DENOTES CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.
Exhibit
10.67
[***] DENOTES
CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT.
INTEL/MICRON
CONFIDENTIAL
BY
AND BETWEEN
MICRON
TECHNOLOGY, INC. AND INTEL CORPORATION
FEBRUARY
27, 2007
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
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MANAGEMENT
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1
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1.1
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Board
of Managers
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1
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1.2
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Manufacturing
Committee
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2
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ARTICLE
2.
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DEBT
FINANCING
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2
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2.1
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Waiver
of Rights to Mandatory Member Debt Financing
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2
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2.2
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Payment
of Member Notes
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3
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ARTICLE
3.
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PERMITTED
TRANSFERS
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3
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3.1
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Intel
Majority Purchase Right
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3
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3.2
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Purchase
of Remaining Interest
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3
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3.3
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Purchase
of Interest to Effect a Change in Consolidating Member
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3
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ARTICLE
4.
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LIQUIDATING
EVENTS AND TRIGGERING EVENTS
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4
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4.1
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Optional
Termination Rights
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4
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4.2
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Metric
Events
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4
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4.3
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[***]%
Dissolution Rights
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5
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ARTICLE
5.
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PURCHASE
OPTIONS; FAB ALLOCATION PROCESS
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6
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5.1
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Micron
Purchase Option on [***]
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6
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5.2
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Intel
Purchase Option
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6
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5.3
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Additional
Micron Option
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7
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5.4
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Remaining
Facilities Draft
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7
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5.5
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Auction
of Single Remaining Facility
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9
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5.6
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Closing
of Purchases
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9
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ARTICLE
6.
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FORMATION
OF ADDITIONAL ENTITIES
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10
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6.1
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Formation
of Foreign Facilities Company
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10
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ARTICLE
7.
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DEFAULT
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11
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7.1
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Event
of Default
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11
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7.2
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Specific
Performance
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11
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ARTICLE
8.
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MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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12
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8.1
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Notices
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12
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8.2
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Waiver
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12
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8.3
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Assignment
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13
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8.4
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Third
Party Rights
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13
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8.5
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Choice
of Law
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13
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8.6
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Headings
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13
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8.7
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Entire
Agreement
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13
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8.8
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Severability
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13
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8.9
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Counterparts
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13
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8.10
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Further
Assurances
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13
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
Page
8.11
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Consequential
Damages
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13
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8.12
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Jurisdiction;
Venue
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14
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8.13
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Confidential
Information
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14
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8.14
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Reimbursement
of Singapore Joint Venture Company Start-Up Costs
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14
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8.15
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Dispute
Resolution
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14
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8.16
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Certain
Matters
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15
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8.17
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Authorized
Representatives and Senior Authorized Representatives
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16
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8.18
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Certain
Interpretive Matters
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16
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APPENDICES
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Appendix
A
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Definitions
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Appendix
B
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Manufacturing
Committee Charter
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SCHEDULES
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Schedule
1
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Applicable
Joint Ventures and Applicable Joint Venture Agreements
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Schedule
2
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Relatives
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This
OMNIBUS
AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”),
is
made and entered into as of this 27th day of February, 2007, by and between
Micron Technology, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Micron”),
and
Intel Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Intel”)
(Micron and Intel are each referred to individually as a “Party,”
and
collectively as the “Parties”).
RECITALS
A. Micron
and Intel are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Limited Liability
Company Operating Agreement of IM Flash Technologies, LLC, dated February
27,
2007 (the “IMFT
Agreement”).
B. Micron
Singapore, a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Micron, and Intel Singapore, a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Intel, are parties to that certain Limited Liability
Partnership Agreement of IM Flash Singapore, LLP, dated February 27, 2007
(the
“IMFS
Agreement”).
C. Micron
and Intel desire to establish certain terms and conditions pursuant to which
Micron and Intel and their respective Relatives will cooperate with respect
to
their direct or indirect ownership of any Applicable Joint Venture.
D. Capitalized
terms used in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed
to such
terms in Appendix
A
to this
Agreement. Capitalized terms followed by phrases such as “under
any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement”
or
“pursuant
to any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement”
shall
have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms under the appropriate
Applicable Joint Venture Agreement. Capitalized terms with “U.S.”
added
at the beginning are references to such capitalized terms under the IMFT
Agreement. Capitalized terms with “Singapore”
added
at the beginning are references to such capitalized terms under the IMFS
Agreement. All references to “Board
of Managers”
of
an
Applicable Joint Venture shall mean, as appropriate, the board of managers,
board of directors or similar governing body thereof, and all references
to
“Members”
of
an
Applicable Joint Venture shall mean the members, partners, stockholders or
similar equity owners thereof.
E. Whenever
phrases such as “the
Party will not permit its Relatives to,”
“the
Parties shall cause their respective Relatives to”
or
other similar language requiring that a Party direct the actions of its
Relatives, other than the U.S. Joint Venture Company, are used herein it
shall
be deemed to mean that such Party has caused or prohibited or will cause
or
prohibit such action by exercising its rights as a majority or sole shareholder
of the Relative to call a meeting or request an action of the board of directors
or other governing body of the Relative in order to cause or prohibit such
Relative’s action.
ARTICLE
1.
MANAGEMENT
1.1 Board
of Managers.
(A)
The
Parties shall cause each Applicable Joint Venture other than the U.S. Joint
Venture Company to have a Board of Managers, which shall consist of eight
(8)
individuals or such other number as the Members under the Applicable Joint
Venture Agreement may unanimously agree.
(B) Without
the prior written consent of Intel, Micron will not, and will not permit
its
Relatives to, (i) appoint to the Board of Managers of an Applicable Joint
Venture other than the U.S. Joint Venture Company more than one person who
is
also a member of the Board of Managers of the U.S. Joint Venture Company,
or
(ii) appoint to the Board of Managers of the U.S. Joint Venture Company more
than one person who is also a member of the Board of Managers of any other
Applicable Joint Venture; provided,
however,
that
this restriction will not apply with respect to any such Applicable Joint
Venture for which Micron Members are entitled to appoint all members of the
Board of Managers. Without the prior written consent of Micron, Intel will
not,
and will not permit its Relatives to, (i) appoint to the Board of Managers
of an
Applicable Joint Venture other than the U.S. Joint Venture Company more than
one
person who is also a member of the Board of Managers of the U.S. Joint Venture
Company, or (ii) appoint to the Board of Managers of the U.S. Joint Venture
Company more than one person who is also a member of the Board of Managers
of
any other Applicable Joint Venture; provided,
however,
that
this restriction will not apply with respect to any such Applicable Joint
Venture for which Intel Members are entitled to appoint all members of the
Board
of Managers.
(C) Micron
shall not, and shall not permit its Relatives to, and Intel shall not, and
shall
not permit its Relatives to, appoint the U.S. Micron Executive Officer or
U.S.
Intel Executive Officer, respectively, as one of its appointed Managers under
any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement (other than the IMFT Agreement) if
such
person is a member of the Board of Managers of the U.S. Joint Venture Company.
Micron and Intel shall not appoint any executive officer of an Applicable
Joint
Venture other than the U.S. Joint Venture Company to the Board of Managers
of
the U.S. Joint Venture Company.
1.2 Manufacturing
Committee.
(A) Micron
and Intel hereby establish a manufacturing committee (the “Manufacturing
Committee”)
to,
among other things, consult with the Members of each of the Applicable Joint
Ventures regarding its output of Joint Venture Products. The membership,
functions, objectives and procedures of the Manufacturing Committee are more
fully set forth in Appendix B
to this
Agreement.
(B) The
Manufacturing Committee shall have a planning subcommittee (the “Planning
Subcommittee”).
Micron and Intel shall, and shall cause their respective Relatives that are
Members under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement to, submit the reports
and
analysis produced by the manufacturing planning personnel of the Applicable
Joint Ventures to the Planning Subcommittee. The Planning Subcommittee will
formulate recommendations to be submitted to the Manufacturing Committee
for
approval and action. The membership, functions, objectives and procedures
of the
Planning Subcommittee are more fully set forth in Appendix B
to this
Agreement.
ARTICLE
2.
DEBT
FINANCING
2.1 Waiver
of Rights to Mandatory Member Debt Financing.
The
Parties hereby, and shall cause their respective Relatives to, (A) waive
their
respective rights to compel any Funding Member under any Applicable Joint
Venture Agreement to provide Mandatory Member Debt Financing under Section
3.1
of any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement, (B) waive their respective rights
to
provide Mandatory Member Debt
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Financing
under Section 3.1 of any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement and (C) agree
to
cause each Applicable Joint Venture in which they are Members to waive its
rights to compel any Funding Member under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement
to provide Mandatory Member Debt Financing under Section 3.1 of any Applicable
Joint Venture Agreement, in each case other than with respect to the Next
Eligible Fab.
2.2 Payment
of Member Notes.
Intel
and Micron shall not allow their respective Relatives that are Members under
any
Applicable Joint Venture Agreement to elect to receive payments on any Member
Notes under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement held by such Relatives,
unless the chief executive officer of Intel or Micron, as applicable, has
authorized the receipt of such payments in writing.
ARTICLE
3.
PERMITTED
TRANSFERS
3.1 Intel
Majority Purchase Right.
Intel
shall not exercise, and shall prevent its Relatives from exercising, rights
to
purchase an additional Interest under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement
pursuant to Section 12.4(A) of any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement (the
“Majority
Purchase Right”)
unless
Intel and its Relatives have the right to, and do, simultaneously exercise,
and
perform the obligations with respect to, the Majority Purchase Rights under
Section 12.4(A) of each of the Applicable Joint Venture Agreements. Micron
and
Intel shall, and shall cause each of their Relatives to, effectuate the closing
of all of the Majority Purchase Rights under the Applicable Joint Venture
Agreements on the same date and time, at the same place and in the same manner.
3.2 Purchase
of Remaining Interest.
Micron
and Intel shall not exercise, and shall not permit their respective Relatives
to
exercise, rights to purchase the remaining Interest under any Applicable
Joint
Venture Agreement pursuant to Section 12.5 of any Applicable Joint Venture
Agreement (the “[***]%
Purchase Right”)
unless
Micron or Intel, as applicable, and their respective Relatives, as applicable,
have the right to, and do, simultaneously exercise, and perform the obligations
with respect to, the [***]% Purchase Rights under Section 12.5 of each of
the
Applicable Joint Venture Agreements. Micron and Intel, as applicable, shall,
and
shall cause each of their respective Relatives, as applicable, to, effectuate
the closing of all of the [***]% Purchase Rights under the Applicable Joint
Venture Agreements on the same date and time, at the same place and in the
same
manner.
