Sanmina_Dec 28, 2013_10-Q


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
(Mark one)
[x]
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended December 28, 2013
or
[  ]
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                  to                 .

Commission File Number 0-21272
Sanmina Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
77-0228183
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
 
 
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification Number)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2700 N. First St., San Jose, CA
 
95134
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
(408) 964-3500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 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 [x]    No [ ]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes [x]    No [ ]
 
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(Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes [ ]    No [x]
 
As of January 24, 2014, there were 82,781,654 shares outstanding of the issuer's common stock, $0.01 par value per share.



SANMINA CORPORATION

INDEX


 
 
Page
 
 
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
 
 
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 6.
Signatures
 



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SANMINA CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 
As of
 
December 28,
2013
 
September 28,
2013
 
(Unaudited)
 
(In thousands)
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current assets:
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
407,051

 
$
402,875

Accounts receivable, net of allowances of $11,197 and $11,735, respectively
917,211

 
944,816

Inventories
791,979

 
781,560

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
87,702

 
75,337

Total current assets
2,203,943

 
2,204,588

Property, plant and equipment, net
562,450

 
540,151

Other
263,807

 
251,109

Total assets
$
3,030,200

 
$
2,995,848

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
Current liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts payable
$
925,436

 
$
956,488

Accrued liabilities
113,815

 
109,363

Accrued payroll and related benefits
117,139

 
118,572

Short-term debt
83,822

 
22,301

Total current liabilities
1,240,212

 
1,206,724

Long-term liabilities:
 
 
 
Long-term debt
560,616

 
562,512

Other
136,137

 
135,048

Total long-term liabilities
696,753

 
697,560

Commitments and contingencies (Note 6)

 

Stockholders' equity
1,093,235

 
1,091,564

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
3,030,200

 
$
2,995,848


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


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SANMINA CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 28,
2013
 
December 29,
2012
 
(Unaudited)
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Net sales
$
1,447,498

 
$
1,494,945

Cost of sales
1,336,713

 
1,398,017

Gross profit
110,785

 
96,928

 
 
 
 
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
Selling, general and administrative
59,182

 
59,868

Research and development
7,905

 
5,395

Restructuring and integration costs
3,704

 
3,947

Amortization of intangible assets
474

 
474

Gain on sales of long-lived assets
—

 
(4,218
)
Total operating expenses
71,265

 
65,466

 
 
 
 
Operating income
39,520

 
31,462

 
 
 
 
Interest income
806

 
198

Interest expense
(7,473
)
 
(13,084
)
Other income (expense), net
878

 
(14,922
)
Interest and other, net
(5,789
)
 
(27,808
)
 
 
 
 
Income before income taxes
33,731

 
3,654

Provision for income taxes
10,630

 
3,033

Net income
$
23,101

 
$
621

 
 
 
 
Net income per share:
 
 
 
Basic
$
0.28

 
$
0.01

Diluted
$
0.26

 
$
0.01

 
 
 
 
Weighted average shares used in computing per share amounts:
 
 
 
Basic
83,766

 
81,920

Diluted
87,259

 
84,011


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.



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SANMINA CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME


 
Three Months Ended
 
December 28,
2013
 
December 29,
2012
 
(Unaudited)
 
(In thousands)
Net income
$
23,101

 
$
621

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
 
 
 
Foreign currency translation adjustments
(1,824
)
 
(137
)
Derivative financial instruments:
 
 
 
Changes in unrealized losses
386

 
255

Amount reclassified into net income
(37
)
 
17,925

Pension benefit plans:
 
 
 
Changes in unrecognized net actuarial loss and unrecognized transition cost
(154
)
 
(205
)
Amortization of actuarial loss and transition cost
419

 
18

Total other comprehensive income (loss)
(1,210
)
 
17,856

Comprehensive income
$
21,891

 
$
18,477

 
 
 
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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SANMINA CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 28,
2013
 
December 29,
2012
 
(Unaudited)
 
(In thousands)
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Net income
$
23,101

 
$
621

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
23,360

 
24,830

Stock-based compensation expense
4,275

 
4,666

Provision for (benefit from) doubtful accounts, product returns and other sales adjustments
(539
)
 
286

Deferred income taxes
872

 
(360
)
Gain on sales of assets, net
(163
)
 
(4,107
)
Loss from dedesignation of interest rate swap
—

 
14,903

Other, net
(3
)
 
29

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Accounts receivable
28,771

 
104,025

Inventories
(4,156
)
 
46,738

Prepaid expenses and other assets
(5,576
)
 
11,019

Accounts payable
(37,135
)
 
(98,749
)
Accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities
5,436

 
(6,817
)
Cash provided by operating activities
38,243

 
97,084

 
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
(13,607
)
 
(27,391
)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment
164

 
8,549

Cash paid for business combination
(57,660
)
 
—

Cash used in investing activities
(71,103
)
 
(18,842
)
 
 
 
 
CASH FLOWS PROVIDED BY (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
Change in restricted cash
—

 
1,300

Proceeds from short-term borrowings
21,447

 
62,640

Repayments of short-term borrowings
(19,926
)
 
(59,995
)
Proceeds from revolving credit facility borrowings
185,000

 
—

Repayments of revolving credit facility borrowings
(125,000
)
 
—

Net proceeds from stock issuances
1,128

 
833

Repurchase of common stock
(25,623
)
 
(1,410
)
Cash provided by financing activities
37,026

 
3,368

 
 
 
 
Effect of exchange rate changes
10

 
(535
)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
4,176

 
81,075

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
402,875

 
409,618

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
$
407,051

 
$
490,693

 
 
 
 
Cash paid during the period for:
 
 
 
Interest, net of capitalized interest
$
9,259

 
$
11,402

Income taxes, net of refunds
$
3,075

 
$
4,935


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.


6


SANMINA CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
 
Note 1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Sanmina Corporation (the “Company”) have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been omitted pursuant to those rules or regulations. The interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited, but reflect all normal recurring and non-recurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended September 28, 2013, included in the Company's 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates.

Results of operations for the first quarter of 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full fiscal year.

The Company operates on a 52 or 53 week year ending on the Saturday nearest September 30. Fiscal 2014 and 2013 are each 52-week years. All references to years relate to fiscal years unless otherwise noted.

Note 2. Inventories

Components of inventories were as follows:
 
As of
 
December 28,
2013
 
September 28,
2013
 
(In thousands)
Raw materials
$
541,906

 
$
526,148

Work-in-process
87,909

 
96,482

Finished goods
162,164

 
158,930

    Total
$
791,979

 
$
781,560


Note 3. Fair Value

Fair Value Option for Long-term Debt

The Company has elected not to record its long-term debt instruments at fair value, but has measured them at fair value for disclosure purposes. As of December 28, 2013, the carrying amount and estimated fair value of the Company's long-term debt instruments were $540.0 million and $571.9 million, respectively. Fair value was estimated based on quoted prices (Level 2 inputs).

Assets/Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The Company's primary financial assets and financial liabilities are as follows:

•
Money market funds 
•
Time deposits
•
Foreign currency forward contracts
•
Interest rate swaps


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Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and also considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing an asset or liability.
 
Inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value are prioritized into three broad levels (fair value hierarchy), as follows:

Level 1: Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Inputs that reflect quoted prices, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, that are observable for the assets or liabilities, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in less active markets; or inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of assets or liabilities.

There were no transfers between levels in the fair value hierarchy during any period presented herein. The following table presents information as of December 28, 2013 with respect to assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
 
 
Money market funds
 
Time deposits
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815: Foreign Currency Forward Contracts and Interest Rate Swaps
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815: Foreign Currency Forward Contracts and Interest Rate Swaps
 
Total
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 2
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
Balance Sheet Classification:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
436

 
$
6,791

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
7,227

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
17

 
$
671

 
$
688

Other assets
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
20,616

 
$
—

 
$
20,616

Accrued liabilities (1)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(20
)
 
$
(8,431
)
 
$
(8,451
)

(1) Liabilities, or credit balances, are presented as negative amounts.


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The following table presents information as of September 28, 2013 with respect to assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
 
 
Money market funds
 
Time deposits
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815: Foreign Currency Forward Contracts and Interest Rate Swaps
 
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC 815: Foreign Currency Forward Contracts and Interest Rate Swaps
 
Total
 
 
Level 1
 
Level 1
 
Level 2
 
Level 2
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
Balance Sheet Classification:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
436

 
$
34,569

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
35,005

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
28

 
$
1,105

 
$
1,133

Other assets
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
22,512

 
$
—

 
$
22,512

Accrued liabilities (1)
 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
(32
)
 
$
(11,371
)
 
$
(11,403
)

(1) Liabilities, or credit balances, are presented as negative amounts.

The Company sponsors deferred compensation plans for eligible employees and non-employee members of its Board of Directors that allow participants to defer payment of part or all of their compensation. The Company's results of operations are not significantly affected by these plans since changes in the fair value of the assets substantially offset changes in the fair value of the liabilities. As such, assets and liabilities associated with these plans have not been included in the above tables. As of December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013, assets and liabilities associated with these plans were approximately $11.5 million and $11.0 million, respectively, and are recorded as other non-current assets and other long-term liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company values derivatives using observable Level 2 market inputs at the measurement date and standard valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present value amount assuming that participants are motivated, but not compelled, to transact. The Company seeks high quality counterparties for all financing arrangements. For interest rate swaps, Level 2 inputs include short-term LIBOR rates, futures contracts on LIBOR between two and four years, longer term swap rates at commonly quoted intervals, and credit default swap rates for the Company and relevant counterparties. For currency contracts, Level 2 inputs include foreign currency spot and forward rates and interest rates at commonly quoted intervals. Mid-market pricing is used as a practical expedient for fair value measurements. ASC Topic 820 requires the fair value measurement of an asset or liability to reflect the nonperformance risk of the entity and the counterparty. Therefore, the counterparty's creditworthiness when in an asset position and the Company's creditworthiness when in a liability position have been considered in the fair value measurement of derivative instruments. The effect of nonperformance risk on the fair value of derivative instruments was not material as of December 28, 2013 or September 28, 2013.

Offsetting Derivative Assets and Liabilities

The Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2011-11, "Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities " and ASU No. 2013-01, "Clarifying the Scope of Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities", which require an entity to disclose information about offsetting and related arrangements to enable financial statement users to evaluate the effect or potential effect of netting arrangements, including rights of setoff associated with the entity's recognized financial assets and liabilities, on the entity's financial position. The adoption of these ASUs did not impact the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company has entered into master netting arrangements with each of its derivative counterparties that allows net settlement of derivatives assets and liabilities under certain conditions, such as multiple transactions with the same currency maturing on the same date. The Company presents its derivative assets and derivative liabilities on a gross basis in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. The amount that the Company had the right to offset under these netting arrangements was not material as of December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013.


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Non-Financial Assets Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis

Assets held-for-sale, consisting of land and buildings, are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis since these assets are subject to fair value adjustments only when the carrying amount of such assets exceeds the fair value of such assets or such assets have been previously impaired and the fair value exceeds the carrying amount by less than the amount of the impairment that has been previously recognized. Level 2 inputs consist of independent third party valuations based on market comparables. The carrying value of the Company's assets held-for-sale was $12.6 million and $4.4 million as of December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013, respectively, and is included in prepaid expenses and other current assets on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Note 4. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company is exposed to certain risks related to its ongoing business operations. The primary risks managed by using derivative instruments are interest rate risk and foreign exchange rate risk.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate swaps are used to manage interest rate risk associated with borrowings under the Company's long-term debt arrangements.

