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Exhibit 99.1
 
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2011

 
 

 

TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF JUNE 30, 2011
 

 
 

 
 
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(dollars in thousands)
 
   
As of
   
As of
 
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(unaudited)
       
A S S E T S
           
             
CURRENT ASSETS
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 76,416     $ 100,375  
Interest bearing deposits, including designated deposits
    62,500       98,007  
                   Trade accounts receivable
               
Related parties
    25,955       --  
Others
    64,283       67,415  
Short-term investment
    17,100       --  
Other receivables
    38,658       5,344  
Inventories
    71,108       42,512  
Other current assets
    11,126       8,422  
Total current assets
    367,146       322,075  
                 
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
    14,290       31,051  
                 
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET
    503,853       375,325  
                 
INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
    60,092       54,247  
                 
GOODWILL
    7,000       7,000  
                 
OTHER ASSETS, NET
    19,277       12,030  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 971,658     $ 801,728  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
               
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES
               
Short-term bank debt and current maturities of debentures
  $ 128,656     $ 122,179  
Trade accounts payable
    106,076       48,656  
Deferred revenue and short-term customers' advances
    21,572       40,273  
Other current liabilities
    61,212       38,914  
Total current liabilities
    317,516       250,022  
                 
LONG-TERM LOANS FROM BANKS
    99,682       111,882  
                 
DEBENTURES
    235,895       247,598  
                 
LONG-TERM CUSTOMERS' ADVANCES
    9,361       9,257  
                 
EMPLOYEE RELATED LIABILITES
    98,517       27,891  
                 
OTHER LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
    30,771       37,296  
                 
Total liabilities
    791,742       683,946  
                 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
    179,916       117,782  
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
  $ 971,658     $ 801,728  
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
 

 
 
TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
   
Six months ended
   
Three months ended
 
   
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
 
                         
REVENUES
  $ 260,327     $ 239,464     $ 139,707     $ 125,668  
                                 
COST OF REVENUES
    200,551       201,470       110,476       103,996  
                                 
GROSS PROFIT
    59,776       37,994       29,231       21,672  
                                 
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
                               
                                 
Research and development
    11,081       12,357       5,457       6,503  
Marketing, general and administrative
    20,517       21,141       10,948       10,828  
Acquisition related costs
    1,493       --       1,493       --  
                                 
      33,091       33,498       17,898       17,331  
                                 
OPERATING PROFIT
    26,685       4,496       11,333       4,341  
                                 
FINANCING EXPENSE, NET
    (29,713 )     (43,250 )     (10,499 )     (9,459 )
                                 
GAIN FROM ACQUISITION
    10,432       --       10,432       --  
                                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE), NET
    (404 )     51       (319 )     --  
                                 
PROFIT (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX
    7,000       (38,703 )     10,947       (5,118 )
                                 
INCOME TAX EXPENSE*
    (10,752 )     (6,193 )     (9,288 )     (3,534 )
                                 
NET PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD
    (3,752 )   $ (44,896 )   $ 1,659     $ (8,652 )
                                 
BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER ORDINARY SHARE
    (0.01 )   $ (0.21 )   $ 0.01     $ (0.04 )
                                 
DILUTED EARNING (LOSS) PER ORDINARY SHARE
    (0.01 )   $ (0.21 )   $ 0.00     $ (0.04 )
 
*
Includes $4,102 acquisition related tax expense.
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
 
   
Six months ended
 
   
June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(unaudited)
 
CASH FLOWS - OPERATING ACTIVITIES
           
             
Loss for the period
  $ (3,752 )   $ (44,896 )
Adjustments to reconcile loss for the period
               
to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Income and expense items not involving cash flows:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    66,707       79,755  
Effect of indexation, translation and fair value measurement on debt
    6,536       22,333  
Other income, net
    (1,973 )     (51 )
Gain from acquisition
    (10,432 )     --  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Trade accounts receivable
    (22,759 )     (19,100 )
Other receivables and other current assets
    (2,911 )     989  
Inventories
    (15,936 )     (5,768 )
Trade accounts payable
    27,079       (1,833 )
Deferred revenue and customers' advances
    (18,597 )     6,316  
Other current liabilities
    13,977       9,740  
Other long-term liabilities
    (1,834 )     529  
Net cash provided by operating activities
    36,105       48,014  
                 
CASH FLOWS - INVESTING ACTIVITIES
               
                 
Investments in property and equipment
    (56,266 )     (40,277 )
Proceeds related to sale and disposal of property and equipment
    5,751       600  
Acquisition of subsidiary consolidated for the first time (a)
    (40,000 )     --  
Investments in other assets, intangible assets and others
    --       (790 )
Interest bearing deposits, including designated deposits
    35,507       --  
Net cash used in investing activities
    (55,008 )     (40,467 )
                 
