EXHIBIT 10.50(j)
AMD HOLDING WAFER
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
between
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES,
INC.
and
AMD SAXONY HOLDING GMBH
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
Interpretation
Section 1.01. Definitions
Section 1.02. Construction of Certain Terms.
ARTICLE II Supply of Products
Section 2.01. Sale of Products by AMD Holding to AMD Inc.
Section 2.02. Importation of Products
Section 2.03. Quality of the Products; Inspection and Rejection; Replacement
Product
ARTICLE III Payments and Delivery of Products
Section 3.01. Purchase Price of Products
Section 3.02. Certain Forecasts and Notices Relating to Quarterly Pricing;
Capacity
Section 3.03. Ordering Procedure
Section 3.04. Shipping Terms
Section 3.05. Payments; Set Off
Section 3.06. Method of Payment
Section 3.07. Product Warranty.
Section 3.08. Disclaimer.
Section 3.09. Limitation of Liability
Section 3.10. Annual Fee; Reimbursement of Certain Administrative
Costs of AMD Holding
ARTICLE IV Technical Assistance
Section 4.01. Provision to AMD Saxonia of Know-how, Advice, Technical Assistance, Expert
Support and Training and Access to Comparable Plants
Section 4.02. Charge for Technical Assistance
ARTICLE V Accounting Reports; Other Reports; Right of Inspection by or on Behalf of AMD Holding
Section 5.01. Annual Accounting Reports
Section 5.02. Periodic Written Report regarding AMD Inc.
Section 5.03. Accountants' Certification; Officer's Certificate
Section 5.04. Access to AMD Inc. Facilities
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ARTICLE VI Effectiveness; Termination
Section 6.01. Effectiveness; Termination
Section 6.02. Rights Upon Termination
Section 6.03. Survival
ARTICLE VII Miscellaneous
Section 7.01. Representations and Warranties Generally
Section 7.02. Force Majeure
Section 7.03. Relationship of Parties
Section 7.04. Assignment
Section 7.05. Waivers
Section 7.06. Rights Cumulative
Section 7.07. Notices
Section 7.08. No Effect on Other Agreements
Section 7.09. Governing Law
Section 7.10. Dispute Resolution
Section 7.11. Consent to Jurisdiction and Forum; AMD Holding Appointment
of Agent for Service of Process
Section 7.12. Judgment Currency
Section 7.13. Language
Section 7.14. Entire Agreement
Section 7.15. Counterparts
Section 7.16. Amendments
Section 7.17. EMU
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AMD HOLDING WAFER PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This AMD Holding Wafer Purchase Agreement (this "Agreement") dated as of 11
March, 1997 is between:
(1) Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under
the laws of the State of Delaware, United States of America, with its
principal place of business at Xxx XXX Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000,
Xxxxxx Xxxxxx of America ("AMD Inc."); and
(2) AMD Saxony Holding GmbH, a Gesellschaft mit beschrankter Haftung organized
and existing under the laws of Germany and registered in Dresden, Germany
("AMD Holding").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, AMD Saxony Manufacturing GmbH, a Gesellschaft mit beschrankter
Haftung organized and existing under the laws of Germany and registered in
Dresden, Germany ("AMD Saxonia"), is a wholly-owned Subsidiary (such and other
capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein having the meaning assigned
thereto in Section 1.01) of AMD Holding, which in turn is a wholly-owned
Subsidiary of AMD Inc.;
WHEREAS, AMD Inc., AMD Holding and AMD Saxonia are currently involved in
the initial planning stages of a project pursuant to which AMD Saxonia will
construct, own and operate inter alia the Plant to be located in or near
Dresden, Germany to manufacture Wafers using high-volume semiconductor wafer
fabrication processes;
WHEREAS, concurrently herewith, AMD Holding and AMD Saxonia are entering
into the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement (as amended, supplemented or
otherwise modified from time to time, the "AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase
Agreement") pursuant to which AMD Holding is obtaining the exclusive right to
purchase Wafers from AMD Saxonia, and AMD Saxonia is agreeing, on such exclusive
basis, to manufacture and sell Wafers to AMD Holding, in each case on the terms
and conditions of the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including the
payment terms of Article III, AMD Inc. wishes the exclusive right to purchase
such Wafers from AMD Holding as are purchased by AMD Holding from AMD Saxonia
pursuant to the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement, and AMD Holding is
willing, on such exclusive basis, to sell such Wafers to AMD Inc.;
WHEREAS, concurrently herewith (i) AMD Inc. and AMD Holding are entering
into the AMD Holding Research Agreement, (ii) AMD Inc., AMD Holding and AMD
Saxonia are entering into the License Agreement and the amendment and
restatement
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of the Management Service Agreement and (iii) AMD Holding and AMD Saxonia are
entering into the AMD Saxonia Research Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein,
intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Interpretation
Section 1.01. Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the AMD Saxonia
Wafer Purchase Agreement.
Section 1.02 Construction of Certain Terms.
(a) Unless otherwise specifically provided, (i) references to the singular
shall include the plural and vice versa, and references by way of masculine
pronoun or adjective shall include references by way of the feminine; (ii)
references to Articles, Sections and Subsections shall be to Articles, Sections
and Subsections of this Agreement; (iii) accounting terms are to be construed in
accordance with German GAAP; (iv) all references to money, costs and payments in
this Agreement are to money, costs and payments in DM; and (v) references to
days in this Agreement shall be to calendar days.
(b) The index to and headings in this Agreement are inserted for
convenience only and are to be ignored in construing this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
Supply of Products
Section 2.01. Sale of Products by AMD Holding to AMD Inc.
(a) AMD Holding hereby agrees to sell to AMD Inc., and AMD Inc. hereby
agrees to purchase from AMD Holding, in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, 100% of such Products as are manufactured by AMD Saxonia and sold to
AMD Holding in accordance with the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement. AMD
Holding further agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, unless AMD Inc.
and, prior to the Loan Agreement Termination Date, the Agent, otherwise consent
thereto,
(i) it shall not under any circumstances, directly or indirectly, (i)
market, distribute or sell any Products or any other goods or services to
any Person other than AMD Inc. or one or more of AMD Inc.'s Subsidiaries
and Affiliates, (ii) order
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Products from AMD Saxonia under the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement
unless ordered by AMD Inc. hereunder, (iii) amend, supplement or otherwise
modify the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement, or (iv) engage in any
activities other than (v) the investment in equity of AMD Saxonia, (w) the
making of loans and provision of other financial support to AMD Saxonia,
(x) the purchase and sale of Products as contemplated hereby, (y) the
provision of research, design and development services as contemplated by
the AMD Holding Research Agreement and (z) activities reasonably incidental
to any of the foregoing; and
(ii) it shall cause AMD Saxonia to comply with AMD Saxonia's
obligations under the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement except to the
extent inconsistent with the terms of the Sponsors' Subordination Agreement
(as defined in the Loan Agreement).