Interest Rate Swaps Not Designated As Hedging Instruments

The Company has interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $257 million that were entered into in 2007 to hedge LIBOR-based variable rate interest payments expected to occur through June 15, 2014. During the first quarter of 2013, the Company determined, based on its intention of redeeming $257.4 million of its senior floating rates notes due in 2014 ("2014 Notes"), that it was no longer probable that LIBOR-based, variable rate interest payments would occur on $257 million of debt through June 15, 2014. Accordingly, the Company dedesignated its interest rate swaps in their entirety in the first quarter of 2013 and recorded a charge of $14.9 million to other income (expense), net, representing the portion of the value of the interest rate swaps previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) for which it was no longer probable that LIBOR-based variable rate interest payments would occur. During the second quarter of 2013, the Company redeemed its 2014 Notes in full using a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility (LIBOR-based, variable rate facility). Therefore, LIBOR-based variable rate payments are only expected to occur on forecasted borrowings under the Company's revolving credit facility and only during the period of time these borrowings are expected to be outstanding. The remaining AOCI balance for the swaps as of December 28, 2013 was related entirely to an income tax effect of $3.3 million. This balance will be released from AOCI upon termination or maturity of the swaps.
Under the terms of the swap agreements, the Company pays the independent swap counterparties a fixed rate of approximately 5.6% and the swap counterparties pay the Company an interest rate equal to three-month LIBOR. As of December 28, 2013, the fair value of the interest rate swaps was $6.4 million and is included in accrued liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet. The Company does not intend to liquidate the swap agreements and will therefore continue to make and receive payments under the swaps through June 15, 2014. Beginning on the date the interest rate swaps were dedesignated, changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps have been recorded to other income (expense), net, in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income. Such amounts were not material for the first quarter of 2014 or 2013.
Fair Value Hedge

The Company has $500 million of fixed-rate senior notes (the "2019 Notes") outstanding as of December 28, 2013 and has an interest rate swap with a single counterparty to hedge its exposure to changes in the fair value of the notes resulting from fluctuations in interest rates. The swap agreement, with a notional amount of $500 million and an expiration date of May 15, 2019, effectively converts these notes from fixed-rate debt to variable-rate debt. Pursuant to the interest rate swap, the Company pays the swap counterparty a variable rate equal to the three-month LIBOR plus a spread and receives a fixed rate of 7.0% from the swap counterparty. Consistent with the Company's ability to call the 2019 Notes beginning in May 2014, the swap counterparty has the unilateral right to terminate the swap beginning in May 2014 and pay the Company a market termination fee. In accordance with ASC Topic 815, the interest rate swap is accounted for as a fair value hedge and is exempt from periodic assessment of hedge effectiveness. Therefore, the change in the fair value of the 2019 Notes resulting from changes in interest rates is assumed to be equal and opposite to the change in the fair value of the interest rate swap. As of December 28, 2013, the fair value of the interest rate swap was $20.6 million and is included in other non-current assets and long-term debt on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet.

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Foreign Exchange Rate Risk

Forward contracts on various foreign currencies are used to manage foreign currency risk associated with forecasted foreign currency transactions and certain monetary assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies. The Company's primary foreign currency cash flows are in certain Asian and European countries, Israel, Brazil and Mexico.

The Company had the following outstanding foreign currency forward contracts that were entered into to hedge foreign currency exposures:
 
As of
 
December 28, 2013
 
September 28, 2013
Derivatives Designated as Accounting Hedges:
 
 
 
   Notional amount (in thousands)
$
96,928

 
$
100,679

   Number of contracts
38

 
41

Derivatives Not Designated as Accounting Hedges:
 
 
 
   Notional amount (in thousands)
$
212,244

 
$
190,226

   Number of contracts
37

 
42


The Company enters into short-term foreign currency forward contracts to hedge currency exposures associated with certain monetary assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies. These contracts have maturities of up to two months and are not designated as accounting hedges under ASC Topic 815. Accordingly, these contracts are marked-to-market at the end of each period with unrealized gains and losses recorded in other income (expense), net, in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income. For the first quarter of 2014 and 2013, the Company recorded losses of $1.4 million and $2.7 million, respectively, associated with these forward contracts. From an economic perspective, the objective of the Company's hedging program is for gains and losses on forward contracts to substantially offset gains and losses on the underlying hedged items.

The Company also utilizes foreign currency forward contracts to hedge certain operational (“cash flow”) exposures resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Such exposures generally result from 1) forecasted sales denominated in currencies other than those used to pay for materials and labor, 2) forecasted non-functional currency labor and overhead expenses, 3) forecasted non-functional currency operating expenses, and 4) anticipated capital expenditures denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the entity making the expenditures. These contracts may be up to twelve months in duration and are accounted for as cash flow hedges under ASC Topic 815.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative is reported as a component of AOCI, an equity account, and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. Gains and losses on derivative instruments representing hedge ineffectiveness are recognized in current earnings. Other than ineffectiveness of $14.9 million recognized in the first quarter of 2013 in connection with a dedesignation of interest rate swaps, the amount of ineffectiveness on a quarterly basis has been immaterial. As of December 28, 2013, AOCI related to foreign currency forward contracts was not material.


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The following table presents the effect of cash flow hedging relationships on the Company's unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements:
Derivative Type and Income Statement Location
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in OCI on Derivative
(Effective Portion)
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income
(Effective Portion)
 
Amount of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income
(Ineffective Portion)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
December 28, 2013
 
December 29, 2012
 
December 28, 2013
 
December 29, 2012
 
December 28, 2013
 
December 29, 2012
 
 
(In thousands)
Interest rate swaps
 
$
—

 
$
96

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

 
$
—

Other income (expense), net
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(14,903
)
Interest expense
 
—

 
—

 
(318
)
 
(3,026
)
 
—

 
—

Foreign currency forward contracts
 
386

 
159

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

Net sales
 
—

 
—

 
(73
)
 
(216
)
 
—

 
—

Cost of sales
 
—

 
—

 
402

 
224

 
—

 
—

Selling, general and administrative
 
—

 
—

 
26

 
(4
)
 
—

 
—

Total
 
$
386

 
$
255

 
$
37

 
$
(3,022
)
 
$
—

 
$
(14,903
)

Note 5. Debt

Long-term debt consisted of the following:
 
As of
 
December 28,
2013
 
September 28,
2013
 
(In thousands)
Secured debt due 2015
$
40,000

 
$
40,000

Senior notes due 2019
500,000

 
500,000

Fair value adjustment (1)
20,616

 
22,512

Total
$
560,616

 
$
562,512


(1) Represents fair value hedge accounting balance related to interest rate swaps. See Note 4 for discussion.

Other than the Company's secured debt due in 2015, the Company's debt agreements do not contain financial covenants currently applicable to the Company, but do include a number of restrictive covenants, including restrictions on incurring additional debt, making investments and other restricted payments, selling assets, paying dividends and redeeming or repurchasing capital stock and debt, subject to certain exceptions. The Company's secured debt due in 2015 requires the Company to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio during its term. The Company was in compliance with these covenants as of December 28, 2013.

Short-term debt

The Company has a $300 million secured asset-backed revolving credit facility. Borrowings under this facility bear interest, at the Company's option, at a rate equal to LIBOR or a base rate equal to Bank of America, N.A.'s announced prime rate, in each case plus a spread. The facility expires on March 16, 2017. As of December 28, 2013, $60.0 million of borrowings and $23.2 million of letters of credit were outstanding.

As of December 28, 2013, certain foreign subsidiaries of the Company had a total of $184 million of short-term borrowing facilities, under which no borrowings were outstanding. These facilities expire at various dates through the second quarter of 2015.


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Note 6. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation and other contingencies. From time to time, the Company is a party to litigation, claims and other contingencies, including environmental and employee matters and examinations and investigations by governmental agencies, which arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company records a contingent liability when it is probable that a loss has been incurred and the amount of loss is reasonably estimable in accordance with ASC Topic 450, Contingencies, or other applicable accounting standards. As of December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013, the Company had reserves of $22.1 million and $22.2 million, respectively, for certain environmental matters, litigation and other contingencies, excluding reserves for uncertain tax positions, which the Company believes is adequate. Such reserves are included in accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The Company is subject to various federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations concerning environmental protection, including those addressing the discharge of pollutants into the air and water, the management and disposal of hazardous substances and wastes, the cleanup of contaminated sites, the materials used in products, and the recycling, treatment and disposal of materials. As of December 28, 2013, the Company has been named in a lawsuit alleging certain of its current and former sites contributed to groundwater contamination. Although it is reasonably possible that the Company may incur a loss in connection with this matter, the amount of loss or range of loss cannot be reasonably estimated.

Warranty Reserve. The following table presents information with respect to warranty reserves, which are included in accrued liabilities on the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets:
 
As of
 
December 28,
2013
 
December 29,
2012
 
(In thousands)
Beginning balance — end of prior year
$
15,136

 
$
14,649

Additions to accrual
1,516

 
1,733

Utilization of accrual
(1,764
)
 
(2,316
)
Ending balance — current quarter
$
14,888

 
$
14,066


Note 7. Restructuring

Restructuring Plans — 2012

In 2012, the Company initiated restructuring plans related to plant closures and business reorganizations. Costs associated with these plans are expected to be $31.8 million and to include employee severance, costs related to facilities, asset impairment charges and other exit costs. In connection with actions taken to date under these plans, the Company recorded employee termination benefits of $14.1 million for 2,150 employees, $11.0 million of costs related to facilities, and $4.5 million of asset impairment charges. These plans are expected to be completed in 2014.

Restructuring Plans — Prior to 2012

Due to completion of all actions under restructuring plans initiated prior to 2012 and immateriality of the remaining accrual balance related to such plans, these plans have been combined for disclosure purposes. The Company expects to pay the majority of accrued restructuring costs by the end of 2015. In connection with these plans, the Company expects to incur restructuring costs in future periods associated primarily with former sites for which the Company is or may be responsible for environmental remediation and vacant facilities. Costs incurred with respect to vacant facilities consist primarily of 1) costs to maintain vacant facilities that are owned until such facilities can be sold and 2) the portion of the Company's lease payments and operating costs that have not been recovered due to the absence of sublease income for vacant leased properties.

 

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Below is a summary of restructuring costs associated with facility closures and other consolidation efforts:
 
2012 Restructuring Plan
 
Prior to 2012 Restructuring Plans
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Accrual balance at September 28, 2013
$
682

 
$
5,596

 
$
6,278

Employee severance and benefits
(15
)
 
—

 
(15
)
Leases and facilities shutdown costs
903

 
2,204

 
3,107

Non-cash charges
234

 
378

 
612

Cash paid for employee terminations
(139
)
 
—

 
(139
)
Cash paid for leases and facilities shutdown costs
(903
)
 
(2,260
)
 
(3,163
)
Non-cash charges
(234
)
 
(378
)
 
(612
)
Accrual balance at December 28, 2013
$
528

 
$
5,540

 
$
6,068


The Company's IMS segment incurred restructuring costs under all restructuring plans of $1.6 million and $1.2 million for the first quarter of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Note 8. Income Taxes

The Company estimates its annual effective income tax rate at the end of each quarterly period. The estimate takes into account the geographic mix of expected pre-tax income (loss), expected total annual pre-tax income (loss), enacted changes in tax laws, implementation of tax planning strategies and possible outcomes of audits and other uncertain tax positions. To the extent there are fluctuations in any of these variables during a period, the provision for income taxes may vary.

The provision for income taxes for the first quarter of 2014 and 2013 was $10.6 million and $3.0 million, respectively. The increase in the first quarter of 2014 was primarily due to a significant increase in pre-tax income, changes in the jurisdictional mix of where income was earned and changes in tax law in certain foreign jurisdictions. As a result of tax law and tax rate changes in certain foreign jurisdictions, the Company recorded a benefit of $3.1 million related to revaluation of certain deferred tax assets.

Note 9. Stockholder's Equity

Accumulated other comprehensive income

Accumulated other comprehensive income, net of tax as applicable, consisted of the following:
 
As of
 
December 28,
2013
 
September 28,
2013
 
(In thousands)
Foreign currency translation adjustments
$
102,824

 
$
104,648

Unrealized holding losses on derivative financial instruments (1)
(3,976
)
 
(4,325
)
Unrecognized net actuarial loss and transition cost
(15,757
)
 
(16,022
)
    Total
$
83,091

 
$
84,301


(1) The net unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments is primarily related to interest rate swap agreements associated with certain debt. See Note 4 for further discussion. Such amounts are net of an income tax effect of $3.3 million in both periods.

Stock repurchase program

In 2013, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase up to $100 million of the Company's common stock in the open market or in negotiated transactions off the market. The common stock repurchase program has no expiration date. During the first quarter of 2014, the Company repurchased 1.7 million shares of its common stock in the open

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market for $25.2 million. Additionally, the Company repurchased 28,000 shares of its common stock for $0.4 million in settlement of employee tax withholding obligations due upon the vesting of restricted stock units.

Note 10. Business Segment, Geographic and Customer Information

ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments, products and services, geographic areas of operations and major customers. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker or decision making group in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance.

