Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2021

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements Disclosure [Text Block]

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with United States (U.S.) generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X, and should be read in conjunction with the Xilinx, Inc. (Xilinx or the Company) consolidated financial statements filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 28, 2020. The interim financial statements are unaudited, but reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, of a normal, recurring nature necessary to provide a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the fiscal year ending April 3, 2021 or any future period.

The Company uses a 52- to 53-week fiscal year ending on the Saturday nearest March 31. Fiscal 2021 and fiscal 2020 are 53-week and 52-week years ending on April 3, 2021 and March 28, 2020, respectively. The quarter ended January 2, 2021 consisted of 14 weeks. The quarter ended December 28, 2019 consisted of 13 weeks.

Merger with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

On October 27, 2020, the Company announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated October 26, 2020 (as it may be amended from time to time, the Merger Agreement) with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., a Delaware corporation (AMD), and Thrones Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMD (Merger Sub), under which, subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permissible) waiver of the conditions set forth therein, Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, and the Company will survive the merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of AMD (Merger). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (Effective Time), each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than treasury shares and any shares of Company common stock held by AMD or Merger Sub) will be converted into the right to receive 1.7234 fully paid and non-assessable shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of AMD (with cash being paid, without interest and less applicable withholding taxes, in lieu of any fractional shares of AMD common stock).

The Merger has been approved by both the Company’s board of directors and the board of directors of AMD. The completion of the Merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including, among others, the approvals of the Company’s stockholders and AMD’s stockholders and the receipt of various regulatory approvals. Subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permissible) waiver of such conditions, the Merger is currently expected to close by the end of calendar year 2021. The Company cannot guarantee that the Merger will be completed on a timely basis or at all or that, if completed, it will be completed on the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement.

The aggregate financial advisor fees associated with the Merger are $90.0 million in total, $9.0 million of which was paid upon the public announcement of the Merger, and the remainder is contingent upon the closing of the Merger. The Company is also obligated to pay up to an additional $40.0 million calculated based on the extent to which the value of the Company’s shares in the Merger at the time of closing exceeds a specified threshold. If the Merger is not completed, the Company could be required to pay a termination fee of $1.00 billion to AMD under certain circumstances as described in the Merger Agreement.