DENOTES CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL TREATMENT.
Exhibit
10.68
[***] DENOTES
CONFIDENTIAL MATERIALS OMITTED AND FILED SEPARATELY WITH THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION PURSUANT TO A REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL
TREATMENT.
INTEL/MICRON
CONFIDENTIAL
OF
IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP
BY
AND BETWEEN
MICRON
SEMICONDUCTOR ASIA PTE. LTD.
AND
INTEL
TECHNOLOGY ASIA PTE LTD
FEBRUARY
27, 2007
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
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ORGANIZATIONAL
MATTERS
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1
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1.1
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The
Joint Venture Company
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1
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1.2
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Name
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1
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1.3
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Term
|
1
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1.4
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Purpose
of the Joint Venture Company; Business
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2
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1.5
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Principal
Place of Business; Other Places of Business; Registered
Office
|
2
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1.6
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Intentionally
Omitted
|
2
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1.7
|
Intentionally
Omitted
|
2
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1.8
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Supply
Agreements
|
2
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ARTICLE
2.
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CAPITALIZATION
|
3
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2.1
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Initial
Capital Contributions of the Members
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3
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2.2
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Initial
Capital Contribution Reserve
|
3
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2.3
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Additional
Capital Contributions
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3
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2.4
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Shortfalls
in Contributions
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6
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2.5
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Miscellaneous
Capital Provisions
|
8
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2.6
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Contributions
After a Change in Consolidating Member
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9
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ARTICLE
3.
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MEMBER
DEBT FINANCING
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10
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3.1
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Mandatory
Member Debt Financing
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10
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3.2
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Optional
[***] Financing
|
12
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3.3
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Optional
Other Member Debt Financing
|
13
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3.4
|
Change
In Committed Capital
|
14
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3.5
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Change
in Consolidating Member
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14
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3.6
|
Loans
Through Subsidiary
|
14
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ARTICLE
4.
|
CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS AND ALLOCATIONS
|
14
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4.1
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Capital
Accounts
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14
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4.2
|
Allocations
of Book Income and Loss
|
14
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4.3
|
Tax
Allocations
|
15
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4.4
|
Restoration
of Negative Balances
|
15
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ARTICLE
5.
|
DISTRIBUTIONS
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15
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5.1
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Distributions
|
15
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5.2
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Withholding
Tax Payments and Obligations
|
17
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5.3
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Distribution
Limitations
|
17
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ARTICLE
6.
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MANAGEMENT;
BOARD OF MANAGERS
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17
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6.1
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Management
Power
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17
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6.2
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Number
of Managers; Appointment of Managers
|
18
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6.3
|
Voting
of Managers
|
19
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6.4
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Meetings
of the Board of Managers; Quorum
|
22
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6.5
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Notice;
Waiver
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23
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
Page
6.6
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Action
Without a Meeting; Meetings by Telecommunications
|
23
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6.7
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Alternate
Managers
|
23
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6.8
|
Compensation
of Managers
|
23
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6.9
|
Statutory
Manager
|
24
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ARTICLE
7.
|
MEMBERS
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24
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7.1
|
Rights
of Members; Meetings
|
24
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7.2
|
Limitations
on the Rights of Members
|
25
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7.3
|
Limited
Liability of the Members
|
26
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7.4
|
Voting
Rights of Members
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26
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7.5
|
Defaulting
Member
|
29
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7.6
|
Cooperation
|
29
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ARTICLE
8.
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OFFICERS
AND COMMITTEES
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29
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8.1
|
Site
Manager
|
29
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8.2
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Intentionally
Omitted
|
30
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8.3
|
Lead
Controller
|
30
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8.4
|
Intentionally
Omitted
|
30
|
8.5
|
General
Provisions Regarding Officers
|
30
|
8.6
|
Intentionally
Omitted
|
31
|
8.7
|
Waiver
of Fiduciary Duties
|
31
|
ARTICLE
9.
|
EMPLOYEE
MATTERS
|
32
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9.1
|
Joint
Venture Company Employees; Seconded Employees
|
32
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9.2
|
Performance
and Removal of Seconded Employees
|
33
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9.3
|
Forms
|
33
|
9.4
|
Compensation
and Benefits
|
33
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ARTICLE
10.
|
RECORDS,
ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS
|
34
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10.1
|
Books
and Records
|
34
|
10.2
|
Access
to Information
|
35
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10.3
|
Operations
Reports
|
36
|
10.4
|
Financial
Reports
|
36
|
10.5
|
Reportable
Events
|
38
|
10.6
|
Tax
Information
|
40
|
10.7
|
Tax
Matters and Precedent Partner
|
41
|
10.8
|
Bank
Accounts and Funds
|
41
|
10.9
|
Internal
Controls
|
41
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ARTICLE
11.
|
BUSINESS
PLAN
|
42
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11.1
|
Initial
Business Plan; Initial Budgets
|
42
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11.2
|
Subsequent
Business Plans
|
46
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11.3
|
Expenditures
|
49
|
11.4
|
Fab
Criteria
|
49
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
Page
11.5
|
Quarterly
Business Plan
|
49
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11.6
|
Operating
Plan
|
50
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11.7
|
Use
of Member Names
|
50
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11.8
|
Insurance
|
51
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ARTICLE
12.
|
TRANSFER
RESTRICTIONS
|
51
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12.1
|
Restrictions
on Transfer
|
51
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12.2
|
Permitted
Transfers
|
51
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12.3
|
Additional
Members
|
53
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12.4
|
Certain
Purchases
|
53
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12.5
|
Purchase
of Remaining Interest
|
54
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ARTICLE
13.
|
TRIGGERING
EVENTS; DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
|
56
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13.1
|
Triggering
Events
|
56
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13.2
|
Determination
of [***] Value
|
56
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13.3
|
No
Withdrawal
|
57
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13.4
|
Intentionally
Omitted
|
57
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13.5
|
Intentionally
Omitted
|
57
|
13.6
|
Intentionally
Omitted
|
57
|
13.7
|
Intentionally
Omitted
|
57
|
13.8
|
Intentionally
Omitted
|
57
|
13.9
|
Intentionally
Omitted
|
57
|
13.10
|
Intentionally
Omitted
|
57
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13.11
|
Auction
of Remaining Assets
|
57
|
13.12
|
Voluntary
Dissolution; Mandatory Dissolution
|
57
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13.13
|
Liquidation
|
58
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13.14
|
Supply
Agreements
|
59
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13.15
|
Employees
|
59
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ARTICLE
14.
|
EXCULPATION
AND INDEMNIFICATION
|
61
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14.1
|
Exculpation
|
61
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14.2
|
Indemnification
|
61
|
ARTICLE
15.
|
GOVERNMENTAL
APPROVALS
|
62
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15.1
|
Governmental
Approvals
|
62
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ARTICLE
16.
|
FORMATION
OF ADDITIONAL ENTITIES
|
64
|
16.1
|
Formation
of Domestic Subsidiaries
|
64
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16.2
|
Intentionally
Omitted
|
64
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ARTICLE
17.
|
DEADLOCK;
OTHER DISPUTE RESOLUTION; EVENT OF DEFAULT
|
64
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17.1
|
Deadlock
|
64
|
17.2
|
Resolution
of Deadlock
|
65
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
Page
17.3
|
Definition
of “Intel Singapore Matters.”
|
66
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17.4
|
Definition
of “Micron Singapore Matters.”
|
66
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17.5
|
Other
Dispute Resolution
|
66
|
17.6
|
Mediation
|
66
|
17.7
|
Event
of Default
|
66
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17.8
|
Specific
Performance
|
67
|
17.9
|
Tax
Matters
|
67
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ARTICLE
18.
|
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
|
68
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18.1
|
Notices
|
68
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18.2
|
Waiver
|
69
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18.3
|
Assignment
|
69
|
18.4
|
Third
Party Rights
|
69
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18.5
|
Choice
of Law
|
69
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18.6
|
Headings
|
69
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18.7
|
Entire
Agreement
|
69
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18.8
|
Severability
|
70
|
18.9
|
Counterparts
|
70
|
18.10
|
Further
Assurances
|
70
|
18.11
|
Consequential
Damages
|
70
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18.12
|
Jurisdiction;
Venue
|
70
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18.13
|
Confidential
Information
|
70
|
18.14
|
Certain
Interpretive Matters
|
71
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APPENDICES
|
|
Appendix A
|
Definitions
|
Appendix
B
|
Tax
Matters
|
Appendix
C
|
Initial
Managers
|
Appendix
D
|
Initial
Capital Contributions
|
Appendix
E
|
Intentionally
Omitted.
|
SCHEDULES
|
|
Schedule
1
|
[***]
Schedule
|
Schedule
2
|
Insurance
|
Schedule
3
|
Intentionally
Omitted.
|
Schedule
4
|
Intentionally
Omitted.
|
Schedule
5
|
Applicable
Joint Ventures and Applicable Joint Venture Agreements
|
Schedule
6
|
Relatives
|
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
(continued)
Page
EXHIBITS
|
|
Exhibit
A
|
Form
of Mandatory Note
|
Exhibit
B
|
Form
of Optional [***] Note
|
Exhibit
C
|
Form
of Optional Other Note
|
|
-v-
OF
IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP
This
LIMITED
LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
(this
“Agreement”)
of
IM Flash Singapore, LLP,
a
limited liability partnership organized under the laws of Singapore (the
“Joint Venture Company”),
is
made and entered into as of this 27th day of February, 2007 (the “Effective
Date”),
by
and between Micron Semiconductor Asia Pte. Ltd., a private limited company
organized under the laws of Singapore (“Micron
Singapore”),
and
Intel Technology Asia Pte Ltd, a private limited company organized under the
laws of Singapore (“Intel
Singapore”)
(Micron Singapore and Intel Singapore are each referred to individually as
a
“Member,”
and
collectively as the “Members”).
Capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings
ascribed to such terms in Appendix
A
to this
Agreement or as otherwise provided in Section 18.14.
RECITALS
A. Micron
Singapore and Intel Singapore registered the Joint Venture Company to engage
in
the activities set forth in Section 1.4 hereof.
B. Prior
to
or contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement, the Joint Venture
Company, Micron Singapore and Intel Singapore have each entered into the Joint
Venture Documents to which they are a party.
ARTICLE
1.
ORGANIZATIONAL
MATTERS
1.1 The
Joint Venture Company.
The
Joint Venture Company is a limited liability partnership organized under the
Limited Liability Partnership Act of 2005 (No. 5 of 2005) of Singapore, as
amended from time to time (the “Act”),
and
governed by the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Joint
Venture Company is a limited liability partnership as
a
result of the lodging by each of Micron Singapore and Intel Singapore of a
statement in accordance with Section(15)(i) of the Act with the Registrar of
Limited Liability Partnerships (the “Registrar”)
and
the issuance of the notice of registration (the
“Certificate”).
1.2 Name.
The
name of the Joint Venture Company is “IM
Flash Singapore, LLP.”
1.3 Term.
The
initial term of the business of the Joint Venture Company shall continue until
January 6, 2016, unless terminated prior to such date in accordance with this
Agreement (the “Initial Term”).
Such
Initial Term may be extended by mutual written agreement of the Members at
least
[***] prior to the expiration of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term (any
such
extensions to be on such terms and for such period as set forth in writing
and
agreed to by the Members) (each such extended term, a “Renewal Term,”
and
together with the Initial Term, the “Term”).
1.4 Purpose
of the Joint Venture Company; Business.
The
purpose of the Joint Venture Company shall be (A) to engage in the business
of manufacturing for the Members NAND Flash Memory Products in various forms,
including NAND Flash Memory Wafers, and such other forms of memory products
as
may be determined by the Board of Managers from time to time, and related memory
product manufacturing development activities, (B) to enter into any other
lawful business, purpose or activity in which a limited liability partnership
may be engaged under Applicable Law (including the Act), as the Members may
determine from time to time, subject to and in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, and (C) to enter into any lawful transaction
and engage in any lawful activities in furtherance of the foregoing purposes
and
as may be necessary or incidental to, connected with or arising out of the
foregoing purposes in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement; provided,
however,
that a
Member having an Economic Interest above [***] percent ([***]%) may, in its
sole
discretion, include the manufacture of other forms of memory products in the
purpose of the Joint Venture Company (other than (i) [***] if such Member is
Intel Singapore and (ii) Intel [***] if such Member is Micron Singapore), so
long as the amount, delivery schedule, pricing and terms of the other Member’s
supply of Joint Venture Products remain as they existed immediately prior to
the
time at which the decision to include the manufacture of such other forms of
memory products is made.
1.5 Principal
Place of Business; Other Places of Business; Registered Office.
(A) The
principal place of business and mailing address of the Joint Venture Company
shall be IM Flash Singapore, LLP, x/x Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
#00-00, Xxxxxxxxx 000000, or such other address within Singapore as
the
Board of Managers may from time to time designate. The Board of Managers may
change the principal place of business of the Joint Venture Company to such
other place or places within Singapore as
the
Board of Managers may from time to time determine, in its sole and absolute
discretion and, if necessary, the Board of Managers shall cause the Certificate
to be amended in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Act to
effectuate the change in the principal place of business.
(B) The
Joint
Venture Company may maintain other offices and places of business at such other
place or places within or outside Singapore, and outside of the United States,
as the Board of Managers may deem to be advisable.
(C) The
registered office of the Joint Venture Company in Singapore shall be IM Flash
Singapore, LLP, x/x Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx #00-00, Xxxxxxxxx
000000. The registered office may be changed from time to time by the Board
of
Managers, by causing the prescribed form, accompanied by the requisite filing
fee, to be filed with the ACRA in accordance with the Act.
1.6 Intentionally
Omitted.
1.7 Intentionally
Omitted.
1.8 Supply
Agreements.
Contemporaneously with the execution of this Agreement, Intel
Singapore and Micron Singapore have entered into the Supply Agreements with
the
Joint Venture Company pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions
set
forth in the
2
applicable
Supply Agreement, each Member shall purchase from the Joint Venture Company,
and
the Joint Venture Company shall supply to each Member, a percentage of the
Joint
Venture Company’s output of Products equal to such Member’s Sharing
Interest.
ARTICLE
2.
CAPITALIZATION
2.1 Initial
Capital Contributions of the Members.
(A) Intel
Singapore Initial Capital Contribution.
The
Members acknowledge and agree that, within three (3) Business Days of the
Effective Date, Intel Singapore shall deliver to the Joint Venture Company
all
of the Intel Initial Contributed Assets, as identified on Appendix D.
(B) Micron
Singapore Initial Capital Contribution.
The
Members acknowledge and agree that, within three (3) Business Days of the
Effective Date, Micron Singapore shall deliver to the Joint Venture Company
all
of the Micron Initial Contributed Assets, as identified on Appendix D.
2.2 Initial
Capital Contribution Reserve.
The
Joint Venture Company shall use all funds contributed as Initial Capital
Contributions before permitting any Additional Capital Contributions. Moreover,
the Initial Capital Contributions shall be transferred to a reserve account
promptly after such funds are delivered to the Joint Venture Company. Such
monies shall be invested in such investment or investments as the Board of
Managers may hereafter designate. Such amounts shall be deemed to be necessary
reserves for purposes of distributions under Section 5.1(A).
2.3 Additional
Capital Contributions.
(A) [***]
Capital Contributions.
In
addition to the Initial Capital Contributions, each Member shall make Capital
Contributions to the Joint Venture Company equal to its [***] Capital
Contributions; provided,
however,
that in
no event shall (1) Intel Singapore be obligated to make [***] Capital
Contributions in the aggregate in excess of the Intel Maximum Incremental
Capital Amount, or (2) Micron Singapore be obligated to make [***] Capital
Contributions in the aggregate in excess of the Micron Maximum Incremental
Capital Amount. Such [***] Capital Contributions shall be made in quarterly
installments on the twenty-fifth (25th)
day of
each Fiscal Quarter of the Joint Venture Company (or if such day is not a
Business Day, then on the next Business Day after such day) in amounts equal
to
the sum of (a) the amounts required for the remainder of the Fiscal Quarter
in
which the [***] Capital Contributions are made and (b) the amounts required
for
the first twenty-five (25) days of the upcoming Fiscal Quarter (or if such
day
is not a Business Day, then through the next Business Day after such day),
each
as set forth in the Approved Business Plan in effect at the time of such
contribution.
(B) [***]
Capital Contributions.
Except
as mutually agreed in writing by both Members, each Member may, but shall not
be
required to, make Capital Contributions to the Joint Venture Company equal
to
its [***] Capital Contribution. Such [***] Capital Contributions shall be made
in quarterly installments on
the
twenty-fifth (25th)
day of
each Fiscal
3
Quarter
of the Joint Venture Company (or if such day is not a Business Day, then on
the
next Business Day after such day) in an amount equal to the sum of (a) the
amounts of the [***] Capital Contributions scheduled for the remainder of the
Fiscal Quarter in which the [***] Capital Contributions are made and (b) the
amounts of the [***] Capital Contributions scheduled for the first twenty-five
(25) days of the upcoming Fiscal Quarter (or if such day is not a Business
Day,
then through the next Business Day after such day), each as set
forth
in the Approved Business Plan in effect at the time of such
contribution.
(C) Other
Capital Contributions.
Except
as mutually agreed in writing by both Members, each Member may, but shall not
be
required to, make Capital Contributions (other than [***] Capital Contributions
and [***] Capital Contributions) to the Joint Venture Company equal to its
[***]
as set forth in the Annual Budget included in the Approved Business Plan for
the
Fiscal Year in which the contributions are to be made. Any such Capital
Contributions shall be made in quarterly installments on the twenty-fifth
(25th)
day of
each Fiscal Quarter of the Joint Venture Company (or if such day is not a
Business Day, then on the next Business Day after such day) in an amount equal
to the sum of (a) the amounts of such Capital Contributions scheduled for the
remainder of the Fiscal Quarter in which such Capital Contributions are made
and
(b) the amounts of such Capital Contributions scheduled for the first
twenty-five (25) days of the upcoming Fiscal Quarter (or if such day is not
a
Business Day, then through the next Business Day after such day), each as set
forth in the Approved Business Plan in effect at the time of such contribution.
Such contributed funds are hereinafter referred to as the “Other
Capital Contributions”
and,
together with the [***] Capital Contributions and the [***] Capital
Contributions, the “Additional
Capital Contributions.”
(D) No
Other Contributions.
Except
as set forth in Sections 2.1 and 2.3(A), in the Joint Venture Documents and
such other contributions as the Members may agree in writing shall be required,
no Member shall be required to make any Capital Contributions to the Joint
Venture Company, and, except as contemplated by Section 2.3(B), 2.3(C) and
2.4, in the Joint Venture Documents and such other contributions as the Members
may agree in writing may be made (and except for Make-Up Contributions and
any
deemed contributions of amounts outstanding under Member Notes), no additional
Capital Contribution to the Joint Venture Company shall be made by either Member
without the consent of the other Member.
(E) Coordination.
The
Members shall coordinate with each other regarding, and provide each other
with
advance written notice of, the timing of their delivery of each Additional
Capital Contribution.
(F) Partial
Contributions.
In the
event that any Member determines to contribute less than its [***] of any
Additional Capital Contribution, such Member shall provide notice of such
determination specifying the amount of such Additional Capital Contribution
it
intends to make, if any. Such notice shall be provided to the Joint Venture
Company and to the other Member as soon as practicable after such determination
is made, but in any event not less than ten (10) Business Days prior to the
date
such Additional Capital Contribution is to be made. Any failure or delay in
providing such notice shall not affect the right of any Member to refrain from
providing such Additional Capital Contribution, nor shall it result in any
liability for damages. Subject to Section 3.1, to the extent that a Member
contributes less than its [***] of any Additional Capital Contribution for
a
given Fiscal Quarter, the other Member shall have the
4
right
to
reduce its contribution proportionately. In the event that such other Member
has
already remitted any amount in respect of its Additional Capital Contribution,
the Joint Venture Company shall, upon such other Member’s request and at its
option, return such amount or deem all or a portion of such contribution to
be
Member Debt Financing hereunder. Any amount so requested to be returned or
refunded shall be remitted to the requesting Member immediately by wire transfer
of immediately available funds. The amount contributed for such Fiscal Quarter
by the non-contributing Member (and the other Member, if its contribution is
proportionately reduced) shall be applied in the following order:
(1) First,
to
satisfy the obligation of such Member to contribute its [***] of any [***]
Capital Contribution for such Fiscal Quarter;
(2) Second,
the
remainder, if any, to fulfill the Member’s [***] of the amount, if any, of any
Other Capital Contribution for such Fiscal Quarter relating to an Operational
Fab;
(3) Third,
the remainder, if any, to fulfill the Member’s [***] of the amount, if any, of
any Other Capital Contribution for such Fiscal Quarter relating to matters
not
addressed in the immediately preceding clause (2); and
(4) Fourth,
the
remainder, if any, to fulfill the Member’s [***] of any amount of the [***]
Capital Contribution for such Fiscal Quarter to be applied to a [***] under
the
[***] Budget, and if there is [***] such [***], each of such [***] in the order
in which they appear on the [***] Schedule.
(G) Priority
of Contributions.
Each
Member shall contribute [***] of the cumulative aggregate [***] Capital
Contributions theretofore due (and shall pay any interest accrued thereon at
the
rate provided in Section 2.4(A)(3) as a result of such Member’s failure to make
such contributions at the times and in the amounts required pursuant to Section
2.3(A)) other than any [***] Capital Contributions as to which the obligation
to
contribute has been terminated pursuant to Section 2.4(A)(2), before it may
make
any other Capital Contributions, including any [***] Capital Contributions
(including by way of Make-Up Contributions), or any Other Capital Contribution
or any Member Debt Financing; provided,
however,
that
for purposes of this Section 2.3(G), a Member’s [***] of an Additional Capital
Contribution shall be deemed to exclude any shortfall of an [***] Capital
Contribution (1) for which the Joint Venture Company, or the other Member acting
on its behalf, has not demanded payment or pursued any claim for payment and
(2)
any portion of which the Member is restricted from contributing, or the Joint
Venture Company is restricted from paying, under Article 2 or Article
3.
(H) Interim
Loan.
Each
remittance of funds in respect of a Member’s [***]
of
an Additional Capital Contribution pursuant
to this Section 2.3 shall, upon receipt by the Joint Venture Company of
such funds, be deemed to be a loan (which shall bear no interest) to the Joint
Venture Company of the entire amount so delivered until the other Member remits
funds in respect of its [***] of such Additional Capital Contribution. At such
time:
(1) if
both
Members have remitted amounts equal to their respective [***]s of the Additional
Capital Contribution in full, all such amounts shall be deemed
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Additional
Capital Contributions (whereupon the respective amounts remitted by the Members
shall no longer be deemed loans and shall be added to the Members’ respective
Capital Contribution Balances);
(2) if
there
is a Shortfall Amount, the amount actually remitted by the Non-Funding Member
shall be deemed an Additional Capital Contribution by such Member (and such
amount shall no longer be deemed a loan and shall be added to the Non-Funding
Member’s Capital Contribution Balance), and a portion of the amount actually
remitted by the Funding Member equal to the product of (a) the
Funding Member’s [***] of such Additional Capital Contribution (whether or not
contributed in full) multiplied
by (b) a
fraction, the numerator of which is the amount actually remitted by the
Non-Funding Member and the denominator of which is the Non-Funding Member’s
[***] of the Additional Capital Contribution shall be deemed an
Additional Capital Contribution (and such amount shall be added to the Funding
Member’s Capital Contribution Balance).
In such
event, the remainder of the amount remitted by the Funding Member shall continue
to be a loan to the Joint Venture Company until: (i)
the
return of all or a portion of such remaining funds upon the receipt by the
Joint
Venture Company of instructions from such Member to return all or a portion
of
such funds to the Member pursuant to Sections 2.3(F), 2.4(A)(1), 2.4(C) or
3.1(A); (ii) the Funding Member instructs the Joint Venture Company to deem
all
or a portion of such remaining funds an Additional Capital Contribution
(whereupon all or such portion of such funds shall be added to the Member’s
Capital Contribution Balance); or (iii) the Funding Member instructs the Joint
Venture Company to deem all or a portion of such funds to be Member Debt
Financing; provided
that if
the Joint Venture Company has not received instructions pursuant to
subparagraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) above within fifteen (15) days of the date
the
applicable Additional Capital Contribution was due, the Joint Venture Company
shall contact such Member to request such instruction.
2.4 Shortfalls
in Contributions.
(A) [***]
Capital Contribution Shortfall.
(1) If
a
Member fails to remit in full its [***] Capital Contribution, at the time and
in
the amount required pursuant to Section 2.3(A), the other Member, if it has
remitted its [***] of such [***] Capital Contribution, may, at its election,
(a)
require
that the Joint Venture Company return the remitting Member’s share of such [***]
Capital Contribution to such remitting Member in part or in full, (b)
make
a Capital Contribution to the Joint Venture Company of any or all of the
shortfall or (c) provide Optional [***] Financing in accordance with Section
3.2.
(2) To
the
extent the other Member elects to contribute or loan the shortfall under
Section 2.4(A)(1)(b) or (c) above, such other Member may elect, by written
notice to the Joint Venture Company and the non-contributing Member, to
terminate the right and obligation of the non-contributing Member to contribute
any unpaid portion of such non-contributing Member’s [***] of the [***] Capital
Contribution that the non-contributing Member failed to pay.
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(3) The
other
Member, if it has remitted its [***] of the [***] Capital Contribution, may
direct the Joint Venture Company under Section 7.5 to (or may, on behalf of
the Joint Venture Company) demand payment and pursue a claim against the
non-contributing Member for payment. The non-contributing Member shall be
obligated to pay interest (which interest shall not be treated as a Capital
Contribution) on such uncontributed amount at [***] (as in effect on the date
such contribution was scheduled to be made and adjusted every [***]), compounded
[***], from the date such [***] Capital Contribution is due until the date
it is
paid. The
Member that did not make an [***] Capital Contribution it was required to make
under the terms of this Agreement shall pay to the Joint Venture Company and
the
other Member all costs, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Joint Venture
Company and the other Member, respectively, in pursuing such claim for payment
(which payments shall not be treated as Capital Contributions). Such Member
shall not be liable for
any
additional damages. If the Joint Venture Company recovers against the
non-contributing Member, the funds collected from the non-contributing Member
shall be applied first to the payment in full of costs theretofore incurred
by
the Joint Venture Company or the other Member in the pursuit of the claim for
payment against the non-contributing Member (and such amount shall not be
treated as a Capital Contribution), then to all accrued but unpaid interest
on
such payment (and such amount shall not be treated as a Capital Contribution)
and then to the payment of the delinquent portion of the [***] Capital
Contribution (and such amount shall be added to the Capital Contribution Balance
of the non-contributing Member). In addition, upon such payment by the
non-contributing Member, (a) if a related Optional [***] Shortfall Note is
then
outstanding, the provisions of Section 3.2(D) (subject to
Section 3.2(E)) shall apply and (b) if no related Optional [***] Shortfall
Note is then outstanding, but the other Member has remitted to the Joint Venture
Company the amount that the non-contributing Member was required to make, then
the Joint Venture Company shall immediately refund to the contributing Member
an
amount equal to the non-contributing Member’s payment that was treated as a
Capital Contribution, and the Capital Contribution Balance of the contributing
Member shall be reduced by such amount.
(4) If,
after
a failure by a Member to timely make a Capital Contribution of its [***] of
an
[***] Capital Contribution that it was required to make under the terms of
this
Agreement, such Member wishes to make any payment with respect to such portion
of the [***] Capital Contribution (and the ability to make such contribution
has
not been terminated pursuant to Section 2.4(A)(2)), the Joint Venture
Company, with the consent of the other Member (which consent shall not be
necessary if an action to collect such amount has been commenced by or at the
direction of such other Member), shall accept such payment and apply it first
to
the payment in full of costs theretofore incurred by the Joint Venture Company
or the other Member in the pursuit of a claim for payment against the
non-contributing Member (and such amount shall not be treated as a Capital
Contribution), then to all accrued but unpaid interest on such payment (and
such
amount shall not be treated as a Capital Contribution) and then to the payment
of the delinquent portion of the [***] Capital Contribution (and such amount
shall be added to the Capital Contribution Balance of such Member). In addition,
upon such payment by the non-contributing Member, (a) if a related Optional
[***] Shortfall Note is then outstanding, the provisions of Section 3.2(D)
(subject to Section 3.2(E)) shall apply
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and
(b)
if no related Optional [***] Shortfall Note is then outstanding, but the other
Member has remitted to the Joint Venture Company the amount that the
non-contributing Member was required to make, then the Joint Venture Company
shall immediately refund to the contributing Member an amount equal to the
non-contributing Member’s payment that was treated as a Capital Contribution,
and the Capital Contribution Balance of the contributing Member shall be reduced
by such amount.
(5) Notwithstanding
any provision hereof to the contrary, the failure by a Member to contribute
in
[***] of any [***] Capital Contribution shall not constitute a Triggering
Event.
(B) [***]
Capital Contribution Shortfall.
If a
Member does not remit in [***] of any [***] Capital Contribution at the time
and
in the full amount permitted pursuant to Section 2.3(B), the
provisions
of
Section 3.1 shall apply.
(C) Other
Capital Contribution Shortfall.
If a
Member does not remit [***] of any Other Capital Contribution, at the time
and
in the full amount permitted pursuant to Section 2.3(C), the other Member,
if it has remitted its [***] of such Other Capital Contribution may, at its
election, (1) require that the Joint Venture Company [***] of such Other Capital
Contribution to the remitting Member in part or in full, (2) make a [***] to
the
Joint Venture Company of any or all of the shortfall or (3) provide Optional
Other Financing in accordance with Section 3.3.
2.5 Miscellaneous
Capital Provisions.
(A) Capital
Contributions shall be credited to the Capital Account of the contributing
Member to the extent provided in Article 4 of this Agreement.
(B) No
interest shall be paid to a Member on Capital Contributions. A Member shall
not
be entitled to withdraw any of its Capital Contributions except as provided
in
Section 2.3(F), 2.4 or Section 3.1.
(C) Except
as
otherwise provided in Article 13 or as otherwise agreed in writing by the
Members, a Member receiving a return of all or any portion of its Capital
Contribution shall have no right to receive a particular type of property or
a
particular asset.
(D) Any
Capital Contributions to the Joint Venture Company to be made in cash shall
be
made by the Members by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the
Joint
Venture Company or its designated agent.
(E) Except
as
otherwise provided in Section 2.4 or Article 3 or for trade credit for services
or goods provided by a Member to the Joint Venture Company under any Joint
Venture Document or any other agreement that has been approved as required
in
this Agreement, no Member shall advance funds or make loans to the Joint Venture
Company without the approval of the Board of Managers. Any such approved
advances or loans by a Member shall not be Capital Contributions and shall
not
result in any increase in the amount of such Member’s Capital Contribution
Balance or entitle such Member to any increase in its Percentage Interest,
except as otherwise provided in Section 2.4 or Article 3. The amount of such
advances or loans
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shall
be
a debt of the Joint Venture Company to such Member and (unless such loan is
subject to a written guaranty or other written agreement governing the liability
of another party with respect thereto) shall be payable or collectible only
out
of the assets of the Joint Venture Company.
(F) Except
as
provided in Section 5.2(C), the Joint Venture Company shall not make loans
to, or guaranty any indebtedness of, any Member or any other Person other than
a
Domestic Facilities Company; provided,
however,
that
the provisions of this Section 2.5(F) shall not prohibit the Joint
Venture Company from providing payment terms to the Members for Joint Venture
Products manufactured by the Joint Venture Company on behalf of the Members
pursuant to any Joint Venture Document or any other agreement that has been
approved as provided in this Agreement.
2.6 Contributions
After a Change in Consolidating Member.
Notwithstanding anything in this Article 2 to the contrary, following a Change
in Consolidating Member:
(A) with
respect to any Additional Capital Contribution, (1) the amount of the [***]
Member’s [***] that
the
[***] Member is required or permitted to make pursuant to this Article 2 shall
be reduced to the amount that would not result in the occurrence of [***] Member
or in the reduction of the [***] Economic Interest below the lesser of [***]%
and the [***] Member’s then-existing Economic Interest, and (2) the [***] Member
shall become entitled to contribute the [***] Contribution Amount; provided,
however,
that if
the [***] Member fails to make such Additional Capital Contribution (or provide
Member Debt Financing, if applicable) in an amount equal to the full [***]
Contribution Amount then the limitations set forth in this Section 2.6(A)
shall not apply with respect to such Additional Capital Contribution;
and
(B) any
payment by the Joint Venture Company to such [***] Member shall not equal or
exceed the amount that would result in the occurrence of [***] Member or in
the
reduction of the [***] Member’s Economic Interest below the lesser of [***]% and
the [***] Member’s then-existing Economic Interest.
ARTICLE
3.
MEMBER
DEBT FINANCING
3.1 Mandatory
Member Debt Financing.
(A) This
Section 3.1 shall apply if (1) there occurs a Shortfall Amount in respect of
a
[***] Capital Contribution pursuant to Section 2.4(B), (2) the Non-Funding
Member has contributed its [***] of all previously required [***] Capital
Contributions and (3) the other Member has become the “Funding
Member”
as
a
result of (a) such other Member’s timely remittance of its [***] of such
[***] Capital Contribution (after giving effect to the return of any amount
so
remitted which such Member requests or any increase in such amount contributed
by such Member, up to its [***] of such [***] Capital Contribution, after
receiving notice from the Joint Venture Company that the other Member has not
timely delivered its [***] of the [***] Capital Contribution), or (b) if neither
Member has timely remitted the amount of its [***] of such [***] Capital
Contribution, such other Member’s remittance of a greater percentage of its
[***] of such [***] Capital Contribution than the other Member (after giving
effect to the return
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of
any
amount so remitted which such Member requests or any increase in such amount
contributed by such Member, up to its [***] of such [***] Capital Contribution,
after receiving notice from the Joint Venture Company that neither Member has
timely delivered its [***] of the [***] Capital Contribution). In such event,
the Funding Member shall (y) promptly provide Member Debt Financing to the
Joint
Venture Company in an amount equal to the Loan Amount and (z) the Funding Member
Portion shall be deemed to have been provided as Member Debt Financing, rather
than as a Capital Contribution, to the Joint Venture Company. However, if the
Shortfall Amount is less than $[***], then the Funding Member may elect not
to
provide the Mandatory Member Debt Financing and, in such case, the Joint Venture
Company shall return to each Member the portion of the [***] Capital
Contribution actually remitted by such Member. Furthermore, a Funding Member
shall not be required to provide Mandatory Member Debt Financing with respect
to
a [***] Capital Contribution under a [***] that is part of a Disputed Approved
Business Plan proposed by the Non-Funding Member. No Funding Member shall be
obligated to provide more than $[***] of Mandatory Member Debt Financing
outstanding at any time (not including any Mandatory Equalization Note) with
respect to Shortfall Amounts caused by a given Non-Funding Member.
