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Registration Number: 333-133953 |
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Pursuant to Rule 457(p), all of the $42,800 filing fee has
been previously transmitted to the SEC in connection with a
registration statement on Form S-3 originally filed by
Amkor Technology, Inc. on January 24, 2002 (File
No. 333-81334), which was terminated on May 10, 2006
by the filing of a Post-Effective Amendment to such registration
statement and for which $56,574 of the fee paid thereon was
unutilized. Amkor Technology, Inc. is offsetting $42,800 of the
unutilized fee against the fee due in connection with
$400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of securities offered
from the registration statement (File No. 333-133953) by
means of this prospectus supplement. After giving effect to the
carryforward of fees with respect to this offering, there is
$13,774 of unutilized fees remaining with respect to
registration statement No. 333-81334. |
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
(To Prospectus Dated May 10, 2006)
$400,000,000
Amkor Technology, Inc.
9.25% Senior Notes due 2016
The notes will bear interest at the rate of 9.25% per year.
Interest on the notes is payable on June 1 and
December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1,
2006. The notes will mature on June 1, 2016. At any time
prior to June 1, 2011, we may redeem some or all of the
notes at a make-whole premium. We may also redeem
some or all of the notes on or after June 1, 2011 at
specified prices. In addition, prior to June 1, 2009, we
may redeem up to 35% of the notes at a specified price with the
proceeds of certain equity offerings. The redemption prices are
discussed under the captions Description of the
Notes Optional Redemption.
The notes will be our unsecured senior obligations and will be
effectively subordinated in right of payment to all present and
future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the
collateral securing that indebtedness, equal in right of payment
with all of our present and future senior indebtedness and
senior to all of our present and future subordinated
indebtedness. Upon completion of the offering, the notes will be
fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior
basis by certain of our subsidiaries for so long as those
subsidiaries guarantee any of our other senior or senior
subordinated notes. The guarantees are expected to be terminated
or released before the end of 2006 as described in this
prospectus supplement.
Concurrent with this offering, and by a separate prospectus
supplement, we are offering $190.0 million aggregate
principal amount of convertible senior subordinated notes due
2011. The completion of the convertible senior subordinated
notes offering and the completion of this offering are each
conditioned upon the completion of the other.
Investing in the notes involves risks. See Risk
Factors beginning on page S-9 of this prospectus
supplement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the
accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Interest on the notes will accrue from May 26, 2006 to the
date of delivery.
The underwriter expects to deliver the notes to purchasers on or
about May 26, 2006.
Sole Book-Running Manager
Citigroup
May 11, 2006
This document is in two parts. The first part is this
prospectus supplement, which describes the terms of the offering
of the notes and also adds to and updates information contained
in the related prospectus and the documents incorporated by
reference into the related prospectus. The second part is the
related prospectus, which contains more general information,
some of which may not apply to this offering. To the extent that
there is a conflict between the information contained in this
prospectus supplement, on the one hand, and the information
contained in the related prospectus or any document incorporated
by reference therein, on the other hand, you should rely on the
information in this prospectus supplement.
We expect that delivery of the notes will be made against
payment therefor on May 26, 2006, which will be the
11th
business day following the date of pricing of the notes (such
settlement cycle being herein referred to as T+11).
Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or Exchange Act, trades in the secondary
market generally are required to settle in three business days,
unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise.
Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade notes on the date of
pricing or the next seven succeeding business days will be
required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially will
settle T+11, to specify an alternate settlement cycle at the
time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement.
Purchasers of notes who wish to trade notes on the date of
pricing or the next seven succeeding business days should
consult their own advisor.
You should rely only on the information incorporated by
reference or contained in this prospectus supplement and the
related prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you
with different information. We are not making an offer of these
securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You
should not assume that the information contained in this
prospectus supplement and the related prospectus is accurate as
of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus
supplement or the related prospectus, as relevant.
In this prospectus supplement, unless we state otherwise, the
Company, we, us,
our and Amkor refer to Amkor Technology,
Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY
This summary highlights selected information about us and
this offering. This summary is not complete and may not contain
all the information that may be important to you. You should
read the entire prospectus supplement, the related prospectus
and the documents we incorporate by reference before making an
investment decision.
Amkor Technology, Inc.
We are one of the worlds largest subcontractors of
semiconductor packaging (sometimes referred to as assembly) and
test services. We pioneered the outsourcing of semiconductor
packaging and test services through a predecessor in 1968, and
over the years have built a leading position by:
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Providing a broad portfolio of packaging and test technologies
and services, |
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Maintaining a leading role in the design and development of new
package and test technologies, |
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Cultivating long-standing relationships with customers,
including many of the worlds leading semiconductor
companies, |
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Developing expertise in high-volume manufacturing processes to
provide our services; and |
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Providing a broadly diversified operational scope, with
production capabilities in China, Korea, Japan, the Philippines,
Singapore, Taiwan and the United States, U.S. |
Packaging and test are integral parts of the process of
manufacturing semiconductor devices. This process begins with
silicon wafers and involves the fabrication of electronic
circuitry into complex patterns, creating large numbers of
individual chips on the wafers. The fabricated wafers are probed
to ensure the individual devices meet design specifications. The
packaging process creates an electrical interconnect between the
semiconductor chip and the system board through wire bonding or
bumping technologies. In packaging, individual chips are
separated from the fabricated semiconductor wafers, attached to
a substrate and then encased in a protective material to provide
optimal electrical connectivity and thermal performance. The
packaged chips are then tested using sophisticated equipment to
ensure that each packaged chip meets its design specifications.
Increasingly, packages are custom designed for specific chips
and specific end-market applications. We are able to provide
turnkey solutions including semiconductor wafer bumping, wafer
probe, wafer backgrind, package design, packaging, test and drop
shipment services.
The semiconductors that we package and test for our customers
ultimately become components in electronic systems used in
communications, computing, consumer, industrial and automotive
applications. Our customers include, among others: Altera
Corporation; Avago Technologies, Pte; Freescale Semiconductor,
Inc.; Intel Corporation; International Business Machines
Corporation (IBM); Samsung Electronics Corporation,
Ltd.; Conexant Systems, Inc.; ST Microelectronics, Pte, Ltd.;
Texas Instruments, Inc.; and Toshiba Corporation. The outsourced
semiconductor packaging and test market is very competitive. We
also compete with the internal semiconductor packaging and test
capabilities of many of our customers.
We were incorporated in 1997 in the state of Delaware. Our
principal offices are located at 1900 South Price Road,
Chandler, AZ 85248. Our telephone number is (480) 821-5000
and our website can be accessed at www.amkor.com.
Information contained in our website does not constitute part of
this prospectus supplement.
Concurrent Transactions
On April 28, 2006, we commenced a tender offer for up to
$200 million aggregate principal amount of our outstanding
9.25% Senior Notes due 2008, or 9.25% notes, at a
tender price of $1,035.00 for each $1,000 principal amount of
notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the
purchase date of the 9.25% notes. Holders who tendered on
or before May 9, 2006 will also receive an early tender
payment of $20.00 per $1,000 principal amount, which,
together with the tender price, equals the total potential
S-1
consideration of $1,055.00. Completion of the tender offer is
subject to (i) us having raised funds sufficient to
purchase the 9.25% notes tendered up to the cap and to pay
fees and expenses in connection therewith and
(ii) customary tender offer conditions.
As of May 9, 2006, holders of $349.4 million in
aggregate principal amount of 9.25% notes have tendered in the
tender offer. We have increased the size of the tender offer to
up to $360.0 million. We intend to use the net proceeds
from this offering of approximately $391.8 million to
purchase the $349.4 million of 9.25% senior notes tendered
to date in the tender offer (including the payment of the tender
premium, accrued and unpaid interest, the early tender payment
and related fees and expenses), with the remainder (an estimated
$13.1 million) to repurchase additional 9.25% senior notes
that may be tendered, subject to the cap, to retire other debt
or for general corporate or working capital purposes.
Concurrent with this offering, we are offering
$190.0 million aggregate principal amount of convertible
senior subordinated notes due 2011. We are also granting the
underwriter in the concurrent offering an option to purchase up
to an additional $28.5 million principal amount of the
convertible senior subordinated notes for over-allotments. We
intend to use the net proceeds of the concurrent offering of
$183.9 million (excluding the underwriters option to
purchase additional notes) to redeem, repurchase or otherwise
retire a portion of our 10.5% senior subordinated notes due
2009 (together with the payment of the related premium, accrued
and unpaid interest to and including the redemption date and
related fees and expenses). In the event the underwriter
exercises its option to purchase additional notes in full, we
intend to use the proceeds to redeem, repurchase or otherwise
retire the remaining amount of our 10.5% senior subordinated
notes due 2009, with the remainder (an estimated
$3.2 million), to retire other debt or for general
corporate or working capital purposes. The convertible senior
subordinated notes will be offered by us pursuant to a separate
prospectus supplement.
In this prospectus supplement, we refer to this offering, the
tender offer, the offering of the convertible senior
subordinated notes and the refinancing of a portion of our
10.5% senior subordinated notes as the concurrent
transactions. For a further description of assumptions we
make in this prospectus supplement regarding the concurrent
transactions, see Use of Proceeds and
Capitalization. The tender offer is conditioned on
the completion of this offering, and the completion of this
offering and the completion of the concurrent offering are each
conditioned upon the completion of the other.
Unless otherwise noted, all references to the convertible senior
subordinated note offering are exclusive of the
underwriters option to purchase additional notes related
to such offering.
S-2
The Offering
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Amkor Technology, Inc. |
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Securities Offered |
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$400.0 million aggregate principal amount of
9.25% senior notes due 2016 |
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Maturity |
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June 1, 2016. |
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Interest Payment Dates |
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June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning
December 1, 2006. |
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Guarantees |
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Upon the completion of this offering, the notes will be fully
and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured senior basis by
certain of our subsidiaries for so long as those subsidiaries
guarantee any of our other senior or senior subordinated notes.
We are in the process of consolidating a number of our
subsidiaries, and we expect that all of the guarantees of the
existing senior notes and senior subordinated notes will
terminate or be released in accordance with the terms of the
indentures governing the those notes before the end of 2006, in
which case the guarantees of the notes will also be released. In
the event that we create or capitalize a future domestic
subsidiary that is significant, that subsidiary will be required
to become a guarantor of the notes. |
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our senior, unsecured obligations; |
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effectively subordinated in right of payment to all
of our existing and future secured debt, including any amounts
outstanding under our secured revolving credit facility and our
second lien secured credit facility to the extent of the value
of collateral securing those facilities; |
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effectively subordinated in right of payment to all
existing and future debt and other liabilities, including trade
payables, of any of our subsidiaries that do not guarantee the
notes; |
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equal in right of payment with all of our existing
and future senior debt, including our 9.25% senior notes
due 2008, our 7.75% senior notes due 2013 and our
7.125% senior notes due 2011; and |
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senior in right of payment to all of our existing
and future senior subordinated debt, including our outstanding
10.5% senior subordinated notes due 2009, the convertible
senior subordinated notes being offered in the concurrent
offering and to all of our existing and future subordinated
debt, including our 5.75% convertible subordinated notes
due 2006, our 5.00% convertible subordinated notes due 2007
and our 6.25% convertible subordinated notes due 2013. |
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As of March 31, 2006, assuming completion of the concurrent
transactions, we would have had approximately
$1,464.8 million of senior debt (approximately
$300.0 million of which would have been secured),
$213.5 million of senior subordinated debt, and
approximately $378.4 million of subordinated debt. In
addition, as of March 31, 2006, our non-guarantor
subsidiaries had $473.3 mil- |
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lion of indebtedness and other liabilities, excluding
intercompany liabilities. |
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The notes guarantee of each notes guarantor will be: |
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the senior, unsecured obligation of the notes
guarantor; |
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effectively subordinated in right of payment to all
existing and future secured debt of the notes guarantor,
including any amounts guaranteed by the notes guarantor under
our secured revolving credit facility and our second lien
secured credit facility to the extent of the value of the
collateral securing those facilities; |
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equal in right of payment with all of the existing
and future senior debt of the notes guarantor, including the
guarantee by the notes guarantor of our 9.25% senior notes
due 2008, our 7.75% senior notes due 2013 and our
7.125% senior notes due 2011; and |
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senior in right of payment to all of the existing
and future senior subordinated debt of the notes guarantor,
including the guarantee by the notes guarantor of our
10.5% senior subordinated notes due 2009. |
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In the event that all of the guarantees are released in
accordance with the terms of the indenture, the existing and
future liabilities of all of Amkors subsidiaries,
including any claims of trade creditors, will be effectively
senior to the notes. As of March 31, 2006, the liabilities
of all of our subsidiaries (including trade payables) were
$544.2 million, excluding intercompany liabilities. |
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Except as set forth below, the notes are not redeemable before
June 1, 2011. Starting on that date, we may redeem the
notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices specified
in this prospectus supplement under Description of the
Notes Optional Redemption. |
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We may redeem the notes, in whole or in part, at any time prior
to June 1, 2011, at a redemption price that is equal to the
sum of (1) the amount of the notes to be redeemed,
(2) accrued and unpaid interest on those notes and
(3) a make-whole premium as specified in this
prospectus supplement under Description of the
Notes Optional Redemption. |
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At any time prior to June 1, 2009, we may redeem up to 35%
of the notes with the proceeds of certain equity offerings at
the redemption price specified in this prospectus supplement
under Description of the Notes Optional
Redemption. |
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If we experience a change in control, we will be required to
make an offer to repurchase the notes at a price equal to 101%
of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if
any, to the date of repurchase. For more detailed information,
see Description of the Notes Repurchase at the
Option of Holder Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of
Control. |
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Certain Covenants |
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We will issue the notes under an indenture with U.S. Bank
National Association, as Trustee. The indenture will, among
other things, restrict our ability and the ability of our
subsidiaries to: |
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incur additional indebtedness; |
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pay dividends, repurchase stock, prepay subordinated
debt and make investments and other restricted payments; |
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create restrictions on the ability of our
subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments; |
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engage in sale and leaseback transactions; |
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create liens; |
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enter into transactions with affiliates; and |
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sell assets or merge with or into other companies. |
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These covenants are subject to important exceptions that are
described in the section entitled Description of the
Notes Certain Covenants. |
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The notes are a new issue of securities, and currently there is
no market for them. We do not intend to apply for the notes to
be listed on any securities exchange or to arrange for any
quotation system to quote them. The underwriter has advised us
that it intends to make a market for the notes but it is not
obligated to do so. The underwriter may discontinue any
market-making in the notes at any time in its sole discretion. |
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We intend to use the net proceeds from the offering of the notes
to purchase 9.25% senior notes tendered to date in the
tender offer (including the payment of the tender premium,
accrued and unpaid interest, the early tender payment and
related fees and expenses), with the remainder (an estimated
$13.1 million) to repurchase additional 9.25% senior notes
that may be tendered, subject to the cap, to retire other debt
or for general corporate or working capital purposes. See
Use of Proceeds and Capitalization. |
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Concurrent with this offering, and by a separate prospectus
supplement, we are offering $190.0 million aggregate
principal amount of convertible senior subordinated notes due
2011. The completion of the convertible senior subordinated
notes offering and the completion of this offering are each
conditioned upon the completion of the other. |
Risk Factors
Investing in our common stock involves risk. You should
carefully consider all of the information in this prospectus
supplement and the documents we have incorporated by reference.
In particular, see Risk Factors on
page S-9 of this
prospectus supplement.
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Summary Consolidated Financial Data
The following table sets forth our summary consolidated
financial data for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004
and 2005 and for the three months ended March 31, 2005 and
2006. The data for the years ended December 31, 2003, 2004
and 2005 have been derived from our audited consolidated
financial statements. The data for the three months ended
March 31, 2005 and 2006, have been derived from our
unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Our
audited and unaudited consolidated financial statements are
incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and
the prospectus to which this prospectus supplement relates. This
summary consolidated financial data should be read in
conjunction with the information in the Managements
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations and our unaudited condensed consolidated
financial statements, including the notes thereto, set forth in
our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended March 31, 2006 (the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q)
and in the Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations and our
audited consolidated financial statements, including the notes
thereto, included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005 (the Annual Report on
Form 10-K).
Results for the three months ended March 31, 2006 are not
necessarily indicative of full-year results.
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Income Statement Data
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Net sales
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1,603,768 |
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1,901,279 |
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2,099,949 |
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1,533,447 |
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1,743,996 |
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374,086 |
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490,071 |
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Gross profit
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336,466 |
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367,832 |
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355,953 |
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43,395 |
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155,018 |
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Operating expenses:
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Selling, general and administrative
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183,291 |
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221,915 |
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243,155 |
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60,466 |
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60,251 |
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Research and development
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30,167 |
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36,707 |
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37,347 |
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8,900 |
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9,430 |
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Total operating expenses
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213,458 |
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258,622 |
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326,094 |
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119,366 |
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70,681 |
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Operating income (loss)
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123,008 |
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109,210 |
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29,859 |
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84,337 |
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Other (income) expense:
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Interest expense, related party
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1,788 |
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Interest expense, net
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140,281 |
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148,902 |
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165,351 |
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40,513 |
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41,157 |
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Foreign currency (gain) loss
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6,190 |
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9,318 |
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2,232 |
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3,928 |
|
|
Other (income) expense, net
|
|
|
31,052 |
|
|
|
(24,444 |
) |
|
|
(444 |
) |
|
|
184 |
|
|
|
(919 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total other expense
|
|
|
168,311 |
|
|
|
130,648 |
|
|
|
174,746 |
|
|
|
42,929 |
|
|
|
45,954 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) before income taxes, equity investment losses,
minority interest and discontinued operations
|
|
|
(45,303 |
) |
|
|
(21,438 |
) |
|
|
(144,887 |
) |
|
|
(118,900 |
) |
|
|
38,383 |
|
Equity investment (losses) income
|
|
|
(3,290 |
) |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(55 |
) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
Minority interests
|
|
|
(4,008 |
) |
|
|
(904 |
) |
|
|
2,502 |
|
|
|
1,011 |
|
|
|
(115 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
|
|
|
(52,601 |
) |
|
|
(22,344 |
) |
|
|
(142,440 |
) |
|
|
(117,883 |
) |
|
|
38,285 |
|
Income tax provision (benefit)
|
|
|
(233 |
) |
|
|
15,192 |
|
|
|
(5,551 |
) |
|
|
1,187 |
|
|
|
3,612 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations
|
|
|
(52,368 |
) |
|
|
(37,536 |
) |
|
|
(136,889 |
) |
|
|
(119,070 |
) |
|
|
34,673 |
|
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax(a)
|
|
|
54,566 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
|
$ |
2,198 |
|
|
$ |
(37,536 |
) |
|
$ |
(136,889 |
) |
|
$ |
(119,070 |
) |
|
$ |
34,673 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
S-6
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the Three Months | |
|
|
For the Year Ended December 31, | |
|
Ended March 31, | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
2003 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2005 | |
|
2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
(in thousands, except per share data) | |
|
(in thousands, except | |
|
|
|
|
per share data) | |
Per Share Data:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic income (loss) per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
From continuing operations
|
|
$ |
(0.31 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.21 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.78 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.68 |
) |
|
|
0.20 |
|
|
From discontinued operations
|
|
|
0.32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) per common share
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
(0.21 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.78 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.68 |
) |
|
$ |
0.20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted income (loss) per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) per common share
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
(0.21 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.78 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.68 |
) |
|
$ |
0.19 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares used in computing net income (loss) per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
167,142 |
|
|
|
175,342 |
|
|
|
176,385 |
|
|
|
175,718 |
|
|
|
176,801 |
|
|
Diluted
|
|
|
167,142 |
|
|
|
175,342 |
|
|
|
176,385 |
|
|
|
175,718 |
|
|
|
191,015 |
|
Other Financial Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and Amortization
|
|
$ |
219,735 |
|
|
$ |
230,344 |
|
|
$ |
248,637 |
|
|
$ |
60,858 |
|
|
$ |
66,061 |
|
|
Payments for property, plant and equipment
|
|
|
190,891 |
|
|
|
407,740 |
|
|
|
295,943 |
|
|
|
66,712 |
|
|
|
79,098 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2006 | |
|
|
| |
|
|
(in thousands) | |
Balance Sheet Data
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
226,243 |
|
|
Working capital(b)
|
|
|
(20,985 |
) |
|
Total assets
|
|
|
3,009,903 |
|
|
Total debt, including short-term borrowings and current portion
of long-term debt
|
|
|
2,117,947 |
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
2,745,883 |
|
|
Stockholders equity
|
|
|
260,398 |
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
See Note 15 of our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005. |
|
(b) |
|
Working capital includes short-term borrowings and the current
portion of long-term debt in the amount of $339,146. |
S-7
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus
contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (the
Securities Act) and Section 21E of the Exchange
Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). These statements
relate to future events or our future financial performance and
involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors
that may cause our or our industrys actual results, levels
of activity, performance or achievements to be materially
different from any future results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Such risks and other factors
include, among other things, those listed under Risk
Factors in this prospectus supplement and elsewhere in
this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. In
some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by
terminology such as may, will,
should, expects, plans,
anticipates, believes,
estimates, predicts,
potential, continue or the negative of
such terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are
only predictions. Actual events or results may differ
materially. In evaluating these statements, you should
specifically consider various factors, including the risks
outlined under Risk Factors. These factors may cause
our actual results to differ materially from any forward-looking
statement.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee
future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
Moreover, neither any other person nor we assume responsibility
for the accuracy and completeness of such statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are
made, and we undertake no obligation to update publicly any of
them in light of new information or future events.
S-8
RISK FACTORS
Any investment in our notes involves a high degree of risk.
You should consider the risks described below carefully and all
of the information contained in this prospectus supplement and
the accompanying prospectus before deciding whether to purchase
our notes. The risks and uncertainties described below are not
the only risks and uncertainties we face. Additional risks and
uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently
deem immaterial may also impair our business operations. If any
of the following risks actually occur, our business, financial
condition and results of operations would suffer. In that event,
the price of the notes could decline, and you may lose all or
part of your investment in the notes. The risks discussed below
also include forward-looking statements and our actual results
may differ substantially from those discussed in these
forward-looking statements.
Risks Related to the Company
|
|
|
Dependence on the Highly Cyclical Semiconductor and
Electronic Products Industries We Operate in
Volatile Industries, and Industry Downturns Harm Our
Performance. |
Our business is tied to market conditions in the semiconductor
industry, which is cyclical by nature. The semiconductor
industry has experienced significant, and sometimes prolonged,
downturns. Because our business is, and will continue to be,
dependent on the requirements of semiconductor companies for
subcontracted packaging and test services, any downturn in the
semiconductor industry or any other industry that uses a
significant number of semiconductor devices, such as consumer
electronic products, telecommunication devices, or computing
devices could have a material adverse effect on our business and
operating results. If current industry conditions deteriorate,
we could suffer significant losses, as we have in the past,
which could materially impact our business, results of
operations and financial condition.
|
|
|
High Fixed Costs Due to Our High Percentage of
Fixed Costs, We Will Be Unable to Maintain Our Gross Margin at
Past Levels if We Are Unable to Achieve Relatively High Capacity
Utilization Rates. |
Our operations are characterized by relatively high fixed costs.
Our profitability depends in part not only on pricing levels for
our products and services, but also on the utilization rates for
our testing and packaging equipment, commonly referred to as
capacity utilization rates. In particular, increases
or decreases in our capacity utilization rates can significantly
affect gross margins since the unit cost of testing and
packaging services generally decreases as fixed costs are
allocated over a larger number of units. In periods of low
demand, we experience relatively low capacity utilization rates
in our operations, which lead to reduced margins during that
period. During most of 2005, we experienced lower than optimum
utilization rates in our operations due to a decline in
worldwide demand for our testing and packaging services, which
led to significantly reduced margins during that period.
Although our capacity utilization rates have improved recently,
we cannot assure you that we will be able to continue to achieve
or maintain relatively high capacity utilization rates, and if
we fail to do so, our gross margins may decrease. If our gross
margins decrease, our results of operations and financial
condition could be materially adversely affected.
In addition, our fixed operating costs have increased in part as
a result of our efforts to expand our capacity through
acquisitions, including the acquisition of certain operations
and assets in Shanghai, China and Singapore from IBM and Xin
Development Co., Ltd. in May 2004, and the acquisition of
capital stock of Unitive and UST in August 2004. We are also
expending significant capital resources in connection with the
opening of a wafer bumping facility in Singapore in 2006, which
will further increase our fixed costs. In the event that
forecasted customer demand for which we have made, and on a more
limited basis, expect to make advance capital expenditures does
not materialize, our sales may not adequately cover our
substantial fixed costs resulting in reduced profit levels or
causing significant losses both of which may adversely impact
our liquidity, results of operations and financial condition.
Additionally, if current industry conditions deteriorate, we
could suffer significant losses, which could materially impact
our business including our liquidity.
S-9
|
|
|
Fluctuations in Operating Results and Cash
Flows Our Operating Results and Cash Flows Have
Varied and May Vary Significantly as a Result of Factors That We
Cannot Control. |
Many factors could materially and adversely affect our net
sales, gross profit, operating results and cash flows, or lead
to significant variability of quarterly or annual operating
results. Our profitability and ability to generate cash from
operations is principally dependent upon demand for
semiconductors, the utilization of our capacity, semiconductor
package mix, the average selling price of our services and our
ability to control our costs including labor, material, overhead
and financing costs.