3.3 Purchase
of Interest to Effect a Change in Consolidating Member.
If a
Change in Consolidating Member under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement
occurs causing Intel to become the Consolidating Member under such Applicable
Joint Venture Agreement, Intel shall, and shall cause all of its Relatives
to,
exercise, and perform their obligations with respect to, their respective
purchase rights under Section 12.4(B) of each of the Applicable Joint Venture
Agreements (other than those in which Intel or its Relative is already the
Consolidating Member under such Applicable Joint Venture Agreement). If a
Change
in Consolidating Member under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement occurs
and
Intel has exercised its rights in the immediately preceding sentence, Micron
shall, and shall cause all of its Relatives to, consent to
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the
exercise of the purchase right set forth in Section 12.4(B) of each of the
Applicable Joint Venture Agreements. Micron and Intel agree, and shall cause
each of their Relatives, to effectuate the closing of all of the purchase
rights
under Section 12.4(B) of the Applicable Joint Venture Agreements on the same
date and time, at the same place and in the same manner.
ARTICLE
4.
LIQUIDATING
EVENTS AND TRIGGERING EVENTS
4.1 Optional
Termination Rights.
Micron
and Intel shall not exercise, and shall not permit their respective Relatives
to
exercise, the right to cause a Liquidating Event or Triggering Event, as
applicable, pursuant to Section 13.1(A)(11) under any Applicable Joint Venture
Agreement, unless (A) a Liquidating Event or Triggering Event, as applicable,
other than under Section 13.1(A)(11) has previously occurred under any
Applicable Joint Venture Agreement, (B) otherwise permitted by Section 4.2
of
this Agreement, or (C) any Applicable Joint Venture has otherwise dissolved
or
ceased to exist.
4.2 Metric
Events.
Upon
the occurrence of any of the following events (each, a “Metric
Event”),
the
electing Party and its respective Relatives may exercise their respective
rights
to cause a Liquidating Event or Triggering Event, as applicable, pursuant
to
Section 13.1(A)(11) under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement:
(A) the
election of a Party by written notice to the other Party upon the occurrence
of
a Balance Sheet Metric Event on or prior to the Transition Date; provided,
however,
that
such notice shall be given not more than thirty (30) days after the receipt
by
the notifying Party and such notifying Party’s Relatives from the Applicable
Joint Ventures of financial reports indicating that such Balance Sheet Metric
Event has occurred;
(B) the
first
day on which each of the following conditions is satisfied:
(1) an
Initial Operating Metric Event has occurred on or prior to the Transition
Date;
(2) either
Party provides a written notice (the “Election
Notice”)
to the
other Party of its election to, or to cause its Relatives to, trigger a
Liquidating Event or Triggering Event, as applicable, pursuant to Section
13.1(A)(11) under the Applicable Joint Venture Agreements unless there is
a
Subsequent Operating Metric Cure; provided,
however,
that:
(a) the
Election Notice shall be given only after completion of [***] Fiscal Quarters
after the Initial Operating Metric Event and only if a Subsequent Operating
Metric Cure has not occurred by the end of such [***] Fiscal
Quarters;
(b) such
Election Notice shall be given not more than [***]after the later of (i)
receipt
by the notifying Party and such notifying Party’s Relative from the Applicable
Joint Ventures of financial reports for the [***] Fiscal Quarter after the
Initial Operating Metric Event and (ii) the receipt by such
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Party
of
notice from the U.S. Joint Venture Company or the other Party that the
Transition Date has occurred; and
(c) a
Party
who has not remitted in full its [***] of any [***] Capital Contribution
in
accordance with Section 2.3(A) of the IMFT Agreement shall not be eligible
to
submit an Election Notice unless the other Party failed to contribute in
full
its [***] of that or any earlier [***] Capital Contribution under Section
2.3(A)
of the IMFT Agreement;
(3) not
less
than [***] Fiscal Quarters after the Initial Operating Metric Event have
been
completed;
(4) there
shall not have been a Subsequent Operating Metric Cure in any period of [***]
Fiscal Quarters completed prior to the end of the U.S. Fiscal Quarter most
recently completed prior to the date the Election Notice is given; provided,
however,
that if
the Election Notice is given in the [***] Fiscal Quarter after the Initial
Operating Metric Event, there shall not have been a Subsequent Operating
Metric
Cure in any period of [***] Fiscal Quarters completed prior to the end of,
and
including, such [***] Fiscal Quarter; and
(5) [***]
shall have expired from the date the Election Notice was given; or
(C) the
election of a Party by written notice to the other Party upon the occurrence
of
a Critical Deadlock, provided such notice is given not more than thirty (30)
days after the later of the end of the [***] period described in subsection
(B)
of the definition of Critical Deadlock and the receipt by the electing Party
and
such electing Party’s Relative from the Applicable Joint Ventures of financial
reports indicating that no Subsequent Operating Metric Cure has occurred
in the
period of [***] Fiscal Quarters described in subsection (C) of the definition
of
Critical Deadlock.
For
the
purposes of this Section 4.2, the Parties shall, and shall cause each of
their
respective Relatives that are Members under any Applicable Joint Venture
Agreement to, cause the Authorized Officers under any Applicable Joint Venture
Agreement, or the Chief Executive Officer under any Applicable Joint Venture
Agreement, or the Site Manager under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement,
as
applicable, to keep or cause to be kept adequate books and records that would
enable the Parties to determine, in combination with information from any
other
Applicable Joint Venture, whether any Metric Event has occurred in any relevant
period.
4.3 [***]%
Dissolution Rights.
Micron
and Intel shall not exercise, and shall prevent their respective Relatives
from
exercising, rights to wind up the affairs of any Applicable Joint Venture
under
any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement pursuant to Section 13.1(A)(3) of
any
Applicable Joint Venture Agreement (the “[***]%
Dissolution Right”)
unless
Micron or Intel, as applicable, and their respective Relatives, as applicable,
have the right to, and do, simultaneously exercise the [***]%
Dissolution Rights under Section 13.1(A)(3) of each of the Applicable Joint
Venture Agreements.
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ARTICLE
5.
PURCHASE
OPTIONS; FAB ALLOCATION PROCESS
Intel
and
Micron hereby agree that upon the occurrence of any Liquidating Event or
Triggering Event, as applicable, the Parties shall, and shall cause each
of
their respective Relatives to, cause each of the Applicable Joint Ventures
to
dispose of the Facilities owned or leased by any Applicable Joint Venture
in
accordance with the following Purchase Options and Fab allocation
process.
5.1 Micron
Purchase Option on [***].
(A) Within
thirty (30) days after the [***]Determination Date, Micron may elect to purchase
all, but not less than all, of either (i) the [***] or (ii) the equity interest
in the [***] Facilities Company that owns or leases only the [***]. Micron’s
election to purchase (the “Micron
[***]
Purchase
Option”)
shall
be exercised by delivering a written notice (the “Micron
[***]
Exercise
Notice”)
of
such election to the other Party and the U.S. Joint Venture Company. The
purchase price for, as applicable, either (x) the [***] or (y) the equity
interest, purchased pursuant to the Micron [***] Purchase Option shall be
the
[***] Value of such [***] or the equity interest in the applicable [***]
Facilities Company, respectively (excluding, for purposes of this determination,
any value attributable to the [***]).
(B) In
the
event that Micron does not exercise the Micron [***] Purchase Option, or
does
not otherwise acquire the [***] pursuant to this Article 4, then Micron shall
permit the [***] Joint Venture Company, or the purchaser of any such [***]
in an
auction contemplated by this Agreement or by Section 13.11 of the IMFT
Agreement, as applicable, to have reasonable access to the Premises, for
a
reasonable period and on a reasonable basis, in order to remove such [***]
from
the Premises.
5.2 Intel
Purchase Option.
(A) If
a
Liquidating Event or Triggering Event, as applicable, occurs before the [***]
is
an Operational Fab, then within thirty (30) days after the [***] Determination
Date, Intel may, subject to Section 5.4(C), elect to purchase all, but not
less than all, of either (i) the [***] and its Associated Assets or (ii)
the
equity interest in the [***] Facilities Company that owns or leases only
the
[***] and its Associated Assets, irrespective of whether the [***] is an
Operational Fab and irrespective of whether any additional [***].
(B) If
a
Liquidating Event or Triggering Event, as applicable, occurs after the [***]
is
an Operational Fab but before the [***] is an Operational Fab (a “Later
Liquidating Event”),
then
within thirty (30) days after the [***] Determination Date, Intel may [***],
subject to Section 5.4(C), elect to purchase under this Section 5.2(B) all,
but
not less than all, of either (i) the [***] and its Associated Assets under
the
[***] Joint Venture Agreement or (ii) the equity interest in the [***] Joint
Venture that owns or leases only the [***] and its Associated
Assets.
(C) Intel
shall exercise the purchase option contained in Sections 5.2(A) or 5.2(B)
(in
either case, an “Intel
Purchase Option”)
by
delivering, or causing its Relative, as appropriate, to deliver, a written
notice (the “Intel
Exercise Notice”)
of
such election to the Applicable Joint Ventures and Micron. The purchase price
for, as applicable, either (i) (a) the
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[***]
and
its Associated Assets or (b) the [***] and its Associated Assets under the
[***]
Joint Venture Agreement or (ii) the equity interest in (a) the [***] Facilities
Company that owns or leases only the [***] and its Associated Assets or (b)
the
[***] Joint Venture that owns or leases only the [***] and its Associated
Assets, purchased pursuant to the Intel Purchase Option shall be the [***]
Value
under the [***] Joint Venture Agreement of such assets or equity,
respectively.
5.3 Additional
Micron Option.
(A) If
a
Later Liquidating Event occurs, then within thirty (30) days after the [***]
Determination Date, Micron may, subject to Section 5.4(C), elect to purchase
under this Section 5.3(A) all, but not less than all, of either (i) the [***]
and its Associated Assets or (ii) the equity interest in the [***] Facilities
Company that owns or leases only the [***] and its Associated
Assets.