(b) On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, AMD Inc.
hereby agrees to purchase from AMD Holding and pay for the Products Onshipped
(as defined below) to it pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. For purposes
of this Agreement, "Onshipped" means Products delivered by or on behalf of AMD
Holding F.O.B. Dresden, Germany pursuant to Section 3.04 pursuant to one or more
purchase orders placed by AMD Inc. and accepted by AMD Holding in accordance
with this Agreement. For purposes of this definition, all Products Shipped by
AMD Saxonia to AMD Holding under the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement shall
be deemed to be delivered by AMD Holding under this Agreement.
(c) AMD Inc. hereby agrees to provide, on behalf of AMD Holding, such
technical assistance and to make such disclosures to AMD Saxonia at such times
and to the extent required to be provided or made by AMD Holding, or required to
be arranged by AMD Holding to be provided or made, pursuant to Section 2.01(c)
of the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement.
(d) Section 2.01(d) of the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement
contemplates delivery to AMD Holding of pre-production samples of Products under
the circumstances contemplated thereby. AMD Holding shall submit such samples to
AMD Inc. for approval under this Agreement within one Business Day of its
receipt of such samples from AMD Saxonia pursuant to such Section 2.01(d). AMD
Inc. shall communicate its approval or disapproval of any such samples no later
than 10 days after such samples are submitted to AMD Holding by AMD Saxonia for
such approval (and shall be deemed to have approved such samples under this
Section 2.01(d) if it has not communicated any such disapproval within such 10
day period). Approval shall not be unreasonably withheld by AMD Inc. and, once
given, shall constitute irrevocable confirmation that the Products manufactured
in conformity with the samples (or differing only within normal silicon computer
chip industry limits) will comply with the Specifications and will meet the
requirements of quality specified in Section 2.03, except in respect of defects
in such samples or future production which are not capable of being revealed on
reasonable inspection by AMD Inc.
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(e) AMD Holding with AMD Inc.'s approval shall nominate one or more senior
managers of AMD Inc. to act as its representative for liaising with AMD Saxonia,
pursuant to Section 2.01(e) of the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement, in
connection with the manufacture and development of Products by AMD Saxonia.
Section 2.02. Importation of Products. AMD Inc. shall be responsible, at
its own cost and expense, for obtaining any and all consents, authorizations,
permits or approvals in connection with the import of Products hereunder into
any territory outside Germany.
Section 2.03. Quality of the Products; Inspection and Rejection;
Replacement Product. Without prejudice to AMD Inc.'s obligation to make payment
for Products Onshipped pursuant to Section 3.05:
(a) AMD Holding shall use, and shall cause AMD Saxonia to use, all
reasonable efforts to ensure that each Product Onshipped meets the
Specifications for that Product. In order to assist AMD Holding in such efforts
and for the purpose of assuring to AMD Inc. the quality of the Products required
under this Agreement, AMD Holding shall permit the duly authorized
representatives of AMD Inc., at any time during normal working hours and on
reasonable notice, to inspect any premises of AMD Holding, and shall use all
reasonable efforts to permit such representatives, at such time and on such
notice, to inspect any premises of any third party where any of the Products, or
any labeling or packaging for them, are stored by or for AMD Holding. In
addition, AMD Holding shall cause AMD Saxonia to permit the duly authorized
representatives of AMD Inc., at any time during normal working hours and on
reasonable notice, to inspect any premises of AMD Saxonia, and shall cause AMD
Saxonia to use all reasonable efforts to permit such representatives, at such
time and on such notice, to inspect any premises of any third party where any of
the Products, or any labeling or packaging for them, are manufactured or stored
by or for AMD Saxonia.
(b) AMD Inc. shall promptly notify AMD Holding and AMD Saxonia in writing
should the quality of the Products Onshipped vary materially from the typical
quality of the four previous shipments or, in the case of the first four
shipments, from the quality of the previous shipments. In such event, AMD
Holding shall use, and shall cause AMD Saxonia to use, its reasonable commercial
efforts to restore the quality of the Products delivered hereunder to again meet
such typical quality as soon as possible.
ARTICLE III
Payments and Delivery of Products
Section 3.01 Purchase Price of Products.
(a) AMD Inc. shall pay to AMD Holding the relevant Actual Selling Price Per
Wafer for each Product Onshipped by AMD Holding and, to the extent paid by AMD
Saxonia and/or AMD Holding, the costs and expenses for freight and insurances
(including such costs and expenses in respect of delivery from AMD Saxonia to
AMD Holding). In
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addition, and without duplication, AMD Inc. agrees to make payments from time to
time to AMD Holding in amounts equal to (and on the same basis as) all other
amounts (but without duplication of amounts compensated to AMD Holding under
Section 6.02 or any other provision hereof) due from AMD Holding to AMD Saxonia
under the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement, including without limitation the
following:
(i) payment of the Price Adjustment Amount when and to the extent
required to be paid by AMD Holding under Section 3.03 of the AMD Saxonia
Wafer Purchase Agreement;
(ii) payment of Excess Start-Up Costs when and to the extent required
to be paid by AMD Holding under Section 3.04 of the AMD Saxonia Wafer
Purchase Agreement;
(iii) payment of the Advance Payment Adjustment Amount when and to the
extent required to be paid by AMD Holding under Section 3.05 of the AMD
Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement;
(iv) payment of the Fixed Cost Compensation Amount when and to the
extent required to be paid by AMD Holding under Section 3.06 of the AMD
Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement; and
(v) payment of the Pari Passu Compensation Amount when and to the
extent required to be paid by AMD Holding under Section 3.12 of the AMD
Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement.
(b) AMD Inc. may offset against amounts it owes or will owe to AMD Holding
under this Agreement the same amount as is required to be credited from time to
time by AMD Saxonia to AMD Holding under the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase
Agreement.
(c) Without limiting Sections 2.01(a) and (b), AMD Holding agrees that it
will neither Onship any Product to AMD Inc. for an amount in excess of the
purchase price paid by AMD Holding to AMD Saxonia (or credited to AMD Holding by
AMD Saxonia) for such Product, nor xxxx AMD Inc. for research and development
services in an amount in excess of the amount paid by AMD Holding to AMD Saxonia
(or credited to AMD Holding by AMD Saxonia) for such research and development
services.
Section 3.02. Certain Forecasts and Notices Relating to Quarterly Pricing;
Capacity.
(a) AMD Holding shall deliver to AMD Inc. copies of each estimate and
forecast required to be delivered to AMD Holding by AMD Saxonia pursuant to
Section 3.02 of the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement as soon as practicable
after AMD Holding receives the relevant estimate or forecast. To the extent any
such estimate or forecast must be reasonably acceptable to AMD Holding, AMD
Holding agrees to consult with AMD Inc., and
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shall consider AMD Inc.'s views in determining whether such estimate or forecast
is reasonably acceptable to AMD Holding.
