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Sanmina Corp – ‘10-K’ for 9/29/07

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SANMINA-SCI CORPORATION INDEX
PART IV

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

Commission file number: 0-21272

Sanmina-SCI Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(408) 964-3500

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value
(Title of Class)

        Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ý No o

        Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Act. Yes o No ý

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ý No o

        Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated or, a non-accelerated filer. See definition of "accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One):

Large accelerated filer ý                Accelerated filer o                Non-accelerated filer o

        Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No ý

        The aggregate value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $652,534,171 as of November 14, 2007 based upon the average of Registrant's Common Stock reported for such date on the Nasdaq National Market. Shares of Common Stock held by each executive officer and director and by each entity who owns 5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. The determination of affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes. As of November 14, 2007, the Registrant had outstanding 530,079,821 shares of Common Stock.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

        Certain information is incorporated into Part III of this report by reference to the Proxy Statement for the Registrant's annual meeting of stockholders to be held on January 28, 2008 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K.

SANMINA-SCI CORPORATION

INDEX

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PART I

Item 1.    Business

Overview

        We are an independent global provider of customized, integrated electronics manufacturing services, or EMS. We provide these comprehensive services primarily to original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, in the communications, computing and storage, multimedia, industrial and semiconductor capital equipment, defense and aerospace, medical, and automotive industries. The combination of our advanced technologies, extensive manufacturing expertise and economies of scale enables us to meet the specialized needs of our customers in these markets in a cost-effective manner.

        Our end-to-end services in combination with our global expertise in supply chain management enable us to manage our customers' products throughout their life cycles. These services include:

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product design and engineering, including initial development, detailed design, preproduction services and manufacturing design;



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volume manufacturing of components, subassemblies and complete systems;



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final system assembly and test;



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direct order fulfillment and logistics services; and



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after-market product service and support.

        Our high volume manufacturing services are vertically integrated, allowing us to manufacture key system components and subassemblies for our customers. By manufacturing key system components and subassemblies ourselves, we enhance continuity of supply and reduce costs for our customers. In addition, we are able to have greater control over the production of our customers' products and retain incremental profit opportunities for the company. System components and subassemblies that we manufacture include high-end printed circuit boards, printed circuit board assemblies, backplanes and backplane assemblies, enclosures, cable assemblies, precision machine components, optical modules and memory modules.

        We manufacture products in 19 countries on five continents. We seek to locate our facilities near our customers and our customers' end markets in major centers for the electronics industry or in lower cost locations. Many of our plants located near customers and their end markets are focused primarily on final system assembly and test, while our plants located in lower cost areas engage primarily in high volume, less complex component and subsystem manufacturing and assembly.

        We have become one of the largest global EMS providers by capitalizing on our competitive strengths, including our:

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end-to-end services;



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product design and engineering resources;



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vertically integrated manufacturing services;



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advanced technologies;



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global capabilities;



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customer-focused organization;



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expertise in serving diverse end markets; and



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experienced management team.

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Industry Overview

        EMS companies are the principal beneficiaries of the increased use of outsourced manufacturing services by the electronics and other industries. Outsourced manufacturing refers to an OEMs' use of EMS companies, rather than internal manufacturing capabilities, to manufacture their products. Historically, EMS companies generally manufactured only components or partial assemblies. As the EMS industry has evolved, OEMs have increased their reliance on EMS companies for additional, more complex manufacturing services, including design services. Some EMS companies now often manufacture and test complete systems and manage the entire supply chains of their customers. Industry leading EMS companies offer end-to-end services, including product design and engineering, volume manufacturing, final system assembly and test, direct order fulfillment, after-market product service and support and global supply chain management.

        We believe increased outsourced manufacturing by OEMs will continue because it allows OEMs to:

        Reduce Operating Costs and Capital Investment.    In the current economic environment, OEMs are under significant pressure to reduce manufacturing costs and capital expenditures. EMS companies can provide OEMs with flexible, cost-efficient manufacturing services. In addition, as OEM products have become more technologically advanced, the manufacturing and system test processes have become increasingly automated and complex, requiring significant capital investments. EMS companies enable OEMs to access technologically advanced manufacturing and test equipment and facilities, without additional capital expenditures.

        Focus on Core Competencies.    The electronics industry is highly competitive and subject to rapid technological change. As a result, OEMs increasingly are focusing their resources on activities and technologies in which they expect to add the greatest value. By offering comprehensive manufacturing services and supply chain management, EMS companies enable OEMs to focus on their core competencies, including next generation product design and development as well as marketing and sales.

        Access Leading Design and Engineering Capabilities.    The design and engineering of electronics products has become more complex and sophisticated and in an effort to become more competitive, OEMs are increasingly relying on EMS companies to provide product design and engineering support services. EMS companies' design and engineering services can provide OEMs with improvements in the performance, cost and time required to bring products to market. EMS companies are providing more sophisticated design and engineering services to OEMs, including the design and engineering of complete products following an OEM's development of a product concept.

        Improve Supply Chain Management and Purchasing Power.    OEMs face challenges in planning, procuring and managing their inventories efficiently due to fluctuations in customer demand, product design changes, short product life cycles and component price fluctuations. EMS companies employ sophisticated production management systems to manage their procurement and manufacturing processes in an efficient and cost-effective manner so that, where possible, components arrive on a just-in-time, as-and-when needed basis. EMS companies are significant purchasers of electronic components and other raw materials, and can capitalize on the economies of scale associated with their relationships with suppliers to negotiate price discounts, obtain components and other raw materials that are in short supply, and return excess components. EMS companies' expertise in supply chain management and their relationships with suppliers across the supply chain enable them to help OEMs reduce their cost of goods sold and inventory exposure.

        Access Global Manufacturing Services.    OEMs seek to reduce their manufacturing costs by having EMS companies manufacture their products in the lowest cost locations that are appropriate for their products and end customers. OEMs also are increasingly requiring particular products to be

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manufactured simultaneously in multiple locations, often near end users, to bring products to market more quickly, reduce shipping and logistics costs and meet local product content requirements. Global EMS companies are able to satisfy these requirements by capitalizing on their geographically dispersed manufacturing facilities, including those in lower cost regions.

        Accelerate Time to Market.    OEMs face increasingly short product life cycles due to increased competition and rapid technological changes. As a result, OEMs need to reduce the time required to bring their products to market. OEMs often can bring a product to market faster by using EMS companies' expertise in new product introduction, including manufacturing design, engineering support and prototype production. OEMs often can more quickly achieve volume production of their products by capitalizing on EMS companies' manufacturing expertise and global presence and infrastructure.

Competitive Overview

        We offer our OEM customers end-to-end services that span the entire product life cycle:

Competitive Strengths

        We believe that our competitive strengths differentiate us from our competitors and enable us to better serve the needs of OEMs. Our competitive strengths include:

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End-to-End Services.    We provide services throughout the world to support our customers' products during their entire life cycle, from product design and engineering, through volume manufacturing, to direct order fulfillment and after-market product service and support. We believe that our end-to-end services are more comprehensive than the services offered by our competitors because of our focus on adding value before and after the actual manufacturing of

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our customers' products. Our end-to-end services enable us to provide our customers with a single source of supply for their EMS needs, reduce the time required to bring products to market, lower product costs and allow our customers to focus on those activities in which they expect to add the highest value. We believe that our end-to-end services allow us to develop closer relationships with our customers and more effectively compete for their future business.

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Product Design and Engineering Resources.    We provide product design and engineering services for new product designs, cost reductions and design for manufacturability (DFx). Our global design and engineering teams include approximately 450 engineers located in 24 design centers and New Product Introduction (NPI) centers in 14 countries. Our engineers work with our customers during complete product life cycle. Our design centers provide hardware, software, ECAD, verification, regulatory, and testing services. We design high speed digital, analog, radio frequency, wired, wireless, optical and electro-mechanical products.

Our engagement models include Joint Design Manufacturing (JDM), Contract Design Manufacturing (CDM) and consulting engineering for DFx and RoHS. We focus on industry segments to align with our technology focused markets. These include Communications, Medical, Defense & Aerospace, Enterprise Servers and Storage as well our vertically integrated components technologies, i.e. printed circuit boards, enclosures, memory modules and cable assemblies.

In the JDM model, our customers bring market knowledge and product requirements. We offer complete design engineering and NPI services. For JDM products, typically the intellectual property is jointly owned by us and the customer and we realize manufacturing revenue associated with building and shipping the product.

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Vertically Integrated Volume Manufacturing Services.    We provide a range of vertically integrated volume manufacturing services. Key system components that we manufacture include complete printed circuit boards and printed circuit board assemblies, backplanes and backplane assemblies, enclosures, cable assemblies, precision machine components, memory modules and optical modules. By manufacturing these system components and subassemblies ourselves, we enhance continuity of supply and reduce costs for our customers. In addition, we are able to have greater control over the production of our customers' products and retain incremental profit opportunities for us. Examples of products that we manufacture using our full range of services include wireless base stations, network switches, optical switches, enterprise-class servers, photolithography equipment, and equipment used in the semiconductor chip manufacturing process, including equipment for chemical mechanical polishing and physical vapor depositions and automated handling tools and robotics for wafer transfer.



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Advanced Technologies.    We provide services utilizing advanced technologies, which we believe allows us to differentiate ourselves from our competitors. These advanced technologies include the fabrication of complex printed circuit boards and backplanes having over 60 layers and process capabilities for a range of low signal loss, high performance materials, buried capacitors and resistors, and high density interconnects using micro via holes that are formed using laser drills. Our printed circuit board assembly technologies include micro ball grid arrays, fine pitch discretes, and small form factor radio frequency and optical components, as well as advanced packaging technologies used in high pin count application specific integrated circuits and network processors. We use innovative design solutions and advanced metal forming techniques to develop and fabricate high-performance indoor and outdoor chassis, enclosures and frames. Our assembly services use advanced technologies, including precision optical alignment, multi-axis precision stages and machine vision technologies. We use sophisticated procurement and production management tools to effectively manage inventories for our customers and ourselves. We have also developed build-to-order, or BTO, and configure-to-order, or CTO,

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systems that enable us to manufacture and ship finished systems within 48 to 72 hours after receipt of an order. To coordinate the development and introduction of new technologies to meet our customers' needs in various locations and to increase collaboration among our facilities, we have established a centralized global technology group.

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Global Capabilities.    Most of our customers compete and sell their products on a global basis. As such, they require global solutions that include regional manufacturing for selected end markets, especially when time to market, local manufacturing or content and low cost solutions are critical objectives. Our global network of facilities in 19 countries provides our customers a combination of sites to maximize both the benefits of regional and low cost manufacturing. To manage and coordinate our global operations, we employ an enterprise-wide software system that operates on a single IT platform and provides us with company-wide information regarding component inventories and orders. This system enables us to standardize planning and purchasing at the plant level and to optimize inventory management and utilization. Our systems also enable our customers to receive key information regarding the status of individual programs.



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Customer-Focused Organization.    We believe customer relationships are critical to our success, and our organization is focused on providing our customers with responsive services. Our key customer accounts are managed by dedicated account teams, including a global business manager directly responsible for account management. Global business managers coordinate activities across divisions to effectively satisfy our customers' requirements and have direct access to our senior management to quickly address customer concerns. Local customer account teams further support the global teams and are linked by a comprehensive communications and information management infrastructure.



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Expertise in Serving Diverse End Markets.    We have experience in serving our customers in the communications, personal and business computing, enterprise computing and storage, multimedia and consumer, industrial and semiconductor capital equipment, defense and aerospace, medical and automotive markets. Our diversification across end markets reduces our dependence upon any one customer or segment. In order to cater to the specialized needs of customers in particular market segments, we have dedicated personnel, and in some cases facilities, with industry-specific capabilities and expertise. We also maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements applicable to certain markets including, among others, the medical and defense and aerospace sectors.



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Experienced Management Team.    We believe that one of our principal assets is our experienced management team. Our chief executive officer, Jure Sola, co-founded Sanmina in 1980. Hari Pillai, President, EMS Operations, joined our Company in 1994 and has served in manufacturing management positions since that time. We believe that the significant experience of our management team better enables us to capitalize on opportunities in the current business environment.

Our Business Strategy

        Our objective is to maintain and enhance our leadership position in the EMS industry. Key elements of our strategy include:

        Capitalizing on Our Comprehensive Services.    We intend to capitalize on our end-to-end services, which we believe will allow us to both sell additional services to our existing customers and attract new customers. Our end-to-end services include product design and engineering, volume manufacturing, final system assembly and test, direct order fulfillment, after-market product service and support and supply chain management. Our vertically integrated volume manufacturing services enable us to manufacture additional system components and subassemblies for our customers. When we provide a

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customer with a number of services, such as component manufacturing or higher value-added services, we are often able to improve our margins and profitability. Consequently, our goal is to increase the number of manufacturing programs for which we provide multiple services. To achieve this goal, our sales and marketing organization seeks to cross-sell our services to customers.

        Extending Our Technology Leadership.    We rely on advanced processes and technologies to provide our vertically integrated volume manufacturing services. We continually strive to improve our manufacturing processes and have adopted a number of quality improvement and measurement techniques to monitor our performance. We work with our customers to anticipate their future manufacturing requirements and align our technology investment activities to meet their needs. We use our design expertise to develop product technology platforms that we can customize by incorporating other components and subassemblies to meet the needs of particular OEMs. These technologies enhance our ability to manufacture complex, high-value added products, allowing us to continue to win business from existing and new customers.

        Joint Design Manufacturing Solutions.    As a result of customer feedback, and our customers' desire to manage research and development expenses, we have expanded product designs services to develop systems and components jointly with our customers. In joint design manufacturing model, or JDM, our customers bring market knowledge and product requirements. We offer complete design engineering and NPI services. Our offerings in design engineering include product architecture, development, integration, regulatory and qualification services; while NPI services include quick-turn prototyping, functional test development and introduction into volume production. For JDM products, typically the intellectual property is jointly owned by us and the customer and we realize manufacturing revenue associated with building and shipping the product.

        Continuing to Penetrate Diverse End Markets.    We focus our marketing efforts on major end markets within the electronics industry. We have targeted markets that we believe offer significant growth opportunities and for which OEMs sell complex products that are subject to rapid technological change because the manufacturing of these products requires higher value-added services. Our approach to our target markets is two-fold: we intend to strengthen our significant presence in the communications and enterprise computing markets, and also focus on under-penetrated target markets, including the medical, industrial and semiconductor capital equipment, automotive, and defense and aerospace industries, many of which have not extensively relied upon EMS companies in the past. We intend to continue our diversification across market segments and customers to reduce our dependence on any particular market.

        Pursuing Strategic Transactions.    We seek to undertake strategic transactions that give us the opportunity to access new customers, manufacturing and service capabilities, technologies and geographic markets, to lower our manufacturing costs and improve the margins on our product mix, and to further develop existing customer relationships. In addition, we will continue to pursue OEM divestiture transactions that will augment existing strategic customer relationships with favorable supply agreement terms or build new relationships with customers in attractive end markets. Potential future transactions may include a variety of different business arrangements, including acquisitions, spin-offs, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, restructurings, divestitures, business combinations and equity or debt investments. We intend to continue to evaluate and pursue strategic opportunities on a highly selective basis.

        Continuing to Seek Cost Savings and Efficiency Improvements.    We seek to optimize our facilities to provide cost-efficient services for our customers. We maintain extensive operations in lower cost locations, including Latin America, Eastern Europe, China and Southeast Asia, and we plan to expand our presence in these lower cost locations, as appropriate, to meet the needs of our customers. We believe that we are well positioned to take advantage of future opportunities on a global basis as a result of our vertically integrated volume manufacturing strategy.

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Our Products and Services

        We offer our OEM customers end-to-end services that span the entire product life cycle. Examples of products that we manufacture for OEMs include wireless and wireline communications, high-end computer servers and storage, avionics, medical imaging and diagnostic systems and digital satellite set-top boxes. To manufacture these products may require us to use all or some of our end-to-end services.