CASH FLOWS - FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Proceeds on account of shareholders' equity
    20,617       20,644  
Debts repayment
    (25,744 )     (25,302 )
Net cash used in financing activities
    (5,127 )     (4,658 )
                 
Effect of foreign exchange rate change
    71       46  
                 
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (23,959 )     2,935  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING OF PERIOD
    100,375       81,795  
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD
  $ 76,416     $ 84,730  
 
 
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TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(dollars in thousands)
 
   
Six months ended
 
   
June 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(unaudited)
 
NON-CASH ACTIVITIES
           
             
Investments in property and equipment
  $ 15,595     $ 2,211  
Conversion of convertible debentures into share capital and exercise of warrant
  $ 7,006     $ 33,945  
Shares issued to the Banks in consideration for the interest reduction,
               
  following September 2006 amendment with the Banks as further amended
  $ 12,087     $ --  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
               
                 
Cash paid during the period for interest
  $ 14,539     $ 6,070  
Cash paid during the period for income taxes
  $ 3,416     $ 2,922  
                 
(a) ACQUISTION OF SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED FOR THE FIRST TIME,  SEE ALSO NOTE 2:
               
                 
Assets and liabilities of the subsidiary as of June 2, 2011:
               
                 
Working capital (excluding cash and cash equivalents)
  $ (11,283 )        
Property, plant, and equipment, including real estate 
    144,490          
Intangible assets
    11,156          
Other assets
    3,683          
Long-term liabilities
    (74,984 )        
      73,062          
Less :
               
Issuance of share capital
    22,630          
Gain from acquisition
    10,432          
      33,062          
Cash paid for the acquisition of a subsidiary consolidated  for the first time
  $ 40,000          
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2011
(dollars in thousands, except share data and per share data)
 
NOTE 1    -        GENERAL
 
 
A.
  Basis for Presentation

 
(1)
The condensed interim consolidated financial statements of Tower Semiconductor Ltd. (“Tower”) include the financial statements of Tower and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Tower Semiconductor USA, providing sales support services in the United States,  Jazz Technologies (“Jazz”), the parent company of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Jazz Semiconductor, Inc., an independent semiconductor foundry focused on specialty process technologies for the manufacture of analog intensive mixed-signal semiconductor devices and as from June 3, 2011 include TowerJazz Japan Ltd. (“TJP”), a facility recently acquired in Nishiwaki Japan  (see Note 2).  Jazz Technologies and its wholly-owned subsidiaries are collectively referred to herein as “Jazz”. Tower and its wholly owned subsidiaries are referred to as the “Company”.

 
(2)
The interim consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”).
 
The Company’s consolidated financial statements include TJP results as from June 3, 2011 and TJP balance sheet as of end of June 2011.  The Company’s consolidated financial statements are presented after elimination of inter-company transactions and balances. The unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2011 of the Company should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2010 and for the year then ended, including the notes thereto.

In the opinion of management, the interim financial statements include all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position and results of operations as of the date and for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected on a full-year basis.
 
 
(3)
Certain amounts in prior periods’ financial statements have been reclassified in order to conform to 2011 presentation.
 
 
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TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2011
(dollars in thousands, except share data and per share data)
 
NOTE 1      -      GENERAL (cont.)
 
 
B.
Financing of the Company’s Debt Obligations and Other Liabilities

During the past two years, the Company experienced business and financial improvement, as reflected by the improvement in the Company’s revenue and margins as compared to the period prior to mid-2009 which was negatively affected by the global economic downturn that commenced in 2008. However, per recent analyst reports, the semiconductor industry is experiencing a reduced rate of growth and there are signs of weakening customer demand. Market analysts are currently cautious in regards to the global economic conditions forecasted for the second half of 2011 and beyond, and there can be no assurance that the global economic conditions will not negatively affect the Company’s business and financial position. There is no assurance that another downturn in the semiconductor industry and/or in the global economy will not occur. The effects of another downturn in the semiconductor industry and/or in the global economy may include global decreased demand, downward price pressure, excess inventory and unutilized capacity worldwide, which may negatively impact consumer and customer demand for the Company’s products and the end products of the Company’s customers, as well as its commercial relationships with its customers, suppliers, and creditors, including its lenders and its ability to raise funds in the capital markets. A downturn in the semiconductor industry and/or in the global economy may adversely affect the Company’s plans to continue its capacity growth, and the Company’s future financial results and position, including its ability to raise funds in the capital markets and to fulfill its debt obligations and other liabilities, comprised mainly of banks’ loans and debentures.

