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Exhibit 10.17
THE FOLLOWING IS A REDACTED VERSION OF
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO THE OEM AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 18, 1997
BY AND BETWEEN STORAGE TECHNOLOGY
CORPORATION AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
MACHINES CORPORATION.
THIS MATERIAL IS BEING SUBMITTED IN
CONNECTION WITH A REQUEST FOR
CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT PURSUANT TO
RULE 24b-2 UNDER THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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September 19, 1998
[**]
Storage Technology Corporation
0000 Xxxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Re: Amendment No. 4
OEM Agreement dated December 18, 1997, as amended, between
International Business Machines Corporation and Storage Technology
Corporation (the "OEM Agreement")
Dear [**]:
This letter is an amendment to the above-referenced OEM Agreement. The following
changes are hereby made and agreed upon by International Business Machines
Corporation ("IBM") and Storage Technology Corporation ("STK") to such
agreement:
1. The enclosed Attachment A to this letter that pertains to Iceberg pricing
for the years [**] and [**] supersedes and replaces in its entirety the
[**] for the year [**] that is contained in Attachment 1 to Exhibit 1,
Product Pricing.
2. The following items are added to [**] in Attachment 2 to Exhibit 1, [**]:
[**]
3. Section (a) of Attachment 2 to Exhibit 1, [**], is replaced with the
following:
[**]
4. The following is added to Attachment 2 to Exhibit 1, [**], of the OEM
Agreement:
[**]
5. The last two lines in the table of [**] that are in Section 1, Definition
of Consigned Goods, in Exhibit 4, Consignment Agreement, are replaced by
the following lines:
[**]
6. [**] relative to the terms of the [**] will not apply to [**] and
[**]Products delivered [**].
All other terms and conditions of the OEM Agreement that are unaffected by this
amendment shall remain in full force and effect. If your company agrees with the
foregoing, please indicate its acceptance by signing both copies of this letter,
and returning them to me for IBM's execution.
Sincerely,
[**]
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO:
STORAGE TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
CORPORATION MACHINES CORPORATION
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ATTACHMENT A
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