The Company's operations are managed as two businesses: Integrated Manufacturing Solutions (IMS) and Components, Products and Services (CPS). The Company's CPS business consists of multiple operating segments which do not meet the quantitative threshold for being presented as reportable segments. Therefore, financial information for these operating segments is presented in a single category entitled "CPS" and the Company has only one reportable segment - IMS.

Effective in the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company's Optical and RF modules group was moved from IMS to CPS. Accordingly, the prior period results presented below reflect this change in segment reporting to conform to the current period segment reporting structure.
 
The following table presents information for the following periods:
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 28,
2013
 
December 29,
2012
 
(In thousands)
Gross sales:
 
 
 
IMS
$
1,149,710

 
$
1,202,065

CPS
349,223

 
330,111

Intersegment revenue
(51,435
)
 
(37,231
)
Net sales
$
1,447,498

 
$
1,494,945

 
 
 
 
Gross profit:
 
 
 
IMS
$
81,023

 
$
69,889

CPS
31,637

 
31,399

Total
112,660

 
101,288

Unallocated items (1)
(1,875
)
 
(4,360
)
Total
$
110,785

 
$
96,928


(1) Represents amounts associated with items that management excludes from its measure of gross profit. These items include stock-based compensation expense, amortization of intangible assets, charges or credits resulting from distressed customers and similar items that either occur infrequently or are of a non-operational nature.


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Net sales by geographic segment, determined based on the country in which a product is manufactured, was as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 28,
2013
 
December 29,
2012
 
(In thousands)
Net sales
 
 
 
United States
$
269,921

 
$
259,654

Mexico
333,275

 
343,022

China
371,054

 
414,977

Other international
473,248

 
477,292

Total
$
1,447,498

 
$
1,494,945

 
 
 
 
Percentage of net sales represented by ten largest customers
49.2
%
 
49.0
%
Number of customers representing 10% or more of net sales
1

 
—


Note 11. Earnings Per Share
 
Basic and diluted per share amounts are calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 28,
2013
 
December 29,
2012
 
(In thousands, except per share data)
Numerator:
 
 
 
Net income
$
23,101

 
$
621

 
 
 
 
Denominator:
 
 
 
Weighted average common shares outstanding
83,766

 
81,920

Effect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock units
3,493

 
2,091

Denominator for diluted earnings per share
87,259

 
84,011

 
 
 
 
Net income per share:
 
 
 
—Basic
$
0.28

 
$
0.01

—Diluted
$
0.26

 
$
0.01


The following table presents weighted-average dilutive securities that were excluded from the above calculation because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect under ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share, due to application of the treasury stock method:
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 28,
2013
 
December 29,
2012
 
(In thousands)
Potentially Dilutive Securities:
 
Employee stock options
3,220

 
7,454

Restricted stock units
48

 
112

Total
3,268

 
7,566



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Note 12. Stock-Based Compensation
 
Stock-based compensation expense was attributable to:
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 28, 2013
 
December 29, 2012
 
(In thousands)
Stock options
$
2,472

 
$
2,617

Restricted stock units
1,803

 
2,049

  Total
$
4,275

 
$
4,666


Stock-based compensation expense was recognized as follows:
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 28,
2013
 
December 29,
2012
 
(In thousands)
Cost of sales
$
1,201

 
$
1,340

Selling, general and administrative
3,072

 
3,295

Research and development
2

 
31

  Total
$
4,275

 
$
4,666


As of December 28, 2013, an aggregate of 14.2 million shares were authorized for future issuance under the Company's stock plans, of which 12.1 million of such shares were issuable upon exercise of outstanding options and delivery of shares upon vesting of restricted stock units and 2.1 million shares of common stock were available for future grant.

Stock Options

Stock option activity was as follows:
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
($)
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value of
In-The-Money
Options
($)
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Outstanding, September 28, 2013
9,562

 
12.65

 
5.99
 
62,825

Granted
555

 
15.63

 
 
 
 
Exercised/Cancelled/Forfeited/Expired
(286
)
 
17.32

 
 
 
 
Outstanding, December 28, 2013
9,831

 
12.68

 
5.96
 
44,986

Vested and expected to vest, December 28, 2013
9,543

 
12.73

 
5.88
 
43,784

Exercisable, December 28, 2013
7,399

 
13.09

 
5.10
 
35,350


The weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted during the first quarter of 2014 and 2013 was $9.19 per share and $5.72 per share, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value in the preceding table represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value of in-the-money options that would have been received by the option holders had all option holders exercised their options at the Company's closing stock price on the date indicated.

As of December 28, 2013, unrecognized compensation expense of $16.7 million is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.3 years.


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Restricted Stock Units

Activity with respect to the Company's restricted stock units was as follows:
 
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted-
Average Grant Date
Fair Value
($)
 
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(Years)
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
($)
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
(In thousands)
Outstanding, September 28, 2013
1,768

 
10.90

 
2.02
 
31,052

Granted
722

 
15.61

 
 
 
 
Vested/Forfeited/Cancelled
(198
)
 
11.37

 
 
 
 
Outstanding, December 28, 2013
2,292

 
12.34

 
2.29
 
34,954

Expected to vest, December 28, 2013
1,275

 
12.26

 
1.79
 
19,447


As of December 28, 2013, unrecognized compensation expense of $12.1 million is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.8 years. Additionally, as of December 28, 2013, unrecognized compensation expense related to performance-based restricted stock units was $9.3 million. No expense has been recorded for these performance-based restricted stock units to date as achievement of performance criteria is not considered probable.

Note 13. Acquisition

On December 18, 2013, the Company completed its acquisition of a certain manufacturing operation in the oil and gas market. The Company also entered into a master supply agreement in connection with this acquisition. The acquisition increases the Company's precision machining, assembly, integration and test capabilities for the oil and gas industry.

The acquisition did not significantly affect the Company’s results of operations for the first quarter of 2014.
Cash consideration for this acquisition was $57.7 million. The allocation of the purchase price to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed was based on their estimated fair values as of the date of acquisition. Management is in the process of finalizing fair value amounts for certain assets acquired, including the value of identifiable intangible assets and goodwill. The following represents the Company's preliminary allocation of the purchase price to the acquired assets and liabilities assumed:
 
(In thousands)
Current assets
$
10,942

Noncurrent assets (including tangible assets of $34.7 million)
48,588

Current liabilities
(1,870
)
Total
$
57,660


Goodwill and identifiable intangible assets are recorded in other non-current assets on the unaudited consolidated balance sheet. Identifiable intangible assets will primarily be amortized over periods ranging from five to nine years.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q 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 (the “Exchange Act”). 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 and the anticipated benefits of such plans, strategies and objectives; 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 regarding the financial impact of customer bankruptcies; any statements regarding the timing of future payments for restructuring costs; any statements regarding our expectations for future interest expense; any statements regarding timing of closing of future cash outlays for and benefits of acquisitions; any statements about future redemptions or repurchases of debt and stock; any statements concerning the adequacy of our current liquidity and the availability of additional sources of liquidity; 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 the risks and uncertainties contained in or incorporated from Part II, Item 1A of this report. As a result, actual results could vary materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. 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 integrated manufacturing solutions, components, products and repair, logistics and after-market services. Our revenue is generated from sales of our services primarily to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the following industries: communications networks; computing and storage; multimedia; industrial and semiconductor systems; defense and aerospace; medical; clean technology and automotive.
 
Our operations are managed as two businesses:

1) Integrated Manufacturing Solutions (IMS). IMS is a reportable segment consisting of printed circuit board assembly and test, final system assembly and test, and direct-order-fulfillment.

2) Components, Products and Services (CPS). Components include interconnect systems (printed circuit board fabrication, backplane and cable assemblies) and mechanical systems (enclosures, precision machining and plastic injection molding); Products include memory and solid state drive products from Viking Technology, defense and aerospace products from SCI Technology, storage products from Newisys and optical and RF (Radio Frequency) modules; and Services include design, engineering, logistics and repair services.

All references to years, in this section, refer to our fiscal years ending on the last Saturday of each year closest to September 30th. Fiscal 2014 and 2013 are each 52 weeks.

Our strategy is to leverage our comprehensive service offerings, advanced technologies, and global capabilities to further penetrate diverse end markets that we believe offer significant growth opportunities and that have complex products that require higher value-added services. We believe this strategy differentiates us from our competitors and will help drive more sustainable revenue growth and provide opportunities for us to ultimately achieve operating margins that exceed industry standards.

There are many challenges to successfully executing our strategy. For example, we compete with a number of companies in each of our key end markets. These include companies that are much larger than we are and smaller companies that focus on a particular niche. Although we believe we are well-positioned in each of our key end markets and seek to differentiate ourselves from our competitors, competition remains intense and profitably growing our revenues has been challenging as evidenced by declining revenues in each of the last two years. Additionally, further growing and leveraging our CPS business to improve our operating margins continues to be an integral part of our strategy.


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Since the end of 2012, we have reduced our net debt obligations by $234 million, which has resulted in significant interest expense savings. For example, interest expense for the first quarter of 2014 was $7.5 million, compared to $13.1 million for the same period in 2013. Despite the significant cash outlay required to reduce our debt, our total sources of liquidity have increased $88 million over this same 15-month period to $798 million, primarily attributable to cash generated from operations of $356 million and increased capacity from short-term borrowing facilities of $91 million. In addition to our current sources of liquidity, we believe we have sufficient access to additional sources of capital should the need arise.

A relatively small number of customers have historically generated a significant portion of our net sales. Sales to our ten largest customers typically represent approximately 50% of our net sales. One customer represented 10% or more of our net sales for the three months ended December 28, 2013.

We typically generate approximately 80% of our net sales from products manufactured in international locations. The concentration of foreign operations has resulted primarily from a desire on the part of many of our customers to require production in lower cost locations such as Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. We expect this to continue.

Historically, we have had substantial recurring sales to existing customers. 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 specific products in particular geographic areas from us. However, these agreements generally do not obligate the customer to purchase minimum quantities of products and in some circumstances provide for cost reductions objectives during the term of the agreement, which can have the effect of reducing revenue and profitability from such engagements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management's discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 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 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, environmental matters, restructuring, contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are 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.

For a complete description of our critical accounting policies and estimates, refer to our 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 27, 2013.

Results of Operations

Key operating results
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 28,
2013
 
December 29,
2012
 
(In thousands)
Net sales
$
1,447,498

 
$
1,494,945

Gross profit
$
110,785

 
$
96,928

Operating income
$
39,520

 
$
31,462

Net income
$
23,101

 
$
621



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Net Sales

Sales by end market were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 28, 2013
 
December 29, 2012
 
Increase/(Decrease)
Communications
$
658,566

 
$
673,437

 
$
(14,871
)
(2.2
)%
Industrial, defense and medical
455,152

 
384,844

 
70,308

18.3
 %
Computing and storage
186,003

 
230,744

 
(44,741
)
(19.4
)%
Multimedia
147,777

 
205,920

 
(58,143
)
(28.2
)%
Total
$
1,447,498

 
$
1,494,945

 
$
(47,447
)
(3.2
)%

Net sales decreased from $1.49 billion in the first quarter of 2013 to $1.45 billion in the first quarter of 2014, a decrease of 3.2%. The decrease was due to reduced sales to customers in our multimedia and computing and storage end markets resulting primarily from reduced demand from existing customers and the wind-down of certain customer programs, partially offset by growth in our industrial, defense, and medical market primarily as a result of increased demand from existing customers, both for established programs and new program wins.

Gross Margin

Gross margin increased to 7.7% for the first quarter of 2014, from 6.5% for the first quarter of 2013. The increase was primarily attributable to improvement in our IMS segment resulting primarily from addressing inefficiencies associated with new program ramp-ups in the first quarter of 2013. Additionally, gross margin in the first quarter of 2013 was negatively impacted by charges associated with a distressed customer.
 
We expect gross margins to continue to fluctuate based on overall production and shipment volumes and changes in the mix of products demanded by our major customers. Fluctuations in our gross margins may also be caused by a number of other factors, some of which are outside of our control, including (a) greater competition in the EMS industry and pricing pressures from OEMs due to greater focus on cost reduction; (b) provisions for excess and obsolete inventory that we are not able to charge back to a customer or sales of inventories previously written down; (c) changes in operational efficiencies; (d) pricing pressure on electronic components resulting from economic conditions in the electronics industry; and (e) our ability to transition manufacturing and assembly operations to lower cost regions in an efficient manner.

