Tundra Obtains Court Approval of Arrangement
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OTTAWA, June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (TSX: TUN) announced today that the Ontario Superior Court of Justice has issued a final order approving the previously announced arrangement pursuant to which 4440471 Canada Inc., a wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary of Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDTI), will acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Tundra (the "Arrangement"). Tundra has now received shareholder and Court approval of the Arrangement and, assuming all other conditions to closing are satisfied or waived, expects the Arrangement to be completed on or about June 29, 2009. About Tundra Tundra Semiconductor Corporation (TSX:TUN) supplies the world's leading communications, computing and storage companies with System Interconnect products, intellectual property (IP) and design services backed by world-class customer service and technical support. Tundra's track record of product leadership includes over a decade of bridges and switches enabling key industry standards: RapidIO(R), PCI, PCI-X, PCI Express(R), Power Architecture(TM), VME, HyperTransport(TM), Interlaken, and SPI4.2. Tundra's products deliver high functional quality and simplified board design and layout, with specific focus on system level signal integrity. Tundra's design services division, Silicon Logic Engineering, Inc., offers industry-leading ASIC and FPGA design services, semiconductor intellectual property and product development consulting. Tundra's technology connects critical components in high performance embedded systems around the world. For more information, please visit www.tundra.com. Caution Regarding Forward Looking Statements Certain statements in this news release regarding the proposed Arrangement between Tundra and IDT, the expected timetable for completing the Arrangement and any other statements regarding Tundra's future expectations, beliefs, goals or prospects constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable securities legislation (collectively "forward-looking statements"). Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words "believes," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates" and similar expressions) should also be considered forward-looking statements. A number of important factors could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated or implied by such forward-looking statements, including without limitation: the parties' ability to consummate the Arrangement, the conditions to the completion of the Arrangement and the parties' ability to meet expectations regarding the timing, completion and accounting and tax treatments of the Arrangement. Tundra assumes no obligation to update the information in this communication, except as otherwise required by law. Additional information identifying risks and uncertainties is contained in the Management Proxy Circular of Tundra dated May 15, 2009 which was prepared, mailed and filed in connection with the meeting of Tundra shareholders at which the Arrangement was approved and in Tundra's filings with the various provincial securities commissions, all of which are available online at www.sedar.com. Forward looking statements are provided for the purpose of providing information about the current expectations, beliefs and plans of the management of Tundra relating to the future. Readers are cautioned that such statements may not be appropriate for other purposes. Readers are also cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, that speak only as of the date hereof. This news release and the information contained herein does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United Sates and securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or exemption from registration. Tundra and the Tundra logo are registered marks of Tundra Semiconductor Corporation in Canada, the United States, the European Union and the People's Republic of China. RapidIO is a trademark of the RapidIO Trade Association, Inc. The PowerPC name, the Power Architecture name, and the PowerPC logotype are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation, used under license therefrom. Other registered and unregistered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. SOURCE TUNDRA SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION Tundra Media Contact: Keri Zeran, Director, Marketing Communications, (613) 697-6788, keri.zeran@tundra.com
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