LSI Named to Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index

Company scores in top 10% of S&P 500, reinforcing commitment to environment


MILPITAS, Calif., Sept. 23  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI) today announced that the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which represents 475 institutional investors with $55 trillion in assets, has named LSI to the 2009 Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index.

"LSI is committed to reducing our carbon footprint in the United States and at our facilities around the world," said Andy Micallef, executive vice president, Worldwide Operations, LSI. "Recognition by the Carbon Disclosure Project is a welcome reflection of our results to date."

Compiled by PricewaterhouseCoopers, the Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index is an evaluation tool for institutional investors. It lists the top 50 corporations on the S&P 500 based on analysis of management responses to the CDP's annual questionnaire. In 2009, the questionnaire focused on greenhouse gas emissions, emissions reduction targets, and the risks and opportunities associated with climate change.

Paul Dickinson, Chief Executive of the Carbon Disclosure Project, said, "The Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index recognizes companies who have demonstrated a good understanding of how climate change affects their business today and in the future. Companies who minimize their emissions today and who seize opportunities to reduce their footprint tomorrow will be well-placed to prosper in a low carbon economy of the future."

About LSI

LSI Corporation (NYSE:LSI) is a leading provider of innovative silicon, systems and software technologies that enable products which seamlessly bring people, information and digital content together. The company offers a broad portfolio of capabilities and services including custom and standard product ICs, adapters, systems and software that are trusted by the world's best known brands to power leading solutions in the Storage and Networking markets. More information is available at http://www.lsi.com/.

About CDP

The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) is an independent not-for-profit organization holding the largest database of corporate climate change information in the world. CDP gathers data through its annual Information Requests on behalf of institutional investors, purchasing organizations and government bodies.  Since its formation in 2000, CDP has become the gold standard for carbon disclosure methodology and process, providing essential climate change data to the global market place. Investor CDP represents some 475 institutional investors, with combined assets under management in excess of $55 trillion. More than 2,500 major corporations around the globe report their greenhouse gas emissions and the risks and opportunities posed by climate change through CDP.

The Carbon Disclosure Project is a Registered Charity (no. 1122330). In the United States, CDP's sponsor liaison is Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, which provides CDP with 501(c)3 charitable status.

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