Exhibit 10.1
Confidential Treatment Requested. Certain
portions of this document have been omitted pursuant to a request
for confidential treatment and, where applicable, have been marked
with an asterisk to denote where omissions have been made. The
confidential material has been filed separately with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
MANUFACTURING
SERVICES AND SUPPLY
AGREEMENT
THIS MANUFACTURING SERVICES AND
SUPPLY AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”)
with an effective date as of the Closing Date is made and entered
into by and between ADAPTEC, INC. , a Delaware corporation
having a place of business at 691 S. Milpitas Blvd., Milpitas,
California 95035, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates
(collectively, “ ADAPTEC ”), and SANMINA-SCI
CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation having its principal place
of business at 2700 North First Street, San Jose, California 95134,
on behalf of itself and its Affiliates (collectively “
SANMINA-SCI ”). ADAPTEC and SANMINA-SCI are
sometimes individually referred to herein as a “ Party
” and collectively referred to herein as the “
Parties ”.
RECITALS
A.
Concurrently with the execution of
this Agreement, ADAPTEC and SANMINA-SCI entered into an Asset
Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “ Asset Purchase
Agreement ”) and certain other ancillary
agreements.
B.
Under the Asset Purchase Agreement,
SANMINA-SCI purchased certain assets of ADAPTEC used to conduct the
Business (as defined in Asset Purchase Agreement).
C.
The Parties are entering into this
Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions pursuant to which
ADAPTEC will purchase from SANMINA-SCI and SANMINA-SCI will
manufacture and supply to ADAPTEC, on an exclusive basis (except as
specified herein), certain printed circuit assemblies and storage
systems produced for ADAPTEC through the operation of the Business
as well as certain other products, as mutually agreed to by the
Parties.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and
valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS
Capitalized terms used in this
Agreement that are not defined below or elsewhere in this Agreement
are defined in the Asset Purchase Agreement and will have the
meaning given to such terms in the Asset Purchase
Agreement.
1.1
“ Affiliate ”
means, with respect to any Party, any entity that directly or
indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control
with a Party. For purposes of this definition, “
control ” means having: (i) ownership of more
than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding voting securities
entitled to vote for the election of directors (or, in the case of
an entity that is not a corporation, for the election of the
corresponding managing authority); or (ii) the right to vote
for or appoint a majority of the board of directors or other
governing body of such entity. An entity will be deemed to be
an Affiliate only so long as such control exists.
1.2
“ BOM ” means
bill of materials.
1.3
“ Exclusivity Period
” means a * period commencing as of the Closing
Date.
1.4
“ Forecast ”
shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).
1.5
“ Fountain Products
” means those Products that SANMINA-SCI is manufacturing for
ADAPTEC at SANMINA-SCI’s Fountain, Colorado manufacturing
facility, as of the Closing Date, pursuant to that certain Letter
of Intent dated June 2, 2005 (the “ LOA ”),
as well as any revisions, releases or upgrades thereto that ADAPTEC
desires to have manufactured.
1.6
“ Inventory ” or
“ Inventories ” or “ Components
” means any raw material, component, part or other item used
in the manufacture of the Products, whether purchased by
SANMINA-SCI at the Closing or thereafter.
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1.7
“ Manufacturing
Specifications ” means the written specifications that
describe the manner in which a Product is manufactured and tested,
and excludes all other Specifications.
1.8
“ New Asian EMS
Products ” means any New EMS Product that ADAPTEC desires
to have manufactured in Asia (including but not limited to China,
Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand).
1.9
“ New EMS
Products’ means any printed circuit board assembly and/or
storage system that ADAPTEC requires to be manufactured during the
term of this Agreement. New EMS Products excludes Singapore
Products.
1.10
“ Order ” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(d).
1.11
Other Products
” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 4.1.
1.12
““ Products
” means, collectively, Fountain Products, New EMS Products
and Singapore Products.
1.13
“SANMINA-SCI In-Sourced
Components” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 12.4.
1.14
“ Singapore Products
” means those printed circuit assemblies and storage systems,
as identified in Exhibit A hereto, that are produced by
ADAPTEC through the operation of the Business as of the Closing
Date, and any follow-on products, revisions, releases, or upgrades
thereto that ADAPTEC desires to have manufactured. For
purposes of clarification, “follow-on products” means
any product that incorporates substantially the same or similar
functionality and features as an existing Singapore Product, but
also includes new functionality and/or features.
1.15
“ Specifications
” means the written specifications that describe the design,
functionality, configuration and/or performance requirements of a
Product.
1.16
“ Warranted In-sourced
Components ” means any SANMINA-SCI In-Sourced Components
that are primarily manufactured by SANMINA-SCI, such as, but not
limited to, PCB fabs and memory modules. Warranted In-Sourced
Components exclude any SANMINA-SCI In-Sourced Components that are
produced by SANMINA-SCI primarily by assembling or incorporating
third-party components (such as backplanes and PCB
assemblies).
2.
TERM
The initial term of this Agreement
shall commence on the Closing Date and shall continue through the
third anniversary of the Closing Date (the “ Initial
Term ”) unless sooner terminated by mutual agreement or
in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Upon the
expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement shall continue from
year to year until one Party terminates the Agreement by giving at
least ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to the other
Party or unless terminated sooner in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement.
3.
EXCLUSIVE SUPPLY
RELATIONSHIP
3.1
Exclusivity
. S ubject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
and except as specified in Sections 3.2 through 3.4, during the
Exclusivity Period ADAPTEC will purchase from SANMINA-SCI, and
SANMINA-SCI will manufacture and supply to ADAPTEC, all of
ADAPTEC’s requirements for Singapore Products and New Asian
EMS Products (the “Exclusive Products
”).
3.2
Disposition Transaction
Exception .
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3.1, ADAPTEC will
have no obligation to continue to purchase from SANMINA-SCI, and
SANMINA-SCI will
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have no obligation to continue to manufacture
and supply to ADAPTEC, any Exclusive Product that is part of or
included in any Disposition Transaction; provided ; that
except as expressly agreed to in writing by the Parties, the
foregoing provisions will not be deemed to affect any Orders
outstanding as of the consummation of such Disposition
Transaction. ADAPTEC shall be liable to repurchase Equipment
and/or Inventory from SANMINA-SCI in accordance with the Asset
Purchase Agreement.
3.3
New Asian EMS Products
. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, New Asian EMS Products shall be deemed to be Exclusive
Products only if the pricing set forth in SANMINA-SCI’s BOM
for a New Asian EMS Product, taken as a whole, is less than or
equal to the pricing set forth in the BOM of any third party that
makes a bona fide offer to manufacture a New Asian EMS Product in
Asia. For clarification, the Parties agree that only the *
shall be taken into account.
3.4
Second Source Rights
.
(a)
Notwithstanding the provisions of
Section 3.1 and subject to Section 3.4(b), and without
limiting ADAPTEC’s rights or remedies under this Agreement or
otherwise, ADAPTEC will have the right to purchase Exclusive
Products from any third party (a “ Second Source
Supplier ”), without obligation or liability to
SANMINA-SCI (other than any liability for Components in accordance
with Section 5.4(e)), upon the occurrence of any of the
following conditions (each, a “ Second Source
Condition ”): (i) SANMINA-SCI breaches its material
obligations under Section 5 with respect to meeting
ADAPTEC’s volume requirements, as set forth in a Forecast
(defined in Section 5.1(a)) or in Section 5.4(c);
(ii) SANMINA-SCI breaches its material obligations under
Section 12 (Quality); (iii) SANMINA-SCI breaches its
material obligations under Section 6.1 (Delivery) by failing
to use reasonable efforts to deliver the Products or repeatedly
failing to deliver the Products on the agreed-upon delivery dates;
(iv) a strike, lockout or other labor dispute by SANMINA-SCI
employees that makes it impossible for SANMINA-SCI to perform;
(v) ADAPTEC has a good faith belief, based on
SANMINA-SCI’s financial condition, that SANMINA-SCI will not
be able to continue to perform its material obligations hereunder
and, following ADAPTEC’s request, SAMINA-SCI fails to provide
ADAPTEC will reasonable written assurances of its ability to
continue to perform; or (vi) SANMINA-SCI: (A) enters into
or files a petition, arraignment or proceeding seeking an order for
relief under the bankruptcy laws of its respective jurisdictions;
(B) enters into a receivership of any of its assets; or
(C) enters into a dissolution or liquidation of its assets or
an assignment for the benefit of its creditors.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Second Source Condition shall not
be deemed to have occurred unless ADAPTEC provides SANMINA-SCI with
written notice of the Second Source Condition and SANMINA-SCI fails
to cure or resolve such condition within twenty (20) days following
receipt of such notice. Without limiting the foregoing, the
Parties agree that transferring the manufacture of an Exclusive
Product from the facility at which it was originally being
manufactured by SANMINA-SCI to another SANMINA-SCI facility, if
acceptable to ADAPTEC, could constitute a cure or resolution of a
Second Source Condition, notwithstanding the fact that such a
transfer may take longer than twenty (20) days to
effect.
(b)
ADAPTEC may exercise the rights set
forth in Section 3.4(a) for as long as the applicable
Second Source Condition remains in effect or is not otherwise cured
or resolved by SANMINA-SCI. For as long as a Second Source
Condition remains in effect or is not otherwise cured or resolved
by SANMINA-SCI, SANMINA-SCI will use its best reasonable efforts to
assist and cooperate with ADAPTEC and the Second Source Supplier
and to provide such materials and documentation as reasonably
requested by ADAPTEC or the Second Source Supplier to enable
ADAPTEC to have the Exclusive Products manufactured by the Second
Source Supplier and to minimize any disruption in the supply of
Exclusive Products to ADAPTEC. Without limiting the
foregoing, at ADAPTEC’s request, SANMINA-SCI will sell to the
Second Source Supplier, at cost, any Inventories purchased by
SANMINA-SCI that the Second Source Supplier may require to
manufacture the applicable Exclusive Products.
(c)
Subject to the limitations set forth
herein, SANMINA-SCI shall be liable to reimburse ADAPTEC, up to a
maximum reimbursement of *, for: (i) reasonable and customary
amounts that ADAPTEC pays to third parties to transition the
manufacturing of the applicable Exclusive Products to the Second
Source Supplier (e.g., expedited freight), but SANMINA-SCI shall
not be liable for any costs or expenses incurred by the Second
Source Supplier to commence
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manufacturing such Exclusive Products for
ADAPTEC or for any internal costs incurred by ADAPTEC, including
but not limited to any employee time, spent remedying the Second
Source Condition; and (ii) ADAPTEC’s reasonable cover
costs, i.e., any increased prices that ADAPTEC may have to pay to
the Second Source Supplier for the manufacture of such Exclusive
Products; provided , that SANMINA-SCI’s liability for
such cover costs will terminate as of the date SANMINA-SCI cures or
resolves the applicable Second Source Condition and is able to
resume the manufacture of the applicable Exclusive Products under
the same terms and conditions, including without limitation,
pricing, quality and delivery times in accordance with which
SANMINA-SCI manufactured such Exclusive Products prior to the
occurrence of the Second Source Condition.