Our operating results and cash flows have varied significantly
from period to period. During 2005 our net sales, gross margins,
operating income and cash flows have fluctuated significantly as
a result of the following factors, many of which we have little
or no control over and which we expect to continue to impact our
business:
|
|
|
|
|
fluctuation in demand for semiconductors and conditions in the
semiconductor industry; |
|
|
|
changes in our capacity utilization; |
|
|
|
changes in average selling prices; |
|
|
|
changes in the mix of semiconductor packages; |
|
|
|
evolving package and test technology; |
|
|
|
absence of backlog and the short-term nature of our
customers commitments and the impact of these factors on
the timing and volume of orders relative to our production
capacity; |
|
|
|
changes in costs, availability and delivery times of raw
materials and components; |
|
|
|
changes in labor costs to perform our services; |
|
|
|
the timing of expenditures in anticipation of future orders; |
|
|
|
changes in effective tax rates; |
|
|
|
the availability and cost of financing; |
|
|
|
intellectual property transactions and disputes; |
|
|
|
high leverage and restrictive covenants; |
|
|
|
warranty and product liability claims; |
|
|
|
costs associated with litigation judgments and settlements; |
|
|
|
international events or environmental or natural events, such as
earthquakes, that impact our operations; |
|
|
|
difficulties integrating acquisitions; and |
|
|
|
our ability to attract qualified employees to support our
geographic expansion. |
We have historically been unable to accurately predict the
impact of these factors upon our results for a particular
period. These factors, as well as the factors set forth below
which have not significantly impacted our recent historical
results, may impair our future business operations and may
materially and adversely affect our net sales, gross profit,
operating results and cash flows, or lead to significant
variability of quarterly or annual operating results:
|
|
|
|
|
loss of key personnel or the shortage of available skilled
workers; |
|
|
|
rescheduling and cancellation of large orders; and |
|
|
|
fluctuations in our manufacturing yields. |
S-10
|
|
|
Guidance Our Failure to Meet Our Guidance or
Analyst Projections Could Adversely Impact the Trading Prices of
Our Securities |
Periodically we provide guidance to investors with respect to
certain financial information for future periods. Securities
analysts also periodically publish their own projections with
respect to our future operating results. As discussed above
under Fluctuations in Operating Results and Cash
Flows Our Operating Results and Cash Flows Have
Varied and May Vary Significantly as a Result of Factors That We
Cannot Control, our operating results and cash flow vary
significantly and are difficult to accurately predict. To the
extent we fail to meet or exceed our own guidance or the analyst
projections for any reason, the trading prices of our securities
may be adversely impacted. Moreover, even if we do meet or
exceed that guidance or those projections, the analysts and
investors may not react favorably and the trading prices of our
securities may be adversely impacted.
|
|
|
Declining Average Selling Prices The
Semiconductor Industry Places Downward Pressure on the Prices of
Our Products. |
Prices for packaging and test services have generally declined
over time. Historically, we have been able to partially offset
the effect of price declines by successfully developing and
marketing new packages with higher prices, such as advanced
leadframe and laminate packages, by negotiating lower prices
with our material vendors, recovering material cost increases
from some of our customers, and by driving engineering and
technological changes in our packaging and test processes which
resulted in reduced manufacturing costs. Although the average
selling prices of some of our products have increased in recent
periods, we expect general downward pressure on average selling
prices for our packaging and test services in the future. If we
are unable to offset a decline in average selling prices,
including developing and marketing new packages with higher
prices, reducing our purchasing costs, recovering more of our
material cost increases from our customers and reducing our
manufacturing costs, our future operating results will suffer.
|
|
|
Decisions by Our IDM Customers to Curtail Outsourcing May
Adversely Affect Our Business. |
Historically, we have been dependent on the trend in outsourcing
of packaging and test services by IDMs. Our IDM customers
continually evaluate the outsourced services against their own
in-house packaging and test services. As a result, at any time,
and for a variety of reasons, IDMs may decide to shift some or
all of their outsourced packaging and test services to
internally sourced capacity.
The reasons IDMs may shift their internal capacity include:
|
|
|
|
|
their desire to realize higher utilization of their existing
test and packaging capacity, especially during downturns in the
semiconductor industry; |
|
|
|
their unwillingness to disclose proprietary technology; |
|
|
|
their possession of more advanced packaging and testing
technologies; and |
|
|
|
the guaranteed availability of their own packaging and test
capacity. |
Furthermore, to the extent we continue to limit capacity
commitments for certain customers, these customers may begin to
increase their level of
in-house packaging and
test capabilities, which could adversely impact our sales and
profitability and make it more difficult for us to regain their
business when we have available capacity. Any shift or a
slowdown in this trend of outsourcing packaging and test
services is likely to adversely affect our business, financial
condition and results of operations.
In a downturn in the semiconductor industry, IDMs may be
especially likely to respond by shifting some outsourced
packaging and test services to internally serviced capacity on a
short term basis. This would have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition and results of operations,
especially during a prolonged industry downturn.
S-11
Although we achieved net income and positive operating cash flow
in the first quarter of 2006, we have had net losses in four of
the previous five years and negative operating cash flow in
several previous quarters. There is no assurance that we will be
able to sustain our current profitability or avoid net losses in
the future.
|
|
|
Ability to Fund Liquidity Needs |
We operate in a capital intensive industry. Servicing our
current and future customers requires that we incur significant
operating expenses and continue to make significant capital
expenditures, which are generally made in advance of the related
revenues and without any firm customer commitments. During 2005,
we had capital additions of $294.8 million and in 2006 we
currently anticipate making capital additions of approximately
$300 million, which estimate is subject to adjustment based
on business conditions. In addition, we have a significant level
of debt, with $2,117.9 million outstanding at
March 31, 2006 (without giving effect to the concurrent
transactions), $339.1 million of which is current. The
terms of such debt require significant scheduled principal
payments in the coming years, including $182.0 million due
during the remainder of 2006, $175.6 million due in 2007,
$461.9 million due in 2008, $211.9 million due in
2009, $311.9 million due in 2010 and $774.6 million
due thereafter (without giving effect to the concurrent
transactions). The interest payments required on our debt are
also substantial. For example, in 2005, our total interest paid
was $168.6 million. (See Part I, Item 2
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations Capital
Additions and Contractual Obligations in our Quarterly
Report on
Form 10-Q for a
summary of principal and interest payments.) The source of funds
to fund our operations, including making capital expenditures
and servicing principal and interest obligations with respect to
our debt, are cash flows from our operations, current cash and
cash equivalents, borrowings under available debt facilities, or
proceeds from any additional debt or equity financing. As of
March 31, 2006, we had cash and cash equivalents of
$226.2 million and $97.5 million available under our
senior secured revolving credit facility (without giving effect
to the concurrent transactions).
We assess our liquidity based on our current expectations
regarding sales, operating expenses, capital spending and debt
service requirements. Based on this assessment, we believe that
our cash flow from operating activities together with existing
cash and cash equivalents and availability under our senior
secured revolving credit facility will be sufficient to fund our
working capital, capital expenditure and debt service
requirements through March 31, 2007, including retiring the
remaining $132.0 million of our 5.75% convertible
subordinated notes at maturity in June 2006 and the
$146.4 million of our 5.0% convertible subordinated
notes at maturity in March 2007. Thereafter, our liquidity will
continue to be affected by, among other things, the performance
of our business, our capital expenditure levels and our ability
to repay debt out of our operating cash flow or refinance the
debt with the proceeds of debt or equity offerings at or prior
to maturity. If our performance or access to the capital markets
differs materially from our expectations, our liquidity may be
adversely impacted.
There is no assurance that we will generate the necessary net
income or operating cash flows to meet the funding needs of our
business in the future due to a variety of factors, including
the cyclical nature of the semiconductor industry and the other
factors discussed in this Risk Factors section. If we are unable
to do so, our liquidity would be adversely affected and we would
consider taking a variety of actions, including: reducing our
operating expenses (including closing facilities and reducing
the size of our work force) and capital additions to levels
appropriate to support our incoming business, raising additional
equity, borrowing additional funds, refinancing existing
indebtedness or taking other actions. There can be no assurance,
however, that we will be able to successfully take any of these
actions, including adjusting our expenses sufficiently or in a
timely manner, or raising additional equity, increasing
borrowings or completing refinancings on any terms or on terms
which are acceptable to us. Our inability to take these actions
as and when necessary would materially adversely affect our
liquidity, results of operations and financial condition.
S-12
|
|
|
Absence of Backlog The Lack of Contractually
Committed Customer Demand May Adversely Affect Our Sales. |
Our packaging and test business does not typically operate with
any material backlog. Our quarterly net sales from packaging and
test services are substantially dependent upon our
customers demand in that quarter. None of our customers
have committed to purchase any significant amount of packaging
or test services or to provide us with binding forecasts of
demand for packaging and test services for any future period, in
any material amount. In addition, our customers often reduce,
cancel or delay their purchases of packaging and test services
for a variety of reasons including industry-wide,
customer-specific and Amkor-related reasons. Recently, our
customers demand for our services has increased; however,
we cannot predict if this demand trend will continue and the
forecasted demand will materialize. Because a large portion of
our costs is fixed and our expense levels are based in part on
our expectations of future revenues, we may not be able to
adjust costs in a timely manner to compensate for any sales
shortfall. If we are unable to do so, it would adversely affect
our margins, operating results, cash flows and financial
condition. If customer demand does not materialize as
anticipated, our net sales, margins, operating results, cash
flows and financial condition will be materially and adversely
affected.
|
|
|
Risks Associated With International Operations
We Depend on Our Factories and Operations in China, Japan,
Korea, the Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan. Many of Our
Customers and Vendors Operations Are Also Located
Outside of the U.S. |
We provide packaging and test services through our factories and
other operations located in the China, Japan, Korea, the
Philippines, Singapore and Taiwan. Moreover, many of our
customers and vendors operations are located outside
the U.S. The following are some of the risks inherent in
doing business internationally:
|
|
|
|
|
regulatory limitations imposed by foreign governments; |
|
|
|
fluctuations in currency exchange rates; |
|
|
|
political, military and terrorist risks; |
|
|
|
disruptions or delays in shipments caused by customs brokers or
government agencies; |
|
|
|
unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, tariffs, customs,
duties and other trade barriers; |
|
|
|
difficulties in staffing and managing foreign
operations; and |
|
|
|
potentially adverse tax consequences resulting from changes in
tax laws. |
|
|
|
Difficulties Expanding and Evolving Our Operational
Capabilities We Face Challenges as We Integrate New
and Diverse Operations and Try to Attract Qualified Employees to
Support Our Operations. |
We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience,
growth in the scope and complexity of our operations. For
example, each business we have acquired had, at the time of
acquisition, multiple systems for managing its own production,
sales, inventory and other operations. Migrating these
businesses to our systems typically is a slow, expensive process
requiring us to divert significant amounts of resources from
multiple aspects of our operations. This growth has strained our
managerial, financial, plant operations and other resources.
Future expansions may result in inefficiencies as we integrate
new operations and manage geographically diverse operations. Our
success depends to a significant extent upon the continued
service of our key senior management and technical personnel,
any of whom may be difficult to replace. Competition for
qualified employees is intense, and our business could be
adversely affected by the loss of the services of any of our
existing key personnel, including senior management, as a result
of competition or for any other reason. Additionally, as part of
our ongoing strategic planning, we evaluate our management team
and engage in long-term succession planning in order to ensure
orderly replacement of key personnel. We cannot assure you that
we will be successful in these efforts or in hiring and properly
training sufficient numbers of qualified
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personnel and in effectively managing our growth. Our inability
to attract, retain, motivate and train qualified new personnel
could have a material adverse effect on our business.
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Dependence on Materials and Equipment
Suppliers Our Business May Suffer If The Cost,
Quality or Supply of Materials or Equipment Changes
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We obtain from various vendors the materials and equipment
required for the packaging and test services performed by our
factories. We source most of our materials, including critical
materials such as leadframes, laminate substrates and gold wire,
from a limited group of suppliers. Furthermore, we purchase the
majority of our materials on a purchase order basis. From time
to time, we enter into supply agreements, generally up to one
year in duration, to guarantee supply to meet projected demand.
Our business may be harmed if we cannot obtain materials and
other supplies from our vendors: in a timely manner, in
sufficient quantities, in acceptable quality or at competitive
prices.
We need to purchase new packaging and testing equipment if we
decide to expand our operations (sometimes in anticipation of
expected market demand), to manufacture some new types of
packaging, perform some different testing or to replace
equipment that breaks down or wears out. From time to time,
increased demand for new equipment may cause lead times to
extend beyond those normally required by equipment vendors. For
example, in the past, increased demand for equipment caused some
equipment suppliers to only partially satisfy our equipment
orders in the normal lead time frame or increase prices during
market upturns for the semiconductor industry. The
unavailability of equipment or failures to deliver equipment
could delay implementation of our future expansion plans and
impair our ability to meet customer orders. If we are unable to
implement our future expansion plans or meet customer orders, we
could lose potential and existing customers. Generally, we do
not enter into binding, long-term equipment purchase agreements
and we acquire our equipment on a purchase order basis, which
exposes us to substantial risks. For example, sudden changes in
foreign currency exchange rates, particularly the US dollar and
Japanese yen, could result in increased prices for equipment
purchased by us, which could have a material adverse effect on
our results of operations.
We are a large buyer of gold and other commodities including
substrates and copper. The price of gold and other commodities
used in our business has been increasing in recent quarters. The
increase in the price of the commodities may continue. We have
been able to partially offset the effect of commodity price
increases through price adjustments to some customers and
changes in our product designs. The increase in commodity prices
did, however, adversely impact our gross margin in the quarter
ended March 31, 2006 and may continue to do so in future
quarters to the extent we are unable to pass along past or
future commodity price increases to many of our customers.
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Loss of Customers The Loss of Certain
Customers May Have a Significant Adverse Effect on the
Operations and Financial Results. |
The loss of a large customer or disruption of our strategic
partnerships or other commercial arrangements may result in a
decline in our sales and profitability. Although we have over
200 customers, we have derived and expect to continue to derive
a large portion of our revenues from a small group of customers
during any particular period due in part to the concentration of
market share in the semiconductor industry. Our five largest
customers together accounted for approximately 25.2% and 26.0%
of our net sales in 2005 and 2004, respectively. No customer
accounts for more than 10% of our net sales.
The demand for our services from each customer is directly
dependent upon that customers level of business activity,
which could vary significantly from year to year. The loss of a
large customer may adversely affect our sales and profitability.
Our key customers typically operate in the cyclical
semiconductor business and, in the past, have varied, and may
vary in the future, order levels significantly from period to
period based on industry-, customer- or Amkor-specific factors.
We cannot assure you that these customers or any other customers
will continue to place orders with us in the future at the same
levels as in past periods. The loss of one or more of our
significant customers, or reduced orders by any one of them, and
our inability to replace these customers or make up for such
orders could reduce our profitability. For example, our facility
in Iwate,
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Japan, is primarily dedicated to a single customer, Toshiba
Corporation. If we were to lose Toshiba as a customer or if it
were to materially reduce its business with us, it could be
difficult for us to find one or more new customers to utilize
the capacity, which could have a material adverse effect on our
operations and financial results.
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Capital Additions We Believe We Need To Make
Substantial Capital Additions, Which May Adversely Affect Our
Business If Our Business Does Not Develop As We Expect. |
We believe that our business requires us to make significant
capital additions in order to capitalize on what we believe is
an overall trend to outsourcing of packaging and test services.
The amount of capital additions will depend on several factors
including, the performance of our business, our assessment of
future industry and customer demand, our capacity utilization
levels and availability, our liquidity position and the
availability of financing. Our ongoing capital addition
requirements may strain our cash and short-term asset balances,
and we expect that depreciation expense and factory operating
expenses associated with our recent capital additions to
increase production capacity will put downward pressure on our
gross margin, at least over the near term.
Furthermore, if we cannot generate or borrow additional funds to
pay for capital additions as well as research and development
activities, our growth prospects and future profitability may be
adversely affected. Our ability to obtain external financing in
the future is subject to a variety of uncertainties, including:
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The lead time needed to order, install and put into service
various capital additions is often significant, and as a result
we often need to commit to capital additions in advance of our
receipt of firm orders or advance deposits based on our view of
anticipated future demand with only very limited visibility.
Although we seek to limit our exposure in this regard, in the
past we have often expended significant capital for additions
for which the anticipated demand did not materialize for a
variety of reasons, many of which were outside of our control.
To the extent this occurs in the future, our margins, liquidity,
results of operations and financial condition could be
materially adversely affected.
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Impairment Charges Any Impairment Charges
Required Under GAAP May Have a Material Adverse Effect on Our
Net Income. |
Under GAAP, we are required to review our long-lived assets for
impairment when events or changes in circumstances indicate the
carrying value may not be recoverable. In addition, goodwill and
other intangible assets with indefinite lives are required to be
tested for impairment at least annually. We may be required in
the future to record a significant charge to earnings in our
financial statements during the period in which any impairment
of our long-lived assets is determined. Such charges have a
significant adverse impact on our results of operations and
financial condition.
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Increased Litigation Incident to Our Business
Our Business May Suffer as a Result of Our Involvement in
Various Lawsuits. |
We are currently a party to various legal proceedings, including
those described in Part II, Item 1 Legal
Proceedings in our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q. Much of
our recent increase in litigation relates to an allegedly
defective epoxy compound, formerly used in some of our products,
which is alleged to be responsible for certain semiconductor
chip failures. We have recently settled the last outstanding
mold compound litigation, however if other customers were to
make similar claims, there exists the possibility of a material
adverse impact on our operating results in the period in which
the ruling occurs. We also recently have been named as a party
in a purported securities class action suit entitled Nathan
Weiss et al. v. Amkor Technology, Inc. et al.
(and several similar cases), and in purported shareholder
derivative lawsuits entitled Scimeca v. Kim,
et al. and Kahn v. Kim, et al., as
described in greater detail in the Part I, Item 2
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Litigation Other Litigation in our
Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q. While
we currently believe that the ultimate outcome of these
proceedings, individually and in the aggregate, will not have a
material adverse effect on our financial position, results of
operations or cash flows, litigation and other legal proceedings
are subject to inherent uncertainties. If an unfavorable ruling
or outcome were to occur, there exists the possibility of a
material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial
condition or cash flows. An unfavorable ruling or outcome could
also have a negative impact on the trading price of our
securities. The estimate of the potential impact from the legal
proceedings referred to in our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q on our
financial condition, results of operations or cash flows could
change in the future.
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Pending SEC Investigation The Pending SEC
Investigation Could Adversely Affect Our Business and the
Trading Price of Our Securities. |
In August 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) issued a formal order of investigation
regarding certain activities with respect to Amkor securities.
As previously announced, the primary focus of the investigation
appears to be activities during the period from June 2003 to
July 2004. Amkor believes that the investigation continues to
relate primarily to transactions in the Companys
securities by certain individuals, and that the investigation
may in part relate to whether tipping with respect to trading in
Amkor securities occurred. The matters at issue involve
activities with respect to Amkor securities during the subject
period by certain insiders or former insiders and persons or
entities associated with them, including activities by or on
behalf of certain current and former members of the Board of
Directors and Amkors Chief Executive Officer. Amkor has
cooperated fully with the SEC on the formal investigation and
the informal inquiry that preceded it. Amkor cannot predict the
outcome of the investigation. In the event that the
investigation leads to SEC action against any current or former
officer or director of the Company, or the Company itself, our
business (including our ability to complete financing
transactions) or the trading price of our securities may be
adversely impacted. In addition, if the SEC investigation
continues for a prolonged period of time, it may have the same
impact regardless of the ultimate outcome of the investigation.
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We Could Suffer Adverse Tax and Other Financial
Consequences if Taxing Authorities Do Not Agree with Our
Interpretation of Applicable Tax Laws. |
The Companys corporate structure and operations are based,
in part, on interpretations of various tax laws, including
withholding tax and other relevant laws of applicable taxing
jurisdictions. From time to time the taxing authorities of the
relevant jurisdictions may conduct examinations of our income
tax returns. We cannot assure you that the taxing authorities
will agree with our interpretations. To the extent they do not
agree, we may seek to enter into settlements with the taxing
authorities which require significant payments or otherwise
adversely affect our results of operations or financial
condition. We may also appeal the taxing authorities
determinations to the appropriate governmental authorities, but
we can not be sure we will prevail. If we do not prevail, we may
have to make significant payments or otherwise record charges
(or reduce tax assets) that adversely affect our results of
operations or financial condition.
For example, during 2003 the Internal Revenue Service conducted
an examination of our U.S. federal income tax returns
relating to years 2000 and 2001, which resulted in a settlement
pursuant to which various adjustments were made, including
reductions in our U.S. net operating loss carryforwards. In
addition, during 2005, the IRS conducted a limited scope
examination of our U.S. federal income tax returns relating
to years 2002 and 2003, primarily reviewing inter-company
transfer pricing and cost-sharing issues carried over from the
2000 and 2001 examination cycle, as a result of which we agreed
to further reductions in our net operating loss carryforwards.
Future examinations by the taxing authorities in the United
States or other jurisdictions may result in additional adverse
tax consequences. Our tax examinations and the related
adjustments are described in greater detail in Note 1 to
the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q.
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Rapid Technological Change Our Business Will
Suffer If We Cannot Keep Up With Technological Advances in Our
Industry. |
The complexity and breadth of semiconductor packaging and test
services are rapidly increasing. As a result, we expect that we
will need to offer more advanced package designs in order to
respond to competitive industry conditions and customer
requirements. Our success depends upon our ability to acquire,
develop and implement new manufacturing processes and package
design technologies and tools. The need to develop and maintain
advanced packaging capabilities and equipment could require
significant research and development and capital expenditures
and acquisitions in future years. In addition, converting to new
package designs or process methodologies could result in delays
in producing new package types, which could adversely affect our
ability to meet customer orders and adversely impact our
business.
Technological advances also typically lead to rapid and
significant price erosion and may make our existing products
less competitive or our existing inventories obsolete. If we
cannot achieve advances in package design or obtain access to
advanced package designs developed by others, our business could
suffer.
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Packaging and Testing The Packaging and
Testing Process Is Complex and Our Production Yields and
Customer Relationships May Suffer from Defects in the Services
We Provide. |
Semiconductor packaging and testing are complex processes that
require significant technological and process expertise. The
packaging process is complex and involves a number of precise
steps. Defective packages primarily result from:
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defective plating services. |
Testing is also complex and involves sophisticated equipment and
software. Similar to most software programs, these software
programs are complex and may contain programming errors or
bugs. The testing equipment is also subject to
malfunction. In addition, the testing process is subject to
operator error by our employees who operate our testing
equipment and related software.
These and other factors have, from time to time, contributed to
lower production yields. They may also do so in the future,
particularly as we expand our capacity or change our processing
steps. In addition, to be competitive, we must continue to
expand our offering of packages. Our production yields on new
packages typically are significantly lower than our production
yields on our more established packages.
Our failure to maintain high standards or acceptable production
yields, if significant and prolonged, could result in loss of
customers, increased costs of production, delays, substantial
amounts of returned goods and claims by customers relating
thereto. Any of these problems could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
In addition, in line with industry practice, new customers
usually require us to pass a lengthy and rigorous qualification
process that may take as long as six months, at a significant
cost to the customer. If we fail to qualify packages with
potential customers or customers with which we have recently
become qualified do not use our services, our operating results
and financial condition could be adversely affected.
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Competition We Compete Against Established
Competitors in the Packaging and Test Business as Well as
Internal Customer Capabilities. |
The subcontracted semiconductor packaging and test market is
very competitive. We face substantial competition from
established packaging and test service providers primarily
located in Asia, including
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companies with significant processing capacity, financial
resources, research and development operations, marketing and
other capabilities. These companies also have established
relationships with many large semiconductor companies that are
our current or potential customers.
We also face competition from the internal capabilities and
capacity of many of our current and potential integrated device
manufacturers (IDM) customers.
In addition, we may in the future to compete with a number of
companies that may enter the market and with companies that may
offer new or emerging technologies that compete with our
products and services.
We cannot assure you that we will be able to compete
successfully in the future against our existing or potential
competitors or that our customers will not rely on internal
sources for test and packaging services, or that our business,
financial condition and results of operations will not be
adversely affected by such increased competition.
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Environmental Regulations Future Environmental
Regulations Could Place Additional Burdens on Our Manufacturing
Operations. |
The semiconductor packaging process uses chemicals and gases and
generates byproducts that are subject to extensive governmental
regulations. For example, at our foreign facilities we produce
liquid waste when silicon wafers are diced into chips with the
aid of diamond saws, then cooled with running water. Federal,
state and local regulations in the U.S., as well as
international environmental regulations, impose various controls
on the storage, handling, discharge and disposal of chemicals
used in our production processes and on the factories we occupy
and are increasingly imposing restrictions on the materials
contained in packaging products.
Increasingly, public attention has focused on the environmental
impact of semiconductor operations and the risk to neighbors of
chemical releases from such operations and to the materials
contained in semiconductor products. For example, the European
Unions recently enacted the Directives on Waste Electrical
and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), and the Restriction of Use of
Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS), impose strict restrictions
on the use of lead and other hazardous substances in electrical
and electronic equipment and are expected to begin taking effect
July 1, 2006. In response to these directives, we have
implemented changes in a number of our manufacturing processes
in an effort to achieve RoHS compliance across all of our
package types. Complying with existing and future environmental
regulations may impose upon us the need for additional capital
equipment or other process requirements, restrict our ability to
expand our operations, disrupt our operations, subject us to
liability or cause us to curtail our operations.
