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Qimonda Welcomes Announcement of Infineon Sale of Qimonda Shares.


MUNICH, Germany -- Qimonda AG (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: QI) welcomed the announcement today by Infineon Technologies For the raceway, see .

Infineon Technologies AG (ISIN: DE0006231004, FWB: IFX, NYSE: IFX) was founded in April 1999 when the semiconductor operations of parent company, Siemens AG, were spun off to form a separate legal entity.
 AG (FSE/NYSE: IFX IFX - ["Type Reconstruction with First-Class Polymorphic Values", J. O'Toole et al, SIGPLAN Notices 24(7):207-217 (Jul 1989)]. ) to offer American Depositary Shares American Depositary Share (ADS)

Foreign stock issued in the US and registered in the ADR system.
 (ADSs) to reduce its equity interest in Qimonda.

As mentioned in the Infineon announcement, Qimonda today filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including a prospectus supplement relating to relating to relate prepconcernant

relating to relate prepbezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc 
 a proposed secondary offering of 25 million American Depositary Shares (ADS), plus an additional over-allotment option of up to 3.75 million ADS. Assuming that the sale proceeds as planned, Infineon's interest in Qimonda would be reduced to 78.6 percent. Furthermore, if the greenshoe option Greenshoe Option

An option that allows the underwriting of an IPO to sell additional shares to the public if the demand is high.

Notes:
The name comes from the fact that the Green Shoe Company was the first to issue this type of option.
 is exercised in full, Infineon's interest in Qimonda would be further reduced to 77.5 percent. Each ADS represents one ordinary share of Qimonda.

Additionally, Infineon announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary

A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock.

Notes:
In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners.
 Infineon Technologies Investment B.V. intends to offer exchangeable notes to non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933. If the maximum amount of exchangeable notes is issued and later exchanged for Qimonda shares, Qimonda's free float Free float

An exchange rate system characterized by the absence of government intervention. Also known as clean float.
 would increase by a further 5 percent.

Concurrently with these transactions, Infineon intends to lend an affiliate of U.S. investment bank JP Morgan Securities, up to 10 million Qimonda ADSs alongside its placement of the exchangeable bond exchangeable bond

A special type of convertible security that permits the holder to exchange the bond for shares of a company in which the issuer has an ownership position.
.

Qimonda will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the securities sold or loaned by Infineon.

Citi, Credit Suisse The Credit Suisse Group (SWX:CSGN, NYSE: CS) is a financial services company, headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. It is the second-largest Swiss bank, behind UBS AG. , and J.P. Morgan are acting as joint bookrunners for the offering of ADSs.

When available, a copy of the prospectus relating to the ADSs may be obtained from Citi, Brooklyn Army Terminal The Brooklyn Army Terminal consists of large complex of piers, docks, warehouses, cranes, railroad sidings and cargo loading equipment. The terminal was responsible for shipment of army equipment and personnel overseas. , 140 58th Street, 8 th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220 (Tel: +1-718-765-6732) or Credit Suisse, Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue Madison Avenue, celebrated street of Manhattan, borough of New York City. It runs from Madison Square (23d St.) to the Madison Bridge over the Harlem River (138th St.). In the 1940s and 50s, some of the major U.S. , New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, NY 10010, (Tel: +1-800-221-1037) or JPMorgan, Prospectus Library, 4 Chase Metrotech Center, CS Level, Brooklyn, NY 11245 (Tel: +1-718-242-8002).. It may also be accessed through our website at www.infineon.com, Qimonda's website at www.qimonda.com or directly through the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov.

This press release does not constitute an offer of the exchangeable bonds of Infineon for sale in the United States. The exchangeable bonds have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.

About Qimonda

Qimonda AG (NYSE: QI) is a leading global memory supplier with a broad diversified DRAM product portfolio. The company generated net sales Net Sales

The amount a seller receives from the buyer after costs associated with the sale are deducted.

Notes:
This amount is calculated by subtracting the following items from gross sales: merchandise returned for credit, allowances for damaged or missing goods, freight
 of EU3.81 billion in its 2006 financial year and has approximately 13,000 employees worldwide. Qimonda has access to five 300mm manufacturing sites on three continents and operates six major R&D facilities. The company provides DRAM products for a wide variety of applications, including in the computing, infrastructure, graphics, mobile and consumer areas, using its power saving technologies and designs. Further information is available at www.qimonda.com.

Disclaimer:

Certain statements in this press information, and other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of Qimonda AG, are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, including statements regarding Qimonda's future results of operations and financial position, Qimonda's business strategy and plans, and Qimonda's objectives for future operations, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of these laws. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "expects", "intends", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "thinks", "estimates", "seeks", "predicts", "potential", and similar expressions. Although Qimonda believes that these statements are based on reasonable assumptions, they are subject to numerous factors, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual outcomes and results to be materially different from those projected. These factors, risks and uncertainties include those listed under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the prospectus filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 11, 2007, including those documents incorporated therein by reference, as part of the registration statement on Form F-3 and the prospectus supplement, subject to completion, dated September 11, 2007, as filed with the SEC. Those factors, among others, could cause Qimonda's actual results and performance to differ materially from the results and performance projected in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements. As you read and consider the prospectus, you should carefully understand that the forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance or results. These factors expressly qualify all subsequent oral and written forward-looking statements attributable to Qimonda or persons acting on Qimonda's behalf. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and Qimonda cannot predict those events or how they may affect us. Except for any ongoing obligations to disclose material information as required by the federal securities laws, Qimonda does not have any intention or obligation to update forward-looking-statements after the date of this presentation.
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