        Product Design and Engineering.    Our design and engineering groups, provide customers with design and engineering services from initial product design and detailed product development to production. This group also complements our vertically integrated volume manufacturing capabilities by providing manufacturing design services for the manufacture of printed circuit boards, backplanes and enclosures. Our offerings in design engineering include product architecture, development, integration, regulatory and qualification services; while NPI services include quick-turn prototype, functional test development and introduction in to volume production.

        We provide initial product development and detailed product design and engineering services for products such as communications base stations, optical switches and modules, radio frequency amplifier modules, network switches, computer servers and storage products. We follow a well defined product life cycle process during our design and development.

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Initial Product Development.    We provide a range of design and engineering services to customers to complement their initial product development efforts. During this phase, our design engineers work with our customers' product design engineers to assist with product concepts, selecting key components and design reviews.



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Detailed Product Design.    During the detailed product development phase, we work with our customers' product development engineers to optimize product designs to improve the efficiency of the volume manufacturing (DFM) of these products and reduce manufacturing costs. We further analyze product design to improve the ability of tests (DFT) used in the manufacturing process to identify product defects and failures. We provide software development support for product development, including installing operating systems on hardware platforms, developing software drivers for electronic devices, and developing diagnostic, production test and support software. We design components that are incorporated into our customers' products, including printed circuit boards, backplanes, enclosures and cables.



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Preproduction.    After a detailed product design has been completed and the product is released for prototype production, we can build a prototype on a quick turnaround basis. We then analyze the feasibility of manufacturing the product and make any necessary design modifications to the prototype and re-test the prototype to validate its design. We also provide early-stage test development during the prototype phase. We evaluate prototypes to determine if they will meet safety and other standards, such as standards published by Underwriters Laboratories, an independent product safety testing and certification organization, and other similar domestic and international organizations. We also typically provide low-volume manufacturing to satisfy our customers' initial needs. We review the material and component content of our customers' designs with a view to designing in alternative components that may provide cost savings. Our preproduction services help our customers reduce the time required to bring new products to market.



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Manufacturing Design Services.    We provide design and technology support for our vertically integrated system components and subassemblies, including:



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Printed Circuit Board and Backplane Design.    We support our customers with printed circuit board and backplane design and development assistance for optimizing performance, manufacturability and cost factors critical to overall system performance. These printed

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circuit boards and backplanes incorporate high layer counts and large form factors and are used in complex products such as optical networking products and communications switches. These designs also incorporate component miniaturization technologies and other advanced technologies that increase the number and density of components that can be placed on a printed circuit board. These technologies enable OEMs to provide greater functionality in smaller products. We also provide signal integrity engineering services, which enable the transmission of high speed electrical signals through a system while maintaining signal quality and data integrity.

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Enclosure Design.    We have a dedicated enclosure design group that designs and engineers complex enclosures. We can design custom enclosures to meet customer specifications and offer a range of proprietary designs tailored to particular applications. Our enclosure design services include the design of thermal management systems, which dissipate heat generated by the components within an enclosure. We design enclosures that are used in both indoor and outdoor environments. We also design enclosures that include both stackable and rack mount chassis configurations. In stackable configurations, component modules are stacked on top of each other, while in rack mount configurations, component modules slide into racks within the enclosure. Rack mount configurations often are used for complex products, such as communications switches that are frequently upgraded in the field by inserting new components. Our design engineers work with a range of materials, including metal, plastic and die-cast material. We design indoor and outdoor wireless base station cabinets, enclosures for high-end servers and data storage systems and enclosures for magnetic resonance imaging systems.

        Volume Manufacturing.    Volume manufacturing includes our vertically integrated manufacturing services described in greater detail below.

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Printed Circuit Boards.    We have the ability to produce multilayer PCBs on a global basis with high layer counts and fine line circuitry. Our ability to support New Product Introduction and Quick Turn fabrication followed by volume manufacturing in both North America and Asia allows our customers to accelerate their time to market, as well as their time to volume. Standardized processes and procedures make transitioning of products easier for our customers. Our Technology Roadmaps provide leading edge capabilities and higher yielding processes. Engineering teams are available on a world-wide basis to support designers in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) analysis and assemblers with Field Application Support.

Printed circuit boards are made of fiberglass/resin laminated material layers and contain copper circuits which interconnect and transmit electrical signals among the components that make up electronic devices. Increasing the density of the circuitry in each layer is accomplished by reducing the width of the circuit tracks and placing them closer together in the printed circuit board along with adding layers and via hole structures. We are currently capable of efficiently producing printed circuit boards with up to 60 layers and circuit track widths as narrow as two mils (50 micron) in production volumes. Specialized production equipment along with an in-depth understanding of high performance laminate materials allow for fabrication of some of the largest form factor and highest speed (over 12.5 Gbps) backplanes available in the industry. We have also developed several proprietary technologies and processes which improve electrical performance, connection densities and reliability of printed circuit boards. Some of these technologies, such as Buried Capacitance Tm, have become industry standards and are actively licensed to other board fabricators.

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Printed Circuit Board Assembly and Test.    Printed circuit board assembly involves attaching electronic components, such as integrated circuits, capacitors, microprocessors, resistors and memory modules, to printed circuit boards. The most common technologies used to attach

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components to printed circuit boards employ surface mount technology, or SMT, and pin-through-hole assembly, or PTH. SMT involves the use of an automated assembly system to place and solder components to the printed circuit board. In PTH, components are placed on the printed circuit board by insertion into holes punched in the circuit board. Components also may be attached using press-fit technology in which components are pressed into connectors affixed to the printed circuit board. We use SMT, PTH, press-fit as well as new attachment technologies that are focused on miniaturization and increasing the density of component placement on printed circuit boards. These technologies, which support the needs of our OEM customers to provide greater functionality in smaller products, include chip-scale packaging, ball grid array, direct chip attach and high density interconnect. We perform in-circuit and functional testing of printed circuit board assemblies. In-circuit testing verifies that all components have been properly inserted and attached and that the electrical circuits are complete. We perform functional tests to confirm that the board or assembly operates in accordance with its final design and manufacturing specifications. We either design and procure test fixtures and develop our own test software, or we use our customers' test fixtures and test software. In addition, we provide environmental stress tests of the board or assembly that are designed to confirm that the board or assembly will meet the environmental stresses, such as heat, to which it will be subject.

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Backplanes and Backplane Assemblies.    Backplanes are very large printed circuit boards that serve as the backbones of sophisticated electronics products and provide interconnections for printed circuit boards, integrated circuits and other electronic components. We fabricate backplanes in our printed circuit board plants. Backplane fabrication is significantly more complex than printed circuit board fabrication due to the large size and thickness of the backplanes. We manufacture backplane assemblies by press fitting high density connectors into plated through holes in the bare backplane. In addition, many of the newer higher technology backplanes require SMT attachment of passive discrete components as well as high pin count Ball Grid Array packages. These advanced assembly processes require specialized equipment and a strong focus on quality and process control. We also perform in-circuit and functional tests on backplane assemblies. We have developed proprietary technology and "know-how" which enables backplanes to run at data rates in excess of 10 gigabits per second, or Gbps. We currently have capabilities to manufacture backplanes with up to 60 layers in sizes up to 27.5x42 inches and 0.500 inches in thickness, utilizing a wide variety of high performance laminate materials. These are among the largest and most complex commercially manufactured backplanes, and we are one of a limited number of manufacturers with these capabilities.



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Enclosures.    Enclosures are cabinets that house and protect complex and fragile electronic components, modules and subsystems. Our enclosure manufacturing services include fabrication of cabinets, chassis and racks integrated with various electronic components such as power and thermal management systems. We manufacture a broad range of enclosures with numerous materials including metal, plastics and die cast materials. Enclosures we manufacture range from basic enclosures, such as enclosures for personal computers, to large and highly complex enclosures, such as those for indoor and outdoor communications base station products.



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Cable Assemblies.    Cable assemblies are used to connect modules, assemblies and subassemblies in electronic devices. We provide a broad range of cable assembly products and services. We design and manufacture a broad range of high-speed data, radio frequency and fiber optic cabling products. Cable assemblies that we manufacture are often used in large rack systems to interconnect subsystems and modules.



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Precision Machine Components.    We provide a broad range of manufacturing services for metals and plastics. With some of the largest horizontal milling machines in the United States, we are a supplier of vacuum chamber systems for the semiconductor and flat panel display equipment markets. We also support a number of other markets such as medical and Oil and Gas

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Exploration. We are able to support both low volume engineering programs and high volume production. We utilize advanced computer numerically controlled machined tools enabling the manufacture of components to very tight tolerance standards.

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Optical Modules.    Optical modules are integrated subsystems that use a combination of industry standard and/or custom optical components. We are a provider of complete optical systems for customers in telecommunications, networking, and military markets. Our experience in optical communications and networking products spans long haul/ultra long haul and metro regions for transport, access and switching applications, including last mile solutions. Our service offerings for optical communications customers are designed to deliver end-to-end solutions with special focus on system design, optical module assembly, optical test and integration.



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Memory Modules.    Memory modules are integrated subsystems that use industry standard integrated circuits including processors, digital signal processors, or DSPs, non-volatile flash memory and dynamic random access memory, or DRAM. These modules consist of standard products that are sold for a wide range of applications to a broad base of customers and custom modules that are built and extensively tested for use in a particular OEM's product or system. We design and manufacture a variety of modular solutions, including standard and custom processor modules, flash memory modules and DRAM modules. In addition, we supply solutions to increase memory component density on printed circuit boards. We offer advanced NexMod memory modules that contain multiple RDRAM memory layers vertically stacked and mounted to a printed circuit board. NexMod solutions are tailored for high-end network infrastructure and complex server applications. We also provide innovative DDRI and DDRII DRAM modules utilizing stacked CSP technology, Ram-Stack™, offering high densities in ultra small form factors. We provide custom module solutions including mixed memory and our proprietary foldable rigid assembly microelectronics module, or FRAMM. We integrate both standard and custom modules in products that we manufacture.

        Final System Assembly and Test.    We provide final system assembly and test in which assemblies and modules are combined to form complete, finished products. We often integrate printed circuit board assemblies manufactured by us with enclosures, cables and memory modules that we also produce. Our final assembly activities also may involve integrating components and modules that others manufacture. The complex, finished products that we produce typically require extensive test protocols. Our test services include both functional and environmental tests. We also test products for conformity to applicable industry, product integrity and regulatory standards. Our test engineering expertise enables us to design functional test processes that assess critical performance elements, including hardware, software and reliability. By incorporating rigorous test processes into the manufacturing process, we can help to assure our customers that their products will function as designed. Products for which we currently provide final system assembly and test include wireless base stations, wire line communications switches, optical networking products, high-end servers and personal computers.

        Direct Order Fulfillment.    We provide direct order fulfillment for our OEM customers. Direct order fulfillment involves receiving customer orders, configuring products to quickly fill the orders and delivering the products either to the OEM, a distribution channel (such as a retail outlet) or directly to the end customer. We manage our direct order fulfillment processes using a core set of common systems and processes that receive order information from the customer and provide comprehensive supply chain management, including procurement and production planning. These systems and processes enable us to process orders for multiple system configurations, and varying production quantities, including single units. Our direct order fulfillment services include BTO and CTO capabilities. BTO involves building a system having the particular configuration ordered by the OEM customer. CTO involves configuring systems to an end customer's order. The end customer typically places this order by choosing from a variety of possible system configurations and options. We are capable of meeting a 48 to 72 hour turn-around-time for BTO and CTO by using advanced

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manufacturing processes and a real-time warehouse management system and data control on the manufacturing floor. We support our direct order fulfillment services with logistics that include delivery of parts and assemblies to the final assembly site, distribution and shipment of finished systems, and processing of customer returns. Our systems are sufficiently flexible to support direct order fulfillment for a variety of different products, such as desktop and laptop computers, servers, workstations, set-top boxes, medical devices, scanners, printers and monitors.

Global Supply Chain Management

        Supply chain management involves the planning, purchasing and warehousing of product components. The objective of our supply chain management services is to reduce excess component inventory in the supply chain by scheduling deliveries of components on a just-in-time, as-and-when-needed basis. We use sophisticated production management systems to manage our procurement and manufacturing processes in an efficient and cost effective manner. We collaborate with our customers to enable us to respond to their changing component requirements for their products and to reflect any changes in these requirements in our production management systems. These systems often enable us to forecast future supply and demand imbalances and develop strategies to help our customers manage their component requirements. Our enterprise-wide software systems provide us with company-wide information regarding component inventories and orders to standardize planning and purchasing at the plant level. These systems enable us to transfer product components between plants to respond to changes in customer requirements or to address component or other raw material shortages.

        We purchase large quantities of electronic components and other raw materials from a range of suppliers. As a result, we often receive volume discounts or other favorable terms from suppliers, which can enable us to provide our customers with greater cost reductions than they can obtain themselves. Our supplier relationships often enable us to obtain electronic components and other raw materials that are in short supply or return excess inventories to suppliers even when they are not contractually obligated to accept them.

Our End Markets

        We have targeted markets that we believe offer significant growth opportunities and for which OEMs sell complex products that are subject to rapid technological change. We believe that markets involving complex, rapidly changing products offer us opportunities to produce products with higher margins because these products require higher value added manufacturing services and may also include our advanced vertically integrated components. Our approach to our target markets is two-fold—we intend to strengthen our significant presence in the communications and computing markets, while also focusing on other under-penetrated target markets, including the medical, automotive, industrial and semiconductor capital equipment and defense and aerospace industries, many of which have not extensively relied upon EMS companies in the past. Our diversification across market segments and customers reduces our dependence on any particular market.

        Communications: Wireless, Optical and Wireline Transmission and Enterprise.    In the communications sector, we focus on wireless transmission systems, optical networking and enterprise networking systems. Our product design and engineering staff has extensive experience designing advanced communications products for these markets. Products we manufacture include point-to-point microwave systems, optical switches and transmission hardware, wireless base stations, wireline switches, routers, transceivers, satellite receivers, and various radio frequency appliances, among others.

        Computing: Personal and Business (Enterprise) Computing and Storage Systems.    We provide services for OEMs of personal computers (PC), enterprise computing, and storage systems.

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        We provide services to multiple major PC manufacturers. These services include primarily BTO and CTO manufacturing of desktop PC systems serving primarily the enterprise markets. Our PC manufacturing plants can build and configure systems and have them ready for shipment within 48 to 72 hours of receipt of a customer order. These plants are typically located in the geographic region to which the finished system will be shipped to rapidly deliver finished products. We intend to separate the personal and business computing business unit from our core operations either by means of a sale or other disposition of the business. We expect the disposition of this business to occur within the next twelve months.

        We also provide services to enterprise server and storage markets. Our expertise in manufacturing products for the storage and server markets stems from our technological capabilities and vertical integration. We are also a vertically integrated supplier of complex, multilayer printed circuit boards and backplanes, and many high-end computer designs incorporate these components. High-end computing products we manufacture include complex, fault tolerant servers and enterprise storage.

        Multimedia.    We manufacture digital set-top boxes, point of sale equipment, digital cameras, digital home gateways, professional audio-video equipment and internet protocol entertainment devices. For our multimedia OEM customers, we manage the production process for multimedia products, including product design and engineering, test development, supply chain management, manufacturing of printed circuit boards and assemblies, final system assembly and test, and direct order fulfillment, including our BTO and CTO capabilities.

        Industrial and Semiconductor Systems.    Our expertise in manufacturing highly complex systems includes production of semiconductor capital equipment, front-end environmental chambers, computer controllers, and test and inspection equipment. We also have significant experience manufacturing scanning equipment and devices, flat panel display test and repair equipment, optical inspection and x-ray equipment for use in the printed circuit board assembly industry, Explosive Detection equipment, and deep ultraviolet photolithography equipment.

        Defense and Aerospace.    In December 2001, we merged with SCI Systems, Inc., or SCI. SCI began operations as Space-Craft, Inc., in the early 1960's and was then principally a supplier to the defense and aerospace industries. We continue to offer our end-to-end services to the defense and aerospace industry. We believe that this industry currently represents a significant growth opportunity for us due to increased defense spending, as well as the growing desire of defense and aerospace OEMs to outsource non-core manufacturing activities in order to reduce costs. We believe our experience in serving the aerospace industry, as well as our product design and engineering capabilities, represent key competitive strengths for us in the defense and aerospace market. Defense and aerospace products that we design and manufacture include avionics systems, weapons guidance systems, cockpit communications systems, tactical and secure network communications systems, detection systems for homeland defense and space systems.