Operating Expenses

Selling, general and administrative

Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $0.7 million, from $59.9 million, or 4.0% of net sales, in the first quarter of 2013 to $59.2 million, or 4.1% of net sales, in the first quarter of 2014. The decrease was primarily due to lower bad debt expense, partially offset by increased incentive compensation.

Research and Development

Research and development expenses increased $2.5 million, from $5.4 million, or 0.4% of net sales, in the first quarter of 2013 to $7.9 million, or 0.5% of net sales, in the first quarter of 2014. The increase was primarily attributable to expenditures on new projects for the computing and storage end market.

Restructuring

Restructuring Plans — 2012

In 2012, we initiated restructuring plans related to plant closures and business reorganizations. Costs associated with these plans are expected to be $31.8 million and to include employee severance, costs related to facilities, asset impairment charges and other exit costs. In connection with actions taken to date under these plans, we recorded employee termination benefits of $14.1 million for 2,150 employees, $11.0 million of costs related to facilities, and $4.5 million of asset impairment charges. These plans are expected to be completed in 2014.


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Restructuring Plans — Prior to 2012

Due to completion of all actions under restructuring plans initiated prior to 2012 and immateriality of the remaining accrual balance related to such plans, these plans have been combined for disclosure purposes. We expect to pay the majority of accrued restructuring costs by the end of 2015. In connection with these plans, we expect to incur restructuring costs in future periods associated primarily with former sites for which we are or may be responsible for environmental remediation and vacant facilities. Costs incurred with respect to vacant facilities consist primarily of 1) costs to maintain vacant facilities that are owned until such facilities can be sold and 2) the portion of our lease payments and operating costs that have not been recovered due to the absence of sublease income for vacant leased properties.

Below is a summary of restructuring costs associated with facility closures and other consolidation efforts:
 
2012 Restructuring Plans
 
Prior to 2012 Restructuring Plans
 
Total
 
(In thousands)
Accrual balance at September 29, 2012
$
682

 
$
5,596

 
$
6,278

Employee severance and benefits
(15
)
 
—

 
(15
)
Leases and facilities shutdown costs
903

 
2,204

 
3,107

Non-cash charges
234

 
378

 
612

Cash paid for employee terminations
(139
)
 
—

 
(139
)
Cash paid for leases and facilities shutdown costs
(903
)
 
(2,260
)
 
(3,163
)
Non-cash charges
(234
)
 
(378
)
 
(612
)
Accrual balance at December 28, 2013
$
528

 
$
5,540

 
$
6,068


Our IMS segment incurred restructuring costs under all restructuring plans of $1.6 million and $1.2 million for the first quarter of 2014 and 2013, respectively.

Gain on Sales of Long-lived Assets

We recognized a gain of $4.2 million from the sale of a building during the first quarter of 2013 and none during the first quarter of 2014.

Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased $5.6 million for the first quarter of 2014 compared to the first quarter of 2013. The decrease was primarily due to interest savings resulting from the redemption of $257.4 million of our debt in the second quarter of 2013.

Other Expense, net

The following table presents the major components of other income (expense), net:
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 28,
2013
 
December 29,
2012
 
(In thousands)
Foreign exchange losses
$
47

 
$
(574
)
Loss on interest rate swap dedesignation
—

 
(14,903
)
Other, net
831

 
555

Total
$
878

 
$
(14,922
)

We have interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $257 million that were entered into in 2007 to hedge LIBOR-based variable rate interest payments expected to occur through June 15, 2014. During the first quarter of 2013, we determined, based on our intention of redeeming $257.4 million of our debt due in 2014 ("2014 Notes"), that it was no longer probable that LIBOR-based, variable rate interest payments would occur on $257 million of debt through June 15, 2014. Accordingly, we dedesignated our interest rate swaps in their entirety in the first quarter of 2013 and recorded a charge of $14.9

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million to other expense, net, representing the portion of the value of the interest rate swaps previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (AOCI) for which it was no longer probable that LIBOR-based variable rate interest payments would occur. During the second quarter of 2013, we redeemed our 2014 Notes in full using a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility (LIBOR-based, variable rate facility). Therefore, LIBOR-based variable rate payments are only expected to occur on forecasted borrowings under our revolving credit facility and only during the period of time these borrowings are expected to be outstanding.
We reduce our exposure to currency fluctuations through the use of foreign currency hedging instruments; however, our hedges are established based on estimated foreign currency balances. To the extent actual amounts differ from estimated amounts, we will have exposure to currency fluctuations that results in foreign exchange gains or losses.

Provision for Income Taxes

We estimate our annual effective income tax rate at the end of each quarterly period. Our estimate takes into account the geographic mix of our expected pre-tax income (loss), expected total annual pre-tax income (loss), enacted changes in tax laws, implementation of tax planning strategies and possible outcomes of audits and other uncertain tax positions. To the extent there are fluctuations in any of these variables during a period, our provision for income taxes may vary.

Our provision for income taxes for the first quarter of 2014 and 2013 was $10.6 million and $3.0 million, respectively. The increase in the first quarter of 2014 was primarily due to a significant increase in pre-tax income, changes in the jurisdictional mix of where our income was earned and changes in tax law in certain foreign jurisdictions. As a result of tax law and tax rate changes in certain foreign jurisdictions, we recorded a benefit of $3.1 million related to revaluation of certain deferred tax assets.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 28,
2013
 
December 29,
2012
 
(In thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in):
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
38,243

 
$
97,084

Investing activities
(71,103
)
 
(18,842
)
Financing activities
37,026

 
3,368

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
10

 
(535
)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
$
4,176

 
$
81,075


Key liquidity performance measures
 
Three Months Ended
 
December 28,
2013
 
September 28,
2013
Days sales outstanding (1)
58
 
55
Inventory turns (2)
6.8
 
7.0
Days inventory on hand (3)
54
 
52
Accounts payable days (4)
64
 
61
Cash cycle days (5)
47
 
46

(1)
Days sales outstanding (a measure of how quickly we collect our accounts receivable), or "DSO", is calculated as the ratio of average 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 average inventory.

(3)
Days inventory on hand is calculated as the ratio of average inventory for the quarter to average daily cost of sales for the quarter.

(4)
Accounts payable days (a measure of how quickly we pay our suppliers), or "DPO", 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 average accounts payable.

(5)
Cash cycle days is calculated as days inventory on hand plus days sales outstanding minus accounts payable days.

Cash and cash equivalents were $407.1 million at December 28, 2013 and $402.9 million at September 28, 2013. Our cash levels vary during any given quarter depending on the timing of collections from customers and payments to suppliers, borrowings under credit facilities, redemptions and repurchases of debt and capital stock, and other factors. Our working capital was approximately $1.0 billion as of December 28, 2013 and September 28, 2013.
 
Net cash provided by operating activities was $38.2 million and $97.1 million for the first quarter of 2014 and 2013, respectively. Cash flows from operating activities consist of: 1) net income adjusted to exclude non-cash items such as depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expense and losses from swap dedesignations, and 2) changes in net operating assets, which are comprised of accounts receivable, inventories, prepaid expenses and other assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other long-term liabilities.

During the first quarter of 2014, we generated $50.9 million of cash from net income, excluding non-cash items, and also used $12.7 million of cash due to a reduction of net operating assets, resulting primarily from a decrease in accounts payable of $37.1 million, partially offset by a decrease in accounts receivable of $28.8 million. These decreases were due primarily to decreased business volume during the period. Our DSO (a measure of how quickly we collect our accounts receivable) increased from 55 days as of September 28, 2013 to 58 days as of December 28, 2013 due primarily to an unfavorable change in the composition of accounts receivable from customers with shorter payment terms to customers with longer payment terms. Our DPO (a measure of how quickly we pay our suppliers) increased from 61 days as of September 28,

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2013 to 64 days as of December 28, 2013 due to a favorable change in the composition of suppliers with which we have shorter payment terms to suppliers with longer payment terms. Our working capital metrics tend to fluctuate from quarter-to-quarter based on factors such as the linearity of our shipments and purchases, customer and supplier mix, and the negotiation of payment terms with customers and suppliers. These fluctuations can significantly affect our cash flows from operating activities.

Net cash used in investing activities was $71.1 million and $18.8 million for the first quarter of 2014 and 2013, respectively. During the first quarter of 2014, we used $13.6 million of cash for capital expenditures and paid $57.7 million in connection with a business acquisition. During the first quarter of 2013, we used $27.4 million of cash for capital expenditures and received proceeds of $8.5 million primarily from the sales of a building.

Net cash provided by financing activities was $37.0 million and $3.4 million for the first quarter of 2014 and 2013, respectively. During the first quarter of 2014, we received $61.5 million of net proceeds from short-term borrowings, received $1.1 million of proceeds from issuances of common stock pursuant to stock option exercise and paid $25.6 million for repurchases of common stock, including $0.4 million of cash used for common stock repurchases to fund employee tax withholding obligations. During the first quarter of 2013, we reduced our restricted cash by $1.3 million, received $2.7 million of net proceeds from short-term borrowings, partially offset by $1.4 million of cash used for common stock repurchases to fund employee tax withholding obligations.

Other Liquidity Matters

Since the end of 2012, we have reduced our net debt obligations by $234 million, which has resulted in significant interest expense savings. For example, interest expense for the first quarter of 2014 was $7.5 million, compared to $13.1 million for the same period in 2013. Despite the significant cash outlay required to reduce our debt, our total sources of liquidity have increased $88 million over this same 15-month period to $798 million, primarily attributable to cash generated from operations of $356 million and increased capacity from short-term borrowing facilities of $91 million. After giving effect to these redemptions, our next long-term debt maturity in the amount of $40 million is in July 2015, after which $500 million in notes will be due in May 2019. We may consider early redemptions of our debt in future periods, using either our existing cash or proceeds from additional debt or equity financings.

In March 2013, our Board approved a $100 million stock repurchase program with no expiration date. The timing of repurchases made under the program will depend upon capital needs to support the growth of our business, market conditions and other factors. Although the stock repurchase program is designed to increase stockholder value, purchases of shares made under this program will reduce our liquidity. To date, we have repurchased 1.7 million shares of our common stock in the open market for $25.2 million under this program. See Part II, Item 2, “Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds,” below.

Beginning in May 2014, the interest rate swap on our 2019 Notes can be terminated at the option of the swap counterparty upon payment to us of a market termination fee. In such a case, we would no longer pay a variable rate of interest on such notes but would instead begin to pay a fixed rate of 7%, which rate could be higher than the variable rate at the time of termination.

Other than our $40 million loan secured by our corporate headquarters (the “Secured Debt due 2015”), our debt agreements do not contain financial covenants currently applicable to us, but do include a number of restrictive covenants, including restrictions on incurring additional debt, making investments and other restricted payments, selling assets, paying dividends and redeeming or repurchasing capital stock and debt, subject to certain exceptions. Our $40 million loan requires us to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio during its term. These covenants could constrain our ability to grow our business through acquisition or engage in other transactions which the covenants would otherwise restrict, including refinancing our existing debt. In addition, such agreements include covenants requiring, among other things, that we file quarterly and annual financial statements with the SEC, comply with all laws, pay all taxes and maintain casualty insurance. If we are not able to comply with all of these covenants, for any reason, some or all of our outstanding debt as well as all amounts payable under our interest rate swaps on such debt, if any, could become immediately due and payable and the incurrence of additional debt under our asset-backed revolving credit facility would not be allowed, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and ability to conduct our business. As of December 28, 2013, we were in compliance with these covenants.

In the ordinary course of business, we are or may become party to legal proceedings, claims and other contingencies, including environmental and employee matters and examinations by government agencies. As of December 28, 2013, we had accrued liabilities of $22.1 million related to such matters. We cannot accurately predict the outcome of these matters or the

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amount or timing of cash flows that may be required to defend ourselves or to settle such matters or that these accruals will be sufficient to fully satisfy our contingent liabilities.

As of December 28, 2013, we had a liability of $91.3 million for uncertain tax positions. Our estimate of liabilities for uncertain tax positions is based on a number of subjective assessments, including the likelihood of a tax obligation being assessed, the amount of taxes (including interest and penalties) that would ultimately be payable, and our ability to settle any such obligations on favorable terms. Therefore, the amount of future cash flows associated with uncertain tax positions may be significantly higher or lower than our recorded liability and we are unable to reliably estimate when cash settlement may occur.

