NXP Semiconductors N.V.

Form 10-Q

For the Fiscal Quarter Ended September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)


	For the three months ended			For the nine months ended
	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019
Revenue	2,267	2,265	6,105	6,576
Cost of revenue	(1,177)	(1,079)	(3,158)	(3,167)
Gross profit	1,090	1,186	2,947	3,409
Research and development	(438)	(396)	(1,265)	(1,219)
Selling, general and administrative	(203)	(221)	(658)	(699)
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	(418)	(358)	(1,179)	(1,070)
Total operating expenses	(1,059)	(975)	(3,102)	(2,988)
Other income (expense)	1	22	110	23
Operating income (loss)	32	233	(45)	444
Financial income (expense):
Extinguishment of debt	0	(1)	0	(11)
Other financial income (expense)	(106)	(84)	(280)	(246)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(74)	148	(325)	187
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	57	(28)	88	(40)
Results relating to equity-accounted investees	(1)	(1)	(3)	2
Net income (loss)	(18)	119	(240)	149
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	4	10	17	20
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	(22)	109	(257)	129

Earnings per share data:
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to stockholders in $
Basic	(0.08)	0.39	(0.92)	0.46
Diluted	(0.08)	0.38	(0.92)	0.45

Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period (in thousands):
Basic	279,467	279,074	279,511	282,496
Diluted	279,467	283,518	279,511	285,819

For the three months ended For the nine months ended
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
Revenue 2,265
2,445
6,576
7,004
Cost of revenue (1,079 ) (1,189 ) (3,167 ) (3,396 )
Gross profit 1,186
1,256
3,409
3,608
Research and development (396 ) (433 ) (1,219 ) (1,297 )
Selling, general and administrative (221 ) (252 ) (699 ) (742 )
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (358 ) (362 ) (1,070 ) (1,085 )
Total operating expenses (975 ) (1,047 ) (2,988 ) (3,124 )
Other income (expense) 22
2,002
23
2,002
Operating income (loss) 233
2,211
444
2,486
Financial income (expense):

Extinguishment of debt (1 ) —
(11 ) (26 )
Other financial income (expense) (84 ) (119 ) (246 ) (232 )
Income (loss) before income taxes 148
2,092
187
2,228
Benefit (provision) for income taxes (28 ) (311 ) (40 ) (317 )
Results relating to equity-accounted investees (1 ) 52
2
58
Net income (loss) 119
1,833
149
1,969
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests 10
13
20
37
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders 109
1,820
129
1,932

Earnings per share data:
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to stockholders in $
Basic 0.39
5.64
0.46
5.74
Diluted 0.38
5.60
0.45
5.69

Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period (in thousands):
Basic 279,074
322,533
282,496
336,771
Diluted 283,518
325,267
285,819
339,791

See accompanying notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Unaudited)

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)


	For the three months ended			For the nine months ended
	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019
Net income (loss)	(18)	119	(240)	149
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Change in fair value cash flow hedges	4	(9)	5	(4)
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment	37	(41)	14	(47)
Change in net actuarial gain (loss)	(1)	(1)	(4)	(5)

Total other comprehensive income (loss)	40	(51)	15	(56)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	22	68	(225)	93
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	4	10	17	20
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to stockholders	18	58	(242)	73

For the three months ended For the nine months ended
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
Net income (loss) 119
1,833
149
1,969
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Change in fair value cash flow hedges (9 ) —
(4 ) (16 )
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment (41 ) 8
(47 ) (33 )
Change in net actuarial gain (loss) (1 ) (2 ) (5 ) (5 )
Change in unrealized gains/losses available-for-sale securities —
—
—
3
Total other comprehensive income (loss) (51 ) 6
(56 ) (51 )
Total comprehensive income (loss) 68
1,839
93
1,918
Less: Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests 10
13
20
37
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to stockholders 58
1,826
73
1,881

See accompanying notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)


		September 27, 2020		December 31, 2019
ASSETS
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	3,566		1,045
	Accounts receivable, net	755		667
	Assets held for sale	0		50
	Inventories, net	1,064		1,192
	Other current assets	219		313
Total current assets			5,604		3,267
Non-current assets:
	Other non-current assets	924		732
	Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,110 and $3,742	2,255		2,448
	Identified intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $6,843 and $5,764	2,380		3,620
	Goodwill	9,959		9,949
	Total non-current assets	15,518		16,749
Total assets			21,122		20,016

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable	697		944

	Restructuring liabilities-current	25		32
	Other current liabilities	940		815
	Short-term debt	1,749		0
Total current liabilities			3,411		1,791
Non-current liabilities:
	Long-term debt	7,607		7,365
	Restructuring liabilities	15		0
	Deferred tax liabilities	136		282
	Other non-current liabilities	880		923
Total non-current liabilities			8,638		8,570
Total liabilities			12,049		10,361
Equity:
	Non-controlling interests	197		214

	Stockholders’ equity:
	Common stock, par value €0.20 per share:	64		64
	Capital in excess of par value	15,314		15,184
	Treasury shares, at cost:
	35,790,955 shares (2019: 34,082,242 shares)	(3,279)		(3,037)
	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	90		75
	Accumulated deficit	(3,313)		(2,845)
	Total stockholders’ equity	8,876		9,441
Total equity			9,073		9,655
Total liabilities and equity			21,122		20,016

September 29,
2019
December 31,
2018
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents 3,537
2,789
Accounts receivable, net 786
792
Assets held for sale 61
—
Inventories, net 1,134
1,279
Other current assets 426
365
Total current assets 5,944
5,225
Non-current assets:
Other non-current assets 712
545
Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,632 and $3,299 2,401
2,436
Identified intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $5,729 and $4,716 3,406
4,467
Goodwill 8,791
8,857
Total non-current assets 15,310
16,305
Total assets 21,254
21,530

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable 862
999
Restructuring liabilities-current 41
60
Other current liabilities 1,081
1,219
Short-term debt 1,142
1,107
Total current liabilities 3,126
3,385
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt 7,363
6,247
Restructuring liabilities —
5
Deferred tax liabilities 285
450
Other non-current liabilities 885
753
Total non-current liabilities 8,533
7,455
Total liabilities 11,659
10,840
Equity:
Non-controlling interests 205
185

Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value €0.20 per share: 67
67
Capital in excess of par value 15,722
15,460
Treasury shares, at cost:
49,224,336 shares (2018: 35,913,021 shares) (4,429 ) (3,238 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 67
123
Accumulated deficit (2,037 ) (1,907 )
Total stockholders’ equity 9,390
10,505
Total equity 9,595
10,690
Total liabilities and equity 21,254
21,530

See accompanying notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)


	For the nine months ended
	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	(240)	149
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,672	1,525
Share-based compensation	295	257
Amortization of discount (premium) on debt, net	(1)	34
Amortization of debt issuance costs	7	8
Net (gain) loss on sale of assets	(111)	(20)
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt	0	11
Results relating to equity-accounted investees	3	(2)
Deferred tax expense (benefit)	(274)	(126)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in receivables and other current assets	(1)	(28)
(Increase) decrease in inventories	129	135
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities	(14)	(425)
Decrease (increase) in other non-current assets	(16)	36
Exchange differences	6	6
Other items	(2)	(1)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	1,453	1,559
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of identified intangible assets	(95)	(72)
Capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment	(288)	(388)
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment	3	23
Purchase of interests in businesses, net of cash acquired	(21)	0
Proceeds from sale of interests in businesses	161	37
Purchase of investments	(15)	(19)
Proceeds from sale of investments	0	1

Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(255)	(418)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repurchase of long-term debt	0	(600)

Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	2,000	1,750
Cash paid for debt issuance costs	(15)	(24)
Payment of bond hedge derivatives - convertible option	0	(1)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	(34)	0
Dividends paid to common stockholders	(315)	(214)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock through stock plans	64	70
Purchase of treasury shares and restricted stock unit withholdings	(370)	(1,369)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	1,330	(388)
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash positions	(7)	(5)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	2,521	748
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,045	2,789
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	3,566	3,537

For the nine months ended
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss) 149
1,969
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used for) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 1,525
1,484
Share-based compensation 257
221
Amortization of discount on debt 34
31
Amortization of debt issuance costs 8
7
Net (gain) loss on sale of assets (20 ) —
(Gain) loss on extinguishment of debt 11
26
Results relating to equity-accounted investees (2 ) (53 )
Deferred tax expense (benefit) (126 ) (159 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) decrease in receivables and other current assets (28 ) 136
(Increase) decrease in inventories 135
(70 )
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities (425 ) 59
Decrease (increase) in other non-current assets 36
(26 )
Exchange differences 6
1
Other items (1 ) 12
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities 1,559
3,638
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchase of identified intangible assets (72 ) (46 )
Capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment (388 ) (441 )
Proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment 23
1
Purchase of interests in businesses, net of cash acquired —
(18 )
Proceeds from sale of interests in businesses 37
159
Proceeds from return of equity investment —
4
Purchase of available-for-sale securities (19 ) (7 )
Proceeds from the sale of securities 1
—
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities (418 ) (348 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from Bridge Loan —
1,000
Repurchase of long-term debt (600 ) (1,273 )
Principal payments on long-term debt —
(1 )
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt 1,750
—
Cash paid for debt issuance costs (24 ) (11 )
Cash paid for Notes hedge derivatives (1 ) —
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests —
(54 )
Dividends paid to common stockholders (214 ) —
Proceeds from issuance of common stock through stock plans 70
36
Purchase of treasury shares and restricted stock unit withholdings (1,369 ) (4,582 )
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities (388 ) (4,885 )
Effect of changes in exchange rates on cash positions (5 ) (8 )
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 748
(1,603 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 2,789
3,547
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period 3,537
1,944

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)


Supplemental disclosures to the condensed consolidated cash flows
Net cash paid during the period for:
Interest	211	147
Income taxes	103	334
Net gain (loss) on sale of assets:
Cash proceeds from the sale of assets	163	21
Book value of these assets	(52)	(1)
Non-cash investing activities:
Non-cash capital expenditures	62	272

For the nine months ended
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
Supplemental disclosures to the condensed consolidated cash flows
Net cash paid during the period for:
Interest 147
103
Income taxes 334
127
Non-cash adjustment related to the adoption of ASC 606:
Receivables and other current assets —
(36 )
Inventories —
22

~~See accompanying notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements~~

~~CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)~~

~~($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)~~

Outstanding
number of
shares (in
thousands)

Common
stock

Capital in
excess of
par value

Treasury
shares at
cost

Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)

Accumulated
deficit

Total
stock-
holders’
equity

Non-
controlling
interests

Total
equity

Balance as of December 31, 2018 292,790
67
15,460
(3,238 ) 123
(1,907 ) 10,505
185
10,690
Net income (loss)

(21 ) (21 ) 5
(16 )
Other comprehensive income

(14 )
(14 )
(14 )
Share-based compensation plans

87

87

87
Shares issued pursuant to stock awards 867

83

(51 ) 32

32
Treasury shares and restricted stock unit withholdings (8,482 )

(715 )

(715 )
(715 )
Shareholder tax on repurchased shares

(62 ) (62 )
(62 )
Dividends common stock ($0.25 per share)

(71 ) (71 )
(71 )
Balance as of March 31, 2019 285,175
67
15,547
(3,870 ) 109
(2,112 ) 9,741
190
9,931
Net income (loss)

41
41
5
46
Other comprehensive income

9

9

9
Share-based compensation plans

88

88

88
Shares issued pursuant to stock awards 194

18

(12 ) 6

6
Treasury shares and restricted stock unit withholdings (6,616 )

(645 )

(645 )
(645 )
Shareholder tax on repurchased shares

155
155

155
Dividends common stock ($0.25 per share)

(70 ) (70 )
(70 )
Balance as of June 30, 2019 278,753
67
15,635
(4,497 ) 118
(1,998 ) 9,325
195
9,520
Net income (loss)

109
109
10
119
Other comprehensive income

(51 )
(51 )
(51 )
Share-based compensation plans

87

87

87
Shares issued pursuant to stock awards 815

77

(45 ) 32

32
Treasury shares and restricted stock unit withholdings (89 )

(9 )

(9 )
(9 )
Shareholder tax on repurchased shares

2
2

2
Dividends common stock ($0.375 per share)

(105 ) (105 )
(105 )
Balance as of September 29, 2019 279,479
67
15,722
(4,429 ) 67
(2,037 ) 9,390
205
9,595

~~CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)~~

~~($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)~~

Outstanding
number of
shares (in
thousands)

Common
stock

Capital in
excess of
par value

Treasury
shares at
cost

Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)

Accumulated
deficit

Total
stock-
holders’
equity

Non-
controlling
interests

Total
equity

Balance as of December 31, 2017 342,924
71
15,960
(342 ) 177
(2,339 ) 13,527
189
13,716
Net income (loss)

58
58
12
70
Other comprehensive income

32

32

32
Share-based compensation plans

68

68

68
Shares issued pursuant to stock awards 1,320

139

(119 ) 20

20
Treasury shares and restricted stock unit withholdings (251 )

(30 )

(30 )
(30 )
Cumulative effect adjustments

3
11
14

14
Balance as of April 1, 2018 343,993
71
16,028
(233 ) 212
(2,389 ) 13,689
201
13,890
Net income (loss)

54
54
12
66
Other comprehensive income

(92 )
(92 )
(92 )
Share-based compensation plans

71

71

71
Shares issued pursuant to stock awards 369

43

(33 ) 10

10
Treasury shares and restricted stock unit withholdings (25 )

(2 )

(2 )
(2 )
Dividends non-controlling interests

(54 ) (54 )
Balance as of July 1, 2018 344,337
71
16,099
(192 ) 120
(2,368 ) 13,730
159
13,889
Net income (loss)

1,820
1,820
13
1,833
Other comprehensive income

6

6

6
Share-based compensation plans

82

82

82
Shares issued pursuant to stock awards 209

24

(18 ) 6

6
Treasury shares and restricted stock unit withholdings (49,044 )

(4,581 )

(4,581 )
(4,581 )
Tax on repurchased shares

(353 ) (353 )
(353 )
Dividends common stock ($0.25 per share)

(74 ) (74 )
(74 )
Cumulative effect adjustments

(3 ) (3 )
(3 )
Balance as of September 30, 2018 295,502
71
16,181
(4,749 ) 126
(996 ) 10,633
172
10,805

See accompanying notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)


	Outstanding number of shares (in thousands)	Common stock	Capital in excess of par value	Treasury shares at cost	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Accumulated deficit	Total stock- holders’ equity	Non- controlling interests	Total equity
Balance as of December 31, 2019	281,437	64	15,184	(3,037)	75	(2,845)	9,441	214	9,655
Net income (loss)						(21)	(21)	8	(13)
Other comprehensive income					(61)		(61)		(61)
Share-based compensation plans			108				108		108
Shares issued pursuant to stock awards	497			47		(18)	29		29
Treasury shares and restricted stock unit withholdings	(2,933)			(355)			(355)		(355)
Expiration of stock purchase warrants			(56)			56	—		—
Dividends common stock ($0.375 per share)						(105)	(105)		(105)
Balance as of March 29, 2020	279,001	64	15,236	(3,345)	14	(2,933)	9,036	222	9,258
Net income (loss)						(214)	(214)	5	(209)
Other comprehensive income					36		36		36
Share-based compensation plans			104				104		104
Shares issued pursuant to stock awards	252			23		(15)	8		8
Treasury shares and restricted stock unit withholdings	(40)			(3)			(3)		(3)