(B) In
exchange for the Mandatory Member Debt Financing, the Joint Venture Company
shall issue to the Funding Member two convertible notes, one having a principal
balance equal to the Loan Amount (the “Mandatory
Shortfall Note”),
and
the other having a principal balance equal to the Funding Member Portion (the
“Mandatory
Equalization Note”
and,
together with the related Mandatory Shortfall Note, the “Mandatory
Notes”),
in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(C) Each
Mandatory Note issued in accordance with this Section 3.1 shall have [***]
term,
subject to Section 3.1(E). For the first [***] of the term of a Mandatory
Shortfall Note, such Mandatory Shortfall Note shall bear interest at [***]
(as
in effect on the issue date (the “Issuance
Date”)
thereof and adjusted every [***]),[***] basis points per annum, compounded
[***]. Thereafter, until the end of the [***] term, such Mandatory Shortfall
Note shall bear interest at [***], adjusted every [***], compounded [***].
No
Mandatory Equalization Note shall [***].
(D) (1)
At any
time after the Issuance Date of a Mandatory Shortfall Note in accordance with
this Section 3.1 and prior to the expiration of the [***] term of such Mandatory
Shortfall Note, the Non-Funding Member may, upon three (3) Business Days’ notice
to the Joint Venture Company and the Funding Member, make one or more Make-Up
Contributions to the Joint Venture Company in an aggregate amount up to the
outstanding principal balance of the Mandatory Shortfall Note. Each Make-Up
Contribution shall be accompanied by a payment equal to the accrued interest
on
the corresponding Mandatory Shortfall Note, which interest payment shall not
be
deemed to be a Capital Contribution. If the Make-Up Contribution is less than
the entire amount of principal and accrued interest on a Mandatory Shortfall
Note, the Make-Up Contribution shall be deemed to be a payment applied first
to
all accrued interest and then to principal on such Mandatory Shortfall Note
(and
the amount so treated as a payment with respect to accrued interest shall not
be
treated as a Capital Contribution). If a Member is the Non-Funding Member with
respect to more than one Mandatory Shortfall Note outstanding at the time of
such contribution, the Non-Funding Member shall specify the Mandatory Shortfall
Note to which a Make-Up Contribution applies (or, if no such specification
is
made, the Make-
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Up
Contribution will be used to repay the Mandatory Shortfall Note that is closest
to its maturity date). Upon receipt of such funds, the Joint Venture Company
shall immediately repay to the Funding Member the portion of the outstanding
principal balance of and accrued interest on the Mandatory Shortfall Note in
an
amount equal to the Make-Up Contribution plus any accrued interest on the amount
of such Make-Up Contribution. At such time, the following shall occur:
(a) the
amount of the Make-Up Contribution equal to the principal balance of the
Mandatory Shortfall Note so repaid shall be deemed to be a Capital Contribution
by the Non-Funding Member and such amount shall be added to the Capital
Contribution Balance of the Non-Funding Member; and (b) a percentage of the
outstanding principal balance of the related Mandatory Equalization Note equal
to the percentage of the principal balance of the Mandatory Shortfall Note
repaid shall convert into a Capital Contribution by the Funding Member,
whereupon such amount shall be added to the Capital Contribution Balance of
the
Funding Member.
(2) To
the
extent excess cash is available in accordance with Section 5.1 at any time
to make payments on any Mandatory Notes, if the Funding Member elects, by
written notice executed by its chief executive officer and delivered to the
Joint Venture Company prior to the making of the distributions under Section
5.1, to receive such payments, the Joint Venture Company shall make payments
on
the outstanding principal of and accrued interest on the Mandatory Shortfall
Notes (with any such payment being applied first to the payment in full of
accrued interest and then, to the extent of any remaining amount of such
payment, to the repayment of principal) and the outstanding principal of the
Mandatory Equalization Notes; provided,
however,
that
any payment by the Joint Venture Company on the unpaid principal of a Mandatory
Shortfall Note must be accompanied by a payment by the Joint Venture Company
of
an equal percentage of the unpaid principal of the related Mandatory
Equalization Note. Upon the Funding Member’s receipt of funds from the Joint
Venture Company to be applied to the repayment of principal on the Mandatory
Notes, the principal portions of the Mandatory Notes that were so repaid by
the
Joint Venture Company shall no longer be outstanding.
(E) To
the
extent any amount of a Mandatory Shortfall Note remains outstanding upon its
maturity for any reason, the Funding Member shall elect to do one of the
following: (1) transfer to the Joint Venture Company as a Capital
Contribution all or a portion of the obligations owing to the Funding Member
for
(a)
the
unpaid principal of and accrued interest on the Mandatory Shortfall Note and
(b)
the
unpaid principal of the Mandatory Equalization Note, whereupon an amount equal
to the sum of (a) and (b) shall be added to the Capital Contribution Balance
of
the Funding Member; or (2) permit the Mandatory Notes to become a continuing
note that will remain outstanding, have a principal amount equal to the sum
of
(a) the principal of and accrued interest on the former Mandatory Shortfall
Note
and (b) the principal of the former Mandatory Equalization Note and be
convertible at any time thereafter at the option of the Funding Member (a
“Continuing
Mandatory Note”),
which
Continuing Mandatory Note shall bear no interest and shall mature on the
Liquidation Date. In the event that the Funding Member fails to make an
election, the Funding Member shall be deemed to have elected to permit the
Mandatory Notes to become a Continuing Mandatory Note. Upon conversion of a
Continuing Mandatory Note by the Funding Member, the amount of principal of
such
Continuing Mandatory Note shall be added to the Capital Contribution Balance
of
the Funding Member. To the extent excess cash is available in accordance with
Section 5.1 at any time to
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make
payments on any Continuing Mandatory Note, if the Funding Member elects to
receive such payments, by written notice executed by its chief executive officer
and delivered to the Joint Venture Company prior to the making of the
distributions under Section 5.1, the Joint Venture Company shall make such
payments on the outstanding principal of the Continuing Mandatory Note. Upon
the
Funding Member’s receipt of funds from the Joint Venture Company, the portion of
the Continuing Mandatory Note that was paid by the Joint Venture Company shall
no longer be outstanding.
3.2 Optional
[***] Financing.
(A) In
the
event of a Shortfall Amount in respect of an [***] Capital Contribution, the
Funding Member may, in its sole discretion, elect to extend Member Debt
Financing to the Joint Venture Company (the “Optional
[***] Financing”)
consisting of all or a portion of the Shortfall Amount and the related Funding
Member Portion of such [***] Capital Contribution (the aggregate amount so
loaned, the “Optional
[***] Loan Amount”).
(B) In
exchange for the Optional [***] Financing, the Joint Venture Company shall
issue
to the Funding Member two convertible notes, one having a principal amount
equal
to the amount loaned by the Funding Member in respect of the Shortfall Amount
(the “Optional
[***] Shortfall Note”)
and
the other having a principal amount equal to the Funding Member Portion (the
“Optional
[***] Equalization Note”
and,
together with the related Optional [***] Shortfall Note, the “Optional
[***] Notes”),
in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit B.
(C) The
Optional [***] Shortfall Notes issued in accordance with this Section 3.2
will mature on the [***] and shall bear interest at [***] (as in effect on
the
Issuance Date thereof and adjusted every [***]), compounded [***]. The Optional
[***] Equalization Notes issued in accordance with this Section 3.2 shall
bear no interest and will mature on the [***]. The Optional [***] Notes shall
be
convertible at any time. Upon conversion of the Optional
[***] Notes
by
the Funding Member, the sum of (a) the unpaid principal of and accrued interest
on the Optional [***] Shortfall Note and (b) the unpaid principal of the
Optional [***] Equalization Note shall be added to the Capital Contribution
Balance of the Funding Member.
(D) If
the
Joint Venture Company or the Funding Member, on the Joint Venture Company’s
behalf, demands payment and determines to pursue a collection action with
respect to the Non-Funding Member’s failure to deliver the Shortfall Amount
relating to the [***] Capital Contribution and the Joint Venture Company
recovers from the Non-Funding Member, the funds collected from the Non-Funding
Member shall be applied first to the payment to the Joint Venture Company and
the Funding Member, in full of the costs theretofore incurred by the Joint
Venture Company or the Funding Member, respectively, in the pursuit of the
claim
for payment against the Non-Funding Member (and such amount shall not be treated
as a Capital Contribution), then to all accrued but unpaid interest on such
payment (and such amount shall not be treated as a Capital Contribution) and
then to the payment of an Optional [***] Shortfall Note to the extent funds
are
available. At such time, the following shall occur: (1) a portion of the
Make-Up Contribution recovered from the Non-Funding Member equal to the
principal balance of the Optional [***] Shortfall Note so repaid shall be deemed
to be a Capital Contribution by the Non-Funding Member, and such amount shall
be
added to the Capital Contribution Balance of the Non-Funding Member and
(2) a percentage of the outstanding
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principal
balance of the related Optional [***] Equalization Note equal to the percentage
of the principal balance of the Optional [***] Shortfall Note repaid shall
convert into a Capital Contribution by the Funding Member, and such amount
shall
be added to the Capital Contribution Balance of the Funding Member.
(E) To
the
extent excess cash is available in accordance with Section 5.1 at any time
to make payments on any Optional
[***] Notes,
if the
Funding Member elects to receive such payments, by written notice executed
by
its chief executive officer and delivered to the Joint Venture Company prior
to
the making of the distribution under Section 5.1, the Joint Venture Company
shall make payments on the outstanding principal of and accrued interest on
the
Optional [***] Shortfall Notes (with any such payment being applied first to
the
payment in full of accrued interest and then, to the extent of any remaining
amount of such payment, to the repayment of principal) and the outstanding
principal of the Optional [***] Equalization Notes; provided,
however,
that
any payment by the Joint Venture Company on the unpaid principal on an Optional
[***] Shortfall Note must be accompanied by a payment by the Joint Venture
Company of an equal percentage of the unpaid principal of the related Optional
[***] Equalization Note. Upon the Funding Member’s receipt of funds from the
Joint Venture Company, the portion of the Optional [***] Shortfall Note and
related Optional [***] Equalization Note that was paid by the Joint Venture
Company shall no longer be outstanding.
3.3 Optional
Other Member Debt Financing.
(A) In
the
event of a Shortfall Amount in respect of an Other Capital Contribution, the
Funding Member may, in its sole discretion, elect to extend Member Debt
Financing to the Joint Venture Company (the “Optional
Other Financing”),
consisting of all or a portion of the Shortfall Amount and the related Funding
Member Portion of such Other Capital Contribution.
(B) In
exchange for the Optional Other Financing, the Joint Venture Company shall
issue
to the Funding Member a convertible note (the “Optional
Other Shortfall Note”),
in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
The
Optional Other Shortfall Note shall bear [***] interest, shall mature on the
[***] and shall be convertible at any time.
3.4 Change
In Committed Capital.
Each
time there is a change in a Member’s Committed Capital, as a result of the
making of a Capital Contribution or a loan evidenced by a Member Note, a payment
on a Member Note, or otherwise, each Member’s respective Percentage Interest,
Economic Interest and Sharing Interest shall be immediately recalculated in
accordance with the definitions of such terms, taking into account any delay
provided for in the definition of Sharing Interest; provided,
however,
that
in
accordance with Section 2.3(H) an adjustment to the Percentage Interests of
the
Members relating to any funds remitted in respect of an Additional Capital
Contribution to be made pursuant to Article 2 shall be made when
contemplated by Section 2.3(H).
3.5 Change
in Consolidating Member.
Following a Change in Consolidating Member (as a result of which the Non-Funding
Member becomes the Former Consolidating Member), any (A) Make-Up Contribution
made by the Non-Funding Member to the Joint Venture Company or (B) payment
on a
Member Note by the Joint Venture Company from excess funds
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available
in accordance with Section 5.1 shall not equal or exceed the amount that
would result in the occurrence of another Change in Consolidating Member or
in
the reduction of the Consolidating Member’s Economic Interest below the lesser
of [***]% and the [***] Member’s then-existing Economic Interest.
3.6 Loans
Through Subsidiary.
Notwithstanding any provision of this Article 3, in lieu of providing any Member
Debt Financing permitted or required of a Member, (A) Intel Singapore may elect
to provide such Member Debt Financing through Intel or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
of Intel and (B) Micron Singapore may elect to provide such Member Debt
Financing through Micron or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Micron; provided,
however,
that
the Member, rather than such Affiliate of the Member, shall own the Economic
Interest, Sharing Interest and Committed Capital related to such Member Debt
Financing and shall have all rights against the Joint Venture Company related
to
such Member Debt Financing.
ARTICLE
4.
CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS AND ALLOCATIONS
4.1 Capital
Accounts.
Each
Member shall have a capital account maintained in accordance with the terms
of
Article 2 of Appendix B
to this
Agreement (a “Capital
Account”).
4.2 Allocations
of Book Income and Loss.
Book
income and Book loss for any Fiscal Year shall be allocated to the Members
in
the manner provided in Article 3 of Appendix B.
4.3 Tax
Allocations.
All
items of income, gain, loss, and deduction shall be allocated among the Members
for federal income tax purposes in the manner provided in Article 4 of
Appendix B.
4.4 Restoration
of Negative Balances.
No
Member with a deficit balance in its Capital Account shall have any obligation
to the Joint Venture Company, to any other Member or to any third party to
restore or repay said deficit balance. This Section 4.4 shall not affect
any of the other rights or obligations of the Members under this Agreement
or
any other agreement.
ARTICLE
5.
DISTRIBUTIONS
5.1 Distributions.
(A) Unless
otherwise unanimously agreed in writing by the Members, the Joint Venture
Company shall not make any distributions until after the first anniversary
of
the Effective Date. Thereafter, subject to Articles 6, 7 and 13 and the
provisions of the Act and after giving effect to all Capital Contributions
or
Member Debt Financing to be made on the same date under Article 2 and
Article 3, respectively, the Joint Venture Company shall, subject to
Section 5.1(C), make distributions of cash to the Members as set forth in this
Section 5.1(A), on a [***] basis on the [***] day of each Fiscal [***] (or
if
such day is not a Business Day, then on the first Business Day after such day)
to the extent that the Joint Venture Company’s cash as of the end of the
immediately preceding Fiscal [***] is in excess of the sum of (y) any amounts
that have been contributed as a Capital Contribution or loaned to the Joint
Venture Company as Member Debt Financing and that are being held for the purpose
of making capital or operating
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expenditures
in the current Fiscal [***] or the first twenty-five (25) days of the
immediately succeeding Fiscal [***] (or if such day is not a Business Day,
then
on the first Business Day after such day) and (z) all reserves that are
considered reasonably necessary by the Board of Managers to pay other
expenditures that are reasonably likely to be payable in the period described
in
clause (y) above, and in any event including the reserve established under
Section 2.2 and amounts remaining in the Accumulated Distributions
Accounts; provided,
however,
that
the Board of Managers shall cause the Joint Venture Company to use any cash
available for distribution as follows:
(1) first,
to pay
in full all amounts outstanding under any outstanding Mandatory Shortfall Notes
and related Mandatory Equalization Notes (provided
any
holder thereof has requested such payment by written notice executed by its
chief executive officer and delivered to the Joint Venture Company prior to
the
distribution thereof under this Section 5.1)
in
order of their respective maturity dates;
(2) second,
to pay
any outstanding Continuing Mandatory Notes (provided
any
holder thereof has requested such payment by written notice executed by its
chief executive officer and delivered to the Joint Venture Company prior to
the
distribution thereof under this Section 5.1) in the order that the respective
maturity dates of the related Mandatory Shortfall Notes and Mandatory
Equalization Notes occurred;
(3) third,
to pay
in full all amounts outstanding under any other outstanding Member Notes
(provided
any
holder thereof has requested such payment by written notice executed by its
chief executive officer and delivered to the Joint Venture Company prior to
the
distribution thereof under this Section 5.1);
(4) fourth,
to make
a distribution to a Member whose aggregate, cumulative distributions
(not
including any payments made pursuant to Sections 5.1(A)(1), (2) and (3))
immediately
prior to such distribution are less than the amount equal to the Member’s
Sharing Interest (as such Sharing Interest is determined immediately after
any
payments made under Sections 5.1(A)(1), (2) and (3)) multiplied by the
aggregate, cumulative distributions (not including any payments made pursuant
to
Sections 5.1(A)(1), (2) and (3)) of the Joint Venture Company immediately
prior to such distribution, until such Member’s aggregate, cumulative
distributions (not including payments made pursuant to Sections 5.1(A)(1),
(2) and (3), but including such distribution pursuant to this Section 5.1(A)(4))
are equal to its Distribution Entitlement; and
(5) finally,
to make distributions pro
rata
to the
Members in accordance with their respective Sharing Interests (as such Sharing
Interests are determined immediately after any payments made under Sections
5.1(A)(1), (2) and (3)).
(B) Distributions
of cash are only to be made to the extent cash is available to the Joint Venture
Company without requiring (1) the sale of Joint Venture Company assets (other
than in the ordinary course of business) or the pledge of Joint Venture Company
assets at a time or on terms that the Board of Managers believes are not in
the
best interests of the Joint Venture Company or (2) a reduction in reserves
that
the Board of Managers believes are
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reasonably
necessary for Joint Venture Company purposes for the then-current Fiscal [***]
and the first twenty-five (25) days of the immediately succeeding Fiscal [***]
(or if such day is not a Business Day, then through the first Business Day
after
such day).
(C) The
Joint
Venture Company shall maintain in its books of account for each Member a special
purpose account (the “Accumulated
Distributions Accounts”)
for
purposes of recording amounts that would be distributed to such Member under
Section 5.1(A) but for the application of this Section 5.1(C).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.1, in lieu of
actually making the cash distributions contemplated by this Section 5.1,
the Joint Venture Company shall (except to the extent a Member requests direct
payment to the Member) increase each Member’s Accumulated Distributions Account
by the amount of such cash that was to have been distributed to such Member.
Subsequently, when a Member is required to, or desires to, make a Capital
Contribution required or permitted by this Agreement, in lieu of making such
Capital Contribution such Member may instruct the Joint Venture Company to
reduce such Member’s Accumulated Distributions Account in an amount (not to
exceed the amount in such Member’s Accumulated Distributions Account) up to the
amount of such Capital Contribution, which shall be treated for all purposes
(including for purposes of the definition of Capital Contribution Balance)
as if
such Member had made such Capital Contribution at the time designated in such
instruction. A Member may, at any time, demand payment of, and the Joint Venture
Company shall immediately pay, the full amount of such Member’s Accumulated
Distributions Account, in which event the amount so paid shall reduce the
Member’s Accumulated Distributions Account.
5.2 Withholding
Tax Payments and Obligations.
In the
event that withholding taxes are paid
or
required to be paid in respect of payments made to or by the Joint Venture
Company, or allocations to a Member, such withholding shall be treated as
follows:
(A) Payments
to the Joint Venture Company.
If the
Joint Venture Company receives proceeds in respect of which a tax has been
withheld, the Joint Venture Company shall be treated as having received cash
in
an amount equal to the amount of such withheld tax, and, for all purposes of
this Agreement, each Member shall be treated as having received a distribution
pursuant to Section 5.1 equal to the portion of the withholding tax
allocable to such Member, as reasonably determined by the Board of Managers.
Such amounts shall not be treated as Joint Venture Company
expenses.
(B) Payments
by the Joint Venture Company.
The
Joint Venture Company is authorized to withhold, and the Precedent Partner
shall
take any actions reasonably necessary to withhold, from any payment made to,
or
any distributive share of, a Member any taxes required by law to be withheld,
and in such event, such taxes shall be treated as if an amount equal to such
withheld taxes had been distributed to such Member pursuant to Section 5.1
(or, as provided in Section 5.2(C), loaned to such Member).
(C) Certain
Withheld Taxes Treated as Demand Loans.
Any
taxes withheld pursuant to Sections 5.2(A) or 5.2(B) hereof shall be treated
as
if distributed to the relevant Member pursuant to Section 5.1 to the extent
an
amount equal to such withheld taxes would then be distributable to such Member,
and, to the extent in excess of such distributable amounts, as a demand loan
payable by the Member to the Joint Venture Company with interest at a rate
equal
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to
[***] (or, if less, the maximum rate allowed by law), compounded and adjusted
[***], commencing five (5) days after written demand therefor on behalf of
the
Joint Venture Company is made by any other Member.
5.3 Distribution
Limitations.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Joint Venture
Company shall not make any distribution of cash or other property to any Member
if the distribution would violate any agreement to which the Joint Venture
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of them
is
bound.
ARTICLE
6.
MANAGEMENT;
BOARD OF MANAGERS
6.1 Management
Power.
Except
as specifically provided in Article 7, Article 8, and Sections 11.1, 11.2
and 11.3, the business, property and affairs of the Joint Venture Company shall
be managed by or under the direction of a board of Managers (the “Board
of Managers”),
and,
except as provided in Article 7, Article 8 and Sections 11.1, 11.2 and
11.3, no Member shall have any right to participate in or exercise control
or
management power over the business and affairs of the Joint Venture Company
or
otherwise to bind, act or purport to act on behalf of the Joint Venture Company
in any manner. No individual Manager, in his or her capacity as such, may act
on
behalf of the Board of Managers or bind the Joint Venture Company. Subject
to
the limitations set forth in this Agreement, the Board of Managers shall have
all the rights and powers specifically set forth in Section 6.3.
6.2 Number
of Managers; Appointment of Managers.
(A) The
Board
of Managers shall consist of eight (8) individuals (each such individual, a
“Manager”).
Subject to Section 6.2(B), one half of the Managers shall be appointed by
Micron Singapore and one half of the Managers shall be appointed by Intel
Singapore. The initial Managers appointed by Micron Singapore are listed on
Appendix
C,
and the
initial Managers appointed by Intel Singapore are listed on Appendix
C.
Each
Member having the right to appoint a Manager or Managers in accordance with
this
Section shall also have the right, in its sole discretion, to remove such
Manager or Managers at any time by delivery of written notice to the other
Member(s) and the Joint Venture Company. Any vacancy in the office of a Manager
for any reason other than pursuant to Section 6.2(B) (including as a result
of such Manager’s death, resignation, retirement or removal pursuant to this
Section) shall be filled by the Member that appointed the relevant Manager.
Unless a Manager resigns, dies, retires or is removed in accordance with this
Section, each Manager shall hold office until a successor shall have been duly
appointed by the appointing Member. Unless the Members agree otherwise, each
Member who has the right to appoint three (3) or more Managers shall appoint
at
least one (1) Manager that is a resident of Singapore.
(B) Effect
of Change in Percentage Interest on Managers.
While a
Member’s Percentage Interest is below [***] percent ([***]%) but at least [***]
percent ([***]%), the number of Managers such Member is entitled to appoint
to
the Board of Managers shall be reduced to [***] ([***]), and the number of
Managers the other Member is entitled to appoint to the Board of Managers shall
be increased to [***] ([***]). While a Member’s Percentage Interest is below
[***] percent ([***]%) but at least [***] percent ([***]%), the number of
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Managers
such Member is entitled to appoint to the Board of Managers shall be reduced
to
[***] ([***]), and the number of Managers the other Member is entitled to
appoint to the Board of Managers shall be increased to [***] ([***]). While
a
Member’s Percentage Interest is below [***] percent ([***]%) but at least [***]
percent ([***]%), the number of Managers such Member is entitled to appoint
to
the Board of Managers shall be reduced to [***] ([***]), and the number of
Managers the other Member is entitled to appoint to the Board of Managers shall
be increased to [***] ([***]). While a Member’s Percentage Interest is below
[***] percent ([***]%), the number of Managers such Member is entitled to
appoint to the Board of Managers shall be reduced to [***], and the other Member
shall be entitled to appoint [***] Managers to the Board of Managers;
provided,
however,
that
the Member with a Percentage Interest of less than [***] percent ([***]%) shall
be entitled to designate, from time to time, an individual who shall not be
a
member of, and shall have no right to vote at any meeting of, the Board of
Managers, but who shall have the right to receive notice of, attend, and act
as
an observer for such Member at, any meeting of the Board of Managers, and who
shall receive all materials delivered to the Board of Managers in connection
with any such meetings. If either Member’s Percentage Interest should be below
any of the threshold levels set forth above and if such Member (the
“Appointing
Member”)
then
has more designees serving on the Board of Managers than the number to which
it
is entitled, such Appointing Member shall immediately identify by written notice
to the other Member the designee or designees on the Board of Managers that
will
cease serving on the Board of Managers and each such designee shall thereupon
cease to be a Manager or member of the Board of Managers. If such Appointing
Member fails to make such designation within five (5) Business Days after
written demand by the other Member, the other Member may designate by written
notice to the Appointing Member one or more (as appropriate) of the Appointing
Member’s designees on the Board of Managers that will cease serving on the Board
of Managers and each such designee shall thereupon cease to be a Manager or
member of the Board of Managers. The other Member who is entitled to appoint
one
or more additional Managers to serve on the Board of Managers may immediately
appoint such additional Managers by written notice to the other Member
designating such Managers. Similarly, if a Member whose Percentage Interest
fell
below any threshold level set forth in this Section 6.2(B) subsequently
increases its Percentage Interest above any such level, the process shall be
reversed.
(C) Chairman
of the Board of Managers.
Until
the end of the Fiscal Year ending in 0000, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx shall have the
right
to designate one of its designated Managers as chairman of the Board of Managers
(the “Chairman”),
and
thereafter, for each subsequent Fiscal Year of the Joint Venture Company, the
right to designate the Chairman (from among its designated Managers) shall
alternate between Intel Singapore and Micron Singapore; provided,
however,
that
while the Percentage Interest of a Member is below [***] percent ([***]%),
the
Chairman of the Board will be appointed by the other Member. The Chairman shall
preside at all meetings of the Board of Managers and shall have such other
duties and responsibilities as may be assigned to him or her by the Board of
Managers. The Chairman may delegate to any Manager authority to chair any
meeting, either on a temporary or a permanent basis. The Chairman must include
any item submitted by a Member or Manager for consideration at a meeting of
the
Board of Managers, may not cut off debate on any matter being considered by
the
Board of Managers and shall call for a vote on any matter at the request of
any
Manager, including any matter described in Section 6.3(B).
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(D) Presence
of Certain Officers at Meetings of Board of Managers.
The
Site Manager, who shall not be a member of the Board of Managers, may attend,
but shall have no right to vote at, all meetings of the Board of Managers;
provided,
however,
that
the Board of Managers may exclude the Site Manager from such meetings or such
portions of meetings at which the compensation or performance of, or any issue
involving, the Site Manager is discussed as the Board of Managers, in its sole
discretion, deems appropriate.
6.3 Voting
of Managers.
(A) Each
Manager shall be entitled to one (1) vote, and Managers shall not be entitled
to
cast their votes through proxies (except as provided in Section 6.7).
Subject to Sections 6.3(B) and 6.3(C), all actions, determinations or
resolutions of the Board of Managers shall require the affirmative vote or
consent of a majority of the Board of Managers present at any meeting at which
a
quorum is present (i.e.,
the
affirmative vote of five (5) Managers if the total number of Managers is eight
(8)), which majority must include at least [***] appointed by each Member at
all
times that each Member has at least [***] to the Board of Managers; provided,
however,
that
any matter that is a Micron Singapore Matter shall be deemed approved upon
the
approval of a majority of the Managers appointed by Micron Singapore, and any
matter that is an Intel Singapore Matter shall be deemed approved upon the
approval of a majority of the Managers appointed by Intel. Except as
specifically provided in Article 7, Article 8 and Sections 11.1, 11.2 and
11.3, the Board of Managers shall have the right, power and authority to take
all actions of the Joint Venture Company, including the following, and in no
event shall any of the following actions be taken without the approval of the
Board of Managers (which approval may be obtained through the adoption of an
Undisputed Approved Business Plan by the Board of Managers in accordance with
Sections 11.1 and 11.2, provided
that the
relevant Undisputed Approved Business Plan sets forth such action in reasonable
detail), by or with respect to the Joint Venture Company or any Subsidiary
of
the Joint Venture Company:
(1) entering
into any agreement or making any modification or amendment to, or terminating,
any agreement between (a) the Joint Venture Company or any Subsidiary of
the Joint Venture Company and (b) any Member or an Affiliate of a
Member;
(2) selecting
attorneys, accountants, auditors and financial advisors for the Joint Venture
Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(3) adopting,
or making any material modification, amendment or termination of, material
accounting and tax policies, procedures and principles applicable to the Joint
Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries other
than those made in accordance with Section 10.9 (provided,
however,
that
the right, power and authority of the Board of Managers with respect to tax
policies, procedures and principles granted under this Section 6.3 shall be
subject to the provisions of Section 10.7 hereof);
(4) adopting
or making any material changes to any employee benefit plan, including any
incentive compensation plan;
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(5) setting
any distribution to the Members not required under Article 5;
(6) subject
to Section 6.3(B)(1)(b), commencing or settling litigation, except routine
employment litigation matters;
(7) making
any material purchase, sale or lease (as lessor or lessee) of any real property
(except for any such purchase or lease to effectuate an Intel Singapore Matter
that is approved by a majority of the Intel Singapore Managers then in office
or
a Micron Singapore Matter that is approved by a majority of the Micron Singapore
Managers then in office);
(8) acquiring
securities or any equity ownership interest in any Person, other than a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company established to hold a
Fab
or assets of the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(9) making
any public announcement by the Joint Venture Company or any Subsidiary of the
Joint Venture Company of any material non-public information not previously
approved for public announcement by the Board of Managers;
(10) entering
into or amending any collective bargaining arrangements or waiving any material
provision or requirement thereof;
(11) approving
any Proposed Business Plan, or amending or modifying any Approved Business
Plan
(or any modification thereof), subject to Sections 11.1(C), 11.2(D) and
11.2(E);
(12) making
any filing with, public comments to, or negotiation or discussion with, any
Governmental Entity (excluding regular operating filings and other routine
administrative matters and other than any such filing, public comments, or
negotiation or discussion relating to an Intel Singapore Matter that is approved
by a majority of the Intel Singapore Managers then in office or relating to
a
Micron Singapore Matter that is approved by a majority of the Micron Singapore
Managers then in office); and
(13) establishing,
overseeing and modifying the investment policies of the Joint Venture Company
with respect to funds held by the Joint Venture Company, including funds
reserved pursuant to Section 2.2 pending the use of such funds in
accordance with any applicable Approved Business Plan.
(B) (1)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any action of the Board of Managers with respect
to any of the following matters relating to a Member (the “Interested
Member”)
shall
be deemed approved by the Board of Managers if approved either by the
affirmative vote at a meeting of the Board of Managers of a majority of the
Managers appointed by the other Member (the “Independent
Member”)
with
respect to such action or by written consent of a majority of the Managers
appointed by such Independent Member:
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(a) any
determination to grant indemnification to the Interested Member for any matter
not contemplated by Section 14.2 hereof; or
(b) the
pursuit of any remedy by the Joint Venture Company or a Subsidiary of the Joint
Venture Company against the Interested Member or Affiliate of the Interested
Member (excluding any Applicable Joint Venture and any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
of any Applicable Joint Venture) in accordance with Section 7.5;
or
(c) any
other
matter (other than a matter provided for in Section 6.3(B)(2)) in which the
interests of the Joint Venture Company or a Subsidiary of the Joint Venture
Company and the Interested Member, or an officer, director, controlling
stockholder or Affiliate of the Interested Member (excluding any Applicable
Joint Venture and any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of any Applicable Joint Venture),
are adverse.
(2) The
entry
into, modification of, amendment to, or termination by the Joint Venture Company
of any agreement or other transaction between the Joint Venture Company or
any
Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company, on the one hand, and the Interested
Member or an officer, director, controlling stockholder or Affiliate of the
Interested Member (excluding any Applicable Joint Venture and any Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary of any Applicable Joint Venture), on the other hand, (an
“Interested Member Transaction”)
shall
be permitted only if:
(a) The
material facts as to the relationship or interest of the Interested Member
(and
its officers, directors, controlling stockholders and Affiliates (excluding
any
Applicable Joint Venture and any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of any Applicable
Joint
Venture)) as to the Interested Member Transaction are disclosed or are known
to
the Board of Managers and the Independent Member, and the Board of Managers
in
good faith authorizes the Interested Member Transaction by the affirmative
votes
of a majority of the Managers appointed by the Independent Member, even though
the Managers appointed by the Independent Member may be less than a quorum;
or
(b) The
material facts as to the relationship or interest of the Interested Member
(and
its officers, directors, controlling stockholders and Affiliates) as to the
Interested Member Transaction are disclosed or are known to the Independent
Member, and the Interested Member Transaction is specifically approved in
writing by the Independent Member; or
(c) The
Interested Member Transaction is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board
of Managers and is fair as to the Joint Venture Company or the applicable
Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company and the Independent Member as of the
time it is so authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of
Managers.
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(3) Managers
appointed by the Interested Member may be counted in determining the presence
of
a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Managers which authorizes the Interested
Member Transaction.
(C) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, if a Member has only [***] to the
Board of Managers as a result of its Percentage Interest falling below the
requisite threshold set forth in Section 6.2(B), the following actions will
require the approval of a majority of the members of the Board of Managers,
including the Manager appointed by such Member:
(1) any
material modification, amendment or termination of material accounting and
tax
policies, procedures and principles applicable to the Joint Venture Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries, other than those made in accordance with
Section 10.9 (provided,
however,
that
the right, power and authority of the Board of Managers with respect to tax
policies, procedures and principles granted under this Section 6.3 shall be
subject to the provisions of Section 10.7 hereof); and
(2) except
for any litigation matter subject to Section 6.3(B)(1)(b), any settlement of
a
litigation matter or a group of related litigation matters, other than routine
litigation matters not involving current or former members of management, where
the amount of damages payable by the Joint Venture Company or any of its
Subsidiaries exceeds $[***] or that results in disparate treatment of the
Members.
