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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

February 10, 2010
 
AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
DELAWARE   000-29472   23-1722724
         
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Incorporation)       Identification No.)
1900 SOUTH PRICE ROAD
CHANDLER, AZ 85286

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(480) 821-5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On February 10, 2010 Amkor Technology, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing results for the fourth quarter and full year 2009 which inadvertently misstated estimated earnings per diluted share for the first quarter of 2010. The correct estimate of first quarter 2010 net income is in the range of $0.17 to $0.22 per diluted share. The Company’s guidance for net sales and gross margin for the first quarter of 2010 is not affected by this correction. The information contained in the updated press release dated February 10, 2010 is incorporated herein by reference and furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
   
99.1
  Press release dated February 10, 2010

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
Date: February 11, 2010  Amkor Technology, Inc.
 
 
  /s/ Joanne Solomon    
  Joanne Solomon   
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer   
 

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exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
     
(AMKOR TECHNOLOGY LOGO)   News Release
Amkor Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Results
CHANDLER, Ariz. — February 10, 2010 — Amkor Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMKR), a leading provider of semiconductor assembly and test services, today reported its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2009.
Fourth quarter net sales of $668 million were up 8% sequentially from the third quarter of 2009 and up 22% from the fourth quarter of 2008. Gross margin improved to 26% for the fourth quarter, compared to 25% for the third quarter of 2009 and 18% for the fourth quarter of 2008. Fourth quarter net income was $88 million or $0.33 per diluted share, compared to $81 million or $0.31 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2009 and a net loss of $623 million, or $3.40 loss per share, in the fourth quarter of 2008. Net income for the third quarter of 2009 included income tax benefits of $34 million or $0.12 per diluted share, primarily from the release of a tax valuation allowance at a subsidiary in Korea. The net loss for the fourth quarter of 2008 included a $671 million goodwill impairment charge, or $3.67 per share.
Full year 2009 net sales were $2.2 billion, down 18% from $2.7 billion for 2008. Gross margin was 22% for 2009, compared to 21% for 2008. Net income for the full year 2009 was $156 million or $0.67 per diluted share compared to a net loss of $457 million for 2008 or $2.50 loss per share, which included the goodwill impairment charge noted above.
“Customer demand remained strong in the fourth quarter as we delivered our best quarterly results in 2009. Our net sales of $668 million were better than expected, representing an 8% improvement from the third quarter,” said Ken Joyce, Amkor’s president and chief executive officer. “Our disciplined spending and cost control efforts, together with strong operating leverage in the second half of the year, have driven solid profitability and free cash flow generation during the worst industry downturn in many years,” added Joyce.
“We began the year with an unprecedented drop in sales as the electronics industry significantly cut inventories in response to the global recession. The markets have rebounded more quickly than most people anticipated at the start of the year, and the current outlook is positive as we enter 2010. Looking ahead to the first quarter of 2010, we expect net sales to be down between 2% and 6% from a strong fourth quarter of 2009, with gross margin of 22% to 24%,” said Joyce.
“We are currently operating at or near capacity in many of our product lines,” noted Joyce. “In order to support improved customer demand, we expect to invest at higher levels in 2010 compared with 2009, with spending weighted more towards the first half of the year. Our overall capital intensity is expected to be around 14%.”

 


 

“Unit shipments of 2.4 billion during the fourth quarter were up 4% from the third quarter, principally driven by the strength of leadframe wirebond packaging services,” said Joanne Solomon, Amkor’s chief financial officer. “Revenue growth of 8% was more than the unit growth of 4% reflecting strong demand for flip chip and wire bond chip scale and ball grid array packaging services with higher average sales prices. We saw broad demand across our product lines during the fourth quarter, including our services for the communications and consumer end markets, with notable sequential growth in networking.”
“We generated $88 million in free cash flow in the full year 2009, our fourth consecutive year of positive free cash flow, despite paying $148 million to reduce our Korean severance obligations and to resolve a patent license dispute,” noted Solomon. “During the fourth quarter, we repurchased $23 million of our 7.125% senior notes due 2011 and $15 million of our 7.75% senior notes due 2013 and we ended the quarter with a cash balance of $395 million and total debt of $1.4 billion.”
“Capital additions for the fourth quarter of 2009 were $69 million and $198 million for the full year 2009 with full year capital intensity of 9%. We expect capital additions for the first quarter of 2010 to be approximately $100 to $125 million. Our planned capital additions are focused on expanding capacity in support of customer demand for a number of advanced packaging and test areas, including flip chip and wire bond chip scale packaging and wafer bumping,” said Solomon.
Selected operating data for the fourth quarter and full year of 2009 is included in a section before the financial tables.
Business Outlook
Based upon the latest available information, we have the following expectations for the first quarter of 2010:
    Net sales down 2% to 6% from the fourth quarter of 2009
 