The Company is working in various ways to fund its capacity growth plans and the ramp-up of its business and fulfill its debt obligations and other liabilities, including, among others, debt restructuring and/or refinancing, exploring fund raising opportunities, sale of assets, intellectual property licensing, possible sale and lease-back of real estate assets, improving operational efficiencies and sales and the receipt of all or part of pending grants from the Israeli Investment Center.

See further details in Notes 6C, 11B, 12, 16F, 16I-L to the 2010 audited consolidated financial statements and Note 3 below.

 
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TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2011
(dollars in thousands, except share data and per share data)
 
NOTE 2      -      ACQUISITION OF NISHIWAKI FAB IN JAPAN
 
On June 3, 2011 the Company completed a transaction with Micron Technology Inc. ("Micron") under which the Company acquired Micron’s fabrication facility in Nishiwaki City, Hyogo, Japan. The Company set up a wholly owned Japanese subsidiary which acquired the shares of TowerJazz Japan Ltd. (“TJP”), Micron’s Japanese company that holds the assets of the fabrication facility and related business. Following the acquisition, the Company holds 100% of the shares of TJP through its wholly owned Japanese subsidiary.  Said wholly owned Japanese subsidiary and TJP are in the process of merging into one company that shall be 100% directly owned by the Company.

The fair value of the consideration the Company paid was $62,630, of which $40,000 was paid in cash and $22,630 was paid through the issuance to Micron of 19.7 million ordinary shares of Tower. The costs incurred in connection with the acquisition were $1,493 and are included in operating expenses.

The purchase price has been allocated on the basis of the estimated fair value of the assets purchased and the liabilities assumed. The estimated fair value of the assets, net amounted to $73,062. As the purchase price was less than the fair value of net assets, the Company recognized a gross gain on the acquisition of $10,432.
 
Net profit for the six months ended June 30, 2011 includes approximately $4,800 net positive effect from the acquisition, comprised of (i) approximately $10,432 gross gain from the acquisition; (ii) approximately $5,600 of related tax provisions and other expenses directly associated with this acquisition.
 
The Company believes that the gain realized from the acquisition derived from:
 
(i) declining forecast and weakening demand for products currently manufactured by TJP; (ii) the fact that an acquisition of a fab as a whole is less costly than acquiring each fab component separately; (iii) limited opportunities to sell a fab while maintaining the employment level as is; and (iv) the natural disasters in Japan in  March 2011.

The allocation of fair value is as follows:
 
   
June 2, 2011
 
Current assets 
  $ 17,034  
Property, plant, and equipment, including real estate 
    144,490  
Intangible assets 
    11,156  
Other assets
    3,683  
Total assets as of acquisition date
    176,363  
         
Current liabilities
    28,317  
Long-term liabilities
    74,984  
Total liabilities as of acquisition date
    103,301  
Net assets as of acquisition date
  $ 73,062  

The fair values set forth above are based on a preliminary valuation of TJP assets and liabilities performed by third party professional valuation experts hired by the Company to appraise the fair value of the assets in accordance with SFAS No. 141R, “Business Combinations”. Final valuation of TJP assets and liabilities may vary significantly.

 
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TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2011
(dollars in thousands, except share data and per share data)
 
NOTE 2      -      ACQUISITION OF NISHIWAKI FAB IN JAPAN (cont.)
 
In addition, as part of said acquisition, TJP entered into a supply agreement with Micron. In accordance with the agreement, TJP will manufacture products for Micron at the Nishiwaki facility for at least the next three years with processing technology licensed from Micron under a technology licensing agreement signed between the companies at the closing of the acquisition.  Micron is committed to purchase minimum volume until the end of the second quarter of 2014. The companies also agreed to provide each other with transition services required for the duration of the transition period of approximately two to three years.

In order to ensure continued supply of wafers to Micron, Tower and Micron also executed a credit support agreement pursuant to which Tower, its newly established wholly owned subsidiary in Japan, and TJP, are subject to certain covenants and other protections until June 3, 2013.

Tower's ordinary shares issued to Micron are subject to lock-up arrangement with periodic releases of 25% of the shares every six months ending on June 3, 2013.  Tower has agreed to file a registration statement to register these shares.

NOTE 3      -      RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
 
 
A.
Israeli Banks
 
In February 2011, Tower entered into a letter agreement with the Israeli Banks pursuant to which: (i) the Banks gave their consent for the acquisition of Micron’s fabrication facility in Japan, as detailed in Note 2 above; (ii) Tower agreed to designate $50,000 in short-term deposits for the purpose of securing future debt payments, such designation was reduced to $35,000 on March 31, 2011 and will terminate on December 31, 2011; and (iii) Tower agreed to prepay to the Banks an amount of $15,000 on account of the outstanding loans on March 31, 2011 and an additional amount of $15,000 on December 31, 2011. The designated deposits included in the balance sheet as of June 30, 2011 are in the amount of $35,000.