6.4 Meetings
of the Board of Managers; Quorum.
The
Board of Managers shall hold meetings at least once per Fiscal Quarter. Subject
to a Manager’s right to appoint an alternate Manager in accordance with Section
6.7, the presence of at least a majority of the Managers (five (5) while the
number of Managers is eight (8)), in person or by telephone conference or by
other means of communications acceptable to the Board of Managers, shall be
necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum for the purpose of taking action
by the Board of Managers at any meeting of the Board of Managers; provided,
that
such quorum shall consist of at least a majority of the Managers appointed
by
each Member that appoints an odd number of Managers greater than one, and at
least half of the Managers appointed by each Member that appoints an even number
of Managers. No action taken by the Board of Managers at any meeting shall
be
valid unless the requisite quorum is present.
6.5 Notice;
Waiver.
The
regular quarterly meetings of the Board of Managers described in Section 6.4
shall be held upon not less than ten (10) days’ written notice. Additional
meetings of the Board of Managers shall be held (A) at such other times as
may
be determined by the Board of Managers, (B) at the request of at least two
(2)
Managers or the Site Manager upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ written
notice or (C) in accordance with Section 17.1 following a failure by the Board
of Managers to adopt or reject a proposal for action presented to it. For
purposes of this Section, notice may be provided via facsimile, email or any
other manner provided in Section 18.1, or telephonic notice to each Manager
(which notice shall be provided to the other Managers by the requesting
Managers). The presence of any Manager at a meeting (including by means of
telephone conference or other means of communications acceptable to the Board
of
Managers) shall constitute a waiver of notice of the meeting with respect to
such Manager, unless such Manager declares at the meeting that such Manager
objects
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to
the
notice as having been improperly given. The Board of Managers shall cause
written minutes to be prepared of all actions taken by the Board of Managers
and
shall cause a copy thereof to be delivered to each Manager within fifteen (15)
days of each meeting.
6.6 Action
Without a Meeting; Meetings by Telecommunications.
(A) On
any
matter that is to be voted on, consented to or approved by the Board of
Managers, the Board of Managers may take such action without a meeting, without
prior notice and without a vote if a consent or consents in writing, setting
forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the Managers having not less
than
the minimum votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action,
in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, at a meeting at which all the
Managers were present and voted.
(B) Unless
the Act otherwise provides, members of the Board of Managers shall have the
right to participate in all meetings of the Board of Managers by means of a
conference telephone 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.
6.7 Alternate
Managers.
Each
Manager shall have the right to designate an individual to attend and vote
at
meetings of the Board of Managers as the proxy of such regularly appointed
Manager.
6.8 Compensation
of Managers.
The
Managers, in their capacity as such, shall not receive compensation from the
Joint Venture Company. Each Member shall bear the cost and expenses incurred
by
its appointed Managers in connection with the Joint Venture Company’s business
while such Managers are serving in such capacity.
6.9 Statutory
Manager.
There
shall, at all times, be one person ordinarily resident in Singapore appointed
as
the statutory manager of the Joint Venture Company solely for the purposes
of
section 23 of the Act (the “Statutory
Manager”).
The
duties of the Statutory Manager, in his or her capacity as Statutory Manager,
shall be confined solely to ensure that all acts, matters and things that are
required to be done by the Joint Venture Company under sections 24, 27 and
28 of
the Act are done by the Joint Venture Company and being responsible in respect
of such matters under section 23(3) of the Act. The Statutory Manager shall
be
appointed by the Consolidating Member unless the Members agree otherwise in
writing. The Consolidating Member shall also have the right, in its sole
discretion, to remove such Statutory Manager at any time by delivery of written
notice to the other Member(s) and the Joint Venture Company, unless otherwise
agreed in writing by the Members. Any vacancy in the position of Statutory
Manager for any reason (including as a result of such Statutory Manager’s death,
resignation, retirement or removal pursuant to this Section) shall be filled
by
the Consolidating Member, unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Members.
The
first Statutory Manager shall be appointed by Micron Singapore and, unless
such
Statutory Manager resigns, dies, retires or is removed in accordance with this
Section, such Statutory Manager shall serve in such position until a successor
shall have been duly appointed by the Consolidating Member or as otherwise
agreed in writing by the Members. For avoidance of doubt, no Manager under
this
Agreement
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shall
be
the Statutory Manager unless such Manager is so designated by the Member
appointing such Statutory Manager in accordance with this Section.
ARTICLE
7.
MEMBERS
7.1 Rights
of Members; Meetings.
(A) The
Members shall be the partners of the Joint Venture Company under the Act, and
shall be entitled to the following: (1) receive financial reports and tax
reporting information referenced in Sections 10.4 and 10.6; (2) receive
(y) the then-current Approved Business Plans, as updated from time to time
in accordance with Section 11.1 or Section 11.2 and any Proposed Business Plan
and (z) the then-current Operating Plan; (3) receive such additional information
of the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries as may reasonably be
requested by a Member; (4) copies of any third party audit findings from any
audit of the Joint Venture Company or any Subsidiary of the Joint Venture
Company, any subcontractor for the Joint Venture Company or any Subsidiary
of
the Joint Venture Company or any Person that provides services to the Joint
Venture Company or any Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company (including a
Member in such capacity but only to the extent contemplated by the applicable
service agreement with such Member); and (5) such additional rights as are
elsewhere provided in this Agreement or by mandatory requirements of Applicable
Law, including mandatory requirements of the Act.
(B) At
any
time, and from time to time, the Board of Managers may, but shall not be
required to, call meetings of the Members.
(1) Special
meetings of the Members for any proper purpose or purposes may be called at
any
time by either Member. Each meeting of the Members shall be conducted by the
Site Manager or designee of the Site Manager and shall be held at the principal
offices of the Joint Venture Company or at such other place as may be agreed
upon from time to time by the Members. The Site Manager or his or her designee,
as applicable, shall include any item submitted by a Member for consideration
at
a meeting of the Members, may not cut off debate on any matter being considered
by the Members and shall call for a vote on any matter at the request of any
Member. Meetings may be held by telephone if both Members so
consent.
(2) Except
as
otherwise required by Applicable Law, written notice (which may be provided
via
facsimile or electronic mail with receipt confirmation) of each meeting of
the
Members of the Joint Venture Company shall be given not less than five (5)
nor
more than thirty-five (35) days before the date of such meeting.
(3) The
presence, either in person or by proxy, of Members whose combined Percentage
Interests equal one hundred percent (100%) is required to constitute a quorum
at
any meeting of the Members.
(4) Each
Member may authorize any Person (provided
such
Person is an officer of the Member) to act for it or on its behalf on all
matters in which the Member is entitled to participate. Each proxy must be
signed by a duly authorized officer of the
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Member.
All other provisions governing, or otherwise relating to, the holding of
meetings of the Members shall be established from time to time as mutually
agreed by the Members.
(5) The
Members shall be entitled to vote on any matter submitted to a vote of the
Members in proportion to their Percentage Interests. Members may vote either
in
person or by proxy at any meeting. Each Member shall be entitled to cast one
(1)
vote for each full percentage of the Percentage Interest held by such Member.
Fractional votes shall be permitted.
(6) Any
action permitted or required by the Act, the Certificate, or this Agreement
to
be taken at a meeting of Members may be taken without a meeting if a consent
in
writing, setting forth the action to be taken, is signed by the Member or
Members whose vote or approval is required for the taking of such action under
this Agreement. Such consent shall have the same force and effect as if such
action was approved by vote at a meeting at which all the Members were present
and voted and may be stated as such in any document or instrument filed with
the
ACRA, and the execution of such consent shall constitute attendance or presence
in person at a meeting of Members.
7.2 Limitations
on the Rights of Members.
(A) Subject
to any mandatory requirements of Applicable Law, including mandatory
requirements under the Act, except as provided in this Agreement or as otherwise
unanimously agreed in writing by the Members, no Member (in its capacity as
a
Member) has the right to take any part whatsoever in the management and control
of the business of the Joint Venture Company, sign for or bind the Joint Venture
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, compel a sale or appraisal of the Joint
Venture Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ assets, or sell or assign its
Interest in the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(B) No
Member
may, without the prior written consent of the other Member: (1) confess any
judgment against the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (2)
act
for, enter into any agreement on behalf of or otherwise purport to bind the
other Member, the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (3) do
any
acts in contravention of this Agreement or any of the Affiliate Agreements;
(4)
except as contemplated by the Affiliate Agreements, dispose of the goodwill
or
the business of the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries; (5)
Transfer its Interest in the Joint Venture Company (except as provided in
Sections 12.2, 12.4(A), 12.4(B) or 12.5); or (6) assign the property of the
Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries in trust for creditors or
on
the assignee’s promise to pay any indebtedness of the Joint Venture Company or
any of its Subsidiaries.
7.3 Limited
Liability of the Members.
Except
to the extent expressly set forth in Article 2 of this Agreement or
otherwise in a written instrument executed by the Member against whom any
liability is asserted in favor of the Person asserting such liability, the
Members (solely in their capacity as Members) have no obligation to contribute
to the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries and shall not be liable
for any debt, obligation or liability of the Joint Venture Company or any of
its
Subsidiaries. Any liability to return distributions made by the
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Joint
Venture Company is limited to mandatory requirements of the Act or of any other
Applicable Law.
7.4 Voting
Rights of Members.
(A) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, for so long as a Member’s Percentage
Interest is greater than [***] ([***]%), the following actions shall require
the
unanimous approval of the Members:
(1) any
amendment, restatement or revocation of the Certificate, except (a) as
provided in Section 1.5(A) to effectuate a change in the principal place of
business of the Joint Venture Company, (b) to change the name of the Joint
Venture Company, (c) as required by Applicable Law, or (d) to
accomplish any action that would be allowed under the terms and conditions
of
this Agreement where the only prohibition on the performance of such action
is
the terms of the Certificate;
(2) any
material change in the business purpose of the Joint Venture Company or any
of
its Subsidiaries, other than a change in accordance with the proviso to
Section 1.4;
(3) any
Transfer of any Interest to any Person, except as expressly permitted by
Sections 12.2, 12.4(A), 12.4(B) or 12.5;
(4) any
agreement with respect to all present or former Members to extend the period
for
assessing any tax which is attributable to any Joint Venture Company item or
item of any of the Joint Venture Company’s Subsidiaries;
(5) any
approval of the inclusion within the business purpose of the Joint Venture
Company or any of its Subsidiaries the manufacture of memory products other
than
NAND Flash Memory Products, subject to the proviso to
Section 1.4;
(6) any
approval or setting of any distribution to any Member (other than distributions
of cash in accordance with Article 5); provided,
however,
that a
Member’s consent for the purposes of this Section 7.4(A)(6) shall not be
unreasonably withheld; and
(7) the
sale,
license, assignment or other transfer of any intellectual property owned or
in
the possession of the Joint Venture Company or any Subsidiary of the Joint
Venture Company (including any technology or know-how, whether or not patented,
any trademark, trade name or service xxxx, any copyright or any software or
other method or process) to any Person other than a Domestic Facilities Company
or an Applicable Joint Venture or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of an Applicable
Joint Venture, except as provided in the Joint Venture Documents or as otherwise
unanimously agreed in writing by the Members.
(B) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, and in addition to the provisions
of
Section 7.4(A), for so long as a Member’s Percentage Interest is at
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least
[***] percent ([***]%), the following actions shall require the unanimous
approval of the Members:
(1) the
incurrence of any indebtedness for borrowed money, other than (i) as
provided in Article 2 or Article 3 and (ii) any third-party equipment
financing;
(2) any
sale,
lease, pledge (other than pledges of equipment under a permitted third-party
equipment financing), assignment, transfer (other than transfers to a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company) or other disposition
of
any asset of the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries or group
of
assets in each case other than in the ordinary course, unless approved in an
Undisputed Approved Business Plan or unless made in connection with a
dissolution of the Joint Venture Company as contemplated by Article 13;
provided,
however,
that
unanimous approval will not be required if the aggregate amount of such sales,
leases, pledges (other than pledges of equipment under a permitted third-party
equipment financing), assignments, transfers (other than transfers to a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company) and other dispositions
not
in the ordinary course do not exceed the amount provided for in an Undisputed
Approved Business Plan by more than $[***] in any Fiscal Year;
(3) any
purchase, lease or other acquisition, in any single transaction or in a series
of related transactions, of personal property or services or capital equipment
inconsistent with an Approved Business Plan (after taking into account any
general overrun provisions contained in such Approved Business
Plan);
(4) any
capital expenditures or series of related capital expenditures, that exceed
the
amount provided therefor in the most recently Approved Business Plan (after
taking into account any general spending overrun provisions contained in such
Approved Business Plan) or any commitment by the Joint Venture Company or any
Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company to make expenditures in any development
project in an amount greater than the amount set forth in the most recently
Approved Business Plan (after taking into account any general spending overrun
provisions contained in such Approved Business Plan);
(5) any
merger, consolidation or other business combination to which the Joint Venture
Company or any Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company is a party, or any other
transaction to which the Joint Venture Company or any Subsidiary of the Joint
Venture Company is a party (other than where the Joint Venture Company is merged
or combined with or consolidated into a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Joint
Venture Company), resulting in a change of control of the Joint Venture Company
or any Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company, other than a change of control
that may occur pursuant to Article 2 or Article 3;
(6) (a) the
voluntary commencement or the failure to contest in a timely and appropriate
manner any involuntary proceeding or the filing of any petition seeking relief
under bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar laws, (b) the
application for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian,
conservator
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or
similar official for the Joint Venture Company or any Subsidiary of the Joint
Venture Company, or for a substantial part of their property or assets,
(c) the filing of an answer admitting the material allegations of a
petition filed against the Joint Venture Company or any Subsidiary of the Joint
Venture Company in any proceeding described above, (d) the consent to any
order for relief issued with respect to any proceeding described in this
subsection (6), (e) the making of a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors, or (f) the admission in writing of the Joint Venture Company’s
inability, or the failure of the Joint Venture Company or of any Subsidiary
of
the Joint Venture Company generally, to pay its debts as they become due or
the
taking of any action for the purpose of effecting any of the
foregoing;
(7) the
acquisition of any business or entry into any joint venture or
partnership;
(8) the
creation of any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company
other
than a Domestic Facilities Company or any other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of
the
Joint Venture Company; and
(9) negotiating
external sources of additional wafer manufacturing capacity for Joint Venture
Products.
In
addition, such Member shall have the right to review and comment on any public
announcement by the Joint Venture Company or any Subsidiary of the Joint Venture
Company.
(C) Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, and in addition to the provisions
of
Sections 7.4(A) and 7.4(B), for so long as a Member’s Percentage Interest is at
least [***] percent ([***]%), the following actions shall require the unanimous
approval of the Members:
(1) the
purchase, license or other acquisition of rights to third party intellectual
property other than routine software licenses in connection with the Joint
Venture Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ ongoing operations.
7.5 Defaulting
Member.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall
the pursuit of any remedy by the Joint Venture Company or any of its
Subsidiaries against a Defaulting Member pursuant to Section 17.7 require the
consent of such Defaulting Member. The Non-Defaulting Member shall have the
right to control the Joint Venture Company’s pursuit of any such claim against
the Defaulting Member.
7.6 Cooperation.
(A) Intel
Singapore may take action on behalf of the Joint Venture Company with respect
to
any Intel Singapore Matter and shall cooperate with and keep Micron Singapore
regularly informed with respect to any Intel Singapore Matter.
(B) Micron
Singapore may take action on behalf of the Joint Venture Company with respect
to
any Micron Singapore Matter and shall cooperate with and keep Intel Singapore
regularly informed with respect to any Micron Singapore Matter.
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ARTICLE
8.
OFFICERS
AND COMMITTEES
8.1 Site
Manager.
(A) The
Board
of Managers shall appoint a site manager (the “Site
Manager”),
who
shall have responsibility for the day-to-day general management and control
of
the business and affairs of the Joint Venture Company and its Subsidiaries
and
overseeing the implementation of the strategic direction of the Joint Venture
Company and its Subsidiaries. The Site Manager shall perform or oversee those
duties and have all powers that are commonly incident to the office of chief
executive officer or that are specifically delegated to him or her by the Board
of Managers. The Site Manager shall reside in Singapore and shall be a full
time
employee of the Joint Venture Company, selected by the Board of Managers,
subject to the consent of any Member whose Percentage Interest is at least
[***]
percent ([***]%), which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
The Board of Managers shall have the right to remove any Site Manager at any
time, with or without cause, subject to the terms of any employment contract
between the Joint Venture Company and the Site Manager.
(B) The
Board
of Managers shall determine, from time to time, the incentive compensation
for
which the Site Manager may be eligible based upon the Joint Venture Company’s
operational success.
8.2 Intentionally
Omitted.
8.3 Lead
Controller.
(A) The
Joint
Venture Company shall have a financial manager (the “Lead
Controller”)
who
shall serve as the principal financial officer of the Joint Venture Company
and
shall have responsibility for and authority over the day-to-day financial
matters of the Joint Venture Company and its Subsidiaries. The Lead Controller
shall perform such duties and have such powers specifically delegated to the
Lead Controller by the Board of Managers. The Lead Controller shall reside
in
Singapore and shall be a full time employee of Micron Singapore or a Relative
of
Micron Singapore seconded on a full time basis to the Joint Venture Company
by
Micron Singapore or a Relative of Micron Singapore, or another individual
selected by Micron Singapore, subject to the consent of Intel Singapore, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Micron Singapore shall
have the right to remove the Lead Controller at any time, with or without cause,
provided
that it
provides at least ten (10) days written notice of removal to Intel Singapore
and
the Joint Venture Company. Micron Singapore shall have the right to fill any
vacancy in the position of Lead Controller for any reason (including as a result
of the Lead Controller’s death, resignation, retirement or removal pursuant to
this Section), subject to the consent of Intel Singapore, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. The Lead Controller shall report
directly to the Board of Managers.
(B) The
Board
of Managers shall determine, from time to time, the incentive compensation
for
which the Lead Controller may be eligible based upon the Joint Venture Company’s
operational success.
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(C) For
so
long as there is a Lead Controller who is seconded to the Joint Venture Company
by a Member, the other Member shall be entitled to second to the Joint Venture
Company a senior finance officer of such other Member or of a Relative of such
other Member to assist the Lead Controller in the execution of his or her duties
set forth in this Section 8.3. The senior finance officer shall reside in
Singapore and shall be seconded on a full time basis to the Joint Venture
Company. The Board of Managers shall determine, from time to time, the incentive
compensation for which such officer may be eligible based upon the Joint Venture
Company’s operational success.
8.4 Intentionally
Omitted.
8.5 General
Provisions Regarding Officers.
(A) There
shall be one or more site managers of the Joint Venture Company who shall serve
as officers of the Joint Venture Company and shall have such authority and
perform or oversee those duties that are delegated to such officers by the
Board
of Managers or the Site Manager. The Board of Managers may, from time to time,
designate other officers of the Joint Venture Company, delegate to such officers
such authority and duties as the Board of Managers may deem advisable and assign
titles to any such officers. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
officers may either be full time employees of the Joint Venture Company resident
in Singapore or Seconded Employees. Unless the Board of Managers otherwise
determines or unless otherwise provided by this Agreement, if the title assigned
to an officer of the Joint Venture Company is one commonly used for officers
for
businesses of comparable size in the same industry, then, subject to the terms
of this Agreement, the assignment of such title shall constitute the delegation
to such officer of the authority and duties that are customarily associated
with
such office for businesses of comparable size in the same industry. Except
as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, any number of titles may be held by the
same individual.
(B) Subject
to all rights, if any, under any contract of employment, any officer to whom
a
delegation is made pursuant to Section 8.5(A) shall serve in the capacity
delegated unless and until such delegation is revoked by the Board of Managers
for any reason or no reason whatsoever, with or without cause, or such officer
resigns.
8.6 Intentionally
Omitted.
8.7 Waiver
of Fiduciary Duties.
(A) In
connection with the determination of any and all matters presented for action
to
the Members or the Board of Managers, as applicable, the Members acknowledge
and
agree that each Member will be acting on its own behalf and each Representative
serving on the Board of Managers will be acting on behalf of the Member that
appointed such Representative.
(B) Each
Member may act, and, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, will
be
protected for acting, in its own interest (subject to the express terms of
any
contract entered into by such Member) without regard to the interest of the
other Member or the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries, and,
subject to Section 8.7(D), each Representative may act, and, to the fullest
extent permitted by Applicable Law, will be protected for acting at
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the
direction or control of, or in a manner that such Representative believes is
in
the best interest of, the Member that appointed the Representative without
regard to the interest of the other Member or the Joint Venture Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries. Further, each Member may, to the fullest extent permitted
by Applicable Law (subject to the express terms of any contract entered into
by
such Member), make decisions and exercise direction and control over the
decisions of the Representatives appointed by such Member without duty to or
regard for the interests of the other Member or the Joint Venture Company or
any
of its Subsidiaries.
(C) The
Joint
Venture Company, on its own behalf and on behalf of each of its Subsidiaries,
and each Member waives, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law,
(1) any claim or cause of action against any Member or Manager based on the
determination of any and all matters presented for action to the Members or
the
Board of Managers, as applicable, (2) breach of fiduciary duty, duty of
care, duty of loyalty or any other duty or (3) breach of the Act;
provided,
however,
the
foregoing will not limit any Member’s obligation under or liability for breach
of the express terms of this Agreement or any other agreement that they have
entered into with the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries or the
other Member; and provided further,
however,
that,
unless a Member has received the written consent of the other Member authorizing
such activities, no Member shall negotiate or enter into or request or otherwise
cause the Joint Venture Company to negotiate or enter into any agreement or
transaction that would result in such Member or any of its Subsidiaries
receiving any financial consideration or other tangible property incentive,
payment or other form of financial consideration or other tangible property
consideration from any Governmental Entity or Person based upon the Joint
Venture Company’s taking an action (including hiring any employees, undertaking
any construction or purchasing any equipment) or entering into such agreement
or
transaction other than as a Member of the Joint Venture Company pursuant to
this
Agreement, and any Member who receives any such consideration or other tangible
property incentive, payment or other form of financial consideration or other
tangible property consideration from any Governmental Entity or Person in
respect of the Joint Venture Company’s activities, shall promptly convey such
consideration or other tangible property incentive, payment or other form of
financial consideration or other tangible property consideration from any
Governmental Entity or Person to the Joint Venture Company without any
adjustment in the Capital Contribution Balance of such Member.
(D) The
term
“Representative”
shall
mean, with respect to a Member and the Managers and the employees, agents and
other representatives of such Member including the Seconded Employees of such
Member, but not including, only for purposes of Section 8.7(C)(2), the Site
Manager, the Lead Controller or any other officer or site manager of the Joint
Venture Company (and each such officer shall be bound by such fiduciary and
other duties (including the duty of care and the duty of loyalty) as would
apply
to an officer having comparable authority and duties under the
DGCL).
ARTICLE
9.
EMPLOYEE
MATTERS
9.1 Joint
Venture Company Employees; Seconded Employees.
The
Joint Venture Company shall employ its own personnel and shall be their
exclusive employer. In addition, certain other persons who are employed by
Micron Singapore or its Relatives or Intel Singapore
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or
its
Relatives may be seconded by Micron or Intel, respectively, and certain other
persons who are employed by the U.S. Joint Venture Company may be seconded
by
the U.S. Joint Venture Company, to work in Singapore for the Joint Venture
Company on a full time basis for a given period of time (“Seconded Employees”)
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Micron Personnel Secondment
Agreement, the Intel Personnel Secondment Agreement or the U.S. Joint Venture
Personnel Secondment Agreement, respectively. Seconded Employees may be utilized
to provide services to the Joint Venture Company until (1) the time specified
in
Article 8 for certain Seconded Employees, if any, acting as officers of the
Joint Venture Company, (2) with respect to Seconded Employees employed by Micron
Singapore or its Relatives, until the time determined under the terms of the
Micron Personnel Secondment Agreement, (3) with respect to Seconded Employees
employed by Intel Singapore or its Relatives, until the time determined under
the terms of the Intel Personnel Secondment Agreement or (4) with respect to
the
Seconded Employees employed by the U.S. Joint Venture Company, until the time
determined under the terms of the U.S. Joint Venture Company Personnel
Secondment Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Seconded Employee will
become employed by the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries unless
agreed among the Joint Venture Company and the Members.
9.2 Performance
and Removal of Seconded Employees.
The
Board of Managers shall possess the authority to require that a Seconded
Employee be reassigned by the seconding Member or its Relatives or the U.S.
Joint Venture Company, as the case may be, to duties other than with the Joint
Venture Company. Subject to the terms of the Intel Personnel Secondment
Agreement, the Micron Personnel Secondment Agreement and the U.S. Joint Venture
Company Personnel Secondment Agreement, as the case may be, the Site Manager
shall possess the authority to require that a Seconded Employee be reassigned
by
the seconding Member or its Relatives or the U.S. Joint Venture Company, as
the
case may be, to duties other than with the Joint Venture Company.
9.3 Forms.
(A)
The
Joint Venture Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall have policies
applicable to, and ensure that all of its officers, employees and third-party
independent contractors, third-party consultants, and other third-party service
providers enter into appropriate agreements with respect to, (1) protection
of
confidential information of the Joint Venture Company and its Subsidiaries,
(2) compliance with Applicable Laws, and (3) other matters related to
the delivery of services to, or employment of such Person by, the Joint Venture
Company or its Subsidiaries. The Joint Venture Company and each of its
Subsidiaries shall have policies applicable to, and ensure that all of its
officers and employees enter into appropriate agreements with respect to
intellectual property assignment, including invention disclosures, pursuant
to
which ownership to any intellectual property created in the course of employment
with the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be assigned
to
the Joint Venture Company. The Joint Venture Company and each of its
Subsidiaries shall have policies applicable to, and ensure that all of its
third-party independent contractors, third-party consultants, and other
third-party service providers that create intellectual property in the course
of
performing services for the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
enter into appropriate agreements with the Joint Venture Company with respect
to
the Joint Venture Company’s ownership of, or the Joint Venture Company’s and its
Subsidiaries’ right to use, such intellectual property. The forms referred to in
this Section 9.3 are collectively referred to as the “Service
Provider Related Forms.”
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(B) Notwithstanding
any preceding provisions in this Section 9.3 or elsewhere, no Seconded Employee
shall be required to sign any Service Provider Related Forms, except with
respect to acknowledgement of and agreement regarding policies of the Joint
Venture Company addressing conduct while performing services at the premises
of
the Joint Venture Company, such as workplace safety, but excluding matters
relating to protection of confidential information of the Joint Venture Company
and its Subsidiaries and intellectual property assignment, which issues have
been addressed in other documents. The Joint Venture Company shall be
responsible for providing those appropriate Service Provider Related Forms,
if
any, prepared by the Joint Venture Company for Seconded Employees to the
appropriate Seconded Employees, following up to make sure they are signed and
for properly storing such forms; however, Intel Singapore and Micron Singapore
shall each require that their Seconded Employees sign the applicable Service
Provider Related Forms when requested to do so by the Joint Venture
Company.
9.4 Compensation
and Benefits.
(A) The
Joint
Venture Company and its Subsidiaries shall have compensation and benefits
programs for the employees of the Joint Venture Company and its Subsidiaries
(excluding, for this purpose, Seconded Employees) at its locations consistent
with local practices in each respective geographic area, as determined by the
Site Manager and, to the extent required by law or this Agreement, approved
by
the Board of Managers, which may initially be modeled after Micron’s local
compensation and benefits programs if deemed to be appropriate and competitive
by the Site Manager and, if applicable, the Board of Managers. Incentive
compensation programs for Joint Venture Company employees and the employees
of
any Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company will be tied to the Joint Venture
Company’s operational success, as determined by the Site Manager and approved by
the Board of Managers.
(B) It
is the
intention of Micron Singapore to offer employees of Micron Singapore and its
Relatives who transfer to the Joint Venture Company the option to transfer
their
vacation leave days balance accrued as of the date of transfer to the comparable
plan of the Joint Venture Company to be administered in accordance with the
terms of such plan. If Micron Singapore and its Relatives allow such a transfer
and if an employee so elects, the Joint Venture Company shall credit the
employee’s Joint Venture Company vacation leave (or similar time bank) account
with the transferred time and Micron Singapore shall pay the Joint Venture
Company an amount equal to the person’s base daily rate multiplied by the
vacation leave days transferred.
(C) It
is the
intention of Intel Singapore to offer employees of Intel Singapore and its
Relatives who transfer to the Joint Venture Company the option to transfer
their
vacation leave days balance accrued as of the date of transfer to the comparable
plan of the Joint Venture Company to be administered in accordance with the
terms of such plan. If Intel Singapore and its Relatives allow such a transfer
and if an employee so elects, the Joint Venture Company shall credit the
employee’s Joint Venture Company vacation leave (or similar time bank) account
with the transferred time and Intel Singapore shall pay the Joint Venture
Company an amount equal to the person’s base daily rate multiplied by the
vacation leave days transferred.
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ARTICLE
10.
RECORDS,
ACCOUNTS AND REPORTS
10.1 Books
and Records.
The
Site Manager shall keep or cause to be kept adequate books and records with
respect to the Joint Venture Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ business,
including the following:
(A) a
current
list of the full name and last known business address of each Member and its
appointed Managers and all officers and Representatives;
(B) copies
of
records that would enable a Member to determine the relative Committed Capital,
Percentage Interests, Sharing Interests, Economic Interests, Member Debt
Financing, Capital Contribution Balances and Accumulated Distributions Accounts
of the Members;
(C) a
copy of
the Certificate together with any amendments;
(D) copies
of
the Joint Venture Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ income tax returns and
reports, if any, for the longer of (1) five (5) years from the time of
filing or (2) with respect to any such tax return of the Joint Venture
Company, until the expiration of the statute of limitations on the assessment
of
income tax liabilities for the taxable year of each Member in which the income
required to be shown on such tax return of the Joint Venture Company is required
to be included (and each Member shall promptly respond to requests from the
officers of the Joint Venture Company in order to determine whether such statute
of limitations has expired);
(E) a
copy of
this Agreement, together with any amendments;
(F) copies
of
any financial statements of the Joint Venture Company and its Subsidiaries
for
the greater of its seven (7) most recent years or all open taxable
years;
(G) copies
of
all Proposed Business Plans, Approved Business Plans, Member Business Plans
and
Operating Plans;
(H) minutes
of meetings of the Members, the Board of Managers, and any other committee
appointed by the Board of Managers from time to time and all written consents
in
lieu of a meeting;
(I) copies
of
all contracts and agreements to which the Joint Venture Company is a party;
and
(J) any
other
records required to be maintained by the Act.
10.2 Access
to Information.
(A) To
the
extent not in violation of Applicable Law, each Member and its agents (which
may
include employees of the Member or the Member’s independent certified
accountants) shall have the right, at any reasonable time, to inspect, review,
copy and audit (or
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cause
to
be audited) at the expense of the inspecting Member any and all properties,
assets, books of account, corporate records, contracts, documentation and any
other material of the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries, at
the
request of the inspecting Member. Upon such request, the Joint Venture Company
and each of its relevant Subsidiaries shall use reasonable efforts to make
available to such inspecting Member the Joint Venture Company’s accountants and
key employees for interviews to verify information furnished or to enable such
Member to otherwise review the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries
and their operations. Such availability is conditioned upon the terms and
conditions of the Confidentiality Agreement.
(B) The
Members recognize that the Joint Venture Company may, from time to time, be
in
possession of Competitively Sensitive Information belonging to a Member or
its
Relatives, and in no event shall a Member be entitled to access any
Competitively Sensitive Information of the other Member or its Relatives in
the
possession of the Joint Venture Company. The Joint Venture Company shall
maintain procedures reasonably acceptable to both Members (including requiring
that the Members use reasonable efforts to label or otherwise identify
Competitively Sensitive Information as such) to ensure that the Joint Venture
Company will not disclose or provide Competitively Sensitive Information of
one
Member or its Relatives to the other Member (other than to a Joint Venture
Company employee or to a Seconded Employee of the other Member to the extent
required for such employee or Seconded Employee to perform his or her duties
for
the Joint Venture Company) or any third party unless such disclosure is
specifically requested by the Member or its Relatives providing such
Competitively Sensitive Information. The Joint Venture Company shall not be
liable for inadvertent disclosures of Competitively Sensitive Information that
was not labeled or identified as such.
(C) Upon
request, each Member agrees to use reasonable efforts to provide the other
Member and the Joint Venture Company with reasonable access to those portions
of
its facilities and to those items of its and its Relatives’ equipment that are
being used to provide services to the Joint Venture Company, and to those
employees who are providing services to the Joint Venture Company, to verify
information regarding such operations or enable such Member and the Joint
Venture Company to otherwise review the services being provided to the Joint
Venture Company.
10.3 Operations
Reports.
Subject
to Section 10.2(B), the Joint Venture Company and each of its Subsidiaries
shall
provide both Members with all quarterly, monthly and weekly reporting packages
containing such manufacturing and production reports as may be required to
be
delivered under any agreement with, or otherwise requested by, either
Member.
10.4 Financial
Reports.
The
Joint Venture Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall provide the Members
the
following:
(A) Monthly
Reports.
(1) for
each
Fiscal Month, the Joint Venture Company, and if requested, each of its
Subsidiaries, shall provide each Member with the following monthly reports
prepared in accordance with Modified GAAP consistently applied, and in
accordance with any other accounting principles under which such information
must
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be
prepared by the Joint Venture Company or such Subsidiaries under applicable
legal or contractual requirements, in each case within the time period specified
below:
(a) Monthly
Flash Report within eight (8) days after the end of each Fiscal
Month;
(b) monthly
cash flow report within fifteen (15) days after the end of each Fiscal
Month;
(c) month-end
balance sheet within fifteen (15) days after the end of each Fiscal
Month;
(d) monthly
profit and loss statement within fifteen (15) days after the end of each Fiscal
Month;
(e) monthly
operational spending summary within fifteen (15) days after the end of each
Fiscal Month; and
(f) such
other reports as may be required to be delivered under any agreement with,
or
otherwise reasonably requested by, either Member.