We have entered into, and continue to enter into, various transactions that periodically require collateral. These obligations have historically arisen from customs, import/export, VAT, utility services, debt financing, foreign exchange contracts and interest rate swaps. We have collateralized, and may from time to time collateralize, such obligations as a result of counterparty requirements or for economic reasons. As of December 28, 2013, we had posted collateral of $6.3 million in the form of cash against certain of our collateralized obligations. Cash used for collateral is not available for other purposes.

Our liquidity needs are largely dependent on changes in our working capital, including the extension of trade credit by our suppliers, investments in manufacturing inventory, facilities and equipment, repayments of obligations under outstanding indebtedness, redemptions of our outstanding debt and repurchases of common stock. Our primary sources of liquidity as of December 28, 2013 included (1) cash of $407.1 million; (2) our $300 million asset-backed revolving credit facility, of which $206.5 million, net of outstanding letters of credit and borrowings, was available as of December 28, 2013; (3) foreign short-term borrowing facilities of $184 million, all of which was available as of December 28, 2013; and (4) cash generated from operations. In addition, we are actively marketing a portfolio of surplus real estate with an aggregate list price of approximately $86 million. Proceeds from the sales of properties in this portfolio will provide additional liquidity. However, there can be no assurance as to the amounts that may actually be raised or the exact timing of any such receipts.

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 for the next 12 months. Should demand for our services change significantly over the next 12 months or should we experience increases in delinquent or uncollectible accounts receivable, our cash provided by operations would be adversely impacted.

As of December 28, 2013, 46% of our cash balance was held by our foreign subsidiaries. Should we choose or need to remit cash to the United States, we may incur tax obligations which would reduce the amount of cash ultimately available to the United States. We believe that cash held in the United States, together with cash available under our United States credit facility and cash from foreign subsidiaries that could be remitted to the United States without tax consequences, will be sufficient to meet our United States liquidity needs for at least the next 12 months.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

As of December 28, 2013, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in our financial condition, revenues, or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources that is material to investors. In addition, there have been no material changes to our contractual obligations or commitments during first quarter of 2014.



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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

Our primary exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates to certain of our outstanding debt obligations. Currently, we do not use derivative financial instruments in our investment portfolio. As of December 28, 2013, we had no short-term investments.

As of December 28, 2013, we had $540 million of long-term debt, of which $40 million bears interest at a floating rate and $500 million of fixed rate debt has been converted to variable rate debt through the use of an interest rate swap. Accordingly, our exposure to interest rate risk results from variable rate long-term debt of $540 million and $60 million of variable-rate short-term borrowing outstanding as of December 28, 2013. An immediate 10 percent change in interest rates would not have a significant impact on our results of operations.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

We transact business in foreign currencies. Our foreign exchange policy requires that we take certain steps to limit our foreign exchange exposures in certain assets and liabilities and forecasted cash flows. However, such policy does not require us to hedge all foreign exchange exposures. Furthermore, foreign currency hedges are based on forecasted transactions and estimated balances, the amount of which may differ from that actually incurred. As a result, we can experience foreign exchange rate gains and losses in our results of operations.

Our primary foreign currency cash flows are in certain Asian and European countries, Israel, Brazil and Mexico. We enter into short-term foreign currency forward contracts to hedge currency exposures associated with certain monetary assets and liabilities denominated in non-functional currencies. These contracts typically have maturities of up to two months and are not designated as part of a hedging relationship in accordance with ASC Topic 815. All outstanding foreign currency forward contracts are marked-to-market at the end of the period with unrealized gains and losses included in other income (expense), net, in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income. As of December 28, 2013, we had outstanding foreign currency forward contracts to exchange various foreign currencies for U.S. dollars in the aggregate notional amount of $212.2 million.

We also utilize foreign currency forward contracts to hedge certain operational (“cash flow”) exposures resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Such exposures result from (1) forecasted sales denominated in currencies other than those used to pay for materials and labor, (2) forecasted non-functional currency labor and overhead expenses, 3) forecasted non-functional currency operating expenses, and 4) anticipated capital expenditures denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the entity making the expenditures. The effective portion of changes in the fair value of the contracts is recorded in stockholders' equity as a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive income and recognized in earnings when the hedged item affects earnings. We had forward contracts related to cash flow hedges in various foreign currencies in the aggregate notional amount of $96.9 million as of December 28, 2013.

The net impact of an immediate 10 percent change in exchange rates would not be material to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, provided we accurately forecast and estimate our foreign currency exposure. If such forecasts are materially inaccurate, we could incur significant gains or losses.



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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended December 28, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act. Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all error and all fraud. Disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that their objectives are met. Further, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of disclosure controls and procedures must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures can provide absolute assurance that all disclosure control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. Nonetheless, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of December 28, 2013, (1) our disclosure controls and procedures were designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and (2) our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding its required disclosure.


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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Reference is made to the legal proceedings disclosed in Part I, Item 3 of Sanmina’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 28, 2013. In addition, from time to time, we may become involved in routine legal proceedings, as well as demands, claims and threatened litigation, that arise in the normal course of our business. The ultimate outcome of any litigation is uncertain and unfavorable outcomes could have a negative impact on our results of operations and financial condition. Regardless of outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us as a result of incurrence of defense costs, diversion of management resources and other factors. We record liabilities for legal proceedings when a loss becomes probable and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated.

See also Note 6 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.




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Item 1A. Risk Factors

Adverse market conditions in the electronics industry could reduce our future sales and earnings per share.

 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. Adverse worldwide economic conditions, particularly in Europe, have in the recent past led to challenging conditions in the electronics industry. A number of factors, including price instability, the availability and cost of credit, high global unemployment and concerns about the stability and solvency of financial institutions, financial markets, businesses, and sovereign nations have slowed global economic growth in many countries. These conditions have resulted in some of our customers delaying purchases or placing purchase orders for lower volumes of products than previously experienced or anticipated. If such conditions persist or return, they could also cause a reduction in orders from our customers or potential customers due to a reduced availability of credit and the insolvency of one or more customers or suppliers. Any of these factors could reduce our revenues, increase our costs and decrease our liquidity.

We are subject to intense competition in the EMS industry which could cause us to lose sales and therefore hurt our financial performance.
 
The electronics manufacturing services (EMS) industry is highly competitive and the industry has experienced a surplus of manufacturing capacity. Our competitors include major global EMS providers such as Benchmark Electronics, Inc., Celestica, Inc., Flextronics International Ltd., Jabil Circuit, Inc., Plexus Corp. and Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. (also known as Foxconn Technology Group), as well as other EMS companies that have a regional, product, service or industry specific focus. 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 for any number of reasons, including the willingness of competitors to provide EMS services at prices we are unable or unwilling to offer. There can be no assurance that we will not lose new or existing business in the future in response to such competitive pricing or other inducements which may be offered by our competitors, which would decrease our sales and net income.

Our customers are also in highly competitive industries and if they lose market share, our revenue may decline and we may be adversely affected.
 
We rely on a relatively small number of customers for a substantial portion of our sales, and declines in sales to these customers would reduce our net sales and net income.
 
Sales to our ten largest customers represented approximately half of our net sales during 2013. We expect to continue to depend upon a relatively small number of customers for a significant percentage of our sales, particularly in the communications end market. A significant reduction in sales to any of our large customers or significant pricing and margin pressures exerted by our large customers could reduce our revenue and net income if we are not able to replace such business with new business. 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 demand for their product, 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 reduce 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 reduce our net sales and net income.

Our customers could experience credit problems, which would reduce our future revenues and net income.

Many of the industries for which we provide products have previously experienced significant financial difficulty, with some of the participants filing for bankruptcy. Such financial difficulty, if experienced by one or more of our customers, may negatively affect our business due to the decreased demand from these financially distressed customers, the lengthening of customer payment terms, the potential inability of these companies to make full payment on amounts owed to us or to purchase inventory we acquired to support their businesses. For example, during 2013, we recorded charges of $6.6 million relating to a distressed customer. Customer bankruptcies also entail the risk of potential recovery by the bankruptcy estate of amounts previously paid to us that are deemed a preference under bankruptcy laws. We do not carry insurance against the risk of customer default on their payment obligations to us.


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We seek to mitigate the impact of collection problems with our customers on our financial results by evaluating their creditworthiness on an ongoing basis and by maintaining an allowance for doubtful accounts that is assessed for adequacy quarterly. However, should customer defaults increase substantially or exceed the level of our allowance, our revenue, net income and cash position would be reduced, perhaps significantly. 

Our cash generated from operations can be variable, which can adversely affect our ability to plan and invest in the business.

Our ability to make capital expenditures, engage in strategic transactions, redeem debt and repurchase stock and the extent to which we need to utilize our borrowing facilities depends in large part on our ability to generate cash flow from operations. Cash flow from operations can be highly variable. Our cash generated by or used in operations is impacted by a number of variables, including our growth and profitability, customer and supplier payment terms, timeliness of customer payments to us and the extent to which we need to increase inventories in response to customer forecasts. To the extent our cash flow from operations fluctuates significantly in the future, our ability to make investments in our business, redeem debt and repurchase stock could be adversely impacted.

Our strategy to pursue higher margin business depends in part on the success of our Components, Products and Services (CPS) business, which, if not successful, could cause our future gross margins and operating results to be lower.
 
A key part of our strategy is to grow our CPS business, which includes printed circuit boards, backplane and cable assemblies, mechanical systems, memory, defense and aerospace and computing products and design, engineering, logistics and repair services. A decrease in orders for these components, products and services can have a disproportionately adverse impact on our profitability since these components, products and services generally carry higher than average contribution margins. In addition, in order to grow this portion of our business profitably, we must continue to make substantial investments in the development of our product development capabilities, research and development activities, test and tooling equipment and skilled personnel, all of which reduce our operating results in the short term. The success of our CPS business also depends on our ability to increase sales of our proprietary products, convince our customers to agree to purchase our components for use in the manufacture of their products and expand the number of our customers who contract for our design, engineering, logistics and repair services. We may face challenges in achieving commercially viable yields and difficulties in manufacturing components in the quantities and to the specifications and quality standards demanded by our customers, as well as in qualifying our components for use in our customers' designs. Our proprietary products and design, engineering, logistics and repair services must compete with products and services offered by established vendors which focus solely on development of similar technologies or the provision of similar services. Any of these factors could cause our CPS revenue and margins to be less than expected, which would have an overall adverse and potentially disproportionate effect on our revenues and profitability.

We may experience component shortages or price increases, which could cause us to delay shipments to customers and reduce our sales and net income.
 
We are dependent on certain suppliers, including limited and sole source suppliers, to provide key components we incorporate into our products. We have experienced, and may experience in the future, delays in delivery and shortages of components, which in turn could cause delays in product shipments to customers, result in reduced revenue from and have an adverse effect on our relationship with affected customers, and our reputation generally as a reliable service provider. Component shortages can result in increased component prices which could decrease our gross profit. Component delays and shortages can also result from natural disasters occurring in the regions in which our suppliers operate, such as the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the widespread flooding in Thailand during late 2011. We may purchase components in advance of our requirements for such components as a result of a threatened or anticipated shortage. In this event, we may incur additional inventory carrying or obsolescence costs, which we may not be able to recover from our customers. Such costs would reduce our margins and net income.

Our future gross margins and operating results may be adversely impacted by reduced demand for, or execution problems with, our integrated manufacturing solutions business.
 
The substantial majority of our revenues are derived from our integrated manufacturing solutions (IMS) business. We experience continued pressure from OEMs to reduce prices for these solutions and competition is intense. These factors can result in reduced IMS revenue, which would reduce our gross margins. Gross margins in our IMS business can also be negatively impacted by our product mix, with lower margins resulting from the provision of less complex services, and by execution issues and operational inefficiencies at our plants. If we experience reduced demand or revenues from our IMS

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business for any reason, or experience execution problems or operational inefficiencies, our gross margins and operating results in future periods may be lower than expected. 

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

We provide products and services to companies that serve the communications networks, computing and storage, multimedia, industrial and semiconductor capital equipment, defense and aerospace, medical, clean technology and automotive industries. Adverse changes in any of these markets could reduce demand for our customers' products or make these customers more sensitive to the cost of our products and services, either of which could reduce our sales, gross margins and net income. A number of factors could affect any of these industries in general, or our customers in particular, and lead to reductions in net sales, thus harming our business.