        Medical.    We provide comprehensive manufacturing and related services to the medical industry, including design and regulatory approval support. The manufacturing of products for the medical industry requires compliance with domestic and foreign regulations, including the Food and Drug Administration's, or FDA's, quality system regulations and the European Union's medical device directive. In addition to complying with these standards, our medical manufacturing facilities comply with ISO 13485 (formerly EN 46002) and ISO 9001:2000. Medical products that we manufacture include blood glucose meters, computer tomography scanners, respiration monitors, ventilators, anesthesia workstations, thermo-regulation devices, and cardio-resuscitation systems.

        Automotive.    We started approximately 3 years ago to focus on the automotive industry by establishing a dedicated group and by focusing on selective opportunities. Today we manufacture different types of sensors, body controllers, engine control units, Radios, HVAC control heads, blower

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modules as well as cables for entertainment solutions. For our mainly "Tier 1" customers we provide design support, product and process qualification (PPAP), manufacturing, supply chain management, supplier quality assurance and EOL services. All our automotive dedicated factories are TS 16949 certified and are providing printed circuit boards, PCB assemblies, cables, as well as final systems.

Customers

        A relatively small number of customers have historically been responsible for a significant portion of our net sales. Sales to our ten largest customers represented 61.5% of our fiscal 2007 net sales, 60.8% of our fiscal 2006 net sales and 63.9% of our fiscal 2005 net sales. For fiscal 2007, three customers, IBM, Lenovo and HP, represented greater than 10% of our net sales at 11.6%, 11.2% and 11.1%, respectively. For fiscal 2006, three customers, IBM, Lenovo and HP, represented greater than 10% of our net sales at 12.8%, 10.5% and 10.0%, respectively.

        We seek to establish and maintain long-term relationships with our customers and have served many of our principal customers for several years. Historically, we have had substantial recurring sales from existing customers. We have also expanded our customer base through acquisitions and our marketing and sales efforts. We have been successful in broadening relationships with customers by providing vertically integrated products and services, as well as multiple products and services in multiple locations.

        We typically enter into supply agreements with our major OEM customers with terms ranging from three to five years. Many of these supply agreements were entered into in connection with divestiture transactions, which are transactions in which we also acquire plants, equipment and inventory from the OEM. In these divestiture-related supply agreements, the customer typically agrees to purchase from us its requirements for particular products in particular geographic areas and for a specific period of time. Our OEM customer supply agreements that were not entered into in connection with divestitures typically do not require the customer to purchase their product requirements from us, and in these cases customers may have alternate sources of supply available to them. Our supply agreements with our OEM customers generally do not obligate the customer to purchase minimum quantities of products. However, the customer typically remains liable for the cost of the materials and components that we have ordered to meet the customer's production forecast but which are not used, provided that the material was ordered in accordance with an agreed-upon procurement plan. In some cases, the procurement plan contains provisions regarding the types of materials for which our customers will assume responsibility. In particular, customers are increasingly requiring EMS companies, including us, to assume responsibility for industry standard components while retaining liability only for components specific to their products. Our supply agreements typically also contain provisions permitting cancellation and rescheduling of orders upon notice and subject, in some cases, to cancellation and rescheduling charges. Order cancellation charges typically vary by product type and depend upon how far in advance of shipment a customer notifies us of the cancellation of an order. In some circumstances, our supply agreements with customers provide for cost reduction objectives during the term of the agreement.

        We generally do not obtain firm, long-term commitments from our customers under supply agreements. As a result, customers can cancel their orders, change production quantities or delay orders. Uncertain economic conditions and our general lack of long-term purchase contracts with our customers make it difficult for us to accurately predict revenue over the long term. Even in those cases in which customers are contractually obligated to purchase products from us or repurchase unused inventory from us that we have ordered for them, we may elect not to immediately enforce our contractual rights because of the long-term nature of our customer relationships and for other business reasons, and instead may negotiate accommodations with customers regarding particular situations.

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Backlog

        We generally do not obtain firm, long-term commitments from our customers. Instead, our procurement of inventory and our volume manufacturing activities are based primarily on forecasts provided by our customers. This enables us to minimize the time lapse between receipt of a customer's order and delivery of product to the customer. For certain of our products, the typical cycle-time from receipt of customer order to shipment of final product is one to three days. For other products, OEM customers typically do not make firm orders for delivery of products more than thirty to ninety days in advance. Additionally, customers may cancel or postpone scheduled deliveries, generally without significant penalty. Therefore, we do not believe that the backlog of expected product sales covered by firm purchase orders is a meaningful measure of future sales.

Marketing and Sales

        Our corporate marketing, sales and customer service staff consists of approximately 600 people. Our sales efforts are organized and managed on a regional basis, with regional sales managers in geographic regions in the United States and internationally.

        We develop relationships with our customers and market our vertically integrated volume manufacturing services through our direct sales force and customer support specialists. Our sales resources are directed at multiple management and staff levels within target accounts. Our direct sales personnel work closely with the customers' engineering and technical personnel to better understand their requirements. Our marketing and sales staff supports our business strategy of providing end-to-end services by encouraging cross-selling of vertically integrated volume manufacturing services and component manufacturing across a broad range of major OEM products. To achieve this objective, our marketing and sales staff works closely with our various manufacturing and design and engineering groups and engages in marketing and sales activities targeted towards key customer opportunities.

        Each of our key customer accounts is managed by a dedicated account team, including a global business manager directly responsible for account management. Global business managers coordinate activities across divisions to effectively satisfy customer requirements and have direct access to our senior management to quickly address customer concerns. Local customer account teams further support the global teams and are linked by a comprehensive communications and information management infrastructure.

Competition

        We face competition from other major global EMS companies such as Celestica, Inc., Flextronics International Ltd., Hon Hai (FoxConn), and Jabil Circuit, Inc. as well as other EMS companies that often have a regional or product, service or industry specific focus. In addition, our potential customers may also compare the benefits of outsourcing their manufacturing to us with the merits of manufacturing products themselves.

        We compete with different companies depending on the type of service or geographic area. We believe that the primary basis of competition in our target markets is manufacturing technology, quality, delivery, responsiveness, provision of value-added services and price. To remain competitive, we must continue to provide technologically advanced manufacturing services, maintain quality levels, offer flexible delivery schedules, deliver finished products on a reliable basis and compete favorably on the basis of price. We believe our primary competitive strengths include our ability to provide global end-to-end services, our product design and engineering resources, our advanced technologies, our high quality manufacturing assembly and test services, our customer focus, our expertise in serving diverse end markets and an experienced management team.

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Intellectual Property

        We hold various United States and foreign patents primarily related to printed circuit boards, methods of manufacturing printed circuit boards, and enterprise computing. For other proprietary processes, we rely primarily on trade secret protection. We also have registered trademarks in the United States and many other countries throughout the world.

        From time to time, we receive communications from third parties that include assertions with respect to intellectual property rights. Although we do not believe that our current trademarks, manufacturing processes or patents infringe on the intellectual property rights of third parties in any material respect, we cannot assure you that third parties will not assert infringement claims against us in the future. If such an assertion were to be made, it may become necessary or useful for us to enter into licensing arrangements or to resolve such an issue through litigation. However, we cannot assure you that such license rights would be available to us on commercially acceptable terms, if at all, or that any such litigation would be resolved favorably. Additionally, such litigation could be lengthy and costly and could materially affect our financial condition regardless of the outcome of such litigation.

Environmental Controls

        We are subject to a variety of local, state and federal environmental laws and regulations in the United States, as well as foreign laws and regulations, relating to the treatment, storage, use, discharge, emission and disposal of chemicals, solid waste and other hazardous materials used during our manufacturing processes. We are also subject to occupational safety and health laws, and product take back, product labeling and product content requirements. Proper waste disposal is a major consideration in particular for printed circuit board manufacturers because metals and chemicals are used in the manufacturing process. Water used in the printed circuit board manufacturing process must be treated to remove metal particles and other contaminants before it can be discharged into municipal sanitary sewer systems. We operate on-site wastewater treatment systems at our printed circuit board manufacturing plants in order to treat wastewater generated in the fabrication process.

        In addition, although the electronics assembly process generates significantly less wastewater than printed circuit board fabrication, maintenance of environmental controls is also important in the electronics assembly process because such operations can generate lead dust. Upon vacating a facility, we are responsible for remediating the lead dust from the interior of the manufacturing facility. Although there are no applicable standards for lead dust remediation in manufacturing facilities, we endeavor to make efforts to remove the residues. To date, lead dust remediation costs have not been material to our operations. We also monitor for airborne concentrations of lead in our buildings and are not aware of any significant lead concentrations in excess of the applicable OSHA standards.

        We have a range of corporate programs in place with regard to environmental compliance and reduction of the use of hazardous materials in manufacturing. In the environmental compliance area, we are developing corporate-wide standardized environmental management systems, auditing programs and policies to enable us to better manage environmental compliance activities. We are also developing programs to certify our facilities under ISO 14001, a set of standards and procedures relating to environmental compliance management. In addition, the electronics industry is subject to the European Union's Restrictions of Hazardous Substances, or RoHS, and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, or WEEE, directives which took effect beginning in 2005 and 2006. Parallel initiatives are being proposed in other jurisdictions, including several states in the United States and the Peoples' Republic of China. RoHS prohibits the use of lead, mercury and certain other specified substances in electronics products and WEEE requires industry OEMs to assume responsibility for the collection, recycling and management of waste electronic products and components. We have implemented procedures to make our manufacturing process compliant with RoHS and we believe products sold by us into countries with restrictions on the concentrations of hazardous materials contained in those

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products (such as RoHS in the European Union) comply with such restrictions. In the case of WEEE, the compliance responsibility rests primarily with OEMs rather than with EMS companies. However, OEMs may turn to EMS companies for assistance in meeting their WEEE obligations. We are in the process of developing programs that we can offer to our customers to assist them with WEEE compliance.

        Asbestos containing materials, or ACM, are present at several of our manufacturing facilities. Although the ACM is being managed and controls have been put in place pursuant to ACM operations and maintenance plans, the presence of ACM could give rise to affirmative remediation obligations and other liabilities. No third-party claims relating to ACM have been brought at this time.

        Each plant, to the extent required by law, operates under environmental permits issued by the appropriate governmental authority. These permits must be renewed periodically and are subject to revocation in the event of violations of environmental laws. Any such revocation could require us to cease or limit production at one or more of our facilities, thereby having an adverse impact on our results of operations.

        Primarily as a result of certain of our acquisitions, we have incurred liabilities associated with environmental contamination at facilities we have acquired. These liabilities include ongoing investigation and remediation activities at a number of sites, including our facilities located in Irvine, California (a former facility acquired as part of our acquisition of Elexsys); Owego, New York (a current facility that we acquired with our acquisition of Hadco Corporation); Derry, New Hampshire (a non-operating facility of Hadco) and Fort Lauderdale, Florida (a former facility of Hadco). Currently, we are unable to anticipate whether any third-party claims will be brought against us for the existence of such contamination. There can be no assurance that third-party claims will not arise and will not result in material liability to us. In addition, there are some sites, including our facility in Gunzenhausen, Germany (acquired from Alcatel) that are known to have groundwater contamination caused by a third party, and that third party has provided indemnity to us for the liability. Although we cannot assure you that we will not incur liability for clean-up costs or expenses at any of these sites, we have no reason to believe that such liability will occur and that it will be material to our business.

        We have also been named as a potentially responsible party at several contaminated disposal sites operated by other parties, including the Casmalia Resources site, as a result of the past disposal of hazardous waste by companies we have acquired or by our corporate predecessors. Although liabilities for such historic disposal activities have not materially affected our financial condition to date, we cannot assure you that past disposal activities will not result in liability that will materially affect us in the future.

        We use an environmental consultant to assist us in evaluating the environmental liabilities of the companies that we acquire as well as those associated with our ongoing operations, site contamination issues and historical disposal activities in order to establish appropriate accruals in our financial statements. In addition to liabilities associated with site contamination and related issues, we could also incur expenses associated with inventories containing restricted substances that we do not consume by the RoHS effective dates. We also undertake a process of evaluating and updating our reserves over time. As of September 29, 2007, based on the evaluations of our consultants, we have accrued $17.6 million for our environmental liabilities. Although we believe this amount is adequate, we cannot be certain that environmental liabilities will not exceed the accrued amount.

Employees

        As of September 29, 2007, we had 52,607 employees, including 12,402 temporary employees. None of our U.S. employees are represented by a labor union. In some international locations, particularly in Western Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, our employees are represented by labor unions on either a national or plant level. Some Western European countries and Latin American countries

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also have mandatory legal provisions regarding terms of employment, severance compensation and other conditions of employment that are more restrictive than U.S. laws. We believe that our relationship with our employees is good.

Available Information

        Our Internet address is http://www.sanmina-sci.com. We make available through our website, free of charge, our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC. All reports we file with the SEC are also available free of charge via EDGAR through the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

        Refer to the "Factors Affecting Operating Results" contained in Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations"

Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments

        None

Item 2.    Properties

        Facilities.    Our customers market numerous products throughout the world and therefore need to access manufacturing services on a global basis. To enhance our EMS offerings, we seek to locate our facilities either near our customers and our customers' end markets in major centers for the electronics industry or, when appropriate, in lower cost locations. Many of our plants located near customers and their end markets are focused primarily on final system assembly and test, while plants located in lower cost areas are engaged primarily in higher volume, less complex component and subsystem manufacturing and assembly.

        As of September 29, 2007, we manufacture products in 63 plants, consisting of 35 electronics assembly facilities, 24 technology component facilities, and 4 personal computing assembly facilities, located both domestically and internationally. Our domestic plants are located in key electronics industry centers, including Silicon Valley—(Northern California), Southern California, New England, Texas, Northern Alabama, the Research Park Triangle area and New York, as well as in several other locations. Internationally, we have plants in Latin America (Brazil and Mexico), Canada, Western Europe (United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Sweden, and Finland), Eastern Europe (Hungary), Israel and Asia (Peoples' Republic of China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand). For fiscal 2007, approximately 75.9% of our net sales were from operations outside of the United States.

        We continue to evaluate our global manufacturing operations and restructure our facilities and operations to bring our manufacturing capacity in line with demand and our manufacturing strategy and to provide cost efficient services for our customers. Through this process, we have closed certain facilities not required to satisfy current demand levels, but have retained strategic manufacturing facilities in the United States and Western Europe that focus on higher value added manufacturing activities. We provide extensive operations in lower cost locations, including Latin America, Eastern Europe, China and Southeast Asia, and we plan to expand our presence in these lower cost locations, as appropriate to meet the needs of our customers.

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        As of September 29, 2007, the approximate square footage of our manufacturing facilities by country is as follows:

        In addition, we have 304,730 (not included in the above figure) square feet of non-manufacturing space that we are currently using and 66,187 square feet (not included in the above figure) of manufacturing space subleased to others. We also have manufacturing facilities (not included in the above figure) that are closed or in the process of closing as of September 29, 2007, which include facilities totaling approximately 829,976 square feet for domestic locations and approximately 1,132,127 square feet for international locations. We are currently undertaking an aggressive program to sublease or terminate leases for unused facilities and to sell owned properties that are no longer expected to serve our future needs.

        As of September 29, 2007, our active manufacturing facilities consist of approximately 9.4 million square feet in facilities that we own, with the remainder in leased facilities under lease terms expiring between fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2035.

        We believe our existing facilities are adequate to meet our reasonably foreseeable requirements. We regularly evaluate our expected future facilities requirements.

        Certifications and Registrations.    Certifications and registrations under industry standards are important to our business because many customers rely on them to confirm our adherence to manufacturing process and quality standards. Certain markets, such as telecommunications, medical, defense, aerospace and automotive, require adherence to industry-specific standards. Substantially all of our manufacturing facilities are registered under ISO 9001:2000, a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization. As part of the ISO 9001:2000 certification process, we have a highly developed quality management system and continually improve its effectiveness in accordance with its requirements. We use this registration to demonstrate our ability to consistently

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provide product that meets customer and applicable regulatory requirements and enhance customer satisfaction through its effective application. ISO 9001:2000 registration is of particular importance to our customers throughout the world.