(2) With
respect to each of the monthly reports set forth in Section 10.4(A)(1),
each Member may provide a sample format for such monthly report as is necessary
and appropriate.
(B) Quarterly
Reports.
(1)
As soon
as available, but not later than twenty (20) days after the end of each Fiscal
Quarter (other than Fiscal Quarters ending on the last day of a Fiscal Year,
provided
that the
information required by this Section 10.4(B) will be included in the reports
delivered pursuant to Section 10.4(C) below for the Fiscal Year ending on such
date), the Joint Venture Company shall provide to each Member a consolidated
balance sheet of the Joint Venture Company as of the end of such period and
consolidated statements of income, cash flows and changes in Members’ equity, as
applicable, for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period commencing at the end
of
the previous Fiscal Year and ending with the end of such period, setting forth
in each case in comparative form the corresponding figures for the corresponding
period of the preceding Fiscal Year and including comparisons to the Approved
Business Plan, each prepared in accordance with Modified GAAP and in accordance
with any other accounting principles under which such information must be
prepared by the Joint Venture Company or such Subsidiaries under applicable
legal or contractual requirements. The Lead Controller shall discuss with the
Members such quarterly financial data and the business outlook of the Joint
Venture Company and its Subsidiaries and shall be available to respond to
questions from the Members regarding such data and outlook.
(2) In
addition, as soon as available, but not later than thirty (30) days after the
end of each Fiscal Quarter, the Joint Venture Company shall provide to each
Member a consolidated balance sheet of the Joint Venture Company as of the
end
of each Fiscal Quarter and consolidated statements of income and changes in
Members’ equity, as applicable, for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period
commencing at the end of the previous Fiscal Year and ending with the end of
such period, setting forth in each case in
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comparative
form the corresponding figures for the corresponding period of the preceding
Fiscal Year (to the extent such comparison is appropriate), each prepared in
accordance with GAAP and in accordance with any other accounting principles
under which such information must be prepared by the Joint Venture Company
or
such Subsidiaries under applicable legal or contractual requirements. The Joint
Venture Company shall also provide a reconciliation that describes and
quantifies the differences between the consolidated financial statements
prepared in accordance with GAAP or such other legal or contractual requirement,
as applicable, and the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance
with Modified GAAP. The non-Consolidating Member may reasonably request that
the
Consolidating Member use its reasonable efforts to engage the Consolidating
Member’s external auditor to perform certain agreed-upon procedures with respect
to such reconciliation. Upon such request, the Consolidating Member shall not
unreasonably deny or delay such request. The
non-Consolidating Member shall promptly reimburse the Consolidating Member
for
the incremental costs incurred by the Consolidating Member with respect to
the
performance of such agreed-upon procedures by the Consolidating Member’s
external auditor.
(C) Annual
Audit.
As soon
as available, but not later than ninety (90) days after the end of the first
Fiscal Year of the Joint Venture Company ended August 31, 2007, and not later
than sixty (60) days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Joint Venture
Company thereafter, audited consolidated financial statements of the Joint
Venture Company and its Subsidiaries, which shall include statements of revenues
and expenses, of cash flows and of changes in Members’ equity, as applicable,
for such Fiscal Year and a balance sheet as of the last day thereof, each
prepared in accordance with Modified GAAP, consistently applied, and in
compliance with any other accounting principles under which such information
must be prepared by the Joint Venture Company or such Subsidiaries under
applicable legal or contractual requirements and accompanied by the report
of a
firm of independent certified public accountants selected from time to time
by
the Board of Managers (the “Accountants”).
(D) Right
to Audit.
Either
Member may conduct a separate audit of the Joint Venture Company’s financial
statements and internal controls over financing reporting at its own expense,
and the Members agree to use all reasonable efforts to coordinate the timing
of
any separate audits that any Member elects to conduct.
10.5 Reportable
Events.
(A) The
Joint
Venture Company shall provide notice to the Members of any Member Reportable
Event as soon as possible and in any event no later than [***] ([***]) days
following the occurrence of said event. The following events shall be
“Member
Reportable Events”:
(1) any
action by the Joint Venture Company or a Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company
that will result in recording an impairment of assets of the Joint Venture
Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including without limitation, intangibles,
goodwill, fixed assets, accounts receivable and inventory, that is expected
to
exceed $[***], individually or when aggregating other similar assets impaired
at
the same time;
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(2) any
decision to shutdown a business unit, close a facility, dispose of long-lived
assets or terminate employees (in a FAS 146 plan of termination) whereby the
Joint Venture Company or a Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company may incur
an
accounting charge that would exceed $[***];
(3) entry
by
the Joint Venture Company or a Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company into
any
off-balance sheet arrangement (unconsolidated transactions with a third party
under which the entity retains or has a contingent interest in transferred
assets or is obligated under derivative instruments classified in equity, or
with a third party that constitutes a “variable interest entity” under FIN
46);
(4) the
execution, amendment or termination of a contract that meets one of the
following thresholds:
(a) patent,
copyright or trademark license requiring payment of more than
$[***];
(b) technology
licenses requiring payment of more than $[***];
(c) contracts
for supply of equipment or materials (i) from either a sole source (single
qualified source or true sole source), a supplier with only one site, or a
supplier located only in a “high risk” geographic area and (ii) where
interruption of supply may cause a key Joint Venture Product to experience
a
launch delay or production interruption with revenue impact of more than $[***]
in a ninety (90)-day period; and
(d) other
contracts with a value in excess of $[***]; and
(5) entry
into any short-term debt (payable within one year), long-term debt, capital
lease, operating lease or guaranty in excess of $[***].
(B) The
Joint
Venture Company shall provide notice to the Members of any Joint Venture
Reportable Event as soon as possible and in any event no later than [***]
([***]) days after the Joint Venture Company becomes aware of such Joint Venture
Reportable Event. The following events shall be “Joint
Venture Reportable Events”:
(1) receipt
by the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries of an offer to buy
an
Interest in the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries or a
significant amount of its assets or to merge or consolidate with the Joint
Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any indication of interest from
any Person with respect to any such transaction;
(2) the
commencement, or threat delivered in writing, of any lawsuit involving the
Joint
Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(3) the
receipt by the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries of a notice
that
the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries is in default under
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any
loan
agreement to which the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries is
a
party;
(4) any
breach by the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries or a Member
or an
Affiliate of a Member of any contract, agreement or understanding between the
Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries and a Member or an Affiliate
of
a Member;
(5) any
recall of, or other significant alleged product defects with respect to, any
product manufactured by the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries,
whether or not as a result of a request or order by any Governmental
Entity;
(6) any
material adverse change with respect to the current status of any item of
intellectual property rights owned by the Joint Venture Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (“Intellectual
Property Rights”),
including receipt of any adverse notice from any Governmental Entity with
respect to such item of Intellectual Property Rights and notice of any action
taken or threatened by any third party that could affect the validity of any
item of Intellectual Property Rights;
(7) the
removal or resignation of the Accountants for the Joint Venture Company, or
any
adoption, or material modification, of any significant accounting policy or
tax
policy other than those required by GAAP or any other legal or contractual
requirements applicable to the Joint Venture Company (if any such legal or
contractual requirement is different); or
(8) any
other
event that has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse
effect on the business, results of operations, financial condition or assets
of
the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
10.6 Tax
Information.
(A) Estimated
Tax Information.
The
Lead Controller shall deliver to each Member, on or prior to the date that
is
ninety (90) days following the end of each Joint Venture Company Fiscal Year,
an
estimate of the Singapore taxable income of the Joint Venture Company for such
Fiscal Year.
(B) Tax
Returns.
The
Lead Controller shall deliver to each Member, on or prior to the date that
is
one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of each Joint Venture Company
Fiscal Year, a draft of the Singapore income tax computation (and related
attachments including a copy of the certified true and correct financial
statements of the Joint Venture Company and a draft return of contributed
capital of each Member) of the Joint Venture Company for such Fiscal Year.
Each
Member shall have fifteen (15) days to review such tax returns and provide
written comments thereon to the Joint Venture Company, and to the extent the
Joint Venture Company does not intend to incorporate such comments into such
tax
returns the Joint Venture Company and the Members shall attempt to resolve
any
disagreements within fifteen (15) days after the delivery of such comments
to
the Joint Venture Company. If the Members and the Joint Venture Company are
unable to resolve any disputes regarding the content of such tax returns within
such fifteen (15)-day period, the issue or issues shall be
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referred
for resolution to a partner at a “Big 4” accounting firm (or other nationally
recognized accounting firm) reasonably acceptable to the Members and the Joint
Venture Company, who shall be requested to resolve open issues, on the basis
of
the position most likely to be sustained if challenged in a court having initial
jurisdiction over the matter (which for Singapore tax issues shall be deemed
to
be the Singapore court), no later than one hundred eighty (180) days following
the end of such Fiscal Year. The decision of such accounting firm shall be
final
and binding on the Members and the Joint Venture Company, and the costs of
such
accounting firm shall be Joint Venture Company costs. The Joint Venture Company
shall deliver final income tax returns (and related attachments, including
a
copy of the final tax computation, a copy of the certified true and correct
financial statements of the Joint Venture Company and the return of contributed
capital of each Member) to the Members within two hundred twenty (220) days
after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Joint Venture Company, but not prior
to
the resolution of disputes among the Members and the Joint Venture Company
with
respect to such tax returns; provided
that if
such tax returns become due (taking into account extensions of time to file,
which the Joint Venture Company shall seek as necessary to avoid the delinquent
filing of its tax returns) they shall be filed as determined by the Joint
Venture Company and shall be amended and re-filed as required by the outcome
of
the referral to the accounting firm as provided herein.
10.7 Tax
Matters and Precedent Partner.
The
[***] at the end of a given Fiscal Year (or, if there is no [***] at such time,
the Member that served as the Precedent Partner for the prior year) shall serve
as the “Precedent
Partner”
for
the
purpose of Sections 62 and 71 of the Singapore Income Tax Act (“ITA”)
and in
any similar capacity under Singapore or foreign law for such year. The Precedent
Partner shall supply such information to the Inland Revenue Authority of
Singapore (“IRAS”)
and to
the other Member as may be necessary to cause the other Member to comply with
the ITA. The Precedent Partner shall keep each Member informed of any
administrative or judicial proceeding relative to any adjustment or proposed
adjustment at the Joint Venture Company level of Joint Venture Company items,
and shall provide the other Member with notice and an opportunity to participate
in significant meetings or other proceedings (both in person and by telephone),
preparation of correspondence and other significant events with respect to
taxes
pertaining to the Joint Venture Company. Without the prior written approval
of
all Members, the Precedent Partner shall not (a) enter into any settlement
agreement with the IRAS which purports to bind or otherwise could adversely
affect Persons other than the Precedent Partner and any Members who agree in
writing to be bound by such agreement, (b) file a petition or similar
proceeding as contemplated by the ITA, (c) intervene in any action as
contemplated by the ITA, (d) file any request as contemplated by the ITA,
(e) enter into an agreement extending the period of limitation as
contemplated by the ITA, (f) take any actions comparable to those described
in clauses (a) through (e) under Singapore or foreign tax law or (g) take
any other action in its capacity as Precedent Partner that could significantly
affect the tax liability of the other Member.
10.8 Bank
Accounts and Funds.
Except
as otherwise provided in Section 2.2, Joint Venture Company funds,
including cash Capital Contributions, shall be deposited in an interest-bearing
account or accounts in the name of the Joint Venture Company and shall not
be
commingled with the funds of any Member, Manager or any other Person. All
checks, orders or withdrawals shall be signed by any one or more Persons as
authorized by the Board of Managers and subject to the approval rights set
forth
in Section 10.9(E).
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10.9 Internal
Controls.
(A) The
Joint
Venture Company shall have in place a system of internal controls over financial
reporting in accordance with the policies of the Consolidating Member as of
the
Effective Date, the design and operation of which shall be monitored and
approved by the Board of Managers and the Lead Controller. Changes to the Joint
Venture Company’s system of internal controls over financial reporting shall be
made at the request of either Member (and if requested by the non-Consolidating
Member, the non-Consolidating Member shall reimburse the Joint Venture Company
for its reasonable costs incurred in implementing the changes), subject to
the
other Member’s approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, and,
subject to the approval of the Board of Managers and the approval of the Lead
Controller, which shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided,
however,
that in
the event of a Change of Consolidating Member, the internal controls over
financial reporting and accounting systems of the Joint Venture Company shall,
at the Joint Venture Company’s expense, be modified as necessary to satisfy the
new Consolidating Member’s requirements relating to internal controls over
financial reporting, and such Member shall be entitled to receive the
information and perform the testing that either it or such Member’s auditors
deem necessary or advisable to satisfy their responsibilities related
thereto.
(B) Each
Member shall be entitled, at its own expense, to have one or more internal
auditors (not to exceed three (3) internal auditors at any single Facility)
located on site at the offices and facilities of the Joint Venture Company
with
full access to all of the Joint Venture Company’s financial and manufacturing
records and reporting systems; provided,
however,
that
such internal auditors shall be required to abide by the procedures maintained
by the Joint Venture Company pursuant to Section 10.2(B) for preventing the
inappropriate sharing of such information.
(C) The
Consolidating Member shall provide to the non-Consolidating Member such
information as the non-Consolidating Member may reasonably request in connection
with the assessment of whether a Change of Consolidating Member has occurred
or
may occur. The Consolidating Member, if it is the Non-Funding Member with
respect to any outstanding Member Notes, shall promptly notify the
non-Consolidating Member if it has determined that it is reasonably likely
to
not contribute to the Joint Venture Company any amounts to be used to repay
any
such Member Notes in accordance with Article 3.
(D) The
Consolidating Member shall make available to the non-Consolidating Member the
findings of the external auditor of the Consolidating Member with respect to
the
Consolidating Member’s annual audit and of its internal control over financial
reporting to the extent such findings are applicable to the internal control
over financial reporting of the Joint Venture Company. The non-Consolidating
Member may reasonably request that the Consolidating Member use its reasonable
efforts to engage the Consolidating Member’s external auditor to perform certain
agreed-upon procedures with respect to such internal control over financial
reporting of the Joint Venture Company. Upon such request, the Consolidating
Member shall not unreasonably deny or delay such request. The non-Consolidating
Member shall promptly reimburse the Consolidating Member for the incremental
costs incurred by the Consolidating Member with respect to the performance
of
such agreed-upon procedures by the Consolidating Member’s external
auditor.
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(E) The
internal controls over financial reporting referenced in this Section 10.9
shall provide, among other things, that Joint Venture Company expenditures
greater than $[***] shall require the approval of the Site Manager; provided,
however,
that a
decision to approve or disapprove any such expenditure shall be made in a manner
consistent with the [***] Budget and [***] Budget or Annual Budget, as
applicable, included in the then-effective Approved Business Plan.
ARTICLE
11.
BUSINESS
PLAN
11.1 Initial
Business Plan; Initial Budgets.
(A) Initial
Approved Business Plan.
The
Members have agreed upon an initial Approved Business Plan (the “Initial
Business Plan”)
of the
Joint Venture Company and its Subsidiaries covering the operations of the Joint
Venture Company and its Subsidiaries from the Effective Date through [***],
which is the end of the Applicable Fiscal Quarter (the “Initial
Period”).
The
Initial Business Plan shall be deemed to be an Undisputed Approved Business
Plan.
(B) Initial
Budgets.
The
Initial Business Plan includes an [***] budget (the “[***]
Budget”)
in
accordance with which the Joint Venture Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’
operating and capital expenditures relating to matters not covered by a [***]
Budget shall be made during the Initial Period and the Capital Contributions
that will be needed from the Members during each Fiscal Quarter of the Initial
Period to fund the [***] Budget. Such operating and capital expenditures will
be
funded by the Members’ Initial Capital Contributions and by [***] Capital
Contributions, which [***] Capital Contributions shall not, in the aggregate,
exceed the Maximum Incremental Capital Amount. The Initial Business Plan also
includes a budget (the “[***]
Budget”)
in
accordance with which the Joint Venture Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’
operating and capital expenditures for a [***] shall be made during the Initial
Period and the Capital Contributions that will be needed from the Members during
each Fiscal Quarter of the Initial Period to fund [***] Budget; provided,
however,
that if
there is no [***] Budget in the Initial Business Plan, then the [***] Budget
shall be deemed to be zero.
(C) Modification
of Initial Business Plan.
Except
as otherwise provided in this Section 11.1(C), the Initial Business Plan
shall not be amended, updated, modified or superseded without the unanimous
written consent of the Members.
(1) Annual
Review of Initial Business Plan.
At
least ninety (90) days prior to the beginning of each of the [***] and [***]
Fiscal [***] of the Initial Period and the Applicable Fiscal Quarter, the Board
of Managers shall (in consultation with the Site Manager and with the Lead
Controller) review the Initial Business Plan and determine whether any amendment
thereto is necessary. Subject to Section 6.3(A)(11), upon a determination
by the Board of Managers that an amendment to the Initial Business Plan is
necessary or appropriate, the Board of Managers may approve such amendment
(and
the Initial Business Plan as so amended shall be an Undisputed Approved Business
Plan) and the Site Manager shall thereupon implement such amendment
to the
Initial Business Plan as
promptly as commercially practicable; provided,
however,
that
any failure of the Board
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of
Managers to approve any amendment to the Initial Business Plan shall result
in
the continuation of the Initial Business Plan, subject to (a) any prior
amendment approved by the Board of Managers and (b)
Section 11.1(C)(2).
(2) Member
Modification of Initial Business Plan.
In
addition to any amendment to the Initial Business Plan that may be approved
by
the Board of Managers pursuant to Section 11.1(C)(1), during the Initial
Period:
(a) (i)
Each
Member shall have the right from time to time to request that the Board of
Managers review the Initial Business Plan to consider whether the [***] Budget
should be amended to, among other things, adjust the Capital Contribution
schedule set forth in the [***] Budget.
No such
amendment shall cause the [***] Capital Contributions to be made by Micron
Singapore in accordance with the [***] Budget, as amended, to exceed the Micron
Maximum Incremental Capital Amount, nor shall such amendment cause the [***]
Capital Contributions to be made by Intel Singapore in accordance with the
[***]
Budget, as amended, to exceed, in the aggregate, the Intel Maximum Incremental
Capital Amount. Upon such request, the Board of Managers shall, at the next
scheduled meeting of the Board of Managers, or at a special meeting called
for
such purpose, review the Initial Business Plan and determine whether such
amendment to the [***] Budget is necessary or appropriate. If the Board of
Managers approves such amendment to the [***] Budget in accordance with
Section 6.3(A)(11), such amended [***] Budget shall become an approved
amendment to the Initial Business Plan (and the Initial Business Plan as so
amended shall be an Undisputed Approved Business Plan), and the Site Manager
shall implement the amended Initial Business Plan as promptly as commercially
practicable. Subject to clause (ii) of this Section 11.1(C)(2)(a), any
failure of the Board of Managers to approve any amendment to the [***] Budget
shall result in the continuation of the Initial Business Plan without the
proposed amendment.
(ii) If
the
Board of Managers fails to approve such amendment to the [***] Budget requested
by a Member, then such Member may submit a proposed amendment to the Initial
Business Plan to adjust the Capital Contribution schedule for the [***] Budget
(a “Member
[***] Budget”)
to the
Board of Managers (with a copy delivered to the other Member) for approval.
The
other Member may, within twenty (20) days thereof, submit an alternate Member
[***] Budget to the Board of Managers for approval. In no event shall a Member
[***] Budget call for aggregate [***] Capital Contributions to be made by Micron
Singapore in excess of the Micron Maximum Incremental Capital Amount or by
Intel
Singapore in excess of the Intel Maximum Incremental Capital Amount. If, within
twenty (20) days after such twenty (20)-day period, the Board of Managers
approves any Member [***] Budget, such Member [***] Budget shall become an
approved amendment to the Initial Business Plan (and the Initial Business Plan
as so amended shall be an Undisputed Approved Business Plan), and the Site
Manager shall implement the amended Initial Business Plan as promptly as
commercially practicable. If
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the
Board
of Managers fails to approve a Member [***] Budget within such twenty (20)-day
period, then the matter shall be referred to the Members’ Authorized
Representatives for resolution. If such referral results in an agreement on
a
Member [***] Budget, such Member [***] Budget shall become an approved amendment
to the Initial Business Plan (and the Initial Business Plan as so amended shall
be an Undisputed Approved Business Plan), and the Site Manager shall implement
the amended Initial Business Plan as promptly as commercially practicable.
If
such referral does not result in an agreement on a Member [***] Budget within
ten (10) days of such referral, then the [***] shall become an approved
amendment to the Initial Business Plan (and the Initial Business Plan as so
amended shall be a Disputed Approved Business Plan), and the Site Manager shall
implement the amended Initial Business Plan as promptly as commercially
practicable.
(b) (i)
Each
Member
shall have the right from time to time to request that the Board of Managers
review the Initial Business Plan to consider whether a [***] Budget should
be
added thereto or, if previously added thereto, amended to, among other things,
adjust the [***] Budget and the Capital Contribution schedule set forth therein.
Upon such request, the Board of Managers shall, at the next scheduled meeting
of
the Board of Managers, or at a special meeting called for such purpose, review
the Initial Business Plan and determine whether such [***] Budget or the
amendment thereto is necessary or appropriate. If the Board of Managers approves
such [***] Budget or the amendment thereto in accordance with
Section 6.3(A)(11), such [***] Budget or amended [***] Budget shall become
an approved amendment to the Initial Business Plan (and the Initial Business
Plan as so amended shall be an Undisputed Approved Business Plan), and the
Site
Manager shall implement the amended Initial Business Plan as promptly as
commercially practicable. Subject to clause (ii) of this
Section 11.1(C)(2)(b), any failure of the Board of Managers to approve any
amendment to the [***] Budget shall result in the continuation of the Initial
Business Plan without the proposed [***] Budget or amendment
thereto.
(ii) If
the
Board of Managers fails to approve such [***] Budget or the amendment thereto
requested by a Member, then either Member may submit a proposed amendment to
the
Initial Business Plan to add a [***] Budget or to adjust a previously adopted
[***] Budget and the Capital Contribution schedule contained therein (a
“Member
[***] Budget”)
to the
Board of Managers (with a copy delivered to the other Member) for approval.
If a
Member submits a Member [***] Budget, the other Member shall have twenty (20)
days to present an alternate Member [***] Budget to the Board of Managers for
approval. If, within thirty (30) days after such twenty (20)-day period, the
Board of Managers approves any Member [***] Budget, such Member [***] Budget
shall become an approved amendment to the Initial Business Plan (and the Initial
Business Plan as so amended shall be an Undisputed
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Approved
Business Plan), and the Site Manager shall implement the amended Initial
Business Plan as promptly as commercially practicable. If the Board of Managers
fails to approve a Member [***] Budget within such thirty (30)-day period,
then
the matter shall be referred to the Members’ Authorized Representatives for
resolution. If such referral results in an agreement on a Member [***] Budget,
such Member [***] Budget shall become an approved amendment to the Initial
Business Plan (and the Initial Business Plan as so amended shall be an
Undisputed Approved Business Plan), and the Site Manager shall implement the
amended Initial Business Plan as promptly as commercially practicable. If such
referral does not result in an agreement on a Member [***] Budget within ten
(10) days of such referral, then [***] shall become an approved amendment to
the
Initial Business Plan (and the Initial Business Plan as so amended shall be
a
Disputed Approved Business Plan), and the Site Manager shall implement the
amended Initial Business Plan as promptly as commercially practicable;
provided
that,
except
as contemplated by Section 11.2(D)(3) below, such Member [***] Budget set forth
in any Disputed Approved Business Plan shall not be inconsistent with the [***];
and provided
further
that the
most recently adopted Disputed Approved Business Plan may be amended from time
to time in accordance with Section 11.2(E).
11.2 Subsequent
Business Plans.
This
Section 11.2 shall apply with respect to any Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter
ending after the Initial Period (except that to the extent a Proposed Business
Plan covers the Applicable Fiscal Quarter, the portion of the Proposed Business
Plan covering the [***] Budget for such Applicable Fiscal Quarter shall be
governed by Section 11.1).
(A) Proposed
Business Plan.
For
each Fiscal Year ending after the end of the Initial Period, the Site Manager
and the Lead Controller shall prepare a proposed three-year business plan (the
“Proposed
Business Plan”)
at
least ninety (90) days prior to the beginning of the applicable Fiscal Year,
which shall address, for the Proposed Business Plan period, (1) [***] by
the Joint Venture Company and its Subsidiaries, (2) [***] of Joint Venture
Products for sale to the Members, (3) [***] needs, (4) [***] proposed
and expected to be incurred, (5) the Joint Venture Company’s and its
Subsidiaries’ [***], (6) [***] needs and sources of the Joint Venture
Company and its Subsidiaries, (7) forecasted [***], together with all
supporting assumptions, (8) the forecasted number of [***] expected to be [***]
of the Joint Venture Company and its Subsidiaries, (9) the forecasted [***]
of
the Joint Venture Company and its Subsidiaries, (10) such other business
activities as shall be necessary and appropriate and (11) any [***] Approved
Business Plan with respect any of the above.
(B) Annual
Budgets.
Each
Proposed Business Plan shall include a fixed budget (the “Annual
Budget”)
in
accordance with which the Joint Venture Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’
[***] are proposed to be made for [***], and a [***] for the Joint Venture
Company’s and each of its Subsidiaries’ [***], subject to the Proposed Business
Plan becoming an Approved Business Plan in accordance with Section 11.2(D).
The Annual Budget may include (1) a budget for [***], which shall set forth
in
detail the amount of funds expected to be required for [***] and for [***],
(2)
a budget for any [***], which shall set forth in detail the
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amount
of
funds expected to be required for [***] and for [***] for any [***] included
in
the Proposed Business Plan and (3) another budget, which shall set forth in
detail the amount of funds expected to be required for any other purpose of
the
Joint Venture Company consistent with its Certificate and Section 1.4, and
in
each case including provision [***], each as necessary to effectuate the
applicable Proposed Business Plan. Any Proposed Business Plan approved in
accordance with Section 11.2(D) (as may be amended pursuant to Section 11.2(E))
shall include [***].
(C) Participation
in the Development of the Proposed Business Plan.
In
preparing the Proposed Business Plan, the Site Manager and the Lead Controller
shall be advised by the Manufacturing Committee.
(D) Submission
of Proposed Business Plan for Approval by Board of Managers.
The
Site Manager and the Lead Controller shall submit the Proposed Business Plan
to
the Board of Managers [***]. The Board of Managers shall review the Proposed
Business Plan, including the Annual Budget included in such Proposed Business
Plan.
(1) If
the
Proposed Business Plan receives the approval of the Board of Managers, such
Proposed Business Plan shall be approved (the “Undisputed Approved Business Plan”);
provided,
however,
that
the most recently adopted Undisputed Approved Business Plan may be amended
from
time to time in accordance with Section 11.2(E).
(2) If
the
Board of Managers fails to approve the Proposed Business Plan within thirty
(30)
days of the submission of such Proposed Business Plan to the Board of Managers,
then each Member may, within twenty (20) days after the earlier of the end
of
such thirty (30)-day period or the date on which the Board of Managers rejects
the Proposed Business Plan, submit its own proposed business plan (a
“Member Business Plan”)
to the
Board of Managers for approval. If, within twenty (20) days after the submission
of a Member Business Plan, the Board of Managers approves any Member Business
Plan or any other Proposed Business Plan, such Member Business Plan or other
Proposed Business Plan shall become an Undisputed Approved Business Plan. If
the
Board of Managers fails to approve any Member Business Plan or other Proposed
Business Plan within such twenty (20)-day period, then the matter shall be
referred to the Members’ Authorized Representatives for resolution. If such
referral results in an agreement on a Member Business Plan or any other Proposed
Business Plan, such Member Business Plan or other Proposed Business Plan, as
applicable, shall be an Undisputed Approved Business Plan. Subject to compliance
with the limitations set forth in paragraph (3) below, if such referral does
not
result in an agreement on a Member Business Plan or any other Proposed Business
Plan within ten (10) days of such referral, then the Member Business Plan with
the [***], if any, shall be deemed to be the then-adopted Approved Business
Plan
(such Approved Business Plan, a “Disputed
Approved Business Plan”);
provided
that,
except as contemplated by paragraph (3) below, such Annual Budget set forth
in any Disputed Approved Business Plan shall not be inconsistent with the [***]
Schedule; and provided further
that the
most recently adopted Disputed Approved Business Plan may be amended from time
to time in accordance with Section 11.2(E).
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(3) The
[***]
Schedule, which sets forth the [***] timing for the [***]s, is attached hereto
as Schedule 1.
The
[***] Schedule shall not be amended or modified without the unanimous written
consent of the Members; provided,
however,
that,
if a Member’s Economic Interest is at least [***] percent ([***]%), such Member
may submit a Member Business Plan that includes an Annual Budget providing
for
capital expenditures relating to the [***] and [***] with [***] for a [***]
that
deviates from the [***] Schedule.
(E) Modification
of Approved Business Plan.
(1) Each
Member, the Site Manager or the Lead Controller shall have the right from time
to time to request that the Board of Managers review the Joint Venture Company’s
and its Subsidiaries’ operating results and business prospects, the progress to
date of the Joint Venture Company’s and its Subsidiaries’ [***] capital
projects, any changes in the requirements for such projects, and the
then-current market conditions for the Joint Venture Products, to consider
whether the then-effective Approved Business Plan should be
amended.
(2) In
the
event that any material milestone set forth in, or any other material provision
of, the Approved Business Plan is not achieved or is achieved earlier than
contemplated under the Approved Business Plan, or the occurrence of any event
having a material effect on the assets, business, operations, earnings,
prospects, properties or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Joint Venture
Company or its Subsidiaries, each Member, the Site Manager or the Lead
Controller shall have the right to require that the then-effective Approved
Business Plan be reviewed by the Board of Managers to consider whether the
then-effective Approved Business Plan should be amended.
(3) Upon
such
request or requirement pursuant to Sections 11.2(E)(1) or (2), the Board of
Managers shall, at the next scheduled meeting of the Board of Managers, or
at a
special meeting called for such purpose, review the then-effective Approved
Business Plan and determine whether such amendment is necessary or appropriate.
If the Board of Managers approves such amendment to the Approved Business Plan
in accordance with Section 6.3(A)(11), such amendment shall become an
approved amendment to the Approved Business Plan (and the Approved Business
Plan
as so amended shall be an Undisputed Approved Business Plan), and the Site
Manager shall implement the amended Approved Business Plan as promptly as
commercially practicable; provided,
however,
that
any failure of the Board of Managers to approve any amendment to the Approved
Business Plan shall, subject to Section 11.2(E)(4), result in the
continuation of such Approved Business Plan without the proposed
amendment.
(4) In
the
event a Member wishes to propose amendments to the Approved Business Plan for
any reason or the Board of Managers fails to approve an amendment to an Approved
Business Plan under Section 11.2(E)(3), either Member may submit a proposed
amendment to the Approved Business Plan (a “Member
Plan Amendment”)
to the
Board of Managers (with a copy delivered to the other Member) for approval.
If a
Member submits a Member Plan Amendment, the other Member shall have twenty
(20)
days to present an alternative Member Plan Amendment. If, within
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thirty
(30) days after such twenty (20)-day period, the Board of Managers approves
any
Member Plan Amendment, such Member Plan Amendment shall become an approved
amendment to the Approved Business Plan
(and the
Approved Business Plan as so amended shall be an Undisputed Approved Business
Plan), and
the
Site Manager shall implement such amendment to the Approved Business Plan as
promptly as commercially practicable. If the Board of Managers fails to approve
a Member Plan Amendment within such thirty (30)-day period, then the matter
shall be referred to the Members’ Authorized Representatives for resolution. If
such referral results in an agreement on a Member Plan Amendment, such Member
Plan Amendment shall become an approved amendment to the Approved Business
Plan
(and the Approved Business Plan as so amended shall be an Undisputed Approved
Business Plan), and the Site Manager shall implement such amendment to the
Approved Business Plan as promptly as commercially practicable. If such referral
does not result in an agreement on a Member Plan Amendment within ten (10)
days
of such referral, then the Member Plan Amendment with the [***] for the
remainder of the then-current Fiscal Year (or the Member Plan Amendment, if
there is only one) shall be deemed to be an approved amendment to the Approved
Business Plan (and the Approved Business Plan as so amended shall be a Disputed
Approved Business Plan), and the Site Manager shall implement such amendment
to
the Approved Business Plan as promptly as commercially practicable. Except
as
contemplated by Section 11.2(D)(3), the Annual Budget (or portion thereof
for the remainder of the then-current Fiscal Year) shall not be inconsistent
with the [***] Schedule.
11.3 Expenditures.
All
operating expenditures and all capital expenditures of the Joint Venture Company
and its Subsidiaries shall be made in accordance with the [***] Budget, the
[***] Budget or the Annual Budget, as applicable, set forth in the applicable
Approved Business Plan (each as may be modified or updated in accordance with
this Article 11) for the Fiscal Year in which such expenditures are
made.
11.4 Fab
Criteria.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Approved Business
Plan may, without the unanimous consent of the Members, [***].
11.5 Quarterly
Business Plan.
At
least fifteen (15) days prior to the end of each Fiscal Quarter, a quarterly
business plan addressing at least the next six (6) full Fiscal Quarters on
a
rolling basis (which shall be consistent in all material respects with the
then-effective Approved Business Plan) shall be prepared by the officers of
the
Joint Venture Company in a manner consistent with the Joint Venture Company’s
financial statements and Modified GAAP and reviewed and approved by the Site
Manager and the Lead Controller.
11.6 Operating
Plan.
(A) The
Joint
Venture Company shall prepare and update an operating plan on a monthly basis
(the “Operating
Plan”).
The
Operating Plan shall contain a [***], [***] and [***].