These factors include:
 
•
intense competition among our customers and their competitors, leading to reductions in prices for their products and pricing pressures on us;
•
short product life cycles of our customers' products leading to continuing new requirements and specifications and product obsolescence, either of which could cause us to lose business;
•
failure of our customers' products to gain widespread commercial acceptance which could decrease the volume of orders customers place with us; and
•
recessionary periods in our customers' markets which decrease orders from affected customers.

We realize a substantial portion of our revenues from communications equipment customers. This market is highly competitive, particularly in the area of price. Should any of our larger customers in this market fail to effectively compete with their competitors, they could reduce their orders to us or experience liquidity difficulties, either of which would have the effect of reducing our revenue and net income, perhaps substantially. Revenue from our multimedia business, which is driven primarily by sales of set-top boxes, could decline as more content is delivered over the internet or through alternative methods and not through set-top boxes, particularly in the U.S. or Europe. In addition, in the case of our defense business, United States budget actions could cause a reduction or delay in orders placed by the government or defense contractors for products manufactured by SCI, our defense and aerospace division. Since such products carry higher margins than many of our other products and services, such a decrease would disproportionately reduce our gross margin and profitability. There can be no assurance that we will not experience declines in demand in these or other areas in the future.

Our operating results are subject to significant uncertainties, which make predictability of our future sales and net income difficult.
 
Our operating results are subject to significant uncertainties, including:
 
•
conditions in the economy as a whole and in the electronics industry;
•
fluctuations in components prices and component shortages caused by high demand, natural disaster or otherwise;
•
timing of new product development by our customers, which creates demand for our services, but which can also require us to incur start-up costs relating to new tooling and processes;
•
levels of demand in the end markets served by our customers;
•
our ability to replace declining sales from end-of-life programs with new business wins;
•
timing of orders from customers and the accuracy of their forecasts;
•
inventory levels of customers, which if high relative to their normal sales volume, could cause them to reduce their orders to us;
•
timing of expenditures in anticipation of increased sales, customer product delivery requirements and shortages of components or labor;
•
increased labor costs in the regions in which we operate;
•
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;
•
degree to which we are able to utilize our available manufacturing capacity;
•
our ability to maintain desired plant operating efficiencies, including achieving acceptable yields, effectively planning production and managing our inventory and fixed assets to avoid high carrying costs and excess working capital;
•
customer insolvencies resulting in bad debt or inventory exposures that are in excess of our reserves;
•
our ability to efficiently move manufacturing activities to lower cost regions without adversely affecting customer relationships while controlling costs related to the closure of facilities and employee severance;

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•
pricing and other competitive pressures;
•
fluctuations in the values of our assets, including real property and assets held for sale, which could result in charges to income;
•
volatility of foreign currency exchange rates, which could increase our expenses and reduce our revenues if our exposures are not adequately hedged;
•
changes in our tax provision due to changes in our estimates of pre-tax income in the jurisdictions in which we operate, including our ability to utilize our deferred tax assets; and
•
political and economic developments in countries in which we have operations which could restrict our operations or increase our costs.
 
Our financial results could be adversely impacted by any of these, or other, uncertainties affecting our business.

In addition, our operating model may make it difficult to reduce costs rapidly in response to a reduction in revenue since 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 predict. If we do not receive anticipated orders as expected, our profitability will decline. 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.

Consolidation in the electronics industry may adversely affect our business by increasing customer buying power and increasing prices we pay for components.
 
Consolidation in the electronics industry among our customers, our suppliers 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 decrease the prices paid to us by these customers. In addition, if one of our customers is acquired by another company that does not rely on us to provide EMS services either because it has its own production facilities or relies on another provider of similar services, we may lose that customer's business. Similarly, consolidation among our suppliers could result in a sole or limited source for certain components used in our customers' products. Any such consolidation could cause us to be required to pay increased prices for such components, which would reduce our gross margin and profitability.

Unanticipated changes in our tax rates or exposure to additional income tax liabilities could increase our taxes and decrease our net income.

We are subject to income, sales, value-added, withholding and other taxes in the United States and various foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining our worldwide provision for taxes and, in the ordinary course of business, there are many transactions and calculations for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. Our effective tax rates and liability for other taxes could increase as a result of 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, our cash management strategies and other factors. For instance, recently enacted Mexican legislation could significantly increase our taxes payable in Mexico in the future. In addition, our tax determinations are regularly subject to audit by tax authorities. For example, we are currently undergoing audits of our tax returns for certain recent tax years in a number of jurisdictions, including the United States, Thailand, Hungary, Japan and Mexico. Developments in these or future audits could adversely affect our tax provisions, including through the disallowance or reduction of deferred tax assets or the assessment of back taxes, interest and penalties. Although we believe that our tax estimates are reasonable and our existing tax reserves are adequate, the final determination of tax audits or tax disputes may be different from what is reflected in our historical tax provisions, which could lead to an increase in our taxes payable and a decrease in our net income.

Our business may experience seasonality, which could result in material changes in our operating results from quarter to quarter.

Seasonality in our business has historically been driven by customer and product mix, particularly the end markets which our customers serve. We have observed that our revenue levels have typically been higher in the second half of our fiscal year and lower during the first half. However, there can be no assurance that this trend will continue and the extent to which our business remains depends upon our future customer base and the end markets that they serve, which we are unable to predict.


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We may be unable to generate sufficient liquidity to reduce our debt levels or maintain or expand our operations, which may reduce the business our customers and vendors are able to do with us; we could experience losses if one or more financial institutions holding our funds were to fail.

Our liquidity is dependent on profitability and business volume which affects working capital, including inventory requirements, the extension of trade credit by our suppliers, the degree of alignment of payment terms from our suppliers with payment terms granted to our customers, investments in facilities and equipment, acquisitions, repayments and redemptions of our outstanding indebtedness and repurchases of our common stock. In order to improve our liquidity, during the second quarter of 2012, we renewed and increased our asset-backed revolving credit facility increasing the facility to $300 million, under which we could borrow $206.5 million, net of letters of credit and outstanding borrowings, as of December 28, 2013 and in the fourth quarter of 2012, we borrowed $40 million secured by our corporate headquarters. We also have $184 million in short-term financing facilities all of which remained available to be borrowed as of December 28, 2013. Our asset-backed revolving credit facility expires in March 2017 and our foreign short-term facilities expire at various dates through the second quarter of 2015.

In the event we need additional capital, whether for working capital, debt repayment, stock repurchases, acquisitions or otherwise, there can be no assurance that such additional debt or equity capital will be available on acceptable terms or at all. In addition to our existing covenant requirements, future debt financing may require us to comply with financial ratios and covenants. New financing could require us to issue additional equity securities, which could cause dilution to existing stockholders. If additional or continued financing, including the continued extension of trade credit by our suppliers, is not available when required, our liquidity would be reduced. The risks of reduced liquidity include an inability to maintain or increase our rates of production, to make necessary capital expenditures in order to maintain and expand our manufacturing capacity as needed, and to repay, reduce or refinance our debt. Any of these issues could cause our stock price to fall and reduce our customers' and vendors' willingness to do business with us.

A principal source of our liquidity is our cash and cash equivalents, which are held with various financial institutions. Although we distribute such funds among a number of financial institutions that we believe to be of high quality, there can be no assurance that one or more of such institutions will not become insolvent in the future, in which case all or a portion of our uninsured funds on deposit with such institutions could be lost.

Our credit arrangements contain covenants which may adversely impact our business and the failure to comply with such covenants could cause our outstanding debt to become immediately payable.
 
Other than our Secured Debt due 2015, our debt agreements do not contain financial covenants currently applicable to us, but do include a number of restrictive covenants, including restrictions on incurring additional debt, making investments and other restricted payments, selling assets, paying dividends and redeeming or repurchasing capital stock and debt, subject to certain exceptions. Our Secured Debt due 2015 requires us to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio during its term. Collectively, these covenants could constrain our ability to grow our business through acquisition or engage in other transactions, including refinancing our existing debt. In addition, such agreements include covenants requiring, among other things, that we file quarterly and annual financial statements with the SEC, comply with all laws, pay all taxes and maintain casualty insurance. If we are not able to comply with all of these covenants, for any reason, some or all of our outstanding debt as well as all amounts payable under our interest rate swaps on such debt, if any, could become immediately due and payable and the incurrence of additional debt under our asset-backed credit facility would not be allowed, any of which would have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and ability to conduct our business.
 
Redemptions of debt and repurchases of common stock reduce our working capital and liquidity; debt refinancing can entail higher interest expense, which would lower our net income; interest payments on variable rate debt can increase, which would lower our net income.

During 2012 and 2013, we redeemed net $360 million and net $257.4 million of our long-term debt, respectively, and announced a $100 million stock repurchase program, of which approximately $25.2 million was spent during the first quarter of 2014. Although redemptions of debt and repurchases of stock improve our financial results, these actions also reduce our liquidity. If we should redeem or repurchase additional debt or stock, our working capital and liquidity would be further reduced. In addition, should we undertake to refinance any of our outstanding long-term debt, there can be no assurance that the terms of such refinancing, particularly the interest rate, would be favorable to us. Should we be forced to replace lower interest rate debt with higher interest rate debt, our interest expense would increase and our net income would be reduced. An aggregate of $540 million of our long-term debt and all of our short-term borrowings bear interest at a variable rate based upon LIBOR, either under the terms of such debt or as a result of interest rate swaps. Interest rates, including LIBOR, can change due to a variety of factors, including governmental debt levels, ratings downgrade of U.S. or

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other sovereign debt, the pace of economic growth and central bank actions. Should LIBOR increase substantially in the future for any reason, interest payments on our variable interest rate debt would also increase. Consistent with our ability to call the 2019 Notes beginning in May 2014, the counterparty for the interest rate swap on our Senior Notes due 2019 has the unilateral right, beginning in May 2014, to terminate such swap and pay us a market termination fee, in which case we would begin to pay a 7% interest rate on such notes, which rate could be higher than the variable interest rate we currently pay through the swap. Any increase in the interest rates paid by us on our debt would increase our interest expense and lower our net income.  

We generally do not obtain long-term commitments from our customers; cancellations, reductions in production quantities, delays in production by our customers and changes in customer requirements could reduce our sales and net income.

We generally do not obtain firm, long-term purchase commitments from our customers and our bookings may generally be canceled prior to the scheduled shipment date. Customers may cancel their orders, reduce production quantities or delay production for a number of reasons, including significant decreases in demand for their products and services and decisions to engage with other EMS providers. Although the customer is generally liable for finished goods and work-in-process at the time of cancellation, 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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reduce our sales and net income by decreasing the volumes of products that we manufacture for our customers;
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delay or eliminate recovery 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 and lower net income.

Some of our contracts provide for cost reduction objectives during their term, which can have the effect of reducing the revenue and gross profit we receive under such contracts unless we are able to increase the amount of business we do with such customers. In addition, customers sometimes require 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, less than optimal utilization of our manufacturing capacity and delays and complications related to the transition of manufacturing programs to new locations. 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, Canada and Western Europe and, as a result, we have incurred, and may incur in the future, significant costs for the closure of facilities, employee severance and related matters. We may be required to relocate additional manufacturing operations in the future and, accordingly, we may incur additional costs that decrease our net income. Any of these factors could reduce our revenues, increase our expenses and reduce our net income.

 As a result of our components ordering policies and customer-requested ship dates, we may incur, and not be able to fully recover from our customers, the purchase price or carrying costs of components, work-in-process and finished goods, which would decrease our margins and net income.
 
In order to satisfy customer orders, we are frequently required to order components and other parts in advance of customer payment, particularly for long lead-time items. Furthermore, we may be required to keep additional components, work-in-process and finished goods in inventory in order to meet customer delivery dates. While our supply agreements with our customers generally allocate most of the liability for payment for such items to the customers, we may nonetheless incur additional carrying costs or not ultimately be compensated for these items should the customer default upon its obligations. To the extent we incur any such costs, our gross margins and net income would be reduced. 

If we manufacture or design defective products, or if our manufacturing processes do not comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements, we could be subject to claims, damages and fines and lose customers.