(b) Not later than ten (10) days before the commencement of each Period,
AMD Inc. shall prepare and deliver to AMD Holding (with a copy to AMD Saxonia
and, if prior to the Loan Agreement Termination Date, the Agent) a written
forecast, showing in reasonable detail AMD Inc.'s good faith and reasonable
estimate of the volume of each Product that AMD Inc. anticipates ordering from
AMD Holding in accordance with the terms of this Agreement for delivery during
the course of the Period, provided that such estimate shall be not less than 1
for any Period commencing on or after the Completion Date. AMD Holding shall
adopt such estimate in the Requirements Forecast required to be delivered by it
pursuant to Section 3.02(a)(ii) of the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement.
(c) Whenever AMD Holding is required under the terms of the AMD Saxonia
Wafer Purchase Agreement to make a determination of the Capacity of a Wafer
Fabrication Plant, AMD Holding shall request that AMD Inc. determine such
Capacity, and AMD Inc. promptly shall determine such Capacity in good faith and
inform AMD Holding thereof. AMD Holding shall adopt such determination for
purposes of the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement unless it cannot reasonably
do so. In the event Section 7.10(k) of the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement
applies to a dispute over the determination of Capacity under the AMD Saxonia
Wafer Purchase Agreement, AMD Holding shall consult with AMD Inc. and use all
reasonable efforts to cause a technical consultant acceptable to AMD Inc. to be
appointed pursuant to such Section.
Section 3.03. Ordering Procedure.
(a) AMD Inc. shall place with AMD Holding written orders (with copies to
AMD Saxonia) for Products, to be Onshipped during a Fiscal Quarter, at least 7
days prior to the beginning of such Fiscal Quarter and shall specify the volume
of Products ordered, the Actual Selling Price Per Wafer, the desired
destination, a reasonable shipment date and any other relevant shipping terms
for the Products covered by each such order. AMD Holding shall use its best
efforts to advise AMD Inc. in advance of any inability to make full and timely
delivery of any Products ordered by AMD Inc. AMD Inc. shall take delivery of,
and be solely responsible for the disposition of, any Product with respect to
any order which it has placed with AMD Holding.
(b) AMD Inc. may change the destination of any order prior to the Product
shipment date. AMD Holding shall use its best efforts to Onship each order of
Products on the shipment date requested and to the destination specified by AMD
Inc., unless AMD Inc. gives notice to AMD Holding of a different destination for
such order in accordance with this Section 3.03, in which event AMD Holding
shall use its best efforts to Onship such order of Products to the revised
destination, if any.
Section 3.04. Shipping Terms. AMD Holding shall deliver the Products
purchased hereunder F.O.B. Dresden, Germany. AMD Inc. will arrange and be
responsible for and pay all freight, trucking, insurance and other charges
incurred in connection with the shipment of the Products from Dresden, Germany,
to such place or places of delivery as specified by AMD Inc. pursuant to Section
3.03.
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Section 3.05. Payments; Set Off.
(a) AMD Inc. shall pay to AMD Holding the relevant Actual Selling Price Per
Wafer for each Product Onshipped by AMD Holding and, to the extent paid by AMD
Holding and/or AMD Saxonia, the costs and expenses for freight and insurances,
unconditionally before the date on which AMD Holding is required to pay to AMD
Saxonia the corresponding Actual Selling Price Per Wafer for the relevant
Product Shipped by AMD Saxonia pursuant to Section 3.10 of the AMD Saxonia Wafer
Purchase Agreement (provided AMD Holding or AMD Saxonia gives AMD Inc.
reasonable advance notice of such date) but in no event later than 30 days after
receipt of invoices denominated in DM from AMD Holding in accordance with this
Section 3.05. AMD Holding shall be entitled to issue invoices to AMD Inc. as
soon as the relevant Products are Onshipped as provided in Section 3.04 above.
(b) Payment for all other amounts due hereunder from either party
(including any adjustment amount as set forth in Section 3.01 hereof) shall be
unconditionally due on or before the date specified in the AMD Saxonia Wafer
Purchase Agreement for the corresponding such amount. AMD Holding agrees that it
shall, as soon as practicable and in any event prior to the relevant due date
for any such payment, deliver to AMD Inc. any certification, invoice or notice
from AMD Saxonia to AMD Holding which, pursuant to the terms of the AMD Saxonia
Wafer Purchase Agreement, is to be delivered by AMD Saxonia to AMD Holding prior
to the relevant due date for payment of any amount under the AMD Saxonia Wafer
Purchase Agreement.
(c) All amounts under this Agreement not paid when due from AMD Inc. shall
bear interest at the rate of 7.0% per annum from the date due until paid,
calculated on the basis of actual days and months elapsed. Such interest shall
be due and payable at the end of each calendar month. In no event shall the
interest charged exceed the maximum amount permitted under law.
(d) The obligations of AMD Inc. under this Agreement are intended by the
parties to be absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances except
to the extent expressly stated in this Agreement, and are intended to be
independent of the rights and obligations of AMD Holding and AMD Inc. or any of
their Affiliates or of any third party under this Agreement or any other
agreement or arrangement in each case except as expressly stated in this
Agreement.
(e) The parties hereto hereby expressly acknowledge, agree, and understand
that the payment by AMD Inc. of all amounts payable by it hereunder as required
by this Agreement shall in no way be prevented, delayed, or otherwise affected
as a result of any dispute between the parties (or between any of the parties
and their Affiliates) or by any breach of this Agreement or any other agreement
entered into in connection herewith and/or any adverse change in the financial
or economic condition of AMD Holding or any Affiliate thereof, including without
limitation AMD Holding's or any such Affiliate's liquidation or bankruptcy, or
any kind of insolvency proceeding in respect thereof.
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(f) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein and in that certain
Management Service Agreement entered into concurrently herewith (a copy of which
is attached as Exhibit VII to the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement), no
obligations of AMD Inc. under this Agreement shall be subject to any
counterclaim, set-off, deduction, withholding, or defense based upon (and
without prejudice to) any claim that AMD Inc. may have against AMD Holding, any
of its Affiliates, or any other Person, or released, discharged, or in any way
affected for any reason or through any circumstances whatsoever (other than as
required by any mandatory non-waivable requirements of law) including, without
limitation, (i) any breach of any representation or warranty on the part of AMD
Holding under or in connection with this Agreement or any other agreement
entered into in connection herewith or any failure of AMD Holding to perform any
of its agreements, covenants, or other obligations hereunder or thereunder, or
(ii) any other circumstance which might constitute a legal or equitable
discharge or defense of AMD Inc.; provided that, as between AMD Inc. and AMD
Holding (and (x) notwithstanding any other provision hereof, and (y) without
prejudice to any rights of subrogation that may arise), payment or performance
by AMD Inc. or any other Person of any obligation of AMD Holding under the AMD
Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement (including without limitation pursuant to the
AMD Inc. Guaranty (as defined in the Sponsors' Support Agreement)) shall
constitute payment or performance (as applicable) of the corresponding such
obligation of AMD Inc. hereunder.
