PRESS RELEASE DATED AUGUST 13, 1996
Published on August 21, 1996
EXHIBIT 99.6
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AMD COMPLETES OFFER OF $400 MILLION OF SENIOR
SECURED NOTES
SUNNYVALE, CA--AUGUST 13, 1996--AMD announced that it has completed an
offering of $400 million of 11 percent senior secured notes due in the year
2003. The offering was underwritten by Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities
Corporation and BA Securities, Inc. The senior secured notes were priced at par.
The net proceeds of the offering will be used to repay an existing $150
million term loan and for general corporate purposes.
AMD is a global supplier of integrated circuits for the personal and
networked computer and communications markets. A Fortune 500 company, AMD
produces processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices, and products
for communications and networking applications. Founded in 1969, AMD is based in
Sunnyvale, California, and has sales and manufacturing facilities worldwide.
(NYSE:AMD)
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