    Gross margin between 22% and 24%
 
    Net income — in the range of $0.17 to $0.22 per diluted share

 


 

Conference Call Information
Amkor will conduct a conference call on February 10, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. eastern time. This call is being webcast and can be accessed at Amkor’s web site at www.amkor.com. You may also access the call by dialing 877-941-2332. A replay of the call will be made available at Amkor’s web site or by dialing 800-406-7325 (access passcode # 4200074). The webcast is also being distributed over Thomson Financial’s Investor Distribution Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call through Thomson Financial individual investor center at www.companyboardroom.com or by visiting any of the investor sites in Thomson Financial’s Individual Investor Network. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson Financial’s password-protected event management site, StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com).
About Amkor
Amkor is a leading provider of semiconductor assembly and test services to semiconductor companies and electronics OEMs. More information on Amkor is available from the company’s SEC filings and on Amkor’s website: www.amkor.com.
Forward-Looking Statement Disclaimer
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical fact are considered forward-looking statements including, without limitation, the following: statements regarding the expected dollar amount, focus and timing of our capital additions and the expected level of capital intensity; and the statements made regarding our current outlook as we enter 2010 and our expected net sales, gross margin and net income. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors that could affect future results and cause actual results and events to differ materially from historical and expected results and those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the following:
    the highly unpredictable nature of the semiconductor industry;
 
    the effect of the global economy on credit markets, financial institutions, customers, suppliers and consumers;
 
    inability to achieve high capacity utilization rates;
 
    volatility of consumer demand for products incorporating our semiconductor packages;
 
    dependence on key customers;
 
    weakness in the forecasts of Amkor’s customers;
 
    customer modification of and follow through with respect to forecasts provided to Amkor;
 
    curtailment of outsourcing by our customers;
 
    our substantial indebtedness and restrictive covenants;
 
    failure to realize sufficient cash flow to fund capital additions;

 


 

    the effects of a recession in the U.S. and other economies worldwide;
 
    the highly unpredictable nature and costs of litigation and other legal activities and the risk of adverse results of such matters;
 
    worldwide economic effects of terrorist attacks, natural disasters and military conflict;
 
    our ability to control costs;
 
    competitive pricing and declines in average selling prices;
 
    timing and volume of orders relative to production capacity;
 
    fluctuations in manufacturing yields;
 
    competition;
 
    dependence on international operations and sales;
 
    dependence on raw material and equipment suppliers and changes in raw material and precious metal costs;
 
    exchange rate fluctuations;
 
    dependence on key personnel;
 
    difficulties in managing growth;
 
    enforcement of intellectual property rights;
 
    environmental and other governmental regulations; and
 
    technological challenges.
Other important risk factors that could affect the outcome of the events set forth in these statements and that could affect our operating results and financial condition are discussed in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and in the company’s subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission made prior to or after the date hereof. Amkor undertakes no obligation to review or update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this press release.
Contact:
Amkor Technology, Inc.
Joanne Solomon, 480-821-5000 ext. 5416
Executive Vice President & CFO
joanne.solomon@amkor.com

 


 

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Selected Operating Data
                                         
    Q4 2009     Q3 2009     Q4 2008     2009     2008  
Sales Data:
                                       
Packaging services (in millions):
                                       
Chip scale package
  $ 224     $ 206     $ 151     $ 695     $ 697  
Ball grid array
    142       129       152       500       751  
Leadframe
    184       172       144       587       753  
Other packaging
    47       42       33       152       144  
 
                             
Packaging services
    597       549       480       1,934       2,345  
Test services
    71       67       69       245       314  
 
                             
Total sales
  $ 668     $ 616     $ 549     $ 2,179     $ 2,659  
 
                             
 
                                       
Packaging services:
                                       
Chip scale package
    33 %     33 %     27 %     32 %     26 %
Ball grid array
    21 %     21 %     28 %     23 %     28 %
Leadframe
    28 %     28 %     26 %     27 %     29 %
Other packaging
    7 %     7 %     6 %     7 %     5 %
 
                             
Packaging services
    89 %     89 %     87 %     89 %     88 %
Test services
    11 %     11 %     13 %     11 %     12 %
 
                             
Total sales
    100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %     100 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Packaged units (in millions):
                                       
