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QLOGIC ANNOUNCES APPROVAL OF A

$125 MILLION STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM

ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Nov. 17, 2015—QLogic Corp. (Nasdaq:QLGC), a leading supplier of high performance network infrastructure solutions, today announced that its board of directors has authorized a program to repurchase up to $125 million of the company’s outstanding common stock over a period of up to two years from the initial purchase under the new program.

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