Synaptics Files Preliminary Proxy for $123/Share All-Cash Merger with onsemi

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Synaptics filed its preliminary proxy statement for the special meeting to approve the amended all-cash merger with onsemi at $123 per share. The filing details the competitive bidding process, fairness opinion, financing commitments, and executive compensation tied to the deal.

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• All-Cash Merger at $123/Share

  The amended merger agreement with onsemi provides $123.00 per share in cash, representing a 22% premium to Synaptics' closing price of $100.79 on September 29, 2026, and a 20% premium to the prior all-stock deal's implied value.

• Competitive Bidding Process

  The proxy reveals Party A's unsolicited proposals, including a final revised offer of $62.50 cash plus stock implying $130.85 per share, which triggered onsemi to increase its all-cash bid from $120 to $123 per share.

• Financing Secured

  onsemi has a committed $2.45 billion senior secured term loan facility from Morgan Stanley Senior Funding and JPMorgan Chase Bank to fund a portion of the merger consideration, with no financing contingency.

• Fairness Opinion

  Qatalyst Partners rendered a fairness opinion on September 29, 2026, concluding the $123 per share consideration is fair from a financial point of view to Synaptics stockholders.

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This preliminary proxy statement provides the first detailed disclosure of the amended merger agreement's terms, including the $123 per share all-cash consideration, the competitive bidding process that led to the price increase from the original all-stock deal, Qatalyst Partners' fairness opinion, and the $2.45B committed financing. The filing also reveals golden parachute compensation totaling $47.3M for CEO Rahul Patel and other executives, and the $235M/$320M termination fee structure. Stockholders will vote on the merger at a special meeting, with the deal expected to close by mid-2027.