UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FormFORM 10-Q


 

(Mark One)

xQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 29,September 28, 2003

 

OR

 

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                to                

 

Commission File Number 1-7882

 


 

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


Delaware

94-1692300

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

 

94-1692300

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

One AMD Place

Sunnyvale, California

94088

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

94088

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 732-2400

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrantregistrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes  x  No  ¨.

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-12 of the Exchange Act).

  Yes  x  No  ¨

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s common stock, $0.01 par value as of August 10,November 7, 2003: 346,961,580.348,590,674.

 



INDEX

 

   Page No.

Part I.

Financial Information

   

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations – Quarters and SixNine Months Ended June 29,September 28, 2003 and June 30,September 29, 2002

  

3

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – June 29,September 28, 2003 and December 29, 2002

  

4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – SixNine Months Ended June 29,September 28, 2003 and June 30,September 29, 2002

  

5

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

  

6

Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

  2022

Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

  5455

Item 4.Controls and Procedures

  5455

Part II.

Other Information

   

Item 4.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

55

Item 6.Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

  56

Signatures

  57

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(Thousands except per share amounts)

 

  Quarter Ended

  Six Months Ended

   Quarter Ended

  Nine Months Ended

 
  June 29,
2003


  June 30,
2002


  June 29,
2003


  June 30,
2002


   

September 28,

2003


  

September 29,

2002


  

September 28,

2003


  

September 29,

2002


 

Net sales

  $645,261  $600,299  $1,359,816  $1,502,372   $953,759  $508,227  $2,313,575  $2,010,599 

Expenses:

                  

Cost of sales

   425,085   558,290   921,677   1,145,164    626,880   453,884   1,548,556   1,599,048 

Research and development

   208,513   178,425   411,575   350,307    213,997   220,959   625,572   571,266 

Marketing, general and administrative

   135,161   160,248   273,389   317,108    151,111   158,568   424,500   475,676 

Restructuring and other special charges, net

   —     —     2,146   —   

Restructuring and other special charges (recoveries), net

   (8,000)  —     (5,854)  —   
  


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


   768,759   896,963   1,608,787   1,812,579    983,988   833,411   2,592,774   2,645,990 
  


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


Operating loss

   (123,498)  (296,664)  (248,971)  (310,207)

Operating income (loss)

   (30,229)  (325,184)  (279,199)  (635,391)

Interest and other income, net

   4,971   8,661   11,711   18,199    493   12,941   12,203   31,140 

Interest expense

   (26,364)  (15,729)  (52,169)  (27,887)   (26,848)  (21,166)  (79,017)  (49,053)
  


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


Loss before income taxes and equity in net income (loss) of joint venture

   (144,891)  (303,732)  (289,429)  (319,895)

Income (loss) before income taxes, minority interest and equity in net income of joint venture

   (56,584)  (333,409)  (346,013)  (653,304)

Minority interest in loss of subsidiary

   (25,353)  —     (25,353)  —   

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

   —     (121,493)  2,936   (125,534)   —     (73,350)  2,936   (198,884)
  


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


Loss before equity in net income (loss) of joint venture

   (144,891)  (182,239)  (292,365)  (194,361)

Equity in net income (loss) of joint venture

   4,795   (2,699)  5,913   260 

Income (loss) before equity in net income of manufacturing joint venture

   (31,231)  (260,059)  (323,596)  (454,420)

Equity in net income of joint venture

   —     5,888   5,913   6,148 
  


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


Net loss

  $(140,096) $(184,938) $(286,452) $(194,101)

Net income (loss)

  $(31,231) $(254,171) $(317,683) $(448,272)
  


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


Net loss per common share:

         

Net income (loss) per common share:

         

Basic:

                  

Net loss

  $(0.40) $(0.54) $(0.83) $(0.57)

Net income (loss)

  $(0.09) $(0.74) $(0.92) $(1.31)
  


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


Diluted:

                  

Net loss

  $(0.40) $(0.54) $(0.83) $(0.57)

Net income (loss)

  $(0.09) $(0.74) $(0.92) $(1.31)
  


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


Shares used in per share calculation:

                  

Basic

   346,320   341,782   345,666   341,294    347,334   342,780   346,222   341,796 
  


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


Diluted

   346,320   341,782   345,666   341,294    347,334   342,780   346,222   341,796 
  


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 

See accompanying notes.

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ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Thousands except share amounts)

 

   

June 29,

2003


  December 29,
2002 *


 
   (unaudited)    

Assets

         

Current assets:

         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $703,176  $428,748 

Short-term investments

   35,625   608,957 
   


 


Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

   738,801   1,037,705 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $13,708 on June 29, 2003 and $18,906 on December 29, 2002

   351,834   395,828 

Inventories:

         

Raw materials

   19,475   22,741 

Work-in-process

   317,445   254,957 

Finished goods

   130,464   154,905 
   


 


Total inventories

   467,384   432,603 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   157,022   153,542 
   


 


Total current assets

   1,715,041   2,019,678 

Property, plant and equipment:

         

Land

   35,343   34,443 

Buildings and leasehold improvements

   1,470,868   1,392,972 

Equipment

   5,451,485   5,256,502 

Construction in progress

   332,540   355,746 
   


 


Total property, plant and equipment

   7,290,236   7,039,663 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

   (4,396,109)  (4,158,854)
   


 


Property, plant and equipment, net

   2,894,127   2,880,809 

Investment in joint venture

   390,069   382,942 

Other assets

   294,670   335,752 
   


 


Total Assets

  $5,293,907  $5,619,181 
   


 


Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

         

Current liabilities:

         

Notes payable to banks

  $—    $913 

Accounts payable

   350,399   352,438 

Accrued compensation and benefits

   122,361   131,324 

Accrued liabilities

   269,561   435,657 

Restructuring accruals

   54,467   99,974 

Income taxes payable

   38,368   21,246 

Deferred income on shipments to distributors

   65,412   57,184 

Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

   77,693   71,339 

Other current liabilities

   85,732   89,437 
   


 


Total current liabilities

   1,063,993   1,259,512 

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion

   1,587,009   1,570,322 

Other liabilities

   359,625   322,082 

Commitments and contingencies

         

Stockholders’ equity:

         

Common stock, par value $0.01; 750,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: 353,801,706 on June, 29, 2003 and 351,442,331 on December 29, 2002; shares outstanding: 346,915,387 on June 29, 2003 and 344,528,152 on December 29, 2002

   3,469   3,445 

Capital in excess of par value

   2,025,493   2,014,464 

Treasury stock, at cost (6,886,319 shares on June 29, 2003 and 6,914,179 shares on December 29, 2002)

   (92,702)  (93,217)

Retained earnings

   205,931   492,668 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   141,089   49,905 
   


 


Total stockholders’ equity

   2,283,280   2,467,265 
   


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $5,293,907  $5,619,181 
   


 



   

September 28,

2003


  

December 29,

2002*


 
   (unaudited)    

Assets

         

Current assets:

         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $994,935  $397,698 

Short-term investments

   81,004   608,957 
   


 


Total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments

   1,075,939   1,006,655 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $23,929 on September 28, 2003 and $18,906 on December 29, 2002

   543,444   395,828 

Inventories:

         

Raw materials

   26,160   22,741 

Work-in-process

   494,142   254,957 

Finished goods

   172,093   154,905 
   


 


Total inventories

   692,395   432,603 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

   206,202   184,592 
   


 


Total current assets

   2,517,980   2,019,678 

Property, plant and equipment:

         

Land

   52,754   34,443 

Buildings and leasehold improvements

   2,189,106   1,392,972 

Equipment

   7,553,039   5,256,502 

Construction in progress

   198,079   355,746 
   


 


Total property, plant and equipment

   9,992,978   7,039,663 

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

   (6,184,411)  (4,158,854)
   


 


Property, plant and equipment, net

   3,808,567   2,880,809 

Investment in joint venture

   —     382,942 

Other assets

   337,818   335,752 
   


 


Total Assets

  $6,664,365  $5,619,181 
   


 


Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

         

Current liabilities:

         

Notes payable to banks

  $—    $913 

Accounts payable

   335,925   352,438 

Accrued compensation and benefits

   156,569   131,324 

Accrued liabilities

   310,861   435,657 

Restructuring accruals

   43,901   99,974 

Income taxes payable

   47,279   21,246 

Deferred income on shipments to distributors

   89,329   57,184 

Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

   200,717   71,339 

Other current liabilities

   84,458   89,437 
   


 


Total current liabilities

   1,269,039   1,259,512 

Deferred income taxes

   95,345   —   

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, less current portion

   1,880,859   1,570,322 

Other liabilities

   425,282   322,082 

Minority interest

   711,056   —   

Commitments and contingencies

         

Stockholders’ equity:

         

Common stock, par value $0.01; 750,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: 354,811,113 on September 28, 2003 and 351,442,331 on December 29, 2002; shares outstanding: 347,928,781 on September 28, 2003 and 344,528,152 on December 29, 2002

   3,478   3,445 

Capital in excess of par value

   2,032,576   2,014,464 

Treasury stock, at cost (6,882,332 shares on September 28, 2003 and 6,914,179 shares on December 29, 2002)

   (92,608)  (93,217)

Retained earnings

   174,700   492,668 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   164,638   49,905 
   


 


Total stockholders’ equity

   2,282,784   2,467,265 
   


 


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

  $6,664,365  $5,619,181 
   


 


*Amounts as of December 29, 2002 were derived from the December 29, 2002 audited consolidated financial statements.

 

See accompanying notes.

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ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(Thousands)

 

  Six Months Ended

   Nine Months Ended

 
  June 29,
2003


  

June 30,

2002


   

September 28,

2003


  September 29,
2002


 

Cash flows from operating activities:

          

Net loss

  $(286,452) $(194,101)  $(317,683) $(448,272)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

          

Depreciation

   400,521   331,138    677,124   541,987 

Amortization

   22,801   26,077    31,228   14,315 

Impairment of equity investment

   258   —      2,339   —   

Change in allowance for doubtful accounts

   (5,198)  1,860 

Change in provision for doubtful accounts

   5,023   3,354 

Benefit for deferred income taxes

   —     (97,761)   15,199   (200,364)

Foreign grant and subsidy income

   (32,102)  (28,831)   (49,359)  (47,965)

Net loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

   4,146   17,015    19,947   12,372 

Net gain realized on sale of available-for-sale securities

   (3,736)  (702)   (3,736)  (4,829)

Undistributed income of joint venture

   (5,913)  (260)   (5,913)  (6,148)

Restructuring and other special charges, net

   3,705   —      (4,295)  —   

Recognition of deferred gain on sale of building

   (840)  (840)   (1,260)  (1,261)

Compensation recognized under employee stock plans

   995   1,654    1,361   2,195 

Tax expense allocated to minority interest

   (1,949)  —   

Minority interest

   (25,353)  —   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

          

Decrease in accounts receivable

   55,138   123,049 

(Increase) decrease in inventories

   (34,781)  550 

Increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets

   (12,501)  (10,946)

Decrease in other assets

   34,466   145,500 

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

   (84,906)  227,834 

Increase in inventories

   (72,164)  (39,603)

Decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets

   14,837   36,490 

Decrease (increase) in other assets

   26,343   (1,435)

Increase (decrease) in income taxes payable

   17,487   (18,410)   25,791   (18,146)

Refund of customer deposits under long-term purchase agreements

   (26,500)  (30,000)   (26,500)  (30,000)

Net decrease in accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities

   (215,538)  (161,819)

Decrease in accrued compensation and benefits

   (8,963)  (399)

Net decrease in accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and other liabilities

   (330,835)  (21,992)

Increase (decrease) in accrued compensation and benefits

   11,755   (9,374)
  


 


  


 


Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

   (93,007)  102,774    (93,006)  9,158 

Cash flows from investing activities:

          

Formation and consolidation of FASL LLC

   147,616   —   

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

   (283,576)  (371,410)   (407,535)  (567,182)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

   2,458   2,240    26,670   5,162 

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

   (6,265)  (26,509)

Acquisition, net of cash acquired

   (6,265)  (26,509)

Purchases of available-for-sale securities

   (867,115)  (2,729,547)   (970,391)  (3,294,538)

Proceeds from sales and maturities of available-for-sale securities

   1,440,862   2,611,547    1,500,460   3,437,269 
  


 


  


 


Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

   286,364   (513,679)   290,555   (445,798)

Cash flows from financing activities:

          

Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs

   13,678   567,727    47,350   735,643 

Proceeds from equipment sale-leaseback

   244,647   —   

Payments on debt and capital lease obligations

   (48,792)  (184,734)   (85,481)  (280,611)

Proceeds from foreign grants and subsidies

   81,596   74,781    142,029   50,253 

Proceeds from issuance of stock

   10,285   16,099    17,149   23,606 
  


 


  


 


Net cash provided by financing activities

   56,767   473,873    365,694   528,891 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   24,304   15,935    33,994   13,850 
  


 


  


 


Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

   274,428   78,903    597,237   106,101 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

   428,748   427,288    397,698   427,288 
  


 


  


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $703,176  $506,191   $994,935  $533,389 
  


 


  


 


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

     

Cash paid (refunded) for:

     

Interest

  $41,681  $17,212 

Non-cash financing activities: Equipment acquired under capital leases

  $284,297  $—   
  


 


  


 


Income taxes

  $10,778  $23,342 
  


 


 

See accompanying notes.

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ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

June 29,September 28, 2003

 

1.Basis of Presentation

1. Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (the Company or AMD) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The results of operations for the interim periods shown in this report are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year ending December 28, 2003. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the information contained herein reflects all adjustments necessary to make the results of operations for the interim periods a fair statement of such operations. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. The interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2002.2002, as amended. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

The Company uses a 52- to 53- week fiscal year ending on the last Sunday in December. The quarters ended June 29,September 28, 2003 and June 30,September 29, 2002 each included 13 weeks. The six monthsnine- month periods ended June 29,September 28, 2003 and June 30,September 29, 2002 each included 2639 weeks.

 

2.New Accounting Pronouncements

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the Company’s accounts and those of its majority and wholly owned subsidiaries (see Note 6FASL LLC). Upon consolidation, all significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated and amounts pertaining to the noncontrolling ownership interests in the operating results and financial position of the majority owned subsidiary, FASL LLC, are reported as “minority interest.” Also included in the financial statements, under the equity method of accounting, are the Company’s percentage equity share of certain investees’ operating results, where the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence over the operations of the investee.

Product Warranties.At the time revenue is recognized, the Company provides for estimated costs that may be incurred under product warranties, with the corresponding expense recognized in cost of sales. Estimates of warranty expense are based on historical experience. Remaining warranty accruals are evaluated periodically and are adjusted for changes in experience.

New Accounting Pronouncements.In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (FIN 46). Variable interest entities often are created for a single specified purpose, for example, to facilitate securitization, leasing, hedging, research and development, or other transactions or arrangements. This interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” defines what these variable interest entities are and provides guidelines on identifying them and assessing an enterprise’s interests in a variable interest entity to decide whether to consolidate that entity. Generally, FIN 46 applies to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003 and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. For existing variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before

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February 1, 2003, the provisionprovisions of this interpretation will apply no later than the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after June 15, 2003. The Company does not expect the adoption of FIN 46 todid not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.

 

In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity,”Equity” (SFAS 150), which addresses how to classify and measure certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities (or an asset in some circumstances) and equity – as either debt or equity in the balance sheet. SFAS 150The requirements apply to issuers’ classification and measurement of freestanding financial instruments, including those that comprise more than one option or forward contract. SFAS 150 is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 150 todid not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.

3.Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans
3. Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plans

 

The Company uses the intrinsic value method to account for stock options issued to its employees under its stock option plans and amortizes deferred compensation, if any, over the vesting period of the options. Compensation expense resulting from the issuance of fixed term stock option awards is measured as the difference between the exercise price of the option and the fair market value of the underlying share of company stock subject to the option on the award’s grant date. For purposes of pro forma disclosures, the Company estimates the fair value of its stock-based awards to employees using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The pro forma effect on net earningsloss and net earningsloss per share are as follows for the quarters and six-monthnine-month periods ended June 29,September 28, 2003 and June 30,September 29, 2002.

 

   Quarter Ended

  Six Months Ended

 
(Thousands except per share amounts)  June 29,
2003


  June 30,
2002


  June 29,
2003


  June 30,
2002


 

Net loss—as reported

  $(140,096) $(184,938) $(286,452) $(194,101)

Plus: intrinsic value compensation expense recorded

   507   785   995   1,654 

Less: fair value compensation expenses

   (15,482)  (40,597)  (37,680)  (87,509)
   


 


 


 


Net loss - pro forma

  $(155,071) $(224,750) $(323,137) $(279,956)
   


 


 


 


Basic net loss per share - as reported

  $(0.40) $(0.54) $(0.83) $(0.57)

Diluted net loss per share - as reported

  $(0.40) $(0.54) $(0.83) $(0.57)

Basic net loss per share - pro forma

  $(0.45) $(0.66) $(0.93) $(0.82)

Diluted net loss per share - pro forma

  $(0.45) $(0.66) $(0.93) $(0.82)
   Quarter Ended

  Nine Months Ended

 

(Thousands except per share amounts)


  

September 28,

2003


  

September 29,

2002


  

September 28,

2003


  

September 29,

2002


 

Net loss—as reported

  $(31,231) $(254,171) $(317,683) $(448,272)

Plus: intrinsic value compensation expense recorded

   366   541   1,361   2,195 

Less: fair value compensation expenses

   (19,148)  (32,299)  (58,307)  (119,978)
   


 


 


 


Net loss—pro forma

  $(50,013) $(285,929) $(374,629) $(566,055)
   


 


 


 


Basic net loss per share—as reported

  $(0.09) $(0.74) $(0.92) $(1.31)

Diluted net loss per share—as reported

  $(0.09) $(0.74) $(0.92) $(1.31)

Basic net loss per share—pro forma

  $(0.14) $(0.83) $(1.08) $(1.66)

Diluted net loss per share—pro forma

  $(0.14) $(0.83) $(1.08) $(1.66)

 

On June 27, 2003, the Company filed a Tender Offer Statement with the SEC and made an offer, which was approved by the Company’s stockholders, to exchange certain stock options to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock, outstanding under eligible option plans and held by

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eligible employees, for replacement options to be granted no sooner than six months and one day from the cancellation of the surrendered options. The offer to exchange expired on July 25, 2003. Options to purchase approximately 19.0 million shares of the Company’s common stock were tendered for exchange and cancelled on July 28, 2003. Subject to the terms of the offer to exchange, the Company will grant replacement options to purchase approximately 13.4 million shares of its common stock at fair market value on the date of grant on or after January 29, 2004, in exchange for the options cancelled in the offer to exchange.cancelled. The Company does not expect to record any compensation expense as thea result of the transactions contemplated by this offer to exchange.

4.Financial Instruments
4. Financial Instruments

 

The following is a summary of the available-for-sale securities held by the Company as of June 29,September 28, 2003:

 

(Thousands)  Cost

  Fair Market
Value


  Cost

  

Fair Market

Value


Cash equivalents:

            

Federal agency notes

  $1,995  $2,004  $5,469  $6,221

Money market funds

   662,857   663,122   764,435   764,737
  

  

  

  

Total cash equivalents

  $664,852  $665,126  $769,904  $770,958
  

  

  

  

Short-term investments:

            

Corporate notes

  $13,807  $13,461

Federal agency notes

   5,487   5,552

Auction rate preferred stocks

   59,000   59,027

Bank notes

  $2,727  $2,954   2,727   2,964

Federal agency notes

   14,044   14,242

Auction Rate Preferred Stocks

   5,000   5,002

Corporate notes

   13,822   13,427
  

  

  

  

Total short-term investments

  $35,593  $35,625  $81,021  $81,004
  

  

  

  

Long-term investments:

            

Equity investments

  $7,765  $10,660  $7,765  $13,784
  

  

  

  

Total long-term investments (included in Other Assets)

  $7,765  $10,660

Total long-term investments (included in other assets)

  $7,765  $13,784
  

  

  

  

 

Long-term equity investments consist of marketable equity securities that, while available for sale, are not intended to be used to fund current operations.

 

The amortized cost and estimated fair value of available-for-sale marketable debt securities (short-term investments) at June 29,September 28, 2003, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because issuers may have the right to call or prepay obligations without call or prepayment penalties.

 

(Thousands)  Amortized
Cost


  Estimated
Fair Value


  Amortized
Cost


  

Estimated

Fair Value


Due in one year or less

  $19,990  $19,785  $13,717  $13,687

Due after one year

   15,603   15,840   67,304  $67,317
  

  

  

  

Total

  $35,593  $35,625  $81,021  $81,004
  

  

  

  

 

Available-for-sale securities with maturities greater than twelve months are classified as short-term when they include investments of cash that are intended to be used in current operations. The Company realized net gains from the sale of available-for-sale securities in the first sixnine months of 2003 of $3.7 million, which waswere included in interest and other income, net.

 

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At June 29,September 28, 2003 and December 29, 2002, the Company had approximately $12 million and $13 million of investments classified as held to maturity, consisting of commercial paper and treasury notes used for long-term workers compensation and leasehold deposits that were included in Other Assets.other assets. The fair value of the investments approximated cost at June 29,September 28, 2003 and December 29, 2002.

Included in cash and cash equivalents is a compensating balance of $200$201 million, which AMD Saxony is required to keep at all times through June 29, 2005 in an account with Dresdner Bank AG in connection with the Dresden Loan Agreements (as defined(see Note 11Guarantees). Included in Note 10). Also included in cashprepaid and cash equivalentsother assets is $33$28 million of restricted cash associated with the advance receipt of interest subsidies from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony in connection with the Dresden Loan Agreements. Restrictions over the Company’s access to the restricted cash will lapse as the Company incurs qualifying interest expense on the Dresden term loansloan over the next four quarters.

 

5.Net Loss Per Common Share

5. Net Loss Per Common Share

 

Potential dilutive common shares include shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding employee stock options and the conversion of outstanding convertible notes and debentures. As the Company incurred net losses for all periods presented, diluted net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per common share. Potential dilutive common shares of approximately 7778 million and 2422 million for the three months ended June 29,September 28, 2003 and June 30,September 29, 2002 and 7677 million and 2320 million for the sixnine months ended June 29,September 28, 2003 and June 30,September 29, 2002 were not included in the net loss per common share calculation, as their inclusion would have been antidilutive.

 

6.Investment

6. FASL LLC

In order to respond more quickly to changes in market trends and improve efficiencies in the production, marketing and product design of their Flash memory products, the Company and Fujitsu Limited formed FASL LLC effective June 30, 2003. FASL LLC is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California and its manufacturing, research and assembly operations are in the U.S. and Asia. As the Company has a 60% controlling equity interest in FASL LLC, it began consolidating the results of FASL LLC’s operations on June 30, 2003, the effective date of the transaction. The Company is accounting for the FASL LLC transaction as a partial step acquisition and purchase business combination under the provisions of SFAS 141,Business Combinations, and EITF Consensus No. 01-02,Interpretations of APB Opinion No. 29, [Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions].

Both the Company and Fujitsu contributed their respective investments in the former Manufacturing Joint Venture

In 1993, the Company formed a joint venture with Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu AMD Semiconductor Limited (formerly referred to as FASL and currently referred to as the Manufacturing Joint Venture), for the development and manufactureFASL). As a result of non-volatile memory devices (See Note 12). The Manufacturing Joint Venture operated advanced integrated circuit manufacturing facilities in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, to produce Flash memory devices, which were sold tothis transaction, the Company and Fujitsu. The Company’s Fab 25acquired an incremental 10.008% controlling interest in Austin, Texas, produced Flash memory devices for sale to the Manufacturing Joint Venture. The Company’s sharenet assets of the Manufacturing Joint Venture (the difference between the Company’s 60% ownership of these net assets after their contribution to FASL LLC and its previous 49.992% ownership in these same net assets prior to their contribution to FASL LLC). Accordingly, the Company recorded its acquired incremental 10.008% interest in the Manufacturing Joint Venture’s contributed net assets based on the assets’ fair value on the effective

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date of the transaction. The remaining 89.992% interest in the Manufacturing Joint Venture’s net assets was 49.992 percentrecorded at its historical carrying value.

