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Transaction expected to close in 1H 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 9, 2014 - LSI Corporation (NASDAQ: LSI) announced today that its stockholders approved the previously announced merger agreement with Avago Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: AVGO) at a special meeting of stockholders. Upon the closing of the merger, stockholders of LSI will be entitled to receive $11.15 per share in cash, without interest, less any required tax withholding.

Completion of the merger is subject to remaining regulatory approvals in various jurisdictions and customary closing conditions. LSI expects the merger to close in the first half of 2014.

Forward-looking statements:

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About LSI

LSI Corporation (NASDAQ: LSI) designs semiconductors and software that accelerate storage and networking in datacenters, mobile networks and client computing. Our technology is the intelligence critical to enhanced application performance, and is applied in solutions created in collaboration with our partners. More information is available at www.lsi.com.

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