(1) The
[***]
shall address (1) Joint Venture Products [***] by the Joint Venture Company
and its Subsidiaries during the [***] (which shall be derived
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from
the
[***] developed by the [***]), (2) [***] of [***] during the applicable
[***], (3) target [***] during the [***], (4) Joint Venture [***]
qualifications and (5) such other [***] activities as shall be necessary
and appropriate.
(2) The
[***]
shall address (1) strategy and capability for [***] by the Joint Venture
Company, its Subsidiaries, and subcontractors during the [***] (which shall
be
derived from the [***] developed by the [***]), (2) [***] of [***] during the
[***], (3) target [***] by [***] during the [***], (4) [***] qualifications
and
(5) such other [***] activities as shall be necessary and
appropriate.
(3) The
[***]
shall address (1) strategy and capability for [***] by the Joint Venture
Company, its Subsidiaries and subcontractors during the [***] (which shall
be
derived from the [***] developed by the [***]), (2) [***] of [***] during
the [***], (3) [***] during the [***], (4) [***] qualifications and (5) such
other [***] activities as shall be necessary and appropriate.
(4) The
Joint
Venture Company shall prepare a report on a monthly basis, which report will
include information on the operations of the Joint Venture Company, its
Subsidiaries and its subcontractors in respect of the topics addressed in the
Operating Plan (the “Monthly
Operating Report”).
(B) Participation
in the Development of the Operating Plan.
The
Operating Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Board of Managers, shall
incorporate Micron’s Process of Record and Model of Record, as amended from time
to time by Micron, which shall be made available to the Joint Venture Company
by
Micron Singapore.
11.7 Use
of
Member Names.
Except
as may be expressly provided in the Joint Venture Documents, nothing in this
Agreement shall be construed as conferring on the Joint Venture Company, any
Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company or either Member the right to use in
advertising, publicity, marketing or other promotional activities any name,
trade name, trademark, servicemark or other designation, or any derivation
thereof, of the Members (in the case of a Member, the other
Member).
11.8 Insurance.
The
Joint Venture Company shall at all times be covered by insurance of the types
and in the amounts set forth on Schedule 2
hereto.
Such insurance coverage may be provided through the coverage under one or more
insurance policies maintained by either Member or their Relatives.
ARTICLE
12.
TRANSFER
RESTRICTIONS
12.1 Restrictions
on Transfer.
No
Member may, directly or indirectly, by operation of law or otherwise, sell,
assign or transfer or otherwise encumber (whether by pledge or otherwise),
or
create a class of tracking stock or other derivative security in respect of
(each of the foregoing, a “Transfer”)
all or
any portion of its Interest in the Joint Venture Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any Member Note, or any interest therein, and the Joint Venture
Company and its Subsidiaries shall not recognize any Transfer of a Member’s
Interest in the Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any Member
Note, other than a Transfer
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permitted
in accordance with Sections 12.2, 12.4(A), 12.4(B) and 12.5. Neither (A) a
Transfer of securities issued by a Member nor (B) a Parent Change of Control
or
a Member Change of Control shall constitute a Transfer prohibited by this
Section 12.1; provided,
however,
that in
the event of a Parent Change of Control or a Member Change of Control, the
provisions of Section 13.1(A)(7)(ii) shall apply.
12.2 Permitted
Transfers.
Notwithstanding the restrictions on Transfer set forth in Section 12.1, a Member
may Transfer all, but not less than all, of its Interest in the Joint Venture
Company and any Member Note (including the right to receive any accrued interest
thereon) to a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Member or any Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary of such Member’s Parent, in either case, that is established,
organized or incorporated in Singapore, provided
that,
(i) while such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary holds such Interest or any Member
Note it remains a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the original Member, (ii) such
transferring Member shall remain liable for its Subsidiary’s failure to perform
the obligations associated with such transferred Interest (including the
obligations set forth in this Agreement), and (iii) prior to the
effectiveness of any permitted Transfer, the transferring Member shall deliver
to the Board of Managers and all of the other Members of the Joint Venture
Company the following:
(A) a
certificate of the transferring Member that the Transfer will not, and could
not
reasonably be expected to, cause an adverse effect on the Joint Venture Company
or any of its Subsidiaries or the non-transferring Member, including any adverse
effect on, or resulting loss of, any of the Intellectual Property Rights of
the
Joint Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(B) evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the other Member that all of the following conditions
have been satisfied:
(1) the
transferring Member and its Affiliates (excluding any Applicable Joint Venture
and any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of any Applicable Joint Venture unless the
material breach by such Applicable Joint Venture or Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
of
any Applicable Joint Venture was caused, directly or indirectly, by the
transferring Member) are not in material breach of any provision of this
Agreement or any agreement with the Joint Venture Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (collectively, the “Affiliate
Agreements”);
(2) the
transferee of the Member’s Interest or any Member Note is financially capable of
carrying out the obligations and paying any liabilities of the transferring
Member pursuant to this Agreement and the Affiliate Agreements;
(3) notwithstanding
the continuing liability of the transferring Member described above, the
transferee has agreed in writing to assume all of the obligations of the
transferring Member relating to the transferred Interest or any Member Note,
including the obligations set forth in this Agreement and any Affiliate
Agreement it properly assumes;
(4) the
transferee executes and becomes a party to the Confidentiality
Agreement;
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(5) the
Transfer will not result in material adverse tax consequences to the Joint
Venture Company or to the other Member (unless the Member engaging in such
Transfer reimburses the other Member or the Joint Venture Company, as the case
may be, for such tax consequences, which reimbursement and payment shall not
affect the Capital Contributions of the Members);
(6) the
Transfer will not result in a Triggering Event, or in an event or condition
that
with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both would constitute a
breach or default, by either the transferring Member or the transferee, under
this Agreement or any of the Affiliate Agreements; and
(7) the
Parent or Relative of the transferring Member shall have, and shall have caused
each of its Relatives to have, amended any Applicable Joint Venture Agreements
to which the Parent or Relative is a party in order to add the transferee as
a
Relative under such Applicable Joint Venture Agreement.
(C) Upon
a
Transfer permitted under this Section 12.2 becoming effective and with effect
on
and after the date that the permitted Transfer becomes effective:
(1) the
transferring Member shall cease (a) to be a partner or Member of the Joint
Venture Company, and (b) to be entitled to any rights under this Agreement
in
respect of the transferred Interest (including, without limitation, the right
to
receive a return of any Capital Contribution or entitlement to distributions
from the Joint Venture Company); and
(2) the
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Member or such Member’s Parent, as applicable,
in whom the transferred Interest is vested shall (a) become a partner or Member
of the Joint Venture Company in substitution for the transferring Member, and
(b) be entitled to all of the transferring Member’s rights under this Agreement
in respect of the transferred Interest (including, without limitation, the
right
to receive a return of any Capital Contribution or entitlement to distributions
from the Joint Venture Company).
12.3 Additional
Members.
No
Person shall be admitted to the Joint Venture Company as a partner or Member
other than Intel Singapore, Micron Singapore or any substitute Member for Intel
Singapore or Micron Singapore (as provided in Section 12.2).
12.4 Certain
Purchases.
(A) Purchase
of Additional Interest.
During
the period commencing on the two (2)-year anniversary of the U.S. Effective
Date
and at any time that Intel Singapore is a Member and its Economic Interest
(without taking into account in the Committed Capital of such Member or in
the
aggregate Committed Capital of all Members, the outstanding amount under any
Mandatory Note payable to Intel Singapore) is less than 51% but at least 49%,
Intel Singapore shall have the right to purchase from Micron Singapore, and
upon
the exercise of such right Micron Singapore shall sell to Intel Singapore,
an
Interest representing a percentage (the “Option
Percent”)
of the
Members’ aggregate Interests necessary to bring Intel Singapore’s Economic
Interest to 51% (computed by shifting from the Capital Contribution Balance
(and
Committed Capital) of Micron Singapore to the Capital Contribution Balance
(and
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Committed
Capital) of Intel Singapore the minimum sum necessary to raise the Economic
Interest of Intel to 51%). The purchase price to be paid by Intel Singapore
for
such Interest shall be an amount in cash equal to the [***] Value; provided,
however,
that
the purchase price shall in no event be (i) lower than an amount equal to
the Option Percent [***] by the [***] of the [***] of the Joint Venture Company
and its Subsidiaries (the “Floor
Amount”),
or
(ii) greater than the product of [***], multiplied by the Floor Amount (the
“Cap
Amount”).
If
the Purchase Value is determined to be lower than the Floor Amount, or greater
than the Cap Amount, then the purchase price shall be an amount equal to the
Floor Amount or the Cap Amount, respectively. Intel Singapore may exercise
this
purchase right by delivering a written notice of its intent to exercise to
the
Joint Venture Company and Micron Singapore. The closing of the purchase and
sale
shall take place on a date agreed to by the Joint Venture Company, Micron
Singapore and Intel Singapore, but in no event later than thirty (30) days
following the date the notice is delivered. Such closing shall take place at
the
principal office of the Joint Venture Company, or at such other location as
the
Joint Venture Company, Micron Singapore and Intel Singapore may mutually
determine. At the closing, the Joint Venture Company shall record in its books
and records the contemplated shift in the Members’ Capital Contribution
Balances, and the appropriate changes to the Capital Accounts of the Members,
and Intel Singapore shall pay to Micron Singapore the purchase price for such
Option Percent by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
(B) Purchase
of Additional Interest to Effect a Change in Consolidating
Member.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of this Section, Intel Singapore shall have the
right to effect a Change in Consolidating Member. Intel Singapore may exercise
this right to effect a Change in Consolidating Member by delivering a written
notice of its intent to exercise to the Joint Venture Company and Micron
Singapore; provided,
however,
that
the exercise of such right by Intel Singapore shall be subject to the prior
written consent of Micron Singapore. Upon the exercise of such right, Intel
Singapore shall purchase from Micron Singapore, and Micron Singapore shall
sell
to Intel Singapore, an Interest representing a percentage (the “Consolidating
Option Percent”)
of the
Members’ aggregate Interests necessary to bring Intel Singapore’s Economic
Interest to 51% (computed by shifting from the Capital Contribution Balance
(and
Committed Capital) of Micron Singapore to the Capital Contribution Balance
(and
Committed Capital) of Intel Singapore the minimum sum necessary to raise the
Economic Interest of Intel Singapore to 51%). The purchase price to be paid
by
Intel Singapore for such Interest shall be an amount in cash equal to the [***]
Value; provided,
however,
that
the purchase price shall in no event be lower than an amount equal to the
Consolidating Option Percent [***] by the [***] of the [***] of the Joint
Venture Company and its Subsidiaries (the “Consolidating
Floor Amount”).
If
the Purchase Value is determined to be lower than the Consolidating Floor
Amount, then the purchase price shall be an amount equal to the Consolidating
Floor Amount. The closing of the purchase and sale shall take place on a date
agreed to by the Joint Venture Company, Micron Singapore and Intel Singapore,
but in no event later than thirty (30) days following the date the notice is
delivered. Such closing shall take place at the principal office of the Joint
Venture Company, or at such other location as the Joint Venture Company, Micron
Singapore and Intel Singapore may mutually determine. At the closing, the Joint
Venture Company shall record in its books and records the contemplated shift
in
the Members’ Capital Contribution Balances, and the appropriate changes to the
Capital Accounts of the Members, and
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Intel
Singapore shall pay to Micron Singapore the purchase price for such
Consolidating Option Percent by wire transfer of immediately available
funds.
12.5 Purchase
of Remaining Interest.
(A) If
the
Economic Interest of a Member (the “Minority
Member”)
drops
to ten percent (10%) or less and remains at or below ten percent (10%) for
more
than six (6) consecutive months, the other Member or a Subsidiary thereof (such
other Member or Subsidiary thereof, the “Majority
Member”)
shall
have the option, exercisable at any time prior to the day that is six (6) months
prior to the end of the U.S. Initial Term, to purchase all of the remaining
Interest of, and outstanding Member Notes payable to, the Minority Member at
a
cash purchase price equal to the Option Price. The Majority Member may exercise
this purchase option by delivering a written notice of its intent to exercise
to
the Minority Member. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Minority
Member’s remaining Interest and any outstanding Member Notes held by the
Minority Member (the “Minority
Closing”)
shall
take place as of the last day of the U.S. Fiscal Month in which the notice
is
delivered (unless such notice is delivered within the last ten (10) days of
the
end of a U.S. Fiscal Month, in which case the Minority Closing shall take place
on the last day of the first full U.S. Fiscal Month thereafter). Such Minority
Closing shall take place at the principal office of the Joint Venture Company,
or at such other location as the Majority Member and the Minority Member may
mutually determine. At the Minority Closing, (i) the Minority Member shall
transfer its remaining Interest in the Joint Venture Company and outstanding
Member Notes held by the Minority Member to the Majority Member, free and clear
of any liens or encumbrances, (ii) the Majority Member shall pay the
Minority Member the Minority Closing Price by wire transfer of immediately
available funds and (iii) the Minority Member shall deliver to the Majority
Member such instrument of conveyance as the Majority Member reasonably
requests.
(B) Upon
the
Minority Closing, the Majority Member shall pay to the Minority Member a sum
(the “Minority
Closing Price”)
equal
to the [***] of (i) the [***] of (a) the [***] of the [***] of the
Joint Venture Company and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of the U.S. Fiscal
Month immediately prior to the Minority Closing, [***] (b) the [***] of all
[***] of the Joint Venture Company and its Subsidiaries as of the last day
of
the U.S. Fiscal Month immediately prior to the Minority Closing (excluding,
however, any liabilities with respect to Member Notes), and (ii) the
Economic Interest of the Minority Member at the time the option provided for
in
Section 12.5(A) is exercised. Within five (5) Business Days after the month-end
balance sheet (prepared in accordance with Modified GAAP consistently applied)
as of the date of the Minority Closing becomes available, the Minority Closing
Price shall be recalculated using the [***] of the [***] of the Joint Venture
Company and its Subsidiaries as of such date and the [***] of the [***] of
the
Joint Venture Company and its Subsidiaries as of such date (excluding any
liabilities with respect to Member Notes) (such recalculated sum, the
“Option
Price”).
If
the Option Price is greater than the Minority Closing Price, the Majority Member
shall deliver the difference to the Minority Member by wire transfer of
immediately available funds within three (3) Business Days of such
recalculation. If the Option Price is less than the Minority Closing Price,
the
Minority Member shall refund the difference to the Majority Member by wire
transfer of immediately available funds within three (3) Business Days of such
recalculation.
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(C) Upon
the
Minority Closing and with effect on and after the date that of the Minority
Closing:
(1) the
Minority Member shall cease (a) to be a partner or Member of the Joint Venture
Company, and (b) to be entitled to any rights under this Agreement in respect
of
the transferred Interest (including, without limitation, the right to receive
a
return of any Capital Contribution or entitlement to distributions from the
Joint Venture Company); and
(2) the
Majority Member shall become entitled to all of the Minority Member’s rights
under this Agreement in respect of the transferred Interest (including, without
limitation, the right to receive a return of any Capital Contribution or
entitlement to distributions from the Joint Venture Company).
(D) Upon
an
election of the Majority Member to purchase the Minority Member’s remaining
Interest and the outstanding Member Notes held by such Minority Member pursuant
to Section 12.5(A), if the Minority Member is Micron Singapore, then Micron
Singapore may, at its option, cause to continue in effect any existing supply
agreements it has with the Joint Venture Company or any Subsidiary of the Joint
Venture Company for [***] from the Minority Closing with the same amounts and
at
the same delivery schedule, pricing and terms as are in effect on the date
of
the Minority Closing. Such quantity will be [***] for the first year and then
will [***] of such fixed quantity per Fiscal Quarter to [***] over the next
[***] Fiscal Quarters. The Members will work together in good faith so that
such
supply arrangements minimize disruption to the business of the Joint Venture
Company and the Members and to maintain, subject to such decline in amount,
substantially the same supply of custom Products and substantially the same
composition of types of Products as Micron Singapore had obtained from the
Joint
Venture Company immediately prior to the Minority Closing.
ARTICLE
13.
TRIGGERING
EVENTS; DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
13.1 Triggering
Events.
(A) Upon
the
occurrence of any of the following events (each, a “Triggering
Event”),
the
Joint Venture Company shall, in contemplation of a dissolution of the Joint
Venture Company, commence winding up activities in accordance with this Article
13 and any other covenants unanimously agreed in writing by the Members, whether
or not the event would cause a dissolution under the Act:
(1) the
expiration of the Term in accordance with Section 1.3;
(2) the
unanimous agreement in writing of the Members to wind up the Joint Venture
Company;
(3) the
election by a Member with a Percentage Interest of at least [***]% to wind
up
the affairs of the Joint Venture Company (which election shall not
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require
the consent of the other Member), upon delivery of written notice of such
election to the Joint Venture Company and the other Member;
(4) Intentionally
Omitted.
(5) the
occurrence of any other event that, under the Act, makes it unlawful, impossible
or impractical to carry on the business of the Joint Venture
Company;
(6) the
election by a Member to wind up the affairs of the Joint Venture Company upon
the Bankruptcy, dissolution or liquidation of the other Member;
(7) the
election by a Member to wind up the affairs of the Joint Venture Company, if
(i) the Joint Venture Company ceases operations for more than [***], (ii)
the other Member’s Parent undergoes a Parent Change of Control or
(iii) such other Member undergoes a Member Change of Control;
or
(8) Intentionally
Omitted;
(9) Intentionally
Omitted;
(10) Intentionally
Omitted; or
(11) the
election of a Member by written notice to the Joint Venture Company and the
other Member to wind up the affairs of the Joint Venture Company.
(B) Intentionally
Omitted.
13.2 Determination
of [***] Value.
Upon
the occurrence of a Triggering Event, the Members shall promptly proceed to
determine the [***] Value of each Facility or Domestic Facilities Company.
The
Members and the Joint Venture Company shall use reasonable efforts to cause
the
determination to be made as promptly as practicable, but not later than the
[***] Determination Date, in the case of a Triggering Event under
Section 13.1(A)(1), not later than such Triggering Event.
13.3 No
Withdrawal.
No
Member shall have any right to withdraw from the Joint Venture Company. No
event
that would constitute a withdrawal of a Member under the Act shall in any way
be
deemed to be a withdrawal under this Agreement or cause a dissolution of the
Joint Venture Company.
13.4 Intentionally
Omitted.
13.5 Intentionally
Omitted.
13.6 Intentionally
Omitted.
13.7 Intentionally
Omitted.
13.8 Intentionally
Omitted.
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13.9 Intentionally
Omitted.
13.10 Intentionally
Omitted.
13.11 Auction
of Remaining Assets.
As soon
as reasonably practicable following the sale or other disposition of the assets
of the Joint Venture Company pursuant to any procedures unanimously agreed
in
writing by the Members, but not later than [***] ([***]) days after the U.S.
Buyout Determination Date, the Board of Managers shall cause the Joint Venture
Company and its Subsidiaries to sell, in an auction process reasonably designed
to maximize the price, all of the assets, other than cash, remaining in the
Joint Venture Company and its Subsidiaries (the “Remaining
Assets”).
Each
of the Members shall be entitled to participate as a bidder in the auction.
The
Remaining Assets shall be sold to the Person providing the best
bid.
13.12 Voluntary
Dissolution; Mandatory Dissolution.
(A) Following
the conclusion of any sale conducted in accordance with Section 13.11, the
Members may commence to voluntarily wind up and dissolve the affairs of the
Joint Venture Company by adopting a unanimous resolution to such effect. Upon
the adoption of a resolution by the Members to voluntarily wind up and dissolve
the affairs of the Joint Venture Company, a liquidator shall be appointed in
accordance with the provisions of Applicable Law to commence the winding up
and
dissolution of the Joint Venture Company.
(B) Upon
the
occurrence of a Bankruptcy of the Joint Venture Company and the making of an
order for the dissolution and winding up of the Joint Venture Company by the
Singapore High Court, the Joint Venture Company shall become subject to
dissolution and winding up in accordance with the Act.
(C) To
the
extent not inconsistent with the foregoing and with Applicable Law, all
covenants and obligations in this Agreement shall continue in full force and
effect until such time as the Joint Venture Company’s property has been
distributed pursuant to this Section 13.12 and Section 13.13 and the Joint
Venture Company has been dissolved in accordance with Applicable
Law.
13.13 Liquidation.
(A)
(i) Upon
the occurrence of a Triggering Event and following the completion of
(a) the consummation of any sale of assets in accordance with any covenants
unanimously agreed in writing by the Members, (b) the auction of assets
contemplated by Section 13.11 (the date on which all events contemplated in
(a)
and (b) have been completed, the “Liquidation
Date”),
(c) a
resolution of the Members to voluntarily wind up and dissolve the affairs of
the
Joint Venture Company, if applicable, and (d) the appointment of a liquidator
in
accordance with Applicable Law, or (ii) the making of an order for winding
up of
the Joint Venture Company by the Singapore High Court, the liquidator shall
liquidate the Joint Venture Company’s remaining assets and terminate its
business in accordance with this Section 13.13 and subject always to Applicable
Law.
(B) Subject
to Applicable Law, at least ten (10) days prior to the first distribution of
assets or other proceeds of the liquidation under Section 13.13(C) (which
distribution shall occur no earlier than the Liquidation Date), (i) any Member
that is the Funding Member with respect to any Member Note outstanding at such
time may, by delivering written
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notice
to
the Joint Venture Company, convert the outstanding principal balance of and
accrued interest on such Member Note into a Capital Contribution and (ii) any
Member that is the Non-Funding Member with respect to any Member Note
outstanding at such time may, by delivering written notice to the Joint Venture
Company, cause the Joint Venture Company to convert the outstanding principal
balance of and accrued interest on any such Member Note into a Capital
Contribution. Any conversion of a Member Note made pursuant to this
Section 13.13(B) shall be effective prior to the commencement of the first
liquidating distribution pursuant to Section 13.13(C).
(C) The
assets and other proceeds of the liquidation, as and when available, shall
be
applied and distributed in accordance with Applicable Law and, to the fullest
extent legally permissible, in the following order and priority:
(1) first,
to the
payment of all debts and liabilities of the Joint Venture Company, excluding
debts and liabilities to Members and former Members;
(2) second,
to the
setting up of reserves that the liquidating committee deems reasonably necessary
for contingent, unmatured or unforeseen liabilities or obligations of the Joint
Venture Company;
(3) third,
to the
payment of all debts and liabilities to Members and any former Members;
and
(4) fourth,
to the
Members in accordance with Section 5.1.
(D) In
the
event that, at the time of a liquidating distribution in accordance with Section
13.13(C), there exists any outstanding obligation of a Member to the Joint
Venture Company (including, but not limited to, any amounts owed by such Member
to the Joint Venture Company as a result of purchasing assets from the Joint
Venture Company in accordance with any covenants unanimously agreed in writing
by the Members that remains unpaid), all amounts to be distributed to such
Member under Section 13.13(C) shall be subject to offset, and no distribution
shall be made to such Member until after all such obligations have been
satisfied in full.
13.14 Supply
Agreements.
If a
Triggering Event has occurred, then, from and after the consummation of a sale
of assets by the Joint Venture Company in accordance with any covenants
unanimously agreed in writing by the Members, each Member shall enter into
a
supply agreement with the other Member, on substantially the same terms
(including amount, delivery schedule, pricing terms and other terms) as the
Supply Agreement that the Member entered into with the Joint Venture Company
as
of the Effective Date, under which each Member agrees to provide the other
Member with its Sharing Interest on the date of the Triggering Event of the
output of each type of Product from each of the Facilities purchased by that
Member. The quantity (determined based on the three (3)-month period immediately
preceding the effectiveness of the contemplated Supply Agreement) of Product,
measured in 300 millimeter diameter equivalents that a Member shall be obligated
to provide from each Facility under that Member’s supply agreement will be fixed
for the first year after the consummation of a sale of assets by the Joint
Venture Company in accordance with any covenants unanimously agreed in
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writing
by the Members and then will decline by [***] ([***]) of such fixed quantity
per
Fiscal Quarter to [***] over the next [***] Fiscal Quarters. The Members will
work together in good faith so that such supply agreements minimize disruption
to the business of the Members and to maintain, subject to such decline in
amount, substantially the same supply of custom Products and substantially
the
same composition of types of Products as the Members had obtained from the
Joint
Venture Company immediately prior to the date of the Triggering
Event.
13.15 Employees.
(A) Each
Member shall be free to offer employment to or continue the employment of any
or
all of the Joint Venture Company employees whose primary place of employment
is
at a Fab owned or leased by the Joint Venture Company or by a Domestic
Facilities Company (“Acquired
Asset Employees”)
if
such Fab or the equity of such Domestic Facilities Company (“Acquired
Asset”)
is
purchased by that Member;
(B) Within
fifteen (15) Business Days prior to the date a Fab owned or leased by the Joint
Venture Company or a Domestic Facilities Company is purchased by a Member,
the
Joint Venture Company shall provide, or cause to be provided, to such
Member:
(1) A
true
and complete list of the following information for each of the Acquired Asset
Employees (“Acquired
Asset Employee Information”):
name;
gender; gross monthly salary; title; name of employer; date of commencement
of
employment; name of employer; and whether the employee holds a managerial,
executive or confidential position; and
(2) At
the
Member’s request, reasonable access to meet with and interview, the Acquired
Asset Employees, at times and locations to be mutually agreement
upon.
(C) The
following provisions apply in the case where the Acquired Asset is a Fab owned
or leased by the Joint Venture Company:
(1) At
least
fifteen (15) Business Days before the closing of the applicable purchase
(“Acquired
Asset Closing”),
the
acquiring Member shall provide to the Joint Venture Company a list of the
Acquired Asset Employees to whom offers of employment will be made by the Member
(“Shortlisted
Employees”),
such
employment to be effective conditional upon the Acquired Asset
Closing.
(2) Within
fifteen (15) Business Days following receipt of the list of Shortlisted
Employees, the Joint Venture Company shall terminate the employment contracts
of
all Acquired Asset Employees so as to enable the Shortlisted Employees to accept
the acquiring Member’s offer of employment.
(3) If
the
employment of any Acquired Asset Employee who is not a Shortlisted Employee
is
found or alleged to have been transferred to the acquiring Member pursuant
to
any applicable laws as a consequence of the Acquired Asset Closing, the
acquiring Member shall be entitled (but not obligated) to terminate the
employment
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of
such
employee in accordance with the applicable laws, including observing the
contractually stipulated notice period or paying salary in lieu
thereof.
(D) The
following provisions apply in the case where the Acquired Asset is the equity
of
a Domestic Facilities Company:
(1) At
least
fifteen (15) Business Days before the Acquired Asset Closing, the acquiring
Member shall provide the Joint Venture Company with a list of the Acquired
Asset
Employees whose employment with the Domestic Facilities Company is to be
terminated effective upon the Acquired Asset Closing (“Affected
Employees”).
(2) Within
fifteen (15) Business Days following receipt of the list of Affected Employees,
the Joint Venture Company shall cause the Domestic Facilities Company to
terminate the employment contracts of all the Affected Employees effective
upon
the Acquired Asset Closing.
(3) If
the
employment of any Affected Employee is found or alleged not to have been
terminated effective upon the Acquired Asset Closing, the acquiring Member
shall
be entitled (but not obligated) to cause the Domestic Facilities Company to
terminate the employment of such employee in accordance with the Applicable
Law,
including observing the contractually stipulated notice period or paying salary
in lieu thereof.
ARTICLE
14.
EXCULPATION
AND INDEMNIFICATION
14.1 Exculpation.
No
Manager (or alternate Manager) shall be liable to the Joint Venture Company,
any
Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company or the Members (in their capacities
as
members of the Joint Venture Company) for monetary damages for breach of
fiduciary duty as a Manager or otherwise liable, responsible or accountable
to
the Joint Venture Company, any Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company or the
Members (in their capacities as members of the Joint Venture Company) for
monetary damages or otherwise for any acts performed, or for any failure to
act,
except that this provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a
Manager (or alternate Manager) (i) for acts or omissions that involve
willful or intentional misconduct or gross negligence or (ii) for any
transaction from which the Manager (or alternate Manager) received any improper
personal benefit.
14.2 Indemnification.
(A) The
Joint
Venture Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law,
indemnify, defend and hold harmless (1) each Manager and alternate Manager
and
(2) the Site Manager, the Lead Controller and any other officer or site manager
of the Joint Venture Company (each, an “Executive
Indemnified Party”
and
collectively with the Managers, the “Indemnified
Party”),
against any losses, claims, damages or liabilities to which such Indemnified
Party may become subject in connection with any matter arising out of or
incidental to any act performed or omitted to be performed by any such
Indemnified Party in connection with this Agreement or the Joint Venture
Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ business or affairs; provided,
however,
that in
the case of an Executive Indemnified Party, such
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act
or
omission was taken in good faith and was reasonably believed by the Executive
Indemnified Party, as applicable, to be within the scope of authority granted
to
such Executive Indemnified Party; and provided further,
however,
that in
the case of any Indemnified Party such act or omission was not attributable
in
whole or in part to the fraud, bad faith, willful misconduct or gross negligence
of such Indemnified Party. If an Indemnified Party becomes involved in any
capacity in any action, proceeding or investigation in connection with any
matter arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Joint Venture
Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ business or affairs, the Joint Venture
Company shall reimburse such Indemnified Party for its reasonable legal and
other reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including the cost of any investigation
and preparation) as they are incurred in connection therewith, provided
that
such Indemnified Party shall promptly repay to the Joint Venture Company the
amount of any such reimbursed expenses paid to it if it shall ultimately be
determined that such Indemnified Party was not entitled to be indemnified by
the
Joint Venture Company in connection with such action, proceeding or
investigation. If for any reason (other than the fraud, bad faith, willful
misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified Party) the foregoing
indemnification is unavailable to such Indemnified Party, or insufficient to
hold it harmless, then the Joint Venture Company shall contribute to the amount
paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, claim,
damage, liability or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect
the
relative benefits received by the Joint Venture Company or any of its
Subsidiaries on the one hand and such Indemnified Party on the other hand or,
if
such allocation is not permitted by Applicable Law, to reflect not only the
relative benefits referred to above but also any other relevant equitable
considerations. Any indemnity under this Section 14.2(A) shall be paid solely
out of and to the extent of the Joint Venture Company’s and its Subsidiaries’
assets and shall not be a personal obligation of any Member and in no event
will
any Member be required or permitted, without the consent of the other Member,
to
contribute additional capital under Article 2 to enable the Joint Venture
Company to satisfy any obligation under this Section 14.2.
(B) The
provisions of this Section 14.2 shall survive for a period of two (2) years
from
the date of dissolution of the Joint Venture Company, provided
that
(1) if at the end of such period there are any actions, proceedings or
investigations then pending, an Indemnified Party may so notify the Joint
Venture Company and the Members at such time (which notice shall include a
brief
description of each such action, proceeding or investigation and the liabilities
asserted therein) and the provisions of this Section 14.2 shall survive with
respect to each such action, proceeding or investigation set forth in such
notice (or any related action, proceeding or investigation based upon the same
or similar claim) until such date that such action, proceeding or investigation
is finally resolved and (2) the obligations of the Joint Venture Company
under this Section 14.2 shall be satisfied solely out of Joint Venture Company
assets, including the assets of any Subsidiary of the Joint Venture
Company.
ARTICLE
15.
GOVERNMENTAL
APPROVALS
15.1 Governmental
Approvals.
In the
event that either Member takes any action contemplated by this Agreement that
could reasonably be expected to result in an event or transaction, including
without limitation (i) the purchase by either Member of an Interest pursuant
to
Sections 12.4(A), 12.4(B) or 12.5, (ii) the purchase by either Member of a
Facility or Domestic Facilities Company that owns or leases such Facility
pursuant to any covenants
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unanimously
agreed in writing by the Members, (iii) a Change of Consolidating Member, (iv)
the making of a Capital Contribution, (v) the conversion of a Member Note or
(vi) the creation or acquisition of interests in a Domestic Facilities Company,
which event or transaction, as to each of the foregoing, would require either
Member to make a filing, notification, application or any other required or
requested submission under the Singapore Competition Act or any other applicable
Competition Law (any such event or transaction, a “Filing
Event”
and
any
such filing, notification, application or any such other required or requested
submission, a “Filing”),
then:
(A) the
Member taking such action, in addition to complying with any other applicable
notice provisions under this Agreement, shall promptly notify the other Member
of such Filing Event, which notification shall include an indication that
Filings under the HSR Act or any other applicable Competition Law will be
required;
(B) notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, a Filing Event may not occur
or
close until after any applicable waiting period (including any extension
thereof) under the Singapore Competition Act or any other Competition Law,
as
applicable to such Filing Event, shall have expired or been terminated, and
all
approvals under antitrust regulatory Filings in any jurisdiction that shall
be
necessary for such Filing Event to occur or close shall have been obtained,
and
any applicable deadline for the occurrence or closing of such Filing Event
contained in this Agreement shall be delayed, so long as both Members are
proceeding diligently in accordance with this Section 15.1 to seek any such
expiration, termination or approval, and so long as there are no other
outstanding conditions preventing the occurrence or closing of the Filing
Event;
(C) the
Members shall, and shall cause any of their relevant Affiliates to:
(1) as
promptly as practicable, make their respective Filings under the Singapore
Competition Act or any other applicable Competition Law;
(2) promptly
respond to any requests for additional information from the Competition
Commission of Singapore or any other Governmental Entity;
(3) subject
to Applicable Laws, use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with each
other in the preparation of, and coordinate, such Filings (including the
exchange of drafts between each party’s outside counsel) so as to reduce the
length of any review periods;
(4) subject
to Applicable Laws, cooperate and use their respective commercially reasonable
efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be
done, all things necessary under Applicable Laws in connection with such Filing
Event, including using commercially reasonable efforts to provide information,
obtain necessary exemptions, rulings, consents, clearances, authorizations,
approvals and waivers, and effect necessary registrations and
filings;
(5) subject
to Applicable Laws, use their commercially reasonable efforts to (a) take
actions that are necessary to prevent the
Competition Commission of Singapore or any other Governmental Entity,
as
the
case may be, from filing an action
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with
a
court or Governmental Entity that, if the Governmental Entity prevailed, would
restrict, enjoin, prohibit or otherwise prevent or materially delay the
consummation of the Filing Event, including an action by any such Governmental
Entity seeking a requirement to (i) sell, license or otherwise dispose of,
or hold separate and agree to sell or otherwise dispose of, assets, categories
of assets or businesses of either Member, the Joint Venture Company or its
respective Subsidiaries; (ii) terminate existing relationships and
contractual rights and obligations of either Member, the Joint Venture Company
or its respective Subsidiaries; (iii) terminate any relevant venture or
other arrangement; or (iv) effectuate any other change or restructuring of
either Member or the Joint Venture Company (as to each of the foregoing, a
“Divestiture
Action”),
and
(b) contest and resist any action, including any legislative, administrative
or
judicial action, and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned any order
that restricts, enjoins, prohibits or otherwise prevents or materially delays
the occurrence or closing of such Filing Event; and
(6) subject
to Applicable Laws, prior to the making or submission of any analysis,
appearance, presentation, memorandum, brief, argument, opinion or proposal
by or
on behalf of either Member in connection with proceedings under or relating
to
the Singapore Competition Act or any other applicable Competition Law, consult
and cooperate with one another, and consider in good faith the views of one
another, in connection with any such analyses, appearances, presentations,
memoranda, briefs, arguments, opinions and proposals, and will provide one
another with copies of all material communications from and filings with, any
Governmental Entities in connection with any Filing Event;
(D) notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section 15.1, nothing in this Section 15.1
shall require either Member or its respective Affiliates, or the Joint Venture
Company to take any Divestiture Action; and
(E) if
the
Filing Event is prevented from occurring or closing as a result of any
applicable Competition Laws, after exhausting all efforts permitted under this
Section 15.1 to obtain the necessary approval of any applicable
Governmental Entity, then the Members shall negotiate in good faith to agree
upon an alternative event or transaction that would be permissible under
applicable Competition Laws, and would approximate, as closely as possible,
the
intent and contemplated effect of the original Filing Event.