(d)
Upon the cessation of the Second
Source Condition or SANMINA-SCI’s cure or resolution thereof,
the provisions of Section 3.1 will apply; provided ,
however, that: (i) ADAPTEC will have a reasonable period
following the date of such cessation, cure or resolution, as the
case may be, to resume purchasing Exclusive Products from
SANMINA-SCI; (ii) SANMIA-SCI will be liable to reimburse
ADAPTEC for any reasonable costs and expenses incurred by ADAPTEC
to resume purchasing Exclusive Products from SANMINA-SCI; and
(iii) in no event will ADAPTEC be required to breach an
agreement with a Second Source Supplier in order to resume
purchasing Exclusive Products from SANMIA-SCI.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, ADAPTEC acknowledges and agrees that
it will not enter into any agreement to purchase products from any
Second Source Supplier if such agreement is not terminable by
ADAPTEC after one (1) year or if such agreement requires
ADAPTEC to purchase a minimum quantity of Exclusive Products from
the Second Source Supplier after one (1) year.
(e)
If, upon the occurrence of a Second
Source Condition, ADAPTEC, in its sole discretion, elects to
exercise the rights and remedies set forth in the foregoing
provisions of this Section 3.4, ADAPTEC will have no right to
terminate this Agreement for cause under Section 11.1 (or
claim any damages from SANMINA-SCI as a result of any breach) based
on such Second Source Condition; provided , that SANMINA-SCI
complies with its obligations herein.
3.5
Fountain Products and New EMS
Products.
(a)
Section 3.1 shall not apply to
any Fountain Products. The Parties’ rights and
obligations with respect to the purchase, manufacture and sale of
the Fountain Products will be solely as set forth in the
LOA.
(b)
The Parties acknowledge and agree
that, except as set forth in Section 3.6, the provisions of
Section 3.1 shall apply only to the New Asian EMS Products and
not to any other New EMS Product.
3.6
Right of First Refusal; Last
Call . Prior to
entering into an agreement with any third party supplier (each, a
“ Third-Party Supplier ”) for the manufacture
and supply any Fountain Product or New EMS Product (other than a
New Asian EMS Product), ADAPTEC shall solicit a quotation from
SANMINA-SCI. If SANMINA-SCI’s quotation for the
manufacture of such Fountain Product or New EMS Product is not
competitive (as defined in Section 3.5(b)), then ADAPTEC shall
advise SANMINA-SCI as to the specific terms or condition(s) of its
quotation that are not competitive (as defined in
Section 3.5(b)) prior to awarding the manufacture of such
Fountain Product or New EMS Product to a Third-Party
Supplier. In such event, SANMINA-SCI shall have a reasonable
opportunity to amend its terms and conditions to match or exceed
the terms and conditions of a Third-Party Supplier that is willing
and able to manufacture and supply such Fountain Product or New EMS
Product for ADAPTEC pursuant to terms and conditions that are
competitive (as defined in Section 3.5(b)). If
SANMINA-SCI agrees to amends its terms and conditions in accordance
with the foregoing, then the manufacture and supply of the
applicable Fountain Product or New EMS Product shall be subject to
Section 3.1. SAMINA-SCI acknowledges and agrees that
nothing in this provision or otherwise will be deemed to require
ADAPTEC to breach any non-disclosure agreement or similar
obligation between ADAPTEC and a potential Third-Party
Supplier.
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4.
PRICING
4.1
Definition of Forecasted
Singapore Products . For the purpose of this Agreement, the
term “ Forecasted Singapore Products ” includes
any Singapore Product or New Asian EMS Product for which ADAPTEC
provides a Forecast (as defined in Section 5.1(b)) to
SANMINA-SCI. Forecasted Singapore Products shall not include:
(i) any Singapore Product or New Asian EMS Product that is
purchased under an “end of life buy”; (ii) any
Singapore Product or New Asian EMS Product that SANMINA-SCI
manufactures for warranty replacement or out-of-warranty repair, or
(iii) any Singapore Product or New Asian EMS Product for which
ADAPTEC does not provide a Forecast (collectively “
Other Products ”) . For the avoidance of doubt,
Forecasted Singapore Products do not include Fountain Products or
New EMS Products other than New Asian EMS Products.
4.2
Pricing for Forecasted Singapore
Products . During
the term of this Agreement, the pricing for all Forecasted
Singapore Products will be determined solely in accordance with the
terms and conditions set forth in Exhibit B . The
pricing set forth in Exhibit B (but subject expressly
to the additional pricing terms set forth in
Section 1(c) of Exhibit B ) will also apply
to any Singapore Products and New Asian EMS Products that
SANMINA-SCI manufactures pursuant to
Section 5.4(c) (Upside Demand).
4.3
Pricing for Small
Builds . For
purposes hereof, “ Small Build ” means any
Singapore Product or New Asian EMS Product that ADAPTEC requests
SANMINA-SCI to manufacture in quantities having an aggregate U.S.
Dollar purchase price of less than * (on a “per
product” basis). For clarification, all products in any
Small Build must be from the same product family (i.e., the same
PCB). The pricing set forth in
Exhibit B will apply to Small Builds; provided,
however, that SANMINA-SCI will be entitled to charge an additional
amount for each Small Build to cover its costs in producing small
volume Products (“ Setup Fee ”).
SANMINA-SCI will advise ADAPTEC of the amount of the Setup Fee
within five (5) business days after a request from ADAPTEC
(“ Request ”). In the event ADAPTEC
believes that the Setup Fee is not competitive, it shall have a
right to place an order with a Third-Party Supplier for the
Products contained in the Request without breaching its obligations
in Section 3.1; provided , however, that it shall only
be entitled to have the Third-Party Supplier manufacture the
specific Products set forth in the Request and not any subsequent
Products (even if the subsequent Products are identical to those in
the Request, it must provide a subsequent Request to
SANMINA-SCI).
4.4
Pricing for Other
Products .
(a)
During the term of this Agreement,
the pricing for Other Products will be as negotiated in good faith
by the Parties. Unless otherwise agreed in writing by the
Parties, the price of Other Products: (i) will include ADAPTEC
packaging, or as specified by ADAPTEC; (ii) will exclude Price
Exclusions (defined in subsection (b), below), and
(iii) will be based on: (A) the configuration set forth
in the Specifications provided to SANMINA-SCI on which
SANMINA-SCI’s quotation was based; and (B) the projected
volumes, minimum run rates and other assumptions set forth in
SANMINA-SCI’s quotation.
(b)
For purposes hereof, “
Price Exclusions ” means and is limited to
(i) fees and other charges associated with export licensing of
the Other Products and payment of broker’s fees, duties,
tariffs and other similar charges; (ii) taxes or charges
(other than those based on net income of SANMINA-SCI) imposed by
any taxing authority upon the manufacture, sale, shipment, storage,
“value add” or use of Other Products; and
(iii) setup for products not in production, tooling, or
non-recurring engineering activities incurred with respect to the
Other Products.
(c)
Unless otherwise agreed in writing
by the Parties, the Other Products prices shall remain fixed for
any given quarter, subject to SANMINA-SCI’s right to revise
such prices: (i) to account for any variations on the market
prices of Components, including any such variations resulting from
allocations or shortages; (ii) to account for any changes in
the exchange rate between the currency in which the pricing is
calculated and the currency in which SANMINA-SCI pays for its
labor, overhead and Components; or (iii) to account for any
increases in SANMINA-SCI’s costs as result of changes in the
pricing assumptions or the Specifications.
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(d)
The Parties acknowledge and agree
that the pricing for any Fountain Products that SANMINA-SCI
manufactures for and supplies to SANMINA-SCI pursuant to the LOA
will be solely as set forth in such agreement.
4.5
Payment Terms
. Payment terms for all
Products purchased by a party hereunder are net * days after the
date of the invoice. The Parties acknowledge that these terms
are intended to be “firm” (e.g., that payment is
expected to be received on the * day after the invoice date).
On any invoices not paid by the due date, a party shall pay
interest from due date to the date of payment at the rate of 1.5%
per month unless such invoice was disputed in good faith, in which
case the interest rate shall be reduced to 1.0% per month.
Unless otherwise stated, all prices are stated in and all payments
shall be made in U.S. Dollars.
4.6
Setoffs . Except as expressly agreed to in writing
by the Parties, neither Party shall be entitled to set-off any
amount owing from the other Party to such Party against any amount
payable to the other Party from such Party, under this Agreement or
arising out of other Agreement or transaction between the
Parties. For purposes of this Section 4.6, a Party shall
be deemed to include the Parties to this transaction and each of
the Party’s Affiliates.
4.7
Credit Limit
. SANMINA-SCI’s Credit
Department shall provide ADAPTEC with an initial credit limit,
which shall be reviewed (and, if necessary, adjusted) from time to
time. SANMINA-SCI shall have the right to reduce the credit
limit upon five (5) days’ prior written notice to
ADAPTEC. In the event ADAPTEC exceeds this credit limit or
has any outstanding invoice more than fifteen (15) days past due,
SANMINA-SCI shall have the right to stop shipments of Product to
ADAPTEC until ADAPTEC makes a sufficient payment to bring its
account within the credit limit provided.
4.8
Security Interest
. ADAPTEC grants SANMINA-SCI a
security interest in the Products delivered to ADAPTEC until
ADAPTEC has paid for the Products and all Product-related
charges. ADAPTEC agrees to promptly execute any documents
requested by SANMINA-SCI to perfect and protect such security
interest.
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PURCHASE
ORDERS/FORECAST/RESCHEDULE
5.1
Definitions
.
(a)
“ Channel Customer
Order ” is an order for Products to be sold by ADAPTEC,
under ADAPTEC’s brand, directly or indirectly to an end user
customer.
(b)
“ Forecast ”
means ADAPTEC’s forecast for Products for the ensuing
nine-month period (with the first six months forecasted in weekly
buckets and the last three months forecasted in monthly
buckets).
(c)
“ OEM Customer Order
” is an order for Products to be sold by ADAPTEC to a
customer for resale under such customer’s brand, either
standalone or incorporated with such customer’s product, to
an end user customer.