(g) Any amounts that are due from AMD Holding to AMD Inc. hereunder shall
be payable only in the form of credit against amounts owed or to be owed by AMD
Inc. to AMD Holding under this Agreement, except to the extent expressly
provided in Section 4.02. Any amount that is due from AMD Inc. to AMD Holding
hereunder may be set-off against any payment then due (whether as a credit or
otherwise) hereunder or under the Management Service Agreement from AMD Holding
to AMD Inc.
Section 3.06. Method of Payment. Payments under this Agreement from AMD
Inc. to AMD Holding, if made other than by set-off permitted by Section 3.05,
shall be made by wire transfer deposited into account no. [*] or such other
account specified by AMD Holding with the prior written consent of the Agent (a
copy of which consent shall be delivered by AMD Holding to AMD Inc.) with not
less than 15 days written notice to AMD Inc., and all such payments shall be
made in DM.
Section 3.07. Product Warranty. Subject to Section 3.08, AMD Holding
represents and warrants that all Products sold to AMD Inc. pursuant to this
Agreement shall conform in all material respects to the Specifications for such
Products and, if expressly agreed by AMD Holding in writing in advance, to any
specific changes thereto contained in a specific purchase order.
Section 3.08. Disclaimer. THE WARRANTY CONTAINED IN SECTION 3.07 IS THE
SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE WARRANTY AS TO THE PRODUCTS AND IS EXPRESSLY IN LIEU OF ANY
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, IN FACT OR IN LAW, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR ANY SIMILAR
WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY APPLICABLE LAW. REPAIR OR
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* CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS SHALL BE AMD INC.'S EXCLUSIVE REMEDY WITH
RESPECT TO DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS. AMD HOLDING ASSUMES NO LIABILITY IN TORT OR
STRICT LIABILITY, NOR SHALL AMD HOLDING BE LIABLE TO AMD INC. OR ANY SUBSIDIARY
OR AFFILIATE THEREOF FOR LOSS OF USE OF PRODUCTS OR ANY OTHER INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES INCURRED BY AMD INC. OR ANY SUBSIDIARY OR
AFFILIATE THEREOF. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE LIABILITY OF AMD HOLDING ARISING IN
CONNECTION WITH ANY PRODUCTS SOLD HEREUNDER EXCEED THE ACTUAL AMOUNT PAID BY AMD
INC. TO AMD HOLDING FOR PRODUCTS INVOLVED IN SUCH CLAIM.
Section 3.09. Limitation of Liability. In furtherance of the parties'
selection of California law to govern this Agreement, the parties hereby
expressly exclude rescission (Wandlung) and price reduction (Minderung) as
remedies for defective Products and agree that in no event shall German Civil
Code Paragraph 462 be applicable. To the extent permissible under applicable
law, AMD Holding assumes no liability in tort or strict liability, nor shall AMD
Holding be liable to AMD Inc. or any AMD Inc. Affiliate for loss of use of
Products or any other incidental, special, indirect or consequential damages or
lost profits incurred by AMD Inc. or an AMD Inc. Affiliate. Without prejudice to
Section 3.08, in no event shall the liability of AMD Holding arising in
connection with any Products sold hereunder exceed the actual amount paid by AMD
Inc. to AMD Holding for Products involved in such claim.
Section 3.10. Annual Fee; Reimbursement of Certain Administrative Costs of
AMD Holding.
(a) AMD Inc. agrees to pay AMD Holding an annual fee, no later than 30 days
after the end of the relevant Fiscal Year, of (i) DM 250,000 for the Fiscal Year
ending December 1997, and (ii) DM 500,000 for each Fiscal Year thereafter during
the term of this Agreement (which fee shall be pro-rated for any part of a
Fiscal Year other than the Fiscal Year ending December 1997), as compensation to
AMD Holding for undertaking any obligations under the Operative Documents (as
defined in the Sponsors' Support Agreement) that benefit AMD Inc.
(b) AMD Inc. agrees to compensate AMD Holding for any administrative costs,
including without limitation bookkeeping, legal and accounting costs and amounts
payable by AMD Holding to AMD Saxonia pursuant to Section 3.07 of the AMD
Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement, incurred by AMD Holding in connection with
this Agreement, the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement and the Research
Agreements, plus a surcharge on such costs of 7.5%. All amounts payable by AMD
Inc. under this Section 3.10(b) shall be payable in arrears no later than 30
days after the end of each Fiscal Year.
ARTICLE IV
Technical Assistance
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Section 4.01. Provision to AMD Saxonia of Know-how, Advice, Technical
Assistance, Expert Support and Training and Access to Comparable Plants. AMD
Inc. hereby agrees to (i) provide, on behalf of AMD Holding, AMD Saxonia with
such technical assistance, advice, expert support, Intellectual Property,
Technical Documentation, copies, technical discussions, lectures, guidance and
technical and other training, (ii) make such disclosures and notifications to
AMD Saxonia, (iii) permit AMD Saxonia to make such copies and (iv) permit AMD
Saxonia to send employees of AMD Saxonia to visit AMD Inc.'s Wafer Fabrication
Plants, in each case to the extent and in the manner required to be provided,
made or permitted, or required to be arranged to be provided, made or permitted,
by AMD Holding and/or AMD Inc. under Article IV of the AMD Saxonia Wafer
Purchase Agreement. To the extent any such requirement is contingent on AMD
Saxonia making a request to AMD Holding, AMD Holding shall inform AMD Inc. of
each such request (including all relevant details) as soon as practicable after
such request is made by AMD Saxonia to AMD Holding.
Section 4.02. Charge for Technical Assistance.
(a) As compensation in full for the performance of the services
contemplated under this Article IV, AMD Holding shall reimburse AMD Inc. for (i)
all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by AMD Inc. in connection with
providing such services, plus (ii) the reasonable salaries and other
remuneration of the relevant personnel involved, in each case to the extent not
reimbursed by AMD Saxonia directly to AMD Inc. In this regard, AMD Inc. shall
issue quarterly invoices to AMD Holding itemizing in detail the basis for each
invoiced amount. Prior to the Effective Date, all such invoiced amounts shall,
notwithstanding Section 3.05, be paid by AMD Holding within thirty-five (35)
days of its receipt of the respective invoice. Payments shall be made in DM by
wire transfer. From and after the Effective Date, payments shall be made only in
the form of credits against amounts owed or to be owed by AMD Inc. to AMD
Holding under this Agreement.