Expiration of stock purchase warrants			(112)			112	—		—
Dividends non-controlling interests								(34)	(34)
Dividends common stock ($0.375 per share)						(105)	(105)		(105)
Balance as of June 28, 2020	279,213	64	15,228	(3,325)	50	(3,155)	8,862	193	9,055
Net income (loss)						(22)	(22)	4	(18)
Other comprehensive income					40		40		40
Share-based compensation plans			86				86		86
Shares issued pursuant to stock awards	611			58		(31)	27		27
Treasury shares and restricted stock unit withholdings	(95)			(12)			(12)		(12)

Dividends common stock ($0.375 per share)						(105)	(105)		(105)
Balance as of September 27, 2020	279,729	64	15,314	(3,279)	90	(3,313)	8,876	197	9,073

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (Unaudited)

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)


	Outstanding number of shares (in thousands)	Common stock	Capital in excess of par value	Treasury shares at cost	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	Accumulated deficit	Total stock- holders’ equity	Non- controlling interests	Total equity
Balance as of December 31, 2018	292,790	67	15,460	(3,238)	123	(1,907)	10,505	185	10,690
Net income (loss)						(21)	(21)	5	(16)
Other comprehensive income					(14)		(14)		(14)
Share-based compensation plans			87				87		87
Shares issued pursuant to stock awards	867			83		(51)	32		32
Treasury shares and restricted stock unit withholdings	(8,482)			(715)			(715)		(715)
Shareholder tax on repurchased shares						(62)	(62)		(62)
Dividends common stock ($0.25 per share)						(71)	(71)		(71)
Balance as of March 31, 2019	285,175	67	15,547	(3,870)	109	(2,112)	9,741	190	9,931
Net income (loss)						41	41	5	46
Other comprehensive income					9		9		9
Share-based compensation plans			88				88		88
Shares issued pursuant to stock awards	194			18		(12)	6		6
Treasury shares and restricted stock unit withholdings	(6,616)			(645)			(645)		(645)
Shareholder tax on repurchased shares						155	155		155
Dividends common stock ($0.25 per share)						(70)	(70)		(70)
Balance as of June 30, 2019	278,753	67	15,635	(4,497)	118	(1,998)	9,325	195	9,520
Net income (loss)						109	109	10	119
Other comprehensive income					(51)		(51)		(51)
Share-based compensation plans			87				87		87
Shares issued pursuant to stock awards	815			77		(45)	32		32
Treasury shares and restricted stock unit withholdings	(89)			(9)			(9)		(9)
Shareholder tax on repurchased shares						2	2		2
Dividends common stock ($0.375 per share)						(105)	(105)		(105)
Balance as of September 29, 2019	279,479	67	15,722	(4,429)	67	(2,037)	9,390	205	9,595

See accompanying notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

NXP SEMICONDUCTORS N.V.

NOTES TO THE UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

All amounts in millions of $ unless otherwise stated

1 Basis of Presentation and Overview

We prepared our interim condensed consolidated financial statements that accompany these notes in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, consistent in all material respects with those applied in our Annual Report on Form ~~20‑F~~10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2018.~~2019.

We have made estimates and judgments affecting the amounts reported in our condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. The actual results that we experience may differ materially from our estimates. The interim financial information is unaudited, but reflects all normal adjustments that are, in our opinion, necessary to provide a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. This interim information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form ~~20-F~~10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2018.~~2019.

Prior to January 1, 2019, HPMS was our sole reportable segment. Corporate and Other represented the remaining portion to reconcile to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Effective January 1, 2019, NXP removed the reference to HPMS in its organizational structure in acknowledgment of the one reportable segment representing the entity as a whole.

On May 29, 2019, we entered into a definitive agreement with Marvell Technology Group Ltd. ("Marvell") under which NXP will acquire Marvell’s Wireless WiFi Connectivity Business Unit, Bluetooth technology portfolio and related assets, for $1.76 billion in cash. Subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, the transaction is expected to close by the first quarter of 2020 even though there could be a possibility for an accelerated closing timeline.

2 Significant Accounting Policies and Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Significant Accounting Policies

Except for the changes below, no material changes have been made to the Company's significant accounting policies disclosed in Note 2 Significant Accounting Policies in our Annual Report on Form ~~20-F~~10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2018.~~2019. The accounting policy information below is to aid in the understanding of the financial information disclosed.

New accounting standards not yet adopted

In ~~February~~August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation - Retirement Benefits - Defined Benefit Plans - General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework - Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans. ASU 2018-14 removes disclosures that no longer are considered cost beneficial, clarifies the specific requirements of disclosures, and adds disclosure requirements identified as relevant. ASU 2018-14 should be applied on a retrospective basis to all periods presented and is effective for annual reporting periods ending after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our financial statement disclosures.

Accounting standards recently adopted

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU ~~2016-02, Leases~~No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments-Credit Losses (Topic ~~842), followed in July 2018 by ASU 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842 Leases, and ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842)~~326): ~~Targeted Improvements.~~Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The standard changes the accounting for recognizing impairments of financial assets. Under the new guidance, credit losses for certain types of financial instruments are estimated based on expected losses. The new guidance also modifies the impairment models for available-for-sale debt securities and for purchased financial assets with credit deterioration since their origination. The new accounting guidance generally requires the modified retrospective transition method, ~~an entity initially applies~~with the cumulative effect of applying the new ~~leases standard at the adoption date and recognizes a cumulative-effect~~accounting guidance recognized as an adjustment to ~~the~~ opening ~~balance of~~ retained earnings in the ~~period~~year of ~~adoption. As a result of this~~ adoption, ~~and~~except for certain financial assets where the prospective transition method is required, ~~disclosures, the Company revised its accounting policy~~such as available-for-sale debt securities for ~~leases as stated below.~~

which an other-than-temporary impairment has been recorded. The ~~new standard~~ASU became effective for us on January 1, 2019. Under the standard, disclosures are required to meet the objective of enabling users of financial statements to assess the amount, timing and uncertainty of cash flows arising from leases. See also Note 10, Leases.

~~Leases~~

~~As of January 1, 2019, our impact resulting from operating leases is as follows:~~

~~we have recognized right-of-use (ROU) assets (within other non-current assets) and lease liabilities of $188 million;~~

~~the short-term portion of the lease liabilities of $53 million is classified in the condensed consolidated balance sheet in other current liabilities; and~~

~~the long-term portion of the lease liabilities of $135 million is classified in the condensed consolidated balance sheet in other non-current liabilities.~~

We elected to adopt the package of practical expedients to not reassess prior conclusions related to contracts containing leases, lease classification and initial direct costs, along with the practical expedient to use hindsight when determining the lease term.

We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception of the arrangement. Once it is determined that an arrangement is, or contains, a lease, that determination should only be reassessed if the legal arrangement is modified. Changes to assumptions such as market-based factors do not trigger a reassessment. Determining whether a contract contains a lease requires judgement. In general, arrangements are considered to be a lease when all of the following apply:

~~it conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration;~~

~~we have substantially all economic benefits from the use of the asset; and~~

~~we can direct the use of the identified asset.~~

The terms of a lease arrangement determine how a lease is classified and the resulting income statement recognition. When the terms of a lease effectively transfer control of the underlying asset, the lease represents an in substance financed purchase (sale) of an asset and the lease is classified as a finance lease by the lessee and a sales-type lease by the lessor. When a lease does not effectively transfer control of the underlying asset to the lessee, but the lessor obtains a guarantee for the value of the asset from a third party, the lessor would classify a lease as a direct financing lease. All other leases are classified as operating leases.

~~With the exception of two instances (with a combined value of approximately $30 million), the Company’s lease arrangements were all operating leases.~~

Lease assets and lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. As our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at January 1, 2019 or commencement date, if later, in determining the present value of future payments. The lease ROU asset includes any lease payment made and initial direct costs incurred. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease which are included in the measurement of the ROU assets and lease liabilities when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option.

For operating leases the lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. For finance leases each lease payment is allocated between the liability and finance cost. The finance cost is charged to the condensed consolidated statement of operations over the lease period so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability for each period. The finance lease asset is depreciated over the shorter of the asset's useful life and the lease term on a straight-line basis.

We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components. Except for gas and chemical contracts, NXP did not make the election to treat the lease and non-lease components as a single component, and considers the non-lease components as a separate unit of account.

~~Accounting standards adopted in 2019~~

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvement to Accounting for Hedging Activities. ASU 2017-12 simplifies certain aspects of hedge accounting and improves disclosures of hedging arrangements through the elimination of the requirement to separately measure and report hedge ineffectiveness. The ASU generally requires the entire change in the fair value of a hedging instrument to be presented in the same income statement line as the hedged item. Entities must apply the amendments to cash flow and net investment hedge relationships that exist on the date of adoption using a modified retrospective approach. The presentation and disclosure requirements must be applied prospectively. ASU 2017-12 became effective for us on January 1, 2019.2020. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on ~~our~~the Company's consolidated financial ~~position or results of operations.~~statements and related disclosures.

~~Recently issued accounting standards~~

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Intangibles –- Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment. ASU 2017-04 simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 from the goodwill impairment test. Instead, the one step quantitative impairment test calculates goodwill impairment as the excess of the carrying value of a reporting unit over its fair value, up to the carrying value of the goodwill. ~~ASU 2017-04 is effective for annual or any interim goodwill impairment tests in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted.~~ The ASU should be applied on a prospective basis. ASU 2017-04 became effective for us on January 1, 2020. The ~~Company does not expect the~~ adoption of this ~~guidance to~~update did not have a material impact on ~~our~~the Company's consolidated financial ~~position or results of operations.~~statements and related disclosures.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework –- Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. ASU 2018-13 removes certain disclosure requirements, including the amount of and reasons for transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the policy for timing of transfers between levels, and the valuation processes for Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2018-13 also adds disclosure requirements, including changes in unrealized gains and losses for the period included in other comprehensive income for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements, and the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements. ~~ASU 2018-13 is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods therein, beginning after December 15, 2019, with early adoption permitted.~~ The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, and the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods presented upon their effective date. ASU 2018-13 became effective for us on January 1, 2020. The ~~Company does not expect the~~ adoption of this ~~guidance to~~update did not have a material impact on ~~our~~the Company's consolidated financial ~~statement~~statements and related disclosures.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-14, Compensation – Retirement Benefits – Defined Benefit Plans – General (Subtopic 715-20): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Defined Benefit Plans. ASU 2018-14 removes disclosures that no longer are considered cost beneficial, clarifies the specific requirements of disclosures, and adds disclosure requirements identified as relevant. ASU 2018-14 should be applied on a retrospective basis to all periods presented and is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2020, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our financial statement disclosures.

In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles –- Goodwill and Other –- Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract. ASU 2018-15 requires a customer in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract to follow the guidance in Subtopic 350-40 to determine which implementation costs to capitalize as an asset related to the service contract and which costs to expense. Therefore, a customer in a hosting arrangement that is a service contract determines which project stage an implementation activity relates to. Costs for implementation activities in the application development stage are capitalized depending on the nature of the costs, while costs incurred during the preliminary project and ~~post-implementation~~post-

implementation stages are expensed as the activities are performed. ASU 2018-15 also requires the customer to expense the capitalized implementation costs over the term of the hosting arrangement, and to apply the existing impairment guidance in Subtopic 350-40 to the capitalized implementation costs as if the costs were long-lived assets. ASU 2018-15 can be applied either retrospectively or prospectively and is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019, and interim periods therein, with early adoption permitted. ASU 2018-15 became effective for us on January 1, 2020. We have elected to apply the standard prospectively. The ~~Company does not expect the~~ adoption of this ~~guidance~~update did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

No other new accounting pronouncements were issued or became effective in the period that had, or are expected to have, a material impact on our ~~financial position or results of operations.~~Consolidated Financial Statements.

3 Acquisitions and Divestments

2020

There were 0 material acquisitions during the first nine months of ~~2019.~~ 2020. On February 3, 2020, we completed the sale of the Company's Voice and Audio Solutions (VAS) assets, pursuant to the definitive agreement dated August 16, 2019 and which was previously classified as held for sale, with Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd. ("Goodix") from China, for a net cash amount of $161 million inclusive of final working capital adjustments. This resulted in a gain of $110 million recorded in Other income (expense) on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

2019

On December 6, 2019, we completed the acquisition of Marvell’s Wireless WiFi Connectivity Business Unit, Bluetooth technology portfolio and related assets for total consideration of $1.7 billion, net of closing adjustments. The acquisition complements NXP’s processing, security and connectivity offerings in the Industrial & IoT, as well as in the Automotive and Communication Infrastructure markets.

The fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in the acquisition, by major class, were recognized as follows:


Tangible fixed assets			2
Inventory			50
Identified intangible assets			514
Goodwill			1,138
Deferred tax assets			1
Net assets acquired			1,705

Our valuation procedures related to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities was completed during the second quarter of 2020.

Goodwill arising from the acquisition is attributed to the anticipated growth from new product sales, sales to new customers, the assembled workforce and synergies expected from the combination. Substantially all of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

The identified intangible assets assumed were recognized as follows:


	Fair Value	Weighted Average Estimated Useful Life (in Years)
Customer relationships (included in customer-related)	20	6
Developed technology (included in technology-based)	324	4.4
In-process research and development ⁽¹⁾	170	N/A
Total identified intangible assets	514

¹⁾Acquired in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) is an intangible asset classified as an indefinite lived asset until the completion or abandonment of the associated research and development effort. IPR&D will be amortized over an estimated useful life to be determined at the date the associated research and development effort is completed, or expensed immediately when, and if, the project is abandoned. Acquired IPR&D is not amortized during the period that it is considered indefinite lived, but rather is subject to annual testing for impairment or when there are indicators for impairment.

Variations of the income approach were applied to estimate the fair values of the intangible assets acquired. Developed technology and IPR&D were valued using the multi-period excess earnings method which reflects the present values of the projected cash flows that are expected to be generated by the existing technology and IPR&D less charges representing the contribution of other assets to those cash flows. Customer relationships were valued using the distributor method which uses market-based data to support the selection of profitability related to the customer relationship function.

Acquisition-related transaction costs ($5 million) such as legal, accounting and other related expenses were recorded as a component of selling, general and administrative expense in our consolidated statement of operations.

On March 27, 2019, we sold our remaining equity interest in WeEn, receiving net cash proceeds of $37 million.

There were 0 material acquisitions during 2018. On July 10, 2018, NXP completed the sale of its 40% equity interest in Suzhou ASEN Semiconductors Co., Ltd. to J&R Holding Limited, receiving $127 million in cash proceeds. The net gain realized on the sale of $51 million is included in the statement of operations in the line item "Results relating to equity-accounted investees". In June 2018, NXP completed the sale of 24% of its equity interest in WeEn to Tianjin Ruixin Semiconductor Industry Investment Centre LLP, receiving $32 million in cash proceeds. At December 31, 2018, due to the intended sale of the remaining interest in WeEn, NXP transferred the remaining holding to other current assets.

~~4 Assets Held for Sale~~

In the second quarter of 2019, NXP management, in reviewing its portfolio, concluded that certain activities (Voice and Audio Solutions (VAS)) no longer fit the NXP strategic portfolio and took actions that resulted in the assets meeting the held for sale criteria. On August 16, 2019, NXP reached a definitive agreement with Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd. from China, under which it will acquire all of these assets for an amount of $165 million.

