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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 15F
CERTIFICATION OF A FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUERS TERMINATION OF
REGISTRATION OF A CLASS OF SECURITIES UNDER SECTION 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ITS TERMINATION OF THE DUTY
TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTION 13(a) OR SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number 1-15000
Infineon Technologies AG
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Am Campeon 1-12, D-85579 Neubiberg, Federal Republic of Germany, Tel: +49-89-234-0
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants principal executive
offices)
Ordinary shares, notional value 2.00 per share
(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)
Place an X in the appropriate box(es) to indicate the provision(s) relied upon to terminate
the duty to file reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
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Rule 12h-6(a) þ
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Rule 12h-6(c) o
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(for debt securities)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I
Item 1: Exchange Act Reporting History
A. Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon) first incurred the duty to file reports under section
13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) on March 13,
2000.
B. Infineon has filed or submitted all reports required under Exchange Act section 13(a) or section
15(d) and corresponding rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) for the
12 months preceding the filing of this Form 15F. Infineon has filed at least one annual report
under section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Item 2: Recent United States Market Activity
Infineon last sold securities in the United States in a registered offering under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), on August 4, 2009 when it sold 337,000,000 ordinary
shares under an automatic shelf registration statement on Form F-3 filed with the Commission on
July 16, 2009. There are no unsold securities under such registration statement.
Item 3: Foreign Listing and Primary Trading Market
A. Infineon has maintained a listing of its ordinary shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (the
FSE), which is located in the Federal Republic of Germany. The FSE constitutes the primary
trading market for Infineons ordinary shares. In addition, Infineons ordinary shares are traded
on the following German stock exchanges: Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg/Hannover, Munich and
Stuttgart, as well as the Xetra, a worldwide electronic securities trading system operated by
Deutsch Börse in Frankfurt.
B. Infineons ordinary shares have been listed on the Xetra trading system of the FSE since March
13, 2000. Infineon has maintained a listing of its ordinary shares on the FSE for at least the 12
months preceding the filing of this Form 15F.
C. The percentage of trading in Infineons ordinary shares that occurred on stock exchanges in
Germany (including the Xetra system) for the 12-month period beginning on July 9, 2009 and ending
on July 8, 2010 was 80.1%.
Item 4: Comparative Trading Volume Data
A. The first and last days of the recent 12-month period used to meet the requirements of Rule
12h-6(a)(4)(i) under the Exchange Act are July 9, 2009 and ending on July 8, 2010.
B. The average daily trading volume of Infineons ordinary shares and American Depositary Shares
(ADSs) (when expressed in terms of the underlying ordinary shares) in the United States and on a
worldwide basis for the period described in Item 4.A is set forth in the table below:
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Worldwide |
Traded as ADSs |
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253,826 |
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253,826 |
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Traded as ordinary shares |
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57,576 |
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27,568,796 |
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C. The average daily trading volume of Infineons ordinary shares (including ordinary shares
represented by ADSs) in the United States as a percentage of average daily trading volume for the
ordinary shares on a worldwide basis for the period described in Item 4.A was 1.12%.
D. Infineons ADSs were delisted from the New York Stock Exchange following the close of trading on
April 24, 2009. As of that date, the average daily trading volume of Infineons ordinary shares
(including ordinary shares represented by ADSs) in the United States as a percentage of the average
daily trading volume for the ordinary shares on a worldwide basis for the preceding 12-month period
was 11.48%.
E. Infineon has not terminated a sponsored American Depositary Receipts facility relating to its
ordinary shares.
F. All trading volume information was obtained from Bloomberg LP.
Item 5: Alternative Record Holder Information
Not applicable.
Item 6: Debt Securities
Not applicable.
Item 7: Notice Requirement
A. Infineon published a notice, as required by Rule 12h-6(h) under the Exchange Act, disclosing its
intent to terminate its duty to file reports under section 13(a) and section 15(d) of the Exchange
Act on August 6, 2010.
B. Infineon disseminated this release through Business Wire in the United States. In addition,
this release was posted on Infineons website. Infineon has submitted a copy of the notice to the
Commission as an exhibit to this Form 15F.
Item 8: Prior Form 15 Filers
Not applicable.
Part II
Item 9: Rule 12g3-2(b) Exemption
Infineon will publish the information required under Rule 12g3-2(b)(1)(iii) on its website at
www.infineon.com.
Part III
Item 10: Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1: Press release dated August 6, 2010.
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Item 11: Undertakings
The undersigned issuer hereby undertakes to withdraw this Form 15F if, at any time before the
effectiveness of its termination of reporting under Rule 12h-6, it has actual knowledge of
information that causes it reasonably to believe that, at the time of filing the Form 15F:
(1) The average daily trading volume of its subject class of securities in the United States
exceeded 5 percent of the average daily trading volume of that class of securities on a
worldwide basis for the same recent 12-month period that the issuer used for purposes of
Rule 12h-6(a)(4)(i);
(2) Its subject class of securities was held of record by 300 or more United States
residents or 300 or more persons worldwide, if proceeding under Rule 12h-6(a)(4)(ii) or Rule
12h-6(c); or
(3) It otherwise did not qualify for termination of its Exchange Act reporting obligations
under Rule 12h-6.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Infineon Technologies AG has
duly authorized the undersigned person to sign on its behalf this certification on Form 15F. In so
doing, Infineon Technologies AG certifies that, as represented on this Form, it has complied with
all of the conditions set forth in Rule 12h-6 for terminating its registration under section 12(g)
of the Exchange Act, or its duty to file reports under section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, or both.
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INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG |
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By:
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/s/ Peter Bauer
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Date: August 6, 2010 |
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Name:
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Peter Bauer |
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Title:
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Chairman of the Management Board,
Chief Executive Officer and
Acting Chief Financial Officer |
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By:
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/s/ Michael von Eickstedt
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Date: August 6, 2010 |
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Name:
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Michael von Eickstedt |
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Title:
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General Counsel |
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