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2-Apr-2009
Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Costs Associated with Exit o
On April 2, 2009, the Company announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended March 5, 2009. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
In response to a severe downturn in the semiconductor memory industry and global economic conditions, the Company initiated restructure plans in 2009. In the first quarter of 2009, IM Flash, a joint venture between the Company and Intel, terminated its agreement with the Company to obtain NAND Flash memory supply from the Company's Boise facility, reducing the Company's NAND Flash production by approximately 35,000 200mm wafers per month. In addition, the Company and Intel agreed to suspend tooling and the ramp of NAND Flash production at IM Flash's Singapore wafer fabrication facility. On February 23, 2009, the Company announced that it will phase out all remaining 200mm wafer manufacturing operations at its Boise, Idaho, facility, reducing employment there by as many as 2,000 positions by the end of fiscal 2009.
As a result of these actions, the Company recorded a net $66 million credit to restructure in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 and a restructure charge of $105 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2009, primarily attributable to the Company's Memory segment. The net credit in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 includes a $144 million gain in connection with the termination of the NAND Flash supply agreement, charges of $56 million to reduce the carrying value of certain 200mm wafer manufacturing equipment at its Boise, Idaho facility and charges of $22 million for severance and other termination benefits. The charge in the second quarter of fiscal 2009 includes charges of $87 million to reduce the carrying value of certain 200mm wafer manufacturing equipment at its Boise, Idaho facility and charges of $17 million for severance and other termination benefits. Excluding any gains or losses from sales of equipment, the Company expects to incur additional restructure costs through fiscal 2009 of approximately $27 million, comprised primarily of severance and other employee related costs.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press Release issued on April 2, 2009
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