(B) Micron
shall exercise the purchase option contained in Section 5.3(A) (the
“Micron
Purchase Option”)
by
delivering a written notice (the “Micron
Exercise Notice”)
of
such election to the [***] Joint Venture Company and Intel. The purchase
price
for, as applicable, either (i) the [***] and its Associated Assets or (ii)
the
equity interest in the [***] Facilities Company that owns or leases only
the
[***] and its Associated Assets, purchased pursuant to the Micron Purchase
Option shall be the [***] Value of such assets or equity,
respectively.
5.4 Remaining
Facilities Draft.
(A) Within
fifteen (15) days (the “Fab
Draft Period”)
after
the expiration of the last to expire of the options set forth in Sections
5.1,
5.2 and 5.3 (to the extent such options are applicable), any Facility or
the
equity of any Facilities Company that owns or leases only a single Facility
that
is not the subject of a Micron [***] Exercise Notice, an Intel Exercise
Notice or
a
Micron Exercise Notice (each such Facility, a “Remaining
Facility”)
shall
be offered to Intel or Micron or their respective Relatives that are Members
under the Applicable Joint Venture Agreement, as appropriate, for purchase
at
their respective [***] Values under the Applicable Joint Venture Agreements
in a
draft (the “Draft”)
to be
conducted under the following procedure; provided,
however,
that in
the event there is only one Remaining Facility, such Remaining Facility shall
be
offered to Intel or Micron (or their respective Relatives that are Members
under
the Applicable Joint Venture Agreement) under Section 5.5, and the
provisions of this Section 5.4 shall not apply to such Remaining
Facility.
(B) Within
fifteen (15) days after the commencement of the Fab Draft Period, the Parties
will appoint an independent third party to administer the Draft (the
“Draft
Administrator”).
If
the Parties fail to mutually agree on the Draft Administrator within fifteen
(15) days, Deloitte & Touche shall be appointed the Draft Administrator by
written request of either Party. Within fifteen (15) days after the appointment
of the Draft Administrator, each of the Parties or their respective Relatives
that are Members under the Applicable Joint Venture Agreement, as appropriate,
may submit a written bid to the Draft Administrator for the right to select
the
first Facility to be acquired in the Draft under this Section 5.4, unless
the
right to select the first Facility has been designated pursuant to Section
5.4(C) or either of the last two
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sentences
of this paragraph (B). Such bid shall be a binding, irrevocable offer to
pay in
cash to the
Applicable Joint Ventures as a fee for participating in the Draft
a sum
specified by the bidding Party or such bidding Party’s Relative in the bid for
the right to select the first Facility in the Draft,
such
sum to be allocated among the Applicable Joint Ventures in proportion to
the
aggregate Capital Contribution Balances under the Applicable Joint Venture
Agreement of all Members under the Applicable Joint Venture Agreement of
the
Applicable Joint Ventures.
The
Draft Administrator shall hold such bids in confidence until the earlier
of
receipt of bids from both Parties or their respective Relatives that are
Members
under the Applicable Joint Venture Agreement, as appropriate, and the end
of
such fifteen (15)-day period, whereupon the Draft Administrator shall announce
to the Parties which Person submitted the highest bid on a timely basis in
accordance with the provisions hereof (the “First Drafter”).
The
First Drafter shall pay the amount of its bid within ten (10) days thereafter
by
wire transfer of immediately available funds. If no bids are timely submitted
in
accordance with the provisions hereof, the Draft Administrator shall designate
by lot the Party who shall become the First Drafter. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event of a Metric Event described in Section 4.2(C) after
the
fifth anniversary of the Effective Date, the Party or its Relative, as
appropriate, who did not elect for the Critical Deadlock to be a Liquidating
Event or Triggering Event, as applicable, shall be the First Drafter without
any
requirement to bid therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if at the time
of a
Liquidating Event or Triggering Event, as applicable, a Party’s Economic
Interest is above [***] percent ([***]%), that Party or its Relative, as
appropriate, will be the First Drafter without any requirement to bid therefor
and will also get [***], with the other Party or its Relative, as appropriate,
having the [***] and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section
5.4(D), [***] between the Parties and their Relatives, as appropriate, [***]
(for the Party whose Economic Interest is above [***] percent ([***]%)) to
one
(for the Party whose Economic Interest is below [***] percent ([***]%)) basis
(except that, if there are only [***] Remaining Facilities after a [***],
the
[***] in that next [***] will be [***] to [***]).
(C) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in Sections 5.2 and 5.3 and this Section 5.4, in
the
event of a Liquidating Event or Triggering Event, as applicable, described
in
Section 13.1(A)(7)(ii) under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement, the
Party
or its Relative, as appropriate, electing under such Section to wind up the
Applicable Joint Venture on the occurrence of a U.S. Member Change of Control
or
a Member Change of Control under such Applicable Joint Venture Agreement
shall
be the First Drafter (or may designate its Relative to be the First Drafter,
if
appropriate) without any requirement to bid therefor, Sections 5.2 and 5.3
shall
not be effective, and the [***] and its Associated Assets and the [***] (if
it
is an Operational Fab) and its Associated Assets under the Applicable Joint
Venture Agreement shall be deemed to be included in the Remaining Facilities
for
purposes of the draft contemplated by this Section 5.4.
(D) Within
[***] ([***]) days after the date (the “Draft
Commencement Date”)
on
which the Draft Administrator announces the identity of the First Drafter,
the
First Drafter may (but shall not be obligated to) select for purchase a [***]
or
the equity of a Facilities Company that owns or leases [***] by written notice
to the Applicable Joint Venture and the other Party (the “Second
Drafter”).
After
such [***] ([***])-day period expires, but within [***] ([***]) days after
the
Draft Commencement Date, the Second Drafter may or may cause its Relative
to, as
appropriate, (but shall not be obligated to) select for purchase a [***]
or the
equity of a Facilities Company that owns or leases [***] (other than that
selected previously by the First
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Drafter)
by written notice to the Applicable Joint Venture and the other Party. If
there
are [***] after the [***] selections by the First Drafter and the Second
Drafter, then after such [***] ([***])-day period expires, but within [***]
([***]) days after the Draft Commencement Date, the First Drafter may or
may
cause its Relative to, as appropriate, (but shall not be obligated to) select
for purchase a [***] or the equity of a Facilities Company that owns or leases
only [***] in the Draft. After such [***] ([***])-day period expires, but
within
[***] ([***]) days after the Draft Commencement Date, the Second Drafter
may or
may cause its Relative to, as appropriate, (but shall not be obligated to)
select for purchase a [***] or the equity of a Facilities Company that owns
or
leases [***] in the Draft. After the foregoing [***], the Draft shall [***]
in
the foregoing manner until (1) [***] in the Draft, (2) there [***], or (3)
neither Party wishes to [***].
5.5 Auction
of Single Remaining Facility.
If
(1) there is only a single Remaining Facility (and therefore no Draft has
occurred) or (2) after the final round of picks in the Draft under Section
5.4(D) there remains without a pick only a single Remaining Facility, each
Party
may submit or may cause its Relatives to submit, as appropriate, an irrevocable,
binding written offer (a “Remaining
Facility Purchase Offer”)
to
purchase the Remaining Facility or the equity of the Facilities Company that
owns or leases only such Remaining Facility. Such offer shall be submitted
to
the Draft Administrator within thirty (30) days after the Draft Commencement
Date (in the case of an auction under clause (1) above) or thirty (30) days
after the last pick was permitted to be submitted in the Draft (in the case
of
an auction under clause (2) above). Immediately after the end of such thirty
(30) day period, the Draft Administrator shall announce the winning
bid.
5.6 Closing
of Purchases.
The
closing of any purchase to be made under a Purchase Option shall each take
place
as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than one-hundred
twenty
(120) calendar days) following the last to occur of the expiration of any
of the
Micron [***] Purchase Option, the Intel Purchase Option, the Micron Purchase
Option or
a
Remaining Facility Purchase Offer, the completion of the Draft and the
expiration of the thirty (30) day period contemplated by Section 5.5. The
closing of any such Purchase Option shall take place at the principal office
of
the Applicable Joint Venture that owns or leases the relevant Facility, or
at
such other time and location as the Parties or their Relatives, as appropriate,
may mutually determine. At the closing of the Purchase Options, the applicable
assets, rights or equity interest, as applicable, shall be conveyed, assigned
or
otherwise transferred to the Party purchasing such assets, rights or equity
(or
such Party’s designee), free and clear of any liens and encumbrances other than
liens securing indebtedness exclusively associated with the applicable Fab,
and
each Party (or such Party’s designee) shall pay the Applicable Joint Venture the
purchase price for the assets, rights or equity it is purchasing from such
Applicable Joint Ventures by wire transfer of immediately available funds
and
such Applicable Joint Venture shall deliver to each Party (or such Party’s
designee) such instrument(s) of conveyance as the purchasing Party (or such
Party’s designee) reasonably requests. For purposes hereof, the term
“Purchase
Options”
shall
mean any purchase made under Section 5.4 and the Micron [***] Purchase
Option, the Intel Purchase Option, the Micron Purchase Option and
any
Remaining Facility Purchase Offer.
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ARTICLE
6.
FORMATION
OF ADDITIONAL ENTITIES
6.1 Formation
of Foreign Facilities Company.