ARTICLE
16.
FORMATION
OF ADDITIONAL ENTITIES
16.1 Formation
of Domestic Subsidiaries.
The
Members agree that each Facility located in Singapore may be held through a
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Joint Venture Company, where such Wholly-Owned
Subsidiary is established, organized or incorporated within Singapore (each,
a
“Domestic
Facilities Company”).
Unless the Members agree in writing otherwise, each Domestic Facilities Company
shall be owned directly or indirectly by the Joint Venture Company. Each
Domestic Facilities Company shall be an entity that may elect, and shall elect,
to be treated as a disregarded entity or a partnership for U.S. federal income
tax purposes, as appropriate. The Members agree that the charter and other
organizational
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documents
of each Domestic Facilities Company and all contractual and other arrangements
between the Joint Venture Company and such Domestic Facilities Company, and
between the Members and the Domestic Facilities Company, shall have such terms
and conditions as shall be necessary to achieve the purposes of the Members
in
entering into this Agreement and the Joint Venture Documents and to achieve
as
closely as practicable the same beneficial results (including with respect
to
Joint Venture Products produced by such Domestic Facilities Company and the
pricing thereof; tax matters, financial accounting matters, assets to be
distributed, and rights provided, on dissolution and liquidation; profits;
losses; distributions; governance; control and the like) for the Members as
would be achieved if the Facility held by such Domestic Facilities Company
were
held directly by the Joint Venture Company.
16.2 Intentionally
Omitted.
ARTICLE
17.
DEADLOCK;
OTHER DISPUTE RESOLUTION; EVENT OF DEFAULT
17.1 Deadlock.
“Deadlock”
shall
occur with respect to any matter for which an affirmative vote by at least
one
Manager appointed by each Member is required for approval, and such matter
is
not approved as a result of a vote in which a majority of the Managers appointed
by one Member (or
the
sole Manager appointed by a Member, if there is only one) have
voted against the matter and a majority of the Managers appointed by the other
Member (or the sole Manager appointed by the other Member, if there is only
one)
have voted for the matter other than an Intel Singapore Matter or a Micron
Singapore Matter (a “Tie
Vote”)
on a
matter submitted to it at a meeting or in the form of a proposed written
consent, and during the [***] period following this Tie Vote, the Board of
Managers is unable or fails to break the Tie Vote (if the matter is presented
in
the form of a proposed written consent, the [***] period shall commence on
the
date that the Manager who was last to receive the proposal received it). During
this [***] period, the Board of Managers shall seek in good faith to hold at
least [***] ([***]) additional meetings at which it shall make a good faith
effort to break the Deadlock. To the extent practicable, the Board of Managers
shall seek to resolve the matter in a manner consistent with the Joint Venture
Company’s then-current Approved Business Plan. The additional meetings shall be
held at the time and place agreed to by the Managers, or if the Managers are
unable to agree, at a time and place determined by the Site Manager on at least
two (2) days’ written notice.
17.2 Resolution
of Deadlock.
(A) If
a
Deadlock occurs, (i) if the matter is an Intel Singapore Matter, the matter
shall be resolved in the manner specified by the Authorized Representative
of
Intel Singapore, whose decision shall be final and binding on the Joint Venture
Company and its Subsidiaries, (ii) if the matter is a Micron Singapore
Matter, the matter shall be resolved in the manner specified by the Authorized
Representative of Micron Singapore, whose decision shall be final and binding
on
the Joint Venture Company and its Subsidiaries, and (iii) if the matter is
neither an Intel Singapore Matter nor a Micron Singapore Matter, the Joint
Venture Company shall (a) first submit the matter that was the subject of
the Deadlock to the Authorized Representatives of the Members by providing
notice of the Deadlock to the Members, and the Authorized Representatives of
the
Members shall then make a good faith effort to resolve the
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dispute
and break the Deadlock within [***] of the Members’ receiving notice of the
Deadlock and (b) next, if the Deadlock is still not resolved, submit the
matter to the Senior Authorized Representatives for each of the Members, who
shall then make a good faith effort to resolve the Deadlock within [***] of
submission to the Senior Authorized Representatives. If the matter remains
unresolved, then the Members shall submit the Deadlock to non-binding mediation.
Either Member may initiate the non-binding meditation by providing to JAMS
and
the other Member a written request for mediation, setting forth the subject
of
the Deadlock. The Members will cooperate with JAMS and with one another in
selecting a retired judge from JAMS panel of neutrals, and in scheduling the
mediation proceedings. The Members covenant that they will participate in the
mediation in good faith, and that they will share equally in its costs. The
provisions of this Section 17.2 may be enforced by any court of competent
jurisdiction, and the Member seeking enforcement shall be entitled to an award
of all costs, fees and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, to be paid by the
Member against whom enforcement is ordered.
(B) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the Board of Managers fails to approve a specific loading
plan
for a given Fab, then the Members may designate the loading for such Fab in
accordance with their respective Sharing Interests.
17.3 Definition
of “Intel Singapore Matters.”
For
purposes of this Agreement, “Intel
Singapore Matter”
means
any matter that is unanimously agreed in writing by the Members to be an Intel
Singapore Matter.
17.4 Definition
of “Micron Singapore Matters.”
For
purposes of this Agreement, “Micron
Singapore Matter”
means
any matter that is unanimously agreed in writing by the Members to be a Micron
Singapore Matter.
17.5 Other
Dispute Resolution.
In the
event of any other dispute over a purported breach of this Agreement (a
“Dispute”),
the
Members shall endeavor to settle, through their respective designees to the
Board of Managers, the Dispute. All Disputes arising under this Agreement that
are not resolved by the Board of Managers shall be resolved as follows: the
Joint Venture Company shall first submit the matter to the Authorized
Representatives of the Members by providing notice of the Dispute to the
Members. The Authorized Representatives of the Members 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, the matter shall then be
submitted to the Senior Authorized Representatives of the Members, who shall
then make a good faith effort to resolve the Dispute. If the Dispute cannot
be
resolved within [***] of submission of the matter to the Senior Authorized
Representatives of the Members, 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 17.6.
17.6 Mediation.
If
there is a Dispute, either Member may commence mediation by providing to JAMS
and the other Member a written request for mediation, setting forth the subject
of the Dispute and the relief requested. The Members will cooperate with JAMS
and with one another in selecting a mediator from JAMS panel of neutrals, and
in
scheduling the mediation proceedings. The Members 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 Members
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or
their
Relatives or 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 litigation or other proceeding involving
the Members or their Relatives, 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
Member 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
Members so desire. The provisions of this Section may be enforced by any court
of competent jurisdiction, and the Member seeking enforcement shall be entitled
to an award of all costs, fees and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, to be
paid by the Member against whom enforcement is ordered.
17.7 Event
of Default.
(A) An
“Event
of Default”
shall
occur if a Member (the “Defaulting
Member”)
fails
to perform any material obligation under this Agreement or any of the Joint
Venture Documents to which it is a party.
(B) Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default, the Joint Venture Company and the other
Member (the “Non-Defaulting
Member”)
shall
each have the right to deliver to the Defaulting Member notice (a “Notice
of Default”).
The
Notice of Default shall set forth the nature of the obligations that the
Defaulting Member has failed to perform. If the Defaulting Member fails to
cure
the Event of Default within the Cure Period, the Non-Defaulting Member may
take
any of the actions set forth in Section 17.7(C). For purposes hereof,
“Cure
Period”
means
a
period commencing on the date that the Notice of Default is provided by the
Non-Defaulting Member or the Joint Venture Company 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 Member
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 17.7(B), the Non-Defaulting Member may request the Joint
Venture Company to pursue all legal and equitable rights and remedies against
the Defaulting Member available to it (subject to any limitations in the
agreement containing the obligation that was not performed) or may pursue its
own legal and equitable rights and remedies against the Defaulting Member
(subject to any limitations in the agreement containing the obligation that
was
not performed); provided,
however,
that
the Non-Defaulting Member may not seek dissolution of the Joint Venture Company
under such circumstances. The Defaulting Member shall pay all costs, including
attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Joint Venture Company and the other Member in
pursuing such legal remedies.
17.8 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
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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 the dissolution of the Joint Venture Company be permitted unless
it is expressly permitted by Section 13.1(A).
17.9 Tax
Matters.
Notwithstanding anything in this Article 17 to the contrary, the resolution
of
disputes concerning tax matters governed by Section 10.6(B) shall be governed
by
Section 10.6(B) of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
18.
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
18.1 Notices.
All
notices to the Joint Venture Company shall be sent addressed to the Site Manager
at the Joint Venture Company’s principal place of business. All notices to a
Member shall be sent addressed to such Member at the address as may be specified
by the Member from time to time in a notice to the Joint Venture Company,
provided
that the
initial notice address for each Member is as follows:
(A) if
to
Intel Singapore:
Intel
Technology Asia Xxx Xxx
#00-00/00
XxxxXxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx
000000
Attention:
Intel Legal Department
Facsimile:
x00 00000000
with
a
copy to:
Intel
Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx.
Mailstop
XX0-000
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
General Counsel
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
and
Intel
Corporation
0000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx.
Xxxxxxxx
XX0-00
Xxxxx
Xxxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
[***]
Facsimile:
[***]
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(B) if
to
Micron Singapore:
Micron
Semiconductor Asia Pte. Ltd.
000
Xxxxxxxxx Xx.
Xxxxxxxxx
000000
Attention:
Xxx Xxxxx Hwa
Telephone:
x00 00000000
Facsimile:
x00 00000000
with
a
copy to:
Micron
Technology, Inc.
0000
X.
Xxxxxxx Xxx
Mail
Stop
0-000
Xxxxx,
XX
00000
Attn:
General Counsel
Facsimile:
(000) 000-0000
All
notices to a Manager shall be sent addressed to such Manager at the address
as
may be specified by the Manager from time to time in a notice to the Joint
Venture Company. 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.
18.2 Waiver.
The
failure at any time of a Member to require performance by any other Member
of
any responsibility or obligation required by this Agreement shall in no way
affect a Member’s right to require such performance at any time thereafter, nor
shall the waiver by a Member of a breach of any provision of this Agreement
by
any other Member constitute a waiver of any other breach of the same or any
other provision nor constitute a waiver of the responsibility or obligation
itself.
18.3 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.
18.4 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
Joint Venture Company and the Members any legal or equitable right, remedy
or
claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any covenant, condition or other
provision contained herein.
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18.5 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.
18.6 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.
18.7 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, together with any written agreements entered into
contemporaneously with this Agreement, as all of the foregoing may be amended
from time to time, 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. For the avoidance of doubt, the Members confirm and
agree
that the mutual rights and duties of the Members and the Joint Venture Company
shall not be determined by the provisions set forth in paragraphs 1 through
11
of the first schedule of the Act.
18.8 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.
18.9 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.
18.10 Further
Assurances.
Each
Member 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 Member’s obligations hereunder.
The obligations of the Members set forth in this Section 18.10 shall survive
the
termination of this Agreement.
18.11 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.
18.12 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
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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.
18.13 Confidential
Information.
(A) The
Members shall abide by the terms of that certain Mutual Confidentiality
Agreement between Micron, Intel and the Joint Venture Company dated as of the
Effective Date, and as may be amended or replaced from time to time (the
“Confidentiality
Agreement”),
which
agreement is incorporated herein by reference with respect to the Joint Venture
Company, its Subsidiaries and the Facilities Companies and the activities of
the
Joint Venture Company, its Subsidiaries and the Facilities Companies. The
Members agree that the Confidentiality Agreement shall govern the
confidentiality and non-disclosure obligations between the Members respecting
the information provided or disclosed pursuant to this Agreement as such
information relates to the Joint Venture Company, its 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 Members.
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.
18.14 Certain
Interpretive Matters.
(A) Unless
the context requires otherwise, (1) all references to Sections, Articles,
Exhibits, Appendices or Schedules are to Sections, Articles, Exhibits,
Appendices or Schedules of or to this Agreement, (2) each of the Schedules
will apply only to the corresponding Section or subsection of this Agreement,
(3) 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,” (4) words in the singular include the
plural and visa versa, (5) the term “including”
means
“including without limitation,” (6) 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, (7) 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 Applicable Joint
Venture Agreement, and (8) capitalized terms with “U.S.”
added
at the beginning are references to such capitalized terms under the Applicable
Joint Venture Agreement of the U.S. Joint Venture Company. Unless otherwise
stated, all
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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. All references to matters “unanimously
agreed in writing by the Members”
refer
to other written agreements that remain effective that were entered into on
or
prior to the date hereof or written agreements entered into by the Members
at
some later date.
(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.
[Signature
Page Follows]
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned being all of the Members of IM Flash Singapore,
LLP organized under the Act, have executed this Agreement as of the date and
year first above written.
INTEL
TECHNOLOGY ASIA PTE LTD
By:
/s/
Ravi Jacob___________
Name:
___Ravi Jacob________
Title:
_Treasurer___________
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MICRON
SEMICONDUCTOR ASIA PTE. LTD.
By:
/s/
Xxxxx Koh___________
Name:
__Alice Koh__________
Title:
Authorized
Signatory____
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THIS
IS THE SIGNATURE PAGE FOR THE
IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP
ENTERED
INTO BY AND BETWEEN
INTEL
TECHNOLOGY ASIA PTE LTD AND
MICRON
SEMICONDUCTOR ASIA PTE. LTD.
APPENDIX
A
IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP
DEFINITIONS
“[***]
Fab”
means
a
Fab that has [***] construction, Tool Install and equipment and process
qualification, including all related facilities necessary to commence production
of semiconductor devices and such production output has reached a minimum level
of [***]% of its intended high volume output level (as measured in Wafer Starts
per week).
“Accountants”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 10.4(C) of this Agreement.
“Accumulated
Distributions Account”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(C) of this Agreement.
“Acquired
Asset”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13.15(A) of this Agreement.
“Acquired
Asset Closing”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13.15(C)(1) of this
Agreement.
“Acquired
Asset Employees”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13.15(A) of this Agreement.
“ACRA”
means
the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority as authorized under the
Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority Act of 2004 (Act 3 of 2004) of
Singapore.
“Act”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1 of this Agreement.
“Additional
Capital Contributions”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(C) of this
Agreement.
“Adjusted
Contribution Amount”
means,
after a Change in Consolidating Member, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the
Consolidating Member’s Pro
Rata Share
of
a given Additional Capital Contribution and (ii) the portion of the Former
Consolidating Member’s Pro
Rata
Share of
such Additional Capital Contribution that such Former Consolidating Member
is
not [***].
“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.
“Affiliate
Agreements”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 12.2(B)(1) of this Agreement.
“Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Annual
Budget”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(B) of this Agreement.
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“Applicable
Fiscal Quarter”
means
Micron Singapore’s first fiscal quarter in its [***] fiscal year.
“Applicable
Joint Venture”
or
“Applicable
Joint Ventures”
means
the entities listed on Schedule
5,
as such
Schedule may be amended from time to time by the unanimous written agreement
of
the Members.
“Applicable
Joint Venture Agreements”
means
the agreements listed on Schedule
5,
as such
Schedule may be amended from time to time by the unanimous written agreement
of
the Members.
“Applicable
Law”
means
any laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders, codes, arbitration
awards, judgments, decrees or other legal requirements of any Governmental
Entity and the common law of the Republic of Singapore, to the extent applicable
to matters covered under this Agreement.
“Appointing
Member”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(B) of this Agreement.
“Appraiser”
means
two nationally recognized investment banking firms (one to be selected by each
Member) and a manufacturing equipment reseller (mutually agreed upon by the
two
investment banking firms).
“Approved
Business Plan”
means
either an Undisputed Approved Business Plan or a Disputed Approved Business
Plan, as in effect from time to time.
“Assembly
Plan”
means
an assembly plan set forth in the Operating Plan, as more particularly described
in Section 11.6(A)(2) of this Agreement.
“Associated
Assets”
means,
with respect to any Fab, the Joint Venture Equipment, inventory and other
tangible personal property owned by the Joint Venture Company or any of its
Subsidiaries and located at that Fab on the date of the Triggering Event or
thereafter and all rights and obligations pursuant to contracts, permits,
governmental approvals and governmental concessions and incentives associated
with such Fab, Joint Venture Equipment, 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 Triggering Event: (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. 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”
means
(i) with respect to Intel Singapore, the general manager of Intel’s memory
products group, and (ii) with respect to Micron Singapore, the general manager
of Micron’s memory products group.
“Bankruptcy”
means
(i) the entry of a decree or order for relief of the Person by a court of
competent jurisdiction in any involuntary case involving the Person under any
bankruptcy,
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insolvency
or other similar law now or hereafter in effect; (ii) the appointment of a
receiver, judicial manager, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee,
sequestrator or other similar agent for the Person or for any substantial part
of the Person’s assets or property; (iii) the ordering of the judicial
management, winding up or liquidation of the Person’s affairs; (iv) the
filing with respect to the Person of a petition in any such involuntary
bankruptcy case, which petition remains undismissed for a period of sixty (60)
days or which is dismissed or suspended pursuant to Applicable Law);
(v) the commencement by the Person of a voluntary case under any
bankruptcy, judicial management, insolvency or other similar law now or
hereafter in effect; (vi) the consent by the Person to the entry of an
order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law or to the appointment
of or taking possession by a receiver, judicial manager, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar agent for the Person or for
any substantial part of the Person’s assets or property; (vii) the making
by the Person of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or
(viii) the failure by the Person generally to pay its debts as such debts
become due.
“Board
of Managers”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 of this Agreement.
“Book”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Appendix B
to this
Agreement.
“Business
Day”
means
a
day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which commercial banks
are not open for business in the State of New York or Singapore.
“Buyout
Determination Date”
means
the U.S. Buyout Determination Date.
“[***]
Value”
means
the amount determined as follows: each Member shall select its own Appraiser
and
the two Appraisers shall mutually select a third Appraiser. Each Appraiser
shall
conduct its own independent appraisal to determine the [***] Value, and the
average of the two (2) determinations that are the closest in value shall be
the
[***] Value. With respect to any Facility or any Domestic Facilities Company,
the [***] of the applicable Facility or [***] of the applicable Domestic
Facilities Company, as the case may be, as of the date [***]. The Appraisers
shall be instructed to consider all factors that in their professional opinion
may affect [***] of the applicable Facility or Domestic Facilities Company,
as
the case may be, but in any event [***] Member or the Joint Venture
Company.
“Cap
Amount”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 12.4(A) of this Agreement.
“Capital
Account”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 of this Agreement.
“Capital
Contribution”
means,
for each Member, any amount contributed or deemed to be contributed to the
Joint
Venture Company as a capital contribution, including (without duplication of
any
capital contribution in clauses (i) - (v)):
(i) |
the
Initial Capital Contribution made by such
Member;
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(ii) |
any
Additional Capital Contributions (including any contributions made
under
Section 2.4) made by such Member;
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(iii) |
any
portion of a Make-Up Contribution made by such Member equal to the
amount
of the principal balance of the Member Note repaid with the Make-Up
Contribution;
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(iv) |
any
other capital contributions made by such Member to the Joint Venture
Company as the Members may unanimously agree in writing or as provided
in
the Joint Venture Documents; and
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(v) |
any
capital contribution deemed made by such Member upon conversion,
contribution or transfer to the Joint Venture Company of a Member
Note.
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“Capital
Contribution Balance”
means,
for each Member, the sum of all Capital Contributions made to the Joint Venture
Company by such Member, minus the sum of any capital contributions returned
or
refunded to such Member pursuant to Article 2 or Article 3. As of the Effective
Date, each Member shall, for purposes of determining its Capital Contribution
Balance, receive full credit for its Initial Capital Contribution.
“Certificate”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1 of this Agreement.
“Chairman”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(C) of this Agreement.
“Change
in Consolidating Member” means
a
change in the Member that is required under GAAP to consolidate the financial
results of the Joint Venture Company with its financial results.
“Committed
Capital”
means,
for a Member, on a given date, the sum of (1) the Capital Contribution Balance
of such Member through such date and (2) the principal and accrued interest
(provided,
that
for purposes of this definition, accrued interest shall be accrued only on
the
first day of each U.S. Fiscal Month) owed to such Member under any Member Debt
Financing outstanding on such date.
“Competition
Commission of Singapore”
means
the body known as the Competition Commission of Singapore which is established
under section 3 of the Singapore Competition Act.
“Competition
Laws”
means
all Applicable Laws issued by a domestic or foreign Governmental Entity that
are
designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the
purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening of
competition through merger or acquisition.
“Competitively
Sensitive Information”
means
any information, in whatever form, that has not been made publicly available
relating to products and services that a Member or its Relatives sell, in
competition with the other Member or its Relatives, at the execution of this
Agreement or thereafter during the Term including, without limitation, NAND
Flash Memory Product, to the extent such information of the Member or its
Relatives selling such products and services includes price or any element
of
price, customer terms or conditions of sale, Member/Relative-specific costs,
volume of sales, output (but not including the Joint Venture Company’s output),
or bid terms of the foregoing type and such similar information as is
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specifically
identified electronically or in writing to the Joint Venture Company by a Member
or its Relatives, as competitively sensitive information.
“Confidentiality
Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 18.13 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.
“Consolidating
Floor Amount”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 12.4(B) of this Agreement.
“Consolidating
Member”
means
the Member that is required to consolidate the financial results of the Joint
Venture Company with its financial results under GAAP.
“Consolidating
Option Percent”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 12.4(B) of this Agreement.
“Continuing
Mandatory Notes”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(E) of this
Agreement.
“Cure
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 17.7(B) of this Agreement.
“Deadlock”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 17.1 of this Agreement.
“Defaulting
Member”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 17.7(A) of this Agreement.
“DGCL”
means
the Delaware General Corporation Law (Del. Code Xxx. tit. 8 §§101 et
seq.).
“Dispute”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 17.5 of this Agreement.
“Disputed
Approved Business Plan”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(D)(2) of this
Agreement.
“Distribution
Entitlement”
means
with respect to any proposed distribution under Section 5.1(A)(4) to a Member,
the amount, if any, equal to the Member’s Sharing Interest (as such Sharing
Interest is determined immediately after any payments made under Sections
5.1(A)(1), (2) and (3)) multiplied by the aggregate, cumulative distributions
(not including any payments made pursuant to Sections 5.1(A)(1), (2) and (3)
but
including the amount to be distributed to such Member in such proposed
distribution under Section 5.1(A)(4)).
“Divestiture
Action”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 15.1(C)(5) of this Agreement.
“Domestic
Facilities Company”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 16.1 of this Agreement.
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“DRAM”
has
the
meaning set forth in that certain [***] Agreement, dated [***], between Intel
and Micron.
“Economic
Interest”
means,
for each Member, a percentage determined from time to time by dividing the
Committed Capital of such Member at the time of determination by the aggregate
Committed Capital of all Members at the time of determination.
“Effective
Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Event
of Default”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 17.7(A) of this Agreement.
“Executive
Indemnified Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 14.2(A) of this
Agreement.
“[***]
Budget”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(B) of this
Agreement.
“[***]
Capital Contribution”
shall
mean an Additional Capital Contribution of funds required by the Joint Venture
Company as set forth in the [***] Budget of the Initial Business Plan, as it
may
be modified in accordance with Section 11.1(C)(2).
“Fab”
means
a
manufacturing facility for manufacturing NAND Flash Memory Wafers and shall
include the related automated material handling system (AMHS), process tools,
and support tools/fixtures used for manufacturing NAND Flash Memory Wafers
in
the cleanroom, sub fab and all related laboratories. It also includes all
non-clean support equipment and gas and chemical delivery systems required
to
support the production tools in the Fab.
“Fab
Criteria”
means
a
Fab capable of producing a minimum of [***] and a maximum of [***] Wafer Starts
per week.
“Facility”
means
a
Fab and its Associated Assets that are owned or leased by the Joint Venture
Company or a Domestic Facilities Company.
“Filing”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 15.1 of this Agreement.
“Filing
Event”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 15.1 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 Joint Venture Company as contemplated by the Initial Business Plan
existing on the date of this Agreement.
“Fiscal
Month”
means
the fiscal month of the Joint Venture Company as determined by the Board of
Managers from time to time, and, initially, the period commensurate with Micron
Singapore’s fiscal month; provided
that, if
the Member with whom the Joint Venture Company’s financial statements are
consolidated changes prior to the end of any Fiscal Month, the Fiscal Month
shall, at such Member’s discretion, change to be commensurate with the Fiscal
Month of such Member at such time as such Member may thereafter
specify.
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“Fiscal
Quarter”
means
the fiscal quarter of the Joint Venture Company as determined by the Board
of
Managers from time to time, and, initially, the period commensurate with Micron
Singapore’s fiscal quarter; provided
that, if
the Member with whom the Joint Venture Company’s financial statements are
consolidated changes prior to the end of any Fiscal Quarter, the Fiscal Year
shall, at such Member’s discretion, change to be commensurate with the Fiscal
Quarter of such Member at such time as such Member may thereafter
specify.
“Fiscal
Year”
means
the fiscal year of the Joint Venture Company as determined by the Board of
Managers from time to time, and corresponding to the fiscal year of the Member
having the greater Percentage Interest, initially, the period commencing as
of
the Effective Date and ending August 31, 2007 and thereafter a fifty-two (52)
or
fifty-three (53) week period ending on the Thursday closest to August 31 of
each
year; provided
that, if
the Member with whom the Joint Venture Company’s financial statements are
consolidated changes prior to the end of any Fiscal Year, the Fiscal Year shall,
at such Member’s discretion, change to be commensurate with the Fiscal Year of
such Member at such time as such Member may thereafter specify.
“Flash
Memory Integrated Circuit”
means
a
non-volatile memory integrated circuit that contains memory cells that are
electrically programmable and electrically erasable whereby the memory cells
consist of one or more transistors that have a floating gate, charge-trapping
regions or any other functionally equivalent structure utilizing one or more
different charge levels (including binary or multi-level cell structures) with
or without any on-chip control, I/O and other support circuitry.
“Floor
Amount”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 12.4(A) of this Agreement.
“Former
Consolidating Member”
means
the Member that was required to consolidate the financial results of the Joint
Venture Company with its financial results under GAAP immediately prior to
a
Change in Consolidating Member.
“Funding
Member”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(A) of this Agreement.
“Funding
Member Portion”
means
that portion of the amount of a Funding Member’s Additional Capital Contribution
that is deemed to be a loan (rather than a Capital Contribution) as part of
a
Member Debt Financing, which amount is determined by [***] the Funding Member’s
[***] of such Additional Capital Contribution (whether or not contributed in
full) [***] is the amount actually loaned to the Joint Venture Company by the
Funding Member in respect of the Shortfall Amount and the [***] is the
Non-Funding Member’s [***] of the Additional Capital Contribution.
“GAAP”
means
United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time
to
time.
“Governmental
Entity”
means
any governmental authority or entity, including any agency, board, bureau,
commission, court, department, subdivision or instrumentality thereof, or any
arbitrator or arbitration panel.
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“HSR
Act”
means
the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended.
“Indemnified
Party”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 14.2(A) of this Agreement.
“Independent
Member”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(B)(1) of this Agreement.
“Initial
Business Plan”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(A) of this
Agreement.
“Initial
Capital Contribution”
means
the total amount of money initially contributed to the Joint Venture Company
by
a Member pursuant to Section 2.1, as set forth on Appendix D.
“Initial
Period”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(A) of this Agreement.
“Initial
Term”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3 of this Agreement.
“Intel”
means
Intel Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
“Intel
Initial Contributed Assets”
means
the total amount of money contributed to the Joint Venture Company by Intel
Singapore as of the Effective Date, as described on Appendix D.
“Intel
Maximum Incremental Capital Amount”
means
$[***].
Such amount does not include any funds contributed as part of Intel Singapore’s
Initial Capital Contribution.
“Intel
Personnel Secondment Agreement”
means
that certain Intel Personnel Secondment Agreement, dated as of the Effective
Date, by and between the Joint Venture Company and Intel, as
amended.
“Intel
[***]”
has the meaning set forth in that certain [***] Agreement, dated [***], between
Intel and Micron.
“Intel
Singapore”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Intel
Singapore Matter”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 17.3 of this Agreement.
“Intellectual
Property Rights”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 10.5(B)(6) of this Agreement.
“Interest”
means
the ownership interest of a Member in the Joint Venture Company, including
any
and all benefits to which a Member may be entitled under this Agreement and
the
obligations of a Member under this Agreement, including, without limitation,
the
right to vote or to participate in the management of the Joint Venture Company,
and the right to information concerning the business and affairs of the Joint
Venture Company and its Subsidiaries.
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“Interested
Member”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(B)(1) of this Agreement.
“Interested
Member Transaction”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3(B)(2) of this Agreement.
“IRAS”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 10.7 of this Agreement.
“Issuance
Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(C) of this Agreement.
“ITA”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 10.7 of this Agreement.
“JAMS”
means
Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services.
“Joint
Development Committee”
shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Joint Development Program
Agreement, dated as of the U.S. Effective Date, between Micron and
Intel.
“Joint
Venture Company”
shall
have the meaning set forth in preamble of this Agreement.
“Joint
Venture Documents”
means
the documents, instruments and certificates entered into by the Members on
the
date hereof in connection with this Agreement.
“Joint
Venture Equipment”
means
all of the personal property, equipment and tangible assets owned by the Joint
Venture Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
“Joint
Venture Products”
means
all NAND Flash Memory Products and any other memory products that the Joint
Venture Company and its Subsidiaries shall produce.
“Joint
Venture Reportable Event”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 10.5(B) of this
Agreement.
“Lead
Controller”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.3(A) of this Agreement.
“Lehi
Fab”
means
the Fab to be built out by the U.S. Joint Venture Company or one of its
Subsidiaries at Lehi, Utah.
“[***]”
means
the [***] in effect from time to time (as reported in the [***]).
“Liquidation
Date”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13.13(A) of this Agreement.
“Loan
Amount”
means
[***] (1) the [***] of (a) the Non-Funding Member’s full Pro
Rata Share
of an
Additional Capital Contribution, [***] (b) a [***] is the amount of the
Additional Capital Contribution actually contributed by the Funding Member
and
the [***] is the Funding Member’s [***] of such Additional Capital Contribution
and (2) the amount of such Additional Capital Contribution actually contributed
by the Non-Funding Member.
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“Majority
Member”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 12.5(A) of this Agreement.
“Make-Up
Contribution”
means
a
Capital Contribution made by a Non-Funding Member in respect of a Shortfall
Amount (but not including any interest thereon).
“Manager”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(A) of this Agreement.
“Mandatory
Equalization Note” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(B) of this Agreement.
“Mandatory
Member Debt Financing”
means
Member Debt Financing made in accordance with Section 3.1 of this
Agreement.
“Mandatory
Notes” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(B) of this Agreement.
“Mandatory
Shortfall Note” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(B) of this Agreement.
“Manufacturing
Committee”
means
a
manufacturing committee established by the unanimous written agreement of the
Parents.
“Manufacturing
Plan”
means
a
manufacturing plan set forth in the Operating Plan, as described more
particularly in Section 11.6(A)(1) of this Agreement.
“Maximum
Incremental Capital Amount”
means
$[***].
Such amount does not include any funds contributed as Initial Capital
Contributions.
“Member”
or
“Members”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Member
Business Plan”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(D)(2) of this Agreement.
“Member
Change of Control”
means
any consolidation, merger, recapitalization, transaction, series of
transactions, liquidation or other extraordinary transaction after which the
U.S. Member that is a Relative of a Member owns, directly or indirectly, less
than 100% of the voting power of all voting securities of such
Member.
“Member
Debt Financing” as
of any
date shall mean all loans to the Joint Venture Company under Article 3 of this
Agreement.
“Member
[***] Budget”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(C)(2)(a)(ii) of this
Agreement.
“Member
[***] Budget”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(C)(2)(b)(ii) of this
Agreement.
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“Member
Notes”
means
any promissory notes issued under Article 3 of this Agreement, including a
Mandatory Shortfall Note, Mandatory Equalization Note, Continuing Mandatory
Note, Optional [***] Shortfall Note, Optional [***] Equalization Note or
Optional Other Shortfall Note outstanding pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
“Member
Plan Amendment”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(E)(4) of this
Agreement.
“Member
Reportable Events”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 10.5(A) of this Agreement.
“Micron”
means
Micron Technology, Inc., a Delaware Corporation.
“Micron
Initial Contributed Assets”
means
the total amount of money contributed to the Joint Venture Company by Micron
Singapore as of the Effective Date, as described on Appendix D.