        In addition to ISO 9001:2000, many of our facilities are TL 9000 registered. The TL 9000 quality system requirements and quality system metrics are designed specifically for the telecommunications industry to promote consistency and efficiency, reduce redundancy and improve customer satisfaction. Included in the TL 9000 system are performance-based metrics that quantify reliability and quality performance of the product. The majority of our facilities are also Underwriters Laboratory compliant. These standards define requirements for quality, manufacturing process control and manufacturing documentation and are required by many OEMs in the communications sector of the electronics industry.

        Our medical products division has identified certain manufacturing facilities to be centers of excellence for medical products manufacturing. Currently most of those facilities are FDA and ISO 13485:2003 registered and fully compliant to the FDA's quality systems regulations.

        Our defense and aerospace operations are headquartered in the Huntsville, Alabama area and are housed in a facility dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of our defense and aerospace customers. This Defense and Aerospace operation, as well as other selected operations around the world are AS9100 registered. The Defense and Aerospace operation is also certified under various U.S. military specifications as well as under ANSI and other standards appropriate for defense and aerospace suppliers.

        Our automotive facilities are strategically located worldwide. Substantially all of our automotive facilities are ISO/TS 16949 registered and also certified under the Automotive Industry Standard.

Item 3.    Legal Proceedings

        We are a so-called "nominal defendant" party to multiple shareholder derivative lawsuits that were filed following our June 9, 2006 announcement that we had initiated an internal inquiry into our historical stock option administration practices. In particular, five separate shareholder derivative actions have been filed and consolidated into a single proceeding pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, captioned In re Sanmina-SCI Corporation Derivative Litigation, Master File No. C-06-3783-JF. The first of these consolidated actions was filed June 15, 2006. A consolidated complaint was filed on October 30, 2006. In addition, three related shareholder derivative actions have been filed and consolidated into a single proceeding pending in Superior Court for the State of California, County of Santa Clara, captioned In re Sanmina-SCI Corporation Derivative Action, Master File No. 1-06-CV-071786. A consolidated complaint was filed on August 17, 2007.

        In all of these actions, the derivative plaintiffs allege that they are our shareholders and purport to bring the actions on our behalf and for our benefit. This is why we are a "nominal defendant" party to each of these actions; no relief is sought against us in these lawsuits and any recovery (net of any court award of attorneys fees and costs to derivative plaintiffs' counsel) would belong to us. As previously disclosed, the list of defendants varies from action to action and includes 29 different current and former directors and officers of the Company. The derivative plaintiffs allege generally that the individual defendants manipulated the grant dates of our stock options between 1994 and 2006, allegedly in breach of duties owed to us and our shareholders, causing us to report our financial results inaccurately and resulting in harm to us. Plaintiffs seek money damages against the individual defendants, an accounting for damages allegedly caused by the individual defendants, disgorgement of profits allegedly improperly obtained by the defendants, and various other types of equitable and injunctive relief. In August 2006, our Board of Directors created a Special Litigation Committee comprised of directors Alain A. Couder and Peter J. Simone, and vested that committee with the full authority on our behalf to investigate the claims asserted by the derivative plaintiffs, and to determine

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what action should be taken with respect to the shareholder derivative actions including without limitation whether we should pursue claims against the named defendants or other persons. The Special Litigation Committee's investigation is substantially concluded although it has not yet issued a formal report. The courts have scheduled status conferences in the respective cases for late November and early December. The parties are engaged in discussions regarding the possibility of reaching an appropriate resolution of the litigations in light of the Special Litigation Committee's tentative conclusions. Although the shareholder derivative lawsuits do not seek damages or other relief against us, we do owe certain indemnification obligations to our current and former directors, officers and employees involved with the stock option-related proceedings, particularly to the extent that individuals are found not to have engaged in any wrongdoing. We cannot currently predict whether the shareholder derivative lawsuits will result in any material net recovery for us.

        Additionally, we are aware that the Securities and Exchange Commission and the United States Attorney for the Northern District of California are conducting investigations into our historical stock option administration practices. We have received informal requests for documents and other information from the Securities and Exchange Commission and a grand jury subpoena from the United States Attorney. The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a formal order of investigation. We also have received several information document requests from the Internal Revenue Service in connection with certain historical stock option awards. We are cooperating fully with these investigations. In addition, we are a party to certain legal proceedings that have arisen in the ordinary course of our business. We believe that the resolution of these proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

        None.

EXECUTIVES OF SANMINA-SCI

        Pursuant to General Instruction G(3), the information regarding our executive officers required by Item 401(b) of Regulation S-K is hereby included in Part I of this report.

        The following table sets forth the name of each executive officer of Sanmina-SCI, the office held by such officer and the ages as of September 29, 2007 of such officer.

        Jure Sola has served as our chief executive officer since April 1991, as chairman of our board of directors from April 1991 to December 2001 and from December 2002 to present, and co-chairman of our board of directors from December 2001 to December 2002. In 1980, Mr. Sola co-founded Sanmina and initially held the position of vice president of sales. In October 1987, he became vice president and

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general manager of Sanmina, responsible for manufacturing operations and sales and marketing and was president from October 1989 to March 1996.

        Joseph Bronson joined our Company as our president and chief operating officer in August 2007 at which time he joined the Company's Board of Directors. He previously served as president and chief executive officer of FormFactor, a semiconductor wafer probe card manufacturing company, from November 2004 to January 2007 and as director since April 2002. He was also an executive vice president of Applied Materials, a semiconductor equipment company, from December 2000 to October 2004. Mr. Bronson served as chief financial officer at Applied Materials from January 1998, as senior vice president from January 1998 to December 2000, and as group vice president from April 1994 to January 1998.

        Hari Pillai joined our Company in 1994 and has served in manufacturing management positions since that time. In January 2002, Mr. Pillai was appointed president and general manager of the EMS division of our company and in October 2004 was appointed president, global EMS operations.

        Walter Hussey joined our Company as president of the technology components group in July 2007. Prior to joining Sanmina-SCI, he served as vice president of Global Manufacturing and Distribution for Symbol Technologies, Inc., a telecommunication company, from 2003 to 2007.

        David L. White has served as our executive vice president of finance and chief financial officer since August 2004. Prior to joining us, he was senior vice president and chief financial officer of Asyst Technologies, a provider of integrated automation solutions that enhance semiconductor and flat-panel display (FPD) manufacturing productivity, from 2003 to 2004. Previously, he was president and chief executive officer of Candescent Technologies, a developer of field emission display (FED) technology for next-generation thin FPDs from 1995 to 2002.

        Michael Tyler has served as our executive vice president and general counsel since April 2007. Mr. Tyler became our corporate secretary in June 2007. Prior to joining us, he was senior vice president, chief legal and administrative officer of Gateway, Inc., a major personal computer manufacturer, where he was employed from 2000-2007. Prior to that, he served as senior corporate counsel - International, at Northrop Grumman Corporation from 1995 to 2000, as an associate at the law firm Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe from 1991 to 1995, and as a law clerk for the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1987 to 1988.

        Dennis Young has served as executive vice president of worldwide sales and marketing since March 2003. Prior to joining our company, Mr. Young was senior vice president of sales from May 2002 to March 2003 and vice president of sales from March 1998 to May 2002 of Pioneer-Standard Electronics, a provider of industrial and consumer electronic products.

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PART II

Item 5.    Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

Market Information

        Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol SANM. The following table lists the high and low intra-day prices for our common stock as reported on Nasdaq.

        The graph below matches Sanmina-SCI Corporation's cumulative 5-year total shareholder return on common stock with the cumulative total returns of the S&P 500 index and the NASDAQ Electronic Components index. The graph tracks the performance of a $100 investment in our common stock and in each of the indexes (with the reinvestment of all dividends) from 9/30/2002 to 9/30/2007.

COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*
Among Sanmina-SCI Corporation, The S&P 500 Index
And The NASDAQ Electronic Components Index

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$100 invested on 9/30/02 in stock or index-including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal year ending September 30.

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The stock price performance included in this graph is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance

Stockholders

        As of November 14, 2007, we had approximately 2,138 common stockholders of record. On November 14, 2007, the last reported sales price of our common stock on the Nasdaq National Market was $2.02 per share.

Dividends

        We have never declared or paid cash dividends on our common stock. We currently expect to retain future earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. The indentures governing our Senior Floating Rate Notes, 6.75% Senior Subordinated Notes and 8.125% Senior Subordinated Notes and the agreement governing our Senior Secured Credit Facility contain covenants that limit our ability to pay dividends; see also "Item 7—Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources."

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Item 6.    Selected Financial Data

        The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with "Item 7—Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and "Item 8—Financial Statements and Supplementary Data," included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

FIVE YEAR SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Consolidated Statements Of Operations Data:

Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:

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Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

        This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements relate to our expectations for future events and time periods. All statements other than statements of historical fact are statements that could be deemed to be forward-looking statements, including any statements regarding trends in future revenues or results of operations, gross margin or operating margin, expenses, earnings or losses from operations, synergies or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies and objectives of management for future operations; any statements concerning developments, performance or industry ranking; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; any statements regarding pending investigations, claims or disputes; any statements of expectation or belief; and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Generally, the words "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "expect," "future," "intend," "may," "will," "should," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Our forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and changes in condition, significance, value and effect. As a result of the factors described herein, and in the documents incorporated herein by reference, including, in particular, those factors described under "Factors Affecting Operating Results," we undertake no obligation to publicly disclose any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring subsequent to filing this report with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Overview

        We are a leading independent global provider of customized, integrated electronics manufacturing services, or EMS. Our revenue is generated from sales of our services primarily to original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, in the communications; personal and business computing; enterprise computing and storage; multimedia; industrial and semiconductor capital equipment; defense and aerospace; medical and automotive industries.

        A relatively small number of customers have historically generated a significant portion of our net sales. Sales to our ten largest customers represented 61.5%, 60.8%, and 63.9% of our net sales for fiscal 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively, and three customers, IBM, Lenovo and HP, represented 10% or more of our net sales for fiscal 2007 and 2006. Our largest customer, IBM, represented 10% or more of our net sales for fiscal 2005.

        In recent periods, we have generated a significant portion of our net sales from international operations. During fiscal 2007, 2006, and 2005, 75.9%, 75.1%, and 76.2%, respectively, of our consolidated net sales were generated from non-U.S. operations. The concentration of international operations has resulted from overseas acquisitions and a desire on the part of many of our customers to move production to lower cost locations in regions such as Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. We expect this trend to continue.

        Historically, we have had substantial recurring sales from existing customers. We have also expanded our customer base through acquisitions. We typically enter into supply agreements with our major OEM customers. These agreements generally have terms ranging from three to five years and cover the manufacture of a range of products. Under these agreements, a customer typically agrees to purchase its requirements for particular products in particular geographic areas from us. These agreements generally do not obligate the customer to purchase minimum quantities of products. In some circumstances, our supply agreements with customers provide for cost reduction objectives during the term of the agreement.

        We have experienced fluctuations in gross margins and in our results of operations in the past and may continue to experience such fluctuations in the future. Fluctuations in our gross margins may be caused by a number of factors, including pricing, changes in product mix, competitive pressures,

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transition of manufacturing to lower cost locations, level of operational efficiences and overall business levels.

        Consistent with previous announcements in the first quarter of fiscal 2007 concerning our personal and business computing business unit, we intend to separate this business unit from our core operations either by means of a sale or other disposition of the business. This business unit includes our personal computing and industry standard server businesses, our related BTO/CTO operations in Mexico and Hungary and our associated logistics activities. We expect the disposition of this business to occur within the next twelve months.

Summary Results of Operations

        The following table presents our key operating results:

Key performance measures

        The following tables present certain key performance measures that management utilizes to assess operating performance:

(1)

Days sales outstanding, or DSO, is calculated as the ratio of ending accounts receivable, net, to average daily net sales for the quarter.



(2)

Inventory turns (annualized) are calculated as the ratio of four times our cost of sales for the quarter to inventory at period end.



(3)

Accounts payable days is calculated as the ratio of 365 days divided by accounts payable turns, in which accounts payable turns is calculated as the ratio of four times our cost of sales for the quarter to accounts payable at period end.



(4)

Cash cycle days is calculated as the ratio of 365 days to inventory turns, plus days sales outstanding minus accounts payable days.

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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

        Management's discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. We review the accounting policies used in reporting our financial results on a regular basis. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, net sales and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate the process used to develop estimates for certain reserves and contingent liabilities, including those related to product returns, accounts receivable, inventories, investments, intangible assets, income taxes, warranty obligations, restructuring, contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our actual results may differ materially from these estimates.

        We believe the following critical accounting policies reflect the more significant judgments and estimates used by us in preparing our consolidated financial statements:

        Revenue Recognition—We derive revenue from sales of manufacturing services. We also derive revenues from sales of certain inventory, including raw materials, to customers who reschedule, amend or cancel purchase orders after we have procured inventory to fulfill their purchase orders. We recognize revenue for manufacturing services based on shipping terms. For other services, we recognize revenue when they have been performed. Specifically, we recognize revenue when a persuasive arrangement between us and the buyer exists, the price is fixed or determinable, title to the product or the inventory is transferred to the customer and collectibility is reasonably assured. Our assessment of collectibility involves the use of judgment. See "Accounts Receivable and Other Related Allowances" below for further discussion. Except in specific circumstances, there are no formal customer acceptance requirements or further Sanmina-SCI obligations related to the product or the inventory subsequent to shipment. In specific circumstances in which there are customer acceptance requirements or further Sanmina-SCI obligations, with the exception of our warranty, revenue is recognized at the point of formal acceptance or upon completion of obligations. Provisions are made for estimated sales returns and adjustments at the time revenue is recognized. Establishing these provisions requires management's judgment and the use of historical data and trends. Such provisions were not material to the Consolidated Financial Statements for any period presented herein. In specific circumstances in which we are acting as an agent on behalf of the customer on procurement and shipment of goods in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") 99-19, "Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent", gross revenue is not recognized on the sale of the goods sold. Instead, revenue is recognized net of the costs of the goods. We present revenues net of sales taxes and value-added taxes in our Consolidated Statement of Operations in accordance with EITF 06-3, "How Taxes Collected From Customers and Remitted to Governmental Authorities Should Be Presented in the Income Statement". Amounts billed to customers related to shipping and handling are classified as revenue, and our shipping and handling costs are included in cost of sales.

        Accounts Receivable and Other Related Allowances—We estimate product returns, and other adjustments related to current period net sales, to establish related allowances. In making these estimates, we analyze the creditworthiness of our customers, past experience, changes in customer demand, and the overall economic climate in industries that we serve. If actual product returns, warranty claims or other adjustments differ significantly from our estimates, the amount of revenue or operating expenses we report would be affected. One of our most significant credit risks is the ultimate realization of our accounts receivable. This risk is mitigated by (i) sales to well-established companies, (ii) ongoing credit evaluation of our customers, and (iii) frequent contact with our customers, especially our most significant customers, which enables us to monitor current changes in their business operations and to respond accordingly. To establish our allowance for doubtful accounts, we regularly estimate the credit risk associated with accounts receivable and consider concentrations of credit risks.

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We evaluate credit risk related to specific customers based on the current economic environment; however, we are not able to predict the inability of our customers to meet their financial obligations to us. We believe the allowances that we have established are adequate under the circumstances; however, a change in the economic environment or a customer's financial condition could cause our estimates of allowances, and consequently the provision for doubtful accounts, to change, which could have a significant adverse impact on our financial position and/or results of operations.

        Stock-Based Compensation—On October 2, 2005, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123R, "Share-Based Payment", which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based awards made to employees and directors, including employee stock options, restricted stock units and purchase rights under our Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") based on estimated fair values. Our Consolidated Statements of Operations for fiscal 2007 and 2006 reflect the provisions of SFAS No. 123R. Periods prior to 2006 are presented in accordance with accounting standards applicable for those periods.

