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Exhibit 99.1

Contact: Ray Wallin                                        
Micrel, Incorporated                    
2180 Fortune Drive
San Jose, CA 95131
Phone: (408) 944-0800
Press Release
MICREL REPORTS 2012 FOURTH QUARTER
AND FULL YEAR FINANCIAL RESULTS

Fourth quarter revenues of $62.3 million, slightly down from $62.9 million in the third quarter
Full year revenues of $250.1 million, compared to $259.0 million in 2011
One-time non-cash write-off for California deferred tax asset of $7.6 million ($0.13 per diluted share) due to the passage of California Proposition 39
Fourth quarter GAAP net loss of $5.7 million, or a loss of $0.10 per diluted share
Fourth quarter Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.06 compared to $0.10 in the prior quarter
Full year GAAP net income of $10.4 million, or $0.17 per diluted share
Full year Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share of $0.38 compared to $0.60 in 2011
Gross margin of 50.3% and 53.1% for the fourth quarter and full year 2012, respectively, compared to 50.5% and 55.3% in the fourth quarter and full year 2011
During 2012, the Company repurchased 3.4 million shares of Micrel common stock for a total of $34.6 million
During the fourth quarter, Micrel's Board of Directors authorized an accelerated cash dividend of $0.0425 per share of common stock made payable on December 27, 2012 to shareholders of record on December 18, 2012

San Jose, CA, Jan. 31, 2013 - Micrel, Incorporated (Nasdaq NM: MCRL), a leading global manufacturer of IC solutions for the worldwide high performance linear and power, LAN and timing and communications markets, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012.
Fourth quarter revenues totaled $62.3 million, a decrease of $0.6 million, or 1.0%, from $62.9 million in the third quarter of 2012 and an increase of 6.1% from $58.8 million in the prior year's period.




Micrel Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results
January 31, 2013

Fourth quarter 2012 GAAP net loss of $5.7 million, or a loss of $0.10 per diluted share, compares to third quarter 2012 GAAP net income of $4.7 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, and GAAP net income of $5.0 million, or $0.08 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2011. During the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company recorded a one-time non-cash charge of $7.6 million related to the write-off of a deferred tax asset as a result of certain provisions of the California State Tax Code that were revised during the fourth quarter with the passage of Proposition 39. The Company currently expects that in 2013 and beyond, Micrel's income subject to tax in California will be lower than under the prior tax law and that Micrel's California deferred tax assets are, therefore, less likely to be realized. 
The fourth quarter 2012 non-GAAP net income of $3.4 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, compares to third quarter 2012 non-GAAP net income of $5.8 million, or $0.10 per diluted share, and non-GAAP net income of $6.1 million, or $0.10 per diluted share in the same period of 2011. A reconciliation of the GAAP net income to non-GAAP net income is provided in the financial tables at the end of this press release. Non-GAAP results exclude the impact of stock-based compensation expense with the related tax effects and deferred tax asset adjustment.
For the full year ended December 31, 2012, revenues totaled $250.1 million, down $8.9 million, from $259.0 for the full year ended December 31, 2011. GAAP net income for 2012 was $10.4 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared with GAAP net income of $34.0 million or $0.55 per diluted share in 2011. Non-GAAP net income in 2012 was $23.0 million or $0.38 per diluted share, compared with non-GAAP net income of $37.8 million or $0.60 per diluted share, in 2011. Gross margin for 2012 was 53.1% compared to 55.3% in 2011.
Commenting on the 2012 fourth quarter and full year results, Micrel's President and CEO Ray Zinn said, “In light of the difficult macroeconomic and industry environment, we are pleased with our financial and operational results for 2012. Bookings during 2012 were solid and yielded a book-to-bill ratio of approximately one for the full year. In addition, we continue to maintain a strong balance sheet and ended 2012 with cash, cash equivalents and short term investments of $103.6 million, or $1.72 per share. We remain focused on increasing shareholder value through our quarterly dividend payments and stock repurchase program. During 2012, we raised our quarterly cash dividend per share and also invested $34.6 million in the repurchase of 3.4 million shares of Micrel common stock.”