Chip scale package
    519       481       380       1,652       1,661  
Ball grid array
    53       57       59       205       298  
Leadframe
    1,856       1,802       1,307       5,773       6,593  
Other packaging
    7       7       3       24       14  
 
                             
Total packaged units
    2,435       2,347       1,749       7,654       8,566  
 
                             
 
                                       
Net sales from top ten customers
    55 %     54 %     52 %     53 %     50 %
Capacity utilization
    84 %     82 %     61 %                
 
                                       
End Market Distribution Data (an approximation based on a sampling of our largest customers.
Prior periods were revised for an expanded sampling methodology and refinement of our classifications):
               
 
                                       
Communications
    39 %     40 %     34 %                
Consumer
    26 %     28 %     28 %                
Computing
    13 %     13 %     16 %                
Networking
    13 %     12 %     15 %                
Other
    9 %     7 %     7 %                
 
                                 
Total
    100 %     100 %     100 %                
 
                                 

 


 

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Selected Operating Data (continued)
                                         
    Q4 2009     Q3 2009     Q4 2008     2009     2008  
    (in millions, except per share data)
Earnings per Share Data:
                                       
Net income (loss) attributable to Amkor — basic
  $ 88     $ 81     $ (623 )   $ 156     $ (457 )
Adjustment for dilutive securities on net income (loss):
                                       
Interest on 2.5% convertible notes due 2011, net of tax
                      2        
Interest on 6.25% convertible notes due 2013, net of tax
    2       2             7        
Interest on 6.0% convertible notes due 2014, net of tax
    4       4             12        
 
                             
Net income (loss) attributable to Amkor — diluted
  $ 94     $ 87     $ (623 )   $ 177     $ (457 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Weighted average shares outstanding — basic
    183       183       183       183       183  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                                       
Stock options
                             
2.5% convertible notes due 2011
    3       3             5        
6.25% convertible notes due 2013
    13       13             13        
6.0% convertible notes due 2014
    83       83             62        
 
                             
Weighted average shares outstanding — diluted
    282       282       183       263       183  
 
                             
 
                                       
Net income (loss) attributable to Amkor per common share:
                                       
Basic
  $ 0.48     $ 0.44     $ (3.40 )   $ 0.85     $ (2.50 )
 
                             
Diluted
  $ 0.33     $ 0.31     $ (3.40 )   $ 0.67     $ (2.50 )
 
                             
 
                                       
Capital Investment Data:
                                       
Property, plant and equipment additions
  $ 69     $ 78     $ 32     $ 198     $ 342  
Net change in related accounts payable and deposits
    (7 )     (36 )     37       (24 )     44  
 
                             
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
  $ 62     $ 42     $ 69     $ 174     $ 386  
 
                             
Depreciation and amortization
  $ 75     $ 74     $ 80     $ 306     $ 310  
 
                                       
Free Cash Flow Data:
                                       
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 106     $ 123     $ 149     $ 262     $ 606  
Less purchases of property, plant and equipment
    (62 )     (42 )     (69 )     (174 )     (386 )
 
                             
Free cash flow*
  $ 44     $ 81     $ 80     $ 88     $ 220  
 
                             
 
*   We define free cash flow as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property, plant and equipment. Free cash flow is not defined by generally accepted accounting principles. However, we believe free cash flow to be relevant and useful information to our investors because it provides them with additional information in assessing our liquidity, capital resources and financial operating results. Our management uses free cash flow in evaluating our liquidity, our ability to service debt and our ability to fund capital additions. However, this measure should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, or superior to, cash flows or other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and our definition of free cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

 


 

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
                                 
    For the Three Months     For the Twelve Months  
    Ended December 31,     Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008     2009     2008  
      (In thousands, except per share data)
Net sales
  $ 667,612     $ 548,712     $ 2,179,109     $ 2,658,602  
Cost of sales
    492,258       451,088       1,698,713       2,096,864  
 
                       
Gross profit
    175,354       97,624       480,396       561,738  
 
                       
 
                               
Operating expenses:
                               
Selling, general and administrative
    54,775       58,399       210,907       251,756  
Research and development
    10,907       13,192       44,453       56,227  
Goodwill impairment
          671,117             671,117  
Gain on sale of real estate
    (135 )           (281 )     (9,856 )
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    65,547       742,708       255,079       969,244  
 
                       
Operating income (loss)
    109,807       (645,084 )     225,317       (407,506 )
 
                       
Other (income) expense:
                               
Interest expense, net
    22,593       26,114       100,029       109,980  
Interest expense, related party
    3,813       1,563       13,000       6,250  
Foreign currency loss (gain)
    1,178       (16,957 )     3,339       (61,057 )
Loss (gain) on debt retirement, net
    570       (35,987 )     (15,088 )     (35,987 )
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliate
    (2,373 )           (2,373 )      
Other income, net
    (36 )     (49 )     (113 )     (1,004 )
 
