Filed by Pixelworks, Inc. Pursuant to Rule 425
under the Securities Act of 1933.
In addition, Pixelworks, Inc. deems this communication to be
filed under Rule 14a-12 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Subject Corporation: Pixelworks, Inc.
Commission File No. 000-30269.
Filing Date: March 24, 2003
On March 17, 2003, Pixelworks, Inc. and Genesis Microchip Inc. announced that they have entered into a merger agreement whereby Pixelworks is to acquire Genesis. The following is a series of slides relating to the merger that were presented by Allen Alley, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Pixelworks, Inc. and James Donegan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Genesis Microchip Inc. to attendees of the USDC Display Industry Investors Conference on March 18, 2003:
Additional Information and Where to Find It
Pixelworks filed a transcript of the presentation by Allen Alley and James Donegan under the cover of Form 425 on March 21, 2003. An audio recording of the presentation may be accessed through Pixelworks’ website at www.pixelworks.com, or through Genesis’ website at www.genesis-microchip.com.
In connection with the proposed Pixelworks/Genesis merger, Pixelworks, Genesis and Display Acquisition Corporation intend to file a joint proxy statement/prospectus on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with the transaction described herein. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE TRANSACTION DESCRIBED HEREIN. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the joint proxy statement/prospectus (when it is available) and other documents filed by Pixelworks and Genesis with the SEC at the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov or by contacting Pixelworks at 503-454-1750 and through Pixelworks’ website at www.pixelworks.com, or by contacting Genesis at 408-262-6599 and through Genesis’s website at www.genesis-microchip.com.
Pixelworks and its directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Pixelworks and Genesis in connection with the transaction described herein. Information regarding the special interests of these directors and executive officers in the transaction described herein will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus described above. Additional information regarding these directors and executive officers is also included in Pixelworks’ proxy statement for its 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on or about April 9, 2002. This document is available free of charge by contacting the SEC or Pixelworks as indicated above.
Genesis and its directors and executive officers also may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Pixelworks and Genesis in connection with the transaction described herein. Information regarding the special interests of these directors and executive officers in the transaction described herein will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus described above.
Additional information regarding these directors and executive officers is also included in Genesis’ proxy statement for its 2002 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on or about August 15, 2002. This document is available free of charge by contacting the SEC or Genesis as indicated above.