LOUIS----Reinsurance Group of
America , Incorporated (NYSE: RGA) announced today that it has received
branch license approval from South Korea's Financial Service
Committee.S."
Park joins Fairchild following a distinguished tenure with
Motorola Semiconductor, where he most recently served as managing
director of South Korea sales operations.

Globeleq to Purchase Latin American Power Assets

"With a
solid platform of operating assets, we will be poised to support the further
growth of the electric sector in this important, growing and increasingly
integrated region.

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The RGA Reinsurance Company Korea Branch Office will
commence full operation on April 1, 2005.
"RGA views Korea as one of the world's most important emerging
markets. "Our branch
license will allow us to strengthen relationships and more readily
provide clients with RGA's expert facultative and automatic life
reinsurance services and other innovative reinsurance solutions. Fairchild's 9,000 employees design,
manufacture and market power , analog + mixed signal, interface, logic,
and optoelectronics products from its headquarters in South Portland,
Maine, USA and numerous locations around the world.

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In that role, he was
responsible for major accounts in the automotive and electronics
industries. HOUSTON, Globeleq, the emerging markets power
company, announced today that it had reached an agreement to purchase a
majority of El Paso Corporation's power generation assets in Central America. In August, 2005, Globeleq agreed to purchase El Paso's power
generation assets in Southeast and South Asia. Since 2002 the company has acquired more than 2,200 MW of
generation capacity, reaching a total of more than 3,000 MW in 20 projects in
15 countries.

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By
adding to our existing regional positions in the Dominican Republic , Nicaragua
and Guatemala, and expanding our presence into Panama and El Salvador, we will
be in a strong position to meet growing demand throughout the region.

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He was also a senior
account manager , South Korea, for the Motorola Network Management
Group and the Motorola Cellular Infrastructure Group.
Earlier in his career, Park held director and senior management
positions at General Electric , South Korea, Kukje Corporation and
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"We have built a solid infrastructure and a talented team of
professionals in Korea, where we bring an effective and valuable blend
of local and North American expertise to the market," said Daniel
Cossette, CEO, RGA Reinsurance Company Korea Branch. RGA was named 2004
Life Reinsurance Company of the Year by the trade publication The
Review--Worldwide Reinsurance.

"Fairchild is pleased to have CG on board," said Beaver. in electronics engineering from INHA
University.fairchildsemi.
The transaction is expected to close in 2006.

Steve Pearlman, Globeleq Senior Vice President for the Americas,
commented, "We are very pleased to have reached this important agreement."
Globeleq currently owns over 700 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity in
the Americas.5 billion, Globeleq is the only operating
power company solely focused on the emerging markets of Africa, the Americas
and Asia.

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Globeleq is actively pursuing further acquisitions and new
project development.

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Reinsurance Group of America Incorporated to Open Korea Branch Office

5 trillion of
life reinsurance in force, and assets of $14.
CG's 25 years of sales, strategic planning, marketing and business
development experience, coupled with his extensive knowledge of the
international semiconductor market, will be greatly beneficial as we
continue to expand our leadership position in South Korea. As The Power Franchise(R),
Fairchild offers the industry's broadest portfolio of components that
optimize system power through minimization, conversion , management and
distribution functions.com

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Louis, Missouri. and Canadian operations,
Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated has subsidiary companies or
offices in Australia, Barbados, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan,
Mexico, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan and the United
Kingdom.0 billion. His strong
technical background and emphasis on working closely with customers
will serve all our partners well as we develop more complete system
power solutions to meet their needs.

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RGA is the second-largest life reinsurer in North America and a
leader worldwide, providing clients with life reinsurance, risk
management, facultative underwriting, product development,
distribution, and financial reinsurance services.

Fairchild Semiconductor Names Chan -Goo Park Regional V.P. of Sales for South Korea

Business Editors/Technology Editors

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine----Fairchild
Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) the leading global supplier of products that
optimize system power, today announced the appointment of Chan-Goo
(CG) Park as regional vice president of sales, South Korea. In his new
position, Park will be responsible for managing all sales , marketing
and field operations in South Korea, and will report to Tom Beaver,
executive vice president, Worldwide Sales and Marketing.
Park holds an M.
"This acquisition strengthens our position in Central America, adding key
markets to our existing portfolio," said Globeleq CEO Robert Hart.

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Our Korean branch office will strengthen RGA's presence as a
leader in this country," said Brendan Galligan, Senior Vice President,
Asia Pacific from RGA's world headquarters in St. In addition to its U.S."
The transaction includes interests in 6 power generation projects in El
Salvador , Nicaragua, Panama and the Dominican Republic.

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Korea is the seventh -largest life insurance market in the world
and the second-largest in Asia.

About RGA

Reinsurance Group of America, Incorporated, through its various
operating subsidiaries, is among the largest global providers of life
reinsurance. Worldwide, the company has approximately $1. "He's a
highly accomplished industry executive with a proven track record. He also served as director of business development and
support for Asia Pacific, Motorola Global Telecom Solutions Group,
South Korea, where he successfully managed a range of global accounts.
Park previously served as director of business operations,
Wireless Infrastructure System Division, Asia Pacific, Networking and
Computing Systems Group, Motorola Semiconductor .

About Fairchild Semiconductor:

Fairchild Semiconductor (NYSE: FCS) is the leading global supplier
of high performance power products critical to today's leading
electronic applications in the computing, communications, consumer,
industrial and automotive segments.