8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 22, 2015

FAIRCHILD SEMICONDUCTOR INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-15181	04-3363001
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3030 Orchard Parkway

San Jose, CA 95134

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 822-2000

Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 22, 2015, we announced consolidated financial results for the quarter ended December 28, 2014. The press release announcing the results is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. Additional information about non-GAAP financial measures included in the press release is included in Exhibit 99.2. Each exhibit is incorporated herein by reference.

Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.
Date: January 22, 2015	/s/ Mark S. Frey
	Mark S. Frey
	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
	(Principal Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated January 22, 2015 announcing financial results for the quarter ended December 28, 2014.
99.2	Additional information about non-GAAP financial measures included in the press release.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Fairchild Semiconductor Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2014

Fairchild Semiconductor (NASDAQ: FCS), a leading global supplier of power semiconductors, today announced results for the fourth quarter and full year 2014 ended December 28, 2014. Fairchild reported fourth quarter sales of $336.6 million, down 12 percent from the prior quarter and 1 percent from the fourth quarter of 2013.

Fairchild reported a fourth quarter net loss of $42.7 million or $0.36 per diluted share compared to a net loss of $1.0 million or $0.01 per diluted share in the prior quarter and net income of $0.9 million or $0.01 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2013. Gross margin was 31.0 percent compared to 34.8 percent in the prior quarter and 30.9 percent in the year-ago quarter. The fourth quarter 2014 net loss included the impact of a $36.8 million non-cash valuation reserve for deferred tax assets in Korea.

Fairchild reported fourth quarter adjusted gross margin of 32.4 percent, down 290 basis points from the prior quarter and 110 basis points higher than the fourth quarter of 2013. Adjusted gross margin excludes accelerated depreciation related to factory closures. Adjusted net income was $11.9 million or $0.10 per diluted share, compared to $34.4 million or $0.28 per diluted share in the prior quarter and $13.5 million or $0.11 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2013. See the Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted Net Income exhibit included in this press release for more details on the other adjustment items.

Full year revenue for 2014 was 2% higher than 2013 at $1.43 billion. Fairchild reported a net loss of $35.2 million or $0.29 per diluted share in 2014, compared to net income of $5.0 million or $0.04 per diluted share in 2013. Adjusted net income for 2014 was $76.4 million or $0.62 per diluted share, compared to $34.6 million or $0.27 per diluted share in 2013.

“Incoming order volume increased in December and has accelerated so far in January,” said Mark Thompson, Fairchild’s chairman, president and CEO. “Distributors decreased inventory of our products by approximately $8 million sequentially resulting in a lean 9 weeks of inventory which impacted our fourth quarter results but positions us well for the first half of 2015. We expect seasonally higher sales for our products serving the automotive, industrial and appliance end markets offset by normal weakness for consumer-related products in the first quarter. We also forecast modest sequential sales growth for our products supporting the mobile end market.”

“Our sales growth in 2014 was driven by strong demand for products serving the automotive, battery charging, lighting, communications infrastructure and data center end markets,” stated Thompson. “This growth was partially offset by lower demand across the year from one large customer. Looking forward, 2015 promises to be an exciting year for Fairchild as we complete our manufacturing consolidation which we expect will significantly improve our manufacturing flexibility and profitability.”

Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financials

“Adjusted gross margin decreased sequentially due primarily to lower factory loadings in the prior quarter and higher excess inventory adjustments,” said Mark Frey, Fairchild’s executive vice president and CFO. “R&D and SG&A expenses were down 4 percent sequentially to less than $92 million due to further cost reductions and lower variable compensation. We reduced factory utilization in the fourth quarter to adjust to the lower sales level which was partially offset by the $12 million inventory build to support our manufacturing consolidation. Free cash flow was $33 million for the fourth quarter and up 38% for the full year 2014 to $139 million. We repurchased 10 million shares of our stock for $142 million in 2014 to end the year with total cash and securities exceeding our debt by $155 million.”

Forward Guidance

“We expect sales to be in the range of $340 to $360 million for the first quarter,” said Frey. “We expect adjusted gross margin to be 31.0 to 32.0 percent due primarily to lower factory loadings from the prior quarter and the resumption of some payroll related taxes. We anticipate R&D and SG&A spending to be $94 to $96 million due primarily to the resumption of FICA and other payroll related taxes. The adjusted tax rate is forecast at 12 percent plus or minus 3 percentage points for the quarter. Consistent with our usual practices, we are not assuming any obligation to update this information, although we may choose to do so before we announce first quarter results.”