“Micron
Maximum Incremental Capital Amount”
means
$1,734,000,000.00.
Such
amount does not include any funds contributed as part of Micron Singapore’s
Initial Capital Contribution.
“Micron
Personnel Secondment Agreement”
means
that certain Micron Personnel Secondment Agreement, dated as of the Effective
Date, by and between the Joint Venture Company and Micron, as
amended.
“Micron
Singapore”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the preamble of this Agreement.
“Micron
Singapore Matter”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 17.4 of this Agreement.
“Minority
Closing”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 12.5(A) of this
Agreement.
“Minority
Closing Price”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 12.5(B) of this
Agreement.
“Minority
Member”
shall
have the meaning sent forth in Section 12.5(A) of this
Agreement.
“Model
of Record”
or
“MOR”
means
a
representation of the POR and TOR for use in determining the number of tools
required to produce a specific number of semiconductor wafers. The MOR includes
assumptions used to model overall tool throughput and productivity as well
as
assumptions on process yield.
“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 Singapore or Intel Singapore
or
their respective Parents)
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associated
with the seconded individuals to the Joint Venture Company will not be recorded
or disclosed in the financial statements of the Joint Venture Company; and
(ii)
the value of any asset contributed or otherwise transferred to the Joint Venture
Company from a Member shall be the value as agreed upon by the Members 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 Joint Venture Company for like assets.
“Monthly
Flash Report”
means
operating performance metrics reasonably acceptable to each Member for the
most
recent month.
“Monthly
Operating Report”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 11.6(A)(4) of this
Agreement.
“NAND
Flash Memory Die”
means
a
discrete integrated circuit die, wherein such die includes at least one NAND
Flash Memory Integrated Circuit and such die is designed, developed, marketed
and used primarily as a non-volatile memory die.
“NAND
Flash Memory Die Package”
means
a
discrete integrated circuit package for a NAND Flash Memory Die, including
TSOP,
COB, BOC, BGA and FBGA or other type package, wherein such package contains
only
one or more NAND Flash Memory Die but no other die.
“NAND
Flash Memory Integrated Circuit”
means
a
Flash Memory Integrated Circuit wherein the memory cells included in the Flash
Memory Integrated Circuit are arranged in groups of serially connected memory
cells (each such group of serially connected memory cells called a “string”) in
which the drain of each memory cell of a string (other than the first memory
cell in the string) is connected in series to the source of another memory
cell
in such string, the gate of each memory cell in such string is directly
accessible, and the drain of the uppermost bit of such string is coupled to
the
bitline of the memory array.
“NAND
Flash Memory Product”
means
any NAND Flash Memory Wafer, NAND Flash Memory Die or NAND Flash Memory Die
Package.
“NAND
Flash Memory Wafer”
means
a
prime wafer that has been processed to the point of containing multiple NAND
Flash Memory Die and that has undergone Probe Testing, but before singulation
of
said die into individual semiconductor die.
“Net
Book Value”
means,
with respect to (i) any assets, the value thereof, net of accumulated
depreciation, amortization and other adjustments, as would be included in a
consolidated balance sheet of the entity owning such assets prepared in
accordance with Modified GAAP, (ii) any liabilities, the amount thereof as
would
be included in a consolidated balance sheet of the entity having the liabilities
prepared in accordance with Modified GAAP and (iii) any equity security of
a
Domestic Facilities Company or other entity, (a) the value of the assets of
such
entity, net of accumulated depreciation, amortization or other adjustments,
as
would be included in a consolidated balance sheet of the entity prepared in
accordance with Modified GAAP, minus the amount of the liabilities of such
entity, as would be included in a consolidated balance sheet of such entity
prepared in accordance with Modified GAAP,
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multiplied
by (b) a percentage equal to the percentage of the equity of such entity
represented by such equity security.
“[***]”
means
any Fab that is, or is to be, owned or leased by the Joint Venture Company
or
any of its Subsidiaries other than the [***].
“[***]
Budget”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(B).
“[***]
Capital Contribution”
shall
mean any Additional Capital Contribution to be made by the Members, as
contemplated by an Approved Business Plan, to make the [***] an Operational
Fab,
but only in the event that the [***] for the [***] is reasonably expected to
begin before [***].
“[***]”
means the first [***].
“Non-Defaulting
Member”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 17.7(B) of this Agreement.
“Non-Funding
Member”
shall
be the Member that is determined not to be the Funding Member in accordance
with
Section 3.1(A) of this Agreement.
“Notice
of Default”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 17.7(B) of this Agreement.
“Operating
Plan”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 11.6(A) of this Agreement.
“Operational
Fab”
means
a
Fab that has completed construction, Tool Install and equipment and process
qualification, including all related facilities necessary to commence production
of semiconductor devices and such production output has reached a minimum level
of [***]% of its intended high volume output level (as measured in
[***]).
“Option
Percent”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 12.4(A) of this
Agreement.
“Option
Price”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 12.5(B) of this
Agreement.
“Optional
[***] Equalization Note”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(B) of this
Agreement.
“Optional
[***] Financing”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(A) of this Agreement.
“Optional
[***] Loan Amount”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(A) of this Agreement.
“Optional
[***] Notes”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(B) of this Agreement.
“Optional
[***] Shortfall Note”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(B) of this
Agreement.
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“Optional
Other Financing”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(A) of this Agreement.
“Optional
Other Shortfall Note”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(B) of this Agreement.
“Other
Capital Contributions”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(C) of this Agreement.
“Parent”
means
Micron, with respect to Micron Singapore, and Intel, with respect to Intel
Singapore.
“Parent
Change of Control”
means
(i) any consolidation, merger, recapitalization, liquidation or other
extraordinary transaction involving a Parent pursuant to which such Parent’s
stockholders immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, recapitalization,
liquidation or other extraordinary transaction own, immediately after such
consolidation, merger, recapitalization, liquidation or other extraordinary
transaction securities representing less than 50% of the combined voting power
of all voting securities of the surviving entity; (ii) any transaction or
series of related transactions as a result of which securities representing
50%
or more of the combined voting power of all voting securities of such Parent
are
sold, conveyed, transferred, assigned or pledged, either directly or indirectly,
to persons other than such Parent’s stockholders immediately prior to such
transaction or series of transactions; or (iii) the sale, conveyance,
transfer or assignment, either directly or indirectly, of all or substantially
all of the assets of such Parent, in one transaction or a series of related
transactions, to a person that does not control, is not controlled by and is
not
under common control with such Parent.
“Percentage
Interest”
means,
at
any time of determination, with respect to any Member, a percentage determined
by dividing such Member’s Capital Contribution Balance at the time of
determination by the aggregate Capital Contribution Balances of all Members
at
the time of determination.
“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.
“Precedent
Partner”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 10.7 of this Agreement.
“Probe
Testing”
means
testing, using a wafer test program as set forth in the applicable
specifications, of a wafer that has completed all processing steps deemed
necessary to complete the creation of the desired NAND Flash Memory Integrated
Circuits in the die on such wafer, the purpose of which test is to determine
how
many and which of the die meet the applicable criteria for such
die.
“Process
of Record”
or
“POR”
means
documents and/or systems that specify a series of operations that a
semiconductor wafer must process through. The POR includes the process recipes
and parameters at each operation for the specified Tool of Record.
“Product”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Supply Agreements.
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“Product
Design Committee”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Product Design Committee
Agreement.
“Product
Design Committee Agreement”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Product Design Committee Agreement, dated
as
of the U.S. Effective Date, between Micron and Intel, as amended.
“Product
Design Roadmap”
shall
have the meaning set forth in the Product Design Committee
Agreement.
“Proposed
Business Plan”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(A) of this Agreement.
“Pro
Rata
Share”
means
the pro
rata
share of
a Member determined in accordance with the Members’ respective Percentage
Interests at the time of the determination.
“Purchase
Value”
means
an amount equal to the [***] value to Micron Singapore of the right to purchase
under the terms of the Supply Agreement - Micron the output of the Joint Venture
Product that will be shifted from Micron Singapore to Intel Singapore as a
result of the adjustment in the Sharing Interests of the Members following
the
exercise of the purchase right (and the resulting shift in the Members’ Capital
Contribution Balances) provided for in either Section 12.4(A) or Section
12.4(B), such [***] value to be determined by a nationally recognized investment
bank that is mutually agreeable to the Members.
“Registrar”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1 of this Agreement.
“Relative”
or
“Relatives”
means,
with respect to each Member, the entities listed as such Member’s Relatives on
Schedule
6,
as such
Schedule may be amended from to time by (i) the unanimous agreement in writing
of the Members 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
Member.
“Remaining
Assets”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13.11 of this Agreement.
“Renewal
Term”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3 of this Agreement.
“Representative”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.7(D) of this Agreement.
“Seconded
Employees”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 of this Agreement.
“Senior
Authorized Representative”
means
(i) with respect to Intel Singapore, the principal executive officer of Intel,
and (ii) with respect to Micron Singapore, the principal executive officer
of
Micron.
“Service
Provider Related Forms”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 9.3(A) of this Agreement.
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“Sharing
Interest”
means,
with respect to any Member, the percentage determined by dividing (1) such
Member’s Committed Capital at the time of determination, by (2) the aggregate
Committed Capital of all Members at the time of determination; provided,
however,
that,
for purposes of this definition only, Committed Capital shall be adjusted as
follows:
(a) [***]%
of
any [***] Capital Contribution that has been made by such Member, but that
was
not timely made, shall be deducted from that Member’s Committed Capital and
added to the other Member’s Committed Capital;
(b) any
[***]
Capital Contribution made, and any loans made or deemed made that are
represented by Mandatory Notes, within the twelve months prior to the time
of
determination shall be deducted from Committed Capital; and
(c) any
Other
Capital Contributions made, and any loans made or deemed made that are
represented by Optional Other Shortfall Notes shall be deducted from Committed
Capital, but the exclusion under this subparagraph (c) shall apply only to
such
Capital Contributions and such loans made within (i) the [***] prior to the
time
of determination if the Capital Contribution or loan related to [***] Fab that
was not a [***] at the time the contribution was due or (ii) the [***] prior
to
the time of determination if the Other Capital Contribution made, or loan made
or deemed made that is represented by an Optional Other Shortfall Notes relates
to any operating expenditure, capital expenditure or other expenditure not
subject to the [***] period in the immediately preceding clause (i) and
provided,
further, however,
that a
Make-Up Contribution shall be deemed made on the date on which the related
Shortfall Amount first arose, so that the applicable [***] and [***] periods
shall apply from the date the Shortfall Amount occurred. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, subparagraphs (b) and (c) of this definition shall not apply with
respect to any use of the term “Sharing Interests” in connection with a
distribution under Section 13.13(C)(4) of this Agreement.
“Shortfall
Amount”
means
any uncontributed dollar amount of any Member’s [***] of an Additional Capital
Contribution.
“Shortlisted
Employees”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13.15(C)(1) of this
Agreement.
“Singapore
Competition Act”
means
the Competition Act (Cap. 50B) of Singapore.
“Site
Manager”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(A) of this Agreement.
“Statutory
Manager” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.9 of this Agreement.
“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
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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.
“Supply
Agreement - Intel”
means
that certain Supply Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between
the Joint Venture Company and Intel Singapore, as amended.
“Supply
Agreement - Micron”
means
that certain Supply Agreement, dated as of the Effective Date, by and between
the Joint Venture Company and Micron Singapore, as amended.
“Supply
Agreements”
means
the Supply Agreement - Intel and the Supply Agreement - Micron.
“Technology
Committees”
means
the Product Design Committee and the Joint Development Committee.
“Term”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3 of this Agreement.
“Testing
Plan”
means
a
testing plan set forth in the Operating Plan, as more particularly described
in
Section 11.6(A)(3) of this Agreement.
“Tie
Vote”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 17.1 of this Agreement.
“Tool
Install”
means
the installation of the automated material handling system (AMHS), process
tools, and support tools/fixtures used for semiconductor manufacturing
(including sort) in the cleanroom and in all related laboratories in the
Fab.
“Tool
of Record”
or
“TOR”
means
the specified tool required to modify, handle, or otherwise fulfill its intended
purpose in the manufacture of a semiconductor process pursuant to the POR.
The
TOR encompasses the tool purchase price, configuration and associated
documentation required to procure, conduct acceptance testing and administer
service contracts.
“Transfer”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 12.1 of this Agreement.
“Treasury
Regulation”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 1.1 of Appendix
B
to this
Agreement.
“Triggering
Event”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(A) of this Agreement.
“Undisputed
Approved Business Plan”
shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 11.2(D)(1) of this Agreement. The
Initial Business Plan approved by the Members shall be deemed to be an
Undisputed Approved Business Plan.
“U.S.
Joint Venture Company”
means
IM Flash Technologies, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
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“U.S.
Joint Venture Company Personnel Secondment Agreement”
means
that certain IM Flash Personnel Secondment Agreement, dated as of the Effective
Date, by and between the Joint Venture Company and the U.S. Joint Venture
Company.
“Wafer”
means
a
silicon wafer.
“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
IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP
TAX
MATTERS
This
Appendix B
is
attached to and is a part of the LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”)
of
IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP, a
limited
liability partnership organized under the laws of Singapore (the “Joint
Venture Company”),
dated
as of this 27th day of February, 2007. The parties to the Agreement intend
that
the Joint Venture Company be classified as a partnership for federal income
tax
purposes pursuant to section 7701(a)(2) of the Code and the regulations
thereunder. The provisions of this Appendix are intended to effect
an
allocation of tax items of the Joint Venture Company that are in accordance
with
the Members' "interests in the partnership" (i.e., the Joint Venture Company)
within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.704-1(b)(3) by utilizing the
principles of allocation contained in
Treas.
Reg. § 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) and Treas. Reg. § 1.704-2 with respect to maintenance
of capital accounts and allocations, and shall be interpreted and applied
accordingly. For purposes of applying the provisions of this Appendix, it shall
be assumed that the Joint Venture Company satisfies the requirements of Treas.
Reg. § 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(b)(2) and (3), notwithstanding that the Joint Venture
Company does not satisfy such requirements.
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions.
For
purposes of this Appendix, the capitalized terms listed below shall have the
meanings indicated. Capitalized terms not listed below and not otherwise defined
in this Appendix shall have the meanings specified in the
Agreement.
“Account
Reduction Item”
means
(i) any adjustment described in Treas. Reg. § 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4); (ii) any
allocation described in Treas. Reg. § 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(5), other than a
Nonrecourse Deduction or a Member Nonrecourse Deduction; or (iii) any
distribution described in Treas. Reg. § 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(6).
“Adjusted
Capital Account Balance”
means,
as of any date, a Member’s Capital Account balance as of such date (and if such
date is other than the last day of the taxable year of the Joint Venture
Company, determined as if the taxable year of the Joint Venture Company ended
on
such date), taking into account all contributions made by such Member and
distributions made to such Member during such taxable year and any special
allocations or other adjustments required by Sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4(A), (B),
and
(D), 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7, and 5.2(B) and 5.9 of this Appendix, and increased by
the
sum of (i) such Member’s share of Joint Venture Company Minimum Gain and (ii)
such Member’s share of Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain, both determined
after taking into account any such special allocations and other
adjustments.
“Adjusted
Fair Market Value”
of
an
item of Joint Venture Company property means the greater of (i) the fair market
value of such property as reasonably determined by the Board of
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Managers
(provided, that in the case of any sale of Joint Venture Company property,
such
amount shall be presumed to be the sales price realized by the Joint Venture
Company on such sale) or (ii) the amount of any nonrecourse indebtedness to
which such property is subject within the meaning of section 7701(g) of the
Code.
“Book”
means
the method of accounting prescribed for compliance with the capital account
maintenance rules set forth in Treas. Reg. § 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) as reflected in
Articles 1 and 2 of this Appendix, as distinguished from any accounting method
which the Joint Venture Company may adopt for other purposes such as financial
reporting.
“Book
Value”
means,
with respect to any item of Joint Venture Company property, the book value
of
such property within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g)(3);
provided,
however,
that if
the Joint Venture Company adopts the remedial allocation method described in
Treas. Reg. § 1.704-3(d) with respect to any item of Joint Venture Company
property, the Book Value of such property shall be its book basis determined
in
accordance with Treas. Reg. § 1.704-3(d)(2).
“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Deemed
Liquidation”
means
a
liquidation of the Joint Venture Company that is deemed to occur pursuant to
Treas. Reg. § 1.708-1(b)(1)(iv) in the event of a termination of the Joint
Venture Company pursuant to section 708(b)(1)(B) of the Code.
“Excess
Deficit Balance”
means
the amount, if any, by which the balance in a Member’s Capital Account as of the
end of the relevant taxable year is more negative than the amount, if any,
of
such negative balance that such Member is treated as obligated to restore to
the
Joint Venture Company pursuant to Treas. Reg. § 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c), Treas.
Reg. § 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(h), Treas. Reg. § 1.704-2(g)(1), and Treas. Reg. §
1.704-2(i)(5). Solely for purposes of computing a Member’s Excess Deficit
Balance, such Member’s Capital Account shall be reduced by the amount of any
Account Reduction Items that are reasonably expected as of the end of such
taxable year.
“Excess
Nonrecourse Liabilities”
means
excess nonrecourse liabilities within the meaning of Treas. Reg. §
1.752-3(a)(3).
“Joint
Venture Company Minimum Gain”
means
partnership minimum gain determined pursuant to Treas. Reg. § 1.704-2(d) and
Section 5.3 of this Appendix.
“Member
Nonrecourse Debt”
means
any “partner nonrecourse debt” as such term is defined in Treas. Reg.
§ 1.704-2(b)(4).
“Member
Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain”
means
minimum gain attributable to Member Nonrecourse Debt pursuant to Treas. Reg.
§
1.704-2(i)(3).
“Member
Nonrecourse Deduction”
means
any item of Book loss or deduction that is a partner nonrecourse deduction
within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.704-2(i)(1) and (2).
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“Member
Nonrecourse Distribution”
means
a
distribution to a Member that is allocable to a net increase in such Member’s
share of Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain pursuant to Treas. Reg. §
1.704-2(i)(6).
“Nonrecourse
Deduction”
means
a
nonrecourse deduction determined pursuant to Treas. Reg. § 1.704-2(b)(1) and
Treas. Reg. § 1.704-2(c).
“Nonrecourse
Distribution”
means
a
distribution to a Member that is allocable to a net increase in Joint Venture
Company Minimum Gain pursuant to Treas. Reg. § 1.704-2(h)(1).
“Regulatory
Allocation”
means
any allocation made pursuant to Section 3.2, 3.3, 3.4 or 3.5 of this
Appendix.
“Related
Person”
means,
with respect to a Member, a Person that is related to such Member pursuant
to
Treas. Reg. § 1.752-4(b).
“Revaluation
Event”
means
(i) a liquidation of the Joint Venture Company (within the meaning of Treas.
Reg. § 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g) but not including a Deemed Liquidation); (ii) a
contribution of more than a de minimis amount of money or other property to
the
Joint Venture Company by a Member or a distribution of more than a de minimis
amount of money or other property to a retiring or continuing Member where
such
contribution or distribution alters the Sharing Interest of any Member; or
(iii)
the grant of an interest in the Joint Venture Company as consideration for
the
provision of services to or for the benefit of the Joint Venture
Company.
“Section
705(a)(2)(B) Expenditures”
means
nondeductible expenditures of the Joint Venture Company that are described
in
section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code, and organization and syndication expenditures
and disallowed losses to the extent that such expenditures or losses are treated
as expenditures described in section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code pursuant to Treas.
Reg. § 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i).
“Section
751 Property”
means
unrealized receivables and substantially appreciated inventory items within
the
meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.751-1(a)(1).
“Target
Balance”
means,
for any Member as of any date, the amount that would be distributable to such
Member on such date pursuant to Section 5.1 of the Agreement if (i) all the
assets of the Company were sold for cash equal to their respective Book Values
as of such date, (ii) all liabilities of the Company (other than any liabilities
under outstanding Member Notes) were paid in full (except that in the case
of a
nonrecourse liability, such payment would be limited to the Book Value of the
asset or assets securing such liability), and (iii) all remaining cash were
distributed to the Members pursuant to Section 5.1 (assuming, for this purpose,
that the holders of any Member Notes have converted such Member Notes
immediately prior to such distribution).
“Tax
Basis”
means,
with respect to any item of Joint Venture Company property, the adjusted basis
of such property as determined in accordance with the Code.
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“Treasury
Regulation”
or
“Treas.
Reg.”
means
the temporary or final regulation(s) promulgated pursuant to the Code by the
U.S. Department of the Treasury, as amended, and any successor
regulation(s).
ARTICLE
2
CAPITAL
ACCOUNTS
2.1 Maintenance.
(A) A
single
Capital Account shall be maintained for each Member in accordance with this
Article 2.
(B) Each
Member’s Capital Account shall from time to time be increased by:
(i) |
the
amount of money contributed by such Member to the Joint Venture Company
in
accordance with the Agreement (including the amount of any Joint
Venture
Company liabilities which the Member is deemed to assume as provided
in
Treas. Reg. § 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(c), and including the principal amount
paid for any Member Notes, but excluding liabilities assumed in connection
with the distribution of Joint Venture Company property and excluding
increases in such Member’s share of Joint Venture Company liabilities
pursuant to section 752 of the
Code);
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(ii) |
the
fair market value of property, as reasonably determined by the Board
of
Managers, contributed by such Member to the Joint Venture Company
(net of
any liabilities secured by such property that the Joint Venture Company
is
considered to assume or take subject to pursuant to section 752 of
the
Code); and, provided,
further,
that nothing in this Appendix B shall be deemed to increase or limit
the
amount treated as a Capital Contribution for purposes other than
this
Appendix B;
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(iii) |
[Reserved];
and
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(iv) |
allocations
to such Member of Joint Venture Company Book income and gain (or
the
amount of any item or items of income or gain included
therein).
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(C) Each
Member’s Capital Account shall from time to time be reduced by:
(i) |
the
amount of money distributed to such Member by the Joint Venture Company
(including the amount of such Member’s individual liabilities which the
Joint Venture Company is deemed to assume as provided in Treas. Reg.
§
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(c)), including the amount of any amount paid or
accrued
on any Member Note that is not treated as a guaranteed payment pursuant
to
Section 5.2 of this Appendix
B;
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(ii) |
the
fair market value, as reasonably determined by the Board of Managers,
of
property distributed to such Member by the Joint Venture Company
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(net
of
any liabilities secured by such property that such Member is considered to
assume or take subject to pursuant to section 752 of the Code); and
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allocations
to such Member of Joint Venture Company Book loss and deduction (or
items
thereof);
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(D) The
Joint
Venture Company shall make such other adjustments to the Capital Accounts of
the
Members as are necessary to comply with the provisions of Treas. Reg. §
1.704-1(b)(2)(iv).
2.2 Revaluation
of Joint Venture Company Property.
(A) Upon
the
occurrence of a Revaluation Event, the Board of Managers may revalue all Joint
Venture Company property (whether tangible or intangible) for Book purposes
to
reflect the Adjusted Fair Market Value of Joint Venture Company property
immediately prior to the Revaluation Event. In the event that Joint Venture
Company property is so revalued, the Capital Accounts of the Members shall
be
adjusted in accordance with Treas. Reg. § 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f) as provided in
Section 3.1 of this Appendix.
(B) Upon
the
distribution of Joint Venture Company property to a Member, the property to
be
distributed shall be revalued for Book purposes to reflect the Adjusted Fair
Market Value of such property immediately prior to such distribution, and the
Capital Accounts of all Members shall be adjusted in accordance with Treas.
Reg.
§ 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(e).
2.3 Transfers
of Interests.
Upon
the transfer of a Member’s entire interest in the Joint Venture Company in
accordance with Section 12.2 of the Agreement, the Capital Account of such
Member shall carry over to the transferee.
ARTICLE
3
ALLOCATION
OF BOOK INCOME AND LOSS
3.1 Book
Income And Loss.
(A) The
Book
income or loss of the Joint Venture Company for purposes of determining
allocations to the Capital Accounts of the Members shall be determined in the
same manner as the determination of the Joint Venture Company’s taxable income,
except that (i) items that are required by section 703(a)(1) of the Code to
be
separately stated shall be included; (ii) items of income that are exempt from
inclusion in gross income for federal income tax purposes shall be treated
as
Book income; (iii) Section 705(a)(2)(B) Expenditures shall be treated as
deductions; (iv) items of gain, loss, depreciation, amortization, or depletion
that would be computed for federal income tax purposes by reference to the
Tax
Basis of an item of Joint Venture Company property shall be determined by
reference to the Book Value of such item of property in accordance with Section
3.1(B) hereof; and (v) the effects of upward and downward revaluations of Joint
Venture Company property pursuant to Section 2.2 of this Appendix shall be
treated as Book gain or loss respectively from the sale of such
property.
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(B) In
the
event that the Book Value of any item of Joint Venture Company property differs
from its Tax Basis, the amount of Book depreciation, depletion, or amortization
for a period with respect to such property shall be computed so as to bear
the
same relationship to the Book Value of such property as the depreciation,
depletion, or amortization computed for tax purposes with respect to such
property for such period bears to the Tax Basis of such property. If the Tax
Basis of such property is zero, the Book depreciation, depletion, or
amortization with respect to such property shall be computed by using a method
consistent with the method that would be used for tax purposes if the Tax Basis
of such property were greater than zero and the property were placed in service
on the date it is acquired by the Joint Venture Company.
(C) The
Book
income and loss of the Joint Venture Company for any taxable year shall be
allocated in such a manner as to cause the Adjusted Capital Account Balances
of
the Members as nearly as possible to equal their respective Target Balances
as
of the end of such taxable year.
3.2 Allocation
of Nonrecourse Deductions.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Agreement, Nonrecourse Deductions
shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to their respective Sharing
Interests as of the end of the taxable year in which such deductions
arise.
3.3 Allocation
of Member Nonrecourse Deductions.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Agreement, any item of Member
Nonrecourse Deduction with respect to a Member Nonrecourse Debt shall be
allocated to the Member or Members who bear the economic risk loss for such
Member Nonrecourse Debt in accordance with Treas. Reg. §
1.704-2(i).
3.4 Chargebacks
of Income And Gain.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Agreement:
(A) Joint
Venture Company Minimum Gain.
In the
event that there is a net decrease in Joint Venture Company Minimum Gain for
a
taxable year of the Joint Venture Company, then before any other allocations
are
made for such taxable year, each Member shall be allocated items of Book income
and gain for such year (and, if necessary, for subsequent years) to the extent
provided by Treas. Reg. § 1.704-2(f).
(B) Member
Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain.
In the
event that there is a net decrease in Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain
for a
taxable year of the Joint Venture Company, then after taking into account
allocations pursuant to paragraph (a) immediately preceding, but before any
other allocations are made for such taxable year, each Member with a share
of
Member Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain at the beginning of such year shall be
allocated items of Book income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, for
subsequent years) to the extent provided by Treas. Reg. §
1.704-2(i)(4).
(C) [Reserved.]
(D) Qualified
Income Offset.
In the
event that any Member unexpectedly receives any Account Reduction Item that
results in an Excess Deficit Balance at the end of any taxable year after taking
into account all other allocations and adjustments under this Agreement , then
items of Book income and gain for such year (and, if necessary, for subsequent
years) will be reallocated to
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each
such
Member in the amount and in the proportions needed to eliminate such Excess
Deficit Balance as quickly as possible.
3.5 Reallocation
To Avoid Excess Deficit Balances.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Agreement, no Book loss or deduction
shall be allocated to any Member to the extent that such allocation would cause
or increase an Excess Deficit Balance in the Capital Account of such Member.
Such Book loss or deduction shall be reallocated away from such Member and
to
the other Members in accordance with the Agreement, but only to the extent
that
such reallocation would not cause or increase Excess Deficit Balances in the
Capital Accounts of such other Members.
3.6 Corrective
Allocation.
Subject
to the provisions of Sections 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5 of this Appendix, but
notwithstanding any other provision of the Agreement, in the event that any
Regulatory Allocation is made pursuant to this Appendix for any taxable year,
then remaining Book items for such year (and, if necessary, Book items for
subsequent years) shall be allocated or reallocated in such amounts and
proportions as are appropriate to restore the Adjusted Capital Account Balances
of the Members to the position in which such Adjusted Capital Account Balances
would have been if such Regulatory Allocation had not been made. Adjustments
pursuant to this Section 3.6 shall only be made if such Regulatory Allocations
are not reasonably expected to be reversed with offsetting allocations in
subsequent taxable years. The Members intend that the allocations of Book income
and loss pursuant to this Appendix shall result in Adjusted Capital Account
Balances of the Members, as of the end of each taxable year of the Joint Venture
Company and after all allocations pursuant to this Appendix have been made,
equaling their Target Balances. This Appendix shall be interpreted in a manner
consistent with such intent.
3.7 Other
Allocations.
(A) If
during
any taxable year of the Joint Venture Company there is a change in any Member’s
interest in the Joint Venture Company, allocations of Book income or loss for
such taxable year shall take into account the varying interests of the Members
in the Joint Venture Company in a manner consistent with the requirements of
Section 706 of the Code and Section 5.2(B) hereof.
(B) If
and to
the extent that any distribution of Section 751 Property to a Member in exchange
for the distributee Member’s interest in property other than Section 751
Property is treated as a sale or exchange of such Section 751 Property by the
Joint Venture Company pursuant to Treas. Reg. § 1.751-1(b)(2), any Book gain or
loss attributable to such deemed sale or exchange shall be allocated only to
Members other than the distributee Member in a manner consistent with such
Treasury Regulation.
(C) If
and to
the extent that any distribution of property other than Section 751 Property
to
a Member in exchange for the distributee Member’s interest in Section 751
Property is treated as a sale or exchange of such other property by the Joint
Venture Company pursuant to Treas. Reg. § 1.751-1(b)(3), any Book gain or loss
attributable to such deemed sale or exchange shall be allocated only to Members
other than the distributee Member in a manner consistent with such Treasury
Regulation.
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ARTICLE
4
ALLOCATION
OF TAX ITEMS
4.1 In
General.
Except
as otherwise provided in this Article 4, all items of income, gain, loss, and
deduction shall be allocated among the Members for federal income tax purposes
in the same manner as the corresponding allocation for Book
purposes.
4.2 Section
704(c) Allocations.
(A) In
the
event that the Book Value of an item of Joint Venture Company property differs
from its Tax Basis, allocations of depreciation, depletion, amortization, gain,
and loss with respect to such property will be made for federal income tax
purposes in a manner that takes account of the variation between the Tax Basis
and Book Value of such property in accordance with section 704(c)(1)(A) of
the
Code and Treas. Reg. § 1.704-1(b)(4)(i). The Board of Managers may select as the
method for making such allocations, either the method described in Treas. Reg.
§
1.704-3(c) or (d); provided,
however,
that the
method selected for any asset shall be one that minimizes the effect of the
“ceiling rule” on allocations to the Member that did not contribute such asset.
(B) For
purposes of complying with Section 263A of the Code, depreciation, amortization
and cost recovery deductions of the Joint Venture Company that are included
in
the capitalized cost of the Joint Venture Company’s inventory shall be
determined based on the Book Values of the Joint Venture Company’s assets, and
any difference between such amounts and the corresponding amounts as computed
for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall be allocated separately to the
Members pursuant to Section 704(c) of the Code.
4.3 Tax
Credits.
Tax
credits shall be allocated among the Members in accordance with Treas. Reg.
§
1.704-1(b)(4)(ii).
ARTICLE
5
OTHER
TAX MATTERS
5.1 Excess
Nonrecourse Liabilities.
For the
purpose of determining the Members’ shares of the Joint Venture Company’s Excess
Nonrecourse Liabilities pursuant to Treas. Reg. §§ 1.752-3(a)(3) and
1.707-5(a)(2)(ii), and solely for such purpose, the Members’ interests in
profits are hereby specified to be their respective Sharing
Interests.
5.2 Treatment
of Loan Transactions.
(A) The
Members agree that amounts outstanding under Member Notes (which for purposes
of
this Appendix B includes amounts outstanding under loans made pursuant to
Section 2.3(H) of the Agreement) shall be treated for federal and
applicable state income tax purposes as equity and not as debt for U.S. federal
income tax purposes. To the extent a Non-Funding Member makes a Make-Up
Contribution together with accrued interest, such interest (solely for purposes
of this Appendix B) shall be treated as a capital contribution, the payment
of
such interest to the Funding Member on the related Member Note shall be treated
as a guaranteed payment pursuant to Section 707(c) of the Code, and the
deduction of the Joint Venture Company in respect of such guaranteed payment
shall be specially allocated to the Non-Funding Member.
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To
the
extent accrued interest on a Member Note has not been paid as of the end of
a
taxable year of the Joint Venture Company, the Members shall consult with each
other to determine the appropriate income tax treatment of such accrued
interest, and if they are unable to agree on such treatment the dispute
resolution provisions of Section 10.6(B) shall apply.
(B) Upon
a
change in the Members’ Sharing Interests, the Members agree that the Capital
Accounts of the Members shall be adjusted so that to the greatest extent
possible, but consistent with the goal of minimizing the adverse tax
consequences to the Member whose interest increased (as reasonably determined
by
such Member)(other than adverse consequences resulting solely from receiving
allocations of income or loss in accordance with its revised Sharing Interest),
the Adjusted Capital Account Balances of the Members will equal their Target
Balances immediately following the conversion.
5.3 Treatment
of Certain Distributions.
(A)
In the
event that (i) the Joint Venture Company makes a distribution that would (but
for this Subsection (A)) be treated as a Nonrecourse Distribution; and (ii)
such
distribution does not cause or increase a deficit balance in the Capital Account
of the Member receiving such distribution as of the end of the Joint Venture
Company’s taxable year in which such distribution occurs; then the Board of
Managers may treat such distribution as not constituting a Nonrecourse
Distribution to the extent permitted by Treas. Reg. §
1.704-2(h)(3).
(B) In
the
event that (i) the Joint Venture Company makes a distribution that would (but
for this Subsection (B)) be treated as a Member Nonrecourse Distribution; and
(ii) such distribution does not cause or increase a deficit balance in the
Capital Account of the Member receiving such distribution as of the end of
the
Joint Venture Company’s taxable year in which such distribution occurs; then the
Board of Managers may treat such distribution as not constituting a Member
Nonrecourse Distribution to the extent permitted by Treas. Reg. §
1.704-2(i)(6).
