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Business Combinations
3 Months Ended
Jan. 02, 2026
Business Combination, Asset Acquisition, Transaction between Entities under Common Control, and Joint Venture Formation [Abstract]  
PENDING TRANSACTION WITH QORVO
13.    PENDING TRANSACTION WITH QORVO

On October 27, 2025, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) with Qorvo, Inc. (“Qorvo”), Comet Acquisition Corp. (“Merger Sub I”), and Comet Acquisition II, LLC (“Merger Sub II”) in a cash-and-stock transaction, pursuant to which Merger Sub I will be merged with and into Qorvo (the “First Merger”), with Qorvo as the surviving entity in the First Merger (the “Surviving Corporation”) and the Surviving Corporation continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and immediately following the First Merger, and as the second step in a single integrated transaction with the First Merger, the Surviving Corporation will be merged with and into Merger Sub II (the “Second Merger,” and together with the First Merger, the “Mergers”), with Merger Sub II as the surviving entity in the Second Merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Qorvo shareholders will receive 0.960 of a share of Skyworks common stock and $32.50 per share in cash upon the completion of the transaction, representing a combined company enterprise value of approximately $22.0 billion based on market close on October 27, 2025. The transaction will close after receipt of regulatory approvals, certain approvals of Qorvo and Skyworks shareholders, and satisfaction of other customary closing conditions. The transaction is currently expected to close early in calendar year 2027.

The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for each of Skyworks and Qorvo. Under specified circumstances, including termination by a party to accept a superior proposal or termination by the other party upon a change in such party’s board of directors’ recommendation to its stockholders, each of Qorvo and Skyworks will be required to pay the other party a termination fee of $298.7 million, as more fully described in the Merger Agreement. Alternatively, under certain specified circumstances, including termination following an injunction arising in connection with certain antitrust or foreign investment laws, or failure to receive certain required regulatory approvals of specified governmental authorities, Skyworks will be required to pay Qorvo a termination fee of $100.0 million, as more fully described in the Merger Agreement.

Each of Skyworks’ special meeting of stockholders and Qorvo’s special meeting of stockholders will be held virtually on February 11, 2026 at 11:30 AM, Pacific Time (unless adjourned or postponed to a later date).

On February 5, 2026, Skyworks and Qorvo each received a Request for Additional Information and Documentary Material (the “Second Request”) from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) in connection with the transaction. The Second Request was issued under notification requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”). The effect of the Second Request is to extend the waiting period imposed by the HSR Act until 30 days after Skyworks and Qorvo have substantially complied with the Second Request, unless that period is voluntarily extended by the parties or terminated sooner by the FTC.

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Company entered into a commitment letter (“Bridge Commitment Letter”) on October 27, 2025, with Goldman Sachs Bank USA, which committed to provide, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, up to $3,050.0 million of senior unsecured bridge term loans for the purpose of financing a portion
of the cash portion of the consideration to be paid to Qorvo stockholders, paying related fees and expenses in connection with the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and, in certain circumstances, to refinance certain of Qorvo’s senior notes. The receipt of financing by the Company is not a condition to our obligation to consummate the Mergers.

Pursuant to the terms of the Bridge Commitment Letter, $1,550.0 million of the senior unsecured bridge term loans had been specifically designated to represent the principal amount of Qorvo’s outstanding senior notes (the “Qorvo Notes Tranche”), and if a ratings decline (as defined in the applicable Qorvo indenture as in effect on the date of the commitment letter) did not occur on or prior to December 27, 2025 (which date would be extended so long as the rating of any series of Qorvo’s outstanding senior notes was under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade), then the aggregate commitments in respect of the Qorvo Notes Tranche under the Bridge Commitment Letter would be automatically permanently reduced dollar-for-dollar by the aggregate principal amount of Qorvo’s senior notes. On December 28, 2025, Goldman Sachs Bank USA notified the Company that there was no such ratings decline, no rating as to any series of Qorvo’s outstanding senior notes was under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade, and therefore the Qorvo Notes Tranche had been permanently reduced to $0.00. As a result, as of January 2, 2026, Goldman Sachs Bank USA has committed to provide up to $1,500.0 million of senior unsecured bridge term loans.

Transaction costs were $37.1 million recorded within selling, general, and administrative expense during the three months ended January 2, 2026. These costs mainly consisted of professional fees and administrative costs for the pending transaction and were expensed as incurred in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.