(b) The parties agree that any invoiced amounts to be paid or credited by
AMD Holding under this Section 4.02 shall not duplicate amounts charged for
services provided by AMD Inc. to AMD Saxonia pursuant to the Management Service
Agreement.
(c) The foregoing notwithstanding, (i) in no event shall the aggregate
amounts to be paid to AMD Inc. under this Section 4.02 and under the Management
Service Agreement prior to the Effective Date exceed DM 135,000,000 (One Hundred
Thirty-Five Million Deutsche Marks), and (ii) the parties agree that any
Intellectual Property provided in any form to AMD Saxonia or to AMD Holding for
the benefit of AMD Saxonia for its use hereunder is provided at no charge.
ARTICLE V
Accounting Reports; Other Reports;
Right of Inspection by or on Behalf of AMD Holding
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Section 5.01. Annual Accounting Reports.
(a) AMD Inc. and its duly authorized representatives and, if the Loan
Agreement Termination Date has not yet taken place, the Agent shall at all
reasonable times have access to the books and accounts kept by AMD Holding and
annually upon the closing of the Fiscal Year all such books and accounts shall
be audited by Ernst & Young GmbH or such other firm of independent and
internationally known public accountants as may be selected by AMD Holding with
the approval of AMD Inc. and, if the Loan Agreement Termination Date has not yet
taken place, the Agent (the consent of the Agent not to be unreasonably
withheld). A copy of each such report of audit, together with a reconciliation
of AMD Holding's fiscal year figures to the statutory financial statements of
AMD Holding, shall be sent promptly to AMD Inc. and, prior to the Loan Agreement
Termination Date, the Agent. AMD Inc. and its duly authorized representatives
shall also have the right to examine and inspect at any reasonable time all
properties and operations of AMD Holding to which this Agreement relates.
(b) AMD Holding shall (i) cause AMD Saxonia to give AMD Inc. at all
reasonable times access to the books and accounts kept by AMD Saxonia and (ii)
cause all such books and accounts to be audited annually upon the closing of the
Fiscal Year by Ernst & Young GmbH or such other firm of independent and
internationally known public accountants as may be selected by AMD Saxonia with
the approval of AMD Inc. and, if the Loan Agreement Termination Date has not yet
taken place, the Agent (the consent of the Agent not to be unreasonably
withheld). A copy of each such report of audit, together with a reconciliation
of AMD Saxonia's fiscal year figures to the statutory financial statements of
AMD Saxonia, shall be sent promptly to AMD Inc. and, prior to the Loan Agreement
Termination Date, the Agent by or on behalf of AMD Holding. AMD Holding shall
cause AMD Saxonia to permit AMD Inc. and its duly authorized representatives to
examine and inspect at any reasonable time all properties and operations of AMD
Saxonia to which the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement relates.
Section 5.02. Periodic Written Report regarding AMD Inc. AMD Inc. shall
prepare and deliver to AMD Holding and AMD Saxonia and, if the Loan Agreement
Termination Date has not yet taken place, the Agent not later than 30 days after
the end of each Period commencing on or after the Effective Date a written
report in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and AMD
Saxonia discussing in reasonable detail AMD Inc.'s production volumes of all
Comparable Products and AMD Inc.'s purchase volumes of Comparable Products
produced by third parties and the Capacity as well as Capacity Utilization
levels of other AMD Inc. Wafer Fabrication Plants producing Comparable Products
and, to the extent relevant to this Agreement, other information that AMD
Saxonia and/or, if the Loan Agreement Termination Date has not yet taken place,
the Agent may reasonably request in connection with this Agreement.
Section 5.03. Accountants' Certification; Officer's Certificate. AMD
Holding shall, as soon as practicable after its receipt of the same, deliver to
AMD Inc. a copy of each certificate delivered by or on behalf of AMD Saxonia to
AMD Holding pursuant to Section 5.03 of the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase
Agreement.
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Section 5.04. Access to AMD Inc. Facilities. If the Loan Agreement
Termination Date has not yet taken place, AMD Inc. shall give reasonable access
upon reasonable notice, to any Person duly designated by the Agent, to any of
AMD Inc.'s Wafer Fabrication Plants and other AMD Inc. manufacturing or research
facilities and all books, records, facilities and information the Agent may
reasonably require for purposes of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
Effectiveness; Termination
Section 6.01. Effectiveness; Termination.
(a) This Agreement shall become effective on the date hereof and (unless
otherwise extended as hereinafter provided) shall terminate on the date (the
"Initial Termination Date") which is the earlier of (i) the Loan Agreement
Termination Date and (ii) the Termination Date (as defined below). At the option
of AMD Holding, exercised by giving notice to AMD Inc. at least six months prior
to the Loan Agreement Termination Date, and provided that no Termination Event
has occurred and is continuing and the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement is
extended for the same period, this Agreement may be extended for one additional
three year term. At the option of AMD Inc., exercised by giving notice to AMD
Holding, at least six months prior to the Loan Agreement Termination Date, and
provided that no Termination Event has occurred and is continuing and the AMD
Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement is extended for the same period (and AMD
Holding shall use its best efforts to effect such extension under the terms of
the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement following its receipt of such notice),
the initial term of this Agreement may be extended for one additional three year
term (to the extent not previously extended by AMD Holding pursuant to the
preceding sentence).
