GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — (Marketwire) — 01/30/13 —

* Net sales $358 million, in line with outlook

* Adjusted operating loss(1)) $133 million, 55% improvement since Q1
2012

* NovaThor shipments grew 45% sequentially

Geneva, Switzerland, January 30, 2013 – ST-Ericsson, a joint venture
of
STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) and Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), reported
financial
results for the fourth fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2012.

Sales in the fourth quarter were approximately flat sequentially, in line
with
the guidance provided, reflecting growing contribution from NovaThor
platform
shipments as well as $43 million revenues from IP licensing. NovaThor
ModAp
shipments grew by 45% sequentially to 10.7 million units.

Adjusted operating loss decreased to $133 million as a further result
of the
execution of the strategic plan announced in April. Since the first
quarter
2012 operating losses have been reduced by 55%, decreasing by $164 million.

Didier Lamouche, President and CEO, commented: “The fourth quarter was
again a
quarter of solid execution for us with revenues coming in as expected
and a
major growth of the shipments of our NovaThor platform, in part thanks
to the
new Samsung GALAXY S III mini. We have continued to execute
steadily and
aggressively on our strategy and delivered on our commitments to
improve our
financial results, further reducing our losses and controlling
expenses.
However, we recognize that the level of losses and use of cash remains
very
high.”

Samples of ST-Ericsson-s first LTE ModAp products became available in
December
and the first NovaThor L8580 ModAp platform based on
STMicroelectronics-
advanced 28nm FD-SOI process was demonstrated on January 7 at CES.

“We are also continuing to execute relentlessly against our committed
roadmap,”
continued Lamouche. “We have reached key maturity milestones with our
advanced
LTE modem which is in testing with customers and is anticipated
to be
commercialized as part of our NovaThor L8540 ModAp platform in 2013. As
promised
less than a year ago we also unveiled our newest chipset – the NovaThor
L8580
ModAp – which is the first product to use FD-SOI technology and is the
world-s
fastest and lowest power integrated LTE modem and application
processor
platform, confirming the disruptive nature of FD-SOI technology.”

Additional financial information

During the fourth quarter Ericsson and ST waived their credit of $1546
million
under the parents- loan.

Non-GAAP net income in the fourth quarter 2012 was $71 million, including
gain
from the debt forgiveness, impairment of intangible assets and write
off of
certain deferred tax assets.

The net financial position(2) )at the end of the fourth quarter was
positive $37
million, reflecting the cancellation of the parents- loan facility.

Inventory decreased by $33 million reaching $147 million at the end
of the
fourth quarter.
Net operating cash flow decreased slightly, reaching a negative $152
million.

The fourth quarter 2012 closing is based on a going concern assumption. In
the
month of December 2012 ST-Ericsson shareholders issued press releases about
their future intent with respect to ST-Ericsson. Following the uncertainty
resulting from these announcements we cannot exclude that the ST-Ericsson
Financial Statements could be further negatively affected by ST-Ericsson-s
future scenario.

Outlook

For the first quarter 2013, ST-Ericsson expects a very significant
sequential
decline in net sales, mainly resulting, in addition to the first
quarter
seasonality, from a combination of no revenues from licensing expected
in the
quarter and further weakening of legacy product sales.

Footnotes

1) The adjusted operating income/(loss) is defined as the
operating
income/(loss) reported before amortization of acquisition-related
intangibles
and restructuring charges and is used by management to help
enhance the
understanding of ongoing operations and to communicate the impact of the
items
on the operating loss as reported.

2) Net financial position represents the balance between financial assets,
which
comprise cash, cash equivalents and short-term deposits, and financial
debt
which includes bank overdrafts and parent companies short-term bridge
credit
facilities.

3) Net operating cash flow is defined as net cash from operating
activities,
less capital expenditure and less restructuring charges.

4) The fourth quarter 2012 closing is based on a going concern
assumption. The
valuation of several items in the financial report is based upon our
best
estimate using preliminary information available to us and under this
going
concern assumption. In the month of December 2012 ST-Ericsson-
shareholders
issued press releases about their future intent with respect to ST-
Ericsson, on
December 10(th) by STMicroelectronics and on December 20(th) by Ericsson.

Following the uncertainty resulting from these announcements, the
carrying
amounts of goodwill and intangible assets have been substantially
impaired. We
cannot exclude that the ST-Ericsson Financial Statements could be
further
negatively affected by ST-Ericsson-s future scenario.

Notes to editors

ST-Ericsson invites journalists, analysts and investors to a conference
call
scheduled on January 31 at 5 p.m. CET. Call-in numbers, a live webcast of
the
conference call, as well as supporting slides, will be available at
.

About ST-Ericsson

ST-Ericsson is a world leader in developing and delivering a complete
portfolio
of innovative mobile platforms and cutting-edge wireless semiconductor
solutions
across the broad spectrum of mobile technologies. ST-Ericsson was
established as
a 50/50 joint venture by STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) and
Ericsson
(NASDAQ: ERIC) in February 2009, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

The ST-Ericsson results reported in this press release do not reflect in
their
entirety the results of the Wireless Segment of STMicroelectronics,
which
include other activities that are not part of ST-Ericsson.

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This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve
inherent
risks and uncertainties. We have identified certain important factors that
may
cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in such
forward-
looking statements. For a detailed description of risk factors see
STMicroelectronics- (NYSE: STM) and Ericsson-s (NASDAQ: ERIC) filings with
the US
Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly each company-s latest
published
Annual Report on Form 20-F.

Forward looking statements contained in this press release and the fourth
quarter 2012 closing are based on a going concern assumption. In the month
of
December 2012 ST-Ericsson- shareholders issued press releases about their
future
intent with respect to ST-Ericsson, on December 10(th) by
STMicroelectronics and
on December 20(th) by Ericsson.
Please read this press release in conjunction with this information.

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