 
 
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TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2011
(dollars in thousands, except share data and per share data)
 
NOTE 3      -      RECENT DEVELOPMENTS (Cont.)
 
 
B.
Shareholders' Equity

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, shareholders’ equity increased by a net amount of $62,134, mainly as a result of: (i) approximately 19.7 million shares issued to Micron at fair market value of $22,630 in consideration for the acquisition of its fab in Japan, (ii) an  equity investment by Yorkville of $20,000; (iii) convertible debentures and warrants which were converted and exercised into approximately 5 million ordinary shares of the Company for approximately $7,500, (iv) approximately 8.5 million shares issued to the banks in consideration for the interest rate reduction on the bank loans, following the September 2006 amendment with the banks, and  (v) net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

The weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding, that was used for the basic earning (loss) per share calculation, for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010 was approximately 286 million and 219 million, respectively, and for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and June 30, 2010 was approximately 296 million and 231 million, respectively.
 
The weighted average number of ordinary shares, that was used for the diluted earnings per share calculation for the three months ended June 30, 2011 was approximately 716 million; the company did not calculate the weighted average number of ordinary shares, that was used for the diluted loss per share calculation, for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 and for the three months ended June 30, 2010 due to the losses incurred in these periods.
 
 
C.
Investment Grants

In recent years, Tower has been holding discussions with the Israeli Investment Center toward approval of a new expansion program.  In December 2010, the Company was notified by senior governmental officials that the Israeli Investment Center Committee has approved the Company’s program according to which it will receive up to NIS 150 million related to investments in fixed assets entitled for grant. The Investment Center Committee approval was followed by an official approval received in February 2011 from the Israeli Investment Center ("ktav ishur") according to which Tower may receive up to NIS 150 million during the years 2011 through 2014, related to investments in fixed assets entitled for grants. Receipt of any such grants is pending a successful audit by the Investment Center of the eligibility of the cap-ex investments reported by the Company, which audit is expected to commence during the second half of 2011. As of the date hereof, we cannot estimate when and what portion we will receive of the approved grants.
 
 
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TOWER SEMICONDUCTOR LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED INTERIM CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS OF JUNE 30, 2011
(dollars in thousands, except share data and per share data)
 
NOTE 3      -      RECENT DEVELOPMENTS (Cont.)
 
 
D.
Holdings in Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited
 
In July 2011, Jazz signed a definitive agreement to sell its 10% holdings in Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited (“HHSL”), a holding company which owns 100% of the shares of Shanghai Hua Hong NEC Electronics Company Limited (known as “HHNEC”) in a HHSL buyback transaction, for $32,000 in cash gross, before tax and other payments. The holding in HHSL is presented in Jazz’s balance sheet as of June 30, 2011 at an amount of $17,100 under “short term investments”.

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close during the third quarter of 2011.

 
E.
Agere/LSI Action

During 2008, an International Trade Commission (“ITC”) action was filed by Agere/LSI Corporation (“LSI”), alleging infringement of U.S. patent No. 5,227,335 (the ‘335 patent) under Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (Section 337) by seventeen corporations. Following the initial filing, in October 2008, LSI amended the ITC complaint to add Tower, Jazz and three other corporations as additional respondents. In September 2009, the administrative law judge (“ALJ”) ruled against LSI and in favor of the respondents, determining that the patent claims asserted by LSI are invalid. In November 2009, in response to a Petition for Review filed by LSI, the ITC determined that it would review the ALJ’s determination on patent invalidity. In March 2010, the ITC issued a notice of final determination that there was no violation of Section 337, ruling that the LSI ‘335 patent claims were invalid, and terminated the ITC investigation.

LSI appealed the final determination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”).  While that appeal was pending, the ‘335 patent expired.  The ITC moved to dismiss LSI's appeal as moot, which LSI conceded.  In November, 2010, the Federal Circuit issued an order vacating the ITC’s final determination and remanded the investigation to the ITC with instructions to dismiss the Investigation as moot.  

LSI also previously filed an action for patent infringement of the ‘335 patent against the Company and other corporations in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, which action was stayed pending the conclusion of the ITC Investigation. On June 16, 2011, the District Court granted a motion by LSI to dismiss the Texas action without prejudice. As a result of that dismissal, there is no longer any legal proceeding currently pending by LSI against the Company.
 
 
F.
For additional recent developments, see Note 2 above.
      
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