The
Parties anticipate that each new Facility that is to be developed by the
Parties
or any of their Affiliates and that is to be located outside the United States
and outside of Singapore will be held in a separate entity (each, a
“Foreign
Facilities Company”)
as the
Parties shall mutually determine in good faith. If the Parties fail to agree
as
to the type of entity that will act as a Foreign Facilities Company with
respect
to a Facility, then such Foreign Facilities Company shall be organized as
an
entity (1) that is formed under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the
Facility is located, (2) that, to the extent permitted under the laws of
such
jurisdiction, shall be an “eligible entity” as defined in United States Treasury
Regulation 301.7701-3(a), (3) that elects to be treated as a partnership
for
United States federal income tax purposes, (4) in which each Party’s interest in
such Foreign Facilities Company is owned by a direct or indirect Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary of such Party (the “Foreign
Facilities Company Member”)
formed
in the jurisdiction in which the Foreign Facilities Company is formed (unless
both Parties consent to have such interest owned by an entity formed in another
jurisdiction), and (5) that will sell Joint Venture Product to the Foreign
Facilities Company Members using pricing methodology and terms comparable
to the
pricing methodology and terms applicable to sales of Joint Venture Product
by
the U.S. Joint Venture Company to the U.S. Members. If the immediately preceding
sentence applies to a Foreign Facilities Company, further transfers of Joint
Venture Product between each Foreign Facilities Company Member and its
Affiliates shall be structured in a manner that both Parties reasonably and
in
good faith agree will maximize in a commercially reasonable manner and without
undue tax risk (including tax risks unrelated to the Foreign Facilities Company)
the benefits of owning the applicable Facility in the jurisdiction in which
the
Foreign Facilities Company is formed. The Parties agree that the charter
and
other organizational documents of each Foreign Facilities Company and all
contractual and other arrangements between any Applicable Joint Venture and
such
Foreign Facilities Company, and between the Parties or their Affiliates and
such
Foreign Facilities Company, shall have such terms and conditions as shall
be
necessary to achieve the purposes of the Parties in entering into this Agreement
and the Applicable Joint Venture Agreements, viewed in the aggregate. The
Parties further agree that the charter, organizational documents, contractual
and other arrangements of the Foreign Facilities Company shall, [***], provide
[***] (including with respect to [***])[***]; provided,
however,
that at
the option of Intel, Intel may contribute additional funds to the capital
of
such Foreign Facilities Company so that Intel shall own [***]% and Micron
[***]%
of the shares or other ownership interests of such Foreign Facilities
Company.
ARTICLE
7.
DEFAULT
7.1 Event
of Default.
(A) An
“Event
of Default”
shall
occur if a Party (the “Defaulting
Party”)
fails
to perform any material obligation under this Agreement.
(B) Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default, the other Party (the “Non-Defaulting
Party”)
shall
have the right to deliver to the Defaulting Party notice (a “Notice
of
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Default”).
The
Notice of Default shall set forth the nature of the obligations that the
Defaulting Party has failed to perform. If the Defaulting Party fails to
cure
the Event of Default within the Cure Period, the Non-Defaulting Party may
take
any of the actions set forth in Section 7.1(C). For purposes hereof,
“Cure
Period”
means
a
period commencing on the date that the Notice of Default is provided by the
Non-Defaulting Party and ending (i) thirty (30) days after Notice of
Default is so provided, or (ii) in the case of any obligation (other than
an obligation to pay money) which cannot reasonably be cured within such
thirty
(30) day period, such longer period not to exceed one hundred twenty (120)
days
after the Notice of Default as is necessary to effect a cure of the Event
of
Default, so long as the Defaulting Party diligently attempts to effect a
cure
throughout such period.
(C) Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default and the expiration of the Cure Period set
forth in Section 7.1(B), the Non-Defaulting Party may pursue all legal and
equitable rights and remedies against the Defaulting Party available to it
(subject to any limitations in this Agreement). The Defaulting Party shall
pay
all costs, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the other Member in pursuing
such legal remedies.
7.2 Specific
Performance.
The
Parties agree that irreparable damage will result if this Agreement is not
performed in accordance with its terms, and the parties agree that any damages
available at law for a breach of this Agreement would not be an adequate
remedy.
Therefore, the provisions hereof and the obligations of the Parties hereunder
shall be enforceable in a court of equity, or other tribunal with jurisdiction,
by a decree of specific performance, and appropriate preliminary or permanent
injunctive relief may be applied for and granted in connection therewith.
Except
as otherwise limited by this Agreement, such remedies and all other remedies
provided for in this Agreement shall, however, be cumulative and not exclusive
and shall be in addition to any other remedies that a party may have under
this
Agreement; provided,
however,
that in
no event shall a dissolution of an Applicable Joint Venture be permitted
or
occur as the result of a breach of this Agreement unless such dissolution
is
permitted under the terms and provisions of Section 13.1(A) of such Applicable
Joint Venture Agreement.
ARTICLE
8.
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
8.1 Notices.
All
notices to any Applicable Joint Venture shall be sent addressed to the
Authorized Officers under the Applicable Joint Venture Agreement, or the
Chief
Executive Officer under the Applicable Joint Venture Agreement, or the Site
Manager under the Applicable Joint Venture Agreement, as applicable, at the
Applicable Joint Venture’s principal place of business. All notices to a Party
shall be sent addressed to such Party at the address as may be specified
by the
Party from time to time in a notice to the other Party, provided
that the
initial notice address for each Party is as follows:
(A) if
to
Intel:
Intel
Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx.
Mailstop
XX0-000
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
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Attention:
General Counsel
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
with
a
copy to:
Intel
Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxxx
XX0-00
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
[***]
Facsimile:
[***]
(B) if
to
Micron:
Micron
Technology, Inc.
0000
X.
Xxxxxxx Xxx
Mail
Stop
0-000
Xxxxx,
XX
00000
Attn:
General Counsel
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
All
notices are effective the next day, if sent by recognized overnight courier
or
facsimile, or five (5) days after deposit in the United States mail, postage
prepaid, properly addressed and return receipt requested.
8.2 Waiver.
The
failure at any time of a Party to require performance by any other Party
of any
responsibility or obligation required by this Agreement shall in no way affect
a
Party’s right to require such performance at any time thereafter, nor shall the
waiver by a Party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement by any other
Party constitute a waiver of any other breach of the same or any other provision
nor constitute a waiver of the responsibility or obligation itself.
8.3 Assignment.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors
and
permitted assigns of each party hereto. Except as otherwise specifically
provided in this Agreement, neither this Agreement nor any right or obligation
hereunder may be assigned or delegated in whole or in part to any other
Person.
8.4 Third
Party Rights.
Nothing
in this Agreement, whether express or implied, is intended or shall be construed
to confer, directly or indirectly, upon or give to any Person other than
the
Parties any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect
of
this Agreement or any covenant, condition or other provision contained
herein.
8.5 Choice
of Law.
This
Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with and governed
by the
laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of
conflict of laws thereof.
8.6 Headings.
The
headings of the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are provided for
convenience of reference only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part
hereof.
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8.7 Entire
Agreement.
This
Agreement, together with the Appendices, Exhibits and Schedules hereto and
the
agreements (including the Confidentiality Agreement) and instruments expressly
provided for herein, constitute the entire agreement of the parties hereto
with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and
understandings, oral and written, among the parties hereto with respect to
the
subject matter hereof.
8.8 Severability.
Should
any provision of this Agreement be deemed in contradiction with the laws
of any
jurisdiction in which it is to be performed or unenforceable for any reason,
such provision shall be deemed null and void, but this Agreement shall remain
in
full force in all other respects. Should any provision of this Agreement
be or
become ineffective because of changes in Applicable Law or interpretations
thereof, or should this Agreement fail to include a provision that is required
as a matter of law, the validity of the other provisions of this Agreement
shall
not be affected thereby. If such circumstances arise, the Parties hereto
shall
negotiate in good faith appropriate modifications to this Agreement to reflect
those changes that are required by Applicable Law.
8.9 Counterparts.
This
Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed
an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
8.10 Further
Assurances.
Each
Party shall execute such deeds, assignments, endorsements, evidences of transfer
and other instruments and documents and shall give such further assurances
as
shall be necessary to perform such Party’s obligations hereunder. The
obligations of the Parties set forth in this Section 8.10 shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.
8.11 Consequential
Damages.
No
Party shall be liable to any other Party under any legal theory for indirect,
special, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, or any damages for
loss
of profits, revenue or business, even if such party has been advised of the
possibility of such damages.
8.12 Jurisdiction;
Venue.
Any
suit,
action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any
matter
arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement shall be brought in
a state
or federal court located in Delaware and each of the Parties to this Agreement
hereby consents and submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts
(and of
the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such suit, action or
proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable
Law,
any
objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of
any
such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit,
action
or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be
served
on any Party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction
of any such court.
8.13 Confidential
Information.
(A) The
Parties shall abide by the terms of that certain Mutual Confidentiality
Agreement between Micron, Intel and the U.S. Joint Venture Company dated
as of
the Effective Date, and as may be amended or replaced from time to time (the
“Confidentiality
Agreement”),
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which
agreement is incorporated herein by reference with respect to the Applicable
Joint Ventures, their Subsidiaries and the Facilities Companies and the
activities of the Applicable Joint Ventures, their Subsidiaries and the
Facilities Companies. The Parties agree that the Confidentiality Agreement
shall
govern the confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations between the Parties
respecting the information provided or disclosed pursuant to this Agreement
as
such information relates to the Applicable Joint Ventures, their Subsidiaries
and the Facilities Companies and their activities.
(B) If
the
Confidentiality Agreement is terminated or expires and is not replaced, such
Confidentiality Agreement shall continue with respect to confidential
information provided in connection with this Agreement, notwithstanding such
expiration or termination, for the duration of the term of this Agreement
or
until a new Confidentiality Agreement is entered into between the Parties.
To
the extent there is a conflict between this Agreement and the Confidentiality
Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
(C) The
terms
and conditions of this Agreement shall be considered “Confidential
Information”
under
the Confidentiality Agreement for which each of Micron and Intel is considered
a
“Receiving Party” under such Confidentiality Agreement.
8.14 Reimbursement
of Singapore Joint Venture Company Start-Up Costs.
The
Parties shall cause their respective Relatives that are Singapore Members
to
cause the Singapore Joint Venture Company to reimburse the U.S. Joint Venture
Company for all costs and expenses incurred by the U.S. Joint Venture Company
in
connection with the formation of the Singapore Joint Venture Company and
the
planning for and start-up of the [***].
8.15 Dispute
Resolution.
(A) All
disputes between the Parties over a purported breach of this Agreement (each,
a
“Dispute”),
shall
be resolved as follows: the Parties shall first submit the matter to the
chief
executive officers (or other senior executive officers) of each of the Parties
by providing notice of the Dispute to the Parties. The chief executive officers
(or other senior executives officers) shall then make a good faith effort
to
resolve the Dispute. If they are unable to resolve the Dispute within [***]
of
receiving notice of the Dispute (during which [***] period, the chief executive
officers (or other senior executive officers) shall seek in good faith to
hold
at least [***] at which they shall make a good faith effort to resolve the
Dispute), then a civil action with respect to the Dispute may be commenced,
but
only after the matter has been submitted to JAMS for mediation as contemplated
by Section 8.15(B).