(d)
“ Order ” is the
document authorizing SANMINA-SCI to build the Product and shall be
submitted in accordance with Section 5.3(a). Order
includes Channel Customer Orders and OEM Customer
Orders.
(e)
“Pick
Order” is a
document advising SANMINA-SCI of: (i) the delivery date and shipping schedule for the
shipment of Products; (ii) the location to which the Product
is to be shipped; and (iii) transportation instructions for
the Product.
(f)
“ Purchase Agreement
Release ABAP ” is the document advising SANMINA-SCI of
the location to which the Product is shipped.
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(g)
“
Schedule Agreement ” means ADAPTEC’s
anticipated demand for the ensuing period (which will contain, at a
minimum, the part number of the Product, and the quantity of the
Product, as well as billing information).
5.2
Forecast.
(a)
Upon the execution of this
Agreement, ADAPTEC shall provide SANMINA-SCI with (i) an
initial Forecast; (ii) an Order and (ii) any necessary
Purchase Agreement Release ABAP.
(b)
The Parties agree that (i) the
Forecast is the document pursuant to which SANMINA-SCI will order
Components, and (ii) the Order is the document which
authorizes SANMINA-SCI to build the Product. ADAPTEC
acknowledges that it is financially responsible for all Components
ordered by SANMINA-SCI based on its then-current Forecast;
provided that such Components were ordered in accordance
with this Section 5, and that, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Agreement, ADAPTEC is financially responsible
for all Products built as a result of the Order. For all
other purposes, the Forecast is non binding.
(c)
On the first business day of each
calendar month (or as agreed to by the Parties), ADAPTEC shall
supply SANMINA-SCI with an additional Forecast and Order. In
the event the revised Forecast or Order result in any Component
becoming excess or obsolete, SANMINA-SCI shall promptly notify
ADAPTEC thereof.
5.3
Orders
(a)
Each OEM Customer Order will cover a
thirty to sixty day time period, and shall contain (i) the
delivery date or shipping schedule; (ii) the location to which
the Product is to be shipped; and (iii) transportation
instructions. Each Channel Customer Order will cover a thirty
to sixty day time period and shall contain the date on which the
Product should be shipped to the inventory location owned and
managed by SANMINA-SCI (the “ Supplier-Owned Inventory
Location ”). Products located at the Supplier Owned
Inventory Location shall be shipped in accordance with the Pick
Order. In the event SANMINA-SCI has not received a Pick Order
for Products located in the Supplier Owned Inventory Location
within sixty (60) days after the date on which the Product was
manufactured, SANMINA-SCI shall have the right to invoice ADAPTEC
for such Products. At ADAPTEC’s request upon payment
for the Products, SANMINA-SCI will continue to warehouse the
Products at no charge for up to an additional one hundred twenty
(120) days.
(b)
No Order, Purchase Agreement Release
ABAP, Pick Order or Schedule Agreement shall contain anything
which conflicts with or is inconsistent with this
Agreement.
(c)
All Orders shall be confirmed by
SANMINA-SCI within three (3) business days of receipt.
If SANMINA-SCI does not accept or reject the Order within the three
(3) day period, the Order shall be deemed rejected by
SANMINA-SCI. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Parties
acknowledge that SANMINA-SCI shall have no right to reject an Order
for Forecasted Singapore Products, or for any Product that
SANMINA-SCI is required to manufacture
for ADAPTEC pursuant to the first sentence of
Section 5.4(c) (Upside Demand), or for any Fountain
Product or New Asian EMS Product to which the provisions of
Section 3.1 apply and for which ADAPTEC has provided
SANMINA-SCI with a Forecast, unless (i) the Order attempts to
alter the delivery dates; (ii) the Order contains an incorrect
price; or (iii) the Order is otherwise inconsistent with this
Agreement.
5.4
MRP Process, Reschedules, Excess
and Obsolete Inventory; Component Liability.
(a)
MRP Process
.
(1)
SANMINA-SCI shall take the Order and
Forecast and generate a Master Production Schedule (“
MPS ”) for a nine month period in accordance with the
process described in this Section 5. The MPS shall
define the master plan on which SANMINA-SCI shall base its
procurement, internal capacity projections and
commitments.
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(2)
SANMINA-SCI shall process the MPS
through industry-standard software that will break down
ADAPTEC’s Product requirements into Component
requirements. When no Product testing (in-circuit or
functional testing) is required by ADAPTEC, SANMINA-SCI will use
commercially reasonable efforts to schedule delivery of all
Components to SANMINA-SCI eleven (11) working days before the
Products are scheduled to ship to ADAPTEC. In the event
Product testing is required, SANMINA-SCI will use commercially
reasonable efforts to schedule delivery of all Components to
SANMINA-SCI sixteen (16) working days before the Products are
scheduled to ship to ADAPTEC.
(3)
SANMINA-SCI will release (launch)
purchase orders to Component suppliers (“ Vendors
”) (including other SANMINA-SCI facilities) prior to the
anticipated date that the Components are needed at
SANMINA-SCI. The date on which these orders are launched will
depend on the lead time determined between the Vendor and
SANMINA-SCI and SANMINA-SCI’s manufacturing or materials
planning systems. At ADAPTEC’s request, SANMINA-SCI
will provide a report showing the amount of Components on hand, on
order, or in the process of being ordered.
(4)
ADAPTEC acknowledges that
SANMINA-SCI will order Components in quantities sufficient to
support ADAPTEC’s Forecast. In determining the quantity
of Components to order, SANMINA-SCI divides the Components into
three classes, “Class A,”
“Class B” and “Class C.”
Class A Components are comprised of the approximately * of
Components constituting approximately *. Class C
Components are comprised of the approximately * of Components
constituting approximately *. Class B Components are
comprised of the remaining * Components constituting approximately
*. SANMINA-SCI will place orders with its Vendors for
approximately * Class “A” Components, *
Class “B” Components and * of
Class “C” Components. A summary of
SANMINA-SCI’s purchase commitments is set forth in the table
below.
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Part Class
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*
|
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*
|
|
*
|
|
A
|
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*
|
|
*
|
|
*
|
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B
|
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*
|
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*
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*
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C
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*
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*
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*
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(5)
ADAPTEC acknowledges that
SANMINA-SCI will be required to order Components in accordance with
the various minimum buy quantities, tape and reel quantities, and
multiples of packaging quantities required by the Vendor. In
addition, ADAPTEC acknowledges that there is a lag time (not to
exceed two weeks) between any ADAPTEC cancellation and the
cancellation of the Components required to support
production.
(6)
ADAPTEC acknowledges that the Vendor
leadtimes can be significant, and understands that it is possible
for SANMINA-SCI to have Components on order which would support the
last week of ADAPTEC’s Forecast. For example, assuming
a Vendor leadtime of * and a “B” Component, SANMINA-SCI
would place an order for *.
(7)
SANMINA-SCI has provided to ADAPTEC
a list of all Components together with the current Vendor leadtime
for such Components (“ Leadtime List ”).
SANMINA-SCI shall use reasonable efforts to update the Leadtime
List every quarter and present an updated Leadtime List to ADAPTEC
at the time SANMINA-SCI presents the ADAPTEC with the E&O List
described in the previous section. In the event SANMINA-SCI
fails to present an updated Leadtime List, (i) the Parties
shall continue to rely on the preceding Leadtime List (as updated
in writing by the Parties) and (ii) ADAPTEC will accept
responsibility for Components ordered outside the leadtimes set
forth in the Leadtime List; provided, that SANMINA-SCI can
demonstrate to ADAPTEC’s reasonable satisfaction that such
Components were ordered in accordance with the then-current Vendor
leadtimes. ADAPTEC acknowledges that leadtimes constantly
change and that SANMINA-SCI might not always be able to present
ADAPTEC with a current Leadtime List.
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(b)
Reschedules
. ADAPTEC may
reschedule all or part of a scheduled delivery at any time;
provided, however, that (i) delivery for Channel Customer
Orders must take place within the time period set forth in
Section 5.3(a); and (ii) delivery for OEM Customer Orders
must take place within sixty (60) days after the date on which the
Product was manufactured (provided that it was manufactured in
accordance with this Agreement).
(c)
Upside Demand
.
(i)
Subject to the terms set forth
herein and in Exhibit B , SANMINA-SCI will manufacture
Products to meet any un-forecasted demand in accordance with this
Section.
(ii)
“ Critical Products
” shall mean Products which the parties have defined as such
in writing. “ Non-Critical Products ”
shall mean any Product other than Critical Products. “
Days ” shall mean calendar days from the date on when
the upside request is received.
(iii)
For Critical Products, SANMINA-SCI
will commit to manufacture Products to meet any unforecasted demand
up to the percentages specified below (the “ Upside Demand
Percentage ”) beyond the quantities set forth in the
applicable Forecast, subject to the limitations contained in this
Section:
For Critical Products, SANMINA-SCI will maintain
a one-week supply of finished Products, and ADAPTEC shall be
financially responsible for all such Products.
(iv)
For Non-Critical Products,
SANMINA-SCI will commit to meet the following Upside Demand
Percentages, subject to the limitations contained in this
Section:
(v)
The Upside Demand Percentages are
not cumulative. For example, if ADAPTEC receives an
additional * upside of a Critical Product in * days, ADAPTEC can
only request an additional * upside in * days, and (if SANMINA-SCI
meets the additional * upside in * days), an additional * upside in
* days. Similarly, if ADAPTEC receives an additional * upside
of a Non-Critical Product within * days, ADAPTEC can only request
an additional * upside in * days, and (if SANMINA-SCI meets the
additional * upside in * days), an additional * upside in *
days
(vi)
In addition, if in any given month,
ADAPTEC does not take delivery of the requested Upside Demand
Percentages, it loses the right to later take delivery of such
Upside Demand Percentage for that month; ADAPTEC cannot pull more
than * upside in any given * day period. For example, if for
a Critical Product ADAPTEC requests the maximum upside (* within *
days, an additional * within * days and an additional * within *
days) and fails to take delivery of the initial * within the first
* days, it cannot take delivery of more than * during the second *
day period (even though SANMINA-SCI committed to a total of *
within * days).
(vii)
SANMINA-SCI will use commercially
reasonable efforts to meet any upside in excess of the Upside
Demand Percentages.