(b) Each of the events described in this Section 6.01(b), whether or not
such events directly or indirectly affect AMD Inc. or AMD Holding, shall
constitute a Termination Event. If such a Termination Event has occurred and is
continuing, AMD Holding (or, if prior to the Loan Agreement Termination Date,
the Security Agent on behalf of AMD Holding pursuant to and in accordance with
the Security Documents (as defined in the Sponsors' Support Agreement)) may, by
notice to AMD Inc. and, if prior to the Loan Agreement Termination Date, the
Agent, terminate this Agreement in case of any of the Termination Events
described in clauses (viii) through (xii) below. In addition, this Agreement
shall automatically terminate (without any requirement for any action by any
party hereto) immediately upon the occurrence of the Termination Event described
in clauses (i) through (vii) below. Any such automatic termination shall be
effective on the date of the relevant Termination Event, and any termination
upon the giving of notice pursuant to this Section 6.02 shall be effective on
the date any such notice is given (the date of any such automatic or other
termination being the "Termination Date"). The Termination Events are as
follows:
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(i) the expropriation or condemnation of the Plant or any substantial
part of the assets or business of AMD Saxonia or AMD Holding by any
Governmental Authority, or the involuntary suspension, or curtailment below
seventy-five percent of capacity, by AMD Saxonia of the operation of the
Plant for six months or more as a result of any change in or introduction
of any Law, or any change in the interpretation or application thereof, in
each case occurring after the date hereof;
(ii) AMD Inc. or AMD Holding being required by any Governmental
Authority to divest itself of all or a substantial portion of its direct or
indirect interest in AMD Saxonia, or AMD Saxonia being required by any
Governmental Authority to divest itself or all or a substantial portion of
the Plant;
(iii) the destruction of the Plant or a substantial portion thereof
and a decision by AMD Saxonia not to rebuild the same after having received
insurance proceeds in respect of such destruction in an amount at least
equal to the depreciated book value of such Plant or substantial portion
thereof;
(iv) obligations of AMD Saxonia being accelerated following lapse of
any applicable grace periods as a result of the occurrence of an event
described in Section 21 of the Loan Agreement that would permit the Banks
to terminate the Facilities under, and as defined in, such agreement,
and/or the Agent, the Security Agent or any of the Banks exercising
remedies pursuant to any of the Security Documents (as defined in the Loan
Agreement);
(v) the involuntary (including without limitation as a result of
enforcement of any rights of security granted in shares of AMD Holding
and/or AMD Saxonia or performance of any undertakings to transfer such
shares made to secure obligations of AMD Holding and/or AMD Saxonia)
transfer of a controlling interest in AMD Holding and/or AMD Saxonia from
AMD Inc. and its Subsidiaries to one or more third parties;
(vi) the involuntary dissolution or winding up of the business of AMD
Holding and/or AMD Saxonia;
(vii) the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement terminating in
accordance with its terms;
(viii) failure by AMD Inc. to make any payment required from it
hereunder or under the AMD Holding Research Agreement or Sponsors' Support
Agreement within 45 days of the date due therefor, or default by AMD Inc.
in the performance of or compliance with any other term contained in this
Agreement or any such other agreement and such default shall not have been
remedied or waived within 30 days after receipt of notice from AMD Holding
or, if the Loan Agreement Termination Date has not yet taken place, the
Agent of such default;
(ix) any of AMD Inc.'s representations or warranties made in this
Agreement or the AMD Holding Research Agreement or in any statement or
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certificate at any time given by AMD Inc. in writing pursuant to any
thereof being false in any material respect on the date as of which made;
(x) a court having jurisdiction in the premises entering a decree or order
for relief in respect of AMD Inc. in an involuntary case under any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in
effect, which decree or order is not stayed; or any other similar relief
being granted under any applicable federal or state law;
(xi) a decree or order of a court having jurisdiction in the premises
for the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, sequestrator, trustee,
custodian or other officer having similar powers over AMD Inc. or over all
or a substantial part of its property, having been entered; or the
involuntary appointment of an interim receiver, trustee or other custodian
of AMD Inc. for all or a substantial part of its property; or the issuance
of a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process against any
substantial part of the property of AMD Inc.; and the continuance of any
such events in this clause (xi) for 90 days unless stayed, dismissed,
bonded or discharged; or
(xii) AMD Inc. having an order for relief entered with respect to it
or commence a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or
other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or consenting to the entry of
an order for relief in an involuntary case, or to the conversion of an
involuntary case to a voluntary case, under any such law, or consenting to
the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, trustee or other
custodian for all or a substantial part of its property; the making by AMD
Inc. of any assignment for the benefit of creditors; or the inability or
failure by AMD Inc. or the admission by AMD Inc. in writing of its
inability to pay its debts as such debts become due; or the Board of
Directors of AMD Inc. (or any committee thereof) adopting any resolution or
otherwise authorizing action to approve any of the foregoing.
Section 6.02. Rights Upon Termination.
(a) Promptly, but in no event later than 20 days following the
Termination Date,
(i) the Adjusted Selling Price Per Wafer for the Period ending on the
Termination Date shall be calculated in accordance with Section 3.03 of the
AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement;
(ii) in the event that the Termination Date occurs before all of the
Excess Start-up Costs or the Start-up Cost Savings, whichever the case may
be, has been paid in accordance with Section 3.04 of the AMD Saxonia Wafer
Purchase Agreement, the amount of any unpaid Excess Start-up Costs or
Start-up Costs Savings shall be calculated in accordance with Section 3.04
of that Agreement;
(iii) if no Products were Shipped in the Period ending on the
Termination Date, the final Advance Payment Adjustment Amount for that
Period shall be
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calculated in accordance with Section 3.05 of the AMD Saxonia Wafer
Purchase Agreement;
(iv) the Fixed Cost Compensation Amount for the Period ending on the
Termination Date shall be calculated in accordance with Section 3.06 of the
AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement;
(v) the Pari Passu Compensation Amount shall be calculated in
accordance with Section 3.12 of the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement;
(vi) amounts payable by AMD Holding under Section 3.07 of the AMD
Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement shall be calculated in accordance with the
terms thereof; and the amounts payable by AMD Inc. under Section 3.10 shall
be calculated in accordance with the terms thereof;
and, for purposes of each such calculation under the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase
Agreement and of clause (b) of this Section 6.02 only, the Termination Date
under the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement shall be deemed to be the
Termination Date hereunder.
(b) AMD Inc. shall purchase from AMD Holding all inventory and
work-in-process of AMD Saxonia as of the Termination Date that AMD Holding is
required to purchase from AMD Saxonia pursuant to Section 6.02(b) of the AMD
Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement. The terms and conditions of such sale shall be
as set forth in Section 6.02(b) of the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement. The
purchase price to be paid by AMD Inc. therefore shall be equal to the purchase
price paid or to be paid by AMD Holding therefor under such Section 6.02(b) and
shall be paid before the date on which AMD Holding is required to pay for such
inventory and work-in-process under the AMD Saxonia Wafer Purchase Agreement.
(c) Upon termination of this Agreement for any reason, any amounts due from
AMD Inc. to AMD Holding hereunder (including for this purpose the amounts
calculated under 6.02(a) and/or 6.02(b)) shall be aggregated, and any amounts
due (whether in the form of an obligation to pay or credit) from AMD Holding to
AMD Inc. hereunder (including for this purpose the amounts calculated under
6.02(a) and/or 6.02(b)) and under the Management Service Agreement shall be
aggregated. If the aggregate amount payable by AMD Inc. exceeds the aggregate
amount payable and/or to be credited by AMD Holding, then each party's
obligation to make payment of any such amount will be automatically satisfied
and discharged and replaced by an obligation upon AMD Inc. to pay to AMD Holding
the excess of the larger aggregate amount over the smaller aggregate amount. If
the aggregate amount payable by AMD Holding exceeds the aggregate amount payable
by AMD Inc., then each party's obligation to make payment of any such amount
will be automatically discharged and the amount of such excess shall be
additional compensation to be retained by AMD Holding for the early termination
of this Agreement, and AMD Holding shall have no obligation to pay such amount
to AMD Inc.