(B) If
there
is a Dispute, either Party may commence mediation by providing to JAMS and
the
other Party a written request for mediation, setting forth the subject of
the
Dispute and the relief requested. The Party will cooperate with JAMS and
with
one another in selecting a mediator from JAMS panel of neutrals, and in the
scheduling the mediation proceedings. The Parties covenant that they will
participate in the mediation in good faith, and that they will share equally
in
its costs. All offers, promises, conduct and statements, whether oral or
written, made in the course of the mediation by any of the Parties, their
agents, employees, experts and attorneys, and by the mediator and any JAMS
employees, are confidential, privileged and inadmissible for any purpose,
including impeachment, in any
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litigation
or other proceeding involving the Parties, provided
that
evidence that is otherwise admissible or discoverable shall not be rendered
inadmissible or non-discoverable as a result of its use in the mediation.
Either
Party may seek equitable relief prior to the mediation to preserve the status
quo pending the completion of that process. Except for such an action to
obtain
equitable relief, neither Member may commence a civil action with respect
to a
Dispute until after the completion of the initial mediation session, or [***]
after the date of filing the written request for mediation, whichever occurs
first. Mediation may continue after the commencement of a civil action, if
the
Parties so desire. The provisions of this Section may be enforced by any
court
of competent jurisdiction, and the Party seeking enforcement shall be entitled
to an award of all costs, fees and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, to be
paid by the Party against whom enforcement is ordered.
8.16 Certain
Matters.
(A) Intel
Matter or Intel Singapore Matter.
If a
Deadlock occurs under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement with respect
to an
Intel Matter or Intel Singapore Matter, the Parties shall, or shall cause
their
respective Relatives to, as applicable, resolve such Intel Matter or Intel
Singapore Matter in the manner specified by the Authorized Representative
of
Intel or Intel Singapore, as applicable, provided
that
Intel and its Relatives have contributed [***] under all of the Applicable
Joint
Venture Agreements of [***] Capital Contributions under Article 2 of such
Applicable Joint Venture Agreements prior to and including the date of such
resolution.
(B) Micron
Matter or Micron Singapore Matter.
If a
Deadlock occurs under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement with respect
to a
Micron Matter or Micron Singapore Matter at any time [***], the Parties shall,
or shall cause their respective Relatives to, as applicable, resolve such
Micron
Matter or Micron Singapore Matter in the manner specified by the Authorized
Representative of Micron or Micron Singapore, as applicable, provided
that
Micron and its Relatives, have contributed [***] under all of the Applicable
Joint Venture Agreements of [***] Capital Contributions under Article 2 of
such
Applicable Joint Venture Agreements prior to and including the date of such
resolution (for purposes of this Section, a Shortfall Amount under any such
Applicable Joint Venture Agreement caused by Micron or any of its Relatives,
as
appropriate, shall be deemed to have been contributed by Micron or its
Relatives, as appropriate, if a Mandatory Shortfall Note under such Applicable
Joint Venture Agreement in respect of such Shortfall Amount under the Applicable
Joint Venture Agreement is outstanding and has been outstanding for less
than
eighteen (18) months). In no event shall Micron or Intel permit, or allow
their
respective Relatives to permit, the location selection or incentive negotiation
with respect to the Next Eligible Fab to occur [***] without the unanimous
approval of the Board of Managers of the Applicable Joint Venture under Section
6.3 of the Applicable Joint Venture Agreement.
8.17 Authorized
Representatives and Senior Authorized Representatives.
(A) The
Parties agree, and shall cause their respective Relatives to agree, that,
for
the purposes of Article 17 of any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement, the
term
“Authorized
Representative”
shall
mean, with respect to any Intel Member, the general manager of Intel’s
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memory
products group and, with respect to any Micron Member, the general manager
of
Micron’s memory products group.
(B) The
Parties agree, and shall cause their respective Relatives to agree, that,
for
the purposes of Article 17 of any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement, the
term
“Senior
Authorized Representative”
shall
mean, with respect to any Intel Member, the principal executive officer of
Intel
and, with respect to any Micron Member, the principal executive officer of
Micron.
8.18 Certain
Interpretive Matters.
(A) Unless
the context requires otherwise, (i) all references to Sections, Articles,
Appendices or Schedules are to Sections, Articles, Appendices or Schedules
of or
to this Agreement, (ii) each of the Schedules will apply only to the
corresponding Section or subsection of this Agreement, (iii) each
accounting term not otherwise defined in this Agreement has the meaning commonly
applied to it in accordance with GAAP, except as modified by the definition
of
“Modified GAAP,” (iv) words in the singular include the plural and vice
versa, (v) the term “including”
means
“including without limitation,” and (vi) the terms “herein,”
“hereof,”
“hereunder”
and
words of similar import shall mean references to this Agreement as a whole
and
not to any individual section or portion hereof. All references to “$”
or
dollar amounts will be to lawful currency of the United States of America.
All
references to “$”
or
dollar amounts, or “%”
or
percent or percentages, shall be to precise amounts and not rounded up or
down.
All references to “day”
or
“days”
will
mean calendar days.
(B) No
provision of this Agreement will be interpreted in favor of, or against,
any of
the Parties by reason of the extent to which any such Party or its counsel
participated in the drafting thereof or by reason of the extent to which
any
such provision is inconsistent with any prior draft of this Agreement or
such
provision.
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Intel/Micron
Confidential
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned being the Parties to this Omnibus Agreement
have executed this Agreement as of the date and year first above
written.
INTEL
CORPORATION
By:
_/s/ Ravi Jacob_____________
Name:
__Ravi Jacob____________
Title:
Vice
President FES, Treasurer
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MICRON
TECHNOLOGY, INC.
By:
__/s/ X.X. Xxxxxx, Xx._______
Name:
_W.X. Xxxxxx, Xx.________
Title:
V.P.
of Finance and CFO___
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THIS
IS THE SIGNATURE PAGE FOR THE
ENTERED
INTO BY AND BETWEEN
INTEL
CORPORATION AND MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
APPENDIX
A
DEFINITIONS
“[***]%
Dissolution Right”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3 of this Agreement.
“[***]%
Purchase Right”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2 of this Agreement.
“Actual
Performance Projection”
for
an
Applicable Joint Venture shall mean, with respect to either the number of
[***]
or [***] for any given [***] Fiscal Quarter, a projection thereof derived
by
[***], or the [***], such Applicable Joint Venture and its Subsidiaries for
the
most recent [***] (whether or not such [***] Fiscal Quarters are consecutive
[***] Fiscal Quarters) in which there was not an Operating Metric Event;
provided,
however,
that
if, prior to such [***] Fiscal Quarter, [***], there [***] Actual Performance
Projection and the provisions of paragraph (B)(1)(c) and (B)(2)(c) of the
definition of Applicable Projection [***].
“Affiliate”
means
a
Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries,
controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Person
specified.
“Aggregate
Applicable Projection”
means
(i) with respect to a number of [***], the [***] of the Applicable Projections
for all of the Applicable Joint Ventures and (ii) with respect to a [***],
the
[***] for all of the Applicable Joint Ventures.
“Aggregate
Committed Capital”
means,
for a Party, on a given date, the sum of (1) the aggregate amount of the
Committed Capital of such Party under all Applicable Joint Venture Agreements
on
such date, and (2) the aggregate amount of the Committed Capital of such
Party’s
Relatives under all Applicable Joint Venture Agreements on such date.
“Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Applicable
Joint Venture”
or
“Applicable
Joint Ventures”
means
the entities listed on Schedule
1,
as such
Schedule may be amended from time to time by the unanimous written agreement
of
the Parties.
“Applicable
Joint Venture Agreements”
means
the agreements listed on Schedule
1,
as such
Schedule may be amended from time to time by the unanimous written agreement
of
the Parties.
“Applicable
Law”
means
any laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders, codes, arbitration
awards, judgments, decrees or other legal requirements of any Governmental
Entity (as defined under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement).
“Applicable
Percentage”
shall
be [***]% with respect to any [***] Fiscal Quarter ending on or prior to
the
Transition Date and [***]% thereafter.
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“Applicable
Projection”
for
an
Applicable Joint Venture with respect to any [***] Fiscal Quarter
means:
(A) if
the
Approved Business Plan under the Applicable Joint Venture Agreement for such
Applicable Joint Venture for such [***] Fiscal Quarter is an Undisputed Approved
Business Plan, the projection set forth in such Undisputed Approved Business
Plan under such Applicable Joint Venture Agreement; and
(B) if
the
Approved Business Plan under the Applicable Joint Venture Agreement for such
Applicable Joint Venture for such [***] Fiscal Quarter is a Disputed Approved
Business Plan under such Applicable Joint Venture Agreement, the projection
determined as follows:
(1) in
the
case of the projection of [***], the Applicable Projection shall be
[***]:
(a) the
[***]
Undisputed Approved Business Plan under such Applicable Joint Venture Agreement
(including, in the case of any [***] Fiscal Quarter [***]), if there is an
Undisputed Approved Business Plan under such Applicable Joint Venture Agreement
originally submitted for a prior year, but which included a projection that
covered such [***] Fiscal Quarter,
(b) the
[***]
Disputed
Approved Business Plan
under
such Applicable Joint Venture Agreement
([***]),
and
(c) the
[***]; provided,
however,
that
this clause (c) shall not apply with respect to [***], if the U.S. Joint
Venture
Company and any of the Applicable Joint Ventures has [***] set forth in [***]
prior to the date of determination and [***];
(2) in
the
case of the projection of [***], the Applicable Projection shall be
[***]:
(a) the
weighted average cost [***] Undisputed Approved Business Plan under such
Applicable Joint Venture Agreement (including, in the case of any [***] Fiscal
Quarter [***]), if there is an Undisputed Approved Business Plan under such
Applicable Joint Venture Agreement originally submitted for a prior year,
but
which included a projection that covered such [***] Fiscal Quarter,
(b) the
weighted average cost [***] Disputed Approved Business Plan under such
Applicable Joint Venture Agreement ([***]), and
(c) the
weighted average cost [***].
