Cash provided by operations totaled $43.9 million for the third quarter of 2014, compared to $52.5 million for the second quarter of 2014 and $82.1 million for the third quarter of 2013. Combined cash balances (cash and cash equivalents plus short-term investments) totaled $219.9 million at the end of the third quarter of 2014, a decrease of $44.1 million from the immediately preceding quarter resulting principally from the purchase of Newport Media for $139.6 million net of cash acquired, and the repurchase of $25.0 million in common stock during the third quarter offset by improved operating performance and $90 million drawn from a credit facility.

Company Highlights

• Completed acquisition of Newport Media, a leading provider of advanced Wi-Fi and Bluetooth solutions
• Expanded Atmel SmartConnect wireless portfolio with the release of 2 new 802.11b/g/n turn-key system-on-chip solutions (WILC1000 and WINC1500) and 4 new modules optimized for battery-powered IoT applications featuring these SoCs
• Developed Wi-Fi Shield 101 with Arduino, enabling secure Wi-Fi connectivity for all Arduino platforms
• Released Atmel® | SMART™ SAMA5D4 microprocessor featuring 720p video playback and enhanced security features
• Sampling new family of high-performance Atmel | SMART ARM™ Cortex-M7 based microcontrollers enabling next-generation IoT, industrial, and automotive applications
• Expanded next-generation system-on-chip solution for smart metering with dual-core architecture, integration, metrology and extensive security features
• Announced partnership with ARM on their mbed Internet of Things device platform
• Collaboration with IHR to drive innovation in Automotive electronics

Stock Repurchase
During the third quarter of 2014, Atmel repurchased 2.9 million shares of its common stock in the open market at an average price of $8.50 per share.

Non-GAAP Metrics
Non-GAAP net income excludes (gain) loss from manufacturing facility damage and shutdown, French building underutilization and other, (gain) loss related to foundry arrangements, recovery of receivables from foundry suppliers, restructuring (credits) charges, settlement charges, acquisition-related charges, (gain) on sale of assets, fair value adjustments to inventory from businesses acquired, write-down of investments in privately held companies, share-based compensation expense, as well as the non-GAAP income tax adjustment and other non-recurring income tax items.  A reconciliation of GAAP results to non-GAAP results is included following the financial statements below.

Conference Call
Atmel will hold a teleconference at 2 p.m. PT today to discuss the third quarter 2014 financial results. The conference call will be webcast live and can also be monitored by dialing 1-706-758-4519.  The conference ID number is 93822367 and participants are encouraged to initiate their calls 10 minutes prior to the 2 p.m. PT start time to ensure a timely connection. The webcast and earnings release will be accessible at http://ir.atmel.com/ and will be archived for 12 months.

A replay of the October 29, 2014 conference call will be available the same day at approximately 5 p.m. PT and will be archived for 48 hours. The replay access number is 1-404-537-3406. The access code is 93822367.

About Atmel
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