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Protection of Intellectual Property We May
Become Involved in Intellectual Property Litigation. |
We maintain an active program to protect our investment in
technology by augmenting and enforcing our intellectual property
rights. Intellectual property rights that apply to our various
products and services include patents, copyrights, trade secrets
and trademarks. We have filed and obtained a number of patents
in the U.S. and abroad the duration of which varies depending on
the jurisdiction in which the patent is filed. While our patents
are an important element of our intellectual property strategy
and our success, as a whole we are not materially dependent on
any one patent or any one technology. We expect to continue to
file patent applications when appropriate to protect our
proprietary technologies, but we cannot assure you that we will
receive patents from pending or future applications.
Any patents we do obtain may be challenged, invalidated or
circumvented and may not provide meaningful protection or other
commercial advantage to us. In fact, the semiconductor industry
is characterized by frequent claims regarding patent and other
intellectual property rights. If any third party makes an
enforceable infringement claim against us, we could be required
to:
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We may need to enforce our patents or other intellectual
property rights or defend ourselves against claimed infringement
of the rights of others through litigation, which could result
in substantial cost and diversion of our resources. Furthermore,
if we fail to obtain necessary licenses, our business could
suffer. We are currently involved in three legal proceedings
involving the acquisition of intellectual property rights, or
the enforcement of our existing intellectual property rights. We
refer you to the matters of Amkor Technology, Inc. v.
Carsem, et al., Amkor Technology, Inc. v.
Motorola, Inc., and Tessera, Inc. v. Amkor
Technology, Inc., which are described in more detail in
Note 13 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements included in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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Fire, Flood or Other Calamity With Our
Operations Conducted in a Limited Number of Facilities, a Fire,
Flood or Other Calamity at one of Our Facilities Could Adversely
Affect Us. |
We conduct our packaging and testing operations at a limited
number of facilities. Significant damage or other impediments to
any of these facilities, whether as a result of fire, weather,
disease, civil strife, industrial strikes, breakdowns of
equipment, difficulties or delays in obtaining materials and
equipment, natural disasters, terrorist incidents, industrial
accidents or other causes could temporarily disrupt or even shut
down our operations, which would have a material adverse effect
on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
In the event of such a disruption or shutdown, we may be unable
to reallocate production to other facilities in a timely or
cost-effective manner (if at all) and may not have sufficient
capacity to service customer demands in our other facilities.
For example, our operations in Asia are vulnerable to regional
typhoons that can bring with them destructive winds and
torrential rains, which could in turn cause plant closures and
transportation interruptions. In addition, some of the processes
that we utilize in our operations place us at risk of fire and
other damage. For example, highly flammable gases are used in
the preparation of wafers holding semiconductor devices for
flip-chip packaging. While we maintain insurance policies for
various types of property, casualty and other risks, we do not
carry insurance for all the above referred risks and with regard
to the insurance we do maintain, we cannot assure you that it
would be sufficient to cover all of our potential losses.
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SARS, Avian Flu and Other Contagious Diseases
Any Recurrence of SARS or Outbreak of Avian Flu or Other
Contagious Disease May Have an Adverse Effect on the Economies
and Financial Markets of Certain Asian Countries and May
Adversely Affect Our Results of Operations. |
In the first half of 2003, various countries encountered an
outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, which is
a highly contagious form of atypical pneumonia. In addition,
there have been outbreaks of avian flu and other contagious
diseases in various parts of the world. There is no guarantee
that an outbreak of SARS, avian flu or other contagious disease
will not occur again in the future (and maybe with much more
widespread and devastating effects) and that any such future
outbreak of SARS, avian flu or other contagious disease, or the
measures taken by the governments of the affected countries
against such potential outbreaks, will not seriously disrupt our
production operations or those of our suppliers and customers,
including by resulting in quarantines or closures. In the event
of such a facility quarantine or closure, if we were unable to
quickly identify alternate manufacturing facilities, this would
have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and
results of operations, as would the inability of our suppliers
to continue to supply us and our customers continuing to
purchase from us.
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Continued Control By Existing Stockholders
Mr. James J. Kim and Members of His Family Can
Substantially Control The Outcome of All Matters Requiring
Stockholder Approval. |
As of March 31, 2006, Mr. James J. Kim, our Chief
Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, and certain Family
trusts beneficially owned approximately 46% of our outstanding
common stock. This percentage includes beneficial ownership of
the securities underlying our 6.25% convertible
subordinated notes due 2013. Mr. James J. Kims
family, acting together, have the ability to effectively
determine matters (other than interested party transactions)
submitted for approval by our stockholders by voting their
shares, including
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the election of all of the members of our Board of Directors.
There is also the potential, through the election of members of
our Board of Directors, that Mr. Kims family could
substantially influence matters decided upon by the Board of
Directors. This concentration of ownership may also have the
effect of impeding a merger, consolidation, takeover or other
business consolidation involving us, or discouraging a potential
acquirer from making a tender offer for our shares, and could
also negatively affect our stocks market price or decrease
any premium over market price that an acquirer might otherwise
pay.
Risks Related to the Notes
High Leverage and Restrictive Covenants Our
Substantial Indebtedness Could Adversely Affect Our Financial
Condition and Prevent Us from Fulfilling Our Obligations under
the Notes.
We now have, and after this offering will continue to have, a
significant amount of debt. In addition, despite current debt
levels, the terms of the indentures governing the notes and our
other securities do not prohibit us or our subsidiaries from
incurring substantially more debt. If new debt is added to our
consolidated debt level, the related risks that we now face
could intensify. As of March 31, 2006, we had approximately
$2,182.0 million aggregate principal amount of consolidated
indebtedness, assuming completion of the concurrent transactions.
Covenants in the agreements governing our existing debt, and
debt we may incur in the future, may materially restrict our
operations, including our ability to incur debt, pay dividends,
make certain investments and payments, and encumber or dispose
of assets. In addition, financial covenants contained in
agreements relating to our existing and future debt could lead
to a default in the event our results of operations do not meet
our plans and we are unable to amend such financial covenants. A
default or event of default under one or more of our revolving
credit facilities would also preclude us from borrowing
additional funds under such facilities. An event of default
under any debt instrument, if not cured or waived, could have a
material adverse effect on us.
Our substantial indebtedness could have important consequences
to holders of the notes. For example, it could:
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in our indebtedness, among other things, our ability to borrow
additional funds. |
A substantial amount of our debt will come due prior to the
final maturity date of the notes, which we will be required to
repay or refinance. Our 5.75% convertible subordinated
notes due 2006, our 5.00% convertible subordinated notes
due 2007, our 9.25% senior notes due 2008, our
10.5% senior subordinated notes due 2009, our
7.125% senior notes due 2011, our convertible senior
subordinated notes due 2011 issued in the concurrent offering,
our 7.75% senior notes due 2013, our 6.25% convertible
subordinated notes due 2013, amounts outstanding from time to
time under our senior secured revolving credit facility, our
second lien term loan facility and under the various bank and
equipment debt facilities of our subsidiaries will mature prior
to the 2016 maturity date of the notes and will be payable in
cash unless, in the case of the convertible notes, such holders
elect to convert the principal amount of such notes into our
common stock. In addition, upon the occurrence of various events
like a change of control by us, some or all of our outstanding
debt obligations may
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come due prior to their maturity date. For information regarding
our liquidity, see Risks Related to the
Company Ability to Fund Liquidity Needs.
Effective Subordination of the Notes to Liabilities of Our
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries Your Right to Receive
Payments on the Notes from Funds Provided by Our Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries is Junior in Right of Payment to the Claims of the
Creditors of Our Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries.
We conduct a large portion of our operations through our
subsidiaries. Accordingly, our ability to meet our cash
obligations is dependent upon the ability of our subsidiaries to
make cash payments to us. We expect distributions from our
subsidiaries to be a large source of funds for payment of the
interest on the notes. See the condensed consolidating financial
information in note 20 to our audited financial statements
in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K and in
note 12 to our unaudited financial statements in our
Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement for
certain supplemental financial information of the notes
guarantors and the non-guarantor subsidiaries without taking
into account the release and termination of the guarantees as
described below. The claims of debt holders and other creditors
(including trade creditors) of any subsidiary will generally
have priority as to the assets of such subsidiary over the
claims of the holders of the notes. In the event of a
liquidation of any of our non-guarantor subsidiaries, our right
to receive the assets of any such subsidiary (and the resulting
right of the holders of the notes to participate in the
distribution of the proceeds of those assets) will effectively
be subordinated by operation of law to the claims of debt
holders and other creditors (including trade creditors) of such
subsidiary and holders of such subsidiarys preferred stock
and any guarantees by such subsidiary of our indebtedness, such
as the subsidiary guarantees under our secured revolving credit
facility and our second lien term loan facility. In the event of
the liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
receivership or similar proceeding or any assignment for the
benefit of our creditors or a marshaling of our assets or
liabilities, holders of the notes may receive ratably less than
other such creditors or interest holders. Assuming completion of
the concurrent transactions, as if each had occurred as of
March 31, 2006, the notes would have been effectively
subordinated to $473.3 million of indebtedness and other
liabilities of our non-guarantor subsidiaries, including trade
payables but excluding intercompany obligations.
We are in the process of consolidating a number of our
subsidiaries, and we expect that all of the guarantees of the
existing senior notes and senior subordinated notes will
terminate or be released in accordance with the terms of the
indentures governing the those notes before the end of 2006, in
which case the guarantees of the notes will also be released. In
the event that all of the guarantees of the notes are released
in accordance with the terms of the indenture governing the
notes, the existing and future liabilities of all of
Amkors subsidiaries, including any claims of trade
creditors, will be effectively senior to the notes. As of
March 31, 2006, the liabilities of all of our subsidiaries
(including trade payables) amounted to $544.2 million,
excluding intercompany liabilities.
The Notes Will Have the Benefit of the Notes
Guarantees Only So Long as the Notes Guarantors Guarantee
Certain of our Other Debt Securities.
The indenture governing the notes will provide that, upon
completion of this offering, the notes will be guaranteed by
certain of our subsidiaries for so long as the notes guarantors
guarantee any of our other senior or senior subordinated notes.
If the guarantees of the notes guarantors under our other debt
terminate or are released in accordance with the indentures
governing that debt, the notes guarantees with respect to the
notes will also be released. In such event, the risks applicable
to our subsidiaries that will be non-guarantor subsidiaries upon
consummation of the offering will also be applicable to the
notes guarantors.
Your Right to Receive Payments on the Notes and the Notes
Guarantees is Effectively Subordinated in Right of Payment to
All of Our Existing and Future Secured Debt.
Our obligations under the notes and the obligations of the notes
guarantors under the guarantees are effectively subordinated in
right of payment to all of the existing and future secured debt
of us and the notes guarantors, including any amounts
outstanding under our secured revolving credit facility and our
second lien secured credit facility, to the extent of assets or
collateral securing this debt. At March 31, 2006, we had
secured debt of $300 million, excluding secured debt of our
subsidiaries of $95.1 million. In addition, we had
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$97.5 million of availability under our secured revolving
credit facility. Under the indenture governing the notes and the
instruments governing our other indebtedness, we and our
subsidiaries may potentially incur substantial amounts of
additional secured debt in the future. In the event of the
liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
receivership or similar proceeding or any assignment for the
benefit of our creditors or a marshaling of our assets or
liabilities, the claims of debt holders and other creditors
under secured debt will generally have priority as to the assets
or collateral securing this debt, which would potentially limit
your ability to receive full payment on the notes in such event.
Repurchase of Notes We May Not Have the
Ability to Repurchase the Notes or Our Other Notes Upon the
Occurrence of Certain Events.
Upon the occurrence of a change of control, we would be required
under the indenture governing the notes to repurchase up to all
outstanding notes at the option of the holders of such notes.
The indentures governing our existing senior notes, senior
subordinated notes and convertible notes and the convertible
senior subordinated notes being offered in the concurrent
offering require us to make similar offers to the holders of
those notes, and the secured second lien credit facility
requires us to prepay borrowings thereunder, upon certain
designated events or changes of control. These events could also
constitute an event of default under our secured revolving
credit agreement, which would prohibit us from repurchasing any
notes. Any future credit agreements or other agreements relating
to other indebtedness to which we become a party may contain
similar restrictions and provisions. If we do not obtain a
consent to the repurchase of the notes, we may remain prohibited
from repurchasing the notes. We cannot assure you that we would
have sufficient financial resources, or would be able to arrange
financing, to pay the repurchase price for all notes tendered by
the holders. Any failure to repurchase the notes when required
will result in an event of default under the indenture, which
would in turn be a default under the instruments governing our
other debt.
No Prior Market for the Notes We Cannot Assure
You That an Active Trading Market Will Develop for the
Notes.
Immediately following the consummation of this offering, there
will not be a public market for the notes. The underwriter has
informed us that it intends to make a market in the notes after
we have completed this offering. However, the underwriter may
cease its market-making at any time. In addition, the liquidity
of the trading markets in the notes, and the market prices
quoted for the notes, may be adversely affected by changes in:
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As a result, we cannot assure holders of notes that an active
trading market will develop for the notes.
Difficulties in Enforcing Judgments in Foreign
Jurisdictions.
Since a large portion of our assets are located outside the
U.S., any judgments obtained in the U.S. against us,
including judgments with respect to the payment of principal,
premium, interest, offer price, or other amounts payable with
respect to the notes may be not collectible within the
U.S. If holders of notes intend to enforce a judgment
obtained in the U.S. against our assets located outside the
U.S., they may be subject to additional procedures and other
difficulties which would not be required for enforcement of such
judgment in the U.S.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
We estimate that the net proceeds from this offering will be
approximately $391.8 million, after deducting the
underwriting discounts and commissions and our estimated
offering expenses.
On April 28, 2006, we commenced a tender offer for up to
$200.0 million aggregate principal amount of our
9.25% notes. As of May 9, 2006, holders of
$349.4 million in aggregate principal amount of 9.25% notes
have tendered in the tender offer. We have increased the size of
the tender offer to up to $360.0 million. We intend to use
the net proceeds from this offering to purchase
9.25% senior notes tendered to date in the tender offer
(including the payment of the tender premium, accrued and unpaid
interest, the early tender payment and related fees and
expenses), with the remainder (an estimated $13.1 million)
to repurchase additional 9.25% senior notes that may be
tendered, subject to the cap, to retire other debt or for
general corporate or working capital purposes. Prior to such
use, we will deposit the net proceeds in a separate, interest
bearing account maintained for such purpose. See
Capitalization.
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CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and
total capitalization as of March 31, 2006 (1) on a
historical basis, and (2) as adjusted to give effect to the
concurrent transactions, based on the following assumptions:
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the issuance of $400.0 million of senior notes in this
offering for net proceeds of $391.8 million and the
application thereof to repurchase $349.4 million aggregate
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the issuance in the concurrent offering of $190.0 million
of convertible subordinated notes for net proceeds of
$183.9 million and the application thereof to redeem
$176.5 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of
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You should read the as adjusted capitalization data set forth in
the table below in conjunction with Selected Consolidated
Financial Data, Description of Certain
Indebtedness, and Managements Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,
set forth in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005 and our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q, and our
consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto,
incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement.
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Cash and cash equivalents
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226,243 |
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239,392 |
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Long-term debt and short-term borrowings:
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Senior secured credit facilities:
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Term loan due October 2010
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300,000 |
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300,000 |
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$100.0 million revolving credit facility due November
2009(1)
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9.25% Senior notes due February 2008
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440,500 |
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91,060 |
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7.75% Senior notes due May 2013
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425,000 |
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425,000 |
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7.125% Senior notes due March 2011
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248,711 |
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248,711 |
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9.25% Senior notes due 2016
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400,000 |
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10.50% Senior subordinated notes due May 2009(2)
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200,000 |
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23,489 |
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2.50% Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2011
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190,000 |
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5.75% Convertible subordinated notes due June 2006
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132,000 |
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132,000 |
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5.00% Convertible subordinated notes due March 2007
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146,422 |
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146,422 |
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6.25% Convertible subordinated notes due December 2013
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100,000 |
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100,000 |
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Other debt
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125,314 |
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125,314 |
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Total debt
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2,181,996 |
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Total stockholders equity(3)
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260,398 |
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As of March 31, 2006, we had utilized $2.5 million of the
available letter of credit sub-limit, and had $97.5 million
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Pursuant to the terms of the Indenture governing these notes, we
have the right to redeem the notes at a price of 101.75%, plus
accrued and unpaid interest to and including the redemption
date. For purposes of this table, we have assumed that such
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price. The actual amount of 10.5% senior subordinated notes
repurchased will depend on market conditions and the actual
price at which we may redeem, repurchase or otherwise retire
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Total stockholders equity as of March 31, 2006, as
adjusted, reflects an approximate $27.7 million early debt
extinguishment charge consisting of $23.2 million of
prepayment premiums and $4.5 million for the write-off of
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DESCRIPTION OF OTHER INDEBTEDNESS
Debt of Amkor Technology Inc.
In November 2005, we entered into a $100.0 million first
lien revolving credit facility available through November 2009,
with a letter of credit sub-limit of $25.0 million.
Interest is charged under the credit facility at a floating rate
based on the base rate in effect from time to time plus the
applicable margins which range from 0.0% to 0.5% for base rate
revolving loans, or LIBOR plus 1.5% to 2.25% for LIBOR revolving
loans. The interest rate at March 31, 2006, and
December 31, 2005, was 6.33% and 5.89%, respectively;
however, no borrowings were outstanding under this credit
facility. Amkor, along with Unitive Inc. (Unitive)
and Unitive Electronics, Inc. (UEI), are
co-borrowers and
guarantors under the facility and each granted a first priority
lien on substantially all of their assets, excluding
inter-company loans and the capital stock of foreign
subsidiaries and certain domestic subsidiaries. As of
March 31, 2006, we had utilized $2.5 million of the
available letter of credit sub-limit, and had $97.5 million
available under this facility. The borrowing base for the
revolving credit facility is based on the valuation of our
eligible accounts receivable. We incur commitment fees on the
unused amounts of the revolving credit facility ranging from
0.25% to 0.50%, based on our liquidity. The $100.0 million
credit facility replaces our prior $30.0 million senior
secured revolving credit facility which we entered into in June
2004. This new facility includes a number of affirmative and
negative covenants, which could restrict our operations. If we
were to default under the first lien revolving credit facility,
we would not be permitted to draw additional amounts, and the
banks could accelerate our obligation to pay all outstanding
amounts.
In October 2004, we entered into a $300.0 million second
lien term loan with a group of institutional lenders. The term
loan bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 450 basis
points (9.27% and 8.88% at March 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, respectively); and matures in October
2010. Guardian Assets, Inc., Unitive, UEI, Amkor International
Holdings, LLC (AIH), Amkor Technology Limited
(ATL),
P-Four, LLC
(P-Four)
and Amkor Technology Philippines, Inc. (ATP) are
guarantors of the second lien term loan. The second lien term
loans are secured by a second lien on substantially all of our
U.S. assets, including the shares of certain of our
U.S. subsidiaries and a portion of the shares of some of
our foreign subsidiaries. We do not have the option to prepay
the second lien term loan until October 2006. If we were to
elect to prepay the loan, we would be required to pay a
prepayment premium, initially set at 3% of the principal amount
prepaid. The second lien term loan agreements contain a number
of affirmative and negative covenants which could restrict our
operations. If we were to default under the facility, the
lenders could accelerate our obligation to pay all outstanding
amounts.
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Senior and Senior Subordinated Notes |
In February 2001, we issued $500.0 million of the
9.25% notes. As of December 31, 2005, we had purchased
$29.5 million of these notes. In January 2006, we purchased
an additional $30.0 million of these notes and recorded a
gain on extinguishment of $0.7 million which is included in
other (income) expense, which was partially offset by the
write-off of a proportionate amount of our deferred debt
issuance costs of $0.2 million. The 2008 Notes are not
redeemable prior to their maturity.
On April 28, 2006, we commenced a tender offer for up to
$200 million aggregate principal amount of our outstanding
9.25% Senior Notes due 2008, or 9.25% notes, at a
tender price of $1,035.00 for each $1,000 principal amount of
notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the
purchase date of the 9.25% notes. As of March 9, 2006,
holders of $349.4 million in aggregate principal amount of
9.25% notes have tendered in the tender offer. We have increased
the size of the tender offer to up to $360.0 million.
Holders who tendered on or before May 9, 2006 will also
receive an early tender payment of $20.00 per $1,000
principal amount, which, together with the tender price, equals
the total potential consideration of $1,055.00. We intend to use
the net proceeds of the offering to fund the tender offer.
In March 2004, we issued $250.0 million of
7.125% Senior Notes due March 2011 (the 2011
Notes). The 2011 Notes were priced at 99.321%, yielding an
effective interest rate of 7.25%. The 2011 Notes are
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redeemable by us at any time provided we pay the holders a
make-whole premium and, prior to March 15,
2007, we may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount
of the notes from the proceeds of one or more equity offerings
at a price of 107.125% of the principal amount plus accrued and
unpaid interest.
In May 2003, we issued $425.0 million of 7.75% Senior
Notes due May 2013 (the 2013 Notes). The 2013 Notes
are not redeemable at our option until May 2008.
In May 1999, we issued $200.0 million of 10.5% Senior
Subordinated Notes due May 2009 (the 2009 Notes). As
of March 31, 2006, the 2009 Notes were redeemable at our
option at a price of 103.5% of the principal of the notes plus
accrued and unpaid interest, which percentage was reduced to
101.75% starting May 1, 2006. We intend to apply all of the
net proceeds of the concurrent offering to redeem, repurchase or
otherwise retire a portion of our 2009 notes, or all but a
portion of the net proceeds (an estimated $3.2 million) to
retire all of our 2009 notes in the event the underwriter
exercises in full its option to purchase additional notes in the
concurrent offering.
The senior and senior subordinated notes contain a number of
affirmative and negative covenants, which could restrict our
operations. As discussed in Note 15 Subsidiary
Guarantors in the Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q,
Unitive, UEI, AIH, ATL, P-Four and ATP became guarantors of the
senior and senior subordinated notes in 2005 as a result of our
acquisition of Unitive and UEI, and the U.S. domestication
of AIH, ATL, P-Four and ATP for U.S. federal income tax
purposes. We are in the process of consolidating a number of our
subsidiaries, and we expect that, before the end of 2006, all of
the guarantees of the senior and senior subordinated notes will
terminate or be released in accordance with the terms of the
indentures governing the notes in connection with such
consolidation, although there can be no assurances that we will
accomplish this.
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Convertible Subordinated Notes |
In May 2001, we issued $250.0 million of our
5.75% Convertible Subordinated Notes due June 2006 (the
2006 Notes). The 2006 Notes are convertible into our
common stock at a price of $35.00 per share, subject to
adjustment. The notes are subordinated to the prior payment in
full of all of our senior and senior subordinated debt. In
November 2003, we purchased $17.0 million of the 2006 Notes
with the proceeds of an equity offering. In November 2005, we
purchased an additional $100.0 million of the 2006 Notes
with proceeds from the issuance of $100.0 million of
6.25% Convertible Subordinated Notes due December 2013
described below. We purchased such 2006 Notes on the open market
at 99.125% and recorded a gain on extinguishment of
$0.9 million which is included in other (income) expense.
The gain on extinguishment was partially offset by the write-off
of a proportionate amount of our deferred debt issuance costs of
$0.3 million. In January 2006, we purchased an additional
$1.0 million of the 2006 Notes at 99.25%. As of
March 31, 2006, the 2006 Notes were redeemable at our
option at a price of 102.3% of the principal of the notes plus
accrued and unpaid interest.
In March 2000, we issued $258.8 million of our
5.0% Convertible Subordinated Notes due March 2007 (the
2007 Notes). The 2007 Notes are convertible into our
common stock at any time at a conversion price of
$57.34 per share, subject to adjustment. The notes are
subordinated to the prior payment in full of all of our senior
and senior subordinated debt. In November 2003, we repurchased
$112.3 million of our 2007 Notes with the proceeds of an
equity offering. We recorded a $2.5 million loss on
extinguishment related to premiums paid for the purchase of the
2007 Notes and a $2.2 million charge for the associated
unamortized deferred debt issuance costs. These amounts were
included in other (income) expense. As of March 31, 2006,
the 2007 Notes were redeemable at our option at a price of
100.714% of the principal of the notes plus accrued and unpaid
interest.
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Convertible Subordinated Notes, Related Party |
In November 2005, we issued $100.0 million of our
6.25% Convertible Subordinated Notes due December 2013 (the
2013 Notes) in a private placement to James J. Kim,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and certain Kim family
trusts. The 2013 Notes are convertible into our common stock at
an initial price of $7.49 per share (the market price of
our common stock on the date of issuance of the 2013 Notes was
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$6.20 per share), subject to adjustment. The 2013 Notes are
subordinated to the prior payment in full of all of our senior
and senior subordinated debt. In March 2006, we filed a
registration statement with the SEC registering the notes and
the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion, pursuant to
the requirements of a registration rights agreement. The
proceeds from the sale of the 2013 Notes were used to purchase a
portion of the 2006 Notes described above. The notes are not
redeemable at our option until 2010.