        SFAS No. 123R requires companies to estimate the fair value of stock-based awards on the date of grant using an option pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the requisite service periods in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. Upon adoption of SFAS No. 123R, we selected the Black-Scholes option pricing model as the most appropriate method for determining the estimated fair value for stock options and purchase rights under the ESPP. The Black-Scholes model requires the use of highly subjective and complex assumptions to determine the fair value of stock-based awards, including the option's expected term and the price volatility of the underlying stock. For restricted stock awards and units, compensation expense is calculated based on the fair market value of our stock on the date of grant. For performance restricted stock units, compensation expense is recognized only when we have met the performance probability criteria.

        Stock-based compensation expense recognized during a period is based on the value of the portion of stock-based awards that is ultimately expected to vest. SFAS No. 123R requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. Prior to fiscal 2006, we accounted for forfeitures as they occurred. Management's estimate of forfeitures is based primarily on historical data and trends.

        In conjunction with the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, we changed our method of attributing the value of stock-based compensation expense from the accelerated multiple-option method (for the purposes of pro forma information under SFAS No. 123) to the straight-line single option method. Compensation expense for all stock-based awards granted on or prior to October 1, 2005 will continue to be recognized using the accelerated multiple-option approach, and compensation expense for all stock-based awards granted subsequent to October 1, 2005, will be recognized using the straight-line single option method.

        Inventories—We state inventories at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out method) or market value. Cost includes material, labor and manufacturing overhead incurred for finished goods and work-in-process. We regularly evaluate the carrying value of our inventories. When required, provisions are made to reduce excess and obsolete inventories to their estimated net realizable values. The ultimate realization of inventory carrying amounts is affected by our exposure to changes in customer demand for inventory that customers are not contractually obligated to purchase and raw materials held for specific customers who are experiencing financial difficulties. Inventory reserves are established based on forecasted demand, past experience with specific customers, the ability to redistribute inventory to other programs or back to our suppliers, and the presence of contractual language obligating the customers to pay for the related inventory. Prepayments received from customers for excess and obsolete inventories that have not been shipped to customers or otherwise disposed of are netted against inventory.

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        We procure inventory based on specific customer orders and forecasts. Customers have limited rights of modification with respect to these orders. Correspondingly, customer modifications to orders affecting inventory previously procured by us (for example, cancellations or rescheduling of orders, as well as inventory that is highly customized and therefore not available for use by other customers) and our purchases of inventory beyond customer needs may result in excess and obsolete inventory for the related customers. Although we may be able to use some excess components and raw materials for other products we manufacture, a portion of the cost of this excess inventory may not be returned to the vendors or recovered from customers. Write-offs or write-downs of inventory could relate to:

•

declines in the market value of inventory;



•

raw materials held for specific customers who are experiencing financial difficulty; and



•

changes in customer demand for inventory, such as cancellation of orders and our purchases of inventory beyond customer needs that result in excess quantities on hand that we are not able to return to the vendor or charge back to the customer.

        Our practice is to dispose of excess and obsolete inventory as soon as practicable after such inventory has been identified as having no value to us. Sales of such inventory have not been significant and have not had a material impact on our gross margins to date.

        Restructuring Costs—We recognize restructuring charges in connection with our plans to exit certain activities resulting from the identification of excess manufacturing and administrative facilities that we choose to close or consolidate. In connection with our exit activities, we record restructuring charges for employee termination costs, long-lived asset impairments, costs related to leased facilities to be abandoned or subleased, and other exit-related costs. These charges are incurred pursuant to formal plans developed by management and accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities, and EITF 95-3, "Recognition of Liabilities in Connection with a Purchase Business Combination." When applicable, employee termination costs are recorded pursuant to SFAS No. 112, "Employer's Accounting for Postemployment Benefits." Pursuant to SFAS No. 112, restructuring costs related to employee severance are recorded when probable and estimable in accordance with our policy. Fixed assets that are written off or impaired as a result of restructuring plans are typically held for sale or scrapped. The recognition of restructuring charges requires our management to make judgments and estimates regarding the nature, timing, and amount of costs associated with the planned exit activity, including estimating sublease income and the fair value, less selling costs, of property, plant and equipment to be disposed of. Management's estimates of future liabilities may change, requiring us to record additional restructuring charges or reduce the amount of liabilities already recorded. At the end of each reporting period, we evaluate the remaining accrued balances to ensure their adequacy, that no excess accruals are retained, and that the utilization of the provisions are for their intended purposes in accordance with developed exit plans.

        Goodwill—Costs in excess of the fair value of tangible and other intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a purchase business combination are recorded as goodwill. SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," requires that companies not amortize goodwill, but instead test for impairment at least annually. We adopted SFAS No. 142 on September 30, 2001 and have evaluated goodwill on an annual basis and whenever events and changes in circumstances suggest that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Impairment of goodwill is tested at the reporting unit level by comparing the reporting unit's carrying amount, including goodwill, to the fair value of the reporting unit. The fair values of the reporting units are estimated using a combination of the income, or discounted cash flows, approach and the market approach, which utilizes comparable companies' data. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, goodwill is considered impaired and a second step is performed to measure the amount of impairment loss.

        The preparation of the goodwill impairment analysis requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions with respect to the determination of fair values of reporting units and tangible and intangible assets. These estimates and assumptions may differ significantly from period to

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period. Estimates and assumptions include the Company's operating forecasts, revenue growth rates, risk-commensurate discount rates, probability-weighted scenarios, customer retention rates and return on assets.

        We realigned our reporting structure in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 based on organizational changes within the Company and the different types of manufacturing services offered to our customers. As a result, in accordance with SFAS No. 142, we identified three reporting units: Electronic Manufacturing Services, Personal Computing and Technology Components. Previously, Technology Components was not a reporting unit but was included as part of the Electronic Manufacturing Services reporting unit. Refer to Impairment of Goodwill, Tangible and Intangible Assets for further discussion.

        Tangible and Other Intangible Assets—We review long-lived tangible and other intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset or asset group may not be recoverable in accordance with SFAS No. 144 "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets". An asset is considered impaired if its carrying amount exceeds the undiscounted future net cash flow the asset is expected to generate. If an asset or asset group is considered to be impaired, the impairment to be recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value. We estimate fair value based on projected discounted future net cash flows using a discount rate reflecting our weighted-average cost of capital, or other appropriate methods of determining fair value. Management applies significant judgment in estimating future cash flows and in determining our weighted-average cost of capital.

        Income Taxes—We estimate our income tax provision or benefit in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate, including estimating exposures related to examinations by taxing authorities. We believe that our accruals for tax liabilities are adequate for all open years, based on our assessment of many factors, including past experience and interpretations of tax law applied to the facts of each matter. Although we believe our accruals for tax liabilities are reasonable, tax regulations are subject to interpretation and the tax controversy process is inherently uncertain; therefore, our assessments can involve both a series of complex judgments about future events and rely heavily on estimates and assumptions. To the extent that the probable tax outcome of these matters changes, such changes in estimates will impact the income tax provision in the period in which such determination is made.

        We must also make judgments regarding the realizability of deferred tax assets. The carrying value of our net deferred tax assets is based on our belief that it is more likely than not that we will generate sufficient future taxable income in certain jurisdictions to realize these deferred tax assets. A valuation allowance has been established for deferred tax assets which we do not believe meet the "more likely than not" criteria established by SFAS No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." Our judgments regarding future taxable income may change due to changes in market conditions, changes in tax laws, tax planning strategies or other factors. If our assumptions, and consequently our estimates, change in the future, the valuation allowances we have established may be increased or decreased, resulting in a respective increase or decrease in income tax expense. Our effective tax rate is highly dependent upon the geographic distribution of our worldwide earnings or losses, the tax regulations and tax holidays in each geographic region, the availability of tax credits and carryforwards, and the effectiveness of our tax planning strategies.

        During fiscal 2005, we established a valuation allowance for our U.S. and certain other net deferred tax assets. This action was taken primarily due to cumulative losses from prior years and uncertainty regarding our ability to generate certain minimum levels of future taxable income. Because of continuing losses during fiscal 2007 in the U.S. and certain other countries, we continue to maintain a full valuation allowance on future tax benefits in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions.

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Results of Operations

Fiscal Years Ended September 29, 2007, September 30, 2006, and October 1, 2005

        The following table presents certain statements of operations data expressed as a percentage of net sales.

Net Sales

        Net sales in fiscal 2007 decreased 5.2% to $10.4 billion from $11.0 billion in fiscal 2006. Approximately $400 million of the decrease was related to the high-end computing end market and resulted from our exit of the original design manufacturer ("ODM") business at the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2007 and a delay in demand due to a customer merger. Additionally, approximately $400 million of the decrease is related to our communications end-market and resulted from reduced orders from three customers These decreases were partially offset by increases of $100 million from our medical end market, $82 million from our defense and aerospace end-market and $58 million from our multi-media end-market.

        Net sales in fiscal 2006 decreased 6.6% to $11.0 billion from $11.7 billion in fiscal 2005. Approximately $772 million of the decline in sales in fiscal 2006 was due to decreased demand from existing customers in our personal and business computing business. The remaining decreases in net sales for fiscal 2006 were primarily due to a decline in revenue of $262 million and $186 million from our enclosures and storage systems businesses, respectively, offset by an increase in other areas of our business.

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Gross Margin

        Gross margin was 5.3% in fiscal 2007, 5.7% in fiscal 2006 and 5.4% in fiscal 2005. The decrease in gross margin from fiscal 2006 to fiscal 2007 was primarily a result of weak demand in our communications and high-end computing end markets that significantly impacted sales in our printed circuit board fabrication business, enclosures business and new product introduction/gateway business. Lower demand in these higher margin businesses had a larger than proportional impact on our profitability. In addition, the decrease in gross margin was partially due to operational inefficiencies in our enclosures business. These negative impacts were offset by approximately 0.25% gross margin improvement as a result of a reduction in losses associated with our ODM business which we restructured late in fiscal 2006. The increase in gross margin from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2006 was primarily attributable to changes in product mix as discussed above in Net Sales and improved cost efficiencies. We expect gross margins to continue to fluctuate based on overall production and shipment volumes as well as changes in the mix of products demanded by our major customers.

        Fluctuations in our gross margins may be caused by a number of factors, including:

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Greater competition in EMS and pricing pressures from OEMs due to greater focus on cost reduction;



•

Changes in the overall volume of our business;



•

Changes in the mix of high and low margin products demanded by our customers;



•

Changes in customer demand and sales volumes, including demand for our vertically integrated key system components and subassemblies;



•

Provisions for excess and obsolete inventory that we are not able to charge back to a customer or sales of inventories previously written down;



•

Operational inefficiencies;



•

Pricing pressure on electronic components resulting from economic conditions in the electronics industry, with EMS companies competing more aggressively on cost to obtain new or maintain existing business; and



•

Our ability to transition manufacturing and assembly operations to lower cost regions in an efficient manner.

        We have experienced fluctuations in gross margin in the past and may continue to do so in the future.

Selling, General and Administrative

        Selling, general and administrative expenses were $374.2 million for fiscal 2007, $364.9 million for fiscal 2006 and $364.0 million for fiscal 2005. As a percentage of net sales, selling, general and administrative expenses were 3.6% for fiscal 2007, 3.4% for fiscal 2006, and 3.1% for fiscal 2005. The increase in absolute dollars from fiscal 2006 to fiscal 2007 was primarily attributable to an increase in stock based compensation expenses of $6.5 million resulting primarily from a change in our estimated forfeiture rate, an increase in the bad debt provision of $4.2 million ($1.7 million expenses in fiscal 2007 versus $2.5 million recovery in fiscal 2006), and an increase in administration fees of $3.0 million resulting from higher sales of accounts receivable during fiscal 2007, partially offset by reductions across selling, general and administrative functions due to cost saving initiatives. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales from fiscal 2006 to fiscal 2007 was primarily attributable to increased expenses as noted above and lower net sales for fiscal 2007.

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        The increase in absolute dollars from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2006 was primarily attributable to additional expenses incurred in connection with our investigation of stock option administration policies and procedures dating back to 1997 of approximately $10.9 million and less recovery of previously reserved accounts receivable of $2.9 million, offset by a reduction in stock-based compensation expense (from adoption of SFAS No. 123R in fiscal 2006) of $13.9M. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of sales was primarily attributable to a decrease in net sales in fiscal 2006.

Research and Development

        Research and development expenses were $30.1 million for fiscal 2007, $40.2 million for fiscal 2006, and $31.0 million for fiscal 2005. As a percentage of net sales, research and development expenses were 0.3% for fiscal 2007, 0.4% for fiscal 2006 and 0.3% for fiscal 2005. The decrease in both dollars and as a percentage of net sales from fiscal 2006 to fiscal 2007 was primarily a result of our decision to realign original design manufacturing activities to focus on joint development activities. The increase in research and development expenses in both dollars and as a percentage of net sales from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2006 was primarily attributable to increased spending on certain ODM product initiatives in fiscal 2006.

Impairment of Goodwill, Tangible and Intangible Assets

        We realigned our reporting structure in the third quarter of fiscal 2007 based on organizational changes within our company and the different types of manufacturing services offered to our customers. As a result, in accordance with SFAS No. 142, we identified three reporting units: Electronic Manufacturing Services, Personal Computing and Technology Components. Previously, Technology Components was not a reporting unit but was included as part of the Electronic Manufacturing Services reporting unit. In determining the allocation of goodwill to each reporting unit, we conducted a relative fair value analysis of the Electronic Manufacturing Services and Technology Components reporting units using an income and market approach. As a result of the analysis, management concluded that $1,303 million and $221 million of goodwill were attributable to the Electronic Manufacturing Services and Technology Components reporting units, respectively, as of the beginning of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. Goodwill for the Personal Computing reporting unit remained the same at $89.1 million as of the beginning of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007. As required by SFAS No. 142, we must perform an impairment test of our goodwill at least annually or whenever a triggering event occurs. The annual test resulted in a goodwill impairment loss of $1,100 million ($821.9 million for Electronic Manufacturing Services, $57.1 million for Personal Computing and $220.7 million for Technology Components) for fiscal 2007. The factors that caused us to record an impairment loss in fiscal 2007 were a decline in sales, both domestically and internationally, a decrease in expected future cash flows, and a decline in the Company's stock price.

        During fiscal 2006, we recorded a goodwill impairment charge of $3.8 million and a tangible and intangible assets impairment charge of $9.0 million due to our decision to realign our ODM business to focus on joint development manufacturing opportunities at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. In addition, we recorded an impairment of tangible assets of $6.1 million related to a manufacturing facility as a result of our SFAS No. 144 impairment analysis in fiscal 2006.

        During fiscal 2005, we recorded a goodwill impairment loss of $600 million for our domestic reporting unit. The factors that caused us to record a write-off of our deferred tax assets, which primarily related to U.S. operations coupled with the then-recent decline in the market price of our common stock, also led us to record this goodwill impairment loss. In particular, the shift of operations from facilities in the U.S. and other high cost locations to facilities in lower-cost locations resulted in restructuring charges and a decline in sales with respect to our U.S. operations. The fair market valuation of the reporting units was based on an income and market approach. As of the time we

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performed this analysis, there was no impairment of goodwill or long-lived assets associated with our international operations.

Restructuring Costs

        In recent years, we have initiated restructuring plans as a result of the slowdown in the global electronics industry and the worldwide economy. These plans were designed to reduce excess capacity and affected facilities across all services offered in our vertically integrated manufacturing organization. The majority of the restructuring charges were recorded as a result of plans related to facilities located in North America and Western Europe, and in general, manufacturing activities at these plants were transferred to other facilities.

        Costs associated with restructuring activities, other than those activities related to purchase business combinations, are accounted for in accordance with SFAS No. 146 and SFAS No. 112 when applicable. Pursuant to SFAS No. 112, restructuring costs related to employee severance are recorded when probable and estimable in accordance with our policy. For all other restructuring costs, a liability is recognized in accordance with SFAS No. 146 only when incurred. Costs associated with restructuring activities related to purchase business combinations are accounted for in accordance with EITF 95-3. Accrued restructuring costs are included in accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

        In November 2006, we announced three new restructuring initiatives:

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The realignment of our original design manufacturing activities to focus on joint development;



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The separation of our personal and business computing business and the evaluation of strategic alternatives to enhance its value; and



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Other consolidation and facility closure actions.