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(d)
Excess and Obsolete
Inventory . Within
fourteen days prior to the end of each calendar quarter, commencing
as of the 2 nd calendar quarter following the Closing
Date, SANMINA-SCI shall advise ADAPTEC in writing of any excess or
obsolete Components in its inventory and their Delivered Cost (the
“ E&O Lis t”). The E&O List should
contain a comprehensive where-used analysis and rationale for the
excess (MOQ, cancelled order or forecast, ECO, etc.). For the
purpose of this Agreement, “ Delivered Cost ”
shall mean SANMINA-SCI’s quoted cost of Components as stated
on the *. Within ten (10) business days of receiving
SANMINA-SCI’s E&O List, ADAPTEC shall advise SANMINA-SCI
of any Component on the E&O List that it believes is not excess
or obsolete. Within fifteen (15) business days after
receiving SANMINA-SCI’s E&O List, SANMINA-SCI and ADAPTEC
shall finalize the E&O List, and ADAPTEC shall issue to
SANMINA-SCI an Order for all Components on the E&O List or an
Order for Product that will consume the Components. ADAPTEC
shall pay SANMINA-SCI its Delivered Cost for Components on the
E&O List within forty-five (45) days of the date of
invoice. In the event the Parties cannot agree as to the
Components on the E&O List, ADAPTEC shall pay SANMINA-SCI for
all non-disputed Components in accordance with this Section, and
shall pay SANMINA-SCI for all other Components on
SANMINA-SCI’s E&O List (in the event they remain excess
or obsolete) forty-five (45) days thereafter (provided that this
payment shall be due fifteen days after the date of invoice rather
than forty-five days after the invoice date). For the purpose
of this Section, the phrase “ obsolete Component
” shall mean any Component that is not currently used to
manufacture a Product (whether as a result of an ECO or otherwise),
and the term “ excess Component ” shall mean any
Component that is not required to meet ADAPTEC’s Order or
ADAPTEC’s Forecast to which such Component was initially
ordered. ADAPTEC shall not have the right to delay payment
for excess Components by increasing or pushing out its
Forecast.
(e)
Component Liability
. ADAPTEC acknowledges that it
shall be financially liable for all Components ordered in
accordance with this Section 5 (such liability is referred to
as “ Component Liability ”), and shall pay
SANMINA-SCI for such charges in accordance with
Section 5.4(d). Specifically, ADAPTEC’s Component
Liability shall be equal to SANMINA-SCI’s Delivered Cost of
all Components ordered in support of any Order or Forecast,
including any excess Components resulting from any minimum buy
quantities, tape and reel quantities, and multiples of packaging
quantities required by the Vendor less the actual cost (per the
BOM) of those Components that are returnable to Vendor (less any
cancellation or restocking charges). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, ADAPTEC shall not be financially liable for any
Components that are ordered in quantities greater than those set
forth in the “Periods of Supply” column in
Section 5.4(a)(4) or for any Components ordered outside
of the parameters set forth in Section 5.4(a)(7).
(f)
At ADAPTEC’s request,
SANMINA-SCI shall use commercially reasonable efforts to minimize
ADAPTEC’s Component Liability by attempting to return
Components to the Vendor or using the Components on other Products
or on products that SANMINA-SCI manufactures for third
parties.
6 .
DELIVERY AND
ACCEPTANCE
6.1
Delivery . All Product shipments (including
shipments made in accordance with Section 8 (Warranty)) shall
be Ex Works (Incoterms 2000), SANMINA-SCI’s facility of
manufacture (or repair). Title to and risk of loss or damage
to the Product shall pass to ADAPTEC upon SANMINA-SCI’s
tender of the Product to the common carrier. ADAPTEC shall be
the exporter and importer of record for all shipments of Products,
including any repaired or replacement Products. SANMINA-SCI
is not the importer or exporter of the Products. SANMINA-SCI
shall mark, pack, package, crate, transport, ship and store
Products to ensure (a) delivery of the Product to its ultimate
destination in safe condition, (b) compliance with all
requirements of the carrier and destination authorities, and
(c) compliance with any special instructions of ADAPTEC.
SANMINA-SCI shall use reasonable efforts to deliver the Products on
the agreed-upon delivery dates and shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to notify ADAPTEC of any anticipated delays;
provided, however that SANMINA-SCI shall not be liable for any
failure to meet ADAPTEC delivery dates and/or any failure to give
notice of anticipated delays. For clarification,
ADAPTEC’s sole remedy for SANMINA-SCI’s failure to meet
ADAPTEC’s delivery dates during the Exclusivity Period is to
claim a Second Source Condition in accordance with
Section 3.4.
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6.2
Acceptance.
Acceptance of the Product
shall occur no later than fifteen (15) days after shipment of
Product and shall be based solely on whether the Product passes a
mutually agreeable acceptance test procedure or inspection designed
to demonstrate compliance with the Manufacturing
Specifications. In the event of conflict between any of the
foregoing, the following order of precedence shall apply:
(i) Order as agreed to between ADAPTEC and SANMINA-SCI;
(ii) 100% compliance with all Assembly/Test plan criteria or
component drawing (as applicable); (iii) industry-recognized
workmanship standard; and (iv) other applicable referenced
documents. Products cannot be rejected based on criteria that
were unknown to SANMINA-SCI or based on test procedures that
SANMINA-SCI has not approved or does not conduct.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Products shall be deemed
accepted if not rejected within this fifteen-day period. Once
a Product is accepted, all Product returns shall be handled in
accordance with Article 8 (Warranty). Prior to returning
any rejected Product, ADAPTEC shall obtain an Authorized Return
Material (“ RMA ”) number from SANMINA-SCI, and
shall return such Product in accordance with SANMINA-SCI’s
instructions; ADAPTEC shall specify the reason for such rejection
in all RMA’s. In the event a Product is rejected,
SANMINA-SCI shall have a reasonable opportunity to cure any defect
which led to such rejection.
7.
CHANGES
7.1
General . ADAPTEC may upon sufficient notice make
changes within the general scope of this Agreement. Such changes
may include, but are not limited to changes in (1) drawings,
plans, designs, procedures, Specifications, test specifications or
BOM, (2) methods of packaging and shipment,
(3) quantities of Product to be furnished, (4) delivery
schedule, or (5) ADAPTEC-Furnished Items (defined in
Section 9.1). All changes other than changes in quantity
of Products to be furnished shall be requested pursuant to an
Engineering Change Notice (“ ECN ”) and
finalized in an Engineering Change Order (“ ECO
”). If any such change causes either an increase or
decrease in SANMINA-SCI’s cost or the time required for
performance of any part of the work under this Agreement (whether
changed or not changed by any ECO) the Prices and/or delivery
schedules shall be adjusted in a manner which would adequately
compensate the Parties for such change.
7.2
ECN’s
. SANMINA-SCI will respond to
* ECN requests * without a non-recurring administrative fee.
Responses to additional ECN’s will incur an administrative
fee of * each. Within five (5) business days after an
ECN is received, SANMINA-SCI shall advise ADAPTEC in writing
(a) of any change in Prices or delivery schedules resulting
from the ECN and (b) the Delivered Cost of any finished
Product, Work-in-Process or Component rendered excess or obsolete
as a result of the ECN (collectively the “ ECN Charge
”). Unless otherwise stated, ECN Charges are valid from
thirty (30) days from the date of the ECN Charge.
7.3
ECO’s.
In the event ADAPTEC desires
to proceed with the change after receiving the ECN Charge pursuant
to Section 7.2, ADAPTEC shall advise SANMINA-SCI in writing
and shall immediately pay the portion of the ECN Charge set forth
in Section 7.2(b). In the event ADAPTEC does not desire
to proceed with the Change after receiving the ECN Charge, it shall
so notify SANMINA-SCI. In the event SANMINA-SCI does not
receive written confirmation of ADAPTEC’s desire to proceed
with the change within thirty (30) days after SANMINA-SCI provides
ADAPTEC with the ECN Charge, the ECN shall be deemed
cancelled.
8.
WARRANTY
8.1
SANMINA-SCI Warranty.
SANMINA-SCI warrants that,
for a period of * months from the date of manufacture (the “
Warranty Period ”), the Products shall comply with the
applicable Manufacturing Specifications and shall be free from
defects in any Warranted In-sourced Component and
workmanship. Products shall be considered free from defects
in workmanship (and ADAPTEC shall have no warranty claim) if they
are manufactured in accordance with the latest version of IPC-A-600
or IPC-A-610 and successfully complete any mutually agreed product
acceptance test. SANMINA-SCI shall, at its option and at its
expense (and as ADAPTEC’s sole and exclusive remedy
for
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breach of any warranty), repair, replace or
issue a credit for Products found defective during the warranty
period. In addition, SANMINA-SCI will pass on to ADAPTEC all
Vendors’ (and manufacturers’) Component warranties to
the extent that they are transferable, but will not independently
warrant any Components. All warranty obligations will cease
upon the earlier of the expiration of the warranty period set forth
above or the return (at ADAPTEC’s request) of any test
equipment or test fixtures. ALL CLAIMS FOR BREACH OF WARRANTY
MUST BE RECEIVED BY SANMINA-SCI NO LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS
AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD.
8.2
RMA Procedure.
SANMINA-SCI shall concur in
advance on all Products to be returned for repair or rework.
ADAPTEC shall obtain a RMA number from SANMINA-SCI prior to return
shipment. All returns shall state the specific reason for such
return, and will be processed in accordance with
SANMINA-SCI’s RMA Procedure, a copy of which is available
from SANMINA-SCI upon request SANMINA-SCI shall pay all
transportation costs for valid returns of the Products to
SANMINA-SCI and for the shipment of the repaired or replacement
Products to ADAPTEC, and shall bear all risk of loss or damage to
such Products while in transit; ADAPTEC shall pay these charges,
plus a handling charge, for invalid or “no defect
found” returns. Any repaired or replaced Product shall
be warranted as set forth in this Article for a period equal
to the greater of (i) the balance of the applicable warranty
period relating to such Product or (ii) sixty (60) days after
it is received by ADAPTEC. Out of Warranty repairs will be
covered under a separate reverse logistics agreement to be
negotiated in good faith by the Parties and entered into within one
hundred twenty (120) days of the Closing Date. The prices for
any out-of warranty services that SANMINA-SCI provides prior to the
Parties’ execution of such reverse logistics agreement will
be as specified in Exhibit B .