~~The following table summarizes the carrying value of these assets held for sale:~~



	~~September 29, 2019~~
~~Inventories~~	11
~~Identified intangible assets, net~~	1
~~Goodwill~~	49
~~Assets held for sale~~	61

54 Supplemental Financial Information

Statement of Operations Information:

Disaggregation of revenue

The following table presents revenue disaggregated by sales channel:


	For the three months ended			For the nine months ended
	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019
Distributors	1,243	1,145	3,286	3,190
Original Equipment Manufacturers and Electronic Manufacturing Services	983	1,082	2,695	3,308
Other	41	38	124	78
Total	2,267	2,265	6,105	6,576

For the three months ended For the nine months ended
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
Distributors 1,145
1,270
3,190
3,595
Original Equipment Manufacturers and Electronic Manufacturing Services 1,082
1,081
3,308
3,115
Other ¹⁾
38
94
78
294
Total 2,265
2,445
6,576
7,004
1) Represents revenue for other services as of January 1, 2019 and represents revenue classified in Corporate and Other for prior periods.

Depreciation, amortization and impairment


	For the three months ended			For the nine months ended
	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment	139	135	408	387
Amortization of internal use software	1	2	4	6
Amortization of other identified intangible assets ¹⁾	449	380	1,260	1,132
Total - Depreciation, amortization and impairment	589	517	1,672	1,525

¹⁾ For the three and nine month periods ending September 27, 2020, the amounts include an impairment relative to IPR&D acquired as part of the acquisition of Freescale for an amount of $36 million.

For the three months ended For the nine months ended
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment 135
119
387
354
Amortization of internal use software 2
2
6
6
Amortization of other identified intangible assets 380
376
1,132
1,124
Total 517
497
1,525
1,484

Other income (expense)

~~As of January 1, 2019, income~~Income derived from manufacturing service arrangements (“MSA”) and transitional service arrangements (“TSA”) that are put in place when we divest a business or activity, is included in other income (expense). These arrangements are short-term in nature and are expected to decrease as the divested business or activity becomes more established.

The following table presents the split of other income (expense):


	For the three months ended			For the nine months ended
	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019


Result from MSA and TSA arrangements	0	(1)	(1)	1
Other, net	1	23	111	22
Total - Other income (expense)	1	22	110	23

For the three months ended For the nine months ended
September 29,
2019
September 29,
2019
Income from MSA and TSA arrangements 9
58
Expenses from MSA and TSA arrangements (10 ) (57 )
Result from MSA and TSA arrangements (1 ) 1
Other, net 23
22
Total 22
23

Financial income and expense


	For the three months ended			For the nine months ended
	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019
Interest income	3	17	11	42
Interest expense	(100)	(98)	(276)	(274)
Total interest expense, net	(97)	(81)	(265)	(232)
Extinguishment of debt	0	(1)	0	(11)
Foreign exchange rate results	(5)	1	(6)	(6)

Miscellaneous financing costs/income and other, net	(4)	(4)	(9)	(8)
Total other financial income/ (expense)	(9)	(4)	(15)	(25)
Total - Financial income and expenses	(106)	(85)	(280)	(257)

For the three months ended For the nine months ended
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
Interest income 17
13
42
38
Interest expense (98 ) (61 ) (274 ) (197 )
Total interest expense, net (81 ) (48 ) (232 ) (159 )
Foreign exchange rate results 1
(1 ) (6 ) (1 )
Extinguishment of debt (1 ) —
(11 ) (26 )
Miscellaneous financing costs/income and other, net (4 ) (70 ) (8 ) (72 )
Total other financial income (expense) (4 ) (71 ) (25 ) (99 )
Total (85 ) (119 ) (257 ) (258 )

Earnings per share

The computation of earnings per share (EPS) is presented in the following table:


	For the three months ended			For the nine months ended
	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019
Net income (loss)	(18)	119	(240)	149
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	4	10	17	20
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	(22)	109	(257)	129

Weighted average number of shares outstanding (after deduction of treasury shares) during the year (in thousands)	279,467	279,074	279,511	282,496
Plus incremental shares from assumed conversion of:
Options ¹⁾	0	772	0	775
Restricted Share Units, Performance Share Units and Equity Rights ²⁾	0	3,672	0	2,548
Warrants ³⁾	0	0	0	0
Dilutive potential common shares	0	4,444	0	3,323

Adjusted weighted average number of shares outstanding (after deduction of treasury shares) during the year (in thousands)	279,467	283,518	279,511	285,819

EPS attributable to stockholders in $:
Basic net income (loss)	(0.08)	0.39	(0.92)	0.46
Diluted net income (loss)	(0.08)	0.38	(0.92)	0.45

For the three months ended For the nine months ended
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
Net income (loss) 119
1,833
149
1,969
Less: net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests 10
13
20
37
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders 109
1,820
129
1,932

Weighted average number of shares outstanding (after deduction of treasury shares) during the year (in thousands) 279,074
322,533
282,496
336,771
Plus incremental shares from assumed conversion of:
Options ¹⁾
772
1,001
775
1,290
Restricted Share Units, Performance Share Units and Equity Rights ²⁾
3,672
1,733
2,548
1,730
Warrants ³⁾
—
—
—
—
Dilutive potential common shares 4,444
2,734
3,323
3,020

Adjusted weighted average number of shares outstanding (after deduction of treasury shares) during the year (in thousands) 283,518
325,267
285,819
339,791

EPS attributable to stockholders in $:
Basic net income (loss) 0.39
5.64
0.46
5.74
Diluted net income (loss) 0.38
5.60
0.45
5.69

¹⁾ Stock options to purchase up to ~~0.1~~0.9 million shares of NXP’s common stock that were outstanding in Q3 ~~2019~~2020 (Q3 ~~2018: 0.3~~2019: 0.1 million shares) and stock options to purchase up to ~~0.1~~0.9 million shares of ~~NXP’s~~NXP's common stock that were outstanding YTD ~~2019~~2020 (YTD ~~2018:~~2019: 0.1 million shares) were anti-dilutive and were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the exercise price was greater than the average fair market value of the common stock or the number of shares assumed to be repurchased using the proceeds of unrecognized compensation expense and exercise prices was greater than the weighted average number of shares underlying outstanding stock options.

²⁾ Unvested RSUs, PSUs and equity rights of ~~0.2~~7.4 million shares that were outstanding in Q3 ~~2019~~2020 (Q3 ~~2018: 1.3~~2019: 0.2 million shares) and unvested RSUs, PSUs and equity rights of ~~0.3~~7.4 million shares that were outstanding YTD ~~2019~~2020 (YTD ~~2018: 0.6~~2019: 0.3 million shares) were anti-dilutive and were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the number of shares assumed to be repurchased using the proceeds of unrecognized compensation expense was greater than the weighted average number of outstanding unvested RSUs, PSUs and equity rights or the performance goal has not been met yet.

³⁾ Warrants to purchase up to 11.3 million shares of ~~NXP’s~~NXP's common stock at a price of $131.39 per share were outstanding in Q3 ~~and YTD~~ 2019, ~~(Q3 and YTD 2018: 11.2 million shares~~0 warrants were outstanding at ~~a price~~the end of ~~$132.96). Upon exercise, the warrants will be net share settled.~~Q3 2020. At the end of ~~both~~ Q3 ~~and YTD~~ 2019, ~~and Q3 and YTD 2018,~~ the warrants were not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the warrants exercise price was greater than the average fair market value of the common shares.

Balance Sheet Information

Cash and cash equivalents

At September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020 and December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, our cash balance was ~~$3,537~~$3,566 million and ~~$2,789~~$1,045 million, respectively, of which ~~$169~~$177 million and ~~$140~~$188 million was held by SSMC, our consolidated joint venture company with TSMC. Under the terms of our joint venture agreement with TSMC, a portion of this cash can be distributed by way of a dividend to us, but 38.8% of the dividend will be paid to our joint venture partner. ~~There~~During the second quarter of 2020, a dividend of $90 million was declared by SSMC, which was distributed in the third quarter, with 38.8% being paid to our joint venture partner. In 2019, 0 dividend was declared ~~in 2019 (2018: $139 million has been paid~~ by ~~SSMC).~~SSMC.

Inventories

The portion of finished goods stored at customer locations under consignment amounted to ~~$47~~$36 million as of September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020 (December 31, ~~2018: $52~~2019: $41 million).

Inventories are summarized as follows:

September 29,
2019
December 31,
2018
Raw materials 64
74
Work in process 858
949
Finished goods 212
256
1,134
1,279


	September 27, 2020	December 31, 2019
Raw materials	60	52
Work in process	852	894
Finished goods	152	246
	1,064	1,192

The amounts recorded above are net of allowance for obsolescence of ~~$114~~$126 million as of September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020 (December 31, ~~2018: $111~~2019: $114 million).

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

Total comprehensive income (loss) represents net income (loss) plus the results of certain equity changes not reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The after-tax components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and their corresponding changes are shown below:


	Currency translation differences	Change in fair value cash flow hedges	Net actuarial gain/(losses)	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (loss)
As of December 31, 2019	203	2	(130)	75
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications	14	3	(5)	12
Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	0	3	0	3
Tax effects	0	(1)	1	0
Other comprehensive income (loss)	14	5	(4)	15
As of September 27, 2020	217	7	(134)	90

Currency
translation
differences

Change in fair
value
cash flow hedges

Net actuarial
gain/(losses)

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (loss)

As of December 31, 2018 218
(3 ) (92 ) 123
Other comprehensive income (loss) before
reclassifications (47 ) (14 ) (6 ) (67 )
Amounts reclassified out of accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) —
9
—
9
Tax effects —
1
1
2
Other comprehensive income (loss) (47 ) (4 ) (5 ) (56 )
As of September 29, 2019 171
(7 ) (97 ) 67

Cash dividends

The following ~~dividend was~~dividends were declared induring the first three quarters of 2020 and 2019 ~~and 2018~~ under NXP’s quarterly dividend ~~program which was introduced as of the third quarter of 2018:~~program:

Fiscal year 2019 Fiscal year 2018
Dividend per share Amount Dividend per share Amount
First quarter 0.250 71
Second quarter 0.250 70
Third quarter 0.375 105 0.250 74
0.875 246 0.250 74


	Fiscal year 2020			Fiscal year 2019
	Dividend per share	Amount	Dividend per share	Amount
First quarter	0.375	105	0.250	71
Second quarter	0.375	105	0.250	70
Third quarter	0.375	105	0.375	105

	1.125	315	0.875	246

The dividend declared in the third quarter (not yet paid) is classified in the condensed consolidated balance sheet in other current liabilities as of September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020 and subsequently paid on October ~~4, 2019.~~5, 2020.

~~Shareholder tax on repurchased shares~~

Under Dutch tax law, the repurchase of a company’s shares by an entity in the Netherlands is a taxable event (unless exemptions apply). The tax on the repurchased shares is attributed to the shareholders, with NXP making the payment on the shareholders’ behalf. As such, the tax on the repurchased shares is accounted for within stockholders’ equity. At September 29, 2019, within other current liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet, an accrual of $127 million remained for this tax.

65 Restructuring

At each reporting date, we evaluate our restructuring liabilities, which consist primarily of termination benefits, to ensure that our accruals are still appropriate.

The following table presents the changes in restructuring liabilities in ~~2019:~~2020:


	As of January 1, 2020	Additions	Utilized	Released	Other changes	As of September 27, 2020
Restructuring liabilities	32	38	(30)	0	0	40

Balance January 1, 2019
Additions
Utilized
Released
Other
changes
Balance September 29, 2019
Restructuring liabilities 65
30
(48 ) (4 ) (2 ) 41

The ~~components of~~ restructuring charges ~~recorded~~consist of personnel lay-off costs of $40 million for ~~each of~~ the ~~three and~~ nine month ~~periods~~period ended September 27, 2020 (September 29, 2019 ~~and September 30, 2018~~: ~~are as follows:~~$29 million).

For the three months ended For the nine months ended
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
Personnel lay-off costs (1 ) 4
29
4
Other exit costs —
1
—
1
Net restructuring charges (1 ) 5
29
5

These restructuring charges recorded in operating income, for the periods indicated, are included in the following line items in the statement of operations:


	For the three months ended			For the nine months ended
	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019
Cost of revenue	12	(1)	15	3
Research and development	7	0	17	16
Selling, general and administrative	2	0	8	10

Net restructuring charges	21	(1)	40	29

For the three months ended For the nine months ended
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
Cost of revenue (1 ) —
3
—
Selling, general and administrative —
5
10
6
Research and development —
—
16
—
Other income (expense) —
—
—
(1 )
Net restructuring charges (1 ) 5
29
5

76 Income Taxes

Benefit/provision for income taxes:


	For the three months ended						For the nine months ended
	September 27, 2020		September 29, 2019		September 27, 2020		September 29, 2019
Tax expense (benefit)	(57)		28		(88)		40
Effective tax rate	77.0	%	18.9	%	27.1	%	21.4	%

For the three months ended For the nine months ended
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
Tax expense (benefit) 28
311
40
317
Effective tax rate 18.9 % 14.9 % 21.4 % 14.2 %

Our effective tax rate reflects the impact of tax incentives, non-deductible expenses, change in valuation allowance, a portion of our earnings being taxed in foreign jurisdictions at rates different than the Netherlands statutory tax rate and the mix of income and losses in various jurisdictions. Our effective tax rate for the first nine months of ~~2019~~2020 was ~~21.4%~~a benefit of 27.1% on a pre-tax loss compared with an expense of ~~14.2%~~21.4% on a pre-tax ~~profit~~income for the first nine months of ~~2018.~~2019. The ~~movement~~movements in our effective tax rate, ~~reflects~~apart from being in an expense position in 2019 and a benefit in 2020, relate mainly to the net effect of the decrease in ~~tax incentives~~the valuation allowance when compared to the same period in 2019 as there were less Netherlands related interest expense that was impacted by the interest limitation rules ($~~152~~20 million), due to less qualifying interest expenses and higher qualifying income linked to the divestiture of the VAS business, which also had an offset effect due to the increase in non deductible goodwill ($10 million), an increase of tax incentives in the ~~prior year adjustments~~U.S. ($1923 million) ~~and~~mainly due to the early adoption of the US regulations issued in Q3 2020 which is offset by the decrease of other tax incentives ($20 million) mainly driven by a lower qualifying income in 2020, as well as an increase in ~~the change~~tax expense related to differences in ~~valuation allowance~~tax rates ($3214 million).

The Company benefits from income tax incentives in certain jurisdictions which provide that we pay reduced income taxes in those jurisdictions for a fixed period of time that varies depending on the jurisdiction. The predominant income tax holiday is expected to expire at the end of 2026. The impact of this tax holiday decreased ~~foreign taxes~~for the third quarter of 2020 by $4$2 million and $5decreased by $4 million for the third quarter of 2019 ~~and the third quarter of 2018, respectively~~ (YTD ~~2019:~~2020: a decrease of $8$7 million and YTD ~~2018:~~2019: a decrease of ~~$15~~$8 million). The benefit of this tax holiday on net income per share (diluted) was $0.01 for the third quarter of 2020 (YTD 2020: $0.03) and $0.01 for the third quarter of 2019 (YTD 2019: $0.03) ~~and $0.02 for the third quarter of 2018 (YTD 2018: $0.04)~~.