The Company also contributed its Flash memory inventory, its manufacturing facility located in Austin, Texas (Fab 25), its Flash memory research and development facilities in Sunnyvale, California, and its Flash memory assembly and test operations in Thailand, Malaysia and China. The Company recorded its continuing 60% interest in these net assets at their historical carrying values. The remaining 40% interest in these net assets was deemed to have been sold to Fujitsu and, accordingly, 40% of the carrying values of these net assets were adjusted to and recorded based on the net assets’ fair value on the effective date of the transaction. The excess of the fair value of the net assets treated as sold over their historical carrying value, approximately $44.7 million, was not recorded as a gain because the fair value of the consideration received by the Company in the form of the Company’s 60% equity interest in Fujitsu’s contributions and the investmentincremental 10.008% interest in the former Manufacturing Joint Venture’s net assets less direct costs of the transaction, did not exceed the 40% interest in book value of the net assets contributed by the Company.

To form FASL LLC, Fujitsu also contributed its Flash memory division, including related inventory, cash, and its Flash memory assembly and test operations in Malaysia. The Company is deemed to have acquired a 60% interest in the net assets contributed by Fujitsu and, accordingly, 60% of the carrying values of these net assets were adjusted to and recorded based on the net assets’ fair value. The remaining 40% interest in these net assets was accountedrecorded at the historical carrying value.

As part of the transaction, the Company and Fujitsu entered into various service contracts with FASL LLC. The Company will continue to provide, among other things, certain information technology, facilities, logistics, legal, tax, finance, human resources and environmental, health and safety services to FASL LLC. These contracts continue to be evaluated by the parties to ensure accuracy and efficiency in the manner in which the services are provided and allocated to FASL LLC.

The Company also loaned FASL LLC $120 million pursuant to a promissory note. The note has a term of three years and bears interest at LIBOR plus 4%, but is eliminated in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Fujitsu also loaned FASL LLC $40 million pursuant to a promissory note. The note has a term of three years, with four equal principal payments due on September 30, 2005, December 31, 2005, March 31, 2006 and June 30, 2006. The note bears interest at LIBOR plus 4% to be paid quarterly.

The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation to the assets and liabilities of FASL LLC at June 30, 2003, the effective date of the transaction, including the fair values of the assets and liabilities attributable to the Manufacturing Joint Venture, AMD’s contributions and Fujitsu’s contributions. Upon consolidation, all amounts pertaining to Fujitsu’s interest in FASL LLC are reported as minority interest. Management considered a number of factors, including independent appraisals and valuations, in determining the preliminary purchase allocation.

(In millions)


  Manufacturing
Joint Venture


  AMD’s
Contributions


  Fujitsu’s
Contributions


  Total

 

Cash

  $—    $122  $189  $311 

Inventory

   55   220   128   403 

Fixed assets

   960   1,010   33   2,003 

Intangible assets

   21   —     —     21 

Debt and capital lease obligations

   (148)  (609)  (40)  (797)

Other assets (liabilities), net

   (100)  (2)  (1)  (103)
   


 


 


 


Fair value of net assets exchanged/acquired

   788   741   309   1,838 

Percent of fair value recorded in the purchase business combination

   10.008%  40%  60%    
   


 


 


 


Fair value recorded

  $79  $296  $186  $561 
   


 


 


 


Net book value of contributions on acquisition date

   762   629   293   1,684 

Percent of book value recorded in the purchase business combination

   89.992%  60%  40%    
   


 


 


 


Historical carrying value recorded

  $686  $377  $117  $1,180 
   


 


 


 


Initial purchase combination basis of net assets acquired

  $765  $673  $303  $1,741 
   


 


 


 


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The intangible assets in the table above consist of the estimated fair value of the manufacturing and product distribution contracts among FASL LLC and AMD and Fujitsu which are determined to have an estimated useful life of four years. No value was assigned to in-process research and development because AMD and Fujitsu performed all research and development activities for under the equity method priorManufacturing Joint Venture and AMD and Fujitsu did not convey in-process technology rights to June 29, 2003. FASL LLC. Additionally, FASL LLC pays intellectual property royalties to AMD and Fujitsu for technological know-how used in its business operations at royalty rates deemed to approximate fair market values. No additional intangible assets were identified in connection with the transaction.

The Company’s shareacquisition cost was approximately $264 million, which includes 40% of the net book value of the Company’s contributions and other direct acquisition costs incurred by the Company. The acquisition cost approximated the fair values of the incremental net assets and equity interests acquired. Accordingly, there was no goodwill associated with the business combination.

The following pro forma financial information includes the combined results of operations of AMD and the Manufacturing Joint Venture as though the Manufacturing Joint Venture had been consolidated by AMD at the beginning of the nine-month periods ended September 28, 2003 and September 29, 2002 and for the quarter ended September 29, 2002. The historically reported operating results of the Manufacturing Joint Venture after tax net income during the second quarter of 2003 was $4.8 million. Atdo not include Flash memory sales recorded by Fujitsu’s former Flash memory operations in periods preceding June 29, 2003 because the cumulative adjustment relatedinformation is not available to the translationCompany. Depreciation and amortization expenses were estimated for the pro forma periods based on the amounts at which fixed and intangible assets were recorded at the acquisition date. Pro forma interest income and expense are not material and are not included in the pro forma financial information. Had the transaction occurred at the beginning of fiscal 2003, revenue, net loss and net loss per share would have been $2,536 million, $322 million and $0.93 for the nine-month period ended September 28, 2003. As the effective date of the transaction was June 30, 2003, no pro forma information is necessary for the three months ended September 28, 2003. Had the transaction occurred at the beginning of 2002, revenue, net loss and net loss per share would have been $627 million, $257 million, and $0.75, respectively, for the three-month period ended September 29, 2002 and $2,297 million, $446 million, and $1.30 for the nine-month periods ended September 29, 2002. These pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred if the transaction had been completed at the beginning of the periods indicated. The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of future operating results.

In addition, the Manufacturing Joint Venture financial statements into U.S. dollars resulted inprovided a decrease indefined benefit pension plan and a lump-sum retirement benefit plan to certain employees. These plans were and are administered by Fujitsu and cover FASL LLC employees formerly assigned from Fujitsu and employees hired directly by the investment inManufacturing Joint Venture. A full actuarial valuation has not been completed for the specific portion of the plans that relate to the Manufacturing Joint Venture employees. As a result, the Company estimated FASL LLC’s proportionate allocation of $0.5pension obligations, pension assets and elements of pension expensed based on information provided by the actuaries to determine the amounts to be recorded on its consolidated financial statements. For the quarter ended September 28, 2003, the Company recorded an estimated pension cost charge of approximately $3 million and has recorded an estimated pension benefit obligation liability of approximately $25 million. As of September 28, 2003, the estimated projected benefit obligations were approximately $27 million and the estimated total pension plan assets were approximately $4 million. Although the Company believes that the estimates and assumptions used by the Company are reasonable, the actual amounts recorded could vary when a full actuarial valuation is completed as of Fujitsu’s fiscal year ended March 31, 2004. However, the Company does not expect any such difference will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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The following tables present the significant related party transactions between the Company and balances of the Manufacturing Joint Venture for the periods in which were included in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements:investment was accounted for under the equity method:

 

  Quarter Ended

  Six Months Ended

  

Quarter Ended


  Nine Months Ended

(Thousands)  June 29,
2003


  June 30,
2002


  June 29,
2003


  June 30,
2002


  

September 28,

2003


  

September 29,

2002


  

September 28,

2003


  September 29,
2002


Royalty income

  $12,280  $8,265  $24,611  $15,541    $9,789  $24,611  $25,330

Purchases

   166,247   88,382   356,595   175,881     107,832   356,595   283,713

Sales to the Manufacturing Joint Venture

   112,812   —     222,570   —       —     222,570   —  

 

(Thousands)  June 29,
2003


  December 29,
2002


Royalty receivable

  $9,216  $11,551

Accounts receivable

   82,986   96,814

Accounts payable

   130,329   108,890

As of June 29, 2003, the Company had $74 million in loan guarantees outstanding with respect to third-party loans incurred by the Manufacturing Joint Venture. As a result of the execution of the FASL LLC agreements with Fujitsu, which resulted in the integration of the Company’s and Fujitsu’s flash memory operations in the third quarter, these third party loans were refinanced and the existing guarantees had expired (See Note 12).

(Thousands)


September 28,
2003


December 29,
2002


Royalty receivable

$11,551

Accounts receivable

96,814

Accounts payable

108,890

 

The following is condensed unaudited financial data offor the Manufacturing Joint Venture:

 

  Quarter Ended

  Six Months Ended

   Quarter Ended

  Nine Months Ended

(Thousands)  June 29,
2003


  June 30,
2002


  June 29,
2003


  June 30,
2002


   September 28,
2003


  September 29,
2002


  September 28,
2003


  September 29,
2002


Net sales

  $273,935  $171,896  $565,037  $341,181     $235,986  $565,037  $577,167

Gross (loss) profit

   (22,872)  (5,491)  (12,955)  43,704      1,429   (12,955)  45,133

Operating (loss) income

   (23,941)  (6,412)  (14,958)  41,944      (2,673)  (14,958)  38,209

Net loss

   (13,395)  (28,289)  (9,618)  (4,243)     (1,559)  (9,618)  18,130

 

(Thousands)  June 29,
2003


  December 29,
2002


  September
28, 2003


  December
29, 2002


Current assets

  $283,720  $287,050    $287,050

Non-current assets

   967,271   1,056,107     1,056,107

Current liabilities

   465,401   549,015     549,015

 

The Company’s share of the Manufacturing Joint VentureVenture’s net income differs(loss) differed from the equity in net income of the Manufacturing Joint Venturepreviously reported on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The difference iswas due to adjustments resulting from the intercompany profit eliminations and differences in U.S. and Japanese tax treatment of the Manufacturing Joint VentureVenture’s income, which arewere reflected on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The Company has never received cash dividends from its investment in the Manufacturing Joint Venture.

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7. Foundry Arrangement Guarantee

 

In 2000, the Manufacturing Joint Venture further expanded its production capacity through a foundry arrangement with Fujitsu Microelectronics, Inc. (FMI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited. In connection with FMI equipping its wafer fabrication facility in Gresham, Oregon (the Gresham Facility), to produce Flash memory devices for sale to the Manufacturing Joint Venture, the Company agreed to guarantee the repayment of up to $125 million of Fujitsu’s obligations as a co-signer with FMI under its global multicurrency revolving credit facility (the Credit Facility) with a third-party bank (the Guarantee). In 2001, Fujitsu closed the Gresham Facility due to the downturn of the Flash memory market. The Company disagreed with Fujitsu as to the amount if any, owed under this Guarantee and has reached a settlement, subject to final internal approval by Fujitsu, which would resultresulting in a cash payment by the Company to Fujitsu. The settlement amount is immaterial to the Company’s financial statements, and was recorded in the Company’s statement of operations for the second quarter ended June 29, 2003 and paid in the third quarter ended September 28, 2003.

7.Segment Reporting

 

AMD operated in8. Segment Reporting

Prior to the third quarter of 2003, the Company had two reportable segments, during the quarter and six months ended June 29, 2003: the Core Products segment, which reflects the aggregationand Foundry Services segments. Primarily as a result of the PC processor, memory productsformation of FASL LLC, the Company re-evaluated its reportable segments under SFAS 131. Management reviews and Other IC productsassesses operating performance using segment revenues and operating income before interest, taxes and minority interest. These performance measures include the allocation of expenses to the operating segments and the Foundry Services segment. The aggregation of the Company’s operating segments into the Company’s reporting segments was made pursuant to the aggregation criteria set forth in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131 (SFAS 131). The Core Products segment includes microprocessors, Flash memory devices, Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EPROM) devices, embedded processors, platform products, personal connectivity solutions products and networking products. The Foundry Services segment includes the sale of products to Legerity, Inc. and Vantis Corporation, the Company’s former voice communications products and programmable logic products subsidiaries. The Company terminated its foundry service arrangements with Legeritybased on management judgment.

Beginning in the third quarter of 20022003, the Company changed its reportable segments to: the Computation Products segment, which includes x86 microprocessors for servers, workstations, desktop and will terminate its foundry service arrangements with Vantisnotebook PCs and chipset products, and the Memory Products segment, which includes the Flash memory products of AMD and FASL LLC. The Company believes that separate reporting of these operating segments, given the Company’s new focus on FASL LLC as a separate operating company and FASL LLC’s separate market brand, provides more useful information.

The All Other category comprises other small operating segments (Personal Connectivity Solutions Products, which includes low power MIPS and x86 solutions, and Foundry Services, which included fees from our former voice communications and programmable logic products subsidiaries) that are neither individually nor in the thirdaggregate material. This category also includes certain operating expenses and credits that are not allocated to the operating segments. Prior period segment information has been restated to conform to the current period presentation. However, as the Company’s results of operations for prior periods did not include the consolidation of FASL LLC’s operations the segment operating information for the Memory Products segment for the quarter of 2003. The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on these segments’ operating income (loss).ended September 28, 2003 is not comparable to the restated segment information for all prior periods presented.

 

The following table is a summary of sales and operating income (loss) by segment and category with reconciliation to net loss for the quarters and sixnine months ended June 29,September 28, 2003 and June 30,September 29, 2002:

 

   Quarter Ended

  Six Months Ended

 
(Thousands)  June 29,
2003


  June 30,
2002


  June 29,
2003


  June 30,
2002


 

Segment net sales:

                 

Core Products segment

  $645,261  $593,869  $1,359,816  $1,483,989 

Foundry Services segment

   —     6,430   —     18,383 
   


 


 


 


Total segment net sales

  $645,261  $600,299  $1,359,816  $1,502,372 
   


 


 


 


Segment operating loss:

                 

Core Products segment

  $(123,498) $(289,206) $(248,971) $(301,746)

Foundry Services segment

   —     (7,458)  —     (8,461)
   


 


 


 


Total segment operating loss

   (123,498)  (296,664)  (248,971)  (310,207)

Interest income and other, net

   4,971   8,661   11,711   18,199 

Interest expense

   (26,364)  (15,729)  (52,169)  (27,887)

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

   —     121,493   (2,936)  125,534 

Equity in net income of joint venture

   4,795   (2,699)  5,913   260 
   


 


 


 


Net loss

  $(140,096) $(184,938) $(286,452) $(194,101)
   


 


 


 


   Quarter Ended

  Nine Months Ended

 

(Thousands)


  

September 28,

2003


  

September 29,

2002


  

September 28,

2003


  

September 29,

2002


 

Computation Products

                 

Revenue

  $503,461  $263,727  $1,379,190  $1,334,560 

Operating income (loss)

  $19,290  $(316,553) $(85,881) $(503,308)

Memory Products

                 

Revenue

   423,815   188,589   852,707   524,200 

Operating loss

   (49,455)  (14,261)  (186,826)  (100,641)

All Other

                 

Revenue

   26,483   55,911   81,678   151,839 

Operating income (loss)

   (64)  5,630   (6,492)  (31,442)

Total AMD

                 

Revenue

   953,759   508,227   2,313,575   2,010,599 

Operating income (loss)

   (30,229)  (325,184)  (279,199)  (635,391)

Interest income and other, net

   493   12,941   12,203   31,140 

Interest expense

   (26,848)  (21,166)  (79,017)  (49,053)

Minority interest

   25,353   —     25,353   —   

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

   —     73,350   (2,936)  198,884 

Equity in net income of Manufacturing Joint Venture

   —     5,888   5,913   6,148 
   


 


 


 


Net loss

  $(31,231) $(254,171) $(317,683) $(448,272)
   


 


 


 


 

8.Comprehensive Income (Loss)

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9. Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

The following are the components of comprehensive loss:income (loss):

 

   Quarter Ended

  Six Months Ended

 
(Thousands)  June 29,
2003


  June 30,
2002


  June 29,
2003


  June 30,
2002


 

Net loss

  $(140,096) $(184,938) $(286,452) $(194,101)

Net change in cumulative translation adjustments

   62,420   138,745   102,993   101,356 

Net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on cash flow hedges

   (8,144)  40,290   (11,628)  33,418 

Net change in unrealized gain/(loss) on available-for-sale securities

   1,518   91   (181)  (1,077)
   


 


 


 


Other comprehensive income

   55,794   179,126   91,184   133,697 
   


 


 


 


Comprehensive loss

  $(84,302) $(5,812) $(195,268) $(60,404)
   


 


 


 


   Quarter Ended

  Nine Months Ended

 

(Thousands)


  September 28,
2003


  

September 29,

2002


  

September 28,

2003


  

September 29,

2002


 

Net loss

  $(31,231) $(254,171) $(317,683) $(448,272)

Net change in cumulative translation adjustments

   51,504   (20,483)  154,494   80,873 

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges

   (8,086)  (1,307)  (19,713)  32,111 

Net change in minimum pension liabilities

   (3,874)  —     (3,874)  —   

Net change in unrealized gain (loss) on available-for-sale securities

   3,865   (3,400)  3,682   (4,477)
   


 


 


 


Other comprehensive income (loss)

   43,409   (25,190)  134,589   108,507 
   


 


 


 


Comprehensive income (loss)

  $12,178  $(279,361) $(183,094) $(339,765)
   


 


 


 


The components of accumulated other comprehensive income are as follows:

 

(Thousands)  June 29,
2003


  December 29,
2002


  September 28,
2003


  December 29,
2002


Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of $1,143 in 2003 and $1,250 in 2002  $1,971  $2,152
Net unrealized gain on cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $17,143 in 2003 and $17,511 in 2002   17,451   29,079

Net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of $2,104 in 2003 and $1,250 in 2002

  $5,762  $2,152

Net unrealized gain on cash flow hedges, net of taxes of $13,739 in 2003 and $17,511 in 2002

   9,366   29,079

Minimum pension liability

   (3,874)  —  

Cumulative translation adjustments

   121,667   18,674   153,384   18,674
  

  

  


 

  $141,089  $49,905  $164,638  $49,905
  

  

  


 

10. Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

   Payments Due By Period

(In Thousands)


  Total

  2003

  2004

  2005

  2006

  2007

  2008 and beyond

4.75% Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2022

  $500,000  $—    $—    $—    $—    $—    $500,000

4.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2007

   402,500   —     —     —     —     402,500   —  

Dresden term loans

   612,740       34,424   309,813   268,503   —     —  

July 2003 FASL term loan

   89,375   16,875   27,500   27,500   17,500   —     —  

Manufacturing Joint Venture term loan

   160,923   —     42,913   42,913   42,913   32,184   —  

Fujitsu cash note

   40,000   —     —     10,000   30,000   —     —  

Capital lease obligations

   276,038   19,616   91,970   85,600   74,526   4,326   —  
   

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total debt and capital lease obligations

  $2,081,576  $36,491  $196,807  $475,826  $433,442  $439,010  $500,000
   

  

  

  

  

  

  

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On July 7, 2003, the Company amended and restated its 1999 Loan and Security Agreement with a consortium of banks led by a domestic financial institution. It was further amended on October 3, 2003 (the July 2003 Loan Agreement). See Note 14Subsequent Events. The following describes the July 2003 Loan Agreement as of September 28, 2003, before it was amended on October 3, 2003. The July 2003 Loan Agreement provided for a secured revolving line of credit of up to $200 million that expired in July of 2007. The Company could borrow, subject to amounts that were set aside by the lenders, up to 85 percent of its eligible accounts receivable from OEMs and 50 percent of its eligible accounts receivable from distributors. The Company had to comply with, among other things, the following financial covenants if the level of net domestic cash (as defined in the July 2003 Loan Agreement) it held declined below $200 million:

restrictions on the Company’s ability to pay cash dividends on its common stock;

maintain an adjusted tangible net worth (as defined in the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement) as follows:

 

9.

Measurement Date


  RestructuringAmount

September 30, 2003

$1.25 billion

December 31, 2003

$1.25 billion

Last day of each fiscal quarter in 2004

$1.425 billion

Last day of each fiscal quarter in 2005

$1.85 billion

Last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter

$2.0 billion

achieve EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) according to the following schedule:

Period


Amount

Four fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2003

$150 million

Four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2003

$400 million

Four fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2004

$550 million

Four fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2004

$750 million

Four fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2004

$850 million

Four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2004

$950 million

Four fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2005 and Other Special Chargeson each fiscal quarter thereafter

$1,050 million

At September 28, 2003, net domestic cash, as defined, totaled $429 million.

The Company’s obligations under the July 2003 Loan Agreement were secured by all of its accounts receivable, inventory, general intangibles (excluding intellectual property) and the related proceeds. FASL LLC’s assets, accounts receivable, inventory and general intangibles were not pledged as security for the Company’s obligations. As of September 28, 2003, no amount was outstanding under the July 2003 Loan Agreement.

On July 11, 2003, the Company amended its September 2002 Loan Agreement and assigned it to FASL LLC. Under the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement (the July 2003 FASL Term Loan), amounts borrowed bear interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus four percent, which was 5.14 percent at September 28, 2003. Repayment occurs in equal, consecutive, quarterly principal and interest installments ending in September 2006. As of September 28, 2003, approximately $89 million was outstanding under the July 2003 FASL Term Loan, of which 60 percent is guaranteed by the Company and 40 percent is guaranteed by Fujitsu.

FASL LLC must also comply with additional financial covenants if its net domestic cash balance (as defined in the July 2003 FASL Term Loan) declines below $130 million through the first quarter of 2004, $120 million from the second quarter of 2004 and the end of 2005 and $100 million during 2006. At any time that net domestic cash falls below these thresholds, FASL LLC must comply with, among other things, the following financial covenants:

maintain an adjusted tangible net worth (as defined in the July 2003 FASL Term Loan) of not less than $850 million.

achieve EBITDA according to the following schedule:

Period


Amount

Quarter ending September 2003

$(40 million)

For the six months ending December 2003

$75 million

For the nine months ending March 2004

$170 million

For the four quarters ending June 2004

$285 million

For the four quarters ending September 2004

$475 million

For the four quarters ending December 2004

$550 million

For the four quarters ending in 2005

$640 million

For the four quarters ending in 2006

$800 million

maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the July 2003 FASL Term Loan) according to the following schedule:

Period


Ratio

Third Fiscal Quarter of 2003

-0.6 to 1.00

Fourth Fiscal Quarter of 2003

0.2 to 1.00

First Fiscal Quarter of 2004

0.25 to 1.00

Period ending June 2004

0.4 to 1.00

Period ending September 2004

0.8 to 1.00

Period ending December 2004

1.0 to 1.00

Full Fiscal Year 2005

1.0 to 1.00

Full Fiscal Year 2006

0.9 to 1.00

At September 28, 2003, FASL LLC’s net domestic cash totaled $202 million.

Manufacturing Joint Venture Loan Refinancing

As a result of the FASL LLC transaction, the Manufacturing Joint Venture’s third party loans were refinanced from the proceeds of a term loan in the aggregate principal amount of 18 billion yen (approximately $161 million on September 28, 2003) entered into between a wholly owned subsidiary of FASL LLC and a Japanese financial institution. Fujitsu has guaranteed 100 percent of the amounts outstanding under this facility. Under the agreement, the

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amounts borrowed bear an interest rate of TIBOR plus a spread that is determined by Fujitsu’s current debt rating. The current interest rate is 1.06%. Repayment occurs in equal, consecutive, quarterly principal installments ending in June 2007. The Company has agreed to pay Fujitsu 60 percent of any amount paid by Fujitsu under its guarantee of this loan.

Capital Lease and Leaseback Transactions

On July 16, 2003, a wholly owned subsidiary of FASL LLC entered into a sale-leaseback transaction for certain equipment with a third party financial institution in the amount of 12 billion yen (approximately $100 million on July 16, 2003) of cash proceeds. Upon execution of the agreement, the equipment had a net book value of approximately $168 million. As the term on the leaseback is more than 75 percent of the remaining estimated economic lives of the equipment, the Company is accounting for the transaction as a capital lease. The Company recognized an immediate loss of $16 million on the transaction due to the fact that the fair market value of the equipment was less than their net book value at the time of the transaction. The Company also recorded approximately $52 million of deferred loss which will be amortized in proportion to the leased assets over their average estimated remaining lives, which is approximately 3 years. The Company guaranteed 50 percent or up to approximately $50 million of the outstanding obligations under the lease arrangement. As of September 28, 2003, the outstanding lease obligation under this agreement was approximately $91 million. FASL LLC and its subsidiaries also entered into other capital lease transactions during the third quarter of 2003, which resulted in additional capital lease obligations of $152 million as of September 28, 2003.

