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Dialog Semiconductor Plc. 

10.08.2012 15:01

Dissemination of a Voting Rights Announcement, transmitted by
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The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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A form TR-1 containing the following information has been received by the
Company on 09 August 2012.

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached:
Dialog Semiconductor Plc

2. Reason for the notification: 
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: 
Deutsche Bank AG

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
N/A 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different:
07 August 2012

6. Date on which the issuer notified: 
09 August 2012

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 
Above 7%

8. Notified details: 

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class / type of shares:
GB0059822006

Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Number of shares: Below 3%
Number of voting rights: Below 3%

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of shares: 2,001,892
Number of voting rights direct: 215,735
Number of voting rights indirect: 1,786,157
% of voting rights direct: 0.317%
% of voting rights indirect: 2.624%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments:
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Instrument:
All fife = call options

Expiration date:
 1. 21.12.2012

 2. 17.08.2012

 3. 21.09.2012

 4. 28.09.2012

 5. 29.08.2014

Exercise / Conversion Period:  
    N/A

Number of voting Rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised
/ converted:
 1.       500

 2.     4,000

 3.     5,000

 4.    50,000

 5. 1,500,000

% of voting rights:    
 1. 0.00%

 2. 0.01%

 3. 0.01%

 4. 0.07%

 5. 2.20%

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Financial Instruments

Type of financial Instrument:

 1. SWAP

 2. Put Option

 3. Put Option

Exercise price:
N/A

Expiration date:
 1. N/A

 2. 12.09.2012

 3. 29.08.2014

Exercise / Conversion Period:
N/A

Number of voting rights instrument refers to:

 1.     6,587

 2.     1,000

 3. 1,500,000

% of voting rights:
Nominal
N/A

Delta:
 1. 0.01%

 2. 0.00%

 3. 2.20%

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights: 5,068,959
Percentage of voting rights: Below 7.45%%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
N/A

10. to 12. Proxy Voting: 
N/A



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Language:     English
Company:      Dialog Semiconductor Plc.
              Tower Bridge House, St. Katharine's Way
              E1W 1AA London
              United Kingdom
Internet:     www.diasemi.com
 
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