8.3
Exclusions From
Warranty. The
warranties set forth in Section 8.1 do not apply to the extent
a failure of a Product to conform to such warranties results from:
(a) ADAPTEC’s design including, but not limited to,
design functionality failures, specification inadequacies, failures
relating to the functioning of Products in the manner for the
intended purpose or in the specific ADAPTEC environment;
(b) accident, disaster, neglect, abuse, misuse, improper
handling, testing, storage or installation including improper
handling in accordance with static sensitive electronic device
handling requirements by ADAPTEC; (c) alterations,
modifications or repairs by ADAPTEC or third parties not authorized
by SANMINA-SCI; or (d) defective ADAPTEC-provided test
equipment or test software. In the event SANMINA-SCI believes
that a Product is not covered by the warranty, it shall advise
ADAPTEC of the specific reasons therefore and, where possible,
supply ADAPTEC with any failure analysis and/or root cause
evaluation which supports its position. ADAPTEC bears all
design responsibility for Products.
8.4
Remedy. THE SOLE REMEDY UNDER THIS WARRANTY SHALL
BE THE REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OR CREDIT FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS AS STATED
ABOVE. THIS WARRANTY IS THE SOLE WARRANTY GIVEN BY
SANMINA-SCI AND IS IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED. SANMINA-SCI DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES
REGARDING MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT, COMPLIANCE WITH ROHS
AND WEEE (OR SIMILAR LEGISLATION), OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY SUCH WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED.
8.5
Epidemic Failure
. For the purposes of this
Agreement, “ Epidemic Failure ” will be deemed
to have occurred if more than * of any Products manufactured by
SANMINA-SCI hereunder fail during the Warranty Period or sixty days
thereafter in a manner attributable to the same “root
cause” within any time period of ninety (90) days or if more
than * of any Products manufactured by SANMINA-SCI hereunder fail
in a manner attributable to the same “root cause”
within any time period of thirty (30) days. In such event,
without limiting SANMINA-SCI’s obligations and
ADAPTEC’s remedies under Section 8.4,
(i) SANMINA-SCI shall promptly deliver to ADAPTEC a reasonable
plan to correct the problem, (ii) SANMINA-SCI shall exert its
best reasonable efforts to diagnose the problem; and
(iii) SANMINA-SCI shall reimburse ADAPTEC for any costs or
expenses reasonably incurred by ADAPTEC to repair, replace or
retrofit the defective Products including but not limited to the
cost of recovery and replacement (or transportation) of such
defective Products already sold to and used by customers, up to an
amount not exceeding *. Upon the acceptance of any such plan
by ADAPTEC, SANMINA-SCI shall implement the plan and deliver to
ADAPTEC progress reports relating thereto.
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9.
ADAPTEC FURNISHED EQUIPMENT AND
COMPONENTS WARRANTY
9.1
ADAPTEC-Furnished
Items. ADAPTEC
shall provide SANMINA-SCI with the Product design and related
specifications, applicable regulatory requirements, equipment,
tooling, test software, Components or documentation set forth in
Exhibit C (collectively the “
ADAPTEC-Furnished Items ”). ADAPTEC hereby
represents and warrants that the ADAPTEC-Furnished Items are or
will: (a) comply with any applicable technical specifications
or documentation; (b) meet all applicable regulatory
requirements, and (c) will be delivered to SANMINA-SCI in a
timely manner. Documentation (including BOM’s, drawings
and artwork) shall be current and complete. ADAPTEC shall be
responsible for schedule delay, reasonable inventory carrying
charges and allocated equipment down-time charges incurred by
SANMINA-SCI to the extent caused by such incompleteness, late
delivery or non-delivery of the ADAPTEC-Furnished Items; provided
that SANMINA-SCI is not able to compensate for such incompleteness,
late delivery or non-delivery through the exercise of reasonable
efforts.
9.2
Care of ADAPTEC-Furnished
Items. All
ADAPTEC-Furnished Items shall remain the property of ADAPTEC.
SANMINA-SCI shall clearly identify all ADAPTEC-Furnished Items by
an appropriate tag and shall utilize such ADAPTEC-Furnished Items
solely in connection with the manufacture of the Products. To
the extent that any ADAPTEC-Furnished Items consist of software
(“ ADAPTEC-Furnished Software ”), SANMINA-SCI is
deemed to have a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license
during the term of this Agreement, without the right to sublicense,
to use the ADAPTEC-Furnished Software solely in connection with the
manufacture of Products. To the extent any ADAPTEC-Furnished
Software is provided in binary form, SANMINA-SCI agrees not to
disassemble, decompile or reverse engineer the ADAPTEC-Furnished
Software (or authorize any third party to do any of the foregoing),
except and solely to the extent, if any, that applicable local law
requires that such activities be permitted. SANMINA-SCI shall
not make or allow modifications to be made to the ADAPTEC-Furnished
Items without ADAPTEC’s prior written consent.
SANMINA-SCI shall be responsible for reasonable diligence and care
in the use and protection of any ADAPTEC-Furnished Items and
routine maintenance of any ADAPTEC-Furnished Items that consists of
equipment, but shall not be responsible for repairs or replacements
(including servicing and calibration to the equipment) unless such
failure was caused by SANMINA-SCI’s negligence or willful
misconduct. SANMINA-SCI’s production and warranty
obligations which require the utilization of the returned
ADAPTEC-Furnished Items will cease upon SANMINA-SCI’s
fulfillment of ADAPTEC’s request. Nothing contained
herein shall be deemed to limit any rights to any ADAPTEC-Furnished
Software that SANMINA-SCI has obtained as a result of any other
Agreement between the Parties
9.3.
ADAPTEC-Furnished
Components .
ADAPTEC-Furnished Components shall be handled in accordance with
SANMINA-SCI’s procedures regarding ADAPTEC-Furnished
Material, incorporated by reference herein, copies of which are
available upon request.
10.
INDEMNIFICATION AND LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY
10.1
SANMINA-SCI’s
Indemnification .
SANMINA-SCI shall indemnify, defend, and hold ADAPTEC and
ADAPTEC’s affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers,
employees, contractors, agents and other representatives (the
“ ADAPTEC-Indemnified Parties ”) harmless from
all third party demands, claims, actions, causes of action,
proceedings, suits, assessments, losses, damages, liabilities,
settlements, judgments, fines, penalties, interest, costs and
expenses (including fees and disbursements of counsel) of every
kind (each a “ Claim ,” and, collectively
“ Claims ”): (i) based upon personal injury
or death or injury to property (other than damage to the Product
itself, which is handled in accordance with
Article 8/Warranty) to the extent any of the foregoing is
proximately caused either by the negligent or willful acts or
omissions of SANMINA-SCI or its officers, employees, subcontractors
or agents and/or (ii) arising from or relating to any actual
or alleged infringement or misappropriation of any patent,
trademark, mask work, copyright, trade secret or any actual or
alleged violation of any other intellectual property rights arising
from or in connection with SANMINA-SCI’s manufacturing
processes, which, as to all Products, shall include any Warranted
In-Sourced Components for which SANMINA-SCI has designed for
ADAPTEC.
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10.2
ADAPTEC’s
Indemnification .
ADAPTEC shall indemnify, defend, and hold SANMINA-SCI and
SANMINA-SCI’s affiliates, shareholders, directors, officers,
employees, contractors, agents and other representatives (the
“ SANMINA-SCI-Indemnified Parties ”) harmless
from all third party Claims (i) based upon personal injury or
death or injury to property to the extent any of the foregoing is
proximately caused either by a defective Product, except to the
extent that a Product is defective as a result of
SANMINA-SCI’s manufacture thereof, which as to all Products,
shall include any Warranted In-Sourced Components that SANMINA-SCI
has designed for ADAPTEC (ii) by the negligent or willful acts
or omissions of ADAPTEC or its officers, employees, subcontractors
or agents and/or (iii) arising from or relating to any actual
or alleged infringement or misappropriation of any patent,
trademark, mask work, copyright, trade secret or any actual or
alleged violation of any other intellectual property rights arising
from or in connection with the Products, except for Claims of
infringement, misappropriation or violation for which SANMINA-SCI
is responsible under Section 10.2 above.
10.3
Procedure . A Party entitled to indemnification
pursuant to this Section 10 (the “ Indemnitee
”) shall promptly notify the other Party (the “
Indemnitor ”) in writing of any Claims covered by this
indemnity. Promptly after receipt of such notice, the
Indemnitor shall assume the defense of such Claim with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee. If the Indemnitor
fails, within a reasonable time after receipt of such notice, to
assume the defense with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnitee or, if in the reasonable judgment of the Indemnitee, a
direct or indirect conflict of interest exists between the Parties
with respect to the Claim, the Indemnitee shall have the right to
undertake the defense, compromise and settlement of such Claim for
the account and at the expense of the Indemnitor. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the Indemnitee in its sole judgment so elects,
the Indemnitee may also participate in the defense of such action
by employing counsel at its expense, without waiving the
Indemnitor’s obligation to indemnify and defend. The
Indemnitor shall not compromise any Claim (or portions thereof) or
consent to the entry of any judgment without an unconditional
release of all liability of the Indemnitee as to each claimant or
plaintiff.
10.4
Limitation of
Liability . IN NO
EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY INDIRECT,
CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY
DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS,
EVEN IF SUCH OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES. The foregoing shall not limit a Party’s
liability for a breach of its obligations under
Section 14.2. IN ADDITION, IN NO EVENT SHALL
SANMINA-SCI’S LIABILITY FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THIS
AGREEMENT EXCEED *. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED
REMEDY. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the foregoing cap on
liability shall not apply to limit: (i) a Party’s
obligation to indemnify the other Party against any third party
Claim for personal injury or property damage, (ii) a
Party’s liability for actual damages required to be paid to
any third party as a result of any infringement claim; or
(iii) a Party’s liability for a breach of
Section 14.2. Nothing herein shall limit ADAPTEC’s
liability under Section 11.5.
11.
TERMINATION
11.1
Termination for Cause
. Either Party may terminate
this Agreement or an Order hereunder for default if the other Party
materially breaches this Agreement; provided, however, no
termination right shall accrue until thirty (30) days after the
defaulting Party is notified in writing of the material breach;
provided , that as to any alleged material breach by ADAPTEC
of its payment obligations under Section 4.5 such termination
right shall accrue after five (5) days, and has failed to cure
or give adequate assurances of performance within the thirty (30)
day period or five (5) day period, as applicable, after notice
of material breach.
11.2
Termination for
Convenience .
Subject to Section 3.1, ADAPTEC may terminate this Agreement
hereunder for any reason upon thirty (30) days’ prior written
notice and may terminate any Order hereunder for any reason upon
ninety (90) days’ (before scheduled shipment) prior written
notice. For clarification, ADAPTEC may terminate this
Agreement for convenience as to the Products other than the
Exclusive Products in accordance with the preceding sentence.
ADAPTEC may not terminate this Agreement for convenience as to the
Exclusive Products until after the end of the Exclusivity
Period.