The Company has guaranteed approximately $156 million of the total $276 million outstanding obligations under capital lease arrangements of FASL LLC as of September 28, 2003.

11. Guarantees

The Company accounts for guarantees in accordance with FIN 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.”

Guarantees of indebtedness recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets

The following table summarizes the principal guarantees issued as of September 28, 2003 related to underlying liabilities that are already recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of September 28, 2003:

      Amounts of guarantee expiration per period

(Thousands)


  Amounts
Guaranteed *


  2003

  2004

  2005

  2006

  2007

  2008 and
Beyond


Dresden term loan guarantee

  $306,369  $—    $—    $—    $306,369  $—     $—  

July 2003 FASL term loan guarantee (see Note 10)

   53,625   10,125   16,500   16,500   10,500   —     —  

FASL capital lease guarantees (see Note 10)

   155,812   10,587   47,998   51,128   43,397   2,702   —  
Manufacturing Joint Venture term loan guarantee (see Note 10)   96,554   —     25,748   25,748   25,748   19,310   —  
   

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total guarantees

  $612,360  $20,712  $90,246  $93,376  $386,014  $22,012  $0
   

  

  

  

  

  

  


*Amounts guaranteed represent the principal amount of the underlying obligations and are exclusive of obligations for interest, fees and expenses.

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Dresden Term Loan Agreements and Dresden Term Loan Guarantee

AMD Saxony Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, (AMD Saxony, formerly known as AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH), an indirect wholly owned German subsidiary of AMD, continues to facilitize Fab 30, which began production in the third quarter of 2000. AMD, the Federal Republic of Germany, the State of Saxony and a consortium of banks are providing financing for the project.

In March 1997, AMD Saxony entered into a loan agreement and other related agreements (the Dresden Loan Agreements) with a consortium of banks led by Dresdner Bank AG, a German financial institution, in order to finance the project.

Because most of the amounts under the Dresden Loan Agreements were denominated in deutsche marks (converted to euros), the dollar amounts discussed below are subject to change based on applicable conversion rates. The Company used the exchange rate that was permanently fixed on January 1, 1999, of 1.95583 deutsche marks to one euro for the conversion of deutsche marks to euros, and then used the exchange rate of 0.87 euro to one U.S. dollar as of September 28, 2003, to translate the amounts denominated in deutsche marks into U.S. dollars.

The Dresden Loan Agreements, as amended, provide for the funding of the construction and facilitization of Fab 30 and also require that the Company guarantee up to 50 percent of AMD Saxony’s obligations under the Dresden Loan Agreements, which guarantee must not be less than $128 million or more than $344 million, until the bank loans are repaid in full. As of September 28, 2003, the amount outstanding under the guarantee was $306 million.

As AMD Saxony’s obligations under the Dresden Loan Agreements are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, no incremental liability is recorded under the Dresden guarantee.

Guarantees of indebtedness not recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets

The following table summarizes the principal guarantees issued as of September 28, 2003 for which the underlying liabilities are not recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of September 28, 2003. These guarantees are described below the following table:

      Amounts of guarantee expiration per period

 

(Thousands)


  

Amounts*

Guaranteed


  2003

  2004

  2005

  2006

  2007

  

2008 and

beyond


 

FASL LLC operating lease guarantees

  $29,386  $7,647  $21,739  $  $  $—    $—   

BAC payment guarantee

   28,686   —     —           —     28,686 

AMTC payment guarantee

   36,718   —     —           36,718   —   

AMTC rental guarantee

   130,036   —     —           —     130,036**
   

  

  

  

  

  

  


Total

  $224,826  $7,647  $21,739  $  $  $36,718  $158,722 
   

  

  

  

  

  

  


*Amounts guaranteed represent the principal amount of the underlying obligations and are exclusive of obligations for interest, fees and expenses.
**Amounts outstanding will diminish until the expiration of the guarantee.

FASL LLC Operating Lease Guarantees

The Company has guaranteed certain operating leases entered into by FASL LLC and its subsidiaries totaling approximately $29 million as of September 28, 2003. The amount of the guarantees will be reduced by the actual amount of lease payments paid by FASL LLC over the lease term.

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Advanced Mask Technology Center and Maskhouse Building Administration Guarantees

The Advanced Mask Technology Center GmbH & Co. KG (AMTC), and Maskhouse Building Administration GmbH & Co., KG (BAC), are joint ventures formed by AMD, Infineon Technologies AG and DuPont Photomasks, Inc. for the purpose of constructing and operating a new advanced photomask facility in Dresden, Germany. To finance the project, BAC entered into an $86 million bridge loan in June 2002, and BAC and AMTC entered into a $138 million revolving credit facility and an $86 million term loan in December 2002. In September 2003, the outstanding amounts under the bridge loan were repaid with proceeds from the term loan. Also in December 2002, in order to occupy the photomask facility, AMTC entered into a rental agreement with BAC. With regard to these commitments by BAC and AMTC, the Company guaranteed up to approximately $29 million plus interest and expenses under the term loan, up to approximately $37 million plus interest and expenses under the revolving loan, and up to approximately $16 million, initially, under the rental agreement. The obligations under the rental agreement guarantee diminish over time through 2011 as the term loan is repaid. However, under certain circumstances of default by the other tenant of the photomask facility under its rental agreement with BAC and certain circumstances of default by more than one joint venture partner under its rental agreement guarantee obligations, the maximum potential amount of the Company’s obligations under the rental agreement guarantee would be approximately $130 million. As of September 28, 2003, $12 million was drawn under the revolving credit facility, and $75 million was drawn under the term loan and are subject to the aforementioned guarantees.

The Company has not recorded any liability in its consolidated financial statements associated with these guarantees because they were issued prior to the effective date of FIN 45.

Warranties and Indemnities

The Company generally offers a three-year limited warranty to end users for certain of its boxed microprocessor products, and a one-year limited warranty only to direct purchasers for all other products.

Changes in the Company’s potential liability for product warranty during the nine months ended September 28, 2003 were as follows:

(Thousands)


    

Balance at December 29, 2002

  $19,369 

New warranties issued during the period

   28,437 

Settlements during the period

   (21,003)

Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the period, including expirations

   (4,520)
   


Balance at September 28, 2003

  $22,283 
   


In addition to product warranties, the Company, from time to time, in its normal course of business, indemnifies other parties with whom it enters into contractual relationships, including customers, lessors and parties to other transactions with the Company, with respect to certain matters. The Company has agreed to hold the other party harmless against specified losses, such as those arising

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from a breach of representations or covenants, third party claims that the Company’s products when used for their intended purpose(s) infringe the intellectual property rights of such third party or other claims made against certain parties. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount of liability under these indemnification obligations due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances that are likely to be involved in each particular claim. Historically, payments made by the Company under these obligations have not been material.

12. Restructuring and Other Special Charges

 

2002 Restructuring Plan

 

In December 2002, the Company began implementing a restructuring plan (the 2002 Restructuring Plan) to further align its cost structure to industry conditions resulting from weak customer demand and industry-wide excess inventory. The 2002 Restructuring Plan will result in the reduction of approximately 2,000 positions or 15 percent of the Company’s employees, affecting all levels of its workforce in almost every organization.

As part of this plan, and as a result of the Company’s technology agreement with IBM to develop future generations of the Company’s logic process technology, the Company has ceased its silicon processing associated with logic research and development in its Submicron Development Center (SDC) in Sunnyvale, California and has eliminated most of those related resources, including the sale or abandonment of certain equipment used in the SDC.

 

The 2002 Restructuring Plan has resulted in the consolidation of facilities, primarily at the Company’s Sunnyvale, California site and at sales offices worldwide. The Company has vacated, and is in the process of vacating, and attempting to sublease, certain facilities currently occupied under long-term operating leases. The Company has also terminated the implementation of certain partially completed enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and other information technology implementation activities, resulting in the abandonment of certain software, hardware and capitalized development costs.

 

Pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan, the Company recorded restructuring costs and other special charges of $330.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2002, consisting primarily of $68.8 million of anticipated severance and fringe benefit costs, an asset impairment charge of $32.5 million relating to a license that had no future use because of its association with discontinued logic development activities, asset impairment charges of $30.6 million resulting from the abandonment of equipment previously used in logic process development and manufacturing activities, anticipated exit costs of $138.9 million primarily related to vacating and consolidating the Company’s facilities and $55.5 million resulting from the abandonment of partially completed ERP software and other information technology implementation activities.

In the third quarter ended September 28, 2003, the Company revised its estimates of the number of positions to be eliminated pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan from 2,000 to 1,800 in response to the additional resources required due to the FASL LLC transaction. As a result, the Company reversed $8 million of the estimated severance and fringe benefit accrual due to the decision to reduce the number of positions to be eliminated by 200. Therefore, the 2002 Restructuring Plan will result in the reduction of approximately 1,800 positions or 14 percent of the Company’s employees, affecting all levels of its workforce in almost every organization. As of September 28, 2003, 1,512 employees had been terminated pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan resulting in cumulative cash payments of $50 million for severance and

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employee benefit costs. The Company expects to substantially complete the activities associated with the 2002 Restructuring Plan by the end of December 2003. As of June 29, 2003, 1,429 employees had been terminated pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan resulting in cumulative cash payments of $47 million for severance and employee benefit costs.

 

During the first quarter of 2003, management approved the sale of additional equipment, primarily equipment used in the SDC, that had been identified as no longer useful in the Company’s operations. As a result, the Company recorded approximately $11 million of asset impairment charges in the first quarter of 2003, including $3.3 million of charges for decommission costs necessary to complete the equipment’s sale.

 

The following table summarizes activities under the 2002 Restructuring Plan through June 29,September 28, 2003:

 

(Thousands)  Severance and
Employee Benefits


  Asset
impairment


  Exit and
Equipment
Decommission
Costs


  Other Restructuring
Charges


  Total

   

Severance and

Employee

Benefits


  

Asset

impairment


  

Exit and

Equipment

Decommission

Costs


  Other Restructuring
Charges


  Total

 

2002 provision

  $68,770  $118,590  $138,900  $4,315  $330,575   $68,770  $118,590  $138,900  $4,315  $330,575 

Q4 2002 non-cash charges

   —     (118,590)  —     —     (118,590)   —     (118,590)  —     —     (118,590)

Q4 2002 cash charges

   (14,350)  —     (795)  —     (15,145)   (14,350)  —     (795)  —     (15,145)
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Accruals at December 29, 2002

   54,420   —     138,105   4,315   196,840    54,420   —     138,105   4,315   196,840 

Q1 2003 provision

   —     7,791   3,314   —     11,105    —     7,791   3,314   —     11,105 

Q1 2003 non-cash charges

   —     (7,791)  —     —     (7,791)   —     (7,791)  —     —     (7,791)

Q1 2003 cash charges

   (17,820)  —     (751)  (4,223)  (22,794)   (17,820)  —     (751)  (4,223)  (22,794)
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Accruals at March 30, 2003

   36,600   —     140,668   92   177,360    36,600   —     140,668   92   177,360 

Q2 2003 cash charges

   (14,922)  —     (8,309)  (77)  (23,308)   (14,922)  —     (8,309)  (77)  (23,308)
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Accruals at June 29, 2003

  $21,678  $—    $132,359  $15  $154,052    21,678   —     132,359   15   154,052 
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Q3 2003 non-cash adjustment

   (8,000)  —     —     —     (8,000)

Q3 2003 cash charges

   (2,568)  —     (5,934)  —     (8,502)
  


 


 


 


 


Accruals at September 28, 2003

   11,110   —     126,425   15   137,550 
  


 


 


 


 


 

2001 Restructuring Plan

 

In 2001, the Company announced a restructuring plan (the 2001 Restructuring Plan) due to the continued slowdown in the semiconductor industry and a resulting decline in revenues. The Company has substantially completed its execution of the 2001 Restructuring Plan, with the exception of the facilities and equipment decommission activities, which are expected to be completed by the end of 2003. During the first quarter of 2003, the Company reduced the estimated accrual of the facility and equipment decommission costs by $7.4 million based on the most current information available. During the first quarter, the Company also realized a recovery of approximately $1.6 million from the sale of equipment impaired as a result of the 2001 Restructuring Plan, previously held-for-sale at amounts in excess of its initially estimated fair value. Both amounts were included in restructuring and other special charges (recoveries) net.

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The following table summarizes activities under the 2001 Restructuring Plan during the sixnine months ended June 29,September 28, 2003:

 

(Thousands)  Facilities
and Equipment
Decommission
Costs


  Other
Facilities
Exit
Costs


  Total

   

Facilities

and Equipment

Decommission

Costs


  

Other

Facilities

Exit

Costs


  Total

 

Accrual at December 29, 2002

  $15,055  $646  $15,701   $15,055  $646  $15,701 

Q1 2003 cash charges

   (630)  —     (630)   (630)  —     (630)

Q1 2003 non-cash adjustment

   (7,400)  —     (7,400)   (7,400)  —     (7,400)
  


 

  


  


 

  


Accruals at March 30, 2003

   7,025   646   7,671    7,025   646   7,671 

Q2 2003 cash charges

   (226)  —     (226)   (226)  —     (226)
  


 

  


  


 

  


Accruals at June 29, 2003

  $6,799  $646  $7,445    6,799   646   7,445 

Q3 2003 cash charges

   (596)  —     (596)
  


 

  


  


 

  


Accruals at September 28, 2003

  $6,203  $646  $6,849 
  


 

  


 

As of June 29,September 28, 2003 and December 29, 2002, $107$100 million and $113 million of the total restructuring accruals of $161$144 million and $213 million were included in Other Liabilitiesother liabilities (long-term) on the balance sheets. (See Note 11.13.)

 

10.Guarantees

13. Other Liabilities

The Company accounts for guarantees in accordance with FIN 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others.” The following table summarizes guarantees that the Company has issued as of June 29, 2003:

(In Thousands)  Maximum

  Amounts of guarantee expiration per period

 
  Amounts
Guaranteed


  2003

  2004

  2005

  2006

  2007

  2008 and
Beyond


 

Dresden intercompany guarantee

  $313,712  $—    $—    $—    $313,712* $—    $—   

BAC payment guarantee

   28,571   28,571   —     —     —     —     —   

AMTC payment guarantee

   36,571   —     —     —     —     36,571   —   

AMTC rental guarantee

   134,406   —     —     —     —     —     134,406*

Manufacturing Joint Venture guarantee (Note 6)

   74,000   74,000   —     —     —     —     —   
   

  

  

  

  


 

  


Total guarantee

  $587,260  $102,571  $—    $—    $313,712  $36,571  $134,406 
   

  

  

  

  


 

  



*Amounts outstanding will diminish until the expiration of the guarantee.

Dresden Term Loan Agreements and Dresden Intercompany Guarantee

AMD Saxony Limited Liability Company & Co. KG, (AMD Saxony, formerly known as AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH), an indirect wholly-owned German subsidiary of AMD, continues to facilitize Fab 30, which began production in the third quarter of 2000. AMD, the Federal Republic of Germany, the State of Saxony, and a consortium of banks are providing financing for the project.

In March 1997, AMD Saxony entered into a loan agreement and other related agreements (the Dresden Loan Agreements) with a consortium of banks led by Dresdner Bank AG, a German financial institution, in order to finance the project.

Because most of the amounts under the Dresden Loan Agreements were denominated in deutsche marks (converted to euros), the dollar amounts discussed below are subject to change based on applicable conversion rates. The Company used the exchange rate that was permanently fixed on January 1, 1999, of 1.95583 deutsche marks to one euro for the conversion of deutsche marks to euros, and then used the exchange rate of 0.875 euro to one U.S. dollar as of June 29, 2003, to translate the amounts denominated in deutsche marks into U.S. dollars.

The Dresden Loan Agreements, as amended, provide for the funding of the construction and facilitization of Fab 30. The funding consists of:

equity contributions, subordinated and revolving loans and loan guarantees from, and full cost reimbursement through, AMD;

loans from a consortium of banks; and

grants, subsidies and loan guarantees from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony.

The Dresden Loan Agreements require that the Company partially fund Fab 30 project costs in the form of subordinated and revolving loans to, or equity investments in, AMD Saxony. In accordance with the terms of the Dresden Loan Agreements, as of June 29, 2003, the balances were $168 million of subordinated loans, $197 million of revolving loans and $286 million of equity investments in AMD Saxony, net of repayments. These amounts have been eliminated in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In addition to support from AMD, the consortium of banks referred to above made available up to $877 million in loans to AMD Saxony to help fund Fab 30 project costs. The loans have been fully drawn and a portion has been repaid. AMD Saxony had $627 million of such loans outstanding as of June 29, 2003, which is included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

The Dresden Loan Agreements, as amended, also require that the Company:

provide interim funding to AMD Saxony if either the remaining capital investment grants and allowances or the remaining interest subsidies are delayed, such funding to be repaid to AMD as AMD Saxony receives the investment grants and allowances or subsidies from the State of Saxony;

fund shortfalls in government subsidies resulting from any default under the Subsidy Agreement caused by AMD Saxony or its affiliates; and

guarantee up to 50 percent of AMD Saxony’s obligations under the Dresden Loan Agreements, which guarantee must not be less than $127 million or more than $343 million, until the bank loans are repaid in full. As of June 29, 2003, the maximum exposure and the amount outstanding under the guarantee was $314 million.

As AMD Saxony’s obligations under the Dresden Loan Agreements are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, no incremental liability is recorded under the Dresden guarantee.

AMD Saxony would be in default under the Dresden Loan Agreements if the Company, AMD Saxony, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH (AMD Holding), AMD Saxony Admin GmbH or AMD Saxony LLC failed to comply with certain obligations thereunder or upon the occurrence of certain events, including:

the Company’s failure to fund equity contributions or loans or otherwise comply with the Company’s obligations relating to the Dresden Loan Agreements;

the sale of shares in AMD Saxony, AMD Holding, AMD Saxony Admin GmbH or AMD Saxony LLC;

the failure to pay material obligations;

the occurrence of a material adverse change or filings or proceedings in bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to the Company, AMD Saxony, AMD Holding, AMD Saxony Admin GmbH or AMD Saxony LLC;

the occurrence of a default under the Company’s July 2003 Loan Agreement (See Note 12); and

noncompliance with specified financial covenants.

Generally, any default with respect to borrowings made or guaranteed by AMD that results in recourse to the Company of more than $2.5 million and that is not cured by the Company, would result in a cross-default under the Dresden Loan Agreement. As of June 29, 2003, the Company was in compliance with all conditions of the Dresden Loan Agreements.

In the event the Company is unable to meet its obligations to AMD Saxony as required under the Dresden Loan Agreements, the Company will be in default under the Dresden Loan Agreements, which would permit acceleration of certain indebtedness, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company. The occurrence of a default under the Dresden Loan Agreements would likely result in a cross-default under the Indentures governing the Company’s 4.75% Debentures and 4.50% Notes.

Advanced Mask Technology Center and Maskhouse Building Administration Guarantees

The Advanced Mask Technology Center GmbH & Co. KG (AMTC), and Maskhouse Building Administration GmbH & Co., KG (BAC), are joint ventures formed by AMD, Infineon Technologies AG and DuPont Photomasks, Inc. for the purpose of constructing and operating a new advanced photomask facility in Dresden, Germany. To finance the project, BAC entered into an $86 million bridge loan in June 2002, and BAC and AMTC entered into a $137 million revolving credit facility and an $86 million term loan in December 2002. When drawn, the term loan will replace the bridge loan. Also in December 2002, in order to occupy the photomask facility, BAC and AMTC entered into a rental agreement. With regard to these commitments by BAC and AMTC, the Company guaranteed up to approximately $29 million plus interest and expenses under the bridge loan, up to approximately $37 million plus interest and expenses under the revolving loan, up to approximately $29 million plus interest and expenses under the term loan (which will replace the bridge loan guarantee when the term loan is drawn), and up to approximately $18 million, initially, under the rental agreement. The obligations under the rental agreement guarantee diminish over time through 2011 as the term loan is repaid. However, under certain circumstances of default by the other tenant of the photomask facility under the rental agreement and more than one joint venture partner under its guarantee obligations, the maximum potential amount of the Company’s obligations under the rental agreement guarantee is approximately $134 million. As of June 29, 2003, $74 million was outstanding under the bridge loan, and no amounts were drawn under the revolving credit facility or the term loan.

The Company has not recorded any liability in its consolidated financial statements associated with these guarantees.

Warranties and Indemnities

At the time revenue is recognized, the Company provides for estimated costs that may be incurred under product warranties, with the corresponding expense recognized in cost of sales. Estimates of warranty expense are based on historical experience. Remaining warranty accruals are evaluated periodically and are adjusted for changes in experience.

The Company generally offers a three-year limited warranty to end users for certain of its boxed microprocessor products, and a one-year limited warranty only to direct purchasers for all other products.

Changes in the Company’s potential liability for product warranty during the six months ended June 29, 2003 were as follows (in thousands):

Balance at December 29, 2002

  $19,369 

New warranties issued during the period

   17,973 

Settlements during the period

   (15,597)

Changes in liability for pre-existing warranties during the period, including expirations

   (154)
   


Balance at June 29, 2003

  $21,591 
   


In addition to product warranties, the Company, from time to time, in its normal course of business, indemnifies other parties with whom it enters into contractual relationships, including customers, lessors and parties to other transactions with the Company, with respect to certain matters. The Company has agreed to hold the other party harmless against specified losses, such as those arising from a breach of representations or covenants, third party claims that the Company’s products when used for their intended purpose(s) infringe the intellectual property rights of such third party or other claims made against certain parties. It is not possible to determine the maximum potential amount of liability under these indemnification obligations due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances that are likely to be involved in each particular claim. Historically, payments made by the Company under these obligations were not material.

11.Other Liabilities

 

The Company’s other long-term liabilities at June 29,September 28, 2003 and December 29, 2002 consisted of:

 

(In thousands)  June 29,
2003


  

December 29,

2002


(Thousands)


  

September 28,

2003


  

December 29,

2002


Dresden deferred grants and subsidies

  $210,767  $146,346  $257,818  $146,346

Restructuring accrual

   107,030   112,567   100,499   112,567

Customer deposits

   17,500   38,000

Deferred gain on building

   23,908   25,169

FASL LLC pension liabilities

   24,704   —  

Other

   41,828   63,169   853   —  
  

  

  

  

  $359,625  $322,082  $425,282  $322,082
  

  

  

  

 

12.Subsequent Events

14. Subsequent Events

 

FASL LLC

Effective June 30, 2003, the Company and Fujitsu Limited executed several agreements which resulted in the integration of the Company’s and Fujitsu’s Flash memory operations in the third quarter. The new company, FASL LLC, is 60 percent owned by the Company and 40 percent owned by Fujitsu Limited. The Company contributed or sold its Flash memory operations, including related inventory, its manufacturing facility located in Austin, Texas (Fab 25), its Submicron Development Center in Sunnyvale, California, and its Flash memory assembly and test operations in Thailand, Malaysia and China, in exchange for membership interests in FASL LLC and a $261 million promissory note. AMD also loaned to FASL LLC $120 million pursuant to a promissory note. The note has a term of three years and bears interest at LIBOR plus 4%. Interest payments only are due in quarterly installments for the first two years. Payments of principal (along with interest) are due in equal installments over the last four quarters of the note. Fujitsu contributed its Flash memory division including related inventory, $140 million in cash and its Fujitsu Microelectronics (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. final assembly and test operations. The Company and Fujitsu also contributed the existing Manufacturing Joint Venture located in Aizu-Wakamatsu, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of FASL LLC. Fujitsu also loaned to FASL LLC $40 million pursuant to a promissory note. The terms of Fujitsu’s note are substantially similar to the terms of the Company’s note.