7 Identified Intangible Assets

Identified intangible assets as of September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020 and December 31, ~~2018,~~2019, respectively, were composed of the following:

September 29, 2019 December 31, 2018

Gross carrying
amount

Accumulated
amortization

Gross carrying
amount

Accumulated
amortization

In-process R&D (IPR&D) ¹⁾
171
—
276
—
Marketing-related 82
(62 ) 81
(50 )
Customer-related 945
(326 ) 964
(301 )
Technology-based 7,937
(5,341 ) 7,862
(4,365 )
Identified intangible assets 9,135
(5,729 ) 9,183
(4,716 )

1) IPR&D is not subject to amortization until completion or abandonment of the associated research and development effort.


	September 27, 2020			December 31, 2019
	Gross carrying amount	Accumulated amortization	Gross carrying amount	Accumulated amortization
In-process R&D (IPR&D) ¹⁾	206	—	272	—
Marketing-related	82	(79)	81	(67)
Customer-related	967	(379)	968	(340)
Technology-based	7,968	(6,385)	8,063	(5,357)
Identified intangible assets	9,223	(6,843)	9,384	(5,764)

(1) IPR&D is not subject to amortization until completion or abandonment of the associated research and development effort.

The estimated amortization expense for these identified intangible assets for each of the five succeeding years is:

2019 (remaining) 380 (remaining)
2020 1,310
2021 554
2022 437
2023 230
Thereafter 495


2020 (remaining)			176
2021			662
2022			563
2023			337
2024			169
Thereafter			473

All intangible assets, excluding IPR&D and goodwill, are subject to amortization and have no assumed residual value.

The expected weighted average remaining life of identified intangibles is 34 years as of September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020 (December 31, ~~2018: 4~~2019: 3 years).

98 Debt

On May 1, 2020, NXP B.V., together with NXP Funding LLC and NXP USA, Inc., issued $500 million of 2.7% senior unsecured notes due May 1, 2025, $500 million of 3.15% senior unsecured notes due May 1, 2027 and $1 billion of 3.4% senior unsecured notes due May 1, 2030.

The following table summarizes the outstanding debt as of September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020 and December 31, ~~2018:~~2019:


		September 27, 2020			December 31, 2019
	Maturities	Amount	Effective rate	Amount	Effective rate
Fixed-rate 4.125% senior unsecured notes	Jun, 2021	1,350	4.125	1,350	4.125
Fixed-rate 4.625% senior unsecured notes	Jun, 2022	400	4.625	400	4.625
Fixed-rate 3.875% senior unsecured notes	Sep, 2022	1,000	3.875	1,000	3.875
Fixed-rate 4.625% senior unsecured notes	Jun, 2023	900	4.625	900	4.625
Fixed-rate 4.875% senior unsecured notes	Mar, 2024	1,000	4.875	1,000	4.875
Fixed-rate 2.7% senior unsecured notes	May, 2025	500	2.700	0	0
Fixed-rate 5.35% senior unsecured notes	Mar, 2026	500	5.350	500	5.350
Fixed-rate 3.875% senior unsecured notes	Jun, 2026	750	3.875	750	3.875
Fixed-rate 3.15% senior unsecured notes	May, 2027	500	3.150	0	0
Fixed-rate 5.55% senior unsecured notes	Dec, 2028	500	5.550	500	5.550
Fixed-rate 4.3% senior unsecured notes	Jun, 2029	1,000	4.300	1,000	4.300
Fixed-rate 3.4% senior unsecured notes	May, 2030	1,000	3.400	0	0
Floating-rate revolving credit facility (RCF)	Jun, 2024	0	0	0	0
Total principal		9,400		7,400

Unamortized discounts, premiums and debt issuance costs		(44)		(35)
Total debt, including unamortized discounts, premiums, debt issuance costs and fair value adjustments		9,356		7,365
Less: current portion of long-term debt		1,749		0
Long-term debt		7,607		7,365

September 29, 2019 December 31, 2018
Maturities Amount
Effective
rate Amount
Effective
rate
Fixed-rate 4.125% senior unsecured notes Jun, 2020 —
— 600
4.125
Fixed-rate 4.125% senior unsecured notes Jun, 2021 1,350
4.125 1,350
4.125
Fixed-rate 4.625% senior unsecured notes Jun, 2022 400
4.625 400
4.625
Fixed-rate 3.875% senior unsecured notes Sep, 2022 1,000
3.875 1,000
3.875
Fixed-rate 4.625% senior unsecured notes Jun, 2023 900
4.625 900
4.625
Fixed-rate 4.875% senior unsecured notes Mar, 2024 1,000
4.875 1,000
4.875
Fixed-rate 5.35% senior unsecured notes Mar, 2026 500
5.350 500
5.350
Fixed-rate 3.875% senior unsecured notes Jun, 2026 750
3.875 —
—
Fixed-rate 5.55% senior unsecured notes Dec, 2028 500
5.550 500
5.550
Fixed-rate 4.3% senior unsecured notes Jun, 2029 1,000
4.300 —
—
Fixed-rate 1% cash convertible notes Dec, 2019 1,150
1.000 1,150
1.000
Floating-rate revolving credit facility (RCF) Jun, 2024 —
— —
—
Total principal 8,550
7,400

Liabilities arising from capital lease transactions —
27

Unamortized discounts, premiums and debt issuance costs (37 ) (31 )
Fair value of embedded cash conversion option (8 ) (42 )
Total debt, including unamortized discounts, premiums, debt
issuance costs and fair value adjustments 8,505
7,354

Current portion of long-term debt (1,142 ) (1,107 )
Long-term debt 7,363
6,247

109 Leases

Operating and finance lease assets relate to buildings (corporate offices, research and development and manufacturing facilities and datacenters), land, machinery and installations and other equipment (vehicles and certain office equipment). These leases, except for land leases, have remaining lease terms of 1 to 30 years (land leases 48 to 90 years), some of which may include options to extend the leases for up to 5 years, and some of which may include options to terminate the leases within 1 year. As of September ~~29, 2019,~~27, 2020, assets recorded under finance leases were ~~$29~~$82 million and accumulated depreciation associated with finance leases was ~~$4 million.~~$12 million ($82 million and $9 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2019). Finance lease liabilities amount to $24 million as of September 27, 2020 ($25 million as of December 31, 2019).

The components of operating lease expense were as follows:

For the three months ended
For the nine months ended
September 29, 2019
September 29, 2019
Operating lease cost 15
41

Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets —
1
Interest on lease liabilities —
1
Total finance lease cost —
2

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

September 27, 2020

September 29, 2019

September 27, 2020

September 29, 2019

Operating lease cost

Other information related to operating leases was as follows:

For the three months ended
For the nine months ended
September 29, 2019
�� September 29, 2019
Supplemental cash flows information:
Operating cash flows from operating leases 15
41
Operating cash flows from finance leases (1 ) 1
Financing cash flows from finance leases 2
2

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases 1) 62
260
Finance leases —
—

1) $188 million recorded on January 1, 2019 in accordance with the adoption of ASC 842.

Weighted average remaining lease term:
Operating leases 6.0 years
Finance leases 12.7 years

Weighted average discount rate:
Operating leases 3.1 %
Finance leases 4.5 %

For the three months ended

For the nine months ended

September 27, 2020

September 29, 2019

September 27, 2020

September 29, 2019

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:

Operating leases ¹⁾

260

1) $188 million recorded on January 1, 2019 in accordance with the adoption of ASC 842.

For the nine months ended

September 27, 2020

September 29, 2019

Weighted average remaining lease term:

Operating leases

6 years

Weighted average discount rate:

Operating leases

Future minimum lease payments as of September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020 were as follows:

As of
September 29, 2019
Operating leases Finance leases
2019 (remaining) 16
1
2020 57
3
2021 46
3
2022 32
3
2023 27
3
Thereafter 67
22
Total future minimum lease payments 245
35
Less: imputed interest (22 ) (9 )
Total 223
26


			As of
			September 27, 2020
			Operating leases
2020 (remaining)			18
2021			57
2022			45
2023			37
2024			25
Thereafter			60
Total future minimum lease payments			242
Less: imputed interest			(19)
Total			223

Lease liabilities related to leases are split between current and non-current:

As of
September 29, 2019
Operating leases Finance leases
Other current liabilities 55
2
Other non-current liabilities 168
24
Total 223
26


	Operating leases
	As of
	September 27, 2020	December 31, 2019

Other current liabilities	61	62
Other non-current liabilities	162	176
Total	223	238

Operating lease right-of-use assets are ~~$220~~$215 million as of September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020 (December 31, 2019: $226 million) and are included in other non-current assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

1110 Related-Party Transactions

The Company's related parties are the members of the board of directors of NXP, the executive officers of NXP and equity-accounted ~~investees and, up to July 26, 2018, Qualcomm Incorporated ("Qualcomm").~~investees. As of the divestment of the SP business on February 7, 2017, the newly formed Nexperia has become a related party.

We have a number of strategic alliances and joint ventures. We have relationships with certain of our alliance partners in the ordinary course of business whereby we enter into various sale and purchase transactions, generally on terms comparable to transactions with third parties. However, in certain instances upon divestment of former businesses where we enter into supply arrangements with the former owned business, sales are conducted at cost.

The following table presents the amounts related to revenue and other income and purchase of goods and services incurred in transactions with these related parties:


	For the three months ended			For the nine months ended
	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019	September 27, 2020	September 29, 2019
Revenue and other income	16	19	52	63
Purchase of goods and services	9	15	35	50

For the three months ended For the nine months ended
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
September 29,
2019
September 30,
2018
Revenue and other income 19
26
63
105
Purchase of goods and services 15
25
50
77

The following table presents the amounts related to receivable and payable balances with these related parties:


	September 27, 2020	December 31, 2019
Receivables	7	21
Payables	10	9

September 29,
2019
December 31,
2018
Receivables 22
25
Payables 13
49

~~We have~~As part of the divestment of the SP business, we entered into a lease ~~commitments~~commitment and related services to Nexperia, which ~~are $48~~is $59 million as of September ~~29, 2019,~~27, 2020, and committed $50 million to an investment fund affiliated with Nexperia’s ~~owners.~~owners at that time. During the quarter ended September 27, 2020, the first calls on the investment commitment were made in the amount of $15 million. The lease commitments are reflected in our recorded lease liabilities in other current and non-current liabilities.

1211 Fair Value ~~of Financial Assets and Liabilities~~Measurements

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value ~~and carrying amount~~ of our financial instruments which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

September 29, 2019 December 31, 2018
Fair value
hierarchy
Carrying
amount

Estimated
fair value

Carrying
amount

Estimated
fair value

Assets:
Money market funds 1 2,372
2,372
1,906
1,906
Notes hedges 3 88
88
24
24
Other financial assets 2 49
49
32
32
Derivative instruments – assets 2 3
3
6
6

Liabilities:
Short-term debt 2 —
—
(2 ) (2 )
Short-term debt (2019 Cash Convertible Senior Notes) 2 (1,142 ) (1,232 ) (1,105 ) (1,327 )
Long-term debt (bonds) 2 (7,363 ) (7,874 ) (6,222 ) (6,191 )
Other long-term debt 2 —
—
(25 ) (25 )
Notes Embedded Conversion Derivative 3 (88 ) (88 ) (24 ) (24 )
Derivative instruments – liabilities 2 (15 ) (15 ) (2 ) (2 )


		Estimated fair value
	Fair value hierarchy	September 27, 2020	December 31, 2019
Assets:
Money market funds	1	2,637	6
Marketable equity securities	1	13	1
Derivative instruments-assets	2	9	10

Liabilities:



Derivative instruments-liabilities	2	(7)	(1)

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of financial instruments:

~~Financial assets~~Assets and ~~financial~~ liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis

Investments in money market funds (as part of our cash and cash equivalents) and marketable equity securities have fair value measurements which are all based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

~~Other financial assets and derivatives~~

For ~~other financial assets and~~ derivatives the fair value is based upon significant other observable inputs depending on the nature of the ~~other financial asset and~~ derivative.

~~Notes hedges and Notes Embedded Conversion Derivative~~

At September 29, 2019, the Notes hedges and the Notes Embedded Conversion Derivative are measured at fair value using level 3 inputs. The instruments are not actively traded and are valued at the measurement date using an option pricing model that uses observable inputs for the share price of NXP’s common stock, risk-free interest rate, dividend yield and the term, in combination with a significant unobservable input for volatility. The volatility factor utilized at September 29, 2019 was 39.1% and at December 31, 2018 the volatility factor utilized was 34.8%. The change in the fair value of the Notes hedges and Notes Embedded Conversion Derivative was solely the gain and loss, respectively for each instrument that was recognized.

~~Debt~~

The fair value is estimated on the basis of observable inputs other than quoted market prices in active markets for identical liabilities for certain issues, or on the basis of discounted cash flow analyses. Accrued interest is included under accrued liabilities and not within the carrying amount or estimated fair value of debt.

Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis

We measure and record our non-marketable equity ~~investments (non-marketable~~ securities, ~~and cost~~equity method ~~investments)~~investments and non-financial assets, such as intangible assets and property, plant and equipment, at fair value when an impairment charge is required.

Assets and liabilities not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis

13Financial instruments not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis include non-marketable equity securities and equity method investments that have not been remeasured or impaired in the current period and debt.

As of September 27, 2020, the estimated fair value of debt, including the current portion, was $10.4 billion ($7.9 billion as of December 31, 2019). The fair value is estimated on the basis of broker-dealer quotes, which are Level 2 inputs. Accrued interest is included under accrued liabilities and not within the carrying amount or estimated fair value of debt.

12 Litigation

We are regularly involved as plaintiffs or defendants in claims and litigation relating to a variety of matters such as contractual disputes, personal injury claims, employee grievances and intellectual property litigation. In addition, our acquisitions, divestments and financial transactions sometimes result in, or are followed by, claims or litigation. Some of these claims may possibly be recovered from insurance reimbursements. Although the ultimate disposition of asserted claims cannot be predicted with certainty, it is our belief that the outcome of any such claims, either individually or on a combined basis, will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position. However, such outcomes may be material to our condensed consolidated statement of operations for a particular period. The Company records an accrual for any claim that arises whenever it considers that it is probable that it is exposed to a loss contingency and the amount of the loss contingency can be reasonably estimated. Legal fees are expensed when incurred.

Based on the most current information available to it and based on its best estimate, the Company also reevaluates at least on a quarterly basis the claims that have arisen to determine whether any new accruals need to be made or whether any accruals made need to be adjusted. Based on the procedures described above, the Company has an aggregate amount of ~~$85~~$18 million accrued for potential and current legal proceedings pending as of September ~~29, 2019,~~27, 2020, compared to ~~$123~~$44 million accrued ~~(without reduction for any related insurance reimbursements)~~ at December 31, ~~2018.~~2019. The accruals are included in “Other current liabilities” and “Other non-current liabilities”. As of September ~~29, 2019,~~27, 2020, the Company’s balance related to insurance reimbursements was ~~$50~~$8 million (December 31, ~~2018: $65~~2019: $25 million) and is included in “Other current assets” and “Other non-current assets”.

The Company also estimates the aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of the amount accrued based on currently available information for those cases for which such estimate can be made. The estimated aggregate range requires significant judgment, given the varying stages of the proceedings (including the fact that many of them are currently in preliminary stages), the existence of multiple defendants (including the Company) in such claims whose share of liability has yet to be determined, the numerous yet-unresolved issues in many of the claims, and the attendant uncertainty of the various potential outcomes of such claims. Accordingly, the Company’s estimate will change from time to time, and actual losses may be more than the current estimate. As at September ~~29, 2019,~~27, 2020, the Company believes that for all litigation pending its potential aggregate exposure to loss in excess of the amount accrued (without reduction for any amounts that may possibly be recovered under insurance programs) could range between $0 and ~~$122~~$23 million. Based upon our past experience with these matters, the Company would expect to receive insurance reimbursement on certain of these claims that would offset the potential maximum exposure of up to ~~$109~~$15 million.

