Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Carlyle Group Management L.L.C.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Freescale Semiconductor, Ltd. [FSL]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP, 1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE.
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/07/2015
(Street)

WASHINGTON, DC 20004
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Shares 12/07/2015   D   31,315,416.1 (1) D (2) 0 I See footnotes (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Carlyle Group Management L.L.C.
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE.
WASHINGTON, DC 20004
    X    
TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P.
C/O INTERTRUST CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.,
190 ELGIN AVENUE,
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-9005
    X    
TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P.
C/O INTERTRUST CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.,
190 ELGIN AVENUE,
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, E9 KY1-9005
    X    
Carlyle Group L.P.
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220 S
WASHINGTON, DC 20004-2505
    X    
Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C.
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S
WASHINGTON, DC 20004
    X    
Carlyle Holdings II L.P.
C/O THE CARLYLE GROUP
1001 PENNSYLVANIA AVE. NW, SUITE 220S
WASHINGTON, DC 20004
    X    

Signatures

 CARLYLE GROUP MANAGEMENT L.L.C., By: Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact, Name: Daniel D'Aniello, Title: Chairman   12/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 THE CARLYLE GROUP L.P., By: Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact, Name: Daniel D'Aniello, Title:Chairman   12/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 CARLYLE HOLDINGS II GP L.L.C., By: The Carlyle Group L.P., its managing member, By: Carlyle Group Management L.L.C., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact, Name: Daniel D'Aniello, Title: Chairman   12/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 CARLYLE HOLDINGS II L.P., By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact, Name: Daniel D'Aniello, Title: Chairman   12/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 TC GROUP CAYMAN INVESTMENT HOLDINGS, L.P., By: Carlyle Holdings II L.P., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact, Name: Daniel D'Aniello, Title: Chairman   12/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 TC GROUP CAYMAN INVESTMENT HOLDINGS SUB L.P., By: TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., its general partner, By: Carlyle Holdings II L.P., its general partner, By: /s/ Jeremy W. Anderson, attorney-in-fact, Name: Daniel D'Aniello, Title: Chairman   12/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) On December 4, 2015, Freescale Holdings L.P. made a distribution of all of the Freescale Shares held by its to its limited partners, including 31,315,416.1 Freescale Shares (as defined below) to entities that are directly or indirectly controlled by the Reporting Persons and certain of their affiliates, as reported on the Form 4 filed by Freescale Holdings L.P. on December 8, 2015. Freescale Holdings L.P. was the direct holder of 196,980,050 Freescale Shares, which were previously reported as beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.
(2) Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 1, 2015 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among NXP Semiconductors N.V. ("NXP"), Nimble Acquisition Limited ("Merger Sub") and the Issuer, whereby Merger Sub merged with and into the Issuer with the Issuer surviving the merger as an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of NXP (the "Merger"). At the effective time of the Merger, each common share of the Issuer (the "Freescale Shares"), issued and outstanding immediately prior to such time was cancelled (other than Freescale Shares held by the Issuer in treasury or owned by NXP, Merger Sub or any other direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of NXP) and converted into the right to receive $6.25 in cash, without interest, plus 0.3521 of a duly authorized, validly issued and fully paid ordinary share of NXP, par value EUR 0.20 per share (the "NXP Ordinary Shares") (together with cash in lieu of fractional Freescale Shares).
(3) The Reporting Persons may be deemed to be beneficial owners of these securities via entities that are directly or indirectly controlled by TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P. Carlyle Group Management L.L.C. is the general partner of The Carlyle Group L.P., which is a publicly traded entity listed on NASDAQ. The Carlyle Group L.P. is the managing member of Carlyle Holdings II GP L.L.C., which is the general partner of Carlyle Holdings II L.P., which is the general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings, L.P., which is the general partner of TC Group Cayman Investment Holdings Sub L.P. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, if any.

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