The Company holds a majority voting and economic interest in FASL LLC and controls its operations. Accordingly, the Company will consolidate the operations and financial position of FASL LLC in its consolidated third quarter 2003 financial statements as of the date of commencement of FASL LLC operations. For accounting purposes, the Company is deemed to have acquired an incremental 10 percent interest in the existing Manufacturing Joint Venture and 60 percent interest in the assets contributed by Fujitsu. In addition, the Company is deemed to have sold 40 percent of its interest in its contributed assets, excluding its interest in the existing manufacturing joint venture. An independent fair market value appraisal for this transaction is currently in process and is expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter. Based on the results of the appraisal, during the third quarter of 2003, the Company may be required to recognize a gain or loss on the sale of its interests in the assets contributed to FASL LLC. At this time the Company cannot estimate the results of the appraisal or the gain or loss, if any, that would be recognized as a result of this transaction.

Amendment of Note Payable to Bank

 

On July 7, 2003, the Company amended and restated its 1999 Loan and Security Agreement with a consortium of banks led by a domestic financial institution (the July 2003 Loan Agreement).institution. It was further amended on October 3, 2003. The July 2003 Loan Agreement currently provides for a secured revolving line of credit of up to $200$125 million that expires in July of 2007. The Company can borrow, subject to amounts that may bewere set aside by the lenders, up to 85 percent of its eligible accounts receivable from OEMs and 50 percent of its eligible accounts receivable from distributors. The Company musthas to comply with, certainamong other things, the following financial covenants if the level of net domestic cash (as defined in the July 2003 Loan Agreement) it holds declines below $200 million. At June 29, 2003, net domestic cash, as defined, totaled $416 million. The July 2003 Loan Agreement restricts$125 million:

restrictions on the Company’s ability to pay cash dividends on its common stock ifstock;

maintain an adjusted tangible net worth (as defined in the level of itsJuly 2003 Loan Agreement) as follows:

Measurement Date


Amount

September 30, 2003

$1.25 billion

December 31, 2003

$1.25 billion

Last day of each fiscal quarter in 2004

$1.425 billion

Last day of each fiscal quarter in 2005

$1.85 billion

Last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter

$2.0 billion

achieve EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) according to the following schedule:

Period


Amount

Four fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2003

$150 million

Four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2003

$400 million

Four fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2004

$550 million

Four fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2004

$750 million

Four fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2004

$850 million

Four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2004

$950 million

Four fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2005 and on each fiscal quarter thereafter

$1,050 million

At September 28, 2003, net domestic cash, declines below $200as defined, totaled $429 million. The Company’s obligations under the July 2003 Loan Agreement are secured by all of its accounts receivable, inventory, general intangibles (excluding intellectual property) and the related proceeds. FASL LLC’s assets, accounts receivable, inventory and general intangibles are not pledged as security for the Company’s obligations. As of June 29, 2003, no amount was outstanding under the July 2003 Loan Agreement.

 

Amendment and Assignment of September 2002 Loan Agreement

On July 11, 2003, the Company amended its September 2002 Loan Agreement and assigned it to FASL LLC. Under the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement (the July 2003 FASL Term Loan), amounts borrowed bear interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus four percent, which was 5.1 percent at June 29, 2003. Repayment occurs in equal, consecutive, quarterly principal and interest installments ending in September 2006. As of June 29, 2003, $96 million was outstanding under the September 2002 Loan Agreement. Following the assignment, as of July 11, 2003, $89.4 million was outstanding under the July 2003 FASL Term Loan. The Company guaranteed 60 percent of this amount. FASL LLC must also comply with additional financial covenants if its net domestic cash balance (as defined in the July 2003 FASL Term Loan Agreement) declines below $130 million through the first quarter of 2004, $120 million between the second quarter of 2004 through 2005 and $100 million in 2006. At any time that net domestic cash is less than these thresholds, FASL LLC must also maintain minimum levels of adjusted tangible net worth and EBITDA and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio.

Manufacturing Joint Venture Loan Refinancing

As a result of the execution of the FASL LLC agreements with Fujitsu, the existing Manufacturing Joint Venture’s third party loans were refinanced from the proceeds of a term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $150 million entered into between a wholly owned subsidiary of FASL LLC and a Japanese financial institution. Fujitsu guaranteed 100 percent of the amounts outstanding under this facility. In turn, the Company agreed to pay Fujitsu 60 percent of any amount paid by Fujitsu under its guarantee of this facility. Because AMD will consolidate FASL LLC, the full amount of the third party loan will be reflected in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Sale Leaseback Transaction

On July 18, 2003, a wholly owned subsidiary of FASL LLC entered into a sale and leaseback transaction for certain equipment with a third party financial institution in the amount of $100 million. The Company guaranteed up to approximately $50 million, or 50 percent, of the outstanding obligations, under the lease arrangement.-21-

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS



ITEM 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and beliefs and involve numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as predictions of future events as we cannot assure you that the events or circumstances reflected in these statements will be achieved or will occur. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology including, “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “pro forma,” “estimates,” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or other variations of these words and phrases or comparable terminology. The forward-looking statements in this report relate to, among other things,things: operating results; anticipated cash flows; capital expenditures; gross margins; adequacy of resources to fund operations and capital investments; our ability to achieve cost reductions in the amounts and in the timeframes anticipated; normal seasonality in the sale of our products in the fourth quarter of 2003; our ability to transition to new products and technologies in a timely and effective way; our ability to produce microprocessors in the volume required by customers; our ability to maintain average selling prices of microprocessors despite aggressive marketing and pricing strategiescustomer and market acceptance of our competitors; our ability to introduce in a timely mannerAMD Opteron and achieve market acceptance for our eighth-generationAMD Athlon 64 microprocessors and produce them in the volumes required by the market at acceptable yields; our ability, and the ability of third parties, to provide timely infrastructure solutions, such as motherboards and chipsets, to support our microprocessors; a recovery in the economy leading to increased demand for our products; a recovery in the communication and networking industries leading to an increase in the demand for Flash memory products; the effect of foreign currency hedging transactions; the process technology transitions in our submicron integrated circuit manufacturing facilities located in Dresden, Germany (Fab 30), and in FASL LLC’s manufacturing facilities located in Austin, Texas (Fab 25) and Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan (JV2 and JV3); the financing and further construction of FASL LLC’s manufacturing facilities; and our ability to successfully integrate the operations of our newly formed majority owned subsidiary, FASL LLC, and sustain any benefit from it.MirrorBit products. For a discussion of the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements, see the “Financial Condition” and “Risk Factors” sections set forth below beginning on page 2831 and such other risks and uncertainties as set forth below in this report or detailed in our other Securities and Exchange Commission reports and filings.

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included in this report and our Audited Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes as of December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 29, 2002 as filed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.10-K, as amended.

 

AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, and combinations thereof, Advanced Micro Devices, AMD Athlon, AMD Duron and AMD Opteron are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. Spansion and MirrorBit are trademarks of FASL LLC in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. Vantis is a trademark of Lattice Semiconductor Corporation. Legerity is a trademark of Legerity, Inc. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. Other terms used to identify companies and products may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

We operated inPrior to the third quarter of 2003, we had two reportable segments, during the quarter and six months ended June 29, 2003: the Core Products and Foundry Services segments. Primarily as a result of the formation of FASL LLC, we re-evaluated our reportable segments. We review and assess operating performance using segment revenues and operating income before interest, taxes and minority interest. These performance measures include the allocation of expenses to the operating segments based on management judgment.

Beginning in the third quarter of 2003, we changed our reportable segments to: the Computation Products segment, which reflectsincludes x86 microprocessors for servers, workstations, desktop and notebook PCs and chipset products, and the aggregation ofMemory Products segment, which includes the PC processor,Flash memory products of AMD and Other IC products operating segments, and the Foundry Services segment. Our Core Products segment includes our PC processor products, Memory products and Other IC products. PC processorFASL LLC. Microprocessor products include our AMD OpteronTM, AMD AthlonTM XP and AMD DuronTM microprocessors. Memory products include Flash memory devices and Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, or EPROM devices. We believe that separate reporting of these operating segments, given our new focus on FASL LLC as a separate operating company and its separate market brand - SpansionTM, provides more useful information.

The All Other IC products include platform products,category comprises other small operating segments (Personal Connectivity Solutions Products, which primarily consist of chipsets, embedded processors, networking productsincludes low power MIPS and personal connectivityx86 solutions, products. Ourand Foundry Services, segment consisted ofwhich included fees from Legerity, Inc. and Vantis Corporation, our former voice communications products and programmable logic products subsidiaries.We terminated our foundry services arrangement with Legeritysubsidiaries) that are neither individually nor in the third quarteraggregate material. This category also includes certain operating expenses and credits that are not allocated to the operating segments. Prior period segment information has been restated to conform to the current period presentation. However, as the results of 2002 and will terminateoperations for prior periods do not include the foundry service arrangement with Vantisconsolidation of FASL LLC’s operations, the restated information for the Memory Products segment for the current periods are not comparable to those in the third quarter of 2003.prior periods.

 

We use a 52- to 53-week fiscal year ending on the last Sunday in December. The quarters ended June 29,September 28, 2003 and June 30,September 29, 2002 each included 13 weeks. The sixnine months ended June 29,September 28, 2003 and June 30,September 29, 2002 each included 2639 weeks.

In order to respond more quickly to changes in market trends and improve efficiencies in the production, marketing and product design of our Flash memory products, we and Fujitsu formed FASL LLC effective June 30, 2003. As we have a 60% controlling equity interest in FASL LLC.

Both we and Fujitsu contributed our respective investments in the Manufacturing Joint Venture (formerly referred to as FASL). We also contributed Flash memory inventory, our manufacturing facility located in Austin, Texas (Fab 25), our Flash memory research and development facilities in Sunnyvale, California, and our Flash memory assembly and test operations in Thailand, Malaysia and China. In addition, Fujitsu contributed its Flash memory division, including related inventory, cash, and its Flash memory assembly and test operations in Malaysia.

As a result of the transaction, we began consolidating the results of FASL LLC’s operations on the first day of the quarter ended September 28, 2003. The results of operations for prior periods do not include the consolidation of FASL LLC’s operations. Accordingly, the results of operations during the third quarter of 2003 are not comparable to the results of operations in prior periods.

 

The following is a summary of our net sales by segment and category for the periods presented below:

 

   Quarters Ended

  Six Months Ended

(Millions)  June 29,
2003


  March 30,
2003


  June 30,
2002


  June 29,
2003


  June 30,
2002


Core Products segment:

                    

PC Processors

  $402  $468  $380  $870  $1,064

Memory Products

   211   218   175   429   335

Other IC Products

   32   29   39   61   85
   

  

  

  

  

    645   715   594   1,360   1,484

Foundry Services segment

   —     —     6   —     18
   

  

  

  

  

   $645  $715  $600  $1,360  $1,502
   

  

  

  

  

   Quarters Ended

  Nine Months Ended

(Millions)  September 28,
2003


  

June 29,

2003


  September 29,
2002


  September 28,
2003


  September 29,
2002


Computation Products

  $503  $406  $264  $1,379  $1,334

Memory Products

   424   211   188   853   524

All Other

   27   28   56   82   152
   

  

  

  

  

   $954  $645  $508  $2,314  $2,010
   

  

  

  

  

 

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Net Sales Comparison of Quarters Ended June 29,September 28, 2003 and March 30,June 29, 2003

 

Net sales of $954 million for the third quarter of 2003 increased 48 percent compared to the net sales of $645 million for the second quarter of 2003 decreased 10 percent compared to2003.

Computation Products net sales of $715$503 million for the first quarter of 2003.

PC Processors net sales of $402 million decreased 14increased 24 percent in the secondthird quarter of 2003 compared to the firstsecond quarter of 2003. The decreaseincrease in net sales was due to decreasesgrowth in bothEurope and Asia. Microprocessor unit salesshipments and average selling prices due to weaker than anticipated channel sales in Asiaincreased by 8 percent and Europe.14 percent during the quarter. In the thirdfourth quarter of 2003, we expect PC processorsmicroprocessor sales to increase due to normal seasonality and improved productthe availability of a richer mix due to increased shipments of our AMD Opteron microprocessors.

products.

Memory products net sales of $211$424 million decreased 3increased 101 percent in the secondthird quarter of 2003 compared to the firstsecond quarter of 2003. The decreaseincrease in net sales was primarily attributable to the effect of consolidating the operating results of FASL LLC, which includes FASL LLC sales to Fujitsu, and increased demand for Flash memory products. Further quantification of the breakdown in the sales increase is not practical due to a decline in average selling prices, caused by a decrease inthe reorganization of geographical sales to the high-end cellular phone market in Asia due to issues surrounding the SARS outbreak, partially offset by an increase in unit sales in other geographic areas.territories between AMD and Fujitsu. In the thirdfourth quarter of 2003, we expect our reported Flash memory device sales to increase significantly, primarily due to the consolidationnormal seasonality and increasing customer acceptance of FASL LLC’s sales with ours on our statement of operations beginning June 30, 2003 and also due to increased sales and market share gains in the high-end cellular handset market and recovery of the Asian markets.

Other IC products net sales of $32 million increased 10 percent in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the first quarter of 2003 primarily due to increased chipset sales.

We did not receive foundry services fees in the second quarter of 2003 due to the termination of our foundry services arrangement with Legerity in the third quarter of 2002 and the expected termination of our foundry service arrangement with Vantis in the third quarter of 2003.MirrorBitTM technology.

 

Net Sales Comparison of Quarters Ended June 29,September 28, 2003 and June 30,September 29, 2002

 

Net sales of $645$954 million for the secondthird quarter of 2003 increased 788 percent compared to net sales of $600$508 million for the secondthird quarter of 2002.

 

PC ProcessorsComputation Products net sales of $402$503 million increased 691 percent in the secondthird quarter of 2003 compared to the secondthird quarter of 2002 due to ana 55 percent increase in microprocessor unit shipments partially offset byand a decline21 percent increase in microprocessor average selling prices.

 

Memory products net sales of $211$424 million increased 20125 percent in the secondthird quarter of 2003 compared to the secondthird quarter of 2002 due to an2002. The increase in average selling prices caused by shipping a higher density mix of product. This was partially offset by a decline in unit sales.

Other IC products net sales was primarily attributable to the effect of $32 million decreased 18 percentconsolidating the operating results of FASL LLC, which includes FASL LLC sales to Fujitsu, and increased demand for Flash memory products. Further quantification of the breakdown in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the second quarter of 2002 primarily due to decreased net sales from networking and embedded processor products.

We didincrease is not receive foundry services fees in the second quarter of 2003 compared to $6 million in the second quarter of 2002,practical due to the terminationreorganization of our foundry services arrangement with Legerity in the third quarter of 2002customers and the expected termination of our foundry service arrangement with Vantis in the third quarter of 2003.geographical sales territories between AMD and Fujitsu.

 

Net Sales Comparison of SixNine Months Ended June 29,September 28, 2003 and June 30,September 29, 2002

 

Net sales of $1,360$2,314 million for the first sixnine months of 2003 decreasedincreased by 915 percent compared to net sales of $1,502$2,010 million for the first sixnine months of 2002.

 

PC ProcessorsComputation Products net sales of $870$1,379 million decreased 18increased 3 percent in the first sixnine months of 2003 compared to the first sixnine months of 2002 primarily due to an increase in microprocessor unit shipments of 13 percent, offset by a 9 percent decrease in microprocessor average selling prices of our microprocessors.prices.

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Memory products net sales of $429$853 million increased 2863 percent in the first sixnine months of 2003 compared to the first six months of 2002 due to increases in both unit shipments and average selling prices.

Other IC products net sales of $61 million in the first six months of 2003 decreased 28 percent compared to the first six months of 2002 due to decreases2003. The increase in net sales from networkingwas primarily attributable to the effect of consolidating the operating results of FASL LLC, which includes FASL LLC sales to Fujitsu, and embedded processorincreased demand for Flash memory products.

We did not receive foundry services fees Further quantification of the breakdown in the first six months of 2003 compared to $18 million in the first six months of 2002sales increase is not practical due to the terminationreorganization of our foundry services arrangement with Legerity in the third quarter of 2002geographical sales territories between AMD and the expected termination of our foundry service arrangement with Vantis in the third quarter of 2003.Fujitsu.

 

Comparison of Expenses, Gross Margin Percentage and Interest

 

The following is a summary of expenses, gross margin percentage and interest and other income, net for the periods presented below:

 

   Quarters Ended

  Six Months Ended

 
(Millions except for gross margin percentage)  June 29,
2003


  March 30,
2003


  June 30,
2002


  June 29,
2003


  June 30,
2002


 

Cost of sales

  $425  $497  $558  $922  $1,145 

Gross margin percentage

   34%  31%  7%  32%  24%

Research and development

  $209  $203  $178  $412  $350 

Marketing, general and administrative

   135   138   160   273   317 

Interest and other income, net

   5   7   9   12   19 

Interest expense

   26   26   16   52   28 

We operate in an industry characterized by intense competition, rapid product development cycles and high fixed costs due to capital-intensive manufacturing processes, particularly the costs to build and maintain state-of-the-art production facilities required for PC processors and memory devices. As a result, our gross margin percentage is significantly affected by new product production costs, product demand and our ability to sell PC processors and memory devices that we manufacture at sustainable average selling prices.

   Quarters Ended

  Nine Months Ended

 
(Millions except for gross margin percentage)  

September 28,

2003


  June 29,
2003


  

September 29,

2002


  

September 28,

2003


  

September 29,

2002


 

Cost of sales

  $627  $425  $454  $1,549  $1,599 

Gross margin percentage

   34%  34%  11%  33%  20%

Research and development

  $214  $209  $221  $626  $571 

Marketing, general and administrative

   151   135   159   425��  476 

Restructuring and other special charges, net

   (8)  —     —     (6)  —   

Interest and other income, net

   0.5   5   13   12   31 

Interest expense

   27   26   21   79   49 

 

The gross margin percentage of 34 percent in the secondthird quarter of 2003 increasedremained flat from 31 percent in the firstsecond quarter of 2003 and increased from 711 percent in the secondthird quarter of 2002. The gross margin percentage of 3233 percent for the first sixnine months of 2003 increased from 2420 percent for the first sixnine months of 2002. The increaseGross margins in gross margin percentage inthe third quarter of 2003 remained flat from the second quarter of 2003 compareddue to an 8 percent increase in microprocessor average selling prices, offset by the absence of an approximate $20 million benefit from the second quarter sale of microprocessor products that had previously been written off. In addition, we incurred a $16 million loss on the sale-leaseback of certain manufacturing equipment. The increase from the third quarter of 2002 is a result of a 21% increase in the average selling price of microprocessors, offset by a $16 million loss on the sale-leaseback of certain manufacturing equipment. Gross margins for the first quarternine months of 2003 wasincreased from the first nine months of 2002 due primarily attributable to cost savings realized as a result offrom our 2002 Restructuring Plan partially offsetand other cost reductions. Gross margin for the three and nine month periods ended September 28, 2003 was also impacted by a decrease in average selling prices of both Flash memory devices and PC processor products. The increase in gross margin percentage in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the second quarter in 2002 was primarily due to cost savings realized pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan and due to an increase in revenue. The increase in gross margin percentageunit shipments of Flash memory products of 192 percent and 64 percent. Further quantification of this effect is not practical due to the consolidation of FASL LLC’s operating results beginning in the first six monthsthird quarter of 2003 compared to the first six months of 2002 was primarily due to cost savings realized pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan, partially offset by decrease in average selling prices of both Flash memory devices and PC processor products.

2003.

Research and development expenses of $209 million in the secondthird quarter of 2003 were relatively flat compared to the firstsecond quarter of 2003 and increased 17 percent compared to the secondthird quarter of 2002. Research and development expenses of $412$626 million infor the first sixnine months of 2003 increased 17nine percent comparedfrom the first nine months of

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2002 due to the first six monthsreallocation of 2002. The increasemanufacturing resources, previously included in cost of goods sold, to increased research and development expenses in the second quarter of 2003 compared to the second quarter of 2002 and in the first six months of 2003 compared to the first six months of 2002 was primarily due to higher volume of research and development wafer starts related toactivities for our AMD Opteroneighth-generation microprocessors.

 

We amortize the foreign capital grants, interest subsidies and research and development subsidies that we received from the State of Saxony for Fab 30 as they are earned. The amortization of these grants and subsidies areis recognized as credits to research and development expenses and cost of sales. These credits totaled $5.8 and $12.4 million in the third quarter of 2003, $4.7 and $11.1 million in the second quarter of 2003 $5.4 and $10.9$9.5 and $9.6 million in the first quarter of 2003 and $4.2 and $10.8 million in the secondthird quarter of 2002. In the first sixnine months of 2003, these credits totaled $10.1$16 and $22$34.3 million. In the first sixnine months of 2002, these credits totaled $7.6$19.9 and $21.2$28.1 million.

 

Marketing, general and administrative expenses of $135$151 million in the third quarter of 2003 increased 12 percent compared to the second quarter of 2003 were relatively flat compared2003. The increase was due primarily to incremental administrative expenses due to the first quarter of 2003.FASL LLC transaction. Marketing, general and administrative expenses in the secondthird quarter of 2003 decreased 165 percent compared to the secondthird quarter of 2002, and decreased 1411 percent in the first sixnine months of 2003 compared to the first sixnine months of 2002. The decreases were primarily a result of cost savings realized as a result of the 2002 Restructuring Plan and the discontinuation of certain marketing and promotional activities for the AMD Athlon microprocessor.Plan.

 

InInterest and other income, net, of approximately $0.5 million in the third quarter of 2003 decreased from $5 million in the second quarter of 2003, interestand decreased from $13 million in the third quarter of 2002. Interest and other income, net, of $5$12 million decreased 26 percent compared toin the first nine months of 2003 decreased from $31 million in the first nine months of 2002. In each case, the decrease was primarily due to lower short-term investment balances resulting in lower investment income and approximately $2.3 million in charges in 2003 for other than temporary declines in our equity investments.

Interest expense of $27 million in the third quarter of 2003 43 percentwas relatively flat compared to the second quarter of 2002,2003 and 36increased 27 percent compared to the first six months of 2002, in each case, primarily due to lower cash and investment balances resulting in lower investment income.

Interest expense in the second quarter of 2003 increased 68 percent compared to the secondthird quarter of 2002 due primarily to the effect of the 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2007 sold in November 2002 and the $110 million term loan drawn at the end of September 2002. Interest expense of $52$79 million in the first sixnine months of 2003 increased 8761 percent compared to the first sixnine months of 2002. The increase was due primarily to the effect of the 4.50% notes sold in November 2002 and the $110 million term loan drawn at the end of September 2002. In addition, we capitalized interest of $9$8.8 million in the first sixnine months of 2002 on continued expansion and facilitization of Fabs 25 and 30 compared to $1.4$1.5 million in the first sixnine months of 2003.

 

In December 2002, we began implementing a restructuring plan (the 2002 Restructuring Plan) to further align our cost structure to industry conditions resulting from weak customer demand and industry-wide excess inventory. The 2002 Restructuring Plan will result in the reduction of approximately 2,000 positions or 15 percent of our employees, affecting all levels of our workforce in almost every organization.

As part of this plan, and as a result of our technology agreement with IBM to develop future generations of our logic process technology, we have ceased silicon processing associated with logic research and development in our Submicron Development Center (SDC) and have eliminated most of those related resources, including the sale or abandonment of certain equipment used in the SDC.

The 2002 Restructuring Plan has resulted in the consolidation of facilities, primarily at our Sunnyvale, California site and at sales offices worldwide. We have vacated, and are in the process of vacating, and attempting to

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sublease, certain facilities currently occupied under long-term operating leases. We have also terminated the implementation of certain partially completed enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and other information technology implementation activities, resulting in the abandonment of certain software, hardware and capitalized development costs.

 

Pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan, we recorded restructuring costs and other special charges of $330.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2002, consisting primarily of $68.8 million of anticipated severance and fringe benefit costs, an asset impairment charge of $32.5 million relating to a license that has no future use because of its association with discontinued logic development activities, asset impairment charges of $30.6 million resulting from the abandonment of equipment previously used in logic process development and manufacturing activities, anticipated exit costs of $138.9 million primarily related to vacating and consolidating our facilities and $55.5 million resulting from the abandonment of partially completed ERP software and other information technology implementation activities.