In addition, the Company is currently assisting Motorola in the defense of personal injury lawsuits due to indemnity obligations included in the agreement that separated Freescale from Motorola in 2004. The ~~Company is also defending a suit related to semiconductor operations that occurred prior to NXP’s separation from Philips. The~~ multi-plaintiff Motorola lawsuits are pending in Cook County, ~~Illinois, and the legacy NXP suit is pending in Santa Fe, New Mexico.~~Illinois. These claims allege a link between working in semiconductor manufacturing clean room facilities and birth defects in 2418 individuals. The Motorola suits allege exposures between ~~1965~~1981 and ~~2006.~~2005. Each claim seeks an unspecified amount of damages for the alleged injuries; however, legal counsel representing the plaintiffs has indicated they will seek substantial compensatory and punitive damages from Motorola for the entire inventory of claims which, if proven and recovered, the Company considers to be material. In the Motorola suits, a portion of any indemnity due to Motorola will be reimbursed to NXP if Motorola receives an indemnification payment from its insurance coverage. Motorola has potential insurance coverage for many of the years indicated above, but with differing types and levels of coverage, self-insurance retention amounts and deductibles. We are in discussions with Motorola and their insurers regarding the availability of applicable insurance coverage for each of the individual cases. Motorola and NXP have denied liability for these alleged injuries based on numerous defenses.

13 Subsequent Events

NXP Semiconductors N.V. through its subsidiaries NXP B.V. and NXP Funding LLC, delivered notice of redemption on September 9, 2020 to the Trustee of its 4.125% Senior Notes due 2021 and 4.625% Senior Notes due 2022, and fully redeemed on September 28, 2020, the $400 million of outstanding principal of the 4.625% Senior Notes due 2022 and the $1.35 billion of outstanding principal of the 4.125% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Note Redemption”) for a total amount of $1.83 billion, paid with available cash on the balance sheet.

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This interim Management’s Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes and the MD&A in our Annual Report on Form ~~20‑F~~10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2018.~~2019. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including any statements that refer to projections of our future financial performance, our anticipated growth and trends in our businesses, uncertain events or assumptions, and other characterizations of future events or ~~circumstances.~~circumstances, including our response to the current global pandemic and the potential impact the pandemic will have on our operations, liquidity, customers, facilities and supply chain. Such statements are based on our current expectations and could be affected by the uncertainties and risk factors described throughout this filing, including the risk factor set forth in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q specifically related to the coronavirus outbreak and measures taken in response thereto, and in “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 3D1A of our Annual Report on Form ~~20-F.~~10-K. Our actual results may differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

Our MD&A is provided in addition to the accompanying consolidated financial statements and notes to assist readers in understanding our results of operations, financial condition and cash flows. MD&A is organized as follows:

•Overview - Overall analysis of financial and other highlights to provide context for the MD&A

•Results of Operations - An analysis of our financial results

•Liquidity and Capital Resources - An analysis of changes in our balance sheets and cash flows

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated) Q3 2019
Q3 2018
YTD 2019
YTD 2018

Revenue 2,265
2,445
6,576
7,004
% nominal growth (7.4 ) 2.4
(6.1 ) 3.0
Gross profit 1,186
1,256
3,409
3,608
Research and development (396 ) (433 ) (1,219 ) (1,297 )
Selling, general and administrative (221 ) (252 ) (699 ) (742 )
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (358 ) (362 ) (1,070 ) (1,085 )
Other income (expense) 22
2,002
23
2,002
Operating income (loss) 233
2,211
444
2,486

•Contractual Obligations - An update on contractual obligations as of December 31, 2019

•Off-balance Sheet Arrangements - An update on off-balance sheet arrangements as of December 31, 2019

Overview


($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)	Q3 2020	Q3 2019	YTD 2020	YTD 2019

Revenue	2,267	2,265	6,105	6,576
Gross profit	1,090	1,186	2,947	3,409
Operating income (loss)	32	233	(45)	444
Cash flow from operating activities	527	746	1,453	1,559
Total debt	9,356	8,505	9,356	8,505
Net debt	5,790	4,968	5,790	4,968
Diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding	279,467	283,518	279,511	285,819
Diluted net income per share	(0.08)	0.38	(0.92)	0.45
Dividends per common share	0.375	0.375	1.125	0.875

Q3 ~~2019~~2020 compared to Q3 ~~2018~~2019

InRevenue for the ~~quarter~~three months ended September 27, 2020 had a slight year-on-year increase of $2 million from the three months ended September 29, 2019 as NXP began to recover from the challenging economic environment, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. From an end-market perspective, revenue in the Industrial & IoT end-market increased 20.7% and within the Mobile end-market increased 5.0%. These increases were offset by a decline of 3.8% in the Communication Infrastructure & Other end-market, while in Automotive, NXP's largest end-market, revenue declined 8%. The declines in the Automotive and Communication Infrastructure & Other end-markets were a direct result of the global weakness due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From a sales channel perspective, sales through our distribution channel increased in the Greater China and Asia Pacific regions, which was offset by ~~$180~~a decline in revenue to Original Equipment Manufacturers ("OEM") in Americas and EMEA, primarily in the automotive end-market. Notwithstanding the decline in revenue in certain end-markets and to direct OEM customers, the business environment began to improve at a faster than anticipated pace, driving a material sequential increase in revenue.

Our gross profit percentage for the third quarter of 2020 decreased from 52.4% in the third quarter of 2019 to 48.1%, due to the lower level of internal manufacturing activity during this quarter and further amplified with the absorption of excess manufacturing fixed costs from our front-end factories due to the COVID-19 crisis, as well as from a less favorable product mix.

Notwithstanding the challenging operating environment we currently face, we continue to execute on our strategy within our target markets and focus on driving profitability.

We continue to generate strong operating cash flows, with $527 million in cash flows from operations for the third quarter of 2020. We returned $117 million to our shareholders during the third quarter of 2020. Our cash position at the end of the third quarter of 2020 was $3,566 million. This includes the net proceeds of the $2 billion of senior unsecured debt issued by NXP on May 1, 2020, but excludes the repayment of the two Senior Notes mentioned below. On August 27, 2020, the NXP Board of Directors approved a cash dividend of $0.375 per common share for the third quarter of 2020. On September 9, 2020, NXP delivered notice of redemption to fully redeem the $1,350 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding 4.125% Senior Notes due 2021 and the $400 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding 4.625% Senior Notes due 2022. The redemption was concluded after the close of NXP's third quarter, on September 28, 2020, for a total amount of $1.83 billion, paid from available cash on the balance sheet.

YTD 2020 compared to YTD 2019

Revenue for the nine months ended September 27, 2020 was down 7.2% from the nine months ended September 29, 2019 against a very challenging economic backdrop, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Revenues decreased by 15.5% in our largest end-market, Automotive, 2.3% in the Mobile end-market, and 7.7% in the Communications Infrastructure & Other end-market, which were slightly offset by an increase of 11.9% in our Industrial & IOT end-market. When aggregating all end-markets, the decrease in revenue was mostly related to lower sales to Original Equipment Manufacturers, across regions EMEA, Americas and Greater China.

Our gross profit percentage for the nine months ended September 27, 2020 decreased from 51.8% for the nine months ended September 29, 2019 to 48.3%, primarily due to lower revenue and the reduced manufacturing activity during the second and third quarters, further amplified with the absorption of excess manufacturing fixed costs as a result of abnormal under-loading in our front-end factories due to the COVID-19 crisis and the purchase accounting effect on inventory ($17 million) due to the Marvell acquisition.

On February 3, 2020, we completed the sale of the Company's Voice and Audio Solutions (VAS) assets, receiving proceeds of $161 million resulting in a gain of $110 million.

Cash flow from operation for the first nine months of 2020 was $1,453 million, remaining strong in a challenging environment. Total shareholder return for the first nine months of 2020 was $685 million.

Update on the impact of COVID-19

Our global communities continue to face unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, but NXP continues to respond actively by addressing the COVID-19 situation and its impact globally with global crisis response teams, working to mitigate the potential impacts to our people and our business.

With our strong business model and with demonstrated financial discipline, which is a keystone of our culture, we continue to believe that we will emerge from this time well positioned for long-term growth. That being said, we cannot reasonably estimate the duration and severity of this global pandemic or its ultimate impact on the global economy and our business and results.

The impact of COVID-19 and measures to prevent its spread are affecting how we operate in a number of ways. In response, we have implemented measures to focus on the safety of our employees, while at the same time seeking to mitigate the impact on our financial position and operations. These measures include, but are not limited to, the following:

Our People

Our top priority during the COVID-19 pandemic remains and always will be protecting the health and safety of our employees. As governments throughout the world continue to evaluate and adjust their responses, we continue working to ensure that we comply with regulatory requirements balanced with maintaining business continuity for essential operations in our factories.We have significantly reduced the number of people working in our offices and expect to stay at these levels through the early portion of 2021. We continue to be vigilant in protecting our employees who work in our labs and factories and who are essential to keeping our business running.

Facilities and Supply Chain

From an operational perspective, all our manufacturing facilities continue to operate around the world in accordance with guidance issued by local and national government authorities, and we are not experiencing any major supply chain issues. We have been extremely fortunate that the virus has not significantly impacted our broad employee base.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Thanks to our financial strength, we expect to be able to maintain adequate liquidity as we manage through the current environment. As we operate our business in this uncertain environment, our priorities will remain the health and safety of our people, providing our essential products to consumers around the world, and remained focused on having our business deliver long-term growth. Over the years, NXP has created a business that generates significant cash, thanks to its large and diverse revenue stream. We therefore believe we have sufficient liquidity to satisfy our cash needs. However, we will continue to monitor, evaluate and take action, as necessary, to preserve adequate liquidity and ensure that our business can continue to operate during these uncertain times.

We continue to successfully constrain discretionary spending across the organization, re-prioritizing our capital projects, while simultaneously maintaining critical investments in areas that will assure NXP’s long-term success.

Customer Demand and Near-Term Business Outlook

For the third quarter, our revenue growth was significantly stronger than the mid-point of our original guidance and was evident in all of our end-markets, but particularly in Automotive and Mobile. Specific to our Automotive business, we noted that multi-national Automotive OEM’s restarted production on a broad, global basis, which resulted in strong sales in the European and U.S. markets with continued momentum in the China-Asia Pacific regions. Only the Japanese market appears to be slightly slower to rebound. In our Mobile business, a combination of new product ramps, and fundamental customer specific market strength ahead of new platform launches contributed to better than anticipated results.

Looking forward to the fourth quarter, there continues to be uncertainty how the rebound will play out. However, as we have previously mentioned, we believe that the fourth quarter will be stronger than the third quarter. We continue to see broad improvement in demand along with increased traction of company specific opportunities. With that, we are cautiously optimistic about the intermediate term trends in the business, though we do not believe we are yet at a point of complete normalized demand.

We are still of the view that the best course of action is to continue to focus on enabling our customers success. While the pandemic has limited in-person meetings, we continue to see strong customer interest in the breadth of our product portfolio, combined with solid design win awards which provide us with confidence in the future growth of NXP.

In summary, we still find ourselves navigating a challenging and fluid environment, but we continue to have ample financial liquidity and strength to weather the current environment and maintain the critical investments in areas that will assure NXP’s long-term success in its chosen strategy.

Results of operations

The following table presents operating income for each of the three and nine month periods ended September 27, 2020 and September 29, 2019, respectively:


($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)	Q3 2020	Q3 2019	YTD 2020	YTD 2019

Revenue	2,267	2,265	6,105	6,576
% nominal growth	0.1	(7.4)	(7.2)	(6.1)
Gross profit	1,090	1,186	2,947	3,409
Research and development	(438)	(396)	(1,265)	(1,219)
Selling, general and administrative	(203)	(221)	(658)	(699)
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	(418)	(358)	(1,179)	(1,070)
Other income (expense)	1	22	110	23
Operating income (loss)	32	233	(45)	444

Revenue

Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019

Revenue for the three months ended September 27, 2020 was $2,267 million compared to $2,265 million for the three months ended September 29, 2019, an increase of $2 million. The increase is essentially related to higher sales in our Industrial & IoT and Mobile end-markets; offset by a decrease in sales in our Automotive and Communication Infrastructure & Other end-markets, which were particularly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

YTD 2020 compared to YTD 2019

Revenue for the nine months ended September 27, 2020 was $6,105 million compared to $6,576 million for the nine months ended September 29, 2019, a decrease of $471 million or 7.2%. The decrease is attributed to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in our primary end-markets, including YTD over YTD decreases in our Automotive, Communication Infrastructure & Other, and Mobile end-markets, offset by a YTD over YTD increase in our Industrial & IOT end-market.

Revenue by end-market was as follows:


($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)	Q3 2020	Q3 2019	Change		YTD 2020	YTD 2019	Change
Automotive	964	1,048	(8.0)	%	2,632	3,115	(15.5)	%
Industrial & IoT	514	426	20.7	%	1,325	1,184	11.9	%
Mobile	337	321	5.0	%	839	859	(2.3)	%
Communication Infrastructure & Other	452	470	(3.8)	%	1,309	1,418	(7.7)	%
Revenue	2,267	2,265	0.1	%	6,105	6,576	(7.2)	%

Revenue by sales channel was as follows:


($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)	Q3 2020	Q3 2019	Change		YTD 2020	YTD 2019	Change
Distributors	1,243	1,145	8.6	%	3,286	3,190	3.0	%
OEM/EMS	983	1,082	(9.1)	%	2,695	3,308	(18.5)	%
Other	41	38	7.9	%	124	78	59.0	%
Revenue	2,267	2,265	0.1	%	6,105	6,576	(7.2)	%

Revenue by geographic region, which is based on the customer’s shipped-to location was as follows:


($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)	Q3 2020	Q3 2019	Change		YTD 2020	YTD 2019	Change
Greater China (including Asia Pacific)	1,404	1,286	9.2	%	3,637	3,631	0.2	%
EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa)	383	432	(11.3)	%	1,089	1,302	(16.4)	%
Americas	264	278	(5.0)	%	685	817	(16.2)	%
Japan	142	180	(21.1)	%	458	578	(20.8)	%
South Korea	74	89	(16.9)	%	236	248	(4.8)	%
Revenue	2,267	2,265	0.1	%	6,105	6,576	(7.2)	%


n			Automotive
n			Industrial IoT
n			Mobile
n			Comm Infra & Other


n			Distributors
n			OEM/EMS
n			Other

Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019

Revenue associated with the Automotive end-market declined $84 million year-on-year. The decline was due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which continued to impact automotive supply chains and resulted in many automotive OEMs outside of China shutting car production sites, especially in Europe and North America. During the third quarter of 2020, we experienced year-on-year revenue declines across most product lines, with the declines in our core automotive products being the primary source of year-on-year declines, due to the previously mentioned auto OEM factory closures, while revenue from newer growth products was essentially flat.

Revenue derived from the Industrial & IoT end-market increased $88 million year-on-year, driven by the contribution of revenue associated with the recently acquired Marvell wireless connectivity assets for connected IoT solutions and continued adoption of the new Crossover processor family. Additionally, we saw an increase in demand for smart power and general-purpose microcontrollers, primarily in the distribution channel due to the increase in mass market demand from improvements in Greater China recovering from COVID-19.