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Micrel Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results
January 31, 2013

Outlook
Mr. Zinn continued, “As a result of the sluggish macroeconomic environment, 2012 was one of the most difficult years of the past decade for the entire semiconductor industry. Consequently, we believe semiconductor customers significantly reduced inventory levels during the year which resulted in relatively short lead times and caused the industry as a whole to ship below actual demand. We believe that we are seeing a bottom to the industry decline and we expect growth in the industry to resume. We expect lead times to increase and inventory levels to normalize towards the second half of the year resulting in modest full-year growth in 2013 for the industry.
“Based upon current inventory levels and demand estimates, the Company projects first quarter 2013 revenue growth will be in a range of minus 6% to plus 3% on a sequential basis.  Gross profit margin is expected to be in the range of 51.0% to 52.0%.  In addition, the Company estimates that first quarter 2013 GAAP net income will be approximately $0.05 to $0.10 per diluted share,” Mr. Zinn concluded.
Dividend
During the fourth quarter, Micrel's Board of Directors authorized an accelerated quarterly cash dividend of $0.0425 per share of common stock. The payment of this dividend was made on December 27, 2012 to shareholders of record as of December 18, 2012.
Share Repurchase Plan
In the fourth quarter of 2012, the Company repurchased 0.6 million shares for a total of $6.1 million. For the full year, the Company repurchased 3.4 million shares for a total of $34.6 million. As of December 31, 2012, up to approximately $19.1 million of additional repurchases of the Company's stock remained under the stock repurchase plan authorized by the Board of Directors. The authorization will stay in effect until the aggregate authorized amount is expended or the authorization is modified by the Board of Directors. Going forward, the timing and amount of any repurchase of shares will continue to be determined by the Company's management based upon its evaluation of market conditions, cash on hand and various other factors. These repurchases may occur from time to time in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions provided that the repurchases are made in accordance with the terms of Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Enhancing shareholder value continues through Micrel's stock repurchase program and quarterly dividend payments. 





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Micrel Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results
January 31, 2013

Conference Call
The Company will host a conference call today, January 31, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (1:30 p.m. Pacific Time). President and Chief Executive Officer, Raymond Zinn, and Chief Financial Officer, Ray Wallin, will present an overview of the 2012 fourth quarter and full year financial results, discuss current business conditions, and then respond to questions.
The call is available, live, to any interested party, on a listen-only basis, by dialing (866) 200-6965 and entering the participant code 23427583 followed by the # key.` For international callers, please dial (646) 216-7221 and enter the participant code 23427583 followed by the # key. A live webcast will also be available at the 'Investors' section of Micrel's website at: www.micrel.com. An audio replay of the conference call will be available for all interested parties through February 7, 2013, by dialing (866) 206-0173 or (646) 216-7204 and entering the participant code 278766 followed by the # key. The webcast replay will also be available on the Company's website.

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Micrel Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results
January 31, 2013

Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This press release includes statements that qualify as forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements about the following topics: our expectations regarding future financial results, including revenues, customer demand and inventories, order lead times, backlog, turns-fill requirements, net income, earnings per share, gross margin, average selling prices, the effect of cost-control efforts, supply chain constraints, channel inventory levels and trends, capacity utilization, development of new products, design wins and customer order patterns, and the nature and extent of macro-economic and industry trends. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause the actual results to differ materially. Those risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, such factors as: softness in demand for our products; customer decisions to cancel, rescheduling, or delayed orders for our products; the effect that lead times and channel inventories have on the demand for our products; economic or financial difficulties experienced by our customers; the effect of business conditions in the computer, wireless, telecommunications and industrial markets; the impact of any previous or future acquisitions; changes in demand for the Company's products; the impact of competitive products and pricing and alternative technological advances; the accuracy of estimates used to prepare the Company's financial statements and forecasts; the global economic situation; the ability of the Company's vendors and subcontractors to supply or manufacture the Company's products in a timely manner; the timely and successful development and market acceptance of new products and upgrades to existing products; softness in the economy and the U.S. stock markets as a whole; fluctuations in the market price of Micrel's common stock and other market conditions; the difficulty of predicting our future cash needs; the nature of other investment opportunities available to the Company from time to time; Micrel's operating cash flow, and economic and industry projections. For further discussion of these risks and uncertainties, please refer to the documents the Company files with the SEC from time to time, including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. All forward-looking statements are made as of today, and the Company disclaims any duty to update such statements.