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SANMINA-SCI may terminate this Agreement, in
whole or in part, for any reason upon one hundred eighty (180)
days’ notice.
11.3
Termination for Financial
Condition . Either
Party may terminate this Agreement upon notice to the other Party
if the other Party (a) enters into or file a petition,
arraignment or proceeding seeking an order for relief under the
bankruptcy laws of its respective jurisdiction; (b) enters
into a receivership of any of its assets or (c) enters into a
dissolution or liquidation of its assets or an assignment for the
benefit of its creditors.
11.4
Termination for Force Majeure
Event . If, as a
result of a Force Majeure Event (defined in Section 13.1), a
Party’s is unable to perform for a cumulative period of
ninety (90) days, then the other Party, at its option may terminate
this Agreement upon five (5) days notice to the other
Party.
11.5
Consequences of
Termination .
(a)
Termination by SANMINA-SCI for
Cause . In the
event that SANMINA-SCI terminates this Agreement or an Order
pursuant to Section 11.1 (Termination of Cause), ADAPTEC shall
pay SANMINA-SCI termination charges equal to: (1) the contract
price for all finished Product existing at the time of termination;
and (2) ADAPTEC’s Component Liability pursuant
to Section 5.4(e)).
(b)
Termination for Convenience;
Termination for Financial Condition; Termination for ADAPTEC Force
Majeure Event . In
the event that either Party terminates this Agreement pursuant to
Section 11.2 (Termination for Convenience) or
Section 11.3 (Termination for Financial Condition) or
SANMINA-SCI terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.4
(Termination for Force Majeure Event), ADAPTEC shall pay
SANMINA-SCI termination charges equal to (1) the contract
price for all finished Product existing at the time of termination;
and (2) ADAPTEC’s Component Liability pursuant to
Section 5.4(e)).
(c)
Termination by ADAPTEC for Cause;
Termination for SANMINA-SCI Force Majeure Event
. In the event ADAPTEC
terminates this Agreement or any Order pursuant to
Section 11.1 (Termination for Cause) or ADAPTEC terminates
this Agreement pursuant to Section 11.4 (Termination for Force
Majeure Event), ADAPTEC shall pay SANMINA-SCI termination charges
equal to (1) the contract price for all finished Product
existing at the time of termination; and (2) ADAPTEC’s
Component Liability pursuant to Section 5.4(e));
provided , however, that, for the purposes of this
subsection only, ADAPTEC’s Component Liability shall be
calculated based on the quoted cost of Components as stated on the
BOM rather than the Delivered Cost (i.e., exclusive of any
margin).
(d)
Work In Process
. In the event of termination
for any reason, SANMINA-SCI shall finish all work in process such
that the product can be shipped as a finished Product. In the
event ADAPTEC requests that SANMINA-SCI not complete any work in
process, the termination charges shall include the value of the
work in process (e.g., SANMINA-SCI’s cost of the
work-in-progress (including labor and Components, and a * margin on
Components).
11.6
Survival . In addition to the Parties’
obligations to pay any unpaid but accrued amounts due and payable
prior to the effective date of termination or expiration, the
rights and obligations of the Parties under Sections 5.4(d),
5.4(e), 8, 10, 11.5, 11.6, 14 and 16 will survive any termination
or expiration of this Agreement.
12.
QUALITY
12.1
Specifications.
Product shall be manufactured
by SANMINA-SCI in accordance with the Specifications, as modified
via written ECO’s in accordance with this Agreement.
Neither Party s hall make any change to
the Specifications, to any Components described therein, or to the
Products (including, without limitation, changes in form, fit,
function, design, appearance or place of manufacture of the
Products or changes which would affect the reliability of any of
the Products) unless such change is made in accordance with
Section 7.1. Notwithstanding the foregoing, SANMINA-SCI
shall be permitted to make
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changes in its manufacturing process at any
time, so long as such changes do not affect the form, fit or
function of the Products. SANMINA-SCI will inform ADAPTEC of
changes to its manufacturing process by means of a PCN (product
change notice).
12.2
Content of
Specifications.
The Specifications shall include (as applicable), but shall not be
limited to (i) detailed electrical,
mechanical, performance and appearance specifications for each
model of Product, (ii) the BOM; (iii) tooling
specifications, along with a detailed description of the operation
thereof, (iv) art work drawings, (v) Component
specifications, and (vi) Vendor cross
references.
12.3
Components.
SANMINA-SCI shall use in its
production of Products such Components of a type, quality, and
grade specified by ADAPTEC to the extent ADAPTEC chooses to so
specify, and shall purchase Components only from Vendors appearing
on ADAPTEC’s approved vendor list (“ AVL
”); provided , however, that in the event SANMINA-SCI
cannot purchase a Component from a Vendor on ADAPTEC’s AVL
for any reason, SANMINA-SCI shall be able to purchase such
Component from an alternate Vendor, subject to ADAPTEC’s
prior written approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed. SANMINA-SCI shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to manage all Vendors, but shall not be
responsible for any Component (including the failure of any
Component to comply with the Specifications).
12.4
SANMINA-SCI In-Sourced
Components .
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12.3 or anything in
this Agreement to the contrary, subject to the provisions of this
Section 12.4, SANMINA-SCI will have the right to in-source one
hundred percent (100%) of Components, including without limitation,
PCBs, Backplane Assemblies, PCBAs, Enclosures, Cables, Memory
Modules, and Optical Modules, if SANMINA-SCI has the capability to
do so. SANMINA-SCI will provide ADAPTEC with such information
as ADAPTEC may reasonably request to enable ADAPTEC to confirm that
SANMINA-SCI has the required quality and technology to in-source
such Components, as described herein. In addition, and
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, ADAPTEC reserves
the right to require qualification and test data of any Components
that SANMINA-SCI desires to in-source. Subject to the
foregoing, SANMINA-SCI will inform ADAPTEC if it commences
manufacturing of any Products using Components in-sourced by
SANMINA-SCI in accordance with the terms hereof. Any
Component in-sourced by SANMINA-SCI pursuant to the terms hereof is
referred to as a “ SANMINA In-Sourced Component
”.
12.5
Quality
Specifications.
SANMINA-SCI shall comply with the quality specifications set forth
in the ADAPTEC Quality Plan provided to SANMINA-SCI on
December 20, 2005.
12.6
Inspection of
Facility. Upon
reasonable advance written notice and, upon SANMINA-SCI’s
request the execution of an appropriate nondisclosure agreement,
ADAPTEC may inspect the Products and Components held by SANMINA-SCI
for ADAPTEC at SANMINA-SCI’s facilities during
SANMINA-SCI’s regular business hours, provided that such
inspection does not unduly affect SANMINA-SCI’S
operations. ADAPTEC and its representatives shall observe all
security and handling measures of SANMINA-SCI while on
SANMINA-SCI’s premises. ADAPTEC and its representatives
acknowledge that their presence on SANMINA-SCI’s property is
at their sole risk. If SANMINA-SCI desires to manufacture
Products for ADAPTEC at a facility not previously inspected and
qualified by ADAPTEC, SAMINA-SCI will provide ADAPTEC with a
reasonable opportunity to inspect such facility and to undertake
any processes deemed reasonably necessary by ADAPTEC to qualify the
facility, including the equipment and the personnel that will be
used for the manufacture of Products.
13.
FORCE MAJEURE
13.1
Force Majeure Event.
For
purposes of this Agreement, a “ Force Majeure Event
” shall means the occurrence of unforeseen circumstances
beyond a Party’s control and without such Party’s
negligence or intentional misconduct, including, but not limited
to, any act by any governmental authority, act of war, natural
disaster, strikes, lockouts or labor disputes by or with any
non-SANMINA-SCI employees, boycott, embargo, riot or civil
commotion.
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13.2
Notice of Force Majeure
Event. Neither
Party shall be responsible for any failure to perform due to a
Force Majeure Event; provided that such Party gives notice
to the other Party of the Force Majeure Event as soon as reasonably
practicable, but not later than five (5) days after the date
on which such Party knew or should reasonably have known of the
commencement of the Force Majeure Event, specifying the nature and
particulars thereof and the expected duration thereof;
provided , however, that the failure of a Party to give
notice of a Force Majeure Event shall not prevent such Party from
relying on this Section except to the extent that the other
Party has been prejudiced thereby.
13.3
Termination of Force Majeure
Event. The Party
claiming a Force Majeure Event shall use reasonable efforts to
mitigate the effect of any such Force Majeure Event and to
cooperate to develop and implement a plan of remedial and
reasonable alternative measure to remove the Force Majeure
Event. Upon the cessation of the Force Majeure Event, the
Party affected thereby shall immediately notify the other Party of
such fact, and use its best efforts to resume normal performance of
its obligations under the Agreement as soon as possible.
Nothing herein shall require a Party to settle any labor
strikes.
13.4
Limitations.
Notwithstanding that a Force
Majeure Event otherwise exists, the provisions of this
Article shall not excuse (i) any obligation of either
Party, including the obligation to pay money in a timely manner for
Product actually delivered or other liabilities actually incurred,
that arose before the occurrence of the Force Majeure Event causing
the suspension of performance; or (ii) any late delivery of
Product, equipment, materials, supplies, tools, or other items to
the extent caused by negligent acts or omissions on the part of
such Party.
14.
CONFIDENTIALITY AND
NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES
14.1
Definitions
. For the purpose of this
Agreement,
(a)
“ Confidential
Information ” means information (in any form or media)
regarding a Party’s customers, prospective customers
(including lists of customers and prospective customers), methods
of operation, engineering methods and processes (include any
information which may be obtained by a Party by reverse
engineering, decompiling or examining any software or hardware
provided by the other Party under this Agreement), programs and
databases, patents and designs, billing rates, billing procedures,
vendors and suppliers, business methods, finances, management, or
any other business information relating to such Party (whether
constituting a trade secret or proprietary or otherwise) which has
value to such Party and is treated by such Party as being
confidential; provided , however , that Confidential
Information does not include information that (i) is
rightfully known to the other Party prior to receipt from the
Disclosing Party hereunder, which knowledge shall be evidenced by
written records, (ii) is independently developed by the
Receiving Party, as evidenced by written records, without access to
any of the Disclosing Party’s Confidential Information;
(iii) is or becomes in the public domain through no breach of
this Agreement, or (iv) is received from a third party without
breach of any obligation of confidentiality; and provided
further , that Confidential Information does not include any
information provided by ADAPTEC to SANMINA-SCI regarding the
manufacturing process.
(b)
“ Person ”
shall mean and include any individual, partnership, association,
corporation, trust, unincorporated organization, limited liability
company or any other business entity or enterprise.
