This press release is for informational purposes only, and it does not constitute an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell any securities. The Offer is being made pursuant to a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed by ON Semiconductor with the SEC on December 4, 2015. Fairchild filed a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC with respect to the Offer on December 4, 2015. THE TENDER OFFER MATERIALS (INCLUDING THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, THE RELATED LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND CERTAIN OTHER TENDER OFFER DOCUMENTS) AND THE SOLICITATION / RECOMMENDATION STATEMENT, INCLUDING IN EACH CASE ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS THERETO, CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. HOLDERS OF SHARES OF FAIRCHILD COMMON STOCK ARE URGED TO READ THESE DOCUMENTS CAREFULLY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT HOLDERS OF SHARES OF FAIRCHILD COMMON STOCK SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE MAKING ANY DECISION REGARDING TENDERING THEIR SHARES. The Offer to Purchase, the related Letter of Transmittal and certain other tender offer documents, as well as the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement, are being made available to all holders of shares of Fairchild common stock at no expense to them. The tender offer materials and the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement are available at no charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

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