 

In the third quarter ended September 28, 2003, we revised our estimates of the number of positions to be eliminated pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan from 2,000 to 1,800 in response to the additional resources required due to the FASL LLC transaction. As a result, we reversed $8 million of the estimated severance and fringe benefit accrual due to the decision to reduce the number of positions to be eliminated by 200. Therefore, the 2002 Restructuring Plan will result in the reduction of approximately 1,800 positions or 14 percent of our employees, affecting all levels of our workforce in almost every organization. As of September 28, 2003, 1,512 employees had been terminated pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan resulting in cumulative cash payments of $50 million in severance and employee benefit costs. We expect to substantially complete the activities associated with the 2002 Restructuring Plan by the end of December 2003. As of June 29, 2003, 1,429 employees had been terminated pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan resulting in cumulative cash payments of $47 million in severance and employee benefit costs.

 

During the first quarter of 2003, management approved the sale of additional equipment, primarily equipment used in the SDC, that has been identified as no longer useful in our operations. As a result, we recorded approximately $11 million of asset impairment charges in the first quarter of 2003, including $3.3 million of charges for decommission costs necessary to complete the equipment’s sale.

 

The following table summarizes activities under the 2002 Restructuring Plan through June 29,September 28, 2003:

 

(Thousands)  Severance and
Employee Benefits


  Asset
impairment


  Exit and
Equipment
Decommission
Costs


  

Other

Restructuring
Charges


  Total

   Severance and
Employee
Benefits


  Asset
impairment


  Exit and
Equipment
Decommission
Costs


  Other
Restructuring
Charges


  Total

 

2002 provision

  $68,770  $118,590  $138,900  $4,315  $330,575   $68,770  $118,590  $138,900  $4,315  $330,575 

Q4 2002 non-cash charges

   —     (118,590)  —     —     (118,590)   —     (118,590)  —     —     (118,590)

Q4 2002 cash charges

   (14,350)  —     (795)  —     (15,145)   (14,350)  —     (795)  —     (15,145)
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Accruals at December 29, 2002

   54,420   —     138,105   4,315   196,840    54,420   —     138,105   4,315   196,840 

Q1 2003 provision

   —     7,791   3,314   —     11,105    —     7,791   3,314   —     11,105 

Q1 2003 non-cash charges

   —     (7,791)  —     —     (7,791)   —     (7,791)  —     —     (7,791)

Q1 2003 cash charges

   (17,820)  —     (751)  (4,223)  (22,794)   (17,820)  —     (751)  (4,223)  (22,794)
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Accruals at March 30, 2003

  $36,600  $—    $140,668  $92  $177,360    36,600   —     140,668   92   177,360 

Q2 2003 cash charges

   (14,922)  —     (8,309)  (77)  (23,308)   (14,922)  —     (8,309)  (77)  (23,308)
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Accruals at June 29, 2003

  $21,678  $—    $132,359  $15  $154,052    21,678   —     132,359   15   154,052 

Q3 2003 non-cash adjustment

   (8,000)  —     —     —     (8,000)

Q3 2003 cash charges

   (2,568)  —     (5,934)  —     (8,502)
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Accruals at September 28, 2003

   11,110   —     126,425   15   137,550 
  


 


 


 


 


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As a result of the 2002 Restructuring Plan, we currently expect to realize cost reductions of approximately $150 million in 2003. As of June 29,September 28, 2003, the actions taken to date pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan resulted in actual expense reduction of approximately $70$108 million. We have also implemented other cost savings measures whichreduction initiatives that are incremental to the specific expense reductions resulting from the 2002 Restructuring Plan.

 

In 2001, we announced a restructuring plan (the 2001 Restructuring Plan) due to the continued slowdown in the semiconductor industry and a resulting decline in revenues. We have substantially completed our execution of the 2001 Restructuring Plan, with the exception of the facilities and equipment decommission activities which are expected to be completed by the end of 2003. During the first quarter of 2003, we reduced the estimated accrual of the facility and equipment decommission costs by $7.4 million based on the most current information available. During the first quarter, we also realized a recovery of approximately $1.6 million from the sale of equipment impaired as a result of the 2001 Restructuring Plan, previously held-for-sale at amounts in excess of its initially estimated fair value. Both amounts were included in restructuring and other special charges (recoveries) net.

 

The following table summarizes activities under the 2001 Restructuring Plan during the first sixnine months ended June 29,September 28, 2003:

 

(Thousands)  Facilities
and Equipment
Decommission
Costs


  Other
Facilities
Exit
Costs


  Total

   Facilities and
Equipment
Decommission
Costs


  Other
Facilities
Exit Costs


  Total

 

Accrual at December 29, 2002

  $15,055  $646  $15,701   $15,055  $646  $15,701 

Q1 2003 cash charges

   (630)  —     (630)   (630)  —     (630)

Q1 2003 non-cash adjustment

   (7,400)  —     (7,400)   (7,400)  —     (7,400)
  


 

  


  


 

  


Accruals at March 30, 2003

  $7,025  $646  $7,671    7,025   646   7,671 

Q2 2003 cash charges

   (226)  —     (226)   (226)  —     (226)
  


 

  


  


 

  


Accruals at June 29, 2003

  $6,799  $646  $7,445    6,799   646   7,445 

Q3 2003 cash charges

   (596)  —     (596)
  


 

  


  


 

  


Accruals at September 28, 2003

  $6,203  $646  $6,849 
  


 

  


 

As a result of the 2001 Restructuring Plan, we expected to realize cost reductions of $129 million on an annualized basis. The actions taken to date have resulted in actual savings of approximately $83 million in 2002, and additional savings of approximately $64$96 million in the first sixnine months of 2003.

 

Income Taxes

 

We recorded no income tax benefit against our pre-tax losses in the secondthird quarter of 2003 and an income tax provisionbenefit of $3$73 million in the firstthird quarter of 2003.2002. The income tax provision recorded infor the first quarter ofnine months ended September 28, 2003 was primarily for$3 million, and reflects the netting of U.S. federal tax refunds and taxes due on income generated in certain statestates and foreign tax jurisdictions. No net tax benefit was recorded in the first or second quarternine months of 2003 on pre-tax losses due to continuing operating losses.

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The effective tax benefit raterates for the quarter and sixnine months ended JuneSeptember 29, 2002 were 22 percent and 30 2002percent, respectively, reflecting a valuation allowance against certain deferred tax assets in the form of tax credit carryforwards where we believed it was 40 and 39 percent, due primarilymore likely than not that the credits would not be utilized prior to the benefits of operating losses.

their expiration.

Other Items

 

International sales as a percent of net sales were 7379 percent in the secondthird quarter of 2003 compared to 73 percent in the firstsecond quarter of 2003 and 7275 percent in the secondthird quarter of 2002. International sales as a percent of net sales were 7375 percent in the first sixnine months of 2003 and 6869 percent in the first sixnine months of 2002. During the secondthird quarter of 2003, and 2002, approximately four21 percent of our net sales were denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. The majoritydollar, primarily the yen, as compared to one percent during the third quarter of 2002. This was due to the consolidation of FASL LLC. Our foreign exchange risk exposure resulting from these sales wereis partially mitigated as a result of our yen denominated in euros.die purchases. The impact on our operating results from changes in foreign currency rates individually and in the aggregate has not been material, principally as a result of our foreign currency hedging activities.

 

Comparison of Segment Income (Loss)

 

We operated inPrior to the third quarter of 2003, we had two reportable segments, during the quarter and six months ended June 29, 2003: the Core Products and Foundry Services segments. Primarily as a result of the formation of FASL LLC, we re-evaluated our reportable segments. We review and assess operating performance using segment revenues and operating income before interest, taxes and minority interest. These performance measures include the allocation of expenses to the operating segments based on management judgment.

Beginning in the third quarter of 2003, we changed our reportable segments to: the Computation Products segment, which reflectsincludes x86 microprocessors for servers, workstations, desktop and notebook PCs and chipset products, and the aggregation ofMemory Products segment, which includes the PC processors,Flash memory products of AMD and Other IC products operating segments, and the Foundry Services segment. The Core Products segment includes PC processors, Memory products and other IC products. PC processorFASL LLC. Microprocessor products include our AMD OpteronTM, AMD AthlonTM and AMD DuronTM microprocessors. Memory products include Flash memory devices and EPROMs.Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory, or EPROM devices. We believe that separate reporting of these operating segments, given our new focus on FASL LLC as a separate operating company and its separate market brand—Spansion, provides more useful information.

The All Other IC products include platform products,category comprises other small operating segments (Personal Connectivity Solutions Products, which primarily consist of chipsets, embedded processors, networking productsincludes lower power MIPS and personal connectivityx86 solutions, products. Theand Foundry Services, segmentwhich included fees forfrom our former voice communications and programmable logic products sold to Legerity and Vantis. We terminated our foundry services arrangement with Legeritysubsidiaries) that are neither individually nor in the third quarter of 2002aggregate material. This category also includes certain operating expenses and will terminate the foundry service arrangement with Vantis in the third quarter of 2003. For a comparison of segment net sales, refercredits that are not allocated to the previous discussions on net sales by product group.operating segments. Prior period segment information has been restated to conform to the current period presentation. However, as the results of operations for prior periods do not include the consolidation of FASL LLC’s operations, the restated information for the Memory Products segment for the current periods are not comparable to those in prior periods.

 

The following is a summary of operating loss by segment and category for the periods presented below:

 

  Quarters Ended

  Six Months Ended

   Quarters Ended

  Nine Months Ended

 
(Millions)  

June 29,

2003


  

March 30,

2003


  

June 30,

2002


  

June 29,

2003


  

June 30,

2002


   

September 28,

2003


  

June 29,

2003


  

September 29,

2002


  

September 28,

2003


  

September 29,

2002


 

Core Products

  $(123) $(125) $(289) $(249) $(302)

Foundry Services

   —     —     (7)  —     (8)

Computation Products

  $19  $(52) $(317) $(86) $(503)

Memory Products

   (49)  (73)  (14)  (187)  (101)

All Other

   —     2   6   (6)  (31)
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Total segment operating income (loss)

  $(123) $(125) $(296) $(249) $(310)  $(30) $(123) $(325) $(279) $(635)
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


 

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Computation Products operating resultsincome of $19 million for the third quarter of 2003 improved $71 million from the second quarter of 2003 and $336 million from the third quarter of 2002. The increases were relatively flat compareddue to the firstincrease in revenue over the second quarter of 2003 and the third quarter of 2002. Computation Products operating loss of $86 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2003 improved $417 million from the nine months ended September 29, 2002. The improvement was due to cost reduction efforts, including cost savings realized pursuant to our 2002 Restructuring Plan.

Memory products operating loss of $49 million for the third quarter of 2003 decreased by $24 million from the second quarter of 2003, and increased by $166$35 million compared tofrom the secondthird quarter of 2002. Core Products’Memory Products operating results inloss of $187 million for the first sixnine months ofended September 28, 2003 increased by $53$86 million comparedfrom the nine months ended September 29, 2002. Further quantification of the changes is not practical due to the first six monthsreorganization of 2002. These increases were primarily due to cost savings realized pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plangeographical sales territories between AMD and increased unit sales of Flash memory devices, partially offset by decrease in average selling prices of both Flash memory devices and PC processor products.Fujitsu.

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FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

Net cash used by operating activities was $93 million in the first sixnine months of 2003, primarily as a result of our year-to-date net loss of $286 million, non-cash credits of $32 million from foreign grant and subsidy income, changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts of $5$318 million and other uses of cash in operating activities of approximately $191$436 million due to net changes in operating assets and liabilities, offset by non-cash charges, including $423$708 million of depreciation and amortization.amortization, non-cash credits of $49 million from foreign grant and subsidy income, and $20 million of net loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment. The net changes in operating assets and liabilities included a payment of $90 million for technology licenses, approximately $27 million refund of customer deposits under long-term purchase agreements, and approximately $33$35 million of severance payment under the 2002 Restructuring Plan.

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $103$9 million in the first sixnine months of 2002 as a result of non-cash charges, including $357$556 million of depreciation and amortization, $17$12 million of net loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment and other cash provided by operating activities of approximately $48$144 million due to net changes in operating assets and liabilities, offset by our year-to-date net losslosses of $194$448 million and non-cash credits of $127$248 million from net changes in deferred income taxes and foreign grant and subsidy income.

 

Net cash provided by investing activities was $286$291 million during the first sixnine months of 2003, primarily as a result of $574$148 million as a result of the acquisition of a controlling interest in FASL LLC and $530 million net cash inflow from purchases and sales of available-for-sale securities, offset by $284$408 million used for the purchases of property, plant and equipment.

 

Net cash used by investing activities was $514$446 million in the first sixnine months of 2002, primarily due to $371$567 million used for the purchases of property, plant and equipment, $27$30 million, net of cash acquired, to purchase Alchemy Semiconductor, and $118offset by $143 million of net cash outflowinflow from purchases and sales of available-for-sale securities.securities and $5 million of proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $57$366 million during the first sixnine months of 2003, primarily due to $82$245 million received from equipment sale-leaseback transactions, $7 million in borrowings under our July 2003 Loan Agreement, $40 million cash note from Fujitsu as part of FASL LLC transaction, $142 million of capital investment grants received from the German government as part of the Dresden Fab 30 loan agreements, $14 million in proceeds from borrowings under our notes payable and equipment sale-leaseback, and $10$17 million of proceeds primarily from sale of stock under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan, offset by $49$85 million in payments on debt and capital lease obligations.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $474$529 million in the first sixnine months of 2002, primarily due to $486 million in proceeds, net of $14 million in debt issuance costs, from issuing our convertible senior debentures, $75$108 million in proceeds from our September 2002 Loan Agreement (currently the July 2003 FASL Term Loan), net of $2 million in debt issuance costs, $120 million in borrowings under our loan agreement, $16July 1999 Loan Agreement (currently the July 2003 Loan Agreement), $13 million in proceeds from equipment lease financing, $24 million in proceeds from the issuance of stock in connection with stock option exercises and employee purchases under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan and $75$50 million of capital investment grants and interest subsidies from the German government as part of the Dresden Fab 30 loan agreements. These proceeds wereagreements, offset by $185$281 million in payments on debt and capital lease obligations.

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Contractual Cash Obligations and Guarantees

 

The following tables summarize our principal contractual cash obligations and principal guarantees at June 29,September 28, 2003, and are supplemented by the discussion following the tables.

 

Principal Contractual Cash Obligations at June 29,September 28, 2003 were:

 

  Payments Due By Period

  Payments Due By Period

(In Thousands)  Total

  2003

  2004

  2005

  2006

  2007

  2008 and
beyond


  Total

  2003

  2004

  2005

  2006

  2007

  2008 and
beyond


September 2002 Loan Agreement

  $96,250  $13,750  $27,500  $27,500  $27,500  $—    $—  

4.75% Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2022

   500,000   —     —     —     —     —     500,000  $500,000  $—    $—    $—    $—    $—    $500,000

4.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2007

   402,500   —     —     —     —     402,500   —     402,500   —     —     —     —     402,500   —  

Dresden term loans

   627,429   17,143   17,143   325,714   267,429   —     —     612,740   —     34,424   309,813   268,503   —     —  

July 2003 FASL term loan

   89,375   16,875   27,500   27,500   17,500   —     —  

Manufacturing Joint Venture loan

   160,923   —     42,913   42,913   42,913   32,184   —  

Fujitsu cash note

   40,000   —     —     10,000   30,000   —     —  

Capital lease obligations

   38,523   8,037   17,078   7,078   4,884   1,446   —     276,038   19,616   91,970   85,600   74,526   4,326   —  

Operating leases

   444,344   28,065   51,637   45,966   39,114   39,041   240,521   475,259   18,258   69,764   58,728   47,429   39,733   241,347

Unconditional purchase commitments

   135,174   25,138   49,958   49,648   2,726   2,568   5,136   127,988   13,033   52,030   52,022   3,176   2,591   5,136
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total contractual cash obligations

  $2,244,220  $92,133  $163,316  $455,906  $341,653  $445,555  $745,657  $2,684,823  $67,782  $318,601  $586,576  $484,047  $481,334  $746,483
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

 

Principal Guarantees at June 29,September 28, 2003 were:

 

(In Thousands)  

Maximum

Amounts
Guaranteed


  Amounts of guarantee expiration per period

 
    2003

  2004

  2005

  2006

  2007

  2008 and
Beyond


 

Dresden intercompany guarantee

  $313,712  $—    $—    $—    $313,712* $—    $—   

BAC payment guarantee

   28,571   28,571   —     —     —     —     —   

AMTC payment guarantee

   36,571   —     —     —     —     36,571   —   

AMTC rental guarantee

   134,406   —     —     —     —     —     134,406*

Manufacturing Joint Venture guarantee

   74,000   74,000   —     —     —     —     —   
   

  

  

  

  


 

  


Total guarantees

  $587,260  $102,571  $—    $—    $313,712  $36,571  $134,406 
   

  

  

  

  


 

  



Guarantees of indebtedness recorded on our consolidated balance sheets

The following table summarizes the principal guarantees issued as of September 28, 2003 related to underlying liabilities that are already recorded on our consolidated balance sheets as of September 28, 2003:

      Amounts of guarantee expiration per period

(Thousands)


  Amounts*
Guaranteed


  2003

  2004

  2005

  2006

  2007

  2008 and
Beyond


Dresden term loan guarantee

  $306,369  $—    $—    $—    $306,369  $—    $—  

July 2003 FASL term loan guarantee

   53,625   10,125   16,500   16,500   10,500   —     —  

FASL capital lease guarantees

   155,812   10,587   47,998   51,128   43,397   2,702   —  

Manufacturing Joint Venture term loan guarantee

   96,554   —     25,748   25,748   25,748   19,310   —  
   

  

  

  

  

  

  

Total guarantees

  $612,360  $20,712  $90,246  $93,376  $386,014  $22,012  $0
   

  

  

  

  

  

  

*Amounts guaranteed represent the principal amount of the underlying obligations and are exclusive of obligations for interest, fees and expenses.

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Guarantees of indebtedness not recorded on our consolidated balance sheets

The following table summarizes the principal guarantees issued as of September 28, 2003 for which the related underlying liabilities are not recorded on our consolidated balance sheets as of September 28, 2003:

      Amounts of guarantee expiration per period

 

(Thousands)


  Amounts
Guaranteed*


  2003

  2004

  2005

  2006

  2007

  2008 and
beyond


 

FASL LLC operating lease guarantees

  $29,386  $7,647  $21,739  $—    $—    $—    $—   

BAC payment guarantee

   28,686   —     —     —     —     —     28,686 

AMTC payment guarantee

   36,718   —     —     —     —     36,718   —   

AMTC rental guarantee

   130,036   —     —     —     —     —     130,036**
   

  

  

  

  

  

  


Total

  $224,826  $7,647  $21,739  $—    $—    $36,718  $158,722 
   

  

  

  

  

  

  


*Amounts guaranteed represent the principal amount of the underlying obligations and are exclusive of obligations for interest, fees and expenses.
**Amounts outstanding will diminish until the expiration of the guarantee.

 

Notes Payable to BanksJuly 2003 Loan Agreement

 

We entered into aOn July 7, 2003, we amended and restated our 1999 Loan and Security Agreement with a consortium of banks led by a domestic financial institutioninstitution. We further amended it on July 13, 1999, as amended and restated on July 7,October 3, 2003 (the July 2003 Loan Agreement). The July 2003 Loan Agreement currently provides for a secured revolving line of credit of up to $200$125 million that expires in July of 2007. We can borrow, subject to amounts that may bewere set aside by the lenders, up to 85 percent of our eligible accounts receivable from OEMs and 50 percent of our eligible accounts receivable from distributors. We musthave to comply with, certainamong other things, the following financial covenants if the level ofour net domestic cash (as defined in the July 2003 Loan Agreement) we hold declines below $200 million. $125 million:

restrictions on our ability to pay cash dividends on its common stock;

maintain an adjusted tangible net worth (as defined in the July 2003 Loan Agreement) as follows:

Measurement Date


Amount

September 30, 2003

$1.25 billion

December 31, 2003

$1.25 billion

Last day of each fiscal quarter in 2004

$1.425 billion

Last day of each fiscal quarter in 2005

$1.85 billion

Last day of each fiscal quarter thereafter

$2.0 billion

achieve EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) according to the following schedule:

Period


Amount

Four fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2003

$150 million

Four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2003

$400 million

Four fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2004

$550 million

Four fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2004

$750 million

Four fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2004

$850 million

Four fiscal quarters ending December 31, 2004

$950 million

Four fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2005 and on each fiscal quarter thereafter

$1,050 million

At June 29,September 28, 2003, net domestic cash, as defined, totaled $416 million. The July 2003 Loan Agreement restricts our ability to pay cash dividends on our common stock if the level of our net domestic cash declines below $200$429 million. Our obligations under the July 2003 Loan Agreement are secured by all of our accounts receivable, inventory, general intangibles (excluding intellectual property) and the related proceeds. FASL LLC’s assets, accounts receivable, inventory and general intangibles are not pledged as security for our obligations. As of June 29, 2003, no amount was outstanding under the July 2003 Loan Agreement.

September 2002 FASL Term Loan Agreement

On September 27, 2002, we entered into a term loan and security agreement with a domestic financial institution (formerly referred to as the September 2002 Loan Agreement). Under the agreement, we arranged for borrowings of up to $155 million to be secured by certain property, plant and equipment located at Fab 25. We borrowed $110 million in September of 2002 under this agreement. On July 11, 2003, we amended the September 2002 Loan Agreement and assigned it to FASL LLC. Under the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement (the July 2003 FASL Term Loan), amounts borrowed bear interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus four percent, which was 5.1 percent at June 29, 2003. Repayment occurs in equal, consecutive, quarterly principal and interest installments ending in September 2006. As of June 29, 2003, $96 million was outstanding under the September 2002 Loan Agreement. Following the assignment, as of July 11, 2003, $89.4 million was outstanding under the July 2003 FASL Term Loan. We guaranteed 60 percent of this amount. FASL LLC must also comply with additional financial covenants if its net domestic cash balance (as defined in the July 2003 FASL Term Loan Agreement) declines below $130 million through the first quarter of 2004, $120 million between the second quarter of 2004 through 2005 and $100 million in 2006. At any time that net domestic cash is less than these thresholds, FASL LLC must also maintain minimum levels of adjusted tangible net worth and EBITDA and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio.

 

4.75% Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2022

 

On January 29, 2002, we issued $500 million of our 4.75% Convertible Senior Debentures Due 2022 (the 4.75% Debentures) in a private offering pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act.

 

The interest rate payable on the 4.75% Debentures will reset on each of August 1, 2008, August 1, 2011 and August 1, 2016 to a rate per annum equal to the interest rate payable 120 days prior to the reset dates on 5-year U.S. Treasury Notes, plus 43 basis points. The interest rate will not be less than 4.75 percent and will not exceed 6.75 percent. Holders have the right to require us to repurchase all or a portion of our 4.75% Debentures on February 1, 2009, February 1, 2012, and

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February 1, 2017. The holders of the 4.75% Debentures will also have the ability to require us to repurchase the Debentures in the event that we undergo specified fundamental changes, including a change of control. In each such case, the redemption or repurchase price would be 100 percent of the principal amount of the 4.75% Debentures plus accrued and unpaid interest. The 4.75% Debentures are convertible by the holders into our common stock at a conversion price of $23.38 per share at any time. At this conversion price, each $1,000 principal amount of the 4.75% Debentures will be convertible into approximately 43 shares of our common stock. Issuance costs incurred in the amount of approximately $14 million are being amortized ratably, which approximates the interest method over the term of the 4.75% Debentures as interest expense.

Beginning on February 5, 2005, the 4.75% Debentures are redeemable by us for cash at specified prices expressed as a percentage of the outstanding principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest at our option, provided that we may not redeem the 4.75% Debentures prior to February 5, 2006 unless the last reported sale price of our common stock is at least 130 percent of the then effective conversion price for at least 20 trading days within a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending within five trading days of the date of the redemption notice.

 

The redemption prices are as follows for the specified periods:

 

Period


  Price

 

Beginning on February 5, 2005 through February 4, 2006

  102.375%

Beginning on February 5, 2006 through February 4, 2007

  101.583%

Beginning on February 5, 2007 through February 4, 2008

  100.792%

Beginning on February 5, 2008

  100.000%

 

We may elect to purchase or otherwise retire our bonds with cash, stock or assets from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions, either directly or through intermediaries where we believe that market conditions are favorable to do so. Such purchases may have a material effect on our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.

