NXP Semiconductors N.V. - Selling Shareholders Commence Secondary Offering of Common Stock

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN ITALY

Eindhoven, Netherlands - March 7, 2013 - NXP Semiconductors N.V. ("NXP") (NASDAQ: NXPI) announced today that certain of its principal stockholders, including affiliates of funds managed or advised by AlpInvest Partners B.V., Apax Partners LLP, Bain Capital Partners, LLC and Silver Lake Technology Management, L.L.C., have commenced a registered secondary offering of 25,000,000 shares of common stock pursuant to NXP's shelf registration statement on Form F-3. NXP will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares in the offering.

BofA Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse are acting as joint book-running managers for the offering.

Before you invest you should read the prospectus in the registration statement, the preliminary prospectus supplement and the other documents NXP has filed with the SEC, which may be accessed for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, when available, may be obtained from: BofA Merrill Lynch, 222 Broadway, New York, NY 10038, Attn: Prospectus Department; Email: dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com; or Credit Suisse, Attn.: Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010; Tel.: 1-800-221-1037; Email: newyork.prospectus@credit-suisse.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

This press release is not for distribution to any Italian person or any address in the Republic of Italy.

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About NXP Semiconductors

NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) provides High Performance Mixed Signal and Standard Product solutions that leverage its leading RF, Analog, Power Management, Interface, Security and Digital Processing expertise. These innovations are used in a wide range of automotive, identification, wireless infrastructure, lighting, industrial, mobile, consumer and computing applications. NXP is a global semiconductor company with operations in more than 25 countries.