        Although some actions have been implemented, we expect to record additional charges that are currently not estimable related to these anticipated actions in the near term.

        Below is a summary of restructuring activities initiated in fiscal 2007 as a result of facility closure and other consolidation efforts:

        During fiscal 2007, the Company closed or consolidated eight facilities and terminated approximately 2,400 employees. Also, during fiscal 2007 the Company recorded restructuring charges related to actions announced in prior years for employee termination benefits for approximately 5,500 employees. As of September 29, 2007, the Company's estimate of anticipated lease costs associated with facilities which were closed in connection with the Company's restructuring activities that were announced in fiscal 2007 was approximately $0.6 million. The Company expects to pay remaining facilities related restructuring liabilities through 2010.

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        Below is a summary of activity related to restructuring activities announced in prior fiscal years:

        In fiscal 2006, we initiated the closure or consolidation of three facilities and we recorded restructuring charges related to employee termination benefits for approximately 15,042 employees. During fiscal 2005, we initiated the closure or consolidation of seven facilities and we recorded restructuring charges related to employee termination benefits for approximately 11,800 employees.

        As of September 29, 2007, our estimate of anticipated lease costs for facilities closed in connection with restructuring activities announced in prior fiscal years was approximately $7.8 million. We expect to pay remaining facilities related restructuring liabilities through 2010. Total restructuring costs accrued as of September 29, 2007 were $20.6 million, of which $17.0 million was included in accrued liabilities and $3.6 million was included in other long-term liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

        Reportable Segments.    The following table summarizes net restructuring costs incurred with respect to our reportable segments:

        Cumulative restructuring costs per segment have not been disclosed as it is impractical to do so due to the realignment of our reporting units. The recognition of restructuring charges requires our management to make judgments and estimates regarding the nature, timing, and amount of costs

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associated with the planned exit activities, including estimating sublease income and the fair values, less selling costs, of property, plant and equipment to be disposed of. Management's estimates of future liabilities may change, requiring us to record additional restructuring charges or reduce the amount of liabilities already recorded.

        We plan to fund cash restructuring costs with cash flows generated by operating activities.

Interest Expense

        Interest expense was $168.3 million in fiscal 2007, $121.8 million in fiscal 2006 and $147.3 million in fiscal 2005. The increase in interest expense from fiscal 2006 to fiscal 2007 is primarily attributable to the $600 million unsecured term loan we entered into and simultaneously drew down on October 13, 2006, and subsequently repaid during the third quarter of fiscal 2007, interest expense from increased weighted average borrowings against our revolving credit facility during fiscal 2007, higher interest expense due to the interest rate swap on our 6.75% Notes and the two $300 million Senior Floating Rate Notes issued during the third quarter of fiscal 2007, partially offset by a decrease in interest expense from the refinancing of the 10.375% Notes with the 8.125% Notes during the second quarter of fiscal 2006 and a full discharge of our 3% Notes during the second quarter of fiscal 2007.

        The decrease in interest expense from fiscal 2005 to fiscal 2006 is primarily attributed to retirement of the high yield 10.375% Notes during the second quarter ended April 1, 2006 and a $61 million reduction in overall debt.

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

        On June 12, 2007, we used the net proceeds from the sale of Senior Floating Rate Notes, together with cash on hand, to repay in full the principal amount and accrued interest on our existing Senior Unsecured Term Loan. We recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $3.2 million, representing unamortized debt issuance costs, in the second quarter of fiscal 2007. As of September 29, 2007, the Term Loan Agreement was fully paid and terminated.

        On February 15, 2006, we issued $600 million aggregate principal amount of our 8.125% Notes. In connection with the debt issuance, we also made a cash tender offer for the redemption of all of our outstanding 10.375% Senior Subordinated Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $750 million. The 10.375% Notes, which had been previously hedged with an interest rate swap for a floating interest rate, cost us approximately $80 million in annual interest expense. In the process of evaluating our capital structure and other alternatives, we concluded that our best economic strategy was to tender for the 10.375% Notes. The refinancing resulted in interest expense savings of approximately $31 million per year; was cash flow positive by approximately $21 million per year, net of forgone interest income on cash used; and was positive on a net present value basis over the long-term and extended our debt maturities, by way of issuance of the 8.125% Notes. The refinancing was also accretive to future earnings by approximately $0.05 per share per annum.

        The 10.375% Notes were redeemed in full. As a result of the redemption, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $84.6 million during the quarter ended April 1, 2006. The loss was comprised of $70.8 million of redemption premium, $2.2 million related to interest rate swap termination, $13.9 million in unamortized debt issuance costs and $0.9 million of tender offer expenses, offset by a $3.2 million unamortized gain from previously terminated interest rate swaps. The tender offer was financed by net proceeds from the 8.125% Notes offering and approximately $263.8 million of existing cash.

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Other Income (Expense), net

        Other income (expense), net was $23.7 million in fiscal 2007, $(16.5) million in fiscal 2006, and $(22.2) million in fiscal 2005. The following table summarizes the major components of other income (expense), net (in millions):

        The increase of other income (expense), net, from $(16.5) million in fiscal 2006 to $23.7 million in fiscal 2007 is primarily attributable to the recognition in fiscal 2007 of $16.5 million in gains from the sale of previously restructured manufacturing facilities and equipment and a $2.5 million gain from the sale of one of our manufacturing operations. The aggregate sales price for the manufacturing operation sold was $22.0 million. In the second quarter of 2006, we terminated our interest rate swap upon redemption of the 10.375% Notes, and there was no similar interest rate swap loss during fiscal 2007.

        The reduction in other expense, net, from $22.2 million in fiscal 2005 to $16.5 million in fiscal 2006 was mainly attributable to the change in the market value and additional interest expense on the interest rate swap on the 10.375% Notes as well as increased effectiveness of hedging of our foreign currency exposures, offset by a write-off of $2.8 million related to an other-than-temporary impairment of one of our long-term investments in fiscal 2006.

Provision for (Benefit from) Income Taxes

        Our effective tax rate was 1.23% for fiscal 2007, (3.84)% for fiscal 2006 and 61.60% for fiscal 2005. The effective rate for fiscal 2007 was substantially higher than the federal statutory benefit rate of (35.00)% primarily due to the non-deductibility of our goodwill impairment and, to a lesser extent, an increase in our valuation allowance on future tax benefits in the U.S. and certain foreign jurisdictions due to continuing losses.

        The effective tax rate for fiscal 2006 was substantially lower than the federal statutory rate due primarily to a favorable income tax adjustment of $39.0 million relating to previously accrued income taxes that were reversed as a result of a settlement reached with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and related closing of statutes of limitations. The settlement was in relation to certain U.S. tax audits. Notification of approval of the settlement by the Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation was received in the first quarter of fiscal 2006. The total adjustment to previously accrued income taxes was $105.6 million, of which $39.0 million was recorded as an income tax benefit to earnings during fiscal 2006. The remaining $66.6 million was recorded as an adjustment to goodwill for tax items associated with SCI Systems, one of our subsidiaries which occurred prior to our acquisition of that entity.

        The effective tax rate for fiscal 2005 was substantially higher than the federal statutory rate due primarily to the establishment of a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets of the U.S. and selected foreign jurisdictions and the impact of non-deductible goodwill impairment during fiscal 2005.

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Cumulative Effect of Accounting Changes, Net of Tax

        Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax, was a net benefit of $2.8 million in fiscal 2006, which resulted from our adoption of SFAS No. 123R and Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation ("FIN") No. 47 during fiscal 2006. During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006, we accrued $5.3 million of asset retirement obligations in connection with the adoption of FIN No. 47, of which $2.9 million was recorded as a cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax. In addition, a one-time, non-cash benefit of approximately $5.7 million for estimated future forfeitures of restricted stock awards previously expensed was recorded as of the SFAS No. 123R implementation date and reported as a cumulative effect of accounting change, net of tax. Pursuant to APB No. 25, stock compensation expense was not reduced for estimated future forfeitures, but instead was reversed upon actual forfeiture.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        Cash and cash equivalents were $933.4 million at September 29, 2007 and $491.8 million at September 30, 2006.

        Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities was $485.9 million for fiscal 2007, $(338.2) million for fiscal 2006, and $414.0 million for fiscal 2005. Cash provided by operating activities in fiscal 2007 was primarily due to improvements in days sales outstanding and inventory turns, reflecting our increased emphasis on working capital management. Cash used in operating activities of $338.2 million for fiscal 2006 was primarily due to an increase in inventory attributable to our efforts to drive materials loading to customer request dates in order to provide better product mix and upside flexibility for some of our long-term strategic customers and a decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities due to payments made to vendors. Cash provided by operating activities for fiscal 2005 was primarily the result of $223 million in proceeds from the sales of accounts receivable and cash generated from a reduction in inventory balances, partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable (excluding the impact of the sales) and a decrease in accounts payable from fiscal 2004. Working capital was $1.6 billion and $1.5 billion at September 29, 2007 and September 30, 2006, respectively.

        Net cash used in investing activities was $16.9 million for fiscal 2007, $82.3 million for fiscal 2006, and $168.1 million for fiscal 2005. Net cash used in investing activities for fiscal 2007 was primarily for the purchase of approximately $88.4 million of property, plant and equipment, offset by approximately $50.2 million of proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment, and $22.0 million from the sale of a business. Net cash used in investing activities for fiscal 2006 was primarily due to the purchase of approximately $139.2 million of additional property, plant and equipment in lower cost regions and payments of approximately $44.7 million for businesses acquired, offset by approximately $80.7 million of proceeds from the sales and maturity of our short-term investments and $42.5 million of proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment. Net cash used in fiscal 2005 was primarily related to our payment of $77.0 million to acquire Pentex Schweizer Circuits Limited, or Pentex. As a result of cash provided by operating activities, we increased our holdings of short-term investments by

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$35.4 million. Our capital expenditures, net of proceeds from sale of assets, in fiscal 2005 were $34.4 million.

        Net cash used in financing activities was $43.8 million for fiscal 2007, $144.1 million for fiscal 2006, and $239.2 million for fiscal 2005. Net cash used in financing activities for fiscal 2007 was primarily for the repayment of $525 million of our 3% Notes which were due on March 15, 2007 and repayment of $100.2 million of our revolving credit facility, offset by $588 million in net proceeds from issuance of the two $300 million Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2010 and 2014. Net cash used in financing activities for fiscal 2006 was primarily related to the redemption of our 10.375% Senior Secured Notes of $851.5 million partially offset by proceeds from issuance of our 8.125% Notes due 2016 (net of issuance costs) of $587.1 million, receipt of $22.5 million in restricted cash associated with the termination of the interest rate swap related to the 10.375% Senior Secured Notes, proceeds of $12.8 million from the employee stock purchase plan and exercise of common stock options by our employees and $100.0 million of outstanding borrowings under our Senior Credit Facility as of September 30, 2006. Net cash used in financing activities for fiscal 2005 was primarily related to the repurchase of $224.8 million of the Zero Coupon Subordinated Debentures in September 2005.

        Senior Floating Rate Notes.    On June 12, 2007, we issued $300 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2010 (the "2010 Notes") and $300 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2014 (the "2014 Notes"). The Notes accrue interest at a rate per annum, reset quarterly, equal to the three-month LIBOR plus 2.75%, which is payable in cash quarterly in arrears on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15, beginning on September 15, 2007. The 2010 Notes will mature on June 15, 2010 and the 2014 Notes will mature on June 15, 2014. We incurred debt issuance costs of $12.0 million which are included in other non-current assets and are being amortized using the effective interest method over the life of the debt as interest expense.

        The Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank equal in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior unsecured debt. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by substantially all of our domestic guarantor subsidiaries. We may redeem the 2010 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the redemption date. At any time prior to June 15, 2008, we may redeem up to 35% of the 2014 Notes with the proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2014 Notes, plus a premium equal to the then-current interest rate, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the redemption date. We may redeem the 2014 Notes, in whole or in part, beginning on June 15, 2008, at redemption prices ranging from 100% to 102% of the principal amount of the 2014 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the redemption date, with the actual redemption price to be determined based on the date of redemption. Following a change of control, as defined in the indentures, we will be required to make an offer to repurchase all or any portion of the Notes at a purchase price of 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest up to, but excluding, the date of repurchase.

        The indentures for the Notes include certain customary covenants that limit our ability and our guarantor subsidiaries to, among other things:

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        The restrictive covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications set forth in the indentures. The indentures provide for customary events of default, including payment defaults, breaches of covenants, certain payment defaults at final maturity or acceleration of other indebtedness, failure to pay certain judgments, certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization involving us or certain of our subsidiaries and certain instances in which a guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect. If any event of default occurs and is continuing, subject to certain exceptions, the trustee or the Holders (as defined in the indentures) of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding 2010 Notes or 2014 Notes, as applicable, may declare all the 2010 Notes or 2014 Notes, respectively, to be due and payable immediately, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the acceleration date. In the case of an event of default resulting from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization involving us or certain of our subsidiaries, such amounts with respect to the 2010 Notes or 2014 Notes, as applicable, will be due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or the holders of the 2010 Notes or 2014 Notes, respectively.

        We entered into interest rate swaps to hedge our long-term interest rate exposures resulting from certain of our outstanding debt obligations. On June 12, 2007, we entered into interest rate swap transactions with independent third parties related to the 2014 Notes pursuant to which we paid the third parties a fixed rate and received a floating rate from the third parties. The interest rate swaps had a total notional amount of $300.0 million and were designated as cash flow hedges. Under the swap agreements, we paid a fixed rate of 5.594% in exchange for a three month LIBOR rate on the swaps. These swap agreements effectively fix the interest rate on our 2014 Notes at 8.344% through 2014.

        8.125% Senior Subordinated Notes.    On February 15, 2006, we issued $600 million aggregate principal amount of 8.125% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2016 (the "8.125% Notes"). Interest is payable on the 8.125% Notes on March 1 and September 1 of each year beginning on September 1, 2006. The maturity date of the 8.125% Notes is March 1, 2016. Debt issuance costs are included in other non-current assets and amortized using the effective-interest method over the life of the debt as interest expense. As of September 29, 2007, $16.2 million of unamortized cost is included in other non-current assets. The 8.125% Notes are unsecured and subordinated in right of payment to all of our existing and future senior debt, as defined in the indenture under which the 8.125% Notes were issued.

        We may redeem the 8.125% Notes, in whole or in part, at any time prior to March 1, 2011, at a redemption price that is equal to the sum of (1) the principal amount of the 8.125% Notes to be redeemed, (2) accrued and unpaid interest on those 8.125% Notes to, but excluding, the redemption date and (3) a make-whole premium calculated in the manner specified in the indenture for the 8.125% Notes. We may redeem the 8.125% Notes, in whole or in part, beginning on March 1, 2011, at declining redemption prices ranging from 104.063% to 100% of the principal amount of the 8.125% Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, with the actual redemption price to be determined based on the date of redemption. At any time prior to March 1, 2009, we may redeem up to 35% of the 8.125% Notes with the proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 108.125% of the principal amount of the 8.125% Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, so long as after giving effect to any such redemption, at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the 8.125% Notes remains outstanding.

        Following a change of control, as defined in the indenture, we will be required to make an offer to repurchase all or any portion of the 8.125% Notes at a purchase price of 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of repurchase.

        The 8.125% Notes indenture includes covenants that limit our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: incur additional debt, make investments and other restricted payments, pay dividends on capital stock, or redeem or repurchase capital stock or subordinated obligations; create specified liens; sell assets; create or permit restrictions on the ability of

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our restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to us; engage in transactions with affiliates; incur layered debt; and consolidate or merge with or into other companies or sell all or substantially all of our assets. The restrictive covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications set forth in the indenture for the 8.125% Notes.

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certain instances in which a guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect.

        If any event of default occurs and is continuing, subject to certain exceptions, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding 8.125% Notes may declare all the 8.125% Notes to be due and payable immediately, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the acceleration date. In the case of an event of default resulting from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, such amounts with respect to the 8.125% Notes will be due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or the holders of the 8.125% Notes.