Adjusted gross margin, adjusted net income and free cash flow are non-GAAP financial measures and should not be considered replacements for GAAP results. See additional information on our non-GAAP financial measures and reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measures in the appropriate reconciliation exhibit included in this press release as well as our SEC filings related to this announcement.

Special Note on Forward Looking Statements:

Some of the paragraphs above, including the one headed “Forward Guidance,” contain forward-looking statements that are based on management’s assumptions and expectations and involve risk and uncertainty. Other forward-looking statements may also be found in this news release. Forward-looking statements usually, but do not always, contain forward-looking terminology such as “we believe,” “we expect,” or “we anticipate,” or refer to management’s expectations about Fairchild’s future performance. Many factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements. Among these factors are the following: failure to maintain order rates at expected levels; failure to achieve expected savings from cost reduction actions or other adverse results from those actions; changes in demand for our products; changes in inventories at our customers and distributors; technological and product development risks, including the risks of failing to maintain the right to use some technologies or failing to adequately protect our own intellectual property against misappropriation or infringement; availability of manufacturing capacity; the risk of production delays; availability of raw materials at competitive prices; competitors’ actions; loss of key customers, including but not limited to distributors; the inability to attract and retain key management and other employees; order cancellations or reduced bookings; changes in manufacturing yields or output; risks related to warranty and product liability claims; risks inherent in doing business internationally; changes in tax regulations or the migration of profits from lower tax jurisdictions to higher tax jurisdictions; regulatory risks and significant litigation. These and other risk factors are discussed in the company’s quarterly and annual reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and available at the Investor Relations section of Fairchild Semiconductor’s web site at investor.fairchildsemi.com or the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.

About Fairchild Semiconductor:

Fairchild Semiconductor (NASDAQ: FCS) – global presence, local support, smart ideas. Fairchild delivers energy-efficient, easy-to-use and value-added semiconductor solutions for power and mobile designs. We help our customers differentiate their products and solve difficult technical challenges with our expertise in power and signal path products. Please contact us on the web at www.fairchildsemi.com.

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In millions, except per share and percent data)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended									Year Ended
	December 28, 2014			September 28, 2014			December 29, 2013			December 28, 2014			December 29, 2013
Total revenue	$	336.6		$	381.1		$	341.1		$	1,433.4		$	1,405.4
Cost of sales (1)		232.2			248.3			235.6			967.8			988.9
Gross margin		104.4			132.8			105.5			465.6			416.5
Gross margin %		31.0	%		34.8	%		30.9	%		32.5	%		29.6	%
Operating expenses:
Research and development (2)		40.1			41.6			40.2			165.8			171.6
Selling, general and administrative (3)		51.6			53.8			49.9			215.9			205.7
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles		2.1			2.1			3.9			10.6			15.5
Restructuring, impairments, and other costs		7.3			31.7			7.8			49.8			15.9
Charge for (release of) litigation		—			—			—			4.4			(12.6	)
Total operating expenses		101.1			129.2			101.8			446.5			396.1
Operating income		3.3			3.6			3.7			19.1			20.4
Other expense, net		1.3			1.5			1.6			6.5			9.2
Income before income taxes		2.0			2.1			2.1			12.6			11.2
Provision for income taxes		44.7			3.1			1.2			47.8			6.2
Net income (loss)	$	(42.7	)	$	(1.0	)	$	0.9		$	(35.2	)	$	5.0
Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic	$	(0.36	)	$	(0.01	)	$	0.01		$	(0.29	)	$	0.04
Diluted	$	(0.36	)	$	(0.01	)	$	0.01		$	(0.29	)	$	0.04
Weighted average common shares:
Basic		118.0			119.5			126.6			121.4			127.2
Diluted		118.0			119.5			127.9			121.4			128.7
(1) Equity compensation expense included in cost of sales	$	1.3		$	1.5		$	1.3		$	5.3		$	4.9
(2) Equity compensation expense included in research and development	$	2.1		$	2.2		$	1.9		$	8.4		$	7.5
(3) Equity compensation expense included in selling, general and administrative	$	4.2		$	4.7		$	3.4		$	18.9		$	15.5

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.

Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) To Adjusted Net Income

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended									Year Ended
	December 28, 2014			September 28, 2014			December 29, 2013			December 28, 2014			December 29, 2013
Net income (loss)	$	(42.7	)	$	(1.0	)	$	0.9		$	(35.2	)	$	5.0
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to adjusted net income:
Restructuring, impairments, and other costs		7.3			31.7			7.8			49.8			15.9
Write off of equity investments		—			—			—			—			3.0
Accelerated depreciation on assets related to factory closures (1)		4.7			1.8			1.2			6.5			8.7
Write down of asset held for sale		—			—			—			1.9			—
Gain on sale of equity investment		—			—			—			(1.4	)		—
Charge for (release of) litigation		—			—			—			4.4			(12.6	)
Amortization of acquisition-related intangibles		2.1			2.1			3.9			10.6			15.5
Associated net tax effects of the above and other acquisition-related intangibles		3.7			(0.2	)		(0.3	)		3.0			(0.9	)
Change in deferred tax asset value		36.8			—			—			36.8			—
Adjusted net income	$	11.9		$	34.4		$	13.5		$	76.4		$	34.6
Adjusted net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.10		$	0.29		$	0.11		$	0.63		$	0.27
Diluted	$	0.10		$	0.28		$	0.11		$	0.62		$	0.27

(1) Recorded in cost of sales

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.

Reconciliation of Gross Margin To Adjusted Gross Margin

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended									Year Ended
	December 28, 2014			September 28, 2014			December 29, 2013			December 28, 2014			December 29, 2013
Gross margin	$	104.4		$	132.8		$	105.5		$	465.6		$	416.5
Adjustments to reconcile gross margin to adjusted gross margin:
Accelerated depreciation on assets related to factory closures		4.7			1.8			1.2			6.5			8.7
Adjusted gross margin	$	109.1		$	134.6		$	106.7		$	472.1		$	425.2
Adjusted gross margin %		32.4	%		35.3	%		31.3	%		32.9	%		30.3	%

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	December 28, 2014		September 28, 2014		December 29, 2013
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	352.9	$	335.0	$	417.8
Short-term marketable securities		0.1		0.2		0.1
Receivables, net		124.0		142.3		127.4
Inventories		264.9		253.2		228.1
Other current assets		43.4		51.3		51.2
Total current assets		785.3		782.0		824.6
Property, plant and equipment, net		627.7		648.3		707.9
Intangible assets, net		37.2		40.0		31.7
Goodwill		209.2		211.3		169.3
Long-term securities		2.2		2.2		2.2
Other assets		30.5		63.5		60.3
Total assets	$	1,692.1	$	1,747.3	$	1,796.0
LIABILITIES, TEMPORARY EQUITY AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	106.2	$	110.8	$	95.8
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		129.6		107.4		88.0
Total current liabilities		235.8		218.2		183.8
Long-term debt		200.1		200.1		200.1
Other liabilities		58.7		69.3		48.0
Total liabilities		494.6		487.6		431.9
Temporary equity - deferred stock units		4.0		3.7		3.6
Total stockholders’ equity		1,193.5		1,256.0		1,360.5
Total liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders’ equity	$	1,692.1	$	1,747.3	$	1,796.0

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended			Year Ended
	December 28, 2014			December 28, 2014			December 29, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	(42.7	)	$	(35.2	)	$	5.0
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		37.2			139.7			145.2
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense		7.6			32.6			27.9
Non-cash restructuring and impairments expense		0.4			1.9			1.5
Gain on sale of equity investment		—			(1.4	)		—
Deferred income taxes, net		40.8			34.9			(4.8	)
Charge for (release of) litigation		—			4.4			(12.6	)
Other		(2.9	)		3.2			5.2
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions		5.9			13.6			8.7
Net cash provided by operating activities		46.3			193.7			176.1
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(13.2	)		(54.5	)		(75.2	)
Disposals of property, plant and equipment, net		3.8			3.8			—
Proceeds from sale of equity investment		—			2.1			—
Maturity of marketable securities		—			—			0.3
Other		0.2			(1.6	)		(2.1	)
Acquisitions and divestitures, net of cash acquired		—			(56.6	)		—
Net cash used in investing activities		(9.2	)		(106.8	)		(77.0	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of long-term debt		—			(200.0	)		(50.0	)
Borrowing from revolving credit facility		—			200.0			—
Proceeds from issuance of stock for share-based compensation arrangements		0.1			1.5			1.1
Purchase of treasury stock		(17.8	)		(142.4	)		(29.0	)
Shares withheld for employees taxes		(1.5	)		(9.2	)		(9.3	)
Other		—			(1.7	)		—
Net cash used in financing activities		(19.2	)		(151.8	)		(87.2	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		17.9			(64.9	)		11.9
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		335.0			417.8			405.9
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	352.9		$	352.9		$	417.8

Fairchild Semiconductor International, Inc.