5.4 Reduction
of Basis.
In the
event that a Member’s interest in the Joint Venture Company may be treated in
whole or in part as depreciable property for purposes of reducing such Member’s
basis in such interest pursuant to section 1017(b)(3)(C) of the Code, the Board
of Managers may, upon the request of such Member, make a corresponding reduction
in the basis of its depreciable property with respect to such Member. Such
request shall be submitted to the Joint Venture Company in writing, and shall
include such information as may be reasonably required in order to effect such
reduction in basis. The costs of the Joint Venture Company in making and
implementing any such adjustments shall be borne by the Member making such
request.
5.5 Entity
Classification.
Neither
the Joint Venture Company nor any Member shall file or cause to be filed any
election, the effect of which would be to cause the Joint Venture Company to
be
classified as other than a partnership for federal income tax purposes, without
the prior written consent of all Members.
5.6 Unified
Audit Election.
The
Joint Venture Company will elect, pursuant to section 6231(a)(1)(B)(ii) of
the
Code, to be subject to the unified audit rules of sections 6221-6234 of the
Code, and all Members agree to sign such election.
Appendix
B-9
5.7 Application
of Section 707(b) of the Code.
For
purposes of determining the Members’ respective interests in capital or profits
of the Joint Venture Company under Section 707(b) of the Code, the Members
agree
that, unless otherwise agreed in writing, such interests shall be computed
as of
each date of determination as follows: (a) the Joint Venture Company shall
be
deemed to have a hypothetical taxable year that began with the beginning of
its
actual taxable year including such date of determination and ended as of such
date of determination, with a closing of the Joint Venture Company’s books as of
such date (provided that deductions such as depreciation, amortization and
the
like that are computed on an annual basis shall be prorated on a daily basis
so
as to take into account only the portion attributable to the period up to that
date), (b) the interests in profits of each Member as of such date shall equal
the percentage of Book income or loss (excluding amounts, if any, required
to be
disregarded for purposes of applying Section 707(b) of the Code) that would
have been allocated to each Member for such hypothetical taxable year, and
(c) the capital interests of the Members as of such date shall equal the
percentage of the total Capital Accounts of each Member as of such date, after
adjustment to reflect the items described in Section 2.1(B), (C) and (D) of
this
Appendix
B
treated
as occurring during such hypothetical taxable year.
5.8 Section
754 Election.
The
Joint Venture Company shall make or seek the revocation of, as applicable,
an
election under Section 754 of the Code with respect to the Joint Venture Company
upon request of any Member whose Percentage Interest as of the end of any
taxable year of the Joint Venture Company exceeds its Percentage Interest as
of
the Effective Date.
5.9 Imputed
Income.
If a
Member is deemed for applicable income tax purposes to have received income
from
the Joint Venture Company as a result of one or more transactions that were
not
treated by the Joint Venture Company as giving rise to income to such Member,
the Joint Venture Company shall make such adjustments to its allocations as
are
necessary so that, as closely as possible, such Member is placed in the same
tax
position as if such income was not deemed to have been recognized, provided
that
such adjustments shall not result in consequences to the other Member that
are
significantly more adverse to such other Member than if the position originally
taken by the Joint Venture Company were upheld.
5.10 [Reserved].
5.11 Tax
Accounting Methods.
To the
extent permitted by applicable law, the Joint Venture Company shall implement
such tax elections that to the greatest extent possible result in the Joint
Venture Company's cost of goods sold for purposes of determining the Joint
Venture Company's Book income or loss equaling the sum of (a) "Cost" as such
term is defined in the Supply Agreements, plus (b) any additional amounts
included in the "amount realized" by the Joint Venture Company upon the sale
of
products to Intel and Micron, respectively.
5.12 No
Indemnity for Tax Consequences.
Neither
of the Members nor the Joint Venture Company shall be responsible for the income
tax consequences to the other Members resulting from this Appendix or the
Agreement; provided,
however, that the Members shall reasonably cooperate as requested in order
to
effectuate the intent of this Appendix, although such cooperation shall not
require either Member to incur significant additional costs that are not
reimbursed by the requesting Member.
Appendix
B-10
5.13 [Reserved].
5.14 Conflicts
with Agreement.
In the
event of any conflict between the terms of this Appendix B and any provision
of
the Agreement, the terms of this Appendix B shall govern.
Appendix
X-00
XXXXXXXX
X
XX
XXXXX XXXXXXXXX, LLP
INITIAL
MANAGERS
The
initial Managers appointed by Intel Singapore will be:
1.
Xxxx
Xxxxxx
2.
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxxx
3.
Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
4.
Xxxxx
X. Xxxxxxx
The
initial Managers appointed by Micron Singapore will be:
1.
X.X.
Xxxxxx, Xx.
2.
Xxx
Xxxxxx
3.
Xxx
Xxxxx Hwa
4.
Xxxxx
XxXxxx
Appendix
C-1
APPENDIX
D
IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP
INITIAL
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Intel
Initial Capital Contribution
|
|
Intel
Initial Contributed Assets:
|
|
Cash
(delivered [***])
|
$[***]
|
Micron
Initial Capital Contribution
|
|
Micron
Initial Contributed Assets:
|
|
Cash
(delivered [***])
|
$[***]
|
Xxxxxxxx
X-0
APPENDIX
E
Intentionally
Omitted.
Appendix
E-1
EXHIBIT
A
FORM
OF
MANDATORY
NOTE
NEITHER
THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST IN THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY (AS DEFINED BELOW)
THAT
MAY BE ACQUIRED UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”),
OR
UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATES. THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ISSUED IN RELIANCE
UPON THE REPRESENTATION OF THE HOLDER THAT IT HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TOWARDS THE RESALE OR OTHER DISTRIBUTION THEREOF.
THIS NOTE AND ANY INTEREST IN THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY ACQUIRED UPON CONVERSION
OF THIS NOTE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND
MAY
NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECTIONS 12.2 OR 12.5 OF
THE
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, DATED FEBRUARY 27, 2007, OF THE JOINT
VENTURE COMPANY AND THEN ONLY PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM
AS
PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. INVESTORS SHOULD
BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS
INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.
IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP
REDEEMABLE
NOTE
No.:
_________
|
|
Principal
Amount: $[____________]
|
Location:
[____________]
|
Date
of Issuance: [____________]
|
Maturity
Date: [____________]
|
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP,
a
limited liability partnership organized under the laws of Singapore (the
“Joint
Venture Company”),
promises to pay to [____________], a Delaware corporation (the “Funding
Member”),
or
such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Funding Member as the Funding Member may
designate, the principal sum of [____________] Dollars ($[____________]) and
to
pay interest on the outstanding principal of this Convertible Promissory Note
(this “Note”),
in
accordance with Section 2 of this Note.
This
Note
is delivered in exchange for Member Debt Financing received from the Funding
Member pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Limited Liability Partnership
Agreement dated February 27, 2007, of the Joint Venture Company (the
“Partnership
Agreement”)
and is
issued under and subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Partnership Agreement. Reference is hereby made to the Partnership Agreement
for
a full statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights and duties
of
the Joint Venture Company, the Funding Member and [____________], a Delaware
corporation (the “Non-Funding
Member”)
and
the terms under which this Note is issued and delivered. Capitalized terms
used
in this Note and not defined
Exhibit
A-1
shall
have the meanings set forth in the Partnership Agreement. This Note may be
one
of a series of Notes issued pursuant to Section 3.1 of the Partnership
Agreement. This Note is [a Mandatory Shortfall Note] [a Mandatory Equalization
Note].
1. TERM.
(a) Subject
to paragraph (b) below, from and after the date that is [***] after the date
of
this Note (the “Maturity
Date”),
the
Funding Member shall elect to either:
(i) convert
this Note in accordance with Section 4 below; or
(ii) permit
this Note to remain outstanding (in which case this Note shall become a
Continuing Mandatory Note) with the Maturity Date being the Liquidation Date
(the Maturity Date as so extended, the “Extended
Maturity Date”).
In
the
event that the Funding Member fails to make an election under clause (i) or
clause (ii) above, the Funding Member shall be deemed to have elected to
permit this Note to remain outstanding in accordance with clause (ii)
above, and this Note and the related Mandatory [Equalization][Shortfall] Note,
shall automatically become a Continuing Mandatory Note.
(b) Subject
to Section 4 below, upon the date of the first distribution under Section
13.13(C) of the Partnership Agreement, the Outstanding Balance, plus all accrued
and unpaid interest thereon, shall become due.
2. INTEREST.
[Mandatory
Equalization Note:
[***]]
[Mandatory
Shortfall Note:
As
provided in the Partnership Agreement, interest on the unpaid principal balance
of this Note (such unpaid principal balance at any given time is referred to
as
the “Outstanding
Balance”)
will
accrue as follows:
(a) For
the
[***] after the issue date of this Note, interest will accrue at the [***]
(as
reported in the [***]), as in effect on the issue date of this Note and adjusted
every [***], plus [***] ([***]) basis points, per annum, compounded [***],
calculated on the basis of a 360 day year and actual days elapsed.
(b) For
the
period starting on the day after the [***] anniversary of the issue date of
this
Note through the Maturity Date, interest will accrue at the [***] (as reported
in the [***]), as in effect on the [***] anniversary of the issue date of this
Note and adjusted every [***], per annum, compounded [***], calculated on the
basis of a 360 day year and actual days elapsed.
(c) [***]
will accrue on the Outstanding Balance from the Maturity Date until this Note
is
converted or redeemed in full.]
All
payments received shall be applied first against costs of collection and
enforcement (if any), then against accrued and unpaid interest, and then against
principal.
Exhibit
A-2
3. PREPAYMENT.
The Joint Venture Company shall prepay, without premium or penalty, this Note
if, as and to the extent required by the Partnership Agreement, but only upon
written notice executed by the chief executive officer of the holder of this
Note.
4. CONVERSION.
(a) At
any
time, and from time to time, from the Maturity Date through the Extended
Maturity Date, the Funding Member may, at its election, transfer to the Joint
Venture Company as a Capital Contribution all or a portion of the Outstanding
Balance plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and such amount shall
be
added to the Capital Contribution Balance of the Funding Member (a “Conversion”).
(b) If
the
Outstanding Balance plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon shall become
due as set forth in Section 1(b) above, (i) the Funding Member may elect to
make a Conversion in full, but not in part, of the Outstanding Balance plus
all
accrued and unpaid interest thereon or (ii) if the Funding Member does not
so
elect, a Conversion of the Outstanding Balance plus all accrued and unpaid
interest thereon (in full, but not in part) may be effected in accordance with
Section 13.13(B) of the Partnership Agreement.
(c) Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 5 below, the Funding Member
may,
in addition to the remedies set forth in Section 6 below, elect to make a
Conversion.
5. DEFAULT.
The occurrence of any one or more of the following events, acts or occurrences
shall constitute an event of default (each an “Event
of Default”):
(a) failure
by the Joint Venture Company to pay any principal of or interest on this Note
as
and when required by the Partnership Agreement or the terms hereof, unless
the
Funding Member makes an election under Section 1(a) hereof; and
(b) (i)
the
entry of a decree or order for relief of the Joint Venture Company by a court
of
competent jurisdiction in any involuntary case involving the Joint Venture
Company under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter
in effect; (ii) the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian,
trustee, sequestrator or other similar agent for the Joint Venture Company
or
for any substantial part of the Joint Venture Company’s assets or property;
(iii) the ordering of the winding up or liquidation of the Joint Venture
Company’s affairs; (iv) the filing with respect to the Joint Venture Company of
a petition in any such involuntary bankruptcy case, which petition remains
undismissed for a period of sixty (60) days or which is dismissed or suspended
pursuant to the Act; (v) the commencement by the Joint Venture Company of a
voluntary case under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or
hereafter in effect; (vi) the consent by the Joint Venture Company to the entry
of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law or to the
appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar agent for the Joint Venture
Company or for any substantial part of the Joint Venture Company’s assets or
property; or (vii) the making by the Joint Venture Company of any general
assignment for the benefit of creditors.
Exhibit
A-3
6. REMEDIES.
If an Event of Default occurs, the Funding Member may, at its election, (a)
elect to make a Conversion in accordance with Section 4 above, (b) accelerate
repayment of the Outstanding Balance, in which case the Outstanding Balance
plus
all accrued and unpaid interest thereon shall be due and payable immediately,
and (c) pursue a claim for payment of the amounts required to be paid under
the
Partnership Agreement or this Note.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
7.1 This
Note
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.
7.2 The
titles, captions and headings of this Note are provided for convenience of
reference only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Note. Unless
otherwise specifically stated, all references herein to “sections” and
“appendices” will mean “sections” and “appendices” to this Note.
7.3 All
notices to the Joint Venture Company shall be sent addressed to the Site Manager
of the Joint Venture Company at the Joint Venture Company’s principal place of
business. All notices to the Funding Member or the Non-Funding Member shall
be
sent addressed to such Member at the address as may be specified by Members
from
time to time in a notice to the Joint Venture Company. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the initial notice addresses for the Joint Venture Company and the
Members are set forth below. 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.
To
the Joint Venture Company:
|
To
the Funding Member:
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
Fax
Number: [____________]
|
Fax
Number: [____________]
|
7.4 No
delay
or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to the Funding
Member, upon any breach or default of the Joint Venture Company under this
Note,
shall impair any such right, power or remedy of the Funding Member nor shall
it
be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence
therein, or of any similar breach of default thereafter occurring or any waiver
of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. The
acceptance at any time by the Funding Member of any past-due amount shall not
be
deemed to be a waiver of the right to require prompt payment when due of any
other amounts then or thereafter due and payable. Any waiver, permit, consent
or
approval of any kind or character on the part of the Funding Member of any
breach of default under this Note or any waiver on the part of the Funding
Member of any provisions or conditions of this Note, must be in writing and
shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.
All
other
Exhibit
A-4
remedies
provided for in this Note shall be exclusive and shall be in lieu of any other
remedies that the Funding Member may have in respect of this Note, at law or
in
equity.
7.5 This
Note
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.
7.6 Should
any provision of this Note 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 Note shall remain in
full
force in all other respects and the parties hereto shall negotiate in good
faith
appropriate modifications to this Note that most nearly effects the parties’
intent in entering into this Note.
7.7 The
Joint
Venture Company hereby waives presentment, demand, protest, notice of dishonor,
diligence and all other notices, any release or discharge arising from any
extension of time, discharge of a prior party, release of any or all of any
security given from time to time for this Note, or other cause of release or
discharge other than actual payment in full hereof.
7.8 The
Funding Member shall not be deemed, by any act or omission, to have waived
any
of its rights or remedies hereunder unless such waiver is in writing and signed
by the Funding Member and then only to the extent specifically set forth in
such
writing. A waiver with reference to one event shall not be construed as
continuing or as a bar to or waiver of any right or remedy as to a subsequent
event.
7.9 Time
is
of the essence hereof.
7.10 It
is
expressly agreed that if this Note is referred to an attorney or if suit is
brought to collect or interpret this Note or any part hereof or to enforce
or
protect any rights conferred upon the Funding Member by this Note or any other
document evidencing this Note, then the Joint Venture Company promises and
agrees to pay all costs, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Funding
Member.
7.11 If
any
provisions of this Note would require the Joint Venture Company to pay interest
hereon at a rate exceeding the highest rate allowed by applicable law, the
Joint
Venture Company shall instead pay interest under this Note at the highest rate
permitted by applicable law.
7.12 In
the
event of any conflict between the provisions of the Partnership Agreement and
this Note, the provisions of the Partnership Agreement shall
control.
Exhibit
A-5
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Joint Venture Company has executed this Note as of the
date
first above written.
IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP
|
By:_________________________
|
Name:_______________________
|
Title:________________________
|
ACKNOWLEDGED
AND ACCEPTED:
|
[____________],
the Funding Member
|
By:_________________________
|
Name:_______________________
|
Title:________________________
|
SIGNATURE
PAGE TO
PROMISSORY
NOTE
ISSUED
BY
IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP
TO
[____________]
Exhibit
A-6
EXHIBIT
B
FORM
OF
OPTIONAL
[***] NOTE
NEITHER
THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST IN THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY (AS DEFINED BELOW)
THAT
MAY BE ACQUIRED UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”),
OR
UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATES. THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ISSUED IN RELIANCE
UPON THE REPRESENTATION OF THE HOLDER THAT IT HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TOWARDS THE RESALE OR OTHER DISTRIBUTION THEREOF.
THIS NOTE AND ANY INTEREST IN THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY ACQUIRED UPON CONVERSION
OF THIS NOTE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND
MAY
NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECTIONS 12.2 OR 12.5 OF
THE
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, DATED FEBRUARY 27, 2007, OF THE JOINT
VENTURE COMPANY AND THEN ONLY PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM
AS
PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. INVESTORS SHOULD
BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS
INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.
IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP
REDEEMABLE
NOTE
No.:
_________
|
|
Principal
Amount: $[____________]
|
Location:
[____________]
|
Date
of Issuance: [____________]
|
Maturity
Date: [____________]
|
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP,
a
limited liability partnership organized under the laws of Singapore (the
“Joint
Venture Company”),
promises to pay to [____________], a Delaware corporation (the “Funding
Member”),
or
such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Funding Member as the Funding Member may
designate, the principal sum of [____________] Dollars ($[____________]) and
to
pay interest on the outstanding principal of this Convertible Promissory Note
(this “Note”),
in
accordance with Section 2 of this Note.
This
Note
is delivered in exchange for Member Debt Financing received from the Funding
Member pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Limited Liability Partnership
Agreement, dated February 27, 2007, of the Joint Venture Company (the
“Partnership
Agreement”)
and is
issued under and subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Partnership Agreement. Reference is hereby made to the Partnership Agreement
for
a full statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights and duties
of
the Joint Venture Company, the Funding Member and [____________], a Delaware
corporation (the “Non-Funding
Member”)
and
the terms under which this Note is issued and delivered. Capitalized terms
used
in this Note and not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the
Partnership Agreement. This Note may be one of a
Exhibit
B-1
series
of
Notes issued pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Partnership Agreement. This Note
is
[an Optional [***] Shortfall Note] [an Optional [***] Equalization
Note].
1. TERM.
(a)
This note will mature on the [***].
(b) Subject
to Section 4 below, upon the date of the first distribution under Section
13.13(C) of the Partnership Agreement, the Outstanding Balance, plus all accrued
and unpaid interest thereon, shall become due.
2. INTEREST.
[Optional
[***] Equalization Note:
[***]]
[Optional
[***] Shortfall Note:
As
provided in the Partnership Agreement, interest on the unpaid principal balance
of this Note (such unpaid principal balance at any given time is referred to
as
the “Outstanding
Balance”)
will
accrue at the [***] (as reported in the [***]), as in effect on the issue date
of this Note and adjusted every [***], per annum, compounded [***], calculated
on the basis of a 360 day year and actual days elapsed.
All
payments received shall be applied first against costs of collection and
enforcement (if any), then against accrued and unpaid interest, and then against
principal.
3. PREPAYMENT.
The Joint Venture Company shall prepay, without premium or penalty, this Note
if, as and to the extent required by the Partnership Agreement, but only upon
written notice executed by the chief executive officer of the holder of this
Note.
4. CONVERSION.
(a) At
any
time, and from time to time, the Funding Member may, at its election, transfer
to the Joint Venture Company as a Capital Contribution all or a portion of
the
Outstanding Balance plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and such amount
shall be added to the Capital Contribution Balance of the Funding Member (a
“Conversion”).
(b) If
the
Outstanding Balance plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon shall become
due as set forth in Section 1(b) above, (i) the Funding Member may elect to
make a Conversion in full, but not in part, of the Outstanding Balance plus
all
accrued and unpaid interest thereon or (ii) if the Funding Member does not
so
elect, a Conversion of the Outstanding Balance plus all accrued and unpaid
interest thereon (in full, but not in part) may be effected in accordance with
Section 13.13(B) of the Partnership Agreement.
(c) Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 5 below, the Funding Member
may,
in addition to the remedies set forth in Section 6 below, elect to make a
Conversion.
5. DEFAULT.
The occurrence of any one or more of the following events, acts or occurrences
shall constitute an event of default (each an “Event
of Default”):
(a) failure
by the Joint Venture Company to pay any principal of or interest on this Note
as
and when required by the Partnership Agreement or the terms hereof;
and
Exhibit
B-2
(b) (i)
the
entry of a decree or order for relief of the Joint Venture Company by a court
of
competent jurisdiction in any involuntary case involving the Joint Venture
Company under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter
in effect; (ii) the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian,
trustee, sequestrator or other similar agent for the Joint Venture Company
or
for any substantial part of the Joint Venture Company’s assets or property;
(iii) the ordering of the winding up or liquidation of the Joint Venture
Company’s affairs; (iv) the filing with respect to the Joint Venture Company of
a petition in any such involuntary bankruptcy case, which petition remains
undismissed for a period of sixty (60) days or which is dismissed or suspended
pursuant to the Act; (v) the commencement by the Joint Venture Company of a
voluntary case under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or
hereafter in effect; (vi) the consent by the Joint Venture Company to the entry
of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law or to the
appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar agent for the Joint Venture
Company or for any substantial part of the Joint Venture Company’s assets or
property; or (vii) the making by the Joint Venture Company of any general
assignment for the benefit of creditors.
6. REMEDIES.
If an Event of Default occurs, the Funding Member may, at its election, (a)
elect to make a Conversion in accordance with Section 4 above, (b) accelerate
repayment of the Outstanding Balance, in which case the Outstanding Balance
plus
all accrued and unpaid interest thereon shall be due and payable immediately,
and (c) pursue a claim for payment of the amounts required to be paid under
the
Partnership Agreement or this Note.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
7.1 This
Note
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.
7.2 The
titles, captions and headings of this Note are provided for convenience of
reference only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Note. Unless
otherwise specifically stated, all references herein to “sections” and
“appendices” will mean “sections” and “appendices” to this Note.
7.3 All
notices to the Joint Venture Company shall be sent addressed to the Site Manager
of the Joint Venture Company at the Joint Venture Company’s principal place of
business. All notices to the Funding Member or the Non-Funding Member shall
be
sent addressed to such Member at the address as may be specified by Members
from
time to time in a notice to the Joint Venture Company. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the initial notice addresses for the Joint Venture Company and the
Members are set forth below. 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.
Exhibit
B-3
To
the Joint Venture Company:
|
To
the Funding Member:
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
Fax
Number: [____________]
|
Fax
Number: [____________]
|
7.4 No
delay
or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to the Funding
Member, upon any breach or default of the Joint Venture Company under this
Note,
shall impair any such right, power or remedy of the Funding Member nor shall
it
be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence
therein, or of any similar breach of default thereafter occurring or any waiver
of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. The
acceptance at any time by the Funding Member of any past-due amount shall not
be
deemed to be a waiver of the right to require prompt payment when due of any
other amounts then or thereafter due and payable. Any waiver, permit, consent
or
approval of any kind or character on the part of the Funding Member of any
breach of default under this Note or any waiver on the part of the Funding
Member of any provisions or conditions of this Note, must be in writing and
shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.
All
other
remedies provided for in this Note shall be exclusive and shall be in lieu
of
any other remedies that the Funding Member may have in respect of this Note,
at
law or in equity.
7.5 This
Note
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.
7.6 Should
any provision of this Note 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 Note shall remain in
full
force in all other respects and the parties hereto shall negotiate in good
faith
appropriate modifications to this Note that most nearly effects the parties’
intent in entering into this Note.
7.7 The
Joint
Venture Company hereby waives presentment, demand, protest, notice of dishonor,
diligence and all other notices, any release or discharge arising from any
extension of time, discharge of a prior party, release of any or all of any
security given from time to time for this Note, or other cause of release or
discharge other than actual payment in full hereof.
7.8 The
Funding Member shall not be deemed, by any act or omission, to have waived
any
of its rights or remedies hereunder unless such waiver is in writing and signed
by the Funding Member and then only to the extent specifically set forth in
such
writing. A waiver with reference to one event shall not be construed as
continuing or as a bar to or waiver of any right or remedy as to a subsequent
event.
7.9 Time
is
of the essence hereof.
7.10 It
is
expressly agreed that if this Note is referred to an attorney or if suit is
brought to collect or interpret this Note or any part hereof or to enforce
or
protect any rights conferred
Exhibit
B-4
upon
the
Funding Member by this Note or any other document evidencing this Note, then
the
Joint Venture Company promises and agrees to pay all costs, including attorneys’
fees, incurred by the Funding Member.
7.11 If
any
provisions of this Note would require the Joint Venture Company to pay interest
hereon at a rate exceeding the highest rate allowed by applicable law, the
Joint
Venture Company shall instead pay interest under this Note at the highest rate
permitted by applicable law.
7.12 In
the
event of any conflict between the provisions of the Partnership Agreement and
this Note, the provisions of the Partnership Agreement shall
control.
Exhibit
B-5
IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Joint Venture Company has executed this Note as of the
date
first above written.
IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP
|
By:_______________________
|
Name:_____________________
|
Title:______________________
|
ACKNOWLEDGED
AND ACCEPTED:
|
[____________],
the Funding Member
|
By:_______________________
|
Name:_____________________
|
Title:______________________
|
SIGNATURE
PAGE TO
PROMISSORY
NOTE
ISSUED
BY
IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP
TO
[____________]
Exhibit
B-6
EXHIBIT
C
FORM
OF
OPTIONAL
OTHER NOTE
NEITHER
THIS NOTE NOR ANY INTEREST IN THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY (AS DEFINED BELOW)
THAT
MAY BE ACQUIRED UPON CONVERSION OF THIS NOTE HAS BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “ACT”),
OR
UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATES. THIS NOTE HAS BEEN ISSUED IN RELIANCE
UPON THE REPRESENTATION OF THE HOLDER THAT IT HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A VIEW TOWARDS THE RESALE OR OTHER DISTRIBUTION THEREOF.
THIS NOTE AND ANY INTEREST IN THE JOINT VENTURE COMPANY ACQUIRED UPON CONVERSION
OF THIS NOTE ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY AND RESALE AND
MAY
NOT BE TRANSFERRED OR RESOLD UNLESS PERMITTED UNDER SECTIONS 12.2 OR 12.5 OF
THE
LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, DATED FEBRUARY 27, 2007, OF THE JOINT
VENTURE COMPANY AND THEN ONLY PURSUANT TO REGISTRATION OR EXEMPTION THEREFROM
AS
PERMITTED UNDER THE ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. INVESTORS SHOULD
BE AWARE THAT THEY MAY BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE FINANCIAL RISKS OF THIS
INVESTMENT FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.
IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP
REDEEMABLE
NOTE
No.:
_________
|
|
Principal
Amount: $[____________]
|
Location:
[____________]
|
Date
of Issuance: [____________]
|
Maturity
Date: [____________]
|
FOR
VALUE
RECEIVED, IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP,
a
limited liability partnership organized under the laws of Singapore (the
“Joint
Venture Company”),
promises to pay to [____________], a Delaware corporation (the “Funding
Member”),
or
such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Funding Member as the Funding Member may
designate, the principal sum of [____________] Dollars ($[____________])of
this
Convertible Promissory Note (this “Note”),
in
accordance with Section 2 of this Note.
This
Note
is delivered in exchange for Member Debt Financing received from the Funding
Member pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Limited Liability Partnership
Agreement, dated February 27, 2007, of the Joint Venture Company (the
“Partnership
Agreement”)
and is
issued under and subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Partnership Agreement. Reference is hereby made to the Partnership Agreement
for
a full statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights and duties
of
the Joint Venture Company, the Funding Member and [____________], a Delaware
corporation (the “Non-Funding
Member”)
and
the terms under which this Note is issued and delivered. Capitalized terms
used
in this Note and not defined shall have the meanings set forth in the
Partnership Agreement. This Note may be one of a
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series
of
Notes issued pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Partnership Agreement. This Note
is
an Optional Other Shortfall Note.
1. TERM.
This Note will mature on the [***].
2. INTEREST.
[***]
3. PREPAYMENT.
The Joint Venture Company shall prepay, without premium or penalty, this Note
if, as and to the extent required by the Partnership Agreement, but only upon
written notice executed by the chief executive officer of the holder of this
Note.
4. CONVERSION.
(a) At
any
time, and from time to time, the Funding Member may, at its election, transfer
to the Joint Venture Company as a Capital Contribution all or a portion of
the
Outstanding Balance thereon and such amount shall be added to the Capital
Contribution Balance of the Funding Member (a “Conversion”).
(b) Upon
the
occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 5 below, the Funding Member
may,
in addition to the remedies set forth in Section 6 below, elect to make a
Conversion.
5. DEFAULT.
The occurrence of any one or more of the following events, acts or occurrences
shall constitute an event of default (each an “Event
of Default”):
(a) failure
by the Joint Venture Company to pay any principal of on this Note as and when
required by the Partnership Agreement or the terms hereof; and
(b) (i)
the
entry of a decree or order for relief of the Joint Venture Company by a court
of
competent jurisdiction in any involuntary case involving the Joint Venture
Company under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter
in effect; (ii) the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian,
trustee, sequestrator or other similar agent for the Joint Venture Company
or
for any substantial part of the Joint Venture Company’s assets or property;
(iii) the ordering of the winding up or liquidation of the Joint Venture
Company’s affairs; (iv) the filing with respect to the Joint Venture Company of
a petition in any such involuntary bankruptcy case, which petition remains
undismissed for a period of sixty (60) days or which is dismissed or suspended
pursuant to the Act; (v) the commencement by the Joint Venture Company of a
voluntary case under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or
hereafter in effect; (vi) the consent by the Joint Venture Company to the entry
of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law or to the
appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee,
trustee, custodian, sequestrator or other similar agent for the Joint Venture
Company or for any substantial part of the Joint Venture Company’s assets or
property; or (vii) the making by the Joint Venture Company of any general
assignment for the benefit of creditors.
6. REMEDIES.
If an Event of Default occurs, the Funding Member may, at its election, (a)
elect to make a Conversion in accordance with Section 4 above, (b) accelerate
repayment of the Outstanding Balance, in which case the Outstanding Balance
shall be due and payable
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immediately,
and (c) pursue a claim for payment of the amounts required to be paid under
the
Partnership Agreement or this Note.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
7.1 This
Note
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.
7.2 The
titles, captions and headings of this Note are provided for convenience of
reference only and shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this Note. Unless
otherwise specifically stated, all references herein to “sections” and
“appendices” will mean “sections” and “appendices” to this Note.
7.3 All
notices to the Joint Venture Company shall be sent addressed to the Site Manager
of the Joint Venture Company at the Joint Venture Company’s principal place of
business. All notices to the Funding Member or the Non-Funding Member shall
be
sent addressed to such Member at the address as may be specified by Members
from
time to time in a notice to the Joint Venture Company. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the initial notice addresses for the Joint Venture Company and the
Members are set forth below. 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.
To
the Joint Venture Company:
|
To
the Funding Member:
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
[____________]
|
Fax
Number: [____________]
|
Fax
Number: [____________]
|
7.4 No
delay
or omission to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing to the Funding
Member, upon any breach or default of the Joint Venture Company under this
Note,
shall impair any such right, power or remedy of the Funding Member nor shall
it
be construed to be a waiver of any such breach or default, or an acquiescence
therein, or of any similar breach of default thereafter occurring or any waiver
of any other breach or default theretofore or thereafter occurring. The
acceptance at any time by the Funding Member of any past-due amount shall not
be
deemed to be a waiver of the right to require prompt payment when due of any
other amounts then or thereafter due and payable. Any waiver, permit, consent
or
approval of any kind or character on the part of the Funding Member of any
breach of default under this Note or any waiver on the part of the Funding
Member of any provisions or conditions of this Note, must be in writing and
shall be effective only to the extent specifically set forth in such writing.
All
other
remedies provided for in this Note shall be exclusive and shall be in lieu
of
any other remedies that the Funding Member may have in respect of this Note,
at
law or in equity.
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7.5 This
Note
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.
7.6 Should
any provision of this Note 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 Note shall remain in
full
force in all other respects and the parties hereto shall negotiate in good
faith
appropriate modifications to this Note that most nearly effects the parties’
intent in entering into this Note.
7.7 The
Joint
Venture Company hereby waives presentment, demand, protest, notice of dishonor,
diligence and all other notices, any release or discharge arising from any
extension of time, discharge of a prior party, release of any or all of any
security given from time to time for this Note, or other cause of release or
discharge other than actual payment in full hereof.
7.8 The
Funding Member shall not be deemed, by any act or omission, to have waived
any
of its rights or remedies hereunder unless such waiver is in writing and signed
by the Funding Member and then only to the extent specifically set forth in
such
writing. A waiver with reference to one event shall not be construed as
continuing or as a bar to or waiver of any right or remedy as to a subsequent
event.
7.9 Time
is
of the essence hereof.
7.10 It
is
expressly agreed that if this Note is referred to an attorney or if suit is
brought to collect or interpret this Note or any part hereof or to enforce
or
protect any rights conferred upon the Funding Member by this Note or any other
document evidencing this Note, then the Joint Venture Company promises and
agrees to pay all costs, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Funding
Member.
7.11 If
any
provisions of this Note would require the Joint Venture Company to pay interest
hereon at a rate exceeding the highest rate allowed by applicable law, the
Joint
Venture Company shall instead pay interest under this Note at the highest rate
permitted by applicable law.
7.12 In
the
event of any conflict between the provisions of the Partnership Agreement and
this Note, the provisions of the Partnership Agreement shall
control.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Joint Venture Company has executed this Note as of the
date
first above written.
IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP
|
By:________________________
|
Name:______________________
|
Title:_______________________
|
ACKNOWLEDGED
AND ACCEPTED:
|
[____________],
the Funding Member
|
By:________________________
|
Name:_____________________
|
Title:
|
SIGNATURE
PAGE TO
PROMISSORY
NOTE
ISSUED
BY
IM
FLASH SINGAPORE, LLP
TO
[____________]
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