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Section 6.03. Survival. The provisions of Sections 3.07, 3.08, 3.09, 6.02,
7.09, 7.10, 7.11 and 7.13 shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
Miscellaneous
Section 7.01. Representations and Warranties Generally. Each of AMD Inc.
and AMD Holding hereby represents and warrants to the other as follows:
(a) Organization; Corporate Power. It is duly incorporated and validly
existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, and has all
necessary power and authority to (i) own its assets and to carry on the business
in which it is engaged; and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations
under this Agreement;
(b) Corporate Authority; No Conflict. The execution, delivery and
performance by it of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action (including any necessary shareholder action) on its part, and
do not and will not (i) violate any provision of any law, rule, regulation,
order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award presently in
effect having applicability to it, or of its charter or by-laws or (ii) result
in a breach of, result in a mandatory prepayment or acceleration of indebtedness
evidenced by or secured by, or constitute a default under, any indenture or loan
or credit agreement, or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party
or by which it or its properties may be bound, or require the creation or
imposition of any encumbrance of any nature upon or with respect to any of the
properties now owned or hereafter acquired by it, and it is not in default under
or in violation of its charter or by-laws or any law, rule, regulation, order,
writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination, award, indenture or
instrument, which default or violation, individually or in the aggregate, would
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on its financial
condition, business, operations, or prospects;
(c) Valid and Binding Obligations. This Agreement constitutes its legal,
valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its
terms subject, however, to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and, as to
enforceability, by general equitable principles; and
(d) No Litigation. No litigation, arbitration proceedings or governmental
proceedings are pending or to its knowledge, threatened, which pertain to this
Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated thereby.
AMD Inc. acknowledges that it has no right to terminate this Agreement or offset
payments hereunder because of any breach by AMD Holding of the representations
and warranties contained herein.
Section 7.02. Force Majeure.
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(a) A party to this Agreement shall not be liable for the consequences of
any failure to perform, or default in performing, any of its obligations, other
than its payment obligations, under this Agreement if that party can show that
such failure is caused by Force Majeure.
(b) Where there has been any such failure, the said failure shall not be
considered non-compliance with any term or condition of this Agreement, and all
the obligations (other than payment obligations) and times which because of such
failure could not be fulfilled shall be deemed to have been suspended while the
failure continues. In addition, the party for whom such obligations and/or times
have been suspended shall be entitled to take reasonable steps during the
pendency of the relevant Force Majeure to limit its losses resulting from such
Force Majeure, and following the termination of such Force Majeure such
obligations and/or times shall continue to be suspended for such further
reasonable period as is necessary for such party to restore its capacity to
perform such obligations and/or meet such times.
Section 7.03. Relationship of Parties. AMD Holding and AMD Inc. shall at
all times be independent contractors with respect to each other. Nothing in this
Agreement shall constitute either party hereto as the partner, joint venturer,
employee or agent of the other such party or of AMD Saxonia, and neither AMD
Holding nor AMD Inc. shall act or omit to act in such a way as to suggest the
contrary to any Person.
Section 7.04. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to
the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and assigns;
provided, however, that neither party hereto shall have the right to transfer or
assign its interest in this Agreement without the prior written consent of the
other party hereto, and, if prior to the Loan Agreement Termination Date, of the
Agent; provided further that AMD Holding may assign this Agreement to the Agent
as security for obligations of AMD Saxonia under the Loan Agreement and the
Agent may assign this Agreement to any direct transferee of the Plant in the
proper exercise of the Agent's enforcement rights in respect of such security.
Section 7.05. Waivers. No delay or omission in exercise of any right or
remedy of either party or any default by the other, and no custom or practice of
the parties at variance with the terms of this Agreement, shall impair any right
or remedy otherwise available nor shall it be construed as a waiver of any right
or remedy. Any waiver by either party of any default must be in writing and
shall not be a waiver of any other default concerning the same or any other
provision. AMD Holding shall have no right to waive any of its rights or
remedies under this Agreement prior to the Loan Agreement Termination Date
without the prior written consent of the Agent.
Section 7.06. Rights Cumulative. The rights, remedies and powers of each of
the parties contained in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any
rights, remedies or powers provided to the parties by Law. No single or partial
exercise by any of the parties hereto of any right, remedy or power under this
Agreement shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right, power or remedy.
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Section 7.07. Notices. All notices and other communications required or
permitted to be given to or made upon either party hereto shall be in writing
and shall be personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail,
postage pre-paid, return receipt requested, or by pre-paid telex, TWX or
telegram, or by pre-paid courier service, or by telecopier, to the respective
parties hereto at their respective addresses (or to their respective telex, TWX
or telecopier numbers) indicated below, or such other addresses or numbers
specified in a notice sent or delivered in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 7.07. Any such notice or communication shall be deemed to be given
for purposes of this Agreement on the day that such writing or communication is
delivered or, in the case only of a telex, TWX or telegram, sent to the intended
recipient thereof, or in the case only of telecopier, sent to the intended
recipient thereof with confirmation of receipt, all in accordance with the
provision of this Section 7.07.
If to AMD Inc.:
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Xxx XXX Xxxxx
X.X. Xxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile: x0 000 000 0000
If to AMD Holding:
AMD Saxony Holding GmbH
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 00 X/X
00000 Xxxxxxx
Attention: Gesch@ftsfuhrer
Facsimile: x00 000 0000 000
with a copy to:
Xxxxxxxx Xxxx XX
Xx. Xxxx-Xxxx 00
00000 Xxxxxxx
Attention: Direktion
Facsimile: x00 000 000 0000
Section 7.08. No Effect on Other Agreements. No provision of this Agreement
shall be construed so as to negate, modify or affect in any way the provisions
of any other agreement between AMD Inc. and AMD Holding except as specifically
provided in any such other agreement.
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Section 7.09. Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL
BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICTS OF LAWS PRINCIPLES. THE PARTIES EXPRESSLY
EXCLUDE APPLICATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE SALE
OF GOODS OF APRIL 11, 1980.
Section 7.10. Dispute Resolution. Subject to Section 7.10(j) below,
arbitration under this Section 7.10 shall be the exclusive means for a party to
seek resolution of any dispute arising out of, relating to or connected with
this Agreement, except that either party may bring an action before a competent
court for the issuance of provisional or protective measures.
(a) The parties hereto agree to submit any dispute, controversy or claim
("Dispute") arising out of, relating to or in any way connected with this
Agreement to final and binding arbitration in Santa Xxxxx County, California,
under the Commercial Arbitration Rules and Supplementary Procedures for
International Commercial Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association
("AAA") then in force except as modified in accordance with the provisions of
this Section 7.10.