Reconciliation of Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow

(In millions)

(Unaudited)

	Three Months Ended			Year Ended
	December 28, 2014			December 28, 2014			December 29, 2013
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	46.3		$	193.7		$	176.1
Capital expenditures		(13.2	)		(54.5	)		(75.2	)
Free cash flow	$	33.1		$	139.2		$	100.9

Editorial Contacts:

Fairchild Semiconductor:	Agency Contact:
Dan Janson	Topaz Partners
Investor Relations	Sarah Thomas
(207) 775-8660	(781) 404-2427
Email: investor@fairchildsemi.com	fairchild@topazpartners.com

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2

Information About Our Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Regulation G and other provisions of the securities laws regulate the use of financial measures that are not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (we refer to such measures as “non-GAAP financial measures”). In the press release included in this current report on Form 8-K, we provide information on “free cash flow”, “adjusted net income”, the related “adjusted earnings per share” (or “adjusted EPS”), “adjusted gross margin” and the related “adjusted gross margin percent,” each of which is a non-GAAP financial measure.

We believe these measures provide important supplemental information to investors. We use these measures, together with GAAP measures, for internal managerial purposes and as a means to evaluate period-to-period comparisons. However, we do not, and you should not, rely on non-GAAP financial measures alone as measures of our performance. We believe that non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of our operations that – when taken together with GAAP results and the reconciliations to corresponding GAAP financial measures that we also provide in our press releases – provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. We strongly encourage you to review all of our financial statements and publicly-filed reports in their entirety and to not rely on any single financial measure.

For information about our financial results as reported in accordance with GAAP, see Item 8 of Part II, “Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2013. For a quantitative reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP measures, see “Reconciliation of Net Income (Loss) to Adjusted Net Income”, “Reconciliation of Gross Margin to Adjusted Gross Margin” and “Reconciliation of Cash Provided by Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow” in Exhibit 99.1 included in this current report on Form 8-K.

Because non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized, it may not be possible to compare these financial measures with other companies’ non-GAAP financial measures, even if they have similar names.

Items That We Exclude In the Calculation of Adjusted Net Income (Loss)

Adjusted net income (loss), which we reconcile to net income (loss), excludes the following items:

• restructuring and impairments,

• costs associated with redemption of convertible debt,

• amortization of acquisition-related intangibles,

• gain on sale of equity investment,

• write down of assets held for sale,

• impairment/write-off of equity investment,

• gain associated with debt buyback,

• goodwill impairment loss,

• change in retirement plans,

• impairment of investments,

• loss on sale of securities,

• VAT expense on internal IP sale,

• charge for (release of) litigation,

• write-off of deferred financing fees,

• accelerated depreciation and inventory write-off (release) associated with factory closures,

• changes in deferred tax asset values,

• the tax effects associated with the above and other acquisition-related intangibles, and

• tax effects from finalized tax filings and positions.

Not all of these items are necessarily included in the calculation of net income (loss) each quarter. To understand which of the above items are included in the calculation of net income (loss), and excluded from the calculation of adjusted net income (loss), see the reconciliation data in Exhibit 99.1 included in this current report on Form 8-K.

Adjusted EPS is derived from adjusted net income (loss), using the same measures of outstanding shares as are used to calculate net income (loss) per share in accordance with GAAP.

Items That We Exclude In the Calculation of Adjusted Gross Margin

Adjusted gross margin, which we reconcile to gross margin, excludes accelerated depreciation, change in retirement plans, and inventory write-off (release) associated with fab closure.

Adjusted gross margin percent is derived from adjusted gross margin using the same measures of revenue as are used to calculate gross margin percent in accordance with GAAP.

Items That We Exclude In the Calculation of Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow, which we reconcile to cash provided by operating activities, excludes capital expenditures. Free cash flow is not intended as an alternative measure of cash flows provided by operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP.

We exclude these items for the following reasons:

• We believe such charges do not reflect results of our ongoing operations.

• We believe that, since such charges are not recorded in all periods, excluding them provides better comparability of our results of operations from period-to-period.

• Adjusted results provide an additional measure that our stockholders and debtholders have requested and expect as a means to project future results of operations.

• Although, for the reasons given above, our adjusted results may not be directly comparable with those of other companies, we believe they provide an additional point of comparison (particularly when viewed in the context of the reconciling data that we also provide) that investors may use to compare us with other companies in our industry, many of which also provide non-GAAP financial measures or highlight certain charges in their GAAP presentations.

• For comparison and projection purposes, GAAP measures alone may not provide all information that an investor may wish to consider. For example, amortization of acquisition-related intangibles, included in the GAAP measure, would be higher for a company that has grown through acquisitions than for a company that has grown internally. Excluding and explaining such charges as part of the presentation of the non-GAAP financial measure provides additional information for an investor to use, together with the GAAP measure, in comparing the performance of the two companies.