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Concurrent Offering of Convertible Senior Subordinated
Notes |
Concurrent with this offering, we are offering $190 million
of convertible senior subordinated notes due 2011. We anticipate
that the holders of such notes will have the option to convert
such notes into our common stock at any time prior to maturity
at a price per share to be determined in negotiations between us
and the underwriter of such offering. We expect the holders of
such notes to have the right to require us to repurchase such
notes following the occurrence of a change of control or a
termination of trading of our common stock. We intend to apply
all of the net proceeds from the concurrent offering to redeem,
repurchase or otherwise retire a portion of our 2009 notes, or
all but a portion of the net proceeds (an estimated
$3.2 million) to retire all of our 2009 notes in the event
the underwriter exercises in full its option to purchase
additional notes in the concurrent offering.
Debt of Subsidiaries
In September 2005, Amkor Technology Taiwan, Inc.
(ATT) entered into a short-term interim financing
arrangement with two Taiwanese banks for New Taiwan
(NT) $1.0 billion (approximately
$30.0 million) (the Bridge Loan) in connection
with a syndication loan led by the same lenders. In November
2005, ATT finalized the NT$1.8 billion (approximately
$53.5 million) syndication loan due November 2010 (the
Syndication Loan), which accrues interest at the
Taiwan 90-Day
Commercial Paper Primary Market rate plus 1.2%. At
March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the interest
rate was 3.05% and 3.0%, respectively. A portion of the
Syndication Loan was used to pay off the Bridge Loan. Amkor has
guaranteed the repayment of this loan. The documentation
governing the Syndication Loan includes a number of affirmative,
negative and financial covenants, which could restrict our
operations. If we were to default under the facility, the
lenders could accelerate our obligation to pay all outstanding
amounts.
In June 2005, UST entered into a NT$400.0 million
(approximately $12.2 million) term loan due June 20,
2008 (the UST Note), which accrues interest at the
Taiwan 90-Day
Commercial Paper Secondary Market rate plus 2.25% (4.0% and
3.97% as of March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005). The
proceeds of the UST Note were used to satisfy notes previously
held by UST. Amkor has guaranteed the repayment of this loan.
The documentation governing the UST Note includes a number of
affirmative and negative covenants which could restrict our
operations. If we were to default under the loan, the lenders
could accelerate our obligation to pay all outstanding amounts.
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Our secured equipment and property financing consists of loans
secured with specific assets at our Japanese, Singaporean and
Chinese subsidiaries. Our credit facility in Japan provides for
equipment financing on a three-year basis for each piece of
equipment purchased. The Japanese facility accrues interest at
3.59% on all outstanding balances and has maturities at various
times between 2006 and 2008. In December 2005, our Singaporean
subsidiary entered into a loan with a finance company for
$10.0 million, which accrues interest at 4.86% and is due
December 2008. The loan is guaranteed by Amkor and is secured by
a monetary security deposit and certain of the subsidiarys
equipment. In May 2004, our Chinese subsidiary entered into a
$5.5 million credit facility secured with buildings at one
of our Chinese production facilities and is payable ratably
through January 2012. The interest rate for the Chinese credit
facility at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005, was
5.58%. These equipment and property financings contain
affirmative and negative covenants, which could restrict our
operations, and, if we were to default on our obligations under
these financings, the lenders could accelerate our obligation to
repay amounts borrowed under such financings.
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Amkor Iwate Corporation, a Japanese subsidiary
(AIC), has a revolving line of credit with a
Japanese bank for 2.5 billion Japanese yen (approximately
$21.2 million), maturing in September 2006, that accrues
interest at the Tokyo Interbank Offering Rate
(TIBOR) plus 0.6%. The interest rate at
March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 was 0.67% and
0.66%, respectively, and the line of credit was fully drawn.
Amkor has guaranteed the repayment of this line of credit.
Additionally, AIC has a revolving line of credit at a Japanese
bank for 300.0 million Japanese yen (approximately
$2.5 million), maturing in June 2006, that accrues interest
at TIBOR plus 0.5%. The interest rate at March 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005 was 0.56% and there was $2.5 million
and $0.0 million drawn as of March 31, 2006 and
December 31, 2005, respectively.
In September 2005, our Philippine subsidiary entered into a
300.0 million Philippine peso (approximately
$5.3 million) one-year revolving line of credit that
accrues interest at LIBOR plus 1.0% (5.2% at December 31,
2005). In January 2006, we repaid all amounts outstanding under
the Philippine revolving line of credit, and replaced it with a
new revolving line of credit for $5.0 million, maturing in
September 2006, that accrues interest at LIBOR plus 1.0% (5.72%
at March 31, 2006) and the line was fully drawn as of
March 31, 2006.
In January 2006, Amkor Assembly & Test (Shanghai) Co.
Ltd., a Chinese subsidiary (AATS), entered into a
$15.0 million working capital facility which bears interest
at LIBOR plus 1.25%, maturing in January 2007. The borrowings to
date of $9.5 million were used to support working capital.
At March 31, 2006, the interest rate ranged from 5.99% to
6.31% based on the dates of borrowing.
These lines of credit contain certain affirmative and negative
covenants, which could restrict our operations. If we were to
default on our obligations under any of these lines of credit,
we would not be permitted to draw additional amounts, and the
lenders could accelerate our obligation to pay all outstanding
amounts.
Other debt includes debt related to our Taiwanese subsidiaries
with fixed and variable interest rates maturing in 2007.
Interest rates on this debt ranged from 2.67% to 3.10% as of
March 31, 2006, and December 31, 2005.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
You can find the definitions of certain terms used in this
description under the caption Certain
Definitions. In this description, the word
Amkor refers only to Amkor Technology, Inc. and
not to any of its Subsidiaries.
Amkor will issue the Notes under an Indenture (the
Indenture) among itself, the Guarantors named
therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the
Trustee). The terms of the Notes include those
stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by
reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.
The following description is a summary of the material
provisions of the Indenture. It does not restate that agreement
in its entirety. We urge you to read the Indenture because it,
and not this description, defines your rights as holders of the
Notes. Copies of the Indenture are available as described below
under the caption Available Information.
Ranking
The Notes are:
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general unsecured, senior obligations of Amkor; |
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effectively subordinated in right of payment to existing and
future secured debt, if any, including our obligations under our
secured revolving credit facility and our second lien secured
credit facility, to the extent of the value of the collateral
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effectively subordinated in right of payment to all existing and
future debt and other liabilities, including trade payables, of
any of our subsidiaries that are not guarantors of the notes; |
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equal in right of payment with all our existing and future
unsecured senior debt, including our 9.25% senior notes due
February 15, 2008, our 7.125% senior notes due 2011
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senior in right of payment to all our existing and future debt
that expressly provides that it is subordinated to the Notes,
including our 10.50% senior subordinated notes due 2009,
our 5.75% convertible subordinated notes due 2006, our
5.00% convertible subordinated notes due 2007, our
6.250% convertible subordinated notes due 2010 and the
senior subordinated convertible notes that we are offering in
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secured on an unsecured, senior basis by each of the Guarantors. |
The Notes are Designated Senior Debt for purposes of
the indentures governing our 10.50% senior subordinated
notes due 2009, our 5.75% convertible subordinated notes
due 2006, our 5.00% convertible subordinated notes due
2007, our 6.25% convertible subordinated notes due 2013 and
the senior subordinated convertible notes that we are offering
in the concurrent offering.
The Notes Guarantee of each Guarantor will be:
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effectively subordinated in right of payment to the existing and
future secured debt, if any, of such Guarantor, including its
obligations under our secured revolving credit facility and our
second lien secured credit facility, to the extent of the value
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equal in right of payment with the existing and future unsecured
senior debt of such Guarantor, including the guarantees under
our 9.25% senior notes due February 15, 2008, our
7.125% senior notes due 2011 and our 7.75% senior
notes due May 15, 2013; and |
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senior in right of payment to the existing and future debt of
such Guarantor that expressly provides that it is subordinated
to the Notes, including the guarantees under our
10.50% senior subordinated notes due 2009. |
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As of March 31, 2006, assuming completion of the concurrent
transactions, Amkor had total outstanding consolidated debt
(including debt of the Guarantor and non-Guarantor Subsidiaries)
of $2,182.0 million, $395.1 million of which was
secured debt, $1,464.8 million of which was senior debt and
$591.9 million of which was senior subordinated or
subordinated debt. Subject to certain limitations, the Indenture
will permit us to incur substantial additional secured debt.
We conduct a large portion of our operations through our
Subsidiaries. Accordingly, our ability to meet our cash
obligations is dependent upon the ability of our Subsidiaries to
make cash payments to us. Payments from our Subsidiaries are
expected to be a large source of funds for payment of interest
on the Notes. The claims of creditors (including trade
creditors) of any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor will
generally have priority as to the assets of such Subsidiary over
the claims of the holders of the Notes. In the event of a
liquidation of any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, our right
to receive the assets of any such Subsidiary (and the resulting
right of the holders of the Notes to participate in the
distribution of the proceeds of those assets) will effectively
be subordinated by operation of law to the claims of creditors
(including trade creditors) of such Subsidiary and holders of
such Subsidiarys preferred stock and any Guarantees by
such Subsidiary of Indebtedness of Amkor. If Amkor were a
creditor of such Subsidiary or a holder of its preferred stock,
we would be entitled to participate in the distribution of the
proceeds of such Subsidiarys assets. Our claims would,
however, remain subordinate to any Indebtedness or preferred
stock of such Subsidiary that is senior in right of payment to
the Indebtedness or preferred stock held by us. In the event of
the liquidation, bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
receivership or similar proceeding or any assignment for the
benefit of our creditors or a marshaling of our assets or
liabilities, holders of the Notes may receive ratably less than
other such creditors or interest holders.
We are in the process of consolidating a number of our
subsidiaries, and we expect that all of the guarantees of the
existing senior notes and senior subordinated notes and these
Notes will terminate or be released in accordance with the terms
of the indentures governing those notes before the end of 2006.
In the event that all of the Notes Guarantees are released in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the existing and
future liabilities of all of Amkors Subsidiaries,
including any claims of trade creditors, will be effectively
senior to the Notes. As of March 31, 2006, the liabilities
of all of our Subsidiaries (including trade payables) amounted
to $544.2 million, excluding intercompany liabilities.
Subject to certain limitations, the Indenture will permit our
Subsidiaries to incur substantial additional debt.
As of the date of the Indenture, all our Subsidiaries were
Restricted Subsidiaries. However, under the
circumstances described below under the caption
Certain Covenants Designation of
Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries, we will be
permitted to designate certain of our Subsidiaries as
Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Unrestricted Subsidiaries
will not be subject to many of the restrictive covenants in the
Indenture.
Principal, Maturity and Interest
The Notes will mature on June 1, 2016.
Interest on the Notes will accrue at the rate of 9.25% per
annum and will be payable semiannually in arrears on June 1
and December 1, commencing on December 1, 2006. Amkor
will make each interest payment to the holders of record of the
Notes on the immediately preceding May 15 and
November 15.
Interest on the Notes will accrue from the date of original
issuance or, if interest has already been paid, from the date it
was most recently paid. Interest will be computed on the basis
of a 360-day year
comprised of twelve
30-day months. Amkor
will issue Notes in denominations of $1,000 and integral
multiples of $1,000.
Notes Guarantees
All obligations of the Company under the Indenture will be fully
and unconditionally Guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a
senior, unsecured basis, by each Guarantor. The Guarantors
initially will be Unitive Inc., Unitive Electronics Inc.,
Amkor International Holdings, LLC,
P-Four, LLC, Amkor
Technology Limited, and Amkor Technology Philippines, Inc.
However, if, following the consolidation described above, the
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Guarantees of a Guarantor under our 9.25% senior notes due
February 15, 2008, our 7.125% senior notes due 2011,
our 7.75% senior notes due May 15, 2013 and our
10.5% senior subordinated notes due 2009 are released in
accordance with the terms of the indentures governing those
notes, the Notes Guarantees of the Guarantor will be released.
In addition, each future Domestic Subsidiary that is a
Significant Subsidiary of the Company will be required to
Guarantee the Notes.
For additional information concerning the Guarantors and
non-Guarantors as of the consummation of the offering and
without taking into account the release and termination of the
Notes Guarantees described above, see note 20 to our
audited consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K and
note 12 to our unaudited condensed consolidated financial
statements in our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q, which
provide financial information with respect to the Guarantors and
non-Guarantors of the Notes.
A Notes Guarantee will be released:
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in connection with any sale or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the assets or all of the Capital Stock of
that Guarantor (including by way of merger or consolidation) to
a Person that is not (either before or after giving effect to
such transaction) the Company or a Domestic Subsidiary of the
Company, if such sale or other disposition is in compliance with
the covenant described in Certain
Covenants Merger, Consolidation or Sale of
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upon the designation of such Guarantor as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary, in accordance with the terms of the Indenture; |
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upon the delivery by the Company to the Trustee of an
Officers Certificate certifying that such Guarantor does
not constitute a Significant Subsidiary or a Domestic Subsidiary
within the meaning of the Indenture; or |
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in the case of Unitive Inc., Unitive Electronics Inc.,
Amkor International Holdings, LLC,
P-Four, LLC, Amkor
Technology Limited, and Amkor Technology Philippines, Inc.,
upon the release of a Guarantor from its Guarantee under the
9.25% senior notes due February 15, 2008, our
7.125% senior notes due 2011, our 7.75% senior notes
due May 15, 2013 and our 10.5% senior subordinated
notes due 2009. |
Under certain circumstances, bankruptcy fraudulent
conveyance laws or other similar laws could invalidate the
Notes Guarantees. If this were to occur, the Company would also
be unable to access the assets of the Guarantors to service the
Notes to the extent such Guarantors were restricted from
distributing funds to the Company.
Optional Redemption
Except as set forth below, the Notes will not be redeemable at
the option of Amkor prior to June 1, 2011. Starting on that
date, the Notes may be redeemed at the redemption prices set
forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest to but excluding
the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record
on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the
relevant interest payment date). The following redemption prices
are for the Notes redeemed during the
12-month period
commencing on June 1 of the years set forth below, and are
expressed as percentages of principal amount:
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104.625% |
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In addition, at any time, and from time to time, prior to
June 1, 2011, the Notes are subject to redemption upon not
less than 30 nor more than 60 days notice by
mail, as a whole or in part, at the election of Amkor, at a
price equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal amount
thereof plus accrued interest to the redemption date plus
(ii) the Make-Whole Amount, if any.
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At any time, and from time to time, prior to June 1, 2009,
Amkor may redeem up to a maximum of 35% of the aggregate
principal amount of the Notes with the proceeds of one or more
Equity Offerings at a redemption price (expressed as a
percentage of the principal amount) equal to 109.250% of the
principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to
the redemption date (subject to the rights of holders of record
on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the
relevant interest payment date); provided, however, that
after giving effect to any such redemption at least 65% of
the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes (excluding
Notes held by Amkor and its Subsidiaries) remains outstanding.
The redemption must occur within 45 days of the date of the
closing of such Equity Offering.
Repurchase at the Option of Holders
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Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control |
If a Change of Control occurs, each holder of the Notes will
have the right to require Amkor to repurchase all or any part
(equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of that
holders Notes pursuant to an offer made by Amkor (the
Change of Control Offer). In the Change of Control
Offer, Amkor will offer to make a payment (the Change of
Control Payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate
principal amount of Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid
interest thereon, to the date of purchase. Within 30 days
following any Change of Control, Amkor will mail a notice to
each holder of the Notes describing the transaction or
transactions that constitute the Change of Control and offering
to repurchase Notes on the date specified in such notice (the
Change of Control Payment Date), pursuant to the
procedures required by the Indenture and described in such
notice. Amkor will comply with the requirements of
Rule 14e-1 under
the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations
thereunder to the extent such laws and regulations are
applicable in connection with the repurchase of the Notes as a
result of a Change of Control.
On the Change of Control Payment Date, Amkor will, to the extent
lawful:
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(1) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof
properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer; |
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(2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the
Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions
thereof so tendered; and |
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(3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the
Notes so accepted together with an Officers Certificate
stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions
thereof being purchased by Amkor. |
The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each holder of the Notes
so tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and
the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be
transferred by book entry) to each holder a new Note equal in
principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes
surrendered, if any; provided that each such new Note
will be in a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple
thereof.
Amkor will publicly announce the results of the Change of
Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of
Control Payment Date.
The provisions described above that require Amkor to make a
Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control will be
applicable regardless of whether or not any other provisions of
the Indenture are applicable. Except as described above with
respect to a Change of Control, the Indenture does not contain
provisions that permit the holders of the Notes to require that
Amkor repurchase or redeem the Notes in the event of a takeover,
recapitalization or similar transaction.
Amkor will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer
upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of
Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in
compliance with the requirements set forth in the Indenture
applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by Amkor and
purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under
such Change of Control Offer.
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The definition of Change of Control includes a phrase relating
to the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of
all or substantially all of the assets of Amkor and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Although there is a limited
body of case law interpreting the phrase substantially
all, there is no precise established definition of the
phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a
holder of the Notes to require Amkor to repurchase such Notes as
a result of a sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other
disposition of less than all the assets of Amkor and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole to another Person or group may be
uncertain.
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Offer to Repurchase by Application of Excess Proceeds of
Asset Sales |
Amkor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:
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(1) Amkor (or the Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may
be) receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at
least equal to the fair market value of the assets or Equity
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(2) such fair market value is determined by the Board of
Directors; and |
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(3) at least 75% of the consideration therefor received by
Amkor or such Restricted Subsidiary is in the form of cash or
other Qualified Proceeds. |
Within 365 days after the receipt of any Net Proceeds from
an Asset Sale, Amkor may apply such Net Proceeds at its option:
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(1) to repay Permitted Bank Debt, and if such Permitted
Bank Debt is revolving debt, to effect a corresponding
commitment reduction thereunder; |
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(2) to acquire all or substantially all the assets of, or a
majority of the Voting Stock of, another Permitted Business; |
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(4) to acquire any other long-term assets that are used or
useful in a Permitted Business. |
Pending the final application of any such Net Proceeds, Amkor
may temporarily reduce revolving credit borrowings or otherwise
invest such Net Proceeds in any manner that is not prohibited by
the Indenture.
Any Net Proceeds from any Asset Sale that are not applied or
invested as provided in the preceding paragraph within
365 days of such Asset Sale will constitute Excess
Proceeds. When the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds
exceeds $10.0 million, Amkor will make an offer (the
Asset Sale Offer) to all holders of the Notes and
all holders of other Indebtedness that is pari passu with the
Notes containing provisions similar to those set forth in the
Indenture with respect to offers to purchase or redeem with the
proceeds of sales of assets to purchase the maximum principal
amount of Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness that may
be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer price in any
Asset Sale Offer will be equal to 100.0% of principal amount
plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of
purchase, and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds
remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, Amkor may use
such Excess Proceeds for any purpose not otherwise prohibited by
the Indenture. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes and
such other pari passu Indebtedness tendered into such Asset Sale
Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the Trustee shall
select the Notes and such other pari passu Indebtedness to be
purchased on a pro rata basis. Upon completion of each Asset
Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds shall be reset at zero.
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Certain Covenants
Amkor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
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(1) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment
or distribution on account of Amkors or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries Equity Interests (including,
without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or
consolidation involving Amkor or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries) or to the direct or indirect holders of
Amkors or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Equity
Interests in their capacity as such (other than dividends or
distributions payable in Equity Interests (other than
Disqualified Stock) of Amkor or to Amkor or a Restricted
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(2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for
value (including, without limitation, in connection with any
merger or consolidation involving Amkor) any Equity Interests of
Amkor or any direct or indirect parent of Amkor or any
Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor (other than any such Equity
Interests owned by Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor); |
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(3) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase,
redeem, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any
Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Notes, except a payment
of interest or principal at the Stated Maturity thereof; or |
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(4) make any Restricted Investment (all such payments and
other actions set forth in clauses (1) through
(4) above being collectively referred to as
Restricted Payments), |
unless, at the time of and after giving effect to such
Restricted Payment:
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(1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof; |
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(2) Amkor would, at the time of such Restricted Payment and
after giving pro forma effect thereto as if such Restricted
Payment had been made at the beginning of the applicable
four-quarter period, have been permitted to incur at least $1.00
of additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Consolidated Interest
Expense Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of
the covenant described below under the caption
Certain Covenants Incurrence of
Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock; and |
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(3) such Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate
amount of all other Restricted Payments made by Amkor and its
Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date (excluding
Restricted Payments permitted by clauses (2), (3), (4),
(7) and (9) of the next succeeding paragraph), is less
than the sum, without duplication, of: |
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(a) 50% of the Consolidated Net Income of Amkor for the
period (taken as one accounting period) from the beginning of
the fiscal quarter commencing on April 1, 2006 to the end
of Amkors most recently ended fiscal quarter for which
internal financial statements are available at the time of such
Restricted Payment (or, if such Consolidated Net Income for such
period is a deficit, less 100% of such deficit), plus |
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(b) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by
Amkor since April 1, 2006 as a contribution to its common
equity capital or from the issue or sale of Equity Interests of
Amkor (other than Disqualified Stock) (other than Equity
Interests (or Disqualified Stock or debt securities) sold to a
Subsidiary of Amkor), plus |
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(c) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was
made after the Issue Date is sold for cash or otherwise
liquidated or repaid for cash, the lesser of (i) the cash
return of capital with respect to such Restricted Investment
(less the cost of disposition, if any) and (ii) the initial
amount of such Restricted Investment, plus |
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(d) the amount by which (i) Indebtedness (other than
Disqualified Stock) of Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary issued
after the Issue Date is reduced on Amkors consolidated
balance sheet (if prepared in accordance with GAAP as of the
date of determination) and (ii) Disqualified Stock |
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of Amkor issued after the Issue Date (held by any Person other
than any Restricted Subsidiary) is reduced (measured with
reference to its redemption or repurchase price), in each case,
as a result of the conversion or exchange of any such
Indebtedness or Disqualified Stock into Equity Interests (other
than Disqualified Stock) of Amkor, less, in each case, any cash
distributed by Amkor upon such conversion or exchange,
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(e) to the extent that any Investment in any Unrestricted
Subsidiary that was made after the Issue Date is sold for cash
or otherwise liquidated, repaid for cash or such Unrestricted
Subsidiary is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary, the lesser
of (i) an amount equal to the sum of (A) the net
reduction in Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries resulting
from dividends, repayments of loans or advances or other
transfers of assets, in each case to Amkor or any Restricted
Subsidiary from Unrestricted Subsidiaries, and (B) the fair
market value of the net assets of an Unrestricted Subsidiary at
the time such Unrestricted Subsidiary is designated a Restricted
Subsidiary, and (ii) the remaining amount of the Investment
in such Unrestricted Subsidiary which has not been repaid or
converted into cash or assets. |
The preceding provisions will not prohibit:
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(1) the payment of any dividend within 60 days after
the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration
no Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused
thereby and such payment would have complied with the provisions
of the Indenture; |
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(2) the making of any payment on or with respect to, or in
connection with, the redemption, repurchase, retirement,
defeasance or other acquisition of, any Indebtedness of Amkor or
any Restricted Subsidiary that is subordinated to the Notes or
of any Equity Interests of Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary in
exchange for, or out of the net cash proceeds of the
substantially concurrent sale (other than to a Subsidiary of
Amkor) of, Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of
Amkor or any subordinated Indebtedness of Amkor; provided
that the amount of any such net cash proceeds that are
utilized for any such redemption, repurchase, retirement,
defeasance or other acquisition shall be excluded from
clause (3)(b) of the preceding paragraph; |
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(3) the making of any payment on or with respect to, or in
connection with, the defeasance, redemption, repurchase or other
acquisition of Indebtedness of Amkor or any Restricted
Subsidiary that is subordinated to the Notes with the net cash
proceeds from the incurrence of Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness; |
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(4) the payment of any dividend by a Restricted Subsidiary
of Amkor to the holders of its common Capital Stock on a pro
rata basis; |
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(5) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or
would be caused thereby, the repurchase, redemption or other
acquisition or retirement for value of any Equity Interests of
Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor held by any employee
of Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to any employee
equity subscription agreement, stock ownership plan or stock
option agreement in effect from time to time; provided
that the aggregate price paid for all such repurchased,
redeemed, acquired or retired Equity Interests shall not exceed
$2.0 million in any twelve-month period and
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(6) the making of any payment on or with respect to, or
repurchase, redemption, defeasance or other acquisition or
retirement for value of the 5.75% subordinated convertible
notes due 2006 or the 5.00% subordinated convertible notes
due 2007 in connection with (i) so long as no Event of
Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused
thereby, an optional redemption of such convertible notes on or
after the dates such notes become redeemable, or (ii) the
honoring by Amkor of any request to convert such notes into
Capital Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) by a holder of
either such convertible notes or any future convertible notes of
Amkor (including the payment by Amkor of any cash in lieu of
fractional shares) in accordance with their terms; |
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(7) that portion of Investments the payment for which
consists exclusively of Equity Interests (other than
Disqualified Stock) of Amkor; |
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(8) so long as no Default has occurred and is continuing or
would be caused thereby, other Restricted Payments in an
aggregate amount not to exceed $75.0 million; |
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(9) the repurchase of Equity Interests of Amkor that may be
deemed to occur upon the exercise of stock options if such
Equity Interests represent a portion of the exercise price
thereof; |
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(10) any payments to one or more stockholders of Amkor in
connection with settling stockholder obligations for income
taxes in respect of tax periods ending prior to the conversion
of Amkor from S corporation status to C
corporation status; |
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(11) in the case of an Asset Sale, an asset sale offer
required under terms of other Indebtedness of the Company;
provided that Amkor shall have complied with its
obligations to the holders of the Notes under the Asset
Sale covenant contained in the Indenture; and |
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(12) in the case of a Change of Control, any Change of
Control Offer to repurchase the senior subordinated notes after
Amkor has complied with its obligations to the holders of the
Notes under the Change of Control covenant contained
in the Indenture. |
The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) shall be
the fair market value on the date of the Restricted Payment of
the assets or securities proposed to be transferred or issued by
Amkor or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be,
pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The fair market value of any
assets or securities that are required to be valued by this
covenant with a fair market value in excess of $1.0 million
shall be evidenced by an Officers Certificate which shall
be delivered to the Trustee.