                       
Total other expense (income), net
    25,745       (25,316 )     98,794       18,182  
 
                       
Income (loss) before income taxes
    84,062       (619,768 )     126,523       (425,688 )
Income tax (benefit) expense
    (3,820 )     5,237       (29,760 )     31,788  
 
                       
Net income (loss)
    87,882       (625,005 )     156,283       (457,476 )
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
    104       1,927       (303 )     781  
 
                       
Net income (loss) attributable to Amkor
  $ 87,986     $ (623,078 )   $ 155,980     $ (456,695 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net income (loss) attributable to Amkor per common share:
                               
Basic
  $ 0.48     $ (3.40 )   $ 0.85     $ (2.50 )
 
                       
Diluted
  $ 0.33     $ (3.40 )   $ 0.67     $ (2.50 )
 
                       
 
                               
Shares used in computing per common share amounts:
                               
Basic
    183,134       183,035       183,067       182,734  
Diluted
    282,495       183,035       263,379       182,734  

 


 

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
                 
    December 31,     December 31,  
    2009     2008  
    (In thousands)  
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 395,406     $ 424,316  
Restricted cash
    2,679       4,880  
Accounts receivable:
               
Trade, net of allowances
    328,252       259,630  
Other
    18,666       14,183  
Inventories
    155,185       134,045  
Other current assets
    32,737       23,862  
 
           
Total current assets
    932,925       860,916  
 
               
Property, plant and equipment, net
    1,364,630       1,473,763  
Intangibles, net
    9,975       11,546  
Investments
    19,108        
Restricted cash
    6,795       1,696  
Other assets
    99,476       36,072  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 2,432,909     $ 2,383,993  
 
           
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
               
 
               
Current liabilities:
               
Short-term borrowings and current portion of long-term debt
  $ 88,944     $ 54,609  
Trade accounts payable
    361,263       241,684  
Accrued expenses
    155,630       258,449  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    605,837       554,742  
 
               
Long-term debt
    1,095,241       1,338,751  
Long-term debt, related party
    250,000       100,000  
Pension and severance obligations
    83,067       116,789  
Other non-current liabilities
    9,063       30,548  
 
           
Total liabilities
    2,043,208       2,140,830  
 
           
 
               
Equity:
               
Amkor stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock
           
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 500,000 shares authorized, issued and outstanding of 183,171 in 2009 and 183,035 in 2008
    183       183  
Additional paid-in capital
    1,500,246       1,496,976  
Accumulated deficit
    (1,122,241 )     (1,278,221 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    5,021       18,201  
 
           
Total Amkor stockholders’ equity
    383,209       237,139  
Noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries
    6,492       6,024  
 
           
Total equity
    389,701       243,163  
 
           
Total liabilities and equity
  $ 2,432,909     $ 2,383,993  
 
           

 


 

AMKOR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
                 
    For the Twelve Months Ended  
    December 31,  
    2009     2008  
    (In thousands)  
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income (loss)
  $ 156,283     $ (457,476 )
Impairment of goodwill
          671,117  
Depreciation and amortization
    305,510       309,920  
Gain on debt retirement, net
    (15,088 )     (35,987 )
Other operating activities and non-cash items
    (17,595 )     22,511  
Changes in assets and liabilities
    (167,385 )     95,733  
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    261,725       605,818  
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
Purchases of property, plant and equipment
    (173,496 )     (386,239 )
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment
    3,116       15,480  
Purchase of equipment leased to unconsolidated affiliate
    (44,681 )      
Investment in unconsolidated affiliate
    (16,736 )      
Proceeds from sale of securities
          2,460  
Other investing activities
    (9,081 )     (3,081 )
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (240,878 )     (371,380 )
 
           
 
               
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
Borrowings under revolving credit facilities
    41,410       619  
Payments under revolving credit facilities
    (10,171 )     (633 )
Proceeds from issuance of short-term debt
    15,000        
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt
    100,000        
Proceeds from issuance of related party debt
    150,000        
Payments of long-term debt
    (338,104 )     (233,814 )
Payments for debt issuance costs
    (8,479 )      
Proceeds from issuance of stock through stock compensation plans
    693       10,203  
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
    (49,651 )     (223,625 )
 
           
 
               
Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash and cash equivalents
    (106 )     3,433  
 
           
 
               
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (28,910 )     14,246  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    424,316       410,070  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 395,406     $ 424,316