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Micrel Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results
January 31, 2013

Non-GAAP Reporting
The Company presents non-GAAP financial measures only because investors and financial analysts use non-GAAP results in their analysis of historical results and projections of the Company's future operating results. The Company's management uses non-GAAP measures on a limited basis, primarily for employee performance-based compensation. In order to facilitate the computation of non-GAAP results for the financial analyst community and investors, the Company makes reference to non-GAAP net income and earnings per share. These non-GAAP results exclude the impact of stock-based compensation expense with related taxes and, write-off of California deferred tax asset. Micrel references those results to allow a better comparison of results in the current period to those in prior periods and to provide insight to the Company's on-going operating performance after exclusion of these items. The Company has reconciled such non-GAAP results to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in the financial tables at the end of this press release.
Reference to these non-GAAP results should be considered in addition to results that are prepared under current accounting standards, but should not be considered a substitute for results that are presented in accordance with GAAP. It should also be noted that Micrel's non-GAAP information may be different from the non-GAAP information provided by other companies.
About Micrel
Micrel, Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of IC solutions for the worldwide high performance linear and power, LAN and timing and communications markets. The Company's products include advanced mixed-signal, analog and power semiconductors; high performance communication, clock management, Ethernet switch and physical layer transceiver ICs. Company customers include leading manufacturers of enterprise, consumer, industrial, mobile, telecommunications, automotive, and computer products. Corporation headquarters and state-of-the-art wafer fabrication facilities are located in San Jose, CA, with regional sales and support offices and advanced technology design centers situated throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia. In addition, the Company maintains an extensive network of distributors and reps worldwide. Web: www.micrel.com.
For further information, contact Ray Wallin at: Micrel, Incorporated, 2180 Fortune Drive, San Jose, California 95131, (408) 944-0800; or visit the Micrel website at: www.micrel.com.
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Micrel Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results
January 31, 2013


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MICREL, INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2012
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
Net revenues
$
62,334

 
$
62,928

 
$
58,777

 
$
250,112

 
$
259,025

Cost of revenues*
30,984

 
29,661

 
29,084

 
117,185

 
115,881

Gross profit
31,350

 
33,267

 
29,693

 
132,927

 
143,144

Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Research and development*
14,597

 
15,341

 
12,563

 
57,182

 
49,952

     Selling, general and administrative*
12,824

 
11,847

 
11,667

 
48,010

 
46,415

          Total operating expenses
27,421

 
27,188

 
24,230

 
105,192

 
96,367

Income from operations
3,929

 
6,079

 
5,463

 
27,735

 
46,777

Interest and other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Interest income
158

 
166

 
150

 
712

 
703

   Interest expense

 
47

 
(1
)
 

 
(19
)
   Other income (expense)
(32
)
 
2

 

 
(153
)
 
141

         Interest and other income (expense), net
126

 
215

 
149

 
559

 
825

Income before income taxes and noncontrolling interest
4,055

 
6,294

 
5,612

 
28,294

 
47,602

Provision for income taxes**
9,779

 
1,600

 
594

 
17,877

 
13,586

Net income (loss)
(5,724
)
 
4,694

 
5,018

 
10,417

 
34,016

Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
3

 
(9
)
 

 
(10
)
 

Net income (loss) attributable to Micrel, Incorporated
$
(5,721
)
 
$
4,685

 
$
5,018

 
$
10,407

 
$
34,016

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) per share attributable to Micrel, Incorporated:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Basic
$
(0.10
)
 
$
0.08

 
$
0.08

 
$
0.17

 
$
0.55

    Diluted
$
(0.10
)
 
$
0.08

 
$
0.08

 
$
0.17

 
$
0.55

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares used in computing per share amounts:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Basic
58,172

 
59,242

 
61,379

 
59,623

 
61,609

    Diluted
58,172

 
59,889

 
61,938

 
60,288

 
62,371

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 * Includes amortization of stock-based
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     compensation as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
      Cost of revenues
$
338

 
$
274

 
$
237

 
$
1,178

 
$
1,009

      Research and development
929

 
646

 
735

 
3,132

 
2,401

      Selling, general and administrative
995

 
719

 
707

 
3,282

 
2,444

     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
**Includes $7.6 million reserve established against the Company's deferred tax assets in the fourth quarter of 2012 due to a change in California tax laws.