Within the Mobile end-market, revenue increased $16 million year-on-year. The increase was predominantly associated with increased demand for embedded power solutions and continued customer adoption of secure mobile wallet solutions, both of which had increased sales to distributors primarily in Greater China, as well as higher sales to OEMs. These increases were partially offset by the divestment of the Voice and Audio Solutions, which closed early in the first quarter of 2020.

Revenue in the Communication Infrastructure & Other end-market declined $18 million year-on-year. The decline was related to reduced demand in Greater China for High-Performance Radio Frequency (HPRF) power amplifiers used in 4G cellular base stations because of strong customer network densification programs in the year ago period. The decline was offset by a combination of year-on-year increased demand for network communication processors by OEM and mass market customers and new revenue contribution from the acquisition of the Marvell wireless connectivity assets used in access solutions.

YTD 2020 compared to YTD 2019

Revenue associated with the Automotive end-market declined $483 million year-to-date. The decline was due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted automotive supply chains and resulted in many automotive OEMs outside of China shutting car production sites, primarily in Europe and North America. The year-on-year declines were most notable in our core automotive products which are more susceptible to variances in automotive production rates, including our mainstream automotive processors, advanced analog, and sensor products. The declines were partially offset by the increase in sales of our new S32 automotive processor products and connectivity solutions, stemming from the Marvell connectivity acquisition.

Revenue derived from the Industrial & IoT end-market increased $141 million year-to-year date, primarily driven by the contribution of revenue from the recently acquired Marvell wireless connectivity assets for connected IoT solutions. Additionally, revenue increased from higher demand for smart power, general-purpose microcontrollers and high performance analog products, primarily in the distribution channel in Greater China.

Within the Mobile end-market, revenue decreased $20 million year-to-date. The decrease was predominantly associated with the divestment of the Voice and Audio Solutions, which closed early in the first quarter of 2020. This decline was offset by increased demand for embedded power solutions and continued customer adoption of secure mobile wallet solutions, both of which had increased sales through our global distribution channels in Greater China.

Revenue in the Communication Infrastructure & Other end-market declined $109 million year-to-date. The decline was related to reduced demand in Greater China and Asia Pacific for High-Performance Radio Frequency (HPRF) power amplifiers used in 4G cellular base stations, offset by an increased demand for network communication processors mainly from OEM customers. In addition, contributing to the increase was new revenue related to the acquisition of the Marvell wireless connectivity assets used in access solutions.

Gross profit

Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019

Gross profit for the three months ended September 27, 2020 was $1,090 million, or 48.1% of revenue, compared to $1,186 million, or 52.4% of revenue for the three months ended September 29, 2019. The decrease of $96 million was essentially driven by the lower level of internal manufacturing activity during this quarter further amplified with the absorption of excess manufacturing fixed costs from our front-end factories due to the COVID-19 crisis, as well as from a less favorable product mix.

YTD 2020 compared to YTD 2019

Gross profit for the nine months ended September 27, 2020 was $2,947 million, or 48.3% of revenue, compared to $3,409 million, or 51.8% of revenue for the nine months ended September 29, 2019. The decrease of $462 million was primarily driven by lower revenue and the much reduced internal manufacturing activity during the second and third quarters, further amplified with the absorption of excess manufacturing fixed costs as a result of abnormal under-loading in our front-end factories due to the COVID-19 crisis as well as the purchase accounting effect on inventory ($17 million) resulting from the Marvell acquisition.

Operating expenses

Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019

Operating expenses for the three months ended September 27, 2020 totaled $1,059 million, or 46.7% of revenue, compared to $975 million, or 43.1% of revenue, for the three months ended September 29, 2019.

YTD 2020 compared to YTD 2019

Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 27, 2020 totaled $3,102 million, or 50.8% of revenue, compared to $2,988 million, or 45.4% of revenue, for the nine months ended September 29, 2019.

The following table below presents the composition of operating expenses by line item in the statement of operations:


($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)	Q3 2020	Q3 2019	YTD 2020	YTD 2019
Research and development	438	396	1,265	1,219
Selling, general and administrative	203	221	658	699
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	418	358	1,179	1,070
Total operating expenses	1,059	975	3,102	2,988

Q3 2020 compared to Q3 2019

The increase in operating expenses was a result of the following items:

Research and development (R&D) costs primarily consist of engineer salaries and wages (including share based compensation and other variable compensation), engineering related costs (including outside services, fixed-asset, IP and other licenses related costs), shared service center costs and other pre-production related expenses. R&D costs for the three months ended September 27, 2020 increased by $42 million, or 10.6%, when compared to the ~~quarter~~three months ended September ~~30, 2018. Included~~29, 2019 driven by:

+ higher cost related to Marvell activities, which were acquired in the ~~latter is $32 million~~last month of ~~revenue~~the fourth quarter of 2019;

+ higher personnel-related costs, including variable compensation costs;

-lower travel expenses; and

-lower cost related to Voice and Audio Solutions (VAS), which was divested ~~businesses~~on February 3, 2020.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) costs primarily consist of personnel salaries and wages (including share based compensation and other variable compensation), communication and IT related costs, fixed-asset related costs and sales and marketing costs (including travel expenses). SG&A costs for the three months ended September 27, 2020 decreased by $18 million, or ~~activities. As~~8.1%, when compared to the three months ended September 29, 2019 mainly due to:

-lower sales and marketing costs;

- lower travel costs; and

-lower share-based compensation expenses.

Amortization of ~~January 1,~~acquisition-related intangible assets increased by $60 million, or 16.8%, when compared to the three months ended September 29, 2019 driven by:

+ the start of amortization of intangible assets related to the Marvell acquisition;

+ the impairment relative to IPR&D acquired as part of the acquisition of Freescale; and

- certain intangibles became fully amortized during 2019.

YTD 2020 compared to YTD 2019

The increase in operating expenses was a result of the following items:

Research and development (R&D) costs primarily consist of engineer salaries and wages (including share based compensation and other variable compensation), engineering related costs (including outside services, fixed-asset, IP and other licenses related costs), shared service center costs and other pre-production related expenses. R&D costs for the nine months ended September 27, 2020 increased by $46 million, or 3.8%, when compared to the nine months ended September 29, 2019 driven by:

+ higher cost related to Marvell activities, which were acquired in the last month of the fourth quarter of 2019;

+ higher pre-production related expenses;

+ higher share-based compensation expenses;

-lower cost related to the sale of the Voice and Audio Solutions (VAS), which was divested on February 3, 2020;

-lower personnel-related costs, including variable compensation costs; and

-lower travel costs.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) costs primarily consist of personnel salaries and wages (including share based compensation and other variable compensation), communication and IT related costs, fixed-asset related costs and sales and marketing costs (including travel expenses). SG&A costs for the nine months ended September 27, 2020 decreased by $41 million, or 5.9%, when compared to the nine months ended September 29, 2019 mainly due to:

-lower personnel-related costs, including variable compensation costs;

-lower sales and marketing costs;

- lower travel costs;

-lower merger-related costs; and

+ higher share-based compensation expenses as a result of the CEO transition.

Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets increased by $109 million, or 10.2%, when compared to the nine months ended September 29, 2019 driven by:

+ the start of amortization of intangible assets related to the Marvell acquisition;

+ the impairment relative to IPR&D acquired as part of the acquisition of Freescale; and

-certain intangibles became fully amortized during 2019.

Other income (expense)

Income and expenses derived from manufacturing service arrangements (“MSA”) and transitional service arrangements (“TSA”) that are put into place when we divest a business or activity, are included in other income (expense). ~~Gross profit decreased~~These arrangements are short-term in ~~the third quarter of 2019~~nature and are expected to decrease as compared to the third quarter of 2018 primarily as a result of the decline in sales. Operating expenses in the third quarter of 2019 decreased as compared to the third quarter of 2018 both in research and development costs and selling, general and administrative. Other income (expense) in the third quarter of 2019 includes the result of the sale of assets ($20 million) and the net result of income and expenses derived from the divested ~~businesses~~business or ~~activities as discussed above. Other income (expense) in the third quarter of 2018 includes the $2 billion termination compensation received from Qualcomm.~~

activity becomes more established.

~~YTD 2019 compared to YTD 2018~~

In the nine month period ended September 29, 2019, revenue declined by $428 million as compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2018. Included in the latter is $107 million of revenue related to divested businesses or activities. Gross profit decreased in the first nine months of 2019 as compared to the first nine months of 2018 primarily as a result of the decline in sales. Operating expenses in the first nine months of 2019 decreased as compared to the first nine months of 2018 primarily as a result of decreased research and development costs. Other income (expense) in the first nine months of 2019 includes the result of the sale of assets ($20 million) and the net result of income and expenses derived from divested businesses or activities as discussed above. Other income (expense) in the first nine months of 2018 includes the $2 billion termination compensation received from Qualcomm.

~~The table below depicts the Purchase Price Accounting (“PPA”) effects (reflecting the amortization related to the fair value adjustments resulting from the acquisition of Freescale in addition to the formation of NXP) for each of the three and nine month periods ended September 29, 2019 and September 30, 2018, respectively, per line item in the statement of operations:~~

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated) Q3 2019
Q3 2018
YTD 2019
YTD 2018

Gross profit (19 ) (20 ) (56 ) (59 )
Selling, general and administrative (5 ) (2 ) (8 ) (6 )
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets (358 ) (362 ) (1,070 ) (1,085 )
Operating income (loss) (382 ) (384 ) (1,134 ) (1,150 )

Prior to January 1, 2019, HPMS was our sole reportable segment. Corporate and Other represented the remaining portion to reconcile to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Effective January 1, 2019, NXP removed the reference to HPMS in its organizational structure in acknowledgement of the one reportable segment representing the entity as a whole.

~~Revenue~~

The following table presents ~~revenue and revenue growth~~the split of other income (expense) for each of the three and nine month periods ended September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020 and September ~~30, 2018, respectively:~~29, 2019:

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated) Q3 2019 Q3 2018
YTD 2019 YTD 2018
Revenue
Growth %
Revenue
Revenue
Growth %
Revenue

Revenue 2,265
(7.4 ) 2,445
6,576
(6.1 ) 7,004


($ in millions)	Q3 2020	Q3 2019	YTD 2020	YTD 2019


Result from MSA and TSA arrangements	—	(1)	(1)	1
Other, net	1	23	111	22
Total	1	22	110	23

Q3 ~~2019~~2020 compared to Q3 ~~2018~~2019

~~Revenue decreased $180~~Other income (expense) reflects an income of $1 million to $2,265 million in the third quarter of 2019 compared to $2,445 million in the third quarter of 2018, a year-on-year decrease of 7.4%. Included in the third quarter of 2018 is the revenue related to divested businesses or activities of $32 million. The decline is mainly related to lower sales to distributors due to lower end-customer demand, in particular in the Greater China region and in our Automotive and Industrial & IOT end markets.

~~YTD 2019 compared to YTD 2018~~

Revenue decreased $428 million to $6,576 million in the first nine months of 2019 compared to $7,004 million in the first nine months of 2018, a year-on-year decrease of 6.1%. Included in the first nine months of 2018 is the revenue related to divested businesses or activities, $107 million. The decline is mainly related to lower sales to distributors due to lower end-customer demand, with Greater China region representing close to two-thirds of the compression and in particular in our Automotive, Industrial & IOT and Mobile end markets.

~~Gross Profit~~

~~The following table presents gross profit~~ for ~~each of~~ the three ~~and nine~~ month ~~periods~~period ended September 27, 2020 versus an income of $22 million for the three month period ended September 29, 2019, ~~and September 30, 2018, respectively:~~

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated) Q3 2019 Q3 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2018
Gross profit
% of revenue Gross profit
% of revenue Gross profit
% of revenue Gross profit
% of revenue

Gross Profit 1,186
52.4 1,256
51.4 3,409
51.8 3,608
51.5

~~Q3 2019 compared to Q3 2018~~

~~Gross profit in~~ the ~~third quarter of 2019 was $1,186 million, or 52.4% of revenue compared to $1,256 million, or 51.4% of revenue in~~latter including the ~~third quarter of 2018, a decrease of $70 million, primarily driven by lower revenue resulting from lower demand. The gross margin percentage increased from 51.4% to 52.4%, mainly as a~~ result of ~~focused cost control and customer mix in~~ the ~~third quarter~~sale of ~~2019.~~

assets ($21 million).

YTD ~~2019~~2020 compared to YTD ~~2018~~2019

~~Gross profit in~~Other income (expense) reflects income of $110 million for the ~~first~~ nine ~~months of 2019 was $3,409 million, or 51.8% of revenue~~month period ended September 27, 2020, compared to ~~$3,608~~income of $23 million ~~or 51.5% of revenue in~~for the ~~first nine months of 2018, a decrease of $199 million, primarily driven by lower revenue resulting from lower demand.~~

~~Operating expenses~~

~~The following table presents operating expenses for each of the three and~~ nine month ~~periods~~period ended September 29, ~~2019 and September 30, 2018:~~

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated) Q3 2019 Q3 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2018

Operating
expenses

% of revenue
Operating
expenses

% of revenue
Operating
expenses

% of revenue
Operating
expenses

% of revenue

Operating expenses 975
43.0 1,047
42.8 2,988
45.4 3,124
44.6

~~The following table below presents~~2019. Included in 2020 is the ~~composition of operating expenses by line item in~~net gain on the ~~statement of operations:~~

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated) Q3 2019
Q3 2018
YTD 2019
YTD 2018

Research and development 396
433
1,219
1,297
Selling, general and administrative 221
252
699
742
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets 358
362
1,070
1,085
Operating expenses 975
1,047
2,988
3,124

~~Q3 2019 compared to Q3 2018~~

Operating expenses decreased $72 million to $975 million in the third quarter of 2019, compared to $1,047 million in the third quarter of 2018. The decrease in operating expenses is mainly the result of ongoing cost control, resulting in lower expenditures in personnel and operating related costs due to lower merger-related expenses.

~~YTD 2019 compared to YTD 2018~~

Operating expenses decreased $136 million to $2,988 million in the first nine months of 2019, compared to $3,124 million in the first nine months of 2018. The decrease in operating expenses is mainly the result of ongoing cost control, resulting in lower expenditures in personnel and operating related costs due to lower merger-related expenses.

~~Operating income (loss)~~

~~The following table presents operating income (loss) for each~~sale of the ~~three~~Voice and ~~nine month periods ended September 29,~~Audio Solutions (VAS) assets of $110 million, included in 2019 ~~and September 30, 2018:~~

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated) Q3 2019 Q3 2018 YTD 2019 YTD 2018

Operating
income (loss)

% of revenue
Operating
income (loss)

% of revenue
Operating
income (loss)

% of revenue
Operating
income (loss)

% of revenue

Operating income (loss) 233
10.3 2,211
90.4 444
6.8 2,486
35.5

~~Q3 2019 compared to Q3 2018~~

~~Operating income (loss) decreased $1,978 million to $233 million in the third quarter of 2019, compared to $2,211 million in the third quarter of 2018. The decrease~~ is the result of the ~~$2 billion termination compensation received in the third quarter~~sale of ~~2018 from Qualcomm.~~

assets of $21 million.

~~YTD 2019 compared to YTD 2018~~

Operating income (loss) decreased $2,042 million to $444 million in the first nine months of 2019, compared to $2,486 million in the first nine months of 2018. The decrease is mainly related to the $2 billion termination compensation received in the third quarter of 2018 from Qualcomm.

