Nexperia. Dear Readers in and around Newport

Nexperia
Dear Readers in and around Newport,
You will have seen over the last Pew weeks a lot of talk in the media and elsewhere about the Future of the Newport Fab and its change in ownership to Nexperia. I am Charles Smit, SVP Si General Counsel and a Board Director at Nexperia. On behalf of Nexperia, I want to provide as much clarity and certainty as I can.
Let me be very clear. Nexperia is here to stay in Newport and this Fab is our priority. Working with the former owners the Fab became an important part of the Nexperia world. We were a long-time customer and made significant investments in NWF in 2019. The business recently faced significant financial constraints and working with the former owners, we were able to find a solution to these financial challenges. Taking over the business has also allowed us to pay off a £17m debt owed to the Welsh Government. These funds can now be reinvested in South Wales.
Taking core of the finances now means we can take care of the most important port of the business. The people who work in it. As a company that has been operating successfully for over 70 years and has run a very similar and successful fab in Manchester with 900 employees since 1970, we could not have achieved our success without taking care of our people.
Under Nexperia's leadership, Newport Wafer Fab will be a brilliant place to work for current and future generations to come. Through Nexperia's global network, we will bring great opportunities for the Newport economy and do our best to help build prosperity throughout the community. This includes Nexperia's intention to invest significantly in the Fab to ensure its success for the long term.
We have also agreed to the spin out of various ongoing Compound Semiconductor activities to a separate new organization, and Drew Nelson, is providing his commitment below, as we are, that we will work closely together to ensure this is done in a way which gets the best result for South Wales and preserves all the key initiatives of the Compound Semiconductor Cluster.
We are both very excited about the future of the South Wales semiconductor industry. Charles Smit and Drew Nelson