Broadcom Corporation Announces Pricing Of Senior Notes

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) announced that it increased the size of its previously announced private offering of senior notes. Broadcom priced $300 million aggregate principal amount of 1.500% senior notes due 2013 and $400 million aggregate principal amount of 2.375% senior notes due 2015.  The senior notes were offered to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").  Subject to customary closing conditions, the sale of the senior notes is expected to close on or about November 1, 2010.

This notice does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities. Any offers of the securities will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum.  The senior notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.  No offer, solicitation or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Cautions regarding Forward-Looking Statements

All statements included in this release, other than statements or characterizations of historical fact, are forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our business and industry, management's beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us, all of which are subject to change.  Forward-looking statements can often be identified by words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "predicts," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "potential," "continue," "ongoing," similar expressions, and variations or negatives of these words.  These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause our actual results to differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.

Broadcom's Annual Report on Form 10-K, subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Current Reports on Form 8-K, and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings discuss important risk factors that could contribute to such differences or otherwise affect our business, results of operations and financial condition.  The forward-looking statements in this release speak only as of this date.  We undertake no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking statement, except as required by law.

SOURCE Broadcom Corporation; BRCM Corporate

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