We manufacture products to our customers' specifications, and in some cases our manufacturing processes and facilities need to comply with various statutory and regulatory requirements. For example, many of the medical products that we manufacture, as well as the facilities and manufacturing processes that we use to produce them must comply with standards established by the United States Food and Drug Administration. In addition, our customers' products and the manufacturing processes that we use to produce them often are highly complex. As a result, products that we design or manufacture may at times contain design or manufacturing defects, and our manufacturing processes may be subject to errors or may not be in compliance with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. Defects in the products we design or manufacture may result in product recalls, warranty claims by customers, including liability for repair costs, delayed shipments to customers or reduced or canceled customer orders. For example, a customer has asserted that we are liable for certain costs relating to the loss of use of products manufactured by us. Although we believe this claim is unsubstantiated, the

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total costs sought by the customer could be significant. These types of defects or deficiencies could reduce our revenues, increase our costs and harm our business reputation. The failure of the products that we design or manufacture or of our manufacturing processes and facilities to comply with applicable statutory and regulatory requirements may subject us to legal fines or penalties and, in some cases, require us to shut down or incur considerable expense to correct a manufacturing program or facility. In addition, these defects may result in product liability claims against us. The magnitude of such claims may increase as we expand our medical, automotive, and aerospace and defense manufacturing services because defects in these types of products can result in death or significant injury to end users of these products. Even if our customers are contractually responsible for defects in the design of a product, we could nonetheless be named in a product liability suit over such defects and could be required to expend significant resources to defend ourselves.

We design products on a contract basis or jointly with our customers. The design services that we provide can expose us to different or greater potential liabilities than those we face when providing our regular manufacturing services. For example, we have increased exposure to potential product liability claims resulting from injuries caused by defects in products we design, as well as potential claims that products we design infringe third-party intellectual property rights. Such claims could subject us to significant liability for damages and, regardless of their merits, could be time-consuming and expensive to resolve. Any such costs and damages could be significant and would reduce our net income.

Failure to comply with domestic or international employment and related laws could result in the payment of significant damages, which would reduce our net income.
 
We are subject to a variety of domestic and foreign employment laws, including those related to safety, wages and overtime, discrimination, whistle-blowing, classification of employees and severance payments. Enforcement activity relating to these laws can increase as a result of increased governmental scrutiny, media attention due to violations by other companies, changes in law, political and other factors. There can be no assurance that we won't be found to have violated such laws in the future, due to a more aggressive enforcement posture by governmental authorities or for any other reason. Any such violations could lead to the assessment of fines against us by federal, state or foreign regulatory authorities or damages payable to employees, which fines could be substantial and which would reduce our net income.

Energy price increases may negatively impact our results of operations; regulatory actions could affect the price of energy, which could increase our costs and reduce our profitability; natural resource shortages could impact our production.

We, along with our suppliers and customers, rely on various energy sources in our manufacturing and transportation activities. There has been significant volatility in the prices of energy during the recent past and such volatility is likely to continue in the future. A sustained increase in energy prices could cause an increase to our raw material, components and transportation costs. We may not be able to increase our product prices enough to offset these increased costs, in which case our profitability would be reduced.

Concern over climate change has led to state, federal and international legislative and regulatory initiatives aimed at reducing carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions. While we don't expect existing or currently proposed initiatives to directly impact our business operations in the near future, these measures could over the long term lead to an increase in the cost of energy used in the manufacture of our products as a result of restrictions placed upon power generators and distributors. We can't currently estimate the impact of any such indirect costs. However, should our operating costs in fact rise as a result of any current, proposed or future greenhouse gas initiatives, and we are not able to pass such costs to our customers, our operating results would be adversely affected.
Certain natural resources, including water used in our production processes, may become constrained, particularly in China, where economic output may outstrip natural resources. Such shortages could raise our costs or otherwise impact our production.

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 establish new foreign facilities. The substantial majority of our net sales are generated through our non-U.S. operations and a significant portion of our manufacturing material is provided by international suppliers. As a result of our international operations, we are affected by economic, political and other conditions in foreign countries, including:
  
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compliance with United States and foreign laws concerning trade and employment practices;
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difficulties in obtaining or complying with export license requirements;        
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trade restrictions;
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changes in tariffs;
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labor unrest, including strikes, and difficulties in staffing;
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security concerns;
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regional military tension or hostilities;
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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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changes in tax and trade laws that increase our local costs;
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exposure to heightened corruption risks;
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adverse rulings in regards to tax audits;
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excess costs associated with reducing employment or shutting down facilities;
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misappropriation of intellectual property; and
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constraints on our ability to maintain or increase prices. 

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 taxes may increase, which would reduce our net income.
 
Additionally, a significant portion of our worldwide cash reserves are generated by, and therefore held in, foreign jurisdictions. Some 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 United States operations, we may incur significant taxes to repatriate these funds.
 
We operate in countries that have experienced labor unrest, political instability and strife, including Brazil, China, India, Israel, Malaysia and Thailand and we have experienced work stoppages and similar disruptions in certain foreign jurisdictions. To the extent such developments prevent us from adequately staffing our plants and manufacturing and shipping products in those jurisdictions, our margins and net income could be reduced and our reputation as a reliable supplier could be negatively impacted.

We have incurred substantial restructuring charges in the past and we may need to take material restructuring charges in the future.
 
We have incurred significant expenses related to restructuring of our operations in the past and may continue to do so in the future. For example, we have moved, and may continue to move, our operations from higher-cost to lower-cost locations to meet customer requirements. We have incurred in the past, and may incur in the future, costs related to workforce reductions, facility closures and subsequent environmental remediation, work stoppages and labor unrest resulting from the closure of facilities. In addition, 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 to restructure operations that have been acquired in order to integrate them into our company. We expect to be required to record additional charges related to restructuring activities in the future, but cannot predict the timing or amount of such charges. Any such charges would reduce our net income.
 
Our results may be adversely affected by rising labor costs.
 
There is substantial uncertainty about future labor costs, in particular within the lower cost regions in which we operate. Demographic changes and economic development in these regions put upward pressure on wages in these regions. If we are required to make any substantial increase in wages in these regions, our profitability could be reduced.

Commodity price fluctuations may negatively impact our results of operations.

Our components are manufactured using a number of commodities, including petroleum, gold, copper and other metals that are subject to frequent and unpredictable changes in price due to worldwide demand, investor interest and economic conditions. We do not hedge against the risk of these fluctuations, but rather attempt to adjust our product pricing to reflect such changes. Should significant increases in commodities prices occur and should we not be able to increase our

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product prices enough to offset these increased costs, our gross margins and profitability would decrease, perhaps significantly.

Our business could be adversely affected by any delays, or increased costs, resulting from the use of common carriers to transport our materials and products.

We rely on a variety of common carriers to transport our raw materials and components from our suppliers to us, and to transport our products to our customers. The use of common carriers is subject to a number of risks, including increased costs due to rising energy prices and labor, vehicle and insurance costs, criminal activity, such as hijackings, resulting in losses of shipments, delivery delays resulting from labor disturbances and strikes and other factors beyond our control. While we attempt to mitigate our liability for any losses resulting from these risks through contracts with our customers, suppliers and insurance carriers, any costs or losses that cannot be mitigated could reduce our profitability, require us to manufacture replacement product or damage our relationships with our customers.
 
Our key personnel are critical to the continued growth of our business and we cannot assure you that they will remain with us.
 
Our success depends upon the continued service of our key personnel, particularly our highly skilled operations managers and engineers involved in the manufacture of existing products and development of new products and processes. Such employees may be heavily recruited by other companies, including our competitors. Generally, these employees are not bound by employment agreements and we rely on competitive pay packages in order to help attract and retain such personnel. Should our key employees choose to terminate their employment with us in order to accept higher pay packages or otherwise, our operations and growth prospects could be negatively impacted.

If we are unable to maintain our technological and manufacturing process expertise, our business could be adversely affected.

Improvements to and refinements of our manufacturing processes are necessary to manufacture next generation products for our customers in a cost-efficient manner. As a result, we are continually evaluating the cost-effectiveness and feasibility of new manufacturing processes. In some cases, we will be required to make capital expenditures and incur engineering expense in order to qualify and validate any such new process. Such expenses would reduce our net income. In addition, any delay in the deployment of such new process, or problems commencing volume production using a new process could also reduce our competitiveness, decrease our margins and net income and harm our reputation with our customers.
Our international sales are subject to laws relating to trade, export controls and corruption practices, the violation of which could adversely affect our operations.
 
We are required to comply with all applicable domestic and foreign export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations and the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). Some items manufactured by us are controlled for export by the United States Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security under the EAR. In addition, we are subject to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and international counterparts relating to bribery of foreign governments and officials, such as the U.K. Bribery Act. Violation of any of these laws or regulations could result in significant sanctions, including large monetary penalties and suspension or debarment from participation in future business opportunities, which could reduce our future revenue and net income and damage our reputation as a reputable supplier. In addition, defense of any such claim, even if unfounded, would likely be time consuming and expensive to resolve and would divert management's time and attention.
 
We are subject to a number of U.S. governmental procurement rules and regulations, the failure to comply with which could result in damages or reduction of future revenue.
 
We are subject to a number of laws and regulations relating to the award, administration and performance of U.S. government contracts and subcontracts. Such laws and regulations govern, among other things, price negotiations, cost accounting standards and other aspects of performance under government contracts. These rules are complex and our performance under them is subject to audit by the Defense Contract Audit Agency and other government regulators. If an audit or investigation reveals a failure to comply with regulations or other improper activities, we may be subject to civil or criminal penalties and administrative sanctions by either the government or the prime customer, including termination of the contract, payment of fines and suspension or debarment from doing further business with the U.S. government. Any of these actions would increase our expenses, reduce our revenue and damage our reputation as a reliable government supplier.
 

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We can experience losses due to foreign exchange rate fluctuations, which would reduce our net income.
 
Because we manufacture and sell a substantial portion of our products abroad, our operating costs, and in some cases, our revenue, can be negatively impacted due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. For example, if the U.S. dollar weakens against the foreign currencies in which we denominate certain of our trade accounts payable, fixed purchase obligations and other expenses, the U.S. dollar equivalent of such expenses would increase. Similarly, certain of our sales are denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. We use financial instruments, primarily short-term foreign currency forward contracts, to hedge certain forecasted foreign currency commitments arising from accounts receivable, trade accounts payable and fixed purchase obligations. However, the success of our foreign currency hedging activities depends largely upon the accuracy of our forecasts of future sales, expenses, capital expenditures and monetary assets and liabilities. As such, our foreign currency hedging program may not fully cover our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations. Some of our foreign currency exposure relates to extremely volatile currencies, including the Euro, Mexican peso, Japanese yen and Brazilian real. As such, any failure to adequately hedge our exposure to these currencies can have a disproportionate impact to our costs. If our hedging activities are not successful, we may experience significant unexpected expenses from fluctuations in exchange rates, which could be significant and which would decrease our net income.
  
Any failure to comply with applicable environmental laws could adversely affect our business by causing us to pay significant amounts for cleanup of hazardous materials or for damages or fines.
 
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. If we violate environmental laws or if we occupy or occupied in the past a site at which a predecessor company caused contamination, we may be held liable for damages and the costs of remedial actions. We cannot assure you that we will not violate environmental laws and regulations in the future as a result of human error, equipment failure or other causes. Although we estimate and regularly reassess our potential liability with respect to violations or alleged violations and accrue for such liability, we cannot assure you that our accruals will be sufficient. Any increase in existing reserves or establishment of new reserves for environmental liability would reduce our net income. Our failure or inability to comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations could also 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.
 
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 remediation obligations and other liabilities.
 
Our plants generally operate under environmental permits issued by governmental authorities. For the most part, 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. These liabilities include ongoing investigation and remediation activities at a number of current and former sites. The time required to perform environmental remediations can be lengthy and there can be no assurance that the scope, and therefore cost, of these activities will not increase as a result of the discovery of new contamination or contamination on adjoining landowner's properties or the adoption of more stringent regulatory standards covering sites at which we are currently performing remediation activities.  
 
Although liabilities for treatment and 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, nor can we provide assurance that we do not have environmental exposures of which we are unaware and which could adversely affect our future operating results.
 
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 remediation activities, 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 RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) and WEEE (Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directives which took effect beginning in 2005. Parallel initiatives have been adopted 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 OEMs to assume responsibility for the collection, recycling and management of waste electronic products and components. Although we believe we have implemented procedures to make our manufacturing process RoHS compliant, a successful assertion by a governmental entity of 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, which could increase our costs.

Cybersecurity breaches and other disruptions of our IT network and systems could interrupt our operations.
 