        On January 3, 2007, we and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, entered into a supplemental indenture to the indenture under which our 8.125% Notes were issued. As permitted by the indenture, the supplemental indenture released each of the note's guarantors from its respective obligations under its notes guarantee and the indenture.

        6.75% Senior Subordinated Notes.    On February 24, 2005, we issued $400 million aggregate principal amount of our 6.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2013 (the "6.75% Notes"). Interest is payable on the 6.75% Notes on March 1 and September 1 of each year, beginning on September 1, 2005. The maturity date of the 6.75% Notes is March 1, 2013. In June 2005, we completed an exchange offer pursuant to which substantially all of the 6.75% Notes were exchanged for notes registered under the Securities Act of 1933. These notes evidence the same debt as the original 6.75% Notes and are issued and entitled to the benefits of the same indenture that governs the original the 6.75% Notes except that they are not subject to transfer restrictions.

        The 6.75% Notes are unsecured and subordinated in right of payment to all of our existing and future senior debt as defined in the indenture for the 6.75% Notes. We may redeem the 6.75% Notes, in whole or in part, at any time prior to March 1, 2009, at a redemption price that is equal to the sum of (1) the principal amount of the 6.75% Notes to be redeemed, (2) accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date on those 6.75% Notes and (3) a make-whole premium calculated in the manner specified in the indenture for the 6.75% Notes. We may redeem the 6.75% Notes, in whole or in part, beginning on March 1, 2009, at declining redemption prices ranging from 103.375% to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, with the actual redemption price to be determined based on the date of redemption. At any time prior to March 1, 2008, we may redeem up to 35% of the 6.75% Notes with the proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 106.75% of the principal amount of the 6.75% Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, so long as after giving effect to any such redemption, at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the 6.75% Notes remains outstanding.

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        Following a change of control, as defined in the indenture for the 6.75% Notes, we will be required to make an offer to repurchase all or any portion of the 6.75% Notes at a purchase price of 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of repurchase.

        The indenture for the 6.75% Notes includes covenants that limit our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: incur additional debt, make investments and other restricted payments, pay dividends on capital stock, or redeem or repurchase capital stock or subordinated obligations; create specified liens; sell assets; create or permit restrictions on the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to us; engage in transactions with affiliates; incur layered debt; and consolidate or merge with or into other companies or sell all or substantially all of our assets. The restricted covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications set forth in the indenture for the 6.75% Notes.

        The indenture for the 6.75% Notes provides for customary events of default, including payment defaults, breaches of covenants, certain payment defaults at final maturity or acceleration of certain other indebtedness, failure to pay certain judgments, certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization and certain instances in which a guarantee ceases to be in full force and effect. If any event of default occurs and is continuing, subject to certain exceptions, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding 6.75% Notes may declare all the 6.75% Notes to be due and payable immediately, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the acceleration date. In the case of an event of default resulting from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, such amounts with respect to the 6.75% Notes will be due and payable immediately without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or the holders of the 6.75% Notes.

        On January 3, 2007, we and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, entered into a supplemental indenture to the indenture under which the 6.75% Notes were issued. As permitted by the indenture, the supplemental indenture released each of the note's guarantors from its respective obligations under its notes guarantee and the indenture.

        3% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2007.    In March 2000, SCI issued $575.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3% Convertible Subordinated Notes due March 15, 2007, or 3% Notes. On October 13, 2006, SCI Systems, Inc., one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries ("SCI Systems"), initiated, in accordance with the terms thereof, the satisfaction and discharge of the indenture, dated as of March 15, 2000, by and between SCI Systems and the Bank of New York Trust Company, National Association, as trustee, pursuant to which SCI Systems issued its 3% Notes due 2007. As a result, $532.9 million in cash was deposited with the trustee which represented a portion of the proceeds obtained from the Senior Unsecured Term Loan entered into on October 13, 2006 and was equal to the principal and interest due on the 3% Notes at maturity on March 15, 2007. Restricted cash of $532.9 million was released by the trustee to pay the bondholders upon maturity of the 3% Notes on March 15, 2007. Accordingly, as of September 29, 2007, the 3% Notes were fully satisfied and discharged.

        Senior Unsecured Term Loan.    On October 13, 2006, we entered into a Credit and Guaranty Agreement (the "Term Loan Agreement") providing for a $600.0 million senior unsecured term loan which matures on January 31, 2008. We drew down the $600.0 million term loan simultaneously with the closing of the transaction.

        On June 12, 2007, we used the net proceeds of $588 million from the sale of the Senior Floating Rate Notes in the above offering, together with cash on hand, to repay in full the principal amount and accrued interest on our existing Senior Unsecured Term Loan. We recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $3.2 million relating to unamortized debt issuance costs. As of September 29, 2007, no obligation remains and the Term Loan Agreement was fully paid and terminated.

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        Senior Credit Facility.    On October 26, 2004, we entered into a Credit and Guaranty Agreement (the "Original Credit Agreement") providing for a $500 million senior secured revolving credit facility with a $150 million letter of credit sub-limit. The senior secured revolving credit facility provided for a maturity date of October 26, 2007. We entered into an Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of December 16, 2005, among us, certain of our subsidiaries, as guarantors, and the lenders that are parties thereto from time to time (the "Restated Credit Agreement"). The Restated Credit Agreement amended and restated the Original Credit Agreement among other things, to:

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revise the collateral release provisions.

        All of our existing and future domestic subsidiaries guaranty the obligations under the Restated Credit Agreement, subject to some limited exceptions. Our obligations and the obligations of our subsidiaries under the credit facility are secured by: substantially all of the assets of our United States subsidiaries located in the United States; a pledge of all capital stock of substantially all of our United States subsidiaries; a pledge of 65% of the capital stock of certain of our and our United States subsidiaries' first-tier foreign subsidiaries; and mortgages on certain domestic real estate.

        The Restated Credit Agreement requires us to comply with a fixed charge coverage ratio and a ratio of total debt to earnings before income tax, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"). Additionally, the credit facility contains numerous affirmative covenants, including covenants regarding the payment of taxes and other obligations, maintenance of insurance, reporting requirements and compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Further, the credit facility contains negative covenants limiting the ability of us and our subsidiaries, among other things, to incur debt, grant liens, make acquisitions, make certain restricted payments, sell assets and enter into sale and lease back transactions. The events of default under the credit facility include payment defaults, cross defaults with certain other indebtedness, breaches of covenants and bankruptcy events.

        If at any time the aggregate face amount of receivables sold by us and the guarantors, together with any outstanding amounts, exceeds the thresholds set forth in the Restated Credit Agreement, the revolving credit commitments for purposes of making loans and issuing letters of credit will be zero.

        On October 13, 2006, we and the required lenders entered into an amendment for our Restated Credit Agreement to permit us to enter into the Senior Unsecured Term Loan described above. The amendment also revised the collateral release provision under the Restated Credit Agreement such that collateral (other than stock pledges and other collateral we request not to be released) will be released at such time as specified conditions are met, including that we have repaid in full the outstanding amount under the Senior Unsecured Term Loan and our credit ratings meet specified thresholds. If following the release of any portion of the collateral pursuant to the provisions of the credit agreement described above, our credit ratings fall below specified thresholds, then we are required to take such actions as are necessary to grant and perfect a security interest in the assets and properties that would at that time comprise the collateral if the relevant collateral documents were still in effect.

        On December 29, 2006, we entered into an amendment and waiver to the Restated Credit Agreement. Among other things, this amendment amended the minimum required levels for both financial covenants and certain related definitions. Fees paid in connection with the amendment and waiver were immaterial and are being amortized over the remaining term of the agreement.

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        On June 5, 2007, we entered into an amendment to our Amended and Restated Credit and Guaranty Agreement dated as of December 16, 2005, to permit us to incur the indebtedness resulting from the issuance of the Senior Floating Rate Notes (refer to above). In addition, the Amendment amended the required levels for the fixed charge coverage ratio and leverage ratio. Fees paid in connection with the amendment were immaterial and are being amortized over the remaining term of the agreement.

        As of September 29, 2007, there was no balance outstanding under the Restated Credit Agreement. Additionally, we pay a commitment fee of 0.35% per annum on the unused portion of the credit facility.

        We are in compliance with our covenants for the above debt instruments as of September 29, 2007. However, we may be required to seek waivers or amendments to certain covenants for the above debt instruments if we are unable to comply with the requirements of the covenants in the future or if we take actions such as the divestiture of strategic assets that are not permitted by the covenants.

        Sales of Accounts Receivable.    Certain of our subsidiaries have entered into agreements that permit them to sell specified accounts receivable. The purchase price for receivables sold under these agreements ranges from 95% to 100% of face amount less a discount charge (based on LIBOR plus a percentage ranging from 0.4% to 1.5%) for the period from the date the receivable is sold to its collection date. Accounts receivable sales under these agreements were $1.8 billion during fiscal 2007. These agreements do not violate any restrictions under our debt covenants. The sold receivables are subject to certain limited recourse provisions. In accordance with SFAS No. 140 "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liability" as amended by SFAS No. 156, "Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 140" accounts receivable sold are removed from our Consolidated Balance Sheets and reflected as cash provided by operating activities in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. As of September 29, 2007, $294.7 million of sold accounts receivable remain subject to certain recourse provisions. We have not experienced any credit losses under these recourse provisions. Discount charges recorded during fiscal 2007, 2006, and 2005 were $8.4 million, $5.5 million and $411,000, respectively. Discount charges are recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

        As part of the sale of accounts receivable, we had a retained ownership interest (i.e. 100% of the receivable face amount less the purchase price) of $9.6 million and $10.4 million at September 29, 2007 and September 30, 2006, respectively. The retained interest was included in prepaid and other current assets.

        Other Liquidity Matters.    We intend to separate the personal and business computing business unit from our core operations either by means of a sale or other disposition of the business. This business unit includes our personal computing and industry standard server businesses which may or may not include their related build-to-order, configure-to-order operations in Mexico and Hungary and their associated logistics activities. We expect the disposition of this business to occur within the next twelve months.

        Our future needs for financial resources are largely dependent on increases in working capital to support sales growth, investments in manufacturing inventory, facilities and equipment, and repayments of obligations under outstanding indebtedness. Additionally, in fiscal 2008, we anticipate incurring additional expenditures in connection with our restructuring activities. On November 16, 2007, we announced that we plan to redeem $120.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2010 Notes. We may consider making additional early repayments of our long-term debt obligations in fiscal 2008.

        We believe our existing cash resources and other sources of liquidity, together with cash generated from operations, will be sufficient to meet our working capital requirements through at least the next

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12 months. Should demand for our products decrease over the next 12 months, the available cash provided by operations could be negatively impacted. Other sources of liquidity include cash, our $500 million available line of credit and sales of accounts receivable. We are also considering the sale and lease back of certain facilities and the sale of assets held for sale as additional sources of liquidity. Our senior secured credit facility, the indentures governing our 8.125% Notes, our 6.75% Notes and our Senior Floating Rate Notes include covenants that, among other things, limit in certain respects us and our restricted subsidiaries from incurring debt, making investments and other restricted payments, paying dividends on capital stock, redeeming capital stock or subordinated obligations and creating liens. We may be required to seek waivers or amendments to certain restrictive debt covenants in the future if we are unable to comply with these covenants or if we seek to take actions that are prohibited by these covenants such as the divestiture of strategic assets. We may not be able to obtain such waivers or amendments, and these covenants may impair our ability to conduct our business or carry out our restructuring plans. Further, we may be required to refinance our outstanding debt in the future, and we cannot assure that we will be able to do so on acceptable terms or at all. In addition to existing collateral and covenant requirements, future debt financing may require us to pledge assets as collateral and comply with financial ratios and covenants. Equity financing may result in dilution to stockholders.

Contractual Obligations

        The following is a summary of our long-term debt (including interest) and operating lease obligations as of September 29, 2007:

(1)

On June 12, 2007, the Company issued $300 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2010, and $300 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Floating Rate Notes due 2014. During fiscal 2007, the Company fully satisfied and discharged the 3% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2007.

(2)

Future operating lease payments include obligations for closed facilities (totaling approximately $8.2 million) which have been fully or partially accrued in restructuring costs, as well as sublease income (totaling approximately $2.8 million).

        We also have outstanding firm purchase orders with certain suppliers for the purchase of inventory. These purchase orders are generally short-term in nature. Orders for standard, or catalog, items can typically be canceled with little or no financial penalty. Our policy regarding non-standard or customized items dictates that such items are only ordered specifically for customers who have contractually assumed liability for the inventory. In addition, a substantial portion of catalog items covered by our purchase orders are procured for specific customers based on their purchase orders or a forecast under which the customer has contractually assumed liability for such material. Accordingly, the amount of liability from purchase obligations under these purchase orders is not significant or meaningful.

        Certain acquisition agreements that we entered into may require us to pay additional consideration determined by the future performance of the acquired entity. The amount and likelihood of the payments are not determinable as of September 29, 2007.

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        We provided guarantees to various third parties in the form of letters of credit totaling $28.7 million as of September 29, 2007. The letters of credit cover various guarantees including workers' compensation claims and customs duties.

        We have defined benefit pension plans with an underfunded amount of $33.3 million at September 29, 2007. These plans will require additional uses of cash in the future.

        Our future needs for financial resources include increases in working capital to support anticipated sales growth, investments in manufacturing inventory, facilities and equipment, and repayments of outstanding indebtedness. Additionally, in fiscal 2008, we anticipate incurring additional expenditures in connection with our restructuring activities. On November 16, 2007, we announced that we plan to redeem $120.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2010 Notes. We may consider making additional early repayments of our long-term debt obligations in fiscal 2008.

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Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

        The following tables contain selected unaudited quarterly financial data for the eight fiscal quarters in the period ended September 29, 2007 and September 30, 2006. In management's opinion, the unaudited data has been prepared on the same basis as the audited information and includes all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the data for the periods presented. Our results of operations have varied and may continue to fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter. The results of operations in any period should not be considered indicative of the results to be expected from any future period.

(1)

Includes a goodwill impairment charge of $1.1 billion.

(2)

Includes a charge under cost of sales of approximately $15 million associated with excess and obsolete inventories in our ODM business. The results also include a goodwill impairment charge of $3.8 million and impairment of tangible and intangible assets of $9.0 million as a result of our decision to realign our ODM business to focus on joint development manufacturing opportunities at the end of the fourth quarter of fiscal 2006. Additionally, it includes an impairment of tangible assets related to a manufacturing facility of $6.1 million as a result of our SFAS No. 144 impairment analysis.

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Risk Factors Affecting Operating Results

We are exposed to general market conditions in the electronics industry which could have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results and financial condition.

        From time to time, our customers have experienced significant decreases in demand for their products and services. This volatility has resulted, and may result in the future, in our customers delaying purchases of the products we manufacture for them and our customers placing purchase orders for lower volumes of products than previously anticipated. We cannot accurately predict future levels of demand for our customers' electronics products. Consequently, our past operating results, earnings and cash flows may not be indicative of our future operating results, earnings and cash flows.

We generally do not obtain long-term volume purchase commitments from customers and, therefore, cancellations, reductions in production quantities and delays in production by our customers could adversely affect our operating results.

        We generally do not obtain firm, long-term purchase commitments from our customers. Customers may cancel their orders, reduce production quantities or delay production for a number of reasons. In the event our customers experience significant decreases in demand for their products and services, our customers may cancel orders, delay the delivery of some of the products that we manufacture or place purchase orders for fewer products than we previously anticipated. Even when our customers are contractually obligated to purchase products from us, we may be unable or, for other business reasons, choose not to enforce our contractual rights. Cancellations, reductions or delays of orders by customers would:

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delay or eliminate recoupment of our expenditures for inventory purchased in preparation for customer orders; and



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lower our asset utilization, which would result in lower gross margins.

