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National Semiconductor Facts: Founded 1959; Headquarters: Santa Clara, CA; Unexpired U.S. Patents: 2,443; Employees: 9,700

National Semiconductor, the industry’s premier analog company, creates high performance analog devices and subsystems. National’s leading-edge products include power management circuits, display drivers, audio and operational amplifiers, communication interface products and data conversion solutions.

Pie charts: (top) Sales by Region, Fiscal Year 2004: 21% Americas, 46% Asia Pacific, 20% Europe, 13% Japan; (bottom) Sales by Major Market Group, Fiscal Year 2004: 84% Analog, 16% Other

Worldwide Operations

Headquarters

National Semiconductor Corporation
2900 Semiconductor Drive
P.O. Box 58090
Santa Clara, California 95052-8090
Telephone (408) 721-5000

Transfer Agent and Registrar

EquiServe Trust Company, N.A.
P.O. Box 43023
Providence, RI 02940-3023
(877) 498-8865 or (781) 575-4593
www.equiserve.com

Independent Auditors

KPMG LLP

Shareholder Information Common Stock Data

Common Stock Data

The Company’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the Pacific Exchange.

Annual Meeting of Shareholders

The annual meeting will be held on or about October 1, 2004. A notice of the meeting, together with a form of proxy and a proxy statement, will be mailed to shareholders on or about August 25, 2004, at which time proxies will be solicited by the Board of Directors.

Note To All Stockholders

Keep the transfer agent informed of your current address. Failure to do so may require National to report your shares to the state as unclaimed property, even if National does not have physical possession of your stock certificate. This can result in "escheat" of your shares to the state.

Form 10-K

If you would like to receive a free copy of the company’s "Form 10-K" filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, please send your request to:

Investor Relations
Mailstop G2-397
National Semiconductor Corporation
P.O. Box 58090
Santa Clara, California 95052-8090
Telephone (408) 721-5800
Fax (408) 721-7254
invest.group@nsc.com

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Bluetooth is a trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and is used under license by National Semiconductor.

Geode is a trademark of National Semiconductor Corporation. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

Design: Broom & Broom, Inc., San Francisco

Writers: Mike Brozda, Jane Karakawa, National Semiconductor


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