Financial income (expense)

The following table presents the details of financial income and expenses:

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated) Q3 2019
Q3 2018
YTD 2019
YTD 2018

Interest income 17
13
42
38
Interest expense (98 ) (61 ) (274 ) (197 )
Total interest expense, net (81 ) (48 ) (232 ) (159 )
Foreign exchange rate results 1
(1 ) (6 ) (1 )
Extinguishment of debt (1 ) —
(11 ) (26 )
Miscellaneous financing costs/income and other, net (4 ) (70 ) (8 ) (72 )
Total other financial income (expense) (4 ) (71 ) (25 ) (99 )
Total (85 ) (119 ) (257 ) (258 )


($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)	Q3 2020	Q3 2019	YTD 2020	YTD 2019

Interest income	3	17	11	42
Interest expense	(100)	(98)	(276)	(274)
Total interest expense, net	(97)	(81)	(265)	(232)
Foreign exchange rate results	(5)	1	(6)	(6)
Extinguishment of debt	—	(1)	—	(11)
Miscellaneous financing costs/income and other, net	(4)	(4)	(9)	(8)
Total other financial income (expense)	(9)	(4)	(15)	(25)
Total	(106)	(85)	(280)	(257)

Q3 ~~2019~~2020 compared to Q3 ~~2018~~2019

Financial income (expense) was an expense of $106 million in the third quarter of 2020 compared to an expense of $85 million in the third quarter of ~~2019, compared~~2019. The change in financial income (expense) is primarily attributable to ~~an expense of $119 million~~a decrease in ~~the third quarter of 2018. The decrease was mainly the~~interest income ($14 million) as a result of ~~one time charges~~lower interest rates, an increase in interest expense ($602 million) on certain financial instruments for compensation related to an adjustment event required by the termination of the Qualcomm merger agreement and the origination fees ($11 million) related to the $1 billion bridge facility entered into in the third quarter of 2018, partly offset by theas a result of incremental ~~interest expense, due to incremental~~ debt ~~raised~~and more unfavorable foreign exchange rate results ($6 million) in Q3 2020. This is partially offset by debt extinguishment costs ($1 million) that were paid in the ~~fourth~~second quarter of ~~2018.~~

2019.

YTD ~~2019~~2020 compared to YTD ~~2018~~2019

Financial income (expense) was an expense of $280 million in the first nine months of 2020 compared to an expense of $257 million in the first nine months of ~~2019, compared~~2019. The change in financial income (expense) is primarily attributable to a decrease in interest income ($31 million) as a result of a lower average cash level and lower interest rates and an increase in interest expense ~~of $258 million in the first nine months of 2018. As~~($2 million) as a result of incremental ~~debt in the fourth quarter of 2018, interest expense increased, partly~~debt. This is partially offset by ~~lower~~ debt extinguishment costs ~~and the absence of the one time charges and origination fee incurred~~($11 million) that were paid in the ~~first nine months~~second quarter of ~~2018.~~2019.

Benefit (provision) for income taxes

Q3 ~~2019~~2020 compared to Q3 ~~2018~~2019

Our effective tax rate reflects the impact of tax incentives, non-deductible expenses, change in valuation allowance, a portion of our earnings being taxed in foreign jurisdictions at rates different than the Netherlands statutory tax rate, and the mix of income and losses in various jurisdictions. Our effective tax rate for the third quarter of ~~2019~~2020 was ~~an expense~~a benefit of ~~18.9%~~77.0% compared with an expense of ~~14.9%~~18.9% for the third quarter of ~~2018.~~2019. The movement in our effective tax rate, apart from being in an expense position in 2019 and a benefit in 2020, reflects the increase of tax incentives in the U.S. ($23 million for current year and $20 million for changes in estimates of prior positions) mainly due to the early adoption of the US regulations issued in Q3 2020 offset by the decrease in other tax incentives ($~~160~~9 million)~~, the~~ primarily driven by a lower qualifying income in third quarter of 2020, as well as a tax benefit related to an opposite taxable foreign exchange result ($12 million) and an increase in ~~the prior year adjustments~~tax expense related to differences in tax rates ($~~26 million) and the increase in the change in valuation allowance ($9~~8 million).

YTD ~~2019~~2020 compared to YTD ~~2018~~2019

Our effective tax rate reflects the impact of tax incentives, non-deductible expenses, change in valuation allowance, a portion of our earnings being taxed in foreign jurisdictions at rates different than the Netherlands statutory tax rate and the mix of income and losses in various jurisdictions. Our effective tax rate for the first nine months of ~~2019~~2020 was a ~~tax expense~~benefit of ~~21.4%~~27.1% on a pre-tax loss compared with an expense of ~~14.2%~~21.4% on a pre-tax income for the first nine months of ~~2018.~~2019. The ~~movement~~movements in our effective tax rate, ~~reflects~~apart from being in an expense position in 2019 and a benefit in 2020, relate mainly to the net effect of the decrease in ~~tax incentives~~the valuation allowance when compared to the same period in 2019 as there were less Netherlands related interest expense that was impacted by the interest limitation rules ($~~152~~20 million), due to less qualifying interest expenses and higher qualifying income linked to the divestiture of the VAS business, which also had an offset effect due to the increase in non deductible goodwill ($10 million), an increase of tax incentives in the ~~prior year adjustments~~U.S. ($1923 million) ~~and~~mainly due to the early adoption of the US regulations issued in Q3 2020 which is offset by the decrease of other tax incentives ($20 million) mainly driven by a lower qualifying income in 2020, as well as an increase in ~~the change~~tax expense related to differences in ~~valuation allowance~~tax rates ($3214 million).

~~Results relating to equity-accounted investees~~

~~Q3 2019 compared to Q3 2018~~

~~Results relating to equity-accounted investees for the third quarter of 2018 included the net gain of $51 million resulting from the sale of ASEN in July 2018.~~

~~YTD 2019 compared to YTD 2018~~

~~Results relating to equity-accounted investees for the nine months of 2018 included the net gain of $51 million resulting from the sale of ASEN in July 2018.~~

Net income (loss)

The following table presents the composition of net income for the periods reported:


($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)	Q3 2020	Q3 2019	YTD 2020	YTD 2019

Operating income (loss)	32	233	(45)	444
Financial income (expense):	(106)	(85)	(280)	(257)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	57	(28)	88	(40)
Results relating to equity-accounted investees	(1)	(1)	(3)	2
Net income (loss)	(18)	119	(240)	149

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated) Q3 2019
Q3 2018
YTD 2019
YTD 2018

Operating income (loss) 233
2,211
444
2,486
Financial income (expense) (85 ) (119 ) (257 ) (258 )
Benefit (provision) for income taxes (28 ) (311 ) (40 ) (317 )
Results relating to equity-accounted investees (1 ) 52
2
58
Net income (loss) 119
1,833
149
1,969

~~Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests~~

~~Q3 2019 compared to Q3 2018~~

Non-controlling interests are related to the third-party share in the results of consolidated companies, predominantly SSMC. Their share of non-controlling interests amounted to a profit of $10 million in the third quarter of 2019, compared to $13 million in the third quarter of 2018.

~~YTD 2019 compared to YTD 2018~~

Non-controlling interests are related to the third-party share in the results of consolidated companies, predominantly SSMC. Their share of non-controlling interests amounted to a profit of $20 million in the first nine months of 2019, compared to $37 million in the first nine months of 2018. The decrease is the result of lower sales due to lower customer demand, especially in the first half of 2019.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We derive our liquidity and capital resources primarily from our cash flows from operations. We continue to generate strong positive operating cash flows. At the end of the third quarter of ~~2019,~~2020, our cash balance was ~~$3,537~~$3,566 million, an increase of ~~$748~~$2,521 million compared to December 31, ~~2018.~~2019. Taking into account the available amount of the Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility of $1,500 million, we had access to ~~$5,037~~$5,066 million of liquidity as of September ~~29, 2019.~~27, 2020.

We currently use cash to fund operations, meet working capital requirements, for capital expenditures and for potential common stock repurchases, dividends and strategic investments. Based on past performance and current expectations, we believe that our current available sources of funds (including cash and cash equivalents, RCF Agreement, plus anticipated cash generated from operations) will be adequate to finance our operations, working capital requirements, capital expenditures and potential dividends for at least the next twelve months. Our capital expenditures were $288 million in the first nine months of 2020, compared to $388 million in the first nine months of ~~2019, compared to $441 million in the first nine months of 2018.~~2019. During the nine month period ended September ~~29, 2019,~~27, 2020, we repurchased ~~$1,369~~$370 million, or ~~15.2~~3.1 million shares of our common stock pursuant to our share buyback ~~program~~programs at a weighted average price of ~~$90.16~~$120.43 per share.

Our total debt amounted to ~~$8,505~~$9,356 million as of Q3 ~~2019,~~2020, an increase of ~~$1,151 million~~$2 billion compared to December 31, ~~2018~~2019 ($~~7,354~~7,365 million). On May 1, 2020, NXP issued 2.7% senior notes due in 2025 ($500 million), 3.15% senior notes due in 2027 ($500 million) and 3.4% senior notes due in 2030 ($1 billion). The ~~fixed rate 1% convertible debt~~net proceeds of ~~$1,150~~the 3.4% Senior Notes due 2030 ("2030 Notes") will be used to finance or refinance eligible green projects. Pending allocation of these net proceeds to finance or refinance eligible green projects, the net proceeds of the 2030 Notes, together with the net proceeds of the 2.7% Senior Notes due 2025 and 3.15% Senior Notes due 2027, will temporarily be held as cash and other short-term securities or temporarily used for the repayment of indebtedness. On September 9, 2020, NXP delivered notice of redemption to fully redeem the $1,350 million isaggregate principal amount of outstanding 4.125% Senior Notes due ~~December 2019.~~2021 and the $400 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding 4.625% Senior Notes due 2022. The redemption was concluded subsequent to the close of NXP's third quarter, on September 28, 2020, for a total amount of $1.83 billion, paid from available cash on the balance sheet.

At September ~~29, 2019,~~27, 2020, our cash balance was ~~$3,537~~$3,566 million of which ~~$169~~$177 million was held by SSMC, our consolidated joint venture company with TSMC. Under the terms of our joint venture agreement with TSMC, a portion of this cash can be distributed by way of a dividend to us, but 38.8% of the dividend will be paid to our joint venture partner. ~~No dividend has been declared by SSMC in~~During the first nine months of ~~2019 (during~~2020, $90 million was declared by SSMC, which was distributed in the ~~second~~third quarter of ~~2018: $139 million).~~2020, with 38.8% being paid to our joint venture partner. In 2019, no dividend was declared by SSMC.

Cash flows

Our cash and cash equivalents during the first nine months of ~~2019~~2020 increased by ~~$753~~$2,528 million (excluding the effect of changes in exchange rates on our cash position of $5$(7) million) as follows:


($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)	YTD 2020	YTD 2019

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	1,453	1,559
Net cash (used for) provided by investing activities	(255)	(418)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	1,330	(388)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	2,528	753

($ in millions, unless otherwise stated) YTD 2019
YTD 2018

Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities 1,559
3,638
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities (418 ) (348 )
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities (388 ) (4,885 )
Net cash increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 753
(1,595 )
Cash Flow from Operating Activities

For the first nine months of 2020 our operating activities provided $1,453 million in cash. This was primarily the result of net loss of ($240) million, adjustments to reconcile the net loss of $1,591 million and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $98 million. Adjustments to net loss includes offsetting non-cash items, such as depreciation and amortization of $1,672 million, share-based compensation of $295 million, amortization of the discount (premium) on debt and debt issuance costs of $6 million, a gain on sale of assets of assets of ($111) million, results relating to equity-accounted investees of $3 million and changes in deferred taxes of ($274) million.

~~During~~

The change in operating assets and liabilities (working capital accounts) was attributable to the following:

The $1 million increase in receivables and other current assets was primarily driven by the linearity in revenue and the related timing of cash collections in the first nine months of 2020 compared with the same period in 2019.

The $129 million decrease in inventories was primarily related to the greater than expected increase in revenues in the third quarter of 2020.

The $14 million decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities for the nine months ended September ~~29,~~27, 2020 was primarily related to a decrease of $246 million in trade accounts payable; partially offset by increases to the related accruals for employee related compensation of $55 million and restructuring of $7 million, net increase in income and social tax payables of $60 million, a net increase of $47 million in interest payable, and $63 million of other movements including the non-cash adjustment for capital expenditures.

For the first nine months of 2019 ~~cash generated by~~our operating activities ofprovided $1,559 million in cash. This was primarily the result of net income of $149 million, ~~of net income, non-cash~~ adjustments to reconcile the net income of $1,687 million and ~~a decrease in the net change~~changes in operating assets and liabilities of ~~$282~~($282) million. Net loss includes offsetting non-cash items, such as depreciation and amortization of $1,525 million, share-based compensation of $257 million,

amortization of the discount on debt and debt issuance costs of $42 million, results relating to equity-accounted investees of ($2) million and changes in deferred taxes of ($126) million.

Cash Flow from Investing Activities

Net cash used infor investing activities ~~of $418~~amounted to $255 million ~~during~~for the first nine months ~~ended September 29, 2019~~of 2020 and principally consisted of the cash ~~used to acquire property, plant~~outflows for purchases of interests in businesses (net of cash) of $21 million, purchase of investments of $15 million, capital expenditures of $288 million and ~~equipment~~$95 million for the purchase of ~~$388 million, cash used to acquire~~identified intangible assets, ~~of $72 million and cash used to acquire available-for-sale securities of $19 million,~~partly offset by ~~cash provided by~~proceeds of $161 million from the sale of businesses (net of cash), related to the sale of our ~~remaining equity interest in WeEn, net~~Voice and Audio Solutions assets.

Net cash used for investing activities amounted to $418 million for the first nine months of ~~tax~~2019 and principally consisted of the cash outflows for capital expenditures of $388 million and $72 million for the purchase of identified intangible assets, and cash used for purchase of investments of $19 million, partly offset by proceeds of $37 million ~~and~~from the sale of businesses (net of cash), $23 million from the proceeds from the ~~disposal~~disposals of ~~property, plant~~assets, and ~~equipment~~$1 million proceeds from sale of investments.

Cash Flow from Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities was $1,330 million for ~~$23 million. Cash~~the first nine months of 2020 compared to net cash used infor financing activities of $388 million ~~during~~for the first nine months ~~ended September 29,~~of 2019, consisted of cash used to repurchase long-term debt of $600 million, cash paid for debt issuance costs of $24 million, dividends paid to shareholders of $214 million and cash used to repurchase common stock of $1,369 million, offset by proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt of $1,750 million and the proceeds from the exercise of stock options of $70 million.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, cash generated by operating activities of $3,638 million was primarily the result of $1,969 million of net income, non-cash adjustments to net income of $1,557 million and an increasedetailed in the ~~net change in operating assets and liabilities of $99 million. Cash used in investing activities of $348 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018~~consisted primarily of cash used to acquire property, plant and equipment of $441 million, cash used to purchase interests in a business of $18 million and cash used to acquire intangible assets of $46 million, offset by cash proceeds from the sale of 40% of our equity interest in ASEC of $127 million and the sale of 24% of our equity interest in WeEn of $32 million. Cash used in financing activities of $4,885 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 consisted primarily of cash used to repurchase common stock of $4,582 million in addition to cash used to repurchase long-term debt of $1,273 million, offset by net borrowings of short-term debt of $1,000 million.table below:


($ in millions)	YTD 2020	YTD 2019
Payment of bond hedge derivatives - convertible option	—	(1)
Repurchase of long-term debt	—	(600)
Proceeds from the issuance of long-term debt	2,000	1,750
Cash paid for debt issuance costs	(15)	(24)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	(34)	—
Dividends paid to common stockholders	(315)	(214)
Cash proceeds from exercise of stock options and savings from ESPP	64	70
Purchase of treasury shares	(370)	(1,369)

Contractual Obligations

During the first nine months of ~~2019,~~2020, our contractual obligations ~~decreased~~increased by ~~$40~~$152 million resulting from normal business operations.