“Associated
Assets”
means,
with respect to any Fab, the Joint Venture Equipment (as defined in the
Applicable Joint Venture Agreement relating to such Fab), inventory and other
tangible personal property owned by the Applicable Joint Venture or any of
its
Subsidiaries and located at that Fab on the date of the Liquidating Event
or
Triggering Event, as applicable, or thereafter and all rights and obligations
pursuant to contracts, permits, governmental approvals
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and
governmental concessions and incentives associated with such Fab, Joint Venture
Equipment (as defined in the Applicable Joint Venture Agreement relating
to such
Fab), inventory or other tangible personal property, including all liabilities
exclusively associated with such Fab, except for assets sold or disposed
of in
any of the following transactions that occurs after the Liquidating Event
or
Triggering Event, as applicable: (a) the sale of inventory in the ordinary
course; (b) the sale or other disposition of obsolete or surplus equipment
or other assets to third parties in the ordinary course in arm’s-length
transactions; and (c) the sale of any other asset with the approval of the
Board of Managers under the Applicable Joint Venture Agreement. Any transfer
of
Associated Assets under this Agreement shall include the assumption by the
transferee of the liabilities exclusively associated with such Fab.
“Authorized
Representative”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.17(A) of this Agreement.
“Balance
Sheet Metric Event”
means,
with respect to any given U.S. Fiscal Quarter, the occurrence of either of
the
following:
(A) any
event, circumstance or occurrence ([***]) that the Parties [***] and that
is of
[***] and that causes the [***] of the Applicable Joint Ventures and their
Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with [***],[***], to [***] over such
[***] Fiscal Quarter [***] (excluding any [***] to Members under any Applicable
Joint Venture Agreement); or
(B) any
event, circumstance or occurrence ([***]) that the Parties [***] and that
is of
[***] and that causes the [***] of the Applicable Joint Ventures and their
Subsidiaries, [***],[***], to [***], as of the end of such [***] Fiscal Quarter,
[***] the Applicable Joint Ventures and their Subsidiaries projected in the
currently-effective Approved Business Plans under the Applicable Joint Venture
Agreements (excluding [***]).
“Boise
Supply Agreement”
means
that certain agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, between Micron and
the
U.S. Joint Venture Company to supply products to the U.S. Joint Venture
Company.
“[***]
Determination Date”
shall
mean the [***] Determination Date.
“[***]
Value”
means
with respect to any asset, property or entity, the “[***] Value” as defined in
the relevant Applicable Joint Venture Agreement.
“Confidentiality
Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.13(A) of this Agreement.
“Conforming
Wafer”
means
a
NAND Flash Memory Wafer with greater than [***] percent
([***]%) functional die, or that is otherwise accepted by a Member.
“Critical
Deadlock”
means
an Omnibus Agreement Deadlock about how to address the circumstances giving
rise
to an Initial Operating Metric Event or a Balance Sheet Metric Event, provided
that:
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(A) such
Omnibus Agreement Deadlock (1) is not with respect to a Micron Matter or
an
Intel Matter, (2) is not with respect to a matter within the scope of the
provisions of any of subsections (1) - (13) of Section 6.3(A),
Section 6.3(B), Section 6.3(C) or Section 7.4 under any
Applicable Joint Venture Agreement, and (3) does not relate to a proposal
to
require any Capital Contributions under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement
or Member Debt Financing under any Applicable Joint Venture
Agreement;
(B) the
Omnibus Agreement Deadlock about how to address the circumstances giving
rise to
such Initial Operating Metric Event or Balance Sheet Metric Event, as
applicable, has not been resolved within [***] of the occurrence of such
Omnibus
Agreement Deadlock, as applicable; and
(C) with
respect to an Omnibus Agreement Deadlock about how to address the circumstances
giving rise to an Initial Operating Metric Event, there has not been a
Subsequent Operating Metric Cure within the following [***] Fiscal Quarters
after such Initial Operating Metric Event.
“Cure
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(B) of this Agreement.
“Defaulting
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(A) of this Agreement.
“Dispute”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.15(A) of this Agreement.
“Dissolving
Member Event”
shall
mean any event, circumstance or occurrence, the proximate cause of which
is an
action taken by the Party (or a Relative or Affiliate of such Party) who
has
sent a notice pursuant to Section 4.2(A) or Section 4.2(C) that is sent after
the occurrence of a Balance Sheet Metric Event. A Party shall not be deemed
to
have taken any action solely as a result of (a) the voting of the Managers
under
any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement appointed by such Party or such Party’s
Relatives to the Board of Managers or the members of any committee appointed
by
such Party or such Party’s Relatives or (b) actions of any Seconded Employee
under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement, employee or officer of any
Applicable Joint Venture (other than an action taken by any Seconded Employee
under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement at the specific direction of
the
Party or such Party’s Relative that employs him or her).
“Domestic
Facilities Company”
means
a
U.S. Facilities Company or a Domestic Facilities Company under any Applicable
Joint Venture Agreement.
“Draft”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(A) of this Agreement.
“Draft
Administrator”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(B) of this Agreement.
“Draft
Commencement Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(D) of this Agreement.
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“Economic
Interest”
means,
for each Party, a percentage determined from time to time by dividing the
Aggregate Committed Capital of such Party at the time of determination by
the
Aggregate Committed Capital of all Parties at the time of
determination.
“Effective
Date”
shall
mean January 6, 2006.
“Election
Notice”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(B)(2) of this Agreement.
“Event
of Default”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(A) of this Agreement.
“Fab”
means
a
“Fab” under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement.
“Fab
Draft Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(A) of this Agreement.
“Facility”
means
a
Fab and its Associated Assets that are owned or leased by an Applicable Joint
Venture or any Subsidiary of such Applicable Joint Venture.
“Facilities
Company”
means
a
Domestic Facilities Company or a Foreign Facilities Company.
“First
Drafter”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(B) of this Agreement.
“First
Singapore Fab”
means
the initial Fab that is, or is to be, located in Singapore and owned or leased
by the Singapore Joint Venture Company as contemplated by the Singapore Initial
Business Plan existing on the date of this Agreement.
“Foreign
Facilities Company”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
“Foreign
Facilities Company Member”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
“GAAP”
means
United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from
time to
time.
“IMFS
Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“IMFT
Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Initial
Operating Metric Event”
means
the occurrence of an Operating Metric Event during [***]. For purposes of
this
Agreement, any Initial Operating Metric Event shall be deemed to occur on
the
[***].
“Intel”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Intel
Exercise Notice”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(C) of this Agreement.
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“Intel
Matter”
or
“Intel
Singapore Matter”
means
selecting the location for
the
[***] and negotiating all financial and property incentives with the applicable
Governmental Authorities under the Applicable Joint Venture Agreement with
respect to the [***].
“Intel
Member”
means
Intel and any Relative of Intel that is a Member under any Applicable Joint
Venture Agreement.
“Intel
Purchase Option”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(C) of this Agreement.
“Intel
Singapore”
means
Intel Technology Asia Pte Ltd, a private limited company organized under
the
laws of Singapore.
“Joint
Venture Products”
means
“Joint Venture Products” under any Applicable Joint Venture
Agreement.
“Later
Liquidating Event”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(B) of this Agreement.
“Lehi
Fab”
means
the Fab contemplated by the U.S. Initial Business Plan to be built out by
the
U.S. Joint Venture Company or one of its Subsidiaries at Lehi,
Utah.
“Liquidating
Event”
means
anything that is a “Liquidating Event” under any Applicable Joint Venture
Agreement.
“Majority
Purchase Right”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of this Agreement.
“Manufacturing
Committee”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2(A) of this Agreement.
“Master
Agreement”
means
that certain Master Agreement, by and between Intel and Micron, dated as
of
November 18, 2005.
“Metric
Event”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2 of this Agreement.
“Micron”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Micron
Exercise Notice”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(B) of this Agreement.
“Micron
Matter”
or
“Micron
Singapore Matter”
means
selecting the location for
the
Next Eligible Fab and negotiating all financial and property incentives with
the
applicable Governmental Authorities under the Applicable Joint Venture Agreement
with respect to the Next Eligible Fab.
“Micron
Member”
means
Micron or its Relative that is a Member under the Applicable Joint Venture
Agreement.
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“Micron
[***]
Exercise Notice”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1A of this Agreement.
“Micron
[***]
Purchase Option”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1A of this Agreement.
“Micron
Purchase Option”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(B) of this
Agreement.
“Micron
Singapore”
means
Micron
Semiconductor Asia Pte. Ltd.,
a
private limited company organized under the laws of Singapore.
“Modified
GAAP”
means
United
States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to
time,
except that: (i) stock-related expenses (including stock options, restricted
stock, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units, stock purchase
programs or any award based on equity of Micron or Intel) associated with
the
seconded individuals to an Applicable Joint Venture will not be recorded
or
disclosed in the financial statements of such Applicable Joint Venture; and
(ii)
the value of any asset contributed or otherwise transferred to an Applicable
Joint Venture from a Member under the Applicable Joint Venture Agreement
shall
be the value as agreed upon by the Members under such Applicable Joint Venture
Agreement at the time of the contribution or transfer, as applicable, and,
if
such asset is to be depreciated or amortized under GAAP, the useful life
and
method of depreciation or amortization for such assets shall be determined
by
applying the accounting policies used by the Applicable Joint Venture for
like
assets.
“MTV
Assets”
means
the Associated Assets at the Fab located at the [***].
“MTV
Lease”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Master Agreement.
“NAND
Flash Memory Wafer”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the IMFT Agreement.
“[***]”
means the first Fab that is, or is to be, owned or leased by an Applicable
Joint
Venture, any of its Subsidiaries or any Facilities Company that is not an
Applicable Joint Venture other than the [***].
“Non-Defaulting
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(B) of this Agreement.
“Notice
of Default”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(B) of this Agreement.
“Omnibus
Agreement Deadlock”
means
the first day on which each of the following has occurred:
(A) One
Party
shall have delivered to the other Party a notice stating that it has determined
that there exists a disagreement among the Parties or their respective Relatives
that are Members of any Applicable Joint Venture, as applicable, regarding
a
proposal from one Party
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or
its Relative, as appropriate, about how to address the
circumstances giving rise to an Initial Operating Metric Event or a Balance
Sheet Metric Event (the “Initial
Deadlock”).
(B) For
a
period of [***]
following the occurrence of an Initial Deadlock, the Parties shall, and shall
cause their respective Relatives, as appropriate, to, seek in good faith
to hold
at least [***]
at which
they shall make a good faith effort to resolve the Initial Deadlock. To the
extent practicable, the Parties shall, and shall cause their respective
Relatives, as appropriate, to, seek to resolve the matter in a manner consistent
with the Approved Business Plan of the relevant Applicable Joint Venture.
The
meetings shall be held at the time and place agreed to by the Parties, or
if the
Parties are unable to agree, at a time and place determined by the chief
executive officers of the Parties on at least [***]
written
notice.
