Exhibit 99
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ON Semiconductor Prepays a Portion of Its Senior Secured Credit Facility
Reduces debt by approximately $62 million
PHOENIX, Ariz. – Oct. 2, 2006 – ON Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: ONNN) today announced that with the company’s cash on hand it has prepaid approximately $60 million of its Senior Secured Credit Facility in addition to its quarterly principal payment of approximately $2 million on the facility. This represents a continuation of ON Semiconductor’s financial strategy to reduce its overall debt levels. Separately, during the third quarter of 2006, in a series of transactions the company also refinanced its loans with two Chinese banks, extending the maturity from 2006 to 2009 for approximately $31 million of this bank debt. The remaining $12 million of Chinese bank debt is due in 2013. In conjunction with these refinancings, the company was able to reduce the overall interest expense associated with its Chinese bank debt by approximately 30 basis points to LIBOR plus 120 basis points.
“Over the last year, we have paid down over $125 million of total debt, consistent with our financial strategy. The steps taken over the past month are further evidence of our intent to continue to reduce our overall debt levels and associated interest expense,” said Donald Colvin, ON Semiconductor executive vice president and CFO.
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ON Semiconductor Prepays a Portion of Its Senior Secured Credit Facility
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