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Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred
Stock |
Amkor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue,
assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly
liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to
(collectively, incur) any Indebtedness (including
Acquired Debt), and Amkor will not issue any Disqualified Stock
and will not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to issue
any shares of preferred stock; provided, however, that
Amkor and any Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor may
incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), and Amkor may
issue Disqualified Stock, and any Restricted Subsidiary that is
a Guarantor may issue preferred stock, if the Consolidated
Interest Expense Coverage Ratio for Amkors most recently
ended four full fiscal quarters for which internal financial
statements are available immediately preceding the date on which
such additional Indebtedness is incurred or such Disqualified
Stock or preferred stock is issued would have been at least 2.0
to 1, determined on a pro forma basis (including a pro
forma application of the net proceeds therefrom), as if the
additional Indebtedness had been incurred, or the Disqualified
Stock or preferred stock had been issued, as the case may be, at
the beginning of such four-quarter period.
The first paragraph of this covenant will not prohibit the
incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness
(collectively, Permitted Debt):
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(1) the incurrence by Amkor and any Restricted Subsidiary
of any Permitted Bank Debt; provided that the aggregate
principal amount of all Permitted Bank Debt at any one time
outstanding shall not exceed $100.0 million plus 85% of the
consolidated accounts receivable of Amkor plus 50% of the
consolidated inventory of Amkor; |
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(2) the incurrence by Amkor and its Subsidiaries of
Existing Indebtedness; |
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(3) the incurrence by Amkor and any Guarantor of
Indebtedness represented by the Notes, and any Subsidiary
Guarantees; |
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(4) the incurrence by Amkor or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of (a) Indebtedness incurred for the purpose
of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of
construction or improvement of property, plant or equipment used
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(b) Capital Lease Obligations, in an aggregate amount at
any time outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing
Indebtedness incurred to refund, refinance or replace any
Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (4), not to
exceed the greater of $75.0 million and 10% of Amkors
Consolidated Net Assets; |
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(5) the incurrence by Amkor or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in exchange
for, or the net proceeds of which are used to refund, refinance
or replace Indebtedness (other than intercompany Indebtedness)
that was permitted by the Indenture to be incurred under the
first paragraph of this covenant or clause (2), (3), (5),
(13) or (14) of this paragraph; |
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(6) the incurrence by Amkor or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of intercompany Indebtedness between or among Amkor
and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; provided,
however, that: |
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(a) if Amkor or any Guarantor is the obligor on such
Indebtedness and such Indebtedness is in favor of a Restricted
Subsidiary other than a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, such
Indebtedness must be expressly subordinated to the prior payment
in full in cash of all Obligations with respect to the Notes, in
the case of Amkor, or the Subsidiary Guarantee, in the case of a
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(b) (i) any subsequent issuance or transfer of Equity
Interests that results in any such Indebtedness being held by a
Person other than Amkor or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary
thereof and (ii) any sale or other transfer of any such
Indebtedness to a Person that is not either Amkor or a Wholly
Owned Restricted Subsidiary thereof shall be deemed, in each
case, to constitute an incurrence of such Indebtedness by Amkor
or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, that was not
permitted by this clause (6); |
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(7) the incurrence by Amkor or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of Hedging Obligations that are incurred for the
purpose of fixing or hedging interest rate, commodity or
currency risk in the ordinary course of business for bona fide
hedging purposes; provided that the notional principal
amount of any such Hedging Obligation with respect to interest
rates does not exceed the amount of Indebtedness or other
liability to which such Hedging Obligation relates; |
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(8) the Guarantee by Amkor or any of the Guarantors of
Indebtedness of Amkor or a Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor that
was permitted to be incurred by another provision of this
covenant; |
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(9) the incurrence by Amkors Unrestricted
Subsidiaries of Non-Recourse Debt; provided, however,
that if any such Indebtedness ceases to be Non-Recourse Debt of
an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such event shall be deemed to
constitute an incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted
Subsidiary of Amkor that was not permitted by this
clause (9); |
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(10) the incurrence of Indebtedness solely in respect of
performance, surety and similar bonds or completion or
performance Guarantees, to the extent that such incurrence does
not result in the incurrence of any obligation for the payment
of borrowed money to others; |
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(11) the incurrence of Indebtedness arising from the
agreements of Amkor or a Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor
providing for indemnification, adjustment of purchase price or
similar obligations, in each case, incurred or assumed in
connection with the disposition of any business, assets or a
Subsidiary; provided, however, that: |
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(a) such Indebtedness is not reflected as a liability on
the balance sheet of Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary of
Amkor; and |
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(b) the maximum assumable liability in respect of all such
Indebtedness shall at no time exceed the gross proceeds,
including non-cash proceeds (the fair market value of such
non-cash proceeds being measured at the time received and
without giving effect to any subsequent changes in value),
actually received by Amkor and its Restricted Subsidiaries in
connection with such disposition; |
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(12) the accrual of interest, accretion or amortization of
original issue discount, the payment of interest on any
Indebtedness in the form of additional Indebtedness with the
same terms, and the payment of dividends on Disqualified Stock
in the form of additional shares of the same class of
Disqualified Stock; provided, in each such case, that the
amount thereof is included in Consolidated Interest Expense of
Amkor as accrued; |
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(13) the incurrence of Indebtedness by Foreign Subsidiaries
in an amount not to exceed 10% of the Total Tangible Assets of
the Foreign Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; and |
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(14) the incurrence by Amkor or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries of additional Indebtedness in an aggregate
principal amount (or accreted value, as applicable) at any time
outstanding, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
incurred to refund, refinance or replace any Indebtedness
incurred pursuant to this clause (14), not to exceed
$50.0 million. |
Indebtedness or preferred stock of any Person that is
outstanding at the time such Person becomes a Restricted
Subsidiary of Amkor (including upon designation of any
Subsidiary or other Person as a Restricted Subsidiary) or is
merged with or into or consolidated with Amkor or a Restricted
Subsidiary of Amkor shall be deemed to have been incurred at the
time such Person becomes such a Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor
or is merged with or into or consolidated with Amkor or a
Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor, as applicable.
Amkor will not incur any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt)
that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any
other Indebtedness of Amkor unless such Indebtedness is also
contractually subordinated in right of payment to the Notes on
substantially identical terms; provided, however, that no
Indebtedness of Amkor shall be deemed to be contractually
subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of
Amkor solely by virtue of any Liens, Guarantees, maturity of
payments or structural seniority.
For purposes of determining compliance with this
Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred
Stock covenant, in the event that an item of Indebtedness
meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of
Permitted Debt described in clauses (1) through
(14) above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the
first paragraph of this covenant, Amkor may, in its sole
discretion, classify or reclassify such item of Indebtedness (or
any part thereof) in any manner that complies with this
covenant, and such item of Indebtedness shall be treated as
having been incurred pursuant to only one of such clauses or
pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant.
For purposes of determining any particular amount of
Indebtedness under this covenant, Guarantees, Liens or
obligations in support of letters of credit supporting
Indebtedness shall not be included to the extent such letters of
credit are included in the amount of such Indebtedness.
Any increase in the amount of any Indebtedness solely by reason
of currency fluctuations shall not be considered an incurrence
of Indebtedness for purposes of this covenant.
Amkor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume
or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind securing Indebtedness on
any asset now owned or hereafter acquired, except Permitted
Liens, unless the Notes and any existing Notes Guarantee of a
Subsidiary subject to such Lien, are equally and ratably secured
with the obligations so secured for as long as such Indebtedness
will be so secured.
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Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting
Subsidiaries |
Amkor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to
exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the
ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to:
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(1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its
Capital Stock to Amkor or any of Amkors Restricted
Subsidiaries, or with respect to any other interest or
participation in, or measured by, its profits, or pay any
indebtedness owed to Amkor or any of Amkors Restricted
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(2) make loans or advances to Amkor or any of Amkors
Restricted Subsidiaries; or |
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(3) transfer any of its properties or assets to Amkor or
any of Amkors Restricted Subsidiaries. |
However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to
encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
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(1) Existing Indebtedness as in effect on the date of the
Indenture and any amendments, modifications, restatements,
renewals, increases, supplements, refundings, replacements or
refinancings thereof; provided that such amendments,
modifications, restatements, renewals, increases, supplements,
refundings, replacements or refinancings are no more
restrictive, taken as a whole, with respect to such dividend and
other payment restrictions than those contained in such Existing
Indebtedness, as in effect on the date of the Indenture; |
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(2) the Indenture, the Notes and the Notes Guarantees; |
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(3) applicable law; |
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(4) any instrument governing or relating to Permitted Bank
Debt or Indebtedness of Foreign Subsidiaries, in each case that
meets the criteria specified in clauses (1) and (13),
respectively, of the second paragraph of the covenant described
above under the caption Certain Covenants
Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred
Stock; provided, that the Board of Directors shall
have determined in good faith at the time that such encumbrance
or restriction is created that such encumbrance or restriction
(i) would not reasonably be expected to impair the ability
of the Company to pay interest on the Notes at their Stated
Maturity or to pay principal and accrued and unpaid interest on
the Notes at their final Stated Maturity, and (ii) is not
materially more disadvantageous to holders of the Notes than is
customary in comparable financings; |
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(5) any instrument governing Indebtedness or Capital Stock
of a Person acquired by Amkor or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries as in effect at the time of such acquisition
(except to the extent such Indebtedness was incurred in
connection with or in contemplation of such acquisition), which
encumbrance or restriction is not applicable to any Person, or
the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person,
or the property or assets of the Person, so acquired;
provided that, in the case of Indebtedness, such
Indebtedness was permitted by the terms of the Indenture to be
incurred; |
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(6) customary nonassignment provisions in leases, licenses
or other contracts entered into in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practices; |
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(7) purchase money obligations or Capital Lease Obligations
for property acquired in the ordinary course of business that
impose restrictions on the property so acquired of the nature
described in clause (3) of the first paragraph of this
section; |
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(8) any agreement for the sale or other disposition of a
Restricted Subsidiary that restricts dividends, distributions,
loans, advances or transfers by such Restricted Subsidiary
pending its sale or other disposition; |
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(9) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided
that the restrictions contained in the agreements governing
such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are no more restrictive,
taken as a whole, than those contained in the agreements
governing the Indebtedness being refinanced; |
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(10) agreements entered into with respect to Liens securing
Indebtedness otherwise permitted to be incurred pursuant to the
provisions of the covenant described above under the caption
Certain Covenants Liens that
limit the right of Amkor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
to dispose of the assets subject to such Lien; |
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(11) provisions with respect to the disposition or
distribution of assets or property in joint venture agreements
and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course
of business; |
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(12) restrictions on cash or other deposits or net worth
imposed by customers under contracts entered into in the
ordinary course of business; |
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(13) any Receivables Program; and |
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(14) any restriction imposed pursuant to contracts for the
sale of assets with respect to the transfer of the assets to be
sold pursuant to such contract. |
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Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets |
Amkor may not, directly or indirectly consolidate or merge with
or into another Person (whether or not Amkor is the surviving
corporation) or sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise
dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets,
in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:
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(1) either (a) Amkor is the surviving corporation or
(b) the Person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger (if other than Amkor) or to which such
sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition
shall have been made is a corporation organized or existing
under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the
District of Columbia; |
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(2) the Person formed by or surviving any such
consolidation or merger (if other than Amkor) or the Person to
which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other
disposition shall have been made assumes all the obligations of
Amkor under the Notes and the Indenture pursuant to agreements
reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee; |
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(3) immediately after such transaction no Default or Event
of Default exists; |
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(4) except in the case of the amalgamation, consolidation
or merger of Amkor (a) with or into a Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiary or (b) with or into any Person solely
for the purpose of effecting a change in the state of
incorporation of Amkor, Amkor or the Person formed by or
surviving any such consolidation or merger (if other than Amkor)
will, on the date of such transaction after giving pro forma
effect thereto and any related financing transactions as if the
same had occurred at the beginning of the applicable
four-quarter period, be permitted to incur at least $1.00 of
additional Indebtedness pursuant to the Consolidated Interest
Expense Coverage Ratio test set forth in the first paragraph of
the covenant described above under the caption
Certain Covenants Incurrence of
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(5) Amkor shall have delivered to the Trustee an
Officers Certificate stating that such consolidation,
merger, sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other
disposition complies with the Indenture. |
In addition, Amkor may not, directly or indirectly, lease all or
substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more
related transactions, to any other Person. This Merger,
Consolidation or Sale of Assets covenant will not apply to
a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of
assets by Amkor to any of its Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiaries.
A Guarantor may not, directly or indirectly, consolidate or
merge with or into another Person (whether or not such Guarantor
is the surviving corporation) or sell, assign, transfer, convey
or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to
another Person, in each case other than with or to the Company
or another Guarantor, unless:
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(1) immediately after giving effect to that transaction, no
Default or Event of Default exists under the Indenture; and |
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(2) either: (a) the Surviving Person (if not the
Company or such Guarantor) is a Restricted Subsidiary and
expressly assumes all the obligations of that Guarantor under
the Indenture and the Notes Guarantee by executing a
supplemental indenture and other documents reasonably
satisfactory to the Trustee; or (b) such sale, transfer,
assignment, conveyance or other disposition or merger,
consolidation or amalgamation is otherwise in compliance with
the covenant described in Certain
Covenants Limitation on Asset Sales. |
Upon satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, the Surviving
Person shall succeed to, and be substituted for, and may
exercise every right and power of the Company under the
Indenture (or of the Guarantor under the Notes Guarantee and the
Indenture).
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Transactions with Affiliates |
Amkor will not, and will not permit any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer
or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or
purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or
amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan,
advance or Guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate
(each, an Affiliate Transaction), unless:
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(1) such Affiliate Transaction (when viewed together with
related Affiliate Transactions, if any) is on terms that are no
less favorable to Amkor or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary
than those that would have been obtained in a comparable
transaction by Amkor or such Restricted Subsidiary with an
unrelated Person; and |
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(2) Amkor delivers to the Trustee: |
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(a) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of
related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration
in excess of $10.0 million, a resolution of the Board of
Directors set forth in an Officers Certificate certifying
that such Affiliate Transaction complies with this covenant and
that such Affiliate Transaction has been approved by a majority
of the disinterested members of the Board of Directors (of which
there must be at least one); and |
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(b) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction or series of
related Affiliate Transactions involving aggregate consideration
in excess of $25.0 million, an opinion as to the fairness
to the holders of such Affiliate Transaction from a financial
point of view issued by an accounting, appraisal or investment
banking firm of national standing. |
The following items shall not be deemed Affiliate Transactions
and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of the
prior paragraph:
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(1) any employment agreement or arrangement entered into by
Amkor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or any employee
benefit plan available to employees of Amkor and its
Subsidiaries generally, in each case in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with the past practice of Amkor or such
Restricted Subsidiary; |
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(2) Affiliate Transactions between or among Amkor and/or
its Restricted Subsidiaries; |
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(3) payment of reasonable directors fees to Persons
who are not otherwise Affiliates of Amkor and indemnity provided
on behalf of officers, directors and employees of Amkor or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries as determined in good faith by
the Board of Directors of Amkor; and |
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(4) any Restricted Payments that are permitted as described
above under the caption Certain
Covenants Restricted Payments. |
For purposes of this Transactions With Affiliates
covenant, any transaction or series of related Affiliate
Transactions between Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary and an
Affiliate that is approved by a majority of the disinterested
members of the Board of Directors (of which there must be at
least one to utilize this method of approval) and evidenced by a
Board resolution or for which a fairness opinion has been issued
shall be deemed to be on terms that are no less favorable to
Amkor or the relevant Restricted Subsidiary than those that
would have been obtained in a comparable transaction by Amkor or
such Restricted Subsidiary with an unrelated Person and thus
shall be permitted under this Transactions With
Affiliates covenant.
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Sale and Leaseback Transactions |
Amkor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
enter into any sale and leaseback transaction; provided
that Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary may enter into a
sale and leaseback transaction if:
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(a) Amkor or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable,
could have incurred Indebtedness in an amount equal to the
Attributable Debt relating to such sale and leaseback
transaction (if the lease is in the nature of an operating
lease, otherwise the amount of Indebtedness) under the
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Expense Coverage Ratio test in the first paragraph of the
covenant described above under the caption
Certain Covenants Incurrence of
Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock; and |
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(b) the transfer of assets in that sale and leaseback
transaction is permitted by, and Amkor applies the proceeds of
such transaction in compliance with, the covenant described
above under the caption Repurchase at the
Option of Holders Offer to Repurchase by Application
of Excess Proceeds of Asset Sales. |
The foregoing restriction shall not apply to any sale and
leaseback transaction if (i) the transaction is solely
between Amkor and any Restricted Subsidiary or between
Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) the sale and leaseback
transaction is consummated within 180 days after the
purchase of the assets subject to such transaction.
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Future Subsidiary Guarantees |
If Amkor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries acquires, creates
or capitalizes a Domestic Subsidiary after the date of the
Indenture that is a Significant Subsidiary, then that newly
acquired, created or capitalized Subsidiary must become a
Guarantor and execute a supplemental indenture satisfactory to
the Trustee and deliver an opinion of counsel to the Trustee
within 10 business days of the date on which it was acquired or
created.
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Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted
Subsidiaries |
The Board of Directors may designate any Restricted Subsidiary
to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary if that designation would not
cause a Default. If a Restricted Subsidiary is designated as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary, all outstanding Investments owned by
Amkor and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary so
designated will be deemed to be an Investment made as of the
time of such designation and will reduce the amount available
for Restricted Payments under the covenant described above under
the caption Certain Covenants
Restricted Payments or Permitted Investments, as
applicable. All such outstanding Investments will be valued at
their fair market value at the time of such designation. That
designation will only be permitted if such Restricted Payment
would be permitted at that time and if such Restricted
Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted
Subsidiary. The Board of Directors may redesignate any
Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary if the
redesignation would not cause a Default.
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Limitation on Issuances and Sales of Equity Interests in
Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries |
Amkor will not, and will not permit any of its Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiaries to, transfer, convey, sell, lease or
otherwise dispose of any Equity Interests in any Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor to any Person (other than Amkor
or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor), unless:
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(1) such transfer, conveyance, sale, lease or other
disposition is of all the Equity Interests in such Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiary or immediately following such transfer,
conveyance, sale, lease or other disposition, the Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiary is a Restricted Subsidiary; and |
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(2) the cash Net Proceeds from such transfer, conveyance,
sale, lease or other disposition are applied in accordance with
the covenant described above under the caption
Repurchase at the Option of
Holders Offer to Repurchase by Application of Excess
Proceeds of Asset Sales. |
In addition, Amkor will not permit any Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiary of Amkor to issue any of its Equity Interests (other
than, if necessary, shares of its Capital Stock constituting
directors qualifying shares) to any Person other than to
Amkor or a Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor unless
immediately following such issuance the Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiary is a Restricted Subsidiary.
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Methods of Receiving Payments On The Notes |
If a holder has given wire transfer instructions to Amkor, Amkor
will make all principal, premium and interest payments on those
Notes in accordance with those instructions. All other payments
on the Notes will
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be made at the office or agency of the Paying Agent and
Registrar within the City and State of New York unless Amkor
elects to make interest payments by check mailed to the holders
at their addresses set forth in the register of holders.
Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes
The Trustee will initially act as Paying Agent and Registrar.
Amkor may change the Paying Agent or Registrar without prior
notice to the holders of the Notes, and Amkor or any of its
Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar.
Transfer and Exchange
A holder may transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the
Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a holder,
among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and
transfer documents and Amkor may require a holder to pay any
taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture.
The registered holder of a Note will be treated as its owner for
all purposes.
Payments for Consent
Amkor will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to,
directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any
consideration to or for the benefit of any holder of the Notes
for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of
any of the terms or provisions of the Indenture or the Notes
unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to
all holders of the Notes that consent, waive or agree to amend
in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents
relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.
Reports
Whether or not required by the SEC, so long as any Notes are
outstanding, Amkor shall file with the SEC (if permitted) all
the reports and other information as it would be required to
file with the SEC by Sections 13(a) and 15(d) under the
Exchange Act, as if it were subject thereto. Amkor shall supply
the Trustee and each holder of the Notes, or shall supply to the
Trustee for forwarding to each holder of the Notes, without cost
to any such holder, copies of such reports and other information
(whether or not so filed).
Events of Default and Remedies
With respect to the Notes, each of the following is an
Event of Default:
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(1) default for 30 days in the payment when due of
interest on the Notes; |
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(2) default in payment when due of the principal of or
premium, if any, on the Notes; |
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(3) failure by Amkor or any of its Subsidiaries to make any
payment required to be made under the provisions described above
under the caption Repurchase at the Option of
Holders Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of
Control or Repurchase at the Option of
Holders Offer to Repurchase by Application of Excess
Proceeds of Asset Sales; |
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(4) failure by Amkor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
for 60 days after notice to comply with any covenant,
representations, warranty or other agreements in the Indenture
is provided to Amkor by the Trustee or the holders of at least
25% in principal amount of then outstanding Notes; |
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(5) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument
under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured
or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by Amkor or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries (or the payment of which is
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Subsidiaries) whether such Indebtedness or Guarantee now exists,
or is created after the date of the Indenture, in an aggregate
principal amount of $10.0 million or more, if that default: |
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(a) is caused by a failure to pay principal of such
Indebtedness at the Stated Maturity thereof (a Payment
Default); or |
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(b) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior
to the Stated Maturity thereof; |
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(6) failure by Amkor or any of its Significant Subsidiaries
or any group of Subsidiaries that, taken together, would
constitute a Significant Subsidiary, to pay final judgments
aggregating in excess of $10.0 million (other than amounts
covered by insurance), which judgments are not paid, discharged
or stayed for a period of 60 days; and |
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(7) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect
to Amkor or any of its Significant Subsidiaries, or any group of
Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary. |
In the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events
of bankruptcy or insolvency, with respect to Amkor, any
Subsidiary that is a Significant Subsidiary or any group of
Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a
Significant Subsidiary, all outstanding Notes will become due
and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any
other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or
the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and
payable immediately.
Holders of the Notes may not enforce their respective indentures
or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to
certain limitations, holders of a majority in principal amount
of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its
exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from
holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event
of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to the
payment of principal or interest) if it determines that
withholding notice is in their interest.
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of
the holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or
Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except
a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of
interest on, or the principal of, the Notes.
Amkor is required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement
regarding compliance with the Indenture. Upon becoming aware of
any Default or Event of Default, Amkor is required to deliver to
the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of
Default.
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and
Stockholders
No director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder of
Amkor or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for
any obligations of Amkor or the Guarantors under the Notes, the
Indenture, and the Subsidiary Guarantees or for any claim based
on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their
creation. Each holder of the Notes by accepting a Note waives
and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part
of the consideration for issuance of the Notes. The waiver may
not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal
securities laws.
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Amkor may, at its option and at any time, elect to have all of
its obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding Notes
and all obligations of the Guarantors discharged with respect to
their Subsidiary Guarantees (Legal Defeasance),
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(1) the rights of holders of outstanding Notes to receive
payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and
interest on such Notes when such payments are due from the trust
referred to below; |
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(2) Amkors obligations with respect to the Notes
concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes,
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance
of an office or agency for payment and money for security
payments held in trust; |
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(3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of
the Trustee, and Amkors obligations in connection
therewith; and |
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(4) the Legal Defeasance provisions of the Indenture. |
In addition, Amkor may, at its option and at any time, elect to
have the Obligations of Amkor and the Guarantors released with
respect to certain covenants that are described in the Indenture
(Covenant Defeasance), and thereafter any omission
to comply with those covenants shall not constitute a Default or
Event of Default with respect to the Notes. In the event
Covenant Defeasance occurs, certain events (other than
nonpayment, bankruptcy, receivership, rehabilitation and
insolvency events) described under the caption
Events of Default and Remedies will no
longer constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Notes.