(C) There
exists a disagreement among the Parties or their respective Relatives that
are
Members of any Applicable Joint Venture, as applicable, regarding resolution
of
the Initial Deadlock following the expiration of the [***]
period
provided for in paragraph (B).
“Operating
Metric Event”
means,
with respect to any [***] Fiscal Quarter, the occurrence of either of the
following:
(A) the
[***]
the Applicable Joint Ventures and their Subsidiaries in such [***] Fiscal
Quarter is [***] the Applicable Percentage [***] in the Aggregate Applicable
Projection for such [***] Fiscal Quarter; or
(B) the
[***]
the Applicable Joint Ventures and their Subsidiaries in such [***] Fiscal
Quarter is [***] the Applicable Percentage [***] in the Aggregate Applicable
Projection for such [***] Fiscal Quarter.
In
comparing either the [***] or the [***] to the Aggregate Applicable Projection,
as provided in subsections (A) and (B) above, [***] that are, or are to be,
[***] the U.S. Joint Venture Company [***] shall be [***] (1) in [***] and
(2)
[***] the Aggregate Applicable Projection.
“Operational
Fab”
means
a
Fab that is an Operational Fab under any Applicable Joint Venture
Agreement.
“Party”
or
“Parties”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Person”
or
“Persons”
means
any natural person and any corporation, firm, partnership, trust, estate,
limited liability company, or other entity resulting from any form of
association.
“Planning
Subcommittee”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.2(B) of this Agreement.
“Premises”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in the [***].
“Purchase
Options”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.6 of this Agreement.
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“Relative”
or
“Relatives”
means,
with respect to each Party, the entities listed as such Member’s Relatives on
Schedule
2,
as such
Schedule may be amended from to time by (i) the unanimous written agreement
of
the Parties or (ii) as necessary to reflect any transferee in a Transfer
under
any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement permitted by and in accordance with
Section 12.2 of any of the Applicable Joint Venture Agreements; provided,
however,
that no
Applicable Joint Venture will be deemed to be a Relative of either Party
and no
Person shall be deemed to be a Relative of itself.
“Remaining
Facility”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(A) of this Agreement.
“Remaining
Facility Purchase Offer”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 of this Agreement.
“Second
Drafter”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.4(D) of this Agreement.
“Senior
Authorized Representative”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.17(B) of this Agreement.
“Singapore
Joint Venture Company”
means
IM Flash Singapore, LLP.
“Subsequent
Operating Metric Cure”
means,
with respect to any Initial Operating Metric Event, the [***] the Applicable
Joint Ventures of [***] (a) which [***] at any [***], and (b) in which the
Applicable Joint Ventures [***] Operating Metric Event (i.e.
an
Operating Metric Event described in subparagraph (A) of the definition of
“Operating Metric Event” if the Initial Operating Metric Event occurred under
subparagraph (A), and an Operating Metric Event described in subparagraph
(B)
thereof, if the Initial Operating Metric Event occurred under subparagraph
(B))
in either of [***].
“Subsidiary”
means
as to any Person, a corporation, partnership, limited liability company or
other
entity of which shares of stock or other ownership interests having ordinary
voting power (other than stock or such other ownership interests having such
power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority
of
the board of directors or other managers of such corporation, partnership
or
other entity are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise
controlled, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or
both,
by such Person.
“Transition
Date”
means
the earlier of the [***] anniversary of the Effective Date and the date on
which
the [***] becomes an Operational Fab producing not less than [***] Wafer
Starts
per week.
“Triggering
Event”
means
anything that is a Triggering Event under any Applicable Joint Venture
Agreement.
“U.S.
Facilities Company”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 16.1 of the IMFT Agreement.
“Wafer”
means
a
silicon wafer.
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“Wafer
Start”
means
the initial Wafer introduction to a process flow. When the context requires
reference to a quantity of “Wafer Starts,” such term shall be expressed in 300
millimeter diameter equivalents.
“Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary” of
a
Person means a Subsidiary, all of the shares of stock or other ownership
interests of which are owned, directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, by such Person, other than a nominal number of shares or
a
nominal amount of other ownership interests issued in order to comply with
requirements that such shares or interests be held by one or more other Persons,
including requirements for directors’ qualifying shares or interests,
requirements to have or maintain two or more stockholders or equity owners
or
other similar requirements.
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APPENDIX
B
MANUFACTURING
COMMITTEE
Manufacturing
Committee Charter
A
Manufacturing Committee and Planning Subcommittee are formed by the Parties
to
perform certain consultative functions in relation to, and to formulate
recommendations for the coordination of production among, the Applicable
Joint
Ventures and their Members, as more particularly set forth herein.
A. Purpose
and Functions of the Manufacturing Committee.
The
primary purpose of the Manufacturing Committee is to review certain proposed
plans and actions and to formulate recommendations for the coordination
of
production among the Applicable Joint Ventures as specified herein. In
addition,
the Manufacturing Committee shall consult with the Members of the Applicable
Joint Ventures concerning Product roadmap and loading, output and assembly
and
testing strategies. The Manufacturing Committee’s functions shall
include:
1. Review
and consultation with the respective Members under each of the Applicable
Joint
Venture Agreements and the respective Board of Managers of the Applicable
Joint
Ventures, as appropriate, concerning the performance and projected performance
of such Applicable Joint Venture against
the Operating Plan under its Applicable Joint Venture Agreement and Performance
Criteria (including projected cost, capacity, cycle-time, yield and quality)
under such plan on a quarterly basis.
2. Review
and consultation with the respective Members under each of the Applicable
Joint
Venture Agreements and the respective Board of Managers of the Applicable
Joint
Ventures, as appropriate,
concerning proposed
adjustments to the Probed Wafer Cost Forecast and the Projected Output
Forecast,
all as specified in the Approved Business Plan under any Applicable Joint
Venture Agreement.
3. Review
and consultation with the respective Members under each of the Applicable
Joint
Venture Agreements and the respective Board of Managers of the Applicable
Joint
Ventures, as appropriate, of
such
Applicable Joint Venture’s monthly updates and reports of
performance compared to the Operating Plan (including the Manufacturing
Plan,
Assembly Plan and Test Plan) under its Applicable Joint Venture Agreement
and
performance compared to the ramp plan.
4. Review
and consultation with the respective Members under each of the Applicable
Joint
Venture Agreements and the respective Board of Managers of the Applicable
Joint
Ventures, as appropriate, concerning such Applicable Joint Venture’s quarterly
update of the Operating Plan under its Applicable Joint Venture Agreement
and
its Proposed Loading Plan.
5. Review
and consultation with the respective Members under each of the Applicable
Joint
Venture Agreements and the respective Board of Managers of the Applicable
Joint
Ventures, as appropriate, concerning such Applicable Joint Venture’s proposed
Operating Plan (annually) under its Applicable Joint Venture Agreement,
including but not limited to the Applicable Joint Venture’s proposed operating
and capital expenditure plan.
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6. Review
and consultation with the respective Members under each of the Applicable
Joint
Venture Agreements and the respective Board of Managers of the applicable
Joint
Ventures, as appropriate, concerning such Applicable Joint Venture’s packaging,
assembly and test strategy.
7. Review
and consultation with the respective Members under each of the Applicable
Joint
Venture Agreements and the respective Board of Managers of the applicable
Joint
Ventures, as appropriate, concerning such Applicable Joint Venture’s proposals
for project related services and secondment.
8. Serve
as
an advice forum on best known methods and regarding manufacturing, assembly
and
testing process and operations, with the goal of improved production
performance
and ramp issue resolution.
9. Review
the reports, analyses, summaries and recommendations of the Planning
Subcommittee and perform such other duties with respect to the Planning
Subcommittee as specified herein.
10. Such
other functions as the Applicable Joint Venture and its Members may specify
by
written consent.
B. Membership
and Procedure.
1.
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Membership
on Manufacturing Committee.
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a. Number
and Appointment of Manufacturing Committee Members.
The
Manufacturing Committee shall have eight (8) voting members, or such
other
number as the Parties may specify by written consent, and, in addition,
non-voting members consisting of the members of the Planning Subcommittee
designated from time to time in accordance with Section D.1.a. of this
Manufacturing Committee Charter.
The
voting members shall be the U.S. Intel Executive Officer and the U.S.
Micron
Executive Officer, if any, with the remaining voting members being appointed
one-half
by
Micron and one-half by Intel. Unless
the Parties otherwise specify, the voting members of the Manufacturing
Committee
appointed by each Party shall include:
1.
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A
planning manager having factory tactical planning, loading
and scheduling
experience, including logistics;
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2.
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A
manufacturing finance officer or director or business officer;
and
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3.
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A
director with manufacturing, strategic factory capacity, materials,
purchasing and demand planning experience.
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B-2
The
qualifications of any individual appointed by Intel or Micron to serve
on the
Manufacturing Committee shall be determined in the discretion of Intel
or
Micron, respectively. The
initial voting members appointed by Intel and Micron to the Manufacturing
Committee shall be named within thirty (30) days of the Effective Date.
b. Removal
and Vacancies.
Each
person having the right to appoint a member of the Manufacturing Committee
in
accordance with this Section shall also have the right, in its sole discretion,
to remove such member at any time by delivery of written notice to the
other
person. Any vacancy on the Manufacturing Committee for any reason (including
as
a result of the death, resignation, retirement or removal pursuant to
this
Section of any member of the Manufacturing Committee) shall be filled
by the
person that appointed such member of the Manufacturing Committee. Unless
a
member of the Manufacturing Committee resigns, dies, retires or is removed
in
accordance with this Section, he or she shall hold office until a successor
shall have been duly appointed by the appointing person.
2.
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Additional
Attendees at Manufacturing Committee Meetings.
The Chief Financial Officer and the Planning Manager of the
Applicable
Joint Ventures may attend meetings of the Manufacturing Committee,
but
shall not be deemed members of the Manufacturing Committee.
In addition,
the Manufacturing Committee may establish rules with respect
to the
attendance at the Manufacturing Committee meetings of staff
and other
invitees.
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3.
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Chairman
of the Manufacturing Committee.
Intel and Micron acting together shall annually appoint the
U.S. Intel
Executive Officer or U.S. Micron Executive Officer, if any,
or any other
person on a rotating basis to serve as the chairman of the
Manufacturing
Committee (the “Chairman”).