 

4.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2007

 

On November 25, 2002, we sold $402.5 million of 4.50% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2007 (the 4.50% Notes) in a registered offering. Interest on the 4.50% Notes is payable semiannually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning June 1, 2003. Beginning on December 4, 2005, the 4.50% Notes are redeemable by us at our option for cash at specified prices expressed as a percentage of the outstanding principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest provided that we may not redeem the 4.50% Notes unless the last reported sale price of our common stock is at least 150 percent of the then effective conversion price for at least 20 trading days within a period of thirty trading days, ending within 5 trading days of the date of the redemption notice.

 

The redemption prices are as follows for the specified periods:

 

Period


  Price

 

Beginning on December 4, 2005 through November 30, 2006

  101.8%

Beginning on December 1, 2006 through November 30, 2007

  100.9%

On December 1, 2007

  100.0%

 

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The 4.50% Notes are convertible at the option of the holder at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date of December 1, 2007, unless previously redeemed or repurchased, into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $7.37 per share, subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. At this conversion price, each $1,000 principal amount of the 4.50% Notes will be convertible into approximately 135 shares of our common stock. Issuance costs incurred in the amount of approximately $12 million are being amortized ratably, which approximates the interest method, over the term of the 4.50% Notes as interest expense.

 

Holders have the right to require us to repurchase all or a portion of our 4.50% Notes in the event that we undergo specified fundamental changes, including a change of control. In each such case, the redemption or repurchase price would be 100 percent of the principal amount of the 4.50% Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest.

Dresden Term Loans and Dresden IntercompanyTerm Loan Guarantee

 

AMD Saxony, an indirect wholly owned German subsidiary of AMD, continues to facilitize Fab 30, which began production in the third quarter of 2000. AMD, the Federal Republic of Germany, the State of Saxony, and a consortium of banks are providing financing for the project.We currently estimate that the construction and facilitization costs of Fab 30 will be $2.7 billion when it is fully equipped by the end of 2005. As of June 29,September 28, 2003, we had invested $2.2 billion in AMD Saxony.

 

In March 1997, AMD Saxony entered into a loan agreement and other related agreements (the Dresden Loan Agreements) with a consortium of banks led by Dresdner Bank AG in order to finance the project.

 

Because most of the amounts under the Dresden Loan Agreements are denominated in deutsche marks (converted to euros), the dollar amounts set forth below are subject to change based on applicable conversion rates. We used the exchange rate that was permanently fixed on January 1, 1999, of 1.95583 deutsche marks to one euro for the conversion of deutsche marks to euros, and then used exchange rate of 0.8750.87 euro to one U.S. dollar as of June 29,September 28, 2003, to translate the amounts denominated in deutsche marks into U.S. dollars.

 

The Dresden Loan Agreements, as amended, provide for the funding of the construction and facilitization of Fab 30. The funding consists of:

 

equity contributions, subordinated and revolving loans and loan guarantees from, and full cost reimbursement through, AMD;

 

loans from a consortium of banks; and

 

grants, subsidies and loan guarantees from the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony.

 

The Dresden Loan Agreements require that we partially fund Fab 30 project costs in the form of subordinated and revolving loans to, or equity investments in, AMD Saxony. In accordance with the terms of the Dresden Loan Agreements, as of June 29,September 28, 2003, the balances were $168 million of subordinated loans, $197$66 million of revolving loans and $286 million of equity

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investments in AMD Saxony, net of repayments. These amounts have been eliminated in our consolidated financial statements.

 

In addition to support from AMD, the consortium of banks referred to above made available up to $877$880 million in loans to AMD Saxony to help fund Fab 30 project costs. The loans have been fully drawn and a portion has been repaid. AMD Saxony had $627$613 million of such loans outstanding as of June 29,September 28, 2003, which are included in our consolidated balance sheets.

 

Finally, pursuant to a Subsidy Agreement, as amended in August 2002, the Federal Republic of Germany and the State of Saxony are supporting the Fab 30 project, in accordance with the Dresden Loan Agreements, in the form of:

 

guarantees equal to 65 percent of AMD Saxony’s outstanding bank debt, or $408$398 million;

 

capital investment grants and allowances totaling $476$477 million; and

 

interest subsidies totaling $175$176 million.

Of these amounts, AMD Saxony had received approximately $364$412 million in capital investment grants and allowance, $114allowances, $122 million in interest subsidies. In addition, AMD Saxony received advanced payments for interest subsidies amounting to $37 million, of which approximately $4 million is restricted from our access for more than one year, and is therefore included in Other Assets. In addition to the above mentioned subsidies,$28 million. AMD Saxony also received $44 million in research and development subsidies through June 29,September 28, 2003. Amounts received under the Subsidy Agreement are recorded as a long-term liability on our financial statements and are being amortized to operations ratably over the contractual life of the Subsidy Agreement as a reduction to operating expenses through December of 2008. The historical rates were used to translate the amounts denominated in deutsche marks (converted to euros) into U.S. dollars.

 

The Subsidy Agreement, as amended, imposes conditions on AMD Saxony, including the requirement to attain a certain employee headcount by December 2003 and to maintain such headcount until December 2008. Noncompliance with the conditions of the grants, allowances and subsidies could result in the forfeiture of all or a portion of the future amounts to be received, as well as the repayment of all or a portion of amounts received to date. In December 2002, AMD Saxony reduced its anticipated December 2003 employment levels as a result of the 2002 Restructuring Plan (see Note 9 of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). Consequently, the anticipated headcount is below the level required to be maintained by the Subsidy Agreement. Based on these revised headcount estimates, the maximum amount of capital investment grants and allowances available under the Subsidy Agreement would be reduced from $476$477 million to $416$418 million. We adjusted the quarterly amortization of these amounts accordingly. There have been no conditions of noncompliance through June 29,September 28, 2003 that would result in forfeiture of any of the grants and allowances.

 

The Dresden Loan Agreements, as amended, also require that we:

 

provide interim funding to AMD Saxony if either the remaining capital investment grants and allowances or the remaining interest subsidies are delayed, such funding to be repaid to AMD as AMD Saxony receives the investment grants and allowances or subsidies from the State of Saxony;

 

fund shortfalls in government subsidies resulting from any default under the subsidy agreements caused by AMD Saxony or its affiliates; and

 

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guarantee up to 50 percent of AMD Saxony’s obligations under the Dresden Loan Agreements, which guarantee must not be less than $127$128 million or more than $343$344 million, until the bank loans are repaid in full. As of June 29,September 28, 2003, the maximum exposure and the amount outstanding under the guarantee was $314$306 million.

 

As AMD Saxony’s obligations under the Dresden Loan Agreements are included in our consolidated financial statements, no incremental liability is recorded under the Dresden guarantee.

AMD Saxony would be in default under the Dresden Loan agreementAgreements if we, AMD Saxony, AMD Saxony Holding GmbH (AMD Holding), AMD Saxony Admin GmbH or AMD Saxony LLC failed to comply with certain obligations thereunder or upon the occurrence of certain events, including:

 

our failure to fund equity contributions or loans or otherwise comply with our obligations relating to the Dresden Loan Agreements;

 

the sale of shares in AMD Saxony, AMD Holding, AMD Saxony Admin GmbH or AMD Saxony LLC;

 

the failure to pay material obligations;

 

the occurrence of a material adverse change or filings or proceedings in bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to us, AMD Saxony, AMD Holding, AMD Saxony Admin GmbH or AMD Saxony LLC; and

 

the occurrence of a default under the July 2003 Loan Agreement; and

 

AMD Saxony’s noncompliance with specifiedcertain financial covenants.covenants, including a minimum tangible net worth covenant, a minimum interest cover ratio, an asset cover ratio and a minimum liquidity covenant.

 

Generally, any default with respect to borrowings made or guaranteed by AMD that results in recourse to us of more than $2.5 million, and that is not cured by us, would result in a cross-default under the Dresden Loan Agreements. As of June 29,September 28, 2003, we were in compliance with all conditions of the Dresden Loan Agreements.

 

In the event we are unable to meet our obligations to AMD Saxony as required under the Dresden Loan Agreements, we will be in default under the Dresden Loan Agreements, which would permit acceleration of certain indebtedness which could have a material adverse effect on us.of approximately $613 million. The occurrence of a default under the Dresden Loan Agreements would likely result in a cross-default under the Indentures governing our 4.75% Debentures and 4.50% Notes. We cannot assure that we will be able to obtain the funds necessary to fulfill these obligations. Any such failure would have a material adverse effect on us.

 

Advanced Mask Technology Center Guarantee and BAC Guarantee

The Advanced Mask Technology Center GmbH & Co. KG (AMTC) and Maskhouse Building Administration GmbH & Co., KG (BAC) are joint ventures formed by us, Infineon Technologies AG and DuPont Photomasks, Inc. for the purpose of constructing and operating a new advanced photomask facility in Dresden, Germany. To finance the project, BAC entered into an $86 million bridge loan in June 2002, and BAC and AMTC entered into a $138 million revolving credit facility and an $86 million term loan in December 2002. In September 2003, the outstanding amounts under the bridge loan were repaid with proceeds from the term loan. Also in December 2002, in order to occupy the photomask facility, AMTC entered into a rental agreement with BAC. With regard to these commitments by BAC and AMTC, we guaranteed up to approximately $29 million plus interest and expenses under the term loan, up to approximately $37 million plus interest and expenses under the revolving loan, and up to approximately $16 million, initially, under the rental

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agreement. The obligations under the rental agreement guarantee diminish over time through 2011 as the term loan is repaid. However, under certain circumstances of default by the other tenant of the photomask facility under its rental agreement with BAC and certain circumstances of default by more than one joint venture partner under its rental agreement guarantee obligations, the maximum potential amount of our obligations under the rental agreement guarantee is approximately $130 million. As of September 28, 2003, $12 million was drawn under the revolving credit facility, and $75 million was drawn under the term loan and are subject to the aforementioned guarantees.

We have not recorded any liability in our consolidated financial statements associated with the guarantees because they were issued prior to the effective date of FIN 45.

Capital Lease Obligations

 

As of June 29,September 28, 2003, we had capital lease obligations of approximately $39$276 million. Obligations under these lease agreements are collateralized by the assets leased and are payable through 2007. Leased assets consist principally of machinery and equipment.

 

Operating Leases, Unconditional Purchase Commitments and Other Operating Commitments

 

We lease certain of our facilities, including our executive offices in Sunnyvale, California, under lease agreements that expire at various dates through 2018. We lease certain of our manufacturing and office equipment for terms ranging from one to five years. Total future lease obligations as of June 29,September 28, 2003, were approximately $444$475 million, of which $135$130 million was recorded as a liability for certain facilities pursuant to our 2002 Restructuring Plan.

 

We enter into purchase commitments for manufacturing supplies and services. Total purchase commitments as of June 29,September 28, 2003, were approximately $135$128 million for periods through 2009.

$90 million of the amount relates to the remaining payments for a three-year service contract. As the services are being performed ratably over the life of the arrangement, we expense the payments as incurred. As a result, we do not carry any liabilities relating to this agreement. The remaining $38 million consists of miscellaneous purchase agreements for raw materials and office supplies.

FacilitiesFASL LLC Debt and Guarantees Related to the Manufacturing Joint Venture

 

AMD and Fujitsu Limited formed a joint venture in 1993, formerly referred to asJuly 2003 FASL and currently referred to as the Manufacturing Joint Venture, that operates advanced integrated circuit manufacturing facilities in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, to produce Flash memory devices.Term Loan

 

In 2000,On July 11, 2003, we amended our September 2002 Loan Agreement and assigned it to FASL LLC. Under the Manufacturing Joint Venture further expandedAmended and Restated Term Loan Agreement (the July 2003 FASL Term Loan), amounts borrowed bear interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus four percent, which was 5.14% percent at September 28, 2003. Repayment occurs in equal, consecutive, quarterly principal and interest installments ending in September 2006. As of September 28, 2003, $89 million was outstanding under the July 2003 FASL Term Loan, of which 60 percent is guaranteed by the Company and 40 percent is guaranteed by Fujitsu.

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FASL LLC must also comply with additional financial covenants if its production capacitynet domestic cash balance (as defined in the July 2003 FASL Term Loan) declines below $130 million through the first quarter of 2004, $120 million from the second quarter of 2004 and the end of 2005 and $100 million during 2006. At any time that net domestic cash falls below these thresholds, FASL LLC must comply with, among other things, the following financial covenants:

maintain an adjusted tangible net worth (as defined in the July 2003 FASL Term Loan) of not less than $850 million.

achieve EBITDA according to the following schedule:

Period


Amount

Quarter ending September 2003

(40 million)

For the six months ending December 2003

$75 million

For the nine months ending March 2004

$170 million

For the four quarters ending June 2004

$285 million

For the four quarters ending September 2004

$475 million

For the four quarters ending December 2004

$550 million

For the four quarters ending in 2005

$640 million

For the four quarters ending 2006

$800 million

maintain a foundry arrangement with Fujitsu Microelectronics, Inc. (FMI),Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the July 2003 FASL Term Loan) according to the following schedule:

Period


Ratio

Third Fiscal Quarter of 2003

-0.6 to 1.00

Fourth Fiscal Quarter of 2003

0.2 to 1.00

First Fiscal Quarter of 2004

0.25 to 1.00

Period ending June 2004

0.4 to 1.00

Period ending September 2004

0.8 to 1.00

Period ending December 2004

1.0 to 1.00

Full Fiscal Year 2005

1.0 to 1.00

Full Fiscal Year 2006

0.9 to 1.00

At September 28, 2003, FASL LLC’s net domestic cash totaled $202 million.

FASL Leases and Guarantees

On July 16, 2003, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited. In connectionFASL LLC entered into a sale-leaseback transaction for certain equipment with FMI equipping its wafer fabrication facilitya third party financial institution in Gresham, Oregon, (the Gresham Facility) to produce Flash memory devicesthe amount of 12 billion yen (approximately $100 million on July 16, 2003) in cash proceeds. Upon execution of the agreement, the equipment had a net book value of approximately $168 million. As the term on the leaseback is more than 75 percent of the remaining estimated economic lives of the equipment, we are accounting for sale to the Manufacturing Joint Venture, we agreed to guarantee the repayment of up to $125 million of Fujitsu’s obligationstransaction as a co-signer with FMI under its global multicurrency revolving credit facility (the Credit Facility) with a third-party bank (the Fujitsu Guarantee). In 2001, Fujitsu closedcapital lease. We recognized an immediate loss of $16 million on the Gresham Facilitytransaction due to the downturnfact that the fair market value of the Flash memory market.equipment was less than their net book value at the time of the transaction. We disagreed with Fujitsu asalso recorded approximately $52 million of deferred loss which will be amortized in proportion to the amount, if any, owedleased assets over their average estimated remaining lives, which is approximately 3 years. We guaranteed 50 percent or up to approximately $50 million of the outstanding obligations, under the lease arrangement. As of September 28, 2003, the outstanding lease obligation under this Guaranteeagreement was approximately $91 million. FASL LLC and have reached a settlement, subject to final internal approval by Fujitsu,its subsidiaries also entered into other capital lease transactions during the third quarter of 2003, which would resultresulted in a cash payment by us to Fujitsu. This settlement amount is immaterial to our financial statements, and was recorded in our second quarter statementadditional capital lease obligations of operations ended June 29,$152 million as of September 28, 2003.

 

Effective June 30, 2003, we and Fujitsu Limited executed several agreements which resulted inWe have guaranteed approximately $156 million of the integrationtotal $276 million outstanding obligations under capital lease arrangements of our and Fujitsu’s Flash memory operations in the third quarter. The new company, FASL LLC is 60 percent ownedas of September 28, 2003.

We also guaranteed certain operating leases entered into by us and 40 percent owned by Fujitsu Limited. We contributed or sold our Flash memory operations, including related inventory, our manufacturing facility located in Austin, Texas (Fab 25), our Submicron Development Center in Sunnyvale, California, and our Flash memory assembly and test operations in Thailand, Malaysia and China, in exchange for membership interests in FASL LLC and its subsidiaries totaling approximately $29 million as of September 28, 2003.

Fujitsu Cash Note

As a $261 million promissory note. Weresult of the FASL LLC transaction, Fujitsu also loaned to FASL LLC $120$40 million pursuant to a promissory note. The note has a term of three years, with four equal principal payments on September 30, 2005, December 31, 2005, March 31, 2006 and bears interest at LIBOR plus 4%. Interest payments only are due in quarterly installments for the first two years. Payments of principal (along with interest) are due in equal installments over the last four quarters of the note. Fujitsu contributed its Flash memory division, including related inventory, $140 million in cash and its Fujitsu Microelectronics (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. final assembly and test operations. We and Fujitsu also contributed our existing June 30, 2006.

Manufacturing Joint Venture located in Aizu-Wakamatsu, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of FASL LLC. Fujitsu also loaned to FASL LLC $40 million pursuant to a promissory note. The terms of Fujitsu’s note are substantially similar to the terms of our note. FASL LLC products will be sold by AMDLoan and Fujitsu, as FASL LLC’s distributors, under the Spansion brand.Guarantee

 

We hold a majority voting and economic interest in FASL LLC and control its operations. Accordingly, we will consolidate the operations and financial position of FASL LLC in our consolidated third quarter 2003 financial statements as of commencement of FASL LLC operations. For accounting purposes, we are deemed to have acquired an incremental 10 percent interest in the existing Manufacturing Joint Venture and 60 percent interest in the assets contributed by Fujitsu. In addition, we are deemed to have sold 40 percent of our interest in our contributed assets, excluding our interest in the existing manufacturing joint venture. An independent fair market value appraisal for this transaction is currently in process and is expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter. Based on the results of the appraisal, during the third quarter of 2003, we may be required to recognize a gain or loss on the sale of our interest in the assets contributed to FASL LLC. At this time we cannot estimate the results of the appraisal or the gain or loss, if any, that would be recognized as a result of this transaction.

As of June 29, 2003, we had $74 million in loan guarantees outstanding with respect to third-party loans incurred by the Manufacturing Joint Venture. As a result of the execution of the FASL LLC transaction agreements with Fujitsu, the existing Manufacturing Joint Venture’s third party loans were refinanced from the proceeds of a term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $15018 billion yen (approximately $161 million on September 28, 2003) entered into between a wholly owned subsidiary of FASL LLC and a Japanese financial institution. Under the agreement, the amounts borrowed bear an interest rate of TIBOR plus a spread that is determined by Fujitsu’s current debt rating. The current interest rate is 1.06%. Repayment occurs in equal, consecutive, quarterly principal installments ending in June 2007. Fujitsu has guaranteed 100 percent of the amounts outstanding under this facility. In turn, weWe have agreed to pay Fujitsu 60 percent of any amount paid by Fujitsu under its guarantee of this facility. Because we will consolidate FASL LLC, the full amount of the third party loan will be reflected in our consolidated financial statements.

On July 18, 2003, a wholly owned subsidiary of FASL LLC entered into a sale and leaseback transaction for certain equipment with a third party financial institution in the amount of $100 million. We guaranteed up to approximately $50 million, or 50 percent of the outstanding obligations, under the lease arrangement.loan.

 

In addition, during the four-year period commencing on June 30, 2003, we are obligated to provide FASL LLC with additional funding to finance operational cash flow needs.operations shortfall. Generally, FASL LLC is first

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required to seek any required financing from external sources. However, if such third party financing is not available, we must provide funding to FASL LLC equal to our pro ratapro-rata ownership interest in FASL LLC, which is currently 60 percent.

 

Advanced Mask Technology Center Guarantee and BAC Guarantee

The Advanced Mask Technology Center GmbH & Co. KG (AMTC) and Maskhouse Building Administration GmbH &Co., KG (BAC) are joint ventures formed by us, Infineon Technologies AG and DuPont Photomasks, Inc. for the purpose of constructing and operating a new advanced photomask facility in Dresden, Germany. To finance the project, BAC entered into an $86 million bridge loan in June 2002 and BAC and AMTC entered into a $137 million revolving credit facility and an $86 million term loan in December 2002. When drawn, the term loan will replace the bridge loan. Also in December 2002, in order to occupy the photomask facility, BAC and AMTC entered into a rental agreement. With regard to these commitments by BAC and AMTC, we guaranteed up to approximately $29 million plus interest and expenses under the bridge loan, up to approximately $37 million plus interest and expenses under the revolving loan, up to approximately $29 million plus interest and expenses under the term loan (which will replace the bridge loan guarantee when the term loan is drawn), and up to approximately $18 million, initially, under the rental agreement. The obligations under the rental agreement guarantee diminish over time through 2011 as the term loan is repaid. However, under certain circumstances of default by the other tenant of the photomask facility under the rental agreement and more than one joint venture partner under its guarantee obligations, the maximum potential amount of our obligations under the rental agreement guarantee is approximately $134 million. As of June 29, 2003, $74 million was outstanding under the bridge loan and no amounts were drawn under the revolving credit facility or the term loan.

We have not recorded any liability in our consolidated financial statements associated with the guarantees.

Other Financing Activities

 

Our capital expenditure plan for the second half of 2003 will now include capital expenditures by FASL LLC, and weWe expect capital expenditures for 2003 to be approximately $725$600 million. The capital expenditures for the first six months of 2003 did not include expenditures made by the Manufacturing Joint Venture. We believe that cash flows from operations and current cash balances, together with available external financing and the extension of existing facilities, will be sufficient to fund operations and capital investments in the shortshort- and long-term. Should additional funding be required such as to meet the payment obligation of our long term.term debts when due, we may need to raise the required funds through borrowings or public or private sales of debt or equity securities. Such funding may be obtained through bank borrowings or from additional securities which may be issued from time to time under an effective registration statement; through the issuance of securities in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933; or a combination of one or more of the foregoing. We believe, that in the event of such requirements, we will be able to access the capital markets on terms and in amounts adequate to meet our objectives. However, given the possibility of changes in market conditions or other occurrences, there can be no certainty that such funding will be available in quantities or on terms favorable to us.

 

Supplementary Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Disclosures

 

Section I. Option Program Description

 

Our stock option programs are intended to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified employees. We have several stock option plans under which key employees have been granted incentive (ISOs) and nonqualified (NSOs) stock options to purchase our common stock. Generally, options vest and become exercisable over four years from the date of grant and expire five to ten years after the date of grant. ISOs granted under the plans have exercise prices of not less than 100 percent of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Exercise prices of NSOs range from $0.01 to the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant.

 

Section II. General Option Information

 

The following is a summary of stock option activity for the sixnine months ended June 29,September 28, 2003 and year ended December 29, 2002:

 

  Six months Ended
June 29, 2003


  Year Ended
December 29, 2002


  

Nine Months Ended

September 28, 2003


  

Year Ended

December 29, 2002


  

Number

of Shares


  Weighted-Average
Exercise Price


  

Number

of Shares


  Weighted-Average
Exercise Price


  

Number of

Shares


  

Weighted-Average

Exercise Price


  

Number

of Shares


  Weighted-Average
Exercise Price


Options:

                    

Outstanding at beginning of period

  60,408,754  $18.58  52,944,339  $20.44  60,408,754  $18.58  52,944,339  $20.44

Granted

  2,523,331   7.16  11,828,688   5.62  4,253,320   7.67  11,828,688   5.62

Canceled

  (2,500,313)  19.39  (3,413,705)  20.34  (22,122,447)  27.75  (3,413,705)  20.34

Exercised

  (202,273)  3.29  (950,568)  6.23  (629,311)  6.12  (950,568)  6.23
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Outstanding at end of period

  60,229,499  $18.12  60,408,754  $18.58  41,910,316  $12.82  60,408,754  $18.58
  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Exercisable at end of period

  39,821,147  $19.40  33,806,970  $19.55  28,388,967  $13.60  33,806,970  $19.55

Available for grant at beginning of period

  13,018,643     21,145,854     13,018,643     21,145,854   

Available for grant at end of period

  12,926,501     13,018,643     30,434,693     13,018,643   

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In-the-money and out-of-the-money stock option information as of June 29,September 28, 2003, was as follows:

 

   Exercisable

  Unexercisable

  Total

As of End of Quarter
(Shares in thousands)


  Shares

  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price


  Shares

  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price


  Shares

  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price


In-the-Money

  2,592,393  $5.82  2,964,287  N/A(3) 5,556,680  $5.63

Out-of-the-Money(1)

  37,228,754  $20.35  17,444,065  N/A(3) 54,672,819  $19.39
   
      
     

   

Total Options Outstanding

  39,821,147      20,408,352     60,229,499(2)   
   
      
     

   

As of September 28, 2003

    (Shares in thousands)


  Exercisable

  Unexercisable

  Total

  Shares

  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price


  Shares

  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price


  Shares

  Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price


In-the-Money

  16,890,031  $8.15  7,849,871  N/A (3) 24,739,902  $7.89

Out-of-the-Money(1)

  11,498,936  $21.61  5,671,478  N/A (3) 17,170,414  $19.93
   
      
     

   

Total Options Outstanding

  28,388,967      13,521,349     41,910,316 (2)   
   
      
     

   

(1)Out-of-the-money stock options have an exercise price equal to or above $6.38,$10.87, the market value of AMD’s common stock, on the last trading day of the secondthird quarter of 2003, June 27,September 26, 2003.
(2)Includes 716,845422,603 shares granted from treasury stock as non-plan grants.
(3)Weighted average exercise price information for unexercisable options is not available.