(b) The arbitral tribunal shall be composed of three arbitrators, one
appointed by each party, and the two arbitrators so appointed shall, within 15
days appoint a third arbitrator who shall be chosen from a country other than
those of which the parties are nationals, who shall be fluent in English, and
who shall act as Chairman of the tribunal.
(c) In arriving at decisions, the arbitrators shall apply the terms and
conditions of this Agreement in accordance with the laws of California.
(d) The award shall be deemed a U.S. award for purposes of the Convention
on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards of 1958 (the "New
York Convention"). The English language shall be used in the arbitral
proceedings and all exhibits and other evidence in a language other then English
shall be accompanied by English translations when submitted into evidence before
the arbitral tribunal.
(e) The arbitrators are empowered to render the following awards in
accordance with any provision of this Agreement or any related agreement: (i)
enjoining a party from performing any act prohibited, or compelling a party to
perform any act required, by the terms of this Agreement or any related
agreement and any order entered pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) ordering
such other legal or equitable relief, including any provisional legal or
equitable relief, or specifying such procedures as the arbitrator deems
appropriate, to resolve any Dispute submitted for arbitration. The parties shall
be entitled to discover all documents and other information reasonably necessary
for a full understanding of any legitimate issue raised in the arbitration. They
may use all methods of discovery customary under U.S. federal law, including but
not limited to depositions, requests for admission, and requests for production
of documents. The time periods for compliance shall be set by the arbitrators,
who may also set limits on the scope of such discovery. The arbitrators shall
not be empowered to award consequential or punitive damages.
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(f) Either party may file an application in any proper court described in
Section 7.11 for a provisional remedy in connection with an arbitrable
controversy hereunder, but only upon the ground that the award to which the
applicant may be entitled may be rendered ineffectual without provisional
relief.
(g) The arbitrators shall issue to both parties a written explanation in
English of the reasons for the award and a full statement of the facts as found
and the rules of law applied in reaching the decision.
(h) Any monetary award shall be made and shall be payable in DM free of any
tax or any deduction.
(i) The award of the arbitral tribunal will be the sole and exclusive
remedy between the parties regarding any and all claims and counterclaims with
respect to the subject matter of the arbitrated dispute. An award rendered in
connection with an arbitration pursuant to this Section 7.10 shall be final and
binding upon the parties, and any judgment upon which an award may be entered
and enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(j) Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that any disputes
hereunder relating solely to accounting matters shall be resolved by an auditor,
appointed as provided below, acting as an expert (and not as an arbitrator), and
that the resolution by such independent auditor of any such matter shall be
conclusive between the parties absent manifest error. Such auditor shall be
appointed by mutual agreement of the parties' respective auditors, and, if prior
to the Loan Agreement Termination Date, of the Agent and shall be an independent
and internationally known certified public accounting firm with no affiliation
with either the parties, the Agent or any of their respective auditors.
Section 7.11. Consent to Jurisdiction and Forum; AMD Holding Appointment of
Agent for Service of Process.
(a) Subject to Section 7.10, all judicial proceedings brought against
either party hereto with respect to this Agreement may be brought in Santa Xxxxx
County, California, and by execution and delivery of this Agreement, each such
party accepts for itself and in connection with its properties, generally and
unconditionally, the nonexclusive jurisdiction of such courts. In addition, each
such party hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying
of venue of any such proceedings, and hereby further irrevocably and
unconditionally waives and agrees to the fullest extent permitted by law not to
plead or claim that any such proceeding brought in any such court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum.
(b) AMD Holding hereby irrevocably appoints CT Corporation Services as its
agent to receive on behalf of AMD Holding and its property service of copies of
the summons and complaint and any other process which may be served in any
proceeding in any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction in the State
of California.
Section 7.12. Judgment Currency. The parties hereto agree that, without
prejudice to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 above:
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(a) if, for purposes of obtaining hereunder an arbitral award or judgment
of any court, it is necessary to convert a sum due hereunder in DM into another
currency, the rate of exchange used shall be that at which in accordance with
normal banking procedures the prevailing party could purchase DM with such other
currency on the Business Day preceding that on which the final award or judgment
(as applicable) is given; and
(b) the obligation of each of the parties hereto in respect of any sum due
hereunder from it (the "Payor") to the other party (the "Recipient") shall,
notwithstanding any judgment in a currency other than DM, be discharged only to
the extent that on the Business Day following receipt by the Recipient of any
sum adjudged to be so due in such other currency, the Recipient may, in
accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase DM with such other currency;
in the event that the DM so purchased is less than the sum originally due to the
Recipient, the Payor, as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such
judgment or award, hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Recipient
against such loss, and if the DM so purchased exceeds the sum originally due to
the Recipient, the Recipient shall remit to the Payor the excess.
Section 7.13. Language. This Agreement is in the English language, which
language shall be controlling in all respects.
Section 7.14. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the AMD Saxonia Wafer
Purchase Agreement, the AMD Holding Research Agreement, the AMD Saxonia Research
Agreement, the Management Service Agreement and the License Agreement embody the
entire agreement and understanding between the parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof. Neither party has relied upon any representation or
warranty of the other party in entering into this Agreement except as expressly
set forth herein. AMD Inc. further acknowledges and agrees that its obligations
hereunder shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the breach by
AMD Holding of any representation or warranty contained herein.
Section 7.15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of
which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original but all such
counterparts together shall constitute but one and the same instrument;
signature pages may be detached from multiple counterparts and attached to a
single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the
same document.
Section 7.16. Amendments. No modifications or amendments to this Agreement
shall be binding unless in writing and executed by each of the parties hereto.
In addition, no modification or amendment to this Agreement may be made without
the prior written consent of, if prior to the Loan Agreement Termination Date,
the Agent.
Section 7.17. EMU. The European Economic and Monetary Union anticipates the
introduction of a single currency and the substitution of the national
currencies of Member States participating in the Monetary Union. On the date on
which the DM is replaced by the single currency, conversion into such currency
shall take effect. The denomination of the original currency shall be retained
for so long as this is legally
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permissible. Conversions shall be based on the officially fixed rate of
conversion. Neither the introduction of the single currency nor the substitution
of the national currencies of the Member States participating in European
Monetary Union nor the fixing of the official rate of conversion nor any
economic consequences that arise from any of the aforementioned events or in
connection with European Monetary Union shall give rise to any right to
terminate prematurely, contest, cancel, rescind, modify, or renegotiate this
Agreement or any of its provisions or to raise any other objections and/or
exceptions or to assert any claims for compensation. This Agreement shall
continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.
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IN WITNESS OF THE FOREGOING, AMD Inc. and AMD Holding have caused this
Agreement to be executed by their authorized representatives as of the date
first written above.
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Its:
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AMD SAXONY HOLDING GMBH
By: /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Its: Managing Director
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