(c)
“ Representative
” shall mean a Party’s employees, agents, or
representatives, including, without limitation, financial advisors,
lawyers, accountants, experts, and consultants.
14.2
Nondisclosure
Covenants .
(a)
In connection with this Agreement,
each Party (the “ Disclosing Party ”) may
furnish to the other Party (the “ Receiving Party
”) or its Representatives certain Confidential
Information. For a period of three (3) years from the
date of the last disclosure under this Agreement, the Receiving
Party: (a) shall maintain as confidential all Confidential
Information disclosed to it by the Disclosing Party,
(b) shall
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not, directly or indirectly, disclose any such
Confidential Information to any Person other than (i) those
Representatives of the Receiving Party whose duties justify the
need to know such Confidential Information and then only after each
Representative has agreed to be bound by this Confidentiality
Agreement and clearly understands his or her obligation to protect
the confidentiality of such Confidential Information and to
restrict the use of such Confidential Information or (ii) if
SANMINA-SCI is the Receiving Party, a third party Vendor for the
purpose of obtaining price quotations and (c) shall treat such
Confidential Information with the same degree of care as it treats
its own Confidential Information (but in no case with less than a
reasonable degree of care).
(b)
The disclosure of any Confidential
Information is solely for the purpose of enabling each Party to
perform under this Agreement, and the Receiving Party shall not use
any Confidential Information disclosed by the Disclosing Party for
any other purpose.
(c)
Except as otherwise set forth in
this Agreement, all Confidential Information supplied by the
Disclosing Party shall remain the property of the Disclosing Party,
and will be promptly returned by the Receiving Party upon receipt
of written request therefor.
(d)
If the Receiving Party or its
Representative is requested or becomes legally compelled to
disclose any of the Confidential Information, it will provide the
Disclosing Party with prompt written notice. If a protective
order or other remedy is not obtained, then only that part of the
Confidential Information that is legally required to be furnished
will be furnished, and reasonable efforts will be made to obtain
reliable assurances of confidentiality.
14.3
Injunctive Relief
Authorized. Any
material breach of this Article by a Party or its
Representatives may cause irreparable injury and the non-breaching
Party may be entitled to equitable relief, including injunctive
relief and specific performance, in the event of a breach.
The above will not be construed to limit the remedies available to
a Party. In addition, the prevailing Party will be entitled
to be reimbursed for all of its reasonable attorneys’ fees
and expenses at all levels of proceedings and for investigations,
from the non-prevailing Party.
14.4
No Publicity.
Each Party agrees not to
issue any press release or make any public announcement relating to
the subject matter of this Agreement without the prior consent of
the other Party, except as a Party believes in good faith is
required by applicable law or any listing or trading agreement
concerning its publicly-traded securities (in which case, the Party
seeking to disclose the information shall give reasonable notice to
the other Party of its intent to make such a
disclosure).
15.
INSURANCE
SANMINA-SCI agrees to maintain
during the term of this Agreement a) workers’ compensation
insurance as prescribed by the law of the state in which
SANMINA-SCI’s services are performed;
(b) employer’s liability insurance with limits of at
least $500,000 per occurrence; (c) commercial automobile
liability insurance if the use of motor vehicles is required, with
limits of at least $1,000,000 for bodily injury and property damage
for each occurrence; (d) commercial general liability
insurance, including blanket contractual liability and broad form
property damage, with limits of at least $1,000,000 combined single
limit for personal injury and property damage for each occurrence;
and (e) commercial general liability insurance endorsed to
include products liability and completed operations coverage in the
amount of $1,000,000 for each occurrence. SANMINA-SCI shall
furnish to ADAPTEC certificates or evidence of the foregoing
insurance indicating the amount and nature of such coverage and the
expiration date of each policy. Each Party agrees that it,
its insurer(s) and anyone claiming by, through, under or in its
behalf shall have no claim, right of action or right of subrogation
against the other Party and the other Party’s affiliates,
directors, officers, employees and customers based on any loss or
liability insured against under the insurance required by this
Agreement.
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16.
MISCELLANEOUS
16.1
Integration Clause
. This Agreement (including the
Exhibits and Schedules to this Agreement), together with the Asset
Purchase Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, constitutes the
entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersedes any prior understandings, agreements,
warranties or representations by or between the Parties, written or
oral, to the extent they related in any way to the subject matter
hereof. This Agreement may be amended by the Parties hereto
at any time by execution of an instrument in writing signed on
behalf of each of the Parties hereto.
16.2
Order of Precedence
. All quotations, Orders,
acknowledgments and invoices issued pursuant to this Agreement are
issued for convenience of the Parties only and shall be subject to
the provisions of this Agreement and the Exhibits hereto.
When interpreting this Agreement, precedence shall be given to the
respective parts in the following descending order: (a) this
Agreement; (b) Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement; and
(c) if Orders are used to release product, those portions of
the Order that are not pre-printed and which are accepted by
SANMINA-SCI. The Parties acknowledge that (y) the preprinted
provisions on the reverse side of any such quotation, Order,
acknowledgment or invoice and (z) all terms other than the specific
terms set forth in Section 5.3(a) hall be deemed deleted
and of no effect whatsoever.
16.3
Waiver . The rights and remedies of the Parties
to this Agreement are cumulative and not alternative. Neither
the failure nor any delay by any Party in exercising any right,
power or privilege under this Agreement or the documents referred
to in this Agreement will operate as a waiver of such right, power
or privilege, and no single or partial exercise of such right,
power, or privilege will preclude any other or further exercise of
such right, power, or privilege or the exercise of any other right,
power, or privilege. To the maximum extent permitted by
applicable law, (i) no claim or right arising out of this
Agreement or the documents referred to in this Agreement can be
discharged by one Party, in whole or in part, by a waiver or
renunciation of the claim or right unless in writing signed by the
other Party; (ii) no waiver that may be given by a Party will
be applicable except in the specific instance for which it is
given; and (iii) no notice to or demand on one Party will be
deemed to be a waiver of any obligation of such Party or of the
right of the Party giving such notice or demand to take further
action without notice or demand as provided in this Agreement or
the documents referred to in this Agreement.
16.4
Assignment
. This Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties named herein
(including their Affiliates) and their respective successors and
permitted assigns. Neither Party may assign or transfer this
Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations hereunder
without the prior written approval of the other Party.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) either Party may assign or
transfer this Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or
obligations hereunder to an Affiliate, without the consent of the
other Party; and (ii) ADAPTEC may assign or transfer this
Agreement or any of its rights, interests, or obligations
hereunder, to a third party that succeeds to all or substantially
all of its assets or related business (whether by sale, merger,
operation of law or otherwise), without the consent of
SANMINA-SCI.
16.5
Independent
Contractors . In
the exercise of their respective rights, and the performance of
their respective obligations under this Agreement, the Parties are,
and will remain, independent contractors. Nothing in this
Agreement will be construed (i) to constitute the Parties as
principal and agent, partners, joint venturers, or otherwise as
participants in a joint undertaking; or (ii) to authorize a
Party to enter into any contract or other binding obligation on the
part of the other Party. No Party will represent to any other
person, firm, corporation or other entity that it is authorized to
enter into any contract or other binding obligation on behalf of
the other Party.
16.6
Notices. . All notices and other communications required
or permitted hereunder shall be in writing, shall be effective when
given, and shall in any event be deemed to be given upon receipt
or, if earlier, (a) upon delivery, if delivered by hand,
(b) three business days after the business day of deposit with
Federal Express or similar overnight courier, freight prepaid or
(c) one business day after the business day of facsimile
transmission, if delivered by facsimile transmission with copy by
Federal Express or similar overnight courier, freight prepaid, and
shall be addressed to the intended recipient as set forth
below:
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Sanmina-SCI Corporation
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Corporate Development
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Corporate Counsel
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Telephone No.: (408) 964-3500
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Either Party may change the address to which
notices, requests, demands, claims, and other communications
hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other Party ten
(10) days’ advance written notice to the other Party
pursuant to the provisions above.
16.7
Severability
. Any term or provision of
this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in
any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of
the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or
enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other
situation or in any other jurisdiction.
16.8
Construction
. The Parties have
participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or
interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if
drafted jointly by the Parties and no presumption or burden of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of
the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
Any reference to any federal, state, local, or foreign statute or
law shall be deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, unless the context requires
otherwise. The word “including” shall mean
including without limitation. Unless the context requires
otherwise, all words used in this Agreement in the singular number
shall extend to and include the plural, all words in the plural
number shall extend to and include the singular, and all words in
any gender shall extend to and include all genders.
16.9
Headings . The section headings contained in
this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not
affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement.
16.10
Counterparts
. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original
but all of which together will constitute one and the same
instrument.
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16.11
Disputes/Choice of Law/Attorneys
Fees . The Parties
shall attempt to resolve any disputes between them arising out of
this Agreement through good faith negotiations. In the event
the Parties cannot resolve a dispute, the Parties acknowledge and
agree that the competent court in Santa Clara, California (the
“ Competent Court ”) (and not any other court in
any state or country) shall have exclusive jurisdiction in
connection with this Agreement. Each Party hereby irrevocably
submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Competent Court in any
action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement
and irrevocably waives any objection such person may now or
hereafter have as to the venue of any such suit, action or
proceeding brought in the Competent Court or that the Competent
Court is an inconvenient forum. This Agreement shall be
governed in all respects solely by the substantive laws of the
State of California, without regard to conflicts of laws or the
choice of law principles of any jurisdiction including the State of
California, and without the need of any Party to establish the
reasonableness of the relationship between the laws of the State of
California and the subject matter of this Agreement, and all
questions concerning the validity and construction hereof shall be
determined in accordance with the laws of the State of
California. If any legal proceeding or other action relating
to this Agreement is brought or otherwise initiated, the prevailing
Party shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys fees, costs
and disbursements (in addition to any other relief to which the
prevailing Party may be entitled).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties
hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed effective as of
the Closing Date, by their officers, duly authorized.
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ADAPTEC, INC.