 

Section III. Distribution and Dilutive Effect of Options

 

Options granted to employees, including officers, and non-employee directors were as follows:

 

   2003 YTD

  2002

  2001

 

Net grants(1) during the period as % of outstanding shares(2)

  0.01% 2.44% 3.71%

Grants to listed officers(3) during the period as % of total options granted

  8.96% 14.33% 7.88%

Grants to listed officers(3) during the period as % of outstanding shares

  0.07% 0.49% 0.33%

Cumulative options held by listed officers (3) as % of total options outstanding

  18.35% 17.93% 16.51%

   2003 YTD

  2002

  2001

 

Net grants(1) during the period as % of outstanding shares(2)

  (5.14%) 2.44% 3.71%

Grants to listed officers(3) during the period as % of total options granted

  10.63% 14.33% 7.88%

Grants to listed officers(3) during the period as % of outstanding shares

  0.13% 0.49% 0.33%

Cumulative options held by listed officers(3) as % of total options outstanding

  26.87% 17.93% 16.51%

(1)Options grants are net of options canceled.
(2)Outstanding shares as of June 29,September 28, 2003, December 29, 2002 and December 30, 2001.
(3)The “listed officers” are those listed in our proxy statement filed with our notice of annual meeting dated March 8, 2002 and March 25, 2003.

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Section IV. Executive Options

 

Options granted to listed officers for the sixnine months ended June 29,September 28, 2003 were as follows:

 

   2003 Option Grants

  

Potential Realizable Value

at Assumed Annual Rates

of Stock Price Appreciation

for Option Term


Name(1)


  

Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options Per

Grant


  Percent of Total
Options Granted
to Employees as
of June 29, 2003


  Exercise
Price Per
Share


  Expiration
Date


  0%

  5%

  10%

W. J. Sanders III

  —    —    $—    —    $ —    $—    $—  

Hector de J. Ruiz

  125,000  5.02% $7.36  5/1/2013  $—    $578,583  $1,466,243

Robert R. Herb

  19,791  0.79% $7.36  5/1/2013  $—    $91,606  $232,147

Robert J. Rivet

  31,250  1.25% $7.36  5/1/2013  $—    $144,646  $366,561

William T. Siegle

  18,750  0.75% $7.36  5/1/2013  $—    $86,787  $219,936

Thomas M. McCoy

  31,250  1.25% $7.36  5/1/2013  $—    $144,646  $366,561

Name(1)


  2003 Option Grants

  

Potential Realizable Value at

Assumed Annual Rates of Stock

Price Appreciation for Option Term


  

Number of

Securities

Underlying

Options Per

Grant


  

Percent of Total

Options Granted

to Employees as of

September 28, 2003


  Exercise Price
Per Share


  Expiration
Date


  
                 0%        

  5%

  10%

W. J. Sanders III

  —    —     —    —     —     —     —  

Hector de J. Ruiz

  125,000  2.98% $7.36  5/1/2013  $—    $578,583  $1,466,243
   125,000  2.98% $7.16  8/1/2013  $—    $562,861  $1,426,399

Robert R. Herb

  19,791  0.47% $7.36  5/1/2013  $—    $91,606  $232,147
   19,791  0.47% $7.16  8/1/2013  $—    $89,117  $225,839

Robert J. Rivet

  31,250  0.75% $7.36  5/1/2013  $—    $144,646  $366,561
   31,250  0.75% $7.16  8/1/2013  $—    $140,715  $356,600

William T. Siegle

  18,750  0.45% $7.36  5/1/2013  $—    $86,787  $219,936
   18,750  0.45% $7.16  8/1/2013  $—    $84,429  $213,960

Thomas M. McCoy

  31,250  0.75% $7.36  5/1/2013  $—    $144,646  $366,561
   31,250  0.75% $7.16  8/1/2013  $—    $140,715  $356,600

(1)The “listed officers” are those listed in our proxy statement filed with out notice of annual meeting dated March 25, 2003.

 

Option exercises during 2003 and option values for listed officers(1) for the sixnine months ended June 29,September 28, 2003 were as follows:

 

Name


  

Shares
Acquired
on Exercise


  

Value
Realized (2)


  Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised
Options at 6/29/03


  Values of Unexercised
In-the-Money
Options at 6/29/03


      Exercisable

  Unexercisable

  Exercisable

  Unexercisable

W. J. Sanders III

  —    $—    3,550,000  250,000  $—    $—  

Hector de J. Ruiz

  —    $—    1,600,000  2,225,000  $—    $—  

Robert R. Herb

  —    $—    775,013  494,780  $17,892  $28,109

Robert J. Rivet

  —    $—    361,116  280,134  $8,945  $77,755

William T. Siegle

  6,000  $42,990  522,251  105,499  $6,709  $125,201

Thomas M. McCoy

  —    $—    630,694  255,556  $8,945  $14,055

Name


  

Shares

Acquired

on Exercise


  Value Realized (2)

  

Number of Securities
Underlying Unexercised

Options at 9/28/03


  

Values of Unexercised In-the

Money Options at 9/28/03


      Exercisable

  Unexercisable

  Exercisable

  Unexercisable

W. J. Sanders III

  —    $—  �� 3,550,000  250,000  $7,678,000  $—  

Hector de J. Ruiz

  —    $—    1,600,000  2,350,000  $—    $1,066,250

Robert R. Herb

  —    $—    962,509  327,075  $984,108  $474,083

Robert J. Rivet

  10,000  $71,500.00  377,780  284,720  $186,964  $470,661

William T. Siegle

  9,000  $64,260.00  532,666  110,834  $526,348  $420,095

Thomas M. McCoy

  —    $—    647,360  270,140  $368,176  $465,886

(1)The “listed officers” are those listed in our proxy statement filed with our notice of annual meeting dated March 25, 2003.
(2)Value for these purposes is based solely on the difference between market value of underlying shares on the applicable date (i.e., date of exercise or fiscal year-end) and exercise price of options.

Section V. Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

The number of shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding options granted to employees and non-employee directors, as well as the number of shares remaining available for future issuance, under our equity compensation plans as of June 29,September 28, 2003, are summarized in the following table:

 

   Six Months Ended June 29, 2003

 

Plan category


  Number of Securities to
be Issued Upon Exercise
of Outstanding Options


  Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options


  Number of Securities Remaining
Available for Future Issuance Under
Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding
Securities Reflected in Column (a)


 
   (a)  (b)  (c) 
Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders  34,055,766  $21.82  7,250,088 
Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders  26,173,733(1) $13.31  5,676,413(2)
   

     

TOTAL

  60,229,499      12,926,501 
   

     


  Nine Months Ended September 28, 2003

 

Plan category


 

Number of Securities to

be Issued Upon Exercise

of Outstanding Options


  

Weighted-Average

Exercise Price of

Outstanding Options


 

Number of Securities Remaining

Available for Future Issuance Under

Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding

Securities Reflected in Column (a)


 
  (a)  (b) (c) 

Equity compensation plans approved by shareholders

 23,383,135  $14.96 17,629,863 

Equity compensation plans not approved by shareholders

 18,527,181(1) $10.11 12,804,830(2)
  

 

 

TOTAL

 41,910,316     30,434,693 
  

 

 

(1)Includes 716,845422,603 shares granted from treasury stock as non-plan grants.
(2)Of these shares, approximately 1,677,767 shares can be issued as restricted stock under the 1998 Stock Incentive Plan.

 

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On June 27, 2003, with the approval of our shareholders, we filed a Tender Offer Statement with the SEC and made an offer, which was approved by our stockholders to exchange certain stock options to purchase shares of our common stock, outstanding under eligible option plans and held by eligible employees, for replacement options to be granted no sooner than six months and one day from the cancellation of the surrendered options. The offer to exchange expired on July 25, 2003. Options to purchase approximately 19.019 million shares of our common stock were tendered for exchange and cancelled on July 28, 2003. Subject to the terms of the offer to exchange, we will grant replacement options to purchase approximately 13.4 million shares of its common stock at fair market value on the date of grant on or after January 29, 2004, in exchange for the options cancelled in the offer to exchange.cancelled. We do not expect to record any compensation expense as thea result of the transactions contemplated by this offer to exchange.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Interpretation No. 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (FIN 46). Variable interest entities often are created for a single specified purpose, for example, to facilitate securitization, leasing, hedging, research and development, or other transactions or arrangements. This interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” defines what these variable interest entities are and provides guidelines on identifying them and assessing an enterprise’s interests in a variable interest entity to decide whether to consolidate that entity. Generally, FIN 46 applies to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003 and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. For existing variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003, the provisionprovisions of this interpretation will apply no later than the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period beginning after June 15, 2003. We do not expect theThe adoption of FIN 46 todid not have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity,”Equity” (SFAS 150), which addresses how to classify and measure certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities (or an asset in some circumstances) and equity – as either debt or equity in the balance sheet. SFAS 150The requirements apply to issuers’ classification and measurement of freestanding financial instruments, including those that comprise more than one option or forward contract. SFAS 150 is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning

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after June 15, 2003. We do not expect theThe adoption of SFAS 150 todid not have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

Risk Factors

We must achieve market acceptance for our AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64 microprocessors, or we will be materially adversely affected. We introduced our AMD Opteron processors in April 2003 and we introduced our AMD Athlon 64 processors in September 2003. These processors are designed to provide high performance for both 32-bit and 64-bit applications in servers and workstations and in desktop and mobile PCs. The success of these processors is subject to risks and uncertainties including market acceptance of our new 64-bit technology and our ability to produce them in a timely manner on new process technologies, including silicon-on-insulator technology, in the volume and with the performance and feature set required by customers; their market acceptance; the availability, performance and feature set of motherboards and chipsets designed for our eighth-generation processors; and the support of the operating system and application program providers for our 64-bit instruction set.

We cannot be certain that our substantial investments in research and development of process technologies will lead to improvements in technology and equipment used to fabricate our products or that we will have sufficient resources to invest in the level of research and development that is required to remain competitive. We make substantial investments in research and development of process technologies in an effort to improve the technologies and equipment used to fabricate our products. For example, the successful development and implementation of silicon-on-insulator technology is critical to our AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64 microprocessors. In addition, we have an agreement with a partner to develop future generations of logic process technology. However, we cannot be certain that we will be able to develop or obtain or successfully implement leading-edge process technologies needed to fabricate future generations of our products profitably. Further, we cannot assure you that we will have sufficient resources to maintain the level of investment in research and development that is required for us to remain competitive or that our partnerships will be successful.

 

We have experienced substantial declinesfluctuations in revenues since 2001, and we may experience declines in revenues and increases in operating losses in the futurefuture.. Our historical financial results have been, and our future financial results are anticipated to be, subject to substantial fluctuations. Our net sales for the second quarter of 2003 were $645 million compared to $715 million for the first quarter of 2003. The decline was due in part to weaker than anticipated sales of our products in Asia and Europe. Our total revenues for 2002 were $2,697 million compared to $3,892 million for 2001. This decline was due primarily to reduced demand for our products resulting from the current economic slowdown and our decision primarily in the third and fourth quarters of 2002 to limit shipments and to accept receipt of product returns from certain customers, each as part of our efforts to reduce excess PC processor inventory in the overall supply chain. We incurred a net loss of $318 million for the nine months ended September 28, 2003, and $1.3 billion for 2002 compared to a net loss of $61 million for 2001. Reduced end user demand, underutilization of our manufacturing capacity and other factors could adversely affect our business in the near termfuture and we may experience declines in revenue and operating losses. We cannot assure you that we will be able to return to profitability or that, if we do, we will be able to sustain it.

The semiconductor industry is highly cyclical and is currently experiencinghas been in a severe downturn that is adversely affecting,affected, and may continue to adversely affect, our businessbusiness.. The highly cyclical semiconductor industry has experienced significant downturns, often in connection with maturing product cycles, manufacturing overcapacity and declines in general economic conditions. The most recent downturn, which began in the fourth quarter of 2000, and continues today, has beenwas severe and prolonged, and future downturns may also be severe and prolonged. Our financial performance has been negatively affected by these downturns, including the incurrence of substantial losses during the currentmost recent downturn, as a result of:

 

the cyclical nature of the supply/demand imbalances in the semiconductor industry;

 

a decline in demand for end userend-user products that incorporate our semiconductors;

 

excess inventory levels in the channels of distribution, including our customers;

 

excess production capacity; and

 

accelerated declines in average selling prices.

 

If current conditions do not significantly improve in the near term, or if these conditions in the semiconductor industry occur in the future, as they likely will to a lesser or greater degree, our business will continue to be adversely affected.

 

Fluctuations in the personal computer market may continue to materially adversely affect us. Our business is, and particularly our PC processor product lines are, tied to the personal computer industry. Industry-wide fluctuations in the PC marketplace including the current industry downturn that commenced in 2001 and continues, have materially adversely affected us in the past and may materially adversely affect us in the future. If we continue to experience a sustained reduction inDepending on the growth rate of PCs sold, sales of our microprocessors may not grow and may even decrease.

 

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In addition, current trends of consolidation within the personal computer industry, as recently evidenced by the Hewlett-Packard/Compaq merger, as well as potential market share increases by customers who exclusively purchase microprocessors from Intel Corporation, such as Dell, Inc., could further materially adversely affect us.

 

We plan for significant capital expenditures in 2003 and beyond and if we cannot generate the capital required for these capital expenditures and other ongoing operating expenses through operating cash flow and external financing activities, we may be materially adversely affectedaffected.. We plan to continue to make significant capital expenditures to support our microprocessor and Flash memory products both in the near and long term, including approximately $725$192 million during the remainder of 2003. The capital expenditures projected for 2003 include those relating to the continued facilitization of Fab 30 and those relating to FASL LLC. These capital expenditures, together with ongoing operating expenses, willmay be a substantial drain on our cash flow and may also decrease our cash balances. The timing and amount of our capital requirements cannot be precisely determined at this time and will depend on a number of factors, including demand for products, product mix, changes in semiconductor industry conditions and competitive factors. We regularly assess markets for external financing opportunities, including debt and equity. Additional debt or equity financing may not be available when needed or, if available, may not be available on satisfactory terms. Our inability to obtain needed debt and/or equity financing would have a material adverse effect on us.

In March 1997, AMD Saxony entered into the Dresden Loan Agreements and other related agreements. These agreements require that we partially fund Fab 30 project costs in the form of subordinated and revolving loans to, or equity investments in, AMD Saxony. We currently estimate that the maximum construction and facilitization costs to us of Fab 30 will be $2.7 billion when fully equipped by the end of 2005. We had invested $2.2 billion as of June 29,September 28, 2003. If we are unable to meet our obligations to AMD Saxony as required under these agreements, we will be in default under the Dresden Loan Agreements, which would permit acceleration of $627$613 million of indebtedness, as well as acceleration bya cross-default ofunder the indentures governing our obligations under our other borrowing arrangements.4.75% Debentures and 4.50% Notes.

 

FASL LLC, our majority owned joint venture subsidiary, continues to facilitize its manufacturing facilities in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan, known as FASL JV2 and FASL JV3 and in Austin, Texas, known as Fab 25. We expect that the maximum facilitization costs of FASL JV2 and FASL JV3, to FASL LLC, will be $1.8 billion when fully equipped.equipped, a decrease from $2.2 billion as a result of cost cutting measures. As of September 28, 2003, approximately $1.7 billion has been funded.

 

In addition, during the four-year period commencing on June 30, 2003, we are obligated to provide FASL LLC with additional funding to finance operational cash flow needs. Generally, FASL LLC is first required to seek any required financing from external sources. However, if such third party financing is not available, we must provide funding to FASL LLC equal to our pro-rata ownership interest in FASL LLC, which is currently 60 percent.

 

We have a substantial amount of debt and debt service obligations, and may incur additional debt, that could adversely affect our financial positionposition.. We have a substantial amount of debt and we may incur additional debt in the future. At June 29,September 28, 2003, our total debt was $1.7$2.1 billion and stockholders’ equity was $2.3 billion. In addition, at September 28, 2003, we had up to $200 $125

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million of availability under our July 2003 Loan Agreement (subject to our borrowing base). We had also guaranteed approximately $273$225 million of debt, which is not reflected as debt on our balance sheet.

 

Our high degree of leverage may:

 

limit our ability to use our cash flow or obtain additional financing for future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other general corporate purposes;

 

require a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to make debt service payments;

 

limit our flexibility to plan for, or react to, changes in our business and industry;

 

place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our less leveraged competitors; and

 

increase our vulnerability to the impact of adverse economic and industry conditions.

Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our debt or our guarantees of other parties’ debts will depend on our financial and operating performance, which may fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter and is subject to prevailing economic conditions and to financial, business and other factors beyond our control.

 

We cannot assure you that we will continue to generate sufficient cash flow or that we will be able to borrow funds under our credit facilities in amounts sufficient to enable us to service our debt, or meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements. If we are not able to generate sufficient cash flow from operations or to borrow sufficient funds to service our debt, due to borrowing base restrictions or otherwise, we may be required to sell assets or equity, reduce capital expenditures, refinance all or a portion of our existing debt or obtain additional financing. We cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance our debt, sell assets or equity, or borrow more funds on terms acceptable to us, if at all.

 

If we are not successful in integrating the operations of our new majority owned subsidiary, FASL LLC, we could be materially adversely affectedaffected.. Effective June 30, 2003, we and Fujitsu Limited executed several agreements which resulted in the integration of our and Fujitsu’s flashFlash memory operations in the third quarter. We contributed our Flash memory group, our Fab 25 in Austin, Texas, our Submicron Development Center in Sunnyvale, California, and our assembly and test operations in Thailand, Malaysia and China. Fujitsu contributed its Flash memory business division and its Fujitsu Microelectronics (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. finalFlash memory assembly and test operations.operations in Malaysia. We, together with Fujitsu, contributed our existing Manufacturing Joint Venture, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of FASL LLC.

 

Any benefits of this proposed transaction are subject to, among other things, the following risks:

 

the possibility that FASL LLC will not be successful because of problems integrating the operations and employees of the two companies or achieving the efficiencies and other advantages intended by the transaction;

the possibility of gains or losses due to the appraisal process in the third quarter; and

 

the possibility that global business and economic conditions will worsen, resulting in lower than currently expected demand for Flash memory products.

 

We cannot assure you that we will be able to successfully integrate these operations or that we will be able to achieve and sustain any benefit from FASL LLC’s creation.

External factors, such as the SARS virus and potential terrorist attacks and other acts of violence or war, may materially adversely affect us. Concerns about the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus are having an adverse effect upon the Asian economies and have affected and may continue to affect demand for our products in Asia. In addition, if there were to be a case of SARS discovered in any of our operations in Asia, the measures to prevent the spread of the virus could disrupt our operations at that location. There have been no cases of SARS affecting our operations to date. Finally, the spread of SARS and the extent of local preventive measures could affect the production capabilities of manufacturers of our PCS products, which are located in Taiwan, or their ability to ship products to us on a timely basis.

 

Terrorist attacks may negatively affect our operations. These attacks or armed conflicts may directly impact our physical facilities or those of our suppliers or customers. Furthermore, these attacks may make travel and the transportation of our products more difficult and more expensive and ultimately affect our sales.

Also as a result of terrorism, the United States may be included in armed conflicts that could have a further impact on our sales, our supply chain, and our ability to deliver products to our customers. Political and economic instability in some regions of the world may also result and could negatively impact our business. The consequences of armed conflicts are unpredictable, and we may not be able to foresee events that could have an adverse effect on our business or your investment.

More generally, any of these events could cause consumer confidence and spending to decrease or result in increased volatility in the United States and worldwide financial markets and economy. They also could result in or exacerbate economic recession in the United States or abroad. Any of these occurrences could have a significant impact on our operating results, revenues and costs and may result in the volatility of the market price for our securities and on the future prices of our securities.

Intense competition in the integrated circuit industry may materially adversely affect us. The integrated circuit industry is intensely competitive. Products compete on performance, quality, reliability, price, adherence to industry standards, software and hardware compatibility, marketing and distribution capability, brand recognition and availability. After a product is introduced, costs and average selling prices normally decrease over time as production efficiency improves, competitors enter the market and successive generations of products are developed and introduced for sale. Failure to reduce our costs on existing products or to develop and introduce, on a cost-effective and timely basis, new products or enhanced versions of existing products with higher margins, would have a material adverse effect on us.-46-


Intel Corporation’s dominance of the PC processor market may limit our ability to compete effectively in that market. Intel has dominated the market for microprocessors used in PCs for many years. As a result, Intel has been able to control x86 microprocessor and PC system standards and dictate the type of products the market requires of Intel’s competitors. In addition, the financial strength of Intel allows it to market its product aggressively, to target our customers and our channel partners with special incentives and to discipline customers who do business with us. These aggressive activities can result in lower unit sales and average selling prices for us and adversely affect our margins and profitability. Intel also exerts substantial influence over PC manufacturers and their channels of distribution through the “Intel Inside” brand program and other marketing programs. As long as Intel remains in this dominant position, we may be materially adversely affected by its:

 

pricing and allocation strategies and actions;

 

product mix and introduction schedules;

 

product bundling, marketing and merchandising strategies;

 

control over industry standards, PC manufacturers and other PC industry participants, including motherboard, chipset and basic input/output system (BIOS) suppliers; and

 

user brand loyalty.

 

We expect Intel to maintain its dominant position in the marketplace as well as to continue to invest heavily in research and development, new manufacturing facilities and other technology companies. Intel has substantially greater financial resources than we do and accordingly expends substantially greater amounts on research and development than we do.

 

In marketing our microprocessors to OEMs and dealers, we depend on third-party companies other than Intel for the design and manufacture of core-logic chipsets, graphics chips, motherboards, BIOS software and other components. In recent years, many of these third-party designers and manufacturers have lost significant market share to Intel or exited the business. In addition, these companies produce chipsets, motherboards, BIOS software and other components to support each new generation of Intel’s microprocessors, and Intel has significant leverage over their business opportunities.

 

Our microprocessors are not designed to function with motherboards and chipsets designed to work with Intel microprocessors. Our ability to compete with Intel in the market for AMD OpteronTM and upcoming AMD Athlon 64 microprocessors will depend on our ability to ensure that PC platforms are designed to support our microprocessors. A failure of the designers and producers of motherboards, chipsets and other system components to support our microprocessor offerings would have a material adverse effect on us.

 

If we are unable to develop, produce and successfully market higher-performing microprocessor products, we may be materially adversely affectedaffected.. The microprocessor market is characterized by short product life cycles and migration to ever-higher performance microprocessors. To compete successfully, we must transition to new process technologies at a fast pace and offer higher-performance microprocessors in significantly greater volumes. If we fail to achieve yield and

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volume goals or to offer higher-performance microprocessors in significant volume on a timely basis and at competitive prices, we could be materially adversely affected.