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant
Defeasance:
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(1) Amkor must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in
trust, for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, cash in
United States dollars, noncallable government securities, or a
combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in
the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent
public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium and
interest on the outstanding Notes at the Stated Maturity or on
the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and Amkor
must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or
to a particular redemption date; |
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(2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, Amkor shall have
delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (a) Amkor has
received from, or there has been published by, the Internal
Revenue Service a ruling or (b) since the date of the
Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal
income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based
thereon such opinion of counsel shall confirm that, the holders
of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss
for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal
Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same
amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have
been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred; |
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(3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, Amkor shall have
delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably
acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the holders of the
outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for
federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant
Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same
amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have
been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred; |
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(4) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and
be continuing either (a) on the date of such deposit (other
than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing
of funds to be applied to such deposit) or (b) insofar as
Events of Default from bankruptcy or insolvency events are
concerned, at any time in the period ending on the 91st day
after the date of deposit; |
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(5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not
result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default
under any material agreement or instrument (other than the
Indenture) to which Amkor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
are parties or by which Amkor or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries are bound; |
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(6) Amkor must have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of
counsel to the effect that after the 91st day following the
deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of
any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar
laws affecting creditors rights generally; |
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(7) Amkor must deliver to the Trustee an Officers
Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by Amkor with
the intent of preferring the holders of the Notes over the other
creditors of Amkor with the intent of defeating, hindering,
delaying or defrauding creditors of Amkor or others; |
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(8) Amkor must deliver to the Trustee an Officers
Certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all
conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the
Covenant Defeasance have been complied with; and |
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(9) except as otherwise provided in the Indenture, each
Guarantor shall have been released from any of its Obligations
under its Guarantee of the Notes. |
Amendment, Supplement and Waiver
Subject to the exceptions specified in the following paragraphs,
the Indenture may be amended with the consent of the holders of
a majority of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the
Notes and any Default or compliance with any provision of the
Indenture may be waived with the consent of the holders of a
majority of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the
Notes.
Without the consent of each holder affected, an amendment or
waiver may not (with respect to any Notes held by a
nonconsenting holder):
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(1) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose holders must
consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver; |
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(2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of
any Note or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption
of the Notes (other than provisions relating to the covenants
described above under the caption Repurchase
at the Option of Holders); |
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(3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of
interest, including default interest, on any Note; |
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(4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of
principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes
(except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the holders
of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the
Notes and a waiver of the Payment Default that resulted from
such acceleration); |
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(5) make any Note payable in money other than that stated
in the Notes; |
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(6) make any change in the provisions of the Indenture
relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of holders of
the Notes to receive payments of principal of or premium, if
any, or interest on the Notes; |
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(7) waive a payment required by one of the covenants
described above under the caption Repurchase
at the Option of Holders; |
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(8) make any change in the preceding amendment and waiver
provisions; or |
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(9) release any Guarantor from any of its obligations under
its Guarantee of the Notes or the Indenture, except in
accordance with the terms of the Indenture. |
Notwithstanding the preceding, without the consent of any holder
of the Notes, Amkor and the Trustee may amend or supplement the
Indenture, the Notes or the Notes Guarantees to:
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(1) cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; |
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(2) provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in
place of certificated Notes; |
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(3) provide for the assumption of Amkors obligations
to holders of the Notes in the case of a merger or consolidation
or sale of all or substantially all of Amkors assets; |
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(4) make any change that would provide any additional
rights or benefits to the holders of Notes or that does not
adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any
such holder; |
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(5) make any change necessary to make the Indenture, the
Notes or the Notes Guarantee, as applicable, consistent with
this description of notes; |
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(6) permit any Guarantor to execute a supplemental
indenture and/or a Note Guarantee with respect to the
Notes; or |
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(7) comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect
or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939. |
Concerning the Trustee
If the Trustee becomes a creditor of Amkor or any Guarantor, the
Indenture limits its right to obtain payment of claims in
certain cases, or to realize on certain property received in
respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. Such Trustee
will be permitted to engage in other transactions, but if it
acquires any conflicting interest, it must eliminate such
conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to
continue or resign.
The holders of a majority in principal amount of the then
outstanding Notes will have the right to direct the time, method
and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy
available to the Trustee, subject to certain exceptions. The
Indenture provides that in case an Event of Default shall occur
and be continuing, the Trustee will be required, in the exercise
of its power, to use the degree of care of a prudent man in the
conduct of his own affairs. Subject to such provisions, the
Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its
rights or powers under the Indenture at the request of any
holder of the Notes, unless such holder shall have offered to
the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against
any loss, liability or expense.
Available Information
Anyone who receives this prospectus may obtain a copy of the
Indenture without charge by writing to Amkor Technology, Inc.,
1900 South Price Road, Chandler Arizona 85248, and
Attention: Chief Financial Officer.
Governing Law
The Indenture provides that it and the Notes will be governed
by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of
New York without giving effect to applicable principles of
conflicts of laws to the extent that the application of the law
of another jurisdiction would be required thereby.
Consent to Jurisdiction and Service
The Indenture provides that Amkor will irrevocably appoint
CT Corporation System as its agent for service of process
in any suit, action or proceeding with respect to the Indenture
or the Notes and for actions brought under federal or state
securities laws in any federal or state court located in the
Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York, and submits to
such jurisdiction.
Certain Definitions
Set forth below are certain defined terms used in the Indenture.
Reference is made to the Indenture for a full disclosure of all
such terms, as well as any other capitalized terms used herein
for which no definition is provided. Cross references to
subcaptions shall mean the respective subcaption, as
appropriate, under the caption Description of the
Notes.
Acquired Debt means, with respect to any
specified Person:
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(1) Indebtedness of any other Person existing at the time
such other Person is merged with or into or became a Subsidiary
of such specified Person, whether or not such Indebtedness is
incurred in connection with, or in contemplation of, such other
Person merging with or into, or becoming a Subsidiary of, such
specified Person; and |
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(2) Indebtedness secured by a Lien encumbering any asset
acquired by such specified Person. |
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Affiliate of any specified Person means any
other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by
or under direct or indirect common control with such specified
Person. For purposes of this definition, control, as
used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession,
directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or
otherwise; provided that beneficial ownership of 10% or
more, or an agreement, obligation or option to purchase 10%
or more, of the Voting Stock of a Person shall be deemed to be
control. For purposes of this definition, the terms
controlling, controlled by and
under common control with shall have correlative
meanings.
Asset Sale means:
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(1) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any
assets or rights (including by way of a sale-and-leaseback)
other than sales of inventory in the ordinary course of business
(provided that the sale, lease conveyance or other
disposition of all or substantially all the assets of Amkor and
its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole will be governed by
the provisions of the Indenture described above under the
caption Repurchase at the Option of
Holders Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of
Control and/or the provisions described above under the
caption Certain Covenants Merger,
Consolidation or Sale of Assets and not by the provisions
described above under the caption Repurchase
at the Option of Holders Offer to Repurchase by
Application of Excess Proceeds of Asset Sales); |
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(2) with respect to Amkor, the sale of Equity Interests in
any of its Subsidiaries; |
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(3) with respect to Amkors Restricted Subsidiaries,
the issuance of Equity Interests. |
Notwithstanding the preceding, the following items shall not be
deemed to be Asset Sales:
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(1) any single transaction or series of related
transactions that: (a) involves assets having a fair market
value of less than $2.0 million; or (b) results in net
proceeds to Amkor and its Restricted Subsidiaries of less than
$2.0 million; |
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(2) a transfer of assets between or among Amkor and any
Restricted Subsidiary; |
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(3) an issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted
Subsidiary to Amkor or to another Wholly Owned Restricted
Subsidiary; |
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(4) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any
Receivable Program Assets by Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary
in connection with a Receivables Program; |
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(5) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of any
inventory, receivables or other current assets by Amkor or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of
business; |
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(6) the granting of a Permitted Lien; |
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(7) the licensing by Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary of
intellectual property in the ordinary course of business or on
commercially reasonable terms; |
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(8) the sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition of
obsolete or worn out equipment or equipment no longer useful in
Amkors business; and |
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(9) the making or liquidating of any Restricted Payment or
Permitted Investment that is permitted by the covenant described
above under the caption Certain
Covenants Restricted Payments. |
Attributable Debt in respect of a sale and
leaseback transaction involving an operating lease means, at the
time of determination, the present value of the obligation of
the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of
the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction
including any period for which such lease has been extended or
may, at the option of the lessor, be extended. Such present
value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the
rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in
accordance with GAAP.
Beneficial Owner has the meaning assigned to
such term in
Rule 13d-3 and
Rule 13d-5 under
the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial
ownership of any particular person (as such term is
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used in Section 13(d)of the Exchange Act), such
person shall be deemed to have beneficial ownership
of all securities that such person has the right to
acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is
exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition.
Capital Lease Obligation means, at the time
any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the
liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time
be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance
with GAAP.
Capital Stock means:
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(1) in the case of a corporation, corporate stock; |
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(2) in the case of an association or business entity, any
and all shares, interests, participations, rights or other
equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock; |
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(3) in the case of a partnership or limited liability
company, partnership or membership interests (whether general or
limited); and |
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(4) any other interest or participation that confers on a
Person the right to receive a share of the profits and losses
of, or distributions of assets of, the issuing Person. |
Cash Equivalents means:
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(1) United States dollars or currency of any other
sovereign nation in which Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary
conducts business; |
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(2) securities issued or direct and fully guaranteed or
insured by the full faith and credit of the United States
government or any agency or instrumentality thereof having
maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of
acquisition; |
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(3) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits
with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of
acquisition, bankers acceptances with maturities not
exceeding 12 months and overnight bank deposits, in each
case with (a) any domestic commercial bank having capital
and surplus in excess of $500.0 million and a Fitch
Individual Rating (formerly Thompson Bank Watch Rating) of
B or better, or (b) any commercial bank
organized under the laws of any foreign country recognized by
the United States of America having capital and surplus in
excess of $500.0 million (or the foreign currency
equivalent thereof) and a Fitch Individual Rating (formerly
Thompson Bank Watch Rating) of B or better; |
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(4) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than
seven days for underlying securities of the types described in
clauses and above entered into with any financial institution
meeting the qualifications specified in clause above; |
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(5) commercial paper having the highest rating obtainable
from Moodys Investors Service, Inc. or Standard &
Poors Corporation and in each case maturing within six
months after the date of acquisition; and |
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(6) money market funds at least 95.0% of the assets of
which constitute Cash Equivalents of the kinds described in
clauses (1) through of this definition; |
provided that currency of any sovereign nation other than
the United States and certificates of deposit, eurodollar time
deposits, bankers acceptances and overnight bank deposits
with any commercial bank organized under the laws of a foreign
country shall not be considered Cash Equivalents for
purposes of determining whether an Asset Sale constitutes a
permitted Asset Sale under the covenants described under the
heading Repurchase at the Option of
Holders Offer to Repurchase by Application of Excess
Proceeds of Asset Sales.
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Change of Control means the occurrence of any
of the following:
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(1) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or
dissolution of Amkor; |
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(2) the consummation of any transaction (including, without
limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is
that any person (as defined above), other than a
Permitted holder, becomes the Beneficial Owner, directly or
indirectly, of more than 35% of the Voting Stock of Amkor,
measured by voting power rather than number of shares, and such
percentage represents more than the aggregate percentage of the
Voting Stock of Amkor, measured by voting power rather than
number of shares, as to which any Permitted holder is the
Beneficial Owner; or |
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(3) the first date during any consecutive two-year period
on which a majority of the members of the Board of Directors of
Amkor are not Continuing Directors. |
For purposes of this definition, any transfer of an Equity
Interest of an entity that was formed for the purpose of
acquiring Voting Stock of Amkor will be deemed to be a transfer
of such portion of Voting Stock as corresponds to the portion of
the equity of such entity that has been so transferred.
Consolidated Cash Flow means, with respect to
any Person for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of such
Person for such period plus:
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(1) an amount equal to any extraordinary loss plus any net
loss realized in connection with an Asset Sale, to the extent
such losses were deducted in computing such Consolidated Net
Income; plus |
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(2) provision for taxes based on income or profits of such
Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, to the
extent that such provision for taxes was deducted in computing
such Consolidated Net Income; plus |
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(3) consolidated interest expense of such Person and its
Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued
and whether or not capitalized (including, without limitation,
amortization of debt issuance costs and original issue discount,
non-cash interest payments, the interest component of any
deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all
payments associated with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed
interest with respect to Attributable Debt, commissions,
discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of
letter of credit or bankers acceptance financings, and net
payments, if any, pursuant to Hedging Obligations), to the
extent that any such expense was deducted in computing such
Consolidated Net Income; plus |
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(4) depreciation, amortization (including amortization of
goodwill and other intangibles but excluding amortization of
prepaid cash expenses that were paid in a prior period) and
other non-cash expenses (excluding any such non-cash expense to
the extent that it represents an accrual of or reserve for cash
expenses in any future period or amortization of a prepaid cash
expense that was paid in a prior period) of such Person and its
Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the extent that such
depreciation, amortization and other non-cash expenses were
deducted in computing such Consolidated Net Income; plus |
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(5) non-cash items (other than any non-cash items that will
require cash payments in the future or that relate to foreign
currency translation) decreasing such Consolidated Net Income
for such period, other than items that were accrued in the
ordinary course of business, in each case, on a consolidated
basis and determined in accordance with GAAP; minus |
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(6) non-cash items (other than any non-cash items that will
require cash payments in the future or that relate to foreign
currency translation) increasing such Consolidated Net Income
for such period, other than items that were accrued in the
ordinary course of business, in each case, on a consolidated
basis and determined in accordance with GAAP. |
Notwithstanding the preceding, the provision for taxes based on
the income or profits of, and the depreciation and amortization
and other non-cash charges of, a Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor
shall be added to Consolidated Net Income to compute
Consolidated Cash Flow of Amkor only to the extent that a
corresponding amount would be permitted at the date of
determination to be dividended to Amkor by such
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Restricted Subsidiary without prior approval (that has not been
obtained), pursuant to the terms of its charter and all
agreements, instruments, judgments, decrees, orders, statutes,
rules and governmental regulations applicable to that Subsidiary
or its stockholders.
Consolidated Interest Expense means, with
respect to any Person for any period, the sum, without
duplication, of:
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(1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and
its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or
accrued, including, without limitation, amortization of debt
issuance costs and original issue discount, non-cash interest
payments, the interest component of any deferred payment
obligations, the interest component of all payments associated
with Capital Lease Obligations, imputed interest with respect to
Attributable Debt, commissions, discounts and other fees and
charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers
acceptance financings, and net payments, if any, pursuant to
Hedging Obligations; plus |
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(2) the consolidated interest of such Person and its
Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period;
plus |
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(3) interest actually paid by Amkor or any Restricted
Subsidiary under any Guarantee of Indebtedness of another
Person; plus |
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(4) the product of all dividend payments, whether or not in
cash, on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries, other than dividend payments on
Equity Interests payable solely in Equity Interests of Amkor
(other than Disqualified Stock) or to Amkor or a Restricted
Subsidiary of Amkor. |
Consolidated Interest Expense Coverage Ratio
means, with respect to any specified Person for any period, the
ratio of the Consolidated Cash Flow of such Person and its
Restricted Subsidiaries for such period to the Consolidated
Interest Expense of such Person for such period. In the event
that the specified Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
incurs, assumes, guarantees or redeems any Indebtedness (other
than revolving credit borrowings) or issues or redeems preferred
stock subsequent to the commencement of the period for which the
Consolidated Interest Expense Coverage Ratio is being calculated
but prior to the date on which the event for which the
calculation of the Consolidated Interest Expense Coverage Ratio
is made (the Calculation Date), then the
Consolidated Interest Expense Coverage Ratio shall be calculated
giving pro forma effect to such incurrence, assumption,
Guarantee or redemption of Indebtedness, or such issuance or
redemption of preferred stock, as if the same had occurred at
the beginning of the applicable four-quarter reference period.
In addition, for purposes of calculating the Consolidated
Interest Expense Coverage Ratio:
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(1) acquisitions that have been made by the specified
Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, including through
mergers or consolidations and including any related financing
transactions, during the four-quarter reference period or
subsequent to such reference period and on or prior to the
Calculation Date shall be deemed to have occurred on the first
day of the four-quarter reference period, and Consolidated Cash
Flow for such reference period shall be calculated without
giving effect to clause of the proviso set forth in the
definition of Consolidated Net Income; |
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(2) the Consolidated Cash Flow attributable to discontinued
operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP, and
operations or businesses disposed of prior to the Calculation
Date, shall be excluded; and |
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(3) the Consolidated Interest Expense attributable to
discontinued operations, as determined in accordance with GAAP,
and operations or businesses disposed of prior to the
Calculation Date shall be excluded, but only to the extent that
the obligations giving rise to such Consolidated Interest
Expense will not be obligations of the specified Person or any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries following the Calculation Date. |
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Consolidated Net Assets means, with respect
to any specified Person as of any date, the total assets of such
Person as of such date less (1) the total liabilities of
such Person as of such date, the amount of any Disqualified
Stock as of such date, and any minority interests reflected on
the balance sheet of such Person as of such date.
Consolidated Net Income means, with respect
to any specified Person for any period, the aggregate of the Net
Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such
period, on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with
GAAP; provided that:
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(1) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Person that is not
a Restricted Subsidiary or that is accounted for by the equity
method of accounting shall be included only to the extent of the
amount of dividends or distributions paid in cash to the
specified Person or a Restricted Subsidiary thereof; |
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(2) the Net Income of any Restricted Subsidiary shall be
excluded to the extent that the declaration or payment of
dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary
of that Net Income is not at the date of determination permitted
without any prior governmental approval (that has not been
obtained) or, directly or indirectly, by operation of the terms
of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree,
order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to
that Restricted Subsidiary or its stockholders; |
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(3) the Net Income of any Person acquired in a pooling of
interests transaction for any period prior to the date of such
acquisition shall be excluded; |
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(4) the Net Income (but not loss) of any Unrestricted
Subsidiary shall be excluded, whether or not distributed to the
specified Person or one of its Subsidiaries; and |
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(5) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting
principles shall be excluded. |
Continuing Directors means, as of any date of
determination, any member of the Board of Directors who:
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(1) was a member of such Board of Directors on the date of
the Indenture; or |
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(2) was nominated for election or elected to such Board of
Directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing
Directors who were members of such Board at the time of such
nomination or election. |
Credit Facilities means, with respect to
Amkor or any Subsidiary, one or more debt facilities or
commercial paper facilities with banks or other institutional
lenders providing for revolving credit loans, term loans,
receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables
to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow
from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of
credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed,
refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time
to time.
Default means any event that is, or with the
passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be, an
Event of Default.
Disqualified Stock means any Capital Stock
that, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which
it is convertible, or for which it is exchangeable, in each case
at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of
any event, matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a
sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or redeemable at the
option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part, on or prior
to the date that is 91 days after the date on which the
Notes mature. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any
Capital Stock that would constitute Disqualified Stock solely
because the holders thereof have the right to require Amkor to
repurchase such Capital Stock upon the occurrence of a change of
control or an asset sale shall not constitute Disqualified Stock
if the terms of such Capital Stock provide that Amkor may not
repurchase or redeem any such Capital Stock pursuant to such
provisions unless such repurchase or redemption complies with
the covenant described above under the caption
Certain Covenants Restricted
Payments.
Domestic Subsidiary means a Restricted
Subsidiary that is (1) formed under the laws of the United
States of America or a state or territory thereof or as of the
date of determination, treated as a domestic entity
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or a partnership or a division of a domestic entity for United
States federal income tax purposes; and, in either case, is not
owned, directly or indirectly, by an entity that is not
described in clause (1) or above.
Equity Interests means Capital Stock and all
warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but
excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or
exchangeable for, Capital Stock).
Equity Offering means any offering for cash
of common stock of Amkor or options, warrants or rights with
respect to its common stock so long as shares of the common
stock of Amkor remain listed on a national securities exchange
or quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers
Automated Quotation System.
Existing Indebtedness means Indebtedness of
Amkor and its Restricted Subsidiaries in existence on the date
of the Indenture, including Indebtedness outstanding under the
Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes Indenture issued
initially thereunder or pursuant to an over-allotment option,
until such amounts are repaid.
Foreign Subsidiary means a Subsidiary of
Amkor that is not a Domestic Subsidiary.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting
principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the
Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of
Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements
of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other
statements by such other entity as have been approved by a
significant segment of the accounting profession, which are in
effect from time to time.
Guarantee means a guarantee other than by
endorsement of negotiable instruments for collection in the
ordinary course of business, direct or indirect, in any manner,
including, without limitation, through letters of credit or
reimbursement agreements in respect thereof, of all or any part
of any Indebtedness.
Guarantor means each of Unitive Inc., Unitive
Electronics Inc., Amkor International Holdings, LLC,
P-Four, LLC, Amkor
Technology Limited, and Amkor Technology Philippines, Inc. and
any future Domestic Subsidiary of Amkor formed or capitalized
after the date of the Indenture that is a Significant Subsidiary
and that is required by the terms of the Indenture to execute a
Subsidiary Guarantee, in accordance with the provisions of the
Indenture, and its successors and assigns, in each case until
such Guarantor is released as a Guarantor in accordance with the
terms of the Indenture.
Hedging Obligations means, with respect to
any Person, the Obligations of such Person under:
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(1) swap agreements, cap agreements and collar agreements
relating to interest rates, commodities or currencies; and |
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(2) other agreements or arrangements designed to protect
such Person against fluctuations in interest rates, commodities
or currencies. |
holder means the Person in whose name a Note
is registered.
Indebtedness means, with respect to any
specified Person, any indebtedness of such Person, whether or
not contingent, in respect of:
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(1) borrowed money; |
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(2) bonds, notes, debentures or similar instruments or
letters of credit (or reimbursement agreements in respect
thereof); |
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(3) bankers acceptances; |
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(4) Capital Lease Obligations; |
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(5) the balance deferred and unpaid of the purchase price
of any property, except any such balance that constitutes an
accrued expense or trade payable; or |
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if and to the extent any of such indebtedness (other than
letters of credit and Hedging Obligations) would appear as a
liability on a balance sheet of the specified Person prepared in
accordance with GAAP. In addition, the term
Indebtedness includes all Indebtedness of others
secured by a Lien on any asset of the specified Person (whether
or not such Indebtedness is assumed by the specified Person
measured as the lesser of the fair market value of the assets of
such Person so secured or the amount of such Indebtedness) and,
to the extent not otherwise included, the Guarantee by such
Person of any indebtedness of any other Person.
The amount of any Indebtedness outstanding as of any date shall
be the accreted value thereof, in the case of any Indebtedness
issued with original issue discount. In addition, the amount of
any Indebtedness shall also include the amount of all
Obligations of such Person with respect to the redemption,
repayment or other repurchase of any Disqualified Stock or, with
respect to any Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor, any preferred
stock of such Restricted Subsidiary.
Investments means, with respect to any
Person, all investments by such Person in other Persons
(including Affiliates) in the forms of direct or indirect loans
(including Guarantees of Indebtedness or other obligations),
advances or capital contributions (excluding commission, travel
and similar advances to officers and employees made in the
ordinary course of business), purchases or other acquisitions
for consideration of Indebtedness, Equity Interests or other
securities, together with all items that are or would be
classified as investments on a balance sheet prepared in
accordance with GAAP. If Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary of
Amkor sells or otherwise disposes of any Equity Interests of any
direct or indirect Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor such that,
after giving effect to any such sale or disposition, such Person
is no longer a Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor, Amkor shall be
deemed to have made an Investment on the date of any such sale
or disposition equal to the fair market value of the Equity
Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary not sold or disposed of
in an amount determined as provided in the final paragraph of
the covenant described above under the caption
Certain Covenants Restricted
Payments.
Issue Date means the date on which the Notes
are initially issued.
Lien means, with respect to any asset, any
mortgage, lien, pledge, fixed or floating charge, security
interest or encumbrance of any kind in respect of such asset,
whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under
applicable law, including any conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, any lease in the nature thereof;
provided that the term Lien shall not include
any lease properly classified as an operating lease in
accordance with GAAP.
Make-Whole Amount means, in connection with
any optional redemption of any note, the excess, if any, of
(i) the aggregate present value as of the date of such
redemption of each dollar of principal being redeemed and the
amount of interest (exclusive of interest accrued to the
redemption date) that would have been payable in respect of such
dollar if such prepayment had not been made, determined by
discounting, on a semiannual basis, such principal and interest
at the Reinvestment Rate (determined on the Business Day
preceding the date of such redemption) from the respective dates
on which such principal and interest would have been payable if
such payment had not been made, over (ii) the aggregate
principal amount of the notes to be redeemed.
Net Income means, with respect to any Person,
the net income (loss) of such Person and its Restricted
Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP and before any
reduction in respect of preferred stock dividends, excluding,
however:
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(1) any gain (but not loss), together with any related
provision for taxes on such gain (but not loss), realized in
connection with (a) any Asset Sale or (b) the
disposition of any securities by such Person or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries or the extinguishment of any
Indebtedness of such Person or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries; |
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(2) any extraordinary gain (but not loss), together with
any related provision for taxes on such extraordinary gain (but
not loss); |
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(3) any gain or loss relating to foreign currency
translation or exchange; and |
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(4) any income or loss related to any discontinued
operation. |
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Net Proceeds means the aggregate cash
proceeds received by Amkor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
in respect of any Asset Sale (including, without limitation, any
cash received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash
consideration received in any Asset Sale), net of the direct
costs relating to such Asset Sale, including, without
limitation, legal, accounting and investment banking fees, and
sales commissions, and any relocation expenses incurred as a
result thereof, taxes paid or payable as a result thereof, in
each case after taking into account any available tax credits or
deductions and any tax sharing arrangements and amounts required
to be applied to the repayment of Indebtedness, other than
Permitted Bank Debt, secured by a Lien on the asset or assets
that were the subject of such Asset Sale.
