhancements_disabled":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[966,2528,1583],"class_list":["post-61791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pressemitteilungen","tag-amd","tag-shareholder","tag-xilinx","entry"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/593"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61791"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":61792,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61791\/revisions\/61792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.planet3dnow.de\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}