Texas Instruments announces proposed public offering of investment grade notes

DALLAS, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced that it proposes to offer, subject to market and other considerations, approximately $1.0 billion of senior unsecured notes.  Actual terms of the notes, including interest rate, principal amount, redemption provisions and maturity, will depend on market conditions at the time of pricing.  TI expects to use the net proceeds of this offering for repayment of outstanding debt.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Mizuho Securities USA Inc. are serving as joint book-running managers for the offering.

The offering of the notes is made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Investment Grade Syndicate Desk, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179, or by calling (212) 834-4533; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, 180 Varick Street, New York, New York 10014, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by calling (866) 718-1649; Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Attn: Prospectus Department, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, New York, New York 11220, or by calling (877) 858-5407; and Mizuho Securities USA Inc., Attention: Debt Capital Markets, 320 Park Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022, or by calling (866) 271-7403.

This news release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the notes or any other securities, nor will there be any sale of the notes or any other securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale is not permitted.

About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) is a global semiconductor design and manufacturing company that develops analog ICs and embedded processors.  By employing the world's brightest minds, TI creates innovations that shape the future of technology.  TI is helping more than 100,000 customers transform the future, today. 

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