We rely on information technology networks and systems, some of which are owned and operated by third parties, to process, transmit and store electronic information. In particular, we depend on our information technology infrastructure for a variety of functions, including worldwide financial reporting, inventory management, procurement, invoicing and email communications. Any of these systems may be susceptible to outages due to fire, floods, power loss, telecommunications failures, terrorist attacks and similar events. Despite the implementation of network security measures, our systems and those of third parties on which we rely may also be vulnerable to computer viruses, break-ins, malware and similar disruptions. Malware, if surreptitiously installed on our systems and not timely detected and removed, could collect and disclose sensitive information relating to our customers, employees or others, exposing us to legal liability and causing us to suffer reputational damage. If we or our vendors are unable to prevent such outages and breaches, our operations could be disrupted.

Employee theft or fraud could result in loss.

Certain of our employees have access to, or signature authority with respect to, bank accounts, other company assets or our materials ordering and accounting systems, which exposes us to the risk of theft, fraud and financial misstatements. In addition, certain employees have access to key IT infrastructure and to customer and other information that is commercially valuable. Should any such employee, for any reason, compromise our IT systems, or misappropriate customer or other information, we could incur losses, including losses relating to claims by our customers against us, the willingness of customers to do business with us may be damaged and, in the case of our defense business, we could be debarred from future participation in government programs.

We may not be successful in implementing and integrating strategic transactions or in divesting assets or businesses, which could harm our operating results.
 
From time to time, we may undertake strategic transactions that give us the opportunity to access new customers and new end-customer markets, to obtain new manufacturing and service capabilities and technologies, to enter new geographic manufacturing locations, to lower our manufacturing costs and improve our profits, and to further develop existing customer relationships. Strategic transactions involve a number of risks, uncertainties and costs, including the following:
 
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integrating acquired operations and businesses including in regions or countries in which we have not previously operated;
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incurring severance and other restructuring costs, which would reduce our net income;
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obtaining regulatory approvals or other conditions to closing, which could delay the closing and increase the costs of strategic transactions;
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diverting management attention from day-to-day duties in order to implement and integrate strategic transactions;
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scaling up production and coordinating management of operations at new sites;
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incurring transaction expenses, which could be significant;
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separating operations or support infrastructure for entities divested;
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managing and integrating operations in geographically dispersed locations;
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maintaining customer, supplier or other favorable business relationships of acquired operations and terminating unfavorable relationships, which could be costly;
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integrating the acquired company's systems into our management information systems;
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satisfying unforeseen liabilities of acquired businesses, including liability for past violations of law and environmental liabilities, which could be material and which could subject us to ongoing regulatory scrutiny or requirements;
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improving and expanding our management information systems to accommodate expanded operations; and
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losing key employees of acquired operations.
 
Asset or business divestitures, even when part of our strategic plan, could reduce our revenue and net income.

Any of these factors could prevent us from realizing the anticipated benefits of a strategic transaction, and our failure to realize these benefits could reduce our sales below and increase our costs above our forecasts and could cause write-downs of the value of the business acquired which would decrease our net income. Acquisitions may also be dilutive to our earnings per share, particularly if our projections and assumptions about the acquired business' future operating results prove to be inaccurate. As a result, although the goal of our acquisition and divestiture strategy is to improve our operating results and increase stockholder value, there can be no assurance that any transactions that we complete will actually do so.
 
If we are unable to protect our intellectual property or infringe, or are alleged to infringe, upon intellectual property of others, we could be required to pay significant amounts in costs or damages.
 
We rely on a combination of copyright, patent, trademark and trade secret laws and restrictions on disclosure to protect our intellectual property rights. We cannot be certain that the steps we have taken will prevent unauthorized use of our intellectual property. For example, we rely in part upon patents to protect our intellectual property position. However, a number of our patents covering certain aspects of our manufacturing processes or products have expired or will expire in the near future. Such expirations reduce our ability to assert claims against competitors or others who use or sell similar technology. Any failure to protect our intellectual property rights would diminish or eliminate the competitive advantages that we derive from our proprietary technology. 
 
We are also subject to the risk that current or former employees violate the terms of their proprietary information agreements with us. Should a key current or former employee use or disclose any of our or our customers' proprietary information, we could become subject to legal action by our customers or others, our key technologies could become compromised and our ability to compete could be adversely impacted.

Finally, we may occasionally become involved in administrative proceedings, lawsuits or other proceedings if others allege that we infringe on their intellectual property rights. Some of these claims could subject us to significant liability for damages and invalidate our property rights. If successful, such claims could impair our ability to collect royalties or license fees or could force us or our customers to:
 
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stop producing products that use the challenged intellectual property;
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obtain from the owner of the infringed intellectual property, at our expense, a license to sell the relevant technology at an additional cost, which license may not be available on reasonable terms, or at all; or
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redesign those products or services so as not to use the infringed technology.

We sometimes design products on a contract basis or jointly with our customers. In these situations, we may indemnify our customer against liability caused by claims that the design infringes the intellectual property rights of a third party. Such indemnification claims could require us to assume the defense of such a claim, the cost of which could be significant.
 
Any of these results could reduce our revenue, increase our costs and reduce our net income and could damage our reputation with our customers. In addition, any type of intellectual property lawsuit, whether initiated by us or a third party, would likely be time consuming and expensive to resolve and would divert management's time and attention.

We may not have sufficient insurance coverage for potential claims and losses, which could leave us responsible for certain costs and damages.
 
We carry various forms of business and liability insurance in types and amounts we believe are reasonable and customary for similarly situated companies in our industry. However, we do not have insurance coverage for all of the risks and liabilities we assume in connection with our business and the products and services we provide to our customers, including failure to comply with typical customer warranties for workmanship, product liability, intellectual property infringement and product recall claims and environmental contamination. In addition, our policies generally have deductibles that would reduce the amount of our potential recoveries from insurance. As a result, not all of our potential business losses are covered under our insurance policies. Should we sustain a significant uncovered loss, our net income would be reduced.


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Provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act relating to “Conflict Minerals” may increase our costs and lead to reputational challenges.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act contains provisions to improve transparency and accountability concerning the supply of certain minerals originating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and adjoining countries that are believed to be benefiting armed groups. As a result, the SEC has adopted due diligence, disclosure and reporting requirements for companies which manufacture products that include components containing such minerals, regardless of whether the minerals are actually mined in the DRC or adjoining countries. Our first report under these rules will be due by May 31, 2014.

Such regulations could decrease the availability and increase the prices of components used in our customers' products, particularly if we choose (or are required by our customers) to source such components from different suppliers than we use now. In addition, as our supply chain is complex and the method of complying with these SEC rules is unclear, we expect that the compliance process will be both time-consuming and costly. We may face reputational challenges with our customers and other stakeholders if we are unable to timely verify the origins of minerals contained in the components included in our customers' products, or if our due diligence process reveals that materials we source originate in the DRC or adjoining countries and benefit armed groups. 

Changes in financial accounting standards or policies have affected, and in the future may affect, our reported financial condition or results of operations; additionally, changes in securities laws and regulations have increased, and are likely to continue to increase, our operating costs.
 
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or U.S. GAAP. Our preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires that we make estimates and assumptions that affect the recorded amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of those assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the recorded amounts of expenses during the reporting period. A change in the facts and circumstances surrounding those estimates could result in a change to our estimates and could impact our future operating results.
 
In addition, these principles are subject to interpretation by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), the SEC and various bodies formed to interpret and create accounting policies. A change in those policies can have a significant effect on our reported results and may affect our reporting of transactions which are completed before a change is announced. Accounting policies affecting many other aspects of our business, including rules relating to revenue recognition, off-balance sheet transactions, stock-based compensation, restructuring, acquisition accounting, asset disposals and asset retirement obligations, leases, intangible assets, derivative and other financial instruments and in-process research and development charges, have recently been revised or are under review. Changes to those rules or challenges to our interpretation or application of those rules by regulators may have a material adverse effect on our reported financial results or on the way we conduct business. In addition, the anticipated convergence of U.S. GAAP and international financial reporting standards creates uncertainty as to the financial accounting policies and practices we will need to adopt in the future.

Finally, corporate governance, public disclosure and compliance practices continue to evolve based upon continuing legislative action, SEC rulemaking and stockholder advisory group policies. As a result, the number of rules and regulations applicable to us may increase, which would also increase our legal and financial compliance costs and the amount of time management must devote to compliance activities. Increasing regulatory burdens could also make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors, particularly to serve on our audit committee, and qualified executive officers in light of an increase in actual or perceived workload and liability for serving in such positions.
 
The market price of our common stock is volatile.

The stock market in recent years has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that have affected the market prices of companies, including companies in the EMS business. These fluctuations have often been unrelated to the operating performance of these companies. The market for our common stock has been and may in the future be subject to similar volatility. Factors such as fluctuations in our operating results, announcements by our competitors or other events affecting companies in the electronics industry, currency fluctuations, general market fluctuations and macro economic conditions may cause the market price of our common stock to decline.


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We are subject to risks associated with natural disasters and global events.
 
We conduct a significant portion of our activities including manufacturing, administration and information technology management in areas that have experienced natural disasters, such as major earthquakes, hurricanes, floods and tsunamis. For example, in March 2011, Japan experienced a major earthquake and tsunami and in late 2011, widespread flooding occurred in Thailand. Our insurance coverage with respect to damages to our facilities or our customers' products caused by natural disasters is limited and is subject to deductibles and coverage limits and, as a result, may not be sufficient to cover all of our losses. For example, our policies do not cover damage due to earthquake. In addition, such coverage may not continue to be available at commercially reasonable rates and terms. In the event of a major earthquake or other disaster affecting one or more of our facilities, our operations and management information systems, which control our worldwide procurement, inventory management, shipping and billing activities, could be significantly disrupted. Such events could delay or prevent product manufacturing and shipment for the time required to transfer production or repair, rebuild or replace the affected manufacturing facilities. While we have disaster recovery plans in place, there can be no assurance that such plans will be sufficient to allow our operations to continue in the event of every natural or man-made disaster, pandemic or other extraordinary event. Any extended inability to continue our operations at unaffected facilities following such an event would reduce our revenue and potentially damage our reputation as a reliable supplier.



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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

During the second quarter of 2013, our Board of Directors authorized us to repurchase up to $100 million of our common stock in the open market or in negotiated transactions off the market. The common stock repurchase program has no expiration date. The table below sets forth information regarding our repurchases of our common stock during the first quarter of 2013.
Period (1)
 
TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES PURCHASED
 
AVERAGE PRICE PAID PER SHARE
 
TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES PURCHASED AS PART OF PUBLICLY ANNOUNCED PROGRAMS
 
MAXIMUM DOLLAR VALUE OF SHARES THAT MAY YET BE PURCHASED UNDER THE PROGRAMS
Month #1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
September 29, 2013 through October 26, 2013
 
—

 
$
—

 
—

 
$
100,000,000

Month #2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
October 26, 2013 through November 23, 2013
 
1,146,500

 
$
14.94

 
1,146,500

 
$
82,866,677

Month #3
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
November 24 2013 through December 28, 2013
 
524,500

 
$
15.27

 
524,500

 
$
74,859,025

Total
 
1,671,000

 
$
15.05

 
1,671,000

 
$
74,859,025

                                                     
(1) All months shown are our fiscal months.

Our debt agreements contain a number of restrictive covenants, including restrictions on incurring additional debt, making investments and other restricted payments, selling assets, paying dividends and redeeming or repurchasing capital stock and debt, subject to certain exceptions. We were in compliance with these covenants as of December 28, 2013.


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Item 6. Exhibits
 
Exhibit Number
 
Description
 
 
 
10.48(1)
 
Amendment to employment offer letter between Sanmina Corporation and Alan Reid dated March 12, 2010.
 
 
 
31.1
 
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
 
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
 
 
 
32.1 (2)
 
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
 
 
 
32.2 (2)
 
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
________________________
 
(1)
Compensatory plan in which an executive officer or director participates.

(2)
This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.
    

 

 


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the Requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
                                                                                       
SANMINA CORPORATION
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ JURE SOLA
 
 
 
Jure Sola
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
Date:
January 31, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ ROBERT K. EULAU
 
 
 
Robert K. Eulau
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
Date:
January 31, 2014
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number
 
Description
 
 
 
10.48(1)
 
Amendment to employment offer letter between Sanmina Corporation and Alan Reid dated March 12, 2010.
 
 
 
31.1
 
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
 
 
 
31.2
 
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).
 
 
 
32.1(2)
 
Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
 
 
 
32.2(2)
 
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

________________________
 
(1)
Compensatory plan in which an executive officer or director participates.

(2)
This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.






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