        In addition, customers are increasingly requiring that we transfer the manufacturing of their products from one facility to another to achieve cost reductions and other objectives. These transfers have resulted in increased costs to us due to facility downtime or less than optimal utilization of our manufacturing capacity. These transfers also have required us to close or reduce operations at certain facilities, particularly those in high cost locations such as the United States and Western Europe, and as a result we have incurred increased costs for the closure of facilities, employee severance and related matters. We also have encountered occasional delays and complications related to the transition of manufacturing programs to new locations. We may be required to relocate our manufacturing operations in the future and, accordingly, we may incur additional costs that will adversely impact our operating results and financial condition.

We may sell or dispose of our PC business.

        We may sell or dispose of our PC business unit that includes our personal business computers and industry standard servers which may or may not include their related build-to-order, configure-to-order and logistics operations. We anticipate that any such sale or disposition would occur in fiscal 2008. We would expect any sale or disposition of our PC business to materially reduce our net sales, our operating income and cash flows. There also may be costs and liabilities that we incur or retain in connection with a sale or disposition. Further, we may be unable to sell or dispose of our PC business on terms that are favorable to us, or we may be unable to sell or dispose of our PC business at all.

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        Further, one of the three major customers of our PC business has indicated to us that it intends eventually to manufacture its products internally, thereby terminating its manufacturing relationship with our PC business. We are not able to inform you if or when this transition will occur. Whether or not we complete a transaction involving our PC business or even if this customer's business were not included in any such transaction, we would expect a material reduction in our net sales, operating income and cash flows if this customer terminated its manufacturing relationship with us. Our PC segment as a whole, which does not include its associated logistics activities and which may or may not reflect the business operations ultimately included in any divestiture, had net sales of approximately $3.2 billion during both fiscal 2006 and 2007. For certain historical financial information regarding our PC segment as a whole, see note 19 to our audited financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

        In addition to the foregoing, we also intend to sell certain other non-strategic assets.

We are subject to intense competition in the EMS industry, and our business may be adversely affected by these competitive pressures.

        The EMS industry is highly competitive and the industry has been experiencing an increase in excess manufacturing capacity. We compete on a worldwide basis to provide electronics manufacturing services to OEMs in the communications, personal and business computing, enterprise computing and storage, multimedia, industrial and semiconductor capital equipment, defense and aerospace, medical and automotive industries. Our competitors include major global EMS providers such as Celestica, Inc., Flextronics International Ltd., Hon Hai (FoxConn), and Jabil Circuit, Inc., as well as other EMS companies that have a regional, product, service or industry specific focus. Some of these companies have greater manufacturing and financial resources than we do. We also face competition from current and potential OEM customers who may elect to manufacture their own products internally rather than outsourcing to EMS providers.

        We may not be able to offer prices as low as some of our competitors because those competitors may have lower operating costs as a result of their geographic location or the services they provide or because these competitors are willing to provide EMS services at prices that result in lower gross margins in order to utilize more of their excess capacity. If we are unable to offer prices that are competitive with other EMS companies, our net sales would decline. We also expect our competitors to continue to improve the performance of their current products or services, to reduce their current products or service sales prices and to introduce new products or services that may offer greater value-added performance and improved pricing. Any of these could cause a decline in sales, loss of market acceptance of our products or services and a corresponding loss of market share or a decrease in profit margin. We have experienced instances in which customers have transferred all or certain portions of their business to competitors in response to more attractive pricing quotations than we have been willing to offer to retain such customers, and there can be no assurance that we will not lose business in the future in response to such competitive pricing or other inducements which may be offered by our competitors.

If demand for our higher-end, higher margin manufacturing services does not improve, our future gross margins and operating results may be lower than expected.

        We typically earn lower gross margins when we provide less complex EMS services. Historically, sales of our services to OEMs in the communications sector accounted for a substantially greater portion of our net sales and earnings than in recent periods. As a result of reduced sales to OEMs in the communications sector, our gross margins have declined because the services that we provided to these OEMs often were more complex, thereby generating higher margins, than those that we provided to OEMs in other sectors of the electronics industry. In addition, we experience continued pressure from OEMs to reduce prices, and competition for this business remains intense. Pricing pressure is

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typically more intense for less complex, lower margin EMS services. This price competition has affected, and could continue to adversely affect, our gross margins. If demand for our higher-end, higher margin manufacturing services does not improve in the future, our gross margins and operating results in future periods may be adversely affected.

Our operating results are subject to significant uncertainties.

        Our operating results are subject to significant uncertainties, including the following:

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economic conditions in the electronics industry;



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the timing of orders from major customers and the accuracy of their forecasts;



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the timing of expenditures in anticipation of increased sales, customer product delivery requirements and shortages of components or labor;



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the mix of products ordered by and shipped to major customers, as high volume and low complexity manufacturing services typically have lower gross margins than more complex and lower volume services;



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the degree to which we are able to utilize our available manufacturing capacity;



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our ability to effectively plan production and manage our inventory and fixed assets;



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customer insolvencies resulting in bad debt exposures that are in excess of our accounts receivable reserves;



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our ability to efficiently move manufacturing activities to lower cost regions without adversely affecting customer relationships and while controlling costs related to the closure of facilities and employee severance;



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pricing and other competitive pressures;



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seasonality in customers' product requirements;



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political and economic developments in countries in which we have operations;



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component shortages, which could cause us to be unable to meet customer delivery schedules;



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new product development by our customers; and



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levels of demand in the end markets served by our customers.

        A portion of our operating expenses is relatively fixed in nature, and planned expenditures are based in part on anticipated orders, which are difficult to estimate. If we do not receive anticipated orders as expected, our operating results will be adversely impacted. Moreover, our ability to reduce our costs as a result of current or future restructuring efforts may be limited because consolidation of operations can be a costly and lengthy process to complete.

We rely on a small number of customers for a substantial portion of our sales, and declines in sales to these customers could adversely affect our operating results.

        Most of our sales come from a small number of customers. Sales to our ten largest customers accounted for 61.5% of our net sales during fiscal 2007, and sales to three customers each accounted for more than 10% of our net sales for that period. We depend on the continued growth, viability and financial stability of our customers, substantially all of which operate in an environment characterized by rapid technological change, short product life cycles, consolidation and pricing and margin pressures. We expect to continue to depend upon a relatively small number of customers for a significant

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percentage of our revenue. Consolidation among our customers may further concentrate our business in a limited number of customers and expose us to increased risks related to dependence on a small number of customers. In addition, a significant reduction in sales to any of our large customers or significant pricing and margin pressures exerted by a key customer would adversely affect our operating results. In the past, some of our large customers have significantly reduced or delayed the volume of manufacturing services ordered from us as a result of changes in their business, consolidations or divestitures or for other reasons. In particular, certain of our customers have from time to time entered into manufacturing divestiture transactions with other EMS companies, and such transactions could adversely affect our revenues with these customers. We cannot assure you that present or future large customers will not terminate their manufacturing arrangements with us or significantly change, reduce or delay the amount of manufacturing services ordered from us, any of which would adversely affect our operating results.

Consolidation in the electronics industry may adversely affect our business.

        Consolidation in the electronics industry among our customers, our potential customers and/or our competitors may increase as companies combine to achieve further economies of scale and other synergies. Consolidation in the electronics industry could result in an increasing number of very large electronics companies offering products in multiple sectors of the electronics industry. The significant purchasing and market power of these large companies could increase competitive pressures for us. In addition, if one of our customers is acquired by another company that does not rely on us to provide EMS services and has its own production facilities or relies on another provider of similar services, we may lose that customer's business. Consolidation in the electronics industry may also result in excess manufacturing capacity among EMS companies if consolidated electronics companies seek to reduce excess manufacturing capacity by divesting manufacturing operations to third party EMS companies.

Restructuring of our opertions may adversely affect our financial condition and operating results.

        We have incurred expenses related to restructuring of our operations in the past, and we anticipate incurring additional restructuring expenses in fiscal 2008. For example, since November 2006, we have begun to focus on joint development manufacturing rather than original design manufacturing to better assist our OEM customers in developing and introducing new products to the market that are more closely aligned to the needs of their customers. In addition, we have moved, and we intend to continue moving, our operations from higher-cost to lower-cost locations to increase profitability. We have incurred unanticipated costs related to the transfer of operations to lower-cost locations, including costs related to integrating new facilities, managing operations in dispersed locations and realigning our business processes. We also have incurred costs related to workforce reductions, work stoppages and labor unrest resulting from the closure of our facilities in higher cost locations, and we may incur similar costs in the future. We expect to record additional charges related to these actions during fiscal 2008 and beyond, but we cannot be certain as to the actual amount of the charges or the timing of their recognition for financial reporting purposes. We may need to take additional restructuring charges in the future if our business declines or improves at a slower pace than we anticipate or if the expected benefits of recently completed and currently planned restructuring activities do not materialize.

Adverse changes in the key end markets we target could harm our business.

        We provide EMS services for companies that sell products in the communications, computing and storage, multimedia, industrial and semiconductor systems, defense and aerospace, medical and automotive sectors of the electronics industry. Adverse changes in these markets can reduce demand for our customers' products and make these customers more sensitive to the cost of our EMS services, either of which could adversely affect our business and results of operations. Factors affecting any of

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our customers' industries in general, or our customers in particular, could seriously harm our business. These factors include:

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short product life cycles due to rapid changes in technology or evolving industry standards and requirements for continuous improvement in products and services;



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seasonal demand for our customers' products;



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the failure of our customers' products to gain widespread commercial acceptance;



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dramatic shifts in demand for our customers' products may cause our customers to exit certain lines of business; and



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recessionary periods in our customers' markets.

        Future developments in end markets we serve, particularly in those markets which account for more significant portions of our revenues, could harm our business and our results of operations.

An adverse change in the interest rates for our borrowings could adversely affect our financial condition.

        Interest to be paid by us under the notes or on any borrowings under any of our credit facilities and other long-term debt obligations will or may be at interest rates that fluctuate based upon changes in various base interest rates. Recently, interest rates have trended upwards in major global financial markets. These interest rate trends have resulted in increases in the base rates upon which our interest rates are determined. Continued increases in interest rates could have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows, particularly if such increases are substantial. In addition, interest rate trends could affect global economic conditions.

Our failure to comply with applicable environmental laws could adversely affect our business.

        We are subject to various federal, state, local and foreign environmental laws and regulations, including those governing the use, storage, discharge and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes in the ordinary course of our manufacturing operations. We also are subject to laws and regulations governing the recyclability of products, the materials that may be included in products, and the obligations of a manufacturer to dispose of these products after end users have finished using them. If we violate environmental laws, we may be held liable for damages and the costs of remedial actions and we may be subject to revocation of permits necessary to conduct our businesses. We cannot assure you that we will not violate environmental laws and regulations in the future as a result of human error, equipment failure, our inability to obtain permits or other causes. Any permit revocations could require us to cease or limit production at one or more of our facilities, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results. Although we estimate our potential liability with respect to violations or alleged violations and reserve for such liability, we cannot assure you that any accruals will be sufficient to cover the actual costs that we incur as a result of these violations or alleged violations. Our failure to comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations could limit our ability to expand facilities or could require us to acquire costly equipment or to incur other significant expenses to comply with these laws and regulations.

        Over the years, environmental laws have become, and in the future may continue to become, more stringent, imposing greater compliance costs and increasing risks and penalties associated with violations. We operate in several environmentally sensitive locations and are subject to potentially conflicting and changing regulatory agendas of political, business and environmental groups. Changes in or restrictions on discharge limits, emissions levels, permitting requirements and material storage or handling could require a higher than anticipated level of operating expenses and capital investment or, depending on the severity of the impact of the foregoing factors, costly plant relocation.

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        In addition, the electronics industry became subject to the European Union's Restrictions of Hazardous Substances, or RoHS, and Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, or WEEE, directives which took effect beginning in 2005. Parallel initiatives are being proposed in other jurisdictions, including several states in the United States and the People's Republic of China. RoHS prohibits the use of lead, mercury and certain other specified substances in electronics products and WEEE requires industry OEMs to assume responsibility for the collection, recycling and management of waste electronic products and components. While we believe we have implemented procedures to make our manufacturing process RoHS compliant, non-compliance could result in significant costs and/or penalties. In the case of WEEE, the compliance responsibility rests primarily with OEMs rather than with EMS companies. However, OEMs may turn to EMS companies for assistance in meeting their WEEE obligations.

We are potentially liable for contamination of our current and former facilities, including those of the companies we have acquired, which could adversely affect our business and operating results in the future.

        We are potentially liable for contamination at our current and former facilities, including those of the companies we have acquired. These liabilities include ongoing investigation and remediation activities at a number of sites. Currently, we are unable to anticipate whether any third-party claims will be brought against us for this contamination. We cannot assure you that third-party claims will not arise and will not result in material liability to us. In addition, there are several sites that are known to have groundwater contamination caused by a third party, and that third party has provided an indemnity to us for the liability. Although we do not currently expect to incur liability for clean-up costs or expenses at any of these sites, we cannot assure you that we will not incur such liability or that any such liability would not be material to our business and operating results in the future.

Availability of Credit Facilities, including our A/R Sales Program

        As of September 29, 2007, we had approximately $1.6 billion of debt outstanding under various credit arrangements. In addition, we have a revolving credit facility of $500 million that we use from time-to-time to fund working capital requirements on an as-needed basis. There were no borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility as of September 29, 2007. We also sold approximately $1.8 billion of accounts receivable during 2007 to help fund our working capital requirements. Our credit agreements contain financial and other covenants with which we must comply. If we are not in compliance, debt outstanding (if any) under our revolving credit facility could become immediately payable and the incurrence of additional debt would not be allowed. If we are not in compliance with our debt covenants and are unable to cure such violations or obtain waivers from our lenders, our results of operations and financial condition would be adversely affected.

Our key personnel are critical to our business, and we cannot assure you that they will remain with us.

        Our success depends upon the continued service of our executive officers and other key personnel. Generally, these employees are not bound by employment or non-competition agreements. We cannot assure you that we will retain our officers and key employees, particularly our highly skilled design, process and test engineers involved in the manufacture of existing products and development of new products and processes. The competition for these employees is intense. In addition, if one or more of our executive officers or key employees were to join a competitor or otherwise compete directly or indirectly with us or otherwise be unavailable to us, our business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.

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Unanticipated changes in our tax rates or in our assessment of the realizability of our deferred tax assets or exposure to additional income tax liabilities could affect our operating results and financial condition.

        We are subject to income taxes in both the United States and various foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining our worldwide provision for income taxes and, in the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. Our effective tax rates could be adversely affected by changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, changes in tax laws as well as other factors. Our tax determinations are regularly subject to audit by tax authorities and developments in those audits could adversely affect our income tax provision. Although we believe that our tax estimates are reasonable, the final determination of tax audits or tax disputes may be different from what is reflected in our historical income tax provisions which could affect our operating results.

Foreign Tax Jurisdictions

        Our operations in certain foreign locations receive favorable income tax treatment in the form of tax holidays or other incentives. In the event that such tax holidays or other incentives are not extended, are repealed, or we no longer qualify for such programs, our results of operations and financial condition would be adversely affected.

        Additionally, certain foreign jurisdictions restrict the amount of cash that can be transferred to the United States or impose taxes and penalties on such transfers of cash. To the extent we have excess cash in foreign locations that could be used in, or is needed by, our U.S. operations, we may incur significant penalties and/or taxes to repatriate these funds.

We are subject to risks arising from our international operations.

        We conduct our international operations primarily in Asia, Latin America, Canada and Europe, and we continue to consider additional opportunities to make foreign acquisitions and construct new foreign facilities. We generated 75.9% of our net sales from non-U.S. operations during fiscal 2007, and a significant portion of our manufacturing material was provided by international suppliers during this period. During fiscal 2006, we generated 75.1% of our net sales from non-U.S. operations. As a result of our international operations, we are affected by economic and political conditions in foreign countries, including:

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export license requirements;



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political and economic instability, including armed conflicts;



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trade restrictions;



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changes in tariffs;



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labor unrest and difficulties in staffing;



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inflexible employee contracts in the event of business downturns;



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coordinating communications among and managing international operations;



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fluctuations in currency exchange rates;



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currency controls

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increases in duty and/or income tax rates;



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earnings repatriation restrictions;



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difficulties in obtaining export licenses;



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misappropriation of intellectual property; and



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constraints on our ability to maintain or increase prices.