Notice Regarding Issuance of New Shares Under Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) Plan

TOKYO, Japan, July 15, 2022 ― Renesas Electronics Corporation (“Renesas”, TSE:6723), a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions, today announced that it has decided to issue new shares (the “Issuance of New Shares”) under the restricted stock units (“RSUs”) granted by the stock compensation plan, whereby shares of common stock will be delivered after vesting.

1.   Summary of Issuance

2.   Purpose and Reason of Issuance

In April 2021, Renesas revised its employee incentive plans and introduced the restricted stock unit compensation plan (the “Plan”), whereby shares are delivered to the employees of Renesas and its subsidiaries after vesting. In addition, in connection with the acquisition of all of the shares in Dialog Semiconductor Plc (currently called Dialog Semiconductor Limited, “Dialog”) (the “Acquisition”), Renesas granted RSUs under the Plan (“Dialog RSUs”) to officers and employees of Dialog and its subsidiaries in lieu of certain Dialog stock compensation (the “Dialog Stock Compensation”) that had been granted to such officers and employees prior to the consummation of the Acquisition.

The Issuance of New Shares will be implemented pursuant to the resolution of the Board of Directors of Renesas adopted today upon the vesting of certain Dialog RSUs.

(Details of the Plan)

(1)  Eligible Grantees

Directors, executive officers and employees of Renesas and its subsidiaries (the “Eligible Grantees”).

(2)  Overview of RSU

The RSUs granted under the Plan are stock compensation in which Renesas grants the number of units predetermined by Renesas to the Eligible Grantees in advance, and then delivers shares of its common stock to the Eligible Grantees in accordance with the number of units that vest based on the service continuation period. Dialog RSUs are the units granted to officers and employees of Dialog and its subsidiaries in connection with the Acquisition. The number of such Dialog RSUs was determined based on the number of Dialog shares subject to Dialog Stock Compensation, which had been distinguished upon the Acquisition. Renesas is to vest such Dialog RSUs on the vesting dates determined pursuant to the vesting dates for Dialog Stock Compensation, subject to continuation of service.

(3)  Method and Timing of Delivery of Shares of Renesas

On each vesting date, Renesas, pursuant to a resolution of its Board of Directors and subject to continuation of service, will allot to the Eligible Grantees the shares of its common stock corresponding to the number of vested units (one share per unit) in exchange for the contribution in kind by such Eligible Grantees of all of the monetary compensation receivables provided to such Eligible Grantees.

The payment amount per share delivered under the RSUs is the closing price of the shares of Renesas’ common stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on the business day immediately prior to the date of the resolution of the Board of Directors for the delivery of Renesas’ common stock (or, if no transaction is effected on the same day, the closing price on the most recent trading day prior thereto).

(4)  Handling at the time of retirement

The vesting of the units shall be made, in principle, subject to the condition that the Eligible Grantees are directors, executive officers, or employees, etc., of Renesas or its subsidiaries at the time of the vesting. However, even if the Eligible Grantees lose their position prior to the vesting of the units, in the event of losses of positions due to causes predetermined by the Board of Directors of Renesas, the number of the shares of Renesas’ common stock to be delivered and the timing of the delivery may be adjusted by the method provided by its Board of Directors.

3.   Basis for and Details of Calculation of the Payment Amount

The Issuance of New Shares will be made in exchange for the contribution of the monetary receivables provided to each proposed allottee. In order to exclude arbitrariness, Renesas determined that the payment amount be 1,228 yen, being the closing price of the shares of Renesas’ common stock on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on July 14, 2022 (the business day immediately prior to the date of the resolution of the Board of Directors of Renesas). The payment amount per share is the market share price immediately preceding the Board of Directors’ resolution date, and Renesas considers it is a reasonable price appropriately reflecting its corporate value without being particularly advantageous for any of the proposed grantees.

About Renesas Electronics Corporation

Renesas Electronics Corporation (TSE: 6723) empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. A leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live. Learn more at renesas.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.

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