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Signature Page to
Manufacturing Services and Supply Agreement
EXHIBITS
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SINGAPORE PRODUCTS
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PRICING FOR FORECASTED SINGAPORE
PRODUCTS
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ADAPTEC FURNISHED EQUIPMENT/CONSIGNED
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EXHIBIT A
SINGAPORE PRODUCTS
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Mat Class
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Material #
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Description
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System Products
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FINB
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2123200
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ASR-2020ZCR/128MB/FSC BULK
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FINB
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2176400
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ASR-2200S/128MB/LGC BULK
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FINB
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2074500GE
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ICP GDT8523RZ/GE KIT
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FINB
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1820300
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AHA-2940U2W/SIEMENS-2 BAG BULK
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FINB
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1873800EU
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(OBS)3200S/EU KIT(TA-1422-OTC)
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FINB
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1913800
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ASR-3210S/64MB BULK
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FINB
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1851300
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AHA-2940UW/NEC BULK
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FINB
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1902600
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DM4050-64 IPP KT TA-1142-CPQ
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|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2077800
|
|
ICP 8958 INT LVDS/SE TERM
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1901900
|
|
PM3755U2B-B-3U2-64MTA-1364-SUN
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1662100
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940UW RTL(97)
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1911100
|
|
PM3755U2B-B-2U2-32MTA-1383-BUL
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1858400
|
|
ASC-29160LP BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1755700
|
|
(OBS)AHA-3950U2B BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1911700
|
|
PM3755U2B-B-3U2-64MTA-1375-CPQ
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2005200JA
|
|
ASC-39320D-R/JA KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1902900
|
|
FRU FOR PM3755U2B TA-1180-SUN
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1999700
|
|
ASC-39320D 10PK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2075100
|
|
ICP GDT8623RZ KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1851700
|
|
AAC-364/DELL2 W/O HDL BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
939200
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2744W KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1883400
|
|
ASR-2100S SGL (TA-1432-OTC)
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2031600
|
|
ASR-2200S/64MB/HITACHI BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1964200
|
|
AHA-2940UW/FSC BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1828200
|
|
(OBS)ASC-19160 BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1822300JA
|
|
ASC-39160/JA KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1728700JA
|
|
AHA-2944UW/FUJITSU SGL
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1917400JA
|
|
ASR-3410S/JA KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1803600CN
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940UW/CN KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1706600
|
|
AHA-2944UW/SNI BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1736700
|
|
(OBS)AHA-3950U2 KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1903000
|
|
FRU FOR BB4050 BK TA-1136-SUN
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2076300
|
|
ICP 8799 FIRMWARE UPGRADE
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1721400
|
|
AHA-2940U2W/DELL BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
949500
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940/IBM-1
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2122700
|
|
ABM-400 KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1605100
|
|
AHA-2940 ULT 10-PK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1844700
|
|
(OBS) AAC-3642/128MB/HP BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2197200
|
|
ASR-2025ZCR/64MB/HIT BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2033900
|
|
ASR-2020S/128MB/3U/IBM BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2118700
|
|
ASR-2130SLP/256MB SGL
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2045800
|
|
ASR-2120S/64MB/HPWS BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
451700
|
|
(OBS)AHA-1744 BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1806500
|
|
(OBS)AAA-133U2/2MB BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2108900
|
|
ASR-2020S/128MB/IBM FRU-2
|
|
|
|
|
Mat Class
|
|
Material #
|
|
Description
|
|
System Products
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2067800
|
|
ASC-39160/DELL2 BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1795400JA
|
|
AHA-2940U/JA 10PK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2057400
|
|
ASC-29320LP/HPRV BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
581600
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2740W SINGLE
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2075000
|
|
ICP GDT8524RZ+BBU KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
950400
|
|
AHA-2940U BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1654600
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2944UW/OF BAG
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1961700JA
|
|
ASR-2200S/JA KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1843000
|
|
AHA-2940U2B/FUJITSU BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1891300
|
|
AAR-2400A KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1786000
|
|
(OBS)AHA-3950U2B/ACER BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1931500
|
|
ASR-2000S KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2164100
|
|
ASR-2025ZCR/64MB/SUP BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2119000
|
|
ASR-2230SLP 20PK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2074400
|
|
ICP GDT8124RZ KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1874000
|
|
(OBS)AMM-232 KIT (TA-1410-OTC)
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1873700EU
|
|
ASR-2100S/EU KIT (TA-1420-OTC)
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
581700
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2742W SINGLE
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1978600
|
|
ASC-29320LP-R 10PK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1911300
|
|
2100S/32M SPAREKT TA-1418-CPQ
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2001600
|
|
ASR-2200S SGL
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1913700
|
|
ASR-3210S/32MB BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1848800
|
|
ASC-29160 CPQ BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2148300
|
|
ASR-2020ZCR-B/128MB BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
989000
|
|
AHA-2940 ULTRA KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1829000
|
|
(OBS)AHA-3960D CPQ02 BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1863600JA
|
|
ASC-29160LP/JA 10 PK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1965500
|
|
ASC-39160/NETAPP BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2071800
|
|
ASC-39320A BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2092800
|
|
ASR-2130SLP/128MB BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1871100
|
|
AHA-2940UW/IBM-6 FRU
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1798400
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2930U2, BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2034000
|
|
ASR-2020S/128MB/IBM OPTION KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1870500
|
|
ASC-29160LP HIGH/IBM FRU
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2100500
|
|
ATB-100/256MB/IBM BATT PK FRU
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1961800
|
|
ASR-2120S KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1917500
|
|
ASR-3410S SGL
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1605300
|
|
(OBS)AHA-3940UW SINGLE
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1902700
|
|
DM4050-16 IPP KT TA-1140-CPQ
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2130300
|
|
ASR-2025ZCR/64MB BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
966500
|
|
(OBS)AHA-3940UW KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1615800
|
|
AHA-2944UW BAG BLK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1978200
|
|
ASC-29320-R 10PK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1804200
|
|
(OBS)AAA-131U2 KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2042600
|
|
ASR-2000S/48MB/FUJ-U160 BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2181200
|
|
ASR-2120S/64MB/LP/LGC BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1739900
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940U2B BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
Mat Class
|
|
Material #
|
|
Description
|
|
System Products
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1777500
|
|
(OBS)ARO-1130CA2 BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1799400
|
|
(OBS)ARO-1130U2/2MB BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1760300
|
|
(OBS)AAA-132SA/2MB, BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1970300
|
|
ABM-300 BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1803800
|
|
(OBS)AAA-131U2/2MB BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1742000
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940UW/OF KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
979300
|
|
(OBS)AHA-3940UWD BAG BK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1991500
|
|
ASR-2200S/64MB/DELL WS BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2050300
|
|
ASR-2020S/128MB/2U/IBM BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2036100
|
|
ASR-2010S/48MB/HITACHI BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1832400
|
|
(OBS)AHA-3960D CPQ01 BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1692800
|
|
(OBS)AAA-131CA KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1650600
|
|
(OBS)AHA-3940AU BAGBULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1873700JA
|
|
ASR-2100S/JA KIT (TA-1426-OTC)
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1912200
|
|
ASR-2100S32MBULKTA-1389FUJ
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1927600
|
|
ASR-2000S/48MB BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2016300
|
|
ASR-2000S/48MB-LP BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2093200
|
|
ASR-2230SLP/128MB BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1648000
|
|
AHA-3944AUWD BAGBK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
961900
|
|
(OBS)AHA-3980/85UPGRADE
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1779200
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940U2 OEM/COMPAQ BAG
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1681700
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940U/B BAG BK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1698500
|
|
(OBS)ARO-1130CA OEM BAG
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1894700
|
|
ASR-3200S2X32MBKTA-1439FUJ
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1639300
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940UW/IBM-4
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1796700
|
|
(OBS)AHA-3950U2 SGL
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1993700
|
|
ASR-2110S/32MB/HITACHI BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
583100
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2742AT KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1928700
|
|
ASR-2100S BULK TA-1389-FSJ
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1658300
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940UW/NCR TRY
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2010000
|
|
ASR-2010S/16MB BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
950500
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940U TRAY BLK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2058300
|
|
ASR-2010S/48MB/FUJ BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1946300
|
|
ASC-29160LP HIGH/IBM-2 BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1994000
|
|
ASR-2005S/48MB/HITACHI BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1860500
|
|
ASC-29320LP BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1804200JA
|
|
(OBS)AAA-131U2/JA KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1916400
|
|
AHA-2944UW/FSC1 BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1832700
|
|
AHA-3944AUWD/EMC1 BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1875600
|
|
ASC-29160/FSC BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1605000
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940UW SINGLE
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1853200
|
|
ASC-29160/MICRON BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1785900
|
|
AHA-2940U2W/ACER BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2148100
|
|
ASR-2020ZCR-B/64MB BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1745000JA
|
|
AHA-2940U/HITACHI BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1769400
|
|
AHA-2940U/S1.32 BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1978500
|
|
ASC-29320LP-R KIT
|
|
|
|
|
Mat Class
|
|
Material #
|
|
Description
|
|
System Products
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1834800
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940U2 OEM/DELL2 BAG
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1775600
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940U2W/SNI BAGBULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1839700
|
|
ASC-29160N CPQ KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1978300
|
|
ASC-39320-R KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1821000
|
|
ARO-1302/0MB DELL BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1887000
|
|
ASC-29160LP LOW HT BRKT 50-PK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1820900
|
|
AHA-2944UW/B COMPAQ BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1728200
|
|
AHA-2944UW/A NCR TRAY BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1907500
|
|
ABM-100 KIT TA-1242-FSC
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2058400
|
|
ASR-2010S/48MB-LP/FUJ BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1797600
|
|
ASW-7800 v3.02 VOL
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1860700
|
|
ASC-39320 BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2010800
|
|
ASR-2015S/16MB BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1730000
|
|
AHA-2940UW/B IBM-6
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1993900
|
|
ASR-2000S/48MB/HITACHI BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1982500
|
|
ASC-29160/GATEWAY1 BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1887400
|
|
ASC-29160/HP NSD ACC KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1978500JA
|
|
ASC-29320LP-R/JA KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2051800
|
|
ASC-29320LP/HPWS BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1699200
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940U/A TRAY BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1978300JA
|
|
ASC-39320-R/JA KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1913900
|
|
ASR-3410S/32MB BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1799300
|
|
(OBS)ARO-1130U2/0MB BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
988300
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940U/COMPAQ B
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1748800
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2930U2 KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1648300
|
|
(OBS)AHA-3940AUW BAGBLK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1705500
|
|
(OBS)AHA-3940AUW KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1811000
|
|
(OBS)ARO-1130U2 KIT
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1605200JA
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940UW/SJ 10PK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1906500
|
|
(OBS)AAR-2400A BAG BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1914000
|
|
ASR-3410S/64MB BULK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
597000
|
|
(OBS)AHA-2940W TRAY BLK
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
2077500
|
|
(OBS)ICP 8845 SCSI BKT 2HD-VHD
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1705600
|
|
(OBS)AHA-3940AUW SINGLE
|
|
|
|
|
FINB
|
|
1799200CN
|
|