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Micrel Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results
January 31, 2013

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MICREL, INCORPORATED
SUPPLEMENTAL RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP RESULTS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Twelve Months Ended
 
December 31,
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2012
 
2012
 
2011
 
2012
 
2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP net income (loss) attributable to Micrel, Incorporated
$
(5,721
)
 
$
4,685

 
$
5,018

 
$
10,407

 
$
34,016

   Adjustments :
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Stock-based compensation included in:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       Cost of revenues
338

 
274

 
237

 
1,178

 
1,009

       Research and development
929

 
646

 
735

 
3,132

 
2,401

       Selling, general and administrative
995

 
719

 
707

 
3,282

 
2,444

     Tax effect of adjustments
(720
)
 
(558
)
 
(600
)
 
(2,583
)
 
(2,104
)
     Stock-based compensation adjustments
1,542

 
1,081

 
1,079

 
5,009

 
3,750

     Write-off of California deferred tax asset
7,627

 

 

 
7,627

 

Non-GAAP net income attributable to Micrel, Incorporated*
$
3,448

 
$
5,766

 
$
6,097

 
$
23,043

 
$
37,766

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Non-GAAP shares used in computing non-GAAP income per share attributable to Micrel, Incorporated:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Basic
58,172

 
59,242

 
61,379

 
59,623

 
61,609

    Diluted
58,790

 
60,177

 
62,266

 
60,288

 
62,676

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP net income (loss) per share - Basic
$
(0.10
)
 
$
0.08

 
$
0.08

 
$
0.17

 
$
0.55

Total adjustments to GAAP net income (loss)
0.16

 
0.02

 
0.02

 
0.22

 
0.06

Non-GAAP net income per share - Basic
$
0.06

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.39

 
$
0.61

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
GAAP net income (loss) per share - Diluted
$
(0.10
)
 
$
0.08

 
$
0.08

 
$
0.17

 
$
0.55

Total adjustments to GAAP net income (loss)
0.16

 
0.02

 
0.02

 
0.21

 
0.05

Non-GAAP net income per share - Diluted
$
0.06

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.10

 
$
0.38

 
$
0.60

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Non-GAAP results were reached by excluding the stock-based compensation expense with related income tax effects and deferred tax asset adjustment. Non-GAAP results are presented to supplement our GAAP consolidated financial statements to allow a better comparison of results in the current period to those in prior periods and to provide meaningful insight to the Company's on-going operating performance after exclusion of these items.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Micrel Reports 2012 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results
January 31, 2013

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MICREL, INCORPORATED
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT ASSETS:
 
 
 
     Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments
$
103,630

 
$
137,875

     Restricted Cash
291

 

     Accounts receivable, net
27,683

 
25,385

     Inventories
42,256

 
36,286

     Income taxes receivable
4,090

 
6,881

     Other current assets
2,355

 
2,883

     Deferred income taxes
19,811

 
22,854

          Total current assets
200,116

 
232,164

 
 
 
 
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS
4,159

 
6,857

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET
60,692

 
60,884

DEFERRED INCOME TAXES
16

 
8,657

GOODWILL
6,076

 

INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET
7,906

 

OTHER ASSETS
2,489

 
1,413

TOTAL
$
281,454

 
$
309,975

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
     Accounts payable
$
21,936

 
$
17,096

     Deferred income on shipments to distributors
25,768

 
30,671

     Other current liabilities
8,833

 
9,329

          Total current liabilities
56,537

 
57,096

 
 
 
 
LONG-TERM INCOME TAXES PAYABLE
2,759

 
6,450

LONG-TERM DEFFERRED INCOME TAXES
1,054

 

 
 
 
 
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
221,104

 
246,429

TOTAL
$
281,454

 
$
309,975

 
 
 
 


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