Qorvo® Announces $500 Million Accelerated Share Repurchase

GREENSBORO, N.C. and HILLSBORO, Ore., Feb. 17, 2016 -- Qorvo®, Inc. (NASDAQ:QRVO), a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications, today announced it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase program (ASR) with Bank of America, N.A. (BofA), to repurchase $500 million of Qorvo’s common stock.

Under the terms of the ASR, Qorvo has agreed to repurchase $500 million in total of its common stock from BofA, $250 million of which will be subject to a maximum and minimum share price. The final number of shares to be repurchased will be based generally on Qorvo’s volume-weighted average stock price, less a discount, during the term of the ASR. The ASR is expected to be completed in the first quarter of Qorvo’s fiscal year 2017. The ASR is part of the Company's previously announced $1 billion share repurchase program approved by its Board of Directors in November 2015. After giving effect to the ASR, approximately $250 million will remain authorized under this program for future repurchases.

About Qorvo

Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO) is a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and aerospace/defense applications. Qorvo was formed following the merger of RFMD and TriQuint, and has more than 7,000 global employees dedicated to delivering solutions for everything that connects the world. Qorvo has the industry's broadest portfolio of products and core technologies; world-class ISO9001-, ISO 14001- and ISO/TS 16949-certified manufacturing facilities; and is a DoD-accredited 'Trusted Source' (Category 1A) for GaAs, GaN and BAW products and services. For the industry's leading core RF solutions, visit www.qorvo.com.

Qorvo is a registered trademark of Qorvo, Inc. in the U.S. and in other countries.

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At Qorvo®
Doug DeLieto
VP, IR
336-678-7088

Steve Buhaly
CFO
503-615-9401

At the Financial Relations Board
Joe Calabrese
Vice President
212-827-3772