To be successful, we must increase sales of our x86 microprocessor products to existing customers and develop new customers in both consumer and commercial markets, particularly the latter. Our production and sales plans for microprocessors are subject to other risks and uncertainties, including:

 

our ability to continue offering new higher performance microprocessors competitive with Intel’s product offerings;

our ability to introduce and create successful marketing positions for the AMD Opteron and the upcoming AMD Athlon 64 microprocessors, which rely in part on market acceptance and demand for our 64-bit microprocessors based on AMDtechnology (AMD 64 technology.technology);

 

our ability to maintain and improve the successful marketing position of the AMD Athlon XP microprocessor,microprocessor;

our ability to successfully market the AMD Athlon XP, AMD Opteron and AMD Athlon 64 processors, which reliesrely in part on market acceptance of a metric based on overall processor performance versus processor clock speed (measured in megahertz frequency);

our ability to fund the acquisition of 300 mm wafer fabrication capacity and develop associated process technologies that will be required for long-term competitiveness, and our ability to penetrate the enterprise market with Tier One OEM customers in order to have the volume of demand necessary to utilize the capacity of a 300 mm wafer fab;

the pace at which we expect to be able to convert production in Fab 30 to 90 nanometer process;

 

our ability to maintain adequate selling prices of microprocessors despite increasingly aggressive Intel pricing strategies, marketing programs, new product introductions and product bundlings of microprocessors, motherboards and chipsets;

 

our ability, on a timely basis, to produce microprocessors in the volume and with the performance and feature set required by customers;

the pace at which we expect to be able to convert production in Fab 30 to 90 nanometer copper interconnect process;

our ability to fund the acquisition of 300 mm wafer fabrication capacity that will be required for long-term competitiveness;

 

our ability to attract and retain engineering and design talent;

 

our ability to expand system design capabilities; and

 

the availability and acceptance of motherboards and chipsets designed for our microprocessors.

 

Our ability to increase microprocessor product revenues and benefit fully from the substantial investments we have made and continue to make related to microprocessors depends on the continuing success of our AMD Athlon XP microprocessors and the success of future generations of microprocessors, most immediately the AMD Opteron processor, and later this year the AMD Athlon 64 processor. If we fail to achieve continued and expanded market acceptance of our microprocessors, we may be materially adversely affected.

We must introduce in a timely manner, and achieve market acceptance for, our AMD Opteron and upcoming AMD Athlon 64 microprocessors, or we will be materially adversely affected. We introduced our AMD Opteron processors in April 2003 and we plan to introduce our AMD Athlon 64 processors in September 2003. These processors are designed to provide high performance for both 32-bit and 64-bit applications in servers and workstations and in desktop and mobile PCs. The success of these processors is subject to risks and uncertainties including our ability to produce them in a timely manner on new process technologies, including silicon-on-insulator technology, in the volume and with the performance and feature set required by customers; their market acceptance; the availability, performance and feature set of motherboards and chipsets designed for our eighth-generation processors; and the support of the operating system and application program providers for our 64-bit instruction set.

 

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If we were to lose Microsoft Corporation’s support for our products, our ability to market our processors would be materially adversely affectedaffected.. Our ability to innovate beyond the x86 instruction set controlled by Intel depends on support from Microsoft in its operating systems. If Microsoft does not continue to provide support in its operating systems for our x86 instruction sets, including our 64-bit technology introduced with our AMD Opteron and upcoming AMD Athlon 64 processors, independent software providers may forego designing their software applications to take advantage of our innovations. If we fail to retain the support and certification of Microsoft, our ability to market our processors could be materially adversely affected.

 

The completion and impact of our restructuring program and cost reductions could adversely affect us. We formulated the 2002 Restructuring Plan to address the continuing industry-wide weakness in the semiconductor industry by adjusting our cost structure to industry conditions. Pursuant to the 2002 Restructuring Plan, we plan to reduce our fixed costs as a percentage of total costs over time from approximately 80 percent to approximately 70 percent. We have also reduced our expenses in the secondthird quarter of 2003 by approximately $37$38 million compared to the fourth quarter of 2002. As a result of the 2002 Restructuring Plan, we expect total expenses in 2003 to be reduced by approximately $150 million compared to 2002, based on current product demand forecasts.2002. We cannot, however, be sure that the goals of the 2002 Restructuring Plan will be realized. If we do not execute the 2002 Restructuring Plan well, the ultimate effects of it could prove to be adverse.

 

Weak market demandThe loss of a significant customer for our Spansion Flash memory products the loss of a significant customer in the high-end mobile telephone market, or a lack of market acceptance of MirrorBitTM technology may have a material adverse effect on usus.. Overall demand for flash memory devices has been weak due to the sustained downturn in the communications and networking equipment industries and excess inventories held by our customers. Since the third quarter of 2002, our Flash memory product sales growth camewas almost entirely based on strength in the high-end mobile phone market. To date, our sales in that market have been concentrated in a few customers. In addition, we expect competition in the market for flashFlash memory devices to continue to increase as competing manufacturers introduce new products and industry-wide production capacity increases. We may be unable to maintain or increase our market share in Flash memory devices as the market develops and Intel and other competitors introduce new competing products. A decline in unit sales of our Flash memory devices, lower average selling prices, or a loss of a significant customer in the high-end mobile phone market, would have a material adverse effect on us.

In July 2002, we commenced production shipments of the first product with MirrorBit technology. MirrorBit technology is a new memory cell architecture that enables Flash memory products to hold twice as much data as standard flash memory devices. A lack of customer or market acceptance or

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any substantial difficulty in transitioning Flash memory products to any future process technology could reduce FASL LLC’s ability to be competitive in the market and could have a material adverse effect on us.

 

Spansion memory products are based on the NOR architecture and a significant market shift to the NAND architecture could materially adversely affect usus.. Spansion memory products are based on the Boolean logic-based NOR (Not Or) architecture, and anywhich is typically used for code execution. Any significant shift in the marketplace to products based on NAND (Not And) architecture, which typically offers greater storage capacity, or other architectures will reduce the total market available to us and therefore reduce our market share, which could have a materially adverse affect on us.

 

Worldwide economic and political conditions may affect demand for our products and slow payment by our customers. The economic slowdown in the United States and worldwide, exacerbated by the occurrence and threat of terrorist attacks and consequences of sustained military action in the Middle East, has adversely affected demand for our microprocessors, Flash memory devices and other integrated circuits.products. A continued decline of the worldwide semiconductor market or a significant decline in economic conditions in any significant geographic area would likely decrease the overall demand for our products, which could have a material adverse effect on us. If the economic slowdown continues or worsensreturns as a result of terrorist activities, military action or otherwise, it could adversely impact our customers’ ability to pay us in a timely manner.

 

Manufacturing capacity utilization rates may adversely affect us.At times we underutilize our manufacturing facilities as a result of reduced demand for certain of our products. We are substantially increasing our and FASL LLC’s manufacturing capacity by making significant capital investments in Fab 30, Fab 25, FASL JV2, FASL JV3 and the test and assembly facility in Suzhou, China. If the increase in demand for our products is not consistent with our expectations, we may underutilize our manufacturing facilities, and we could be materially adversely affected. This has in the past had, and in the future may have, a material adverse effect on our earnings and cash flow.

 

There may also be situations in which our manufacturing facilities are inadequate to meet the demand for certain of our products. Our inability to obtain sufficient manufacturing capacity to meet demand, either in our own facilities or through foundry or similar arrangements with others, could have a material adverse effect on us.

 

Further, during periods when we are implementing new process technologies, our or FASL LLC’s manufacturing facilities may not be fully productive. A substantial delay in the technology transitions in Fab 30 to smaller process technologies employing silicon-on-insulator technology could have a material adverse effect on us.

 

At this time, the most significant risk is underutilization of our manufacturing capacity.capacity constraint.

 

Unless we maintain manufacturing efficiency, our future profitability could be materially adversely affected. Manufacturing semiconductor components involves highly complex processes that require advanced equipment. We and our competitors continuously modify these processes in an effort to improve yields and product performance. Impurities or other difficulties in the manufacturing process can lower yields. Our manufacturing efficiency will be an important factor in our future profitability, and we cannot be sure that we will be able to maintain our manufacturing efficiency or increase manufacturing efficiency to the same extent as our competitors.

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From time to time, we have experienced difficulty in beginning production at new facilities, transferring production to other facilities, and in effecting transitions to new manufacturing processes that have caused us to suffer delays in product deliveries or reduced yields.


We cannot be sure that we will not experience manufacturing problems in achieving acceptable yields or product delivery delays in the future as a result of, among other things, capacity constraints, construction delays, transferring production to other facilities, upgrading or expanding existing facilities or changing our process technologies, which could result in a loss of future revenues. Our results of operations could also be adversely affected by the increase in fixed costs and operating expenses related to increases in production capacity if revenues do not increase proportionately.

 

We cannot be certain that our substantial investments in researchExternal factors, such as the SARS virus and developmentpotential terrorist attacks and other acts of process technologies will lead to improvements in technologyviolence or war, may materially adversely affect us. Earlier this year the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) virus had an adverse effect upon the Asian economies and equipment used to fabricateaffected demand for our products in Asia. A new outbreak of the virus could have a similar impact on demand for our products in Asia. In addition, if there were to be a case of SARS discovered in any of our operations in Asia, the measures to prevent the spread of the virus could disrupt our operations at that location. There have been no cases of SARS affecting our operations to date.

Terrorist attacks may negatively affect our operations directly or indirectly and such attacks or related armed conflicts may directly impact our physical facilities or those of our suppliers or customers. Furthermore, these attacks may make travel and the transportation of our products more difficult and more expensive and ultimately affect our sales.

Also as a result of terrorism, the United States may be involved in armed conflicts that we willcould have sufficient resourcesa further impact on our sales, our supply chain, and our ability to invest in the level of research and development that is required to remain competitive. We make substantial investments in research and development of process technologies in an effort to improve the technologies and equipment used to fabricate our products. For example, the successful development and implementation of silicon-on-insulator technology is criticaldeliver products to our AMD Opteroncustomers. Political and upcoming AMD Athlon 64 microprocessors. In addition,economic instability in some regions of the world may also result and could negatively impact our business. The consequences of armed conflicts are unpredictable, and we have an agreement with IBM to develop future generations of logic process technology. However, we cannot be certain that we willmay not be able to developforesee events that could have an adverse effect on our business or obtainyour investment.

More generally, any of these events could cause consumer confidence and spending to decrease or successfully implement leading-edge process technologies neededresult in increased volatility to fabricatethe United States economy and worldwide financial markets. They also could result in or exacerbate economic recession in the United States or abroad. Any of these occurrences could have a significant impact on our operating results and financial condition, and also may result in the volatility of the market price for our securities and on the future prices of our securities.

Intense competition in the integrated circuit industry may materially adversely affect us. The integrated circuit industry is intensely competitive. Products compete on performance, quality, reliability, price, adherence to industry standards, software and hardware compatibility, marketing and distribution capability, brand recognition and availability. After a product is introduced, costs and average selling prices normally decrease over time as production efficiency improves, competitors enter the market and successive generations of products are developed and introduced for sale. Failure to reduce our costs on existing products profitably. Further, we cannot assure you that we willor to develop and introduce, on a cost-effective and timely basis, new products or enhanced versions of existing products with higher margins, would have sufficient resources to maintain the level of investment in research and development that is required for us to remain competitive.a material adverse effect on us.

 

If our microprocessors are not compatible with some or all industry-standard software and hardware, we could be materially adversely affectedaffected.. Our microprocessors may not be fully compatible with some or all industry-standard software and hardware. Further, we may be unsuccessful in correcting any such compatibility problems in a timely manner. If our customers are unable to achieve compatibility with software or hardware after our products are shipped in volume, we could be materially adversely affected. In addition, the mere announcement of an incompatibility problem relating to our products could have a material adverse effect on us.

 

Our debt instruments impose restrictions on us that may adversely affect our ability to operate our business. Our July 2003 Loan Agreement, as amended, contains restrictive covenants and also requires us to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy other financial condition tests when our net domestic cash is below specified amounts, and the Dresden Loan Agreements impose restrictive covenants on AMD Saxony, including a prohibition on its ability to pay dividends. The July 2003 FASL Term Loan contains restrictive covenants, including a prohibition on its ability to pay dividends and also requires FASL LLC to maintain specified financial ratios and satisfy other financial condition tests when its net domestic cash is below specified amounts.

Our ability to satisfy the covenants, financial ratios and tests of our debt instruments and FASL LLC’s ability to satisfy the covenants, financial ratios and tests of the July 2003 FASL Term Loan can be affected by events beyond our or FASL LLC’s control. We cannot assure you that we or

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FASL LLC will meet those requirements. A breach of any of these covenants, financial ratios or tests could result in a default under our July 2003 Loan Agreement, the July 2003 FASL Term Loan and/or the Dresden Loan Agreements. In addition, these agreements contain cross defaultcross-default provisions whereby a default under one agreement would likely result in cross-default under agreements covering other borrowings. For example, the occurrence of a default under the July 2003 FASL Term Loan would cause a cross-default under the July 2003 Loan Agreement and a default under the July 2003 Loan Agreement or under the indentures governing our 4.75% Debentures and our 4.50% Notes would cause a cross-default under the Dresden Loan Agreements. The occurrence of a default under any of these borrowing arrangements would permit the applicable lenders or note holders to declare all amounts outstanding under those borrowing arrangements to be immediately due and payable and would permit the lenders to terminate all commitments to extend further credit. If we or FASL LLC were unable to repay those amounts, the lenders under the July 2003 Loan Agreement, the July 2003 FASL Term Loan Agreement and the Dresden Loan Agreements could proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure that indebtedness. We have granted a security interest in substantially all of our inventory and accounts receivable under our July 2003 Loan Agreement, FASL LLC has granted a security interest in certain property, plant and equipment as security under the July 2003 FASL Term Loan Agreement, and AMD Saxony has pledged substantially all of its property as security under the Dresden Loan Agreements. If the lenders under any of the credit facilities or the note holders or the trustee under the indentures governing our 4.75% Debentures and our 4.50% Notes accelerate the repayment of borrowings, we cannot assure you that we will have sufficient assets to repay those borrowings and our other indebtedness.

 

Costs related to defective products could have a material adverse effect on us. One or more of our products may be found to be defective after the product has been shipped to customers in volume. The cost of a recall, software fix, product replacements and/or product returns may be substantial and could have a material adverse effect on us. In addition, modifications needed to fix the defect may impede performance of the product.

 

If essential raw materials are not available to manufacture our products, we could be materially adversely affected.Certain raw materials we use in the manufacture of our products are available from a limited number of suppliers. Interruption of supply or increased demand in the industry could cause shortages and price increases in various essential materials. If we are unable to procure certain of these materials, we might have to reduce our manufacturing operations. Such a reduction could have a material adverse effect on us.

 

Our operations in foreign countries are subject to political and economic risks, which could have a material adverse effect on usus.. Nearly all product assembly and final testing of our microprocessor products are performed at our manufacturing facilities in Malaysia and Singapore; or by subcontractors in the United States and Asia. Nearly all product assembly and final testing of Spansion products are performed at FASL LLC’s manufacturing facilities in Malaysia, Thailand, China and Japan. We manufacture our microprocessors in Germany. We also depend on foreign foundry suppliers and joint ventures for the manufacture of a portion of our finished silicon wafers and have international sales operations.

The political and economic risks associated with our operations in foreign countries include:

 

expropriation;

 

changes in a specific country’s or region’s political or economic conditions;

 

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trade protection measures and import or export licensing requirements;

 

difficulty in protecting our intellectual property;

 

changes in foreign currency exchange rates and currency controls;

 

changes in freight and interest rates;

 

disruption in air transportation between the United States and our overseas facilities; and

 

loss or modification of exemptions for taxes and tariffs;

 

any of which could have a material adverse effect on us.

 

As part of our business strategy, we are continuing to seek expansion of product sales in emerging overseas markets. Expansion into emerging overseas markets presents similar political and economic risks as described above, and we may be unsuccessful in our strategy to penetrate these emerging overseas markets.

 

Our inability to continue to attract and retain key personnel may hinder our product development programs. Our future success depends upon the continued service of numerous key engineering, manufacturing, marketing, sales and executive personnel. If we are not able to continue to attract, retain and motivate qualified personnel necessary for our business, the progress of our product development programs could be hindered, and we could be otherwise adversely affected.

 

Our operating results are subject to substantial seasonal fluctuations.Our operating results tend to vary seasonally.For example, our revenues are generally higher in the fourth quarter than the third quarter of each year. This seasonal pattern is largely a result of decreased demand in Europe during the summer months and higher demand in the retail sector of the PC market during the winter holiday season. In recent quarters, a substantial portion of our quarterly sales has been made in the last month of the quarter.

 

Uncertainties involving the ordering and shipment of, and payment for, our products could materially adversely affect us. Our sales are typically made pursuant to individual purchase orders, and we generally do not have long-term supply arrangements with our customers. Generally, our customers may cancel orders 30 days prior to shipment without incurring a significant penalty. We base our inventory levels on customers’ estimates of demand for their products, which is difficult to predict. This difficulty may be compounded when we sell to original equipment manufacturers indirectly through distributors, as our forecasts for demand are then based on estimates provided by multiple parties. In addition, our customers may change their inventory practices on short notice for any reason. The cancellation or deferral of product orders, the return of previously sold products or overproduction due to failure of anticipated orders to materialize could result in excess or obsolete inventory, which could result in write-downs of inventory.

During 2002, the markets in which our customers operate were characterized by a decline in end user demand, which reduced visibility of future demand for our products and resulted in high levels of inventories in the PC industry supply chain. In some cases, this led to delays in payments for our products. While we believe inventories in the supply chain are currently at reasonable levels, market conditions are uncertain and these and other factors could materially adversely affect our revenues.

 

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Our price protection obligations and return rights under specific provisions in our agreements with distributors may adversely affect usus.. Distributors typically maintain an inventory of our products. In most instances, our agreements with distributors protect their inventory of our products against price reductions, as well as products that are slow moving or have been discontinued. These agreements, which may be canceled by either party on a specified notice, generally allow for the return of our products. The price protection and return rights we offer to our distributors could materially adversely affect us if distributors exercise these rights as a result of an unexpected significant decline in the price of our products or otherwise.

 

If we cannot adequately protect our technology or other intellectual property, in the United States and abroad, through patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and other measures, we may lose a competitive advantage and incur significant expensesexpenses.. We may not be able to adequately protect our technology or other intellectual property, in the United States and abroad, through patents, copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks and other measures. Any patent licensed by us or issued to us could be challenged, invalidated or circumvented or rights granted thereunder may not provide a competitive advantage to us. Further, patent applications that we file may not be issued. Despite our efforts to protect our rights, others may independently develop similar products, duplicate our products or design around our patents and other rights. In addition, it is difficult to cost-effectively monitor compliance with, and enforce, our intellectual property on a worldwide basis.

 

From time to time, we have been notified that we may be infringing intellectual property rights of others. If any such claims are asserted against us, we may seek to obtain a license under the third party’s intellectual property rights. We cannot assure you that all necessary licenses can be obtained on satisfactory terms, if at all. We could decide, in the alternative, to resort to litigation to challenge such claims. Such challenges could be extremely expensive and time-consuming and could have a material adverse effect on us. We cannot assure you that litigation related to the intellectual property rights of us and others will always be avoided or successfully concluded.

 

Failure to comply with any of the applicable environmental regulations could result in a range of consequences including fines, suspension of production, alteration of manufacturing process, cessation of operations or sales, and criminal and civil liabilitiesliabilities.. Existing or future regulations could require us to procure expensive pollution abatement or remediation equipment; to modify product designs; or to incur other expenses associated with compliance with environmental regulations. Also, anyAny failure to control the use of, disposal or storage of, or adequately restrict the discharge of, hazardous substances could subject us to future liabilities and could have a material adverse effect on our business.

 

Our corporate headquarters and FASL LLC’s manufacturing facilities in Japan are located in an earthquake zone and these operations could be interrupted in the event of an earthquakeearthquake.. Our corporate headquarters are located near major earthquake fault lines in California and FASL LLC’s manufacturing facilities are located near major earthquake fault lines in Japan. In the event of a major earthquake, we and FASL LLC could experience business interruptions, destruction of facilities and/or loss of life, all of which could materially adversely affect us.

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Reference is made to Part II, Item 7A, Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, in our Annual Report on Form

10-K for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2002. We experienced no significant changesDuring the third quarter of 2003, approximately 21 percent of our net sales were denominated in market riskcurrencies other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the yen, as compared to one percent during the secondthird quarter of 2003.2002. This was due to the consolidation of FASL LLC. Our foreign exchange risk exposure resulting from these sales is partially mitigated as a result of our yen denominated die purchases. As a result of our euro denominated net asset position at AMD Saxony, we had an increase in accumulated other comprehensive income due to the appreciation of the euro during the second quarter of 2003. In addition, as a result of the our yen denominated net asset position in FASL LLC’s manufacturing subsidiary in Japan, we also had an increase in accumulated other comprehensive income due to the appreciation of the yen during the third quarter of 2003. However, we cannot give any assurance as to the effect that future changes in foreign currency rates will have on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Also, we have investments in certain unconsolidated entities. As we do not control or manage these entities, our disclosure controls and procedures with respect to such entities are necessarily substantially more limited than those we maintain with respect to our consolidated subsidiaries.

 

As of June 29,September 28, 2003, the end of the quarter covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

 

There has been no change in our internal controls over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 4.6. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

AMD’s annual meeting of stockholders was held on May 1, 2003. The following are the results of the voting on the proposals submitted to stockholders at the annual meeting.

Proposal No. 1: Election of Directors. The following individuals were elected as directors:

Name


  For

  Withheld

W. J. Sanders III

  285,623,762  5,675,886

Hector de J. Ruiz

  285,471,701  5,827,946

Friedrich Baur

  285,474,652  5,824,996

Charles M. Blalack

  278,497,693  12,801,955

R. Gene Brown

  278,841,722  12,457,926

Robert B. Palmer

  284,928,314  6,371,334

Leonard Silverman

  279,708,500  11,591,148

Proposal No. 2: The proposal to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the current fiscal year was approved.

For: 281,735,866

Against: 7,680,994Abstain: 1,882,788

Proposal No. 3: The proposal to approve the amendment to the 2000 Employee Stock Purchase Plan was approved.

For: 280,741,189

Against: 8,453,832Abstain: 2,104,626

Proposal No. 4: The proposal to approve the amendments to the Option Plans and the Option Exchange Program was approved.

For: 254,180,169

Against: 33,958,345Abstain: 2,348,348

ITEM 6.EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 

(a)Exhibits

 

10.12 

AMD 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.

10.32

AMD 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.

10.34

1995 Stock Plan of NexGen, Inc. as amended.

10.44(a-1) First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2003, among AMD, AMD International Sales and& Service, Ltd. and Bank of America NT & SA, as agent.

10.51 Term *10.63Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 11,September 25, 2003, among FASL LLCJapan Limited, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., and General Electricthe bank party thereto.

*10.64Master Rental Agreement, dated July 16, 2003 among GE Capital Leasing Corporation, as agent.
*10.52AmendedLessor, FASL Japan Limited, as Lessee, and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement of FASL LLC dated as of June 30, 2003.
10.53Contribution and Assumption Agreement by and among Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., AMD Investments, Inc., Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Microelectronics Holdings, Inc., and FASL LLC dated as of June 30, 2003.
10.54Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Fujitsu Limited and FASL LLC dated as of June 30, 2003.
*10.55AMD-FASL Patent Cross-License Agreement by and between Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and FASL LLC dated as of June 30, 2003.Guarantor.

*10.56 AMD Distribution Agreement by and between Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. and FASL LLC dated as of June 30, 2003.
*10.57Non-Competition Agreement by and among Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., AMD Investments, Inc., Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Microelectronics Holding, Inc. and FASL LLC dated as of June 30, 2003.
10.58AMD 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended.
31.1Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2   31.2Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1   32.1Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuantpursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2   32.2Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuantpursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.2002

*Confidential treatment has been requested as to certain portions of these ExhibitsTo be filed by amendment.

 

(b)Reports on Form 8-K

 

A Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 16,July 14, 2003 reporting under Item 125Disclosure of Results of OperationsOther Events and Item 7 – Financial Condition,Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits, was furnished announcing our first quarter results.the creation of FASL LLC.

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: August 11, 2003

   

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.

  

Date: November 12, 2003

   

By:

 

/s/ ROBERTRobert J. RIVETRivet


        

Robert J. Rivet

        

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

        

Signing on behalf of the registrant and as

the principal accounting officer

 

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