The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Manufacturing
Committee
and shall have such other duties and responsibilities as may
be assigned
to him or her by the Manufacturing Committee. The Chairman
may delegate to
the other executive officer, if any, authority to chair any
meeting,
either on a temporary or a permanent basis. The Chairman shall
determine
the agenda of each meeting of the Manufacturing Committee,
but the other
executive officer, if any, and any member of the Manufacturing
Committee
shall have the right to request that additional items be included
in the
agenda for any meeting and such items shall be included in
the agenda and
presented for discussion. The Chairman shall not have the power
to end
discussion on an agenda item, unless termination of the discussion
is
agreed to by a majority of the voting Committee members present
at the
meeting.
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4.
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Meetings
of the Manufacturing Committee; Quorum; Voting.
The Manufacturing Committee shall hold meetings at least once
per calendar
quarter at such times and at such locations as the Manufacturing
Committee
may establish. The presence of the U.S. Intel Executive Officer
and U.S.
Micron Executive Officer, if any, and at least two (2) voting
members of
the Manufacturing Committee appointed by each of Intel and
Micron, in
person or by
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telephone
conference or by other means of communications acceptable to the Manufacturing
Committee, shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for
the
purpose of taking action at any meeting of the Manufacturing Committee.
No
action taken by the Manufacturing Committee at any meeting shall be valid
unless
the requisite quorum is present. An action of the Manufacturing Committee
shall
be effective only if approved by a majority of the voting members of
the
Manufacturing Committee present at the meetings who were appointed by
Intel and
by a majority of the voting members of the Manufacturing Committee present
at
the meetings who were appointed by Micron.
5.
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Failure
to Reach Agreement.
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a. If
any
Party determines that any matter described in Section A hereto has not
been
acted upon by the Manufacturing Committee with the result desired by
such Party,
then such Party may notify the other Party thereof and a Dispute
under
the Omnibus Agreement shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to
such
matter and the Manufacturing Committee shall proceed as specified in
Section
8.15 of the Omnibus Agreement and as follows. The Manufacturing Committee
shall
then have a ten (10) day period during which it shall hold at least one
(1)
additional meeting at which it shall make a good faith effort to resolve
the
Dispute. The additional meetings shall be held at the time and place
agreed to
by the members of the Manufacturing Committee, or if the members are
unable to
agree, at a time and place determined by the Chairman of the Manufacturing
Committee, on at least two (2) days’ written notice.
b. If
the
Manufacturing Committee fails to resolve the Dispute during such ten
(10) day
period the matter shall
then be resolved in accordance with Section 8.15 of the Omnibus
Agreement.
6.
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Notice;
Waiver.
The regular meetings of the Manufacturing Committee shall be
held upon not
less than five (5) Business Days’ written notice under the Omnibus
Agreement. Additional meetings of the Manufacturing Committee
shall be
held (A) at such other times as may be determined by the Manufacturing
Committee, (B) at the request of at least two (2) voting members
of the
Manufacturing Committee or the U.S. Intel Executive Officer
or U.S. Micron
Executive Officer, if any, upon not less than five (5) Business
Days’
written notice or (C) in accordance with Section 5, following a
failure by the Manufacturing Committee to adopt or reject a
proposal for
action presented to it. For purposes of this Section, notice
may be
provided via facsimile, e-mail or any other manner provided
in Section 8.1
of the Omnibus Agreement, or telephonic notice to each member
of the
Manufacturing Committee (which notice shall be provided to
the other
members of the Manufacturing Committee by the requesting members
of the
Manufacturing Committee). The presence of any member of the
Manufacturing
Committee at a meeting (including by means of telephone conference
or
other means of communications acceptable to the Manufacturing
Committee)
shall constitute a waiver of notice of the meeting with respect
to such
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member
of
the Manufacturing Committee, unless such member of the Manufacturing
Committee
declares at the meeting that such member of the Manufacturing Committee
objects
to the notice as having been improperly given.
7.
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Action
without a Meeting.
On
any matter that is to be approved by the Manufacturing Committee,
the
Manufacturing Committee may take such action without a meeting,
without
prior notice and without approval if a consent or consents
in writing,
setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the voting
members
of the Manufacturing Committee that would be necessary to authorize
or
take such action at a meeting at which all the voting members
of the
Manufacturing Committee were present and
voted.
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8.
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Meetings
by Telecommunications.
Unless the Manufacturing Committee determines otherwise, members
of the
Manufacturing Committee shall have the right to participate
in all
meetings of the Manufacturing Committee by means of a telephone
conference
or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons
participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same
time and
participation by such means shall constitute presence in person
at a
meeting.
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9.
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Compensation
of Members of the Manufacturing Committee.
The members of the Manufacturing Committee, in their capacity
as such,
shall not receive compensation. Each Party shall bear the cost
and
expenses incurred by its appointed members of the Manufacturing
Committee
(acting in their capacity as members of the Manufacturing
Committee).
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C. Purpose
and Functions of the Planning Subcommittee.
The
primary purposes of the Planning Subcommittee are to review reports and
analyses
produced by the manufacturing planning personnel of the Applicable Joint
Ventures and formulate recommendations for the coordination of production
among
the Applicable Joint Ventures to be submitted to the Manufacturing Committee
for
approval and action and to consult with the Manufacturing Committee and
each of
the Applicable Joint Ventures. The Planning Subcommittee’s functions shall
include:
1. Collecting
data from Intel, Micron and each of the Applicable Joint Ventures;
2. Review
and consultation with the Manufacturing Committee and the Applicable
Joint
Ventures concerning the objectives and functions of the Manufacturing
Committee.
3. Develop
and present recommendations to the Manufacturing Committee consistent
with the
objectives and functions of the Manufacturing Committee.
4. Such
other functions as the Manufacturing Committee may specify.
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D. Membership
and Procedure.
1.
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Membership
on Planning Subcommittee.
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a. Number
and Appointment of Planning Subcommittee Members.
The
Planning Subcommittee shall consist of the following members: one (1)
individual
who is not a voting member of the Manufacturing Committee appointed by
each of
Micron and Intel (the “Party
Representative”);
one
(1) individual who is not a voting member of the Manufacturing Committee
appointed together by Micron and Intel from the U.S. Joint Venture Company
(the
“U.S.
JV Representative”)
and
one (1) individual who is not a voting member of the Manufacturing Committee
from each of the Applicable Joint Ventures other than the U.S. Joint
Venture
Company (the “Applicable
JV Representative”)
that
the Parties shall cause their respective Relatives that are Members under
the
Applicable Joint Venture Agreements, as appropriate, to appoint
together.
The
qualifications of an individual appointed to serve on the Planning Subcommittee
shall be determined in the discretion of the person(s) appointing such
individuals. The
initial members of the Planning Subcommittee shall be named within thirty
(30)
days of the date of the Omnibus Agreement.
b. Removal
and Vacancies.
Each
person having the right to appoint a member of the Planning Subcommittee
in
accordance with this Section shall also have the right, in its sole discretion,
to remove such member at any time by delivery of written notice to the
other
person; provided
that if
such member is appointed jointly, then such member shall
serve for a term of one calendar year and shall remain in office until
removed
by either person that appointed such member following the expiration
of his or
her term or until removed by both persons that appointed such member
during his
or her term.
Any
vacancy on the Planning Subcommittee for any reason (including as a result
of
the death, resignation, retirement or removal pursuant to this Section
of any
member of the Planning Subcommittee) shall be filled by the person that
appointed such member of the Planning Subcommittee; provided
that if
such member was appointed jointly, then the vacancy must by filled by
a new
member appointed by both persons. Unless a member of the Planning Subcommittee
resigns, dies, retires or is removed in accordance with this Section,
he or she
shall hold office until a successor shall have been duly appointed by
the
appointing person.
2.
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Additional
Attendees at Planning Subcommittee Meetings.
The Planning Subcommittee may establish rules with respect
to the
attendance at the Planning Subcommittee meetings of staff and
other
invitees, although any rules established by the Planning Subcommittee
are
subject to change by the Manufacturing
Committee.
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3.
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Chairman
of the Planning Subcommittee.
The Parties shall jointly appoint one (1) individual to be
the “chair” of
the Planning Subcommittee (the “Subcommittee
Chairman”).
The Subcommittee Chairman shall serve for a
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term
of
one calendar year and shall remain in office until removed by either
Party
following the expiration of his or her term or until removed by both
Parties
during his or her term. Any
vacancy in the office of the Subcommittee Chairman for any reason (including
as
a result of the death, resignation, retirement or removal of the Subcommittee
Chairman pursuant to this Section) shall be filled by an individual jointly
appointed by the Parties. The
Subcommittee Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Planning Subcommittee
and shall have such other duties and responsibilities as may be assigned
to him
or her by the Planning Subcommittee. The Subcommittee Chairman may delegate
to
another individual appointed to the Planning Subcommittee authority to
chair any
meeting, either on a temporary or a permanent basis. The Subcommittee
Chairman
shall determine the agenda of each meeting of the Planning Subcommittee,
but the
Manufacturing Committee and any member of the Planning Subcommittee shall
have
the right to request that additional items be included in the agenda
for any
meeting and such items shall be included in the agenda and presented
for
discussion. The Subcommittee Chairman shall not have the power to end
discussion
on an agenda item, unless termination of the discussion is agreed to
by a
majority of the Planning Committee members present at the meeting.
4.
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Voting.
With respect to any matters to be voted upon by the Planning
Subcommittee,
each of the Party Representatives shall have a number of votes
equal to
two times the number of U.S. JV Representative or Applicable
JV
Representatives on the Planning Subcommittee, or if there are
no U.S. JV
Representative and Applicable JV Representatives, each of the
Party
Representatives shall have one (1) vote. Each other member
of the Planning
Subcommittee shall have one (1)
vote.
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5. Compensation
of Members of the Planning Subcommittee.
The
members of the Planning Subcommittee, in their capacity as such, shall
not
receive compensation. Each Party shall, and shall cause its respective
Relatives
that are Members under an Applicable Joint Venture Agreement to bear
the cost
and expenses incurred by its appointed members of the Planning Subcommittee;
provided
that if
such member of the Planning Subcommittee has been appointed jointly by
the
Members under any Applicable Joint Venture Agreement, then Intel and
Micron
shall cause their respective Relatives that are Members under such Applicable
Joint Venture Agreement to cause the costs and expenses incurred with
respect to
such jointly appointed member to be borne by the relevant Applicable
Joint
Venture
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