Non-Recourse Debt means Indebtedness:
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(1) as to which neither Amkor nor any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries (a) provides credit support of any kind
(including any obligation that would constitute Indebtedness),
or (b) is directly or indirectly liable as a guarantor or
otherwise, other than in the form of a Lien on the Equity
Interests of an Unrestricted Subsidiary held by Amkor or any
Restricted Subsidiary in favor of any holder of Non-Recourse
Debt of such Unrestricted Subsidiary; |
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(2) no default with respect to which (including any rights
that the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action
against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit upon notice,
lapse of time or both any holder of any other Indebtedness
(other than the Notes) of Amkor or any of its Restricted
Subsidiaries to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or
cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to
its stated maturity; and |
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(3) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing
that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of
Amkor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than against
the Equity Interests of such Unrestricted Subsidiary, if any). |
Obligations means any principal, interest,
penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and
other liabilities payable under the documentation governing any
Indebtedness.
Permitted Bank Debt means Indebtedness
incurred by Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the
Credit Facilities, any Receivables Program, or one or more other
term loan and/or revolving credit or commercial paper facilities
(including any letter of credit subfacilities) or indentures
entered into with commercial banks and/or financial institutions
or trustees, and any replacement, extension, renewal,
refinancing or refunding thereof.
Permitted Business means the business of
Amkor and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, operated in a
manner consistent with past operations, and any business that is
reasonably related thereto or supplements such business or is a
reasonable extension thereof.
Permitted holder means James J. Kim and his
estate, spouse, siblings, ancestors, heirs and lineal
descendants, and spouses of any such Persons, the legal
representatives of any of the foregoing, and the trustee of any
bona fide trust of which one or more of the foregoing are the
principal beneficiaries or the grantors or any other Person that
is controlled by any of the foregoing.
Permitted Investments means:
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(1) any Investment in Amkor or in a Restricted Subsidiary; |
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(2) any Investment in Cash Equivalents; |
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(3) any Investment by Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary of
Amkor in a Person, if as a result of such Investment or in
connection with the transaction pursuant to which such
Investment is made: |
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(a) such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of
Amkor; or |
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(b) such Person is merged, consolidated or amalgamated with
or into, or transfers or conveys substantially all of its assets
to, or is liquidated into, Amkor or a Restricted Subsidiary of
Amkor; |
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(4) any Investment made as a result of the receipt of
non-cash consideration from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant
to and in compliance with the covenant described above under the
caption Repurchase at the Option of
Holders Offer to Repurchase by Application of Excess
Proceeds of Asset Sales; |
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(5) any acquisition of assets solely in exchange for the
issuance of Equity Interests (other than Disqualified Stock) of
Amkor; |
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(6) any Investment in connection with Hedging Obligations; |
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(7) any Investments received (a) in satisfaction of
judgments or (b) as payment on a claim made in connection
with any bankruptcy, liquidation, receivership or other
insolvency proceeding; |
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(8) Investments in (a) prepaid expenses and negotiable
instruments held for collection, (b) accounts receivable
arising in the ordinary course of business (and Investments
obtained in exchange or settlement of accounts receivable for
which Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary has determined that
collection is not likely), and (c) lease, utility and
workers compensation, performance and other similar
deposits arising in the ordinary course of business; |
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(9) any Strategic Investment; provided that the
aggregate amount of all Investments by Amkor and any Restricted
Subsidiaries in Strategic Investments shall not exceed 5% of
Amkors consolidated total assets determined as of the date
of Amkors most recently ended fiscal quarter; |
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(10) Investments purchased or received in exchange for
Permitted Investments existing as of the Issue Date or made
thereafter; provided that any additional consideration
provided by Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary in such exchange
shall not be permitted pursuant to this clause (10); and
provided, further, that such purchased or exchanged
Investments shall have a fair market value (as determined by an
officer of Amkor unless such fair market value exceeds
$25.0 million in which case, as determined by Amkors
Board of Directors) equal to or exceeding the Permitted
Investments exchanged therefor; |
provided that, notwithstanding the preceding, any
extension of credit or advance by Amkor or any of its
Subsidiaries to a customer or supplier of Amkor or its
Subsidiaries shall not be a Permitted Investment.
Permitted Liens means:
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(1) Liens on the assets of Amkor and any Restricted
Subsidiary securing Permitted Bank Debt that was permitted by
the terms of the Indenture to be incurred; |
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(2) Liens on the assets of any Foreign Subsidiary securing
Indebtedness and other Obligations under Indebtedness of such
Foreign Subsidiary that were permitted by the terms of the
Indenture to be incurred; |
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(3) Liens in favor of Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary; |
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(4) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such
Person is merged with or into or consolidated with Amkor or any
Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor; provided that such Liens
were not incurred in contemplation of such merger or
consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those
of the Person merged into or consolidated with Amkor or the
Restricted Subsidiary; |
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(5) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition
thereof by Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor;
provided that such Liens were not incurred in
contemplation of such acquisition; |
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(6) Liens to secure the performance of statutory
obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other
obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of
business; |
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(7) Liens to secure Obligations in respect of Indebtedness
(including Capital Lease Obligations) permitted by clause of the
second paragraph of Certain
Covenants Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock covering only the assets acquired with
such Indebtedness, including accessions, additions, parts,
attachments, improvements, fixtures, leasehold improvements or
proceeds, if any, related thereto; |
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(8) Liens existing on the date of this Indenture; |
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(9) Liens securing Obligations of Amkor and/or any
Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Receivables Program; |
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(10) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges
or claims that are not yet delinquent or that are being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings; provided
that any reserve or other appropriate provision as shall be
required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor; |
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(11) Liens imposed by law or arising by operation of law,
including, without limitation, landlords, mechanics,
carriers, warehousemens, materialmens,
suppliers and vendors Liens, Liens for masters
and crews wages and other similar Liens, in each case that
are incurred in the ordinary course of business for sums not yet
delinquent or being contested in good faith, if such reserves or
other appropriate provisions, if any, as shall be required by
GAAP shall have been made with respect thereto; |
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(12) Liens incurred or pledges and deposits made in the
ordinary course of business in connection with workers
compensation and unemployment insurance and other types of
social security; |
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(13) Liens to secure any extension, renewal, refinancing or
refunding (or successive extensions, renewals, refinancings or
refundings), in whole or in part, of any Indebtedness secured by
Liens referred to in the foregoing clauses (4), (5),
(7) and of this definition; provided that such Liens
do not extend to any other property of Amkor or any Restricted
Subsidiary of Amkor and the principal amount of the Indebtedness
secured by such Lien is not increased; |
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(14) judgment Liens not giving rise to an Event of Default
so long as such Lien is adequately bonded and any appropriate
legal proceedings that may have been initiated for the review of
such judgment, decree or order shall not have been finally
terminated or the period within which such proceedings may be
initiated shall not have expired; |
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(15) Liens securing obligations of Amkor under Hedging
Obligations permitted to be incurred under clause (7) of
the second paragraph of Certain
Covenants Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of
Preferred Stock or any collateral for the Indebtedness to
which such Hedging Obligations relate; |
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(16) Liens upon specific items of inventory or other goods
and proceeds of any Person securing such Persons
obligations in respect of bankers acceptances issued or
credited for the account of such Person to facilitate the
purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or goods; |
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(17) Liens securing reimbursement obligations with respect
to commercial letters of credit which encumber documents and
other property relating to such letters of credit and products
and proceeds thereof; |
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(18) Liens arising out of consignment or similar
arrangements for the sale of goods in the ordinary course of
business; |
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(19) Liens in favor of customs and revenue authorities
arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties
in connection with the importation of goods; |
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(20) Liens securing other Indebtedness not exceeding
$10.0 million at any time outstanding; |
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(21) Liens securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness,
provided that such Liens do not extend to any other
property of Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor and the
principal amount of the Indebtedness secured by such Lien is not
increased; and |
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(22) Liens on the Equity Interests of Unrestricted
Subsidiaries securing obligations of Unrestricted Subsidiaries
not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture. |
Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness means any
Indebtedness of Amkor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries
issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to
extend, refinance, renew, replace,
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defease or refund other Indebtedness of Amkor or any of its
Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness);
provided that:
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(1) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable)
of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the
principal amount of (or accreted value, if applicable), plus
accrued interest or premium (including any make-whole premium),
if any, on, the Indebtedness so extended, refinanced, renewed,
replaced, defeased or refunded (plus the amount of reasonable
expenses incurred in connection therewith); |
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(2) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final
maturity date later than the final maturity date of, and has a
Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the
Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being
extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded;
provided that if the original maturity date of such
Indebtedness is after the Stated Maturity of the Notes, then
such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall have a maturity at
least 180 days after the Notes; |
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(3) if the Indebtedness being extended, refinanced,
renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded is subordinated in right
of payment to the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness
has a final maturity date later than the final maturity date of,
and is subordinated in right of payment to, the Notes on terms
at least as favorable to the holders of Notes as those contained
in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being extended,
refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and |
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(4) such Indebtedness is incurred either by Amkor or by the
Restricted Subsidiary who is the obligor on the Indebtedness
being extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or
refunded. |
Person means any individual, corporation,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company,
trust, unincorporated organization, or government or any agency
or political subdivision thereof.
Qualified Proceeds means any of the following
or any combination of the following:
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(1) any Cash Equivalents other than (a) currency of
any sovereign nation other than the United States and
(b) certificates of deposit, eurodollar time deposits,
bankers acceptances and overnight bank deposits with any
commercial bank organized under the laws of a foreign country; |
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(2) any liabilities (as would be shown on Amkors or
such Restricted Subsidiarys balance sheet if prepared in
accordance with GAAP on the date of the corresponding Asset
Sale) of Amkor or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than
contingent liabilities and liabilities that are by their terms
subordinated to the Notes) that are assumed by the transferee of
any such assets pursuant to a customary novation agreement that
releases or indemnifies Amkor or such Restricted Subsidiary from
further liability; |
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(3) any securities, notes or other obligations received by
Amkor or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee
that are converted by Amkor or such Restricted Subsidiary into
cash within 90 days after such Asset Sale (to the extent of
the cash received in that conversion); |
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(4) long-term assets that are used or useful in a Permitted
Business; and |
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(5) all or substantially all of the assets of, or a
majority of the Voting Stock of, any Permitted Business; |
provided, however, that in the case of clauses and above,
the Asset Sale transaction shall be with a non-Affiliate and the
amount of long-term assets or Voting Stock received in the Asset
Sale transaction shall not exceed 10% of the consideration
received.
Receivables Program means, with respect to
any Person, an agreement or other arrangement or program
providing for the advance of funds to such Person against the
pledge, contribution, sale or other transfer of encumbrances of
Receivables Program Assets of such Person or such Person and/or
one or more of its Subsidiaries.
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Receivables Program Assets means all of the
following property and interests in property, including any
undivided interest in any pool of any such property or
interests, whether now existing or existing in the future or
hereafter arising or acquired:
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(1) accounts; |
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(2) accounts receivable, general intangibles, instruments,
contract rights, documents and chattel paper (including, without
limitation, all rights to payment created by or arising from
sales of goods, leases of goods, or the rendition of services,
no matter how evidenced, whether or not earned by performance); |
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(3) all unpaid sellers or lessors rights
(including, without limitation, rescission, replevin,
reclamation and stoppage in transit) relating to any of the
foregoing or arising therefrom; |
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(4) all rights to any goods or merchandise represented by
any of the foregoing (including, without limitation, returned or
repossessed goods); |
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(5) all reserves and credit balances with respect to any
such accounts receivable or account debtors; |
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(6) all letters of credit, security or Guarantees of any of
the foregoing; |
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(7) all insurance policies or reports relating to any of
the foregoing; |
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(8) all collection or deposit accounts relating to any of
the foregoing; |
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(9) all books and records relating to any of the foregoing; |
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(10) all instruments, contract rights, chattel paper,
documents and general intangibles relating to any of the
foregoing; and |
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(11) all proceeds of any of the foregoing. |
Receivables Program Debt means, with respect
to any Person, the unreturned portion of the amount funded by
the investors under a Receivables Program of such Person.
Reinvestment Rate means 0.50% plus the
arithmetic mean of the yields under the respective headings
This Week and Last Week published in the
Statistical Release under the caption Treasury Constant
Maturities for the maturity (rounded to the nearest month)
corresponding to the maturity of the principal being prepaid. If
no maturity exactly corresponds to such maturity, yields for the
two published maturities most closely corresponding to such
maturity shall be calculated pursuant to the immediately
preceding sentence and the Reinvestment Rate shall be
interpolated or extrapolated from such yields on a straight-line
basis, rounding in each of such relevant periods to the nearest
month. For the purpose of calculating the Reinvestment Rate, the
most recent Statistical Release published prior to the date of
determination of the Make-Whole Amount shall be used.
Restricted Investment means an Investment
other than a Permitted Investment.
Restricted Subsidiary of a Person means any
Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted
Subsidiary.
Significant Subsidiary means any Subsidiary
that would be a significant subsidiary as defined in
Article 1, Rule 1-02 of
Regulation S-X,
promulgated by the SEC, as such Regulation is in effect on the
date hereof assuming that Amkor were the registrant
for purposes of such definition; provided that in no
event shall a Significant Subsidiary include
(i) any direct or indirect Subsidiary of Amkor created for
the primary purpose of facilitating one or more Receivables
Programs or holding or purchasing inventory, (ii) any
non-operating Subsidiary which does not have any liabilities to
Persons other than Amkor or its Subsidiaries, or (iii) any
Unrestricted Subsidiary.
Stated Maturity means, with respect to any
installment of interest or principal on any series of
Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of interest or
principal was scheduled to be paid in the original documentation
governing such Indebtedness, and shall not include any
contingent obligations to repay,
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redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the
date originally scheduled for the payment thereof.
Statistical Release means the statistical
release designated H.15(519) or any successor
publication which is published weekly by the Federal Reserve
System and which establishes yields on actively traded
U.S. government securities adjusted to constant maturities
or, if such statistical release is not published at the time of
any determination under the Indenture, then such other
reasonably comparable index which shall be designated by the
Company.
Strategic Investment means any Investment in
any Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary) whose primary
business is related, ancillary or complementary to a Permitted
Business, and such Investment is determined in good faith by the
Board of Directors (or senior officers of Amkor to whom the
Board of Directors has duly delegated the authority to make such
a determination), whose determination shall be conclusive and
evidenced by a resolution, to promote or significantly benefit
the businesses of Amkor and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the
date of such Investment; provided that, with respect to
any Strategic Investment or series of related Strategic
Investments involving aggregate consideration in excess of
$10 million, Amkor shall deliver to the Trustee a
resolution of the Board of Directors of Amkor set forth in an
Officers Certificate certifying that such Investment
qualifies as a Strategic Investment pursuant to this definition.
Subsidiary means, with respect to any Person:
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(1) any corporation, association or other business entity
of which more than 50% of the total voting power of shares of
Capital Stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or
trustees thereof is at the time owned or controlled, directly or
indirectly, by such Person or one or more of the other
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(2) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or
the managing general partner of which is such Person or a
Subsidiary of such Person or (b) the only general partners
of which are such Person or of one or more Subsidiaries of such
Person (or any combination thereof). |
Subsidiary Guarantee means a Guarantee
endorsed on the Notes by a Guarantor.
substantially concurrent means, with respect
to any two or more events, the occurring of such events within
90 days of each other.
Total Tangible Assets of the Foreign
Subsidiaries means, as of any date, the total assets
of the Foreign Subsidiaries of Amkor as of such date less the
amount of the intangible assets of the Foreign Subsidiaries of
Amkor as of such date.
Unrestricted Subsidiary means any Subsidiary
of Amkor that is designated by the Board of Directors as an
Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Board resolution, but only
to the extent that such Subsidiary:
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(2) is a Person with respect to which neither Amkor nor any
of its Restricted Subsidiaries has any direct or indirect
obligation (a) to subscribe for additional Equity Interests
or (b) to maintain or preserve such Persons financial
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provided credit support for any Indebtedness of Amkor or any of
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(4) has at least one director on its Board of Directors
that is not a director or executive officer of Amkor or any of
its Restricted Subsidiaries and has at least one executive
officer that is not a director or executive officer of Amkor or
any of its Restricted Subsidiaries. |
Any designation of a Subsidiary of Amkor as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the
Trustee a certified copy of the Board resolution giving effect
to such designation and
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an Officers Certificate certifying that such designation
complied with the preceding conditions and was permitted under
Certain Covenants Restricted
Payments. If, at any time, any Unrestricted Subsidiary
would fail to meet the preceding requirements as an Unrestricted
Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted
Subsidiary for purposes of the Indenture and any Indebtedness of
such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be incurred by a Restricted
Subsidiary of Amkor as of such date and, if such Indebtedness is
not permitted to be incurred as of such date under
Certain Covenants Incurrence of
Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock, Amkor shall
be in default of such covenant. The Board of Directors of Amkor
may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a
Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such designation
shall be deemed to be an incurrence of Indebtedness by a
Restricted Subsidiary of Amkor of any outstanding Indebtedness
of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation shall only
be permitted if (1) such Indebtedness is permitted under
Certain Covenants Incurrence of
Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock, calculated
on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the
beginning of the four-quarter reference period, and no Default
or Event of Default would be in existence following such
designation.
Voting Stock of any Person as of any date
means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time
entitled to vote in the election of the Board of Directors of
such Person.
Weighted Average Life to Maturity means, when
applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years
obtained by dividing:
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(1) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying
(a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking
fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal,
including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by
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Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of any
Person means a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person all of the
outstanding Capital Stock or other ownership interests of which
(other than directors qualifying shares or similar shares
required by law to be held by third parties) shall at the time
be owned by such Person and/or by one or more Wholly Owned
Restricted Subsidiaries of such Person.
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BOOK-ENTRY; DELIVERY AND FORM
The Global Securities
The original notes will be issued in the form of one or more
global certificates, known as global securities. The
global securities will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The
Depository Trust Company (DTC) and registered in the
name of Cede & Co., as DTCs nominee.
Persons holding interests in the global securities may hold
their interests directly through DTC or indirectly through
organizations that are participants in DTC.
The descriptions of the operations and procedures of DTC set
forth below are provided solely as a matter of convenience.
These operations and procedures are solely within the control of
the respective settlement systems and are subject to change by
them from time to time. Neither we, the trustee, nor any paying
agent or registrar takes any responsibility for these operations
or procedures, and holders of securities are urged to contact
the relevant system or its participants directly to discuss
these matters.
DTC has advised us that it is a limited purpose trust company
organized under the laws of the State of New York, a
banking organization within the meaning of the New
York Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a
clearing corporation within the meaning of the
Uniform Commercial Code, as amended, and a clearing
agency registered pursuant to Section 17A of the
Exchange Act. DTC was created to hold securities for its
participants and facilitates the clearance and settlement of
securities transactions between participants through electronic
book-entry changes to the accounts of its participants, thereby
eliminating the need for physical transfer and delivery of
certificates. DTCs participants include securities brokers
and dealers, including the underwriter, banks and trust
companies, clearing corporations and certain other
organizations. Indirect access to DTCs system is also
available to other entities such as banks, brokers, dealers and
trust companies, referred to as indirect
participants, that clear through or maintain a custodial
relationship with a participant, either directly or indirectly.
Investors who are not participants may beneficially own
securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through participants
or indirect participants.
Ownership of the notes will be shown on, and the transfer of
ownership thereof will be effected only through, records
maintained by DTC, with respect to the interests of
participants, and the records of participants and the indirect
participants, with respect to the interests of persons other
than participants.
The laws of some jurisdictions may require that some types of
purchasers of notes take physical delivery of the securities in
definitive form. Accordingly, the ability to transfer interests
in notes represented by a global security to these persons may
be limited. In addition, because DTC can act only on behalf of
its participants, who in turn act on behalf of persons who hold
interests through participants, the ability of a person having
an interest in securities represented by a global security to
pledge or transfer the interest to persons or entities that do
not participate in DTCs system, or to otherwise take
actions in respect of the interest, may be affected by the lack
of a physical definitive security in respect of the interest.
So long as DTC or its nominee is the registered owner of a
global security, DTC or such nominee, as the case may be, will
be considered the sole owner or holder of the notes represented
by the global security for all purposes under the indenture.
Except as provided below, owners of beneficial interests in a
global security will not be entitled to have securities
represented by the global security registered in their names,
will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of
certificated securities, and will not be considered the owners
or holders thereof under the indenture for any purpose,
including with respect to the giving of any direction,
instruction or approval to the trustee under the indenture.
Accordingly, each holder owning a beneficial interest in a
global security must rely on the procedures of DTC and, if the
holder is not a participant or an indirect participant, on the
procedures of the participant through which the holder owns its
interest, to exercise any rights of a holder of notes under the
indenture or the global security.
We understand that under existing industry practice, in the
event that we request any action of holders of notes, or a
holder that is an owner of a beneficial interest in a global
security desires to take any action that DTC, as the holder of
such global security, is entitled to take, DTC would authorize
the participants to take the action and the participants would
authorize holders owning through the participants to take the
action or
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would otherwise act upon the instruction of the holders. Neither
we nor the trustee will have any responsibility or liability for
any aspect of the records relating to, or payments made on
account of securities by, DTC, or for maintaining, supervising
or reviewing any records of DTC relating to the notes.
Payments with respect to the principal of, and premium, if any,
and interest on, any notes represented by a global security
registered in the name of DTC or its nominee on the applicable
record date will be payable by the trustee to or at the
direction of DTC or its nominee in its capacity as the
registered holder of the global security representing the notes
under the indenture. Under the terms of the Indenture, we may
treat, and the trustee may treat, the persons in whose names the
notes, including the global securities, are registered as the
owners of the notes for the purpose of receiving payment on the
notes and for any and all other purposes whatsoever.
Accordingly, neither we nor the trustee has or will have any
responsibility or liability for the payment of these amounts to
owners of beneficial interests in the global security, including
principal, premium, if any, and interest. Payments by the
participants and the indirect participants to the owners of
beneficial interests in the global securities will be governed
by standing instructions and customary industry practice and
will be the responsibility of the participants or the indirect
participants and DTC.
Transfers between participants in DTC will be effected in
accordance with DTCs procedures, and will be settled in
same-day funds.
Issuance of Certificated Securities
If (1) we notify the trustee in writing that DTC is no
longer willing or able to act as a depositary or clearing system
for the notes or DTC ceases to be registered as a clearing
agency under the Exchange Act, and a successor depositary or
clearing system is not appointed within 90 days of this
notice or cessation, (2) we, at our option, notify the
trustee in writing that we elect to cause the issuance of notes
in definitive form under the indenture, or (3) upon the
occurrence and continuation of an event of default under the
indenture with respect to any series of notes, then, upon
surrender by DTC of the global securities, certificated
securities will be issued to each person that DTC identifies as
the beneficial owner of the notes represented by the global
securities. Upon any such issuance, the trustee is required to
register the certificated securities in the name of the person
or persons or the nominee of any of these persons and cause the
same to be delivered to these persons.
Neither we nor the trustee shall be liable for any delay by DTC
or any participant or indirect participant in identifying the
beneficial owners of the related notes and each such person may
conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying on,
instructions from DTC for all purposes, including with respect
to the registration and delivery, and the respective principal
amounts, of the notes to be issued.
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CERTAIN U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
This section is a discussion of certain U.S. federal income
tax and, to a limited extent, certain U.S. federal estate
tax considerations relating to the purchase, ownership, and
disposition of the notes. This summary does not provide a
complete analysis of all potential tax considerations. The
information provided below is based on existing
U.S. federal tax authorities, all of which are subject to
change or differing interpretations, possibly with retroactive
effect. There can be no assurances that the Internal Revenue
Service (the IRS) will not challenge one or more of
the tax consequences described herein, and we have not obtained,
nor do we intend to obtain, a ruling from the IRS with respect
to the U.S. federal income or estate tax consequences of
purchasing, owning or disposing of the notes. The summary
generally applies only to beneficial owners of the notes that
purchase their notes in this offering for an amount equal to the
issue price of the notes, which is the first price at which a
substantial amount of the notes is sold for money to the public
(not including sales to bond houses, brokers or similar persons
or organizations acting in the capacity of underwriters,
placement agents or wholesalers), and that hold the notes as
capital assets (generally, for investment). This
discussion does not purport to deal with all aspects of
U.S. federal income or estate taxation that may be relevant
to a particular beneficial owner in light of the beneficial
owners circumstances (for example, persons subject to the
alternative minimum tax provisions of the Code, or a
U.S. Holder (as defined below) whose functional
currency is not the U.S. dollar). Also, it is not
intended to be wholly applicable to all categories of investors,
some of which may be subject to special rules (such as dealers
in securities or currencies, traders in securities that elect to
use a mark-to-market
method of accounting, banks, thrifts, regulated investment
companies, real estate investment trusts, insurance companies,
tax-exempt entities, tax-deferred or other retirement accounts,
and persons holding notes as part of a hedging or conversion
transaction or a straddle, or persons deemed to sell notes under
the constructive sale provisions of the Code). Finally, the
summary does not describe the effect of the U.S. federal
estate and gift tax laws on U.S. Holders or the effects of
any applicable foreign, state or local laws.
INVESTORS CONSIDERING THE PURCHASE OF NOTES SHOULD CONSULT
THEIR OWN TAX ADVISORS REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF THE
U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX LAWS TO THEIR PARTICULAR SITUATIONS
AND THE CONSEQUENCES OF U.S. FEDERAL ESTATE OR GIFT TAX
LAWS, FOREIGN, STATE AND LOCAL LAWS, AND TAX TREATIES.
