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Motorola Announces Filing of Form 8-K with Pro Forma Historical Results

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Motorola, a global leader in wireless, broadband, and automotive communications technologies, expects to file a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2004. This move comes after the company distributed its remaining equity interest in Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. to Motorola shareholders on December 2, 2004. The filing will provide historical unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements reflecting the completion of the separation.

As part of this announcement, Motorola has scheduled a conference call to discuss the pro forma historical results. The call will be held at 4:00 p.m. Central Time U.S.A. on December 8, 2004, and will be available through the company's investor relations website at http://www.motorola.com/investor. Additionally, quarterly financial results for 2003 and the first three quarters of 2004, presenting Freescale Semiconductor on a discontinued operations basis, will be released on the same date.

Key Takeaways:

  • Motorola expects to file a Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 8, 2004, providing historical unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements on the completion of the Freescale separation.
  • The company distributed its remaining equity interest in Freescale to Motorola shareholders on December 2, 2004.
  • A conference call will be held at 4:00 p.m. Central Time U.S.A. on December 8, 2004, to discuss the pro forma historical results.
  • Quarterly financial results for 2003 and the first three quarters of 2004 will be released on the same date, presenting Freescale Semiconductor on a discontinued operations basis.
  • The format of these quarterly results will be consistent with what Motorola expects to use for its fourth-quarter 2004 results announced in January 2005.
  • Motorola's fiscal 2003 revenues were $27.1 billion.
  • The company's separation from Freescale Semiconductor was a significant milestone in its corporate history.

Statistics:

  • December 8, 2004, is the expected filing date for Motorola's Form 8-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  • $27.1 billion was Motorola's total sales in 2003.
  • The company distributed its remaining equity interest in Freescale to Motorola shareholders on December 2, 2004.
  • The conference call to discuss pro forma historical results will be held at 4:00 p.m. Central Time U.S.A. on December 8, 2004.
  • Quarterly financial results for 2003 and the first three quarters of 2004 will be released on the same date.

Sources:

  • Motorola, Inc. press release, December 8, 2004
  • http://www.motorola.com/investor
  • Contact: Jennifer Weyrauch of Motorola, +1-847-435-5320, Jennifer.Weyrauch@motorola.com

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