Off-balance Sheet Arrangements

At the end of the third quarter of ~~2019,~~2020, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements other than commitments resulting from normal business operations. None of these arrangements has or is likely to have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no material changes to the Company’s market risk during the first nine months of ~~2019.~~2020. For a discussion of the Company’s exposure to market risk, refer to the Company’s market risk disclosures set forth in Part I,II, Item ~~3.D, “Risk Factors”, “Risks related to our business” of~~7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” in our Annual Report on Form ~~20-F~~10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2018.~~2019.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (Certifying Officers), evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) on September ~~29, 2019.~~27, 2020. Based on that evaluation, the Certifying Officers concluded the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September ~~29, 2019.~~27, 2020.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company's internal control over financial reporting during the three ~~and nine~~ month ~~periods~~period ended September ~~29, 2019,~~27, 2020, which were identified in connection with management's evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Not applicable.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

The extent to which the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and measures taken in response thereto could materially adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and are difficult to predict.

The novel strain of the coronavirus identified in China in late 2019 has globally spread throughout other areas such as Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America and has resulted in authorities implementing numerous measures to try to contain the virus, such as travel bans and restrictions, quarantines, shelter in place orders, and shutdowns. These measures have impacted and may further impact our workforce and operations, the operations of our customers, and those of our respective vendors and suppliers. We have significant manufacturing operations in China, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, The Netherlands and the U.S., and each of these countries has been affected by the outbreak and taken measures to try to contain it. There is considerable uncertainty regarding such measures and potential future measures, and restrictions on our access to our manufacturing facilities or on our support operations or workforce, or similar limitations for our vendors and suppliers, and restrictions or disruptions of transportation, such as reduced availability of air transport, port closures, and increased border controls or closures, could limit our capacity to meet customer demand and have ~~been no~~a material ~~changes from~~adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

The outbreak has significantly increased economic and demand uncertainty. We experienced significant decline in revenue in the first half of 2020 related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Although we experienced improvements in the business environment in the third quarter of 2020, the situation remains uncertain and the continued spread of COVID-19 may result in another economic slowdown similar or worse than what we experienced in the first half of 2020, including the possibility that it could lead to a global recession. Risks related to a slowdown or recession are described in our risk ~~factors previously disclosed~~factor titled “Significantly increased volatility and instability and unfavorable economic conditions may adversely affect our business” under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form ~~20-F~~10-K for the year ended December 31, ~~2018.~~2019.

The spread of COVID-19 has caused us to modify our business practices (including employee travel, employee work locations, and cancellation of physical participation in meetings, events and conferences), and we may take further actions as may be required by government authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, partners, and suppliers. There is no certainty that such measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks posed by the virus, and our ability to perform critical functions could be harmed.

The degree to which COVID-19 impacts our future results will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including, but not limited to, the duration and spread of the outbreak, its severity, the actions to contain the virus or treat its impact, and how quickly and to what extent normal economic and operating conditions can resume. Even after the COVID-19 outbreak has subsided, we may experience material adverse impacts to our business as a result of the global economic impact and any recession that has occurred or may occur in the future. To the extent the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects our business, results of operations, financial condition and cash flows, it may also heighten many of the other risks described in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019. There are no comparable recent events that provide guidance as to the effect the spread of COVID-19 as a global pandemic may have, and, as a result, the ultimate impact of the outbreak on our operations and financial results is highly uncertain and subject to change.

For a description of other applicable risk factors, please refer to Part I, Item 1A: “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers

~~Share repurchase activity during the three months ended September 29, 2019 was as follows:~~

Period

Total Number
of Shares
Purchased
Average Price
Paid per Share Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Buy Back Programs Maximum Number of
Shares That May
Yet Be Purchased
Under the Buy Back Program (1) Number of Shares Purchased as Trade for Tax (1)
July 1, 2019 – August 4, 2019 84,865
$101.81 —
—
84,865
August 5, 2019 – September 1, 2019 3,829
$100.78 —
—
3,829
September 2, 2019 – September 29, 2019 200
$106.00 —
—
200
Total 88,894
—
88,894

⁽¹⁾~~On June 18,~~In November 2019, the ~~General Meeting~~board of ~~Shareholders extended~~directors of NXP (the “Board”), as authorized by the ~~authorization~~2019 annual general meeting of shareholders, authorized the repurchase of $2 billion of shares. In addition, the Board approved the purchase of ~~Directors to resolve to repurchase~~ shares of our common stock up to 50% of the issued share capital. Since the 20% buy back program announced in 2018, which program has been completed in the meantime, the Board did not resolve on a new buy back program. The only shares repurchased in Q3 2019 under an ongoing approval by the Board were purchased from participants in the Company's equity programs who ~~traded~~trade shares as trade for tax. This authorization will remain in effect until terminated by the Board. Under Dutch tax law, the repurchase of a company’s shares by an entity domiciled in the Netherlands results in a taxable event. The tax on the repurchased shares is attributed to the shareholders, with NXP making the payment on the shareholders’ behalf. As such, the tax on the repurchased shares is accounted for within stockholders’ equity.

The following share repurchase activity occurred under these programs during the three months ended September 27, 2020:


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share	Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Buy Back Programs	Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Buy Back Program	Number of Shares Purchased as Trade for Tax (1)
June 29, 2020 – August 2, 2020	84,692	$115.88	—	14,037,665	84,692
August 3, 2020 – August 30, 2020	10,430	$117.53	—	12,967,435	10,430
August 31, 2020 – September 27, 2020	—	$—	—	13,768,228	—
Total	95,122		—		95,122

⁽¹⁾Reflects shares surrendered by participants to satisfy tax withholding obligations in connection with the Company's equity programs.

Item 5. Other Information

The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (the “Company”) has approved (i) a form of Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”)) for the award of equity grants to the non-executive directors of the Company’s Board of Directors and (ii) a form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (attached as Exhibit ~~10.2~~10.1 to this Report) and a form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement (attached as Exhibit ~~10.3~~10.2 to this Report) for the award of equity grants to our employees, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other named executive ~~officers of the Company.~~officers. These equity awards will be granted under the NXP Semiconductors N.V. 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan which was previously approved by the Company’s annual general meeting of shareholders.

As previously disclosed on Form 8-K, the Company’s management team and nine non-executive Directors of the Board proposed and accepted a 25 percent reduction in base pay effective April 1, 2020. In connection with stabilization of the Company’s near-term business outlook, the 25 percent base pay reduction of the Company’s management team (including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other named executive officers) and the nine non-executive Directors of the Board will be undone effective January 1, 2021.

Item 6. Exhibits



Exhibit Number		Exhibit Description
3.1		~~Certificate~~Articles of ~~Incorporation~~Association of NXP Semiconductors N.V. dated June 9, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 ~~of Amendment No. 7~~ to the ~~Registration Statement~~Company’s Quarterly Report on Form ~~F-1~~10-Q of NXP Semiconductors N.V., filed on ~~August 2, 2010 (File No. 333-166128))~~July 28, 2020)
~~3.2~~10.1*+		Articles of Association of NXP Semiconductors N.V. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Amendment No. 7 to the Registration Statement on Form F-1 of NXP Semiconductors N.V., filed on August 2, 2010 (File No. 333-166128))
~~10.1* +~~	~~Form of Director Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement~~
~~10.2* +~~	Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
10.3* 10.2*+		Form of Performance Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement
31.1*		Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
31.2*		Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
32.1**		Section 1350 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
101		The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September ~~29, 2019,~~27, 2020, formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020 and September ~~30, 2018;~~29, 2019; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020 and September ~~30, 2018;~~29, 2019; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 29, ~~2019~~2020 and December 31, ~~2018;~~2019; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020 and September ~~30, 2018;~~29, 2019; (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the three and nine months ended September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020 and September ~~30, 2018;~~29, 2019; and (vi) Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).



+*		Filed or furnished herewith.
+		Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
*	~~Filed herewith.~~
**	~~Furnished herewith.~~

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: October ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020


NXP Semiconductors N.V.

~~NXP Semiconductors N.V.~~

	/s/ P. Kelly
Name: P. Kelly, CFO

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION

I, ~~Richard L. Clemmer,~~Kurt Sievers, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of NXP Semiconductors N.V.;

2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:

a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d)Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5.The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 27, 2020


1.	~~I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of NXP Semiconductors N.V.;~~


2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.	The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:


a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.	The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and


b)	~~Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.~~

~~Date: October 29, 2019~~



By:						/s/ ~~Richard L. Clemmer~~Kurt Sievers
						~~Richard L. Clemmer~~Kurt Sievers
						President & Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION

I, Peter Kelly, certify that:

1.I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of NXP Semiconductors N.V.;

b)Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: October 27, 2020


1.	~~I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of NXP Semiconductors N.V.;~~


2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4.	The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:


a)	Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b)	Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c)	Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


d)	Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.	The Registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a)	All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and


b)	~~Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.~~

~~Date: October 29, 2019~~



By:						/s/ Peter Kelly
						Peter Kelly
						Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, ~~Richard L. Clemmer,~~Kurt Sievers, certify, as of the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of NXP Semiconductors N.V. on Form 10-Q for the period ended September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of NXP Semiconductors N.V. at the dates and for the periods indicated.

Date: October ~~29, 2019~~

27, 2020



By:						/s/ ~~Richard L. Clemmer~~Kurt Sievers
						~~Richard L. Clemmer~~Kurt Sievers
						President & Chief Executive Officer

I, Peter Kelly, certify, as of the date hereof, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Quarterly Report of NXP Semiconductors N.V. on Form 10-Q for the period ended September ~~29, 2019~~27, 2020 fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in such Form 10-Q fairly presents in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of NXP Semiconductors N.V. at the dates and for the periods indicated.

Date: October ~~29, 2019~~

27, 2020



By:						/s/ Peter Kelly
						Peter Kelly
						Chief Financial Officer



Netherlands						98-1144352
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)						(I.R.S. employer identification number)

60 High Tech Campus						5656 AG
Eindhoven
Netherlands
(Address of principal executive offices)						(Zip code)


	+31	40	2729999
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)



Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common shares, EUR 0.20 par value	NXPI	The Nasdaq Global Select Market



Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐



	For the three months ended				For the nine months ended
	September 29, 2019		September 30, 2018		September 29, 2019		September 30, 2018
Revenue	2,265		2,445		6,576		7,004
Cost of revenue	(1,079	)	(1,189	)	(3,167	)	(3,396	)
Gross profit	1,186		1,256		3,409		3,608
Research and development	(396	)	(433	)	(1,219	)	(1,297	)
Selling, general and administrative	(221	)	(252	)	(699	)	(742	)
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	(358	)	(362	)	(1,070	)	(1,085	)
Total operating expenses	(975	)	(1,047	)	(2,988	)	(3,124	)
Other income (expense)	22		2,002		23		2,002
Operating income (loss)	233		2,211		444		2,486
Financial income (expense):
Extinguishment of debt	(1	)	—		(11	)	(26	)
Other financial income (expense)	(84	)	(119	)	(246	)	(232	)
Income (loss) before income taxes	148		2,092		187		2,228
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	(28	)	(311	)	(40	)	(317	)
Results relating to equity-accounted investees	(1	)	52		2		58
Net income (loss)	119		1,833		149		1,969
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests	10		13		20		37
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders	109		1,820		129		1,932

Earnings per share data:
Net income (loss) per common share attributable to stockholders in $
Basic	0.39		5.64		0.46		5.74
Diluted	0.38		5.60		0.45		5.69

Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period (in thousands):
Basic	279,074		322,533		282,496		336,771
Diluted	283,518		325,267		285,819		339,791



		September 29, 2019		December 31, 2018
ASSETS
Current assets:
	Cash and cash equivalents	3,537		2,789
	Accounts receivable, net	786		792
	Assets held for sale	61		—
	Inventories, net	1,134		1,279
	Other current assets	426		365
Total current assets		5,944		5,225
Non-current assets:
	Other non-current assets	712		545
	Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $3,632 and $3,299	2,401		2,436
	Identified intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $5,729 and $4,716	3,406		4,467
	Goodwill	8,791		8,857
	Total non-current assets	15,310		16,305
Total assets		21,254		21,530

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
	Accounts payable	862		999
	Restructuring liabilities-current	41		60
	Other current liabilities	1,081		1,219
	Short-term debt	1,142		1,107
Total current liabilities		3,126		3,385
Non-current liabilities:
	Long-term debt	7,363		6,247
	Restructuring liabilities	—		5
	Deferred tax liabilities	285		450
	Other non-current liabilities	885		753
Total non-current liabilities		8,533		7,455
Total liabilities		11,659		10,840
Equity:
	Non-controlling interests	205		185

	Stockholders’ equity:
	Common stock, par value €0.20 per share:	67		67
	Capital in excess of par value	15,722		15,460
	Treasury shares, at cost:
	49,224,336 shares (2018: 35,913,021 shares)	(4,429	)	(3,238	)
	Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	67		123
	Accumulated deficit	(2,037	)	(1,907	)
	Total stockholders’ equity	9,390		10,505
Total equity		9,595		10,690
Total liabilities and equity		21,254		21,530



	Fiscal year 2019		Fiscal year 2018
	Dividend per share	Amount	Dividend per share	Amount
First quarter	0.250	71
Second quarter	0.250	70
Third quarter	0.375	105	0.250	74
	0.875	246	0.250	74



	Balance January 1, 2019	Additions	Utilized		Released		Other changes		Balance September 29, 2019
Restructuring liabilities	65	30	(48	)	(4	)	(2	)	41



	September 29, 2019			December 31, 2018
	Gross carrying amount	Accumulated amortization		Gross carrying amount	Accumulated amortization
In-process R&D (IPR&D) ¹⁾	171	—		276	—
Marketing-related	82	(62	)	81	(50	)
Customer-related	945	(326	)	964	(301	)
Technology-based	7,937	(5,341	)	7,862	(4,365	)
Identified intangible assets	9,135	(5,729	)	9,183	(4,716	)

1) IPR&D is not subject to amortization until completion or abandonment of the associated research and development effort.



2019 (remaining)	380 (remaining)
2020	1,310
2021	554
2022	437
2023	230
Thereafter	495



($ in millions, unless otherwise stated)	Q3 2019		Q3 2018		YTD 2019		YTD 2018

Revenue	2,265		2,445		6,576		7,004
% nominal growth	(7.4	)	2.4		(6.1	)	3.0
Gross profit	1,186		1,256		3,409		3,608
Research and development	(396	)	(433	)	(1,219	)	(1,297	)
Selling, general and administrative	(221	)	(252	)	(699	)	(742	)
Amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets	(358	)	(362	)	(1,070	)	(1,085	)
Other income (expense)	22		2,002		23		2,002
Operating income (loss)	233		2,211		444		2,486