Actel Announces First Quarter 2009 Financial Results

-- Actel Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTL) today announced net revenues of $48.5 million for the first quarter of 2009, down 12 percent from the first quarter of 2008 and down 8 percent from the fourth quarter of 2008.

Non-GAAP net income, which excludes stock-based compensation, expenses associated with a restructuring initiated during the first quarter, and other non-recurring adjustments, was $0.8 million for the first quarter of 2009 compared with $2.9 million for the first quarter of 2008 and $3.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2008.

Including stock-based compensation, expenses associated with the restructuring, and other non-recurring adjustments in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), Actel reported a net loss of ($3.0) million, or ($0.11) per basic share, for the first quarter of 2009 compared with a net income of $0.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2008 and a net loss of ($12.5) million, or ($0.48) per basic share, for the fourth quarter of 2008. First quarter charges of $1.1 million for expenses associated with the restructuring adversely affected net income in accordance with GAAP for the first quarter of 2009.

Gross margin was 57.1 percent for the first quarter of 2009 compared with 58.5 percent for the first quarter of 2008 and 59.1 percent for the fourth quarter of 2008. Gross margin for the first quarter of 2009 was negatively impacted by a $1.5 million charge associated with low yield wafers.

Business Outlook – Second Quarter 2009

The Company believes that second quarter 2009 revenues will decline sequentially 1 percent to 7 percent. Gross margin is expected to be about 59 percent. Operating expenses are anticipated to come in at approximately $28 million, which excludes an estimated $1.8 million of stock-based compensation expense and $0.6 million associated with the acquisition of Pigeon Point Systems. Other income is expected to be about $1.2 million. The tax rate for the quarter is expected to be about 30 percent. Outstanding fully diluted share count is expected to be about 26.3 million shares.

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Conference Call

A conference call to discuss first quarter results will be held Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time. A live web cast and replay of the call will be available. Web cast and replay access information as well as financial and other statistical information can be found on Actel’s web site, www.actel.com.

Corporate Restructuring

Actel announced in January a company-wide restructuring plan to increase profitability. In conjunction with cost-reduction initiatives taken in the fourth quarter of 2008, the restructuring is expected to result in a quarterly reduction in expenses of approximately $6.5 million in the third quarter of 2010 compared with the third quarter of 2008. The Company estimates that approximately $5.5 million of the quarterly reductions will be in operating spending and that the balance of savings will be in cost of goods sold. The Company expects to record aggregate charges of $4.0 million to $4.5 million for severance and other costs related to the restructuring by the beginning of the third quarter of 2010, when the restructuring will be substantially complete.

About Actel

Actel is the leader in low-power FPGAs and mixed-signal FPGAs, offering the most comprehensive portfolio of system and power management solutions. Power Matters. Learn more at www.actel.com.