U.S. Holders
As used herein, the term U.S. Holder means a
beneficial owner of the notes that, for U.S. federal income
tax purposes is (1) an individual who is a citizen or
resident of the United States, (2) a corporation, or an
entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the
United States or any state of the United States, including the
District of Columbia, or (3) an estate the income of which
is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of
its source. A trust is a U.S. Holder if it (1) is
subject to the primary supervision of a U.S. court and the
control of one of more U.S. persons or (2) has a valid
election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury
regulations to be treated as a U.S. person. The term
U.S. Holder also includes certain former
citizens and residents of the United States. A
Non-U.S. Holder
is a beneficial owner of the notes (other than a partnership or
an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for
U.S. federal income tax purposes) that is not a
U.S. Holder. If a partnership (including for this purpose
any entity or arrangement, domestic or foreign, treated as a
partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is a
beneficial owner of a note, the tax treatment of a partner in
the partnership will depend upon the status of the partner and
the activities of the partnership. A beneficial owner of a note
that is a partnership, and partners in such partnership, should
consult their own tax advisors about the U.S. federal
income and estate tax consequences of purchasing, owning and
disposing of the notes.
Taxation of Interest
A U.S. Holder will be required to recognize as ordinary
income any interest paid or accrued on the notes, in accordance
with their regular method of accounting. In general, if the
terms of a debt instrument entitle a holder to receive payments
(other than fixed periodic interest) that exceed the issue price
of the instrument by
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more than a de minimis amount, the holder will be required to
recognize additional interest as original issue
discount over the term of the instrument, irrespective of
the holders regular method of tax accounting. We believe
that the notes will not be issued with original issue discount
for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
In certain circumstances, we may be required to make payments to
holders of the notes in addition to principal and stated
interest. The original issue discount rules allow contingent
payments to be disregarded in computing a holders interest
income if the contingency is remote or the amount of
the payment is incidental. We believe that there is
only a remote possibility that holders of the notes will have
the right to require us to repurchase all or any part of the
notes at 101 percent of their stated principal amount plus
accrued and unpaid interest upon a change of control, and
therefore we do not intend to treat the notes as subject to the
special rules governing certain contingent payment debt
instruments (which, if applicable, would affect the timing,
amount and character of income with respect to a note).. Our
determination in this regard, while not binding on the IRS, is
binding on U.S. Holders unless they disclose their contrary
position. If, contrary to expectations, a change of control
occurs, and a U.S. Holder exercises its right to require us
to repurchase its notes, such U.S. Holder would be required
to recognize additional gain on the sale or exchange of such
notes.
Sale, Exchange, Redemption
or Other Disposition of the Notes
A U.S. Holder generally will recognize capital gain or loss
if the holder disposes of a note in a sale, exchange, redemption
or other taxable disposition. The U.S. Holders gain
or loss generally will equal the difference between the proceeds
received by the holder (other than amounts attributable to
accrued but unpaid interest) and the holders tax basis in
the note. The U.S. Holders tax basis in the note
generally will equal the amount the holder paid for the note.
The portion of any proceeds that is attributable to accrued
interest will not be taken into account in computing the
U.S. Holders capital gain or loss. Instead, that
portion will be recognized as ordinary interest income to the
extent that the U.S. Holder has not previously included the
accrued interest in income. The gain or loss recognized by a
U.S. Holder on a disposition of the note will be long-term
capital gain or loss if the holder has held the note for more
than one year, or short-term capital gain or loss if the holder
held the note for one year or less, at the time of the
transaction. Long-term capital gains of non-corporate taxpayers
are currently taxed at a maximum 15 percent federal rate
(effective for tax years through 2008, after which the maximum
rate is scheduled to increase to 20 percent). Short-term
capital gains are taxed at ordinary income rates. The
deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitation.
Non-U.S. Holders
The following discussion is limited to the U.S. federal
income tax consequences relevant to a
Non-U.S. Holder
(as defined above).
Taxation of Interest
Subject to the discussion below under Income
or Gains Effectively Connected with a U.S. Trade or
Business, payments of interest to
Non-U.S. Holders
are generally subject to U.S. federal income tax at a rate
of 30 percent (or a reduced or zero rate under the terms of
an applicable income tax treaty between the United States and
the
Non-U.S. Holders
country of residence), collected by means of withholding by the
payor. Payments of interest on the notes to most
Non-U.S. Holders,
however, will qualify as portfolio interest, and
thus will be exempt from U.S. federal income tax, including
withholding of such tax, if the
Non-U.S. Holders
certify their nonresident status as described below. The
portfolio interest exception will not apply to payments of
interest to a
Non-U.S. Holder
that:
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representing at least 10 percent of the total combined
voting power of all classes of our stock entitled to
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In general, a foreign corporation is a controlled foreign
corporation if more than 50 percent of its stock is owned,
actually or constructively, by one or more U.S. persons
that each owns, actually or constructively, at least
10 percent of the corporations voting stock.
The portfolio interest exception, entitlement to treaty benefits
and several of the special rules for
Non-U.S. Holders
described below apply only if the holder certifies its
nonresident status. A
Non-U.S. Holder
can meet this certification requirement by providing a
Form W-8BEN or appropriate substitute form to us or our
paying agent prior to the payment. If the holder holds the note
through a financial institution or other agent acting on the
holders behalf, the holder will be required to provide
appropriate documentation to the agent. The holders agent
will then be required to provide certification to us or our
paying agent, either directly or through other intermediaries.
For payments made to a foreign partnership (including for this
purpose any entity treated as a partnership for
U.S. federal income tax purposes) or other flow-through
entity, the certification requirements generally apply to the
partners or other owners rather than the partnership or other
entity, and the partnership or other entity must provide the
partners or owners documentation to us or our paying
agent.
Sale, Exchange, Redemption
or Other Disposition of Notes
Non-U.S. Holders
generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on
any gain realized on the sale, exchange, redemption or other
disposition of notes (other than with respect to payments
attributable to accrued interest, which will be taxed as
described under
Non-U.S. Holders
Taxation of Interest above). This general rule, however,
is subject to several exceptions. For example, the gain would be
subject to U.S. federal income tax if:
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the gain is effectively connected with the conduct by the
Non-U.S. Holder of
a U.S. trade or business (and, generally, if an income tax
treaty applies, the gain is attributable to a
U.S. permanent establishment maintained by the
Non-U.S. Holder),
in which case it would be subject to tax as described below
under
Non-U.S. Holders
Income or Gains Effectively Connected with a U.S. Trade or
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Non-U.S. Holder
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subject to certain exceptions, the
Non-U.S. Holder is
an individual who is present in the United States for
183 days or more in the taxable year of the disposition and
certain other conditions are satisfied, in which case, except as
otherwise provided by an applicable income tax treaty, the gain
would be subject to a flat 30 percent tax, which may be
offset by U.S. source capital losses, even though the
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Income or Gains Effectively
Connected with a U.S. Trade or Business
The preceding discussion of the U.S. federal income and
withholding tax considerations of the purchase, ownership or
disposition of notes by a
Non-U.S. Holder
assumes that the holder is not engaged in a U.S. trade or
business. If any interest on the notes or gain from the sale,
exchange, redemption or other disposition of the notes is
effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business
conducted by the
Non-U.S. Holder,
then the income or gain will be subject to U.S. federal
income tax at regular graduated rates in the same manner as the
income or gain of a U.S. Holder. If the
Non-U.S. Holder is
eligible for the benefits of a tax treaty between the U.S. and
the holders country of residence, any effectively
connected income or gain will generally be subject to
U.S. federal income tax only if it is also attributable to
a permanent establishment or fixed base maintained by the holder
in the United States. Payments of interest that are effectively
connected with a U.S. trade or business (and, if a tax
treaty applies, attributable to a permanent establishment or
fixed base), and therefore included in the gross income of a
Non-U.S. Holder,
will not be subject to the 30 percent withholding tax
provided that the holder claims exemption from withholding. To
claim exemption from withholding in the case of U.S. trade
or business income, or to claim the benefits of a treaty, the
holder must certify its qualification, which can be done by
filing a properly completed and executed Form W-8ECI (in
the case of a U.S. trade or business income) or properly
completed and executed IRS Form W-8BEN (in the
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case of a treaty), or any successor from as the IRS designates,
as applicable, prior to the payment of interest. If the
Non-U.S. Holder is
a corporation, that portion of its earnings and profits that is
effectively connected with its U.S. trade or business would
generally be subject to a branch profits tax. The
branch profits tax rate is generally 30 percent, although
an applicable tax treaty might provide for a lower rate.
U.S. Federal Estate
Tax
The estates of nonresident alien individuals are subject to
U.S. federal estate tax on property with a U.S. situs.
The notes will not be U.S. situs property as long as
interest on the notes paid immediately before the death of the
holder would have qualified as portfolio interest exempt from
withholding tax (without regard to whether the holder provides
the required certification) as described above under
Non-U.S. Holders
Taxation of Interest and was not effectively connected
with a U.S. trade or business as described above under
Non-U.S. Holders
Income or Gains Effectively Connected with a U.S. Trade or
Business.
Backup Withholding and Information Reporting
The Code and the Treasury regulations require those who make
specified payments to report the payments to the IRS. Among the
specified payments are interest and proceeds paid by brokers to
their customers. The required information returns enable the IRS
to determine whether the recipient properly included the
payments in income. This reporting regime is reinforced by
backup withholding rules. These rules require the
payers to withhold tax from payments subject to information
reporting if the recipient fails to cooperate with the reporting
regime by failing to provide a correct taxpayer identification
number to the payor, furnishing an incorrect identification
number, or repeatedly failing to report interest or dividends on
tax returns. The backup withholding tax rate is currently
28 percent.
Payments of interest to U.S. Holders of notes generally
will be subject to information reporting, and will be subject to
backup withholding, unless the holder (1) is an exempt
payee, such as a corporation, or (2) provides the payor
with a correct taxpayer identification number and complies with
applicable certification requirements. Payments made to
U.S. Holders by a broker upon a sale of notes will
generally be subject to information reporting and backup
withholding. If the sale is made through a foreign office of a
foreign broker, however, the sale will generally not be subject
to either information reporting or backup withholding. This
exception may not apply if the foreign broker is owned or
controlled by U.S. persons, or is engaged in a
U.S. trade or business.
We must report annually to the IRS the interest paid to each
Non-U.S. Holder
and the tax withheld, if any, with respect to such interest,
including any tax withheld pursuant to the rules described under
Non-U.S. Holders
Taxation of Interest above. Copies of these reports may be
made available to tax authorities in the country where the
Non-U.S. Holder
resides. Payments to
Non-U.S. Holders
of interest on the notes may be subject to backup withholding
unless the
Non-U.S. Holder
certifies its
non-U.S. status on
a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or appropriate
substitute form. Payments made to
Non-U.S. Holders
by a broker upon a sale of the notes will not be subject to
information reporting or backup withholding as long as the
Non-U.S. Holder
certifies its
non-U.S. status or
otherwise establishes an exemption.
Any amounts withheld from a payment to a U.S. Holder or
Non-U.S. Holder of
notes under the backup withholding rules can be credited against
any U.S. federal income tax liability of the holder,
provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.
The preceding discussion of certain U.S. federal income
tax considerations is for general information only. It is not
tax advice. Each prospective investor should consult its own tax
advisor regarding the particular U.S. federal, state,
local, and foreign tax consequences of purchasing, holding, and
disposing of our notes, including the consequences of any
proposed change in applicable laws.
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UNDERWRITING
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. is acting as sole book-running
manager of the offering. Subject to the terms and conditions
stated in the underwriting agreement dated the date of this
prospectus supplement, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. has agreed
to purchase, and we have agreed to sell to Citigroup Global
Markets Inc., the notes.
The underwriting agreement provides that the obligation of the
underwriter to purchase the notes included in this offering is
subject to certain conditions. The underwriter is obligated to
purchase all the notes if it purchases any of the notes.
The underwriter proposes to offer some of the notes directly to
the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover
page of this prospectus supplement. If all of the notes are not
sold at the initial offering price, the underwriter may change
the public offering price and the other selling terms.
We have agreed that, for a period of 90 days from the date
of this prospectus supplement, we will not, without the prior
written consent Citigroup Global Markets Inc., offer, sell, or
contract to sell or otherwise dispose of, directly or
indirectly, or announce the offering of, any debt securities
issued or guaranteed by us.
We are to pay the underwriter a commission, equal to 1.875% of
the aggregate principal amount of the notes, in connection with
this offering.
In connection with the offering, the underwriter may purchase
and sell notes in the open market. These transactions may
include over-allotment, syndicate covering transactions and
stabilizing transactions. Over-allotment involves syndicate
sales of notes in excess of the number of the principal amount
of notes to be purchased by the underwriter in the offering,
which creates a syndicate short position. Transactions to close
out the syndicate short positions involve purchases of notes in
the open market after the distribution has been completed. A
naked short position is more likely to be created if the
underwriter is concerned that there may be downward pressure on
the price of the notes in the open market after pricing that
could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.
Stabilizing transactions consist of bids for or purchases of
notes in the open market while the offering is in progress.
Any of these activities may have the effect of preventing or
retarding a decline in the market price of the notes. They may
also cause the price of the notes to be higher than the price
that would otherwise exist in the open market in the absence of
these transactions. The underwriter may conduct these
transactions on the
over-the-counter market
or otherwise. If the underwriter commences any of these
transactions, it may discontinue them at any time.
We estimate that our total expenses of this offering will be
$750,000, excluding underwriting commissions.
The underwriter has performed investment banking and advisory
services for us from time to time for which it has received
customary fees and expenses. The underwriter is the underwriter
in the concurrent offering. The underwriter or one or more of
its affiliates serves as the sole book manager, a joint lead
arranger, the administrative and collateral agents, issuing bank
and a lender under our second lien credit agreement. An
affiliate of the underwriter beneficially owns our
9.25% senior notes due 2009 and will receive a portion of
the proceeds from this offering in the tender offer for the
9.25% senior notes. The underwriter may, from time to time,
engage in transactions with and perform services for us and our
affiliates in the ordinary course of its business.
We have agreed to indemnify the underwriter against certain
liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of
1933, or to contribute to payments the underwriter may be
required to make because of any of those liabilities.
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LEGAL MATTERS
Our counsel, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati,
Professional Corporation, Palo Alto, California, will issue an
opinion regarding the validity of the securities we are selling
and certain other matters. Our counsel in Korea, Kim &
Chang, will issue an opinion regarding certain matters relating
to Korean law, and our counsel in the Philippines, Ortega, Del
Castillo, Bacorro, Odulio, Calma & Carbonell Law
Offices, will issue an opinion regarding certain matters
relating to Philippines law. The underwriter is represented by
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP, New York, New York.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements, financial statement
schedule and managements assessment of the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting (which is included
in Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial
Reporting) incorporated in this prospectus supplement and the
related prospectus by reference to the Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005 have been so incorporated in
reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an
independent registered public accounting firm, given on the
authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file reports, proxy statements and other information with the
SEC, in accordance with the Exchange Act. You may read and copy
our reports, proxy statements and other information filed by us
at the public reference facilities of the SEC at the Public
Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330 for
further information about the public reference rooms. Our
reports, proxy statements and other information filed with the
SEC are available to the public over the Internet at the
SECs web site at http://www.sec.gov.
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference into
this prospectus supplement and the prospectus to which this
prospectus supplement relates the information we filed with it.
This means that we can disclose important information by
referring you to those documents. The information incorporated
by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus
supplement and the prospectus to which this prospectus
supplement relates, and information that we file later with the
SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. We
incorporate by reference the documents listed below, the
documents listed in the prospectus to which this prospectus
supplement relates, to the extent such items were filed with the
SEC, and any future filings made by us with the SEC under
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
until our offering is complete.
1. Our Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the SEC on
March 16, 2006;
2. Our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the
period ended March 31, 2006, filed with the SEC on
May 9, 2006; and
3. Our Current Reports on
Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on January 13, 2006, January 23, 2006,
February 7, 2006, February 8, 2006, May 2, 2006,
May 3, 2006 and May 11, 2006.
You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing,
telephoning or emailing us at the following address:
Investor Relations
Amkor Technology, Inc.
1900 South Price Road
Chandler, AZ 85248
Tel: (480) 821-5000
jluth@amkor.com
You should rely only on the information incorporated by
reference or provided in this prospectus supplement and the
prospectus to which this prospectus supplement relates. We have
not authorized anyone else to provide you with different
information. We are not making an offer of these securities in
any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not
assume the information in this prospectus supplement and the
prospectus to which this prospectus supplement relates is
accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of each
of them.
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PROSPECTUS
Amkor Technology, Inc.
Debt Securities
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Depositary Shares
Warrants
Subscription Rights
We may offer from time to time debt securities, common stock,
preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants, or subscription
rights. The debt securities, preferred stock, warrants and
subscription rights may be convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for common or preferred stock or other securities
of our company or debt or equity securities of one or more other
entities. We will provide the specific terms of any offering and
the offered securities in supplements to this prospectus. You
should read this prospectus and any supplement carefully before
you invest. Amkor Technology, Inc.s common stock is quoted
on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol AMKR.
We may offer and sell these securities to or through one or more
underwriters, dealers and agents, or directly to purchasers, on
an immediate, continuous or delayed basis.
This prospectus may not be used to sell securities unless
accompanied by a prospectus supplement which will describe the
method and terms of the related offering.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
This prospectus is dated May 10, 2006
TABLE OF CONTENTS
No person has been authorized to give any information or make
any representations in connection with this offering other than
those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus
and any accompanying prospectus supplement in connection with
the offering described in this prospectus and any accompanying
prospectus supplement, and, if given or made, such information
or representations must not be relied upon as having been
authorized by us. Neither this prospectus nor any prospectus
supplement shall constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation
of an offer to buy offered securities in any jurisdiction in
which it is unlawful for such person to make such an offering or
solicitation. Neither the delivery of this prospectus or any
prospectus supplement nor any sale made hereunder shall under
any circumstances imply that the information contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus or in any
prospectus supplement is correct as of any date subsequent to
the date of this prospectus or of any prospectus supplement.
SUMMARY
About This Prospectus
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC,
using a shelf registration process. Under this shelf
process, we may sell any combination of the securities described
in this prospectus in one or more offerings.
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the
securities offered by us. Each time we sell securities, we will
provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific
information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus
supplement may also add to, update or change information
contained in the prospectus and, accordingly, to the extent
inconsistent, information in this prospectus is superseded by
the information in the prospectus supplement.
The prospectus supplement to be attached to the front of this
prospectus may describe, as applicable: the terms of the
securities offered, the initial public offering price, the price
paid for the securities, net proceeds and the other specific
terms related to the offering of these securities.
You should only rely on the information contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus
supplement. We have not authorized any other person to provide
you with different information. If anyone provides you with
different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on
it. We are not making offers to sell these securities in any
jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You
should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any
prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the
date on the cover of the applicable document. Our business,
financial condition, results of operations and prospects may
have changed since that date.
Amkor Technology, Inc.
Amkor is one of the worlds largest subcontractors of
semiconductor packaging (sometimes referred to as assembly) and
test services. Amkor pioneered the outsourcing of semiconductor
packaging and test services through a predecessor in 1968, and
over the years has built a leading position by:
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production capabilities in China, Korea, Japan, the Philippines,
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Packaging and test are integral parts of the process of
manufacturing semiconductor devices. This process begins with
silicon wafers and involves the fabrication of electronic
circuitry into complex patterns, thus creating large numbers of
individual chips on the wafers. The fabricated wafers are probed
to ensure the individual devices meet design specifications. The
packaging process creates an electrical interconnect between the
semiconductor chip and the system board through wire bonding or
bumping technologies. In packaging, individual chips are
separated from the fabricated semiconductor wafers, attached to
a substrate and then encased in a protective material to provide
optimal electrical connectivity and thermal performance. The
packaged chips are then tested using sophisticated equipment to
ensure that each packaged chip meets its design specifications.
Increasingly, packages are custom designed for specific chips
and specific end-market applications. We are able to provide
turnkey solutions including semiconductor wafer bumping, wafer
probe, wafer backgrind, package design, packaging, test and drop
shipment services.
The semiconductors that we package and test for our customers
ultimately become components in electronic systems used in
communications, computing, consumer, industrial and automotive
applications. Our customers include, among others: Altera
Corporation; Avago Technologies, Pte; Freescale Semiconduc-
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tor, Inc.; Intel Corporation; International Business Machines
Corporation (IBM); Samsung Electronics Corporation,
Ltd.; Conexant Systems, Inc.; ST Microelectronics, Pte, Ltd.;
Texas Instruments, Inc.; and Toshiba Corporation. The outsourced
semiconductor packaging and test market is very competitive. We
also compete with the internal semiconductor packaging and test
capabilities of many of our customers.
We were incorporated in 1997 in the state of Delaware. Our
principal offices are located at 1900 South Price Road,
Chandler, AZ 85248. Our telephone number is (480) 821-5000
and our website can be accessed at www.amkor.com. Information
contained in our website does not constitute part of this
prospectus.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The ratio of earnings to fixed charges for each of the periods
indicated is as follows:
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We have calculated the ratio of earnings to fixed charges by
dividing (1) the sum of (x) income (loss) before
income taxes, equity investment earnings (losses), minority
interests and discontinued operations plus (y) fixed
charges by (2) fixed charges. Fixed charges consist of
interest expense, amortization of debt issuance costs and
one-third of rental expense. We believe that one-third of rental
expense is representative of the interest factor of rental
payments under our operating leases. The ratio of earnings to
fixed charges was less than 1:1 for the year ended
December 31, 2001. In order to achieve a ratio of earnings
to fixed charges of 1:1, we would have had to generate an
additional $438.5 million of earnings in the year ended
December 31, 2001. The ratio of earnings to fixed charges
was less than 1:1 for the year ended December 31, 2002. In
order to achieve a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1:1, we
would have had to generate an additional $564.3 million of
earnings in the year ended December 31, 2002. The ratio of
earnings to fixed charges was less than 1:1 for the year ended
December 31, 2003. In order to achieve a ratio of earnings
to fixed charges of 1:1, we would have had to generate an
additional $45.3 million of earnings in the year ended
December 31, 2003. The ratio of earnings to fixed charges
was less than 1:1 for 2004. In order to achieve a ratio of
earnings to fixed charges of 1:1, we would have had to generate
an additional $21.4 million of earnings in 2004. The ratio
of earnings to fixed charges was less than 1:1 for 2005. In
order to achieve a ratio of earnings to fixed charges of 1:1, we
would have had to generate an additional $144.9 million of
earnings in 2005.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This prospectus, the accompanying prospectus supplement and the
information incorporated by reference may include
forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These
statements relate to future events or our future financial
performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other factors that may cause our or our industrys
actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements
to be materially different from any future results, levels of
activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify
forward-looking statements by terminology such as
may, will, should,
expects, plans, anticipates,
believes, estimates,
predicts, potential,
continue or the negative of such terms or other
comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions.
Actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating
these statements, you should specifically consider various
factors, including the risks outlined under Risk
Factors in the applicable prospectus supplement and in
other information contained in our publicly available filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These factors may
cause our actual results to differ materially from any
forward-looking statement.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee
future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.
Moreover, neither any other person nor we assume responsibility
for the accuracy and completeness of such statements.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are
made, and we undertake no obligation to update publicly any of
them in light of new information or future events.
USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, the net
proceeds from the sale of securities offered by this prospectus
will be used to repay debt, for acquisitions and for general
corporate purposes. Pending such uses, we will invest the net
proceeds in investment grade, interest-bearing securities.
DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES
We may issue from time to time, in one or more offerings the
following securities:
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We will set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement a
description of the debt securities, common stock, preferred
stock, depositary shares, warrants and subscription rights, as
well as any guarantees by our subsidiaries with respect to our
debt securities, that may be offered under this prospectus. The
terms of the offering of securities, the initial offering price
and the net proceeds to us will be contained in the prospectus
supplement, and other offering material, relating to such offer.
LEGAL MATTERS
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Professional
Corporation, Palo Alto, California, will pass upon the validity
of the issuance of the securities offered by this prospectus for
us.
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EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements, financial statement
schedule and managements assessment of the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting (which is included
in Managements Report on Internal Control over Financial
Reporting) incorporated in this Prospectus by reference to the
Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2005 have been so incorporated in
reliance on the report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an
independent registered public accounting firm, given on the
authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file reports, proxy statements and other information with the
Commission, in accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. You may read and copy our reports, proxy statements and
other information filed by us at the Public Reference Room of
the Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C.
20549. Please call the Commission at
1-800-SEC-0330 for
further information about the public reference rooms. Our
reports, proxy statements and other information filed with the
Commission are available to the public at the Commissions
website at http://www.sec.gov. However, information on the
Commissions website does not constitute a part of this
prospectus.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The Commission allows us to incorporate by reference
into this prospectus the information we filed with the
Commission. This means that we can disclose important
information by referring you to those documents. The information
incorporated by reference is considered to be a part of this
prospectus. Information that we file later with the Commission
will automatically update and supersede this information. We
incorporate by reference the document listed below and any
future filings made by us with the Commission under
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act
until our offering is complete:
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Form 10-K for the
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Form 8-K filed on
January 13, 2006, January 23, 2006, February 7,
2006, February 8, 2006, May 2, 2006 and May 3,
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You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing
or telephoning us at the following address:
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$400,000,000
Amkor Technology, Inc.
9.25% Senior Notes due 2016
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
May 11, 2006
Citigroup